Hi everybody! Just trying to get this list going again. I don't have any ancestors that I know of who lived in Manchester, but I am a passionate Virginia researcher. If you want to manage your subscription on the new updated RootsWeb Mailing Lists, you will need to re-register your account. You will find instructions here: https://mailinglists.rootsweb. ancestry.com/lists/setupmail or send me an email at vacmanch-owner@rootsweb.com <vamanch-owner@rootsweb.com> and I will help you out. Also, if you would like to unsubscribe, send an email to vacmanch@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject and the body. And you can visit the archives of the list here: https://lists.rootsweb. ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/vacmanch@rootsweb.com/ Resource of the month: Updated Newberry Historical Maps You will find Virginia here: http://publications.newberry. org/ahcbp/pages/Virginia.html The interactive Virginia map here: http://publications.newberry. org/ahcbp/map/map.html#VA Chronology for Manchester, Virginia is here: http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/document/VA_Individual_County_ Chronologies.htm#Manchester%20(IC,%20ext) Welcome back to the new RootsWeb Mailing Lists Anne Mitchell

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The Times Dispatch Richmond, Virginia June 16, 1903 (page 3, column 1) MANCHESTER GRADUATES [...] Manchester's public schools closed for the term yesterday. Interesting ceremonies were gone through with, and there was a large attendance of parents and interested spectators. Professor S. C. Mitchell, of Richmond College, made the address, with his theme, "The High School and Its Usefulness and Importance." [...] There were ten graduates, all young ladies[....] The graduates were: February -- Misses Virgie L. Craze, Mary L. Cousins, M. D. Letcher-Phillips, J. Louise Wood, Alma B. Flournoy, V. Hilda Tatum and Ruth T. Hines; June -- Misses Ola B. Simms, Violet O. Mannel [Manuel?] and Elizabeth Owens. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1903-06-16/ed-1/seq-3/ ChroniclingAmerica.com has a good selection of old Virginia newspapers, and it is fun and free to use.

While cleaning out my many bookcases, I ran across a history book in which my grandfather had written his name: Russell F. Morris, 1890 Manchester School Does anyone know where this school was located? He was born in Manchester in 1881. He moved to Porter Street(in Manchester) when he married in 1912. Researching: Morris, Gibson, Tinder, Crenshaw, Stigall (Stegall), Whitworth, Hardman Nancy Morris Hardman Crenshaw Richmond, VA

Hello,  Just wanted to post about my Va. genealogy records requests website at: http://virginiaobits.homestead.com/Vagenreq.html This is a service so any messages please email directly to:  deliaesther2@verizon.net Thank you. May God bless,                     Beth

I am searching for the people in the title; Pardon Cook born 11 Feb 1832 New Scotland NY; Mary Alice / Alice Mary King (nee Jones) born 13 Mar 1856 in Platteville, Grant Co. WI. They were married in 1885 in Manchester, according to family history. Daughter born there was my paternal GM, Ethlyn Cora Cook 3 Dec 1886. Cook children from previous marriage were Sanford, Nellie, Alvaretta and James. Family was living in SD by 1888. Pardon Cook had been sued by his NY brothers for money owed to their deceased father, whio died in NY in 1882; Pardon Cook was known to be resident in VA at that time. Thanks! Brad Johnson

Sarah Johnson mentioned St. Luke's Church in Manchester. I was able to find a sketch of it at a wonderful site with many sketches of Virginia churches. sketch of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Manchester Parish http://vachurchsearch.com/Richmond2/Richmond2.htm home page http://vachurchsearch.com/

