I have a copy of the HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY by Peters & Cardin, it is the reprint. On page 688 are two pictures......titled: THE JOHNSON AND KINCAID FAMILIES....FIVE GENERATIONS. The names under the photos are. Mary Ann Johnson; Mrs. Vina Kincaid, wife of Pleas Kincaid; Mrs. Gana Thompson; Mrs. May Lewis; (two children) James & Wilber Johnson. If you can get a copy of this book it is well worth the expense. There are many pictures scattered throughout the book of some of the old settlers of Fayette County. Bev

Hi, Bev: Where did you get the Peters and Carden reprint (and when)? In other words, can I get one too? <G> Best wishes, June P.S. Thanks for the info on the flood. I talked to my maternal aunt Jo, who lives just up the road from Merle's house, Monday afternoon. I'm still reeling in shock. In addition to Merle's house, on that same little piece of bottom land was the trailer of one of my cousins and the house of his parents (his mother is one of Merle's daughters). My cousin lost his trailer home and my aunts house is severly undermined. My uncle Jimmy's house, built slightly further down and on higher ground, was above the flood waters. But, Marco and I were talking about it and we're surprised the houses built there hadn't already had major problems. If you look at it, you would realize it is Loup Creek's flood plain (after leaving West Virginia, I lived in St. Louis for 15 years and learned a lot about flood plains: I'd say Merle's house was built on about a 50-100 year flood plain. When we lived in St. Louis, we absolutely refused to buy a house that was even so much as on a 500 year flood plain! And you know what happened in 1993!) I remember one flood when I was a girl in the 1960's: the little stream which flowed by my grandmother Florence's house became too much for the culvert going under 61 and flowed across it. Loup Creek came up into the bottom land below my grandmother Florence's house and in front of the Diner 61 (which is just up the road from Merle's) and also into Merle's yard. It washed away her outhouse (of course, we kids thought that was hilarious). Someone mentioned a similar flood back in the 1930's and I bet Merle's house was built after that flood. I know the other residences on that same plain were. And I know this sounds quite selfish, but I'm so thankful that I got those old photos and never gave them back now. At 02:53 PM 7/12/2001 -0400, you wrote: >I have a copy of the HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY by Peters & Cardin, it is the reprint. On page 688 are two pictures......titled: THE JOHNSON AND KINCAID FAMILIES....FIVE GENERATIONS. The names under the photos are. Mary Ann Johnson; Mrs. Vina Kincaid, wife of Pleas Kincaid; Mrs. Gana Thompson; Mrs. May Lewis; (two children) James & Wilber Johnson. If you can get a copy of this book it is well worth the expense. There are many pictures scattered throughout the book of some of the old settlers of Fayette County. > >Bev > > >==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

GACK! My apologies to the list. I'd meant to send my previous message to Bev Thomas privately, but forgot to cut and paste her address in the "To" box in my haste. June

Hi Bev ,I'am new to this, could you tell me if there is any Gill family listings in the book? Thanks Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: Beverly Thomas <bev25420@msn.com> To: <WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:53 PM Subject: [WVFAYETT] Re: History of Fayette County > I have a copy of the HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY by Peters & Cardin, it is the reprint. On page 688 are two pictures......titled: THE JOHNSON AND KINCAID FAMILIES....FIVE GENERATIONS. The names under the photos are. Mary Ann Johnson; Mrs. Vina Kincaid, wife of Pleas Kincaid; Mrs. Gana Thompson; Mrs. May Lewis; (two children) James & Wilber Johnson. If you can get a copy of this book it is well worth the expense. There are many pictures scattered throughout the book of some of the old settlers of Fayette County. > > Bev > > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Fayette County History Book (1926) There are 5 Gills listed Harry H., Ola,Samuel, Wardie and W.W. ----- Original Message ----- From: Helen Hall <rhhall@maplenet.net> To: <WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 4:37 AM Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] Re: History of Fayette County > Hi Bev ,I'am new to this, could you tell me if there is any Gill family > listings in the book? > Thanks Helen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Beverly Thomas <bev25420@msn.com> > To: <WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:53 PM > Subject: [WVFAYETT] Re: History of Fayette County > > > > I have a copy of the HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY by Peters & Cardin, it is > the reprint. On page 688 are two pictures......titled: THE JOHNSON AND > KINCAID FAMILIES....FIVE GENERATIONS. The names under the photos are. Mary > Ann Johnson; Mrs. Vina Kincaid, wife of Pleas Kincaid; Mrs. Gana Thompson; > Mrs. May Lewis; (two children) James & Wilber Johnson. If you can get a copy > of this book it is well worth the expense. There are many pictures scattered > throughout the book of some of the old settlers of Fayette County. > > > > Bev > > > > > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >