In a message dated 09/16/1999 9:06:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Hello, kind souls, Does anyone out there have access to the 1870 or 1880 census records of Roane County? I'm looking for a Dr. Francis Cooper in or about Reedy. Who is listed in his family? I'm trying to verify who the mother of his daughter, Kista Metta COOPER, is. Thank you for your help. Maureen ==== WVA Mailing List ==== >> 1880 Census of Roane County Frank W COOPER 43 physician born in ohio father va mother pa wife is Prudy A 21 wife born in WV and so were her parents, children are Frtiz J 9 son born in WV Donald N 6 Kiskey N 4 daughter This is the only Cooper family in Roane County in the 1880s. pJ

Hello, kind souls, Does anyone out there have access to the 1870 or 1880 census records of Roane County? I'm looking for a Dr. Francis Cooper in or about Reedy. Who is listed in his family? I'm trying to verify who the mother of his daughter, Kista Metta COOPER, is. Thank you for your help. Maureen

Does the name Pruda BOICE (of Reedy, Roane Co.) or Francis COOPER (a physician in Roane Co. @ 1867 on) ring a bell with anyone?? They married sometime after 1870. Any information on them would be appreciated. Maureen

Hi, I need some assistance with finding a birth certificate for my father. I contacted the Vital Registration in Charleston W.Va. to obtain a birth certificate for both my mother and father. My mother was born in Scarbro, W.Va. under the name of Evelyn Gertrude Dixon, and my father was born in Huntington, W.Va under the name of Ellsworth James Bowles. Vital Registration had my mothers but not my dads, should I contact the Cabell County Courthouse for my dads, and if so does anyone know the number that I can reach them at, and what department I should talk to? Thanks, Mike Bowles

Hi, Daniel M. was born in 1830 and died in Nov. 9, 1869 in Roane Co. I would love to find his obit. Can anyone tell me how I would go about this? I would also like his wife Hulda's obit,she died in Aug.11,1884. I am trying to find out where they are buried and would like to know more on Hulda Smith Phillips. The only thing I know about Hulda is that she was born in 1830 in VA. I would also love to have their marriage cert. but all I know is they were married about 1854 in VA. Would appreciate a helping hand in this for anyone that is willing Other names I am researching.. Whited Sleeth Reynolds Have a nice day, Joan Phillips Wyatt

Hi! In researching my Thomas DAWSON b. 22 May 1790 in Monongalia (Monongahela) Co, I found the following web site from the Library of Virginia with early land records on it (64 DAWSON records): http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html When you look through the index, you will be shown photos of typewritten index cards on the web page (that is the information I've typed below), and when you click on "Retrieve Doc." you can see a TIFF file of the actual land document. This is what I found as far as DAWSONs in Monongalia Co. Charles DAWSON 15 Jun 1784 Monongalia Co. 326 acres. On the waters of Monongalia River called the Flaggy Meadow run. Thomas DAWSON 15 Jun 1784 Monongalia Co. 307 3/4 acres. On the waters of Scotts Mill run adjoining lands of William DAWSON including his settlement made in the year 1774. William DAWSON 20 Nov 1784 Monongalia Co. 225 acres. On the headwaters of Scotts Mill run including his settlement made in the year 1774. Thomas DAWSON 24 Sep 1787 Monongalia Co. 190 acres. On the waters of Scotts Meadow run adjoining a certain run next to BARKERs field being the division line between said and land granted John DENT and including his Settlement made in 1773. William DAWSON Jun. 8 Mar 1798 Monongalia Co. 100 acres. On Scotts run adjoining land of John SHIVELY, William DAWSON, and David WATKINS. >From those records, I have come to the conclusion that they are all related. More than likely William is William Jun's father (I think that's the safest assumption). The two Thomases are either one and the same, or they are two different Thomases. I was thinking they were the same person, that the second record has his settlement year wrong -- but I could be wrong. I also draw the conclusion that Thomas and William Sen. are brothers (or at the least first cousins) because they settled the same year. Also, Thomas is more than likely related to Charles because they filed on the same day -- they could be brothers -- or because Charles' doesn't mention settling in 1774, maybe Charles is a son of Thomas? Well, what do you think? Anyone have anything to add? Does anyone connect? Brenda Hébert

Here is an excellent web site for you.. http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~dmcco01/McCoy/LIFE/ Mike Bowles, Huntington, WV -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 2:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVA] Hatfields & McCoys Hello, Raglady: I am from the Logan, W.Va. area and related to the Hatfields. Could you inform me what edition they are featured in Life magazine. I would like to look it up. Thanks for your help. ==== WVA Mailing List ==== Adrianne Hopkins Listowner [email protected] Need Help with your WVA lines? Check out the WVAGENWEB Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgenweb

The Jefferson County Courthouse has birth records - I'm not sure how far back they go. I have done research there and I,ve gone back to 1880, but I know there are records before tthat date. Also, the local cemeteries have a wealth of information on birth and death dates. If you know the graveyard, I can check for you - if you do not live in the area. Susan

I am researching the family of Dr. Francis W. Cooper of Reedy (Roane Co.?), its first resident physician (1887). Is he familiar to you? What I have is from the History of Roane County by William Bishop: Dr. Francis Cooper came to "Three Forks" about the year 1887, from upper Meigs County, Ohio, near Athens.....He was thrice married. First to a Miss Spicer, who died. Next with Miss Malissa Stewart at Reedy, July 14, 1869--she a daughter of Joseph Stewart, son of the pioneer, William STEWART. Third was Miss Pruda Boice, daughter of a family of that name, resident of Seaman Fork, of Reedy. They made their home at a crossroads at the head of upper Left Reedy, which the doctor facetiously named "Windyville." Is this familiar to anyone?? I'm trying to find which wife was mother to Kista Metta COOPER, my husband's great grandmother? Any information on the other wives would be interesting, too. Thanks, Maureen

Hello, Raglady: I am from the Logan, W.Va. area and related to the Hatfields. Could you inform me what edition they are featured in Life magazine. I would like to look it up. Thanks for your help.

Seeking information on the CARLOS community. For whom was it named? Did CARLOS ever have a Post Office? What is the industry in the area - farming or mining or what? Is there a publication or a web site that I can seek out for this information? Thank you for your assistance. Jan

[email protected] writes: << I was wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any birth records that exsist anywhere for Jefferson Co. W. Virginia for 1805. If there are no birth records how would I go about locating the birth of a person born in 1805? I am searching for the parents of Henry Jacob TILLMAN b. November 22, 1805 in Jefferson? W. VA. Thanks. Jean >> Another approach is to try and find them on a later census, say about 1830 or 40 and try and work backward into families with the same surname and see when a young male showed up between 1800 and 1810. Not too precise, I realize. But it could be an aid with some other corroborating information such as the forementioned military pension records, etc which might show parents, spouse, etc. luck, Mike

I was wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any birth records that exsist anywhere for Jefferson Co. W. Virginia for 1805. If there are no birth records how would I go about locating the birth of a person born in 1805? I am searching for the parents of Henry Jacob TILLMAN b. November 22, 1805 in Jefferson? W. VA. Thanks. Jean

In a message dated 09/14/1999 11:09:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Jean: Also be aware for the date you have given, that you should be looking for Virginia records - not West Virginia. Gloria [email protected] >> That's partially true since WV didn't become a state until 1863; however, Jefferson Co. was created in 1801 and any records pertaining to Jefferson Co. will be found in either that county or have been deposited in the WV State Archives. (Jefferson Co. was created from Berkeley Co., WV & Berkeley Co., WV was created in 1772 from Frederick Co., VA.) Regards, Neva Bryant VA

<< << I was wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any birth records that exsist anywhere for Jefferson Co. W. Virginia for 1805. If there are no birth records how would I go about locating the birth of a person born in 1805? I am searching for the parents of Henry Jacob TILLMAN b. November 22, 1805 in Jefferson? W. VA. Thanks. Jean >> >> Jean: Also be aware for the date you have given, that you should be looking for Virginia records - not West Virginia. Gloria [email protected]

