With all the discussion about the Shenandoah Valley Furnaces I wondered if anyone had ran across the surname LAMBERSON. My 3 great grandmother, Hannah LAMBERSON, married William PETERS in 1809 in Shenandoah County. They lived in the Forestville area. She died there in 1855. Her father was Jeremiah LAMBERSON and she was born in 1786 in Pine Grove Furnace, PA. (I got this from the death records in the court house). This is all I know about her or her family. I believe her family worked at the furnaces and moved to areas where there was work. Thanks for any help. Carole

According to a two-page list of books for sale by the Shenandoah County Historical Society which I received recently, "Lake's 1885 Atlas of Shenandoah & Page Counties" is for sale--$26.00 plus $1.17 P & H SCHS PO box 506 Edinburg, VA 22824 Sandra on 11/15/03 11:47 AM, Skip at fflat@worldnet.att.net wrote: > November 15, 2003 > Shirley & List: > > I spoke with PCHS's Bill Menefee on the > phone about two weeks ago.........They do > not have the Hammond Atlas! > Mr. Gene Hammond does not have any > more of them either. > I have called every Book store in Page, > Warren and Shenandoah Counties, Barnes > and Noble, Books-A-Million & eBay with > no luck. > I am afraid the book is gone.......for now! > Skip >

November 15, 2003 Shirley & List: I spoke with PCHS's Bill Menefee on the phone about two weeks ago.........They do not have the Hammond Atlas! Mr. Gene Hammond does not have any more of them either. I have called every Book store in Page, Warren and Shenandoah Counties, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million & eBay with no luck. I am afraid the book is gone.......for now! Skip

Tom, Louise & List: I have been following your discussion. Very interesting. Consider this: If John Jennings lived 12 to 15 miles North of Isabella Furnace, maybe the mistake was made in the name of the Furnace. Perhaps he was associated with ELIZABETH Furnace. Elizabeth Furnace is in Shenandoah County. It is located at the very base of the East side of Massanuttin mountain on state route 678. If you are not familiar with the area: To get to the furnace take Rt. 55 which connects Front Royal and Strasburg. Approximately halfway, at Waterlick, go South on state route 678. Rt. 678 follows the waters of Passage Creek. This road is one of the most scenic and beautiful places in the State of Virginia. The site is marked on the Virginia State Highway Map. Skip Louise, I believe John Jennings lived 12-15 miles north of Isabella Furnace. That would be too far away for working at the furnace. A man could walk perhaps 3 miles an hour and a horse 5 miles an hour, so the commute would be more than what is generally reasonable. The closest mine to Bentonville/Browntown that I am aware of was at Vaughn Summit in Page County, again too far for a reasonable commute. The information in the transcribed 1820 census saying he lived at Isabella Furnace is just a mistake.

The article written on the Isabella Furnace can be found at www.winchesterstar.com Click on Page News and Courier Thursday Nov. 13 Elijah Ramey was an ancestor and, is on the list of workers. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Pierce To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE Pat, I've seen reference to that Isabella Furnace in Warren County genealogies. That is not the Isabella named in the 1820 census of Shenandoah County. The census furnace was the one at Luray, operated by Benjamin Blackford, most likely named after his wife, Isabella Arthur Blackford. Do you know the location of the Calmes furnace? It is not listed in the 1859 directory of furnaces published by what is now the American Iron and Steel Institute. Tom Patricia Moser wrote: > "Warren Sentenal" March 20, 1947 > >Isabella Furnace was the first furnace built in Fort Valley, 1820-30. Owned by Samuel Richardson and his son Marcus. >Samuel was the son-in-law of Isaac Miller. Samuel's brick home was called "Contentment". The Isabella Furnace was named for Isabella Calmes, wife of Samuel Richardson. She was a direct descendant of Marcus Calmes. >It is of interest to know, the campanion of Marcus Calmes was Peter Lehew who escaped from France following the infamous Edict of Nantes in the company of 300 other refugees. >They reached England from where they sailed for the colony of Virginia. >Landing at Falmouth on the Potomac. The colony moved up into Prince William County and established the Village of Mantkin. >Marcus Calmes and Peter Lehew climed the Blue Ridge until they came to the Village of Linden. On old maps it is marked as, "Calmes Pass". >Peter Lehew took up both sides of "Happy Creek" on what Front Royal was built. > >The other firnace was Elizabeth Furnace owned by John and Fayette Buck, Marcus Richardson, William Ashby and Isaac Miller. >Marcus Calmes contunued down to what is now Clarke Co VA. "Old Frederick County" >While searching the Isabella Furnace, I google searched the Catoctin Furnace in MD. >I found that a very generous person has put the images of the Blackford Bible there. >I am sending my heartfelt Thanks. > >Pat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Pierce > To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:35 PM > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE > > > Louise, > Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA > If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the > west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a > mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. > If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace > site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which > provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. > > Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to > Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he > lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. > > I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at > least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at > Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting > with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. > > Hope this helps. > Tom > > RUTH HENRY wrote: > > >Hi, > >I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. > >Regards, Louise > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html

