Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/182 Surname: PARCHMENT, MCKOWN, HARPOLD, PARSONS ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Mill Creek". Parchment Two miles above Evans, still on the south side, a large creek flows into Mill Creek, which bears the name of Parchment, said to have been derived from an old man of that name, who lived at the mouth of the creek in pioneer days, leaving his name to the stream, which is the only trace of his existence I have been able to discover. There was a Mr. Parchment, his wife and two sons, John and Jacob, in the colony at the mouth of Lee Creek, in 1785. This man may have been one of the sons. There are on Parchment waters, five post offices, and ten or twelve schoolhouses. The fall of 1896, I crossed from Ripley to Parchment, a few miles from the mouth, the country is rough and hilly, with narrow bottoms, but appears fertile. Among the names identified with the early history of Parchment, are: John McKown Solomon Harpold John Harpold William Parsons Henry Parsons