In a message dated 09/14/1999 9:48:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I was wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any birth records that exsist anywhere for Jefferson Co. W. Virginia for 1805. If there are no birth records how would I go about locating the birth of a person born in 1805? I am searching for the parents of Henry Jacob TILLMAN b. November 22, 1805 in Jefferson? W. VA. Thanks. Jean >> Jean, According to "The Handy Book for Genealogists," the Jefferson county clerk has birth and death records from 1853 (except for the Civil War years); marriage, probate, wills, and land records from 1801. Births weren't required by law to be recorded until, I believe, about 1917; however, most counties in WV still didn't really follow that law until well after the 1920s. You'll probably have to depend either on a family Bible record (if one exists) for the birth date, or either a marriage record or a death record. Of course not all marriage records or death records listed birth dates, but sometimes you get lucky. You might even just have to rely on tombstone dates, if your ancestor was fortunate enough to have a tombstone and not just a grave marked by fieldstone. If the person served in the military (War of 1812, Civil War, WW I, etc.) you may be able to obtain their military records and, again if you're lucky, their birth date may be listed somewhere in the military record or pension record. Good luck in your search, Neva

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Is any one researching this line? Please contact me < [email protected] > Thanks, __Sherrie Descendants of John Morris II.................................. 1 John Morris II 1737 - 1796 b: Abt. 1737 d: 1796 . +Maria(h) Hannah Downing (Unproven DAR) ...... 2 ? Daughter Morris Unknown - b: Unknown ...... 2 Richard Morris II 1758 - b: Abt. 1758 ...... 2 James Morris I 1762 - 1853 b: Abt. 1762 in Maryland d: 17 Feb 1853 .......... +Nancy 'Polly' Ann Hardesty 1778 - 1843 b: 1778 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now WVA) d: 06 Oct 1843 ...... 2 Elizabeth Morris I 1777 - b: Abt. 1777 in VA (now Monongalia Co., WV) .......... +Moses Frazee 1805 - b: 19 Nov 1805 ...... 2 Dorcas Morris 1765 - b: Abt. 1765 .......... +David Cushman 1764 - 1849 b: 03 Oct 1764 d: 13 Dec 1849 ...... 2 John Morris IV 1768 - b: Abt. 1768 ...... 2 Joseph Morris 1771 - 1863 b: 08 Dec 1771 in Maryland d: 20 Dec 1863 .......... +Lavina Drake 1778 - 1857 b: 18 Nov 1778 d: 1857 ...... 2 [1] Morris Morris II 1780 - 1864 b: 18 Dec 1780 in Monongalia county, Virginia d: 1864 .......... +[2] Rachael Morris 1786 - 1863 b: 20 Jan 1786 in Monongalia county, Virginia d: 1863 *2nd Wife of John Morris II: . +Eleanor __?__ ...... 2 [1] Morris Morris II 1780 - 1864 b: 18 Dec 1780 in Monongalia county, Virginia d: 1864 .......... +[2] Rachael Morris 1786 - 1863 b: 20 Jan 1786 in Monongalia county, Virginia d: 1863 ...... 2 Eleanor Morris .......... +John Carter Descendants of James Morris I...................................... 1 James Morris I 1762 - 1853 b: Abt. 1762 in Maryland d: 17 Feb 1853 . +Nancy 'Polly' Ann Hardesty 1778 - 1843 b: 1778 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now WVA) d: 06 Oct 1843 ...... 2 Henry Morris I 1801 - 1851 b: 01 Sep 1801 in Virginia d: 22 Aug 1851 .......... +Christina Crawford 1801 - 1879 b: 28 Dec 1801 d: 12 Oct 1879 ...... 2 Isaac Morris 1802 - 1890 b: 07 Feb 1802 in Virginia d: 09 Apr 1890 .......... +Elizabeth Campbell Or Cambett ...... *2nd Wife of Isaac Morris: .......... +Margaret Sullivan - Unknown b: in KY d: Unknown ...... 2 Joshua Morris 1805 - 1863 b: 25 Oct 1805 in Adams County, Ohio (later Brown County) d: 22 May 1863 .......... +Sarah Sutton IV 1805 - 1863 b: Bet. 25 Oct 1805 - 1807 in Brown county, Ohio d: Bet. 22 May 1863 - 1878 ...... 2 Elijah Morris 1807 - b: 13 Sep 1807 in Adams or Brown County, Ohio .......... +Elizabeth M. Sutton Marriage record: 1836 ...... *2nd Wife of Elijah Morris: .......... +Mary Reed ...... 