Download or read book Pioneer Families of Nicholas County West Virginia written by Thelma Legg Snowden and published by . This book was released on 1979* with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Passage of Time written by Martha J. Larkin and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneer life and local history have been a passion for Robert and Anna Campbell, lifelong residents of Nicholas County, West Virginia. They were amazed at how Irish, English, and Scottish ancestors survived in the mountains for generations. Robert was known as a storyteller. Family and friends would sit on the porch or in the living room for hours and listen to his detailed accounts of family and life in the central West Virginia mountains. One of Robert's favorite stories was telling how his grandfather Campbell built a dynamo to produce electricity for the family's mill on Muddlety Creek and was instrumental in getting electricity to the town of Summersville. Anna loves history and writing. She enjoys talking and corresponding with others to learn more about ancestors and families who settled in the area.The Campbells were approached by the owner of The Nicholas Chronicle to write stories for a weekly newspaper column, The Passage of Time, published from 2008-2012. They received positive response to the stories and had several requests that the stories be published in a book. Robert passed away in 2015, but the stories that he and Anna cherished and shared with others will continue to live on. The stories with pictures portray the culture, character, creativity, Christian values, and the caring people that made Nicholas County, West Virginia a unique place to live for generations.Some of the families in the stories include: Starbuck, Campbell, Reynolds, Murphy, Gregory, Breckinridge, Alderson, Brown, Cavendish, Harlow, McClung, Tyree, Bays, Duffy, Bryant, Baker, Hill, Sebert, Whitman, Beirne, Dorsey, Cummings, and Grose. The stories loosely trace the roots of Nicholas County residents from the 1600's to 2012. Events such as World War II and how it impacted the people of Nicholas County are featured in several stories. Businesses such as Campbell Electric Company, Walker Brothers (brick and pottery), Peters Creek Coal Company, and Ely-Thomas Lumber Company are featured in the stories. Other stories focus on community establishments such as schools, churches, cemeteries, and notable buildings. Pioneer life stories on aprons; quilts and coverlets; wash day in Appalachia; crocks, churns, and stone jars; handwritten letters and cards; home deliveries; and children's games provide insights into earlier times.Robert and Anna Campbell turned their appreciation of those who preceded them into a gift for the people of Nicholas County and beyond. The stories are the threads that bind the past to the present to create a tapestry that provides context for the future.
Download or read book Families of Nicholas County West Virginia written by John W. Bobbitt and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The George Nicholas Family History written by Robert Nicholas (Genealogist) and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author traces his family tree, beginning with Johann George Nicholas (1727 to 1820), born in either Germany or Pendleton County, Virginia (if Germany he may have emigrated in 1757 or 1752). His first wife was Barbara Nicholas. After her death, he married Mary Matthews in Greenbrier County on July 15, 1813. Descendants lived in West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and other places.
Download or read book Heritage of a Pioneer written by Charles Tunis Dodrill and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dodrill family of Virginia.
Download or read book Families in 1850 of Clay Nicholas and Webster Counties West Virginia written by John W. Bobbitt and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clay and Webster counties were part of Nicholas County, Virginia in 1850. In 1863, Nicholas County became part of West Virginia. Clay County was formed in 1858 and Webster County was formed in 1860.
Download or read book A History of Pendleton County West Virginia written by Oren Frederic Morton and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia by Oren Frederic Morton, first published in 1910, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Download or read book The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families written by Howard L. Leckey and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint, with additional material, of the 1950 ed. published in 7 v. by the Waynesburg Republican, Waynesburg, Pa., and in this format in Knightstown, Ind., by Bookmark in 1977.
Download or read book Pioneer Families of the Midwest written by Blanche Lea Walden and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important, albeit scarce, three-volume collection of family histories pertaining to persons who migrated to the Midwest during the last quarter of the eighteenth or first quarter of the nineteenth century is now available in a consolidated edition. Mrs. Walden, who privately published these genealogies between 1939 and 1941, has here bridged the earliest known records pertaining to each family so that future researchers might be able to trace their lines with less difficulty. Although the Clearfield edition lacks an index to the work as a whole, a complete name index to Volumes 1 and 2 can be found at the end of the second volume. In all, the reader will find about 150 allied families and some 7,500 Midwestern pioneers treated within these pages. Listed below are the main families covered by Mrs. Walden together with the states in which they settled: Harper of OH, PA, MO, and MI; Rainey of OH, IN, IL, MI, MO, KS; Boal of OH, IA, MI, MN, IN, IL, and WI; Hope of VA, OH, MO, WI, OR, WV, and IN; Dewees of DE, PA, OH, IN, IL, and IA; Francis of OH, NY, IA, and OK; Smith of NJ, OH, IN, IL, IA, and CA; Dorr of CT, OH, IN, IL, KS, NE, and CA; Coe of CT, OH, IN, and IA; Fuller of CT, OH, IN, and MO; Allen of CT, OH, KS, and IL; Pratt of CT and OH; Davis of NH, ME, OH, IN, and IA; True of NH, OH, IA, and MO; Argo of DE, OH, IL, and IA; and Plumly of PA, OH, and IA.
Download or read book Pioneers and Pioneer Days of Nicholas and Adjoining Counties written by Clayburn Pierson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Early Western Augusta Pioneers written by George W. Cleek and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its establishment in 1745, Augusta County, Virginia served as a haven for Scotch-Irish, German, and, to a lesser extent, English immigrants who failed to find economic opportunity or religious freedom in the colonial settlements along the Middle Atlantic coastline. This little known but important work contains detailed genealogies of the twenty families mentioned in the title of the work, who settled in that region of "old western Augusta" that today encompasses Bath and Highland counties, Virginia. In addition to the family histories, the compiler has provided introductory chapters on the history of German and Scotch-Irish settlement to the region; a table of family members who fought in the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil Wars, and a full name index with approximately 10,000 entries.
Download or read book Emig Emich Amick Emmick written by David J. Emmick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johan Georg Emig was born in Germany on July 13, 1715. He married Maria Elisabeth in Germany around 1735. They had two children in there, the first, Johan Heinrich, was born about 1737, the second, Johan Philip was born about 1741. Johan Georg, with his wife and two young children, took the ship Christian from Rotterdam and arrived in Philadelphia on the September 13, 1749. Georg Emig took the oath of allegiance upon his arrival. Most of the passengers were from the Palatine region or Rhine Valley. Georg built a grist mill on Tohickon Creek in Bucks County outside of Philadelphia. Georg passed the mill down to his son Henry when he died. Henry Emig, son of Henry who was the son of Georg, was also a miller, inherited his father's grist and saw mill on Tohickon Creek in Bucks County.
Download or read book West Virginia in History Life Literature and Industry written by Morris Purdy Shawkey and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia written by West Virginia. Auditor's Office and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The land grants listed herein were made by Lord Fairfax prior to the creation of the Virginia Land Office; by the Commonwealth of Virginia, of lands now embracing the State of West Virginia; and, by the State of West Virginia, under its first Constitution."--Page [1].
Download or read book Amick Partisan Rangers written by David Emmick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the winds of war began to blow in the spring of 1861, John W. Amick joined the Greenbrier Sharpshooters. According to family legend he was a captain at Carnifex Ferry, Lewisburg and Dogwood Gap reported first to Jackson then later to Lee. In 1862, Captain John Amick led the scouts for General Loring as he recaptured the Kanawha Valley from the invading Yankees. During the war, the Amick scouts battled invaders on Sewell Mountain throughout 1862 and 1863. The Amick Company of Scouts were used as spies across western Virginia. As the Confederacy became overwhelmed in spring of 1864, Captain John resigned his commission to form a guerilla band to protect his family and home. The Amick Partisan Rangers quickly grew to a battalion of four companies commanded by captains Tyree, Halstead, McClung and Baumgardner. The Yankees soon put a price on his head - wanted dead or alive. But his mother said, "You've got to catch him before you can hang him." This is the story of the Amick Partisan Rangers.
Download or read book History of Nicholas County West Virginia written by William Griffee Brown and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pioneer Families of West Virginia written by Pinkney Woodrow Saurborn and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
