SHIRLEY, EVERY TING I SEND TO YOU IS BEING RETURNED TO ME. HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU. KNOW YOU ARE READING THE FAUQUIER E-MAIL. SONDRA On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:36:24 +0100 "Shirley Simms" <Smsimms45@btinternet.com> writes: > This email was sent to me, looks interesting, > > Shirley > Subject: New Shenandoah Valley Virginia Data > > > > > MyTrees.com Announces a comprehensive Shenandoah Valley, Virginia > database now on-line. > > > > Mytrees.com and the late Duane L. Borden have teamed up to bring to > you 184,400 newly extracted names from Shenandoah County, Virginia > Cemetery Records. MyTrees.com was selected by the family of Duane L. > Borden to place their father's entire 12 book collection on-line. > This set of genealogy manuscripts consist of over 30 years of his > personal grave site and land records research. We have scanned and > indexed all 6089 pages from the 12 hand typed manuscripts. We just > finished indexing this valuable data collection and have placed it > on line for your research convenience. > > Research the Borden Family archive at MyTrees.com > > These Records are also found within United States, Virginia Records > > > Summary of Indexed Documents. > > Book 1 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, Toms Brook and vicinity, Shenandoah County, > Virginia" - 308 pages, 17 cemeteries, 3,500 names published on 17 > February 1982. > > Book 2 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, Strasburg and vicinity, Shenandoah County, > Virginia" - 370 pages, 10 cemeteries, 5,600 names published on 29 > March 1982. > > Book 3 > "Tombstone inscriptions, Woodstock and Fort Valley vicinities, > Shenandoah County, Virginia" - 460 pages, 248 cemeteries, 9,000 > names published on 4 May 1983. 42 cemeteries were copied in Page > County Virginia. > > Book4 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, Woodstock Virginia and vicinity" - 456 > pages, 24 large cemeteries, 12,114 names published on 11 October > 1983. > > Book 5 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, Shenandoah and Page counties of Virginia" > -360 pages , 141 cemeteries, 8,140 names published on 14 June 1984. > 34 cem-eteries were copied in Page County Virginia. > > Book6 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, New Market, Mt. Jackson, and Edinburg > vic-inities, Shenandoah County, Virginia" - 493 pages, 17 large > cemeteries, 13,000 names published on 31 July 1984. > > Book 7 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal > Virginia, and other Warren County Virginia vicinities" - 495 pages, > 22 cemeteries -13,000 names published on 19 Aug 1985. > > Book 8 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, Shenandoah County Virginia and bordering > counties Frederick, Rockingham, Warren, Fauquier, Rappahannock, and > Hardy Co. West Virginia"-348 pages, 130 cemeteries, 7,000 names > published on 27 May 1986. > > Book 9 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, Page County Virginia" - 488 pages, 76 > cemeteries all copied in Page County, Virginia, 12,000 names > published on 25 August 1986. > > Book 10 > "Marriages, Shenandoah County Virginia, 1850-1882" - 732 pages, > 4,000 marriages, 36,000 names, added genealogy, biographies of > ministers, facsimiles of various marriage documents, published on 22 > Oct 1987. > > Book 11 > "Marriages, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1882-1915" - 5,000 > marriages, 1,126 pages, 55,000 names, 10,000 brides and grooms, > 20,000 names of parents, 6,000 tombstone inscriptions and the > locations of the cem-eteries. Much genealogy is included, published > on 9 July 1990. > > Book 12 > "Tombstone Inscriptions, Page County Virginia - Volume II", 453 > pages, 197 cemeteries, 10,000 names published on 12 Oct 1991 > > Background reading on families living in Shenandoah Valley. > > A significant number of US families can trace their early roots back > to the Shenandoah Valley area. Population pressures from this area > were due primarily to the very large families of that time frame, > and to the constant partitioning of previously large landed estates > by heirs-at-law of deceased land owners, who petitioned the probate > court for partitions of the landed estates to obtain their lawful > shares. > > This partitioning system after two or three generations succeeded in > turning the large landed estates into very small lots and tracts > which would not sustain a large family. Four hundred (400 ) acre > land grants used to be a common quantity in a great many of the > early grants. This situation resulted in only a few members of each > family remaining behind in the Valley, and this same situation > exists today, as the lots and tracts are still very small, and as > soon as the youths of the Valley graduate from High school, they > leave the Valley to receive higher education, to marry, and to earn > a living for themselves and family in areas that have more > opportunities for them, and most of them never return, especially to > be buried, as they usually purchase burial lots where they raise > their family There are no large cities in the lower Valley of > Virginia, and very little industry , either light or heavy. > Therefore, most of the 184,400 names in this index are the older > residents, and t! > he parents of the young people who have left the Valley. > > Research this valuable archive at MyTrees.com > > These Records are also found within United States, Virginia Records > > > Best of luck in your research > Michael Andrews > MyTrees.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! 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