The Cook's lived in the Pipestem area between Hinton and Athens. I have been to the old Cook Cemetery at Pipestem but the names and dates have all worn off from the old field stones. The court house in Hinton has some records.

Dean wrote: > George W. Cook was the son of Cornelius Cook and Anna Petry. > Cornelius was the son of Daniel Cook and Rosanna Wilhoit who were my g g > g g grandparents. > I do not have any info on George's family except for some siblings. > > Shirley Thank you for the prompt response. Do you have addresses or locations where any of them were born, resided, died etc. Thanks again for your help. Wade Halsey

Thank you for your information! Shirley

George Cooks parents: !Book History of Summers Co WV by James Miller !1850 Census Mercer Co Va Cornelius Cook 44 M farmer born Va Anna 41 F James 22 M laborer dumb Matt 21 M George 19 M Mary 14 F Sarah A 15 F Frances 14 F Martha 10 F Mahala 8 F Emily 6 F Susanna V 3 F Cornelius W 6/12 M !1860 Mercer Va Census Princeton P.O. household NUmber/dwelling # 750/707 Cornelius Cook 55 M Farmer 1850 Va Ann Cook 51 F wife James Cook 33 M farme laborer Eliza Cook 30 F domestic Mahala 18 f serving Emily s 16 F sereving Lavenia 14 F Cornelius W 11 M Allen 8 M Daniel 5 M all born Va

!1850 Mercer Co Va census 1860 Mercer Co Va Census Princeton P.O. 1130/1046 George w Cook 29 M farmer 400 233 Va Nancy 30 wife Va William R 7 M Virginia A 4 F Araminta F 2 F Martha A 4/12 F all children born Va Company A, Capt. George W. Caldwell's Co. 151st Regiment VA Militia private

George W. Cook was the son of Cornelius Cook and Anna Petry. Cornelius was the son of Daniel Cook and Rosanna Wilhoit who were my g g g g grandparents. I do not have any info on George's family except for some siblings. Shirley

This is my first post on the Summers Co list. My g-grandmother was Martha Ann Cook and she always said she was born in Summers Co even though her DOB was 4-20-1859. She died in Raleigh Co in 1949. Martha's death certificate states that her fathers name was "Geo Cook" and her mothers maiden name was Nancy Lane. Martha was married twice: To Richard Mitchell-date and place of marriage and subsequent divorce unknown. Mitchell was Sheriff of Wyoming Co during this marriage so that was 1880 give or take a year or two. Her second marriage was to Samuel Oliver Mills of Egeria, WV and that marriage took place 2-11-1888 in Raleigh Co. That marriage lasted until the death of Samuel on 3-18-1942. I found a VA birth certificate for Nancy Ann Lane indicating her DOB as 3-13-1830 in Virginia and DOD of 2-08-1924 in Huntington. In addition, I have found a WV death certificate for a brother of Martha Ann Cook. It lists his name as William R. Cook, DOB 3-27-1852 in Hinton WV, FN George W. Cook (born in VA) and MN as Nancy Lane also born in VA. My question is what records might be available for George W. Cook to establish his existence in Summers Co during the lifespan of this family. The mother, Nancy Lane, was born in 1830, I would estimate that George W. Cook was born around 1920-30 and the oldest known child was born in 1852 so the marriage likely was around 1850. Are any lookups available for any of those events and does anyone have further suggestions on researching this family. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas, Wade Halsey

