Pat, Thank you BUNCHES. Merry Christmas --- NOW to order it! Chocy -----Original Message----- From: Pat Shelton <paton42@shentel.net> To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:40 am Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit forWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. Here's the info for ordering "Welcome to Fort Valley: The History and ulture of Virginia's Valley Within a Valley," as stated in the Dec. 6, 2010 orthern Virginia Daily. "(The book) is priced at $59.95, plus $6 shipping and handling, and is vailable exclusively online at www.fortvalleybook.com " Pat ---- Original Message ----- rom: <chocybrown@aol.com> o: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> ent: Monday, December 13, 2010 11:22 AM ubject: Re: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit orWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. Pat, Do you have the information for ordering the book, as I would love to order a copy. My family owned property on Mill Creek just south of Elizabeth Furnace on the east side of Narrow Passage; so I would love to have a copy of the book for my personal library. Thanks, Chocy -----Original Message----- From: Pat Shelton <paton42@shentel.net> To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, Dec 12, 2010 7:03 pm Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit forWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. Bless your heart! How did I miss it? Merry Christmas to you, and thank you so much for doing research for me. By the way, yesterday I bought the new book on Fort Valley entitled Welcome o Fort Valley by Jeannette Ritenour, Jim and Meg Trott. It's quite an mpressive tome. Bushongs listed in the index are E.M, Henry, John and tephanie. Thanks again, Pat ---- Original Message ----- rom: <Chochoruss@aol.com> o: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> ent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:50 PM ubject: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit orWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. Pat, Here is your obit for William H. Ort that you couldn't find. Merry Christmas, Gloria Bushong --------------------- The Shenandoah Herald Woodstock, Virginia Friday, 25 September 1908 Page 2, Column 4 MT. JACKSON Mr. William Ort died at his home here last Thursday morning, aged 76 years. He was a much respected, quiet, industrious citizen, and will be missed in our community. He was a member of the Dunkard church and leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss. His funeral services were conducted by Rev. B. F. Neff, assisted by Rev. Hammond, and his body was laid to rest in the town cemetery. (Mt. Jackson) --------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Here's the info for ordering "Welcome to Fort Valley: The History and Culture of Virginia's Valley Within a Valley," as stated in the Dec. 6, 2010 Northern Virginia Daily. "(The book) is priced at $59.95, plus $6 shipping and handling, and is available exclusively online at www.fortvalleybook.com " Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <chocybrown@aol.com> To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit forWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. > > Pat, > Do you have the information for ordering the book, as I would love to > order a copy. My family owned property on Mill Creek just south of > Elizabeth Furnace on the east side of Narrow Passage; so I would love to > have a copy of the book for my personal library. > Thanks, > Chocy > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Shelton <paton42@shentel.net> > To: vashenan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, Dec 12, 2010 7:03 pm > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit > forWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. > > > Bless your heart! > How did I miss it? > Merry Christmas to you, and thank you so much for doing research for me. > By the way, yesterday I bought the new book on Fort Valley entitled > Welcome > o Fort Valley by Jeannette Ritenour, Jim and Meg Trott. It's quite an > mpressive tome. Bushongs listed in the index are E.M, Henry, John and > tephanie. > Thanks again, > Pat > > ---- Original Message ----- > rom: <Chochoruss@aol.com> > o: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> > ent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:50 PM > ubject: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit > orWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. > > Pat, Here is your obit for William H. Ort that you couldn't find. > > Merry Christmas, > Gloria Bushong > --------------------- > The Shenandoah Herald > Woodstock, Virginia > Friday, 25 September 1908 > Page 2, Column 4 > > MT. JACKSON > > Mr. William Ort died at his home here last Thursday morning, aged 76 > years. He was a much respected, quiet, industrious citizen, and will be > missed in our community. He was a member of the Dunkard church and leaves > a wife > and nine children to mourn his loss. His funeral services were conducted > by > Rev. B. F. Neff, assisted by Rev. Hammond, and his body was laid to rest > in the town cemetery. (Mt. Jackson) > --------------------- > Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Pat, Do you have the information for ordering the book, as I would love to order a copy. My family owned property on Mill Creek just south of Elizabeth Furnace on the east side of Narrow Passage; so I would love to have a copy of the book for my personal library. Thanks, Chocy -----Original Message----- From: Pat Shelton <paton42@shentel.net> To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, Dec 12, 2010 7:03 pm Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit forWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. Bless your heart! How did I miss it? Merry Christmas to you, and thank you so much for doing research for me. By the way, yesterday I bought the new book on Fort Valley entitled Welcome o Fort Valley by Jeannette Ritenour, Jim and Meg Trott. It's quite an mpressive tome. Bushongs listed in the index are E.M, Henry, John and tephanie. Thanks again, Pat ---- Original Message ----- rom: <Chochoruss@aol.com> o: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> ent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:50 PM ubject: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit orWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. Pat, Here is your obit for William H. Ort that you couldn't find. Merry Christmas, Gloria Bushong --------------------- The Shenandoah Herald Woodstock, Virginia Friday, 25 September 1908 Page 2, Column 4 MT. JACKSON Mr. William Ort died at his home here last Thursday morning, aged 76 years. He was a much respected, quiet, industrious citizen, and will be missed in our community. He was a member of the Dunkard church and leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss. His funeral services were conducted by Rev. B. F. Neff, assisted by Rev. Hammond, and his body was laid to rest in the town cemetery. (Mt. Jackson) --------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Thank you Nancy for sharing your highlights with us. I have missed reading your memories of the Valley and it's history. May the Lord bless you and your family and may you all have a blessed and happy Christmas and New Year.   Sharon Shaffer Domer --- On Sun, 12/12/10, Nancy Shrum <ngshrum@shentel.net> wrote: From: Nancy Shrum <ngshrum@shentel.net> Subject: [VASHENAN] 2010, A Year of Blessings and Family Reunions in Shenandoah County To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 10:13 PM Sometimes, I have to remind myself of the blessings, especially, on a day like today. It's been a rainy, dreary Sunday in Shenandoah County. Billy Bob's cousin, Donna Showman, was buried today. I loved Donna, and will miss visiting with her. She was only 57, and had Lou Gehrigs Disease. We had another family reunion---this time, at the Toms Brook Methodist Church after she was laid to rest there beside her parents on the hillside in the small town's cemetery. As we were leaving we saw the two gravestones of BB's grandparents, Wade and Emma Wright. When springtime comes I will go back and look for more relatives. Not sure where my great, great uncle, Montague Grandstaff, is buried---not far from Donna, I think. He's the one I found a couple years ago that I didn't know existed. December has been cold here with very little snow. We are hoping for a White Christmas. We're thankful for so many blessings this year. BB got another new hip in January, and is doing well. I fell on the Edinburg Mountain in January filling up water jugs at the spring right before his hip surgery, and suffered for sometime. I guess it was a blessing that I didn't break my fool neck. Like my mom always said, "Things could always be worse!" Then came the BIG SNOW, and we fed the pretty snowbirds outside the family room window. I, also, fed the woodstove! Felt like I was running a rest home here, and that we were the two residents. We had plenty of pet therapy and activities. Home health made it in to take care of my hubby. Our sons broke paths with the snowblower and our daughter-in-law, Robin, helped shovel snow with the grandpup, Jazz, jumping around. BB's uncle, Ralph Shrum, passed away in Jan. We were able to go to the funeral at Dellinger's Funeral Home in Woodstock since it was before the hip surgery and the fall. That was the first family reunion of the year. The meal was held at the St Luke Brethren Church following the burial on a frigid cold day. As I look at this year's calendar I see that February wasn't very eventful except for the snow and for BB's physical therapy. March arrived and none too soon. We ventured as far as the Green Valley Book Fair at Mt Crawford the first day it opened. Then came spring on March 20th which was our 45th wedding anniversary. The garden was plowed, and we had a big yard sale in April. Meanwhile, BB was servicing everyone's lawn mowers and other equipment in his shop. Shenandoah County Heritage Day was held in April with a focus on Conicville this year. My good friend, Jane Dodson Perry, was in her glory with her family there. What a grand friend she is and Conicville native! May was a lovely month, and BB took me to Hagerstown to the City Park and the Washington County Museum of Art so we could just get away, and I could do a photo shoot. What a lovely time with the roses starting to bloom! The swans on the lake posed for me, and GOD's gift of nature was at its BEST. Visited with my West Virginia sister, niece and her family on the way home. June is my favorite month of the year with the roses in bloom and the perfect days. Billy Bob and his buddies had their Massanutten Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club's show at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. Was a hot time in the old town of Woodstock, and I ventured out to the show only after church on Sunday. Our older son, John, age 44, got married for his first time on June 26th to the lovely Donna Shafer. They had a small but beautiful wedding at the Antioch Church of the Brethren. We are blessed with this new daugther-in-law. She is an educator in the Shenandoah County Schools, and teaches 8th grade English at North Fork Middle School near Mt Jackson. She has a pretty 20 year old daughter, Ashley, who is studying to be a cosmetologist. We finally got a grandchild, but she is full grown!  