-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] JOHNSTONS of WVA Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:57:22 -0400 From: Scott McNabb <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> To all searching West Virginia, please remember that West Virginia did not become a state until June of 1863. I believe that anyone born prior to statehood would have been listed in a Virginia or Maryland census. Death certificates may also list place of birth as Virginia or Maryland if the individual was born prior to statehood. I am unaware if the county names or configurations changed after statehood, but I am sure there were some changes. Scott