This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vakelly Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2766.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have John R. Scott's first wife as Sarah Margaret Feather b. 04 May 1850 d. 25 Nov 1876 in Preston Co. They were married 11 Sept 1872 Brandonville, Preston Co.Her parents were James Feather and Chirsteen Summers. Virginia Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chigh46 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2766.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i really thank you for your info , i have some it already on the scott family, but not much john r and mary a life history.i only knew there first child olive b 1884, my grandmother. i lost track of john r scott 1900 census. i go back to preston co. at once a year. i have been searching at least 3 years for john r death date. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jemwalsh Surnames: Cox, Scott, Boyd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2766.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Quoting from Jean Cox's book p. 668: "Mary Alena married second John R. Scott 3 July 1883 by the Rev. John Boyd, Pastor of the Regular Baptist Church. He came from Brandonville, W.Va. and was a widower. His first wife was Sarah H. (---). She died 25 Nov 1876, age 26 years, 6 mos., 21 das. and was buried in Centenary Cemetery, six miles soutwest of Bruceton Mills, W.VA." There is a John R. Scott who appears in the 1850 Census of Preston, VA as age one in the household of John Scott 43 and his wife, Mary, age 40. This may be the same John R. Scott who m. Sarah H. By the time of the 1870 Census, this John R. Scott was age 20 still living w/ his then widowed Mother; they were in the Grant District of Preston. Oren F. Morton writes in his History on p. 389: "John Scott came from Baltimore and settled in the glades of Grant in 1770. . . . He was a justice at the time of his death. In his later years, John, Jr., lived at the Little Sandy bridge on the Kingwood road, and kept a store. He died at the outbreak of the Civil War, while a member of the Virginia Legislature." Then on p. 464: " John b. 1751 d. 1828 m. Catharine ___" children:1. John b. 1770 d. 1846 m. Mary Cuppett; 2. David ->PA; 3. Nancy m. Joseph Carroll ->PA; 4. dau. m. ___ Guard->West; 5. Jane m. James Carroll->PA; 6. Eliabeth m. Andrew Sterling; 7 Thomas b. 1813 d. 1890 m. 1st Martha McGrew, 2nd Sarah A. Kantner. Looks like John b.c. 1807 might have been a son of John b. 1770 and that Thomas b. 1813 was also likely that later John's son. Muddled. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chigh46 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2766.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: do you have any info mary scotts husband john r scott bjuly 1849 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: barbara55678 Surnames: Roberts,Crane/Chipps Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2747.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: JO-i've never heard anything about Joanna being Amos' daughter.there was another Amos born around 1801 but he was Jonathan Roberts son in Morgantown[too young for Amos father ]when i looked thru the Monongalia court records i found a lot more Roberts Families there at that time than the ones shown in the censuses.some people just didn't want to be in them i guess.still trying to find Amos parents and birthplace.There was also an Abigail Roberts who married a Samuel Crane in 1791? as well in the Monon.Co.and i'm still trying to find the proof to my John Roberts.Aperson on Rootsweb told me that Amos Roberts was born in Connecticut but no proof of that either.i think she got that from some book they talk about on one of the Roberts message bosrd but i don't know where theey get there sources.there are sooo... many Roberts family lines,unless you get DNAi don't know how you can establish these facts.i heard the DNA has to come from a male Roberts in the family who was born to a ! male Roberts. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jemwalsh Surnames: Scott, Nixon, Patterson, Cox Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2766.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Harold W. Scott was born 7 Apr 1886 and died 28 Jun 1891. He was called "Hallie" and he is buried in Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery in Smithfield, Fayette, PA. His Mother was Mary Alena Nixon who was first married to James Sidney Patterson. Mary Alena's next son, Ralph E. Scott was born 28 Jun 1888 and also died in Jun 1891, on the first. Five years later, an older son, Carl Herman Patterson b. 1876, drowned on 21 Jul 1896. The next day Mary Alena suffered a paralyzing stroke and died 26 Jul 1896 in her home in Fairchance. She is buried beside her three sons in Mt. Moriah. All of this information is from "Nixon Family Memorials" p. 668 edited by Jean W. Cox as well as "Some Fayette County Pennsylvania Cemeteries" p. 71 compiled by K.C. Miller. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chigh46 Surnames: scott Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2766/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i am looking for any info on harold scott born 1886 in preston co. he was the son of john r and mary scott Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mhakright Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2765.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks to all of you for your posts. These are great starts!! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MelindaBlack45 Surnames: Todd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2765.