This site has the list of soldiers of West Virginia's 13th Infantry. Submit your ancestors info: birth, death, place of burial, wife and children. And would be nice if you would give directions to the cemetery where your soldier is buried. I am not associated with this site, just appreciate the work being done to document our ancestors resting place and history. Regina Gray http://www.13wvi.com/index.htm

Hello Everybody: You may be interested in our new website, which is a memorial to the 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. Alot of the soldiers in this regiment were from Mason Co. You can visit the site at: http://www.13wvi.com/index.htm Among lots of other things, the site includes a comprehensive history of the regiment and a soldier roster. There is also a section entitled "Soldier Information and Researchers." This is a compilation of the names and e-mail addresses of people who have contacted us with information about particular soldiers. One of the things we hope to do is to connect researchers with soldier-interests in common. We hope to keep improving the site, and adding new researcher names and soldier information to the list. If you have any information on a soldier from this regiment and would like to contribute, please e-mail me. Kim Brownlee [email protected]

Am searching for information on the STANLEY surname. From "Jackson County, WV Marriages 1831-1879," transcribed by Wes Cochran, come the following marriage info: James Ables married Ruth Standley 31 May 1846 Ruth Ables married J. S. (John Stuart) Hoffman (Huffman)17 Jan. 1850 I believe that Ruth STANLEY & Ruth ABLES are the same person & that her marriage to HUFFMAN was her 2nd. As evidence, I offer the death certificate of J. S. HUFFMAN's son, Frederick L. HUFFMAN. It says that his mother's maiden name was Ruth STANLEY. According to the annotated 1850 Census for Jackson County, Ruth STANLEY ABLES HUFFMAN was born in Mason County, VA. Another household in 1850 Jackson County is: 255-259 Sarah ROWLEY 49 William 19 Calvin 12 Annotation says that Sarah ROWLEY's maiden name was STANLEY & that she was born in Mason County, VA. It also says that Sarah STANLEY married James ROWLEY on 1 December 1833. That fact is verified in Wes Cochran's Jackson County marriage book. Next door to Sarah (Stanley) ROWLEY is the following residence: 254-258 James BARNHEART 20 Anna 15 According to same Jackson County marriage records transcribed by Wes Cochran, James Barnhart married Anna ROWLEY on 4 April 1850. I believe that the household of James & Anna "BARNHEART" is one that contains the daughter & son-in-law of Sarah (STANLEY) ROWLEY. In the 1850 Jackson County house of Sarah ROWLEY & family we find the names of Sarah, William & Calvin. The husband of Sarah & the father of the children was James. He was not living with them at the time -- probably deceased. I now offer the 1870 Jackson County Census records as circumstantial evidence. 1st the John S. HUFFMAN household: John S. HUFFMAN 48 Ruth A. 45 Sarah M. 19 William F. 17 Frederick L 16 Nancy Jane 14 James W. 10 Docia A. 8 John C(alvin) 5 Derby E. 3 Coonrod C. 4/12 Then the James BARNHART household: James BARNHART 41 Annie 37 Rachel A. 18 William L. 16 Ruth A. 14 James H. 12 Calvin P. 10 Harman H. 8 Phoebe A. 6 Mary K. 4 John S. 2 Virginia R. 1/24 Just like the Sarah (STANLEY) ROWLEY household in 1850 Jackson County, the John S. HUFFMAN house in 1870 Jackson County contains the names of Sarah, William, James & Calvin. The James BARNHART house in 1870 contains the names William, James & Calvin. (Only Sarah is missing.) I believe that Ruth STANLEY ABLES HUFFMAN & Sarah STANLEY ROWLEY are related. We know that they were both born in Mason County, VA. As I mentioned before, I also believe that Sarah STANLEY ROWLEY & Anna ROWLEY BARNHART are mother & daughter. Can anyone help me with my STANLEY connection? John S. Huffman & James Barnhart were my ggg grandfathers. Thank you in advance for any information or guidance. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Mike Peters [email protected]

West Columbia has a few houses left and a post office but that is abt it..My Aunt still lives there..my mom was from there in the fortys..Nan-wv [email protected] wrote: > I checked out TopoZone.com. It says that West Columbia is on the Chester > Quad. If you go to that site and put in West Columbia, WV, it will give you > a part of the topo map. You will be able to see West Columbia on that. > > Kathy

Thanks everyone for the info on West Columbia. I am going to add it to my "To Visit list". Thanks again... now, if I could just find my great great grand mother who was from there and married there. Dutch

Dutch Meyer wrote: > > West Columbia was apprently a fairly large town in 1860. My question: > What is there today? Is it a ghost town or is there a "live" town yet? > Thanks..... Dutch Unnh....there's a white wooden sign, that says, "West Columbia," standing alongside the road, next to a huge rock wall....unless there's some sort of town up the hill, further back off the road, I'd guess that's about it. Certainly wasn't much to make mental notes of, as I recall.... Perhaps someone more familiar with the area can provide some data? Julie

West Columbia was apprently a fairly large town in 1860. My question: What is there today? Is it a ghost town or is there a "live" town yet? Thanks..... Dutch

I checked out TopoZone.com. It says that West Columbia is on the Chester Quad. If you go to that site and put in West Columbia, WV, it will give you a part of the topo map. You will be able to see West Columbia on that. Kathy

There is a 4 year old George E. Vanmatre listed as the stepson in this household: B012 (West Columbia, Page 012) E.M. Collins WM 50 laborer VA ?? ?? Sarah WF 33 wife keeping house WV ?? WV Millie Vanmatre WF 11 stepdaughter WV ?? WV George E. Vanmatre WM 4 stepson WV ?? WV This is the only George on the 1880 that is close to the one you are looking for. The other one is 15 years old. There is an Edward listed who is 5 years old in another household. Let me know if you want this info too. Hope this helps...Debi _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

In a message dated 9/23/00 9:26:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Bird Plants married Earl Gillispie. I have no other information on them at > this time. Thanks, I looked for them in the marriage book but must have been after 1915. Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag">All My Mama's</A> Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

Sandy, Bird Plants married Earl Gillispie. I have no other information on them at this time. Suzie Crump The Crump Family of Mason County http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/r/u/Suzanna-J-Crump/index.html WVGenWeb CC for Mason County http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmason/mason.htm WV ALHN CC Mason County http://www.goodnet.com/~suzie/crump.html WV GenExchange CC for Mason County http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?State=wv&County=mason -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 6:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WVMASON] john plants, was Re: Will We Ever Figure This Family Out? In a message dated 9/20/00 9:41:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > John C W Plants 1st wife was Mary Crump, had a > daughter whose name was Bird Plants > Possibility Sarah "Ellen" Jeffers was partners with > him in 1890 census > Apr 13 1913 he married Roma Jane Clonch > Do you know if Roma was biological mother of Eulah? This is what I have Descendants of John CWH Plants 1 John CWH Plants b: 11 October 1861 in Mason Co., WV d: 24 October 1931 in Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV Number of children: 1 .. +Mary Croump Number of children: 1 Father: Mother: .... 2 Bird Plants *2nd Wife of John CWH Plants: .. +Roma Clounch b: 18 July 1890 in Ohio m: 14 April 1913 in Mason Co., WV d: 02 February 1967 in Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co., FL Number of children: 1 Father: Frank GOULD Mother: Sarah Ellen CLOUNCH Descendants of Roma Clounch 1 Roma Clounch b: 18 July 1890 in Ohio d: 02 February 1967 in Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co., FL Number of children: 1 .. +Blaine Rogers m: 1909 in not married Number of children: 1 Father: Mother: .... 2 Eulah Esteveen Plants b: 15 July 1909 Number of children: 1 ........ +Edgar Otho Plants, Sr. b: 19 April 1904 in Mason Co., WV d: October 1968 Number of children: 1 Father: Christopher Columbus PLANTS Mother: Adra Ella PLANTS .......... 3 Edgar Otho Plants, Jr. Number of children: 4 .............. +Elaine Joyce m: 1953 Number of children: 4 Father: Mother: *1st Husband of Roma Clounch: .. +John CWH Plants b: 11 October 1861 in Mason Co., WV m: 14 April 1913 in Mason Co., WV d: 24 October 1931 in Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV Number of children: 1 Father: Andrew Jackson PLANTS Mother: Eliza Ann ROUSH Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag">All My Mama's</A> Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

In a message dated 9/20/00 9:41:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > John C W Plants 1st wife was Mary Crump, had a > daughter whose name was Bird Plants > Possibility Sarah "Ellen" Jeffers was partners with > him in 1890 census > Apr 13 1913 he married Roma Jane Clonch > Do you know if Roma was biological mother of Eulah? This is what I have Descendants of John CWH Plants 1 John CWH Plants b: 11 October 1861 in Mason Co., WV d: 24 October 1931 in Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV Number of children: 1 .. +Mary Croump Number of children: 1 Father: Mother: .... 2 Bird Plants *2nd Wife of John CWH Plants: .. +Roma Clounch b: 18 July 1890 in Ohio m: 14 April 1913 in Mason Co., WV d: 02 February 1967 in Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co., FL Number of children: 1 Father: Frank GOULD Mother: Sarah Ellen CLOUNCH Descendants of Roma Clounch 1 Roma Clounch b: 18 July 1890 in Ohio d: 02 February 1967 in Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co., FL Number of children: 1 .. +Blaine Rogers m: 1909 in not married Number of children: 1 Father: Mother: .... 2 Eulah Esteveen Plants b: 15 July 1909 Number of children: 1 ........ +Edgar Otho Plants, Sr. b: 19 April 1904 in Mason Co., WV d: October 1968 Number of children: 1 Father: Christopher Columbus PLANTS Mother: Adra Ella PLANTS .......... 3 Edgar Otho Plants, Jr. Number of children: 4 .............. +Elaine Joyce m: 1953 Number of children: 4 Father: Mother: *1st Husband of Roma Clounch: .. +John CWH Plants b: 11 October 1861 in Mason Co., WV m: 14 April 1913 in Mason Co., WV d: 24 October 1931 in Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV Number of children: 1 Father: Andrew Jackson PLANTS Mother: Eliza Ann ROUSH Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag">All My Mama's</A> Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

Hello, Received this on another mailing list and thought I would forward it. JoAnne if you would forward to the folks on your list. Maybe we can get hold of some of these people. Suzie Crump WVGenWeb CC for Mason County http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmason/mason.htm WV ALHN CC Mason County http://www.goodnet.com/~suzie/crump.html WV GenExchange CC for Mason County http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?State=wv&County=mason this might be important to someone << Hello, I live in St. Louis, Missouri and saw on the local news tonight that there is a BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK - 1843 - 1963 ( North St. Louis) that is looking for persons with family buried there. The airport is being expanded and they are going to move the CEMETERY. Is there a way to get this message to as many listers as possible in a short amount of time? Can you help! Pat Jones Smith St. Louis, Missouri USA [email protected]

I am looking for info on where I may purchase a book on the Machir's Famliy? Thanks so much. Patti

Debi, did it list the town? (1880 Jackson Census) Thanks, John

This is my 1st breakthrough! Thanks, I knew they were married in Jackson Co., but didn't know how long they were there before moving to Mason...Thanks, John

I don't have the 1910/1920 Mason census but I do have the 1880 WV census for Mason and Jackson counties WV. There are no Blair families on the 1880 Mason, but the 1880 Jackson WV census has: Ellihue,33 yo, Nancy, 22 yo, daughter Sarah, 2yo, son Geo. W., born Aug. 1879. This is the only Blair family listed. Hope this helps a little...Debi _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Am looking for any information on George Edward VanMeter , b. 1875 in Mason County. Married Lillie Gibbs in 1895. Had one son , (my grandfather) Harry Dale , b. Sept 1896. Lived in the Clifton area , and possibly worked on the river. "Ed" died in 1949 in Huntington hospital. Am searching for his parents. Would anyone have access to the 1880 census for Mason County? Any info on Ed or Lillie's parents /siblings would be greatly appreciated. Best Wishes, Tammy Altman <A HREF="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5647408&siteid=27621178&bfpag e=homepage2">Search 600 million names at Ancestry.com</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/clermont197/Index.html">Clermont County , Ohio Genealogy</A>

I am searching for the descendants and for any information on Elihu Blair & his wife Nancy Dulin. She is listed as the daughter of K. Dulin & Eliz. Lee. Elihu and Nancy are both buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Mason Co. WV. Does anyone possibly have access to the 1910 or 1920 Census? I have not idea if this couple had any children or not. Would like to find out more! Thanks! John Blair Descendants of Elihugh F. Blair 1. ELIHUGH F.4 BLAIR (JACOB3, JACOB2, JACOB1) was born February 11, 1849, and died June 03, 1929 in Point Pleasant, Mason Co. WV. He married NANCY DULAN December 05, 1876 in Jackson Co. W Va.. She died February 13, 1918 in Point Pleasant, Mason Co. WV. More About ELIHUGH F. BLAIR: Burial: Lone Oak Cemetery Notes for NANCY DULAN: Daughter of K.Dulan and Eliz. Lee More About NANCY DULAN: Burial: Lone Oak Cemetery

Would you check for PHELPS in the Mason Co. Death Records for Roswell Phelps (died after 1852) and Conrad Phelps (died after 1880)? Thanking you in advance for taking your time to help others in their research. I have a lot of books covering Meigs Co., Ohio and will be happy to look up information for anyone researching ancestors from that area. Connie [email protected] "Please practice random acts of kindness"...... Searching For: Aleshire, Anderson, Bradfield, Braley, Cleland, Carpenter, Cotterill, Ellsey, Gotschall, Hayhurst, Hospelhorn, Lallance, Latham, Nease, Phelps, Pierce, Romine, Roush, Savage, Searles, Stevenson, Stone, Thomazin, Turner, Walters, Wells, Woodruff, Wrath, Zirkle.