Beverly,Donzella is my sister & we are from Point Pleasant WV,Dottie is over the research Department & that is what she does.We went to school together.So if you call she will help if she can.Arlona Carr Tait.NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Alexander" <alexbev@comcast.net> To: <wvmason@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [WVMASON] Subject: Mary Jane WITHERS,daugh. of Jacob WITHERS & Nancy > Donzella, > > Thank you so much for your very helpful email. > > I am always reluctant to call a courthouse staff and ask for help. Some > of > them are so busy and consider us genealogists such pests. But I will call > her and ask for help with this issue. or write to her. > > Thank you so much. If it turns out I need "feet on the ground", I will > contact you for your daughter's contact information. Please thank her for > her kind offer. > > v/r, > Beverly Alexander > Culpeper, VA > I hear ethereal voices, persuasive, soft and still > Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will? > alexbev@comcast.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donzella Mullen" <fmullen1@tampabay.rr.com> > To: <WVMASON@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:04 PM > Subject: [WVMASON] Subject: Mary Jane WITHERS,daugh. of Jacob WITHERS & > Nancy > > >> Another source for info would be the Mason County Court House, 200 Sixth >> Street, Point Pleasant, WV 25550 - Phone - 304-675-1997 or FAX >> 304-675-2521 and ask for Dottie Campbell. >> >> In the Mason Co. Marriage Book Nancy's last name is spelled NEIGHBERT. >> Of >> course the spellings could be varied. >> >> My daughter is a member of the DAR and her husband is a member of the >> SAR. >> I called my dtr and she suggested when you contact the court house to >> have >> them check for a will for Jacob Withers and if there is none to check for >> a will of Nancy Withers. Also ask if there was any land records. Wills >> often mention wife, and children even if there was nothing left to them. >> >> Dottie has helped my daughter quite often, she was there last month and >> brought back a lot of records. My daughter Veva said if you do not have >> any luck with the court house to contact her and she would try to help. >> So let the list know if you have any luck and if not, I will give you my >> daughter's email address. >> >> I also found a web site for Point Pleasant (location of the county court) >> >> http://www.pointpleasantwv.org/ >> >> It will give you info on fees and such. >> Good luck and let us know if we can help you further. I have access to >> the census records but names of the household were not mention until >> 1850. >> Donzella >> PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WVMASON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVMASON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

It is so? nice to know there are nice people in Pt Pleasant, My gggranddad Harvey Curtis Rairden? had the first lighting concession of street lamps there.? I think there was a Rairden street where the old farm was.? I would love to know more...? thanks to all.patti a mighty fortress is our God...