We are currently compiling the Patrick County Heritage Book Volume II. This is a book on the people, places, and things of Patrick County. The stories come from the public and is therefore from a personal perspective and is full of genealogy. You will find stories on our Pioneers and Families as well as our old Post Offices, Schools, Clubs, Businesses no longer in business, traditions, folklore, etc. Volume 1 had 429 pages and was the very first time ever that the public had been invited to participate in such a project. I think that's the reason I enjoy it so much is that is does have that personal touch from personal experience and of course the family genealogies that have been passed down. Check out our website at: http://www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/patrick_county2.htm The deadline for story submissions is May 20th. If you had an ancestor in the county before 1840, you can do a Pioneer story---500 words and 1 picture free. For any ancestor in PC after 1840, or if you are a descendant of a Patrick Countianian, a newcomer to PC, or a former resident of PC, you can write a free 500 word Family Story and put one picture with it. We are also doing a Veterans section for the Topical Part of which you can do a 100 word story and put a picture with it (from Revolutionary War to the current Iraqi Freedom, or even if they just served in the military but no war), and we're doing some other special topical sections on Music, Agriculture, and Old Homes. We want anything having to do with music from our musical groups to how instruments are made. Agriculture we want anything having to do with agriculture from farm implements to farming, to beef cattle, dairy cattle, beefarming, sheep, poultry, swine, blueberries, strawberries, tobacco, vineyards, tobacco barns, curing tobacco, growing fodder, etc. Old homes we want pictures of old homes that are currently standing or no longer standing. Tell us who built these old homes, how and what were they built out of, who lived there, etc. This includes the old log cabins and homes that had the breezeways. Any of these stories can be 250 words and put a picture with it---we don't care how many of these you write. Hope this helps to answer some of your questions. Let me know if I can help you further. Alpha Hiatt, Chairman Patrick County Heritage Book Volumes 1 & 2 --- Gay and Lyndon Nix <[email protected]> wrote: > Did I understand that there was going to be a > Patrick Co, Va history book? > If so when is the de ad line for stories. > > Gay Nix > > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

Thanks for doing this Barbara. I had this on my "to do" list today here at the Library. I've been real sick and now my mom is real sick so it hasn't left me much time to keep our projects updated on the listserves. Thanks again. Alpha --- Barbara Stanley <[email protected]> wrote: > > For information on the Patrick County, Virginia > Heritage Book Vol II > > Please see: > > <http://www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/patrick_county2.htm>http: > //www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/patrick_county2.htm > > Thank You, > Barb S. > List Administrator > > ---------- > At 07:22 AM 3/12/2005 -0700, you wrote: > >Did I understand that there was going to be a > Patrick Co, Va history book? > >If so when is the de ad line for stories. > > > >���������������������������� Gay Nix > > > > > > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > >Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) > ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > > > > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

My mother knew Nerv Rakes. I know because she mentioned her from time to time. I cannot remember the context though. If I find anything in writing, I will post it on the list. Mom died just short of 94 in 1995. Ann Hughes

For information on the Patrick County, Virginia Heritage Book Vol II Please see: <http://www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/patrick_county2.htm>http: //www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/patrick_county2.htm Thank You, Barb S. List Administrator ---------- At 07:22 AM 3/12/2005 -0700, you wrote: >Did I understand that there was going to be a Patrick Co, Va history book? >If so when is the de ad line for stories. > >                             Gay Nix > > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ >

Did I understand that there was going to be a Patrick Co, Va history book? If so when is the de ad line for stories. Gay Nix

S-K Publications now has the 1820 Patrick County Census Index on-line at <http://www.skcensus.com/census/va/indexes/patrick1820.html>http://www.SKce nsus.com/census/va/indexes/patrick1820.html

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I want more information on the Brethren involvement in Patrick County. Can anyone do me a general story on the Brethren for the Patrick County Heritage Book Volume 2? We still have the Smith River Church of the Brethren in Patrick County today. In History of Patrick Co., VA, compiled by the Patrick County Historical Society it states "The church had been organized by Topeka Church of the Brethren of Floyd County upon the invitation of John Abe Hooker and his brothers. Church minutes for July 4, 1892 record that 25 members met in council, appointed J. A. Hooker as clerk, Derency Hooker as treasuer, and installed William Elgin as minister. Membership about this time included 57 persons of the families of Hooker, Elgin, Bowling, Martin, Wilson, Hall, Brammer, Robertson, Ross, Foley, Houchins, Nolen, Thomas, Rorrer, Lawson, Harbour, Salmons, Lee, Roberson, Turner, Burnett, Lackey, and Puckett. The first meetings were held in the Hooker-Houchins Schoolhouse near the present church site. The original church building was erected in 1890 and has many significant additions and improvements over the years. In addition to the Topeka Church, the Boone's Mill Church of Franklin County gave help and sent ministers to assist. In the 1930's, student ministers Joel Naff and Edgar Martin spent summers at Smith River Church. Church ministers have included William A. Elgin, William Elkanah Lakey, James Benjamin Roberson, Posey L. Nolen, Isaac T. Hooker, Alvis O. Salmons, Sammie Lee Ross, Buren Alexander Elgin, and Luther Noel Hopkins. John Abram Hooker (1867-1958) became a prominent minister of the Brethren church also. He is credited with bringing this denomination to Patrick County and with founding the Smith River Church of the Brethren. Preacher Hopkins is my aunt's father-in-law. It also states that Mountain View United Methodist Church in PC developed from a "brush arbor" church attended by families of Methodist, Baptist, and Brethren faith. In our Patrick County Heritage Book Volume 1, there was a story on "Sunny Hill Brethren Church" that stated it was the fourth mission church established by the Smith River congregation. The church is located in the community of Charity. It was built in 1909 to serve the small group of Brethren in the area. George L. Roberson donated the land for the church, and W. A. Elgin was the minister. Later his son Buren Elgin was the only active minister remaining, so he preached at Smith River and Sunny Hill. The WPA sponsored a sewing room in the church from 1934 to 1939. Ovilla Rakes was in charge of 15 women. They corded cotten and made quilts; they also made dresses and overalls. Some brought their machines from home, and some machines were furnished by the government. There was a cellar under the church where the ladies would put the church benches during the week, and they would bring them back upstairs for church services. The sewing machines were moved into the corner. Special summer activities that the congregation looked forward to were a Singing School where they learned to read music and a Bible School for children. The Sunny Hill Brethren Church closed in 1965, and the building has been torn down. But the story doesn't end there....there's one Brethren church left standing that is used for storage and that story will be in PATRICK COUNTY HERITAGE BOOK VOLUME 2!!!!!! Alpha Hiatt, Chairman Patrick County Heritage Book Volumes 1 & 2 --- "M. J. Spangler" <[email protected]> wrote: > PART 3 > > In addition to reaching out into neighboring > Montgomery (Mt. > Jackson) and Patrick (Smith River) Counties, the > Brethren from Topeco > also held meetings in Carroll County and across the > line into North > Carolina. The William Tyson and Jacob Wisler > families from Pennsylvania > moved into the area between Mt. Airy, North Carolina > and Cana, Virginia > in 1870 and 1886 respectively. Being loyal Brethern > of Pennsylvania > Dutch ancestry, the Wislers contacted the Brethren > leaders in Floyd > County and invited them to come to this new frontier > to hold meetings. > The invitation was eagerly accepted, and the home of > the Wislers became > the first place of meetings. Soon there were a > number of people who > united with the Wislers in this movement and were > baptized. As the > number of members increased, the pressure for a > meetinghouse also > increased. Wisler decided to donate the land on > which to build, and the > lumber also came from his woods. By 1889 the log > meetinghouse was > completed, and in 1890 C. D. Hylton and S. G. > Spangler from Floyd County > held the first revival meetings in this > meetinghouse. With the continued > growth of the group, the decision was made to > organize, and this was > consummated on September 18, 1891. The name of the > new congregation was > St. Paul, incidentally the only congregation in the > entire denomination > which carries the name of a saint. The presiding > elder of the new > congregation was H. P. Hylton, and a resident of the > area, William Towe, > was called to the ministry. > The St. Paul congregation encouraged the development > of a Brethren > preaching point in Shelton, North Carolina, where > there were Brethren by > 1890. A meetinghouse was constructed in this > community in 1900, and > later the congregation became independent. > The Topeco congregation was also responsible for > the establishment > of another outpost in Carroll County in the area > around the Coulson post > office, some four miles east of Woodlawn. In the > early 1870's a family > named Montgomery moved from Floyd to Carroll County; > even though they > were not Brethren, they knew sonic of the Brethren > ministers in Floyd > County; being lonely in their new community, they > invited these friends > to come to Carroll County and preach. Meetings > continued in homes and > schoolhouses for a number of years with John B. > Hyltnn and J. H. Slusher > usually coming to the Coulson community aboout twice > a year. either on > horseback or on foot- With such courageous > nurturing, the small group > increased in size. and in 1898 a frame meetinghouse > was erected and the > congregation was officially organised. The first > elder was Owen Barnhart > from Floyd County, although numerous other ministers > from Topeco were > cooperating in the ministry of the Coulson > congregation. Under their > patient and persevering work, the congregation > continued and grew. > In spite of giving birth to so many children in > such a relatively > short time, the Topeco congregation was still strong > enough to build a > new frame meetinghouse in 1895, replacing the old > Brick meetinghouse. > The name was changed at that time to Topeco. The > pulpit Bible in the new > meetinghouse was donated by the Hon. Levi P. Morton, > who was > vice-president of the United States from 1889 to > 1893 during the > administration of Benjamin Harrison.96 This Bible > must have served as > quite an inspiration to the congregation, for many > strong leaders came > from Topeco including Jacob Weddle, Austin Hylton, > Archie Thompson, > Joshua Thompson, Andrew Weddle, H. P. Hylton, Andrew > Reed, John Weddle, > Joseph Weddle, William Reed, Isaac Reed, J. P. > Hylton, Cornelius Reed, > J. H. Slusher, Harvey Weddle, P. N. Hylton, Joel > Weddle, C. D. Hylton, > Ananias Harman, Jacob Hylton, William Smith, A. N. > Hylton, and L. M. > Weddle. These men of God built the Church of the > Brethren of the > nineteenth century in Floyd and neighboring > counties. > > > ==== VAFLOYD Mailing List ==== > Floyd County,Virginia Mailing List Web Site > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbs/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Okay, I just have to get in on this conversation on the Rakes home in Patrick County. IF ANYONE OUT THERE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HOUSE AND THIS FAMILY, WE WANT THIS STORY FOR THE PATRICK COUNTY HERITAGE BOOK THAT IS BEING DONE RIGHT NOW! I must say I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the queries and replies about this. WE WANT THIS STORY! Alpha Hiatt, Chairman Patrick County Heritage Book Volume 2 --- Barbara Stanley <[email protected]> wrote: > Clyde - I would love to know the Rakes - Brammer > connection. If you find out > anything about them please let me know. > > Thanks, > Barb S. > > ---------- > At 10:01 PM 3/7/2005 -0500, you wrote: > >All, > > > >Shooting Creek at one time was noted for being a > mighty mean place.� In "The > >Man Who Moved a Mountain" the area is described as > 2nd meanest, the meanest > >being Buffalo Mountain. > > > >The creek starts in Floyd County flows through > Franklin (there is a bridge > >across it on Route 40 a mile or so before the > Patrick County Line), and > flows > >into Smith River in Patrick County about a mile > above White Falls and > >eventually Philpott Lake. > > > >There were some Rakes families that lived along > that creek at one time and > >some also that lived within a couple of miles.� > Otter, Tharp are not that > far > >from Shooting Creek with another large creek > between them Runnet Bag (which > >starts at Smart View on the Blue Ridge Parkway.) > > > >There is a very beautiful large brick house on top > of a hill in Patrick > County > > >not far from the border w/ Franklin.� At one time > this was owned by a family > >with last name of Rakes.� Not sure on the > connection. > > > >These are my old stomping grounds.� I will ask my > father in a week or so > if he > > >knows anything about this family. > > > >Best, > > > >Clyde Kessler > >Radford, VA > > > >>===== Original Message From David > <[email protected]> ===== > >>Barb, > >> > >>Found this which seems to indicate there was a > Long Branch District with > >>Shooting Creek� in the area... > >> > >>THOMAS LEMON > >> > >>Tuesday, January 8, 1907 > >>Richmond, Virginia, January 7 - The public school > building at Shooting > >>Creek, in the Long > >>Branch School District of Franklin County, was > burned to the ground Sunday > >>night, January 6, > >>1907.� A young white man was cremated in the > building.� He was sleeping in > >>the school house and > >>has not been seen or heard of since.� The building > was located in a wild and > >>lawless district and > >>threats had been made more than once to burn the > building because of the > >>teacher ISAAC > >>LEMON, was unpopular.� THOMAS LEMON was sleeping > in the building as a guard. > >>The > >>school house at Ottar Creek, near Shooting Creek, > was recently burned and > >>not long ago, a barn > >>of C.T. SNEAD, together with all his live stock, > was burned in the > >>neighborhood.� There is no > >>clue to the identity of the perpetrators of the > outrage. > >> > >>David > >> > >> > >> > >>==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > >>Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) > >><http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > > > > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > >Patrick Co., Va. List Administrator > >Barb Stanley > >[email protected] > > > > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

