This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wirt County Tombstone Site Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1006.1 Message Board Post: I'd also like to add that use of the Wirt County Tombstone website is FREE for members! We have over 2000 Wirt County cemetery and/or headstone pictures and plan to add several hundred more in the near future!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCray Cemetery Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/671.731 Message Board Post: We have the McCray cemetery on our Wirt County, WV Tombstone site, if you'd like an invitation to the site, it is free to join! Please contact me at wvwirt@casinternet.net and put "Wirt Invitation Request" in the subject line. Good luck with your research!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1006 Message Board Post: We now have over 2000 Wirt County tombstone photos and over 200 Wirt County obituaries on The Tombstone Site #2. Our site focuses primarily on documenting the deaths of our Wirt Co. ancestors. We also have research links and a place to post your queries about your ancestors. We are a young site and hope to see it grow as its sister site, Calhoun, Roane, Braxton & Clay Co., WV Tombstones has done. If you'd like to see what we've got or better yet, if you have tombstone photos or obituaries you'd like to share with other Wirt county cousins, contact me for an invitation. We hope to see you there soon! Charlene

1851 A list of stalk turned out this year: 3 head of three years old steers, 2 of them red the other one red with a white belly & back, nine head of yearlings or toos 4 head of heiffers, one white one with small spots on her sids. The other three all have white backs & belleys, one them being brindle sided Owens heiffer the other too being the Snider heiffers one of them having red sids & the other black sids 5 steers the same age 4 of the Snider steers & Billy too of the Sniders is read with white spects about the belly & flank, one of the other too is a brindle the other a deep red swallow fork & a under bit in the right & a crop & under bit in the left The Owens heiffer crop off the right & too spots in the left All lthe rest of the Sniders a swallowfork in right. All the rest in the Ball mark. The above named stawk gathered in & sold for $185.00 _____________________________________________________________________________ Thought......... Maybe I am being too careful about interpreting all this detail!! Maybe just names and dates would be more appropriate......What do you think???? Molly Ball Stoddard Ballm370@aol.com

Mary Ball to John Lang....Apr 2 John Lang second month Be careful to understand J. P. Ball (probably James Posey Ball, his Uncle) July 8 William L. Ball worked at cradling wheat July 9 William L. Ball & Petter Walters 1 day July 9 George Walters 1 day raking and binding 7 of the same. Petter mowed half a day .25 July 25 William L. Ball &* Peter Walters woker at .62 July 26 William L. Ball half of a day .31 July 29 John Walters & Daget worked .60 July 29 E. Boice + on day cradling .40 Account of Work : July 29 James Martin half a day .18 July 30 James Martin & E. Boice 1 day apiece July 30 W. L W Lyons 1/2 July 31 1/2 day July 31 John Walters 2/3 day Dagget 2/3 July 31 W. L. Ball 1/2 E. Boice 1/2 July 31 James Martin 1/2 day .18 cts August 6 John Walters 3/4 W. L. Ball 3/4 of day Aug 6 James Martin 3/4 George Martin 3/4 day Aug 7. John Walters 1 day W. L. Ball 1 Aug 7 James Martin 1 day George Martin 1 Aug 7 John Lang stacked 1/2 of a day Aug 8. John Walters 1 W. L. Ball 1 day Aug 8. James Martin 1 Gorge Martin 1 day Aug 8. Elisha Boise from 9 oclock in the morning Aug 8 John Lang stacked 2/3 of a day Aug 9. James Martin 1/2 of a day Dec 9. Elisha Boise 1/2 of a day Aug 13 George Martin 1 days wo October 1st John Walters worked three days October 1st Wm. L. Ball worked four days ______________________________________________________________________ List of stock bought 1850 July 4head of Wilas Owens $14.50 9 head of George Snider $47.50 1 of Steel 2.72 1 of William L Ball 2.50 _______ $67.22 _________________________________________________________________________ December the 27th 1850 Delivered to Wm H Lewis 20 bushels of dryed apels ________________________________________________________________________ Mr. James Mills turned his Hors in pasture May the 25th 1851......Paid _________________________________________________________________________ Mr John Walters put in pasture two cows at .50 cts per month June the 7th 1851 ___________________________________________________________________________ Work for the year 1851 James Martin work Aug the 2nd 1851 July the 9th Round wheat part of the day John Walters cut part of the day Wm. L. Ball cut part of the day July 8th Wm. L. Ball cut 1/2 of a day Day Book For The Year 1851 A Beachamp Dr to Mary Ball Feb 7th To six meals & one nights logen at 12 1/2 cts per meal .87 1/2 bushel years of corn .12 8th to 1 bushel of corn in the years .25 8th to 8 meals 12 1/2 per meal 1.00 8th to 1 stack of fodder 12 1/2 July the 21st 1851 Wm. Walters worked at mowing 50 cts pr day Wm L. Ball mowed 50 pr day Wm Walters 1 day 22nd Wm L. Ball 1 day 22nd Mr Reed & son 1/2 day apiece 23 Wm L. Ball 1 day .50 Wm. Walters 1 day .50 July 23 Abe Reed & son one day July 24 L Reed cut oats from 11 oclock July 24 Lon worked from the same hour July 25 Reed & son one day apiece 25th Reed & son worked 1 Credit ____________________________________________________________________________ To be continued...... Molly Ball Stoddard Ballm370@aol.com

FYI: I have bought two copy books of Barnet Foley Ball off the net and am trying to interpret them........here are a few pages, will send more as I interpret them. Inside cover.....Tucker Creek October 21, 1852 Ann Brown came to Tucker Creek, June 27, 1853 Barnet F. Ball, His Copy Book Dec. the 12th 1847 James Buckley $4.50 George W. Buckleys Note $4.50 Abraham Vaught has married wife Sarah Martin June the 22th 1848 Lafayette W. Ball Hynm 1) Farewell dear friends adieu adieu Still in Gods way delight May grace and peace abide with you Good night good night good night 2) Though in this world our foes are stronger And would own souls affright Our God will neer forsake his own Good night good night good night 3)Urge on you journey to the end Turn not to left or right In Christ youl find a constant friend Good night dear friend good night 4) Jehovah be your sun and shield Your finely pillar bright His cloud and presence safly yield My dearest friends good night 5) Then when Christs banner is unfurled The signal for our flight We each will say to this vain world Good night good night good night ___________________________________________________ There is a rumor prevailing in this city that Gen Scott has been recalled from the command of the army of Mexico. The caus assigned is the arrests made by him. The news creats quite sensation ___________________________________________________________________________ One there is above all others Well deserves the name of Friend His is love beyond a brothers Costly free and knows no End It is the glory of a man to pass by a transgression _____________________________________________________________________________ This is a very bad pen I tel you tis worse than non 1848 Barnet F. Ball his Copy Book February the 8th 1848 Wert County, VA _________________________________________________________________________ Alas what mournful tones Are heard from Davids harp Oh listen to those groans That tell of trouble sharp How different from the joyful strain That late mad Zion ring agane Ah wel may David weep He shed Uriahs blood Should not his grief be deep Who has offended God When God was pleased twas light around But all was darkness when he frowned _____________________________________________________________________ This is the first Copy that has been set ________________________________________________________________________ Be careful and keep youre Book Clean.....July 16th 1848 ____________________________________________________________________ The Lord is my shepard I shal not want 1848 _______________________________________________________________________ David Walters worked June 25 T Holbert to Mary Ball 1.50 per day 2 bushels corn .50 per bushel 12 lbs bacon .08 per lb 2 1/4 lbs lard .08 per lb 1 1/2 bushel of buckwheat .58 __________________________________________________________________________ Peter Walters to Mary Ball....turned in horse on pasture May the 23, calf on the 22 June, hogs July the first ________________________________________________________________________ John Lang set to work Wesly Lyons worked 3 days _______________________________________________________________________ Washington is the Capitol of the United States, Ritchmond is the capitol of Virginia _____________________________________________________________________ Disappointments sink the heart of man ____________________________________________________________________ July: Jacob Walters worked 3 days August: Peter Walters 1 1/2 days 20.......John 1 1/2 day Recvd in full for the above December 12 1849 John Walters 2 days Petter Walters 2 1/2 Jacob & George 23 William Walter 2 James Lyons 1 Peter Martin 3 James Martin December 31.....John & Bill on day apiece Jamez Martin 1 day James Martin _______________________________________________________________________ Expence for Meeting House Roof.....12 dolars.....$120 Bolts and screwes...12 1/2 Four hundred feet Bords 200 Five hundred feat of plank 421 1/2 three hundred feat of ?? 375 The making and hanging of a dome 100 Fifty five lbs of nails 7 cts per pound 385 Five lbs of nails 7 cts per pound 35 Lock and latch 1.50 Total $2879

I anyone doing research on the above family? I have some info but not much. Marjorie in Akron, Ohio

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DAVIS, JEFFREY, MURPHY, SANDY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/894.2 Message Board Post: DEAR SUSAN, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE A DAVIS RELATIVE IN YOUR LISTING. MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS WERE JOSEPH S. AND PHOEBE JANE DAVIS-DAVIS. THEY LIVED OUT PAST THE SNIDER CHAPEL TOWARDS MUNDAY. I AM TRYING TO FIND INFO ON JOSEPH AND HIS PARENTS. HE WAS BORN JAN. 19TH, 1858 AND DIED IN 1935. THEY HAD 13 CHILDREN, ROBERT, ELERY, CHALMER, ICEY, MAE, GAY, CHLOE, CECIL, ANNA, EMMA, GILBERT, DAN, AND TAYLOR. CHLOE WAS MY GRANDMOTHER. SHE MARRIED EVERETT HOWARD JEFFREY. YOUR REVEREND SNIDER ALSO MARRIED MY OTHER GRANDPARENTS CHARLIE AND THELMA SANDY. THIS NAME WAS CHARLES LUTHER SANDY AND SHE WAS THELMA CLEOTA MURPHY. HER PARENTS WERE GEORGE AND IDA MURPHY. THEY LIVED IN FREED. MY MOTHER WAS BORN THERE TO THELMA AND CHARLIE. ANY INFO ON EITHER SET OF GRANDPARENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. EMMA SHEELER

