Vashenan Listmates, Earlier we asked if anyone on the List had a marriage date for Elizabeth Bushong and William Wright. So far, no answers. We found the obit for Elizabeth Bushong who married William Wright in the Shenandoah Herald for 1890. There are so many curious unanswered questions about her and the family. For instance, when her father Andrew Bushong wrote his Will, she was married and yet it does not appear that way in the Will. Of course, this does give credence to the suit filed in Shenandoah County by grandson Henry Snapp after Andrew Bushong death where the grandson claimed that his grandfather did not write the Will. He claimed that John Bushong wrote it and passed it off as his father's Will. We posted this Chancery suit back in March 2009 as part of our post about Andrew Bushong but am re-posting some of it here. Check BOSCHONG Archives for the entire suit. We can find no marriage record for Elizabeth Bushong and William Wright which really bugs us. There should be one! Elizabeth Bushong Wright and husband William Wright had three confirmed children and yet we have seen many submitters state five. Until we can determine the exact date of the marriage, we cannot add the two young boys who died early on as their children. -------------------- This Chancery Bill was rather interesting. Evidently Henry Snapp thought that the Will of his grandfather Andrew Bushong was a fake and was trying to have it made null and void in the Court. We find it rather interesting that the other two Executors named in the Will refused to serve with John Bushong and that all of the depositions for this case are missing from the files. Grandson Henry Snapp stated in his Bill that Jacob, William and David were now residents of Virginia but that was not true. They had been residents of Ohio for a long time but whether they made the trip back to Virginia for this suit is not clear since much of the paperwork is missing. The one good bit of information that came from this Bill is the fact that it gives us the exact month that Andrew Bushong died, that being January in the year 1853. ------------------------------- Shenandoah County Virginia Chancery Bill Records held at Library of Virginia, Richmond Filed March 1853 Case #1854-017 Exr. of Andrew Bushong et als Plaintiff: Henry Snapp Defendants: John Bushong, Executor Andrew Bushong deceased And Isaac Bushong, Henry Bushong, David Bushong, William Bushong, Jacob Bushong, John Jacobs and wife Sarah Bushong, William Wright and wife Elizabeth To the honorable the Judge of the Circuit Court for the County of Shenandoah Respectively complaining sheweth unto Your Honor, Your Orator Henry Snapp, that sometime in the month of January 1853, one Andrew Bushong, then a resident of Shenandoah County, died leaving as his only heirs at law, the following persons VIZ: John Bushong, Andrew Bushong, Isaac Bushong, Henry Bushong, David Bushong, William Bushong, Jacob Bushong, Sarah the wife of John Jacobs, Elizabeth the wife of William Wright and Your Orator Henry Snapp (the only child of Margaret his Mother, now deceased, a daughter of said Andrew Bushong, that died many years ago.) Your Orator sheweth that said Andrew Bushong died seized and possessed of a large real and personal Estate, situate in the County aforesaid: As to all which his children, and grandchild above named are the only heirs and distributees. That the County Court of Shenandoah, at its March Term 1853, admitted to probate a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said Andrew Bushong deceased; an official copy of which and after, now admitting the same to probate is filed herewith as Exhibit No. 1 and I pray so to be taken as part of this Bill. That this so called pretended will was prepared by John Bushong one of the Executors therein named who qualified as such executor given bond and security as required by law, the other executors named in said will refusing to qualify as will fully appear by reference to Exhibit No. 1 as aforesaid. Your Orator and heir so charges that the said paper writing so produced and admitted to publish as aforesaid was not and is not the last will and testament of the said Andrew Bushong deceased. It is further shown that Your Orator and the above named children of Andrew Bushong deceased VIZ: John, Andrew. Isaac. Henry. David. William. Jacob. Sarah Jacobs wife of John Jacobs and Elizabeth wife of William Wright are devisees under said pretended will and are therefore necessary parties to this suit. That said Jacob Bushong, William Bushong, and David Bushong are now residents of this Commonwealth; and that all the heirs reside in the County of Shenandoah. To the end therefore that justice may be done and Your Orator prays that said John Bushong an heir together and as executor of the so called last will and testament of Andrew Bushong deceased, Andrew Bushong, Isaac Bushong, Henry Bushong, David Bushong, William Bushong, Jacob Bushong, John Jacobs and Sarah his wife and William Wright and Elizabeth his wife may be made parties, defendants to this suit and answer this Bill upon oath: That the Court will direct an issue to be tried at its bar "whether the said paper writing admitted to probate as aforesaid, is the true last will and testament of the said Andrew Bushong deceased and that the Item may be set aside and declared null and void so that Your Orator and the sons and daughter aforesaid Andrew Bushong deceased may be let in as heirs and distributees of the Estate of deceased and that the court will grant other and further general relief on the premises and the circumstances of the case may require and will compel with the proceedings of a Court of Equity and as in duty bound Your Orator will ever pray for. A. Anderson, PG Transcribed by Gloria Bushong ----------------------- The Shenandoah Herald Woodstock, Virginia Friday, 29 August 1890 Page 3, Column 1 GENERAL LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Betsy Wright, an aged lady of near Maurertown, this county, died on Sunday, 17th August. Mrs. Wright was the mother of Mr. George Wright, of this county, Mr. Andy M. Wright, of Prince William County, Virginia., and Mr. Silas K. Wright, of Luray, Page County, Virginia. Her age was 78 years. JONAS BURNER CEMETERY Shenandoah County, Virginia Elizabeth Bushong Wright 14 November 1811 17 August 1890 w/o William Photo of Elizabeth and of her tombstone in our photo albums on our website. --------------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 58th District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 20 August 1850 Page 61A Lines 22-28, HH 872/876 William Wright 44/Male/Farmer/$4000/VA Elizabeth Wright 39/Female/VA Andrew Wright 7/Male/VA Silas Wright 5/Male/VA Georgia F. Wright 9mos/Female/VA {Died before 1860 census} Jacob Bowsenberger 20/Male/Miller/VA Eliza Brown 33/Female/VA ----------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia Woodstock District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 13 November 1860 Page 278/ 828 Lines 13-18, HH 1893/1891 William Wright 55/Male/Farmer/$3200-$645/VA Elizabeth Wright 49/Female/VA Andrew Wright 17/Male/FarmHand/VA Silas Wright 15/Male/FarmHand/AttendedSchool/VA George Wright 12/Male/AttendedSchool/VA Recepta Funk 18/Female/VA ------------------------------- Between the 1860 and 1870 census William Wright disappears. We can find no death record or tombstone on him. -------------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Virginia Wincester City, Frederick County Enumerated 10 August 1870 Page 193A Lines 8-12, HH 466/549 Andrew M. Wright 27/RetailMerchant/$150/VA Addie F. Wright 24/KeepingHouse/VA Carrie R. Wright 1/VA ELIZABETH WRIGHT 59/FormerlyKeepingHouse/VA {Elizabeth Bushong Wright} --------------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Virginia Johnston Township, ED 85, Shenandoah County Enumerated 5 June 1880 Page 398A Lines 26-36, HH 66/68 A. M. Wright Head/Male/White/Married/37/Farmer/VA/VA/VA Adiline F. Wright Wife/Female/White/35/KeepingHouse/VA/VA/VA Annie L. Wright Dau/Female/White/12/AtHome/VA/Va/VA Carrie R. Wright Dau/Female/White/10/VA/VA/VA Rush L. Wright Son/Male/White/9/VA/VA./VA Lizzie A. Wright Dau/Female/White/7/VA/VA/VA Katie F. Wright Dau/Female/White/6/VA/VA/VA Mary S. Wright Dau/Female/White/4/VA/VA/VA Rosie V. Wright Dau/Female/White/3/VA/VA/VA George M. Wright Son/Male/White/1/VA/VA/VA ELIZABETH WRIGHT Mother/Female/White/68/AtHome/VA/VA/VA ------------------------------------ Possible children of William Wright and Elizabeth Bushong but not proven since there is no marriage record to determine date of marriage to coincide with birth of these children. BOWMAN-FISHER CEMETERY Maurertown, Shenandoah County, Virginia JOHN H. WRIGHT 30 August 1841 12 October 1848 s/o W. & E. JOSEPH M. WRIGHT Died 25 November 1846 s/o W. & E. ---------------------------------- We found the following marriage bonds in the Shenandoah County marriages which would explain Wright children buried in the Bowman-Fisher Cemetery, but no marriage for William Wright and Elizabeth Bushong: Benjamin Wright & Eliza Fisher 10 September 1840 Bondsman - Abraham Fauber Joseph Fisher & Barbara Wright 5 March 1839 Bondsman - Benjamin Wright James Wright & Elizabeth Coffman (Two dates) 30 March 1843 23 March 1843 Andrew Bushong Jr. & Cathrine Wright 3 April 1844 Bondsman - William Wright ------------------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

In a message dated 1/4/2011 3:21:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, grenier@earthlink.net writes: Can't help but I would guess at older children. She would have been around 32 when she had Andrew. Maybe some may have died or some may have been girls who married. Who is Rebecca Funk? ----------------------------- Barbara, I believe that Elizabeth "Betsy" Bushong was older when she first married so don't have a problem with that. She is living with her elderly parents in the 1840 census. We have a photo of her up on our website and she was not the most beautiful woman in the world by today's standards. Some researchers have said that the two young boys buried in the Bowman-Fisher Cemetery were hers but I have my doubts unless I find a marriage record that put her married around 1840-41. Neither is mentioned in her obit and since their tombstones only give the initials W. and E. as parents, we aren't totally convinced as those names could stand for other names then William and Elizabeth. Getting to Rebecca Funk. When we were doing this research in the 1860 census it stated her name as Recepta Funk. We assumed that the enumerator just heard the name wrong and wrote Rebecca as Recepta since that is a pretty weird name. There was a Rebecca J. Funk in the 1850 census, age 9, living with her parents Jesse and Rebecca Funk which we had found during this research so that was what made us believe that the name was just incorrect in the record. BUT now, looking further, we found a Sarepta Funk, age 9, living with her parents Joseph and Elizabeth Funk. So, I guess the name is something between Recepta and Sarepta. Thanks for calling this to my attention. Gloria Bushong ------------------------------------- Correction to 1860 census previously posted: 1860 Federal Census: Virginia Woodstock District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 13 November 1860 Page 278/ 828 Lines 13-18, HH 1893/1891 William Wright 55/Male/Farmer/$3200-$645/VA Elizabeth Wright 49/Female/VA Andrew Wright 17/Male/FarmHand/VA Silas Wright 15/Male/FarmHand/AttendedSchool/VA George Wright 12/Male/AttendedSchool/VA Recepta Funk 18/Female/VA

Good Afternoon Vashenan Listmates, I have a loose end that I would like to tie up. Has anyone ever found a marriage record and date for William Wright and Elizabeth Bushong of Shenandoah County, VA? Here is the 1860 census on them. I am guessing that they married around 1842 since their oldest son was born in that era. I looked in the bonds but haven't found them as yet. Elizabeth lived until 1890 but her obit in The Shenandoah Herald doesn't give much information except the names of her three sons. Thanks, Gloria Bushong ----------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia Woodstock District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 13 November 1860 Page 278/ 828 Lines 13-18, HH 1893/1891 William Wright 55/Male/Farmer/$3200-$645/VA Elizabeth Wright 49/Female/VA Andrew Wright 17/Male/FarmHand/VA Silas Wright 15/Male/FarmHand/AttendedSchool/VA George Wright 12/Male/AttendedSchool/VA Rebecca Funk 18/Female/VA

Can't help but I would guess at older children. She would have been around 32 when she had Andrew. Maybe some may have died or some may have been girls who married. Who is Rebecca Funk? Barbara At 11:50 AM 1/4/2011, you wrote: >Good Afternoon Vashenan Listmates, I have a loose end that I would like to >tie up. Has anyone ever found a marriage record and date for William Wright >and Elizabeth Bushong of Shenandoah County, VA? Here is the 1860 census on >them. I am guessing that they married around 1842 since their oldest son >was born in that era. I looked in the bonds but haven't found them as yet. >Elizabeth lived until 1890 but her obit in The Shenandoah Herald doesn't >give much information except the names of her three sons. > >Thanks, Gloria Bushong >----------------------- >1860 Federal Census: Virginia > >Woodstock District, Shenandoah County >Enumerated 13 November 1860 >Page 278/ 828 >Lines 13-18, HH 1893/1891 > >William Wright 55/Male/Farmer/$3200-$645/VA >Elizabeth Wright 49/Female/VA >Andrew Wright 17/Male/FarmHand/VA >Silas Wright 15/Male/FarmHand/AttendedSchool/VA >George Wright 12/Male/AttendedSchool/VA >Rebecca Funk 18/Female/VA >

Ken and I have determined that the newspapers that he has are different then the ones in the Library of Congress. He has newspapers published out of New Market and the Henkel press called The Shenandoah Valley and the ones held by the Library of Congress are published out of Woodstock and called The Shenandoah Herald. Gloria

Part 4 of 4 ------------------------- TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS Boyce Cemetery, Powells Fort, Shenandoah County, Virginia William Bushong Died 31 March 1875 Aged 70 years 7 months 19 days Rachel Bushong Died 18 August 1894 Aged 81 years 1 months 10 days --------------------- Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia Father Abraham Bushong Son of William and Rachel Bushong Born 18 March 1835 Died 15 August 1914 At Rest Mother Adelaide Virginia Beloved Wife of Abraham Bushong Born 12 June 1837 Died 18 May 1911 Asleep in Jesus Double Stone BUSHONG Virgil S. Bushong Born: 3 February 1877 Died: 20 April 1941 Elizabeth W. Bushong Born: 29 June 1884 Died: 4 April 1960 BUSHONG Charles Edward Bushong 14 August 1867 21 October 1949 Uncle Charlie BUSHONG Our Beloved Sister Minnie B. Bushong 15 September 1865 21 December 1933 At Rest Double Stone BUSHONG John A. 1868 - 1942 Pearl R. 1877 - 1955 ----------------------------- Virgil Silman Bushong married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Campbell, d/o Henry J. Campbell and Mary Wood and in the 1910 census, they are living in Grand Valley Township, Texas County, Oklahoma. They had one child together named Virginia born after April 1910. Virgil was called home to Virginia because of his parents ill health and when he arrived found the farm in need of care. His wife and he separated and she later married 15 January 1917 in Warren County, Virginia to James F. Aleshire. Virgil S. Bushong later married 1 June 1918 to Elizabeth Warren and they moved to Mt. Gilead. They had two daughters, Adelaide Stone Bushong and Alice Taylor Bushong 1910 Federal Census: Virginia Grand Valley Township, ED 253, Texas County Enumerated 23, 25 & 26 April 1910 Page 87B, Sheet 5 Lines 91-92, HH 117/117 V. S. Bushong Head/W/M/33/Married2yrs/GeneralFarmer/OwnsFarmFree/VA/VA/VA {Virgil Silman} L. C. Bushong Wife/W/F/26/VA/VA/VA {Lizzie Campbell Bushong} 1920 Federal Census: Virginia Springfield Mag. District, ED 72, Page County Enumerated 3 January 1920 Page 251A & B, Sheet 1 & 2 James Aleshire Head/RentsHm/M/W/29/Married/FiremanLumberMill/VA/VA/VA Elizabeth Aleshire Wife/Female/White/35/VA/VA/VA {Lizzie Campbell Bushong Aleshire} VIRGINIA BUSHONG Dau/Female/White/9/AttendedSchool/Oklahoma/VA/VA 1930 Federal Census: Virginia Markksville Mag. District, ED 6, Page County Enumerated 19 April 1930 Page 72B, Sheet 9 Lines 79-83, HH 198/203 Robert T. Rodabush Head/OwnsHm/M/W/64/MdAge28/GeneralFarmer/VA/VA/VA Lula A. Rodabush Wife/F/W/62/MdAge22/VA/VA/VA Guy L. Rodabush Son/M/W/36/MdAge34/FarmLaborerHomeFarm/VA/VA/VA VIRGINIA B. RODABUSH DauInLaw/F/W/18/MdAge16/Oklahoma/VA/VA Alda M. Rodabush Granddau/F/W/1ykr1mos/VA/VA/Oklahoma ----------------------------------- Guy Lee Roudabush Born: 29 October 1898, Page County, Virginia Married: About 1927 to Virginia Bushong, d/o Virgil Silman Bushong & Elizabeth Campbell Died: 21 January 1974, Hyattsville, Prince George, Maryland We still have not found a death record for wife Virginia Bushong Roudabush. ---------------------------------- Obit for Mother of Guy Lee Roudabush and mother-in-law of Virginia Bushong The Page News and Courier Friday, 17 October 1941 Death of Mrs. Lula Ann Roudabush The death of Mrs. Lula Ann Roudabush on Thursday night of last week was received with deep regret by her many friends. Mrs. Roudabush died at the old Suthard place near Pine Grove, where she had spent the best part of her life. Mrs. Roudabush was born in September 1869, the daughter of Calvin and Eliza Jane Parks Suthard. In early life she married Robert Trenton (Nube) Roudabush and except for a few years spent in Stanley she spent her entire life at the old Suthard place near Pine Grove. She was a devoted member of the Graves Chapel Methodist Church. Last rites were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist Church in Stanley with the Rev. W.J. Whitesell officiating. Burial was at Grave's Chapel. Besides her husband she is survived by the following children, Mrs. C.E. (Sudie) Louderback, of Shenandoah; Frank Roudabush, of Dundalk, Md., and Guy Lee Roudabush, at home. Two children deceased are Mrs. J.R. (Edith) Meadows, of Baltimore and Claude Roudabush, who died about two months ago in North Carolina. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank Huffman, of Marksville. --------------------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Part 3 of 4 ------------------ 1880 Federal Census: Virginia South River District, Warren County Enumerated 4 June 1880 Page 372A Lines 29-35, HH 53/53 Abraham Bushong 45/Head/Male/White/Farmer/Md/VA/VA/VA Adalade Bushong 43/Wife/Female/White/Housekeeper/VA/VA/VA {Adelaide Virginia Taylor} Minnie B. Bushong 14/Dau/Female/White/AtSchool/VA/VA/VA Charles E. Bushong 12/Son/Male/White/AtSchool/VA/VA/VA John A. Bushong 11/Son/Male/White/AtHome/VA/VA/VA William M. Bushong 3/Son/Male/White/AtHome/VA/VA/VA {Note: he changed his name to Virgil Silman} Rachel Bushong 67/Mother/Female/White/Widowed/AtHome/VA/VA/VA ------------------------------------ 1900 Federal Census: Virginia South River Magisterial District, Warren County Enumerated 29 June 1900 Page 94B, Sheet 20 Lines 59-64, HH 360/360 Abraham Bushong Head/M/W/65/March1835/Md36yrs/Farmer/OwnsFarmFree/VA/VA/VA Ada V. Bushong Wife/F/W/62/June1837/5children4living/VA/VA/VA Minnie Bushong Dau/F/W/34/Sept1865/Single/SchoolTeacher/VA/VA/VA Charles E. Bushong Son/M/W/32/Aug1867/Single/SchoolTeacher/VA/VA/VA John A. Bushong Son/M/W/31/Oct1868/Single/FarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA Virgil S. Bushong Son/M/W/23/Feb1877/Single/FarmLaborer/VA/VA/VA ------------------------------------ Future Farm of Arthur Godfrey Loudoun County Virginia Deed Book 8G Pages 243-244 6 July 1908 Cannon's Heirs to Bushong This Deed made the 6th day of July in the year nineteen hundred and eight between Jane S. Cannon (widow of the late C. A. Cannon, Idella C. Cannon, Chloe J. Cannon, Carrie Cannon Phillips and John T. Phillips her husband, Harriett A. Cannon, Nettie C. Paxson and J. F. Paxson her husband, r. Elmer Cannon, Eva M. Cannon and Cyrus A. Cannon, all of Loudoun County, Virginia, of the first part and ABRAHAM BUSHONG, of Warren County, Virginia, of the second part Witnesseth: That in consideration of twelve thousand dollars the receipt of all which is hereby acknowledged said parties of the first part do hereby grant and convey unto said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever, all that certain tract or parcel of land situated in Loudoun County Virginia about one half mile Northeast of Clark's Gap and between it and the town of Leesburg containing about two hundred ninety five acres, one rood and thirty two poles, to be the same more or less. The said tract of land hereby conveyed and intended to be conveyed adjoins and is bounded on the Northeast by the lands of John T. Sewell; on the east and southeast by the land known as the Hammerly tract and those of William B. Lynch; on the southwest and west by the lands formerly belonging to Brown's heirs, Shugars, the tract formerly owned by Walker and others; and on the North by the lands of E. B. White formerly B. L. Fox and others. The said tract of land hereby conveyed embraces the following tracts or parcels of land, less the portions thereof sold herein specified viz: (a) A tract of land stated to contain two hundred ninety six acres more or less known as the Greenlease farm, which by the terms of the last will and testament of the late Israel Warner recorded in the Clerks Office of Loudoun Circuit Court Will Book 3 H's folio 269, was devised and bequeathed to his son Isaac V. Warner and which by deed dated June 12th eighteen hundred eighty eight recorded in said Clerks Office Liber 7 a's folio 460, the said Isaac V. Warner and wife conveyed to the late C. A. Cannon and therein described as containing two hundred therein described by metes and bounds according to the survey of N. T. Brown dated April 20th eighteen hundred eighty nine, as containing fifty two acres two roods and nineteen and one half square poles deducting and excepting from the above tracts of land, however, certain portions thereof sold by said Cannon in his lifetime and conveyed by his and his wife, vix: (a) By deed dated May 15th eighteen hundred eighty nine recorded in said office Liber 7C's 43 & 7 A's folio 43 to William B. Lynch fifty acres and twelve square poles of land by metes and bounds therein stated and being a portion of said first named tract above described. (b) By deed dated August 22nd eighteen hundred ninety nine recorded in said office Liber 7 R's folio 275, to Amelia A. Campbell sever eighths of an acre and three and one half square poles more or less by metes and bounds therein set forth and being a portion of the said tract of land conveyed to said Cannon by deed from Lynch and wife above referred to, leaving in the residue of said two tracts of land first above described two hundred ninety five acres one rood and thirty two poles, which the said c. A. Cannon was seized and possessed of at the date of his death and he having died intestate about the year 1902, the said land descended and passed under Virginia statute of descents to his widow (the said Jane S. Cannon) and his eight children, viz: Idella C. Cannon, Chloe J. Cannon, Carrie Cannon, who married and is the wife of said John T. Phillips, Harriett A. Cannon, Nettie Cannon who married and is the wife of J. F. Paxson, r. Elmer Cannon, Eva M. Cannon and Cyrus A. Cannon, all of whom are more than twenty one years of age. The said tract of land was sold by said parties of the first part to said party of the second part by written contract bearing date June 17th nineteen hundred and eigh by the terms of which is agreed as therein provided that the sale of said land to said party of the second part was made and is subject to the existing tenancy thereof, and reserved certain rights and things therein specified to said parties of the first part. Said party of the second part is to pay the taxes on said land which shall accrue and become due in the fall of nineteen hundred and eight all of which provisions in respect to rights reserved to said parties of the first part as to crops, grazing & c and payment of taxes on said land are to remain in full force and effect unimpaired by the execution of this deed. There is of record in the said Clerks Office Liber 7 W's folio 358 an agreement dated March 10th nineteen hundred and two containing certain provisions in respect to the rental and management of said land during the infancy of two of the said children of said C. A. Cannon and providing that said land should not be sold ..until the death of said widow, unless by mutual agreement. And whereas all said parties of the first part fully understanding the terms and provisions of said agreement have elected and do hereby elect to revoke and annul the said agreement and make sale and convey the said land according to the terms and provisions of this deed, in the lifetime of the said widow, and not to wait to do so until her death. And the said Jane S. Cannon, Idella C. Cannon, Chloe J. Cannon, Carrie Cannon Phillips, Harriett A. Cannon, Nettie Cannon Paxson, R. Elmer Cannon, Eva M. Cannon and Cyrus A. Cannon covenant that they will warrant generally the said lands hereby conveyed; that they have the right to convey the same to said party of the second part; that said party of the second part shall enjoy quiet possession of said land, subject to the said tenancy thereof and reserved rights, free from all incumbrances except said taxes; and that they will execute such further assurances of the same as may be requisite. Witness the following signatures and seals: Jane S. Cannon, Seal Idella C. Cannon, Seal Carrie Cannon Phillips, Seal J. T. Phillips, Seal Harriett A. Cannon, Seal Nettie Cannon Paxson, Seal J. F. Paxson, Seal Chloe J. Cannon, Seal R. Elmer Cannon, Seal Eva M. Cannon, Seal Cyrus A. Cannon, Seal State of Virginia, County of Loudoun, to wit: I, W. A. Metzger, a Notary Public for the county and state aforesaid do certify that Jane S. Cannon, Idella C. Cannon, Chloe J. Cannon, Carrie Cannon Phillips and John T. Phillips her husband; Harriet A. Cannon, Nettie C. Paxon and J. F. Paxson her husband, R. Elmer Canon, Eva M. Cannon and Cyrus A. Cannon whose names are signed to the above writing bearing date on the sixth day of July 1908 have all acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid. My commission expires on the 16th day of September 1911. Given under my hand this 6th day of July 1908. W. A. Metzger, Notary Public Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Loudoun County to wit, July 7th, 1908. The foregoing deed was this day receive in said office and admitted to record. Teste, A. D. Hamptstone, cc. -------------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Virginia Leesburg District, ED 63, Loudoun County Enumerated 15, 16 & 20 April 1910 Page 83B, Sheet 1 Lines 71-74, HH 15/15 Abraham Bushong Head/M/W/75/Md47yrs/Farmer/OwnsFarmFree/VA/VA/VA Adelaide Bushong Wife/F/W/72/5children4living/VA/VA/VA Minnie B. Bushong Dau/F/W/44/Single/VA/VA/VA Charles E. Bushong Son/M/W/42/Single/FarmingHomeFarm/VA/VA/VA 1910 Federal Census: Virginia Grand Valley Township, ED 253, Texas County Enumerated 23, 25 & 26 April 1910 Page 87B, Sheet 5 Lines 91-92, HH 117/117 V. S. Bushong Head/W/M/33/Married2yrs/GeneralFarmer/OwnsFarmFree/VA/VA/VA {Virgil Silman} L. C. Bushong Wife/W/F/26/VA/VA/VA {Lizzie Campbell Bushong} NOTE: Virgil Silman Bushong's sister Minnie went out to Oklahoma by train to help out with the upcoming baby named Virginia born after this census was taken and to tell her brother that he was needed back in Virginia. ------------------------------ TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Part 2 of 4 --------------- Shenandoah County Virginia Deed Book 9 Pages 5-6 31 December 1868 Powells Fort property - Elizabeth McInturff Bushong Woods, husband Ephraim Woods and son Andrew J. Bushong This Deed made the 31st day of December 1868 BETWEEN Ephraim Woods and Elizabeth his wife who was the widow of Jacob Bushong deceased and Andrew Bushong the only child of said Jacob and Elizabeth Bushong of the one part, And William Bushong of the other part. WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the sum of Five hundred dollars to them to be paid as follows: $300 in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and $200 Six months from date of this deed evidenced by bond bearing even date with this Deed without interest until due and payable. The said Ephraim Woods and wife and Andrew Bushong Do Grant unto the said William Bushong all their right and title in the Dower of said Elizabeth Woods who was entitled to Dower as the widow of said Jacob Bushong deceased before her intermarriage with the said Woods and the said Andrew Bushong conveys all his rights to his reversionary interest in said Dower rights. The said Dower right is in a certain tract of land lying in Powells Fort and charged in the Land Books of Shenandoah County to the estate of said Jacob Bushong deceased as containing 100 acres more or less. Said Andrew Bushong also conveys all his interest in said 100 acres. AND the said granters hereby Covenant that they have the right to convey their respective rights in said Dower above described that the said grantee shall have quiet possession of said real estate, that the said premises are free from all incumberances, and that they will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed. WITNESS the following Signatures and Seals. Ephraim Woods, His Seal Elizabeth Woods, Her X Mark and Seal] Andrew Bushong, His Seal Shenandoah County, State Seal This day personally appeared before me, Ephraim Woods and Andrew Bushong and acknowledged the foregoing writing to be their act and Deed and on the same day Elizabeth the wife of said Ephraim Woods personally appeared before me and being examined by me privily and apart from her husband and having the writing aforesaid fully explained to her declared that she has willingly executed the same and not wish to retract it. Given under my hand this 31st day