A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous TerritoryThis history covers the middle New River area from 1654 to 1905 with an emphasis on Mercer County, West Virginia. Mercer County was created in 1837 from Giles and Tazewell counties, Virginia, and was part of Virginia until 1863. |
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Captain George W. Caldwell was a relative of my grandmother Elma Dean Caldwell ( Wood ) of Pipestem, West Virginia where I was born . I am told that he had been named Captain Caldwell in 1860 under the big Oak Tree in Pipestem,, WV.
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This is a great book for historians and genealogists. Mountain Heritage Books has it available in a new HARDBACK reprint of the original book, including an additional name index.
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A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory David Emmons Johnston Limited preview - 1988 |
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| Title | A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory American County Histories - VA only |
| Author | David Emmons Johnston |
| Publisher | Standard Ptg. & Publishing Company, 1906 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Feb 9, 2008 |
| Length | 500 pages |
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