My father's maternal grandmother was named Laura Jane Whaley b.3 Oct 1846 in Leonides, St. Joseph, MI. d. Mar 1926 roseville, Placer, CA m. Louis Clearman DeCoudres 12 Sep 1865, probably Pawnee, NE, son of Marcus Anthony De Coudres and Ruth Soule. Her father was John Whaley b. 20 Mar 1816, Herkimer Co., NY d. 18 Aug 1899 Pawnee City, Pawnee, NE m. 11 Oct 1840 Brady, Kalamazoo, MI to Elizabeth Portman, daughter of James Portman Jr and Lucy Gilson. His father was Edward Whaley b. about1781/1784 possibly in RI d. 12 Aug 1841 St. Joseph Co., MI buried in the Dutton Cemetery there. m. Jan 1807 in Kingston, Rockingham, NH to Sally Chase, daughter of Jacob Chase and Constance Saunders. I'm looking for the birthplace of Edward Whaley and his parents. Leslie Quist

Dear listmembers, This email was sent to me but I could not help Leslie. Could any of you help her with her RI Whaleys? Thank you. Angela Whaley ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date sent: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:26:09 -0800 From: Leslie Quist <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Whaley, Ripley & Pratt ... I have an interest in, namely, Whaley, Ripley. Father's maternal grandmother was Laura Jane Whaley, b. Leonides, St. Joseph, MI 1846, her parents were John Whaley/Elizabeth Portman. John b. 20 Mar 1816 Herkimer Co., NY, md 11 Oct 1840 Brady, Kalamazoo, MI . His father Edward Whaley b. abt 1781/1784 possibly RI m. Sally (Sarah) Chase at Kingston, Rockingham, NH. So you see, I have not too much info on the Whaley line. I do have lots on the Ripleys... This is my maternal grandmother's maiden name... Leslie Quist Angela Pratt Whaley CHECK OUT The Pratt Family of West Virginia at http://www.globalvision.net/~awhaley/ Researching Barnes, Covalt, Cowell, Davis, Ford, Pratt, Weekley, Whaley Transcribing 1850 Barbour Co, (W)Va census [Salvation] is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8b,9

That's ok, Jackie, Ruby, you already helped me. Unless you have anything new on my Edward Whaley, there's probably not anything you haven't given me already. Leslie Quist [email protected] wrote: > Dear listmembers, > > This email was sent to me but I could not help Leslie. Could any of > you help her with her RI Whaleys? Thank you. > > Angela Whaley > > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > Date sent: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 07:26:09 -0800 > From: Leslie Quist <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Whaley, Ripley & Pratt > > ... I have an interest in, namely, Whaley, Ripley. Father's > maternal grandmother was Laura Jane Whaley, b. Leonides, St. Joseph, MI > 1846, her parents were John Whaley/Elizabeth Portman. John b. 20 Mar > 1816 Herkimer Co., NY, md 11 Oct 1840 Brady, Kalamazoo, MI . His father > Edward Whaley b. abt 1781/1784 possibly RI m. Sally (Sarah) Chase at > Kingston, Rockingham, NH. So you see, I have not too much info on the > Whaley line. I do have lots on the Ripleys... This is my maternal grandmother's maiden > name... > > Leslie Quist > > Angela Pratt Whaley > CHECK OUT The Pratt Family of West Virginia at > http://www.globalvision.net/~awhaley/ > Researching Barnes, Covalt, Cowell, Davis, > Ford, Pratt, Weekley, Whaley > Transcribing 1850 Barbour Co, (W)Va census > [Salvation] is the gift of God: Not of works, > lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8b,9

Bessie R. Luchuck SHINNSTON -- Bessie Rotena Luchuck, 91, of Brown, died at 10:10 a.m. Friday, March 3, 2000, at her residence following an extended illness. She was born Sept. 14, 1908, in Wetzel County, a daughter of the late Charlie and Sarah Owens Whaley. Her husband, John Luchuck, preceded her in death in 1947. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Fred and Linda Luchuck, and Bob and Judy Luchuck, all of Wallace; three daughters and one son-in-law, Lillian Bragg, Welch, Gladys M. Luchuck, Lumberport, and Janet and Leroy Burton, Wallace; 45 grandchildren, 92 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, having also been preceded in death by three brothers; two sisters; six children, Earl and Ervin Miller, John Luchuck Sr., Mary, Ernie and Raymond Luchuck; nine grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Luchuck was a homemaker and a Protestant by faith. Friends may call at the Dorsey Funeral Home in Shinnston from 7-9 p.m. today and after 2 p.m. Monday, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday with Pastor Bill Warnick officiating. Interment will be in the Lions Club Cemetery at Lumberport. Angela Pratt Whaley CHECK OUT The Pratt Family of West Virginia at http://www.globalvision.net/~awhaley/ Researching Barnes, Covalt, Cowell, Davis, Ford, Pratt, Weekley, Whaley Transcribing 1850 Barbour Co, (W)Va census [Salvation] is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8b,9

Cousin Fest 2000 You and your families are all invited to a First time ever! joint Whaley/Sigsworth/La France Family Reunion for all descendants of Christopher Sigsworth, Nathan Whaley and James La France and any other TWIGS, SPRIGS & OFFSHOOTS of the Loughborough, Frontenac, Kingston area and various parts of the USA Meet new people, make new friends and have a lot of fun. Occasion: a Potluck Family Reunion Date: 5 Aug 2000 Place: Lake Ontario Park King Street West, Kingston, Ontario Featuring guest speaker: Christian Barber author of THEIR ENDURING SPIRIT The History of Frontenac Provincial Park 1783-1990 Registration Saturday at 9 to 10 am. $10 per person 12 and over Activities will include an easy stroll around the park with author Christian Barber to view the old homesteads and listen to the history of some of your ancestors who settled in the Frontenac Park. about 2 hours for those interested Photographer: Sven Melin will be taking Family Group Pictures. a Raffle: Potluck Meal Christian Barber will have his book for sale THEIR ENDURING SPIRIT The History of the Frontenac Provincial park 1783-1990 Susan La France will have her book for sale TWIGS, SPRIGS & OFFSHOOTS A genealogical record of the descendants of Nathan WHALEY approx 1800 to 2000 along with some probable children of Isaac Whaley and Elizabeth, namely Damon, Jeremiah P., David W., Archie, & Prosser Whaley RSVP no later than 15 June 2000 to Susan La France 1810-21 Ave, Coaldale, Alberta, T1M 1E9 (403)345-5434 or via e-mail [email protected] I am a descendant of Alexander Gordon La France son of William Jackson La France & Mary Susan Robinson-Richards, son of James John La France & Mary Elizabeth Whaley daughter of William John/Jackson Whaley son of Nathan & Ann Whaley and also through his wife Fanny Anna Sigsworth daughter of William Henry Sigsworth 1 and Mary Scott son of Christopher Sigsworth & Elizabeth Lapish a brother to Thomas Sigsworth Please bring your old family photos, bibles, and/or any family histories to share.

I recently came across a curious entry in 'Lord Mayor's Court Depositions Relating To Americans, 1641-1736' as follows: "1 June 1731 Ferdinando John Paris of Inner Temple, London, gent., deposes that, following an appeal brought by Eunice Wharton, two verdicts given in Rhode Island relating to 661 acres of land and five dwelling houses in North Kingston, Rhode Island, in favor of Stephen Northrup, Thomas Northrup, Benjamin Northrup, Henry Northrup, Jr., Nicholas Northrup and Lawrence Whaley, were to be reconsidered by His Majesty's Council. Mr. Richard Partridge, attorney for the respondents, had employed the deponent as their attorney and, by order of the Council 23 December last, the original verdicts were to be set aside and a new trial to be opened in Rhode Island. When deponent went to make his deposition 14 May last as instructed, he found that he was too late. He then attempted to procure the Will of Richard Wharton on the respondent's behalf. He searched the records of the P.C.C. on 28 May last and found that the Will had been proved there in April 1690. He asked for the original! to be sent to Rhode Island, but was told that the P.C.C. could not part with it, for it to be sent overseas would be contrary to usage." Anyone know of this and who Lawrence Whaley was? Robert Whaley Rochester, NY

The following is found at the Whalley Abbey webpage at: http://members.aol.com/vicwhalley/ Why three fish? A friend who was checking out this webpage when I first posted it e-mailed me with this comment: "Great website, but strange church that has dead fish hanging up all over it!". Good point! The three fish are the coat of arms of Whalley -originally of the Abbot, now used by the Village, the School, the Church and the Abbey. There are lots of different versions, but the Heraldic description is Azure, three salmon in pale argent, in the mouth of each a crozier, or. Or in plain language.. A blue shield, with three vertical silver salmon, each with a gold crozier in its mouth.

To Sheila Lang and Ron Whaley, descendants: >From Jackie Weeden-- "I finally found Victor Whaley and Lois Oxley in the 1910 and 1920 census records in Taylor Co IA and Fremont Co IA ! I had to go page by page and eventually they showed up. The 1920 census furnished me with 3 approximate birthdates for their kids and the social security death index gave me 3 more. Sheila gave us her mother's birth and death info. The only one that is still a question to me is child # 9--was he Wilbur Wilton as Sheila says or William as Ron says? I used both names. I can't account for the differences in the lists of children between Sheila and Ron so this FGS may have errors. No doubt, the birth records for Taylor Co and Fremont Co IA would show the correct names and their birth dates, if they are interested." Now if I can find the e-mail addresses for Sheila and Ron, I will send this FGS to them. Can anyone help me with that problem?? We would like ANY and ALL corrections and additions, etc. from them. Ruby-rlnsd

>From Jackie Weeden to Sharon Sterle, etal. "Finally, now available on disk, is the long awaited FGS for Samuel and Amantha. You said you knew nothing further on Albert Sampson--what happened to him, or where and when he died, or even where and when he was born. Did you ever try to get an obituary or funeral record for Marietta? One of those may mention some facts on Albert. I checked the NY census index for 1860 and found 2 *possibilities* for a family for Albert that you may want to check on: Alice Sampson, Herkimer Co, Manhiem twp., p. 152 Alfred Sampson, Oswego Co, Mexico twp., p. 474. (Oswego Co is the second county to the west from Herkimer.) These families may or may not be what you need to locate your Albert Sampson. Another *possibility* for you is to check the 1900 census for Cattaraugus Co, East Otto twp, NY and just look through it page by page for Alfred and Marietta (Whaley) Sampson. That was where Austin and Sarah Esther Blowers lived in 1900, ED 38, p. 11. MAYBE Marietta and family lived close by them. If you do not find them there, try Cattaraugus Co, Carrollton twp. for 1900 as that is where Limestone is located and you said that Marietta's and Albert's son Claude was b there 1-26-1888. Carrolton twp is one of the southernmost twps of Cattaraugus Co and borders PA" >From Ruby--to Sharon Just got the FGS typed, and it was a dilly! So you will have FGSs for: Samuel and Amantha Williams and son Austin and Sarah Esther Blowers It is Albert Sampson, husband of Austin and Sarah's dau Marietta that you are trying to track down. Right? I made some changes on the FGS for Austin, so will send both Samuel and Austin to you. Please give them a good look and let me know if they are OK. (Check Marietta's d date, please.)

Jackie Weeden has prepared a document entitled: A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND ENTRIES FOUND IN EARLY RECORDS OF DUTCHESS CO NY, ALBANY/ now WASHINGTON AND RENSSELAER CO NY AND BENNINGTON CO VT FOR VARIOUS WHALEY FAMILIES. This has now been typed and entered on disk and is available by attachment. It is a five page document. I have Windows 95 and it is font 10, entered in Wordpad. Most people can download it to Desktop and print it with Wordpad. This document contains several spellings of the Whaley name, copied as they were written in the original sources. If you would like an attachment, let me know. [email protected]

John Irving Whalley was indeed a congressman from Pennsylvania. Here is a Who's Who listing for him. He seems to have gone by the name J. Irving Whalley. Entry from Who's Who in America, 1964-65 J. Irving Whalley, congressman b. Barnesboro, PA James and Anna (Ashurst) [parents] m Ruth Andersen, ch. John Ruth, Pennsylvania house 1951-5, Senate 1955-60, US Congress, 18th Dist. PA 86, 87, 88th Congress 1309 Park Ave., Windber, PA Here is a more extensive bio, but without family information, found at http://bioguide.congress.gov WHALLEY, John Irving, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Barnesboro, Cambria County, Pa., September 14, 1902; attended the public schools and Cambria Rowe Business College; engaged in the automobile, banking and coal businesses; member of advisory board of Johnstown College, University of Pittsburgh; chairman of Somerset County Redevelopment Authority and Windber Planning Commission; member of Windber School Board 1935-1947; member of the State house of representatives 1951-1955 and served in the State senate 1955-1960; appointed by President Nixon to serve as delegate to United Nations for the 1969 session; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-sixth Congress, by special election, November 8, 1960, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Douglas H. Elliott, and at the same time elected to the Eighty-seventh Congress; reelected to the five succeeding Congresses and served from November 8, 1960, to January 3, 1973; was not a candidate for reelection in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress; died March 8, 1980, at Pompano Beach, Fla.; interment in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, Pa. There is now a phone listing for a John Whalley in Pompano Beach, FL. I suspect that could be J. Irving's son John. I would be pleased to hear more about J. Irving Whalley and his family. William Whalley Camas, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 8:06 PM Subject: Isabel ASHURST/James WHALLEY > Hi, > > I'm new to this List and was asked to post my names ~ > > My connection to James WHALLEY would be through marriage. I'm trying to > link his wife, Isabel ASHURST (abt. 1879) to my great grandmother Mary > ASHURST (1866-1909) > > 25+ years ago, a "relative in politics" was at a funeral for one of my > ASHURST family members ~ my dad remembers this to be an "Irving WHALLEY" > who lived in Cambria Co., PA. Dad is not sure *how* he was related to > us. I recently found out James and Isabel had a son John Irving > WHALLEY (1902-1980) who was a PA State Senator or Congressman. > > Anyone on the List with information on Isabel, James, or John??? Thanks > in advance. > > > Julie > I'm An Angel - R U? > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~angels/ > (Wetzel Co., WV) > > Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/ > (WV Counties of Wetzel, Tyler, & Wood) > >

Hi, I'm new to this List and was asked to post my names ~ My connection to James WHALLEY would be through marriage. I'm trying to link his wife, Isabel ASHURST (abt. 1879) to my great grandmother Mary ASHURST (1866-1909) 25+ years ago, a "relative in politics" was at a funeral for one of my ASHURST family members ~ my dad remembers this to be an "Irving WHALLEY" who lived in Cambria Co., PA. Dad is not sure *how* he was related to us. I recently found out James and Isabel had a son John Irving WHALLEY (1902-1980) who was a PA State Senator or Congressman. Anyone on the List with information on Isabel, James, or John??? Thanks in advance. Julie I'm An Angel - R U? http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~angels/ (Wetzel Co., WV) Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/ (WV Counties of Wetzel, Tyler, & Wood)

For goodness sakes, Gene. From what source did this new data come? After we tried for months to get your JR past that brick wall it would be nice to have some new leads. Let us know where you found that info. Maybe J can help. Ruby [email protected]