2 James Morris II 1810 - b: 14 Apr 1810 in Brown or Adams County, Ohio .......... +Elizabeth Walker 1810 - 1885 b: 14 Apr 1810 d: 06 Sep 1885 ...... 2 Mary Morris 1816 - 1856 b: 27 Jun 1816 in Ohio d: 1856 .......... +Christian Millard Shinkle ...... 2 John Morris VIII 1819 - 1896 b: 01 Jan 1819 in Ohio d: 11 Aug 1896 .......... +Julia Ann Shinkle 1819 - 1863 b: 1819 in Ohio d: 02 Jan 1863 ...... 2 William Andrew Morris 1821 - 1896 b: 07 Jun 1821 in Brown County, Ohio d: 03 Sep 1896 .......... +Clarinda Bell Fox 1821 - 1895 b: 13 Jan 1821 d: 24 Apr 1895 ...... 2 Elizabeth Morris 1823 - 1895 b: 15 Apr 1823 in Brown County, Ohio d: 14 Mar 1895 .......... +George C Leavitt 1821 - b: Abt. 1821 in Massachusetts ...... *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Morris: .......... +Hezekiah Bull-DYER 1826 - 1887 b: 27 Nov 1826 in Perry Twp, Brown County, Ohio d: 30 Jul 1887 ...... 2 Martha Margaret Morris 1803 - 1878 b: 24 Mar 1803 d: Dec 1878 .......... +William Draper 1804 - b: Abt. 1804 "What we are is what we were" _John Quincy Adams ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 3:22 AM Subject: [WVA] Re: COOPER/KEIFFER Research in penna and west va > In a message dated 9/14/99 4:03:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > The first thing to keep in mind is that these "COOPERs" were in reality > > German KEIFFERs from Pennsylvania. At some point the surname was > > Americanized to COOPER. > > > > Yes, I have two cooper lines, one definitely came here as Kieffer, the other > lived in Penna and them WV, they had a 'bound boy' named Keefer, probably > some relation, here is one of my lines > Sandy in Fla > Descendants of Frederick Kieffer > > 1 Frederick Kieffer b: 1673 in Germany > . +Anna Maria Scheuffelin Father: Mother: > .... 2 Leonard Kieffer b: in Germany > .... 2 Jacob Cooper b: 09 January 1699/00 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, > Baden, Germany d: 1758 in Frederick, VA > ........ +Anna Maria Dellinger b: 1701 in Germany m: 02 February > 1720/21 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany Father: Mother: > .......... 3 Hans Jacob Cooper b: 06 December 1721 in Unterowisheim, > Germany > .......... 3 Hans Melchoir Cooper b: 14 April 1724 in Oberacker, > Germany d: 21 November 1728 in Oberacker, Germany > .......... 3 Maria Magdalena Cooper b: 14 April 1727 in Oberacker, > Germany d: in Frederick, VA > .............. +John Nysewanger Father: Mother: > .......... 3 Maria Elizabetha Cooper b: 06 October 1730 in Oberacker, > Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany d: 1764 in Hampshire, VA > .............. +Johann Jacob Brake b: Abt. 1720 in Germany m: 1745-1750 > d: Abt. 1808 in Moorfield, Hardy, VA Father: Johann Jacob BRECHTEL > Mother: Mary Margaret BRECHTEL > ................ 4 Jacob Brake b: 1747 in Hardy, VA d: 1831 in > Buckhannon, VA > .................... +Mary Slaughter b: Abt. 1755 m: 1785 d: 1830 > Father: Mother: > ................ 4 Magdalene Brake b: 1751 > ................ 4 John Brake b: 15 June 1754 in Frederick Co., VA > d: 04 November 1838 in Lewis Co., VA > .................... +Elizabeth Wetherholt m: 11 January 1778 > d: Bef. 1785 in Hampshire, WV Father: Mother: > ................ *2nd Wife of John Brake: > .................... +Katherine Shook b: 1764 in Hampshire Co., VA > m: Abt. 1784 in Hampshire Co., VA d: 07 February 1838 in Lewis Co., VA > Father: Hermanus SHOOK Mother: Anne SCHAUB > ................ 4 Elizabeth Brake b: 22 February 1757 in Frederick, VA > d: 22 March 1812 in Zanesville, Muskingum, OH > .................... +George Jackson d: in Muskingum, OH > Father: Mother: > ................ 4 Isaac Brake b: 1760 d: Aft. 1818 in Union, OH > > ................ 4 Abraham Brake b: August 1763 d: 1830 > > > ==== WVA Mailing List ==== > Adrianne Hopkins Listowner [email protected] > To Search the Archives for this List: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

In a message dated 9/14/99 4:03:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > The first thing to keep in mind is that these "COOPERs" were in reality > German KEIFFERs from Pennsylvania. At some point the surname was > Americanized to COOPER. > Yes, I have two cooper lines, one definitely came here as Kieffer, the other lived in Penna and them WV, they had a 'bound boy' named Keefer, probably some relation, here is one of my lines Sandy in Fla Descendants of Frederick Kieffer 1 Frederick Kieffer b: 1673 in Germany . +Anna Maria Scheuffelin Father: Mother: .... 2 Leonard Kieffer b: in Germany .... 2 Jacob Cooper b: 09 January 1699/00 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany d: 1758 in Frederick, VA ........ +Anna Maria Dellinger b: 1701 in Germany m: 02 February 1720/21 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany Father: Mother: .......... 3 Hans Jacob Cooper b: 06 December 1721 in Unterowisheim, Germany .......... 3 Hans Melchoir Cooper b: 14 April 1724 in Oberacker, Germany d: 21 November 1728 in Oberacker, Germany .......... 3 Maria Magdalena Cooper b: 14 April 1727 in Oberacker, Germany d: in Frederick, VA .............. +John Nysewanger Father: Mother: .......... 3 Maria Elizabetha Cooper b: 06 October 1730 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany d: 1764 in Hampshire, VA .............. +Johann Jacob Brake b: Abt. 1720 in Germany m: 1745-1750 d: Abt. 1808 in Moorfield, Hardy, VA Father: Johann Jacob BRECHTEL Mother: Mary Margaret BRECHTEL ................ 4 Jacob Brake b: 1747 in Hardy, VA d: 1831 in Buckhannon, VA .................... +Mary Slaughter b: Abt. 1755 m: 1785 d: 1830 Father: Mother: ................ 4 Magdalene Brake b: 1751 ................ 4 John Brake b: 15 June 1754 in Frederick Co., VA d: 04 November 1838 in Lewis Co., VA .................... +Elizabeth Wetherholt m: 11 January 1778 d: Bef. 1785 in Hampshire, WV Father: Mother: ................ *2nd Wife of John Brake: .................... +Katherine Shook b: 1764 in Hampshire Co., VA m: Abt. 1784 in Hampshire Co., VA d: 07 February 1838 in Lewis Co., VA Father: Hermanus SHOOK Mother: Anne SCHAUB ................ 4 Elizabeth Brake b: 22 February 1757 in Frederick, VA d: 22 March 1812 in Zanesville, Muskingum, OH .................... +George Jackson d: in Muskingum, OH Father: Mother: ................ 4 Isaac Brake b: 1760 d: Aft. 1818 in Union, OH ................ 4 Abraham Brake b: August 1763 d: 1830

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