Hi Laura, Great job! No wonder they obviouly moved. God bless, Beth -------------- Original message from Laura Perry <keyesperry@gmail.com>: -------------- > By providence or coincidence, I have just found an article about the Fifth > Street Church. I am pasting it below. > This IS the one in Manchester, not Richmond, Indiana! Sorry about that > earlier slip! > ~Laura > > The times dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 25 June 1906 (image 8, page 8, columns > 2-3) > http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-06-25/ed-1/seq-8/ > > Forces Church to Move. > The Fifth Street Methodist Church congregation is contemplating a move > to their newly-purchased lots on the corner of Eighth and Decatur Streets as > near in the future as possible, though when that will be cannot yet be > decided, as the committee appointed to view the financial status of the > church is still to report. That the move will ultimately be made and at a > fairly early date is not questioned, as the members of the church and Rev. > Mr. McSparran, pastor, realizing that the district in which the church is at > present located, will be rapidly merged in the manufacturing center of the > town, have decided that the present site will soon be made undesirable for a > house of worship in surroundings which will be more or less uncongenial and > unsuitable. > There had been some talk of purchasing the old church building at Ninth > and Hull Streets, near the police station, which was formerly the Central > Methodist Church, but the price -- $3,500 -- asked by Mr. Shields, the > owner, was beyond the bounds of the church, and the matter was definitely > dropped. > The new site proposed is thought to be very desirable, as it is > generally thought that it will be without the environs of the factory > district and more within the center of the members of the church, most of > whom live higher uptown. > The church numbers 480 members, and has perhaps the largest average > attendance of any church in Manchester. The Sunday school enrollment is 867, > the average attendance being 290. The church is strong, and the members, who > were formerly dissentient [sic] over the idea of moving the church, have > become harmonized, and all are working with zealous effort toward the > realization of the project. > > The committee appointed to take a financial census of the church -- > Messrs. C. V. Green, Ell Anderson and Luther Pitman, will meet in about > three weeks' time, when the matter will be thoroughly threshed out and > definite decision arrived at. > > > > By the way, the evening's vaudeville bill at the Casino Theater included > "the Three Keatons, with Master Buster." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VACMANCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Hi Perrie, The bouncing thing turned out to be someone else's address. There was some kind of mix up so hopefully you have received all of your emails. I am going to check the administrator's page again to make sure they got it right since your email got through it is okay. The other email address commander something that actually was bouncing I wil remove. But your email is okay Perrie. I checked that. Sorry for any problem. God bless, Beth -------------- Original message from Perrie Carrow <pfacar@comcast.net>: -------------- > Hi All, > Thank for all the suggestions and links. I'm sorry my e-mail has been > bouncing back; I received an off-list reply from Laura Perry but not > from Beth, I don't know why, unless its because I'm subscribed to the > digest instead of the list. > > I think Methodist must be correct. I went back to the Library of VA > site to find the book on John Hannon (John Hannon, preacher, essayist, > wit, humorist, Christian. Being the recollections, sermons, sketches, > sayings of forty-seven years in the itinerant ministry of the > Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Edited by Mrs. John Hannon and D. > G. C. Butts) and pulled up links to some wedding announcements, all of > which were done by him in Methodist churches. > If anyone has not tried the Library of Congress Chronicling America > site mentioned by Laura - it is a real gem. I've found newspaper > notices of marriages, deaths and news articles of my family from both > the Virginia and D.C. papers that have been digitized there. Since > they cover the time period when Virginia wasn't keeping "official" > records, it has been invaluable in finding out about my g. grandparents. > > I'm excited to check out the other links mentioned in the listings. > Thank you so much for sharing. > > Perrie > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VACMANCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Hi listers, I don't mind some talk about what schools everyone went to but if the subject can be continued off the list if you don't mind. I am not trying to be mean but all of these posts are archived permanently at Rootsweb and we are asked as list administrators to get people to stick to what the list is about even in general. So this list is about Manchester city which was annexed into Richmond in 1910. After 1910 it would be the Richmond city list at VACRICHM I know now I will be jumped on by some of you a bit but I have to ask this. Thank you. God bless, Beth list administrator deliaesther@att.net