We love her anyway! Donna was so excited to join the DAR, and fits in perfectly with her love of family and history. She and John bought a log home here in the county, and moved into it in October. July and August were HOT months with more tractor shows and the Shenandoah County Fair at the end of August. Family reunions were held in Fort Valley for both the Grandstaff and Clem families. The following week we were back to Fort Valley when my first cousin, Johnny Plaugher, was buried on a lonely hilltop overlooking the southern end of Fort Valley. We had a nice celebration of his life and reunion at the Fort Valley Fire Hall. Johnny was just about my age and very dear to me. The county fair ran into September, and then the Shrum family and half of Woodstock celebrated Labor Day at the river. Billy Bob's youngest brother and Chuck Hepner and their wives own the large riverfront property that once belonged to Woodstock's former mayor, Web Riley. School started after Labor Day. Our daughter-in-law, Robin, became the new assistant principal at WW Robinson Elementary here in Woodstock. It's like she has come back home there as she was their general music teacher sometime back. She spent two years as the assist principal at a Harrisonburg city school to get more experience before coming back to this super large school. She is music director at the Manor Memorial Methodist Church in New Market, also. October came, and Billy Bob and I both helped with Family Fun Day for Christ at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. He ran around in his golf cart all day transporting folks and things. I was the official photographer. The leaves turned pretty, and I ventured out on more photo shoots. The most memorable October day was when my friend, Jan Wilkins, and I went to Fort Valley to visit our friend, Peggy Heishman, for lunch. We are all Facebook friends, and joined another, Fran Crisman, there along with Peggy's mother. The leaves were beautiful, and the views from Peggy's house are spectacular with Kennedy's Peak and the rest of the Massanutten range in her backyard. Jan, Peggy and I took a nostalgic journey through the Fort on back roads to the north. Went past my homeplace and on to Elizabeth Furnace. Jan's father was a forest ranger at the furnace when I was a child, and was friends with my dad. They were in the CCC at Camp Roosevelt in the 1930's. The leaves hung on the trees and were beautiful thoughout November, especially, the Bradford Pear trees on South Main Street of Woodstock. I went to the meeting of the Shenandoah County Historical Society on November 9, and listened to the presentation by Richard Kleese on Shenandoah County on the Eve of the Civil War. Richard is one of my old boyfriends and a classmate from Strasburg High School , Class of 1963. He is an author, CPA, and was lead singer with the bluegrass group, Five of a Kind. My daughter-in-law, Donna, took me as a guest of the DAR to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley one Sat in November. The most fun that day was touring the gardens of Glen Burnie. We spent the whole day there, and had lunch in the museum's tea room. The scones are to die for! We need to go back before the art exhibit of the Hudson River School of Painters ends in January. We didn't get to see everything there. Also, there are some paintings at the Hagerstown Museum by some of the same painters, and I need to go back there. So much beauty with historic significance here in the valley and the surrounding area. December is here, and Christmas approaches quickly. Billy Bob and I don't get in much of a hurry. He goes to McDonalds most every morning with lots of his buddies for breakfast. I like to hang out with the dogs here at home. I'm trying to get back into painting and attending an "Art That Heals" class with SC Parks & Rec on Tuesdays with my friend, Jane. On Wed mornings I go to the Bible Study at the Antioch Church of the Brethren. Now, we'll finish up on the book of Revelation next Wednesday. It has taken us six years. Folks who study Revelation are promised a blessing. Now, that is something to anticipate. We will go to the Wood Grill in Harrisonburg to celebrate after the class, and are planning to go to the book fair again. Pastor George Bowers, the teacher of the Bible Study, has authored a book of poetry. It is Valley Verses. I would highly recommend it. I bought three copies. One for myself and one for each of my sons. George is a very special friend. He grew up in the Valley Pike Church with our boys. Speaking of my sons: They are the joys of my life along with their wives and Billy Bob, and I'm so thankful to have them nearby. They were on a big hunting trip out in Iowa over the last week or so, and got home early Friday am. Barry lives next door with his lovely wife, Robin. He is a Lieuenant in the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Dept, and has been going to school this year to become an instructor. He's the bass fisherman and BIG pumpkin grower. John works for the town of Woodstock at the new state of the art WWTP. He teaches gun and hunting safety classes, and stays busy with serveral conservation organizations. I think he's the president of the local National Wild Turkey Federation. I just can't keep up with these guys. Yesterday, I went to the Narrow Passage Inn, and bought the new Fort Valley book. My friend, Jeanette Ritenour, did an awesome job with it. Jim and Meg Trott were good about helping with it, also. It's a BIG book, and I look forward to reading it all this winter. So, there you have it, some of the highlights of this year. Really, it is what came to my mind as I sat here this pm. It's been a sad weekend. Oh, I forgot to mention that I lost another friend, too. She is JoAnne Halterman of Fort Valley. We painted together in the Burner Institute of Art back in the 1970's. She lived at my father's Grandstaff homeplace in the Fort. Her father, Joe Selby, was in the institute, also. He was a wonderful woodcarver. JoAnne will be buried tomorrow in the Fort. I am praying that all my friends here have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. GOD's Blessings to YOU and yours. Your friend, Nancy Grandstaff Shrum, an old mountain girl with nostalgic memories, especially, of  Fort Valley ------------------------------- 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

?What a lovely overview of your year of the happenings in your part of the world. Thank you for sharing with all of us. Patti in Portland ----- Original Message ----- From: CYLGowdy@aol.com To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] 2010,A Year of Blessings and Family Reunions in Shenandoah Co... Dear Nancy, I normally stay a quiet reader of the messages on this list, but I always look forward to your posts. I treasure glimpses of life in Shenandoah County. I have missed you, but this post makes me understand your silence. There have been health issues in addition to so many other things. We are at an age where there are many losses, friends and family. I regret yours. And mine. I just needed to tell you how much I enjoy your posts, and I am glad you are back. Best wishes to you and all our listmates for a wonderful Christmas and a new year. Cathy Marin Co., California In a message dated 12/12/2010 7:14:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ngshrum@shentel.net writes: Sometimes, I have to remind myself of the blessings, especially, on a day like today. It's been a rainy, dreary Sunday in Shenandoah County. Billy Bob's cousin, Donna Showman, was buried today. I loved Donna, and will miss visiting with her. She was only 57, and had Lou Gehrigs Disease. We had another family reunion---this time, at the Toms Brook Methodist Church after she was laid to rest there beside her parents on the hillside in the small town's cemetery. As we were leaving we saw the two gravestones of BB's grandparents, Wade and Emma Wright. When springtime comes I will go back and look for more relatives. Not sure where my great, great uncle, Montague Grandstaff, is buried---not far from Donna, I think. He's the one I found a couple years ago that I didn't know existed. December has been cold here with very little snow. We are hoping for a White Christmas. We're thankful for so many blessings this year. BB got another new hip in January, and is doing well. I fell on the Edinburg Mountain in January filling up water jugs at the spring right before his hip surgery, and suffered for sometime. I guess it was a blessing that I didn't break my fool neck. Like my mom always said, "Things could always be worse!" Then came the BIG SNOW, and we fed the pretty snowbirds outside the family room window. I, also, fed the woodstove! Felt like I was running a rest home here, and that we were the two residents. We had plenty of pet therapy and activities. Home health made it in to take care of my hubby. Our sons broke paths with the snowblower and our daughter-in-law, Robin, helped shovel snow with the grandpup, Jazz, jumping around. BB's uncle, Ralph Shrum, passed away in Jan. We were able to go to the funeral at Dellinger's Funeral Home in Woodstock since it was before the hip surgery and the fall. That was the first family reunion of the year. The meal was held at the St Luke Brethren Church following the burial on a frigid cold day. As I look at this year's calendar I see that February wasn't very eventful except for the snow and for BB's physical therapy. March arrived and none too soon. We ventured as far as the Green Valley Book Fair at Mt Crawford the first day it opened. Then came spring on March 20th which was our 45th wedding anniversary. The garden was plowed, and we had a big yard sale in April. Meanwhile, BB was servicing everyone's lawn mowers and other equipment in his shop. Shenandoah County Heritage Day was held in April with a focus on Conicville this year. My good friend, Jane Dodson Perry, was in her glory with her family there. What a grand friend she is and Conicville native! May was a lovely month, and BB took me to Hagerstown to the City Park and the Washington County Museum of Art so we could just get away, and I could do a photo shoot. What a lovely time with the roses starting to bloom! The swans on the lake posed for me, and GOD's gift of nature was at its BEST. Visited with my West Virginia sister, niece and her family on the way home. June is my favorite month of the year with the roses in bloom and the perfect days. Billy Bob and his buddies had their Massanutten Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club's show at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. Was a hot time in the old town of Woodstock, and I ventured out to the show only after church on