Barb, So glad you are better. We all said a prayer for you. Judy

I'm home from the hospital and doing fine ! Thanks for all the letters, cards, visits calls and especially for the prayers. I'll be out running up and down the Highways before you know it!! Sure have missed you all!! Barb S.

In a message dated 12/5/98 10:14:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, mpak@nr.infi.net writes: << My grandmother was born in Patrick County in 1924. I asked her and she said > that there was a Critz High School in that area, but she did not know the name > of the elementary school. > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Archives for Patrick Co., Va. Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ========================= My parents tell me that there was a Harden Reynolds Memorial School in Critz until the schools were taken over by the state in the 1930-40 period. May have been a combination elementary and high school. Hope this helps! >> So there you have it. There was a Harden Reynolds Memorial School and a Critz High School.

Welcome back Barb, I'll bet the Dr. has you on a walking regime now?? My hubby just had a 4 way by pass last Feb. and that's the first thing he had to do was start walking! I walk with him it's wonderful. Thank God you're back! Deanna

What time frame are you looking for John T Griffith? Jane At 02:51 PM 12/1/98 -0800, you wrote: >The PCVA GenWeb page used to have information on who to call at the >PCVA Court House to get copies of Deeds, Etc. Do you still have that >info? > >Thanks much! >David Conner > >-----Original Message----- >From: mahud [mailto:mahud@rollanet.org] >Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 5:27 PM >To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Whats happening at Patrick Co. VA. home page > > >SURNAMES: FRANKLIN, HARDY, LESTER, MIDKIFF, SANDIFER, WILLARD, WILLIAMS > >Looking for the family of Archelaus H. Stovall and Mary Tabb Sandifer of >Patrick co. VA. > >I am just starting my search and am looking for info on John T. Griffith. > >. I'm looking for ancestors/relatives of >Henry Harrison Boyles, (1855-1925). His father was perhaps Thomas H. Boyles, >mother Delila England Boyles. > >MIDKIFF CLEVER MORRISON PARSONS WATSON STOVALL </A><br> > >Who were the children of John MIDKIFF, b. 1762, and Mary PARSONS, b. 1764? > >Looking for information on my gggrandfather, James Lawson who married Ticie >Cox and who purchased land in Patrick County, Va. on 1813 > > >We also have a new document going into the Patrick Co. archives, soon as I >have it arranged for it to be uploaded. > >to view who is looking for whom, visit your Patrick County Home page at the >url below. > >USGenWeb cc Patrick Co. VA. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > > > > >Mary Hudson mahud@rollanet.org > >USGenWeb cc Hickory Co. MO. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohickor/hickory.htm >USGenWeb cc Mississippi Co. MO >http://www.rootsweb.com/~momissis/ >USGenWeb cc Van Buren TN >http://www.tngenweb.org/vanburen/ >USGenWeb cc Patrick Co. VA. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ >USGenWeb cc Colbert Co. AL. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcolber/colbert.htm >Personal Home pages >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3597 >http://www.rollanet.org/~mahud/index.html > > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Archives for Patrick Co., Va. Mailing List >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

It has been brought to my attention that mail is not going through to those who have the incorrect address on their queries and surnames. Please check your address before you send the query or surname, I have no way of knowing if it is correct or not. I copy and paste what you send I do not retype it. Also, if you change an address of your own, please advise me and I will keep your query and/or surname up to date. Mary Cc For Patrick Co. VA Mary Hudson mahud@rollanet.org USGenWeb cc Hickory Co. MO. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohickor/hickory.htm USGenWeb cc Mississippi Co. MO http://www.rootsweb.com/~momissis/ USGenWeb cc Van Buren TN http://www.tngenweb.org/vanburen/ USGenWeb cc Patrick Co. VA. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ USGenWeb cc Colbert Co. AL. http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcolber/colbert.htm Personal Home pages http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3597 http://www.rollanet.org/~mahud/index.html

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BethM20AL@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 12/4/98 7:23:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, > Chathampit@aol.com writes: > > << << Does anyone know the names of the elementary school and high school > which > children in Patrick Springs would have attended in 1915-1925? >> > Central Academy? >> > My grandmother was born in Patrick County in 1924. I asked her and she said > that there was a Critz High School in that area, but she did not know the name > of the elementary school. > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Archives for Patrick Co., Va. Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ========================= My parents tell me that there was a Harden Reynolds Memorial School in Critz until the schools were taken over by the state in the 1930-40 period. May have been a combination elementary and high school. Hope this helps! Lee

Would anyone happen to know anything about the Henderson Guy FOLEY mentioned in the following obit? Thanks for any help. Anna Frances Myers Areheart Foley, 84, 2526 North Main St., died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1997, in Roman Eagle Memorial Home, following several years of declining health. Born Sept. 2, 1912, in Augusta County, she was a daughter of Aubrey Myers and Alethia Hensley Myers Will. She was first married to H.T. Areheart, who predeceased her. She was then married to Henderson Guy FOLEY, who is also deceased. She was employed by Harnsburgers Department Store as a supervisor of the ready to wear department. She was a member of Lakewood Evangelical Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Brenan Sunday school class and the Ladies Auxiliary of Lakewood Church. She was also a member of the Golden Charmers Club and the Senior Citizen's Club of Danville. She had been a resident of the nursing home for 18 months. She is survived by a son, Thomas Wayne Areheart of Anderson, S.C., and a foster daughter, Lucille Smith of Ringgold. The funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday from Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel by the Rev. Jimmy L. Burks. Interment will be in Highland Burial Park. The family will receive friends 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, and other times at the residence of her foster daughter, 1340 Milton Hwy., off Route 58 East. Sherry Crawford dansher@tkdyer.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/r/a/Sherry-L-Crawford/index.html

In a message dated 12/4/98 7:23:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, Chathampit@aol.com writes: << << Does anyone know the names of the elementary school and high school which children in Patrick Springs would have attended in 1915-1925? >> Central Academy? >> My grandmother was born in Patrick County in 1924. I asked her and she said that there was a Critz High School in that area, but she did not know the name of the elementary school.

In a message dated 12/4/98 1:05:14 PM EST, Bjones1828@aol.com writes: << Does anyone know the names of the elementary school and high school which children in Patrick Springs would have attended in 1915-1925? >> Central Academy?

Does anyone know the names of the elementary school and high school which children in Patrick Springs would have attended in 1915-1925? Thanks, Barbara Jones

Absalom Fulcher was my GGG Grandfather. Name: Absalom Fulcher --------------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1819 Patrick Co., VA Birth of child: abt 1845 Moniteau Co., MO Witness: 13 Aug 1845 Moniteau Co., MO Witness Memo: see WITNESS research notes... Birth of child: 1 Feb 1846 Moniteau Co., MO Birth of child: 1849 Moniteau Co., MO Census: 1850 Moniteau Co., MO Census Memo: see CENSUS reseach notes... Witness: 28 Nov 1853 Moniteau Co., MO Witness Memo: see WITNESS research notes... Witness: 1 Mar 1858 Moniteau Co., MO Witness Memo: see WITNESS research notes Census: 1860 Moniteau Co., MO Occupation: farmer Alias/AKA: Ansoln Alias/AKA: Ansulin Alias/AKA: Ansalom Alias/AKA: Anslem Alias/AKA: Ansalum Alias/AKA: Ausalem Spouses --------------------------------------------- 1: Martha Spencer Death: abt 1849 Death Memo: see CENSUS research note... Birth: Patrick Co., VA Father: Alexander H. Spencer Marriage: 28 Nov 1844 Cole Co., MO Children: Martha (~1845-) Mary (1846-) James H. (1849-1871) Research Notes for Absalom Fulcher CENSUS: He lived, we his three children, on the farm of Albert and Martha Gowan in Moniteau Co., MO in 1850. WITNESS: On 13 Aug 1845 in Moniteau County, MO, James Inglish was appointed curator of the property of Thomas, William, Amanda ann, and James Burwell Elliot, infant heirs of the estate of William Elliot, Senior, deceased. The signed secretaries were Alexander H. Spencer and Absalom Fulcher (Book B, pg. 3). On 28 Nov 1853 in Moniteau County, MO, A. H. Spencer was appoint Administrator of the estate of James Crum, deceased. John McDonald and Absalom Fulcher were the signed secretaries (Book B, pg. 78). On 1 Mar 1858 in Moniteau County, MO, Anderson J. Crum was found indebted for the sum of $11.94 to Crawford Turner, Sheriff of Patrick co., VA. Absalom Fulcher, J.N.E. Moser and Featherston Akers were the signed secretaries (Book B, pgs. 159-160). Research Notes for Martha (Spouse 1) CENSUS: She was unlisted in the 1850 Missouri census with Absalom and their three children. James, the youngest was just one year old; so she must have died abt 1849. --------------------------------------------- Last Modified: 3 Dec 1998 Created: 3 Dec 1998

Good Evening Eileen, Have copy of Richard's will, and John's pension application. I have nothing to prove a John, Jr., exists. Help me out. James

In a message dated 12/3/98 8:29:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, VAPATRIC-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: << X-Message: #2 Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 13:44:01 EST From: Jmmjsm@aol.com To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <ca9e0d47.3666dbf1@aol.com> Subject: Re: MIDKIFF Family split-ca. 1780's? Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Eileen, I'll tell what I think. 1. Mary, Agnes, and Mary Agnes Parsons are one and the same. Richard Parsons is her father. 2. I have seen Joseph Parsons listed as father of Richard. I think there was an error made in the pension application. 3. I think dates were picked up wrong and reported wrong for John Midkiff's and Mary Agnes Parsons birth dates. I think the Johns you discuss are one and same. What do you think? James M. Midkiff >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "PITTSYLVANIA CO. VA. WILLS; 1767-1820" page 503; 14 Oct. 1818; Pr: Jan. 1819 "LWT Joseph Smith being in a low state of health but of perfect mind and memory." "To John Midkiff Jr. The whole of my estate consisting of a tract of land on the waters of White Thorn, a cow and calf, a bed and furniture with all other articles I possess." "JOSEPH (X) SMITH" "Wit. Elisha Walden, John Midkiff, Sr., Mary (x) Midkiff" "Presented in Court 21 Oct. 1820 by John Midkiff Sr. with William Clark as his security." PITTSYLVANIA MARRIAGE RECORDS indicate: "10 Sept. 1782. John Midkiff and Mary Parsons. Married by Rev. John Bailey. pg. 4" I find it difficult to believe an 'official document' such as a Federal application for pension, would make such an overt error in birth data and marriage records, particularly where money is concerned. Have you read the 'pension' application? His wife also filed for 'widow's pension' in 1841. As of 1830, census indicate John was living in Patrick co. which is where he filed from.

