Phyllis, i know what you are saying because there are so many old unmarked graves of our ancestors. The one across the road and creek from Buster Kirks old home place is one for example, Buster always said that the only place to bury someone was near the back since the rest was full of unmarked graves. My dad have two small brothers buried there. Another one is the Caldwell Cemetery on up Piney and that is where Elizabeth Kirk is buried, my first cousin Ida McCloud who is 84 told me that she went with grandma Christeanna to decorate her mom's grave (back in the 40's) and that she was buried on the upper side of the cemetery near the upper end and there are only rocks there for markers. Elizabeth was a Maynard and married a Kirk then Marvel Vance. By the way i have a picture of Elizabeth and Marvel taken about 1890. Yes, i spent almost 30 years working for the gas company mostly in the southern part of WV and parts of KY. Thanks Bye Benny

Benny, I still think that Christine/ Christianna Elkins that married a Vance was Old Marvel's daughter,but al the census dates say no. When I was at that cemetery there had been timbering going on and some damage. WBMPAPAW@aol.com wrote: Phyllis, i know what you are saying because there are so many old unmarked graves of our ancestors. The one across the road and creek from Buster Kirks old home place is one for example, Buster always said that the only place to bury someone was near the back since the rest was full of unmarked graves. My dad have two small brothers buried there. Another one is the Caldwell Cemetery on up Piney and that is where Elizabeth Kirk is buried, my first cousin Ida McCloud who is 84 told me that she went with grandma Christeanna to decorate her mom's grave (back in the 40's) and that she was buried on the upper side of the cemetery near the upper end and there are only rocks there for markers. Elizabeth was a Maynard and married a Kirk then Marvel Vance. By the way i have a picture of Elizabeth and Marvel taken about 1890. Yes, i spent almost 30 years working for the gas company mostly in the southern part of WV and parts of KY. Thanks Bye Benny ============================== 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 http://www.geocities.com/harts06/project2006.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Phyllis~ I haven't been online in a while, but am trying to catch up on my e-mails now. I noticed you are familiar with the Elkins line. My line goes through Elijah (1799) and Martha (1801) Elkins.....Elijah was the son of William....it's William's wife and other children that I am having a time locating. Martha was the daughter of Richard Elkins and Nancy Leslie....she and Elijah would have been first cousins. As for Christine/Christinana, I have two in my file. The daughter of Marvil and Rhoda Elkins, and the other is the daughter of Ralph and Mary, married to a John Smith. It sounds as though you already have this information, though. Christine Elkins West TN Harts High School <hartshighschool@yahoo.com> wrote: Benny, I still think that Christine/ Christianna Elkins that married a Vance was Old Marvel's daughter,but al the census dates say no. When I was at that cemetery there had been timbering going on and some damage. WBMPAPAW@aol.com wrote: Phyllis, i know what you are saying because there are so many old unmarked graves of our ancestors. The one across the road and creek from Buster Kirks old home place is one for example, Buster always said that the only place to bury someone was near the back since the rest was full of unmarked graves. My dad have two small brothers buried there. Another one is the Caldwell Cemetery on up Piney and that is where Elizabeth Kirk is buried, my first cousin Ida McCloud who is 84 told me that she went with grandma Christeanna to decorate her mom's grave (back in the 40's) and that she was buried on the upper side of the cemetery near the upper end and there are only rocks there for markers. Elizabeth was a Maynard and married a Kirk then Marvel Vance. By the way i have a picture of Elizabeth and Marvel taken about 1890. Yes, i spent almost 30 years working for the gas company mostly in the southern part of WV and parts of KY. Thanks Bye Benny ============================== 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 http://www.geocities.com/harts06/project2006.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.