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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/710.2.2 Message Board Post: Hi Maryland, I've been to the gravesite twice. It is not however on the originial homesite which was Wolf Creek. The road is between Macomber and Erwin. Please e-mail me at sinj30@yahoo.com and I will give full directions. If anyone else wants them let me know. I'm also a Hebb descendent. My grandmother was Augusta Lee Hebb.

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/636.2 Message Board Post: Hi Shirley, if you find Barry Shaver, would you please e-mail me? I'm looking for Watkins also, and I have hit a brick wall. Thanks. My e-mail is sinj30@yahoo.com Jean

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CADDELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/738 Message Board Post: Does anyone know anything about the history of CADDELL, WV? What I have is CADDELL, WV Population 75 In Preston County on the M & K RR. 2 1/2 miles south of Kingwood, the county seat and banking point. Telephone connection. Mail daily. R W Caddell, postmaster Wislon Supply Co., Gen. store That was taken from the WV State Gazetteer & Business Directory 1912-1913. Thanks for any assistance. Bill Caddell

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/737 Message Board Post: i am trying to find relatives of my grandfather and grandmother. Lucy was born June 22,1899 and died in 1989. Brown was born in August prior to 1899. They have 6 children.Four boys John Dale, Elmer Ray, Roy Gordon, and Harold Earl. They had two girls Betty Marie and Isa May.

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/87.95.358.359.362.1 Message Board Post: The only info I have on Rachel Catrherine PORTER is that she married George EVANS. My line is through John Henry FORSYTH/FORSYTHE, son of Alexander W. & Susan [SELL] [PORTER] FORSYTH/FORSYTHE. Would like to share info. Please e-mail me at: wvmountain2@juno.com Barb Kelley

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/736 Message Board Post: Carol, yes there were Grovers in Preston Co. WV. What are you looking to find? Rosalie

Yes Paula! More- Laura V. Helm, age 21, mar: James M. Gooding age 24, 22 Dec. 1881, both born in Preston Co. WV, both residing in Preston Co. Under Helms (note added s ) Jennie Helms, age 18, Mar: Charles Goudy, age 28, 3 Mar. 1870, he was born in Baltimore Co. MD, She in Preston Co. both residing a Newburg, WV. Ella Helms, age 24, Mar: James M. Ford, age 24, 19 Feb. 1881 Both born in Preston Co., both residing in Preston Co. Lenora E. Helms, no age given, Mar: James T. Johnston, no age given, 20 Sept 1882, both born in Preston, both residing in Preston. Preston Marriage1896-1900 (I have Cousin Colleen Mata to thank for these books) Ella Helm, age 19, Mar: Marshall Lemon, age 26 26 Aug. 1900, he was born in Pennsylvania, she Preston Co. Both residing in Preston Co. Her Mother, E. J. Helm gave consent. Helms( note the s ending) Mary C. Helms, age 17, Mar: Charles A. Dank, age 24, 8 Apr. 1886. She was born in Preston, Co. He was born at Mt. Savage, MD, both residing in Preston C0. when married

Hi Debbie, At following website are lots of early Tucker Co marriages that may help in your search----some of Ark and of George family-----I know that Henry V Ark was living in Tucker Co 1800's---saw the family in the census and Henry's son David Jacob Ark married my gg grandmothers sister ----- I have not yet located much info on Jacob and Rebecca Ark . http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtucker/mgs.htm Descendants of Henry V Ark Generation No. 1 1. HENRY V1 ARK. Children of HENRY V ARK are: i. DAVID JACOB2 ARK, b. 1854, Tucker Co WV or Randolph Co Found his parents in 1860 census at St George in Tucker Co WV; d. 1944, Preston County, West Virginia; m. M REBECCA KNOTTS, May 6, 1877, Tucker Co WV. Found the graves----Jacob and Rebecca are buried at Mt Olivet Cemetery on Lantz Ridge ii. MARGARET C ARK, b. 1859; m. JAMES GEORGE, Apr 25, 1878, Tucker Co WV. iii. LYDIA D ARK, b. 1864; m. OLIVER WHITEHAIR, Jun 14, 1881, Tucker Co WV. Will try to locate my Tucker Co 1860 census notes to share with you. The index for that census is on the Tucker Co website This is main Tucker Co website ---nice job they are doing http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtucker/ Cheers Edie Chaney ---- Original Message ----- From: <Deborahrah@aol.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 3:49 PM Subject: [WV Preston County] PAUGH, and GEORGE and stolen graves > I do not know if that is my particular William GEORGE. Mine was born > 3/17/1833, according to tombstone. However, he had a brother James and Edward > who immigrated at about the same time that he did. According to the 1870 > census, Preston County, Edward was born about 1829, Scotland. His wife was > Eupehna b. 1830. They had the following children William age 16, James 14, > Mary 11, Edward 8, Robert 6, Thomas 4, and John,2. All but John (Maryland) > was born in Scotland. > In the census of 1880, for Lonaconing MD, there is a Mary GEORGE, widowed, > born abt. 1830. She is living with the following children, William 24, Edward > 19, Robert 17, Thomas 16, and John 12. Next door is James GEORGE 23, married > to a Margaret, age 20. All by Mary are shown, she could have been married by > then. I believe that this is the same 1880 and 1870 families. My grandfather > has a family bible in which the following appears; > This bible presented to > Robert GEORGE - Lonaconing Dec 30th, 1877 by the ****. > presented to > Nenevah GEORGE - Horseshoe Turn, by Robert GEORGE -1880 > presented to > John W. GEORGE by Nenevah GEORGE - Breedlove, W. Va. -1893 > It appears to me that this family moved back and forth between Preston County > and Lonaconing, Md. Also several years ago, I visited Lonaconing. I went to > the "Old Coney Cemetery" I saw the graves of a few GEORGES. I did not know if > we were related in some fashion. Then when I figured that they were in my > tree, I returned, to my horror, the graves were not there. I had begun to > think that I had dreamt the whole family. There had been a lovely wrought > iron fence etc around their little plot. I left and went to Cumberland > Genealogical Society to do further research. I happened to look in their > "Allegany County Rural Cemetery" book that they had researched several years > before and quess what? My GEORGE family was in that grave yard. All of the > facts were there, and I did not dream up. I purchased the book and > immediately went to Lonaconing for answers to this mystery. I asked at > several business for the "town historian", whoever that may be. They gave me > the name of a Mrs. Atkinson and her address. I went to her door. She was kind > and helped to find a little more about them. She told me that the cemetery is > cared for by a volunteer who does what he wants to do with it. Apparently, he > decided that since the GEORGES had no apparent family members left, he would > just get rid of the tombstones. He actually removed the fences and tomstones, > mowed it over and they "planted" a completely new family there! If it weren't > for that book, this family would be erased! > Also, I believe that James GEORGE living in Lonoconing was married to a > Margareta C. Arke, daughter of Henry Arke. I found her death record and the > age fits etc. I would like to know more about her as well. > > > ==== 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 > >

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/1704va.txt many - many- many names!!!! =;o) Carolyn

Jim, I just sent into the list a family of Whitehair . Now looking through the census I have, I find another Mary E. Whitehair listed in Preston County, West Virginia, age 3 . Father - David Whitehair, age 35, Farmer, born in West Virginia Mother - Catherine Whitehair, age 25, born in West Virginia . Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim" <jsim@erols.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] searching Wiles, Shay, Shannon, Fortney, Sidwell > Has anyone been able to ascertain the parents of Mary E Whitehair. > Thanks, > Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roy & Rosalie Miller" <roymiller@wyoming.com> > To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 3:27 PM > Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] searching Wiles, Shay, Shannon, Fortney, > Sidwell > > > > Paula, Randolph Helm, age 26, married to Mary E. Whitehair,age 24, > October > > 6, 1881. Both were born in Preston County, and both were residing in > > Preston County at the time of their marriage. This > > is from "Preston Co. WV Marriages Vol. 1, 1869-1885. Rosalie > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > ==== 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 >

