Roane County Historical Society, Inc.

Meetings: May Meeting

Fri, 9 May 2008 16:50:54 -0400

When:	Thursday 22 May 2008, 07:00 PM
Where:	Roane County Library 110 Parking Plaza Spencer, WV 25276
What:	Monthly meeting of the Roane County Historical Society

Surnames: by William Y. Epling

Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

FERRELL
MILLER
EPLING

Photos: Anice Westfall Hargus 1952.jpg

Sat, 3 May 2008 17:10:35 -0400

By ScoutPilot in People
Anice Westfall Hargus, b. 17 Feb 1879, d. 3 Sep 1952. Daughter of Jacob Westfall, wife of Nathan S. Hargus.

Photos: Anice Westfall Hargus

Sat, 3 May 2008 17:06:47 -0400

By ScoutPilot in People
Anice Westfall, daughter of Jacob Westfall and Ann Eliza Wilson, Age 70, location unknown

Comments: Re: Roane County Lynching of 1875 Described

Fri, 2 May 2008 11:33:38 -0400

According to an account by Daniel Cunningham, it was the Lynn Camp School House.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure where Lynn Camp is (was?), but having a name is at least a start.

Incidentally, this case attracted more than local attention; it was reported in the New York Times on October 19, 1887. The Times story describes Cunningham's involvement in a much different light; it refers to him as a "detective . . . charged with having been the instigator of the robbery of the Rev. Mr. Ryan . . . ." It goes on to include a report that Cunningham himself had also been lynched -- which was obviously not the case, since he wrote his own account of the events some forty years later.

Links: The WVGenWeb Project

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:31:24 -0400

The WVGenWeb Project
Submitted by: Richard Griffith
A dedicated non-commercial West Virginia genealogy resource that has been growing with the help of volunteer effort since June 22, 1996.

Comments: Re: The cake is ready, but for who?

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:28:32 -0400

David Walker submitted this comment by e-mail:

The lady on the right is Eva Ledsome, I believe. On the left resembles a lady named Frances Nancy(Riley) Walker.

Thanks, David!

Comments: Re: Roane County Lynching of 1875 Described

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:08:20 -0400

Do you know the name of the school and where it was located?

Thank you.

Forums: Re: John Justice Family

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:22:36 -0400

Posted by: Richard Griffith
Steve,

I'm no expert on this line, but I've stumbled across a couple of things since your email arrived, and tried to pull them together. Based on the information you gave, I decided to start with a quick look in the Census for John and Myrtle and found this household in the Geary District of Roane County in 1930:

John W Justice (m) 33
Myrtle Justice (f) 26
Eugene Justice (m) 6
Ross Justice (m) 3 8/12
Elwanda Justice (f) 1 5/12

Now, knowing an approximate age for John, we can find this entry in Roane County birth records:
John Williams Justice b. 27 Nov 1897 in Geary District of Roane County
son of R.W. and Mary (Moss) Justice

A matching marriage record shows:
Robert W. Justice 23 from Roane county
Mary Ann Moss 16 born Kanawha county
married 1 May 1892 in Roane county

This gives us enough information to locate this birth record:
Robt. W. Justice b. 28 February 1868 in Roane county
son of Alexander and M.E. Justice

Death Certificates for both Robert and Mary can be found in the Vital Research Records section on the West Virginia Division of Culture and History web site at wvculture.org.

Robert's death certificate can be seen here.

Mary's death certificate can be viewed here.

Familysearch.org gives us a free look at this household from the 1880 Census in Geary District of Roane County:

A. Justice (m) 34
H.E. Justice (f) 36
J.W. Justice (m) 12
Robt. W. Justice (m) 11
M.J. Justice (f) 9
L.L. Justice (f) 7
S.A. Justice (m) 5
Mary Justice (f) 4
J.W. Justice (m) 2

Roane County marriage records show:
Alexander Justice 22 born in Kanawha county, son of Alexander & Margaret
Harriet E. Jones 16 born in Tyler county, daughter of Robert & Jane
married 7 August 1866

A check of Terry Cummings' Roane County Blue and Grey shows that Alexander and his father were both Confederate soldiers in the Civil War.

Alexander Justice, Sr. was a Private in Co E of the 22 VA Infantry CSA
Alexander Justice, Jr. was a Corporal in Co G of the 19 VA Cavalry CSA

Don Norman has a file on this Justice line which can be found here.

I did notice a couple of books in the family history section of the RCHS's Genealogy room at the Roane County Library in Spencer, but I did not have the opportunity to investigate them.

I hope this is enough to give you a good start. Good luck with your search!
-Richard

Forums: John Justice Family

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:52:09 -0400

Posted by: Richard Griffith
This query was sent by email by Steve Justice:

I am trying to find out about my grandpa and grandma who lived in Left Hand, WV. Their names were John and Myrtle (Dye) Justice. I hope to find out who my great grandpa was, and so on. I am trying to see how far i can get with the Justice name and where we came from. If you can help with any info it would be appreciated.

Thx,
Steve Justice

Forums: Re: Hebron Church Pictures

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:50:44 -0400

Posted by: Richard Griffith
We don't have online ordering at this time, but the information for ordering by mail is available here, on the Publications page.

Forums: Re: Hebron Church Pictures

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:15:00 -0400

Posted by: barnhartallison
Thanks for the info! If I wanted to purchase this, could I do it through this site? Thanks, Allison

Surnames: by sethileen nutter-shaw

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NUTTER
YOUNG
BENERA
LONG
BUTLER
DUNCAN
GREATHOUSE
WRIGHT

Surnames: by Reggie Ashley Watson

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

FERRELL
VINEYARD
LYNCH
LOONEY
NICHOLS
GROVES
HERSHBERGER
ARMSTEAD
ASHLEY
DRAKE
GRAHAM
KELLY
PATTON
DRENNEN
ADKINS
WESTFALL
PAYNE
HARPER
GANDEE

Articles: Jesse Tanner - 30 Mar 1887

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:40:00 -0400

From the Weekly Bulletin
Roane Couny, WV
March 30, 1887

Jesse Tanner, of near this place, died on last Saturday morning in his ninety-first year. On Tuesday before he apparently died for a few minutes but soon revived and was in his right mind. Among other things he said "I will have this all to do over again" evidently referring to his death on Tuesday.

Forums: Re: Hebron Church Pictures

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:53:52 -0400

Posted by: Richard Griffith
The 1956 Roane County Centennial Newspaper had an article on the Hebron Church, and it includes a picture. The society republished the articles from that paper in a book form in observance of the Roane County Sesquicentennial. In the book, the article is on page 309. More information on the Centennial Newspaper book is available in the Publications section.

Articles: Jack Nida - 2008 History Hero

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:50:00 -0500

We extend our congratulations to long time Roane County Historical Society member Jack Nida, who was honored as a History Hero by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

Jack, a retired business man who maintains a home in Amma, as well as in Atlanta, earned this award for his significant contributions during the past year to preserving the history of Roane County.

Genealogy: Samuel Tanner (M)

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:51:50 -0500

Samuel Tanner (M)
Born: Bet. 1794-1804 , , VA

Genealogy: Judith Miller (F)

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:44:50 -0500

Judith Miller (F)
Born: Abt. 1804 , Harrison, VA
Died: Abt. 1860 , Roane, VA

Genealogy: Jesse "Buffalo" Tanner (U)

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:43:58 -0500

Jesse "Buffalo" Tanner (U)
Born: Abt. 1795 , Wood, VA
Died: 26 Mar 1885 , Roane, WV