the historical society published a book, "Cemeteries of Martinsburg & Berkeley Co." no date, author, or place of publication is printed in the front of the book. It doesn't appear that anyone walked the cemeteries, rather they pulled together several previously published lists. I bought my copy at the Belle Boyd House in Martinsburg. 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. ----- Original Message ----- From: "marilynandmonty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 3:35 AM Subject: Re: [WVBERKEL] EVAN WATKINS' FERRY > Hi Annie, > > Sounds like you had a great trip! > > You asked about cemetery transcriptions - there are just a few on the > Berkeley County WVGenWeb site. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvberkel/ - > under Berkeley County Information is a link to cemeteries. The cemeteries > are all listed, but only those with links are the ones that have been > transcribed - at least all I've found to date. If anyone knows of any others > or if anyone has transcribed other cemeteries, I would sure appreciate > hearing from them! > > Marilyn G. > county coordinator for Berkeley Co. WVGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvberkel/ > [email protected] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > Subject: [WVBERKEL] EVAN WATKINS' FERRY > > > > Hi: > > > > I spent four glorious days in Northern Virginia and the highlight of my > visit > > there, was a visit to Berkeley County. My friend who lives in Northern > > Virginia drove me and another friend across from Williamsport into > Berkeley > > County. The first thing we saw was the marker on my 6th great > grandfather, > > Evan Watkins. It made me very proud. Then we turned around and went back > > across the Potomac into Williamsport and found a narrow wooden bridge and > > drove out along the bank of the Potomac. Later I discovered that the > wooden > > bridge was exactly where Watkins' Ferry was located. We spoke to the > ranger > > at the C&O Canal Historical Park in Williamsport and she had a book that > > showed where the ferry was located. That was a wonderful feeling for me. > > Then back across into Berkeley County and we drove into Martinsburg. I > have > > never seen so many beautiful homes and buildings in my life. The > Courthouse > > was stunning! We found the Historical Society and spoke to Don Wood, who > was > > most helpful. > > > > >From there, we drove down to the oldest Presbyterian Church in the area > and > > my friend spoke to the minister regarding the tombstone inscriptions and > was > > told that no one had ever done them! Does anyone know if they have been > > done as my friend was most interested since she thinks that some of her > > family are buried there. > > > > I was very proud to be related to Evan Watkins. I would have loved to > have > > found his house. I took a photo of a house that was situated near the > marker > > but I'm not sure it was his. There were several houses or buildings > across > > the road but after seeing a five foot snake the day before, I decided to > skip > > it. Does anyone know which house was his? > > > > Everyone I spoke to was so nice. I was very impressed by Don Wood and the > > nice library at the historical society. I hope to someday get back there > to > > do more research. > > > > I'm related to Evan Watkins' daughter, Eleanor, who married a Henry Frakes > > (Freakes, Frake) who died in Greene Co., PA in the 1790's. Their son, my > > ancestor, another Henry went on to Hardin County, KY where he died about > > 1801. I have been looking for the Frakes family for years and had decided > > that he either had a name change or he was an immigrant. Now I find that > the > > name might have been spelled FRANKS, so I'm off on another search. You > never > > know with names. > > > > I was sorry when we had to leave as I would have loved to driven some of > > those little roads in the County. > > > > I also saw Harpers Ferry which was most interesting and had a lovely drive > > down the Shenandoah River Valley. We were on a side road and had just > come > > back from wading in the South Fork of the Shenandoah, when we came upon > the > > five foot snake which was about 4 to 6 inches in diameter. I presume > that > > it was probably a gopher snake but who knows. I wouldn't want to tangle > with > > one that big. We kept seeing these animals on the road, looked like a > beaver > > but a ranger at Great Falls of the Potomac told us there were marmots. > > > > In all, I had a great time. Northern Virginia is very beautiful and very > > idfferent from where I live. > > > > I have ancestry in Loudoun Co., VA, Hardy and Hampshire Counties, WV (when > > > they were located in VA), so I felt kinda at home. The names are WYCKOFF > and > > HERRIOT. > > > > Annie > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.386 / Virus Database: 218 - Release Date: 9/10/02 >

Hi Marty, Thanks, Marty - I forgot about the books available at the Berkeley County Historical Society (BCHS) at the Belle Boyd House in Martinsburg. That would be great for those looking for themselves, but I've been told I could *not* use any of the information on the webpage from the books they sell. Oh, I could say in a biography that John Smith was buried in the Presbyterian cemetery in Martinsburg according to..., but even the records are older than copyright, the fact remains that the BCHS holds the copyright to the compilation of those books and the sale of them helps fund the historical society. Therefore, I couldn't take and "list" them on the GenWeb site unless someone walked the cemetery and I submitted their transcription (even with the list in hand). When someone does submit a list that he or she has walked the cemetery, they go into the GenWeb archives where anyone can link to them and find them for free. There is no copyright on public information; the copyright comes about when that public information is compiled and published - in print or on a website, even. If I were in Berkeley County, I would walk the cemeteries - I'm on the other side of the country even though all of my ancestry is from there and western Pennsylvania! The books, though, are available through BCHS and I believe they are reasonable - for those who may have a lot of ancestors buried in the cemeteries listed, so I hope others will take advantage of them - I think you'll find them listed at their website http://www.bchs.org/ There have also been some people on this site who have been willing to do some lookups provided they are given enough information to get them started. Thanks, again, Marty, for the suggestion! Marilyn G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Hiatt" <[email protected]> Subject: [WVBERKEL] Cemeteries > the historical society published a book, "Cemeteries of Martinsburg & > Berkeley Co." no date, author, or place of publication is printed in the > front of the book. It doesn't appear that anyone walked the cemeteries, > rather they pulled together several previously published lists. > I bought my copy at the Belle Boyd House in Martinsburg. > > 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. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "marilynandmonty" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [WVBERKEL] EVAN WATKINS' FERRY > > If anyone knows of any > others > > or if anyone has transcribed other cemeteries, I would sure appreciate > > hearing from them! > > > > Marilyn G. > > county coordinator for Berkeley Co. WVGenWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvberkel/ > > [email protected] > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.386 / Virus Database: 218 - Release Date: 9/9/02