Hello, I want to say I've enjoyed reading the stories everyone has shared. My Father grew up in the mountains but they were the ones that stretched up into western PA. We would visit his mother in the mid 1960's; they never did have indoor plumbing. My sister and I had to take our tooth brush and a glass of water, stand over the edge of the porch so we could "rinse and spit" while we brushed. The reason I am on the Logan County and neighboring county lists is that I'm looking for information on William H. Fronk, his wife Alagana Damron and children. William b. 1857 left Cambria County PA around mid 1880's, his marriage certificate in Wayne County WV dates 1887. What I would like to find out is if anyone knows of a migration around that time of lumbermen from PA to WV. I did come across a real estate ad in 1884 in an Indiana County PA newspaper that mentions 4000 acres of land in Logan County for sale (at less than $1.00 an acre!) with good lumber and coal below. I think William Fronk and his brother James both headed down but only William stayed. I'd be interested in information and photos of any lumber companies that were operating at that time. William and his wife had 10 children, only two survive to adulthood. I would like to find names and any information on the children that died young, the two that survived, Ray and Beatrice, and buried with their parents in the Isaac Marcum Cemetery near Dunlow. While looking in newspapers I found and article in 1905 in the Indiana Evening Gazette, (Indiana County, PA). The headline reads, "Hatfield Feud is On, Mountaineers in West Virginia have Their Guns Out" I saw mention of "Devil Anse on an earlier post, he is mentioned in this article; ".The trouble originated with George Hensley, who married Mary Hatfield, daughter of "Devil" Anse.. I can forward the copy of the article if anyone is interested. Marcia Fronk

Hi Marsha, Good to hear from you! All of your letter was of much interest to me. I had forgotten that I used to brush my teeth the same way you mentioned. We moved to town when I was five, but until then, the only way the entire family brushed their teeth on the porch. We used the back porch to "rinse and spit." We also used the back porch for baths when weather was warm enough. Bathed in a "wash tub." In winter months baths were in the kitchen by the coal/wood burning stove. Do you know who owned the land was that was advertised in the PA newspaper for $1.00 per acre? I am a Hensley descendant and have never heard of the Hensley's being connected to the Hatfield/McCoy feud. Do you have a copy of the article you mentioned? I have no record of a George Hensley marrying a Hatfield! The older George Hensley in Logan County was married to Juda Conley. The younger George Hensley (born circa 1860) was my mother's uncle (We called him "Uncle Tucker") He was an old time preacher man and caned chairs for a living. I have pictures of him. He was a dear sweet old soul - used to come to our house when I was a little girl. Would love to read the article you mentioned. Thanks in advance. Dodie Smith Browning Marcia F <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, I want to say I've enjoyed reading the stories everyone has shared. My Father grew up in the mountains but they were the ones that stretched up into western PA. We would visit his mother in the mid 1960's; they never did have indoor plumbing. My sister and I had to take our tooth brush and a glass of water, stand over the edge of the porch so we could "rinse and spit" while we brushed. The reason I am on the Logan County and neighboring county lists is that I'm looking for information on William H. Fronk, his wife Alagana Damron and children. William b. 1857 left Cambria County PA around mid 1880's, his marriage certificate in Wayne County WV dates 1887. What I would like to find out is if anyone knows of a migration around that time of lumbermen from PA to WV. I did come across a real estate ad in 1884 in an Indiana County PA newspaper that mentions 4000 acres of land in Logan County for sale (at less than $1.00 an acre!) with good lumber and coal below. I think William Fronk and his brother James both headed down but only William stayed. I'd be interested in information and photos of any lumber companies that were operating at that time. William and his wife had 10 children, only two survive to adulthood. I would like to find names and any information on the children that died young, the two that survived, Ray and Beatrice, and buried with their parents in the Isaac Marcum Cemetery near Dunlow. While looking in newspapers I found and article in 1905 in the Indiana Evening Gazette, (Indiana County, PA). The headline reads, "Hatfield Feud is On, Mountaineers in West Virginia have Their Guns Out" I saw mention of "Devil Anse on an earlier post, he is mentioned in this article; ".The trouble originated with George Hensley, who married Mary Hatfield, daughter of "Devil" Anse.. I can forward the copy of the article if anyone is interested. Marcia Fronk ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now.

