Hello all! If you have been thinking about submitting some of your family's data to the Raleigh County Archives, this would be the time to do it! I am sponsoring a contest and here's how it works. The person who sends the most submissions in to the Raleigh Archives during the month of March will win one book of their choice from the list of Pauline Haga's books - http://millennium.fortunecity.com/rose/505/books.html. Jeannie Watts will be able to give us the total at the end of the month and the winner will be able to choose their book at that time. Not sure what to submit? The Archives will take any of the following: family Bible entries, cemetery records, various court documents, deeds and other land transactions, historical letters, marriage, birth, and death records, military records, slave information, wills, obituaries, family histories and biographies. All submissions need to be typed up as a .txt file or you can cut and paste a submission into the body of an e-mail message. If you have questions about how to do this, please ask Jeannie Watts or myself. You can send your submissions to Jeannie <madamx@trellis.net>, or to me (Melissa) <mduggins@lexcominc.net> and I will forward them to Jeannie. No submission is too small or unimportant. This is a great way to add to your collection of genealogical material as well as helping to build our online resources! Good luck and happy typing to you all! :-) Melissa Bailey Duggins -- "Raleigh County Roots" http://millennium.fortunecity.com/rose/505/index.html Please consider submitting one piece of data to the Raleigh County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm

In a message dated 2/28/99 3:40:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, madamx@trellis.net writes: << Coming soon: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" >> (Not proven, as well as his middle name being Thomas - according to Robert Clay, archivist at LVA. Tim Spradling)

The following files were uploaded to the Raleigh County Archives in February. You can view these files from http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm Sparriel Bailey Cemetery (spar1.txt), file size 2.2 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Williams Cemetery (williams.txt), file size 10.7 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Raleigh's First School (news1.txt), file size 4.7 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Clay Murder Case (news2.txt), file size 5.5 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Raleigh County's First Settlers, 1810-1820 (news3.txt), file size 7.4 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Raleigh County's First Settlers, 1820-1830 (settlrs2.txt), file size 9.1 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Raleigh County's First Settlers, 1830-1840 (1830-40.txt), file size 13.7 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Raleigh County's First Settlers, 1840-1850 (1840-50.txt), file size 11.3 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Raleigh County's First Settlers, 1850-1860 (1850-60.txt), file size 14.7 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Obituary For Margaret Bailey, 1912 (bailey1.txt), file size 1.4 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Obituary For Sarah Wilson, 1933 (wilson1.txt), file size 2.2 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Obituary For Mrs. W. L. Cook, 1917 (cook1.txt), file size 1.7 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Two Bailey Death Records, 1872-1943 (bailey1.txt), file size 1.5 kb, submitted February 1999 by Melissa Duggins Please consider preserving and sharing your treasured Raleigh County documents by submitting your own transcriptions to the archives. Thanks, Jeannie _____ Jeannie Watts (aka Madam X) Author of "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx Coming soon: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" PLEASE SUPPORT THE USGENWEB PROJECT!!! I am the Archive Coordinator for the following VA Counties: Patrick, Henry, Franklin, Tazewell, Floyd, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Carroll, Pulaski, Montgomery, Bedford, and Campbell. Start here for more info: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/vafiles.htm And in WV, McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, Wayne, & Wyoming Start here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm

Lainie and all, I would also appreciate it if you would consider sharing that information with me if you get it! I wasn't going to announce this just yet, but I think I'll go ahead and do it. I'm working on a project - the 1850 Maiden Names Project. The idea behind this is to try to identify the maiden names of all of the married and widowed women in the 1850 Raleigh County Census. If additional information is found, such as a marriage date and place and her parents names, that is also added. The first two pages are up at my website (see address below) and I am working on the next page now. I have to stress that this is NOT complete and that it is still a working database which means there may be errors in what's already posted. I would be more than happy though if anyone sees an error to please point it out to me and if you can add to it, I would be thrilled to take your submission. I hope that eventually this will be as complete and accurate as possible, but to do that I really will need help from all of the Raleigh County researchers with family in the 1850 census! Thanks - look forward to hearing from y'all! Melissa Bailey Duggins -- Visit My Website : "Raleigh County Roots" http://millennium.fortunecity.com/rose/505/index.html Please consider submitting one piece of data to the Raleigh County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm

On 10 Feb 1999 (in the wee hours), I posted a query to the Raleigh County list regarding my great-grandfather, John Sauner ATKINSON, married to Mary Martha "Molly" MCGARY. My question was whether or not anyone might know anything regarding the following family: Raleigh Co., 1850 Census, p. 7, Microfilm page 4A, 10 July 1850. 49 Daniel Adkinson 41 M Farmer 500 Va Sarah Adkinson 33 F Va Eliza Adkinson 10 F Va Ellen Adkinson 7 F Va Maria Adkinson 6 F Va Francis Adkinson twin 4 F Va John Adkinson twin 4 M Va Isaac Adkinson 2 M Va A kind person responded with the affirmative, stating that John was indeed the son of Daniel and Sarah ADKINSON. This person also made mention of a marriage between Mariah ADKINSON (ADKISSON) and Van Buren BOWYER. I had a system failure, and lost all mail for the period btwn. 05 Feb and 15 Feb...so I don't have the name of the person who wrote, nor any notation regarding that response. I would dearly love to hear from that individual again! Sorry for the mess! Computer has been in the shop for two weeks, and I'm using hubby's machine for now (eek!). Many thanks in advance! Lainie Hendrix

I'm researching the name DUNNIGAN, DUNIGAN, DUNEGON, DUNEGAN, DUNNAGAN, DUNAGAN. It has been spelled so many different ways that I thought I would include all that I have seen. Also researching HILL, ASBURY, JEFFERY, BROWN, BLANKENSHIP, OF Logan and Wyoming Co WV. My genealogy site is at http://members.tripod.com/~djchamp/ Sincerely Dorna -----Original Message----- From: AGNMLCL@aol.com <AGNMLCL@aol.com> To: WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 1:02 AM Subject: [WVRALEIG-L] James Meador & Angeline Wills >Looking for any information on the above couple. I have reason to believe >they were married around 1845. Any information on parents, siblings or >children would be helpful. Thanks so much for your time. > >Marge Clark >AGNMLCL@aol.com > > >==== WVRALEIG Mailing List ==== >All subscribers are asked to send a message introducing yourself and sending data on at least one of the lines you are working on in Raleigh County. >

In a message dated 2/22/99 2:31:15 AM Mountain Standard Time, AGNMLCL@aol.com writes: << Looking for any information on the above couple. I have reason to believe they were married around 1845. Any information on parents, siblings or children would be helpful. Thanks so much for your time. Marge Clark AGNMLCL@aol.com >> Marge, I'm not certain if this is the same family....but here goes: 1880 Census, Raleigh Co., WV: MEADOWS, James 57WM Farming WV VA VA Angeline 54 Wife keeping house WV VA VA Edward 18WM son Farming WV WV WV Marion 14WM son Farming WV WV WV John (m) 22WM ___ Farming WV WV WV Harriet (m) 16WF wife keeping house WV WV WV Mary 1WF dau WV WV WV LILLY, Mary 10WV adopted WV WV WV Email me privately, and I will give you my notes on this line. It's all very confusing, and I have yet to determine the parentage of James MEADOR. I have notes from one hard working researcher who has him as a son of David MEADOR and Mary ANDERSON. But I've got two other sources that differ from that, and from each other. One says he's son of John MEADOR and Anna MANN, and the third says he's son of Turner MEADOR and Judah RICHARDSON. So you can see the confusion I'm having over this group! Let me know if you find anything solid, would you? THANKS!!! Lainie Hendrix

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Looking for any information on the above couple. I have reason to believe they were married around 1845. Any information on parents, siblings or children would be helpful. Thanks so much for your time. Marge Clark AGNMLCL@aol.com