--part1_76.1b8d357.25df12dc_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Can anyone help Gene? Lyn --part1_76.1b8d357.25df12dc_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-za02.mx.aol.com (rly-za02.mail.aol.com [172.31.36.98]) by air-za01.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.56) with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 14:31:22 -0500 Received: from web1401.mail.yahoo.com (web1401.mail.yahoo.com [128.11.23.165]) by rly-za02.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 14:31:11 -0500 Received: (qmail 9446 invoked by uid 60001); 18 Feb 2000 19:31:04 -0000 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Received: from [205.217.107.14] by web1401.mail.yahoo.com; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:31:04 PST Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:31:04 -0800 (PST) From: Gene Whaley <[email protected]> Subject: kin To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I need some help I am looking for the father of my great grand father who is James Ratliff Whaley b Aug. 1840 in Alabama d 1924 in Dale Co. Al.His name could be Thomas Whaley or Edward Whaley or Thomas Edward Whaley,or William E. Whaley b June 5 1814 d Dec.7,1894 any help at all would be fine. THANK YOU Gene WHALEY 802 8TH Ave. PO Box 822 Ashford,Al. 36312 [email protected] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com --part1_76.1b8d357.25df12dc_boundary--

Hi Leslie, I am looking for Wm. Whelan's (b.1857) application for citizenship around 1876. Thanks, Judy Dalluge

