Sorry, previous message didn't send as it should. So I'll bore you one more time It's kind of like an application form. Year : 1896 Date_place_type : 02-12-1896 at the bride's parents', Floyd Co., VA by Noah Reed. Image : FCVA1896_00016. His Last : Akers His Last Sort: Aker His First : James M. Her Last : Slusher Her Last Sort : Slusher Her First : Lena His Note : He 37 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Preston & Elizabeth Akers. Her Note : She 27 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o F.M. & (blank) Slusher. His entered into Families of Floyd Co., VA : No Her entered into Families of Floyd Co., VA: No

Tee Hee! Yes I did! When I finally met Mr. Peters, County Clerk, in person & introduce myself as that crazy woman from WI who was driving Paul & his staff nuts they all admitted they thought I had gone a bit overboard. But due to the Male Marriage Index that Paul copied & sent to me I had a real good start on my database. Then, late last fall Rena made me an offer I could not refuse. She had copied the actual documents off microfilm from the library of VA, copied these on to disk & offered copies to me if I had time to "transcribe" them. (I made time!!!) It's not a word for word transcription though. I put the information into data fields that can be sorted & assembled any way one wants. This is an example of one I just entered: Year Date_place_type Image His Last His Last Sort His First Her Last Her Last Sort Her First His Note Her Note His F_FCVA Her F_FCVA 1896 02-12-1896 at the bride's parents', Floyd Co., VA by Noah Reed. FCVA1896_00016. Akers Aker James M. Slusher Slusher Lena He 37 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Preston & Elizabeth Akers. She 27 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o F.M. & (blank) Slusher. No No This is why it is so easy for me to look up the record or the actual image. Also why it's so easy to share these same images by using the index number. Enough of this boring stuff but you can probably tell I do love databases!! Barb R. ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Floyd County Marriages > Jerry, > You are correct on how much info Barb Reininger has compiled on FCVA > people...she kept me busy for a good while running to the courthouse and > making copiies of marriage records to mail to her for transcription... > Paul > > keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Jerry, You are correct on how much info Barb Reininger has compiled on FCVA people...she kept me busy for a good while running to the courthouse and making copiies of marriage records to mail to her for transcription... Paul keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul

I've been talking to (emailing) Barb Reininger, who publishes the marriage records on her web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/zz_main_contents.htm. I didn't fully realize the effort she has expended, with the help of Rena Worthen. I'm amazed at the amount of information that Barb has compiled. You regulars probably know, but for those of you who don't, I want you to know what an outstanding resource this is, and that you should check it out. Thanks, Barb Jerry Lester

Pastor Ric, Would you happen to be June Collins' Pastor Ric from Radford??? Kat Fulcher On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Pastor Ric < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you. Missed you this morning. > > Pastor Ric > <>< > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VAFLOYD] Early History of Methodism in Floyd > > This is long so I will try to send it in two parts. It may contain info > that is useful to someone. > -------- > > Early History of Methodism Given > > The Floyd Press > July 1, 1976 > > > America has experienced three great historic religious awakenings 1734, > 1800 and 1858 respectively. Some pre-sent day religious leaders seem to > think there is much evidence to show that our country may be entering a > fourth Great Awakening of religious interest. > > It is believed that during the second period of religious movement that > Methodism moved into the area which is now Floyd County. As the people moved > into the unset-tled hill country they brought with them a culture which > included certain religious be-liefs. Since Methodism had its origin in > England through the inspiration and leadership of John Wesley and others > their followers were chiefly English speaking groups. > > In 1811, when the Rev. John J. Miller, a Lutheran Missio-nary was traveling > in the area of what is now Floyd County he made the following entry in his > Journals of (he Missionary Of Virginia; "the English people are here, as in > most parts of our country, a divided people - Baptist, Methodist and > Presbyterian and no regular minister among them." > > >From the various early writings there is much evidence to lead one to > believe that there were many early religious groups organized in Floyd. They > worshipped in various types of buildings as barns, school buildings and the > home long before the first churches were constructed. In many cases more > than one denomination used the same building. > > Bennetts history of Methodism in Virginia states that Thomas and Samuel > Kennerly, Methodist itine-rants