Fitzwater - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Fitzwater

oswaldend — 2009-09-21 02:05:37Z

I am related to thomas and mary chenny fitzwater they
are bach six generations

Re: Reply to Patricia Fitzwate Hicks

sue0321 — 2009-09-19 19:52:15Z

If you are still receiving these messages, can you please email me? Eldon Willis Fitzwater was my grandfather also. My mother is Eulah Audrey Fitzwater Meikle. I am trying to get info on Napolean Bonaparte Fitzwater's wife. We were always told her name was "Emma Estep" but now I think her first name may have been "Nancy".

Re: Looking for other FITZWATER'S in my family tree

bankdevine — 2009-08-15 05:58:13Z

I may have the parents of Willis F. Fitzwater, and the parents of his wife Vallie Ellen Helsely. Have your e-mail and sending letter to you.

Re: Looking for other FITZWATER'S in my family tree

bankdevine — 2009-08-15 05:57:51Z

I may have the parents of Willis F. Fitzwater, and the parents of his wife Vallie Ellen Helsely. Have your e-mail and sending letter to you.

Re: Looking for other FITZWATER'S in my family tree

alissahornaday1 — 2009-08-14 01:29:48Z

My grandfather, Liggett, stated once that his father was "sent away to live with relatives" as a small child. It was there that he stated he was "treated like and ate on the floor with the dogs." He did have darker skin and curly hair. We have always wondered if he was illegitimate and was sent away. The entire family has NEVER had any luck finding any information on Willis. My father is named after him, but neither my grandfather or Ollie his sister ever mentioned him much. I am so very curious.

Re: Looking for other FITZWATER'S in my family tree

bankdevine — 2009-08-13 19:46:55Z

Please contact me at bankdevine@mchsi.com
George W. and Margaret Jane Rogers are not the parents of Willis (for sure). Liggett was born 1 May 1914 in Shennandoah Co., VA where parents were in 1910 - 1930. He is not in SSDI. His father Willis F. Fitzwater was born 1872 in WV In 1920 living in Madison Twp., Shenandoah Co., VA I have no marriage record to wife Vallie Ellen Helsley but 1910 census says mar. 3 yr. I have their children. 1900 Willis is 28 single boarder living 1900 with Benjamin Scott in Grant Co., WV says he was born WV. as does the 1920 census.
Suggest you locate Death Certificate of Willis to see if parents names are listed. Also look for Obit I have other information that may assist you.

Re: Looking for other FITZWATER'S in my family tree

alissahornaday1 — 2009-08-12 01:47:40Z

I am looking for anyone with information about my great-grandfather, Willis Fitzwater (dob 1874 in WV). I believe his parents were George W Fitzwater and Margaret Jane Rogers. My grandfather was Liggett Clifton Fitzwater (dob 1914 in VA).

Re: Fitzwater

leejean3307 — 2009-06-04 03:43:58Z

Hi Patricia, Thanks for your reply. If I can be of any help to you on your Nichols line, just let me know and I'd be glad to give you info on what I have. Since I last posted, I have found more information on my Nichols line and I do know that there was Native American Indian blood~lines that married into them. Take care~ Leejean

Re: Fitzwater

pthomas001150 — 2009-06-03 11:00:41Z

Leejean,

While I was research Fitzwater's, I found this
reply and then I checked some of your other
post....... I read you were looking for NA (Cherokee Princess')
Sarah Nichols of Virginia. I know my Grandmother was
part Cherokee and her mother was full and she was from
Va. and she walked the Trail of Tears..... did I mention that
she was also a Nichols? Also to have claimed she was a Princess
of there tribe before leaving. She was born Aug. 1880 and married
in 1900 to a Varney. I'm sorry to say I don't have anything on the
Nichols.

I thank you for my smile this morning, now I have some where to start
looking for my Nichols (Va) family. I wish I had more for you.
Patricia

Re: Hosea Fitzwater

leejean3307 — 2009-05-14 02:28:45Z

Hi Ann, Thank you for the information. I had heard Hosea died while in a prison camp, but was told otherwise and also that he died at Fort Lee, then that he died at a post hospital in Charleston WV in 1965 (this last info came from the military recds I ordered from NARA. The main info I wanted wasn't in those recds and thats his burial place. The book you referred to about the Ramseys, I have exerpts from it filed in my family tree here. I will send you a private message and give you my email add. Is Leander in Nicholas Co? And when you referred to Isaiah's home place, was that where he lived with his mother Nancy, before he married? Well, we can discuss all this in private. Thanks again.

Re: Hosea Fitzwater

annlouisefitz — 2009-05-13 23:46:11Z

Hi
I found my notes. Hosea was mentioned often in a book I have, the Ramsey Family History by J.C. Ramsey. Usually it is in connection with fighting the Confederates around the Leander area. One of the stories mentions that Hosea Fitwater was in a group that was captured and sent to Salisburg, NC to a prison camp and 9 or 10 of the 18 died in prison. This was in August of 1964. He is not mentioned as one who came back but the story teller could not remember all the names. I have a note that he died at Ft. Lee. I have visited the site of Isaiah's home place, just past the cemetary where he is buried.

If you want a copy of my complete notes, I can send them to you via E mail.

Re: Hosea Fitzwater

leejean3307 — 2009-05-13 02:53:00Z

Hi Ann, Thanks for responding. Well, that makes us cousins. The last census recd I found Hosea on was 1850 in Nicholas Co VA with his mother Nancy. He would've been 20. Then around 1860 he married Sarah Jane Nichols in Nicholas Co and had 2 children..Ruhama and Tyler Newton Fitzwater (my Great Grandfather) He joined the Union Army on 1 Jan 1863 and died at a post hospital of typhus in Charleston WV on 3 Feb 1865. I need to find his parents old home place. He could be buried there. Sarah remarried three years after Hosea's death, so they're not buried at the same place (she is buried here in Indiana) If you find out anything, I would appreciate it. And, yes, I saw your Great, Great Grandfather Isaiah's Civil War recds, too. Nice to meet you. Btw, I am coming to WV in July to do research. Thanks again.

Delano Fitzwater

annlouisefitz — 2009-05-12 19:11:00Z

I am still searching for the lost half brother to my grandfather, Everest Barzillai Fitzwater. His father was Rev BN (Barzillai Nelson) Fitzwater and mother Ann Davis Fitzwater.
He was in Buffalo, New York, filled in a draft card and joined the army at the time of WWI. BN was said to have received one post card from him but we don't know from where. We are not sure if it was the US Army or maybe Canadian. No record after that can be found.

Ann Fitzwater Kluge

Re: Hosea Fitzwater

annlouisefitz — 2009-05-12 18:51:06Z

Hosea Fitzwater is the brother to my great great grandfather Isaiah Fitzwater. Isaiah lived in Leander, West Virginia and donated the land for the Richmond Chapel there. He and his wife are buried in that cemetary near their home. The only other Fitzwater I found buried there was their son George Washington Fitzwater and his wife and son. I have visited the area and I will check my notes to see if I have anything on Hosea. Isaiah was also in the Union Army.

Re: Fitzwater of Tullahoma, TN

maryhitt — 2009-04-04 20:12:24Z

I believe this is the family you are searching for. This information is from the 1930 Coffee County, Tennessee census. Please note that

Name Age

George Fitzwater 64, b. OH
Eva Fitzwater 50, b. AL
Cartis Fitzwater 26, b. AL - (Could this be your Artis?)
Edwin Fitzwater 24, b. AL
Dorris Fitzwater 18, b. TX (daughter-in-law, wife of Edwin)

They are listed this way in the 1920 Coffee County, TN census:
George Fitzwater 53
Eva Fitzwater 39
Edwin L Fitzwater 17
Artis V Fitzwater 14
Ethel E Fitzwater 13

Re: fitzwaters from elkins, wv

maryhitt — 2009-04-04 19:06:42Z

There is this Fitzwater family with the mother's name of Ethel in the 1930 Randolph Co., WV census:

Mason M Fitzwater 29
Ethel M Fitzwater 24
Geneva A Fitzwater 5
Harold R Fitzwater 3 6/12
Wanda J Fitzwater 1 5/12

Also, I found burial records for Mason and Ethel Fitzwater in the book "They Rest Quietly - Cemetery Records of Randolph County, West Virginia" by Odie Velta Nestor Chapman, copyright 1996. They are buried in IOOF Cemetery (a/k/a Midland), Beverly District. The information is as follows:

Fitzwater, Ethel, b. 14 July 1903, d. 7 Jan. 1976, Dau. of James W. and Leda B. Schoonover Weese., Widow of Mason Monroe Fitzwater.

Fitzwater, Mason "Jack" - b. 1899. d 1973

Hope this information is helpful to you.

Re: Confirmation on William Fitzwater 1735-1824

maryhitt — 2009-04-04 17:48:49Z

Katheryn Fitzwater Devine is the preeminent researcher of the Fitzwater family in the U.S. She has done extensive and verified research beginning about in the 1950s, building on research previously conducted by her father. She published her findings in a book, "Fitzwater Families in America," first published in 1992 and revised in 2003.

Her mailing address, according to the book, is:
26190 Bradshaw Drive
Menifee Valley, CA 92585

Her findings seem to confirm that he was called "Soldier Bill" but I suggest that you contact her directly (send a Self-addressed Stamped Envelope" for how you could go about proving this. She has been burned by people who take her lifetime of work and pass it off as their own. That's why I suggest that you contact her directly.

Sometimes she does check this board, and she might respond to you directly.

Re: fitzwater family history

AJLister1957 — 2009-04-01 10:35:37Z

Ada Virginia Jones (1917-1995) daughter of
Kitty G. Fitzwater (1890-1964) daughter of
Napoleon B. Fitzwater (1854-1924) son of
John T. Fitzwater (1804-1865) son of
Thomas S. Fitzwater (1765-1848) son of
William Fitzwater (1735-1824) son of
Thomas Fitzwater (1701-1761) son of
Thomas Fitzwater (1673-1748)-1st Gen Colonial

Your Eldon was Ada's brother I believe I ate apples out of his yard in Clendinen many moons ago.

I am relatively new but would share what I have.

Anthony J. Lister
16 Hickory Ridge Drive,
Fredericksburg, VA 22405
tonylister@cox.net

Re: Adam G. Fitzwater

LLawson3967 — 2008-09-25 18:33:58Z

The original record is a public record. The question was posed on the Fitzwater list because it had to do with a Fitzwater. It had nothing to do with the Fitzwater book. I would have no way of knowing it was a family secret! I wasn't part of the secret! I'm sorry Mrs. Devine feels the way she does. It's unfortunate.

George Fitzwater drowns 1906

Not_A_Relative — 2008-08-12 05:22:56Z

http://www3.gendisasters.com/georgia/7583/savannah-ga-drowni...

Re: Fitzwater, Joseph Katy

maryhitt — 2008-11-29 21:36:24Z

Please check out the information regarding this family and surname at the Genealogy.com website:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/fitzwater/messages/538.html

Katheryn Fitzwater Devine is the preeminent researcher of this family and has thoroughly documented all her sources.

Mary Hitt

Re: Obituary Wilmer Jack Fitzwater

cf251 — 2008-09-25 08:46:33Z

Are you related to Kenneth Fitzwater from Canton PA? My husband is his nephew...

Re: Looking for descendants of Alonzo Eugene Fitzwater

cynfitzwater — 2008-10-24 14:39:11Z

My husband is one of the sons of Jack Alonzo Fitzwater. Jack and Louise separated/divorced in about 1955/1956 and my husband Larry had not seen him since 1957. His sister Barbara had had contact until about 1971 and then they heard nothing more. Social Security shows his last know address in Virginia and he died in 1973 (I think, don't have my records in front of me.) I have requested as much information as I can from the Military archives in MIssouri, but it will be at least another couple of weeks before I hear anything else from them. As far as Jack's brother Larry I have no information on him either. I think they were pretty much wanderers after the Korean war. Any thing you can help with will help fill in the pieces. ARe you any relation and how?

Re: Looking for descendants of Alonzo Eugene Fitzwater

MistyFitzwaterMatthews — 2008-07-03 03:41:22Z

Alonzo Eugene Fitzwater is also my great grandfather. My grandfather was Jack A. Fitzwater. I don't have alot of information on this side of the family. It seems like evertime I find someone that knows something they always clam up when they find out who I am? Not really sure why that is. I would love to find out any information that you would be willing to share. I can give you what I have found as well.

Re: Obituary Wilmer Jack Fitzwater

alledee — 2008-09-25 13:30:46Z

I believe we are related, but not sure? Trying to info on my Dad's side and am in contact with a lady that has a Fitzwater book, haven't gotten to getting it yet, working on it; tight budget so will take some time to get the money for her book.

Re: Fitzwater

alledee — 2008-09-23 01:16:26Z

How do I contact Katheryn Devine?

Fitzwater

alledee — 2008-09-21 20:30:15Z

I am a daughter of an Ervin Fitzwater who is son of a Maynard Fitzwater who married a Lulu Sebring and am looking for family from here and back. All take I know have died and can not find out who now holds any of the ancestry to this family and am interested in getting as much as I can.
Been told that they are Irish decendants, but don't have anything of where they came from or who might be still alive. We lived on a farm in Bradford County, Canton, Pennsylvania and was a large family, total of nine children.
Please let me know if anyone knows this group? Thank you!

Re: fitzwater book

alledee — 2008-09-24 12:41:53Z

there is a lady I believe that I am having contact with that has a Fitzwater book, email me and I'll ask her if she will contact ya if thats ok with ya that I give her your email address?
Let me know at alledee@bellsouth.net

Re: Adam G. Fitzwater

alledee — 2008-09-24 12:32:38Z

Maybe I should have checked this message first, guess ya are just puting info up that ya have run across either in searching newspapers or the Fitzwater book, or are ya related to any of these that ya have posted?

Re: Obituary Betty McDonald Fitzwater

alledee — 2008-09-24 12:30:28Z

This one related to Kenneth Fitzwater of Canton, PA. ?
And of all that I have inquired about if they are related do ya know how? Are they brothers, sisters, cousins, or ?

Re: Obituary Wilmer Jack Fitzwater

alledee — 2008-09-24 12:28:25Z

About this one, related to Kenneth Fitzwater of Canton, PA.?

Re: Obituary Kenneth Fitzwater

alledee — 2008-09-24 12:24:22Z

I am Ervin Fitzwaters daughter and I grew up on a farm just down off the hill from Kenneth and remember how my Mom, Katherine stopped when we delivered hot meals to the elderly to see how he was when she had the chance and I remember how kind he was. Didn't know him all that well, but do remember that.

Re: Fitzwater Bible Purchase

alledee — 2008-09-24 12:18:36Z

Are ya gonna do any of these postings ya talked about?
Haven't seen anything that is related to this Fitzwater Bible yet.

Re: Fitzwater

alledee — 2008-09-23 20:17:33Z

thank you, I have cntacted her and am very thankful for all that has put me in contact with her, this is been very rewarding and hope all that are looking find what they are searching for.
God Bless You All!

Hosea Fitzwater

leejean3307 — 2008-12-30 02:17:59Z

Hi, Hosea Fitzwater b 1830 Nicholas Co VA, d 1865 Charleston WV was my Great,Great Grandfather. He was the son of George W and Nancy Hamrick Fitzwater. He died of typhus while a soldier in the 7th WV Union Cavalry as a saddler, co. K. I don't find him listed in any of the Nicholas Co WV cemeteries or National cems. I find he died in Charleston hosp, but I wonder where he was buried~there or back home? Thank You, Lee

Re: Fitzwaters of Nicholas County, WV

leejean3307 — 2008-09-28 21:34:48Z

Hi Tonya, This Nancy that was m to George W. Fitzwater, was her maiden name Hamrick? If so, they are also my GGG~Grandparents. I am interested in you Bible~do you have pics? Could you scan and post? Thank you, Donna (Fitzwater) Myers

Re: Fitzwater

leejean3307 — 2008-09-27 17:12:19Z

Hi alledee, Katheryn, and Mary, I am a Fitzwater descendant from Thomas and Mary Cheney Fitzwater. I have had correspondence with you Katheryn and still intend to purchase your book if any are still available. Mary, I have come across some of your work on other websites~very interesting as I also have Hughes, Foster~etc. And, alledee, I, like you, wondered abt Mary Hitts purchase of Thomas Fitzwater's Family Bible and possible postings of info, pics, etc~Any one know? Take care and hope our paths cross again as our ancestors surely have. Donna(Fitzwater)Myers

Re: Fitzwater, Joseph Katy

oswaldend — 2008-08-17 01:42:15Z

I can trace the family bac to a Robert Fitzwater who came from England

Re: Fitzwater, Joseph Katy

oswaldend — 2008-08-15 13:42:09Z

the info that i have on joseph and katie he was born 1759 in whitpain pa died in 1823 yates new york she was born 1767 in new york and died 1854 in cuyahoga ohio

Re: Fitzwater

marycole1 — 2008-09-22 16:48:16Z

I WOULD CONTACT Katheryn dEVINE

bankdevine@mchsi.com

sHE HAS WRITTTEN A BOOK ON THE fITZWATERS

nARY cOLE
MARUCOLE@pRODIGY.NET

Re: Fitzwater

marycole1 — 2008-09-23 17:29:35Z

Her e-mail is:

bankdevine@mchsi.com

If this does not work - contact me

Mary Cole
marycole@Prodigy.net

Re: Looking for descendants of Alonzo Eugene Fitzwater

jayfam4 — 2008-10-24 06:02:57Z

alonzo married millie lambert, had 5 sons, jack, l.a.(larry),
george, eugene, leroy and daughter ruby. ruby had 3 children, 8 grandchildren. alonzo died in california. alonzo, millie and ruby buried in oklahoma. dont know if the rest are dead or not or where they lived or where they might be buried. family lost track of atleast jack and larry decades ago, what ever happened to them? i hope this helps you. i wish you good luck finding out more about your great grandfather. please share what you know about jack or anyone else in the family.

Re: Looking for descendants of Alonzo Eugene Fitzwater

jayfam4 — 2008-10-24 05:54:29Z

alonzos father was james uriah fitzwater, married to tennessee allen reynolds. alonzo married millie lambert. had 5 sons jack, l.a.(larry), george, eugene, leroy, 1 daughter ruby. he died in california, buried in oklahoma. millie buried in same cemetery. i'm not sure where leroy is buried, ruby is buried in oklahoma also, died just recently. she had 3 kids and 8 grandkids. no one knows anything of jack and larry, lost track of them decades ago. i'll try to find out more for you. why did jack leave? what happened to larry?

Confirmation on William Fitzwater 1735-1824

AJLister1957 — 2009-04-01 10:28:55Z

Sir,

I am looking for confirmation on a quote from "Story of the life of William Fitzwater by Don Norman" that William Fitzwater (1735-1824) saw active service in the Revolution and was known as "Soldier Bill".

I have looked in several databases for Rockingham VA as Mcallister’s data and can not find a reference to a Bill or William Fitzwater. There are several to John Fitzwater.

My Lineage:

Anthony J. Lister, son of
Leah Jean Hall, daughter of
Ada Virginia Jones (1917-1995) daughter of
Kitty G. Fitzwater (1890-1964) daughter of
Napoleon B. Fitzwater (1854-1924) son of
John T. Fitzwater (1804-1865) son of
Thomas S. Fitzwater (1765-1848) son of
William Fitzwater (1735-1824) son of
Thomas Fitzwater (1701-1761) son of
Thomas Fitzwater (1673-1748)-1st Gen Colonial

I would appreciate any assistance you could render.

Tony Lister

Home:
Anthony J. Lister
16 Hickory Ridge Drive,
Fredericksburg, VA 22405

tonylister@cox.net

Re: Adam G. Fitzwater

bankdevine — 2008-09-26 19:00:25Z

What was the question?
When posted?
By whom was it posted?

Re: Adam G. Fitzwater

bankdevine — 2008-09-29 16:34:51Z

Your post 25 Sept 2008 states this was in response to a query but isn't in response to any query on any genealogy message board I have been able to locate. I have additional data for that individual.
This questions the accuracy of the FITZWATER book which states "there is no death record in Oregon." A "relative" presumed he died in OR and asked the data be used "discretely." What are the reasons for name change per the court record.
Is this your family line? What is your interest in this family?
If anyone has any information regarding the actual death place, burial of Adam Given Fitzwater, please submit.
Thank you!

Re: Fitzwater

bankdevine — 2008-09-22 16:29:21Z

I have your ancestry and all FITZWATER individuals pre 1910 back to ENGLAND. They are NOT Irish descent. I don't have all the post 1910 data. I published a book titled FITZWATER FAMILIES in AMERICA, 2003. Contact me at bankdevine@mchsi.com

Re: Fitzwater Bible Purchase

bankdevine — 2008-09-25 18:14:58Z

TABITHA died Dec 1869 Dallas Twp., Hold Co., MO, age 47 of pnemonia. Perhaps in a local newspaper is some type of obit.

Re: George Fitzwater drowns 1906

bankdevine — 2008-08-14 17:13:14Z

What is the age of George at death?

Re: Looking for descendants of Alonzo Eugene Fitzwater

bankdevine — 2008-07-04 20:40:46Z

Who are you? How are you related? What information do you have. Contact me at bankdevine@mchsi.com. I have this ancestry back to mid 1700's. Tell me what you do know