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  • No. 1
    Rasnick Family Origins p.3
    Will of Jacob Rasnake p.5
    Jacob Rasnake p.6
  • No. 2
    Effie Pearl Rasnick - Life Sketch p.5
    Will of John Counts p.8
    The Rasnick Name p.9
    Rasnick Reunion 2001 Notes p.11
    Mary Ardena Rasnic p.17
    Woodrow Wilson Rasnick p.21
  • No. 3
    Will of Elijah Rasnick p.3
    Our Pioneer Ancestors p.4
    Recollections of Grandfather Elijah Rasnick p.12
    Grandma Joyce Davis Rasnick Rasnick p.17
    Recollections of My Family's Mining History p.22
    History of Toms Creek p.23
    World War II Memories p.25
    Photos p.32
  • No. 4
    Will of Jacob Rasnake, Jr. p.2
    Rasnake Post Office/Rasnake, Virginia p.4
    The Rasnic House p.6
    "Pa Snake" (Roby Kernan Rasnake) p.8
    Reunions 2002 p.12
    Mabel Rasnake p.17
  • No. 5
    Will of James P. Rasnick p.3
    Military History p.5
    American Revolutionary War p.6
    Jacob Rasnake p.7
    Revolutionary Battle Has Close Ties
    to Area Family p. 8
    Civil War p.9
    World War I p.13
    World War II p.18
    Korean War p.34
    Vietnam p.35
    Iraq/Afghanistan/Current Military p.36
  • No. 6
    Jacob Rasnick/Jacob Ruehrschneck Found p.2
    Memories of Elijah Rasnick p.4
    Legend of the Headless Horsewoman
    of Sandy Ridge p.7
    Molasses Memories p.8
    Military Salute p.10
    Reunion Notes 2003 p.13
    Cemetery Project p.16
    Sutherland Books p.29
  • No. 7
    Bonnie B. Rasnic Louthan p.3
    Jonas Camp p.5
    The Rasnick Family Back to the Hessians p.9 Cemetery Project p.12
    Rasnick Young 'uns p.23
    Military Tribute p.26
  • No. 8
    Civil War Pension Application
    Jacob W. Rasnake p.4
    Old Timey Herb Doctor p.8
    Hetty Jean Swindall Sutherland p.16
    Some of My Recollections of Grandma Ruth p.26
    Rasnic Reunion 2003
    Hessian Farewell Song p.32
  • No. 9
    Our Family's Women
  • No. 10
    Vess Rasnake Home p.3
    The Language of the Hills p.5
    Tale and Truths About
    Thomas Jefferson Rasnake p.12
    Interview with Gay Lee Deel p.14
    Thomas Allen Rasnick p.19
    Interview with Pearl Boyd Rasake p.30
    Interview with Brownlow Grizzel p.32
    Interview with Campbell Rasnake p.39
  • No. 11
    Photos of Glade Hollow p.2
    Rasnick Family Research Update p.3
    Johann Ruehrschneck "Hessian Soldier" p.11
    Descendants of Jacob Rasnake ("Hessian") p.15
    The Melungeon Question-the bottom line p.23
    Interview with Earl Rasnick p.24
  • No. 12
    Education, Schools, Teachers, Pupils and Patrons
    Interview with Hassie Meade p.40
  • No. 13
    Childhood Stories p.3
    Various Sketches beginning on p.4: Mary Edna and Martha Edgar Rasnake; John Ezra Rasnake; Elizabeth "Betsy" Rasnic Glass; Joseph H. Rasnick; Elijah "Bunker" Rasnick; Margaret Rasnick.
    Counts Family Tree p.14
    Rasnake House p.15
    Jacob and Leah Rasnake Family Bible p.17
    The Mountains Calling p.18
    A House on a Hill p.19
    Civil War Pension Application
    for Rachel Rasnake p.20
    Minnesota Rasnicks p.21
    Descendants of Elijah Rasnick p.28
    McCoy, Off in a Corner, Is With GOP in Spirit p.29
    A Remarkable Man (Rufus V. McCoy) p.30
    Cave Spring Mercantile Company Store p.31
    Terry Horn, the New Uncle Sam p.36
    Local Place Names p.37
  • No. 14
    Various Sketches beginning p.3: Eliza Jane Henson; Walter Rasnick; Descendants of Alvin Rasnick; John Rasnake; Eliza Rasnick Musick.
    Letter from the Past p.6
    Johann Jacob Rierschneck p.7
    Our Old People
    (Thomas J. and Sarah Barton Rasnake) p.10
    John Counts of Glade Hollow p.11
    Creed and Anna Rasnake Barton Family p.19
    Remembering a Family
    (Harmon Crumley Rasnick) p.21
    John Robert Rasnick, Jr. p.26
    Youthful Reminiscing p.27
    Pastor Sam Rasnake p.34
    Hunting Heritage p.36
  • No. 15
    Coal Issue
  • No. 16
    Remembering Granny
    (Fannie Rowe Rasnick)
    by Keevin Lee Elkins p.3
    My Line of Descent
    by Claude Rasnake p. 5
    Photographs and Memories
    by James W. Rasnick, Jr. p.10
    John Morgan Rasnick
    and the Wild Varmint p. 14
    Childhood Memories
    by Claudia Taylor Petrovski p. 15
    War's Harvest by James M. Rasnick p. 16
    Jacob Rasnick Pedigree p. 17
    Revival in Russell County
    by J. Samuel Rasnake p. 18
    History of the First Assembly of God
    Dante by J. Samuel Rasnake p. 26
    Sal & Nance Rasnake p. 27
    Noah Webster Rasnick Patents p. 29
    Joseph H. Rasnick Patent p. 35
    My Family by Joean Rasnick p. 36
    Obituaries p. 38
    Family History Work Sheet p. 40
  • No. 17
    The Story of My Life
    by Therman O. Rasnake p.3
    Belle Rasnick Frazier
    Remembers a Ritter Tragedy p. 8
    Memories of Noah & Clarence Rasnick
    by Clarence Frazier p. 9
    William W. Rasnick
    by Terry Rasnick p. 11
    The Mystery of Virginia Rasnick
    by Terry Rasnick p. 12
    My Appalachian Heritage
    by Penny Grizzel Bevins p. 13
    William Letcher & Coosie Rasnick Counts
    by Janice Counts Webb and Madge Counts Maxfield p. 22
    Grover Rasnick's Store p. 28
    Photos p. 29
    William Abednigo Rasnick p. 31
    Making Molasses p. 32
    Family Talent p. 34
    Ghosts and Superstitions p. 37
    Obituaries p. 38
    Resources and News p. 40
  • No. 18
    Final Research Update p.3
    German Ruehrschneck Family p. 10
    American Ruehrschneck Family p. 11
    American Rasnake-Rasnick-Rasnic
    Family p. 13
    Obituaries p. 39