Morris Purdy Shawkey (44 results)

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Wayne and Lincoln Counties, WV, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 26 page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed single sided on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties include: Wayne County: Ceredo, Cove Gap, Crum, Dunlow, East Lynn, Fort Gay, Genoa, Glenhayes, Huntington (part), Kenova, Kiahsville, Lavalette, Prichard, Radnor, Shoals, Wayne (County Seat, formerly Trout's Hill), Wilsondale. Lincoln County: Alkol, Branchland, Ferrellsburg, Griffithsville, Hamlin (County Seat), Harts, Leet, Midkiff, Morrisvale, Myra, Palermo, Ranger, Sias, Sod, Spurlockville, Sumerco, Sweetland, West Hamlin, Woodville, Yawkey. (Some of these communities may not be mentioned in the booklet.) Among the subjects included are: Formation of the counties and physical features, including the mouth of the Big Sandy River; First Courts in each county and early court officers and grand jurors; First Board of Supervisors of Lincoln County; First Land Survey with many names mentioned; Pioneer settlers in each county; and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. They frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The biographies include: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of several residents of the late 1800s, often shedding light on the businesses, churches, and institutions in the area, and on the events of the day. They include: Rev. Bascom Ray Lakin, Taylor B. McClure, Belvard Jones Prichard, David Dolliver Wallace, Jerome Akers, Harley Galloway Harper, Herman P. Dean, Paris P. Lester, Edward Henry Smith, Jack Wallace Ferguson, John Hardin Beckley, Rev. Harley James Francis, Henry Jacob Stark, Charles Brooks Hoard, William F. Damron, David Emory Wilkinson, George H. Damron, and R. Dennis Steed. The booklet includes hand-drawn illustrations of Bethany College and Wellsburg.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in four West Virginia counties -- Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie and Tyler -- are recalled in this NEW 34 page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties include: Doddridge County -- Blandville, Center Point, New Milton, Smithburg, West Union (County Seat). Pleasants County -- Belmont, Eureka, Saint Marys (County Seat), Willow Island. Ritchie County -- Auburn, Berea, Burnt House, Cairo, Ellenboro, Greenwood, Harrisville (County Seat), Hazelgreen, Highland, Macfarlan, Mahone, Mountain, Newberne, Pennsboro, Petroleum, Pullman, Smithville, Toll Gate. Tyler County -- Alma, Bens Run, Friendly, Middlebourne (County Seat), Paden City (part), Shirley, Sistersville, Wick, Wilbur. The source books include: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). Among the topics included are: Formation of the county; Physical features and mineral deposits; Life along the Ohio River; Philip Doddridge; John Tyler (1747-1813); James Pleasants; a passage about the prolific pioneers of this area, along the Ohio River; Matthew Simpson Hughes, theologian of Doddridge County; Newspapers; Joseph Diss Debar of Doddridge Co., designer of the Great Seal of West Virginia; tours encompassing West Union, the Site of Jacko Inn, Central Station, Greenwood Hill, Toll Gate, Pennsboro, the Ritchie County Fairgrounds, Lamberton, Ellenboro, and Pike; Harrisville, King Knob Hill, Smithville, Paden City, Sistersville, Friendly, Long Reach, Raven rock, Spring Run, St. Mary's and Eureka; and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many area residents of the late 1800s. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on area businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. They include: Tyler County -- Mrs. Gertrude Traugh, clerk of the Circuit Court; Strauss Reger Wood, High School principal; Hans Peter Wert, Sisterville doctor; Robert W. Robinson, Union National Bank cashier; Clarence V. Little, Sisterville doctor; Ritchie County -- Thomas J. Davis, lawyer; James B. Wilson, Pennsboro doctor; Homer B. Wood, justice of the West Virginia Supreme court; Harvey Marsh, member of the State Road Commission; Joseph Smith Goode, sheriff; John Thomas Harris, clerk of the WV Senate; Lawrence D. James, cashier of the Citizens National Bank; David Graham McGregor, oil operator, etc.; Doddridge County -- The McReynolds family; Major Jackson V. Blair, West Union lawyer; Ross Wells, St. Mary's lawyer; William C. Dotson, oil operator; Pleasants County -- Ida Peryl Morris, superintendant of schools; Homer F. Simonton, clerk of the circuit court.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. The early days in Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson and Roane Counties in West Virginia are recalled in this New 37 Page Booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941) The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties include (some are not mentioned in the booklet): Calhoun County: Arnoldsburg, Big Bend, Big Springs, Chloe, Five Forks, Floe, (County Seat), Millstone, Minnora, Mount Zion, Nobe, Orma, Sand Ridge, Tanner. Gilmer County -- Baldwin, Cedarville, Coxs Mills, Flower, Gilmer, Glenville (County Seat), Letter Gap, Linn, Lockney, Nicut, Normantown, Perkins, Rosedale, Sand Fork, Sand Fork (Layopolis), Shock, Stouts Mills, Stumptown, Troy. Jackson County Advent, Cottageville, Duncan, Evans, Gay, Given, Kenna, Kentuck, Le Roy, Liverpool, Millwood, Mount Alto, Murraysville, Ravenswood, Ripley (County Seat), Rock Castle, Romance, Sandyville, Sherman, Statts Mills. Roane County -- Amma, Clio, Gandeeville, Harmony, Left Hand, Linden, Looneyville, Newton, Reedy, Spencer (County Seat), Tariff, Uler, Walton. Among the many subjects included are: physical features and county formations, the various county seats including the Great Calhoun County Seat Controversy, first court, first grand jury, and early pioneers, Where names came from; George Washington and Ravenswood, CSA Lt. William K. Park, Thomas Walker Gilmer, Capture of Pedro and White by Indians; Glenville State Normal School/Glenville State Teachers College, Inspiration for a song, Spencer State Hospital, Rubbish at Ripley courthouse, Oil vs. Salt at Burning Springs, "Hell-Fired Band" south of Arnoldsburg, Salt Hill and the making of sorghum and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of some county residents of yesteryear. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The biographies include: Elmer H. Flinn, George H. Mangus, Edward G. Rohrbough, Forrest Barnhart, Charles E. Baker, Francis W. Dickerson, Richard Marmaduke Bachtel, Dr. Paul C. Starkey, Richard Lee Hays, Elias Jefferson Harris, Leslie Darl Moore, Samuel Paris Bell, Harry R. Adams, Thomas Jefferson Casto, Jacob M. Harper.