Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1294 Surname: Tucker, Orme, Marshall, Bean ------------------------- Looking for others researching Tucker families in Hampshire Co VA/WV. Joseph Tucker d @1816 and had perhaps 11 children: Susan m/ Wm Bean, John H m/ Elizabeth (Orm?), Ruth m/ Bean, Erasmus, John 2nd, Daniel m/ Susannah Austin, Thomas m/ Nancy Marshall, and others. several moved to Athens Co Ohio.

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but Hampshire County birth records kept from 1853 forward are maintained in the Library of Virginia. These birth records (1853-1865) were destroyed in the courthouse in Romney, but a duplicate set was sent to Richmond when the birth reports were completed. The records are on microfilm and may be secured through interlibrary loan. Wilmer L. Kerns -----Original Message----- From: SnowBeri@aol.com [mailto:SnowBeri@aol.com] Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 6:59 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Misc In a message dated 7/31/2000 3:56:14 PM Mountain Daylight Time, edtom@megsinet.net writes: << The person to whom I was replying, had asked about birth records on microfilm. The early tax records will tell one ONLY who was paying taxes when & where. The only other source for really early birth information in Hampshire Co. would be family records (family Bibles, etc.), old church records, and gravestones. Wills, if in existence, will often list the names of living children of the deceased, but no indication as to ages, etc. As I said, however, this person was asking about birth records on microfilm. >> Sorry, I didn't mean to get you bent. I was killing three birds with one email. Surnames, families and tax info. Someone earlier had asked about families in early Hampshire (since during that frame Hampshire was VERY large) and someone else was asking about taxable info. Since nearly everyone knows that family bibles, old church records and cemeteries are good sources, I didn't both listing those. Sort of obvious to anyone researching for more than a year.... Regards, Diane Researching: Wolford, Harman, Briggs, Wilks, Hayes, Bowling, Whitlam, Flannery, Schenk, Dyer, Burton, Bauder/Bader, Hardendorf, Barnum, Clark, Keith, Finch http://www.lineage.net

In a message dated 7/31/2000 3:56:14 PM Mountain Daylight Time, edtom@megsinet.net writes: << The person to whom I was replying, had asked about birth records on microfilm. The early tax records will tell one ONLY who was paying taxes when & where. The only other source for really early birth information in Hampshire Co. would be family records (family Bibles, etc.), old church records, and gravestones. Wills, if in existence, will often list the names of living children of the deceased, but no indication as to ages, etc. As I said, however, this person was asking about birth records on microfilm. >> Sorry, I didn't mean to get you bent. I was killing three birds with one email. Surnames, families and tax info. Someone earlier had asked about families in early Hampshire (since during that frame Hampshire was VERY large) and someone else was asking about taxable info. Since nearly everyone knows that family bibles, old church records and cemeteries are good sources, I didn't both listing those. Sort of obvious to anyone researching for more than a year.... Regards, Diane Researching: Wolford, Harman, Briggs, Wilks, Hayes, Bowling, Whitlam, Flannery, Schenk, Dyer, Burton, Bauder/Bader, Hardendorf, Barnum, Clark, Keith, Finch http://www.lineage.net

Diane, The person to whom I was replying, had asked about birth records on microfilm. The early tax records will tell one ONLY who was paying taxes when & where. The only other source for really early birth information in Hampshire Co. would be family records (family Bibles, etc.), old church records, and gravestones. Wills, if in existence, will often list the names of living children of the deceased, but no indication as to ages, etc. As I said, however, this person was asking about birth records on microfilm. Elaine SnowBeri@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 7/31/2000 1:20:35 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > edtom@megsinet.net writes: > > << The earliest birth records in the Hampshire Co. Courthouse (and filmed by > LDS) begin in 1865. Earlier records were lost or destroyed during the > Civil War. >> > There are ways around getting info besides traditional courthouse records. > Hampshire county kept tax records in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Listed > head of household for every year, the number of slaves and the number of > taxable horses. Men were taxed when over age 21, except for two years when > they were taxed at age 18. > > Diane

