Morning! New pictures today at the Scott Co Photo Site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/scottphotos/ pat drake Scott Co. VA Photo Project http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/scottphotos/ Scott Co. VA 1850 Census http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/census/

Does anyone have Phyllis' e-mail address. I hope I have her name correct. I need to contact her concerning the prices of replacing some books at the library. Thanks, Brenda

Many years ago I copied some birth records from a film I ordered from the LDS on GIBSON births in Scott County 1850-1860s. Are their actual birth certificates you can order and if so is there any information on them pertaining to the parents?

There are so many people out there in this Scott County area that are quite knowledgeable. I have a test for your investigative nature. I am in possession of a large oil painting that was done many years ago of a wee=ll-known landmark called "Old Stone Face" in the vacintity of Jonesville. It at time was known by another name. The artist is : W.C. Coleman. Can anyone give me any information about him, living or deceased, family connections, etc. He must have been from Scott County. Thelma [email protected]

Hi, I am looking for anyone with information on this Civil War unit. Co H 23rd VA Regiment I have relations that were in this unit and an anxious to learn more of it. Thank you, Maria [email protected]

Forwarded with permission from Wilma Smith <[email protected]> She also has more info, contact her directly at above address. pat >Centennial History of Grant County >William H. Jett was born in Scott county on the old home plantation l852, and >he died on January l4, l9l0 when he was but fifty-eight years of age. He >spent his entire life on the old home plantation, and in his native community >was married, in early manhood to Miss Susan Smith, a sister of Paschal Smith, >a sketch of whose life appears elsewhere in this review. She, too was a >Scott county native, and all of her life was passed within its confines. She >was born in l854 and is still living on the old plantation of 400 acres. >Since William H. passed away, in l9l0 Mrs. Jett, with two younger sons, has >had the care of the plantation and they have done justice to the task in hand. >

Forwarded with permission from Wilma Smith <[email protected]> She also has more info, contact her directly at above address. pat >Centennial History of Grant County Ind. > >"Paschal B. Smith. Though not among the oldest residents of Grant county, >which has been his home since l900, Mr. Smith has so effectively identified >himself with the spirit and activities of the county that he is regarded as >one of the most valued citizens. Mr. Smith is a big man, not only in >physical proportions, but in Character and heart, is big hearted, generous >and hospitable, and at the same time is a very practical and successful >farmer who believes in going ahead all the time. Paschal B. Smith, the >oldest of thirteen children, was born on the old Virginia homestead, February >24, l853. His education was received in the common schools, and as he grew >up he became acquainted by practical experience with the activities of his >father's farm. There he continued to live until twenty three years of age. >On July l6, l875, just one year before the centennial celebration of American >Independence, he married Elizabeth Gardner, a native of Scott County, >Virginia, where she was born September 22, l856. Her parents were Ewel and >Margaret (Barnhart) Gardner, natives of Scott County, where they lived and >died prosperous farmers. Mr. Gardner was a California forty-niner, spending >more than three years on the western coast, and having exceptional fortune in >mining and his other ventures. After returning to Virginia, he gave all his >attention to the cultivation of a large plantation. He was born in l8l0 and >died August l7, l890. His wife died March 6, l904 when past eighty years of >age. They were a Methodist family. Of the large family of children in the >Gardner household, Mrs. Smith and a brother live in Indiana, the latter being >J. Perry Gardner of Gas City in Grant county. After the marriage of Mr. >Smith and wife, they lived ona farm in Virginia until the turn of the >century. They then came to Grant County and located on the Schrader farm, >near Jonesboro, and three years later took possession and began operating one >hundred and sixty acres in the Solomon Wise farm in section fifteen of >Fairmount township. He has proved very successful in Grant county >agriculture, grows large quantity of hay, clover, corn, oats andwheat, and >with the exception of the wheat practically every pound of his crops is fed >to the stock on the place. As already noted, Mr. Smith is a hustler and one >of the best farmers in this section of the county. He and his wife have >seven sons and three daughters living, mentioned as follows l. Stephen R., a >farmer in Mill township, married Lillie Fleenor, without children. 2. >Calvin D., who married Ethel Overman, lives on a farm in Jefferson township >and had two children Virginia and Ilene the later dying in infancy. 3. >Charl,es L. is a farmer in Mill township and by his marriage to Bertha Clay >has three children, L. Vera, Virgil Lee, and Edgar R. 4. James C., who is a >foreman in the Jonesboro Rubber Company, married Margaret Jones and their two >children are Warren H. and E.E., 5. Henry C., married Susan Swartz, lives in >Jonesboro, and has a daughter, Darlene. 6. Daisy E. was liberally educated >in the grade and high schools and is now living at home. 7 Maudella, a >graduate of the high school and Marion Normal College holding a teacher's >license, lives at home. 8 Woody M. is a junior in the Fairmount Academy 9 >Joseph L. attends the public school and the younges, Gladys D. is also a >student. One child Orville S., died at the age of twenty-eight years, >unmarried. Mr. and Mrs. Smith hold to no particular church though their >children attend the Methodist Protestant Sunday School. In politics he is a >Democrat" > >Note: There numerous descendants of Samuel and Rachel Stinson Smith who are >buried on a hill on their property. The cemetery is probably in the worse >condition of any I have visited. >

