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Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The Linville Family in America
Author: My Coats Family
Author: Neva Maxene Coats StaplesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
William Coats, Sr. (d.1753) was the son of Thomas Coats of England. He emigrated to the Colonies in 1719 and settled at Charles Town, SC. He was the father of five children. His son William Coats, Jr. (d.1784) was the father of six children. Twenty-six generations of ancestors and descendants are given.
The Boone Family
Author: A Second Visit with the Linvilles
Author: Alice EichholzPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Richard Linville (ca. 1652-1684), Quaker son of Thomas Linvill and Elizabeth Wickersham, emigrated with his wife Mary, from England to Chester, Pennsylvania in 1684 (he died almost immediately after arrival). His widow married Thomas Baldwin of New Jersey in 1684. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas and elsewhere. Includes genealogical data about Linville and Wickersham ancestry in England to 1600 A.D.
The John and Milley Hester Family
Author: Lucile Kaufmann NovakPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Notable Southern Families
Author: Zella ArmstrongPublisher:
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Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed
Author: Shannon Elizabeth BellPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252095219
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Motivated by a deeply rooted sense of place and community, Appalachian women have long fought against the damaging effects of industrialization. In this collection of interviews, sociologist Shannon Elizabeth Bell presents the voices of twelve Central Appalachian women, environmental justice activists fighting against mountaintop removal mining and its devastating effects on public health, regional ecology, and community well-being. Each woman narrates her own personal story of injustice and tells how that experience led her to activism. The interviews--many of them illustrated by the women's "photostories"--describe obstacles, losses, and tragedies. But they also tell of new communities and personal transformations catalyzed through activism. Bell supplements each narrative with careful notes that aid the reader while amplifying the power and flow of the activists' stories. Bell's analysis outlines the relationship between Appalachian women's activism and the gendered responsibilities they feel within their families and communities. Ultimately, Bell argues that these women draw upon a broader "protector identity" that both encompasses and extends the identity of motherhood that has often been associated with grassroots women's activism. As protectors, the women challenge dominant Appalachian gender expectations and guard not only their families but also their homeplaces, their communities, their heritage, and the endangered mountains that surround them. 30% of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to organizations fighting for environmental justice in Central Appalachia.
History of the Lincoln Family
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Samuel Lincoln (1619-1690) immigrated in 1637 from England to Salem, Massachusetts, later moving to Hingham, Massachusetts. Descendants lived in New England, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Missouri, California and elsewhere.
Kentucky Ancestors
Author: My Father, Daniel Boone
Author: Neal O. HammonPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813143993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
One of the most famous figures of the American frontier, Daniel Boone clashed with the Shawnee and sought to exploit the riches of a newly settled region. Despite Boone's fame, his life remains wrapped in mystery.The Boone legend, which began with the publication of John Filson's The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone and continued through modern times with Fess Parker's Daniel Boone television series, has become a hopeless mix of fact and fiction. Born in 1819, archivist Lyman Draper was a tireless collector of oral history and is responsible for much of what we do know about Boone. Particularly interested in frontier history, Draper conducted interviews with the famous and the obscure and collected thousands of manuscripts (he walked hundreds of miles through the South to save historical materials during the Civil War). In an 1851 visit with Boone's youngest son, Nathan, and Nathan's wife, Olive, Draper produced over three hundred pages of notes that became the most important source of information about Daniel. The interviews provide a wealth of accurate, first-hand information about Boone's years in Kentucky, his capture by Indians, his defense of Fort Boonesboro, his lengthy hunting expeditions, and his final years in Missouri. My Father, Daniel Boone is an engaging account of one of America's great pioneers, in which Nathan makes a point of separating fact from fiction. From explaining the methods his father used to track game to detailing how land speculation and legal problems from title claims caused Boone to leave Kentucky and take up residence farther west, Nathan Boone's portrait of his father brings a crucial period in frontier history to life.