Looking for informtion about NATHANEIL YOUNG & his wife Belle Montague.I think Bell must have died young she was born 1877 had a child in 1892 with Nathaniel maybe known as Thannie. He is with his prents in 1910, Anything would help. pj

I am not certain if Kanawha County defines it the same way, but here is how I keep it all straight: Plat -- a picture, survey or diagram of a property or subdivision (multiple lots) based upon a deed. Survey or Deed Map Books -- a collection of certified or registered survey plats located at the county courthouse. Perhaps the Kanawha County calls this a plat book, but a plat books means something very different in the Midwest. Plat books -- commonly available in the federal land states to the Midwest and west where the township and range survey system was used. Plat books are used more for land identification and index purposes, while the deeds and certified survey maps are the official legal documents. Books typically represent a county were each page usually encompasses an entire township consisting of 36 sections (each one mile square). Books typically included unincorporated areas, not cities and villages, except for some of the earliest plat books which may include city maps. The details and features included in each plat book varies. For Wisconsin and Illinois, plat books are typically available from the late 1800's to present in 10-20 year increments. West Virginia may not have what I commonly know as plat books, since Virginia was a state-land state utilizing metes and bounds surveys. There are likely deed or survey map books at the Kanawha County courthouse which would be a compilation of certified survey plats and subdivision plats. Since each page might be a different property or plat, the collections tend to be large, often oversized, and volumous. It is quite possible that the County Clerk may be your only source for such survey maps. Also, not all properties have a registered or certified plat survey, with only the deed to go on. Hope this provides some insight. My recommendation would be to write the clerk. However, my experience in Kanawha County land records is limited and I would welcome any additions or corrections. Chris Straight Fairchild, WI

Does anyone know which Wilsons and Kidds migrted from Fluvanna county into Kanawha and what year? Pat

I hope someone can help me I am looking for the Bruce Family that lived in Hernshaw West Virginia about 1900s. Does ant one have the 1900 or 1910 census of Kanawha Co. W.Va. would appreciate someone looking up this family for me. Thank You Emma Adkins Vealey [email protected]

