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A Centennial History of Alleghany County, Virginia

A Centennial History of Alleghany County, Virginia

Paperback

Genealogy & Heraldry19th Century United States HistoryRegional: South

ISBN10: 0893089265
ISBN13: 9780893089269
Publisher: Southern Historical Pr Inc
Published: Feb 21 2018
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

By: Oren F. Morton, Pub. 1923, Reprinted 2018, 236 pages, Index, Soft Cover, ISBN # 0-89308-926-5.

Alleghany County was creaed in 1822 from Bath and Botetourt counties. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents. A particular useful feature of this book are the hundreds of mini biographies inter dispersed through out the book. Family & Biographical Sketches: Aritt, Armentrout, Armstrong, Beards, Bell, Bennett, Bowyer, Callaghan, Carpenter, Carson, Carter, Damron, Dresslers, Ervine, Fridley, Fudge, Gillespies, Gilliland, Hansbarger, Helmintoller, Helper, Holloway, Holley, Huddleston, Jackson, Johnson, Kimberlin, Kincaids, King, Knox, Landes, Leighton, Lemon, Lockhart, McAllister, Mallow, Mann, Massie, Milhollen, Morris, Morton, Parrish, Pennell, Persingers, Persinger, Rvercomb, Robinson, Scott, Skeen, Stull, Taylor, Warren, Wolfe, and Wright. You will also discover several list: 1782 personal property books, 1840 Residents, Marriages recorded in Botetourt 1778-1795, Marriages recorded in Bath 1790-1800, Marriages recorded in Alleghany 1825-1857.

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