Just to clarify what I have. It's an 11x16 (close) with diagrams of marriages and families branching off from them. I got this from a cousin who went to WV and got it from someone he met there. It contains our Lorenzo Dow (Dalton) Purgitt who married two of the Rogers sisters. Some of their decendants married into the High families. Dottie Hughes' Leatherman & Smith marriages and children are on the sheet and I will mail out a copy on Monday. Wanita Lucas' Edward Rogers is not the same Edward Rogers on her list but if she wants a copy I will send it. I can scan the sheet and make it as an attachment if anyone is interested. To help with any clutter of the list, maybe anyone interested can email me direct at kleinke@thesurf.com I am researching Purget/ Purgitt families from 1750's to now in the areas of Purgittsville and New Creek. Plus early related families of Shoemakers, Foley, Statton, High, Fiedler, Racey, Sulser and more. Any connection would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again Diane Kleinke nee Purgett

Wilmer & Genie - - Thank you both so very much, now I know where to look in the Nebraska Newspapers for more information and how to tie Robert in with the GILL - SHANE - MCDONALD families who moved west to the Dawson County, NE area. Genie this is a sad obituary, but he did have some family nearby, because the last paragraph is: He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Ida McDONALD, and two sons, Henry SHANHOLTZ, of Huntington, and John, of Springfield, Ohio. He also had a wide family connection in this section. From those last three words, "in this section" - I would guess this particular obituary appeared in "The South Branch Intelligencer" or some other area newspaper. The copy I have was typed by a granddaughter of Catherine Virginia (GILL-SHANE) McDONALD from a 'clipping' found in an old scrapbook and there was no date. Thanks again, Clara in NE

Clara, Robert Hiett Harris Shanholtz was born on Feb. 20, 1865 at Cold Stream and died on June 16, 1935. He married first Martha Virginia Hawkins, 1868-1953, in 1889 (two children). They divorced in 1919, and Robert married second Ida McDonald. He lived for a time in Cozad Nebraska. You will find more information on Robert and his descendants in my Shanholtzer History and Allied Family Roots book on pages 197, 347 and 546-547. Wilmer L. Kerns -----Original Message----- From: D L Truck Sales [mailto:dltrucksales@nntc.net] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 10:20 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Obit. Robert SHANHOLTZ Date needed for obituary of: Robert SHANHOLTZ, aged about 70, formerly of Martinsburg, Va., but recently living at North River Mills in this county. The body was taken Sunday to Capon Bridge. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at Union Chapel, Slanesville, conducted by Rev. B.F. Wright, of Capon Bridge, and a minister from Martinsburg. Burial was in the churchyard there. This last statement is confusing to me - does that mean the churchyard at Slanesville? And, since there is no date on the obituary, I have not been able to tie this Robert SHANHOLTZ in to my McDONALD line.... Clara in NE

First, of all let me say thank you to several for the responses to my questions today! You are a most helpful group of folks. As to question number 4 the other descendant I have just located said that the John McCulloughs lived on the POTOMAC ? So she did not know for sure. It could be information that has been handed down or it could be on the South Branch. At least with an enlarged map showing creeks, I thought this would be a good place to continue my search. Thanks for the addresses below. They are very helpful. My work is cut out for me! Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "singhals" <singhals@erols.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] New information on my McCullough family > At 09:26 AM 01/03/2004 -0600, Elizabeth Whitten wrote: > >New info on my McCullough family has just come to me. > > > >John McCullough was born in Belfast, Ireland Oct. 7, 1803 > > > >John McCullough married Mary Mahoney 1834 or 1835 in Hampshire Co. > > > > > >Questions: > >1. Are there immigrations records in Hampshire Co.? > > No. It was never a port of entry. Philadelpha PA is the most likely, with > Baltimore MD and Alexandria VA next-most. > > >2. Are marriage records available in Hampshire Co. for 1834/5 or elsewhere? > > No marriage bonds exist for Hampshire county in that time period. > Elsewhere in VA, apparently, they DO exist. The few bonds from the late > 1830s that exist are indexed on-line on the County GenWeb site (URL in my > sig below). > > >3. John McCullough worked on the B & O Railroad. So are there any employment > >records? > > Yes, but I doubt they are available. The ones I looked for weren't and > they were from about a century later. > > >4. John McCullough lived on the Potomac River & his first son, Edward, was > >born in Hampshire Co. > >The census record for 1850 is in District 24. Does this pinpoint where they > >lived? > > Don't think so, but I'll have a look at the census and see what I can see. > However, are you sure they lived on the POTOMAC in Hampshire county? If > so, that *does* limit the area in which they COULD have lived. Very little > of Hampshire is on the Potomac; most of it is along the South Branch of the > Potomac. > > Cheryl > WVHampsh GenWeb CC > *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* > Cheryl Singhal (Singhals@erols.com) > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ > http://bottonycross.purpleflowers.net (Bottony Cross DAR) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ > http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC) > > > >

I have been told by a couple of folks that it is inappropriate to put "suicide" or information about said event in family tree info. How do you folks feel about that? Couldn't such info be pertinent? Zorina

I am hoping for a county map that shows streams/creeks and any other identification for research and to share with other family members. I have one for several other counties in other states. ----- Original Message ----- From: "D L Truck Sales" <dltrucksales@nntc.net> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 9:24 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] re: McCullough family > Elizabeth - What kind of detailed map are you looking for? > > Clara in NE > >

Such sensitivity should apply perhaps to recently deceased cases with still-living immediate family, but I see no reason at all to omit such facts about our ancestors from family trees or genealogies. In fact, it would seem somewhat dishonest to knowingly omit them. Most suicides result from depression or other medical conditions no longer thought shameful, and only occasionally (now) from great personal embarrassment (financial failure, e.g.) In any case, the stories of such acts are pertinent - they not only make our ancestors more real and human to us, but their careful documentation could even help families recognize and understand inherited patterns of behavior or other conditons such as mental illnesses. I have at least one documented suicide in our tree, one murder victim, one disappearance, one really gruesome accident, one TB death, one senile "idiot", and one retarded child, as well as an early alcoholic, publicly admonished in his father's will, and a more recent one with a drinking problem as well. They sure make for more interesting reading than just a dry recitation of "begets". --- "Zorina A. Chaffin" <zorina@visuallink.com> wrote: > I have been told by a couple of folks that it > is inappropriate to put > "suicide" or information about said event in > family tree info. How do you > folks feel about that? Couldn't such info be > pertinent? > Zorina > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 http://search.yahoo.com/top2003

Glad you mentioned that last paragraph and that Rpbert had family. Do you think the one I sent you was the right guy? If so, he must have remarried (to Ida) after the 1920 census. The son Henry sounds right... I had the same problem once with an obit clipped without the date. Fortunately, the obit included the words "died Fri. March 25." That made it possible to determine, via calendars, the specific year (in a known general time frame) that had a Mar 25 that was a Friday. Unfortunately, I have a lot of other clippings without any such clue. So, please folks, when you clip news items for scrapbooks, include the dateline (page heading) or write the full date on the article, so you don't drive your own descendants crazy trying to figure them out! --- D L Truck Sales <dltrucksales@nntc.net> wrote: > Wilmer & Genie - - Thank you both so very > much, now I know where to look in the Nebraska > Newspapers for more information and how to tie > Robert in with the GILL - SHANE - MCDONALD > families who moved west to the Dawson County, > NE area. > > Genie this is a sad obituary, but he did have > some family nearby, because the last paragraph > is: > He is survived by his widow, formerly > Miss Ida McDONALD, and two sons, Henry > SHANHOLTZ, of Huntington, and John, of > Springfield, Ohio. He also had a wide family > connection in this section. > > From those last three words, "in this section" > - I would guess this particular obituary > appeared in "The South Branch Intelligencer" or > some other area newspaper. The copy I have was > typed by a granddaughter of Catherine Virginia > (GILL-SHANE) McDONALD from a 'clipping' found > in an old scrapbook and there was no date. > > Thanks again, > Clara in NE > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 http://search.yahoo.com/top2003

Elizabeth - What kind of detailed map are you looking for? Clara in NE

Date needed for obituary of: Robert SHANHOLTZ, aged about 70, formerly of Martinsburg, Va., but recently living at North River Mills in this county. The body was taken Sunday to Capon Bridge. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at Union Chapel, Slanesville, conducted by Rev. B.F. Wright, of Capon Bridge, and a minister from Martinsburg. Burial was in the churchyard there. This last statement is confusing to me - does that mean the churchyard at Slanesville? And, since there is no date on the obituary, I have not been able to tie this Robert SHANHOLTZ in to my McDONALD line.... Clara in NE

