For those who are interested, my marriage on June 9th won't be the end of genealogy for me. My betrothed finds that genealogy is a much more constructive hobby than sitting on the couch in my underwear drinking beer and watching overpaid athletes. Hey, let's get back to genealogy! The Wade Family by Frank Brand gives us: "Earl Brown, born July 4, 1897, married Edna Guseman, daughter of Edward Guseman, December 16, 1922, and lives at Vanvorhis. Children: (1) Wilma Genevieve; and (2) William Edward. Vol. 4 of Monongalia Story has a John W. Guseman of Preston County, who was an organizer of the Iron Valley and Morgantown Railroad in 1881. Same volume, Susannah Cobun, daughter of Abraham Guseman, died on 20 March 1910, at the age of 101. it was said that she was the only "real" daughter of the American Revolution in the county, so I take this to mean that her father was a vet. Page 101 same volume says that abraham Guseman was the first settler in what is now the Dellslow community, where he built a cabin in 1793. He later built a flour and carding mill there, and the community became known as Guseman's Mills. The mill was sold to Lewis Hagedorn, and later became known as Hagedorn's Mills. In 1914, Sadie Guseman became director of the state's Girl's Agriculture Clubs, which were governed by the agricultural extension department. Vol. 3 mentions that Abram Guseman came from Martinsburg and settled on Decker's Creek, about 5 miles from the mouth, in 1779. In 1811, Jacob, son of Abram Guseman, located near the site of Guseman. A John Guseman was a private in Captain Samuel Wilson's Militia Company in 1812; Godfrey Guseman was a Lieutenant in the same company. In 1812, Jacob Guseman settled at the site of King's Mill, where he ran a carding machine. In 1813, Jacob Guseman bought "Pierson's corn cracker," on Muddy Creek. A tradition says that a hound was at the meal trough licking up the meal as fast as it came down, and barked at the spout for more. Jacob Guseman was postmaster at Crab Orchard, which was then (18230 a part of Preston County. There was no mention of the Guseman family in volumes 1 or 5. Brian Brian D. Core P.O. Box 1166 Brighton, CO 80601 [email protected] Web Page: http://pages.prodigy.net/greenhouseguy For attachments, use: [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.