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Links to the homepages of people with Smyth and neighboring county connections

 Repass Families


Allen-Bonham-Killinger Families of Smyth County, VA
 


Hatfield Family
 

JEFF WEAVER'S NEW RIVER VALLEY PAGE


 



You'll find an impressive array of records from Grayson County, VA and Ashe, Alleghany and Watagua Counties, North Carolina Counties in the Upper New River Valley on this excellent website. Jeff recently added the following items which may be particularly interesting to SMYTH COUNTY RESEARCHERS:

MARK JACKSON BUCHANAN'S HOME PAGE

Mark's home page includes approximately 1000 names . . . and it's still growing! The Smyth County families include BUCHANAN, CAMPBELL, GRAHAM, CROCKETT, GILLESPIE, COX, WARD, BOWEN, TAYLOR, BARNS, LAMMIE, STEELE, WILLS, ROSENBAUM, CARTER, CLARK, PORTERFIELD, SEXTON, HAYS, and more. The research was started by his grandfather, Raymond Madison Buchanan, Sr. of Rich Valley. Mark expanded his grandfather's research using the book, Southwest Virginia Families, by David W. Trimble, who interviewed Raymond Buchanan while writing the book. Mark is also adding narratives using Smyth County History and Traditions by Goodridge Wilson as a reference. If your family roots go back to Southwest Virginia, Mark's homepage might have just what you're looking for! CHECK IT OUT!
 
 


THE FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION by Jonathan C. Carter and Phillip C. Carter

On the opening page, select "Histories" in the block on the left to get into the Carter Family History with links to these Grayson and Smyth County, Virginia families: DeBORD, GRIFFITH, GROSECLOSE, HASHE, PHIPPS, REED AND SHELTON. This is a very attractive and informative website that includes photographs and biographies as well as the standard genealogical data.
 
 

CHERYL GRUBB'S HOME PAGE and ELROY CHRISTENSON'S HOME PAGE. . .


 


Features several Smyth County families, namely GRUBB, STOPHEL, DOYLE, NISLEY, and more.
 



 

48th VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA

Vernard Bond's just created a new and EXCELLENT WEBSITE about the 48th Virginia Infantry. Many of the 48th's members came from Smyth County. Here you'll find the roster, engagements, details about Vernard's relatives in the 48th, confederate flags, and much, much more! If you're looking for confederate soldiers among your ancestors, don't miss this page!
 
 



Kathleen A. Harris's HARRIS - LAMKIN GENEALOGY
Many Smyth County names are included in Kathleen's Surname list including: Blevins, Byars, De Bord, Goodman, Overby, and Rouse [Rauch?].


 

LAURA LOVELACE LARKIN'S WEBPAGE

Laura's webpage features the LOVELACE, DAVIS, and NEWSOME families, her Smyth County ancestors; and LAWS, BROWN, WEISS, RUSSELL, BAILEY, HARMAN, MURPHY, DILLION, SHANNON, HIATT, GLANDON, and AYRES families from neighboring counties of Washington, Grayson, Wythe, VA and Carter County, TN.


KEITH NICKELS HOMEPAGE
Includes the Nickels, Owens, Matney, Gose, and many more Smyth County surnames. Keith's websites are attractive, informative, and easy to navigate.


JOE PATRICK'S HOMEPAGE about the PATRICK FAMILY Includes photos!


 

GLENN STONE'S SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA FAMILY HISTORY PAGE

Jump here to locate others who are researching the same family names that you are. Get your names on his page, too. Lists of published sources you might find helpful, and lots more.



SYKES FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY and NORTH CAROLINA

Billy Sykes invites you to visit his homepage where he traces his folks back to Eastern Virginia during Revolutionary War days. Many of his Sykes kin migrated to Russell, Wythe, Scott, Wise and Dickenson Counties in Virginia -- and points west! Thanks for sharing your research, Billy!

ANDREW P. THOMAS'S SMYTH AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA FAMILIES

Andy's excellent website includes genealogies of 26 families from Smyth and Washington Counties, Virginia. Users can download Andy's GED files or browse through his website by surname indexes, full name indexes or by generation. The genealogies are of Allison, Barlow , Cole, DeBusk, Doss, Gross, Hortenstine, Lester, McClure, Mountain, Overbay, Pool , Powers, Rosenbaum, Rouse, Rudy, Spraker, Surber, Susong, Thomas, Thomas (Abijah line), Thomas (Walker Mtn), Reuben Thomas, Trent, Van Huss, Widener and Andy has added many MORE FAMILIES since his website was first announced! Besides the genealogies, Andy's page is an outstanding model for anyone wanting to publish their family's story on the Internet.

 

 G. Lee Hearl
Authentic Appalachian Storyteller

The POORHOUSE STORY
(a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)

 
 
 

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