Hi Eddie, Am glad your settling in and everything's o.k.... Got my maps last week and was very pleased with them.. I can't wait for the Russell County and Tazewell County maps .....if and when that works out... Thanx Much, Pam Researching the following surnames: BURKE, CARTER, PARTICK, WINGO, McGRADY, WIMBERLEY, WITT/WHITT, HENSLEY, ROBERTSON.

All, I'm somewhat settled in now. At least I know where the bathroom is. <g> I think I owe two people maps. I mailed one yesterday. If I owe anyone else please let me know. I may need to go to Blacksburg to make some copies. I may go to the Tazewell Co. courthouse next week if it stops snowing and being so cold. I got my copy of BENGE yesterday. Maybe we can have a discussion after others have read it. I had proofread it but had not seen the full layout with all the pictures and maps. I'm impressed. I hope to go soon to the VA Tech library and start going thru their Special Collections. The Preston Papers and others. -sysop "Toto, I don't think we are in NH any more."

thanks to everyone who sent me the kinship names. Alice

Ed, My maps arrived and I am delighted with them. Thank you for all of your efforts. I even found my Litz family listed in Washington Co., Va. Thanks again, Cindy Pruitt Spencer

Hello everyone, I am searching for info on Nancy Matney who married Henry Reed in Buchanan County in 1895. Henry and born in McDowell County WV and was the son of Linsey and Pricey Reed. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and God Bless!!! Peggy C. (Fuller) Keen Website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/5049 *********************************************************** AMERICAN BY BIRTH, DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAINS BY THE GRACE of GOD...Diana Kinzer Heath ***********************************************************

The Social Security death benefits database lists all people who had Social Security cards and have died and someone received the death benefit. From them you can get the person's Social Security number and then write away for their application - which has their birthdate and place and their parent's names on it. There may be other important information, as well. The form has changed from time to time. Barbara Jennings -----Original Message----- From: Paul Griffith [SMTP:tango2@bellsouth.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:09 AM To: SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Social Security info does anyone know how to access the SS death benefit roles and what information is needed and what information is obtainable? ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #7 "Roll Calls" or such by other names are to be called by the SYSOP ONLY. NO WARNINGS!! Each member is free to post their SURNAMES anytime they please.

Eddie, I was out of town all last week and wanted to let you know the maps you sent had arrived all ok and are just great.. thank you so very much for sharing these with us. I appreciate your efforts as our listmaster and wished all all the lists I have been on /are on.. were as well "looked after" as this one.. most aren't.. you are indeed a "good shepard"..... some where around here I seem to remember having a very old map of surry co. N.C. .. it had many names of early settlers listed.. I will send you a copy if you like.. many thanks again.. Cal in Atlanta.

The maps I ordered are A-1, OK. I wish I had the whole set that was available. Thank you, Eddie, for the time and effort. Benge, the book by Lawrence Fleenor, arrived yesterday and I began reading about 11:00 pm. Soon I had to go to sleep (working person, you know), but I awakened about 3:00 am and read more. I wanted to read the whole thing without stopping. Whether or not you have heard of Benge, order the book. Depending on which side-- British or Indian-- you stand, you will love or hate Benge, but you will not be neutral or left with the blahs. Eddie has a catchy blurb on the back of the book. SueBee

Linda, First: Was the Cedar Creek you refer to in Washington County, Va.? If so, I do not know of a Cedar Creek anywhere near the lands of Rev. Charles Cummings. Rev Cummings bought land from a grant surveyed for Dr. Thomas Walker..The land is located about two miles northwest of Abingdon (Wolf Hills), Va. in Washington County, Va. The old Cummings cabin was removed from the land several years ago and can now be seen in the corner of the Sinking Spring Cemetary in Abingdon, Va. Rev. Cummings may have received land warrants for land in Ky. but I do not know about them, if he did..If you look at a road map of VA., you will see highway # 19 and Alt.58 northwest of Abingdon. The Cummings land was located on both sides of this road..Of course the road wasn't there when he lived there.. G. Lee Hearl Abingdon, Va.

Hello everyone, Can someone point me in the right direction? I learned last night my grandfather, Rex Calvin Roark served in WW2 in the US Army. Rex was born in 1905 in Ash Co.NC, but had lived at one time in Marion VA. between 1918-1922 on and off. He died in Burlinton, NC. Is there any online sites for military records I can check out? Any and All help is totally appreciated! Kathy ROARK/BADGER/BARBERY/HIGHLEY/EPPERSON SOULE/JONES/SOUTH/MANN/LEWIS -

does anyone know how to access the SS death benefit roles and what information is needed and what information is obtainable?

I have the following Sarah Countisses from the Washington Co, VA area: 1. d/o Peter Countiss who was b. abt 1708 and Rebecca (prob Wrench) 2. d/o James Countiss and Mary Green, sister of above Peter Countiss 3. d/o William Countiss and Elizabeth Wrench. William was the s/o Peter Countiss and Rebecca above. No other info on these Sarah's available. But can give info on other Countiss family members who married my Cunningham family. The Countisses of Washington Co., VA are originally from MD. Nancy S

This is our earliest Van Dyke. Any additional information is most welcome. John Vandike is believed to have married twice: (1) Charity who was the mother of James, Charles, and Charity; and (2) Charlotte (sometimes seen as Charlottie). Land Grants -- purchased from the Government by John Vandike: 1. Grant Book 29, p. 98, 17 May 1793 -- Washington Co., Va. Henry See, esq., governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, "by virture of a certificate in right of settlement granted by the Commissioners for the District of Washington & Montgomery and in consideration of the ancient composition of 15 shillings sterling paid by John Vandyke a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and fifty acres by survey bearing the date the twenty eighth day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty three lying and being in the county of Washington on the south side of Indian Creek a north branch of the upper North Fork of the Clinch River and bounded as follows . . . 2. Grant Book 29, p. 105, 17 May 1793 -- Washington Co., Va., 76 acres on both sides of Gravatts Branch on the waters of Clinch River. 3. Grant Book 42, p. 379, 25 Jun 1799 -- Russell Co., Va. 50 acres on Indian Creek, a branch of Clinch River. John VanDyke first appears on Russell County, Va., records in 1785 when signing a petition to form Tazewell County. He appears on personal property tax lists in 1787 paying taxes on 200 acres of land. In 1790 he paid taxes on 200 acres of land plus 76 acres he had obtained as an assignee of "Gravat". He continued to pay tax on these acreages through 1799. He was still on the Russell County tax list in 1802 but did not pay there. He paid taxes in Tazewell County from 1802 through 1810. Two John Vandikes (Father and son?) paid taxes from 1811 - 1820. In 1799, Tazewell county was formed from Russell and on 27 Dec 1808, three deeds were recorded from John Vandike and Charlotte his wife to his sons: James, John, and Charles for 69 acres each. Any additional information on any of these people would be most welcome. Frieda Patrick Davison

I inadvertently erased the Digest for March 9 which contained the summary of some of the NGS material on names for kinship relations. Will someone send it to me again. At 86 , not having grown up with conputers, i make loads of mistakes. Won't give up. Thanks for any help any of you will give me. Alice Goodson Woodby

There is a Countiss Corner in western Wash. Co. Is this the same surname as COUNTS ? -eddie Interested in the family of this Sarah Countiss Descendants of Sarah Countiss 1 Sarah Countiss b: 1835 . +Theodore Alexander Blondell b: October 15, 1825 in Baltimore,MD d: October 22, 1884 m: March 09, 1858 Abingdon, Washington Co, VA .... 2 Mary Elizabeth Blondell b: September 16, 1863 in Washington Co VA d: March 03, 1959 ....... +Jonathan Hyatt Wells b: February 11, 1861 in Wise Co,VA d: 1939 m: March 14, 1883 Wise Co VA Thanks Deborah Thompson Clarkston ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #2 A large database of SURNAMES and the researcher's email address can be found at http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/quarrybank/194/swabc.htm You may have your SURNAMES included by posting them and your address to the LIST and NOT to the sysop/owner. "No One Polled Me!"

Interested in the family of this Sarah Countiss Descendants of Sarah Countiss 1 Sarah Countiss b: 1835 . +Theodore Alexander Blondell b: October 15, 1825 in Baltimore,MD d: October 22, 1884 m: March 09, 1858 Abingdon, Washington Co, VA .... 2 Mary Elizabeth Blondell b: September 16, 1863 in Washington Co VA d: March 03, 1959 ....... +Jonathan Hyatt Wells b: February 11, 1861 in Wise Co,VA d: 1939 m: March 14, 1883 Wise Co VA Thanks Deborah Thompson Clarkston