preached in Christiansburg about the > beginning of the nineteenth century. They are believed to be the first > Methodist ministers to preach in Montgomery County, which then embraced all > of Floyd County. > > The Rev. Lorenzo Dow was one of the most colorful figures in Methodism. > According to tradition, he preached at Major Goodson's at a place known as > Turtle Rock. This is considered the starting point of Methodism in > Floyd County. It is known that the same Rev. Dow preached in the camp > meetings as early as 1804. He was a most forceful speaker. Francis Hogan. as > a small boy, heard him preach to some soldiers of the War of 1812 on the > town square in Christiansburg. Even though he was only five or six years old > he grew up with vivid memories of the experience. > > This same Francis Hogan came to Floyd County from Montgomery County to live > in 1837. According to court, records he is listed as a leader in > establishing one or more churches in the early history of the county. > > A deed dated Oct. 26, 1837 was made by Henry Link and his wife. Polly, to > these Trustees: George Godby, Henry Link, William Thomp-son., Jacob > Douthat and Francis Hogan for the sum of $1.00. .... "in trust for who may > be called upon or sent to preach agreeably the Metho-dist Discipline." The > site is still marked by the grave of Henry Link. This location is in Little > River District, north of EI-Tenedor on State Road 608. > > This is believed to be the site of Friendship Church. It is also thought to > be the first attempt by the Methodist to construct a church building in (he > newly organized county. > > The Methodist and Lutheran had joint ownership. Destitute circumstances > during the Civil War period kept the Church from flourishing. The > mem-bership was later absorbed in the Stonewall Congregation. Some of the > members were William McNeil and daughters. Lydia, Nannie and Jane. > > The camp meetings of the 1800's still flourished and the fruits of them are > yet seen today in many families. The first camp meeting was held in Floyd > County about 1833 or 34 on the land of George Goody Koontz (William > Goody Koontz lived there later). The second and third were held on (he farm > of Joseph Kennerly who was an older brother of the Rev. Samuel Kennerly. > These were in the neighbor-hood of the Falling Branch Church. The seventh > and eighth were held in the east end of the county near Locust Grove. > > The first Methodist con-gregation organized in the more eastern part of > the county was Iddings Chapel in the Locust Grove community. It is believed > to have been an outgrowth of the camp meet-ings. The exact facts are not > known. . > > The legendary story says that the church services were held in a log > tobacco barn on the land of Henry Iddings. The land was later owned by the > late G. W. King and then by his son, the late Albert F. King. > > After 1850 or the third great awakening there was some movement in the > county to establish more Methodist churches. Early court records .examined > show that leaders for (his movement were Francis Hogan and son Abram Hogan. > George Godby, George Goodykoontz, Joseph Kennerly. Isaac Goodykoontz, > Samuel Dobyns. > > Court record verify that the church in the town of Floyd. then known as > Jacksonville, had its beginning in 1854. A deed was recorded in the Clerk's > office of Floyd County June 16. 1854 in which Henry J. Jones conveyed one > parcel of land to Francis Hogan, James B. Headen, ___ Clark and Hamilton, > Trustees. "For use of the Methodist Episcopal Church South so long as said > ground shall remain within bounds of a conference recog-nized by said church > or relation to the Baltimore Conference." The earliest pastor recorded was > the Rev. Bland. In 1860 the foundation was laid for erection of a church. > The building was not completed at this time. Local history states that the > incom-plete structure was used for storage of hay during the Civil War. > > On June 15, 1867 Andrew Stephens and wife, Mira. granted to Trustees: > Francis Hogan, Samuel Dobyns, Nel-son B. Stimpson, Abram Hogan and Calohill > M. Stigleman "one parallelogram of land for church erected and not yet > finished." The church building was erected by Henry Dillon, completed in > 1871 and dedicated in 1872. This church ; building has been replaced by the > present United Methodist Church on Main Street com-pleted in 1966. The first > service was held in July 1966. > > The court records show that on June 15. 1854 Robert and Margaret Caldwell > as grantors deeded for $1.00 to the following Trustees: William Litton, > Lewis Weeks, Isaac Goodykoontz and David Howell - "to hold in trust for use > of the Methodist Episcopal Church South one lot of land on Indian Creek and > Greasy Creek to be used as a place of religious worship and a school house." > > No records are available as to the use of this building for a church. > > In some communities more than one denomination shared in the construction > and use of the church building. One church of this type was; > > Bethlehem shared jointly by the Methodist and Lutheran. In the deed dated > Jan. 1. 1857 Peter S. Moore of Raleigh County and James T. Law-rence, George > Epperly, Jacob E. Lawrence, Benjamin Phlegar, John Basham, Nathan Basham, > Samuel Dobyns are named trustees for the Luthe-ran and Methodist church. > > In 1890 another deed. was recorded for the same church in which trustees > are named for three congregations in the Bethlehem church as follows: For > Methodist Episcopal Church South. James E. Lawrence and James A. Sowers; > for Methodist Episco-pal Church. Jubal L. B. Anderson and Benjamin > Basham. The Lutheran trustees named were Henry Wells and Jacob E. > Lawrence. > > The Lutherans no longer worship at Bethlehem. The congregation is now known > as Camp Bethel as it is consoli-dated with Camp Creek United Methodist > Church. > > The 1880s were fruitful years for the establishment of small Methodist > Churches in different sections of the county. > > Another article will appear in The Floyd Press giving the history of these > churches at a later date. > During the Second Great .Awakening of the early 1800's Methodism was > rapidly spreading westward across the Appalachians. Court records reveal > that deeds were record-ed for the construction of three Methodist churches > during the period 1837-1857. They were: 1837 Friendship, 1854 Floyd. and > 1857 Bethlehem. It is reasonable to assume that many classes were organized > in different parts of the county and regular services held in homes long > before deeds were recorded -- "The Churches of Asia salute you. Aquilla and > Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their > house'. I Cor. 16:19. > > In the local organization of the .church the first unit formed was the > class. The class was made up of interested persons and from this group a > leader was selected. The class leader was a very important factor in the > organization of the early Methodist congregation. The leader kept the group > ready for the circuit rider who made regular visits to each class organized. > The class leader sometimes became an exhorter or even a local preacher. > An excellent exam-ple of this is the record of the late Rev. Peter R. Vest > who united with the church in 1852, was appointed class leader in 1866. > licensed to exhort in 1871, licensed to preach In 1873 and continued until > 1917. Most of his work was done in the eastern part of the county. > > Probably the most vital person in the spreading of Methodism through the > early settlements was the circuit rider. He was a dedicated, hardy soul with > his wardrobe in one side of his saddle bag and in the other side, a Bible, > hymn book and a copy of the Methodist Discipline, which was a very strong > document. He rode horseback many miles through fair and inclement weather in > order that the word of Christ might reach the most distant pioneer. > > He was required to study so he read books as he rode. The Methodist Book > Concern was established in 1789 to furnish literature to all circuits. It > was not uncommon for a rider to have so many appointments that it would take > four or. five weeks to cover his circuit. In 1803. the New River circuit > ranged from Giles County to North Carolina, from Montgo-mery county to > WytheviIIe. This embraced the area which is now Floyd County. The Salt of > the Widemeac by Jess Carr which tells (he story of Robert Sheffey depicts > the rugged life of the circuit rider. He visited and preached in Floyd > County on a few occasions. > > Marriage was discouraged for preachers. Most circuits were too poor to > support a wife and family. In 1800 the voted to raise the salary from $64 > per year to $80. > > The first churches in Floyd County were organized as a part of the > Baltimore Conference which had its beginnings Dec. 24, 1784. At this great > Christmas Conference the Methodist Church organization was created and the > name Methodist Episcopal Church was adopted. As the church grew other > conferences were organized, the Holston Conference in 1824, the Virginia > Conference in 1857. The Floyd County churches today are governed by these > two conferences. Each confe-rence is divided into districts which in early > days were under the leadership of a presiding cider, (1792) now known as the > district superintendent. One of the duties assigned (he pre-siding elder was > to keep his preachers supplied with books for study. > > The early part of the nineteenth century brought growing dissatisfaction > with church government. The result was secession from the church. The > first group to separate themselves was the African Methodist Episcopal > Church. Another group under the name of Methodist Protes-tant was formed in > 1830. The Methodist Episcopal Church stand on abolition led to the > establishment of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Political issues continued > to threaten the church and the final break came in 1844 over the ownership > of slaves. The church then became known as Methodist Episcopal Church South > and Methodist Episco-pal Church. Sometimes the word. North, was added to the > last group mentioned to clearly distinguish between the two groups. > > The Methodist churches in the eastern section of Floyd county were known as > Methodist Episcopal. The Floyd church and those west and north of the town > of Floyd were known as Methodist Episcopal Church south. From 1865-1939 two > Holston Conferences occupied the same territory and each governed churches > in Floyd county, since this area was transferred out of Baltimore Conference > to Holston in 1860. > > > > -- > Jack Spangler > Ellicott City, MD > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Lilabeth Crosby <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:23:53 AM Subject: Hollins/Underwood Looking for Grover Cleveland Hollins born abt.1878 in Smarts,VA Would appreciate ANY info on him. He wed Mae Francis Elizabeth Underwood and the following kids were born starting in 1913:Mary Myrtle,John Raymond,Grover G,Stanton E,Ray H.   Others born in WV. Also researching Retta Martin wed to John Underwood having a daughter Mae Francis Elizabeth(b.12-25-1888)in Floyd Co. THANKS soooooooo  much.   Lilabeth

