JniWren@aol.com wrote: > > I thought Hiawassee was in Buchanan County, Va. Hiawassee is located on state hwy. 693 in Pulaski County, Va. It is close to the New River Trail State Park.

Hi Everyone! I'm new to the list. I was wondering if anyone had marriage records for McDowell Co covering the years 1900-05? I am looking for the marriage date of Gentry Cline and Dolly Harvey who married at Davey. Thanks in Advance. Jennifer Parsons ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

My Murphy forebears apparently were some of the first settlers up what we call Gary Holler. My great-great-grandfather Herndon Murphy, wife Polly and his family (including my ggrandfather John Anderson Murphy, Sr. and his wife Mariah nee Shannon) initially obtained grants (around 1850) for land in the main Gary area. In fact, a large tract of their land, and possibly the site of the "old homeplace," was defined by the Tug River, the Adkin Branch (holler where the old Gary High School football stadium was/is located) and Grapevine Branch (small creek running eastward off the Tug from Wilcoe). USSteel apparently owned the land for years, but I gather that is no longer the case. My question is both general and specific: Is there an authority on the history of that area and does anyone have a clue if there is an old cemetery in the area? FYI, I'm aware that John Anderson Murphy, Sr. and wife subsequently moved to present Skygusty and I'm fairly certain they are buried in a small cemetery on Totten Ridge, i.e. the ridge between Skygusty and Anawalt. This isn't the cemetery I'm trying to locate. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, and "Regards," from Brenham, Texas Pat

As my first "input" message to the McDowell County Group, allow me to throw in a few tidbits which, hopefully, may be of help. First, most of you are probably already aware of all of this, but when I need to look up a placename, I resort to the following U.S. Geological Survey Internet site: http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html I must confess that when I checked for Hiawassee, I got 13 hits, but none in West Virginia. That being the case, I've still found it to be quite good, even with historical placenames that are no longer in use. For example, present Skygusty, which is up Gary Holler toward Anawalt used to be Dearing. Secondly, and in response to Brenda's query regarding the Collins Family, I have nothing on them, but in your research it might help to know that present-day Wilcoe (between Welch and Gary) at one time was named "Tug River." Until I discovered this, I had a heck of a time trying to figure out where "on the actual Tug River" my forebears were from. Finally, check out the following site (result of a search on the USGS site above) for information on Tiptop: http://mapping.usgs.gov:8888/gnis/owa/gnisquery?f_name=Tiptop&variant=Y&f_state= VA&f_cnty=Tazewell&f_type=&pop1=&pop2=&elev1=&elev2=&cell=&tab=y In simpler terms, Tiptop is off the beaten path in northern/northwestern Tazewell County generally south of Abbs Valley and north of Tazewell. It is definitely a wide spot in the road, reached by crossing a range of small mountains/hills on a narrow and curvy road. Even so, it's not that difficult to reach, and the area is pretty. Okay, so much for my "answers." Now that I've contributed, I feel free to ask some questions. But I'll do that separately. Regards! Patrick ("Pat") Murphy

Could it be Hiawatha, WV, 24729 in Mercer Co, WV. It's near the Mercer/Wyoming County line. There is also a town with a similar name in Pulaski Co., VA.

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Garnett Chester SPEARS b.Oct.9,1922 Worth WV. d.Nov,1989 His parents were:William Thomas SPEARS and Pearl Mae(ADAMS)SPEARS. Garnett worked in Worth WV.around 1941 at Pocahintas Fuel Co. Married 1946? to:Annie Victoria SPARKS b.Aug.25,1928 in Montcalm WV d.Dec.9,1984 in Welch Hosp at age 56. Annie's parnets: Binum F.SPARKS and Mary Ann (Daughterty)<-Spelling? SPARKS Garnett and Annie had three children and divorced around 1950?. Three children were given up for adoption. Both Garnett and Annie went on to marry others and had more children. Annie then lived in Gilliam WV and Annie married James Widner or Widener b.Dec.5,1927 d.Apr 14 1980's Annie and James had two sons,Northfork area,James (Jr) and Michael. This is everything I have on this family. Any help of above would be super!! Thanks Tiny ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Does any one know or ever heard of a place called Hiawassee,Wv???? if so where is it???

