JOEL R AGNEW, b: 1817 - Bedford, Virginia

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


			^{WILLIAM AGNEW}^{b.1755 Virginia d.1839 Bedford, Virginia}

		^{Samuel W AGNEW}^{b.1780 Rockbridge, Virginia d.1868 Floyd, Virginia}	^{Rachel BOOKER}^{b.1755 d.1868 Bedford, Virginia}

	^{JOEL R AGNEW}^{b.1817 Bedford, Virginia d.1897 Floyd, Virginia}		^{Joel PRESTON}^{b.1759 Bedford, Virginia d.1828 Smith, Tennessee}

		^{Susannah PRESTON}^{b.1785 Bedford, Virginia d.1854 Floyd, Virginia}	^{Esther HOWARD}^{b.1762 Bedford, Virginia d.1795 Bedford, Virginia}

^{MARIAH ELIZABETH AGNEW}^{b.1843 Floyd, Virginia d.1920}

		^{S MC Alexander}^{b.1781 d.1842}

	^{Luvenia MC ALEXANDER}^{b.1819 Montgomery, Virginia d.1900 Floyd, Virginia}