The WVGenWeb Project

July 2002 Queries

Searching for information on Meredith Spencer,born 1795 in August VA. Later moved to Kanawha County. He was in the war of 1812.

I am looking for information re. Nancy Galyean, b. 4/13/1887 Grayson County, VA, d. circa 1965, married Booker Stamper (date and place unknown). The last information I have about Nancy was in her father's October, 1930 obituary wherein she was listed as "Mrs. Booker Stamper, Charleston, WVA". Any suggestions as to how I can find information about the Charleston area/people in the 1930s and/or other suggestions as to sources will be appreciated.

Looking for Information regarding my Greatgreatgreatgrandpa Robert B. Thurston who was married to Nancy Brown. They lived near the Kanawha River and had a child named Nancy who died in 1861 at the age of 5 years old. Trying to find out if Robert and Nancy are buried in Kanawha County and where at. Your help would be appreciated.

Seeking Information on James Buchanan Lowe b 1858 in Va.relocated to Coco (near Pinch) .He re married and had 4 children: Belvia,Lennith,Basil,Ernest.Any information on James or any of his children would be greatly appreciated.

Seeking info on the family of George Washington Riffle and his wife Willie Alice Sayre, they supposedly lived in Charleston, WV, and should be in the 1900, 1910, 1920 Census records. He was b. ca 1872 and they married in Mason Co., WV in 1897.