Hi Folks, I received this this morning.... ***************** I am trying to locate one of my classmate that passed away in 1969 or 1970. His name was Claude Dalton. I had West Virginia Daily News to locate the obituary in 1969 newspaper and they informed me there were none. He was killed in a one car accident in Lewisburg vicinity. He passed away from May to July of 1969 or 1970. Maybe you can tell me how to locate his burial site so I can stop by and pay respect. ***************** I checked the Blue Sulphur, Irish Spring, and Fort Spring Cemetery books for Claude, but came up empty. Anyone with the Lewisburg, Meadow Bluff, Williamsburg, Anthony's Creek or Falling Springs Books, please check for a Claude DALTON. Thanks! Valerie

I saw this item for sale at eBay, the world's largest personal trading community, and thought that you might be interested. Title of item: Upshur County West Virginia Civil War Book Seller: [email protected] Starts: 04/22/99 13:41:41 PDT Ends: 04/25/99 13:41:41 PDT Price: Starts at $9.99 To bid on the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=94592973 Item Description: "We Will Know What War Is" The Civil War Diary of Sirene Bunten reads the cover of this wonderful little book printed in 1993. Pages 1-13 introduction, 14-106 are entries from January 1,1863 to October 27,1867 and one entry dated April 5,1901. Most of the entries are war period entries. There are not entries for every day, but they are fairly regular. Photos include a late in life photo of the author and a modern view of her home. There is no index for the diary. Sirene Bunton lived in Upshur County, West Virginia during the war and some of the entries are quite interesting! Three of her brothers served in the Union Army (2 in the 3rd WV Infantry). Some mentions of the Jones Imboden Raid of 1863 and the Witcher Raid of 1864. Book has paper covers and is glued together at the spine. Buyer will pay actual shipping cost. Money order or check ok. Size of book is approx. 5" x 7". Please e-mail any questions you might have and thanks for stopping by! Visit eBay, the world's largest Personal Trading Community at http://www.ebay.com

Here's a biography I found of the JARRETT Family of Greenbrier... The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume II, pg. 643-644 THE JARRETT FAMILY. In every community there are certain families deserving of particular consideration, some- times because of the prominence of their members, and again on account of the length of time during which the name has been associated with local history. The Jarrett family is one of those of Greenbrier County which can claim distinction on both counts, for it is one of the oldest in this section, and those bearing the name have been more than ordinarily active along numerous lines. James Jarrett I came to Greenbrier County in what is now West Virginia, but was then included in Virginia, in the latter part of the eighteenth century. His first wife be- longed to the Griffith family, and his second one was a Vinson. He was the father of eighteen sons and four daughters born to these two marriages. An extensive land- owner and slaveholder, he was a man of large wealth, and the Jarretts of Southeastern West Virginia are descended from him. One of his sons, James II, married Ruth Gwinn, and they had twelve children, and one of them was James III, who married Elizabeth Hickman, and after her death, Ann Boyd, and for his third wife, Julia Ann Ellis. The children of James II were: Samuel, Joseph, Andrew, Ira, Jacob, James III, Belle, Rose, Margaret, Ruth and Delia. The children born to James III were: Margaret Victoria, who married H. H. George, Thompson, Hickman, Floyd, James Henry, Mark and Ira. James II also became a large land- owner, and it appears to be a family practice to invest heavily in real estate. He was a magistrate for a time, and by virtue of this was also county sheriff, ex-officio, but instead of serving as such he turned his office over to his son, James III. James III was born April 25, 1815, and died January 4, 1884. He probably was the largest landowner among the Jarretts. After the close of the war of the '60s he moved to Monroe County, and was elected to represent it in the State Legislature when the capital was at Wheeling, and discharged the obligations pertaining thereto with dignified capability, as he had those of sheriff of Greenbrier County with effective courage. He was a man of strong mind and unusual intellectual attainments, a shrewd trader, equal to his surroundings in all respects, and by reason of his In- tegrity commanded universal respect. He had exemplary habits, and did not use liquor or tobacco in any form. His effort in life seemed to be to educate his children, to give them a start in life, and to bring them up to the dignity of American citizenship. Thompson Hickman Jarrett, son of James III, was born June 25, 1851, in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. He graduated from Roanoke College, Virginia, in 1877, and for some months thereafter followed the occupation of school- teaching at Henrietta, Texas, but then returned and bought the Andrew Hamilton place near Blue Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County. Here he has since resided, being en- gaged in farming and cattle raising. Ever since the Alderson National Bank was organized in 1909 he has served as its president. Prior to that he had become identified with the Bank of Alderson, of which he was president, which, in 1902, became the First National Bank of Alderson, and served the latter as president until 1909. His father was a republican, but he is a democrat, and he was elected to the State Legislature on his party ticket in 1895, re-elected in 1899, and again in 1901. In 1909 he was elected sheriff of Greenbrier County, and served as such for four years. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that both he and his father served as sheriff of Greenbrier County and in the State Assembly, and he, too, is an ex- tensive landowner, holding a larger amount of acreage than any other man in Greenbrier County. On October 5, 1877, Thompson Hickman Jarrett married Georgie Bussell Morgan, and they have the following chil- dren : James H. IV, who is mentioned below; Leake, who is Mrs. D. W. Watts; Vivian, who is Mrs. John Malcom Wood; Nellie Gordon, who married Dr. D. B. Nikell; and Pauline, who is Mrs. J. W. Huff. Of these children James H. Jarrett, IV, married Lelia McClung, and they have eight children: Winnifred, James Hickman. V. Mary, Floyd, Stuart, Georgia, Samuel and Joseph Wing. Mark Jarrett, another son of James III, was born in 1855, and possessed a brilliant mind and achieved high honors. At Roanoke College, where he was educated, he ranked high in oratory, and it was said of him that he stood second only to his father in intellectual attainments among the Jarretts. Becoming a lawyer, he maintained an office at Lewisburg and later at Hinton, West Virginia, and was recognized as an attorney of unusual ability. He married Lula Garst in 1883, moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1886, and died there in October, 1888, passing away in the prime of life and the full power of his capabilities. The only survivor of the children of Mark Jarrett is Mark L. Jarrett, of Alderson. He was born at Portland, Oregon, September 4, 1886, and was there reared. He completed his scholastic training at the University of Virginia, from which he was graduated with honors in 1907, and with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. For two years thereafter he was a law student there, and was admitted to the bar in 1908, and immediately thereafter opened his office at Lewisburg, but he maintains his residence at Alderson. In 1912 Mr. Jarrett was elected prosecuting attorney of Green County, and served very acceptably as such for two years. On September 7, 1907, Mark L. Jarrett married Miss Katherine Hill, of Tama, Iowa, and they have one son, John Franklin. >From the above brief record of the Jarrett family it is not difficult to determine the reason for classifying it as distinguished. Its members have in each case cited, proven themselves worthy of the approval and emulation of their associates; they have built up large estates and capably managed them; their contributions to the professions have been noteworthy, and as public officials they have been fearless, upright and dependable. In private life they have been equally trustworthy, and the name has become a synonym for integrity and highest ideals.

Hello Jarrett, How are you? I don't really have any information about the ancestors of James Jarrett I, who married Elizabeth Griffy, and Rosanna Vincent. There might be information in some of my resources but I don't have time today to check on that. I am barely getting back to mail and some research since my computer crash and finishing the May newsletter. I notice that you speak of Rosanna as marrying a Duffa. Was that a typo? I have the name as Duffy. I understand she was buried under the name of Rosanna Duffy. Do you list any children for them? I am sending this to the Greenbrier Co. list in the hopes that someone there may have information on the Jarretts prior to James Jarrett I. Let me know if there are other questions after James Jarrett I, or about the Vincents that I might be able to answer for you. Joyce in CA http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231 http://users.rootsweb.com/~carvgs/rgs.htm Researching Bruns, Ellis, Shiner, Kellogg, Varnholt, O'Neill, Sick, in PA on my side. Researching Vincent, Cooper, Hammersley, Renick, Livesay, McClung, Jarrett, Legg etc. in VA,WV,KY, CA,Oregon on my husband's side ----- Original Message ----- From: jarrett wood <[email protected]> To: Joyce Armstrong-Cooper <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 6:46 PM Subject: Re: James Jarrett I > > > > Joyce, > > Thank you for your reply. What I am interested in is the Pennsylvania > ,and before, years. I stem from James Jarretts marriage to Elizabeth > Griffey, but the ancestory would be the same from James back. > James's father was David Jarrett, whose father was a John Jarrett > married to a Mary ?. Your information fits if your John had a son David > older than the son John you list as oldest, same family, different > branch.Once they got to WVa I can probably relate any information you > need. > By the way Rosanna Vincent Jarrett Duffa(she remarried after James > died) is buried in the Muddy Creek Cemetary in Greenbrier County. > I visited her grave not over two weeks ago. James's grave stone is > missing,but we have a newspaper article from 1980 detailing the poor > condition of the stone at that time. He is there, the stone is gone. > > Any additional information from the Penn or before years, I really > would appreciate. > > Thank you, > Jarrett Wood >

Hello Betty, Is this marriage familiar to you? Descendants of Vincent Jarrett 1 Vincent Jarrett b: 1815 in Muddy Creek, Greenbrier Co. WV .. +Rebecca Caraway b: 1816 in Va. . 2 Elizabeth Virgina Jarrett b: 1845 . 2 Mary E Jarrett b: 1846 . 2 Emily Korah Jarrett b: 1848 . 2 Martha Estaline Jarrett b: 1850 . 2 Eunice Eachen Jarrett b: 1851 . 2 Sarah F Jarrett b: 1853 . 2 Delilah Ann Jarrett b: 1855 . 2 James William P Jarrett b: 1857 ..... +Susan Jennie Kenney b: 1859 .... 3 Bessie Jarrett ........ +Albert Clement .... 3 James William Jarrett d: 1957 .... 3 Neil Dow Jarrett b: 1893 d: 1972 ........ +Inez Pearl Newell b: 1892 . 2 George Washington Jarrett b: 1860 . 2 John M Jarrett b: 1862 . 2 Adda Gacquish Jarrett b: 1864 . 2 Alta Milhouse Jarrett b: 1864 . 2 Mark Samuel Jarrett b: 1867 Joyce in CA http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231 http://users.rootsweb.com/~carvgs/rgs.htm Researching Bruns, Ellis, Shiner, Kellogg, Varnholt, O'Neill, Sick, in PA on my side. Researching Vincent, Cooper, Hammersley, Renick, Livesay, McClung, Jarrett, Legg etc. in VA,WV,KY, CA,Oregon on my husband's side

