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There is a Miller-Coartney cemetery in Coles county, Illinois that has quite a few in it who were born in Virginia and West Virginia  - just in case you were trying to figure out where they got to  - Bill Harrison just took photos of all of the stones that are still there - he did an amazing job.  - I put where the info was found  - some have conflicting locations Elisha COARTNEY – 1821 – 1907                 Born in Shenandoah Valley, VA  - per children Mason & Isaac’s death doc                 Born in Wirt co, WV – per children Sarah’s death doc Mason COARTNEY – 1851-1936                 Born in Wirt Co, per his death doc Isaac COARTNEY – 1852-1929                 Born in Wirt Co, per his death doc Samuel COARTNEY – 1858-1931                 Born in Wirt co, WV – per his death doc Irvin COARTNEY – 1856-1920                 Born in Elizabeth, wirt co, WV – per his death doc Susan Ann COARTNEY nee WALTERS – born 9 July 1817 - 1892                 Born Wirt Co – per daughter’s death   (same with husband Elisha Coartney)                 Shenandoah co – per son’s death     (same with husband Elisha Coartney) Noah COARTNEY – 1842-1925     s/o Mason & Sarah                 born in Warren co, VA – per his death cert     

There is a Miller-Coartney cemetery in Coles county, Illinois that has quite a few in it who were born in Virginia and West Virginia  - just in case you were trying to figure out where they got to  - Bill Harrison just took photos of all of the stones that are still there - he did an amazing job.  - I put where the info was found  - some have conflicting locations Elizabeth J. WATERS nee WALTERS – 1837-1873                 Born in Virginia – per census   Robert WATERS – 1802-1870  (married Clarisa Brown)                 Born in Virginia – per census Sarah Catherine WOODYARD nee VAUGHT – 1823-1892                 Born in Warren co, VA per daughter Elizabeth Ann DAVIS’s death doc   Mary Amanda ROOP – 1835-1914                 Born VA per 1900, 1870  census                 Born WV per 1880 Lucy ADAMS nee SCREECH – 1881-1959 m. Charles                 Born in KY, parents both from WV per 1920 census

There is a Miller-Coartney cemetery in Coles county, Illinois that has quite a few in it who were born in Virginia and West Virginia  - just in case you were trying to figure out where they got to  - Bill Harrison just took photos of all of the stones that are still there - he did an amazing job.  - I put where the info was found  - some have conflicting locations Francis LANG – 1843-1863   s/o John & Susan                 Born in Virginia per census   John LANG – 1836-1917                  s/o John Lang & Susan Welch per 2nd marriage doc                 born in Virginia per his death doc and censuses Birthplace:          Wamce Co., Virginia  per 2nd marriage doc – Warren??   John LANG – 1805-1882 Father is Wm, per his marriage doc  1 October 1825, Shenandoah, Virginia Her father is John, per his marriage doc  1 October 1825, Shenandoah, Virginia In 1880 Census he’s living in his son John’s household, says he’s born in VA, father in VA, mother, SC Lewis LANG – 1838-1912                  Born in VA – per census, obit & child’s death cert (Nathaniel)

There is a Miller-Coartney cemetery in Coles county, Illinois that has quite a few in it who were born in Virginia and West Virginia  - just in case you were trying to figure out where they got to  - Bill Harrison just took photos of all of the stones that are still there - he did an amazing job.  - I put where the info was found  - some have conflicting locations Susan Ann COARTNEY nee WALTERS – born 9 July 1817 - 1892                 Born Wirt Co – per daughter’s death   (same with husband Elisha Coartney)                 Shenandoah co – per son’s death     (same with husband Elisha Coartney)   Sarah E. SPURGEON nee WALTERS – 1855 - 1936                 Born Wirt Co – per death cert                 VA – per marriage   Amanda THOMAS nee WALTERS –  1848-1926                 Born Rockingham, VA – per her daughter’s death rec                 d/o Peter & Elizabeth St. Myer – per her death rec                 Catherine A. WALTERS – 1829 – 1904                 Born Blue Ridge, Botetourt Co, VA – per her death cert                 d/o Lee WALTERS & Sara JONES – per her death cert   David WALTERS – 1835 – 1904                 Born Warren Co, VA – his marriage doc                 s/o Peter & Elizabeth St. Myer – per his marriage doc   George WALTERS – born 1826 – 1898                 Born Virginia – per census   Jacob WALTERS – 