This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/915.4 Message Board Post: Courtney Ridge just at the edge of Elizabeth by the car wash turn right, the first cemetery is the Sand Hill cemetery, keep going and the second one is the Byers Cemetery is the next one and keep going and you will come to afork in the road stay left just a little ways Fairview cemetery is next, you can't see it, but there is a cable acrossed the road with Fairview hanging from it. the forks you just pasted that road will take you down to Morristown on Tuckers Creek. at this fork is where Ervin Courtney lived

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/896.1.1 Message Board Post: just seen you note - wondering - if my chance you might know about a James Lee b 1855 from Greene Co. Pa who married Sarah Horn in Jackson Co., WV in 1876. I'm searching anything and everything. The wall is wining. Thank you, Marian

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/928 Message Board Post: Anyone know where Mt. Williams church in Wirt County is?Thanks. Amanda

Does anyone have information on the Lee Cemetery along side Lee Creek and the highway in Newark, near where Lee Creek dumps into the Little Kanawha. The last time I was there, several years ago, it was totally unmaintained and overgrown with weeds. The markers were all knocked down. There was at that time a private airfield right along side, immediately west of the cemetery site. Are there any steps being taken to clean up the cemetery area? It's my understanding that Richard and Tabitha are buried at that location although I don't know if there are grave markers or not. I believe I am a descendent of Richard Lee and Tabitha Darnell, although there is a question mark in the second generation after Richard. My descendents I'm sure about is John Lee & Margaret Cunningham. John, I believe is in the second generation after Richard. If some has proof that John and Richard are related, I would appreciate knowing for sure the connection. Also if anyone know, where did Richard come from before he arrived is what is now WV? Thanks Lew Coleman

Hi Everyone, With the help of Molly Ball Stoddard, and the foot work of my father (Gary). We have created a listing for the Ball Cemetery, about 2 miles up Tucker's Creek from Elizabeth. The Ball Cemetery is a very pretty and well kept ground. I wish the pictures were taken in the spring. The Ball family members were important early settlers to the Tucker's Creek hollow just up from Elizabeth. They came to the area with the Bennett and Steele families during the War of 1812. This family built a school and provided education to themselves and neighboring families. They were also members of the first church (Methodist) organized on Tucker's Creek by Reverend Francis Gutherie. The Ball Cemetery has many names of early Wirt County, all related to the original settlers. These names are: Ball, Barnes, Bennett, Berry, Boone, Deem, Eaton, Gates, Mercer, Milstead, and Roberts. The direct link to the listing is http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~garfield/cemetery/ball.htm. Note that everything from "http" to "htm" must be on the address line. You can also link through http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~garfield/. Click on "Here are some listings of cemeteries in the Wirt County Area." Click on "Ball Cemetery, Tucker's Creek, Wirt County." Note that most all of the names are links to pictures of the gravestone. The picture will appear in a new window (usually). Be sure to let Molly know what you think, and let me know if something is broke. Thanks Mark

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DULIN, HILL, THORNTON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/927 Message Board Post: Seeking exact location / contact with current property owner re: this burial ground, untended for years. It is believed to be located near end of "Flint Run" road, across North Fork Hughes River from Rt. 47 near Cisco. I've a photo of house/farm buildings of probable property owner available. William Tecumseh DULIN and a child named Mayberry, as well as George W. HILL and a former slave "Old Mose" are known to be buried there (as noted in Wirt Co. death records). Willing to purchase researcher efforts, and will hire local area workers for clean-up of the burial site when located.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/926 Message Board Post: Looking for a birth record for JAMES EDWARD RIFFLE, he was 4 yrs. old in the 1920 census in Wood Co. Supposedly he was born in Wirt Co. in abt. 1916, he was the s/o Chester Arthur , sometimes Arthur Chester Riffle, trying to find out if his mother was Mollie or Nancy. thanks. Jane Boucher valjan@ptd.net., James later married Edith Scarberry?.,or Scarborough?, thanks.

An internet Genealogical Course will be offerred at Washington State Community College in Marietta, Ohio. The course will be held from 9 to 11 AM on Saturday mornings Feb 8, 15 and 22, 2003. The insturctor will be Dan Grammer, an experienced researcher with over 30 years of genealogical experience. The cost is only $35 total for the 3 classes. Anyone interested in signing up should call Washington State Community College at 740-374- 8716. The course is designed to help you get the most out of the time you spend on the internet. The course covers the many ways you can use the internet in your genealogical efforts. Numerous web sites will be discussed and looked at.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Yoho Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/924.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you, it just got confusing when someone sent me 1899. Because it changed all the children and where they would of been born. But everything works with 1889. Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CFC.2ACI/875.2 Message Board Post: Hello, If this is the same Pribbles Cemetery, I have info. of it being located in Cisco,WV area."a beautiful cemetery with cedar trees on top of a high hill near the fork of the Hughs river at Cisco,WV. The property is now owned by Hayward Wilson. The access road is just past the bridge across the Hughes river, going east from Parkersburg, the first/second left off of S.R.47. It is a dirt road that leads up to the farm house of Mr. Wilson's family.There is no road to the cemetery....most people of the area refer to the plot as the "Pribble Cemetery" Annual trek of ancestors of people buried there to clean up weeds, etc.(on Memorial Day).

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CFC.2ACI/925 Message Board Post: Is anyone researching this Dulin line? John Dulin, b1822, Loudoun,VA + Nancy Russ Charles Dulin, b1845, Wirt,VA + Caroline McCoy John Thomas Dulin, b.1872, Wirt,VA + Mary L. Deem Many siblings of the listed.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CFC.2ACI/469.606.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: sorry to keep bothering you but how do i get the death certificate<? ive tried some sites..but they never let me through.. i cant believe i have all this info and it may stop here. DO i call the library? i have no clue on how to start thanks again..you can just write to my reg mail Znewfs@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/469.606.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Arthelia was the spelling in Virginia Wakeman's book. I don't know what the correct spelling is ~ a little research for you to do probably. You said your g-grandmother married William Haddix so I would say this is in all probability your line, however, you should verify the information. A good place to start would be to obtain her death certificate now that you know the date of death and place. It should give the correct spelling of her name as well as who her parents were and her husband's name. Good Luck! Yes, Virginia is still living, in California.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/924.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The date is 9/8/1889 (8 Sep 1889). It has been a while since I hae been in contact with the clerk's office in Wirt County, but they have always been very helpful.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/924.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you, Yes, but what is the date. Two people have emailed me, one said 1889, and one said it said 1899. Does the book say 1889. Please confirm, so I can write Wirt County.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/924.1 Message Board Post: It is included in the Cochran marriage book, Thomas Brown, age 25 to Emeline Yoho, age 23. But you would need to see what is actually on the record.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Yoho Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CFC.2ACI/924 Message Board Post: Can anyone confirm if the above marriage took place in Wirt County, Sept. 8, 1889, and the rest of the information in the record if any, parents, ages, birth places etc.. Would appreciate any help, Dan Huddleston

Wirt County Journal May 29, 2002 Remember When . . . * From the pages of the Journal June 19, 1925 C.T.H. Cain, a good citizen of near Freeport, Clay District, was a business visitor in Elizabeth on Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Robinson, daughter Marjorie and son Roy, of near Burning Springs, were pleasant callers at the Journal Office on Thursday of last week while in town on business. Hamilton Cline, a good farmer and citizen of Route 3, paid the Journal Office a pleasant call the latter part of last week while in town on business. Mr. and Mrs. S.F. Smith, of near Burning Springs, returned last Thursday from a trip to Columbus. They made the trip by automobile and were accompanied by Burton McCrosky and a young lad of their community. Fayette Somerville of Slate, a former Wirt Countian, was greeting friends and looking after matters of business here the latter part of last week. Harry Orton, progressive farmer and citizen of near Creston, paid the Journal Office a pleasant call on Friday while here on business. Mrs. S.E. Matson returned Friday evening of last week from Clarksburg where she spent several days visiting her daughters, Mrs. Peyton Reid and Mrs. Eddie Dawson and her son, Remmie Matson. She was accompanied on her return by Miss Lattie Valentine of Oil Rock. Thomas Long, a good farmer and citizen of near Dulin, was a business visitor in Elizabeth on Saturday. Roy I. Douglas, progressive farmer of Cherry, transacted business in Elizabeth the latter part of last week. F.D. Ferree, of Rock Run and son, Robert of Mansfield, Ohio, were visitors in Elizabeth Saturday. Mrs. S.F. Bumgarner, of Parkersburg, a former Wirt County lady, spent the week end in the Pisgah community on Right Reedy, her former home and visited friends and relatives in Elizabeth on her return Sunday evening and Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ott good folks of the Windy section, were visitors in town on Monday morning. Ray Wilson, of Lock 5, visited relatives here on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Ray and son Howard and daughter Kathleen, returned Monday evening from a few days visit in Raleigh, Monroe and other southeastern sections of the state. Chas. R. Sims, progressive young farmer of Sergeant's Run, was a visitor in town on Monday. May 21, 1962 List of School Awards Announced Tuesday Awards for the 1961-1962 school term at Wirt County High School were announced at a special assembly program at the school Tuesday afternoon. Outstanding Athletes - Gerald Giffin and Shirley Pettie Student Council Award - Barbara Lockhart Babe Ruth Sportsmanship - Gerald Giffin and Rosalee Robinson Quill and Scroll Award - Sharon Bumgarner Outstanding School Citizens - Charles Quick and Barbara Lockhart American Legion Award - Leonard Shears and Sharon Bumgarner Danforth Foundation Award - Charles Gibson and Doris Bennett Agriculture - Merle Cale Outstanding Bookkeeping - Ruth Buck Commercial Award - Sharon Townsend Journalism Award - Susan Smith Shop - Richard Young Home Economics - Kav Frev John Phillip Sousa Band Award - Nancy Wilson Arion Music Award - Sharon Bumgarner Betty Crocker Homemaking - Mary Lynn Snyder New Arrivals Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burdette on Tuesday, May 8, 1962, a 7 lb. 13 oz. baby girl, whom they have named Diana Rosa. Mrs. Burdette was the former Miss Emmalee Somerville. They have a daughter, Yvonne Elaine, age 5 1/2. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Nemeth of Mentor, Ohio, on Sunday, May 13, 1962, a 7 lb. 4 oz. baby girl they named Debra Sue. Mrs. Nemeth was the former Patricia Boyce. They have a son, John Jr. Still a Fuss On Recount Lawyers for the Wirt County Court and Board of Education were in Charleston again Tuesday still at odds over the vote recount of the School Bond and Levy Election of last December. Tuesday's appearance before the Supreme Court was for the County Court to answer a petition of the Board of Education for a writ of mandamus to compel the recount prior to June 11.

Wirt County Journal May 29, 2002 Obituaries Rita Dawn Ingram "Miss Rita" Dawn Ingram, 46, of Charleston, passed away May 18, 2002 at Charleston General Hospital after an extended illness. She was born May 20, 1955, in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Author Ingram and Ruth Ann Riggs Frymier. Rita was employed at Corey Manor Nursing facility as a medical office assistant and a certified nursing assistant. Survivors include longtime companion and boyfriend, Elvin Hodge of Charleston; one son, Justin Ingram of Parkersburg; one brother, William Frymier of Tanner; one sister, Melissa Easton of Macfarlan; one grandson, Cameron Ingram of Parkersburg; Claude C. "Dad" Frymier of Smithville; a stepbrother, James Frymier of Washington; a stepsister, Peggy L. Gumm of Newark and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Author "Bug" Ingram, Jr. Services were held Wednesday, May 22, at 2 p.m. at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home with the Rev. Loyd Winans officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Justin at 2308 Clement Ave. Parkersburg, WV 26101. Faye Newbrough Lynch Faye Newbrough Lynch, 83, of Brohard, Wirt County, passed away suddenly Wednesday morning, May 22, 2002, at Camden-Clark Hospital. Mrs. Lynch was born in Wirt County the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Lillie Lewis Newbrough. She was a meat cutter at the Macfarlan Store and enjoyed quilting and gardening. She was a member of the Hartley Church of Christ and an active member of the Wirt County Senior Citizens. She will be missed by her two sons, Robert Lynch of Brohard and Roger Lynch of Washington; three brothers, Lawrence (Grant) Newbrough of Loraine, O., Robert Newbrough and Clarence (Jake) Newbrough both of Brohard; two sisters, Inis Swisher of Brohard and Delorce Gibson of Elizabeth; two grandchildren, Joshua David Lynch and Andrea Dawn Lynch, both of Florida. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Jimmy E. Lynch; one brother, Joseph (Bud) Newbrough in 1974 and one sister, Opal Burrows in 1993. Services were held Saturday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at the Busch Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Lamb officiating. Burial will follow in the Wolverton Cemetery at Munday. Denver Wilson Jr. Denver Wilson Jr., 76, of Nineth Ave., Parkersburg, passed away May 20, 2002, in the emergency room of St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in Freed, a son of the late Denver Wilson Sr. and Alvaretta Mills Wilson. He was a member of the Camden Ave. Church of Christ and was retired from Ames Co. with 41 years of service. He was a member of the Mt. Olivet Masonic Lodge 3, was an avid gardener and enjoyed fishing, hunting and bird watching. Surviving is his wife of 56 years, Georgia Hale Wilson; one son, Gary D. Wilson and his wife, Joyce of Lexington, Ky.; two daughters, Barbara McCarthy and her husband, David of Stuart, Fla., and Kimberly Barclay and her husband, Patrick of Parkersburg; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews by marriage. Services were held Thursday, May 23, at 11 a.m. at the Camden Avenue Church of Christ with Evangelist Brian Jones officiating. Burial followed at the Hartley Cemetery at Brohard.

