Colonel Edward Jackson 1759-1828


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Edward Jackson (1759-1828) was born in Moorefield, Hampshire Co. (now Hardy Co.), (West) Virginia. He died in Jackson's Mill, Lewis Co., (West) Virginia. He married Mary Haddan (1764-1796) in 1783. They had six children. He married Elizabeth W. Brake (1778-1835) in 1799. They had nine children. Descendants live in West Virginia and throughout the United States.







The 1995 Genealogy Annual


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The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections. FAMILY HISTORIES-cites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book. GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-includes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world. GENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-consists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county. The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.




They Walked the Streets of Fame


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George Jackson was born 9 January 1757 in Cecil County, Maryland. His parents were John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins. He married Elizabeth Brake (1757-1812), daughter of Jacob Brake and Elizabeth Cooper, 13 November 1776 near Moorefield, Hardy, West Virginia. Focuses on two of their grandsons, William Lowther Jackson (1798-1836) and John Jay Jackson (1800-1877), and their families. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in West Virginia.




Three Men of Destiny


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Looks at the Scots-Irish roots of Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, and Davy Crockett, and offers information on their lives and times.







West Virginians in the American Revolution


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The Revolutionary War soldiers identified in this work lived at one time or another in what is now the State of West Virginia, their military duties having been discharged in the service of other states, notably Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. The data given for each soldier typically includes the name, age, date of birth, service record, date pension applied for and granted, place of residence, names of wife and children, and, in support of the pension claim, comrades-in-arms.







The Ancestry of the Family of Forrest A. and Nellie Corley Norman


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Forrest Alonzo Norman was born 20 July 1904. His parents were Isaac J. Norman and Cora Allman. He married Nellie Corley 26 March 1925 in Duffy, West Virginia. They had six children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia and West Virginia.