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William lost his life in battie in behalf of the Union cause, in his young manhood. James went to Ohio, where he died at a ripe old age, a few years ago, and where his descend- ants live : and Wilson sleeps in Wood county ; John resided in Murphy district until a few months since, when he went to Walker station : Carrison died single ; Frances was the late wife of John R. Cunningham, of Eva: the late Mrs. Harriet Cooper, of Gilmer county; the late Mrs. Elizabeth (John) Collins, and the late Mrs. Mary Knight-mother of Phillip Knight, of Calhoun county, were the other daughters.
James Alexander Yates was another worthy pioneer of the Eva vicinity. He was born near Grafton, in 1826, and there grew to manhood and married Miss Sarah Jane Rob- inson, on March 10, 1847; and ten years later (1857) they came to this county and made the first improvement on thie farm that is now the home of Wilson B. Cunningham, junior ; and here he passed from earth on January 3, 1897.
Mrs. Yates followed him to the grave on November 22nd, of the same year. Both had long been pillars in the church at Hardman chapel, and there they rest.
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Mrs. Yates was born in Maryland, in 1825, and with her parents removed to Taylor county, in 1843. She was the daughter of Owen Robinson, who came from England to Old Town, Virginia, with his parents when he was a boy, and there married Miss Eleanor Mitchell. She was one of a family of ten children, who have all passed to the other side, except Miss Helen Robinson, of Parkersburg. Mrs. Ellen Ison, wife of the late Rev. Benjamin Ison, of the West Vir- ginia Methodist Episcopal conference, was another sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Yates were the parents of eight children. four of whom died in infancy. Philander Owen Yates died. in 1909. at his home in Oklahoma, where his family reside : and the other three survive: Mrs. Fannie Cunningham Kel- ley lives at Rhodesdale. Ohio: Mrs. Mary Ellen (T. A.) Hard- inan, at Fonsovilie : and Mrs. Emma V. Wamsley. at Fair- mont.
The Yateses are of German lineage. Two brothers came from Hesse, Darnistadt, in the Fatherland. some time before the Revolution. and settled in the Massachusetts colony. One of these brothers. John Yates, took up arms in defense of his adopted country, and after the struggle for Independ- ence was at an end, he emigrated to Virginia, where he re- mained until after our second war with Great Britain. when he removed to Taylor county, and purchased land for his four sons. Lawson. John. junior. Elijah, and William, near Pruntytown.
William Yates married Miss Mary Simpson, and was the father of thirteen children, among whom was Alexander Yates, of Leatherbarke. The other members of the family ยท were. Henry, who went to Indiana : Harrison. the father of H. M. Yates. of Center-Belpre. Ohio: Thomas. Abner. Mrs. Elizabeth Sinsel, Mrs. Nancy Derham, and Mrs. Fannie Rec- tor, who spent their lives in their native county. Taylor : and Mary, who died in youth : the rest died in childhood.
The Bealls .- Another family whose interests have been identified with this creek since 1841. is that of the late John Beall, who made his settlement where his son. Charles F. Beall. now resides, and here he spent the remainder of his life.
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The homestead of his son James S., and the estate of his late son, Wilson, also belong to the original tract here.
Mr. Beall was of Scotch-Irish descent. He was born in Tucker county, (W.) Virginia, in 1817: and when he was still in his cradle, his parents, John and Patricia Holbert Beall, came to Gilmer county (1818), and settled at the mouth of Cedar creek. Here Mr. Beall sleeps, and his venerable wife found a resting-place on the Joseph Frederick homestead, in this county, beside her son, Wilson, and her daughter, Nancy. The other daughter was Maria, who married John Holbert, and went West, where she lies at rest.
John Beall, junior-the Leatherbarke pioneer-married Miss Leah Hardman, daughter of the late Rev. James Hard- man, in 1840, and first settled on the E. R. Tibbs farm, at Goff's. He later removed to the Frederick's mill vicinity, and from there (the WV. G. Lowther farm), to Leatherbarke, where he passed from earth on January 20, 1880.
