I am researching the Roots Family in Tucker and Preston County West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland. I have put a time line together about the family. They were married to Rineharts and Gauers. If you are interested, here it is: Time line for Root Family Month/Day Year Activity February 1 1793 Eva Elizabeth Rinehart born in Aurora, VA, now WV. November 20 1793 Edmund Root born in Massachusetts, son of Martin and Lois Root. Younger brother is Linus. 1810 Massachusetts census shows Martin Root family there. 1820 Virginia census shows Martin Root family there in Lewis County, probably near Buckhannon (now WV). Prior to 1822 Edmund and E. Root married. No record of the marriage has been found. June 17 or 27 1822 George R. Root born to Edmund and E. Root. Maybe in Lewis County, VA according to Charlene Root. George lists Edmund and E. Root as parents in applying for second marriage license in Tucker County, WV, August 9 1822 Martin Root, father of Edmond, dies in a fit in Lewis County, VA. Martin Root was veteran of the Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Lexington. 1827 Susanah Rinehart is born. She is Eva Elizabeth's Rinehart's first cousin. 1830 Maryland census shows a Eve Root with four children in Allegany County (included Garrett County at that time). Children include: 3 daughters (0-5 years, 5-10 years, and 15-20 years), and one son (5-10 years) in Allegany County (includes Garrett County at that time). Age of son consistent with age of George Root who would have been about 8 years old. Husband Edmond Root presumed dead within last five years. Eve Root's neighbor was her father, George Rinehart. She must have moved back to father's Maryland farm with children when Edmond Root died. 1834 Emily Lea Ann Miller born. (1880 census would place her date of birth in 1836, but tombstone shows 1834 as date of birth) 1840 Maryland census shows Eva Root there with three children in Allegany County. One child had left or died. March 1840 George Rinehart, father of Eva Root, died. in Sunnyside, Allegany County, Maryland. 1845 (est) Jonathan Root, the oldest of four children, born to George and Susanah Root. Susanah would be a first cousin, once removed to husband George Root, if Eva Elizabeth Rinehart was his mother. January 22 1847 David Edmond Root, second child, born to George and Susanah Root. December 1849 Martha J. Root, third child and first daughter, born to George and Susanah Root. 1850 Virginia census shows George Root in Preston Country with wife Susan (24), Jonathan (5), David (4), and Martha (under 1 year). August 15 1856 Caroline Root, fourth child, born to George and Susanah Root in Preston County, VA. No additional information available on Caroline. March 25 or 27 1858 Laura Ellen Root, the youngest and last child, born to Susanah and George Root in Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, VA. 1860 Federal Census Index (page 157) shows George R. Root living in Horse Shoe Run, Preston County. 1860 Federal Census Index shows Eva Elizabeth Root living in Allegany County, Maryland. 1863 George Root had 136 1/4 acres in Horseshoe Run. August 7 1864 George R. Root (42 years) and son Jonathan Root (19 years) put on Union Militia Rolls as Privates in Rowlesburg/Grafton, WV. They were both brought in on Aug. 4, 1864 by a squad of men. Their unit was the 173 Mil 26 Mil and their company was J. H. Shafer "D" Company. George served nine days. Jonathan served six days. No further information about Jonathan. According to a 1992 interview with Pearl Root Spotts, granddaughter of George Root, Jonathan was a very handsome man and looked like Tom Selleck. This would mean that he was alive at least until the early 1900s since Pearl was born in 1897. December 6 1864 Susanah Root dies at 37 years old. September 17 1865 Martha J. Root dies at 16 years old. 1870 George Root has 258 acres in Horseshoe Run. April 4 1871 George Root marries Emily L. Miller. Tucker County marriage index lists George's parents as Edmund and E. Root. Emily Miller's parents listed as William and Mary Miller. George had been a widower for 6 ½ years. Jonathan was 26 years old. Edmund was 24 years and would marry six weeks later. Laura was the youngest child at 13 years. Martha J. had died 6 years earlier. May 30 1871 David Edmond Root marries Margaret Close, son of David and Agnes Close, six weeks after his father remarries. 