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/ZCC.2ACE/1293.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, thanks so much for sending on the info about Jack Lawson. He was the son of David Lawson and Lovy Plumley Roach. David and Lovy marr Dec 1862. I have a copy of the marr record. William H Bird would be a child of Silas Bird and his first wife. Silas and Lovy had no children. They must have been marr bet 1880 and 1900. 1880 is the last known place David Lawson appears and by 1900 Silas and Lovy were on the 1900 census in Putnam Co. They are also found on the 1910 Lincoln Co census. Pollie (Mary) the child on the 1880 census of Lincoln Co is the child of Lovy and her first husband William Roach. The others were David and Lovy's. If you happen to run across any info on David Lawson or Lovy Plumley Roach Lawson Bird such as a death record or burial place, I'd really appreciate hearing from you. If I can be of any help to you with this family, just let me know. Janet

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sponaugle, Marks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/1201.1.2.1 Message Board Post: The George Sponaugle I was working on was born 31 Jan 1840 Pendleton Co., VA and died 5 Oct 1926 in Lincoln Co., WV. He was married to Sarah Marks and then Margaret Marks. I don't know about the Delilah. I am told he is buried in Harvey's Creek Cem., Hamlin, WV.

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/ZCC.2ACE/1293.1 Message Board Post: I've recently looked at this family line. However my search began with a headstone located in the Porter cemetery, Myra, WV. It's a handmade headstone which has the letters W E T(or a backwards looking J or maybe an L - if it is a J or L, the top of the letter has a line across it like a T does) and the letter H. Birth date is given as Feb. 27 18?? or 19?? and the death date as Sep. 28, 1920. In searching the online death records I found one possible match, a Willard H. Bird who died on Sept. 28, 1920 at the age of 4 and a half years. He was the son of William B. Bird and Ethel Gertrude Hinkle Bird. If it is indeed Willards headstone, it may read WEL (WILL?) and middle initial H. This family was in the right place for a child to be buried in this cemetery. Anyhow, looking up the family I find William listed in the 1920 census with a daughter, Pansie H. listed next then William's wife, Ethel and children Homer J., Willard H., Harry P., Lewis R. and a step-brother Jack! Lawson who is 50 years old. Going further back I found Silas and Lovey Bird and Jack Lawson living with them and listed as a step-son. So I think Lovey may have married a Lawson first. That's all the research I did on this family as my main goal is to identify the person belonging to the headstone. If you can verify that, please let me know.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sponuagle,Adams Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZCC.2ACE/1201.1.2 Message Board Post: Iam also looking for George W Sponaugle grave site . He was to have been married to my great grandmother , Delilah Adams Her and George was married in Ireland ,Lewis Co WV then moved to Lincoln Co WV .They are suppose to have died there . I am Looking for Delilah's Grave. Hope that this is the same George W Sponuagle.

Hello List, I hope everyone has their shopping about done and is ready for Christmas. I am doing some research about a place in Hamlin. It was called the Lincoln Theatre. It was the old movie house that was in Hamlin. I remember going there as a child. I will not tell you how old I am but....I was small enough that I remember sitting on my parents laps and sitting through Gone With the Wind and thinking it would never ever end. does anyone have memories of this old movie theatre? Also does anyone maybe have a picture of it or something like an old ticket stub or something that they could share with me? Thanks so much Hope to hear from someone with information about this place. Pat in Florida

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/ZCC.2ACE/1346 Message Board Post: i am looking for information on Theodore Shaver or Shaffer son of Lucinda Lacy daughter of Adam Lacy. Theodore grew up in Lincoln county with his Lacy grandparents and married Annie ??? abt 1896, they had 4 children that i know of Viola, Cordelia, Sherman and ZInn or Zinnerman. i would like to hear from anyone that has info on this family or is related. Scott Brockelman

Does anyone have a list of the Franklin P Griffith and Molly Russell Griffith's children? I cannot seem to find out who any of them married. Thanks Pat

Mildred Agnes Dent Mildred Agnes Hodges Dent, 90, of St. Albans passed on to the Savior surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, December 3, 2005. She was born January 24, 1915, in Putnam County. She graduated from Hamlin High School in 1932. She retired from Kanawha Home for Children at age 72. She was also a long-time employee of the Kanawha County School System, and worked at the Hopemont and Pinecrest Sanitariums. She was a member of West Alban Church of God. She is survived by her daughter, Norma Lynn Dent Harris and her husband John R. Harris of Cross Lanes; daughter, Lou Dent Smith and her husband B.F. “Cap” Smith of Kanawha City; grandchildren, Toni Dent Priestley and her husband Brent Priestley of Scott Depot, Elizabeth Danielle Harris of Cross Lanes, John R. Harris II of Cross Lanes; daughter-in-law, Jean Dent of St. Albans; special “son” Johnny Gwinn; special neighbors, Melvin and Bill Roberts; and special caregiver, besides her loving family, Susan Wooten. She was preceded in death by her father, Oliver Wilson “Oat” Hodges; mother, Virginia Mae Mynes Hodges; husband, Basil Arnold Dent; son, Tony Oliver Dent; daughter, Vivian Sue Dent; stepfather, M.T. “Mac” Roberts; stepbrothers, Orban Roberts and Walter R. “Buster” Roberts; and stepsister, Hester Thomas. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Kanawha City with Father John McDonnell officiating. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery in Hurricane. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, December 5, at Snodgrass Funeral Home in South Charleston. Those unable to attend may send condolences to the family at www.snodgrassfuneral.com. Snodgrass Funeral Home in South Charleston is in charge of arrangements. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/192 - Release Date: 12/5/05

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/ZCC.2ACE/1325.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Correction: Sarah Elizabeth Dial Watson died Jul 31, 1937.

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/ZCC.2ACE/1325.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Valentine Watson and Elizbeth Dial were buried in the family cemetery at Branchland, which I would assume to be the Watson Cemetery. Their graves aren't listed in the cemetery listing that I have. Valentine died Jan 21, 1939 in Kanawha County, WV. Sarah Elizabeth Dial Watson died Jul 31, 1939 in Kanawha County. I have Eugene Debs Watson died Jun 12, 1964 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Join the Atkins Surname Project Website: www.familytreedna.com/public/adkins Description: ADKINS, ATKINS, or any reasonable spelling variation are welcome to join the project. Only males have Y-chromosomes, so only male ADKINS/ATKINS can participate. If you are female, you can have a male ADKINS/ATKINS relative submit a sample for your line. To participate meaningfully, testees will need to share their direct male line ancestry back to the earliest known ADKINS/ATKINS, either in the form of a pedigree chart or, preferable, family group sheets (excluding living persons). Surnames in Project: Adkins, Atkins Requirements: Since a Surname Project in essence traces members of a family that share a common surname, and females (a) don't carry their father's Y-DNA, and (b) acquire a new surname by the way of marriage, in order to be relevant to the Surname Project, the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his paternal line (father's father's father's...). The test to be ordered is either the Y-DNA12, Y-DNA25 or Y-DNA37, and females should look for a brother or cousin with that surname to be tested. Females can also order a test for themselves, which will be the mtDNA or mtDNAPlus, but the results of this test cannot be tied to the Surname Project. For more information see: www.familytreedna.com/public/adkins

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/ZCC.2ACE/100.349.354.356 Message Board Post: Her name was Sephrona Ellen Neace documented in my grandmothers family Bible. Joel Hager's site says Scott's name was Winfield Scott. It was NOT, It is just Scott Gartin. Sephrona's mother was Margaret de La Force. Whose ancestor Rene de La Force came from Guienne, France. Rose Neace told me that they were French Cajun. I have the de La Force Book. I will try to answer any questions you may have. John C Neace was John Charles Neace who died 24 Dec 1899 of TB he contracted during the Civil War. Scott WAS a moonshiner. His brother John was a reveneuer. Scott was arrested (in a raid) along with his son in law's brother, William Harrison Neace for moonshining and received a large fine. Have the story.

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/ZCC.2ACE/100.349.354.355.359.360.365 Message Board Post: I can tell you what you want to know about Gartins/Neaces. They lived in Russell Co Virginia at Hamblins Fort at Castlewood Virginia. 2nd generation first settlers in Breathitt, Pike Counties KY Quicksand KY Genealogy Society wrote a book on the Neaces in that area. They are brothers of Henry III although he was not mentioned in it. Sephrona and Scott are buried in the Lewis Cass Gartin Cemetery on East Fork at the old home place. Been there. I have researched these families for a long time. Ask any question you want. A de La Force book has been written and he says Margaret is definitely NOT an Indian. He has her line as does John Counts of Glade Hollow and Pioneer Recollections of SW Va. There is a twist to the Indian story as my sister told it to me the other day but I want to investigate it further before I relay it. It may settle this mystery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bias Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/1345 Message Board Post: My name is Mark and i am searching the family of my Great Grandmother Julia Alice Bias.Julia married a Pearl Clark and was found in the 1900 census in Cabell county. William Bias and Mary J Brown was the names given me by a relative in huntington,wv. they were the parents of Julia and several other children. Julia had a Sister named Malinda or Melinda S. Bias. She was apparently married to a Benjamin McCallister in 1880 and found her again married to a Preston T Nicholas in 1888. Malinda had a daughter named Georgie born 12-19-1890 in LincolnCo,Wv. I am looking for the death date of Georgie and also looking for the birth and death dates of the other siblings of Julia and malinda. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much... Mark

I have noticed that many of my families migrated to the Lincoln County area during the mid to late 1860s. I know that Lincoln did not become a county until about 1867. But people seemed to have migrated to the area in the mid 1860s. Some of my families came from Roane County, others from Gallia County Ohio and lots of them from Kanawha County into Lincoln County. What was the attraction to get them to move into Lincoln County? Pat

I have updated my website again. I have put the information into a new format. Now, you can choose between family group sheet view and book format. I have privatized some of the facts (i.e. social security numbers). Also, I have started researching through the West Virginia Vital Research Records website to find death certificates. I have found a lot, and updated some of my data with the information. I will be updating my database periodically with the information I get from the death certificates. If you are interested in what I have, go to this website: http://home.hiwaay.net/~jjadkins/genealogy/ I have information on over 11,000 individuals. The family names include Adkins, Burns, Chandler, Hager, Sias, Yeager, Walls, Pennington (group 26), and many more. The families are mainly in the areas of Cabell, Wayne, and Lincoln Counties of West Virginia from 1692 to present. James -- James J. Adkins II jjadkins@gmail.com http://fly.hiwaay.net/~jjadkins

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/ZCC.2ACE/1134.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Was Martha Parsons Brunty the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Estep Parsons?

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/ZCC.2ACE/1328.1 Message Board Post: I want to thank you for posting that website. So far I have found 4 death certificates of my ancestors and the information on these certificates have led to other family members.

I am looking for information about Joseph Midkiff born about 1828 and he married Mary Elizabeth Ann Robinson in Kanawha in 1860. He died and I believe that Mary married Harrison Griffith and was living in Lincoln COunty in 1880. Mary is alone with three children on the 1870 Census of Kanawha County. Mary A is 9 and Martha A is also 9 I believe they were twins. There is a son John H who is 7. Does anyone have information as to who these children married? Did Mary and Harrison have more children together? I am especially looking for information about the two daughters. Thanks Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving Pat

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/ZCC.2ACE/736.1 Message Board Post: that other sister listed as Marline, the correct name is susan, I am that sister