This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/914.1 Message Board Post: Marriage Register 2 pg 148 lic # 80: 16 Aug 1929 Charlie Edward Johnson, 36, of 716 Henry St., Roanoke, VA & Alice Josephine Wirtz, 29 (widow). Andrew Johnson & Lula Arthur, parents. Joe Woods & Ida McGuin, parents.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/915 Message Board Post: Am trying to locate land survey records for the private Ohio Land Company for 1772-1775 that include original surveys conducted by George Rogers Clark between years mentioned. Any help, leads, suggestions would be most appreciated and acknowledged in subsequent publications. Thank you. Ken Carstens

I have been told that Robert King died in Washington County but that his WILL is in Montgomery County about 1820. I also have been told that the 1820 Wills has been transcribed and published in a book???? Who can help me find this will? Thanks for any help. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

Help--I know we can do this----I have a friend that I am trying to assist with his Genealogy (which some of which also connects to me) so I am looking for any information on any of the following people: HANDY, Samuel H. born 1817 in Patrick County, VA and married Nancy WILLIAMS born 1824, PC, (and died Feb. 6, 1881 of pneumonia) on August 24, 1841 in Patrick County. Nancy was the daughter of J. B. WILLIAMS (was her mother Sally HELMS??) Samuel and Nancy had the following children: 1. John Riley b. 1843, m. 9-13-1866 Mary J. RAKES 2. William Isaac b. 1845 m. 4-12-1868 Caroline FOLEY 3. Samuel J. b. 1847 m. 11-12-1869 Ruth NEWMAN 4. Jacob S. b. 1848 m. 12-19-1867 Charity DeHART 5. James A. b.; 1851 m. 12-23-1876 Constance NEWMAN 6. Powaton J. b. 11-3-1853 m. 1870 Sarah Ann GILBERT b. 1858 dau of Pendleton GILBERT and Polly Malinda RAKES (Sarah Ann married 2ndly William P. ORANDER. 7. Steptoe E. b. 1856 m. Louisa (?) b. 12-9-1850 d. 11-2-1918 8. Sarah A. b. 1859 9. David R. b. 1861 10. Elijah H. b. 1867 Children of Powaton J. and Sarah Ann HANDY were: 1. Laura born 1873 2. William R. born 8-27-1875 d, 8-15-1957 in Bluefield, Mercer County, WV (alternate birthdate of August 25, 1877) married 12-25-1895 Ardelia Elizabeth DICKERSON b. 3-15-1879 and died 4-4-1958 (Ardelia was the daughter of L. DICKERSON and Hettie Ethel HUFF. I know that some of these names spill over from Patrick County into Floyd and Montgomery so I have posted this to all three lists--sorry for the duplication if you are on all three lists-- I know we can help and any information will be greatly apprecieated because I have given you everything we know-- jus Carlisle

Know as Vicker's Switch. It was a small community (still is) It is a mjor switching area for the trains coming from the east to the west ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freddie Spradlin" <fspradlin@earthlink.net> To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:09 PM Subject: [VAMONTGO] Vicar > Nancy, > > My ca1904 gazeteer lists a Vicar Switch as a post village in Montgomery Co. > > Regards, > Freddie S. > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Be sure and visit the Montgomery County VAGenWeb Page > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/ > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnson, Wirt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/914 Message Board Post: I am searching for a Charles E. Johnson married to Alice Wood Wirt/Wirtz in Montgomery Co in 1929. Hope someone can help me. Thanks Delores

In a message dated 10/15/2005 12:43:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, phil_48@comcast.net writes: I'am trying to find out where the ship RUBY landed in Virginia on Oct of 1754. There were three brothers: Jeremiah, Philip & William Lambert who were shiped over as reprieved prisoners from England..........any ideas?? phil This site has a number of links to passenger lists. _http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html_ (http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html) Regards, Bob Walker Genealogy Page: http://members.aol.com/rwa5352802 War of 1812 Page: http://members.aol.com/rwa5352802/ftmeigs

I'am trying to find out where the ship RUBY landed in Virginia on Oct of 1754. There were three brothers: Jeremiah, Philip & William Lambert who were shiped over as reprieved prisoners from England..........any ideas?? phil

Nancy, My ca1904 gazeteer lists a Vicar Switch as a post village in Montgomery Co. Regards, Freddie S.

