Morton, Oren Frederic, A History of Preston County, West Virginia Kingwood, W. Va.: Journal Pub. Co., 1914, 963 pgs. Chapter I. Introductory observations Chapter II. A general glance Part One. Chapter III. Physical geography Part One. Chapter IV. Political divisions Part One. Chapter V. Indian period Part One. Chapter VI. Discovery and exploration Part One. Chapter VII. Early pioneer period Part One. Chapter VIII. Later pioneer period Part One. Chapter IX. Seventy-five years of America Part One. Chapter X. Formation of Preston Part One. Chapter XI. Sub-pioneer period Part One. Chapter XII. Preston in 1825 Part One. Chapter XIII. Early middle period Part One. Chapter XIV. The War of 1861 Part One. Chapter XV. Preston in war time Part One. Chapter XVI. Transition period Part One. Chapter XVII. Industrial period Part One. Chapter XVIII. Judicial and political Part One. Chapter XIX. The church in Preston Part One. Chapter XX. The professions in Preston Part One. Chapter XXI. Schools and newspapers Part One. Chapter XXII. Industrial Preston Part One. Chapter XXIII. Turnpikes and railroads Part One. Chapter XXIV The town of Kingwood Part One. Chapter XXV.The Preston people of today Part One. Chapter XXVI. The Preston of tomorrow Part One. Chapter XXVII. Preston as seen in a descriptive tour Part Two. Chapter I. Our European forefathers Part Two. Chapter II. America and Virginia in 1766 Part Two. Chapter III. The old frontier and the American highlander Part Two. Chapter IV. Our varied immigration Part Two. Chapter V. Our given names and surnames Part Two. Chapter VI. Our immigrant families Part Two. Chapter VII. A genealogic outline Part Two. Chapter VIII. Preston soldiers Non-Indexed Pages #1 Appendix Vol. II: Title page Vol II: Biographical Vol. II. Front matter Vol II. Addenda Vol II. Contents