Jane~~ Thanks for the info!! I was kinda hoping she would have been a Hedrick. Thanks again!! ~~Eve

Found this in the 1880 Union, Pendleton Co., WV Census Miller, Samuel 46, farmer, b. in WV Parents b. in WV Sarah 46, wife, b. in WV Parents b. in WV Hedrick, Wm. S. 5, other b. in WV Parents b. in WV Hoover, Phoebe 81, aunt b. in WV Parents b. in WV Matthew, Wm. 61, farm laborer, b. in WV Parents b. in WV This is my William Strite Hedrick at 5 yrs old. Anyone researching this Miller family know (if at all) how Strite would be related or come to live with this Miller family? Or know Sarah's maiden name? Thanks in advance!! ~~Eve

Eve, The death register for Pendleton County lists Sarah's parents as Conrad and Barbara Lough. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 12:58 PM Subject: [WVPENDLE] Samuel and Sarah Miller of Union, Pendleton Co., WV > Found this in the 1880 Union, Pendleton Co., WV Census > Miller, Samuel 46, farmer, b. in WV Parents b. in WV > Sarah 46, wife, b. in WV Parents b. in WV > Hedrick, Wm. S. 5, other b. in WV Parents b. in WV > Hoover, Phoebe 81, aunt b. in WV Parents b. in WV > Matthew, Wm. 61, farm laborer, b. in WV Parents b. in WV > > This is my William Strite Hedrick at 5 yrs old. Anyone researching this > Miller family know (if at all) how Strite would be related or come to live with > this Miller family? Or know Sarah's maiden name? Thanks in advance!! > > ~~Eve > > > ==== WVPENDLE Mailing List ==== > Genealogy without documentation is mythology! > >

Can anyone tell me the name of newpapers in Pendleton Co.? Especially around Upper Tract? I had to cancel my trip down there and I would like to put an add in the paper for anyone having info on Jane Hedrick (The Jane's Well owner) and her son William Strite Hedrick. Jane's daughter's name is unknown to me. Any help on those newspapers is greatly appreciated!! ~~Eve

In a message dated 08/16/2003 10:01:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I have found that my grandmother and Elmer Long were 1st cousins. I will > email scanned picture if anyone would like. > Callie Arbogast Long was a sister to my grandfather, Robert C. Long. I would like a copy of the picture if you don't mind. My Uncle Jason Vance, married Elmer's sister, Emattie Long.

The Pioneer Family Reunion has completed its program for Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend featuring featuring a writer specializing in "outrageous women of American history, a bluegrass and gospel band and an old-fashioned mountain country dinner. There is a genealogy fair at the VFW Hall in Webster Springs beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday; a dinner at the Bergoo Community Center on beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening; the program beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday at the family park 15 miles east of Webster Springs on the east side of Rt. 15; and eating, visiting and listening to music in the afternoon at the park. The band will play in the afternoon. It is the band of John Douglas, Vearl Ray and Home Comfort, hired by a music enthusiast, Donzel Gregory of North Lima, OH. Douglas is the father and mentor of last year¹s Country Musician of the Year, Jerry Douglas, a member of the all-time Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Mary Furbee of Morgantown, the speaker, also has made arrangements to appear at the VFW Hall on Back Fork Street to sign copies of books she sells. Mrs. Furbee is the author of many books, written mainly for children. They include, ³Outrageous Women of the American Revolution²; ³Outrageous Women of Colonial Times,² ³Women of the American Frontier,² ³Shawnee Captive: The Story of Mary Draper Ingles,² Anne Bailey, frontier scout. Furbee¹s latest book, published by John Wiley and Sons of New York, is entitled ³Outrageous Women of Civil War Times.² Family history books and material also will be available. Mrs. Furbee will speak at about 11 a.m. Saturday following a brief service by Jim Hamrick of Harper¹s Ferry, WV, an ordained minister who is a major in the University of Maryland Police Department. The band will begin playing shortly after the ³Sunday dinner² at noon. Jim Hamrick will serve as master of ceremonies both for the Sunday reunion program and for the Saturday night dinner. Christopher Hamrick, 11, a member of the National Children¹s Choir who appeared at Carnegie Hall in 2002, will sing and help the Rev. Hamrick lead the crowd in singing and story telling at the dinner. The dinner at the Bergoo Community Center requires reservations so the organizers can give the cooks an idea of the number of people attending. Prices are $10 for an individual; $9 each for a couple; $8 apiece for three persons; and $7 each for a family of four. Reservations may be made by sending a check payable to the Pioneer Family Society to: Sharon Hamrick, 5501 Cardinal Drive, Columbus, OH 43146. The deadline is April 22, 2003. Exhibits of books that involve preservation of history, particularly pioneer family history, are invited at the genealogy fair. The contact person for a free table is Michael Henline of Cowen, WV. Henline¹s email address is [email protected] and his phone number is 1-304-226-0830.

I would appreciate a scanned copy. Thanks! Jaymes Washington State ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anita T. Michaels" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 7:11 PM Subject: [WVPENDLE] Elmer Long & Zula Bell Mallow Long > First I must say, my sympathy goes out to the family of Zula Bell Mallow Long. > > I have a picture of Elmer Long as a boy (husband of Zula Bell). He is standing with mother Callie Arbogast & sister Zettie Long. I not sure where/how I aquired this picture and at first didn't know who they where. I have found that my grandmother and Elmer Long were 1st cousins. I will email scanned picture if anyone would like. > Thank you. > > > ==== WVPENDLE Mailing List ==== > Genealogy without documentation is mythology! >

First I must say, my sympathy goes out to the family of Zula Bell Mallow Long. I have a picture of Elmer Long as a boy (husband of Zula Bell). He is standing with mother Callie Arbogast & sister Zettie Long. I not sure where/how I aquired this picture and at first didn't know who they where. I have found that my grandmother and Elmer Long were 1st cousins. I will email scanned picture if anyone would like. Thank you.

