This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mandsdietz Surnames: dietz, shuler, bryson, wade. Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.frederick/3062.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: your message could have been mine except that the date of death i have is may and not aug. believe this is from tombstone in cemetery in brucetown. "polly" is name used on back of antique frame made by georg dietz which held mary "polly" bryson's photo. frame made pre 1869. polly was aunt to believe conrad shuler born reading, pa. circ 1804. marriage bond for frederick co., va 1828 for conrad and mary green, dau. of wm. and eliz. brent green. conrad does not show up beyond 1840 census and thus mary is head of house in 1850 listed with 6 dau. and son, wm. next to youngest dau, eliz. is living with mary bryson in 1860 census. eliz. shuler is 22 and mary's age given 65 and living in brucet. 1870 census has mary bryson age 77 living in newtown (stephens city?) with a cook. there is a mary bryson age 13 dau. of daniel and bettie a. wade (bryson?)who died apr. 9, 1865. buried in brucetown cem. and twin sons perhaps of same couple. husband's father said family member buried in cem. and we went and found polly. have snapshot of some woman in a canoe with wadesville on back. am especially anxious to find info on polly and her relationship to the shulers or perhaps the greens? and info on elizabeth shuler. have you learned anything further. wish had seen your post last year. s 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.