Hi, My Burke) ancestors came from Lee co, Va. A miss Burke and Maston (Mastion) Colliers had two boys their names are George Washington abd Frances Burke. Do you have and data for me. Charles Donald Burke my great Grandfather is: GEORGE WASHINGTON18 BURKE (*ELIZA17 BURK?, *DAVID16 BURKE, *JOHN15 BURK, BOURKE, *CAPTAIN THOMAS14, *WILLIAM13, *JOHN B.12, *RICHARD (BOURKE)11, *JOHN10 DE BURGH/BOURKE/BURKE, *ULICK 'MAC AN LARLA"9 DE BURGH, *RICHARD SASSANANACH8, *UILLEAG NA GCEANN7, *RICHARD M'OR6, *UILLIEAG FIONN5, *UILLEAG RUADH4, *UILLEAG (WILLIAM) FHIONA3, *RICHARD 'OG2, *WILLIAM1) was born May 4, 1853 in Jonesville, Va. Lee Co. Tazwell co., Va. or SHENANDOAH, VA., and died March 30, 1922 in Delvintia, Ky., home cemetery. He married (1) PHOEBE PECK Bef. 1876 in Claiborne co., Tn.. He married (2) *LETITIA PENDERGRASS Abt. 1876 in OWLSEY CO. KY?, daughter of *CORDY PENDERGRASS and *MINERVA THOMPSON. She was born May 17, 1851 in Jonesville, Va. Lee Co., and died February 21, 1944 in Delvintia, Ky., Lee Co.. Notes for *GEORGE WASHINGTON BURKE: names in the Burke family are, Burke, Pendergrass, Dunigan, Marcum, Cecil, Cole, Burkes cemetery is in Fairfax co., va., 0002120 #38 and lee co., Ky., Boletourt, va.- Fincastle cemetery 849495-#3 Mastion Burke's wife, Effie Marcum said that George and Letitia said that they were old enough to remember the ride in a covered wagon from Lee., Co., Va. into Owsley and Lee Co., Ky. George and Letitia's son John Wesley Burke married Nancy Nannie Marcum, the had two sons Dolphus, Millard and a daughter Eunice. There mother Nancy Marcum died a few months after Eunice was born. The three children went to live with George and Letitia. They loved and raised by George and Letitia Burke, their Grandparents. Eunice died @ the age of 17. Hancock County Deed Index It is alphabetized by Grantor (seller). The Grantee is buyer and the Grantor is seller. YEAR Grantee Grantor 1890 Fugate, J.L., Burk, Geo ? research this 1894 Burk, Mat Burk, John 1886 Jarvis, L.C. Trustee Burk, John Etal 1883 Hatfield, Geo. Burk, John R 1900 Lee County Kentucky Census Precinct #6, Sturgeon Enumerated by Morgan J. Treadway (Annotations by Tony Spence) 32/32, Owsley Co., KY. 1880c 6-92/95 George W. BURKE head 5/1855 45 m 21yrs VA-VA-VA. Letitia PENDERGRASS wife 6/1851 28 9-8 VA-NC-VA., D/O Cordy PENDERGRASS & Minerva THOMPSON Fayette son 6/1881 19 s KY-VA-VA., md Maggie BRANDENBURG 10-10-1901, D/O Henry BRANDENBURG & Elizabeth ROBERTS William son 1/1885 15 s KY-VA-VA. Louisa dau 1/1887 13 s KY-VA-VA. Cornelia dau 3/1889 11 s KY-VA-VA., md Charles WARD 10-8-1907, S/O Joseph WARD & Orpha FARMER Mastin son 4/1891 9 s KY-VA-VA. 1900 Lee County Kentucky Census Precinct #6, Sturgeon 32/32 32/32 George BURKE head 5/1855 45 m 21yrs VAVAVA Letitia wife 6/1851 28 9-8 VANCVA Fayatte son 6/1881 19 s KYVAVA William son 1/1885 15 s KYVAVA Louisa dau 1/1887 13 s KYVAVA Cornelia dau 3/1889 11 s KYVAVA Mastin son 4/1891 9 s KYVAVA -----Original Message----- From: Carole M. Barger [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 2:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VALEE] ROLL CALL Researching the following families in Lee County, VA McPHERSON ROBINETTE STAPLETON OWENS TAYLOR STEWART BURKE MOORE JOYNER ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to [email protected] ============================== 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