Hi Betty, Nice to hear from you again. Do you have anything on this marriage? Descendants of Joshua Caraway 1 Joshua Caraway b: 1790 .. +Elizabeth Henderson They are part of this grouping: Are you connected to these at all? Most of these I pieced together from information in that Family Heritage 1997, Greenbrier Co. Book. Descendants of Thomas Caraway 1 Thomas Caraway b: 1733 d: 1803 .. +Elizabeth Hollensberry b: 1746 d: 1803 . 2 Henry Caraway b: 1765 d: 1835 ..... +Margaret Smith . 2 Thomas Caraway,Jr. b: 1774 d: 1848 ..... +Sarah Livesay . 2 John Caraway ..... +Ruth Vina . 2 Elizabeth Caraway b: 1772 d: 1850 ..... +John Patterson . 2 [1] William Caraway b: 1775 d: 1859 ..... +Elizabeth Cocran . *2nd Wife of [1] William Caraway: ..... +Grissilla Handley . 2 Mary Caraway b: 1776 d: 1862 ..... +John Conner . 2 Lovicy Caraway b: 1778 d: 1836 ..... +Thomas Kelly . 2 Isabella Caraway . 2 Charles Caraway b: 1787 d: 1835 ..... +Elizabeth McCorkle . 2 Joshua Caraway b: 1790 ..... +Elizabeth Henderson . 2 Catherine Caraway b: 1799 d: 1866 ..... +Joseph Martin I have sent information about joining the Greenbrier list in a separate message. Joyce in CA http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231 http://users.rootsweb.com/~carvgs/rgs.htm Researching Bruns, Ellis, Shiner, Kellogg, Varnholt, O'Neill, Sick, in PA on my side. Researching Vincent, Cooper, Hammersley, Renick, Livesay, McClung, Jarrett, Legg etc. in VA,WV,KY, CA,Oregon on my husband's side ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Moultray <[email protected]> To: joyce cooper <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 1999 11:56 PM Subject: Caraway > I think it would be best if we just start from scratch. I can't > remember what we was talking about before my computer went it. I don't > think you told me about the Greenbrier List. Is it a rootsweb list. > There is a new [email protected] > A cousin in Michigan just started it. Her name is Marilyn Townsend. > Her mom and my dad were 1st cousins. > I'm sure I told you before, but I do have a lot of Caraway and Ellis > information. I would be happy to share anything I have. > Talk to you soon, Betty > >

Hi Carol and all, Threaded means if I post a message, say with the heading "My family tree" and you see it and reply to the list, then that message would have the same subject line. Then the messages would appear together, so that someone can find all the messages with the same heading. This is especially useful when folks use the surnames in the subject line. Hope this helps! Valerie At 04:13 PM 4/23/99 -0400, Carol wrote: >dear list >This new feature is great.But<from a computer novice>what does threaded >mean? >Many thanks >carol > > >==== WVGREENB Mailing List ==== >To contact the list manager, use <[email protected]> > > >

Forwarded Query...Can any one help John <[email protected]>? Thanks! >Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:37:58 -0400 >From: john hess <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >X-Sender: "john hess" <[email protected]> (Unverified) >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-gatewaynet (Win95; I) >To: [email protected] >Subject: Greenbrier Co. WVGenWeb > >I am looking for any information; land records, wills, deeds, anything >on William HESS who married Cynthia LERRY in Fayette County on 24 >December 1835 by Alex Freeman. This info is all I have prior to the >1850 census. It is stated on the census records that he was born abt >1810. Were and to whom he was born and who is his siblings is a ? to me. >Census records state that they lived in Fayette/Greenbrier County untill >between 1850 and 1860 then moved to Jackson County untill between 1870 >and 1880 where he moved back to Greenbrier County. Any info will help me >a great deal. Thank You John K. Hess email: [email protected] > >

dear list This new feature is great.But<from a computer novice>what does threaded mean? Many thanks carol

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I got this information from another list; she saw Riffe among my names. I have asked her about her line, but I thought some of these listers might be interested in contacting her, as I got my ancestor, Catherine Riffe on this list! Carolyn SURNAMES: Anderson, Light, Flack, Zicafoose, Hull, Lance Hedrick, Tuckwiller, Persinger, Kimberlin, Humphries, Grissee Stickleman ,Fink, Baughman, Billman, Hoadley, Kerns, Ravenscroft Clark, Davis, Westlake, Parker, Flenner, Yantis, Yantes, Curtis, Dunlap, Claypool, Kniseley, Elliott, Grimm, Riffe and more! View the will of Peter Light Anderson, born 1785, died 1861: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/greenbrier/wills/a436-001.txt -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: fallsburg1 <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 11:13 PM Subject: Re: Riffe, Clark, Dunlap, Davis >Hello Carolyn, > >This information is from a book "Reiff to Riffe, Family in America, >Descendants of John George Reiff", compiled and edited by Free J. Riffe, 1995. > >Jacob Riffe Sr., thought to be a descendant of Peter Rieff, Sr. He may have >been the son of Conrad (Conrod, Coonrod) Riffe, the first Riffe found in >Augusta County, Virginia in 1746. > >Jacob's children: > >Joseph Riffe b. circa 1758; d. 1827. m. September 16, 1779, Greenbriar >County, Virginia, Margaret Carpenter. >Note: He and his wife Margaret mentioned as Heir at Law of Jacob Riffe, Sr., >in a deed transaction of May 31, 1796. > >Abraham Riffe m. before 1796, in Rockingham County, Virginia, Catrinia ? >Note: Mentioned as Heir at Law of Jacob Riffe, Sr., in a deed transaction of >May 31, 1796. > >Cartinia (Catharine) Riffe married before 1788, in Rockingham County, >Virginia, John Tuckwilloe (Tuckwiller) >Note: Mentioned as Heir at Law of Jacob Riffe, Sr., in a deed transaction of >May 31, 1796. Son David Tuckwiller b. 1788 Greenbriar County, Virginia. >Reference: Greenbriar (West Virginia) Marriages 1782 - 1900 >& Collection of New River Genealogy & Local History by Aubrey Smith & Winston >Alexander Riffe > >Barbara Riffe, m. April 5, 1782, Greenbriar County, Virginia, Joseph Haynes. >Married by John Alderson, Ketockton baptist Assn. >Mentioned as Heir at Law of Jacob Riffe, Sr., in a deed transaction of May >31, 1796. > >The above children are mentioned in a deed transaction dated May 5, 1796. > >His sons Jacob Riffe, Jr., d. 1844 in Rock Camp, West Virginia >Note: In 1781 surveyed a road from John Dixon's to the turn of the waters of >Anthony. Owned an oil mill in Rock camp. > >and David Riffe b. 1760-70; d. before 1850 m. Catherine ? > >Jacob and David are not mentioned in the deed. > > >The first record found for Jacob Riffe, Sr., is a 1772 transaction between he >and John Tuckwiller involving land located on a branch of Howard's Creek in >Greenbriar County, Virginia. Between 1772 and 1795, the year he died, Jacob, >Sr., was involved in several land transactions along both sides of he >Greenbriar River. > >During the Revolutionary War, he and son Jacob Riffe, Jr., served as Indian >Scouts or spies as they were often called. Both signed petitions from >Greenbriar to the Legislature in 1780, 1782 and 1783. They ask for higher >allowances as spies due to increased Indian troubles as the reason for their >request. > >Later they petitioned the Legislature requesting a wagon road from Ugly's >Creek to Warm Springs. Both men appear on the Augusta County tax list for >1800. > >Jacob Riffe, Sr., was made levey-free in 1781 and was found on the Greenbriar >is of tithable in 1782. In that year he is listed with one male over >twenty-one, one Negro, two horses and six cattle. He continued on the >tithable tax list for Greenbriar County in 1783, 1786 and 1787. > >Jacob Riffe, Sr., was listed in the 1790 First Federal Population Census as >head of household, residence in Greenbriar County, Virginia. In 1795, the >last land transaction he was involved in tool place when he purchased four >hundred acres adjacent to J. Stuart in Greenbriar County, Assumably he died >shortly thereafter as he is mentioned as deceased in a deed dated May 5, 1796. > >January 1, 1772 >Jacob Rife and John Tuckwiller mentioned in a land transaction on a branch of >Howards Creek, Greenbriar County, Virginia. > >Hope this help you. > >I don't have any information on the other people you mentioned. > >Pat >South Carolina