Forwarded with permission from Wilma Smith <[email protected]> She also has more info, contact her directly at above address. pat >William J. Smith b. May 27, l827 in Scott County d. July 9, l907 Here is >excerpt from The Centennial History of Grant County Indiana Vol l, Published >in l9l0 on William & Dicy's son: >"Captain William Smith, the father of Paschal B., was born at Three Springs, >Virginia in l827 and died near his birth place in July l907. Throughout his >life he was a planter, and a man of unusual prominence in his section of >Virginia. When the war broke out he enlisted and went to the front as a >Captain in the Forty-Eight Virginia Regiment. In the battle of Saltville, >Va. he was badly wounded. The gun which affected the wound carried a charge >of a minnie-ball and four buckshots and the minnie-ball and three buckshot >took effect on him while he was lyong the ground, one of the bullets striking >his shoulder and the others injuring his hand and fingers. This wound was >given him about the close of the war and peace was declared about the time he >got well. He had formerly served as captain of the local militia and after >the war was brevetted colonel of his home regiment of state militia. He also >for many years served as a justice of the peace. In politics he was a >Democrat and was looked upon as a leader in the public life of his community. > Near his old birth place, Captain Smith married Miss Dicy Fleenor who was >born in that locality about l836 also representing an old Virginia family. >She died in March l9l2. She was of Lutheran faith in religion and kept her >membership with that church all her life. Her husband was a Methodist. >There were the parents of twelve children, nine of whom grew up and are yet >living. All are married and all have families of childen. Two now live in >Indiana. Pascal B. Smith has a sister, Margaret, the wife of Colonel >Columbus Pullin, a resident of Muncie Indiana and they have seven living >children." > >He m. Dicy C. Fleeenor on 2/26/l852 in Scott Co. Dicy was b. 2/4/l836 d/ >3/29/l9l2 Scott Co. Va. Ch: Paschal Buford, Susan C., Mary M., Sara S., >Franklin P., Louisa L., Amos., May., Charles L, Sidney, Ollie, Minnie O, >Donie E. > >Sarah A Smith d/o of Samuel & Rachel m. Joel H. Fleener on l2/2/l852 in >Scott co. >ch: Martin, John M. Rachel C., Samuel M., Louiza V., James R., Joel., Sarah >A. > >Listing the Fleenors because I know of the interest in Fleenors but I also >have Smiths. Wilma Smith >

Hi All: As you have requested, this is a notice to inform you of an update to the Hills and Hollers Website. I have added several pages and updates some others. Thanks to all who have submitted information for display. If you have submitted something and it is not displayed, please contact me! I am designing a "Fallen Miner's" Memorial Page to recognize those who lost their lives in the mining industry, whether directly or indirectly. If you would like to see your ancestors remembered, please contact me. I am still in the design phase of the page and would like inputs as to what info should be listed on the memorial page. As always, I welcome your comments and concerns. Hope this updated information is beneficial to someone. Respectfully and humbly yours, Wayne Duncan Hills and Hollers Webmaster <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~duncanrw">http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~duncanrw</A> List Admin for: SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L BIBLE-RECORDS-L MIGRATION-PATTERNS-L STATE-HISTORICAL-MARKERS-L

I'm looking for the parents of Dotson Gibson born 1824 in Scottt Co., Va., married Mary W. ? In the 1850 Census, he was in the western District. Any information will be appreciated. Harold Gosnell [email protected]

Are my posts coming through? Just got my computer fixed and hanen't seen any of my posts come up. pat

Evon: According to USGS National Mapping Information, there is a Fincastle Church in Scott County; it's east of Dungannon. For a map, go to the USGS site, type in Fincastle, select Virginia and enter. You'll get a list of four* "features." To find the church, click on "show feature details and location" and then on "show feature location" on Tiger Map Server option. http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html Anyone who hasn't used this site should try it. I've even found towns and post offices which no longer exist. Carol in Cornhuskerland *Fincastle also is a "populated place" in Botetourt County, and, in Tazewell County, there's Fincastle Baptist Church and Fincastle County Club. _____________________ Original Message: > Does any one know what and where Fincastle in Scott Co. is?????? Is it a > town a cemetery what??? My email is ds245+AEA-gte.net My name is Evon > Sanders. Thanks

