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Southern West Virginia Settlers Newsletter explores the genealogy and life experiences of the earliest settlers along the New, Gauley, and Kanawha Rivers and beyond.
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Clifty (opens the original)
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Source: Cavalier, John. Panorama of Fayette County, pp. 134-137. Published by the author, 1985.The following three-page excerpt is from the 487-page book by John Cavalier. The book is mostly about the schools of Fayette County, but there is also historical information about the communities. This will only be publicly available for a few days. The first settler of Clifty was a hunter named Hedrick who built a cabin on the headwaters of Hedrick’s Creek about 1820, near the farm of J. E. White. Oth
Update (opens the original)
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Recent DaysLucky me! I had relatives at my house earlier in the week, and I greatly enjoyed having them. I felt honored that they chose to stay with me. One of the best parts was going together to visit some of our distant cousins and reminiscing about old times and revisiting some questions about the family tree. I was told someone would be able to take me to Sugar Creek Cemetery (it’s a rough ride, I hear), so I hope that happens soon.I have been meaning to go to the New River Gorge Overlook t
Between Cedar Grove and Gauley Bridge (opens the original)
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This post is about the places between Cedar Grove and Gauley Bridge that I passed through on my way home from Parkersburg Tuesday evening. I don’t have any “lived” memories of these places (not many, anyway), but I do remember writing about some of them. It was interesting to me to compare this old creek map to some of the roads: Kelley’s Creek Road and Paint Creek Road, among others that don’t show up on the map.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fe
Traveling Between Gauley Bridge and Ansted (opens the original)
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I’m sure it’s a universal experience to remember events from one’s past when driving down familiar roads. I have that experience in Houston since I’ve lived there most of my life but at different addresses. I remember those homes, the schools I attended, the places I worked, and so forth.My drive from Ansted to Parkersburg, going through Charleston, and then back to Ansted again brought forth memories of a different sort. I don’t have many “lived” experiences along that route, but I did recall a
An Afternoon in Wood County (opens the original)
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I visited Parkersburg when I came to West Virginia back in 2017. My McVey-connected 2nd cousin-once removed graciously offered me a guest room in his home, and I left wishing I had more time to explore.Fortunately, I was recently invited to visit “Cousin” Debbie (8th cousin through the Ellis line) in Wood County so we could go to Blennerhasset Island State Park. That was the plan. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KSaN!,f_au
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