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    1. Re: NEED A FAVOR -- OBIT NEEDED!!

    3. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/347.1 Message Board Post: Send a message to them -- you can get the address from their web page (Sue Levy) -- they have volunteers that will make the copies and then they'll bill you (.50/page, I think). I just had them make copies of about 15 articles for me (I can never get over there, either, and I'm relatively close.) Brenda

    08/29/2001 03:34:32
    1. Re: John Timothy Kidwell

    3. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/94.1.1 Message Board Post: No, I do not. I have seen those names though in some postings by Marilyn Kidwell. Check out the Kidwell forum at http://genforum.genealogy.com/kidwell Do you have a John Timothy in your line? I am having problems validating his parents/siblings. My Fairfax County, VA Kidwells are oh-so-elusive!!

    08/29/2001 03:32:35
    1. Re: Fairfax County Wills
    2. Tosca K. Simms

    3. Wills from books dated from 1742-1924 - from Fairfax Circuit Court Archives 4110 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, VA 22030 703-246-4168 Later than that to the same address but to the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in lieu of the Archives. "Janice M. Parker" wrote: > Could someone please tell me where I order wills for Fairfax County. > > ==== VAFAIRFA Mailing List ==== > E-mail List Mom at mailto:[email protected] > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafairfa/ > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

    08/28/2001 04:26:49
    1. Fairfax County Wills
    2. Janice M. Parker

    3. Could someone please tell me where I order wills for Fairfax County.

    08/28/2001 03:56:19
    1. Frye, Schlorb, Killian, Donaldson

    3. Looking for information on the following people: James H. Frye b. 1843 Shendandoah Valley, VA d. bef 1947 Prince George's Co. MD. In 1865 he settled in Washington DC and married Anna Wilhelmina Schlorb. In 1893, James bought the historic Springfield farm in Gunston Neck, Fairfax Co., VA. He farmed there until 1900 when he moved to Seat Pleasant, MD. Anna Wilhelmina Schlorb b. abt 1858 Washington DC, d/o William Schlorb & Mary Killian. Anna died 23 July 1947 Seat Pleasant, MD. James & Anna had the following children: 1. James Henry Jr. b. 23 August 1883 Washington DC d. 29 Dec 1951 Engleside, Fairfax Co. VA. He married Leathy Ellen Schlorb bef 1913. Leathy was b. 22 Aug 1891 Washington DC, d/o George Leonard Schlorb Sr & Mary Ellen Donaldson. She died 23 Sept 1939 Fairfax Co. VA. 2. Ethel M. b. 1884 Washington DC Buried Prospect Hill Cem., Washington DC 3. John C. b. 1888 Washington DC Bur. Prospect Hill Cem. Married Mrs. Grace Killian. Children: Ethel and John C. Jr. b. 1922 Fairfax Co. VA d. 1938 Fairfax Co. VA. Buried Prospect Hill Cem. According to an article in the Rambler Newspaper, dated 29 Aug 1920, John lived on the Springfield farm Gunston Neck, Fairfax Co. VA 4. George - According to an article in the Rambler Newspaper, dated 29 Aug 1920, George was a farmer between Mt. Vernon & Alexandria. 5. Joseph - According to an article in the Rambler Newspaper, dated 29 Aug 1920, Joseph lived in Anacostia. 6. Readus - According to an article in the Rambler Newspaper, dated 29 Aug 1920, Readus lived near his brother, John. I descend from James H. Frye Jr. & Leathy Ellen Schlorb. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much, Ann Welton

    08/28/2001 01:25:59
    1. my GENEALOGY & RESEARCH LINKS has moved to rootsweb
    2. pifox

    3. � http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fox2/homepage.html updated & moved aug,25,2001 from http://sites.netscape.net/INVESTIGATORFOX/homepage �

    08/27/2001 06:01:24
    1. Cemeteries of Fairfax County, VA

    3. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/348 Message Board Post: Here's a great site for anyone looking for ancestors buried in Fairfax County, Virginia. http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/virginia/varoom/cem/index.htm Let me know if this helps anyone.

    08/27/2001 02:55:38
    1. NEED A FAVOR -- OBIT NEEDED!!

