NGS previously published queries from members in the bimonthly NGS NewsMagazine. Below is the last set of published queries from 2003.

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The following are queries that have run in NewsMagazine issues in 2003:

BAKER, HALL, BURGETT/BURGERT. Seek par/sib/anc/desc of Catherine Baker, b 1812 in Baltimore MD, d 17 Sep 1888, bur Evergreen Cemetery Menomonie WI, m ca 1840 William S. Hall (b Cannonsburg PA Jul 1817, d May 1866 Menomonie WI), Portage OH; ch: William Hall, b 4 Apr 1841 in PA, d Jan 1921 EuClaire WI, m Sep 1864 Mary A. Myers, Menomonie WI; Martha Jane Hall, b Jan 1849 Portage OH, d Nov 1927 Menomonie WI, m Dec 1865 Abraham S. Burgett (Burgert), Menomonie WI; Elizabeth Hall; Clarisa Hall; Charlotte Hall; Henry M. Hall, b (?) IN, d May 1921 Menomonie WI, m Amelia Whitford. Geraldine M. Johnson, 951 Walnut St., Edmonds WA 98020; phone: (425) 697-3724; e-mail: Geraldine.Johnson@Verizon.net.

BOWMAN, THOMPSON, KINDER, CULLINS. Seek info on William Bowman b 13 Dec 1813 KY, d 23 May 1895, Indianapolis IN; ch: Jeremiah b 1834; Elizabeth A. b 1836; Jacob b 1837; James H. b 1839; Sarah J. b 1840; William H. b 1842; Mary F. b 1843; Robert M. b 1850; Anne E. b 1851; Nancy M. b 1852, m Wesley Kinder, Levi Pendelton b 13 Mar 1854, d 2 May 1926, IN, m 26 Jan 1879 Sarah Elm Cullins b 1 May 1862 IN d 23 June 1922 IN. Mary Mathewson, 20751 Beaconsfield Blvd, Rocky River OH 44116; phone: (440) 333-7092; e-mail: mary@treesprout.com.

CAM(E)RON, ABLE, CARLISLE, MATSON, MASSEY. Seek par of following Cam(e)ron children: Ann b 1798, m 1818 Wilson Able, Cape Girardeau, MO, d 1841, Alexander Co, IL; Neil b 1805, NC?, m1 1838 Mercy West Carlisle, m2 1846 Frances Matson, Pike co, MO, d 1874, Ralls co, MO; Flora b 1808; Elizabeth b 1818, m 1837 William Massey, Alexander co, IL, d 1837. Much of this information came from the Bible of Ann Cameron Able. The death of Daniel Camron, 1841, also listed in Bible. His relationship is unknown. Neil's birthplace is from his tombstone. Members of the Cameron, Able and Matson families were riverboat captains. Jean Kay, 272 E. 1400th St., Payson, IL 62360; e-mail: jeankay@adams.net.

CARR, SANBORN, COLEMAN. Seek par/p/d/pl of William Carr liv in Northfield, NH, m Mary Sanborn b 1790. William b about the same time? Also seek par/p/d/pl of John Coleman who d Dec 1769 or Jan 1770 in Dighton, MA. Could John's par be John and Hannah (Smith) Coleman who were m 1715 in Dighton, MA? Any information will be helpful. Wayne Coleman at waynesly house@aol.com.

CASTEEL, TODRUNTER. Seek bpl/par/anc on Lewis Casteel b 3 Feb 1813. Possible places of birth: Ohio (Donation Land Claim application) or Castle Mt., Spain (family tradition). He m Eliza Caroline Todrunter 3 Jul 1836, Porter Co IN; was in Grant Co IN in 1840; MO in 1844; Polk Co IA in 1850; went to OR in 1852, bought and sold land in Benton, Lane, and Polk Cos OR; d 4 Feb 1867 in Polk Co OR. He was preacher in Christian Church. Preached in various places in western OR and southwest WA. If anc came from Spain, may have changed spelling of last name. Charles Chicks, 925 Kamsack Ct., Sunnyvale CA 94087-5234; phone: (408) 739-2935; e-mail: cbchicks@earthlink.net.

