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CELIA CARNEY 1858-1931 Submitted by Marieda DERRICK Edens (MDEROOTS@aol.com) on Tue Dec 3 17:39:57 1996 Celia Jane Carney born Nov. 22, 1858 married 1/17/1878 in Kanawha Co. to Pleasant Amond Smith, born 6/10/1855 Kanawha Co.Celia's parents were Silas Carney and Lucinda Margaret FISHER, and Pleasant's parents were William G. and Mary PERSINGER Smith. Pleasant and Celia both were born in the Poca Dist. and died there also, being buried at Emma Chapel Putnam Co. near Liberty W. Pleasant was a teacher and taught one term in Putnam Co. and three terms in Kanawha. After marriage he engaged in farming first on the Allen Left Branch, moved eight years later to his farm in Union Dist. which he greatly improved his farming. They raised their own stock and cattle and occasionally had some to put on the market. The had eleven children: Leni Leoti m- 1897 Kan. to Benjamin Vasco Gilmore. Geneiva Lawrence Barton m- Arnie Pearl Slater, daughter of William Prior and Josephine E. JONES Smith. Clara Estella m- in 1909 to Virgil L. Pitchford, son of Charles and Marcella CLENDENIN Pitchford. Howard Stanley had two marriages, Thresa M. Medley and Helen Logue Virgil Oscar married Blossom ( ? ) Bertha Claudella Ora Mae m- in 1915 Kan. to Myron V. Fisher, son of Mordica Van Fisher and Cora Isabelle JONES Reginald Bryon m-Ester Bowles Doyle Watson m-Ann Heming Pleasant's line goes back to Robert McCoy Smith and Belinda GOOD (not Melinda) as I have picture of tombstone. Robert and Belinda coming from Botetourt Co. Va Celia's line goes back to Thomas Carney and Mary PARSONS that were of the Ripley area.

WILLIAM F. CARNEY 1863-1943 Submitted by Marieda DERRICK Edens (MDEROOTS@aol.com) on Tue Feb 1111:54:37 1997 SILAS CARNEYSilas Carney was born May 9, 1821 Mason Co. WVand died June 3, 1898 Putnam Co. WV (Liberty WV)Silas was the son of William Carney and MargaretBONNETT. Silas married Lucinda Margaret FISHER bornSept. 22, 1826 Kanawha Co. and died March 9, 1903Putnam Co. WV. They are both buried in the Carney/Pitchford Cemetery at Liberty, WVThey had fifteen children that I know of, MaryCatherine m-Andrew Jackson Boggess, Elbin C. diedin the Civil War, Charles m-Nancy S. JONES, Americam-Silas Washington Bailey, Eldridge-Margaret A. RAINESMargaret Elizabeth -William Abraham Ranson, Lucretiam-Pleasant Summers Fisher, Nora Alice m-Jonathan A.Buckalew, Celia Jane m-Pleasant Amos Smith, JohnMcClellan m-Rejahna SMITH, William Franklin "Billy"m-(1) Ellen M. Meeks,(2)Nancy E. Sidney MELTON, (3)Luzannia Alice WOODALL, George B., Martha Bell m- HenryEllis Bowles, Sarah Ann m-George M. Boggess. Son William Franklin Carney (my grandfather) had twochildren by his second marriage, Henry Ivan 1889 andIcy Mae 1893 both born Liberty WV. Then by his thirdmarriage to Luzannia Alice WOODALL in 1893 there wereeleven children. Gertie, Robert Roy, Delbert Dewitt1899 (had a candy factory in Huntington)Vella Bell1901 (my mother),Thaddeus T., Milford M.,Rev. WillardFoley 1912, Dorothy Fay (only one still living atthis writing) and Ruth 1920. William had a general merchindise store at Libertywhen family moved to Charleston about 1916 the storechanged hands to the Ransom family, still owned bythe Ransom family to day.William had a furniturestore in Charleston,(where Cunningham Funeral homeis today). William died in 1943, Luzannia in 1933and they are buried at Grandview Memorial in DunbarWV.

Ransome Colquitt Submitted by Elizabeth Kaspar (E- Kaspar@wiu.edu) on Mon May 15 03:48:03 2000 Ransome and Susanna Baker Colquitt Ransome Colquitt, b. 1752, son of Tabitha Ransom and Jonathan Colquitt of Halifax Co., VA., served as a dragoon (cavalry) in the First VA. Regiment for three years during the Revolution. He lost an eye, and was wounded in the right arm, as well. In 1785, he married Susanna Baker, b. 1755, daughter of Martin Baker and ? in Halifax Co., VA. They moved just across the border to Rockingham Co., N.C. and raised 5 children there. Ransome received a military service pension of $96 per annum. After Ransome's death in Rockingham Co. in 1825, his widow moved back to VA., (later that area became W. VA.) where possibly some of their children lived. She received a military widow's pension; in her application she stated that her brother, John Baker, had the family Bible. She died in 1845 in Kanawha County, W. VA. Since her brother, John, arranged the funeral, he, too ,must have lived in the area. Her will was probated in Kanawha County also. The Colquitt children were: Christian(a) who mar. a Terry and moved to Arkansas Robert who mar. Edith Vernon and moved to Tennessee William Catherine who mar. a Curtis Anna In 1845, these grandchildren, who likely lived in the area, were named in Susanna's will: Mrs. William Robins, Benjamine F. Colquitt, Sarah Colquitt, William Robins, Jr. I am hoping to locate their descendants, and would love to find the Bible that is mentioned because I am also seeking Susanna's birth place and the names of her grandparents. (I have Ransome's tree back to the 1500s!) Elizabeth Kaspar at E-Kaspar@wiu.edu My Baker Genealogy Page: http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfeak/

Peter Darnel Taken from Prominent Men of West Virginia, Geo. W Atkinson and Alvaro F Gibbens, W.L. Callin Publishing, Wheeling, WV, 1890. Peter Darnel, was born in Ohio county, near Wheeling, Virginia, October 11, 1816. He resided on a farm until seventeen years old, then learned the trade of a blacksmith, and at the age of nineteen moved to Kanawha county, and located near Blackshire's Mills, learned and pursued the business of a mill-wright. He was a captain in the militia from 1843 to 1850. At the formation of Roane county he was a Justice of the Peace and served until 1858, then removed to Mason county and there served as President of the Board of Education. He was three years in the Union army as Captain of Company I, Thirteenth Regiment, West Virginia Infantry. He enlisted September 9, 1862, and was mustered out June 24, 1865. In that year he was elected to the Legislature from Mason county, and served on the Committee of Military, session of 1866. His mother's father, Robert Thornton, received the original grant to the land on which the city of Parkersburg now stands. In 1881 Captain Darnel removed from West Columbia, Mason county, to Big Sandy, Kanawha county, and there died June 9, 1889.

John and Ellen Dawson Taken from SISSONVILLE A TIME TO REMEMBER, pg. 73-74 Submitted by Linda Secco (lsecco@bignet.net) on Wed Apr 1 13:46:53 1998 Also pictures of Erna and Rank Dawson, Jim Dawson, Dan Dawson and Family picture including Ora Dawson Trent, Erna Dawson, Curtis, Lillie, D. Boone Dawson, Dr. Rank Dawson, Grace and Winifred Dawson. John Dawson was born in Bedford Co. VA. married Ellen Williams in Va. Nov. 15, 1789. They and five of their children moved to W. Va. in 1810. In the Spring of 1813 they moved to Sissonville. Their children: Jennie married James Clift, William; Nancy m. Robert Craig; John b. 1800, died 1844-1850,m Libbie Smith,b1802 in Bedford Co. They married in Bedford Co. 1821, Robert Wilson who was b. at Spring Hill in 1812, m Elizabeth Haynes from Botetourt Co. VA; Monoah b. 1807 m Nancy White 4-26-1827, also married Rutha Fisher. John and Libby Smith Dawson's children: Wm. Summers "Jud", b. 12-1-1831, married first Hannah Crane, second Henrietta Milam; John Jaxk, b 3-16-1827, married Susan Dawson daughter of Monoah and Rutha Fisher 5-20-1852,died 5-1-1965; Lafette,b.1844; Finetta b. 8-13-1825, married Wm. Seth Rose 1-18-1844,died 5-11-1865; Ellen,b1833, married Ira Humphreys 10-20-1856; Julia,b.12-11-1822, married Micheal Derrick, son of Jonathan and Mary Haynes Derrick, 8-2-1844,died 10-19=1895; Adaline, b 1838, married W.H. Gibson 5-19-1856; Delilah married Dodridge Taylor. Robert Wilson and Elizabeth Haynes Dawsons children: John Noah b. 1841 Andrew F. "Frye" Millard Vincent Mary Sally Minta Minerva and Elizabeth (twins) Susan b. 6-15-1855 m. Dandy Duff.

NOAH W. DAWSON Submitted by Mderoots@aol.com (Mderoots@aol.com) on Wed Jul 25 04:23:00 2001 NOAH W. DAWSON 1841 - 1915 Whose magnificent farm of seven hundred broad acres stretches along the main Poca River in Poca district, Kanawha County, W. Va., twenty miles north of Charleston, was born in this farm December 24, 1841, and is a son of Robert Wilson Dawson and a grandson of John Dawson. Grandfather John Dawson was born in Bedford County, Va., married there and continued to live in his native place until after the birth of five of his children, when he moved with his family, in 1810 to Spring Hill, Kanawha County, and in the spring of 1813 came from there to opposite Sissonville, now West Virginia. He had a lifetime interest in one thousand acres of land and improved some seventy acres on which he lived. He was a great hunter and took delight in tracking wild animals of which there were plenty in this section in those days. He married Ellen Williams, a daughter of John Williams of Bedford County and the following children were born to them: Jennie, who was the wife of James Clift and lived at Sissonville; William, whose death was a tragedy, lived near Sissonville; Nancy, who died in Ohio was the wife of Robert Craig and they lived on Frog's Creek; John , who lived at Red Hill, Poca district, married Libbie Smith, Noah, who died in Nicholas County at the home of a son, was twice married; and Robert Wilson, who was the only one of the family born after the parents left Bedford County. Robert Wilson Dawson was born in 1812, at Spring Hill, Kanawha County, and attended the subscription schools of that early day. Following his marriage he lived on a farm of eight hundred acres, a small portion of which he sold. In his early political life was a Whig, later voted with the Democratic party for a time but subsequently became a Republican. He lived to the same advanced age as his father, eighty-five years. he married Elizabeth Haynes, who was born in Botetourt County, Va. a daughter of Jasper and Mary Haynes. They became the parents of a large family, as follows; John Dawson, who is a well known resident of Poca district, has been twice married, first to Lucinda Scrobaugh, and secondly to a Mrs. Jones; Mary, who is deceased, was the wife of Samuel Fisher; Noah W.; Sally, who married William Rawlins, lives in Jackson County; Minta, who is deceased; Minerva and Elizabeth (twins,) the latter of whom died in infancy, the former being the wife of Daniel Parsell, of Charleston; Andrew F. who lives in Colorado, married Melinda Hammond; Millard T. who lives at Charleston, married Sarah Parsell, Susan, who lives in Jackson County, married Robert Duff; and Vincent Heenan, who was twice married, first to Elizabeth Willis and second to Nona Whittington. The parents of the above family were members of the Missionary Baptist Church. The mother died at the age of seventy years and their burial was in the Haynes Cemetery. Noah W. Dawson has spent the greater part of his life on his farm. In the early part of the Civil War he enlisted in Company F. 7th W.VA Cav., and was made a prisoner of war on December 19, 1863. He was first incarcerated in Libby Prison and then sent to Belle Isle and from there to Andersonville, GA., then taken to Savannah and Charleston SC., from there to Florence and then back to Richmond and held there ten days before the city's fall and was released February 24, 1865, after being a prisoner for fourteen months and thirteen days. He went to Annapolis, Md. and from there to Columbus OH. on his way home and when he reached Wheeling, W.VA he was prostrated with typhoid fever and was ill two months before he could reach the old home in the Poca Dist. Here he carries on general farming and raises stock and cattle cultivating a part and having one hundred acres yet in valuable timber and the rest in pasture. Mr. Dawson married Miss Virginia Holt of Poca district, and they have had five children namely; Vanderbilt, Elizabeth, Rebecca Pearl, Wesley E., and Alexander McKinley who is now deceased. Mr. Dawson is not a politician but he takes an interst in public matters and in the progress of a country whose liberties he fought to preserve. He votes with the Republican party. (Taken from History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W.S. Laidley, Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1911. )

AMANDA JANE DERRICK Submitted by Mderoots@aol.com (Mderoots@aol.com) on Wed Jul 25 04:24:52 2001 AMANDA JANE DERRICK 1843 - 1929 MISS AMANDA J. DERRICK who was born on Derrick's Creek, Poca District. Kanawha County, W.VA fifteen miles north of Charleston, is a daughter of John and a granddaughter of Jonathan and Mary HAYNES. Jonathan Derrick was born in Botetourt County, Va., where he married and was the first pioneer settler in Poca District, on the stream which was named in his honor, Derrick's Creek. To Jonathan and Mary Derrick the following children were born; Elizabeth who married George Boggess, and they lived on Poca River and both died there; Mary, who married Solomon Aultz, and they lived on Martin's Branch, in Union District; John who lived in Poca Dist, all three having been born in Botetourt County. Katherine, who was the first one born in Kanawha County, married George Hainey and they moved to the West, and the family lost record of them. Martha who died age two years; Rachel, who died when age thirteen years, Nancy, who married Witson Jordon, and they also went West; George who was a carpenter, went to Kentucky and married and died there; Andrew who lived and died on Derrick's Creek, married first Katherine Jordan and second Elizabeth Arthur; Michael who lived on Poca River married Julia Dawson and both are deceased; Leroy who died at home of Typhoid Fever; Agnes who also died from an attack of Typhoid Fever, and Amanda who died on Sandy River in Jackson County, was the wife of Jeremiah Gallahue. Jonathan Derrick had about 400 acres of land and cleared about all of it before his death, which occurred when seventy years of age. His wife died in her sixty-fifth year. They were buried in the family cemetery on Derrick's Creek. Both were worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and attended services in the log building at Sissonville. John Derrick father of Miss Amanda Jane Derrick was born March 30, 1809 in Botetourt County, Va and had comparatively meager school advantages. His main schoolbook as a speller and the pupils sat before a huge fireplace into which whole logs were rolled the floors were sometimes of rough logs and slabs did for seats. In those days schooling did not continue long but enough was learned to lay a foundation upon which reading and subsequent association with others would build up a fair amount of knowledge. John Derrick was a man of natural intelligence and became a prominent man in his district, a member of the board of Education and a Justice of the Peace for a number of years. After his marriage he settled on a farm adjoining that of his father, containing something over 300 acres, which land he cleared himself. In October 1835 he married Mrs. Katherin Smith, widow of Stephen Smith and daughter of Josiah Thomas. She was born September 1, 1804, in Kentucky, and died December 16, 1875. To John and Katherin Derrick the following children were born: Jonathan M. who was a soldier in the Civil War, died in the army May 8, 1865 of measles aged twenty-nine years, nine months and twenty-nine days; Josiah T. who died March 23, 1874, aged thirty-six years, ten months and twenty days, married Susan McMann, a daughter of Dr. McMann, and is survived by one son; Mary Margaret who died August 2, 1902, was the wife of John Goff and her burial was on Martin's Branch, in the McClanahan Cemetery; Lucretia Ann who died when one year old; and Amanda Jane the only survivor. The father died March 2, 1877 and both he and wife were buried on the old Derrick farm on in Poca Dist. No family in all this section has been better known or more highley esteemed and respected. Miss Amanda J. Derrick was born July 3, 1843, and has spent her whole life on a farm. She bought her present valuable property, what was known as the old Aultz farm on November 19, 1908, from H. F. Aultz. It contains 107 acre of excellent land, is situated eight miles north of Charleston, on the Charleston and Sissonville turnpike road, and her residence is probably the best and most comfortable of any in Poca Dist. She directs the management of the farm herself, with the assistance of a niece and nephew, and hires considerable help. Miss Derrick is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church Mderoots@aol.com (Taken from History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W.S. Laidley, Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1911. )

Jonathan Derrick Submitted by Marieda DERRICK Edens (MDEROOTS@aol.com) on Sun Dec 108:01:29 1996 Jonathan Derrick b-1776 Shenandoah Co. VA and his wife Mary HAYNES came to Kanawha Co. before the 1820 census, with their first four children, ten more children were born to them after settling on the Creek named after him.He was the only Derrick to come to this area, other members of his family went to TN,TX and westward after the death of their parents, John and Anna Maria "Mary" DUNKELBERGER Derrick, spelled "Derk" in earlier days. Children born to them were: Elizabeth b-1804 Mary b-1805 Katherin b-1807 John b-1809 Martha b-1810 Rachel b-1811 George b-1812 Nancy b-1814 Andrew b-1816 Michael b-1818 (my Great Grandfather) Leroy b-1822 Agnes b-1824 Amanda Jane b-1827 Jonathan aquired 2,572 acres in the Poca District and all of it at that time was covered with timber, and also a vein of coal in the hills, seven feet thick. He cleared a road from his farm and made improvments on the land and in addition to his other enterprises, followed the trade of a Blacksmith. He made bells which were hung on the necks of the cows, to keep them from getting lost in the forest. At the time of his death in 1846, he owned 3/5 of his original land, his son John 1/5 and his son-in-law George Boggess 1/5. He left a certain part of his land for the family cemetery, to always be consecrated for that purpose.

MICHAEL DERRICK 1818-1880 Submitted by Marieda DERRICK Edens (MDEroots@aol.com) on Sun Sep 6 12:16:15 1998 Michael Derrick was born in what is now Kanawha County, West Virginia February 9, 1818, and died June 17, 1880, the son of Jonathan Derrick and Mary HAYNES. He attended school at Pocatalico, in the Poca District, married Julia Ann DAWSON daughter of John R. Dawson and Nancy "Libby" SMITH. Julia was born near Sissonville WV in 1822 and died in 1895. Their burial was in the Derrick Family Cemetery, on Derrick's Creek, Michael and Julia married in Kanawha County 2/8/1844 and lived on Derrick's Creek, (named after his father Jonathan) and raised a family of seven children: 1. Squire Wilson Derrick 1844-1910 m-1869 to Rachel Hero McClanahan 2. Addison Brown Derrick 1846-1865 never married. 3. Eletha Marium Derrick 1848-1865 never married 4. Adaney Agnes Derrick 1851-1908 m- 10/24/1878 to Emory M. Aultz and # to John W. Dawson in 1890 5. Elmina Malissa Derrick 1853-1921 m-1871 to Joseph B. Mairs. 6. Elmore Marion Derrick 1857-1934 m- Sidney Clinton 1878 and #2 Nancy Ellen HACKNEY 1883. 7. Franklin Lightburn 1860-1935 m-Eunice Anna Johnson 1892 Michael left a will, which he wrote May 30, 1880, leaving the home farm of 159 acres, all of his personal property, bonds, money, debts and accounts & etc. to his wife Julia. Also land conveyed to him by Joel S. Quarrier, 30 acres more or less, known as the "Scott" place to do with what ever she wished. Also the graveyard on the home farm, that was left in his father's will, for all Derrick connections and to be kept in good order. He left to his son Elmore M. Derrick 110 1/2 acres of land,(on South Side of Poca) land Elmore had already built a house on. After Julia's death, all personal property and etc. that was left, was to go to Squire, Elmore, Adaney, and Elmira.

Edens Family Submitted by Marieda DERRICK Edens (MDEROOTS@aol.com) on Mon Dec 209:46:15 1996 Burden Brammer EdensThe first members of the Edens family to come to Kanahwa County WV arrivesometime inin the 1820's from Bedford and Botetourt Counties. They settled onTupper's Creek andKanawha Two Mile and began to buy land there in 1836. James and Elishathe eldest werethe first to appear in the 1830 Kanawha Co. census along with Joel andCornelius theirnephews, sons of Jessie who followed shortly afterwards.Jessie and Dorothy Wills Davis Edens followed them from Botetourt Co. toKanawha andtheir first record of obtaining land around the Poca waters and TupperCreek was theyears of 1837 to 1840. Jessie bought on Tuppers Creek and Joel first onTupper's Creekand then Kanawha Two Mile in 1837 and 1838. Today there are manydescendants of theearly Edens families and all of them could trace their heritage back tothe first few.There are many descendants also in the Elk Dist. their line also goesback to Jessie,through his son Cornelius. The earlier ancestors of Jessie, Elisha andJames are yet tobe proven. The mother we know was Mary Ann, by the fact the she signedher name to herdaughter's marriage to Jesse Hatcher. These children of Mary Ann wereBenjamin B. whomarried Catherine Page, Mildred H. married Jessie Hatcher, Jessie toDorothy Wills DavisElisha to Charlotte Arhur, Alexander to Sophia Hatcher a widow, and Jamesto Mary ( ?)All the marriages took place in Bedford Co. VA.

John Fisher Submitted by Marieda DERRICK Edens (MDEROOTS@aol.com) on Sun Dec 1 16:28:51 1996 John Fisher was one of six brothers that came to Kanawha, Jackson and Putnam Co. WV The father William came from Germany, settled in Philadephia PA about 1777. He was forced to leave there because of the yellow fever plague. The first two sons being born there. William moved to Augusta Co. about 1780 and raised his family there.Early in the 1800's the six sons began a journey to Ohio, but liked it in WV and some settled in Jackson Co. and John and brother George settled in Kanawha Co. at the mouth of Tupper's Ck. John and his wife Lucretia HARRISON were married in Kanawha Co. in 1812 by the Rev. John Lee. They had eleven children: Rebecca 1813, Mary Ann 1814 Harrison about 1817, George Henry 1823, Lucinda Margaret who married Silas Carney in 1844 (my Great Grandparents) Rachel 1828, John Jr. 1829 Aletha 1831, America 1832 and Albine 1834. John Fisher was one of the first settlers in the Poca Dist. They were members of Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church. John's death occurred by drowning in the Two Mile Ck below Charleston, at the edge of the ford above the Turnpike Bridge. When he was found, he laid on his back his head scarcely submerged in the shallow water, his feet upon the bank. There was a coroner's inquest resulted in the following: Verdict of the coroner's jury, that the said John Fisher Sr. came to his death by accidental drowning in Two mile Ck on the 19th of January, 1866.

Family of William Fisher Submitted by Linda Secco (lsecco@bignet.net) on Mon Mar 16 07:06:21 1998 FROM SISSONVILLE A TIME TO REMEMBER pgs 143-144William Fisher of Germany was born about 1760. He migrated to U.S. about the year 1778, settled in Philadelphia where his oldest son John was born. Moved to Virginia in 1780 to a farm in Augusta County, where he raised a large family among which were six boys: John, Conrad, William, Henry, Leonard, and George. Early in the 1800's the State of Ohio opened up a large tract of land, near Marietta for settlement, or homesteading. These six boys being of venturesome nature and craving a little more elbow room and a level farm, decided to migrate to Ohio and homestead a piece of land on which they hoped to build and make a home. Their best means of transportation at that time was by foot (there were no roads, only trails or paths)so they equipped themselves with a camp outfit consisting of a frying pan, skillet, some fishing hooks and lines, a blanket, and a rifle each. They meant to live off the country as they past through. Leaving their home folks, neighbors and friends. They came over the Blue Ridge Mountains to the head waters of New or Gauley Rivers then following one or the other they came to where the two rivers meet to form the Kanawha River thence down the Kanawha. After days, maybe weeks of trudging, they arrived foot sore and weary at a thriving little town called Malden. Here they made camp, to rest their tired bodies, and to heal their sore feet. At that time Malden was a bustling little town, because of success of the Dickerson Salt Works. At that time no one knew how to make Coke of Coal, so they fired the Salt furnaces with wood. After resting a few days, the boys asked for and got work cutting cord wood with which they fired the Salt Furnace. The boys, being raised on the farm knew how to use an ax. They were paid