There are lots of Ball's in Fairfax Co. Va., No Barnet Foley but, born to late for my Foley research. Foley's in Stafford Co. Prince William Co., Fauquier Co. Va. Sondra On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:58:34 EDT Ballm370@aol.com writes: > Regarding the message concerning Barnet Foley...... > I have a relative Barnet Foley Ball 1831-1917, Wood County. Do you > know of a > connection between the Foley and the Ball families? > Thanks, > Ballm370@aol.com > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > Rhonda Smith list manager > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Hi Pam, Nothing listed for a Turner family in Wood County in my book. Joanne ----- Original Message ----- From: Pam Sulzer To: Joanne2 Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [WVWOOD] Wood County Estate Settlements Hi Joanne, Would you mind doing a lookup for me in the book you mentioned below? My TURNER family was in Wood Co. between 1800 and 1850. Thanks for any help, Pam in LA Joanne2 <junderw1@neo.rr.com> wrote: Sondra Rhonda Noticed your messages re Wood Co wills, land records. I'd also love to have that book if there is such a thing. I do have a small book: "West Virginia Estate Settlements" an index to Wills, Inventories, Apprisements, Land Grants, and Surveys to 1850 compiled by Ross B Johnston -- Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc -- doesn't have a whole lot in it -- has a very small section on each county. For instance for the name Foley in Wood County, there is a listing for a James Foley 5-1808 (assume that's May 1808) Mary, wife; John, Gross, Barnet, Bernard, Scartil, James, sons; Fanny, Agnes, daus.; Sam, Father; others. Joanne researching: Stephens, Sams, Poole, Kesterson, Balsley, Eaton, Potts, Langfitt, Masters ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ! Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [WVWOOD] ANYONE THERE HELLO > Rhonda, > Can you tell us how many are on this list, please. If I could get the > book I want maybe, I could answer some question. I am sure there must be > some books about Wood Co. wills, land records etc. If not there is a way > for someone who live's in Wood Co. to make money. Write a book, believe > me you could sell them. > I would still like to have this book. > Wood County WV Deed Book 4: Covering > the years 1806-1814. Indexed. Price is $10.00 postage paid. Compiled by > Blennerhassett Chapter, West Virginia Society, Daughters of the American > Revolution > > Sondra > > > On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:19:54 -0400 "Ann T. Berry" > writes: > > Sondra, Carol and others on WVWOOD-- > > FYI, I have been receiving several e-mails per week through &g! t; > the WOOD message board. > > But I too am discouraged at the lack of response to my > > queries about Dr. James William Sheppeard, b. Wood/Wirt 1802--my > > great great grandfather. I want very much to learn anything at all > > about his parents, background etc. (don't even know their names) or > > ditto about Ruth Lucinda Phelps, whom he married. The "Sheppeard" > > may have been and probably was spelled differently in his parents' > > generation; his descendants are the only ones known who use this > > rare spelling. > > Please, does anyone out there have a clue or a suggestion? > > Thanks in advance... > > Ann Berry > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:54:18 -0500 sondrafoley@juno.com writes: > > > > > > Is there anyone there ??? > > > > > > I have sent three queries and not received any of the back or any > > > &! gt; > e-mail > > > from Wood Co. at all > > > > > > Sondra > > > > > > > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > > > Rhonda Smith list manager > > > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== Rhonda Smith list manager wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search

Regarding the message concerning Barnet Foley...... I have a relative Barnet Foley Ball 1831-1917, Wood County. Do you know of a connection between the Foley and the Ball families? Thanks, Ballm370@aol.com

Sondra Rhonda Noticed your messages re Wood Co wills, land records. I'd also love to have that book if there is such a thing. I do have a small book: "West Virginia Estate Settlements" an index to Wills, Inventories, Apprisements, Land Grants, and Surveys to 1850 compiled by Ross B Johnston -- Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc -- doesn't have a whole lot in it -- has a very small section on each county. For instance for the name Foley in Wood County, there is a listing for a James Foley 5-1808 (assume that's May 1808) Mary, wife; John, Gross, Barnet, Bernard, Scartil, James, sons; Fanny, Agnes, daus.; Sam, Father; others. Joanne researching: Stephens, Sams, Poole, Kesterson, Balsley, Eaton, Potts, Langfitt, Masters ----- Original Message ----- From: <sondrafoley@juno.com> To: <WVWOOD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [WVWOOD] ANYONE THERE HELLO > Rhonda, > Can you tell us how many are on this list, please. If I could get the > book I want maybe, I could answer some question. I am sure there must be > some books about Wood Co. wills, land records etc. If not there is a way > for someone who live's in Wood Co. to make money. Write a book, believe > me you could sell them. > I would still like to have this book. > Wood County WV Deed Book 4: Covering > the years 1806-1814. Indexed. Price is $10.00 postage paid. Compiled by > Blennerhassett Chapter, West Virginia Society, Daughters of the American > Revolution > > Sondra > > > On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:19:54 -0400 "Ann T. Berry" <annberry@juno.com> > writes: > > Sondra, Carol and others on WVWOOD-- > > FYI, I have been receiving several e-mails per week through > > the WOOD message board. > > But I too am discouraged at the lack of response to my > > queries about Dr. James William Sheppeard, b. Wood/Wirt 1802--my > > great great grandfather. I want very much to learn anything at all > > about his parents, background etc. (don't even know their names) or > > ditto about Ruth Lucinda Phelps, whom he married. The "Sheppeard" > > may have been and probably was spelled differently in his parents' > > generation; his descendants are the only ones known who use this > > rare spelling. > > Please, does anyone out there have a clue or a suggestion? > > Thanks in advance... > > Ann Berry > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:54:18 -0500 sondrafoley@juno.com writes: > > > > > > Is there anyone there ??? > > > > > > I have sent three queries and not received any of the back or any > > > > > e-mail > > > from Wood Co. at all > > > > > > Sondra > > > > > > > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > > > Rhonda Smith list manager > > > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > >

Joanne, I am really looking for the surname's of Spencer, Snow and James in Wood Co. However, I have a Poole. John Foley Sr. was born ca. 1680 in Stafford Co., VA. He signed a will on 1 Sept. 1755 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. He died in 1762 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. Married First ?? ?? Married Second Sarah Poole on 11 Dec 1744 in Stafford Co., VA. Children :John, James and Katherine //// Step son Abraham Poole. Sondra On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:54:07 -0400 "Joanne2" <junderw1@neo.rr.com> writes: > Sondra > Rhonda > > Noticed your messages re Wood Co wills, land records. I'd also > love to > have that book if there is such a thing. > > I do have a small book: "West Virginia Estate Settlements" an index > to > Wills, Inventories, Apprisements, Land Grants, and Surveys to 1850 > compiled > by Ross B Johnston -- Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc -- doesn't > have a > whole lot in it -- has a very small section on each county. > > For instance for the name Foley in Wood County, there is a listing > for a > James Foley 5-1808 (assume that's May 1808) Mary, wife; John, > Gross, > Barnet, Bernard, Scartil, James, sons; Fanny, Agnes, daus.; Sam, > Father; > others. > > Joanne > > researching: Stephens, Sams, Poole, Kesterson, Balsley, Eaton, > Potts, > Langfitt, Masters > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <sondrafoley@juno.com> > To: <WVWOOD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:05 AM > Subject: Re: [WVWOOD] ANYONE THERE HELLO > > > > Rhonda, > > Can you tell us how many are on this list, please. If I could get > the > > book I want maybe, I could answer some question. I am sure there > must be > > some books about Wood Co. wills, land records etc. If not there is > a way > > for someone who live's in Wood Co. to make money. Write a book, > believe > > me you could sell them. > > I would still like to have this book. > > Wood County WV Deed Book 4: Covering > > the years 1806-1814. Indexed. Price is $10.00 postage paid. > Compiled by > > Blennerhassett Chapter, West Virginia Society, Daughters of the > American > > Revolution > > > > Sondra > > > > > > On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:19:54 -0400 "Ann T. Berry" > <annberry@juno.com> > > writes: > > > Sondra, Carol and others on WVWOOD-- > > > FYI, I have been receiving several e-mails per week > through > > > the WOOD message board. > > > But I too am discouraged at the lack of response to my > > > queries about Dr. James William Sheppeard, b. Wood/Wirt > 1802--my > > > great great grandfather. I want very much to learn anything at > all > > > about his parents, background etc. (don't even know their names) > or > > > ditto about Ruth Lucinda Phelps, whom he married. The > "Sheppeard" > > > may have been and probably was spelled differently in his > parents' > > > generation; his descendants are the only ones known who use > this > > > rare spelling. > > > Please, does anyone out there have a clue or a > suggestion? > > > Thanks in advance... > > > Ann Berry > > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:54:18 -0500 sondrafoley@juno.com writes: > > > > > > > > Is there anyone there ??? > > > > > > > > I have sent three queries and not received any of the back or > any > > > > > > > e-mail > > > > from Wood Co. at all > > > > > > > > Sondra > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > > > > Rhonda Smith list manager > > > > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy > > > > records, go to: > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > Rhonda Smith list manager > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Rhonda, Can you tell us how many are on this list, please. If I could get the book I want maybe, I could answer some question. I am sure there must be some books about Wood Co. wills, land records etc. If not there is a way for someone who live's in Wood Co. to make money. Write a book, believe me you could sell them. I would still like to have this book. Wood County WV Deed Book 4: Covering the years 1806-1814. Indexed. Price is $10.00 postage paid. Compiled by Blennerhassett Chapter, West Virginia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Sondra On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:19:54 -0400 "Ann T. Berry" <annberry@juno.com> writes: > Sondra, Carol and others on WVWOOD-- > FYI, I have been receiving several e-mails per week through > the WOOD message board. > But I too am discouraged at the lack of response to my > queries about Dr. James William Sheppeard, b. Wood/Wirt 1802--my > great great grandfather. I want very much to learn anything at all > about his parents, background etc. (don't even know their names) or > ditto about Ruth Lucinda Phelps, whom he married. The "Sheppeard" > may have been and probably was spelled differently in his parents' > generation; his descendants are the only ones known who use this > rare spelling. > Please, does anyone out there have a clue or a suggestion? > Thanks in advance... > Ann Berry > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:54:18 -0500 sondrafoley@juno.com writes: > > > > Is there anyone there ??? > > > > I have sent three queries and not received any of the back or any > > > e-mail > > from Wood Co. at all > > > > Sondra > > > > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > > Rhonda Smith list manager > > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Heflin/Kinney Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/2364 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Cleetus C. Heflin - 1888 - 1961 and Gladys Irene Kinney Heflin - 1903 - 1974 or any of their families

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/DFC.2ACI/2362.1 Message Board Post: Hi Barb I don't know where you are located but I have a lot of info on the Staats line you might be interested in I am in Kernersville NC right now but am in the process of packing up to move back to Parkersburg If I can help you let me know MJ Petty

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SAUNDERS, CREEL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/1979.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Gladys: I am researching the Saunders and Creels from Wood County, WV. From which Creel are you descended? I am from George Sr.'s daughter, Sarah Ann (Sally) Creel who married Captain Nimrod Saunders. I have been to Wood County to research in the library and courthouse, but couldn't find anybody who could tell me where the Creel plantation was originally. I heard from another Creel relative that the house may still be standing? I would also be interested in seeing any pictures of the house or Creel relatives. Thanks, Chris Beck thebecks@ncn.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Creel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/1979.1.1 Message Board Post: To al CREEL researchers, correction on my E-mail address, sorry. Will do look-ups on md. and Wv Creels. Have it all. Cannot send copies by s-mail, only E-mail.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ALLEN ROBERTS GOODNIGHT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/2363 Message Board Post: Seeking parents of: Ruth Marie Allen Born abt 1913 adoptee search. ANY help appreciated!

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/DFC.2ACI/2221.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Donna, I am sorry but I do not know of a Rockenstein family. But then I left Parkersburg in 1945. Have you tried the Wood County Library in Parkersburg? they have a genealogy dept. that has lots of info., like City Directories for most years from 1890 through the 1940's that showed families listed alphabetically including address, profession, etc. I have found many of my ancestors listed there and in articles in the newspapers of Parkersburg. Good Luck! Fred

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/DFC.2ACI/2354.1 Message Board Post: Please contact me privately at Anglsrgr@netscape.net for the answers to your "mystery Lady"

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marlowe, Dawson, Creel, Leach, Fox, Sole, Tustin, Delaney Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/2361.1 Message Board Post: Sue, Would you please do a look-up for a death certificate for : Herman Jesse DAWSON Died 1947 Wood Co.(month unk) Possibly May. Need cause of death. and funeral home and cemetary where he is buried. Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you. Gladis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Staats, Ray, Shaw, Milligan, Woodring, Finley, Coover, Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/2362 Message Board Post: I am planning a trip to Wood County, WV in December to try to track my Staats ancestors from Bellville. Any suggestions as to where I should go to look up records? (era 1750-1860) Belleville, Parkersburg or Charleston? Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Henry, Stephens, Lincicome, Lough Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/2361 Message Board Post: Hi I recently moved to Parkersburg, WV. I would be happy to do lookups at the Wood County Courthouse in West Virginia. Sue

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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/DFC.2ACI/2221.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, my name is Donna. My greatgrandfather and grandfather where both born in Parkersburg, the last name is "ROCKENSTEIN" Have you ever come across this name there and also in the 40's there was a funeral home by the name of Rockenstein Funeral Home. Any info would be great. Grandfather's name was James Edward Rockenstein and Great-Grandfathers name was Daniel Wm Rockenstein. Thanks again, Donna

No I never got a answer to my query. I would love to buy to the book, if I could find where to send for it. If anyone is reading this, we have two people wanting books. Please, help us. Sondra On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 00:04:11 EDT Schumaker4@aol.com writes: Hi, Did you ever get an answer to your request? If you did and you don't mind sending the info to me, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Connie In a message dated 10/17/2003 9:15:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sondrafoley@juno.com writes: Hi List, I would like to know if I can still buy this book and where to write, please. Wood County WV Deed Book 4: Covering the years 1806-1814. Indexed. Price is $10.00 postage paid. Compiled by Blennerhassett Chapter, West Virginia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Connie Cotterill Schumaker Schumaker4@aol.com Keep genealogy free! Volunteer "Practice random acts of kindness"...... Searching For: Aleshire, Anderson, Bradfield, Braley, Cleland, Carpenter, Cotterill, Cross, Cutright, Dailey, Ellsey, Glover, Gotschall, Hayhurst, Hospelhorn, Lallance, Latham, Morrison, Nease, Phelps, Pierce, Romine, Roush, Savage, Searles, Stevenson, Stone, Thomazin, Turner, Walters, Winget, Wells, Woodruff, Warth, Zirkle.

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