Dear Logan County Genealogist, Is the book available for sale? I am willing to keep a list of these books and up date it as time goes by. We should have complete information as possible. Cost etc address if available. thanks Jim Burgess -----Original Message----- From: Pam Honaker [mailto:pam_honaker@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:48 AM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] We are all related and must preserve our family histories - Jim Burgess Jim, You can find a lot of information about the Blankenships and Tolers, as well as other families in Paul Blankenship's book From Cabins to Coal Mines Vol 2. Pam Blankenship Honaker ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Cuz Sue: I found Bald Knob on that mapsite, but no luck on Bandytown or Gordon in Boone co WV.Maybe im doing something wrong, it wouldnt be the first time ! Shelby

Dear Logan County Genealogist, We may have more books than we think. When we are finished perhaps Donna Brown will post this list on our Logan County, West Virginia USGENWEB site. We should add books that are being written! If you are willing to do a look up in this book let us know! thanks Jim Burgess

Dear Logan and Wyoming County, West Virginia Genealogist, As most of you know I have been working on the Toler family of Wyoming County for the last few months. This is a much larger project than I had realized. All I can say is that it is wonderful to see this record come together. I love and appreciate everyone who is or has helped me. About a week ago I printed out my second Toler booklet 571 pages. Sunday evening I printed the 1920 Wyoming County Census for Clearfork and Huff Creek Districts. I have been comparing the names in that census with my index. I was astounded to see that I am related to well over half of these families through the Toler family. No one ever said I was very smart but then I thought that well I am related to other families through William Walker and Nancy Browning Priscilla Riggins married John Cook Clayborne Blankenship is also my ancestor Abner Vance James Brown Yes I am probably related to all of the Browning families and their descendants. When I look at the remaining families I see that I am related conservatively to 85% of the families in Clearfork District and Huff Creek District. Question What books have been written on these families? I am aware of the Cook Family History (I really like the idea of 10,000 Cook descendants!) If we had books on the Walker, Browning, Toler, Vance,Morgan, Grimmett, Paynter and other families with 10,000 descendants on each family. We would have a terrific set of books. Yes there would be duplication but who cares - we would be preserving our family records. I am aware of the Browning books being written My Toler book is getting huge. Many more Toler than Burgess names! My Burgess book is ready to go. Has there been a book written on the Blankenship Family? If so how do I get a copy? We need books on the Vance and Walker families. I have a copy of the Vance book written by Mr Ferrell I personally believe that it would be a wonderful thing if our cousins who are not into family history could go to a library in Wyoming or Logan County and find books on all of these families. Our Children and Grand Children would not have to do all the research that we have done. What more can we leave our family? NOTE: I way way way WAY underestimated how closely related I am to families in Huff Creek and Clearfork Districts of Wyoming County. Every day I am more and more convinced that we need to work together to write these books and get them into libraries in West Virginia. These are NOT a money making ventures but an effort to leave West Virginia with great family histories. I would like to encourage everyone on this mailing list and others that we have an influence over to write well documented family histories. We have lost a lot of wonderful people in the family history community in Boone, Logan, and Wyoming County. Some of their records went with them. As wonderful as family web sites are they will one day go away. Our family history books will survive for years to come. Jim Burgess

Try the main menu: http://historical.maptech.com I'm still learning to navigate but I like the clarity of depth. Easy to understand mountains, etc. I did encounter a "do you want to buy this" message but just clicked no and went on. Sue At 01:41 AM 5/9/06 -0400, you wrote: >Sue the website is not coming up right have you had a problem with it >erroring out? > >K >----- Original Message ----- From: "suebod" <suebod@tampabay.rr.com> >To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:18 PM >Subject: [WVLOGAN] Maps > > >> >>>This wasin an old Smithsonian magazine. It looks interesting. I've only >>>had a little time to play with it and need more. >>> >>><http://historical.maptech.com/index.cfm?CFID=3980963&CFTOKEN=79149893>http://historical.maptech.com/index.cfm?CFID=3980963&CFTOKEN=79149893 >> >> >> >>============================== >>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Sue the website is not coming up right have you had a problem with it erroring out? K ----- Original Message ----- From: "suebod" <suebod@tampabay.rr.com> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:18 PM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Maps > >>This wasin an old Smithsonian magazine. It looks interesting. I've only >>had a little time to play with it and need more. >> >><http://historical.maptech.com/index.cfm?CFID=3980963&CFTOKEN=79149893>http://historical.maptech.com/index.cfm?CFID=3980963&CFTOKEN=79149893 > > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

>>Sue the website is not coming up right have you had a problem with it erroring out?<< Give this a try: http://historical.maptech.com/index.cfm?CFID=3980963&CFTOKEN=79149893 Sue's email program doubles up the url. You have to delete the 1st one for it to work. It took me about 4 tries before I thought to check it. Carole

>This wasin an old Smithsonian magazine. It looks interesting. I've only >had a little time to play with it and need more. > ><http://historical.maptech.com/index.cfm?CFID=3980963&CFTOKEN=79149893>http://historical.maptech.com/index.cfm?CFID=3980963&CFTOKEN=79149893

Anita, The Pruits m. into the Ferrell family of Chapmanville; Arthur Ferrell's wife was a Pruitt. So some of them may be buried in the Ferrell cemetry , on StRt 10. Another Pruitt family lived on the Airport Road, but their given names escapes me. Will dig into my notes & come up with more. Shelby

Shelby, Thank you so much. I have been working on a line for a cousin and turns out that his grandmother's maiden name was Pruitt. Thru the death certificates online, I was also able to discover that his great grandparents - James Daniel Pruitt and America Rice Pruitt are buried at Crooked Creek as are several of other Pruitts. I also found out that my great grandmother Barton's brother had two children that married into this same line of Pruitts and I am thinking that at least one of them is also buried at Crooked Creek. I would be very grateful for the names of the Pruitts who are buried there. Anita

Hi Anita; Crooked creek is about4 miles north of Logan.I think I have a list of the graves there; will do a lookup for you.I knew two ww2 vets buried there, Robt. & Roy White, s/o Winfred & Bessie(Patrick) White. Shelby

I'm not sure if I passed this on before, but I just transcribed into my database so I though I'd pass it along. This looks like it's from a series of articles in the Logan Banner. I'm not sure when this was written as a family member just cut out the article and photocopied it for me. They don't even know when it was written. Perhaps someone who works at the Banner or knows of someone there might know when the author Twila worked there. NAMES AND Their ORIGIN - No. 3 County Residents Urged To Help Trace Local Names By TWILA DOUTT From week to week as stories of the naming of Logan County's cities, villages, branches, creeks and hollows are recounted, ma[n]y of you will undoubtedly have heard other versions of the origination of some of the county's names. You will also know of names-such as discontinued post offices and abandoned mining camps-which my trek through the county did not reveal. Would you send those stories and names to me at Box 305, Chapmanville or call UL-5-4662 after five p.m. The items you send in will be included in this column at a later date. Baker Branch is a small right tributary of West Fork or Marsh Fork in Chapmanville District. It is shown on the highway maps and on the Holden Quadrangle geological survey map but is not named on them. The late Julius Dingess said this branch was named for a man named Baker who was the first settler in this area. In his History of Logan County, Henry Clay Ragland recorded a John Baker's going to Crawley Creek and settling. (Though Baker Branch is a tributary of West or Marsh Fork, Baker could have easily gone over either Pit or Striker Fork from Crawley Creek to get to his new home.) Baldwin Fork is a right tribut-ary of Hewett Creek, Logan Dis-trict, and is shown on the Logan County highway maps. According to Judge C. C. Chamb-ers, Shady Baldwin, a Civil War Veteran, lived on this fork at the mouth of Raccoon Branch and the fork was undoubtedly named for him. Balls Branch is a right tributary of Craddock Fork of Hewett Creek, Logan District. The Logan Quadrangle geological survey map of 1950 lists this branch. Henry Clay Ragland named Ball as being one of the families of early settlers in the county, and Judge Chambers said this branch was named for the father of J. B. Ball, who lived there long ago. Banco is post office on Big Creek in Chapmanville District. All the maps since 1933 name Banco, but no information regarding its naming has been discovered. Bandmill Hollow is a right tributary of Dingess Run, Logan District. The highway maps and the Logan Quadrangle geological sur-vey map mark this hollow. Mrs., Alice Mullins of Blair said a family by the name of Foley had a large band saw mill on this hollow. The band mills were larger than the ordinary saw mills and the equipment included a large belt which was called a band. Though no map lists the name Melville, Mrs., Mullins went on to say that for the past ten years this area has gone by Melville for the Melville mine of Jewell Eagle Coal Co. Barker Fork is a left tributary of Big Creek, Chapmanville Dis-trict listed on the Logan Quad-rangle geological survey map of 1950. The late Edward Chapman said this branch was name for George Barker. Barnabus is a village and post office at the mouth of Cow Creek, Logan District. A Logan County Map of 1933 is the first map to list this post office. ".....Two brothers and a brother-in-law from North Carolina..... made a settlement at quite an early date--thought to be about 1812. These brothers were Frances and Edward Browning and the brother-in-law was Barnabus Curry," is a statement from Ragland's History of Logan County. The village and post office were probably named in memory of this settler.