First, I'm assuming you're interesting in Charleston newspapers. I haven't had much luck finding newspapers pre-1873. The Charleston Gazette wasn't established until 1873, so you won't find an obituary with them from 1871. The Charleston Daily Mail started in the late 1800s, but I don't know of the exact year, but if you live in Charleston, you can go directly to their library in the newspaper building to search their archives. If you don't, you might be able to find some kind soul who would make the trip for you to search their archives, or at least call them and find out how far their archives go back. Their number is (304) 348-4888. The WV Archives has old newspapers, but I don't know how far back they go. You could call them at (304) 558-0230, ext. 168. Again, it's going to depend on the availability of the newspapers. I've already tried the LDS Family History Center for old newspapers and they only have newspapers on microfilm back to 1891 and that was The Daily Gazette. Good luck on your search! Let us all know what you find about newspapers dating back that far. I'm sure we could all benefit from it. -- Cara Showers Anchorage, Alaska [email protected] ---------- From: Dan Campbell <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 07:10:03 -0700 (PDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FW: [WVKANAWH] COPIES OF OBITS Resent-From: [email protected] Resent-Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 07:10:02 -0700 Would anyone venture a guess what my chances would be of getting a copy of an obit or death certificate from Kanawha County dating back to 1871 by contacting a library, archives or Vital registration office? --- Cara Showers <[email protected]> wrote: > You can get a copy of obituaries from the Kanawha > County Public Library. > This is an excerpt from a letter I got from them > that explains the process" > > ----------- > The obituaries (newspapers) are on film and we make > copies. If you send us a > self addressed stamped envelope with your request, > we can make copies from > the paper. We have only the Charleston Gazette from > 1924 to date and the > Charleston Daily Mail from 1914 to date. If you need > other cities you will > need to contact the WV Archives. We charge 25 > cents per copy. Our address > is: > > Kanawha County Public Library > attn: Reference/ WV Librarian > 123 Capital > Charleston WV 25301 > ----------- > > I got a response from them in just a couple of > weeks. They are very helpful. > > If you're relative didn't die in Charleston, try the > WV Archives. Here's > what they recommend if you would like to request > copies of stuff via mail: > > ----------- > Research Requests: > A non-refundable fee of $10 must accompany each > out-of-state research > request. The fee covers up to $2.50 in copies and > postage. Additional costs > will be billed. There is no advance research fee for > in-state patron > requests. In-state patrons will be billed for copies > and postage, with a > minimum charge of $2.50. > > The Archives will not answer e-mail research > requests. All research requests > must be submitted in writing to the Archives and > History Library; The > Cultural Center: 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.; > Charleston, WV 25305-0300. > > Current fees are subject to change. A listing of all > Library fees is > available upon request. > > The Library staff is unable to do more than limited > research through > correspondence. Inquiries must be limited to two > SPECIFIC requests. > Inquiries should provide full name, county of > residence, approximate dates > and documents requested. For example, "Send me > anything on the Smith family" > is not a serviceable request. Requests requiring > more extensive research > will be sent names of individuals who perform this > service for a fee. > ----------- > > Good Luck! > -- > Cara Showers > Anchorage, Alaska > [email protected] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Would anyone venture a guess what my chances would be of getting a copy of an obit or death certificate from Kanawha County dating back to 1871 by contacting a library, archives or Vital registration office? --- Cara Showers <[email protected]> wrote: > You can get a copy of obituaries from the Kanawha > County Public Library. > This is an excerpt from a letter I got from them > that explains the process" > > ----------- > The obituaries (newspapers) are on film and we make > copies. If you send us a > self addressed stamped envelope with your request, > we can make copies from > the paper. We have only the Charleston Gazette from > 1924 to date and the > Charleston Daily Mail from 1914 to date. If you need > other cities you will > need to contact the WV Archives. We charge 25 > cents per copy. Our address > is: > > Kanawha County Public Library > attn: Reference/ WV Librarian > 123 Capital > Charleston WV 25301 > ----------- > > I got a response from them in just a couple of > weeks. They are very helpful. > > If you're relative didn't die in Charleston, try the > WV Archives. Here's > what they recommend if you would like to request > copies of stuff via mail: > > ----------- > Research Requests: > A non-refundable fee of $10 must accompany each > out-of-state research > request. The fee covers up to $2.50 in copies and > postage. Additional costs > will be billed. There is no advance research fee for > in-state patron > requests. In-state patrons will be billed for copies > and postage, with a > minimum charge of $2.50. > > The Archives will not answer e-mail research > requests. All research requests > must be submitted in writing to the Archives and > History Library; The > Cultural Center: 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.; > Charleston, WV 25305-0300. > > Current fees are subject to change. A listing of all > Library fees is > available upon request. > > The Library staff is unable to do more than limited > research through > correspondence. Inquiries must be limited to two > SPECIFIC requests. > Inquiries should provide full name, county of > residence, approximate dates > and documents requested. For example, "Send me > anything on the Smith family" > is not a serviceable request. Requests requiring > more extensive research > will be sent names of individuals who perform this > service for a fee. > ----------- > > Good Luck! > -- > Cara Showers > Anchorage, Alaska > [email protected] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

I am researching on James Sisson who founded Sissonville, WV. I would love to have history of this founder who happened to be my Sisson ancestor. He was buried in Sissonville, WV and tried to find his burial plot but I could not find it. I found some Sisson burial plots at Beane Cemetery, Humphrey Methodist Church, and Sisson family cemetery in Sissonville, WV. I am working to find Samuels, Cartmill, McClanahan, and Sisson. I have more information about Sisson family and took the pictures of their burial sites. At Beane Cemetery on Grapevine in Sissonville, WV. Jarrell Ray Sisson 8/27/1926 - 7/26/1976 Kathleen B. Sisson (wife of W. Harry Sisson) 1910 - 1981 W. Harry Sisson 1899 - 1977 T. Howard Sisson 1890 - 1952 Pearl (wife of T. Howard Sisson) 1896 - 1957 Robert Henry Sisson (son of Thomas Henry Sisson) 5/7/1930 - 5/21/1991 At Sisson family cemetery Herring A. Melton (son of S.C. Melton) 12/1/1906 - 9/25/1912 Benjamin O. Sisson (son of H.C. & M. Sisson) 3/19/1907 30 yrs. 7 mos. 27 Days Erna R. Sisson (dau. of B.A. and D. Sisson) 8/28/1908 - 12/13/1911 Vera Jean Sisson (dau. of Herman and Julia Sisson) 1923 - 1937 Henry C. Sisson 7/27/1905 Aged 57 yrs. 11 mos. 16 Days Frederick H. Staats 1864 - 1931 Eva R. (his wife) 1871 - 1929 Ruth Osborne (sister of Harry Sisson and dau. of Benjamin and Lizzie Sisson) 3/6/1895 - 2/18/1998 William H. Sisson 3/14/1873 - 3/14/1965 Mary Alice Sisson (his wife) 7/24/1874 - 12/18/1957 Boyd Alexander Sisson 1875 - 1960 Dicie Pearl (his wife) 1881 - 1971 Boyd Hillard Sisson (son of B.A. and Dicie) 1913 - 1972 J. Clifton Sisson (son of J.H. and J.C. Sisson) 4/8/1919 - 9/13/1920 James K. Kingery 3/3/1918 - 5/23/1998 Helen Ann (Sisson) Kingery 2/22/1916 - 11/26/1987 David Sisson Kingery (son) 2/2/1944 - 7/18/1944 Buried at Humphrey Methodist Church on Rt. 21 in Sissonville, WV Minnie Sisson Greer (mother) 1870 - 1953 Charles E. Greer (father) 1868 - 1932 Frederick C. Greer (son) 1892 - 1893 Will send more information. Karen Kingrey

I want to get a copy of an obituary from the early 1920's for my ancestor who died in Kanawha County. Can someone tell me how to go about it? Thanks, Ray Honaker, Colorado

I think I should have been a little more explanitory in my hunt for the plat maps/books. First of all, to the best of my knowledge, a plat map is a map that's usually held by the local court house that has markings on it of land ownership for businesses, government, personal etc. I believe the map has specifics of property lines and special features like lakes, rivers, trees, houses, buildings etc. I might be wrong, as I've never actually seen a plat map. But this is what I've been told. The plat maps are put into a plat book and held with the county court house. Now, the plat maps I am looking for were maps from back in the late 1800s for Kanawha County. To start with, I was looking for a plat map that was mentioned in a deed of my g-g-grandfather's property deed. Here's what it says: "...the south east quarter of Lot No 28 as shown on the Plat of said land laying off the bottom into streets and lots, made out by A. P. Sinnett, and recorded in the said [Kanawha County] clerk's office, to which plat reference is here made..." The land deed was dated 16 Feb 1889. For starters, I'd like to find this particular plat map and eventually, I'll want to find other plat maps from other property that my ancestors owned from 1874 to present. I guess my question would have been better stated if I'd asked for someone to help me find a plat map from this time era. I suppose I could write to the Kanawha Co. clerk's office and ask them if they have plat maps or a plat book from 1889 that I might be able to get a copy from. But I know how notorious the Kanawha clerk's office can be for taking quite a while to fill genealogy mail requests and I was hoping that someone on this list might have tried to find such maps previously and would be able to steer me in the right direction as to exactly how to get copies of these maps. Has anyone had any experience with finding plat maps from the late 1880s? Are they only kept at clerk's office or does the WV Archives have copies on microfilm. I couldn't find them on microfilm through the LDS. -- Cara Showers Anchorage, Alaska [email protected]

You can get a copy of obituaries from the Kanawha County Public Library. This is an excerpt from a letter I got from them that explains the process" ----------- The obituaries (newspapers) are on film and we make copies. If you send us a self addressed stamped envelope with your request, we can make copies from the paper. We have only the Charleston Gazette from 1924 to date and the Charleston Daily Mail from 1914 to date. If you need other cities you will need to contact the WV Archives. We charge 25 cents per copy. Our address is: Kanawha County Public Library attn: Reference/ WV Librarian 123 Capital Charleston WV 25301 ----------- I got a response from them in just a couple of weeks. They are very helpful. If you're relative didn't die in Charleston, try the WV Archives. Here's what they recommend if you would like to request copies of stuff via mail: ----------- Research Requests: A non-refundable fee of $10 must accompany each out-of-state research request. The fee covers up to $2.50 in copies and postage. Additional costs will be billed. There is no advance research fee for in-state patron requests. In-state patrons will be billed for copies and postage, with a minimum charge of $2.50. The Archives will not answer e-mail research requests. All research requests must be submitted in writing to the Archives and History Library; The Cultural Center: 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.; Charleston, WV 25305-0300. Current fees are subject to change. A listing of all Library fees is available upon request. The Library staff is unable to do more than limited research through correspondence. Inquiries must be limited to two SPECIFIC requests. Inquiries should provide full name, county of residence, approximate dates and documents requested. For example, "Send me anything on the Smith family" is not a serviceable request. Requests requiring more extensive research will be sent names of individuals who perform this service for a fee. ----------- Good Luck! -- Cara Showers Anchorage, Alaska [email protected] ---------- From: c r honaker <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 14:42:14 -0400 To: [email protected] Subject: [WVKANAWH] COPIES OF OBITS Resent-From: [email protected] Resent-Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 11:42:53 -0700 I want to get a copy of an obituary from the early 1920's for my ancestor who died in Kanawha County. Can someone tell me how to go about it? Thanks, Ray Honaker, Colorado ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

If you are interested in searching for obituaries, you might want to try <A HREF="http://library.cnpapers.com/">Charleston Newspapers' News Library </A> They go back to 1985 I think.

Here is link to Charleston Daily Mail with her obituary. http://library.cnpapers.com/cgi-bin/texis/search Tom White At 01:23 AM 4/28/2001 -0500, Carol Scott wrote: > Can someone lookup the following Obituary? > I don't know what newspaper it would be in. > But it would be one that covers the Elkview area. > Thank You for any help. > Carol > > Name: BETTY EVANS >Death date: FEB. 25, 1998 > in Elkview , Kanawha Co., W.V. > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

I know that they sell them at the state building near the Capitol in Charleston. My cousin bought several of them for Boone Co. Rick Cara Showers wrote: > > Does anyone know where one might get plat maps of Kanawha County? > -- > Cara Showers > Anchorage, Alaska > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Can someone lookup the following Obituary? I don't know what newspaper it would be in. But it would be one that covers the Elkview area. Thank You for any help. Carol Name: BETTY EVANS Death date: FEB. 25, 1998 in Elkview , Kanawha Co., W.V.

Greetings Cousins...For any of you researching the HUDNALL surname in and around the Kanawha/Fayette county area of WV., I have recently updated the census info of the subject page located at http://www.corecomm.net/~moocow/KanawhaCountyConnections.htm As always, looking forward to any additions/corrections/comments anyone might have to offer. Thanks...Chuck Jennings ~~~*******Hidden on the northwest edge of the shadows cast by the "Windy City"***~~~~~~~ || | | H | | X | | X o o | | X o o | | X o o

Does anyone know where one might get plat maps of Kanawha County? -- Cara Showers Anchorage, Alaska [email protected]

Not my family but I would guess you could rule out the years 1875-1879; the 1880 Kanawha census shows: 1880 Kanawha Co., Cabin Creek District, census page 59: Benjamin F. Morris WM 27 Coal Miner WV WV WV Julia WF 23 Keeping House WV VA VA Benjamin WM 4 Son b.WV John WM 2 Son b.WV Source: "1880 Census of WV, Vol. 8" compiled by William A. Marsh ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 11:13 AM Subject: [WVKANAWH] MORRIS / GOSNAY > MORRIS-GOSNAY > Searching for Hiram Lee Morris married to Dorris Gosnay. Hiram was born in > Kanawha Co., W.Va. and was the son of Benjamin Franklin Morris Sr. and Julia > Alice Arthur. Hiram was born between 1875 and 1895. Any help would be > appreciated. > > Thank you, > Lynn Morris Jordan > [email protected] > > > > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Does anyone know if the old plantation house at Cedar Grove is still standing? Thanks! June

MORRIS-GOSNAY Searching for Hiram Lee Morris married to Dorris Gosnay. Hiram was born in Kanawha Co., W.Va. and was the son of Benjamin Franklin Morris Sr. and Julia Alice Arthur. Hiram was born between 1875 and 1895. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Lynn Morris Jordan [email protected]

Seeking information on Belle McDANIEL, born about 1869 in W. Kanawha County, WV. This lady is my great grandmother. She first married a gentleman bearing the last name of Rose. She was a widow when she married my great grandfather, Robert E. Thompson, on April 2, 1892, in Fayette County, West Virginia. In the 1900 census, Robert and Belle were living on Sixth Avenue in Montgomery, WV, Kanawha County. There were three children listed in this census: Soprona, Modest, and Ernest. Belle must have passed away sometime after June 1900 and July 5, 1902, when my grandfather, listed as a widow, remarried. I have never been able to locate anything on the daughter, Soprona, either. If anyone has any information, or any suggestions where I may look to locate information on these individuals, I would be most grateful. Peggy [email protected]