Thank you!! Maybe now I can find my folks! Great! Mary

Thank you for that data. Now! How do I go about finding those folks in that place? History question>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose that that part of West va., was Virginia in 1798???? Man! If you don't know the history of the U.S. before researching genealogy, you sure will when you're done! I wish I could find them in the northeast before 1800! Mary

If I read you right, I believe the "Round Bottom" you refer to is a very small town just South of Wellsburg, WV., on Rt #2. GOoood-Luck! Charles Edward Blake.

I am new to the lists and have just found my 2nd great grandfather, Aaron Lewis in the area. I also found an Ezekiel Lewis in the area that settled in the Round Bottom in 1798. (whatever Round Bottom is?) I found my ggrandfather in the roster of soldiers, 1814, I believe in Ohio Co. Can anyone elaborate on these 2 men, or tell me where I might do some research to find their parents? My Aaron was in Fayette Co, Pa. in the 1800 census, but had left no trace until Gallia Co., Ohio in 1818, until I found him yesterday. Census records say he was born in New Jersey, but cannot pull anything out of N.J. to help me. There were several Lewis's in the 1810 census, and would like to know something about them. Thank you in advance for any help. Mary Leonard-Stephenson grandma36301@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reevnaugh, Revennaugh, Ravenaugh, Hootman, Huteman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/557 Message Board Post: I am seeking information on Casper Revenaugh, who owned land on Little Grave Creek from 1788 to 1795, although he continued to pay taxes on the land until his death in 1801. He supposedly sold the land to Christian Hootman or Huteman, his son-in-law.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/556 Message Board Post: I am searching Joseph Wilson B: 1795 D: Sep 27, 1856 married Martha Downing in abt. 1819. They had 10 children. James, Daniel, David, Joseph D. , Margaret , Rebecca, Mary Jane, Elizabeth, Hannah, Samuel. Are there any living decendants out there.?. James Wilson is my decendant. Would like to here from you. They were from the Moundsville area. Mary E. Wilson e-mail is MaryE.C.Wilson@Prodigy.net

Is there anyone out there that uses Brother’s Keeper software? What I would like to know deals with their Register Book Report. There are two questions: 1. Is the index put together with the individual person’s number or the page number? 2. Does the index include the parents of the spouse? I am ready to put Register Book Report out but I have problems with Family Tree Maker. The7y only put an index together listing the page number that the person shows up on. So, when you export it into WORD and try and add pictures, the page numbers are all wrong. And they refuse to do it any other way. So, I am ready to give up on them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. You can respond to my personal address if you like: fmanning@erols.com <mailto:fmanning@erols.com> .

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marshall, Putnam, Ball, Darnall, Gill, Holmes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/555 Message Board Post: My ancestor Susan F. Marshall b. 1822 married Joseph W. Putnam b. 1818 -Dec. 26, 1839. Her father was Francis Marshall and her mother was Elizabeth ?. All of Fauquier Co, VA. Can anyone help me connect Francis to the Marshall family and his wife, Elizabeth's last name???

For us genealogists who are Historically minded. Tonight we will have an event that will never happen again and has only ever happened one before. Using military time tonight at 8:02 PM will be 20:02 20 02 2002 The last time was 10:01 10 01 1001 There aren't 30 hours, so this is the last time.

It could be argued that there is a difference between a "Genealogy Society" and a "Historical Society" . There is some overlap in the information collected, but they are definitely different. garry >>> Rhonda Fageol <rhondalu@dc.rr.com> 02/20/02 03:58PM >>> I just subscribed and I differ with your statement "(There is no REAL one.)" > Welcome to the VIRTUAL Marshall County, West Virginia Genealogy Society! (There is no REAL one.) > Did you know there is a book titled History of Marshall County West Virginia 1984 published by Marshall County Historical Society The current head of this society is Frances Terrill Bonar 304-845-9840 Marshall County Historic Society PO Box 267 Moundsville, WVa 26041 Hope this helps. R H F ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

--WebTV-Mail-9592-129 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit FYI RESEARCHING --WebTV-Mail-9592-129 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-101-10.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.178) by storefull-105.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:57:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by smtpin-101-10.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) id F12F7160; Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:57:41 -0800 (PST) Delivered-To: oomi1@webtv.net Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by smtpin-101-10.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id 3D609CA; Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:57:22 -0800 (PST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id g1KJlwu22516; Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:47:58 -0700 Resent-Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:47:58 -0700 X-Original-Sender: dlytton@mindspring.com Wed Feb 20 12:46:25 2002 Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:47:25 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) From: WDC GenWeb <dlytton@mindspring.com> Old-To: <WDC-GenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: another VA/WV book online Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.4.33.0202201145280.-119985@pre-inst> X-X-Sender: dlytton@mindspring.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Resent-Message-ID: <KHCSG.A.l2E.R0_c8@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: wdc-genweb-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: wdc-genweb-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <wdc-genweb-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/794 X-Loop: wdc-genweb-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: wdc-genweb-L-request@rootsweb.com We have another VA/WV book online... "A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory", by David E. Johnston. Published 1906. This book mainly covers Mercer County, Virginia, the counties around it, and some other areas of Virginia and West Virginia, from 1654 to 1905. It also includes about 200 sketches of pioneer families! WebRoots.org is now open to the public, so Usernames and Passwords are no longer being used. To read the new book, just go to WebRoots: http://www.webroots.org and click on the door. You'll be taken to the Library Main page. Then, follow these clicks to the book: Browse and Read the Items > History > States > Virginia Also, "Search All Library Items" has now indexed everything online. You'll find a link to the search on the Library Main Page. All other links except the Library Card Catalog, should be working, including the links to Donations. Have Fun! Daryl - dlytton@mindspring.com --WebTV-Mail-9592-129--

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/403.2.1 Message Board Post: Sorry, but I do not have any information on the MESSECHER family. I put the deeds there since I had used them for my Manning family research and did not look into the other families.

I just subscribed and I differ with your statement "(There is no REAL one.)" > Welcome to the VIRTUAL Marshall County, West Virginia Genealogy Society! (There is no REAL one.) > Did you know there is a book titled History of Marshall County West Virginia 1984 published by Marshall County Historical Society The current head of this society is Frances Terrill Bonar 304-845-9840 Marshall County Historic Society PO Box 267 Moundsville, WVa 26041 Hope this helps. R H F

I received this from another list and thought you might enjoy it as much as I did. Does this describe any of you?? Ethel ============================================================================ THE WORM'S EYE VIEW: EASY DUZ IT by Beth Maltbie Uyehara <A HREF="mailto:BUYE@aol.com">BUYE@aol.com</A> Hi. My name is Beth M. U., and I'm a geneaholic. My story's not a pretty one. I am sharing it here in the hope that it may help others avoid my pitiful fate. If you, too, are addicted to genealogy, I want you to know that you are not alone. There are thousands of us worldwide struggling in the daily battle against this cunning, baffling and powerful addiction. There was something "different" about me from the get-go. Looking back, the signs were there for all to see. Even as a child, when relatives threw old Daguerreotypes in the trash, I would fish around among the coffee grounds and egg shells and pull them out. When old letters or diaries were discovered in musty trunks, I stayed up all night reading them. Obits, report cards, discharge papers, photos of unknown people: I hoarded them all. I didn't care what kind of document it was, or who it concerned -- if it was remotely connected to "family," I had to have it. I'm making no excuses. I had a good upbringing. Genealogy certainly doesn't run in my family -- I come from a long line of people who could take their ancestors or leave them alone. Yes, there were rumors of an aunt on my father's side who "did a little research on weekends," but she covered her tracks well, and I have never been able to prove for certain that she was a geneaholic. Aside from that one suspect, my relatives were all what we call "social genealogists." For them, a colorful forebear or two were good for party conversations, to be chuckled over at family gatherings, and that was it. Not me. Right from the beginning, I was out of control. 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This STEWART family lived in western PA, eastern OHIO and northern panhandle of WV: JOSEPH STEWART b. abt 1828 in PA, died between 1861-70 probably in Wetzel Co., WV. Married FRANCIS CATHERINE ? b. abt 1819 -1821. Issues: JAMES F. m. MELISSA ANGELINE LEMASTERS GEORGE W. b. abt 1852 ELIZA ANN b. abt 1853 SARAH J. b. abt 1856 MARY E. b. abt 1861 m. LEE JACKSON b. abt 1860 1850 & 1860 Census finds them in Wetzel Co., (W)VA. Says that Joseph and Francis born in PA., children born in VA probably present day WVA. 1870 Census, Wetzel Co., lists Francis Catherine as head of household. Francis found in home of Lee Jackson and Mary in the Wetzel Co. 1880 census. JAMES F. STEWART, b. abt. 1850 - *MELISSA ANGELINE LEMASTERS b. 15 Jun 1843, Wetzel Co., WV. Married 13 Feb 1869. 1870 census finds them living in Proctor Township, Wetzel Co. WV Census of 1880 of WV shows them living in Proctor District, Wetzel Co., WV. James was born in VA(could have been present WV) as was his mother, his father was born in PA. (1850 census shows a Joseph Stewart age 23 m. to Francis ?, one son James age 2, Wetzel Co., WV.) Melissa's parents were Isaac Lemasters b. 2 May 1818, Monroe County, Ohio, m. 7 Apr 1839, in Marion County, Va, Christina Criss, b. 15 Nov 1821, Monroe County, Ohio, d. 28 Mar 1884. Isaac died 31 Jan 1872, Proctor District, Wetzel County, WV. 1880 census shows children: Lucy M. age 10, Joseph S. age 7, Grandison age 5, William H. age 3 and Roxena age 1. Nickolas McClare Stewart 1883 - 1930 b: August 13, 1883 in Wetzel Co., WV Believe one of the boys nicknamed Shorty. Outline of family as I have it:

This SMITH family lived along the Ohio River vally in eastern Ohio and northern panhandle of WV: Looking for information on CHARLES SMITH b. abt 1831 in Clarington, Ohio and SARAH ANN VOORHES b. Nov. 28, 1831. Charles served in Civil War ( Company A 25th Ohio IV). Found in and around Ohio Valley area. Died December 02, 1910, Borland, Pleasants Co., WV or might have died in Eureka. Mentioned not only in Monroe Co. Ohio also in Wetzel, Woods, Jackson Pleasant Co.'s WV. 1870 census finds them living in Magnolia Township, Wetzel Co. 1880 census finds them living in Jackson Co., Grant District, WV. Children: JOSEPH SMITH b. 7-7-1853 d. 6-21-1930 m. Marty Atkins ABIGAIL SMITH b. 9-15-1855 m. Henry Hubbs b. 8-1854 d. 4-18-1911 CORNELIUS CHAPMAN SMITH b. Wood Co., WV 11-28-1856 m. EMMA JANE COFFMAN MARY b. 1861 CATHORINE b. 1864 JOHN C H. b. 1865 WILLIAM HARVEY b. Jan. 10, 1867 m. MARY ELLEN YOHO (maybe) S. Smith b. Jan. 4, 1881 R.A. Smith b. June 10, 1882 Charles b. Dec. 3, 1896 Mary Smith b. Sept, 1898 BERIAH b. 1870 WINFIELD SCOTT b. 3-22-1873 m. OCENA MAY LEMASTERS JAMES Kinzie. b. March 11,1875 CORA b. 1870 Winfield moved to Monongalia Co., WV where he died in 1942. NOTE: Here is an obit that might help. I could not locate a listing for Charles in the Cloverdale Cemetery. I will look for an obit on Sarah when the library is open next week. Pleasants County Leader December 9, 1910 Charles Smith Charles Smith departed this life December 2, 1910. He was a member of Co. W. 25th Ohio Inft. Vol. in the Civil War. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn their loss. He was laid to rest in the Cloverdale Cemetery to await the Resurrection Morn. (Note: This obit was embedded in the local news section of the paper entitled Parrish. Parrish was a post office located on Bull Creek not far from Borland) You will find Charles Smith listed as an invalid pensioner dated 1877 Oct. 20 Appl# 244225 Cert#. 161445 You will find Sarah A. Smith listed as a Widow pensioner dated 1910 Dec. 12 Appl# 953986 Cert.#717439. Pleasants County Death Register Index Shows: Smith, Charles Dec.2, 1910 page 85 Smith Sarah A. March 30, 1912 page 92 Ruttencutter Funeral Home Records show: Joe A. Smith DOB7/07/53 Father : Charles Smith, Mother Sarah Vorce; Wife Marty Atkins; DoD 1/21; Place of Burial: Willow Island; Place of Death: Charles Fulmer You will find the following listing under the Hubbs Cemetery this page: 4. Henry Hubbs, 1854 - 1911 6. Abbie Hubbs, "His Wife", 1854 - 19__ NOTE: CORNELIUS CHAPMAN SMITH (parents Charles Smith & Sarah Voorhes) b. 11-28-1856 Wood Co., WV. Married Emma Jane Coffman. Died 1929. Had son Seth b. 5-14-1879 Marshall Co., WV. Died 1-29-1960, Newell, WV. He married Phebe Ann Lemley b. 2-4-1887 in Waverly, Wood Co. WV. They were married 5-22-1904. She died 11-18-1974 at Columbiana Co., OH. Had son Donald D. Smith b. 2-17-1925 in Glendale, Hancock Co., WV. m. Muriel Dailey b. 3-30-1927 on 7-20-1942 in Wellsburg, WV. They had son Michael Duane Smith b. 2-18-1945 in East Liverpool, Oh. He married Linda Jean Stuart b. 10-11-1946 on 8-19-1967 in Ravenwood, WV. Family might have moved and lived in and around Elkins, WV.

Looking for the following SMITH family. They lived along the Ohio River valley in eastern Ohion and northern panhandle of WV: JOSEPH SMITH b. abt 1803. Married to FRANCIS CATHARINE ? b. abt 1806. Found in and around Ohio Valley area (Pa., WV., Ohio) Found in Monroe Co., Salam Twp, Ohio in 1850 census. Joseph and Francis born in PA., children born in VA probably present day WVA. 1870 Census, Wetzel Co., lists Francis Catherine as head of household. Francis found in home of Lee Jackson and Mary in the Wetzel Co. 1880 census. Children: SARAH b. 1-18-1827 m. William Cain CHARLES b. abt 1831 in Clarington, Monroe Co., OH m. SARAH ANN VOORHES MARY b. abt 1833 m. Lee Jackson KINSEY b. abt 1837 MARGARET b. abt 1840 JOHN b. abt 1842 CATHARINE b. abt 1846 1850 census finds them in Monroe Co., Ohio. Charles born in Clarington. Looking for information on the siblings and parents.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MESSECHER - RUSH - BLAIR - MARTIN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/403.2 Message Board Post: This deed mentions the Messecher property. Nicholas Messecher had a wife named Mary. Nicholas died and widowed Mary married my widowed gggg grandfather, David Rush. I need more information about Mary Messecher, his second wife - maiden name, parents, marriage information, etc. David's first wife, Mary Skinner (1776-1830) is buried on Blairs Ridge. David moved with his son Willets to Morgan County, OH. David is mentioned in early Marshall County history as a county supervisor (1835). He and sons, Willets and Robert were blacksmiths. Robert - Cameron & Willets and David - Pleasant Valley. His daughters married into the Blair and Martin family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/554 Message Board Post: Looking for WALLS in W VA.I am looking for mygggrandfather JOHN WALLS b 1795

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/547.1.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Hello, Yes, I have informatin on William Hamilton Hicks. Elmer is related into my familytree. Could you please tell me what you know about Elmer and his family. How are you related to William Hamilton Hicks. I can help you with what I know about William. Thank you, Yolanda yolandarwv@aol.com