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Looking for Grover Cleveland Hollins born abt.1878 in Smarts,VA Would appreciate ANY info on him. He wed Mae Francis Elizabeth Underwood and the following kids were born starting in 1913:Mary Myrtle,John Raymond,Grover G,Stanton E,Ray H.   Others born in WV. Also researching Retta Martin wed to John Underwood having a daughter Mae Francis Elizabeth(b.12-25-1888)in Floyd Co. THANKS soooooooo  much.   Lilabeth

Velvie Lenora Sowers Agee, 94, passed away during the evening of April 25, 2009. She was born in Floyd County in 1914, and lived most of her life in Check, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Keen Agee; parents, Frazier and Flora Sowers; brothers, Vollie and Dossie Sowers; and sisters, Ora Conner and Mary Conner. She is survived by daughter, Karen Edmonds and son-in-law, Don Edmonds; foster daughter, Judy Guilliams; grandchildren, Kelli Moore and husband, Ray Moore, Kimberly Tulou and husband, Paul Tulou, Cory Edmonds and wife, Brittiny Edmonds, and Travis Guilliams (foster); and two greatgrandchildren, Mateo and Daniel Moore; as well as many nieces and nephews and their families. She was a faithful member of Mountain View Primitive Baptist Church for 60 years and attended church throughout her life. She told many stories about going to church in a horse and buggy, often for many miles. She enjoyed sewing and making clothes for her family and herself as long as she was able. She pieced quilts, raised large gardens, preserved food, and handled farm chores. She lived a long life with love for her family, and her brothers and sisters of the Primitive Baptist Church, as well as her nieces and nephews, neighbors, and many attentive and loving caregivers. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Gardner Funeral Home. Elders Larry Hollandsworth and Junior and W. T. Conner will conduct the service. Interment will follow at Wilson Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday at Gardner Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Arrangements are being handled by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd. Published in the Roanoke Times on 4/27/2009

This is what I want too!!   Linda in Ca ________________________________ From: M K MORRIS <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:12:02 PM Subject: [VAFLOYD] I Want This was posted on the McDonald List and I thought it was so well wished that I had to share - but then where would be all the fun we have on our Lists as we sort out who was the father, son, uncle, cousin, or just an important neighbor? I came across this piece somewhere in my rambling searches (my apologies to the author ~ if I knew your name, I'd give you credit). Funny every time I read it! Sums it up very well, je pense. Happy hunting, all! I WANT I want ancestors with names like Rudimentary Montagnard or Melchizenick von Steubenhoffmannschild or Spetznatz Giafortoni, not William Brown or John Hunter or Mary Abbott. I want ancestors who could read and write, had their children baptized in recognized houses of worship, went to school, purchased land, left detailed wills (naming a huge extended family as legatees), had their photographs taken once a year -- subsequently putting said pictures in elaborate isinglass frames annotated with calligraphic inscriptions, and carved voluble and informative inscriptions in their headstones. I want relatives who managed to bury their predecessors in established, still-extant (and indexed) cemeteries. I want family members who wrote memoirs, who enlisted in the military as officers and who served in strategically important (and well-documented) skirmishes. I want relatives who served as councilmen, schoolteachers, county clerks and town historians. I want relatives who `religiously' wrote in the family Bible, journalizing every little event and detailing the familial relationship of every visitor. In the case of immigrant progenitors, I want them to have arrived only in those years wherein passenger lists were indexed by National Archives, and I want them to have applied for citizenship, and to have done so only in those jurisdictions which have since established indices. I want relatives who were patriotic and clubby, who joined every patrimonial society they could find, who kept diaries, and listed all their addresses, who had paintings made of their houses, and who dated every piece of paper they touched. I want forebears who were wealthy enough to afford, and to keep for generations, the tribal homestead, and who left all the aforementioned pictures and diaries and journals intact in the library. But most of all, I want relatives I can FIND!!! To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen [email protected] View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

