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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Little Walkers Creek - A History of the Land and Its People

Little Walkers Creek - A History of the Land and Its People

Sowers, Rebecca Cox

Paperback

Genealogy & HeraldryRegional: Middle Atlantic

ISBN10: 0975366742
ISBN13: 9780975366745
Publisher: American History Press
Published: Oct 1 2005
Pages: 252
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.53 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Little Walkers Creek: A History of the Land and Its People is the most complete history of this area in Southwestern Virginia ever written. This work encompasses all events in the area from the late 1700's into the early 1900's, with an emphasis on family genealogies.

The author has researched in depth the First Land Grants located at the Library of Virginia and traced them forward at the local county courthouses in Montgomery, Wythe, Pulaski and Bland counties. With this newly rediscovered information at hand, the reader may now be able to trace how his ancestor acquired his land and, possibly, if it was later donated to a church, county school or even for use as a cemetery.

Ms. Sowers has also studied the census records from that period to obtain even more detailed information. Is it possible that your ancestor had children that you did not know about? Yes! Many children disappeared from one census to another indicating that the child had perhaps died from an epidemic or illness such as diphtheria or yellow fever. This history may help you uncover the long lost relative - which you didn't even know was lost!

Was your ancestor a Confederate soldier or the widow of a Confederate soldier? The author has laboriously transcribed the available military records such as the Confederate Pensions, which provide precise information such as age and place of birth, occupation, service during the war and injuries or sickness. The Confederate Widows Pensions will provide information such as marriage place and date, place of birth and date, and cause, place and date of death of husband.

Structured and detailed genealogies will also assist the reader in discovering the relationships between individuals, and in some cases, photographs depict the people who made up the fascinating human landscape of the region.

This history is a must have if you have ancestors from the Little Walkers Creek area, or have an interest in the history of the region, and it will surely prove to be an invaluable asset as you conduct your research.

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