of December 1868 and admitted to record same day. Joseph S. Irvin, CSC Note: William Bushong was the brother of Jacob Bushong and Uncle of Andrew of this Deed. William was married to Rachel Clem. Andrew J. Bushong married Amanda Foltz in 1875 and after being involved in too many court fights over land, left the beautiful Valley of Virginia in the spring of 1893 for Indiana where other relatives resided. Hand copied in courthouse at Woodstock, VA and Submitted by Gloria Bushong ---------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 58th District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 23 October 1850 Page 138A Lines 28-30, HH 1917/1930 William Bushong 45/Farmer/$500/VA Rachel Bushong 36/VA Abraham Bushong 15/VA ----- SHOWING HERBERT M. TAYLOR AND WIFE CHLOE HACKLEY WITH DAUGHTERS ADELAIDE VIRGINIA TAYLOR AND MARY JANE TAYLOR 1850 Federal Census: Virginia Ashbys District, Fauquier County Enumerated 12 August 1850 Page 215B Lines 8-16, HH 227/227 Herbert Taylor 38/Male/White/Farmer/VA Chloe Taylor 42/Female/White/VA John M. Taylor 16/Male/White/AttendedSchool/VA George T. Taylor 14/Male/White/AttendedSchool/VA MARY A. TAYLOR 13/Female/White/AttendedSchool/VA {Adelaide Virginia Taylor} Catharine C. Taylor 11/Female/White/AttendedSchool/VA Mary J. Taylor 9/Female/White/AttendedSchool/VA {Future wife of Absalom Clem & Benjamin Cullers} Martha E. Taylor 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/VA James M. Taylor 5/Male/White/AttendedSchool/VA Herbert Mauck Taylor died 23 April 1859 Warren County, VA leaving Chloe a widow and his children fatherless. He is buried in the Mauck Cemetery, Bentonville. TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION Mauck Cemetery, Bentonville, Warren County, Virginia Herbert M. Taylor 11 November 1812 23 April 1859 ----------------- SHOWING A THORNTON H. TAYLOR TO PROVE THIS IS NOT SAME FAMILY AS ABOVE (Hopefully putting this to rest once and for all.) 1850 Federal Census: Virginia District 49, Page County Enumerated 6 August 1850 Page 292A Lines 31-41, HH 346/346 Thornton H. Taylor 38/Male/Farmer/$52/VA Elizabeth Taylor 36/Female/VA William H. Taylor 17/Male/Farmer/VA James V. Taylor 15/Male/Farmer/VA Barbara A. Taylor 13/Female/AttendedSchool/VA Daniel H. Taylor 11/Male/VA Mary E. Taylor 9/Female/VA Thornton A. Taylor 7/Male/VA Benjamin N. Taylor 5/Male/VA Francis I. Taylor 3/Male/VA Viranda C. Taylor 1/Female/VA -------------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia Powells Fort, Shenandoah County Enumerated 13 July 1860 Page 77/757 Lines 4-6, HH 521/521 William Bushong 55/Male/Farmer/$600-$655/VA Rachel Bushong 46/Female/VA Abraham Bushong 25/Male/FarmHand/VA THIS IS THE WIDOW CHLOE AND HER FAMILY OF ADELAIDE VIRGINIA AND MARY JANE TAYLOR 1860 Federal Census: Virginia PO Bentonville, Warren County Enumerated 14 July 1860 Page 76/1020 Lines 26-30, HH 576/500 Chloe Taylor 51/Female/Farming/-----$514/VA A. VIRGINIA TAYLOR 22/Female/VA {Adelaide, Future wife of Abraham Bushong} Mary Jane Taylor 19/Female/VA {Future wife of Absalom Clem & Benjamin Cullers} James M. Taylor 15/Male/VA W. Coverstone 31/Male/FarmHand/VA ----------------------- THIS IS THORNTON H. TAYLOR STILL ALIVE AND NOT FATHER OF THE ABOVE 1860 Federal Census: Virginia District 2, PO Marksville, Page County Enumerated 73/759 Lines 19-28, HH 486/461 Thornton H. Taylor 48/Male/Farmer&Minister/$600-$240/VA Elizabeth Taylor 45/Female/VA Daniel H. Taylor 21/Male/Farmer/VA Barbara A. Taylor 23/Female/VA Mary C. Taylor 19/Female/VA Thornton A. Taylor 17/Male/VA Benjamin V. Taylor 15/Male/VA Virginia C. C. Taylor 11/Female/VA Edward E. M. Taylor 8/Male/VA Charles R. Taylor 3/Male/VA --------------------------------- In the 1870's William Bushong and son Abraham Bushong did business with Addison Munch at his General Merchandise Store at Seven Fountains in the Fort. We have several pages of the ledger kept for them by Addison Munch dated 1870 and 1871. 1870 Federal Census: Virginia Johnson Township, Shenandoah County Enumerated 23 August 1870 Page 689B Lines 1-7, HH 121/103 William Bushong 66/Male/White/Farmer/$1100-$400/VA Rachel Bushong 57/Female/White/KeepsHouse/VA Abraham Bushong 35/Male/White/DoesFarmWork/VA Adelaide Bushong 33/Male/White/DoesHouseWork/VA {nee Taylor} Minnie B. Bushong 4/Female/White/VA Charles E. Bushong 3/Male/White/VA John A. Bushong 1/Male/White/VA Nearby is Adelaide Taylor Bushong's sister Mary Jane Taylor and second husband Benjamin Cullers Lines 10-13, HH 123/105 Benjamin Cullers 36/Male/White/Farmer/VA Mary J. Cullers 30/Female/White/KeepsHouse/VA {nee Taylor} Henry S. Cullers 2/Male/White/VA Lydia Cullers 11mosBornJune/Female/White/VA ---------------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Part 1 of 4 ------------------------ Happy New Year Vashenan Listmates, It has been a slow day and while reading the posts about Zachery Taylor, I was wondering if the Taylor that married in to the Bushong family is connected. We have Adelaide Virginia Taylor who married Abraham Bushong. Adelaide Virginia Taylor was the daughter of Chloe Hackley and Herbert M. Taylor who married 26 March 1833 in Fauquier County, VA. They are not to be confused with the Herbert Thornton Taylor married to an Elizabeth living in the Marksville area of Page County, Virginia in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. As I have found out from further research they are a totally different family. Abraham Bushong was the son of William Bushong and Rachel Clem of Powell's Fort and grandson of John Bushong and Magdalena Bauserman. Here is what I have. Hopefully someone will connect with our Bushongs and this Taylor family. Back on 11 May 2007, we posted some information about this particular family to the Vashenan List so check the Archives. This family has an interesting family history since Adalaide Virginia Taylor's sister Mary Jane Taylor was married to Absolom Clem who was killed by bushwachers in 1862 in the Fort. Absolom Clem was the brother of Rachel Clem who married William Bushong, son of John Bushong but we've already told you all that back on 11 May 2007, so check the Vashenan Archives. Another part of the family history is that Arthur Godfrey bought Bushong land in 1946 near Clark's Gap, Loudoun County, Virginia. Abraham Bushong and wife Adelaide in Powells Fort in 1876 sold 60 acres of their land reserving a right away to their residence to Alfred Ritenour, son of George and Anna Ritenour. We believe this 60 acres was possibly part of 100 acres owned by the heirs of his brother Jacob Bushong that his father William had bought from Elizabeth McInturff Bushong , widow of his brother Jacob and her son Andrew Jackson Bushong, his nephew after Andrew reached age of consent in 1868. William Bushong died 31 March 1875. His widow Rachel Clem Bushong sold in 1881, more of their Powells' Fort land, 65 acres that came from her husband to Alfred Ritenour which means if they didn't sell the land, the heirs of Alfred Ritenour are living on Bushong land. The original tract was 212 acres plus other acreage and was divided among John Bushong's heirs. Some of the remaining acres was owned by Elizabeth Bushong and husband Isaac Coverstone. We have copies of most of the Deeds which we have put on our BOSCHONG List in January 2006 but think there are a few still missing. Much later in the family history, the Abraham Bushong family moved from Shenandoah County, to Clark's Gap in Warren County, to Loudoun County where Abraham Bushong bought a beautiful farm of 295 acres referred to as Greenlease