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Hello Everyone, Is there anyone on the mail list working on the mail list working on the Thaddeus W. RENSHAW family branch from Somerset County, Maryland? Tina Ellis

Hi Everyone, This was posted to another list I belong to. thought it would be of interest to some of you. I checked it out there are a ton of Renshaw's. happy searching, Gwen Renshaw Maurer "Folks, So many of us with Virginia and Pennsylvania relatives had the family travel to Illinois, that I just had to post this great site to you, since it is an ONLINE index of marriages for a tremendous time period. I do not have too many, myself, but I am finding the ones I *do* have in this Index! Enjoy..." Vince http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/marriage.html

Hello everyone: These are from documents that I received from the Maryland State Archives. There are descrepancies from one bible to the other. Be careful. Unfortunately I have not found a connection with this family and mine. I have William Thomas RENSHAW as my gg grandfather, and thought he may be in these records, but he was born in 1834 according to the 1880 census of Wicomico, MD. The William T. RENSHAW in these bibles was born in 1865. Tina Ellis RENSHAW (RENSHER) of Somerset Co., Maryland 1797-1935 Bible in the possession of: Andrew J. Smullen 2233 Sidney Avenue. Baltimore, Maryland Copied by: Major Samuel Turbutt Wright N.S.D.A.R. Sudlersville, Maryland Births: George H. RENSHER son of Jno. RENSHER and his wife Easter was born about 1797. Mary R. RENSHER daughter of William Harris and Alcey his wife was born July the 21st 1797. William A. (Anna) RENSHAW daugther of Thadeous W. RENSHAW and Alice his wife was born February 21st 1862. William T. RENSHAW son of Thadeous W. RENSHAW and \Mary his wife was born January 30, 1865. Arch RENSHAW was born March 26, 1866. George H. RENSHAW was born June 4, 1968. Leonard A. RENSHAW son or Archibald and Nettie Waller his wife was born November 7, 1894. Andrew J. SMULLEN son of Williamanna and Frank SMULLEN wife was born May 17, 1896. DEATHS: George H. RENSHER departed this life on the 21 day os January 1857 in the 60 year of his age. George H. RENSHAW departed this life on the 29 day of October 1874. Mrs. Mary R. RENSHAW departed this life on the 19 day of January 1888, 90 years, 5 month, 28 days. Mrs. Thaddeus RENSHAW departed this life on the 27 day of Dec. 1912, age 77 yeas one month and 15 days. Williamanna SMULLEN died Dec. 27, 1922. Frank SMULLEN dies Feb. 19, 1923. Frances Anna Belle SMULLEN, dauther of Andrew J. and Dorthy his wife, died April 3, 1935. ø¤º°ô¿ô°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ö¿ö°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ô¿ô°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ö¿ö°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ô¿ô°º¤ø RENSHAW - ANDERSON Bible 1832 --1946 Somerset County, Maryland In possession of: Leonard A. RENSHAW Centreville, MD Copied by: Major Samuel Turbutt Wright Chapter N. S. D. A. R. Sudlersville, MD MARRIAGES: Thadous W. RENSHAW to Mary E. BOUNDS was married March 17, 1864. Matthias and Sarah W. BOUNDS married March 28, 1878. BIRTHS: Thaddeus W. RENSHER was born November 12, 1835. Thomas Henry RENSHER was born April 6, 1839. William T. RENSHAW was born January 20, 1865. Archibald RENSHAW was born March 26, 1866. Thomas H. Adams was born August the 23rd, 1836. William J. (?) ANDERSON the son of Wm. and Sally Anderson WESBORN April 13, 1834. John R. F. ANDERSON the son of William and Sally ANDERSON was born April 13, 1839. Cordelia ANDERSON the daughter of William and Sally ANDERSON was born June 3. Benjamin BAILEY was born October 1 in the year 1832. DEATHS: Geroge H. RENSHAW departed this life January 2, 1857. Geroge H. RENSHAW the son of Thaddeus and Mary RENSHAW his wife departed this life October 29, 1874. Archibald RENSHAW died January 14, 1946. John R. F. ANDERSON the son of William and Sally Anderson departed this life October 25, 1840 Thomas RENCHER (?) departed this life June 1841. Mrs. Mary POWELL the wife of Walter POWELL departed this life December 24, 1854. ø¤º°ô¿ô°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ö¿ö°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ô¿ô°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ö¿ö°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ô¿ô°º¤ø \|/ www __^__ __^__ @ @ (O-O) /(o o)\ __^__ ( ___ )--oOO-(_)-OOo---oOO--(_)--OOo---oOO-=(_)=-OOo---( ___ ) | / | | \ | | / | Searching for: | \ | | / | ANDREWS - EDWARDS - GILL - HARDIE - HEPER | \ | | / | LIVESAY - LIFSEY - LOVESAY - LUFSEY - RENSHAW | \ | | / | In Delaware - Maryland - Virginia | \ | | / |--------------------------------------------------| \ | | / | |__|__| |__|__| |__|__| | \ | |___| || || +__|| ||__+ |___| | \ | (_____) ooO Ooo |____|____| ooO Ooo (_____) Every time I find an ancestor, I have to find two more . . . ø¤º°ö¿ö°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ô¿ô°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ö¿ö°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ô¿ô°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°ö¿ö°º¤ø

The above James appears on the census records for 1850 as follows: 1850 Union Twp., Washington Co., PA James Renshaw, age 34, Labourer b. PA Margaret Renshaw, age 29, b. VA John A. Renshaw, age 3, b. PA Alfred Renshaw, age 1, b. PA 1860 Union Twp., Washington Co., PA James Ranshaw, age 42, Miner, b. PA Margaret Ranshaw, age 40, b. VA John Ranshaw, age 14, b. PA Samuel Ranshaw, age 10, b. PA William Ranshaw, age 7, b. PA 1870 Ormsby Borough, Allegheny Co., PA James Ranshaw, age 52, Labourer, b. PA Margaret Ranshaw, age 51, Keeping H[ouse], b. VA James Ranshaw, age 18, Working in __M [possibly coal mine], b. PA I think James and Margaret are the same people on the above three entries. James' age varies a bit, but their birthplaces remain constant. The children either died or used different names as they went along. I have been looking for James Renshaw Jr., son of James Renshaw Sr. of Fayette Co., PA. James Jr. was born after 1814 and I have no record of him after that point. James Sr. died in 1866 and did not mention James Jr. in his will, so James Jr. may have died by that time. It is possible, however, that there had been an estrangement between father and son and that the son was still living but not mentioned in his father's will. Does anyone have information on this James Renshaw in Washington Co., PA (not the one in Washington Co., VA!) who probably moved to Allegheny County? Is he my missing James Jr.? Eleanor Gordon

Rencher John m. Harris Elizabeth 13Jun1826 Rencher Thomas Jr. m. Ballard Priscilla 08Dec1801 Rencher William m. Wright Polly 10Dec1799 Skinner Thomas m. Rencher Eleanor B. 09Nov1818 Waller Nelson m. Rencher Mary 11Feb1817 Callaway John m. Rencher Sally 05Feb1811 Roberts William m. Rencher Sally 23Jan1798 Anderson William m. Rencher Sally M. 21Jan1829 Horsey John m. Rencher Susan 12Sep1808

>From the book: They Lived In Somerset: 17th Century Marylanders written by Wilmer O. Lankford RENSHAW, Elizabeth 1678/03/22 IKL b to John & Franceas RENSHAW, Frances 1689/01/01 IKL b to John & Frances RENSHAW, John 1678/11/01 VII Tobacco List; OT Remshaw 1685/03/14 IKL b to John & Frances 1689/11/28 ADVL signed Advice of Loyalty RENSHAW, Onderwood 1692/04/01 IKL b to John & Frances RENSHAW, Samuel 1682/11/15 IKL b to John & Frances; OT Renshae RENSHAW, Sarah 1680/01/02 IKL b to John & Franceas RENSHAW, Thomas 1670/03/16 LIV registered cattle mark 1687/04/04 IKL b to John & Frances RENSHAW, William 1693/03/16 IKL b to John & Frances; Monie

