Jimmie, Is groundhog the cemetery on up the hill past the turn to Creston from the main road? I think that my uncle's wife has some family there. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Jimmie Barnes <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, 10 April, 1999 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [WVWIRT-L] Wirt County Journal, March 31, 1999, Obituaries >> >> Graveside services were held March 30 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, >> (Groundhog) Creston, with Gladson Grim officiating. >> >Several of my WISE relatives are buried in this cemetery. No telling >how many whose names I do not know. > >My HANNA ancestors are buried in the Hill Grove and Rector cemeteries. > >I was born at Sanoma, April 11, 1934. My parents were Harry Denver and >Nancy Edith Hanna Barnes. My grandparents, Okey and Mary Collins >Barnes, operated the ferry at Sanoma and worked the Righter farm. My >mother's parents, Herman and Lena Wise Hanna, lived on Spring Creek. > >Jimmie Barnes >Homosassa, FL >

Hello List! Taken from my copy of the Roane County Journal, March 1999 "Congratulations..to the newly formed Wirt County Historical Society!! Their meetings are on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Dora Bee Woodyard Library in the Wirt County High School on Mulberry Street. Annual membership dues are $10.00 per individual. Their next meeting will be on April 19th. Members will discuss future programs and plans to begin a newsletter. One of the first goals of the new Society is to help preserve records in the court house. Vice-president Adith Spencer is currently doing an inventory of the oldest record books to see which are most in need of repair or rebinding before helping to apply for a grant. Wirt County's oldest books include Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages dated 1854 but now includes Register of Marriage Bonds beginning when the county formed in 1848. The Society will also work for the preservation of area buildings, monuments and markers that have historical significance." My understanding is that there has only been one meeting so far. Per Adith, one of the first projects is to add to the genealogy area at the Dora Bee Woodyard Library. They are encouraging members and anyone who is interested to donate Pedigree Charts etc. for the convenience of those doing research. (Hope you don't mind that I passed that along, Adith!!) I think this is a great thing and only wish I lived closer so I could help out! Address: Wirt County Historical Society, P.O. Box 891, Elizabeth, WV 26143 Gloria

Meetings are at the Elizabeth Library. Sorry, but I don't know what time. I am currently corresponding with the society and will be getting this info onto the Wirt County website asap. Carla Cegielski USGenWeb Wirt County WV Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwirt/index.htm On Tuesday, April 13, 1999 12:08 AM, F Swisher [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: > Hi everyone... > List seems kinda sloooow past few days. I do however, have another > question. > I picked up an application for membership to the historical society > in Wirt > Co while at the courthouse last week. It states: > >>>>THE MEETINGS ARE THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH.>>>> > > Can someone tell me where and when?

Floa: If you find out anything on this, please let me know. I would very much be interested in joining. Thanks, Mary Lott F Swisher wrote: > Hi everyone... > List seems kinda sloooow past few days. I do however, have another question. > I picked up an application for membership to the historical society in Wirt > Co while at the courthouse last week. It states: > >>>>THE MEETINGS ARE THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH.>>>> > > Can someone tell me where and when? > > I LOVE the older newpaper articles sent in by Mark & Paula....good touch! > Thanks. > Floa Swisher > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/7741 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, April 12, 1999 3:16 AM > Subject: WVWIRT-D Digest V99 #39 > > ==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > ...........................WIRT MAILING LIST........................... > A GOOD PRACTICE IN MESSAGING IS TO LIMIT 'PER LINE' CHARACTERS TO 65-75 > MANY OLDER SYSTEMS USE SMALLER SCREENS AND CLIP LONGER LINES EVERY TIME > HELP THOSE ON OUR WIRT MAILING LIST-SIMPLY CONSIDER LIMITING YOUR LINES > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Hi everyone... List seems kinda sloooow past few days. I do however, have another question. I picked up an application for membership to the historical society in Wirt Co while at the courthouse last week. It states: >>>>THE MEETINGS ARE THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH.>>>> Can someone tell me where and when? I LOVE the older newpaper articles sent in by Mark & Paula....good touch! Thanks. Floa Swisher http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/7741 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, April 12, 1999 3:16 AM Subject: WVWIRT-D Digest V99 #39