Sunday. Our older son, John, age 44, got married for his first time on June 26th to the lovely Donna Shafer. They had a small but beautiful wedding at the Antioch Church of the Brethren. We are blessed with this new daugther-in-law. She is an educator in the Shenandoah County Schools, and teaches 8th grade English at North Fork Middle School near Mt Jackson. She has a pretty 20 year old daughter, Ashley, who is studying to be a cosmetologist. We finally got a grandchild, but she is full grown! We love her anyway! Donna was so excited to join the DAR, and fits in perfectly with her love of family and history. She and John bought a log home here in the county, and moved into it in October. July and August were HOT months with more tractor shows and the Shenandoah County Fair at the end of August. Family reunions were held in Fort Valley for both the Grandstaff and Clem families. The following week we were back to Fort Valley when my first cousin, Johnny Plaugher, was buried on a lonely hilltop overlooking the southern end of Fort Valley. We had a nice celebration of his life and reunion at the Fort Valley Fire Hall. Johnny was just about my age and very dear to me. The county fair ran into September, and then the Shrum family and half of Woodstock celebrated Labor Day at the river. Billy Bob's youngest brother and Chuck Hepner and their wives own the large riverfront property that once belonged to Woodstock's former mayor, Web Riley. School started after Labor Day. Our daughter-in-law, Robin, became the new assistant principal at WW Robinson Elementary here in Woodstock. It's like she has come back home there as she was their general music teacher sometime back. She spent two years as the assist principal at a Harrisonburg city school to get more experience before coming back to this super large school. She is music director at the Manor Memorial Methodist Church in New Market, also. October came, and Billy Bob and I both helped with Family Fun Day for Christ at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. He ran around in his golf cart all day transporting folks and things. I was the official photographer. The leaves turned pretty, and I ventured out on more photo shoots. The most memorable October day was when my friend, Jan Wilkins, and I went to Fort Valley to visit our friend, Peggy Heishman, for lunch. We are all Facebook friends, and joined another, Fran Crisman, there along with Peggy's mother. The leaves were beautiful, and the views from Peggy's house are spectacular with Kennedy's Peak and the rest of the Massanutten range in her backyard. Jan, Peggy and I took a nostalgic journey through the Fort on back roads to the north. Went past my homeplace and on to Elizabeth Furnace. Jan's father was a forest ranger at the furnace when I was a child, and was friends with my dad. They were in the CCC at Camp Roosevelt in the 1930's. The leaves hung on the trees and were beautiful thoughout November, especially, the Bradford Pear trees on South Main Street of Woodstock. I went to the meeting of the Shenandoah County Historical Society on November 9, and listened to the presentation by Richard Kleese on Shenandoah County on the Eve of the Civil War. Richard is one of my old boyfriends and a classmate from Strasburg High School , Class of 1963. He is an author, CPA, and was lead singer with the bluegrass group, Five of a Kind. My daughter-in-law, Donna, took me as a guest of the DAR to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley one Sat in November. The most fun that day was touring the gardens of Glen Burnie. We spent the whole day there, and had lunch in the museum's tea room. The scones are to die for! We need to go back before the art exhibit of the Hudson River School of Painters ends in January. We didn't get to see everything there. Also, there are some paintings at the Hagerstown Museum by some of the same painters, and I need to go back there. So much beauty with historic significance here in the valley and the surrounding area. December is here, and Christmas approaches quickly. Billy Bob and I don't get in much of a hurry. He goes to McDonalds most every morning with lots of his buddies for breakfast. I like to hang out with the dogs here at home. I'm trying to get back into painting and attending an "Art That Heals" class with SC Parks & Rec on Tuesdays with my friend, Jane. On Wed mornings I go to the Bible Study at the Antioch Church of the Brethren. Now, we'll finish up on the book of Revelation next Wednesday. It has taken us six years. Folks who study Revelation are promised a blessing. Now, that is something to anticipate. We will go to the Wood Grill in Harrisonburg to celebrate after the class, and are planning to go to the book fair again. Pastor George Bowers, the teacher of the Bible Study, has authored a book of poetry. It is Valley Verses. I would highly recommend it. I bought three copies. One for myself and one for each of my sons. George is a very special friend. He grew up in the Valley Pike Church with our boys. Speaking of my sons: They are the joys of my life along with their wives and Billy Bob, and I'm so thankful to have them nearby. They were on a big hunting trip out in Iowa over the last week or so, and got home early Friday am. Barry lives next door with his lovely wife, Robin. He is a Lieuenant in the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Dept, and has been going to school this year to become an instructor. He's the bass fisherman and BIG pumpkin grower. John works for the town of Woodstock at the new state of the art WWTP. He teaches gun and hunting safety classes, and stays busy with serveral conservation organizations. I think he's the president of the local National Wild Turkey Federation. I just can't keep up with these guys. Yesterday, I went to the Narrow Passage Inn, and bought the new Fort Valley book. My friend, Jeanette Ritenour, did an awesome job with it. Jim and Meg Trott were good about helping with it, also. It's a BIG book, and I look forward to reading it all this winter. So, there you have it, some of the highlights of this year. Really, it is what came to my mind as I sat here this pm. It's been a sad weekend. Oh, I forgot to mention that I lost another friend, too. She is JoAnne Halterman of Fort Valley. We painted together in the Burner Institute of Art back in the 1970's. She lived at my father's Grandstaff homeplace in the Fort. Her father, Joe Selby, was in the institute, also. He was a wonderful woodcarver. JoAnne will be buried tomorrow in the Fort. I am praying that all my friends here have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. GOD's Blessings to YOU and yours. Your friend, Nancy Grandstaff Shrum, an old mountain girl with nostalgic memories, especially, of Fort Valley ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

It has been so good to meet many of you in person over the years, especially, at Shenandoah County Heritage Day. This next year 2011 we will focus on Toms Brook and surrounding area which is not far from my home. There are so many more stories and happenings that I would like to share with you all. I wrote the post about blessings and family reunions very quickly this pm. Now, I know that I left out so really special people and happenings. First, we lost our daughter-in-law, Robin's little grammy, Betty Guest, this year. She was a "Yankee" transplant here. Originally, she was from Long Island, NY. Then she and her late hubby were snowbirds living in FL. She was widowed, and lived down there alone until she lost her home to Hurricane Charlie when it came through Port Charlotte several years ago. Her family moved her to Woodstock, and Robin took care of her needs. She died at the Skyline Terrace Nursing Home in Woodstock. Grammy was my friend, and enjoyed going to the county library with me when she was well enough. I feel so bad that I didn't include her in my previous post. Her ashes lie buried in the yard next door where the family planted a tree in her honor. Another good friend I lost this year was my high school classmate, Patricia "Tootsie" Rutz Holly, from the Strasburg High School Class of 1963. We served together on the class reunion committee. Tootsie was a clown, and had the kindest heart. She grew up down in Posey Hollow a few miles south of Strasburg. A couple weeks ago I drove down past her home, and turned onto Bethel Road which follows right along the river. She and her sister, brothers and cousins swam there. I thought so much about her that day as I taking photos of the sycamore trees. I found the little church she attended as a child and where she was baptized. I always envied Tootsie, her sister and all their girl cousins as they had each other for friends. My sister is much older, and I had only boys to play with in the lower end of Fort Valley until I was in high school. We were more isolated down where we lived. It was six miles to the nearest country store. Another death that hit me hard this year was that of my friend, Patsy Bauserman. She was the kindest lady member of the Valley Pike Church of the Brethren. We lost two members of our Bible Study at Antioch, also, Elaine Mowery and Charles "Doc" Mowery. I'm sure I've left out some others, but will think about that tomorrow. So much of this year I shared alone with my memories. I like solitary fellowship, but now I hope to share more with this forum. Later, Nancy Good friends are like stars..... ....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

