BUT HE ASKED IF WINCHESTER WAS IN SHENANDOAH COUNTY NOT VALLEY - AND NO, JOHN, WINCHESTER IS NOT IN SHENANDOAH COUNTY. NANCY > John, to answer your question, yes, Winchester is in the Shenandoah > Valley. Shenandoah Valley of Virginia lies between the > Blue Ridge on the east, and the first ranges of the Alleghenies on the > west. It includes the counties of : Augusta, Rockingham, > Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Frederick, and Clark. The Shenandoah Valley > of Virginia is but a small part of the Appalachian > Valley that runs from Newfoundland to Alabama. The Shenandoah Valley as > a whole, extends from Harper's Ferry south into > Tennessee. Hope this helps, Ken Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:32:50 -0700 From: John Helmut Merz <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Help wanted for SHENANDOAH County. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have got the book here "A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia, by John W. Wayland, and although I have been through the Valley myself, I am not to familiar with todays County boundaries. For instance, does Winchester still belong to the present day Shenandoah County? The book itself reports lots of the Winchester people, and while searching for a name (Philipp Klipstein) I came across another name on page 629 - Dr. Frederick Decies, Hessian surgeon. His daughter Ann married a Henry Prince, son of Phillip Printz (probably an old settler)

Hello to all Shenandoah list subscribers. I would like to thank you all who gave me the answers to my question about Winchester. It is now cristal clear that Winchester belongs to the Frederick County of Virginia, and not to the Shenandoah County. I now could find my way there from Canada blind folded and without map. Thanks again, you have been very helpful, John :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >I have got the book here "A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia, > >by John W. Wayland, and although I have been through the Valley myself, > >I am not to familiar with todays County boundaries. For instance, does > >Winchester still belong to the present day Shenandoah County?

I know I am in the wrong county, But I am looking for P.H.Armentrout , that married a SUSAN before 1857, their son listed Augusta as place of birth. I do not belong to Augusta page or do not know if they have one so again I am turning to the VALLEY,{Shenandoah} which has been such a help to me before. If anyone has the Name of PH , or the maiden name of his wife Susan, I would like to have it and his parents too , PH was born in 1857 according to his 2nd marraige licences. he has a sister Fannie born in 1865. any help on this family would be greatly appreciated. or you can tell me where to go---- I mean what site !! thanks Joan

----- Original Message ----- From: Kenneth (Ken) M. Runyon <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 4:24 PM Subject: Shenandoah Valley > John, to answer your question, yes, Winchester is in the Shenandoah > Valley. Shenandoah Valley of Virginia lies between the > Blue Ridge on the east, and the first ranges of the Alleghenies on the > west. It includes the counties of : Augusta, Rockingham, > Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Frederick, and Clark. The Shenandoah Valley > of Virginia is but a small part of the Appalachian > Valley that runs from Newfoundland to Alabama. The Shenandoah Valley as > a whole, extends from Harper's Ferry south into > Tennessee. Hope this helps, Ken I would suggest a correction to this. The Appalachians and the Great Appalachian Valley extend from Newfoundland to Alabama. Approximately the northern third of this valley within the western portion of the state of Virginia is the Shenandoah Valley. Richard A. Bain [email protected]

John, to answer your question, yes, Winchester is in the Shenandoah Valley. Shenandoah Valley of Virginia lis between the Blue Ridge on the est, and the first ranges of the Alleghenies on the west. It includes teh countys of : Agusta, Rochingham, Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Frederick, and Clark. The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia is but a small part of the Applachian Valley that runs from Newfoundland to Alabama. The Shenandoah Valley as a whole, extends from Harper's Ferry south into Tennessee. Hope htis helps, Ken

I have got the book here "A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia, by John W. Wayland, and although I have been through the Valley myself, I am not to familiar with todays County boundaries. For instance, does Winchester still belong to the present day Shenandoah County? The book itself reports lots of the Winchester people, and while searching for a name (Philipp Klipstein) I came across another name on page 629 - Dr. Frederick Decies, Hessian surgeon. His daughter Ann married a Henry Prince, son of Phillip Printz (probably an old settler) Now Nancy Rice Kiddoo in her 182 names of Hessians in Frederick, MD, has listed a Surgeon's Mate Zeiss, of the von Bose Regt., and later he is identified as Hieronymus Zeiss who married 1783 at Frederick. I just wonder whether or not there is a connection. Cheers, John.

I am looking for obituaries for William Franklin WILLIS (d. 8 April 1907 near Chester Gap, Rappahannock County, VA) and for his wife, Mary Catherine MILLER Willis (d. 14 Dec 1923 Chester Gap, Rappahannock County, VA). What I know about them is set out in the descendants chart below. I am also interested in finding WFW's burial place, said to be "on the old Kerns place in "Bean Hollow" (near Reager) in Rappahannock County, Virginia." What newspapers might have published obituaries in the early 20th century in Front Royal? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Michael Willis Freeland 410 Penn Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096-1811 (610) 649-0707 <mailto:[email protected]> Re: WILLIS (VA) William Franklin WILLIS was an itinerant farmer who returned home in the spring to sow and in the fall to reap, and travelled around in between. He served with the Sixth Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, in the War Between the States, under the command of Colonel Thomas Flournoy, which was part of Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart's Northern Virgina Cavalry. He was captured, and paroled 15 June 1865 at Winchester, Virginia. According to family tradition, he had a long beard, and looked somewhat raffish. His record of parole states that he was 37 years old, 5'10" in height, brown complexion, brown hair, grey eyes. In addition to the eleven children that Mary Catherine MILLER Willis bore him, he also had three other children (Elizabeth "Fanny", Jim and Mary) from an earlier marriage; they are listed with him in the 1860 Census, in which he is listed as having personal property of $387. He was buried on the old Kerns place in "Bean Hollow" (near Reager) in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Pension applications filed by William Franklin WILLIS and also his widow, Mary Catherine MILLER Willis, are on microfilm at the Virginia State Archives. Re: WILLIS (VA) Descendants Chart William Franklin WILLIS (May 1827 - 8 April 1907) +Mary /?/ Willis : : Elizabeth "Fanny" WILLIS : James W. WILLIS : Mary WILLIS +Mary Catherine MILLER Willis (7 Aug 1850 - 14 Dec 1923) : Walter A. Curtis WILLIS (1870-dec.) : Albert (Alfred?) Franklin "Babe" WILLIS (1872-dec.) : +Hettie KNAVE : . ADDITIONAL GENERATIONS AVAILABLE : Annis Elizabeth WILLIS (1874-dec.) : Robert Thomas R. (Ralston?) WILLIS (1876-1927) : Alberta "Ed" WILLIS (1878-dec.) : +James Franklin WILLIAMS : . Susie Egora WILLIAMS Mills (1898-1991) : . +Joseph Wilbur MILLS (1900-1990) : . . Eleanor MILLS Gieselman (1917- ) : . . Joseph MILLS : . . George O. MILLS : John W. J. WILLIS : Mary Alice "Dolly" WILLIS (1880-1918) : Thomas WILLIS : Landora WILLIS Bateman (1882-1959) : +William Woodward BATEMAN (1856-1931) : . Dora Virginia BATEMAN Talbert (1913-1985) : . +Darnel George "Buddy" TALBERT (1912-1995) : . . ADDITIONAL GENERATIONS AVAILABLE : . Robert Franklin BATEMAN (1915-1980) : . +Betty HINTON Bateman : . Mary Ella BATEMAN Freeland (1917-1993) : . +Donald FREELAND (1918- ) : . . ADDITIONAL GENERATIONS AVAILABLE : Annie Eliza WILLIS Sweigart (1886-dec.) : +William SWEIGART : Willie Omanella "Nell" WILLIS (1888-dec.)

Daniel J. EARLY (s/o Samuel EARLY and Rebecca CAMPBELL) b. 1819 in Monroe County, VA; d. after 1886 in Monroe County, WV; m. (1) Elizabeth NICKELL (d/o Ann CURRY and John NICKELL IV) in 1842 in Monroe County; VA m. (2) Mary MILLER (d/o John MILLER and Docia) 7 Jun 1854 in Monroe County, VA.. Samuel EARLY (s/o Daniel EARLY and Elizabeth ALLISON) b. 1782 in AUGUSTA County, VA; d. between 1860 and 1870 in Monroe County, V/WV; m. Rebecca CAMPBELL (d/o Alexander CAMPBELL) on 12 July 1804 in Augusta County, VA. Rebecca d. in Monroe County, VA before 1850. Daniel EARLY (parents unknown) b. circa 1750; d. after 3 Mar 1813 in Augusta, Greenbrier or Monroe, Virginia; m. Elizabeth ALLISON (d/o William ALLISON) circa 1775. Daniel fought on the PA line during the Revolutionary War, Cumberland County, PA 1st Battalion, 8th Company, Capt. James Young. Thanks for any and all help!! I searching for a documented link showing Samuel as the son of Daniel. Maggie Phillips

