Located on Rt. 14 between Spencer and Elizabeth Wv. Transcribed May 2 1999. William H. Evans 1845-1915 Rev. G.A. Burdette Jan. 17 1846 Mar. 13 1922 Ottie 1872-1938 S.K. Morehead Dec. 12 1828-Nov. 10 1899 S.M. Mar. 23 1834-Nov. 22 1903 Samuel Morehead 1868-1896 William age 12 son of L. and S. Lockhart Died 1882 Lucy dau. of L. and S. Lockhart Died Oct. 29 1882 7 mos. Clarence son of T. and M. Lee Sept. 27 1905- Oct. 5 1905 Rev. Karl D. Finch Nov. 17 1914 Jan. 16 1981 George Couser Co. E I.W. V.A. Cav. No Dates Robin Charrin Nobles Nov. 12 1918 June 3 1991 Sarah Alzora Huffman 1868- 1949 William 1867- 1924 Myrtle Morehead- No Dates Ella wife of Anderson Lee Jan. 26 1862-Feb. 1 1892 Anderson Lee Jan. 27 1852- April 4 1903 Laura Lee 1879- 1920 Dexter C. Huffman 1843-1919 Margaret M. Huffman 1885-1916 M.O. Huffman 1836-1917 Snowden Thorn Huffman Jr. Jan. 1 1931-June 14 1931 A.E.H. 1870-1937 Martha E. Massey Feb. 24 1895-Dec. 16 1969 Willie F. Sept. 11 1889-Feb. 7 1960 Estelle Huffman Thorn 1873-1960 Louise Huffman 1906-1944 Charles Haney 1867-1934 Anna Durig mother of C. Haney Sept.1 1835-April 1 1906 Ella J. wife of C. Haney Died Sept. 7 1914 Opal B. dau. of J.W. and Lou Haney 1913-1914 Dr. Harry Lauderdale 1918-1992 Allen D. Lee Jan. 18 1923-Aug. 20 1984 Carris W. Lee 1895-1965 E. Ruth 1895-1995 William A. Lee 1848-1920 Georgia May 1875-1909 Holly C. Lee 1894-1938 Charles E. Wilhelm 1924-1978 S.P. Lee Aug. 11 1878-June 24 1899 Lawrence S. son of M.J. and S.A. Huffman Oct. 5 1888 Mar. 6 1897 George W. Maze Feb. 11 1853-Dec. 7 1901 Sarah A. Gorrell July 23 1850-Nov. 22 1901 Vincent C. McCoy Dec. 10 1886-Dec. 24 1911 Orma Nellie Light 1892-1928 Charlesa Otmer Dye W.V. CPL COF 7 Inf. WW1 Sept. 21 1894-Nov. 9 1971 James M. Lee July 6 1857- Nov. 25 1914 Josephine Lee Haney 1875-1956 Eliza Lou Haney 1891-1976 John W. 1889-1976 Ernie Lee Waggoner 1905-1966 Mabel Pauline 1914- Mary L. Fought 1878-1961 Robert E. 1879-1938 Otmer Dye 1874-1971 Grace C. 1897-1969 Lula Keefer 1875-1936 Margaret Edmonson Nov. 26 1836-1926 M.B. Edmonson Nov. 26 1821-Oct. 13 1907 Mildred dau. of J.S. and Eva Edmonson Nov. 18 1905-Feb. 7 1906 Ora M. Dawkins 1885-1940 Zadok A. 1879-1953 Alta C. dau. of Z.A. and O.M. Thorn Feb. 13 1905-July 22 1906 Jeanette B. dau. of Z.A. and O.M. Thorn July 17 1906-Oct. 21 1912

>>Does anyone know if Harrison Co., WV has a rootsweb list address? I have tried several combinations but keep getting my message rejected.<< >From John Fuller's Mailing List List at http://members.aol.com/gfsjohnf/gen_mail_states-wv.html I found the following: HARRISON-MONONGALIA.VA. A mailing list for discussions of the families of the Harrison and Monongalia counties area of Virginia (now West Virginia). This includes the areas around Harrison and Monongalia counties and the trails bringing the families into the area. Mailing address for postings is [email protected] To subscribe send the following to [email protected]: SUB harrison-monongalia.va firstname lastname Maggie !^NavFont02F025E0017NGHHG99NGD0HGE3NI59HI5F369E

Does anyone know if Harrison Co., WV has a rootsweb list address? I have tried several combinations but keep getting my message rejected. [email protected]

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I hope it's ok to send this to the list. EVERYONE IN THIS DECENDANTS CHART HAS BEEN FOUND IN WIRT CO. CENSUS OR MARRIAGE RECORDS: Thanks, Linda Criss [email protected] Descendants of William Criss Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 CRISS was born 1819. He married ELIZABETH. Children of WILLIAM CRISS and ELIZABETH are: 2. i. JOHN2 CRISS, b. 1873, Wood Co. WV. 3. ii. WILLIAM JR. CRISS, b. April 1862, VA. iii. SAMUEL C. CRISS, b. 1866; m. AMERICA FLESHER, September 14, 1887, Wirt Co. WV. 4. iv. ROSE ANN CRISS, b. Abt. 1861, OH. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 CRISS (WILLIAM1) was born 1873 in Wood Co. WV. He married LEONA(ONA CHESSIE) NICHOLAS March 30, 1905 in Wirt Co. WV, daughter of JOHN NICHOLAS and LUCY A.. Notes for LEONA(ONA CHESSIE) NICHOLAS: Leona's wedding information says that she was 16 years old at the time she married John. Census information for 1920, Wirt Co. WV say she was 39 years old. This would indicate that Leona was born in 1881. Children of JOHN CRISS and LEONA(ONA NICHOLAS are: 5. i. EVERETT3 CRISS, b. June 25, 1910, Elizabeth, WV; d. 1991, Los Angeles, CA. 6. ii. EDITH CRISS, b. 1913, Wirt Co. WV. iii. ARTHUR B. CRISS, b. August 20, 1915; d. Aft. 1956; m. HENRIETTA YEAGER CUNNINGHAM, July 22, 1942, Wirt Co. WV. iv. MONROE CRISS, b. 1918. v. ARIZONA(RUTH) CRISS, b. 1920, Wirt Co. WV; m. (1) ? RADER; m. (2) KENNETH SOMERVILLE, September 03, 1938. 7. vi. BERTHA M. CRISS, b. June 25, 1925, Wirt Co. WV; d. 1956. 3. WILLIAM JR.2 CRISS (WILLIAM1) was born April 1862 in VA. He married JENNIE JENKINS June 07, 1884 in Wirt Co. WV. Notes for WILLIAM JR. CRISS: William's information came from 1880 Wirt Co. Census and 1900 Slate Dist. Wood County census. Children of WILLIAM CRISS and JENNIE JENKINS are: i. WILLIAM3 CRISS, b. April 1886. ii. LENORA CRISS, b. April 1888. iii. DANIEL CRISS, b. January 1890. iv. LILLIE CRISS, b. June 1892. v. JENNIE CRISS, b. April 1897. 4. ROSE ANN2 CRISS (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1861 in OH. She married (1) ALEXANDER KIDD January 24, 1878 in Wirt Co., WV, son of MARSHAL KIDD and EUPHIA BURK. She married (2) J. W. BUMGARDNER March 28, 1889 in Wirt Co. WV. Notes for ROSE ANN CRISS: Rose filed for divorce on March 27, 1889 from Alexander in Chancery Circuit Court, Wirt Co., WV Rosanna (spelled on divorce paper) was granted custody of her four children. On marriage certificate (to Alexander Kidd) Rosanna used the name Anna. On marriage certificate (to J.W. Bungardner) Rosanna used Rosanna. Notes for ALEXANDER KIDD: see marriage book page one K-1878 Wirt Co. WV. Alexander is buried at Grove Cemetery at New Brighton, Beaver, PA. Notes for J. W. BUMGARDNER: see marriage book 5 page 176 Wirt Co. Children of ROSE CRISS and ALEXANDER KIDD are: i. EUPHIA ELIZABETH3 KIDD, b. 1879, Wirt Co. WV. ii. WILLIAM LEROY KIDD, b. February 06, 1881, Parkersburg, Wood Co. WV; d. January 04, 1927; m. MARGARET MAY BALMER, March 18, 1904. iii. ELLA V. KIDD. iv. JAMES STEDMAN KIDD. Generation No. 3 5. EVERETT3 CRISS (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born June 25, 1910 in Elizabeth, WV, and died 1991 in Los Angeles, CA. He married (1) ZELL MILDRED STARCHER 1936 in WV, daughter of HENRY STARCHER and OCIE DODD. He married (2) ADA BARR August 03, 1957 in Clevland, Ohio. Children of EVERETT CRISS and ZELL STARCHER are: i. EVERETT LEE4 CRISS, b. May 30, 1937, May 30, 1937; d. May 30, 1937, Spencer, WV. ii. LINDA LOU CRISS, b. August 06, 1951, Spencer, WV; m. (1) TIMOTHY MADISON, 1970, Cleveland, Ohio; m. (2) JOSEPH SHIELDS LLL WEAVER, August 10, 1996, Kimberton, PA. 6. EDITH3 CRISS (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 1913 in Wirt Co. WV. She married LLOYD ENOCH July 16, 1931 in Wirt County, WV, son of LONZO ENOCH and MAGGIE VERGENA. Children of EDITH CRISS and LLOYD ENOCH are: i. GEORGE4 ENOCH, b. 1939, Wirt Co. WV; m. BONNIE KELLEY. ii. VERGENA(SISSY) ENOCH, b. 1941; m. RAYMOND BAILEY. iii. EBER ENOCH. iv. CLIFFORD ENOCH. v. EVAGENE ENOCH, m. PAUL TERRILL. 7. BERTHA M.3 CRISS (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born June 25, 1925 in Wirt Co. WV, and died 1956. She married (1) LLOYD ENOCH, son of LONZO ENOCH and MAGGIE VERGENA. She married (2) HARRY C. LAW May 13, 1939 in Wirt Co. WV, son of GEORGE LAW and ELLA. Marriage Notes for BERTHA CRISS and LLOYD ENOCH: This marriage was reported to me on 4-26-99 by Lloyd's youngest child, Karen Enoch-Pettry. b. 1969 Bertha is the younger sister of Lloyd's first wife Edith Criss. Child of BERTHA CRISS and LLOYD ENOCH is: i. REATHA4 ENOCH, m. SHIRLEY GREGERY. Children of BERTHA CRISS and HARRY LAW are: ii. MILDRED GERTRUDE4 LAW, b. 1942, Wirth Co., WV; m. DONALD JUNIOR BOGGS. iii. ETTA CATHERINE LAW.

