Hello, I am new to the list and am trying to locate any information about a Mrs. Elizabeth Shingleton. She was listed as a half-sister to my ggrandmother, Ida Bell (Bircher) Ruckman, in my ggrandmother's obituary. The only information I have is her name and that she was living in Grafton at the time of Ida Bell's death in 1954. If anyone knows anything about this Shingleton family, I would really be happy to hear from them. Thank you!, Becky Boggs

Jim, I I hope you are not being inundated as a result of your kind offer to do look ups. When you have time, I would appreciate it if you could let me know if you find any information on the surnames Annon, Glasock and Webb. Thank you. Marci O'Malley Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA mho788@nwu.edu

I have "A History of Taylor County", Brinkman's "American Wars and Taylor County", as well as extensive dateabases on the following Taylor County Families: Albert and Usher Bayly (Bailey) families Thornsberry Bailey Joseph Bailey James and Samuel M Rogers families John L and William Stevens families Samuel Gandy William Shields Samuel and Ebeneezer Kelley families Whitehair (All) Keener (All) I will be glad to assist with look-ups or help you break your brick wall. Perhaps you can help me as well. Jim Simon

Hello, I just subscribed to this web address and decided to put a message out on it. I am a fifth generation Shaw born in Taylor county, although I never lived in any part of Taylor county. I was born in Grafton. I usually visit the area once a year in the spring to do research. I do not have any living relative in the area either. Anyone that has ties to the Shaw or Peer families please respond. Thanks P.T. Shaw

Hi....does anyone on this list have access to a Taylor County census, 1900, 1910, or 1920? I am looking to confirm the whereabouts of my great-grandparents, Oliver Bland and his spouse, Sarah Ann. They are both buried in a cemetery in Simpson, and I understand their family farm in Simpson was inherited by relatives with the surname of Booth. I am also in need of where they originated. Their children were: Irena, Henrietta, William, Albert, and Clarence (these are all that I know of for sure). Thanks very much. Susan Bland Drake Waverly, WV

Seeking information on Joshua H. JOHNSON, ca 1820-1864, or wife, Elizabeth KEENER ca 1827-ca 1910 who later married Josiah JONES? JOHNSON reportedly died in the Civil War. Does anyone know in what unit he served, or on which side he fought ?

Hello All, I am new to this list and I am looking names and places. New information on my research suggests there was a Mr. BONAFIELD that ran a grocery store in Grafton about 1900-1904. His wife may have been Sarah BAKER. There are other family members of the BAKER, JEFFERY, ASBURY family buried in Bluemont Cemetery. Who would I get in touch with to find out more about this? Can anyone help me on this lead. Happy Thanksgiving, Bev Rogers

grgrGrandfather, Thomas Male and Julianne Newman Male raised their family in Taylor Co. He died 19 May 1876 and Julianne died 1 Jan 1870 in Taylor Co. It is said that Thomas was a member of the Dunkard Brethern there. Where can I verify this? Also, I would like to know which cemetery they are buried in. Thanks so much. ~Florence~

When did these people die? John W. Norris b. about 1806 and his wife Malinda Springer b. 18 April 1821. They married in Monongalia Co., and lived in Taylor Co., W. Vir. Their dau. was Virginia b. about 1839. What happened to her? Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

Recently I received this information from another mail list. It is worth checking out! Rather concerning. Best Wishes! Jan Hornick [Searching Harr, Merrifield, Reed, Carpenter, Booth, Thomas, Tucker, etc. surnames] "Members of the list may care to visit this site for an interesting bunch of thoughts on what may happen to your records in the future. It is not just about family records, but anything you may be storing on your computer:" http://www.winmag.com/columns/mike/1999/1008.htm Lance H. Bates

Hi Everyone, I am new to this list and have some questions. Have the cemetery listings for Taylor Co. been copied? I am primarily interested in the Simpson and Flemington areas. How far back does the local newspaper go and have birth, death, or marriage notices been indexed for any of that time. I have the address to the library, but do they have a genealogy collection? Can they do any research by mail? What kind of sources do they have? Is it better to contact the courthouse for vital records, or are any of them at the library? I guess that is enough for a first go-round. Thanks for your help. Lauren Canton, OH

Today I uploaded a Gedcom for five generations of descendants of my 4th great grandparents, John Harr and Elizabeth Merrifield. There are over 1000 descendants in a searchable/downloadable database. There are many surnames from the Marion, Taylor, Monongalia and Harrison County areas. Please consider adding your data to this easily accessible source. Many Thanks! Jan Hornick ROOTSWEB'S WORLDCONNECT PROJECT by Robert R. Tillman, CEO <rrti@rootsweb.com> We are proud to announce the BETA TEST of the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project. Now you can upload, edit, delete and download to others your GEDCOMs on RootsWeb. We have developed GEDCOM software that is the most advanced on the Web to provide you with unprecedented control over your posted GEDCOMs. Key features include the ability to: o Upload a GEDCOM file generated by any of the major genealogy software applications WITHOUT first converting it to HTML. o Edit or delete your GEDCOMs as well as change the display or download options at any time. o Link the GEDCOM to your own home page. o Screen or remove information about living individuals from the GEDCOM. o Link Post-Em notes both from the GEDCOM originator and other RootsWeb users by attaching to the record of a particular individual. This capability is similar to the implementation of Post-Ems in RootsWeb's Social Security Death Index. o Link a GEDCOM to other GEDCOMs using Post-Ems. o Allow RootsWeb users to download subsets (portions) of the original GEDCOM starting with a specific person and choosing either ancestors or descendants. o Display GEDCOMs online in highly flexible ways. We think that this display capability is where RootsWeb WorldConnect Project really shines. Unlike with certain other Web sites, you have full control over your GEDCOM. You can change or remove it completely at any time and RootsWeb will never burn it onto a CD-ROM or charge others to access it. Check out this new capability at <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igmuser.cgi>. Search for individuals listed in uploaded GEDCOMs at <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi>. Beat the crowds. Upload your GEDCOM now, but please remember that this is a beta test. We will change features of the offering based upon your feedback. You can expect that there will be malfunctions, problems, delays, etc. during this test. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. Submit your complaints and suggestions for improvements to the RootsWeb GEDCOM Suggestions Board at <http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/gedcom>. You might also want to thank Randy Winch, the author of this wonderful new RootsWeb feature. He has devoted months to this project. Kudos to Randy! * * *

This list was sent to me by Maurice Woehrle. I thought it had so much good information I wanted to send it to everyone that I know working on Genealogy. Hope this helps. Jan Hornick [Researching Taylor County Surnames of: Harr, Reed, Carpenter, Merrifield, Tucker, Martin] GENEALOGY REFERENCE LIST OF WEB SITES for cruising the worldwide web. This is an email you'll definitely want to make a copy of for your genealogy research. In case you lose it simply put five stars in as your search word ***** ) and look in the archives for the year 1999. This message will then appear. Simply remember this is a five star ***** message! ROOTSWEB SEARCH ENGINE - ANY SURNAME OR LISTING http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl http://lists.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/findlist.pl Trying to find a Rootsweb surname list? Don't know which of 8,000 possible variant spellings it might be listed under? This tool finds sound-alike matches for a given surnamefrom among RootsWeb's thousands of surname lists. 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Enter geographic coordinates or placenames) http://www.mit.edu/geo/ (finds county for known place and state) http://www.ahip.getty.edu/tgn_browser/ (geographic thesaurus) http://www1.proximus.com/lycos/ (Lycos road map) http://www.mapquest.com/ (Mapquest) http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html (geographic name locator) http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp (Microsoft worldwide info) http://members.aol.com/oldmapsne/ (Historical Ink; old maps, NY&NE) http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprange.html (township and range system) http://www.multimap.com/ (United Kingdom) http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm (US Atlas, 1895) http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/gnis/ (Yale geographic name locator) http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/terra_findaspot_coordinate.htm (One meter resolution aerial and satellite photography of the USA and select foreign locations. Enter geographic coordinates only) http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/terra_findaspot.htm (One meter resolution aerial and satellite photography of the USA and select foreign locations. Select location from a map or enter a place name) -------------------- GENERAL REFERENCE SITE - ALL IN ONE http://www.refdesk.com/facts.html =B7 Atlas & Maps =B7 Beginner's Guides =B7 Bios & Who's Who =B7 Databases =B7 Dictionaries =B7 Electronic Texts =B7 Encyclopedias =B7 Genealogy =B7 Government =B7 Grammar & Style =B7 History =B7 Internet Resources =B7 Law =B7 Libraries =B7 Miscellaneous =B7 Phone Book =B7 Population =B7 Postal =B7 Science =B7 Thesaurus =B7 Time & Date =B7 Weights & Measures =B7 World Religions =B7 WWW Virtual Library -------------------- VITAL RECORDS: http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm (center for health stats) http://www.medaccess.com/address/vital_toc.htm (where to write) http://www.inlink.com/~nomi/vitalrec/ (Naomi's list) http://www.census-online.com/links/index.html#top (online census materials) http://www.doitnow.com/~moravia/census.html (alternate, census online) http://members.tripod.com/~rosters/ (searchable south) CHECK AND CLEAN VIRUSES FROM YOU COMPUTER - free ! http://housecall.antivirus.com/explorer.html (Trend Microsystems) Excellent - highly recommended on-line service - no charge) GIANT GENEALOGY SITES: http://www.hamrick.com/names/ U.S. Surname Distribution from the U.S. census during various period in history http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html (barrel of links) http://www.CyndisList.com (Cyndi's List) http://www.wwnet.com/~krugman1/fgc/ (Ford Genealogy Club) http://www.genforum.com/ (genealogy discussions) http://www.polaris.net/~legend/genalogy.htm (genealogy gateway) http://posom.com/hl/ (genealogy helplist) http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted/ (genealogy's most wanted) http://emcee.com/ (genealogy online) http://genealogy.tbox.com/ (genealogy tool box) http://www.gensource.com/ifoundit/ (genealogy search engine) http://www.genhomepage.com/societies.html (genealogical societies) http://www.lds.org/Family_Hostory/How_Do_I_Begin.html (Mormon FHCs) http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ (National Genealogical Society) http://www.nehgs.org/ (New England Historic Genealogical Society) http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/ (Rand genealogy club) http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/ (Roots Web Searches) http://www.bc1.com/users/sgl/html/usa.htm (searchable genealogy links) http://genealogy.travellor.com/genealogy/ (Travellor southern families) http://www.ukans.edu/heritage/research/dbd.html (UofKS sourcelist) http://www.usgenweb.com/ (US Genealogy web) http://www.usigs.org/index.htm (US Internet Genealogical Society) ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.vital-mo (genealogical and historical societies of Missouri; to change states, delete "mo" and substitute the postal abbreviation of the state of our choice) ------------------- CHURCH HISTORY: http://www.ncccusa.org/ (National Council of Churches) http://www.ats.edu/members/denom.htm (theological seminaries) http://www.rrlc.org/guide/arc02.shtml (American Baptist) http://www.cob-net.org/ (Church of the Brethren) http://www.catholic.net/ (Roman Catholic Church) http://www.cin.org/ (Catholic information network) http://www.catholic.org/colweb/direct.html (Catholics web directory) http://www.disciples.org/historc.htm (Disciples of Christ) http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/ (Episcopal Church, USA) http://www.elca.org/ (Evangelical Lutheran) http://www.fum.org/ (Friends United/Quaker) http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/index.htm (Quaker genealogy) http://www.mercer.edu/mainlib/SpColl.html (Georgia Baptist) http://www.depauw.edu/lib/services/Desc/dept.htm#archives (Indiana UMC) http://www.lcms.org/ (Lutheran, Missouri Synod) http://www.jewell.edu/academia/currylibrary/partee/partee.html (MO Baptist) http://cmc2.cmc.edu/arc.html (Missouri United Methodist) http://cc.owu.edu/~librweb/spuma.htm (Ohio United Methodist) http://www.libertynet.org/~pacscl/phs/index.html (Presbyterian) http://www.rca.org/ (Reformed Church in America) http://carolus.furman.edu/library/welcome/specpage.htm (SC Baptist) http://www.ucc.org/ (United Church of Christ) http://www.gcah.org/center.htm (United Methodist archives) http://www.gcah.org/Conference/umcdirectory.htm (UMC state archives) ETHNIC RESEARCH: http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/searchable.html (searchable Canada) http://www.genealogy.com/gene/www/emig/emigr.html (emigration from Germany) http://genealogy.org/~palam/#iareg (Palatines to America) http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~tbrass/AMST/Amst.html (Dutch in New Amsterdam) http://www.familyworkings.com/genealogy1.htm (German Genealogy) http://www.kst.dit.ie/nat-arch/index.html (Irelands national archives) http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/index.html (Irish Genealogical Society) http://gentreegenealogy.com (Irish Genealogy) http://www.anywhere.co.uk/news.html (Scots birth, death, marriage indices) http://www.scotclans.com/ (Scot Clans) http://www.tartans.com/genalogy.htm (Scots genealogy) http://www.origins.net/GRO/ (Scotland General Register Office) http://www.house-of-tartan.scotland.net/story/story.htm (tartans & clans) http://www.tartans.com/ (tartans) http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ (UK genealogy) ------------------- ARCHIVES FOR MILITARY HISTORY & WARS: http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/milhist/ (Canada war timeline) http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/unit1.html (Civil War fighting units) http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm (CW Dakota State) http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ (Civil War, U of KY) http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/civlink.htm (Civil War, LSU) http://www.usgenweb.com/military/index.htm (military history for genealogy) http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/ (Military History Institute) http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/millib/index.html (military libraries) http://www.toast.net/~beau/gs1812.htm (Society of the War of 1812) SOURCES FOR BOOKS: http://www.clark.net/pub/rmharris/netdlrs.html (antiquarian books) http://www.appletons.com/homepage.html (Appleton's) http://www.glbco.com/ (Blair's) http://www.esva.net/ghotes/biblio/bkdealer.htm#dealer (dealers and publishers) http://www.hearthstonebooks.com/ (Hearthstone) http://www.higginsonbooks.com/genbooks.htm (Higginson genealogy) http://www.hopefarm.com/genealog.htm (Hope Farm, NY books) http://www.midcoast.com/~picton/ (Picton Press) http://server.mediasoft.net/Scott/C/ (Willow Bend) http://www.yogs.com/ (Ye Olde Gen Shop, Indianapolis) LOOKUP SERVICES: http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/#States (books we own) http://www.mindspring.com/~wcrews/BooksPlus.html (mostly southern Books) http://www.longstreet.net/census.html (census lookups) http://www.cswnet.com/~mgoad/dar.html (DAR patriot index) http://www.concentric.net/~Mikerice/hl/usa/index.shtml (genealogy helplist) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2154/springin.htm (surname springboard) GENEALOGY MAILING LISTS - "HOW TO GUIDES": http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html http://members.aol.com/gresinet/gen_mail.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ http://php.indiana.edu/~stephen/ownlists.htm http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/lists.html ----------------- STATE & REGIONAL GENEALOGY SOCIETIES: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/mhgs/index.html (midwest gen society) http://www.asc.edu/archives/genealog.html (Alabama genealogy) http://wwwcogensoc.org/cgs/cgs-home.htm (Colorado gen society) http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/ (Connecticut library) http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ (Florida gen society) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9829/Ga.html (Georgia helplist) http://www.sos.state.il.us/ (Illinois Secretary of State) http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/ (Indiana