Hello Everyone, This looks like some information, which will be of interest to alot of you. I recently asked for the parents of Sarah Livesay. This gives that and more. Joyce in Ca. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/r/m/Joyce-C-Armstrongcooper/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~carvgs/rgs.htm Main names I am researching, VINCENT, TAYLOR, BRUNS,LIVESAY,ELLIS,MCCLUNG,JOPLING, COOPER, and many more, too numerous to post.... ----- Original Message ----- From: carol ann berry <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 2:51 PM Subject: [email protected]: archives > Joyce, > sending the following i found on the > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/isearch > when i searched for Caraway WVA this came up.So looks like John Livesay > is father of Sarah, who is married to Thomas Caraway.Does this make more > sense....carol > > > > --------- Begin forwarded message ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: archives > Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 10:14:45 EDT > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > HENRY DOZIER HARRAH - was born in Greenbrier County, September 7, 1819, a > son of Thomas HARRAH, who was a son of Charles HARRAH, and was born in > Greenbrier County, March 28, 1786. Henry D.'s mother, whose maiden name > was Catharine DOZIER, was born on Dozier farm in Williamsburg District, > and she married Thomas HARRAH about 1808. He died February 26, 18446, > and she died December 29, 1862, in this county. December 21, 1853, Henry > D. HARRAH married Caroline Clara CARAWAY, who was born in Greenbrier > County November 2, 1826. The parents of Mrs. HARRAH, now both deceased, > were Thomas CARAWAY, who came from Maryland to Greenbrier County when a > little boy, and Sarah, daughter of John LIVESAY, born in Grass Meadows, > this county. The children of Mr. And Mrs. H. D. HARRAH are five living > in Williamsburg District, two deceased: Edgar S., born August 7, 1855, > died August 22, 1856; Howard A., February 18, 1857, died April 6th > following; Sarah Jane, September 10, 1858; Mary Evaline, June 10, 1863; > Emma Caroline, August 19, 1866; Joseph Henry, April 6, 1869; Thomas A., > March 4, 1875. > > Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical > Encyclopedia. New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884. > Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Ed. Jim Comstock. > Richwood: Comstock, 1974.Transcribed and submitted by Ed Johnson, , 1998. > ********************************************************************** ***** > CHARLES H. HEDRICK - born in Blue Sulphur district, Greenbrier County, > February 27, 1840, is still a resident in this district, where he owns a > fine > farm, and he is also successfully conducting a grocery and butcher > business > at Alderson, Monroe County. Henry and Nancy J. (LIVESAY) HEDRICK, the > latter > died in 1873, were his parents. His first wife was Virginia ROBISON, whom > he > wedded March 9, 1860, and who died without children, March 6, 1866, in > Mason > County, Illinois, of consumption. In Monroe County, West Virginia, > September 9. 1867, Charles H. HEDRICK and Eliza HOGGSETT were united > in marriage, and their children are five, John Henry, born September > 27, 1868; Mary V, November 12, 1869; Lulie B., May 8, 1871; James N., > June 1, 1873; Willie H., December 1, 1878. John and Mary HOGGSETT, > born in Augusta County, Virginia, were the parents of Mrs. HEDRICK. > They made their home in Monroe County, and the mother is still > living on the homestead there, the father died in 1857. The birth of > Mrs. HEDRICK was in Monroe County, born September 8, 1841. She had > one brother, S. F. HOGGSETT, who was a Confederate soldier, serving > in Edgar's Battalion, Company F. Charles H. HEDRICK's post office > address is Alderson, Monroe County, West Virginia. > Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical > Encyclopedia. New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884. > Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Ed. Jim Comstock. > Richwood: Comstock, 1974.Transcribed and submitted by Valerie Crook, , > 1998. > ********************************************************************** * > --------- End forwarded message ---------- >