At 09:26 AM 01/03/2004 -0600, Elizabeth Whitten wrote: >New info on my McCullough family has just come to me. > >John McCullough was born in Belfast, Ireland Oct. 7, 1803 > >John McCullough married Mary Mahoney 1834 or 1835 in Hampshire Co. > > >Questions: >1. Are there immigrations records in Hampshire Co.? No. It was never a port of entry. Philadelpha PA is the most likely, with Baltimore MD and Alexandria VA next-most. >2. Are marriage records available in Hampshire Co. for 1834/5 or elsewhere? No marriage bonds exist for Hampshire county in that time period. Elsewhere in VA, apparently, they DO exist. The few bonds from the late 1830s that exist are indexed on-line on the County GenWeb site (URL in my sig below). >3. John McCullough worked on the B & O Railroad. So are there any employment >records? Yes, but I doubt they are available. The ones I looked for weren't and they were from about a century later. >4. John McCullough lived on the Potomac River & his first son, Edward, was >born in Hampshire Co. >The census record for 1850 is in District 24. Does this pinpoint where they >lived? Don't think so, but I'll have a look at the census and see what I can see. However, are you sure they lived on the POTOMAC in Hampshire county? If so, that *does* limit the area in which they COULD have lived. Very little of Hampshire is on the Potomac; most of it is along the South Branch of the Potomac. Cheryl WVHampsh GenWeb CC *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Cheryl Singhal (Singhals@erols.com) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ http://bottonycross.purpleflowers.net (Bottony Cross DAR) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC)

In 1900, there was a Robert H. Shanholtz, age 35, farmer, in the Bloomery District, with wife Martha H. and son Henry C. Bloomery Magisterial Dist. is just north of Capon Bridge, I think. A man of the same name, Robert H., age 54, widowed, was in the 1920 census in Berkeley Co., Gerrardstown Dist., living alone. (Note that Martinsburg is also in Berkeley Co., a few miles NE of Gerrardstown.) So, if this is your man, and if the age in the obit is about right, he would have died around 1935-36. That's a start, anyway <smile>. I wonder if he is in the 1930 census. That would help a little ... Just a guess, since the wording of the obit is imprecise, but the burial was probably at the chapel grounds where the funeral was held (i.e., Union Chapel in Slanesville, which is near North River Mills.) Poor man seems to have been without family at the time of his death. --- D L Truck Sales <dltrucksales@nntc.net> wrote: > Date needed for obituary of: Robert > SHANHOLTZ, aged about 70, formerly of > Martinsburg, Va., but recently living at North > River Mills in this county. The body was > taken Sunday to Capon Bridge. The funeral was > held Tuesday afternoon at Union Chapel, > Slanesville, conducted by Rev. B.F. Wright, of > Capon Bridge, and a minister from Martinsburg. > Burial was in the churchyard there. > > This last statement is confusing to me - does > that mean the churchyard at Slanesville? > And, since there is no date on the obituary, I > have not been able to tie this Robert SHANHOLTZ > in to my McDONALD line.... > > Clara in NE > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 http://search.yahoo.com/top2003

Elizabeth, I only have a James Whitten who is alive. Lives in the Toledo area of Ohio. I will try to check you book though. Tootsie Elizabeth Whitten wrote: > Dear Tootsie, > No not in my husband's line, but I have a book "Whitten and Allied Families" > by Virginia Wood Alexander and William C. Whitten, Jr. that might have your > Whitten family. Send me a first name and whatever you know and I will check > it out for you. > Elizabeth -- "Lord, keep your arm around my shoulders....and your hand over my mouth."

Dear Tootsie, No not in my husband's line, but I have a book "Whitten and Allied Families" by Virginia Wood Alexander and William C. Whitten, Jr. that might have your Whitten family. Send me a first name and whatever you know and I will check it out for you. Elizabeth

Thank you Genie for your input. I have spent several hours at the library this morning and was unable to get a more detailed map than in my World books and a world atlas. I also found the younger 26 year old John McCullough in the 1860 census. He could be a cousin to my Edward McCullough, especially since he too was working on the rail road. Thanks again for you comments. Every little bit adds to the puzzle of our family history. Elizabeth

Elizabeth, Do you have an family "Whitten's" in Ohio? Tootsie Elizabeth Whitten wrote: > New info on my McCullough family has just come to me. > > John McCullough was born in Belfast, Ireland Oct. 7, 1803 > > John McCullough married Mary Mahoney 1834 or 1835 in Hampshire Co. > > Questions: > 1. Are there immigrations records in Hampshire Co.? > 2. Are marriage records available in Hampshire Co. for 1834/5 or elsewhere? > 3. John McCullough worked on the B & O Railroad. So are there any employment > records? > 4. John McCullough lived on the Potomac River & his first son, Edward, was > born in Hampshire Co. > The census record for 1850 is in District 24. Does this pinpoint where they > lived? > > Any guidance would be appreciated. > > Elizabeth, great granddaughter of Edward McCullough -- "Lord, keep your arm around my shoulders....and your hand over my mouth."

