Donna, My wish for you is to get well! You've been so helpful to so many people it's good to know your illness isn't keeping you from active searching and reading. As for books, I assume you have, or have read this one: Franklin County Virginia 1786-1986, A Bicentennial History, by John S. and Emily J. Salmon, 1983. I got it via inter-library loan a few years ago. Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ktrygal1@aol.com> To: <VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 11:43 PM Subject: [VAFRANKL] Books > Dear Friends, > I bought Wednesday a few books from Dorothy Cundiff, Retail Merchants and > F.C. Historical Society. > This is a few things I got: > 1. Dr. Giles- Birth Records- this is great if you have family in the Penhook, > Snow Creek, Pittsylvania County line, etc. etc.- the records are copied, it > has parents full names, child full name. > 1912-1932 span. > > 2. WW 2- Service Record book , reprinted. > This is a great book also. > > 3. Warren Street by Darlene Swain- great book. > > 4. Various years of Yesterday and Today, Franklin Co., Va. by Retail > Merchants each year. Many old photo's. - GREAT! > 1982- 2000 > ( I do not have the whole set but hopefully one day I can complete the set) > > **************************************************************************** ** > * > > ALSO, > FROM: Henry Hopkins and BEVERLY MERRITT. > 1870 and 1880 Census books. > They have been such a great help to me. > With a full name index , comparing the duplicate names and households has > answered so many questions for me. IT is a great HELP. > It took a lot of time and effort on Mr. Hopkins and Beverly's part. > They typed, proofed, re-typed, proofed, etc. etc., the full name index is > just a great help. > > > If you know of any books that are about Franklin County folks would you > please share them with me. > I am sick and can not get out to do the research that I would like to do. > So, I buy as many books as I can. > I love the books and they are so helpful and it is so nice to have them on > the shelf right by my computer and my research. > > Hello to all!!!! > > Your friend, > Donna B. Wilkes > Hills of Home- Franklin County, Va. Genealogy Newsletter > 2935 Iron Ridge Rd. > Rocky Mt.,Va. 24151 > ktrygal1@aol.com > > > ==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE from this mailing list, send a message to > VAFRANKL-L-request@rootsweb.com containing only the one word > unsubscribe. Leave the subject blank or use the word unsubscribe > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Dear Friends, I bought Wednesday a few books from Dorothy Cundiff, Retail Merchants and F.C. Historical Society. This is a few things I got: 1. Dr. Giles- Birth Records- this is great if you have family in the Penhook, Snow Creek, Pittsylvania County line, etc. etc.- the records are copied, it has parents full names, child full name. 1912-1932 span. 2. WW 2- Service Record book , reprinted. This is a great book also. 3. Warren Street by Darlene Swain- great book. 4. Various years of Yesterday and Today, Franklin Co., Va. by Retail Merchants each year. Many old photo's. - GREAT! 1982- 2000 ( I do not have the whole set but hopefully one day I can complete the set) ****************************************************************************** * ALSO, FROM: Henry Hopkins and BEVERLY MERRITT. 1870 and 1880 Census books. They have been such a great help to me. With a full name index , comparing the duplicate names and households has answered so many questions for me. IT is a great HELP. It took a lot of time and effort on Mr. Hopkins and Beverly's part. They typed, proofed, re-typed, proofed, etc. etc., the full name index is just a great help. If you know of any books that are about Franklin County folks would you please share them with me. I am sick and can not get out to do the research that I would like to do. So, I buy as many books as I can. I love the books and they are so helpful and it is so nice to have them on the shelf right by my computer and my research. Hello to all!!!! Your friend, Donna B. Wilkes Hills of Home- Franklin County, Va. Genealogy Newsletter 2935 Iron Ridge Rd. Rocky Mt.,Va. 24151 ktrygal1@aol.com

PHOTOGRAPHS WANTED This year I hope to complete my study of the 1935 Franklin County Conspiracy Trial, and the 1936 jury tampering trial, and the two Duling trials for the murder of Jeff Richards, which followed. I need photographs, preferably made in the '30s, of the following persons. Edgar A. Beckett Charles Carter Lee Henry T. Abshire Will Wray Charles C. Greer Howard L. Maxie D. Wilson Hodges Walter (Peg) Hatcher T. Roosevelt Smith Willard R. Hodges John H. Turner Walter Turner David A. Nicholson Claude Shiveley Herman Shiveley J.O. Shiveley Jack Bess Tom Cooper Leonard Davis Earle Easter Charles Guilliams Clifford Martin Samuel O. White Thomas C. Cundiff C.P. (Cap) Griffith Robert P. DeHart Sheriff J. P. Hodges J. P. (Joe) Hodges, Jr. Thomas Jefferson (Jeff) Richards Charles Rakes Lewis Bridges Jack Bondurant Forrest Bondurant Willie Carter Sharpe Col. Thomas Bailey Hugh Rakes Amos Rakes Edgar T. Marshall S. Claude Slusher Hubbard Duling Paul Duling I have photographs of the attorneys in the case, but pictures made in the '30s of the following would be most helpful: Steve Timberlake, Sam Price, Dalt Dillard, Brady Allman, Andrew Davis, Frank Tavenner, Sterling Hutcheson, Judge John Paul, Warren Messick and John Carter of Danville. Does anyone have a photograph of the Blackwater Filling Station? All photographs submitted to me will be treated carefully, copied, and returned. Those used will be credited to the persons submitting them. T. Keister Greer The Grove 50 Floyd Avenue Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151 (540) 483-3692 or EMAIL- Donna B. Wilkes at ktrygal1@aol.com THANK YOU!!!!!!

I need to find out about two Bernard entries in early Franklin County census records. In 1786 Virginia Personal Property Tax list: Walter Bernard appears first then under his name is the name Nathan Bernard 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Who was Nathan Bernard? Was he a brother of Walter Bernard? I do not believe that he was a child of Walter's as this name has never appeared on any family list. In the 1820 Franklin County Census Bernard, John VA FRANKLIN CO. P. 135 Yr. 1820 Is this a brother of Walter Bernard? What section of Franklin County does this John Bernard reside in? There is a John Bernard shown on the FC settlement map near Pen Hook very near the Pittsylvania/ FC line. Is this the same John Bernard? Thanks for any help you may be able to give me. It will be greatly appreciated. Jane Bernard Williams Social Circle, Ga.

I am looking for information on a surname that I found on a marriage certificate (dated Jan 25, 1872) in Floyd County, near Franklin County. The hand writing looks like MURRY, however it could be Murray or even Muncy. The given name was Catherine (age 18). What is confusing is that her parents where listed as just Margarate J. Justice. This has been a dead end for me for years and I would greatly appreciate and information concerning these names in the Floyd, Franklin County area. Ed W.

HI. I thought I got just a whiff of Quakers in those names. (Turner & Janney) Does anyone know? Some VA Quakers transferred to Ohio Monthly Meetings. If you think it worthwhile, check out Wm W. Hinshaw's Encylo. of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 6 on VA, but I forget the Vol. # for Ohio. I dimly remember the Janneys' being in Loudon Co. VA and mixed in with Quakers there. At least one James Turner and James Jr. are in Quaker records from vicinity of Bedford, and you know most of Franklin was in Bedford before 1785/6. Luck! Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ginnypin@aol.com> To: <VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: [VAFRANKL] Cemetery/Road CHANGE HELP > A kind lady from Ferrum sent me an article from the Franklin News Post > regarding > Graveyard Caught in Middle of Road Change. This is located on Rt. 888 in > Franklin > Co.near the Floyd Co. line. > For years I have been trying to find the burial site of my ancestors, Moses > and > Margaret Dixon Janney and my grgrandparents Burwell and Mary Radford Janney > and 2nd wife of Burwell, Betty Janney Ray Janney. If anyone could get me in > contact with some of the parties involved in this, I would be most grateful!! > The names of people I read in the paper were: Edith Sharp, a trustee of the > cemetery, or a Arlene Turner, James Turner Jr. or Hampton Turner. Some of my > ancestors lived on the borderline of Franklin and Floyd Co.s. > For close to 10 years we have been traveling from Ca. to Floyd and Franklin > to search for info on the Janney family and the burial site. > A distant cousin told me his father took him to the burial site many years > ago, but, > he does not remember how he got there; only that he had to walk through a > pasture > field, climb over a fence and cross a creek to get to it. > My ancestors land was 30 acres in Floyd Co. and 37 acres in Franklin Co. In > 1895 > the land was sold to a Tazwell Martin, but, I have never been able to find if > he willed > the land to someone, sold it or whatever. From other documents it looks as if > a Co. > named Rock Creek Ltd. may have purchased it in later years from another > timber Co. > from N.C. > Is it possible that there may be a record of the people buried in this > cemetery???? > My grandfather was Robert Janney, son of Burwell and Mary Radford Janney. He > enlisted in Jacksonville in 1860, but, stated he never went home after the > war and > ended up in Ohio. We have his war record from 1860 to early 1865, then lose > track > of him until his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Francis in Zanesville, Ohio. > Ginnypin@aol.com > > > > > ==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Franklin Co., Va. List Administrator > Barbara Stanley > bobnroa@pipeline.com or > VAFRANKL-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >

I've just purchased the LDS CD-ROMs of the 1880 census. I'm not yet "expert" on finding folks, with the "search" feature, but would be willing to look for your "missing person" ... If it's a "common name" please be sure and include enough information to tell several of them apart. Regards, Freddie S.

A kind lady from Ferrum sent me an article from the Franklin News Post regarding Graveyard Caught in Middle of Road Change. This is located on Rt. 888 in Franklin Co.near the Floyd Co. line. For years I have been trying to find the burial site of my ancestors, Moses and Margaret Dixon Janney and my grgrandparents Burwell and Mary Radford Janney and 2nd wife of Burwell, Betty Janney Ray Janney. If anyone could get me in contact with some of the parties involved in this, I would be most grateful!! The names of people I read in the paper were: Edith Sharp, a trustee of the cemetery, or a Arlene Turner, James Turner Jr. or Hampton Turner. Some of my ancestors lived on the borderline of Franklin and Floyd Co.s. For close to 10 years we have been traveling from Ca. to Floyd and Franklin to search for info on the Janney family and the burial site. A distant cousin told me his father took him to the burial site many years ago, but, he does not remember how he got there; only that he had to walk through a pasture field, climb over a fence and cross a creek to get to it. My ancestors land was 30 acres in Floyd Co. and 37 acres in Franklin Co. In 1895 the land was sold to a Tazwell Martin, but, I have never been able to find if he willed the land to someone, sold it or whatever. From other documents it looks as if a Co. named Rock Creek Ltd. may have purchased it in later years from another timber Co. from N.C. Is it possible that there may be a record of the people buried in this cemetery???? My grandfather was Robert Janney, son of Burwell and Mary Radford Janney. He enlisted in Jacksonville in 1860, but, stated he never went home after the war and ended up in Ohio. We have his war record from 1860 to early 1865, then lose track of him until his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Francis in Zanesville, Ohio. Ginnypin@aol.com

