I have never heard of the surname Linthicum before, except here in MD, I live in a small town called Linthicum. It was founded by the Linthicum family, but I have lived here my whole life and never known someone with the last name Linthicum. I have read our Linthicum history though and many Linthicum's are listed. Our local Linthicum public library has lots on the Linthicum family, if anyone is interested in this family, I'd be happy to get some of the books and do some look-ups. They were a very wealthy family, they owned and ran this town when it was first started from what I can remember. I remember seeing old pictures of our suburban town when it looked like something off an old movie! Many of the streets and shopping centers in the area are named after Linthicum and the Shipley families. Let me anyone is interested. MD and WV/VA are so close that they could be related. This isn't exactly Pendleton related, so you can email privately if you wish! Thanks for posting some of the journal, it's very interesting to read, I love anything about history, especially family history. Jennifer