In a message dated 99-06-17 20:17:48 EDT, [email protected] writes: > This question is about Elizabeth Wamsley, born after 1904, daughter of Mary > Harris and granddaughter of Jerome Barnabas and Mary Jane Crocker Harris. > Elizabeth's father was David S. Wamsley (3 October 1869 - 27 May 1953); > does > anyone know who David's parents were? Wanda -- I sent Joe a message about this, and should have sent it to the whole list -- sorry! I got some information from the Wamsley file at the library in Beverly which, added to what I already had from some other sources, shows David as descended from William Heater Wamsley. I have no documentation on any of this, but below is a family group record that shows what I have found. Mary Ann Wamsley ========================= Husband: William H. WAMSLEY - ------------------------------------------------ Birth: 29 Mar 1843 Death: 5 Mar 1901 Military: Civil War 31st Regiment, VA Inf., Co. F, CSA Burial: Wamsley-Yokum Cemetery, Shavers Run, Randolph Co., WV Marriage: 14 Nov 1867 Randolph Co., WV Father: William Heater WAMSLEY Mother: Prudence WILMOTH (b 1797) Note: The Wamsley file at the Randolph County Historical Library gives his name as William D., as does Patricia Dilley on the Wamsley listserve. ========================= Wife: Elizabeth M. SWADLEY - ------------------------------------------------ Birth: abt 1845 Father: Jacob SWEADLEY Mother: Susan ========================= Children ========================= 1 M David WAMSLEY Spouse: Mary HARRIS - ------------------------------------------------ 2 F Ceatta WAMSLEY Spouse: Ezra DICK - ------------------------------------------------ 3 F Ida WAMSLEY Spouse: William VARNER - ------------------------------------------------ 4 M Henry E. WAMSLEY Spouse: Elmeda WEESE =========================