Hi there. Looking for info on a Reason Carl Martin and wife Sally Elizabeth Hough. Sally was born 10/24/1875 died 1959 in Winchester, IN. Don't have any years for Reason or any other info. on him. Together they had several children.......Harold, Georgia, Violet, Marie, and Loretta Ruth. I do know that Loretta Ruth was born 1916 in Plum Run, WV. If anyone has any info. or is reasearching these names it would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Kara Dowell [email protected]

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Good morning everyone, It's been suggested there were Catholic chrurches in Hundred and Littleton, Wetzel Co. c 1879. Does anyone know how I could do research on their baptism records? Am looking for my father: (Francis) Theodore Cornet b. 2 April 1879 WV. The 1880 censu has him as Theodore, but every other record as well as family usage he was referred to as Francis Theodore. All my inqueries have stated both names but to no avail. He died 18 Nov 1939 in Pittsburgh. Thanks to everyone who tries to help me. Most sincerely, I am, Mary Lou Cornett Carr

> I am hoping that someone who reads this will have done some work on alexander Waddell and can answer a few questions on him and a another family in Pocahontas County WV In a book entitled Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County by William Price... Alexander Waddell married a woman named Miss Rouss and had children Martha Waddell who married a Barlow Elizabeth who married a William Sharp Ann who married James Sharp Mary who married a Gillilan Jennie who married a brown Miriam who married a Thompson John Waddell William Waddell Alexander Wadell. Another entry in the book is for Miss Nellie Lewis who married James Rodgers.. They had a child Chesley Rodgers who married a Mrs Sally Morrison. The note in the book saids that Nellie Lewis is the grandaughter of Alexander Waddell. How is she a grandaughter, I am unable to make the connection? And, does anyone know who the maiden name of Sally Morrison. She was evidently a widow when she married Chesley Rodgers. any and all help appreciated Alison

Julie...Not sure if I sent you this or not. Hope some of this fills in some blanks. RITCHIE CO., WV CEMETERIES HARRIS Cemetery; located near Cornwallis, on hilltop west of Bear Run Road (County Rt. 5) across from old Cornwallis School. Elizabeth HARRIS March 1819-March 1886; w/o James Harris James H. HARRIS no dates; Co. A, 17th WV Inf., Civil War. WPA information says graveis unmarked and located beside his wife's -- Larry Heffner Kingwood, Texas

Greetings to one of the hardest working groups online, I've marveled at the newest addition to the Marshall Co. site and copied some info on St. Joseph's church where two uncles and one aunt were baptized (I have records). My problem is: In the 1880 Proctor DST., Wetzel Co.WV census, my father is listed along with his parents and older siblings as: Cornet, Theodore, age 1 yr., born WV. I have written to all of the most northern counties in WV and no one has a birth record for him and St. Joseph's does not have a baptism record for him. Tried Charleston, too, but no luck. Is there a way to get the addresses for the other Catholic churches in the northern most section of WV for 1878-1880 so that I can further search for a baptism record? I've found records for 7 aunts and uncle but none for my own father. If anyone can help, I'd surely appreciate it. Thanking you, sincerely, I am, Mary Lou Cornet Carr P.S. His parents were Jacob and Katherine Burkhart Cornet His birthday was said to be 2 April 1879

Dear Julie, I have done a very little bit of research on Harris's in Virginia. I do not see any match, but it is very easy to send you what I have in that time frame--even though I have no real hope of finding a match.... My Harris family also starts in Virginia and ends up in WV...although my people come to the southern part--the coal fields... I start with William Harris whose known children are Nancy, William, John, Anderson, Lucy, Richard, and Samuel W. born between 1779 and 1795. My husband comes down from Samuel W. I know that they were living in Virginia--but I do not know where yet. My Samuel W. then marries Nancy Apperson and they have 10 children. Sarah Ann, Rebecca Katherine, Martha Jane, Thomas Jefferson, Malinda Levitta, Mary L. John, Elizabeth F. and Samuel Sterling who were born between 1827 and 1848. I am pretty sure that Samuel Sterling was born in Appomatix Virginia. I have more on later generations and I have specific dates on the people named above. But that is pretty much all that I have at this point. Just sending it along in case you see a fit somewhere...Marsha in WV "B. Steven" wrote: > > Hello all, > > Some of you may recall my unrelenting quest for info. about my James H. > Harris and finding descendants. > Well, finally I have found a cousin! And in finding her it has brought me a > few steps closer to solving one of the biggest mysteries I've posted. > > To recap: James H. Harris b.abt.1819 in VA. Find him in Rockbridge Co. VA > when he married Elizabeth P. Mateer in 1847. > Find him again with Elizabeth on the 1850 census record of Rockbridge Co. VA > with two of the children: Romulus and Regina. > Find him again on the 1860 census of Ritchie Co WV with an Elizabeth and > more children: Romulus, Regina, Mary M., James H., Robert C., Sarah J., > Leonides, and Josephine L. Bear age 15. > > 1870--don't know where he was > > 1880 finds him and an Elizabeth on the Ritchie Co. census with James H., > Leonides, and now William M. the youngest of the kids who was born 1861. > The rest of the kids have moved on. > > You all might remember me posting a query about info. I had found on the LDS > site in reference to finding James H. Harris and his children, first posted > with the mother Elizabeth P. Mateer and second posted with the mother > Elizabeth Miller-Bare. > > Well, the cousin I have found and her grandmother who is still living, > descend from the child Sarah J. Harris. > >From speaking with them I have been able to find out that Sarah J. Harris > removed to Salt Lake with her husband and family. Sarah's husband, Oscar > Brinkley, died in Salt Lake and Sarah moved to California. She did this > because her brother, Robert C. Harris was living there. > > My new cousins grandmother remembers Robert C. Harris, she called him Uncle > Dick and what she remembers most was him telling her that he and Sarah were > half siblings...they had different mothers. > > This would diffently explain why I find Elizabeth P. Mateer and Elizabeth > Miller-Bare both listed as mother. This would explain why Josephine L. Bear > is listed as living with James and family in 1860. > > Robert and Sarah where next two each other in the birth order. Robert being > born about 1855 and Sarah being born about 1857. > This would mean that Elizabeth p. Mateer died between 1855 and 1857 and > James remarried to Elizabeth Miller-Bare before Sarah was born in 1857. > > I also know that one of the Elizabeth's died in 1886 and then James goes on > to remarry Emily Somers in 1886. > > What I need to find is an exact death record for Elizabeth P. Mateer and one > Elizabeth Miller-Bare (Harris?) > > Now I know that the Elizabeth buried in the Harris cemetery is the wife of > James H. Harris and the tombstone reads 1819 to 1886 but the thing of it > is...Both Elizabeth's were born about the same time. > > I also need to find the marriage of James H. Harris to Elizabeth > Miller-Bare. > > I also need to find where James was living in 1870 as he does not show up in > the 1870 Ritchie Co. census records. > > Please let me know what you all think.... > > Thanks again, > Julie > > _______________________________________________________ > Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/ > > ==== WVA Mailing List ==== > -snip--- > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, computer questions, political announcements, current events, personal messages,flames, religious messages etc. (in other words - Spam) is NOT ALLOWED and > will be grounds for removal and exclusion from this mailing list. Spam crashes our servers and we have to take a stand. > ---snip---

Does anyone recognize these families that were living in Kanawha County? 1. HENRY1 CLARK was born 1874 in Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia1, and died Abt. May 1903 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He married DELLA RIFFE2 September 16, 1898 in Kanawha County, West Virginia3, daughter of WILLIAM RIFFE and MINNIE MIDKIFF. She was born May 1882 in Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia4, and died March 1935 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Children of HENRY CLARK and DELLA RIFFE are: i. BABY BOY2 CLARK, b. Abt. September 1899; d. Abt. 1899. ii. WALTER RAYMOND CLARK I, b. August 22, 1901, Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia5; d. December 29, 1951, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; m. ROSA KIDD, November 13, 1920, Charleston, West Virginia6; b. February 9, 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia7; d. May 14, 1985, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia7. Thanks, Pat in South Carolina

At 11:44 AM 6/13/99 -0400, [email protected] wrote: >In a message dated 6/13/99 10:17:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: >> I need some help locating a couple of place names. I've looked up on GNIS >> names database and 3-4 online maps, but I can't find them. > >I get slammed every time I say this BUT, I keep a WV map right by the >computer, a road map with every little town and county, also maps of VA, KY, >MD, OHIO comes in very handy >~Sandy in Fla Road atlases, especially the ones with spiral binding so they stay *flat* are *great*, too. (I'm awful at folding maps back straight.) Elizabeth Whitaker

Hey Everyone....answered my own question! I found that Elizabeth P. Mateer Harris died in 1853....making the other Elizabeth who died in 1886 Elizabeth Miller-Bare. the Samuel and Martha Mateer where Elizabeth P. Mateer's parents. >From the Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery records Old Section row 2 Mateer, Samuel 1786-1838 Mateer, Martha 1795-1865 Mateer, Mary 1778-1848 Hendron, Sarah 1780-1852 Mateer, Pheby S. 1823-1832 Harris, Elizabeth P. 1819-1853 OK...So where and when did James H. Harris marry Elizabeth Miller-Bare!!!! Julie _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

In a message dated 6/13/99 7:27:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Sometimes you can find doctor's records, There was a woman on the Antique > Roadshow last week, she had her mom's records from when she was an > obstetrician, I wanted her to read the births out but of course she did not! > If you don't watch you should, they have so much wonderful old stuff Sandy, Have they shown the Antiques Road Show for Birmingham yet? I was reading the Tuscaloosa News today, and they said that they are going to be in Birmingham. My mom has seen the show, and she says it's wonderful. Thanks! Beth

Hello all, Some of you may recall my unrelenting quest for info. about my James H. Harris and finding descendants. Well, finally I have found a cousin! And in finding her it has brought me a few steps closer to solving one of the biggest mysteries I've posted. To recap: James H. Harris b.abt.1819 in VA. Find him in Rockbridge Co. VA when he married Elizabeth P. Mateer in 1847. Find him again with Elizabeth on the 1850 census record of Rockbridge Co. VA with two of the children: Romulus and Regina. Find him again on the 1860 census of Ritchie Co WV with an Elizabeth and more children: Romulus, Regina, Mary M., James H., Robert C., Sarah J., Leonides, and Josephine L. Bear age 15. 1870--don't know where he was 1880 finds him and an Elizabeth on the Ritchie Co. census with James H., Leonides, and now William M. the youngest of the kids who was born 1861. The rest of the kids have moved on. You all might remember me posting a query about info. I had found on the LDS site in reference to finding James H. Harris and his children, first posted with the mother Elizabeth P. Mateer and second posted with the mother Elizabeth Miller-Bare. Well, the cousin I have found and her grandmother who is still living, descend from the child Sarah J. Harris. >From speaking with them I have been able to find out that Sarah J. Harris removed to Salt Lake with her husband and family. Sarah's husband, Oscar Brinkley, died in Salt Lake and Sarah moved to California. She did this because her brother, Robert C. Harris was living there. My new cousins grandmother remembers Robert C. Harris, she called him Uncle Dick and what she remembers most was him telling her that he and Sarah were half siblings...they had different mothers. This would diffently explain why I find Elizabeth P. Mateer and Elizabeth Miller-Bare both listed as mother. This would explain why Josephine L. Bear is listed as living with James and family in 1860. Robert and Sarah where next two each other in the birth order. Robert being born about 1855 and Sarah being born about 1857. This would mean that Elizabeth p. Mateer died between 1855 and 1857 and James remarried to Elizabeth Miller-Bare before Sarah was born in 1857. I also know that one of the Elizabeth's died in 1886 and then James goes on to remarry Emily Somers in 1886. What I need to find is an exact death record for Elizabeth P. Mateer and one Elizabeth Miller-Bare (Harris?) Now I know that the Elizabeth buried in the Harris cemetery is the wife of James H. Harris and the tombstone reads 1819 to 1886 but the thing of it is...Both Elizabeth's were born about the same time. I also need to find the marriage of James H. Harris to Elizabeth Miller-Bare. I also need to find where James was living in 1870 as he does not show up in the 1870 Ritchie Co. census records. Please let me know what you all think.... Thanks again, Julie _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

Sandy Could you Pleas again tell us the name of the show...I must have missed that e-mail...... Joyce [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, June 13, 1999 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [WVA-L] Birth record >In a message dated 6/13/99 7:26:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > ><< Sometimes you can find doctor's records, There was a woman on the Antique > Roadshow last week, she had her mom's records from when she was an > obstetrician, I wanted her to read the births out but of course she did not! > If you don't watch you should, they have so much wonderful old stuff > Sandy in Fla >> > >Sandy ~ I try not to miss that show. It's great! > >I still think it's a bit of a stretch though to find a birth record from the >late 1700s anywhere except a Family Bible though. >Neva > > >==== WVA Mailing List ==== >To keep free access to genealogical data, consider sending a donation to RootsWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >-snip--- >NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, computer questions, political announcements, current events, personal messages,flames, religious messages etc. (in other words - Spam) is NOT ALLOWED and >will be grounds for removal and exclusion from this mailing list. Spam crashes our servers and we have to take a stand. >---snip--- >

