There is a town in Greenbrier County, WV called Smoot. Most likely it is named after a family. Anita McClung Fayette County, WV ________________________________ From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: VAAMHERS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:50:21 AM Subject: Re: [VAAMHERS] Amherst families This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jjtsii Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.amherst/1427.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well, if Ida was b. Virginia, she is almost certainly one of my related Smoots (almost all of them were Maryland, then Texas). Only problem is I just moved on the weekend, and I don't see my Smoot file amongst the chaos.  But if you will email me direct:  jjtsii@yahoo.ca I can give you the email for the cousin in Virginia who did most of the research. Later in the week I could check the 1870 Census @ our public library. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAAMHERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message