Ah, but who was his paternal grandmother? Unknown Elzey. Thanks for looking. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Sondra Reger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From Ancestry.com His parneds were Arnold Elzey Jones and Anne Wilson > jackson, spouse Ellen Irwin, died February 21, 1871 in Baltimore, MD., > sister Lucretia Jones. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Freddie Spradlin > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 4:35 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] General Arnold Elzey > > Madaline, > > According to "Generals in Gray, Lives of the Confederate Commanders", Ezra > J. Warner, 1959, Louisiana State University Press: > "Arnold Elzey (Jones) was born at 'Elmwood,' Somerset County, Maryland, > > on December 18, 1816. He was graduated from West Point in 1837 at that time > dropping his patronymic for his more distinctive middle name ... " source > noted as HILL, AMBROSE POWELL. Schenck, Martin, _Up Came Hill._ > Harrisburg: > > Stackpole Company, 1958. > > > Freddie Spradlin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Madaline Preston > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:13 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: General Arnold Elzey > > I have seen references to Gen. Arnold Elzey (Jones) taking the name of this > paternal grandmother rather than serve under the name of Gen. Jones. I > have > NOT seen anything on who his grandmother was or who were her parents. > > Would appreciate any information. > M. Preston > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.901 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3762 - Release Date: 07/13/11 > 02:34:00 > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html