With the given names of Alexander St. Clair S(whatever the last name was!), you should have an easy time of research if he connects to one of the two famous VA families headed by an Alexander St.Clair. Check genforum, also under Sinclair, to see if you can pick up your elusive ancestor mention in St. Clair/Sinclair research. Hope something is there for you! Pansylea ---------- >From: VAROCKIN-D-request@rootsweb.com >To: VAROCKIN-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: VAROCKIN-D Digest V00 #130 >Date: Fri, Jul 28, 2000, 9:00 AM > >Content-Type: text/plain > >VAROCKIN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 130 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [VAROCKIN] Re: VAROCKIN-D Digest V [Bvmiller@aol.com] > #2 [VAROCKIN] 1860 Rockingham County [LOGANHOLMES@aol.com] > #3 [VAROCKIN] lost information ["Justin L. Marple" <s484647@gettys] > #4 Re: [VAROCKIN] 1860 Rockingham Cou ["Harriet Lee Welch" <hwelch@rica.n] > #5 [VAROCKIN] A. St. Clair Sprinkel [LOGANHOLMES@aol.com] > #6 [VAROCKIN] Re: 1860 census index ["pritchie" <pritchie@mnsinc.com>] > #7 [VAROCKIN] Wikle/Weichel/Wycal [Carolyn Sherman <ShermnCJ@aol.com>] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from VAROCKIN-D, send a message to > > VAROCKIN-D-request@rootsweb.com > >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: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:38:07 EDT >From: Bvmiller@aol.com >To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <61.5c1116b.26b205bf@aol.com> >Subject: [VAROCKIN] Re: VAROCKIN-D Digest V00 #129 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >In a message dated 07/27/2000 4:01:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >VAROCKIN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > >> Tunis refers to Tunis Creek, now known as Runions Creek. The creek starts >> inside Brocks Gap and flows into the North Fork of the Shenandoah River at >> Brocks Gap. >-------------- > >Many thanks to all of you who replied to my query about Tunis and Hoovers >Fort. >It is much appreciated. > >Bonnie Miller > >______________________________ >X-Message: #2 >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:58:58 EDT >From: LOGANHOLMES@aol.com >To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <bb.5919e25.26b20aa2@aol.com> >Subject: [VAROCKIN] 1860 Rockingham County Census >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I am transcribing the 1860 Rockingham County census for Rootsweb. (Never >again will I criticize a census index.) > >Judy Campbell's Rockingham County cemetery site has been has been a huge >help. I also consult the 1860 index--but don't always agree. > >Transcribers are taught to only enter what the enumerator writes, but there >is a comment space where one enters the correct spelling if it is known, or >an explanation of the numerous "*" 's I use in place of a letter. > >There is one name I simply cannot decipher, but hopefully someone can provide >the name. > >His first name is listed as H. StC (the t could be a t or an r) >The surname starts with an S. > >It could be Shrinkel--or almost anything. > >The big clue is that his occupation is listed as Clk of C. Court. Hopefully >someone has a reference book that lists the Rockingham County officials. > >Family members include wife Julie and children Sally, Ada and Henry. > >If anyone has the 1860 census, he is listed on page 18, handwritten page >#354, household 130, line 5. > >I would appreciate any help. > >Maggie Kyger Miller >(loganholmes@aol.com) > >______________________________ >X-Message: #3 >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:50:17 -0400 >From: "Justin L. Marple" <s484647@gettysburg.edu> >To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000727175017.0079e2f0@popserver.mail2002.gettysburg.edu> >Subject: [VAROCKIN] lost information >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >As I made a stupid mistake I am without all email and my entire data entry >(all the genealogy I entered this summer). If anyone has sent me emails of >use to me and you can find them in your outbox I would greatly appreciate >you resending them to me. I will be out until the beginning of the week a >week from Monday since I will be attending the Republican National Convention. > >Thanks, >Justin >s484647@gettysburg.edu > >______________________________ >X-Message: #4 >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 19:16:12 -0400 >From: "Harriet Lee Welch" <hwelch@rica.net> >To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <002c01bff820$b60b50a0$0100a8c0@harriet> >Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] 1860 Rockingham County Census >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Maggie, >Clerk of Circuit Court in 1860 was A. St. Clair Sprinkel, 1852-1869 >according to John Wayland. Think that could be the name? > >Harriet > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <LOGANHOLMES@aol.com> >To: <VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 5:58 PM >Subject: [VAROCKIN] 1860 Rockingham County Census > > >> I am transcribing the 1860 Rockingham County census for Rootsweb. (Never >> again will I criticize a census index.) >> >> Judy Campbell's Rockingham County cemetery site has been has been a huge >> help. I also consult the 1860 index--but don't always agree. >> >> Transcribers are taught to only enter what the enumerator writes, but >there >> is a comment space where one enters the correct spelling if it is known, >or >> an explanation of the numerous "*" 's I use in place of a letter. >> >> There is one name I simply cannot decipher, but hopefully someone can >provide >> the name. >> >> His first name is listed as H. StC (the t could be a t or an r) >> The surname starts with an S. >> >> It could be Shrinkel--or almost anything. >> >> The big clue is that his occupation is listed as Clk of C. Court. >Hopefully >> someone has a reference book that lists the Rockingham County officials. >> >> Family members include wife Julie and children Sally, Ada and Henry. >> >> If anyone has the 1860 census, he is listed on page 18, handwritten page >> #354, household 130, line 5. >> >> I would appreciate any help. >> >> Maggie Kyger Miller >> (loganholmes@aol.com) >> >> >> >> > >______________________________ >X-Message: #5 >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:30:00 EDT >From: LOGANHOLMES@aol.com >To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <f5.146a5b6.26b22e08@aol.com> >Subject: [VAROCKIN] A. St. Clair Sprinkel >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Harriet, > >You are a gem! Has to be. The wretched enumerator clearly wrote H. StC >Sh***kel and no sign of a p. > >And I just found him at Judy's site. A. St. Clair Sprinkel. > >A long time ago someone posted a complaint about an enumerator's handwriting >to one of my lists. > >Quick as a wink someone wrote back, "You hold him down and I'll jump on him". > >Loved it then and love it even more now. > >Maggie > >______________________________ >X-Message: #6 >Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 21:23:13 -0400 >From: "pritchie" <pritchie@mnsinc.com> >To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <007101bff833$d8fad140$f01c7cd1@pritchie.mnsinc.com> >Subject: [VAROCKIN] Re: 1860 census index >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hi, > >I typed the 1850 Rockingham census book for the Rock. Hist. Soc. >The families I agonized over the most were Simmers/Summers/Simmons. > >Sometimes even David & Daniel can look alike. > >The capital I and J were about the same. Wasn't too bad for a first name >like Jacob or Isaac, but when it was a middle initial, it was anyone's call. >I learned later at a seminar in Williamsburg that at that time those letters >were made identically. No wonder it was tough. > >I know I never complain anymore, either, about indexes or transcriptions. > >Pat Turner Ritchie > >______________________________ >X-Message: #7 >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 04:21:21 -0700 >From: Carolyn Sherman <ShermnCJ@aol.com> >To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <200007281121.e6SBLLw06826@cgi.rootsweb.com> >Subject: [VAROCKIN] Wikle/Weichel/Wycal > >Posted on: Rockingham Co. Va Queries >Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Rockingham?read=304 > >Surname: Wikle, Weichel, Weichle, Weigle, Wycal >------------------------- > >Seeking information on the WIKLE/WEICHEL/WEICHLE/WEIGLE/WYCAL family who >were in Rockingham County from 1790-1820. Where was the Emanuel/St. Paul's >Lutheran Church located in Rockingham county? Is it still in existence? >