His wife survived until September 10, 1902, when she was laid by his side, on the old homestead.
Their children were fourteen in number: Thomas and Henry died in infancy ; Dorcas, at the age of eleven years. The rest all lived to rear families: Wilson A., Mrs. Abigail C. Cooper, and Mrs. Phebe (Jacob) Minear, S. M., and M. T., have all passed on : James S., C. F., and Mrs. J. L. Gill, are all of Leatherbarke, M. A., of Clay county, and J. N., of Lin- coln, Nebraska.
The Bealls are quite numerous in different parts of the State. Those in Gilmer, Braxton, Lewis, and Clay counties are of this family, John Beall, senior, having four brothers. from whom they are descended.
Eva Founded .- John L. Gill was the first merchant and post-master at Eva. His store came into existence in Janu- ary, 1894, and the post-office was established the same year.
Mr. Gill was born in Marshall county, on March 23, 1861, and with his parents came to Leatherbarke in November, 1819. On August 5, 1883, he was married to Miss Florence L. Beall. and six children are the result of this union: Eva MI. is the wife of C. A. Daily, of Hardman chapel ; Leslie A. is married, also: Miss Lulu lies in the churchyard at Hardman chapel :
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and John A., Bernie W., and Irene E. are at home. Mr. Gill was a soldier of the Spanish-American war.
The Gills have been leading citizens of this community for more than thirty years, they having come here from Mar- shall county. The late Andrew and Mrs. Anna Birch Gill were the heads of this family which consisted of the follow- ing named members, besides John L. Gill: Bruce, William, the late James and George, the late Mrs. Irene (Frank) Bush, Mrs. C. F. Zickafoose, Mrs. Josephine (MI. R.) Osbourne, are all of this part county; Mrs. George Hildreth, of Cairo: Mrs. Agnes Rule, of Ohio : Mrs. Susana Furguson, Gilmer county ; Mrs. Lizzie Dobbins, Marshall county, and Miss Cora, who lies in the quiet churchyard, with her parents.
The Iris post-office is perhaps eight or ten years younger than the one at Eva, and Robert Stuart was the first post- master here. Leatherbarke is famous for its numerous stores, and oil developments are in progress on its head waters.
CHAPTER XXI
Indian Creek Settled
LI WATKINS, John Ayres, and Thomas Stanley were the first pioneers on this creek, they having found homes near the mouth, as early as 1810; and John Starr, (before men- tioned,) was the first settler on its head waters, near this same time.
Of Watkins' history, we know nothing, except that he was the son-in-law of Thomas Stanley and the brother-in-law of John Ayres.
Mr. Ayres came from Rockbridge county, Virginia, in 1810, and built his cabin near the present site of the Phillips' school house, on the farm that is now the home of S. C. Phil- lips. He enjoyed the distinction of being the first school teacher in the Hughes river valley, and his history will appear more at length with the schools.
V Thomas Stanley made his settlement on the D. M. V. Phillips' homestead-adjoining Mr. Ayres. He was a native of "Old Erin," but came here from Virginia-the time of his coming being variously stated, from 1810 to 1830-and re- mained until he was laid on the hillside, in 1860.
He was the father of John Stanley, who married Ellen Ayres, daughter of John Ayres, and resided on the old home- stead until he, too, found a resting place upon the hillside ; then his brother. James resided here until the farm became the property of D. M. V. Phillips, late in the sixties or early in the seventies. The other sons were: William, who was killed at Beverly on July 4, 1863, while serving as a Union soidier ; Adam and Thomas, died in Wood county ; and Mrs. Margaret Taylor, and Mrs. Bridget Parks, in Roane county ; and Mrs. Mary (Eli) Watkins, in this county. These chil-
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dren have all passed on, but among the grandchildren are, Joseph Stanley, Petroleum, the oldest living descendant ; Daniel, and William Stanley, Mrs. Phebe Lewis, and Mrs. Mary Jenkins, of Mellin. John and Flavius Stanley, of Slab and Indian creek, respectively, are great-grand sons.
The Stanleys were Indian fighters and were honest, in- dustrious pioneers.
Daniel Ayres, son of Jolin and father of "Dick" Ayres, of Island run, made the first improvement on the farm that is now the property of the late Asa Flesher's heirs, near Mahone. He first married a Miss Brown, of Virginia, and had one daughter, Lizzie, who became the wife of Charles Ayres, and went to Indiana; and two sons, Charles and Jeremiah, who also went West.
His second wife was Miss Tabitha Tingler, daughter of Henry Tingler, and their children were, "Dick," Jackson, and Mack Ayres, Mrs. Sarah (Daniel) Stanley, Mrs. India Pollock, and Mrs. Mary Rinehart Wiant Kennedy of Smithville.
Mr. Ayres died on his home farm and there his ashes lie.
Jacob Wolfe was the first to find a home on Plum run, in this section, which is now a noted oil center. He was born in Northern Germany, on January 10, 1816, and there learned the blacksmith's trade; and when he was still but a lad, he crossed to America, and followed this trade. In 1855, he was married to Miss Margaret Weinreich, daughter of Christopher Weinreich, and sister of the late Lewis, of Mahone, who was also born in the Fatherland, but who, with her father and brothers came to Eaton, in Wood county, in her early woman- hood, where her father soon passed away, and where he sleeps. Her mother sleeps across the sea in the homeland.
The marriage took place at Wheeling, and in Barbour county they resided until 1857, when they came to this county, and settled on the homestead that is now occupied by their son, L. P. Wolfe ; and in this vicinity they still survive, though the weight of ninety-three years is upon Mr. Wolfe.
Their children are as follows: L. P., Charles, and John Wolfe, and Mrs. A. A. Scott, all of Mahone ; Mary married L. B. Scott, who recently removed from Mahone to Clarksburg. and after her death, her sister, Amelia, became the wife of L.
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B. Scott : Lena was the late Mrs. N. D. Bailey, of Hardman chapel ; Margaret first married Silas Smith, and after his death, L. H. Carder, of Iris ; Miss Addie is now a physician, of Pitts- burg.
Jacob Sinnett made the first improvement where his grandson, Dr. C. W. Rexroad, now iives, and from here he passed to his eternal home. He was the son of Patrick, and his wife was Miss Elizabeth Rexroad, daughter of the late Henry Rexroad, of Harrisville. Side by side they slumber on the Charles Moyer farm, on Den run.
Their children were: Henry R. Sinnett, of Missouri ; Mrs. Phebe (Zebulon) Rexroad, and the late Mrs. Cambyses (Sarah) Lowther.
James Drake was the pioneer on the farm that is now the home of the County infirm, he having come here some time between 1810, and '20. He was the son of the Rev. John Drake, and the son-in-law of Patrick Sinnett, his wife being Miss Elizabeth Sinnett. He was a veteran of the war of 1812, and his widow drew a pension of twelve dollars a month until her death in 1884, at the age of eighty-six years.
Near 1825 or '30, James Drake built the first saw-mill on Indian creek-the site of this mill being near the Isaac Wil- son residence.
He and his wife were the parents of twelve children, five of whom reached the years of maturity : Mrs. Phebe (Wm.) Moats, Mrs. Katharine (Otha) Ziekafoose, the late Mrs. Agnes (Jacob) Layfield ; Wm. Drake, who married the daugh- ter of Barcus Ayres, and went West; and Patrick, who mar- ricd a Miss Keener, and was the father of the late Mrs. Ella Frey, of Harrisville ; and of Charles Drake, of Hardman chapel. The "County farm" was Mrs. Drake's third of her husband's estate and she sold it to the county for this purpose.
John Sinnett was the first to mark the forest in the vicin- ity of Jackson's store. He erected his dwelling on the farm that is now the Dr. J. H. Snyder estate, at the foot of King Knob hill, near the year 1824.
. He was a son of Patrick Sinnett, and a native of Pendle- ton county, having been born on November 12, 1787. He mar- ried Miss Elizabeth R. Propst, of the same county, and they
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settled on the Black Thorn creek for a few years after their marriage, before coming to Ritchie county. He erected the first and only powder-mill that was ever in this section, and engaged in the manufacture of powder for a few years-until the inill was carried away by a flood, and was never rebuilt.
He went from here to Roane county, where he and his wife rest side by side. She having passed on in 1843, and he. in 1869.
Their children were: Harmon, of Chevauxdefrise : Abel P., of Kanawha county ; Henry, of this county ; and Samuel, and Joseph (twins). of Roane county.
Abel Sinnett succeeded his brother, John. on the Snyder farm, at the foot of King Knob hill, and there he continued to reside until he was laid in the Indian creek Baptist church- yard, in July, 1873.
He was the owner of the first saw-mill in this section. the site of which is now marked by the Hammer hotel. He married Miss Elizabeth Stuart, and was the father of-Mrs. Belinda (Thomas) Hill, of Washburn: Mrs. Sarah J. (Law- son) Hall, of Auburn : the late Mrs. Elizabeth (W. T.) Moats, of Indian creek; Mrs. Margaret (Lewis) Hammer, Wash- burn: the late Mrs. Kathrine (James) Moats, Indian creek : and George W. Sinnett, Jackson county.
John Webb .- Near the year 1841, John Webb came from Rockbridge county, Virginia, and became the pioneer of Den run, making his settlement on the farm that he occupied until his death, on July 13, 1875 ; and the one which is now the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Sarah L. Simmons.
Mr. Webb married Miss Elizabeth Isenhour, and was the father of eight children, who were all born in the "Old Domin- ion :" Henry, Phebe, and Michael married and remained there, and the other five came to this county with their parents- William. James, and Addison, remained here: Mary became the wife of Noah Boston, and went to Illinois ; Lucinda, mar- ried Henry Fulwider, and went to Indiana.
The older generation have now all passed on, but among the grandchildren that are still here are: Mrs. Washington Isner, Mrs. Mary Snyder, and Mrs. Simmons above men- tioned, and Isaiah Webb. all of the Washburn vicinity.
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The Webbs were the donors of the ground, and were among the chief builders, of the Den run M. P. church, which bears their name, "Webb's chapel." And here they sleep, on the old homestead.
Silas Pettit made the first improvement in the extreme head of the creek, where J. O. Nay now lives, near the year 1843. The place of his nativity was near Fairmont, in Marion county, and the date of his birth was January 27, 1821. His wife was Miss Kiziah Weaver, daughter of Joseph Weaver, and their family consisted of fourteen children. They re- moved from the Nay farm to the Big Bend, in Calhoun coun- ty, in 1850, and there remained until death claimed Mrs. Pettit some time in the nineties. Then in 1892, he was married to Mrs. Jane Williams, and with her spent his closing hours in Wirt county, in 1899, but he rests beside the wife of his youth at the Big Bend.
His children were:
The late Mrs. Arzana (D. M. V.) Phillips, and the late Mrs. Clarissa (Albert) Johnson, both of Smithville; Mrs. In- diana (B. F.) Prince : Mellin; Mrs. Martha (A. I.) Rogers, Harrisville: Mrs. Amanda (Henry) Devees, Mingo, Ohio; Frances married Ephraim Bee, and after her death at Cam- bridge, Nebraska, her sister, Huldah, became the wife of Mr. Bee; Joseph Pettit is of Ohio; A. J., of Mellin: Aaron, and Benjamin, of Calhoun county ; and Henrietta, Willie and Mary died in youth.
Thomas Hoover was an early settler on Dog run, a small tributary of Indian creek. He came here from Pendleton county near 1844, and established his home on the head of the stream, where Peter Jones now lives, he having purchased this tract of woodland of Henry Rexroad. He later purchased adjoining tracts, until his territory numbered four hundred forty-five acres. He sold the original tract to Peter Simmons, early in the fifties, and the other tracts, to later settlers from Pendleton county.
He gave the grounds for the Spruce Grove M. E. church, deeding it to the trustees and their successors (William and Conrad Mullenax and William and Isaac Cokeley being the original trustees).
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He afterwards patented two tracts of land on the waters of Devil Hole, Indian and Elm runs (696 acres in all), which is now owned by the John Simmon's heirs, and the Layfields. He went from this county to Wood, and later to Missouri, where he died.
He married Miss Frances Rexroad, sister of Zachariah Rexroad, and was the father of ten children: William, Michael, Daniel, Washington, Charles, Henry, Jacob, Jane, and Mary, who became Mrs. Samuel Sinnett, of Indian creek ; Michael, Noah, Washington, and Henry were Union soldiers of the Civil war. Part of the family went West, and John, and Jefferson, of near Cokeley's, are the only families of this name in the county, that are descended from Thomas. They are the sons of William and Emily Cunningham Hoover. Grant and Herbert Hoover, who are well-known among the young teachers of the county, are the sons of Jefferson.
Later Settlers .- In the forties and the early fifties quite a colony of substantial citizens came from Pendleton county and found homes on the waters of Indian creek, where their descendants still reside. This colony were all of German de- scent, and all spent the remainder of their lives here.
Jacob Hammer .- Among the first of these to arrive was Jacob Hammer, who settled where Miller I. Hill now lives, some time in the forties. He married Miss Phebe Moyer, sis- ter of James Moyer, and on their old homestead, they sleep. Their children are as follows: Samuel, who died in the An- dersonville prison during the war : and Lewis and George, of Washburn, who were also Union soldiers: Jacob died in childhood, and Leonard, in his young manhood; Mary mar- ried Peter Zickafoose, and went to Kansas : Sarah is the widow of T. Benton Rexroad, of Washburn; Mrs. Louisa Laird Friedley, and Mrs. Phebe (M. I.) Hill, are of Spruce Grove.
James Moyer and his wife, Mrs. Abigail Rexroad Mover -daughter of Zachariah Rexroad-were the next arrivals in 1849. They settled on the farm that is now the estate of their late son, Charles. and here they sleep. Mrs. Kathrine (P. R.) Tharpe, of Harrisville, is the only survivor of the family ; the sons, Charles, Edmond, and James, who died in childhood, having all passed on.
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Peter Moyer and his wife, Mrs. Louisia Rexroad Moyer. found a permanent home on Den run, where Mr. Moyer still survives, though Mrs. Moyer has been sleeping on the old homestead for a number of years. He is a brother of the late James Moyer, and his family are: Lewis, Frank, Ellsworth. Grant, Charles, and Mrs. Mary (Samuel) Moats.
Amos Jones was another member of the Pendleton colony. He married Miss Phebe Simmons, daughter of Peter, and set- tied where his son, Samnel, now lives, in 1854. Here lie and his wife passed from earth, and on the Peter Moyer homestead, they lie at rest.
Their children : Peter M., and Samuel, Harrisville ; Mrs. Katharine ( Lee) Parker, Wood county ; and Mrs. Delia Ohio.
Peter Simmons and Jacob Crummett, with their families, arrived in 1854.
Mr. Simmons bought an improvement of Thomas Hoover. and settled where Peter M. Jones now lives. He married Miss Sarah Moyer-sister of James and Peter, and side by side they sleep on the Peter Moyer's homestead. Their chil- dren were-Mrs. Amos (Phebe) Jones : Mrs. Jacob Crummett, and Aaron Simmons, Den run ; Mrs. Sydney Jordan, Macfar- lan; the late Mrs. A. W. (Mary.) Zickafoose, Harrisville ; and the late Mrs. Sarah (A. W.) Zickafoose, and Abigail, who was drowned in childhood.
Jacob Crummett purchased two hundred one acres of land at three dollars twenty-five cents an acre, and established his home on the farm that is now his estate, though unoccupied.
His father, Jacob Crummett, senior, and his mother, Abi- gail Rexroad, were both of German lineage: and, in Pendle- ton county, he was born on March 19, 1826.
He united with the Lutheran church in his boyhood, but was an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church faith for the last forty-five years of his life, and was an exhorter in the church.
On May 15, 1853, he was united in marriage with Miss Mahala Simmons, daughter of Peter Simmons, and three sons and one daughter were the result of this union: George F. Crummett and Mrs. Margaret (Levi) Moreton live near the
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old home: Martin J., is of Huntington, and the Rev. S. P. Crummett, of Parkersburg.
Mr. Crummett died on February 4, 1907, and was laid in the Fairview churchyard, on Devil Hole, and Mrs. Crummett lives with her daughter.
Simon P. Crummett .- The career of the Rev. Simon P. Cruminett merits more than a passing notice, as he is now a distinguished pulpit orator of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The Rev. Mr. Crummett was born on the old homestead, not far from Harrisville, on March 5, 1857, and began life for himself as a school-teacher in the rural districts of his native county, and continued in this profession for twelve years. A part of this time he filled the office of assessor-holding this office for eight years.
In 1886, he entered the ministry, taking work as a sup- ply ; and joined the West Virginia conference, the following year. He served as pastor of the Volcano, Elizabeth, West Union, Belleville, Guyandotte, and Kingwood charges, and the Wesley chapel, at Wheeling, before being appointed as Pre- siding Elder of the Buckhannon district in 1899-a position which he filled for five years. He was then transferred to the Presiding-eldership of the Parkersburg district, and has just completed his term of six years in this capacity under the changed name of "District Superintendent." (1910.)
On October 5, 1882, he was married to Miss Laura J. Douglass, daughter of the late John, and Mrs. Elizabeth Marsh Douglass, who was born near Cairo on August 2, 1861, and two sons, Aubrey and Paul, are the fruits of this union.
Sampson Zickafoose was also identified among the set- tlers from Pendleton county, he having arrived here some time during the forties, and located just above the present site of the Den run church, where he died on March 20, 1885, at the age of ninety-three years.
His last resting place is marked in the Mt. Zion church- yard.
He married a Miss Wade, and they were the parents of the following named children :
Otho, Peter, and Asbury Zickafoose, Mrs. Nimrod Kuy-
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dendall, who went West; Mrs. Wm. T. Mitchell. Mrs. James Westfall, and Mrs. Phebe White.
Dr. S. H. Zickafoose, of Harrisville, is a grandson of Mr. Zickafoose, and all the other families of the name in the county are his descendants.
An Interesting Reminiscence .- A thrilling reminiscence of the "ante-bellum days," which comes into our possession through a gentleman who was known to the facts herein recorded, will doubtless add interest to the conclusion of this chapter :
In the year 1856, on the left bank of this stream near one- half mile below the Phillips school-house, stood an old grist- inill of the pioneer order, which was designed solely for the purpose of manufacturing corn meal for the convenience of the citizens of the neighborhood; and under this same roof was an "up-and-down saw," which turned the timber into lumber for flooring purposes, etc., for the log houses.
This old mill was probably built by Barcus Ayres, whose name has already found a place in this history, but, however, this may have been, while it was playing its part well in the affairs of the community, a man by the name of Sylvester Rush, of Pennsylvania, appeared upon the scene, and pur- chased this mill.
He, being a man of considerable shrewdness and enter- prise, soon decided that, from a financial standpoint, the manu- facture of corn into liquid form would be far more profitable than that of meal, so he turned this peaceful old mill into a distillery, and it now became the favorite resort of "swine," both quadruped and "biped."
The former growing fat upon the grain that remained after the alcohol had been extracted, and the latter, "guzzling the swill that was distilled through the 'worm,' all the while growing poorer and more like his four-footed companions."
The price was low, and the proprietor of the establish- ment would gladly exchange his liquor for corn, wheat, or any of the commodities of the day, so that it was no difficult task for any one to obtain the desired quantity ; and it was no uncommon sight to see a weary, way-worn traveler with a sack of corn on his back, going toward the mill, and to see
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