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Genealogy Media: Mt Moriah Cemetery

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:15:57 -0600

Mt. Moriah Cemetery, AKA Hunt & Jarvis Cemetery is located on Ambler Ridge near the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.

See: Mount Moriah Cemetery
Mt. Moriah Cemetery, AKA...

Genealogy Media: Mitchell Homestead

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:12:42 -0600

The Mitchell homestead near Cicerone. In front is Gail Mitchell Davis.

Genealogy Media: Mt. Moriah Baptist Church

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:08:14 -0600

Another picture from Mt. Moriah Church

Genealogy Media: Mt. Moriah Baptist Church

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:06:57 -0600

Located on Ambler Ridge.

Genealogy Media: Wreatha O Hunt

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:51:42 -0600

Wreatha O Hunt, 13 May 1906 - 18 Nov 1906, daughter of Ira Bee and Lucy Harper Hunt.

See: Ira Bee Hunt / Harper / Mitchell Cemetery
Cemetery is on Cicerone Road. From Spencer...

Gallahue Family Cemetery

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0600

Gallahue/Douglas/Robey Family Cemetery is located on Windyville Road, across the road from the address 250 Windyville, where the old Gallahue home was. It is no longer there, and now holds modular home. The cemetery it is not visible from the road because of the pine trees. There is a right of way to walk up to the cemetery, but the hill is very steep. The cemetery set on top of the hill.

When Walter Gallahue passed away they used a horse and sled to take the coffin up to the...

Davis Cemetery

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:20:00 -0600

Davis Cemetery is on Windyville Road (County Road 24) West of Spencer, Roane Co. West Virginia.

Company House Cemetery

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:10:00 -0600

This is a family cemetery on Rt 33 by the Company House on the hill, across from where the old United Fuel Company was. My grandfather owned that house at one time and did work for United Fuel. There are 3 children of Charles Guy Davis buried there. Victoria dau of A & S.A Crislip, James M Cummings 3 July 1850 13 June 1888. Edward with the headstone 1/2 buried in the ground. There are a number of children with names you can no longer read.

This information was submitted by Cindy...

Queries: Pursley of Roane County

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:10:06 -0700

My grandmother Dona Chelsie Short (nee Pursley) was born in Roane County in 1885. She married William Frederick Short also of Roane County.Her father was George Washington Pursley. Looking for any i...

Descendants of Daniel Walls

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:50:00 -0600

This information was submitted by Linda Grady

Description: G.W. Walls as shown in the 1870 census was George W. Walls, my gggrandfather. George Walls md Eliza Miller. They had William Franklin Walls b. June 13 1876 and Martha Walls b. abt. 1879. They moved to Jackson Co. W.V., and then to Roane county.

Queries: Raines

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:34:22 -0600

Looking for any information, stories, bios, homeplace, pictures, etc. on Raines that follow the line (or partial line) of John Marcellus, Joseph Marcellus, William Marcellus Raines. My grandfather wa...

Genealogy: Eliza Miller (F)

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:21:09 -0600

Eliza Miller (F)

Genealogy: George W. Walls (M)

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:19:43 -0600

George W. Walls (M)

Genealogy: Martha Walls (F)

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:19:14 -0600

Martha Walls (F)
Born: about 1879

Genealogy: William Franklin Walls (M)

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:18:52 -0600

William Franklin Walls (M)
Born: 13 Jun 1876

Comments: Parker,Hacknee(SP),Smith,Scarberry-2001

Sun, 3 Jun 2012 13:29:30 -0600

Tessa Parker: in ref. to the Parker,Smith & Hackney families. I've been working on these families for years. James Edward Parker, was my grandfather. Elizabeth Hackney/Lupardus, was my great-grandmother. Please notify me if I can help. Al Barnette

Unknown Child of John C. Lester

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:54:41 -0600

John C Lester of Pike Co., Ky, married a Rebecca Elliott of Montgomery Co., Va, daughter of William M. & Catherine "Kitty" (Simpkins) Elliott on 8 Nov., 1829, in Pike Co., KY. There was a son George E. Lester b. Nov. 1831. Rebecca may have died in childbirth or shortly thereafter. William M. Elliott of Montgomery Co., VA, raised George appearing on the 1850 census as a member of the household. He is also mentioned in William's will as his grandson. The knowledge of this...

Genealogy: L. B. Hubbard (M)

Sat, 3 Mar 2012 11:50:47 -0700

L. B. Hubbard (M)

Queries: ROBERT AND MARY DYE FAMILY

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:44:18 -0700

I AM A DESCENDANT OF ROBERT AND MARY DYE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY HISTORY OF THEIR DAUGHTER SARAH DYE MOTHER OF MY GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER JAMES W DYE (MARRIED TO MELISSA J FERRELL)MY GREAT GRAN...

Queries: Louisa O'Brien Tucker

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:58:01 -0700

I am looking for information on my Great Grandmother Louisa O'Brien Tucker. She married my Great Grandfather Benjamin Franklin Tucker November 5, 1888 in Roane County WV she was 21 years old. Her pare...