Hi Listers! I'm new to this list and will be traveling to Harrisonburg this weekend in search of information on my MAGALIS/MEGALIS/MCGALIS relatives. I know that my grandmother BESSIE LEE MAGALIS HOGAN was born in Harrisonburg in 1880, and that her mother died in 1890 (I believe in Harrisonburg also.) Bessie's father was Richard M. MAGALIS. Where is the best place to start my search? Are there hotel/motels nearby? Thanks in advance for any tips. Peggy Poe Towson, MD

I, too, would be interested in learning how to find Rockingham militia records. I am searching for records of Capt. Charles McClain's Co. 1786 -- 1799. Or if someone has a copy of one of those years, would you do a look-up for me? Thanks. June Everheart

Can anyone provide me with a reference to find out information about the movements and members of the various militia in VA? I'm trying to track an ancestor who served in the 10th Virginia Regiment during the Rev. War. John Clough was a Sargeant in Captain David Lair's Co. I have quite a bit of the history with pay, etc. but I want more info. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Barb Hannah Cincinnati ------------------ Would you please reply to the list, I would like this info also. B. Miller Virginia

Can anyone tell me if there are records concerning the Rockingham Co. militia of the early 1800s & where they are located. The specific area would be Brocks Gap near Dovesville/Bergton. I'm searching John & Dorothy Rose who lived in the area btw 1800-1820. Thanx. Marg Bond

Can anyone provide me with a reference to find out information about the movements and members of the various militia in VA? I'm trying to track an ancestor who served in the 10th Virginia Regiment during the Rev. War. John Clough was a Sargeant in Captain David Lair's Co. I have quite a bit of the history with pay, etc. but I want more info. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Barb Hannah Cincinnati

You are absolutely right. They are available through your local FHC for a small fee, but when you are dealing with more than 40 surnames, the very small fees add up to more than the cost of the luxury of having the CD available for viewing in your own home. Make no mistake, I am not promoting this product. I just want you to know it is available. Maggie >They may not be on-line, but Soundex indexes are available for 1880, 1900, >and 1920 federal censuses. >

-----Original Message----- From: Beverly DePoy <bevvy@bright.net> To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com <VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 12, 1999 3:58 PM Subject: Unidentified subject! >Do all of you list owners out there know that heritag1@shentel.net can be >accessed for Rockingham Co. Records. This is the site of the Rockingham Co. >Historical Society in Dayton, VA. and the staff is wonderful to work with. >E-mail them at the above address with your queries or see what's available on their >site on the net. > >The DEPOY connection. >

In a message dated 99-07-12 15:39:06 EDT, maggiem@empnet.com writes: << I have found on-line indexes (FTM and Ancestry.com) through 1870, and there is a published index for 1880 but for 1900, 1910, 1920 you are on your own. >> They may not be on-line, but Soundex indexes are available for 1880, 1900, and 1920 federal censuses.

Do all of you list owners out there know that heritag1@shentel.net can be accessed for Rockingham Co. Records. This is the site of the Rockingham Co. Historical Society in Dayton, VA. and the staff is wonderful to work with. E-mail them at the above address with your queries or see what's available on their site on the net. The DEPOY connection.

I'm not sure how many of you know that the Rockingham County Federal census images are now on CD's through 1920. (Of course the 1890 census is not.) Expensive, but fascinating. I have found on-line indexes (FTM and Ancestry.com) through 1870, and there is a published index for 1880 but for 1900, 1910, 1920 you are on your own. I keep finding unknown members of the KYGER family in the Social Security Death Index. Through meticulous and, I might add, exhilarating tracking, I have found that one woman, married to a Kyger, had numerous children after the death of her husband with numerous partners, to whom she gave the surname KYGER. SHOCKING! When I first started this project I wanted only to add other researchers' files. Wrong. The joy is finding what no one has documented before. Maggie Kyger Miller

I am researching MARY LINVILLE, born abt 1805 in Rockingham Co., VA and died after 1870 in Rockcastle Co., KY. She was married to JOSEPH CROMER, born 1805 in Rockingham Co., VA and died abt 1860 in Rockcastle Co., KY. Any info regrading the ancestors of Mayr Linville would be appreciated. Bob Bray rbray329@aol.com

I have a friend who would like to purchase the Barb- Barbe Genealogy by Barbe & Williams, 1993. If anyone would be interested in selling their copy or would know of anyone who may be interested, please email me. Thanks.

Dear Rockingham list: I need help on an ancestor from Rockingham Co. My GGG Grandfather, William Long was b. 7 May 1801. His parents were Peter Long and Margaret Ewing. Other siblings were Peter, Adam, Henry, Margaret (m. Aaron Shook), Martha (m. George Slagel), Catherine (m. Joseph Slagel), and Diana (m. Jacob Smith). Other than William, I have no birth dates, etc. for the siblings. I am searching for information on their parents, as well as any other information on these Longs (e.g. where they lived, what they did, etc). Peter's father, I believe, was George, mother unknown. Margaret's father, I believe was Henry, mother unknown. William and Margaret were married in 29 Jul 1800, Rockingham County. These Longs, (apparently along with some Haglers, Petersons and Dices) left Rockingham County and moved to Greene County, Ohio. I also plan to be in the area later on next week and would appreciate any recommendations as to information sources, libraries, etc. Would be most grateful for any information. Thanks in advance, Bill Long

Hello all, Last night I stumbled across a section of the "Valley of the Shadow" project that allows for a name search of newspapers from the 1850's and 1860's, including: Staunton Republican Vindicator, 1859-1865 Staunton Spectator, 1857-1861 Franklin Valley Spirit, 1859-1865 Franklin Repository and Transcript, 1863-1865 Here's the URL: http://jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU/vshadow2/news/allnews.html I did a search on GIBBONS, and now I have to figure out who the John Gibbons that was a blacksmith and died as a result of an accident in 1859 is. I found several marriage announcements, and lists of soldiers killed during the Civil War; sales of properties; court cases, etc. Lots of stuff to be found here! -- Mary Taffet mdtaffet@syr.edu

Debbie, Hello again. The house I was inquiring about was the one built for Capt. Henry Miller by his future son-in-law Samuel Gibbons, sometime between 1826 and 1829. This particular Henry Miller's wife was Mary Catherine Price. Henry was an Adam Miller descendant, but I don't know the exact connection. Someone else off-list has provided some information. Apparently the house is in the Elkton area. -- Mary Debbie Bear wrote: > > Mary, > Hi this is Debbie. A while ago you ask about the Miller-Kite house, I was > wondering if you received an answer yet? > The only bit I know is in Elkton, Virginia on route 340 a little past Bear > Lithia Spring is a sign on the side of the road. It is across from a White > farm house, which I think is privately owned. I don't know if this is the > original Adam Miller's farm. The sign # is JD 8 it says: > FIRST SETTLERS > " Greenmeadows" to the west ( 340) was the home of Adam Miller (1703-1783) one > of the first Europeans to settle in the Valley. The property remained in the > Miller ( Originally Mueller) family from the 1740's through 1936. > > Hope this help, > Debbie > > "Mary D. Taffet" wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to figure out if there is any information available about the > > Miller-Kite house. I think it is in Rockingham County, but I don't know > > for sure. This house was built circa 1829 (probably a little before) for > > a Henry Miller. Samuel Gibbons was the architect. He married Christina > > Miller, daughter of Henry. > > > > I would like to find a map that shows the location of this house, or a > > description of it, or a picture of it, or preferably all three. I've been > > told that it is a National Historic Landmark, but that appears to be > > untrue, as it doesn't seem to be listed on the website for the National > > Historic Landmarks. > > > > I am a Gibbons descendant (of Samuel's brother John Gibbons), and have > > recently posted a letter written by Samuel's wife Christina: > > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/gibbons_letter_1840_03_22.htm > > > > This letter, along with the others I have posted, mention the Harnsberger, > > Hansberger, Conrad, Miller, Furry, Sellers, Yancey, and Bear families, and > > several other surnames as well. The series is available from: > > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/letter_series.htm > > > > I am a Yancey, Miller, Gibbons & Bear descendant, and have some limited > > info on Conrad and Harnsberger, but the other lines are ones I know almost > > nothing about. > > > > My other Rockingham County surnames include Kisling, Kemper, Mauzy, > > Winsborough, Keffer...surely I'm forgetting a few. > > > > -- Mary Taffet > > mdtaffet@syr.edu

