This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IEC.2ACE/738.2 Message Board Post: Gay Elbert Wilson, born in Whetsell Settlement, 5 miles east of Kingwook, April 22, 1883. Left home at age 18 and went to Springfield, IL. He remained there 5 years, then returned to Preston County and established the general store at the LUMBER CAMP AT CADDELL. He was in business there 8 years, until the camp was "cut out" . . . (excerpted from Bio of Gay E. Wilson, http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm) Hope this helps establish some time lines.