1873 David Edmond Root buys 70 acres in Horseshoe Run from William F. Deakins. 1874 David Edmond Root buys 410 acres in Horseshoe Run from William F. Deakins. 1875 David Edmond Root buys 257 acres in Horseshoe Run from William Deakins. 1880 West Virginia census lists George Root (58years), Emily (44 years), and Laura (22 years) as living in Preston County. Census shows George's parents are from Germany and his occupation as a farmer. David Mossey (22 years) from MD listed as being a laborer in household. "History of Tucker County" by Maxwell notes the German ancestry of the Root Family. Per 1992 interview, Pearl Root Spotts, George R. Root was from Wilshire England and he was born there too. West Virginia census lists David Edmond Root family as living in Tucker County. Census place was St. George. Neighbors were James and Emma Evans and James and Margaret Close, brother and sister-in-law to David's wife Margaret Close Root. West Virginia census for Ritchie County shows a Caroline Root (single 21 years old) living in the household of Isaiah and Ellen Garner in Clay, WV. She is listed as a sister-in-law, so Ellen would be her sister. Age does not coincide with birth date for George Root's daughter Caroline in 1856 nor is there a record of a daughter Ellen Root. 1881 Laura Root marries George H. Gauer. 1900 Maryland census shows George Root living in Garrett County with daughter Laura and son-in-law George Gauer. George Root's parents listed as being from WV. Again, another inconsistency in the origin of Edmund and E. Root. Are they from England, Germany, Massachusetts, or West Virginia. Emily Root is not living in this household. She is living with stepson David Edmond and Margaret Root in Thomas, WV. Why the split between husband and wife? 1902 David Edmond Roots buys 94 acres in Horseshoe Run from William F. Deakins. September 6 1909 George R. Root dies. Buried next to first wife Susanah Root and daughter Martha J. in Texas Cemetery, Horseshoe Run, WV. July 8 1914 Laura Root Gauer dies at 56 years. Buried at Red House Cemetery. 1920 West Virginia census shows David Edmond (72 years) and Margaret Close Root (65 years) living in Tucker County (probably Thomas). David Edmond's occupation is listed as a shoe maker. His father is listed as being born in MD (this would mean George Root). His mother is listed as being born in WV (this would be Susanah Root from Aurora). Also in household, stepmother Emily (86) son Julius (25 years and a lumberman by trade), grandson Lakin (8 years), grandson William (age looks like 4 months). 1920 West Virginia census shows William Root (89 years and a lumberman) as a boarder with John and Georgianne Knotts in Tucker County (probably Thomas). Also listed as boarders are his son Elwood (12 years) and Wade (11 years). 1920 West Virginia census shows Hellen A. Root (11 years) , daughter of George Edward Root, living with her grandparents George and Berender J. White. February 1922 Emily Root dies in home of stepson David Edmond Root in Thomas. August 20 1934 David Edmond Root dies. Buried at Texas Church Cemetery next to his stepmother, Emily Root. Sharon Kirk National Petrochemical & Refiners Association 1899 L Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 202/457-0480 Sharon_Kirk@npradc.org