In a message dated 7/31/2000 1:20:35 PM Mountain Daylight Time, edtom@megsinet.net writes: << The earliest birth records in the Hampshire Co. Courthouse (and filmed by LDS) begin in 1865. Earlier records were lost or destroyed during the Civil War. >> There are ways around getting info besides traditional courthouse records. Hampshire county kept tax records in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Listed head of household for every year, the number of slaves and the number of taxable horses. Men were taxed when over age 21, except for two years when they were taxed at age 18. Regards, Diane Researching: Wolford, Harman, Briggs, Wilks, Hayes, Bowling, Whitlam, Flannery, Schenk, Dyer, Burton, Bauder/Bader, Hardendorf, Barnum, Clark, Keith, Finch http://www.lineage.net

Thelma, The earliest birth records in the Hampshire Co. Courthouse (and filmed by LDS) begin in 1865. Earlier records were lost or destroyed during the Civil War. Elaine

Do you think I would find a birth record late 1700's and approx 1818 on film? Thelma Shoemaker Tomlinson Researching WHITE and ROBINSON in Hampshire County.

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1293 Surname: Angell, Creasman, Forst, Robbin, Heidemann, Schneider, Burton, Carr, Franz, Hartwig ------------------------- Jane, My line includes: JACOB CHRISTMANN 1687 HENRY PHILIP CHRISTMAN 1715 CONRAD CREASMAN SR. 1748 CONRAD CREASMAN JR. 1795 JOHN CREASMAN 1825 MO JOSEPH N. CREASMAN 1861 CALLIE MAE CREASMAN 1893 FERN ANGELL 1912 MAE ROBBIN 1936 SUSAN ROBBIN SCHNEIDER SMITH 1956 Adam and Philip are brothers of Conrad Sr. If I can be of any help, please e-mail me at sujansmith@aol.com. Susan Smith

Hi, I've just added the April 14, 1911 news articles to the Mineral County Page. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/commnewsapril14.htm Hope you find something of interest. :) Enjoy :) Patti McDonald Burlington WV mcd@access.mountain.net Co-Coordinator Mineral County USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/mineral.htm Subscribe to Mineral County Mailing List WVMINERA-L-request@rootsweb.com Surnames I am researching: HARTMAN, WOLFE, MILLER, FLEEK, WHITEMAN, PUFFENBARGER, FITZPATRICK, COOKUS, CORBUS, DYE, WALSH

Barbara, You won't find birth records that far back at the state level; you have to check at the county level. Aside from Antioch in Mineral Co., there is also an Antioch in Roane Co., WV. You have a few options for checking those birth records. You can order the microfilm of them at a local LDS/FHC for any county of your choice for about $2.50, and it will take about 2 wks for them to arrive. They will stay there for 4-5 weeks for your review. You can go to the county courthouse in question and look at their birth records, or you can go to the county library for each and see the LDS microfilm of the birth records. The libraries have more accommodating hours than do the courthouses--you could do it on a Saturday. The Hampshire Co. Library is just down the street (west) from the courthouse, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Elaine "Michelle R. Staggs" wrote: > From: balgieri <balgieri@hereintown.net> > > To: WVHAMPSH-L-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: Contacts > Can anyone tell me who & how to contact someone regarding a record of > birth, possibly in Hampshire County? My gr-grandmother was born in > Antioch in Oct. 1872. I've tried Charleston to no avail & looked at the > records for Mineral Co. at Keyser courthouse. My gr-grandmother's name > was Ida Bell Moreland, m. John H. Robinette in July, 1891. Any help is > appreciated. thank you. > Barbara in Mineral Co.

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1291 Surname: Shaver, Ely, See ------------------------- I am wandering West VA today, hoping to find a Shaver, Ely, See connection I've missed along the way--I am descended from Margaret Shaver and Jeremiah See, both b. in 1800 in KY. and married in Switzerland Co, IN, in 1820. However, I know that Jeremiah's family is connected to the Ely family, and that some of them migrated from West Va. to KY to MO. I believe that Jeremiah's father was either George or Coonrod; I don't have my records easily accessible at the moment. Also, somewhere I remember a Hampshire Co. or a Braxton Co. reference. Would like to hear from you, and in the meantime will locate my info so I can be more specific. Looking forward...

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------867277589CF89A3237D03E8A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------867277589CF89A3237D03E8A Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <listadmin-bounces@rootsweb.com> Received: from mx03.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.52]) by mta01.mrf.mail.rcn.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.27 201-229-119-110) with ESMTP id <20000729031237.FLKZ9803.mta01.mrf.mail.rcn.net@mx03.mrf.mail.rcn.net> for <mstaggs@mta.mrf.mail.rcn.net>; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:12:37 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com ([63.92.80.123]) by mx03.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.15 #2) id 13IN3F-0001bg-00 for mstaggs@erols.com; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:12:37 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e6T3CVk26595 for WVHAMPSH-admin@lists5.rootsweb.com; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:12:31 -0700 Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:12:31 -0700 X-From_: balgieri@hereintown.net Fri Jul 28 20:12:30 2000 Received: from newmail.rootsweb.com (newmail.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.103]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e6T3CUG26574 for <WVHAMPSH-L-request@lists5.rootsweb.com>; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:12:30 -0700 Received: from newaccess.hereintown.net (newaccess.hereintown.net [207.196.96.3]) by newmail.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e6T3CVA04755 for <WVHAMPSH-L-request@rootsweb.com>; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:12:31 -0700 Received: from hereintown.net (MAX1-7.hereintown.net [207.196.96.26]) by newaccess.hereintown.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA24673 for <WVHAMPSH-L-request@rootsweb.com>; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:17:25 -0400 Message-ID: <39824AEB.17E5BB20@hereintown.net> Old-Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:09:32 -0400 From: balgieri <balgieri@hereintown.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: WVHAMPSH-L-request@rootsweb.com Subject: Contacts Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Diagnostic: Already on the subscriber list X-Diagnostic: 79 balgieri@hereintown.net 32760 balgieri@hereintown.net X-Envelope-To: WVHAMPSH-L-request Can anyone tell me who & how to contact someone regarding a record of birth, possibly in Hampshire County? My gr-grandmother was born in Antioch in Oct. 1872. I've tried Charleston to no avail & looked at the records for Mineral Co. at Keyser courthouse. My gr-grandmother's name was Ida Bell Moreland, m. John H. Robinette in July, 1891. Any help is appreciated. thank you. Barbara in Mineral Co. --------------867277589CF89A3237D03E8A--