Is there anyone on the list serv who is familiar with this family who might be able to aid Ruth with her search? Janet Cooper County Coordinator, Tucker County, USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtucker/ County Coordinator, Pendleton County, USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvpendle/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruth To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:34 PM Subject: Genealogy of Josiah Bland I am attempting to find the parents of my gggrandfather, Josiah Bland. He was born in Rockingham Co. in 1820 and married Margaret Coler in the 1840s; possibly in Hardy Co. They moved to Ross Co., OH in the 1850s. He might have had the name of Jonas but his tombstone and obit of 1898 is Josiah. I would very much appreciate your assistance.

I plot metes and bounds by hand using a protractor and a scale. I have developed a gridded sheet that I use for this purpose and it works quite well. Its scale is one inch = fifty poles. I can plot most tracts in less than half an hour. I did a big one a couple of weeks ago - 1470 acres - and it took a while longer. And a BIG sheet of paper! Jean is correct in stating that landmarks change drastically over the decades. Roads, riverbeds, cultivated or forested areas are rarely the same as they were 150-200 years ago. Yet some are sufficiently prominent that they are still around. Moyer's Gap is one such. It was named on an old land deed and enabled me to locate precisely where my 4g-grandather had lived. Fryers Hill is another feature mentioned on old land deeds and still there today, as is Chesnut Woods - both in Pendleton County. Bill Rexroad Hutchinson, Kansas

Nedra, Sorry to take so long. I wanted to check the source before I made any further statements. It's a good thing I did because I made a mistake, on the first post regarding Reuben. Reuben Hagler (sp) aged 22 occupation Master Carpenter, is listed in the household of Adam Coil in 1860 Ballard County, KY Federal Census. Along with Reuben are the following whom I suspect are from Pendleton County, VA. Alex Daniels aged 23 working as a farm hand and John Commeck (sp) aged 24. Adam Coil sold his Pendleton County land in 1848 to Ambry Daniels. The three males listed most likely came to KY to work for Adam Coil. (Surname is Kile in WV, however they are the same family.) Is any one looking for these males in their family lines? [email protected] http://www.egroups.com/group/coil-connections Visit my Rootsweb Free Homepage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~firebird/

A lot of Rev. veterans sold their grants also. Jean

I hate to be a Cassandra, but having done some of this land plotting, etc. it just can't be done so easily. Especially if the land has been sold, creeks have moved, old roads and turnpikes are gone, trees have been cut down, etc. etc. I have one piece I am tracking, and so far nothing has worked. It folded into a larger tract and pickiing out that bit is proving to be a mess. Even the old country roads have moved for various reasons. My one big success, I started with an 1812 deed and tracked thru owner after owner, moving roads, etc. I tracked the owners beside my ancestor also and that finally cracked the nut with a deed of a neighbor in 1923. I stood out in the area where the land had to be and looked and tried to get land marks mentioned in these deeds to fit. That didn't work either. When the later roads were built all kinds of landmarks got changed, and various floods over the years didn't help a lot either. We used one of those plotting programs and his land came out as about a mile long and 10 feet wide. Obviously ridiculous. Again, it takes time, don't be discouraged, and don't forget to check the neighbors. Jean

Veterans of the War of 1812 were eligible to receive what was called a bounty-land warrant. This was not actual title to land, but was entitlement to claim certain land in lieu of payment for military service. Bounty land was mostly in Ohio. If the warrant holder did not want to go to Ohio to claim the land the warrants were sometimes sold to others who did. A full explanation of bounty-land warrants is given in the book, "Land and Property Research in the United States," by E. Wade Hone. Bill Rexroad Hutchinson, Kansas

Dear Bill, I have located ancestor's land that way also. I call it a reverse land search, but it is very time consuming. Jean

Thanks to those listers that responded to my Day Family query. Kevin A. Thompson [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Susan - Sorry folks. I accidentally hit the send button before I had finished. Susan, if you have a copy of the deed and are not familiar with plotting metes and bounds, I will plot it for you. Let me know if you want me to do this (no charge) and I will give you my mailing address. If you don't have a copy of the deed, I suggest you obtain one from the courthouse of whatever county the land was in at the time of the transaction. Bill Rexroad Hutchinson, Kansas

Susan - I have been able to locate many (not all) of the tracts of land once owned by my ancestors from information found in the land deeds. Plotting the metes and bounds and making notes of the land features, then comparing this to a map Bill Rexroad Hutchinson, Kansas

There are a couple of computer programs on the market for between $100 to $200 which will plot a metes and bounds type of tract. Is that what you are using, Bill, or are you doing it by hand? Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Rexroad" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 6:58 AM Subject: [WVPENDLE] Land (cont'd) > Susan - > > Sorry folks. I accidentally hit the send button before I had finished. > Susan, if you have a copy of the deed and are not familiar with plotting > metes and bounds, I will plot it for you. Let me know if you want me to > do this (no charge) and I will give you my mailing address. If you > don't have a copy of the deed, I suggest you obtain one from the > courthouse of whatever county the land was in at the time of the > transaction. > > Bill Rexroad > Hutchinson, Kansas > > > ==== WVPENDLE Mailing List ==== > Genealogy without documentation is mythology! > >

Also remember a lot of early settlers in the mountains were hunters and stock raisers. When I see the land some of them chose I used to wonder what in the world were they thinking. Then I would find out they hunted and furnished meat for many other settlers. Jean