library) http://www.uiowa.edu/~shsi/index.htm (Iowa historical society) http://home.att.net/~ladylake10/ipl/ipl_main.htm (Iowa pioneers) http://www.kumc.edu/kansas/KSL/Ref/ksl_ref.html (Kansas library) http://www.kdla.state.ky.us/kdlaindx/kdlaindx.htm (Kentucky library and archives) http://mlin.lib.ma.us/ (Massachusettes Library and Information Network) http://www.mnhs.org/ (Minnesota historical society) http://mosl.sos.state.mo (Missouri archives) http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/ (Missouri historical society) http://www.nehgs.org/ (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston) http://www.state.nj.us/statelibrary/libgene.htm (New Jersey library) http://www.sara.nysed.gov/ (New York archives) http://unix2.nysed.gov/ (New York library) http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm (New York vital records) http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/ (North Carolina archives) http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NCSLHOMEHTM#information (NC library) http://www.ohiohistory.org/ (Ohio historical society) http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/ (Oklahoma museum of history) http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ (Oregon archives) http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Historical_Museum/DAM/overview.htm (Pennsylvania archives) http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/pde/LIDSTATE.HTML (Penn. Commonwealth library) http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/respol.htm (South Carolina archives) http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/escn_database_reports/ (old SC papers) http://www.historic.com/schs/ (South Carolina historical society) http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/mnscrpts/index.html (USC's South Carolina library) http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/tslahome.htm (Tennessee library & archives) http://www.vsla.edu/index.html (Virginia Library) http://www.westvirginia.org/ (West Virginia online) http://www.wisc.edu/shs-archives/ (Wisconsin historical society) http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/www/wis_lib.html (online Wisconsin libraries) -------------------- SURNAMES: http://www.one-name.org/top.htm (Guild of One Name Studies) http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html (suname helper) http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/lists.html (surname mailing lists) http://www.gendex.com:8080/display?page=3Dsurnames& (surname search engine) http://surnameweb.org/registry/ (surname web's registry) SEARCH FOR LAND TITLES AND LAND PATENTS: http://www.avana.net/~lhaasdav/Patentlocations.html (all states) http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ (BLM eastern states land records) http://www.innernet.net/hively/newpage29.htm (PA lands, with links) http://image.vtls.com/collections/LO.html (Virginia land office records) NEWSPAPERS: http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/medie-link/uspapers.shtml (Kidon US Dailies)(I haven't tried this, but if it doesn't work, note that the next two say Media-link and try that) http://www.dds.nl/~media-link/usweek.shtml (Kidon US Weeklies) http://www.dds.nl/~kidon/media-link/capapers.shtml (Kidon Canada) http://caroline.eastlib.ufl.edu/flnews/projects.html (state newspaper projects) http://www.lib.virginia.edu/cataloging/vnp/contacts.html (state projects list) http://www.naa.org/hotlinks/index.asp (state associations, dailies by state) CEMETERY RECORDS: http://users.deltanet.com/~steven/cemetery.html (cemetery listings) http://www.funeral.com/cemeterystates/ (cemetery listings) http://www.funeralnet.com/cgi-local/notfound.pl?/ (funeral home listings) http://www.dreamscape.com/goldlinks/cemetery.htm http://www.Islandnet.com/ocfa/ (Ontario cemetery listings) http://we.got.net/docent/cem/uscem.htm (US cemeteries) http://www.inwd.com/death/usa.htm (US cemeteries) OTHER RELATED GENEALOGY SITES: http://www.firstct.com/fv/stone.html (breaking down the wall) http://www.ala.org/alonline/ (American Library Association) http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/ (Board for Certification of Genealogists) http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html (deciphering old handwriting) http://www.nara.gov/regionals/stlouis.html (fed personnel records) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3207/ (low Country Huguenots) http://OfficialCitySites.com (index of local government sites) http://www.umdl.umich.edu/moa/moa_search.html (UMich literature search) http://www.vanished.com/pages/database.html (misc. online databases) http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us (Mid-Continent Public Library) http://www.libraryspot.com/librariesonline.htm (libraries everywhere) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8080/philly.html (Philadelphia) http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/ (Zip Codes) ------------End-------------- __________________________________________________ Those who give up their rights for safety end up with neither __________________________________________________ Maurice A Woehrle mwoehrle@airmail.net http://www.geocities.com/~mwoehrle

