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

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