Just thought I'd add this Brashear who lived in many parts of our little area of the Ohio Valley: http://krutillaja.home.comcast.net/BBrashear.htm He was born in Wellsburg, WV - but lived on the PA/WV(VA) border around Frogtown. Yeah, Frogtown - it's in Independence Twp., Wash. Co., PA. His Civil War Veteran records also shown residence in Adena, Dillonvale, & Coleraine, Jefferson Co., OH. And he returned to Wellsburg to die. These early residents traveled as much as we do now. At 05:25 PM 2/27/2004 -0500, you wrote: >I do not know anyone with this last name.