I would like to know what happened to my grandfather's brothers and sisters and the brothers and sisters of my grandfather's parents: My name is Wanda Wamsley Balducci. My father is John Curtis Reginald Wamsley, the son of Jasper Newton (Jack) Wamsley. Jasper Newton (Jack) Wamsley, born April 27, 1873 in Indiana; died March 02, 1962 in Petersburg, Virginia; buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia.. He was the son of George Fisher Wamsley and S. Margaret Talbott. Jasper Newton Wamsley was born in Indiana. He came to West Virginia (where his father was from) with his family in 1878, at the age of 5, and located at Huttonsville, West Virginia. During his lifetime, he was also known as John and Jack. He lived in Randolph County, West Virginia while growing up. (Randolph County, West Virginia, is the largest county east of the Mississippi River. More that one quarter of the county lies within the Monongahela National Forest. Elkins is the county seat.) Jasper worked with his brothers as a coal miner while a young man. He worked for four years as a brakeman for the WVA and C&P Railroad and two years on the B&O Railroad; some of this time he worked with his brothers. In 1893, he married Anna Hovatter. In 1898, Jasper opened a bicycle shop and agency for the Singer Manufacturing Company in Elkins, West Virginia. Sometime afterward, he relocated his family to the area of Stuebenville, Ohio (Friendly, Ohio). He left his family and came to Virginia from Steubenville, Ohio. His car broke down in front of the Motley Farm in Moneta, Virginia, home of James Daniel Motley. Jasper Wamsley married Julia Frances Motley, daughter of James Daniel Motley, and they lived in Roanoke and South Boston, Virginia. He operated a restaurant business in Roanoke, VA. While living in South Boston, VA, he was a carpenter foreman and contractor; he built the water works for the town and built a church. He also worked as a carpenter in Keysville, VA. Jasper and Julia had three children before their marriage ended. He then married Mary Edna Motley, Julia's younger sister and moved to Petersburg at the beginning of WWI. He worked as a carpenter foreman and helped to construct Camp Lee. After WWI, he operated a "jitney business" (taxicab company) in Petersburg. He was later the owner of Richmond- Petersburg- Fredericksburg Transfer Company, a hauling and moving business. He died at his home on 249 Bollingbrook Street, Petersburg, Virginia after being ill for a short time. Funeral services were by J. T. Morris Funeral Home, Petersburg, Virginia. He was buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. Children of Jasper Wamsley and Anna Hovatter are: i. Ollen Dayton Wamsley, born 1894 in Friendly, West Virginia; died March 17, 1961 in Steubenville, Ohio (northern Ohio); married Violet Aulet 1936 in Steubenville, Ohio. ii. Howard Wamsley, died Deceased. iii. Dewey Wamsley. iv. Hazel Wamsley. Children of Jasper Wamsley and Julia Motley are: i. Robert Plummer Wamsley, born August 20, 1904 in Roanoke, Virginia; died September 01, 1959 in Dinwiddie, VA at home; buried in Blandford Cemetary, Petersburg, VA.; married Gladys Virginia Baugh. ii. Kathleen Margaret Wamsley, born November 02, 1906 in Roanoke, Virginia; married (1) Julius Lemuel Baines; married (2) Floyd Holt Brock. iii. Howard Ernest Wamsley, Sr., born May 22, 1909 in Roanoke, Virginia; died December 29, 1997 in Ettrick, Virginia; married Alma Neal Perkinson September 01, 1928 in Gatesville, North Carolina. Children of Jasper Wamsley and Mary Motley are: i. Clifton Rudolph Wamsley, born March 06, 1911 in Roanoke, Virginia; died April 07, 1957 in Petersburg, Virginia; married Lorine Newcomb. ii. Hazel Edna Wamsley, born June 16, 1916; married Herbert Gee Powell. iii. Mary Frances Wamsley, born March 29, 1918 in Petersburg, Virginia; married (2) Russell Pond; married (3) William M. Venable. iv. Marie Belle Wamsley, born August 16, 1920 in Petersburg, Virginia; died August 20, 1993 in Indiana; married Hank E. Steinhauer. v. Gloria Russie Wamsley, born August 13, 1922 in Petersburg, Virginia; died December 28, 1941 in Petersburg, Virginia. vi. Lillian Inez Wamsley, born April 29, 1924 in Petersburg, Virginia; married Edwin Russell Minetree, Sr. November 13, 1941 in Marion, South Carolina. vii. Grace Christine Wamsley, born December 09, 1925 in Petersburg, Virginia; died February 11, 1992 in Petersburg, Virginia; married Albert K. Wynne. viii. Goldie Evelyn Wamsley, born December 27, 1927 in Petersburg, Virginia; married (1) Eugene Livesay; married (2) John E. Price. ix. Theodore Randolph "Buddy" Wamsley, born July 31, 1930 in Petersburg, Virginia; married (1) Kathy Brown; married (2) Jean Sanderson. 2 x. John Curtis Reginald Wamsley, born January 07, 1935 in Petersburg, Virginia; married Elsie Louise Wade June 18, 1954 in Ettrick Methodist Church, Ettrick, VA, by Rev. L.C. Smart.. xi. Donald Fredrick Wamsley, Sr., born November 27, 1936; married (1) Geraldine Little; married (2) Frances Vaughan. George Fisher Wamsley, born August 10, 1845 in Randolph County, West Virginia; died February 21, 1881 He was the son of Andrew Marcellus Wamsley and Mary Harper. He married S. Margaret Talbott March 29, 1866 S. Margaret Talbott, born 1846; died 1908. She was the daughter of 18. Elisha Talbott and 19. Millie (Amelia/ Mildred) Stephens. The war record of Confederate Soldier George Fisher Wamsley is on record at the Department of Archives, Charleston, West Virginia. He was a Private Company I, 19th Regular Cavalry. According to the Company Muster Roll, he enlisted April 12, 1963, Camp N. West by J.W. Marshall, Huntersville, Virginia. He was a prisoner of war captured by Union Troops April 5, 1864 and taken with other prisoners to Military prison at Wheeling, Virginia, also known as Atheneum Prison. (The 19th Regiment Virginia Cavalry was organized April 11, 1863 with ten companies, A to K, which were composd principally of former members of the 3rd Regiment virginia State Line, which had been disbanded about March 31, 1863.) He was also a scout for Confederate Army. He was captured and arrested by Union Troops in Randolph, Virginia. He was sent to Camp Chase April 8, 1864 and was released by order of Secretary of Washington, D.C. August 24, 1864. His father, Andrew M. Wamsley, posted a land bond for his release and George signed that he would never again take up arms against the United States. George Fisher Wamsley took the oath of allegiance to the United States of America on April 8, 1864 and was released from the Union prison, Camp Chase by order of the Secretary of War. Andrew M. Wamsley posted a bond of $500 as surety. George is buried in the Brick Church Cemetery, Huttonsville, West Virginia (The cemetary is immediately south of the Huttonsville Correctional Center between routes 219 and 250 and on the Tygart Valley River. It is 6-7 miles south of the Wamsley farm owned by Thomas Andrew Wamsley). Talbotts are on record as living in Randolph County, West Virginia, prior to the year 1800. Margaret Talbott is buried in Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph County, West Virginia. ( The first church in Barbour, in fact in all of Randolph County, was Bethel Chapel, the Primitive Baptist church just west of Meadowville. Children of George Wamsley and S. Talbott are: i. Elisha T. Wamsley, born 1867; died March 18, 1905. ii. Lash Wamsley, born Aft March 29, 1866; died Deceased. iii. Russie Wamsley, born Aft March 29, 1866. iv. Will Wamsley, born Aft March 29, 1866. 4 v. Jasper Newton (Jack) Wamsley, born April 27, 1873 in Indiana; died March 02, 1962 in Petersburg, Virginia; buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia.; married (1) Anna Hovatter 1893 in Tucker County, West Virginia; married (2) Julia Frances Motley Abt 1900; married (3) Mary Edna Motley Abt 1910. vi. John Huff Wamsley, born October 10, 1875 in Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia; died August 13, 1964 in Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia; married Rebecca Alice Canfield May 15, 1900. vii. Robert Plummer "Bob" Wamsley, born January 29, 1880 in Elkins, West Virginia; died April 29, 1971; married Sarah Thorne. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF ANY OF THESE PEOPLE!! Thanks, Wanda