Hello, I have some information regarding this message and have replied to ACBelieves but the mail was returned. I also have some pictures that may be helpful. Is there a way to contact ACBelieves with e-mail and attachments. If you are interested in the things I have, please advise me at [email protected] Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] Sparrell Viars Pictures > My first cousin, Charles Perry, Jr. from CA. has a Via Lineage Webpage > (http://www.nethope.com/via) with information that many of you already know, > I'm sure, but some may not have delved into geneology, as I have not until > recently. It is so exciting to know that we have relatives all over this > country, and that we all came from the same ancestry. I have met some by > email and some in person, and I can't say how how exciting it is to learn of > my ancestry. > All along you were talking of the Via's I decended from, but didn't recognize > the connection until just recently. Happy to see Vias that I finally > recognize as my Via family. > > This particular Sparrell Viars/Via b: 1846 d: 1936 is connected to my line of > Viars/Vias. MY great grandfather is Stephen Sparrell Via who was b: 1828 d: > 1883 (They could have been cousins) . > > My Grandfather was (Samuel Gennens Via - b: 12-05-1871 ~ d: 03-21-1962 > wife ~ Goergianna Lee Pennington b: 03-29-1879 ~ d: > 09-11-1941) > His father (my gfath) was Stephen Sparrell Via - b: 02-18-1828 ~ d: > 12-18-1883 > wife ~ Mary Jane Cochram b: 06-30-1833 ~ d: 10-02-1925 > His father (my ggfath) was Anderson Via - b: 03-15-1799 ~ d: 8-25-1874 > wife ~ Jane "Jensie" Vest b: 11-05-1805 ~ d: 05-08-1890 > > And beyond that we go back to John Vier, Jr. - 1759- 1834 /Sarah Wright > 1761-1849 > Then to Gideon Vier/Isobel 1730-1814/wife, Isobel ? > Then to John Vier - b: 1700 d: unknown/wife's name unknown > Ann Craig > > My Mother's family, The Samuel Gennens Via Family hold a Via Family Reunion > the early part of June, each year in Columbus, Ohio. (This year, the 8th, I > believe). You're welcome to come, we'd love to meet you. We met a new cousin > at our reunion just last year, and heard from others by email. > > >