LOL this is excellent, thanks for sharing, Joyce "Smith" in CA LOL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M K MORRIS Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAFLOYD] I Want This was posted on the McDonald List and I thought it was so well wished that I had to share - but then where would be all the fun we have on our Lists as we sort out who was the father, son, uncle, cousin, or just an important neighbor? I came across this piece somewhere in my rambling searches (my apologies to the author ~ if I knew your name, I'd give you credit). Funny every time I read it! Sums it up very well, je pense. Happy hunting, all! I WANT I want ancestors with names like Rudimentary Montagnard or Melchizenick von Steubenhoffmannschild or Spetznatz Giafortoni, not William Brown or John Hunter or Mary Abbott. I want ancestors who could read and write, had their children baptized in recognized houses of worship, went to school, purchased land, left detailed wills (naming a huge extended family as legatees), had their photographs taken once a year -- subsequently putting said pictures in elaborate isinglass frames annotated with calligraphic inscriptions, and carved voluble and informative inscriptions in their headstones. I want relatives who managed to bury their predecessors in established, still-extant (and indexed) cemeteries. I want family members who wrote memoirs, who enlisted in the military as officers and who served in strategically important (and well-documented) skirmishes. I want relatives who served as councilmen, schoolteachers, county clerks and town historians. I want relatives who `religiously' wrote in the family Bible, journalizing every little event and detailing the familial relationship of every visitor. In the case of immigrant progenitors, I want them to have arrived only in those years wherein passenger lists were indexed by National Archives, and I want them to have applied for citizenship, and to have done so only in those jurisdictions which have since established indices. I want relatives who were patriotic and clubby, who joined every patrimonial society they could find, who kept diaries, and listed all their addresses, who had paintings made of their houses, and who dated every piece of paper they touched. I want forebears who were wealthy enough to afford, and to keep for generations, the tribal homestead, and who left all the aforementioned pictures and diaries and journals intact in the library. But most of all, I want relatives I can FIND!!! To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen [email protected] View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This was posted on the McDonald List and I thought it was so well wished that I had to share - but then where would be all the fun we have on our Lists as we sort out who was the father, son, uncle, cousin, or just an important neighbor? I came across this piece somewhere in my rambling searches (my apologies to the author ~ if I knew your name, I'd give you credit). Funny every time I read it! Sums it up very well, je pense. Happy hunting, all! I WANT I want ancestors with names like Rudimentary Montagnard or Melchizenick von Steubenhoffmannschild or Spetznatz Giafortoni, not William Brown or John Hunter or Mary Abbott. I want ancestors who could read and write, had their children baptized in recognized houses of worship, went to school, purchased land, left detailed wills (naming a huge extended family as legatees), had their photographs taken once a year -- subsequently putting said pictures in elaborate isinglass frames annotated with calligraphic inscriptions, and carved voluble and informative inscriptions in their headstones. I want relatives who managed to bury their predecessors in established, still-extant (and indexed) cemeteries. I want family members who wrote memoirs, who enlisted in the military as officers and who served in strategically important (and well-documented) skirmishes. I want relatives who served as councilmen, schoolteachers, county clerks and town historians. I want relatives who `religiously' wrote in the family Bible, journalizing every little event and detailing the familial relationship of every visitor. In the case of immigrant progenitors, I want them to have arrived only in those years wherein passenger lists were indexed by National Archives, and I want them to have applied for citizenship, and to have done so only in those jurisdictions which have since established indices. I want relatives who were patriotic and clubby, who joined every patrimonial society they could find, who kept diaries, and listed all their addresses, who had paintings made of their houses, and who dated every piece of paper they touched. I want forebears who were wealthy enough to afford, and to keep for generations, the tribal homestead, and who left all the aforementioned pictures and diaries and journals intact in the library. But most of all, I want relatives I can FIND!!!

