John's daughter, Susan, married George W Summerfield. Does anyone have any information on him? How does he fit into the other WV Summerfields? 1. John C FLANAGAN, b. ABOUT 1788 in Spruce Run, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, d. 1871 in Bretz, West Virginia. He married Mary Susan DONOHOE, 18 Jan 1815. Children: 2. i Ebenezer FLANAGAN. He married Susannah BONNER, 1 Aug 1838. Susannah: Also known as Hannah. 3. ii Susan FLANAGAN. She married George W SUMMERFIELD, 10 Sep 1849. 4. iii Jesse FLANAGAN. He married (1) Sarah Catherine CARR, 21 Jan 1858 in Tucker County, West Virginia, (daughter of Solomon CARR and Susannah LAMBERT). He married (2) Malinda ROHRBAUGH, 21 Jan 1858. 5. iv Matilda FLANAGAN. 6. v Phoebe FLANAGAN. She married Vincent PENNINGTON, 26 Jun 1856. Also 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 Regards, Diane Wolford ====Useful sites==== http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience)

Hi - I am looking for these families in Randolph County: Nazelrod, Welch, McCroby, Waybright - is anyone out there a descendant of Archibald McCroby and Mary Ann Waybright? They had a daughter, Mary Idella McCroby who married Dwight Claybrook Nazelrod. Beulah Welch is a granddaughter of theirs. Archibald is my 2nd great grandfather. He is buried in the Phillips Cemetery at Jimtown.

We have a Waybright list...I bet someone there would know...Pat Saletore Bonnie McCroby Wuensche wrote:Hi - I am looking for these families in Randolph County: Nazelrod, Welch, McCroby, Waybright - is anyone out there a descendant of Archibald McCroby and Mary Ann Waybright? They had a daughter, Mary Idella McCroby who married Dwight Claybrook Nazelrod. Beulah Welch is a granddaughter of theirs. Archibald is my 2nd great grandfather. He is buried in the Phillips Cemetery at Jimtown. ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== Check out the Randolph County USGW site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/ ============================== 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

If this Fox family was a Palatine refugee to the Mohawk Valley of NY, you might want to take a look at the Herkimer/Montgomery County NY GenWeb site under Palatine, NY. The 1790 census lists: Fouks, Peter Fox, Christopher Fox, Christopher W. Fox, Daniel Fox, George Fox, Honyost Fox, Philip Fox, William Fox, William W. My husband descended from the Nellis family of the same area who immigrated from Germany in 1710. Regards, Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <SnowBeri@aol.com> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:36 PM Subject: [WVRANDOL-L] Fox > In a message dated 10/8/2002 7:01:24 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > sandcrab@pcola.gulf.net writes: > > > > Hey Diane , > > What FOX line are you researching? > > Judy-- > Fox is out of New York in 1800s>1700s then Germany in early 1700s. > > > Also 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 > > Regards, > Diane Wolford > > > > ====Useful sites==== > http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) > http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience) > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Check out the West Virginia Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/WV/ > > > ============================== > 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 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.401 / Virus Database: 226 - Release Date: 10/9/2002

Hi, List: I have an excellent picture from I think early 1900s with writing on the back which says "Stella and her brother Baley," which I think is from either Randolph or Upshur County. Baley may be a misspelling. Would appreciate help identifying it, and will send scanned picture to anyone who supplies the surname. Thanks. Marv

In a message dated 10/8/2002 9:09:05 PM Mountain Daylight Time, sandcrab@pcola.gulf.net writes: > I'm also researching FOX. What line are you researching? My husband's FOX > line is desecendant of > Johannes Pieter Faucks b. abt 1659 Palatinate Electorate, Germany and Anna > Margartha. Judy, Do you this is the same person? (Johan is dime a dozen. Everyone was Johan, and everyone has Anna or Margarets) Johann Peter FOX b ABOUT 1679 m. Anna Margaret UNKNOWN b ABOUT 1686. Children are Anna Eva, John Christopher, Peter, Anna Margaret, and Magdelena. Sounds like this could be a generation off from yours....or cousins... Also 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 Regards, Diane Wolford ====Useful sites==== http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience)

