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| Jun 16, 2008 |
"Dennis:
My grandfather’s name was John Blake and he lived & died
in Scarbro, West Virginia. He was married to Anna Elizabeth Poole
Blake (died in Oak Hill) in the 1970’s. They had six children:
George Blake (lived & died in Conn.), Stuart Blake,
Jessie Walker Blake (still living in Conn.), Russell Blake
(lived in Oak Hill & died in S.C.), Sammy Blake (lived & died
in Oak Hill) and Ella Blake (my mother lived & died in
Charlotte, NC). Any information that you may have on any of these
would be appreciated. I know that there have to be some Blake’s
that know something. HELP! My grandfather was perhaps a Barber in Scarbro. They lived in a two story white house at the end of a road in Scarbro and it was maybe a farm. My mother always talked about the long walk up the mountain to the elementary school. We visited in the early 1970’s but I understand that their house has now been torn down. Does anyone have any information? I wrote to you in 2006 also." Betty White |
| Jun 16, 2008 | "Hi Dennis, My husband is Hungarian, Joe (
Fesus ) & a friend translated most of the words" (
Hungarian words on cross photo ) Emeltetet In Memory |
| Jun 15, 2008 | "Marge & Joseph Fesus, Thank you for your
$ contribution to keep the www.scarbrowv.com web site going. It is
greatly appreciated." Sincerely, Dennis Chadra dennis@scarbrowv.com |
| Jun 15, 2008 | "Hi Bob Perry, My name is Judy Stover Rakes. My dad was Hobert Stover. We went to the Church Of God when you and you dad did. I remembered your name after I heard it and you dad. My grandma was Letha Burnsides. She was Minnie's sister and Nev Burnsides too. I live in NC but I go to WV pretty often, I'm not sure what you want to know, but I know most of what goes on up there. Charles Hall, remember him, died a couple of weeks ago." Judy Stover Rakes |
| Jun 14, 2008 | My zip code has been changed to 60189 effective July 1, 2008. See contact page. Dennis Chadra |
| Jun 14, 2008 | "Hello, Dennis: On 6-12-08, Judy Stover Rakes
wrote to you regarding one of my recent emails about some of the
Payne family who lived on Mossy at the same time I did. She
certainly filled in some of the blanks that I no longer remembered. I
thank her for this information. If Judy has no objections, I
am interested in learning more about her relatives, and where she fits
into the picture. ( Such as, if Minnie Payne was her
grandmothers sister, who are her parents?). Could you please
pass this on to Judy, along with my address? If she would like
to reply I would appreciate it...." Bob Perry Reply: |
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| Jun 13, 2008 | "HI Dennis I have been away for awhile. We just moved to Ochlocknee, GA, just outside of Thomasville, GA to be near the daughter and grand and great- grand kids. It is nice to be near family again. It is great to catch up on the happenings in WV. We have a visit planned the later part of September as we make our way to Philadelphia to visit my husbands childhood areas. My sister Jean is planning to accompany us. It has been 20+ years since we have been "Home" and look forward to the visit. We grew up in Whipple, next door to the Kesslers. I do get an e-mail from Faye occasionally, but sadly admit I have been lax in responding to her. I am for the fifth time retired as a Registered Nurse and hopefully, will have more time . My hat is off to you for all the work you do in maintaining this site." Norma Treadway Gordon |
| Jun 12, 2008 | "Dennis, thank you for sending the notice about the
update of the Scarbrowv website. It looks great. Whenever I visit it I
lose track of time and the years fly out the window as the memories
come flooding back. However, those memories don't always help my
memory. How I wish I could call my brother, Danny, and ask what
he recalled. His death is 2006 means I lost that contact. Regarding the Bill Honaker and the questions related to him. I think some clarification is needed regarding which Honaker. The man who was the husband of Gladys and the father of Carol, "Butch", and Billy may be the person of the original question. That Honaker died sometime around the mid-to-late 40s, if the information I learn as a child was true. Gladys and her children were our neighbors in Scarbro (I think the area was called Johnson's Circle. Their house was across the road from the house of Clyde Burgess and near the grandfather Honaker (the first name is lost to me. He also had a shop in the early 50s along the Whipple hill road near the company store.) Carol and I were good friends in grade school. The information as I remember, about that Honaker was that he was in the Navy, but was not killed in war but died in an accident. "Butch" Honaker who lives in Scarbro and who attends the Scarbro Baptist church and who worked at the Krogers (I think that's the one) store in Oak Hill could provide specific information. I see him at church when I visit. 2. Re. Bill Hagee - Heavens above!! Is that the Bill Hagee who drew a mural on the blackboard in Mrs. Mann's seventh grade? As a wanna-be artist who never got beyond stick figures I was impressed and sometimes wondered if that artistic talent was useful later. Dennis, you can pass along my e-mail address, and we'll see what we can recall of Mrs. Mann's 7th grade." Jane Christian Digman |
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| Jun 12, 2008 | "Dennis, Nancy Wriston Massey wanted my E-Mail address. Please
send it to her....Thanks for all that you do with this site."