>>Thank you for responding! This could very well be some of my Buchanan's in Wheeling. Any information you can send me, I will greatly appreciate. I am trying to trace any limb that I can to come up with a connection. Thank you again.<< Kim, I will send you a descendency via email since none lived in Wirt County. If anyone else is interested just let me know and I will send them a copy as well. Maggie !^NavFont02F01470008NGC2HH489D4D

Joanne, I think the President Buchanan legal battle is settled because I have a copy of the lineage from the settlement. Maggie !^NavFont02F006A0007NGHHG6BA3AC

Maggie, Thank you for responding! This could very well be some of my Buchanan's in Wheeling. Any information you can send me, I will greatly appreciate. I am trying to trace any limb that I can to come up with a connection. Thank you again. KIM ----- Original Message ----- From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 3:59 AM Subject: [WVWIRT-L] Searching for: > >>I am new to the list. I am searching for any Buchanan's. I have hit a > brick wall and was just informed of the county sits. Any and all > information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.<< > > Kim, > I only have Morris/Rawson ties to Wirt County but I have some > Buchanan family ties in Wheeling, Ohio County, WV. > > Maggie > > !^NavFont02F010B0006NGHHHSCE9D > > > ==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > ...........................WIRT MAILING LIST........................... > RootsWeb need you now! Consider becoming a sponsor or a donor today! > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >

Joanne, Thank you for responding. I will check on Mercer Co. PA. Any lead, right now, is like gold. As far as Pres. Buchanan--He was never married and only had one daughter (illigitamate, of course). She died in her early 30's and is buried up around Akron, OH. In my searching, I have found pieces on the Buchanan estate scam, I don't know if this is what they are referring to or not. As far as I can tell, it has not been settled. Some even believe it not to be true. So.......................Again thank you very much. Good Luck in your searching!!!!!! KIM ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Lloyd & Family <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 6:06 AM Subject: [WVWIRT-L] Buchanan > Though I have no Buchanans there were many in the Mercer Co. > PA area. Years ago I remember an article on how there was a > problem with President James Buchanan's estate and Buchanan > descendants. Is this legal battle still going on? > Joanne > > > > ==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > ..........................WIRT MAILING LIST............................ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE SEND A MESSAGE TO: [email protected] and put > only the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of your message. Your request > is then processed automatically. So "PLEASE" be sure that this is the > the only thing that appears in the body of your message. Should even a > signature file be attached this will cause your message to fail. THANKS > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >

Though I have no Buchanans there were many in the Mercer Co. PA area. Years ago I remember an article on how there was a problem with President James Buchanan's estate and Buchanan descendants. Is this legal battle still going on? Joanne

>>I am new to the list. I am searching for any Buchanan's. I have hit a brick wall and was just informed of the county sits. Any and all information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.<< Kim, I only have Morris/Rawson ties to Wirt County but I have some Buchanan family ties in Wheeling, Ohio County, WV. Maggie !^NavFont02F010B0006NGHHHSCE9D

Hi Kim...I, too, am looking for Buchanans. Will send a brief outline and hope we can connect. Sharon Searching for family of WILLIAM BUCHANAN?BUCHANNON b. ca 1790 PA married MARY O�NEIL b.ca 1799 PA. William is the s/o William and we can place them in Monongalia Co, Va (now WV) in the late 1790s and early 1800s. Wm. Sr bought land on 1793 on Toms Run and the 1798 Sims index shows him with 500 acres on Booth Creek. the 1830 census shows Wm, Jr & Mary with 1 son & 5 daughters...we have not discovered that son�s name. After Wm�s death Mary moved to Ritchie Co WV Children of William & Mary (O'Neil) Buchanan: i SON b. ca 1820 2 ii MARTHA (PATSY) BUCHANAN 1822-1914 m. 1) 1840 DANIEL TENNANT 1817-1861 m. 2) 1865 LEWIS LOGUE 1827- 3 iii ELIZABETH BUCHANAN 1825-1891 m. 1840 SAMUEL TENNANT 1817-1883 4 iv SARAH BUCHANAN 1828- m. 1851 DAVID ENOCH 5 v MARY ANN BUCHANAN 1829-1870 m. 1848 DANIEL EDDY 6 vi ANN BUCHANAN 1830- m. 1850 HENRY PRIBBLE 7 vii LORHANNA BUCHANAN 1831- m. 1851 HIRAM P. AYRES 1826-1926 8 viii ACCA BUCHANAN 1833- m. BOOTH CAIN 1825- 9 ix ELIZA BUCHANAN 1834- m. 1855 WILLIAM JAFFRIES 1826- 10 x S. AMELIA T. BUCHANAN 1836- m. 1) 1851 BENJAMIN LEASURE m. 2) 1863 PATRICK DEEM 11 xi JANE M. C. BUCHANAN 1837- m. 1854 MICHAEL McNIFF 1826- 12 xii ARTEMISA BUCHANAN 1839-1904 never married but had large family.

