Edward Brooks Hall (1800 – 1866)

“Edward Brooks Hall, son of Nathaniel Hall and Joanna Cotton Brooks (a lineal descendant of Rev. John Cotton), was born in Medford Mass., on September 2, 1800, the third in a family of five children:… He was named from his … Continue reading →

Frederick Flood

“FREDERICK FLOOD, Superintendent of water supply Vandalia Railroad, Effingham, was born on the high seas and has been told that his birth occurred on board an English man-of-war or transport on British waters about 1820 or 1830.  His father Daniel, … Continue reading →

Transcription of 1811 Letter from James Ware II in KY to his son, James Ware III, in Virginia by: Judy C. Ware

1811 Letter from James Ware II in Kentucky to His Son, James Ware III,  in Virginia Transcription © Judy C. Ware    2009 On outside of folded letter Mr. James Ware Frederick County,  Battletown (would one day become Clarke County, Va.) … Continue reading →