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Genealogy of the Bott(s) and Kegley Families of Western and Central Virginia
The Genealogy of the Bott(s) and Kegley Families of Western and Central, Virginia is the story of how these families came from Germany, the Netherlands, England and Scotland to settle in America.
Militia of Montgomery County, Virginia, 1777-1790
The militia was organized in 1777 after the county was established in the previous year. All men between the ages of 18 and 50 were required to register, attend muster and perform others with their captain of the militia. Only those who were infirm or not fit were allowed not to attend and this information is often listed on the muster rolls.
Journey to Freedom
In late November of 1858 two enslaved Black women—Celia Grayson, age twenty-two, and Eliza Grayson, age twenty—escaped the Stephen F. Nuckolls household in southeastern Nebraska. John Williamson, a man of African American and Cherokee descent from Iowa, guided them through the dark to the Missouri River, where they boarded a skiff and crossed the icy waters, heading for their first stop on the Underground Railroad at Civil Bend, Iowa. In Journey to Freedom Gail Shaffer Blankenau provides the first detailed history of Black enslavement in Nebraska Territory and the escape of these two enslaved Black women from Nebraska City. Poised on the “frontier,” the Graysons’ escape demonstrate...
Mountains on the Market
“This is a landmark not only of Appalachian history but of southern economic and environmental history as well.” —John C. Inscoe, author of Race, War, and Remembrance in the Appalachian South Manufacturing in the Northeast and the Midwest pushed the United States to the forefront of industrialized nations during the early nineteenth century; the South, however, lacked the large cities and broad consumer demand that catalyzed changes in other parts of the country. Nonetheless, in contrast to older stereotypes, southerners did not shun industrial development when profits were possible. Even in the Appalachian South, where the rugged terrain presented particular challenges, southern entre...
Rader Ramblings
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Free People of Colour
"These miscellaneous items are representative of Southwest Virginia and include information from Augusta, Wythe, Montgomery, Giles, Pulaski, Lee, Russell, Scott, Carroll and Washington counties. In addition there are a few items from Powhatan, Chesterfield, Goochland, Northumberland, Richmond, Louisa and Henry counties."--Introduction.
Vaughans in Wales & America
Vaughan Family