I have copies of Bear Saga Update: Part One, Part Two, and Part three. >From Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July, 1998, Oct. 1998, and Jan. 1999. Also, the e-mail address of the author Jane Evans Best is: [email protected] Marc

I am looking for the ancestry of Eva Maria BEAR Zirkle Ottinger b: 1709 Virginia? PA? d: 1777 bur. Forestville Cem, Rockingham Cty, VA m[1]: ca. 1732 Telford, PA Johann Ludgwig ZIRKLE b: 9 October 1705 Ittlingen, Germany d: 1747 Indianfield Lutheran Cem, Telford, PA m[2]: ca. 1748 Christopher OTTINGER d: 1750 Johann Ludwig ZIRKLE came to Philadelphia from Itlingen, near Heidelberg, Germany where he was born on 9 October 1705. He apparently had been married prior to coming to America, as he mentions a son by his first marriage in his will. He and Maria Eva BEAR were married about 1731 or 1732, as their first child was born in 1733. Ludwig died and Maria Eva married Christopher OTTINGER, but he is dead by 1750. Maria Eva moves with her daughters and five sons to a place called "The Forest" now Forestville, VA. This began the history of the ZIRKLE family in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Does anyone have a copy of these articles by Jane Evans Best, "A Bear Saga: Lancaster County and Beyond," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 10 (Jan. 1987)? Jane E. Best, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage European Roots, Lancaster Co. PA Bear Families Vol. VII #1 (Jan 1984). I am hoping that this may be the same BEAR family that I am researching. Michael Willis Freeland <mailto:[email protected]>

I am looking for the ancestry of Eva Maria BEAR Zirkle Ottinger b: 1709 Virginia? PA? d: 1777 bur. Forestville Cem, Rockingham Cty, VA m[1]: ca. 1732 Telford, PA Johann Ludgwig ZIRKLE b: 9 October 1705 Ittlingen, Germany d: 1747 Indianfield Lutheran Cem, Telford, PA m[2]: ca. 1748 Christopher OTTINGER d: 1750 Johann Ludwig ZIRKLE came to Philadelphia from Itlingen, near Heidelberg, Germany where he was born on 9 October 1705. He apparently had been married prior to coming to America, as he mentions a son by his first marriage in his will. He and Eva Maria BEAR were married about 1731 or 1732, as their first child was born in 1733. Ludwig died and Maria Eva married Christopher OTTINGER, but he is dead by 1750. Eva Maria moves with her daughters and five sons to a place called "The Forest" now Forestville, VA. This began the history of the ZIRKLE family in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Does anyone have a copy of the article by Jane Evans Best, "A Bear Saga: Lancaster County and Beyond," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 10 (Jan. 1987)? I am hoping that this may be the same BEAR family that I am researching. Michael Willis Freeland <mailto:[email protected]>

Noting the recent discussion of Beavers...I have a Judy Beaver who appeared out of nowhere in the 1860 Bath county census at age 80. She lives between James & Henrietta Williams and John & Ellen Groves; it's possible that either of these women are her daughters, or may be completely unrelated. Does anybody have a Judy/Judith married to a Beaver, born about 1780, or an unmarried Judy Beaver of the same age? I have searched the 1850 VA census without finding her so far. thanks for any help, Holly