The Page County Heritage Society has this book (and many other publications) for sale: Hammond's Edition of the 1885 Atlas of Shenandoah and Page Counties Virginia by Gene Paige Hammond - This republished atlas is based on the surveys of J.M. Lathrop and B.N. Griffin in 1884-85. Each contains added maps which provide an overview of the area and census data to 1990. Also the name and location of thousands of property owners, merchants, doctors, lawyers, etc. of 1885. Also Civil War battlefields, cemeteries and Indian sites. Price: $26.00 http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagspc/pchapubs.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <Chocybrown@aol.com> To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] FW:Hammond Atlas > Skip, > I spoke to Mr. Hammond a number of months back and he stated that he > no longer had any copies. He was checking a nearby bookstore where he had seen > one at the time and told me he would get back to me if they still had it. > Since he never got back to me, I have assumed he was unable to find a > copy. > Chocy > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. >

Pat, I've seen reference to that Isabella Furnace in Warren County genealogies. That is not the Isabella named in the 1820 census of Shenandoah County. The census furnace was the one at Luray, operated by Benjamin Blackford, most likely named after his wife, Isabella Arthur Blackford. Do you know the location of the Calmes furnace? It is not listed in the 1859 directory of furnaces published by what is now the American Iron and Steel Institute. Tom Patricia Moser wrote: > "Warren Sentenal" March 20, 1947 > >Isabella Furnace was the first furnace built in Fort Valley, 1820-30. Owned by Samuel Richardson and his son Marcus. >Samuel was the son-in-law of Isaac Miller. Samuel's brick home was called "Contentment". The Isabella Furnace was named for Isabella Calmes, wife of Samuel Richardson. She was a direct descendant of Marcus Calmes. >It is of interest to know, the campanion of Marcus Calmes was Peter Lehew who escaped from France following the infamous Edict of Nantes in the company of 300 other refugees. >They reached England from where they sailed for the colony of Virginia. >Landing at Falmouth on the Potomac. The colony moved up into Prince William County and established the Village of Mantkin. >Marcus Calmes and Peter Lehew climed the Blue Ridge until they came to the Village of Linden. On old maps it is marked as, "Calmes Pass". >Peter Lehew took up both sides of "Happy Creek" on what Front Royal was built. > >The other firnace was Elizabeth Furnace owned by John and Fayette Buck, Marcus Richardson, William Ashby and Isaac Miller. >Marcus Calmes contunued down to what is now Clarke Co VA. "Old Frederick County" >While searching the Isabella Furnace, I google searched the Catoctin Furnace in MD. >I found that a very generous person has put the images of the Blackford Bible there. >I am sending my heartfelt Thanks. > >Pat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Pierce > To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:35 PM > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE > > > Louise, > Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA > If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the > west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a > mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. > If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace > site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which > provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. > > Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to > Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he > lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. > > I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at > least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at > Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting > with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. > > Hope this helps. > Tom > > RUTH HENRY wrote: > > >Hi, > >I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. > >Regards, Louise > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > >

Louise, I believe John Jennings lived 12-15 miles north of Isabella Furnace. That would be too far away for working at the furnace. A man could walk perhaps 3 miles an hour and a horse 5 miles an hour, so the commute would be more than what is generally reasonable. The closest mine to Bentonville/Browntown that I am aware of was at Vaughn Summit in Page County, again too far for a reasonable commute. The information in the transcribed 1820 census saying he lived at Isabella Furnace is just a mistake. You might get some idea of his occupation by looking in the personal property tax lists. Sometimes (not often) the person's occupation would be listed or you can check the items taxed, like number of horses, etc. For example, if he has no horses, he was not a farmer. If you find he had a stud horse, there's a better than average chance he was a farmer. And so on. Tom RUTH HENRY wrote: >Tom, >Thanks for the information. Do you think that John Jennings worked at this mine? Or maybe I should ask were most of the people living near this furnace working there? >Louise > >Tom Pierce <tvpierce@infionline.net> wrote: >Louise, >Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA >If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the >west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a >mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. >If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace >site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which >provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. > >Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to >Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he >lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. > >I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at >least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at >Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting >with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. > >Hope this helps. >Tom > >RUTH HENRY wrote: > > > >>Hi, >>I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. >>Regards, Louise >> >> >>--------------------------------- >>Do you Yahoo!? >>Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard >> >> >>==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >>Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > > >

Thank you Pat for sharing this wonderful article regarding Isabella Furnace. I really enjoyed the history! Chocy

"Warren Sentenal" March 20, 1947 Isabella Furnace was the first furnace built in Fort Valley, 1820-30. Owned by Samuel Richardson and his son Marcus. Samuel was the son-in-law of Isaac Miller. Samuel's brick home was called "Contentment". The Isabella Furnace was named for Isabella Calmes, wife of Samuel Richardson. She was a direct descendant of Marcus Calmes. It is of interest to know, the campanion of Marcus Calmes was Peter Lehew who escaped from France following the infamous Edict of Nantes in the company of 300 other refugees. They reached England from where they sailed for the colony of Virginia. Landing at Falmouth on the Potomac. The colony moved up into Prince William County and established the Village of Mantkin. Marcus Calmes and Peter Lehew climed the Blue Ridge until they came to the Village of Linden. On old maps it is marked as, "Calmes Pass". Peter Lehew took up both sides of "Happy Creek" on what Front Royal was built. The other firnace was Elizabeth Furnace owned by John and Fayette Buck, Marcus Richardson, William Ashby and Isaac Miller. Marcus Calmes contunued down to what is now Clarke Co VA. "Old Frederick County" While searching the Isabella Furnace, I google searched the Catoctin Furnace in MD. I found that a very generous person has put the images of the Blackford Bible there. I am sending my heartfelt Thanks. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Pierce To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE Louise, Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. Hope this helps. Tom RUTH HENRY wrote: >Hi, >I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. >Regards, Louise > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe.

Louise, The Redwell-Isabella Furnace was located in Page County near Luray. It is believed that the furnace was first called the Redwell Furnace developed by Dirck Pennybacker. In 1811 the name was changed to Isabella, believed to have been named after one of Benjamin Blackford's three daughters. A more complete history of this furnace is featured in this weeks issue of "The Page News and Courier" with a vision for developing it into a historic park. Several of the area's historians including Rod Graves, Joe Davis, Gary Bauserman and Charles Ballard are attempting to start a nonprofit organization under the wing of the Page County Heritage Association to revive the site. For more information you may contact Rod Graves at 540-743-6551, ext. 226 or 540-743-1804. Kyle

Louise, Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. Hope this helps. Tom RUTH HENRY wrote: >Hi, >I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. >Regards, Louise > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > >

Thanks for the MAY family info. It gives me a starting place. The Trook name was DRUCK and slowly changed to Trook (or Drook). The Druck family lived 1795 - 1847 on a 188 acre farm near what is now Columbia Furnace. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Chocybrown@aol.com> To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] MAY FAMILY > Carole, > I am not a MAY family researcher. 1815 Landowners list the following > MAY type families for Shenandoah County. > > MAYS, William; drains South RV; 25S. > MAYK, Henry; Mountain; 4NW. > No TROOK listed in 1815. > > Chocy > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. >

Thanks for all the information. Really is interesting how these people travelled around. Louise "H. Eugene McInturff" <hemack@rmaonline.net> wrote:Ms Ruth.....May I suggest that Isabella Furnace, as referenced in the 1820 census, encompassed an area similar to our present day SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT; NORTH RIVER DISTRICT; FORK DISTRICT, etc. If you're using the images at Ancestry.com you'll find seven (7) pages of images, all designated Isabella Furnace. It included Browntown, Bentonville and even parts of the Fort Valley. Please check out the following link--it may help explain - check about 1/3 way down the article. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/blackfordiron.html RUTH HENRY wrote: > > Hi, > I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. > Regards, Louise > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard

Tom, Thanks for the information. Do you think that John Jennings worked at this mine? Or maybe I should ask were most of the people living near this furnace working there? Louise Tom Pierce <tvpierce@infionline.net> wrote: Louise, Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. Hope this helps. Tom RUTH HENRY wrote: >Hi, >I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. >Regards, Louise > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard

Ms Ruth.....May I suggest that Isabella Furnace, as referenced in the 1820 census, encompassed an area similar to our present day SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT; NORTH RIVER DISTRICT; FORK DISTRICT, etc. If you're using the images at Ancestry.com you'll find seven (7) pages of images, all designated Isabella Furnace. It included Browntown, Bentonville and even parts of the Fort Valley. Please check out the following link--it may help explain - check about 1/3 way down the article. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/blackfordiron.html RUTH HENRY wrote: > > Hi, > I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. > Regards, Louise > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html

Hello again, Nina Robertson has shared some great photos of the Clem family, who lived in the New Market area. If you can identify any of these folks, please contact Nina, her email address, and the photos are located at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/phot1/clem_family.html>. These are wonderful photos and a welcome addition to the site. Thanks to Nina for sharing them with us. Don Don Silvius Co-coordinator Shenandoah County, Virginia GenWeb Project <http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html> The 2nd annual Shenandoah County Heritage Day is Saturday April 10, 2004, at the Edinburg Fire Hall, Edinburg, VA, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Carole, I am not a MAY family researcher. 1815 Landowners list the following MAY type families for Shenandoah County. MAYS, William; drains South RV; 25S. MAYK, Henry; Mountain; 4NW. No TROOK listed in 1815. Chocy

I am searching for the parents of Rachael MAY. She married (date & place unknown) Andrew Trook, who was born in 1832 in Shenandoah County. They had one known child, Mary C. Trook, who was born in 1859 in Indiana. Andrew come to Grant County, Indiana (time unknown but listed in 1860 census in a brother's household. Had Rachael died by this date?) and later to White County, Indiana. Andrew married again in 1862 in White County. Thanks for any information. Carole Trook-Hacker

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. Regards, Louise --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard