Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/158 Surname: STANLEY, HAYNES, ANDERSON, RUNNER, BIBBEE, HANSHAW, PARSONS, SHULER, VERNON ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Sandy Valley". Stanley Family Who John Stanley was, and when or whence he came to Sandy, I have been unable to ascertain, only that he was living at a cabin on the high plateau in the bend of the creek, across from the John Haynes place, in 1822, when his daughter, Nancy, was married to Joseph Anderson, of Big Bend, Ohio. Who his wife was is equally in darkness, with his ancestry and date of his birth and death. Probably he was of the same family as David Stanley, the Ravenswood pioneer. His children were: James (Jim) Stanley, married a Runner, and lived on the flats below Mud Run, in the forties. William (Bill) Stanley married a Bibbee, died at Silverton. Henry Stanley died unmarried. Jonathan Stanley married first a Hanshaw, and second, Mazella Parsons, a daughter of George Parsons, on Trace Fork. They never owned land, but lived in different places on Sandy. The Parsons record gives his name as Noah Stanley. Elias Stanley married a Runner (probably these girls were daughters of Elijah Runner). Noah Stanley, name only given. Levi Stanley went off and never returned. Nancy Stanley married Joe Anderson, and lived one and a half miles below her father's home, at the Haynes farm. Besides these names, which were furnished by the late Joseph Anderson, Chris Shuler mentions: Tom Stanley who died at Silverton. A daughter married "Zeke" Vernon. Whether these were children of John Stanley, or of one of his sons, I cannot say. A farm on the bend of the creek below Mike Boso's mill was at an early day known as "The Old Stanley Farm", from John Stanley having once lived there.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/157 Surname: BUFFINGTON, WASHINGTON, MUSE, MERCER, HUGHES ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Sandy Valley". Buffington Family Other choice parcels of land farther up the river were allocated to Washington's compatriots, George Muse, and a Mercer, and were colonized about the same time as the Ravenswood tract. Buffington's Island was settled by Joseph Buffington, (I think Joseph and not Joel, is the correct name), who had three sons. Philip, whose marriage to Sarah Hughes is named as the first wedding in Union District. William, who lived in Wirt County. Solomon, who was one of the Union Home Guards, and died on Pond Creek, a half mile below the mouth of Jerry's Run, shortly after the close of the Civil War.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/156 Surname: HUGHES, HANSHAW, SAYRE, COZART, PROCTOR, GANDEE, TANNER ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Sandy Valley". Jesse Hughes Jesse Hughes, the renowned scout and Indian fighter, spent the last years of his life on the Ohio River, near the mouth of Big Sandy. He first bought land at Sandyville, but lost it through a former patent. It would appear that Hughes came to this section a few years before the closing of Indian hostilities. He had three daughters, Nancy, Agnes, Massie and Luraine. Nancy and Massie were hunting cows on Turkey Run, which enters the river a mile above Ravenswood, when they were discovered by a party of Indians, who made a capture of the latter, and carried her off and kept her in captivity for two years. After the Treaty of Greenville brought peace to the border settlements, Jesse went in search of his daughter, but did not at first recognize her, as she was dressed in Indian fashion, with rings in her ears, mouth, and on all her fingers, her face and body smeared with paint, and she carried a bow and arrows. Nancy Hughes married George W. Hanshaw, who lived in a cabin on the site of the house occupied a few years since by W.S. Proctor, on the old Proctor farm, above Ravenswood. Jesse Hanshaw, who lived near the mouth of Mill Creek, was born there about 1830. G.W. Hanshaw at one time owned the Blake, or Varner farm on Sandy. Jesse Hughes' other daughter, Luraine, was married to Uriah Sayre, and lived at the mouth of Ground Hog, on the Ohio side of the river. Her daughter, Lura Sayre, married Lafayette Cozart, of Jackson County, who relates that his wife's grandfather, Jesse Hughes, after he became old, wandered off into the woods. He was found on either Turkey or Lick Run, and though not dead when found, died very soon after. He was buried on the Proctor farm, some say, at the "old graveyard" but it is uncertain whether the exact site of the grave can now be located. Massie Hughes, daughter of Jesse and heroine of the Indian capture married Uriah Gandee, Jr, and lived near Gandeeville. It is said that the wife of the famous Indian fighter, Grace Tanner Hughes, spent the last years of her life with them, and at her death in 1839, was buried there. There are numerous persons in Jackson and adjoining counties who claim descent from Jesse Hughes, or his near relatives.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/155 Surname: COLEMAN, ANDERSON, ROUSH, WILLIAMS, MORGAN, HARRISON ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Sandy Valley". Coleman Family The Coleman family has been, from the first, the most prominent in the vicinity of Muse's Bottom. The Thomas Coleman mentioned above (in the Dewitt sketch. . bb) was a son of Michael Coleman, who was killed by the Indians, at Cottageville, in 1793. Thomas Coleman was born in the wilderness of Kanawha County, in 1801. He was a son of James and Nancy Anderson Coleman. His father and mother both died when he was quite young, and he was raised by a maternal uncle. He was bound out to a blacksmith at the age of fourteen, but ran away the next year and went on a keel boat on the river, which was hauling salt from the Kanawha to Wheeling. Later, he operated boats of his own, he married Sarah Roush, in 1823, daughter of Henry and Hannah Roush, of Meigs County, Ohio. He settled at Muse's Bottom. Their children were: Samuel H. died as a child. David S. went to Missouri. Reverend H.R. Thomas B. lives on the home place. Eliza married P.D. Williams, lived at Muse's Bottom. Virginia married R.S. Morgan. Maria married James Morgan. Thomas Coleman was appointed first postmaster at Muse's Bottom. A brother of Michael was John Coleman. He was an Indian fighter and scout at the Belleville fort. What became of him after peace came is not stated. The first marriage in what is now Grant District was that of Margaret, daughter of Mary and John Coleman, to William Harrison. Whether this was the same John, his son, or a son of Michael (Malcolm, some give the name), I have no means of knowing.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/154 Surname: DEWITT, POWERS, COLEMAN, NESSELRODE, BOSO ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Sandy Valley". Dewitt Family The first settler at Muse's Bottom was John DeWitt (some of the old settlers pronounce it Doo-it), who built the first cabin, in 1807. Soon after, Thomas DeWitt, John Powers, Thomas Coleman, Ellis Nesselrode, and John Boso came. It is not at all certain that these parties all came the same year, but they were all among the very early pioneers. Where the DeWitts were from is not given, but the name recurs several times in the early history of Mill creek and Sandy, and parties of the same name are still to be found in Grant District.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/153 Surname: RECTOR, SHERMAN, KYGER, RUST ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Sandy Valley". Rector Family Charles J. Rector was born in 1848. He was a son of Steptoe Rector, who was born in 1816. They came to Jackson County when Charles was young. In 1869, Charles married Elizabeth Sherman. He lived on Little Sandy or at Sherman. Levin Rector was a brother of Steptoe Rector. He was born in 1814, and married Sarah B. Sherman. She was a daughter of Isaac B. Sherman and Nancy Dewitt Sherman. They lived at Sherman in 1883. Mrs Susan Kyger was his sister. Charles Rector, who married Sallie Rust, was the father of Steptoe and Levin Rector.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/WV/Jackson/1772 Surname: Bachus, Staats, McKown, Postelweight ------------------------- My family roots (paternal) are in Jackson County, West Va. Dad was born in Cottageville. His parents were John S. Bachus and Georgia Staats Bachus; my great grandparents were: George Washington Bachus & Mary M. (McKown) Bachus; and Elijah Matson Staats and Rhoda (Postelweight) Staats. Would be happy to receive or share info. Thanks

