This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: jacksons of preston co. two articles found in book Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/811.2 Message Board Post: to joannie, i found in index a charles mortimer jackson and a hoy jackson. if these are yours i can scan pages to you if you send me an email address to sent it to. the book is not like a typical genealogy book in that it is not listings of birth-marriage-death.neither is everyone who may be mentioned indexed unfortunately. it is rather a series of articles about certain people. it is not a book which will give info on all preston co residents.only having vol II MAY BE MORE HISTORY AND LOTS MORE NAMES IN THE PART I DO NOT HAVE. it is also set up in a way that is difficult to extract all possible names from, as the index is a limited listings of families and yet much of information you might be looking foe will be listed in an article about another person. it is like you have to read the book in total to do a search sometimes. i am not exactly experienced in the genealogy area, but will do my best. since i have article which can be anywhere from half a page to pages long i ca! n't copy it all out here. i can scan things that i am able to find. it is rather limited in amount of individuals indexed, but if your person is there it is nice, because the information is more personal than you would find in say a census or typical long genealogy book. if you are looking d for these jacksons, send me through my email an address to scan it to.have not so far seen other mentioned names.should i , i will post that i might have something. the way it is set up it might be a slow process, but i will try to answer all who ask. susan

I did not find Charles Mortimer, specifically, I did find a C. Jackson, and since it just may be the family, could you scan both and email it to me, just in case,..I really appreciate it very much erickson@mosquitonet.com joannie jcraig1@carolina.rr.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: jacksons of preston co. two articles found in book > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/811.2 > > Message Board Post: > > to joannie, i found in index a charles mortimer jackson and a hoy jackson. if these are yours i can scan pages to you if you send me an email address to sent it to. the book is not like a typical genealogy book in that it is not listings of birth-marriage-death.neither is everyone who may be mentioned indexed unfortunately. it is rather a series of articles about certain people. it is not a book which will give info on all preston co residents.only having vol II MAY BE MORE HISTORY AND LOTS MORE NAMES IN THE PART I DO NOT HAVE. it is also set up in a way that is difficult to extract all possible names from, as the index is a limited listings of families and yet much of information you might be looking foe will be listed in an article about another person. it is like you have to read the book in total to do a search sometimes. i am not exactly experienced in the genealogy area, but will do my best. since i have article which can be anywhere from half a page to pages long i ! ca! > n't copy it all out here. i can scan things that i am able to find. it is rather limited in amount of individuals indexed, but if your person is there it is nice, because the information is more personal than you would find in say a census or typical long genealogy book. if you are looking d for these jacksons, send me through my email an address to scan it to.have not so far seen other mentioned names.should i , i will post that i might have something. the way it is set up it might be a slow process, but i will try to answer all who ask. susan > > ==== 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

finding my roots in Preston County is like finding a needle in a haystack especially when the name is William Smith. The records at the courthhousr in PC say that he was buried in Corinth in 1909, but it doesnt say where, Were there every any cemeteries in Corinth, or was this a case of being buried under the old tree in the back yard. I do know that he and his wife Elizabeth lived in Corinth and had 12 children Some of those names were. Charles, Daniel, William jr, Maude Della, Daisy, Bertha, Ethelinda, Simon, Julia, Mary, George, and Lucy. His wifes maiden name was DEAHL. After the death of William, she moved the children to Austen to operated a boarding house for the coal mines there. Is there anyone who is researching any of these names? Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? If so, please get in touch with me. Tiggerpunt@aol.com Thanks Bev

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BISHOP, CARROLL and REED Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/811.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your kind offer. I am looking for information on the following families. BISHOP, CARROLL and REED. Thank you, Jan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CLARKSON, MASON, JENKINS, ASHBURN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/811.1 Message Board Post: Boy, I bet you get lots of takers!! Thanks - Is there anything about CLARKSON or MASON in the book? I am off to a CLARKSON picnic in western South Dakota today - a family get together held since 1925, three brothers, Al, Herbert, Ferman; one sister Mattie CLARKSON JENKINS, two cousins, Joe & Bill came to this area from Preston County in 1890's. There are still many cousins in WV.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: from preston co w va book pub 1914 Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/811 Message Board Post: this is a book that belonged to my late great uncle. it is mostly articles about the various people who settled or lived in preston co. w va .with some photos. the book is in tatters and i do not have vol I. , but articles still scan ok and i will do look ups for anyone who thinks a relative might be in book. then i will just scan anything i find to you. (at least before book disolves , it is not in good condition.)

Hi Rosalie, My information is essentially the same as you quote. Some of it came from a pamphlet, "The Harsh Family of Northern West Virginia and Allied Swisher,Wotring and Stemple families" (1996 Melissa Ireland, Phillippi WV). Booklet by Melissa Ireland indicates he (George Frederick Harsh) died after 1804. Lived near Hagerstown on Conococheague River moved to Preston Co. abt. 1788 with son, George (Frederick--cs), Jr.. Immigrated to America Sept. 25, 1751 Name Hirsh/Harsh means Stag. George Sr served in the Revolutionary War in the Philadelphia Company as a private enlisting on 7/20/1776. George evidently arrived from Germany to the Port of Philadelphia then moved down to MD before pushing on to eastern VA.(??--cs) The family was traditionally Lutheran and was associated with the Lutheran Church at Aurora WV for many years. The St Paul Lutheran Church was founded at Aurora about 1787. George Frederick Harsh Jr. name appears in their records with the old German spelling of "Friedrich" and his wifes name as " Catarine" They had brought their son Johann ( John ) there for baptism on 7/1/1801. (ref." Aurora Documents" by Karl Gower-- translation of Luth. Church records) ===== This quote makes me think that Geo. Fred. Harsh, SR., also came to Preston Co., WV. I know that a grain of salt is probably wise, given the source <g> src. Morton's Hist of Pres Co WV Frederick Harsh came from Germany, and in 1788 settled on the east portion of the site of Aurora. Only his son Frederick, a justice, seems to have remained. ====== src. Pres. Co WV history on WV Footsteps http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wv-footsteps/2001/v01-28.txt Frederick Harsh, or Hersh, had four sons: Frederick (who was a squire), Jacob, Andrew, and Daniel, very large, stout men, one of whom could lift 1100 pounds. ===== I did not know about the other "Frederick Harsh". I am soooo glad to have the information about the comparison of signatures. Thank you!! Do you happen to know which documents these were and where one might access them??? Also, I had corresponded with Alice Proudfoot in the early 1970's, but about our Wotring connection. She is sorely missed. I would truly appreciate your Harsh descendant information. Thanks for the offer! Warm regards, Carolyn my line: -> George Frederick Harsh b. abt. 1726 Ger. m. Christiana (unk) ---->Geo. Frederick Harsh b. abt. 1770 m. Catherine Core ------> Frances Harsh b. 1794 m John C. Wotring ---------> Henry G. Wotring b. 1828 m. Susanna Lantz -----------> Priscilla Malissa Wotring b. 1862 m. William Ezra Roth --------------> Paul Arthur Roth b. 1892 m. Lela Hope Parks (my grandparents) ============== Roy & Rosalie Miller wrote: > Hello Shupe, Am not clear just which Harsh you are researching. I have > this information > > " George Frederick Harsh immigrated to America on Sep. 25, 1751. The name > was also > spelled Hirsch, the German noun for stag." His son George lived near > Conococheague > River, Washington Co. Md. before moving to Aurora, Preston Co. WV about > 1788. > > Information from: "Allegheny Passage" by Emmert F. Bittinger. He credits > his information > to Alice Proudfoot and Beverly Harsh Henshaw. > > Bittinger also makes a foot note that Mrs. Henshaw distinguishes the above > immigrant > George Frederick Harsh, from one of the same name who immigrated Nov.2 1752 > by > means of comparing signatures. > > I have names of some descendants. Rosalie > > ==== 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: Wheeler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/810 Message Board Post: I was recently in Kingwood and found my GGrandfather's obituary in a microfilm of the January 23, 1930, issue of the Preston County Journal. It mentions a brother, Eugene Wheeler, of Masontown. I have been unable to find any information on a Eugene Wheeler, however, I found a T.E. Wheeler in Masontown in the 1920 census. Could this be Eugene? I would appreciate any help you can give me as this is the last missing child of the David Wheeler family.

Hello Shupe, Am not clear just which Harsh you are researching. I have this information " George Frederick Harsh immigrated to America on Sep. 25, 1751. The name was also spelled Hirsch, the German noun for stag." His son George lived near Conococheague River, Washington Co. Md. before moving to Aurora, Preston Co. WV about 1788. Information from: "Allegheny Passage" by Emmert F. Bittinger. He credits his information to Alice Proudfoot and Beverly Harsh Henshaw. Bittinger also makes a foot note that Mrs. Henshaw distinguishes the above immigrant George Frederick Harsh, from one of the same name who immigrated Nov.2 1752 by means of comparing signatures. I have names of some descendants. Rosalie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Seese, Sees, Spiker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/809 Message Board Post: Died in a fire with her daughter. Husband Isaac Spiker. Thanks.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/pa/chester/1790/ You just have! to find some family here. Every name I've heard you talk about!!! Remember this covered a lot more area than present day Chester Co. Click on the index first-----then be prepared to go through a lot of searching for the more complete information. <g> =;o) Carolyn

It would be a help to read this page about the ships lists before you start. There are other helpful pages to click on from this page, also. The Whitehair info was from Annette Burgert (sp?) books. http://www.palproject.org/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Forman, Stemple, Wilson, Wotring Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/803.2 Message Board Post: Check Richard Watring's webpages at http://www.richwatring.com. It is a treasure trove of information. Gary

This agrees with the info I have on "our" Whitehair. My surprise was that his wife, Maria Appelonia was not listed as being with him. I thought they had come together. They were married some 5 years earlier in Grossbundenbach, Pfalz. It would be interesting to know when she came. Jim Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: <SHUPE@citcom.net> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: [WV Preston County] Weishaar/Whitehair - ship > Hope this is our/my John George Whitehair 1721-1784!!!!! > > http://www.palproject.org/pa/1753edin.htm > > 1753 Edinburg > > [List 199 B, C] Edinburg > Captain: James Russel > From: Rotterdam > By Way of: Portsmouth > Arrival: Philadelphia, 14 Sep 1753 > > 352 full freights. > Name, Age > Place of Origin > (Town, Province) > Source > Remarks (USA, > Spelling > Variations, > Occupation, > Relationships, > etc.) > Johann Georg Weishaar > Keskastel, > Alsace-Lorraine > Bur1992 > Weyshaar > > =;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 > >

Hope this is our/my John George Whitehair 1721-1784!!!!! http://www.palproject.org/pa/1753edin.htm 1753 Edinburg [List 199 B, C] Edinburg Captain: James Russel From: Rotterdam By Way of: Portsmouth Arrival: Philadelphia, 14 Sep 1753 352 full freights. Name, Age Place of Origin (Town, Province) Source Remarks (USA, Spelling Variations, Occupation, Relationships, etc.) Johann Georg Weishaar Keskastel, Alsace-Lorraine Bur1992 Weyshaar =;o) Carolyn

Well--------that's not all of it, I guess. I had only a couple more ships to look at and lo and behold, up pops another Frederick Harsh/etc. sp. Could have made more than one trip---but a month apart??? <shrug> The search goes on--->>> =;o[ Carolyn http://www.palproject.org/pa/1752phoe1.htm 1752 Phoenix-1 [List 192 C] Phoenix Captain: John Spurrier From: Rotterdam By Way of: Portsmouth Arrival: Philadelphia, 2 Nov 1752 207 Foreigners Name, Age Frederick (X) Hirsh

I am hoping against hope that on this ship list is the George Frederick Harsh who is my Preston Co., WV, 5gr-grandfather. Too bad that they don't have more info on the list. Just thought I'd share it with the other Harsh researchers on this List. BTW, it was thought that GFH immigrated in 1751---the ship date needs to be checked to confirm either source. This source is Rupp's "30,000 Names" book. Ship also lists Mouser & Houser & Rinehart & Ringeler. http://www.palproject.org/pa/1752hal.htm 1752 Halifax [List 180 C] Halifax Captain: Thomas Coatam From: Rotterdam By Way of: Cowes Arrival: Philadelphia, 22 Sep 1752 Name, Age Friedrich Hörsch =;o) Carolyn

Louisee, What time period? Shafer/Shaffer is a very common name in Preston Co. Thanks. Roy Lockhart On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:57:30 EDT Louisee195@aol.com writes: >If you have been doing research on the Shaf(f)ers for a long time, >have you >come across Isaiah Shafer married to Charlotte Joseph? > >Am looking for them. > >Louisee > > >==== 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 > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Rob Mullins Chief Engineer Corporate Crossings Phone # (313) 84-59006 -----Original Message----- From: CADDRoom@aol.com [mailto:CADDRoom@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 1:41 PM To: WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WV Preston County] Shaffer >From Adam Shaffer, Pioneer and His Descendants, page 72 (by Lee B. Shaffer, 1973): Isaac S. or L. Carr, born April 16th, 1846 (Census 1860) also lists his wife's name as Susan. Evidently they lived in the Aurora community until 1877, after that I can find no reference to them. The last Baptismal record is of that date. Their children; Guy Miller, Hattie Estella, nina Lee and Calvin Young. (Please contact me directly regarding any further descendants you may have to this line. I have been working on updating the Shaffer book for several years now. While I do not anticipate going to print for some time, any input you can offer would be helpful and appreciated.) ==== 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

If you have been doing research on the Shaf(f)ers for a long time, have you come across Isaiah Shafer married to Charlotte Joseph? Am looking for them. Louisee