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/4BC.2ACI/772.1078.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Did you ever find any information confirms that John and Rhoda BUCHANAN (or BUCKHANAN) from Rockbridge county, are the parents of James W.?

i have robert gilmore w/a dob of 1785 and dod 1855. married to margaret bradley who died 1870. my gggrandmother was martha gilmore 1840 - 1921. i have a little more info on margaret bradley if interested. sam

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/4BC.2ACI/2173 Message Board Post: Hi, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to donate their old genealogy books to me. I am looking to open a genealogy library in California after I receive my masters in Library Science. (probably at least 4 years from now). Also, if anyone wants to send their family pedigrees or history to me that would be great too! Feel free to email me with any questions. Thank you! Amy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4BC.2ACI/1991.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Henry Hostetter is my gggrandfather,their daughter martha married william t carter, they had two girls,effie and nancy

This is a Message Board Post That is Gatewayed to this Mailing list. Message Board Post: HELLO WILMORE/WILMER & PADGETT COUSINS: In 1790 JAMES Wilmore <My 4th Grt Grand Father> Came to Amherst County Va. From King & Queen County Va. He Married Nancy Mahon, The Daughter of REV. Wm. Mahon & they Raised their Family:April/29/1819 <Their Daughter > Eliza Wilmore M. Edmond Padgett. The name Remained Wilmore untill 1870 Amherst Cencus in 1880 Amherst Cencus the spelling Came out as Wilmer. After 1880 : Ernest Wilmer M. Glennie Padgett. CHILDREN: ??? ABT 1797 William Wilmore <James Wilmore,s Nephew> Married to Nancy Harrison Moved into Amherst, Co. To that union there were Three Sons: John H. Wilmore Moved to Rockbridge Co M. Sarah BATES, Raised a Large Family, Son #-2 James Harison Wilmore M. Permelia Sled & Moved to Adair County KY. Son # -3 Willis Clayton Wilmore Moved to Galia County Ohio M.Sarah Love From N. C. & Moved to IND. The Wilmores That Left Amherst County Continued Spelling their Name Wilmore untill this DAY. BUT we are Still Cusins DUE to our Ancestry, PLEASE THERE MUST BE some one that has some information on the Wilmore/Wilmer--Padget Connection THANKS AT <[email protected]>

