Does anyone on the list know the location of the Chapman Ferry? Also, is there a photo available of the old Chapman fortified house? I was told that the house was destroyed not too long ago. Thanks for your assistance. Pat Pulasky

Mrs. Virginia Beal Howell, 46, of Lawrenceville, near Chester, died in Weirton Geriatric Hospital today at 3:34 a.m. following an 8 year illness. Born June 18, 1922, in Hancock County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Beal and Helen Mehaffey Beal. Survivors include her husband, James E. Howell, at home; five sons, Kenneth Arthur Howell of East Liverpool, Ray Gary Howell of Jacksonville, Fla., Ricky Lee Howell, Frank Joseph Howell and James Eugene Howell, at home; six daughters, Tammy Lynn Howell, Audrey Gay Howell, Anna Marie Howell, Kathy Sue Howell, Ruth Esther Howell and Carol Ann Howell, at home; a brother, Kenneth Beal of East Liverpool, and four grandchildren. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Arner Funeral Chapel in Chester, with the Rev. Allen Fields of the New Cumberland Christian Church officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight and Tuesday afternoon and night.

Larnie E. Yergin, 58, 119 Pennsylvania Ave., Chester, died Saturday afternoon about 2:40 at Osteopathic Hospital after a lingering illness. He was born Nov. 21, 1916, at St. Mary's, W.Va., a so of Elmer E. and Margie Collins Yergin. He had been employed at The Newell Co. in the maintenance department with 30 years service. Mr. Yergin had resided in the Chester area since 1942. His wife Catherine Yergin, died in 1960. Survivors include tow sons, William Yergin of Chester and John Yergin of Wellsville, three sisters, Mrs. Josephine Henderson of St. Marys and Mrs. Doris Nash and Mrs.. Mable Petcher of Akron and three grandchildren. Services will be held Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Arner Funeral Chapel in Chester by the Rev. Delmer Logston of the Free Methodist Church. Burial will be in Union Cemetery at New Manchester. Friends may call tonight and tomorrow morning at the chapel.

Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Chester Arner Funeral Chapel for William Craig Hissom, 72, of Mentor, who died Thursday morning at University Hospital, Cleveland. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Pughtown. Mr. Hissom was born in St. Marys, W. Va., June 20, 1893, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hissom. He had resided in this community for 25 years. He retired in 1958 from the Midland Works of the Crucible Steel Co. His wife, Mrs. Ethel May Hissom, died in March, 1964. He is survived by two sons, Charles Hissom, with whom he resided, and William Craig Hissom Jr. of Dundalk, Md.; a daughter, Jane Baumgardner of Wheeling; a brother, Olen Hissom, and a sister, Mrs. Nora Horner, both of St. Mary's; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He also was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Yergin, in August 1960. Friends may call at the chapel tonight and Saturday up to the time of service.

Harry Murray, 71, of Shepherd Valley, New Cumberland RD 2, died of an apparent heart attack while working on his farm Saturday about 11 a.m. He was born on the farm June 29, 1895, a son of Samuel Edward Murray and Eliza Jane Evans Murray. He had resided there his lifetime. He was a member of the Fairview Presbyterian Church in Pughtown. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Caryl Geer Murray, at home; two sons, Frederick J. Murray of New Cumberland RD 2 and Harry B. Murray of East Liverpool, and four grandchildren. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Chester Arner Funeral Chapel by the Rev. R. L. Meyer. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Pughtown. Friends may call tonight at the chapel.

Ralph W. McSwegin of 515 Indiana Ave., Chester, a retired fruit grower, died Friday at 9:50 p.m. at City Hospital after a brief illness. He was 76. Mr. McSwegin was born in Hancock County Aug., 25, 1889, to the late William R. McSwegin and Agnes Stewart McSwegin. He retired in 1945. He was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Chester, where he served as a trustee and elder, the Pughtown Grange and was a past member of the Hancock County Farm Bureau. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Verna Swearingen McSwegin, at home; a son, Merl McSwegin of East Liverpool; a daughter, Mrs. Gregg (Marian) Ramsey of Lisbon; three sisters, Mrs. Asa Geer of Ravenna; Mrs. Laura Hobbs of Chester and Mrs. E. J. Boyd of Wellsville; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Westminster Church by the Rev. Donald Bell. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Pughtown. Friends may call Sunday and Monday at the Chester Arner Funeral Chapel.

Hi Everyone, The odd obituaries I will be posting are ones that I've run across while working with interment records. I'm sorry to say that the newspaper is not notated, but I would say they are likely from the Evening Review as it covers this area. I hope they will be useful to someone. Happy Hunting, Jan Hancock County, WVGENWEB http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhancoc/index.htm Hancock County ARCHIVES http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/hancock/hancock.htm Tri-State Genealogical & Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtsghs/indext.htm

Harold C. (Sam) Ralston, 56, of 600 Florida Ave., Chester, died of an apparent heart attack early this morning while at work at the Kopper's plant in Monaca. He was employed as a foreman at the boiler house and watch engineer. Mr. Ralston was born Oct., 24, 1911, in what was then Hollidays Cove, W.Va., son of the late Frank Ralston and Mary Clary Ralston. He resided in the Chester area for about 24 years. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Gayle) Anderson of Chester; a son, Donald A. Ralston of Paris, Pa.; two brothers, Leroy Ralston of Charleston, W. Va., and Joseph Ralston of Las Vegas, and two grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Chester Arner Chapel Burial will be in Union Cemetery, New Manchester. Friends may call at the chapel Friday and Saturday up to the time of service.

Mrs. Maude Swiger of 3rd St. Ext., Chester, died Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at home after a long illness. She was 81. Wife of Martin Swiger, she was born Jan. 25, 1884, in Doddridge County, W. Va., a daughter of the late M.S. Snider and Caroline Jones Snider. She had resided in Chester about 20 years and was associated with the Pentecostal Church at Smithfield, W. Va. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Argel (Janet) Albright of Smithfield and Mrs. Oris (Jessie) Kidder of Chester; two sons, John Swiger of East Liverpool and Laco Swiger of Chester; and two brothers, Thomas Snider and Burton Snider, both of Shinnston, W. Va. Services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Arner Funeral Chapel at Chester by the Rev. Robert Thomas of the Chester Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in Union Cemetery at Pughtown. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight and Thursday afternoon and night.

Mrs. Dora Belle Jones, 88, of Metz Rd., Columbiana, a former resident of Chester, died Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the East Liverpool Extended Care Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Pughtown, now New Manchester, May 12, 1884, a daughter of Max S. Huff and Mary Allison Huff. She was a member of the Christian Church in Chester and attended the Colmubiana Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Jones, in 1930. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John (Elma) Kalin, with whom she resided; a son, Homer Allison of Chester, a brother, Charles Huff of Chester RD !; a sister, Mrs. Eunice McNeil of Chester, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Chester Chapel of the Arner Home for Funerals by the Rev. Clarence Mansfield of the Columbiana Church. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, New Manchester. Friends may call the chapel Friday afternoon and night.

Clayton H. Hobbs, 66, of Laurel Heights, Chester, former sheriff of Hancock County, died Friday at 1:20 p.m. at the Extended Care Center here following a lingering illness. He was born Dec. 2, 1907, in Chester, a son of Charles Hobbs and Joanna Hunter Hobbs. Mr. Hobbs was retired in 1972 from the Weirton Steel Division of the National Steel Corp. worked in plant security and was a member of the 25 Year Club. He served as sheriff from 1956-1960. Mr. Hobbs was a member of the First Christian Church of Chester, Masonic Lodge 142 of Chester, RAM No. 14 Hancock Chapter of New Cumberland, Weirton Commandery 30, Knights Templar, Osiris Shrine Temple of Wheeling, the Northern Panhandle Shrine Club and the 142 Club of Chester. He had been active in various fund campaigns and charitable organizations. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Virginia P. Foreman Hobbs, at home; two sons, Clayton H. (Bud) Hobbs Jr. of New Cumberland RD and Robert S. Hobbs of New Manchester; a daughter, Miss Frances Lynn Hobbs, at home, and six grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. from the Arner Funeral Chapel in Chester by the Rev. Dan Evans of the New Manchester Christian Church. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, New Manchester. Friends may call at the chapel tonight after 7 and Sunday afternoon and evening.

John C. Hobbs, 81, of 313 Adolphus Street, Chester, first fire chief of the Chester Volunteer Fire Department, died Thursday at 7 p.m. at City Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in New Manchester July 7, 1892, a son of Charles Hobbs and Joanna Scott Hobbs. He retired in 1961 as a partner in Hobbs Tire and Supply Inc., at Chester. AT one time, he also was associated with the former Chevrolet dealers in Chester. He was a past member of the Lions Club and belonged to the Chester Christian Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Doane Johnston Hobbs, at home; a son, C. Kenneth Hobbs of Bellevue, Pa.; four daughters, Mrs. Curtis (Georgia) Cook of Chester, Mrs. Don (Helen) Pinney of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. George (Joann) Scarry of Suffield Lake, Ohio and Mrs. Frederick (Jeanne) Frank of Washington, Pa.; two brothers, Cy Hobbs and Clayton Hobbs of Chester, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Arner Funeral Chapel in Chester. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, New Manchester. Friends may call at the chapel Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Albert E. Barmer dod 6-24-1971 Albert E. Barmer, 72, of 503 Railroad St. Chester, a former potter, died Thursday at 4:35 p.m. at City Hospital afte a brief illness. He was born in Hammondsville March 5, 1899, a son of the late Albert E. Barmer and Annie Gough Barmer. He had resided most of his life in Chester. Mr. Barmer retired in 1965 after 11 years as a custodian at the Hancock Federal Savings & Loan Co. At one time, he worked at the former American Sheet & Tin Plate Co. and also was a caster at the Taylor Smith & Taylor Co. He was a member of the Fourth St. Christian Church of Chester. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Beulah Allison Barmer at home; three daughters, Mrs. Richard (Alice) Manypenny of New Cumberland, Mrs. Harold (Ruth) Ross of Minerva, and Mrs. Clara Wilson at home; a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Eddyth) Hardsouk of Follansbee, seven grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Services will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Chester Chapel of the Arner Funeral Homes by Robert Andrews of the church. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, New Manchester. Friends may call at the chapel Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday up to the time of service.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MORROW - SIVERT - GRANDON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TCC.2ACE/4.334.336.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I don't know anything about a MORROW-GORDON connection. I have MORROWs in Marshall, & Ohio Counties in WV and in Greene County, PA (They moved over the state line when a MORROW died and left them some land). I am a little stumped on them and have not found anyone with anymore info. I am wondering about the Robert MORROW connection to mine as well. My MORROWs are Mary Jane born 1826, and her sister, Elizabeth born 1817, who each married into the SIVERT family. I believe they may have had a mother or sister Rachel (each named a daughter this with none in the SIVERT family) and Mary Jane named a son Adam MORROW SIVERT. Perhaps a brother or her father. There were a couple Adam MORROWs back then-one who married a Rachel. My grandfather was Charles Morrow GRANDON Mary Jane's grandson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Morrow, Gordon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TCC.2ACE/4.334.336.1.1 Message Board Post: I am curious if you have any information about a link between the Morrows and a Gordon family that lived in Hancock County around 1850. My ggg-grandfather, John F. Gordon, lived in that area with a Peter Gordon, a Robert Morrow, a James Morrow and a couple of other Morrow families. Seeing as there was a Morrow named Gordon, I was wondering if you knew of any connection between the two families. I'd very geratly like to know of one. Thanks! Joel Amos Gordon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TCC.2ACE/4.334.336.1 Message Board Post: It is said that my gg grandfather was a brother to Dwight Morrows gg grandfather(Alexander of James Elmore) ?, his son would have been James L. Morrow of NC/SC who married Mary Jane Kirby. Their children were Avery, Henry, Charles, Jackson, Gordon, Mollie, Cordia, May Lou, Gussie. Do you have any info on these?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stewart, Lemasters, Smith, Voorhes, Stull, Powell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TCC.2ACE/713 Message Board Post: CORNELIUS CHAPMAN SMITH (parents Charles Smith & Sarah Voorhes) b. 11-28-1856 Wood Co., WV. Married Emma Jane Coffman. Died 1929. Had son Seth b. 5-14-1879 Marshall Co., WV. Died 1-29-1960, Newell, WV. He married Phebe Ann Lemley b. 2-4-1887 in Waverly, Wood Co. WV. They were married 5-22-1904. She died 11-18-1974 at Columbiana Co., OH. Had son Donald D. Smith b. 2-17-1925 in Glendale, Hancock Co., WV. m. Muriel Dailey b. 3-30-1927 on 7-20-1942 in Wellsburg, WV. They had son Michael Duane Smith b. 2-18-1945 in East Liverpool, Oh. He married Linda Jean Stuart b. 10-11-1946 on 8-19-1967 in Ravenwood, WV. Family might have moved and lived in and around Elkins, WV.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hood Lockhart Sainer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TCC.2ACE/712 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on this couple: birth dates, parents, etc. Arounna (aka Arvana) Sainer, born about 1868, married James W. Hood on August 7, 1889 She had a sister: Delia Sainer, born June 13, 1880, married Joseph W. Lockhart on January 1, 1901, died February 11, 1971.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TCC.2ACE/39.42.1 Message Board Post: My husband's grandfather was Jasper Conkle, son of Henry J. Conkle. Henry was married to Mary Jane Whims, and they had twelve children. During the 1800's they moved to Nebraska. Eventually Jasper and his family moved to first Colorado, then to Oregon where my husband's mother was born. Then back to Colorado and he died in Idaho in 1920. Any information on Henry J. Conkle's children would be appreciated. Thanks, M. Baldwin.

If anyone is having trouble getting the websites in my signature lines to open, could you please send an email to jwaite@weir.net? Someone has written that they are having difficulty opening the files. Thank You, Jan Hancock County, WVGENWEB http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhancoc/index.htm Hancock County ARCHIVES http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/hancock/hancock.htm Tri-State Genealogical & Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtsghs/indext.htm