A kind lady from Ferrum sent me an article from the Franklin News Post regarding Graveyard Caught in Middle of Road Change. This is located on Rt. 888 in Franklin Co.near the Floyd Co. line. For years I have been trying to find the burial site of my ancestors, Moses and Margaret Dixon Janney and my grgrandparents Burwell and Mary Radford Janney and 2nd wife of Burwell, Betty Janney Ray Janney. If anyone could get me in contact with some of the parties involved in this, I would be most grateful!! The names of people I read in the paper were: Edith Sharp, a trustee of the cemetery, or a Arlene Turner, James Turner Jr. or Hampton Turner. Some of my ancestors lived on the borderline of Franklin and Floyd Co.s. For close to 10 years we have been traveling from Ca. to Floyd and Franklin to search for info on the Janney family and the burial site. A distant cousin told me his father took him to the burial site many years ago, but, he does not remember how he got there; only that he had to walk through a pasture field, climb over a fence and cross a creek to get to it. My ancestors land was 30 acres in Floyd Co. and 37 acres in Franklin Co. In 1895 the land was sold to a Tazwell Martin, but, I have never been able to find if he willed the land to someone, sold it or whatever. From other documents it looks as if a Co. named Rock Creek Ltd. may have purchased it in later years from another timber Co. from N.C. Is it possible that there may be a record of the people buried in this cemetery???? My grandfather was Robert Janney, son of Burwell and Mary Radford Janney. He enlisted in Jacksonville in 1860, but, stated he never went home after the war and ended up in Ohio. We have his war record from 1860 to early 1865, then lose track of him until his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Francis in Zanesville, Ohio. Ginnypin@aol.com

Can anyone tell me anything about this Willis family? I have very little on the descendants but am willing to share. 1860 Franklin Co., Va. Census - S. W. District 826-823 Wm. Willis - 38 - farmer - 1800 - 200 Harriet - 30 Lumpkin - 12 Mary - 10 James R. - 8 Wm. - 6 Virginia - 4 George - 2 All born Va. Thanks, Barb S.

In a message dated 6/7/01 1:09:08 PM Central Daylight Time, VAFRANKL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > I am looking for Joseph Vance or his family in the Franklin County Area. > Can someone help me????Were there any Vances in the area that moved out > ???? Thanks Rebecca snyder > Rebecca, "Wingfield's Works", Mrg Bonds of Franklin Co VA > 1786-1858" lists > the following Vance marriages: John, and Elizabeth Law, 4 Jan 1818, Sur. Robert Law John W., and Lucinda Saunders, dau/William; 19 Dec 1831; Sur Jordan RObertson Peter, and Fanny Thomas, 20 Oct 1811 Vansel, Samuel and Mary Picklesimer, d/o Joseph, 2 Feb 1791; Sur Malcolm Waggoner. Hope they help. Happy Hunting! Joyce York Whiting IN

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------FE7EC6BC243CF3F9072DC677 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------FE7EC6BC243CF3F9072DC677 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <TNSUMNER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from lists2.rootsweb.com ([63.92.80.32]) by mtiwgwc28.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with ESMTP id <20010609015540.JXMB21841.mtiwgwc28.worldnet.att.net@lists2.rootsweb.com>; Sat, 9 Jun 2001 01:55:40 +0000 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id f591b3M14801; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 19:37:03 -0600 Resent-Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 19:37:03 -0600 X-Original-Sender: Icewidow1999@aol.com Fri Jun 8 18:37:02 2001 From: Icewidow1999@aol.com Message-ID: <105.49435e6.2852d7b4@aol.com> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:36:52 EDT Old-To: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10519 Subject: [TNSUMNER] Civil War era cemetery found Resent-Message-ID: <l1albD.A.8mD.-2XI7@lists2.rootsweb.com> To: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/773 X-Loop: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: TNSUMNER-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 I am passing this on from another list. This was in Tues, 8 May, Springfield MO News Leader, p. 5B: Discovery of cemetery halts roadwork--Associated Press-Kansas City-- Construction of a new highway in south Kansas City has been halted by the discovery of a small cemetery dating back to the Civil War era. State officials are anxious to find any descendants of the Holloway family who are buried in the cemetery. If the heirs can't be found, the state will have to get court permission to move the nine graves in the plot, in order to finish a new Missouri 150. Construction workers recently unearthed a marble headstone, dating from 1858, while moving a large section of water pipe. Archaeologists later found another headstone and evidence of seven other graves. The site has not been disturbed further. Please pass this on to other lists. --------------FE7EC6BC243CF3F9072DC677--

Dear Friends and fellow researchers, I am back. I am out of the hospital. My daughter got married Saturday, it went great. The most beautiful bride and groom, a fun time of joy, tears, laughter and fellowship. I received many emails/ letters and calls about the -May 2001, Hills of Home- Franklin County, Va. Genealogy Newsletter. Over 250 newsletters mailed. At least 10 plus only got the one page, it was ripped by a postage machine. The newsletter was 8 pages front and back. Members had 9 pages front and back, members got an updated membership list. We have now mailed out a 2nd copy to those who did not get the full newsletter. This was mailed before the wedding. (before June 2, 2001) If you did not get the 1st mailing and you reported this. You should have the replacement by now. IF YOU DO NOT have your replacement newsletter. PLEASE CONTACT: Donna B. Wilkes 2935 Iron Ridge Road Rocky Mount, Va 24151 540-483-3392 ktrygal1@aol.com or Beverly Merritt P.O. Box 316 Ferrum, VA 24088 beverlym@swva.net Thank you so much, Donna

I need photographs, preferably made in the '30's. If you think you have photos or information about the 1935 Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy Trial. Please contact: Donna B. Wilkes 2935 Iron Ridge Road Rocky Mount, Va 24151 ktrygal1@aol.com 540-483-3392 THANK YOU!

If you have any information on the 1935 Franklin County, Virginia Moonshine Conspiracy Trial. Trial dates-April 22, 1935 to July 1, 1935. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you, Donna B. Wilkes 2935 Iron Ridge Road Rocky Mount, VA 24151 ktrygal1@aol.com 540-483-3392

I am searching for an obituary for: Willie Collins Carter Sharpe- Born in Franklin County, Va. Date-unknown Maiden Name-Collins Married Name-Carter Other Name used-Sharpe Died about 1970-1980 in Baltimore, Maryland. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hello I am looking for Joseph Vance or his family in the Franklin County Area. Can someone help me????Were there any Vances in the area that moved out ???? Thanks Rebecca snyder

Thanks for everyone's input on Indian Territory in VA. Several of you have asked for details on the Marriage License I mentioned in my earlier email - so here ya go.... They were married 12/25/1902 in Franklin Co, VA. Leo Hyn Wall & Roselle M. Ramsey. He's listed as 31 years old. She's 26. On the 'Color' line, it has 'White' and then right after that there's a blacked-out area where someone has covered up the other word. But there does appear to be a descending character at the end of the word, so I'm assuming it's the Y in Malay. (Note: apparently the Index lists this as: race W & Malay) Anyway, it says that the Husband's residence is 'Indian Territory' and the Wife's is Franklin Co. The Husband's birth place: Canton, China The Wife's birth place: Franklin, Co. VA Husband's parents names: Baur & Sadie Wall Wife's parents names: Daniel & Susan Ramsey Husband's occupation: Steam Laundry (funny, hey?) thanks for the help, SueAnn

Hello Kathy: It would help if you gave us some dates with those names, that way we could possibly direct you where to find the data you are looking for. Al and Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: <VAFRANKL-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <VAFRANKL-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:00 AM Subject: VAFRANKL-D Digest V01 #80

Indian Territory is most known as being in Oklahoma :) BUT!!!! got this site!!! http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/ There is LOTS of help info on looking up Indian Census' and Rolls and will help you in what you need to figure out :) I.T. was also around in different spots in the east here but I' not sure of any in 1902 , if it were it wold be in NC on the Cherokee Rez. I am Half Cherokee, If you have any questions letme know, I was raised with the culture and all that stuff, and I can help you even if he is not Indian, But this page can explain it a bit easier that I could and its jam packed with info and links that can help you, all relating to Natives :) Let me know... I am fom the Via's, Lawson's, And Rakes of Franklin county :) -Tabitha "How we fought for our land is written in blood, look at your tracks before you speak of anothers faults" Sgi Tsulehisanvhi http://www.geocities.com/wildfires_fury/ --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Personal Address - Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail.