Are your Bowman/Bosely grandparents deceased? If so, find out when they died and get copies of their death certificates. These death certificates should name their parents and give their birth dates. Next, see if you can get copies of their birth certificates. If they were born and they died in Mineral County, you should be able to get their birth, death, and marriage certificates from the Mineral County court house. If you live in Mineral County or close by, you can do this in person by going to the Mineral County Clerks Office and requesting copies of these documents. If you do not live close you can do this through the mail by writting to: County Clerk's Office Mineral County Court House 150 Armstrong St. Keyser, WV 26726 (304)788-3924 Hope this is helpful information. Lonny ----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer Baker <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 9:33 AM Subject: [WVMINERA] Bowman,Bosely > Posted on: Mineral County Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Mineral~/248 > > Surname: Messenger, Bowman, Bosely > ------------------------- > > Lynn, > > I just started to research my family tree and came across your message > on the Mineral County Board. I wish that I had an answer regarding Cora > R. Smith. But I was wondering if any information I have would be of any > relation to you. > > Both of my parents were born and raised in Mineral County. > > Father: Lyle Franklin Messenger > Mother Mary Katherine Bowman > Her Father was John Bowman and her mother was Violet Bosely. Both parents > were also from the Mineral County area. I don't have much information on > the Bowman/Bosely side simply because my mother dosen't like to discuss > it much. That is one reason I chose to research information myself. Does > any of this information sound of interest or fimilar to you? If so, would > appreciate any input. > > Best of luck in your search. > > Jennifer Messenger-Baker > >