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Re: Caroline Combs family

SILVRBAK82 — 2013-01-23 18:45:12Z

Howdy

Names Charles Jacob Michael... My Mom Betty Jean Combs Father Was Joe Combs, He was Married to Ester and lived in and around the Bristol Tenn. Area. My Brother Randy has been Following this Line of posts for a while. I remember my Mom Betty Telling me that her Father Joe Combs was Born a Year After the Civil War Ended, Approx 1866 ? That's all the Info I have. I am interested in finding my Father Charles Jacob Perkorny ? not certain on the last name spelling ? He and My Mother Betty Met in and around Bristol Tenn. Any Help would be Awesome. I know I have some Half Brother's or Sisters out there. Sorry for the long Post I have never searched for anyone on here before.
Charlie Michael
Elko, Nv
SILVRBAK82@AOL.COM

Re: Samuel & Hessa Taylor

fphday1 — 2013-01-10 17:40:12Z

Have you had any luck finding any information on Hessa Abshire Taylor?

Re: Alleghany County Estates Records, 1859-1928

mmjosephsohn — 2013-01-04 15:39:28Z

Go to familysearch.org: go to bottom of page to All record collections and choose United States, choose NC on next page and then choose probate or any other category for which you are looking. I chose NC Estate Files and typed in your Preston Reeves. One in Chatham and one in Alleghany is there. The one in Alleghany has 70+ pages. (You can also go county by county and browse records)

Sina Killen McKneely

sina195538 — 2012-12-09 02:24:07Z

I am the granddaughter of Sina Catherine Killen McKneely. I am looking for some information about her mother (my Great Grandmother Gilley and my Great Grandfather. I did not know my grandfather Leonard Riece McKneely. My grandmother said that he had died in 1936. I had seen a black and white photograph of him in a cowboy outfit. Grandmom said he worked on a ranch in Texas for a while. If you have any information for Sina McKneely or any information on her brothers or sisters, please email me. Thanks.

Re: POD for Jeremiah Sneed

wrc5610 — 2012-11-27 12:27:45Z

After reading up a little bit, it would appear that he is believed to have been buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Surry County, NC, but there is no grave or records to prove so.

Here are a couple links with a few pieces of information:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46... and

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/Dawn-L-Carn....
Hope this helps!

POD for Jeremiah Sneed

bearfont — 2012-10-03 11:46:14Z

Jeremiah Sneed moved to Alleghany County from Tennessee after 1870. He is in the 1880 census in Cherry Lane, Alleghany County with his wife and children. He then disappears. His 2nd wife is Elizabeth (Izza or Izzy). Could you look please in the local resources to see if he died in Alleghany county?

2012 Duncan Family Reunion - Mitchell/Yancey Counties, NC

nancymays_1 — 2012-08-12 22:17:06Z

THE ANNUAL DUNCAN FAMILY REUNION will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Berry Chapel Baptist Church on Altapass Road in Spruce Pine, NC. All Descendants of John Duncan, Jr. of Ashe (now Alleghany) / Yancey Counties, NC (c. 1785-aft. 1880) including: Calvin Duncan, George Washington Duncan, Franklin Duncan, John Duncan, Matilda Duncan, William Gilbert Duncan,
Charity Duncan and all other children & related Duncan families.
John Duncan b. circa 1785, lived in Ashe/Alleghany County until the mid-1850's and resided in the Egypt/Ramseytown area of Yancey County until his death sometime after 1880. John's known children are:

KNOWN CHILDREN OF JOHN AND WIFE #1:
Cynthia Duncan b. c. 1811-1815 m. David Landreth
Nancy Mahalia Duncan b. abt. 1814, m. Joshua Stoneman Edwards (resided in Alleghany County, NC)
George Washington Duncan b. 1821, Ashe Co. NC, m. Jane Edwards
Franklin Duncan b. 1820, m. Senia (Sally) Wolf (resided in Alleghany County, NC)
John Duncan b. 1828-1829, m. Margaret (moved to Tennessee after 1850)
John Calvin Duncan b. 1836, Ashe Co. NC, m. Rebecca Simmons