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/152 Surname: SHEPPARD, ROWLEY, LOCKHART, DAWKINS, EDWARDS, MOREHEAD, HOWES, ENOCH, MAGEE, DEWITT, CARNEY, WIBLIN, ANDERSON ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Middle Sandy Valley". Sheppard Family The first place about the mouth of Trace is where the man Rowley lived, about 1835. There are a few old apple trees standing yet, and the house was still there when the bridge was built across Sandy below, the workmen using it to shanty in. The weight of evidence seems to show that the first settlement on the farm by the bridge was ade (unless the Rowley clearing was on the same farm and earlier) by James Sheppard, and the crossing is still known as the "Old Sheppard Ford." He was a son – I think the oldest – of Jonathan Sheppard, and married Margaret Lockhart, a daughter of William Lockhart, and first settled on Right Reedy, across the creek from the Pisgah Church. He was living on Sandy as early as 1835 or 1836. He died on his farm at the ford, and his widow was still living there in 1850, says Jeff Dawkins. The names of five children are given: Martha Sheppard married Lewis Edwards. Isaac Sheppard married Margaret Morehead. William Sheppard married Eliza Howes. Eliza Sheppard married Isaac Enoch. James Sheppard went away on a produce boat, and never returned. The site of the Sheppard home is not given. Probably it was a short distance below the mouth of Beattie's Run. A few old apple trees yet mark the site of each building. Mrs. Magee said that a man named Sheppard lived in the one on the east side of the creek, and an old man and his wife, a connection of his, on the west, and that the old people and Sheppard's family fell before the scourge, the "Sandy Fever." Certain it is that this location is in the very heart of the pestilence stricken section. Henry Sheppard is probably the man referred to, as he is said to have lived here. A detailed history of the Sheppard Family will be found in the History of Reedy Valley. A man maned Dewitt is said to have lived, and died, in the lower house. Jeff Dawkins said Alex Dewitt, married Miriam Carney, sister to Joe Howe's wife, lived there in 1850. A man named Wiblin, if I understood Mr. Anderson right, moved one spring into the West house, saying "Give me plenty of whiskey and bacon and I'm not afraid of Sandy Fever". Before fall, he was dead.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1771 Surname: Slaughter, Doolittle ------------------------- Augustus F.Slaughter-Ella E.Doolittle- Does anyone have any information regarding death dates and burial place?They were married in Jackson County,and had children who married into alot of Jackson County families.Thanks>email me>clady@kmbs.com

