| Craig Hesson, speaker at July 23 meeting
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) 2015/7/31 14:40
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| Hesson is chairman of the Fort Randolph Committee as well as a Revolutionary War re-enactor from Point Pleasant, WV. His informative presentation was on the history of Fort Randolph and the decisive battle which occurred at Point Pleasant known as Dunmore's War of 1774. |
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| DJ and Ellen Shock Salyers
Posted by: dkjarvis (See more photos from dkjarvis) 2016/3/9 5:31
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| Daniel James Salyers and Ellen Shock Salyers, 1928 at the wedding of DJ's granddaughter Mary Catherine Taylor to Gary W. Jarvis |
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| Doug Wood as Ostenaco with Isaac Snodgrass
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) 2013/12/2 2:05
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| Thurs., Nov. 21, 2013 Society meeting with program by Doug Wood. |
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| Ed Boner and DJ Salyers
Posted by: dkjarvis (See more photos from dkjarvis) 2016/3/9 5:25
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| Ed Boner and DJ Salyers at Blown Timber |
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| Ed Elmore
Posted by: dkjarvis (See more photos from dkjarvis) 2016/3/9 5:24
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| Ed Elmore at Blown Timber |
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| Eliza Ellen Grant Hodam
Posted by: SherryWVRN (See more photos from SherryWVRN) 2008/7/28 17:13
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| Eliza Ellen Grant Hodam, wife of Adam Hodam. Eliza was the daughter of David Grant and Mary Boggs Grant. Eliza was born in Gallia County, Ohio. Mary Boggs was the niece of John Boggs of Roane County. she was the daughter of Samuel Boggs, brother of John Boggs. |
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| Elkanah Smith Family
Posted by: richard (See more photos from richard) 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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| Ephraim Hess family
Posted by: Webmaster (See more photos from Webmaster) 2007/8/26 22:34
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This is a picture of Capt. Ephraim Hess and wife Sophronia (Murphy) Hess and family. Ephraim was the son of Hiram Hess and Mary (Fitzwater) Hess, the first of their family to settle in Roane County about 1852. They made their home on the head waters of Poca in what is now Smithfield District. Hiram was a stone mason contractor who built the stone work of the Gauley bridge that was soon destroyed in the Civil War. Ephraim was born about 1850 and was a soldier of the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. He also served in the war against the Indians known as the Nezperce War. He and Sophronia were married in Spencer on March 25, 1890 and later moved west. They are both buried at Smithville, Clay Co., MO. Sophronia was my grandfather's sister, a daughter of Peter and Lucretia (Rollins) Murphy.
Photo submitted by Sarah (Murphy) Hankins
Historical data from History of Roane County, by William H. Bishop |
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| Frances Cochran Smith
Posted by: eking (See more photos from eking) 2009/11/22 4:55
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| Frances Cochran was born 15 July 1814 to John and Elizabeth James Cochran in Bath County, Virginia. Frances married John Smith Jr. on 12 November 1835. In 1843 the couple sold their 180 acres of land in Pocahontas County and started west with John's brother Andrew's family. According to a family story handed down through the generations the group made it as far as Kanawha County when Frances became sick. Andrew continued west and John and Frances stayed in Kanawha with their family. Eventually they brought land near Newton at the head of Blown Timber. A descendant of the couple still lives on the land. John joined Capt. Spencer's Company B, 9th West Virginia and went off to the war. He died 22 August 1862 from illness. Frances stayed at the homestead watching her family grow. She passed away 20 April 1895 and is buried in Newton. |
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| Frances Walker and Eva Ledsome
Posted by: Webmaster (See more photos from Webmaster) 2008/4/25 0:32
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| David Walker shared some information on the ladies in this previously unidentified photo. |
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