The Laws of the Land: A History of the Law Family

Merril Law

Verlag: Hendershot-Davis Group, 1995

1995 Hendershot-Davis Group (Roswell, Georgia), 6 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches tall blue faux leather hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), gilt lettering to front cover and spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and genealogy charts, index, iv, 274 pp. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this exceptionally rare genealogy and family history. OCLC has a listing (No. 37849575), but locates no copies at institutions worldwide. ~Y~ [2.0P] The majority of this work is a carefully researched and detailed genealogy, beginning with William Lawes/Laws/Law, born about 1690 in England as the first generation, extending through the tenth generation. In addition to hundreds with the surname Law, other surnames which receive prominent coverage, among many others, include: Barnes, Blasdel, Bridge, Dishinger, Guthrie, Hancock, Hill, Hornsby, Howell, Lemaster, Lewis, Moore, Nay, Overdorf, Phifer, Phillips, Ragan, Sandefur, Sells, Smith, Spurgeon, Tate, Thompson, Tucker, Tweedy, Wallace, Walp, Wilson, Wood, Wyne. The first 100 pages of this work is the autobiography of author Merril Law (b. 1916), from growing up in rural southern Indiana, through military service during World War II and his later interest in genealogy. He explores the story of his great-grandfather, John W. Boyd, who served in the 7th Indiana Battery during the Civil War. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Y-1202-11601

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Laws of the Land: A History of the Law ...
Verlag: Hendershot-Davis Group
Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good