My name is Nora Jane Bays Marshall. I am looking for my mom's side of the family. My mom's name was Mary Martha Bays. Her maiden name was Mary Martha Cole. Her mom's name was Matilda Jane Cole Skaggs. Her dad's name was THomas Cole. They were from the Ansted, WV area. I don't know much about her other relatives. If you have any information please send me a message to [email protected] I would love to find my grandparents and beyond that. As far back as anyone has researched. Thanks. Nora Jane --------------------------------------------------------- Susie Marshall [email protected] (817) 481-8301

I know y'all are tired of me asking about Kenneth but I might have a new clue.. just not sure. I did find out that my Kenneth Hamilton lived in Tulsa OK in 1929 and was married to a Mattie Hughes at the time. They had at least 2 sons. I spoke to the widow of one of them. Kenneth left his wife and sons and came to the Montgomery area of WV where he met Ruth Hazel Caldwell Gipson (Gibson) At this point I can't verify that they married but they had many children. I've gotten another family name that might be linked to the Hamilton's TOLLIVER. Not sure how it connects-possibly married into TOLLIVER's and is somehow related that Kenneth Hamilton. Where is Gauley Bridge in relation to Montgomery? Sandy H

Hello, all: I was going through photos today and came across one (well, OK, more than one <G>) that I'd forgotten I have. This photo was taken using a macro lens on a 35mm camera and is of a photo that was in the possession of Lawrence M. Huddleston, author of "The Huddlestons, My Kin". Here is the caption that accompanied the photo (Frances' maiden name was Saye): Home of Albert L. and Frances (Fanny) Huddleston. Married February 10, 1853 Location: Falls Branch, Fayette County, Kanawha Falls, West Virginia Picture taken around 1896 or 1897 Seated front row, left to right: Frances, Albert Sr., Angie and Press Standing back row, left to right: Joseph, Albert Jr., (Abb) and Sarah (Sal) Press and Angie are the children of Albert and Sarah Huddleston If you would like a copy of this photo, drop me an e-mail and I will be happy to scan it and forward it along. Best wishes, June

In a message dated 2/6/02 4:06:44 PM, [email protected] writes: << From: Sherranlynn Kincaid Nichols <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Can anyone tell me whose children these are: William Martin b: 1863 Andrew W. Martin b: 1866 James A. Martin b: 1868 John H. Martin b: 1870 Mary S. Martin b: 1870 Almer Thompson Martin b: 1872 d: 1926 . +Vinnie Haynes Nutter George J. Martin b: 1874 Joseph S. Martin b: 1876 Hello Sherranlynn I am going to try and give you a starting point with this family. I think these were children of James Robert Martin 1840-1884. William Martin b: 1863 was his son by his first wife, Elizabeth Grose. The rest of the children were from his second wife, Mary Jane Walker whom he married 21 Nov 1866 Nicholas Co., WV. I have one correction for George J Martin b. 1874. His name was George Isaac Martin so someone has copied the "I" as a "J" somewhere along the line. You might want to contact [email protected] for more information on this family. Karen Kessler Cottrill WV Kessler/Kesler Family Historian >>

Hello List, Charles G. and Margaret Emily Pitzer Allen were in Caperton in 1900 census. I am looking for marriages of any of their children: Robert L., James H. (he married Sarah Isabelle Lively), Mary Belle, Demarius, Elmer C., William B. Thanks for any help! Linda

Can anyone tell me whose children these are: William Martin b: 1863 Andrew W. Martin b: 1866 James A. Martin b: 1868 John H. Martin b: 1870 Mary S. Martin b: 1870 Almer Thompson Martin b: 1872 d: 1926 . +Vinnie Haynes Nutter George J. Martin b: 1874 Joseph S. Martin b: 1876