Thank you, Sandy! I was hoping someone local would chip in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "TracingMyRoots" <tracingmyroots@earthlink.net> To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] BOOTH(E)/SHEPPARD > 3 miles north of Bluefield, WV is probably Brushfork....a very small > community between Bluefield & Bramwell. Princeton is sort of north-east of > Bluefield. Rock is another small community near Brushfork. > > I lived in Mercer Co, WV for over 20 years...& now I live in Montgomery Co, > VA. Montgomery Co, VA is about 60 miles from Bluefield, WV...a very long > distance in 1900. > > Sandy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy Carter Moore" <ncmoore@nc.rr.com> > To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] BOOTH(E)/SHEPPARD > > > > Tami, > > > > What a great find! As it turns out, this obituary is how Vonny knew how > > Riley died. However, I had not seen it. > > It seems there are some useful clues in it. > > > > First, it states that Riley's parents were still living "three miles > > north" > > of Bluefield, which is where he grew up, when the accident happened in > > 1903. > > Three miles north of Bluefield appears to be about halfway between > > Bramwell > > and Princeton. > > > > Second, it states that his body is on its way to Vicar, VA. I only found a > > Vicar W. VA, but there is a Vicar's Chapel Church in nearby Scott County, > > VA. (I used modern maps first.) Looking at a more detailed map, it seems > > the > > town of Brush Fork is about three miles north of Bluefield. However, when > > I > > searched for Booths of any spelling for Scott County, VA none came up. > > > > Checking another spelling, I found a Vicker in Montgomery County, > > Virginia--also fairly close by. Checking the 1900 Mty Co., VA census for > > "Booth" I came up with none of Riley's family names. Checking "Boothe" I > > find an interesting coincidence in Mty Co., 1900: Riley T. Boothe, age 46! > > But of course he is too old to be our subject. (His wife is Nancy and he > > has > > no sons named William, either.) > > > > Looking at the 1895 map of Mercer: > > > > http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WV/County/mercer.htm > > > > I see many smaller towns to which the obit writer may have been referring, > > but do not see Bluefield [!] Seems like Montcalm or Littlesburg might be > > in > > the area where his parents lived. My online search for a township map of > > Mercer was unsuccessful. (That would help us narrow down the Booths in the > > 1900 census, with regard to which ones might be Riley's parents.) > > > > I hit "paydirt" when I found this great "American Memory" map site: > > > > http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdTitles26.html > > > > There are GREAT historic maps here. However, there is not a Mercer > > township > > map. > > > > *Vonny kindly and gently [!] pointed out that Riley's wife was named > > Martha, > > not Katie. [My mistake. One of the hazards of working on two many lines at > > once!] This means that all I did doesn't county because I was acting on > > erroneous data. > > > > Back to the 1900 census: > > > > Here is a list and explanation of the census districts for that year: > > > > http://www.us-census.org/states/westvirginia/teams/Mercer1900.htm > > > > All I could make out without a township map is that Rock Magisterial > > District is just north of Bluefield. > > > > If we can trust Ancestry.com's census index, the only male heads of > > household in Mercer Co., WV in 1900 are: > > > > John H. Booth, b. 1857, in Beaver Pond. In his household are his wife Mary > > E. and seven children. They have been married for 15 years and she has > > born > > 7 children, seven of whom are alive. This pretty much eliminates Mary as > > Riley's mother, but it does not eliminate John as his father, as John has > > only been married to Mary since 1885 and Riley was probably born circa > > 1880; > > and John may have had a previous wife. We can find out by looking for John > > in the 1880 census. (I saw no Booth households near John that would > > indicate > > older sons.] There are no heads of household under the "Boothe" spelling > > who > > are old enough to be Riley's father. > > (Under the soundex search I did find a Giles Butt who was born in 1854. > > While it is hard to see this as a variation of the surname "Booth," he is > > in > > Beaver Pond and his oldest child at home was born in 1883. It follows that > > he might have a boy born circa 1880 who had left home: but he and his wife > > had only been married for 17 years. So, we strike out again.There are > > others > > in this "Butt" surname who are the appropriate age to be Riley's parents, > > if > > Vonny thinks they are worth pursuing. I am not sure what I think about > > it.) > > > > Moving to the 1880 census to see if we can find John H. Booth with a > > previous wife who might have been Riley's mother, we find that there are > > no > > Booths of any spelling listed in the index for Mercer County. Moving to a > > statewide 1880 census search, we find a John Booth in Barbour Co. who was > > born in 1845 and has a young family. His wife's name is Mary. The only > > John > > Booths I found who had birth years close to that of the John H. Booth we > > found in Mercer in 1900 were: > > > > 1. John Booth in McDowell County, WV, who was born in 1857. His wife Mary > > V. > > was age 21 (b.1869); he has a son Elijah who was eight months old (Elijah > > Riley Booth?); and his sister Rebecca J. Booth, age 20, lived with them. > > > > 2. John Booth in Marshall Co., WV b.1858. He has wife Martha age 26; > > daughter Mary G., age 4 and son Clarence O., age 2. > > > > 3. John Booth in Mason Co., WV b. 1857 with wife Mazie age 18; and son > > Thomas 2 months. (Thomas Riley?) > > > > Once again, lots of speculation, no results. This really is a tough one, > > Vonny. I wonder if the census taker missed Riley Booth's 1900 household, > > and/or that of his father's in 1900? > > > > Anyway--I give up! This one has me beat. > > > > I hope someone else, perhaps someone from the area, can help. > > > > Nancy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tami Ramsey" <tami.ramsey@adelphia.net> > > To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:44 AM > > Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] BOOTH(E)/SHEPPARD > > > > > >> According to the article below Riley Booth died September 20, 1903. Hope > >> this helps! Tami Ramsey > >> > >> Bluefield Daily Telegraph > >> Thursday September 24, 1903 > >> Former Bluefielder Killed At Columbus > >> Riley T. Booth run over by Engine on Big Four Railway Yards > >> The remains of Riley T. Booth passed through the city on No. 4 yesterday, > > en > >> route to Vicars, Va. for internment. > >> The young man had been employed as a machinist in the Big Four shops at > >> Columbus and it was while going home from his work Sunday Afternoon that > > he > >> met his death. He stepped in front of an engine on the Big Four yards, > > and > >> was run down and killed. > >> Young Booth was well known in Bluefield, having been born and raised only > > a > >> few miles north of this city where his parents yet live. He worked on > >> the > >> yard and also in the shops here for some time and only left Bluefield for > >> Columbus a few months ago. He is survived by his wife who was a Miss > >> Sheppard and one child. > >> > >> > >> ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > >> This list's archives may be searched by going to URL: > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/VAMONTGO-L/ > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 > > > > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > > Be sure and visit the Montgomery County VAGenWeb Page > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/ > > > > > > > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > This list is intended for the exchange of genealogical information and > questions concerning Montgomery Co, VA, families. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. 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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/913.3 Message Board Post: After thinking about it Birdie's name wouldn't have been Gordon it would have been Pennington. Birdie Alice Pennington.

