My husband, who has an answer for everything, says Rowlett is the inventor of the Rowlett Wheel. :- ( Sue

Hi, I am looking for imformation on a Frank and Mary Fleenor. They took my grandmother (Hattie Viola Rasnick) in between the years of 1915-1929. Frank worked with the rail road and Mary had a boarding house for mostly school teachers. I know that my grandmother attended Appalachia High School in 1929 because I have her year book. Should anyone need a lookup from this book(THE ACCOLADE of 1929) I would be more than happy to look for you. I assume that this school was located in Wise County Va. I posted for help on Rasnicks and I could not believe the responses I recieved. Thank God for such a helpful group of people. God Bless Susan -----Original Message----- From: SW_VA-D-request@rootsweb.com <SW_VA-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: SW_VA-D@rootsweb.com <SW_VA-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 10:51 AM Subject: SW_VA-D Digest V99 #86

I hope Nancy don't mind me forwarding this. -eddie ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: FamileeMom@aol.com Date sent: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 00:14:30 EST To: ehoward@conknet.com Subject: Re: (Fwd) Maps Arrived Eddie, Maps arrived way over here in California today ! I ordered Montgomery and Washington Counties. I love um ! I even found some of my ancestors there! Thanks ! Nancy Brown Feminism AIN'T ladylike

http://fts.gsa.gov/infosec/rowlett.htm Profile of Frank B. Rowlett: The Making of Cryptologic History Jan

3/2/99 Pat: Im not sure, but is he the guy on the back of the new quarter? He rode his horse all night to make it on time to sign the Constitution? He would have been from Delaware? Or, do I have my names mixed up? Nancy/Illinois At 01:22 AM 3/2/99 -0500, you wrote: >On the subject of famous people and names, how many of you have ever heard >the name, Frank Byron Rowlett? Do you know what historic act he performed? > Pat O'Neal > > > > >==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== >#1 When you have a new email address please UNSUBSCRIBE from the >old BEFORE you lose it; and SUBCRIBE from the NEW address as soon >as you get access to it. If you fail to do this please send the >old and new address to: ehoward@conknet.com and the Mailing List name >-sysop > >

Where can or should I post recent obits from Giles Co newspaper? Marge

Fellow Virginians, I wish to make contact with descendants of Levi and Eli Mullins, sons of Esau Mullins and Nancy Cooper. Please respond to: lcmullins@aol.com. Thank you Lowell Mullins

On the subject of famous people and names, how many of you have ever heard the name, Frank Byron Rowlett? Do you know what historic act he performed? Pat O'Neal

Eddie, I wouldn't put any bets on it, but I vote for "George Washington" as the most widely used name in 19th century. My grgrandfather was George Washington Nevils, and it seems that on every other branch of the family tree grew another George Washington. I can hardly keep up with them. I hate to appear the 'dummie' but I must have entered the list after you introduced the "maps". Do you mind if I ask what kind of maps you have? They certainly sound interesting. Pat

"While we are on the subject; who was the most named after person in the 19th century?? I VOTE FOR ANDREW JACKSON! And he deserved it. -eddie" James Madison and James Monroe were prevalent in my lines; but not even one Thomas Jefferson or Andrew Jackson. Jennie

Sr meant the oldest man in the neighborhood with that name. Jr was the next oldest and may have been no relation at all. Barbara Jennings -----Original Message----- From: Bill and Sue McNaught [SMTP:pp02570@email.kcc.edu] Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 3:38 PM To: SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Naming Traditions I have a question regarding the use of Sr. and Jr.. Was this always father and son, or was it ever a practice for an uncle to use Sr. when he had a nephew named for him? Also, I have a Washington Co. Montgomery family that gave many of their children surnames as middle names. I see no family connections, and wonder if it was a custom to name a child for a friend. While I'm on the subject of names, does anyone know where the name Greenberry came from? I was puzzled by the number of people named Lorenzo Dow Something until I learned Mr. Dow was a well known travelling evangelist. Sue McNaught ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #4 Chain letters, gossip, non-genealogical notes, commercial ads, pleas for help, etc. are PROHIBITED on this List. Violators will be promptly locked out. -sysop

Thanks all, and especially Pam, for the excellent answers. Now I've got to go retrace. You've really helped. Sue McN.