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Monroe County, WV -- encompassing the past and/or present communities of Union, Alderson, Sweetsprings, Lynnside, Gap Mills, Peterstown -- are recalled in this NEW 42 page spiral-bound booklet, which is comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey; History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis; and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Among the many subjects included are: Red Sulphur Springs, Salt Sulphur Springs and other mineral waters; the First County Court and the First Circuit Superior Court and their officials; the town of Union organized, and first trustees; early settlers; early school and first land surveys; a woman's detailed story of Indian captivity; Lt. Andrew S. Rowan of Gap Mills, a Spanish- American War hero, subject of the short story "A Message to Garcia"; Concord State Normal School; Noted visitors to "Old Sweet" resort; the colorful life of newswoman Ann Royall, including her enterprising interview with President John Quincy Adams; Gov. John Floyd; Rebohoth Church; Federal Industrial Institution for Women; Notable estates; and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. They frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The biographies include: Rev. James F. Newcomb, William Pence, Omer E. Houchins, Henry S. Ellison, the Boone Family (grandfather of Daniel), William M. LaFon, William F. Boggers and Robert Lee Clark.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Information is somewhat sparce on Mercer and Summers Counties, West Virginia, but we've gathered all we could find into this New 42 page spiral-bound booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey; History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis; and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Area communities include: Mercer: Athens (formerly Concord Church), Bluefield, Princeton, Matoaka, Rich Creek, Lurich, Glen Lyn, Oakvale, Flat Top, Giatto, Hiawatha, Springton, Arista, Freeman (Simmons), Bramwell, Summers: Hinton, Pence Springs, Talcott, Jumping Branch Among the many subjects included are: Physical features; formation of the county; Bluefield Colored Institute (later Bluefield State Teachers College), a school for African Americans; Concord State Teachers College, Princeton in the Civil War, a beaver hat bank till, a visit by Frank James, Five year conflict for the county seat; Lilly Family Reunion at Flat Top, Lake Shawnee, Early Settlers and early days; Twin Big Bend Tunnels and John Henry; Railroad Builders; and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. They frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day.booklet contains biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s, often going into considerable detail. They include: MERCER: Irvin A. Downey, Clyde E. Elliott, Samuel J. Evans, William E. Gilkeson, Howard B. Lee, David B. Lepper, Johnson H. Lilly, Clyde Maxey, Bernard McClaugherty, Fred S. Richmond, Russell S. Ritz, John W. Sasser, Andrew J. Stewart, George G. Strong, Alton L. Smith, Samuel Turk. SUMMERS: Charles D. Bolton, Paul J. Carr, Orville J. Hale, Robert W. Hamer, Isaiah B. McComas, James G. Meadows, Joseph M. Meador, Margaret Nicely, George K. Nutting, George L. Pence, Dorsy M. Ryan, James W. Stokes, and William L. Van Sant.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Berkeley County, West Virginia, which includes Martinsburg, Bunker Hill, Darkesville, Middletown, Fort Frederick, Falling Waters, and Hedgesville, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 55 page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Among the many subjects included are: Formation of the county, Physical features, the eccentric General Charles Lee, the gentlemanly General Horatio Gates, Tuscarora meeting house and other early churches, an unhappy love story, Col. William Crawford, Sir William Berkeley and Bacon's Rebellion, the Martinsburg Academy, Indian encounters, Evans Fort, Neally's fort, Major Andrew Waggener, Charles James Faulkner, Sr., General David H. Strother (Porte Crayon), Lt. Col. Raleigh T. Colston of the Stonewall Brigade, Capt. George N. Hammond, Col. Morgan Morgan, General William Darke, dispute over location of county seat; Newspapers, Philip P. Cooke, the Washington Elm, Apple trees, Destruction of Railroad in the Civil War, Divided loyalties, railroad labor problems in 1873, the county courthouse, and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. They frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The biographies include: Major Wayne Crum, Col. James Duff, Col. Charles Faulkner, Charles Faulkner II, Philip Faulkner, Dr. Joseph Hodges, Dr. Garnett Morison, Allen Noll, Marvin Porterfield, Lacy Rice, Cleveland Seibert, and Gray Silver.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Braxton & Webster Counties in central WV are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this NEW 49 page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941) The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Past or present communities include (some are not mentioned in the booklet): Braxton County Burnsville, Centralia, Clem, Copen, Corley, Elmira, Exchange, Falls Mill, Flatwoods, Frametown, Gassaway, Gem, Glendon, Heaters, Herold, Little Birch, Napier, Newville, Riffle, Strange Creek, Sutton (County Seat), Tesla, Wilsie. Webster County -- Addison (Webster Springs), Bergoo, Boggs, Camden-on-Gauley, Cowen, Curtin, Diana, Erbacon, Gauley Mills, Hacker Valley, Parcoal, Replete, Upperglade, Webster Springs (County Seat). Among the many subjects included are: physical features, the beginnings, the county seats, early officials, the story of Dunmore's War, ignited at Bulltown , and an extensive look at that War, Webster Springs, Point Mountain Fire Tower, how Strange Creek got its name, the iron boom, a great fish tale, and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of some area residents of yesteryear. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The biographies include: William Lee Armstrong, Grover C. Belknap, Dr. Homer Scott Brown, Allen Morgan Berry, Jake Fisher, Dr. Ellis S. Frame, William Edgar Hines, G. Stanley Hamric, Ernest W. Hefner, Kenneth Echols Hines, Thomas Hawkins Hyer, Dr. James Clyde McNeill, Dr. Morgan T. Morrison, John A. Park, Edwin Marvin Smith, Major Justus Stalnaker, Letcher S. Stonestreet, John Davison Sutton, Oley Ord Sutton, Dr.James B. Dodrill, Alva L. Gregory, Dr. Burton B. Sturdivant, Wartman T. Talbott.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Raleigh, McDowell and Wyoming Counties, WV, are recalled in this NEW 50 page booklet comprised of excerpts from three rare vintage books: West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties include: (Some are not mentioned in the booklet.) McDowell County (formed in 1858) Algoma, Anawalt, Asco, Ashland, Avondale, Bartley, Berwind, Big Sandy, Bradshaw, Canebrake, Capels, Caretta, Coalwood, Crumpler, Cucumber, Davy, Eckman, Elbert, Elkhorn, English, Filbert, Gary, Gilliam, Havaco, Hemphill, Hensley, Iaeger, Isaban, Jenkinjones, Jolo, Keystone, Kimball, Kyle, Leckie, Maybeury, McDowell, Mohawk, Newhall, Northfork, Pageton, Panther, Paynesville, Powhatan, Premier, Raysal, Roderfield, Skygusty, Squire, Superior, Switchback, Thorpe, Twin Branch, Vallscreek, Vivian, War, Warriormine, Welch (County Seat), Wilcoe, Worth, Yukon Raleigh County (formed in 1850) Abraham, Ameagle, Arnett, Artie, Beaver, Beckley (County Seat), Blue Jay, Bolt, Bradley, Clear Creek, Coal City, Colcord, Cool Ridge, Crab Orchard, Cranberry, Daniels, Dorothy, Dry Creek, East Gulf, Eccles, Fairdale, Ghent, Glen Daniel, Glen Morgan, Glen White, Harper, Helen, Jonben, Josephine, Lanark, Lester, Mabscott, Mac