Genealogies in the Library of Congress


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This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.




The Solomon and Nancy Ellen (Ball) Thompson Family of Wayne County, West Virginia


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John Thompson (d. ca. 1760) is believed to be of Scotch-Irish origin and first settled in America in Pennsylvania. He and his wife Mary had six children and later moved to Halifax County, North Carolina. There sons migrated to Virginia. Solomon Thompson (1842-1903) was born in Virginia and married Nancy Ellen Ball. She descends from John Ball (b. ca. 1670- d. 1722) of Virginia. Solomon and Nancy had eight children, and raised them in Wayne County, West Virginia. Descendants now live throughout the United States.




Ball Beginnings


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Virginia Genealogies and Family Histories


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Lists about 2500 books found in major libraries throughout the U. S. containing genealogies of families from Virginia and West Virginia. The books listed deal with families of Virginia origins but often follow their descendants far and wide across the continent. Each book is listed under the surname of the primary Virginia family covered in it. Many of the titles listed deal with several families, not all of which may have Virginia roots. Citations to all these allied families are listed in a cross-reference table, regardless of the geographic focus of the family, making this bibliography of use to researchers with interests outside Virginia also.




West Virginia History


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The Ball Family of the Potomac, 1654-2004


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John Ball was born in Stafford County, Virginia. He married Winifred Williams. She was probably his second wife. He had eight known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Kansas and Texas.




The Solomon and Nancy Ellen (Ball) Thompson Family of Wayne County, West Virginia


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John Thompson (d. ca. 1760) is believed to be of Scotch-Irish origin and first settled in America in Pennsylvania. He and his wife Mary had six children and later moved to Halifax County, North Carolina. There sons migrated to Virginia. Solomon Thompson (1842-1903) was born in Virginia and married Nancy Ellen Ball. She descends from John Ball (b. ca. 1670- d. 1722) of Virginia. Solomon and Nancy had eight children, and raised them in Wayne County, West Virginia. Descendants now live throughout the United States.







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