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Hi Evon, I know of a Fincastle, Virginia that is north of Roanoke, Viginia on Route 220. I am not sure, but I do not think it is in Scott County though. This is the only Fincastle that I know of, does not sound like the one your looking for. This one is about 2.5 to 3 hours away from ScottCounty. I tried to find something in Scott County called Fincastle with no luck. Sorry I can't help with Fincasle in Scott County, Virginia. Best regards, Bob Hilton Web Page: http://www.crosswinds.net/~rchilton284/ In a message dated 1/23/01 5:55:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: Fincastle > Date: 1/23/01 5:55:04 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: [email protected] (Dwight Sanders) > To: [email protected] > > > > > Does any one know what and where Fincastle in Scott Co. is?????? Is it a > town a cemetery what??? My email is ds245+AEA-gte.net My name is > Evon > Sanders. Thanks > > > ==== VASCOTT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > Return-Path: <[email protected]> > Received: from rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (rly-zb05.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.5]) > by air-zb01.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:55:04 > -0500 > Received: from lists2.rootsweb.com (lists8.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.32]) by > rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:54:31 -0500 > Received: (from [email protected]) > by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id f0NMoNM15706; > Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:50:23 -0800 > Resent-Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:50:23 -0800 > X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Tue Jan 23 14:50:23 2001 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > From: "Dwight Sanders" <[email protected]> > Old-To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Fincastle > Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:36:17 -0800 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="utf-7" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2120.0 > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2120.0 > Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Resent-From: [email protected] > X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/39 > X-Loop: [email protected] > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: [email protected] > >

Cousins and listmembers, Finally got mybiopsy results back and they still don't know if it is cancer or not.So my Dr. sent the sample off to the Mayo Clinic. Dr says he believes thst if it was a very agressive cancer that there would be no doubt as to what it is. So he still leans toward it being benign or very low grade slow growing cancer. So maybe no news is good news.It will be about two weeks before the results are in.Will let you know as soon as I know.Please keep me in your prayers, Pat

Listers, I have added some back obituaries to the Scott Co,VA obituary page. Be sure to check them out. Linda R. Sorrell [email protected]

Does any one know what and where Fincastle in Scott Co. is?????? Is it a town a cemetery what??? My email is [email protected] My name is Evon Sanders. Thanks

Pick this up on another site. Maybe it will connect to one of you. Jean Book 5, p 530 State of Virginia , County of Scott February 7th l867 The will of LEVI BAKER made on the day and date above written, I LEVI BAKER do will and bequest all of my real estate and personal property in the following way to wit that MARY BAKER my wife shall have all of my land and property and one third of my money and notes now on hand all of this she shall have and hold so long as she remnains my widow or dont change her name by marriage and if she should marry she shall be reduced to one third of my estate as the law would direct in that case and that JOHN SMITH shall have the farm that he lives on or all that he makes on the said farm by paying the tax that he shall have the said farm so long as MARY BAKER shall remain my widow or dye. The balance of the money and notes is to come in to the hands of Administrator for collection of the same and eakel disterbution is to be made to each heir when collected. At the death of MARY BAKER my wife all of my personal property and real estate shall be eakely divided between all of my heirs as follows. To wit ELIZA ANN SMITH, ISAAC BAKER and JAMES BAKER & JACOB BAKER & SARAH BAKER & JOHN BAKER all my legal heirs of mine all of this I will and bequest all of my real estate and personal estate, the above is holy my will and to this i set my name and affix my seal this 7th day of February l867. Attest: John M. Barker, Elcanah Derting, John Derting, Jacob Groves /S/ Levi (his mark X) Baker will proved Apr. 9, l867

At 08:38 AM 1/23/2001, Jean Lewellen Brand wrote: >List, > >I was just notified that Pat Drake has posted more old photos on her site. >She's doing a outstanding job. Being a newcomer to this list - I have no idea what the URL is for Pat's site. May trouble you for it - and for anyone else that has missed it. Thanks @[email protected]

Here is the link to the Scott Co. Photo site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/scottphotos/ If you have old Scott Co. family photos you would like to post on the site, there is a link on the main page to the instructions for submitting. We also have cemetery and headstone photos and historical documents (marriage licenses and such). Jean Brand as been a major supporter of this site and has sent me over a hundred photos to share with everyone, and still has more to send. Someday I WILL catch up 8-) And for the 1850 Scott Co. census http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/census/ On the census page there is a link to the Surname Page which has email links for people who are researching surnames listed in the census. Good luck to all, this mailing list is the best place to be for Scott Co. connections! pat