ADDITIONAL “POSSIBLE” CHILDREN OF JOHN AND WIFE #1:
Jane Duncan b. abt. 1807, m. Jonathan Edwards (moved to Oregon)
Joseph Duncan b. 1810 m. Amy
Jonathan Duncan b. abt. 1812, m. Temperance (moved to Missouri)
Linda Duncan b. 1818 m. Daniel Fender
Elizabeth Duncan possibly m. Franklin Gortney/Gaultney

KNOWN CHILDREN OF JOHN AND CATHERINE:
William Duncan b. 1848, Ashe Co. NC
Matilda Duncan b. 1850, Ashe Co. NC, m. Samuel F. Edwards

KNOWN CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELIZABETH Edwards
William Gilbert Duncan b. 18 Jul 1863, Yancey Co. m. Nancy Lovina Duncan b. 25 Sep 1875
Martha Jane Duncan b. 1866, Yancey Co.
Charity C. Duncan b. 1870, Yancey Co., m. Gordon "Mack" Knapp
Nancy L. Duncan b. 1873, Yancey Co.
Sarah Duncan b. 1876, Yancey Co. (may be a grandchild)

If you would like more information, please send an e-mail and I will gladly answer.

Nancy Mays, great-great-granddaughter of John Duncan, Jr.
nancy.mays@netzero.net

Re: Harris and Marsh families

fredharrisjr54 — 2012-07-10 11:59:50Z

looking for my great-grandfather John H Harris who was born in Virginia. He had a son, John Crit Harris. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have worked on this for several years

Re: located Theriaque/Bonham sister after 34 years

peepers6157 — 2012-07-08 17:37:06Z

Yes I am the one you are looking for after all these years.Is there any others or just you.My email is peepers6157@centurylink.net. Can you send me a picture I would I would love to see you.Were you live at.So many questions

Re: located Theriaque/Bonham sister after 34 years

gsarette1 — 2012-07-08 16:35:19Z

Are you my sister? Can it be that after all these years of searching i have really found you? I need to make sure before i get too excited, I don't know where to start. gsarette@hotmail.com is where you can contact me because i don't have a paid for subscription with ancestry.com. please contact me soon. Gail

Re: located Theriaque/Bonham sister after 34 years

peepers6157 — 2012-07-08 01:36:20Z

this is Debra Mae Theriaque Ellis

Re: Caroline Combs family

LennyCaudill51 — 2012-06-19 01:05:10Z

Please don't apoligize. We know nothing of Caroline's parents. I've forgotten a lot of her story but it is rich. Rebecca Moon knows a lot about Jacob Hoppers. Rebecca is RMOON4078 in this message thread and a great lady. Ask to see her web page.
Caroline was Jacob's mistress as I recall. She had six kids and she can be found in various censuses.

Re: Caroline Combs family

Ferrieri777 — 2012-06-16 19:41:35Z

Ashley:

Look at the post made by Lenny Caudill that shows a Caroline Coomes living with a Blevins family and I think next door is a Coomes family that I bet is her parents and siblings.

Tim

Re: Caroline Combs family

peggyschiebel — 2012-06-16 08:08:32Z

Hi my names is ashley combs I just started my family tree and came across caroline combs. My grandfather is raymond combs sr. Caroline ismy grandfathers great grandmother. My grandfather told me that (john) Roby Combs was an only child. But from what I can see that's not true. If anyone can help me with date or names of any kind I would really appriciate it. As soon as I got to caroline and jacob my family tree kinda stops because I don't know her parents or siblings or anything. I'm very new to this n I know I'm kinda late on replying to this but I hope someone can help unconfuse me. This will all definatly be news to my grandfather!!!! Thank you very much!!!!

Ashley

James Claude Mabe Obit

mabeone — 2012-04-21 22:33:59Z

LAUREL SPRINGS, NC James Claude Mabe March 21, 1947-April 18, 2012 James Claude Mabe, age 65 of 643 Mabe Road, Laurel Springs, NC died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at his residence.

He was born is Ashe County March 21, 1947 to Claude Wayne and Ossie Faye Halsey Mabe.

He is preceded in death by his father.

He was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and a member of the Dairy Farmers of America.

He is survived by his wife, Lucy Bare Mabe of the home; one daughter, Teresa Mabe Binder and husband Mike; two sons, Brad Mabe and wife Beth, James Scott Mabe and wife Teena all of Laurel Springs; his mother, Faye Mabe of Laurel Springs; seven grandchildren, Courtney Binder, Brittani and Jeremy Mabe, Branden and Emily Mabe, Paxton and Kailey Hodges; one sister, Geraldine Blevins and husband Tim of Laurel Springs; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Grandview Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery in Piney Creek, NC. The family will receive friends starting at 1:00 p.m. until time of the service at the funeral home and other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to High Country Hospice of Alleghany, PO Box 1287, Sparta, NC 28675. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta is serving the Mabe family.

Published in Winston-Salem Journal on April 19, 2012

obit look up

wildswan26 — 2012-01-19 20:48:02Z

Hello, i am looking for my uncle's obit, his name was Edward Albert Swan JR he passed away on Aug. 16, 1992 in
Alleghany, North Carolina
Thank you

Re: John A.and SusanJones

srhodes5860 — 2012-01-19 17:28:24Z

I am kin to Henry Milton Key. He was the son of Stanfield & Frances Jones Henry Milton was a preacher . He was married to Martha Ann Jones, she was born June 1,1841 in Bedford, Virginia & died February 20, 1906 in Alleghany County.Sorry I don't know anything about John A. Jones

located Theriaque/Bonham sister after 34 years

gsarette1 — 2011-12-11 21:23:51Z

After 34 years of searching i have finally located my only sisters birth certificate here, only problem is that's all i have so i am hoping she finds this as i do not know if she married or moved. here is the info: Father(also MY father) Eugene Theriaque married to Hessie Jean Bonham in North Carolina My sister is Debra Mae born June 1,1957 in Allegeny County. If anyone knows where i can go from here i would appreciate help. Thanks so much

Re: Pruitt Cemetery

iwcheek — 2011-09-16 00:30:58Z

According to the Alleghany County Cemetery Book it is located on road 1131 south of Whitehead to pines on right just past trout fish lake.

Pruitt Cemetery

Lu_Batchelor — 2011-09-15 23:17:39Z

Does anyone know of a W.R. Pruitt cemetery?
Located possibly around Whitehead/Cranberry area.
It is listed on Thomas Pruitt 1845-1908 military records.
He married Mary Caudill 1843-1929.
taking the death dates it should have been active at least 1908 and possibly 1929.
Any info would be helpful

Re: Another Cheek Cemetery?

Dutchmen22rk — 2011-09-13 00:37:17Z

I am not researching Cheek family, but I noticed your posts and correction from Check to Cheek on the same page where I corrected one. My only reason to know the difference is that I have had a home in Alleghany County for a number of years, although my family is not from here. Regarding cemeteries, have you been looking for cemeteries where there are Cheek graves? If so, have you looked at the cemetery at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church? The church & cemetery are in Whitehead, at approximately 110 Air Bellows Gap Road, although some of the maps do poorly at finding the location. I'd be glad to get names off of the headstones in the Libery MBC graveyard.

Re: Harris and Marsh families

grammy7harris — 2011-09-12 22:12:53Z

I am interested in sharing information on the Harris and Marsh families. I have a public member tree but do not have much on Sethbabe after they moved from Pilot Mt NC

Re: Harris and Marsh families

grammy7harris — 2011-09-12 21:55:53Z

I have a public member tree on Ancestry.com with a lot of information. I am trying to find where Sethbabe Harris died

Re: Caroline Combs family

Ferrieri777 — 2011-08-19 08:36:04Z

let me try again

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hoppes/index.html

Re: Caroline Combs family

Ferrieri777 — 2011-08-19 08:31:57Z

Sherri and Ashley:

For tons of well-researched Happes Hoppes(Hoppers)history, go to http://homepages.rootsweb.ancesty.com/~hoppes/index

There is also a fantastic book written by Lorene Sturgill covering the Hoppers, Sturgill and Toliver families of Alleghany County.

Tim

John and Catherine Cox Blevins

Betron528 — 2011-08-19 00:17:23Z

Would like to hear via email to Betron528@aol.com from anyone descended from John Blevins (1760-1816) and wife Catherine Cox. Children were Polly Blevins Stamper, Dillon Blevins, David Blevins, James Blevins, John Blevins, Margaret Blevins Toliver, Catherine Blevins Robinson, Samuel Blevins, Jefferson Blevins and Hamilton Blevins. I have just compiled a 60 page discussion paper on this family in Grayson Co, VA and Alleghany Co, NC. I ask for email communication because I do not regularly read message boards.

2011 Duncan Family Reunion - Mitchell/Yancey Counties, NC

nancymays_1 — 2011-08-10 03:16:46Z

THE ANNUAL DUNCAN FAMILY REUNION will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Berry Chapel Baptist Church on Altapass Road in Spruce Pine, NC. All descendants of John Calvin and Rebecca Simmons Duncan & all other children and related Duncan families of John Duncan, Jr. (Calvin’s father) of Ashe/Yancey Counties, North Carolina are invited.

John Duncan b. circa 1785, lived in Ashe County until the mid-1850's and resided in the Egypt/Ramseytown area of Yancey County until his death sometime after 1880. John's known children are:

KNOWN CHILDREN OF JOHN AND WIFE #1:
George Washington Duncan b. 1821, Ashe Co. NC, m. Jane Edwards
Franklin Duncan b. 1820, m. Senia (Sally) Wolf (resided in Alleghany County, NC)
John Calvin Duncan b. 1836, Ashe Co. NC, m. Rebecca Simmons

ADDITIONAL “POSSIBLE” CHILDREN OF JOHN AND WIFE #1:
Jane Duncan b. abt. 1807, m. Jonathan Edwards (moved to Oregon)
Joseph Duncan b. 1810 m. Amy
Cynthia Duncan b. c. 1811/1815 m. David Landreth
Nancy Mahalia Duncan b. abt. 1814, m. Joshua Stoneman Edwards (resided in Alleghany County, NC)
Jonathan Duncan b. abt. 1812, m. Temperance (moved to Missouri)
Elizabeth Duncan possibly m. Franklin Gortney
John Duncan b. 1829, m. Margaret (moved to Tennessee after 1850)

KNOWN CHILDREN OF JOHN AND CATHERINE:
William Duncan b. 1848, Ashe Co. NC
Matilda Duncan b. 1850, Ashe Co. NC, m. Samuel F. Edwards

KNOWN CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELIZABETH Edwards
William Gilbert b. 18 Jul 1863, Yancey Co. m. Nancy Lovina Duncan b. 25 Sep 1875
Martha J. b. 1866, Yancey Co.
Charity C. b. 1870, Yancey Co., m. Gordon "Mack" Knapp
Nancy I. b. 1873, Yancey Co.
Sarah b. 1876, Yancey Co. (may be a grandchild)

If you would like more information, please send an e-mail and I will gladly answer.

Nancy Mays, great-great-granddaughter of John Duncan, Jr.

Re: Caroline Combs family

smootashley — 2011-08-06 02:51:47Z

That would be great! Also if you know any family stories or any thing of the like. My Grandfather (Alices grandson) passed away in 2008. I know that Alice was a "single mom" but he and my grand mother didnt like to talk about it too much. In whispers my grandmother told me who the father was and the alleged circumstances. The two families had met together to meet before my birth and apparently my grandfather looked alot like his grandfather. If you have info on any of that I'd be appreciative to know it.Or even what happened to the farm after they sold it to move to PA inthe 30s.
Thanks,
Ashley

Re: Caroline Combs family

Ferrieri777 — 2011-08-06 00:21:12Z

Hi Ashley:

Jacob Hoppers and Kissiah Landreth are my 3rd great grandparents. Their daughter Catherine Hoppers Osborne is my ggreatgrandmother. I apologize for saying I have a picture of Kissiah. It's Catherine I have a picture of. Sorry. If you're interested in more Hoppers history I can find a website which has a ton of stuff.

Tim

Re: Caroline Combs family

smootashley — 2011-08-05 21:31:31Z

Hi Tim,
I'm a direct decendent of Jacob and Kissiah through Daniel and Matilda Toliver Hoppers and on to Jacob C. Hoppers. J.Cs daughter Alice was my 3 great grandmother. I was google searching Caroline Combs and Jacob Hoppers to see what infor I could get and this thread was supplied! I know I'm a few years behind but if you get this, would you be so kind as to reply. I would love to see those pictures of Kissiah if you had a way to scan them on to your computer. I like to see family resembances and know family stories, things of that nature. My sister is the spitting image of Mary Wagoner Hoppers!
Thanks,
Ashley

Thelma Atwood Mabe Obit

mabeone — 2011-06-28 18:25:49Z

Thelma Atwood Mabe, 97, of Sparta, N.C., a resident of Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Independence, died April 5, 2011, at the center.

She was the widow of Edgar Mabe.

She was born Jan. 14, 1914, at Alleghany County, N.C., to Frank and Minnie Sanders Atwood.

Survivors include two sons, Edwin Mabe of Edgewood, Md., and Roger Mabe and wife, Judy of Sparta, N.C.; daughter, Christine Irwin and husband, Kemp of Sparta, N.C.; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Tom D. and Rosalie Atwood of Sparta, N.C.; and sister-in-law, Edith Atwood of Yadkinville, N.C.

A funeral service was held Friday at the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel in Independence.
Burial was in Antioch Cemetery, Sparta, N.C. The Rev. Claude Holderfield, the Rev. Doug Cockerham and Roger Schweickhert officiated. Memorials can be made to Antioch Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Tom D. Atwood, 1769 U.S. Highway 221, Sparta, N.C. 28675

www.galaxgazette.com April 8, 2011

Indian Cemetery, Allegheny

artfarm07 — 2011-04-29 00:24:06Z

I have a 1986 copy of the Allegheny co. Cemetery Book. It lists an "Indian" Cemetery, 18N, 9 miles from Sparta, located om Woodrow Galyean property. I have gone thru the book twice, and cannot find anyone listed as beeing butied there...are there names on any stones? Just curious. Researching Fender Davis Coomes Choate and more

Re: Harris and Marsh families

grammy7harris — 2011-04-21 23:13:33Z

My husband is Richard Eric Harris, his great great grandfather was Robert Jefferson, Sethbabe was Jeffs dad. I would like any info you have on Seth, where he died and when. Also if you have any pictures.
We live in Lowgap NC and grew up near Salem Church where Jeff and Rosana and one son are buried.
Thanks for any info
Bonnye Matthews Harris

1999 Phyllis Shaul obit-- Laurel Springs

oldohioschools — 2011-03-17 00:20:16Z

I am trying to find an obituary for Phyllis Shaul who died on Sept. 24, 1999. She was from Laurel Springs.

I am trying to find the married names of her daughters Linda and Vesta and their locations.

Marriage License

Lindagra — 2011-02-23 20:08:36Z

How would I get marriage license info for a marriage in 1939 in Sparta, NC. Do you have records at your courthouse? Could someone look this up for me. Thanks for any info.

Alleghany County Estates Records, 1859-1928

brett_conover — 2011-02-06 06:21:14Z

Does anyone have access to these wills? I'm looking for

Preston B. Reeves, 1862
Box No. C.R.004.508.24

Thanks.

Re: Frank Smith m. Mayme Austin early 1900's

johnoburke — 2011-01-18 22:19:58Z

Brandi,

I'm delighted to hear from you. You are the first person I've had contact with who is descended from Lily McMillan.

If you are interested, I have a lot of McMillan family information I can share with you. Do you have an email address? You can contact me at obxterp2@yahoo.com. I'd really like to know more about your family.

Best regards from your cousin,

John Burke

Re: Frank Smith m. Mayme Austin early 1900's

SarahCox65 — 2011-01-15 06:25:25Z

Hello,
i am Brandi. I am on here under my Paternal Grandmother's name researching my Maternal family. I am Andy F. Smith and Mamie's great granddaughter. They had Vada June Smith who married a George Byrd; and had two children, Linda Faye and Micheal Dwayne. Then she remarried to a Willie Edmonds Jr. after George either left or died( I don't know). With Willie she had five children. Angela Jean, Juanita Sue, Willie III, Kenneth Larry, and Tammy Lee. Tammy Lee is my mother. She was the baby of 7. Vada died from asthma attack in 1972. They called her June also. My mother was 5 almost 6. The children were put up for adoption or passed out to relatives after Vada died. I have many cousins from my mother's siblings. The only remaining children left of Vada's is my mother, Juanita, and Willie III. Kenneth died at age 26, Angela died from blood clot going to her brain in 2003, Linda died in 2008, and Micheal died in 2009. They died 5 months apart from one another. The other three are in Roanoke, VA, Reidsville, NC, and Dover, OH. I am in NC. Vada had a sister named Bessie that died June 2010 in Northern VA of natural old age. I hope this can help you. I also want to find out all i can about my family. None of us know very much since she Vada died so young and the children were split up until Linda and Juanita was able to gather them all back together.Just finding the pictures of my Grandmother and great grandparents has been a wonderful pleasure and very informative for us. Hope this helps. Sorry I do not know anything more on Andy Frank Smith...

Brandi

Piney Creek Cemetery

reflen2003 — 2010-10-19 17:21:11Z

I'm looking for a cemetery with unmarked headstones in the vicinity of South Fork Baptist Church. I'm told that it is approximately 1 mile from the former Piney Creek Elementary School on the same road (Piney Creek School Rd). I've also heard that Mattie Johson Smith, first wife of Robert Lee Smith was buried there sometime around 1900-1905. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Caroline Combs family

gr8pumpkin — 2010-09-13 21:32:08Z

Is indeed believed to be*

I know Harrisons son Joseph was born in Allegheny county and this Combs family was the only one in the area I could find that seemed plausible

Re: Caroline Combs family

gr8pumpkin — 2010-09-13 21:29:20Z

Alleghany wasn't formed until 1859 as I recall. Try the 1860 Wilkes Census: Traphill. Image 31 of 199: 1860; Census "Place: Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 16; Image: 33.
Joseph Blevins 60 + Nancy Blevins 60 + Mary Blevins 35 + Alvis Blevins 25 + Eli Blevins 22 + Nancy Blevins 6 + Alvis Blevins 3 + Caroline Combs 23 + Nancy J Combs 1.12

Living next to
William Combs 56 + Libey Combs 58 + Harrison Combs 21 + Milly Combs 18 + Meridith Combs 15 + Miry Combs 12."

Sorry to be late to the party, but I am back 3 years later with some new information. The Harrison Combs I was looking for is indeed the one listed above, according to a county marriage book he married Nancy Blevins(jr). But that is all I have, I can find nothing else on either people.