Dear Nancy, I normally stay a quiet reader of the messages on this list, but I always look forward to your posts. I treasure glimpses of life in Shenandoah County. I have missed you, but this post makes me understand your silence. There have been health issues in addition to so many other things. We are at an age where there are many losses, friends and family. I regret yours. And mine. I just needed to tell you how much I enjoy your posts, and I am glad you are back. Best wishes to you and all our listmates for a wonderful Christmas and a new year. Cathy Marin Co., California In a message dated 12/12/2010 7:14:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ngshrum@shentel.net writes: Sometimes, I have to remind myself of the blessings, especially, on a day like today. It's been a rainy, dreary Sunday in Shenandoah County. Billy Bob's cousin, Donna Showman, was buried today. I loved Donna, and will miss visiting with her. She was only 57, and had Lou Gehrigs Disease. We had another family reunion---this time, at the Toms Brook Methodist Church after she was laid to rest there beside her parents on the hillside in the small town's cemetery. As we were leaving we saw the two gravestones of BB's grandparents, Wade and Emma Wright. When springtime comes I will go back and look for more relatives. Not sure where my great, great uncle, Montague Grandstaff, is buried---not far from Donna, I think. He's the one I found a couple years ago that I didn't know existed. December has been cold here with very little snow. We are hoping for a White Christmas. We're thankful for so many blessings this year. BB got another new hip in January, and is doing well. I fell on the Edinburg Mountain in January filling up water jugs at the spring right before his hip surgery, and suffered for sometime. I guess it was a blessing that I didn't break my fool neck. Like my mom always said, "Things could always be worse!" Then came the BIG SNOW, and we fed the pretty snowbirds outside the family room window. I, also, fed the woodstove! Felt like I was running a rest home here, and that we were the two residents. We had plenty of pet therapy and activities. Home health made it in to take care of my hubby. Our sons broke paths with the snowblower and our daughter-in-law, Robin, helped shovel snow with the grandpup, Jazz, jumping around. BB's uncle, Ralph Shrum, passed away in Jan. We were able to go to the funeral at Dellinger's Funeral Home in Woodstock since it was before the hip surgery and the fall. That was the first family reunion of the year. The meal was held at the St Luke Brethren Church following the burial on a frigid cold day. As I look at this year's calendar I see that February wasn't very eventful except for the snow and for BB's physical therapy. March arrived and none too soon. We ventured as far as the Green Valley Book Fair at Mt Crawford the first day it opened. Then came spring on March 20th which was our 45th wedding anniversary. The garden was plowed, and we had a big yard sale in April. Meanwhile, BB was servicing everyone's lawn mowers and other equipment in his shop. Shenandoah County Heritage Day was held in April with a focus on Conicville this year. My good friend, Jane Dodson Perry, was in her glory with her family there. What a grand friend she is and Conicville native! May was a lovely month, and BB took me to Hagerstown to the City Park and the Washington County Museum of Art so we could just get away, and I could do a photo shoot. What a lovely time with the roses starting to bloom! The swans on the lake posed for me, and GOD's gift of nature was at its BEST. Visited with my West Virginia sister, niece and her family on the way home. June is my favorite month of the year with the roses in bloom and the perfect days. Billy Bob and his buddies had their Massanutten Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club's show at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. Was a hot time in the old town of Woodstock, and I ventured out to the show only after church on Sunday. Our older son, John, age 44, got married for his first time on June 26th to the lovely Donna Shafer. They had a small but beautiful wedding at the Antioch Church of the Brethren. We are blessed with this new daugther-in-law. She is an educator in the Shenandoah County Schools, and teaches 8th grade English at North Fork Middle School near Mt Jackson. She has a pretty 20 year old daughter, Ashley, who is studying to be a cosmetologist. We finally got a grandchild, but she is full grown! We love her anyway! Donna was so excited to join the DAR, and fits in perfectly with her love of family and history. She and John bought a log home here in the county, and moved into it in October. July and August were HOT months with more tractor shows and the Shenandoah County Fair at the end of August. Family reunions were held in Fort Valley for both the Grandstaff and Clem families. The following week we were back to Fort Valley when my first cousin, Johnny Plaugher, was buried on a lonely hilltop overlooking the southern end of Fort Valley. We had a nice celebration of his life and reunion at the Fort Valley Fire Hall. Johnny was just about my age and very dear to me. The county fair ran into September, and then the Shrum family and half of Woodstock celebrated Labor Day at the river. Billy Bob's youngest brother and Chuck Hepner and their wives own the large riverfront property that once belonged to Woodstock's former mayor, Web Riley. School started after Labor Day. Our daughter-in-law, Robin, became the new assistant principal at WW Robinson Elementary here in Woodstock. It's like she has come back home there as she was their general music teacher sometime back. She spent two years as the assist principal at a Harrisonburg city school to get more experience before coming back to this super large school. She is music director at the Manor Memorial Methodist Church in New Market, also. October came, and Billy Bob and I both helped with Family Fun Day for Christ at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. He ran around in his golf cart all day transporting folks and things. I was the official photographer. The leaves turned pretty, and I ventured out on more photo shoots. The most memorable October day was when my friend, Jan Wilkins, and I went to Fort Valley to visit our friend, Peggy Heishman, for lunch. We are all Facebook friends, and joined another, Fran Crisman, there along with Peggy's mother. The leaves were beautiful, and the views from Peggy's house are spectacular with Kennedy's Peak and the rest of the Massanutten range in her backyard. Jan, Peggy and I took a nostalgic journey through the Fort on back roads to the north. Went past my homeplace and on to Elizabeth Furnace. Jan's father was a forest ranger at the furnace when I was a child, and was friends with my dad. They were in the CCC at Camp Roosevelt in the 1930's. The leaves hung on the trees and were beautiful thoughout November, especially, the Bradford Pear trees on South Main Street of Woodstock. I went to the meeting of the Shenandoah County Historical Society on November 9, and listened to the presentation by Richard Kleese on Shenandoah County on the Eve of the Civil War. Richard is one of my old boyfriends and a classmate from Strasburg High School , Class of 1963. He is an author, CPA, and was lead singer with the bluegrass group, Five of a Kind. My daughter-in-law, Donna, took me as a guest of the DAR to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley one Sat in November. The most fun that day was touring the gardens of Glen Burnie. We spent the whole day there, and had lunch in the museum's tea room. The scones are to die for! We need to go back before the art exhibit of the Hudson River School of Painters ends in January. We didn't get to see everything there. Also, there are some paintings at the Hagerstown Museum by some of the same painters, and I need to go back there. So much beauty with historic significance here in the valley and the surrounding area. December is here, and Christmas approaches quickly. Billy Bob and I don't get in much of a hurry. He goes to McDonalds most every morning with lots of his buddies for breakfast. I like to hang out with the dogs here at home. I'm trying to get back into painting and attending an "Art That Heals" class with SC Parks & Rec on Tuesdays with my friend, Jane. On Wed mornings I go to the Bible Study at the Antioch Church of the Brethren. Now, we'll finish up on the book of Revelation next Wednesday. It has taken us six years. Folks who study Revelation are promised a blessing. Now, that is something to anticipate. We will go to the Wood Grill in Harrisonburg to celebrate after the class, and are planning to go to the book fair again. Pastor George Bowers, the teacher of the Bible Study, has authored a book of poetry. It is Valley Verses. I would highly recommend it. I bought three copies. One for myself and one for each of my sons. George is a very special friend. He grew up in the Valley Pike Church with our boys. Speaking of my sons: They are the joys of my life along with their wives and Billy Bob, and I'm so thankful to have them nearby. They were on a big hunting trip out in Iowa over the last week or so, and got home early Friday am. Barry lives next door with his lovely wife, Robin. He is a Lieuenant in the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Dept, and has been going to school this year to become an instructor. He's the bass fisherman and BIG pumpkin grower. John works for the town of Woodstock at the new state of the art WWTP. He teaches gun and hunting safety classes, and stays busy with serveral conservation organizations. I think he's the president of the local National Wild Turkey Federation. I just can't keep up with these guys. Yesterday, I went to the Narrow Passage Inn, and bought the new Fort Valley book. My friend, Jeanette Ritenour, did an awesome job with it. Jim and Meg Trott were good about helping with it, also. It's a BIG book, and I look forward to reading it all this winter. So, there you have it, some of the highlights of this year. Really, it is what came to my mind as I sat here this pm. It's been a sad weekend. Oh, I forgot to mention that I lost another friend, too. She is JoAnne Halterman of Fort Valley. We painted together in the Burner Institute of Art back in the 1970's. She lived at my father's Grandstaff homeplace in the Fort. Her father, Joe Selby, was in the institute, also. He was a wonderful woodcarver. JoAnne will be buried tomorrow in the Fort. I am praying that all my friends here have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. GOD's Blessings to YOU and yours. Your friend, Nancy Grandstaff Shrum, an old mountain girl with nostalgic memories, especially, of Fort Valley ------------------------------- 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

Thank you Nancy for your wonderful memories. They are much appreciated here. Merry Christmas. Gloria Bushong

Sometimes, I have to remind myself of the blessings, especially, on a day like today. It's been a rainy, dreary Sunday in Shenandoah County. Billy Bob's cousin, Donna Showman, was buried today. I loved Donna, and will miss visiting with her. She was only 57, and had Lou Gehrigs Disease. We had another family reunion---this time, at the Toms Brook Methodist Church after she was laid to rest there beside her parents on the hillside in the small town's cemetery. As we were leaving we saw the two gravestones of BB's grandparents, Wade and Emma Wright. When springtime comes I will go back and look for more relatives. Not sure where my great, great uncle, Montague Grandstaff, is buried---not far from Donna, I think. He's the one I found a couple years ago that I didn't know existed. December has been cold here with very little snow. We are hoping for a White Christmas. We're thankful for so many blessings this year. BB got another new hip in January, and is doing well. I fell on the Edinburg Mountain in January filling up water jugs at the spring right before his hip surgery, and suffered for sometime. I guess it was a blessing that I didn't break my fool neck. Like my mom always said, "Things could always be worse!" Then came the BIG SNOW, and we fed the pretty snowbirds outside the family room window. I, also, fed the woodstove! Felt like I was running a rest home here, and that we were the two residents. We had plenty of pet therapy and activities. Home health made it in to take care of my hubby. Our sons broke paths with the snowblower and our daughter-in-law, Robin, helped shovel snow with the grandpup, Jazz, jumping around. BB's uncle, Ralph Shrum, passed