Hi listers, I don't midn soem talk about what schools everyone went to but if the subject can be continued off the list if you don't mind. I am not trying to be mean but all of these are archived permanently at Rootsweb and we are asked as list administrators to get people to stick to what the list is about even in general. So this list is about Manchester city which was annexed into Richmond in 1910. After 1910 it would be the Richmond city list at VACRICHM I know now I will be jumped on by some of you a bit but I have to ask this. Thank you. God bless, Beth list administrator deliaesther@att.net

Hi all, There has been a problem with Perrie's email address and the Rootsweb mail system apparently as I am getting two bounces back every single time someone posts an message to the list so there have a been a lot of them. I have written to him off the list to see if we can correct this problem I don't think he has been able to see our messages either. Just wanted to let you know. It makes a mess for the administrator! God bless, Beth

By providence or coincidence, I have just found an article about the Fifth Street Church. I am pasting it below. This IS the one in Manchester, not Richmond, Indiana! Sorry about that earlier slip! ~Laura The times dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 25 June 1906 (image 8, page 8, columns 2-3) http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1906-06-25/ed-1/seq-8/ Forces Church to Move. The Fifth Street Methodist Church congregation is contemplating a move to their newly-purchased lots on the corner of Eighth and Decatur Streets as near in the future as possible, though when that will be cannot yet be decided, as the committee appointed to view the financial status of the church is still to report. That the move will ultimately be made and at a fairly early date is not questioned, as the members of the church and Rev. Mr. McSparran, pastor, realizing that the district in which the church is at present located, will be rapidly merged in the manufacturing center of the town, have decided that the present site will soon be made undesirable for a house of worship in surroundings which will be more or less uncongenial and unsuitable. There had been some talk of purchasing the old church building at Ninth and Hull Streets, near the police station, which was formerly the Central Methodist Church, but the price -- $3,500 -- asked by Mr. Shields, the owner, was beyond the bounds of the church, and the matter was definitely dropped. The new site proposed is thought to be very desirable, as it is generally thought that it will be without the environs of the factory district and more within the center of the members of the church, most of whom live higher uptown. The church numbers 480 members, and has perhaps the largest average attendance of any church in Manchester. The Sunday school enrollment is 867, the average attendance being 290. The church is strong, and the members, who were formerly dissentient [sic] over the idea of moving the church, have become harmonized, and all are working with zealous effort toward the realization of the project. The committee appointed to take a financial census of the church -- Messrs. C. V. Green, Ell Anderson and Luther Pitman, will meet in about three weeks' time, when the matter will be thoroughly threshed out and definite decision arrived at. By the way, the evening's vaudeville bill at the Casino Theater included "the Three Keatons, with Master Buster."

Hi all, There has been a problem with Perrie's email address and the Rootsweb mail system apparently as I am getting two bounces back every single time someone posts an message to the list so there have a been a lot of them. I have written to him off the list to see if we can correct this problem I don't think he has been able to see our messages either. Just wanted to let you know. It makes a mess for the administrator! God bless, Beth