Here are a few more deeds from the Index to Hampshire Co. VA (WV) Deeds for Lafollette and Brunner and McKee surnnames (this is not a complete index, just the ones that I wrote down for further research): Hampshire County, VA (now WV) Deed INDEX Grantor Index 1757 - 1922; LDS film # 0815331: 1840 Bartholomew Lafollette to Geo. Reed Deed Book 34 page 403 1879 Henry W. Lafollette to Amos McKee Deed Book 59 page 217 1868 H.Wm. Lafollette, Trustee, to John Spaid Jr. Deed Book 54 page 229 1827 Wm. Lafollette to John Lafollette Deed Book 25 page 458 1842 Wm. Lafollette to Amos Lafollette Deed Book 36 pages 157 1842 Wm. Lafollette to John Lafollette Deed Book 36 page 159 1842 Wm. Lafollette to James Lafollette Deed Book 36 page 161 1895 A. McKee to J.A. Lafollette Deed book 70 page 414 1814 Jacob Bruner to Charles Capper Deed Book 18 page 531 1840 Alice Bruner to Archibald Stepens Deed Book 34 page 405 1840 Alice Bruner to REED Heirs Deed Book 34 page 407 1854 Ally Bruner to Joseph Hannis or Harris? Deed Book 46 page 429 1815 Peter Bruner to James Mathews Deed Book 19 page 312 1815 Peter Bruner to George Bruner Deed Book 19 page 222 1815 Peter Bruner to Peter Bruner Jr. Deed Book 19 page 225 1835 Peter Grove to Chrisy Sine Deed Book 30 page 308 1854 Peter Grove to Jos. Hannum Deed Book 46 page 429 1817 Joseph McKee to Joel Ellis Deed Book 21 p. 97 1821 Joseph McKee to Joel Ellis Deed Book 22 p. 316 1824 Joseph McKee to Geo. Whitacre Deed Book 23 p. 496 The INDEX was not in date order on the film and the film was very poorly indexed or organized with the "A" names filmed on one page then the next page showing "C" names and then the next page showing "G" names, and the next page continuing with more "C" surnames, etc. I have not finished looking through the film due to snowy weather here and poor road conditions. Candace

The focus of my current research in Hampshire County is on the Michael Capper and Sarah Stewart family who had family connections to Lafollette, McKee, Anderson, McKeever, McVickers, Brunner and other families who lived in Hampshire County and in Frederick County, VA. I recently viewed a film at the LDS family history center of Index to Deeds in Hampshire County, VA (now WV) and Frederick Co. VA which referenced the Capper surnames. I plan to follow up on getting the actual deeds after the snowy weather clears here: NOTES: Miscellaneous Deed Records from "INDEX to Hampshire County, VA (WV) Deeds, Grantor Index 1757 - 1922; LDS film # 0815331 1809 Sarah Capper to Robert McMinn Deed Book 16 page 166 1810 Sarah Capper to John Taylor heirs Deed Book 16 page 458 1810 Sarah Capper to Peter Grove (lease) Deed Book 16 page 478 1811 Sarah Capper to John Spaid Deed Book 16 page 609 1809 Sarah Capper to Archibald Magill Deed Book 17 page 77 1810 Sarah Capper to Peter Grove & Eli Pugh Deed Book 18 page 69 1811 Sarah Capper to Thomas Mullidy? Deed Book 17 page 61 1814 Jacob Bruner to Charles Capper Deed Book 18 page 531 1837 Charles Capper to Gabriel Capper Deed Book 32 page 340 1838 Charles Capper to Wm. Hook Deed Book 33 page 154 1838 Charles Capper to Philip Grove Deed Book 33 page 155 1813 David Capper to John Carlyle Deed Book 18 page 152 1829 John Capper's Heirs to Thomas Hook Deed Book 26 page 439 1838 John Capper's Heirs/Devisees to David Garvin Deed Book 32 page 330 1842 Jonathon Capper to George Spaid Deed Book 36 page 246 1843 Jonathon Capper to David Huflebower? Deed Book 37 page 169 1853 John Capper to Meredith Capper Deed Book 45 page 411 1823 Michael Capper to Henry Coe Deed Book 23 page 152 1848 Michael Capper to John and Meredith Capper Deed Book 41 page 106 1869 Meredith Capper to Lewis Fletcher Deed Book 54 page 402 1876 Meredith Capper to Mary A. Garvin Deed Book 57 page 587 1877 Meredith Capper to Ira S. Capper Deed Book 58 page 85 1877 Meredith Capper to J.W. Garvin Deed book 58 page 180 1877 Meredith Capper to A.?T.? Monroe Deed Book 58 page 313 1879 Meredith Capper to Philip Kline Deed Book 59 page 252 1907 Ira S. Capper to F.L. Glaize??? Deed Book 75 page 380 ************************************************************************** NOTES: Miscellaneous Deeds from FREDERICK County, VA: Frederick County, Virginia INDEX to Deeds 1743 - 1839 LDS Film # 31366. Sept. 4, 1797 From Michael Capper to William Warden, Mortgage, Deed Book 25 page 120 Jan. 6, 1800 To Michael Capper from James Caudy, Release. Deed Book 26 pages 217 - 219 March 4, 1811 From David Capper to David Anderson Deed Book 33 page 29 July 1, 1811 From David Capper to John Carlile Deed Book 33 page 147 July 31, 1816 Michael Capper's Estate, To Whom It May Concern, Receipt, Deed Book 38 page 513 June 7, 1823 To Michael Capper from Henry Coe Deed Book 47 page 199 *********************************************************************** Candace in Oregon

Do you know if your Andersons descend from Bartholemew Anderson b. June 6, 1710 in Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ & wife Phoebe who fled in 1735 from Hopewell with his neighbors and cousins John Parke I and Thomas Smith after protesting double payment of their land, arriving in what was then Frederick Co. VA area abt. 1740ish, which later became Hampshire Co, VA then WV? They had children Ann b. 1728 married Daniel Johnson, Joseph b. 1730, Rachel, Hannah, John, Cornelius b 1747 married Anna Redmon, and Abraham b. 1747 married Sarah. I know that Abraham and his family remained in Hampshire Co. dying there in 1805 and he and Sarah had children named Richard, Eliakim, Frances, Rhoda, Sarah, Abraham Jr., Thesby and Abigail. Others in the family went west to Ohio (Cornelius to Circleville) or remained in Hunterdon Co. NJ - Joseph and wife Mary Stockton. I am a descendant of Bartholemew's sister Hannah Anderson who married Richard Phillips in Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., and a descendant of John Parke I & Sarah Smith and have a cousin connection also with Sarah's brother Thomas Smith - so I'm related to all 3 who came to Hampshire Co. from Hunterdon Co. NJ about the same time. Susan Gall Winston-Salem, NC On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 09:42:21 -0500 "Diane Klopp" <dklopp@ptd.net> writes: > My connection to the Anderson family is through Caroline Anderson > (1836-1893 > d/o Daniel) who married James LaFollette (1827-1856). > > Diane > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zorina A. Chaffin [mailto:zorina@visuallink.com] > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:49 AM > To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] ROLL CALL > > Have a Benjamin L. Anderson m. to Lillie Belle Sale. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diane Klopp" <dklopp@ptd.net> > To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:55 AM > Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] ROLL CALL > > > > HOOK > > KELSO > > McKEE > > LaFOLLETTE > > ANDERSON > > GARVIN > > > > William HOOK was born in England. Robert McKEE and James KELSO > came from > > Ireland, but are believed to be Scot-Irish. The LaFOLLETTE family > first > > settled in New Jersey from France, and then moved to Hampshire > County. > > > > Diane Hook Klopp > > > > ______________________________ > > >

My connection to the Anderson family is through Caroline Anderson (1836-1893 d/o Daniel) who married James LaFollette (1827-1856). Diane -----Original Message----- From: Zorina A. Chaffin [mailto:zorina@visuallink.com] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:49 AM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] ROLL CALL Have a Benjamin L. Anderson m. to Lillie Belle Sale. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Klopp" <dklopp@ptd.net> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:55 AM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] ROLL CALL > HOOK > KELSO > McKEE > LaFOLLETTE > ANDERSON > GARVIN > > William HOOK was born in England. Robert McKEE and James KELSO came from > Ireland, but are believed to be Scot-Irish. The LaFOLLETTE family first > settled in New Jersey from France, and then moved to Hampshire County. > > Diane Hook Klopp > ______________________________