Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/751 Surname: Proffitt, Fields ------------------------- I am looking for information on William (Willie) Mitchell Proffitt born 8 July 1891 in Amherst County, Virginia. He married Lillian Estell Fields, a decendent of the Cabells of Buckingham County. Would appreciate contact with anyone knowing about this family.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/750 Surname: Proffitt, Fields ------------------------- I am looking for information on William (Willie) Mitchell Proffitt born 8 July 1891 in Amherst County, Virginia. He married Lillian Estell Fields, a decendent of the Cabells of Buckingham County.

Don't know if this helps or not Lonny "Marriage Bonds and Other Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia 1763-1800" Page 57 Nicholas, Lewis, bachelor, of Albemarle County, and Fanny Harris, spinster, April 10,1793. Joseph Shelton, surety. Consent of William Harris. Happy Hunting Doug

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/749 Surname: Rhodes, Proffitt ------------------------- Sarah Otellia Proffitt married Joseph P. Rhodes in Amherst Co. in 1886. She was the daughter of Henry J. and Mildred Ann Thomas Proffitt. I have found her last in the 1910 Amherst Co. census. Her husband died, I believe, around 1915 or so. He is buried in Meade cemetery. Could anyone help me find the date of her death? According to relatives who have now passed away, she was buried in a private cemetery, but none of her children knew (or could remember) where it was. I would be very grateful for any help that I receive. Thank you.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/748 Surname: Cavin, Skelton ------------------------- Looking for a Cavin family in Amherst County in the 1700s. One of them married Margaret Skelton. Would like any information I could find on the Skeltons or the Cavins.

Will someone tell me what resources are available to find a marriage record in Amherst County? According to the DAR records for Lewis Nicholas son of Rev. War Patriot, Robert Carter Nicholas: Lewis Nicholas Sep 1766, Williamsburg, VA, d. 17 Jan 1840, Albemarle Co., VA, m. 10 Apr 1793, Amherst Co., VA, Francis Harris b. c. 1775, VA, d. 21 Dec 1828, Albemarle Co., VA. I have written to the Amherst County Court House and included a check and a self-addressed stamped envelop, but have received no reply. Any assistance will be appreciated. Lonny J. Watro

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/747 Surname: Sharp, Parks, Mays ------------------------- John B. Mays married Frances [Franky] Parks in Amherst Co, about 1767. She was the daughter of John Parks and Mary Sharp. My gggg grandparents were John Parks [1739-1809] and Mary ???[1737-1808] who came from Va. and settled in York Co, SC, in the late 1790's. The children I have were William, Joseph, Thomas, Elizabeth, and another daughter, all lived and died in York Co, SC. Can anyone help me with a connection?

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/746 Surname: Bowling ------------------------- Kathy, I have several Bowlings that married into the Stinnett family. I have two Howard Bowlings 1). Howard Walker Bowling (he died when only seven -- my grandfather Thomas Herbert Bowling's brother) 2). Howard Moody Bowling b. 1886 and d. 1949 I was told he married twice 1st to Harriett Garrett and 2nd to Edna Eva Mays (my grandmother's brother -- his obituary was in the Amherst New Era June 9, 1949. I was told that Benjamin Lafayete Bowling married Connie M. Stinnett, Grover Cleveland Bowling married Lula May Stinnett, and William Robert Bowling maried 1st to Nannie Augusta Stinnett 2nd to Ollie Bell Coffey. These were all my grandmother's brothers. Sons of Andrew Morgan Bowling and Sarah Jane Campbell. I do not live near Amherst but I do have cousins near by that have given me this information. I have not verified the dates with records as yet on these.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/745 Surname: Campbell, Whitehead, Cash, Bowling, Stinnett ------------------------- Hi Mary, I am writing in response to your message. I don't know if Nelson County has a email address but the names you mentiioned are all in my family tree. I am doing some research on my family and I think you may be able to help me. Would you please give me some more information on the Whiteheads, Cash, and the Campbell's. I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Kathy