Hello Sandy and all! The article on the Clay murder and the other articles that I submitted are in the Raleigh County Archives - http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm I just finished retyping the "Early Raleigh Settlers" series and am sending the last page today so it may be a few days before Jeannie has a chance to get it added. Some of you may remember that I had this on my old site a long time ago, but it really needs to be in the Archives. For anyone new, this series is a listing complied by Judge Winton A. Riffe of the early settlers (1810 - 1860). Hope you find something helpful! My apologies to anyone on this list who is still waiting for a lookup response. I really wanted to finish that series and will be back on lookups tomorrow. ~Melissa SandraG627@aol.com wrote: > I looked on the Raleigh page, but I can't find the new info, clay murder and > newspaper article? > help > Sandy in Fla > > ==== WVRALEIG Mailing List ==== > http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/sites.htm > Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet -- "Raleigh County Roots" http://millennium.fortunecity.com/rose/505/index.html Please consider submitting one piece of data to the Raleigh County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm

I looked on the Raleigh page, but I can't find the new info, clay murder and newspaper article? help Sandy in Fla

This woman had a child with my grandfather, and the child married a Lambert, does anyone know this family? Wade lived in Lincoln Co for a while, my dad was born in Lincoln Descendants of Esther Nelson 1 Esther Nelson . +James Wade Sommerville b: 11 October 1884 in Heaters, Braxton, WV m: June 1923 d: 30 April 1970 in Beaver, Raleigh, WV .... 2 Ruth E Sommerville b: 12 March 1924 in Secoal, Boone, WV d: Aft. 1970 ........ +Mr. Lambert

Can anyone help with the following: My father's name is Paul A. Henry. He was born in Coopers in 1936. His siblings are Joseph, James, John, Joesphine Henry Brisco, Edris Henry Miller, Jean Williams, and Ann. My father passed away when I was four and I am uncertain where his siblings are and if they are alive. I also know that his father's name is John Henry and his mother was Elmary Robinson. I am uncertain how long the Henry line has been in the Mercer Co. area. Any information that will help with the location of these siblings or other information that will help my genealogical search will be appreciated. Thank you LaTisha Henry latisha_henry@hotmail.com Surnames: HENRY, ROBINSON, WRIGHT, PINKARD ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------37F92887358B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Ms. Stover, This a story I wrote and tried to send to Donna Brown. I got it back. Would you please see that she gets it along with any one else that may be interested. Sincerely, Fil Nutter, Jr. --------------37F92887358B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="BUFCK.TXT" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="BUFCK.TXT" >From - Sun Feb 14 11:42:40 1999 Status: U Return-Path: <> Received: from WVNVM.WVNET.EDU ([129.71.2.4]) by sun25.interpath.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.61) with SMTP id AAA209C for <fbnjr@INTERPATH.COM>; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:38:50 -0500 Received: by WVNVM.WVNET.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R4a) via spool with SMTP id 2765 ; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:37:10 EST Received: from WVNVM.WVNET.EDU (NJE origin MAILER@WVNVM) by WVNVM.WVNET.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) with BSMTP id 6104; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:37:11 -0500 Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:37:10 -0500 Reply-To: Postmaster@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU From: RFC822 mailer (LMail release 1.2c/1.8c) <MAILER@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU> Subject: Undelivered mail To: fbnjr@INTERPATH.COM X-Report-Type: Nondelivery; boundary="> Error description:" X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 2121 An error was detected while processing the enclosed message. A list of the affected recipients follows. This list is in a special format that allows software like LISTSERV to automatically take action on incorrect addresses; you can safely ignore the numeric codes. --> Error description: Error-For: SCA00095@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU Alias: SCA00095@MAIL.WVNET.EDU Alias: SCA00095@STMAIL.WVNET.EDU Alias: SCA00095@WVNVM.BITNET Error-Code: 3 Error-Text: Mail delivery to this user is not allowed. Error-End: One error reported. ------------------------- Rejected message (29 lines) ------------------------- Received: from sun25.interpath.net [199.72.1.192] by WVNVM.WVNET.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R4a) via TCP with SMTP ; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:37:10 EST Received: from F.B.JR ([207.59.126.80]) by sun25.interpath.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.61) with SMTP id AAA2089 for <sca00095@mail.wvnet.edu>; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:38:46 -0500 Message-ID: <36C725A9.6A76@interpath.com> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:36:09 -0800 From: "F.B. Nutter" <fbnjr@interpath.com> Reply-To: fbnjr@interpath.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; U; 16bit) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: sca00095@mail.wvnet.edu Subject: Buffalo Creek Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Donna; My name is Fil Nutter, Jr. and I was the executative Vice President of Hobet Mining & Construction Co., Inc. We had 2 mines for Island Creek Coal Co. on Kelly Mt. We had many of our employees & several peices of heavy equipment along with 2 helicopters involved in the rescue & relief efforts that took place just after the dam broke. I was the coridnator of flight operations at yhe hospital in Mann. There were helicopters from severalother coal companies there. We also kept our radio system in operation with several mobile units on the creek and our 2 base stations , 1 in Charleston & 1 at Scarlet. This was the only dependable communications in the area for several hours. If I can help in any way with your project let me know. Sincerely, Fil Nutter, Jr. --------------37F92887358B--

I guess my server is still confused. I got this response from Sandra but not the original post. Would the author please forward a copy of the message to me? I'm interested in the Clay family because my 3rd great-grandaunt, Nancy Bailey, married Merideth Clay, son of Mitchell Clay. Here's a little bit of the info that I have on their line: Descendants of Merideth C. Clay 1 Merideth C. Clay 1812 - 1893 .. +Nancy Bailey 1816 - 1891 ......... 2 Booker Clay Abt. 1836 - Unknown ............. +Lucinda ? Unknown - Unknown .................... 3 Isaac Clay 1875 - 1878 .................... 3 Susan Clay 1877 - 1878 ......... 2 America Clay Abt. 1834 - Unknown ............. +William Burgess Abt. 1830 - Unknown ......... 2 Charlotte Clay Abt. 1845 - Unknown ............. +Henry McMillion 1847 - 1882 ......... 2 George Andrew Clay Abt. 1844 - Unknown ............. +Amanda Webb Abt. 1845 - Unknown .................... 3 Virginia W. Clay 1866 - Unknown .................... 3 Jasper Clay 1871 - 1871 .................... 3 Albert Clay 1875 - 1878 ......... 2 Floyd Clay Abt. 1847 - Unknown ............. +Angeline Williams Abt. 1845 - Unknown .................... 3 Preston Clay 1872 - 1885 .................... 3 Lucinda Clay 1875 - 1878 .................... 3 Eunice Clay 1877 - 1878 .................... 3 Unnamed Clay 1880 - 1880 ......... 2 Jackson Clay 1847 - 1886 ............. +Alethia ? Unknown - Unknown .................... 3 Celestia A. Clay 1866 - Unknown .................... 3 Alice Clay 1866 - 1884 ............................... 4 Martha J. Clay 1884 - 1884 .................... 3 Kanna Clay 1885 - 1886 ......... 2 Leftridge Clay 1849 - 1928 ............. +Paulina Daniel 1861 - 1927 .................... 3 A. F. Clay Abt. 1873 - 1899 .................... 3 Lucy A. Clay 1885 - 1896 .................... 3 James Milton Clay 1893 - 1924 ......... 2 Amanda Clay 1853 - Unknown ......... 2 German Clay 1854 - 1880 ......... 2 Judah Clay Abt. 1856 - Unknown ......... 2 James Newton Clay 1861 - Unknown ............. +Delilah Daniel Unknown - Unknown ......... 2 [1] Lucinda Clay 1840 - 1916 ............. +Tynville Massey Unknown - Unknown ......... *2nd Husband of [1] Lucinda Clay: ............. +John Patton 1806 - 1875 .................... 3 Mary A. Patton 1857 - 1884 ........................ +L. H. Hutchinson Unknown - Unknown .................... 3 Eliza Jane Patton 1867 - 1919 ........................ +Chester A. Stanley 1862 - 1945 .................... 3 Sylvester Patton Unknown - Unknown Thanks! ~Melissa SandraG627@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 2/13/99 11:35:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, Suttafran > writes: > > > Mitchell CLAY Jr. was born in 1770 in Blackwater River, Bedford Co., VA. He > > died in FEB 1851 in Raleigh Co., WV. > > There is a Mitchell C Clay 28 in the Boone 1850 with Amanda 22, I may find out > my sister in law is related to my [half]brother if this keeps up, I am sure > she is related to me via my dad > Sandy in Fla > > ==== WVRALEIG Mailing List ==== > All subscribers are asked to send a message introducing yourself and sending data on at least one of the lines you are working on in Raleigh County. -- "Raleigh County Roots" http://millennium.fortunecity.com/rose/505/index.html Please consider submitting one piece of data to the Raleigh County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm

Dear Gracie, Did you receive the message I sent you from your WV Coal Mine page? John JOHN BRANDT**Venice, California**jbrandt@ucla.edu

Hi; Thank you for your response... I added you to the lookup page. There is one other person with that book on the list, but I think it's a good idea to have two. You never know when people will go out of town, or go offline, or for any reason, unavailable. Thank you for being a lookup volunteer. :) Gracie DDenton189@aol.com wrote: > > HI Gracie: > I had emailed Valerie and offered to do lookups from a book I have called > "They Died in Darkness" by Lacy A. Dillon. My father was a coalminer and died > in a mine accident at Hanley in April of 1952. Dianna Green Denton > > ==== WVRALEIG Mailing List ==== > If you have any problems subscribing or unsubscribing to this list, please contact me at: mailto:skincaid@worldnet.att.net -- Genealogy Sites: Mine: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1322/ Norfolk Co, VA: http://members.spree.com/sip/graciestover/norfolk/index.htm Gilmer Co, WV: http://www.rootsweb.org/~wvgilmer/ West Virginia Coal: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcoal/ ************************************************* Mailing Lists: Stovers: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1322/stovemail.html Allens: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1322/allen/mail.html Norfolk Co, VA: http://members.spree.com/sip/graciestover/norfolk/index.htm Gilmer Co, WV:http://www.rootsweb.org/~wvgilmer/ ************************************************* Gracie's World: http://www.graciesworld.com Arts and Crafts: http://www.graciesworld.com/arts.html FREE Home Office: http://www.myfreeoffice.com/gracie/ FREE Web Lotto: http://ez-lotto.com/playticket.cgi?M9760"

In a message dated 2/13/99 11:35:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, Suttafran writes: > Mitchell CLAY Jr. was born in 1770 in Blackwater River, Bedford Co., VA. He > died in FEB 1851 in Raleigh Co., WV. There is a Mitchell C Clay 28 in the Boone 1850 with Amanda 22, I may find out my sister in law is related to my [half]brother if this keeps up, I am sure she is related to me via my dad Sandy in Fla

Hi; I am the new co-ordinator for the page on WV Coal. I doubt if very many of us could research WV, and not find someone who wasn't a miner. I invite you all to check it out at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcoal/ and let me know if there is anything you can add to it to help. I would like to have as much info as possible, not only to help genealogists, but also to give people a 'picture' of what our culture was and is today.. Anyway, that is what I am working for, and I would appreciate any help to accomplish that. Even is that help is helping to pass the word about the site. Thank you, Gracie -- Genealogy Sites: Mine: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1322/ Norfolk Co, VA: http://members.spree.com/sip/graciestover/norfolk/index.htm Gilmer Co, WV: http://www.rootsweb.org/~wvgilmer/ West Virginia Coal: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcoal/ ************************************************* Mailing Lists: Stovers: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1322/stovemail.html Allens: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1322/allen/mail.html Norfolk Co, VA: http://members.spree.com/sip/graciestover/norfolk/index.htm Gilmer Co, WV:http://www.rootsweb.org/~wvgilmer/ ************************************************* Gracie's World: http://graciesworld.com Arts and Crafts: http://graciesworld.com/arts.html FREE Home Office: http://www.myfreeoffice.com/gracie/ FREE Web Lotto: http://ez-lotto.com/playticket.cgi?M9760"

HI Gracie: I had emailed Valerie and offered to do lookups from a book I have called "They Died in Darkness" by Lacy A. Dillon. My father was a coalminer and died in a mine accident at Hanley in April of 1952. Dianna Green Denton