Is anyone researching the descendants of Jessie Pennington and Jane "Jennie" Campbell. Children were Archibald, Jane, Martha, VanBuron, Rebecca, Susan, Andrew, Melvina, and Emeline Pennington. Archibald Pennington married Melinda Johnson their children: Eliza, Lucinda, George W., Tryphona, Minnesota, Laverna, Lee H. Pennington. These Pennington were in the Fayette County, WV area during 1860-1880 and possibly later. Also would anyone know where Seneca Creek and Big Bull Mountain would be located? Thanks Debbie

does anyone know who BERTHA G, HENRY S, or PEARL HAMILTON are? I've looked and spoken to everyone that is thought to know something and contacted the usual government offices but to no avail. They are listed in the Jenkins Cemetery in Deep Water WV http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/fayette/cemetery/jenkins.txt I think that Kenneth is a greatgranddad and that these are his parents and a sister but nothing to prove the connection. It is possible they came from Kentucky.. Sandy in SC HAMILTON CALDWELL LONG HEDRICK TUCKER Kenneth is said to have died in Grundy VA in a mining accident in 1945. ANY help is greatly appreciated.

Hello, all: I received a spam from Ancestry.com, try to sell their 1920 census index. They make this claim about the census images: "Imagine the thrill of reading first-hand personal information about your ancestors, often in their own handwriting!" I always thought only the census taker wrote the information on the pages, so unless your ancestor was the census taker, you are not looking at your ancestor's handwriting. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks! June

List, Does anyone know of a history for Richmond Chapel in the Mtn Cove/Leander area? Mark

>List >I just received this...Does it look familiar to anyone? > > >James Edward Meadows > +Dora Holliday-b-2-27-1882-Graydon WV-Fayette Co.WV-d-5-5-1951 > >Children >John Henry Meadows >Mayme Meadows >Robert Elmo mar Ivory ?? >

Lynn, So nice to hear about your successful trip to Fayette County. Elijah WOOD, who sold the land to your John TOWNSEND, was my 3rd great-grandfather. Do you have a transcript of this land deed or a copy of the original? I have seen reference to this transaction in the "History of Fayette County West Virginia 1993" pg. 89 but do not have details other than that it was in 1841. Thank you, Cathy great-granddaughter of William Henderson DEMPSEY, who was the son of William A. DEMPSEY and Sarah Ann WOOD, who was the daughter of Elijah WOOD and Rachel HONAKER > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan & Lynn Hudson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WVFAYETT] I'm Back . . . > > > Hi to Fayette County; > I'm back now, but actually I have been back since the 1st of > Nov. I loved Fayette County, especially Lansing, WVA and Fayette > Station. I am researching the TOWNSEND line and came across so > much history of my family, that I am still in "awe" when I look > back at my trip. The first day that I went to Lansing, I drove > past the road to the cemetery 3 times before I found it. When I > went up that little road and crested into the cemetery, I only > found 1 headstone of my family. Morgan TOWNSEND and 3 foot > stones. The names of the other families there did not mean > anything to me. There were Masons, Rhodes, Colemans, a few Wood > headstones, Shuff's, Fox's . . .etc. The next day I spent at the > Fayetteville County Court House and the Genealogical room at the > Library. The burial index for the Lansing Cemetery states that > there are 25 unmarked graves. Well, I now know half of who they > are. The following day, I drove to Charleston through Hico, > Ansted, Mountain Cove, Victor . . ! > . and met a 3rd cousin on my TOWNSEND line, that I never knew. I > went to the State Archives and learned a great deal about my > Great Grand Uncle Thomas C. TOWNSEND. As I drove back to Eastern > TN where I was staying, I decided to go back the way that I came. > I stopped in Lansing and went up to the Cemetery. I now know > that just about everyone in the Lansing Cemetery . . . are "my" > family. I know that in the very beginning when John TOWNSEND > bought the land from Elijah Wood, that the Cemetery was orginally > the TOWNSEND Cemetery. Half of those "unmarked" graves are of my > TOWNSEND family. I wish that I had had more time to meet Celeste > Arritt instead of just talking to her over the phone. I am > equally sorry that I was not able to meet Becky Shuff . . . yes . > . . we are cousins. I look forward to the day that I can return > to Fayette County. So many good memories. But . . . I am still > looking for family members of John TOWNSEND b. 1803 in Greenbriar, VA. > > Lynn WORRELL Hudson > great granddaughter of Annie TOWNSEND Worrell, who was the > daughter of Benjamin and Julia Rule TOWNSEND, who was the son of > John and Eliza Darnell TOWNSEND. > > > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi to Fayette County; I'm back now, but actually I have been back since the 1st of Nov. I loved Fayette County, especially Lansing, WVA and Fayette Station. I am researching the TOWNSEND line and came across so much history of my family, that I am still in "awe" when I look back at my trip. The first day that I went to Lansing, I drove past the road to the cemetery 3 times before I found it. When I went up that little road and crested into the cemetery, I only found 1 headstone of my family. Morgan TOWNSEND and 3 foot stones. The names of the other families there did not mean anything to me. There were Masons, Rhodes, Colemans, a few Wood headstones, Shuff's, Fox's . . .etc. The next day I spent at the Fayetteville County Court House and the Genealogical room at the Library. The burial index for the Lansing Cemetery states that there are 25 unmarked graves. Well, I now know half of who they are. The following day, I drove to Charleston through Hico, Ansted, Mountain Cove, Victor . . ! . and met a 3rd cousin on my TOWNSEND line, that I never knew. I went to the State Archives and learned a great deal about my Great Grand Uncle Thomas C. TOWNSEND. As I drove back to Eastern TN where I was staying, I decided to go back the way that I came. I stopped in Lansing and went up to the Cemetery. I now know that just about everyone in the Lansing Cemetery . . . are "my" family. I know that in the very beginning when John TOWNSEND bought the land from Elijah Wood, that the Cemetery was orginally the TOWNSEND Cemetery. Half of those "unmarked" graves are of my TOWNSEND family. I wish that I had had more time to meet Celeste Arritt instead of just talking to her over the phone. I am equally sorry that I was not able to meet Becky Shuff . . . yes . . . we are cousins. I look forward to the day that I can return to Fayette County. So many good memories. But . . . I am still looking for family members of John TOWNSEND b. 1803 in Greenbriar, VA. Lynn WORRELL Hudson great granddaughter of Annie TOWNSEND Worrell, who was the daughter of Benjamin and Julia Rule TOWNSEND, who was the son of John and Eliza Darnell TOWNSEND.