Farm. After the death of Abraham and wife Adelaide Bushong, their children inherited the farm. They just referred to it as "The Farm." In October 1915 the son John and wife Pearl (Rake) Bushong sold their interest to his three siblings and moved to Washington DC area. Virgil, Minnie and Charles lived on the farm until 1918 when on 18 May 1918, Virgil conveyed his interest in the property to his two unmarried siblings, Minnie Belle Bushong and Charles E. Bushong for one dollar. On the 27 December 1919, Minnie Belle and Charles sold the 295 acres farm to Frank P Hurst. This farm was bought around 1946 by Arthur Godfrey and his wife, of radio and television fame and was one of two farms that Arthur Godfrey owned in Loudoun County, Virginia. Virgil S. Bushong after conveying his interest in the home farm at Clark's Gap to Charles and Minnie, then married 1 June 1918, Elizabeth Warren, a school teacher and bought a large farm at Mt. Gilead. Later Virgil S. Bushong bought additional property surrounding his Mountain View Farm. 10 April 1929 he bought 70 acres known as the Harrison Farm and 9 May 1931 the Jackson Place containing 192 acres . By the time Virgil Silman Bushong known as V. S. Bushong had finished buying property, he owned almost 1000 acres of land. He was a horse and cattle man. --------------------------- The Bushongs had a lot of idiosyncrasies and didn't always like the names they were born with. William M. Bushong alias Virgil Silman Bushong was no exception and made it known at a very early age that he did not like his name and would not answer to it. For a long time until he entered school, they called him "Buddy." When he entered school the school teacher insisted that he have a formal name so Buddy decided he liked the school teacher's name and proclaimed he would be known as Virgil Silman Bushong. Later, as an adult, he would use just his initials V. S. Bushong. --------------------------- Shenandoah County Virginia Deed Book SS Page 467 10 May 1841 THIS INDENTURE made the 10 day of May in the year 1841 between David McInturff Junr. Commissioner as hereinafter mentioned of the County of Shenandoah and State of Virginia of the one part and William Bushong and Jacob Bushong of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. WHEREAS by a decree pronounced on the 9 day of March 1841 by the Court of the said county in a suit in chancery between Isaac Coverstone and Elizabeth his wife complainants and William Bushong and others defendants, and also another decree of the date of these presents, it was, among other things therein mentioned, decreed and ordered that David McInturff Junr. be appointed commissioner for the purpose of selling the tract of land whereof John Bushong died seized, said to contain two hundred and twelve acres, more or less, and having duly advertised the time and place of sale, did, on the 19 day of March 1841, offer the said land upon the premises for sale to the highest bidder in the several payments in the decrees mentioned at which sale the said William Bushong and Jacob Bushong became the purchasers thereof at the sum of nine hundred and fifty five dollars and having received the cash payment now make this deed in pursuance of the aforesaid decree pronounced on the 10 day of May 1841. THIS INDENTURE witnesseth, that the said David McInturff Junr. for and in consideration of the premises and also for and in consideration of the said sum of Nine hundred and fifty five dollars in hand paid and secured to be paid by the said William Bushong and Jacob Bushong the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said David McInturff Junr. commissioner as aforesaid hath granted, bargained, sold and confirmed by these presents, doth grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto the said William Bushong and Jacob Bushong their heirs and assigns the aforesaid tract or parcel of land lying and being in Powells fort and is said to contain two hundred and twelve acres more or less exception the interest of dower therein assigned to Catharine Bushong widow of said John Bushong decd. for and during her natural life. Together with all and singular the appurtenances thereto belonging and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, all and singular the premises with the appurtenances hereby conveyed unto the said William Bushong and Jacob Bushong their heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of the said William Bushong and Jacob Bushong their heirs and assigns forever as fully and completely as they can or may do by virtue of the said decree, this conveyance and the law in such cases made and provided by these presents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF the said David McInturff Jr. commissioner as aforesaid hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. David McInturff Jr., Com., Seal Shenandoah County, SS We, David Crawford and Philip Stickley Justices of the Peace in the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify that David McInturff Jun. Com. and party to a certain deed bearing date the 10th day of May 1841 and hereunto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify the said acknowledgment to the Clerk of the County Court of Shenandoah in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 10th day of May 1841. David Crawford, Seal Philip Stickley, Seal Shenandoah County, SS This within conveyance was returned to the Clerk's office of said County on the 10th day of August 1841 and admitted to record. Teste P. Williams, CSC ---------- The 212 acres of land in Powell's Fort was to be divided up among his 7 heirs (6 children & his second wife Catherine) but the sons Jacob and William Bushong bought out the interests of their siblings, Mary (Michael Fogle} and Andrew J. Bushong and John's widow Catharine got her Dower of 51 1/2 acres. We know what happened to William Bsuhong's land as it was sold to Alfred Ritenour later, but for a long time we could not find what happened to the land that Jacob Bushong owned in Powell's Fort until a trip to Virginia in October 2006 to the courthouse at Woodstock for another look through the books. We found a Deed of Dower Rights which answers some of our questions, but not all. For further clarification refer back to the Archives for January 2006 to refresh your memories of the Estate settlements of John and Jacob Bushong and Will of Ephraim Woods, second husband of Elizabeth McInturff Bushong. --------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Ken, It is possible the Virginia repository that had the Chronicling America newspaper project would be interested in including your images. Please contact them. Surely, The Library of Congress [LOC] would be interested in having the newspapers. Not sure they would be digitized by them. The states' projects did all that work and sent the tapes to LOC. Let us know what you do with them. Whatever you do, put the name & year in the subject line of an email to this mailing list when you let us know. Phyllis Vannoy Spiker, KY Chronicling America Committee Member

Forgot to add that the newspaper issues with the words you are searching for will appear and be highlighted to show you what column the words appear in. After you click on the individual newspaper, you can make the words bigger by looking in the left hand corner Zoom with the plus + sign and click on it to make the words as big as you want. I usually have to click on it twice. Then you can move the page around with the with your cursor to find the item on the page with your interest. Gloria B.

