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This photograph contains two Gatens brothers Hugh and Patrick in front of a mine opening in Kanawha County. They moved from Putnam County to Campbells Creek to work the mines. Patrick is in the first row, second from the right. Hugh is sitting in the middle on top of the opening. These Gatens brothers were sons of William Gatens and Hannah McMahon from Putnam County, and the brother of Cornelius Gatens all moving to Kanawha County to work in the mines. Cornelius F. Gatens and Della Agnes Dewees were the parents of William James Gaten (Kanawha County Deputy Tax Assessor, and WWII-Purple Heart recipient) still living in Kanawha City. Submitted for your benefit backjudge1@centuryinter.net (John C. Dawson) Larger version of this photo has been lost

Charles W Good Taken from History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W.S. Laidley, Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1911. Charles W Good, a prominent member of the Kanawha County bar, who has also taken a conspicuous part in public affairs, was born at Raymond City, Putnam County, W.Va., Sept. 8, 1874, a son of John Wesley and Elizabeth (Archibald) Good. His paternal grandfather, Dr. John Good, was born in Rockbridge County, Va., nearly 100 years ago, and was of German ancestry. He resided in that locality many years, carrying on agriculture and practicing medicine when called upon. After his marriage he removed to what is now Jackson County, W.Va., and later to Kanawha county, settling in Union District, where he carried on farming until a few years before his death. He died about 1848 or '49, on a farm he had purchased in Jackson County. He was a Democrat in politics and a Methodist in religion. His wife, whose name has not been ascertained, but who was a Virginia girl, died in Jackson County in 1878, being then about 70 years of age. She had married a second husband, who died in this state. By her first marriage to Mr. Good there were one son and three daughters, namely: John Wesley, the father of the subject of this sketch; Mary J., widow of Dennis Burns, a native of this state who died in Iowa in 1886, she now residing at What Cheer, Iowa; Catherine, who became the wife of John Lantham, but is now deceased, together with her husband; and Jenetta, who died after her marriage to a Mr. Kidd, who survives her.John Wesley Good was born in Jackson County, W.Va., Aug. 6, 1841. He became a miner and silversmith and followed those occupations in various localities for thirty years, finally returning to his home in Jackson County, where he still lives, devoting his entire attention to farming, in which he has been very successful. Early in 1862 he enlisted in the Union army as a member of Company A, 13th W.Va. Vol Infantry, under Capt. Greenbury Slack. He served until after the close of the war, becoming a sergeant, and receiving his discharge in the latter part of 1865. He had a fortunate experience, being never wounded or captured. He is a member of Blunden Post, G.A.R., at Charleston. Since his earliest voting days he has been a staunch Republican. His religious affiliations are with the Methodist church. John Wesley Good was married in Kanawha County, W.Va., to Elizabeth Archibald, who was born near Liverpool, England, about 1846, and who came to this country with her parents, John and Jane Archibald, they settling in West Virginia in 1865. They are both now deceased, as is also their daughter, who passed away in 1882. She was one of four children, of whom there are now living: Mary A., widow of Robert Smith and residing in Raymond; and Edward G., a farmer in the Poca district, who married Julia A. Samuels. The children of John Wesley Good and wife were as follows: Margaret H., born in 1866, who is the wife of Dr. H.F. Asbury, of Putnam County, W.Va.; Ella Jane, born in 1868, who is the wife of Daniel Baumgardner of Jackson County, and has a family of four children; Mary Ann, born in 1870, who is the wife of William Creamer of Charleston; John E., born 1872, now residing in Denver, Colo., who married Molly Humphreys and has a daughter; Charles Wesley, whose name begins this sketch; E. Katherine, born 1876, who is the wife of F.S. Ransom, resides in Putnam County, W.Va., and has two children; Hattie, born in 1878, who is the wife of James Baumgardner, and has two sons; Daisy, wife of F.M. Monday, residing in Jackson County, who has one son; and Thomas F., born 1882, who married a Miss Monday and has two children. By a later marriage of John Wesley Good with Rebecca Samuels three children were born, namely: Lula E., who married Griffin Clendennen, and died in 1909, leaving two children; William B., a farmer residing in Jackson County, who married a Miss Newhouse and has one son; and Mamie, who is unmarried and resides at home. Charles W Good, after attending the public schools, began the study of law and, having passed the bar examination in 1901, was admitted to practice that year. He had previously had some experience in mining and has followed the occupation of a school teacher for some seven years. In 1900 he was elected from Jackson County, on the Republican ticket, as representative to the West Virginia legislature. He made a good record in the Assembly and was again elected, from Kanawha County, in 1908, not being subsequently a candidate for re-election. While in the legislature he served acceptably on the Judiciary and other important committees. He was married in Charleston, in 1902, Nov. 12, to Alwilda Abigail Thomas, who was born in Kanawha County in 1878, a daughter of Jesse A and Mary (Shanahan) Thomas, both now deceased. Mrs. Good's parents were old settlers in this county; they were consistent members of the Methodist church and people highly esteemed. Mr. Thomas died June 25, 1910, aged 70 years. He had survived his wife but a few months, her death having occurred February 12, 1910, when she was 65 years old. By occupation he was a stone contractor. Their daughter, Mrs. Good, and her husband, are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They have no family.

John Garnes Taken from History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W.S. Laidley, Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1911.REV. John Garnes, a representative citizen and general farmer in Poca District, Kanawha County, W.Va., where he owns sixty-five acres of excellent land which is watered by Allen's Fork Branch Creek and lies twenty-one miles west of Charleston, was born in this district, November 4, 1847, and is a son of George and Nancy (Crane) Garnes.George Garnes was reared and attended school in Jackson County, Va., and came to Kanawha County when thirty-five years old. He married Nancy Crane, a daughter of Nathan Crane and they had the following children: Peyton, Hannah, Amanda, Emezey, James, Mary, A. Jackson and Mary. In addition to Jackson and Kanawha Counties, George Garnes lived for some time in both Nicholas and Putnam Counties, his death occuring in Poca District , Kanawha County, at the age of sixty-six years, and his burial was on Miner Slater's farm on Allen Fork. For a short time he served as a trustee of Poca District. He improved his farm of fifty acres in Poca District, which was sold at a later date. His wife was in her forty-eighth year at time of her death. John Garnes attended school in boyhood, although his advantages were rather meager, and afterward engaged in farming and lumbering and became a lumber contractor. During the Civil War he served as a soldier in the Federal Army, as a member of Co. D., 7th W.Va. Cav., and was mustered out at Charleston and honorably discharged at Wheeling, W.Va. He is a strong Republican but has never been willing to accept public office. He is a stockholder in several telephone companies and is a substantial and reliable citizen. Mr. John Garnes was married first to Miss Melissa J. Boggess, a daughter of William Boggess, of Poca District, and who was survived by two children: Peter B., who lives on the home farm; and James E., who resides in North Dakota. Mr. John Garnes was married the second time to Miss Katherine Page, a daughter of Ormes and Jane Page.

GEORGE WASHINGTON GRIFFITH Submitted by Ellen Cantley Pauley (ECPauley@aol.com) on Wed Mar 18 19:13:41 1998 Rev. George W. Griffith was born in 1824, on Brier Creek, Kanawha County, Virginia. He was the son of Adam and Mary Jane (MacLeod) Griffith. Mr. Griffith joined the Forks of Coal Baptist Church in 1847, and was baptized by Rev. James Ellison. Soon after his baptism, Mr. Griffith announced that the Lord had called him to preach, and he at once entered upon his life's work as a minister of the gospel which continued for 58 years. In 1845, George was united in marriage to Miss Eurydice "Dicie" Lacy who was the daughter of John Lacy and Elizabeth (Griffith) Lacy. George and Dicie became parents of two daughters, Harriet, born 1846, Almedia born 1848, and a son, Loyd born 1854. He continued his life's work, using his home on Brier Creek as a base from which to work. After the death of his wife in 1854, it was only through the aid of relatives and friends that he was enabled to continue in his profession during the succeeding year. From a small beginning, Rev. Griffith's field of labor extended outward to include the counties of Kanawha, Lincoln, Boone, and parts of Logan and other counties. The only available means of conveyance in filling his appointments were either afoot or on horseback, and mainly on horseback. Throughout his long ministry he never received a salary for his services. He received from those he served anything in the way of support that they wished to give him. Contributions consisted largely of farm produce, and included very little money. Rev. Griffith's only occupation throughout his long life was preaching the gospel, holding evangelistic meetings where no churches existed, winning converts and baptizing them, and organizing Baptist Churches It was on one of his evangelistic journeys that Rev. Griffith came into the Cobbs Creek (Lincoln County) area in 1855. It was also that same year of 1855 that, while in the Cobbs Creek area, Rev. Griffith met Lucrecia McClure, daughter of Elijah McClure and Rhoda (Pauley) McClure. George and Lucrecia were married in January 1856. After the wedding, Rev. Griffith returned with his new bride to his home on Brier Creek, where with loving care she took charge of the three children of her husband and his deceased wife. During the succeeding twenty years, Rev. and Mrs. Griffith became parents of four sons and six daughters born as follows: Albert, November 18, 1856; Edward C.,. 1857; Aurelia, June 6, 1860; Mary L. and Leanzie, twins, July 18, 1861; Joseph M., January 21, 1863; Elizabeth, October 12, 1864; Norman, June 20, 1866; Genevia, February 11, 1871; Laurania, March 15, 1873; and Leah, August 15, 1875; all born on Brier Creek. Rev. Griffith lived many years in Kanawha County; but his latter days were spent in Lincoln County. At the request of Cobbs Creek Baptist Church, Rev. Griffith sold land on Brier Creek, and purchased the old farm situated on a hill within one mile of the Church. He moved to his new home in Lincoln County in the year 1875. On the evening of December 24th, 1905, after completing their usual chores, Rev. George Griffith and his wife retired to their bed. The bed stood slightly removed from the wall, and above the bed on a shelf on the wall sat the old clock. She went to sleep soon, thinking that he slept also. Several hours later she was awakened as he rose, struck a match and held it up to the clock. She saw that it was one o'clock, and he lay down again, with neither of them speaking. When daylight came on December the 25th, she rose to prepare breakfast. When George failed to get up as usual, she stepped back to the bed to see why he had not risen. She discovered that he was dead. He had died quietly in bed beside her. Rev. George W. Griffith had departed, after a long and busy life. Mrs. Griffith survived her husband by ten years Excerpted from "A Sketch of Rev. George W. Griffith" by Homer Pauley. Edited and submitted by Ellen Cantley Pauley, great great granddaughter of Rev. George Washington Griffith.

Edwin Hall Biographical record of the class of 1850, Yale college Yale University, Class of 1850, 1877, published by Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, printer, New Haven, page 36 submitted by Valerie F. Crook, vfcrook @trellis.net, January, 1999. EDWIN HALL (Norwalk, Conn.), son of Rev. Edwin Hall, D.D. (Middlebury Coll. 1826), was born Aug. 1, 1829, in Middlebury, Vt. he taught at North Granville, N. Y., and Norwalk, Conn., till Sept. 1851, when he entered the East Windsor Theological Seminary and completed the full three years course. In the fall of 1854 he commenced preaching for the South Congregational Church of New Hartford, Conn., and was ordained their pastor. Dec. 13, 1854, where he remained till April 13, 1869. He was installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Youngstown, Niagara Co., N. Y., July 14 1869. In August, 1873, he went to South Canaan, Conn., where he preached for one year. In Oct. 1874, he removed to Rosendale, Fond du Lac County, Wis., where he has been until the present winter (1877), acting pastor of the Congregational Church. He has removed to Charleston, West Virginia, and he became acting pastor of the Kanawha Presbyterian Church in that place on the 25th of February, 1877. He was married, Oct. 13, 1869, to Miss Henrietta Watson, of New Hartford, Conn.

Grant P. Hall Taken from History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W.S. Laidley, Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1911. Hon. Grant P. Hall, a member of the Charleston bar, and a leading factor in Republican politics in Kanawha County, has served with honor and credit in a number of public positions. He was born in Roane County, W.Va., December 21, 1865, a son of William and Isabel (Guinn) Hall.Grant P. Hall was afforded exceptional educational advantages. From the common schools of Kanawha county he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, going from there to Marshall College, Huntington, W.Va. For some years prior to 1893, he was engaged in teaching school and in that year was elected superintendent of the schools of Kanawha County and served in that office for two years. In the meanwhile he prepared for the bar, to which he gained admission in 1895, and he immediately began the practice of his profession. In 1896 he was elected clerk of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, and served with credit and efficiency in that office for a term of six years. He then went into the real estate business which he has since followed, not having resumed his profession. Although he is active and zealous in the support of his own political party, he is a man of character and his work is done openly and honorably. Mr. Hall married in the fall of 1895, to Miss Anna Steele, and they enjoy a beautiful home which is situated at South Side, a property which was formerly owned by J.W. Dawson. Mr. Hall maintains his offices in the Anderson-Stephenson building, Charleston.

Hanson, Charles, A. 1844-1929 Submitted by Thomas A. Hanson (dadof3kids@aol.com) on Wed Apr 21 05:00:24 1999 Charles A. Hanson was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia on September 14, 1844 and was the son of John A. and Mary Jane (Shuck) Hanson, and the grandson of William and Margaret Hanson of Greenbrier County. After some schooling, Charles took up the trade of carpentry from his father and mixed this with farming. In 1865, Charles moved to Kanawha County West Virginia with his parents and brothers and sisters. On October 24, 1871, Charles married Octavia Mease, who was born on April 28, 1853, and they settled in Malden District, Kanawha County, where Charles farmed and mined coal. Children born to Charles and Octavia were the following children: Ida Hanson born 1871; Cora Hanson, born 1873; John Atha "Addie" Hanson, born 1876; Charles Q. "Oge" Hanson, born 1881; Jersey B. Hanson, born 1883; William H. "Harbert" Henson, born 1885; Robert H. "Hyatt" Henson, born 1891; Margie J. Hanson, born 1879; and three children who died as infants or small children, Joseph, Mary, and Edgar Hanson. Mr. Hanson died at Brooks Hollow, Charleston, WV on July 23, 1929. He was a Methodist in Christian belief and is buried in the Hanson family cemetery in Bakers Fork near Charleston WV.

