BOOKS FOR SALE

Chester R. Johnson

(d. April 2001)

Note: My wife has limited copies of some of these works. If you are interested in purchasing any of them, please send a letter to the following address:

Margaret Johnson-Farris
612 S. Ave. 'E'
Portales, NM 88130

Alabama

ABSTRACTED

MINUTE BOOKS ENON BAPTIST CHURCH

BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA
1819 - 1869


(Abstracted for genealogical and historical interest.)

Abstracted and Indexed by
Chester R. Johnson
Hurst, Texas
MCMXCIX
(1999)

This abstraction contains all of the names and incidents in the church minutes of the first 50 years. 129 pages were abstracted down to 67 when it became obvious that permission could not be obtained to print the minutes as written. This church was organized 11 years before the 1830 census, the earliest known for Bibb Co. The names of that time are valuable in recovering the history of Bibb County.

Loose leaf $25.00 Soft cover $30.00



THE BLAKES OF BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA 1819-1988
By Chester R. Johnson
Published in 1988, soft cover, indexed, 175 pages

Bibb County is one of the counties that librarians and publishers call a "dead county" as so few books have been published on them.

Contains approximately 1500 descendants of John Blake, 1766-1836, the first of his family to come to the county. This book continues one branch from the book, SOUTHERN BLAKES, by Kate Blake Daus, pub. 1956. All Blakes in Bibb Co. before 1900 have been placed in his family. His children and grandchildren moved on to Coosa, Elmore, Lowndes Cos. in AL.; Lafayette, Calhoun, Lowndes Co. and Attala Cos. in MS; Bienville Par. in LA, and Bell Co., TX. Any one who has AL Blake ancestors should check out this book.



SHULTZ CREEK CHURCH BOOK 1830-1880
Transcribed by Chester R. Johnson

The first 50 years of the minutes of the Schultz Creek Baptist Church, Bibb Co., AL. Published in 1992, 127 pages, indexed, soft cover, transcribed with original spelling and wording maintained. Bibb Co. was one of the counties in central AL in which many people stopped for a short time on the way south and west. Because the Indian held the lands in eastern AL, people from GA had to go up into TN then turn south through central AL. Any record these people made is valuable to researchers.

Price $25.00



THE WILEY - BOYD LEDGER
Bibb County, Alabama, Before 1823 - 1839, A Genealogical and Medical Resource
by Chester R. Johnson
Published in 1993, soft cover, 139 pages, all name index.

Contains the index of the charge accounts of James M. C. Wiley, an early merchant of Bibb Co. The ledger pages of Wiley were cut out by Dr. David R. Boyd, when he reused the ledger. We are fortunate that Dr. Boyd kept Wiley's index. Dr. Boyd's ledger has the patient accounts by head of household, date of service, some of the persons treated are named and family relationship given, medicine prescribed, charge, method and date of payment (if paid, many were not).

This book also contains the following excellent appendicies:
"Medicines and Medical Practice in Doctor Boyd's Time" and
"Medicines and Treatments Used by Dr. David R. Boyd, 1823-1836".

These were prepared by C. Dan Hooper, R.Ph., and Sandra L. Hooper. Their contributions greatly enhance the value of this book in historical medical studies. He is the Chief Pharmacist of the University of North Texas, Health Science Center, at Fort Worth. She is a medical business consultant in Fort Worth and has an avid interest in early medicines and medical practices.

Price per book $25.00


Kentucky

MASONS IN THE EARLY GRAND LODGE OF KENTUCKY

1800 - 1850
By Chester R. Johnson, 1995
Published only on microfiche, for library-type reference use, 890 pages, on four fiche, 3 text, 1 index.

Includes lodges formed by the G.L. of KY in Ohio, Indiana Terr., IL, MO Terr., AR Terr., LA, TN, and MS Terr. (MS part and AL part). Contains over 42,000 names of men who joined the Masonic Lodge or were rejected for membership. Each man is listed in his county of residence and by year. Some have personal and descriptive info., such as age, personal appearance, occupation, residence. Helps locate a man when the only thing YOU know about him is that he was born in KY. Buy a set and donate it to your local library. This is not expensive. As an 890 page book, it would be expensive.

Each set of fiche is $25.00, includes postage and handling


Virginia

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
LAND GRANTS

SURVEYOR'S BOOK 1
PART 1
1744 - 1755


Abstracted and Compiled
by
Chester R. Johnson
Hurst, Texas
1997

The deed books of Albemarle County, Virginia, from 1752 through 1757, have been lost. This gap may be partially filled by the Surveyor's plats of grants made during that time. More than 1500 grants were surveyed between 1744 and 1755. These surveys have been abstracted and include the name of the person for whom the plat was surveyed, the date of the survey, the number of acres, all water courses, mountains and roads, and the names of any neighbors at the time the survey was made. Some have notes that show sale or transfer of title to other persons. This book provides an index for the survey microfilms which are not indexed. These films may be obtained by Inter-Library Loan from the State Library of Virginia.

Price $30.00 each


ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
LAND GRANTS

SURVEYOR'S BOOK 1
PART 2
1756 - 1790


SURVEYOR'S BOOK 2
1791-1853, 1892


Abstracted and Compiled
by
Chester R. Johnson
Hurst, Texas
1999

More than 1500 grants were surveyed between 1756 and 1853. These surveys have been abstracted and include the name of the person for whom the plat was surveyed, the date of the survey, the number of acres, all water courses, mountains and roads, and the names of any neighbors at the time the survey was made. Some have notes that show sale or transfer of title to other persons. This book provides an index for the survey microfilms which are not indexed.

Loose-leaf $25.00. Soft bound $30.00.

Price includes postage and handling. Texas residents add 8.25% taxes.


 

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA

LAND GRANTS and PATENTS

 

Copied from the Abstract Films

PATENTS ISSUED UNDER THE REGAL GOVERNMENT

1739 - 1774

GRANTS BY THE PROPRIETOR OF THE NORTHERN NECK

1749 - 1756

COMMONWEALTH'S GRANTS or PATENTS

1778 - 1914

 

Published MM

BY

CHESTER R. JOHNSON

252 pages in three sections, each with it's own index.

Price $40.00 unbound, loose pages

$45.00 soft bound

*Note: This book was Chester's final work before he died.

 

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