Sandy Any White or Robinson's in this book? Thelma San2744@aol.com wrote: > Laura, you can check for Hite's in Maude Pugh's book, "Capon Valley Pioneers > and decendents. There are 2 vol. hard to come by vol 2, but found it at > heritage books, good luck, > Sandy

Laura, you can check for Hite's in Maude Pugh's book, "Capon Valley Pioneers and decendents. There are 2 vol. hard to come by vol 2, but found it at heritage books, good luck, Sandy

If anyone is interested, I came across some Hampshire Co. records of various kinds up for bid on ebay. I typed in West Virginia under Books category and got about 33 WV items, and these records were on the list. They are not mine, and I am not bidding on them, although I would like to, but can't afford to right now. susan

Forwarded from my aunt Sue Core, who is/was a lawyer in Elkins (retired, if she's finished that last case!): <<Hola: This ad was in the March 11 addition of the Elkins InterMountain NEWLY PUBLISHED index to Hampshire County Estate Records 1754-1884. $9.50 plus $3.00 postage and handling. Write toKK: Bill Rice, P. O. Box 303, Elkins, WV 26241. Is this what you are looking for? I know Bill Rice and you would be safe sending your money to him. I could get it for you if you like.>> Could be interesting... Brian Brian D. Core P.O. Box 1166 Brighton, CO 80601 Greenhouseguy@Juno.com Web Page: http://pages.prodigy.net/greenhouseguy For attachments, use: Greenhouseguy@prodigy.net ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Old Frederick Sheetz, Sr. and his wife, Nancy, went to church with my ancestors. They are buried in the Eusebia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 4 miles west of Fort Ashby on Route 46, in Mineral County, WV. Old Mr. Sheetz was also a miller and a prosperious citizen of the area. Here is what I have on them. "Frederick Sheetz, may have been unoffically spelled, Sheets. He was long an elder in the Presbyterian Church, namely the Eusebia Presbyterian Church on Route 46, west of Fort Ashby, WV., where many members of the family are buried. Fred died January 18, 1861 at the age of 86 years, 2 months, 2 days. "A part of his children lie around him and more are soon to take their palce by his side..." according to his tombstone. In 1850 census of Hampshire County, Va., where he lived with his son, James, age 35, James' wife, Mahala, age 33; Susan M., age 13, Frederick 10, Edward B., 9 and four men with different surnames. Frederick's wife is not mentioned in the on a monument. His children are identified as the son or daughter of Fred Sheetz." I felt Frederick Sheetz was almost a part of my family, in fact I think his children did marry into the Allen family. Can I copy some of your info for my genealogy? Bill Pyles, Titusville, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Adina Dyer <adyer@nfe.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 3:59 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Warren Sheetz Bio > Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, > Warren and Pulaski Counties, Indiana, Illustrated, Volume 1, pp. 75-77 > Lewis Publishing Company, 1899 > > CAPTAIN WARREN SHEETZ > > CAPTAIN SHEETZ is a native of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, his birth > occurring on the 9th of October, 1837. He was the third child of the > eleven children of FREDERICK and ELIZA C. (TAYLOR) SHEETZ, the parents > being natives of Hampshire County, Virginia, and very early pioneers of > Tippecanoe County, locating on a farm near Lafayette in 1821. There > FREDERICK grew to manhood, learning the miller's trade, an occupation > which he followed for many years, and in 1845 he bought a farm and ended > his days in agricultural pursuits, his death occurring there in 1864; > and his wife survived till 1867. The Captain's ancestors on his > father's side were German, and on his mother' side they were > Scotch-Irish. Of their large family all are living so far as known to > the subject of this sketch, excepting a brother who died in the army. > EDWARD F. is a farmer in Spink county, North Dakota; HARRIET became the > wife of W. S. VAN NATTA, whose sketch is given elsewhere in this work; > WARREN, whose name heads this sketch; ALFRED, who was a member of > Company D, Tenth Indiana Infantry, and died in the army service in 1863; > MARGARET, the wife of MR. KELSO, lives near Indianapolis: her first > husband was GEORGE SHIGLEY; CHARLES is a farmer near Lafayette; WILLIAM > T. has been lost to his family for many years and is presumed to be in > the far west, if living; FREDERICK is a bookkeeper at Indianapolis; > FRANK is a farmer near Lafayette; ROBERT is a prosperous machinist at > Muncie, this state; and MARIA VIRGINIA is the wife of DR. B. F. BEASLEY, > who is a successful physician at Lafayette, this state. > > The paternal grandfather of our subject was a native of Virginia, > FREDERICK SHEETZ by name; and the maternal grandfather was ROBERT > TAYLOR, also a native of the Old Dominion; and both families were > prominently identified with the history of that state. > > CAPTAIN SHEETZ received a common-school education in his native county, > and his early life was spent on his father's farm, where he remained > until his enlistment in the army, at the age of twenty-four. He was one > of those who