I've "rescued" two old photographs belonging to the ANDERSON and VEST Families. The first is a photograph of John ANDERSON and his wife Sada which was taken at the Anderson Studio in Kearney, Nebraska. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1890's with John and Sada appearing to be in their 20's or 30's at the time. In addition to their names, someone has also written "Dad's oldest Brother" on the back of the photograph. The second photograph is one of Will VEST, his wife Sophia, and son Elmer. The photograph has no studio or location noted, but appears to have been taken in the 1890's with the couple in their 20's and Elmer just a baby. In addition to their names, someone has also written "Dad's sister" on the back of the photograph. The handwriting on both photographs is by the same person so I know that the photographs are connected in some manner. Based on limited research I believe that the first photograph is one of John Franklin Anderson b. 17 Oct 1860 in Rosebys Rook, VA to parents Abram ANDERSON and Jane DAVIS. John married Sadie May WELLS on 1 Jan 1896 in Divide, NE and died 19 Sept 1946 in Elmcreek, NE and is buried there. I was able to trace the couple through the various census records as follows: 1900 census of Gibbon, NE: John ANDERSON, age 39, born Oct 1860, married 4 years, born VA, parents born VA, a Farmer Sadie M. ANDERSON, wife, age 27, born Nov 1872, married 4 years, no children, born IA, parents born IA Abram ANDERSON, Father, age 73, born Oct 1826, a widower, born VA, parents born VA 1910 census of Elm Creek, NE: John ANDERSON, age 49, married 14 years, born VA, parents born VA, a Mail Carrier Sadie M. ANDERSON, wife, age 37, married 14 years, no children, born IA, parents born IA/OH Lillian P. DOBBINS, boarder, age 24, married 6 years, 2 children/1 living, born NE, parents born PA/IN Weldon DOBBINS, boarder, age 2, born NE, parents born NE 1920 census of Elm Creek, NE: John F. ANDERSON, age 59, born VA, parents born VA, a Mail Carrier Sadie M. ANDERSON, age 47, born IA, parents born IA/OH I believe that the man in the second photograph is William Francis VEST b. 22 Jan 1868 in Summers, WV to parents James Jefferson VEST and Elizabeth PLUMLY. William died 4 Nov 1939 in Kearney, NE. I believe that Sophia may be a younger sister to John Franklin ANDERSON, but I'm not sure. I have traced the couple through various census records as follows: 1900 census of Rusco, NE: William VEST, age 32, born Jan 1868, married 5 years, born WV, parents born VA/WV, a Farmer Sophia VEST, wife, age 24, born Jan 1876, married 5 years, 1 child/1 living, born IA, parents born WV Elmer W. VEST, son, age 4, born Feb 1896, born NE 1910 census of Rusco, NE: William VEST, age 42, married 15 years, born WV, parents born VA, a Farmer Sophia VEST, wife, age 34, married 15 years, 2 children/2 living, born IA, parents born VA Elmer VEST, son, age 14, born NE Richard VEST, son, age 6, born NE 1920 census of Rusco, NE: W. F. VEST, age 51, born WV, parents born VA/WV, a Farmer Sophia L. VEST, wife, age 43, born IA, parents born WV Elmer W. VEST, son, age 23, born NE Richard VEST, son, age 16, born NE I am hoping to locate someone from these families so that these wonderful old photographs can be returned to their rightful place with family. If you are a member of this family, or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Hello I am searching for any information on the name Kessler/Kesler. Dr. Archibald Kenton (A.K.) first practiced in Alderson and Hominy Falls, WV. He later moved to Hinton, where he opened a small hospital. March 1898 Archibald K. Kessler, M.D., opened a hospital in Clarksburg, WV on the corner of Water Street and Washington Avenue. In 1904 Dr. A.K. Kessler decided to come to Huntington to build a second institution. The result was the Kessler Hospital and Sanitarium, which was located on the southwest corner of 4th Ave. and 5th. St. In addition to the hospital, Dr. Kessler started a school of nursing in that same year. In 1907, fourteen women were graduated from the school. After Dr. Henry Hatfield stepped down as governor of WV in 1917, he went into partnership with Dr. Kessler at his new location built in 1910 and opening in 1911, at 1st. St. and 6th Ave. It was also in 1917 that the main three-story building was added. The Kessler-Hatfield Hospital, was renamed Huntington Memorial Hospital in 1928. Dr. A.K. Kessler and his wife Heneretta (Etta) Price lived at 326 W 6th Ave in 1944. They attended Fifth Ave Baptist Church and had four children, Opie Cecil Kessler b & d 1894, Noca/Nokah Kessler m. Festes Oval Marple, Archibald Donald Kessler m. Perk Vinson and Margie Kessler m. Lewis Gates Hoyt. I would be interested in exchanging with anyone working these Marple, Vinson or Hoyt lines that could give me more information. A brother of Dr. Archibald K. Kessler was Dr. Joseph Crane Kessler. He ran the Gauley Summit Sanitarium with another brother Dr. Daniel Peck Kessler in Cowen, WV. He moved to Huntington in 1914 to be associated with the Kessler-Hatfield Hospital for a number of years. He moved his practice to Hamlin, WV in 1926 where he remained active until 1940 when he retired because of ill health. Several items of historical interest belonging to him were donated to a medical museum in Huntington, WV. Joseph C. Kessler and his wife Delora Belle Kagy, had three children, Thelma Ruth Kessler, Arthur Kagy Kessler b1905 & d 1906, Terzah Elizabeth Kessler m. Wilbur Clair Dickson. Dr Joe and Delora also raised a nephew of Dr Joe's named James (Jim or Jimmy) Peck Kessler b. 1913. By fall of 1922 James P. Kessler he was living in Huntington, WV and attending the 5th Ave. Baptist Church and was still attending there in 1926. In April 1928 he graduated elementary school and in May 1933 he graduated from Carroll District High School, Hamlin, WV. Any information at all about James P. Kessler would be appreciated. No bits of information on any of the above would be to small and I would be most appreciative for any help. Thanks you, Karen Kessler Cottrill WV Kessler/Kesler/Keslar Family Historian I am making no claims that the above information is correct and should not be posted as so. This is being given as personal information to be used for further research and not all has been documented.