DRAKE, MASSEY, BENNETT, BARTON, B(A)IRD, DUCKWORTH, GROVES, CORN, OSBORNE, DAVIS, FOLDS. John Drake and his wife Winifred [Massey] are listed in the 1800 cen of Lincoln Co NC both over age 45 [b by 1755], where John d between Apr 1802 and July 1803 [per deeds]. Hezekiah Massey, possibly a bro to Winifred, helped settle the estate, which was finally settled in 1819, when the youngest child reached age 21. Ch: Ferraby m by 1819 to John Bennett; John; Hezekiah m Elizabeth or Sarah Barton; Margaret may have m John Bird or Baird in 1805 - definitely m 1808 William Duckworth; Millberry m 1806 Thomas Groves; Winifred m aft 1819 Arthur Corn; James; Nathan M. b 1798, m1 1823 Eleanor Osborne, m2 1868 Emily B. Davis [widow of Wm Folds]. Many desc went to Buncombe/Henderson Cos NC. John signed his name in deeds. Some have linked this John to the NJ Drakes but no proof and little evidence; he may belong to a southern line. Some have said that Winifred Massey was born in VA, and given her a b and par, but that Winifred is too young, and m to someone else. Lois Drake Nichols, c/o Elizabeth L. Nichols, 8 Hillside Ave #105, Salt Lake City UT 84103; e-mail: nicholsel@msn.com.

ELLIOTT. Seek desc/wife's maiden name/md of James M. Elliott, b ca 1814 VA, lived in Ross Co, OH in 1860 and 1880, m ca 1835 Maria, b VA, ch (all b OH): William, Isaac, Nancy, John, George, Henry, Allis, and Amasa (male). Lois Marbert, 14301 Grape Holly Grove, #26, Centreville VA 20121; e-mail: LMarb@aol.com.

GORDON, HAWLEY, STONE, PEACOCK, BURCH. Seek info/desc on Robert Gordon who m ca 1769 Sarah Hawley; Francis Stone who m ca 1785 Susannah Hawley; Thomas Hawley, bap 9 Feb1766; John Burch Hawley, Jr., bap 9 Feb 1768, poss m Ann; Ama/Aimy Hawley b 2 Jan 1774: Samuel Hawley b 23 Mar 1772; William Peacock who m 28 Jun 1792 Penealopy Hawley; James Burch Hawley,Jr., b 29 Aug 1772; William Hawley b 19 Jan 1747; Penealope Stone who m Thomas Hawley he was b 91 Jan 1747 —she is reportedly sis of Francis Stone; seeking name of mother of Hester/Easter Burch who m John Hawley on 4 March 1712 at Accokeek, MD. Will share information. Laura Hawley, 16150 So. Point Lane, Ridge, Md. 20680; e-mail: laurahawley@msn.com.

GRANGER, RANDALL. Seek info on par of Lucinda Granger, b 29 Oct 1793, 1794 or 1797 apparently at Suffield CT (family Bible and census of 1850), d 20 Oct 1884, m 14 Jan 1814 John Randall, prob at Bridgewater NY; ch all b NY: (John) Gilbert, b 27 Dec 1814; Charles Granger, b 21 Apr 1817; Harvey, b 10 Jun 1819; Sally Ann, b 19 Feb 1821; Francis, b 3 Oct 1833. Lucinda and John are bur at rural Windfall Cem, Tekonsha, Calhoun Co, MI. Kate Randall Reeves, 70990 Star Shadow Road, RC-163, Mountain Center CA 92561; phone: (760) 349-3394; fax: (760) 349-8043; e-mail: kreeves@royal-carrizo.com.

HAWLEY. Seek pars/w of Samuel Hawley b ca 1758. Enlisted Mar 1781 Col. Putnam's (5th) Regiment, Mass. Cont. Line at Stockbridge MA. Occupation: "Bloomer." Service and Discharge in New York. Only known child, Nancy, b New York. 1790 census Hoosicktown NY — 2 females; 1800 census West Stockbridge MA wife and teenage female; 1801 Samuel Hawley, bloomer, of W. Stockbridge in lawsuit. Samuel Hawley migrated to western NY ca 1805, to Floyd Co IN ca 1817 and to N.E. LA ca 1827 where he died 4 June 1835. Helen Lowe, PO Box 10007, Amarillo TX 79116; e-mail: w5pvi@earthlink.net.

HERPICH/HERPICK, PETERMAN, BELLMAN. Seek anc of Martin Herpich, b 1844 in Bavaria, m 20 Jul 1865 Anna Margareth Bellman in Allegany Co, MD. Ch: Anna (Annie?) Barbara, b 26 Jan 1866, d ca 1929 in Bay City MI, m James Smith Peterman; Conrad J. (Coon?), b July 1867; Barbara Adeline (Della?), b 23 Dec 1869, d ca 1892; Ida Virginia, b 24 Oct 1872. Lisa Haynes, PO Box 791, Sheffield MA 01257; e-mail: hemigirlone@hotmail.com (please put surname in "subject" field).

JEFFREY(S). Seek b/m/d of Albert Jeffrey(s) (can be spelled several ways), fam says of Bluefield, Tazewell VA; ca 1860-1906; s/o John Jeffreys, bro/o Charles Jeffrey; ch: John and George. Florence Jeffery, 4044 Cherokee Tr., Brunswick OH 44212; phone: (330) 225-7238; e-mail: florencemay330@aol.com.

JOHNSON, HORNE, RUTLAND, POSEY, MARY BAKER, WILLIAMS. Seek info on Permelia Johnson, b 27 Mar 1805, d 26 Jan 1889 in Clark County AR, m 8 Oct 1828 Absolum Horne, had 8 children, all b Edgefield Co SC. Mov in 1858 with all but one child to Whelen Springs, Clark Co AR. Ch: Elijah Washington Horne b 30 Sep 1829, d 24 Jan 1883 in Edgefield Co SC, m Martha E. Rutland (Elijah is only child to remain in SC); Margaret Mary Horne b 18 Jul 1831, d 20 Mar 1909, m Benjamin M. Posey; Cornelius Absolum Horne b 6 Dec 1833, d 30 Mar 1877 in Clark Co AR, m 4 Dec 1860 Mary Baker; William Samuel Horne b 5 Feb 1836, d 30 Mar 1925 in Clark Co AR; Lenora Permelia Horne b 26 Jan 1838, d 15 Nov 1912; Hugh James Perry Horne b 27 Sep 1840, d 13 Mar 1929 in Clark Co AR; Sarah Ann Elizabeth Horne b 27 Oct 1843, d 11 Dec 1843 in Edgefield Co SC; Baby Horne b 1844, d 1844; Florence Jane Ophelia Horne b 5 Aug 1845, d 8 Aug 1918 in Clark Co AR, m 20 Dec 1861 in AR Sherod Barksdale Williams. John Logan Davis, 20607 Laverton Drive, Katy, TX 77450-1913; phone: (832) 725-2524; e-mail: DAVISJLD@houston.rr.com.

KAHLE. Seek info on bros G.H. Kahle and H.R. Kahle who came to US 1845 from Wersche, Germany. G.H. was listed as age 35 and H.R. as 25. They arr on the Martha Washington in New Orleans, but where did they settle? Barbara K. Tuck, 28 Ruhlig Court, Saginaw MI; e-mail: barbaratuck@webtv.net.

KINDER, MCGOWAN, BOWMAN, MYER, OGLE/OGLEY. Seek info on Robert Kinder, b 1822 KY to Samuel Kinder, m 16 April 1843 Hendricks Co IN to Sarah F. McGowan b 1823 KY, d 1864-1870, ch: Jermiah b 1845 IN; William P. b 1847 IN; Wesley b 8 May 1848, m 12 Dec 1868 IN, Nancy Bowman; Ann E. Kinder b Jun 1850, IN, John A. b 1852, James R. b 1854, Susan E. b 1856, m Myer; David A. b 8 Aug 1857 IN, m 18 Sept 1881 IN Anna Belle Ogley/Ogle; Simpson H. b 1858, Sarah F. b Jan 1860, Oliver b 1864, IN. Mary Mathewson, 20751 Beaconsfield Blvd, Rocky River OH 44116; phone: (440) 333-7092; e-mail: mary@treesprout.com.

LONGENECKER. Seek par of Daniel Longenecker, d 1756 in Mingo Creek, Phila. co, PA and Ulrich Longenecker, d 1757 in Coventry, Chester co, PA (not Ulrich, d 1752 in Rapho, Lancaster co, PA). Daniel and Ulrich arr in PA on or bef 1718, and are speculated to be brothers. Daniel is speculated to arr from Krefeld, Germany. Ulrich was b in Ruegsau, Switzerland, and it is speculated that he em to the Palatine, Germany. Richard Cryer, 469 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; phone: (203) 869-3619.

MAJORS. Seek bpl/ch/sib/par of William and America Majors b 1700-1800s. Par of George Washington Majors b 10 Oct 1847 in Dearborn Co IN/OH/KY d 17 Mar 1923 near Rose Hill IL. Jean K. Wiggins, 1208-C Willowbrook Drive, Huntsville AL 35802.

MATSON, MORELAND. Seek any info on Margaret Moreland, Bourbon Co, KY. What was her rel to Robert, s/o James and Mary Peyton Matson? Bourbon Co Deed Book S, p. 164, 8 Sep 1825, records gift of 2 slaves (Millie, b ca 1795; Minor, b ca 1809) by Robert Matson to Margaret Moreland, h William. Deed states both Robert and Morelands were of Bourbon Co. Jean McCarl Kay, 272 E. 1400th St., Payson IL 62360-2501; e-mail: jeankay@adams.net.

SELLECK, DAN. Seek inf on Samuel Selleck b ca 1755 Stamford, Fairfield co, CT; d ca 1819 Pound Ridge, Westchester co, NY. Need proof his wife was Amy Dan, dau of James & Sary (?) Dan. Samuel's father was Jonathan of Stamford and Pound Ridge; who was his mother? Also seek inf re Samuel Selleck b 1760 Stamford; d ca 1825 Pawlet, Rutland co, VT. He liv Salem, Westchester co, NY ca 1786-1810. Judi Watson, 9082 Gavelwood Ct., Springfield, VA 22153; e-mail: PvtGreenie@aol.com.

SHEPHERD/SHEPPARD, MARTIN, WYNNE/WINN. Seek anc of John D. Shepherd/Sheppard, m 1871 Tabitha Martin in Smith co, TN. Listed in 1880 cen, John (age 37), Tabitha (34), s: John H. (16) and Thomas (6) in Rocky Hill, Barren Co, KY. There would be two more s—Warren b 1880, and Robert Sanders Shepherd b 1881. Believe John H. to be from previous marriage. Tabitha also m before to Clem Quillan Wynne/Winn. Tabitha, Thomas, Robert, and Warren all bur in Maury and Giles Co, TN cemeteries. Believe John D. also bur in Maury Co, but have no proof. As late as 1907 have John D. in Maury Co, TN. Tabitha d 1931 survived by her sons, John D. not mentioned. Allene Norman, 125 Pleasant Dr., Columbia, TN 38401; e-mail: ajnorman@gjis.net.

VANCE. Seeking par/sibs/desc on Patrick Vance d 1791 in Rockbridge Co VA; w Mary; known ch: Hugh b ca 1775 and William Kirkpatrick Vance (1780-1852) which is my line. Was he the surgeon listed in Christian campaign 1776? Miss M.V. Reed, 100 Willow Brook Way S Apt. 2017, Delaware OH 43015-3246.

VILANOVA. Seek par/anc of Estevan Vilanova, who migrated from Cataluña to Puerto Rico during early 19th century. Reportedly b in Reus (close to Tarragona); ancestors probably from Gerona. Ruben Nazario, PO Box 483, Lajas PR 00667-0483; e-mail: naper_2000@yahoo.com.

WACASEY. Seek desc of David Wacasey b 1925, d 1992, Silsbee TX. Laverne Elsey, e-mail: elder@inter-linc.net.

WELCH, HAWLEY, RUSH, BLACK, SHERMAN, CHAM-LEE, GILBERT, BARNETT. Seeking desc of John Samuel Welch and Margaret Hawley she was b ca 1792; , Loudoun and Prince William Cos, VA; seek desc of Lamech Hawley, b ca 1815 in Loudoun co, Culpeper Co, VA; seek desc of James W. Rush m 12 Jul 1855 Maria Alice Hawley; Culpeper, VA, Philadelphia, PA; seek desc of Marion Robin Hawley b 1834 and Carrie Black; Culpeper, VA; seek desc of Thomas Sherman and Savilla Benton Hawley m 2 September 1857; Culpeper, VA; seek desc of Burgess R. Hawley who m 19 Aug 1862 Margaret Ann Sherman; Culpeper, VA, NC, and Los Angeles, CA; seek desc of Robert E. Chamlee who m ca 1881 Mollie Daniel Hawley; Greene Co, VA; seek desc of John Thomas Hawley who m ca 1879 Fanny Kate Gilbert; Culpeper, VA; seek desc of Michael A. Barnett who m ca 1885 Lillian H. Hawley. Will share information. Laura Hawley, 16150 South Point Lane, Ridge MD 20680 or e-mail: LauraHawley@msn.com.

WHITSON, LANE, MCCLENNY. Seek par/b/bpl/d/ on Kalley Whitson Lane mo of Beulah Reperta Land McClenny; w of John Talley Lane of Blount Co TN. S. McClenny, 2036 S Bowie, Amarillo TX 79109; e-mail: SMcClenny@webtv.net.

WILSON, FRIDLEY, WHITEHURST. Seek anc/sib/ggch John M. Wilson (s/o William and Margaret) b 1800 Pittsburgh, PA, d 1873, Platte co, MO, r OH/IA/KS, poss VA; m1 1825, Mary Fridley (d/o Lewis & Susannah), m2 1842, Sarah Whitehurst (d/o Tolliver & Nancy). Betty R. Murray, 8063 N Stoddard Ave, Kansas City, MO 64152-2025, e-mail: bmurray@kcnet.com.

WRIGHT, STEEL(E), FOWLER, McGUIRE, THOMAS, HERRELL. Seek anc of John R. Wright b 24 Apr 1816 in KY, d 6 Nov 1896 Meade Co, KY, parents b VA. John m Catherine Steel(e) and ch: Martin (b abt 1850), Zacriah (b abt 1851), Franklin (b abt 1853), Sarah M (b abt 1855), Emily A (b abt 1860), John Logan (b 29 Jan 1866, d 17 Sep 1886), Hannah (b May 1869), Joseph H. (b abt 1871), Louis Jacob (b 5 Sep 1873, d 12 Oct 1915), and Mary E. (b 1878). Hannah m 1885 William Wesley Fowler, Meade Co., KY, Joseph m 1891 Consuella Jane Fowler, Brandenburg, Meade Co, KY, Louis m1 1893 Emily Thomas, Meade Co, KY, m2 1907 Erma Christine McGuire, PA, Mary m 1897 W. O. Herrell, Meade Co., KY. Ronald R. Wright, 557 Dorchester Drive, Hubbard, OH, 44425; e-mail: Rwright641@aol.com.

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