Hello Listers, While doing research in Wirt County WV I came across some HALL information that tied into our SWISHER lines. I'll post it below and hope it helps someone. --------------------- Wirt Co WV Fiduciary Record 2 (p 425) West Virginia Wirt County Clerks Office In Vacation: Upon motion of Elza SWISHER it is ordered that said Elza SWISHER be and is hereby appointed as Guardian of Frances HALL aged 17 years, minor and heir at law, of Ida HALL, late of Wirt County deceased, the said Frances HALL having asked for such appointment to be made, by filing her written nomination, duly acknowledged, as required by law. Thereupon, the said Elza SWISHER, together with O.J. CASTO as his surety, appeared, and entered into and acknowledged a bond conditioned according to law, in a penalty of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, which bond is approved as sufficient, and the oath of office, as required by law, was administered to the said Elza SWISHER, and letters of Guardianship in due form of law, are granted him on said ward's estate, until she shall arrive at lawful age, or be otherwise removed from said trust. Given under my hand this 5th day of July 1906. J.W. MARTIN Clerk Co. Court ----------------------------------- Thanks. Floa Swisher

> > Graveside services were held March 30 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, > (Groundhog) Creston, with Gladson Grim officiating. > Several of my WISE relatives are buried in this cemetery. No telling how many whose names I do not know. My HANNA ancestors are buried in the Hill Grove and Rector cemeteries. I was born at Sanoma, April 11, 1934. My parents were Harry Denver and Nancy Edith Hanna Barnes. My grandparents, Okey and Mary Collins Barnes, operated the ferry at Sanoma and worked the Righter farm. My mother's parents, Herman and Lena Wise Hanna, lived on Spring Creek. Jimmie Barnes Homosassa, FL

Yes, I may be able to help, who or what are you looking for in this area? Straight Creek runs from Brohard or Hartley on the Wirt, Ritchie Co. line running through Munday to Industry and the Little Kanawha River. Been have for a lifetime not as long as some, but a lifetime for me. How can I help?? Keith >From: "Dottie Cornell" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [WVWIRT-L] St. Creek >Date: Thu, 08 Apr 99 06:51:01 PDT >MIME-Version: 1.0 >From [email protected] Thu Apr 08 18:54:35 1999 >Received: from [204.212.38.27] by hotmail.com (1.5) with SMTP id MHotMailB8D6A8DA004AD1B98326CCD4261B047B0; Thu Apr 08 18:54:35 1999 >Received: (from [email protected])by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id SAA26651;Thu, 8 Apr 1999 18:47:39 -0700 (PDT) >Resent-Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 18:47:39 -0700 (PDT) >In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> >References: Conversation <[email protected]> with last message <[email protected]> >Priority: Normal >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Priority: 3 >Old-To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <"LGG-b.A.lfG.5wVD3"@bl-11.rootsweb.com> >Resent-Message-ID: <"LGG-b.B.lfG.5wVD3"@bl-11.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/299 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Precedence: list >Errors-To: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] > >It is called Straight Creek? It is just off Munday Road a little dirt road >to the left if you come in off Rt 5 out of Elizabeth. > >---------- >> Is that "Saint" or Straight? And is it the Belt Cemetery which is on the >> Wirt County webpage? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, April 05, 1999 5:35 PM >> Subject: [WVWIRT-L] St. Creek >> >> >> > Does anyone know where St. Creek would be located? I am >> > attempting to locate a cemetary that is near the mouth of >> > St. Creek. I believe it is somewhere in Burning Springs. >> > Thanks >> > Michael >> > >> >> >> >> ==== 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 >> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >> > > > >==== WVWIRT Mailing List ==== >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >...........................WIRT MAILING LIST........................... >OUR WIRTLIST IS SPONSORED BY THE ROOTSWEB GENEALOGICAL DATA COOPERATIVE >ROOTSWEB IS FUNDED SOLELY BY YOU, THE GENEALOGICAL COMMUNITY. TO FIND >OUT HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT GENEALOGY THROUGH ROOTSWEB; PLEASE! VISIT THIS: >........http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html......... >%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Wirt County Journal March 31, 1999 Mayberry Cemetery donations Mayberry Cemetery trustees wish to report donations made for the up-keep and improvements at the cemetery during the past year 1998. Spring cleanup has been set for May 8 and the rain date is May 15. All who can help are more than welcome. This is quite a job and it takes several hours and lots of willing hands to keep it up. Those who helped with cleanup this past year were Jack Curfman, Pamela Nicolais, Jeremy Nicolais, Richard Windland, Carl Lynch, Debbie Windland, Jason Windland, Wyonema Lynch, Junior Lynch, Charles Holbert, Roxie Holbert, Adam Nicolais, Steve Holbert and Gay Lynch. Those making donations in 1998 were: estates of Virgil and Irene Lynch, Della Taylor, Robert and Patsy Whitmore, Robert W. Thorn and Rudy Swihart, New Home Sunday school, Kathryn Copen, Jim and Helen Maze, Lloyd and Teresa Edwards, Russell and Mary Lynch; William and Pat Callison, Bonnie Woolard, Woodrow Patterson, Edwin Lynch, Roger King, Frankie Lockhart, Dorcas Turner, Dorcas Casto, Beryl Lockhart, Irene Long, Ina Long, Mildred Wood (Leone), Jack Davis, Kathryn Copen, Charles Copen, Albert and Frances Corbitt. Expenses exceeded the donations this past year, so donations are needed. They may be sent to Carolyn Langmeyer, Rt. 3 Box 342, Elizabeth, W. Va. 26143.

Wirt County Journal March 31, 1999 Remember When ... * From the Wire County Journal files August 13, 1920 Ivan Scraps Wade Snyder, who has been working in Ohio, paid home folks a short visit recently. Ivan Owens took his auto to Parkersburg last week to have it repaired. G. A. Wilson, lockmaster at Lock 5, was a business visitor at Palestine last Saturday. Groundhogs are plentiful in our section. If you want a good feed come around. Olympia Notes Dry weather has been hard on corn and "spuds." Pribble Bros. have completed laying water lines from Faree farm to L. O. Kelly farm on Straight Creek and Superintendent Fox made a hurried trip to Parkersburg Friday last for "fittings." Jasper Haught has treated himself to a brand new Ford auto. Jim Kelly is off duty on account of getting some fingers badly cut with a cross cut saw. W. E. Pribble who was wounded in action in France has been awarded $80 per month compensation. Sam D. Hays, a good citizen of Macfarlan and handy all around man, installed a new engine and power water pump for Leviathan Oil Co. last week. Marriage Announcement We acknowledge receipt of the following marriage announcement. One of the contracting parties, Mr. Dawson, being formerly a Wirt County boy and has many former friends in this county who will be pleased to hear of his marriage. Mrs. Ella T. Stutler announces the marriage of her daughter, Tessie, to Mr. H. Frank Dawson, Monday, the second of August, nineteen hundred and twenty, Washington, D.C. at home after the first of October, Caracus, Venezuela, South America. Lucille Items We believe all the youths of our "burg" have whooping cough or expect to have. The writer counted 100 stacks of hay from Lucille to Roane County line with barns well filled and about 25 stacks yet to cut. The floor of the Lucille bridge has been repaired. The D. T. Dye oil well is down about 1,825 feet and no oil in sight yet. The poultry culling demonstration was held at Mr. F. F. Daniell's home. On account of being cream day at Reedy several of us did not get to attend. The report by telegram is that Gay Thomas, son of Evan Thomas of Zackville, was drowned in the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania on last Sunday, August 8. June 27, 1958 Aluminum Factory Leaders Express Interest in Elizabeth Speaking before a crowd of approximately 100 persons in the new Wirt High Vocational Building on Tuesday night, Lloyd Cook, president of Ravens Metals, Inc., a Parkersburg industrial firm specializing in aluminum products and other metals works, described a history of the growth of the aluminum industry in brief form, telling of its main start in 1942, and zooming to its present day major level. He expressed definite predictions for an even greater growth in the future. The speaker also described the organization, struggles and present status of Ravens Metals, now near the end of its second year in business. The firm is owned by stockholders primarily of the Parkersburg area of the Ohio Valley. Some local persons attending Tuesday's meeting may have come away disappointed that no announcement was made that a factory would be started here. That was not the purpose of the meeting. It was primarily to hear a discussion of some of the things that may eventually lead to such action. BOY BORN TO CUTLIPS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cutlip of 3102 10th Ave., Vienna, W.Va., on Saturday, June 14,1958, a baby boy, weighting 6 lbs., 15 oz., and named Jeffrey Dean Cutlip. The mother was the former Miss Edna Hickman. Grandparents are Mrs. Cutlip of Webster Springs and Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Gibson of Parkersburg, who have been located at Harrisville temporarily. License Deadline Mon. Next Monday midnight, June 30, is the deadline for use of old license plates in West Virginia. Officials in Charleston issued warnings early this week that there would be no time extension granted this year. The license bureau was some 32,000 plates behind schedule, but expected to be about even by this weekend, by working five extra hours this Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Monroe Looks For Fun as Festival 'Belle' Mrs. G. R. (Frances) Monroe, Route 1, Creston, will represent Wirt County at one of West Virginia's most important annual meetings next week - the West Virginia Folk Festival at Glenville State College July 4-5. Six Wirt County Girls Attended Older 4-H Club Members Conference Wirt County girls attending the Older Youth Conference at Jackson's Mill near Weston all last week were Judie Busch, Ann Doty, Priscilla Roberts, Patricia Sams, Barbara Whited and Barbara Bailey. Registration was Monday afternoon, June 16, starting at 1:30 o'clock where the campers drew for cabins. They returned home Sunday.

Wirt County Journal March 31, 1999 Obituaries Patty J. Bibbee Patty J. Bibbee, 64, of Parkersburg, died March 25 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born in Moundsville, a daughter of the late Robert White and Nellie Virginia Bosley White Smith. She enjoyed bingo and country music. She was a member of the Travis Tritt Fan Club. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Charles Bibbee; two sons, Charles "Chuck" Bibbee Jr. of Columbus and Michael Bibbee of Elizabeth; two daughters, Barbara Hodgson of Williamstown and Sue Ellen Downs of Logan, Ohio; six grandchildren, Buddy Hodgson, Jason Hodgson, Bobby Joe Bibbee, Nicki Bibbee, Megan Downs and Maggie Downs; one great-granddaughter, Faith Marie Hodgson; one sister, Mona Woods; and family friend, Mike Mace. She was preceded in death by one brother, Robert White; and two sisters, Dolly White and Mary Lou Jones. Services were held March 28 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, south Parkersburg, with the Rev. Terry Holley officiating. Burial was in Evergreen North Cemetery. Dale Cunningham Jr. Dale "Gene" Cunningham Jr., 52, of Elizabeth, died March 28 at Parkersburg. He was born Sept. 6, 1946, at Zanesville, Ohio, a son of Irene Lanham Cunningham of Elizabeth and the late Alvie Dale Cunningham. He was a former employee of Green Pak of Parkersburg and attended the Big Island Run Methodist Church. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sons, Dale Cunningham Jr. II and Billy Gene Cunningham, both of Elizabeth; one daughter, Connie Jean Cunningham of Elizabeth; four brothers, Jim Cunningham, Alvie Cunningham and Elvis Cunningham, all of Elizabeth, and Danny Cunningham of Zanesville, Ohio; five sisters, Alberta Grace Gandarilla, Shirley Cunningham and Cinda Yoak, all of Elizabeth, Holly Conley of Parkersburg and Brenda Brown of Zanesville, Ohio; one half brother, Jason Deems of Zanesville; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Dianne Hickman, Evelyn Cunningham and Linda Cunningham. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today (March 31) at the Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with the Rev. David Ferrell officiating. Burial will follow in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Glen Dale McMullen Glen Dale McMullen, 90, of Parkersburg, died March 24 at his residence. He was born at Willow Island, a son of the late Ezra and Addie Pitman McMullen. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired from the Pure Oil Company after 25 years as a truck driver. He attended the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lena Hart McMullen; two sons, Donald L. McMullen of Newark and Gary D. McMullen of Parkersburg; two daughters, Loretta M. Flowers of Belpre and Mary Schreckengost of Parkersburg; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mae Oldfield of Cleveland; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Evelyn McMullen; one son, Robert McMullen; two brothers; and one sister. Services were held March 27 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with Eddie Cooper officiating. Burial was in McMullen Cemetery, Borland Springs. Neva E. Norman Neva E. Norman, 81, of Belrock Ave., Belpre, died March 21 at Worthington Manor Care Center. She was born May 12, 1917, in Elizabeth, a daughter of the late Cecil and Georgia Coe Murray. She worked at American Viscose and was a cook in many area restaurants and schools. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Garner and Janet Norman of Parkersburg; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Jim Moorehead of Ocoee, Fla., and Bonnie and Doug Schaad of Parkersburg; three brothers, John Murray and Herbert Murray, both of Parkersburg, and Charles Murray of Elizabeth; three sisters, Dorothy Cheuvront of Leachtown, Mary Daugherty and Loraine Roberts, both of Elizabeth; seven grandchildren, April Schaad Knight. Lori Ann Schaad. Sheila Norman, Bill Norman, Joe Moorehead, Jamie Moorehead and Jenny Moorehead; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Norman; and one brother, William Murray. Services were held March 24 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Paul Morton officiating Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. A. Denzil Snyder A. Denzil Snyder, 63, of Urichsville Ohio, died March 27 at his home following a two-month illness. He was born at Creston, a son of the late Lindsey Snyder and Geraldine Hodgen Snyder of Dundee, Ohio. He was a metal finisher at Products Company, Orrville, Ohio. He was a resident of Dundee for 20 years and Uhrichsville resident the past nine months. He is survived by his mother; his companion, Velma C. Hoover of the home; three sons, Duane Snyder of Uhrichsville, Darrell Snyder of Dundee Ohio, and Denzil Hoover of the home; one daughter, Debbie Brinley of Oceanside, Calif.; two brothers, Jerry Snyder of Palestine and Alton Snyder of Dalton, Ohio; two sisters, Donna Wickham of Zanesville, Ohio, and Karen Shimer of Clinton, Ohio; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held March 29 at Uhrich-Hostettler Funeral Home, Uhrichsville, Ohio, with Pastor Tim McPherson officiating. Graveside services were held March 30 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, (Groundhog) Creston, with Gladson Grim officiating. Arrangements were handled by Matheny Pomroy Funeral Home, Elizabeth.

It is called Straight Creek? It is just off Munday Road a little dirt road to the left if you come in off Rt 5 out of Elizabeth. ---------- > Is that "Saint" or Straight? And is it the Belt Cemetery which is on the > Wirt County webpage? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 1999 5:35 PM > Subject: [WVWIRT-L] St. Creek > > > > Does anyone know where St. Creek would be located? I am > > attempting to locate a cemetary that is near the mouth of > > St. Creek. I believe it is somewhere in Burning Springs. > > Thanks > > Michael > > > > > > ==== 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 > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >

Wirt County Journal March 24, 1999 Remember When ... * From the Wirt County Journal files August 6, 1920 Rothwell-Trader Squire Gilbert Rothwell and Mrs. Mary A. Trader were pronounced man and wife by Rev. A. V. Riddle at the home of Henry Bryan at 11 o'clock Sunday. A sumptuous dinner was served at the groom's home below Wells Lock. On Monday night they were given a good old fashioned country serenade. About 120 persons were present and took part in the serenade. Refreshments were served; among other things was 10 gallons of ice cream. The Journal extends congratulations. Teachers Institute The Wirt County Teachers Institute will be held at Elizabeth the week of August 16. The instructors will be E. L. Lively of the Fairmont Normal School, J. H. Hickman, principal of the Spencer High School. Miss Ella Gauer of Fosteria, Ohio, will have charge of the music and will be assisted by Miss Burroughs of Washington, D.C. Entertainments are being planned for every evening in the week. Two or three speakers will be employed for special lectures during the week. All Wirt County teachers should plan to attend this institute and boost the schools of Wirt County. WANTED To find a hill that the new 1920 Maxwell cannot climb. Look for this car in Cairo, Pennsboro, Smithville, Grantsville, Harrisville and Elizabeth this week. If interested in selling a car like this in your territory see us at once. Capitol Car Company distributors, 1211 Market Street, Parkersburg. School news Delbert C. Daugherty has been selected as principal of the Burning Springs School at $100 per month and Marie Tyson for the intermediate room at $75 per month. Y. M. C. A. scholarships have been awarded as follows: Camden Sims, Waynesburg College, $200. Duncan W. Daugherty, George Washington University, $160. Lawrence Gray, Pace & Pace, $50. Scott Morgan, Dairy Farming, $30. Delbert Daugherty, bookkeeping, $35. Otis Woodyard, shorthand, $30. Leonard C. Dailey, typewriting, $30. June 20, 1958 House Passes Appropriation Bill for L K Dam A telephone call to the Journal from the Hon. Louis Reed, administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Chapman Revercomb, on Friday of this week carried the joint announcement by Revercomb and Rep. Cleveland M. Bailey that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed HR No. 12858, an appropriation bill including the amount of $112,500 for rebuilding of Dam No. 3 in the Little Kanawha River below Elizabeth. Reed said it is hoped a bidder may be found who will do the job for the amount appropriated and that action can start in the near future. Wyvonna Oldaker, Harvey Morrison, Crowned 4-H Health King and Queen Miss Wyvonna Oldaker and Harvey Morrison Jr. were crowned 4-H King and Queen of Health at the 4-H Health Field Day at Camp Barbe on Tuesday of last week, June 10. The King and Queen were selected as winners in the health contest and represented the Rising Sun 4-H Club. The contest was based upon the grades made by different clubs participating in the health program. Other clubs taking part in the health program were: Newark Shining Stars, Two Ripple Hard Workers, Valley Dwellers and Beulah Hill Busy Beavers. Other clubs taking part in the Field Day events were: Owl Hill Pioneers, Hilltoppers and the Junior Elizabeth Ernest Workers. Kills 42-Inch Rattler Ray Whited, City, rural mail carrier on Route 2, came in from his day's delivery on Thursday, June 5, with a mean-looking passenger. It was a 42-inch rattlesnake, and even though it was dead, it still looked mean. Whited ran over the snake on Little Island Run, near the Charlie Jones farm. As he recognized what it was, stopped, backed the front wheel across the rattler's body, got out and found a club and killed it. It measured 42 inches in length. He said he thought he had seen another rattler a few days before, but got away. Another report reached us that some folks killed another rattlesnake in that general vicinity the following Saturday night (June 7). Mrs. Stallman Fractures Wrist A. E. Stallman, Rt. 3, Palestine, was an Elizabeth visitor on Tuesday and said that Mrs. Stallman fell in the yard at home Wednesday of last week, in which she fractured her right wrist. She was brought to Dr. Coplin in Elizabeth, then sent ahead to St. Joseph's Hospital to have specialized attention and placing of the cast. The Stallman's daughter, Maude, is home to help handle housework. She had worked at the tile plant on Rt. 47 near Parkersburg for more than 14 years until laid off last winter.

Wirt County Journal March 24, 1999 Obituary Henry J. Sullivan Henry J. Sullivan, 85, of Belleville, died March 20 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wirt County. He had worked for 44 years as a building contractor in the Wood, Wirt, Jackson and Kanawha county areas. He is survived by his children, Ruth Bonar and her husband Robert of Ravenswood, Helen Fletcher and her husband Wayne of Murraysville, Larry Sullivan and his wife Irene of Belleville and Denny Sullivan and his wife Connie of Murraysville; one brother, Ray Sullivan of Parkersburg; and his grandchildren, Joyce Hill of Evans, Jim Bonar of Fairplain, Don Bonar and Sharon Pease of Ravenswood, David Fletcher of Murraysville, Debbie Fletcher of Sheboygan, Wis., Jessica Sullivan of Murraysville, John Sullivan and Amanda Sullivan of Parkersburg. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alva Edward and Emma Jane Matheny Sullivan; his wife, Bertha V. Bates Sullivan in 1985; 13 brothers and sisters. Services were held March 23 at Coleman Chapel Church, Murraysville. Burial was in Ravenswood Cemetery. Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, was in charge of arrangements.

Is that "Saint" or Straight? And is it the Belt Cemetery which is on the Wirt County webpage? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 1999 5:35 PM Subject: [WVWIRT-L] St. Creek > Does anyone know where St. Creek would be located? I am > attempting to locate a cemetary that is near the mouth of > St. Creek. I believe it is somewhere in Burning Springs. > Thanks > Michael >

Does anyone know where St. Creek would be located? I am attempting to locate a cemetary that is near the mouth of St. Creek. I believe it is somewhere in Burning Springs. Thanks Michael

Thanks to Liz Daugherty, several new cemetery listings are available on the Wirt County site. Also new are population figures for census years 1850-1990. Carla Cegielski USGenWeb Wirt County WV Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwirt/index.htm

We learn from our mistakes and being dense, it is also HOW I learned (the every reocurring post of Congress charging for long distance internet service). I just learned of the site this week. The first site URL I had was in numbers ( http://32.96.111.13/ ) and then was changed http://www3.familysearch.org/ but apparently http://www.familysearch.org/ also works. (And as I just checked all three URLs bring up the home page). Just remember, it is a test/beta site. I checked again at the LDS media release site and no change from the previous release: http://www.lds.org/en/4_News_Update/News_Update-Current.html So if someone is concerned, they can check there for updates. And I am certain that if they do restrict acccess or shut down the site, it should be posted there as well. Still seeking Cheatham, Monroe (both lines), Arnold, Ledsome, Lockhart and others..... Happy Easter H. Michael McTeer

mm and fellow listers, I believe I am the one that posted the original message and I am certainly not taking your post as an attack. However, I would like to say that I accessed this sight the first night it was announced to be online and again, the next night. I had no trouble. When I rec'd the message that I forwarded yesterday, I went to the sight and all I got was some kind of foreign computer language. I came to the conclusion, in hindsight perhaps a faulty conclusion, that the sight was no longer available. That is what I based my forwarding of the message on. Perhaps I didn't try as hard as I could have to verify the validity of the message. For the record, I always check any type of virus warnings before sending them on too. My apologies. Charlene Sampson Ramel Proud List Owner of

This is a follow up comment to my previous response. And it is not meant to be an attack on the person who made the first post. When I come across such postings, I find it best to try to confirm the information before forwarding it on. As any of you that have received and 'virus alerts' are well aware, not all postings, well intended as they might be, are necessarily correct. Some are even based on a hoax. As I presume most here, I belong to other 'groups' as well as my own. And before I pass along any information, I try to establish it correctness and source. I went to the site (apparently there are at least two 'prefixes' www. www3.). It was open. There was no word of it being closed or restricted. I then went to the LDS official website where I obtained the press release. I am still trying to learn of a source that will provide more current/immediate information. I also contacted the person responsible for the local LDS FHC in my area (I am not Mormon) who heard there were problems (she heard the first day, the site had over 200,000 hits) but not anything indicating it was being closed or restricted to selected users only. I can only say this as speculation, but this is a beta (test) site. And I would think that a large part of that would be trying to determine the amount of traffic the site will have to handle. If this is correct, then such a posting would have a 'negative' affect on the test phase. If the site 'crashes' that is part of the test. It would be my belief that eventually this will be the most hit upon site on the web surpassing even Victoria's Secrets.... Happy Hunting, H. Michael McTeer ----- Original Message ----- From: mm <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 02, 1999 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [WVWIRT-L] [Fwd: Fwd: [OHBELMON-L] Re: LDS Site]