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--
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--