Can anyone tell me where Preacher Creek is located in Wise county? Or would it be in Scott county? I believe it might be near Stonega. I would like to visit the area in the next few days. My gg-grandfather Samuel Stephen Stone was shot there on June 29, 1901 by a sheriff's posse for resisting arrest for running liquor. He died three days later on July 2, 1901. If anyone is familiar w/ the story I would love to talk w/ them. Also, I am trying to locate newspaper articles concerning the shooting. Yesterday at the Univ. of VA at Wise library, I found three lines about it in the July 4, 1901 Big Stone Gap Post. In the '80's I saw, but was not able to keep, a lengthier article with the headline, "Bad Sam Stone Captured By Posse" or something similar. I do not know what paper this article was in. Does anyone have any idea what paper it would have been published in or the names of area newspapers that might have covered the shooting? Sam Stone married Nancy Horton of Scott co Va. They lived in the Appalachia/Stonega area and Sam Stone was raised at Mabe in Scott co VA. His son, Guy Stone worked at the post office at Big Stone for many years and was married to Ida Pearl Taylor, who preached. My g-grandfather, William James "WJ" or "Bill" Stone was Guy's brother. Thank you in advance for your help! Connie

Connie I believe that Preacher's creek is what they call Andover now roger Napier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim & Connie Williams" <contim@kih.net> To: <VAWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 10:09 AM Subject: [VAWISE] Location of Preacher Creek? > Can anyone tell me where Preacher Creek is located in Wise county? Or would > it be in Scott county? I believe it might be near Stonega. I would like to > visit the area in the next few days. My gg-grandfather Samuel Stephen Stone > was shot there on June 29, 1901 by a sheriff's posse for resisting arrest > for running liquor. He died three days later on July 2, 1901. If anyone is > familiar w/ the story I would love to talk w/ them. Also, I am trying to > locate newspaper articles concerning the shooting. Yesterday at the Univ. > of VA at Wise library, I found three lines about it in the July 4, 1901 Big > Stone Gap Post. In the '80's I saw, but was not able to keep, a lengthier > article with the headline, "Bad Sam Stone Captured By Posse" or something > similar. I do not know what paper this article was in. Does anyone have > any idea what paper it would have been published in or the names of area > newspapers that might have covered the shooting? Sam Stone married Nancy > Horton of Scott co Va. They lived in the Appalachia/Stonega area and Sam > Stone was raised at Mabe in Scott co VA. His son, Guy Stone worked at the > post office at Big Stone for many years and was married to Ida Pearl Taylor, > who preached. My g-grandfather, William James "WJ" or "Bill" Stone was > Guy's brother. > > > Thank you in advance for your help! > Connie >