Source: Wayne County News. April 9, 1948 Jonas Powers, 75 years old, of Wayne R. 1, died at his home, April 2. Funeral services were conducted last Sunday at the Reger Chapel by Rev. Henry Mullins and Rev. L.E. Barnett, with burial in the Mount Vernon cemetery. He is survived by the widow; Mrs. Elizabeth Eves Powers; two sons, Burgan and Newell Powers; a step-son, Lakin Hatten of Huntington; two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Herring and Mrs. Inez Spurlock of Huntington; a brother, Joseph D. Powers and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Newman and Mrs. Jarusha (Powers) Osburn of Huntington.

Source: Wayne County News. April 9, 1848 Mrs. J.L. Thompson, 66 years old, died suddenly at her home on Genoa R., April 5. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at the Hopewell Methodist Church by the Rev. Carmi Crabtree, with burial in the Trautwein cemetery. She is survived by the husband; five sons, Edmond and Silas Thompson of Fort Gay, Berch Thompson of Genoa, Don Thompson of Kenova, and Ralph Thompson at home; five daughters, Mrs. Pearl Huff of Rittman, Mrs. Mamie Workman of Spencer, Mrs. Florine Ferguson of Genoa, Mrs. Wilma Graves of Washington, and Miss Geraldine Thompson at home; two step-brothers; Lindsey Riggs of Huntington and Sollie Riggs of Genoa.

Source: Wayne County News. Friday April 9, 1948 Mrs. Ida M. Hayton, 79 years old of Prichard, R.2, died in a Huntington hospital April 4. Funeral services were conducted at the Cragston baptist church Wednesday by Rev. Dol Wilson, with burial in the Davis cemetery on Davis branch. She is survived by three daughters; Mrs. Ethel Mircle of Prichard; Mrs. Edna Runyon of Greenfield, O.; Mrs. Anna Hatten of Latham, O; six sons; Ezra and Charles Hayton of Prichard, Amos and Riley of Portsmouth, O; Elbert Hayton of Dayton, O; and Robert Hayton of Kenova; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hatten and Mrs. Rose Alley of Prichard; a brother Jack Davis of Wayne R., and several grandchildren.

Source: Wayne County News. Friday June 14, 1957 Mrs. Leah Burks Wright, 91, one of the oldest residents of Ceredo, died Wed. at her home. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Ceredo Congregational Church by Dr. L.C. Downey. Burial will be in Springhill cemetery. Mrs. Wright had resided in Ceredo since her marriage to Jesse Wright on Sept. 1, 1886. Mr. Wright, a merchant, died in 1920. Mrs. Wright was born Aug. 27, 1865 near Kenova, a daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Chadwick Burks.

Source: Wayne County News. Friday June 14, 1957 Mrs. Jarusha (Powers) Osburn, 81 of Big Creek, Wayne, Rt. 1, died at her home Friday. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at a funeral home with the Rev. Orville Esteppe officiating. Burial was in Mt. Vernon cemetery. Surviving are a daughter in law; Mrs. Clara Osburn of Wayne Rt., and three grandchildren, Mrs. Jenice O. Keck of Stanford, Conn., and John and Eyford Osburn of Wayne.

The following files were uploaded to the Wayne Co. Archives in February. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/wayne.htm Biography of Elisha K. Hobbs (hobbs1.txt), file size 2.2 kb, submitted February 2000 by [email protected] Biography of Lorenzo Dow Hobbs (hobbs2.txt), file size 1.9 kb, submitted February 2000 by [email protected] Biography of Alderson Watts, Jr. (watts1.txt), file size 2.0 kb, submitted February 2000 by [email protected] Many thanks to our submitters! Won't you consider preserving & sharing your treasured documents by submitting a transcription of your own? What a wonderful way to show pride in your heritage while insuring these resources will still be around for future generations! Thank you, Jeannie Watts, archivist. ************* Jeannie Watts Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

I received this message on another of the lists that I am on. I thought everyone would be interested in this bit of news..... Fran Namotka > http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0301-131.html > > National Archives Statement on Records Center Fire > U.S. Newswire > 1 Mar 15:39 > > National Archives and Records Administration Statement on Records > Center Fire > To: National Desk > Contact: National Archives Public Affairs, 301-713-6000 > > WASHINGTON, March 1, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a > statement from John W. Carlin, archivist of the United States, > on the Feb. 29 Records Center Fire: > > Yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 29), the National Archives and Records > Administration (NARA) reported a fire in its Washington National > Records Center in Suitland, Md. The fire was contained by the > Center's fire-safety system and extinguished with no reports of > harm to staff or visitors, but some records were damaged. The > following is an update on that from Archivist of the United States > John Carlin. > > Although much work will be needed before we can be certain, we > believe that of the total of more than 3.7 million cubic feet of > records at Suitland, approximately 3,000 cubic feet were in the > immediate area. Of those, fewer than 300 cubic feet may have been > destroyed. Most of the affected records were wet or damp from > sprinkler water or in singed boxes. Our staff at Suitland stayed > up through last night making valiant efforts to protect records > from water damage and otherwise dealing with the fire's effects, > working with personnel from the General Services Administration, > from which we lease the facility. > > The cause of the fire is as yet undetermined. Because the > property is Federal, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, > and Firearms as well as GSA fire investigators were notified. As > the investigation continues, the following is what we know about > the fire so far. > > The sprinkler alarms were activated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, and > alerted the GSA Control Center that there was a problem. The first > fire company arrived sometime between 2:45 and 2:50. A fireman on > the scene was overcome with smoke at which point firemen abandoned > Stack 15 to open the roof hatches to vent the smoke. This process > apparently took approximately one hour to accomplish before the > firemen returned to Stack 15 to begin to extinguish the fire. The > sprinkler system contained the fire during the period between > 2:30 and 3:50 at which point the firemen were able to enter the > stack. At 8:13 p.m. the firemen on the scene felt that the fire was > sufficiently extinguished to allow the investigation to begin in > the stack. > > Our tracking system enabled us to identify the records on the > shelves affected by the fire, and agencies whose records may have > been affected have been notified. But we won't be able to identify > exactly which records have been affected and how seriously until > the investigation of the area is completed and we can examine the > materials more closely. > > I will provide further information as it becomes available. > > ------ > For further information, contact the National Archives public > affairs staff at 301-713-6000. > > -0- > /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ > 03/01 15:39 >

A couple of weeks ago, the WV Senate passed SB 90 which, if adopted by the House or if combined with a bill from the House would be a step forward in permitting access to family or private cemeteries by cemetery plot owners, heirs of deceased persons, family members of deceased persons and persons interested in engaging in genealogy research for the purposes of visitation of the grave sites, maintenance of the grave site or cemetery or research. It would also create a cause of action for injunctive relief if a person is not permitted access to the cemetery, requires visitors to conduct themselves in a responsible manner and limits the use of motor vehicles when accessing the cemetery. Now the House has HB 4370 in committee. If it does not get out of committee and if it is not acted upon in the next couple of weeks, the bill will die and there will be no relief. You can read HB4370 in its entirety at: http://129.71.161.247/scripts/as_web.exe?hbills2000+D+7832961 The genealogical and historical communities in West Virginia began acting in concert four years ago when we established History Day at the Legislature. Now is the time for us to get our act even more together and contact our delegates about the importance of this bill!!! The property rights activists are sending negative comments to the sponsors of this bill and others. Let us, West Virginia's genealogists, family researchers and historians, work together to preserve an important part of our history and gain access to our sacred grounds. If you live in West Virginia, please contact your delegate about this bill and getting it out of committee. Some of the people who can help us get this out of committee and hopefully get it approved are Delegates Rick Staten, Bob Ashley, Oscar Hines and the delegates who introduced the bill: Facemyer, Faircloth, L. White, Amores. For further information about the legislature you can visit http://www.LEGIS.state.wv.us