I have seen the great other post. Tough act to follow. It seems that nearly everyone was _named for_ someone. My mother had the middle name of a neighbor surname of which there was no relation. In the 1820's HIRAMs sprang up in Wash. Co. Like there was a shortage of names. William, James, John, Thomas. While we are on the subject; who was the most named after person in the 19th century?? I VOTE FOR ANDREW JACKSON! And he deserved it. -eddie I have a question regarding the use of Sr. and Jr.. Was this always father and son, or was it ever a practice for an uncle to use Sr. when he had a nephew named for him? Also, I have a Washington Co. Montgomery family that gave many of their children surnames as middle names. I see no family connections, and wonder if it was a custom to name a child for a friend. While I'm on the subject of names, does anyone know where the name Greenberry came from? I was puzzled by the number of people named Lorenzo Dow Something until I learned Mr. Dow was a well known travelling evangelist. Sue McNaught ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #4 Chain letters, gossip, non-genealogical notes, commercial ads, pleas for help, etc. are PROHIBITED on this List. Violators will be promptly locked out. -sysop Feminism AIN'T ladylike

<Why is it I seem to find so many families such as mine seemed to have moved back and forth between counties in Va. and Ky. It seems a lot of families would have stayed basically in the same area for a while. I think this is why it makes it hard to sometimes trace a family line.>> e.g.boggs, What was the time period? There was fighting there among families during Lincoln's War. -eddie ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #3 Support the fight against unrequested junk e-mail (SPAM). Visit the webpage at: http://www.cauce.org/ -sysop Feminism AIN'T ladylike

Subject: Maps Arrived <<The maps are beautiful!! Much more detailed than I thought they would be. I'm certainly going to enjoy them.>> You should get your maps tomorrow or Wednesday. Constructive comment might help me with the Tazewell and Russell Co. -eddie Feminism AIN'T ladylike

I believe this will answer your question about Sr. and Jr. Pat Posted by Dale Carmack >Is anyone familiar with naming conventions used? I found the following >Scottish naming convention. > >1st son = father's father >2nd son = mother's father >3rd son = father >4th son = father's oldest brother >5th son = father's 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother >1st dau = mother's mother >2nd dau = father's mother >3rd dau = mother >4th dau = mother's oldest sister >5th dau = mother's 2nd oldest sister or father's oldest sister > >thanks, >dale > > >==== CARMACK Mailing List ==== >My family coat of arms ties at the back... is that normal? > >

> "While we are on the subject; who was the most named after > person in the 19th century?? I VOTE FOR ANDREW JACKSON! > And he deserved it. > -eddie" My GreatGrandfather was Andrew Jackson Cyrus (b. 1829), My uncle was Jefferson Davis Cyrus (b. 1900), and I had a great-uncle Martin VanBuren Dixon. Jeff Dixon

I have a question regarding the use of Sr. and Jr.. Was this always father and son, or was it ever a practice for an uncle to use Sr. when he had a nephew named for him? Also, I have a Washington Co. Montgomery family that gave many of their children surnames as middle names. I see no family connections, and wonder if it was a custom to name a child for a friend. While I'm on the subject of names, does anyone know where the name Greenberry came from? I was puzzled by the number of people named Lorenzo Dow Something until I learned Mr. Dow was a well known travelling evangelist. Sue McNaught

Why is it I seem to find so many families such as mine seemed to have moved back and forth between counties in Va. and Ky. It seems a lot of families would have stayed basically in the same area for a while. I think this is why it makes it hard to sometimes trace a family line. e.g.boggs

My GG-Uncle, Worth Bane, twin brother to Elais Bane was murdered on the way home from church in Nov 1899 in Burkes Garden, VA. Worth, along with some of his brothers, was on the way home from church on a sunday morning. They came upon a sister, Dessie Bane, who was in the company with an intenerant sunday school teacher or preacher named Tobe Heldreth. The Bane brothers did approve of Dessie being with Tobe and began harrassing Tobe and possibly hitting him. He feared for his life and drew a pistol and shot Worth to death. Folks in the valley were so distraught over this killing of Worth by Heldreth that to this day, they will not sing a song in the hymn book written by Heldreth in the Central Church in Burkes Garden. Heldreth was acquitted of murder by reason of self defense. I am still looking for the grave of William Worth Bane. His family was living in share croppers cabins on the Castle Farm at that time. They were from Bland County and Wythe County. The family began migrating to Wayne County, IN about 1901.