Explores the lives of Aaron Hendricks Compton and Emeline Margaret Johnson who lived in Abner's Gap, Virginia with a brief history of Aaron's father and grandfather, Jeremiah Compton, Jr., Jeremiah Compton, Sr., and their families.

The Sutherland Cemetery, located at Bee, Dickenson County, Virginia was founded in 1889. In the early days it was known as the Compton Cemetery named for Jeremiah Compton Jr., pioneer settler of Abner's Branch. There are at least one hundred and sixteen people interred at the cemetery presently. Nearly every person buried here has a direct connection to the Jeremiah Compton Jr. family, the John M.R. Sutherland family or the Henry L. Viers family.

This work is a compilation of articles written by teachers during the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to histories of early schools and community origins, the book contains a wealth of other information—from stories of Indians, hunting, and the Civil War, to life and customs of the pioneers in general. The names of many of Dickenson’s early residents also found their way into the book, either as early settlers in one of the communities or as teacher, student, or patron of one of the many one- and two-room schools.

With Genealogy as Found in Early Dutch Church Records, State and Government Documents, Together with Sketches of Colonial Times, Old Log Cabin Days, Indian Wars, Pioneer Hardships, Social Customs, Dress and Mode of Living of the Early Forefathers

Brimming with information, this text begins with Scott County territory as claimed by the French prior to 1763. The final chapters include interesting facts and figures from a survey made in 1930. Filling the pages between with great variety, Addington shares an abundance of knowledge.