Sherry, The family moved to Marshall County in the early 40s. Papa was a supervisor of guards at the Moundsville. State Pen from then until the late 50s when he passed. Uncle Bob stayed on in the Old Homestead up Old field Branch and it burned in the late 40s or early 50's. This is what I remember of the place: It was a big house with a big front porch and a hill in the front that we rolled down. Across the hollow lived a Parsons family and I remember playing with their kids. There were alot of them. Aunt Hattie lived back toward 52 just around the bend in the road on the right on the way out. Aunt Ivory lived on the left closer to 52 and I believe Joe Bunt was the house closest to 52. The General Wayne Meade and Virginia Burgess family consisted of oldest to youngest: Uncle Earl, My father-Wendell Edward, Then Uncle Billie who died as a child, then Uncle Bob, Uncle Luther, Aunt Laura, Aunt Ruby, Uncle Wayne, and Uncle Jack. Interresting story is that Aunt Laura had a sister named Ruby Jo and ended up marrying an Army flyer named Joe Ruby. They were all raised up Old Field Branch and Uncle Jack, who was the youngest, would have been around 14 when they moved. Uncle Earl was the only other one who remained in the area and had a TV shop in Lovely, Ky for a while. He has since passed as have my father and Uncle Wayne. The rest are still alive and kicking from Virginia Beach to Cleveland to Williamson. You were right about Sam Davis and Aunt Hattie but there was an Uncle Joe Fults in there somewhere. Thanks, Harry PS if you do get in touch with Uncle Bob tell him you've been in contact with Eddie. My middle name is Edward after my father and I was always little Eddie growing up. He might not know who Harry Is. -----Original Message----- From: Sherry Bell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: May 25, 2000 3:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVMINGO] Meade/Old Field Branch I just got off the phone with my mother who was raised on Old Field Branch and she remembers Bob Meade. She also remembers a Hattie and "Sam" Davis. Hattie's maiden name was Meade. Right across the street from my mothers house lived an "Ivory" (I remember Ivory too) Davis who was a Meade before she married Nick Davis, but they divorced early in their marriage, Ivory raised 6 children there alone. Mom thinks the cemetery you are looking for is about half way up the holler, on the left hand side. Sherry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meade Harry GS-11 39CS" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:24 AM Subject: RE: [WVMINGO] Meade/Old Field Branch > Merhaba Sherry, (That's hello in Turkish) > My Great grandmother on the Meade side was a Davis. Uncle Joe and > Aunt Hattie > Davis lived up Old Field Branch when I was a kid. Although I was raised in > Marshall > Co., WV I spent every summer in Mingo until I was 12 years old and have > visited many > times since. My uncle Bob Meade lived at Winco Block then and now lives in > Williamson. > He was a basketball coach and principle at Chatteroy when it was still a > High School and > after when it was a Jr High. Prior to living at Winco Block Uncle Bob lived > in the Old > Homestead up Old Field Branch. It was the house that my father and all my > aunts and uncles, > (Meade), were raised in. The cemetary that you refer to was just down and > to left of the > house if you were standing on the front porch looking down the hallow. I > think my Uncle > Billie is burrried there. He died when he was a child. The house burned to > the ground > when I was 4 or 5 years old but Uncle Bob kept a shack up there as a get > away. I believe > my Uncle Luther of Cantan, Ohio still owns the property but I'm not sure. I > would be very > interrested in the index of the cemetary. The last time I saw it it was in > pretty bad shape. > As I said my Uncle Bob (James Robert Meade) still lives in > Williamson. He has a letter > that William Bingham Meade wrote to George Washingtom asking for payment for > some horses > that were commandeered during the revolution. I don't have his phone number > with me right now > but he is in the book and has alot of knowledge about our roots. Give him a > call and tell him I > said hi. > > Harry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dkb [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: May 24, 2000 7:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WVMINGO] Meade/Old Field Branch > > > I was at this cemetery in February and indexed if anyone cares to know who > is in there. Email privately and I will be more than glad to send it that > way. > Sherry if you are related to the Davis' then you are also part of this Meade > family. They are one and the same. There is another cemetery on up father > on Old Field Branch that has more Meade's in it, it is on the same side of > the road under some pine trees, that has been indexed also. > k > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherry Bell <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 5:55 AM > Subject: [WVMINGO] Meade/Old Field Branch > > > >Hi Harry, > >I am not related to you that I know of but wanted to let you know that my > >grandmother still lives on Old Field Branch. Her family has lived there for > >a very long time, she is a DAVIS. I remember seeing a Meade cemetery close > >by there, however I have never been there. In the Davis cemetery up on Old > >Field Branch there is a burial site for a Mary MEADE Fultz (Sept. 10, > 1887- > >Aug. 14. 1941)and William E. Fultz. (Nov. 9, 1878- June 4, 1949). If you > >ever find that you are related to these people I have a picture of the > >Headstone that I would be willing to share. > > > > > >Sherry Bell > >Back To The Past (Web Page about the way things were) > >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sherry/BackToThePast > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Meade Harry GS-11 39CS" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 12:11 AM > >Subject: RE: [WVMINGO] Rhoda Kirk & Samuel Brewer > > > > > >> > >> Brenda, > >> First, let me say that I think you are providing a very valuable > >> service. > >> Good Job. > >> My name is Harry Edward Meade and I am a newcomer to this geneology > >> deal. > >> My parents were Wendell Edward Meade and Elizabeth Marcum. Grand parents > >> were > >> General Wayne Meade and Virginia Burgess. With the exception of Mama, > who > >> was > >> from Pike Co., Ky, they were all born and lived most of their lives up > Old > >> Field > >> Branch, near Mayor, in Mingo. Papa was Justice of the Peace in Mingo for > >> several years > >> and also Deputy State Tax Commissioner for a while. Apparently there was > >a > >> bad experience > >> with this and few in the family will talk about it. I was born in > >Marshall > >> County, WV > >> but am told I was conceived in Mingo. > >> I am related to Amanda Meade Brewer. I think she was my Great Aunt. > >> I met her > >> in the 70s at Kermit. She was very old then and has since passed on. It > >> was my understanding > >> that she had done an extensive geneology of the Meade and Brewer > families. > >> If anyone has any > >> knowledge of this please forward any info you have to me at either this > >> e-mail address or to > >> [email protected] As you can probably tell by the address I > >> currently live in Adana, > >> Turkey. Talk about roots. Did you know that when the Apostle Paul > >returned > >> to Tarsus it was > >> already 2000 years old? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Harry > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: dkb [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: May 23, 2000 5:06 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [WVMINGO] Rhoda Kirk & Samuel Brewer > >> > >> > >> Brenda, > >> I have no date of birth for the first Samuel Brewer and Rhoda Spaulding. > >> Samuel Brewer s/o Issac Brewer and Elizabeth Meade who married Rhoda Kirk > >> was born about 1820 and she was born about 1826. Ages were estimated > from > >> the 1850 Logan County census, they were married at this time. Names of > >some > >> of their children are > >> William > >> Betsey A. or Bettie > >> Phoebe > >> Robert Lee > >> Lydia > >> Samuel > >> Hope this helps some in finding out which Samuel Brewer is which. > >> k > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >> Date: Monday, May 22, 2000 8:57 AM > >> Subject: Re: [WVMINGO] Rhoda Kirk & Samuel Brewer > >> > >> > >> >Kathy, What are the birth years involved with Rhoda & Samuel and also > >Isaac > >> & > >> >Elizabeth? > >> > > >> >Brenda From Michigan > >> > > >> >Researching: Adams, Andersen, Baisden, Browning , Bryant, Colegrove, > >> >Newsome, Hatfield, Vance and Woerpel and those that married 'em. > >> > > >> >Love is growing together, separately. > >> > > >> > > >