HeyJaredThe Creighton Cabin
Where 200 years of Appalachian family history meets 21st Century ponderings and doings.
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They Lost Their Only Child (opens the original)
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Before I get into the story of my grandpa’s childhood friend, Wilford Simeral, I wanted to tell you about something very exciting that happened recently. I was in the mountains of North Carolina visiting friends, and they surprised me with a visit from Tipper Pressley! I was sitting at the kitchen island on Sunday afternoon, just took a bite of a peach, and Lynn said, “I have a surprise for you, Crystal.” I probably said something like, “Oh, Lord,” because Lynn and her husband are great at surpr
Take a Walk With Me (opens the original)
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Today I thought I’d take you on a little walking tour of Mt. Horeb Cemetery. I didn’t “visit” all the relatives, so if people find this format interesting, I may do a second tour another day. Below, I’m going add a few things to help better understand the video. I like to see things as I hear them to grasp the information more fully, so I’ll put a few diagrams and little biographies of some of the people we visit in this tour. I’ll start with a picture, though. This was the Mt. Horeb one-room sc
The Family Who Almost Disappeared (opens the original)
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For those new here, I write about the rural, 19th century neighborhood of James and Catharine (Simeral) Creighton and the broader Captina Creek valley in Belmont County, Ohio. One of James Creighton’s older brothers was Richard, born March 21, 1833, nine years before James. I find many sad stories in the lives of James’s siblings, and this is one of them. Richard and his wife had six children. None of them ever married. They never had any kids. Their stories were never passed down. The family si
Why Does 13 Miles Seem Closer in the 19th Century? (opens the original)
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A little over 13 miles east of the cabin, as the crow flies, is the Village of Powhatan Point, Ohio. It sits at the confluence of Captina Creek and the Ohio River. Those 13 miles are a bit longer following the windy roads and can be a 30 minute drive by today’s standards. In my mind, thinking about the valley as it is today, the two locations feel much further apart. However, researching some of the items in a historical market located in Powhatan Point made it feel like the 19th century version
New to Me Old Pictures (opens the original)
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When I first started writing about the real Creighton Cabin, I kept the location somewhat quiet. The owners of course knew about my research and writing, but the general population did not. I’ve slowly revealed the community in which it is located, and I wanted to share today some old photos I’ve recently acquired of the ravine that makes the area famous to locals. The ravine, called Raven Rocks, has always been privately owned since the European pioneers began owning land in this part of Ohio,
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