Hi Sandy, Howard Greely Blevins was born 8 February 1913 in Raleigh, Wade County, NC, s/o Jesse Andrew Blevins and Celia Alvertia (Virtie) Testerman. Until next time, Doris At 09:50 AM 15/03/1999 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 3/15/99 12:12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, >dslaughter@bigfoot.com writes: > >> Uncle Howard Greely Blevins was killed >> there in a mining accident in 1941. > >I have some Blevins as well, who was the father of Howard? thanks >Sandy in Fla >

NCreed1@aol.com wrote: > > > > I have a booklet entitled "The New River Company" published in 1976. > > > > I found a note that the Whipple mine closed in 1957. It had opened prior > to > > 1905. I have located a picture of the Whipple coal community with the > store > > in front. The picture is ca 1910. Another picture is of the Whipple coal > > plant taken about 1908. One additional picture is a 1920's scene of cars > > parked in front of the store. > > > > Nyla > > > Nyla, > Any idea where I can find a copy of that booklet? > Thank you, > rebecca >> > > Rebecca: > > I have no idea. It was among the stuff my mother had. > > There is a cover letter from "The New River Company - Producers of White Oak > Smokeless Coal" dated 5 July 1976. The address is Mount Hope, WV. I can > find no further address. > > One additional bit of information from the booklet: > "How the New River Company Towns Got Their Names" > Whipple - Named for the daughter of an executive of Collins Colliery Co., > which opened up a mine at Whipple. Justus Collins called this operation the > Whipple Collier Co. He also had an operation at Glen Jean. Whipple is > located on White Oak Creek and began production in 1900. > > I believe Whipple is actually located in Fayette County. Maybe someone can > verify that for me. > > Would you like me to scan thos pictures and send them to you? > > Nyla That would be great. I am going to email my dad tonight to see if he remembers which mine his father worked. a million thanks, rebecca

Hello all! I was wondering if there is someone on this list that happens to read the obits on the Beckley Register-Herald online newspaper each day? I just received permission from their staff to post obit notices from their page on our county Obit Board and wondered if someone might volunteer to keep up with that *one* thing. If you are interested, please contact me! Thanks, Melissa -- Melissa Bailey Duggins <e-mail:mduggins@lexcominc.net> Raleigh County, WV GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvraleig/ Please consider submitting one piece of data to the Raleigh County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm

Bill Grogan wrote: > > Hello! > > I'm Bill Grogan (William David GROGAN). I currently live in Denver, CO, but > was born, raised and lived in Damascus, Montgomery Co, MD for a little over > 30 years. > > I have just recently started researching my GROGAN ancestors and have found > they > haven't kept much information for me to go from. > > My G Grandfather, William David GROGAN b. abt 1885 in Dorothy, Raleigh, WV, > married Willie Jane JARRELL b. 09 Feb 1889 in Dorothy, Raleigh, WV, 25 > December > but I do not know what year. > > I am figuring they probably got married abt 1910 as my grandfather David > Randolph GROGAN was born 8 Sep 1915 in Dorothy, Raleigh, WV, and I believe > he was at least the 3rd child. > > I do have a little more information on the JARRELL family if anyone is > interested in this. > > As an aside, I am also researching the DREW/BEVAN/ANDERSON lines of Western > MD (Frostburg, Cumberland, Gransville). > > If any of this is of use, or anyone has possible info for me, please let me > know. > > Thanks, > Bill Hi Bill, Check in Beckley, WV. There is a GROGAN family there. They were involved with a Veceillo family in the coal mining & road builting business. In fact they were the 3rd largest road building co. in the US. They built a great deal of the Interstate system in the eastern mts. The co. name is Veceillo & Grogan. Good Luck Fil Nutter, Jr.

NCreed1@aol.com wrote: > > I have a booklet entitled "The New River Company" published in 1976. > > I found a note that the Whipple mine closed in 1957. It had opened prior to > 1905. I have located a picture of the Whipple coal community with the store > in front. The picture is ca 1910. Another picture is of the Whipple coal > plant taken about 1908. One additional picture is a 1920's scene of cars > parked in front of the store. > > Nyla Nyla, Any idea where I can find a copy of that booklet? Thank you, rebecca

Frieda Davison wrote: > > The catalogue for coal scrip shows two companies that had mines there: > > White Oak Fuel Co. and the New River Company. > > Frieda > ************* > > segura wrote: > > > Does anyone have any information on the mine at Whipple? Thank you, Frieda, I didn't know there were two mines there. My grandfather died in a slate fall inside one of the mines at Whipple. I will have to find out for sure which one he worked. rebecca lilly

Today's "Bluefield Daily Telegraph" online edition, has the obituary for Gordon B. "Pop" McClaugherty, of Mullens. His mother was my cousin ... Mary Myrtle Austin, dau of James Edward and Julia Ann (McKinney) Austin. His father was Charles Robert McClaugherty. Does anyone know the parentage of Charles? Regards, Freddie S. fspradlin@delphi.com 3448 W. 170th St., Torrance, CA 90504-2402

Rebecca I'm looking for a Carl Lilly who married a Jessie ? could be Fitzpatrick I'm more interested in the Jessie... whose sister Thelma married a Roy Davis... does any of this sound familar? Betty

Freida, where can I get this catalog on Coal Script, I am original from Hazy, Wv and have worked the mines at Edwight as a very young man. Gordon of WVa and PR -----Original Message----- From: Frieda Davison <fdavison@sunmuw1.MUW.Edu> To: WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 11:35 AM Subject: Re: coal mine info --whipple >The catalogue for coal scrip shows two companies that had mines there: > >White Oak Fuel Co. and the New River Company. > >Frieda >************* > >segura wrote: > >> Does anyone have any information on the mine at Whipple? >

Hello everyone! The following article appears in today's online edition of the "Beckley Register-Herald", http://www.register-herald.com/ It's a little lengthy for an email, but I think it's a worthy project and wanted to make sure anyone that would be interested had a chance to read it. Thanks, Melissa -- "An education in patriotism" By Lynne Gilham Register-Herald Reporter The Raleigh County Veterans Association is embarking on a campaign to enlist members and raise funds. The dollars will be reserved for the proposed Raleigh County Veterans Museum, which, to date, has been an uphill battle all the way, according to promoters. Veterans Russell Neely, Howard K. Manning, Okey Mills, Ernest Nichols and John Shumate brought back the spoils of war and want a museum to house their memorabilia for posterity. Among their souvenirs are Japanese rifles and swords, telephones used in the South Pacific, a World War I skull cap, a helmet, World War I and World War II gas masks and much more. The soldiers also want to obtain a World War II jeep and a small airplane to suspend from the ceiling, Shumate said. They have the assurance from sources in the U.S. military that they can obtain a C-41 airplane fuselage. "We lost 360 (soldiers) from Raleigh County during World War II," Shumate pointed out. "Why can't we have something nice and have something fixed up for our children to see. Let them know that what they have today, someone paid a price for that. When children cast their eyes on this stuff, it will help them to realize that liberty was not free." Shumate envisions the veterans museum working in conjunction with the Southern West Virginia Youth Museum. When buses of children visit the Youth Museum, they could also take in the veterans museum. "It would be an education in patriotism," he said. "What they see, they will carry to their graves. They would think we were crude people in those days, but we did quite well with what we had from our forefathers." Shumate spoke of the proposed veterans museum as "putting footprints in the sands of time." "It's an educational thing," he said. "We should teach them patriotism for our nation while they are still young and impressionable." To date, Gov. Cecil Underwood assigned $5,000 to purchase showcases. The Legislature donated $5,000, the Whitesville Moose Club gave $1,000 and a widow who wishes to remain anonymous recently contributed $1,000. Smaller sums from $50 to $500 were given by various donors, and Beckley Newspapers supplied $6,000, the association's split from a special veterans section published in November. "About $20,000 so far," Shumate said. Shumate said that the organization will soon have its own constitution and bylaws written thanks to Ernie Nichol. For more information on the veterans museum, call Shumate at 252-6675. -- Melissa Bailey Duggins <e-mail:mduggins@lexcominc.net> Raleigh County, WV GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvraleig/ --Please consider submitting one piece of data to the Raleigh County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm--

Whipple is (was) about 5 miles south west of Oak Hill, and within a stones throw of Scarbro. It had a General Store and Company houses huddled around it. My granddad worked there in the 1920's; my mom remembers it well. There is a writeup about it and other coal camps in "Fayette County West Virginia", a great book available from the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce. Tom Warden

Hi: The more I look at the Meadows information I have the more confused I become. Does anyone have proof that William A. Meadows that married Hulda Phillips is the son of Jeremiah Isaac Meadows & Nancy Roach. Thanks for any information. Marge Chester, VA

> I have a booklet entitled "The New River Company" published in 1976. > > I found a note that the Whipple mine closed in 1957. It had opened prior to > 1905. I have located a picture of the Whipple coal community with the store > in front. The picture is ca 1910. Another picture is of the Whipple coal > plant taken about 1908. One additional picture is a 1920's scene of cars > parked in front of the store. > > Nyla Nyla, Any idea where I can find a copy of that booklet? Thank you, rebecca >> Rebecca: I have no idea. It was among the stuff my mother had. There is a cover letter from "The New River Company - Producers of White Oak Smokeless Coal" dated 5 July 1976. The address is Mount Hope, WV. I can find no further address. One additional bit of information from the booklet: "How the New River Company Towns Got Their Names" Whipple - Named for the daughter of an executive of Collins Colliery Co., which opened up a mine at Whipple. Justus Collins called this operation the Whipple Collier Co. He also had an operation at Glen Jean. Whipple is located on White Oak Creek and began production in 1900. I believe Whipple is actually located in Fayette County. Maybe someone can verify that for me. Would you like me to scan thos pictures and send them to you? Nyla

I hope this is not seen as "advertising" but since someone asked, I'll forward what I know: This information is from the web page of the NATIONAL SCRIP COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. http://www.miningusa.com/mh-t/nsca/nsca.htm "Over 15,000 varieties of coal scrip tokens, from 32 states, have been compiled in two volumes of EDKINS CATALOGUE OF UNITED STATES COAL COMPANY SCRIP. The new 3rd edition is now available for immediate shipment. In addition, Terry Trantow's book, LUMBER COMPANY STORE TOKENS and David Schenkman has compiled a new book, EXPLOSIVE CONTROL TOKENS,which catalogs over 300 explosive and detonator tokens used in mining, are available. The association publishes the coal scrip catalogs, the explosive control token catalog and will soon have available a revised lumber token catalog. Periodically a package deal of a book and a one year membership is available for new members. Membership and/or books can be obtained by contacting Sheila Medd, 110 Braddock St., Crossville, TN 38555-9113, email: sgmedd@multipro.com. I am not a member of the Association and I have an old copy of the catalogue. Frieda ******************** gklacy wrote: > Freida, where can I get this catalog on Coal Script, I am original from > Hazy, Wv and have worked the mines at Edwight as a very young man. > Gordon of WVa and PR > -----Original Message----- > From: Frieda Davison <fdavison@sunmuw1.MUW.Edu> > To: WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 11:35 AM > Subject: Re: coal mine info --whipple > > >The catalogue for coal scrip shows two companies that had mines there: > > > >White Oak Fuel Co. and the New River Company. > > > >Frieda > >************* > > > >segura wrote: > > > >> Does anyone have any information on the mine at Whipple? > >

Does anyone have any information on the mine at Whipple?

kaliff@mindspring.com wrote: > > Rebecca, What area are you from? I know of Davises from Daniels and Shady > and Hinton. There are too many Lillys to count (more than there are stars > possibly!) Knew a Spangler (Gary) from Beckley. Karen > -----Original Message----- > From: segura <segura@novia.net> > To: WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 10:34 AM > Subject: New owner > > >Hello all, > >My name is Rebecca Lilly Segura, sorry I'm late with the introduction, I > >work nights and sometimes don't get to read my email for several days. > >I was soooo glad to see Gracie as our list owner, she is a wonderful and > >dedicated lady. I was born and raised in Raleigh county, left at age > >18, but go back often for visits. The names I am researching from this > >area are: > > > >LILLY, SPANGLER, KESSLER/KESLER, WRIGHT (have next to nothing on the > >Wrights), MEADOR/MEADOWS, DAVIS, O'NEAL, TYREE > > > >I love to hear from 'cousins' and exchange information and stories. > > > >Congratulations to you, Gracie!! > > I was born and raised in the Beckley area, and you're right, there are too many lillys to count. I still am trying to get them straight :)

I have a booklet entitled "The New River Company" published in 1976. I found a note that the Whipple mine closed in 1957. It had opened prior to 1905. I have located a picture of the Whipple coal community with the store in front. The picture is ca 1910. Another picture is of the Whipple coal plant taken about 1908. One additional picture is a 1920's scene of cars parked in front of the store. Nyla

Good morning all! I wanted to let you know of a few changes and invite you to stop by the Raleigh County GenWeb site. I'm Melissa Bailey Duggins and I am the new Coordinator. My family is primarily from Raleigh and Mercer Counties - Dad's family lived in Daniels and my mom's family is from Camp Creek. I still have family in the area and I visit as often as I can. I've lived in North Carolina most of my life, but spent summers as a kid with an aunt over in White Oak and at my grandparents' farm in Camp Creek. Some of the new things available at the site include: "Featured Family" - a new article each month about a different family. This month's family is the Fitzpatrick family, in honor of St. Patrick's Day :-). Submissions for new "Featured Families" are more than welcome! "The 1850 Maiden Names Project" - this is a work in progress, but the general idea is to give a maiden name, parents, marriage date and place for each married woman or widow in the 1850 Raleigh Census. Stop by and see if you can help fill in any blanks! There are a number of new "projects" and articles in the works, so please do check in from time to time. I would love to have input from you all about what you would like to see and any contributions that you care to make. If anyone is interested in doing lookups from books or CD's please contact me so that I can add you to the list. I am also currently looking for a Civil War history buff to put together some information about Raleigh Co. men in the Civil War - or War Between The States, depending on which side your ancestor was on :-). Contact me if you would be interested. This is your site, folks, and I really want to hear your ideas and suggestions. The next week will be an adjustment period and if you run across anything that isn't working the way it should or you have any questions or problems concerning the site, please let me know. I also want to thank those of you who have already offered information or suggestions. You are a nice bunch of people! :-) Thanks and look forward to hearing from you all! Melissa -- Melissa Bailey Duggins <e-mail:mduggins@lexcominc.net> Raleigh County, WV GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvraleig/ Please consider submitting one piece of data to the Raleigh County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm

In a message dated 3/14/99 11:57:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, mduggins@lexcominc.net writes: > I should have made that more specific. I was asking about the John B. and > Sarah > Bailey line after some discussion about their son Sparriel and his wife Mary > Jane Tyree. thats okay, you never know when a connection will come up! Sandy in Fla

In a message dated 3/15/99 12:12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, dslaughter@bigfoot.com writes: > Uncle Howard Greely Blevins was killed > there in a mining accident in 1941. I have some Blevins as well, who was the father of Howard? thanks Sandy in Fla