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From: "Ray&Lela Harlow" <>
Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL] Elkins ARFH Bld.
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:39:27 -0400
References: <460191.399.qm@web83515.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>


Thanks John, I have Janet's E-mail address and I will check on that
cemetery. Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOHN SNELSON" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 8:33 PM
Subject: [WVRANDOL] Elkins ARFH Bld.


> As we all use the West Va. site Ive been reading your messages back and
> forth, As Ive been to the AFFH center several times, and I live in Texas
> Ive met the lady who takes care of it most of the time and last year I got
> there late on Wed and of course it was closed till Sat. However see will
> come out and open it for people for very little in a fee, I event you need
> to get hold of her her phone number and name is Janet Isner 304 636 8528
> she a very nice person and will bend over backwards to help you. The info
> your all looking for I dont have, however while I was there I did go to
> the Elkins Lib. and they have some Gen. stuff but its under lock and key
> and there not very helpfull, but I suggestyou try there. Also the I O O F
> Cemetery is real close to the ARFH place and its not in the Cemetery books
> yet, but the lady at the cemetery was very helpfull and will look up to
> see who is buried there for you. The name isnt I O O F cemetery now and I
> cant remember what it is now
> called but anyone there can direct you there, Its very large. Hope this
> might be of some help to you. John F Snelson
>
> Ray&Lela Harlow <> wrote: Mary Ellen,
> I will be coming over Wed AM from Weston Wv. I will stop and see Larry
> first then come to IOOF building. I am also going to both Kelly cemeteries
> while there.
> See you then Ray
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> To:
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 5:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [WVRANDOL] William Kelly
>
>
>>
>>
>> I will be at the I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall where the Allegheny Regional Family
>> History library is located on Wednesday and Thursday. If I am not there
>> at 9:30 am, it will mean that for some reason we did not get away from
>> Maryland on Tuesday and are driving up Wednesday morning.
>>
>> As for where to research: have you looked at the ARFH web site? the
>> Hacker's Creek site? the WVa historical records site? the several county
>> web sites on the RootsWeb site?
>>
>> I was lucky to find my mother-in-law's brother when I Googled his name; I
>> got about 200+ hits but was not surprised as I had found that there was a
>> somewhat famous minister by the same name but I knew from what I read
>> about him that he was not Mom's brother (age, birthplace, family, etc.
>> were all wrong).
>>
>> Have you posted queries on the surname msg boards, as well as the county
>> msg. boards?
>>
>> Have you tried the Family Tree portion on RootsWeb? Ancestry.com?
>> Gencircles.com?
>>
>> Any chance either of the two Kelly men had a daughter Ethel that married
>> Cecil Rosencrance about 1920? Ethel's parents were Lee Kelly and Loda
>> Wamsley. Those are the only Kelly's I have in the Wilmoth database.
>> Larry Ferguson has a much larger db and he may have info.
>>
>> Brick walls can be frustrating. I have been searching for an Angus James
>> Smith who came from Scotland sometime before 1852 the first time, and in
>> 1869 the second time (my husband's 2ggf). We are not sure what name he
>> used when he immigrated; only that after arriving here he dropped the
>> Angus and was known as James Smith. Philby lists over 100 Angus James
>> Smiths and three times that many James Smiths from Scotland.
>>
>> And, I won't even begin to tell you about my Cressman, and
>> Harshbarger/Hershberger brickwalls. I also have a William Smith in my
>> maternal grandmother's line that is a brick wall.
>>
>> It will be good to finally meet you. Have been trying all day to
>> straighten up my files, etc. and decide what I want to take to Elkins. I
>> am now ready to go through the many file boxes.
>>
>> See you next week.
>>
>> Mary Ellen Wilmoth
>> The Genealogy Nut
>>
>> --- wrote:
>>
>> From: "Ray&Lela Harlow"
>> To: "AFHS" , "J Isner" ,
>>
>> Cc:
>> Subject: [WVRANDOL] William Kelly
>> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:30:14 -0400
>>
>> Folks,
>> I will be Elkins Wed and Thurs. If you can think of any ideas on my
>> search for William Kelly father of Able and William J let me know. This
>> is
>> one brick wall I would like to crack.
>> Also any ideas on John Phillip and his history before Pendleton county
>> is another sore place.
>> Thanks much Ray Harlow
>>
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