See names in my sig below. Sandy Zion-Anderson http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/z/i/o/Sandy-Zion/index.html?W elcome=1061572900 Other name also in my tree: BIDDLE, BLUBAUGH, CARTER, CREECH, CREVELING, ELY, FLEENOR, FRALEY, GILLENWATER, GOBBLE, HOBBS, JAYNE, LITTON, MCCORMICK, MUNCY, PARSONS, PENNINGTON, ROOP, RUSSELL, SIMS, SKAGGS, SLAGLE, SLEMP, SPRINKLE, STANDIFER, THOMPSON & YEARY

Brenda, do you have anything on Isaac Russell + Martha "Patsy" Pennington? I was born & grew up in Ben Hur--graduated PHS 1942. Vesta Lou [email protected]

Edward Ketchum/Catchum/Catchem married Mary Reasor/Razor/Reeser in Lee County, circa 1795. Mary probably daughter of Peter Reasor and sister of Daniel Reasor. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Searching for the Spradley and Ketchum families. Spradleys from SC to TX and Ketchums from VA to TX via AL and IL Check my home page for searchable data base of ancestors. http://www.hal-pc.org/~berrys """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

Martha "Mattie" Chafin, born August 1888, was the daughter of Jerusha July Edens & James Henry "Cap" Chafin, who had 14 children. Jerusha Edens was the daughter of Andrew Jackson Edens & Statira Shelor who removed from Patrick County to Russell County then to Lee County after the Civil War. Andrew's ancestors were Huguenots. Statira's ancestors were German & Irish, a very good family. James Henry Chafin was the son of James Elam Chafin & Margaret "Peggy" Evans of Russell County, VA. Martha Chafin married Henry Lawson 15 November 1913 at Lee County, VA. Martha's siblings were: Henry Chafin (1870-1943) of Lee County my great-grandmother, Eliza Barbara "Lyde" Chafin (wife of John Edward Ward) of Lee County Nancy E. Chafin, died 1880-1900 Sally C. Chafin, died 1880-1900 James Chafin, died 1880-1900 John Meredith Chafin (1883-aft 1920) Mollie Chafin, died before 1900 Five unknown siblings, all dead 1869-1900 I have written the following about my great-great-grandmother: "Jerusha Chafin wrote her will at Rocky Station, Lee County, Virginia, leaving her property to her youngest child, John Meredith Chafin. Her eldest son, Henry Chafin, witnessed her will. About 1915 Jerusha developed a serious problem with her teeth, probably from an absess, which caused her tremendous pain. At that time opium and morphine were readily availabe in the mountains of Lee County. Jerusha became addicted to the drugs and at the same time nothing was done to remedy the problem with her teeth. In August 1915 Jerusha Chafin was transported to the Southwestern State Mental Hospital located at Marion in Smyth County, Virginia, where she lived for eight months and twenty five days. She died in the hospital from " senile dementia and chronic enteritis" which is a nice way of saying that she died from a form of dysentery. The author consulted with a physician who attended medical school in the 1960's at the University of Virginia and discussed Jerusha's condition and cause of death. Dr. Ben Novak suggests that in actuality Jerusha Chafin suffered from an infection that spread from her teeth into her brain which resulted in her volatile behavior during the last year of her life. State hospitals were not noted for their hygiene during the period in question. In all likelihood, according to Dr. Novak, Jerusha developed giardia, a serious intestinal parasitic disease which causes serious diarrhea and bowel inflammation. She would have become dehydrated and suffered a loss of nutrition. The last nine months of her life must have been filled with torment and her death must have come to her as a blessing." I have more on this family posted on my site at Roots Web World Connect Project. It took many years to piece together the Chafin/Edens/Shelor family history and a concerted effort. If you have further information about Martha "Mattie" Chafin Lawson & when she died, could you please provide that data to me -- also anything on any children they may have had.

no, forgot all the others! BURGAN/BURGIN, FEE, HAYNES, NAPIER, ELY, WOODWARD, WILLIAMS. Thanks. Carol

forgot BALL and IRVIN. sorry!

