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| Unknown Couple
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard)  Unidentified 2008/10/18 20:44
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| This real picture postcard was in the collection of the late Hugh and Matilda "Kate" Smith Griffith. The AZO stamp box has 4 triangles pointing up, and the card has a divided back, so the approximate time range is 1907-1918. |
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| Harriet Maude Griffith Jones
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) Veterans 2007/11/11 22:10
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The caption on the back of this photo reads:
Harriet Maude Griffith
Enlisted February 16, 1943 WACC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) daughter of J. E. Griffith of Sissonville, formerly of Clover.
Stationed Camp Crowder, Missouri
Her military marker at Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Ohio reads:
HARRIET M JONES
TEC 5 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
FEB 14 1919 - AUG 9 2004
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| Leman James Griffith
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) Veterans 2007/11/11 22:20
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The caption on the back of this photo reads:
Srgt. Leman J. Griffith
enlisted Oct 8, 1940
stationed in Hawaii Islands
son of J.E. Griffith of
Sissonville formerly of
Clover
been serving overseas since Dec 1940
Leman's obituary from the Houston Chronicle read:
LEMAN JAMES GRIFFITH was born December 22, 1917 in Looneyville, West Virginia. He passed from this life on February 13, 2004 at the age of 86 years. Leman had been proud to serve his country in the United States Army. Mr. Griffith was a survivor of the tragedy that took the lives of so many soldiers at Pearl Harbor. Visitation with the family will be held on Monday February 14, 2004 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Cypress-Fairbanks Funeral Home followed by the funeral service at 7:00 p.m. . Interment will follow in Clearwater, Florida at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park. |
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| Dannie Solomon Moore - WWI
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) Veterans 2008/10/18 20:56
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| Dannie Solomon Moore, 1896-1962, son of Joseph and Josephine Salyers Moore, married Clara Gale Smith on April 6, 1918. Served in WWI. |
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| Elkanah Smith Family
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) People 2007/11/20 20:10
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This is Elkanah Smith and some of his extended family. Elkanah (1842-1924) is the gentleman on the far right, and the ladies to the far left are his wife Mary M. Stump Smith (1837-1923) and their daughter Lydia (1868-1922.) I cannot identify any of the others at this point, so any help in that regard would be greatly appreciated.
Elkanah, a son of John Smith, along with several of his brothers moved into the Roane County area from Gilmer County sometime during the 1850's. He and Mary Stump were wed on Nov 1, 1960. The couple had 7 children. In addition to farming, Elkanah was for some terms the assessor for the second district of Roane County and was a trustee of the Flat Fork Baptist Church.
This photo is a picture postcard, of the kind often taken by itinerant photographers, and probably dates to around 1920. In all likelihood this was taken on Elkanah's farm in the area of Smith Run/Griffith Run Road. There is at least a small measure of irony in the fact that the large white border was made by putting a special frame into the camera to leave room on the printed card to write the names and other captions. Unfortunately, the only marking on the card is on the reverse side, where the name "Ona" was written lightly in pencil. |
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| Unknown Woman - Lowe, Hersman and Wagner Family
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) Unidentified 2015/1/20 19:41
Views: 4840 Comments: 1
This photo comes from Gladys Wright. She believes this is connected to the Lowe, Hersman and Wagner Families. Please let us know if you can supply any information.
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| H. W. "Bill" Pursley - WWII Navy
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) Veterans 2010/10/9 2:50
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Harry "Bill" Willis Pursley
(May 18, 1915 - September 14, 2010)
H.W. ?Bill? Pursley, 95, of Parkersburg, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010, in Eagle Pointe, Parkersburg.
He was born May 8, 1915, at Pasco, Roane County, a son of the late Emery Morey and Lillie Mae Bell Pursley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Wright Pursley, November 5, 1998.
Mr. Pursley was a retired construction worker. He was a member of the Woodbine Baptist Church, Manassas, VA, and a Navy veteran of World War II. Also, he was an avid fisherman.
Survivors include two sons, Stan Pursley of Parkersburg and Steve Pursley of Jackson, GA; a daughter, Susan Shappell of Fredericksburg, VA; five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 18 at noon in the John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Ron Fisher officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be in the Clover Cemetery, Clover. Friends may call Saturday two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
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| Brooks Griffith -- WWII Navy
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) Veterans 2011/7/22 0:59
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Brooks Dallas Griffith, the oldest Son of George L. and Bess Wright Griffith, was born August 15, 1921 in Looneyville, West Virgina. He died July 6, 2011 in Valencia, California, and is buried in the Veteran's section of Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, California.
He served in the US Navy during WWII as well as with the Navy Reserve during the Korean Conflict. |
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| GeneologyFair2007_0782
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) 2007 Fair 2007/9/22 19:53
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| The Roane County Historical Society Genealogical Fair, September 22, 2007 in Spencer, West Virginia. |
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| Unknown Man - Lowe, Hersman and Wagner Family
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) Unidentified 2015/1/20 19:41
Views: 3741 Comments: 1
This photo comes from Gladys Wright. She believes this is connected to the Lowe, Hersman and Wagner Families. Please let us know if you can supply any information.
Thanks! |
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