Marcia, I think I spelled your name wrong when I responded to your email. Sorry! I meant to mention that there was lots of timbering going on and lots of sawmills all over Logan County and surrounding counties in the late 1800s to the mid 1900s. Mother and I used to "hitch" rides on lumber trucks to go to town when I was little. Have you placed your Fronk ancestor on a census record after he was married in Wayne County? I know of several sawmills in Logan County. Dodie Smith Browning --------------------------------- Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage.

Marcia, My GGrandfather AB Porter, also migrated from Susquehanna township, Cambria Co., PA to Logan Co., WV before 1895. He was also a timber man. He and his family stayed in Logan until most of the grandchildren left in the 1960s. Laura Loding -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcia F Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WVLOGAN] Lumber industry/ & Devil Anse Article Hello, I want to say I've enjoyed reading the stories everyone has shared. My Father grew up in the mountains but they were the ones that stretched up into western PA. We would visit his mother in the mid 1960's; they never did have indoor plumbing. My sister and I had to take our tooth brush and a glass of water, stand over the edge of the porch so we could "rinse and spit" while we brushed. The reason I am on the Logan County and neighboring county lists is that I'm looking for information on William H. Fronk, his wife Alagana Damron and children. William b. 1857 left Cambria County PA around mid 1880's, his marriage certificate in Wayne County WV dates 1887. What I would like to find out is if anyone knows of a migration around that time of lumbermen from PA to WV. I did come across a real estate ad in 1884 in an Indiana County PA newspaper that mentions 4000 acres of land in Logan County for sale (at less than $1.00 an acre!) with good lumber and coal below. I think William Fronk and his brother James both headed down but only William stayed. I'd be interested in information and photos of any lumber companies that were operating at that time. William and his wife had 10 children, only two survive to adulthood. I would like to find names and any information on the children that died young, the two that survived, Ray and Beatrice, and buried with their parents in the Isaac Marcum Cemetery near Dunlow. While looking in newspapers I found and article in 1905 in the Indiana Evening Gazette, (Indiana County, PA). The headline reads, "Hatfield Feud is On, Mountaineers in West Virginia have Their Guns Out" I saw mention of "Devil Anse on an earlier post, he is mentioned in this article; ".The trouble originated with George Hensley, who married Mary Hatfield, daughter of "Devil" Anse.. I can forward the copy of the article if anyone is interested. Marcia Fronk ------------------------------- 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

----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcia F" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:46 AM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Lumber industry/ & Devil Anse Article > Hello, > > I want to say I've enjoyed reading the stories everyone has > shared. My Father grew up in the mountains but they were the ones that > stretched up into western PA. We would visit his mother in the mid 1960's; > they never did have indoor plumbing. My sister and I had to take our tooth > brush and a glass of water, stand over the edge of the porch so we could > "rinse and spit" while we brushed. > > The reason I am on the Logan County and neighboring county > lists > is that I'm looking for information on William H. Fronk, his wife Alagana > Damron and children. William b. 1857 left Cambria County PA around mid > 1880's, his marriage certificate in Wayne County WV dates 1887. > > What I would like to find out is if anyone knows of a migration around > that > time of lumbermen from PA to WV. I did come across a real estate ad in > 1884 > in an Indiana County PA newspaper that mentions 4000 acres of land in > Logan > County for sale (at less than $1.00 an acre!) with good lumber and coal > below. I think William Fronk and his brother James both headed down but > only > William stayed. I'd be interested in information and photos of any lumber > companies that were operating at that time. > > William and his wife had 10 children, only two survive to > adulthood. I would like to find names and any information on the children > that died young, the two that survived, Ray and Beatrice, and buried with > their parents in the Isaac Marcum Cemetery near Dunlow. > > > > While looking in newspapers I found and article in 1905 in the > Indiana Evening Gazette, (Indiana County, PA). The headline reads, > "Hatfield Feud is On, Mountaineers in West Virginia have Their Guns Out" I > saw mention of "Devil Anse on an earlier post, he is mentioned in this > article; ".The trouble originated with George Hensley, who married Mary > Hatfield, daughter of "Devil" Anse.. I can forward the copy of the article > if anyone is interested. > > > > Marcia Fronk > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >