Many, many thanks for your interest, help and all of the good tips and book titles. I have a family history published in the 40s but very few sources are cited. You have given me enough leads for the rest of the winter ... I have a good friend in the Jerome area and I hope to be able to visit the Valley this sprin and visit the library .... I will check the names you mentioned on my next visit to the Library here and will let you know what I find............ thanks again Bert -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > Bert, > This may also be of help to you: > > "1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners" > Volume Four: Northern Region > Abstracted by Roger G. WARD > Iberian Publishin Company > Athens, Georgia > 1999 > Shenandoah County > Abraham FREDERICK located on Cedar Creek; 14N miles from the county > courthouse at Woodstock. > FREDERICK and HELLM located on Big Elk Run; 28S miles from county courthouse > at Woodstock. > John FREDERICK of HITE's Mill located on South River, Luray; 28S miles of > the county courthouse at Woodstock. > Independent City of Winchester > John FREDERICK > Geo. M FRYE; Helms Road. > John FRYE; Western Road > > "What I Know About Winchester" > Recollections of William Greenway RUSSELL 1800-1891 > 1953 > Page 73 > "NORTH LOUDOUN STREET" > ----------------On the other part of the lot, where now stands the drug > store of F. BOWLY was a small one story house with a long back building. It was > occupied many years ago by Beatty CARSON, as a shoe store, and also, by Geo. > BULGER, who was in the same business, afterward by John FREDERICK, a barber, > who married a daughter of Conrad KREMER. (124 North Loudoun Street). > > Frederick County, Virginia > John FREDERICK to Nancy FRY; 6 Mar 1827; Rev. Thomas COTERELL > John FREDERICK to Lydia EARHEART; 24 Aug 1800; Rev. Christian STREIT. > > "The Story of Winchester in Virginia" > The Oldest Town in the Shenandoah Valley > by Frederic MORTON > Shenandoah Publishing House > Strasburg, Virginia > 1925 > Chapter XVI > "THE CHURCHES AND THE FRATERNITIES" > Episcopalian-Friends-Reformed-Presbyterians-Methodists-Catholics-Other > Churches-Fraternities > Page 213 > ------------During the first twenty years, excepting in warm weather, the > Methodists seem to have worshiped in some private house, perhaps that of > Christopher FRYE at the corner of Cork and Market. He and his brothers George > and > Michael were local preachers.. In 1791 a lot was purchased on Market Street > opposite the Fairfax > Hotel--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -----------------------------The third home of the > Methodist was built at the northwest corner of Cork and market, the laying of > the > cornerstone taking place Sep 12, 1853----------------(just a sample of what > can be found). > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message