a listing on Ancestry gives Aaron A. Burgess and Calbar Guthrie had children: Andrew 1879 in Logan WV Lily M. 1884 in Logan WV Leonard Dock 1888 Logan Armor R. 1890 " Martin Luther 1893 " Emma L. 1894 " Nancy J. 1897 " Mary I. 1899 " the same listing is given at the free LDS site too. but there seems to be no further info for Nancy. ----- Original Message ----- From: <BLPgobraves@aol.com> To: <wvlogan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:40 AM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Nancy Jane Burgess > Does anyone have info on Nancy Jane Burgess dau of Aaron & Callie Burgess > B 11 Dec 1896 Logan Co. > Also does anyone have a list of Aaron's children? I wonder about some of > the transcribed names from the census records. > Thanks, Bonnie > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 > easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd > =JulystepsfooterNO115) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Does anyone have info on Nancy Jane Burgess dau of Aaron & Callie Burgess B 11 Dec 1896 Logan Co. Also does anyone have a list of Aaron's children? I wonder about some of the transcribed names from the census records. Thanks, Bonnie **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115)
The little community of Blair lost two longtime residents this week ; Jennie (Kinney) Boytek, dau. of Paul & Estelle (McCormick) Kinney passed. So did Janet Sue (Burgess) Brown. She was the dau of Carl & Maudie (Ellis) Burgess. See Banner obits. My condolences to all their family members. Shelby ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072& hmpgID=115&bcd=JulystepsfooterNO115)
While I was driving through WV at the beginning of June, I was able to swing though and photograph the LVS Curry Cemetery on Elk Creek. I'm going to be uploading the pictures to my website, and will be linking them to the Descendants of Barnabus Curry. I also took some additional pictures at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Pecks Mill. I only had a few hours, so I didn't get to play with some of the lightening etc. One of these days I'd like to photograph the whole Forest Lawn & Highland Cemeteries and get those pictures online. The trip home from Cincinnati was a mess.. I had major problems at three customers (my husband had to go to one of them), one I was able to remotely access and get them going. The third had no internet until the next day when I was able to get to their site. That of course is very difficult as many parts of WV off the interstates have no wireless service. I would love to be able to spend enough time to get all the family cemeteries photographed. My website is loganwv.net Laura Curry Loding Hayes, VA
Longtime Blair resident Jennie Carolyn Kinney Boytek passed away on Thursday, July 30th 2009.? Jennie was first cousin to my mother and was the daughter of Estelle "Heck" McCormick Kinney and Paul Kinney.?
This is off this subject, but does anyone know anything about Andrew Burgess b:abt 1879, son of Aaron and Cally Guthery Burgess? Did he die young or move out of WVa? Did he marry? Thanks, Bonnie **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377107x1201454434/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jul yExcfooterNO62)
Let me know too ! Would love to chat with all those Baisdens,Dempseys who call Mud Fork their home. Shelby ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823322x1201398723/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072& hmpgID=115&bcd=JulystepsfooterNO115)
My parents lived in Mud Fork back in the late 30's early 40's, then moved to Nicholas Co. but still had family there for a long time, not sure if there is anyone there now. Sheila --- On Mon, 7/27/09, SHEILA NEWHOUSE <sheilak53@verizon.net> wrote: From: SHEILA NEWHOUSE <sheilak53@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] mud fork reunion To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 10:20 PM If you find out would you please announce it here, or send me an email. Sheila --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com> Subject: [WVLOGAN] mud fork reunion To: "logan county" <WVLOGAN@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 9:00 PM Does anyone know when the Mud Fork renunion is going to to be? Anita ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
If you find out would you please announce it here, or send me an email. Sheila --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com> Subject: [WVLOGAN] mud fork reunion To: "logan county" <WVLOGAN@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 9:00 PM Does anyone know when the Mud Fork renunion is going to to be? Anita ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Does anyone know when the Mud Fork renunion is going to to be? Anita
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Hi, not to change the subject, but only adding an example.... It is my opinion only, as to basing an ancestor's ethnicity on their facial features only, is not a good option and may lead to a big mistake in determining an ancestor's ethnicity. A prime example to me that I always fall back upon is Charles Bronson the actor. He looked Native American and played such roles in many of his movies that he starred in, but he was Lithuanian- American. Born in Pennsylvania. I was almost sure he was Native American, just by looking at him, until I seen his bio on Biography Channel. In most instances, I adhere to my Mother's old saying- "Believe nothing that you hear, and only half of what you see." Just my 2 cents worth...... Sandi (No, I did not get to attend the Mulungeon Gathering in Logan, unfortunately.) ________________________________ From: Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com> To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:04:46 AM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons Rick, How did you find out about your ethnicity? We were always told that our second great grandmother,Lucinda Clay Sturgell was Cherokee. There was a time after I got into genealogy when I doubted this claim. Then a couple of years ago, I found a picture I had tucked away of great granny, her brother and a sister and grannie' children and a nephew and there is no doubt in my mind that there was Native blood in that line somewhere. It is almost scary. But then again, it could be melungeon. One of the things I remember about great Granny is that even when she passed (age 97) she had very little gray hair. Anita ________________________________ From: Richard Stewart <rcs5ster@gmail.com> To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:50:39 PM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons Hello Anita - And the reverse is true as well. Melungeon women married men with other surnames not to be found on the list. This ancestry seems to be much more prevalent in Appalachia. I am sorry to hear about your father's thalessemia major and your lupus. Familial Mediterranean Fever and sarcoidosis are two diseases that can be seen in Appalachia but rarely diagnosed. I've found the study of the Melungeons to be very interesting. Brent Kennedy's writings came about from his being diagnosed with the Mediterranean disease sarcoidosis (sp?). It was interesting that my ethnicity matched closely with Brent's writings in "The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People". My ancestry is Portugese/Spanish; Native American; India Brahmin; Moroccan Berber; the Mediterranean areas of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, and markers in Egypt and Israel. Plus I had Scottish; Danish; Belgian; Scandinavian; and French. I had no sub-Saharan African. I suspect that many southern West Virginians would have an ethnic profile similar to mine. Rick On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com>wrote: > Yes, that is correct. However you should also note that just because a > surname appears on the list does not necessarily mean they were melungeon. > > Two of my names appear on the list; Belcher and Coleman. Several of us in > my immediate family have thalessemia (minor) and I have the knots on my head > as well as shovel teeth. I also have lupus. All of these are traits of > melungeon ancestry. And we have Belchers in my paternal line. However, it > appears that there were melungeons on my father's paternal line as well. > > In 1963, at the age of 28, my father died from what we now believe to have > been thalaseemia maior. His maternal line was the Sturgells and Belchers > while his paternal line was McClungs and Colemans but there have been no > stories passed down regarding anyone else in the family having had the > health problems my father had. > > Anita > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Stewart <rcs5ster@gmail.com> > To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:27:28 AM > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons > > I have 19 of the Melungeon surnames per Brent Kennedy in my family lines. > Three of my grandparents have a Melungeon surname - Mullins, Stewart, and > Berry. I took an ethnicity test that showed my ancestry to be > Portugese/Spanish, Native American, Brahmin, Belgian, Moroccan Berber, > Scottish, Norwegian, and probable Jewish. I did not show a drop of English > or Irish. Just because our families may have immigrated from England or > Ireland does NOT mean that was their ethnicity. > > Rick > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hello Shelby - From what I've read the surnames began in the 1400s and 1500s for the average person. My maternal Shamblin line was once deChamblen meaning of the village of Chamblen in France. After immingrating to MD and VA, my ancestors used deChamblen, then Chamblen, then Shamblin. I wish I knew more on the subject. A Stewart cousin has read some on the subject. I believe the nobility began using them first. So Burgess means free citizen and was used in 1300. It seems like the Stewart surname should have been around awhile. Mary Queen of Scots was a Stewart (Stuart) as was her son James I. Did Gail teach world history? I would like to know more about the surname subject. Thanks for the info. Cousin Rick On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 6:14 AM, <BurgessWV@aol.com> wrote: > Hi Cuz; > I have found the Burgess name as far back as 1300 AD in England. It means > "free citizen" in old England. That translates to we Burgess' as being one > notch above surfdom. I agree we cant determine our ancestry by our lines > from > Europe, but its a good start. Acording to what I have discovered, surnames > were apparently used before the century you named(1600). > > Shelby > > > ************** > Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL > Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000003) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Hi Cuz; I have found the Burgess name as far back as 1300 AD in England. It means "free citizen" in old England. That translates to we Burgess' as being one notch above surfdom. I agree we cant determine our ancestry by our lines from Europe, but its a good start. Acording to what I have discovered, surnames were apparently used before the century you named(1600). Shelby ************** Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000003)
HI! on Ancestry it shows: 1930 Logan, Logan Co., WV page 3 of 39, District 16.....Enumeration Dist #23-16 / Supervisor's Dist. #10 Sheet No. 2A / Page 2 5696... but it shows no specific film roll #...sorry. Ewbanks, Isaac L. age 57 VA VA VA Georgie H. 38 VA VA VA Isaac L. 6 VA VA VA it states they are renters paying $10 per month / that Isaac is working as a C&O railroad agent. That he first married at age 23 and that Georgie first married at age 29. By this i would assume that they have been married for approx. 9 years and that Georgie is Isaac's second (?) wife. hope this helps some.... let me know if i can be of any help in the future ! Charlotte ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Dickerson" <laurence@wi.net> To: <WVLOGAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:38 PM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Isaac Eubank >I am wondering whether someone can point me to an entry on the 1930 > census. I am looking for Isaac Eubank who, according to the search > index at Ancestry.com, was in Logan County. I am not a member of > Ancestry, though their index says he was in the county and should be > listed on film roll 2540. I have twice paged through the census on > HeritageQuest, but I can not find him. Is anyone able to tell me > what page he is on? > > According to the information I have seen, the name may be spelled > Ewbank. Isaac would be about 58 years old and would have a wife > named Georgia and a son named Isaac, Jr. who would be about six. > > Thank you, > Larry Dickerson > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I am wondering whether someone can point me to an entry on the 1930 census. I am looking for Isaac Eubank who, according to the search index at Ancestry.com, was in Logan County. I am not a member of Ancestry, though their index says he was in the county and should be listed on film roll 2540. I have twice paged through the census on HeritageQuest, but I can not find him. Is anyone able to tell me what page he is on? According to the information I have seen, the name may be spelled Ewbank. Isaac would be about 58 years old and would have a wife named Georgia and a son named Isaac, Jr. who would be about six. Thank you, Larry Dickerson
Hello Anita - I took two ethnicity DNA tests - cheek swabs. My family assumed NA in our background. Combining the test results, it appears I am 8% Native American. However, I am one of the fairer people in my family as to coloration, hair. I suspect other family members might show a greater NA presence. If you use google images and put in Portugese people you will see how much they look like Appalachian people. The same is true for Croatia, Turkey, and Slovenia. Then I have studied migratory patterns in Europe - who went where and when. The British anglicized our early history to suit their need to feel superior. NA is so obvious in my Stewarts and Mullinses. The Portugese dominated the seas at one point in history. Also, Jews and Muslims lived throughout the British Isles as well as most of Northern Europe. My family lines are typically Appalachian. They started in eastern Virginia and North Carolina and went to the mountains by 1800 or so. Many NAs fled to now WVa at the time of the removal. The area was so inaccessible that they felt and were safe. The Sizemores are an example of the Cherokees fleeing the removal. Clay and Wyoming Cos. have a fair number of Sizemores. The descriptions of soldiers in the Civil War indicated my family members were dark-complected, dark-haired, and many with blue eyes. Andrew Jackson Mullins of Logan Co. would be an example. Someone mentioned the Toler family from which I descend. One of my grandfathers in that line married a Harvey - a Melungeon surname. In short, in southern WVa we do not know our ethnic background from censuses, documents, etc. Even if one finds an ancestor who left Liverpool in England in 1702 or whatever, we do not know from that the ethnicity of the ancestor. Plus surnames did not come in to use until between 400 and 500 years ago. My Stewarts migrated from England in before 1634 to Henrico Shire, VA but they were Scottish. My yDNA does match with a Stewart line I mentioned above. I wasn't satisfied with a collection of names and dates. I wanted to know more. Rick Stewart I've been studying this subject for nine years now and still run across new information. On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com>wrote: > Rick, > > > How did you find out about your ethnicity? We were always told that our > second great grandmother,Lucinda Clay Sturgell was Cherokee. There was a > time after I got into genealogy when I doubted this claim. Then a couple of > years ago, I found a picture I had tucked away of great granny, her brother > and a sister and grannie' children and a nephew and there is no doubt in my > mind that there was Native blood in that line somewhere. It is almost > scary. > > But then again, it could be melungeon. One of the things I remember about > great Granny is that even when she passed (age 97) she had very little gray > hair. > > Anita > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Stewart <rcs5ster@gmail.com> > To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:50:39 PM > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons > > Hello Anita - And the reverse is true as well. Melungeon women married men > with other surnames not to be found on the list. This ancestry seems to be > much more prevalent in Appalachia. I am sorry to hear about your father's > thalessemia major and your lupus. Familial Mediterranean Fever and > sarcoidosis are two diseases that can be seen in Appalachia but rarely > diagnosed. > > I've found the study of the Melungeons to be very interesting. Brent > Kennedy's writings came about from his being diagnosed with the > Mediterranean disease sarcoidosis (sp?). It was interesting that my > ethnicity matched closely with Brent's writings in "The Melungeons: The > Resurrection of a Proud People". My ancestry is Portugese/Spanish; Native > American; India Brahmin; Moroccan Berber; the Mediterranean areas of Italy, > Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, and markers in Egypt and Israel. Plus I had > Scottish; Danish; Belgian; Scandinavian; and French. I had no sub-Saharan > African. > > I suspect that many southern West Virginians would have an ethnic profile > similar to mine. Rick > > > > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > > Yes, that is correct. However you should also note that just because a > > surname appears on the list does not necessarily mean they were > melungeon. > > > > Two of my names appear on the list; Belcher and Coleman. Several of us > in > > my immediate family have thalessemia (minor) and I have the knots on my > head > > as well as shovel teeth. I also have lupus. All of these are traits of > > melungeon ancestry. And we have Belchers in my paternal line. However, it > > appears that there were melungeons on my father's paternal line as well. > > > > In 1963, at the age of 28, my father died from what we now believe to > have > > been thalaseemia maior. His maternal line was the Sturgells and Belchers > > while his paternal line was McClungs and Colemans but there have been no > > stories passed down regarding anyone else in the family having had the > > health problems my father had. > > > > Anita > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Richard Stewart <rcs5ster@gmail.com> > > To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:27:28 AM > > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons > > > > I have 19 of the Melungeon surnames per Brent Kennedy in my family lines. > > Three of my grandparents have a Melungeon surname - Mullins, Stewart, and > > Berry. I took an ethnicity test that showed my ancestry to be > > Portugese/Spanish, Native American, Brahmin, Belgian, Moroccan Berber, > > Scottish, Norwegian, and probable Jewish. I did not show a drop of > English > > or Irish. Just because our families may have immigrated from England or > > Ireland does NOT mean that was their ethnicity. > > > > Rick > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Brenda, I really wanted to be there but was unable to make it. Anita ________________________________ From: Brenda Chatterton <bchatterton46@hotmail.com> To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:34:46 PM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons Anita, None of my family names are on any of the list I have seen. But like you, I have the knots on the back of my head. {Nancy is the one who found one I wasn't aware of having} I don't think I have any Melungeon ancestry. But find it very interesting to study. Most of my ancestors are English,German and the like. But my grandmother, on my Dad's side, is the one who causes me to wonder. I grew up thinking she was part Indian, but haven't found anything to support those ideas. She was Toler and Blankenship, I know how far away can you get? What surprised most of us at the Gathering, was looking at family pictures. And there would be those you could tell were Angelo-Saxon and right beside them was someone that looked Spanish or Indian. I can remember as a child someone being called Black Dutch. They would be the ones we now call Melungeons. Oh well. It is an interesting subject and if anyone has a chance to attend any of the Gatherings,I would advise you to attend. We met some of the nicest people at the one held in Logan this year. Brenda > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:36:54 -0700 > From: anitajoe1963@yahoo.coms > To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons > > Yes, that is correct. However you should also note that just because a surname appears on the list does not necessarily mean they were melungeon. > > Two of my names appear on the list; Belcher and Coleman. Several of us in my immediate family have thalessemia (minor) and I have the knots on my head as well as shovel teeth. I also have lupus. All of these are traits of melungeon ancestry. And we have Belchers in my paternal line. However, it appears that there were melungeons on my father's paternal line as well. > > In 1963, at the age of 28, my father died from what we now believe to have been thalaseemia maior. His maternal line was the Sturgells and Belchers while his paternal line was McClungs and Colemans but there have been no stories passed down regarding anyone else in the family having had the health problems my father had. > > Anita > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Stewart <rcs5ster@gmail.com> > To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:27:28 AM > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons > > I have 19 of the Melungeon surnames per Brent Kennedy in my family lines. > Three of my grandparents have a Melungeon surname - Mullins, Stewart, and > Berry. I took an ethnicity test that showed my ancestry to be > Portugese/Spanish, Native American, Brahmin, Belgian, Moroccan Berber, > Scottish, Norwegian, and probable Jewish. I did not show a drop of English > or Irish. Just because our families may have immigrated from England or > Ireland does NOT mean that was their ethnicity. > > Rick > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Rick, How did you find out about your ethnicity? We were always told that our second great grandmother,Lucinda Clay Sturgell was Cherokee. There was a time after I got into genealogy when I doubted this claim. Then a couple of years ago, I found a picture I had tucked away of great granny, her brother and a sister and grannie' children and a nephew and there is no doubt in my mind that there was Native blood in that line somewhere. It is almost scary. But then again, it could be melungeon. One of the things I remember about great Granny is that even when she passed (age 97) she had very little gray hair. Anita ________________________________ From: Richard Stewart <rcs5ster@gmail.com> To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:50:39 PM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons Hello Anita - And the reverse is true as well. Melungeon women married men with other surnames not to be found on the list. This ancestry seems to be much more prevalent in Appalachia. I am sorry to hear about your father's thalessemia major and your lupus. Familial Mediterranean Fever and sarcoidosis are two diseases that can be seen in Appalachia but rarely diagnosed. I've found the study of the Melungeons to be very interesting. Brent Kennedy's writings came about from his being diagnosed with the Mediterranean disease sarcoidosis (sp?). It was interesting that my ethnicity matched closely with Brent's writings in "The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People". My ancestry is Portugese/Spanish; Native American; India Brahmin; Moroccan Berber; the Mediterranean areas of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, and markers in Egypt and Israel. Plus I had Scottish; Danish; Belgian; Scandinavian; and French. I had no sub-Saharan African. I suspect that many southern West Virginians would have an ethnic profile similar to mine. Rick On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Anita McClung <anitajoe1963@yahoo.com>wrote: > Yes, that is correct. However you should also note that just because a > surname appears on the list does not necessarily mean they were melungeon. > > Two of my names appear on the list; Belcher and Coleman. Several of us in > my immediate family have thalessemia (minor) and I have the knots on my head > as well as shovel teeth. I also have lupus. All of these are traits of > melungeon ancestry. And we have Belchers in my paternal line. However, it > appears that there were melungeons on my father's paternal line as well. > > In 1963, at the age of 28, my father died from what we now believe to have > been thalaseemia maior. His maternal line was the Sturgells and Belchers > while his paternal line was McClungs and Colemans but there have been no > stories passed down regarding anyone else in the family having had the > health problems my father had. > > Anita > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Stewart <rcs5ster@gmail.com> > To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:27:28 AM > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Melungeons > > I have 19 of the Melungeon surnames per Brent Kennedy in my family lines. > Three of my grandparents have a Melungeon surname - Mullins, Stewart, and > Berry. I took an ethnicity test that showed my ancestry to be > Portugese/Spanish, Native American, Brahmin, Belgian, Moroccan Berber, > Scottish, Norwegian, and probable Jewish. I did not show a drop of English > or Irish. Just because our families may have immigrated from England or > Ireland does NOT mean that was their ethnicity. > > Rick > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message