To PAULA1941@aol.com: >Could someone tell me where I can get a copy of " The History of Crawford >County" that everyone talks about all the time. I' m new to this stuff and >need some help. Paula, I know the book was republished at some time, but I'm not sure where you can purchase a copy - I'll check around and see what I can find out for you. My copy is the orginal printing from 1885 but I have seen some of the newer versions and they are printed as 2 volumes instead of one large one. >Dr. James A. Sterlingb.1822 d.1881 The only reference I found for a James Sterling in the "History of Crawford County" is on page 659 under the history of Summerhill Township. The paragraph his name appears in follows: "James McDowell is reputed the pioneer settler, coming about 1796 or 1797. He was of Scotch extraction, came from the region of the Susquehanna, and remained a life-long resident on his farm on the Conneaut, below Dicksonburg. He had five sons and two daughters, and many of their descendants are yet in the township. Daniel Myers came from the same locality about the same time and settled on the adjoining tract, near the center of the township, surveyed in the name of A. Power. He was killed while on his way home from Harmonsburg by being thrown from his horse. John STERLING, an old neighbor, soon followed to the new country, and his sons, James, Washington and Andrew became well-known property-holders. James Fetterman settled on the John Power tract, about one and a half miles southeast from Conneautville, where he remained till death in old age and where his descendants now reside. He at one time owned 1,100 acres of land. He came a young, unmarried man, and in 1798 wedded Betsy McDowell; this was the first marriage in the township." >Elizabeth (Betsy) Rider b. 1822 e. 1896 >James A. Sterling b. 1858 d.1934 >Irene Newbury b. 1863 d. 1881 >Ella Fisher Davenport b. 1862 d. 1937 I found no mention of the above persons in that particular reference. I will check into those names further for you and will get back to you as soon as I have any details. It may take a short while, seem to have a minor backlog of out-of-house research! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net