Hi, I was just reading on an online encyclopedia that the town of Corinth WV (between Terra Alta WV and Oakland MD was called Spencer WV until 1890. Does anyone have any background on why it was named Spencer before that? Was there a Spencer family. Do they show up on any Preston County census? Any other info on a Spencer family in that particular part of Preston County? Art Grady __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

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/IEC.2ACE/261.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I have no knowledge of any Hamiltons from out west. I didn't know they existed until you told me. I would like to know all you can give me because they are my Family also. I live in a small town in PA and never knew my Grandfather (William H. Hamilton, Son of Samuel) He died when my Mother was only 7. You can post the info here or email me [email protected] I love finding new family members, both past and present. Carol ps I did order the book"Dakota". Can't wait to get it. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ridgeway, Ridgway, Moon, Dawson, Horton, Frazier, Brown Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/1116 Message Board Post: RidgewayHi, I am looking for information about the Ridgway family from Joel Ridgway on back. Lots of you have helped before, but I am still looking. I will tell you what I do know about the family in basic name and dates. Joel Ridgway (10/11/1801 - 7/7/1860) he was married to Jerusha Ann (Dawson) Ridgway (1803 - 11/1/1878). Joel’s dad was Joel Ridgway (1771 - 1802) he was married to Gertrude (Horton) Ridgway she was born abt. 1772. Joel’s dad was Lott Ridgway (1745 - 11/01/1796) he was married to Catherine (Frazier) Ridgway she died 1830. The above listed people all lived in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Lott's dad was Josiah Ridgway (1713 - 1783) he was married to Rachel (Brown) Ridgway. The way I understand it Josiah moved from PA. to what is now Berkeley County WV. I would like any information I can get about any of these people such as job, land holdings, anything of this type. I have lots more information if it would help. My great grandpa was James D. Ridgway. He was married to Allie Moon who was from Preston County. Thanks for your time and help. Thanks again, Mike

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HAMILTON, STEARNS, BELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/261.1.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Do you need a history on a William B HAMILTON, cousin to Aaron? I see this William B also came out to western SD - his history is in our Pioneer Footprints book -- he married Elma Slaughter and his children are Walter, William, Willis, Alden, Florence (who married Fred STEARNS) and Orpha (who married Fred BELL). This family also remained in this area.

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/IEC.2ACE/261.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Same family. As far as I can figure William Henry's Father(Aaron) and John J Hamilton(my GGGrandfather) were Brothers. John J's Son (Clark) was Tillie's Father. Hope you can understand this, sometimes I get so confused I'm not sure who I belong to.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SCOTT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/1115 Message Board Post: I'm interested in finding out more about George Washington Scott, b. 1854, and his parents, William and Mary Scott. William was a private in Company I with the 14th Regiment VA. He was killed and Mary received a pension listing the children George, Margaret, July, Mary, Asbury and Eliza. If anyone can point me in the right direction for further research, I would appreciate it very much.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HAMILTON, BROOKS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/261.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you Carol for your help -- several more HAMILTON from Preston County, WV questions. Do you know a Aaron HAMILTON, son of James & Sarah BROOKS? His son William Henry HAMILTON was born in Preston County and then settled in western South Dakota. I am wondering if he is related to my Tillie, daughter of Clark Hamilton. This WH Hamilton wrote a book "Dakota, an autobiography of a Cowman" about settled the area north of the Black Hills in the 1880 &90's.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Scott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/1114 Message Board Post: Looking for information on John Scott of Brandonville W Va. He died in 1828 and was a justice for some time period. His brothers settled in Fayette co Pa. and were Blacksmiths. He was the son of Crawford Scott , who died in Ireland in 1855 . His mother took her kids and immigrated to America around 1768.

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/IEC.2ACE/261.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Tillie's Parents: Clark Hamilton born 1847 in Preston Co. VA and Harriet Josephine Conley, born 1856 in Preston Co. VA. Her Siblings: Minnie Lee 1878 Gertrude 1885 Nena 1887 Persis 1892 Edna 1894 Lafayette Earl 1898 Clarice Ruth 0901 I am from the Hamilton Family

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/IEC.2ACE/1113 Message Board Post: I am still trying to find some information on William Price. The only information I have on him was that he was suppose to be one of the first settlers of Preston County and that he located to Kingwood. Where he had a son named James A. Price. If you have any information on any of these I would appreciate it if you would share it with me.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CLARKSON, HAMILTON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/261.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I also have that Tillie HAMILTON in my CLARKSON family tree - my dad Roy CLARKON knew him as Uncle Vee and his family from western SD traveled to WV before he died in 1928. I would love to know Tillie's parents. Descendants of Jacob Valerius Clarkson 1 Jacob Valerius Clarksonb: 16 Feb 1878 in Preston Co. WV,d: 1928 in Preston Co. WV, . +Tillie Hamilton b: 1880 d:1955 in Preston Co VA .... 2 Ferman H. Clarksonb: 1906 in Preston Co. WV, d: Aug 1991 in 26440 Thornton, Taylor, WV ........ +Lillian Matlick b: 23 Jan 1905 d: May 1982 in 26440 Thornton, Taylor, WV .... 2 Victor Clarkson Sr. b: 26 Mar 1909 in Preston Co. WV, d: 07 Mar 2000 in 26440 Thornton, Taylor, WV ........ +Mabel Bolyard .... 2 Olive Clarksonb: 1913 in Preston Co. WV, +Frank Williamson

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/IEC.2ACE/261.1.2 Message Board Post: I have a Tillie Hamilton Married to Velarius Clarkson. Could there be a connection? My Tillie was born in 1881and had 3 children that I know of.

John August ChristianWhitehair born abt 1762 in Frederick Co., MD; died abot 1825 in Preston County, VA (now WV); married Eva Margaretha Troy August 12, 1780 in Washington Co., MD. George Johann Whitehair b 1787 in MD; married (1) Elizabeth Polly McGruder (2) Mary Adelaide Strawser. John Peter Whitehair, b 1815; married (1) Elizabeth Christopher (2) Mary Delilah Wildt Bonar (3) Phoebe Kisner John Calvin Whitehair b1850; died 1902 married (1) Frances Rebecca Ice (2) Matilda Jane Anderson From Four Centuries with Thomas Rinehart, Sr. and his Family from Frederick County, MD to Preston County, WV with Special Sections on the Whitehair Family by Paul H. Damon, Sr. and Joyce K. Nickless. My fifth great-grandmother was Susanna Whitehair who married Christian Nine. Susanna was the daughter of John George Whitehair and Maria Boehm and sister to John August Christian Whitehair Hope this helps [email protected] wrote: >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/IEC.2ACE/1112 > >Message Board Post: > >Wow...it's good to see an active message board. My name is Dana Whitehair and I'm the fifth great grandson of John August Christian Whitehair, one of the first educators in Preston County. The oddest thing about my genealogy studies is that I can trace the Whitehair line back to 1690 (Johannes Weishaar) in Alsace, France/Germany, but I have three or four generations in West Virginia about which I've been able to find very little. Those generations are the above mentioned John August Christian, his son George Johann, his son John Peter, and his son John C. Whitehair (who died in a mining accident in the Athens. OH area in 1902. > >So, if anyone can "fill in some blanks" about these gentlemen and their families, lives, birth/death dates, burial info...I'd be mighty appreciative. In return, I'll send whatever info I have taking the Whitehair/Weishaars back to Alsace. > >Thanks and keep up the good work, y'all! I look forward to visiting Preston County in the near future. I hear my ancestors lived in a VERY beautiful part of Virginia/West Virginia. No wonder they left Maryland!!! > >DEW > > >==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== >Hoaxes and Urban Legends on the Internet >http://www.snopes.com/ ><A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/">Snopes.com</a> > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > >

DEW, If you go to _http://www.wvculture.org/vrr_ (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr) , go to death, type in Whitehair and pick Preston County, 24 names come up from 1917-1950. If you pull each of these up you might be able to get some information. Death certificates have alot of useful information on them. Preston County isn't included yet in the Birth and Marriage certificates. cindy In a message dated 11/18/2005 9:42:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Wow...it's good to see an active message board. My name is Dana Whitehair and I'm the fifth great grandson of John August Christian Whitehair, one of the first educators in Preston County. The oddest thing about my genealogy studies is that I can trace the Whitehair line back to 1690 (Johannes Weishaar) in Alsace, France/Germany, but I have three or four generations in West Virginia about which I've been able to find very little. Those generations are the above mentioned John August Christian, his son George Johann, his son John Peter, and his son John C. Whitehair (who died in a mining accident in the Athens. OH area in 1902. So, if anyone can "fill in some blanks" about these gentlemen and their families, lives, birth/death dates, burial info...I'd be mighty appreciative. In return, I'll send whatever info I have taking the Whitehair/Weishaars back to Alsace. Thanks and keep up the good work, y'all! I look forward to visiting Preston County in the near future. I hear my ancestors lived in a VERY beautiful part of Virginia/West Virginia. No wonder they left Maryland!!! DEW

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Whitehair, Magruder, Strawser, Wolfe, Wile, Nine, Beatty, Burke, Scott, Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/1112.1 Message Board Post: Hi, DEW, In Oren F. Morton's "A History of Preston County, Volume I," Morton writes on p. 404: " August Christian Whitehair came to Union in 1788, settling on the Jacob Elsey place. He taught at Carmel in 1790. He was the first teacher in Union and possibly the first in the whole county. The connection, now well represented in Portland as well as Union, is derived mainly from his son George, who lived on the C.T. O'Brien place, midway between Terra Alta and Aurora. Edmund, a grandson, has served some time on the Portland Board of Education. Spencer K. brother to the latter, is a veteran teacher." On p. 479, Morton writes under the heading, WHITEHAIR, lists the following children for August C.: George m1. Elizabeth Magruder and m2 Mary Strawser; John migrated to Indiana; David m. Elizabeth Wolfe; Catharine m. Henry Wile; and Susanna m. Christian Nine. In Samuel Wiley's "History of Preston. . . " in his chapter on education, on p. 343, he mentions Augustus Christian Whitehair as having been in the German Settlement and among the early teachers of Preston. On p. 299 of Wiley's text, David L. & John P. Whitehair are listed as having served as a Privates in Company E of the Sixth WV Infantry in the Civil War. On p. 302, Fydala Whitehair is listed as having served as a Private in Company B of the Fourteenth WV Infantry and Francis Whitehair, in Co. E, Fifteenth WV Infantry. On p. 303, Geo. W. Whitehair is listed has having served in Co. F. of the Seventeeth Regiment. In the second cem. listing book by Janice Sisler, there are Whitehairs noted as buried in the Terra Alta Cem. in the Portland District, but none of the specific names you have mentioned. There is also a Whitehair Farm Cem.noted as being "located along Route 7, in a small stand of trees approximately .8 miles West of Terra Alta" Only one Whitehair stone was found, that of Lula 1891-1895 d.o. Joshua & Phebe; other surnames: Beatty, Burke, Scott & Smith. Three illegible stones were noted, with one beginning "Ninnie A." Regards, Jane

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/IEC.2ACE/1112 Message Board Post: Wow...it's good to see an active message board. My name is Dana Whitehair and I'm the fifth great grandson of John August Christian Whitehair, one of the first educators in Preston County. The oddest thing about my genealogy studies is that I can trace the Whitehair line back to 1690 (Johannes Weishaar) in Alsace, France/Germany, but I have three or four generations in West Virginia about which I've been able to find very little. Those generations are the above mentioned John August Christian, his son George Johann, his son John Peter, and his son John C. Whitehair (who died in a mining accident in the Athens. OH area in 1902. So, if anyone can "fill in some blanks" about these gentlemen and their families, lives, birth/death dates, burial info...I'd be mighty appreciative. In return, I'll send whatever info I have taking the Whitehair/Weishaars back to Alsace. Thanks and keep up the good work, y'all! I look forward to visiting Preston County in the near future. I hear my ancestors lived in a VERY beautiful part of Virginia/West Virginia. No wonder they left Maryland!!! DEW

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/IEC.2ACE/6.103.102.106.391.516.517.2.1.1.1.1.3.2.1 Message Board Post: Hello:My grandfather was from the area of preston.It use to be called Sinclairs Ridge.His name was Benonia Sinclair,His wifes name was Laura.Her maiden name was Funk.Any information I can get? Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: (Cozart) (Chidester, Cross) Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/1079.1.2 Message Board Post: On heritagequestonline.com, in a publication by Elsie R. Swartz, "Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. : Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington Government Printing Office, 1908 Chicago?: unknown, 1971?, 69 pgs.," there are two Cozarts listed in York County, PA, David and Jacob. No connection, simply looking for surnames for a friend, and am also looking for Chidester and Cross in Preston County in the mid-late 1800s.

Hi everyone, This information came from another mailing list, I thought someone may find helpful... "LDS Family History Library has announced that it has begun the process of digitizing and making available on the Internet all of the Family History books in their collection. About 5000 books have been digitized and are available, and they have announced that they are adding about 100 titles a week to the on-line collection. Copyright issues are playing a role in determining the order in which they progress through this task; books out of copyright are being done first." Go to the web site of the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU, http://www.lib.byu.edu/ then on the home page, from the list of collections that are displayed, follow the links: Find Other Materials; Electronic; On Line Collections at BYU; Text Collections tab; Family History Archive, Search Fran

Barb, Catherine Nicola Cress was my GGGAunt. I have from the Michael Criss history: Thomas Jefferson Criss, a son of Jacob and Susanna (Jeffers) Cress, was born August 11, 1808 in Preston County, VA (WV), and died there August 15, 1838. He married Catherine Willett Nicola December 31, 1829. Catherine, a daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Willett) Nicola, was born August 28, 1809 in Preston County and died there July 09, 1889. Children of Thomas Jefferson and Catherine (Nicola ) Criss. 309. (1). Jacob Nicola b.Jul 0, 1830 d. 1908 m. Lucinda Cale 310. (2). Jeremiah b.Jan 31 1832 m. Emma J. -------- 311. (3). Lavina b. 1833 m. Henry Smith 312. (4). Emmauel b. 1834 313. (5). Louisa b. 1837 314. (6). Suzanna b. 183 It makes sense that she remarried after 1838 when TJCress died. I also have the following: Notes for CATHERINE WILLETT NICOLA: The death information can be found at Kingwood, Preston Co., WV, book 11868-1920, page G-11, line 10 [lists age at death as 79 years 11 months 10 days cause: old age]. which puts her birth as August 1, 1809. More About CATHERINE WILLETT NICOLA: Burial: Fortney Cemetery near Mt. Nebo, Preston Co., WV. Census: 1850, Preston County, Age 41 You might find her in the 1850 census. If you want sources contact me directly at [email protected] Ray Hoff > If anyone has access to any of the records for the United Brethren in > Preston Co., WV I would appreciate some info. When I visited my > Grandmother in the summers, they went to the United Brethren Church. I > have a picture of my gr-great grandparents, she has the white cap on & he > has the squared beard. I always wondered about this until I found out > that the Brethren of that time dressed like that. According to info I > have, Jacob GREATHOUSE [b. 1821/23 possibly PA] & Catherine [NICOLA] > CRESS [b.c. 1809/10 MD], widow of Thomas Jefferson CRESS, were married > Aug 4, 1840 [no proof of date or where]. So far, I have not been able to > find any death info on Jacob. He was probably buried in the family plot > on a farm & probably died sometime between the 1900 census & the 1910 > census. Would there possibly be a record of the marriage and of his > death in the United Brethren Church records. Any help would be > appreciated. > Barb K. > > > ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== > We have archives! > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=WVPRESTO > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at > the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 >