Good afternoon, all, Thanks to Elaine Via's wonderful help, I have recently found my grandmother's grandmother, Eliza Jane Via. My line is: Janet Medlock Cook > Ray Kennard Medlock > Nettie Jane Sampson > Susan Elizabeth Humphrey > Eliza Jane Via > William Via. Nettie Jane wound up in Saline County, Arkansas where she died in 1915. She had married a Saline Countian in Augusta County, Virginia and they moved to her husband's home in Alexander, Saline Co., AR by 1900. She married my grandfather, Robert Newton Medlock, in 1903. Susan Humphrey married Layton Sampson, 1867, Augusta Co., VA. The license gives her parents names. Eliza Jane Via married George Washington Humphrey in Albemarle Co., VA in 1843. Eliza's & George's marriage license gives William Via as her father but doesn't give her mother's name. The witnesses were William A. Via and Elizabeth P. Via. Having just started working on this line, I haven't been to a good research center to see what I might find. However, having searched the Internet and the databases I subscribe to, I have not found just which William is her father. Now that my lineage is out of the way, I'll ask my question: Does anyone have a list of William Via's & Nancy Maupin's children? The William Via, Sr. in the 1840 Albemarle census seems to be the most likely candidate for Eliza Jane's father since it shows a female 15-20 and the 1830 shows William Via, Jr. with a female 5-9. This William fits the birth dates stated in WFT for William, son of Wm Via & Mary Craig. IF this is Eliza Jane's father, the witness to Eliza's marriage could have been her brother, William A. Via. There are 5 children in the 1830 census and 7 in the 1840 census so not all are listed in WFT. The FHC I have access to is closed for vacation and I feel like the Mervin's ad where the woman is pressed against the door saying "Open, open, open". Thank you for reading this far, Janet Cook

Janet--Do you have access to Dorothy Shaffett's excellent Maupin book? It is well researched on the Maupins. Denise Maupin Watson Alexandria, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet" <jcook@usroots.com> To: <VIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:37 PM Subject: [VIA-L] Eliza Jane Via, Albemarle, VA, ca1825 > Good afternoon, all, > > Thanks to Elaine Via's wonderful help, I have recently found my > grandmother's grandmother, Eliza Jane Via. My line is: > > Janet Medlock Cook > Ray Kennard Medlock > Nettie Jane Sampson > Susan > Elizabeth Humphrey > Eliza Jane Via > William Via. > > Nettie Jane wound up in Saline County, Arkansas where she died in 1915. > She had married a Saline Countian in Augusta County, Virginia and they > moved to her husband's home in Alexander, Saline Co., AR by 1900. She > married my grandfather, Robert Newton Medlock, in 1903. > > Susan Humphrey married Layton Sampson, 1867, Augusta Co., VA. The > license gives her parents names. > > Eliza Jane Via married George Washington Humphrey in Albemarle Co., VA > in 1843. Eliza's & George's marriage license gives William Via as her > father but doesn't give her mother's name. The witnesses were William A. > Via and Elizabeth P. Via. Having just started working on this line, I > haven't been to a good research center to see what I might find. > However, having searched the Internet and the databases I subscribe to, > I have not found just which William is her father. > > Now that my lineage is out of the way, I'll ask my question: > Does anyone have a list of William Via's & Nancy Maupin's children? The > William Via, Sr. in the 1840 Albemarle census seems to be the most > likely candidate for Eliza Jane's father since it shows a female 15-20 > and the 1830 shows William Via, Jr. with a female 5-9. This William fits > the birth dates stated in WFT for William, son of Wm Via & Mary Craig. > IF this is Eliza Jane's father, the witness to Eliza's marriage could > have been her brother, William A. Via. There are 5 children in the 1830 > census and 7 in the 1840 census so not all are listed in WFT. > > The FHC I have access to is closed for vacation and I feel like the > Mervin's ad where the woman is pressed against the door saying "Open, > open, open". > > Thank you for reading this far, > > Janet Cook >