Re: Harris and Marsh families

grammy7harris — 2010-07-26 16:13:07Z

I have been researching the Harris family for about a year. My husband is Richard Eric Harris who is the great, great grandson of Sethbabe Harris. I have been trying to find out where Seth and Olive are buried, would appreciate any info. We live in Lowgap NC just off hwy 77.
Thanks
Bonnie Harris

Re: Edwards/Holloway Marriage 1860

mmjosephsohn — 2010-07-22 16:31:58Z

Look for Daniel and family in Traphill, Wilkes Cty in 1880 dwelling 290 family 293 under the name Vennoy. Edie Barton m to Richard Edwards was actually usually spelled Eady. Still can't find anything on Eady Edie or Emly Holloway after the 1880 census where she reside with Richard and Eady Edwards. Daniel and Susan Elizabeth (Betty) Vannoy had by then named another daughter Edie. Dad remembered them as he spent many nights with them when he was young.

Re: Ellen Toliver's Parents

Joyce1812va1 — 2010-07-14 18:06:43Z

Dates?

Polly Blevins on the 1900 census of Alleghany county North Carolina

gengerri25 — 2010-06-11 21:23:27Z

I am looking for information on Polly Ann Blevins who was in the home of Abraham Moseley in Prathers Creek, Alleghany county North Carolina as his Aunt. Polly Blevins married a George Kell of Symth county Virginia. I would appreciate any information that I could get on her.
Thank you,
Gerri

Re: New email address

larrysledge — 2010-05-29 20:13:00Z

I didn't see an email adress in this post..

Have you found the parents of James and Mary Chappell of Harford County, MD in 1776...who moved to Surry County, NC?

Also, I'd like to add your line into my Chappell family tree... Can you give me your parents and grandparents' names?
I have you GG grandparents..
Thanks!

Re: taliaferro/toliver & families

carmella913 — 2010-04-28 19:33:11Z

If you can find the info, that would be great but don't make a trip to Sparta while you're having problems with your back.

It's awesome to learn that your William was Jessie's brother. Wonderful to connect with other descendants in our family tree.

I'll be sure to keep in touch. My email is carmella913@aol.com.
Jane

Re: taliaferro/toliver & families

Snitz — 2010-04-28 04:30:55Z

I am trying to find the pages I copied from that book on the Tolivers. I am not sure but it may have reference to Jessie and them taking this child to raise. Seems like I read that somewhere. I will try to go to Sparta in the next few week and see what I can locate on them at the courthouse. Not promising as right now I am in therpy for my back. It will depend on how that goes. Keep in touch with me as Jessie was my Williams brother. lanat99@yahoo.com
Lana

Re: taliaferro/toliver & families

carmella913 — 2010-04-27 06:44:58Z

Unfortunately, I do not live near NC. I'm on the Gulf Coast. Your suggestions will be very helpful in my research.

Yes, I have been in contact with Emma Toliver. She was the person who told me that Jesse & Louisa couldn't have children. The name Susan Hash came from a conversation she had with Theresa Blevins Crouse prior to her death. Emma was quite surprised to learn that my Great-Grandmother, Mary Ellen Toliver, had no idea that she may have been adopted. I recently shared some of our family information with Emma, and she's trying to help me with my research as well. I'm very thankful for her Toliver Family website. She certainly put together an amazing site with a wealth of information on the Toliver Ancestry.

As you can see, this is a fairly new ancestry journey for me.

Have you read the book on the Moxley,Toliver, Blevins and related families by Leorne Moxley Sturgill? I noticed that it was listed as a resource link.

Thanks again for your reply to my post. Your insight is sincerely appreciated.

Re: taliaferro/toliver & families

Snitz — 2010-04-26 19:14:54Z

There may be some birth records on record at the courthouses. Some time adoptions were recorded in court records. Might look in court records around the time of her birth and look under Jessie and his wife's name. Have you contacted Emma Toliver the woman that put the Tolliver Family page on the internet? Do you live near NC? I have been reserching here for years on my Eli Toliver and his wife Elizabeth Smith.