In a message dated 10/8/2002 7:30:28 PM Mountain Daylight Time, cdamos@attbi.com writes: > For all I know, Cal wasn't even born in Dry Fork! Again, it's family > history, and the only time the place is mentioned is on his death cert. On > the census records, his place of birth is sometimes given as Ohio. > Ohio isn't out of the question. The older brother of Abraham, Jacob (with wife Eve Hawk) moved from WV to Ohio. Also, little brother of Abraham (Martin with wife Sally Harman) moved from WV and lived for short times in Ohio, Illinois, before settling down in Indiana. More sauce for the mystery. Diane Also 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 Regards, Diane Wolford ====Useful sites==== http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience)

In a message dated 10/8/2002 7:01:24 PM Mountain Daylight Time, sandcrab@pcola.gulf.net writes: > Hey Diane , > What FOX line are you researching? Judy-- Fox is out of New York in 1800s>1700s then Germany in early 1700s. Also 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 Regards, Diane Wolford ====Useful sites==== http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience)

Hi Diane, I'm also researching FOX. What line are you researching? My husband's FOX line is desecendant of Johannes Pieter Faucks b. abt 1659 Palatinate Electorate, Germany and Anna Margartha. Judy -----Original Message----- From: SnowBeri@aol.com <SnowBeri@aol.com> To: WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:41 PM Subject: [WVRANDOL-L] Fox >In a message dated 10/8/2002 7:01:24 PM Mountain Daylight Time, >sandcrab@pcola.gulf.net writes: > > >> Hey Diane , >> What FOX line are you researching? > >Judy-- >Fox is out of New York in 1800s>1700s then Germany in early 1700s. > > >Also 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 > >Regards, >Diane Wolford > > > >====Useful sites==== >http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) >http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience) > > >==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== >Check out the West Virginia Roots Network at: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/WV/ > > >============================== >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 >

Hey Diane , What FOX line are you researching? Judy Wright -----Original Message----- From: SnowBeri@aol.com <SnowBeri@aol.com> To: WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Wolford >I don't have a Calvin Wolford in my database, but I am wondering if Calvin is >his middle name...and he was went by that. That is always confusing esp with >stubborn ancestors. > >What I have on Abraham's son John is: >1. John WOLFORD, b. 1823 in West Virginia, (son of Abraham WOLFORD and >Margaret SUMMERFIELD). He married Fatama SMITH, 14 Jan 1844 in Randolph >County, West Virginia, b. 1816 in West Virginia/Virginia, (daughter of >Charles SMITH and Hannah Susan CARR). > > Children: > 2. i Susan WOLFORD, b. 1845 in Randolph County, West Virginia. > 3. ii Elizabeth WOLFORD, b. 1847 in Randolph County, West Virginia. > 4. iii Abraham WOLFORD b. Mar 1848. > 5. iv Isaac T WOLFORD b. Oct 1850. > 6. v Aaron WOLFORD b. 25 Oct 1854. > 7. vi Eunice WOLFORD, b. 1855 in Randolph or Tucker County, West >Virginia. > 8. vii Polly WOLFORD, b. 1864 in Randolph or Tucker County, West >Virginia. > 9. viii Mary WOLFORD, b. 1867 in Randolph or Tucker County, West >Virginia. > >As you can see, Calvin's birth date would fit in nicely. Have I seen him? >Obviously not... Is he being stubborn on purpose? A lot of Wolfords do >that. I think it's genetic. <G> > >Word of warning: there are a LOT of John Wolford's in WV. Counting JUST the >Randolph/Tucker/Grant Wolfords from John Wolford b 1754, and going down 3 >generations: there are nine. (We're not counting all the Hampshire County >Wolfords because--fortunately--there's not a Dry Fork there that I know of.) > >Let me know if I can be of further help or if you want to trade copies of >documents. >Regards, >Diane Wolford > > >Also 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 > >Regards, >Diane Wolford >Experience) > > >> What I know, and how: >> >> My great-grandfather was Calvin WOLFORD. (My grandpa told me so!) >> >> He was born in Dry Fork, VA (now WV), Oct 24, 1858. His death cert >> (Lincoln, NE, 1940) said so. And it's "family history". >> >> His uncle was Thomas WOLFORD. The 1880 census shows Cal in Thomas' >> household in Iowa...relationship...nephew. Also "family history". >> >> His father's name was John WOLFORD. This was the name he gave on his >> marriage application, 1892, Saunders Co, NE. (The only record I have of >> his >> father's name...anywhere!) >> >> His mother and his aunt (Thomas' wife) were sisters...Caroline Hill (Mom) >> and Mary Jane Hill (aunt). Family history again. But seems to be >> supported by the 1850 census, where Caroline Hill and Mary Jane Hill are in >> the same household in Pendleton Co, VA. And the ages match other census >> records and death records found in Iowa. >> >> His grandfather's name was Abraham WOLFORD. Inferred from Thomas WOLFORD's >> death record in Iowa. Info was given by a "friend", so who knows! >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > >--------------------------- >Useful sites: >http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) >http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience) > > >==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== >Check out the Randolph County USGW site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/ > > >============================== >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 > >

In a message dated 10/8/2002 5:10:34 PM Mountain Daylight Time, bonniewuensche@hotmail.com writes: > Snowberi - I see you are searching Thompson/Thomson > > I am looking for the parents of Minnie Vesta Thompson (middle and last name > came from her death certificate). It shows them as Isaac Thompson and Sarah > > I have not been able to document this information, or Minnie's birthdate, > shown as 12 May 1867, and I have Barboursville. > > She married William Charles Henry Abbott ("Wm" on 1900 census, "C H" in his > obituary in 1920) > > Do you have any connections? > > Bonnie McCroby Wuensche > Sorry, Bonnie, Only Minnie I have was born 1885, dau of Wm Thompson and Marinda Bilby....and no Isaac Thompson's either. Sorry.... Also 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 Regards, Diane Wolford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- Useful sites: http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience)

In a message dated 10/7/2002 8:20:21 PM Mountain Daylight Time, cdamos@attbi.com writes: > I'm not too worried about 1860 on. I know that Cal's mom remarried in Ohio > and the family, including Thomas, moved to Iowa. Yes, I'd like to know why > Cal moved to Nebraska, but at this point, it's not as important as placing > Thomas and John in a family in VA/WV. Nebraska, at the end of the Civil War, was opening up to farmers. My ancestor, John Wolford, son of Martin Wolford and Sally Harman, moved his family from Tipton County, Indiana, to Clay County, Nebraska. His future daughter-in-law, Delia Briggs was there with her parents and siblings. They came from England! Talk about a culture shock for Englishmen! My guess is that Cal heard land was available and some parts were working out well. HOW he heard about the land is a guess. Who knows--maybe he wrote to his cousin John. (Pure speculation on my part there.) Also 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 Regards, Diane Wolford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- Useful sites: http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience)