Sure Pat, glad to help. Go to the website: _http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/_ (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/) When page opens it should read at top SEARCH NEWSPAPER PAGES You will see two areas to Select. Select State - Scroll to Virginia and highlight Select Newspaper - Scroll to Shenandoah Herald (Woodstock) and highlight Select year if you want a particular or you can do general date search Enter the search word on one of the lines best suited to the word Search Let me know if you need more help. I did find that if you search in Virginia and all newspapers that you will find some information about the Shenandoah county area especially the Richmond papers. Gloria B.

Gloria, I went to the site, but can't figure out how to find/read those issues online. Can you help? Thanks, Pat -------------------------------------------------- From: <Chochoruss@aol.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 4:24 PM To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Shenandoah Valley newspsper > Okay Ken, Sorry I spoke too soon. I went to the Library of Congress site > Chronicling America and the issues for 1888 and 1902 are on-line but > there > is nothing on the year 1923 so I would concentrate on that year first. > > Gloria > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Okay Ken, Sorry I spoke too soon. I went to the Library of Congress site Chronicling America and the issues for 1888 and 1902 are on-line but there is nothing on the year 1923 so I would concentrate on that year first. Gloria

Ken, I know they aren't on-line. Gloria

Included in some papers that I recently converted to digital format for the NMHS is several copies of an old newspaper titled Shenandoah Valley, New Market Va. Dated 1888. 1902, 1923 and possibly other dates. The papers are very fragile and before I try to copy them I was wondering if anyone knows if they are already available either online of in micro files? Thanks, Ken

From: Mary Lou Garlock <mlgarloc@liberty.edu<mailto:mlgarloc@liberty.edu>> Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:39:34 -0500 To: "paton42@shentel.co<mailto:paton42@shentel.co>," Cc: Mary Lou Garlock <mlgarloc@liberty.edu<mailto:mlgarloc@liberty.edu>> Subject: TAYLOR HISTORY - FT. VALLEY Pat, Thanks for your message about Jeanette's book and the names Taylor, Munch, and Barr. Since I e-mailed with this question, I have called Jeanette and talked with her. She said that the new book is more a history book than one on genealogy. I talked to Jeanette in person at her home a few years ago when we were in Ft. Valley trying to research these names in our family. If you ever hear of anyone who has Zachary Taylor family history, I would be very interested in talking with that person. We have from Zachary Taylor and forward, but have only been able to go back as far as his father, James Taylor. And there we get stuck. What we know is James, Zachary, Oscar, Beatrice Taylor – and then me. I was born in 1934 in Washington, DC to Beatrice Taylor Gardner, daughter of Oscar Taylor and Mary Elizabeth (Mamie) Barr. One of my fondest childhood memories is of going "up in the country" to Uncle Stanley and Aunt Lucy Barr's farm. We live in Lynchburg, VA and I teach at Liberty University. Thanks for taking time to answer my question. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Mary Lou Garlock 434-237-4022 *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** On 12/20/10 3:00 AM, "vashenan-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:vashenan-request@rootsweb.com>" <vashenan-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:vashenan-request@rootsweb.com>> wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Re: VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 151 (Garlock, Mary Lou) 2. Re: VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 151 (Pat Shelton) Message: 2 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:06:26 -0500 From: "Pat Shelton" <paton42@shentel.net<mailto:paton42@shentel.net>> Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 151 To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com<mailto:vashenan@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <934AC3594B10463D9648DC0E1D88F9C5@PattyPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Mary Lou, Those name have many listings in the book's index. Zachary Taylor has numerous pages. The book's probably a good investment for you. Jeanette Ritenour is one of the co-authors. Her step-father was Orie Munch, one of the Fort's prominent historians and storytellers. Pat -------------------------------------------------- From: "Garlock, Mary Lou" <mlgarloc@liberty.edu<mailto:mlgarloc@liberty.edu>> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 9:00 AM To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com<mailto:vashenan@rootsweb.com>> Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 151 In the new book entitled Welcome to Fort Valley, is there any mention of TAYLOR, MUNCH, BARR? Thanks, Mary Lou Garlock (Great Granddaughter of Zachary Taylor) Lynchburg, VA

Eugene, I will quickly "jump in" here to say that my "Welcome to Fort Valley" book arrived yesterday evening; so I have only been able to read the first eleven pages; but already I have found I could add some documentation to the George WASHINGTON retreat plan, not proven; but possible, to strengthen the thought that it was in "fact" one of his plans. My ancestor held property on Vetch's Gap, so when they rolled into POWELL's silver mining operation, my papers fully support that thought also. Anyhow, company on the way; but I am eager to proceed with my reading of the book which is beyond my expectations and truly a great work! Happy Holidays To All, Chocy In a message dated 12/25/2010 9:38:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, hemack@comcast.net writes: Ms Nancy...............If'n Gloria doesn't have time to jump in here, I'll be glad to share with you. My ancestor, John Macanturf, applied for a grant from Lord Fairfax in 1762 but died before he received title. His sons did get title. This land was near McInturff Gap, now Edinburg Gap. Our family is inter-married with the Clem's and Ritenour's, Munch and many of the Fort families...........Eugene By the way, if your new book mentions Gravelly Run, or some variation of this, I'd love to locate it. Another ancestor, James & Jane Grubbs, received a grant of 140 acres 175-1762 on Gravelly Run on Passage Creek. On 12/24/2010 2:18 PM, Nancy Shrum wrote: > Gloria, you are such a treasure-trove of information. I am saving your Fort > Valley posts so I can study them more later. So many familiar names. Right > now I am mainly interested in Clems and Ritenours. > > My mother always said there were three different families of Clems in the > Fort with her father John A G Clem's family being one. I didn't into > genealogy until later in life, and have not researched her family much. I do > know that her grandfather was Daniel Burner Clem. > > Today, I was skimming the new Fort Valley book, and came upon Johann > Dietrich "Teeter" Clem/Klemm. I see where the Cross Roads community was > named Detrick after him. Also, he served in the Revolutionary War. I am > wondering if he is my ancestor, and if anyone on this forum knows more > connections of the Clem families of Fort