Mountain Valley People (2 volumes)

Arrington, Mary Marie Koontz

A historical sketch of a section of Rockingham County, Virginia and its people

An interesting collection of genealogical material and social life. Sixty-Two (62) families (Including 5 black families) are described. Includes recipes, sayings, songs, home cures, letters, and articles from the local newspaper; lists of gravestones from 21 family graveyards plus the Mountain Valley Church Cemetery; church data; wars; schools; transcripts of journals and diaries, store ledgers and land transactions (1807-1841). Illustrations and maps enhance the text.

392 pages; Westminster, MD:  Heritage Books, 1982.