1823-1901                 Born Virginia – per census   John WALTERS – 1820-1875                 Born Virginia – per census & their kid’s death cert   John WALTERS – 1831-1895                 Born Virginia – per census   Nancy Ann FERGUSON nee WALTERS – 1860-1931                 Born in Wirt Co, WV – per her death cert                 d/o John & Elizabeth KING – per her death cert   Peter WALTERS – 1822-1873  (m. Mary King)                 Born West Virginia – per children, George &Sara’s death certs                 Born Virginia – per census   Rosella WALTERS nee BROWN – 1858-1879                 Born in Augusta Co, VA – per her death register   William WALTERS – 1832-1905                 Born Virginia – per census

Thanks I've got a Jacob WALTERS in the 1840 census in Warren co, VA  and Wirt county in the 1850 census The bureau of land management's website:  http://www.glorecords.blm.gov has Jacob's son (probable, but would like proof) John getting a land patent per ScripWarrant Act of 1850- in 1854  - looks like the land patents that the vets from the War of 1812 didn't pick up were given out and John was on one for Coles county, Illinois. I haven't been able to find a will or probate in Coles for Jacob (he died in 1861 per his gravestone)  - I was hoping he might have bought land and would have a will in Wirt listing his children would be awesome!  lol is there an online website where deeds are listed? BLM doesn't have the 13 colonies on their website :-( and if Jacob was in Wirt, Wirt county in 1850 - would that have been Wood or Jackson county courthouse back then? thank you for all of your help!! Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "MMoeser237@aol.com" <MMoeser237@aol.com> To: wvwirt@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2013 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [WVWIRT] WVWIRT wills in mid-1800s Hello Julie ... A couple of quick points on your post I inferred from you post that you thought the western counties were split  from Virginia in the 1850s.  That didn't occur until a decade later during  the Civil War.  On a county level, reporting of things didn't change -- if  someone had to go to the courthouse, they still went to the same place.  Peoples' interactions with the state and national govt's were minimal if  any. If he had land in Wirt before moving to IL, it may be better to search land records rather than wills. What may effect your search though was the creation of Wirt County,  which I believe happened in 1848.  Prior to that time, the land that  is now Wirt was in either Wood County (Partkersburg) or Jackson  County (Ripley).  You may find information in one of those places  if he purchased or paid taxes on land.  Best of success in your searches, Mark In a message dated 9/4/2013 4:08:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  wvwirt-request@rootsweb.com writes: Message:  1 Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 19:07:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Julie  <juls92627@yahoo.com> Subject: [WVWIRT] wills in mid-1800s To:  WV_Wirt <WVWIRT@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1378260477.15675.YahooMailNeo@web160704.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type:  text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi - I've got a family that got married  in Shenandoah county, VA in 1818, then were in Wirt co, and ended up in Coles  co, Illinois. I think they ended up in Coles with land grants from serving  in the War of 1812.? They left in the 1850s, so around when it changed  from being in Virginia to West Virginia Familysearch has images from a  lot of the will books for Coles county, but I didn't see any for Jacob Walters  d. 1861 - I'm hoping he might have had a will in Wirt county. Since is  was near the time when it was West Virginia versus Virginia where would the  will have been filed, if it was? and is there an online list  anywhere? thank you for your help! Julie tustin,  ca ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dateline September 9, 2013 Woodsfield Ohio. Cline Family to celebrate Heritage with inductions into Klein-Cline Lineage Society.  