Hi Cathy, There were Lowe's/Lough's living in Webster Co in the 1930's-to at least 1941-42. "Pippy" Geraldine Lough and her brother Harold, rode the bus to Cowen Grade School. Pippy would have been born abt 1930 and Harold abt 1932. Pippy was in my class and Harold in my sister's. Their mother had died. They lived with their dad. They could have come from Upper Glade, but I always thought they lived down Birch River. They may have moved to Ohio to work during the WW11 years. I remember running into one of the Lough's when I was working at Firestone in Akron. He said he was from Webster County. He was a man in his 50's. I think his name was Walter. That was back in the early 1950's, so he was probably born around 1900-1905. Pippy had disappeared by the 7th. Grade. That was the fall the war started. I suspect her Dad moved away to get work..or he could have been drafted. Forgive me if I told you this before, don't want to miss a chance to give you any little lead. I know how you've agonized to get information. Hope you get a break, Lenore

"Old Conrad Cemetery" # 21 Jacob Conrad, Sr. - born 1705 - died 1 December 1775 - settled on South Branch in 1763, came from Switzerland. Jacob Conrad, Jr. - born 11 May 1744 - died 26 jan. 1829 Hannah Bogart Conrad - _____ died 10 March 1808 - first wife of Jacob Conrad, Jr. Barbara Propst Conrad - _____ died________ - second wife of Jacob Conrad, Jr. Anney Conrad - born December 1782 - died december 1782 - daughter of Jacob and Hannah Conrd. Jane Conrad - Ulrich Conrad - born 21 August 1786 - died 10 november 1867 - son of Jacob & Hannah Conrad. Sarah Currence Conrad - born____ died 8 Sept. 1881 - wife of Ulrich Conrad. Elias Hammer - born 3 june 1805 - died 23 May 1869 - son of George II James Blewitt - Elias Blewitt - 5 April 1886 - died 24 sept. 1897 - children of Charles J. & Deniza (Hammer) Blewitt. Phebe J. Blewitt - 17 Jan. 1850 - died 7 Dec. 1862 George R. Blewitt - 27 July 1861 - died 12 June 1862 - children of above. John Benjamin Conrad - born 2 Oct. 1844 -died 7 November 1864 - son of Labon & Rachel (Bible) Conrad. Infant Switcher - infant of Charles & Minnie (Dyer) Switcher. (From Franklin North, Including Ruddle Area) - Grave Register II -Pendleton County, WV - 1980 Laban Conrad Cemetery # 20 Laban Conrad - born 15 Oct. 1817 - died 1 April, 1893 -son of Ulrich & Sarah Conrad. Rachel (Bible) Conrad - born 21 Oct. 1819 - died 11 Feb. 1891 - wife of Laban Conrad. Arthur Conrad - born 7 April 1889 - died 19 March 1907 - son of S.M. & Phoebe Conrad. Henry Roberson - Mathalia (Hammer) Roberson - wife of Henry Roberson ; daughter of Elias of Delilah Conrad Hammer. Issac Roberson - son of Henry & Mahalia Roberson. Deniza (Conrad) Davis - daughter of Ulrich & sarah Conrad. Infant Dyer - infant of Foster & Lynn Conrad Dyer. (Reference: same as above) post by patsy

I am looking for information on William R. Lough/Lowe and his wife, Laura Bertha Walker. Here is every scrap of info that I've been able to find: WILLIAM R. LOUGH/LOWE born: 1883 Ritchie County, WV parents: Unknown married: 25 October 1906/07 Webster County, WV census: 1910 Glade District, Webster County, WV listed in census: William 25 married 2 years Lara 19 1 child Adra 1 LAURA BERTHA WALKER born: May 1890 Strange Creek, Nicholas County, WV parents: Lewis Marshall Walker & Minnie A. McAvoy spouse: WILLIAM R. LOUGH/LOWE last known residence: Huntington, Cabell County WV was listed in father's obit of 21 June 1945 Their children: ADRA LOUGH/LOWE born 1909 probably in Webster Co., WV MARY M. LOUGH/LOWE born 31 Oct 1910 Upper Glade, Webster Co, WV HERBERT B. LOUGH/LOWE born 9 Apr 1916 Webster County, WV Laura was not heard from after 1945. There are no records of her in Cabell County. I could really use some help with locating where these people were between 1916 and 1945. I'm hoping that will tell me where Laura went to after 1945. Thanks, Cathy