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/743 Surname: Bowling, Stinnett, Campbell, Whitehead ------------------------- I would like to know if anyone would know anything about the Bowling's that married into the Stinnett's, Campbell's and Whitehead's. I am looking for information on a Howard or Drurry(misspelled maybe) Bowling. They were born in Amherst County, Virginia or in that vicinity. Any help would be appreciated.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/742 Surname: Jane ------------------------- Hi, I am also looking for a Jane Campbell, born around 1860 or later, she is my greatgrandmother. I hardly have any information on her except she was married to a Bowling. I am wondering if her father was John Campbell? Maybe we can help each other out. I know they owned a farm in Amherst. I noticed your name was Robert Campbell. Do you have any other information on the Campbell's? I would really appreciate it if you could help me., or maybe we can help each other.

I recently sent a long snail mail letter to my cousin A.T. Powell in Richmond in which I included questions posted to the genealogy lists I subscribe to by various and sundry people that I thought he might have answers for or ideas about where to look for answers. He replied with great enthusiasm and invited anyone with further throughts of questions to exchange snail mail with him at: Arthur T. Powell, Jr., 4608 Carpenter Road, Richmond, VA 23222-1512. He's sharp as a tack but his mind often goes faster than he can write or type so you have to fill in the gaps... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- He was interested to read some information I sent him on Gordon Stinnett and had this to share: Charles A. Stinnett was granddaddy to Zack Stinnett (Charles - Taliaferro - Zachary) who married Ella Wimore (daughter of Bradford Thomas Willmore and Dorothea North) Zack and Ella were the parents of Gordon. Just to further confuse you Charles A.'s daughter, Sallie married Reubin Rowland Wilmore and were the parents of Bradford Thomas and a number of other sons including one of my great grandfather's Robert, father of George W. Gordon's first wife was Lillian Wilmer (daughter of George W. Wilmer who married Sallie Johnson, widow of his cousin John H. Wilmer, son of Bradford). And A.T. mentions that Lillian's sister Sadie was married to Gordon's older brother Clarence Stinnett. Lillian died young leaving Gordon with two young children. Here's where I get get confused easily... Verdie Wilmer Sales, stepped in to take care of Gordon's children until he remarried. Verdie was the daughter of Sallie Lee Johnson and her first husband, John J. Wilmer, so she would have been Lillian's half sister. A.T. said that everyone was upset when Gordon remarried and took his children to Roanoke. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Someone asked a question about Susannah Greshem or Grissom (various spellings) who married William Wilmore in 1805; she was his second wife. According to oral tradition by way of Violet Wright's mother who was Bradford's granddaughter, this William is a brother (probably half brother) to Reubin Wilmore. Their father was James and Reubin's mother was Nancy Mahon but we are not sure of the name of James first wife. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BTW: the change in spelling from Wilmore to Wilmer was around the 1880s. Sometime, I must transcribe the notes I have from Violet Jennings Wright because there are many names mentioned that might be useful to someone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. T.'s mother was a Campbell so he had some information on that for folks searching that line. He is descended from Lawson Campbell and Frances Hudson, his wife, through a son Joshua but also has information on son Robert which he shared with one of our listmates by snail mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- He also wrote that Martha Tomlinson (Tomlin) b. 1-5-1846 was a sister to his father's grandfather. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- He mentioned that someone looking for Buford (Burford?), Rucker and Bolling connections should try a cousin of ours over the mountain in Monroe so if that's your line, I will hook you up with Glen and Lisa. Same for folks working on the Wills line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- And he thinks he may have an idea about how a correspondent of ours in Austrialia is linked to the Wilmer's now through a James P. Wilmore (Wilmer). And last but not least, he has some thoughts on Carrie Wilmer orphaned in Indiana many years ago. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- So if I have hit on anything of interest to you, please drop A.T. a line. He loves mail and will be happy to tell you what he does know for sure and what he speculates about. He's very generous with sharing information. He just lost his sister, also interested in genealogy, last week so I'm sure the inquiries will help him to think more pleasant thoughts. Ann Wilmer Ann Wilmer National Coordinator Green Ribbon Campaign for Open Records http://levgen.www.50megs.com/grcampaign.html To subscribe to Update go to http://www.yahoogroups.com and put GRC_UPDATE in the search box. We are moving our website to a new server so links may not operate correctly. Let us know if you can't link to anything Adoptee in search of birth family Born 10-18-52, Waynesboro, PA "Mom, I have your thumbprints!"

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/741 Surname: Jones, Morris, Simmons, Waters, Fowler, King, Langford, Williams, Deal, Jarrett, Johnson, Merck, Bailey, Burson, Sailors ------------------------- Hello, I am searching for any information on Jonathan Jones or his 5 children Fannie, Lewis, Thomas, Jonathan and Lewis. Lewis Jones(Born abt. 1797) married Elizabeth Wright Morris , she was the daughter of William Morris and Christian/Christiana Simmons . They were married in Amherst Co Va on 30 Apr 1793. I think Christian's parents were James S. Simmons/ Mary Waters. Anyone researching these families please get in touch with me. Thanks, Vicky

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/740 Surname: Hall, Raikes, O'Brian ------------------------- Surname: Hall, Raikes, O'Brian Anyone searching the Hall family that has Harry I Hall, Wright Shop Road, Madison Heights, Amherst County who died in the 1970s, my grandfather. I have him back to his grandfather who is buried somewhere at Pleasant View on private property. we are still trying to find that--not listed in the Amherst County Historical Society book on graveyards. Never know where a shot in the dark will land. Doug

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/738 Surname: Lucus, Lucas, Bowles, Leftwich ------------------------- Does anyone know if there are lists of Cemeteries of Amherst County, VA and the occupants therein? Thank you Nancy. You can email me direct at nanunk@juno.com

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/736 Surname: Bowles, Mayo, Lucus, Lucas ------------------------- Amherst County - I am looking for a Polly Bowles (aka)Mayo who married a Winston Lucas on June 10, 1818 in Amherst County. She died September 4, 1826 in Amherst County leaving two small children. How can I find who those two children were? Winston Lucas (Lucus) later married a Martha I Smith in settled in Lynchburg. He had a son Luther Reuben Lucas. I cannot determine if Luther Reuben was from Winston's first wife Polly or his second wife, Martha. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Nancy

I am looking for any information about John Henry Pryor, Born April 4, 1860 in Hannibal, MO. Died December 25, 1939 in Lynchburg buried in Spring Hill Cemetery..Married to Capitiolia Black Wills, Born April 29, 1860 in Amherst County. Died February 25, 1938 in Lynchburg buried in Spring Hill Cemetery...daughter of John E. Wills and Matilda Norville. Any lead could help. Thanks, Betty Pryor Flinchum

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/734 Surname: Wright, Ellis, Nowlin ------------------------- James Nowlin appears in Amherst County 1785 tax list. Also a James Nowlin m. Susannah Wright 1793. A genealogy (Nowlin-Stone)has Rosina Wright as mother to Burwell Nowlin whose father died while young. Burwell (b. 1796 Lynchburg)was apprenticed to an uncle as a cooper, but he ran away to Gallia Co., OH. Susan Nowlin appears in the 1840 census index for southern district, Bedford County. Can anyone help with sorting these out? Pete

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/733 Surname: Campbell, Cash ------------------------- I am looking for information about John W. Campbell. In particular, I am looking for who his parents were, and where he came from. I know he married Belinda Cash around 1818 and they had some children and moved to Georgia. Any information would be wonderfull. Thanks, robert campbell

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/732 Surname: McClain, McLane ------------------------- My McLanes came out of Scotland,Md,Va/W.V., Mo, Iowa, Washington state. See link for more info. Info is incomplete as ends w/ Daniel McClain II (b. Jan 5, 1836) first family. Remarried 1869 to Rebecca Kisling in Mo, children Blanche Olive, Alva Randolph, Harvey L, Martha S.(Mattie). Daniel died Cantril, Ia 1917, most children ended up Benton & Yakima Cos, WA.