DCM: According to what I read, people who went to school for only three months out of the year for a few years did not have the same emphasis on correct spelling or other detail that all of us genealogy "nuts" have. It probably takes more than two sources to make a determination in this case. Janice DCM wrote: > Does anyone know regarding the tombstone for Esther Bryte w/John Bryte in > Forman Cemetery spelled Easter Bryte....which is the correct spelling of her > name? I have wondered if the Easter spelling is a misunderstanding of the > carver of the name Esther which may have been pronounced with the long e > pronunciation. Thanks. (Also thanks to those who care for the Forman > cemetery. We have been there twice from Indiana and have found it in quite > good condition considering its location from the main road.) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janice Sisler" <bjsisler@access.mountain.net> > To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 6:13 PM > Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] Sterling Family > > > DCM - There is no Sterling marker there. > > Janice > > > > DCM wrote: > > > > > Thanks, Janice, every little tidbit helps. We've been to Forman > Cemetery > > > but didn't know at the time to look for the Sterling name. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Janice Sisler" <bjsisler@access.mountain.net> > > > To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 11:28 AM > > > Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] Sterling Family > > > > > > > DCM - I've spent enormous amounts of time on the life of Phillip > Sterling > > > (and his > > > > family) and with not nearly as much to show for it as I would like. > He > > > lived very > > > > near where I grew up. It is logical that he and his two Bryte wives > are > > > buried at > > > > the Forman Cemetery where the Bryte parents have markers but it > unlikely > > > that any > > > > proof or dates will be found. > > > > > > > > In 1870, Phllip was in failing health so he made an agreement with > > > Jeremiah W. > > > > Collins (one of my relatives) that in exchange for Jeremiah taking > care of > > > Philip > > > > and his wife, he would give Collins 92-1/4 acres. By Dec. 24 of that > > > year, Phillip > > > > was dead and the land and responsibility for Elizabeth were > transferred to > > > Noah > > > > Titchenell and his wife. This was in the article I did on the > Sterlings > > > in 1973 as > > > > a part of the series Preston Names of Note that Doyne Halbritter and I > did > > > for the > > > > Preston County Journal. > > > > > > > > Janice > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > DCM wrote: > > > > > > > > > Phillip Sterling b. 12 Feb 1796 m. Elizabeth Bryte b. 1815 on 18 > March > > > 1855 > > > > > according to the Marriage Register in Preston Co. His birthdate was > > > derived > > > > > from his age listed as 59 yrs. 1 mo. 10 da. Her birthdate was > derived > > > from > > > > > her age listed also. He is also thought to have another spouse > > > > > Kate/Catherine Bryte. Elizabeth and Kate/Catherine were daughters > of > > > John > > > > > and Esther/Easter Gibson Bright. Kate/Catherine was his first wife, > no > > > > > other info on her and Elizabeth was his second wife, no other info > on > > > her > > > > > either. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: <jbgrif@sbcglobal.net> > > > > > To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 3:10 PM > > > > > Subject: [WV Preston County] Sterling Family > > > > > > > > > > > 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/797 > > > > > > > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > > > > > > > I am looking for information on any Sterlings from Preston County. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > > > 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 ==== > > 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