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/151 Surname: VANNOY, SHEPPARD, KNOTTS, ANDERSON, WINKLER ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Middle Sandy Valley". Vannoy Family The Left Fork of Sandy, on which Sandyville is situated, has several large tributaries, among which are Copper Fork, which enters at Sandyville, and Service Fork, a stream about three and a half miles long, which comes in from the right, about one and a half miles above Sandyville, Turkey Fork on the same side and a mile further up, which heads about six miles away, in the low gap at Garfield. Cornelius Vannoy lived on Service Fork. He had sons Ben, Anthony, Alexander and John. The latter married Susanna Sheppard, a daughter of Henry and Diana Sheppard. He lived on Rush Run, at the George Knotts place, about 1857, lost a leg in the Confederate Army, and was a familiar figure about Sandyville for several years before his death. Hester Vannoy married George Anderson. George Winkler, a German, was a school teacher who married a sister of Vannoy's wife, and lived on Service Fork, in 1841 or 1842.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/150 Surname: MAIRS, ARNOLD ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Middle Sandy Valley". Mairs Family Dr. Joseph Mairs, said to be the first resident physician at Ripley, came to Sandy about 1840 or 1845, and built a large brick house above the road, about a mile up the Left Fork. I passed there three years ago. Most of the walls had fallen down, a part of the angle of one corner of the wall six or eight feet high was standing, with other foundation walls and scraps and remnants, while piles of bricks and rubbish were strewed all around, and the whole grown up in a dense thicket of saplings, brush and weeds. An English sumach tree, planted in the yard as an ornament for the lawn, had taken complete possession of that quarter of the grounds, large trees standing thick inside the old walls and out. The place was abandoned nearly forty years ago, and has borne the name of being haunted ever since. Dr. Mairs died in 1841. A brother, Thomas Mairs, lived at the mouth of Service Fork. His wife, Louisa, died in 1862, and is buried at Sandyville. Susan, wife of Benjamin Arnold, a prominent citizen of the Sandyville vicinity for several years before the war, was a sister of the Mairs.

Cox, Elvira born about 1852. I have nothing on her parents, siblings or where exactly she was born although I do assume (and my wife would kill me for assuming anything at any time) that she was born in western West Virginia. She married George Doolittle who I have traced back to 1511 but I can't seem to break through the wall for grandma. Thanks in advance... Dutch

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1770 Surname: PEREY ------------------------- I too am a descendant of Francois PEREY of Jackson County, WV, and have information that his wife Henriette and their daughters, Marie and Louise came to America to rendezvous with him in 1835. Henriette reportedly then died in Arkansas in 1839 and somehow the two daughters and Francois lost contact. I am very interested in unravelling that mystery of how they lost contact.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1768 Surname: Shields ------------------------- James Shields died in the civil war, he was married to Rachel Greenlee, looking for info about her and his identity. Shes buried at Mt. Flower Cem. She and her children were in the census after the civil war in Jackson Co., 1870 or so, I assume she received a pension. email me bou@sunlink.net..

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1767 Surname: Boggs ------------------------- Henry Riffle m. Cora Boggs d/o James Boggs and Melvina Gill in Jackson Co, WV. they were in the census there also, abt. 1880 or so. Need to find the identity to Henry. thanks, email me bou@sunlink.net.

Posted on: Jackson County Pensions Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonPens/22 Surname: Shields ------------------------- James Shields died in the civil war, he was married to Rachel Greenlee, looking for info about her and his identity. Shes buried at Mt. Flower Cem. She and her children were in the census after the civil war in Jackson Co., 1870 or so, I assume she received a pension. email me bou@sunlink.net.

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1766 Surname: Merical ------------------------- Prhaps I should have also posted a disclaimer stating that sometimes the USGS is wrong, I have a few incidences, such as the misplacing of the old Second Creek School her in Monroe County7, in which they have dissapointed me also. Merical Run is not in my particular "nick of the woods," but,for some reason, i feel that these are two separate items. In the same manner, here in Greenbrier County, we have Wades Draft (hollow) and Wades Creek which are near fairly near each other but are separate. One would assume that Wades Creek runs through Wades Draft, but it dosen't. But, we are talking about Mericals and I was merely using the GNIS Data base which is normally accaurate enough for me to continue to place a fair ammount of confidence in it. It's better than having nothing at all and i have used it extensivly in searching for old schools. Speaking of old schools, it seems that,according to the GNIS Data Base and the West Virginia Gazetteer (can't spell worth a darn), when it comes to listing schools, not all counties are created equal. While some counties are listed with many, some are listed with just a few. It's a little frustrating so I have to watch for them in all the unexected places. I have some scribbled down that I have to add to the data base. Link: Okey's West Virginia URL: <http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/8003/>

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1765 Surname: Slaughter ------------------------- Look up please?1900`s>1940 census for Walter Lycurgus Slaughter and family.Marriage records also if some one has a resouce available.Walter was born in Jackson County,but could be listed anywhere in West Virginia.Thanks>Linda>email>clady@kmbs.com

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1764 Surname: Mullinnex ------------------------- Amy, Thank you so much for the info from the Jackson County, Wv census. My dad said that he remembers visiting relatives in Mingo Junction, Oh. when he was younger and Mingo Junction just happens to be in Jefferson county, Oh. Carolyn Mullinnex cole

Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1763 Surname: Mullinex, Sayre ------------------------- I have one Mullinex in my data base. That person is: Julia Ann Mullinex 1881-3/1911 + Samuel Furman Sayre born 1879 s/0 Jasper Sayre 6/15/1858- + Martha Ann Barnett 1858-1934 Julia Ann was born in Jackson County Link: Families of the Thirteenmile Creek and Mill Creek Area URL: <http://www.geocities.com/Athens.Aegean/8003/gean2.html>