I'm wondering if some kind soul can help me provide some answers as to what happened to a William SWARTZ and wife Maria SELLERS in Rockingham County, Virginia.    In a nutshell, William Swartz and Maria Sellers married August 19, 1858, in Rockingham County, and together had a daughter, Mary C. Swartz, on March 3, 1859.  I find them all together on the 1860 Census living in "District No. 1".  I believe they may have been in the Mt. Clinton area. Per some sketchy documentation from the Will and estate settlement of Maria's grandfather, John Sellers, circa 1867, it is believed that Maria (Sellers) Swartz had died by that time (1867).  Unfortunately, I believe that John Sellers' Will was contested to a certain degree, may have taken until 1873 to settle, and is subsequently not on file at the Rockingham County courthouse.  Thus, it has been nearly impossible to corroborate not only this information but also that Maria's mother, Mary, had died by this time as well.   In any case, I find only William Swartz and daughter Mary C. Swartz living in the household of William's widowed mother, Elizabeth (Wilson) Swartz and his older sister, also named Maria, on the subsequent 1870 Census for Rockingham County.  It would appear that wife Maria Sellers is indeed deceased, but I have not been able to locate her burial location.   The 1880 Census shows the daughter, Mary C. Swartz, living in the household with her grandmother, Elizabeth (Wilson) Swartz, and aunt Maria Swartz.  Her father, William Swartz, is nowhere to be found and her mother still does not appear.  Six years later Mary C. Swartz married Charles E. Ritchie in Rockingham County.   William Swartz's parents, William Swartz, Sr., (1801 - April 1864) and mother, Elizabeth Wilson (July 31, 1796 - July 9, 1880), along with his older sister, Maria Swartz (Dec. 29, 1827 - Mar. 13, 1917), are buried in Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery east of Mt. Clinton. William's and Maria's daughter, Mary C. (Swartz) Ritchie, is buried with husband Charles E. Ritchie in Woodbine Cemetery.   Unfortunately, I can find no record of Maria (Sellers) Swartz beyond the 1860 Census and the possible mention of her being deceased in the 1867 Will of her grandfather, John Sellers. Likewise, I can find no record of William Swartz beyond his appearance in the 1870 Census household of his mother, Elizabeth.   If anyone has any knowledge of what happened to them or an idea of a source for where I could turn to look, I'd greatly appreciate it.   Thanks very much,   Michael Sellers    

 Hello, Am looking for a marriage record probably from the 1840s or other information about James M. Andrews and wife Elizabeth Lamb.  I find them in the 1850 and 1860 census in Page, and I do know that she was the daughter of Lucy and Zachariah Lamb of Rockingham County.  Both would have been born in the 1820s. Thank you for any help. ~Sally Andrews Gudas