----- Original Message ----- From: "D Browning" <famsteel@yahoo.com> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] For Shelby & Other "Youngins" > Hi Beulah, > Do you remember the Bloody Bones story as you heard it? There was also one about a man with a "head as big as a wash tub and eyes as big as churns", but I can't remember that one either. > Dodie > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > >

Dodie, I remember one that my aunt told that sounds similar to the man with the big head. It was called "Oh, Fat Man, Oh Fat Man What Did You Eat?' [He ate the whole family, except for the baby. When he tried to eat the baby, the baby climbed a tree, Fat Man followed, fell, burst open and all the family popped out hollering "I'm Free!"] The Appal Shop recorded a version back in the eighties. She also told one about Johnnie who was sent to the store to get some salt and instructed not to cut through the graveyard. He did, of course, and was followed home by a haint that finally got him. This one goes, told with suspense, "Johnnie, one step I'm at the gate, the door and so on"..... until it culminates with a big "GOTCHA!". Sorry I haven't been in touch for awhile, old friend. I have a new job that has been really taking up a bunch of time! Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "D Browning" <famsteel@yahoo.com> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] For Shelby & Other "Youngins" > Hi Beulah, > Do you remember the Bloody Bones story as you heard it? There was also one about a man with a "head as big as a wash tub and eyes as big as churns", but I can't remember that one either. > Dodie > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > >

Who succeded Don Chafin as sheriff ? I think the LCGS should publish all the sheriffs of Logan county from 1820 to the present.Boone county group has already did it.Govmt was part of our heritage The wives are presented too. Shelby

This is old and I may have sent it out before but then again I'm old and tend to forget. Jim This is a test for us old kids! The answers are printed below, but don't you cheat. READY????? Here we go! 01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind.What did he leave behind?____________ 02. When the Beatles first came to the U. S. in early 1964, we all watched them on The __________________ Show. 03. "Get your kicks, ___________________." 04. "The story you are about to see if true. The names have been changed___________________." 05. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________." 06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we "danced" under a stick that was lowered as ! low as we could go in a dance called the "_____________." 07. "N_E_S_T_L_E_S", Nestle's makes the very best _______________." 08. Satchmo was America's "Ambassador of Goodwill." Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________. 09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________ 10. Red Skelton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, "Good Night, and "_______________". 11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their____________. 12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ & _______________. 13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the music died." This was a tribute to ___________________. 14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________. 15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the ________________ Scroll Down for answers ANSWERS: 01 The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet. 02. The Ed Sullivan Show 03. On Route 66 04. To protect the innocent. 05. The Lion sleeps tonight 06. The limbo 07. Chocolate 08. Louis Armstrong 09. The Timex watch 10. Freddy, The Freeloader, and "Good Night, and may God Bless." 11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.) 12. Beetle or Bug 13. Buddy Holly 14. Sputnik 15. Hoola-hoop Send this to your "old" friends. It will drive them crazy! And, keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- =

I just remembered another pseudo-threat of my mother's. It usually accompanied the one about the bloody arm. I don't know how I could have forgotten it because it would always send squealing and laughing kids scattering. "If I catch any of you doing that again I'm going to cut your ears off with a rusty butcher knife!" If we really did anything serious we got the backside of her hair brush on our backsides. Makes you wonder how many centuries some of these old sayings go back in history. Mama's grandma was from Ireland but I can't imagine that sweet old lady saying anything like that, either. ;o)

Someone with some writing ability should do just that. There are several volumes (maybe 4) of ghost stories from Greenbrier County for sale. Anita

I remember about the lantern and the railroad tracks, too. Thanks for reminding me. Anita

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Hello -I remember a headless railroad man. They used that to keep me off the railroad tracks and trestle at Blair I'll bet. Does anyone remember about ghosts of slaves appearing as lights over water? Rick > > From: D Browning <famsteel@yahoo.com> > Date: 2006/07/24 Mon AM 11:18:14 EDT > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Headless railroad man > > Gloria, > I can't stop laughing- that is almost as funny as Carole's bloody arm story. I now remember both stories. Since we know that Logan County people do not lie <grin> wonder if your husband saw the relection of a flashlight when someone was walking the tracks at night? Just a thought, but I think it would be great if someone put all of those old stories and tidbits of folklore in a book, including who told them and to whom. I would be first in line for a copy (or right behind Rick and Shelby :>) > Dodie > > gloryee@sbcglobal.net wrote: > Sorry about this email, I had not finished reading all the emails in my in > box... you all are way ahead of me!! LOL I love the chat you are now > sending. If I recall, my husband's grandmother Mrs. Crabtree used to tell > of a headless railroad man who would walk the tracks in Shamrock carrying a > lantern- looking for his head. My husband swears he saw the light down the > tracks when he was a kid. > Gloria Damron in Ohio~ > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

We females have a hard time with this documentation-glad to know that Georgann's husband has had his DNA tested. At least we know the part back to Adam! Sharon

Thanks, Sharon; My late wife Norma descends from Ancil & Adeline.Will keep this for future reference Shelby

Sorry about this email, I had not finished reading all the emails in my in box... you all are way ahead of me!! LOL I love the chat you are now sending. If I recall, my husband's grandmother Mrs. Crabtree used to tell of a headless railroad man who would walk the tracks in Shamrock carrying a lantern- looking for his head. My husband swears he saw the light down the tracks when he was a kid. Gloria Damron in Ohio~ > Could it be from the early Irish settlers. If I recall "Glen" is used alot > in Ireland... Just a thought~ > Gloria Damron in Ohio~ > > > > Rick, > > > > Here I sit just up the mountain from Glen Ferris and forgot all about it. > > Thanks for reminding me. I am headed down for our August meeting of the > > genealogy society. > > > > I am not sure why there are so many "Glen"s". Would be interesting to > find > > out, don't you think? > > > > Anita > > > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

It could be - is used in Scotland as well. Rick > > From: <gloryee@sbcglobal.net> > Date: 2006/07/24 Mon AM 10:02:40 EDT > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Glen Jean & Glen Rogers > > Could it be from the early Irish settlers. If I recall "Glen" is used alot > in Ireland... Just a thought~ > Gloria Damron in Ohio~ > > > > Rick, > > > > Here I sit just up the mountain from Glen Ferris and forgot all about it. > > Thanks for reminding me. I am headed down for our August meeting of the > > genealogy society. > > > > I am not sure why there are so many "Glen"s". Would be interesting to > find > > out, don't you think? > > > > Anita > > > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Many of us are Clendenin descendants. Adam is the patriarch of the bunch and a deed has now proven his children well enough for DAR. He is my ancestor both through Mary H."Polly" (of course) Clendenin and also her brother, Robert, whose son, John, fathered Ancel Clendenin who married Adaline McNeeley who was Mary "Polly's daughter. This one had me puzzled for a long time, due to the mistake the Mr. Olaffson made on the Boone annotated Censuses. Ancel and Adaline were second cousins. They went off to Cass County, MI with other Clendenen and Hinchman families, but returned to the hills and went on to have a big family. One of their sons, Isaiah Clendenin, married Margaret Ann Victoria Fillinger and their daughter, Mary Alice Clendenin, married Calvary Gunnoe. They are my great-grandparents. Mary Alice died relatively young when her son, Cyril, was born, and the Clendenins buried her in Drawdy Cemetery. Isaiah and Victoria were later buried with her. Calvary lies in a plot lower down the hill, with his two sons killed in the Nellis mine explosion in 1943, and many of his other children. The story is that the Clendenins thought they were better than the Gunnoes! Anyway, since DAR was a topic, I thought some of the rest of you may be interested in knowing that you now record your Clendenin ancestry back to Adam. Adam's father is Charles Clendenin, and Charles's father is William Glendenning, which was the proper name when they immigated. Some still have this name. One of the recent governors of Maryland was Glendenning. I have also seen Glendenin, Clendenen, and other variations of this surname. Sharon Lee Gates Apopka, FL

Could it be from the early Irish settlers. If I recall "Glen" is used alot in Ireland... Just a thought~ Gloria Damron in Ohio~ > Rick, > > Here I sit just up the mountain from Glen Ferris and forgot all about it. > Thanks for reminding me. I am headed down for our August meeting of the > genealogy society. > > I am not sure why there are so many "Glen"s". Would be interesting to find > out, don't you think? > > Anita > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Hello Dodie - Stories and spanking kept us in line. Today, children see such daily horror on TV and in movies, that I doubt our stories would faze them. Rick > > From: D Browning <famsteel@yahoo.com> > Date: 2006/07/23 Sun PM 07:20:07 EDT > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] For Shelby & Other "Youngins" > > Rick, > Based on our social work training, those scary stories would not be appropriate to teach children in today's world, but they sure kept us in line, didn't they? > Dodie > > rcs5@bellsouth.net wrote: > Hello Dodie - I would sure like to hear them too. I just remember the themes would be some critter is "gonna git you" if...............Rick > > > > From: D Browning > > Date: 2006/07/23 Sun PM 04:50:48 EDT > > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [WVLOGAN] For Shelby & Other "Youngins" > > > > My grandmother, Synthia Ann (Workman) Smith (born 1874) used to tell us scarey stories that had been passed from generation to generatkion in her family. One of the stories was "Rawhead And Bloody Bones". I can't remember the plot, but seems like RHABB lived in an attic? (Maybe murdered in an attic? But I may have it confused with another story?) I tried to "Google" it but coudn't find the actual story. It appears that there were different versions- mostly a monster living in a swamp. Some say the story was Gaelic, some say Celtic, some say English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) and some say that slaves brought the story from Africa.The Oxford English Dictionary dates the name Rawhead And Bloody Bones back as far as circa1550. > > > > Does anyone remember your parents or grandparents telling you the story called "Rawhead And Bloody Bones"? Would love to read some of the old stories that our Logan County ancestors used to tell us when we were children (60 to 80 years ago). > > Dodie > > > > --------------------------------- > See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. Check it out. > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Gloria, I can't stop laughing- that is almost as funny as Carole's bloody arm story. I now remember both stories. Since we know that Logan County people do not lie <grin> wonder if your husband saw the relection of a flashlight when someone was walking the tracks at night? Just a thought, but I think it would be great if someone put all of those old stories and tidbits of folklore in a book, including who told them and to whom. I would be first in line for a copy (or right behind Rick and Shelby :>) Dodie gloryee@sbcglobal.net wrote: Sorry about this email, I had not finished reading all the emails in my in box... you all are way ahead of me!! LOL I love the chat you are now sending. If I recall, my husband's grandmother Mrs. Crabtree used to tell of a headless railroad man who would walk the tracks in Shamrock carrying a lantern- looking for his head. My husband swears he saw the light down the tracks when he was a kid. Gloria Damron in Ohio~ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

mclemoreb@comcast.net Thanks again. Beulah McLemore Keeping in touch, keeps friendship growing. 703-620-1389  home 703-405-5522  cell -----Original Message----- From: Harts High School [mailto:hartshighschool@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 1:26 AM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Dillion,Kinser,Adams Cemetery on Trace in Logan Co Hi, It's a great place. Send me your email address and I'll send you pictures. I saw Celia Dillion's headstone. Beulah McLemore <mclemoreb@comcast.net> wrote: Hello Phyllis, That lady would be me. Thanks much for you visit. I am hoping that you didn't meet any snakes.. My grand mother and two sisters (twin babies) are buried there. I also heard from another nice lady that lives on Trace and she told me that that the cemetery was well taken care of which I am glad. Some time before the summer is over I am hoping that I will get to visit Logan again. If I make it there I will look you up. Thanks again Beulah McLemore Keeping in touch, keeps friendship growning. 703-620-1389 home 703-405-5522 cell -----Original Message----- From: Harts High School [mailto:hartshighschool@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:33 AM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] Dillion,Kinser,Adams Cemetery on Trace in Logan Co I promised a really nice lady I'd visit this cemetery and take pictures this summer, and I lost her email address . I'd like to hear from her again because I did go visit the cemetery yesterday and have pictures. I'm afraid I'll not have time to get this one on line before summer is over and would like to send her the pictures and information. Phyllis http://www.geocities.com/harts06/project2006.html --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx http://www.geocities.com/harts06/project2006.html --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Hi, It's a great place. Send me your email address and I'll send you pictures. I saw Celia Dillion's headstone. Beulah McLemore <mclemoreb@comcast.net> wrote: Hello Phyllis, That lady would be me. Thanks much for you visit. I am hoping that you didn't meet any snakes.. My grand mother and two sisters (twin babies) are buried there. I also heard from another nice lady that lives on Trace and she told me that that the cemetery was well taken care of which I am glad. Some time before the summer is over I am hoping that I will get to visit Logan again. If I make it there I will look you up. Thanks again Beulah McLemore Keeping in touch, keeps friendship growning. 703-620-1389 home 703-405-5522 cell -----Original Message----- From: Harts High School [mailto:hartshighschool@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:33 AM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] Dillion,Kinser,Adams Cemetery on Trace in Logan Co I promised a really nice lady I'd visit this cemetery and take pictures this summer, and I lost her email address . I'd like to hear from her again because I did go visit the cemetery yesterday and have pictures. I'm afraid I'll not have time to get this one on line before summer is over and would like to send her the pictures and information. Phyllis http://www.geocities.com/harts06/project2006.html --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx http://www.geocities.com/harts06/project2006.html --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

Not exactly a story , but this spurred a childhood memory for me of an unusual custom some of the adults in our little "town" of 200 people( Blair) participated in every Halloween.Many would buy( in Logan) sarcastic, caricature type cards/ valentines carefully choosing the negative caption to make a point to their chosen recipient. I guess this was a way of expressing their gripes with each other. I remember my mom opening one and laughing about it. Although these "valentines" were negative, usually everyone laughed and took it in stride. Needless to say they had to be bought and mailed in Logan so the postmistress( Aileen Linville), wouldn't tell who sent what to whom.Does anyone remember these valentines? Gail