I am looking for a cementary located on Harts Creek, according to the death certificate its called Kinser Cemetery. Does anyone know of a list of Burials at this cemetery. Beulah McLemore 703-620-1389  home 703-405-5522  cell -----Original Message----- From: Atnvolsgirl@wmconnect.com [mailto:Atnvolsgirl@wmconnect.com] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 6:54 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] MacDonald Cemetery, Logan Hello. I am looking for the location and possible list of burials for the MacDonald Cemetery located at Crooked Creek (according to death certificates). I am most interested in the James Daniel Pruitt family that is said to be buried there. Anyone know where this cemetery is located? Any help would be much appreciated. Anita McClung Fayette County, WV ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Hello. I am looking for the location and possible list of burials for the MacDonald Cemetery located at Crooked Creek (according to death certificates). I am most interested in the James Daniel Pruitt family that is said to be buried there. Anyone know where this cemetery is located? Any help would be much appreciated. Anita McClung Fayette County, WV

Jim, I think I mentioned to you once before that as a young man working out of Pineville, my work regularly took me to the Coal Mountain region, of which you write. The road from Justice to Long Branch was not in existence at that time and one's only choice was to go through Sun Hill, up over the mountain to Simon and down Long Branch and then eventually up Cub Creek to Guyan and Coal Mountain. I was selling, delivering and making collections for a furniture store as a convenience to the customers who couldn't make it into the store. Many people bought their furniture and appliances that way without having even seen the items they purchased before they were delivered. There was no electricity and the roads were unpaved and rutted along much of that torturous route, although Coal Mountain was a modern coal camp like an oasis in a desert and did not suffer those inconveniences. There were places along Long Branch and Reedy Creek, when they were improving those roads, that were impassable in wet weather and the State Road crews would use their road graders to push my truck over the obstacles. My work took me into every "nook and cranny" of that area. Many of the residents were farmers who also worked in the mines at Coal Mountain and many were quite wealthy by the standards of the time. Because of the isolation and their frugal nature, they spent very little on anything other than the bare necessities of life. Except for the young men who considered me a rival for the affections of some of the local girls, I have never experienced hospitality such as was shown to me by those simple mountain folks. It was virtually impossible to get away from some of them without sharing a meal and/or lengthy conversation. I remember, in particular, one lady who was well into her eighties and who lived alone and spent hours on her front porch listening to major league baseball games on a battery powered radio. She was a walking baseball encyclopedia, and relished my weekly visits and our arguments as to who was the better batter, Ted Williams or Stan Musial. Her last name was Toler; I don't think I ever knew her first. Another vivid memory is of me and my partner having to deliver a 400-pound iron cook stove down over a bluff and then across the Guyandotte on a home made wooden boat. I still think that was a better choice than using the long swinging bridge, which was the only other means of access from the road. Since those times, I have moved in considerably different circles. Now I am embarrassed to say that I know fewer than half the people on my street, while at that time, I was acquainted with half the people between Sun Hill and Guyan. I can't help but feel some pangs of nostalgia when I think or hear of those friendly people who were so much of my heritage. As Thomas Wolfe wrote, we can't go home again. We may return to the places, but we can't return to the times and people who were there when we were growing up. Thank you for indulging an old man and his memories of much simpler, and in many ways more rewarding, times. STAN On Sunday, May 7, 2006, at 12:12 AM, Jim Burgess wrote: > Dear Logan County, West Virginia Genealogist, > > I have thought of this before perhaps you have to. > > Think about how small this area would be > Tridelphia District Logan County, West Virginia > Spruce District Logan County, West Virginia > Huff Creek District, Wyoming County, West Virginia > Clearfork District, Wyoming, West Virginia > Baileysville District, Wyoming, West Virginia > > All most all of my father's family lived in these five districts. > > Sure would have been easier if they had been in the same county. > > How big is Huff Mountain - Buffalo Mountain - Cook Mountain - Cherry > Pond > Mountain > & Coal River Mountain > > Small Area all things considered - Rugged Mountains! My ancestors > lived, > loved > died and are buried in these beautiful mountians. > > Maybe 40 - 50 miles square - just guessing! > > If you had to drive all around it - it would be long drive > > Sacred ground for this Logan Wyoming Boone Hill Billy! > > When I used to Coal Mountain I would go through Gilbert - It never > occured > to me > to go through Oceana. I was very dumb! > > I know Logan County like the back of my hand. Sure wish I knew the > Clearfork > Oceana Baileysville area better. I want to spend a week in Wyoming > County > some > day. > > How much coal has been taken out of these hills? > > My mind goes crazy at midnight???? > > Jim Burgess > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:30 PM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Allen Blankenship and Sarah Toler > > > Are these two gentlemen the same person? > Sarah is the daughter of Squire Toler and Elizabeth Blankenship. > > Is Dollie the second or third wife of Allen Blankenship - even James > Allen > Blankenship? > > 1870 Logan County, West Virginia Census Clear Fork District Dwelling > 11 > Blankenship, Allen 21 > Blankenship, Sarah 25 > Blankenship, Staton 2 > Blankenship, Mary V 1/12 > > Not able to find in the 1880 Census - They must be there somewhere? > > 1900 Wyoming County, West Virginia Clearfork District District 14 > Dwelling > 162 > Blankenship, Allen White Male Feb 1844 West Virginia > Blankenship, Dollie White Female Apr 1877 West Virginia > Blankenship, Lilly White Female Mar 1885 West Virginia > Blankenship, Rosa White Female Mar 1887 West Virginia > Blankenship, Rhoda White Female May 1896 West Virginia > Blankenship, Hannie White Female Sep 1897 West Virginia > Blankenship, Bud White Male May 1900 West Virginia > > Looks good - do not have a clue if this is a match! > > Jim Burgess > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 10:49 PM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who > married > > > Joel, > > Thanks for this information. So sad to see children die so early in > life. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joel Hager [mailto:joel.hager@us.army.mil] > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 9:09 PM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who > married > > > Jim, > > I discovered a Toler connection to my Hager family. I am sorry I have > only > death records for the known children. > > Joel > > 6. Juanita Toler-[291241] (Charles Dolt 1) was born on 23 Dec 1922 in > Logan > County, West Virginia, died on 6 Sep 1969 in Milton, Cabell County, > West > Virginia at age 46, and was buried in White Chapel Cemetery, > Barboursville, > Cabell County, West Virginia. > > Juanita married Gay McComas-[171800] [MRIN: 105488], son of Ulysses > Simpson > 'Buzz' McComas-[230577] and Elizabeth 'Lizza' Hager-[230573]. Gay was > born > on 30 May 1922 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West > Virginia and > died on 2 Oct 1996 in Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia at age > 74. > > Children from this marriage were: > > 9 F i. Mattelene McComas-[291730] was born on 31 > Jan 1941 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, > died on 6 > Feb 1941 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, and > was > buried in McComas Cemetery, Fez Creek, Lincoln County, West Virginia. > > 10 M ii. Jackie McComas-[291904] was born on 7 Sep > 1947 in Hamlin, Carroll Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, died on > 9 Sep > 1947 in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, > and > was buried in McComas Cemetery, Branchland, RT. 3, Lincoln County, West > Virginia. > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. 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Jim Another Toler tidbit Andy Toler 74 years 0 months 0 days Fever d. December 27 1902 b. December 27 1828 Etty Toler wife Charly Toler 1 year 0 months 0 days croup d. July 4 1895 s/o JCB and Mary Toler Robert Toler 0 years 0 months 0 days b. 1895 cause of death unknown s/o JM and Louisa Toler Informant J M Toler Father April 19 1895 Source: Mingo County, West Virginia Death Record 1 1895-1921 By Oscar T. Atkins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Burgess" <jim@promobiz.biz> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 3:57 AM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Martin Toler Check this out Jim Burgess > > > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/06/miner.note/index.html > > Looks like family to me! > > Jim Burgess > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] > Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 12:12 AM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Logan and Wyoming County (new county?) > > > Dear Logan County, West Virginia Genealogist, > > I have thought of this before perhaps you have to. > > Think about how small this area would be > Tridelphia District Logan County, West Virginia > Spruce District Logan County, West Virginia > Huff Creek District, Wyoming County, West Virginia > Clearfork District, Wyoming, West Virginia > Baileysville District, Wyoming, West Virginia > > All most all of my father's family lived in these five districts. > > Sure would have been easier if they had been in the same county. > > How big is Huff Mountain - Buffalo Mountain - Cook Mountain - Cherry Pond > Mountain > & Coal River Mountain > > Small Area all things considered - Rugged Mountains! My ancestors lived, > loved > died and are buried in these beautiful mountians. > > Maybe 40 - 50 miles square - just guessing! > > If you had to drive all around it - it would be long drive > > Sacred ground for this Logan Wyoming Boone Hill Billy! > > When I used to Coal Mountain I would go through Gilbert - It never occured > to me > to go through Oceana. I was very dumb! > > I know Logan County like the back of my hand. Sure wish I knew the > Clearfork > Oceana Baileysville area better. I want to spend a week in Wyoming County > some > day. > > How much coal has been taken out of these hills? > > My mind goes crazy at midnight???? > > Jim Burgess > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:30 PM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Allen Blankenship and Sarah Toler > > > Are these two gentlemen the same person? > Sarah is the daughter of Squire Toler and Elizabeth Blankenship. > > Is Dollie the second or third wife of Allen Blankenship - even James Allen > Blankenship? > > 1870 Logan County, West Virginia Census Clear Fork District Dwelling 11 > Blankenship, Allen 21 > Blankenship, Sarah 25 > Blankenship, Staton 2 > Blankenship, Mary V 1/12 > > Not able to find in the 1880 Census - They must be there somewhere? > > 1900 Wyoming County, West Virginia Clearfork District District 14 Dwelling > 162 > Blankenship, Allen White Male Feb 1844 West Virginia > Blankenship, Dollie White Female Apr 1877 West Virginia > Blankenship, Lilly White Female Mar 1885 West Virginia > Blankenship, Rosa White Female Mar 1887 West Virginia > Blankenship, Rhoda White Female May 1896 West Virginia > Blankenship, Hannie White Female Sep 1897 West Virginia > Blankenship, Bud White Male May 1900 West Virginia > > Looks good - do not have a clue if this is a match! > > Jim Burgess > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 10:49 PM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who > married > > > Joel, > > Thanks for this information. So sad to see children die so early in life. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joel Hager [mailto:joel.hager@us.army.mil] > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 9:09 PM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who > married > > > Jim, > > I discovered a Toler connection to my Hager family. I am sorry I have only > death records for the known children. > > Joel > > 6. Juanita Toler-[291241] (Charles Dolt 1) was born on 23 Dec 1922 in > Logan > County, West Virginia, died on 6 Sep 1969 in Milton, Cabell County, West > Virginia at age 46, and was buried in White Chapel Cemetery, > Barboursville, > Cabell County, West Virginia. > > Juanita married Gay McComas-[171800] [MRIN: 105488], son of Ulysses > Simpson > 'Buzz' McComas-[230577] and Elizabeth 'Lizza' Hager-[230573]. Gay was born > on 30 May 1922 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia > and > died on 2 Oct 1996 in Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia at age 74. > > Children from this marriage were: > > 9 F i. Mattelene McComas-[291730] was born on 31 > Jan 1941 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, died on > 6 > Feb 1941 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, and was > buried in McComas Cemetery, Fez Creek, Lincoln County, West Virginia. > > 10 M ii. Jackie McComas-[291904] was born on 7 Sep > 1947 in Hamlin, Carroll Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, died on 9 > Sep > 1947 in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, and > was buried in McComas Cemetery, Branchland, RT. 3, Lincoln County, West > Virginia. > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. 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Jim, Dollie Blankenship is the 2nd and last wife of Allen Calhoun Blankenship, s/o Jesse and Hannah Allen Blankenship. James Allen Blankenship is the s/o Rueben and Emeree Allen Blankenship. Be glad to help out anyway I can. Pam Blankenship Honaker ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Jim Burgess" <jim@promobiz.biz> Reply-To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] Allen Blankenship and Sarah Toler Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 23:29:52 -0700 Are these two gentlemen the same person? Sarah is the daughter of Squire Toler and Elizabeth Blankenship. Is Dollie the second or third wife of Allen Blankenship - even James Allen Blankenship? 1870 Logan County, West Virginia Census Clear Fork District Dwelling 11 Blankenship, Allen 21 Blankenship, Sarah 25 Blankenship, Staton 2 Blankenship, Mary V 1/12 Not able to find in the 1880 Census - They must be there somewhere? 1900 Wyoming County, West Virginia Clearfork District District 14 Dwelling 162 Blankenship, Allen White Male Feb 1844 West Virginia Blankenship, Dollie White Female Apr 1877 West Virginia Blankenship, Lilly White Female Mar 1885 West Virginia Blankenship, Rosa White Female Mar 1887 West Virginia Blankenship, Rhoda White Female May 1896 West Virginia Blankenship, Hannie White Female Sep 1897 West Virginia Blankenship, Bud White Male May 1900 West Virginia Looks good - do not have a clue if this is a match! Jim Burgess -----Original Message----- From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 10:49 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who married Joel, Thanks for this information. So sad to see children die so early in life. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Joel Hager [mailto:joel.hager@us.army.mil] Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 9:09 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who married Jim, I discovered a Toler connection to my Hager family. I am sorry I have only death records for the known children. Joel 6. Juanita Toler-[291241] (Charles Dolt 1) was born on 23 Dec 1922 in Logan County, West Virginia, died on 6 Sep 1969 in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia at age 46, and was buried in White Chapel Cemetery, Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia. Juanita married Gay McComas-[171800] [MRIN: 105488], son of Ulysses Simpson 'Buzz' McComas-[230577] and Elizabeth 'Lizza' Hager-[230573]. Gay was born on 30 May 1922 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia and died on 2 Oct 1996 in Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia at age 74. Children from this marriage were: 9 F i. Mattelene McComas-[291730] was born on 31 Jan 1941 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, died on 6 Feb 1941 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, and was buried in McComas Cemetery, Fez Creek, Lincoln County, West Virginia. 10 M ii. Jackie McComas-[291904] was born on 7 Sep 1947 in Hamlin, Carroll Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, died on 9 Sep 1947 in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, and was buried in McComas Cemetery, Branchland, RT. 3, Lincoln County, West Virginia. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Jim, Found this is the following book: Marriage Bonds of Pike County, Kentucky 1822-1865 By Clyde Runyon of Belfry, Kentucky File # 347 License issued August 26, 1833 by John D. Mims clk for marriage of Eli Kenada and Susanah Toler. Bond, In names of Eli Kanada and Mark P. (part torn off), signed by Eli Canada and Mark P. Duncan. Letter requesting license, "as we are both of lawful age", dated August 24, 1833 and signed by "Susannah toler" and "eli keneada": attested by Mark P. Duncan and "john jr. fuler". Eli Canada and Susanah "toler" married September 13, 1833 by Ferrell Evans JPC. (On back of license): "fee paid for recording certificate .25 P License $1.00 Marriage Records Logan County January 12 1878 By Floyd Morgan David Toller 19 single b. Logan County s/o Isaac M. Toler/Courtney Barnes Penlope Browning 21 single b. Logan County d/o Chap Browning/Jane Hatfield December 8 1887 by A M Toler Howard Toler 21 single b. Logan County s/o Andrew M Toler/Martha Hatfield M. E. Ferrell 16 single b. Logan County d/o J. Ferrell/E C ? May 14 1885 by A M Toler J C B Toler 23 single b. Logan County s/o Andrew M Toler/Martha Hatfield Mary C Steel 20 single bl Logan County d./o Lewis S. Steel/Charlotte Smith Feb 16 1883 by A M Toler J M P Toler 23 single b. Logan County s/o Andrew M Toler/Martha Hatfield Laura Robinson 17 single b. Logan County d/o T Robinson/R Ferrell Sept 23 1888 by Adam Browning Joseph Toller 21 single s/o Emanuel Toler/Janie vannatter Francis Blankenship 18 single d/o Jesse A Blankenship/Hannah Allen May 20 1886 by J H Ball Joseph C Toler 22 widow b. Boon County s/o Wm Toler/ ? Tostie (?) Viola Browning 20 sinlge d/o Solomon Browning/Louisa White Dec 12 1885 By Byron Christian Levi Toler 21 single s/o Emanuel Toler/Jane Vannatter Emeline Browning 31 widow d/o Solomon Browning/Louisa White April 19 1888 By Adam Browning Levi Toler 22 widow b. Wyoming County s/o Emanuel Toler/Jane Vannatter Elizabeth Browning 22 single d/o Hiram Browning/ Sarah J. Smith August 8 1878 By U S Hinchman Melvin Toler 23 single s/o Imanuel Toler/Jane Vannatter Hannah Grimmit 24 widow d/o John Hatfield/Tabitha Vance April 22 1877 By P P Morgan Milton Toler 24 single b. Wyoming County s.o Chas Toler/Ellen Toler Mary Ann Barns 18 single b. Wyoming County d./o David Barnes/Surillda Toler Oct 21 1875 by D K Stafford Wm C Toler 24 single s/o Martin Toler/Courtney Barnes Sarah J. Perry 22 single b. Wyoming County d/o Eli Perry/MaryJohnson Sept 21 1882 by James Glendening James D Brown 32 single s/o Isaac Brown/Isobel Vance Bethana A. Toler 22 single b. Wyoming County d/o Abner Toler/Virginia Perry Aug 1 1875 By U S Hinchman Isaac M Hinchman 42 widow s/o Ulysses Hinchman/Rebecca McDonald Isabel Toler 48 widow d/o Abner Vance/Jane Perry Aug 5 1888 By P P Morgan Riley Browning 23 single s/o Anderson Browning/Julia Toler Lowemma Toler 21 single d/o James Toler/Juliann Browning Feb 18 1886 by B. Christian James N White 27 widow s/o James M White/Sarah Browning Minta Toler 17 single d/o Martin Toler/Iby Vance Oct 19 1882 By P P Morgan Cleophus Canada 22 single B. ? s/o Eli Canada/Susan Toler Mirah O Toler 17 single s/o James Toler/July A Browning Jan 26 1874 by Ulysses Hinchman William Belcher 17 s/o Henry Belcher/REbecca Toler Rachel Toler 20 d/o Emanuel Toler/Jane Vannatter Jan 10 1879 b U S Hinchman John RB Ellis 21 single s/o Owen Ellis/Nancy Vance Rebecca Toler 22 single d/o Emanuel Toler/Jane Vannatter Dec 14 1880 by G M Christian Louden H Browning 23 single s/o Edmund Browning/Jane Curry Sena Ann Toler 21 single d/o Emanuel Toler/Jane Vannatter Source: for all the above marriage records Logan County WV Marriages Book # 1 1872-1892 By Donna L. Brown Sept 20 1858 By Gabriel Riffe Andrew M Toler 23 single b. Raleigh County s/o David and Mary ? Toler Martha Hatfield 25 single b. Logan County d/o Aly and Ann (Evans) Hatfield She was listed 1850 Logan County with parents # 381 They were listed 1860 Logan County with 1 child James M Toler June 18 1859 Logan County J P M Toler parents Andrew and Martha Toler reported by Andrew Toler father ? ? 1860 James D. Toler parents Emanuel and Jane Toler reported by Emanuel Toler father Deaths July 1 1854 William Toler 2 years 1 month 5 days reported or parents: David and Eliz. Toler Scarlet Fever Source: He & She Logan County Vital Statistics in Richmond, Virginia 1853-1860 Births Chapman Toler b. May 5 1873 b. Logan parents: James Toler Julia A Browning Toler Ira Toler b. August 29 1877 b. Logan parents: Harrison Toler Sarah Blankenship Toler Issac Toler b. June 19 1876 b. Triadelphia parents: Jacob E Toler Mariah J. Browning Toler Sarah Toler b. March 3 1877 b. Logan parents: James Toler July Ann Browning Toler Deaths Sanford Toler September 20 1872 Logan 1 year 0 months 0 days parents: James Toler Julian Browning Toler unknown causes Source: Logan County WV Births & Deaths Book # 1 1872-1892 By Donna L. Brown Births: Alice Bell Toler b. August 23 1897 at Poplar 1st child born to Holly Toler b. Wyoming County and Clara Browning b. Logan County Holly was 24 and Clara was 18 Alma Wirt Toler b. July 28 1898 at Man 1st child born to ? and Emma Toler age 20 b. Logan County Cady Ellen Toler b. ? 18, 1895 1st child born to Joe Toler age and place of birth not given and Frances Blankenship age 25 her place of birth not given Marshall Toler b. December 5 1900 at Poplar 3rd child born to Holly Toler age 26 b. Christian and Clara Browning b. Poplar age 21 Bilton O Toler b. December 18 1896 at Logan Co 1st child born to Andy Toler 19 b. Wyoming County and Mary McDonald 16 b. Logan County Ray Toler b. July 1 1902 Poplar 4th child born to Lewis Holly Toler 27 b. Wyoming County and Cleary Browning 23 b. Logan County David E. ( Chas Wesley) Toler b. June 10 it says 1991 probably 1891 Logan County 5 child born to David Toler 42 b. Logan County and Nelly Browning 36 b. Logan County Deaths Charles Toler d. July 4 1894 at Logan County b. July 5 1894 at Logan County 6 years 5 months 7 days cause Larangengitis T D Burgess MD Source: Logan County WV Births & Deaths Book # 2 1889-1906 by Donna L Brown I have another marriage record book of Logan County if you want the marriage records of Toler's let me know. K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Burgess" <jim@promobiz.biz> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 8:24 PM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who married > Dear Logan County, Virginia Genealogist, > > I am going through the grand daughters of David Toler and Susanna > > These are the ladies and the men they married. > > Mary Toler married Clayborne Blankenship B > Rachel Toler married James Slater Hatfield A > Lucinda Toler married Peter Cline B > Susannah Toler married Eli Canada B > Rebecca Toler married William Browning A > Jane Toler married Mr Parris or Mr Parrish D- (need help) > Nancy Toler married John Grimmett A > Rhoda Toler married William Smith A > Rebecca Toler married Joseph C Meadows C > > The letter rate them is how I good a job we have done on collecting > information. > > I have extracted all the census records on the above families > > Does any one have good information on these families with documentation? > > Any stories - Deeds - Wills etc on these families Death records. > > Anyone know where they are buried? > > NEXT - Going through the fourth generation for the fourth time. > > All Contributions appreciated! > > Jim Burgess > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. 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Jim, Joseph and Elizabeth (Toler) Farley are in the 1850 Wyoming County census in household 25 and William and Lucy (Clark) Farley are with Henry Clark in household 199. I believe you are correct that I have this wrong and that William Farley is the s/o William and Virginia (Sawyer) Farley. His brother John Farley was in household 214 in the 1850 Wyoming County census. Joel -----Original Message----- From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 10:38 AM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] William Farley and Lucy A Dear Logan County, Genealogist and family, I am showing that the following William was the son of Joseph Jackson Farley and Elizabeth Toler Ancestry states that William Farley was the son of William Farley and Virginia Jane Sawyer Which is correct? 1870 Mercer County, West Virginia Jumping Branch, Flat Top, Dwelling 220-219 FARLEY, William 39 White Male Virginia FARLEY, Lucy A 38 White Female Virginia FARLEY, John A 19 White Male Virginia FARLEY, Mary 17 White Female Virginia FARLEY, Adline 14 White Female Virginia FARLEY, Henry 12 White Male Virginia FARLEY, Louisa 9 White Female Virginia FARLEY, William 6 White Male West Virginia FARLEY, Elizabeth 3 White Female West Virginia 1880 Mercer County, West Virginia, Jumping Branch District Dwelling 65-70 FARLEY, William 52 White Male WV WV WV FARLEY, Lucy A 49 White Female VA VA VA FARLEY, Henry 22 White Male FARLEY, Louisa 19 White Female FARLEY, William J 16 White Male FARLEY, Robert L 9 White Male FARLEY, Christopher C 7 White Male FARLEY, John G G V 6 White Male -----Original Message----- From: Joel Hager [mailto:joel.hager@us.army.mil] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:07 AM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Allen Blankenship and Sarah Toler Jim, The 1870 census should be Wyoming County and is James Allen and Sarah (Toler) Blankenship. James Allen Blankenship was in the Huff's Creek Dist., Wyoming County in the 1880 census. The 1900 census is Allen Calhoun and Dollie (Goodman) Blankenship. Joel -----Original Message----- From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 2:30 AM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] Allen Blankenship and Sarah Toler Are these two gentlemen the same person? Sarah is the daughter of Squire Toler and Elizabeth Blankenship. Is Dollie the second or third wife of Allen Blankenship - even James Allen Blankenship? 1870 Logan County, West Virginia Census Clear Fork District Dwelling 11 Blankenship, Allen 21 Blankenship, Sarah 25 Blankenship, Staton 2 Blankenship, Mary V 1/12 Not able to find in the 1880 Census - They must be there somewhere? 1900 Wyoming County, West Virginia Clearfork District District 14 Dwelling 162 Blankenship, Allen White Male Feb 1844 West Virginia Blankenship, Dollie White Female Apr 1877 West Virginia Blankenship, Lilly White Female Mar 1885 West Virginia Blankenship, Rosa White Female Mar 1887 West Virginia Blankenship, Rhoda White Female May 1896 West Virginia Blankenship, Hannie White Female Sep 1897 West Virginia Blankenship, Bud White Male May 1900 West Virginia Looks good - do not have a clue if this is a match! Jim Burgess -----Original Message----- From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 10:49 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who married Joel, Thanks for this information. So sad to see children die so early in life. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Joel Hager [mailto:joel.hager@us.army.mil] Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 9:09 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Toler Descendants 3rd Generations daughters who married Jim, I discovered a Toler connection to my Hager family. I am sorry I have only death records for the known children. Joel 6. Juanita Toler-[291241] (Charles Dolt 1) was born on 23 Dec 1922 in Logan County, West Virginia, died on 6 Sep 1969 in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia at age 46, and was buried in White Chapel Cemetery, Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia. Juanita married Gay McComas-[171800] [MRIN: 105488], son of Ulysses Simpson 'Buzz' McComas-[230577] and Elizabeth 'Lizza' Hager-[230573]. Gay was born on 30 May 1922 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia and died on 2 Oct 1996 in Branchland, Lincoln County, West Virginia at age 74. Children from this marriage were: 9 F i. Mattelene McComas-[291730] was born on 31 Jan 1941 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, died on 6 Feb 1941 in Fez Creek, Union Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, and was buried in McComas Cemetery, Fez Creek, Lincoln County, West Virginia. 10 M ii. Jackie McComas-[291904] was born on 7 Sep 1947 in Hamlin, Carroll Dist., Lincoln County, West Virginia, died on 9 Sep 1947 in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, and was buried in McComas Cemetery, Branchland, RT. 3, Lincoln County, West Virginia. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. 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