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/4BC.2ACI/2172.1 Message Board Post: I believe you are referring to the Pettigrew faamily murdered on House Mountain. The following is a brief summary of their story which was emailed me by Angela Ruley several years ago. To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 3:06 PM Subject: Re: 1846 Snow on House Mountain The House Mountain Tragedy [Rockbridge County News, 20 April 1899, p. 3.] In the winter of 1846 we had a snow storm equal in severity to the stormy weather of last February. The snow fell to the depth of fifteen or eighteen inches and was accompanied by high winds. The thermometer fell to 10 below zero, making a storm period memorable in the history of the county. On the night of December 16th of that year the Petigrew family, living between the two House mountains, perished, making a tragedy still fresh in the memory of the older inhabitants of the county. Mrs. Petigrew and her six children lived in this rather secluded place, her husband, John Petigrew, being in the employ of Mr. Wm. Alphin, who lived about two miles from their home. John Petigrew was a plain, unassuming man and respected by all who knew him for his integrity of character. He was in the habit of visiting his family from time to time, arranging for their comfort and support. On Sunday he went home and to his great surprise and distress he found the home burned and his family lying around in the yard dead. Mrs. Petigrew was found in a sitting posture with some clothes thrown around her, her little boy lying across her lap in his night clothes. Two of the girls lay on the ground facing each other, half clothed, a third was sitting on a log and leaning against a stump, while the other two lay on the ground in their night clothes. Their bodies were covered with soot and ashes and frozen to the ground. An inquest was held at the home of Wm. Wilson by Coroner Samuel R. Moore and Dr.s Wilkinson and W. P. Rogers as medical experts, who gave it as their opinion that Mrs. Petigrew had come to her death from violence, there being some wounds on the head and throat. No marks of violence were found on the other members of the family. It was the opinion of many that the Petigrew family had been murdered and suspicion at once pointed to James nderson as the guilty party, who lived about a quarter a mile from their home. Anderson was a man of very bad character and had a reputation of being a great thief. He was once caught in a bear trap stealing corn from one of the Sniders living in the baths neighborhood, and on another occasion whipped at the whipping post for a similar offence. The night of the tragedy Anderson and a man from Augusta county went to Billy Brian’s, who lived in the Hackings neighborhood, and from there went to Augusta, Anderson not returning to his home for a week or ten days afterwards. He soon moved with his family to Botetourt county, and in the spring of 1851, five years afterwards, Sampson F. Moore, a brother of Mrs Petigrew, received a letter from a man by the name of Wilson, stating that he had information that Anderson had murdered the Petigrew family. Moore went at once to Botetourt and had Anderson and his wife arrested and brought to Lexington. A man by the name of Taylor had for some time been a frequent visitor in the Anderson family and had been confidentially told why they had left Rockbridge. In the meantime, Taylor and Anderson had a falling out, the former telling Wilson that the latter had murdered the Petigrew family. This circumstance led to Anderson and his wife’s arrest. For some cause Taylor and Wilson’s evidence could not be fully brought out in court. In all probability this was the turning point in the trial that cheated the hangman out of a job. On the 16th day of April a jury was empanneled composed of John A. Templeton, Tillman Hardy, Samuel M. Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Mathew H. Fry, Joseph W. Moore, Henry F.Lambert, James A. Miller, James East, Richard Parsons, and Wm. R. Moore. The prisoners were defended by Robt. L. Doyle, E. F. Paxton, and Samuel H. Letcher, the two latter making their maiden speeches at the bar. Mr. Doyle made one of his best efforts in behalf of his clients. The jury found James Anderson guilty of murder in the first degree but that Mary Anderson was not guilty of murder. Lucas P. Thompson, who was judge of the circuit court at that time, set the verdict aside, released Mary Anderson and ordered that James Anderson be tried in the circuit court of Bath county, where he was acquitted. Billy Brian, who would have been a very important witness in this case, could never be brought into court. A. J. H. ========= Subj: Re: 1846 Snow on House Mountain Date: 97-11-16 00:27:27 EST From: [email protected] (Jeremiah Ruley) Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] I met a descendant of Mr. Anderson's at the Courthouse one day trying to find information regarding the trial. She was a very nice lady. I directed her to Bath County as that is where the trial took place. She too was seeking the truth of the situation, one way or the other. Angela ======================= From Morton's A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia, p 110 "The most distressing tragendy in the history of Rockbridge took place in the earlier half of the night of December 16-17, 1846. John Petticrew [sic], a native of Campbell county, fell into straitened circumstances, and in 1843 moved into a log house in the southward-facing cove between the two House mountains. The wife of Petticrew had been Mary A. Moore, of Kerr's Creek. The oldest of the six children was sixteen, the youngest was six, and all were healthy and strong. The evening of December 16th was snowy, and by midnight there was a high wind. Next morning the snow was much drifted, and for several days the weather was very cold. The fourth day was Sunday, and in the morning Mr. Petticrew came home according to his custom from his work at the distillery of William Alphin. To his horror he found his house burned to the ground. Lying near by were the frozen and partially clad bodies of the wife and all the children except the oldest, a daughter who was with her sick grandmother on Kerr's Creek. Strong men wept when they saw the corpses laid out for burial. Foul play was suspected on the part of James Anderson and his wife Mary, who lived a half-mile away. The Andersons did not bear a good name. The husband was not one of the crowd that gaqthered on the Sunday that Petticrew made his grewsome[sic] discovery, nor was he present at the burial. Pettigrew had had some trouble with the neighbor because of Anderson's cows breaking into his field. He was knocked down by Anderson, who tried to choke him. Armed with a search-warrant, a brother to Mrs. Petticrew visited the Anderson house and found therein a coverlet and some other articles that had belonged to her. The silverware of the Pettigrews was not found. Anderson was tried in Bath, but was acquitted on the ground of insufficient evidence. He went to Craig and never again lived in Rockbridge. It remained the common opinion that Anderson was really guilty, and there is a story that in a fit of remorse he made a deathbed confession. And yet as examination of the corpses was inconclusive as to whether death came from violence or from the intense cold following a fire either accidental or intentional. Within two years Pettigrew died of a broken heart. The daughter who was away from home subsequently married James G. Reynolds and had two children. The victims of the tragedy were buried at Oxford. The stone over the grave was shattered by lightning and was replaced with a monument paid for by friends of the family."

What were their names? I will check them against my BARGER files. My husband's line was from Rockbridge Co, VA. Beverly (HIMES) BARGER ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 7:33 AM Subject: [VAROCKBR] 16 Dec 1846 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. > 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/4BC.2ACI/2172 > > Message Board Post: > > I found where 5 members of the Petticrew family died on this date. Does anyone know of anything happening there at this time frame or know where I can find more information? > Thank you. > > > ==== VAROCKBR Mailing List ==== > The End of the Year Holidays are upon us. Please remember to be kind to new Subscribers. I know I don't need to ask this of this great group, so i'll take this time to Thank everyone for a great Year of Research and wish you a Happy and Safe Holiday season. > >

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/4BC.2ACI/2172 Message Board Post: I found where 5 members of the Petticrew family died on this date. Does anyone know of anything happening there at this time frame or know where I can find more information? Thank you.