Confederate Military History, Extended Edition, Vol. III, West Virginia, by. Col. Robert White et al, copyright 1899 by Confederate Publishing Company, reprinted 1987 by Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC. pg. 139-141 Lieutenant Joseph Coleman Alderson, of Wheeling, W. Va., distinguished among the Confederate soldiers of Greenbrier county for faithful and devoted service, was born at Locust Grove, Amherst county, Va., October 19, 1839, the home of his maternal grandfather, John Cole- man. His father, Rev. L. A. Alderson, a few years later removed to the old stone mansion opposite the town of Alderson, on the Greenbrier river, where young Alderson was reared. He was educated at the Lewisburg acad- emy and Alleghany college, at Blue Sulphur Springs, an institution which was destroyed by the war. In his senior year at this college he enlisted on April 15, 1861, in the Greenbrier cavalry, a company which served in the West Virginia campaign of 1861 as bodyguard for General Garnett until his death, and afterward as body- guard to Gen. R. E. Lee, and as his couriers until he left that department. In December following the company was disbanded. Alderson was a young man of remark- able physical development and a famous athlete, qualities which, added to great personal daring, made him a natural leader among his fellows. He devoted his talents to the Confederate cause by raising a new cavalry company, of which he was elected second lieutenant. This company was assigned to the Fourteenth cavalry regiment, and Lieutenant Alderson a few months later organized an- other company, of which he was made first lieutenant, declining, as in the previous instance, the rank of captain. This became Company A, of the Thirty-sixth Virginia battalion of cavalry, distinguished in the commands of General Jenkins and W. E. Jones. Lieutenant Alderson commanded this company from June 12, 1863, to the close of the war, and was frequently in command of the battalion, acting as major. During his four years' serv- ice he never had but eight days' leave of absence from his command. He commanded his company at the fight at Buchanan, Upshur county, was in the fights at Weston, W. Va.; Ravenswood and Racine, on the Ohio river; Charleston and Buffalo, W. Va., and in the winter of 1862 was sent on detailed service to Roanoke, Va. Returning in the early summer of 1863, he passed through Lexington, Va., on the day of the interment of the body of Stonewall Jackson, and his company fired the military salute over the dead hero's grave. He next fought at Opequon, captured and brought in eight Yankees at North Mountain Gap, and then participating in the Penn- sylvania campaign skirmished every day and night as far as Carlisle, Pa., whence he was sent with an escort of five men to carry important dispatches to General Early, near York, seventy miles away, through the enemy's country, one of his most daring exploits. He was with his command at Gettysburg, carried the first order on the first day from General Ewell to General Rhodes, and at night gave General Lee the first news of the Federal reinforcements. In the cavalry fight which followed from Hagerstown to Williamsport he was wounded by a fragment of shell and disabled two months. In 1864 he was in battle at Jonesville, W. Va. ; Cumberland Gap, Rogersville, Tenn.; Waynesboro, Va., and Pettit's Mill. In the last encounter he was captured by the enemy. His conduct while a prisoner strikingly displayed his unconquerable spirit. He had hardly well started on the road north before he secured the escape of twenty-seven of his Confederate comrades, and while confined at Camp Chase, Ohio, he made three ineffectual attempts to escape by tunneling. He refused alike to take the oath or to give his parole on condition of remaining North. Fi- nally,in February, 1865, he was sent to Fort McHenry and Point Lookout, and in the following month was exchanged at City Point. While on his way to rejoin the army he was informed of the end of the war. He took part, in all, in over two hundred engagements, and his service was frequently of the most arduous character, as in the winter of 1863-64, when he was in daily fighting, and in the Ten- nessee campaign, under General Jones, when he was on the march every night. Going west in 1865 he had charge of the middle division of the Butterfield overland express through the Indian country until it was broken up by the red men, when he joined his father and farmed near Atchison, Kan. Since 1869 he has resided at Wheeling, and has conducted an extensive insurance busi- ness and dealt largely in coal and timber lands. He has declined political advancement, but served as a West Vir- ginia commissioner at the Ohio Valley centennial at Cin- cinnati in 1888 and at the Washington centennial in New York in 1889. He married Miss Mary, daughter of ex-Gov. Samuel Price, of Virginia.

--part1_910570e9.244b0bbf_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am forwarding this message to the Greenbrier, Fayette and Nicholas Co., WV. lists. If anyone can help Judi Spencer with this project, please contact her directly at [email protected] or at her daughter's address listed below. Karen Kessler Cottrill WV Kessler/Kesler Family Historian --part1_910570e9.244b0bbf_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (rly-zb01.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.1]) by air-zb03.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:42:43 -0400 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id OAA18406; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:42:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA23961; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 11:40:48 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 11:40:48 -0700 (PDT) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 14:39:36 EDT Subject: need help Old-To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 41 Reply-To: [email protected] Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/157 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Hi Fellow Kessler researchers: Below you will read a note I am sending to some of the people I have been in contact with asking to see if help can be found for me on a project I want to put together. Could you please pass this on to your other researchers maybe they can help if you can't. Thanks, Judi My reason for writing is not to ask a family question, but to seek help on a project I am trying to put together and need all of the help I can get. Some researchers lately have been telling me a Genealogy Fair one being last week in Mineral Wells and today in Buckhannon with one in Huntington she didn't know the date and one in Roane Co., WVa in September. I would like to try and put a webpage together (having never done this before) and tell people of workshops or genealogy events for a multi state area, possibly Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina or Kentucky. Can someone help me with information on various events even if they have already taken place along with a contact person of Historical/Genealogy Society so I can be put on a mailing list for information when it comes available. Your help on this is greatly appreciated. I know some of your are not in Va./WVa. but do get information from people who may have knowledge of events taking place. Please keep me in mind if you find information available. I have sold my home and not to sure where we will end up. Hubby wants to retire and move closer to our daughters, so I am going to give you another address besides mine ([email protected]), here to contact me through my daughter. Her name is Michele Molina and her e mail is [email protected] I will be keeping mine, but may not get on line as often through this moving time. Again, thanks for your help on this project. Judi Spencer --part1_910570e9.244b0bbf_boundary--

