Barb, Oren F Morton's 1914 History of Preston County West Virginia, Volume I: page 455: MINEAR John - m. Mary Martin - c-2: 1. Mary - b. 1801 - m. Solomon P. Menear. 2. Benjamin -O.* 3. Arthela - m. ------ Mayfield. 4. Charles - murdered, 1852 c. My note: Mary was born ca 1817 instead of 1801 according to her age at remarriage to Jacob Ervin in Preston Co on Apr 12, 1858. Mayfield should be Holyfield. (Holyfield is the spelling Morton uses for this surname.) page 449: MARTIN Thomas C. - m. (2) Olive Vanmeter - c.2: 1. Priscilla - m. Henry H. Fortney. 2. Mary - m. John Minear. 3. Lydia - m. John Cozad. 4. Margaret - m. William Zinn. 5. Jane - m. David L. Trowbridge. 6. Samuel - m. Celia Jefferys - Ill. 7. Henry - m. Keziah Minor. 8. John V. -b. 1793 - m. Sarah A. Cassedy. Roy Lockhart On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:39:07 -0500 Barbara M Kelley <wvmountain2@juno.com> writes: >looking for families of Preston Co., WV with these surnames. I am >also >trying to find the parents of Arthelia >HOLLIFIELD/HOLLOWFIELD/HOLYFIELD, >etc. >Arthelia HOLLIFIELD [b.c.1828 ] married [10, Sept 1857 Preston Co., >VA] >Alexander HOLLIFIELD. >This is the info I have from marriage info on microfilm & Roy >Lockart's >book. >10 Sept 1857 - Alexander HOLLYFIELD, single, age 36, born Frederick >Co., >MD, parents- Joseph & Ruth HOLLYFIELD & Arthelia A. MENEAR, single, >age >28, born Preston Co., parents- John & Mary MENEAR. > >This is a brick wall for me. Who were the siblings of Arthelia & who >were her parents, John & Mary? What was the maiden name of Mary? Any >help will be appreciated. >Barb Kelley in FL >________________________________________________________________ >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/. > > >==== 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/.

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/754.1.1 Message Board Post: Rosalie, Where can I locate the Fike Book? And thank you for the notes, I had partial notes ones, now that confirms that. Do you know anything else about the Dunithan's & Quann's? And how far back does the Fike Book go, I know John Weimer was married to Magdalena Fike my ggg grandparents? I've only been able to go back on the Fike's to her father, his father & his father + wives. Thank you again.

looking for families of Preston Co., WV with these surnames. I am also trying to find the parents of Arthelia HOLLIFIELD/HOLLOWFIELD/HOLYFIELD, etc. Arthelia HOLLIFIELD [b.c.1828 ] married [10, Sept 1857 Preston Co., VA] Alexander HOLLIFIELD. This is the info I have from marriage info on microfilm & Roy Lockart's book. 10 Sept 1857 - Alexander HOLLYFIELD, single, age 36, born Frederick Co., MD, parents- Joseph & Ruth HOLLYFIELD & Arthelia A. MENEAR, single, age 28, born Preston Co., parents- John & Mary MENEAR. This is a brick wall for me. Who were the siblings of Arthelia & who were her parents, John & Mary? What was the maiden name of Mary? Any help will be appreciated. Barb Kelley in FL ________________________________________________________________ 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/.

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/754.1 Message Board Post: Franklin Nehemiah Weimer, Mar: Mary Catherine Dunithan, 10 Jul 1881, Mayville, WV. She was Dau. of James Dunithan and Catherine May. Source: Fike Book by Merilyn Fike Morrow, page199. Bertha May Weimer, B: 2 Mar 1884, Mar: 20 Jul 1902 to Daniel Quann, B: 21 Dec. 1873. He was the son of Wm. H. and Rebecca F. Britton Quann. Source page 390 of above mentioned book.

Elsey info: Looking for information on Mary Elsey who married Thomas Braham. I am trying to find out who her parents were. At this time all I have is her name. Thanks for the help. Karen Coffman

Margaret MILLER married Leonard POSTEN. Margaret's father was Henry MILLER from York Co. PA. Bob -----Original Message----- From: "Roy & Rosalie Miller" <roymiller@wyoming.com> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:54:47 -0700 To: WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] POSTEN, MOORE, SINCLAIR, GREGG, HUNT, TROWBRIDGE, MCMILLEN, MILLER > Mr. Moore, Which Miller? In the eighteen eighties Preston county > was well supplied with Millers. Sometime before 1850, there were > 5 different lines with the name of John Miller, residing in the area > that is now Preston County. I only have the history on one. R. Miller > > > ==== 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 > > --

I am trying to connect him to the Friend and or Manges lines. The Homer I am looking for was a gospel sing and song writer and owned a christen music publishing company. Thanks for your assistance, Sandy

Yes! If your Jacob had a son Peter who lived near Meyersdale, in Somerset Co. Peter had a daughter, Christina who married Christian Fike, and their grand-daughter, Susanna Fike, married John L. Snyder. Susanna's sister Lydia married Henry Spiker. Another sister, Christiana married Jacob Weimer. There were two families of Johan Jacob Levingoods who came to Pa. from Europe. To my knowledge a relationship has not been established. R. Miller

Sandy, There is more than one Homer Rodeheaver. If you are looking for Homer A., born 1905, I have a couple of paragraphs. What is the line you are trying to connect? R. Miller

Hi Nancy, Thank you, I do have some Thomas History. Mostly I do direct line genealogy. Anything I find along the way, I file. If you happen to run across the Hewitt family in Preston, Monongalia, or Marion Co. WV. I would appreciate any information. R. Miller