Eileen, I'll tell what I think. 1. Mary, Agnes, and Mary Agnes Parsons are one and the same. Richard Parsons is her father. 2. I have seen Joseph Parsons listed as father of Richard. I think there was an error made in the pension application. 3. I think dates were picked up wrong and reported wrong for John Midkiff's and Mary Agnes Parsons birth dates. I think the Johns you discuss are one and same. What do you think? James M. Midkiff

Apparently, there was some of John MIDKIFF Sr.' children left Pittsylvania co. VA. for Kanawha co. WV. and some went to Patrick co. VA. This is also true of the PARSON's. To make matters even more confusing, 2-3 generations named their children with the same 'given' names and born in the same years, although in different places. - ie: "John MIDKIFF(b. abt. 1740) m. Mary Agnes PARSONS(b. abt. 1744)" Pittsylvania co. VA. Several of their children went to Kanawha co. WV. "John MIDKIFF(b. March 11, 1762; d. July 18, 1839) m. Mary{Agnes?} PARSONS(b. abt. 1764; d. aft. 1841)" Their children appear to have gone to Patrick co. VA. Pittsylvania co.>>Patrick co. VA. This 'John' was Rev. War vet. In the Will of "Richard PARSONS", 1785 - does this refer to the 1st "John and Agnes" or the 2nd "John and Mary A."? Are the (2) 'John's father and son? eileen

I know very little of Mary Agnes Parsons and her husband John Midkiff. I do have, however, an extract of Mary's FATHER's will - made and probated in Pittsylvania County. Hope this will help someone in Patric Co. trace roots to Pittsylvania. Regards and good hunting. Dusty Smith P.S. I am searching the Midkiff/RIGNEY connection if anyone has a lead, however small. Page 159-160 Pittsyl. Co. wills, Dated 22, Dec. 1785,Probated Feb. 21, 1785 Last Will and Test. Richard Parsons being old and weak in body buy enjoying my usual reason and memory. To my well beloved daugther HANNAH MADKIFF and her husband Joseph Madkiff, one shilling. To my well beloved daughter AGNES MADKIFF and her husband John Madkiff, one shilling. To my well beloved son GEORGE PARSONS, one shilling. To my well beloved son, JOSEPH PARSONS, one shilling. To my well beloved son SAMUEL PARSONS,the land where he now lives a dividing line to be made by Samuel and my Son WILLIAM. To my beloved son WILLIAM PARSONS the land whereon he now lives to be divided as above. The above land is under a mortgage for which Samuel is liable, should he not pay this, the land to be sold and he mortgage paid. To my well beloved daugther LYDIA YATES and her husband STEPHAN YATES, all my blacksmith tools. My wife and I are now living with my daughter Lydia and her husband Stephan Yates, and they are treating us with the greatest kindness, it is my desire that they have the remainder of my estate at the decease of mysel and my wife. I appoint my sons Joseph and William Parson executors. Richard (x) Parsons. Witnessed by John Parks, Samuel Parks and Richard Johnson. SOURCE: Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, 1767-1820 Compiled by Lela Adams. Please note, that AGNES MADKIFF, wife of JOHN is believed to be MARY AGNES PARSONS. Please also note the alternative spelling of the surname MIDKIFF

Sarah, have you had any contact with Judy or Edward Midkiff. They are brother & sister who were living in Pittsylvania Co., maybe 10 years ago. A copy of their Midkiff Family History came into my possession. I didn't make a connection at the time and filed it away. It is a great piece of work and today it looks more like family than it did before. It starts with a Jacob Midkiff arriving from England in the mid-1700's. His son, according to family lore, was John Midkiff who married Mary a daughter of Joseph Parsons, 10 September 1782. What do you think? James

New resources are posted on Patrick co. Home Page today Mary Hudson mahud@rollanet.org USGenWeb cc Hickory Co. MO. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohickor/hickory.htm USGenWeb cc Mississippi Co. MO http://www.rootsweb.com/~momissis/ USGenWeb cc Van Buren TN http://www.tngenweb.org/vanburen/ USGenWeb cc Patrick Co. VA. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ USGenWeb cc Colbert Co. AL. http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcolber/colbert.htm Personal Home pages http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3597 http://www.rollanet.org/~mahud/index.html