Dana Wriston Reply: |
| Jun 12, 2008 | "Hi Dennis, Love your site. Bob Perry wrote in
about the Paynes and I thought I'd add a little. Minnie
was my grandmother's ( Letha Burnside Stover) sister. Roy
Payne was married to Roberta Burnside. They were divorced
and he married Dorothy Glbert. Tom and Velva also had
Gail. She lived in the old Payne house for a while. She passed
away in 2006. Sue is dead also. Wade was the last one of them, he passed away in Dec. 2007. Hope married Norma, I think her name was Sumpter. Delores Payne passed away and Charlie married a lady named Minnie. Gary passed away and I think Jennings did too. Drema moved back to WV. I saw her and Mary Lou not to long ago. You forgot Maggie. She married Clayton Aliff. They had Billy, Agnes, Rosella and JP. JP is the only one of them still living." Judy Stover Rakes |
| Jun 12, 2008 | ""When I was young, I used to admire intelligent
people; as I grow older, I admire kind people."
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| Jun 11, 2008 | "Thanks Dennis for the updated website re: Whipple, Carlisle and Scarbro. My family and I have been trying to obtain some history in reference to the Oakwood Coal Mines and our family members who worked in those coal mines. We did have photos of the 1930's and 1940's, but due to house fire, those photos were lost. My father, Theodore H. Martin and grandfather John Woods worked in the coal mines during the 30's and 40's. My father's parents owned land in Carlisle, WV which use to be called Martin Hill (I think the road is now called Toney Road). Do you have any history in reference to Martin Hill (Eleanor and Aaron Wallace (Martin), Gertrude Martin and Shack Pounds -all use to reside on Martin Hill aka Toney Road?" E. Loray Calhoun |
| Jun 10, 2008 | "Hi Dennis, Sorry I didn't get this to you sooner. I
am attaching several more pictures from our WV visit last October...."
Thanks, Marge Fesus
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| Jun 9, 2008 | "Dear Dennis, I am confused, my husband's father was
baptized in St Peter and Paul's church in Scarbro, WV in 1929. I can't
find any thing on that church or the town of Scarbro, WV.
Do you know if they exist anymore? And where we could get more
information on them. I would appreciate any info you could give me."
Thank you, Donna Linski p.s. His family worked in the coal mines in and around Pittsburg. Reply: |
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| Jun 4, 2008 | "Hi Dennis, really enjoyed your site. Brought back some great memories. The lady who wanted to know about Dr. Wingrove and his nurse being murdered. Well, I remember it quite well and it happened in the late l950s. It was quite gruesome and they were murdered by a l3 yr. old and a 14 yr. old who said they were after money. They thought he was very wealthy and when they did not discover money in the house they mutilated the nurses hands to remove her rings. The murderers were given life and were serving it in the Moundsville State Pen. My Dad, Carroll "Feets" Clifton was a prison guard at the prison (after getting laid off from the mines) and requested relocation to another area because they use to taunt him with how and what they did to the old couple. Dad couldn't stand hearing the details as he thought the world of the old doc. It was a sad end to a wonderful Dr. and nurse's lives. They did no harm to anyone and were very highly thought of. Please correct my Uncle's name, his name was Earl "Jiggs" Clifton instead of "Giggs" which was a typing error. My Grandfather Earl Clifton, Sr. was the mailman throughout Mossy, Plum Orchard, etc. Delivering the mail was just one of his duties. He also delivered groceries to those who could not get out and was the unofficial vet for the area. I remember being with him on his mail route when he was flagged down to delivery a calf. The cow was in distress and Grandpa stopped, delivered the calf and sewed up the cow. I was very young and he would not let me get out of the truck so I read everyone's magazines and postcards. That led to some interesting facts. I never told him I did it because he would have stopped bringing me with him and I would not have got my pop and moon pie. I was at the curious stage and some of those magazine furthered my education. Not necessarily what my strict parents would have wanted. Heck, I didn't even know what half of those words in the "True Romance" magazines meant. Does anyone know whatever happened to Eddie Baird (best dancer in the whole school) and Janet Dorado (the prettiest and sweetest girl in the whole school). I remember lots of others but those two stick out in my mind. Both graduated in l960. B. J. Bernath does a wonderful job on the obits and keeping us up to date." Mona Clifton Haymore |
