Steve, Preston County Death Record 1921-1950 contains the following information on Benjamin F & Nancy (Knisell) Miller: "M" page 6 Line 1 Miller, B. F., died 1-9-24, born 7-7-1841, married, age 82-6-2, male, white, place of death Howesville W. Va., parents Henry & May E (Holtman) Miller, occupation retired farmer, cause of death senility. "M" page 15 Line 5 Miller, Nancy A, died 9-11-28, born 6-28-1843, widow, age 85-2-13, female, white, place of death Howesville, W. Va., parents Phillip & Malinda (Collins) Kneisell, occupation housewife, cause of death arteriosclerosis & myocarditis. The information in this record book is typed and is, therefore, subject to error but I hope it helps in your research. Roy Lockhart ----------Original Message---------- From: rlockhart1@juno.com Received: from mx3.boston.juno.com (mx3.boston.juno.com [64.136.24.35]) by m12.boston.juno.com with SMTP id AAA8JZD8RANCWP9A for <rlockhart1@juno.com> (sender <WVPRESTO-L-request@rootsweb.com>); Sun, 10 Mar 2002 11:54:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from lists7.rootsweb.com (lists7.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.56]) by mx3.boston.juno.com with SMTP id AAA8JZD8RAC465AJ (sender <WVPRESTO-L-request@rootsweb.com>); Sun, 10 Mar 2002 11:54:39 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists7.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id g2AGsGF26644; Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:54:16 -0700 Return-path: <WVPRESTO-L-request@rootsweb.com> Resent-From: WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:54:16 -0700 Resent-Sender: WVPRESTO-L-request@rootsweb.com Resent-Message-ID: <T3qW4.A.4fG.4-4i8@lists7.rootsweb.com> Reply-To: WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com To: WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 11:53:59 EST Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] Knisell family Message-ID: <20020310.115613.16887.3.rlockhart1@juno.com> References: <MFMBM009Tx2KFM6nw8s00023cdd@mfmbm009.myfamilycorp.local> X-Status: Read X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 Bigdeal, The printed 1850 census of Preston Co: 66-66 Philip W Knizle 27 Ger Farmer Malinda 27 Va Elisabeth 11 Va William 8 Va Nancy A 7 Va Mary H 5 Va Kaziah 3 Va Bendenne 1 Va The printed 1860 census of Preston Co: 1254-1258 Benjamin F Miller 19 Va Farmer Nancy A 17 Va (married within the year) 1314-1320 Philip W Knisel 42 Hanover Ger Farmer Malinda 43 Va Elizabeth 21 Va William F P 17 Va Mary Harriet 15 Va Keziah 13 Va It appears your Nancy was the daughter of Philip Knisell and granddaughter of George W Knisell. Roy Lockhart On 10 Mar 2002 09:00:56 -0700 bigdeahl@yahoo.com writes: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Knisell; Miller; Collis >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/761 > >Message Board Post: > >I'm seeking info on George W. Knisell and his family. George W. >Knisell was from Alsace province, France. He was a wagoneer in >Napoleon's army and was at the Battle of Waterloo. George W. Knisell >turned up in Kingwood, WV around 1832. He was a wheelwright and lived >in a stuccoed house, which was notable in a time when most people >lived in log cabins. His wife was known for being an excellent cook. > >George W. Knisell had two sons I know of: George L. Knisell, who was >killed in 1862 at Bull Run (I assume this means the Second Battle of >Bull Run, and not the Bull Run in Preston county); & Philip W. >Knisell, who was born in 1817, and who married Melinda Collis, and who >lived at Bird's Creek near Howesville, WV. > >My great-great-grandmother was Nancy Knisell. She was born 28 June >1843; she married Ben Miller; she died September 1928 in Howesville. >I'm fairly confident that she was either the daughter or the >granddaughter of George W. Knisell, but I don't know how to link them >up. > >Any information anyone can provide on the Knisell family would be >greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > >==== 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 > ==== 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/.