Oh Kathy, Thank you for info on Worth and surrounding locations names too!! Tiny :) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Tiny, Do you happen to have a Frank Floyd Spears m. to Lucille Foley in your data? He was born May 5, 1912. They are from McDowell Co. Thanks for your time.----Sherry -----Original Message----- From: June Bond <bluehue@hotmail.com> To: WVMCDOWE-L@rootsweb.com <WVMCDOWE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 5:42 PM Subject: [WVMCDOWE-L] Worth WV? >Hello, >Found info on a family member that says he was >born and worked in Worth WV. Anyone able to tell >me where that was? And any info on Pocahintas Fuel Co.? >Anyone have information on a William Thomas SPEARS and wife >Pearl Mae(ADAMS)SPEARS, lived in McDowell Co, in Worth >Thanks, >Tiny

-----Original Message----- From: Clement, Melissa <MClement@hunton.com> To: WVMCDOWE-L@rootsweb.com <WVMCDOWE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 1:46 PM Subject: [WVMCDOWE-L] Brumfield/McCoy >I am a descendent of Laura Bell Brumfield and Jimison Milton Brumfield >(ggrandparents) of McDowell County, as well as Laurence Jullian McCoy and >Mary Eloise McCoy (McDowell County) (grandparents). I am searching for any >information on Laurence McCoy and/or the Brumfield family. Please e-mail me >with any information you might have. Thanks! Mclement@Hunton.com. > Melissa, I'm looking for info on a Jimmy McCoy probably born in 1925-1940. His mother's name was Bessie May Collins. I believe she never married Jimmy's father. Other men she had children by are Darby and Kitchen. Most of her children were raised by R.S. and Ailene Collins in Hensley, WV. Do any of these names appear in your records? Thanks for your time. Sherry

Could it be Hiawasse VA...in Pulaski County? At 06:17 PM 1/25/99 -0800, you wrote: >Does any one know or ever heard of a place called >Hiawassee,Wv???? if so where is it??? > > >==== WVMCDOWE Mailing List ==== >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >.........................McDOWELL MAILING LIST......................... >A good practice in messaging is to limit 'Per Line' Characters'to 65-75 >Many older systems use smaller screens and clip longer lines every time >Help those on this list who have these screens and systems. THANK YOU! >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > Sabrina Lawson sklawson@mindspring.com http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Bayou/3224

I found a Hiawatha, WV in a zip code book (zip code 24729). It looks like its located in mid to southern Mercer County or possibly is Southeastern corner of Wyoming Co. If I pin point a better location I'll be happy to pass it on. Lita -----Original Message----- From: Lewis Bell <kingpin@wilmington.net> To: WVMCDOWE-L@rootsweb.com <WVMCDOWE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [WVMCDOWE-L] Worth WV? >Does any one know or ever heard of a place called >Hiawassee,Wv???? if so where is it??? > > >==== WVMCDOWE Mailing List ==== >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >.........................McDOWELL MAILING LIST......................... >A good practice in messaging is to limit 'Per Line' Characters'to 65-75 >Many older systems use smaller screens and clip longer lines every time >Help those on this list who have these screens and systems. THANK YOU! >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > >

Is there anyone on this mailing list who can tell me a little bit about Tiptop (Tazewell) VA? Thx, Melaine

In a message dated 25-Jan-99 10:26:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, Ktdidyvgs@aol.com writes: > WORTH WV is up "Northfork Holler" in McDowell County. >Is there a place in Newhall called #8 Holler. Hoy

WORTH WV is up "Northfork Holler" in McDowell County. There is a road that goes off R52 past Algoma and on up Northfork Holler. There are small residential places called Rolf, McDowell, Worth, and at the head of the Holler, Crumpler. We go there about every year as my mother was born in Worth and grew up in Algoma. Hope this has been of some help. Kathy

My gosh, came on and found all these emails for McDowell County. Now that the list is woke up I thought I would post for any info on the Collins of Tug River. Also if anybody knows anything about a Gristmill owned and operated by William Collins on the Tug Fork of Big Sandy. My guess would be 1850-60, supposely down river from Judge Toliver. Any help appreciated. Brenda Collins Dillon

I thought Hiawassee was in Buchanan County, Va.

I am a descendent of Laura Bell Brumfield and Jimison Milton Brumfield (ggrandparents) of McDowell County, as well as Laurence Jullian McCoy and Mary Eloise McCoy (McDowell County) (grandparents). I am searching for any information on Laurence McCoy and/or the Brumfield family. Please e-mail me with any information you might have. Thanks! Mclement@Hunton.com.

In a message dated 25-Jan-99 5:45:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, bluehue@hotmail.com writes: > Pocahintas Fuel Co. >This should be spelled Pocahontas. This company is in Pocahontas, VA. in Tazewell >County VA. which shares a border with McDowell. Hoy