Thank you to all of you who responded to my query regarding Jackson Farley's Civil War Service. I have been unable to locate a death date for Jackson. If anyone has that information I would certainly love to know. I'm also interested in knowing if any Battle Flags from the Co. D 17th VA Calvary Militia have been known to exist and photographed. Karen Jefferson County Indiana lookup Volunteer

Karen: most larger libraries may have "The VirginiaRegimentalHistories Series" books. 17th Virginia Cavalry by Nelson Harris Copyright 1994 ISBN-1-56190-062-1 page 69 "Farley, Jackson Private, Co D; enl 2/23/62 in Mercer County; absent, horse detail 10/31/63; absent, sick 10/20/64." previous is from the roster listing. I did not read thru the earlier 60 page text of battles etc for the 17th to see if he was mentioned elsewhere as many are in the narative. In Miller's 'History of Summers County,' Copyright 1908, we find on page 213 under the listing 'Confederate soldier's of Jumping Branch District:' "Jackson Farley, 17th Va. Cav., McCausland's Br" Based on the above, although I have not run the cd to verify, I am sure you would also find 'Jackson Farley' listed in Jack L. Dickson's book "Tattered Uniforms and Bright Bayonets: West Virginia's Confederate Soldiers." originally 1995, copyrighted second edition 2004. In "A New River Heritage Vol II" by Wm Sanders Copyright 1992 page 168 speaking of River Ridge Cemeteries he lists "Jackson Farley, Company D, 17th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army (No Date).' Note: The 17th Virginia Cavalry was Col. Wm H. French's regiment: most of the area members of ten Mercer County Confederate companies of recruits belonged to Col. W. H. French's organization or to his brother, Napoleon French's organization (30th Virginia Cavalry), which was captured and split up and part of which was called 'French's Sharpshooters." [my note: these are regiments; General McCausland was a Brigade commander.] I don't know if it is the same Jackson but in Wm Sanders Vol III page 173 in a chapter on Farley/Cook families I find "Andrew Farley (Dinah)--Malinda, Wilson, Joel, Jackson, Ida, Mary, Anna, Thomas, Savina, James, Melvin -71 children." I assume this is a list of the children for Andrew Farley & Dinah Cook, daughter of Daniel Cook, and that among their 11 children they had 71 children (or grand children of Andrew). Hope this helps........Let me know please. Vernon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 6:20 PM Subject: [WVSUMMER] Farley, Jackson McDonald - Civil War Service > Hello Fellow Researchers: > > I found information that Jackson McDonald Farley served in Co. D, 17th > Reg > VA Calvary Militia Service, McCausland's Br. > > I have been trying to locate more information on this. I can not find > him > as a soldier in this regiment (confederate?). > > Would love to hear from someone. > > Karen > Jefferson County Indiana lookup Volunteer > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Hello Fellow Researchers: I found information that Jackson McDonald Farley served in Co. D, 17th Reg VA Calvary Militia Service, McCausland's Br. I have been trying to locate more information on this. I can not find him as a soldier in this regiment (confederate?). Would love to hear from someone. Karen Jefferson County Indiana lookup Volunteer

Hey gang, Just a short reminder to the vets and newbies at this site of my free research for the asking here at Andersonville. There are more than 41000 Union soldiers on record from all states, and 598 are from ( Union ) Virginia / West Virginia. Please email me directly at [email protected] with request so we dont tie up the county site. Kevin Andersonville Historic Site Historian / NPS Volunteer www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html

This is certainly an interesting subject. I was reading a WV census and saw a relative saying their first child was b in Iowa. I just assumed someone had made a BIG mistake. Some years later we found a sheet written by the family (but never finished) that talked of getting m on Saturday morning early so someone could drive them in the buckboard to the depot at Millboro to catch the train. They went all around out west and had a store for a while but decided after about a year that they really missed their family & WV and came back (with the baby b in Iowa), I had another WV/FL story from a few years back. I was looking for our WV Cackleys in 1880. Could not find them. The only James listed was in FL so I just skipped right over him. A few months later later I mentioned it to a genealogy "cousin" in OH and she proceeded to tell me that she had seen a letter written by one of the relatives IN FL. Well, I almost fell off the chair. It was them after all. After making it down there, the father, mother and married son all died with the Yellow Fever. Just last week I received an e-mail from someone working at the Heritage Village in FL telling me that the house of the son that died is on display there and they also transported the "outhouse", You just never know where your info is going to come from. Doris Snyder

I have always wondered how people traveled back in say 1830, some of my kinfolk left Lowell Virginia now Lowell West Virginia and traveled to Illinois, at that time their was no roads and their would have been many river's to cross, the Ohio and the Mississippi and the Illinois just to name a few of the big ones, I have no record of their journey left down threw time, and it has always been a wonderment as to the hardships they must have went threw making that journey, along with the men their was Women and children on the trip, I suppose they could have used the river's to make their way by coming down the Ohio to the Mississippi then going up to the Illinois River to land in Schuyler Co Illinois, if that would have been possible in that day and time, I guess I will never know for sure and will always wonder just how they did it, they had to be tough in those days to make that kind of journey, Richard Graham

Hello I see someone has already answered you about the Summers Co Cemetery book for Hilltop information. As to the obit, Hinton library has a genealogy section with many family articles and obits alphebetically on microfilm back during the time of death that you mentioned. Additionally they have the full newspapers on microfilm [up to 1990 I believe] and hard copies after 1990 to date that you can search. Good luck I understand that Charleston also has all local WV papers on microfilm and with the date of death, the obit should be easy to find. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 7:24 PM Subject: [WVSUMMER] Hilltop Cemetery, Hinton, West Virginia > > Does anyone have a cemetery list for Hilltop Cemetery in Hinton? > I am looking for more information on Edna Huddleston Clark . She may > have > been married to a Morton. Edna Huddleston Clark, daughter of Nathan and > Sarah E Huddleston was born February 4, 1854. Married Richard Daniel > Clark, > January 2, 1873. Edna Huddleston Clark died December 5, 1955 in > Summers Co., > West Virginia. She is buried in the Hilltop Cemetery, Hinton, West > Virginia, > beside her husband Richard Daniel Clark. > Anyone know where I could obtain an Obituary? > Edna Huddleston Clark left a journal on the Huddleston family. I have a > typed version. Because this journal has helped my in my Huddleston > research I > want to make sure Edna is remembered. > Thanks for any help, > Kathleen > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Does anyone have a cemetery list for Hilltop Cemetery in Hinton? I am looking for more information on Edna Huddleston Clark . She may have been married to a Morton. Edna Huddleston Clark, daughter of Nathan and Sarah E Huddleston was born February 4, 1854. Married Richard Daniel Clark, January 2, 1873. Edna Huddleston Clark died December 5, 1955 in Summers Co., West Virginia. She is buried in the Hilltop Cemetery, Hinton, West Virginia, beside her husband Richard Daniel Clark. Anyone know where I could obtain an Obituary? Edna Huddleston Clark left a journal on the Huddleston family. I have a typed version. Because this journal has helped my in my Huddleston research I want to make sure Edna is remembered. Thanks for any help, Kathleen

Kathie, I have the Summers Co. cemetery book. The listings are according to last name instead of cemetery groupings and, yes, Edna is listed, as is R. D. What exactly are you looking for? I can go through and try to get a list of all burials there for you if that's what you'd like. Let me know. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:24 PM Subject: [WVSUMMER] Hilltop Cemetery, Hinton, West Virginia Does anyone have a cemetery list for Hilltop Cemetery in Hinton? I am looking for more information on Edna Huddleston Clark . She may have been married to a Morton. Edna Huddleston Clark, daughter of Nathan and Sarah E Huddleston was born February 4, 1854. Married Richard Daniel Clark, January 2, 1873. Edna Huddleston Clark died December 5, 1955 in Summers Co., West Virginia. She is buried in the Hilltop Cemetery, Hinton, West Virginia, beside her husband Richard Daniel Clark. Anyone know where I could obtain an Obituary? Edna Huddleston Clark left a journal on the Huddleston family. I have a typed version. Because this journal has helped my in my Huddleston research I want to make sure Edna is remembered. Thanks for any help, Kathleen ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

In a message dated 2/7/2006 11:13:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > author William Sanders recording of Judith Ballard's tombstone has (1st > wife) of Ballard Shumate "died 1892" although he (Sanders) does not name > them, he mentions that there are "Several graves of infant children from > B.P.Shumate's first marriage to Judith Shumate are located in a row near > B.P. Shumate's grave." > Additionally there is a younger Ballard P Shumate (1880-1946) and family in > > the same cemetery, Junior? > Sanders did not show a relationship in the cemetery information. > I only have the one, don't have any children for him. Thanks for writing, Sandy in Florida I will gladly exchange family history if you will do the same. Please do not send jokes, virus warnings, chain letters or attachments.

Sandy ref your addition below: author William Sanders recording of Judith Ballard's tombstone has (1st wife) of Ballard Shumate "died 1892" although he (Sanders) does not name them, he mentions that there are "Several graves of infant children from B.P.Shumate's first marriage to Judith Shumate are located in a row near B.P. Shumate's grave." Additionally there is a younger Ballard P Shumate (1880-1946) and family in the same cemetery, Junior???? Sanders did not show a relationship in the cemetery information. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 6:14 AM Subject: Re: [WVSUMMER] SHUMATE, Ballard P. 1842-1915 > In a message dated 2/4/2006 9:47:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > >> >> I hope to find someone who can shed some light on the 3 marriages of >> Ballard P. Shumate. >> I have been studying the census records from 1870-1910. >> In 1870 he is wife Judith E. (Meador?) . Looks like Judith was born >> about >> 1844. >> In 1880 he is still with Judith. >> In 1900 he is with J.E. b. Sept 1865 - married 5 years (abt 1895) and has >> 2 >> >> step-children: B. Huff-Step daughter b. March 1886 &J.H. Huff- Stepson >> b. >> Sep 1887. >> Who is this J.E. and what happened to her? >> In 1910 he is with Alice Rebecca (Skaggs) that he married abt 1902 and >> has >> another daughter, Vivian V. aged 5 years. >> I have seen many entries online for Ballard showing he was married to >> both >> a >> Judith E. Meador and Lina Meador. Judith supposed died in 1892. >> Their daughter's death record (Emma Balena Farley) shows her mothers name >> as >> Lina Meadows. >> Sure would love to hear from someone to help straighten this out. >> Karen >> Jefferson County Indiana lookup Volunteer >> > > I only have the one spouse, maybe someone on the Shumate list has more. > Descendants of Ballard Preston Shumate > > 1 Ballard Preston SHUMATE b: 10 December 1842 in Giles Co., VA > d: 11 March 1915 in Pipestem, WV > .. +Judah E Lina? MEADOR b: 1843 in Mercer Co., VA d: Aft. > 1880 > in Summers Co., WV Father: William Moody MEADOR Mother: Celia Ann > ELLISON > > > > Thanks for writing, > Sandy in Florida > > I will gladly exchange family history if you will do the same. > Please do not send jokes, virus warnings, chain letters or attachments. > > > ============================== > 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 > >