Clyde - I would love to know the Rakes - Brammer connection. If you find out anything about them please let me know. Thanks, Barb S. ---------- At 10:01 PM 3/7/2005 -0500, you wrote: >All, > >Shooting Creek at one time was noted for being a mighty mean place.  In "The >Man Who Moved a Mountain" the area is described as 2nd meanest, the meanest >being Buffalo Mountain. > >The creek starts in Floyd County flows through Franklin (there is a bridge >across it on Route 40 a mile or so before the Patrick County Line), and flows >into Smith River in Patrick County about a mile above White Falls and >eventually Philpott Lake. > >There were some Rakes families that lived along that creek at one time and >some also that lived within a couple of miles.  Otter, Tharp are not that far >from Shooting Creek with another large creek between them Runnet Bag (which >starts at Smart View on the Blue Ridge Parkway.) > >There is a very beautiful large brick house on top of a hill in Patrick County >not far from the border w/ Franklin.  At one time this was owned by a family >with last name of Rakes.  Not sure on the connection. > >These are my old stomping grounds.  I will ask my father in a week or so if he >knows anything about this family. > >Best, > >Clyde Kessler >Radford, VA > >>===== Original Message From David <[email protected]> ===== >>Barb, >> >>Found this which seems to indicate there was a Long Branch District with >>Shooting Creek  in the area... >> >>THOMAS LEMON >> >>Tuesday, January 8, 1907 >>Richmond, Virginia, January 7 - The public school building at Shooting >>Creek, in the Long >>Branch School District of Franklin County, was burned to the ground Sunday >>night, January 6, >>1907.  A young white man was cremated in the building.  He was sleeping in >>the school house and >>has not been seen or heard of since.  The building was located in a wild and >>lawless district and >>threats had been made more than once to burn the building because of the >>teacher ISAAC >>LEMON, was unpopular.  THOMAS LEMON was sleeping in the building as a guard. >>The >>school house at Ottar Creek, near Shooting Creek, was recently burned and >>not long ago, a barn >>of C.T. SNEAD, together with all his live stock, was burned in the >>neighborhood.  There is no >>clue to the identity of the perpetrators of the outrage. >> >>David >> >> >> >>==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >>Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) >><http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Patrick Co., Va. List Administrator >Barb Stanley >[email protected] >

Many, Many Thanks to all of you who helped me find Nervia Rakes living in Shooting Creek! This is what I have and all is documented except the marriage of RURRAL E.4 MEADORS, b. Abt. 1916, Virginia; m. UNKNOWN BRAMMER. Descendants of Alex Rakes Generation No. 1 1. ALEX1 RAKES was born Abt. 1838 in Virginia. He married ANN. She was born Abt. 1841 in Virginia. Child of ALEX RAKES and ANN is: 2. i. TURNER F.2 RAKES, b. December 1852, Virginia. Generation No. 2 2. TURNER F.2 RAKES (ALEX1) was born December 1852 in Virginia. He married MARTHA E. Bet. 1884 - 1885. She was born September 1863 in Virginia. More About TURNER F. RAKES: Occupation 1: 1900, Merchant Occupation 2: 1910, Retail Merchant - Dry Goods Children of TURNER RAKES and MARTHA E. are: i. MINNIE3 RAKES, b. September 1884, Virginia. 3. ii. MANERVA "NERVIA" E. RAKES, b. October 1887, Virginia. - THIS IS THE ONE! iii. THOMAS L. RAKES, b. May 1890, Virginia. iv. DANIEL G. RAKES, b. November 1891, Virginia. v. AMOS W. RAKES, b. August 1893, Virginia. vi. CALIE RAKES, b. August 1897, Virginia. vii. BYREN E. RAKES, b. Abt. 1903, Virginia. viii. GLADYS RAKES, b. Abt. 1905, Virginia. Generation No. 3 3. MANERVA "NERVIA" E.3 RAKES (TURNER F.2, ALEX1) was born October 1887 in Virginia. She married JOAB E. MEADORS. He was born Abt. 1886 in Virginia. More About MANERVA "NERVIA" E. RAKES: Residence 1: Abt. 1906, Shooting Creek, Virginia Residence 2: 1900, Long Branch District, Franklin County, Virginia More About JOAB E. MEADORS: Occupation: 1920, Mail Carrier, Rural Retreat, Virginia Residence: 1920, Reed Creek District, Henry County, Virginia Child of MANERVA RAKES and JOAB MEADORS is: i. RURRAL E.4 MEADORS, b. Abt. 1916, Virginia; m. UNKNOWN BRAMMER. Thanks Again and Again!Barb S.

