Bill; The Benjamin JOHNSON bn ca 1830 md Mary Anne MERIDETH ca 1860 has some relationship I believe to Rev. John T. JOHNSON bn 1825 PA but lived in Monongalia Co VA until ca 1847, at which time he came to Greenup/Boyd Co KY. I think he was the minister of record for Benjamin and Mary. About 1900 he also preached the funeral for Benjamin. I may have the obit but dont hold your breath. Some of the MERIDETH FAMILY md into my JOHNSON's after ca 1900, ?? Albert JOHNSON md Nancy/Nanie MERIDETH of Queens Creek. They lived at Prichard and took care of the family cemetery. Rev. John T. JOHNSON was a Chaplain for the 8th VA Regiment from Cabell Co VA/WV. He also had a brother William C?? S. JOHNSON bn 1821 PA from Monongalia WV to Greenup Co KY ca 1847 md Deborah WELLS in 1843. I have not been able to find any of his descendants after 1850. I have found their brothers and sisters in Monongalia VA near Morgantown. I have information from a family bible of their father Elisha b 1796 MD d 1875 and Elizabeth Catherine b 1803 d 1875 KENNEDY/KENNEDA. The GF was Simon and Sarah JOHNSON, thought to be from Caroll Co MD or Cecil Co MD. Hope this helps somewhat, will look for marriage in book I have on Wayen Co Mariages. Evelyn B. MASSIE has a book coming out on Pioneer Families of Wayne Co WV. Not sue it has JOHNSON 's in it Dallas JOHNSON. -----Original Message----- From: William Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, December 05, 1999 4:15 PM Subject: Benjamin Johnson-Physician >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 >

Hi Eddie, Thanks for some great information regarding my husbands ancestors. I am always looking for information regarding the Vaughan Family and Fereby Benton. Pat Shepard

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.

The following files were uploaded to the Wayne Co. Archives in October & November. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/wayne.htm Land Grants, Marcum, Belcher, and Roman Surnames (grants1.txt), file size 5.1 kb, submitted November 1999 by June White Isaacs/Smith/Simpson/Fletcher/Duncan Deed, 1883 (isaacs1.txt), file size 5.2 kb, submitted November 1999 by John K. Isaacs 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 just joined this list, and this query is going to be pathetically vague, but here goes: I'm researching my Vaughan ancestry; my line descends from a William VAUGHAN and his wife Fereby BENTON. Fereby is said to have been part Cherokee Indian, and for over 100 years, many descendants have been trying to find out it this is true. She's been very elusive in records, we know that her mother's maiden name was LOONEY or LUNAH. Sometimes Fereby appears as Fereby (or Fair-a-bee) Looney or Lunah, though her maiden name was Benton. Her father may have been a Jesse Benton. Anyway, a few years back on the Vaughan-l discussion group, a lady posted that said that a descendant of William and Fereby went to court in Wayne County, West Virginia to prove Fereby's Cherokee ancestry. The name of this descendant wasn't given, and neither was the date of the alleged court case. The lady that posted this never replied to queries I and some other descendants made to her, and so we were left with a tantalizing clue with little information to help make the research easier. So I'm wondering if anyone has any information on a case like this, or knows where information about this case could be found. I realize that without at least a date it is very difficult to find something like this, but this is all we have to go on. My Vaughans moved from Virginia to eastern Tennessee, to Missouri and finally to Northwest Arkansas. I'm completely unfamiliar with Wayne County, West Virginia, so any help would be appreciated. Eddie Davis [email protected] His Genealogy page: http://www.atlascomm.net/ecdavis/default.htm (Links to Davis, Vaughan, Price, Johnson, McDonald, Myers and other family lines from this page.)

Hello: Still looking for info on Alexander Murphy, Born Abt 1813, Virginia Or Maryland, must be lots of dec. Wayne Co. Would like to hear. Thank You Helen

I don't remember where the Train Station was located as it has been many many years since I last stood on the raised platform and watched as the large steam locomotives would come into the station. My Grandfather lived in Cincinnati and he would visit us and come by train. He worked for the railroad as did my other Grandfather who worked in the Roundhouse in Kenova. The railroad came from accross the Ohio River and as I remember as you stood on the raised platform you could see the train coming over the bridge that crossed the Ohio. Dan Woolary

This is a wonderful story, and I hope by passing it on some will be encourged to do something similiar this Christmas..I plan on doing this at my home this year... Fran Namotka A Christmas Story >It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our >Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It >has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years >or so. > >It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas---oh, not the >true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it- >overspending... the frantic running around at the last minute to get >a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma---the >gifts given in desperation because you couldn't think of anything >else. > >Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual >shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special >just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way. Our son Kevin, >who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he >attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match >against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly black. These >youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be >the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our >boys in their spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling >shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was >wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a >wrestler's ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not >afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. >And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in >his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn't >acknowledge defeat. > >Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of >them could have won," he said. "They have a lot of potential, but >losing like this could take the heart right out of them." > >Mike loved kids-all kids-and he knew them, having coached little league >football, baseball and lacrosse. That's when the idea >for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting >goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and >shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On >Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside >telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. >His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in >succeeding years. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition---one >year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a >hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers >whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, >and on and on. > >The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always >the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring >their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad >lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents. > >As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, >but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn't end there. >You see, we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When >Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I >barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an >envelope on the tree, and in the morning, it was joined by three >more. > >Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an >envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and >someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing >around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their >fathers take down the envelope. Mike's spirit, like the Christmas >spirit, will always be with us. > >May we all remember Christ, who is the reason for the season, and >the true Christmas spirit this year and always.

Hi List, Can someone tell me if the elevated train station is still in Kenova? If so, has it changed much since the 1950's? Dan Woolary

DON'T OPEN AN E-MAIL FROM ME THAT HAS ATTACHED "PRETTY PARK.EXE". I didn't intentionally send it out. It's a virus that hit my computer address book and went out to others!!!! Sorry--------- Bev

Hello all. Forgive me for asking, what some may think a foolish question but here goes anyway! I am new to researching and I am unsure how to document divorce records on Websites. I notice on various sites used for posting there's a place for birth, marriage, death and various other records but why is there no place for divorce records. I realize this can be/is a sensative matter for recent cases. However, I have discovered in earlier years this can explain someone suddenly disappearling from the census and if we are unaware of a divorce, thus a remarriage in some instances, we have lost a link. I was just curious and wondered if anyone knew or had any ideas on this subject. Just wondering! Jo Ann

Does anyone know how to get a copy of an article from the Wayne County News? I need an article from the 10/3/1947 issue. Thanks! Laura Curry Researching Crabtree, Curry, Plumley, Porter and associated lines.

All of the names mentioned lived on Gragston Creek and Centerville Rd area near Prichard. My GGFather John Gilkerson's house burned as lightning struck the house. Nanny MERIDETH JOHNSON was living in the house at that time <1930. Her husbands name was Albert JOHNSON s/o Robert JOHNSON who lived on Johnson Street. The Prichard School property was part of the JOHNSON farm but was originally part of the John GILKERSON's farm before 1850. Some say that the GILKERSON house was surrounded by a wooden fence which was struck by lightning years before. Just some thoughts. Dallas JOHNSON ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 12:59 PM Subject: Fire > Can anyone tell me about a bad fire in the area in history? I am unaware > of the dates. It hurt the John STITHs, HATTONs, NEWMANs, CYRUSes and > GILKERSON families. > > Thank you for any information you can offer. > > Jennie >

Can anyone tell me about a bad fire in the area in history? I am unaware of the dates. It hurt the John STITHs, HATTONs, NEWMANs, CYRUSes and GILKERSON families. Thank you for any information you can offer. Jennie

I would also be interested in details on this thanks! Kathy Cyrus [email protected] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Good Morning, I'm still trying to verify the info on this family to make sure it's my line. Descendants of Sarah J ?Carlew (husband possibly John Dunaway) 1 Sarah J b: Abt. 1849 ......... 2 William Dunaway b: Abt. 1867 ......... 2 Isabella Margaret Dunaway b: October 1868 d: October 03, 1936 ............. +Albert Dillard Meredith b: April 04, 1862 d: August 13, 1933 ......... 2 Thomas Dunaway b: Abt. 1870 ......... 2 Elisa Dunaway b: Abt. 1872 ......... 2 Samuel Dunaway b: Abt. 1874 ......... 2 Harrison Dunaway b: Abt. 1876 My ggrandmother is Margaret Isabelle/Isabella Margaret Dunaway. I have a death date but no place of death so I have no idea where to write for a death certificate. I found her dod on a western union telegram that just stated "Mother died today". I know (from census info on her and her husband Albert Meredith) that they lived in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. Her husband, Albert, died in Kenova West Virginia. Any info at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you all in advance. Till next time, Barb in GA

Laura; No Samuel CRABTREE between 1853 and 1897 for Wayne Co WV. Plenty of Solomon's and Jacob's also no CRABTREE-WELLMAN mariages. Dallas JOHNSON ----- Original Message ----- From: Laura Curry <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 9:40 PM Subject: Marriage Lookup > Does anyone have the ability to do a lookup on a Marriage that would have > occurred in either Lawrence Co., Ky or Wayne Co., WV probably 1865-1869 for > Samuel Crabtree and Nancy Jane Wellman. > > Any information would be appreciated. > > Laura Curry > Researching Crabtree, Curry, Plumley, Porter >

In the Lawrence Co., Ky Marriage Register Vol. 1A, 1858-1878, Page 59: Samuel Crabtree and Nancy J. Wellman, date: Jan. 10, 1869 by John T. ???, Witnessed by: Robert Wellman.

The Crabtree Family of Wayne County, W.Va., compiled by Roderick Stephen Lewis, Page 47: Children of Hiram Crabtree and Evaline Short: Solomon, Samuel, Mary Ann, Caroline, Hiram Jr., Nancy, Susan, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Dick. Page 52: SAMUEL CRABTREE married Nancy Jane Wellman at Louisa, Kentucky in 1869. Children: Josephine b. 1869 m. ?Weddington; Hiram m. Carrie Workman; Evaline; Minerva, not married; Elisha m. Frankie Graves (this may be an error); Alice b. 1884 d. 10 JAN 1891; Marietta b. 22 NOV 1873. Samuel died 31 June 1911 at the age of 71 years, 6 mos. 6 days. Census 1880, Wayne Co. W.Va. Samuel Crabtree 39; Nancy 36; Hiram 8; Josephine 10; Mary E. 6; Minerva 4; Evarline 2. The Crabtree family is a part of my husband's family history. William Crabtree I William Crabtree II William Crabtree III Abraham Crabtree Solomon Crabtree Wesley Crabtree Solomon T. Crabtree John Wesley Crabtree Fannie Crabtree Cassady Wilma Jean Cassady Trautwein Fields Randall L. Trautwein Hope this helps!! Kim

Does anyone have the ability to do a lookup on a Marriage that would have occurred in either Lawrence Co., Ky or Wayne Co., WV probably 1865-1869 for Samuel Crabtree and Nancy Jane Wellman. Any information would be appreciated. Laura Curry Researching Crabtree, Curry, Plumley, Porter