Thank you! :) Mitakuye Oyasin Elizabeth Grayson Brett -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 2:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Top 10 Genealogy Websites This is from a HESTER cousin, Margaret Kannesohn, of the VEAL/HESTER family. Margaret is an attorney in Kentucky and goes after this genealogy thing full force. Thought this might help some of the newer researchers. Lynda The Top Ten Genealogical Web Sites (c) 1999 by R. Cole Goodwin If you were looking for an ancestor, on which ten Internet sites would you most likely find him or her? Which sites can help an individual, a family, or a group research family history? With over 1,500,000,000 names on over 60,000 genealogical web sites on the Internet, finding the best sites is no easy task. Eighteen months ago, I started evaluating over 60,000 web sites which provide information of genealogical interest in order to determine the Top Ten. Using Encyclopaedia Britannica's Alexa service, independent reviews, and personal [observations], I evaluated each site's freshness, speed, links in, links out, subjective ratings by reviewers, site size, and other criteria. I have tested my findings along the way, having found over 16,000 ancestors during the past twenty-two months, mostly with the help of the computer. Below are my top ten sites: #1. FamilySearch ( http://www.familysearch.org ) Owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, FamilySearch.org has a little (or more) of genealogical interest for everyone and it is growing quickly. In its third full month, it has become one of the most popular sites on the Internet. Using FamilySearch, you can do the following: * Search for your ancestors using the International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) with over 360,000,000 names, at present, online; Ancestral File (A.F.) with about 36 million names in linked pedigree charts; and with hyperlinks to other genealogical web sites. Over the next month, the site will grow to 600 million online names, then to 1,000,000 by next spring; * Collaborate with others who are searching for the same ancestor, surname, or place as you. At present, there are over 60,000 collaboration lists and the number is growing by over 1000 per day; * Access the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has over two million rolls of microfilm with the names of over two billion people. Once you have identified a microfilm which interests you, you can order it online and it will be delivered to an Latter-day Saint Family History Center of your choosing near you; * Learn from online Research Guides. For almost any place or ethnic group for which you wish to do genealogical investigation, there are online guides that will allow you to learn how to do the research you seek; * Access over 60,000 genealogical web sites by categories, such as those which specialize in census, land, migration, military, royalty, surnames, and more; * Preserve your family history by downloading one of the most popular genealogical software programs in the world today, Personal Ancestral File (P.A.F.) 4.0 for Windows, as well as upload your own genealogical information to FamilySearch to be preserved and to be shared with others in Pedigree Resource files. * Coming Up: Australian, British and North American Vital Records Indexes will be incorporated into FamilySearch as will the complete 1851 and 1881 British Censuses, the complete 1880 U.S. Census, the Ellis Island Index of 17,000,000 immigrants, and more source guides. Also coming up: Pedigree Resource Files, containing the online submissions of FamilySearch users (12,000,000 names already received); #2. Ancestry.com ( http://www.ancestry.com ) With over 274,000,000 U.S. names in over 1700 databases, Ancestry.com can help you find and put flesh onto the bones of your ancestors. It offers the following features: * Census Indexes, 1790-1870, for the entire U.S., as well as the complete 1790 U.S. Census and assorted later censuses for sundry states and counties; * Social Security Death Index (S.S.D.I.): updated through June 1999, it is the most current index on the Internet and can help you locate the disposition of a relative or friend as well as their parentage; * World Family Tree: like FamilySearch's Ancestral File, this contains millions of names linked in pedigrees; * Periodical Source Index, which references over 5,000 genealogical periodicals for the past 200 years. For the most part, once you have the index entry, you can view the articles at the Library of Congress; * American Genealogical and Biographical Index (Ryder's Index): the contents of 200 volumes of genealogical references to individuals in the U.S. throughout the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries; * The Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (125 Volumes) * Ancestry News-Daily and weekly newsletter providing news and features of genealogical interest. Although Ancestry.com is a paid, subscription service, major portions of its holdings are made available freely to the general public. In addition, right now they are offering a free, 14-day subscription to those who sign-up through the following link (sponsored by ThirdAge): https://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/signup/SignupUser.asp?SignupType=TRIALFR EE&SignupCode=g99af #3 Cyndislist ( http://www.cyndislist.com ) Cyndislist catalogues and indexes over 43,000 genealogy web sites and is in the process of adding 10,000 more. If you are looking for genealogical web sites from different countries to different surnames, you will find them listed and indexed here. Online since 1996, it is operated by Cyndi Howells of Puyallup, Washington. #4. RootsWeb ( http://www.rootsweb.com ) RootsWeb has over 150,000,000 million U.S. names online and is operated by the non-profit RootsWeb Data Cooperative of Pine Mountain Club, California and is a project of the Rand Corporation. RootsWeb has the following helpful features: * Surname Resources on RootsWeb allow you to search submissions on surnames by other researchers; * County Resource tie you into genealogical discussion forums organized by state and by county. * USGENWEB ( http://www.usgenweb.com ) covers the United States by state and by county, organizing cemetery, census, obituary, historical, and biographical resources by locality. Can be very helpful; for an excellent example of USGENWEB, go to the Bradford County, Pennsylvania web site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/bradweb.htm ); * Mailing Lists for over 16,000 genealogical areas are sponsored by RootsWeb.com * The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, an online project to transcribe the passenger lists of all passenger ships which have entered America. Currently, 400 ships are online; * Social Security Death Index (SSDI), similar to Ancestry.com's database; #5. The Library of Congress ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ ) Through The Library of Congress' Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, you can access the holdings of the largest library in the world, which has a collection of over 250,000 local history and genealogy books available for researchers, as well as a large repository of microfilm holdings from The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Through the site, you can search or browse the catalogs, access special holdings of various ethnic and historic reading rooms, and enjoy the American Memories Collection, an extensive, visual database of American History. Also available through the Library of Congress is the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collection (N.U.C.M.C.) ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html ) which indexes millions of unpublished documents and contains valuable genealogical information. #6. GenForum ( http://genforum.genealogy.com/ ) The largest online area for people to share surname and local history information, with over three million messages posted. It allows researchers to collaborate one with another in researching family and local history. #7. ProFusion ( http://www.profusion.com/ ) Rather than a site for genealogical research, ProFusion is a Microsoft-sponsored meta-search engine, which can use up to nine Internet search engines (such as AltaVista, Google, InfoSeek, etc.) simultaneously to find that ancestor, or relative of yours on that obscure web page. Unlike typical search engines which, at most, index only 16% of the web pages on the Internet, meta-search engines such as ProFusion, Dogpile ( http://www.dogpile.com/ ), Fast Corporation's AllTheWeb ( http://www.alltheweb.com ) and MAMMA, The Mother of All Web Sites ( http://www.mamma.com/ ) use individual search engines to collectively scale the web. #8. The Ultimates ( http://www.theultimates.com/ ) Like ProFusion (above) rather than a single web site with genealogical information, The Ultimates is a search engine for multiple online telephone white pages and e- mail directories. It can help you find people with the same surname you are seeking. This is especially useful when you are seeking an unusual surname. #9. MyFamily.com ( http://www.MyFamily.com ) MyFamily.com is a place where you can post your family tree, family news, family photos, recipes, and chapter- by-chapter history for your family to show and to share with others. It can help a geographically dispersed family collaborate on its history. #10. The U.S. National Archives ( http://www.nara.gov/nara/nail.html ) Using the new U.S. National Archives and Records Administration's Archival Information Locator, you can locate information about the microfilm, archival holdings, and digital copies available. Also useful is The National Archives Research Room ( http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/ ) Bonus Web Sites In addition to the Top Ten, above, following are some excellent, specialized genealogical web sites. Please bear in mind that much of this specialized information is available through the using the Top Ten genealogical web sites above; indeed, some Top Ten sites have more specialized data than their more limited counterparts, below, but the following are always worth checking: Biographies From the Arts & Entertainment Network's "Biography" series, you can search 22,000 online biographies at the following link: ( http://www.biography.com/ ) Cemeteries and Graveyards Find A Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com/ ) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/ Censuses on the Internet Censuslinks ( http://www.censuslinks.com/directory/ ) Educational Resources for Online Genealogy PBS' Ancestors Series ( http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/ ) Ethnic Genealogy Resources The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Online ( http://www.libertynet.org/balch/body_index.html ) Family History for Kids Disney's Family Tree ( http://disney.go.com/ads/sponsors/ancestry/index.html ) Family Reunions Family-Reunion.com ( http://www.family-reunion.com ) Geography The U.S. Geological Service's Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS) ( http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/ ) Heraldry Heraldry on the Internet ( http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/index.htm ) Land Records The Bureau of Land Management has placed all federal land patent records online, including millions of 19th Century Homestead Act records. ( http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ ) Medical Genealogy The Disease Chart (19th century medical terminology) ( http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/1030/diseasecharttable.htm ) Military Records Military records databases at Ancestry.com ( http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/1030/diseasecharttable.htm ) Newsletters-Online Genealogy Ancestry.com's Daily News (free sign-up from home page, with alerts to new, limited-time access to databases, tips of the day, features, and specials) ( http://www.ancestry.com/ ) Newspapers The United States Newspaper Program links you to hundreds of online newspapers, some of which have put back issues up to 200 years old online; excellent for births, marriages and deaths. ( http://www.neh.gov/html/usnp.html#NEW%20YORK ) Photographs With over 250,000,000 prints, Corbis Corporation has the largest inventory of historic and newsworthy photographs in the world, and has put many online-for free. ( http://www.corbis.com ) Vital Records Vital Records Information for the United States ( http://vitalrec.com/index.html ) WebCasts on Genealogy Generations is a live, interactive television show focusing on family history research and is broadcast over the Internet. It is sponsored by Sierra Software and carried by TalkSpot, an Internet broadcasting company. ( http://www.sierra.com/sierrahome/familytree/community/webcast/ ) World and International Genealogy Resources WorldGenWeb ( http://www.worldgenweb.com ) will take you to resources for almost any country in the world.