away in Jan. We were able to go to the funeral at Dellinger's Funeral Home in Woodstock since it was before the hip surgery and the fall. That was the first family reunion of the year. The meal was held at the St Luke Brethren Church following the burial on a frigid cold day. As I look at this year's calendar I see that February wasn't very eventful except for the snow and for BB's physical therapy. March arrived and none too soon. We ventured as far as the Green Valley Book Fair at Mt Crawford the first day it opened. Then came spring on March 20th which was our 45th wedding anniversary. The garden was plowed, and we had a big yard sale in April. Meanwhile, BB was servicing everyone's lawn mowers and other equipment in his shop. Shenandoah County Heritage Day was held in April with a focus on Conicville this year. My good friend, Jane Dodson Perry, was in her glory with her family there. What a grand friend she is and Conicville native! May was a lovely month, and BB took me to Hagerstown to the City Park and the Washington County Museum of Art so we could just get away, and I could do a photo shoot. What a lovely time with the roses starting to bloom! The swans on the lake posed for me, and GOD's gift of nature was at its BEST. Visited with my West Virginia sister, niece and her family on the way home. June is my favorite month of the year with the roses in bloom and the perfect days. Billy Bob and his buddies had their Massanutten Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club's show at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. Was a hot time in the old town of Woodstock, and I ventured out to the show only after church on Sunday. Our older son, John, age 44, got married for his first time on June 26th to the lovely Donna Shafer. They had a small but beautiful wedding at the Antioch Church of the Brethren. We are blessed with this new daugther-in-law. She is an educator in the Shenandoah County Schools, and teaches 8th grade English at North Fork Middle School near Mt Jackson. She has a pretty 20 year old daughter, Ashley, who is studying to be a cosmetologist. We finally got a grandchild, but she is full grown! We love her anyway! Donna was so excited to join the DAR, and fits in perfectly with her love of family and history. She and John bought a log home here in the county, and moved into it in October. July and August were HOT months with more tractor shows and the Shenandoah County Fair at the end of August. Family reunions were held in Fort Valley for both the Grandstaff and Clem families. The following week we were back to Fort Valley when my first cousin, Johnny Plaugher, was buried on a lonely hilltop overlooking the southern end of Fort Valley. We had a nice celebration of his life and reunion at the Fort Valley Fire Hall. Johnny was just about my age and very dear to me. The county fair ran into September, and then the Shrum family and half of Woodstock celebrated Labor Day at the river. Billy Bob's youngest brother and Chuck Hepner and their wives own the large riverfront property that once belonged to Woodstock's former mayor, Web Riley. School started after Labor Day. Our daughter-in-law, Robin, became the new assistant principal at WW Robinson Elementary here in Woodstock. It's like she has come back home there as she was their general music teacher sometime back. She spent two years as the assist principal at a Harrisonburg city school to get more experience before coming back to this super large school. She is music director at the Manor Memorial Methodist Church in New Market, also. October came, and Billy Bob and I both helped with Family Fun Day for Christ at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. He ran around in his golf cart all day transporting folks and things. I was the official photographer. The leaves turned pretty, and I ventured out on more photo shoots. The most memorable October day was when my friend, Jan Wilkins, and I went to Fort Valley to visit our friend, Peggy Heishman, for lunch. We are all Facebook friends, and joined another, Fran Crisman, there along with Peggy's mother. The leaves were beautiful, and the views from Peggy's house are spectacular with Kennedy's Peak and the rest of the Massanutten range in her backyard. Jan, Peggy and I took a nostalgic journey through the Fort on back roads to the north. Went past my homeplace and on to Elizabeth Furnace. Jan's father was a forest ranger at the furnace when I was a child, and was friends with my dad. They were in the CCC at Camp Roosevelt in the 1930's. The leaves hung on the trees and were beautiful thoughout November, especially, the Bradford Pear trees on South Main Street of Woodstock. I went to the meeting of the Shenandoah County Historical Society on November 9, and listened to the presentation by Richard Kleese on Shenandoah County on the Eve of the Civil War. Richard is one of my old boyfriends and a classmate from Strasburg High School , Class of 1963. He is an author, CPA, and was lead singer with the bluegrass group, Five of a Kind. My daughter-in-law, Donna, took me as a guest of the DAR to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley one Sat in November. The most fun that day was touring the gardens of Glen Burnie. We spent the whole day there, and had lunch in the museum's tea room. The scones are to die for! We need to go back before the art exhibit of the Hudson River School of Painters ends in January. We didn't get to see everything there. Also, there are some paintings at the Hagerstown Museum by some of the same painters, and I need to go back there. So much beauty with historic significance here in the valley and the surrounding area. December is here, and Christmas approaches quickly. Billy Bob and I don't get in much of a hurry. He goes to McDonalds most every morning with lots of his buddies for breakfast. I like to hang out with the dogs here at home. I'm trying to get back into painting and attending an "Art That Heals" class with SC Parks & Rec on Tuesdays with my friend, Jane. On Wed mornings I go to the Bible Study at the Antioch Church of the Brethren. Now, we'll finish up on the book of Revelation next Wednesday. It has taken us six years. Folks who study Revelation are promised a blessing. Now, that is something to anticipate. We will go to the Wood Grill in Harrisonburg to celebrate after the class, and are planning to go to the book fair again. Pastor George Bowers, the teacher of the Bible Study, has authored a book of poetry. It is Valley Verses. I would highly recommend it. I bought three copies. One for myself and one for each of my sons. George is a very special friend. He grew up in the Valley Pike Church with our boys. Speaking of my sons: They are the joys of my life along with their wives and Billy Bob, and I'm so thankful to have them nearby. They were on a big hunting trip out in Iowa over the last week or so, and got home early Friday am. Barry lives next door with his lovely wife, Robin. He is a Lieuenant in the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Dept, and has been going to school this year to become an instructor. He's the bass fisherman and BIG pumpkin grower. John works for the town of Woodstock at the new state of the art WWTP. He teaches gun and hunting safety classes, and stays busy with serveral conservation organizations. I think he's the president of the local National Wild Turkey Federation. I just can't keep up with these guys. Yesterday, I went to the Narrow Passage Inn, and bought the new Fort Valley book. My friend, Jeanette Ritenour, did an awesome job with it. Jim and Meg Trott were good about helping with it, also. It's a BIG book, and I look forward to reading it all this winter. So, there you have it, some of the highlights of this year. Really, it is what came to my mind as I sat here this pm. It's been a sad weekend. Oh, I forgot to mention that I lost another friend, too. She is JoAnne Halterman of Fort Valley. We painted together in the Burner Institute of Art back in the 1970's. She lived at my father's Grandstaff homeplace in the Fort. Her father, Joe Selby, was in the institute, also. He was a wonderful woodcarver. JoAnne will be buried tomorrow in the Fort. I am praying that all my friends here have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. GOD's Blessings to YOU and yours. Your friend, Nancy Grandstaff Shrum, an old mountain girl with nostalgic memories, especially, of Fort Valley

Bless your heart! How did I miss it? Merry Christmas to you, and thank you so much for doing research for me. By the way, yesterday I bought the new book on Fort Valley entitled Welcome to Fort Valley by Jeannette Ritenour, Jim and Meg Trott. It's quite an impressive tome. Bushongs listed in the index are E.M, Henry, John and Stephanie. Thanks again, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <Chochoruss@aol.com> To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:50 PM Subject: [VASHENAN] A Christmas present for Pat Shelton - 1908 Obit forWilliam Ort, Shenandoah Co. > Pat, Here is your obit for William H. Ort that you couldn't find. > > Merry Christmas, > Gloria Bushong > --------------------- > The Shenandoah Herald > Woodstock, Virginia > Friday, 25 September 1908 > Page 2, Column 4 > > MT. JACKSON > > Mr. William Ort died at his home here last Thursday morning, aged 76 > years. He was a much respected, quiet, industrious citizen, and will be > missed in our community. He was a member of the Dunkard church and leaves > a wife > and nine children to mourn his loss. His funeral services were conducted > by > Rev. B. F. Neff, assisted by Rev. Hammond, and his body was laid to rest > in the town cemetery. (Mt. Jackson) > --------------------- > Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong > > ------------------------------- > 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

