A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE GADD FAMILY OF WYOMING COUNTY VA INFORMATION TAKEN FROM: WYOMING COUNTY HISTORY 1965 [KELLER] PAGE 18 In 1854 James Gadd was listed with a new grant of 96 Acres BIG FORK PAGE 51 In May 1853 James Gadd voted at the courthouse [one of 2 precincts] PAGE 427-428 Absalom Gadd b.Maryland 1759 of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. There his sons: William and Visa, were granted pensions for services in the America Revolution. William Warwick Gadd, son of William, married Dicey__________ of Uniontown Pa lived in Franklin County VA. Their children were: James, Sebert, John S. Dicey, who married James Cain of Kentucky. In 1833 all the family except James moved over the Boone Trail to Rockcastle Kentucky. James H. Gadd b.Franklin County VA 1808 a son of W.W. and Dicey married Rhoda Thornton in 1828. In 1840 they left Franklin County and settled in Logan County Virginia where James bought a large boundary of land extending some distance up Pinnacle and down the river to include present Crowley-Worrel Addition to Pineville. The Gadds had four sons and two daughters. About 1880 the family, except one daughter, went to Webster Springs. Sarah Abigail Gadd, daughter of James H. and Rhoda Gadd b. 1837 and lived to 1919 married Wyatt Ballard Shannon. Paula, I know this doesn't exactly help you with your Gadd name query. Consider it little background information, OK!! WYOMING COUNTY MAILING LIST ONWER-ADMINISTRATOR: Glenn Belcher %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > I am researching the names Williams and Gadd. > The names are Perry P. Williams born on June 15, 1892. > Married Laura Helen GADD . Date unknown. > Died on Oct. 20, 1962. > Laura Helen Williams (maiden name GADD) > Born on Oct. 24, 1893 > Parents were THOMAS and ALLIE (maiden name unknown) GADD > Died Sept. 12, 1982