Delores: Vestus and Martha Murray Thomas had the Home Hotel in Bruceton Mills and that may have been a convenient place for your people to get married. Martha continued to operate the hotel and live there until she died as I remember. They were Church of the Brethren as far as I know. I have known members of the family, and later lived in an apartment in Morgantown which was owned by Vestus and his second ?wife. One of the descendants is working on extensive details of the family and I'll give you his address privately. Janice RHart61650@aol.com wrote: > Greetings from CA, > Does anyone know anything about Vestus Thomas? He lived in Grant District, > Preston Co., WV. The reason I'm asking is my grandparents Elias Oliver and > Lula Pearl (Bowman) Goodwin were married at his home in 1904. Vestus Thomas > is listed as a farmer in the 1900 Grant District census. Was he a Justice of > the Peace or a Minister besides being a farmer? What church would Vestus be > associated with? > In the census he is listed with his family: > 97-98 > Thomas, Vestus, Head, white, male, b. October 1874, 25 years old, married 7 > years, born PA, parents b. WV, Farmer. > Martha, wife, white, female, b. September 1870, 29 years old, married 7 > years, 3 children, 3 children living, b. PA, parents b. WV. > May, daughter, white, female, b. September 1893. 6 years old, single, b. WV. > Blanche, daughter, white, female, b. February, 1891, 4 years old, single, b. > WV. > Ray, son, white, male, b. February 1899, 1 year old, single, b. WV. > > Who was Martha, Vestus's wife? What was her maiden name? > Thanks for any help with this family. > Delores > > ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== > Social Security Death Index Interactive Search > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237