I note that you have a Bear/Kauffman connection: Jacob KAUFFMAN m. bef. 1792 to Catharine BEAR, dau. of Hans Heinrich BEER of Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA. Jacob KAUFFMAN died before 1801 when his widow Catharine m. Michael KRAUSS. A famous member of the Pennsylvania BEAR family is Maria Eva BEAR Zirkle Ottinger. I'm wondering if she might be a sister or cousin to your Mary Elizabetha (Marie Elizabeth) BEAR Stickel. Here is some information on Maria Eva BEAR Zirkle Ottinger: In America, the name Zirkle first appears in 1725 when Ludowick ZIRKLE came to Philadelphia from Itlingen, near Heidelberg, Germany where he was born on 9 October 1705. He apparently had been married prior to coming to America, as he mentions a son by his first marriage in his will. It is estimated that he and Maria Eva BEAR were married about 1731 or 1732, as their first child was born in 1733. He wrote his Will on 22 October 1746 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and it was probated 17 January 1747. "Ludwig" or "Lewis" in America was a farmer and land owner, as well as a saddler. He was naturalized 19 May 1739 in Philadelphia. He gave an acre of land to the Indianfield (Little Sion) Lutheran Church at Telford several years before he died. His note reads: "Be it know that I, Lodowick Zirkle, in Franconia township that long time agoe have given and bequeathed one acre of land for the use of the prober Lutheran church where the congreagation have build upon one church. she is to have and to hold said described so long as soon a moon a shining for no other use then for the said prober Evangilly Lutheran Church and have a Deed, being in Franconia township the 28th day 8bris, 1746." A transcription of his brief will is as follows: "I being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks being given to God. Wife, Maria Eva to have all of my estate, both real and personalties till my youngest child 12 years old. After my decease my loving executors after named is to have full power to sell all of my real estate and personalties if he find necessary. Maria Eva my loving wife is to have the furth of all, the two furths among my children in equal share except my oldest son George Henry is to have for his portion 25 pounds. Weil hewend 4 years before his each to learn a Treath to be paid when he hath set up for him self. If my wife married then all of my estate to be sold by my executors, or trusty friend Peter Snider and well beloved wife Maria Eva, executors. Ludwig died and Maria Eva BEAR Zirkle married Christopher OTTINGER, but he is dead by 1750. Maria Eva moves with her daughters and five sons to a place called "The Forest" now Forestville, VA. Thus began the Family Zirkle in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Please let me know if you see a fit here. Michael Willis Freeland <mailto:[email protected]> M Archer wrote: > > > I'm trying to find out which Coffman/Kauffman family Jacob Kauffman is > > from. He m. bef. 1792 to Catharine Bear, dau. of Hans Heinrich Beer of > > Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA. Jacob Kauffman died before 1801 when his > > widow Catharine m. Michael Krauss. Jacob and Catharine had child: > > Benjamin b. 1792 in Shenandoah Co., VA, m. Catharine _____, d. bef. 1844 > > when his widow m2. Michael Beaver in Wayne Co., IN; Maria b. 1793, d. > aft. > > 1850 in IL, m. Mathias Beaver, Jr., b. 1786, son of Matthias & Mary > Beaver > > of Rockingham Co., VA; Anna, b. 1795, believed to be "Nancy" that m. > > Michael Beaver, son of Matthias , Sr., and his wife Mary. Anna (Nancy) > > would have died bef. 1844 when her alledged husband m2. Catharine ____, > > widow of Benjamin Coffman/Kaufman. > > Catharine (Bear) (Kauffman) Krauss was living in Shenandoah Co., VA > in > > 1808 in the disposition of her father's estate in PA. > > >

> I'm trying to find out which Coffman/Kauffman family Jacob Kauffman is > from. He m. bef. 1792 to Catharine Bear, dau. of Hans Heinrich Beer of > Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA. Jacob Kauffman died before 1801 when his > widow Catharine m. Michael Krauss. Jacob and Catharine had child: > Benjamin b. 1792 in Shenandoah Co., VA, m. Catharine _____, d. bef. 1844 > when his widow m2. Michael Beaver in Wayne Co., IN; Maria b. 1793, d. aft. > 1850 in IL, m. Mathias Beaver, Jr., b. 1786, son of Matthias & Mary Beaver > of Rockingham Co., VA; Anna, b. 1795, believed to be "Nancy" that m. > Michael Beaver, son of Matthias , Sr., and his wife Mary. Anna (Nancy) > would have died bef. 1844 when her alledged husband m2. Catharine ____, > widow of Benjamin Coffman/Kaufman. > Catharine (Bear) (Kauffman) Krauss was living in Shenandoah Co., VA in > 1808 in the disposition of her father's estate in PA. >

Can anyone look up Michael Krouse/Krauss in the 1810 census of Shenandoah Co., VA for me? In the event that he had died by 1810 (he was living in Shenandoah Co. in 1808), the listing might be under Catharine Krouse/Krauss. Thanks in advance. Marc Archer