Jackson M. Stiltner b. in VA married to Martha WOODS b. in KY Daughters: Ann b. abt. 1866, Samantha b. abt. 1868, Francis COE listed as d/o(I am assuming this is Martha's daughter)b. abt. 1864, Price(Pricy, Prisy, or Pricie) STILTNER(Possibly married to a Carter before marrying my ggrandfather Lee)Arthur b. 07Aug1869, d. 25Feb1923 from TB buried in Big Run Cemetery married to Lee Anderson ARTHUR b.12Nov1863, d. 31Jan1946 in a fire; buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Webster Springs, WV. Their children: (ARTHUR) (1)Tilden, (2)Darius Melbourn, (3)William Sylvester b. 29Nov1888 in Addison, Webster Co., WV., (4)Essie Gay b. 01Jun1892 (Married Bias H. Ware), (5)Blanche Mae b.12Apr1895, d. 25Feb1985 (19Mar1912 Married Lawrence W. Cochran, b.17Mar1887), (6)Hanson Dewey b. 06Jul1898, (7)Herbert Hobson b. 04Jun1901, d. Jan1979, (8)Oral Pearl b. 14Mar1906(Married Ann J. Cool b. 26Oct1914), (9)Cecil Truman b. 13Seb1908 at Orndoff, d. Nov 1985 in Sebring, FL. (cremated)(14Feb1941 Married Bertha Anna Ackermann b. April 18th.), (10)Opal Leone b. 14Apr1912(Married W. B. "Bill" Goff), (11)Wilma Goldy b. 23Apr1915 d. 25Nov1990 (Married a Mann) That is 11 of the siblings, there was said to be 13; possibly a set of twins that died at birth. This is the story of my Arthur Family starting with the STILTNER side. If anyone has any information regarding anything stated above, even if you don't think it is important, please to not hesitate to contact me. My main focus right now is the Stiltner's and Wood's, but, any information on any of these names is appreciated. Thank you in advance, Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net Surnames I am searching: ARTHUR, STILTNER, CARTER, WOODS, CARPENTER, CLEVENGER, FRIEND, BAXTER, DAVISSON, BLOUNT, SPINLER, GLASSBURN and some others off my tree branches.

Hello All, My mother & I are planning a trip this summer to do some family research. Would anyone happen to have some pointers on where to start or what to bring with. I already have started an itinerary for the trip so I don't forget a thing. Just wondering if anyone has any special tips to make things go smoother and faster so we can visit more than search. Thanks, Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net Surnames I am searching: ARTHUR, STILTNER, CARTER, WOODS, CARPENTER, CLEVENGER, FRIEND, BAXTER, DAVISSON, BLOUNT, SPINLER, GLASSBURN and some others off my tree branches.

I just wanted to thank everyone for the nicknames and the sites available. This should help a lot of people in their search. Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net Surnames I am searching: ARTHUR, STILTNER, WOODS, CARPENTER, CLEVENGER, BAXTER, FRIEND, DAVISSON, BLOUNT, GLASSBURN, ACKERMANN, SPINLER and some others off of my branches.

Friday 10pm ET is Webster Genealogy Chat! Links are at http://homepages.go.com/~wvbreeze/chat.html. All are welcome to drop by! Terri Brake-McCourt Researching Gregory, Cool, Hamrick, Isenhart, Green, Sands, Brake, McCourt, Miller, Woods

Polly is often used as a nickname for Mary Robert

http://www.wvculture.org/history/genealog.html Hope everyone enjoys this one. Full of a lot of great information. Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net

