I am interested in the same thing. I am a descendant of Henry Petro Kittle, also. Do you know who his wife was? I can find no answer to that question. I know he is in the household with Jacob Kittle in 1860 but that is about it. If you find anything I would really like to know, thanks again. Henry Petro Kittle+ ?>Jacob Kittle +Jane Mariah Phillips>Amanda Kittle+Alfred Taylor Collett>Maggie Lena Collett+Marshall Loughry>Guy Loughry+Ruby Hedrick>me!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ethel Swiger" <eswiger@dne.edu> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:53 PM Subject: [WVRANDOL-L] HENRY PETRO KITTLE > I am seeking, no I'm begging, for help on ANY documentation for the > relationship between Henry Petro KITTLE and his son Jacob H. KITTLE. I > am helping a friend with her KITTLE line in order to join the DAR under > Abraham KITTLE. We have all the other "proof" with the exception of this > one. I have them in the same household in the 1860 Randolph County > Census BUT it does not show their relationship. We have looked at Wills, > Deeds, Death & Birth records, Circuit Court Records, Marriage Records > and Estate Settlements and there just doesn't seem to be anything with > any of them. HELP! Does any one out there have this information or can > you think of anywhere else we might check? All help will be greatly > appreciated. > Thank you in > advance. > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Give someone some help and they may help you. > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Sorry I forgot to add the dates for these gentleman. Henry Petro KITTLE born about 1805, Randolph Co. VA and Jacob H. Kittle born about 1831 Randolph Co. VA Ethel Swiger wrote: > > I am seeking, no I'm begging, for help on ANY documentation for the > relationship between Henry Petro KITTLE and his son Jacob H. KITTLE. I > am helping a friend with her KITTLE line in order to join the DAR under > Abraham KITTLE. We have all the other "proof" with the exception of this > one. I have them in the same household in the 1860 Randolph County > Census BUT it does not show their relationship. We have looked at Wills, > Deeds, Death & Birth records, Circuit Court Records, Marriage Records > and Estate Settlements and there just doesn't seem to be anything with > any of them. HELP! Does any one out there have this information or can > you think of anywhere else we might check? All help will be greatly > appreciated. > Thank you in > advance. > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Give someone some help and they may help you. > > ============================== > 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

I am seeking, no I'm begging, for help on ANY documentation for the relationship between Henry Petro KITTLE and his son Jacob H. KITTLE. I am helping a friend with her KITTLE line in order to join the DAR under Abraham KITTLE. We have all the other "proof" with the exception of this one. I have them in the same household in the 1860 Randolph County Census BUT it does not show their relationship. We have looked at Wills, Deeds, Death & Birth records, Circuit Court Records, Marriage Records and Estate Settlements and there just doesn't seem to be anything with any of them. HELP! Does any one out there have this information or can you think of anywhere else we might check? All help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Hello Ethel Have you tried going to the Rootsweb message board for Kittle? This way you will not have to join the list if you do not want but your message will be posted to the list, I hope this helps and as I have those two Kittles in my data banks, I sure hope that you post your success here good luck, break a brickwall!! SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN in Sacramento,CA admin for DUNCAN-L@rootsweb.com TYLER-L@rootsweb.com VANSCOY-L@rootsweb.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page full of links for genealogists: http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm Very useful site full of Genealogy Links ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ethel Swiger" <eswiger@dne.edu> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 2:53 PM Subject: [WVRANDOL-L] HENRY PETRO KITTLE > I am seeking, no I'm begging, for help on ANY documentation for the > relationship between Henry Petro KITTLE and his son Jacob H. KITTLE. I > am helping a friend with her KITTLE line in order to join the DAR under > Abraham KITTLE. We have all the other "proof" with the exception of this > one. I have them in the same household in the 1860 Randolph County > Census BUT it does not show their relationship. We have looked at Wills, > Deeds, Death & Birth records, Circuit Court Records, Marriage Records > and Estate Settlements and there just doesn't seem to be anything with > any of them. HELP! Does any one out there have this information or can > you think of anywhere else we might check? All help will be greatly > appreciated. > Thank you in > advance. > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Give someone some help and they may help you. > > > ============================== > 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 >

Diane, Just a reminder <G>. Maybe your computer died, you lost email, got ran over by a Mac truck or just forgot. I thought we were going to trade info. Did you find my file useful? I haven't heard from you in months. Still planning to share? Regards, the 'other' Diane <<My line is that of Anderson Roy. Anderson has a son George who has a son Samuel who was the father of my grandfather Hugh Anderson Roy (Smokie). If you have any connection to this family I would love to hear from you. Thanks. Diane Roy >From: SnowBeri@aol.com >Reply-To: WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com >To: WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Roys >Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 19:12:58 EST > >Hello wva_ladybug@hotmail.com, > >In reference to your comment: > >è Hello. I'm looking for information on the Roys of >è Randolph County. Is any >è one else out there research this family as well? > >I have some tied with my WOLFORD lines. They also marry into many other >lines. It's a briar patch not a family tree! Which ones are you looking >for? > >Regards, >Diane > >Researching: Appley, Asbury, Barnum, Bauder/Bader, Bowling, Briggs, Burton, >Carr, Clark, Dyer, Ecker, Finch, Flannery, Fox, Grim, Hardendorf, Harman, >Hawk, Hayes, Henkle/Hinkle, Keith, Marcy, Pier, Sawyer, Summerfield, >Schenk, >Shepard, Slocum, Strong, Teter, Tinkham, Thompson/Thomson, Walker, Whitlam, >Wilks, Wolford, Wood, Woolever. >http://www.treelines.com >http://www.lineage.net > >Useful sites: >http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) >http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience) > > >========Original Message======== >Subj: [WVRANDOL-L] Roys >Date: 11/7/2001 4:56:31 PM Mountain Standard Time >From: >HREF="mailto:wva_ladybug@hotmail.com">wva_ladybug@hotmail.com >Reply-to: >HREF="mailto:WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com">WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com >To: <A HREF="mailto:WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com">WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com</A> >Sent from the Internet (Details) > > > >Hello. I'm looking for information on the Roys of Randolph County. Is any >one else out there research this family as well? Thanks. > >Diane Roy > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== >Give someone some help and they may help you. > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > >==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== >Give someone some help and they may help you. > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

I was just wondering if there is any way to get a transcription of a death certificate in Virginia also an Obituarary The reason that I ask is because living in California I am fortunate to be able to research birth and deaths online and through the [CADI] -L mailing list to be able to ask for a dct and obit on most of my California relatives.I have been really amazed at how much can be learned from these two documents As Most of my Virginia work is in Albemarle county that is my area of interest and for West Virginia it is county SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN in Sacramento,CA admin for DUNCAN-L@rootsweb.com TYLER-L@rootsweb.com VANSCOY-L@rootsweb.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page full of links for genealogists: http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm Very useful site full of Genealogy Links

Hello Linda and thank you for your kind offer I have forwarded your offer to several of the lists I am on as well as two of the ones I administer for SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN in Sacramento,CA admin for DUNCAN-L@rootsweb.com TYLER-L@rootsweb.com VANSCOY-L@rootsweb.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page full of links for genealogists: http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm Very useful site full of Genealogy Links ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Brown To: SUSAN AND KEN KNIGHT ; SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN ; ROSE WINGO PETERSON ; ELEANOR SKIDMORE Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 12:26 PM Subject: Document1 Dear Fellow Researchers, This is a list of the books I have at home. If there is anything I can do or look up for you, let me know.

----- Original Message ----- From: <whoucisme@mindspring.com> To: <TYLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 8:01 AM Subject: [TYLER] Attn all genealogists, historical/heritage group members, etc. > Good day everyone, > > I am bringing forward a very serious issue which needs to be addressed to anyone and everyone that is involved in genealogy, historical groups, or heritage groups. > > Anyone involved in these areas has bound to have done research on their own family trees, which would include birth & death records & perhaps burial locations of these family members. Depending on the time frames, many may be buried in private family cemeteries rather than church cemeteries or memorial parks. > > There is a serious problem occuring with these cemeteries being developed on either with homes, businesses, or roads/streets. > > Currently there is a VERY serious problem in Hanover County,VA that I would like to make you all aware of. You can find more information at: > http://www.savinggraves.com/usa/va/pebblecreek/index.html > > At this site you can see for yourselves the treatment that human remains are receiving, the manner in which this process was started & has continued, and the evidence showing that this should be stopped immediately. (I do not live in this subdivision/neighborhood nor am I connected with this family) I have been involved in this particular incident since the beginning of the exhumation process and will continue to be involved because of the disgraceful manner in which this is being done and because this is NOT the first cemetery in this particular county in VA that this has been done to. > > I urge each of you involved in genealogy or historical/heritage groups to check on your own private family cemeteries no matter where they are. Have someone make sure headstones are still there, the area is cleared of debris or overgrowth, and that any burials there are recorded and documented with the appropriate courthouse. Cemetery laws, unfortunately, vary from state to state. Check the laws in your county/city and state to be certain how your own family cemetery is viewed under the law. > > Most importantly, please pass this information along to ANYONE you may know who is working on their own genealogy or a member of any heritage/historical groups. This is a VERY important issue which must be addressed by everyone. > > If you have any further questions, please feel free to email me privately/directly. > Thank you for your time. > Sincerely, > Sheri Millikin > > > > ==== TYLER Mailing List ==== > to join TYLER-L, send mail to TYLER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join TYLER-D, do the same thing with TYLER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > * Subscribe to TYLER-L > * Subscribe to TYLER-D (digest) >

