This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xEC.2ACI/355.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Wow, Katheryn. I don't know what to say. Too bad that Rev. William Junkins's obit leaves the names of his mother and father out. I will tell you that I don't have documentation to prove or disprove any thing concerning Ruth Fitzwater, only that I got my info from two sources, they are Marshall G. Brown, who is the author of " GENEALOGY OF THE HARVEY FAMILY OF GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND " and another researcher, Earlene Liller Babcock, who wrote " HISTORY OF THE LILLER FAMILY " .She also wrote a paper on the Junkins Family. In Earlene paper she writes ; <> The following was taken from “The Weekender Edition: News Tribune, Mountain Echo” in Keyser, WestVirginia in 1978 which ran a series of articles titled “Our Mountain Heritage”, written by Mona Ridder. The following quote was taken from the article dated 9 September 1978: <> Three Junkins brothers, Richard, William, and John W., arrived in what is now Mineral County in approximately 1795, that being the year in which Richard and the Reverend William Junkins acquired land near Hartmonsville and Emoryville. The younger brother, John W., was born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1780. His desire to venture to America with his brothers was apparently so strong that he stowed away aboard ship and was not discovered until too far out to send him back.<> John married twice, first to RUTH FITZWATER and second to ELIZABETH ANDERSON. He reared his family on a large farm adjacent to that of Elijah Harvey near Emoryville. Portions of both the original Junkins and Harvey farms remain in the possession of the descendants of W.M. Junkins and Millie Harvey to this day.~~ <> When the author was ask where she obtained her information, she replied that all her information came from “The Saunders Papers”. Located in the Keyser, West Virginia Library, or from her husband at that time, Dixon Ridder. Upon checking “The Sanders Papers” and not locating the information there, Mr. Ridder was called. He was very pleasant, but vague as to where this Junkins story was found. Mr. Ridder must have been elderly at the time as the author notes that he seemed quite capable of recalling information of the history of the area and family, but was unable to recall current matters. ( At this time I would like to say that I know Mona Riddle ( now Mona Ender ) and Dixon Riddle ( who is not elderly ) Mona is a half 2nd cousin and Dixon is a cousin , 3rd once removed. Marshall G. Brown is also a cousin, 3rd once removed. ( I trust their info.) Charles W. Harvey ( I have the names and dates of 26 Fitzwater's from the area, Garrett Co., MD and Hamsphire Co., VA ( now Mineral Co,m WV ) Maybe you can help me with some info that I am missing)