Ah, Thank you, thank you, thank you. Do you think that these are the twin girls who were hiding in the briar patch when the Indians killed Jacob Streight = Jacob Kennedy Streight's father. I have a record that twins were born to Mrs. Elizabeth Streight Dragoo - Jacob's sister, and that one of the married a Kennedy. Oh, thank you so much for this information. I can now think a little harder on this matter. Chris Bowen -----Original Message----- From: Wvcaver@aol.com <Wvcaver@aol.com> To: SHUMAN-L@rootsweb.com <SHUMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [SHUMAN] Permelia Shuman >Chris >Permela Shuman is my 4th Great-grandmother. >Sara Temple/Kendall/Shuman has been a stone wall to me for at least 2 years >now. >Here is a sample of what I have found. > >According to the book: >William Kennedy & Related Families of McFarlands Run >Monongalia Co. Va./WV >1780-1890 >On April 26, 1819, the wedding of William Kennedy, Jr. and Jacob K. Straight >took place to the twin Shaman girls: Helen (Ellen) and Permelia. >The twin Shuman girls were married at the home of their stepfather, Henry >Shuman. >They were married at the age of 24. >Helen (Ellen) married William Kennedy, Jr. >Permelia married Jacob Straight > >Monongalia Co. Marriage Records. >Ellen (dau. of Henry Shuman) m: 4-26-1819, William Kennedy >Matilda (dau. of Henry Shuman) m: 3-12-1829, Lemuel H. Riggs. >Note: No Record of Permelia's marriage. > >Certificate of Death >Permelia Straight (Shuman) >d: 3-17-1874 >Parents: "Blank" & Sarah Kendall > >There has been a lot of confusion about Henry and Sarah. >Any other help would be greatly appreciated. >This is about all I have and most of it I found researching my Straight Line. >Sarah may have started out as Sarah Temple, then became Sarah Temple Kendall >and later Sarah Temple Kendall Shuman. >Permelia may not have been a Shuman after all. If so then I may be barking up >the wrong tree. >James has done a great job with the Web Site and I'll be a little >disappointed if she isn't. Seems like a great bunch of folks. Right now I'll >consider myself adopted. >Don Humphrey >Fairmont, WV > > >==== SHUMAN Mailing List ==== > ----------------- > This is the SHUMAN Discussion List > You can check the Rootsweb Archives at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=SHUMAN > for past messages posted to this list > ----------------- >