Rodney, My belief is that the Stinsons did not reside in WV prior to the 1893 trip to WA. They were residing in Russell Co. (Actually right on the Russell and Buchanan line, on Big A Mountain). I'm not sure of this so I'll copy this to Barbara Pearson, my cousin to see if she can clarify. The Oliver Workman you found on the 1880 Greenbrier Co., WV Census is my GGrandfather. He was born abt 1862 VA (now WV). His daughter Mary Alice b. 3/14/1882 was my grandmother. She marred George Floyd Stinson in Riffe in 1905. She died in Riffe in 11/1924 from complications of childbirth after giving birth to her 9th child. She was buried, along with many other members of the Stinson, Workman, and Thompson families in the Riffe Cemetery (We think it was originally called the Stinson Cemetery, as James Stinson is reported to have donated the land for the Cemetery) and later moved to Doss Cemetery when the Riffe Lake was formed. Karl -----Original Message----- From: Rdvsr@aol.com [mailto:Rdvsr@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 6:35 PM To: WALEWIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WALEWIS-L] Stinson, Workman, Thompson Families of EasternLewisCounty I don't understand why the families you mention, with exception of WORKMAN, were not in 1880 Greenbrier Co Census. In Wyoming Co there is a James WORKMAN with a son Oliver age 17, in 1880 I have that a duaghter of R.S. & Dulcena (Roberts) WORKMAN had a daugher Rebecca WORKMAN md Oliver WORKMAN. Rebecca was b ca 1870. There are no RIFFE or STINSON families in 1880 Greenbrier census are there? There are several THOMPSON families though. Rodney V ==== WALEWIS Mailing List ==== Scan those PHOTOS, identify in writing who they are and Protect Them for future generations! John Blair/Listowner/ jblair@kalama.com