If you replace the "n" in Renshaw with "m" and use the a-e-i-o-u vowels after the R, you get several more possible ways to spell Renshaw. Does anyone know if Ramshaw, for instance, is an alternate spelling? I also found a Renslaw and a Rensham in census indexes. I guess I need to get a little more inventive with these spellings -- the indexers wrote what they saw, and sometimes they "saw" with a certain amount of creativity. Eleanor

Checking the FamilySearch site I found Rinshaws and Ronshaws, as well as a large family of Runshaws in Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Are there any other interesting spellings out there? Eleanor

Tina & Eleanor, Thank you both for passing on these good tips, to look for when searching for our elusive ancestors. Not being a typist myself can easily understand this type of error, but really hadn't given it much thought! Thanks ladies, Gwen

For quite some time I've researched Ranshaw along with Renshaw because I know that both spellings were used two centuries ago. Although Ernshaw is a name in itself (and is probably related to Earnshaw) I have discovered that we should probably look at Ernshaws in printed indexes, especially ones created from a typewriter or other type of keyboard. It is very easy to reverse the "R" and the "E" on a keyboard, and Renshaw may occasionally appear as Ernshaw as a result. Eleanor

I have found RENSHA and WRENSHAW to be names to watch for also. Tina At 11:51 AM 16/04/2000 EDT, you wrote: >For quite some time I've researched Ranshaw along with Renshaw because I know >that both spellings were used two centuries ago. > >Although Ernshaw is a name in itself (and is probably related to Earnshaw) I >have discovered that we should probably look at Ernshaws in printed indexes, >especially ones created from a typewriter or other type of keyboard. It is >very easy to reverse the "R" and the "E" on a keyboard, and Renshaw may >occasionally appear as Ernshaw as a result. > >Eleanor > > >==== RENSHAW Mailing List ==== >For those subscribed in digest form, the procedure is the same as above. Send unsubcribe message to RENSHAW-D-request@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > >

1900 Somerset County MD - 1900 Federal Census, Mt. Vernon District Renshas Hester Renshaw John Renshaw Florence A. Renshaw William B. Renshaw Vern*dillon Renshaw Stanley W. Renshaw Annie Renshaw Herman Renshaw Hattie Renshaw Olive

Initials after your ancestor's names may provide useful information that you'd not expected. The following list includes initials you may come across when reading old wills or other documents. a.a.s. died in the year of his/her age (anno aetitis suae) (86 y/o died in year 86) d.s.p. died without issue (decessit sine prole legitima) d.s.p.l. died without legitimate issue (decessit sine prole mascula supesita) d.s.p.m.s. died without surviving male issue (decessit sine prole mascula supersita) d.s.p.s died without surviving issue (decessit sine prole supersita) d.unm died unmarried d.v.p. died in the lifetime of his father (decessit vita patris) d.v.m. died in the lifetime of his mother (decessit vita matris) Et al and others (et alia) Inst present month (instans) Liber book or volume Nepos grandson Nunc Nuncapative will, an oral will, written by a witness Ob he/she died (obit) Relict widow or widower (relicta/relictus) Sic so or thus, exact copy as written Testes witnesses Utl late (ultimo) Ux or vs wife (uxor) Viz namely (videlicet)

1850 CENSUS BOOK RECORDS MACON COUNTY, IL Renshaw,James, age (a) 55 Birthplace (bp) NC occupation (occ.) farmer worth(w) $5000 Sally, a. 45 bp. KY Durinda, a. 19, bp.IL Geo.W., a. 17, bp.IL o. Laborer Benj. F., a.13 bp. IL John, a. 10 Renshaw, Lucius, a. 24 bp. IL, occ. miller w. $1000 Emily S., a. 22, bp. VA Henry L., a.1, bp.IL Renshaw,Charles, a.23, bp.IL occ. Laborer w. $160 Elizabeth A., a.21, bp.ID

