I once had a big collection of fossils, I dug out of the coal seams, in WV. They included vegetation : Ferns, other flowers. Also trapped forest animals,such as snakes,chipmunks,lizards, frogs. I suppose this goes along with evolution process,as the decayed vegetation turned into coal over the ages. However, someone had to place the vegetation there to begin with, so we will not omit God, the almighty creator. I have always thought the two went hand in hand. Which reminds me of a story about the preacher & the sinner being partners in loading coal together. The coal was cut & blasted down ; along with the coal was lots of rock that had to be removed by the two. The sinner was swearing while removing the rock, and the preacher said: " Now, now; none of that; the Lord gave us this coal for a livlihood". The sinner looked over at him & said: " I know the Lord gave us the coal for a blessing, BUT, I believe He went to sleep, and the devil put this old rock in the coal" >grin> Shelby ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Judith, Thanks you so much. I, too have had TIAs in the past, but this was a full blown stroke. At the moment I have no feeling in the left side of my face, thumb and index finger of my left hand, and I realize how blessed I was that it wasn't worse. Anita </HTML>

Anita, I did not know this was what it is. I have had TIA's. I have you on my prayer chain and will be a little more specific now. Praying for a full recovery for you. Judi ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Are You And Your Spouce Related ? ots Bonnie, I am improving every day. Who thinks at 44 they might wake up one day to a stroke?? Thank you so much or your encouragement. Anita </HTML> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do you mean Francis and Tabitha? Do you live in Man? If so, call me and I will tell you how to get there. 855-3706 If you can't call, email back and I will do my best online, ok? My husband Pastors so we are in and out alot. Best time to reach me is around 5 in the evening. Hope you heal fast! Debbie --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

Bonnie, I am improving every day. Who thinks at 44 they might wake up one day to a stroke?? Thank you so much or your encouragement. Anita </HTML>

Anita, Hope your recovery is a fast one. Good Luck and God Bless. Bonnie **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Debbie, William and Tabitha are also my ancestors, would you know the directions to where they are buried from Man? I plan a trip there as soon as I'm fully recovered from my Knee replacement. Thanks, Bonnie **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

In the early part of the 1900 s, electricity came to the mines in Logan Co. WV. The old Soverign Coal Co. mine at Blair, was partly electrified, with an open live overhead wire called a "trolley wire". It served the purpose of a power source for cutting & drilling coal in the mines working places.Mules were used to haul the coal cars out of the mine.Curtis Reeves was the mule driver.They were ending the shift one day, and the men all loaded into the mine cars for the trip outside.The mule somehow got his ear into the live trolley wire, and he leaped backward into the crowd of miners. It took a while to get them all out from underneath the animal, grin ! This was a bit before my time, and was told by George Franklin Crabtree(Frank), who was one of the unlucky miners the mule fell on ! Later on, the animals were replaced by mine locomotives, called "motors". Shelby ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

My great grandmother,Louisa J. Workman, was again mentioned 10 years later, in the 1860 Boone Co. census. She was age 11, staying withe her grandmother (Jane Moore Workman). Nancy, her mom, was later married to Isaac Workman,and the couple had a dau named Josephine. So about all the accurate info I can find is through Josephine, her half sister.Josephine(b. 1858 ).Josephine is buried at the Hager/Elkins cemetery on Hewitts Creek. She has a grave marker showing her birth & death dates. I know there were many Ferrells on Pond Fork,Boone co.Wv, So it seems likely Nancy was a Ferrell. Great grandmother LouisaJ. is likely buried there too; but the old section has overgrown with vegetation. Louisa J. was married to James H. Elkins, in the year 1887. They had no children. If only Nancy's parents had ben given names, instead of initials, then my search would be over. Shelby ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

