Does anyone have better info on this family, dad is not in the 1850, just mom and kids, the last 2 kids born after 1850?? where was dad? he can't have been born in 1818, and where is Walnut Gap? thanks Descendants of John Allen 1 John Allen b: 1808-1818 d: 1850-1861 in Walnut Gap, WV Number of children: 11 .. +Elizabeth Lafferty b: 1808 Number of children: 11 Father: Mother: .... 2 Drucilla Allen b: 1825 .... 2 Reney Allen b: 1827 .... 2 Fannie/Tany Allen b: 1838 ........ +John Blankenship b: 1840 in Logan Co., VA Father: Mother: .... 2 Jackson Allen b: 1839 ........ +Emily Lafferty Father: Mother: .... 2 Perry Allen b: 1840 in Logan Co., VA .... 2 Larkin Allen b: 1841 in Logan Co., VA ........ +Elizabeth Massey b: 1843 in Fayette Co., VA Father: Mother: .... 2 Caroline Allen b: 1842 in Logan Co., VA .... 2 Henry Allen b: 1843 in Logan Co., VA ........ +Julie Blankenship b: in Logan Co., VA Father: Mother: .... 2 Rocselenia? Allen b: 1848 ........ +Floyd Massey Father: Mother: .... 2 Mosey Allen b: 1851 .... 2 Nancy Allen b: 1852 ........ +Elisah McComas Father: Mother: Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag">All My Mama's</A> Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

Hello List, I was checking to see if anyone can help me with the following. My Aunt Opal had told me that Stella Luella ? was the daughter of Luretta or Loretta Moore. Has anyone any information on this? I am hoping to trace my grandmother's side of the family. I don't have any information on Luretta Moore, but I do know my grandmother Stella Luella was born in 1896/1897. I do not even know if Stella Luella's mother was a Moore. She married: 1. Elijah Monroe Moore of Walton WV. date unknown 2. John Strickland dates unknown. Stella and John Strickland lived on Route 5 in Charleston. That is the only information I have. Stella died in April of 1959. I have provided what informtion I have in the hopes that someone on the list will be able to help me. I would love to have Stella Luella's last name. Thank you, Juanita johnboy@integrity.com

Hello List, Here are the dates I do have on the Moore line that I sent in to the list to see if anyone has any information on. It is all I do have, and am hoping someone can help me and fill me in on some things. Thank you, Juanita johnboy@integrity.com Elijah Monroe Moore B. @ 1890 D. 1/1931 or 1932 buried: Walton, WV Stella Luella ? B. 1896 D. 4/1959 buried Amblers Ridge, Walton, WV Raymond Curtis Moore B. 5/5/1920 D: 10/12/1978 Buried on Rennie Moore property, Walton, WV in the Moore graveyard. Nellie Mae Moore B. ? D: ? Washington, DC James Russell Moore B. Murdered @ 1948-1950 Coy franklin Moore B.? D. 1958 Opal Emmajean Moore B. 11/03/1926-June 1, 1993 buried Monroeville, AL Denver Brooks Moore B. 1927-1928 These children were born in Roane County, Walton, WV. When ELIJAH MOORE died, STELLA LUELLA ? Married 2. JOHN STRICKLAND. Raymond Curtis Moore married 1st. ? children were: Raymond Curtis Moore Jr. and Nettie May Moore birth dates are unknown, may still be living.

--part1_99.ab261f9.2704ba77_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I rec/d the following, I hope it will give insight into what our ancestors went thru --part1_99.ab261f9.2704ba77_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <WVPIONEERS-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yh04.mx.aol.com (rly-yh04.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.36]) by air-yh01.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.3) with ESMTP; Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:19:42 -0400 Received: from lists3.rootsweb.com (lists3.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.39]) by rly-yh04.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:19:16 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists3.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e8Q3FCl00200; Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:15:12 -0700 Resent-Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:15:12 -0700 X-Original-Sender: qmgen@juno.com Mon Sep 25 20:15:10 2000 Old-To: WVPIONEERS-L@rootsweb.com, wvwebste-L@rootsweb.com Old-Cc: WVBRAXTO-L@rootsweb.com, Harris-Hunters-L@rootsweb.com, HOLLINGSWORTH-L@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:12:59 -0700 Message-ID: <20000925.201302.-738201.0.qmgen@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-1,3-51,53,55-59,61,63 From: Patsy H Weikart <qmgen@juno.com> Subject: [WVPioneers] Periods of Disease Resent-Message-ID: <-juLTD.A.8C._SB05@lists3.rootsweb.com> To: WVPIONEERS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: WVPIONEERS-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <WVPIONEERS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1763 X-Loop: WVPIONEERS-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: WVPIONEERS-L-request@rootsweb.com PERIODS of DISEASE Taken from the Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County,CA - newsletter titled: " Stanislaus Researcher" - Volume 22 - Number 7 - July 2000 Order of listing: Year(s) / Region, Area, City or State / Disease 1657 - Boston - Measles 1687 - Boston - Measles 1690 - New York- Yellow Fever 1713 - Boston - Measles 1729 - Boston- Measles 1732-33 Worldwide- Influenza 1738 - South Carolina - Smallpox 1739-40 - Boston - Measles 1747- CT, NY, PA, SC - Smallpox 1759 - North America - Measles 1761 - North America - Influenza 1772 - North America - Measles 1775 - North America- Unknown 1775-76 - Worldwide- Influenza 1783 - Dover, DE - Bilious Disorder 1788 - Phila. + New York - Measles 1793- VT (putrid fever) + Influenza 1793- VA Influenza (500 in 4 weeks) 1793 - Philadelphia - Yellow Fever 1793 - Harrisburg, PA - Unknown 1793 - Middletown, PA - Yellow Fever 1794 - Philadelphia- Yellow Fever 1796 - 97 - Philadelphia - Yellow Fever 1798 - Philadelphia - Yellow Fever 1803 - New York- Yellow Fever 1820- 1823- - Nationwide- "Fever" 1831-1832- - Nationwide- Asiatic Cholera 1832- New York & other big cities - Cholera 1833 - Columbus, Ohio - Cholera 1833-34 - Kentucky - Cholera 1834- New York City, New York - Cholera 1837 - Philadelphia - Typhus 1841- Nationwide - (bad in South) - Yellow Fever 1847 - New Orleans - Yellow Fever 1847-48 - Worldwide- Influenza 1848-49 - North America - Cholera 1849 - New York - Cholera 1850- Nationwide- Yellow Fever 1851- Coles Co., Great Plains, MO. - Cholera 1852 - Nationwide - Yellow Fever 1855 - Nationwide - Yellow Fever 1857-59 - Worldwide - Influenza 1860-61 - Pennsylvania- Smallpox 1865-73 - Philadelphia, New York, Boston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Memphis, Washington, DC. A series of recurring epidemics of Smallpox, Cholera, Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever and Influenza. 1873-75 - North America + Europe - Influenza 1878- New Orleans - Yellow Fever 1885 - Plymouth, PA - Typhoid 1886 - Jacksonville, FL - Yellow Fever 1918 - Worldwide (high point year) more people were hospitalized in World War I from this epidemic than wounds. U S Army training camps became death camps, with 80% death rate in some camps. - Influenza or Spanish Flu. (post by patsy) ==== WVPIONEERS Mailing List ==== If your extended family has a reunion or other events planned in the coming months, please send a message to me (dhamrick@neo.rr.com) and I will post it as a tag line like this. ============================== Choose from over 19,000 mailing lists at: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ --part1_99.ab261f9.2704ba77_boundary--

