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I have been researching for over 35 years. Although my family lines are found in now West Virginia from the early 1800's, they were in Pennsylvania, Maryland and other neighboring areas prior to that, so there are links to many states and locations on this site. You can search this site and the links below will take you to many other states and a variety of family lines. ~ Betty Dotson Renick Links to Genealogy for all 50 States
My WV family research is
posted on my tree at Ancestry.com
The link goes to my father's profile.
Our families are the nucleus of the larger world and where we find the food, shelter, protection, provision and social interaction in our early years. Much later in life when we begin to yearn for the protection and comfort of family, many of the special people of our youth are gone. To have known those people is a blessing since we share their biological genes and often their dreams. They are a part of who we are today, how we live and how we believe.
Information about the ancestors who have created our very beings will hopefully make us more secure in the understanding of their humanity. They were not just names in old Bibles or on tombstones. These people lived in a changing country and faced ordeals we can only read about. At the same time, they faced the age-old decisions about love, marriage, caring for a family, religion, education, sickness and death, the same as we face.
Use this material freely in your search or as a reference.
On some of my original writings on this site, I have disabled the ability to copy and paste since several people have copied and posted to their websites and then copyrighted my material. I have done this on a few pages while most information, which is general in nature, can be copied.
You are welcome to print any information on any of these pages by clicking the print key on your computer and using the material in your research. If you are actively researching one of my family lines, please contact me so we can exchange information. If you wish to use my materials on another website, please contact me for permission.
Betty Dotson Renick
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