MARRIAGE RECORDS OF MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES; In this, and the succeeding volumes of Macon County Marriage Records, there are certain abbreviations which we feel should be explained. The f ollowing abbreviations have been used throughout this s e ri e s: C.........Clergy C.J.........County Judge CP.........Catholic Priest Comm......Commissioner E.........Elder J.P.........Justice of Peace M.G........Minister of The Gospel P.M........Police Magistrate Due to -Lack of space on, the following pages we have been forced to delete all unnecessary data from our compilation. For example: line 1. page 1 under the date of 1861 reads: Daniel Gahman - Lucinda M. McFarland Jan. I R.W. Travis MG 5 This shows us that Daniel Gahman and Lucinda K. McFarland were married'. January I, by R, W. Travis,. a Minister of the Gospel. The number 56, following the letters M.G., refer to the page number of the volumes in which this marriage is recorded in the series of Marriage Records in the office of the County Clerk. The page number as shown in the index, refers to the page of this volume. 1851 Ferdinand Taggard - Dorinda Renshaw Mar 5 Wm. Crissy M.G.18 1855 G.W. Renshaw - Mary I.Stewart Feb. 18 W.M. Crissy M.G. 25 1860 John Renshaw - Anna Steele Mar 27 R.W. Travis M.G. 46 1867 Silas Noble - Mary J. Renshaw Oct. 22 Levi C. Pitner M.G. 144 1873 John Binnison - Eva Renshaw Aug. 19 N.P. Heath M.G. 31 1876 Henry Renshaw - Susan Spangler Dec. 14 D.P. Bunn M.G. 62 1880 John F. Montgomery - Minnie Renshaw Jan. 14 D.P. Bunn M.G. 47

Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index 1797-1877 This gives you the names of the individuals in the article, the event, the name of the paper, the date it was printed and the page and column where the article appears. It was resently listed at the Library of Virginia website. The newspapers can be found at the Petersburg Public Library. Mary RENSHAW - New Orleans EDITORIAL died in disaster of steamer "John Jay" on Lake George Petersburg Daily Express - August 15, 1856 edition - Page 2 Columns 1 & 2

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Kentucky Birth/Deaths Pt.4 1911-1917 Only dates of death/birth are listed in these years. Vol.# is that of record book death/ birth is recorded in. Deaths: Jefferson county: Renshaw, Ellen Elizabeth, d. 12/13/1914, vol.64 Christian county: Renshaw, F.H., d. 2/3/1915, vol.8 Renshaw, J.M., d. 10/9/1914, vol.51 Renshaw, Martha Levisa, d. 8/23/1914, vol.42 Renshaw, Minnie Brasher, d. 12/27/1914, vol. 63 Oldham County: Renshaw, Nathan F., d. 11/6/1915, vol. 57 Woodford County: Renshaw, Fannie, d. 8/5/1913, vol.47 BIRTHS: Christian County: Renshaw, Emery Melvin, b. 7/11/1914, vol. 67, Mother (m) Eula Gilliland Renshaw, Helen C., b. 3/26/1913, vol.26, (m) Maudie Lee Maddux Renshaw, Mary Cannon, b. 11/11/1911, vol.135, (m) Eula Gilliland Renshaw, Newgen, b. 6/16/1913, vol.61 (m) Sarah Simms Renshaw, Adrian N., b. 11/17/1914, vol. 112, (m) Georgia Bell West Renshaw, Bessie, b. 4/4/1915, vol. 35, (m) Maudie Lee Maddux Renshaw, Carrol Gayland, b. 2/28/1913, vol. 15 (m) Annie Lee Crick Hopkins County: Renshaw, Bertha, b. 1/1/1911, vol.5, (m) Annie Lee Crick Renshaw, Carry Alene, b. 9/29/1915, vol.93, (m) Iva Lee Hays Renshaw, Floyd Wilson, b. 7/28/1914, vol.47, (m) Mila Hammonds Renshaw, Robb Finley, b.9/30/1911, vol.111, (m) Mila hammonds Renshaw, Ward, b.4/13/1913, vol.41, (m) Ira Lee Hayes Logan County: Renshaw, Jarrett C., b. 2/15/1913, vol.77 (m) Cecil Crewdson