Dear List, I am passing this on because of its value to all genealogists. Sue McN. >Resent-Sender: KYGREENU-L-request@rootsweb.com > >This was forward by "Jean Dalrymple" to another list that I belong to and >thought that the list might enjoy it!! > >>The following is paraphrased from the National >>Genealogical Society's "American Genealogy: A Basic Course": >>In-Laws: terms like father-in-law, mother-in-law, etc. had the same meaning >>as they do today, which is a kinship by marriage. However, they may also >>have had different meanings. Father-in-law could refer to a step-father, >>son-in-law to a stepchild, etc. >>Cousin: The term "cousin" was once used generally to indicate almost ANY >>DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY. >>VERY EARLY IN AMERICAN HISTORY THE TERM WAS USED TO REFER TO NEPHEW OR >>NIECE. When you see the word cousin used in early records, you will need to >>do more research to clarify the relationship between the two people. >>Nephew: The terms nephew and niece were not in common use in the colonies >>until before the mid-eighteenth century (i.e. 1750's). The term cousin was >>used to denote this relationship. In rare instances, the term "nephew" was >>used to mean grandson or granddaughter because the word comes from the >>Latin term for "grandson" or "nepos." During this early period, "nephew" >>was used for males and females. >>Brother: This term was used very generally and in addition to its obvious >>meaning, could denote a brother-in-law, a husband of a sister-in-law, a >>half-brother, a stepbrother, or even a colleague within the church. >>"My now wife." This term is sometimes found in a will and may, as is >>often assumed, indicate the testator had a former wife, but this is not >>necessarily so unless he is referring to children by a first wife and >>children by his current or "now" wife. When the term is used WITHOUT >>reference to children, it more usually means the testator intends the >>bequest for his current wife and not any subsequent he may have. >>Senior and Junior: Terms to denote two men with the same in the same >>community, regardless of any relationship. This could be father and son, >>Uncle and nephew, or two men not related at all. Upon the death of the >>"Senior" the junior could be dropped or if another, younger person had the >>same name, Junior became Senior, etc. >>Natural Son or Natural Daughter: indicates a blood relationship as >>distinguished from a relationship by marriage or adoption. Sometimes it >>could denote an illegitimate child, though it was more common to refer >>to such as "my base son" or "my bastard son". In some instances, "my >>natural child" may indicate children by a first wife as opposed to >>children >>by a current wife. >> >>Aliases: This term could mean one of several things. An orphan may have >>used his stepfather's surname in addition to his own. A married man may >>have taken the surname of his wealthy father-in-law. One son in a family >>may have taken his mother's maiden name, especially when inheriting property >>from her family. One branch of the family may have used an alias to >>distinguish it from other branches in the area where the name was common. A >>person may have used an alias to distinguish himself from several uncles and >>cousins with the same name. This problem was not unusual in large families >>before the use of middle names adopted. In some cases, an alias indicated >>illegitimacy. Because of all the possible reasons for the use of an alias, >>do not assume the reason until you have done further research. >>Given Names: Although you cannot count on it, it was common for the two >>eldest sons to be named for their grandfathers and two eldest daughters to >>be named for their grandmothers. Don't be confused by finding two children >>with the same given name in the same family. The name of a deceased child >>may have been given to a subsequent child. IN GERMAN ANCESTRY it was common >>for ALL sons to have the first name Johann and all daughters to have the >>first name Anna or Maria. The children were known by their second names. >> >Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA >List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L >Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> >CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH > > >==== KYGREENU Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYGreenu >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

Hi fellow listers. I hope someone can answer a question for me.I may have had an ancestor somewhere on Cedar Creek, and am trying to find out if there are any minister's records for that area. I just read a land transaction for James Shoemaker in 1781, indicating he had settled the land in 1775, and I read that a Rev. Charles Cummings was a minister who also owned land around that time and perhaps area. Does anyone have knowledge of the ministers in the Cedar Creek area around 1775-1785 and do you have any suggestions where I could check for their records? Thanks for any advice you can give. Linda Hindman_L@mediasoft.net

I think you should address a letter to the Cedar Bluff Police Dept. If they dont know the answer they can put you in contact with the person who would know. Danny -----Original Message----- From: paulduncan <pauldunc@bhip.infi.net> To: SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com <SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 12:30 AM Subject: Purpose of "house" >Hi All: > >My ggrandfather frequented a house nearby the overpass across the tracks >in Cedar Bluff. >My ggrandmother was killed by a train on her way there one day to bring >him home. > >Where can I find any information on this house (building)? >Is the building there now the same one in 1890? >It looks like a hotel from the outside. Was It? > >Thanks for any and all help > >Paul > > >==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== >#5 It is YOUR responsibility to know how to SUBSCRIBE & UNSUBSCRIBE. It is done >by computer. Put the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message with nothing >else. The address is sw_va-l-request@rootsweb.com . or -d- for DIGEST mode. >All this is in the Welcome statement I ask you to save. -sysop > >

Hi Sandy, Do you know what newspapers I might look at to see if they have an article Re: the murder of James M Williams in Hw Co Tn late 1882. Stories passed down said he was shot but the circumstances are not clear. His dod was Dec 28, 1882 but it is not know if he lingered any after being shot or died at the time. He was a Yankee (8th Tn Inf Reg) during the civil war but don't know if that had anything to do with it or not. I've looked at some of the earlier papers from Hw Co -no luck. Any suggestions?? Thanks. Roy/Ala