    3. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/347 Message Board Post: If anyone is planning a trip to the Virginia Room at the Fairfax Library, would you please do me a big favor? I really need a copy of an obituary. I know which newspaper, page, etc...... Here's the info: FAIRFAX HERALD 5/6/1927 page 2 Otto Andres (lived in Herndon) I would greatly appreciate it. Please email me if anyone can do this for me. Thanks! Holly [email protected]

    08/26/2001 01:23:27
    1. Re: John Timothy Kidwell

    3. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/94.1 Message Board Post: By any chance, do you have a James Lemuel Kidwell ( 1854 - 1915) and/or a Zadock R. Kidwell (1820 - 1895) in your bible? Holly

    08/26/2001 12:56:32
    1. Re: Cockrill / Cockrell / Cockerel

    3. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/338.2 Message Board Post: Hi! I have a Cockerille in my family line..... his name was Alexander Cockerille. He was born about 1812, and married to a Kathryn Rose on December 14, 1842 in Loudon County. Don't know much else about Alexander. Would love if you have any information. I know they had a daughter named Mary Elizabeth, who married a James Lemuel Kidwell on Jan. 24, 1876 in Fairfax co. Holly

    08/26/2001 12:51:12
    1. unscribe ing from Fairfax family list, thanks

    3. In a message dated 8/24/2001 11:31:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << [email protected] >>

    08/25/2001 01:41:28
    1. 8th Grade Test

    3. This is copied from: [email protected]; To: [email protected] 8th Grade Education? Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS. USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam Salina, KS -1895 Grammar (Time, 1 hour) 1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters. 2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications. 3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph. 4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie, lay and run. 5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case. 6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation. 7 -10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts./bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare? 4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per meter? 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods? 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided. 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607; 1620;1800;1849;1865 Orthography (Time, 1 hour) 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication? 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals? 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'. 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule. 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. 9. Use the following correctly in sentences, cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. Geography (Time, 1 hour) 1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? 4. Describe the mountains of North America. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Heca, Yukno, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each. 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. Gives the saying "she/he only had an 8th grade education" (when speaking of an early 20th century person) a whole new meaning.

    08/25/2001 07:41:29
    1. Re: FAIRFAX Co, VA

    3. Hi, > I thought this was a Fairfax County, VA list....Why all this talk about > FAIRFAX Family somewhere other than Fairfax County > Because the FAIRFAX family we are discussing is the family that the county of Fairfax was named after and one of the branches moved across the mountains to what is now WV. Also because some of the newer Fairfax Family researches may find that they tie into the WV branch of the FAIRFAX FAMILY of FAIRFAX CO., VA Judy in Ohio but always a Mountaineer WRIGHT, PELL, FAIRFAX, PHILLIPS, PYLES, PILES, MILLER, MITTER all of WV / VA

    08/24/2001 07:09:24
    1. Re: FAIRFAX Co, VA

    3. I thought this was a Fairfax County, VA list....Why all this talk about FAIRFAX Family somewhere other than Fairfax County Cheryl Davis-Holman [email protected] Researching....... Davis, Vogt/Fite, Duncan, Laurance, Scott of TN Wilson, Saylors/Sailus of Ireland/Scotland/GA Holman, Walter/s, Meador of Missouri/CA Crespo, Sanchez, Martinez, Garcia of Spain/CA

    08/24/2001 04:31:41
    1. FAIRFAX Co, VA
    2. Fairfax, Dan

    3. ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!??? If it were not for Lord Thomas FAIRFAX, 6th ... you probably would be an Indian, no reflection on them "Native Americans" ...{:) ...!!! Have a great weekend ... maybe you should take up a different hoppy?! Dana Stuart Fairfax, Esq. ================================== -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 9:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FAIRFAX Co, VA I thought this was a Fairfax County, VA list....Why all this talk about FAIRFAX Family somewhere other than Fairfax County Cheryl Davis-Holman [email protected] Researching....... Davis, Vogt/Fite, Duncan, Laurance, Scott of TN Wilson, Saylors/Sailus of Ireland/Scotland/GA Holman, Walter/s, Meador of Missouri/CA Crespo, Sanchez, Martinez, Garcia of Spain/CA ==== VAFAIRFA Mailing List ==== E-mail List Mom at mailto:[email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafairfa/ ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

