The Lake City Graphic has given me permission to copy these newspaper articles written by Eldon Watters (1913-1987) between the years of 1981 and 1986. I have chosen these articles because I think they are very informative. Hopefully some of you will have a connection with some of these families. I have listed just a few of the names in each article. I will be adding them as time permits. Please drop me a line and let me know if you find anything that helps you with your search!

The Fickle Family  Names mentioned in article; Gouldin, Mishler and McCrary.

Episode #5  Names mentioned in article; Townsend, Gregg, Hutchinson, Rogan and Fickle.

Episode #6  Names in article; O'Donoghue, Skinner, Gregg, Fickle, Hollenbeck, Hotchkiss and Burch.

Binkert Family  Names in article; Joseph Binkert, Volkmann and Miller.

Pioneer Preacher's Son Became Manufacturer  Rev. Bill Burch family and decendents.

The Lake City Campbells  Some of the decendants names are Fuller, Daniels and Shellmeier.

The Jesse Marmon family  Some of the decendants of Jesse Marmon are Kurth, Hibbs, Sifford, Puckett, Bosley and Schaffer.

The Hucka Family

The Dougherty family  Nicholson, Wright, Smith, Acklin, Kayo are the ancestors in this article.

The Lake City Railroad This page will take some time to load, there is a map of the railroad system at the bottom of the page.

What happend to Pond Grove Lake?

The McCrary Family  McCrary, Encell, Gouldin, Hutchinson & Cunningham.

The McCrary Family part II

The Gist Family Gist, Daisy, Richards, Jones, Sheppard, Pierce & Savage.

Dr. Josiah McVay Names mentioned in this article; McVay, Loosee, Hutchinson, Curtis, Crawford, Cretzler, Roberts and Long.

More about Dr. McVay and his descendants.

The Moyer Family Names mentioned are Moyer, Govel, Burchfield, Flannigan & Crabb.

A Story of Early Business and Professional People Families mentioned in this article are: Huff, Mosley, Pray & Peterson.

This well-known family's origin was Virginia The Eakin family.

Tillman Gregg, another pioneer whose family is here  Gregg, Mapel, DeSart, are just a few of the family names.

Bunting Family Bunting, Baker, Puckett & True

The 1930's  Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in the 30's?

Old Oxenford Mill operated on the Raccoon

Heritage of the Lake City Business Community  L. F. Danforth, merchant, public servant and state legislator.