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/818.1 Message Board Post: Patterson Run appears to be just south of Lake of the Woods. Is that the area you mean? On County Road 2? I've not seen such a furnace there but am very interested. Could easily drive there and look if you can give me more clues. Is it visible from the road? How far south from the lake? I still cannot help but ask if you might not mean Wharton Furnace which is about eight miles northeast of Patterson Run in Wharton Twp., Fayette Co. It does have a sign and it is visible from the road on which it sits. Regards, Jane

Bob, Don't know I can try as it won't fit through my scanner have to reduce it. D

I am looking for the children of James Reed (Reedsville was named for him) and Elizabeth Guseman. I am also looking for the parents of John Harvey Reed who married Susannah Field. I appreciate any information anyone may have and thanks. Susie youngl@rosenet.net

Can the article be scanned-in for those of us that don't have access to the paper? Bob -----Original Message----- From: DPRATT5326@aol.com [mailto:DPRATT5326@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 2:44 PM To: WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WV Preston County] Preston County Courthouse makes The Journal News in Martinsburg , WV today Hi all , There is an article on page B-3 of today's Sunday paper..Thought you all might like to keep it..it is entitled, " After 69 years, Preston Courthouse remains a classic" talks about ther history of courthouse including it's burning by Elihu Gregg.........D ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== Social Security Death Index Interactive Search http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/677.5 Message Board Post: David/Daniel Grim Sr. m. Catherine Fortney dau. of Daniel Fortney and Barbara Pickenpaugh. Children: Paul Grim b.July 20,1809m 1Margaret Plerie2sarah burns Peter Grim b.abt 1800 m Suanna Nay Nicholas Grim b.abt 1802 m Susanna Jones Oct. 24-1828 Preston Co. John Grim b.abt 1804 m Sarah A.Price David/Daniel Grim Jr. b. March 5, 1814 Tylor Co Va d. March 24,1889 m. 1Matilda Synder 2 Lydia Nose/Naus Abraham Grim no further info Mary Grim b.abt 1797 m. Hiram Field 1818 in Preston Co Margaret Grim b. abt 1806 m. Taylor Nancy Grim b. abt1814 m. 1Lewis Knotts 2George Zinn Christina Grim b.abt1813 m George Trickett Please share any information you may have I have the line down but need Grim/Grimm information back. Thanks Debra

I can't seem to connect to this page. Is there another link? (I hope so!) :-) Thanks, Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: <SHUPE@citcom.net> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 10:19 PM Subject: [WV Preston County] URL early! Chester Co., Pa., wills > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/immig/earlyarr.txt > > Found the ship and immigration date of my William Taylor & > Margaret Finsham whose dgtr., Mary Taylor, m. Samuel > Robinette and whose descendants are the Alexander Brandon > family of Preston Co. WV. > > Hope you are lucky, too!! > > =;o) > Carolyn > > > > ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== > Preston County West Virginia Genealogy Junction > http://rootsweb.com/~wvpresto/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

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/818 Message Board Post: I am looking for an old cut stone Iron Furnace which is located just below the PA border along Patterson Run along route 2 in Preston County WV. I have pictures of this furnace taken in 2001 but did not copy the information on the sign on the furnace property. Am interested in the name and historical information related to this furnace. I also have many genealogy connections in Fayette, Bedford and Somerset Co. PA. Thanks for your help.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Feather, Nutter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/796.1 Message Board Post: In "Genealogy of the Jacob and Mary (Connoly) Feather Family of Preston County, West Virginia" by Edna (Davis) Rogers, the following: Amos C. Feather, b. 08/08/1855 Preston Co, m. (1) Minerva ----, (2) Nora Gain; (3) Grace Margaret Nutter. There is no further information, but the person I ordered the book from may have obtained further info by now -- BILLIECPA@aol.com If you don't have the book, I'll be glad to look up some info for you.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/immig/earlyarr.txt Found the ship and immigration date of my William Taylor & Margaret Finsham whose dgtr., Mary Taylor, m. Samuel Robinette and whose descendants are the Alexander Brandon family of Preston Co. WV. Hope you are lucky, too!! =;o) Carolyn

Greetings veterans and newbies of the rootsweb. I would like tell you there are some really great folks who are willing to help just for the asking. I, myself do Volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War Prison in Andersonville Georgia. There are Any research I do is absolutely at NO cost and I am willing to do what I can. There are 417 prisoners on record from your state and more than 256 West Virginia or Virginia Union who died here, I thought I would send my offer. As Virginia was one of the states that was torn apart and was truley brother against brother,,I feel the need to say I am not in anyway trying to focus on the horrors of Andersonville compared to any POW camp in the north ..( i.e.Elmira ) or any others and do not wish to stir up arguments on this site. My focus is dedicated to ALL of those held prisoner during this war , on both sides. I just happen to be near Andersonville so this is where I do my work. Here are my sources of research. There are 2 online databases to do lookups.....One by name...one by Company and Regiment. I also have a copy of the Dorence Atwater Death list which has the names and grave numbers of 12960 graves with only 460 marked as " UNKNOWN " This along with a CD I have which contains 34,000 names of the 45,000 who were imprisoned there which helps me find prisoner records because of misspellings of the names or alternate names. I visit the prison site every couple of weeks and have access to the onsite databases as well as the physical files. I would like to let you know of another service I offer which is to take photos of graves for a small fee. Please do not consider this spam as my research offer is FREE for the asking and will be posted on this county site only once. If there is anything I can do in helping your research at Andersonville, please just ask. Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned and died in captivity while in the service to our country Kevn Frye Local Andersonville Historian / National Park Service Volunteer http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html AOL USERS go to http://hometown.aol.com/andersonvillecw/

Hi all , There is an article on page B-3 of today's Sunday paper..Thought you all might like to keep it..it is entitled, " After 69 years, Preston Courthouse remains a classic" talks about ther history of courthouse including it's burning by Elihu Gregg.........D

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Powell, Harris, Holt, Battles, %Roberts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/42.1.1 Message Board Post: I am doing research on my family tree roots in Van Buren, Arkansas. I have a Josie Pheobie Powell b. 12-1-1866 in Van Buren Arkansas d. 2-2-1942 who married William Franklin Harris, that is all I know about her. Her mother, Pheobie b. 7-12-1834 in Van Buren Arkansas who was married to William Powell b. 5-20-1820 in Tenn. I think her maiden name was Roberts. I need help on clarifying the details.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bosley, Liston, Edwards, Everett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/45.77.489.1 Message Board Post: Kathy, I have two great aunts who married Rehe's. Lula Ada Bosley married John H. Rehe 1906 and Cossie Alice Bosley married Frank V. Rehe 1914. Are your Falkenstein's from the Preston County WV and / or Fayette Co. PA area? I would love to hear from you and share what I have.

Does anyone know where I can purchase the book of Monongalia County Deed Book Records by Rick Toothman? Is it out of print? It was published by Heritage books in 1994 I believe. Anyone have a copy they will sell? Bob Metheny Bobva@AOL.COM

Thanks Jane, I have both volume 1 and 2 of Janice's books. I just started working of the Reed Family couldn't get over my iron walls in Fayette so moved on to Preston. Sarah Reed b. 1807 Virginia d. 3 Jan 1874. Married James Carroll 3 July 1826 in Preston Co., VA. Her death record states she was the daughter of William Reed and Sarah. Just now this is all I know. Thanks for any help. Jan

Generation No. 1 1. Liona1 Reed He married Rhoda Myrtle Clarkson 28 Jun 1905 in Oakland, MD, daughter of Joseph Clarkson and Mary Gawthrop. She was born 22 Mar 1883 in Etam, Preston Co. WV,, and died 26 Jun 1959. Child of Liona Reed and Rhoda Clarkson is: + 2 i. Opal2 Reed, born 1906; died 1976. Generation No. 2 2. Opal2 Reed (Liona1) was born 1906, and died 1976. She married Paul Jackson. Children of Opal Reed and Paul Jackson are: 3 i. James3 Jackson. 4 ii. Mary Christine Jackson. She married Frank Wyckoff. 5 iii. Myrtle Jo Jackson. Mary Buchholz/Dakota Wools www.leadingforce.com/dakotawools Always FAMILY HISTORY http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/c/Mary-C-Buchholz/index.html World Family Tree http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1864756&id=I89916161 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane McCann Walsh" <jmwalsh@icubed.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] Reed Family > > At 11:56 AM 8/16/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Would anyone possibly have any information on the William Reed family? Or > >where I might be able to find some? He was the father of Sarah Reed who > >married James Carroll. > > Jan, > Do you have the short piece about an early settler named Wm. Reed in Oren > F. Morton's "A History of Preston County, West Virginia?" Is that the one > you mean? > > On p. 385, Morton writes that William came from "the Valley of Virginia" to > Monongalia. James, a son, purchased 900 acres immediately west of > Reedsville, which was named for him. He mentions that James had a brother > named John who had a son named Quinter who was on the county > court. Apparently John also had a son named John H., but that part is > unclearly worded. John H. settled in Hacklebarney in 1839. Also unclear is > whether or not a Henry H. was a son of James. Of Henry H. > Morton writes, "Has been interested in several inventions, an has a > proclivity for writing verse, some of which finds expression in print." > > On p. 460, Morton indicates that James Reed was b. 1797 d. 1880 and married > Elizabeth Guseman. > > In Janice Sisler's "Volume 1, In Remembrance" book of Preston cem's lists, > there's one for Reedsville and in it is a James who d. 1/13/1880 age > 82-2-2. Elizabeth Reed d. 5/13/1870 but Janice reports that her age was > illegible. There are other Reeds listed. > I believe that Janice is on this list and still has copies of this volume > available. It was printed by McClain. > > Regards, > Jane > > > > ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== > Social Security Death Index Interactive Search > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ringer,Diehl, Miller.Kimmich Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/94.395 Message Board Post: Rick- Have you found out anything more about Joseph Ringer? The more I learn the more I'm beginning to believe that he may be the father of my Michael Ringer from Addison Twp. There's other Ringers in Somerset Co but it seems like the ones in Addison are connected some how? Michael brought property from Abraham Ringer and even though Michael is buried in the Ringer cemetary his children and Abraham are all buried at St Paul. A Article in the Casselman Chronicles by one of Michael's grandchildren stated that he told her parents that his father came from Rotterdam. If this is true than the other Ringer families would be eliminated because they have been in Pa for a couple of generations. Joseph is suppose to have been born in Germany. But this is all theory no proof so far---Myrna

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/816.1 Message Board Post: Hi, This sounds like the cem. referred to as "Thomas at Salem" by Janice Cale Sisler in "Volume II In Remembrance: Tombstone Readings of Preston County, West Viriginia" published by McClean and available from the author whose P.O. Box is 113 in Bruceton Mills, 26525-0113. On p. 229, Janice writes of this cem.: "Grant District, located off County Route 26/7 near the North Preston Farmer's Club (Community Building) in the Salem Community, Brandonville, WV." Regards, Jane

At 11:56 AM 8/16/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Would anyone possibly have any information on the William Reed family? Or >where I might be able to find some? He was the father of Sarah Reed who >married James Carroll. Jan, Do you have the short piece about an early settler named Wm. Reed in Oren F. Morton's "A History of Preston County, West Virginia?" Is that the one you mean? On p. 385, Morton writes that William came from "the Valley of Virginia" to Monongalia. James, a son, purchased 900 acres immediately west of Reedsville, which was named for him. He mentions that James had a brother named John who had a son named Quinter who was on the county court. Apparently John also had a son named John H., but that part is unclearly worded. John H. settled in Hacklebarney in 1839. Also unclear is whether or not a Henry H. was a son of James. Of Henry H. Morton writes, "Has been interested in several inventions, an has a proclivity for writing verse, some of which finds expression in print." On p. 460, Morton indicates that James Reed was b. 1797 d. 1880 and married Elizabeth Guseman. In Janice Sisler's "Volume 1, In Remembrance" book of Preston cem's lists, there's one for Reedsville and in it is a James who d. 1/13/1880 age 82-2-2. Elizabeth Reed d. 5/13/1870 but Janice reports that her age was illegible. There are other Reeds listed. I believe that Janice is on this list and still has copies of this volume available. It was printed by McClain. Regards, Jane