Found this on another list...Hope some can use it.... Fran This Thursday is WV History Day at the capitol building in Charleston. Many county genealogical and historical societies will have displays and attempt to inform our legislators about our needs in these areas. In addition, the state will be honoring History Heroes, individuals for most counties who have done work for history and genealogy at the grassroots level. Hope to see you there. Joy Stalnaker WV Archives and History Commission Member

--WebTV-Mail-8969-1211 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-8969-1211 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-7.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.41) by storefull-165.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:45:30 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by mailsorter-101-7.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-e/ms.dwm.v7+dul2) with ESMTP id IAA04550; Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:45:26 -0800 (PST) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id IAA11413; Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:41:30 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:41:30 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 11:40:57 -0500 From: Joanne & Terry <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] First Posting Mary Elizzabeth KY or WV References: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/3013 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Carolyn: I don't have any help on Mary Elizabeth Blankenship's family; however, you might want to contact the Wayne Co. Genealogy Society. I don't have their e-mail address at hand, but will forward it when/if I find it. You might also contact the KYOWVA Gen. Society in Huntington, WV. They have a very good library and the most helpful people on their staff. Joanne Samuels "Adkins,Carolyn" wrote: > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== Judith Manley has her BLANKENSHIP's online at http://Yelnam.tripod.com/. Take a look! --WebTV-Mail-8969-1211--

A friend sent this to me...Hope some of you enjoy it and will use it.. Fran Namotka "For the Kid in You You are making history Each of us is making history. Have you done anything to preserve your own history? Perhaps your parents have saved photographs of you as a child, or clipped your birth announcement from the newspaper. maybe you've set aside ribbons from a sporting event or a good grade card. Now's a great time to start your own scrapbook. That way, you'll have something to show your grandchildren when they marvel that you were born during the previous century, the 1900's. When you make your scrapbook, it's important to use materials that will not destroy your photographs and documents. Most paper today has a lot of acid in it. That acid causes the paper to turn brown and get brittle. It's important to protect your scrapbooj from heat, light, damp and pollution. HINTS FOR PRESERVING YOUR FAMILY COLLECTION 1. Don't put your scrapbook in the attic, basement, or garage. Keep in in a part of the house that is temperature-controlled. Store it in a closer or drawer where it is protected from light, water and insects. 2. Use acid-free or buffered paper for the pages in your scrapbook. Many hobby shops and camera stores sell scrappbook supplies. The label will say that the paper is archival or acid free. If you can't find archival or acid-free paper, look for stationery paper at an office supply store that is 100% rag or 100% cotton. [You can also check at craft stores for acid free paper.] 3. Use page protectors that are labeled archival. Don't use anything with vinyl or PVC because these give off harmful fumes that will destroy your papers or photographs. Safe plastics are madr from polyester (also called Mylar D), polypropylene. 4. Don't use tape to attach your photographs or papers. Some items can be left loose within the page protector. Use archival photo corners or acid-free glue sticks if you need to attach anything. Another way to attach your documents is to cut small slits in your scrapbook page to slide the corners in. Use a pencil to trace the outline of the photo or paper on the scrapbook page. Then cut a slit across each corner. 5. Try not to fold paper items. Mount them or put them in page protectors flat. 6. Include some black and white photographs. Color photographs fade and change color over time. Some black and white photographs have survived for over 150 years. 7. Treat newspaper clippings to remove the acid before you mount them in your scrapbook. Dissolve a teaspoon of baking sode in two cups of water, and soak your clipping in this solution for a few hours. Then, rinse the clipping in distilled water and let it dry between sheets of acid-free paper. [I suggest you try this on a "non-valuable" clipping first. I would also make a photocopy of the original clipping in the event something should happen to it. You wouldn't want to loose all the information and the clipping.] 8. Use a soft pencil or acid-free pen to label the items in your scrapbook. Normal ink is acidic and will fade over time. IT's ok to use your computer for some of the writing in your scrapbook, but remember to use your own hand-writing some of the time. Your grandchildren will enjoy seeing your hand-writing. 9. Write good labels for your items. Name the people in the photographs and list when and where the photograph was taken. Why were the people gathered together? Why are these people important to you? Write what the documents are and why they are important to you. For example, if you have a photograph and a program from kindergarten graduation, write what you remember about that day. Who was your teacher? What was your favorite activity? Who was your best friend in kindergarten? What did you learn in kindergarten? ACTIVITY: 1. Pick something in your newspaper that you think is important to save. Why? Clip the article and write an explanation that could go in a scrapbook along with the news article. 2. Write an aaccount of what your life is like for your scrapbook. You might want to include a description of what you look like, your clothes, your favorite subject in school, your friends, your chores at home, your hobby, your favorite book or movie, and a description of your home." [Along this same line, I talked to my mother. Or should I say, I had my mother do the talking. She was born in 1925 and for years I have heard so many stories she told. Did I even listed half the time to those stories about people, places and special times? Probably not. I wrote out a long list of names - her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc... Then, I handed her a tape recorder and closed her in my quiet livingroom with the instructions of: "Look at the person's name and then talk intot he recorded about them. Tell EVERYTHING you can remember about them. Even the most minute detail." She did this. It took several days for her to get through that list. With this information I went through and transcribed it, titling it, "Memories of (her full name)". These memories of her will be precious when she is no longer here to tell me those stories. They will still be here for other generations to share and enjoy. It is really a great thing to add to my family history.]

Dear List Members, Some of you may have seen our queries before but we have just obtained new information that may or may not have any bearing on our search. We are the CROCKETTs that are researching 'James ASHER CROCKETT'. Asher served in the Revolution for two terms. He states in his pension application that he was born in Hampshire County VA in 1760. When he was about 16 years old he ran away from his cruel master and enlisted in the army. Instead of writing all of this again will quote from various sources: To: [email protected] Subject: RE: CROCKETT ties in Hampshire Co, VA From: [email protected] *new address at this time* Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 00:47:59 -0400 "Does Asher CROCKETT have connections in Hampshire Co, VA where he was born? Who were his parents ANDERSON or CROCKETT? He had an alias name, why did he use the name Asher CROCKETT or James ANDERSON? His parents were possibly dead at that time before the revolution, said he was bound by his master in his declaration for rev. pension when he left western VA to join the army. Some of this info was obtain from a bible record. Jas. Anderson alias Asher CROCKETT, file #2533 VA (12-762), Pvt.. army, VA Troop Regiment under Capt. Fitzpatrick, VA Line under Colonel Hite command. Pension granted to Sarah BLANKENSHIP CROCKETT wife married Sept 8, 1800 VA. Served 3 years. Discharged 1781 rank Pvt.. dated Jan. 1, 1836 pension, born Sept 1760 left Hampshire Co, VA in 1784. In 1776 left western VA went to Penn. and NJ joined Washington's army served 1st term as camp boy. Ca. 1778 returned to Hampshire Co, VA learns of former master getting him back he returned to the army again until he was discharged in 1781. Some children were mentioned on pension application Andrew Jackson (should be JOHNSON) CROCKETT, Sylvester (actually son of Andrew J.) CROCKETT, Nancy, others. (Note: Asher and Sarah had five children: Peter m. Nancy Garrett - they moved west to Shawnee Territory in Kansas; Mary possibly m. a MILLER in KY; Charlotte m. Edward MILLER; Elizabeth m. Joseph KELLEY; and Andrew Johnson m. Eliza Blankenship.) John Henry (I think this was WESLEY) CROCKETT s/o Andrew Jackson CROCKETT, b. ca 1830 m. Polly STAFFORD. John served in the Union army during the Civil War from Wayne Co. VA(WV). He had a brother I think James in the Confederate army. Children of John H. CROCKETT & Polly STAFFORD -------Tennessee CROCKETT b. WV -------Nancy CROCKETT b. ca. 1860, WV m. James K. BONDS, Mar 7, 1880 -------James CROCKETT b. WV, m. Cynthia ASBURY, Jan 10, 1888 -------Eliza J. CROCKETT b. May 1872 m. Samuel L. BLANKENSHIP(b. Oct 1826, Franklin Co, VA s/o Levi BLANKENSHIP & Polly WILLIAMS) , Mar 10, 1892 d. 1939 -------Margaret CROCKETT b. WV, m. W.H. "Bill" WALKER, June 7, 1881 -------Andrew CROCKETT b. WV m. Louise_______ -------George CROCKETT b. WV m. Katie DUNN, d. 1956, cancer Does anyone have any connections with this CROCKETT line? In the meantime, thanks for all your replies. Regards, Teresa Fisher" - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ***NEW INFORMATION: "This is Google's cache of www.nps.gov/cowp/minority.htm. It was retrieved on Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:25:07 GMT. Google's cache is the snapshot that we took of a page as we crawled the web. More about Google's cache. Google is not affiliated with the authors of cached pages or their content. Due to its cached nature, this is likely not to be the most recent version of the page. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Patriot Minorities at the Battle of Cowpens How many minorities were at the Battle of Cowpens? A diverse group of individuals met on the field of battle on a bitterly cold Wednesday morning, January 17, 1781. Of the more than two thousand men who fought this battle, the National Park Service can document fifteen black males who fought with the Americans. In addition, there is one famous black male who the NPS cannot document. Who were the known minorities in the Battle of Cowpens? The names of minorities that the National Park Service can document at the Battle of Cowpens are as follows: James Anderson (or Asher Crockett), Julius Cesar, Lemerick Farr, Andrew Ferguson, Fortune Freeman, Gideon Griffen, Morgan Griffen, Drury Harris, Edward Harris, Allen Jeffers, Berry Jeffers, Osborne Jeffers, Andrew Peeleg, Dick Pickens, and Record Primes (or Primus Record.) Is any additional information available on these people? There is not a lot of additional information available on most of the minorities. However, the information available is interesting. James Anderson or Asher Crockett ran away from his master in 1776 and joined General Washington's army, remaining with it for two years as a camp boy and waiter. He then returned to Hampshire County, Virginia, where his old master attempted to reclaim him. In order to avoid that fate, he rejoined the army as a substitute for someone who had been drafted. At Hillsborough, North Carolina, he came down with smallpox. His unit left him behind when the departed. After his recovery, he returned to fight at Hanging Rock, South Carolina. In his pension record, he stated that he was on the field at Camden and was a witness to the mortal wounding of Baron de Kalb. He was in the battles of both Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse. He stayed behind at Guilford with the sick and then joined General Lafayette and was present at Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, Virginia. After Yorktown, he marched with the baggage to Winchester, Virginia. Under Captain Fitzpatrick, he guarded the magazine and public stores at Powhatan Courthouse. After the war ended, he was under the command of General Clark in Kentucky. Anderson (or Crockett) married Sarah Blankenship from Giles County, Virginia in September 1800. He filed for a pension on November 26, 1832. http://www.nps.gov/cowp/minority.htm; Last Updated: 7/24/99 12:09PM; HTML donated by volunteer: John Robertson" SO-O-o-o: My question now is: does anyone on this list have any information on a CROCKETT family that would have been living in Hampshire County in 1760 through 1776 that might have had slaves?? Was ASHER a slave?? We have always just assumed (for the last 25 yrs.) that he was bound out to learn a trade or that he was an orphan. Since finding this latest information about the 'Battle of Cowpens' I'm beginning to wonder if this is why he has been such a 'BRICKWALL'. Was he a slave?? a free person of color?? mulatto?? Melungeon?? If anyone out there has any information that could be of help to us or any ideas of where to search next OR if this is your family - would love to hear from you. Lynda Davis-Logan [email protected]