Alaska, WV was the original name for Fort Ashby, Wv in Mineral County. About 10 miles from Keyser, I believe. I'm outside of Ridgeley, WV & I'm 21 miles from Keyser. Barbara in Wv Paula wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > My g-grandmother's birth certificate (secured after the fact by > affidavit of living relatives) indicates she was born in Alaska, WV. > Unfortunately, I have never been to WV, but desperately want to visit > someday soon. Where exactly is Alaska? Or has the name been changed? > Also, how far from Keyser is Alaska? > > I found a small box that had a framed copy of my g-grandmother's birth > certificate in it and decided to look take the certificate out of the > frame and scan it. Much to my surprise and delight, there was a second > birth certificate behind it for my g-uncle who I hadn't been able to > locate much info on. Also behind the frame in the box were a number of > newspaper articles clipped out. I am scanning them and will place them > on my website (hopefully soon). Although my g-grandmother was born in > Alaska, WV and spent much of her early life in Keyser area, she also > lived in Cumberland and Frostburg. I think most of these newspaper > articles are from Cumberland Times. Would it be appropriate to post an > email listing the names? Or is that better reserved for my web page, > with a link to it? Feedback appreciated. :) > > Paula > > Bill Pyles wrote: > > > > The public cemetery originally called the Frankfort or Alaska Cemetery > > before it was changed to Fort Ashby Cemetery. It was named after the town. > > My grandfather had adjointing land and developed a cemetery, nearest to the > > town (West) in about 1918 after their baby was buried in the public part > > only to have someone bury on the same lot. They called this Fort Hill > > Cemetery. It was taken over by the Lions Club after the death of my > > grandfather in about 1965. I sold several lots after he got up in years. > > The lots went for $10 per grave. Some lots were 2 grave and went to 8 grave > > lots. Today, the Lions charge much more and they maintain it very good. In > > the old days you had to maintain your own lot as in many old cemeteries > > today. > > Bill > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Bill Pyles, Titusville, FL --New e-mail address: WPyles@cfl.rr.com > > Searching Pyles(1), Allen(2), Starkey(2), Johnson(7), Friend(3), Brown(8), > > Daniels(2), Kisner(4), McBride(7), McKee(7), Monnett(2), Brown(8), > > Gower/Gauer(3), Titchnell(5), Peters (7) and Markers(6). > > (1) Hampshire, Mineral and Preston Counties, WV. > > (2) Hampshire and Mineral Counties, WV and Allegany County, MD. > > (3) Garrett County, MD. > > (4) Hampshire, Garrett and Preston Counties. > > (5) Preston County. > > (6) Frederick County, VA; Hampshire and Mineral Counties. > > (7) Hampshire County > > (8) Allegany County, MD; Bedford County, PA > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lee Mattei" <ematt@kellnet.com> > > To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Leases-Ft Ashby Cemetery > > > > > Would you know who this cemetery was named for? Lee > > > > --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935 > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; > name="roots-researcher.vcf" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Description: Card for Paula > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="roots-researcher.vcf" > > begin:vcard > n:Jamison;Paula > x-mozilla-html:TRUE > adr:;;;;;; > version:2.1 > email;internet:roots-researcher@home.com > note:Surnames: ARNOLD, BLACKBURN, DAWSON, DIXON, DYE, ELLIFRITZ, FLEEK/FLICK, HAWS, ISER, JUNKINS, KITZMILLER, LILLER, McHENRY, MILLER, MINNICK, PARKER, ROGERS, SPENCER, STAGGS, THRASH, UMSTOT, URICE, WILSON, YOST > fn:Paula Jamison > end:vcard > > --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935--

