My two cents worth on James & Nancy (Browning) Smith ; Ezekial Smith, the Smith patriarch of Boone County, was listed as the s/o James & Nancy Smith, in the 1850 census.I wonder if they migrated from Logan,Kanawha,Cabell counties ? Shelby ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

That death record for Nancy Browning Smith is also listed in the first Logan County Births and Deaths book by Donna Brown. The record (without any annotations) said that Nancy's parents were Simon and M. Browning. The year was 1876. Vanessa

Wishing all of my family and friends on this precious list to me a very wonderful Christmas this year. I enjoyed the life like pictures of home on Dodie's card. Makes me homesick. I, as you think of our family and loved ones who have gone on. I believe I joined this list around (and I stand corrected) 1997ishh. I miss Shelby's dear Norma. Also cousin Hassel Browning. I miss home. I think I miss Logan more because it was so very much a part of my family and, oh how I do miss my folks. After we moved not a day passed by that a place or name was not mentioned. My daughter as a child use to come home from grandma's house and ask if there really was a "Mud Fork" place people lived at and were they ashamed to tell anyone they lived there? And why would they call any place "Big Ugly"? Did they make forks and was it a muddy place? And what was big and ugly? Didn't people know it was rude to name someone after the way they looked? How could they call a man "Fatty" as in Fatty Dingess and him answer them and not even get angry? Jennifer is 32 now and still knows as many places and names as I do from Logan and Mingo counties. I treasure you all and these lists. Judi Clark-Stamper Marion Indiana proudly via Holden West Virginia researching: Clark Hannah Browning Smith Sturgell Meade Baisden

Jim, According to the 1830 and 1840 censuses, Simeon and Mary Polly Browning had three older sons and one older daughter who weren't still in their household in 1850. It looks like Nancy Browning could easily fit in as that older daughter. Nancy's death record was a good find, Joel. At least we can see that Nancy's mother's initial "M" doesn't rule out that possibility. Seeing the originial record would help a lot because it does look like Nancy's father's initial is on there but was in a shadow when the record was scanned. I see that James Smith was 18 and was in his father's household in 1850. I wonder where Nancy Browning was when the 1850 census was taken. They would have married soon after that time because their oldest child was age 9 in 1860. I looked at this question before, and here are some notes that I took: - - - In the 1860 census, Nancy Browning Smith was age 35, which puts her birth date at about 1825. In 1870, Nancy's age was smudged so much that it's not readable at all, and in 1880 her husband James Smith was widowed. So the 1860 census is the only cansus we have to go by for Nancy's approximate birth date. 1860 LoCo census, p. 244: SMITH, James 25 Nancy 35 Jane 9 Martha 7 Malinda 4 Stephen H. 9/12. They were living next to Simeon Browning Sr, age 62 (Nancy's pa), and Hiram Browning, age 28 (her brother). 1870 LoCo census, p. 526B: SMITH, James 35 Nancy (age smudged and unreadable) Martha 16 Malinda 13 Stephen H. 9 Amanda 6 Next door lived Abner and Jane Smith Ellis (daughter of James and Nancy Browning Smith). Jane was 18. Also living next to them was Hiram Browning. 1880 Logan District, p. 287B: SMITH, James 48 widowed Stephen H. 17. Daughter Manda M., age 16, was living with a Browning family, not far away. Manda M. married Melvin R. Browning on 12/21/1882, son of Solomon Browning and Louisa White. Daughter Jane's death certificate said that she was born in 1847 (no month or day given), but according to the censuses she was born about 1851, and 1851 makes more sense. Her parents weren't married yet when the 1850 census was taken. James Smith was living with his father George Smith in 1850; James was listed as age 18 (born 1832). I don't know where Nancy Browning was hiding in the 1850 census, but she fits into Simeon Browning Sr.'s family in the earlier censuses. In 1830, Simeon Sr. had a daughter who was between 5 and 10 (born 1820-1825). In 1840, Simeon Sr. had two daughters, one between 15 and 20, and one less than 5. After Nancy Browning married James Smith, she lived next door to her parents and her brother Hiram Browning. Hiram Browning married James Smith's sister Sarah J. Smith. So their children were double first cousins of each other. It would be great to have a document that names Nancy's parents, but I think it looks like she must have been the daughter of Simeon Sr. - - - Does this look right to you guys? Vanessa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 6:30 AM Jim, Here is the link to her death record. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3334454&Type=Death Maybe there is an initial for her father on the original. Joel -----Original Message----- From: Jim Burgess Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 4:24 AM Dear Logan County, West Virginia Genealogist, Does any one know about James Smith born about 1832 who married Nancy Browning James Smith was the son of George Smith and Nancy. They are mentioned on page 392 of Logan County West Virginia and Beyond - I do have the information Found in the book. Rick and I have studied George Smith and Nancy before - Any interest in these families. Nancy Browning must be the daughter of Simeon Browning and Mary Polly Browning. Nancy is not listed in the 1850 Census with Simeon and Mary. How do we know that Nancy is a daughter of Simeon Browning and Mary? 1850 Logan County, Virginia Census Dwelling 31 Simeon BROWNING 51 North Carolina Mary BROWNING 51 North Carolina Solomon BROWNING 23 Anderson BROWNING 20 Hiram BROWNING 19 Nathaniel BROWNING 17 Iveston BROWNING 15 Mary BROWNING 12 James Harrison BROWNING 7 Any documentation or information on this family. Jim Burgess

Jim, Here is the link to her death record. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3334454&Type=Death Maybe there is an initial for her father on the original. Joel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Burgess Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 4:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WVLOGAN] FW: Nancy BROWNING married James Smith Dear Logan County, West Virginia Genealogist, Does any one know about James Smith born about 1832 who married Nancy Browning James Smith was the son of George Smith and Nancy. They are mentioned on page 392 of Logan County West Virginia and Beyond - I do have the information Found in the book. Rick and I have studied George Smith and Nancy before - Any interest in these families. Nancy Browning must be the daughter of Simeon Browning and Mary Polly Browning. Nancy is not listed in the 1850 Census with Simeon and Mary. How do we know that Nancy is a daughter of Simeon Browning and Mary? 1850 Logan County, Virginia Census Dwelling 31 Simeon BROWNING 51 North Carolina Mary BROWNING 51 North Carolina Solomon BROWNING 23 Anderson BROWNING 20 Hiram BROWNING 19 Nathaniel BROWNING 17 Iveston BROWNING 15 Mary BROWNING 12 James Harrison BROWNING 7 Any documentation or information on this family. Jim Burgess ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, Dodie. This is a beautiful web page. Rick Stewart On Dec 23, 2007 7:31 AM, D Browning <[email protected]> wrote: > The following link is for a webpage that I did for the Logan County List > several years ago. The message still holds true today. If your browser is > not java enabled, you won't be able to see Logan County in the snow. Sorry > that I have not been physically able to answer all your emails. May you all > have a blessed Christmas and always remember that JESUS is the reason for > the season. > Dodie > http://www.geocities.com/famsteel/nostalgixmas.htm > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Jim - You say that James Smith was the son of George Smith and Nancy. Where did you find the Nancy? I have found nothing on George's wife. One daughter of George didn't even list her mother on her wedding info. I suspect George was born ca. 1795 in Kanawha which became Cabell and then Logan. Thank you. Rick On Dec 23, 2007 3:23 AM, Jim Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear Logan County, West Virginia Genealogist, > > > > Does any one know about James Smith born about 1832 who married Nancy > Browning > > James Smith was the son of George Smith and Nancy. > > > > They are mentioned on page 392 of Logan County West Virginia and Beyond - > I > do have the information > > Found in the book. > > > > Rick and I have studied George Smith and Nancy before - Any interest in > these families. > > > > Nancy Browning must be the daughter of Simeon Browning and Mary Polly > Browning. > > Nancy is not listed in the 1850 Census with Simeon and Mary. > > > > How do we know that Nancy is a daughter of Simeon Browning and Mary? > > > > 1850 Logan County, Virginia Census Dwelling 31 > > Simeon BROWNING 51 North Carolina > > Mary BROWNING 51 North Carolina > > Solomon BROWNING 23 > > Anderson BROWNING 20 > > Hiram BROWNING 19 > > Nathaniel BROWNING 17 > > Iveston BROWNING 15 > Mary BROWNING 12 > > James Harrison BROWNING 7 > > > > > > Any documentation or information on this family. > > > > Jim Burgess > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The following link is for a webpage that I did for the Logan County List several years ago. The message still holds true today. If your browser is not java enabled, you won't be able to see Logan County in the snow. Sorry that I have not been physically able to answer all your emails. May you all have a blessed Christmas and always remember that JESUS is the reason for the season. Dodie http://www.geocities.com/famsteel/nostalgixmas.htm --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

Dear Logan County, West Virginia Genealogist, Does any one know about James Smith born about 1832 who married Nancy Browning James Smith was the son of George Smith and Nancy. They are mentioned on page 392 of Logan County West Virginia and Beyond - I do have the information Found in the book. Rick and I have studied George Smith and Nancy before - Any interest in these families. Nancy Browning must be the daughter of Simeon Browning and Mary Polly Browning. Nancy is not listed in the 1850 Census with Simeon and Mary. How do we know that Nancy is a daughter of Simeon Browning and Mary? 1850 Logan County, Virginia Census Dwelling 31 Simeon BROWNING 51 North Carolina Mary BROWNING 51 North Carolina Solomon BROWNING 23 Anderson BROWNING 20 Hiram BROWNING 19 Nathaniel BROWNING 17 Iveston BROWNING 15 Mary BROWNING 12 James Harrison BROWNING 7 Any documentation or information on this family. Jim Burgess

I wish all Logan Co. list people a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Shelby, it can be a bittersweet time when we thinks of holidays past and those who have left us. Ther is an old saying "God gave us memories so that we can have roses in December". My happiest Christmases were in Blair. I am thankful for my Logan/Boone upbringing and the memories. Stan, I am enjoying your stories and can identify with them readily. Rick Stewart

To All on this list, Have a very wonderful and safe Holiday Season and a great New Year! Bonnie **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

Shelby, May you and all the others so have been so kind to me have a blessed Merry Christmas. Anita </HTML>

I wish everyone on the list a very Merry Christmas because we are all family in one way or another. Gracie ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:37:17 AM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Merry Christmas To Logan Countians To All on this list, Have a very wonderful and safe Holiday Season and a great New Year! Bonnie **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Although the holidays are upon us, it brings mixed feelings to me. Of deceased relatives & friends who are missed at Christmas time. But I have been extremely blessed with my fellow Logan Countians. I come from the first settlers o;f the Logan region ; the Burgess',Baisden,Workman, Canterbury,Dempseys, Hagers, Perrys. I lived in all parts of Logan county at one time or another. That is why I have knowledge of the various familys. I have tried to spread the genalogy & stories around so all are covered. I feel it is boring to dwell on one or two family names for long periods of time. Happy holidays to all ! Shelby B. ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

I know I promised a memory of pie socials (politically correct for "pie suppers"), but I think it best to set the stage a bit. We will return to pie suppers after Christmas and we have had our pie. The Matheny Chapel Church was the social center for our community. It was the only place outside school where youngsters could meet with others of their own age. Girls and boys from the top of Jesse Mountain and Glen Fork to Turkey Dip, and from the mouth of Coon Branch to lower Turkey Creek and Brenton came to the church on the pretense that they were seeking religion, while, in truth most of them were seeking companionship from the opposite sex. A young man was willing to withstand the boredom and could feign attention to a sermon that lasted half an afternoon if he was to be rewarded later by walking home with the girl of his choice, even if it was under the watchful eye of her parents, which was a given in most rural communities. People joined a particular church more as a matter of convenience than because of their beliefs. Other than the way they called their pastors, the Matheny Methodist Church did not differ much from other evangelical churches of the time. They taught the same plan of salvation and practiced immersion as the means of baptism. There were no churches other than the Methodist church at Matheny in the late thirties and forties, so it was natural that residents of the community would choose to affiliate with the church closest to them. The Matheny church was very small by today's standards. It was a typical rural church house with wooden frame construction and weather- boarding on the outside. It initially sat upon posts about 18 inches high, but in its later years strong winds dislodged it from its perch. The one door to the church was on the end facing State Route 10, only a few steps away. We sat on straight-backed wooden pews. All Sunday School classes met in the single room that was the church house, and afterward the preaching service was held in the same place. Our church had a steeple and a bell that signaled the community when services were about to begin. The people in charge of church services changed over the years that I attended Matheny Chapel, but not much. I don’t know the official names of the church offices, but Uncle Lon Scott always seemed to be in charge. During my teenage years, Chess Stewart was Sunday School superintendent and his wife Louetta was the organist. Tom Duty was song leader. Homer Stewart, who was only slightly older than his charges, was one of those who taught our teenage Sunday School class. I must say I could have enjoyed Sunday School if I worked at it a little bit. Perhaps I should recuse myself from writing about the church services. I am not sure I can be objective. I attended mainly because it was expected of me. I didn’t want to disappoint my Aunt Ruth. Even the girls at church were not as interesting as playing ball or fishing. As a teenager, I was the classic example of one stricken with severe attention deficient disorder. I am not talking about the gospel; the gospel was not the problem. It was the mindless way it was so often served up. It was according to formula. I sat there on those hard wooden pews, my limbs grew numb, my butt hurt, my thinking slowed and only a sharp pencil placed under my chin kept me from fading away completely and becoming a gospel zombie. I longed to be fishing or playing baseball. But if I was going to be put to sleep in church, I preferred that it happen during the music. The songs sounded like funeral dirges sung by a herd of cows that were ,themselves, only half awake. We needed some pep; some rhythm. Both Tom and Louetta (God rest their souls) would be kicked out of the “club” today for the way they strung out those old hymns. Those were the days when they literally passed the hat to “collect the offering.” After the donations were counted, Uncle Lon would rise and thank the church for the amount given. If Aunt Ruth was not at church and I was supposed to be, she always quizzed me on the amount of the offering as a means of checking up on me. I can’t say that I never lied to my Aunt Ruth, but if I did, it was not a common occurrence. STAN

I want to wish all my friends in southern West Virginia a very merry and meaningful Christmas with much happiness in the days that follow. Also, I thank you for putting up with my simple tales that might not mean much to you, but are priceless to me. As I remember my days as a youth back on the Laurel Fork or Guyandotte, I get an image of home that is entirely different from what I see when I visit those places now. Those beautiful images that come to mind are built on the experiences I had, and they can only come around once. Life is about experiences. I can go to the place called home, but it will never feel like home. Gone are most of the characters in my stories, and even most of those great experiences that I mentioned have faded from memory. Do I sound like a lonely old man who has nothing better to do than cry in his beer? Not!! I say that to make a point. When I can share experiences with people like many of you, who have experienced life in the same general ways that I have, it’s the closest thing to going home again that I can think of. Again, I thank you for being good listeners, and, again, MERRY CHRISTMAS. STAN P.S. You wont believe how beautiful the falling snow outside my window on the Rocky Mountain Wasatch range looks. Think I will take my skis to Alta tomorrow and build some more memories.

In a message dated 12/19/2007 9:31:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I am searching for the family's of these soldiers who was killed in the Korea War. When they entered service they gave Logan County, W.VA as there home of record. Soldier: PETE CONLEY Born: July 14, 1931. Caucasian DOL: December 12, 1950. MIA Soldier: ROBERT FRANKLIN LOHR Born: April 2, 1930. Caucasian DOL: December 3, 1950. KIA When the Korean War ended the enemy never returned or accounted for over 8,000 of our servicemen. They died in their hands. That was over 50 years ago. Since that time DNA has been perfected and also they are recovering remains in North Korea. Our government is obligated to return those remains to the proper family. DNA samples have been obtained from most of the families of these missing soldiers. For various reasons some families have not been located. When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the family for proper burial. I am just an old (76 years) Combat Veteran out of the Korean War and thankful that I did return. I consider this a very noble cause and I hope that you can help in some way to find this family. For more information on the project you may go to http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/. My part in the program is to match up the lost families with the proper agency. Any questions or comments, Please contact me at [email protected] I will be grateful for any assistance in locating this family. Harold Davis 40th Infantry Division Korea '52-'53 910-791-2333 [email protected] Harold, Why are you looking for a Conley? That is my line. My husband's ancestors came out of Logan, Chapmanville and that area. I don't know who Pete is or which part of the line he came from. But, I am interested to learn that info. As of right now, all I am doing is gathering info in the hopes of sorting and compiling later. If you learn anything about him, I would love to know. Neda in VA **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

I am searching for the family's of these soldiers who was killed in the Korea War. When they entered service they gave Logan County, W.VA as there home of record. Soldier: PETE CONLEY Born: July 14, 1931. Caucasian DOL: December 12, 1950. MIA Soldier: ROBERT FRANKLIN LOHR Born: April 2, 1930. Caucasian DOL: December 3, 1950. KIA When the Korean War ended the enemy never returned or accounted for over 8,000 of our servicemen. They died in their hands. That was over 50 years ago. Since that time DNA has been perfected and also they are recovering remains in North Korea. Our government is obligated to return those remains to the proper family. DNA samples have been obtained from most of the families of these missing soldiers. For various reasons some families have not been located. When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the family for proper burial. I am just an old (76 years) Combat Veteran out of the Korean War and thankful that I did return. I consider this a very noble cause and I hope that you can help in some way to find this family. For more information on the project you may go to http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/. My part in the program is to match up the lost families with the proper agency. Any questions or comments, Please contact me at [email protected] I will be grateful for any assistance in locating this family. Harold Davis 40th Infantry Division Korea '52-'53 910-791-2333 [email protected] **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

Thanks for the story on the Matheny school Christmas play, Stanley; We had a similar play at Chapmanvlle Elementery. The teacher selected me & two others for the Wise Men.She told us to get our costumes, and showed us a picture of them. Clarence Johnson was one of the wise men. His dad was a junk & salvage guy. We got some stiff iron rods for the shepherd;s staffs, and bent them on the ends. We then covered the staffs with crepe paper.The problem came up about the sheets we wore.I stole one of grandma Baisden's sheets; cut in half, and the problem was solved. I heard about it later from her; I told her maybe some poor person stole it off the clothelines,<grin> Who said 9 years olds had no engenuity ? Shelby ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

Stan..........I love reading your memories!!!! Thank you.\ Judy French **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)