Hi Graham, we were going to get together and discuss some of our families, but I was so tied up with college that I did not get back with you. I have since change to a high speed email and the email address has change. My email is now [email protected] My email for: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] no longer work. So everyone on line please take not and I will try to get to the website and change these address. Now back to you Graham, I will email some of that information to you. I just move and will have to go checking on the information. Will check my stuff here and see if I have that as well. My old computer crashed back at the end of Sept and I have not been able to get the hard drive to best buy to get the information recovered so I can get all the stuff that was on it off. Sandy Cocoa, Florida I have also moved and my home address has changed, so if you all need the change, let me know at the email above and I will email you the information. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Graham [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVSUMMER] Vale, WV I been enjoying reading your alls post on old times in West Virginia, I guess that's one reason my Graham's left their many years ago for Illinois, to maybe better them selves and then ran into hardships of being on outer fringes of civilization at the time they left the Hinton , Talcott, Lowell, area in 1836, I have some old letter's from that area written about the living condition at that time in West Virginia, anyway thanks for writing,,,,,, Richard Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Cox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [WVSUMMER] Vale, WV > > Such enticing stories need to keep going and so I add mine to the > list: > > To quote a line from "Clyde Maxey" in VA - "we were so poor even poor folks > called us poor" > > Pinto beans were the staple of our meals; no pinto beans, no meal - subsided > by squirrel, rabbit, groundhogs and various fish (suckers, carp, etc) > (opening day of squirrel season in Greenbrier County was kinda > celebrated by > "squirrel tails hanging from auto antennas"), a few chickens and > occasionally "a pig" in the pen (that was covered with salt to > preserve it (no fridge available)"" > > As with many of you researchers what I thought to be a miserable life > I have > since learned my childhood was the best it could be - I have come > across so much incest in distant family members and other problems > unknown to me till now (these will mostly go with me to my grave due > to living relatives effected). > > The son of a WV Coal Miner who was taken at an early age by an > automobile accident VS the coal mines that would have eventually > claimed his life......... > > John in South Dakota > > > > > Yes Doris and Jay. > > > > My grandparent had a farm in the old True area and my parent was > > married their and my brother was born at home in the old True area. > > The post office was moved up the hill because of the Dam. It was > > located under the waterline for the dam and had to be moved. My > > grandfathers farm was just able that line and the government would > > not buy his farm. He walk away from it and got a farm at Pipestem. > > > > My father tried farming and was no good at it. He finally when to > > work at the Steel Mill in Alloy. We didn't realize that we were > > "poor". We were happy and had food on the table. Mom and Dad > > worked. Mom work for the Fayette County School parttime in the > > School Kitchen and as Janitor. This was til Dad had his heartattack > > in January of 1964 and we moved to Florida in October 1964 and we > > have lived here ever since. But again. There was food on the table > > and presents under the tree and we never questioned what the income > > was. It is only now that I have finish my BA > > - graduated last Saturday from Warner Southern College here in Lake > > Wales. I just started my Masters in Management and will if God will in > > 2008. I guess at 53 that is an accomplish that I never thought that I > > would do. > > > > But family history is really my passion. > > > > Take care everyone. Where there is a will there will be a way - > > sooner or later > > > > Sandy > > Cocoa, Florida > > Lilly, Gore, Moten, Plumley, Shumate, > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jay R Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:01 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [WVSUMMER] Vale, WV > > > > > > Yes Doris, I can recall many, many meals of beans and potatoes, > > cornbread or biscuits. > > > > We managed to farm and grew most of our food, including the meats. > > My dad was, of course, a coal miner (which ultimately killed him > > with "black lung" > > disease) and me an my siblings worked our farm. > > > > Ton of work, but lots of fun too. Had a really good life, for which > > I thank God every day. > > > > Jay > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 10:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [WVSUMMER] Vale, WV > > > > > >> Jay: > >> > >> I had this same conversation with one of my co-workers today. We > >> may have been poor but we didn't know it so it didn't make a > >> difference. She said they were lucky to have one piece of meat and > >> one piece of cheese on a sandwich. Then she met her future Jewish > >> husband and made him one of those sandwiches. He > >> asked what it was (you know they put at least a half lb. of meat on > > their > >> sandwich). > >> > >> Doris Snyder > >> > >> > >> ============================== > >> 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. 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