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History of Randolph County,
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From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present,
EMBRACING RECORDS OF ALL THE LEADING FAMILIES, REMINISCENCES AND TRADITIONS, EARLY LIFE AND HARDSHIPS, INTERNAL IMPROVE- MENTS, ROADS, MILLS, FORTS, COURTS, OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, TOWNS, RAILROADS, FORESTS, COAL, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES, GIVING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE COUNTY'S MODERN HISTORY AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE CIVIL WAR AS IT AFFECTED THE COUNTY AND PEOPLE, FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORDS BOTH FEDERAL AND CONFEDERATE, INCLUDING PERSONAL SKETCHES AND ADVENTURE. ALSO RANDOLPH'S PART IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, THE REVO- LUTION, THE WAR OF 1812, THE MEXICAN AND THE SPANISH WAR.
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HU MAXWELL.
Illustrated.
1898. THE ACME PUBLISHING COMPANY, Morgantown, W. Va.
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INTRODUCTION.
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RANDOLPH COUNTY was formed from Harrison in 1787 and included all of the present county of Tucker, all of Barbour east of the river, all of Up- shur east of Buckhannon River, and a considerable portion of Pocahontas and Webster. It lost territory in 1821 when Pocahontas was formed; again in 1843 when Barbour came into existence, and in 1851 it gave up some of its territory to Upshur, and five years later 350 square miles were cut off to form Tucker; and in 1860 Webster took a strip; and after all of these losses Randolph still is the largest county in the State. The white man's home on the waters of the Monongahela, within West Virginia, was first planted in Randolph. In this county occurred the first Indian massacre in the State. From that beginning, the county has been an historical center down to the present. Great events have occured here, and men of wide fame have gone forth from the valleys and mountains of the grand old county, and have made their influence felt from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The writer of this book has attempted to collect, to arrange and preserve traditions, rem- iniscences, annals, biographies and all kindred elements of history, and save them before too late. The task has not been easy nor the burden light. How well he has succeeded must be judged by others. The field was new; no one had entered it before, and the research through the century or more of neglected and almost forgotten fragments of history was not a holiday ex- cursion.
At the conclusion of the French and Indian War, when the tide of im- migration came over the mountains into the Ohio Valley, it came in three great streams, one by way of Cumberland into the lower Monongahela Val- ley; another, by way of the Greenbrier, into the Kanawha Valley; while the third-which, for some reason, historians have almost totally ignored- pushed along old Indian trails across the Alleghanies into Randolph County, into the Cheat Valley and into the Buckhannon country. This third avenue of immigration is given, in this book, the prominence which it deserves. . It was of no less importance in working out the destiny of the West than
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were the great lines of travel to Pittsburg and down the Kanawha. The ancestors of men of international fame came through the wilderness into Tygart's Valley with no guide but obscure Indian trails.
The plan of this book embraces three divisions. The first is a carefully prepared, though condensed, history of West Virginia, as a whole; the sec- ond is a strictly county history; and part third is biography. The reason why the State history was included is that comparatively few persons pos- a history of West Virginia; particularly is this true in the rural districts.
The three departments, united in one volume, supply not only the his- tory of the State, but also the local history of the county, and the family records of thousands of persons who have taken part in the county's affairs.
It is a duty and a pleasure to acknowledge in this place the valuable assistance rendered by others in the work of preparing this book. The people of Randolph in general were willing to assist, and help was obtained from many sources not here enumerated, but special mention should be made of the following persons who supplied information on subjects with which they had special acquaintance: Hon. Thomas J. Arnold, of San Diego, Cal .; Hon. Benjamin Wilson, of Clarksburg; Hon. H. G. Davis, G. W. Printz, Hon. B. W. Smith, of Lafayette, Ind .; Thomas B. Scott, Col. Henry Hay- mond, of Clarksburg; Col. Elihu Hutton, Adam C. Rowan, Prof. John G. Knutti, of Fairmont; Warwick Hutton, Jacob W. Marshall, Major Joseph F. Harding, Miss Helen M. Womelsdorff, Alfred Hutton, Archibald Wilmoth, S. N. Bosworth, Daniel R. Baker, Jacob Wees, L. D. Strader, William H. Wilson, Lee Crouch, Dr. George W. Yokum, Mrs. Nancy Wilmoth, Eli H. Crouch, G. C. Lytle, Dr. A. S. Bosworth, Capt. Sampson Snyder, Alexander Logan, Prof. James H. Logan, Col. Melvin Currence, Claude Phillips, H. B. Marshall, John M. Wood, Hon. A. W. Corley, of Sutton; E. D. Talbott, Ezra P. Hart, Hon. Randolph Stalnaker, of Wheeling; Hon. Harmon Sny- der, Kent B. Crawford, Omar Conrad, Patrick Crickard, Jesse W. Goddin and Floyd J. Triplett.
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PART FIRST-STATE HISTORY.
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CHAPTER I.
Explorations West of the Blue Ridge.
Capt. Batte's Expedition. . Governor Spotswood Reaches the Base of the Alleganies. . The South Branch Valley Explored. . Washington's Sur- veying Tour. . The Greenbrier River. . Christopher Gist's Journey ... Pro- posed German Colony .. Settlement Forbidden West of the Alleghanies .. Soldiers Attempt to Drive Colonists Out .. Settlements on the Ohio and Monongahela .. Population of West Virginia. . Land Titles .. 19-24.
CHAPTER II. Indians and Moundbuilders.
West Virginia's Territory Uninhabited. . The Mohawk Invasion. . Mound- builders and Indians Probably Identical. . Their Origin Unknown. . America Had Pre-Historic Inhabitants. . Estimated Number of Indians East of the Mississippi . . 25-28.
CHAPTER III. The French and Indian War.
The Scheme of France .. Contest for the Ohio Valley .. The French Build Forts .. England Interferes. . Washington's Journey to the West. . The French Use Force .. English Troops Skirmish with Jumonville. : Battle at Fort Necessity .. Washington Surrenders. . Braddock's Campaign .. His De- feat and Death. . Indians Attack the Settlements. . Expedition Under Forbes . . Fort Duquesne Falls. . France Loses the Ohio Valley . . 29-38.
CHAPTER IV. The Dunmore War.
Causes Leading to Hostilities .. Forerunner of the Revolution .. En- gland's Scheme to Intimidate. . The Quebec Act. . Lord Dunmore. . His Greed for Land. . Indians Take Up the Hatchet. . Two Virginia Armies Invade the Indian Country .. Battle of Point Pleasant. . Treaty at Camp Charlotte. . Al- leged Speech of Logan. . The Indians Make Peace. . 39-46.
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CHAPTER V. West Virginia in the Revolution
Meeting at Fort Gower .. Resolutions Passed .. Meetings at Pittsburg and Hannastown .. Soldiers from the Monongahela .. Attempted Tory Up- risings Suppressed. . Patriotism on the Greenbrier .. Four Indian Armies Invade West Virginia .. Numerous Incursions. . Cornstalk Assassinated .. First Siege of Fort Henry . . Capt. Foreman Ambushed. . Simon Girty Joins the Indians. . Fort Randolph Besieged. . General Clark Marches to the West .. Last Battle of the Revolution .. Expeditions Against the Indians .. Gen- eral Wayne Conquers the Savages ... 47-56.
CHAPTER VI.
Subdivision and Boundaries.
Virginia's Western Territory .. Jealousy of other States .. The Contro- versy .. Virginia Cedes to the General Government Her Territory West of the Ohio. . Mason and Dixon's Line. . Other Boundary Lines. . Contest with Maryland. . Virginia's Original Eight Counties. . Table of Population . . 57-65.
CHAPTER VII. The Newspapers of West Virginia.