I'll second that... BRAVO-ZULU! Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Updates to Floyd Marriages > I'd like to give a big THANK YOU to both Barb AND Rena for all their hard > work. Your work is much appreciated. > > David McMillan

I'd like to give a big THANK YOU to both Barb AND Rena for all their hard work. Your work is much appreciated. David McMillan

Thank you too Barb_R. This is a womderful resource. and i'll help you if you get bogged down with requests. Rrna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Reininger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 5:00 PM Subject: [VAFLOYD] Updates to Floyd Marriages > Hi all, > Some of you asked me to let you know when I finished transcribing more > Floyd > Co., VA marriage. 1831 thru 1889 have been posted for quite some time. I > just updated those same files so they now include 1890 thru 1895. > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/zz_main_contents.htm > > scroll down to the marriages > > Also, if you have folks that married in 1854, please recheck those > marriages. Previously, the information was from the Marriage Register. Now > it's from the actual documents that Rena copied from the Library of VA's > microfilmed records. > > Should any of you want a copy of the actual image, let me know by giving > me > the couple's names & the reference #. ie: FCVA1895_0012. I'll e-mail them > as > I have the time. (I am still part of the working class!) > > And a big thanks to Rena!!! Without her copying all these images > (thousands > of them!!) this transcript wouldn't have been possible. > > Barb Reininger > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi to you Dale from cold, rainy Wisconsin! All documents are transcibed as they are written & then entered into a database. From the database they are then compiled into a more readable format & sorted by the most common surname spelling, in this case Hylton, so if there was a Hilton or Helton spelling it will be found within all the "Hyltons". But if you use "find" you can find whatever particular spelling you are looking for. Using this method you will one female Hilton & no Helton... Elizabeth Hilton m. Jacob Morical 05-11-1831 Floyd Co., VA bond. Source: FCVA1831_007 & there are no males of either spelling. Would these transcriptions be more helpful if they were sorted exactly as they are spelled in the documents? It can be easily changed to that format. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Hylton To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 5:23 PM Subject: Floyd Marriages Hi Barb, Thanks for all that work. I noticed in the Male and Female list of "H" there are no Helton or Hilton names, just Hylton. Does this imply that there were no Helton or Hilton families in Floyd County at that time? thanks, Dale

Hi all, Some of you asked me to let you know when I finished transcribing more Floyd Co., VA marriage. 1831 thru 1889 have been posted for quite some time. I just updated those same files so they now include 1890 thru 1895. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/zz_main_contents.htm scroll down to the marriages Also, if you have folks that married in 1854, please recheck those marriages. Previously, the information was from the Marriage Register. Now it's from the actual documents that Rena copied from the Library of VA's microfilmed records. Should any of you want a copy of the actual image, let me know by giving me the couple's names & the reference #. ie: FCVA1895_0012. I'll e-mail them as I have the time. (I am still part of the working class!) And a big thanks to Rena!!! Without her copying all these images (thousands of them!!) this transcript wouldn't have been possible. Barb Reininger

Thank you. Missed you this morning. Pastor Ric <>< -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAFLOYD] Early History of Methodism in Floyd This is long so I will try to send it in two parts. It may contain info that is useful to someone. -------- Early History of Methodism Given The Floyd Press July 1, 1976 America has experienced three great historic religious awakenings 1734, 1800 and 1858 respectively. Some pre-sent day religious leaders seem to think there is much evidence to show that our country may be entering a fourth Great Awakening of religious interest. It is believed that during the second period of religious movement that Methodism moved into the area which is now Floyd County. As the people moved into the unset-tled hill country they brought with them a culture which included certain religious be-liefs. Since Methodism had its origin in England through the inspiration and leadership of John Wesley and others their followers were chiefly English speaking groups. In 1811, when the Rev. John J. Miller, a Lutheran Missio-nary was traveling in the area of what is now Floyd County he made the following entry in his Journals of (he Missionary Of Virginia; "the English people are here, as in most parts of our country, a divided people - Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian and no regular minister among them." >From the various early writings there is much evidence to lead one to believe that there were many early religious groups organized in Floyd. They worshipped in various types of buildings as barns, school buildings and the home long before the first churches were constructed. In many cases more than one denomination used the same building. Bennetts history of Methodism in Virginia states that Thomas and Samuel Kennerly, Methodist itine-rants preached in Christiansburg about the beginning of the nineteenth century. They are believed to be the first Methodist ministers to preach in Montgomery County, which then embraced all of Floyd County. The Rev. Lorenzo Dow was one of the most colorful figures in Methodism. According to tradition, he preached at Major Goodson's at a place known as