Hanson, Wm. J. , 1907- 1985 Submitted by Thomas A. Hanson (dadof3kids@aol.com) on Wed Apr 21 05:00:24 1999 William J. Hanson was born in Malden District, Kanawha County, WV on August 31, 1907, was the son of Jersey B. and Annie F. Skyles Hanson and the grandson of Charles A. and Octavia Hanson. Mr. Hanson attended school in Kanawha County. After his school days were over, Mr. Hanson worked various jobs before going to Cincinnati, Ohio to become a meat cutter for the Kroger Co. Mr. Hanson moved back to Charleston and opened a grocery store and a poolroom on Piedmont Road in Charleston. He also owned several pieces of rental property. In 1952, Mr. Hanson bought property on Rocky Step Road in Scott Depot, Putnam County, WV where he lived until his death at the age of 77 years. Mr. Hanson was married to Stella Daugherty on September 25, 1927. Miss Daugherty was born on September 4, 1905 and was the daughter of Lawrence D. and Myrtle Daugherty. To Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, the following children were born; Richard L., who married Ida Blanche Morris and have five children; Charles W. who married Joyce Landers and have three children; William F. who married Lillie Sue Trent and have two children; Earl T. who married Georgia Ellis and have five children; James B. who married Mae Richards and have two children; and Robert A. who married Annette Cartmill and had one child. Mr. Hanson was very active in local Democratic politics and was elected as a Justice of the Peace from 1966 to 1972, serving Scott District, Putnam County. Mr. Hanson was a Methodist, and after his retirement from his businesses in Charleston he enjoyed farming and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was buried in the Hanson Family Cemetery on June 14, 1985.

Andrew Henderson Haynes Submitted by Linda Secco (lsecco@bignet.net) on Tue Feb 22 08:12:15 2000 Taken from SISSONVILLE A TIME TO REMEMBER PG 89-90 I, Andrew Henderson Haynes, was born Aug. 2, 1849 near the mouth of Higginbotham in Kanawha Co. Virginia (now West Virginia) on Poca River, approximately seven miles above the village of Sissonville. My Grandfather, Jasper Haynes, and my father Joh Haynes, came from the eastern part of West Virginia. My great grandfather Haynes was one of the pioneers who helped whip the Indians out of Pt. Pleasant at the mouth of Kanawha River. My Great grandfather Paul Shiver, was, also an Indian fighter. After peace was made with the Indians at Lexington, Kentucky, an Indian at night went into the corn crib of Paul Shiver, who shot and killed the Indian in this crib. Fearing retaliation, Paul took the Indian horse and gun and came to the head of Poca River in Roane County, West Virginia. It was rumored that Paul left a large farm in or near Lexington, Kentucky where he hurriedly departed. Submitted by Ruby Monk Walker

LEONARD H HOFFMAN Submitted by Tammy Barber (TAMIAM38@aol.com) on Thu Apr 17 15:54:49 1997 LEONARD H. HOFFMAN, 1839- Born in Franklin County, Virginia May 24, 1839, was a son of Michael and Nancy (Dangerfield) Hoffman. His father was born near Lynchburg, October 10, 1808, and his mother was born in Pittsylvania County, VA, August 2, 1816, married July 28, 1831. They came, bringing this son with them to Kanawha County in 1853 and in this county their days ended. The father dying March 16, 1881 and the mother on the 3rd of September, 1873, she was bedfast for 17 years, 5 months, 24 days. Leonard H. Hoffman was joined in wedlock with Sarah Hall, December 13, 1860, and their children were two Elbert R., born April 25, 1862, and Ellen M. born August 8, 1864. Both are living near Charleston. Although Elbert has just attained the age of 21 years, he has successfully taught several schools in this county, giving his pupils a training of profit to themselves and satisfactory to their parents, and gaining for himself well-merited credit. The first wife of Mr. Hoffman, was born February 22, 1834, a daughter of John and Martha (Tully) Hall, died October 17, 1866. In Cabell county, VA (now WV) April 8, 1824 was born Carlissa daughter of Luke and Sarah (Lovejoy) united in marriage with Leonard H. Hoffman. Her father was a North Carolinian, born February 14, 1798, and her mother died in 1842. And her father came to Kanawha County in 1847, and is living near Charleston. Mr. Hoffman is one of the prosperous farmers of the Loudon district and may be addressed at Charleston, Kanawha County, WV. Mr. Hoffman also had a third wife named Emma Ramsey Goode. His brothers and sisters names were:(1) William Henry Grunberry born 1833..married 3-23-18?? Elizabeth Songer (2) Mary Ann born 11-7-1834 married 6-14-1853 William Hawley (3) John Wesley born 12-12-1836 died 8-13-1863..single died in Military Hospital, Martinsburg, WV, after being wounded, in battle with the Confederate Army. (4) Leonard H born 5-24-1839 died 4-9-1822 married 1860 Sarah G Hall #1, Clarissa Adkins #2, Emma Ramsey Goode #3. (5) James Harrison born 7-1841 died 12-10-1882 married 12-20-1866, Cheshire Ohio Electa McCarty..died 9-1937 (6) George Washington born 5-8-1844 died 12-9-1864 died as a prisoner of war, of the Confederate at Andersonville, Georgia. (7) Josiah Edwin born 2-27-1846 died 1897 married 6-11-1868 Spouse Harriet George (8) Martha Jane born 6-9-1884 married 5-28-? Andrew F. Tucker (9) Rhode Frances Snow born 9-23-1850 married 6-11-1868 William George (10) Julany B infant born 9-1852 died 9-12-1852 (11) Louis (Lewis) Michael Hoffman born 2-28-1854 died 7-20-1934 married 9-4-1873 Martha Cummings born..2-26-1850 died 2-26-1930 (my g,g,grandfather, both are buried at the Adkins Family Cemetery across from George Washington High School in Kanawha County.

William H. Hogeman Taken from Prominent Men of West Virginia, Geo. W Atkinson and Alvaro F Gibbens, W.L. Callin Publishing, Wheeling, WV, 1890. Col. W.H. Hogeman was born in the city of New York, December 20, 1845, and after receiving a liberal English education, studied law and was admitted to the Bar by the New York Supreme Court, December 16, 1867, soon after attaining his majority. A short time previous to his admission to the Bar he made a business trip to the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia, and being pleased with the people and the country, settled in Charleston, and began the practice of law. He was eminently successful, and soon acquired a State reputation as a lawyer and a man of general business ability. He took an active interest in all the political movements in the State, though never holding, and never seeking political office. Governor John J. Jacob made him one of his aids with the rank of Colonel, which honor was continued by Governors Mathews and Jackson.In 1870, Col. Hogeman was appointed counsel for the Chesapeak and Ohio Railroad Company, and was so continued until his death, which occurred at his home in Charleston, after a short illness, on the 5th of January, 1885. The fatal illness, it was supposed, was superinduced by his labors and exposure by travel in necessary railroad duties. He was small of stature but compactly built, giving promise of a long and useful life. He was not only a sound and thoroughly equipped lawyer in the science of pleading, but an accomplished and successful advocate. In social life it was remarked of him that few men coming from a distant and distinctly different State more thoroughly and quickly became identified with a new people in their sympathies and interests than did he. Col. Hogeman married Miss Anastein Ruffner, of Charleston, daughter of the late Col. James Ruffner, and sister of Andrew and Meredith Ruffner, distinguished merchants of that city. She with two children were left to mourn their bereavement. But few men in West Virginia achieved a more distinguished legal reputation than did Col. Wm. H. Hogeman.

GILBERT L. HUDSON Submitted by Tammy Barber - TAMIAM38@aol.com   on 8:41 AM 1/1/98 When Gil Hudson was born, July 7, 1896, the name "automobile" hadn't been settled upon, although there were about 50 automobile companies in existence, and the first American gasoline-powered one or them had been created by Duryea three years before. Gil began his trade when he was 12 years old. That was the year, 1908, the Model T came out, but Hudson technically started on a Maxwell. One day old Bessie Mae chattered her way into Hudson's repair stall, hydrau-lic valves gnashing their teeth. Another mechanic removed the valve cover, studied the situation and said he couldn't tell which ones were making the racket. GILBERT LAWRENCE HUDS0N, D.I.A.M. (honorary Doctor of Internal Auto-motive Mechanics hereby conferred) peered through his bi-focals under the hood and said, "Hmh. Umnnh. Mnnh. Hmh." With a quart of sweat, the car doctor cured the patient. Gilbert is one of 12 children of a West Virginia lumberman, from the Alum Creek Area of Kanawha County. "I was always mechanically inclined and wanted to work on some kind of machinery, I was always tearing up a piece of machinery on my grandfather's farm near Charleston. W.Va., and seeing how it was made. One day this guy opened a blacksmith shop and auto repair shop (you had to have both those days), and I dropped by going home from school and watched him over-haul a Model T Ford engine. He took notice I watched so close. He asked my name and would I like to be a mechanic. I said, "I sure would!" He said he needed a helper and could use me if I had permission to work. I was 12 years old." When he finished high school In 1914, he went to auto school in Chicago, beginning on the Maxwell. Six months later he was back in Charleston, making 90 cents an hour, overhauling heavy equipment for a contractor. He enlisted in World War I, serving as Army instructor in auto mechanics until becoming a replacement with the Motor Transport, 71st Division. He was to go over-seas and received a commission as second lieutenant but 48 hours out on the Atlantic he learned the armistice had been declared. He had two new officers uniforms to sell, and he had not had a rifle in his hand. Thereafter, Hudson was in and Out of the Civil Service. working at Erie Proving Ground in Ohio, Charleston Naval Ord-nance Plant, National Youth Administra-tion Automotive school, Portsmouth Navy Yard and Aberdeen Proving Grounds as shop foreman, supervisor and instructor. He inters-spliced these with various services with automobile firms and, once, with his own tune-up shop in Akron, Ohio, during the depression years of 1931-38. As a career for boys today, it's a trade in which "you can always find a job if you are good and keep a good kit of tools. That's security. In the depression I was so busy two months after I opened my own shop, I had to hire another man to help me when Ironworkers and electricians were standing in bread lines. I've never been idle a day in my life. I'm afraid to quit," he said, for fear arthritis will cripple him up if he quits moving. A good mechanic should feel any job worth doing is worth doing right, so he won't have to be afraid of people coming back. He said, of his own satisfaction at taking up the trade. "It never really has gotten monotonous to me. it still fascinates me. I like doing a good tune-up to a car and hear it purr." His wife Blanche Hudson and he have one child, Evelyn Amanda. They meet in Richwood, WV while he was boarding at Mrs. Hudson’s mother’s boarding house, he was working at Smitty’s Garage on Main Street. After 64 years as a mechanic my great grandfather died. He worked up until the day he died in 1972. I wish he could have lived to see the technology in cars today. With computers cars now have more technology then the first Apollo rocket that went to the moon. He was working at a service station on "D" street, in South Charleston, WV when he died. He had to have prostate surgery and as he was leaving to go to the hospital my great grandmother said "he kicked up his hills as he was going out the door". The surgery didn’t go well it had to be stopped because he was bleeding and the bleeding couldn’t be stopped. He was took back to his room and died that night. He is buried in the Hudson Family Cemetery.

Humphreys Submitted by linda secco (lsecco@bignet.net) on Mon Aug 3 16:55:16 1998 Spicer Humphreys died in Craig Co. Virginia in 1852. His widow Mary brought her family to the Sissonville area of West Virginia in 1853. Mary or Maria married Lamon Jones July 8, 1855: Jacob Judy married Harriett Elizabeth Cox, November 18,1855: Flavious Joseph; Ira A. married Eleanor Dawson and William W. James Spicer's son Albert J. became managing director of Elk Banking Co. Ira born 1835 married Eleanor Dawson October 20, 1856. Ira died 1812. Their children were: Adam Clark "Doc", born August 20,1856 married to Matilda Walker, daughter of W.T. Walker. Doc died May 31,1931. Their family: Minnie born March 27, 1881, died Dec. 9, 1902; Orion born May 28,1883, died October 7, 1943; Clement born May 21, 1886, married Bessie Cunningham. Clemen died Jan. 21,1956; Grover born August 10, 1888, died Dec. 5, 1957. A.E "Abb" called the Col. born Jan. 11, 1860 married Alice Boyd. Their children were: Ira Boyd b. 2-18-1890 Albert Edmond Jr. b. 10-18-1893 William b. 5-1896 d. in infancy Stonewall Jackson "Jack" born 1862 d. 1914 He married Virginian E. Paitsel, one son, Stonewall Jackson Jr. Alcey b. 1-2-1864 d. 11-10-1865; Greenberry b. 9-6-1866 d. 5-31-1863; Julia A. b. 11-3-1872 d. 12-3- 1872;Molly Davis b. 8-6-1872 married John Edward Goode. Molley died 11-6- 1958. Their daughter Eleanor Irene b. 4-29-1876.

EDWARD S. IRWIN Submitted by Rose Peterson (RPeter15BA@aol.com) on Fri Mar 20 19:59:40 1998 EDWARD S. IRWIN, formerly a well known business man of Charleston, W. Va., was born in 1825, in Malden district, Kanawha county, and died at his home in Charleston, in February, (sic) 1891. He was reared on a farm and was educated at Gallipolis, O., and started into business in this city as a grocery merchant. Some years later he went into the livery business which he continued until his last sickness. The parents of the late Edward S. Irwin were David and Mary Irwin. The father owned salt furnaces in Kanawha county and operated the same until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he moved with his family to Gallia county, O., where he purchased a farm and spent the remainder of his life there. He and wife were Presbyterians. They had a number of sons, records of two, John and David, being as follows: John continued in Gallia county, a farmer, married Mary A. Clark and they had a large family. She survives but he died at the age of seventy years. David, known as Captain David, was commander of a boat for some years on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers but later retired to his farm in Gallia county, where he died at the age of seventy-three years. He married a native of Indiana, an educated lady who was formerly a teacher. She died in 1910, in her eighty-first year, the mother of three sons and one daughter. Edward S. Irwin was married at Cincinnati to Miss Elizabeth A. Nevius, who was born March 3, 1845, and was reared at Charleston and resides in her beautiful home situated at No. 1506 Quarrier street, which she erected in 1909. Her parents were James and Mary (McCleland) Nevius, the former of whom was born in Rockbridge county, Va., a son of Abraham Nevius, who was one of the venerable men of that county at the time of death. He was of Scotch extraction and of Presbyterian religious faith. James Nevius was a blacksmith and when he came to Charleston conducted a smithy for some years and was known as a man of strength and skill. For twenty years before death he lived retired. In early life a Whig he subsequently became a Republican and during the Civil War was outspoken in his support of the Union cause. He was a working member of the Kanawha Presbyterian church. His first wife, the mother of Mrs. Irwin, died in 1849, when a little over forty years of age. His second marriage was in Kanawha county, to Panoply Kendrick, a native of New Hampshire and a daughter of a Baptist minister. She left no children. Mrs. Irwin is the youngest of three sons and four daughters, all of whom grew to maturity, as follows: Nancy, who is the wife of Frank Cart, resides in Colorado and they have twelve children: John, who died in 1902, at Gallipolis, owned and operated a wharfboat there for twenty-five years, married Julia Baxter, who lives there with their one daughter, Ida; Fannie, who died in Missouri, aged sixty years, was the wife of James Sharrock, who is also deceased; Robert Logan, who died in Colorado, had lived there many years, married Elisabeth Wilson who lives there with one son and two daughters; George, who now lives at Huntington, O., is a retired lumberman, married Emma Murphy and has four children; and Mrs. Irwin. She has three children: Mary N.; Bessie K., who is the wife of Washington L. Goldsmith, a prominent insurance man and has one son; and Robert F., who is a commercial salesman. Mrs. Irwin and family are members of the Kanawha Presbyterian church. Taken from the History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W. S. Laidley, Richmond- Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1911.

Jones' of Poca District Submitted by Linda Secco (lsecco@bignet.net) on Sat Mar 21 08:14:59 1998 Taken from SISSONVILLE A TIME TO REMEMBER pg. 98 submitted by Kenneth "Kayo" CavenderMoses Wheeler Jones was from Maryland. His wife was Sarah Brown. Moses was b. 1776, died between 1850 and 1860. Sarah was born 1781 or 1876 and was still living 1860 per the Census for Kanawha Co. They were married in 1805 in Maryland. From Maryland, Moses and his wife moved to Lewis Co. VA., now West Virginia. Some of his children were born there. We then find his family in Kanawha Co. on Turkey Wing Run, a branch of Raccoon Creek of Poca River in the 1850 Census. I have thirteen children listed for Moses and Sarah, but have been told there were eighteen. There were three sets of twins in this family. I have spent weeks on this family-there are more Jones' than bean bugs. I could take the Jones family and defeat the USSR. There are six different Jones families in Kanawha Co. Some of his children are: Samuel b. 1807, Sarah b. 1809, Hieskel b.1810, Thomas b. 1811, William b. 1812, Archibald b. 1815, Edward C. b. 1818, Benjamin b. 1820, Henry b. 1822, Washington b. 1829, John b. 1831, Sarah and Frances M. (twins) b. 1833. Henry, Moses ninth child, married Catherine Dooley b. 1822 and lived on Aaron Fork of Little Sandy and he owned 35.60 acres of land valued at $213.60. Then we find him on Bostic Branch of Grapevine, Poca District, Sissonville. I will just carry one line of the Jones family as the Jones are a book in itself. Henry's children are: Thomas P. b. 1848, Emily b. 1850, Andrew J. b. "Alex" b. 1852 or 1856, Robert b. 1854, Noah b. 1858, Louisa and Lousanna (twins) b. 1860. Andrew J. "Alex" a grandson of Moses and son of Henry and Catherine Dooley Jones, married Susan Jordan b. 1856, died 1943. Their children: Juliet "Kate" b. 1875, Henry b. 1876, Louisa b. 1878, Fanny b. ?,d. Lewis b. 1886, died 1948, Media, Elsie, Fred b. 1-18-1899, d. 2-9-1985, Estha, Annie, Liza and Radie.