The Wirt County 1860 census has "free" census microfilm images in the USGenWeb Archives. An index was transcribed with each name linking to the appropriate microfilm image. http://www.us-census.org/image-index/wv/wirt/1860/index.htm If you find any transcribed names of your Wirt County ancestors in the 1860 index that have typing errors, let me know the details and I'll check and fix the index if it is incorrect. Connie Burkett

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CFC.2ACI/1002.2 Message Board Post: Hi Cathy, I was wondering if you knew if there was a Dayton Lee from Roane County in this Lee family? I grew up living next to Dayton and my little sister was always very close to him, but no one really knew anything about him. I do know that he was never married. He always talked about a girlfriend that he had when he was young, but that when she was 16 I believe, she was burned in a house, so he never married or dated anyone else. He lived on a farm in Roane Co. with a couple. Their names were Shirley and Lora Nida. Both of whom are now deceased. Dayton also died in November of 1985 I believe and is buried at the Looney Cemetery at Walton, WV. I would be greatful if you or anyone else could help me with this. Genette Springston

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/881.2 Message Board Post: I would appreciate any information you can provide on the ROACH family. I have family in Wood & Wirt counties @ 1880.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Showalter, Simons Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1005.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for checking. I had my fingers crossed they would be there since they didn't show up in the Greene Co., PA books where Thomas came from. So far, I'm at a complete loss on Sarah's heritage. Thanks again, Kathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1005.1 Message Board Post: Kathy, I have looked in my marriage books (Wirt, Roane, Jackson, Calhoun, Harrison and Lewis Counties) for any reference to a Thomas Showalter marriage to a Simons. No luck. I also check the Wirt Co. Census (1850, 60, 70) and on-line 1880 for any reference to them. No luck. No reference to them in the Wirt and Roane Co. Deaths and the same -- no luck. It doesn't mean they weren't married in Wirt, just no reference in the books. Sorry, Dick W.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Showalter, Simons Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1005 Message Board Post: Could someone please do a marriage lookup for me. I'm trying to find out when/where my g.grandparents, Thomas Showalter and Sarah E. Simons, were married, and hopefully learn the name of her parents. Based on other information, they were probably married between 1870 and 1872. Thanks, Kathy

Connie: I you know the date of death, the local public library usually can find obits in their microfilms of the newspapers of the area. Barbara

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vann, Van and Cline Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1004 Message Board Post: I recently received a tin type picture from one of my elderly cousins which includes writing on the reverse saying the two young girls in the picture are Bessie and Eleanor Vann, cousins of the Cline family. Is anyone familar with this surname in Wirt County? Apprecaite any help. God Bless Harley Dakin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1002.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Kim, You found him. I would be more than happy to correspond with you. Wayne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1002.1.2 Message Board Post: Searching for Wayne Lee, son in law of Bill Mitchell, of Wirt County, VA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lee Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CFC.2ACI/1002.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Wayne, Thank you so much for responding to my post. It is wonderful to be in contact with others of the family. I would love to exchange information on the descendants, though I have just started on this family. It is for a friend - she is the gr gr granddaughter of Henry S. Lee. I believe that her 3rd gr grandfather is Thomas Nathan Lee, 1845-1910, buried in Two Run Cemetery in Wirt Co. Is that correct? I look forward to talking with you and exchanging what little I have learned so far. Also learning what has been done already and discovering what I can do in the future which will help you and the other researchers. I won't be going to Salt Lake City until March, but I can always order in films in the meantime - just don't want to redo research which has been already done. I live in California so I can't "just drop in". Thanks again, Cathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/1002.1 Message Board Post: Cathy, I have the parents of Thomas N Lee as Thomas Lee, Jr b 19 Feb 1819 d 19 Jul 1902 married 23 Jun 1842 to Mary Elizabeth Cain b 20 Feb 1826 d 8 Sep 1897. They are buried in the Good Hope Cemetery in Roane County, WV. Thomas N Lee's grandfather was Thomas Lee b 5 Sep 1799 d 22 Nov 1864 m 25 Nov 1819 in Wood County, (W)VA to Catherine Baker b 9 Mar 1801 d 16 Dec 1858. This Thomas Lee m Catherine Baker was a son of Richard Lee b bef 1760 d bef 1 Oct 1821 married Tabitha _____ b bef 1760 d prob bef 1820. This is as far as I have been able to trace the Lee family. There are many other researchers who are also stopped at this point. Perhaps working together we can all find a connection farther back. I have some more details about your Thomas N Lee's siblings and about his uncles and aunts should you be interested. Feel free to contact me directly if you would like additional information.