While tracing some of my lines, I have learned to look into the counties of what is now West Virginia and Kentucky. Before either of those states were formed, they were a part of what is now Virginia and I know that what we now know as West Virginia was ALL a part of Augusta County, except the part that is in the "arm" and that was Fredrick County. After West Virginia was being formed, there were two areas of what we now know as West Virginia that were called Augusta County. What I mean is that there were actually three counties called Augusta County. The two areas in West Virginia are now known as Lewis, Gilmer and Harrison Counties and the other is now Pocahontas County. I discovered all of this in a book called "The Making of a State" in our local library. For several years I have been researching a family of McClungs that were first found in Augusta County. Charles McClung born about 1805 married Sarah Gabbart in 1834, Augusta County. Charles, Sarah and her parents can be found in the 1840 census of Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Besides trying for several years to find the name of Charles' parents, I am also trying to figure out if they actually left Augusta County and came into Harrison County OR was the area in which they lived renamed as the counties were being formed??? I guess what I am trying to say is that don't just search for your ancestors in Augusta County or in one place, but broaden the search area. Anita McClung Fayette County, WV </HTML>

Who is author of the book MAKING OF A STATE? What year was it printed? Charles H McClung Az. ----- Original Message ----- From: Atnvolsgirl@wmconnect.com To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:57 PM Subject: [VAAUGUST] searching Augusta records While tracing some of my lines, I have learned to look into the counties of what is now West Virginia and Kentucky. Before either of those states were formed, they were a part of what is now Virginia and I know that what we now know as West Virginia was ALL a part of Augusta County, except the part that is in the "arm" and that was Fredrick County. After West Virginia was being formed, there were two areas of what we now know as West Virginia that were called Augusta County. What I mean is that there were actually three counties called Augusta County. The two areas in West Virginia are now known as Lewis, Gilmer and Harrison Counties and the other is now Pocahontas County. I discovered all of this in a book called "The Making of a State" in our local library. For several years I have been researching a family of McClungs that were first found in Augusta County. Charles McClung born about 1805 married Sarah Gabbart in 1834, Augusta County. Charles, Sarah and her parents can be found in the 1840 census of Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Besides trying for several years to find the name of Charles' parents, I am also trying to figure out if they actually left Augusta County and came into Harrison County OR was the area in which they lived renamed as the counties were being formed??? I guess what I am trying to say is that don't just search for your ancestors in Augusta County or in one place, but broaden the search area. Anita McClung Fayette County, WV </HTML> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Third Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAAUGUST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message