Hi Listers, The books came today for Monongalia Co. so I can start the lookups in them. They cover a lot of area. And for the names of people mentioned there is quit a bit of data. Is there anyone who might be able to tell me how to get scanned material from the scanner into a program so it can be read and pasted to the e'mail.? I am new at that. I can do phpotos with no problem and I can print directly from the scanner but trying to send it to word just comes out jibberish for me and trying to type all would take for ever as there is so much there. I can send snail mail with no problem but would like to post data as well. I have gotten it into imaging but is to big to put in an e'mail. I don't know how to make it smaller. So if anyone knows how to do any of this, I follow instructions well and learn quick. I can't wait to put up some of the data in these books. Monongahalia books are awsome and so glad I got them. Cathy

If you will give any of the dates of any of these people it will help others to help you more. Pat Pat, thanks for the information. I put down the dates I do have. Elijah Monroe Moore B. @ 1890 D. 1/1931 or 1932 buried: Walton, WV Stella Luella ? B. 1896 D. 4/1959 buried Amblers Ridge, Walton, WV Raymond Curtis Moore B. 5/5/1920 D: 10/12/1978 Buried on Rennie Moore property, Walton, WV in the Moore graveyard. Nellie Mae Moore B. ? D: ? Washington, DC James Russell Moore B. Murdered @ 1948-1950 Coy franklin Moore B.? D. 1958 Opal Emmajean Moore B. 11/03/1926-June 1, 1993 buried Monroeville, AL Denver Brooks Moore B. 1927-1928 These children were born in Roane County, Walton, WV. When ELIJAH MOORE died, STELLA LUELLA ? Married 2. JOHN STRICKLAND. Raymond Curtis Moore married 1st. ? children were: Raymond Curtis Moore Jr. and Nettie May Moore birth dates are unknown, may still be living.

Hello List, I am once again checking with the list to see if anyone may have information on Elijah Monroe Moore who married Stella Luella ? They lived in the Walton, WV, Roane County area and are buried on Amblers Ridge. They had the following children: Raymond Curtis Moore, Nellie May Moore, Opal Emmajean Moore, Coy Franklin Moore, James Russell Moore called Russ, and Denver Brooks Moore. (All deceased) Stella brought a daughter into the marriage, Hazel Shamblin when she married Elijah. I believe Coy Franklin had a son named Harold Joe Moore and Raymond (my father) had Raymond Curtis Moore Jr. and Nettie May Moore by his first wife. Any information would be deeply appreciated. Thank you, Juanita Gleason johnboy@integrity.com

Hello List, I am hoping to find some information on some long lost family. I am trying to locate information on BEULAH, IDA AND BIRDIE BLACKWELL children of LEWIS BLACKWELL AND LYDIA RUNION. They lived in Kanawha County in one of the smaller towns around Falling Rock. It was my understanding that they had small farm. I would like to gather information on my aunts, who they married, still living, deceased, children etc. Thank you, Juanita johnboy@integrity.com

Hi, West Virginia Researchers: You're invited to join us tonight (Tuesday) for a special chat on WEST VIRGINIA (all counties): http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm Tuesday 8 pm Eastern; 7 pm Central; 6 pm Mt.; 5 pm Pacific Be sure to come with printouts of your family tree and any resources you have to share. This is for the whole state--everyone is welcome. Please feel free to notify others who might be interested in WEST VIRGINIA genealogy. If you miss the chat, be sure and go by the forum and post all your SURNAMES: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville You can read a transcript of last week's chat here: http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm If you need instructions for the chat room or forum or would like a full schedule of all genealogy chats, just let me know. Jean Brandau huntsville2@home.com

In a message dated 9/26/00 8:02:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, WVA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Hi, Who was it who was looking up McMillion and Pell. I remember the names as look ups I did before and I told you I would remember to look your names up any time I had more books and now I can't find who you are but I remember the names. I have quit a bit on McMillion and a little on Pell. If you get in touch with me, (I can get on the same page as you in regards to what you want. Cathy, I am not the one who requested the info but I am researching PELLS, any and all PELLS. Could you please send me the PELL info. Judy in Ohio but always a Mountaineer WRIGHT, PELL, FAIRFAX, PHILLIPS, PYLES, PILES, MILLER, MITTER