3 miles north of Bluefield, WV is probably Brushfork....a very small community between Bluefield & Bramwell. Princeton is sort of north-east of Bluefield. Rock is another small community near Brushfork. I lived in Mercer Co, WV for over 20 years...& now I live in Montgomery Co, VA. Montgomery Co, VA is about 60 miles from Bluefield, WV...a very long distance in 1900. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Carter Moore" <ncmoore@nc.rr.com> To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] BOOTH(E)/SHEPPARD > Tami, > > What a great find! As it turns out, this obituary is how Vonny knew how > Riley died. However, I had not seen it. > It seems there are some useful clues in it. > > First, it states that Riley's parents were still living "three miles > north" > of Bluefield, which is where he grew up, when the accident happened in > 1903. > Three miles north of Bluefield appears to be about halfway between > Bramwell > and Princeton. > > Second, it states that his body is on its way to Vicar, VA. I only found a > Vicar W. VA, but there is a Vicar's Chapel Church in nearby Scott County, > VA. (I used modern maps first.) Looking at a more detailed map, it seems > the > town of Brush Fork is about three miles north of Bluefield. However, when > I > searched for Booths of any spelling for Scott County, VA none came up. > > Checking another spelling, I found a Vicker in Montgomery County, > Virginia--also fairly close by. Checking the 1900 Mty Co., VA census for > "Booth" I came up with none of Riley's family names. Checking "Boothe" I > find an interesting coincidence in Mty Co., 1900: Riley T. Boothe, age 46! > But of course he is too old to be our subject. (His wife is Nancy and he > has > no sons named William, either.) > > Looking at the 1895 map of Mercer: > > http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WV/County/mercer.htm > > I see many smaller towns to which the obit writer may have been referring, > but do not see Bluefield [!] Seems like Montcalm or Littlesburg might be > in > the area where his parents lived. My online search for a township map of > Mercer was unsuccessful. (That would help us narrow down the Booths in the > 1900 census, with regard to which ones might be Riley's parents.) > > I hit "paydirt" when I found this great "American Memory" map site: > > http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdTitles26.html > > There are GREAT historic maps here. However, there is not a Mercer > township > map. > > *Vonny kindly and gently [!] pointed out that Riley's wife was named > Martha, > not Katie. [My mistake. One of the hazards of working on two many lines at > once!] This means that all I did doesn't county because I was acting on > erroneous data. > > Back to the 1900 census: > > Here is a list and explanation of the census districts for that year: > > http://www.us-census.org/states/westvirginia/teams/Mercer1900.htm > > All I could make out without a township map is that Rock Magisterial > District is just north of Bluefield. > > If we can trust Ancestry.com's census index, the only male heads of > household in Mercer Co., WV in 1900 are: > > John H. Booth, b. 1857, in Beaver Pond. In his household are his wife Mary > E. and seven children. They have been married for 15 years and she has > born > 7 children, seven of whom are alive. This pretty much eliminates Mary as > Riley's mother, but it does not eliminate John as his father, as John has > only been married to Mary since 1885 and Riley was probably born circa > 1880; > and John may have had a previous wife. We can find out by looking for John > in the 1880 census. (I saw no Booth households near John that would > indicate > older sons.] There are no heads of household under the "Boothe" spelling > who > are old enough to be Riley's father. > (Under the soundex search I did find a Giles Butt who was born in 1854. > While it is hard to see this as a variation of the surname "Booth," he is > in > Beaver Pond and his oldest child at home was born in 1883. It follows that > he might have a boy born circa 1880 who had left home: but he and his wife > had only been married for 17 years. So, we strike out again.There are > others > in this "Butt" surname who are the appropriate age to be Riley's parents, > if > Vonny thinks they are worth pursuing. I am not sure what I think about > it.) > > Moving to the 1880 census to see if we can find John H. Booth with a > previous wife who might have been Riley's mother, we find that there are > no > Booths of any spelling listed in the index for Mercer County. Moving to a > statewide 1880 census search, we find a John Booth in Barbour Co. who was > born in 1845 and has a young family. His wife's name is Mary. The only > John > Booths I found who had birth years close to that of the John H. Booth we > found in Mercer in 1900 were: > > 1. John Booth in McDowell County, WV, who was born in 1857. His wife Mary > V. > was age 21 (b.1869); he has a son Elijah who was eight months old (Elijah > Riley Booth?); and his sister Rebecca J. Booth, age 20, lived with them. > > 2. John Booth in Marshall Co., WV b.1858. He has wife Martha age 26; > daughter Mary G., age 4 and son Clarence O., age 2. > > 3. John Booth in Mason Co., WV b. 1857 with wife Mazie age 18; and son > Thomas 2 months. (Thomas Riley?) > > Once again, lots of speculation, no results. This really is a tough one, > Vonny. I wonder if the census taker missed Riley Booth's 1900 household, > and/or that of his father's in 1900? > > Anyway--I give up! This one has me beat. > > I hope someone else, perhaps someone from the area, can help. > > Nancy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tami Ramsey" <tami.ramsey@adelphia.net> > To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:44 AM > Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] BOOTH(E)/SHEPPARD > > >> According to the article below Riley Booth died September 20, 1903. Hope >> this helps! Tami Ramsey >> >> Bluefield Daily Telegraph >> Thursday September 24, 1903 >> Former Bluefielder Killed At Columbus >> Riley T. Booth run over by Engine on Big Four Railway Yards >> The remains of Riley T. Booth passed through the city on No. 4 yesterday, > en >> route to Vicars, Va. for internment. >> The young man had been employed as a machinist in the Big Four shops at >> Columbus and it was while going home from his work Sunday Afternoon that > he >> met his death. He stepped in front of an engine on the Big Four yards, > and >> was run down and killed. >> Young Booth was well known in Bluefield, having been born and raised only > a >> few miles north of this city where his parents yet live. He worked on >> the >> yard and also in the shops here for some time and only left Bluefield for >> Columbus a few months ago. He is survived by his wife who was a Miss >> Sheppard and one child. >> >> >> ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== >> This list's archives may be searched by going to URL: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/VAMONTGO-L/ >> >> >> >> -- > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Be sure and visit the Montgomery County VAGenWeb Page > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/ > >

Tami, What a great find! As it turns out, this obituary is how Vonny knew how Riley died. However, I had not seen it. It seems there are some useful clues in it. First, it states that Riley's parents were still living "three miles north" of Bluefield, which is where he grew up, when the accident happened in 1903. Three miles north of Bluefield appears to be about halfway between Bramwell and Princeton. Second, it states that his body is on its way to Vicar, VA. I only found a Vicar W. VA, but there is a Vicar's Chapel Church in nearby Scott County, VA. (I used modern maps first.) Looking at a more detailed map, it seems the town of Brush Fork is about three miles north of Bluefield. However, when I searched for Booths of any spelling for Scott County, VA none came up. Checking another spelling, I found a Vicker in Montgomery County, Virginia--also fairly close by. Checking the 1900 Mty Co., VA census for "Booth" I came up with none of Riley's family names. Checking "Boothe" I find an interesting coincidence in Mty Co., 1900: Riley T. Boothe, age 46! But of course he is too old to be our subject. (His wife is Nancy and he has no sons named William, either.) Looking at the 1895 map of Mercer: http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WV/County/mercer.htm I see many smaller towns to which the obit writer may have been referring, but do not see Bluefield [!] Seems like Montcalm or Littlesburg might be in the area where his parents lived. My online search for a township map of Mercer was unsuccessful. (That would help us narrow down the Booths in the 1900 census, with regard to which ones might be Riley's parents.) I hit "paydirt" when I found this great "American Memory" map site: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdTitles26.html There are GREAT historic maps here. However, there is not a Mercer township map. *Vonny kindly and gently [!] pointed out that Riley's wife was named Martha, not Katie. [My mistake. One of the hazards of working on two many lines at once!] This means that all I did doesn't county because I was acting on erroneous data. Back to the 1900 census: Here is a list and explanation of the census districts for that year: http://www.us-census.org/states/westvirginia/teams/Mercer1900.htm All I could make out without a township map is that Rock Magisterial District is just north of Bluefield. If we can trust Ancestry.com's census index, the only male heads of household in Mercer Co., WV in 1900 are: John H. Booth, b. 1857, in Beaver Pond. In his household are his wife Mary E. and seven children. They have been married for 15 years and she has born 7 children, seven of whom are alive. This pretty much eliminates Mary as Riley's mother, but it does not eliminate John as his father, as John has only been married to Mary since 1885 and Riley was probably born circa 1880; and John may have had a previous wife. We can find out by looking for John in the 1880 census. (I saw no Booth households near John that would indicate older sons.] There are no heads of household under the "Boothe" spelling who are old enough to be Riley's father. (Under the soundex search I did find a Giles Butt who was born in 1854. While it is hard to see this as a variation of the surname "Booth," he is in Beaver Pond and his oldest child at home was born in 1883. It follows that he might have a boy born circa 1880 who had left home: but he and his wife had only been married for 17 years. So, we strike out again.There are others in this "Butt" surname who are the appropriate age to be Riley's parents, if Vonny thinks they are worth pursuing. I am not sure what I think about it.) Moving to the 1880 census to see if we can find John H. Booth with a previous wife who might have been Riley's mother, we find that there are no Booths of any spelling listed in the index for Mercer County. Moving to a statewide 1880 census search, we find a John Booth in Barbour Co. who was born in 1845 and has a young family. His wife's name is Mary. The only John Booths I found who had birth years close to that of the John H. Booth we found in Mercer in 1900 were: 1. John Booth in McDowell County, WV, who was born in 1857. His wife Mary V. was age 21 (b.1869); he has a son Elijah who was eight months old (Elijah Riley Booth?); and his sister Rebecca J. Booth, age 20, lived with them. 2. John Booth in Marshall Co., WV b.1858. He has wife Martha age 26; daughter Mary G., age 4 and son Clarence O., age 2. 3. John Booth in Mason Co., WV b. 1857 with wife Mazie age 18; and son Thomas 2 months. (Thomas Riley?) Once again, lots of speculation, no results. This really is a tough one, Vonny. I wonder if the census taker missed Riley Booth's 1900 household, and/or that of his father's in 1900? Anyway--I give up! This one has me beat. I hope someone else, perhaps someone from the area, can help. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Ramsey" <tami.ramsey@adelphia.net> To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] BOOTH(E)/SHEPPARD > According to the article below Riley Booth died September 20, 1903. Hope > this helps! Tami Ramsey > > Bluefield Daily Telegraph > Thursday September 24, 1903 > Former Bluefielder Killed At Columbus > Riley T. Booth run over by Engine on Big Four Railway Yards > The remains of Riley T. Booth passed through the city on No. 4 yesterday, en > route to Vicars, Va. for internment. > The young man had been employed as a machinist in the Big Four shops at > Columbus and it was while going home from his work Sunday Afternoon that he > met his death. He stepped in front of an engine on the Big Four yards, and > was run down and killed. > Young Booth was well known in Bluefield, having been born and raised only a > few miles north of this city where his parents yet live. He worked on the > yard and also in the shops here for some time and only left Bluefield for > Columbus a few months ago. He is survived by his wife who was a Miss > Sheppard and one child. > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > This list's archives may be searched by going to URL: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/VAMONTGO-L/ > > > > -- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/913.2 Message Board Post: Birdie's children are (oldrest to youngest I think) William Garfield Gillespie (Bill) Christiansburg James Gillespie (Jimmy) Christiansburg Janet Meredith (deceased) Phyliss Meredith (deceased) (they married brothers) Herbert Gillespie (Radford) (my dad) Freda Quesenberry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/913.1.1.1 Message Board Post: WOW!! Thank you so much!! My E-mail address is helms69@aol.com or lauraghelms@hotmail.com I have never done this before so I wasn't really sure if I would get any answers or not. Thanks again! Laura Helms