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 10:20 AM Subject: Comptons in North Carolina > Has anyone come across a Harrison (Henderson?) Compton, b. 1820 in North > Carolina? He is in the 1870 Lawrence Co., KY census. > > COMPTON, Harrison (Henderson, Herndon?) age 50, b. NC , laborer > " Henry, age 20, b. 1850 VA > " Harmon, age 16, b.1854 KY > " James, age 14, b. 1855/56 KY > " Kate, age 11, b. KY > " Belle, age 11, b. KY > > In the 1880 Lawrence Co., KY census his son Harmon Compton is age 23, > married to Chlora, age 23 and Kate Compton is in the Green Lackey household, > occupation - servant > > In the 1900 Wayne Co., WV census, James Compton, age 45 is married to > Victoria Vinson. This is my great-grandfather. > > I would like to correspond with anyone who may have any information about > any of these persons. > > Thank you for your time, > Connie Chancellor > [email protected] >

On Another List........ I was watching the morning show months ago and they had someone on explaining the process of finding ancestors. One thing was stressed: When the 2000 Census arrives at your home, by mail I heard today, fill it out and MAKE A COPY FOR YOU AND EACH CHILD OF YOURS. They said it will be 20 years before it MIGHT be a published fact and here you will already have it in your records. Also, ask y our children to make a copy for themselves of theirs and mail YOU one for your records. As we all know, looking for information is rough and only gives a partial record. On your copy after mailing the original, you might want to add information before photocopying to give to y our kids. Just thought I would pass this along to you. Fran Namotka

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: WVWAYNE Mail List <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 11:15 AM Subject: Boyd Thompson > Wayne County, West Virginia Marriage Records, Vol. 8, Page 23 > > BOYD THOMPSON, age 21, b. Wayne County, WV > JESSIE COMPTON, age 14, b. Lawrence Co., KY > Married 17 April 1902 by William Jarrell, Minister > > Jessie Compton was my grandmother and I was told that she ran away with a > fellow and got married. Her father, James H. Compton, caught up with them > and brought her back home. I'm wondering if anyone has any information > about this Thompson. > > Thanks a lot, > Connie Chancellor > [email protected] >

The following files were uploaded to the Wayne Co. Archives in January. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/wayne.htm Selected Marriage Records, 1857-1889 (marr1.txt), file size 9.8 kb, submitted January 2000 by Lorna Workman Obituary of Ruth Ross Booth, 1964 (booth1.txt), file size 1.6 kb, submitted January 2000 by Lorna Workman Obituary of Hazel Ross Cline, 1986 (cline1.txt), file size 2.0 kb, submitted January 2000 by Lorna Workman Obituary of Ted S. Cline, 1963 (cline2.txt), file size 1.2 kb, submitted January 2000 by Lorna Workman Obituary of Clarence Cline, 1983 (cline3.txt), file size 1.8 kb, submitted January 2000 by Lorna Workman Selected Birth Records, 1883-1909 (birth1.txt), file size 2.7 kb, submitted January 2000 by Lorna Workman Many thanks to our submitters! Won't you consider preserving & sharing your treasured documents by submitting a transcription of your own? What a wonderful way to show pride in your heritage while insuring these resources will still be around for future generations! Thank you, Jeannie Watts, archivist. ************* Jeannie Watts Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO START A FLAMING WAR!!! IN ACTUALITY THE MESSAGE WAS SENT IN ERROR TO THE LISTS!! ON AOL I HAVE ALL OF MY GENEALOGY LISTS FOR POSTING, ETC. IN ONE BOOK. MY USUAL METHOD FOR POSTING IS CLICKING THE GENEALOGY BOOK AND DELETING THE ONES NOT PERTAINING TO MY POSTING. HOWEVER, BEFORE I COULD CHOSE WHICH TO DELETE, SOMEONE WAS KNOCKING AT MY DOOR AND I STEPPED AWAY FROM MY COMPUTER FOR A MINUTE. HAVING A TEENAGER WHO LOVES THE COMPUTER AS MUCH AS I, SHE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO SWITCH TO HER SCREEN NAME. NOT KNOWING WHAT I WAS INTENDING SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS DOING ME A FAVOR AND SENT MY MAIL BEFORE SWITCHING TO HER NAME. I AM TRULY SORRY FOR THOSE WHO WERE OFFENDED!!!!!! HOWEVER I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO ME PERSONALLY WITH YOUR "POSITIVE" INPUT.

This message was forwarded to me by my daughter. It is truly something to think about, Regardless of your beliefs. As for me, my personal quote is, "Where would I be without my LORD"!! Message About Today's World > > "I grew up in rural America in the '50's and '60's. On any given day, > you could walk through the high school parking lot and observe that > half the vehicles parked there were trucks with windows rolled down > and doors unlocked. Most of them carried, as standard equipment, an FFA > >sticker (future Farmers of America for you city folks] and a gun rack > with > at least one gun, usually loaded. You could make the same observation > at any of the four high school campuses in our county. Amazingly, I > do not ever recall reading or hearing about mass shootings in any of > those high schools. > > What has changed in America is not the accessibility of guns, but the > character of man. > > On the wall in my parents home is a plaque awarded to my father in > recognition of service for 27 years on the local school board. He told > me that for years, a standard requirement on every Teacher's contract > was > membership in a local church. > > I remember starting every school day with the pledge and a prayer. I > remember when girls who got pregnant in high school were ashamed, when > abortions were illegal, when the divorce rate was not 50% because > couples stayed together for the kid's sake, when there were no > X-rated movies, when milk cartons didn't have missing kids faces on > them and I didn't know anyone personally who used drugs. I remember when > kids > >were taught respect for authority and accountability to God. > > I hear people say that the good old days weren't always so good but > please don't tell me you think these are better. Last night I attended a > high school football game that was covered by local and national news. > The news coverage was not about the football teams, but about the > defiance > of a court order by one brave little Texas town to preserve the right to > > pray before a football game. > > The more this country struggles to free itself from religion, the more > we become entangled in the consequences. If people are taught that they > came from slime, the obvious questions and consequences must follow; > What > is the purpose of my existence [hopelessness], who made you the boss of > me [lawlessness], why are your rules good and mine bad >[relativism], > what does it matter how I live if I came from slime and return to slime > [immorality and inhumanity]? > > I realize that in any given poll, the vast majority of Americans claim > to believe in God. I claim to believe that running is good for me but > that does not make me a runner. Putting on my running shoes and running > > makes me a runner. The climbing abortion rate, murder rate, divorce > rate, > alcoholism and drug abuse rate, child and spousal abuse rate contradict > that claim and prove that actions speak louder than words. It is an > observable truth that the best time you will ever make on any American > City freeway is on Sunday morning because there are no traffic jams > getting > to church. > > For those who believe that separation of church and state is not enough, > that the world would be better off with no church at all, ask yourself > this question: How many hospitals, universities, orphanages, homeless > and > abuse shelters have been founded by the ACLU or American Atheist > Society? > It is the inclusion of the word Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, > Christian, > etc., in the name of so many of these institutions that proves by > actions, > not just words, who really cares for the suffering of mankind and > desires to > make the world better. > > The question that people should be asking is not "Why does God allow > tragedies?" but "When will we realize that no nation, in the history > of the world, has ever separated itself from God and evolved to a better > > society?" Of course, to answer, you would have to know history. Most > people, > it > would seem, prefer People magazine." > > Joyce Minor > >Asst. Director of Development and Alumni Relations > >University of Alabama School of Law >

I hope this doesn't offend anyone because of my posting this link to this site. However, this is a great site and is very easy to search. Hopefully it will help someone find that elusive ancestory. The marriage index is simply wonderful and very easy to use. Good Luck! Jo Ann Blankenship/Gosnay <A HREF="http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/serv_sta.html#census">Click here: Genealogy at the Illinois State Archives</A>

Dallas you are a hoot! I remember going to school with Crystal Shannon, she was in my brother's class and had an older sister Hope and a younger set of triplets... Immagene Emmagene and Eugene ;-D (I'm surprised I remembered ;-D that's been a long time ago ;-( Anyway yes you are very correct about Prichard not being part of Huntington. But as I recall the Shannons lived on Big Sandy River Road (Now Rt 52) Maybe 5 miles from the Airport and could be considered part of Kenova. Your Cuz Connie