This book is about the Barton Howerton Sr Cross & Deborah Ann (Moore) Cross family from Virginia and living in Virginia/West Virginia during the Civil War. This couple had 7 sons and 1 grandson who fought in the Civil War and hundreds of grandchildren and greats grandchildren who fought in other wars. They were living in the Randolph/Barbour County part of Virginia and were living in this area when it became the state of West Virginia. This book is about the biography of the members of this family who have fought in the Civil War, World War I, World War II and some who have fought in the Korean and Vietnam War, some other members of this family with stories, ancestry data, photos and poems and is based on over 40 years of family tree research.

This book is about the Barton Howerton Sr Cross & Deborah Ann (Moore) Cross family from Virginia and living in Virginia/West Virginia during the Civil War. This couple had 7 sons and 1 grandson who fought in the Civil War and hundreds of grandchildren and greats grandchildren who fought in other wars. They were living in the Randolph/Barbour County part of Virginia and were living in this area when it became the state of West Virginia. This book is about the biography of the members of this family who have fought in the Civil War, World War I, World War II and some who have fought in the Korean and Vietnam War, some other members of this family with stories, ancestry data, photos and poems and is based on over 40 years of family tree research.

As we start chopping down the ancestry tree to get to our roots, this is what we have discovered in this book (Book 2 of the Roots of a Hillbilly Family from West Virginia): Our family comes through the names of Phelps, Watkins, Chaney, Belt, Bazewell, Warman, Middleton, Cheney, Bazil, Hopper, Gassaway, Watts, Tydings, Haynes, Bovey, Roderick, Rauhouser, Phelps, Rothrock, Lehn, Smith, Gibson, Krackel, Bowman, Beeghly, Keller, Hendricks, Rueger, Hottel, Inken, Markley, Herr, Schaub, Hilderbrandt, Hertzler, Bracken, Hummel, Boger, Breniser, Meyers, Wampler, Breniser, Fuchs, Lung and Klein. As in all trees, we are missing a few branches too. Book number 3 will have the names Boyles, Hardin, Spring, etc. This book covers the following states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and counties which are now part of the state of West Virginia. This book covers my dad's (Robert I Phelps) dad's family. We have added a title called, "Those brave souls in our genealogy who immigrated to America from other countries:" In book 2, we have a list of 25 people who came to America from other countries. Nineteen came from Germany; four came from Switzerland and two from France. The other 64 people listed in our family tree were born in the USA during the 1700's and 1600's that this book covers. We also decided to include another title called "Revolutionary War and other wars". We have a list of 6 people in this book: Ezekiel Phelps, Revolutionary War from Maryland; John Haynes, Revolutionary War from Virginia; Henry Haynes, French and Indian War and Revolutionary War from Virginia; Col. John Phelps, French and Indian War and Revolutionary War from Virginia; George Keller, Revolutionary War from Virginia and Mathias Boger, Revolutionary War from Pennsylvania.Hope you enjoyed Book 1 and will enjoy reading this book. Come along for a very special ride as we continue to chop down our family tree to discover more about our roots. The thing about the ancestry tree which is so special and magical is that as we cut, the tree still stands tall and remains strong as it adds even more branches and names to the family tree. Working on Book 3 now.

Book 6 covers Robert I. Phelps family tree on his mom's family (Burnette Boyles Phelps). It starts out in the years of 1600's and covers many, many names including: Boyles, Adams, Hardin, Hoge, Marr, Fishbach, Waters, Wickliffe, Spring, Engel, Steinbrenner, Stream, Wolfe, Bressler, etc. We also include the royalty line in many different countries. My daughter has written a chapter about Jews and Israelites in this book. We include some information about the Sinclair (St Clare) family. There are some mysteries in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and in Salem, New Hampshire "American Stonehenge" exactly like Stonehenge in England. What is the connection of the Sinclair family and Christopher Columbus? We talk about some of this from ancestry and history books.As in our other "Roots of a Hillbilly Family from West Virginia" books, it includes photos and is in black and white to keep down printing cost. It covers 4 years of work on ancestry.com and even more years of work researching on the Internet, in libraries, writing to various family members and visiting them. We still have more work to do and more hints on ancestry.com. On the backs of each book, we include some personal family photos of the Robert I & Vernie B Shomo Phelps family. My husband, Ken, proof reads each book for me.

This book is about the Barton Howerton Sr Cross & Deborah Ann (Moore) Cross family from Virginia and living in Virginia/West Virginia during the Civil War. This couple had 7 sons and 1 grandson who fought in the Civil War and hundreds of grandchildren and greats grandchildren who fought in other wars. They were living in the Randolph/Barbour County part of Virginia and were living in this area when it became the state of West Virginia. This book is about the biography of the members of this family who have fought in the Civil War, World War I, World War II and some who have fought in the Korean and Vietnam War, some other members of this family with stories, ancestry data, photos and poems and is based on over 40 years of family tree research. We dedicate this book to Stella (Cross) Shomo and Vernie (Phelps) Shomo. This book will include colored photos. There is another book with just black & white photos.

This is a journey which takes us to many countries and many states, a journey to find our family roots. We are thankful to Ancestry.com; Find a grave.com, Wikipedia and all the information about coats of arms and all the other family tree sites on the Internet which help us to find our roots on this special journey. This makes us appreciate more what our families have done for us all through the years. We give thanks to our Creator and His team for everything. We also thank our family who shares photos and family information with us and to our parents and all grandparents who have sacrificed so much for us. They do this out of love, and we return this love to them, respect and appreciation for all they have done for us.Book 5 covers Robert I. Phelps family tree on his dad's family. We include many names and go back to the time of Jesus Christ. It starts out in the years of 1600's and covers many, many names including: Phelps, Benson, Cheney, Wood, Rydell, Bazil or Bazewell, Hopper, Watkins, Lloyd, Gassaway, Collingwood, Besson, Warman, Beall, Priestley, Watts, Beall, Moore, Belt, Foxcroft, Tydings, Sparrow, Kinsey, Haynes, Roderick, Bovey, Rauhauser, Bowman, Bauman, Keller, Beeghly, Hendricks, Markley, Boger, Wampler, Brenneisen, etc. We also include the royalty line in many different countries.

This is a journey which takes us to many countries and many states, a journey to find our family roots. We are thankful to Ancestry.com; Find a grave.com, Wikipedia and all the information about coats of arms and all the other family tree sites on the Internet which help us to find our roots on this special journey. This makes us appreciate more what our families have done for us all through the years. We give thanks to our Creator and His team for everything. We also thank our family who share photos and family information with us and to our parents and all grandparents who have sacrificed so much for us. They do this out of love, and we return this love to them, respect and appreciation for all they have done for us.Book 4 covers the names of Viquesney, Boulyer, L'Honore, Lallemand, Quenault, Mauger, Row, Rowe, Brown, Rinehart, Price, Sanford, Tabb, Barrow, Durrett, Langhorne, Randolph, Ruffin, Cross, Borror, Tracy, Tschudi, Proctor, James, Fuchs, Schaffner, Gassaway, Beard, Orme, Bohrer, Benjamin, Muller, Moore, Poling, Throckmorton, Reade, Wyckoff, Vandine, Orrick, Cooke, Gwyn, Wells, Schenck, Black, Porter, Shaw, Campbell, Scarburgh, Keller, Springstone, Davis, Lambert, Bowman, Bauman, Hottel and Rueger. Covers the states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Ohio. Covers the countries of USA, France, Germany, Switzerland, England, Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland.There is a list of 12 people (great grandparents) who were brave souls in our genealogy who immigrated to America from other countries listed in book 4. The first Indian in our family is a Cherokee and is listed in Chapter 18.There is a list of 11 third to sixth great grandfathers who served their country in the French & Indian War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 listed in this book. Gives a total of 31 of our greats grandfathers that we know for sure who have fought for our freedoms during the 1700's and the early 1800's.Book 5 will go into more details about our Phelps family from England.