Researching BAILEY, BISHOP, ROBBINS. Esther Michigan

Researching the following families in Lee County, VA. BAUMGARDNER GRUBB MATLOCK Wanda

Hi, Do you have information about Mattie Chafin who married Thomas Lawson about/around 1915ish or 1916ish? Thomas Lawson was born in 1847 and was much older than Mattie Chafin. According to family stories, Mattie Chafin was pregnant when they married. Thomas Lawson's last child was born in 1887 and all were married with children when Thomas & Mattie surprised them. Somewhere on the Internet, I saw a marriage date for them that was much earlier than 1915/16. Their one child was born July 26, 1916, (Thomas was 69) and grew up as best friends with my father who was born August 8, 1916. Mattie Chafin is not my direct line and I have not researched her, but would love to know more about her. I knew the baby throughout her life, but all of the "characters" are dead now when I would like to know more. SueBee ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 2:10 PM Subject: [VALEE] Roll Call 2005 > Researching the following families in Lee County, VA: > BROWN > CASTLE > CHAFIN > EDENS/EDDINGS > ROBERTS > RUSSELL > WARD > > Brenda Reed > Oakland, CA (formerly of Stickleyville, Lee Co., VA) > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

OWENS-FLETCHER-WOLFE-MINTON-VANHUSS Milly WARD Piros My mind is lightning one brilliant flash and pooooffffffffffffffffffffff it's gone. Rootsweb Administrator for Anderson, Campbell and Fentress Tennessee Counties

Every in search of : BALL, SARGENT/SARGENT/SARJANT, MOONEY, COOPER, BEAM, CECIL/CISSELL, EVANS, EDMONSON, WOOD, Maryland Catholic Families Mary Beth Abordo http://www.geocities.com/marybethsclass/

Researching ROGERS and those familes that are allied across Southside VA into Western Waters. HEARD, WALLING, ROBERTS Eleanor

I'm researching the following surnames, some I know from Lee Co., some maybe not! CARMACK KAYLOR YOUNG Lorraine Young Guice Greeneville, TN

BISHOP WEAVER CLARK HOPKINS GUESS CLOUSE Janet Zengel Messer Micanopy, Florida

Researching the following families in Lee County, VA McPHERSON ROBINETTE STAPLETON OWENS TAYLOR STEWART BURKE MOORE JOYNER

researching Ball, yeary, eagle, masters, Taylor

Researching the following families in Lee County, VA: MATLOCK Brenda Avila Bakersfield, CA

Researching the following families in Lee County, VA: BROWN CASTLE CHAFIN EDENS/EDDINGS ROBERTS RUSSELL WARD Brenda Reed Oakland, CA (formerly of Stickleyville, Lee Co., VA)

Hi, John, I think we may have corresponded previously, but I can't find the electronic "paper" trail right now. My paternal grandmother was a BAILEY from Harlan County, KY, and all of the other surname connections that I listed are in her ancestry; i.e., her mother was a BALL, her grandmothers a SKIDMORE and a JONES (I forgot to mention that one below), her great grandmothers were a KELLY, LANE, FARMER, and SERGENT. The MINTER, SPENCER, NOE, POSEY, ASHER, WRIGHT, and YEARY are farther back. Are you John William HALE, son of Albert Spencer HALE? If so, we are at least 5th cousins through our mutual ancestors, John BAILEY, IV, and Sarah MINTER, and our mutual BALL ancestors are John BALL and Winifred WILLIAMS. Bailey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VALEE] Bailey, Ball & Minter, Lee County, VA Me, too, Bailey. In a message dated 9/20/2004 12:53:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Who are the Minters, Balls and Yeary's you are researching? Virginia Yeary-Ferguson In a message dated 9/19/2004 11:23:05 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Researching BAILEY, BALL, SKIDMORE, KELLY, LANE, SERGENT, FARMER, MINTER, SPENCER, NOE, POSEY, ASHER, WRIGHT, YEARY, to name the most recent. Bailey Francis Atlanta, GA "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 ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to [email protected] ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 Protected by Polesoft Lockspam http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html