http://www.wvgenweb.org/mercer/   look at the very bottom of this web site and it might help with your question. --- On Fri, 4/24/09, Norma Edmonds <nwe@psknet.com> wrote: From: Norma Edmonds <nwe@psknet.com> Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] WV research To: wvmercer@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 3:19 PM Thanks for the information.   Do you know if Craig County, VA and Summers County, WVA would have come under this boundary change? Norma BJRobertsOkes@aol.com wrote: > To anyone doing research back in time.  Particularly in counties of  any > state that are near the state boundaries.  The state lines may have  changed > over time.  Also, one state may have counties that have same names  as a > neighboring State. >  > I do not know the exact year but, the state line between Virginia and West  > Virginia changed. So a person born in a VA location back could now find > those  records in WV. >  > My husband and I have property and family on the Summers County/Mercer  > County line.  Therefore do alot of research in the area.   Unfortunately I do > not live in the State. >  > Always check your time lines and state lines.  The person may not ever  > have moved from the house of his/her birth but "address change occurred" which  > will effect your census lookups. >  >  > Genealogy-a never ending  puzzle >  > B.J.  Okes        > > BJRobertsOkes@aol.com  > > > > > **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the > web. Get the Radio Toolbar! > (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003) > PLEASE CHECK EACH OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! > > If this is a message board post that was > gatewayed to our list, please only reply > to the BOARD by clicking on the link for > their messages. This poster may not be a > current member of our MERCER COUNTY list > > *-*-*-*-* > MERCER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR > Glenn Belcher > WVMercer-Admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVMERCER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.4/2078 - Release Date: 04/24/09 07:54:00 > >    PLEASE CHECK EACH OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! If this is a message board post that was gatewayed to our list, please only reply to the BOARD by clicking on the link for their messages. This poster may not be a current member of our MERCER COUNTY list *-*-*-*-* MERCER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Glenn Belcher WVMercer-Admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVMERCER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello - I find this info useful in figuring out counties in VA and WVa:   http://www.vagenweb.org/cnty1700.htm   Rick Stewart --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Barb Duncan <barbduncan@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Barb Duncan <barbduncan@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] WV research To: wvmercer@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 6:08 PM http://www.wvgenweb.org/mercer/   look at the very bottom of this web site and it might help with your question. --- On Fri, 4/24/09, Norma Edmonds <nwe@psknet.com> wrote: From: Norma Edmonds <nwe@psknet.com> Subject: Re: [WVMERCER] WV research To: wvmercer@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 3:19 PM Thanks for the information.   Do you know if Craig County, VA and Summers County, WVA would have come under this boundary change? Norma BJRobertsOkes@aol.com wrote: > To anyone doing research back in time.  Particularly in counties of  any > state that are near the state boundaries.  The state lines may have  changed > over time.  Also, one state may have counties that have same names  as a > neighboring State. >  > I do not know the exact year but, the state line between Virginia and West  > Virginia changed. So a person born in a VA location back could now find > those  records in WV. >  > My husband and I have property and family on the Summers County/Mercer  > County line.  Therefore do alot of research in the area.   Unfortunately I do > not live in the State. >  > Always check your time lines and state lines.  The person may not ever  > have moved from the house of his/her birth but "address change occurred" which  > will effect your census lookups. >  >  > Genealogy-a never ending  puzzle >  > B.J.  Okes        > > BJRobertsOkes@aol.com  > > > > > **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the > web. Get the Radio Toolbar! > (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003) > PLEASE CHECK EACH OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! > > If this is a message board post that was > gatewayed to our list, please only reply > to the BOARD by clicking on the link for > their messages. This poster may not be a > current member of our MERCER COUNTY list > > *-*-*-*-* > MERCER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR > Glenn Belcher > WVMercer-Admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVMERCER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.4/2078 - Release Date: 04/24/09 07:54:00 > >    PLEASE CHECK EACH OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! If this is a message board post that was gatewayed to our list, please only reply to the BOARD by clicking on the link for their messages. This poster may not be a current member of our MERCER COUNTY list *-*-*-*-* MERCER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Glenn Belcher WVMercer-Admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVMERCER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message PLEASE CHECK EACH OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! If this is a message board post that was gatewayed to our list, please only reply to the BOARD by clicking on the link for their messages. This poster may not be a current member of our MERCER COUNTY list *-*-*-*-* MERCER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Glenn Belcher WVMercer-Admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVMERCER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message