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/4BC.2ACI/936.1.1 Message Board Post: Debbie, John Wm. Robinson was the son of H. (Hugh) Taylor Robison and Sarah Clark Robison. Birth records of 7/25/1875 show Robison but cemetery records are Robinson. Thanks for your reply. H. Taylor's father was Joseph Robison, married Polly (Mary) Tribbett but am stopped w/Joseph who may have been born in Ireland.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROBINSON, CHITTUM, GREENE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4BC.2ACI/2171 Message Board Post: I am looking for descendants of James Monroe Robinson (ca.1815-1883) and wife, Polly Ann Chittum (ca.1820-ca.1890). They had the following children: John B., Susan A., James Jr., Malinda P., Andrew D., William S., Alfred Graham, Hezekiah, Mary Elizabeth, Thomas Franklin, James Graham, Marion Robert, Charles Wesley, Dorcas Jane. I am descended through Thomas F. Robinson and am interested in finding out about the siblings. I look forward to hearing from you.

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/4BC.2ACI/936.1 Message Board Post: Was John Wm. Robinson a descendant of James Monroe Robinson (ca.1815-1883) and his wife, Polly Ann Chittum? If you give me a little more information I can check my own records as the name sounds familiar. Debbie Koon

Would some kind person look up this man, and send me the photo of census page (not the transcription)? Thanks! Andrew Jackson GILMORE Rockbridge Co, VA 1850 Census Thanks! Sandy Gilmore Sheppard [email protected] =============== Currently researching surnames GILMORE, GILBERT, HUBBARD, POLLOCK who lived in VA (Rockbridge Co, Montgomery Co & Pulaski Co) WV (Logan Co & Huntington area) OH (Adams Co & Scioto Co) NY (NYC area) You can always contact me at [email protected] ===============

John BARGER b. abt 1740s/1750s Germany or Virginia d. abt 1832 Rockbridge Co, Virginia married Mollie or Mary Unknown 11 children. son -Peter BARGER married Ann PETTIGREW-10 chilsren; grandson- James Madison BARGER married Anne Eliz WILMORE-10 children; great- John W. BARGER married Jemima BYERLY-12 children; 2nd great- James Henry BARGER married Florence Jessie BURNS-3 children; 3rd great- Ralph Burns BARGER married Dorothea Blanche KLOEPPER/KLEPPER-2 children; 4th great- Virgil Ralph BARGER married Beverly Jane HIMES; Descendants went to Lucas Co, Iowa before Civil War then to Bates Co, Nebraska to Saunders Co, Nebraska to Bailey Co, Texas to Bernalillo Co, New Mexico.

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/4BC.2ACI/2170 Message Board Post: I am looking for informtation about the John and Edith Crutchfield families.

This William Leech is brother to mygggrandfather Henry Leech (m. Isabella Hall). The information I have on this family is as follows: David Leech b. 5 Jan 1764 Lancaster Co., PA, married Margaret Miller 17 Sept 1788, Rockbridge Co., VA to Margaret Miller b. abt 1761 probably VA. David died after 1816 in Rockbridge Co., VA and Margaret about 1840 in the same place. ( I have not had time to trace cemetery records of wills to be more specific) Children are: 1Elizabeth or Anna b. 1789, Rockbridge m. John B. Miller 25 Aug 1812, Rockbridge; 2nd marriage Capt. James Montgomery 13 Jan 1857, Rockbridge d.17 Jun 1874 2Henry (my kin) b. 9 Aug 1790, Rockbridge m. Isabella Hall 23 Feb 1815, Rockbridge, died 24 May 1868, Rockbridge 3David, Jr. b. 3 Aug 1794, Rockbridge m. Nancy Leech 12 Oct 1825 Rockbridge, d. 14 Dec 1872, Rockbridge, buried Collierstown Presbyterian Churchyard. 4Rebecca A. b. 7 Oct 1796, Rockbridge m. Thomas Leech Scott 7 March 1822 Rockbridge, d. 8 Nov 1877, Rocvkbriddge, buried Oxford Presbyterian Churchyard 5William (yours) married Nancy Kirkpatrick Wilson 15 Dec 1836 Rockbridge, buried in Oxford Presbyterian Churchyard, 6Thomas b. before 1816, Rockbridge, 7James b. before 1816, Rockbridge 8Martha, b. before 1816, Rockbridge 9Janei, b. before 1816, Rockbridge I am interested in any information that you have on this family. There are descendents still living in Rockbridge Co., VA on the land, I think, that David Leech purchased. I haven't checked this but the family has been active in the Oxford and Collierstown Presbyterian Churches from the 1700s or the date of the founding of the church. Sorry I can't verify dates I have not already checked but I live in California. Mary Haag > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 4:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VAROCKBR] William Leech, Nancy K. Wilson-Rockbridge County, 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/an/4BC.2ACI/2169 > > Message Board Post: > > William Leech and Nancy K. Wilson were married DEC 15, 1836 in Rockbridge County, Va. > Can anyone tell me who William's parents were? He was born about 1801 according to census records. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > ==== VAROCKBR Mailing List ==== > The End of the Year Holidays are upon us. Please remember to be kind to new Subscribers. I know I don't need to ask this of this great group, so i'll take this time to Thank everyone for a great Year of Research and wish you a Happy and Safe Holiday season. >

I have no real proof but Angela Ruley in her Rockbridge Cemeteries p-78 lists parents as David and Margaret Miller. Diehl in Old Oxford and her families list David and Margaret Millir as having a son William. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 7:00 AM Subject: [VAROCKBR] William Leech, Nancy K. Wilson-Rockbridge County, 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/an/4BC.2ACI/2169 > > Message Board Post: > > William Leech and Nancy K. Wilson were married DEC 15, 1836 in Rockbridge County, Va. > Can anyone tell me who William's parents were? He was born about 1801 according to census records. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > ==== VAROCKBR Mailing List ==== > The End of the Year Holidays are upon us. Please remember to be kind to new Subscribers. I know I don't need to ask this of this great group, so i'll take this time to Thank everyone for a great Year of Research and wish you a Happy and Safe Holiday season. >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4BC.2ACI/2169 Message Board Post: William Leech and Nancy K. Wilson were married DEC 15, 1836 in Rockbridge County, Va. Can anyone tell me who William's parents were? He was born about 1801 according to census records. Any help would be appreciated.

Mary Frances Cummings is a good source on Rockbridge Families and their history, however, she does not have email. Her grandparents lived just down the road from the Womeldorf farm and she stayed with them for awhile. She lives on Maple Lane in Lexington and is listed in the phone book under Mrs. Russell F. Cummings. The Womeldorf farm on Old Buena Vista Road is in the process of being sold for a 130 unit development, however, the developers plan to keep and restore the house. There has been a lot of controversy about it but the area is targed for growth and sewer and water are available. A public hearing about the development will be held at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday night. Patte Wood On Sunday, July 25, 2004, at 03:03 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Content-Type: text/plain > > VAROCKBR-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 168 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Womeldorfs on Old Buena Vista Road [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > Administrivia: > Please help us support RootsWeb, become a member! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > To unsubscribe from VAROCKBR-D, send a message to > [email protected] > that contains in the body of the message the command > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________X-Message: #1 > Date: 24 Jul 2004 12:26:01 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: Womeldorfs on Old Buena Vista Road, 20th century > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Womeldorf > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4BC.2ACI/2168 > > Message Board Post: > > I have collected quite a bit of information regarding the family of > George and Lillie Womeldorf and their children William, Catherine, > Raymond, Joshua, Maude, Herman, Cora and Florence. But I am still > looking for more answers. Would be interested in talking with someone > who may have known these folks or other family members also doing > research.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Womeldorf Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4BC.2ACI/2168 Message Board Post: I have collected quite a bit of information regarding the family of George and Lillie Womeldorf and their children William, Catherine, Raymond, Joshua, Maude, Herman, Cora and Florence. But I am still looking for more answers. Would be interested in talking with someone who may have known these folks or other family members also doing research.

Mrs. Craig, Do you have any research on where the Montgomery's married Plott's in Rockbridge? This is late 1800's in the Bratton's Run area. I know that the families had adjacent land and married in a couple of different ways! Thanks, Lynette Plott Clements ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mrs Craig" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:16 PM Subject: [VAROCKBR] Samuel Montgomery born about 1745 > Reserching my sons' 6th G-Grandfather Samuel Montgomery Jr., born about 1745 > in Rockbridge Co, VA, wife unknown. > > Who are his parents? Who is his wife? > He had the following children: > John Montgomery born May 24, 1775 in Augusta Co, VA > Elizabeth > James > William > Robert > Joseph > Nancy > Mary > Samuel, III > > LuAna Drake Craig > > > ==== VAROCKBR Mailing List ==== > The Rockbridge County Genealogical Society has cemetery books for > sale. The book covers the northern area of the county,Walkers Creek > and South River districts. The price is soft cover $10.00 plus tax > and shipping charges hard cover $20.00 plus tax and shipping. > For more Information contact [email protected] > >