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Part One is a general history. Particular attention is given to the Scotch-Irish settlement of the area and the early pioneer days. Indian wars and captivities are also described, as are the effects of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars on the county. Famil

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Excerpt from Winning or Losing?: A Story of the West Virginia HillsThe purpose of the present sketch is twofold. It is to trace a turning-point in the career of an individ ual. It is also to give a portraiture of present-day life in the Alleghany highlands. This subsidiary aim is the author's defense for introducing what might seem a needless number of characters.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and cl...

Excerpt from Land of the Laurel: A Story of the AlleghaniesThe friend who drew my attention to the period forming the background of the present volume and who urged the writing of a story to illustrate the same.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technolo...

Excerpt from Land of the Laurel: A Story of the AlleghaniesThe friend who drew my attention to the period forming the background of the present volume and who urged the writing of a story to illustrate the same.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technolo...

Excerpt from Annals of Bath County VirginiaFor the above reasons we confine ourselves to a presentation of the more striking and important features in the story of this county. But while this was the only course possible, we have sought to treat these features with all the fullness the limits of the book would per mit. And since the present volume is a county history in a somewhat abbreviated form, we entitle it The Annals of Bath, rather than...

After dwelling at some length on the history of Pendleton County from its origins as part of Augusta County, Virginia, this work brings its full weight to bear on hundreds of family histories, with references to more than 15, 000 individuals, each meticulously developed from the public records at Richmond and at the county seats of Augusta and Rockingham. As a rule, Morton traces the entire adult posterity of each Pendleton County pioneer and ...

This volume contains both a sourcebook of genealogical data and a group-family record, with slightly greater detail marshaled in the sourcebook section. A significant portion of the work, nevertheless, is devoted to the general history of the county, explaining, in the customary manner, when, how, and why the county was settled and tracing the various phases of its development. The group-family portion of the book, occupying a full third of th...

About half of the first volume of this work discusses the standard topics of local history, including Preston's Native American heritage, European discovery, pioneer period, Preston County before and after the Civil War, and institutional subjects such as industry, churches, schools, turnpikes and railroads, and so on. The genealogical meat of the work commences in the middle of Volume I with two alphabetically arranged sections of genealogica...

About half of the first volume of this work discusses the standard topics of local history, including Preston's Native American heritage, European discovery, pioneer period, Preston County before and after the Civil War, and institutional subjects such as industry, churches, schools, turnpikes and railroads, and so on. The genealogical meat of the work commences in the middle of Volume I with two alphabetically arranged sections of genealogica...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Excerpt from Winning or Losing?: A Story of the West Virginia Hills Books of West Virginia authorship are few. Especially is this the case in the field of general literature. The purpose of the present sketch is twofold. It is to trace a turning-point in the career of an individual. It is also to give a portraiture of present-day life in the Alleghany highlands. This subsidiary aim is the author's defense for introducing what might seem a ne...

Excerpt from Annals of Bath County Virginia For the above reasons we confine ourselves to a presentation of the more striking and important features in the story of this county. But while this was the only course possible, we have sought to treat these features with all the fullness the limits of the book would per mit. And since the present volume is a county history in a somewhat abbreviated form, we entitle it The Annals of Bath, rather th...

The work at hand is a complete listing of all extant Shenandoah County marriage bonds from the county's formation until 1850, when the State of Virginia started keeping vital records. All told, Ashby has abstracted the 15, 000 oldest Shenandoah County marriages on record, identifying 45, 000 brides, grooms, and bondsmen in the process.

Morton's History of Rockbridge County, is considered one of the finest county histories ever written. Part One sketches in the history of Rockbridge from its settlement in 1737, with an appreciative eye on the pioneer element of the county--the Irish and the Scotch-Irish. Part Two is a genealogical source-book of Rockbridge County. It the author lists all the names he came upon in his researches, together with the accompanying fact in each ins...