The following files were uploaded to the Wayne Co. Archives in December. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/wayne.htm Biography of Joseph Walter Thornbury, M.D. (thrnbry1.txt), file size 4.1 kb, submitted December 1999 by Chris & Kerry Biography of Thomas J. Vaughan (vaughan1.txt), file size 4.2 kb, submitted December 1999 by Elizabeth Burns 1850 Census Index (1850indx.txt), file size 8.3 kb, submitted December 1999 by S-K Publications Will of James Wilson, 1856 (wilson1.txt), file size 2.3 kb, submitted December 1999 by Glen Gallagher Will of James Wilson, 1910 (wilson2.txt), file size 2.7 kb, submitted December 1999 by Glen Gallagher Will of Alexander Wilson, 1868 (wilson3.txt), file size 4.5 kb, submitted December 1999 by Glen Gallagher 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

Nancy; Wash your mouth out, Prichard is not part of Huntington WV as this is abt 10-12 miles southwest of Huntington and Prichard persons donot appear in the city directory, however persons from Kenova and Ceredo are listed. I am probably related to the SHANNON's of Prichard. Let me know if I can help you. Dallas JOHNSON -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Oakes <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, January 07, 2000 7:32 AM Subject: Shannon Family of Pritchard WV >Hello, >My grandparents are William & Clara (Wilson) Shannon of Pritchard WV Now >part of Huntington WV. >Dates of death for William about 1941, for Clara about 1933. I am searching >for family names of their parents and any information I can gather about >their background...Thank you.. >

Hello, My grandparents are William & Clara (Wilson) Shannon of Pritchard WV Now part of Huntington WV. Dates of death for William about 1941, for Clara about 1933. I am searching for family names of their parents and any information I can gather about their background...Thank you..

I am intersted in dates and names or any information regarding the family of Clara & William Shannon of Pritchard WV. Dates of death William about 1941. Clara about 1933. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 10:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: You have added to the subscriber list of: [email protected] the following mail address: [email protected] By default, copies of your own submissions will be returned. Welcome to the WVWAYNE mailing list! You are currently subscribed in "mail mode", which means that you will receive every posting made to WVWAYNE as a separate e-mail. The directions on how to change to digest mode are given below. 1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. 2. How to subscribe. Whatever you just did worked, or you'd not be getting this message. But for future reference (for instance, if your subscription is cancelled for whatever reason and you want to resubscribe), just send the command "subscribe" to [email protected] 3. How to change to digest mode (several postings are combined and sent to you together as a single large message). There are two steps. First, send the command "unsubscribe" to [email protected] to discontinue mail mode. Second, send the command "subscribe" to [email protected] to start receiving digests. 4. How to change to NOMAIL mode. There is no formal NOMAIL mode. All you have to do is follow the directions above and unsubscribe when you want the messages to stop, and then when you want them to start again, simply subscribe again. 5. If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing list receives it, just send it to [email protected] It will then be sent on to everyone in both mail and digest mode. You don't need to send it explicitly to both. For your verification, a transcript of the original subscription request is included below. -- >From [email protected] Fri Jan 7 07:06:29 2000 >Received: from bl-3.rootsweb.com (bl-3.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.19]) > by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA20779 > for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:06:29 -0800 (PST) >Received: from penguin.prod.itd.earthlink.net (penguin.prod.itd.earthlink.net [207.217.120.134]) > by bl-3.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA05276 > for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:06:29 -0800 (PST) >Received: from jeffs (dialup-63.210.129.92.Boston1.Level3.net [63.210.129.92]) > by penguin.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA21379 > for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:06:30 -0800 (PST) >Reply-To: <[email protected]> >From: "Nancy Oakes" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: >Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 10:05:13 -0500 >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Priority: 3 (Normal) >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) >Importance: Normal >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 > >subscribe >

I am looking for descendants to a BLAIR/McCOY marriage. James Blair age 24, married a Francis McCoy age 21, on Nov 16th, 1887 in Wayne Co. WVa. Francis is the daughter of GREEN & MARY McCOY. Anyone researching this BLAIR or MCCOY family? Thanks John Blair BLAIR REUNION 2000/The Jacob Blair Project June 24, 2000 The Breaks Interstate Park Dickenson County, VA/Pike Co. KY