Humble Beginnings. . The First Newspaper. . Others Enter the Field .. Ephemeral Character of Country Journalism. . The Editor's Mistakes and Successes. . 66-70.
CHAPTEP VIII. Geography, Geology and Climate.
The Rock-History of West Virginia. . Mountain-Building. . Valley-Sculp- ture. . The Plateau of West Virginia. . Influences Acting on Climate. . How Coal was Formed .. The Rain Winds and the Rainless Winds. . Rainfall and Snowfall .. Formation of Soil. . Fertility and Sterility . . Fertilizing Agents .. Altitudes in West Virginia. . 71-82.
CHAPTER IX. Among Old Laws.
Examination of and Extracts from Virginia's Early Statutes .. Death Penalty for Petty Crimes. . Cruel Punishments. . Condemned Prisoners For- bidden Spiritual Advice .. Law against Gossiping. . Hog Stealing. . Special Laws for Slaves. . Horse Thieves "utterly excluded ". . Pillories. . Whipping Posts, Stocks and Ducking Stools . . Fees of Sheriffs and Constables . . Tavern- keepers .. Ferries. . 83-88.
CHAPTER X. Constitutional History.
The Bill of Rights. . Constitution of 1776 .. Freedom of the Press .. Schools not Mentioned .. Restricted Suffrage. . Constitution of 1830. . Mem-
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bers West of the Mountains Advocate Greater Liberty . . Overruled. . Educa- tion Neglected .. Constitution of 1852. . Line Drawn Between the East and West .. Property against Men. . West Virginia's First Constitution. . The Slavery Question. . Constitution of 1872. . Enlarged Suffrage. . 89-104.
CHAPTER XI. John Brown's Raid.
His Purpose. . The Attempt. . Capture, Condemnation and Execution .. 105 .. 108.
CHAPTER XII. - The Ordinance of Secession.
Causes and Beginning. . The Richmond Convention. . Delegates from Western Virginia .. Stormy Sessions .. The Vote .. Western Delegates Secretly Leave Richmond . . Virginia Seizes United States Property. . 109-112.
CHAPTER XIII. The Reorganized Government of Virginia.
Mass Meetings West of the Alleghanies. . First Wheeling Convention. . Its Members. . Vote on the Ordinance of Secession. . Second Wheeling Con- vention. . The Delegates. . New Officers Chosen for Virginia. . 113-119.
CHAPTER XIV. Formation of West Virginia.
The United States Constitution Provided a Way .. The Several Steps .. President Lincoln's Opinion. . The Bill Signed. . 120-125.
CHAPTER XV. Organizing for War.
Call for Volunteers by Virginia. . Troops Sent Across the Alleghanies. Muskets Sent to Beverly by the Confederates. . Guns from Massachusetts Reach Wheeling .. Federals Cross the Ohio. . Fight at Philippi. . Confede- rates Fortify in Randolph. . General Garnett in Command. . General McClel- lan Arrives. . Defeat of the Confederates at Rich Mountain .. Garnett's re- treat .. 126-137.
CHAPTER XVI. Progress of the War.
General Lee in West Virginia. . Expedition against Cheat Mountain and Elkwater. . General Loring's Army. . Movements in the Kanawha Valley .. Quarrel Between Generals Wise and Floyd .. Federals Defeated at Cross Lanes. . Confederates Worsted at Gauley Bridge .. Further Fighting .. Con- test for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. . Governor Letcher's Proclama tion. . 138-146.
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CHAPTER XVII Chronology of the War. List and Dates of Important Movements in West Virginia. . 147-170.
PART SECOND-COUNTY HISTORY.
CHAPTER XVIII
Early Settlements and Indian Troubles.
Traders Reach the Ohio ... Trails and Roads Over the Alleghanies ... Sur- veys for Canals ... The Mountain Wilderness ... Files and Tygart ... Mythical Indian Towns ... Tygart's Valley Settled ... Forts Built ... Indian Raid in 1777 ... Ambuscade above Elkwater ... The Leading Creek Massacre ... Timothy Dorman's Raid ... The last Indian Incursion, 1791 ... 175-187.