Paula, Please post to the list. It might also be good to post to the Allegany Co list. What an exciting find. A genealogist's dream. Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: Paula <roots-researcher@home.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 3:30 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Alaska WV > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > My g-grandmother's birth certificate (secured after the fact by > affidavit of living relatives) indicates she was born in Alaska, WV. > Unfortunately, I have never been to WV, but desperately want to visit > someday soon. Where exactly is Alaska? Or has the name been changed? > Also, how far from Keyser is Alaska? > > I found a small box that had a framed copy of my g-grandmother's birth > certificate in it and decided to look take the certificate out of the > frame and scan it. Much to my surprise and delight, there was a second > birth certificate behind it for my g-uncle who I hadn't been able to > locate much info on. Also behind the frame in the box were a number of > newspaper articles clipped out. I am scanning them and will place them > on my website (hopefully soon). Although my g-grandmother was born in > Alaska, WV and spent much of her early life in Keyser area, she also > lived in Cumberland and Frostburg. I think most of these newspaper > articles are from Cumberland Times. Would it be appropriate to post an > email listing the names? Or is that better reserved for my web page, > with a link to it? Feedback appreciated. :) > > Paula > > Bill Pyles wrote: > > > > The public cemetery originally called the Frankfort or Alaska Cemetery > > before it was changed to Fort Ashby Cemetery. It was named after the town. > > My grandfather had adjointing land and developed a cemetery, nearest to the > > town (West) in about 1918 after their baby was buried in the public part > > only to have someone bury on the same lot. They called this Fort Hill > > Cemetery. It was taken over by the Lions Club after the death of my > > grandfather in about 1965. I sold several lots after he got up in years. > > The lots went for $10 per grave. Some lots were 2 grave and went to 8 grave > > lots. Today, the Lions charge much more and they maintain it very good. In > > the old days you had to maintain your own lot as in many old cemeteries > > today. > > Bill > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Bill Pyles, Titusville, FL --New e-mail address: WPyles@cfl.rr.com > > Searching Pyles(1), Allen(2), Starkey(2), Johnson(7), Friend(3), Brown(8), > > Daniels(2), Kisner(4), McBride(7), McKee(7), Monnett(2), Brown(8), > > Gower/Gauer(3), Titchnell(5), Peters (7) and Markers(6). > > (1) Hampshire, Mineral and Preston Counties, WV. > > (2) Hampshire and Mineral Counties, WV and Allegany County, MD. > > (3) Garrett County, MD. > > (4) Hampshire, Garrett and Preston Counties. > > (5) Preston County. > > (6) Frederick County, VA; Hampshire and Mineral Counties. > > (7) Hampshire County > > (8) Allegany County, MD; Bedford County, PA > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lee Mattei" <ematt@kellnet.com> > > To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Leases-Ft Ashby Cemetery > > > > > Would you know who this cemetery was named for? Lee > > > > --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935 > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; > name="roots-researcher.vcf" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Description: Card for Paula > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="roots-researcher.vcf" > > begin:vcard > n:Jamison;Paula > x-mozilla-html:TRUE > adr:;;;;;; > version:2.1 > email;internet:roots-researcher@home.com > note:Surnames: ARNOLD, BLACKBURN, DAWSON, DIXON, DYE, ELLIFRITZ, FLEEK/FLICK, HAWS, ISER, JUNKINS, KITZMILLER, LILLER, McHENRY, MILLER, MINNICK, PARKER, ROGERS, SPENCER, STAGGS, THRASH, UMSTOT, URICE, WILSON, YOST > fn:Paula Jamison > end:vcard > > --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935-- > >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My g-grandmother's birth certificate (secured after the fact by affidavit of living relatives) indicates she was born in Alaska, WV. Unfortunately, I have never been to WV, but desperately want to visit someday soon. Where exactly is Alaska? Or has the name been changed? Also, how far from Keyser is Alaska? I found a small box that had a framed copy of my g-grandmother's birth certificate in it and decided to look take the certificate out of the frame and scan it. Much to my surprise and delight, there was a second birth certificate behind it for my g-uncle who I hadn't been able to locate much info on. Also behind the frame in the box were a number of newspaper articles clipped out. I am scanning them and will place them on my website (hopefully soon). Although my g-grandmother was born in Alaska, WV and spent much of her early life in Keyser area, she also lived in Cumberland and Frostburg. I think most of these newspaper articles are from Cumberland Times. Would it be appropriate to post an email listing the names? Or is that better reserved for my web page, with a link to it? Feedback appreciated. :) Paula Bill Pyles wrote: > > The public cemetery originally called the Frankfort or Alaska Cemetery > before it was changed to Fort Ashby Cemetery. It was named after the town. > My grandfather had adjointing land and developed a cemetery, nearest to the > town (West) in about 1918 after their baby was buried in the public part > only to have someone bury on the same lot. They called this Fort Hill > Cemetery. It was taken over by the Lions Club after the death of my > grandfather in about 1965. I sold several lots after he got up in years. > The lots went for $10 per grave. Some lots were 2 grave and went to 8 grave > lots. Today, the Lions charge much more and they maintain it very good. In > the old days you had to maintain your own lot as in many old cemeteries > today. > Bill > ----------------------------------------------------- > Bill Pyles, Titusville, FL --New e-mail address: WPyles@cfl.rr.com > Searching Pyles(1), Allen(2), Starkey(2), Johnson(7), Friend(3), Brown(8), > Daniels(2), Kisner(4), McBride(7), McKee(7), Monnett(2), Brown(8), > Gower/Gauer(3), Titchnell(5), Peters (7) and Markers(6). > (1) Hampshire, Mineral and Preston Counties, WV. > (2) Hampshire and Mineral Counties, WV and Allegany County, MD. > (3) Garrett County, MD. > (4) Hampshire, Garrett and Preston Counties. > (5) Preston County. > (6) Frederick County, VA; Hampshire and Mineral Counties. > (7) Hampshire County > (8) Allegany County, MD; Bedford County, PA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Mattei" <ematt@kellnet.com> > To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:34 PM > Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Leases-Ft Ashby Cemetery > > > Would you know who this cemetery was named for? Lee > > --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="roots-researcher.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Paula Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="roots-researcher.vcf" begin:vcard n:Jamison;Paula x-mozilla-html:TRUE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:roots-researcher@home.com note:Surnames: ARNOLD, BLACKBURN, DAWSON, DIXON, DYE, ELLIFRITZ, FLEEK/FLICK, HAWS, ISER, JUNKINS, KITZMILLER, LILLER, McHENRY, MILLER, MINNICK, PARKER, ROGERS, SPENCER, STAGGS, THRASH, UMSTOT, URICE, WILSON, YOST fn:Paula Jamison end:vcard --------------8EDF107F12941DF049CDB935--