Wirt County Journal May 22, 2002 Remember When . . . * From the pages of the Journal June 12, 1925 Local and Personal H.P. Thompson, progressive farmer and citizen of Lucile, was a business visitor in Elizabeth on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Deever of Deever's Fork, were visitors in town on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Morehead and baby of Route 3, were the guests of Mrs. Morehead's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Hoffman on Sunday. Mrs. Emma Underwood and daughters, O'neil and Lucile have returned from Marietta College and have taken rooms in the Badger property on Mulberry St. for their stay this summer. They plan to sell their household goods at public auction on Saturday, July 11. Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Deever of Vienna, made a trip to their farm on Deever's Fork on Monday of this week and Mr. Deever paid the Journal Office a pleasant call as they returned Monday afternoon. Roscoe and Frank Daniell, of Left Reedy, were business visitors in Parkersburg on Saturday evening of last week. Abram Fought of Newark, has sold his Greaves' Run farm to his brother, Willie Fought and was here on Monday arranging the transfer. Mrs. Maggie Isenhood and little daughter, of Wellsburg, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Stevens here for several days. A.B. Powell of Road Run was a business visitor here last week. S.F. Smith, teacher and secretary for the Board of Education for Burning Springs District, was a business visitor in Elizabeth on Monday afternoon while en route to Parkersburg. Miss Ethel Seaton returned Saturday from Wheeling where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mamie Cheatham, who returned with her for a visit with relatives in this county. John C. Jones, his son Charlie and the latter's two children, Launie and Marie, were pleasant callers at the Journal Office on Wednesday afternoon while in town on business. Prof, and Mrs. C.H. Lockhart of Montgomery arrived in Elizabeth on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Lockhart's father, Joseph Gray and family met them at Charleston with his new Maxwell Car and brought them home. Mr. Lockhart is a teacher in the New River State School and returned the first of this week to do summer school work. Mrs. Lockhart and daughter, Arline, will remain here for the summer. C.H. Bumgarner has been appointed President of the Board of Education for Elizabeth District by Supt. C.H. Snodgrass to fill the place of H.A. Somerville who has resigned. May 14, 1962 Reed's Tavern Robbed Sunday Reed's Tavern opposite the Post Office, City, was entered early last Sunday morning and a music machine and pool table were robbed of an unknown amount of money. Nothing else was known to be missing. The owner, Bill Reed, who resides at Burning Springs, had closed the establishment at midnight Saturday night and discovered the robbery when he reopened at 1 p.m. Sunday. Entry was made by breaking a panel out of a rear door. Karen Hanna To Graduate Cum Laude Miss Karen Hanna, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C J. Hanna, City, will graduate with cum laude honors from Marshall University Sunday May 27. The Baccalaureate service will be at 9 a.m. and the Commencement exercises at 2 p.m. in the afternoon. Wirt Board Again Appeals Its Case Wirt County Board of Education again went to the WV Supreme Court Tuesday, asking that the Wirt County Court be compelled to recount the votes of the last December School Bond and Levy election prior to June 7 instead of the date set Monday by the Court for June 11. The controversy this time is because of the June 7 date on which the Assessor is to have tax books in the hands of the Sheriff. Assessor. Ken Amos will not put the extensions for the bond and levy on the books without direct order from higher officials to do so, and contends that he is acting legally. Jim Cheuvront Asks Recount Wirt County Court, meeting all day Monday, May 21, in regular session, set the date for a recount of the votes for the last Dec. School Bond and Levy Election for next June 11, pending receipt of the written opinion of the West Virginia Supreme Court on their ruling handed down last month. James A. Cheuvront, 25-vote loser in the Republican nomination for House of Delegates to former Delegate Raymond F. Morgan, gave bond before the Court in the amount of $300 for a recount of the votes. Court set June 19 for this recount.