CHAPTER XIX. Court Notes of a Century.
Organization of Randolph. . County Seat Selected . . Officers Appointed .. County Laid Off into Districts. . First Town .. Lawyers Licensed. . Public Buildings. . Numerous Indictments. . The " Public Square ". . Superior Court Proceedings. . Twelve Court Houses .. War Reminiscences in Court Records .. List of Military Offices. . The Beginnings of Roads. . Marriage Licenses in Thirty years. . Wild Animals of Randolph. . Early Randolph Law Latin .. Slaves in Randolph. . Early Prices and Money Matters. . The Annals of the Poor .. List of Sheriffs. . Clerks .. Surveyors .. Assessors .. Justices .. Pros- ecuting Attorneys. . Coroners .. County Commissioners. . Judges .. Constables .. Superintendents of Schools. . Old Wills. . List of Lawyers. . Supervisors .. Board of Registration. . 188-235.
CHAPTER XX. Randolph's Share in the Civil War.
First Encounter of Opposing Forces. . Rich Mountain. . Laurel Hill. . Garnett's Retreat. . Cheat Mountain and Elkwater. . Imboden's Raids. . Jack- son's Raid. . Hill's Raid. . Rosser's Raid,
CHAPTER XXI. Mountains and Valleys of Randolph.
Altitudes, Distances and Directions. . Sculpture of Tygart's Valley .. Coal Fields of Randolph. . Old River Terraces. . The Huttonsville Gravel Deposits. . Limestone Caves .. Ledge of Flint. . Salt Sulphur Springs ... In- dian "Lead Mines."
CHAPTER XXII. Miscellaneous Historical Notes.
The West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railroad ... Newspapers of Ran- dolph ... Roster of Soldiers ... Old Land Patents ... Swiss Colony at Alpina ... The Last Elk ... Pre-historic Mounds ... Religious Denominations ... Notes.
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PLATES.
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Frontispiece
Solomon C. Caplinger and Archibald Wilmoth 316
Col David Goff 389
Hon. Washington J. Long .. 431
Elam D. Talbott
481
William G. Wilson.
499
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Map of Hampshire County, 1755 61
Grave of the Connolly familly 187
Signatures of Early Sheriffs. 221
Signatures of Circuit Clerks 222 Signatures of Early Justices of the Peace 224
Signatures of Circuit Judges. 227
First Court-House built by Randolph County 235
The Lone Tree 239
Battlefield of Rich Mountain.
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Snyder's Knob.
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The Sculpture of Tygart's Valley 271
Columnar Section of Rock ..
274
Burried Logs near Beverly
276
Map showing Indian Trail
296
Lorenzo Dow's Stopping Place
302
Site of the Files Cabin
307
Map showing Indian Trails.
308
Site of Westfall's Fort
309
A Primitive Cabin
310
Cowger's Mill.
310
Elder Thomas Collett's Church
313
Washington's Map 315
The Old Wilson Plantation 491
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Arnold, T J, San Diego Cal.
Ansteregg, Jacob, Newlon W. Va.
Armentrout, Solomon, Elkins, Armentrout, C S, Horton
Allen, J M, Elkins Alt, Mrs. Rebecca M, Dry Fork
Backstrom, P G F, Elkins
Baker, S L, Beverly 66
Baker, W E
Baker, D R 66
Campbell, E B,
Carr, G A, Dry Fork 66
Bazier, Rev. E R, Beverly 66
Carr, Joseph,
Ball, D W, Rich Mountain
Carr, J G
Bent, J A, Elkins 66
Bell, J N C, Lee Bell
Channell, I W, Elkins
Beatty, George, Mingo
Channell, G N, Kerens
Bennett, E J, Dry Fork
Chaffey, Richard, Elkins
Bennett, A J, Harman 66
Clark, G O, Hemlock
66
Blizzard, S C, ."
Blackman, S R, Parsons
66
Blackman, Mrs. W T, Hastings, Neb.
Bosworth, Dr. A S, Beverly, W. Va. Bosworth, S N,
Coberly, J G, Montrose
Coberly, J G, Alpina
Collier, W H, Elkins 66
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Bowers, WO,
Collett, L D, Elkins
Bodkin, Mrs Nellie E, Harman 66
Collett, Parkison, Beverly 66
Bonner, H F, Dry Fork
Collett, E T, Kerens
Bonner, M J,
Collett, Mrs. Louisa, Beverly
66
Brown, T P R, Beverly
Conrad, Samuel, Valley Head
Brown, F W, Huttonsville
Conrad, Lloyd,
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Brown, S I, Harding
Conrad, C C
Bradley, A M, Elkins
Conrad, W H,
Brandley, A,
Conrad, H J,
Butcher, B L, Fairmont W. Va. Buckey, Dr. D P, Beverly Buckey, Mrs. Lizzie, “ Byron, L C, Valley Head
Caplinger, Miss Rizpah, Mingo “ Caplinger, Miss Hattie B, Beverly Caplinger, J C, Beverly W. Va.
Canfield, H C,
Campbell, L H, Elkins 60
Bally, C, Pickens
Channell, J H, Huttonsville
· Clayton, Mrs Lily M, Job Coberly, James, Elkins Coberly, J A, Elkins
Coberly, D E, Montrose
Bosworth, Dr. J L, Huttonsville " Bowers, J O, Harman
Bonner, E L, 66
Conrad, W P, Huttonsville
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LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Conrad, Omar, Beverly
W. Va.
DeArmit, Austin, Montrose W. Va. - Digman, W. J, Montrose
Coff, C M, Mingo
Corley, A W, Sutton
66
Dorcas, L B, Horton
Cooper, Daniel, Beverly 66
Durkin, Miss Aliyce, Monroe
Cooper, Valentine, Harman 66
Earle, D A, Elkins Elkins, Hon. S B, Elkins Elza, J S, Rich Mountain
66
Collins, Sampson, Dry Fork Crawford, Emmet, Beverly,
Crawford, K B, Beverly
Fahrion, Lew, Pickins Ferguson, Moses, Montrose
Crickard, C C, Crickard
Ferguson, C B, Montrose
Crickard, Patrick, Crickard
Ferguson, John J, Kerens
Crickard, J R, Valley Head
Crittenden, Dr. TB, Horton 66
Crouch, Lee, Beverly
Fisher, S H, Kerens Fisher, Charles, Pickens Fincham, D C, Long
Findley, A L, Monroe
Findley, J H, Monroe 66
Fitzwater, Clay, Beverly
Fint, J H, Rich Mountain 66
Cunningham, A M, Parsons
Cunningham, E A, Beverly 66
Cunningham, J A, Alpina
Cunningham, H V, Rich Mt. 66
Cunningham, J S, Harman
Cunningham, Mrs M E, Harman
Cunningham, Mrs C B, Job
Gainer, S W, Montrose 66
Gainer, M L, Montrose 66
Garnett, Rev. J A, Elkins
Cunningham, G W, Elkins
Cunningham, B Y, Horton
Gawthrop, J J W, Huttonsville . Gawthrop, J E, Huttonsville
Cunningham, Geo W, Elkins,
Curtis, Joseph, Crickard
Gibson, J N, Elkins Gibson, J A, Job
Curtis, Lester, Elkins
Glannon, Patrick, Laurel 66
Curtis, G M, Horton
Currence, Melvin, Crickard. 66
Currence, M H, Elkins, 66
Golden, Benjamin, Horton
Daniels, M L, Beverly, 66
Golden, Dr. W W, Elkins
Daniels, H W, Elkins
Griffith, W F, Elkins
Daniels, Rev. W P, Lick
Daniels, P C, Beverly 66
Day, Mrs. Sarah A, Faulkner, Day, S L, Elkins,
Graham, J W, Harman
Grose, M F, Beverly
Dann, Wm. H, Elkins,
66
Denton, Julia B, Kerens,
DeWitt, J H, Elkins, 66
Greynolds, Lew, Beverly
66
Greynolds, Delbert, Beverly 66
Harding, C W, Beverly
Harper, S W, Faulkner
Cunningham, George, Elkins Cunningham, Dr. J L, Pickens 66
Fleegel, C L, Horton
Fox, J M, Valley Bend,
Ford, P F, Mabie 66
Fretwell, George, Blue Springs " Fueller, H C, Horton
Cunningham, D S, Job
Goddin, J W, Elkins
Goff, Mrs. Annie A, Beverly
Crouch, Abraham, Elkwater Crouch, Eli H, Elkwater
Cooper, E J, Harman
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LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Harper, J P, Circleville
Harper, R M, Lick
Harper J C, Harman
Harper, J D, Harman
Harper, D A, Elkins
Kennedy, C W, Elkins
Harper, G W, Elkins
Kelley, W S, Elkins
Harper, A E, Elkins
Hart, Mrs. M L, Beverly
Haymond, Col. Henry, Clarksburg.
Hart, A P, Mabie W. Va.
Keim, W H, Elkins King, O J, Beverly
Hart Hugh S, Havensville, Kansas. Hart, A W, Beverly W. Va.
King, Andrew, Monroe
Hart, G M, Kerens
Kildow, J Ed, Beverly
Hamilton, A Z, Elkwater
66
Kisamore, J H, Horton
Kile, A A, Job 66
Hartman, J W, Pickens
Kile, E H, Dr, Job
Harris, Harman, Harman
Knutti, Emil, Alpina
Harris, R B, Beverly
Knutti, J G, Fairmont
Hanley, James, Elkins
Knutti, Jacob, Beverly 66
Harman, Rev. Asa, Harman
Kunst, C W F, Grafton 66
Harman, Joseph, 66
Lamb, Calvin, Middle Fork
Harman, J Wm.,
Latham, G R, Beverly
Harman, Silon,
Lambert, Mrs. P J, Harmon
Harman, D M, Job
Lambert, C E, Horton
Heavener, J W, Montrose
Hinchman, J E, Beverly
Lawson, F A, Elkins Lawson, H T, Montrose Lee, Richard, Huttonsville
66
High, Loren, Beverly,
Howell, J E, Mabie
Leonard, G W, Beverly
66
Hutton, Elihu, Huttonsville Hutton, Warwick,
Lewis, H H, Newlon
Huber, Frank, Helvetia
66
66 Leary, Hamilton, Beverly 66 Loyd, G W, Valley Bend
Huffman, Frank, Dry Fork
66 Lough, J V, Elkins
Hyre, L J, Montrose
Irvine, D G, Elkins
Lough, G M, Elkins Long, G C, Valley Bend Long, A J, Valley Bend
66 Long, S B, Dry Fork
66 Lytle, G C, Elkins
Marstiller, C M, Elkins 66
66 Marstiller, Lee, Elkins
Marstiller, J D, Womelsdorff
Joyce, Miss Ella C, Laurel Johnson, J M, Beverly Johnson John, Dry Fork Jones, A. R, Elkins
Kansas. W. Va.
Jordan, Baxter, Job W. Va.
Jordan, G M, Horton Jordan, A F, Horton Judy, I H, Harman
Houdyschell, A H, Beverly
Leonard, F L, Beverly
Lewis, A, Beverly
Hull, J C, Pickens
Isner, Mrs. Sarah C, Beverly Jett, W P, Montrose
Kittle, Leland, Beverly
Hamilton, Bolivar, Valley Head "
Kelley, Harrison, Roaring Creek " Kesner, H F, Harman
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LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Mayo, C B, Pickens
W. Va.
Phares, Leonard, Orlena W. Va.
Mayo, W D, Pickens
Phares, Jacob,
Marshall, J W, Mingo
66
Phares, Abel, Laurel
Marshall, H B, Mingo
Phares, Mrs. Helen, Elkins
Phillips, W S, 66
Mallow, G A, Harman Maxwell, L H, Fresno Cal.
Phillips, E E W, Crickard
Maxwell, C J, Kaufman
Texas
Phillips, Randolph, Womelsdorff"
Maxwell, C W, Parsons
W. Va
Phillips, Claude,
Moore, J H, Montrose
Loore, C S, Elkins
Phillips, J J, Orlena
Moore, W A, Huttonsville
Phillips, W S, Gilman
66
Moore, B W, Mingo
Posten, Wilbur, Huttonsville
Moore, Eli, Montrose
Potts, JO, Beverly
Moyers, Charles, Valley Head
Morral, J W, Harman
66
Porter, W C, Harman
Mouse, S A, Elkins
Pritt, Hugh, Valley Bend
Montoney, Mrs Nettie A, Job
Pritt, R L,
Montoney, Dr. Decatur, Harman "
Mullennix, J W, Horton
Pritt, Riley, Beverly Pritt, C S.
Mustoe, C L, Kerens, 66
Putnam, V B, «
McLaughlin, L B, Beverly
Purkey, D B, Kerens
McGraw, John T, Grafton
Purkey, W H, "
McAtee, W L, Blue Springs
Rader, Rev. B T, Elkins
McAtee, J M, Mingo
Ranis, G W, Harman
McQuain, L W, Beverly
Reger, S L, Elkins
McQuain, Lewis, Elkins
Riggleman, M F, Mingo
McCallister, J W, Rich Mt.
Rinehart Rev. H G, Montana
McBee, J A, Rich Mt
Rowan, S A, Beverly
JMcDaniel, A C Kerens
Rowan, H F, Mabie
Nelson, John, Harman
Rohrbaugh, M H, Beverly
Nelson, S K, Horton
Rolston, Rev. Holmes, Horton
O'Donnell, Manus, Beverly
Roy, I P, Harman
Payne, Mrs Dora, Elkins
Roy, ML, “
Payne, H H, Horton
Russell, T C, Crickard
Parsons, Joshua, Montrose
66
Rush, Frederick, Adolph
Pennington, V B, Harman
Salisbury, G W, Monterville
Pennington, S J.
Scott. C H, Elkins
Pennington, H C,
Scott, J J, Crickard
Phares, J W, Elkins
Scott, G B, Womelsdorff
Scott, Edwin, Monroe
Phares, W B, '
Roy, A G, Dry Fork
66
Parsons, M L, Montrose
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Phillips, G M, Beverly
Moore, Miss Ella, Elkins
Powers, H H W, Elkins
Potts, Rev. M P H, Elkins
66
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Scott, Jefferson, " Scott, P W, Beverly
W. Va.
Strader, L D, Beverly W. Va. Summerfield, T J, Job
Scott, Mrs. Louise M, Beverly " Summerfield, W A, Harman
Schoonover, C J, Montrose 66
Summerfield, Mordecai, Harman "
Scruggs, W F, Horton Sharpless, C C, Kerens Shreve, N. H., Valley Bend
Shaffer, H. L., Elkins
66
Talbott, Dr. L W, Elkins
Shobe, Mrs. M J, Harman
Talbott, E D, Beverly
Shront, G W, Beverly
Talbott, N W. Valley Head
Sharp, W D, Mingo
66
Talbott, R H, Elkins
Shockey, Ira, Long
Taylor, L M, Kerens
Simmons, S G, Valley Head
Taylor, Blain W, Washington, D.C.
Simmons, W C, Elkwater
Taylor, E E, Elkins
W. Va.
Simmons, P C, Dry Fork 66
Taylor, Wm, Elkins
Sims, G F, Pickens : (
Taylor, Lee, Elkins
Sites, D A, Harman
Taylor, Miss Annie L, Elkins
Taylor, Mrs. Nannie E, Kerens 66
Smith, M M, Elkins 66
Taylor, C M, Valley Head
Smith, Job, Dry Fork 66
Thomas, J W, Pembro
Smith, W A, Dry Fork
Thomas, Philip, Beverly 66
Smith, M C, Job,
Smith, Hon. B W, Lafayette Ind.
Snelson, F H, Elkins W. Va.
Snyder, Harmon, Valley Head
Snyder, Howard, Beverly
Snyder, P A, Harman
Spies, Henry, Pickens 66
Sturm, J A, Womelsdorff
66
Sturm, L, Crickard 66
Stalnaker, J P, Beverly 66
Stalnaker, Randolph, Wheeling
Stalnaker, H T, Elkins
Stalnaker, W R,
Stalnaker, Miss Belle, Valley Bend.
Stalnaker, White, Beverly W. Va.
Stalnaker, R. M., Elkins
Stalnaker, T J,
66
Stalnaker, T H,
Stalnaker, D M, Kerens
Stalnaker, Mrs. Edith M, Elkins " Steeth, W H, Elkins 66
Stanton, G J, Womelsdorff
Vanscoy, E B, Kerens 66
Vanscoy, D A, Kerens
Vanpelt, L D, Elkwater Valentine, A J, Parsons
Vandevender, Wm, Monterville “ Vandevender, Sylvanus, Harman “ Vandevender, W P, Harman
Vest, Joshua, Beverly
Wamsley, J N, Elkins
Wamsley, Z T, Crickard
Wamsley, Mrs Minerva, Lee Bell " Wamsley, S B, Lee Bell
Wamsley, F J, Lee Bell
Wamsley, E D, Elkwater
Wamsley, Miss B, Valley Bend “
66
Summerfield, Vinson 66
Summerfield, J W,
Swecker, G C, Monterville 66
Smith, Charles, Valley Head
Tolley, J F, Blue Springs Triplett, W O, Kerens
Triplett, J W, Faulkner
Triplett, F A, Kerens
Triplett, Elijah, Elkins
Triplett, F J, Elkins 66
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LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Wamsley, J L, Beverly W. Va
White, J T, Harman
W. Va.
Wamsley, C C, Beverly Ward, Lee M, Huttonsville
Whitecotton, G C, Dry Fork
Ward, S P, Crickard
Whitecotton, A D, Harman
Ward, Iddo, Elkins
Wilson, Hon. Benj., Clarksburg "
Ward, J A, Delta Idaho
Ward, H A, Mingo
W. Va.
Wilson, William Grant, Elkins Wilson, W H, Beverly 66
Ward, Ray, Elkins
Wilson, D F, Horton
Ware, Jonas, Valley Head
Wilmoth, A F, Elkins .. €
Waybright, Mrs. Arthena, Job 66
Wilmoth, B F, "
66
Wees, Levi, Montrose
Wilmoth, Oliver, "
Wees, Emmet, Valley Bend
Wilmoth, Elihu, Montrose
Wees, Z D, Elkins
Wimer, C H, Elkins
.
Wees, A C, Beverly
Wise, J E, Huttonsville
Weese, H H, Elkins
Williams, J H, Beverly
Weese, Boyd, 66
Williams, A D, Beverly
Webley, Enoch, “
Wolfong, J A, Harman
Webley, P C,
Woolwine, Lewis, Elkins
Westfall, Job, Beverly
Woodford D C, Alpina
Weymouth, Dr. J H, Elkins
Woodford, M S, Huttonsville
66
White, Bernard, Beverly
Wolfe, Mrs S J, Pickens
White, French, Dry Fork
Womelsdorff, O C, Womelsdorff
White, D L, Job
Wood, A J, Valley Head
White, Amby, Rich Mountain
Wood, C N, Mingo
66
White, R C, Rich Mountain
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