Hello All! Just wondering if anyone has any ideas regarding estates? I have an estate which belongs to my ggrandmother, Price Arthur. Price STILTNER Arthur b. 07Aug1869 d. 25 Feb1923 buried in Big Run Cemetery(Anyone have directions to this cemetery?). Just recently I received her death certificate stating that her parents were Martha Woods and Jackson Stiltner. Also, recently a granddaughter of Price had information written down that she copied for me from her mother Wilma Goldy ARTHUR Mann(Price's daughter)that her maiden name was Carter. It was written as Prisy Carter. Was she married once before my ggrandfather Lee Anderson Arthur? I'm sure the death records would be correct, right? I have contacted the court house in Webster Springs, with no findings of an estate. I received the name of the estate from the tax assessor's office in Webster Springs but that is all they said that they had. So if there is an estate, why can't anyone find any records? Anyone have any idea? A! lso, why wouldn't my ggrandfather's name be on it? Was it from her side of the family? I know their is land involved with other things being involved also. Can anyone shed any light on this topic? Anything to help me break this wall!!!! Thanks, Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net

Can someone give me a little history lesson on Webster Springs, Webster County? What I am looking for mainly are the dates it was formed and where the settlers might have came from. Thanks, Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net

Does anyone know of any good sites for the Mayflower and its sister ships? Maybe some passenger lists? Thanks, Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net

Also, when you see the name Polly; usually in qutations, is this a nickname? Or short for another name? Thanks, Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net

Does anyone know if the name Margaret and Martha are ever one in the same? Could Martha be short for Margaret? Can someone please clarify for me. Thanks, Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net

Faith, We tend to think that the records recorded are correct, but this is not always the case. There was a book written about my paternal side of the family , puublished in 1989. The two individuals who wrote the book used court house records of births, marriages, etc. I come from a family of five, 2 parents and 2 siblings. In the section under my father there are seven (7) errors. I know that my birth was recorded incorrectly at the court house and has been corrected. Or at least was suppose to be, have not checked on this to be sure. Another thing that I might add: If you are recording information on people and they or a close relation is available to verify what you have, take the time to do it. The previous errors recorded could have been corrected if this had been done. Thanks for your time, Dawna East Canton, Ohio

Yes, frequently. -----Original Message----- From: Faith Blount [mailto:blount@digital.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 4:17 PM To: WVWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVWEBSTE] Margaret to Martha? Does anyone know if the name Margaret and Martha are ever one in the same? Could Martha be short for Margaret? Can someone please clarify for me. Thanks, Faith To e-mail me directly: blount@digital.net

These surnames are at the core of my family research: Hamrick (Webster, Randolph, Braxton, Nicholas) Gregory (Bath, VA., Webster, Randolph) Riggleman (Webster, Randolph) Miller (Webster) Cogar (Webster, Randolph) Chapman (Webster, Randolph) Mollohan (Braxton, Webster) Given (Bath, VA, Webster, WV) Trainer (Highland, VA, Pocahontas, WV) Lambert (Pendleton, Pocahontas) Gum (Pocahontas Co., WV and VA) Zickafoose (Pendleton, Pocahontas, Greenbrier) Conrad (Randolph, Webster) Baughman (Randolph, Webster) Recently added: Tallman (VA, WV) Lincoln (PA, KY, IN) Boone (PA, KY, MO) dhamrick@neo.rr.com Dan Hamrick 402 23rd Street NW Canton OH 44709 Phone and fax: 330-454-2376

Amanda Clevenger was the second wife of Lee Anderson Arthur. His first wife was Priscilla (Pricie) Stiltner who died in 1922 Robert

The Arthur book has nothing except his birth date and that he is a son of Lee Anderson Arthur Robert

Grassy Creek is just over the mountain from Webster Springs. I have a W. Anderson Arthur m. to Frany Miller with 4 sons, Roy, Ray, Morgan and Walter. Frany Miller is listed as born about 1861. This is from my father's notes. He was born on Grassy Creek and kept up with all the relatives. The Arthur book says he is William Anderson Arthur and she is Frances Vernie (Franna) Miller. They list 7 children, George Ray born in 1895. I looked in my family tree first, then looked in the Arthur book.William Anderson is a son od William Randolph, grandson of William Arthur/ Robert