Does anyone know where to look for the laws governing the age of buyers and sellers in VA ca 1815? I have two teenagers buying and selling land in Scott and Lee Counties VA in 1815 and 1816 and I don't think it's legal. HENING'S is only good for the 18th century as best as I can tell. Thanks. Eleanor

unsubcribe Ed Cress wrote: > Hi Milly. I doubt that there will ever be a reprint of the Early Settlers of Lee Co., Va. books . Over the yers I and others have tried to get it done, but no luck. Edgar > --- > Edgar A. Cress > Corresponding Secretary > Lee County Historical & Gen. Society > > On Wed, 22 May 2002 13:18:41 > MPiros1120 wrote: > >The Early Settleers of Lee Co., Va. book > > > >Edgar, > > > >Do you think there could ever be a re-print of this book... I sure would like > >to have one. I know lots of my ancestors and their families are in it. I am > >still trying to find out WHO killed my grgrandpa CHARLES LIDY OWENS a.k.a > >C.L. & LIDE OWENS December 22, 1890 Lee Co VA. > > > >Milly WARD Piros > >My Mind is like Lightning.........One Brilliant Flash and > >Pooofffffffffffff..It's gone...LOL > > > >GOD BLESS AMERICA ! > >My Tribute to 9/11/01 > > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/millyella/america.html">God Bless America</A> > >http://www.geocities.com/millyella/america.html > > > ><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html">A List of All My Pages</A> http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html > > > > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > >To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ________________________________________________________ > Outgrown your current e-mail service? > Get a 25MB Inbox, POP3 Access, No Ads and No Taglines with LYCOS MAIL PLUS. > http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list send your message to <VALEE-L-request@rootsweb.com> for individual list messages; <VALEE-D-request@rootsweb.com> for digest messages. Then put the word unsubscribe in the subject line and send your message. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

The full title of the book is "Early Settlers of Lee County, Virginia and Adjacent Counties compiled by Anne Wynn Laningham this book was printed and published by Media,Inc., Printers and Publishers Greensboro, North Carolina 1977 Since the book is no longer available from the publisher anyone interested in reading (all 1275 pages) should contact their local public library to obtain a copy on an intera-library loan. This is normally a free service and you may borrow the book to study for about two weeks at a time. Tom Stevens

Biography of George Cole; 1915 Standard History of Stark County, Indiana by Joseph N. McCormick- reproduced by Starke County, In, Genealogy Society. George Cole. A resident of Indiana more than twenty years, George Cole came to Starke County about fourteen years ago, spent some ten or eleven years in business as a merchant at Knox, and then moved to a farm in section 30 of California township. He is an example of a business man turned farmer, and his success is evidenced from the fact that the products from his land under his management has been awarded five first and second premium at local fairs. George Cole was born in Lee County, Virginia, August 21, 1851, and came from a prominent old family of southern stock. His grandfather David Cole, who married Jane Talbott, was born and married in Clinton County, Kentucky. He was the most prominent man of that section of the blue grass state, and the county seat of Albany was laid out on his land. He owned a large amount of town farm and town property, and for many years was a leading citizen of that locality. His wife died at Albany when in middle life, after the birth of eight children, and David then married her sister and there were three more children. No citizen in Clinton County was so well known as David Cole. He was esteemed for both what he had accomplished and for his influence and generosity. It is said his pioneer home was opened both day and night to friends and traveling strangers, and his hospitality was unbounded, and in that way typical of traditional southern homestead. While he prospered in material affa! irs, he shared all that he had with his friends and neighbors. There was hardly a day when his home was not filled with visitors and, was a fine illustration of the old Kentucky planter whose life and property was at the service of the community. It is said when he killed hogs for himself, he killed as many more for his neighbor and friend. David Mason Cole, father of George Cole, was born at the old homestead in Clinton County, Kentucky, grew up there, and when still a young man moved to Virginia, and established a home in Lee County, Virginia. He was married to Jane Christenberry, who belonged to a family of German stock, long established in Virginia and many members of which followed various mechanical trades and industry. David M. Cole died on his farm in Lee County when fifty-one years of age. His widow subsequently moved to the home of an older daughter in Clinton County, Kentucky, and died at the age of eighty-six years. She was a Methodist while David M. Cole was a Baptist, and in politics a democrat. There were eight children in the family: Mary J., widow of Joseph Suttlef , living in Elliott County, Kentucky where her aged mother died; Elvia widow of Hughs Wilder, living in Kansas and the mother of two sons and two daughters; Robert, who is a Nebraska farmer, and has four daughters and one son; Geo! rge; Josephine who died at the age of six; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Job Hobbs of Elliott County, Kentucky, and they had three sons and three daughters; and Mrs. William Smith, the wife of a Kansas farmer, with a family of eight children. George Cole grew up in Lee County, Virginia, and was educated in the public schools and after finishing school spent five years as a teacher in Elliott County, Kentucky. On March 4, 1892, he came to Indiana, locating near Tipton County, and was a farmer in that vicinity until 1900. That year marked his removal to the city of Knox, where he engaged in business as a dealer in harness and shoes until 1911. Mr. Cole gave up merchandising and moved to California Township, buying 80 acres of land in section 30. Under his management sixty acres have been well improved, while there is a good stand of native timber on the land. Mr. Cole raises usual staple crops of this county including corn and oats, and in 1914 had eight acres of onions, producing about two thousand bushels. He keeps good grades of stock, and has much enterprise in maintaining his farm up to the best standards of Starke County, agriculture. In Lee County, Virginia Mr. Cole married Miss Sara C. Smith. She was born March 6, 1859, and was reared and educated in that section of Virginia, A daughter of James and Martha (Myers) Smith. Her father was a union man during the War of the Rebellion, and because of his allegiance to the north the Confederates took him prisoner, and at the same time carried away a horse valued at $5,000. After he had been taken a hundred miles from home he was killed, while the horse was confiscated. He left a widow, since deceased, and several small children. To the marriage of George Cole and his wife have been born eleven children. Joseph and Rosa died young, while James died after his marriage. The living children are: Martha wife of Thomas Lewis of Chicago, and to there marriage one son died young, and a daughter Hortense is now aged eighteen and attending high school; Rebecca is the wife of Oliver Maynard, of Tipton County, and they had a child Goodsel; Lawrence is a California Townsh! ip farmer and married Mary Lee; Amanda is wife of Frank Harris of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and there are Russel, Cleo, Patrick and Ruth; Cleo lives at home; Palmer lives in Wisconsin; Eugene is foreman in a machine shop in Chicago; Herschel lives at home and attends the North Judson High School. The family are members of the Methodist Church, Mr. Cole has been a Republican since the time of President McKinley. I typed this bio exactly as found. Would appreciate any additional information. Correction I know of are: SuttleF - Suttles Elvia - Elvira Hugh -Huse

Vanette, Nice to hear from you again. I didn't know about the Hobbs/Myers marriage. The age is about right for my Martha Jane Myers. Do you have anything more on her? I will post George Cole's bio in another message, it mentions the Myers and Smiths, intersting info. All I have on the Smiths I picked up from others. It is not my direct line. Jack Money on rootsweb has Edward and Hannah with eleven children. I believe Rebecca Smith is the daughter of Edward McDonald Smith/Smyth and Minerva Parson, see the census below. Barbara. . Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia Post Office, Transcription of 1860 Western District, Lee County, Virginia Census by Mrs. Fred Martin - fnmmart@brightok.net. "1323/1358 Edward Smith 37 farmer $600/1000 Lee Co, VA Sarah 28 James T 10 Robbert 9 Mary F 8 Manerva 6 Wm A (jr?) 3 Martha E 3 Emily A 5/12 Alex Quesenberry 19 farm labor Washington Co,VA Rebecca J " 15 Lee Co,VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1850 Census, Lee County, Virginia, District 31, M432-955, pg 311, 26 Jul 1850. "124/133 Edward Smith 35 farmer Va Minerva 24 VA Rebecca J 5 VA James T 1 VA.". ----- Original Message ----- From: <VanetteHobbs@aol.com> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Quesenberry-MYERS-Cole, SmithSmyth, Suttles, Wyrick, Daughtery,Wi... > Barbara, > > I think we have corresponded before. I have Martha Jane Myers b. 1838 in > Pennington Gap m. to Granville Henderson Hobbs on Feb. 3, 1857. Is this the > same Martha Jane Myers that married James P. Smyth? Is the Rebecca Smith you > mentioned James Smyth's daughter? I have Edward Smyth and Hannah Crabtree > with only three children; Mary, Crabtree, and John. Do you know if there are > more? > > Lots of questions! > > Vanette > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I don't have the address, but good luck. I know there are many of us who would be more than a little interested if you are successful. Kathy

Hi J.B.. I'm sure they will have them available, or can tell you how to order them. Edgar --- Edgar A. Cress Corresponding Secretary Lee County Historical & Gen. Society On Fri, 24 May 2002 20:25:17 DimBones2 wrote: >Mr. Cress, > > Will the 4th volume of the cemetery records be avaliable at the >Genealogy Fair on June 1st. > >J. B. Meyer > > > >>>Hi Norma. In my 4 volumes of Lee Co., Va. cemetery records, I did not find >William D. and Lucy E. Childress. In my printed 1920 Lee Co., Va. census >records I did not find Franklin Jeff Childress. Edgar, Oak Ridge, Tn<< > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ________________________________________________________ Outgrown your current e-mail service? Get a 25MB Inbox, POP3 Access, No Ads and No Taglines with LYCOS MAIL PLUS. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus

Mr. Cress, Will the 4th volume of the cemetery records be avaliable at the Genealogy Fair on June 1st. J. B. Meyer >>Hi Norma. In my 4 volumes of Lee Co., Va. cemetery records, I did not find William D. and Lucy E. Childress. In my printed 1920 Lee Co., Va. census records I did not find Franklin Jeff Childress. Edgar, Oak Ridge, Tn<<

Anna Marie, I have a George Washington Sutton in my line. does he fit in yours? are have you found one? questions questions send me info to email address and I will compare. Shirley Sutton Bragg

Hi Norma. In my 4 volumes of Lee Co., Va. cemetery records, I did not find William D. and Lucy E. Childress. In my printed 1920 Lee Co., Va. census records I did not find Franklin Jeff Childress. Edgar, Oak Ridge, Tn. --- Edgar A. Cress Corresponding Secretary Lee County Historical & Gen. Society On Fri, 24 May 2002 17:56:15 Norma A. Zanetti wrote: >Trying to locate death records for William D. Childress b. 1836 and wife, Lucy E. [Axsom] Childress b. Jun 1839. William and Lucy had 13 known children. > >William, age 73, and Lucy, age 69 were living with their son, Franklin Jeff Childress in Lee County, Hunter's Gap, VA in 1910. > >William and Lucy may have died between 1910 and 1920. > >I have not been able to locate Franklin Jeff Childress on the 1920 census. > >Thank you, >Norma Axsom Zanetti >Eden, NC > > > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the list send your message to <VALEE-L-request@rootsweb.com> for individual list messages; <VALEE-D-request@rootsweb.com> for digest messages. Then put the word unsubscribe in the subject line and send your message. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ________________________________________________________ Outgrown your current e-mail service? Get a 25MB Inbox, POP3 Access, No Ads and No Taglines with LYCOS MAIL PLUS. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus

Hi Janice, I would love to see the picture of Abigails's grave. Now that is a good find. Marsil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Zengel" <zengel@directvinternet.com> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Descendants of William JAYNE, Sr > My tree has a Wheeler Jayne b. abt 1792, who we believe was son of Henry and > Abigail (Wheeler) Jayne. He married Ruth Bishop, my distant (2nd cousin 4 x > removed) cousin. I have a digital image of Abigail's grave marker at St. > Clair's Bottom Church Cemetery (not very legible), if anyone is interested. > > Jan Z. > Elicott City, MD > > Surnames: Bishop/Clark/Cole/Hopkins/Weaver > > > On Sun, 19 May 2002, "MARSIL CREECH" wrote > > > > > Hi Michael, > > I also have a Wm.Jayne b. ca. 1776 and married Dorcus Reamy/Ramey Nov 22, > > 1796 in Washington Co Va. She was the daughter of Wm. R. Reamy/Ramey/Remy > > and Eleanor McCarty. > > My William Jayne was the son of Henry Jayne and Abigale Wheeler. > > The name Wheeler as a first name continues in this family often. They > > also married into the Lemasters. Frances Lemaster died in Johnson Co KY in > > 1858. > > Katherine Jayne m. Thomas Sparks in Lawrence Co KY and died in 1876 in > > Boyd Co KY. > > > > Marsil in NM > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Trying to locate death records for William D. Childress b. 1836 and wife, Lucy E. [Axsom] Childress b. Jun 1839. William and Lucy had 13 known children. William, age 73, and Lucy, age 69 were living with their son, Franklin Jeff Childress in Lee County, Hunter's Gap, VA in 1910. William and Lucy may have died between 1910 and 1920. I have not been able to locate Franklin Jeff Childress on the 1920 census. Thank you, Norma Axsom Zanetti Eden, NC

Hi, The printers are willing to print, but the descendants of the authors will not authorize another printing. At one time, many people paid money to show that enough people would purchase to make the printing profitable, but the family continued to say NO. Many people has attempted to have the books reprinted. I hope you can do something. I do not have the publisher/printer address. SueBee

Oops I forgot the change the subject line-sorry. --- Rahfeldt Anna <amsr37@yahoo.com> wrote: > Shirley B., > > Are you looking for George Washington Sutton? > > Blessings, > > Anna Marie > --- Mtblubrd@aol.com wrote: > > John I must have hit reply and not changed the > > subject. My line are Williams, > > Sutton, > > England, Dobbs, Lambert. Sorry about that I sure > > hope you didn't delete the > > file in question. This hoax went around around a > > year ago. > > > > Shirley Sutton Bragg > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion > > list, send them to VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > > online genealogy records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion > list, send them to VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com

Vanette, I have noticed that too! <<g>> John, George, William, Vincent and on and on. Surely they didn't know the confusion they would cause future generations by doing this. :)) Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: <VanetteHobbs@aol.com> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Nichols,- Robinett > Sheila, > > Thanks again. Looks like they kept the given names that are most common in > the Hobbs line here too. > > Vanette > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Shirley B., Are you looking for George Washington Sutton? Blessings, Anna Marie --- Mtblubrd@aol.com wrote: > John I must have hit reply and not changed the > subject. My line are Williams, > Sutton, > England, Dobbs, Lambert. Sorry about that I sure > hope you didn't delete the > file in question. This hoax went around around a > year ago. > > Shirley Sutton Bragg > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion > list, send them to VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com

Would someone be so kind as to send me the mailing address and full title of the address of the printer of"Early Settlers of Lee Co?" It's a long shot but I would like to talk to them about the reprint of these books..Were they the same printer for both volumes? It took me 2 years but I got a reprint of History of Fentress Co TN. If there is enough intrest in a reprint, sometimes a printer will.....You can email me and not directly to the list.. MPiros1120@aol.com Milly WARD Piros My Mind is like Lightning.........One Brilliant Flash and Pooofffffffffffff..It's gone...LOL GOD BLESS AMERICA ! My Tribute to 9/11/01 <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/millyella/america.html">God Bless America</A> http://www.geocities.com/millyella/america.html <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html">A List of All My Pages</A> http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html

If someone has access to the 1930 Lee Co Census, would you please look up the family of FARLEY, Mary M. J. (or if she is deceased), some of her children which could be Champ P. Farley, Silas L. Farley, and niece Verna L. Farley. Thanks so much, Audrey

Barbara, Edward Smyth/Smith and Hannah Crabtree had twelve children. William B. 1788, George B. 1790, Mary B. 1793, John B. 1795, James B. 1796, Sarah B. 1797, Margaret B. 1800, Thomas Hugh Jonas B. 1801, Elizabeth B. ca 1803, Tobias B. 1803, Crabtree B. 1805, and David B. 1812. Dorothy -----Original Message----- From: VanetteHobbs@aol.com [mailto:VanetteHobbs@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:37 PM To: VALEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VALEE] Quesenberry-MYERS-Cole, SmithSmyth, Suttles, Wyrick, Daughtery,Wi... Barbara, I think we have corresponded before. I have Martha Jane Myers b. 1838 in Pennington Gap m. to Granville Henderson Hobbs on Feb. 3, 1857. Is this the same Martha Jane Myers that married James P. Smyth? Is the Rebecca Smith you mentioned James Smyth's daughter? I have Edward Smyth and Hannah Crabtree with only three children; Mary, Crabtree, and John. Do you know if there are more? Lots of questions! Vanette ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Barbara, I think we have corresponded before. I have Martha Jane Myers b. 1838 in Pennington Gap m. to Granville Henderson Hobbs on Feb. 3, 1857. Is this the same Martha Jane Myers that married James P. Smyth? Is the Rebecca Smith you mentioned James Smyth's daughter? I have Edward Smyth and Hannah Crabtree with only three children; Mary, Crabtree, and John. Do you know if there are more? Lots of questions! Vanette