I believe my family was in Augusta County before it was Greenbrier. Has any one any information on the WILLIAMS or WATTS families? I would like to exchange information. Thanks for your help and interest. Diana Cronhardt of Rogue River, OR & Borrego Springs, CA [email protected] William WILLIAMS. b 1757 Fairfax Co. VA d 23 Aug 1832 He and Mary WATTS WILLIAMS, some times called Polly left Greenbrier with their children and went to Walnut Twp, Gallia Co., Ohio in 1817. He served in the Rev War from 1780 - 1781 (18 months) from Botetourt, VA. Was in the battle at Camden Court House, SC , Guilford and Siege of 96. William WILLIAMS : b17 Sep 1757 Fairfax Co, VA d 23 Aug 1832 Gallia Co, OH m Mary Watts 21 May 1795 Greenbrier, VA daughter of James WATTS and Mary PERKINS children : James WILLIAMS b 29 Feb 1796 Greenbrier, VA m C. WADDELL Sally WILLIAMS b 26 Oct 1799 Greenbrier, VA m J. WADDELL Susannah WILLIAMS b 6 Mar 1802 Greenbrier, VA m H. JAMES John D WILLIAMS b 23 Mar 1804 Greenbrier, VA m Sally McCALL Mary (Polly ) WILLIAMS b 27 June 1806 Greenbrier, VA m J. BOGGS William WILLIAMS b 8 Dec 1808 Greenbrier, VA m Lucinda ALLISON ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hi Folks, The WVGREENB-L list is now being archives in a threaded message format. You can read the messages on-line and see the replies to the messages. Check out <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WVGREENB-L/>. The messages for the month of April are now on-line. You will be asked for a user name and password, which you can create for FREE!! This is a new feature from the folks at RootsWeb, so please let me know if you like it. RootsWeb provides mailing lists, web space, etc. to provide huge amounts of genealogical information on-line. If you would like to help, please visit <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> "Fee is small; benefits are large." Thanks! Valerie

My non-computerized friend would like all to know: Her Grandfather GARDNER who married a WATTS was named James Alexander GARDNER and not James Austin as has been used in some information. Since all of us want our records to be as correct as possible, she would like this aired. Please check your records.

