09/09/98 WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION = Class of 1959 WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL = Classes of 1960 and 1961 Seeking information (mariage/death/address) on class mates who were in these three graduating classes. If you are a class historian, or know of one for these classes, please email or have THEM email me. Thanks, Tom Kendall

Phillip Showers b. 1843/1845 in PA or WV depending on which record you see, married in Fauquier Co. Lived in Warren/Fauq Co. in Linden. He's the subject of the legendary Phillip who lived to be 116 years old and was supposed to have been born in 1820 according to obit and article written about him at age 114. However, marriage certificate and census records differ greatly with those articles on his age. Phillip married Eliza Jane ELKINS in 1865. Eliza had one son, George, born in 1858, that apparently is not the son of Phillip. Looking for father of George ELKINS SHOWERS. Eliza is daughter of James ELKINS and unknown mother. Searching for TRUTH on Phillip SHOWERS birth date, his parents, his place of birth. Phillip had one son that is known, James Henry SHOWERS. Phillip married Fannie KENNEY after Eliza died. I have a lot of info on this line that I am willing to share. Some terrific cousins in VA are now doing research and sharing everything they find. http://home.tampabay.rr.com/shenandoah/ "Shenandoah Ancestry" has a page on Showers with a picture of Phillip and some of his family. There is also a page on Kenney with pictures. Alley Blackford alley@tampabay.rr.com

Looking for information on the following family that may have moved to Warren County from Loudoun County, Virginia: 1 Mark GORE b: 1780-1790 d: 1845 in probably Loudoun County, Virginia .. +Elizabeth "Betsy" GIDEON b: Abt. 1784 in Maryland m: February 22, 1810 in Loudoun County, Virginia d: Aft. 1850 in probably Loudoun County, Virginia ........2 Ann GORE b: 1810-1815 in probably Loudoun County, Virginia ........ +Josiah TALLY m: November 11, 1833 in Loudoun County, Virginia ........2 William GORE b: 1824 in probably Loudoun County, Virginia ........ +Sarah Ann SWANN b: March 1827 in Virginia m: March 01, 1841 in Loudoun County, Virginia Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance, Mark R. Gideon mgideon@compuserve.com

Hello, I'm new to this group. I'd appreciate really be grateful for some help. I am hoping to locate anyone with any bit of knowledge of the following family groups. I would really like to locate some descendants. Thomas Benjamin Massie b. 1820 Spouse: # 1: Catherine Hicks b. 1821 children: Edward G. Massie b. 1848 m'd Sarah "Sally" Jane Rust William Benjamin Massie b. 1844 Thomas (L ?) Massie b. 1846 Anna Virginia Massie b. 1849 -50 m'd Edw. Scott Rust b. 1845 Emma Catherine Massie b. 1854 Glenmore W. Massie b. 1855 Ada Massie b. 1859 m'd T.H. Osborne Spouse # 2: Eliza (?) b. 1835 Children: Wade H. Massie b. 1869 ? M'd Elizabeth Hamilton Fletcher in Rappahannock Co. ? Joe b. ? In a letter, he refers to Joe, who is about to graduate from law school at the U. of Va. in Richmond. (@1894-95) I have a copy of an 1894 letter written by Thomas B. to his granddaughter, Jesse Joy Stewart . At the very top is written "Meadow Grove". Does anyone know where that is? I think it is near Front Royal. Mentions that he rides 2 miles to Chapaleer Farm. I don't know either. Thanks to you for any information you can give. Any suggestions no matter how "far out" will be appreciated. Thanks.. Shirley jstar@gte.net

I am looking for my gt.gt.grandmother Nancy McFarland. She was born in Warran Co. Va. and I do not have parents for her. Only info I have is that on the 1860 Schuyler Co. Mo. Census she is a widow and states she is 67 years old. Another census in Ohio states she was born 1813. I beleive this is wrong. I beleive she herself gave the census taker her report and she was indeed 67 years old and born in Warren Co. Va. Any one jhave any info on the McFarlands living in Va. around 1793-94? Thanks so much, Shirley Combs

To All, Warren Co. Cems. updated today. Added about 1,300 people to the Warren Co. Surname listing. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/9793/index.html Judy Campbell jcampbel@shentel.net

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To All, Added a new page tonight. Shenandoah Co. Marriages - 1850 - 1857 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/9793/index.html Judy Campbell jcampbel@shentel.net

To All - Rockingham Co. Cemeteries updated today. Fairview Church of Brethren Cem. & Mt. Olivet Church of Brethren Cem. added to the alpha listing. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/9793/index.html Judy Campbell jcampbel@shentel.net

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To all, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/9793/index.html Added a Photo today of Unknown People, they may be part of the Madison Co., Va. Hawkins Family. All help appreciated. Judy Campbell jcampbel@shentel.net --

Hi All, If you have tried to access any of the Rootsweb pages, you will know that they are down. Here is a note from the server owner. We are hoping to be back at full capacity by early next week. HARDWARE STILL BROKEN (Friday ... ) Date: Friday, June 05, 1998 8:31 AM > The good news is that the failing drive is now out of the machine, > and the disks are organized such that we can easily move them to a > newer and faster machine. > > The bad news is that the old server is still overloaded. We had > hoped the new drives (which are much faster than the old drive) > would have helped reduce the load on the server, but we still have > capacity problems. We obviously still have stability problems on the old Web server. I'm in the process of replacing all the adapter boards, with especial prejudice concerning the SCSI disk controller. Regardless of whether I can get the old server to stay up, we'll have the new server online within the next couple of days. That should fix the problem in a permanent sense. -B Good luck in your quest, Yvonne, List Administrator ****** Yvonne James-Henderson, Burke, VA MO USGenWeb Archives Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/mofiles.htm NC USGenWeb Archive Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm DC USGenWeb Archive Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/dc/dcfiles.htm ****** My Family Discussion Lists: BALLEAU BRISBIN COOKSEY GALBRAITH HITT HORN KENTON LAWSON LUCKY MORROW SWEET ZIMMERMAN Also researching JAMES/WRIGHT/WALLACE/WOODS//EATON/DRAKE/ FORSYTHE/WALKER/RUSSELL/DAVIS/BOOKOUT/BARNEY/REYNOLDS/ BUMP/HENDERSON/MCCLURG and more! God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

Thanks for the reply about SIDEBOTTOM, and your interest in my families of Winchester and Frederick Co, AL. Yes, I have many families of this county. TRENARY, Samuel F. b 1760 Loudoun Co, m 18 Jul 1799 Winchester, d Jan 1814 Winchester. and son TRENARY, Samuel Fenton, b Mar 1814 Winchester, m 14 Sep 1827 d 22 Apr 1869 Winchester. Bricklayer, stonemason and Sheriff of W. 1865-1868. wife was BARR, Ann b 10 Jun 1818 Winchester d 22 May 1863 Winchester, dau of Robert B. BARR b 12 Nov 1780 Winchester m abt 1802 VA, d 30 Mar 1853 Winchester, also a bricklayer and stonemason. Member of the Order of Masons. Son of James Barr, Rev WAr Vet. of Back Creek Dist, Berkeley Co, WVA. The ones I am most actively seeking information on are ARCHER, Mary b 1781 Newtown (Nineveh) Frederick Co, VA; d 21 Jan 1853 Winchester, m. Samuel F. TRENARY the elder. m Samuel Fenton TRENARY 1760-1814 of Nineveh. Mary was the dau of William ARCHER b aft 1740, and m abt 1780 probably in VA who m. to a Miss NEWTON ? Ann or Mary. the Will of Jeremiah, father of William was filed in Frederick Co, VA in 1761. Jeremiah ARCHER b abt 1710 m. abt 1738 VA to Elinor. He d abt 1761 at Nineveh, I Also need AVERY, Araminta b 3 Jan 1786, Alexandria ?, VA d 23 Feb 1850 Winchester, m Robert B. BARR. Please be on the lookout for any information for these individuals. Yes I made a research trip 6 years ago to Winchester. Found the gravestones of some at the cemetery there. Did not find the burial site for Samuel F. Trenary, 2 the one who was a union sympathizer and sheriff during reconstruction. Helen Austin, Decatur, AL AustinART@aol.com

Looking for information Thomas Moss who lived in Warren Co Va in 1787 and had a daughter named Margaret Peggy Moss...

Hi, I'm looking for a Simpson family that may have been in the Warren County. I think they were in the part of Frederick County that became Warren. His name was Thomas K Simpson. He was born in Virginia between 1797 and 1799. He married Sina or Lenah Bailey in 1827, and married Sophia Claggett in 1831. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Rick

I am trying to find out more information on Margaret "Peggy" Moss Bonnifield who was married to Arnold Bonnifield in Shenandoah VA but died in Warren Co Va in 1848. Can anyone help?

NANPEXA Thanks! The Warren Heritage Society's Laura Virginia Hale Archives is open Wednesdays 10 - 1 pm. They are supposed to start summer hours next week which will include Fridays 10 - 1. I do not know if they have available volunteers to man those hours or not. You might want to phone ahead. If you are planning a trip to the area, call ahead and ask to make an appointment. If a volunteer is available to open for you, you'll get individual attention that way too :) Good luck in your search. I hope to be doing some work for the archives later this summer when a new HUGE collection is to arrive. Linda At 03:07 PM 4/26/98 -0400, you wrote: >Linda was a great resource -- I visited Warren Heritage Society coming from >Connecticut to do so -- when I arrived, they could only be open a short time >for me. The folks tried to be helpful but what can a researcher do in an hour >or so. I looked around and saw an overwhelming collection of stuff that >needed organization -- I really want to do some real research there but am >confused by the collection and hours. Nancy Pexa NANPEXA@AOL.com

Hi Everyone, I made major changes on the Page Co., Va. Cemeteries today. Totally different from what it was. At the same time, it allowed me to enter all 20,000+ persons that are buried in Page Co. Cemeteries and included the Persons buried outside Page Co. This all the cemeteries in my Database files. I hope everyone will like the new format. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/9793/index.html Hope you find someone you are looking for. Judy Campbell jcampbel@shentel.net

I am researching my RISDON surname. My grgrgf, WILLIAM JOSEPH RISDON, born 3/3/1831 in Prince George's County, MD, claimed his residence was Front Royal, VA when obtaining a marriage license in Fauquier Co. VA. Is anyone aware of any RISDON family in Front Royal between 1831 and 1851. After marriage in Fauquier Co. in 1851 he & wife MARY KIRBY resided in Warrenton, VA. Purpose of inquiry is an effort to identify William's parents whom I have been unable to locate in MD, DC or VA counties around DC. Thanks John Risdon in FL