    08/24/2001 04:30:00
    1. unsubscribe

    3. --part1_7a.19b41f7d.28b6d493_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/23/2001 4:12:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << [email protected] >>[email protected] --part1_7a.19b41f7d.28b6d493_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yh05.mx.aol.com (rly-yh05.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.37]) by air-yh04.mail.aol.com (v80.17) with ESMTP id MAILINYH410-0823161212; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:12:12 2000 Received: from lists2.rootsweb.com (lists2.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.32]) by rly-yh05.mx.aol.com (v80.17) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYH59-0823161146; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:11:46 -0400 Received: (from [email protected]) by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id f7NKAoR27052; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:10:50 -0600 Resent-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:10:50 -0600 X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Thu Aug 23 14:10:48 2001 Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "Fairfax, Dan" <[email protected]> Old-To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Old-Cc: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Fairfax Family - Virginia, WV, North Carolina 1750 - 1850's Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:07:17 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/287 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Micajah is a biblical name ...{:) Like the Hezekiah FAIRFAX from the Protestant Maryland FAIRFAX folks ...{:). Also the Fairfax Society of England indicates either Maryland Branch or Virginia Branch of Fairfax folks are North American immigrants before 1850's. Allen FAIRFAX, my cousin from Fair Bluff, NC Columbus County origins went to England in July, 2001, so I am awaiting his story ...{:). Micajah Fairfax, 1800 Bladen County, NC Census was possibly married to a Lady JERNIGAN. The FAIRFAX and JERNIGAN and STRICKLAND and ANDERSON folks bounced around both Columbus County, NC and Horry County, SC in the 1800's and remnants of all Family Names remain in the counties today ...{:). Maybe sumpin' will turn up in a yard sale one year?! ...{:). Judy and I have shared FAIRFAX FAMILY WEB SITE stuff ... please keep me in your loop!!!! .... {:) THANKS!!! "Cousin Dan Fairfax" Nashville, Tennessee [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ==================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fairfax Family - Virginia, WV, North Carolina 1750 - 1850's I've been looking though my stuff and don't catch the name Micjah. You'd think with a name like that it wouldn't be a brick wall. Have you been in contact with Judy Davis? She's got a lot of Fairfax info. Her e-mail is [email protected] Keep me posted on any info you might get. ==== VAFAIRFA Mailing List ==== E-mail List Mom at mailto:[email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafairfa/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB --part1_7a.19b41f7d.28b6d493_boundary--

    08/23/2001 11:50:11
    1. RE: Fairfax Family - Virginia, WV, North Carolina 1750 - 1850's
    2. Fairfax, Dan

    3. Micajah is a biblical name ...{:) Like the Hezekiah FAIRFAX from the Protestant Maryland FAIRFAX folks ...{:). Also the Fairfax Society of England indicates either Maryland Branch or Virginia Branch of Fairfax folks are North American immigrants before 1850's. Allen FAIRFAX, my cousin from Fair Bluff, NC Columbus County origins went to England in July, 2001, so I am awaiting his story ...{:). Micajah Fairfax, 1800 Bladen County, NC Census was possibly married to a Lady JERNIGAN. The FAIRFAX and JERNIGAN and STRICKLAND and ANDERSON folks bounced around both Columbus County, NC and Horry County, SC in the 1800's and remnants of all Family Names remain in the counties today ...{:). Maybe sumpin' will turn up in a yard sale one year?! ...{:). Judy and I have shared FAIRFAX FAMILY WEB SITE stuff ... please keep me in your loop!!!! .... {:) THANKS!!! "Cousin Dan Fairfax" Nashville, Tennessee [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ==================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fairfax Family - Virginia, WV, North Carolina 1750 - 1850's I've been looking though my stuff and don't catch the name Micjah. You'd think with a name like that it wouldn't be a brick wall. Have you been in contact with Judy Davis? She's got a lot of Fairfax info. Her e-mail is [email protected] Keep me posted on any info you might get.

    08/23/2001 09:07:17
    1. Fairfax Family - Virginia, WV, North Carolina 1750 - 1850's
    2. Fairfax, Dan

    3. AWESOME!!!! THANKS!!! Did any of these FAIRFAX folks trickle down to North Carolina? Our Brick Wall is Micajah Fairfax, 1800 Bladen County, NC Census ... who were his parents and his wife and his siblings ...{:) ...???? .... "Ouch*&^%$#@!...there's that brick wall again! Dan Fairfax Nashville, Tennessee [email protected] =================== -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 2:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FAIRFAX Family Cemetery Records This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/112.124.123.147.2.2 Message Board Post: Hi Arthur- Gen Buckner Fairfax was the son of Col. John Fairfax and Mary "Mollie" Byrne. Col John Fairfax was the Superintendent of Washington's Mt.Vernon estate. He left Prince William County and went to Preston County about 1790. He was Justice, Sheriff and Colonel of the Militia as well as represented Preston in the Virginia Legislature. His son, Buckner was born March 30, 1798. Buckner also represented Preston in the Virginia House of Delegates for many years. He was General of the 10th Brigade, 3rd Division Virginia Militia. He married Rebecca Parsons of Romney, VA on March 30, 1828. He died March 30, 1880 at Cranberry Summit, W.Va.. (Yes it all happend on March 30ths). Buckner's siblings with Mary Byrne were: George William Fairfax William Fairfax John Fairfax, Jr. Mary Byrne Fairfax After Mary Byrne Fairfax died, John Fairfax married Anne Franklin. Buckners half-siblings were Frances B.F. Fairfax Elizabeth Loid Fairfax (Betsey) George Washington Fairfax Chloe Ann Fairfax His half brother, Frances B.F. Fairfax was the mother of Harriet Virginia Caroline Fairfax (my great grandmother). She married Charles Mercer Brown (my great grandfather) Our connection: we share the same great, great great grandfather (Col John Fairfax) Hope this helps! ==== VAFAIRFA Mailing List ==== E-mail List Mom at mailto:[email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafairfa/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

    08/23/2001 08:41:40
    1. Re: FAIRFAX Family Cemetery Records

    3. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/112.124.123.147.2.2 Message Board Post: Hi Arthur- Gen Buckner Fairfax was the son of Col. John Fairfax and Mary "Mollie" Byrne. Col John Fairfax was the Superintendent of Washington's Mt.Vernon estate. He left Prince William County and went to Preston County about 1790. He was Justice, Sheriff and Colonel of the Militia as well as represented Preston in the Virginia Legislature. His son, Buckner was born March 30, 1798. Buckner also represented Preston in the Virginia House of Delegates for many years. He was General of the 10th Brigade, 3rd Division Virginia Militia. He married Rebecca Parsons of Romney, VA on March 30, 1828. He died March 30, 1880 at Cranberry Summit, W.Va.. (Yes it all happend on March 30ths). Buckner's siblings with Mary Byrne were: George William Fairfax William Fairfax John Fairfax, Jr. Mary Byrne Fairfax After Mary Byrne Fairfax died, John Fairfax married Anne Franklin. Buckners half-siblings were Frances B.F. Fairfax Elizabeth Loid Fairfax (Betsey) George Washington Fairfax Chloe Ann Fairfax His half brother, Frances B.F. Fairfax was the mother of Harriet Virginia Caroline Fairfax (my great grandmother). She married Charles Mercer Brown (my great grandfather) Our connection: we share the same great, great great grandfather (Col John Fairfax) Hope this helps!

    08/23/2001 07:02:14
    1. Re: FAIRFAX Family Cemetery Records

    3. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SBC.2ACI/112.124.123.147.2.1 Message Board Post: HI, Welcome to the Fairfaxes of WV. I have Buckner son of Col. John and Mary (Mollie) Byrne Fairfax of Preston Co. WV I also have Buckner son of William and Elizabeth Sypolt Fairfax. I beleive you are looking for the son of Col. John Fairfax. Please email me at [email protected] because Buckner's father, Col. John was my 3x great Uncle and I have most of the family tree plus a picture of his tombstone. Judy in Ohio but always a Mountaineer

    08/23/2001 05:51:58