Hi Rick; I have no idea how Sharples got its name. Monclo was named for Montgomery Clothier, the president of the Boone Co. Coal Corp. ( MON CLO )the silables extracted from his full name. The pioneer name for Blair was 'Seng', Va, but later named for a coal co. attorney(Blair). Thanks for your input. Cousin Shelby

Also, Sharples isn't pronounced as one would think. It is pronounced Sharp - luss as you know. My grandmother Mattie Mullins Stewart was born in Sharples - really in Sodom. Wonder where that came from? Rick Stewart On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 4:02 PM, <BurgessWV@aol.com> wrote: > Hi Rick; > I have no idea how Sharples got its name. Monclo was named for Montgomery > Clothier, the president of the Boone Co. Coal Corp. ( MON CLO )the > silables > extracted from his full name. The pioneer name for Blair was 'Seng', Va, > but > later named for a coal co. attorney(Blair). Thanks for your input. > > Cousin Shelby > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >