[email protected] wrote: > > Subject: > > WVMARSHA-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 25 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Marshall County Genealogy [Kim Chambers <[email protected]] > #2 New [[email protected]] > #3 Re: Family research [Phyllis Miller Fleming <[email protected]] > #4 Non-Virtual Get-together -- Update [[email protected]] > #5 WHITE FAMILY ["Beverly Todd" <[email protected]>] > #6 1790 Census [Kim Chambers <[email protected]] > #7 Surnames [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from WVMARSHA-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Marshall County Genealogy > Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 08:04:35 -0800 > From: Kim Chambers <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Hello fellow Marshall County researchers, Kim Chambers here. > > Although a neophyte to serious genealogical research and especially to > on-line research, I am enthusiastically entering the genealogical > community. Linda Cunningham Fluharty's work on the Marshall County > virtual society and webgen pages are two of the best specific genealogical > sites I have found so far. Much thanks to Linda! > > At Linda's suggestion I am updating you on the nature of my current > Marshall County and related searches. > > The two principle lines I am researching at the moment are the CHAMBERS and > CROW lines. My own ancestry in these two lines traces as follows: > > Edward Chambers (b. 1750), Josiah Chambers (b.1788), Solomon Chambers > (1812-1882), James Alexander Chambers (1841-1926), Oscar Solomon Chambers > (1870-1854), & J W Chambers (1911-1978). > > Jacob Crow, Peter Crow (1763-1826), Jacob Crow II (1798-1884), John > Wesley Crow (1836-1914), Clara Belle Crow (1873-1965 & wife of Oscar > Solomon Chambers). > > I am also a descendant in the Rudolph WELLMAN (1758-1836) line (much thanks > to Vernon Anderson & Blaine Standiford on their information related to the > Wellman line) and in the Skelton STANDIFORD (b. abt. 1777) line (again > thanks to Blaine). Other lines of relation & interest: WILLIAMS, > CAMPBELL, TERRELL/TERRILL, DORSEY, MERRILL, WIANT and especially the OGLE > line on which I am finding little information. > > Yesterday Linda added my name to the Marshall County page under the > CHAMBERS and CROW surnames list and to do lookups related to the 1790, > first Pennsylvania and Virginia census. Correspondence on any of the > above genealogical lines or related to the 1790 census is most welcome. > > A pleasure to be in touch. > > KC > ************************************************************************** > Kim Chambers, Ph.D. > Instructional Resource Center > Institute for Teaching and Learning > > Voice: (860) 486-6676 > Fax: (860) 486-1410 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > Address: U-5RC Homer Babbage Library > 369 Fairfield Road > University of Connecticut > Storrs, CT 06268 > > UConn: Where everyone majors in learning & all credits transfer to life. > > **************************************************************************** > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: New > Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 08:30:13 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Genealogy Files: > > The Descendants of John Pearl... Linda Fluharty > Descendants of Matthew Boyd and Isaac Smith.. Carol Frary. > Descendants of John Jopinger submitted by Edna Epps. > > Tammy Burch sent photos of the Burch Cemetery. > > Vernon Anderson sent a photo of the shot case, medal & powder horn of Civil > War soldier David Alexander Fletcher. > > Thanks! > > Linda Cunningham Fluharty > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Family research > Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 08:39:10 -0500 > From: Phyllis Miller Fleming <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > George & Janet, > > I would like to share MILLER information. > > Phyllis Miller Fleming > Shelbyville, IN > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Non-Virtual Get-together -- Update > Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 08:49:25 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hi, Everyone: > > About the MAY get-together of our Virtual Genealogy in Marshall County... It > appears that it will be MAY 15th and the location will be Undo's, as suggested > initially by Jim Wiley. Since the Undo's in Benwood is Marshall County, it > seems fitting to have it there. ( I am also hoping that the Benwood location > will encourage my dad to stop by!) > > Daniele Bougher has provided me with some information from Undo's, with more > to follow. At this point, it appears that for a fee we can have a room at > Undo's. I will pay the fee to reserve the space.... Daniele is going to find > out how many people the room accomodates and then we can decide how best to > proceed. It is possible that we can all order from the menu, but they may > have some type of dinner plan for larger groups, for example for $XX per > person for a choice of spaghetti or lasagna with whatever with it. I don't > know. > > Also, if you are bringing your spouse or someone, please indicate that when > you sign up. > > This event is still a long way off and there is still lots of time to sign > up. > > We already have the suggestion of albums and I have said people can bring > books they have for sale...Any other suggestions? > > Thanks. > > Linda > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: WHITE FAMILY > Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:06:19 -0600 > From: "Beverly Todd" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > I am researching the WHITE family in Marshall Co. Apparently James > and his brothers migrated there from Green Co., PA prior to 1850. > Settling in Cameron twp. and later 1870 Webster. My ggg-Grandfather > Edward was James's son. He was killed in the Civil War, but left a > Widow Anne and 6 children. She and her two sons, Chris and John were > in the 1880 census in Webster twp. > James first wife was Martha but in the 1870 census he had remarried a > Mrs. Maria Bloomfield. They had two little girls and her two boys. > He may have died before the 1880 census. > > Any help appreciated. > > Bev Todd > [email protected] > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: 1790 Census > Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 13:46:53 -0800 > From: Kim Chambers <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Marshall County Researchers, > > For those of you requesting "lookups" for the 1790 Virginia and > Pennsylvania census here is some background on this "first census of the > United States." > > The 1790 census was the first enumeration of United States inhabitants, > covering 17 present states. Enumerators compiled, then stored these > records in Washington. Data on 6 states, including Virginia, were > destroyed when the British burned the Capitol in 1812. > > At the time of this census, the Union consisted of 12 states, Rhode Island > being admitted in 1790. The present state, Kentucky, was included in the > Virginia census. Similarly Maine, Alabama, and Mississippi records are > included in other states. Of course, West Virginia at that time was > officially a part of Virginia. > > Pennsylvania's census is largely intact. It is organized by counties that > existed in Pennsylvania in 1790. Pennsylvania's officially enumerated > population of 434,373 was second in size to the much larger Virginia > (747,610). > > Virginia's 1790 census has been partially restored subsequent to the 1812 > fire. By compiling some manuscript lists of Virginia enumerations made in > 1782, 1783, 1784, and 1785 - plus the tax lists of Greenbrier County from > 1783 to 1786 - officials have partially restored the 1790 Virginia census. > 370,000 inhabitants in 39 counties exist in the 1790 Virginia Census. > 377,000 inhabitants in 41 counties are not included. Also included is an > enumeration list for the city of Richmond. > > The 1790 census is by "Heads of Families." Data included in this census > lists: > > Name of the Head of the Family > > Number of free white males of 16 years age and upwards, including the head > of the family. > > Number of free white males under 16 years age. > > Number of free white females of 16 years age and upwards, including the > head of the family. > > Number of all other free persons. > > Number of slaves. > > Hope this information on the 1790 census helps in your search. > > KC > > *************************************************************************** > Kim Chambers > Voice: (860) 486-6676 > Fax: (860) 486-1410 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > Address: U-5RC Homer Babbage Library > 369 Fairfield Road > University of Connecticut > Storrs, CT 06268 > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Surnames > Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:02:02 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hi everyone: To introduce myself. I grew up in Moundsville but haven't lived > there for 36 years. Do visit family often, however. I'm researching the > names WALTON, MOWL, BAIRD and GRANDSTAFF in Marshall County. My Walton line > came into Moundsville from Greene County, PA in 1868 but believe Bairds and > Grandstaffs have a longer history in Marshall County. All branches of > paternal and maternal ancestors were settlers in Greene County and Washington > County, PA, and Wetzel County, WV. Pennsylvania names are RHOME, MAIN, > STAGGERS, SHULTZ. Wetzel County names are HOSTUTLER, ANDERSON and LEMLEY. > > This Marshall County page is the best! My thanks to Linda especially, and to > everyone else who contributes. > Alice Walton Mason Hi Phyllis, I have lots of Millers in my database. They are on my wife's side and are quite distant ancestors. How would you would like to proceed. I use FTM. Let me know. Thanks George