Pat, Here is your obit for William H. Ort that you couldn't find. Merry Christmas, Gloria Bushong --------------------- The Shenandoah Herald Woodstock, Virginia Friday, 25 September 1908 Page 2, Column 4 MT. JACKSON Mr. William Ort died at his home here last Thursday morning, aged 76 years. He was a much respected, quiet, industrious citizen, and will be missed in our community. He was a member of the Dunkard church and leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss. His funeral services were conducted by Rev. B. F. Neff, assisted by Rev. Hammond, and his body was laid to rest in the town cemetery. (Mt. Jackson) --------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Hi, Don't know if this information helps anyone but the Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri is Mark Funkhouser. Grew up in West Virginia. Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Funkhouser" <jfunkhouser2@woh.rr.com> To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Funkhousers > Find a copy of Dan Bly's _From the Rhine to the Shenandoah_, vol. II, pp. > 55-89 "Funkhouser." > > Read Dan's post of 11/20/2010 on GenForum ( > http://genforum.genealogy.com/funkhouser/), message 572. Also message 573 > if you're interested in the Swiss Anabaptist, Christen Fankhauser. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "MARC ARCHER" <marcher56@att.net> > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:16 PM > To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Funkhousers & Evey > >> I have this bit of Funkhouser data: >> Descendants of John Funkhauser >> >> >> Generation No. 1 >> >> 1. JOHN1 FUNKHAUSER was born Abt. 1710, and died Bef. 1765. He married >> BARBARA ____. >> >> Children of JOHN FUNKHAUSER and BARBARA ____ are: >> >> >> >> 2. i. JACOB2 FUNKHAUSER, b. Abt. 1750; d. Bef. January 11, 1802, >> Shenandoah Co., VA. >> 3. ii. JOHN FUNKHAUSER, JR., b. Abt. 1735; d. Bef. June 08, 1807, >> Shenandoah Co., VA. >> 4. iii. ABRAHAM FUNKHAUSER, b. Abt. 1740; d. Bef. June 14, 1796, >> Shenandoah Co., VA. >> 5. iv. DAVID FUNKHAUSER, d. Bef. October 28, 1804. >> 6. v. CHRISTIAN FUNKHAUSER, b. 10 child; d. Bef. March 09, 1818. >> >> Generation No. 2 >> >> 2. JACOB2 FUNKHAUSER (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1750, and died Bef. January >> 11, >> 1802 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He married DOROTHY HUDDLE December 17, 1774, >> daughter of GEORGE HUDDLE. >> >> Children of JACOB FUNKHAUSER and DOROTHY HUDDLE are: >> >> >> >> i. DAVID3 FUNKHAUSER. >> ii. JACOB FUNKHAUSER. >> iii. ABRAHAM FUNKHAUSER. >> iv. JOEL FUNKHAUSER. >> v. DANIEL FUNKHAUSER. >> vi. JOHN FUNKHAUSER. >> vii. MARY FUNKHAUSER. >> viii. DOROTHA FUNKHAUSER. >> >> 3. JOHN2 FUNKHAUSER, JR. (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1735, and died Bef. June >> 08, 1807 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He married BARBARA ____. >> >> Children of JOHN FUNKHAUSER and BARBARA ____ are: >> >> >> >> i. JOHN3 FUNKHAUSER. >> ii. DAVID FUNKHAUSER. >> iii. MARY FUNKHAUSER. >> iv. ELIZABETH FUNKHAUSER, m. DAVID WEAVER. >> v. SUSANNAH FUNKHAUSER. >> vi. BARBARA FUNKHAUSER. >> vii. CHRISTINA FUNKHAUSER. >> >> 4. ABRAHAM2 FUNKHAUSER (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1740, and died Bef. June 14, >> 1796 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He married MAGDALENE ____. >> >> Children of ABRAHAM FUNKHAUSER and MAGDALENE ____ are: >> >> >> >> i. DANIEL3 FUNKHAUSER. >> ii. SAMUEL FUNKHAUSER. >> iii. ABRAHAM FUNKHAUSER, JR.. >> iv. BARBARA FUNKHAUSER. >> v. ANN FUNKHAUSER. >> vi. MAGDALENA FUNKHAUSER. >> vii. MARY FUNKHAUSER. >> viii. REGINA FUNKHAUSER. >> >> 5. DAVID2 FUNKHAUSER (JOHN1) died Bef. October 28, 1804. >> >> Children of DAVID FUNKHAUSER are: >> >> >> >> i. DAVID3 FUNKHAUSER. >> ii. JOSEPH FUNKHAUSER. >> iii. HENRY FUNKHAUSER. >> iv. BARBARA FUNKHAUSER. >> v. MAGDALENA FUNKHAUSER. >> vi. SAMUEL FUNKHAUSER. >> vii. MARTIN FUNKHAUSER. >> 7. viii. ROSENA/REGINA FUNKHOUSER. >> >> 6. CHRISTIAN2 FUNKHAUSER (JOHN1) was born in 10 child, and died Bef. >> March >> 09, 1818. He married (1) BARBARA LAYMAN, daughter of BENJAMIN LAYMAN and >> CATHERINE ____. He married (2) CATHERINE ____. >> >> Children of CHRISTIAN FUNKHAUSER and BARBARA LAYMAN are: >> >> >> >> i. REBECCA3 FUNKHOUSER, d. Bef. June 11, 1810; m. HENRY GOCHNAUER, March >> 08, 1806; d. Bet. 1816 - 1817. >> 8. ii. MARY MAGDALENE FUNKHOUSER. >> >> Generation No. 3 >> >> 7. ROSENA/REGINA3 FUNKHOUSER (DAVID2 FUNKHAUSER, JOHN1) She married HENRY >> GOCHNAUER, son of JOSEPH GOCHNAUER and ELIZABETH CRABILL. He died Bet. >> 1816 - 1817. >> >> Children of ROSENA/REGINA FUNKHOUSER and HENRY GOCHNAUER are: >> >> >> >> i. MARY ANN4 GOCHNAUER. >> ii. ISAAC GOCHNAUER. >> >> 8. MARY MAGDALENE3 FUNKHOUSER (CHRISTIAN2 FUNKHAUSER, JOHN1) She married >> CHRISTIAN GOCHNAUER, son of JOHN GOCHNAUER and BARBARA HISEY. He died >> Bef. >> May 08, 1844 in Shenandoah Co., VA. >> >> Children of MARY FUNKHOUSER and CHRISTIAN GOCHNAUER are: >> >> >> >> i. JACOB4 GOCHNAUER, b. October 27, 1809. >> ii. CHRISTIAN GOCHNAUER, b. February 19, 1819. >> iii. JOSEPH G. GOCHNAUER, b. January 08, 1821. >> iv. JOHN F. GOCHNAUER, b. September 1823. >> v. ELIZABETH ANN GOCHNAUER, b. February 14, 1829. >> vi. MARY GOCHNAUER. >> vii. NATHAN GOCHNAUER, d. an infant. >> >> I have this Funkhouser, and am trying to connect John Evey. >> Descendants of Isaac Funkhouser >> >> >> Generation No. 1 >> >> 1. ISAAC1 FUNKHOUSER He married ELIZABETH ____. >> >> Child of ISAAC FUNKHOUSER and ELIZABETH ____ is: >> >> >> >> 2. i. HAYDEN D.2 FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1855. >> >> Generation No. 2 >> >> 2. HAYDEN D.2 FUNKHOUSER (ISAAC1) was born Abt. 1855. He married LUCY A. >> EVEY July 04, 1882 in Shenandoah Co., VA, daughter of JOHN EVEY. She was >> born Abt. 1860. >> >> Child of HAYDEN FUNKHOUSER and LUCY EVEY is: >> >> >> >> i. X3 FUNKHOUSER. >> >> >> >> >> From: Julie <juls92627@yahoo.com> >> Subject: [VASHENAN] Funkhousers >> To: vashenan@rootsweb.com >> Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010, 12:41 PM >> >> >> >> What are you looking for specifically Dave? >> I'm not sure if anyone is researching them, but we've all run into them >> at >> sometime :-) >> >> Julie >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: "dgarms9172@aol.com" <dgarms9172@aol.com> >> To: vashenan@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 5:33:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 131 >> >> I would appreciate it if someone on the vashenan web list would let me >> know if >> they have any information regarding the Funkhousers who settled in the >> lower >> Shenandoah Valley in the 1740's. Thanks. 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Find a copy of Dan Bly's _From the Rhine to the Shenandoah_, vol. II, pp. 55-89 "Funkhouser." Read Dan's post of 11/20/2010 on GenForum ( http://genforum.genealogy.com/funkhouser/), message 572. Also message 573 if you're interested in the Swiss Anabaptist, Christen Fankhauser. -------------------------------------------------- From: "MARC ARCHER" <marcher56@att.net> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:16 PM To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Funkhousers & Evey > I have this bit of Funkhouser data: > Descendants of John Funkhauser > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. JOHN1 FUNKHAUSER was born Abt. 1710, and died Bef. 1765. He married > BARBARA ____. > > Children of JOHN FUNKHAUSER and BARBARA ____ are: > > > > 2. i. JACOB2 FUNKHAUSER, b. Abt. 1750; d. Bef. January 11, 1802, > Shenandoah Co., VA. > 3. ii. JOHN FUNKHAUSER, JR., b. Abt. 1735; d. Bef. June 08, 1807, > Shenandoah Co., VA. > 4. iii. ABRAHAM FUNKHAUSER, b. Abt. 1740; d. Bef. June 14, 1796, > Shenandoah Co., VA. > 5. iv. DAVID FUNKHAUSER, d. Bef. October 28, 1804. > 6. v. CHRISTIAN FUNKHAUSER, b. 10 child; d. Bef. March 09, 1818. > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. JACOB2 FUNKHAUSER (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1750, and died Bef. January 11, > 1802 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He married DOROTHY HUDDLE December 17, 1774, > daughter of GEORGE HUDDLE. > > Children of JACOB FUNKHAUSER and DOROTHY HUDDLE are: > > > > i. DAVID3 FUNKHAUSER. > ii. JACOB FUNKHAUSER. > iii. ABRAHAM FUNKHAUSER. > iv. JOEL FUNKHAUSER. > v. DANIEL FUNKHAUSER. > vi. JOHN FUNKHAUSER. > vii. MARY FUNKHAUSER. > viii. DOROTHA FUNKHAUSER. > > 3. JOHN2 FUNKHAUSER, JR. (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1735, and died Bef. June > 08, 1807 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He married BARBARA ____. > > Children of JOHN FUNKHAUSER and BARBARA ____ are: > > > > i. JOHN3 FUNKHAUSER. > ii. DAVID FUNKHAUSER. > iii. MARY FUNKHAUSER. > iv. ELIZABETH FUNKHAUSER, m. DAVID WEAVER. > v. SUSANNAH FUNKHAUSER. > vi. BARBARA FUNKHAUSER. > vii. CHRISTINA FUNKHAUSER. > > 4. ABRAHAM2 FUNKHAUSER (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1740, and died Bef. June 14, > 1796 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He married MAGDALENE ____. > > Children of ABRAHAM FUNKHAUSER and MAGDALENE ____ are: > > > > i. DANIEL3 FUNKHAUSER. > ii. SAMUEL FUNKHAUSER. > iii. ABRAHAM FUNKHAUSER, JR.. > iv. BARBARA FUNKHAUSER. > v. ANN FUNKHAUSER. > vi. MAGDALENA FUNKHAUSER. > vii. MARY FUNKHAUSER. > viii. REGINA FUNKHAUSER. > > 5. DAVID2 FUNKHAUSER (JOHN1) died Bef. October 28, 1804. > > Children of DAVID FUNKHAUSER are: > > > > i. DAVID3 FUNKHAUSER. > ii. JOSEPH FUNKHAUSER. > iii. HENRY FUNKHAUSER. > iv. BARBARA FUNKHAUSER. > v. MAGDALENA FUNKHAUSER. > vi. SAMUEL FUNKHAUSER. > vii. MARTIN FUNKHAUSER. > 7. viii. ROSENA/REGINA FUNKHOUSER. > > 6. CHRISTIAN2 FUNKHAUSER (JOHN1) was born in 10 child, and died Bef. March > 09, 1818. He married (1) BARBARA LAYMAN, daughter of BENJAMIN LAYMAN and > CATHERINE ____. He married (2) CATHERINE ____. > > Children of CHRISTIAN FUNKHAUSER and BARBARA LAYMAN are: > > > > i. REBECCA3 FUNKHOUSER, d. Bef. June 11, 1810; m. HENRY GOCHNAUER, March > 08, 1806; d. Bet. 1816 - 1817. > 8. ii. MARY MAGDALENE FUNKHOUSER. > > Generation No. 3 > > 7. ROSENA/REGINA3 FUNKHOUSER (DAVID2 FUNKHAUSER, JOHN1) She married HENRY > GOCHNAUER, son of JOSEPH GOCHNAUER and ELIZABETH CRABILL. He died Bet. > 1816 - 1817. > > Children of ROSENA/REGINA FUNKHOUSER and HENRY GOCHNAUER are: > > > > i. MARY ANN4 GOCHNAUER. > ii. ISAAC GOCHNAUER. > > 8. MARY MAGDALENE3 FUNKHOUSER (CHRISTIAN2 FUNKHAUSER, JOHN1) She married > CHRISTIAN GOCHNAUER, son of JOHN GOCHNAUER and BARBARA HISEY. He died Bef. > May 08, 1844 in Shenandoah Co., VA. > > Children of MARY FUNKHOUSER and CHRISTIAN GOCHNAUER are: > > > > i. JACOB4 GOCHNAUER, b. October 27, 1809. > ii. CHRISTIAN GOCHNAUER, b. February 19, 1819. > iii. JOSEPH G. GOCHNAUER, b. January 08, 1821. > iv. JOHN F. GOCHNAUER, b. September 1823. > v. ELIZABETH ANN GOCHNAUER, b. February 14, 1829. > vi. MARY GOCHNAUER. > vii. NATHAN GOCHNAUER, d. an infant. > > I have this Funkhouser, and am trying to connect John Evey. > Descendants of Isaac Funkhouser > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. ISAAC1 FUNKHOUSER He married ELIZABETH ____. > > Child of ISAAC FUNKHOUSER and ELIZABETH ____ is: > > > > 2. i. HAYDEN D.2 FUNKHOUSER, b. Abt. 1855. > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. HAYDEN D.2 FUNKHOUSER (ISAAC1) was born Abt. 1855. He married LUCY A. > EVEY July 04, 1882 in Shenandoah Co., VA, daughter of JOHN EVEY. She was > born Abt. 1860. > > Child of HAYDEN FUNKHOUSER and LUCY EVEY is: > > > > i. X3 FUNKHOUSER. > > > > > From: Julie <juls92627@yahoo.com> > Subject: [VASHENAN] Funkhousers > To: vashenan@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010, 12:41 PM > > > > What are you looking for specifically Dave? > I'm not sure if anyone is researching them, but we've all run into them at > sometime :-) > > Julie > > > > ________________________________ > From: "dgarms9172@aol.com" <dgarms9172@aol.com> > To: vashenan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 5:33:39 PM > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] VASHENAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 131 > > I would appreciate it if someone on the vashenan web list would let me > know if > they have any information regarding the Funkhousers who settled in the > lower > Shenandoah Valley in the 1740's. Thanks. Dave Garms at dgarms9172@aol.com. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hal, I have the Evy name in my late husband's lineage, only I start at an earlier date than you. Jacob Evy married Susan Snavely; in 1822 they were livng in Washington Co., MD. Others of the family (Snavely married Foglesong) were in Greene and Warren counties, OH The Evy/Eby and variant spellings were earlier in Lancaster Co. PA Cathy "There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by cats." -- Anonymous

Julie, There are many good books for the area, the list is long; but my personal "favorites" are "all" the series by Dee Ann BUCK. She has abstracted all the Frederick County Deed Books for the years 1743-1842 that includes Volumes 1 thru 70. Also, she has abstracted "all" the Frederick County Will Books for the years 1743-1865. Just recently published Warren County, Virginia Deed Books A-G for the years 1836-1861. She is now working on a book for Shenandoah County; but I am not sure which books she is abstracting. Last I spoke to her she said that she was not planning on doing anymore books after she completes this next one; but, I told her I hope she changes her mind. She also has Land Deed Books for Fauquier County, Virginia Numbers 1 thru 59 that cover the years 1759 thru 1866. Her books are reasonable and have spirial bindings which make the books easy to work with especially when you carry them along on a research trip. All my books are well marked and underlined. Amelia C. GILREATH has a great series for Shenandoah County Deed Books which begins the year it became a county in 1772 when it was formed off Old Frederick County. I have volumes 1-7 that takes you through 1815 and I plan on adding to that series as I am able. Amelia also has one book for Shenandoah County, Virginia Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. In 1831/1836, both Warren and Page counties were formed out of part of the Old Shenandoah and Old Frederick counties, so Dee Ann BUCKS book takes care of that cross over problem and Amelia C. GILREATH comes through with one book that covers Page County Will Books A, B and C as well as Deed Book A all for the years 1831-1848. Amelia C. GILREATH's books are handled by different online stores. If you google her name, you should get a list of what is available and shop online for a good deal. Dee Ann BUCK is self published and handles all her books out of her home. If you e-mail her, she will send you a list. Her books are also in libraries. Last I spoke to her, she was talking of gearing way down, so I don't know what in her line she still has available. She includes much more information from the documents she transcribe than the others I have seen. Dee Ann Buck passthebuck1948@live.com There are many more; but the above are my most favorite since once I determine I want the original document I know exactly which microfilm I need to interbranch loan to my library. Fast and painless! Hope this helps and maybe others on the list will share some of their favorites. Chocy -----Original Message----- From: Julie Stewart <julie@lotsofstews.com> To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 3:33 pm Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Deaths of Elizabeth BLACKWOOD and William BLACKWOOD Thank you again! I am anxious to put all of these new findings into my tree nd see how everything fits - there are a few of these people who I did not now existed!! Are there any books on the early days of Shenandoah or Warren counties that ou could recommend? Julie -----Original Message----- rom: vashenan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vashenan-bounces@rootsweb.com] n Behalf Of chocybrown@aol.com ent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:50 PM o: vashenan@rootsweb.com ubject: [VASHENAN] Deaths of Elizabeth BLACKWOOD and William BLACKWOOD ulie, found this: Catherine BLACKWOOD, died in 1853, in Warren County, Virginia of paralysis, ged 52 years and wife of William A. BLACKWOOD. Her father, Robert McKAY. eath reported by Wm. A. BLACKWOOD Elizabeth BLACKWOOD, died Mar 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of onsumption, aged 42 years, born in Warren County, Virginia and wife of homas W. BLACKWOOD. Her parents, Wm. and Sarah FORSYTH. Death reported by __BLACKWOOD, son. Joseph Milton BLACKWOOD, died 3 Mar 1860, in Warren County, Virginia, age 1 ear and born in Warren County, Virginia. His parents, Robert Benton and ulia Ann BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Robert Benton BLACKWOOD, father. Levi BLACKWOOD, died 21 Nov 1859, Warren County, Virginia of pneumonia at ge 66 years and born in Shenandoah County, Virginia and a farmer. His arents, Thomas and Mary BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Mary MILLER, head of he family. Lucy Ann Arthelia BLACKWOOD, died Sep 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of yphoid fever, aged 11 years born in Warren County, Virginia. Parent were bed and Susan BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Susan BLACKWOOD, mother. Mary Ellen BLACKWOOD, died in Sep 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of yphoid fever at aged 17 years, born in Warren County, Virginia. Parents: bed and Susan BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Susan BLACKWOOD, mother. William BLACKWOOD, died in Dec 1867, in Warren County, Virginia of onsumption, unmarried, aged 72 years and born in Shenandoah County, irginia, a farmer. Parents were Thomas and Mary BLACKWOOD. Death reported y S. A. 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Hi Harry, am re-reading your aging 2009 message and wondering if you have discovered anything additional on the GEORGE of Shenandoah Co, VA and/or Greenbrier Co, WV and the GEORGE mar by Rev Alderson?? I am still seeking ancestors for my gm Martha GEORGE who m my gf Geo SEE on 25 Dec 1777 in Greenbrier Co, WV by Rev Alderson. I still suspect that the Hannah GEORGE that m John JACKMAN 25 Oct 1777 [also on Greenbrier by Rev Alderson] is her sister. Best, Hal McCawley 4178 Pindar Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 1-760-941-4716 HalMac@Cox.Net Researching McCAULEY, TUCKER, LEDBETTER, GORDON & YOUNG, SANDERS, WILSON, CHRISTIAN, BROWNLEE, SEE, CLEMMER, DETTRO.. ----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Long To: HalMac@Cox.Net ; Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 5:38 AM Subject: Parents of Thomas George? To: Hal McCawley 4178 Pinder Way Oceanside, CA 92056 HalMac@Cox.Net Hi Hal, I am looking for the parents of my ancestor Thomas Moore (c1712-1790) of Moores Store, Shenandoah County, Virginia. In his will written 10 May 1785; proved 30 Dec 1790 and recorded in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Will Book C, page 244; Thomas Moore made this bequest: "ITEM, I give and bequest to my Nephew Thomas George if he doth stay with my son Joseph Moore till he doth come of Age the sum of twenty five pounds and a New Suit of Clothes to be paid him when he shall Come of Age by my son Joseph who shall also Teach the said Thomas George in the term to Read & wright ............." There were two named Thomas George in this area. They were Thomas George and wife (not named) who were baptized Second Sunday in May 1762 by Rev. John Alderson Sr. at the Smith Creek Baptist Church and a younger Thomas George, a nephew of Quaker Thomas Moore (c1712-190), who was married, by Rev. John Alderson, Jr., on 7 Feb 1792 to Catharine McCoy (same as McKay). I live at New Market, Virginia. About two and one-half miles north of New Market, in the year 1756, Rev. John Alderson, Senior, with assistance of people in this area erected the first Smith Creek Baptist Meeting House which was located on the south west corner of the 200 acres of land which Rev. Alderson had purchased from Samuel and Martha Newman. Samuel Newman was the scribe who kept the Church minutes. Rev. Alderson's home, I believe, was about 300 steps east of the Meeting House at what is now the home of dairy farmer, Bill Zirkle. When the Alderson's moved away the (Regular Baptist) Smith Creek Meeting House on Rev. Alderson's farm fell into disuse and in 1770 a new Smith Meeting House was erected, of logs, by Separate Baptist, Rev. James Ireland and his congregation in the present Town of New Market, on land donated for the church by John Sevier. There was quite a difference between Rev. Alderson's Regular Baptist and Rev. James Ireland's Separate Baptists. Later the Regular and the Separate Baptists were united. Due to the distance and inconvenience for other Baptist from the Linvelle Creek and Runions Creek areas to travel to Smith Creek to worship Rev. Alderson established two more churches, the Linville Creek Baptist Church near Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia and the Tunis Church on Runions Creek, west of Brocks Gap, both of which he was pastor. From the book: Lives of Virginia Baptist Ministers, by Rev. James B. Taylor, published 1837: Rev. John Alderson Jr., related: "My father being much away from home, and I being the oldest son, much dependence was placed on me to take care of the farm ." John Alderson Junior, born 5 March 1738, eldest son of Rev. John Alderson, Senior and his wife Jane (Curtis) Alderson, in 1759, at age 21, married Mary Carroll. Mary was the eldest daughter of Quaker William Carroll, a farmer and large land owner on Smith who lived but a short distance to the south east of the Aldersons. ". About the last of October 1775 Jno. Alderson Jr., was accorded to regular order ordained minister at Linville Creek by Rev. John Marks." (See VIRGINIA VALLEY RECORDS, by John W. Wayland, pages 56 and 57). In his will recorded in Frederick County Will Book 2, page 347, written 21 Dec 1758 and presented for probate 5 June 1759, William Carroll devised the bulk of his 1,759 acres of land to his sons George and Joseph, with 320 acres being willed to his eldest daughter Mary, the wife of John Alderson Jr. and 176 acres on Smith Creek jointly to his younger daughters, Katharine Carroll the wife of William Morris and Jane Carroll the wife of Adam Jackman. Adam Jackman was perhaps the brother of John Jackman who was married, in Dunmore (now Shenandoah) County, Virginia by Rev. John Alderson Jr., on 16 Jan 1777, to Hannah George. MARRIAGES BY REV. JOHN ALDERSON JR. 16 Jan 1777 - John Jackman with Hanna GEORGE. They were married in Shenandoah County, Virginia. [I show they were m by Rev Alderson 'on the Greenbrier'??] John Jackman lived north of the Smith Creek Baptist Meeting House on land previously owned by William White. (Shen. Co. Will Book A, page 20) 25 Dec 1777 - George Lee [this is actualy my gf Geo SEE] with Martha George. They were married in Shenandoah County, Virginia. 8 Jun 1785 - Samuel Dunbar with Debrough George. 7 Feb 1792 - Thomas George with Catren McCoy. (Mc Coy or Mc Kay is same name) As Thomas George (deacon of the Smith Creek Baptist Church) and his wife unknown was at that time the only George family living in present Shenandoah County he most likely was the father of the two girls, Martha and Debrough whose marriages are listed above. The only records found for him are: __ August 1762 - According to the Church Records, Thomas George and wife (not named) were baptized by Rev. John Alderson Sr., at the Smith Creek Baptist Meeting House, located about 2 ½ miles north east of New Market, Virginia, which had been erected in 1756 on the south west corner of the 200 acres of land Rev. John Alderson, Senior had purchased from Samuel and Martha Newman. See Abstract of the Church Records, in Virginia Valley Records, by John W. Wayland, pages 48 and 52. 20 April 1765 - Thomas George was put on trial as deacon of the Smith Creek Baptist congregation. 1767 - Thomas George's cattle broke down the fence and ate or destroyed John Sevier's corn crop. John Sevier lived on his 378 acre plantation upon which the Town of New Market was later laid off. John Sevier, in 1773, went to Tennessee where he became a General and first Governor of that state. Although there is no record of Thomas George owning any land he was most likely a tenant farmer who leased and farmed land probably on the north side of New Market adjoining John Sevier's land. I am looking for a Moore family that had a son Thomas, born around 1712, who had a sister who married a Mr. George. If we can find in what state and what county his sister married Mr. George we will have a good place to start looking for the parents of Quaker Thomas Moore of Moores Store, Shenandoah County, Virginia. I am hoping that some researcher, perhaps a descendant of Thomas George and Catharine McCay, may have found the names of this nephew Thomas George's parents. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Harry E. Long Box 985 New Market, VA 22844 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.71/2335 - Release Date: 08/30/09 06:36:00

Thank you again! I am anxious to put all of these new findings into my tree and see how everything fits - there are a few of these people who I did not know existed!! Are there any books on the early days of Shenandoah or Warren counties that you could recommend? Julie -----Original Message----- From: vashenan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vashenan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of chocybrown@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:50 PM To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Subject: [VASHENAN] Deaths of Elizabeth BLACKWOOD and William BLACKWOOD Julie, I found this: Catherine BLACKWOOD, died in 1853, in Warren County, Virginia of paralysis, aged 52 years and wife of William A. BLACKWOOD. Her father, Robert McKAY. Death reported by Wm. A. BLACKWOOD Elizabeth BLACKWOOD, died Mar 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of consumption, aged 42 years, born in Warren County, Virginia and wife of Thomas W. BLACKWOOD. Her parents, Wm. and Sarah FORSYTH. Death reported by ___BLACKWOOD, son. Joseph Milton BLACKWOOD, died 3 Mar 1860, in Warren County, Virginia, age 1 year and born in Warren County, Virginia. His parents, Robert Benton and Julia Ann BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Robert Benton BLACKWOOD, father. Levi BLACKWOOD, died 21 Nov 1859, Warren County, Virginia of pneumonia at age 66 years and born in Shenandoah County, Virginia and a farmer. His parents, Thomas and Mary BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Mary MILLER, head of the family. Lucy Ann Arthelia BLACKWOOD, died Sep 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of typhoid fever, aged 11 years born in Warren County, Virginia. Parent were Obed and Susan BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Susan BLACKWOOD, mother. Mary Ellen BLACKWOOD, died in Sep 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of typhoid fever at aged 17 years, born in Warren County, Virginia. Parents: Obed and Susan BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Susan BLACKWOOD, mother. William BLACKWOOD, died in Dec 1867, in Warren County, Virginia of consumption, unmarried, aged 72 years and born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, a farmer. Parents were Thomas and Mary BLACKWOOD. Death reported by S. A. FISH, a neighbor. = ------------------------------- 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

Julie, I found this: Catherine BLACKWOOD, died in 1853, in Warren County, Virginia of paralysis, aged 52 years and wife of William A. BLACKWOOD. Her father, Robert McKAY. Death reported by Wm. A. BLACKWOOD Elizabeth BLACKWOOD, died Mar 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of consumption, aged 42 years, born in Warren County, Virginia and wife of Thomas W. BLACKWOOD. Her parents, Wm. and Sarah FORSYTH. Death reported by ___BLACKWOOD, son. Joseph Milton BLACKWOOD, died 3 Mar 1860, in Warren County, Virginia, age 1 year and born in Warren County, Virginia. His parents, Robert Benton and Julia Ann BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Robert Benton BLACKWOOD, father. Levi BLACKWOOD, died 21 Nov 1859, Warren County, Virginia of pneumonia at age 66 years and born in Shenandoah County, Virginia and a farmer. His parents, Thomas and Mary BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Mary MILLER, head of the family. Lucy Ann Arthelia BLACKWOOD, died Sep 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of typhoid fever, aged 11 years born in Warren County, Virginia. Parent were Obed and Susan BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Susan BLACKWOOD, mother. Mary Ellen BLACKWOOD, died in Sep 1855, in Warren County, Virginia of typhoid fever at aged 17 years, born in Warren County, Virginia. Parents: Obed and Susan BLACKWOOD. Death reported by Susan BLACKWOOD, mother. William BLACKWOOD, died in Dec 1867, in Warren County, Virginia of consumption, unmarried, aged 72 years and born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, a farmer. Parents were Thomas and Mary BLACKWOOD. Death reported by S. A. FISH, a neighbor. =

Julie, I just successfully got my database concerning this area transferred onto my new computer. It took me two days after I was able to get everything else off with no problem. So, thank you Julie for allowing me to use you as "seed faith" and I am happy this is helping to direct your research in the right directions.-------------------BOY am I ever happy NOW! Chocy -----Original Message----- From: Julie Stewart <julie@lotsofstews.com> To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 10:38 am Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] BLACWOOD Inquiry I did not have many of these!! You have once again found some awesome nformation! You would not believe how excited I get with each new piece of ews. Julie -----Original Message----- rom: vashenan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vashenan-bounces@rootsweb.com] n Behalf Of chocybrown@aol.com ent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 12:09 PM o: vashenan@rootsweb.com ubject: Re: [VASHENAN] BLACWOOD Inquiry ulie, Forgot to include with marriages: Barbara BLACKWOOD to John SANSBURY; 22 Dec 1814; Bondsman: Enoch WATKINS. arbara BLACKWOOD, widow to John SANSBURRY; 7 June 1815; Bondsman: James LACKWOOD leanor BLACKWOOD to Edwin ATWOOD; 2 Sep 1815; daughter of Thomas BLACKWOOD; e the brother of John ATWOOD. artha BLACKWOOD to John THOMAS; 26 Aug 1790; daughter of William BLACKWOOD. achel BLACKWOOD to Morgan ROWSEE; 11 Sep 1827; no bond information listed. ----Original Message----- rom: chocybrown@aol.com o: vashenan@rootsweb.com ent: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 9:37 am ubject: Re: [VASHENAN] BLACWOOD Inquiry ulie, tatus of the BLACKWOOD brothers as of Shenandoah County, Virginia land wners 1815: ames BLACKWOOD, estate; located Greasy Run; 21 miles southeast of the ounty urthouse at Woodstock, Shen. Co. hn BLACKWOOD, of Gooney Manor, life; Gooney Run; Greasy Run; 21 miles utheast (as above). omas BLACKWOOD, of Gooney Manor, life; Gooney Run; 21 miles southeast (as ove). ou probably have the following information; but in case you don't here it s as ties the previous information together. henandoah County, Virginia Marriage Bonds: hn BLACKWOOD to Barbara THOMAS on 22 May 1798 daughter of William THOMAS chard E. BLACKWOOD to Martha E. FINLEY on 15 Feb 1837; Bondsman: Alex. ENNETT ephen A. BLACKWOOD to Mary SANSBERRY on 9 Mar 1833; Bondsman: Alex. McCLARY omas A. BLACKWOOD to Elizabeth FORSYTH on 10 Mary 1828; Bondsman: Wm. B. ILES lliam A. BLACKWOOD to Catherine McCLEARY on 12 Nov 1828; Bondsman: Alex. CLEARY ohn F. ROBINSON, 22 yrs, single, born and living in Warren County, irginia; a blacksmith; arents: Balthis and Elizabeth ROBINSON, married on 22 Apr 1858 to Elizabeth LACKWOOD, 3, single; born and living in Warren County, Virginia; parents: Thomas O. & usan LACKWOOD. Rev. C. HARTMAN; page 5, line 13 of the Warren County, Virginia arriage Registry. ood luck in your search and I hope you find the answer to the assult issue. nterestly, here is a William H. LAWRENCE Warren County marriage in 1865; but no ages iven and hey were an African-American couple. hocy ----Original Message----- om: Julie Stewart <julie@lotsofstews.com> : vashenan@rootsweb.com nt: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 7:58 am bject: Re: [VASHENAN] BLACWOOD Inquiry hocy, is information is great!! Up until now, I have not had specific ormation that William was the father of James, John and Thomas. I have n his name mentioned by other researchers, but I have not been able to ce them together. To me, this is a tremendous find. you ever come across an Elizabeth BLACKWOOD, I would very much appreciate if you would let me know. Speculation is that she may be the wife or ghter of William BLACKWOOD. I am very intrigued that she would have mitted assault on William LAWRENCE and spent time in jail for it. My gination comes up with all sorts of wild stories :) also wanted to let you know that I appreciate all of the help I have eived on this board. Without your help, many researchers like myself ld not be able to seek out their ancestors. lie ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com th the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes n the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

I have a document from Shenandoah County Will Book Q, Page 195 (copied exactly as written by the Shenandoah County Library Archivist). This pertains to ancestors I am trying to confirm -- William Gorden -- made his last will: "snipped .......that my wife Jane should have all I possess on earth.....snipped". 01 APR 1830 Signed & sealed in the presence of John Sandsbery, JOHN C. BLACKWOOD, William Watkins. It would appear that William Gorden was related to William Watkins since Jane Gorden was Jane Watkins. Does anyone know for certain how William Watkins and Jane Watkins were related? Also, the Blackwood correspondence on this list is my plea to anyone coming across any Gordon/Gorden/Gording's in their research to please share with me. I have been at this solid brick wall for over 12 years. Thank you, Estelle