so much per cord for their labor, probably 23 cents. *My grandmother told me this story, she was George's wife). At one time the offered George an acre of land for each cord of wood that he could put up. He could easily put up two cords per day. Then they offered him a sizable piece of land for his rifle, both offers were refused because George felt sure that he was going to Ohio to homestead a farm on which he hoped to make home. When the time came for them to break camp and move on, Conrad suddenly changed his mind deciding that he would not go to Ohio, but instead he would stay at Malden. Where it is said he married and raised a family. The other boys, somewhat discouraged, trudged on down the Kanawha to the mouth of Elk River, where there was a small settlement called Charleston. Crossing the Elk by john boat or raft they found a trail leading to Marietta, Ohio by way of what is now called Sissonville and Ripley, State rt. 21. Following this trail north from Charleston about 15 miles they made camp on Poca River at the mouth of Tupper's Creek. Here they lingered for several days, exploring the surroundings, hunting and fishing the vast rich bottomlands and rolling hills covered with a forest (so dense) of the finest timber natural to this climate, yellow poplars 3 to 4 feet over and 60 feet from limb. Oaks, hickory, and walnut, in fact about all the trees except two were Eden. Wild game abundance, the creek and river swimming with fish of several varieties. John and George were so deeply impressed by all their surroundings they abandoned the trip to Ohio and decided to make their home near the mouth of Tuppers Creek on Poca River. The other three boys, William, Henry and Leonard now thoroughly discouraged and disheartened that they were sorely tempted to retrace their steps back to Augusta Co. VA. But they braced themselves up, took new courage, and continued their journey on toward Ohio. That night they made camp high upon a vast plateau like place, now known every where as Fishers Ridge on Duddins Fork of Poca River. During the next several days they did some extensive and intensive exploring and like John and George, they were so pleased with their surroundings that they decided to make their homes there. SO they bought land, built themselves one roomed log cabins (as everybody did in those early days), selected themselves a life partner, each got married and raised families. The proof of such facts is their descendants-a good number of which are living there at this present time. John and George obtained 300 acres of land each adjoining each other at and near the mouth of Tuppers Creek, built themselves one roomed cabins about 20 by 16 feet of round logs with bark left on them, roofed with clapboards, and floored with wide boards split from large logs and smoothed with a foot adz (called puncheons). The cracks or spaces between the logs were cinched with blocks of wood and red clay mud. The windows, not more than three, were small, but the fireplace (where they did all their cooking) was exceedingly large. This one room served as parlor, living or sitting room, bedroom, kitchen, and dining room. These first settlers in some respects, were blessed beyond that which we moderners enjoy, because of the natural resources being so close. They had no utility bills to pay or worry about, their fuel (wood) was right outside their doors. For light pine knots were plentiful, and near by water was gushing from their springs or making music in little rivulets flowing only a few steps from their door.

James Archer Fullerton Taken from Prominent Men of West Virginia, Geo. W Atkinson and Alvaro F Gibbens, W.L. Callin Publishing, Wheeling, WV, 1890. Rev. Dr. J.A. Fullerton was born in County Armagh, Ireland, May 28, 1850; educated principally in the city of Belfast. He has three brothers and one sister - all in Ireland, except Joseph L., who is a physician residing in Charleston, West Virginia. At the age of seventeen Dr. Fullerton was converted, and commenced preaching immediately thereafter. In the fall of 1871 he married Anna J. Barrett, and soon afterward sailed for the United States. Acting on the advice of two Methodist Bishops, he joined the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in March, 1872, and has since filled the following appointments: Evansville, two years; Monongalia, one year; Oakland, two years; Volcano, three years; Moundsville, three years; Charleston, three years, and is at present Presiding Elder of the Parkersburg District, where he has already served four years. He is able and popular in his calling, ranking among the very best preachers of his denomination. He received the honorary degree of D.D., from an Eastern college before he was twenty-five years of age. He is of medium stature, wears spectacles, is deliberate in expression, has the appearance of a student, and is of commanding presence.