Was Berkeley County Pro North or Pro South in The War of Northern Agression/The War of the Rebellion also know as The Civil War? Thanks Bob Young --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing

Kathie - I think you will enjoy talking to Jayne Dunn [email protected] She sent me a lot of information on the descendants of William Dunn, son of Robert. William died abt. 1818 in Hardin County, KY. He married Elizabeth Johnston 8 Dec 1796 in Berkeley County, who I had inquired about. If you can't contact her, I will send you what she gave me. Give her my regards. Al Field Washington, D.C. P.S. If you were the Bond or Fayette County coordinator, I would take you up on your offer. Some of my Wagener ancestors from Berkely/Morgan counties ended up there, and I'm a member of both genealogical societies. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 7:04 PM Subject: [WVBERKEL] Looking for 5th & 4th great grandparents - DUNN, STEPHENSON, MURPHY > I am trying to document all of my direct ancestors. > > Hope someone can help with my 5th and 4th great grandparents. Someone gave > me below information and I am trying to document. > > 5th great grandparents - would like marriage (I have no dates) or any other > information: > > Robert Dunn (SR) died Hardin County, Kentucky Feb 1820 > Elizabeth STEPHENSON Dunn they were married in Berkeley County, VA (WV) > (no other info on her) > > 4th great grandparents - - would like marriage (I have no dates) or any other > information: > > Robert Dunn (JR) born 1782 Berkeley County, VA (WV) - died Putman County, > Indiana about 1831 > Lydia MURPHY Dunn (JR) they were married in Berkeley County, VA (WV) (no > other info on her) > > 3rd great grandparents - (they both died in Macoupin County, IL): > > Hardin County, KY > > Dunn Huddleston, Nancy John > Spouse: Dunn, Nancy > Huddleston, John Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1823 > > Source Information: > Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages to 1850. [database online] Provo, UT: > Ancestry.com, 1997. Electronic transcription > of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky. > > Please let me know if you need a look up in Macoupin County, IL. > > Kathie Mirabella > Macoupin County, IL Mail List Manager > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm">http://www.rootsweb.co m/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm</A> > > (I live in New Jersey) > > > > ==== WVBERKEL Mailing List ==== > Berkeley County Unsubscription Directions > [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] > [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] > >

I am trying to document all of my direct ancestors. Hope someone can help with my 5th and 4th great grandparents.  Someone gave me below information and I am trying to document. 5th great grandparents - would like marriage (I have no dates) or any other information:    Robert Dunn (SR) died Hardin County, Kentucky Feb 1820    Elizabeth STEPHENSON Dunn they were married in Berkeley County, VA (WV) (no other info on her)            4th great grandparents - - would like marriage (I have no dates) or any other information:   Robert Dunn (JR) born 1782 Berkeley County, VA (WV) - died Putman County, Indiana about 1831   Lydia MURPHY Dunn (JR) they were married in Berkeley County, VA (WV) (no other info on her)   3rd great grandparents - (they both died in Macoupin County, IL):    Hardin County, KY    Dunn Huddleston, Nancy John         Spouse: Dunn, Nancy                      Huddleston, John Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1823                    Source Information:    Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages to 1850. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1997. Electronic transcription    of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.      Please let me know if you need a look up in Macoupin County, IL. Kathie Mirabella Macoupin County, IL Mail List Manager <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm">http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm</A> (I live in New Jersey)

Hi JV, I wish I did have more info about the sanitarium. The Nelson Clifford Caldwell that I have in my files was a "day laborer" [1867-1951]. I saw a postcard on ebay... re: the santitarium. If I ever find any info... I'll keep you in mind. Hope you'll so the same. I'll forward your info to other CALDWELL cousins & see I they know anything about the N.C. Caldwell Sanitarium. Terri In a message dated 12/1/2003 11:38:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, "JV" <[email protected]> writes: >Hi I saw your post on the Berkely County West Virginia Board...I am looking for information on the N.C. Caldwell Sanitariam in the Mountain by Martinsburg West Virginia...Which was still there around 1905... I have a photo of it and I was wondering if you knew anything about it.. >thanks Jayson... > -- Terri Boston Claggett [email protected]

I am looking for information on George and Barbara (Brindle) Everhart who lived in Jones Springs W.Va. George was born July 1781. My ancestor Jonas Shimp married their daughter Elizabeth (Kerns or Kees) Everhart...Jonas was Elizabeths second husband. Thanks Jayson --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

Terrie Smith and I have started a new forum site for the counties of Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire in WV on myfamily.com. If you are unfamiliar with myfamily.com it is a place where you can post pictures as well as have a forum. There is no charge to belong to the site and you can visit as often or as little as you like. It is a place to share information if you choose or just pick up information for your own research. If you are interested in joining us please send your first and last names along with your e-mail to Terrie and she will send you an invitation. [email protected] Thank You.

Thanks to Ken Macomber and Nancy Upshaw, NVG now (after 7 years of publication) has a web-site. If you would like learn more about our magazine, or search the journal article titles or indexes, go to www.novagenealogy.com BTW, nova is the local acronym for Northern Virginia Ms. Marty Hiatt, CGRS "Document what you find, listen to what you are told, and especially, love and respect your work." John Morris CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board.

Mary: For cemteries in WV try www.interment.net/us/wv/index.htm Also for your research I highly recommend HCPD (Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants) that URL is www.hackerscreek.com If you live close to Weston, WV. you should try to go there for your research. They have a lot on Lewis County, deaths , marriages etc. Sincerely, Gary D. Sweeney [email protected] Descendant of Colonel Morgan Morgan [email protected] wrote: >Content-Type: text/plain > >WVBERKEL-D Digest               Volume 03 : Issue 66 > >Today's Topics: >  #1 [WVBERKEL] Fw: Old Hill Cem/ Westo   ["Maxine Wilton" <[email protected]] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from WVBERKEL-D, send a message to > >        [email protected] > >that contains in the body of the message the command > >        unsubscribe > >and no other text.  No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________ > -- Gary D. Sweeney __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455

Hello; Is there someone who could direct me to the Cem lists in West Va. Lewis Co and other's.??? I am looking for among the Cem's one by name of "OLD HILL". suposed to been in Weston area and the one name "PUMPHREY CEM." I am looking for surnames Pumphrey 2 of my 2nd grt granparents, Joseph and Elizabeth McCall ,Pumphrey plus others.. and Brannon etc. Brannon, of who some were Lawyers and one, Henry Brannon was a Judge in Weston in 1800's and into 1900's. They are connected to my 3rd Grt Grafa. Wm Brannon from Winchester W Va who mar Jerusha Pitcock in 1789 there.. I have heard that the OLD HILL Cem is overgrown and badly deteriorated with stones, many unreadable etc. I wonder if the Cem was walked at some time and recorded in a book from some Gen. Soc. or Historical Soc etc. I would like to know if so. Thank you anyone for a reply. Mary [email protected]

Still check the Probate files, they may have died "intestate" but there could still be pertinent information such as a death certificate & naming of a person to handle the estate....I know, it has happened in my research. Ann in FL > Carol Digby asks where to look for information on ancestors who left no > estate behind. My advice is to look for the tax records. No one escaped the > tax collector---no matter how poor they might be. Real estate wasn't the > only thing to be taxed. > > Some things never change! > > Wayne Thalls > Santa Cruz, CA > > > ==== WVBERKEL Mailing List ==== > Berkeley County Unsubscription Directions > [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] > [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] >

Hi Wayne, That explanation makes very good sense. So I think I will pursue him thru Germany, at least for now. Thank you for giving me a good place to start.. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Thalls" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [WVBERKEL] Re: Looking for a clue Re the question "was Holland ever part of Germany?" There are severl things to think about here. The direct answer is yes. Just remember WW2. There were territorial conquests over the centuries. Remember too, many emigrants from Germany departed through Dutch ports; viz Amsterdam. Sometimes they stayed in Holland for several weeks or months before finally embarking. When they arrived in the US they were recorded as having come from Holland. ==== WVBERKEL Mailing List ==== Berkeley County Unsubscription Directions [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message]

Searching for William Burk& Elizabeth (?) In or around Berkeley Co.Wva.in the late 1790's I think Elizabeth was born in 1800. What was Elizabeth's maiden name,?who was William's father? names of thier children. Did William have any brothers or sisters? My ggrandfather Grandville Richard Burk 1856-1928 Is buried in Williamsport,Md.all information I have on him showes he was born in WVa,which was still Virginia at the time of his birth. Thank you William G.Burke Dublin,Ga. [email protected]

Re the question "was Holland ever part of Germany?" There are severl things to think about here. The direct answer is yes. Just remember WW2. There were territorial conquests over the centuries. Remember too, many emigrants from Germany departed through Dutch ports; viz Amsterdam. Sometimes they stayed in Holland for several weeks or months before finally embarking. When they arrived in the US they were recorded as having come from Holland.

