Hello, I am trying to find the marriage record of my ancestors Elizabeth ALLEN who married a Tavner / Tabner Hayes or Hays. I have a Tabner Hays on the tax records In Grayson County for 1805....and I have some land records where he had owned land in Grayson County, VA. He owned quite a large amount of of land; however, for some unknown reason he sold only a small portion of it in 1812...and then abanded his land. I would love to know the reason. It was sold at a sherriff's auction in 1816. I have him on the 1820 census for Clay County, KY.....and the 1830 Census for Laurel County, KY. He didn't move again.....just the county border lines changed, so once he left VA, he did settle in one location.. At any rate...I sure would LOVE to find the marriage record. I have looked before...using just the name Tavner Hays and had no luck...so it is possible that this is a middle name or possibly a nickname. Up until yesterday, I did not know the maiden name of my ancestor's wife...or my gggg grandmother, Elizabeth Allen. If I had to guess when they were married...I'd say between 1795-1800...only because the children were all born after 1800-1810 according to our records...UNLESS the Grayson County Historical Society would have any other information that we don't have. I sure would appreciate ANY information at all! I really do need your help. I am on permanent disability and unable to go to VA to do any research. Thank You SO Much! Linda Farris Antal - [email protected]

John Swindle married Hannah Weaver. Their son was John Swindle Jr. I have found documentation which states John Jr. lived in Ashe Co NC, but later died in Grayson Co., VA. He died: 1853, age 77 yrs. He had the following children: 1. Ruth who married James Rector in Grayson Co., VA 2. Lucy who married Dr. Stephen L. Landreth, Jr in Ashe Co. 3. Elizabeth 4. James 5. Joseph If you are related to any of these people, I would like to share my information with you. My ancestor is : Nancy Weaver Swindle b. April 29, 1815 Ashe Co., NC Lillian Kathleen Martin

In the 1880 Census: Vaughan, H.B. W M 38 Farmer , S. A. W F 27 Wife Keeping House , C. R. W M 10 Son No Occupation Paralysis , S. E. W M 7 Son No Occupation , R. A. W F 5 Daughter " " Hale, E. M. W M 16 Servant Servant This was Harvey Bourne Vaughan and his wife Sarah Ann Hale. I have three questions: 1) Does anyone have the names of these children? 2) Was E. M. Hale a brother of Sarah Ann? 3) Who were Sarah Ann Hale's parents? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sue Dotson [email protected]

Welcome! The only Hurley I have is a Jane Hurley who md. John Adams b. 1838 VA, s/o Allen and Judith Adams. I have quite a few Spencers but no Martha and no Quillens. As for life in the early 1800s, your best bet is Jeff Weaver's New River web site: http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nrv.htm He has all of his links grouped by periods in history, and he also has a map at the top of the page with the counties of the area. If you click on the counties, it takes you to those pages where he's got just as many links. Hope you have LOTS of time because you'll be hooked for hours! :-) Sue Dotson [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly, Laura" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:29 AM Subject: HURLEY QUILLEN > > Hello, new to the list. Would love to converse with anyone who may be > following these Grayson County family lines: HURLEY, QUILLEN, SPENCER, and > perhaps others we haven't uncovered yet in these lines. > > We have g-grand Silas HURLEY (b. 1877) to Riley HURLEY (b. NC) and Caroline > QUILLEN (b. VA) in Grayson County. We have unverified info from a message > board that Caroline QUILLEN is probably daughter of Silas and (Martha > SPENCER) QUILLEN. > > We are also interested in learning about 1800s life in Grayson County if > anyone would care to post tidbits. For instance, what was the population? > The economic and educational levels? Was there a social strata? Was there > much moving (families seem to cross into Ashe County, NC, with regularity). > Where did the majority of the population immigrate from? Whatever you find > interesting, we may too! > >

Hello, new to the list. Would love to converse with anyone who may be following these Grayson County family lines: HURLEY, QUILLEN, SPENCER, and perhaps others we haven't uncovered yet in these lines. We have g-grand Silas HURLEY (b. 1877) to Riley HURLEY (b. NC) and Caroline QUILLEN (b. VA) in Grayson County. We have unverified info from a message board that Caroline QUILLEN is probably daughter of Silas and (Martha SPENCER) QUILLEN. We are also interested in learning about 1800s life in Grayson County if anyone would care to post tidbits. For instance, what was the population? The economic and educational levels? Was there a social strata? Was there much moving (families seem to cross into Ashe County, NC, with regularity). Where did the majority of the population immigrate from? Whatever you find interesting, we may too!

In the 1930 Grayson Co. Census....... Rev. James R. Pinion, 85, is married to his second wife Mary Loudemia Perkins, age 73. Living with them is the following family, with their relationship to James Pinion listed as step grandson, step granddaughter, and step-great-grandson: --------------------- 1 Victor Virgil Elliott b: September 06, 1900 d: November 18, 1973 +Mary Lou Vaughan b: March 28, 1904 d: May 15, 1980 2 J. V. (James V.) Elliott b: Abt. March 1927 --------------------- Can anyone tell me the missing generation link that connects this family to James Pinion? Sue Dotson [email protected]

--part1_15d.15a92982.2ad62f37_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From the book "History of the State of Kansas" by William G. Cutler Osage County part 10 "HIRAM WARD, farmer, Section 20, P. O. Burlingame, was born in Grayson County, Va., January 27, 1837. Son of Stephen and Mahala (Wilkinson) Ward, who descended from Cheslley T. Ward and Thomas Wilkinson. He was brought up in his native county on a farm and was educated in the pay schools of his time. He moved to Benton County, Ark., and during the late war he was conscripted into the Confederate army but soon made his escape and came to Kansas in 1862, and became Second Lieutenant of Company C, Second Volunteer, Kansas State Militia, and participated in the engagements with Sterling Price, at Westport. He was taken prisoner and compelled to march to Newtonia without shoes or clothing, and was there paroled. He first settled in Shawnee County, but in 1866 came to Osage County and bought a farm in Dragoon Township, where he has since resided. He makes thoroughbred stock a specialty. He has served ten years as Justice of the Peace, and for the past three years has been President of the Burlingame Union Agricultural Society. He has succeeded in prohibiting gambling and horse racing on the fair grounds. Of course, he is not liked by the sporting fraternity but he is highly respected by all good citizens, the farmers especially. He was married in Grayson County, Va., May 24, 1856, to Miss Lydia A., daughter of Henry and Rebecca Isam Wilson. They have no children of their own, but have adopted a bright little girl (Lulu M.), born Feb. 2, 1874. Mr. Ward and wife are members of the Methodist Church in Burlingame. Hiram Ward died Nov. 10, 1895 in Osage Co. KS. Buried Burlingame Cemetery in Osage Co. KS. Where and when did Lydia Ward die and what happen to Lulu Ward. Thanks for any help, Dinah --part1_15d.15a92982.2ad62f37_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Full-name: Anne1857349 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 05:20:26 EDT Subject: Hiram Ward To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part2_15d.15a92982.2ad3fd5a_boundary" X-Mailer: CompuServe 2000 32-bit sub 113 --part2_15d.15a92982.2ad3fd5a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From the book "History of the State of Kansas" by William G. Cutler Osage County part 10 "HIRAM WARD, farmer, Section 20, P. O. Burlingame, was born in Grayson County, Va., January 27, 1837. Son of Stephen and Mahala (Wilkinson) Ward, who descended from Cheslley T. Ward and Thomas Wilkinson. He was brought up in his native county on a farm and was educated in the pay schools of his time. He moved to Benton County, Ark., and during the late war he was conscripted into the Confederate army but soon made his escape and came to Kansas in 1862, and became Second Lieutenant of Company C, Second Volunteer, Kansas State Militia, and participated in the engagements with Sterling Price, at Westport. He was taken prisoner and compelled to march to Newtonia without shoes or clothing, and was there paroled. He first settled in Shawnee County, but in 1866 came to Osage County and bought a farm in Dragoon Township, where he has since resided. He makes thoroughbred stock a specialty. He has served ten years as Justice of the Peace, and for the past three years has been President of the Burlingame Union Agricultural Society. He has succeeded in prohibiting gambling and horse racing on the fair grounds. Of course, he is not liked by the sporting fraternity but he is highly respected by all good citizens, the farmers especially. He was married in Grayson County, Va., May 24, 1856, to Miss Lydia A., daughter of Henry and Rebecca Isam Wilson. They have no children of their own, but have adopted a bright little girl (Lulu M.), born Feb. 2, 1874. Mr. Ward and wife are members of the Methodist Church in Burlingame. Hiram Ward died Nov. 10, 1895 in Osage Co. KS. Buried Burlingame Cemetery in Osage Co. KS. Where and when did Lydia Ward die and what happen to Lulu Ward. Thanks for any help, Dinah --part2_15d.15a92982.2ad3fd5a_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Full-name: Anne1857349 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 05:14:44 EDT Subject: Hiram Ward To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: CompuServe 2000 32-bit sub 113 >From the book "History of the State of Kansas" by William G. Cutler Osage County part 10 "HIRAM WARD, farmer, Section 20, P. O. Burlingame, was born in Grayson County, Va., January 27, 1837. Son of Stephen and Mahala (Wilkinson) Ward, who descended from Cheslley T. Ward and Thomas Wilkinson. He was brought up in his native county on a farm and was educated in the pay schools of his time. He moved to Benton County, Ark., and during the late war he was conscripted into the Confederate army but soon made his escape and came to Kansas in 1862, and became Second Lieutenant of Company C, Second Volunteer, Kansas State Militia, and participated in the engagements with Sterling Price, at Westport. He was taken prisoner and compelled to march to Newtonia without shoes or clothing, and was there paroled. He first settled in Shawnee County, but in 1866 came to Osage County and bought a farm in Dragoon Township, where he has since resided. He makes thoroughbred stock a specialty. He has served ten years as Justice of the Peace, and for the past three years has been President of the Burlingame Union Agricultural Society. He has succeeded in prohibiting gambling and horse racing on the fair grounds. Of course, he is not liked by the sporting fraternity but he is highly respected by all good citizens, the farmers especially. He was married in Grayson County, Va., May 24, 1856, to Miss Lydia A., daughter of Henry and Rebecca Isam Wilson. They have no children of their own, but have adopted a bright little girl (Lulu M.), born Feb. 2, 1874. Mr. Ward and wife are members of the Methodist Church in Burlingame. Hiram Ward died Nov. 10, 1895 in Osage Co. KS. Buried Burlingame Cemetery in Osage Co. KS. Where and when did Lydia Ward die and what happen to Lulu Ward. Thanks for any help, Dinah --part2_15d.15a92982.2ad3fd5a_boundary-- --part1_15d.15a92982.2ad62f37_boundary--

I saw this on another list I'm on and thought I'd pass it along: --------------------------- Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census (Keyword to: http://home.pacbell.net/spmorse/census) You type in the state, then you type in the city. Then you pick the street they're on and then the nearest cross street. It works for all the states. --------------------------- Sue Dotson [email protected]

I need help straightening out a mess from the annotation notes in the 1870 census on three Hall families. Here are the families, and I will list my problem w/ them below: -------------------------------------------- 409. Hall, Eldridge 48 Farmer 600 325 Eliza 42 Amanda 22 Wm. R. 20 Chas. 16 Geo. L. 13 Lydia 11 Warner 9 Sarah 4 Minnie 5/12 (B. Jan. 1870) [An Eldridge Hall was living alone in household 35 in 1860, with family living in household 36. The ages do not coincide, however, the names do. Eldridge Hall was s/o Elisha & Lucinda Hall. Chas. H. Hall Md. Jestin E. Cornett d/o W. & E. Cornett, 1/6/1876; Geo. L. Hall Md. T. E. Stone, d/o James H. & Katy Stone, 3/2/1880; Sarah A. Hall, Md. James Kegley, s/o D. F. & C. Kegley, 11/30/1882. Eldridge Hall Md. Lizean Roberts 3/28/1847. Eldridge Hall served in the Grayson Co. Militia and in Co. B, 4th VA Reserves, CSA.] 662. Hall, James 48 Farmer 1500 350 Polly 46 Rosy 12 George 14 Cole, Lorenza 10 [This was family 718 in the 1860 Grayson Co., VA Census. James Hall was probably s/o John Hall (b. 1800) & Sally Bedwell (b. 1810). James was brother of Eldridge Hall. Rosy Hall Md. George W. Warrick, s/o E. & Betty Warrick, 9/27/1877; George Hall Md. Elizabeth Carr, d/o F. & N. Carr, 5/20/1875. James Hall served in Co. C, 63rd VA Infantry, CSA.] 478. Hall, John 70 Farm Laborer 120 (Bedwell) Sarah 60 Cole, Sarah 10 Domestic Sexton, Martin 21 Farm Laborer [This was family 657 in the 1860 Grayson Co., VA Census. John Hall md. Sarah Bedwell on 8/16/1831. Martin Sexton Md. Lucinda Combs, d/o James Combs, 10/4/1876. John & Sarah's children were: Jane Hall b. 1830; Emily Hall b. 1831; Besty Hall b. 1834; Calvin Hall b. 1838; John Hall b. 1843; and Richard Hall b. 1848.] --------------------------------- Here is my problem: 1) It states that Eldridge -- age 48 in 1870, or b. abt 1822 -- was the s/o Elisha and Lucinda [Funk] Hall, which is cute in an of itself since Lucinda was not b. until 1824 and she and Elisha did not marry until March 08, 1842. 2) It states Eldridge was the brother of James yet gives parents of Eldridge as Elisha and Lucinda and parents of James as John and Sally; furthermore both James and Eldridge were the same age in the 1870 census. 3) It states parents of James were probably John Hall and Sally (Sarah) Bedwell yet gives her b. as 1810, which means when James was b. abt. 1822 she would have only been 12. It also gives John and Sarah's marriage date as 1831, when James would have been 9. 4) In the notes on family #478 John Hall where it lists "all" of their children, it doesn't even mention James Hall that was stated in the family listed immediately ahead of it as being probably his son. Is anyone researching this family? Were James and Eldridge really brothers? Who were REALLY their parents? I would appreciate any help. Sue Dotson [email protected]

The following information is regarding our upcoming FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH TOUR to Salt Lake City in May 2003. This is a non-profit trip sponsored by Hunt Genealogy & Associates... I thought some of the folks on the list might be interested in this. We're really excited about the trip, and hope some of you can go. Thanks, Shelia Hunt www.huntgenealogy.com FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH TOUR SALT LAKE CITY May 4-9, 2002 Departing from Tri-Cities Airport, Blountville/TN Destination, Salt Lake City, Utah Accommodations, Salt Lake Plaza Hotel Transportation, Delta Airlines We are absolutely delighted with the number of positive responses we have received regarding our Salt Lake City Family History Research Tour, set for May 4-9, 2002! In the past 2-3 days, we have already had 19 people who have emailed to place their names on the Reserve List. Of our past research trips, this will be the second of our Family History Research Tours offered for Salt Lake City, which has a wealth of documented information and rare, one-of-a-kind books for genealogists and historians alike. PRICE OF THE TOUR We are pleased to announce that the price of the tour is only $650 per person, based on double occupancy. The fare includes 5 nights accommodations at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel and round-trip airfare via Delta Airlines, departing Sunday, May 4 from Tri-Cities Airport in Blountville, Tennessee and returning Friday, May 9. Airport-hotel transfers are also included. Participants may pre-designate their roommates if so desired. RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENTS Reservations are made on a first-come basis and are guaranteed only upon receipt of your $40 deposit. If you want to be assured of taking advantage of this tour before space is filled, it is suggested that you mail your $40 deposit as soon as possible. The trip may be paid for in full, or payments may be made according to the following schedule. Payments must be received (not postmarked) before the dates listed. Payment schedule: Nov. 1 $ 40 deposit Dec. 3 $160 payment Jan. 3 $225 payment Feb. 3 $225 payment PRE-TRIP BRIEFING A pre-trip briefing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Mon., April 7, 2003, at the Sullivan County Library in Blountville, Tennessee. Informational packets will be mailed to those residing outside of our local region and who cannot attend the briefing session. CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY Please note that we do have a no-cancellation policy due to the fact that we are financially responsible for reservations and arrangements made for all those who initially plan to participate in the tour. In the unlikely event that we would not have enough to fill the tour, we do reserve the right to cancel the tour and provide refunds in full to all participants. PURPOSE OF OUR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH TOURS Over the past several years, we have provided non-profit Family History Research Tours in the interests of promoting historical and genealogical education across the U.S., while providing time for hands-on research. Anyone over the age of 18 who has an active interest in history or genealogy may participate in our tours. Participants may also take family and friends over age 18 at the same per person price as listed for the tour. Tours are led by Shelia Steele Hunt of Hunt Genealogy & Associates. Past tours have included overnight trips to the Salt Lake City Family History Library, tours to the Virginia State Library and Archives in Richmond, the North State Library & Archives in Raleigh, the Kentucky State Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, with tours of various other state repositories and facilities along the way. Our past tours have also included one-day trips to the Calvin M. McClung Collection in Knoxville, the Roanoke Public Library, Appalachian State in Boone, and others. Our Salt Lake City tour is sure to be lots of fun! If you would like to go, mail your deposit as soon as possible. Checks may be made payable to Hunt Genealogy & Associates (HGA), P.O. Box 3826, Kingsport/TN 37664. Email [email protected] if you need additional information. This is a NON-PROFIT trip in the interests of promoting historical & genealogical research across the U.S.

Does anyone have any info on Dora Sage or her parents? I haven't been able to identify her. As always any and all help is greatly appreciated! Bette Descendants of James H. Bonham Generation No. 1 1. JAMES H.16 BONHAM (EPHRIAM15, JOSEPH14, WILLIAM13, JOSEPH12, JACOB11, HEZIKIAH10, HEZIKIAH9, NICHOLAS8, GEORGE7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1852. He married DORA SAGE.

Looking for information about a Sylvester or Sylva Webb, born about 1797. Also trying to find the name of a Wade who married a Webb in the mid to late 1700's. Thanks, Mary

Janis, Caroline (Martha Caroline) is age 23 in the 1870 Annotated census, family #305, living with her father David Cornett, age 58, widower of Araloca Harrison who was the d/o William and Rhoda Harrison. You will find the census online at this URL: http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/grayson.htm Page down to link #59 Sue Dotson [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janis Dawson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:49 AM Subject: Cornett > > > I need some help with some names, please. > > Caroline Cornett, daughter of D. & L. Cornett. Who are her parents? > Also, she married James H. Meredith, Dec. 29, 1878, son of S. J. & M. > Meredith. It's really hard to tell where you are going with just the last > names. > > Any help would really be appreciated! > Thanx, > Janis in WY > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >

I need some help with some names, please. Caroline Cornett, daughter of D. & L. Cornett. Who are her parents? Also, she married James H. Meredith, Dec. 29, 1878, son of S. J. & M. Meredith. It's really hard to tell where you are going with just the last names. Any help would really be appreciated! Thanx, Janis in WY _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

please post reply to list, i'd like to know too. tks ds -----Original Message----- From: Janis Dawson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Early birth records Can someone please tell me when Grayson County started keeping birth records? If I write for one in 1876, are they likely to have it in the court house? Thanks, Janis _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Janis, According to this URL: http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/graybth.htm Grayson County, Virginia, Birth Records, 1853- 1870 births were recorded as far back as 1853, so I would assume that if you wrote requesting a birth in 1876 they would be likely to have it. When in doubt, go to www.vitalrec.com and click on "States and Territories" and then click on the state you want. There is a chart for the records available for the state, fees, links to download the request forms, addresses of where to write, and links to each individual county for their own information. Sue Dotson [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Janis Dawson To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:17 AM Subject: Early birth records Can someone please tell me when Grayson County started keeping birth records? If I write for one in 1876, are they likely to have it in the court house? Thanks, Janis _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Can someone please tell me when Grayson County started keeping birth records? If I write for one in 1876, are they likely to have it in the court house? Thanks, Janis _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

I am in search of information about my paternal grandfather Wiley John Hensley born March 14, 1872 in Major, Grayson County, VA. He was the oldest of five children. His father (name unknown) died when he was young and Wiley helped raise the younger children. I know of two of the siblings, sister's Margaret J. born 1874 (married A. Jackson Williams from Sugar Grove, VA) and Mary Loutrechia "Tisha" born April 20, 1876 (married John Clark) died April 26, 1965 in Marion, VA. I have been unsuccessful in finding his parents names or names of the other siblings. Would appreciate any information about the family. THANKS Julie Hensley Utt [email protected]

I hope there are some Meridith researchers on the list that can help me with this: I am looking for the parents and siblings of Lucinda (Linnie) C. Meridith, born 10 Sept. 1876 died 24 March 1953. She is buried in Comer's Rock Cemetery along with her husband....William Arch Hale, 10 Dec. 1865 - 24 Dec. 1938. Children: Lumby Howard Hale, born 10 Oct. 1894 Lucious Alexander Hale, born 4 Oct. 1898 unknown female William F. Meridith and Johathan Meridith seem to be in the area but can't find that she belongs with these families? Can someone help me with this family? Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks, Janis in Wy _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

> Does anyone know who Catherine's parents were? Any other information > on her or her spouse? > > As always any help is greatly appreciated. > > Bette > Please let me retract the Catherine Delp. She MAY have been a Delp > but the book that this information came from wasn't sure - and I didn't see the (Delp?) when this information was so kindly shared with me. > My apologies for the confusion. > > Descendants of Catherine: > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. CATHERINE1 (DELP?) was born 1809 in VA, and died Aft. 1880 in > Grayson Co., VA. She married STEPHEN RHUDY Aft. 1843, son of JACOB > RHUDY and ELIZABETH DELP. He was born 1803 in VA, and died 1878 in > Grayson Co., VA. > > >