Jones, John Edgar 1883-1944 Submitted by Tammy Barber (Tamiam38@aol.com) on Tue Oct 21 14:20:21 1997 Biography of J. Edgar Jones / Richwood, West Virginia Based upon recent information furnished by his lifelong intimate friend, Lon Lewis, the following biographic comments are dedicated to the memory of the late John Edgar Jones. A son of Eldridge Jones whom was born October 14, 1856, died May 14, 1919 and Mary (Cutlip) Jones, whom was born August 10, 1857 on Birch River, died March 18, 1932 . Miss Cutlip’s parents were Thomas and Nancy Cutlip, the late John Edgar Jones was born at Enon, Nicholas County, W.Va., on November 22, 1883. In October, 1905 he was married to the former Miss Nevada Belle McClung, born April 7, 1889 in Nicholas County, died June 6, 1970, burial Richwood Cemetery. Parent of Miss McClung were William (Billy) McClung and Ann (Eliza) Brock McClung. To them were born three children, including one daughter and two sons. The daughter, Lyda Virginia died in 1921. The two sons are John Paul Jones of South Charleston and Robert Jennings Jones of South Charleston, WV. Mr. Jones made his first business venture in 1907 when he purchased the general store formerly owned by Homer O’Dell at Holcomb. This business was successfully operated by him until 1912 when it was sold to J. B. Marple of Heaters, WV. Subsequently Mr. Jones accepted a position as a traveling salesman for the former wholesale and retail drug firm of Juergens and Walker at Sutton. Later, after resigning this position, he accepted a similar connection with the Gregg Grocery Company of Weston. While active in that connection he organized his first lumber company which was commercially identified as the J. B. S. Lumber Company. The interpretation of these initials was Jones, Bailey & Smith. Their first lumber mill was established on the land Anthony Hutchinson, father of James Hutchinson of Richwood on Millions creek in the vicinity of Persinger. At this location they continued operations until 1918. More recently, Mr. Jones formed a partnership with W. T. McWhorter of Buckhannon. This firm was know at the Creigh Lumber Company. Their lumber manufacturing mill was located near Craigsville. In the latter part of 1918 Mr. Jones sold his interests in the firm to Mr. McWhorter. Subsequently, he went into the lumber business for himself and operated lumber manufacturing mills along Cranberry and Gauley river until declining condition of his health compelled him to retire from the lumber business in 1930. From that time until his recent death, his activities were devoted to the operation of his farm which is located in the Cottle Glades section near Allingdale.

Jones, Dr. George McDonald 1854 - 1935 Submitted by Marieda DERRICK Edens mderoots@aol.com Dr. George McDonald Jones MD physician and surgeon at Island Branch, Kanawha County, W.Va. is known professionally and in a business way over a wide territory and owns 700 acres of fine land in Kanawha County and other smaller tract in Jackson County. He was born in Craig County, VA May 9, 1854 and is a son of Allen K. Jones and Delilah McCLUNG. Dr. Mc Jones was educated in the schools of Craig and Nicholas counties and entered upon the practice of medicine in 1871 in Greenbrier County, managing also in the drug business and coming to his present location in 1875. He has been very successful in his practice, and there are among his patients those who affirm that his cheery voice and smiling countenance in the sick room are tonics and themselves and greatly assist in the curing of ills. He is a valued member of the Kanawha County Medical Society. He devotes his time to his practice, having his land under the care of a tenant, who carries on general farming and also handles cattle. Dr. Mc Jones was married to Miss Martha F. Monroe, and they have ten children. Allen Stewart, Albert Johnson, Robert Alvia, Janetta Estella Cleveland, Leota, Lula Victoria, Mary Ellen, Ida F. and Gracie P. Allen Jones and Robert Alvia Jones are farmers and dealers in stock. Rev. Albert Johnson Jones is a farmer and Minster of the gospel. Dr. George Mc Donald Jones votes with the Democratic party, but has never taken an active interest in politics. He is financially interested in the Leatherwood, Riverside, Jackson & Kanawha Short Line Telephones. ref: History of Charleston and Kanawha County, by W. S. Laidley, Published 1911

James O. Jackson Taken from History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W.S. Laidley, Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1911. Hon. James O. Jackson, who conducts a mercantile business at Clendenin, W.Va., and is additionally interested in numerous successful enterprises of this section, was born January 18, 1873, at Osborn's Mills, Kanawha County, W.Va., and is the son of Almarine B. and Rosanna (Atkinson) Jackson.Almarine B. Jackson was born in Virginia, seventy-four years ago, and during his active period followed farming and was in the lumber business, but now lives retired. His father was Thomas H. Jackson. To Mr. and Mrs. Jackson the following children were born: O.J.A., of Clendenin, W.Va.; J.T., of Clendenin; Flora D., widow of W.H. Orton; Rose F., wife of John T. Campbell, of Clendenin; Sarah Pearl, wife of William Kelly, of Roane County; J.O; Laura, wife of J. Hendershot, of Clendenin; and Myrtle, wife of W. Kinder, of Roane county. After his school days were over, James O. Jackson engaged in farming and at the same time taught school one term and afterwards embarked in a mercantile business in Roane and Clay counties. In 1899 he came to Clendenin. He is manager, secretary and treasurer of King Hardware Company; is a director of Clendenin Oil & Gas Company, and is second vice president of the Koontz Oil and Gas Company. While his business interests are numerous, Mr. Jackson handles them with ease, having much practical knowledge and a fine sense of business. Mr. Jackson was married to Miss Florence G. Taylor, who was born May 11, 1876, a daughter of B.J., and Lucy (Woodey) Taylor. The father of Mrs. Jackson, who is deceased, was formerly a member of the state legislature from Roane county. The mother resides with Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. The latter have one daughter, Lucy Atkinson, who was born November 18, 1899. The family belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in which Mr. Jackson is secretary and recorder. In politics he is a Democrat and in 1909 he served as mayor of Clendenin.