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Gayle K. Blankenship, 24 Roberts Landing, Poquoson, VA 23662-1026

Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants, Route 1, Box 238, Jane Lew, WV 26378, (304) 269-7091, www.hackerscreek.com/

• 1880 Census of West Virginia, William A. Marsh, Vol 9
• Counties of Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, Mercer, McDowell, $38.50

Ranae Doyle Hazelwood, E-9 Woodcrest Addition, Princeton, West Virginia 24740, (304) 425-5645

• The Budding of the Tree, The Doyle Family, by Ranae Doyle Hazelwood, $60.00 includes postage and handling, 237 pages; hardback book; 192 pictures
• tells the story of the Doyle family and their related families in their moments of joy, pain, and grief. It is biographical and autobiographical in format.
• Some related families include the Jewells and Halls from Montgomery County, Virginia; the Belchers from Tazewell Co. Va. and the Frenches from Tazewell Co, & Giles Co. Virginia and Mercer County, West Virginia.

Heritage Books, Inc., 1540-E Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie MD 20716

• MD residents add 5% sales tax
• Postage is $4.00 for 1st item, $1.00 each additional item
• Express Shipment is $15.00 for 1st item, $2.00 each additional
• Check out their site at http://www.heritagebooks.com
• fax 1-800-276-1760 24 hours; email heritagebookspipeline.com
• Descendants of Jacob George Wickline and Maria Catharine, co-authored by Margureitte Ratliff and Jane Green Volckmann.
• Describing the Wicklines of Monroe, Greenbrier, Fayette, Raleigh, Mercer, Summers and Pocahontas Counties.
• Follow link for ordering info. Books are "hard cover" not paperback, as stated on the webpage.
• The Virginia Genealogist, John Frederick Dorman
• Vol 18, 1974, includes A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Mecklenburg, Mercer, Middlesex, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Montgomery, and Morgan Counties; $30.50
• Vols 1-20 are available on CD-ROM for $145.00
• History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory, David E. Johnston, 1906, reprint, 556 pp, $35.00

Mountain Heritage Books; 101 Bryan Drive; St. Marys, WV 26170

• Shipping Costs: 1st Book $3.00 each additional book add $1.00 (Books shipped special book rate.) West Virginia residents add 6% sales tax.
• Most Books listings are single copies, ... So this sampling of offerings is likely not current
• Before ordering, email mhbksyahoo.com or telephone: (304) 684-2529 (after 4:00 PM Eastern) to confirm availability
• Visit their website at http://www.mountainheritagebooks.com to check for latest offerings.
• WV-386 Centuries of Commentaries, 1992, by Dale Payne and Bob Beckelheimer, 114 pages, paperback, $15.00
• This book contains 38 articles including: "Brief History of Mercer County"
• WV-419 Early Princeton and the Episcopal Church, 1993, by William Sanders, 87 pages, hardcover, $25.00
• FH-23 Flanigan Footprints, 1996, by Richard D. Flanigan, 320 pages, hardcover, $25.00
• A History of the Middle New River Settlements & Contiguous Territory; by David E. Johnson. New reprint. High quality hardback, with new name index. $45.00 plus $5.00 shipping
• FH-2 The Pritchards of Bramwell, by William Pritchard Becker, 114 pages, paperback, $8.00
• Michael Flanigan left Ireland c1850 for America (Princeton, WV)
• Back issues of Goldenseal Magazine, including:
• GS-10 Fall-1982, with article on Mercer Healing Springs, $8.00
• GS-35 Fall-1993, with article on Maybeury Train Wreck, $6.00

Arnold Hurd III, preview & ordering instructions at www.lulu.com/content/652099

• Tears on the Bluestone, 440 pages, including 100+ photos, by Arnold Hurd III
• deals primarily with Civil War soldiers of Mercer Co, WV
• contains histories and detailed rosters of the 151st Virginia Militia, the Flat Top Copperheads and the Confederate Veterans in Mercer County, postwar.

Mountain Press, P.O. Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377-0400

• Webpage addy: http://www.mountainpress.com/
• Postage is $3.50 for the first volume, and $1.00 for each additional volume
• Mercer County West Virginia - 1840 Census and 1838 Land Tax List, Netti Schreiner-Yantis, $5.50
• 1850 Mercer County WV Census, Nettie Schreiner-Yantis, $9
• 1860 Mercer County (West) Virginia Census, Betsy M. Holdren, $22.50
• Mercer Co WV Deaths - 1853-1882, Pauline Haga, $27.50
• Mercer Co WV Marriages 1854-1901, Sallie Hayes, $35

Native American Genealogical Research & Publishing Company

• P.O. Box 908, Hixson, TN 37343; 1-423-870-5960, 1-423-870-1796, 1-888-316-3694 (Orders ONLY!)
• Mercer County, West Virginia Marriages 1854 - 1901, Sallie Hayes, $35.00
• The records show the bride/groom, date/place of birth, parents, occupation, place of residence at the time of license and minister.
• Sallie Hayes, is "a fictitious author," in honor of the great-grandmother (Sallie Hayes Bowles) of the wife of the owner, Jeff Bowen

William Sanders; c/o Sanders, Austin, Swope & Flanigan; 320 Courthouse Rd, Princeton, WV 24740; (304) 425-8125; FAX: (304) 425-4155

• A New River Heritage, 4 volumes, $39.60, each, including tax and postage
• Clay Family Settlement On the Bluestone River, 180 pgs, $18.00 plus $3.00 shipping (WV residents add 6% sales tax.
• Story of the first White settlement of the Bluestone River Vally in southern WV, showing the migration of the eastern VA families of Clay, Farley, Shrewsbury, Belcher and Bailey

Freddie L. Spradlin; 3448 W. 170th St.; Torrance, CA 90504-2402

• Mercer County, West Virginia, 1870 Census; 122 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 inches, comb-bound, full name index, $12.00 post-paid

Summers County Historical Society, P.O. Box 295, Hinton, WV 25951 (Attn: Barbara Keller)

• Summers County, WV, Cemeteries, indexed, $45.00, plus $5.00 s/h, WV Residents add $2.70 tax.
• compilation by volunteers of all known cemeteries with locations and headstone readings
• the western half of Summers was taken from Mercer Co

Updated October 17, 2009