History of Monroe County, West Virginia + Bonus Books
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By Oren F. Morton, 1916
550 pages, illustrated, indexed
- Bonuses – #1 - Virginia Counties & Cities Timeline
#2 - Red Sulphur Springs( Details below)
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Morton's Monroe County comprises both a sourcebook of genealogical
data and a group-family record , with slightly greater detail
marshaled in the sourcebook section. A significant portion of the
work, nevertheless, is devoted to the general history of the county,
explaining, in the customary manner, when, how, and why the county was
settled and tracing the various phases of its development.
The group-family portion of the book, occupying a full third of the
text, carries the lines of descent far enough down to enable the
present generation to recognize relationships. An abundance of
available data, coupled with the desire to set forth the family
histories of as many county residents as possible, compelled the
author to employ a compact form of narrative. This "skeletal"
history, embracing all vital and ascertainable facts, has the virtue
of precluding biographical embellishments, and at once puts before the
researcher all that he needs to know of several hundred families and
many thousands of related individuals.
All families discussed in this section are indexed alphabetically for
easy reference. The remainder of the book is comprised of genealogical
source materials.
As chapter headings give a fair indication of the contents, we might
list here some of the most important: Records of Greenbrier County;
Surveys and Patents; Early Land Conveyances; Chronological Abstracts
from the County Records; Monroe County Baptists; Presbyterians;
Methodists; Military Officers; Soldiers in Dunmore's War, the
Revolution, War of 1812, and the Civil War; County Officials; Monroe
County Voter's List; and the Censuses (i.e. tax lists) of 1782 and
1789.
The county discussed in this volume is one of the sixteen named in
honor of the fifth president of the United States. The others lie in
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The Monroe of West Virginia lies so far
south in its own state that it lacks only 10 miles of reaching as far
in that direction as McDowell, which is the southernmost county. The
bordering counties are Greenbrier, Summers, Mercer, Alleghany, Craig,
and Giles. The first three lie in West Virginia and the last three in
Virginia. The county does not contain a four lane highway or a
stoplight.
Bonus#1 – Virginia Counties & Cities Timeline
Summarized from “Virginia Counties – Those Resulting from Virginia
Legislation” Published 1916
This is a 21 page chart summarizing, in date order, the formation of
all 180 Virginia counties now located in the present day states of
Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. Also includes information on
the 90 independent cities of Virginia.
Bonus#2 – Red Sulphur Springs GuidebookPublished 1860 by Dr. Wm.
Burke, 26 pages
Extols the physical and medical benefits derived from using the
miraculous waters. Describes the facility and history of the springs.
"These springs are situated in Monroe County, 42 miles from White
Sulphur, 39 miles from the Sweet Springs, 17 miles from Salt Sulphur,
and 38 miles from the Depot, on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad,
known as Newbern, but recently named Dublin. Passengers arriving here
from North, South, East or "West, are met by a line of coaches that
will convey them, over a fine road, and most picturesque country, to
the Springs, all the way by daylight — an important advantage to
invalids. The proprietors assure me they will make ample provision to
convey travelers without delay, or imposition, and that arrangements
shall be made for through tickets from and to all the cities of the
Union. The present proprietors are Thomas S. Campbell, Isaac H.
Campbell and Addison Dunlap, under the firm and name of Thomas S.
Campbell & Co."