Jennifer, The ones that I remember were in Guernsey County, OH. I am a Buchanan, but have not seen any relatives on my father's side for years. The ones I do remember have all passed away. Jacob James Newman Buchanan was my ggrandfather. He was originally from WV. He moved all over and then settled in Guernsey county to farm about 1950. In an article in the newspaper he spoke of his grandfather as being a Justice of the Peace near West Union, West Virginia. He practiced until he passed away at 106 and I believe(but not sure) that his name was William. Also I believe that Jacob's father's name was Elias. (again, I am not sure) I am searching for any and all clues. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. KIM

Whereabouts are these Buchanans? My aunt, who was originally from Parkersburg in Wood County, married a Buchanan. They now live in Charleston (Kanawha County). I'm not sure where he hailed from originally, but I can ask if you like. What Buchanan line are you researching? Jennifer Kim Ford wrote: > > Hello, > > I am new to the list. I am searching for any Buchanan's. I have hit a > brick wall and was just informed of the county sits. Any and all > information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. > > Kim (Buchanan) Ford > > P.S. I am also interested in hearing from or even possibly meeting > relatives!! > > ==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > ...........................WIRT MAILING LIST........................... > YA'LL SUPPORT ROOTSWEB NOW! GO ON AND VISIT! http://www.rootsweb.com > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- Jennifer Johnston [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/heartland/flats/9645

Hello, I am new to the list. I am searching for any Buchanan's. I have hit a brick wall and was just informed of the county sits. Any and all information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Kim (Buchanan) Ford P.S. I am also interested in hearing from or even possibly meeting relatives!!

Hello, Well, I attended the Historical Society meeting last night. Pretty interesting, met several well versed people and learned some things too! Can't beat that! There was one thing I forgot to ask while there and I'll put it to the list instead. If I wanted to see if a relative belonged to a lodge or affiliated organization how would I do that? Would there be any records of it? Thanks for your time. Floa Swisher

Wirt County Journal April 7, 1999 Antioch Cemetery donations Donations for the upkeep of Antioch Cemetery, Lynn Camp, 1998 are listed: Kenneth and Margaret Courtney, Herbert and Regina Robinson, Eugene and Juanita Ammons, Elsie Courtney, Delbert and Ethel Lockhart, Marvin and Betty McCoy; Troy and Brenda Goudy, Waverline Kerns, Pauline Cline, Orma Brookover, Ben Coe, Mary Bumgarner and family, Clifford Wilson and family, Glen and Madeline Coe, Mary Hogue, Marjorie Brown Edwina Ott, Okey Lockhart, Junior and Mildred Lockhart. Donations may be sent to Edythe Woodyard, treasurer, 2101 Homeland Ave., Parkersburg, W.Va. 26101.