This is just in. Felt you should be aware of the situation..Happy New Year to all on the list.. Fran Namotka --Original Message----- From: Tim Stowell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 8:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [STATE-COORD-L] Y2K Speaking with Brian this evening and asking him about Rootsweb's situation regarding the changeover tomorrow night: Brian says: "RootsWeb believes it is fully ready for Y2K (modulo trivial problems). HOWEVER, We believe there is some chance that parts or all of RootsWeb may be temporarily unavailable because of difficulties elsewhere on The Net. We will do everything in our power to work around any problems other sites or backbone Net carriers have." Also please be aware that some systems who house USGW pages (non-Rootsweb) are going to be turned off intentionally for the date rollover. How long this will be for is anyone's guess. As of now the Indiana state page is down for unknown reasons but this may be the case of working on the date rollover. If so, I'm sure that there will be others. You may wish to pass this along to your CCs. Tim

Just a note: The following servers are shutting down temporarily for the date rollover: RootsQuest.Com USGenNet.Org USRoots.Com USGenWeb.Com USIGS.Org ALHN.Org This came through from Jerry Dill this evening. Estimated down time is from Friday at 4:00 P.M. MST until noon on Sunday, January 2, 2000. Some USGW pages are housed on these servers so please note that they will be not available until after noon on Sunday. Best wishes for a happy New Year! Fran Namotka

Are there any D.A.R. members using any of the following Revolutionary War patriots. Abraham Crabtree Micajah Frasher Bennett Wellman Any information is appreciated. Laura Curry Researching Crabtree, Curry, Plumley and Porter.

Gloria; You might want to contact John MAHAY, he has done extensive research on the THACKER's of WV and KY. I believe he has a book also. I have his address somewhere in my files if you cant reach him. Dallas JOHNSON Lutz FL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, December 26, 1999 4:58 PM Subject: Stephen Thacker & family Wayne, Cabell & Lincoln Co. >Hi: >Hope everyone had a great Christmas. > >Wondering if anyone might be researching the following Thacker family, >particularly Stephen & his 3rd wife, Emmer (Emma) Haskins. Emmer was the >sister of my great-grandfather, William Bernard Haskins. > >Gloria >[email protected] > >Descendants of Stephen T Thacker > >1 Stephen T Thacker b: Oct 1842 in Ceredo Dist, Wayne Co, VA d: >Mar 29, 1902 in Thacker Ridge, Wayne Co., WV >.+Lucinda K Williams b: Aft. 1842 m: Bef. 1863 d: Deceased >*2nd Wife of Stephen T Thacker: >.+Elizabeth A 'Lizzie' Dixon b: 1842 in Greenup Co, KY m: Nov 19, 1863 >in Boyd Co, KY d: 1927 in Boyd Co, KY Father: Benjamin Dixon >........2 Benjamin F Thacker b: 1864 in Boyd Co, KY d: 1891 in >Ashland, Boyd Co, KY - buried @ Ashland Cemetery >............+Mary Jones m: 1886 d: Deceased >........2 Hallie 'Hattie' Thacker b: 1866 d: Deceased >3rd Wife of Stephen T Thacker: >.+Emmer S Haskins b: Aug 23, 1865 in White Co, AR m: Sep 05, 1882 in Cabell >Co, WV d: Jul 05, 1928 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Father: Male Haskins >Mother: Margaret J McCallister >........2 Margaret Mary 'Maggie' Thacker b: Jul 09, 1883 in Wayne Co, Wv >d: Deceased >............+Melvin Gordan Adkins b: Bef. 1883 m: Dec 18, 1900 in >Lawrence Co, OH d: Deceased >...................3 Cassie Audra Adkins b: Mar 24, 1905 d: Deceased >........2 Elizabeth 'Bessie' Thacker b: Jun 27, 1885 in Wayne Co, WV >d: Deceased in Ashland, Boyd Co., KY >........2 Eva Thacker b: Oct 12, 1892 in Wayne Co, WV d: Deceased >........2 Winnie Ardra Thacker b: Apr 02, 1894 in Wayne Co, WV d: >Deceased >........2 William McKinley Thacker b: Mar 14, 1897 in Wayne Co, WV d: >Deceased >........2 Herbert Thacker b: Mar 26, 1899 in Wayne Co, WV d: Nov 05, >1962 in Cabell Co, WV >............+Inez Lewis m: Jul 16, 1921 in Lincoln Co, WV d: Deceased >

This was posted on another list and I thought I would share...I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas !! Fran Namotka Subject: Murphys' Law... Murphy's Genealogy Laws A. The will you need is in a safe onboard the Titanic B. You finally find the wedding record for your gggrandfather only to discover he married Mary SMITH whose father was John SMITH and mother was Mary JONES! C. You have finally found the information you needed to solve the family mystery you have been working on for 2 years and your elderly aunt says "I could have told you that!" D. You find an old family photo album and upon close examination, there are no names on the pictures. E. You learn that your great grandmother's family bible (passed down through the family for 3 generations) was sold at an estate sale in New York City. F. You find your family in the census and write to the county where they lived for 40 years, only to receive a letter stating all the county records burned. G. You learn there is a county history on microfilm of the county your ancestors originated. It has 16000 pages and is not indexed. H. The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated and at which the platform collapsed under him, turned out to be a hanging. Where is that guy Murphy anyway?? I really do have a few things to say to him!

Hi: Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Wondering if anyone might be researching the following Thacker family, particularly Stephen & his 3rd wife, Emmer (Emma) Haskins. Emmer was the sister of my great-grandfather, William Bernard Haskins. Gloria [email protected] Descendants of Stephen T Thacker 1 Stephen T Thacker b: Oct 1842 in Ceredo Dist, Wayne Co, VA d: Mar 29, 1902 in Thacker Ridge, Wayne Co., WV .+Lucinda K Williams b: Aft. 1842 m: Bef. 1863 d: Deceased *2nd Wife of Stephen T Thacker: .+Elizabeth A 'Lizzie' Dixon b: 1842 in Greenup Co, KY m: Nov 19, 1863 in Boyd Co, KY d: 1927 in Boyd Co, KY Father: Benjamin Dixon ........2 Benjamin F Thacker b: 1864 in Boyd Co, KY d: 1891 in Ashland, Boyd Co, KY - buried @ Ashland Cemetery ............+Mary Jones m: 1886 d: Deceased ........2 Hallie 'Hattie' Thacker b: 1866 d: Deceased 3rd Wife of Stephen T Thacker: .+Emmer S Haskins b: Aug 23, 1865 in White Co, AR m: Sep 05, 1882 in Cabell Co, WV d: Jul 05, 1928 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Father: Male Haskins Mother: Margaret J McCallister ........2 Margaret Mary 'Maggie' Thacker b: Jul 09, 1883 in Wayne Co, Wv d: Deceased ............+Melvin Gordan Adkins b: Bef. 1883 m: Dec 18, 1900 in Lawrence Co, OH d: Deceased ...................3 Cassie Audra Adkins b: Mar 24, 1905 d: Deceased ........2 Elizabeth 'Bessie' Thacker b: Jun 27, 1885 in Wayne Co, WV d: Deceased in Ashland, Boyd Co., KY ........2 Eva Thacker b: Oct 12, 1892 in Wayne Co, WV d: Deceased ........2 Winnie Ardra Thacker b: Apr 02, 1894 in Wayne Co, WV d: Deceased ........2 William McKinley Thacker b: Mar 14, 1897 in Wayne Co, WV d: Deceased ........2 Herbert Thacker b: Mar 26, 1899 in Wayne Co, WV d: Nov 05, 1962 in Cabell Co, WV ............+Inez Lewis m: Jul 16, 1921 in Lincoln Co, WV d: Deceased

Dear Subscribers I wanted to write to you personally today and wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and a Happy Kwanzaa! I hope this day and holiday season brings you and your family much joy and prosperity. Fran Namotka List Manager

A friend sent this to me and I wanted to share...I'm sure this is how most of us feel...Don't give up !!!!!! I'm sure the year 2000 will break that brick wall.... Fran Namotka Kinsman (original poem by Wayne Hand, 1999) > > > Alas, my elusive kinsman > You've led me quite a chase > I thought I'd found your courthouse > But the Yankees burned the place. > You always kept your bags packed > Although you had no fame, and > Just for the fun of it > Twice you changed your name. > You never owed any man, or > At least I found no bills > In spite of eleven offspring > You never left a will. > They say our name's from Europe > Came state side on a ship > Either they lost the passenger list > Or granddad gave them the slip. > I'm the only one looking > Another searcher I can't find > I pray (maybe that's his fathers name) > As I go out of my mind. > They said you had a headstone > In a shady plot > I've been there twenty times, and > Can't even find the lot. > You never wrote a letter > Your Bible we can't find > It's probably in some attic > Out of sight and out of mind. > You first married a .....Smith > And just to set the tone > The other four were Sarahs > And everyone a Jones. > You cost me two fortunes > One of which I did not have > My wife, my house and Fido > God, how I miss that yellow lab. > But somewhere you slipped up, > Ole Boy, Somewhere you left a track > And if I don't find you this year > Well...... Next year I'll be back! > ______________________________