In a message dated 6/13/99 1:33:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > This date seems right, as her step-great-granddaughter, Katherine > LeFevre Miller, remembers that she did not live to see the end of World War > One. However, a transcript of her tombstone states she died in 1927. This > is probably a typographical error. In any case, she was buried beside her > husband in Walkill Valley Cemetery. > Our family still treasures an old oil lamp that was used by Lavinia as a > night-light, and that Katherine LeFevre Miller used to light for her every > evening as a child. Do you have other Lefever info? I have this line, this is an example of outline format, my favorite way to share info Sandy in Fla Descendants of Campbell Lefever 1 Campbell Lefever b: Abt. 1764 d: 11 August 1818 in Belmont, OH . +Jean Girt b: Abt. 1768 in Moundsville, Marshall, VA m: Abt. 1786 Father: .... 2 Jean Lefever .... 2 William Lefever b: 1787 in PA .... 2 Isaac Lefever b: 1789 in Westmoreland, PA d: 1864 in Marion, OH ........ +Joanna Wells b: 07 April 1808 in Belmont Co., OH Father: .... 2 Mary Lefever b: 1791 in Westmoreland, PA d: 1870 in Belmont, OH .... 2 Margaret Lefever b: 1793-1794 in VA .... 2 John Lefever b: 1795-1801 in VA .... 2 Myndert Lefever b: 1797 in VA .... 2 Campbell Lefever b: 1799 in VA .... 2 Priscilla Lefever b: 07 April 1805 in Moundsville, VA d: 13 November 1866 in Washington Co., OH ........ +Stephen O Hooper b: 11 March 1793 in Bohemia Manor, Cecil, MD m: 07 July 1821 in Belmont, OH d: 16 November 1877 in Washington Co., OH Father: Isaac HOOPER

In a message dated 6/13/99 1:51:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Pleas again tell us the name of the show Antiques Roadshow runs on PBS ~S

In a message dated 6/13/99 10:40:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I still think it's a bit of a stretch though to find a birth record from the > late 1700s anywhere except a Family Bible One more place to get info is some of the old churches have records of baptism, Sandy in Fla

I need some help locating a couple of place names. I've looked up on GNIS names database and 3-4 online maps, but I can't find them. They came from a Va. Land grant that I found at the Library of Va. Bollar Bottom on Elk Baxter's Creek and Brier Patch I suspect that they are located around the Webster Springs area, but that's just a guess. Any ideas?? Mark

Hi Folks, Here's the latest files uploaded to the West Virginia USGenWeb Archives. http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm "Building a Virtual Courthouse" *************************************************************** ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/fayette/cemetery/patton.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/greenbrier/cemetery/forren.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/greenbrier/cemetery/mcelhenn.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/greenbrier/cemetery/wallace.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/greenbrier/newspapers/samblack.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/lincoln/cemetery/cem0032.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/lincoln/cemetery/cem0033.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/mingo/vitals/marriage/marr0001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/randolph/schools/elkins.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/raleigh/obits/060399ob.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/raleigh/obits/060499ob.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/raleigh/obits/060599ob.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/raleigh/obits/060699ob.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/raleigh/obits/060799ob.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/summers/cemetery/bowles1.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/family/wards.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/family/wardvitl.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/fayette/vitals/marriage/wardmarr.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/greenbrier/vitals/birth/wardbirt.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/greenbrier/vitals/marriage/wardmarr.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/brooke/deeds/mahandeed.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/brooke/wills/pratherwill.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/brooke/history/langfitt.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/hancock/history/chschool.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/hancock/history/earlyschool.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/brooke/census/1830gordon.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/brooke/deeds/deed3.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/brooke/history/mendelnt.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/kanawha/cemeteries/hunter.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/greenbrier/wills/mushberg.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/logan/vitals/marriages/marr0001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/history/early.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/tyler/schools/schools.txt ******************************************** Many thanks to the researchers who have shared this data! Enjoy! Valerie Valerie Forren Crook email: [email protected] Greenbrier Co., WV <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgreenb/> ASC for the WVGenWeb Project <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgenweb/> Archivist - WV USGenWeb Archives <http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm> WV Tombstone Project Manager <http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/westvirg.html> PROUD RootsWeb Donor <http://www.rootsweb.com> Member: Greenbrier Historical Society and the Carolinas Genealogical Society

How about birth records for later time periods? Does WVA have an index for them? I'd be looking for the birth of Addison R. Taylor about 1884. Thanks Julie _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

In a message dated 6/13/99 10:17:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I need some help locating a couple of place names. I've looked up on GNIS > names database and 3-4 online maps, but I can't find them. I get slammed every time I say this BUT, I keep a WV map right by the computer, a road map with every little town and county, also maps of VA, KY, MD, OHIO comes in very handy ~Sandy in Fla