Mr. Moore, Which Miller? In the eighteen eighties Preston county was well supplied with Millers. Sometime before 1850, there were 5 different lines with the name of John Miller, residing in the area that is now Preston County. I only have the history on one. R. Miller

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/747.2 Message Board Post: Rob! The Coffman-Fisher Stores were mainly clothing and dry goods stores. They had a store in Thomas Tucker county, and in Petersburg in Grant County. Harry Phillips was a manager of these stores in the 1950's and 1960,s. I worked for the old H-P (half price ) Stores in the 1960's and competed with them. Ron Smith

Will was copied from an FHL microfilm of the Somerset Co., Pa., records; transcribed by another researcher. Johann Adam Ringer, b. 3 Dec 1756, Montgomery County, PA; m. Margaret Dietz of Somerset County, PA; d. Apr 1810, Somerset Co., PA. I have not had time to unravel the other descendants of Johann Adam. I think! some of his children came to Preston Co. to settle. Perhaps one of you will find a clue in it. I descend from J. Adam > Catherine Ringer and husband, Emanuel Custer (noted in will). =;o) Carolyn WILLS ADAM RINGER In the Name of God Amen. I Adam Ringer of the Township of Elk Lick and County of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania and a Farmer, being very sick and weak in body but of sound mind, memory and understanding, please be God for this over. Considering the uncertainty of this transitory life. Do make and publish, this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as following. To wit: Principally and first of all I command my immortal Soul into the hands of God who gave it, and my body to the earth to be buried in decent and Christian like manner at the Direction of my Executors herein after named and such worldly Estate wherewith, it hath pleased God, blesses me in this life, I give and dispose of in the following manner. To Wit: I give and divide unto my dear Wife Margaret one Bed and bedcloth, one chest and one Horse, one Cow which she should please to choose of all that is on the Plantation belonging to me and her Riding Saddle and the Waggon and one pair of Horse geers, and the Grain that is in the Barn and in the granery or in the house, and likewise the Grain that is in the ground, and as touching all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate real and personal of what kind or nature soever this over may be in the County of Somerset aforesaid or elsewhere. I give and devise these over unto my wife Margaret until my youngest Son Henry arrives to the Age of twenty one years, and then all that is remaining of my Estate real and personal shall be put to publick sale, and my widow shall have the third of all real and personal and the rest remainder to my Estate to be Equally divided among my nine Children, Catharine, John, Salome, Sussanna, Adam, David, Jacob, Abraham and Henry Ringer, and whatever Catharine and John and Salome has already received is to be reduced out of their respective Shares of my Estate or the Survivor or Survivors equally to be divided between them - And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint my said Wife and my Son in law Emanuel Custer to be the Executors of this my Will hereby revoking all other Wills, Legacies and bequests by me heretofor ______ed declaring this and now other to be my last Will and Testament. - In Witnesses signed, sealed,----, -----, pro------ and delivered by the said Testator as his last will and Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and at his request have subscribed and Witnessed this twenty ninth day of December A. D. 1807. Shaphat Dwire - Peter (X) Kennel Adam (X) Ringer ------------------

I have the Thomas line for Sally (Sarah) Thomas Rosenbarger if you would like it. Nancy :) ----- Original Message ----- From: <WVPRESTO-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <WVPRESTO-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:01 PM Subject: WVPRESTO-D Digest V02 #62

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bircher, Pride Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/177.183 Message Board Post: new email address for Becky Boggs wvgardengirl@InsightBB.com

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/401.1.1 Message Board Post: My grandmother was Isa Blanche Livengood. She lived in Cuzart, West Virginia. Some of her relatives were from Pennsylvania. But I haven't come across Hans.

To add more information. My RINGERS AND SPIKERS were from Zar. My GG Grandparents GEORGE E. AND NANCY DEBERRY. Lived on a farm there in the Pleasant (district). SPIKER, KOONTZ,DEBERRY, HAZLET, JENKINS, HARTMAN, RINGER, CONN, RIDENOUR, FIKE are all part of my family. Karen Spiker Miller >

With regard to RINGER I also have a connection to them. Although I do not know if it is the sme family. My SARA ELLEN SPIKER b.Abt. 1852 in Preston Cty. WV married WESLEY RINGER and her sister EMMA J. SPIKER b.1865 in Preston Cty. WV, married JOHN RINGER. Karen Spiker Miller [WV Preston County] Re: Ringer/Rodeheaver Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:30:17 -0700 From: "Roy & Rosalie Miller" <roymiller@wyoming.com> To: WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com Hello George, Jacob Ringer, B: 12 Jul 1838, D: 20 Feb 1909, age 70. Married to Mary C. Rosenburger, B:19 Aug 1842, D: 2 Jul 1915, age 72, Mary's maternal line(Sally Thomas Rosenberger, Mary Fike, Jacob Fike, Christian Fike) Source of information: Christian Fike and His Descendants,by Merilyn Fike Morrow. This is a wonderful resource book. It has over 100 pages of indexed names. The book is has over 1200 pages of family history. Your distant cousin via Christian Fike. Rosalie WVPRESTO-D-request@rootsweb.com 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/754 Message Board Post: I'm looking for any help on the these surnames. Dunithan married May, Dunithan married Weimer, Weimer married Quann. Each being my several great grandparents. They came from either PA, MD, WV & VA. Thanks.

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/401.1 Message Board Post: Are you related to the Hans Jacob Livengood - Leibundgut family from that origianlly settled in PA, they came from Aarwangen, Canton, Bern Switzerland from 1704.