Hi, I noticed that someone was looking for Beaver information, but I accidently delated their e-mail address. Here is the little information I have. I hope that this helps. BEAVER Descendants of Abraham Beaver 1 Abraham Beaver b: 1762 . +Barbara Coffman b: 1762 in Page County, Va. m: August 18, 1785 d: August 22, 1823 Father: Martin Kauffman Jr. Mother: Mary Lionberger .......... 2 Mary C. Beaver b: January 01, 1785 .......... 2 Anna C.Beaver b: October 06, 1786 d: February 18, 1866 .............. +Abraham Rhodes m: November 08, 1808 Father: Mother: .......... 2 Barbara Beaver b: October 06, 1788 d: August 31, 1829 .............. +William Headley Father: Mother: .......... 2 Susanna Beaver b: August 17, 1789 d: May 24, 1825 ............. +Samuel Holmes m: December 04, 1815 in Licking County, Ohio Father: Mother: .......... 2 Martin Beaver b: August 05, 1792 d: December 17, 1866 in Licking County, Ohio .............. +Elizabeth Roads/Rhodes m: December 25, 1814 Father: Mother: .......... 2 Elizabeth C. Beaver b: May 05, 1794 .............. +Alexander Wright m: March 04, 1824 Father: Mother: .......... 2 Jemima Beaver b: May 05, 1796 d: 1834 .............. +John Brown m: August 13, 1818 Father: Mother: .......... 2 Samuel Beaver b: April 12, 1798 .......... 2 Rebecca Beaver b: March 14, 1800 .......... 2 Abraham Beaver b: November 09, 1801 .............. +Catherine Houser m: August 07, 1825 Father: Mother: .......... 2 Catherine Beaver b: December 30, 1803 .............. +Foxel Davis Father: Mother: -- Dan and Robyn Asimus Golden, CO 80403 mailto:[email protected]

M Archer - I am a Bieber/Beaver descendant. My emigrant ancestor was Johannes Bieber b. ca. 1695 in Hirschland Germany who died 3 Oct. 1748 in Berks Co, Maxatawny Twp, PA. His son Conrad was born ca 1738 in Berks Co. PA and died before 1783 in Luray VA. Conrad married Mary Kneissley ca 1755. Conrad and Mary's daughter Mary Beaver married Abraham Mauck 18 Sep 1787 at Woodstock VA by Rev. John Koontz-Primitive Baptist Minister. Most of my Beaver information came from The History And Genealogy of the BIEBER-BEAVER FAMILY by Rev. I. M. Beaver copyright 1939. I found Mathias Beaver of Virginia in the book. On page 941 he says: "Mathias Beaver was the great-grandfather of Mrs. O. C. Roth, 1709 E Weber Road, Columbus, O. She says Mathias Beaver was born in Germany and came to Virginia as a young man, married a woman by the name of Mary ___. From Harry A. Beaver, a grandson living at Groveport, O (1938) we learn that Mathias Beaver married a German girl by the name of Coffman. In our genealogical notes on the Beaver family in Virginia, page 648, we learn that Mathias was the head of a family and that Mary Beaver, wife of Mathias, was received for baptism, etc., etc. Sept. 17, 1814, and that Mathias Beaver owned 386 acres of land in Virginia; and since other members of the Beaver family married into the Coffman family of Virginia, the compiler is of the opinion that the above Mathias Beaver married Mary Coffman in Virginia. That he resided in Virginia for some years and later moved to Illinois, where he and his wife died. Issue 7 children, viz. Benjamin, Reuben, Nancy, Harriet, Sarah, Katie and Lena Beaver." The children's names and dates don't match yours. Briefly they are: Benjamin Beaver b 11 Jan 1815 in Rockingham Co., Va. d 19 July 1903 m 22 Sep 1844 to Hannah Koch of Adelphi O. - 9 children Reuben E. Beaver b ? d? aged 32 years. His son Harry A. Beaver claims Mathias came home from Civil War and only lived a short time after Nancy Beaver m. Klar. She raised her family in Illinois Harriet Beaver m. Holt. Lived in Illinois Sarah Beaver m. Yontis. Lived in Illinois Katie Beaver m Pontius, lived in Pickaway Co., O. Lena Beaver - no record. On page 648 I. M. Beaver mentions: [Heads of families in 1785 of territory centering around the site of Luray, Va. - by Edwin Young] ... "(From a list of Muster Fines in the 58th Regt. of Militia in Rockingham Co. Va. for the year 1816) Mathias Beaver Michael Beaver "Abstract of Church Records, Brook's Gap: 'Mary Beaver, wife of Mathias, was received for baptism appointed com - at the union meeting to be holden at our meeting house the last Saturday and Sunday in next month October (Sept. 17, 1814) and our next business meeting to be held at said Matthias Beaver's homeon Linville Creek" "Landowners in the year 1789 List - by Reuben Moore, Commissioner 8th Dist. Matthias Beaver, 386 acres" Hope it ties in with your search somehow. Pat >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 11:41:56 -0700 >From: "M Archer" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-Id: <[email protected]> >Subject: re: Beaver family >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I'm searching for descendants, ancestry or any info about Matthias Beaver >b. bef 1765, d. aft. 1810 and his wife Mary b. 1751, d. 1836. They resided >on Holman's Creek from at least 1773 to at least 1783. By 1787 they were >on Long Meadows Creek in Rockingham Co., Va. They had 10 child: Peter b. >1772 VA, m. Mary Magdalene Eavy, dau. of Peter Eavy; George b. 1777, m. >Anne (Nancy) Callihan; Mary m. 1793 to Michael Fred or Freed; Elizabeth b. >1782, m. Andrew Spitzer; John b. 1784-1790, m. Susan Bare, dau. of John >Bare; Mathias, Jr. b. 1786 m. Mary Coffman b. 1793' Jacob b. abt 1788 m. >Barbara Miley, dau. of Henry Miley; Sarah b. 1790, m. Jacob Bare, brother >of Susan Bare; and Michael b. 1794, m. Nancy (may be Anna Coffman b. >1795). All marriages occured in Rockingham/Shenandoah Cos., and everyone >migrated west to OH and IN by 1835.

Craig Beeman wrote: <[email protected]> Might anyone else be working GATEWOOD family in the Shenandoah Valley, and/or in Shenandoah County proper? Craig, Shenandoah Co. Deed Book MM p293 has records where a Mary Henkins sold a tract of land known as the Ore Bank tract to a Wright Gatewood in 1833. Is Wright Gatewood one of your ancestors? If interested, I have the names of the people who owned property next to the Henkins property. Researching Mary ( Supinger) Henkins (1776-aft. 1836) & husband, George Henkins (1771-bef. 1833). My line is via Mary & George Henkins's daughter, Mary 'Polly" Henkins Cooper (1808-1871) wife of John J. Cooper (1813-1856) Edith Cooper Shaver [email protected] ______________________________

Hi, all, I have two Isaac BOWMANs, who I think (hope) might be the same person: Isaac BOWMAN [1] b: 1 April 1814 d: 1 May 1884 m: Elizabeth "Betsy" LINDAMOOD b: 16 January 1817 d: 29 November 1895 Children: i. Polybuis Elon Bowman b: 25 March 1841 ii. Isaiah Bowman 13 August 1845 Isaac BOWMAN [2] b: 1815 m: Elizabeth Painter Children: i. Sarah Catherine BOWMAN 1859-1931 m: 1875 Joseph Bowman TISINGER (1851-1928) Can anyone help me figure out whether Elizabeth Painter might be the second wife of Isaac BOWMAN, or even the same person as Elizabeth "Betsy" LINDAMOOD (perhaps having previously married a Painter)? Thanks for any constructive suggestions. Michael Willis Freeland <mailto:[email protected]>

Thanks to all who have responded with helpful hints on who this Catherine was. George Miller married Catherine Funkhouser, George's parents were George Miller and Catherine??? It seems that this was Catherine Lambert who married George Miller (1818) and later married Lewis Pearsh (Persee/Pearch/Bearsh), 1837. In Amy Gilreath's Will Abstract Book, page 13, the will of Lewis Bearsh mentions his wife, formerly Catharine Miller and her children. My thanks to Kelly, the marriage look-up lady on Alley's site for the information about the marriage of Lewis Persee to Cathrine Miller, a widow. Although there may be some holes in this theory, I think it's solid enough to buy it. Thanks again, Rick