This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WCC.2ACE/4210 Message Board Post: I have an ancestor that was James Rayburn from Mason county WVa. He was a civil War Vet. Maybe they are connected? JB
Seeking imfo on my Gr. Grandfather, Walter/Robert Franklin Dennis. He died sometime between 1887 and 1890 in Jackson Cty, of Typhus.......after his death my Grandmother Frankie May Dennis was born on May 16 of either 1888 or 1890. She never knew for sure which year. Any help appreciated. If it will help, he is supposed to be buried at a cemetary called Muses Bottom. He is one of my elusive ancestors. Thanking you in advance for any imfo you might be able to find for me. Judy Wrinkle
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cline, Lott, Dakin, Williamson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4209 Message Board Post: A Genealogy Fair will be held July 9th at the Cline Reunion in Mineral Wells WV. at the 4-H campgrounds. If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Harley Dakin on [email protected] or 740-498-5636 for details. This will be our 1st year at the Campgrounds and we will have lots of space. NO FEE for exhibiting but donations welcome. Guest Speaker Cindy Buskirk is expected to speak on Tombstone Readings. Plan to visit the Genealogy Fair even if you are not an exhibitor. Lots of Genealogy information to share. See you on July 9th from 9AM-1PM
Looking for info on Jacob & Sarah VARNER who are listed in the 1860 Federal Census for Jackson Co., VA/WV. I am trying to determine if this is the same Jacob VARNER, born ca. 1813, in Greene Co., PA, married Sarah (LNU). He had 2 brothers, John Varner, born Oct. 1801, Greene Co., PA, married Phoeba PEW and settled in Harrison Co., VA/WV & William Varner, born Sept. 1807, Greene Co., PA, married Letitia "Litty" WOOD, lived in OH and then settled in Pleasants Co., VA/WV - there were also 2 half-brothers, Alpheus "Alf" VARNER, born 1825, Greene Co., PA, married Minerva HICKMAN and lived in Dunkard Twp., Greene Co., PA & Henry VARNER, born ca. 1827, Greene Co., PA (his name may be Henry Joseph or Joseph Henry VARNER) and Joseph VARNER married Matilda HALE of Monongalia Co., VA/WV. If you have any info on this Varner family, please get in touch with me. Thanks! Jean
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WCC.2ACE/4060.2 Message Board Post: Mike, I am familiar with the Ebenezer Cemetery. Some of my wife's family are buried there. I visited there today and took some pictures for you. I didn't get the people you were looking for, though. I did find a brother and sister of Craig King. His sister, Charlotte (King) Boyd, m.John A. Boyd. She was b. Sept 20, 1853, no death date. John A Boyd was b. Aug 26, 1855, d. Sept 12, 1915, s.o. Charles and Sarah Boyd. Craig's brother, Isaac King b. 1859, no death date. Isaac m. Carrie E. Taylor, d.o.Reuben and Mary Taylor. Also there is an America (King) Hoselton buried there. I don't know for sure if she was a relative. The picture I got was of the Isaac King stone. I didn't find his sister until after I got back to Parkersburg Library, so I didn't get that picture. There is a space in the middle of the cemetery with no stones, so your Craig could be there, but I physically looked at each stone there and it is not marked, if it is there. If you would like to have! the pictures I did take, (or if you'd like more info), email me at [email protected] and I will get them to you. I enjoy doing it.
Jane, I need a death date for a James David Hughes and Rowena Bosworth Hughes. I think they might have died in the 1930's Need any info I can get. They are my brick wall. Thank You Ruth
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WCC.2ACE/4198.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Here's the message board link: http://genforum.genealogy.com/timberlake/messages/677.html - posted by Larry Blackman. In it, the 1840 Jackson Co. census is cited, which is when Hannah was married to Pleasant Timberlake. From the other names listed on the page, it looks like they were then living over in the Parchment Valley in the vicinity of where Mt. Moriah Church is today. Also interesting, as I counted the number of children and their ages, another daughter born sometime between 1820 and 1830 turned up that I hadn't accounted for before. We have Emeline Ann b. abt 1822 and Emily Jane birthdate unknown. Have you ever run into the name of Ezekial and Hannah's third daughter?
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chapman, Smith, Carte, Sampson Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4208 Message Board Post: Could someone do a death lookup for me? Her name was Lillie Laverne Chapman Smith. Husband was Joseph, I think. She died in Jackson Co in the 1940s. Thanks for any help!
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4199.4 Message Board Post: Ruth, If you haven't been to the Rootsweb site for Jackson Co, you might want to check it out. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvjackso/JACK.HTM Carol
>> I have Jackson Co. WV Marriages 1831-1879, and death records >> 1856-1949, be >> glad to check if anyone needs anything out of those books. Jane >> Boucher. >> >> Jane, Could you please look up Marriage and death records for Daniel F. McNear (Neer) , Charity McNear (Neer). Thank you for you help. Ellen Tolleson Reesh
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4199.3 Message Board Post: Ruth, The library in Ripley has an excellent genealogy room. They have birth, death, marriage and census records in books; as well as family histories. Allow yourself time to check out the library's facilities if you go to Jackson Co. Their collection is not limited to only Jackson Co. It has several counties in WV. They also have info on VA and other states, I can't remember which ones. Ripley would be less than 10 miles from Ravenswood.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4198.1.1.1 Message Board Post: rootsweb apparently did not go far enough. looking up Pleasant Timberlake , he was Hannah Gilman's second husband. Also punched in his name into Yahoo...second item on that site says he was murdered while Hannah was pregnant with Hiram. Sounds like he was raised with the name Sayre to match his siblings. Other people looking into this who may have pieces of info: [email protected] and [email protected]
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bonar, Sullivan, Bates, Hill, Pease, Fletcher Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4207 Message Board Post: Ruth Ann Sullivan Bonar, 68, of Ravenswood, WV, departed this life on May 18, 2005, at CAMC General Hospital, Charleston, WV. She was born on March 20, 1937, in Parkersburg, WV, a daughter of the late Henry J. and Bertha Bates Sullivan. Ruth graduated from Ravenswood High School with the Class of 1956. She was a member of the Coleman Chapel United Methodist Church in Murraysville, and a member of the Ravenswood VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 6669. She was a self-employed seamstress and she made numerous Ravenswood Chamber Singers and Rangerettes costumes. She was also an instructor at West Virginia University Extension, where she taught tailoring. Surviving is her husband of 49 years, Robert Bonar, Ravenswood; daughters, Joyce Hill and husband Randy, Evans, WV; and Sharon Pease, Clayton, NC; sons, James Bonar and wife Drema; and Don Bonar and wife Judy, all of Ripley, WV; grandchildren, Amy and husband R. D.; Robert, Brieanna, Katrina, Alex, Jacob, Brian and wife Andrea, Jessica, Ashly, Kevin, Eric, and Jacob; great grandchildren, Adrien, William and Kierstin; sister, Helen Fletcher and husband Wayne, Murraysville; and brothers, Denny Sullivan and wife Connie, Murraysville; and Larry Sullivan and wife Irene, Belleville, WV. Services were held on Sunday, May 22, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with Reverend Darrell Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends visited the funeral home on Saturday, May 21, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friends may email their condolences to the Bonar family at [email protected]
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farmer, Sexton, Ratliff, Price Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4206 Message Board Post: Christina Bess Farmer, 77, of Ravenswood, WV, departed this life on May 14, 2005, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. She was born on April 19, 1928, in Roderfield, WV, a daughter of the late George and Rhoda Sexton Ratliff. She was a housewife. Surviving is her husband, Charles Lee Farmer, Ravenswood; sons, Roger Lee Farmer, San Jose, CA; James Edward Farmer, Sheffield Lake, Ohio; and Charles Nelson Farmer, Marietta, Ohio; brother, John Dale Ratliff, Vermillion, Ohio; sister, Genevieve Price, Culpepper, VA; 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Services were held on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with Reverend Darrell Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends visited the funeral home on Tuesday, May 17, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friends may email their condolences to the Farmer family at [email protected]
