Hyde County historian, R.S. Spencer Jr. has done significant research on his native county. Since 1980, he has been editor of the genealogical journal, "High Tides".
The author talks of the Brinn, Neal, Saunderson, Litchfield, Pugh, Gibbs, Berry, Daniels, Meekins, Patrick and Stoneham families who once lived in Waupoppin.