I haven't been a member of his forum too long, and missed the original inquiry, but since someone brought it up, I'll volunteer my two cents. For Christmas several years ago my sister-in-law gave us a print of an oil painting depicting famous sites in Rockingham Co. One of the sites is the Miller-Kite house. The print came with a description of each site. (The descriptions are from "The Heartland" compiled and edited by Nancy B. Hess. Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society.) This is what it says about the Miller-Kite house. (By the way, the painting was by Dr. W. Robert Beasley.) "Miller-Kite House in Elkton is now under complete renovation by the Elkton Historical Society. It was built in 1827 by Henry Miller, Jr., a grandson of Adam Miller, the first settler in that part of the Shenandoah Valley. In 1862, Confederate General Thomas Jackson had his headquarters in this house while planning his Valley Campaign. The house was donated to the town of Elkton by Dr. J. Hiram Kite and his niece Mary E. Kite in 1984 to be used as a museum and community meeting place." Diana Fitzsimons

Mary, Hi this is Debbie. A while ago you ask about the Miller-Kite house, I was wondering if you received an answer yet? The only bit I know is in Elkton, Virginia on route 340 a little past Bear Lithia Spring is a sign on the side of the road. It is across from a White farm house, which I think is privately owned. I don't know if this is the original Adam Miller's farm. The sign # is JD 8 it says: FIRST SETTLERS " Greenmeadows" to the west ( 340) was the home of Adam Miller (1703-1783) one of the first Europeans to settle in the Valley. The property remained in the Miller ( Originally Mueller) family from the 1740's through 1936. Hope this help, Debbie "Mary D. Taffet" wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to figure out if there is any information available about the > Miller-Kite house. I think it is in Rockingham County, but I don't know > for sure. This house was built circa 1829 (probably a little before) for > a Henry Miller. Samuel Gibbons was the architect. He married Christina > Miller, daughter of Henry. > > I would like to find a map that shows the location of this house, or a > description of it, or a picture of it, or preferably all three. I've been > told that it is a National Historic Landmark, but that appears to be > untrue, as it doesn't seem to be listed on the website for the National > Historic Landmarks. > > I am a Gibbons descendant (of Samuel's brother John Gibbons), and have > recently posted a letter written by Samuel's wife Christina: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/gibbons_letter_1840_03_22.htm > > This letter, along with the others I have posted, mention the Harnsberger, > Hansberger, Conrad, Miller, Furry, Sellers, Yancey, and Bear families, and > several other surnames as well. The series is available from: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/letter_series.htm > > I am a Yancey, Miller, Gibbons & Bear descendant, and have some limited > info on Conrad and Harnsberger, but the other lines are ones I know almost > nothing about. > > My other Rockingham County surnames include Kisling, Kemper, Mauzy, > Winsborough, Keffer...surely I'm forgetting a few. > > -- Mary Taffet > mdtaffet@syr.edu

Looking for information on Jesse Dillard who married a Ann (?). They are the parents of my ggrandfather Charles W. Dillard who married Bettie E. Miller (parents not known). Charles W. Dillard and Bettie E. Miller had the following children Henry b. in 1891 Effie b. in 1893 Gertrude b. unk Bessie b. 1896 Thanks Penny Hart

Hello all, Myself and a few other individuals are looking at some material that makes reference to several old family lines from Rockingham County. My material is mostly on the Gibbons line, but makes reference to Miller's as well. Another researcher is doing Harnsberger material, which also refers to Miller's. A third researcher is doing Bear, which refers to Miller's as well. Is there a very well-informed Miller researcher on this list that has, or has access to, a verified list of descendants of Adam Miller? We could REALLY use one. If you are such a Miller researcher, or know someone who is, please let me know. -- Thanks, Mary Taffet mdtaffet@syr.edu

Dee, Checked the 1850 through 1880 Federal Rockingham County census indices (how DO you make census plural?) and found no George Garrison. Maggie