Hi, Who was it who was looking up McMillion and Pell. I remember the names as look ups I did before and I told you I would remember to look your names up any time I had more books and now I can't find who you are but I remember the names. I have quit a bit on McMillion and a little on Pell. If you get in touch with me, (I can get on the same page as you in regards to what you want. Cathy

Am searching for information on the STANLEY surname. From "Jackson County, WV Marriages 1831-1879," transcribed by Wes Cochran, come the following marriage info: James Ables married Ruth Standley 31 May 1846 Ruth Ables married J. S. (John Stuart) Hoffman (Huffman)17 Jan. 1850 I believe that Ruth STANLEY & Ruth ABLES are the same person & that her marriage to HUFFMAN was her 2nd. As evidence, I offer the death certificate of J. S. HUFFMAN's son, Frederick L. HUFFMAN. It says that his mother's maiden name was Ruth STANLEY. According to the annotated 1850 Census for Jackson County, Ruth STANLEY ABLES HUFFMAN was born in Mason County, VA. Another household in 1850 Jackson County is: 255-259 Sarah ROWLEY 49 William 19 Calvin 12 Annotation says that Sarah ROWLEY's maiden name was STANLEY & that she was born in Mason County, VA. It also says that Sarah STANLEY married James ROWLEY on 1 December 1833. That fact is verified in Wes Cochran's Jackson County marriage book. Next door to Sarah (Stanley) ROWLEY is the following residence: 254-258 James BARNHEART 20 Anna 15 According to same Jackson County marriage records transcribed by Wes Cochran, James Barnhart married Anna ROWLEY on 4 April 1850. I believe that the household of James & Anna "BARNHEART" is one that contains the daughter & son-in-law of Sarah (STANLEY) ROWLEY. In the 1850 Jackson County house of Sarah ROWLEY & family we find the names of Sarah, William & Calvin. The husband of Sarah & the father of the children was James. He was not living with them at the time -- probably deceased. I now offer the 1870 Jackson County Census records as circumstantial evidence. 1st the John S. HUFFMAN household: John S. HUFFMAN 48 Ruth A. 45 Sarah M. 19 William F. 17 Frederick L 16 Nancy Jane 14 James W. 10 Docia A. 8 John C(alvin) 5 Derby E. 3 Coonrod C. 4/12 Then the James BARNHART household: James BARNHART 41 Annie 37 Rachel A. 18 William L. 16 Ruth A. 14 James H. 12 Calvin P. 10 Harman H. 8 Phoebe A. 6 Mary K. 4 John S. 2 Virginia R. 1/24 Just like the Sarah (STANLEY) ROWLEY household in 1850 Jackson County, the John S. HUFFMAN house in 1870 Jackson County contains the names of Sarah, William, James & Calvin. The James BARNHART house in 1870 contains the names William, James & Calvin. (Only Sarah is missing.) I believe that Ruth STANLEY ABLES HUFFMAN & Sarah STANLEY ROWLEY are related. We know that they were both born in Mason County, VA. As I mentioned before, I also believe that Sarah STANLEY ROWLEY & Anna ROWLEY BARNHART are mother & daughter. Can anyone help me with my STANLEY connection? John S. Huffman & James Barnhart were my ggg grandfathers. Thank you in advance for any information or guidance. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com

