Darlene Anthony and James Lawson is the names that was mentioned in the lawsuit. K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Corrigan" <darlenecorrigan@mac.com> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Lawsons, Allens, Brownings, Blankenships, Vances, etc > Hello K. My husband is related to the Lawsons. Can you tell me which > Lawsons were named in this suit? What was the outcome? > > Darlene > > > > On May 25, 2006, at 12:35 AM, dkb wrote: > >> Researchers, >> >> I don't know if anyone is aware of this information, but I ran across a >> lawsuit that was filed against about 100 people in Logan, Kanawha, Boone >> counties in West Virginia about July 1, 1859 to seize over 500,000 acres >> of land from the land owners. >> >> It was filed in the District Court of the United States for the Western >> District of Virginia by a Josiah Randall of Pennsylvania. This suit >> named Lawsons, Allen's, Brownings, Blankenships, Vances, and countless >> of other surnames. This appears to have gone on for at least a year. >> If anyone needs a surname look up let me know. >> >> K >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Burgess" <jim@promobiz.biz> >> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:05 AM >> Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Belcher - Toler - Brown - Browning - Blankenship >> families >> >> >>> I had two Charles Lewis and Charles in the file. >>> Fixed this record. >>> >>> thanks >>> Jim Burgess >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Joel Hager [mailto:joel.hager@us.army.mil] >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:15 PM >>> To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Belcher - Toler - Brown - Browning - Blankenship >>> families >>> >>> >>> Jim, >>> >>> I have added what I have found to your below message. >>> >>> Joel >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:21 PM >>> To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [WVLOGAN] Belcher - Toler - Brown - Browning - Blankenship >>> families >>> >>> Dear Logan County, Virginia Genealogists, >>> >>> As I study the Logan and Wyoming county records I find that I have not >>> done >>> an indepth study of these records. Too bad that I did not learn to do >>> this >>> correct the first, second, third, fourth, fifth time around. Not to >>> smart I >>> guess. In my Toler book I am typing each marriage completely as I find >>> it >>> in Pauline Haga and Donna Brown 's transcriptions. Hopefully the >>> reader >>> will >>> be able to decide what is correct. >>> >>> The marriage records especially give us a great deal of insight into >>> our >>> families. >>> For me the Wyoming County marriages for the most part (some exceptions) >>> seem >>> to >>> fall right in line as they should. >>> >>> The Logan County marriage records yield a lot of ah ha's as I am in the >>> process >>> of reviewing them again. >>> >>> I have thought that I understood the Brown and Toler and Browning >>> families. >>> Not so! >>> >>> I want to believe that these records are correct, but some yield new >>> revelations. >>> >>> Never in all these years have I understood the relevance and importance >>> of >>> the >>> Belcher family to my families. Is there anyone on the list or does any >>> one >>> know >>> some one who has studied the Belcher family in depth? >>> >>> Here are but two examples. Look at these Logan County marriages! >>> >>> Logan County, West Virginia Marriages 1872-1892 compiled by Donna Brown >>> 22 Jan 1891 Logan County Farmer Byron Christian >>> Minister >>> Belcher, Lewis 39 Browning, Mary E >>> 20 >>> Logan, WV Logan WV 39 Logan Co WV Widow Logan Co WV Logan >>> Co WV >>> Single >>> H Belcher R Toler H Browning >>> Sarah J >>> Smith >>> >>> Who are H Belcher and R Toler? >>> >>> Charles Lewis Belcher s/o Henry and Rebecca (Toler) Belcher m. Mary >>> Etta >>> Browning d/o Hiram and Sarah Jane (Smith) Browning. I do not know the >>> parents of Rebecca Toler. Henry and Rebecca (Toler) Belcher were in >>> the >>> 1850 Tazewell County, Virginia census as I have shown in a previous >>> message. >>> Charles Lewis Belcher m. 1st Minerva Grimmett and is in the 1870 Logan >>> County census. >>> >>> A second marriage that is challenging is this record: >>> >>> Logan County, West Virginia Marriage Records 1872-1892 compiled by >>> Donna >>> Brown >>> Sep 19, 1880 Logan County, Farming James M Cook >>> Minister >>> Bailey, T V Brown, Malinda >>> Wyoming Co Va Wyoming Co WV 22 Logan Co Va Logan >>> Co >>> WV 18 >>> L Bailey E Cook J H Brown N C >>> Toler >>> NOTE: We have the name as Margaret (Is this Margaret Malinda Brown?) >>> >>> J H Brown and N C Toler are my ancestors James Harley Brown and Nancy C >>> Toler. >>> Margaret is listed in the Census Malinda is not! >>> >>> Yes I would agree this is Margaret Malinda Brown m. Isaac Van Bailey >>> s/o >>> Louden and Emily (Cook) Bailey. >>> >>> Our families seem to have more than one name for the same person. Or >>> are >>> they two >>> different people. We must carefully study the sketchy census records >>> that >>> we have >>> and try to make a decision. >>> >>> I want to thank Stan Browning for writing the book on the Browning >>> family. >>> Laura Loding is working on the Barnabus Curry family. >>> >>> My plea to each of you is that you will consider writing a book on your >>> Logan County >>> family. At the very least save what you have collected and send a copy >>> to >>> the archives >>> in Logan and the Libraries in and around Logan. Some national >>> libraries >>> would be happy >>> to receive your work. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Burgess >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >>> New content added every business day. 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