You'll have seen my reply to your first post. And thanks for your responses. HOW Cal decided to move to Nebraska, I don't know. WHY he decided to move I can make a guess at. From what my uncle (Cal's grandson) has told me, from what he heard from my grandfather, there was some "step-child" syndrome after Caroline remarried. Her husband had about 5 kids from his first marriage, then he and Caroline had 2 daughters. Then he died (about 1869, after they had moved to Iowa). I speculate that times were tough...Caroline is a housekeeper in another, totally (as far as I know) unrelated, household in 1880. Also in 1880, I've found one of her daughters from the 2nd marriage living with one of her 1/2 brothers, and, of course, Cal is living with his Uncle Tom. I think he didn't feel any close family ties with the steps or the halfs, felt like he didn't belong anywhere, and moved on to create his own life. Although his mom was still living, he was basically an orphan. Too much speculation? Maybe. Will we ever know? Probably not. Thanks, Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: <SnowBeri@aol.com> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Wolford > In a message dated 10/7/2002 8:20:21 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > cdamos@attbi.com writes: > > > > I'm not too worried about 1860 on. I know that Cal's mom remarried in Ohio > > and the family, including Thomas, moved to Iowa. Yes, I'd like to know why > > Cal moved to Nebraska, but at this point, it's not as important as placing > > Thomas and John in a family in VA/WV. > > Nebraska, at the end of the Civil War, was opening up to farmers. > My ancestor, John Wolford, son of Martin Wolford and Sally Harman, moved his > family from Tipton County, Indiana, to Clay County, Nebraska. > His future daughter-in-law, Delia Briggs was there with her parents and > siblings. They came from England! Talk about a culture shock for > Englishmen! > > My guess is that Cal heard land was available and some parts were working out > well. HOW he heard about the land is a guess. Who knows--maybe he wrote to > his cousin John. (Pure speculation on my part there.) > > > Also 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 > > Regards, > Diane Wolford > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > --------------------------- > Useful sites: > http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) > http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience) > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Check out the West Virginia Roots Network at: > http://miadatlantic.rootsweb.com/WV/ > > > ============================== > 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, We've been in touch before, and I certainly have appreciated your information and expertise. Since this John was still in WV after 1860 (when Caroline and Cal were in OH with Tom and Mary Jane), it doesn't seem likely that this is the right "Abraham/John" line. Oh, I've made up WILD stories to account for it...Caroline and her husband were never married, she just took on the Wolford name...That's why she, Tom and Mary Jane left WV, to escape the "shame". But that's just my active imagination taking over! If Calvin was his middle name, he never, ever, disclosed his first name...he was Calvin in 1860 and remained so through each census, on his marriage license and through his death cert. I just think this is a line of "lost" Wolfords. All of the adults were illiterate. Caroline applied for her Civil War Widow's pension (through 2nd husband) and signed with an "x". Tom witnessed for her, also signing with an "x". So no nice chatty letters home about the kids and the crops! For all I know, Cal wasn't even born in Dry Fork! Again, it's family history, and the only time the place is mentioned is on his death cert. On the census records, his place of birth is sometimes given as Ohio. I loved my Grandpa Bill Wolford (Cal's son) unreservedly. He loved children, he was smart and funny and patient. But this flippin' family is makin' me nuts! I'm not actually even positive that John was Cal's dad's name. I assume so, because that's the name Cal gave on the marriage license application. And he gave his mother's name correctly. But if he only knew what he was "told" there could be a major error there! Oh help. The bottom line is...Cal, Caroline, and Whoever...are shrouded in mystery, and I may never find out the "truth". ----- Original Message ----- From: <SnowBeri@aol.com> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Wolford > I don't have a Calvin Wolford in my database, but I am wondering if Calvin is > his middle name...and he was went by that. That is always confusing esp with > stubborn ancestors. > > What I have on Abraham's son John is: > 1. John WOLFORD, b. 1823 in West Virginia, (son of Abraham WOLFORD and > Margaret SUMMERFIELD). He married Fatama SMITH, 14 Jan 1844 in Randolph > County, West Virginia, b. 1816 in West Virginia/Virginia, (daughter of > Charles SMITH and Hannah Susan CARR). > > Children: > 2. i Susan WOLFORD, b. 1845 in Randolph County, West Virginia. > 3. ii Elizabeth WOLFORD, b. 1847 in Randolph County, West Virginia. > 4. iii Abraham WOLFORD b. Mar 1848. > 5. iv Isaac T WOLFORD b. Oct 1850. > 6. v Aaron WOLFORD b. 25 Oct 1854. > 7. vi Eunice WOLFORD, b. 1855 