The below article is posted in the archives on Genealogy.com Impossible and Improbable by Donna Przecha Genealogy thrives as a rewarding hobby because most people in the past lived orderly lives. We expect them to be born, marry, have children and die, and that there will be someone to record most of these events somewhere. Usually this is exactly what happens. All we have to do is find out where these events were recorded. However, occasionally we come across events that just do not fit into the orderly scheme of things. Sometimes they seem to be highly improbable or completely impossible. Disowned Children In past times marrying outside the family's religion, race, culture or social class was considered by some to be taboo. If children violated this rule, some families would disown them and even declare them dead. In one case the parents not only declared the child dead but went so far as to erect a tombstone with her name and her marriage date as the death date. People who were mentally ill or physically deformed might be sent off to an asylum or hospital and the family would act as if they were dead. They might be recorded in the family Bible as having died, so when you find the individual in a census you will be thoroughly confused! A daughter might also be disowned if she became pregnant and was not married or a son cut out of the family if he ended up in prison. Obituaries were generally provided by the families, and facts and children who did not suit the image the family wished to project could be omitted. If a child was not mentioned in the obituary in the local hometown paper, it didn't mean the child didn't exist or was deceased. Finding disowned children can be very difficult because they often moved a long way from their original home to a completely different environment. Someone from Connecticut might move to Idaho or Texas for no apparent reason. With more national indexes becoming available, it is easier to locate these people. Since most census indexes are still on a state-by-state basis, you almost have to check each state as there is no predicting where they might have gone. The names of disowned children might turn up in a will or probate. In a will the parent might want to mention the child just to be sure he or she is cut out of the inheritance. If there was no will, all living children would need to be named in legal documents relating to an inheritance. In past times marrying outside the family's religion, race, culture or social class was considered by some to be taboo. If children violated this rule, some families would disown them and even declare them dead. Bigamy Even in this day of instant communication with cell phones, pagers and the Internet, you can still pick up the paper and read about a man who was married to different women and had two different families, each of which was unknown to the other. (Why a man would want the responsibilities of two families and keeping them secret is beyond me!) In the past it was so much easier to acquire two wives, although it was more often serial rather than concurrent. If a man from Virginia went to California to look for gold, he might decide after a couple of fruitless years that he didn't want to go home and face the ridicule of his family and neighbors. He might decide to just settle down in California, perhaps open a store or take up farming and marry a girl he met there. Since he may have stopped writing to his family in Virginia months ago, he would hardly feel it was necessary to go to all the trouble and agony of trying to get a divorce. He might even send back an announcement of his death just to close that chapter of his life. Even in this day of instant communication, you can still pick up the paper and read about a man who was married to different women and had two different families, each of which was unknown to the other. When a husband disappears, the wife usually goes through the legal process to have him declared dead after a certain period of time. You might encounter the family with the husband in one census and in the next find the wife listed as a widow. This would lead you to believe he died in the meantime and you would look for cemetery records, obituaries, wills and death records. If he simply disappeared, you will not find any of these and may need to explore court records for a legal document declaring him dead. Of course, he may not really be dead at all. Name Changes Many men, especially new immigrants, found it too overwhelming to try to support a family and just walked off and were never heard from again. They might even change their names, settle down in a new area and get married again. This is very difficult to track and document, but one place where this could come out is in military pension records. If a man was in the Civil War, his first wife would know he was entitled to a pension and would apply for one when it became obvious he was never coming back, and could be presumed dead. If he remarried under another name, he might feel enough loyalty to his second wife to disclose his military service and the name under which he enlisted. Once he died and the second wife applied for her pension, both applications would end up with the same service record. If you suspect a possible name change, be sure to consult as many legal or official documents as possible. If you suspect a possible name change, be sure to consult as many legal or official documents as possible, such as pension papers, wills, naturalization papers or land deeds. Even if a man changed names he might think he had to include his "also known as" (AKA) name to be sure the transaction was valid, fearing the original name might come out at some point and nullify the action. A woman could create genealogical confusion by not changing her name. If a woman had a child out of wedlock, she might move to another town, keep her maiden name but call herself Mrs., claiming she was a widow. Even if people knew she had never married, a mother would be called Mrs. as a courtesy because it would be embarrassing to all concerned to suggest that an unmarried woman had a child. In African-American research, many people assume that a freed slave would take the family name of the person who had owned him before emancipation. In fact, the freed slaves could take any name they liked and many experimented with several names before settling on one. Siblings might choose different surnames so it is not obvious to a researcher that they are related. A parent might have lived on a different plantation and select a different name from the child. Many chose names of famous people or people they admired, so the surname may or may not be significant for the researcher. Freed slaves could take any name they liked, so the surname may or may not be significant for the researcher. Duplicate Names Sometimes a researcher looking through baptism records will find a couple who gave the same name to two different children. A look at the burials usually reveals that the first child with that name died before the second one was born. In some cases no such death is found. In fact, both children seem to live, grow up and produce their own records. This can cause the researcher a bit of confusion and reexamination of the records. For some reason — perhaps a lack of imagination? — parents will give children almost identical names. In one family there was a John and a Jonathan, and both lived to adulthood. Mary and Maria are also possibilities. Sometimes, especially in German names, the first name would be the same for all children of the same sex, but the second name would be different. A family might consist of Johann Georg, Johann Wilhelm, Johann Josef, Anna Barbara, Anna Maria and Anna Theresa. Needless to say, the children usually went by their middle names and the children might be known as Georg, Johann, Josef, Barbara, Anna and Theresa. In later records, they might reverse the name since the middle name was the one usually used. This means you almost have to follow the lives of all the brothers to be sure who was really Johann. Just to confuse matters, Georg and Josef might use their official first name, Johann, on a record. Sometimes, especially in German names, the first name would be the same for all children of the same sex, but the second name would be different. Informal Adoptions Very often in the past, adoptions were very informally arranged. A woman might have a child that she really couldn't care for, because of health or financial reasons, while her sister might have wanted a child but was unable to have one. It might be agreed between the two families that the child would be given to the other to raise. No papers were signed or legal documents filed. Similarly, a foundling might be taken in by a family and simply raised as their own. Wrong Sex We have all encountered a person being classified as a male in one census and a female in another. This frequently happens with unusual names, or names that can be either sex, and usually it is just an error on the part of the census taker. However, there have been cases where children have been raised as if they were the opposite sex. Boys were dressed like girls when they were small and a mother who wanted a girl and was unable to have any more children might well continue that deception until the child revolted. Sex change operations were not possible 100 years ago but people could live as if they were the opposite sex. A woman might be especially tempted to masquerade as a man if she wished to be a soldier or a cowboy or follow some equally masculine occupation. Very recently a well-known band leader died and it was found that he, even though he was married, was actually a woman and no one knew. We have all encountered a person being classified as a male in one census and a female in another. This is usually just an error on the part of the census taker, but alternate explanations are sometimes possible. Race Change While following a family back through the census you might find a person who had always been classified as white, listed as mulatto, meaning a mixture of white and African ancestry. While we know the census taker often made mistakes, this might mean there is African-American ancestry in that line. Appearance played a big part in racial designation and when possible, many people of mixed ancestry would "pass" for white when they could. The children of Sally Hemings are a good example. (Whether or not you believe Thomas Jefferson was the father, it is generally accepted that the father of the Hemings children was white.) Sally herself was 1/4 black, as her father and maternal grandfather were both white. Her children were only 1/8 black. They all drifted off, with or without permission, and settled elsewhere. Eston at first settled in Ohio and in 1852 moved to Wisconsin where he changed his name from Hemings to Jefferson and his race to white. Eston's descendants did not even know of their black ancestry. Beverly (a son) and Harriet apparently disappeared into white society. Thomas became a minister in the African Methodist church and Madison stayed in the black community. Many people, especially in the south, have both white and black ancestry. Given the conditions and disadvantages under which blacks, even free ones, had to live, it made sense to be classified as white if at all possible. It made their lives and the lives of their families much easier. Many people, especially in the south, have both white and black ancestry. Given the conditions and disadvantages under which blacks, even free ones, had to live, many people of mixed ancestry would "pass" for white when they could. Facing the Impossible I would not encourage anyone to look for any of these extreme situations in his or her own family research, but if the impossible or the improbable appears, keep an open mind. If you come across one of these situations, this line may be truncated. Even if you do manage to work around it, it will take much research and documentation to gather enough evidence to prove what really happened. However, if you do manage to piece the whole story together, it will probably be the highlight of your family history! Ruth in NC Jack Childers in OKC The Clan Childers: http://hometown.aol.com/jchild8629/genealgy/index.htm Index of Surnames: http://mccserv.com/genealogy/genelist.htm

I would appreciate any help or suggestions. I am trying to locate a William Robinson. I talked with my grandmother over the weekend. She is 93 years old and she told me that my great grandfather had a brother named William Robinson who lived near Ravenswood. She said my grandfather always called them Uncle Bill and Aunt Mary and that they visited them when the children were little - the years would have been 1926 - 1930's. William and Mary never had any children, but they adopted a boy and named him Bob Robinson. Is there a data base that would show a death index for West Virginia? I am also looking for William and Leroy Curtis (my great grandfather) father who I believe his name was George Robinson and he remarried and had a son named Homer Robinson. William and Leroy had a sister named Emma who I believe married a William Heldreth but I have not been able to find a death certificate for either one of them. They were still living in early 1930's. I am looking on suggestions on where to write for information. Thanks! in advance. Regina Wittekind Potaracke Arvada, CO

Am searching for a Lemon/Lemmon family history book entitled "From the James River to the Hughes," written by Marilyn Sims Vandakin & Charlotte Lemon Haught. According to my information, it was published in 1996 by The Lemon Tree Press. Does anyone know where I might purchase a new or used version of this book? Thank you in advance for any information or guidance. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com

--part1_1e.b1c084f.270088d3_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_1e.b1c084f.270088d3_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <PAULEY-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (rly-zc01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.1]) by air-zc05.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.3) with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Sep 2000 08:50:03 2000 Received: from lists3.rootsweb.com (lists3.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.39]) by rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Sep 2000 08:23:35 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists3.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e8MCNMv01590; Fri, 22 Sep 2000 05:23:22 -0700 Resent-Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 05:23:22 -0700 X-Original-Sender: AL1981emma@aol.com Fri Sep 22 05:23:17 2000 From: AL1981emma@aol.com Message-ID: <43.a90ec2e.26fca65f@aol.com> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 08:11:11 EDT Subject: james Pauley Old-To: PAULEY-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 120 Resent-Message-ID: <HHo7RD.A.fY.380y5@lists3.rootsweb.com> To: PAULEY-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: PAULEY-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <PAULEY-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/161 X-Loop: PAULEY-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: PAULEY-L-request@rootsweb.com Hi to all, I'm looking for anything on a James Pauley that was married to a Margaret Means about/ or around the 1880s in Kan. CO. WV. James died and Margaret married again to John Myers. Can anyone help me on this? Thanks, Emma in TX. ==== PAULEY Mailing List ==== This PAULEY list is currently available for adoption! Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/adoptrequest.html ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/search Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! --part1_1e.b1c084f.270088d3_boundary--

Hi, West Virginia Researchers: Our one-time WEST VIRGINIA chat on Thursday night was so successful that I have opened a spot on Tuesday nights for you to gather again. http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm Tuesday 8 pm Eastern; 7 pm Central; 6 pm Mt.; 5 pm Pacific Be sure to come with printouts of your family tree and any resources you have to share. This is for the whole state--everyone is welcome. There are no scheduled chats after this one--so you can stay all night if you wish! Please feel free to notify others interested in WEST VIRGINIA genealogy. If you miss the chat, be sure and go by the forum and post your SURNAMES: http://forums.about.com/ab-huntsville You can read a transcript of last week's chat here: http://huntsville.about.com/blrecords.htm If you need instructions for the chat room or forum or would like a full schedule of all genealogy chats, just let me know. Jean Brandau huntsville2@home.com

