Hi Jack, I was responding to the List about Ross Cemetery, that I had a little info on John A. Reynolds. There is some confusion on his middle name although it does start with an "A". He was born 20 Mar 1831 at Sinking Greek, Craig County. His parents were James Reynolds and Catherine "Katie" Caldwell. His grandparents were John Reynolds and Susannah Taylor. On 24 Oct 1855 in Craig County John A. married Lucinda Ann Snodgrass, born 04 Dec 1834 (stone says 1836). Her parents were Caleb Snodgrass and Mary C. Huffman. They had 9 children: Oscar Reynolds- never married George Alexander Reynolds - m Christine Huffman John A. Reynolds Jr - m Mary Susan Clanahan Fannie M Reynolds - m Daniel Jonathon McGlothlin Mary Jane "Mollie" Reynolds - m Shade Ferrel Amanda Catherine Reynolds - m Dahl Green Surface Lucy Ann Reynolds - never married Winona Elizabeth "Betty" Reynolds - m George Franklin Keen Charles Milton Reynolds - m Clara T. Keen John A. Reynolds died 13 Sep 1885 and was buring in the Ross Cemetery. He served in the Confederate Army. Pat Barnes Marietta, Ohio ________________________________________________________ Jack Nida wrote: > Pat, > Is the John A. Reynolds you are looking for b.1831 and married Lucinda > Ann Snodgrass? > Jack Nida > Jonesboro, GA > >

Dear Folks, (And Rena, whose email address I thought I had bookmarked), I have now got a few more photos from Rena's mother to put into the Craig County Residents (buried inside and outside the county) Page at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/3270/ It will be a couple or a few days before I get them up there. A note to Rena... One of the inscriptions is mostly visible, but a bit of it I can't read. If you can let me know what it says... It is about this life not having much to offer... One other I do not see anything at all in the way of an inscription, and it is blocked by things... Thanks for sending them. I will scan them, take care of them, and return them. Vince

In a message dated 6/10/99 7:04:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vsummers@nrao.edu writes: << i! I do not list a John A. REYNOLDS as such, but may have him unknowingly. Here are my REYNOLDS. Let me know if you find any connection: Awdrey James Ballard Watson - I have Ballard Watson Reynolds maried to Ann Mariah Ruble - with 6 kids = no dates Bennett J. - have him maried to Pricilla Caldwell - 4 kids no dates Bernie F. Byron Wade Charles Rufus Claris D. Ella May - have her married to Hezzie Ohmer Caldwell - with one child Emma Lee Ethel M. Eugenia Caroline (Carrie) Haden Francis Howard Clinton James Floyd James Lewis James Samuel John E. - He married Sarah Leffell John Edward Francis Lester Demetrius - married to Kate Pharr Sizer - 4 kids some dates Lester W. Margaret J. - married to John P. Looney - 1 child Mary M. Minnie E. - married to Howard Baugh - no dates Roswell Oscar Ruth L. Virginia Ann - married to Cecil Dewey Looney - only marriage date Virginia E. Walter Monroe William Elder I can provide more data if you think there may be any connection. Please help me also. And one way would be to help with any middle names. I especially treasure these as guarantors of identification. Vince Vince, if you can add to the ones I have or I can give you anything Please let me know - Steve

Vince, I also have John E. Reynolds married to Sarah S. Leffel three children: 1: Virginia E. Reynolds - married James washington Ruble 2: Elvira C. eynolds - married Archie C. Abbott 3: John E.F. Reynolds - married Margaret Lipes Steve

I have Julia Ann and Samuel Moses Lipes with 5 children but no dates - Steve

I have a John Kessler - born November 23,1788 - june 28,1861 married to Elizabeth Houseman - Sugust 12,1796 - March 1,1885, with one child, Lewis Kessler married on October 13,1853 to Mary Elizabeth Trenor with more information as Mary Elizabeth Trenor was a sister to my great grandfather - Steve

I have a John A. Reynolds married to Martha Ann Rebecca Ruble is that the one - Steve

Pat, Is the John A. Reynolds you are looking for b.1831 and married Lucinda Ann Snodgrass? His grandfather was also John A. b.24 May 1780 so not sure which you are looking for. Have a little on them so let me know what you need. Jack Nida Jonesboro, GA Ted & Pat wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > I am researching a John A. Reynolds who is in this Ross Cemetery, if anyone has > any info on him? I am happy to share the little I have. > > Thanks, > Pat Barnes > Marietta, Ohio > ______________________________________________ > > SA1949@aol.com wrote: > > > jackie > > No I am not a Ross, it just so happens that I have a lot of kinfolk buried in > > the Ross Cemetery. Steve > > > > ==== VACRAIG Mailing List ==== > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > ...........................CRAIG MAILING LIST.......................... > > To unsubscribe from the VA CRAIG List, send a message to the following: > > VACRAIG-L-request@rootsweb.com with ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the > > body of the message. Your request will be processed automatically. So > > please be sure that this is the ONLY thing that appears in the body. If > > you're sending a signature file along it will cause it to fail. THANKS > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

I think we must be connected... If not, we are skating around each other! How could it be we can have all these surnames in common and not connect? I think we must be. Can you accept GEDCOM files? Yes, please, by all means, do that research! Thanks, Vince Jackie Downen wrote: > > Hi, I have Virginia Lipes, Marilyn Ruble, Sarah Reynolds, Virginia (Lipes) > Reynolds. Think there's a connection here? None of the John's matched. Let > me know I'll do further research. Jackie Downen jjd@uia.net

Hi, I have Virginia Lipes, Marilyn Ruble, Sarah Reynolds, Virginia (Lipes) Reynolds. Think there's a connection here? None of the John's matched. Let me know I'll do further research. Jackie Downen jjd@uia.net

Vince -- I can give you all the gory details on how the 2 lines were related. Lewis HOUSEMAN was uncle of Samuel L. and Julia Ann Houseman. Samuel and Julia Ann's father was Peter Houseman, brother of this Lewis (there were a couple Lewis Housemans, but they weren't father & son). Peter and Lewis' father was Christian Houseman, who was the first Houseman in Botetourt County. He deeded land for Brick Union church (which I understand from other researchers is no longer in existence) and is believed to be buried in the old Brick Union cemetery with his wife Eve Reichert Houseman. Note...most of the Botetourt county Housemans actually spelled the name HOUSMAN. My 2-great grandfather, who was Samuel L. Houseman, married Martha Jane Lipes, sister of Samuel Moses Lipes, and moved further south, first to Carroll County with brothers William and Jeremiah, then around the Civil war or soon thereafter, he moved to Wythe County where he lived out near Crockett. Samuel is buried in Mt. Ephraim Methodist Church cemetery, and we believe his wife Martha is buried there also (although there is no stone...) --jsl ----- Original Message ----- From: Vincent Edward Summers <vsummers@nrao.edu> To: <VACRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 9:04 PM Subject: [VACRAIG-L] More detail on my few HOUSEMAN's... > Not sure if the former letter by Jackie was addressed to me or to > someone else, but here is the bit of info I have... > > LEWIS HOUSEMAN, b. October 5, 1803; d. August 20, 1885 > married > MARTHA THRASHER, b. October 1, 1813; d. February 22, 1884 > > Notes: > Virginia Marriage Index 1740-1850 gives a Mariah Thrasher married to > Lewis Houseman, December 4, 1837, Botetourt, Virginia. > > My other HOUSEMAN's: > > JULIA ANN HOUSEMAN, b. July 29, 1837; d. May 7, 1900 > married November 22, 1855 in Botetourt, > SAMUEL MOSES LIPES, b. Sept. 6, 1834, Botetourt; d. Nov. 15, 1906 > > I have issue for these... Inquire if desired... > > JULIA ANN HOUSEMAN was the sister of SAMUEL L. HOUSEMAN > > I do not know how the two branches are connected, if they are. > I would love to know if anyone knows! > > Thanks, > Vince > >

Here are my John's, Jackie. If the dates match, please let me know. I can accept any size mail attachment, can open FTW files, GEDCOM, or am happy to receive an exported .rtf file. I mostly do not like .doc files, though. Too proprietary. Still, I can take care of it at work if that is all you have... John E. Reynolds married Sarah, and had issue: Virginia E. Reynolds who was b. Aug. 20, 1861, and married James Washington RUBLE. John Edward Francis Reynolds, b. Sept. 28, 1870, d. Feb. 28, 1917; married Maggie Arizona LIPES. I have more. Vince Jackie Downen wrote: I have John Alex Reynolds, John Marion, John Hale John Alexander and plain John.

Not sure if the former letter by Jackie was addressed to me or to someone else, but here is the bit of info I have... LEWIS HOUSEMAN, b. October 5, 1803; d. August 20, 1885 married MARTHA THRASHER, b. October 1, 1813; d. February 22, 1884 Notes: Virginia Marriage Index 1740-1850 gives a Mariah Thrasher married to Lewis Houseman, December 4, 1837, Botetourt, Virginia. My other HOUSEMAN's: JULIA ANN HOUSEMAN, b. July 29, 1837; d. May 7, 1900 married November 22, 1855 in Botetourt, SAMUEL MOSES LIPES, b. Sept. 6, 1834, Botetourt; d. Nov. 15, 1906 I have issue for these... Inquire if desired... JULIA ANN HOUSEMAN was the sister of SAMUEL L. HOUSEMAN I do not know how the two branches are connected, if they are. I would love to know if anyone knows! Thanks, Vince

Hi, Thanks again, can't wait for the info on Kesslers and Housemans! Will be waiting to hear from you. Sorry about your knee surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Jackie Downen jjd@uia.net

Jackie -- Have lots on HOUSEMANs although a bit scarce on the Botetourt Housemans in this century only (lots earlier). I live right now in Colorado Springs, but am moving to Northern Virginia in early August. Once I'm settled there, I hope to go down to Botetourt County this fall for a weekend. It'll be a few days before I can send you anything. I'm having knee surgery tomorrow and will be out of pocket part of next week. I also have a lot of KESSLER info and some GIVEN info I can share. --jsl ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Downen <jjd@uia.net> To: <VACRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [VACRAIG-L] Steve please contact me about Ross Cemetery > Hi, How wonderful to find a cousin! Yes, would love any information on the > Houseman's and also the Givens! My ancestorial chart was almost > filled...but, nothing on William Ross and Margaret Kessler. Do you know > anything about the Black family? Am told this line goes back to Royality! > (along with several other family members)... Glad to hear from you look > forward to your email. Plan a trip to West Va. perhaps shortly, want to > search a few grave yards. I live in the desert region of (east) San Diego, > Ca. where are you? Jackie Downen jjd@uia.net > >

Hi, Thank you for your email. I have John Alex Reynolds, John Marion, John Hale John Alexander and plain John. Can look these up for you if anything matches! Jackie Downen jjd@uia.net West Va.

Here are my few Housemans... Julia Ann b. July 29, 1837 Lewis b. Oct. 5, 1803 Samuel L. I have, I am sure, a bit more data, but I just list the names in the Index of Individuals from my Family Treemaker software, for now. Vince Jennifer Lyon wrote: > I'm doing research on the HOUSEMANs and any and all descendents I can find.

Hi, How wonderful to find a cousin! Yes, would love any information on the Houseman's and also the Givens! My ancestorial chart was almost filled...but, nothing on William Ross and Margaret Kessler. Do you know anything about the Black family? Am told this line goes back to Royality! (along with several other family members)... Glad to hear from you look forward to your email. Plan a trip to West Va. perhaps shortly, want to search a few grave yards. I live in the desert region of (east) San Diego, Ca. where are you? Jackie Downen jjd@uia.net

Hi! I do not list a John A. REYNOLDS as such, but may have him unknowingly. Here are my REYNOLDS. Let me know if you find any connection: Awdrey James Ballard Watson Bennett J. Bernie F. Byron Wade Charles Rufus Claris D. Ella May Emma Lee Ethel M. Eugenia Caroline (Carrie) Haden Francis Howard Clinton James Floyd James Lewis James Samuel John E. John Edward Francis Lester Demetrius Lester W. Margaret J. Mary M. Minnie E. Roswell Oscar Ruth L. Virginia Ann Virginia E. Walter Monroe William Elder I can provide more data if you think there may be any connection. Please help me also. And one way would be to help with any middle names. I especially treasure these as guarantors of identification. Vince

Jackie -- Are you descended from Mary Jane Ross? Her mother Margaret Kessler was a daughter of John Kessler and Elizabeth HOUSEMAN. Elizabeth HOUSEMAN is a very distant great aunt of mine. I'm doing research on the HOUSEMANs and any and all descendents I can find. I have children's names & some spouses for Mary Jane and Isaiah Givens, but am always interested in more... especially if it means I get to find new cousins. --jsl ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Downen <jjd@uia.net> To: <VACRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [VACRAIG-L] Steve please contact me about Ross Cemetery > Hi, Are you a Ross? Hope so, am curious about a Mary Jane Ross, b. June 25, > 1845. d. Sept.7, 1925; Married to..Isaiah C. "ZAR" Givens. Would like to > know about Mary Jane Ross and her parents; William Ross ands Margaret > "Peggy" Kessler. Williams parents; James Ross and Jenny Black. Does > anything gell with your family tree? Thank you. Jackie Downen jjd@uia.net > >