Pam, there is the new Great Western in Wise, Va. You can make reservations via the internet by contacting their web site at www.GreatWestern.com. We did just that when we planned our trip to Wise back in May. They are next door to a Shonney's, and there is a Mall across the road where there are several good restaurants. Have a good trip. Tim

Pam, There is a Best Western at the KMart intersection into Wise...just off 23. There are three motels at the interchange between 23 and 58A in Norton. a Super 8, a Holiday Inn, and a third one that I have forgotten the name of...something Hearth Inn. This one and the Best Western has just opened. There are several others but these are the ones readily assessable. Ganell ---------- From: Pam Kerschner <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [VAWISE-L] AUSTIN Memorial & Reunion Question Date: Monday, July 05, 1999 11:29 PM Does anyone on this list have information pertaining to the AUSTIN Memorial and Reunion which is scheduled for July 25th? Also, can anyone supply information regarding motel accommodations in Wise County? Thanks for your help, Pam Kerschner ==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Wise County list please send your request to: [email protected] (if you are in list mode) or to [email protected] (if you are in digest mode). [email protected] Phyllis Morefield

Does anyone on this list have information pertaining to the AUSTIN Memorial and Reunion which is scheduled for July 25th? Also, can anyone supply information regarding motel accommodations in Wise County? Thanks for your help, Pam Kerschner

Hello All! My g-grandfather Alex MULLINS (b. 1870 d. 1946) had a sister named Nancy MULLINS. Nancy married Giles SHORES and was called Granny SHORES. She was a midwife that delivered babies in KY & VA. I have the four volumes of "History of the Pound" and have seen the articles of Granny SHORES in them. But, I am hoping for more!! Can anyone help? My Alex MULLINS (b/o Granny) has been hiding from me for too long! I am also interested in any additional information on Granny SHORES. Thank you, Cheryl Strange-Laetsch Belleville, MI PS I was in Wise County this week at the Wise Co. Historical Society and am thankful for the help they gave me while there! And, my, what wonderful books!!! Researching: HALL, MULLINS, PERRY, STRANGE in SE KY and SW VA

The annual Swindall Memorial Service & Family Reunion for the descendants of John Calvin “J.C.” Swindall & Jane Vanover Swindall will be held July 17 & 18, 1999 at the Little Zion Old Regular Baptist Church in Dickenson Co., VA. J.C. Swindall initiated the annual Memorial Service following the death of his daughter, Mertie, and to the best of our knowledge services have been held annually since 1919 making this the 80th Reunion. Traditional Old Regular Baptist Church services will be held on Saturday, July 17th and Memorial Services will be held on Sunday, July 18th at the Church beginning around 9:00 A.M. and will last a couple of hours. Following services on Sunday, a potluck “dinner on the ground” family reunion will be held in Osborne’s Gap on land that has been owned by Swindall descendants for over 100 years. For those interested, guided trips to the various Swindall cemeteries in Osborne’s Gap will be offered. Everyone is invited to bring their favorite covered dish and join us in celebrating the lives of our Swindall ancestors. If you need more information or directions, please e-mail Martha Short at mailto:[email protected] or Richman Short at mailto:[email protected] John Calvin “J.C.” Swindall & Jane Vanover Swindall J.C. Swindall (b. 25 Oct 1853; d. 12 Mar 1939) was the son of John Wesley and Mary “Polly” (Phipps) Swindall. On 26 Sep 1872 in Wise Co., VA, he married Martha Jane Vanover, daughter of Eli and Ollie (Mullins) Vanover. Following his ordination to the ministry on 19 Jul 1884, J.C. became a leader, pastor, and moderator of the Little Zion Old Regular Baptist Church which he organized in 1886. J.C. also served as moderator of the Union Association of Old Regular Baptists for over 40 years. (To see a photo of J.C. & Jane visit my webpage at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mtnties/swinphotos.html) J.C. & Jane (Vanover) Swindall had the following children: 1) Melvin Cicero “Crickett” Swindall (9-30-1873; 8-29-1962) mar. 1. Elizabeth Hagan 2. Matilda Fleming 2) Columbus Rosco “Burrhead” Swindall (4-27-1875; 1-16-1965) mar. Elvina Killen 3) Palmyra Melissa Swindall (8-3-1877; 6-26-1965) mar. Emmett Fleming 4) Milburn Eddie Swindall (3-13-1880; 6-13-1952) mar. Ardelia “Delia” Austin 5) Ida Swindall (3-31-1883; bet 1900-1904) mar. Wilson F. Bolling 6) Carrie Swindall (3-9-1885; 1-9-1970) mar. John Henry Short (my great-grandparents) 7) Cora Swindall (3-8-1887; 2-27-1973) mar. Peter Countiss 8) Dora M. Swindall (7-19-1889; 3-3-1970) mar. 1. Robert Fleming 2. Edward Euin Stallard 9) Flora Virgie Swindall (1-15-1892; 12-18-1993) mar. 1. Benjamin Vanover 2. Wade H. Sanders 10) Bessie Swindall (5-26-1894; 8-20-1969) mar. 1. Alvin Killen 2. Hibbert Bryant 3. S.M. McPeak 4. Charlie Adams 11) Mertie Swindall (3-20-1896; 10/16/1918) mar. Benjamin Harrison “Fishhook” Mullins 12) Thomas Calvin Swindall (5-12-1899; 7-25-1991) mar. Julia Mae Davis Hope to see you there! Martha

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------3E6F10801184 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thomas and Bessie Osborne Rose lived in or near Wise Co., Va also probably in the Rhoda area. Bessie Rose is probably buried somewhere there. Does anyone have any information on this family? --------------3E6F10801184 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 20:45:28 -0700 From: Jerry and Gina Rose <[email protected]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01KIT (Win95; U; 16bit) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected] Subject: Rose, Thomas Wesley Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Folks. I am searching for information on Thomas Wesley Rose b 07 may 1880 in Claiborne Co., TN. He usually went by the name of Wes or Wesley. Wes married Bessie Mae Osborne in Lee Co., Va on 03 August 1901. Bessie was the daughter of Jake Osborne. She was born in Lee Co. Wes on the other hand named his parents as A.C. and Millie Rose. Wes' occupation was a miner. Bessie and Wes were married by J.E. Graham. Can anyone give me more information on the Roses or Osbornes. I am at a dead end with A.C. and Millie Rose. Does any of these families appear on the 1900 census? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jerry Rose ([email protected]) --------------3E6F10801184--

Continuing to look for these family branches that settled in Russell Co. in 1811. Jacob Blair II and Margaret Walker and their children. Their sons Benjamin who married Amelia Wallace, Jacob III who married Jane McClanahan, and William who married Frances Compton. Their daughters, Elizabeth who married John Chaney, Margaret who married John Yates, Sarah who married Andrew Ball, and Nancy who married Billy McClanahan. Most of these families moved from Russell Co. and settled in Buchanan/Dickenson Counties and the William Blair family settled in Pike Co. We are excited to also be having a planned family reuion, BLAIR REUNION 2000 in the Breaks Park na year from now! and are just as excited as can be! If you have information on any of the families or know of someone related , please let us know! Thanks John Blair/Jacob Blair Mailing List/adm.

Thanks Nancy. Jonah >Dear janah, >I don't think Wise County,Va kept death or birth certificates (Records) from >1890 until 1912. But the Wise Country Historical has a copy of all that was >kept-- check with them. >Sincerely, >Nancy Clark Brown >-----Original Message----- >From: Jonah May <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 2:48 PM >Subject: [VAWISE-L] Va. Death Certificate > > >>Hi All, >> Could someone tell me where and how to get a death certificate for >>someone that died in Wise County in 1892?? >>Thanks, >>Jonah >> >> >>==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe from the Wise County list please send your request to: >>[email protected] (if you are in list mode) or to >>[email protected] (if you are in digest mode). >>[email protected] Phyllis Morefield >> > > > > >==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the Wise County list please send your request to: >[email protected] (if you are in list mode) or to >[email protected] (if you are in digest mode). >[email protected] Phyllis Morefield > > > >

Dear janah, I don't think Wise County,Va kept death or birth certificates (Records) from 1890 until 1912. But the Wise Country Historical has a copy of all that was kept-- check with them. Sincerely, Nancy Clark Brown -----Original Message----- From: Jonah May <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 2:48 PM Subject: [VAWISE-L] Va. Death Certificate >Hi All, > Could someone tell me where and how to get a death certificate for >someone that died in Wise County in 1892?? >Thanks, >Jonah > > >==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the Wise County list please send your request to: >[email protected] (if you are in list mode) or to >[email protected] (if you are in digest mode). >[email protected] Phyllis Morefield >

Hi, Recently I made a query about where or if there was a site on line about orphans. I would like to thank everyone who wrote with information on this subject. I ran across the information on the bottom of this page and thought it might be helpful to somebody. From 1854 to 1929 the government ran what was known as "orphan Trains" they sent homeless children mostly from the New York area on trains to the West. The trains had pre determine stops where the local people would come out and "look" them over. Those that weren't chosen went on to the next stop, those that were chosen stayed where some found a much better life with people that loved them while others found a life close to slavery. This is an incredible and amazing part of US history that I have never heard of before. I hope this helps somebody, Ed Cooper Nonfiction Books Fry, Annette R. The Orphan Trains. New York: New Discovery Books, 1994. (This was our main print source for information. It's very well-written and has many photographs.) Holt Marilyn Irvin. The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1992. Marks, Frances E., and Patricia J. Young. Tears on Paper: The History and Life Stories of the Orphan Train Riders. 1990. Currently out of print. LCCN: 90-61695. (This source includes photo/information about Clara Comstock, an agent for the Children's Aid Society who accompanied many orphans to Iowa over the years.) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Fiction Books Holland, Isabelle. Journey Home. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1990. Nixon, Joan Lowery: A Family Apart. New York: Bantam, 1988. Caught in the Act. New York: Bantam, 1989. In the Face of Danger. New York: Bantam, 1989. A Place to Belong. New York: Bantam, 1990. Dangerous Promise. New York: Delacorte, 1994. Keeping Secrets. New York: Delacorte, 1995. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Magazine Articles Fry, Annette Riley. "The Children's Migration." American Heritage, December 1974, pages 4-10. Hendrix, George. "The Orphan Trains." Midwest Living, December 1988, pages 30-34. Jackson, Donald Dale. "It Took Trains to put Street Kids on the Right Track Out of the Slums." Smithsonian, August 1986, pages 95-103. McOllough, Verlene. "The Orphan Train Comes to Clarion." The Palimpsest, Fall 1988, pages 144-150. Wheeler, Leslie. "The Orphan Trains." American History Illustrated, December 1983, pages 10-23. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Videos Doing Local History with Video. Gunderson, Helen D., and Lindemeyer, Robert B. Iowa State University Media Resources Center, 1994. The Orphan Trains. By Janet Graham and the Ed Gray Film Co., New York City (shown on PBS as part of the American Experience series). For this documentary film contact: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Organizations Orphan Train Heritage Society of America (OTHSA) 614 East Emma Ave., #115 Springdale, Ar. 72764-4634 Phone: 501-756-2780 Children's Aid Society Office of Closed Records 150 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017 New York Foundling Hospital Department of Closed Records 590 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Individuals Madonna Harms (Archivist for Iowa Orphan Train Riders Archives Center) 401 Broad Street Rolfe, IA 50581 (712) 848-3609 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Don't forget your local public library, historical society, and newspaper office (archives)!!

Thanks Martha, Jonah > > >Jonah May wrote: > >> Hi All, >> Could someone tell me where and how to get a death certificate for >> someone that died in Wise County in 1892?? >> Thanks, >> Jonah > >Hi Jonah: > >The following websites give information on how to order certified death >certificates from the Commonwealth of Virginia: > ><http://vitalrec.com/va.html> > ><http://www.vdh.state.va.us/misc/f_08.htm> > >Martha > > > > > >==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== > >To unsubscribe from the Wise County list please send your request to: >[email protected] (if you are in list mode) or to >[email protected] (if you are in digest mode). >[email protected] Phyllis Morefield > >

Jonah May wrote: > Hi All, > Could someone tell me where and how to get a death certificate for > someone that died in Wise County in 1892?? > Thanks, > Jonah Hi Jonah: The following websites give information on how to order certified death certificates from the Commonwealth of Virginia: <http://vitalrec.com/va.html> <http://www.vdh.state.va.us/misc/f_08.htm> Martha

Hi All, Could someone tell me where and how to get a death certificate for someone that died in Wise County in 1892?? Thanks, Jonah

Hi, Does anyone know of a site that has listings for orphans, or orphanages in the mid to late 1800's? Ed

Dear List: Several of the descendants of Amanda Jane Reedy Mullins b. Feb. 10, 1847 and d. Nov. 30, 1926 have joined together to try to replace her tombstone which is deteriorating rapidly. She was the daughter of Peter Reedy and Nancy Adams and the wife of Solomon M. Mullins. Solomon & Amanda had the following children: Andrew Jackson mar. Cynthia Cook Lewis Morgan mar. Jennie Mullins Cynthia Ann died young George Lee mar. Rachel Rasnick Paris mar. Lula Davenport Henry Milton mar. Dealy Mullins Virginia Tennessee mar. Morgan Rasnick Queen Victoria Polly Emmaline mar. Jarvy Mullins Sarah Matilda mar. James Smith If any other descendants would like to contribute to this project please contact me privately (mailto:[email protected])for more information. Martha Short Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com

Please, can anyone tell me how to find the author or publisher of this book: "Whitaker Families of Eastern Kentucky" by Custer Back? Also, what is the exact address for the Letcher Co. Kentucky equivalent of this page? Thanks. Brenda

Hello, I'd like to thank everyone who responded to my Clark Cousins Of Va query. I'm currently up to my neck in responses from the post. Please be patient and I will get back to you about your Clark of Va query. Those of you who submitted Clark lines for posting I will start that project this weekend. Those of you who offered suggestions I will get in touch with you to discuss those suggestions. If anyone has further info, comments, suggestions please continue to send but please be patient. If you missed the info the first time, you can join the ClarkCousinsofVa email group at http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/ClarkCousinsOfVa You can visit the Clark Cousins Of Va website at http://members.tripod.com/ClarkCousins/ Thanks again for all the interest in the Clark and related lines.

John, Where would I go to find this info! As I come through Simon and Phebe's.... daughter Elizabeth who marries Robert Beverly Dianne john hamilton wrote: > For anyone researching the Wise Co Hamilton line. > > I recently found a on-line copy of a will for Henry Mayze of Henry Co Va. > This will established the parents of Susanna Mayse (wife to Thomas > Hollingsworth). > > Various deed records for Henry Mayze trace his path from Brunswick, > Mecklenburg,Pittsyslvannia,Henry counties. > > I had been collecting data on Mayze familmies in and around Amherst Co that > were related to Hamilton family in that area since this is the possile > origin of the Wise Co Hamiltons ( from Schuyler/James Hamilton of 1810). > > However, this new data shows that the Mayze/Hollingsworth line arrived in > SWVa independent of the migration of the Hamilton group. > > John Hamilton > > ==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Wise County list please send your request to: > [email protected] (if you are in list mode) or to > [email protected] (if you are in digest mode). > [email protected] Phyllis Morefield

Hi John, Where did you find the on-line will?? Thomas Hollingsworth and Susanna Mayse are my ancestors through their daughter, Phoebe that married Simeon Dotson. Jonah May >For anyone researching the Wise Co Hamilton line. > >I recently found a on-line copy of a will for Henry Mayze of Henry Co Va. >This will established the parents of Susanna Mayse (wife to Thomas >Hollingsworth). > >Various deed records for Henry Mayze trace his path from Brunswick, >Mecklenburg,Pittsyslvannia,Henry counties. > >I had been collecting data on Mayze familmies in and around Amherst Co that >were related to Hamilton family in that area since this is the possile >origin of the Wise Co Hamiltons ( from Schuyler/James Hamilton of 1810). > >However, this new data shows that the Mayze/Hollingsworth line arrived in >SWVa independent of the migration of the Hamilton group. > >John Hamilton > > > >==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the Wise County list please send your request to: >[email protected] (if you are in list mode) or to >[email protected] (if you are in digest mode). >[email protected] Phyllis Morefield >

For anyone researching the Wise Co Hamilton line. I recently found a on-line copy of a will for Henry Mayze of Henry Co Va. This will established the parents of Susanna Mayse (wife to Thomas Hollingsworth). Various deed records for Henry Mayze trace his path from Brunswick, Mecklenburg,Pittsyslvannia,Henry counties. I had been collecting data on Mayze familmies in and around Amherst Co that were related to Hamilton family in that area since this is the possile origin of the Wise Co Hamiltons ( from Schuyler/James Hamilton of 1810). However, this new data shows that the Mayze/Hollingsworth line arrived in SWVa independent of the migration of the Hamilton group. John Hamilton