Wirt County Journal April 7, 1999 Remember When ... * From the Wirt County Journal files August 27, 1920 August 22, 1920, copy is illegible. Closing Out Sale Having sold my store at Palestine, I am closing down my stock till September 13th, when I give possession. I have a number of bargains to offer. Call and see. I have the price on syrups, red and white, cotton batting, muslins, hosiery, overalls, work shirts and underwear. Nearly anything you want. Don't fail to see bargain list. J. E. Snyder, Palestine Death Roll Audra Smith, one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Smith of Creston, died Saturday, August 21, of gastritis. Martha M. Holbert, aged 72 years, died at the home of her daughter of Clarksburg on Sunday, August 22. B. S. Whims Retires B. S. Whims, the faithful and efficient mail carrier on Route 3, was retired on last Saturday, August 20th, from his duties as mail carrier. A new law which went into effect at that time allowed him to retire on account of age and length of service on half salary. Emmett Andrick transferred from Route 4 to Route 3 and Frank Cox sub-carrier on Route 4 is the carrier there awaiting appointment. High school notice The Elizabeth Joint District High School will open Monday, September 6th. A full three-year course will be given and the credits made by students will be accepted by all standard high schools and colleges in the state. All eighth grade graduates are urged to enroll the first day and attend the term. I shall be glad to assist all students in getting suitable board and room. Write or call. Leonard C. Dailey, county superintendent. Local & Personal Harry Caplinger, a progressive farmer at Tucker Creek, was a business visitor in Elizabeth Tuesday. C. V. Mills of Industry was here on Wednesday and bargained for the Jack Baker property on Court Street. J. L. Deever, wife and son, John, left Tursday morning to visit his sons, Earl and Clyde, near Mansfield, Ohio. They will arrive through in his Ford. The local Boys' and Girls' Club members are having their annual camping at the Fishing Camp Farm this week. Harry Wilson and Cecil Pettit left Monday evening for Mingo Junction, Ohio, where they expect to secure employment at construction work. A. G. Corbitt, road patrolman for Spring Creek District, was a business visitor in Elizabeth Tuesday. July 4, 1958 Burr to Discuss Nursery Plans At Lions Club Members of Elizabeth Lions Club will enjoy a fish fry for their next regular meeting next Monday evening, July 7, President Carl "Buddy" George announced early this week. A feature that has been quite popular with the club members on occasions in past years, this one is typical - "all the fish you can eat." Lions Lester Cottle and Harry W. Coplin will be in charge of the frying. Lakin Burr, general superintendent of the new Little Kanawha Nursery at Newark, will be the main speaker of the evening at the after-dinner program of the July 7 meeting. Local and Personal Events of Interest MISS FRAME IS BACK FROM VISIT IN PENNSYLVANIA Miss Mary Frame, who has spent the past month visiting her sisters in Pennsylvania, returned to her home, Rt. 2, City, last Sunday. MRS. FROST HERE We just recently learned that Mrs. Anna Frost, formerly of Burning Springs, and for the past few months in Huntington, is now residing in Elizabeth. She is at the Nillers home here. VISIT OLGA ALLTON Those visiting at the home of Olga Allton Sunday were the Rev. and Mrs. Ed Hutchinson and two daughters, Shirley and Sheilia, Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis of Parkersburg and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ash. GEORGE ROBERTS OF PARKERSBURG RAISES GARDEN ALONG LKR George Roberts of Parkersburg was an Elizabeth visitor on Wednesday of this week and a brief visitor with Ross and Woody Wilson at the Journal office. He's a retired Linotype operator-printer for the Parkersburg Sentinel. He was up that day to his cabin on the L. K. R. below the mouth of Standing Stone, where he said he raises a garden each season. VISITED HYLBERTS IN PARKERSBURG Mrs. Fannie Robinson, City, spent part of last week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hylbert of Parkersburg. She is an aunt of Mrs. (Christine) Hylbert. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Monroe and Miss Doris Monroe of Spring Creek over last weekend were Mr. Adrian Burner of Philippi, W. Va. and the Monroe's eldest daughter, Miss Mary Monroe, of Ashland, Ky. J. E. Bungard and "Josh" LaRue of Newark community were Elizabeth visitors last Saturday at which time Mr. Bungard stopped to renew his Journal subscription. He said that Mrs. Bungard remains in quite poor health.

Wirt County Journal April 7, 1999 Obituaries Harley R. Collins Harley R. Collins, 76, of Big Springs, Calhoun County, died April 4 at his home. He was born in Calhoun County, a son of Clay and Murell Holbert Collins. He was retired from Haught Drilling Co. and was a member of the Hoy Chapel United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Monroe Collins; four sons, Kenneth Ray Collins and Michael Collins, both of Elizabeth, David Collins of Big Springs and Harley Paul Collins of Petroleum; one daughter, Linda Myer of Grantsville; one sister, Leota Cunningham of Harrisville; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (April 7) at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville, with the Rev. Larry Jones officiating. Interment will be in Saunders Cemetery at Big Springs. Larry L. Hayes Larry L. Hayes of Johnstown, Ohio, formerly of Vienna, died March 21 at his residence. He was born in Parkersburg, a son of Helen Hayes Abbott of Parkersburg and the late Leon Hayes. He was a Parkersburg High School graduate and was a member of the National Guard. He retired from Dorieo Elevator in Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Susan Hayes; his stepfather, Floyd Abbott of Vienna; three daughters, Linda Cone of Albany, Ohio, Amanda Hayes of Ohio and Jenny Frye of Mount Vernon; one son, Richard Hayes of Newark; three grandchildren; and one stepsister, Nancy King Mattingley. Services were held March 24 at Crouse-Kavner Funeral Home, Johnstown. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown. Ira Jones Jr. Ira Jones Jr., 66, of Parkersburg, formerly of Newark, died March 31 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born June 11, 1932, in Wirt County, a son of the late Ira and Maggie Fought Jones. He is survived by two sons, Lloyd O. Jones and Randy Jones, both of Parkersburg; one daughter, Mary L. Gordon of Parkersburg; two brothers, Lloyd Jones and Lewis Jones, both of Newark; three sisters, Evon Frazier of Newark, Garnett Newlon of Parkersburg and Wanda Ashley of Barberton, Ohio; six grandchildren; three great-grand-children; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leroy Jones and Paul Jones. Memorial services were held April 3 at Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with Evangelist Eugene L. Conger officiating. Burial followed in Jones Cemetery, Newark. John A. Milhoan John A. Milhoan, 73, of Parkersburg, died April 2 at his residence. He was born in Caldwell, Ohio, a son of Georgia L. Brown Milhoan of Parkersburg and the late Robert U. Milhoan. He graduated from Wirt County High School with the class of 1943 as class salutatorian and attended Ohio State University. He was a corporal of the Army Air Corp. and retired as a major in the Army Reserves. He retired in 1988 from E. I. DuPont as chief drafts-man. He was an amateur radio operator, avid golfer and a photographer. He also enjoyed radio control airplanes. He is survived by his wife, Georgia E. Howard Milhoan; one son, Alan Milhoan of Tennessee; one daughter, Terry Life of Elizabeth; two grandchildren, Daniel Life of Parkersburg and Vickie Life of Elizabeth; one great-grandchild, Aaron Life; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father; and one brother, Patrick Milhoan. Services were held at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, south Parkersburg, with the Rev. William Stout officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens with full military rites by American Legion Post 15. Wynema S. Wilson Wynema S. Wilson, 79, of Parkersburg, died March 29 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born Sept. 4, 1919, in Wirt County, a daughter of the late Virgil and Orma Somerville Smith. She was a graduate of Wirt County High School, Glenville State College and held three degrees from West Virginia University, including a certificate of advanced study in reading instruction. She taught school for 40 years in Wirt, Calhoun and Pleasants counties and was named Teacher of the Year. She is a member of the First Baptist church of St. Marys and life member of WVEA and NEA. She worked in the 4-H program for many years and is a 4-H All Star. She is survived by two sons, James Wilson and wife Bobie of Parkersburg and Woodrow Wilson and wife Jean of Parkersburg; three daughters, Patricia Martina of Keyser, Ann Giansanti and Lynn Hammond and husband of Santa Rosa, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elwin B. Wilson; three brothers; and one sister. Services were held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements were handled by Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Memorials may be made to Pleasants County Educational Trust, Pleasants County Board of Education in St. Marys.

Thanks to everyone who helped me with my answer to "When and Where" the historical society will meet! I think it's an idea way past due.....but, TRULY it's better late than NEVER! I've just been doing genealogy about 1 1/2 years and have been to the courthouse a few times looking for SWISHER information. They NEEEED those old books taken care of before it's too late!!!! At this time the clerks will not make copies from any of the old string bound books because they are so fragile. Something else I'd like to share...... While there recently, (after poking in corners of dusty stuff) I found a copied version of the string bound Fiduciary Record Book #2! Someone had apparently copied it years ago. So if anyone else has anything from that book they need a copy of it can be done from that copied version! It was a BIG find for me as I found records from both of the estate settlements of my husband's gg grandfathers! Tooooo cool! Thanks again Floa Swisher http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/7741