Bev, Thomas Shay (Jr) was the son of Thomas & Bridget OShea/Shay. Mrs Ellen Copper <fec3@vicon.net> of State College PA is writing a book on the Hastings, Sidwell and Shay families. The only reference I have found of a middle name for Deborah (Shay) Shannon is the obituary of her daughter Sarah Wiles which lists her parents as Wm and Debran Shay Shannon. Deborah Ann? Here is a possibility for your Daniel Wiles: 1860 census Preston Co (Tunnelton) 2112-2103 Hannah Wiles 32 Va Sarah C 13 Va Alcinda 10 Va DANIEL 9 Va John W 4 Va 1850 census Preston Co 300-300 Henry S Wile 25 Va Farmer Hannah 21 Va Sarah K 3 Va Susan 2 Va Alcinda 1 Va Morton's History of Preston County page 479 Henry Wile, son of Henry & Catharine (Whitehair) Wile, m. Hannah Watkins. My note: Hannah was the daughter of James & Sarah (Ambrose) Watkins. Morton's History of Preston County page 433: Malinda Funk, daughter of John & Eunice Funk m. Henry Shaver. page 466: Henry Shaver, son of Arnold & Susan Shaver, married Melinda Funk. The 1989 Fortney genealogy is still in print but not many copies remain. Contact Phillip Goff <philstephgoff@mindspring.com> for ordering information. Roy Lockhart On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 21:54:43 EST Tiggerpunt@aol.com writes: >roy, > >thanks again, You are a wealth of info. I have Deborah listed as >Deborah >Elizabeth Shay, d/o thomas and Phoebe and sidwell. d/o of Hugh and >mary >Hastings sidwell. > >Charles Wesley and Sarah Shannon Wiles are my g grandparents. their >son >Clyde Daniel was my grandfather. > >I have been able to go back to charles dad which was Dan and his >mother Sarah >Virginia Shaver, d/o of Henry and malinda Funk shaver, > >I have NOT found anything after Dan. > >the furthest I have been able to go on the sarah shannon side is >William, so >I thank you for the additional info. > >I have only been able to get to thomas shay, father of deborah >Elizabeth shay. > >Roy, if I can ever help you, please let me know, You have been a >great help >to me. > >God Bless >Bev > > >==== 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/.