Arthur, McAlpin, Mead, Midway, Montcoal, Naoma, Odd, Pemberton, Piney View, Princewick, Prosperity, Raleigh Wyoming (formed in 1850)County Allen Junction, Amigo, Brenton, Bud, Clear Fork, Coal Mountain, Corinne, Covel, Cyclone, Fanrock, Glen Fork, Glen Rogers, Hanover, Herndon, Ikes Fork, Itmann, Jesse, Kopperston, Lynco, Maben, Marianna, Matheny, McGraws, Mullens, New Richmond, North Spring, Oceana, Pineville (County Seat), Ravencliff, Rock View, Sabine, Saulsville, Simon, Stephenson, Wolf Pen, Wyco, Wyoming Among the subjects included are: Formation of the counties and towns; physical features; where place names came from; shifting county seats; captivity of Mrs. Jenny Wiley, early pioneers and officials, Beckley during the Civil War, the Raleigh County and Wyoming County courthouses, Beckley College, and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. They frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The biographies include: M. L. Garvey, Harvey Bailey, John Blakely, Kyle Bright, Julius G. Cartwright, Charles R. Harless, Alexander Campbell Hufford, John Quincy Hutchinson, William Keyser, Prince E. Lilly, France J. McHugh, Walter M. Minton, George Dewey Mitchell, Charles C. Payne, Edward O'Toole, William J. O'Toole, George C. Richards, John O. Smith, Charles H. Smithey, Joseph E. Summerfield, Charles A. Tutwiler, William C. Williams, William B. Belcher, Charles L. Heaberlin, Joseph H. Cooper, Dr. James F. Biggart, Perry C. Cook, Harold A. Williams, Dr. Orwell W. Lilly, Dr. Curtis R. Sloan, Okey J. Douglas, Henry H. Payne, Alfred M. McKinney, Charles Lewis Lilly, Isaiah Kidd, Patrick d. Sullivan, George W. Goode, Lloyd E. Rodgers, William M. Holroyd, William R. Toler, Alexander C. Carman, Victor L. Wetherby, George A. Brooks, Rev. Elbert D. Worley, Walter Poindexter, Lawrence L. Belcher, Robert Wriston, William P. Cook, Virgil A. Cook, Benjamin Franklin Howard and Hobart Elkin Payne. Illustrations include: the Court House in Beckley, the Black Knight County Club and the Town of Oceana.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Brooke and Hancock Counties, WV, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The NEW 55 page booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Communities currently listed for this area of West Virginia's northern panhandle by the National Association of Counties include: Brooke County: Beech Bottom, Bethany, Colliers, Follansbee, Short Creek, Weirton (part), Wellsburg (County Seat), Windsor Heights Hancock County: Chester, New Cumberland (County Seat), New Manchester (formerly Fairview and Pughtown), Newell, Weirton (part) (Some of these communities may not be mentioned in the booklet.) Among the many subjects included are: Formation of the counties and Physical features; early population figures; the history of Bethany College, Dr. Alexander Campbell, and a historical sketch of "the Disciples of Christ"; Charles Prather, Alexander Wells, Henry Hervey, the Boner family, Col. Richard Brown, George Chapman, and other early settlers; Philip Dodridge (the Patrick Henry of Western Virginia); the Rev. Joseph Dodridge and a Description of the strange wedding customs of the early settlers; Capt. Samuel Brady and encounters with Indians; Death of Captain Van Buskirk; Robert Brooke; the First Courts; Patrick Gass of the Lewis and Clarke Expedition; Contest for the County Seat of Hancock Co.; Encounter of the Poe Brothers with the Wyandotte Chiefs; Iron, steel, pottery and other industries; Site of the Logan Massacre, Hollidays Cove, Fowlersville; The Wheeling Steel corportation Plant at Beech Bottom; Power and the Windsor Power Plant; site of the original Grimes Golden apple tree; and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. They frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The biographies include: William Kirk Woolery, professor at Bethany College; William Saylor Wilkin, member of the West Virginia Senate from Wellsburg; and Frank A. Chapman, descendent of an early Hancock Co. settler; and Dr. Alexander Campbell, who with his father, Thomas Campbell, is considered a founder of the Disciples of Christ. The booklet includes hand-drawn illustrations of Bethany College and Wellsburg.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Logan, Mingo and Boone Counties are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941), plus some early articles on the famous Hatfield and McCoy feud which occurred in this area. This NEW 60 page booklet is printed with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties (but not necessarily mentionedin the booklet),include: (Some of these communities are not be mentioned in the booklet.) Logan County (formed in 1824) Accoville, Amherstdale, Barnabus, Big Creek, Blair, Bruno, Chapmanville, Chauncey, Clothier, Cora, Davin, Dehue, Earling, Ethel, Henlawson, Holden, Hunt, Kistler, Lake, Landville, Logan (County Seat, earlier names -- Lawnsville and Aracoma), Lorado, Lundale, Lyburn, Mallory, Man, McConnell, Mitchell Heights, Monaville, Mount Gay, Omar, Peach Creek, Pecks Mill, Robinette, Rossmore, Sarah Ann, Sharples, Shively, Stirrat, Stollings, Switzer, Taplin, Verdunville, West Logan, Whitman, Wilkinson, Yolyn Mingo County (formed in 1895) Baisden, Blackberry City, Borderland, Breeden, Chattaroy, Delbarton, Dingess, Edgarton, Emmett, Gilbert, Hampden, Justice, Kermit, Lenore, Lobata, Matewan, Meador, Myrtle, Naugatuck, Newtown, Nolan, North Matewan, Ragland, Rawl, Red Jacket, Sprigg, Thacker, Varney, Verner, Vulcan, Wharncliffe, Williamson (County Seat) Boone County (formed in 1847): Artie, Ashford, Bald Knob, Bandytown, Barrett, Bim, Bloomingrose, Bob White, Comfort, Costa, Danville, Foster, Garrison, Gordon, Hewett, Jeffrey, Julian, Madison (County Seat), Nellis, Orgas, Ottawa, Packsville, Peytona, Prenter, Racine, Ramage, Ridgeview, Seth, Sylvester, Turtle Creek, Twilight, Uneeda, Van, Wharton, Whitesville Among the subjects included are: A Special section on the notorious Hatfield- McCoy feud; Formation of the counties and towns; physical features; where some place names came from; the "Sandy Creek Voyage" against the Indians; the "Mingo March" strike by the United Mine Workers resulting in a week of terror; Changes in coal mining to utilize by-products; various county seats; Thomas Dunn English - author; Jack Dempsey, Chief Logan and the Mingo Indian tribe; William M. Peyton and Peytona; Discovery of coal in West Virginia, and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains detailed biographies from the late 1800s. Besides being of interest to genealogists, they shed light on the businesses and institutions in the area, and on the events of the day. They include: LOGAN: Bruce Carroll, James E. Greever, Clarence H. Frey, David C. Brown, Thomas E. Rothwell, Willis S. Parsons, Ira P. Hager, Charles S. Minter, Perino B. Wingfield, Harry S. Gay Jr., Fred S. Schuster, James W. Johnson, James Walter Fisher, Rev. Austin P. Benjamin, Patrick F. Mahoney, Enoch White, Benjamin F. Justice, John Benjamin Wilkinson, C. Frank James, Robert L. Jenkins, John Hunter, Clarence W. Poling, Carroll W. Cromwell, Wallace B. Masincupp, Mrs. Vicie (Straton) Nighbert, Henry L. Fisher, Edwin H. Hutchinson, Robert Bland, J. Samuel Weddington, Arch J. Alexander, Robert T. Moore, Frank E. Bostic, Elmer A. Anthony, Arthur E. Morgan. MINGO: Robert E. Cochran, James Damron, Dr. Olin Henry Jennings, William C. Harrison, John L. Stafford, Dr. Roscoe McKinley Justice, George R. C. Wiles, Dr. Walter F. Leech, James M. Jordan, S.U.G. Rhodes, Dr. Charles H. Temple, James Walter Copley, Wirt F. Hatfield (Williamson's Mayor), Albert R. Jones, Willard E. Hatfield, Echols A. Hansba.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Wood and Wirt Counties, WV, are recalled in this New 67-page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey; History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis; and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Wood: Parkersburg (County Seat), Elizabeth, Blennerhassett's Island, Mineral Wells, Neal's Station, Vienna, Williamstown Wirt: Elizabeth (County Seat), and Burning Springs, Other communities listed in the county today include: Wood: Belleville, Boaz, Davisville, Fort Neal, Lubeck, New England, North Hills, Rockport, Walker, Washington and Waverly; Wert: Brohard, Creston, Munday, and Palestine. Among the many subjects included are: Various views of Blannerhasset's Island and accounts of Aaron Burr's Plot, an 1806 visitor's description of the island; James Wood, first courts, early public buildings, founding and history of Parkersburg, a map of Parkersburg and a tour of points of interest, where names came from, the Tomlinson House and the Henderson House, the glass industry, the First Circuit Court in Wirt County, Wirt pioneers, the boom-town history of Burning springs, Telephone service in Parkersburg, Arthur Ingraham Boreman -- leader in the fight to keep Western Virginia in the Union, and other bits of history and trivia. A special section has been added to this booklet pertaining to the Mineral Wells area. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. They frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. They include: Wood County: Thomas A. Brown, Ira Connolly, Averall E. Elliott, Sheriff Gordon Caldwell Enoch, Merton Blair Gibbens, Dr. Paris L. Gray, Henry C. Howe, Judge Okey Johnson, Frank A. King, Henry Ambrose Langfitt, Dr. Charles Sumner Lytle, Robert B. McDougle, Frank McKim, Dr. John Ewell McQuain, Charles E. Pahl, Dr. Clermont E. Park, Blair Plate, Dr. Shirley M. Prunty, Kinnaird Snodgrass, Carroll Cecil Stealey, Wilmer I. Steer, Paul E. Thomas, Miss Lynette I. Vaughan, Robert Widmeyer, Wilmer I. Steer, Dr. Shirley M. Prunty, Dr. Charles Sumner Lytle, Sheriff Gordon Caldwell Enoch, Thomas A. Brown, Robert B. McDougle. Wert County: Dr. Okey Warren Coplin, Walter W. Franklin, Walter Lee Hoffman, George W. Roberts, and Camden A. Sims, Okey Warren.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Barbour, Lewis, and Upshur Counties, West Virginia, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this New 70-page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941) The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties include: (Some of these are not mentioned in the booklet.) Barbour County (formed in 1843) Belington, Brownton, Galloway, Junior, Kasson, Moatsville, Philippi (County Seat), Volga. Lewis (formed in 1816) Alum Bridge, Camden, Crawford, Horner, Ireland, Jane Lew, Orlando, Roanoke, Vadis, Valley Chapel, Walkersville, Weston (County Seat), Wildcat. Wyoming (formed in 1851) Adrian, Alexander, Buckhannon (County Seat), Century, Cleveland, Frenchton, Kanawha Head, Lorentz, Rock Cave, Selbyville, Tallmansville, Tennerton. Among the subjects included are: Formation of the counties and towns; physical features; where place names came from; various county seats; Early Settlers; Broaddus College; West Virginia Wesleyan College; Battle of Philippi; Four H Club Camp; Newspapers; Weston State Hospital; Stonewall Jackson's Boyhood; the Pringle brothers, army deserters and pioneers; John Simpson, trapper and explorer; Multiple Name changes; a strange tree house; Alexander Withers; Jonathan M. Bennett; Battle of Laurel Hill; Weston Chamber of Commerce; and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of several residents of the late 1800s, often shedding light on the businesses, churches, and institutions in the area, and on the events of the day. They include: Dillon Pierre Baughman, Hubert David Lowry, Warren Phillips, Samuel Van Horn Woods, J.Blackburn Ware, Paul B. Ware, John E. Wolfe, William Woodson Trent, Aldine S. Poling, Frank H. Shaffer, Judge Henry Brannon, Capt. Mortimer D. Cure; John W. Smith; Edward V. Shore, John R. Davis, Mathew Edmiston, Andrew Edmiston, Thomas F. Law, Grover C. Corder, Roy Vincent Chidester, Dr. Mathew Samuel Holt, Dr. Samuel H. Burton, Dr. George M. Burton, Kenneth S. Kurtz, George Snyder, James D. Brewster, Arthur D. Horton, George I. Davisson, Capt. Edward T.W. Hall, Thomas E. Miles, Edward Arnold Brannon, Captain Aubrey F. Lawson, Guy R. Post, James H. Ashworth, Morgan Bailey, George O. Brown, Claude A. Brake, Albert J. Zickefoose, Troy E. Hardman, Leonard W. Deeds, James A. Rusmissell, John M. N. Downes, Dr. Sobisca S. Hall, French M. Farnsworth, Walter R. Grose, John B. Hilleary, Jerome V. Hall, Charles E. Hiner, John C. McWhorter, Myron B. Hymes, Rev. Homer E. Wark, William Smith O'Brien, Lemuel H. Trippett, Horace H. Withers, Ulysses G. Young. Illustrations include: the a View of Philippi, View of Buckhannon, Falls of Glady Creek at Duffy in Lewis County; view of Weston.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Marion County, WV are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this 73 page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Palatine, Fairmont (formerly Middletown), Mannington, Worthington, Enterprise, Shinnston, Hughes, Farmington, Metz , Glover Gap, Monongah. Other communities listed in the county today include: Barrackville, Baxter, Carolina, Colfax, Fairview, Four States, Grant Town, Idamay, Jordan, Kingmont, Montana Mines, Pleasant Valley, Rachel, and Rivesville. Among the many subjects included are: physical features, Doddridge's notes on "the customs of those primitive times," the Fairmont Male and Female Seminary, Francis H. Pierpont, Governor of Virginia under the "Restored Government", Fairmont State Normal School (Fairmont State Teachers College), David Morgan's Fight, the National Bank of Fairmont, a tour of Fairmont, and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of prominent county residents of yesteryear. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on area businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. They include: Arch W. Adams, LeRoy F. Alder, James J. Allen, Clay D. Amos, Curtis Edgar Amos, George E. Amos, Paul E. Amos, Luke C. Arnett, John W. Ballard, Frederick William Bartlett, Robert R. Beebe, Ernest R. Bell, A. Blake Billingslea, James F. Black, Jackson V. Blair Jr., Lee Bernard Boyers, John M. Brownfield, William E. Buckey, Mayor Frederick A. Burt, Dr. Hugh Holmes Carr, Harry B. Clark, John Andrew Clark Jr., Rev. William P. Cline Jr., Carroll C. Coffman, Andrew Jackson Colborn, Dr. James C. Collins, Rollo J. Conley, William H. Coontz, Franklin C. Davis, George L. Davis, Zachary F. Davis Sr., Ralph F. Doolittle, Charles Drake, Melvin E. Dyson, L. T. Eddy, Rev. William Jobes Eddy, Gov. Aretas Brooks Fleming, Brooks Fleming Jr., John W. Fleming, Alta Jason Gibson, Rev. Patrick H. Gilsenan, Edward Everett Hale, Thomas W. Hanley, J. Virgil Harr, William Stanley Haymond, Edward L. Hawkins, Frank C. Haymond, Robert M. Henry, William Melvin Hess, Rev. Thomas LeRoy Hooper, Dr. Edward W. Howard, Dr. LeRoy Downey Howard, William A. Hustead, Melville L. Hutchinson, Benjamin H. Ice, Samuel Lambert Johnson, Dr. Harry Stanley Keister, Rev. Heber Dwight Ketcham, Ira L. Laughlin, Claude S. Lawson, Camby M. Lowther, Myron Carleton Lough, William K. McCray, Arch L. McIntire, J. Harper Meredith, James A. Meredith, Winfield Scott Meredith, Thomas Condit Miller, Rev. Charles Baird Mitchell, Robert Emmett Mochler, J. Clyde Morris, Bonard C. Morrow, Henry E. Mulligan, Dr. Cloyd M. Musser, Thomas S. Neptune, John Edward Offner, John William O'Neil, Clyde Poling, Robert Sidney Reed, Charles Richie, Lowman A. Riggs, David A. Ritchie, Thomas F. Robey, L. Glenn Roop, Hershel Hampton Rose, Joseph Rosier, A. Lawrence Russell, Dayton A. Rymer, Woods P. Rymer, Ward M. Satterfield, Charles M. Shinn, Roy Hampton Stewart, George H. Shomaker, Flavius J. Smith, Coy Henry Snider, Sen. Ira L. Smith, A. Glenn Springer, Paul V. Stillings, Rev. Herman G. Stoetzer, Charles R. Sturm, Daniel Clingingsmith Tabler, Von E. Teeter, Homer C. Tennant, James H. Thomas, Dr. Jesse Ray Tuckwiller, Charles Walter Waddell, Kephart Delvarem Walker, Sylvanus L. Watson, George Thomas Watson, Ross Alfred Watts, Je.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Kanawha County, West Virginia, which includes the City of Charleston, are recalled in this NEW 77 page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front parchtex cover, protected with a vinyl sheet. Besides Charleston, communities in Kanawha County, as listed by the National Association of Counties include: Alum Creek, Belle, Big Chimney, Blount, Blue Creek, Burnwell, Cabin Creek, Carbon, Cedar Grove, Chesapeake, Clendenin, Corton, Crown Hill, Dawes, Decota, Diamond, Drybranch, Dunbar, East Bank, Elkview, Eskdale, Falling Rock, Frame, Gallagher, Glasgow, Handley, Hansford, Hernshaw, Hugheston, Institute, Jefferson, Kayford, Leewood, London, Mahan, Malden, Mammoth, Marmet, Miami, Montgomery (part), Nitro (part), Ohley, Pinch. Pond Gap, Pratt, Quick, Quincy, Saint Albans, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Sissonville, Smithers (part), South Charleston, Spring Hill, Tad, Tornado, Whittaker, Winifrede. (Some of these communities are not be mentioned in the booklet.) Charleston -- in 1845 it was a "neat and flourishing village". Less than a century later it was described as "a rapidly growing trade center," with a five-land thoroughfare "nearing completion." Among the subjects included are: Formation of the county; physical features; where place names came from; early settlers, such as Lewis Tachet, Leonard Morris, Gen. George Clendenin, and Michael See; the fate of Walter Kelly; Indian attacks; Churches; Gas Wells of Kanawha; Judge Lewis Summers; Daniel Boone's Report, Capitals and Capitols, Schools and Colleges for "colored, deaf and blind," West Virginia Collegiate Institute; Improvements to River Navigation; Coal Mines; Glass Industry and Chemical Production; Anne Bailey; Mary McGwigan, Senator John Kenna; Bridges of Charleston; Points of Interest with map; the Simon Kenton Monument and other bits of history and trivia.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 83 page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Past or present communities include: (Those in italics are mentioned by name in the booklet.) Alderson (part), Anthony, Asbury, Auto, Blue Sulphur Spring, Caldwell, Charmco, Clintonville, Crawley, Crichton, Dawson, Fairlea, Falling Spring, Fort Spring, Frankford, Friars Hil, Grassy Meadows, Hines, Kessler, Kieffer, Lesli, Lewisburg (County Seat), Marfrance, Maxwelton, Meadow Bluff, Neola, Quinwood, Rainelle, Renick, Ronceverte, Rupert, Smoot, Trout, White Sulphur Springs, and Williamsburg. Among the many subjects included are: physical features, first Lewisburg trustees, excerpts from Stuart's "Memoir of the Indian Wars.", Early description of White Sulphur Spring and Blue Sulphur Spring, Pioneer Settlers, Attack on Donnally's Fort, Grenadier Squaw (sister of Cornstalk), How Dick Pointer won his freedom, the Lewisburg Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church of Greenbrier, Greenbrier Lodge, Escape of Kate Carpenter, Major William Renick, Recollections of Col. John Stuart, Anne Bailey, an American hermit and heroine, Battle of White Sulphur or Ricky Gap, Margaret Prescott Montague, the Greenbrier Military School (including a list of the academy faculty in 1928), West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Greenbrier College for Women, Alderson Junior College, Howard E. Williams and the growth of good roadways in West Virginia, a tour over US Route 60 through White Sulphur Springs, Lewisburg and East Rainelle, Greenbrier County Courthouse, Meadow River Lumber Co., Big Sewell Mountain and General Lee's horse, Morlunda, Sam Black Church, Glencoe, the old Renick House, the Greenbrier Valley Fairground, Organ Cave, and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of prominent county residents of 1928. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on area businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. They include: Gen. Alfred Ward Grayson Davis, G. Gilmer Easley, Ashby D. Ferrell, Horace L. Goodman, Dr. Harold D. Gunning , Gertrude Humphreys, Clarence A. Jackson, Dr. Lawrence A. Jarrett, Dr. John A. Jackson, Alvaro Rupert McClung, Charles N. McWhorter, Col. Houston B. Moore (president of Greenbrier Military School), John Scott McWhorter, Percy C. Pharr, Gov. Samuel Price, Samuel Price, Col. John Stuart, Alexander R. Thompson, and French W. Thompson.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. We've gone through three volumes of West Virginia biographies and extracted over 125 of them to make this newly printed 8 1/2" x 11" booklet. The biographies are for persons living outside of the City of Charleston, but within Kanawha County, West Virginia, during or prior to 1928. With 85 pages of newsprint-size type, it's obvious they're full of detailed info -- ancestors, occupations, business enterprises, education, military service, siblings, spouse, children, honors, etc. The biographies were taken from West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey, published in 1928. The booklet is printed on opaque paper with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. A similar booklet is available with biographies of Charleston residents, while a History of Kanawha County, compiled from 8 books, can be found in a third booklet. All of our 400+ booklets are listed on eBay at least once a month. The Biographies in this booklet include: CABIN CREEK JUNCTION James R. Palmer, Walter A. Gilman, Oliver Bernard Wendeln CEDAR GROVE Roger W. Thompkins, James B. Kennedy, James Harvey Maloney, John A. Quick, Thomas E. Wright, John E. Hartman CHELYAN Andrew Slack, James W. Calvert, Grant G. Ferrell CLENDENIN John A. Young, Omer Given, Fleary L. Pack, John D. Kennedy, French C. Davis, Roy Ray, George F. Adams, William Burdette Crawford, Clyde Lee West, Clark C. Perkins, James A. Osborne, Stanton Jarrett, Luther V. Koontz, Phillip W. Snyder, Erra E. Osborne, Charles Everett Shafer, Samuel E. Young, William M. Summers, David Homer Stephenson, Charles E. Osborne, Robert C. Andrews, George M. Summers, Clyde Alexander Harper, John Beddow, Holly M. Shafer DUNBAR George M. Robinson, Clarence L. Hundley, Riley L. Kelbaugh, James A. Shaver, Maury Anderson, Gilbert P. Amick EAST BANK Charles F. McConihay, Charles I. Morris, Robin Morris Hudnall, Tipton L. Pryor, Andrew Blair Nelson ELKVIEW William H. Vickers, Louis D. Reynolds, William F. Walker ESKDALE Charles C. Morgan, Charles Thomas Whiteside, John H. Allen, Calil Shibley, Edward G. Foster, Lowell L. Fitzwater HANDLEY D. Ray Withrow, Herbert E. Snyder, Delmont C. Morrison KANAWHA CITY/OWENS Alfred W. Olvey, Daniel N. Barber, Percy C. Buckley, Carl L. Hayhurst, Thomas J. Garrett, Henry S. Hall MALDEN Charles Cameron Dickinson, William H. Goodwin, Nelson B. Oakes, Arthur W. DeBell, Eugene H. Hall, Hunter L. Matics, Wilber S. Norton SAINT ALBANS Claude L. Smith, William Ash McCreery, James B. Rich, John M. Burgess, Joseph S. Barker, Owen G. Stutler, Orbit J. Bartlett, James Shef Moore, Frederick C. McClure, Z. Harry Trowbridge, Dennis B. Taylor, James Moody McCormick, Guy M. Markham, William L. Bowling, Ward Harshbarger SOUTH CHARLESTON James Alonzo Smith, Earl A. McMillan, Donald McIntyre, Christopher C. Withrow, Richard O. O'Dell, Charles B. Halstead, Earl L. Grose, Charles J. Schmidt, Joseph M. Schwender WARD Fred Hall, Ben W. Wakeman, John Quincy Hall, Henry L. Schweinsberg. Acme: Ivab H. Ely Belle: William E. Callahan -- Robert Presley Romesburg Blue Creek: John Henry Copenhaver Coal Fork: William A. Staton Coalburg: Samuel B. Souleyret Dana: Jesse C. Plant -- Robert E. Parks Diamond: Leslie H. Davis Frame: William Henry Canterbury - Daniel Webster Hunt Kanawha City: Alfred W. Olvey - Daniel N. Barber Kayford: G.P. Fisher Leewood: Darrell M. McKown - Charles E. Stinnette Montgomery: Vernon C. Champe Pinch: Charles Burge Pratt: Joseph A. Wood - Oscar Alphonso Veazey Rhonda: Orville H. Williams Quincy: Byrne W. Dyer -- Holly R. Young Stone Branch: Tim G. Hall Jr. Sharon: Hugh D. McPherson.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. We've gone through three volumes of West Virginia biographies and extracted over 190 of them to make this newly printed 8 1/2" x 11"booklet. The biographies are for persons living in the City of Charleston, WV, during or prior to 1928. With 90 pages of newsprint-size type, it's obvious there's lots of detailed info -- ancestors, occupations, business enterprises, education, military service, siblings, spouse, children, honors, etc. The biographies were taken from West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey, published in 1928. The booklet is printed on opaque paper with the parchtex front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. A booklet featuring biographies of Kanawha County residents living outside Charleston, and a booklet on the History of Kanawha County, compiled from 8 books, are also available. These, along with our other 400+ historical booklets, are listed on eBay at least once a month. Names include: Riner Gaither Altizer, Albert M. Belcher, George C. Backus, Reginald B. Blubaugh, Sherman H. Ballard, Frank C. Brown, Bruce E. Bartlett, Robert King Buford, Lanty E. Ballengee, Ernest H. Ball, Harry S. Barr, Homer W. Bowers, William W. Boggess, Frank C. Burdette, Valentine L. Black, Peter J. Biagi, Edward S. Bock, Elbert L. Ballard, Julian F. Bouchelle, Alvin J. Barnhart, Ashby J. Baker, Harless R. Campbell, Charles E. Copeland, William Edwin Chilton, John B. Crowley, Walter Eli Clark, Henry Stuart Cato, Willard F. Comstock, Augustus C. Carver, Frederick S. Casto, Frank B. Carpenter, Joseph E. Chilton, George Henry Caperton, Harold Blain Cornwell, George D. Cochrane, Vincent T. Churchman, O. Emerson Camp, Orus W. Dearman, John Quincy Dickinson, John W. Duff, Marcus L. Dillon, John S. Dana, Henry B. Davenport, James J. Divine, Edward T. England, Leonard S. Echols, Charles H. Enicks, James C. Fielding, Thomas G. Fletcher, Albert V. Fitzwater, Ralph J. Ford, James F. Frame, William F. Goshorn, Fred Paul Grosscup, Alvin J. Gearheard, E. Fred Gott, John Gass, George F. Grisinger, Charles W. Good, Henry D. Goshorn, Henry R. Glass, John W. Greybill, Ora E. Gay, Peter A. Haley, J. Howard Hundley, Cyrus W. Hall, Orville Hackney, Dane D. Hite, Grant P. Hall, Elliott R. Hatfield, Andrew J. Horan, Floyd H. Hieatt, John B. Hart, William T. Henshaw, Harold Houston, Marcellus Horn, Howard Dayton Hively, Harry A. Hall, Arthur Middleton Hill, Edward J. Handloser, Ritchie A. Ireland, Clyde Beecher Johnson, David A. Jayne, Howard S. Jarrett, Earley M. Johnson, Robert H.C. Kay, Charles E. Krebs, Edwin M. Keatley, Ray Kessel, Fred J. Kaufman, Arthur B. Koontz, Charles H. Kirby, Edward Dana Knight, Clarence W. Kemper, Florence Calvert Kuhn, Orris Kelley, Duncan C. Kennedy, Edward W. Knight, George S. Laidley, Robert W. Lilley, James Sansome Lakin, David Littlejohn, Gregory Loebach, Alfred H. Lea, William T. Lively, Robert M. Lambie, J. Brooks Lohan, Clayton E. McMillion, John C. McEldowney, Omar Morgan, Robert Hugh Martin, William G. Mathews, Harold S. Mathews, Harry L. Minsker, James B. Madison, Robert Kemp Morton, Braxton Miller, Charles E. McCoy, Linville C. Massey, Morris I. Mendeloff, Horace S. Meldahl, Hal F. Morris, Samuel F. McConihay, William Taulbee Moore, N William A. Nugent, Sterrett O. Neale, O. Othor Older, Charles O'Grady, Ben. Spotwood Preston, William L. Poling, William Dallas Payne, James Putney, F. Ray Power, Anton Pfaff, John A. Parsons, Walter Warren Point, William M. Peters, Jacob T. Pierson, John Patrick, Charles S. Paisley, Charles A. Ray, Henry L. Robertson, Edgar A. Reid, Claude N. Rucker, Edward H. Russell, Joseph U. Rohr, Gertrude M. Reynolds, Robert D. Roller Jr., Harold Arthur Ritz, Delbert T. Robinson, Thomas E. Romaine, Harold W. Rose, Elmer A. Stone, Harry Scherr, David L. Salisbury, Leroy Swinburn, Boyd Blynn Stutler, Harlan Herbert Staats, Clarence P. Shirkey, Conrad Fisher Sayre, Frederick M. Staunton, Wilbur F. Shirkey, John Rollin Shultz, Walton S. Shepherd, Hiram F. S.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Cabell County, West Virginia, including the City of Huntington, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 107 page illustrated booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage works. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties include: Barboursville, Culloden, Huntington (part) (County Seat), Lesage, Milton, Ona, and Salt Rock. The source books include: West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a 1941 WPA publication. Among the many topics are: William H. Cabell, the First Circuit Superior Court, Bishop Thomas A. Morris, Early Churchs; Formation of the county; the town of Guyandotte (now part of Huntington), Marshall College, Morris Harvey College, Tobacco growing; Newspapers; telephone service; West Viginia Orphans Home; and tours covering the town of Milton, Ona, Ceredo and Kenova; a history and tour of the city of Huntington with a map and points of interest, and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on area businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. They include: Augustus F. Thompson, Homer E. Heines, Dr. Grover C. Morrison, Floyd S. Chapman, Charles R. Wilson, John B. Purcell, Charles W. Thornburg, James Murphy, Rudenzs Douthat, Ira J. Kail, Dr. J. Edward Hubbard, Carl R. Varnum, Dr. Herbert E. Guthrie, William Francis Hite, Evert C. Hines, Wilbur A. Meanor, Captain Robert R. Smith, William S. Rosenheim, Fred S. Loar, Jesse Kiser, Dr. C. P. Spurgeon Ford, Henry Clay Warth, Sherwood D. Morgan, Lenna Lowe Yost, George Marshall Lyon, John Henry Druen, Z. Taylor Vinson, Frank W. Robertson, Lester N. Frantz, Col. William H. Waldron, Dr. Howard E. Summers, Thomas E. Dimick, Herman Shank, William R. Thompson, Fitzhugh Lee Ford, Dr. Charles McVea Buckner, Archibald M. Hewitt, Gertrude Roberts, Frank L. Poindexter, Dr. Fred E. Brammer, Dr. Charles Gordon Willis, Frank Bliss Enslow, Duncan W. Daugherty, Austin J. King, Dr. Oscar B. Biern, Charles Marsh Gohen, Henry Chapman Harvey, Dr. Alvis J. Watts, T. Selden Jones, Clifton W. Loeser, Dr. George M. D. Hunt, Rev. Henry B. Altmeyer, Henry Clay Duncan Jr., Rolla Dacres Campbell, William H. Newcomb, Dr. James I. Miller, Rolland C. Mossman, Robert R. Steele, Charles R. Vose, Dr. Grover Latham Howard, Grover M. Angell, Jack H. Lewis, Wilbert H. Norton, Quincey E. Callaway, Dr. Frederick A. Fitch, James A. Diddle, Dr. Russell C. Boyd, Thomas W. Wyatt, Rev. Matthew L. Wood, Dr. Ira Clay Hicks, Charles W. Watts, Dr. Claude A. Latham, Charles Pinder Snow, Carney Milton Layne, Dr. Arthur S. Jones, F. Darney Caldweld, Lemuel Richard Via, Isaac E. Handley, Dr. Edward E. Shafer, Carleton D. Emmons, Dr. Charles W. Wise, Homer L. Yeich, Dr. James Boyce Taylor, Burton H. Mott, Robert L. Archer, Charles W. Campbell, Dr. Charles Hamilton Morris, Dr. William E. Neal, Thomas Hope Harvey, Harry H. Harvey, Dr. Thomas Dugan, Andrew C. Thomas, George Jackson Caldwell, Gov. Henry Drury Hatfield, James Lewis Caldwell, Hugh B. Hagen, Elliott Northcott, James K. Oney, Dr. James S. Clumpp, Peter C. Buffington, Claude E. Goodwin, Charles R. Carder, Jefferson W. Yoho, Albert R. Field, Edwin Burton Kyle, DeSelm A. Hall, Lawrence L. Wilson, Dr. George Delbert Johnson, Fred M. Livezey, William M. Jones, Charles L. Ritter, Col. Harry R. Wyllie, William W. Smith, Charles F. Edw.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Jefferson County, West Virginia, which includes Harper's Ferry, Shepherdstown and Charles Town (formerly Charlestown), are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this 111 page illustrated booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books. The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Other communities mentioned: Middleway, Leetown, Smithfield, Bloomery, Bardane, Kearneysville, Bollivar, Halltown, Darke, Ranson. The source books include: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). Among the many topics are: Formation of the county; Physical features and mineral deposits; Scenery at Harper's Ferry; James Rumsey, a pre-Fulton steamboat inventor; General William Darke; Washington's Masonic Cave; Shannondale Springs; Newspapers; Judge Daniel B. Lucas; Schools; John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry; Jefferson County during the Civil War; John Lederer; Storer College; Shepherd College State Normal School; Home of the Burr family; General Horatio Gates and the Revolution; ; Alexander Martin, university president; William Lyne Wilson, statesman; Points of Interest and Maps for Charles Town, Harper's Ferry and Shepherdstown; Claymont Court, Falling Springs and other area mansions; a Ghostly cobbler, a colorful excuse for late mail, an amusing clause in Charles Lee's will, and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of prominent county residents of the late 1800s, often shedding light on the businesses, churches, and institutions in the area, and on the events of the day. They include: Dr. Abner Osburn Albin, Forrest Barnhart, Henry N. Bradley, Forrest A. Brown, Col. Forest W. Brown, Frank Lee Bushong, Capt. Henry Clay Getzen-Danner, John W. Irvin, James Murray Mason family, Mary (Minnie) Reinhart Ringgold (a descendant of Gerrett Van Swearingen), and Frank B. Robinson.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Harrison County, West Virginia, which includes Clarksburg (Clarksburgh), Salem, Bridgeport, Shinnston, Lumberport, and vacinity, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 112 page illustrated spiral-bound booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Among the many subjects included are: Formation of the county, Physical features and mineral deposits, stories of pioneer Jesse Hughs (Hughes) -- famous Indian fighter, Col. William Lowther -- courageous frontiersman, Gov. Joseph Johnson, Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Benjamin Harrison (ancestor of presidents), Nutter's Fort, Early descriptions of Clarksville, Early officials, Stuart Reed and the state flag, Judge Nathan Goff, Major Armsey, and the Civil War, Christ Church at Clarksburg, West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls, Clarksburg Public Library, Salem College, Salem Bridge and Construction Company, Clarksburg Points of Interest, Salem and the Seventh Day Baptists, Levi Shinn and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of 1928. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on area businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. They include: Mary Jane Curran, Hugh B. Shawhan, Rush Dew Holt, George H. Trainer, Clarence A. Tesch, Camden Page Fortney, Claude J. Ryan, Vance L. Hornor, Felix Oren Sutton, Aaron F. Wagner, Everett M. Christie, George H. Gordon, Wade H. Coffindaffer, Orlie W. Robinson, Wayne Flemming Allen, Eldred Batson, S. Orestes Bond (president of Salem College), Thurman Brissey, David Bromley, Thurman Cain (president of WV Business College), Justin Carskadon, Rev. Josiah Carter, the Chalfant family, James Clifford Jr., Ira Wade Coffman, C. Clyde Coffindaffer, Clyde Cole, Thomas Coleman Jr., Peyton Cost, Clyde Crist, Dr. Louise Jarvis Currence, John Davis (ambassador to Great Britain), Isaac Davisson, Haller Hamilton, Frederick Delbridge, William Douglass, I. Hazlett Freese, George Gall Jr., Wade Garrett, Avery Gaskins, Revy Vance Golden, Howard Mason Gore, William Harrington, Taney Harrison, William Harrison, Charles Hyde Hart, Charles Matthew Hart, Scotland Highland with a 337 year genealogy of the Highland family, Charles Philson Hood, Thomas Hornor, Arnold Jarvis, Benjamin Bassel Jarvis, Frank Johnson, Louis Johnson, Harry Kincaid, J. Wesley Law, Maurice Loudin, Lucian D. Lowther, Charles Fletcher Lucas, Graham Lynch, Truman Lynch, Sam Mallison, Foster Martn, the Robert Mason family, Edwin Maxwell, Haymond Maxwell, Clyde McCarty, Austin McIntyre, Dennis McIntyre, J. Earl Mick, Ronald Moist, Croner Guy Musser, Harry Pople, Benjamin Robinson, Edward Robinson, Howard Robinson, James Robinson, Mary Jane Robinson, Lucy Robinson, J. Ransel Romine, Harrison Morton Goff Ross, Laman Shingleton, Edward Grandison, Harry Gail Sturm, Michael Teter, W. Guy Tetrick, Samuel Ralph Thompson, Arthur Van Gorder Upton, Lewis Waugh, Charles Everett Williams, Stephen Williams, Frank Wilson, H. M. Wolverton, James Walker Wooddell, and John Benjamin Wyatt.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Ohio County, West Virginia, which includes Wheeling and vacinity, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this 126-page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Among the many subjects included are: Formation of the county, Physical features; Early descriptions of Wheeling; Zane's Road and island; two theories on the name "Wheeling"; First Court, Wheeling's first officials; an account of the Siege of Fort Henry in 1777; Simon Girty (villian), Lewis Wetzel and Adam and Andrew Poe (Indian fighters); Second Siege of Fort Henry; the First and Second Wheeling Conventions; How West Virginia became a separate state; Mount De Chantal Academy; Linsly Institute; Central Catholic High School; Archie W. Campbell and the Intelligencer, Earl Williams Oglebay, businessman and philanthropist; Rebecca Harding Davis, authoress; Virgil Lewis, historian; rivalry between Pittsburgh and Wheeling; The Customhouse, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Site of Fort Henry, Oglebay Park, and other Points of Interest (with a small map) in Wheeling; Monument Place, a Georgian Colonial mansion; McCulloch's Leap; a history of First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Wheeling, M. Marsh and Sons and the Wheeling Stogie; and other bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The biographies include (NOT in alphabetical order): William Ackermann, Earl Adams, J. Bruce Allison, Rev. Charles Aurand, Aaron Bruce Barnett, Oliver Beardmore, George Blackford, Rev. John Bomberger, Joseph Brady, David Allen Burt, William Casey, Joseph Caldwell, Percy Callahan, Clarence Joseph Chapman, Dr. Lydia Herts Cromwell (Mrs. Julian Hearne), Rev. J. Edwin Dale, Howard Davis, Lee Dobbs, Albert Doepken, Charles Dowler, John Ferrell, Rev. William Fields, Oscar Craig Fitz, William Stewart Fulton, Earl Giesey, Andrew James Gilleland, Charles Gillette, Alexander Glass, Harry Gordon, William Grimes, Joseph Handlan, , George Heide, Harry Henderson, Julian Hearne, William Holliday Higgins, Charles Holloway, Herbert Leroy Humphrey, Harry Ingram, William Burriss Irvine, Joseph Jefferson, Michael Jochum, Harry Robert Jungling, Bernard Kaiser, John Kelly, Orion Koller, George Kossuth, George Laughlin, Hugo Laupp, Clyde Law, Martin Luther Law, Rev. Lester Lewellyn, John Lynch, R. H. Mahlke, John Majesky, Arch Metzner, Rev. John Muyskens, Clifford Myers, Johnson Camden McKinley, John Sergent Naylor, George Neal, Charles Nolte, Charles Norteman, Lee Paull, the Rev. Clarence Portz, Rev. James Mease Potter, Will Amick Quimby, Paul O. Reymann, Rev. Charles Robinson, Rev. Harry Satterfield, Herbert Schrader, James Slayton, William Steen, George Steenrod, Ben Stern, Edward Stifel, John David Thomas, Raymond Tomassene, Isaiah Tuttle, Charles Wingerter, Alfred F. Ulrich, Dr. Albert Earl Hennen, Pressley Birger Klein, James Brewer Sommerville, Robert Uriel Drinkard, Harry Anthony Smith, Andrew J. Harness, Rev. John J. Swint, George B. Pelley, Walter H. McClure, Rev. James Thomas McClure and Justus Collins.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Monongalia County, WV, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this NEW 131 page booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941). The booklet is printed on opaque paper, with the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Morgantown, Westover, Core, Pentress, Blacksville and Wadestown. Other communities in the county today include: Booth, Cassville, Dellslow, Everettville, Granville, Little Falls, Maidsville, Osage, Pursglove, Star City, Wana and Westover. Among the many subjects included are: an tragic account of an early settlement of Dunkards led by Dr. Thomas Eckarly; why settlers were called "long knives"; formation of the original county; Zackquell Morgan and other early settlers; David Morgan's Encounter with two Indians; Indian Incursion on Cobun's Creek; Indians at Statler's Fort; Attack on Martin's Fort; Murder of Fannie and Phobe Scott; WV forest conservation; Newspapers; Pottery business; West Virginia University at Morgantown with a 1941 tour; Bios of Sen. Waitman T. Willey, Dr. Charles Ambler, Dr. Israel C. White, William Ryland White, and Francis H. Pierpont; the city of Morgantown with Points of Interest; other area sites. Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. They frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. They include: Charles Henry Ambler, George A. Anderson (2), Lonna Dennis Arnett, William C. Arnett, O. Fred Arthur, F. Guy Ash, Ovilla A. Azure, Charles George Baker, Gen. George Coleman Baker, Earl T. Baker, Thomas A. Barrickman, J. Monroe Boyer, Clyde Brand, Franklin Marion Brand, Charles McChesney Bray, Luther Samson Brock, Virgil A. Brown, Nathan C. Burdett, Lester Wade Burnside, James Lewis Caldwell, George D. Chittum, E. Luther Cole, Harry Outen Cole, Wayne Francis Coombs, Floyd Brooks Cox, Frank Cox, Ulysses James Courtney, Stanley Riley Cox, Richard Earle Davis, Richard E. Davis, Rex H. Davis, Arch F. Dawson, John L. Dogan, Charles P. Dorr, John D. Downs, Joseph E. Falter, Stanley H. Fidler, Rev. Peter Flynn, Wilson C. Frame, Nat Terry Frame, Ashbel F. Gibson, Samuel Judson Hall, John Layfayette Hatfield, John Carl Heilig, Edgar Frank Heiskell, C. Ray Henry, Charles E. Hodges, Fred H. Hood, William French Hunt, Curtis G. Jackson, Roy J. Jamison, R. Hugh Jarvis, Charles E. Jenkins, Omar P. Jenkins, James G. Jeter Jr., Albert C. Johnson, William G. Johnson, John Lindsay Johnston, Clement Ross Jones, Louis F. Kauffeld, William C. Kelly, Francis Paul Kenney, Dr. Charles R. Kessel, Maurice F. Kirsch, Stanley I. Kizinski, Donald G. Lazzelle, I. Grant Lazzelle, Cassius McCarl Lemley, John P. Lilly, Eugene H. Long, Clarence Watkins McCutcheon, Joseph Henry McDermott, Dr. Earl N. McCue, James H. McGrew, J. Horace McKee, Guy T. Mackey, Horace Hill Marple, Cyrus Haymond Maxwell, George Ralph Maxwell, Walter A. Mestrezat, J. Ross Murnane, Noah Alvadore Moore, Charles A. Ober, Delbert H. Pape, William L. Park, Frank W. Parker, Irving H. Parker, Dr. Donald Monroe Pfost, Roscoe Parriott Posten, Paul H. Price, William S. Price, Elmer W. Prince, Samuel J. Randall, Miller W. Reed, Benjamin G. Reeder, David Bright Reger, Charles C. Robison, Clarence Roby, Jared Rodeheaver, Carl Chester Romine, Anton L. Romisch, Frank Schmidiger, John Fielden Shaffer, Frank C. Shriver, F.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. [West Virginia / Appalachia] Hardcover. Spine cloth perished. viii, 252 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits. Name of original owner written on first few pages, Freda R. Colebank, Heatland WVA.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Impression. Not a reprint or POD. Light tan cover with dark brown lettering. Cover shows soiling. Pages have browning due to age. No marking, underlining, or highlighting. First page is titled The Geography of West Virginia by M.P. Shawkey, Ex-Principal, Normal Department, Wesleyan College of West Virginia. book has 66 Figures which includes photos, maps, tables, and charts. Copyright date is 1907, by Rand McNally & Company. Rare book. ; B & W illustrations, maps, photos; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 32 pages;

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1910 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 122 Language: English.