in Randolph or Tucker County, West > Virginia. > 8. vii Polly WOLFORD, b. 1864 in Randolph or Tucker County, West > Virginia. > 9. viii Mary WOLFORD, b. 1867 in Randolph or Tucker County, West > Virginia. > > As you can see, Calvin's birth date would fit in nicely. Have I seen him? > Obviously not... Is he being stubborn on purpose? A lot of Wolfords do > that. I think it's genetic. <G> > > Word of warning: there are a LOT of John Wolford's in WV. Counting JUST the > Randolph/Tucker/Grant Wolfords from John Wolford b 1754, and going down 3 > generations: there are nine. (We're not counting all the Hampshire County > Wolfords because--fortunately--there's not a Dry Fork there that I know of.) > > Let me know if I can be of further help or if you want to trade copies of > documents. > Regards, > Diane Wolford > > > Also 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 > > Regards, > Diane Wolford > Experience) > > > > What I know, and how: > > > > My great-grandfather was Calvin WOLFORD. (My grandpa told me so!) > > > > He was born in Dry Fork, VA (now WV), Oct 24, 1858. His death cert > > (Lincoln, NE, 1940) said so. And it's "family history". > > > > His uncle was Thomas WOLFORD. The 1880 census shows Cal in Thomas' > > household in Iowa...relationship...nephew. Also "family history". > > > > His father's name was John WOLFORD. This was the name he gave on his > > marriage application, 1892, Saunders Co, NE. (The only record I have of > > his > > father's name...anywhere!) > > > > His mother and his aunt (Thomas' wife) were sisters...Caroline Hill (Mom) > > and Mary Jane Hill (aunt). Family history again. But seems to be > > supported by the 1850 census, where Caroline Hill and Mary Jane Hill are in > > the same household in Pendleton Co, VA. And the ages match other census > > records and death records found in Iowa. > > > > His grandfather's name was Abraham WOLFORD. Inferred from Thomas WOLFORD's > > death record in Iowa. Info was given by a "friend", so who knows! > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > --------------------------- > Useful sites: > http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) > http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience) > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Check out the Randolph County USGW site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/ > > > ============================== > 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 don't have a Calvin Wolford in my database, but I am wondering if Calvin is his middle name...and he was went by that. That is always confusing esp with stubborn ancestors. What I have on Abraham's son John is: 1. John WOLFORD, b. 1823 in West Virginia, (son of Abraham WOLFORD and Margaret SUMMERFIELD). He married Fatama SMITH, 14 Jan 1844 in Randolph County, West Virginia, b. 1816 in West Virginia/Virginia, (daughter of Charles SMITH and Hannah Susan CARR). Children: 2. i Susan WOLFORD, b. 1845 in Randolph County, West Virginia. 3. ii Elizabeth WOLFORD, b. 1847 in Randolph County, West Virginia. 4. iii Abraham WOLFORD b. Mar 1848. 5. iv Isaac T WOLFORD b. Oct 1850. 6. v Aaron WOLFORD b. 25 Oct 1854. 7. vi Eunice WOLFORD, b. 1855 in Randolph or Tucker County, West Virginia. 8. vii Polly WOLFORD, b. 1864 in Randolph or Tucker County, West Virginia. 9. viii Mary WOLFORD, b. 1867 in Randolph or Tucker County, West Virginia. As you can see, Calvin's birth date would fit in nicely. Have I seen him? Obviously not... Is he being stubborn on purpose? A lot of Wolfords do that. I think it's genetic. <G> Word of warning: there are a LOT of John Wolford's in WV. Counting JUST the Randolph/Tucker/Grant Wolfords from John Wolford b 1754, and going down 3 generations: there are nine. (We're not counting all the Hampshire County Wolfords because--fortunately--there's not a Dry Fork there that I know of.) Let me know if I can be of further help or if you want to trade copies of documents. Regards, Diane Wolford Also 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 Regards, Diane Wolford Experience) > What I know, and how: > > My great-grandfather was Calvin WOLFORD. (My grandpa told me so!) > > He was born in Dry Fork, VA (now WV), Oct 24, 1858. His death cert > (Lincoln, NE, 1940) said so. And it's "family history". > > His uncle was Thomas WOLFORD. The 1880 census shows Cal in Thomas' > household in Iowa...relationship...nephew. Also "family history". > > His father's name was John WOLFORD. This was the name he gave on his > marriage application, 1892, Saunders Co, NE. (The only record I have of > his > father's name...anywhere!) > > His mother and his aunt (Thomas' wife) were sisters...Caroline Hill (Mom) > and Mary Jane Hill (aunt). Family history again. But seems to be > supported by the 1850 census, where Caroline Hill and Mary Jane Hill are in > the same household in Pendleton Co, VA. And the ages match other census > records and death records found in Iowa. > > His grandfather's name was Abraham WOLFORD. Inferred from Thomas WOLFORD's > death record in Iowa. Info was given by a "friend", so who knows! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- Useful sites: http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ (Hints for starting) http://communities.msn.com/AGenealogyExperience (A Genealogy Experience)

Thanks, Sandra. I've seen this information, and have even seen their line. There's a nice little gap between their children which would accommodate both Thomas and John, but absolutely NO documentation to insert them! I only wish there was. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra E. T. Duncan" <purplevw1@attbi.com> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:52 AM Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL-L] Wolford > I am not a Wolford researcher either but I have this in my files > > NAME PARENTS SPOUSE > PAGE# > Summerfield Margaret Joseph&WinnieNelson AbrahamWolford302p > > Wolford Abraham > MargaretSummerfield302pc > > SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN Sacramento, CA > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=purplevw1&I11.x=17&I11.y > =7 > > http://www.headstonehunter.com/index.html > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Wvlyle@aol.com> > To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 6:50 AM > Subject: [WVRANDOL-L] Wolford > > > > Dawn: > > > > I am not a Wolford researcher, but did a little looking in a few of my > books. > > I see: > > > > 1850 Census, Hardy Co, now WV: > > > > Abraham Wolford 59 > > Margaret 54 > > Isaac 19 > > Jemima 17 > > Fanny 15 > > > > 1860 Hardy Co: > > > > John Wolford 39 > > Fatima 47 > > Susan 15 > > Elizabeth 13 > > Abraham 11 > > Isaac 9 > > Aaron 7 > > Eunice 5 > > > > Mary Wolford 47 living in the John Rohrbaugh family. > > > > Abraham Wolford 69 > > Margaret 65 > > Jemima 28 > > Levi W. 8 > > Joseph W 4 > > Solomon l/12ths > > > > Isaac Wolford 30 > > America A 28 > > Jacob K 6 > > William 2 > > > > 1850 Randolph Co, now WV census: > > > > John Wolford 27 > > Phatama 34 > > Susan 5 > > Elizabeth 3 > > Abraham 5/12s > > > > I see several Wolford marriages in Randolph Co and one in Pendleton Co, > now > > WV. > > None jumped out at me considering your email. > > > > I have quite a few census and marriage books for this area. Let me know > if > > you want me to look somewhere else. Lyle Corder > > > > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > > Check out the West Virginia Roots Network at: > > http://miadatlantic.rootsweb.com/WV/ > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 ==== > Check out the Randolph County USGW site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/ > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Snowberi - I see you are searching Thompson/Thomson I am looking for the parents of Minnie Vesta Thompson (middle and last name came from her death certificate). It shows them as Isaac Thompson and Sarah I have not been able to document this information, or Minnie's birthdate, shown as 12 May 1867, and I have Barboursville. She married William Charles Henry Abbott ("Wm" on 1900 census, "C H" in his obituary in 1920) Do you have any connections? Bonnie McCroby Wuensche ____________________________ "Family Ties are treasured things and far though we may roam, the tender bonds with those we love still pull our hearts toward Home"

Dawn: I am not a Wolford researcher, but did a little looking in a few of my books. I see: 1850 Census, Hardy Co, now WV: Abraham Wolford 59 Margaret 54 Isaac 19 Jemima 17 Fanny 15 1860 Hardy Co: John Wolford 39 Fatima 47 Susan 15 Elizabeth 13 Abraham 11 Isaac 9 Aaron 7 Eunice 5 Mary Wolford 47 living in the John Rohrbaugh family. Abraham Wolford 69 Margaret 65 Jemima 28 Levi W. 8 Joseph W 4 Solomon l/12ths Isaac Wolford 30 America A 28 Jacob K 6 William 2 1850 Randolph Co, now WV census: John Wolford 27 Phatama 34 Susan 5 Elizabeth 3 Abraham 5/12s I see several Wolford marriages in Randolph Co and one in Pendleton Co, now WV. None jumped out at me considering your email. I have quite a few census and marriage books for this area. Let me know if you want me to look somewhere else. Lyle Corder

I am not a Wolford researcher either but I have this in my files NAME PARENTS SPOUSE PAGE# Summerfield Margaret Joseph&WinnieNelson AbrahamWolford302p Wolford Abraham MargaretSummerfield302pc SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN Sacramento, CA http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=purplevw1&I11.x=17&I11.y =7 http://www.headstonehunter.com/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <Wvlyle@aol.com> To: <WVRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 6:50 AM Subject: [WVRANDOL-L] Wolford > Dawn: > > I am not a Wolford researcher, but did a little looking in a few of my books. > I see: > > 1850 Census, Hardy Co, now WV: > > Abraham Wolford 59 > Margaret 54 > Isaac 19 > Jemima 17 > Fanny 15 > > 1860 Hardy Co: > > John Wolford 39 > Fatima 47 > Susan 15 > Elizabeth 13 > Abraham 11 > Isaac 9 > Aaron 7 > Eunice 5 > > Mary Wolford 47 living in the John Rohrbaugh family. > > Abraham Wolford 69 > Margaret 65 > Jemima 28 > Levi W. 8 > Joseph W 4 > Solomon l/12ths > > Isaac Wolford 30 > America A 28 > Jacob K 6 > William 2 > > 1850 Randolph Co, now WV census: > > John Wolford 27 > Phatama 34 > Susan 5 > Elizabeth 3 > Abraham 5/12s > > I see several Wolford marriages in Randolph Co and one in Pendleton Co, now > WV. > None jumped out at me considering your email. > > I have quite a few census and marriage books for this area. Let me know if > you want me to look somewhere else. Lyle Corder > > > ==== WVRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Check out the West Virginia Roots Network at: > http://miadatlantic.rootsweb.com/WV/ > > > ============================== > 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 have no idea how to search for my WOLFORD'S in Randolph Co. (If that's where they were!) What I know, and how: My great-grandfather was Calvin WOLFORD. (My grandpa told me so!) He was born in Dry Fork, VA (now WV), Oct 24, 1858. His death cert (Lincoln, NE, 1940) said so. And it's "family history". His uncle was Thomas WOLFORD. The 1880 census shows Cal in Thomas' household in Iowa...relationship...nephew. Also "family history". His father's name was John WOLFORD. This was the name he gave on his marriage application, 1892, Saunders Co, NE. (The only record I have of his father's name...anywhere!) His mother and his aunt (Thomas' wife) were sisters...Caroline Hill (Mom) and Mary Jane Hill (aunt). Family history again. But seems to be supported by the 1850 census, where Caroline Hill and Mary Jane Hill are in the same household in Pendleton Co, VA. And the ages match other census records and death records found in Iowa. His grandfather's name was Abraham WOLFORD. Inferred from Thomas WOLFORD's death record in Iowa. Info was given by a "friend", so who knows! Cal and Caroline are in the 1860 census for Cadiz, Harrison Co, OH, as are Thomas, Mary Jane, and their kids. No dad in sight. Can't find Cal and Caroline in the 1870 Poweshiek Co, IA, census, although I find Thomas and Mary Jane. The 1880 census has Caroline as a housekeeper, and Cal living with Uncle Thomas. (Still in Poweshiek Co, IA) By 1900, Cal has moved to Nebraska, married, and is the father of 3 children. I'm not too worried about 1860 on. I know that Cal's mom remarried in Ohio and the family, including Thomas, moved to Iowa. Yes, I'd like to know why Cal moved to Nebraska, but at this point, it's not as important as placing Thomas and John in a family in VA/WV. The "Deep River Centennial History", Poweshiek Co, IA, says that Thomas WOLFORD and Mary Jane HILL were married in Hardy Co, VA, in 1853. I have been unable to verify this. What Church records might be available? Are there some which might not have been filmed by the LDS? Any local volunteers for look-ups? Do I have to plan a trip to WV? (This wouldn't be a BAD thing!)