I don't know which John Williams was "John III", just relaying the books info... > In my line there was a John S.Williams b. abt 1780d. 1850 > and a John A. Williams that I have no dates for > and my John L. Williams b. 1806 d. 1853 , but I don't remember ever hearing him referred to as John III.

I am glad to hear there are some people related to the RATLIFF family in Mercer County, W.VA. I would like to see if anyone can relate to my Ratliffs. This is what I have. Some of it can be verified and some cannot. James RATLIFF married Elizabeth Mandy SURFACE Their children were: (I do have conflicting information on these names) Susan RATLIFF Sara RATLIFF Aree RATLIFF John RATLIFF Ballard Hezekiah RATLIFF (b.1883-d.1965) Ballard Hezikiah RATLIFF married Arabelle PERKINS (b.1894-d.1982) Their children were: William RATLIFF James RATLIFF Nellie RATLIFF Walter Cecil RATLIFF (b.1912-d.1988) Walter Cecil RATLIFF married Kathleen Sylvia RETHFORD (b.1919-d.1995) Walter and Sylvia are my grandparents. They were from the Bluewell area. Walter was a coal miner and Ballard was also. I have other little odds and ends of information also if there is anyone that can tie into my tree. Suzie

Arthur, Hello, I have some Perkins relatives in Mercer County. Your reply to Clifford caught my eye with Missouri Ann Perkins. The dates you give for her would make her possibly related to my George Perkins from the same area. She could be his sister or cousin. Is there anything else you know about that lady? This is all I have, and it is very incomplete. James PERKINS married Lucy ? The only child I know of was George PERKINS George PERKINS married Octavia BIBBIE Their children were: Earnest PERKINS Clifford PERKINS Carrie PERKINS Bessie PERKINS Herbert PERKINS Crockett PERKINS Robbie PERKINS Tuny PERKINS Lacy PERKINS Arabelle PERKINS (b.1894-d.1982) married Ballard Hezekiah RATLIFF (b.1883-d.1965) They are my great-grandparents.Ballard is the son of James RATLIFF and Elizabeth SURFACE. Thanks, I hope it rings a bell. Suzie

I am so excited...maybe...could it be? This is just great...Thank you so much! KIM

Thank You. I appreciate the info. I am from Princeton, WV. I now live in FL. and didn't get int my roots until recently. Now I do a lot long distance or con my daughters who still live there to get me stuff. Thank You. Doris

Thank You. I have one book of Mr. Sanders. Legacy of Home and Families of Princeton-Athens Mercer Co. There was 6 pages on the Lilly Meador connection. I'm going to Princeton to visit my daughters in a few months so if I haven't heard from him by then I'll just stop by and get them or go to the Library. I told my husband he can go fishing and I'm going hunting.LOL. Doris

Dan, I think you are correct about the lack of respect for the cemeteries in the Bluestone Dam flooded area. We have contacted the Corps of Engineers and everyone we could think of for information and no one seems to have any. Thank you very much for looking. In my line there was a John S.Williams b. abt 1780d. 1850 and a John A. Williams that I have no dates for and my John L. Williams b. 1806 d. 1853 , but I don't remember ever hearing him referred to as John III. Thanks again, Mary Ellen

Hi Melinda, I could not find a record of Oren's parents. There was an article about Leonard but it did not list Oren's parents. Thomas Allen BECKETT and Pauline ROLES BECKETT COTTAGE IN ATHENS - This cottage was built by Tom Beckett for rental purpose. It provides a nice income for Pauline, his widow. This is the last house up to the corner of East Concord and State Street. [This was in the 1987 edition so it looks like Pauline was still alive in 1987] Basil BECKETT - Basil and Ruby Beckett built this house, then moved to Princeton. Tom BECKETT - The next cottage belonged to Tom and Pauline Beckett. They lived here with their two daughters until they moved up to State Street in the late 1940's. Bob BECKETT - George B. Beckett built a big house for his family and moved to Athens. He was a caretaker at Concord [College] and a very good one. George B. Beckett and his wife Gertrude had thirteen children. Not all of them lived to maturity. The children were Earl, Bob, Tom, Basil, Roy, Ruth (Stanley), Virgil and Julie (Wiley). George Benjamin BECKETT was the oldest son of John Benjamin and Julia Oakes BECKETT. The Beckett family members are mostly Irish descendants. John was a veteran of the civil war, having served in the Confederate Army from 1861 to 1865. John and Julia resided near Athens. Julia died in 1927 a few days before her 83rd birthday. John died on December 1, he was 94 years old. They are buried in the Austin Cemetery near Lerona. George was born November 30, 1866. He married Gertrude Basham in 1893. They had 13 children. Tom as a plastered. He married Pauline Roles of Princeton. Children were June, Elizabeth and Tommy. Tommy died in infancy. Hope this helps. Linda,Roanoke,VA

Hi Clifford, I'm sorry, there was only one story about Mabes and one Mabes Cemetery listed in the books but I could not connect any of the information to your Mabes. Sorry I could not be of any help. Linda,Roanoke,VA

Hi Kim: I hope this is your Booker Hall: Barnabas Hall of Englad, who lived in the seventeenth century and whose occupation was that of a brick layer and stone mason. He and three sons came to America about the year 1755, landing in New York. Jess Hall, son of Barnabas, born March 22, 1760 died after August 8, 1848. Jess Hall married Phoebe Wilbur their children were: Freeburn Hall (m) Catherine Pate on April 27, 1807 David Hall (m) Abegail Iddings John Hall (m) Sally Pate Charles Hall (m) Elizabeth Iddings Phoebe Hall (m) Mr. Morris Susannah Hall (m) Mr. McNealy Polly Hall (m) Eli Rumburg Lydia Hall (m) Bartley Martin John L. Hall son of Charles and Elizabeth (m) Nellie O'Conner on Oct 11, 1839 They had nine children 1 Cornelius born Sept 7, 1840 may have died in civil war 2 Booker Hall [listed in 1870 Mercer County census] 3 James R. Hall June 8, 1847 4 Charles Hall September 1, 1848 5 Byrd J. Hall February 8, 1850 in Floyd County 6 William B. Hall January 21, 1853 7 Doc Hall June 20, 1855 8 Sarah Biar Hall February 24, 1859 9 Stanton Hall April 20, 1862 If this is your Booker Hall you may be able to get someone to look up the 1870 Mercer County census and get more information. Hope this helps. Linda,Roanoke,VA

Hi Phyllis, I'm sorry, I could only find one reference a George Mullins, none for Matt or Mathew: Steve Kupner began work in the Kentucky/WV coal mines, where he met Victoria Mullins, daughter of George and Nancy Mullins. In 1927, they were married in Crumpler, WV. Linda,Roanoke,VA

Researching the Millander Foster family. If anyone out there has any information on this family, please contact me at: [email protected] (Ellen Foster Perdue / Roanoke, VA) 1. MILLANDER W.1 (KILMER, HILMAN?) FOSTER was born Abt. 1821 in Peterstown (Monroe), WV, and died in Peterstown (Monroe), WV. He married ANGELINE (UNKNOWN) Abt. 1850. She was born Abt. 1830 in Peterstown (Monroe), WV, and died Bef. 1870 in Peterstown (Monroe), WV. Children of MILLANDER (KILMER and ANGELINE (UNKNOWN) are: i. SARAH E.2 FOSTER, b. Abt. 1852. ii. MARY A. FOSTER, b. Abt. 1857. 2. iii. NAPOLEON BONAPART FOSTER, b. April 06, 1859, Peterstown (Monroe), WV; d. November 04, 1922, Roanoke, VA. iv. DAVID B. FOSTER, b. Abt. 1861. v. WILLIAM A. FOSTER, b. Abt. 1866.

Queries posted the past week to this WVGenWeb QueryPage mentioned the following surname(s): ALBAUGH, ALLEN, BAILEY, BOYLES, CECIL, DRAKE, GODFREY, HARVEY, HODGE, ICE, KELLY, MORRISSETTE, NECESSARY, NICELY, RUBLE, SAWYERS, SCHURLOCK, SKEENS, STANLEY, THOMAS, THOMPSON For those of you wanting to read these new queries, they are located at URL: <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmercer/merc-qry.htm"> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmercer/merc-qry.htm </a> Regards, Freddie S. [email protected] 3448 W. 170th St, Torrance, CA 90504-2402

The follow info was taken from The Walker Family History Book by June Faye (Booth) Ashworth, pub 1996. Nancy Walker b. 1810 d. 1888 m, 13 August 1833 Emond Hatcher, Jr. b. Franklin Co. lived Ellison Ridge (was Mercer Co. in 1837) and is now Summers Co. 5 children In 1880 Nancy was living with son John E Lilly in Jumping Branch, Summers Co.... Council Walker 1812-1905 m (1) Nancy Bailey also descendant of Peters family m (2) Martha Wood m (3) Malissa O. McDonald Chrispi Anos "Uncle Enos" (Chrispianos H. A.) served 4th Reg. Va Militia in War of 1812 earning rank of Captain--helped survey and lay out a courthouse site in Princeton, WV--N. Walker & S. Walker Streets were named for him... Chrispianos H. S. Walker bur Walker-Hatcher Cem. Egeria WV Frankey bur Wm. P. Lilly Cemetery (now Rogers Cemetery) on Flat Top-Barn Rd. Mercer Co. WV This book is listed ---Books We Own-- www.rootsweb.com/bwo/index.html Darryl is listed for look ups. (I haven't used this look up site) I hope this helps the Walker researchers. Have a Great Snowy Day! Lillian

--- [email protected] wrote: > researching the Mitchell Clay and Matthew > French families of Giles and Mercer Counties. Researching: DAVIS, BURDETTE, FRENCH, CLAY, PAYNE, BELCHER > Aloha from Hawaii ~~~~Dorothy Davis Webb Have you checked out Jennie Watts page: She has a mountain of information on the CLAYS and a book also. www.trellis.net/users/madamx Barb --- [email protected] wrote: > researching the Mitchell Clay and Matthew > French families of Giles and Mercer Counties. Researching: DAVIS, BURDETTE, FRENCH, CLAY, PAYNE, BELCHER > Aloha from Hawaii ~~~~Dorothy Davis Webb Kapolei, HI __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

I have this book too!! It's huge and has TONS of information... Some real neat stories too... Lots of info on the line mentioned below... Dan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Doris Slaughter <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] Re: WALKER > Hi Again All, > Mr. Glennis R Walker have published a 726 page book (no index) on the > WALKER line. I'm not sure if he has any books left, but this is his > address: P O Box 155, Cool Ridge, WV 25825. > This is not my line, but I have the book because there are some Walkers > that connect to the SHREWSBURY lines. I have read this book because he > has depicted the Walker family in great detail with very interesting > stories on family members. Also, he includes the source of his information > as his writes. > Hope this will help, Doris > > > > At 08:09 AM 21 01 2000 -0800, you wrote: > > 1 JOHN WALKER b: ABT 1777 in Orange Co., VA d: 1850 in Spanishburg, > >Mercer Co., VA (WV) > >.. +NANCY MULLINS b: ABT 1777 m: 1797 in Greenbrier Co., VA (WV) d: > >Unknown > > > >. 2 CHRISPI ANOS WALKER b: 1804 > >..... +ELEANOR C. WHITTEN b: ABT 1804 m: September 19, 1822 in Giles Co., > >VA (WV) > >****** > > 1 CHRISPIANOS (H. S.) WALKER b: March 14, 1782 in Rockingham Co., VA d: > >February 14, 1876 in Devil's Fork, Raleigh Co., WV > >.. +FRANCES SIMMS "FRANKIE JANE" PETERS b: 1794 in Rockingham Co., VA m: > >April 11, 1810 in Giles Co., VA (WV) d: 1887 in Flat Top, WV > >. 2 COUNCIL WALKER b: December 30, 1812 in Giles Co., VA (WV) d: January > >23, 1905 in Matoaka, WV > >..... +NANCY D. BAILEY b: September 16, 1816 in Tazewell Co., VA (WV) m: > >Bef. 1835 d: December 20, 1879 > >..... 3 CHRISPI ANOS WALKER b: May 25, 1840 m. Isabella Dale > > > > > > > >==== WVMERCER Mailing List ==== > >Address your message to: > >[email protected] > >Watch your subject lines! > > > > > ==== WVMERCER Mailing List ==== > Mercer County List Administrator:<[email protected]> > Do Not Send Attached Files to this WVMERCER List at all. > >

Hi Again All, Mr. Glennis R Walker have published a 726 page book (no index) on the WALKER line. I'm not sure if he has any books left, but this is his address: P O Box 155, Cool Ridge, WV 25825. This is not my line, but I have the book because there are some Walkers that connect to the SHREWSBURY lines. I have read this book because he has depicted the Walker family in great detail with very interesting stories on family members. Also, he includes the source of his information as his writes. Hope this will help, Doris At 08:09 AM 21 01 2000 -0800, you wrote: > 1 JOHN WALKER b: ABT 1777 in Orange Co., VA d: 1850 in Spanishburg, >Mercer Co., VA (WV) >.. +NANCY MULLINS b: ABT 1777 m: 1797 in Greenbrier Co., VA (WV) d: >Unknown > >. 2 CHRISPI ANOS WALKER b: 1804 >..... +ELEANOR C. WHITTEN b: ABT 1804 m: September 19, 1822 in Giles Co., >VA (WV) >****** > 1 CHRISPIANOS (H. S.) WALKER b: March 14, 1782 in Rockingham Co., VA d: >February 14, 1876 in Devil's Fork, Raleigh Co., WV >.. +FRANCES SIMMS "FRANKIE JANE" PETERS b: 1794 in Rockingham Co., VA m: >April 11, 1810 in Giles Co., VA (WV) d: 1887 in Flat Top, WV >. 2 COUNCIL WALKER b: December 30, 1812 in Giles Co., VA (WV) d: January >23, 1905 in Matoaka, WV >..... +NANCY D. BAILEY b: September 16, 1816 in Tazewell Co., VA (WV) m: >Bef. 1835 d: December 20, 1879 >..... 3 CHRISPI ANOS WALKER b: May 25, 1840 m. Isabella Dale > > > >==== WVMERCER Mailing List ==== >Address your message to: >[email protected] >Watch your subject lines! >

Hi Linda & All, Thanks for the information on Mr. Sanders books, but I have some of his books. Also, I have talked to Mr. Sander on phone about a erorr in my SHREWSBURY line, so I agree with Linda (see below) about veifying information. The information in Sander's book are base on inviews and "family stories" so like so mamy of our family stories there is "some truth" mixed with errors. In most case oral stories are add to, or parts left out, with each telling. Mr. Sander sent me a order form for his latest book "Clay Family Settlement on the Bluestone River" which have these surname in it: Clay, Farley, Shrewsbury, Belcher and Bailey. Has any one ordered this book? I was just wonder how much information is on the Shrewsbury in this book. Thanks, Doris At 03:28 PM 20 01 2000 -0500, you wrote: >Linda >I have "Lillies on the Bluestone", but you still have to be carefull, for >he had errors in it, but I tried to track the worksheet that he had a >picture of in the book, but the individual was no longer living at the >address and his wife, was not happy with me calling and told me that he >lived in the south with his son and she was not the lease bit helpful. Some >of the information that this gentleman had given Sanders on the Meadow's >family was incorrect. Sanders based a lot of what he was saying on it. Was >not able to verify the source of the information. > >But than, you have to careful will all information that you get, no matter >where it comes from. > >Sandy >Cocoa, Florida

Hi all, It's been fun but all good things must come to an end. I can't take any more requests after tonight. I have to return the books this weekend and only have time to look up the requests that I have already received. Now that the list is going good I hope we can keep it up and be of help to each other. Linda,Roanoke,VA As a reminder, I am researching MILLS, HILL, BARKER, WALKER, SIZEMORE, BLEVINS, BALL, DOWELL