After getting few requests, I should probably clarify the scope of this little book I have. The guy that wrote the book (W. G. [Bill] Williams) got his research material out of the two "Preston County History " books, the Preston County Journal newspaper, and the Kingwood Library. There's no real genealogical info in the book, nor is there any attempt to document any or all of the residents of Kingwood. It's mostly about how Kingwood (the town - not the residents) came to be over the decades and centuries. If there is a reference to people, it's because they played a significant part in the history of the town - owned a business, built a significant building, had something to do with the history of the town or the state, etc. Some sections have no mention of any people at all - for example, there are a few paragraphs about the cannon in front of the courthouse. If you have any ideas that your ancestors may have fallen into any of those categories, then they may be mentioned in the book. There are entire sections devoted to early store owners, to James Clark McGrew (he was a VA and WV legislator), to William G. Brown (another VA and WV legislator), to Elihu Gregg (he burnt the courthouse), to William Mercer Owens Dawson (he once owned the Preston County Journal), etc. This may just be a book documenting all that Bill Williams knew about the history of Kingwood! But ... I'll keep trying to find folks if you keep requesting. Joe H ========================================= Joe & Erin Hartman wrote: >All: > >I have a small book on the History of Kingwood ("Indians plus the first >150 Years") by Bill Williams. I've had it for some time, but just >recently got the urge to read it again. > >My original intention was to create a (sort of) index to the names >included, but his writing style isn't very organized (no offense, Bill) >to do that, so it early on became way more trouble that it would >probably have been worth. > >At any rate, I can look up some name/info if folks out there have any >kind of date references - that's how the book is organized. As a >caveat, please don't send a "give me all the information on ..." kind of >message - the way the book is written, I'd have to go through the entire >thing for each request. > >This is the kind of info included: > > Jacob Funk built a tannery in 1810, on the north side of Main >Street, near the intersection of Sigler Street. Funk sold his tannery >to William Sigler in 1813. > >BTW: I don't subscribe to any of the groups that are gatewayed from >RootsWeb, so if you make a request, it'll have to be to and from this >ListServ group [WVPRESTO]. > > >Joe H. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVPRESTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >