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From: Martha Grenzeback <>
Subject: Re: [WVBERKEL] RE: William and Margaret (Houseworth) Butts, early 1800s
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:03:42 -0500
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Yes, there is a "Harpertown" still existing today in Randolph Co., near
Elkins. Thanks for the info below--I was wondering when it was
established. I am investigating both that possibility and the Harpers
Ferry one, though I have not yet found an instance of people calling
Harpers Ferry Harperstown. The information is from a family history
manuscript written in the 1920s.

Thanks, all!

Martha Grenzeback




At 10:12 AM 8/24/2005 -0400, David and Cindy Smith wrote:
>
> There was a Harperstown, in Randolph County, West Virginia. I do not know
>if it still exists, but it was in existance during the mid 1800's.
>Hope this helps.
>david
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From:
>Date: 08/24/05 10:00:01
>To:
>Subject: Re: [WVBERKEL] RE: William and Margaret (Houseworth) Butts, early
>1800s
>
>I agree with Michael that they are probably referring to Harpers Ferry. I
>did a "google" search and the only reference to a place name of Harperstown
>was the following site that showed a Civil War letter in which the soldier
>referred to Harperstown but he may have meant Harpers Ferry. It seems that
>all other references on the google search were to a race horse named
>Harperstown.
>I also did a search in two reference texts:
>Place Name Changes Since 1900-A World Gazeteer
>Place Names in the United States
>The only name mentioned with Harpers is Harpers Ferry, WV (VA)
>Ann in Florida
>
>-------------- Original message from "Michael D. Miller" <
>net>: --------------
>
>
> > Perhaps Harpers Ferry, WV?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martha Grenzeback [mailto:]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:43 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: William and Margaret (Houseworth) Butts, early 1800s
> >
> >
> > ...There is a story that they lived near "Harperstown", Virginia,
> > at some point, but I haven't been able to trace them.
> >
> > Thanks for any insights about the Butts!
> >
> > Martha Grenzeback
> >
> >
> >
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