The stories are great. Very interesting and informative. I would like to make a suggestion. How about capitalizing surnames? Makes them more visible. Thanks, Sarah At 10:15 PM 1/20/99 -0800, Norma Lewis wrote: >Hi Linda: This all sounds familiar, have I corresponded with you before? There >is not much happening on this list, so I'll tell another Koiner story. Do we >know anything about the Koiners in Augusta County? The list would say more >than they want to know. > >Michael Alexander Coiner was the son of James Harvey, son of Michael Coiner, >son of Casper - Casper was the 6th child of Michael and Margaret (Diller) >Keinadt. He came from Germany in 1747, we have Keinaths in Germany back to >1540. The names Michael's family uses in the US are Koiner, Koyner, Coiner, >Coyner, Kyner, Kiner, older variations are Keiner, Keinert, and others - >Comer, Criner, Conner, Koinor, Coinor, more rarely. > >Casper was born 2/25/1764 and died 10/3/1856, he was married to Margaret >Barger in 1787. Most of the Coiners and Koiners left in Augusta county today >are from this branch of Michael and Margaret's family. They had 14 children, >12 had issue. > >Michael, son of Casper was born 10/8/1790, he died 6/1/1863 from attack by a >"cross bull". He served in the War of 1812 under Captain Link. He married >Catherine, dau. of George Michael, brother to Casper. This Michael and >Catherine were first cousins. She was born 1798, died 7/23/1866, their >children were: William, James Harvey, Franklin, Franklin, Elizabeth, Susan, >Margaret, David, Mary, John Calvin and Samuel Luther. > >James H. was born 3/15/1820 and died 8/7/1874, he married Mary Adaline Keller, >dau. of Lewis. Their issue: >James Webster, Cornelius J, Michael A., T. Jefferson Stuart, Clemenza Bell, >Rebecca Frances and Sarah Catherine. > >James W. md. Mary Stover (Stoever - Stober) and they emigrated to Calif. > >Cornelius md. Viola Long, dau. of Joseph and Sarah Long, their issue: Hallie >and Shelton. Lived in Waynesboro. > >Michael A. md. a Ms. Erman (This could be Ervin, Irvin, etc.). > >Clemenza md. John Cook. >Catherine md. Henry Baily. >Rebecca md. George Piper. > >I don't have dates for Michael Alexander but he should be in the 1860 census >which is online at VAlley of the Shadow - using the 20 years per generation >rule, James H. and Mary would have married approx. 1840, first child born >1842, second child 1844, third child 1846, Michael Alexander would have been >about 14 in 1860, so he should be listed with James Coiner in the 1860 census. >You'll have to use this family make-up to find the correct Michael, there is >probably more than one. He probably married and went to CA after the Civil >War. > >I just looked at the census and under Koiner, J is listed as 40, with sons >James 16, Cornelius 13 and Michael 10 - I was close. This is the population >census and doesn't list women. I always forget how to get to the regular >census and they keep changing it. You might want to rent a microfilm at LDS to >read the whole family. They are there though. >Here's the URL: >http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/govdoc/au.census1860adv.html > >I am always amazed to hear Koiner is still being used. Most families changed >to the Coiner spelling. However, there are Koiners in Augusta, many in TX and >other parts of the country. There is a large family in MD who use this >spelling. > >Let me know if I can help any more. Hope you all enjoyed another Koiner story! >Norma > > >Lsc12147@aol.com wrote: >> >> Hello all- >> >> Do these folks look familiar to anyone? I'd like to get a bit more info on >> them. The location may be Rockingham County, Virginia. Thanks. >> >> Descendants of Michael Alexander Koiner >> >> 1 Michael Alexander Koiner b: Unknown >> . +Wilhelmina B. Earman b: Abt. 1863 >> .... 2 Howard Earman Koiner b: Unknown >> ........ +Ruth Funkhouser b: Unknown >> >> >> Linda >> >> ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >> **************************************************************** >> Visit the Augusta County VAGenWeb Site at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/ >> **************************************************************** > > >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >**************************************************************** >The Augusta County IRC channel is open Fridays at 7:00 PM EST > to find out more, see the IRC page at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/augustaquery/augustairc.htm >*************************************************************** > > > SB