Hi Laura, A great find but I went to check it out and the book is about Richmond, Indiana. I read over the captions on several of the photos. Still a nice book. God bless, Beth -------------- Original message from Laura Perry <keyesperry@gmail.com>: -------------- > There is a photo of Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church at http://books.google.com/books?id=ECDDG9mSGm8C&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=%22fifth+stree t+methodist%22+richmond&source=bl&ots=kH2FWMoVGz&sig=thsK9ysI167XsPlCVvVj8n5Z0-g > &hl=en&ei=ZU9nSu-gKpK3lAfA67HdDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1 > > The building is no longer there. > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 11:26 AM, wrote: > > > Hi Perrie and all, > > Dummy me, I found the book and it is a great book called "A Century with > > Christ" but it is only Christian churches not including then Methodist, > > Baptist, etc. > > > > But stil I have found a website with Manchester city churches listed and do > > not see any other 5th Street church. > > > > Edith gave us a good tip in saying to check the book I don't have the title > > but I will look for the book when I go to LVA this week. > > In her death ntoice you say it says he was her former pastor so perhaps he > > was from another church. > > > > God bless, > > Beth > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > VACMANCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VACMANCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Good work as always Laura! I have been on that LOC site many,many times. They recently added more newspapers. I saw the obit but did not think fo searching it for the paper. Wonder what happened to the church? I just checked the Richmond directory at our house and no Fifth(5th) street church listed under Methodist churches so they either changed their name or denomination or the church does not exist anymore. God bless, Beth -------------- Original message from Laura Perry <keyesperry@gmail.com>: -------------- > Perrie, I found the obituary below (probably the same one you have) at http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1903-05-21/ed-1/seq-2/;words=U > TLEY+Utley > > Fifth-Street Church is mentioned in an article about a Methodist > Ministers Conference at http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034438/1900-11-27/ed-1/seq-6/;words=C > hurch+street+church+Streets+Street+Manchester+CHURCH+churches+Fifth > . > > So I think it is safe to assume that the church was Methodist. > > The site is a great resource. > > Good luck in your search, > > Laura > The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, May 21, 1903, Page 2, column 1 > > THE DEATH OF MRS. UTLEY. > Well-Known Lady Passed Away in Manchester Yesterday. > Mrs. L. D. Utley, after an illness of about ten days, died at her > residence, No. 127 West Seventh Street, yesterday afternoon. She leaves her > husband and four children, the youngest an infant of a four months. > Mrs. Utley was a member of Union Station Church, Richmond, but the > funeral will be from Fifth-Street Church, Manchester at 4 o'clock this > afternoon, the services to be conducted by Rev. John Hannon, her former > pastor. She was beloved by a large circle of friends, and her loss will be > missed. > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Perrie Carrow wrote: > > > Hi, I'm new to the list. Death notice of Mrs. L.D. Utley (presumed > > Emma Williams Utley), my g.grandmother, (May 1903) listed the funeral > > would be held at the Fifth-Street Church, Manchester, by her former > > paster Rev. John Hannon. Does anyone have more information on this > > church and where the records may be? I didn't find it in the catalog > > of the Library of Virginia (although there is a book about Rev. > > Hannon). Manchester families I am researching include William J. > > Williams and Mandeville Pankey Williams, her parents. Thanks for any > > leads. > > Perrie Carrow > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VACMANCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Hi All, Thank for all the suggestions and links. I'm sorry my e-mail has been bouncing back; I received an off-list reply from Laura Perry but not from Beth, I don't know why, unless its because I'm subscribed to the digest instead of the list. I think Methodist must be correct. I went back to the Library of VA site to find the book on John Hannon (John Hannon, preacher, essayist, wit, humorist, Christian. Being the recollections, sermons, sketches, sayings of forty-seven years in the itinerant ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Edited by Mrs. John Hannon and D. G. C. Butts) and pulled up links to some wedding announcements, all of which were done by him in Methodist churches. If anyone has not tried the Library of Congress Chronicling America site mentioned by Laura - it is a real gem. I've found newspaper notices of marriages, deaths and news articles of my family from both the Virginia and D.C. papers that have been digitized there. Since they cover the time period when Virginia wasn't keeping "official" records, it has been invaluable in finding out about my g. grandparents. I'm excited to check out the other links mentioned in the listings. Thank you so much for sharing. Perrie

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I went to Patrick Henry School too. What year did your mother graduate high school? I graduated John Marshall in 1958. I wonder if we were there at the same time. I am 68. Edith On Jul 22, 2009, at 3:59 PM, SALLYLAPIN@aol.com wrote: > My mother attended Bainbridge Jr High also. First Patrick Henry > School, > then Bainbridge, then John Marshall High. Her family attended St. > Luke's > Episcopal Church. Was that St. Luke's on the photo page, now called > Muhammed > Mosque? I think it has seen several different lives since being > deconsecrated as > an Episcopal Church. Does anyone know what happened to the old > stained glass > windows which were removed when St. Luke's was deconsecrated? > Sarah >