I have a birth certificate of Hiram Via. Date of birth: ____ Mar 1889 Place of Birth: Albemarle, Virginia Father's Name: Rice G. Via (George Rice Via) Mother's Name: Cornelia Via (Cornelia Mildred Duff) If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine =^..^=

I have a birth certificate of John Tyler Via. Date of Birth: 1 Nov 1855 Place of Birth: Floyd, Virginia Name of Child: Jon T. Via Father's Name: Josiah Via Mother's Name: Rachel Via (Hale) If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine =^..^=

I have a marriage certificate of George Washington Via and Mary Jane Miller. Date of Marriage: 11 May 1855 Place of Marriage: Pulaski, Virginia George's parents: Robert and Francis Viar Mary's parents: Wm. and Barbara Miller If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine =^..^=

I have a marriage certificate of William Via & Martha Jane Smith. Date of Marriage: 28 Jan 1857 Place of Marriage: Floyd, Virginia William's parents: R. and F. Via (Richard & Frances) Martha's parents: L. and M. Smith (John Luke & Mary) If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine =^..^=

I have a marriage certificate of Isabelle Via and Sparrel Ratliff. Date of Marriage: 17 Mar 1870 Place of Marriage: Floyd, Virginia Isabelle's parents: R. and Franky Via (Richard) Sparrel's parents: J. and A. Ratliff If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine =^..^=

I have a birth certificate of Jefferson Davis Via. Date of Birth: 20 Apr 1895 Place of Birth: Craig, Virginia Name of Child: Jefferson D. Via Father's Name: Thomas L. Via Mother's Name: Agnes R. Via If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine =^..^=

I have a marriage certificate of Oscar N. Via & Amanda C. Ruble. Date of Marriage: 6 Feb 1877 Place of Marriage: Craig, Virginia Oscar parents: Nimrod F. and Mariah Amanda's parents: James and Vista If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected]

I have a birth certificate of James W. Via. Date of Birth: 15 Sep 1859 Place of Birth: Albemarle, Virginia Name of Child: Jas. W. Via Father's Name: Nimrod F. Via Mother's Name: Marie Via If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine =^..^=

Foot note to spellings would be best in my humble opinion. Jim Via

In a message dated 11/17/2002 8:46:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I want to make it easy for future generations to verfy my work. Should I > put in a footnote explaining the different spellings? > William, I can't really recommend one method or another. When I started my database everyone was put in with the Via spelling. That way when I was searching I could find the person I was looking for regardless of the spelling. In the event fields I created a category for name spelling and added the various spellings I found for an individual. But I have started editing that method because in later generations the spellings used seemed to stay consistent down to current generations. So if I find documentation such as census records, headstone inscriptions, obituary notices, etc. and it seems to appear that that line took a particular spelling I am changing the names in my database to reflect their spelling. Better a little inconvenience for me than to misrepresent a familys name. Judy

Good Afternoon!!! Working in Gallia County, Ohio. Spellings are never Via always Vier, Viers, Viar, Viars, etc. So will go with the tombstone method. Just a interesting fact. A descendant family in Elkton, VA. The name spelled three different ways and they were all brothers and sisters buried in the same plot. Had to laugh. The only thing that got my attention was the middle name "Maupin". Several children in the family only one married, others died single and they all lived in the same area. So they had to have known the spellings was different. William -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 17, 2002 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] What Spelling to Use >In a message dated 11/17/2002 8:46:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > > >> I want to make it easy for future generations to verfy my work. Should I >> put in a footnote explaining the different spellings? >> > >William, >I can't really recommend one method or another. When I started my database >everyone was put in with the Via spelling. That way when I was searching I >could find the person I was looking for regardless of the spelling. In the >event fields I created a category for name spelling and added the various >spellings I found for an individual. > >But I have started editing that method because in later generations the >spellings used seemed to stay consistent down to current generations. So if >I find documentation such as census records, headstone inscriptions, obituary >notices, etc. and it seems to appear that that line took a particular >spelling I am changing the names in my database to reflect their spelling. >Better a little inconvenience for me than to misrepresent a familys name. > >Judy > >

Good Morning, Group!!! Would like some comments on what spelling to use for the Via family? Should I use the Via, or the names used on their tombstones, or the names in the Census? I want to make it easy for future generations to verfy my work. Should I put in a footnote explaining the different spellings? William Albertson [email protected]

In a message dated 11/15/2002 1:19:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Starting to work now on the line of Mary Via, daughter of Wm Amer. > Reportedly she married a Berry. I have checked the 1810 Census and guess > what we have a Rowland Berry living in Madison Co. VA. I am copying all > the Berry families from the 1810 Census in Madison, Augusta, Albemarle, and > Rockingham Counties in VA. William, In checking the Rowland Berry you mention above it doesn't look like he would be a descendent of Mary Via Berry. On-line info suggests his father was Elisha Berry and Frances Sampson and the father of Elisha Berry was John Berry and wife Jemima. In looking at the processioning records of St Pauls Parish on page 343 in mentions William Berrys orphans in area 6, November 17, 1755. On page 348 for November 17, 1755 it lists Mary Berry. So assuming this is Mary Via Berry the records on 343 pertaining to William Berry do not appear to give us the name of Mary's husband. She's listed in area 11. In looking through some other records I find a George Berry in Hanover county in 1733. On petition of Charles Barrett it is ordered that John Kimbro Senr, George Berry, John Henson and John Harris do value the buildings works and Improvements with Regard to expenses on 400 acres belonging to the petitioner on the North branch of the North fork of the Little River and make report at the next court. The interesting part of this is George Berry signed with his mark - a B. I've often wondered why some of the Via's used as their mark a signed letter. In 1733 Frances Horsley wife of Robert Horsley (father & mother of Rowland Horsley) signed Robert's will with her mark - the letter F. Another record found - Geo Berry 180 acres, 13 Nov 1756 on North side Pounding Creek by John Staples, joining Wm Berry, Matt Mills, Andr Greenhors. Transferredc to Gaml Baley. (This is from Land Lying in Albemarle County). Same source for the following: Benjamin Chenault, 49 acres, 18 Dec 1760 on head of a branch of North Hardware River, joining Jon Fieldes, Wm Berry, Wm Nelson Esq. Transferred to Nathan Shelton and from Shelton to John Clarkson. Clifton Rodes, 152 acres, Dec 5, 1783 lying on the South side of Mechums river and the branches thereof, by William Hay, joining Wm Berry, Hen Mills, Jno Thomas. In checking the processioning records of St Pauls Parish, Mary Berry was listed in precinct or area 11 on November 17, 1755. The next processioning took place in 1759. She is not listed in precinct 11 but her previous neighbors are all still there. So either Mary died in that 4 year span or like so many others she left the area. To be continued...... Judy

William, Please check St. Paul's Parish Records. Hanover Co. VA Mary's land is Processioned, other entries refer to William Berry's Orphans. Jewell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maupin Reunion" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 3:21 PM Subject: [VIA-L] Mary Via and ??? Berry > Good Afternoon, Group!!! > > Starting to work now on the line of Mary Via, daughter of Wm Amer. Reportedly she married a Berry. I have checked the 1810 Census and guess what we have a Rowland Berry living in Madison Co. VA. I am copying all the Berry families from the 1810 Census in Madison, Augusta, Albemarle, and Rockingham Counties in VA. These maybe out Via lines from the Berry family. The names in these counties match the Via names closer that the other counties. > > Thanks to Judy to draw our attention to the name Rowland. It is an unusual name and it maybe the clue we need to solve the Via lines. > > William > >

Good Afternoon, Group!!! Starting to work now on the line of Mary Via, daughter of Wm Amer. Reportedly she married a Berry. I have checked the 1810 Census and guess what we have a Rowland Berry living in Madison Co. VA. I am copying all the Berry families from the 1810 Census in Madison, Augusta, Albemarle, and Rockingham Counties in VA. These maybe out Via lines from the Berry family. The names in these counties match the Via names closer that the other counties. Thanks to Judy to draw our attention to the name Rowland. It is an unusual name and it maybe the clue we need to solve the Via lines. William

The following obit was in our local paper today, I thought there may be someone in the group that would be interested. Perry DR. William Frederick (Bill) Via Dr. William Frederick (Bill) Via, Jr., 81 died Saturday, Oct.26, 2002 at University of North Carolina Hospital after a brief illness. Dr. Via was born Dec. 27, 1920, in Ironton, Ohio, to W.F. Via Sr., and Lucille Smith Via. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University, and received his D.D.S. Degree in 1945 from The Ohio State University. In 1948, as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, Bill married Dorothy Oshanic in San Francisco. Bill was a Fellow in both the American College of Dentist and the American Academy of Oral Roentgenology. He held academic appointments at the University of California, Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and the The University of Connecticut at Storrs before joining the faculty of the UNC Dental School in 1969, where he was head of Oral Diagnosis until his retirement in 1980. Dr. Via received numerous academic honors and published many research papers on his work in pedodontics and oral radiology. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Bill was an inventor, a silversmith, and a precision machinist. He obtained 5 patents for his inventions. He learned to fly in 1938, and flying and sailing were lifelong passions. After his retirement in 1980, Bill established and operated the Meadowlark Soaring School in Burlington, N.C. In 1990, he started Byway Studios, a video editing business in Chapel Hill, which he operated until his death. Bill will be remembered by all who knew him as a tremendously creative person with a burning desire for life, a constantly active mind and an energetic attitude. Bill is survived by his wife, Dorothy: his daughters Judy Via of Chapel Hill and Sara Via Hawthorne of Ellicott City, Maryland; two grandchildren, Andy Hawthorne, and Nicholas Hawthorne; his sister, Nancy Via Summers and husband Frank, of Staunton, VA; nephews E. Lee Summers III and his wife Jane, of Virginia Beach, and Timothy Summers and wife Jennifer of Hickory, N.C. and a niece Susan Summers Andrews and husband Tony, of Bethesda , MD., great nephews William Summers, Tyler Summers, Timothy Summers, Jr., and great nieces Katherine Summers and Iva Lucille Andrews. A memorial service was held at Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Garrett Road, Durham on Friday, Nov. 1 at 2:00 pm Family received visitors after the service in the fellowship hall. Condolences may be sent to Dorothy Via at 750 Weaver Dairy Road, # 236, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the UNC Memorial Hospital, 101 Manning Drive., Chapel Hill, N.C. 27541, Attn: Susan Blalack. Please include a memo mentioning a memorial for W.F. Via to benefit the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit.

Elaine I enjoyed the site at rootsweb. I just wanted you to know that you put a m in your name instead of a n after the "contact"........ Hope you are doing well. I am just trying to survive the next couple of weeks and then I will get a small break. Also I am going to visit Toronto Canada for a conference of religious scholars, to talk about a Native American book three of them have written. I am looking forward to seeing the country there. Maybe even a little snow. Well take care and have fun. cya Larry

Hi, I have over 600 certificates on my family tree. I have submitted the names & dates on Australasian-Birth, Death, and Marriage Exchange http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausbdm/ Go ALL the way down to INTERNATIONAL BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES EXCHANGES, then Click on United States of America. Then Click on the letter you want in Birth or Death or Marriages (I have LOTS of VIA marriages)!! If you see a certificate you want a copy of, just email me the names & dates and I'll send it right out to you. Maybe, if you have some certificates you want to Submit, go to the bottom of the page, pass Marriages, you will see Submit Your Certificates. It is real easy. I have found a few lost cousins this way. GOOD LUCK!!! Elaine =^..^=

William, Try this shortcut to Elaine's site: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=elainemvia49 Sandy Spradling

Good Morning, Group!!! Great Elaine, how do we get to it? Elaine, I have a good friend apparently on your line. She is a Marshall descendant. Her line is Gabriel Maupin, Judith Maupin Epperson Burch, Judith Ann Maupin Burch, Judith America Gardner (who married Fountain Marshall), John Richard Marshall (He disappeared in the 1890-1900 era, may have found him in California). Would love to check you site out. William -----Original Message----- From: Elaine <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:03 AM Subject: [VIA-L] Via Family Tree >Hi, > >I just wanted to let the group know, I put my Via Family Tree on the RootsWeb site. It has 21,439 individuals. A lot of Via's, but also Harris, Sipes, Shifflett, Sandridge, Marshall and many more. ENJOY!! >Elaine =^..^= > >