BATH COUNTY RECORDS AVAILABLE

Have some Bath County needs? Well, the historical society there is working fast. They have published a number of books of records, including wills, marriages, tax lists, and more. Most of these are an easy to afford $12 - $25, so send them a SASE and ask them for a list of their publications. And a big THANKS to this group for improving the ease or regional research for all of us.

The spring 1996 issue of the WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY carries church records of the Rev. Thaddeus Dod of Washington, PA, which will be of interest to persons in the Allegheny Region. Dod performed a number of baptisms and marriages in Hampshire County in the 1770s, and these are carried in the journal mentioned. Persons who wish to order a copy or to join the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical society should write WPGS, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-4080, or visit the society headquarters in the Carnegie Museum and Library Building at that address.

A few years ago, when Jim Comstock's HILLBILLY requested information on the West Virginia roots of 60s hippie guru and murder conspirator Charles Manson, I undertook to see what I could find out, and in fact stumbled into the fact that Charlie's direct line ancestors of a century and a half ago were residents of Randolph County, and this got me thinking. Who else among the famous might spring from some chickened out hillbilly? Could the likes of John Wayne or Randolph Scott have West Virginia Roots? How 'bout Howard Hughes or Richard Nixon? OK, if this all sounds like blue blood hunting, how 'bout Bonnie and Clyde, or John Dillinger or John Wayne Gacy? Have any of our readers did any research that turned up Allegheny Region ancestors of famous Americans? We here in the editorial offices would love to hear about it .....

The August 3rd "Family History Share Day" held in co-operation with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was a big success. About 50 persons came out to swap family history and study regional families using the resources of the LDS Church and the ARFHS that were assembled at the site. 11 West Virginia counties as well as Falls Church, VA, Miami, FL and Baltimore, MD were represented among the attendees. Dorinda Grumbine of the LDS Church deserves a special note of recognition for her work in organizing the LDS end of the event, as do or own Marvin Hill and executive committee all of whom answered the task as usual! Among the out of town guests were the president and executive director of HACKERS CREEK PIONEER DESCENDANTS, Charlie and Joy Gilchrist. Thanks to the LDS folks and all of the attendees for making our "Share Day" a big success!

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William D. Armstrong Steam Sawmill-Files Creek, Randolph Conty, Circa 1800. 2nd from left with clipboard, Thomas J. Armstrong.

Colonel Edward Jackson - Genealogy and History of the Son of Immigrants; John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson, His Wives and Families of Mary Haddan and Elizabeth W. Break; Grandparents of General Stonewall Jackson; authors Linda Brake Meyers and Nancy Ann Jackson

Colonel Edward Jackson, the son of John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson was born in present day Hardy Co., WV, then VA. At age 12, he accompanied his father and brother, George, to what is today Upshur Co., WV, where they were one of the first three families to carve their homes from the wilderness of then western Virginia. At 17, he was a landowner, his acreage eventually numbering in the thousands. He was a prominent member of society, Rev. Soldier, surveyor, and grandfather of General Stonewall Jackson. He was married twice, first to Mary Haddan, daughter of David Haddan. Six children were born of this marriage. He purchased land in now Lewis County, WV where he built his first mill around 1800 and eventually established a self contained homestead known as Jackson's Mill. His second wife, Elizabeth W. Brake, daughter of John and Elizabeth Weatherholt Brake, was the mother of nine children. All of his children lived to maturity.

6x9 hard cover, embellished with gold lettering containing over 1100 pages, a culmination of five years research and a compilation of the history and genealogy of the descendants of Col. Edward Jackson. For most of these families we have traced the lineage to the present day and have located living descendants.

Includes histories of the Jackson, Haddan, Brake families, the progenitors of the descendants of Col. Edward Jackson and short genealogies of the Jackson, Haddan, Brake and Cooper families, as well as sketches on all of the children of Col. Edward and many of their descendants.

Contains over 100 pictures. Cost: $55.00 plus $5.00 shipping/handling. Send check made out to: Linda B. Meyers, 9682 Woodgate Lane, Byron, IL, 61010-9556