Alpha, Do you have anything on Catherine Hiatt wife of Johathan Harrell? I am looking for information on her family. Pat

Cynthia, your e-mail came back undeliverable. I would like to talk to you about this. It may have a possible connection to one of my Hiatt lines and I need to go up to the Clerk's Office and check this out. Let me know what your correct e-mail address is. Alpha Hiatt, Patrick County Genealogy Society & Patrick County Heritage Book Volumes 1 & 2 --- Cynthia Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > In a court record dated 25 June 1861, James Boyd and > John Boyd were arrested for killing a Patrick County > resident. Does anyone have any facts about the case > or the outcome of the trial? > > > Cynthia A. Wilson > Seattle, WA > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

All, Shooting Creek at one time was noted for being a mighty mean place. In "The Man Who Moved a Mountain" the area is described as 2nd meanest, the meanest being Buffalo Mountain. The creek starts in Floyd County flows through Franklin (there is a bridge across it on Route 40 a mile or so before the Patrick County Line), and flows into Smith River in Patrick County about a mile above White Falls and eventually Philpott Lake. There were some Rakes families that lived along that creek at one time and some also that lived within a couple of miles. Otter, Tharp are not that far from Shooting Creek with another large creek between them Runnet Bag (which starts at Smart View on the Blue Ridge Parkway.) There is a very beautiful large brick house on top of a hill in Patrick County not far from the border w/ Franklin. At one time this was owned by a family with last name of Rakes. Not sure on the connection. These are my old stomping grounds. I will ask my father in a week or so if he knows anything about this family. Best, Clyde Kessler Radford, VA >===== Original Message From David <[email protected]> ===== >Barb, > >Found this which seems to indicate there was a Long Branch District with >Shooting Creek in the area... > >THOMAS LEMON > >Tuesday, January 8, 1907 >Richmond, Virginia, January 7 - The public school building at Shooting >Creek, in the Long >Branch School District of Franklin County, was burned to the ground Sunday >night, January 6, >1907. A young white man was cremated in the building. He was sleeping in >the school house and >has not been seen or heard of since. The building was located in a wild and >lawless district and >threats had been made more than once to burn the building because of the >teacher ISAAC >LEMON, was unpopular. THOMAS LEMON was sleeping in the building as a guard. >The >school house at Ottar Creek, near Shooting Creek, was recently burned and >not long ago, a barn >of C.T. SNEAD, together with all his live stock, was burned in the >neighborhood. There is no >clue to the identity of the perpetrators of the outrage. > >David > > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/

