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THE GALFORD ANCESTRY, by Lloyd Pritt Galford. Gateway Press, 1981. 724 pp., Indexed. Cloth bound. The book is sold out, however, an updated CD version is available. See "MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK" below.


Order from:

Pritt Galford
P. O. Box 3268
Cookeville, TN 38502

PURCHASERS WHO PREVIOUSLY BOUGHT AND OWN THE ORIGINAL BOOK MAY OBTAIN A CD VERSION OF THE BOOK FOR ONLY $6.75 on CD. Those who do not have the original book but want the updated CD of "The Galford Ancestry" may purchase it for $33.75 in fairness to those who paid the hardbound price since 1981 and who made this genealogical project possible. The CD version of "The Galford Ancestry" includes the original book plus all additions in Microsoft Word format (also readable by MS Wordpad) containing over 17,000 names (as of July, 2005) in the index. There are about 1,300 entries for the Galford name. Females are indexed by both nee and married names.


THE GALFORD ANCESTRY PHOTO GALLERY CD is also available for $11.00 which includes a printed user's manual. It is also available for $6.75 to those who want to print their own user's manual from a Microsoft Word file on the CD. Shipped prepaid either way. The Gallery CD contains 851 photographs (as of July, 2005) of people keyed to their identification number in "The Galford Ancestry" book. See additional details about the photo collection below.

MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK: (on CD in Microsoft Word format): This is the only published comprehensive genealogical history of the Galford surname. It includes data from interviews, cemetery visits, census records, courthouse records, family Bibles and extensive correspondence, and various old books. It also contains information on the original Galfords who settled in Augusta County, Virginia, which later became southeastern West Virginia, particularly Pocahontas County. The book traces the migrations of the Galfords to Pike County, Ohio, and west in 1817; to Lewis County, West Virginia, in the 1850s; and generally to Ohio thereafter. The book contains many footnotes, accounts, transcribed records, and stories that are precious vignettes about the people mentioned in this work. The data organization is so unique that the Library of Congress granted a copyright on the information organization method, it's display, and indexing technique.

The CD of the book, in Microsoft Word format, includes the original book plus all additions and changes since 1981. The book's index contains about 1,300 entires for the Galford name and over 17,000 names in total. Names mentioned more than ten times: Adams, Alderson, Anderson, Arbogast, Belcher, Bennett, Beverage, Brown, Byrd, Cain, Carpenter, Cassell, Chidester, Curry, Curtis, Dennison, Dilley, Farinash, Fowler, Friel, Geiger, Giblin, Gum, Hamric, Harris, Harrison, Heater, Hefner, Hickok, Hill, Hiner, Hosaflook, Hudson, Hunter, Johnson, Jones, Kennison, Lantz, McCauley, McCloud, McClung, McCoy, McLaughlin, McNeel, Meeks, Mick, Moore, Pritt, Reeder, Rockwell, Sharp, Sheets, Shonkwiler, Siron, Slaven, Sprigg, Sprouse, Summerton, Sutton, Tacy, Taylor, Teter, Thomas, Tyree, Vanreenen, Wilfong, Williams, Wilson, Wooddell, Woods.

THE GALFORD ANCESTRY PHOTO GALLERY: A collection of photographs (many of them very old) have been assembled into an available CD called The Galford Ancestry Photo Gallery. The CD includes self-contained personal computer software designed and created by the author for accessing and displaying the photos.

Anyone mentioned in the book, or a descendant of anyone in the book, is eligible to be included in the Gallery. Presently there are 851 photos (as of July, 2005) in the Gallery and they are all indexed to the book with annotated details. The Galford Ancestry Photo Gallery CD is available for $11.00 which includes a printed user's manual. It is also available for $6.75 to those who want to print their own user's manual from a Microsoft Word file on the CD. Shipped prepaid either way.

Contributor's photos for consideration to be included in the PHOTO GALLERY are most welcome - send them to the author's address above. All will be returned promptly.

• Xerox copies of photos and computer-printer copies of photos are of insufficient quality for the gallery; although old, scratched, somewhat damaged, and cracked snapshots are acceptable.
• Electronic images of good quality in .JPG format are also acceptable - high resolution is preferred.
• All photos must be fully described as to:
  • 1) names (full names if possible)
  • 2) position in the photo, e.g., front, middle, back, left to right, etc.
  • 3) name of the contributor, and
  • 4) relevant information such as date and place the photo was taken, if known, and other significant general-interest information.