Just curious to know if any of the listeners out there grew up or had any dealings on Tango, now known as Joe's Creek. Looking to share stories or just know who was who and where they are today. Thanks...if you like, respond to me directly at tsadams@alltel.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Prichard,Parsons Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/719.1 Message Board Post: searching fpr info. on westley and harvey prichard i believe that that they were from Lincoln Co. Westley was married to Ruth sizemore. also need info. on Tilden Parsons was married to Matelda(?). These were my g-grandparents. If you can give me any inf. i would greatly appreciate it.

In a message dated 11/11/01 12:47:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, CWill91177 writes: > James Riddle married Barbary Pauley. Their daughter Naomi was my g/m. We > have exchanged info about Hinkles, Knapps, Wiliams etc. These Riddles and > Pauleys are from my fathers side. The others from my mothers. Do you have > info on the Riddles & Pauleys of Lincoln, Co., WV? Thanks > oddly enough i don't know Barbara, do you have any dates, I have several census records and a book w/o an index, also am the list admin for the Pauley list so will send the query there and the Lincoln Co. list also Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida Maybe I'll catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010! PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME VIRUS WARNINGS, JOKES, CHAIN LETTERS, ETC. Thanks I will gladly exchange genealogy information if you will kindly do the same.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hicks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/997 Message Board Post: Seeking information on the following: Boyd Hicks Martha Fugate Hicks Elefair Hicks Polly Hicks Mabel Hicks Jerry Hicks Lettie Hicks Marchant Hicks Vina Hicks Victoria Hicks Francis Hicks Boyd Harold Estep adopted to be Boyd Harold Hicks Lee Estep Slone/Sloan Cemetery Thanks in advance!

<A HREF="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1248036&a=13938240&f=0">Click here: PhotoPoint.com - My PhotoPoint - Album Index Owner</A> Silly Me! Thinking I was all done with this file, I realized I had another 14 pages which were not posted! So, the Joseph Madison Harless Manuscript Book continues with many more names and stories. Check out the picture I was able to receive of Professor Franklin Lambert. The new pages added today will start after 70. There is a total 84 pages now. Some of the names mentioned in the added pages for today: Keller,Prichard,Smith,Epling,Miller,Stephens,Stevens,Dial,Jeffers,Johnson,Witc her's Army,Chapman,Wilkinson,Blankenship,Terry,Pinson,Porter,Ferguson,Bias,Childers, Vaughn,McKaind,McComas,Bowden,Bowen,Midkiffs,Barrett,Murray,Kennison,Shepherd, Fraley,Sanson,Godby,Williams,Paynes,Hollandsworth,Brinegar,McClellan,Isaacs,De an,Burnside,Lucas,Booth,Spurlock,Adkins and more Adkins, Slavery and Slaves,Teachers, Preachers, Dusenberry's Mill. Rev.Elkins and May. Peyton, and Staten. A must read for the Harless Line, especially my First Cousins. The History continues in regards to the Harless Creek Road where Cousin Tiny lives and dwells at this time of Turkey Season! FOR DEAN: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1248036&a=13938240&f=0 Love Kathy Lynn MY WEBSITE: http://hometown.aol.com/kvan286597/MyHarlessLineConnection.html/heritage.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Webb, Mountcastle, Harmon, Johnson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/122.204.207 Message Board Post: I am looking for a info on Eliza Webb (lived 1861-1925) who married Willis Lewis Mountcastle (lived 1856-1933). They are both buried in Locust Knob Cemetery in Lincoln County. I am trying to find out about the Webb Cherokee connection. Thanks.

GET READ SKIP! I HAVE MY PIPE OUT! <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/MDEROOTS/MatthewFrench.html">Click here: MATTHEW FRENCH</A> In my quest to find the connection to Harless and French, the closes I could get to was the marriage of: 6. Annie FRENCH b- ab 1772? m-73/1792 Montgomery Co. Va to General Elisha McComas 1770-1849 Cabell Co. W(VA) And: From Lawrence County History printed in 1991 Two Twin brothers, John H. French and Lihugh(JeHugh) French. Both were widowers with small children. John's first wife was Eliza J. Honaker, who he had married in Giles Co. on May 6, 1847, LeHugh's wife was Amanda. It states John's great-grandfather was Matthew French who's wife was Sallie Payne. John's grandparents were John French and Obedience Clay. Then it states Hugh Caperton French and Levici Lambert were his parents. He and his brother married sisters Mary Hazlett and Ann Hazlett. I have not found a connection to this line and My Harless Line or any other line of mine! But, I'm wondering if Hazlett is Harless! This line of FRENCH can be found in Lawrence Co. KY after 1850. But, the area they lived in became part of Boyd Co. Part of the Harless from Branchland left after the 1870 Census and moved to Lawrence Co. KY. This leads me to believe that a family member could have been in this area. As many of you know I have been searching for this Dr. French who was my Grandfather's(Chester Thomas Harless) physican just before he died. My grandfather stated to my mother we were related to Dr. August French. Thanks to the Lawrence Co. Society for publishing the book "Lawrence County History" I was able to find out the first name of this Dr. His name was Dr. August French and he practiced in Man, Logan Co. WV. Dr. August French was the son of Ballard (TOBE) French and Lillie Dean who resided in Vessie, KY. Ballard's parents were: John N.(H) French and Mary Hazlett daughter of Robert and Margaret(Holiday)Hazlett. John and his brother married sisters on March 9, 1855 in Lawrence Co. KY, in a double wedding! John and Mary(Hazlett)French both died at East Fork(1922 and 1917) Now, EAST FORK is were my Harless line lived! AND where my Grandfather Chester Harless grew up! So, those who are Hazlett's, I'm wondering if they are Harless! Love to hear from anyone from this line! Sincerely Kathy Lynn PS. I would love to buy this book if anyone has it forsale! "Lawrence County History" published in 1991!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Adkins, timothy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/996 Message Board Post: In 1870 Lincoln county census, I have Timothy Adkins 42 Mary 40 Millard 15 George A. 13 Sarah F. 12 Josephius 10 Hansford 7 Artimicia 5 John M. 3 William H. 3

Hello, I finally finished scanning the whole file, a total of 69 pages! I would love to add all NoteBooks from Professor Lamberts Special Collection. But, being in California, I'm unable to get copies of the Orginial Collection.(NOT MICROFILM COPIES) If anyone has copies of the other books and would like to mail it to me, then I'll be more than Happy to take the time to Scan and Post to this NEW photo Album for all to read! Don't be shy, just E-mail me and I will give you my address! Also, when I get a chance I will go over each page and add the names mentioned to the caption. This way it will be easier to find that distant relative this Collection menitons. It has lots of names besides Harless! Dial, Douglas, Adkins, and many more! Also, I'm looking for anyone related to the Porter Family and Cremeans Family Lines from Branchland! Your help would be greatly appreciated! Please sign my Guest Book with your comments! ENJOY! Sincerely Kathy Lynn PS. Some pages repeat information! This is not MY mistake and I didn't want to remove those pages out of sequence because of an error that might have been made by Professor Lambert. http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1248036&a=13938240&f=0&sp=1&showal l=true Located at Marshall University in Huntington, WV Professor Lambert collected a massive amount of history & genealogy information and his family donated much of this information to Marshall University. It is housed in the Special Collection Library in Morrow Library. The call number for this particular document is MS 76 BX 18 NBK 16. This stands for box 18 and notebook 16. Professor Lambert or his wife wrote up an account of Joseph Harless remembrances.

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/973.2.1 Message Board Post: Brenda -- I believe Barthena (Hager) Spurlock was a widow, first married to a Mr. Dial. The birth dates you gave for a John and Elizabeth Spurlock interest me greatly. I know of no such people. Where did you find these dates and also that they were born in Bedford County, Va. ?? We know Charles Buchannon Splock born 1779 was the son of "John and E" (death record) nut no one that I know of has ever identified who John and E. were. Have you a source for your John and Elizabeth data ?? --- Ken

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stephens Stephenson Adkins Atkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZCC.2ACE/995 Message Board Post: Can anyone confirm whether Millard Stephens b 1871 was one of the children of Mary E. Adkins and Thomas J. Stephens? Millard Stephens was my grandfather and I am trying to obtain any info I can on him. Thank you very much. Donna

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/82.89 Message Board Post: My records show that Georgia Dyer was a child of John Fletcher Dyer and Elizabeth McGraw. I don't have anything on Millard except that he was the first husband of Georgia and they had no children.

Hi to all, I know that Watson Cemetery is in Lincoln Co., but it is JUST barely inside the county line. Many people from Wayne Co. are buried there also. I believe that the Wayne Co. library has a cemetery listing for Watson in one of the cemetery books that is there. I can't remember who did it, but it's either one of the DAR volumes, or one of the Wayne Co. Genealogical societies volumes or one of the two volumes that was done by Rennie and Mary Talbert. I just remember that I've seen it there and made a copy of that particular cemetery. I'm a CLAY, CLARK, HARLESS, DONAHUE descendant and my g-grandparents - James Loran and Mary Elizabeth Clark are buried there. Also, Mary Elizabeth's parents - David and Eliza Clark, as well as my uncle and Aunt - Thomas Edgar and Sylvia (Merritt) Clay. I visited the cemetery this summer for the first time and it is a very special feeling that you get when you're there and think of all of those who have gone before and how much of what we are - we owe to them and their willingness to persevere through life's hardships. Lynda Davis-Logan ----- Original Message ----- From: <meekernj@bellatlantic.net> To: <WVLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 1:02 PM Subject: [WVLINCOL] Re: Watson Cemetery > > 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/505.511.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Lillian: > > Thanks for responding. I found the cemetery last spring and have visited there twice since then. Some of the names I am interested in are Clay, Watson, Sansom, Parsons and Merritt. It just so happened that the day I first visited the cemetery, I also stopped at the library in Hamlin. (I had been there before and had asked about a listing of burials for Watson, but they did not have one.) I asked again about a Watson listing and the volunteer showed me that she was just punching holes in two new listings for Watson to put them into their notebook! What timing! I took photocopies of both listings and they have been a great help (though there are some errors). Lincoln County genealogy is a challenge, so the gravestones at Watson helped me identify people I could not have found otherwise. > > Thanks again for contacting me. If you want me to check the listings for anyone, just let me know. > > > > > ==== WVLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Learn the history of your name at The Name Center > http://www.TheNameCenter.com > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Many Names to this Manuscript! Douglas and Harless are my main line from this area. I have included also Lawrence Co. Ky because several came from Ky to WV according to this Manuscript! There are many more of these books, but this is just a sample of the one I was able to get my hands on. Check it out and more pages are to come! I've only begun! Sincerely Kathy FOR Dean: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1248036&a=13938240&p=55870366&f=0 <A HREF="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1248036&a=13938240&p=55870366 &f=0">Click here: PhotoPoint.com - My PhotoPoint - View Photo</A> Located at Marshall University in Huntington, WV Professor Lambert collected a massive amount of history & genealogy information and his family donated much of this information to Marshall University. It is housed in the Special Collection Library in Morrow Library. The call number for this particular document is MS 76 BX 18 NBK 16. This stands for box 18 and notebook 16. Professor Lambert or his wife wrote up an account of Joseph Harless remembrances. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I ran into a very a very interesting document at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. This is a long document & I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPLY COPIES TO ANYONE (sorry). But I thought I would pass the information along. Evidently a Professor Lambert collected a massive amount of history/genealogy information and his family donated much of this information to Marshall University. It is housed in the Special Collection library in Morrow Library. The call number for this particular document is MS 76 BX 18 NBK 16. This stands for box 10 and notebook 16. I give this information for those wanting to acquire the document as again, I am NOT going to be able to respond to any requests for photocopies. Evidently professor Lambert or his wife wrote up an account of Joseph Harless remembrances. I will quote the opening paragraphs: "Four Mile Notes by Joseph M. Harless. My full name is Joseph Madison Harless. My father was Riley Harless of Giles County, Va. He was of Dutch descent born in Giles Co., and came here when he was 19 years old. He died Oct. 13, 1860, and is buried in Haless (sic) Cemetry (sic) on Four Mile. About 200 people are buried there, but there are no tombstones except a few with names only. It is located on Harless Fork, about a mile above the church." The second paragraph starts, "My mother was Nancy Douglas, of Giles Co., Va. Each came to Boone County before their marriage near Stoney. They were in Boone County, and settled near the mouth of Four Mile, near Col. Branch's residence, where he used to live." These two paragraphs already supply a lot of information. First, William seems to have gone by the name Riley - his middle name - to family. This followed a long Germanic tradition of using middle names. The "M" in Joseph's name stands for Madison. If Wm R was born about 1816, then he would have come to WV about 1835/36. [Yet, later suggests his parents came to area about 1825 - error?]. Wm R was buried in Harless Cemetery. He and Nancy Douglas independently came to area & were married near Stoney. This confirms that Wm R married Nancy Douglas. Last year John & Harriet Clendenen wrote a book called Johan Philip Harless of Virginia in which they claim that Wm R married Nancy Hughes rather than Nancy Jane Douglas. I will highlight some of the other statements in this document: Joseph M says he was born March 10, 1848 on Four Mile at the old place less than a mile above Harless Fork Church. [Based on his declaration he was almost 79 yrs old when relating this narrative, it must have been collected about 1927/1928 - there is no explicit dating of the document]. He states he was primarily responsible for the building of this church. He furnished the timber & did most of the work. Charley McCoy did some of the carpentry work. This church was built in 1876 for Primitive Baptists, though United Baptists helped in the building some. Joseph says he deeded the church for use by both groups. [Later he says he owned the church land, and his deed allows preachers of various denominations to preach there - especially Primitive Baptists & United Baptists - but explicitly excludes its use by Catholics & Mormons.] He also later gives the building date for the church as 1877 or 1878 and says it cost about $500 to build besides timber & land. He says it took 18 months to build because construction was not continuous. He supplied all but 5 timbers, a team, shingles, nails, stove (all but $1.25) & paid part of the carpentry bill. The Dickeys sawed the timber. At another point he says his uncle by marriage, Enoch Adkins & possibly other Adkins, donated timbers which he hauled, had sawed, took to the church & "worked it up". Charley McCoy, Mormon Eaves & his brother Jasper helped on carpentry work, he says at later point. They built the seats & he helped, too. The stated $500 cost came from donations, some in cash & some in donated labor. He says his brother Jasper B helped "beg" for donations/pledges, including some from Methodists. Joseph says there were about 15 -20 original members, including he & his wife Amazetta. Andrew Adkins was the first minister. Joseph says that what became known as the John W Dial house was built by his father "who was a carpenter". He thinks his father may have also had a hand in building a house for Andy Chapman. Joseph says he does not remember wolves & bears but his mother told him tales about wild wolves when she first arrived on the Guyan River. Nancy's family settled about a mile from mouth of Hart's Creek. She kept a fire going all night to scare away wolves & bears because her chimney was not completely built up. Joseph remembers one time when his father was home sick with fever when some hounds obligingly ran a deer by his house, allowing him to shoot it! [Joseph often dates an event by saying it was before or after the War, and I am not always clear whether he means Civil War or WW I. I have to use context to decide sometimes. I suspect he generally means the Civil War as in his discussion on deer. He says deer were very plentiful after the War, but they took "Black Tongue" about 1870 & most died. He recalls them especially going to the Big Ugly to drink & then dying there.] He remembers when fish were plentiful on Four Mile. He caught 38 fish 20 inches or longer with a brother & cousin once, and remembers fish of 60 lbs or more. Joseph says he "sawed many a board and oarblade to run timber with." He worked for Irvin Lusher and his sons in the timber business. He remembers his wife's father, James Adkins, saving the life of an important mill owner named Messinger, who was in danger of drowning. I don't understand the reference, but Joseph says he went to the Dusenberry's [mill?] during the [Civil] War. Why? Joseph says he never served in the Civil War but three of his brothers did: James, John, & Jasper Burk. He then goes on to explain the Burk name. He states his great grandmother was a Burk - a sister to the owner's of Burk's Garden. He says his two uncles - Tom & Bill - owned it. He describes Burk's Garden as about 800 acres in Tazewell or Wythe Co. [I know Burk's Garden was prominently mentioned in many early histories of German migration into VA]. Joseph says his father was born in Giles Co & went back there just before the Civil War when Joseph was about 4 yrs old. The purpose of the trip was to visit family & get apple grafts. Joseph says William Ball preached at the death of his father in 1860 and the death of his mother in 1878. [This is first documentation I have on her death date]. He characterizes the Harlesses as "Dutch" on several occasions, though other people are said to be from Germany. He says his paternal grandmother was half Dutch. He says "Harless Fork was named from me and my three brothers, who lived on that creek. James H. Harless lived there first - a mile above the church. John A. and Jasper B. were the others - all are dead but me and my sister Cynthia. Before this the creek was called Locust Rough Fork of Four Mile." He says his uncle George Douglas married the daughter of Thomas Dial & settled near the head of Kentuck Fork. George came from Giles Co and was of "Dutch' ancestry. Joseph discusses his days as storekeeper. Joseph's store was on Harless Fork, about half a mile from the church. He says he began storekeeping in 1875 and quit about 1900. "I sold dry goods, groceries, hardware, drugs, in fact everything used in the country. I bought the largest bill of queensware ever brought here up to that time." He talks about getting much of his goods by boat - Guyandotte Hustler in particular, a freight & passenger ship that could sometimes get all the way to Logan. Push boats & railroads also carried freight. He gives many details, like dealing with up to 1000 pounds of seng [ginsing] a year. & buying trapped furs. He bought from drummers coming from as far away as Bristol, TN & from dealers in Portsmouth, OH, Huntington, Charleston, Gallipolis, & Cincinnati. When he sold his first store to James Jeffers, the latter moved it to head of Harless Fork & used it as dwelling. [Jeffers married a niece to Joseph.] He describes the dimensions of his first store & later building. He later had stores in Man, WV & Wayne Co. Joseph mentions several of his wife's ancestors who owned slaves. One of the great charms of this long narrative is that Joseph reminisces about every old settler he can remember. I found mention of a number of my other relatives - like the Pritchards. I could not even begin to list all the people he discusses [Dials, Adkins, McComas, Lucas, Vaughns, Chafins, Holleys, Akers, Scites, etc etc]. He characterizes many of the early ministers, saying Andrew Adkins & Samuel Smith were among the best ministers, & he also had a high opinion of Burwell & Stephen Spurlock. He also enumerates all mills he knew about. I wish he would have told more about his family, but the stories on neighbors also helps understand the times & social climate. As an aside, he mentions seeing catamounts in the woods in times past - up to 9 feet long. What was a catamount? I will warn anyone wanting to copy this item - there are whole sections duplicated & triplicated but the last pages are new material. It's hard to know where to stop & re-start to avoid the duplications. Sorry, but I really can't look up names of non-Harlesses. I am not curmudgeonly - just booked up timewise. But I did want to share this information with people having an interest in the Wm R Harless line.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Adams, Watts, Payton, Matheny Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/994 Message Board Post: HI everyone, My name is Lou Conley, i am daughter to James aruthur Matheny and Myrtle watts and Kenneth adams are my grandparents. I jsut started getting into this anciestry family research stuff and came across your alls site and wanted to say hello. I am hoping to meet some peopel that know my family,s ince you all are around the same area and also find out family details in providing my kids with journals and filled out family tree research, You all can email me at nurseconley@hotmail.com with any dirrect information, thanks.

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/414.1 Message Board Post: If Tootsie Cupp sees this please email me at bonediggin@citynet.net. I've been trying to answer your repley to my message. Sandy Graley

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/977.2.1 Message Board Post: Is your gg grandfather's full name, William Henry Harmon? There is a William H. listed as living in the 1850 Putnam County census in the household of Henry Harmon and Elizabeth Persinger (Eli F's parents). My gg grandmother is Elizabeth Harmon, b. March 15, 1840 in Cabell Co. WV, m. May 1, 1860 to James W. Burgess in Kanawha Co. WV, d. Feb. 13, 1921 in Huntington, WV. I have found that Eli married a third time after Lucinda. His third wife was Rebecca Yates. They lived in Lincoln County in 1880, then moved to Wayne Co. WV. Eli died in Wayne County in 1889. He was listed as being a teacher. I found this on Wayne County vital records on microfilm. Have you heard of Eli having served in the Civil War?

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/993 Message Board Post: I am looking for any information about a church in Lincoln County called Cobb Creek. Does this church still stand? Is it still open? Where in the county is it located? Any information please e-mail me at donbear@ptialaska.net. Many Thanks in Advance, Donna

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Frye, Workman, Gartin, Carter, Neace, Mullins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/120.1 Message Board Post: Unfortunately, I have not found much info on the Neace line. I wish I could be of more help to you. Brenda

<A HREF="http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=63-0393301826-0">Click here: Powell's Books - West Virginia: A History by John Alexander Williams</A> Is this the Book that might have the Harless Creek Baptist Church in it? Thanks Kathy