Turtle Rock. This is considered the starting point of Methodism in Floyd County. It is known that the same Rev. Dow preached in the camp meetings as early as 1804. He was a most forceful speaker. Francis Hogan. as a small boy, heard him preach to some soldiers of the War of 1812 on the town square in Christiansburg. Even though he was only five or six years old he grew up with vivid memories of the experience. This same Francis Hogan came to Floyd County from Montgomery County to live in 1837. According to court, records he is listed as a leader in establishing one or more churches in the early history of the county. A deed dated Oct. 26, 1837 was made by Henry Link and his wife. Polly, to these Trustees: George Godby, Henry Link, William Thomp-son., Jacob Douthat and Francis Hogan for the sum of $1.00. .... "in trust for who may be called upon or sent to preach agreeably the Metho-dist Discipline." The site is still marked by the grave of Henry Link. This location is in Little River District, north of EI-Tenedor on State Road 608. This is believed to be the site of Friendship Church. It is also thought to be the first attempt by the Methodist to construct a church building in (he newly organized county. The Methodist and Lutheran had joint ownership. Destitute circumstances during the Civil War period kept the Church from flourishing. The mem-bership was later absorbed in the Stonewall Congregation. Some of the members were William McNeil and daughters. Lydia, Nannie and Jane. The camp meetings of the 1800's still flourished and the fruits of them are yet seen today in many families. The first camp meeting was held in Floyd County about 1833 or 34 on the land of George Goody Koontz (William Goody Koontz lived there later). The second and third were held on (he farm of Joseph Kennerly who was an older brother of the Rev. Samuel Kennerly. These were in the neighbor-hood of the Falling Branch Church. The seventh and eighth were held in the east end of the county near Locust Grove. The first Methodist con-gregation organized in the more eastern part of the county was Iddings Chapel in the Locust Grove community. It is believed to have been an outgrowth of the camp meet-ings. The exact facts are not known. . The legendary story says that the church services were held in a log tobacco barn on the land of Henry Iddings. The land was later owned by the late G. W. King and then by his son, the late Albert F. King. After 1850 or the third great awakening there was some movement in the county to establish more Methodist churches. Early court records .examined show that leaders for (his movement were Francis Hogan and son Abram Hogan. George Godby, George Goodykoontz, Joseph Kennerly. Isaac Goodykoontz, Samuel Dobyns. Court record verify that the church in the town of Floyd. then known as Jacksonville, had its beginning in 1854. A deed was recorded in the Clerk's office of Floyd County June 16. 1854 in which Henry J. Jones conveyed one parcel of land to Francis Hogan, James B. Headen, ___ Clark and Hamilton, Trustees. "For use of the Methodist Episcopal Church South so long as said ground shall remain within bounds of a conference recog-nized by said church or relation to the Baltimore Conference." The earliest pastor recorded was the Rev. Bland. In 1860 the foundation was laid for erection of a church. The building was not completed at this time. Local history states that the incom-plete structure was used for storage of hay during the Civil War. On June 15, 1867 Andrew Stephens and wife, Mira. granted to Trustees: Francis Hogan, Samuel Dobyns, Nel-son B. Stimpson, Abram Hogan and Calohill M. Stigleman "one parallelogram of land for church erected and not yet finished." The church building was erected by Henry Dillon, completed in 1871 and dedicated in 1872. This church ; building has been replaced by the present United Methodist Church on Main Street com-pleted in 1966. The first service was held in July 1966. The court records show that on June 15. 1854 Robert and Margaret Caldwell as grantors deeded for $1.00 to the following Trustees: William Litton, Lewis Weeks, Isaac Goodykoontz and David Howell - "to hold in trust for use of the Methodist Episcopal Church South one lot of land on Indian Creek and Greasy Creek to be used as a place of religious worship and a school house." No records are available as to the use of this building for a church. In some communities more than one denomination shared in the construction and use of the church building. One church of this type was; Bethlehem shared jointly by the Methodist and Lutheran. In the deed dated Jan. 1. 1857 Peter S. Moore of Raleigh County and James T. Law-rence, George Epperly, Jacob E. Lawrence, Benjamin Phlegar, John Basham, Nathan Basham, Samuel Dobyns are named trustees for the Luthe-ran and Methodist church. In 1890 another deed. was recorded for the same church in which trustees are named for three congregations in the Bethlehem church as follows: For Methodist Episcopal Church South. James E. Lawrence and James A. Sowers; for Methodist Episco-pal Church. Jubal L. B. Anderson and Benjamin Basham. The Lutheran trustees named were Henry Wells and Jacob E. Lawrence. The Lutherans no longer worship at Bethlehem. The congregation is now known as Camp Bethel as it is consoli-dated with Camp Creek United Methodist Church. The 1880s were fruitful years for the establishment of small Methodist Churches in different sections of the county. Another article will appear in The Floyd Press giving the history of these churches at a later date. During the Second Great .Awakening of the early 1800's Methodism was rapidly spreading westward across the Appalachians. Court records reveal that deeds were record-ed for the construction of three Methodist churches during the period 1837-1857. They were: 1837 Friendship, 1854 Floyd. and 1857 Bethlehem. It is reasonable to