I have gone to the LDS site which shows a press release dated 1 April 1999 http://www.lds.org/en/4_News_Update/19990401_Genealogy_Test.html I copied the follwing: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has begun a brief public test of a new genealogical service on the Internet. The developmental test is open to anyone with Internet access, and the site can be found at www.familysearch.org. No special password or clearance is required. Present plans are for the test site to be available over the next few weeks. Due to test requirements, the site may be unavailable at times or experience periods of slow response. The Church believes that once the test is completed and the service is formally launched, it will greatly enhance the way people trace their family history. Depending on evaluations of the test, the full service may be launched this spring or summer. At that time, but not until then, a detailed explanation will be made of the site and its various elements. The Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an international leader in genealogical research with the world's largest collection of family history records made available to the public through a system of 3,200 Family History CentersT located around the world."

I apologize ahead of time...some of you will undoubtedly receive this message more than once...probably more than twice...but I feel it needs to be passed on. Just doing my part. Charlene [email protected] wrote: > > --part1_2605712.2436749a_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > --part1_2605712.2436749a_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <[email protected]> > Received: from rly-yb04.mx.aol.com (rly-yb04.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.4]) by > air-yb01.mx.aol.com (v59.2) with SMTP; Thu, 01 Apr 1999 14:38:50 > -0500 > Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) > by rly-yb04.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) > with ESMTP id OAA24533; > Thu, 1 Apr 1999 14:38:35 -0500 (EST) > Received: (from [email protected]) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA05386; > Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:33:56 -0800 (PST) > Resent-Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:33:56 -0800 (PST) > Old-To: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 12:28:59 -0700 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > X-Mailer: Juno 2.0.11 > X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-1,5-38 > X-Juno-Att: 0 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > From: Nancy L Boman <[email protected]> > Subject: [OHBELMON-L] Re: LDS Site > Resent-Message-ID: <"s_2UpC.A.2TB.jo8A3"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> > To: [email protected] > Resent-From: [email protected] > X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1060 > X-Loop: [email protected] > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Hi List Members. > > It seems that we have all been trying to get into the LDS Web site. I > have received the following letter from a friend and thought I should > pass it on. We all need to wait until the site is ready for us. Lets > not blow it!!!!! > > Following is what I received. > > My apologies for notifying all you in Newfoundland about the site. > Evidently someone leaked the info. I just talked to a friend who > works at one of the LDS family history centers. She said that there > will be a big announcement from the Church , a media event when > it is Officially ready for the public. > So, I admit that I was on there a couple of times, but I will not go > on the site again until it is announced through the media!!! Please do > the same thing! I think our ancestors can wait just a little bit longer > until we find them! > P.S. read the message below > >--------- Forwarded message ---------- > > I would like to say something about this LDS site that is up. It is > not for the general public. Only certain people are suppose to be > using it. The last site they put up got so unidated with people > trying to access it it had to be shut down. > > The people at LDS are becoming increasingly upset over the leaks > that are being sent out about the site. If each of us keep spreading > the word about the site to everyone we know it is going to be taken > down again. Everytime they have to shut it down it just is going to > take longer to get the regular site on line. > > Can't we be a little bit patient and let the LDS Church announce on > their regular Church Site and or in the FHC announce when it is > open to the public? > > You all know that the LDS offers this genealogy service to everyone > in the general public but we are all too impatient to wait for the > real thing to come along and in the meantime we are all screwing it up. > Jean > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > --part1_2605712.2436749a_boundary--

Thanks to the submitter who did the work - The lists concern the name LOCKHART so if you have an interest in that line (as my Monroes cross) might wanna take a look ----- Original Message ----- From: Glenn Belcher <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 4:02 AM Subject: [WVWIRT-L] New Wirt County File UpLoads > These have recently been added. You might want to take a look. > > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wirt/vitals/l2630001.txt > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wirt/vitals/l2630002.txt > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wirt/vitals/l2630003.txt >

These have recently been added. You might want to take a look. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wirt/vitals/l2630001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wirt/vitals/l2630002.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wirt/vitals/l2630003.txt

Thanks Mark. I created this list from Library of Congress serial cataloguing records. Most of the newspapers listed here are also listed in Hardesty's. I believe that many of these newspapers can be found at WVU. I have not been able to confirm that, but many of the cataloguing records originated at WVU. Please feel free to send me corrections. One thing I did not do was list every publisher change. The earlier newspapers were changing hands every 6 months and keeping track of the changes became overwhelming. I will be glad to enter any updated info you have on these. Carla Cegielski mailto:[email protected] USGenWeb Wirt County WV Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwirt/index.htm On Tuesday, March 30, 1999 1:33 AM, Mark/Paula [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: > Carla, > > Great list of newspapers, where, may I ask, did you find it? Also I > wonder if there is an archive anywhere? I know Woody kept most of > the > Journals that were printed. Apparently these are still around. I > am > also wondering why you didn't list the Wilson's and the current > publisher of the Journal McGoldrick? > > By the way, I think that the Wirt County pages are great, good job. > > Mark

Carla, Great list of newspapers, where, may I ask, did you find it? Also I wonder if there is an archive anywhere? I know Woody kept most of the Journals that were printed. Apparently these are still around. I am also wondering why you didn't list the Wilson's and the current publisher of the Journal McGoldrick? By the way, I think that the Wirt County pages are great, good job. Mark -----Original Message----- From: C. Cegielski <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 28 March, 1999 3:40 PM Subject: RE: [WVWIRT-L] Wirt County Journal >The Journal has been publishing since 1908. Wirt County has had a >newspaper since March 13, 1867. The WVGenWeb Wirt County site will >have a list of newspapers published in Wirt County up by the end of >the week. I'm currently proofreading it. > >Carla Cegielski >mailto:[email protected] > >USGenWeb Wirt County WV Genealogy >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwirt/index.htm

The Journal has been publishing since 1908. Wirt County has had a newspaper since March 13, 1867. The WVGenWeb Wirt County site will have a list of newspapers published in Wirt County up by the end of the week. I'm currently proofreading it. Carla Cegielski mailto:[email protected] USGenWeb Wirt County WV Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwirt/index.htm On Sunday, March 28, 1999 8:59 AM, Mark/Paula [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: > I don't really know how long Wirt County has had a newspaper. I > posted > an article a while back from another mail list that indicated that > Wirt > County might have had a newspaper in 1867. If I had to guess, I > would > say 1920 is about the time that Woody Wilson's dad started > publishing > the paper. But if you quote me, I will deny everything! > > Mark

Thanks Gloria! Barb

Hello, We are looking for information on the Jeptha and Catherine Kern/Kearns Smith family, who moved to WV sometime before the Civil War, from VA. And we are not sure where they moved to in the beginning. They ended up in Calhoun Co later. They had 2 sons: Jeptha Henry and James Lewis Smith and daughters: Mildred, Susan, Fanny, Nancy, Matildy, Virginia, Martha, Lucy, Catherine A., and Lily Smith. Sincerely, Janice, ([email protected])

Upon reading this again, it probably doesn't mean anything for this paper! Sorry! Gloria

According to information printed weekly in the journal: Wirt County Journal (USPS 687-560) Entered as second class mail at the Post Office in Elizabeth, W. Va. 26143, under the act of March 3, 1897. Hope this helps! Gloria

I don't really know how long Wirt County has had a newspaper. I posted an article a while back from another mail list that indicated that Wirt County might have had a newspaper in 1867. If I had to guess, I would say 1920 is about the time that Woody Wilson's dad started publishing the paper. But if you quote me, I will deny everything! Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 25 March, 1999 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [WVWIRT-L] Wirt County Journal, March 17, 1999, Remember When ... >I wanted to say how very much l have enjoyed these and always look forward to >more. I print them so my father can read them ( He's 73 now). It gives him >great pleasure since he was born on Buffalo Ridge and my grandparents, Albert >and Velma Hupp had a home in Elizabeth. We see many names from our family >mentioned, such as Sims, Thorn, Rader, Sheppard, and Sommerville. Did the >Journal publish before 1920? Thanks so much, > >Barbara Hupp Charles > >______________________________

Looking for clues concerning J. E. Eagle and Susan Rader who lived in Wirt Co. Their daughter, Jeanetter Daisy Eagle was born 1 Aug 1881 in Wirt Co. Will appreciate any information. Thanks Ray Starr

I saw some channells in a recent flurry of online researching. I THINK it was in Don Norman's list of 700 WV families (don't hold me to this, though). You can get to it through rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman btw Linda, I didn't make it out to the cemetery yet. Soon! Jennifer Linda Criss wrote: > > Sorry but I've never heard of that name. I'm CRISS-NICHOLAS-KIDD of > Wirt Co. WV. > > Linda Criss > > >From: "FREDA LIZ DAUGHERTY" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [WVWIRT-L] Channell/Hupp families > >Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 08:57:37 PST > > > >Hi I saw your post on the Wirt County Journal. I am researching the > >Channell family. I have a Mary Edith Channell who married David Hupp. > >The Channells were from the Buffalo Ridge area. Mary was born > >10-9-1862/died 5-5-1949. She is buried at the Buffalo Church Cemetery. > >She married David in Wirt Co,Wv on 11-6-1882. He was married first to > >Evalin-------. Do you have any info on this family? > >There is a Buffalo Church reunion every year over Memorial Day weekend. > > > > > > > > > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > >==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== > >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > >...........................WIRT MAILING LIST........................... > >YOUR ROOTSWEB SUPPORTER AND OUR WVWIRT MAILING LIST OWNER AND MODERATOR > >..............Glenn Belcher in WV >[email protected]<............. > >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > ..........................WIRT MAILING LIST............................ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE SEND A MESSAGE TO: [email protected] and put > only the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of your message. Your request > is then processed automatically. So "PLEASE" be sure that this is the > the only thing that appears in the body of your message. Should even a > signature file be attached this will cause your message to fail. THANKS > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- Jennifer Johnston [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/heartland/flats/9645

Sorry but I've never heard of that name. I'm CRISS-NICHOLAS-KIDD of Wirt Co. WV. Linda Criss >From: "FREDA LIZ DAUGHERTY" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [WVWIRT-L] Channell/Hupp families >Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 08:57:37 PST > >Hi I saw your post on the Wirt County Journal. I am researching the >Channell family. I have a Mary Edith Channell who married David Hupp. >The Channells were from the Buffalo Ridge area. Mary was born >10-9-1862/died 5-5-1949. She is buried at the Buffalo Church Cemetery. >She married David in Wirt Co,Wv on 11-6-1882. He was married first to >Evalin-------. Do you have any info on this family? >There is a Buffalo Church reunion every year over Memorial Day weekend. > > > > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >...........................WIRT MAILING LIST........................... >YOUR ROOTSWEB SUPPORTER AND OUR WVWIRT MAILING LIST OWNER AND MODERATOR >..............Glenn Belcher in WV >[email protected]<............. >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi I saw your post on the Wirt County Journal. I am researching the Channell family. I have a Mary Edith Channell who married David Hupp. The Channells were from the Buffalo Ridge area. Mary was born 10-9-1862/died 5-5-1949. She is buried at the Buffalo Church Cemetery. She married David in Wirt Co,Wv on 11-6-1882. He was married first to Evalin-------. Do you have any info on this family? There is a Buffalo Church reunion every year over Memorial Day weekend. Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi: I am H. Michael McTeer, new to this list with specific interest in the Monore (both lines) and Cheatham. My first Wirt County Cheatham is Melvin T. Cheatham and his wife Martha Louise Wees(e). Their son, Wilbur Wirt Cheatham married Lulu Mae Monroe, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Jefferson Monroe and Susan A. Arnold. Also interested in the descendants of Benjamin Arnold and the Ledsome family. Thanks, H. Michael McTeer HC01-Box 2181A, 29 Palms, CA 92277

Wirt County Journal March 17, 1999 Remember When ... * From the Wirt County Journal files July 30, 1920 Lucille Items Farmers are still hopping from one foot to another. Corn is about laid by and good, oats are cut and an extra large crop, hay is good and a large crop. July 25 at noon at the residence of L. B. Rader, the wedding of Mr. Clay Anderson of Liverpool, W.Va., to Miss Mae Rader, the daughter of L. B. Rader and wife, was performed by the Rev. Rebel. May their life voyage be smooth sailing. Do not be surprised if we report another wedding soon from Buffalo. Russel Cheuvront has bought himself a Ford from O. J. Daniell and son of Elizabeth. Snoden Huffman has returned to Baltimore after a 10-day furlough from Uncle Sam. He is in the motor transport corps. Dallas Thompson, son of C. B. Thompson, is home from Dayton, Ohio. He has been in the aviation corps for four years and received his discharge. Cattle buyers from Cleveland, Ohio, have been buying cattle near Reedy. They have bought about $15,000 worth. Cattle buyers will come after cattle where the scrub sire is eliminated. F. H. Morehead's children have the whooping cough. T. J. Lee sold H. P. Thompson a cow and calf. The farmers meeting at Two Runs was not very well attended. Through some misunderstanding the meeting was expected the week preceding in which there was a large crowd. Hartley Items The South Penn Co. at this place had a very lively and pretty expensive fire on last Wednesday, when in some way the Power House which was pumping seven wells caught on fire and burned to the ground. The writer does not know the exact figure that could be estimated, but all of the machinery about it was destroyed. It was located on the A. B. Wilson farm. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Russel Bell of this place on the 19th an eight pound girl. Born to Roy Pepper and wife on the 24th a big baby boy. Mrs. Phebe E. Pepper received a very badly sprained wrist last week, caused by a fall. Local & Personal G. W. Haught, of Brushy Fork, delivered some calves here on Saturday. Earl Evans, of Parkersburg, was a business visitor here between trains on Saturday evening. On account of work closing down at Akron Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Coe, formerly of this place, have moved from there to a place north of Cleveland where Mr. Coe has work. June 13, 1958 Local and Personal Events of Interest METZ FAMILY VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. William Metz (she the former Betty Cain) and children, Sherry Rae and Barbara Ann, of Vienna, spent Memorial Day weekend with Mrs. Metz' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cain, City. WILSONS OF WEIRTON HERE Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wilson of Weirton, W. Va., spent the period from May 31 until June 10 on vacation, visiting his mother, Mrs. Tabitha Wilson, City, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dent, Rt. 4, City, and enjoyed some fishing. MRS. WRIGHT MOVING Mrs. Emma Wright advised us last weekend that she was moving from the Scott apartments to an apartment over the I. P. Thorn & Son Store in Elizabeth. LEES VISITORS HERE Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lee of Cleveland, O., where he is principal of the large Charles E. Elliott High School, and Mr. Robert E. Lee, of Belpre, O., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ball, City, over Memorial Day weekend. BOWENS VISIT HERE Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bowen and daughter, Mary Hazel, of Canton, Ohio, were here for Memorial Day weekend, and E. C. Bunnell, Rt. 2, City, returned with them for a few days visit. HERE FROM WEIRTON Mr. and Mrs. Ray Givens and son, Jimmy, of Weirton, and Jimmy Ash were here all last week on vacation visiting J. M. Ash of Rt. 4, City. New Arrivals GIRL BORN TO GIFFINS Mr. and Mrs. Chester B. Giffin of 212 Mountain Ave., Ocford, Ala., announce the birth on Friday, June 6, 1958, of a six-pound, 13-1/2 ounce baby girl, whom they have named Terrilyn Dee. The mother was the former Miss Jean Terry of Decatur, Ala., and Mr. Giffin is a son of Harris Giffin and the late Mrs. Giffin, Rt. 3, City. ROBERTS BOY BORN Vo-Ag instructor and Mrs. Charles P. Roberts of near Elizabeth are parents of an 8 lb. 1/2 oz. baby boy, born Tuesday, June 10, 1958, at the local Coplin Hospital. He has been named Charles David. There are three girls in the Roberts family. Mary Charlotte, who soon will be 7, Christy, 4-1/2, and Marty, past 1-1/2. BOY BORN TO GIBSONS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gibson of 839 Chester Ave., Akron, Ohio, on March 13,1958, a baby boy, named Paul Michael. They have three other children, Gary, 9, Eddie, 6, and Diane, 4. The Gibson family spent Memorial Day weekend here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gibson, Court St., City.

Wirt County Journal March 17, 1999 Obituary Olive L. Marshall Olive L. Marshall, of Parkersburg, died March 11 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wirt County, a daughter of the late Samuel Edwin Wilson and Bessie Wilson Donahue. She was a graduate of Parkersburg High School, a lifelong member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church and the Esther Circle which later became Rebecca Circle. She was also a member of Chapter 14 of the Order of the Eastern Star and Ladies Auxiliary of Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She is survived by one sister, Alice Stewart of Parkersburg; two nieces; one nephew; and a number of cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett A. Marshall; two sisters; and one brother. Services were held March 14 at St. Andrews United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Russell officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

I just subscribed and I was pleasantly surprised to see it. Thank you. H. Michael McTeer -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [WVWIRT-L] Wirt County Journal, March 17, 1999, Remember When ... >I wanted to say how very much l have enjoyed these and always look forward to >more. I print them so my father can read them ( He's 73 now). It gives him >great pleasure since he was born on Buffalo Ridge and my grandparents, Albert >and Velma Hupp had a home in Elizabeth. We see many names from our family >mentioned, such as Sims, Thorn, Rader, Sheppard, and Sommerville. Did the >Journal publish before 1920? Thanks so much, > >Barbara Hupp Charles > > >==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >...........................WIRT MAILING LIST........................... >RootsWeb need you now! Consider becoming a sponsor or a donor today! >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > >