Check out http://www.matewan.com Frieda *************** Pam Moehling wrote: > My Mom had a relative, his name was Ed CHAMBERS...well Ed and the local sheriff, Sid Hatfield decided they > were gonna go up to McDowell County and kill them some of these "thugs" (Pat O'Neal spoke of)...friends and family > BEGGED them not to go up there..they said they'd be killed for sure...well they boarded the train at Matewan...and another > one of our relatives, John Russle Burke, wanted to go with them..they pushed him off the train and said "No, you stay > here and take care of Matewan"...when Ed and Sid stepped off the train in McDowell County...the thugs were waiting for them > and shot them all to pieces... no one ever knew how the thugs found out Ed and Sid were coming...( I also have photos Ed and Sid).. > > To get a better understanding about these three photos I have mentioned in these posts..my Mom said it > got to be a very publicized thing..the newspapers were full of happenings everyday and it's all folks talked about > for miles..postcards were printed and sold of Ed and Sid and Grandma Jones because of what had happened to them...as well as > others I'm sure... > > Matewan is a small town in West Virginia, near the Kentucky border about 10 miles from Williamson, WVa....Matewan is seperated from Kentucky by the Tug River and Matewan suffered a terrible flood back in the 1980's which just about destroyed everything when a Dam broke loose up on the mountain..They are still rebuilding it today...with flood walls, etc. my sister has the > area newspaper with alot more about Matewan and the Miner's Strike...I will get them and continue with more later... > > Anybody interested in the Hatfield/McCoy War ???...we've got lots on that too... > > Pam > > Researching the following surnames: BURKE, CARTER, PATRICK, WINGO, McGRADY, WIMBERLEY, WITT/WHITT, HENSLEY, ROBERTSON. > > ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== > #5 It is YOUR responsibility to know how to SUBSCRIBE & UNSUBSCRIBE. It is done > by computer. Put the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message with nothing > else. The address is sw_va-l-request@rootsweb.com . or -d- for DIGEST mode. > All this is in the Welcome statement I ask you to save. -sysop