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/913.1.2 Message Board Post: Correction: Birdie was born about 1908. Don't have a clue why I typed 1808. Gary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/913.1.1 Message Board Post: I'm Not Related. I found a Birdie E. Gordon in Montgomery Co., Va. census 1910, 1920, 1930 living with parents Montgomery B Gordon and Ruth A. Gordon. Montgomery is also known as "Gun" Birdie was born about 1808. Has several siblings: Luther, Mather, Annie, Charles, Clarence and Montgomery. I have copies of the census images if you think this is your Birdie. I'll need your email addy to send to you. Gary W. Shaver Roanoke, Va

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/913.1 Message Board Post: well, that is the problem. I don't know much about the Gillepsie family. I know my grandfather's name was William Gillespie and my grandmother (his wife) name was Birdie Gillespie. I not even sure of the spelling of her name. Both are burried in West Virginia. Birdie was a Gordon. I'm really looking for info on Birdie's mother's parents. They called Birdie's mother "momma dillion". So, it would be her parents. My dad talked about going to his grandparents house that were full blooded indians passed Celanese plant and after you cross a bridge on the right. My dad has a lot of aunts & uncles that still live in West Virginia. Would anyone have any info to help me get started?

According to the article below Riley Booth died September 20, 1903. Hope this helps! Tami Ramsey Bluefield Daily Telegraph Thursday September 24, 1903 Former Bluefielder Killed At Columbus Riley T. Booth run over by Engine on Big Four Railway Yards The remains of Riley T. Booth passed through the city on No. 4 yesterday, en route to Vicars, Va. for internment. The young man had been employed as a machinist in the Big Four shops at Columbus and it was while going home from his work Sunday Afternoon that he met his death. He stepped in front of an engine on the Big Four yards, and was run down and killed. Young Booth was well known in Bluefield, having been born and raised only a few miles north of this city where his parents yet live. He worked on the yard and also in the shops here for some time and only left Bluefield for Columbus a few months ago. He is survived by his wife who was a Miss Sheppard and one child.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/913 Message Board Post: I'M TRYING TO FIND INFO ON THE GILLESPIE FAMILY. SOME FROM FLYOD, CHRISTIANSBURG, & WEST VIRGINIA. ALSO, ANY INFO ON THE GORDON FAIMLY.