assume that many classes were organized in different parts of the county and regular services held in homes long before deeds were recorded -- "The Churches of Asia salute you. Aquilla and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house'. I Cor. 16:19. In the local organization of the .church the first unit formed was the class. The class was made up of interested persons and from this group a leader was selected. The class leader was a very important factor in the organization of the early Methodist congregation. The leader kept the group ready for the circuit rider who made regular visits to each class organized. The class leader sometimes became an exhorter or even a local preacher. An excellent exam-ple of this is the record of the late Rev. Peter R. Vest who united with the church in 1852, was appointed class leader in 1866. licensed to exhort in 1871, licensed to preach In 1873 and continued until 1917. Most of his work was done in the eastern part of the county. Probably the most vital person in the spreading of Methodism through the early settlements was the circuit rider. He was a dedicated, hardy soul with his wardrobe in one side of his saddle bag and in the other side, a Bible, hymn book and a copy of the Methodist Discipline, which was a very strong document. He rode horseback many miles through fair and inclement weather in order that the word of Christ might reach the most distant pioneer. He was required to study so he read books as he rode. The Methodist Book Concern was established in 1789 to furnish literature to all circuits. It was not uncommon for a rider to have so many appointments that it would take four or. five weeks to cover his circuit. In 1803. the New River circuit ranged from Giles County to North Carolina, from Montgo-mery county to WytheviIIe. This embraced the area which is now Floyd County. The Salt of the Widemeac by Jess Carr which tells (he story of Robert Sheffey depicts the rugged life of the circuit rider. He visited and preached in Floyd County on a few occasions. Marriage was discouraged for preachers. Most circuits were too poor to support a wife and family. In 1800 the voted to raise the salary from $64 per year to $80. The first churches in Floyd County were organized as a part of the Baltimore Conference which had its beginnings Dec. 24, 1784. At this great Christmas Conference the Methodist Church organization was created and the name Methodist Episcopal Church was adopted. As the church grew other conferences were organized, the Holston Conference in 1824, the Virginia Conference in 1857. The Floyd County churches today are governed by these two conferences. Each confe-rence is divided into districts which in early days were under the leadership of a presiding cider, (1792) now known as the district superintendent. One of the duties assigned (he pre-siding elder was to keep his preachers supplied with books for study. The early part of the nineteenth century brought growing dissatisfaction with church government. The result was secession from the church. The first group to separate themselves was the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Another group under the name of Methodist Protes-tant was formed in 1830. The Methodist Episcopal Church stand on abolition led to the establishment of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Political issues continued to threaten the church and the final break came in 1844 over the ownership of slaves. The church then became known as Methodist Episcopal Church South and Methodist Episco-pal Church. Sometimes the word. North, was added to the last group mentioned to clearly distinguish between the two groups. The Methodist churches in the eastern section of Floyd county were known as Methodist Episcopal. The Floyd church and those west and north of the town of Floyd were known as Methodist Episcopal Church south. From 1865-1939 two Holston Conferences occupied the same territory and each governed churches in Floyd county, since this area was transferred out of Baltimore Conference to Holston in 1860. -- Jack Spangler Ellicott City, MD To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen [email protected] View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mabeone Surnames: Pratt, Cockram, Salmons, Ruane, Hubbard, Moran, Chapman, Cosby, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.floyd/1981/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mrs. Arlie Pratt Cockram, age 97 of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. She was born in Floyd County on December 23, 1911 to the late Romanus and Mary Salmons Pratt. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cockram was preceded in death by her husband, Hammie D. Cockram; one son, Troy Davis Cockram; one great-grandson, Matthew Ruane; four sisters, Vada Hubbard, Lela Moran, Icie Chapman and Alma Pratt; and one brother, Howard Pratt. She was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church. Mrs. Cockram is survived by one daughter, Eileen Cosby of Mechanicsville; one son, Lane Cockram of Martinsville; five granddaughters; twelve great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Cockram will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with Rev. Norman Biggs officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com moodyfuneralservices April 23, 2009 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

William, if my files are correct, I show him to be the great-grandfather of Willard Simpson. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Conner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 4:16 AM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] VAFLOYD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 172: Simpsons, VA > David, > Thanks very much. Do you by any chance know the relationship of William > Simpson and the Simpsons of Check? Willard, Poff etc.?