Valley. > > I'm just taking a quick break at my pc, and didn't mean to get into family > history today since tomorrow is Christmas. It makes me think of George > Bower's sermon last Sunday. He was telling about Jesus's family tree back > through David and beyond. Then he said that it would be good to make Jesus > the head of our family trees. I'm with George. > > The new Fort Valley book is such a broad history, and I get lost in it. Our > farm was fairly isolated in the lower end of the Fort near Elizabeth > Furnace, and we didn't keep up with the hub of activity around the Cross > Roads so much, except, for going to church and visiting relatives. I see the > Fort from a different vantage point, and need to broaden my horizon. Hoping > to relax and read more after the holidays. The trouble is that I just keep > falling asleep in that comfortable recliner. > > Dreaming of a good old homespun Christmas here with family altogether. The > menu is planned, and Billy Bob has been helping me today. I fixed liver > pudding and buckwheat cakes for lunch. Tomorrow I will fry some scrapple > along with so many other delicious foods we eat only at Christmas. > > Wish you all could stop by, and have one of the ice box cookies with black > walnuts made over my mom's Fort Valley recipe. > > Praying that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy New Year. > > Nancy Grandstaff Shrum > Woodstock, VA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From:<vashenan-request@rootsweb.com> > To:<vashenan@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 3:01 AM > Subject: VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 155 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3336 - Release Date: 12/24/10 14:33:00 > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ms Nancy...............If'n Gloria doesn't have time to jump in here, I'll be glad to share with you. My ancestor, John Macanturf, applied for a grant from Lord Fairfax in 1762 but died before he received title. His sons did get title. This land was near McInturff Gap, now Edinburg Gap. Our family is inter-married with the Clem's and Ritenour's, Munch and many of the Fort families...........Eugene By the way, if your new book mentions Gravelly Run, or some variation of this, I'd love to locate it. Another ancestor, James & Jane Grubbs, received a grant of 140 acres 175-1762 on Gravelly Run on Passage Creek. On 12/24/2010 2:18 PM, Nancy Shrum wrote: > Gloria, you are such a treasure-trove of information. I am saving your Fort > Valley posts so I can study them more later. So many familiar names. Right > now I am mainly interested in Clems and Ritenours. > > My mother always said there were three different families of Clems in the > Fort with her father John A G Clem's family being one. I didn't into > genealogy until later in life, and have not researched her family much. I do > know that her grandfather was Daniel Burner Clem. > > Today, I was skimming the new Fort Valley book, and came upon Johann > Dietrich "Teeter" Clem/Klemm. I see where the Cross Roads community was > named Detrick after him. Also, he served in the Revolutionary War. I am > wondering if he is my ancestor, and if anyone on this forum knows more > connections of the Clem families of Fort Valley. > > I'm just taking a quick break at my pc, and didn't mean to get into family > history today since tomorrow is Christmas. It makes me think of George > Bower's sermon last Sunday. He was telling about Jesus's family tree back > through David and beyond. Then he said that it would be good to make Jesus > the head of our family trees. I'm with George. > > The new Fort Valley book is such a broad history, and I get lost in it. Our > farm was fairly isolated in the lower end of the Fort near Elizabeth > Furnace, and we didn't keep up with the hub of activity around the Cross > Roads so much, except, for going to church and visiting relatives. I see the > Fort from a different vantage point, and need to broaden my horizon. Hoping > to relax and read more after the holidays. The trouble is that I just keep > falling asleep in that comfortable recliner. > > Dreaming of a good old homespun Christmas here with family altogether. The > menu is planned, and Billy Bob has been helping me today. I fixed liver > pudding and buckwheat cakes for lunch. Tomorrow I will fry some scrapple > along with so many other delicious foods we eat only at Christmas. > > Wish you all could stop by, and have one of the ice box cookies with black > walnuts made over my mom's Fort Valley recipe. > > Praying that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy New Year. > > Nancy Grandstaff Shrum > Woodstock, VA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From:<vashenan-request@rootsweb.com> > To:<vashenan@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 3:01 AM > Subject: VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 155 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3336 - Release Date: 12/24/10 14:33:00 >

Gloria, you are such a treasure-trove of information. I am saving your Fort Valley posts so I can study them more later. So many familiar names. Right now I am mainly interested in Clems and Ritenours. My mother always said there were three different families of Clems in the Fort with her father John A G Clem's family being one. I didn't into genealogy until later in life, and have not researched her family much. I do know that her grandfather was Daniel Burner Clem. Today, I was skimming the new Fort Valley book, and came upon Johann Dietrich "Teeter" Clem/Klemm. I see where the Cross Roads community was named Detrick after him. Also, he served in the Revolutionary War. I am wondering if he is my ancestor, and if anyone on this forum knows more connections of the Clem families of Fort Valley. I'm just taking a quick break at my pc, and didn't mean to get into family history today since tomorrow is Christmas. It makes me think of George Bower's sermon last Sunday. He was telling about Jesus's family tree back through David and beyond. Then he said that it would be good to make Jesus the head of our family trees. I'm with George. The new Fort Valley book is such a broad history, and I get lost in it. Our farm was fairly isolated in the lower end of the Fort near Elizabeth Furnace, and we didn't keep up with the hub of activity around the Cross Roads so much, except, for going to church and visiting relatives. I see the Fort from a different vantage point, and need to broaden my horizon. Hoping to relax and read more after the holidays. The trouble is that I just keep falling asleep in that comfortable recliner. Dreaming of a good old homespun Christmas here with family altogether. The menu is planned, and Billy Bob has been helping me today. I fixed liver pudding and buckwheat cakes for lunch. Tomorrow I will fry some scrapple along with so many other delicious foods we eat only at Christmas. Wish you all could stop by, and have one of the ice box cookies with black walnuts made over my mom's Fort Valley recipe. Praying that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy New Year. Nancy Grandstaff Shrum Woodstock, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: <vashenan-request@rootsweb.com> To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 3:01 AM Subject: VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 155