This is from a HESTER cousin, Margaret Kannesohn, of the VEAL/HESTER family. Margaret is an attorney in Kentucky and goes after this genealogy thing full force. Thought this might help some of the newer researchers. Lynda The Top Ten Genealogical Web Sites (c) 1999 by R. Cole Goodwin If you were looking for an ancestor, on which ten Internet sites would you most likely find him or her? Which sites can help an individual, a family, or a group research family history? With over 1,500,000,000 names on over 60,000 genealogical web sites on the Internet, finding the best sites is no easy task. Eighteen months ago, I started evaluating over 60,000 web sites which provide information of genealogical interest in order to determine the Top Ten. Using Encyclopaedia Britannica's Alexa service, independent reviews, and personal [observations], I evaluated each site's freshness, speed, links in, links out, subjective ratings by reviewers, site size, and other criteria. I have tested my findings along the way, having found over 16,000 ancestors during the past twenty-two months, mostly with the help of the computer. Below are my top ten sites: #1. FamilySearch ( http://www.familysearch.org ) Owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, FamilySearch.org has a little (or more) of genealogical interest for everyone and it is growing quickly. In its third full month, it has become one of the most popular sites on the Internet. Using FamilySearch, you can do the following: * Search for your ancestors using the International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) with over 360,000,000 names, at present, online; Ancestral File (A.F.) with about 36 million names in linked pedigree charts; and with hyperlinks to other genealogical web sites. Over the next month, the site will grow to 600 million online names, then to 1,000,000 by next spring; * Collaborate with others who are searching for the same ancestor, surname, or place as you. At present, there are over 60,000 collaboration lists and the number is growing by over 1000 per day; * Access the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has over two million rolls of microfilm with the names of over two billion people. Once you have identified a microfilm which interests you, you can order it online and it will be delivered to an Latter-day Saint Family History Center of your choosing near you; * Learn from online Research Guides. For almost any place or ethnic group for which you wish to do genealogical investigation, there are online guides that will allow you to learn how to do the research you seek; * Access over 60,000 genealogical web sites by categories, such as those which specialize in census, land, migration, military, royalty, surnames, and more; * Preserve your family history by downloading one of the most popular genealogical software programs in the world today, Personal Ancestral File (P.A.F.) 4.0 for Windows, as well as upload your own genealogical information to FamilySearch to be preserved and to be shared with others in Pedigree Resource files. * Coming Up: Australian, British and North American Vital Records Indexes will be incorporated into FamilySearch as will the complete 1851 and 1881 British Censuses, the complete 1880 U.S. Census, the Ellis Island Index of 17,000,000 immigrants, and more source guides. Also coming up: Pedigree Resource Files, containing the online submissions of FamilySearch users (12,000,000 names already received); #2. Ancestry.com ( http://www.ancestry.com ) With over 274,000,000 U.S. names in over 1700 databases, Ancestry.com can help you find and put flesh onto the bones of your ancestors. It offers the following features: * Census Indexes, 1790-1870, for the entire U.S., as well as the complete 1790 U.S. Census and assorted later censuses for sundry states and counties; * Social Security Death Index (S.S.D.I.): updated through June 1999, it is the most current index on the Internet and can help you locate the disposition of a relative or friend as well as their parentage; * World Family Tree: like FamilySearch's Ancestral File, this contains millions of names linked in pedigrees; * Periodical Source Index, which references over 5,000 genealogical periodicals for the past 200 years. For the most part, once you have the index entry, you can view the articles at the Library of Congress; * American Genealogical and Biographical Index (Ryder's Index): the contents of 200 volumes of genealogical references to individuals in the U.S. throughout the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries; * The Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (125 Volumes) * Ancestry News-Daily and weekly newsletter providing news and features of genealogical interest. Although Ancestry.com is a paid, subscription service, major portions of its holdings are made available freely to the general public. In addition, right now they are offering a free, 14-day subscription to those who sign-up through the following link (sponsored by ThirdAge): https://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/signup/SignupUser.asp?SignupType=TRIALFR EE&SignupCode=g99af #3 Cyndislist ( http://www.cyndislist.com ) Cyndislist catalogues and indexes over 43,000 genealogy web sites and is in the process of adding 10,000 more. If you are looking for genealogical web sites from different countries to different surnames, you will find them listed and indexed here. Online since 1996, it is operated by Cyndi Howells of Puyallup, Washington. #4. RootsWeb ( http://www.rootsweb.com ) RootsWeb has over 150,000,000 million U.S. names online and is operated by the non-profit RootsWeb Data Cooperative of Pine Mountain Club, California and is a project of the Rand Corporation. RootsWeb has the following helpful features: * Surname Resources on RootsWeb allow you to search submissions on surnames by other researchers; * County Resource tie you into genealogical discussion forums organized by state and by county. * USGENWEB ( http://www.usgenweb.com ) covers the United States by state and by county, organizing cemetery, census, obituary, historical, and biographical resources by locality. Can be very helpful; for an excellent example of USGENWEB, go to the Bradford County, Pennsylvania web site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/bradweb.htm ); * Mailing Lists for over 16,000 genealogical areas are sponsored by RootsWeb.com * The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, an online project to transcribe the passenger lists of all passenger ships which have entered America. Currently, 400 ships are online; * Social Security Death Index (SSDI), similar to Ancestry.com's database; #5. The Library of Congress ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ ) Through The Library of Congress' Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, you can access the holdings of the largest library in the world, which has a collection of over 250,000 local history and genealogy books available for researchers, as well as a large repository of microfilm holdings from The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Through the site, you can search or browse the catalogs, access special holdings of various ethnic and historic reading rooms, and enjoy the American Memories Collection, an extensive, visual database of American History. Also available through the Library of Congress is the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collection (N.U.C.M.C.) ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html ) which indexes millions of unpublished documents and contains valuable genealogical information. #6. GenForum ( http://genforum.genealogy.com/ ) The largest online area for people to share surname and local history information, with over three million messages posted. It allows researchers to collaborate one with another in researching family and local history. #7. ProFusion ( http://www.profusion.com/ ) Rather than a site for genealogical research, ProFusion is a Microsoft-sponsored meta-search engine, which can use up to nine Internet search engines (such as AltaVista, Google, InfoSeek, etc.) simultaneously to find that ancestor, or relative of yours on that obscure web page. Unlike typical search engines which, at most, index only 16% of the web pages on the Internet, meta-search engines such as ProFusion, Dogpile ( http://www.dogpile.com/ ), Fast Corporation's AllTheWeb ( http://www.alltheweb.com ) and MAMMA, The Mother of All Web Sites ( http://www.mamma.com/ ) use individual search engines to collectively scale the web. #8. The Ultimates ( http://www.theultimates.com/ ) Like ProFusion (above) rather than a single web site with genealogical information, The Ultimates is a search engine for multiple online telephone white pages and e- mail directories. It can help you find people with the same surname you are seeking. This is especially useful when you are seeking an unusual surname. #9. MyFamily.com ( http://www.MyFamily.com ) MyFamily.com is a place where you can post your family tree, family news, family photos, recipes, and chapter- by-chapter history for your family to show and to share with others. It can help a geographically dispersed family collaborate on its history. #10. The U.S. National Archives ( http://www.nara.gov/nara/nail.html ) Using the new U.S. National Archives and Records Administration's Archival Information Locator, you can locate information about the microfilm, archival holdings, and digital copies available. Also useful is The National Archives Research Room ( http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/ ) Bonus Web Sites In addition to the Top Ten, above, following are some excellent, specialized genealogical web sites. Please bear in mind that much of this specialized information is available through the using the Top Ten genealogical web sites above; indeed, some Top Ten sites have more specialized data than their more limited counterparts, below, but the following are always worth checking: Biographies From the Arts & Entertainment Network's "Biography" series, you can search 22,000 online biographies at the following link: ( http://www.biography.com/ ) Cemeteries and Graveyards Find A Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com/ ) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/ Censuses on the Internet Censuslinks ( http://www.censuslinks.com/directory/ ) Educational Resources for Online Genealogy PBS' Ancestors Series ( http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/ ) Ethnic Genealogy Resources The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Online ( http://www.libertynet.org/balch/body_index.html ) Family History for Kids Disney's Family Tree ( http://disney.go.com/ads/sponsors/ancestry/index.html ) Family Reunions Family-Reunion.com ( http://www.family-reunion.com ) Geography The U.S. Geological Service's Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS) ( http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/ ) Heraldry Heraldry on the Internet ( http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/index.htm ) Land Records The Bureau of Land Management has placed all federal land patent records online, including millions of 19th Century Homestead Act records. ( http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ ) Medical Genealogy The Disease Chart (19th century medical terminology) ( http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/1030/diseasecharttable.htm ) Military Records Military records databases at Ancestry.com ( http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/1030/diseasecharttable.htm ) Newsletters-Online Genealogy Ancestry.com's Daily News (free sign-up from home page, with alerts to new, limited-time access to databases, tips of the day, features, and specials) ( http://www.ancestry.com/ ) Newspapers The United States Newspaper Program links you to hundreds of online newspapers, some of which have put back issues up to 200 years old online; excellent for births, marriages and deaths. ( http://www.neh.gov/html/usnp.html#NEW%20YORK ) Photographs With over 250,000,000 prints, Corbis Corporation has the largest inventory of historic and newsworthy photographs in the world, and has put many online-for free. ( http://www.corbis.com ) Vital Records Vital Records Information for the United States ( http://vitalrec.com/index.html ) WebCasts on Genealogy Generations is a live, interactive television show focusing on family history research and is broadcast over the Internet. It is sponsored by Sierra Software and carried by TalkSpot, an Internet broadcasting company. ( http://www.sierra.com/sierrahome/familytree/community/webcast/ ) World and International Genealogy Resources WorldGenWeb ( http://www.worldgenweb.com ) will take you to resources for almost any country in the world.

--part1_15.13f340c.25db55b2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here's a new descendant of James Whaley, Sr., d. 1785, Loudoun Co, VA and wife, Hannah Higgerson through their son, James, Jr. of Fayette Co, KY, and wife Lettice Carter. Lyn --part1_15.13f340c.25db55b2_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zc03.mx.aol.com (rly-zc03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.3]) by air-zc05.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Sun, 13 Feb 2000 09:40:29 -0500 Received: from mx.webound.com (mx.webound.com [216.90.136.28]) by rly-zc03.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Sun, 13 Feb 2000 09:40:18 -0500 Received: from lebpub.net (lpc138-74.dial.webound.com [216.90.138.74]) by mx.webound.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/jsb) with ESMTP id IAA52911 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 13 Feb 2000 08:40:22 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 08:41:18 -0600 From: Justin Whaley <[email protected]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Welcome to the WSP! References: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry for the long delay, trying to find your roots is not that easy. So this is what I have found so far, I hope you can help me. 4Th great grand father Edward Whaley (1709-? KT.) ( Nancy Hanie) wife. Son- Capt. Franklin Whaley (Sara Ann Landers) wife William H. Whaley (Willia ann Nichols) wife Franklin Whaley (Spaulding Mo.) (Anna Kriegbaum)wife Grandfather Robert K. Whaley (1906 Hannibal Mo.)( Fern Halliburton) wife Father- William F. Whaley (1926 Hannibal Mo.) ( Willetta Shores) wife Myself -David W. Whaley (1959 Hannibal Mo.) (Leesa Gipson) Wife This is the furtherst I go back. Sorry I have noo complete dates. Thanks for your Help David Whaley 24233 Pine tree Dr. Lebanon Mo. 65536 [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > Welcome to the Whaley Search Party! One of the first things we need from you > in the way of "housekeeping" is a very brief or "Readers Digest" version of > your connection to the Whaley family and what you are currently looking for > through the WSP. We'd like: > > Your Name > Mailing address (optional) > City, State > E-mail address > > Your line of research starting with oldest Whaley ancestor; for instance my > entry looks like this-- > > Gen. I. James WHALEY, Sr. (1720, VA-1785, Loudoun Co., VA) md. 8 Jul 1739 > Hannah HIGGERSON (1720, Stafford Co, VA-1757, VA) d/o John Higgerson > & Elizabeth (?); > Gen. II. James, Jr. (1750-1826)md. Lettice Carter d/o Peter Carter and Amelia > Veale Tillot, and migrated to Fayette Co, > KY. > Gen. III Edward (1774-1849) md. Nancy Haynie/Haney d/o Capt. Wm. Haney of > Clark Co, KY, and migrated to Marion Co, > MO. > > Then a statement as to what you are looking for. For example my statement > would read: "Currently I am attempting to find the parents of James Whaley, S > r. of Virginia d. 1785." > > If you would create this type of listing of your direct line only, including > your current search, and send it to the Whaley Search Party, we'd appreciate > it! (If you hit "reply", your message will come back to me rather than the > whole group! So, please send it to: [email protected] ) > > On another note, it would be really helpful to use the following format in > the subject line anytime you submit info to the WSP. If you could use > "Name, Place, Date" in that order in the subject line whenever you inquire > about a person, it would help identify which line is being submitted. We > receive so many messages a day, that it gets difficult to read them all. > Using this format is a big help in finding those lines members are really > interested in reading about. So, for example, using my line in this format, > I would type in the subject box: James Whaley, VA, 1785, for my first > submission. Later, if I'm sending a query about his wife, I'd type in: > Hannah Higgerson, VA, 1757 and so on. > > Thanks so much! I'll be looking forward to seeing your message soon. We > certainly hope the WSP is able to help you find your Whaley roots. > > Yours, > > Lyn > > Carolyn Whaley Vosburg > Whaley Search Party instigator! --part1_15.13f340c.25db55b2_boundary--

My name is Sharon Sterle Mail address is 612 First Street Nashwauk, Mn. 55769 Email address: [email protected] Oldest Whaley ancestor is Samuel Whaley (1795 to between 1795-98))md Amantha M. Williams (1812 or 1813, died after 1875) Austin A. Whaley (1830 -after 1900)md Sarah Esther Blowers (1831-`1912) Herkimer County, N.Y. Marietta/Mary Etta (1864-1943) md Albert Sampson migrated to St. Louis County, Duluth, Mn. Currently I am trying to find the family that survives Marietta Whaley Sampson d 1943.

To Patrick Andrus from Jackie Weeden-- I noticed your article in Digest 27 re two Whaley lines. Your line is of the James and McGhee, s/o James and Wait, s/o James and Hammond. We have FGSs on disk for all three of these families. I think rlnsd sent you James and McGhee and James and Wait. If you do not have any of these three, let rlnsd know. Then you mentioned another line, and it is not a direct line to the three generations above. That line is Whitlock Whaley who had sons Lewis, James and David. Ruby has also typed the ones for Lewis and James, but does not have Whitlock Whaley done yet. Let her know if you want the FGSs for this line, also. Jackie Weeden