I have just found out, from someone kind enough to give me this information from the Greenbrier Cemetery Books, that the David Anderson Thomas I have been researching is buried at the Old Stone Church in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The book indicates his birth date as March 27, 1818 and his death as April 2, 1904. His spouse with Amanda Melvina Dych. This has truly been a brick wall for me on this family and I am hoping to connect to others who connect to this line. Can anyone out there help confirm this line or offer more information: Descendants of James Thomas Generation No. 1 1. James1 Thomas was born Abt. 1750. Notes for James Thomas: Information on James Thomas taken from "Greenbrier Family/Heritage" 1997: James Thomas [one of the petitioners for the formation of Greenbrier Co.] was the father of David Thomas. Children of James Thomas are: + 2 i. David2 Thomas+, born Bef. 1790. + 3 ii. Solomon Thomas, born Abt. 1804. Generation No. 2 2. David2 Thomas+ (James1) was born Bef. 1790. He married (Possibly) Elizabeth wife of David Thomas. Notes for David Thomas+: Information from "Greenbrier/Family Heritage" 1997 Book: David Thomas is listed on the 1790 census for Greenbrier Co. He is also listed on the 1787 Tax List for the county. His is listed along with his sons on the 1830 census. David's wife is possibly Elizabeth. She is listed on the 1840 Census with no spouse and was 40-50 years old. Children of David Thomas and (Possibly) Thomas are: + 4 i. David Anderson3 Thomas+, born 1817 in WV; died 1904 in WV. 5 ii. Henry M. Thomas, born 1818. He married Mary McMillion Apr 26, 1832 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 6 iii. Elizabeth Thomas, born Abt. 1819. 7 iv. George Thomas, born Abt. 1820 in Greenbrier Co., WV. He married Lydia (wife of George) Thomas. 8 v. John J. Thomas, born Abt. 1821. He married Margaret Elizabeth Hardenstone Oct 2, 1845 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 3. Solomon2 Thomas (James1) was born Abt. 1804. He married Mary (wife of) Solomon Thomas. Notes for Solomon Thomas: Information on this family comes from Page 169 "Greenbrier Co/Family Heritage" 1997: Nothing is known about the last six children. Children of Solomon Thomas and Mary Thomas are: 9 i. Thomas J.3 Thomas, born 1830. 10 ii. Margaret Thomas, born 1834. 11 iii. Catherine Thomas, born 1839. 12 iv. Julia Ann Thomas, born 1841. 13 v. Ruth E. Thomas, born 1845. 14 vi. Ellen T. Thomas, born 1847. 15 vii. Cornelius C. Thomas. 16 viii. Elizabeth Thomas. 17 ix. James H. Thomas. 18 x. Joseph Thomas. 19 xi. Mary J. Thomas. 20 xii. Rachel Thomas. 21 xiii. Sarah Thomas. Generation No. 3 4. David Anderson3 Thomas+ (David2, James1) was born 1817 in WV, and died 1904 in WV. He married Amanda Melvinia Dyches, daughter of Richard Dyche or Dyches and Elizabeth Cary or Carey. Notes for Amanda Melvinia Dyches: Have not been able to confirm this is the name of the wife of David Anderson Thomas. The marriage record of son James W. Thomas indicates "son of David A. & Amanda Tailor Thomas". The marriage of record of son David Richard Thomas indicates "son of David A. & Sally Taylor". The "History of Greenbrier County" indicates wife as Amanda Mevinia Dyches. Children of David Thomas and Amanda Dyches are: + 22 i. James Woods4 Thomas, born 1839 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV; died Unknown. + 23 ii. Agnes (Sis) Thomas, born Abt. 1840. 24 iii. Elizabeth Jane Thomas, born 1841. She married George Morris. + 25 iv. George W. Thomas, born 1843 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died 1887 in Greenbrier Co., WV. + 26 v. David Richard Thomas, born 1845 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 27 vi. Elijah W. Thomas, born 1850 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died Apr 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV. Notes for Elijah W. Thomas: "Greenbrier Co. (W)VA Death REcords, 1853-1901" Elijah W Thomas, born Grbr; died on Apr -- 1881 age 26 y father D A Thomas mother-A Thomas; rpt - D A Thomas, Father, cause - Consumption; {Vol. 1A} I believe the age of 26 is incorrect. Elijah was living with his parents on the 1880 Greenbrier Census in 1850 at age 1/12 and 1880 at age 30. 28 vii. Lavinia A. Thomas, born 1853. Generation No. 4 22. James Woods4 Thomas (David Anderson3, David2, James1) was born 1839 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV, and died Unknown. He married (1) Nancy Ann Atkinson+ May 12, 1868 in Kanawha Co., WV by Ashford Hall, daughter of James Atkinson and Julia Atkinson. He married (2) Mary McCreary Aft. 1871. Notes for James Woods Thomas: James Woods Thomas, tailor, made uniforms for Lewisburg Academy, More About Nancy Ann Atkinson+: Fact 6: Buried at Sissonville, WV Child of James Thomas and Nancy Atkinson is: 29 i. Almony Andrew Woods5 Thomas, born Jan 17, 1870 in Charleston, WV; died Feb 13, 1942 in Peterstown, Monroe Co., WV. He married Josie Lou Spangler Dec 27, 1893. Notes for Almony Andrew Woods Thomas: Andrew Woods Thomas born on site of Ruffner Hotel in Charleston, West Virginia. When 1 year of age, his mother Nancy deposited $800 in bank to be paid to him when he became of age. Nancy died when he was about 18 months old and was buried at Sissonville, West Virginia. At her death, Miss Jane Thomas of Lewisburg, took him to raise him. She later married George Morris. When 19 years old he moved to Peterstown and lived with his aunt, Agnes Dunn, until his marriage on December 27, 1893. More About Almony Andrew Woods Thomas: Burial: Peterston Cemetery, Giles Co., WV Cause of Death: Organic heart trouble Occupation: Wheelwright Children of James Thomas and Mary McCreary are: 30 i. Rebekah (Rebecca)5 Thomas, born Dec 17, 1878 in Union, Monroe Co., WV; died 1975 in Hinton, Summers Co., WV. She married John A. (Shorty) Cooper. Notes for Rebekah (Rebecca) Thomas: OBITUARY: Woman Dies in Hospital HINTON (RNS) -- Mrs. Rebecca Cooper, 96, died Friday morning in a Hinton hospital after a long illness. Born at Union, Dec. 27, 1878, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary McCreary Thomas. She had lived in Hinton for the past 52 years, was a member of the Central Baptist Church where she taught a Sunday school class and was active in church affairs. Survivors include 2 daughters, Mrs. Wesley (Mary) Sailsbury of Christiansburg, Va., and Mrs. Cam (Edith) Shumate of Hinton; 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Her husband, John Cooper, died in 1954. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Central Baptist church with Dr. Byron Bangert and Rev. W.R. McCoy in charge. Burial will be in Greenbrier Burial Park in Hinton. Friends may call at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton from 4-9 p.m. today. Pall bearers will be Keith Smallman, Ray Haythe, Clarence Alderson, Harry Hoover, N.F. Fleshman, Jr. and Elmer Anderson. 31 ii. Wilbur Thomas. 32 iii. Ernest G. Thomas. He married May Richmond. 33 iv. Harry Thomas, born in WV. 23. Agnes (Sis)4 Thomas (David Anderson3, David2, James1) was born Abt. 1840. She married Bub Dunn. More About Bub Dunn: Fact 6: Occupation: Carpenter & Wheelwright Children of Agnes Thomas and Bub Dunn are: 34 i. Nell5 Dunn. She married Snider. 35 ii. Lula Dunn. She married J. K. Turner. 36 iii. Lake Dunn. More About Lake Dunn: Cause of Death: Killed by tree 37 iv. Mason D. Dunn. 38 v. Bunch D. Dunn. 25. George W.4 Thomas (David Anderson3, David2, James1) was born 1843 in Greenbrier Co., WV, and died 1887 in Greenbrier Co., WV. He married Mary J. Bronffman 1870 in Greenbrier Co., WV. Notes for George W. Thomas: Information on this family comes from "Greenbrier Co., WVA Family Heritage" 1997 This book indicated George's birth year as 1848. I have corrected it to read 1843; as indicated on the 1850 Census. They raised 12 children, some of which died in infancy. Children of George Thomas and Mary Bronffman are: 39 i. Benjamin L.5 Thomas, born 1861 in Greenbrier Co., WV. He married Amanda C. Vance 1882. Notes for Benjamin L. Thomas: They raised 9 children. 40 ii. William A. Thomas, born 1869. 41 iii. Mary M. Thomas, born 1870. 42 iv. Charles Thomas, born 1873. 43 v. George Thomas, born 1877. 44 vi. James Thomas, born 1876. 45 vii. Richard John Thomas, born 1877. 46 viii. Mathew J. Thomas, born 1878. 47 ix. Madison Thomas, born 1879. 48 x. Anna E. Thomas, born 1881; died 1888. 49 xi. Franklin Thomas, born 1883. 50 xii. Ealey A. Thomas, born 1886. 26. David Richard4 Thomas (David Anderson3, David2, James1) was born 1845 in Greenbrier Co., WV. He married Mary Ellen Collison Mar 18, 1869 in Greenbrier Co., WV. Notes for David Richard Thomas: All information obtained from "The History of Greenbrier" and Joyce Cooper ([email protected]) Notes (undocumented): Painted a confederate flag on the side of his grocery store after the Civil War in Lewisburg. Came from a Virginia Plantation Buried at Old Stone Church in Lewisburg Marriage Notes for David Thomas and Mary Collison: "Greenbrier County, (W) Virginia Marriages, 1782-1900: Thomas, David G (?) & Mary Callision 18 Mar 1869 {V. 1B} GROOM: age 23 single born Grbr s-David A Thomas & Amanda Thomas BRIDE: age SA single born Grbr d-Samuel Callison & Mary A. Callison Children of David Thomas and Mary Collison are: 51 i. Floyd5 Thomas, born 1869 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died 1901 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 52 ii. Mary Etta Thomas, born 1872 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died Jan 7, 1916 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 53 iii. Annie Thomas, born Jan 22, 1873 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died Feb 6, 1893 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 54 iv. Madge Thomas, born 1874 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died Dec 13, 1913 in Greenbrier Co., WV. She married Fleshman. 55 v. William Oscar Thomas, born Feb 28, 1877 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died Dec 26, 1895 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 56 vi. Virginia Thomas, born 1879 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died 1940 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 57 vii. Nellie Thomas, born Jan 20, 1885 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died 1887 in Greenbrier Co., WV. 58 viii. Philip Emory Thomas, born Sep 9, 1888 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV; died 1936. THANKS! Hope to hear from somone! Karen

Hi List. In going over my records, I find I have two Andrew Blakes. My Andrew Blake married Margaret Williams on April 13, 1792 in Greenbrier Co Va. The other one, I thought was mine, died in Braxton Co VA in 1853 at the age of 46. His daughter Elizabeth Blake gave the information, and she said that Andrew Blake's parents were Andrew and Margaret Blake. So the one who died in Braxton was born ca 1807, and therefore should not be confused with the one who married Margaret Williams in Greenbrier in 1792. Hope this helps someone. Joanne

Over 30 authentic Greenbrier County 1938 160th Anniversary and 1978 County 200th Anniversary Commemorative medals have been donated to the Greenbrier Historical Society by Mr. Jack Winkler, Society member and past Society President. Mr. Winkler, who was chairman of the Greenbrier County 200th Anniversary Coin Committee, donated the coins to be sold as a fundraiser for the Society's North House Museum. The original dyes from which the coins were minted were destroyed after the coins were made in both 1938 and 1978, with very few of the coins available today. The obverse of the 1938 and 1978 medals shows Fort Donnally which withstood a determined Indian attack and siege in 1778. Flanking the fort are General Andrew Lewis, for whom Lewisburg was named, and Colonel John Stuart, first Clerk of the County Court and pioneer settler of Greenbrier County. The reverse of both medals shows the area of Greenbrier County when it was formed, comprising 17 counties in West Virginia and extending to the Ohio River. Both medals also show the Spring House at The Greenbrier Hotel. The 1938 medal also shows Greenbrier College for Women (now Greenbrier Community College) and the 1978 shows the first County Clerk's office building. The 1938 medal was only available in bronze. The 1978 medal was available in bronze, pewter and silver. The coins will be available for purchase beginning April 15, 1999 and are to be sold on a first come, first served basis. Prices for the coins are as follows: 1938 Bronze $25, 1978 Bronze $20, 1978 Pewter $30, and 1978 Silver $100. For more information, contact the North House Museum at (304) 645-3398. Joy Mott Greenbrier Historical Society

Hello Lists, I am trying to get the address for Joanne Freeman, I believe it is, who is dealing with me about a Renick Book. My main computer which has the majority of my addresses on it, went down, yesterday. I have some information, and have received e-mails the last 24 hours on another computer. It does not have hers on it. If you see this, please write to me, Joanne. Anyone else who is expecting mail, from me and wrote to me, recently, prior to the last 24 hours, feel free to check back with me, assuming that mail is lost. I am having my guru back up as much as possible, especially concerning the genealogy, and I had the FTW, freshly backed up totally, off of the machine, so I should eventually recover the majority of my files. At this time, I do not know if the mail will be saveable on the other machine. I do not know how to find the mail file on the machine. I know how to find the AOL mail files but not the jps.net, which would have been on the new outlook mail. As yet, I do not know what the problem is with my other machine. Any help is appreciated. I imagine we will be reformatting the hard drive of my main machine, tomorrow. Take care, Joyce in Ca. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231