Thank you, thank you, thank you! The new listing of Belmont County Biographies has solved a 20 year mystery. August F. Koehrsen was my husband's great-grandfather. The family had always insisted that they had come from Germany, but now, we know it was Denmark, and I have now seen his imigration papers. Woo Hoo! Thanks so much for everyone's time and efforts! Susie Koehrsen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Darrah, Gray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/91.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sandy, Thanks for the clarification; I will have to look into that change. Ron in Indy

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/91.1.1.1 Message Board Post: According to the Marshall County marriage index Lillian married Daniel L Gray and Minnie married David W. Gray.

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/624 Message Board Post: Frank Games born abt. 1885 Married Rosa Gilmore abt. 1905 in Marshall Co., WV. I have been unable to locate any information on this family. Any help would be appreciated. Ralph Games gamesri@redshift.com

The VA genweb page has a very clear description of counties formation: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb/ scroll down to County Formation Dates and Parent Counties. I have found this to be helpful when doing research. Linda Mitchell b. Waverly, Wood County, WV live in Loudoun County, VA >Surnames< WINGROVE (Loudoun County to Wood County, WV) CARPENTER CORBIN GOLDMAN BAKER MORRIS GARD RAWSON MOOSE (MUSGNUG) FLOWERS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Darrah, Gray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/91.1.1 Message Board Post: Sandy, Evidently Lillie M. Darrah died not long after the wedding, because David Gray married her sister Minnie Darrah on Nov. 27, 1907. Both David and Minnie are buried in Mt. Rose Cem., Moundsville. I don't know if Lillie is there or not. Ron in Indy

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/91.1 Message Board Post: In your Gray research did you come across a Daniel L Gray who married Lillie Derrah in 15 Oct 1904. I haven't located them after the wedding and could use a pointer.

I have been looking for years for Melinda (Belinda) (Lucinda) Martin. All I know is that she married Frederick Allman in Marshall county VA (now WVA) on May 21, 1848. Her parents were not mentioned. A 1830 census for Marshall co. va calls her lucinda and says she was born in VA (dad PA, mom NJ), another for 1880 says she was born in PA and calls herself melinda. Her tombstone in Wood/Wirt County says Belinda. Confusing? You bet. We believe she was probably born between 1826-1830. I've been trying to pull up any Martins in the VA/PA border area that have those names. Of course there are several. Any ideas or leads appreciated. Squire Martin has lucindas, john hugh martin has melindas, and on it goes-- but nothing to match to her. One of her son's is named Jeremiah-- and I've even found those. One possible lead has an LDS posting for a Melinda Martin born about 1829 in Monongalia-- father John Hugh Martin. No further info. Any way to eliminate that? Here's her children-- which may supply a hint. Descendants of Belinda"Melinda Lucinda" Martin 1 Belinda"Melinda Lucinda" Martin b: Abt. 1826 d: 1900 in buried at Limestone Cemetary, (listed as Belinda), Rockport WVA ...... 2 Jeremiah Allman b: April 18, 1849 in Moundsville, Marshall County ...... 2 John W. Allman b: 1851 in Marshall county ...... 2 Joshua Allman b: February 1857 in Rockport WVA ...... 2 Levi Allman b: February 1860 in Wirt Co. WV/Tucker District ...... 2 Benjamin Allman b: December 18, 1862 in Wirt Co. WV Tucker District/ But listed wood county birth index ...... 2 George W. Allman b: April 19, 1864 in Wirt Co. WV/Tucker District But listed wood co birth index ...... 2 Ozias Allman b: June 1866 in Wirt Co. WV/Tucker District ...... 2 Mary E Allman b: June 24, 1853 in Marshall county VA now WVA,.. ...... 2 Zachariah Allman b: died at 6 years old, debbie deem

Thanks to all who have already sent info. It was a great help. I should have posted all the names we research in that area, as one of the lister's asked so here they are. Martha Cross Sargent ANKROM BREECH CLARK CROSS INGRAM LIVINSTON MEANS MCMULLEN MOWDER MYER MYERS ROSS WATSON WILLIS WOODS

Hello. Does anyone know where a town or a place called Mononga might have been? I have a marriage record saying the bride lived Mononga, also my GGGGrandfather John S. Willis listed his place of birth in his Civil War records as Monongahela, VA. Two of his siblings have been proven to have been born in Marshall Co. WV, but due to the feud over the borders up there, I thought there might be some of you who would know something about all this. Thanks. Martha Cross Sargent in Parkersburg, WV

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gray-Nesmith-Sivert-Porter-Woods-Tomlinson-research Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/623 Message Board Post: I have a new e-mail address for my genealogy research....... my new one is moundtowngirl@excite.com ... the old one was rpat25@1st.net ....... Barb

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/561.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you Angela for your informaion. Luckily I was able to make contact with someone in the Archives and I have received some of the information you mentioned. Thank you again.

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/495.1 Message Board Post: The Wheeling News-Register for Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV covered Marshall co as well as news for Bellaire, Bridgeport, and Martins Ferry in Belmont Co., Ohio. The microfilm for that newspaper is located in the Ohio Co. Library in Wheeling. I believe it goes back to about 1860. They also have microfilm of some census records for Ohio and Marshall Counties.

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/561.1 Message Board Post: St. John's Boys' home is located in the Elm Grove section of Wheeling in Ohio Co. It is next door to St. Vincent's Church & School on Key Ave. My Mom works there. Boys are sent there who have been removed from their homes due to abuse of one kind or another. It's kind of a half-way home. Some are sent back to their families, some are fostered, some adopted, some sent to stricter places due to acting out aggression. They spend anywhere from a few days up to a year there. The Home is only supposed to have a certain number of boys at a time, within a certain age limit, and for a limited amount of time. It's a place the state can keep the kids until it decides what to do with them. If you need other info, I can ask my Mom what she knows. I'm not sure if there is any written history about the place that I could access. I'm also not sure about the types of records available concerning the children who have stayed there. I would imagine that any existing records would be sealed due to the minor status of the boys.

Does anything know anything about this person or his wife-Belle who died of consumption. Her death records give her parents as Samuel and Nancy GRAY and then lists her informant as Mary GRANDON-mother??? Thank you, Pam WARRICK, Belle-white-female-date of death: 30 Sep 1901-Place of Death: Bellton-Cause of Death: Consumption-Age: 34-Parents: Sam'l & Nancy GRAY-Consort: Burgoine WARRICK-Informant:Mary GRANDON (mother)-Book 1, Page 112.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lancaster Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/622 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on David, Peter,John, and Issac Lancaster. I am interested in any pictures or contacts from living family members.

Sylvia:I don't know her maiden name, I have her as Lucy and also on one census it is Lutesia. I have very little on this line, I think that John C. and Lucy came here from Germany. I will gladly share what little bit of information I have. Sandy

Hi Sandy, I don't know when John C. Neehouse died or where he is buried, but it was sometime between 6 Aug 1868, date of his will, and 12 Nov 1879, when his will was probated. I'm interested in his family as a granddaughter Irene Augusta married into my McCreary family, and a daughter Sophia Mary married into my Imer family. Do you know the surname of John C. Neehouse's wife Catherine Lucy? Thank you, Sylvia Sligar

Would anyone know who the funeral director would have been for someone who lived in Boggs Run late 1800's, possibly around 1870-1880, also is there a cemetry there? I am looking for my gr-gr-grandfather, John C. Neehouse, owned property in Boggs Run, I cannot find out where he was buried, my Dad says he thought it was Boggs Run. Sandy Clark

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RUSH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/620.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, I will update the David Rush page on Marshall County Genweb and my homepage. Gary Chambers