In a message dated 26/10/2003 11:04:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > .Was Holland ever a part of Germany? > I think one has to be careful believing family stories about ancestors being from Holland. They may have been described at one time as being "Pennsylvania Dutch" which doesn't mean they were from Holland but from Germany. "Dutch" is an anglicization of "Deutsch" which means German. I have ancestors who I am sure moved from Germany to PA, then to Berkeley County. One family tree has them being from Holland. Nancy Pundsack

I am searching for ancestry of my paternal great grandfather: Isaac J? Donahoo b 1 May 1826 Berkeley Co, VA (Now WV) m 19 Nov 1848 Athens Co, OH d 31 Jan 1891 Nuckolls Co, Ne Supposedly left home at age 14 and changed spelling of name??? Married Elizabeth Jane McKee (b. Ohio) in Athens Co, OH - McArthurstown Dist 1880 Census shows Father & Mother both born in OH 1850 Census - Vinton Co, OH - McArthurstown Dist. - Issac a saddler a Martha Smith 11 living with them (don't know who she was) Issac & Eliza had dau Mary L. 4-12 mo old (died young) 1860 Census - Vinton Co, OH - Richland Township, Allensville P.O. Charles W. 4 Ellmore (Elmer David) 2 Carey (Carrie) 2 6 Aug 1864 Issac mustered into Ohio Infantry Volunteers Co. G. 173 Reg. As Corpl - Served under Capt. Charles Slavens (muster rolls give various spellings and is only place I've ever seen "J" as a middle initial.) 26 Jun 1865 Issac discharged at Nashville, TN 1865-1871 lived in Appanoose Co, IA 1870 Census-Appanoose, Co. IA - Taylor Township - There was a Mary Dahadly 71 living with them. She was a member of the family and was born in NC but I've not been able to find anything else on her. (Possibly mother of Eliza who remarried thus name Dahadly. 1871 Moved to Jewell Co, KS and homesteaded Issac's son, Elmer, mentioned an uncle John McEwen proved up one of the first homesteads in Jewell Co, Dec 1871 but I haven't been able to figure out just how this uncle was related. Issac & Eliza's children Charles Warren b. ca 1855 Elmer David b. 1857 Vinton Co., OH Carrie Flora Aquila (son who died young) We have a small New Testament in which my Gr-Grandfather, Elmer, placed a note that reads: "This book to James T. Donahoo. Back in 1770 he was a preacher lived near the mountains in Virginia". I don't know the relationship of this James T. I have quite a bit of info on a James T Donahoo with the M.E. Church, Ohio Conference. But the dates are mid-1800's. Therefore he would probably be about same time frame as Isaac and too young to be Isaac's father. Any help on Donahoo, McKee, McEwen, or Dahadly families in Berkeley Co would be appreciated. Jan Donahoo Gibbs

I am searching for ancestry of my paternal great grandfather: Isaac J? Donahoo b 1 May 1826 Berkeley Co, VA (Now WV) m 19 Nov 1848 Athens Co, OH d 31 Jan 1891 Nuckolls Co, Ne Supposedly left home at age 14 and changed spelling of name??? Married Elizabeth Jane McKee (b. Ohio) in Athens Co, OH - McArthurstown Dist 1880 Census shows Father & Mother both born in OH 1850 Census - Vinton Co, OH - McArthurstown Dist. - Issac a saddler a Martha Smith 11 living with them (don't know who she was) Issac & Eliza had dau Mary L. 4-12 mo old (died young) 1860 Census - Vinton Co, OH - Richland Township, Allensville P.O. Charles W. 4 Ellmore (Elmer David) 2 Carey (Carrie) 2 6 Aug 1864 Issac mustered into Ohio Infantry Volunteers Co. G. 173 Reg. As Corpl - Served under Capt. Charles Slavens (muster rolls give various spellings and is only place I've ever seen "J" as a middle initial.) 26 Jun 1865 Issac discharged at Nashville, TN 1865-1871 lived in Appanoose Co, IA 1870 Census-Appanoose, Co. IA - Taylor Township - There was a Mary Dahadly 71 living with them. She was a member of the family and was born in NC but I've not been able to find anything else on her. (Possibly mother of Eliza who remarried thus name Dahadly. 1871 Moved to Jewell Co, KS and homesteaded Issac's son, Elmer, mentioned an uncle John McEwen proved up one of the first homesteads in Jewell Co, Dec 1871 but I haven't been able to figure out just how this uncle was related. Issac & Eliza's children Charles Warren b. ca 1855 Elmer David b. 1857 Vinton Co., OH Carrie Flora Aquila (son who died young) We have a small New Testament in which my Gr-Grandfather, Elmer, placed a note that reads: "This book to James T. Donahoo. Back in 1770 he was a preacher lived near the mountains in Virginia". I don't know the relationship of this James T. I have quite a bit of info on a James T Donahoo with the M.E. Church, Ohio Conference. But the dates are mid-1800's. Therefore he would probably be about same time frame as Isaac and too young to be Isaac's father. Any help on Donahoo, McKee, McEwen, or Dahadly families in Berkeley Co would be appreciated. Jan Donahoo Gibbs

Oh, my gosh!! I expected a suggestion or two , but the response has been most heart-warming. I have received many wonderful suggestions,which I intend to follow up. The first criticism I got was not including the names. I really did not want you to do my leg work for me. Just some suggestions on what avenues I should pursue in my quest. But since you insist <Grin> here goes. Lewis BEAN was born approximately 1825 in Maryland to parents (unknown) whose origin was supposedly Holland. I have even written to a Bean in Holland, and he had not a clue of anyone who had migrated. So, the next record I have of Lewis BEAN is in Lee Township, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He marries HANNAH SHEETZ in 1852. Their oldest GEORGE M. BEAN is born in 1854.GEORGE M. has a liaison with CATHERINE WEAVER daughter of John and MAry Weaver of the same area which produces GEORGE THOMAS BEAN in 1873. GEORGE THOMAS is my grandfather.And, in the 1880 census, that poor child is not listed with either father George M., or mother, CATHERINE WEAVER.. GEORGE BEAN is already, by now, married to SARAH V. BARR, and they have started their own family. CATHERINE WEAVER is about to be married to ABRAHAM MILLER of Shenandoah Cty. Now, my problem is finding Lewis Bean's parents.In reading census reports from George BEAN from 1900, he states his father was born in Germany.Was Holland ever a part of Germany? And how would I find German BEANS? And, last and most important. Thank you, each and every one of you, for taking the time to respond. To have so many willing to help is just overwhelming. Carol

Carol Digby asks where to look for information on ancestors who left no estate behind. My advice is to look for the tax records. No one escaped the tax collector---no matter how poor they might be. Real estate wasn't the only thing to be taxed. Some things never change! Wayne Thalls Santa Cruz, CA

I have posted this message to several sources, hoping someone has an answer. There seems to be a paper trail for those who have bought and sold land, made wills. etc. Where does one go to find a relative who probably was dirt poor, and never did any lthing that would involve paper work? Some people have researched their families so thoroughly, that they know what they had for breakfast. I can't even determine my g-g-g-grandfather's first name or where he is buried. I just can't believe they all lived up in the mountains, and never had any contact with the world. CAn someone point into which direction I should search? I'd be grateful for any pointers. Carol

Charlotte, I see the Berkeley County reference for Stephen Barns whose will was written 27 July 1784 and probated 18 November 1784. His wife was Martha and his sons were Stephen and George; his daughter was Elizabeth Barns (Will Book 1, page 373). It mentions land purchased from John Hood, but does not say how much (in the extraction). John Hood had a tract of 1175 acres along the Potomac River, west side of Opequon Creek, patented 1735. It was subdivided and sold as several different tracts. There is Stephen Barns, in Ohio County in 1810, which sounds like your gggg grandfather (1767). Have you ruled out the Stephen Barns that is in Frederick County, Virginia? He married Eleanor Scarff 13 January 1807, daughter of John Scarff? He is probably not yours since he is still in Frederick County in 1810 and 1820. Harry