Jim, In the 1860 census for Preston County, West Virginia., John Whitehair, age 46, born in Weat Virginia Catherine Whitehair, age 28, born in West Virginia Mary E. Whitehair, age 7, born in West Virginia looks like...Eiolia F. Whitehair, age 6, born in West Virginia John Whitehair, age 4, born in West Virginia Alla or Alta M. Whitehair, age 4/12, born in West Virginia Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim" <jsim@erols.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] searching Wiles, Shay, Shannon, Fortney, Sidwell > Has anyone been able to ascertain the parents of Mary E Whitehair. > Thanks, > Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roy & Rosalie Miller" <roymiller@wyoming.com> > To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 3:27 PM > Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] searching Wiles, Shay, Shannon, Fortney, > Sidwell > > > > Paula, Randolph Helm, age 26, married to Mary E. Whitehair,age 24, > October > > 6, 1881. Both were born in Preston County, and both were residing in > > Preston County at the time of their marriage. This > > is from "Preston Co. WV Marriages Vol. 1, 1869-1885. Rosalie > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > ==== 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 >

Has anyone been able to ascertain the parents of Mary E Whitehair. Thanks, Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy & Rosalie Miller" <roymiller@wyoming.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] searching Wiles, Shay, Shannon, Fortney, Sidwell > Paula, Randolph Helm, age 26, married to Mary E. Whitehair,age 24, October > 6, 1881. Both were born in Preston County, and both were residing in > Preston County at the time of their marriage. This > is from "Preston Co. WV Marriages Vol. 1, 1869-1885. Rosalie > > > ==== 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 just found a weird reading in the 1850 Preston census: William Snider age 30 Martha E. Davis 31 Albert SNider 5 Adaline Snider 4 Alcinda SNider 3 Ashford Snider 1 This is in the right area of the county. Had they not married, or did she give her maiden name to the census taker? Jean

Rosalie, Thanks a million . Would you consider seeing if there were other Helm or Helms in that same book ? Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy & Rosalie Miller" <roymiller@wyoming.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] searching Wiles, Shay, Shannon, Fortney, Sidwell > Paula, Randolph Helm, age 26, married to Mary E. Whitehair,age 24, October > 6, 1881. Both were born in Preston County, and both were residing in > Preston County at the time of their marriage. This > is from "Preston Co. WV Marriages Vol. 1, 1869-1885. Rosalie > > > ==== 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 do not know if that is my particular William GEORGE. Mine was born 3/17/1833, according to tombstone. However, he had a brother James and Edward who immigrated at about the same time that he did. According to the 1870 census, Preston County, Edward was born about 1829, Scotland. His wife was Eupehna b. 1830. They had the following children William age 16, James 14, Mary 11, Edward 8, Robert 6, Thomas 4, and John,2. All but John (Maryland) was born in Scotland. In the census of 1880, for Lonaconing MD, there is a Mary GEORGE, widowed, born abt. 1830. She is living with the following children, William 24, Edward 19, Robert 17, Thomas 16, and John 12. Next door is James GEORGE 23, married to a Margaret, age 20. All by Mary are shown, she could have been married by then. I believe that this is the same 1880 and 1870 families. My grandfather has a family bible in which the following appears; This bible presented to Robert GEORGE - Lonaconing Dec 30th, 1877 by the ****. presented to Nenevah GEORGE - Horseshoe Turn, by Robert GEORGE -1880 presented to John W. GEORGE by Nenevah GEORGE - Breedlove, W. Va. -1893 It appears to me that this family moved back and forth between Preston County and Lonaconing, Md. Also several years ago, I visited Lonaconing. I went to the "Old Coney Cemetery" I saw the graves of a few GEORGES. I did not know if we were related in some fashion. Then when I figured that they were in my tree, I returned, to my horror, the graves were not there. I had begun to think that I had dreamt the whole family. There had been a lovely wrought iron fence etc around their little plot. I left and went to Cumberland Genealogical Society to do further research. I happened to look in their "Allegany County Rural Cemetery" book that they had researched several years before and quess what? My GEORGE family was in that grave yard. All of the facts were there, and I did not dream up. I purchased the book and immediately went to Lonaconing for answers to this mystery. I asked at several business for the "town historian", whoever that may be. They gave me the name of a Mrs. Atkinson and her address. I went to her door. She was kind and helped to find a little more about them. She told me that the cemetery is cared for by a volunteer who does what he wants to do with it. Apparently, he decided that since the GEORGES had no apparent family members left, he would just get rid of the tombstones. He actually removed the fences and tomstones, mowed it over and they "planted" a completely new family there! If it weren't for that book, this family would be erased! Also, I believe that James GEORGE living in Lonoconing was married to a Margareta C. Arke, daughter of Henry Arke. I found her death record and the age fits etc. I would like to know more about her as well.

Does anyone know how land and property taxes were collected. Did people go to the county auditor to pay their taxes or did the auditor come to them. Since courthouse records were destroyed, I have searched the land records. I find that the Sniders paid their taxes in clusters. As I recall, tax payment records were arranged alphabetically in the county. But, it appeared that many Sniders paid them on the same day. So did they live in close proximity to one another or did they come into town together to pay their taxes on a certain day. Does anyone know how that worked? Evelyn Sullivan Smith shh, be verrrry quiet.......I am hunting forebears. Visit my webpage at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ceatti/index.html Researching surnames in Kentucky: GOODAN, FOUCH, BRAMMER, CORNETT, MORRIS, PRATER, CHRISTY, THOMAS, ROYSE, ARMSTRONG, WILLIAMS, GEE, JAMES, SKAGGS,. Surnames in WVA: SULLIVAN, SNYDER, HALL, MORRIS, GRAY, WALKER, FETTY. Surnames in PA and NY: WHEELER, SCHOONMAKER, HOLMES, YAPLE, DRAKE

Paula, Randolph Helm, age 26, married to Mary E. Whitehair,age 24, October 6, 1881. Both were born in Preston County, and both were residing in Preston County at the time of their marriage. This is from "Preston Co. WV Marriages Vol. 1, 1869-1885. Rosalie

Deborah, I am interested in your info on William GEORGE that was born in Scotland & married Ninny PAW. In the 1880 census of Preston Co., I have a William GEORGE, age 48 born Scotland; wife Luina, age 38 born MD; James GEORGE, age 33 born Scotland living with my Alexander FORSYTH born Scotland & three of the children of Alexander. Then in the deeds of Preston Co., vol 48, page 351 is the following: Alex Forsythe et el to James & William GEORGE -- made 2 March 1880 between Alex Forsythe of the 1st part & James George & William George of the 2nd part for sum of eleven hundred & fifty dollars now paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said Alex. Forsythe (together with Jane Arnott & Mary Forsythe) did grant & bargain..... This land was on Wolf Run & gives landmarks. Mary Forsythe was the mother of Alex [Alexander] & Jane may have been the sister of Alexander [this I have not been able to prove. I am wondering if there is any relationship between Alexander Forsyth/Forsythe & William George. Did they know each other in Scotland? Is there any info or thoughts you can shed on this? Looking forward to hearing from you. Barb Kelley in FL wvmountain2@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ 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/.

The earliest record that I have for him is that of 1870 census Preston County, Union District, pg 198. He is living with Mary 52 - MD., Ninevah 27-MD., and- Zacharia 23 - MD. I also have his will and propate record, and have been to his grave in the "Old Eglon Cemetery". In 1880, he is still living in Preston County, with his wife Melena. I suspect that his wife was using her middle name at this time, due to the fact that their daughter was actually Mary Ninevah of above. Their son, Zachariah Taylor shows up on later cenusus with different wives. John P and his wife state that they were born in MD as well as their parents and the two children. So they must have ties to that area. On the marriage records of Preston County, Mary Ninevah is listed as Ninny PAW, she married William O. GEORGE who was from Scotland. That is about all that I have been able to find proof of. According to John P. PAUGH's tombstone, he was born 4/27/1813 and died 11/22/1888. Someone told me that he also had children Enoch and Isabella, born earlier. No proof on that as yet either. Thanks for anything you can find and share. Deborah