Source:History of Wetzel County West Virginia

Excerpt from Preface:

The History of Wetzel County runs from the year of 1772 to the present time. The author has used great pains in securing the most important events during that time, and has succeeded as far as the interesting matter is concerned, though there may be a few incidents left out for the want of data. The most important ones have been secured.

CONTENTS:

Prehistoric Races of Wetzel 5, 6
Indians 7
Lewis Wetzel 9, 20
Simon Girty 21, 22
Fort Henry 23, 27
David Morgan's Adventure 28, 30
Levi Morgan 31, 34
Edward Doolin 35, 36
Morgan Morgan 37, 38
The Story of Crow's Run 39, 40
The Drygoos or the Two Half Indians 41, 42
Massacre of Handsucker Family 43
Harman Blennerhasset 44
French Traveler 45
Notes on the Death of Logan's Family 46, 48
Battle of Captina 49, 51
George Bartrug 52
Pressley Martin 53
Old Hundred 54
Abraham Hanes 55
Sampson Thistle 56
R. W. Cox 57
John Moore 58
John F. Lacey 59, 77
J. P. Dolliver 78
Dr. T. M. Haskins 79, 80
Friend Cox 81, 83
Ebenezer Clark 84, 85
Isaac Smith, 109 Years Old 86, 87
Jeremiah Williams 89
Robert McEldowney Sr. 90
Judges Thos. I. Stealey 91,92
Formation of Wetzel County 93, 94, 95
Officers of Wetzel County 95
Col. Robert McEldowney 96
Capt. John McCaskey 97
Elijah Morgan 98
Basil T. Bowers 99
Capt. Friend C. Cox 100, 101
Judge M. H. Willis 102, 103
Ex-Judge T. P. Jacobs 104
Banks of Wetzel 105, 106
Churches of New Martinsville 107, 108
Newspapers of Wetzel 109
Jennings Gang, 127
The Ghost of Gamble's Run 128, 130
Towns of Wetzel County 131, 158
Education of Wetzel County 159, 162
An Indian Massacre near the Borders of Wetzel County 163, 165
The Heroism of Mrs. Bozarth 166
An Indian Massacre in Tyler County 167
Adam Poe's Famous Fight With Big Foot 168, 169
Sad Death of Captain Van Buskirk 170, 171
Murder of the Two Misses Crow 172, 173
Fourth Judicial Circuit 174, 186
Philip G. Bier G. A. R. Post 181
Wetzel Lodge No. 39, A. F. & A. M 182, 183