Hello Everyone, Does anyone know how I can find the Steele family Cemetery ? Or the South Point Cemetery ? They are supposed to be in Taylor County but the Library doesn't have a listing for it. I would appreciate any help. Thank You, Brenda Miller

Hi, I have this info on my GGGrandfather. Wonder if you have any info on this organizational unit and data on him. If you do I would appreciate hearing from you and perhaps I will be able to reciprocate with something useful. James Rogers of the WVA 12th Reg.Inf.Vol. He was a private in Co.A. James was from Taylor County and would have been about 33 yrs old at the war's beginning. Thanks, Jim Simon

Fredrich Grant Zinn (son of Martin Luther Zinn) of Brownlow Park was married to Goldie Snider according to family oral history, but the LDS files list her as Gilder Ford of Salem. I had heard she was previously married and don't know if Snider would have been her married name from the earlier marriage or her maiden name. Her marker at Bluemont Cemetery says "Goldie Zinn." Does anybody out there have any insights? Goldie died early in WWII I believe. Thanks, Mary Bach-Loreaux

To Bill Love. I find your Francis Love is listed in 1880 Census of Taylor Co. he was 41 yrs. of age =listed as a Boiler Maker. Also, his birthplace, his parents, his wife,Margaret, and his oldest son at home, (Ritchie L. age 14 yrs.) is listed as being in Scotland. He had 6 children at home. They were Ritchie, John P.- James W. - Margaret C. - Elizabeth R. -and Robert. Hope this helps you. Regards, Barb Swisher-McCarty Jane Lew, WV

I'm new to the list I just switched from Preston Co. I'm trying to find out if my G.G.-grandmother, Margaret Moffat Love b. 1818 in scot. went to live with her son, Francis Love after her husbands death in 1872. I tracked the family to Newburg (1870 census) Ritchie Love, her husband is buried in Scotch Hill cemetery Newburg. Family "lore" says she may have returned to Scotland, but I don't think so. I can't find a death cert. for her there. Francis was her eldest son, he was a machinist for the RR in Grafton. I requested a 1880 census on him, but thought I would see if anyone on the list might have any info on this family. By the way Francis Love was the grandfather of Gilbert Love, the columnist for the Pgh. Press. (any cousins out there) Bill Love (in Fla.)

I am searching for these Virginia/West Virginia surnames from the late 1700's through 1800's: Harr (John b. 1777); Merrifield (Samuel, b. 1720; Richard, b. 1747); Reed (Robert, b. 1802); Carpenter (John, b. Abt 1760); Capt. James Booth (b. 1709); Evan Thomas (b. Abt 1760); Capt. Samuel Stalnaker (b. 1682). I would appreciate any information you may have and would be happy to share my data with you. My e-mail address is GenJan@bewellnet.com Best Wishes! Jan Hornick, Denver (area), Colorado

Only recently have I heard of this practice of doing a family book and including only those who carry on the designated surname. As a woman, that means of the two books I have published - I would not have been included. And of the two I am preparing I would appear in only one of them. Though it is true it is a bit more difficult, sometimes, to work on female lines Brenda is correct that a family includes everyone. To say that a woman, and her descendants, have contributed nothing to a family, or to the development of this county, is very short sighted. Kathleen Rizer in Ohio Archivist for the 15,000 Descendants of Dennis Springer & Ann Prickett ---------- > Subject: Re: Geneaology Research > Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 7:56 PM > > Hello Everyone, > Just thought I would ask everyone a question. Am I the only one that includes all the descendants of a surname ? I have been doing research on my family now for about 3 years, I recently was contacted for help on one of my surnames, the person stated they are making books on the family, but they only include the people with that last name. So, does that go to mean that the descendants of the women do not count as descendants of that surname ? Just think of all the family being > left out. > Brenda