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: http://www.adopteeconnect.com/p/a/1055/ Dear mhakright: Try the above link it is called the West Virginia Adopt Registry. Maybe they can direct you regarding your great-grandmother. Melinda in PA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MelindaBlack45 Surnames: Todd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2765.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: http://www.vitalchek.com/agency_info.aspx?t=birth&p=16359&s=loc Dear mhakright: try the above listed link and see if they can direct you regarding adoption in WV. Melinda in PA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MelindaBlack45 Surnames: Todd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2765.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: http://www.wvdhhr.org/oss/adoption/ Dear mhakright: Try the above listed official WV Dept. of Health and Human Resources for adoption. Melinda in PA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MelindaBlack45 Surnames: TODD Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2765.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: http://www.adoptionnetwork.com/adoptiveparents/adoptive-parents-contact.html Dear mhakright: Contact the following link above and see if they can direct you to the correct resource regarding adoption. Melinda in PA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MelindaBlack45 Surnames: TODD Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2765.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/surnames/todd/ Dear mhakright: Try the above listed website for Todd family and see if they can direct you about your great-grandmother. Since you don't know her real name maybe she went by Todd all of her life. Sincerely, Melinda Clark Black native Prestonian currently living in Montgomery Co, PA my husband and I used to live in southern California from May 1984 til June 1988 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jemwalsh Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2765.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The folks at WVArchives have placed more birth records online. Most of what is available now is in the form of ledgers which are grouped by year and then alphabetized by the first letter of the last name. So, when you retrieve a "record" you are actually retrieving a whole page of births. In terms of the date, you can only search for the year. I just did a search for "Mary" b. 1889 in Monongalia and that produced a page #88 containing babies w/ surnames beginning with A-H(partial) born in 1889, but none b. 22 Sep. Next found page #89 w/ H-N births, but none b. 22 Sep. Next, page #90 P-V, none b. 22 Sep. I've tried several different approaches trying to locate page #91, but no luck. They're having server problems and the system times out too quickly. This is the url for searching birth records: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx Hope this helps. It is possible that her birth was not recorded, or that the birth actually took place in Fayette, PA where there might be a delayed birth record for her. None of those PA records are online. Regards, Jane Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news. but from what I've heard, most of the records at the court house in Mon county have been removed to an underground vault in PA. Those of us who live here don't even have access to them anymore. I might suggest you contact the WVU Library_WVU Libraries: Home_ (http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/) _WVU Libraries: West Virginia Collection: Guide to Genealogical Research_ (http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/wvcollection/genealogy/) _West Virginia Vital Research Records - Select Search Type_ (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx) The above are three links that MAY help you some. Good luck with your digging. _Birth Parent & Adoptee Search - Find Birth Family Now!_ (http://www.omnitrace.com/Birth-Family.html?gclid=CI3K-bjCrJkCFQ4eDQod9H4gJQ) Bev **************Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220433363x1201394532/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub leclick.net%2Fclk%3B212935224%3B34245239%3Bb)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mhakright Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2765/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for the birth record for my great grandmother who we believe was born in Morgantown. She was adopted shortly thereafter by the Todds of Uniontown, PA so we are unsure of her name at birth or parentage. We are grabbing at straws here, but what is the best way to get a listing of births on 22 Sep 1889?!?! I also want to find the adoption records. Any help would be appreciated or the names/places of where to begin the search. I am in Calif so it's a bit difficult to get to WV. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Joshua, I have a Minerva Cupp married to Henry J. Feik on 15 Oct 1856. Aew these who you are hunting for. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [WVPRESTO] Jonas Maust cemetery > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: LOTSTUTSLKABOUT > Surnames: Maust, Cupp, Haines, Spindler, Grover > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/351.349.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I have many Maust' in the family, as well as Haines, Cupp, > I cannot find the Jonas Maust Cemetary anywhere, I am really looking for > Minerva Cupp, or her Daugher Mary Elizabeth Cupp, Spindler, Gruver. > If you can be of any help to me, I would appreciate it, and if I can be of > any help to you, Let me know, Put Cupp on the message. > Joshua D. Spindler > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVPRESTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bowhunterscm Surnames: Christopher, Speelman Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2764/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My family owns a farmhouse that was built in the late 1800's by either the Christophers or Speelmans. Levy(?) Speelman's parents built it in the late 1800's and their name was Christopher. Anyway, four of the Christophers' kids died of diphtheria at a very young age while they were building the house. As the story goes the youngest one was the first to go but before she died she wanted to see what her room would look like. So her father (a Christopher) carried her from the house they were living in down the hill to the unfinished farm house. He carried her up the stairs so she could see her room and then he showed her the rest of the house. And then later that night she died. As long as my family lived there they believed it was haunted by the ghost of that girl and we would like to find out what her name was, the family, or better yet a picture. But any information would be helpful. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargaretAnnKerr Surnames: Elsey, Elza, Thompson, Rivies, Wilson, Ray Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.preston/2763/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I post this here to see if anyone has any additional information! As some of you may know, I have spent much time on the puzzle that is my American progenitor grandfather of the Elsey family, Edward! Edward Elsey was the father of my next grandfather in that line, Thompson Elza. We believe that Thompson was born about 1806 and that in 1821 Levi Coberly was appointed his guardian (document on file in Randolph County). Thompson's mother was Sarah "Sally" Thompson. It may be that Sarah died at childbirth as we have no record of her death. In 1811 (marriage certificate is on file), Edward Elsey married Cicily Rivies (who was believed to have been about 15-16 at the time) in Hardy County. As far as I can ascertain, there were 3 children born to this marriage: Margaret, Catharine and Dorotha. There is no marriage record for Margaret; Catharine was married to a Hiram Wilson and Dorotha was married to a William Ray. I am now in touch with a descendant of the last marriage through Dorotha & William's son, Jacob Ray. She sent me a photo of Jacob Ray and I find a resemblance from that photo to those I have of my next grandfather, Edward's grandson & Thompson's son, Solomon Elza. As I previously mentioned, there is no death record for Sarah "Sally" (Thompson) Elza, daughter of David & Anna (Dabney) Thompson. There is no death record for Edward Elsey (we just believe he had to die before Levi Coberly was appointed Thompson Elza's guardian in 1821). There exists a record to show Edward Elsey, along with Nicholas Elsey (believed to be his son just previous to Thompson), at a sale in 1819 in Hardy County. There is also no death record that can be found at present for Cicily Rivies, although there are census records to indicate that she lived a fairly long life. If anyone has any information of any kind regarding any of this, please contact me! I can be reached via email at: margbeckwith@verizon.net or by phone at: (304)636-6440. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

The following information may assist those researching Brethren and Mennonite families in Preston Co and elsewhere: BRETHREN An index to obituaries published in Church of the Brethren publications can be accessed at: http://rothweb.com/publications The obituaries in the following Brethren periodicals are indexed (each has a separate index): The Gospel Visitor 1851-1873 (Index includes the year and month of publication and page number, name of the person, spouse, parents, state (only) of death, and age at death) Christian Family Companion 1864-1873 (Index includes issue date and page number, name of the person, spouse, parents, state and age at death, county, city, and church) The Pilgrim & The Weekly Pilgrim 1870-1876 (Index includes issue date and page number, name of the person, spouse, parents, state and age at death, county, and church) The Brethren's Advocate 1879-1882 (Index includes issue date and page number, name of the person, spouse, parents, state and age at death, county, city, and church) An index to obituaries in The Gospel Messenger 1883-1964 is available on CD in both txt and rtf formats. (Index includes the name of the person, spouse, parents, state (only) and age at death, date of publication and page number.) Information on the Brethren Historical Library and Archives, Elgin, IL can be found at: http://www.cob-net.org/fobg/library.htm MENNONITE A research site for Amish and Mennonite families is located at: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits There is a link to the Index Page for obituaries published in various church periodicals but it can be accessed directly at: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/index2.html The Index Page contains transcribed obituaries from the Herald of Truth (1864-1908), the Gospel Witness (1905-1908), and the Gospel Herald (1908-1998). Obituaries in The Mennonite from 1998 and the Mennonite Weekly Review are in progress. Each publication is indexed separately and each index includes the name of the person, maiden name, and publication date. There is also a separate index of maiden names. The early obituaries in the Herald of Truth also have a link to the scanned image. Roy Lockhart