The descendants of the Cline family from up and down the Ohio Valley will meet  Sunday 2PM , September 15th  in Woodsfield Ohio at the Library for inductions into the Klein-Cline Lineage Society. The Monroe County Ohio Genealogical Society sponsors the Clines as a Department of that organization and will perform the inductions along with 1st Families of Monroe County. The Clines can trace their lineage back to the 15th Century in the Alsace region of what today is France however, the Clines  are Germanic in Origin. This Alsace region was in dispute for many years after the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire and during Martin Luther’s reformation, many of the German inhabitants of the area suffered persecution for their Lutheran beliefs, causing many of the inhabitants leave that area. In later years, many including the Kleins came to the United States.  The original spelling of the name Klein was changed to Cline after immigration to the United States.  Many  of the Cline family descendants in the Ohio Valley can trace their ancestry to  George and Sussanah Cline, of Monroe County and Washington Counties in Ohio.             The results of Dna test have connected the Ohio Valley Clines with the branch of Clines living in Catawaba County North Carolina today. Research has connected the two lines of Clines and records indicate the origin of the break in the lines occurred with the migration of Clines from Pennsylvania into Western Virginia (Fort Henry) and then across the River into Ohio while the other branch moved to North Carolina.             Membership in the Klein- Cline Lineage Society is open to anyone who can show they are descended from these Clines.  With very few exceptions, the Clines on the West Virginia side of the River and the Ohio side are descended from these Clines with the oldest known progenitor being Pieter Klein (1575).  Those interested should contact the Monroe County Ohio Genealogical Society or visit the website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmccogs/  for an application and details or contact Harley Dakin, Cline Family Historian: hpdakin@appalachianancestry.com or 740-498-5636.     Harley Dakin 23803 Oxford Twp. Rd. 252b Newcomerstown, OH 43832 www.appalachianancestry.com 740-498-5636 HERITAGE: Heritage is defined as those values, traditions, events, beliefs and relationships in a person’s life that combine to give rise to one’s character. Heritage is the defining elements of one’s life that tells who they are and how they should live. Heritage then is the profile of our values, priorities and beliefs and rules we are guided by in our daily lives. Our Heritage begins in the life experiences of our ancestors and we will pass them on to our descendents, long after we are gone. Collectively, the heritage of a society gives rise to its culture.

Hello Julie ... A couple of quick points on your post I inferred from you post that you thought the western counties were split from Virginia in the 1850s. That didn't occur until a decade later during the Civil War. On a county level, reporting of things didn't change -- if someone had to go to the courthouse, they still went to the same place. Peoples' interactions with the state and national govt's were minimal if any. If he had land in Wirt before moving to IL, it may be better to search land records rather than wills. What may effect your search though was the creation of Wirt County, which I believe happened in 1848. Prior to that time, the land that is now Wirt was in either Wood County (Partkersburg) or Jackson County (Ripley). You may find information in one of those places if he purchased or paid taxes on land. Best of success in your searches, Mark In a message dated 9/4/2013 4:08:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wvwirt-request@rootsweb.com writes: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 19:07:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Julie <juls92627@yahoo.com> Subject: [WVWIRT] wills in mid-1800s To: WV_Wirt <WVWIRT@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1378260477.15675.YahooMailNeo@web160704.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi - I've got a family that got married in Shenandoah county, VA in 1818, then were in Wirt co, and ended up in Coles co, Illinois. I think they ended up in Coles with land grants from serving in the War of 1812.? They left in the 1850s, so around when it changed from being in Virginia to West Virginia Familysearch has images from a lot of the will books for Coles county, but I didn't see any for Jacob Walters d. 1861 - I'm hoping he might have had a will in Wirt county. Since is was near the time when it was West Virginia versus Virginia where would the will have been filed, if it was? and is there an online list anywhere? thank you for your help! Julie tustin, ca

Hi - I've got a family that got married in Shenandoah county, VA in 1818, then were in Wirt co, and ended up in Coles co, Illinois. I think they ended up in Coles with land grants from serving in the War of 1812.  They left in the 1850s, so around when it changed from being in Virginia to West Virginia Familysearch has images from a lot of the will books for Coles county, but I didn't see any for Jacob Walters d. 1861 - I'm hoping he might have had a will in Wirt county. Since is was near the time when it was West Virginia versus Virginia where would the will have been filed, if it was? and is there an online list anywhere? thank you for your help! Julie tustin, ca

Hello - Just discovered I had another question today. I found out one of my ancestors was born at Starvation Point. All I can seem to find via Google is that it is now the site of an ATV race. Are there still any homes up there? It is listed as a place residence where a Lulu Rockhold was born. Any idea why they call it Starvation Point? At least I have a place to go where I know someone lived when I visit Elizabeth. Thanks again, Catherine

Hello Harley - No. I have not read the book and would like to get it. Marie is the middle name of my great-grandmother, Dorthea Rockhold, so that is interesting too. I am going to take a trip to see that particular Rockhold Cemetery and just see where my ancestors lived in Wirt County and in Wood County too. Thank you so much! Catherine On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:31 PM, HARLEY DAKIN <hpdakin@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I am form the Rockhold line through a maternal line. Have you read Marie > Rockhold's book? The line is well documented. I believe they originated > in Barbour County Viginia (WV) and came to Wirt CO in the early 1800's. > The Rockhold Cemetery at Mingo Bottoms Golf Course contains some of the > Rockhold Ancestors. The Rockholds and Roberts married. Would be glad to > help where I can. > Best, > > > Harley Dakin > 23803 Oxford Twp. Rd. 252b > Newcomerstown, OH 43832 > www.appalachianancestry.com > 740-498-5636 > > HERITAGE: > Heritage is defined as those values, traditions, events, beliefs and > relationships in a person’s life that combine to give rise to one’s > character. Heritage is the defining elements of one’s life that tells who > they are and how they should live. Heritage then is the profile of our > values, priorities and beliefs and rules we are guided by in our daily > lives. Our Heritage begins in the life experiences of our ancestors and we > will pass them on to our descendents, long after we are gone. Collectively, > the heritage of a society gives rise to its culture. > > From: "TOPAZ878@aol.com" <TOPAZ878@aol.com> > To: wvwirt@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 8:42 PM > Subject: Re: [WVWIRT] George Washington Rockhold? > > > Hi Catherine > Here's what I found on this family > > Death - Ida Dawkins Rockhold, 23 January 1932, Wirt Co > (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4230326&Type=Death) > > Marriage - Ida Dawkins, George Washington Rockhold, 19 January 1887 > (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10738603&Type=Marriage) > > To avoid confusion (as there's another George W in this story) I'm going > to refer to your George W as William/Willie. Much of this is guess work > but > it's based on the documentation I was able to find. > > William was listed as age 20 at time of marriage (1887), giving an > approximate birth year of 1867. > > Checking the 1880 Wirt County census, I found a Willie Rockhold, age 13 > living as a nephew in the household of Charles (age 32) & Mary J Rockhold. > Charles & Mary have a son Otto who is 11. > There are a number of Bell children living in the household as nieces & > nephews. It's possible then that Mary Jane's maiden name was Bell. An > entry > on Find a Grave also indicates that her maiden name was Bell. > ( > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rockhold&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSs > t=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=12412882&df=all&) > I was not able to find any official documents to confirm this though. > > > Checking the 1870 Wirt County census, I found a GC Rockhold, age 3 living > in the household of G W Rockhold (age 30). Also in the household a C A > (age > 21), M J and Otto Rockhold. So it's seems that the GC on the 1870 census > probably is the same individual as Willie on the 1880 census. > > Looks like George died sometime 1870-1871 as Mary filed for Civil War > pension Sept 1871. There's a marriage record in 1878 for a Mary Rockhold > (widow) and Charles A Rockhold. What's curious is that Otto & William both > appear to be the sons of George & Mary on the 1870 