promptly responded to their country's needs, and enlisted > on the 18th of September, 1861, as a private in Company D, Tenth Indiana > Infantry. On the organization of the company he was appointed one of > the five sergeants and served in that capacity one year. In recognition > of his special fitness to command, his devotion to duty and bravery on > the battlefield, he was commissioned first lieutenant and soon > thereafter was promoted to the rank of captain; and for two years he > commanded his company and was present with it in all the dangers of > three years' active service at the front. The first rendezvous of the > regiment was at Louisville, Kentucky, where it was assigned to the > command of General Thomas; and it afterward participated in active > maneuvering and skirmishing against guerrillas in Kentucky. The first > general engagement was at Mill Springs, which was quickly followed by > the terrific battles at Shiloh and Corinth, Mississippi. It was next > attached to the Fourteenth Army Corps and marched upon Nashville, > Tennessee; made a forced march from Nashville to Louisville in pursuit > of General Bragg, of the rebel forces, and had various skirmishes in > Tennessee; returned to Nashville, and thence went out on the Chickamauga > campaign, where, going into the battle of Chickamauga with forty men, > CAPTAIN SHEETZ brought his company out with only thirteen men capable > for service, twenty having been killed or wounded. He remained at > Chickamauga from September 15, 1863, until February, 1864, during which > time the regiment was recruited and given the opportunity to re-enlist > in the field. CAPTAIN SHEETZ was detailed to bring the soldiers home on > return furlough, and was home thirty days; but as an organization they > did not improve the opportunity. The siege of Chattanooga being raised, > the Captain and his company started out on the Atlanta campaign, but his > term of service expired before he reached Atlanta, and the regiment was > relieved at Ringgold, Georgia, and returned to Indianapolis, where it > was mustered out of service, September 18, 1864. > > Returning from the war, CAPTAIN SHEETZ resumed agricultural pursuits, > purchasing a farm of two hundred and forty acres southeast of Fowler, > upon which he lived till 1885. By reason of failing health he retired > from active labors of all kinds and located in Fowler, where he has > resided since his retirement from the farm. > > Of the social orders CAPTAIN SHEETZ selected only the one which brings > together for mutual protection and counsel his old army comrades, and > accordingly he has been a member of the Grand Army post from its > earliest history, and in this he has taken great interest. He > recognizes the G. A. R. > button as a "badge of honor," conveying to him in unmistakable language > the mortality of man. He realizes that it is a society with a "time > limit," and that soon the final reveille will call the last veteran to > his eternal rest. He recognizes the emblem of the order as the > "insignia of rank," telling to the world that the wearer was not only a > defender of liberty and union, but also that his military record bore > the closest scrutiny, for no traitor or convicted coward can enter the > portals of the order. CAPTAIN SHEETZ has served in all the official > capacities of the local post, excepting that of adjutant, and is proud > of his connection with the "time-limited and fire-tested fraternity." > > In matrimony CAPTAIN SHEETZ was united, September 6, 1870, with MISS > HARRIET H. JOHNSON, a daughter of WILLIAM R. and MARGARET (FINCH) > JOHNSON, early settlers of Benton County. Her father was a prosperous > farmer and stock-grower, who died in 1863, at the age of fifty years, > and her mother is still living on the old home farm near Oxford, at the > age of seventy-five years. MR. and MRS. SHEETZ became the parents of > four sons and two daughters. The two first born-THEODORE M. and > MARGARET E.- died of diphtheria, the latter in infancy, their deaths > occurring within a few days of each other; LAURA A. is the wife of > CHARLES B. McKNIGHT, an attorney in Fowler; DAVID C. is a clerk in the > shoe store of Van Natta & Evans, also in Fowler; WARREN, Jr., is a > student in the Fowler schools; and CHESTER is living with his aunt at > Lafayette. > > On the 31st of August, 1885, having but recently returned from the farm > to Fowler, MRS. SHEETZ died. This was a severe blow to the family, and > the Captain still realizes his loneliness and the disruption of family > affairs. Since the occurrence of this sad event he has made his home > for the most part with his married daughter, MRS. McKNIGHT. > > In his political sympathies CAPTAIN SHEETZ has always voted with the > Republican party, in whose councils he has always been active and > influential; but with the advancing years and bodily infirmity he has > relinquished to some extent his former political enthusiasm. He has > held the position of trustee of Pine Township two terms, or four years, > and he held a similar position in Center Township (Fowler) for a like > period. He is not connected with any church organization, though his > wife was a devout Christian lady, a member of the Methodist Episcopal > church. > > (**Fowler is in Benton County, IN) > > >

Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski Counties, Indiana, Illustrated, Volume 1, pp. 75-77 Lewis Publishing Company, 1899 CAPTAIN WARREN SHEETZ CAPTAIN SHEETZ is a native of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, his birth occurring on the 9th of October, 1837. He was the third child of the eleven children of FREDERICK and ELIZA C. (TAYLOR) SHEETZ, the parents being natives of Hampshire County, Virginia, and very early pioneers of Tippecanoe County, locating on a farm near Lafayette in 1821. There FREDERICK grew to manhood, learning the miller’s trade, an occupation which he followed for many years, and in 1845 he bought a farm and ended his days in agricultural pursuits, his death occurring there in 1864; and his wife survived till 1867. The Captain's ancestors on his father's side were German, and on his mother' side they were Scotch-Irish. Of their large family all are living so far as known to the subject of this sketch, excepting a brother who died in the army. EDWARD F. is a farmer in Spink county, North Dakota; HARRIET became the wife of W. S. VAN NATTA, whose sketch is given elsewhere in this work; WARREN, whose name heads this sketch; ALFRED, who was a member of Company D, Tenth Indiana Infantry, and died in the army service in 1863; MARGARET, the wife of MR. KELSO, lives near Indianapolis: her first husband was GEORGE SHIGLEY; CHARLES is a farmer near Lafayette; WILLIAM T. has been lost to his family for many years and is presumed to be in the far west, if living; FREDERICK is a bookkeeper at Indianapolis; FRANK is a farmer near Lafayette; ROBERT is a prosperous machinist at Muncie, this state; and MARIA VIRGINIA is the wife of DR. B. F. BEASLEY, who is a successful physician at Lafayette, this state. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a native of Virginia, FREDERICK SHEETZ by name; and the maternal grandfather was ROBERT TAYLOR, also a native of the Old Dominion; and both families were prominently identified with the history of that state. CAPTAIN SHEETZ received a common-school education in his native county, and his early life was spent on his father's farm, where he remained until his enlistment in the army, at the age of twenty-four. He was one of those who promptly responded to their country's needs, and enlisted on the 18th of September, 1861, as a private in Company D, Tenth Indiana Infantry. On the organization of the company he was appointed one of the five sergeants and served in that capacity one year. In recognition of his special fitness to command, his devotion to duty and bravery on the battlefield, he was commissioned first lieutenant and soon thereafter was promoted to the rank of captain; and for two years he commanded his company and was present with it in all the dangers of three years' active service at the front. The first rendezvous of the regiment was at Louisville, Kentucky, where it was assigned to the command of General Thomas; and it afterward participated in active maneuvering and skirmishing against guerrillas in Kentucky. The first general engagement was at Mill Springs, which was quickly followed by the terrific battles at Shiloh and Corinth, Mississippi. It was next attached to the Fourteenth Army Corps and marched upon Nashville, Tennessee; made a forced march from Nashville to Louisville in pursuit of General Bragg, of the rebel forces, and had various skirmishes in Tennessee; returned to Nashville, and thence went out on the Chickamauga campaign, where, going into the battle of Chickamauga with forty men, CAPTAIN SHEETZ brought his company out with only thirteen men capable for service, twenty having been killed or wounded. He remained at Chickamauga from September 15, 1863, until February, 1864, during which time the regiment was recruited and given the opportunity to re-enlist in the field. CAPTAIN SHEETZ was detailed to bring the soldiers home on return furlough, and was home thirty days; but as an organization they did not improve the opportunity. The siege of Chattanooga being raised, the Captain and his company started out on the Atlanta campaign, but his term of service expired before he reached Atlanta, and the regiment was relieved at Ringgold, Georgia, and returned to Indianapolis, where it was mustered out of service, September 18, 1864. Returning from the war, CAPTAIN SHEETZ resumed agricultural pursuits, purchasing a farm of two hundred and forty acres southeast of Fowler, upon which he lived till 1885. By reason of failing health he retired from active labors of all kinds and located in Fowler, where he has resided since his retirement from the farm. Of the social orders CAPTAIN SHEETZ selected only the one which brings together for mutual protection and counsel his old army comrades, and accordingly he has been a member of the Grand Army post from its earliest history, and in this he has taken great interest. He recognizes the G. A. R. button as a "badge of honor," conveying to him in unmistakable language the mortality of man. He realizes that it is a society with a “time limit,” and that soon the final reveille will call the last veteran to his eternal rest. He recognizes the emblem of the order as the “insignia of rank,” telling to the world that the wearer was not only a defender of liberty and union, but also that his military record bore the closest scrutiny, for no traitor or convicted coward can enter the portals of the order. CAPTAIN SHEETZ has served in all the official capacities of the local post, excepting that of adjutant, and is proud of his connection with the “time-limited and fire-tested fraternity.” In matrimony CAPTAIN SHEETZ was united, September 6, 1870, with MISS HARRIET H. JOHNSON, a daughter of WILLIAM R. and MARGARET (FINCH) JOHNSON, early settlers of Benton County. Her father was a prosperous farmer and stock-grower, who died in 1863, at the age of fifty years, and her mother is still living on the old home farm near Oxford, at the age of seventy-five years. MR. and MRS. SHEETZ became the parents of four sons and two daughters. The two first born-THEODORE M. and MARGARET E.- died of diphtheria, the latter in infancy, their deaths occurring within a few days of each other; LAURA A. is the wife of CHARLES B. McKNIGHT, an attorney in Fowler; DAVID C. is a clerk in the shoe store of Van Natta & Evans, also in Fowler; WARREN, Jr., is a student in the Fowler schools; and CHESTER is living with his aunt at Lafayette. On the 31st of August, 1885, having but recently returned from the farm to Fowler, MRS. SHEETZ died. This was a severe blow to the family, and the Captain still realizes his loneliness and the disruption of family affairs. Since the occurrence of this sad event he has made his home for the most part with his married daughter, MRS. McKNIGHT. In his political sympathies CAPTAIN SHEETZ has always voted with the Republican party, in whose councils he has always been active and influential; but with the advancing years and bodily infirmity he has relinquished to some extent his former political enthusiasm. He has held the position of trustee of Pine Township two terms, or four years, and he held a similar position in Center Township (Fowler) for a like period. He is not connected with any church organization, though his wife was a devout Christian lady, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. (**Fowler is in Benton County, IN)

I have notes of land grants from1789, 1792 and 1796 for the Purgett family in Hampshire Co., some on Mill Creek, Cabin Run, and Patterson Creek. How do I find out where these people imigrated from? Thanks in advance. Diane Kleinke (Purgett)

Go to http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html, type in Shiloh (only) in the feature name, the state and county. You will get three hits (all in the Capon Springs area), among which is Shiloh Church. It probably has a church cemetery. Click on "Show Feature Details and Location" for a map. Elaine

For any deaths prior to 1866, one would have to rely on gravestones, church records, or old family Bibles. One can also get an idea of an approximate date of death from the probate date of wills or estate settlements. thelma wrote: > What about 1846 deaths? > Thelma > > Elaine D Tomkins wrote: > > > Yes, the courthouse has death records from about 1866. The registers have > > been microfilmed by LDS. You can order the microfilm at your local LDS > > Family History Center for about $2.50 where they will keep it on hand for > > you to view over a period of 30 days. > > > > Elaine > > > > Douglas Armstrong wrote: > > > > > Would I be able to find a Death Record for someone who died in Hampshire > > > County, WV in July of 1891?

Can anyone tell me where in Hampshire County, WV is Shiloh Cemetery? Thanks you in advance. Douglas Armstrong

Yes, the courthouse has death records from about 1866. The registers have been microfilmed by LDS. You can order the microfilm at your local LDS Family History Center for about $2.50 where they will keep it on hand for you to view over a period of 30 days. Elaine Douglas Armstrong wrote: > Would I be able to find a Death Record for someone who died in Hampshire > County, WV in July of 1891?

Would I be able to find a Death Record for someone who died in Hampshire County, WV in July of 1891? Thanks in advance. Douglas Armstrong

You gave me hope for a minute. I haven't been successful find where buried. I guess I will start again by call the court house. Thanks thelma Elaine D Tomkins wrote: > For any deaths prior to 1866, one would have to rely on gravestones, church > records, or old family Bibles. One can also get an idea of an approximate date > of death from the probate date of wills or estate settlements. > > thelma wrote: > > > What about 1846 deaths? > > Thelma > > > > Elaine D Tomkins wrote: > > > > > Yes, the courthouse has death records from about 1866. The registers have > > > been microfilmed by LDS. You can order the microfilm at your local LDS > > > Family History Center for about $2.50 where they will keep it on hand for > > > you to view over a period of 30 days. > > > > > > Elaine > > > > > > Douglas Armstrong wrote: > > > > > > > Would I be able to find a Death Record for someone who died in Hampshire > > > > County, WV in July of 1891?

What about 1846 deaths? Thelma Elaine D Tomkins wrote: > Yes, the courthouse has death records from about 1866. The registers have > been microfilmed by LDS. You can order the microfilm at your local LDS > Family History Center for about $2.50 where they will keep it on hand for > you to view over a period of 30 days. > > Elaine > > Douglas Armstrong wrote: > > > Would I be able to find a Death Record for someone who died in Hampshire > > County, WV in July of 1891?

I don't know if you are refering to the book I have. I bought it several years ago. Early Records Hampshire County Virginia - Now West Virginia by Clara McC. Sage and Laura S. Jones. I have the 1990 reprint. I got it from GEnealogical Publishing Co, Inc Baltimore, MD. its 170 pages. I think I paid $17.50 for it. It doesn't have much on Ratcliff - the census in 1782-1784 and witnesses to some obits and a couple of land transactions. Delores

Hi, I wrote again, to Dr. Armstrong. This is his reply, Patti >From: "Fredrick Armstrong" <fharmstrong@wvculture.org> >To: "Patti McDonald" <mcd@access.mountain.net> >Subject: Re: Hampshire >Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 08:18:24 -0500 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 > >Ms. McDonald: > I understand and appreciate your concern for the status of the Hampshire >County records. While the legislature is in session and still has two bills >which if passed will help provide for the state's public records in the >courthouses, I am unable to devote the time to make a site visit to Romney. >I can report that the records are in better condition and more protected >than they were this time last year. After a period this winter of putting >the arrangement project on hold, I understand work is again progressing. As >I stated earlier, it is our intention to microfilm these records as soon as >the arrangement is such that the filming would allow logical research. As >the records were, it would not have been possible to film them so that >anyone could have use the film. And, to have let each interested researcher >leaf through the original papers would surely have destroyed them faster >than anything except fire or flood. Of course, the final arrangement will >probably have voids and missing records, either because they have been lost >over time as the records were relocated in the courthouse or because these >errant items are among the 100 plus feet of records removed to Morgantown. > I plan on making another trip to Romney in the very near future after >the legislative session to see where the project is. I will contact you then >and hope to be able to provide you with more concrete information on when we >may be able to move forward with the filming of these records. Please do not >consider your contacting me and requesting this type of information as >anything other than your interest in these historical records. I also hope >you will understand that my failure to respond more quickley is because I >am trying to obtain additional information and the schedule is not such that >a quick reply is possible. >Sincerely, >Fredrick H. Armstrong :) 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 "I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down on us all. We are all the children of one God. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what we have to say. Geronimo

It was in .rtf format. I don't know what else to do. I guess I could put it to Microsoft Word and save in word or html format. Try to open it again if you can open .rtf. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <Shanghai31@aol.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 10:59 AM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Pyles-Saville - Bill > Bill, > > I was not able to open the file you sent cause it was in Mime. format. Can > you resend that as a .rtf extension or in a word program? > > Queet > >

Thanks Bill, I got it open. I am going to check it out and get back with you. Queet

Bill, I was not able to open the file you sent cause it was in Mime. format. Can you resend that as a .rtf extension or in a word program? Queet

To Gray Matters,, Thank you again... I would sure like almost all of the info that you have. I have the death dates and the Fred Purget appraisal and settlement but not Jacob. I have a little line in an article that just names Frederick as a horse breeder. I don't want you to have to type all that to me if you can tell me how to get it from the library here in Wi. or on loan from other libraries. Thanks again. Diane Kleinke (Purgett)