Linda... Find Pittsburgh PA where the three rivers meet, follow the Monongahela River south to the West Virginia border. The "Mid" Mon Valley starts south of Elizabeth (At the Washington County line) to Fredericktown PA. It is fundamentally part of the south bound northern flowing river bordered by Washington and Fayette on opposite river shores. Towns included New Eagle, Monongahela, Donora, Monessen, Charleroi, Belle Vernon, Dunlevy, Stockdale, Allenport, Elco, Fayette City, Coal Center, California, Newell, Brownsville, LaBelle and Fredericktown. A wide variery of cultural and social values are inherit in its history. Dave Copenhaver Monongahela PA Homepage : http://members.xoom.com/dlcope/index.htm Genealogy: http://www.chartiers.com http://www.cobweb.net/gssp/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkanawh/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkvgs/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Washington County Genealogy Research County Formations ... Washington County formed from Westmoreland County-1781 ... Allegheny County formed from partial Washington County 1786-1788 ... Greene County formed from Washington County-1796 ... Beaver County formed from partial Washington County-1800 ... Fayette County formed from Westmoreland County-1783 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copenhaver Descendant Line Nicholas Kopenhoffer 1680?-???, Baden, Germany Johannes Jakob Kopenhoffer 1705-????, Arrived in Phildelphia 1738 Johannes George Jakob Koppenhoffer 1746-1782, Shenandoah Co., VA John Copenhaver ?1770-????, Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Jacob Copenhaver III 1792-1882, Nicholas Co., WV Jacob Thomas Copenhaver 1824-1904, Kanawha Co., WV William Floyd Copenhaver 1852-1928, Kanawha Co., WV Eldridge Mansfield Copenhaver 1887-1931, Washington Co., PA Paul Eldridge Copenhaver 1921-1994, Washington Co., PA David L. Copenhaver Sr. 1946- Washington Co., PA David L. Copenhaver Jr. 1969 Washington Co., PA - ------------------------------------------------------------------ the COPENHAVER house * * * est.1968 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, November 08, 1999 9:15 AM Subject: [PAMONVAL] Roll call > >Hello List, my name is Linda Bradmon. I live in Ypsilanti Michigan. I'm not >real sure where Mon Valley is but I'm finding that my family on my Fathers >side came from all over PA and I all the posts are interesting so I figured >I would join the list and see where it takes me. Going back to my >GGrandfather I know he was born in fayette Co. >Surnames I am Looking for: >Bradmon-Bradman-Dearman-Arison-Wolf-Lee-Lynn-O'Brien-Buchannan-Beal-Green-S hel >ey-Storey-Lane-Russell-Wright-Daniel-England-Johnston-McKee-Jack-Burwell-Ra nki >n. >Linda Bradmon >Michigan > > >==== PAMONVAL Mailing List ==== >REMINDER! Remove (<snip>) as much of the Original Message as possible >when replying to a List Posting. Include only that part of the original >message important to your reply. >