Hello Randolph county subscribers Please look for the link between the<<<<<...>>>>> below and if you know of any others who might be interested in this link just pass it on ENJOY!!! SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN in Sacramento,CA admin for DUNCAN-L@rootsweb.com TYLER-L@rootsweb.com VANSCOY-L@rootsweb.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page full of links for genealogists: http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm Very useful site full of Genealogy Links ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra E. T. Duncan" <purplevw1@attbi.com> To: <VANSCOY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 6:25 AM Subject: Re: Israel United Methodist Church > Andy > IT IS TRULY MARVELOUS > And in such a short time too,I only ask for two minor changes and that be to add the names of Carol Diane Costa,Charles Melvin Bunner, and Dawne Flammger to the list of credits,They each had their part in inspiring me to take on this task of typing the entire document with one hand. Doing that task and your feedback has inspired me further to undertake the typing into a data base the Sixty Family Group Sheets on my maiden name of Tyler,it is a thing I have wanted to do for years ,even before the stroke, and I have decided that this ,among other things, will make me as happy as finishing the church pamphlet. Now if only there were pamphlets on the other churches in Randolph County,Va as well. And as for the formatting , I had a devil of a time with that also,not to worry, it looks like all of the names are there,and while it is not exactly what a genealogist would call a primary document (birth,death,Baptism,marriage certificate ) it may make a connection for somebody in! > the eternal happy search for relatives,and if it helps even one person IN ANY WAY , then that is enough for me. > Sandra Tyler Duncan SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN in Sacramento,CA admin for DUNCAN-L@rootsweb.com TYLER-L@rootsweb.com VANSCOY-L@rootsweb.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page full of links for genealogists: http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm Very useful site full of Genealogy Links > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Webmaster@wvhome.com > To: Sandra E. T. Duncan > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 9:49 PM > Subject: Israel United Methodist Church > > > Sandra, > > Been real busy lately but finally got the church info on. Have a look. I fixed some of the formatting, but obviously not all. Oh well. > <<<<<<> http://www.wvhome.com/wvhome/Community/church/israel/index.htm>>>>>>> > > Thanks so much for the information. I am sure many others will appreciate it too. > > Andy > > > > > ==== VANSCOY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, just send a message to VANSCOY-L-request@rootsweb.com for regular or VANSCOY-D-request@rootsweb.com for digest version. > In body of message just put one word, making sure it is spelled correctly > unsubscribe > You can now donate to Rootsweb via your Home Banking account > Ask me how....Sandra D.uncan <purplevw @ sl.net> > > ============================== > 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 >

Does anyone know the parents of the following people? Thanks, Wanda in Virginia NAOMI CATHARINE WAMSLEY was born Bef. 1878, and died Aft. 31 May 1893. She married ALFRED OFA SHIPMAN 31 May 1893 in Randolph County, West Virginia (Source: West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863 - 1900.). He was born Bef. 1878, and died Aft. 31 May 199 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * My ancestors: Wamsley family of Virginia and West Virginia Wade family of Virginia Talbott family of Virginia and West Virginia Oliver family of Pennsylvania and Virginia Harper (Herper) family of Virginia and West Virginia Appelman family of Pennsylvania and Virginia Rash family of Virginia Rives family of Virginia Addy family of Pennsylvania and Virginia Smith family of Pennsylvania Wanda Wamsley Balducci, a Southern American and descendant of Confederate Citizens and Soldiers of the War for Southern Independence - a war fought for Constitutional liberty, states rights, and defense of home and family. GOD BLESS THE HEROES OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2001! GOD BLESS AMERICA!

In a message dated 2/25/02 7:08:42 PM Central Standard Time, rlucas@neo.lrun.com writes: > Subj:Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Albert Hedrick b. 1877 > Date:2/25/02 7:08:42 PM Central Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:rlucas@neo.lrun.com">rlucas@neo.lrun.com</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com">WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com">WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Hello, > Enos Hedrick b. 1832 Pendleton co. Va. married Sarah Elizabeth Sites > b.1842 d/o Adam Sites and Edith Teter (Phares). They had children William > S. > b. 1862, Charles E. b. 1865, Martin K. b. 1866, Henrietta b. 1871, Albert > b. > 1877, Edward, Anne, Joseph A., Zella, and Robert. These children born in > Pendleton co. and Randolph co. I am not sure, but the William that you > mention could be the brother of Albert Hedrick. Enos Hedrick died Nov. 14, > 1899 and is buried at Bethel Cemetery in Job, WVa. He was a son of > Christian > Hedrick b. 1806 Pendleton, and Elizabeth Day, they were married Dec. 7, > 1826 > in Pendleton co. > Becky > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Anaretes@aol.com> > To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 4:45 PM > Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Albert Hedrick b. 1877 > > > > Jean~~ > > > > I am researching Hedricks also. William "Strite" Hedrick, wife > Betty > > Jane, no too sure how many kids. Emery, Valley, Burle "Berlin" I think > was > > his full name, Mary, those are the kids I remember. Found in the WV > > Pendleton Co 1920 Census living in Union? But I would like to know more > about > > your Enos. Thanks!! > > > > Eve > > > > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > > Give someone some help and they may help you. > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Give someone some help and they may help you. > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Hello, Enos Hedrick b. 1832 Pendleton co. Va. married Sarah Elizabeth Sites b.1842 d/o Adam Sites and Edith Teter (Phares). They had children William S. b. 1862, Charles E. b. 1865, Martin K. b. 1866, Henrietta b. 1871, Albert b. 1877, Edward, Anne, Joseph A., Zella, and Robert. These children born in Pendleton co. and Randolph co. I am not sure, but the William that you mention could be the brother of Albert Hedrick. Enos Hedrick died Nov. 14, 1899 and is buried at Bethel Cemetery in Job, WVa. He was a son of Christian Hedrick b. 1806 Pendleton, and Elizabeth Day, they were married Dec. 7, 1826 in Pendleton co. Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: <Anaretes@aol.com> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Albert Hedrick b. 1877 > Jean~~ > > I am researching Hedricks also. William "Strite" Hedrick, wife Betty > Jane, no too sure how many kids. Emery, Valley, Burle "Berlin" I think was > his full name, Mary, those are the kids I remember. Found in the WV > Pendleton Co 1920 Census living in Union? But I would like to know more about > your Enos. Thanks!! > > Eve > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Give someone some help and they may help you. > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Jean~~ I am researching Hedricks also. William "Strite" Hedrick, wife Betty Jane, no too sure how many kids. Emery, Valley, Burle "Berlin" I think was his full name, Mary, those are the kids I remember. Found in the WV Pendleton Co 1920 Census living in Union? But I would like to know more about your Enos. Thanks!! Eve

Thanks so much. They were on the 1860 Randolph co. census, but I guess they must have moved back to Pendleton co. by 1870 because I didn't see them on the 1870 Randolph co. census. Since Pendleton co. doesn't have his birth certificate, it looks like I won't be able to find one on him. He is buried at the IOOF Cemetery in Elkins along with his wife Rosalie Spessert Hedrick. I have a list of his children which included my mother. They had ten children and there are four children that are still living. Thanks again for your help. Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Loudin" <jloudin@rtol.net> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Albert Hedrick b. 1877 > Dear Becky, > > Enos Hedrick with son Albert is in 1880 Pendleton Census, Union District. > Albert is 3, do you need the entire list of kids? > > No Enos in Randolph 1880. > > Jean > > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Give someone some help and they may help you. > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Dear Becky, Enos Hedrick with son Albert is in 1880 Pendleton Census, Union District. Albert is 3, do you need the entire list of kids? No Enos in Randolph 1880. Jean

Hello, My grandfather was Albert Hedrick, I was told he was born 1877 in Pendleton co. WVA. However, Pendleton county has no record of his birth, and I found his father Enos Hedrick listed on the 1860 Randolph co. census along with Sarah E. (Sites) his wife. If Enos (he was born in Pendleton) was in Randolph co. in the 1860's perhaps Albert was born in Randolph co. He did die in Randolph co. in 1952. Does anyone have access to the 1880 Randolph co. census, would you happen to find an Enos Hedrick and family including Albert who would be only 3 yrs. old? Thanks. Thanks for your help. Becky Lucas

I received this from another list and thought you might enjoy it as much as I did. Does this describe any of you?? Ethel ============================================================================ THE WORM'S EYE VIEW: EASY DUZ IT by Beth Maltbie Uyehara <A HREF="mailto:BUYE@aol.com">BUYE@aol.com</A> Hi. My name is Beth M. U., and I'm a geneaholic. My story's not a pretty one. I am sharing it here in the hope that it may help others avoid my pitiful fate. If you, too, are addicted to genealogy, I want you to know that you are not alone. There are thousands of us worldwide struggling in the daily battle against this cunning, baffling and powerful addiction. There was something "different" about me from the get-go. Looking back, the signs were there for all to see. Even as a child, when relatives threw old Daguerreotypes in the trash, I would fish around among the coffee grounds and egg shells and pull them out. 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it can be found here http://community.webshots.com/user/purplevw1 I spent a good part of yesterday looking for a simple place to put these pictures of this church. I kept running into problems until I found this old Web site place to put these images and next I will be trying to add the documents to see how that works. Later I will add a map to this church. Any way please give it a look and tell me what you think...As you can see ,I have a new focus for today. I shall be adding all I can get to this Album as soon as I get more photos ( I am hoping to get several more of tombstones) Love Sandra

Sandra, There is NO Israel Church in Montrose. Israel is at Kerens, about 2-3 miles south on US 219 from Montrose. There is one cemetery at Montrose that I know about. It is at Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Church and includes portions once owned by the IOOF and, I believe, by Montrose. It is maintained by a cemetery committee with an ever increasing endowment. There is a listing for which we're indebted to Ms. Daisy Ferguson Martin who compiled the original. I had it placed on the Randolph County Roots Web Page. It is listed in the archives. Click on <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/randolph/cemeteries/montrose.txt">Montrose Cemetery 1</A>

Thank you so very kindly for this data,I just finished typing the entire pamphlet and the front page says Route 1, Montrose, WV 26283,I was actually told that it was located in Kerens,so, I was becoming confused a bit.I have added your name to the letter in case you were interested. I sure would like to see this kind of list for the Israel Church { Default Signature #1 } Since my stroke of October 1998. I do not send long chatty letters, and sometimes I will be slow to answer as I only have my right hand to type with. From now on I am going to attempt to type normally instead of all capitals, of course sometimes I will be in a hurry or just plain lazy! So, then it will be all capitals. Thanks for understanding! :-) Good places to visit!! & MY way of sharing!! #1 http://www.mudcreek.ca/ #2 http://www.ancientfaces.com/cgi-bin/index.cfm regards SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN in Sacramento,CA GOOD SEARCH ENGINE & MY HOME PAGE http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm #2 search http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/whatsnew.htm My page http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/3577/ http://www.angelfire.com/ca7/purplevw1 My WILMOTH Index http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/wilmoth.htm http://www.founddogtags.com/ http://www.gencircles.com/ http://www.gencircles.com/users/purplevw1/1/ www.criis.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <ORCompton@aol.com> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:47 PM Subject: [WVRANDOL-L] Re: WVRANDOL-D Digest V02 #23 > Sandra, There is NO Israel Church in Montrose. Israel is at Kerens, about 2-3 > miles south on US 219 from Montrose. There is one cemetery at Montrose that I > know about. It is at Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Church and includes > portions once owned by the IOOF and, I believe, by Montrose. It is maintained > by a cemetery committee with an ever increasing endowment. > > There is a listing for which we're indebted to Ms. Daisy Ferguson Martin who > compiled the original. I had it placed on the Randolph County Roots Web Page. > It is listed in the archives. Click on <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/randolph/cemeteries/montrose.tx t">Montrose Cemetery 1</A> > > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Post that query on the list. > You never know, someone may be able to help you. > > > ============================== > 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 >