census; however on the > 1880 > census, Otto is designed at their son while William is a nephew. > > I went to the 1860 census to see if I could connect GW (who would be 20) > and Charles (11). Turns out they're living in the household of Hiet W > Rockhold: Hiet 46, George W 20, Mary D 17, Alace J 14, Charles A 11, Jane > Coe > 50. I also found a marriage record for Hiatt Rockhold & Evaline Coe 10 > January 1839, Wood County > (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10740338&Type=Marriage) > > So based on all this, I would say that William is the son of George > Washington Rockhold and Mary Jane Bell. George is the son of Hiatt > Rockhold & > Evaline Coe. Proving all this may or may not be possible. I believe > there was > a fire at the Wirt County Courthouse in the 1870-ish time frame which made > it very difficult for people who were filing CW pension claims and needed > official documents as proof. If you can get a copy of the pension file that > Mary filed, it could confirm her maiden name & if William was their child. > > Hope this is helpful. > > Best regards - Dianne > > > > > > In a message dated 8/20/2013 2:58:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > catherine.wylie@gmail.com writes: > > Hello - > > I am writing to see if anyone has any info on George Washington Rockhold > born about 1869 or 1870. He may also have been called or called himself > William Rockhold. > > He was married to Ida Dawkins in 1889 and had about five children - > Dorthea, Lulu, Bessie, Charles, and Paul. > > Dorthea was my great-grandmother. > > I have not been able to find either a birth cert. or dath cert. For George > Washington Rockhold. Ida Dawkins died in 1935 and it is stated that she > was > a widow. I called the Wirt County Courthouse and they have no records > either. > > So I am wondering if anyone has any idea about who the parents were of > this > particular G.W. Rockhold and anything regarding his death. > > Thank you, > Catherine > > p.s. If you know anything about Ida Dawkins and who her parents might have > been, that would interest me as well. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Oh, Wow. Thank you so much for all this research. I am going to look it over more in depth now. I know that a William Rockhold died of pneumonia at Spencer State Hospital and I was wondering if that might be him at all, though I don't think so if Ida was widowed before then. But it says he was divorced and the birth date would have been 1870, which doesn't fit. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1259575&Type=Death I wish I knew what he died of, so maybe he was not even in Wirt county when he did. I am going to be taking a trip to Elizabeth and Parkersburg and visit the cemeteries, courthouses, and libraries and see what else I can find out while there. Thank you so much! For as much as I looked at all this stuff. you'd think I'd been able to piece some of this together but so much of started to run together after a while. I will see if I can get that pension application possibly. Thanks again! Catherine On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 8:42 PM, <TOPAZ878@aol.com> wrote: > Hi Catherine > Here's what I found on this family > > Death - Ida Dawkins Rockhold, 23 January 1932, Wirt Co > (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4230326&Type=Death) > > Marriage - Ida Dawkins, George Washington Rockhold, 19 January 1887 > (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10738603&Type=Marriage) > > To avoid confusion (as there's another George W in this story) I'm going > to refer to your George W as William/Willie. Much of this is guess work > but > it's based on the documentation I was able to find. > > William was listed as age 20 at time of marriage (1887), giving an > approximate birth year of 1867. > > Checking the 1880 Wirt County census, I found a Willie Rockhold, age 13 > living as a nephew in the household of Charles (age 32) & Mary J Rockhold. > Charles & Mary have a son Otto who is 11. > There are a number of Bell children living in the household as nieces & > nephews. It's possible then that Mary Jane's maiden name was Bell. An > entry > on Find a Grave also indicates that her maiden name was Bell. > ( > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rockhold&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSs > t=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=12412882&df=all&) > I was not able to find any official documents to confirm this though. > > > Checking the 1870 Wirt County census, I found a GC Rockhold, age 3 living > in the household of G W Rockhold (age 30). Also in the household a C A (age > 21), M J and Otto Rockhold. So it's seems that the GC on the 1870 census > probably is the same individual as Willie on the 1880 census. > > Looks like George died sometime 1870-1871 as Mary filed for Civil War > pension Sept 1871. There's a marriage record in 1878 for a Mary Rockhold > (widow) and Charles A Rockhold. What's curious is that Otto & William both > appear to be the sons of George & Mary on the 1870 census; however on the > 1880 > census, Otto is designed at their son while William is a nephew. > > I went to the 1860 census to see if I could connect GW (who would be 20) > and Charles (11). Turns out they're living in the household of Hiet W > Rockhold: Hiet 46, George W 20, Mary D 17, Alace J 14, Charles A 11, Jane > Coe > 50. I also found a marriage record for Hiatt Rockhold & Evaline Coe 10 > January 1839, Wood County > (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10740338&Type=Marriage) > > So based on all this, I would say that William is the son of George > Washington Rockhold and Mary Jane Bell. George is the son of Hiatt > Rockhold & > Evaline Coe. Proving all this may or may not be possible. I believe > there was > a fire at the Wirt County Courthouse in the 1870-ish time frame which made > it very difficult for people who were filing CW pension claims and needed > official documents as proof. If you can get a copy of the pension file that > Mary filed, it could confirm her maiden name & if William was their child. > > Hope this is helpful. > > Best regards - Dianne > > > > > > In a message dated 8/20/2013 2:58:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > catherine.wylie@gmail.com writes: > > Hello - > > I am writing to see if anyone has any info on George Washington Rockhold > born about 1869 or 1870. He may also have been called or called himself > William Rockhold. > > He was married to Ida Dawkins in 1889 and had about five children - > Dorthea, Lulu, Bessie, Charles, and Paul. > > Dorthea was my great-grandmother. > > I have not been able to find either a birth cert. or dath cert. For George > Washington Rockhold. Ida Dawkins died in 1935 and it is stated that she > was > a widow. I called the Wirt County Courthouse and they have no records > either. > > So I am wondering if anyone has any idea about who the parents were of > this > particular G.W. Rockhold and anything regarding his death. > > Thank you, > Catherine > > p.s. If you know anything about Ida Dawkins and who her parents might have > been, that would interest me as well. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I am form the Rockhold line through a maternal line. Have you read Marie Rockhold's book?  The line is well documented.  I believe they originated in Barbour County Viginia (WV) and came to Wirt CO in the early 1800's.  The Rockhold Cemetery at Mingo Bottoms Golf Course contains some of the Rockhold  Ancestors.  The Rockholds and Roberts married.   Would be glad to help where I can. Best,   Harley Dakin 23803 Oxford Twp. Rd. 252b Newcomerstown, OH 43832 www.appalachianancestry.com 740-498-5636 HERITAGE: Heritage is defined as those values, traditions, events, beliefs and relationships in a person’s life that combine to give rise to one’s character. Heritage is the defining elements of one’s life that tells who they are and how they should live. Heritage then is the profile of our values, priorities and beliefs and rules we are guided by in our daily lives. Our Heritage begins in the life experiences of our ancestors and we will pass them on to our descendents, long after we are gone. Collectively, the heritage of a society gives rise to its culture. From: "TOPAZ878@aol.com" <TOPAZ878@aol.com> To: wvwirt@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [WVWIRT] George Washington Rockhold? Hi Catherine Here's what I found on this family Death - Ida Dawkins Rockhold, 23 January 1932, Wirt Co (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4230326&Type=Death) Marriage - Ida Dawkins, George Washington Rockhold, 19 January 1887 (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10738603&Type=Marriage) To avoid confusion (as there's another George W in this story) I'm  going to refer to your George W as William/Willie. Much of this is guess work  but it's based on the documentation I was able to find. William was listed as age 20 at time of marriage (1887), giving an  approximate birth year of 1867. Checking the 1880 Wirt County census, I found a Willie Rockhold, age 13  living as a nephew in the household of Charles (age 32) & Mary J Rockhold.  Charles & Mary have a son Otto who is 11.  There are a number of Bell children living in the household as nieces &  nephews. It's possible then that Mary Jane's maiden name was Bell.  An  entry on Find a Grave also indicates that her maiden name was Bell. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rockhold&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSs t=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=12412882&df=all&) I was not able to find any official documents to confirm this  though. Checking the 1870 Wirt County census, I found a GC Rockhold, age 3 living  in the household of G W Rockhold (age 30). Also in the household a C A (age  21), M J  and Otto Rockhold. So it's seems that the GC on the  1870 census probably is the same individual as Willie on the 1880 census. Looks like George died sometime 1870-1871 as Mary filed for Civil War  pension Sept 1871.  There's a marriage record in 1878 for a Mary  Rockhold (widow) and Charles A Rockhold. What's curious is that Otto &  William both appear to be the sons of George & Mary on the 1870 census;  however on the 1880 census, Otto is designed at their son while William is a  nephew.  I went to the 1860 census  to see if I could connect GW (who  would be 20) and Charles (11). Turns out they're living in the household of Hiet  W Rockhold: Hiet 46, George W 20, Mary D 17, Alace J 14, Charles A 11, Jane Coe  50. I also found a marriage record for Hiatt Rockhold & Evaline Coe 10  January 1839, Wood County (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10740338&Type=Marriage) So based on all this, I would say that William is the son of George  Washington Rockhold and Mary Jane Bell. George is the son of Hiatt Rockhold  & Evaline Coe. Proving all this may or may not be possible.  I believe  there was a fire at the Wirt County Courthouse in the 1870-ish time frame which  made it very difficult for people who were filing CW pension claims and needed  official documents as proof. If you can get a copy of the pension file that Mary  filed, it could confirm her maiden name & if William was their child. Hope this is helpful. Best regards - Dianne In a message dated 8/20/2013 2:58:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  catherine.wylie@gmail.com writes: Hello  - I am writing to see if anyone has any info on George Washington  Rockhold born about 1869 or 1870. He may also have been called or called  himself William Rockhold. He was married to Ida Dawkins in 1889 and  had about five children - Dorthea, Lulu, Bessie, Charles, and  Paul. Dorthea was my great-grandmother. I have not been able to  find either a birth cert. or dath cert. For George Washington Rockhold. Ida  Dawkins died in 1935 and it is stated that she was a widow. I called the  Wirt County Courthouse and they have no records either. So I am  wondering if anyone has any idea about who the parents were of  this particular G.W. Rockhold and anything regarding his  death. Thank you, Catherine p.s. If you know anything about  Ida Dawkins and who her parents might have been, that would interest me as  well. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list,  please send an email to WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Catherine Here's what I found on this family Death - Ida Dawkins Rockhold, 23 January 1932, Wirt Co (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4230326&Type=Death) Marriage - Ida Dawkins, George Washington Rockhold, 19 January 1887 (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10738603&Type=Marriage) To avoid confusion (as there's another George W in this story) I'm going to refer to your George W as William/Willie. Much of this is guess work but it's based on the documentation I was able to find. William was listed as age 20 at time of marriage (1887), giving an approximate birth year of 1867. Checking the 1880 Wirt County census, I found a Willie Rockhold, age 13 living as a nephew in the household of Charles (age 32) & Mary J Rockhold. Charles & Mary have a son Otto who is 11. There are a number of Bell children living in the household as nieces & nephews. It's possible then that Mary Jane's maiden name was Bell. An entry on Find a Grave also indicates that her maiden name was Bell. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rockhold&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSs t=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=12412882&df=all&) I was not able to find any official documents to confirm this though. Checking the 1870 Wirt County census, I found a GC Rockhold, age 3 living in the household of G W Rockhold (age 30). Also in the household a C A (age 21), M J and Otto Rockhold. So it's seems that the GC on the 1870 census probably is the same individual as Willie on the 1880 census. Looks like George died sometime 1870-1871 as Mary filed for Civil War pension Sept 1871. There's a marriage record in 1878 for a Mary Rockhold (widow) and Charles A Rockhold. What's curious is that Otto & William both appear to be the sons of George & Mary on the 1870 census; however on the 1880 census, Otto is designed at their son while William is a nephew. I went to the 1860 census to see if I could connect GW (who would be 20) and Charles (11). Turns out they're living in the household of Hiet W Rockhold: Hiet 46, George W 20, Mary D 17, Alace J 14, Charles A 11, Jane Coe 50. I also found a marriage record for Hiatt Rockhold & Evaline Coe 10 January 1839, Wood County (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10740338&Type=Marriage) So based on all this, I would say that William is the son of George Washington Rockhold and Mary Jane Bell. George is the son of Hiatt Rockhold & Evaline Coe. Proving all this may or may not be possible. I believe there was a fire at the Wirt County Courthouse in the 1870-ish time frame which made it very difficult for people who were filing CW pension claims and needed official documents as proof. If you can get a copy of the pension file that Mary filed, it could confirm her maiden name & if William was their child. Hope this is helpful. Best regards - Dianne In a message dated 8/20/2013 2:58:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, catherine.wylie@gmail.com writes: Hello - I am writing to see if anyone has any info on George Washington Rockhold born about 1869 or 1870. He may also have been called or called himself William Rockhold. He was married to Ida Dawkins in 1889 and had about five children - Dorthea, Lulu, Bessie, Charles, and Paul. Dorthea was my great-grandmother. I have not been able to find either a birth cert. or dath cert. For George Washington Rockhold. Ida Dawkins died in 1935 and it is stated that she was a widow. I called the Wirt County Courthouse and they have no records either. So I am wondering if anyone has any idea about who the parents were of this particular G.W. Rockhold and anything regarding his death. Thank you, Catherine p.s. If you know anything about Ida Dawkins and who her parents might have been, that would interest me as well. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVWIRT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello - I am writing to see if anyone has any info on George Washington Rockhold born about 1869 or 1870. He may also have been called or called himself William Rockhold. He was married to Ida Dawkins in 1889 and had about five children - Dorthea, Lulu, Bessie, Charles, and Paul. Dorthea was my great-grandmother. I have not been able to find either a birth cert. or dath cert. For George Washington Rockhold. Ida Dawkins died in 1935 and it is stated that she was a widow. I called the Wirt County Courthouse and they have no records either. So I am wondering if anyone has any idea about who the parents were of this particular G.W. Rockhold and anything regarding his death. Thank you, Catherine p.s. If you know anything about Ida Dawkins and who her parents might have been, that would interest me as well.

Is anyone researching the Walters families that were in Wirt county in the early 1800s. some of them ended up in Coles county, IL I think I  know who the Mr. & Mrs Peter Walters are, but John's family is tougher, I can't find a family with those children in the 1860 census that fits.  any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated!   Julie   This retyped article was printed in the Coles County, Illinois, newspaper in April 1928.  (first paragraph)   Seventieth Anniversary Early in April, 1858, seventy years ago, three families moved from Wirt County, West Virginia, to now Ashmore township, Coles County - the families being  Mr. and Mrs. Elisha COARTNEY and four children, Mason, Isaac, Irwin, and Samuel, Mr. and Mrs. Peter WALTERS and three children, Harriet, Sarah and Isaac, and Mr. and Mrs. John WALTERS and five children, George, Henry, Jacob, Thomas, and Jane. The three families, numbering 18 persons, left Wirt County, West Virginia, March 15, 1858, in two covered wagons. After reaching Columbus, O., the party stopped in that city over Saturday and Sunday and on Monday resumed their long, slow, tedious and tiresome journey for Coles County, Ill., where they intended to make their future home.