For those of you who don't already know- Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com FamilyTreeMaker's GenealogyLibrary.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/ Everton Publishers - "Records Available on Everton's On-Line Search" http://emh.everton.com/subscribers/magazine/main.html are all giving free access to their entire sites starting December 20, 1999. Ancestry's ends January 4, 2000 and FTM's is for a week and Everton ends 12/31/99. Fran Namotka

I just don't know but this one could have been born abt 1835 as a son Marshall is born abt 1860 and dies in Wayne co in 1935..I know the name Marshall seems to be our(Raleigh and mercer co) families here...It would be so neat to find who this family belongs to..did this family come in from Ky and a separate family from ours here or has one of ours wandered off and went toward Lincoln or Wayne..? This family is an old family friend that I have promised to find a link to ours abt 15 or so years ago! Just now getting to it...nan Jeannie wrote: > Nancy, > > Here's a possible match for you. Would like very much if you'd contact me > via email (rather than the list as I might miss it) if this leads you to > new info. > > John William Clay, son of Henry J. Clay & Rhoda Solesbury Clay was born > c1831. I have no further info, which would suggest that he lived outside > the counties that I have been researching, which would be Mercer & > surrounding counties. I do have secondary information that Henry & Rhoda > died in Wyoming Co. WV, am not sure exactly how close that would be to > Wayne Co. Let me know what you think, > > Jeannie > > >X-Message: #1 > >Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 21:00:27 -0500 > >From: Nancy Clay <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Message-ID: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Clay families > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >Is there anyone searching John W. Clay born abt 1835 of Wayne co? had > >son Marshall Clay born abt 1862..and Marshall had son John Thomas Clay > >born abt 1883..some descendents in Cabell co..Would like to know where > >they came from? Willing to share what little I have on this Clay line > >Trying to find a link to the Clays of Raleigh and Mercer co. > >....Nancy-WV > > > > > > > ************* > 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

Twas The Day Before Yesterday TWAS the day before yesterday and all through the branches, NOT a name to be found, none of my ancestors. THE Journals and Bibles were dusty and worn, WHY should we care, these kinfolk are gone. THE pictures of children and family, long ago dead, ARE scattered, crinkled, and crammed under beds. DAD in his chair, and I with a book, HAD just settled back to give the TV a look. WHEN out on the street there arose such a clatter, I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. ON the way to the window I tripped with a crash, I tore open the curtains and looked through the glass. THE sun in the sky was nowhere in sight, THE clouds were so gray, it could have been night. WHEN what to my wondering eyes should appear, THE Mailman with packages, letters and cards of good cheer. THE driver was grumbling while sorting his letters, I knew in a moment, things had to get better. THE size of one letter stood out from them all, A distant cousin was asking about family, one and all. THE names of Grandpa and Grandma, Great Grandparents all, NEXT came my Father, my Brother, and Uncle Paul. FROM cousins and uncles to aunts and nephews, NIECES and in-laws, just to name a few. SO through the many journals and photos, and stuff I possessed, MY search for my ancestors slowly progressed. WHILE up the family tree I gradually climbed, MY ancestors names, I was seeking to find. UPON that tree I have carved many a name, THE branches of which, will never be the same. THE tree is now filled with many I've found, BUT in the search for others, now I am bound. THE ancestors whose names, I have written with love, THE Lord has gathered to take to His Father above. WITH so many names yet to be carved on that tree, I have little time to waste on games and TV. GATHERING names, photos, histories and places, REQUIRES a lot of love, patience, and God's good graces. SOME were Farmers, Soldiers and such, Mothers and Fathers who struggled much. SOME were Settlers, who traveled far, some Adventures, who followed the stars. SOME were rich but most were poor, they came by ship, seeking more. SOME died young, others old, many their stories yet untold. I cried when I thought of those brothers and sisters, FOR I am who I am, thanks to my ancestors. MY family is but one branch on the Tree of Life, A tree that grew strong through toil and strife. ALONE, I'm just a bare twig or a stub, TOGETHER we build a Family Tree of Love (Written by Linnie Vanderford Poyneer one night after a long day of research) ==== ADKINS Mailing List ==== Add your Adkins obituaries, queries, biographies, wills, deeds, bible records, and pensions to the Adkins Message Boards: http://fly.hiwaay.net/~jjadkins/genealogy/boards.html

Nancy, Here's a possible match for you. Would like very much if you'd contact me via email (rather than the list as I might miss it) if this leads you to new info. John William Clay, son of Henry J. Clay & Rhoda Solesbury Clay was born c1831. I have no further info, which would suggest that he lived outside the counties that I have been researching, which would be Mercer & surrounding counties. I do have secondary information that Henry & Rhoda died in Wyoming Co. WV, am not sure exactly how close that would be to Wayne Co. Let me know what you think, Jeannie >X-Message: #1 >Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 21:00:27 -0500 >From: Nancy Clay <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: Clay families >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Is there anyone searching John W. Clay born abt 1835 of Wayne co? had >son Marshall Clay born abt 1862..and Marshall had son John Thomas Clay >born abt 1883..some descendents in Cabell co..Would like to know where >they came from? Willing to share what little I have on this Clay line >Trying to find a link to the Clays of Raleigh and Mercer co. >....Nancy-WV > > > ************* 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

Hi Bill, Dallas, Mike and WV researchers, I'm also researching a Meridith/Johnson couple. John P Meredith ca 1815-1830 probably Ky married Martha Jane Johnson ca 1835-1836 (daughter of Thompson Johnson). I'm sure there are some WV ties somewhere since one of their children, Albert Dillard Meredith, moved his family there. I'll have to look at my notes again but I believe they lived on Poplar St. in Kenova. Albert died in Kenova 13th Aug 1933. Info on his death certificate was given by Sally Meredith Terry. Does anybody have any connections or corrections on this family? Thanks, Barb in GA

Is there anyone searching John W. Clay born abt 1835 of Wayne co? had son Marshall Clay born abt 1862..and Marshall had son John Thomas Clay born abt 1883..some descendents in Cabell co..Would like to know where they came from? Willing to share what little I have on this Clay line Trying to find a link to the Clays of Raleigh and Mercer co. ....Nancy-WV

My Grandfathers brother John M. JOHNSON MD, was a Physician in Martin Co KY and md a Cora ........???STAFFORD ??. and lived in Mingo Co WV until his death ca 1905/7 and is buried inthe JOHNSON Family Cemetery at Prichard Wayne C WV. I think he went to medical school at Cincinatti Eclect College ca 1885. I notice that he was teaching before that in Lawrence Co KY at Buchanon. I can find exact dates and references if needed. John and Cora are mentioned in my GGmother's will of 1909. Cora is mention as receiveing a share ofher small wealth. (Elizabeth IRONS b 1830 d 1909) Sharing the JOHNSON knowledge in Wayne Co WV. Also note there is a slight error in my submission to the History of Lawrence Co KY of 1991. Only the desciption of their arrival to the area. Dallas JOHNSON -----Original Message----- From: mike j sammons <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 06, 1999 6:10 PM Subject: John M. Johnson MD >The following is from NARA records concerning an application for pension >based on service during the Civil War. > >Julianna Wilson Copley b1831 married William G. Copley b1829 and they >lived in Webb, Wayne Co, VA/WV in 1861 to 1868 and were treated by a >John M. Johnson MD. > >Webb, Wayne Co, WV /VA was just across the border from >Lawrence Co, KY, and Martin Co, KY is just south of Lawrence Co, KY. >Floyd Co is just south of Lawrence Co also, I can't find Boyd Co. > >In 1871, Dr. John M. Johnson gave a sworn statement as to William >G. Copley's medical history. It was given in Martin Co, KY, > >Is John M. Johnson related to your Benjamin F. Johnson? > > Mike > >>Looking for information on Benjamin F. Johnson born around 1830 (maybe >>Wales). Married Mary Ann Meredith around 1860 in Wayne Cy WV. This >>family lived in Wayne and Lawrence (KY) counties. He is listed in the >>1880 Lawrence Cy census as a physician. He may have had another family >>in Boyd Cy KY. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. >>Bill Johnson >> > >___________________________________________________________________ >Why pay more to get Web access? >Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! >Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. >