WAMSLEY~WEB NEWSLETTER #23 HELLO EVERYONE AND THANKS FOR ALL OF THE INTERESTING THINGS YOU HAVE BEEN SENDING!! This newsletter has some sites to click on which have Wamsley info or info on related families. AOL members should be able to access them easily. If you cannot access the site by typing in the words, let me know and I will send you the text. **************************************************************************** ** ************* The following site has a biography on Mary Ann Collett Wamsley, wife of William Wamsley. Does anyone know who she is? I do not have her in my notes. Wanda <A HREF="http://search.ancestry.com/cgi- bin/sse.dll?db=oph&gs=wamsley&DatabaseID=3239.htm&Title=Our+Pioneer+Heritage &D atabaseName=oph&SearchEngine=sse.dll&Server=search&Type=F&query=wamsley&ct=1 73 87">Our Pioneer Heritage Results</A> Our Pioneer Heritage Volume 6 Pioneer Midwives [Part Ii] >From the "States" Emigrant's Guide Mary Ann Collett Wamsley. In 1846, after the Saints were driven from their homes in Nauvoo, Mary Ann Collett Wamsley was born in a wagon box at Sugar Creek, Lee County, Iowa. Her parents,Daniel and Esther Collett, came from England in 1841, one year after they were baptized by Wilford Woodruff. From Sugar Creek, the Collett family went to Winter Quarters where Mr. Collett worked as a wheelwright for three years. The Collett family, now seven in number, crossed the plains in 1851 and settled in Lehi. Mrs. Collect was especially skilled in preparing from herbs, roots and barks, medicines used in treating various diseases. She carefully explained to her daughter the mixing processes and how to administer the medicine. When Mary Ann was eleven years of age her mother passed away, but the spark to prepare herself for a life of service to the sick and the suffering had been kindled in the child and she determined to attain her great desire. The Collett family moved to Plain City, Weber County, in 1859, and it was here that Mary Ann met William Wamsley. She continued her interest in the sick and at the age of eighteen was assisting mothers in childbirth. Mary Ann attended medical meetings and took pride in preparing a display at the County Fair of the various medicinal herbs, roots, and powdered barks familiar to her as home remedies. Shortly after Mary Ann Collett and William Wamsley were married, they were called by the Church authorities to pioneer Bloomington, Bear Lake Valley, Idaho. It was fall when they reached the Valley along with other settlers and time was short in which to build a house and prepare for winter. While others worked to build homes, a schoolhouse, and at numerous other projects, Mary Ann was kept busy as a midwife and nurse. After living for a year in the new settlement her first child was born. It was a girl and they named her Esther, for Mary Ann's mother. Now this new mother realized more fully the importance of her life's work and she determined to dedicate her talents to helping others. Her preparation of home remedies became very vital and she took time to label each bottle and to have a supply prepared in advance for emergencies. The Wamsleys lived in Bloomington for seventeen years and during this time eight children were born. The family accepted the fact that they were to share their mother with the people of the community and did everything possible to lighten her duties at home. About the year 1881, they moved to Arizona and subsequently to Ashley Valley in Uintah County, Utah. In both these places, Mrs. Wamsley continued her practice as midwife. While on a visit to a daughter in Price, Utah in the fall of 1929, Mary Ann became ill and passed away November 15th in her eighty-third year. She lived long enough to deliver many of her grandchildren and some of her great-grandchildren. The memory of her cheerful disposition, wisdom, understanding and desire to serve, will long be remembered in the communities in which she resided. —Ivy Carroll Gray **************************************************************************** ** **************** Sharon Smith, This is all I have about your Elizabeth Ann Wamsley: Ancestors of Elizabeth Ann Wamsley Generation No. 1 1. Elizabeth Ann Wamsley, born 18191. She was the daughter of 2. Isaac Ingram Wamsley and 3. Susannah Yeager. She married (1) Forbes Wright Chipps August 12, 1841 in Lewis County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War)2. Marriage Notes Isaac Wamsley and Forbes W. Chipps are listed as the bondsmen for the marriage of Forbes W. Chipps and Elizabeth Ann Wamsley. Generation No. 2 2. Isaac Ingram Wamsley, died December 29, 1862 in Truby Run, Upshur County, Virginia.3 He was the son of 4. Matthew Wamsley, Sr. and 5. Sarah "Sally" Currence. He married 3. Susannah Yeager March 13, 1813 in Randolph , Virginia (later Randolph County, West Virginia). 3. Susannah Yeager, died November 24, 1878 in Lewis County, West Virginia. She was the daughter of 6. George Yeager. Marriage Notes Susannah and Isaac were married by S. Harris. Child of Isaac Wamsley and Susannah Yeager is: 1 i. Elizabeth Ann Wamsley, born 1819; married Forbes Wright Chipps August 12, 1841 in Lewis County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). Generation No. 3 4. Matthew Wamsley, Sr., born December 1769; died December 03, 1851 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). He was the son of 8. John Wamsley, Sr. and 9. Judith Dorcus. He married 5. Sarah "Sally" Currence Abt 1788 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). 5. Sarah "Sally" Currence, born Abt 1765 in Augusta County, Virginia; died May 18, 1847. She was the daughter of 10. William Currence and 11. Lydia Steel. Children of Matthew Wamsley and Sarah Currence are: 2 i. Isaac Ingram Wamsley, died December 29, 1862 in Truby Run, Upshur County, Virginia; married Susannah Yeager March 13, 1813 in Randolph , Virginia (later Randolph County, West Virginia). ii. John Seymour Wamsley, died 1845; married Katherine Heater August 26, 1844 in Randolph , Virginia (later Randolph County, West Virginia). iii. Sarah Ann Wamsley, married Samuel Channell. iv. William Heater Wamsley4, died Bef 1850; married Prudence Wilmoth August 03, 1828 in Elkins, Randolph County, Virginia. v. Matthew Wamsley, Jr., born Abt 1787; married Eunice Harper. vi. Samuel Morris Wamsley, born July 16, 1788; died in Norfolk, Virginia. vii. Jane Wamsley, born July 25, 1790 in Mill Creek, Randolph, Virginia; died January 20, 1832; married Jacob Yoakum, Sr. January 17, 1811. viii. Jonathan Wamsley, born Abt 1791 in Beverly, Randolph County, Virginia5; died May 21, 1872 in Randolph , West Virginia; married Elizabeth Light November 23, 1820 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). ix. Daniel Wamsley, born 1796; died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa; married February 10, 1810 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). x. Abraham Skidmore Wamsley, born December 12, 1808; died in Upshur County, West Virginia; married Catherine Carder January 30, 1834 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). xi. Lydia Steele Wamsley, born 1811; died 1811. xii. Catherine Wamsley, born Unknown; died Unknown; married James C. Warner February 1841 in Randolph , Virginia (later Randolph County, West Virginia). xiii. Thomas Wamsley, born Unknown; died Unknown; married Jemima Wilmoth. 6. George Yeager. Child of George Yeager is: 3 i. Susannah Yeager, died November 24, 1878 in Lewis County, West Virginia; married Isaac Ingram Wamsley March 13, 1813 in Randolph , Virginia (later Randolph County, West Virginia). Generation No. 4 8. John Wamsley, Sr., born Abt 1721 in Linshire, England (?Anne Arundel, Maryland)6; died Abt 1782 in Augusta County, Virginia. He was the son of 16. John Wamsley and 17. Abigail Smith. He married 9. Judith Dorcus Abt 1751 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. 9. Judith Dorcus, born 1730 in Cecil County, Maryland. She was the daughter of 18. Matthew Dorcus. Source: "Absalom Wamsley Smith, his ancestry and his descendants; nine generations of the Smith family in West Virginia, New Jersey and Utah" by Maud Bliss Allen; Virginia State Library call #CS71 S643 1962. Marriage Notes Judith and John moved to Augusta County, Virginia. Children of John Wamsley and Judith Dorcus are: i. Thomas Wamsley, born 1752 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland; died December 28, 1806 in Montgomery, Kentucky; married Margaret "Comfort" Ingram May 29, 1776 in Augusta County, Virginia. ii. David Wamsley, born November 19, 1755 in Anne Arundel, Maryland7; died March 08, 1849 in Harrison, Virginia; married Sarah (or Sallie) Delay 1780. iii. Elizabeth Wamsley, born October 26, 1756 in Anne Arundel, Maryland; died February 28, 1841; married McKinney Robinson. iv. William Wamsley, born October 05, 1759 in Ann Arundel County, Maryland8; died January 16, 1839 in Randolph County, Virginia (Harrison County); married Susannah Watson August 25, 1782 in Augusta County, Virginia. v. John Wamsley, Jr., born February 10, 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia; died March 15, 1815 in Franklin Township, Coshocton, Ohio; married (2) Mary "Polly" Robinson June 27, 1784 in Harrison County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War); married (3) Mary Robinson July 27, 17849. vi. James Wamsley, born March 06, 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia10; died February 28, 1842 in Lewis, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War); married (1) Barbara Bland 1783 in Lewis County, Virginia (West Virginia)11; married (2) Mary Reger November 11, 1830 in Lewis County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War); married (3) Effie Perry February 12, 1838 in Lewis County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). vii. Joseph Wamsley, Sr., born Abt 1768 in Augusta County, Virginia; died 1864 in Randolph County, Virginia; married (1) Eve; married (2) Martha "Patsy" Jamison February 26, 1806 in Randolph , Virginia (later Randolph County, West Virginia). 4 viii. Matthew Wamsley, Sr., born December 1769; died December 03, 1851 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War); married Sarah "Sally" Currence Abt 1788 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). ix. Mary Wamsley, born 1772; married David (John) Hull December 24, 1792 in Harrison County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War)12. x. Samuel Wamsley, Sr., born 1774 in Shinnston, Harrison, Virginia; died 1817; married Sarah Shinn March 20, 1796 in Harrison County, Virginia13. xi. Dorcas Wamsley, born 1776; died 1806; married Solomon Shinn October 26, 1795 in Harrison County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War)14. 10. William Currence, born September 16, 1727 in Ulster, Northern Ireland; died 1780. He married 11. Lydia Steel. 11. Lydia Steel, born Abt 1725 in Bucks, Pennsylvania; died August 29, 1820 in Mill Creek, Randolph, Virginia. Children of William Currence and Lydia Steel are: i. Anna Currence, married Henry Mace January 08, 1788. 5 ii. Sarah "Sally" Currence, born Abt 1765 in Augusta County, Virginia; died May 18, 1847; married Matthew Wamsley, Sr. Abt 1788 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia after the Civil War). Generation No. 5 16. John Wamsley, born Abt 1700 in England15; died 1748 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He was the son of 32. Thomas Wamsley and 33. Elizabeth Travers. He married 17. Abigail Smith. 17. Abigail Smith, born in England. Children of John Wamsley and Abigail Smith are: i. Jane Wamsley, married Nathan Smith. ii. Elinor Wamsley, married Brand. iii. Mary Wamsley. 8 iv. John Wamsley, Sr., born Abt 1721 in Linshire, England (?Anne Arundel, Maryland); died Abt 1782 in Augusta County, Virginia; married Judith Dorcus Abt 1751 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. 18. Matthew Dorcus. Child of Matthew Dorcus is: 9 i. Judith Dorcus, born 1730 in Cecil County, Maryland; married John Wamsley, Sr. Abt 1751 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. Generation No. 6 32. Thomas Wamsley, born Abt 1680 in England. He married 33. Elizabeth Travers. 33. Elizabeth Travers. Child of Thomas Wamsley and Elizabeth Travers is: 16 i. John Wamsley, born Abt 1700 in England; died 1748 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland; married Abigail Smith. Endnotes records of Sharon Smith (u1b02924@wvu.edu) Marriage Bonds and Marriage Records 1816-1865, Lewis County, Virginia. records of Larry Phalin (rsltuck@TurboNet.com) Wes Cochran, "RANDOLPH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA MARRIAGE RECORDS; 1787 - 1923"; Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1990. Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlements of Virginia, Vol. III - Deed Book #14, page 488; Vol III, Will Book #V, page 247. 6th great grandfather of Paul Thompson (obcsntb1@dtx.net) Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlements of Virginia, Vol. II - page 385 Records of Jean Snyder Loudin.Records of Edith Lanning (kejjj@mercury.net).Library of Virginia, Grants 59, page 588. Harrison County Marriage Book by Wes Cochran, 1785-1894. Patricia Vielolenave: a list of marriages celebrated in Randolph County, Virginia from 1784 to 1794. "John Wamsley, A Record of His Descendants" by Maude Bliss Allen (according to Dick Phares, this book contains numerous errors in the first generations). Data by Gary Wamsley of Loveland, Colorado.References research by Francis Yocum. **************************************************************************** ** ************ From: FScroggin To: Wamsleyweb Again from an INDIANA WAMSLEY descendent. Will have info on wamsley land purchases in Illinois later next week. Will try to resend my last letter. (wamsley1.txt). Thank you. Subj: Re: WAMSLEY~WEB NEWSLETTER #20 Date: 3/22/98 To: Wamsleyweb Greetings from an INDIANA WAMSLEY descendant. I am still trying to find links for my line: William Allen Wamsley married Rebecca Huron, daughter Cora Blanch Wamsley, b. Oct. 3, 1871, d. Feb 4, 1964 , Married David Leonard Scroggin, Sr. June 22, 1893. Ck'd the web page "Indiana History" and found 10 other links including Indiana State Library Genealogy Division where you will find this list of Indiana Marriages Through 1850; Elizabeth Wamsley married Hiram G. Stout in Decatur Co. 5-24-1846, Elizabeth Wamsley married Stephen C. James in Franklin Co. 10-5-1838, Fanny Wamsley married Reuben Putnam in Franklin Co. 12-18-1833, Joseph Wamsley married Julia Ann Tuttle in Marshall Co. 2-5-1848, Lawrence G. Wamsley married Malinda Gant in Franklin Co. 4-9-1840, Mary Wamsley married Stephen W. Craig in Franklin Co. 4-20-1837, Thomas O. Wamsley married Sarah Ristine in Fountain Co. 12-30-1834, William Wamsley married Anna James in Franklin Co. 11-8-1827, Willam Wamsley married Catherine Bridgwater in Orange Co. 5-9-1839. You might want to rearrange this list to be more readable in your newsletter. Perhaps this info may help others. Thank you. **************************************************************************** ** ************* From: sandcrab@gulf.net (J Wright) To: Wamsleyweb@aol.com Hi Wanda, I guess I'm just finding this message. Somehow I missed it earlier. Yes, I am researching the CANFIELD line. Rebecca Alice CANFIELD b.March 10, 1878 Montrose, Randolph Co. WV d. June 03, 1966 Randolph Co WV. Her parents were: Francis Marion Canfield b.September 24, 1854 Barbour Co. WV d. 1932 Montrose, Randolph Co, WV and Ester Murphy b.1857 Tucker Co. WV d.May 14, 1883 Randolph Co, WV. They were married October 28, 1874 Randolph Co, WV. She married John Huff Wamsley b.October 10, 1875 Randolph Co, WV d.August 13, 1964 Elkins, Randolph Co. WV. Wanda, I have much more on the Wamsley and Canfield lines. Judy Judy, >At the Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants site, I saw that you are >researching "Canfield". My grandfather's brother, John Huff Wamsley, married >Rebecca Alice Canfield (I do not know sho her parents were). Any connection? > Also, Levi Smith's wife Sarah Wamsley was my gggrandfather's (Andrew >Marcellus Wamsley) second cousin. Wanda **************************************************************************** ** ************ From: kathy_a.williams@berea.edu (Kathy Williams) To: Wamsleyweb@aol.com Monday, 3/30/1998 Wanda -- Here are some "reprints" of Wamsley history I found in histories, etc. Could you please let me know if you get my two web contributions? Thanks. kw #1 From: Adams County, Ohio: History, Cemetaries, Marriages by Robert D. Craig, 1963: "The Wamsley Family. Isaac Wamsley was born in Northern Germany sometime in the 18th century, a seafaring man who appears in American waters about 1770. He settled in Maryland or Delaware, but after the Revolutionary War settled on Ohio Brush Creek, at Forge Dam in Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio. His family consisted of his wife and four sons: Isaac, Jr.; Jonathan; Christopher; and William. The last three settled in the boundary of Adams County, however, Isaac Jr., settled further west. William, the youngest son, married Sarah Wikoff in 1798. To them were born eight boys and one girl. Leah, the daughter, died at an early age. Peter, Isaac, William, John, Samuel and Christopher (twins), Leah, Amos and Jesse. William and his sons were very religious men and helped build the M.E. Church called "Wamsley Chapel." [As far as I know, this no longer stands]. William died 26 Sept 1845 in the 70th year. His wife died 27 Apr 1850 in her 79th year and are buried in the Wamsley cemetary [a very peaceful, quiet cemetary located out in the country just outside of the village of Wamsley, Ohio]. Rev. Jesse Wamsley (youngest son of William), was born 11 July 1813 and married Mary McCormack 15 Dec. 1831. To them were born two children: James Pilcher and William Finley. Pilcher was born 30 Mar 1833 and married 23 Oct 1856 to Miss Elizabeth A. Graham. William Wamsley, born in 1804, died 12 Oct 1868. He was married to Elizabeth Bolton in 1825." --Except for my [comments] this is the article ver batim. ------------------------ # 2. Entry found in the family Bible of Iva Mae Wamsley Workman (now deceased - -the daughter of Wm. and Goldie): "William Bland Wamsley departed this life Dec 9, 1959 on Wednesday. At home. Goldie Gertrude [Tomblin] Wamsley departed this life June 14, 1966, Tuesday, 15 till 9 p.m., at the Adams Co. Hospital." ---------------------- #3 Obit for Wm. Bland Wamsley: "Funeral services were Saturday for William B. Wamsley, 76, who died near noon, Wednesday at his home on Peebles [Ohio], Route 3. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Goldie Wamsley; five daughters, Mrs. Bertie Riley of Sinking Springs [a misspelling - Granny's name is actually spelled "Birdie". She still lives in S.S.]; Mrs. May Workman of Peebles [now deceased, full name Ivy May Wamsley. Married to Thomas Workman]; Mrs. Sarah Osborne of Lebanon [married to John Osborne -- he is now deceased]; Mrs. Eva Haron of Vanceburg, Ky. [I have no idea who this woman is -- does anyone else?]; and Mrs. Mary Rudal of Otway [another type-o. Aunt Mary's last name is actually "Rudd" - - she is married to Ollie Rudd] and a sister, Mrs. Maye VanZant of Peebles. The last rites were held at Antioch church with Rev. W.E. Mills officiating. Burial was in Evergreen cemetary [on Steam Furnace Road outside of Peebles, Adams Co., Ohio] under the direction of Trefz Funeral Home [now defunct]." This obit should be taken with a grain of salt, so to speak, as it has several errors. ------------ #4 Obit: "Mrs. Goldie Wamsley. Funeral services were held at Antioch Church at Peebles for Mrs. Goldie Wamsley, 68 of Peebles Rt. 3, who died last Tuesday at Adams County Hospital. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Birdie Riley of Sinking Springs, Mrs. Mae Workman and Mrs. Jane Hawn, both of Peebles, Mrs. Sarah Osborn of Lebanon and Mrs. Mary Rudd of Otway, and three brothers Elmer, Chester and McCell Tomblin [Tomblin], all of Urbana. Rev. Crawford Crabtree officiated at the services. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetary at Peebles." [This obit is correct in its info. Neither of these clippings had dates on them]. I have a couple of other obits, articles and clippings that I will attach later. I don't want to hog up all of the next newsletter. If any Adams County, Ohio Wamsley descendents read this info, please let me know. Email: kathy_williams@berea.edu **************************************************************************** ** **** From: kathy_a.williams@berea.edu (Kathy Williams) To: Wamsleyweb@aol.com Wanda, I really love getting the Wamsley newsletter and want to give you a big "thanks" for maintaining this newsletter for all of the various clans of Wamsleys. I have some info on the Adams County Wamsleys. I am a direct descendent of Isaac "the German" Wamsley. I am going to give you my direct lineage in hopes that it may provide some info to some long lost cousin somewhere! Here goes: --Isaac Harvey Wamsley (1735-1825) m. 7-2-1770 Leah Stout Taylor ( ) of Ny/NJ --son, Wm. Wamsley (1/23/1776-9/26/1845) m. 1798 Sarah Wikoff ( ) of Kentucky --son, Christopher Wamsley ( ) m. _________ Mary Wikoff ( ) of Adams Co., Oh --son, Wm. Trimble Wamsley (8/22/1849-7/12/1932) m. 1-7-1877 Olevia Jane Jones ( ) --son, Wm. Bland Wamsley (8/1/1883-12-9-1959) m. 6-2-1919 Goldie Gertrude Tomblin (7/13/1897-6-14-1966) --daughter, Birdie Ione Wamsley (2/29/1920 to living) m. 2/13/1943 William Foster Riley (Bill) (2/25/1920 to living) of Urbana, Champaign Co., Oh. My grandparents divorced in the 1960s. My ggrandparents, William and Goldie, had no male children. --daughter, Goldie Ann Riley (1/9/1946-living) m. 8/14/1964 Charles Theodore Williams (4/12/1943-living) of Rarden, Adams Co., Ohio. --daughter, Kathy Ann Williams (b. 11/5/1964). So far, I am not married and have no children! If anyone has any info on any of the relations of these folks, please let me know. I am especially interested in the Stout and Wikoff lines. I may be contacted via email: kathy_williams@berea.edu, snail-mail Kathy Williams, 101 Morningside Drive, Berea, KY 40403 or by phone: 606/986/9412. I will post more later. **************************************************************************** ** ************ From: COUZIN X To: Wamsleyweb hi all, first, thank you for allowing me to join this fine group, yes im new and from the looks of the newsletter and the info i have seen prior- confused... help me out. perhaps someone has info on how my (our) tree works out.and pardon my lack of capitalization.. my great-grandmother is Vida Myrtle (wamsley) Zacot. she was born 17 apr 1886 in Elkins,Wv. Her parents were John Wamsley(info unknown) and Aletha Snelson. Now, the confusing part for me.. Aletha Snelson was born in 1868 to James A Snelson and Catherine Channel. Catherine was born to Elizabeth Channel and (first name unknown) WAMSLEY. both Catherine and Elizabeth are from Huttonsville,Randolph cnty,Wv. Elizabeth and Mr. Wamsley were married in @1823. Is it,-for which im sure- that the John Wamsley she married , could be already related to her father in some distant way? thanks for your time.. andy markle **************************************************************************** ** ************ From: COUZIN X To: Wamsleyweb hello, my name is andy markle, and im researching my wamsley lineage. i understand there is a newsletter(martha valentine told me) of the wamsley's. i would love to subscribe to this newsletter.. please advise me on how to subscribe, or this is enough to subscribe, ill be waiting.. my snail mail address is andy markle 260 w nees #102 fresno, ca 93711 couzinx@aol.com thank you andy markle **************************************************************************** ** ************ From: s2ee@juno.com To: wamsleyweb@aol.com Yvonne at ykmjk@aol.com wrote in the #9 web about anyone researching the Adams Co OH Wamsleys. She mentioned the STOUT line and I just wanted to point out that there are quite a few STOUT ref. in the Katherine Hart Frame book (which I happen to have and will look up for anyone).. One of the sources Frame used seems to be Ege's "pioneers of Old Hopewell" Stout Genealogy & family research. the 21st line was NaNCY STOUT b. Hopewell, NJ July 25, 1756 d. FEb 25, 1844 Beverly,VA m. Edward HART b. Hopewell, N.J. 1755 d. 1812 Beverly,VA. Shirley Toohey **************************************************************************** ** ********* From: s2ee@juno.com To: wamsleyweb@AOL.COM NOTICED in the line of Jacob Wamsley & wife Minerva Hamilton child #3 Jared Lee Wamsley b. fEb 1854 d Jan 1916 there was no wife listed. Could be your may not wish to list the latest names as they are still living..or were when book published. I'm not sure what the rules are about this. You may already have this info. There are several Wamsleys mentioned in the book Harts of RAndolph Co. by Katherine Hart Frame. Page 267 gives the following: Florence May Butcher b. May 20, 1856 at Huttonsville,VA d. Aug 21, 1934 at Beverly, WV. m. Aug 7, 1880 Jaret Lee Wamsley b. FEb 5, 1854 d. Jan 31. 1916 (tombstone) Both buried in BEverly, Cemetery. No children. Edgar Donaldson WAmsley, bro to Jared, m. sister of Florence (above) Mary Hart Butcher b. Apr 10, 1858 Huttonsvile, VA. d Nov 22, 1937 at Moundsville, WV buried in Currence Wamsley-Cemetery, east side Tygart Valley River near Don Bosco Conference Center. m. May 13, 1879 at Beverly, WV Edgar & Jared were sons of Jacob See and Minerva (Hamilton) WAMSLEY. Edgar b. FEb 27, 1856 d. Sept 1, 1939 buried in Currence-Wamsley Cemetery. 5 Ch: all b on a farm east side of Tygart Valley River near Don Bosco Farm except Wilfred. ch of Mary Hart Butcher & Edgar Donaldson Wamsley: 1. Wilfred DAiley WAmsley b. FEb 18, 1881 in home of paternal grandparents d. Agu 7, 1947. St Paul, Minn. buried in Marietta, OH m. Blanche Leeper of Marietta, OH . 3 ch Nancy, Stuart & Donald. 2. Helen Jacob Wamsley b. Dec 1, 1883 d. Jan 28, 1918 buried in Currence-Wamsley Cemetery. Unmarried. 3. Norman Butcher WAmsley b. Jan 6, 1886 Lives at DAiley, WV. m. 1st.. Feb 19.1919 at Williamson, WV, Olive Rohrbaugh b. Jan 7, 1889, dau of William Harrison & Annie (Conley) Rohrbaugh d. July 20, 1940, buried in Old Brick Church Cemetery. No ch. m. 2nd.. Dec 23, 1943 at Huttonsville, WV, Augustine June Miller, dau of Cecil R. & Zada (Tallman) Miller. Div. and she has remarried and lives in OH. 4 ch. a.Judy Hart Wamsley b. Agu 23, 1945 in Elkins, WV d. June 25,1970 near Portsmouth, VA in a car accident. Cremated. m.1st James McWilliams of Beverly, WV. Div. 1 ch. Elizabeth Jane McWilliams b. Jan 27, 1961 in Elkins,WV & Lisa Marie McWilliams b. July 10,1963 in Elkins, WV. m. 2nd Lawrence D.Gargano. no ch. b. Ellen Wamsley b. Mar 23, 1948 in Elkins,WV m. James Haddox of St Marys,WV Live at Belmont,WV 2 ch. Rebecca Ann Haddox b. Jan.19 1967. James Haddox Jr. b. Nov 17, 1970 c. Sally WAmsley b. July 18, 1951 in Elkins, WV m. Wm. Allison Burkholder. Children: Wm. Allison Burkholder b. June 24, 1970 Warren,OH d. Eve WAmsley, twin of above Sally b. July 18, 1951 in Elkins WV m. Curtis Mason, div. 4. James Kenneth WAmsley b. July 17, 1887 d May 10, 1959 in Elkins,WV buried in CUrrence wAmsley Cemetrey. WWI vet. Married and divorced no ch. 5. Robert Hart Wamsley b Sept 3, 1896 WWI vet. m. Margaret Varner. Live in Philadelphia,PA l ch; Norma K. Wamsley. If you need the ancestry of Florence May Buthcer b. 1856 m. Jared Lee Wamsley it is also included in this Frame Book. Hope this helps. Shirley **************************************************************************** ** ************** Kathryn, Who were the parents of William B., Erastus F., David M., Sarah E., and Irvin Wamsley? I am having a hard time figuring it out. Even though I am related to the West Virginia Wamsleys and not this line, as far as I know, I am keeping the information in case we ever find a link between the families. Thanks, Wanda **************************************************************************** ** ************** The following is a letter from Doris Jean Ferguson: Dear Wanda, I am enclosing a Pedigree Chart, starting with my father, which will fill in some of the blanks in the Ancestor Chart which you prepared for me. My grandparents and two of their sons added "e" to the name "Sharpe". However, I have three uncles who did not. Was glad to know that we are sixth cousins! The materials that I have on my Wamsley ancestors are as follows: 1. I have a copy of the death certificate of my grandfather, Eslie G. Sharpe, which shows Liza Wamsley and John Sharp as his parents. 2. I have a copy of the death certificate of Sarah Ann Eliza Wamsley Beal, who was married first to John T. Sharp aka John Sharp and after his death to J.M. Beal. Her death certificate shows Solomon Wamsley and Elizabeth Stalnaker as parents. 3. I have a copy of the death certificate of Solomon Wamsley, but it does not show who his parents were. 4. Vickers' "Compendium of American Genealogy" - Volume VI, p. 602, shows the marriage of Solomon and Elizabeth, as does "American Families With British Ancestry". I have copies of these pages. 5. I have the book, "A Chronology of the Stalnaker Family in America." It lists 51 Mary Stalnakers. None of them were married to Ebenezer Mace and none are married to a White. This book also shows the marriage of Elizabeth L. Stalnaker to Solomon Wamsley, "son of Jesse and Sarah (Mace) Wamsley." I have a copy of Hu Maswell's "History of Randolph County", and in that book, on page 359, it shows ten children of William and Lydia Steele Currence. And of course, as mentioned in your "Endnotes", it shows William M. Wamsley as the son of Jesse and Sarah (Mace) Wamsley and J. Lafayette Wamsley as the son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Stalnaker) Wamsley, which sets up the marriage of Jesse and Sarah and of Solomon and Elizabeth. I had someone in Elkins, West Virginia, do some research for me. He said that I was the first person he had heard say that Henry and Anne (Currence) mace were the parents of Sarah. I wrote him that I did not dream this up - that the Family History Library of the Mormon Church shows that. I have a copy of the will of Henry Mace, as I wrote you before, he does not name Sarah as a child. The ancestor line that Jean sent me will be in the next newsletter (will not fit in this one). **************************************************************************** ** ********* Kathryn, Thank you for all of the very interesting information that you sent. I was especially glad to find out what happened to Samuel Blaine Wamsley, my g- grandfather's brother. -Wanda **************************************************************************** ** ********* +++++++++++++++HAPPY EASTER+++++++++++++++++