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Simons, Cottrell, Dorsey, Watkins, Surface Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4205 Message Board Post: Cam Simons, 97, of Ravenswood, formerly of Bentree, WV, departed this life on May 14, 2005, at Ravenswood Village Center. He was born on June 28, 1907, in Calhoun County, WV, son of the late Fred and Edith Cottrell Simons. He was employed and retired from Union Carbide Metal Plant at Alloy, WV. Surviving is his daughter, Delores Dorsey and husband Charles "Bud" of Ravenswood; granddaughter, Debbie Watkins and husband Jeff, Ravenswood; and great grandsons, Jordan and Jonathan Watkins of Ravenswood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Surface Simons, 4 sisters, and 5 brothers. Services were held on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with Reverend Darrell Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Clover Cemetery, Spencer, WV. Friends visited the family at the funeral home on Monday, May 16, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friends may express their condolences to the Simons/Dorsey family at [email protected]
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeWitt, Salser, Rector, Hill, Angus, Crow, Palmer, Shockey, Thompson, Weekley Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4204 Message Board Post: Maxine Salser DeWitt, 74, of Sandyville, WV, departed this life on May 11, 2005, at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, WV. She was born on April 23, 1931, in Jackson County, (the community of Hemlock), a daughter of the late Otmer W. and Mayme Rector Salser. She was a Tuber Operator at BF Goodrich of Marietta. She was a member of the Sandyville Church of Christ, and a member of the AFL-CIO. She enjoyed ceramics, fishing, and her grandchildren. Surviving is her husband, Gene DeWitt, of the home; children, Rita Hill and husband Douglas, Clearwater, FLA; Douglas Angus and wife Joyce, Millwood, WV; Norse Angus and wife Sherri, and Terry Angus and wife Rennie, all of Ravenswood; and Joseph Angus and wife Rina, Barboursville, WV; stepchildren, Dr. Michael DeWitt and wife Carla, Teays Valley, WV; Bonnie Hill and husband Hope, Tera Alta, WV; and Lonnie "Buck" DeWitt and wife Debbie, New Port Richie, FLA; brothers and sisters, James Salser and wife Mary, Inez Crow, and Phyllis Palmer, all of Ravenswood; Betty Shockey and husband John, Harold Salser and wife Janice, and Robert Salser, all of Fairborn, Ohio; Ruth Thompson and husband John, and Eilene Weekley and husband Dennis, all of Ravenswood; 23 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Duane, and brother-in-law, Robert DeWitt. Services were held on Saturday, May 14, 2005, at 3:00 p.m. at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with Minister Jonathan Leininger officiating. Burial followed in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends visited the funeral home on Friday, May 13, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friends may email the funeral home with condolences for the DeWitt family at [email protected]
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Richard, Ward, Nuzum, McLaughlin, Bosworth Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4203 Message Board Post: Harry W. Richard, 86, of Portland, Ohio, departed this life on May 11, 2005, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on August 25, 1918, in Silverton, WV, son of the late Floyd and Lucy Ward Richard. He was a Field Representative and Plant Manager for the United Dairy Company. He was an avid farmer for many years; a member of the Tupper Plains VFW Post 9053, and Middleport American Legion Fenney-Bennett Post 128. He was also a member of the Round Table at the Ravenswood McDonalds. He served in the US Army in World War II. Surviving is his wife of 58 years, Genevieve "Genny" Nuzum Richard, of the home; children, Robert Richard, of the home; Jack Richard, Long Bottom, Ohio; Barbara McLaughlin and husband John, Tennessee; sister, Elsie Bosworth, Ripley, WV; 7 grandchildren, Woody, Janice, Leslie, Joey, Hollie, David, and Joelle; 9 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Lester Richard; 1 brother, Carl; and 1 sister, Mable. Services were held on Sunday, May 15, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood; with Reverend Lawrence Conger, Jr. officiating. Burial followed in Letart Falls Cemetery with military rites provided by Tupper Plains VFW Post 9053. Friends visited the funeral home on Saturday, May 14, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friends may email with condolences to Roush Funeral Home for the Richard family at [email protected]