David - this is great!! I'll do some more checking tomorrow. Thanks very much! Barb S. ---------- At 09:34 PM 3/7/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Barb, > >Found this which seems to indicate there was a Long Branch District with >Shooting Creek  in the area... > >THOMAS LEMON > >Tuesday, January 8, 1907 >Richmond, Virginia, January 7 - The public school building at Shooting >Creek, in the Long >Branch School District of Franklin County, was burned to the ground Sunday >night, January 6, >1907.  A young white man was cremated in the building.  He was sleeping in >the school house and >has not been seen or heard of since.  The building was located in a wild and >lawless district and >threats had been made more than once to burn the building because of the >teacher ISAAC >LEMON, was unpopular.  THOMAS LEMON was sleeping in the building as a guard. >The >school house at Ottar Creek, near Shooting Creek, was recently burned and >not long ago, a barn >of C.T. SNEAD, together with all his live stock, was burned in the >neighborhood.  There is no >clue to the identity of the perpetrators of the outrage. > >David > > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ >

Barb, Found this which seems to indicate there was a Long Branch District with Shooting Creek in the area... THOMAS LEMON Tuesday, January 8, 1907 Richmond, Virginia, January 7 - The public school building at Shooting Creek, in the Long Branch School District of Franklin County, was burned to the ground Sunday night, January 6, 1907. A young white man was cremated in the building. He was sleeping in the school house and has not been seen or heard of since. The building was located in a wild and lawless district and threats had been made more than once to burn the building because of the teacher ISAAC LEMON, was unpopular. THOMAS LEMON was sleeping in the building as a guard. The school house at Ottar Creek, near Shooting Creek, was recently burned and not long ago, a barn of C.T. SNEAD, together with all his live stock, was burned in the neighborhood. There is no clue to the identity of the perpetrators of the outrage. David

Was the Long Branch District close to Shooting Creek?? She may have lived in Franklin Co. - I found a possibility -- the only problem is it says Long Branch rather than Shooting Creek --- Name: Nervie E Rakes Home in 1900: Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia Age: 12 Estimated birth year: 1888 Birthplace: Virginia Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter Barb S. ---------- At 09:08 PM 3/7/2005 -0500, you wrote: >She might have been in Franklin or possibly Floyd. Shooting Creek seems  like >a strange address to list. Was there a post office there? I don't believe  it >was the name of a census district. > >Charles > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Patrick Co., Va. List Administrator >Barb Stanley >[email protected] >

So she may have lived in Franklin Co. - I found a possibility -- the only problem is it says Long Branch rather than Shooting Creek --- Name: Nervie E Rakes Home in 1900: Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia Age: 12 Estimated birth year: 1888 Birthplace: Virginia Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter Barb S. ---------- At 09:05 PM 3/7/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Barb, > >I found a trout stocking map and it appears that Shooting Creek starts in >the southwest corner of Franklin Co and then goes into Patrick Co to >eventually join the Smith River up above Philpott Reservoir. > ><http://www.dgif.state.va.us/fishing/TroutGuide/area_map_3.pdf>http://www. dgif.state.va.us/fishing/TroutGuide/area_map_3.pdf > >David > > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Patrick Co., Va. List Administrator >Barb Stanley >[email protected] >

She might have been in Franklin or possibly Floyd. Shooting Creek seems like a strange address to list. Was there a post office there? I don't believe it was the name of a census district. Charles