My father and all my uncles were coal miners so I would be interested in the stories. Kathy in Michigan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Evelyn Sukey Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 6:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] WVLOGAN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 418 Shelby, I would love to hear your stories....you are far from boring!! I am very thankful that we have your wisdom and experiences to learn from. Evelyn Wilburn Sukey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 4:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] "Ole Kump" Ok by me on doing some coal mining stories, Stan. But I will have to get the list approval first.Some may be boring to people who dont know mining. Lets hear it if you readers approve. Shelby No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.4/1147 - Release Date: 11/23/2007 9:19 AM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Stan, They were in the 1850 Wyoming County census and he did not die after the census they went on to have a large family. I see a Manerva age 5 and Mariah age 2. No Louisa. Joel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of STANLEY BROWNING Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 9:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Ancestors Names Shelby, Are you sure that Nancy was a daughter of E. & B Ferrell? I have information, unsubstantiated, that James Matison Workman married Nancy Elizabeth Webb, d/o George Webb and Elizabeth Keller, in Logan County in 1843, and they had a daughter Louisa Jane born Sept. 1848. Perhaps you could use this as a clue for further research. STAN On Nov 2, 2007, at 4:12 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I have a set of grgr grandparents in Boone Co. WV who are > identified as E & > B Ferrell, in the 1850 census.I have searched all the records and > cant link > them with any. > Workman, James age 23 > Nancy age 19 (dau of E & B. Ferrell ). > Louisa J. age 1 > Sure would like to know their full names. Any Boone co. folks > willing to > help ? > > Shelby > > > ************************************** > See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello. My husbands grandfather Clayton Hull and other members of the family worked at the 22 mine. He is deceased now but still has 2 daughters that are full with stories. **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Thanks, Stan; I have checked out this other Louisa Jane you mention; It lead to a dead end for me. Will go on looking for some Ferrell clues. Shelby ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Shelby.. by all means tell away! If you don't have history behind all the facts, it's just facts... not history! Laura -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 4:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] "Ole Kump" Ok by me on doing some coal mining stories, Stan. But I will have to get the list approval first.Some may be boring to people who dont know mining. Lets hear it if you readers approve. Shelby ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I mentioned tragedy in my last post; so now I will blend in some "humor" The loading machine I was operating at Georges Creek Coal Co. was supposed to be "haunted" (#3 loader). A man had prviously been killed when a huge rock fell on him while operating the loader.One evening we had caught up with the loading, and were waiting for a new cut to happen.We were standing around, and all of a sudden the loader started moving a few inches on the track.It stopped, but a young African American named Jabo started running to the outside fast as his legs would carry him.He said he wouldnt work around any "haunted machine". What happened was sometmes electric cross currents will briefly start a motor; then stop.But no convencing Jabo. He was tranferred to another section to avoid his fears of "haunted machines " Shelby ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Sandy, I do not have any books covering this divorce time. I hope someone else can help. Judi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 9:59 AM Subject: [WVLOGAN] divorce look-up Hi, Is there someone on this list who could do a divorce look-up for me? I'm looking for the divorce date for this couple. They were divorced between 1943 and 1946 in Logan Co, WV. They are part of my family tree. Harry P. GILMORE - (born Nov. 1919) Dorothy Jean TOMBLIN - (born April 1921) (or her maiden name may be QUEEN) Since Harry GILMORE was in WWII at the time of the divorce, his step-mother went to court for him at the divorce hearing. Her name was Orva Rachel (PUCKETT CRAIGMILE) GILMORE. If you find the divorce document, I'd love to have a copy of it. If you need my snail mail address, please write to me at the address below. Thank you very much for your help! Sandy [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Shelby, I would love to hear your stories....you are far from boring!! I am very thankful that we have your wisdom and experiences to learn from. Evelyn Wilburn Sukey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 4:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] "Ole Kump" Ok by me on doing some coal mining stories, Stan. But I will have to get the list approval first.Some may be boring to people who dont know mining. Lets hear it if you readers approve. Shelby No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.4/1147 - Release Date: 11/23/2007 9:19 AM

Stanley is correct about the coal miners caring for each other. When tragedy struck, we miners would not work till the funeral was over. When payday came we would all contribute money to the deceased man's family.We had a burial expense by-law in our Local union treasury, that would pay all the final expenses for the deceased. in addition, the union would contribute a thousand dollar gift to the deceased man's widow.Probably a lot greater nowadays. Shelby ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Shelby, Are you sure that Nancy was a daughter of E. & B Ferrell? I have information, unsubstantiated, that James Matison Workman married Nancy Elizabeth Webb, d/o George Webb and Elizabeth Keller, in Logan County in 1843, and they had a daughter Louisa Jane born Sept. 1848. Perhaps you could use this as a clue for further research. STAN On Nov 2, 2007, at 4:12 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I have a set of grgr grandparents in Boone Co. WV who are > identified as E & > B Ferrell, in the 1850 census.I have searched all the records and > cant link > them with any. > Workman, James age 23 > Nancy age 19 (dau of E & B. Ferrell ). > Louisa J. age 1 > Sure would like to know their full names. Any Boone co. folks > willing to > help ? > > Shelby > > > ************************************** > See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Shelby, My Grandparents, great grandparents and various other family lived at 27. That is where I spent every summer of my youth. I do believe that it was the best time of my life. I learned more there than I did in school....... Anita </HTML>