I'm looking for info on Joseph Valentine, wife Rosa Holstein Is anyone related to this family. They were living in Laurel Creek, Quinnimont, Fayette Co. WV in 1920. The children's names are given in initials. I am interested in Doris their daughter who mar. Lawrence Daniel Carter in 1934. Joseph was b. at Meadow Creek.

Hello, Cousin David (and all): Eulalia was a very popular name in the U.S. during the early part of the 20th century. I don't know what brought on its popularity or its decline. At first I thought the girl Vieve might have been a nickname for "Genevieve", but looking at the spelling in the 1910 census, Vievia, I think it may have been pronounced "Vi-ee-va", which was a name I remember some older women and one of my classmates had when I was growing up "down on the creek" (Loup Creek). June At 08:17 AM 1/19/2002 -0800, David Fridley wrote: >Could the entry for the adopted daughter "Eualis" be read as "Eulalia"? >I have a Spanish friend of that name, and there is a Catholic saint by >that name as well. St. Eulalia was from Barcelona and a Spanish martyr >in the persecution of Diocletian (12 February 304), patron of the >cathedral and city of Barcelona, also of sailors. > >David

Just another observation about the two Redmond children listed in the Fayette county 1920 census; June & Marco were kind enough to send me a scan of the 1920 census showing the Blake family. Roy and Eualis? are listed as A.SON and A.DAUGHTER. I believe this refers to them as being Adopted son and Adopted daughter. TJ

Could the entry for the adopted daughter "Eualis" be read as "Eulalia"? I have a Spanish friend of that name, and there is a Catholic saint by that name as well. St. Eulalia was from Barcelona and a Spanish martyr in the persecution of Diocletian (12 February 304), patron of the cathedral and city of Barcelona, also of sailors. David David Fridley San Francisco, CA [email protected] www.fridley.net -----Original Message----- From: Terry W. Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 10:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WVFAYETT] James Blake - 1920 Just another observation about the two Redmond children listed in the Fayette county 1920 census; June & Marco were kind enough to send me a scan of the 1920 census showing the Blake family. Roy and Eualis? are listed as A.SON and A.DAUGHTER. I believe this refers to them as being Adopted son and Adopted daughter. TJ ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== Need help? Have questions? Contact the WVFAYETT List Administrator: Julie Ayres at [email protected] ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Sherranlynn. James S. Blake and his wife Laura M.(Kincaid) Blake show up in the Fayette County 1910 Census on sheet 19B. They listed as married 9 years (June 19,1901 - my record), having 1 child (living) listed as Vievia E. age 6. Also listed is Roy P.(?) age 10 years (adopted) and Mabelle age 8 (adopted). James/Laura's occupations are given as Machinist/School Teacher. Just guessing, I would say Gallespie and Eulalis were adopted between 1910 and 1920. I would appreciate any further clarification on this family since Laura was my second cousin, twice removed. TJ

Kay, I haven't been to the cemetery but have the following directions: Chestnutburg Rd Cem, Ames Hgts Rd. 1.75 mi. off Rt. 19 I figure Rt. 19 is the road off of the New River Gorge Bridge so you'll just have to find Ames Heights Road. Hope this helps. Are you researching the Dempseys? Two of the stones (Viola Dempsey and Pearl Dempsey) that you may have seen on Jim Skaggs site list Wm. A. and Laura as parents. The stones must have been placed there by someone from the family. The father should be William H. (Henderson) Dempsey and Laura is Laura Belle Ingram. They were my great-grandparents. William Henderson was the son of William A. Dempsey also found there. Regards, Cathy > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 4:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WVFAYETT] Re: Fayette Co. Cemeteries > > > Hello Kay > I really wish I could help you but I don't live in WV and don't > know where > the Chestnutburg Rd Cem would be in Fayette Co. I just happend to > find this > site and passed it on to the list. Perhaps someone on the list > could help you. > Karen Kessler Cottrill > > WV Kessler/Kesler Family Historian > > In a message dated 1/17/02 7:54:25 AM, [email protected] writes: > > << Good morning, I want to thank you for this site, very > beautiful pictures > and > > clear. I have a question, I would like directions to the Chestnutburg Road > > Cemetery where the Kelly's, Dempsey's, Tincher, Neal are buried. > I cross the > > New River Gorge Bridge and from there HELP...... > > > Keep up the great work. > > > Kay > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:03 PM > > Subject: [WVFAYETT] Re: Fayette Co. Cemeteries > > > > >Hello list and Happy New Year. This is a good site if you are looking for > > >pictures of headstones in several Fayette Co. Cemeteries. > > > > > >http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=jim_skaggs > > > > > >Karen Kessler Cottrill > > >WV Kessler/Kesler Family Historian > > > >> > > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello, all: Am looking information on the family of Sarah M. Nunley. This home was enumerated on April 20 1910 on Fourth Avenue, Montgomery, Fayette Co., WV: Dwelling 125, Family 138. Albert S. Nunley, 26, md., 1st marr., md. 1 yr. Edna M., wife, 26, 1st marr., md. 1 yr., 0 children born, 0 living Same Dwellng, Family 139. Sarah M. Nunley, 65, Wd., 10 children born, 7 living John Nunley, grandson, 10 Enumerated May 3 1910, Kanawha District, Mecca #8 precinct, Fayette Co., WV (this is shortly up-river from Montgomery): Dwelling 435, Family 474. Floyd H. James, 67, Widowed Sarah J. Nunley, daughter, 30, Widowed, 2 children born, 2 living Sarah M. Nunley, granddaughter, 7 Note that Sarah J. James Nunley's daughter is named Sarah M. In the 1900 census Floyd H. James is living in Montgomery, as is Sarah M. Nunley and her unmarried son Albert. I can not find another Nunley household in or near Montgomery with a Sarah as the wife (I can only find one other Nunley household in the area period!) Was John Nunley the other living child of Sarah J. James Nunley? Who was Sarah J.'s husband? Any information on this family greatly appreciated. Best wishes, June