--part1_61.762f400.26fe6023_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I got this from another list & thought I would forward it on to the ones in which I belong. --part1_61.762f400.26fe6023_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <GIBSON-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yc01.mx.aol.com (rly-yc01.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.33]) by air-yc02.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.3) with ESMTP; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 14:05:21 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-yc01.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 14:05:06 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e8NI3Aj12519; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:03:10 -0700 Resent-Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:03:10 -0700 X-Original-Sender: GrandmaDinky@aol.com Sat Sep 23 11:03:10 2000 From: GrandmaDinky@aol.com Message-ID: <23.143e933.26fe4a51@aol.com> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 14:02:57 EDT Old-To: GIBSON-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 28 Subject: [GIBSON-L] Moving Missouri Cemetery Resent-Message-ID: <jDc4D.A.YDD.eBPz5@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: GIBSON-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GIBSON-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1928 X-Loop: GIBSON-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GIBSON-L-request@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <SALLY228@aol.com To: <POCAHONTAS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 7:59 AM Subject: [Poca] Moving Cemetery! I live in St. Louis, Missouri and saw on the local news tonight that there is a BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK - 1843 - 1963 ( North St. Louis) that is looking for persons with family buried there. The airport is being expanded and they are going to move the CEMETERY. Is there a way to get this message to as many listers as possible in a short amount of time? Can you help! Pat Jones Smith St. Louis, Missouri USA MSmith3030@aol.com --part1_61.762f400.26fe6023_boundary--

In a message dated 9/20/00 1:48:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, you wrote > I have a marriage licence for her and Robert, they married on 3-11-1886 in > Wyoming Co WV, and Nancy's last name on the licence is BISHOP? and when > she died in 1940 she her name is Nancy NOE she died in Mingo Co WV. That is b/c she married Bishop first and Noe last, does anyone have dates, thanks Descendants of Nancy Blankenship 1 Nancy Blankenship b: 1850 .. +Mister Bishop m: Bef. 1885 Father: Mother: *2nd Husband of Nancy Blankenship: .. +Robert Belcher m: 11 March 1886 in Wyoming Co., WV Father: Mother: *3rd Husband of Nancy Blankenship: .. +John Noe m: Aft. 1887 Father: Mother: Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

In a message dated 9/22/00 7:51:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, serichmond@dsl.telocity.com writes: > He had 10 children with first wife, Rebecca Jane Sizemore and 4 with second > wife Nancy McCommas. Can you send a list of the children? I only have 4 total, with family tree maker you can paste a chart into email, here is how I wrote this a few months ago for someone who wanted help emailing charts. Family Tree Maker is a versatile program but most people don't realize they can send several different types of charts as well as a quick and easy outline via email, [without the need for attachments, which are the bane of the Internet]. You should never send attachments without permission, never. The outline is by far the easiest, all you to is click on outline, click on contents, items to include, choose name, all three dates [b,m,d] in location, spouse's father/mother, take out the short default date or you will have double dates, click on contents again and choose 2 or 3 generations, don't send people 10 generations down to your grandchildren unless they ask, besides it is a bad idea to send out so much personal information to strangers. Then just click on edit and copy the outline, and simply paste into email. You only have to choose items to include the first time, the program remembers this the next time. There are 3 charts you can create but these must be copied, pasted to word, cut from word, and pasted to email which seems like a lot of work to me when the outline is so easy, but… Click on GEN REPT, click on format and choose one. Click on contents and choose options, you don't have to include the notes, which makes a shorter chart, then choose 2 or 3 generations. Also if you put your source notes inline you don't get all those numbers after the names of each person [and at the end]. First is the register style which prints the entire name in ALL CAPS and skips lines between most people, this form takes up a lot of space and the all caps are hard to read. Second is a much better form called the NGS format, which is descent ordered and prints a nice compact list of children, then in the second gen. lists the children that you have more info on and their children. It is by far superior to the register style. Third is the ancestor chart which does just that, prints out ancestors, you can choose how many generations, again it is best to choose only 2 or 3. Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>