Here is an interesting link: http://www.angeleschapter.org/sps/summits/wv/county_index.htm -- Michelle R. Staggs : Pendleton County Genweb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvpendle/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/mineral.htm Mineral County Genweb Co-Coordinator mailto:WVMINERA-L-request@rootsweb.com : Subscribe to Mineral County Mailing list mailto:WVHAMPSH-L-request@rootsweb.com : Subscribe to Hampshire County Mailing List mailto:PAUGH-L-request@rootsweb.com : Subscribe to Paugh Surname Mailing List mailto:KIDWELL-L-request@rootsweb.com : Subscribe to Kidwell Surname Mailing List

Adina, Is this John S. Sheetz, the judge. Good picture of him. The Sheetz went to church with my ancestors and Asa Allen, don't know whose son he was, married on of Frederick's daughters. Bill ----------------------------------------------------- Bill Pyles, Titusville, FL --New e-mail address: WPyles@cfl.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adina Dyer" <adyer@nfe.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 3:02 AM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] John S. Sheetz Bio > Bill and other Sheetz researchers - > > Here is a biography I found in a history of Benton County, Indiana, > regarding John S. Sheetz, son of Frederick Sheetz and Nancy Emerson. I > question the accuracy of the information in the first paragraph which > says that Frederick Sheetz was born in Germany. From information from > others and my own research, it doesn't seem very likely that Frederick > was born in Germany. His grandfather was a Johann Friderich SCHÜTZ, who > later was known as Frederick, and it is thought that he immigrated from > Germany in 1732. > > I have a photo of John S. Sheetz on the Tippecanoe Co. INGenWeb site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~intippec/JSSheetz.html > ================================================= > History of Benton County, Indiana > By Barce and Jones > > Chapter 18 > The Sheetz Family > > Frederick Sheetz, while a boy in Germany, had received a good common > school training, wrote an unusually good hand and both his Spelling and > English were far ahead of his day and time. About 1827 he received from > the government of Frankfort, in Hampshire County, and being a > progressive man, he established the first school in that part of the > country, a flour mill, known as the Sheetz Mill, that was burned by the > Union forces during the Civil War, a tannery and a store. He served > several terms as Sheriff of Hampshire County and was at one time a > member of the Virginia Legislature. An excellent photograph of this > fine old gentleman is now in the possession of Harry Sheetz of Fowler, > his great-grandson. > In the year 1836 the land fever in the Wabash Country was at its > height. A speculation in real estate was rife. The first division of > the Wabash and Erie Canal had been completed on the Fourth of July, and > the first canal boat, the Indiana, had passed through Huntington. The > vast army of Irish laborers was digging toward Wabash and Peru. Over > the old National Road from Cumberland, Maryland, a steady stream of > "movers" with their covered wagons, droves of cattle, hogs and sheep, > poured into Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. For months at a time there was > no moment of the daytime that a family was not in sight. At night the > road appeared like a picket line of an army. > Over the National Highway passed many who, like the sons of > Frederick Sheetz, believed that the Northwest was the land of > opportunity. True to their German blood and instincts, they held the > institution of human slavery as wrong. They looked upon the great > Ordinance of 1787, prohibiting involuntary servitude and providing for a > system of free schools and that the means of free education should > forever be encouraged, as a character of liberty and security. On > December 31, 1835, Robert King Sheetz, the eldest son, entered the N. E. > of the S.W. section 1-24-7 and either the same year or the next his two > brothers, Frederick Jr. and John S. came to Indiana. The story of > Robert King Sheetz seems to have been brief, for it is recorded in the > family history that his wife Matilda Tantlinger Sheetz died in the > Wabash country and was brought back, in a covered wagon, to Hampshire > County, Virginia. He afterwards married again and lived in Virginia. > Frederick Jr. married had married Elizabeth Taylor and John S. married > Isabelle Parker, an aunt of Capt. James F. Parker of Oxford. They > remained in the west. Frederick settled in Tippecanoe County and was > the father of Warren B. Sheetz of Co. D 10th Indiana Infantry, and > Harriet Sheetz, who married William S. Van Natta of Fowler. His > grandson, David Sheetz, is now a respected farmer in Pine Township, a > short distance above the old Robert Hawkins place. He became at once > one of the most influential men in his community and later took an > active part and prominent part in the establishment of the new county of > Benton. James Edward Sheetz, son of Frederick the elder, remained in > Hampshire County and was at one time the Postmaster at Romney, > Virginia. His son Frederick Warren (Warner) was educated at Virginia > Military Institute and later joined the Confederate Army. Thus the > family was divided into a northern and a southern wing. > Continuing our sketch of John S., afterwards known as Judge Sheetz, > it is recorded that when it was decided to ask the Legislature of the > State for the erection a new county, Judge Sheetz, owing to his ability > and intelligence, was entrusted with the circulation of the petition > that was afterwards presented to Gov. David Wallace by Henry Robertson, > and which resulted in the act of 1840, creating Benton County. At the > May term 1843 of the Commissioners Court, he was appointed as the first > county agent entrusted with the sale of lots and lands dedicated by > Henry L. Ellsworth and David Watkinson for the establishment of a new > seat of Justice. He afterward let the contract for, and took an active > part in the building of the frame courthouse in the dense thickets and > timber of White Oak Grove. On August 11, 1846, he was duly elected as > an Associate Justice of Benton County Circuit Court for a term of seven > years, from July 1, 1847, serving honorably and efficiently, and > resigning his office on March 17, 1851. While he acted in this > capacity, the Presiding Judge of the First Circuit Court, of which > Benton was a part, was the Hon. Isaac Naylor of Crawfordsville. The > other Associate Justice, serving with Judge Sheetz, was Basil Justus of > Oxford. > Like his father, Frederick Sheetz, Judge Sheetz manifest a deep > interest in all affairs looking to the education and enlightenment of > the young, and like his father, he aided in the building of the first > school house in his community. This was a log school house erected in > 1845 on the pioneer farm of Esquire William R. Johnson, southeast of the > old village of Aydelotte, and in which Hartley T. Howard, later Clerk of > Benton County Court, was the first teacher. Judge Sheetz was a man of > the most humanitarian principles, deeply interested in all matters > affecting the advancement of the public weal and a gentleman of the > utmost honor and integrity. To the last he was deeply interested in > livestock farming. > The children of Judge Sheetz and Isabelle, his wife, were John > Robert Sheetz, father of Bert Sheetz, of Gilboa; Mrs. Frances M. > Eastburn, of West Lafayette; and Newton Sheetz, at one time Recorder of > Benton County; Nancy, wife of William Hawkins; Margaret, wife of John > Hawkins; James Sheetz; Hannah, a maiden lady; and Frederick Sheetz, a > veteran of the 10th Indiana Regiment during the Civil War, and father of > Harry Sheetz of Fowler. > Late in life, Judge Sheetz went to the town of Chauncey, now West > Lafayette, where a public street bears his name.** He died on the fifth > day of December 1877, aged 69 years, 11 months, 24 days, and is buried > beside his wife in Greenbush or Linwood Cemetery. The Lafayette Daily > Journal of December 6, 1877, contains the following: > "Judge Sheetz, as he was familiarly known, died at his residence in > Chauncey, yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, after a short and painful > illness. Mr. Sheetz was well advanced in years, and until a few months > past had remarkably good health. His wife died on the same day of the > week five months ago. Since her disease his health has been rapidly > failing. He was a man of sterling integrity and a very benevolent > dispostion." > > **Sheetz Street is located in Purdue University, West Lafayette, > Indiana. > > Adina Dyer > West Lafayette, IN > > >

Hi, I just added the April 7, 1911 News Tribune Articles to the Mineral County USGenWeb Page. You can view these articles at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/commnewsapril7.htm Enjoy!! :) Patti McDonald Burlington WV mcd@access.mountain.net Co-Coordinator Mineral County USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/mineral.htm Subscribe to Mineral County Mailing List WVMINERA-L-request@rootsweb.com Surnames I am researching: HARTMAN, WOLFE, MILLER, FLEEK, WHITEMAN, PUFFENBARGER, FITZPATRICK, COOKUS, CORBUS, DYE, WALSH

looking for any info on James Monroe Pritchett Married Osic Cline abt 1880 ? came from west vinginia thank you daddrk@aol.com

The public cemetery originally called the Frankfort or Alaska Cemetery before it was changed to Fort Ashby Cemetery. It was named after the town. My grandfather had adjointing land and developed a cemetery, nearest to the town (West) in about 1918 after their baby was buried in the public part only to have someone bury on the same lot. They called this Fort Hill Cemetery. It was taken over by the Lions Club after the death of my grandfather in about 1965. I sold several lots after he got up in years. The lots went for $10 per grave. Some lots were 2 grave and went to 8 grave lots. Today, the Lions charge much more and they maintain it very good. In the old days you had to maintain your own lot as in many old cemeteries today. Bill ----------------------------------------------------- Bill Pyles, Titusville, FL --New e-mail address: WPyles@cfl.rr.com Searching Pyles(1), Allen(2), Starkey(2), Johnson(7), Friend(3), Brown(8), Daniels(2), Kisner(4), McBride(7), McKee(7), Monnett(2), Brown(8), Gower/Gauer(3), Titchnell(5), Peters (7) and Markers(6). (1) Hampshire, Mineral and Preston Counties, WV. (2) Hampshire and Mineral Counties, WV and Allegany County, MD. (3) Garrett County, MD. (4) Hampshire, Garrett and Preston Counties. (5) Preston County. (6) Frederick County, VA; Hampshire and Mineral Counties. (7) Hampshire County (8) Allegany County, MD; Bedford County, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Mattei" <ematt@kellnet.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Leases-Ft Ashby Cemetery > Would you know who this cemetery was named for? Lee >