Local history as seen through the eyes of a typical farm boy who grew to manhood during and following the Great Depression... More > and World War II in a rural southern West Virginia farm community that was also experiencing growing pains at the same time. < Less

This book focuses on the early Browning settlers who originally came to Logan County, (West) Virginia and who, with their... More > descendants, became the main progenitors of Browning families primarily in present-day Logan, Mingo, Wyoming, Lincoln, Wayne and Boone Counties, West Virginia. The study encompasses two main groups: (1) those who came from Russell County Virginia, and were descendants of Enos Browning, and (2) those who came from Caswell County, North Carolina, and were descendants of William Browning, Sr. < Less

This family history and genealogy reference focuses on Capt. Ralph Stewart, legendary Indian fighter and Revolutionary War... More > hero, whose descendants were early settlers, most notably of Wyoming, Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia, Greenup, Boyd and Lawrence Counties, Kentucky, and Howard County, Indiana. It traces Capt. Ralph Stewart’s family and relatives from the Cowpasture River Valley of Virginia, to the frontiers of western Virginia, Kentucky and beyond. Traditional family ancestral claims and lore are analyzed in light of the public records and published histories. < Less

The earlier publication, Matheny and Me, presents local history as seen through the eyes of a typical farm boy who grew to... More > manhood during and following the Great Depression in a rural southern West Virginia farm community that was also experiencing growing pains at the same time. This supplement expands upon the earlier volume by introducing new families and providing additional descriptions and photographs.
This 68-page addendum contains over 300 copies of photographs of early Matheny residents and places. < Less

This book focuses on the early Browning settlers who originally came to Logan County, (West) Virginia and who, with their... More > descendants, became the main progenitors of Browning families primarily in present-day Logan, Mingo, Wyoming, Lincoln, Wayne and Boone Counties, West Virginia. The study encompasses two main groups: (1) those who came from Russell County Virginia, and were descendants of Enos Browning, and (2) those who came from Caswell County, North Carolina, and were descendants of William Browning, Sr. < Less

The first Workman families to settle in what is now considered southern West Virginia were descendants of Joseph and Phoebe... More > (M’Ray) Workman, who came from Pennsylvania and eventually settled at Burkes Garden in Wythe County, Virginia. Their progeny spread to Kanawha, Logan, Boone, Wayne, Wyoming, Raleigh and adjacent counties in West Virginia and Kentucky. This book follows those descendants from their first appearances in the records on into the twentieth century.
Each of Joseph Workman, Sr’s sons and one daughter are considered individually in separate chapters. Genealogical coverage is given in descendancy charts and accompanying text. Marriage, birth, death, military and census records are presented in numerous charts and tables. Personal property, land and tax records are included to supplement the census records. Numerous old photographs are included. < Less