Teresia, What Yeary's are you researching? Virginia Yeary-Ferguson In a message dated 3/29/2005 12:45:11 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I am new to this e-mail group, so I thought I would post a message of surnames that I am researching. SMITH, LOWE, BARKER, LEGG, YEARY, LEWIS. I am looking for information on my maternal Great Grandparents, Samuel SMITH/LOWE b: 1854 (family story is that he was born a LOWE and raised a SMITH), Rebecca Elizabeth BARKER/LEGG b: 1856 (my mother said that her maiden name is BARKER, but another family member said that her maiden name was LEGG). I am thinking that Rebecca may have married a LEGG and then married Samuel SMITH. I believe Rebecca is the daughter of Benjamin Wallace BARKER and These two moved to Harlan County, KY about 1880. Any info would be appreciated. Teresia Hamilton, VA "The best things in life are the people we love, the places we've been, and the memories we've made along the way." Virginia Yeary-Ferguson

Wayne, Have you visited the Coal Museum in Big Stone Gap? It has a wealth of info. My Dad was a coal miner at Derby for many years. Lila

Wayne, There are still many elder folks living in Lee County and surrounding areas that worked in those mines. My father is 82 and he loves to tell the stories of the mines. He would probably tell a stranger the stories of accidents and such than to his family (as history goes .... a stranger can obtain more information than blood relative.) I would be willing to send you in a private email his name and address if you would like to pick his memory about stories and information. Sheryl Central Ohio (you may have to retype [email protected] in the "TO" box.)

Carter ........ I wish that you would have sent that information to me about six months ago. I did not do that, and a hacker obtained access to my computer and deleted EVERY bit of family history information that I had on emails and in "family tree folder". YES, to all on this list......IT CAN HAPPEN. Back up your emails that are valuable. Sheryl Central Ohio > > From: "Carter L Combs" <[email protected]> > Date: 2005/04/02 Sat AM 08:29:54 CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VALEE] Backup Time > > This is a reminder to back up your data so if you have a computer problem, your data will not be lost. It is also a good idea to store your backup data in another location so if you have a fire, flood or some other unexpected problem, the back up file will not be lost. > > Carter > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Yvonne, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <[email protected]>. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Wayne, My dad still works in St Charles. He no longer works as a strip miner but works in the coal prep plant. Both my grandfathers were miners. My greatgrandfather was miner too. I have some info...let me know. Crystal --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

This is a reminder to back up your data so if you have a computer problem, your data will not be lost. It is also a good idea to store your backup data in another location so if you have a fire, flood or some other unexpected problem, the back up file will not be lost. Carter

Charles Bondurant was a coal mine developer in Lee County. The town of St. Charles was named for him. If I remember correctly, the town was called Bondurantville before it was named St. Charles. Leona Mines was in Leona, VA above St. Charles. I think King Cole was in Bonnie Blue which was also above St. Charles. Virginia Iron and Coke Company (VIC as it was known to us) was above St. Charles. Never heard of Briar Ridge, must have been before my time. All these mines had coal mining camps with lots and lots of small houses clustered together. Not sure of all the above because my father left the mines when I was 3 years old. I do know some older Lee County natives that can help you and will forward your email. Here are a couple of links that has pictures of miners and mines, if you are interested. _http://www.geocities.com/baird5now/Miners.html_ (http://www.geocities.com/baird5now/Miners.html) _http://geocities.com/bairdstonecreek/Bonnyblue.html_ (http://geocities.com/bairdstonecreek/Bonnyblue.html)

Wayne, perhaps you could call an elderly gentleman, Paul Bobrosky, who lives in Keokee (Lee Co) VA. Sorry, I do not have his phone #, but he is quite helpful to others. I think he has a collection of coal-mining artifacts. By the way, I can't help you with your mining questions, but "Leona" was a common mining name in the 40's & 50's. SueBee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Duncan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 2:00 AM Subject: [VALEE] Coal Scrip > > I would like to know about the Bondurant Coal and Coke Co in > Boundurantville, VA (Lee County), Leona Mines, King Cole Mining Corp > (Pennington Gap), and Briar Ridge Coal Corporation (St. Charles). > As a POST-SCRIPT (P.S.) Does > anybody have knowledge of any mining accidents that may have happened > during > that time period?

Hi Sue!! (and whomever else is interested in Kessiah ) There is a book called Ball's of Fairfax Co.Va.done by Bonnie Ball who was VERY through in her research(she died a few years ago)and she discovered all that info.Now her son & his wife have done a book called Ball's of the Potomac that covers many several different lineages.You can verify this info thru them.Their book cost $ 79.00. Their website is:http://ballfamilyofthepotomac.com/_wsn/page4.html There are MANY Ball sites that have their wedding date.Where the came from and his line of descent but no one has her parents name but I have seen her birthyear.1724/5( I think !!) A Ball research mixed your Ball genealogy up connecting your clan to Elizabethj(Tunnell)& George Ball Sr.(b.1752)who was a nephew to your George Sr. Your FIRST known ancestor: Wm.Ball Lord of the Manor(in England)who was born in 1450. Here is the site:http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/r/i/James-A-Price/GENE5-0009.html I "set" it on John Ball(Generation 9) # 10 Born 1670. Then go to child iii:George b.1720 Then go to # 13 -George Ball m.Kessiah Ann Hanson Jim Price will add your compete lineage to this if you ask him.He is NOT into genealogy tho ! L.O.L.!!! ***************************************************************************** For Elizabeth Tunnell & the"other"George -GO thru John then child i: Moses Sr. then go to # 12 (Moses Sr.)there you will find George Sr.(b.1752)who m.Elizabeth Tunnell Enjoy !! P.S. Go back to Generation 8 and Click on # 9 and you will find Mary Ball,the mother of George Washington !! ************************************************************************** To All !! Your correct lineage WLL be in this new book called Ball's of the Potomac I mentioned above that was done by Bonnie Ball's son George Ball !!-----------------------------------------Sincerely yours,Wilma

Hello All: One of my main interests is the influence the coal mining industry has had on the families of Lee and Wise counties. I am interested in trying to research the various coal companies and corporations that existed in the counties in the early to mid 1900s. I know that genealogy lists are not normally the place to look for these types of information, but I am really looking to see how mining influenced family life during the mining heydays. If you can relate how mining influenced family life, please feel free to contact me off-list. I would greatly appreciate any help. I have come across some mine names and locations that I am unfamiliar with. Perhaps someone on the lists can help. I would like to know about the Bondurant Coal and Coke Co in Boundurantville, VA (Lee County), Leona Mines, King Cole Mining Corp (Pennington Gap), and Briar Ridge Coal Corporation (St. Charles). In Wise County, I would like information on Blackwood Fuel Company (Blackwood), ANY Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company mines, Little Tom Coal Co (Norton), Blue Diamond Coal Company (Tom's Creek), and Yellow Creek Coal and Coke Company (Wise). As a POST-SCRIPT (P.S.) My grandfather was a miner at Inman in Wise county, as was his brother. My grandfather was severely injured in a mining accident at the mine somewhere around 1936. He was left with a permanent limp resulting from one leg being slightly longer than the other after all the medical treatment for the mining accident injuries. I have no other details other than those. Does anybody have knowledge of any mining accidents that may have happened during that time period? I have searched most of the local newspapers for any reference and cannot locate any information. I'd love to solve this family mystery. Sincerely, Wayne Duncan

Thank you for the information. The William "Willie" Pope that I am interested in was marred to Abigail Middleton Pope. Their son, James C. Pope, was the Chief of Police in Harlan County. He was killed in the line of duty in 1922 as was reported in the Harlan County Newspaper. Would appreciate any more information that you might locate. Thank again.....Orville >From: Teresia & Jamil Scott <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [VALEE] Missed chat Sorry, Can do some lookups >Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:34:27 -0500 > >Orville, >I just happened to see your post and took a quick look on Heritage Quest >census records. You didn't indicate what years they lived in Harlan Co., >KY or Lee Co., VA so I just looked at all years that they have online. I >found a William Pope in the 1910 and 1920 Harlan Co., KY census. I did not >find a William in any of the Lee Co., VA census. > >I don't know if the William in Harlan is your or not, but this is what I >found: >1910 >Pope, William M., Head, 22 yrs. old > Lula, Wife 21 yrs. old > Marvin Son 1 3/12 yrs. old > > >1920 >Pope, William, Head, 33 yrs. Old, > Lula, Wife, 32 yrs. old > Marvin, Son, 11 yrs. old > >Does this help? >Teresia Scott >Hamilton, VA >On Mar 30, 2005, at 6:55 AM, John Wesley wrote: > >>Hello Carol, >> >>I am looking for any type of information on the family of William Pope. He >>and his wife Abigail moved from Harlan County, KY to Lee County VA and >>lived there for some time. Any information that you could find on this >>family would be greatly appreciated. William and Abigail were my great >>grandparents. >> >>Thank you so much.. >> >>Orville Wagner, Ohio >> >> >>>From: Teresia & Jamil Scott <[email protected]> >>>Reply-To: [email protected] >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: [VALEE] Missed chat Sorry, Can do some lookups >>>Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:55:40 -0500 >>> >>>Does anyone know where I should look for 1879 Lee County, VA births? Is >>>there anything on microfilm/fiche or online? >>>Teresia >>>On Mar 24, 2005, at 7:42 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>>Hello everyone, >>>>I so sorry i missed the chat last night(my migraine won ). >>>>The things I had available to do up look-ups in last night were: >>>>Births for Lee county, 1853-1877 >>>>1910 Lee County, Census >>>> >>>>If you need a lookup in something else, email me I might have >>>>it...somewhere:) >>>> >>>>If you would like a lookup just email me, try to be specific with names. >>>>Sorry I dont have time to lookups for all of one surname, so you will >>>>have to >>>>provide a first name as well. >>>>You can email at [email protected] >>>>you can request a lookup through this list just keep in mind I am on >>>>digest >>>>mode so I will not get your request right away. >>>> >>>>Hope it helps, >>>>Carol Turner >>>> >>>> >>>>==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >>>>Need to reach Yvonne, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at >>>><[email protected]>. >>>> >>>>============================== >>>>Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >>>>New content added every business day. Learn more: >>>>http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >>>> >>> >>> >>>==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >>>Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other >>>enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those >>>settings through their servers and will only return them to you. >>> >>>============================== >>>Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>>last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >>>http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> >>==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe from the list send your message to >><[email protected]> for individual list messages; >><[email protected]> for digest messages. Then put the word >>unsubscribe in the subject line and send your message. >> >>============================== >>Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >>areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >Need to reach Yvonne, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at ><[email protected]>. > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

To All the BALL's who are descendents Of John BALL and POLLY YEARY,dau.of Elizabeth dau.of Henry Yeary Sr.This website is:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ckmacdonald/Jim/yrycrxstl/D1.htm#c1783 ************************************************************* 3. Mary "Polly" YEARY (Henry1) was born in 1763 and died in 1816. Another name for Mary was POLLY FOLLOWING DATA is INCORRECT !!!. IT STATES Mary married John BALL(b.1766) son of George BALL(b.1752) and Elizabeth TUNNELL([email protected]) John was born on 10 Jun 1766. CORRECT Parents are: Kessiah Ann(Hanson)& George Ball(Sr.)b.172d.1801),son of John Ball(b.1670) See NEXT e-mail with John's lineage.--Wilma P.S.Kessiah was killed during an Indian raid in the early 1770's)Contact me at [email protected] and I will explain this. ****************************************************************************** ******************************************************************** This site is correct EXCEPT for John's parents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-Wilma Children of Polly(Yeary)& John Ball + 7 F i. Sally BALL . + 8 F ii. Elizabeth BALL was born in 1785 and died before 1819. + 9 M iii. George Washington BALL was born in 1787 in Lee County, Virginia and died in 1850 in On Route To Arkansas. + 10 F iv. Kissiah BALL was born on 9 May 1790. + 11 F v. Mary Polly BALL was born in 1793 in Lee County, Virginia. + 12 M vi. John BALL was born in 1795 in Lee County, Virginia. + 13 M vii. William BALL was born in 1797 in Lee County, Virginia. + 14 F viii. Susannah BALL was born on 23 May 1799 in Lee County, Virginia. + 15 M ix. Jesse BALL was born in 1801 in Lee County, Virginia. + 16 F x. Margaret BALL was born in 1803 in Lee County, Virginia. + 17 M xi. Robert BALL was born in 1806 in Lee County, Virginia. 18 F xii. Martha BALL was born in 1807 and died in 1841. Mary next married William CARMACK.

Vanette Thanks. I was typing in the image that I wanted to go to but I was hitting enter and the previous page was still loading so hitting enter was not working for me. Guess I was a little impatient.<g> It is working now. Carter ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Re: Heritage Quest census records > Carter, > > What works for me is to type the number in the little window then hit enter. > Another thing I figured out for just browsing when I have no idea where the > family is, is once it barely starts to load, I change the zoom from 200 (at > least that is the default that I'm getting) to 100 and it loads a lot faster. > I'm on dial-up so it might not matter much if you have something else. > Sometimes the image is good enough on 100 that I don't need to change it to 200 > to read it. Then again, sometimes they're so bad that nothing helps, lol! > > Hope this solves your problem. > > Vanette > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Yvonne, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <[email protected]>. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >

Carter, What works for me is to type the number in the little window then hit enter. Another thing I figured out for just browsing when I have no idea where the family is, is once it barely starts to load, I change the zoom from 200 (at least that is the default that I'm getting) to 100 and it loads a lot faster. I'm on dial-up so it might not matter much if you have something else. Sometimes the image is good enough on 100 that I don't need to change it to 200 to read it. Then again, sometimes they're so bad that nothing helps, lol! Hope this solves your problem. Vanette

Vanette Can you tell me how you can go to image 200 if there are 213 images on the western Dist of Tazewell Co. There is a small window that has "go to image" before it but when I type in 200 I can't seem to get it to go to image 200. Carter ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Re: Heritage Quest census records > HeritageQuest DOES have the 1850 and older censuses, but they are not > indexed. I learned this from a friend of mine after I had been using HeritageQuest > for months on end. > > Instead of clicking on Search at the top left, click on Browse. It takes > much longer, of course, but you CAN get to them, hallelujah! The upside of > this is that you often find people you need but weren't looking for, because > people tended to settle near relatives. > > Vanette in Missouri > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Many libraries, in many states, offer the Heritage Quest option online. The State of Texas provides budget money for libraries in the state to offer the service. However, I'm told that the subscription cost is substantial and the State may not finance Heritage Quest as a free service much longer . At 08:24 PM 3/30/2005 -0600, you wrote: >Ok,thanks Carter,,guess that leaves me out then,,I live in Louisiana > > >On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:50:40 -0500 "Carter L Combs" <[email protected]> >writes: > > > > > > > > > Do you have to live in the area to get a library card? > > > > You have to live in an adjoining county, so Scott, Bourbon, Clark, > > Madison, > > Jessamine, and Woodford Counties Ketucky would qualify in this > > area. > > > > Carter > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > Need to reach Yvonne, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > > at <[email protected]>. > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > > the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > > months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the list send your message to ><[email protected]> for individual list messages; ><[email protected]> for digest messages. Then put the word >unsubscribe in the subject line and send your message. > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hi Jo, I ordered them online at www.skcensus.com They arrived in less than a week. Barb >From: "Jack and Jo" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [VALEE] 1850 Text Census >Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:56:54 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) > >Would you please give me the address of S K Publishing so that I can order >the census? Thanks > >Jo > >-------Original Message------- > >From: [email protected] >Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7:56:44 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [VALEE] 1850 Text Census > >I recently purchased an 1850 Lee Co. census CD (actually, it's 1820, 1840 >and 1850) from S-K Publications ... $20. Also a Harlan Co, 1820, 1830, >1840, 1850 census CD, also $20. > >I'd be happy to do lookups for you ... just be patient with me as I have to >work to support my genealogy habit! Also have kids at home. > >Just send me an e-mail and I'll get back to you ASAP. > >Barbara Clay Pasch >Largo, FL > >(Smith, Parsons, Creech, Bailey, Gilbert, Worley, Payne, Hunt, Cullop, >Pennington) >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:11 PM >Subject: [VALEE] 1850 Text Census > > > > _http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/va.htm_ > > (http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/va.htm) > > > > If ( _ appears on the beginning and end of URL remove it before copy and > > paste > > > > Milly Piros*Garfield Heights > > > > That the Birds of Worry and Care, > > Fly above your head, > > This you cannot change, > > But that they build Nests in your hair, > > This you can prevent. > > **Chinese Proverb** > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the list send your message to <[email protected] >com> for individual list messages; <[email protected]> for >digest >messages. Then put the word unsubscribe in the subject line and send your >message. > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >. > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other >enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those >settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Check with the nearest public library. If they don't subscribe to Heritage Quest, try the parishes around it. If they offer the service to cardholders, ask if you can get one, even though you don't live in the same parish. In many cases, libraries are cooperative with their neighbors. Carolyn HALE BRUCE Co-author of Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots and Rebel King, The Har'ships See our site at www.RebelKing.com Coming April 1st: VIRGINIANA, A Visitors' Guide to Virginia History & Other Stuff See our site at www.virginianabooks.com ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] 1850 Text Census I have ancestry,,you don't have to pay for the whole site,you can just pay for parts of it,,like just the census records for like 14.95 a mth,,which if you need alot of census records isn't a bad deal,,,I don't have a library that carries Heritage Quest near me,, On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:15:39 EST [email protected] writes: > > > In a message dated 3/30/2005 8:14:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Census records are available through ancestry.com > > > Ancestry.com is too expensive for most of us. Heritage Quest is > free. > > Charlotte Miller > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Yvonne, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <[email protected]>. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the list send your message to <[email protected]> for individual list messages; <[email protected]> for digest messages. Then put the word unsubscribe in the subject line and send your message. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Oh, Jim! Work is just something you put in time at so that you can get a paycheck & spend it all on county records and family histories! As forr the economy, if they started taxing genealogy sites on the net, we could probably give up property taxes altogether <G> Retirement? That's for field trips to cemeteries & courthouses! Not kidding as much as I should be, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 4:06 PM Subject: [VALEE] 1850 Lee census > My thanks for the many responses I got to my request re the Census of 1850 I got so many I began to worry about the economy of the nation . Who is working these days? I am "playng" by using the net to do genealogy but so are many of the rest of you. > Jim > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Thanks to all who made it such a good day for me; I got my request re the census of 1850 filled and even better I learned what the browse feature on Heritage Quest would do. I have free access to it through the Knox Tn. Library but thought it was limited to only those which were indexed. Thanks. Jim