Hi Pat: You have been busy! Hopefully some people will respond from the Lewis County site because they have an interest in history and perhaps will see some ancestral contacts in some of the names of key people that you include in your "reprints" from the county's history books. I do hope that members of the list realize the value of your sharing so much valuable historical information. After all, our ancestors lived in the context of their times, thus "knowing the territory" and what was happening during those early county years is significant for all of us. Your citations certainly can provide a strong hint as to the occupations of our early families in America, their trades, and their village leadership. How many people today, for example, know that Martinsburg was the county seat at one time? You are making a valuable contribution to this list. My congratulations to you. Ken