| Jun 3, 2008 | "Highlawn Cemetery Pictures of John Mylenek (Mlynek) 1868 - 1936 and wife Mary Mylenek (Mlynek) 1876 - 1954 graves ...Also saw the grave of Stanley A. Dziedzic 1925 - 1944 that from the date on the marker may have died as a result of combat." BJ Bernath |
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| Jun 1, 2008 | "Hi Dennis. Was just looking at the new update on your
site and saw the nice letter Marge Fesus wrote about Walter
Ignatovich. She is right, he is one of the nicest guys in the
area. Never fails to help whether it be a friend or a stranger. Nice pictures of the Glen Jean Cemetery that Marge submitted and I will add a couple more taken while Ambrose Kokoski (left), Walter (center), and Ernie Treadway (right), were working on the cleanup last spring. One is of them taking a much needed lunch and water break and another is of the cross that Walter took down and had the Jesus figure repaired at his own expense several years ago. These guys have put in countless hours in the past few years without most people even realizing that they were there. Truly a labor of love and dedication. I think Walter said the writing on the base was Hungarian and hopefully a viewer out there will translate it for us. The cemetery is a final resting place for Catholic and Protestant, white and black and most are marked only with field stones that Walter and crew have painted white. Keep up the good work." BJ Bernath |
| May 31, 2008 | "Hi Dennis, I am Marge Fesus. Haven't written
for awhile. I was searching for Julius Lusinsky, my husband's
grandfather. I have searched for 10 years. He died in a coal mine. I
found Walter Ignatovich's name on your site last year, Wrote
him a letter about Julius Lusinsky. He called me as soon as he
got it. Walter gave me information on where he was killed and
buried.
My husband, daughter, son-in-law and myself went to Beckley and met Walter. He escorted us everywhere. To the (Glen Jean) Cemetery, the old St. Peter & Paul church where the Lusisnkys attended mass and many other interesting places. We spent 2 days with him. What a wonderful gentleman. He & Ernie Treadway have been working on the cemetery for years. There are over 600 graves there but only 58 identified. Not many people have been up there because it is on a hill and no roads go up there. We went with a 4 wheel drive. I don't know if you are familiar with where the cemetery is. If you stand at the Glen Jean bank and look up you can see it. Sorry this is so long. I just love telling the story. I have attached 5 pictures (New Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Oak Hill, WV) ..... I have more if you would like more." Sincerely, Marge Fesus Reply: |
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| May 27, 2008 | Notice: The "Search This Site" Feature is back and more powerful, Search for names / key words / phrases. Search Results will be search words highlighted in yellow.- Added May 27, 2008 - Dennis Chadra |
| May 27, 2008 | "Hi my name is Mike Garcia. I went to the Catholic school in Scarbro in the 1960's I'd love to read about and see pictures of the old school and church from that time. My dad, Frank Garcia and I went there Thank you, Mike Garcia |
| May 21, 2008 | "Hello Dennis, My name is Jesse T Smith, son of Jesse Smith, who was born in Kingston, and grew up in Lickfork, WV. I heard him speak of so many people telling “tales” or stories over the years. If there are anyone who can share any pictures. Or stories, it would be so grateful I never meet or did know much about my grandparents, other than a couple of pictures I have." Gratefully yours Jesse “Jay’ Smith |
| May 21, 2008 | "Good evening from Oak Hill, WV. We have never met and
I came across the OH Collins site and then the Scarbro area and
thought, why not see if this man could help me. My husband and I will be having our 45th wedding anniversary and I am working on a project where I am having to contact people I haven't met to see if they can help me. I am trying to locate a picture in an old Collins High School Yearbook of a shop teacher by the name of Jack Elmore who was instructor down there at the time it was on Jones Ave. He and my husband see each other often over at the farm and have become friends, and so. With pictures of family, friends through the years, I am needing a picture of him for the album "THROUGH THE YEARS" to be put on display at a dinner or whatever is decided to do. So, if you have such a yearbook with Jack Elmore in it and could scan it to me (I have dial up) internet, it will be greatly appreciated." Kay (Last name withheld by request) Reply: |
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| May 12, 2008 | "Re: Classmates info Scarbro Elementary: Index page; 2nd. Grade Class, Mrs. Martin. 1951-1952 ...1st row L-R, ?,?, Deanna Jenkins. 3rd row ?,?, Loretta Arrington ( I think ). ?, Christol Hagee (my sister). 4th row, ?,?,?,?, Leo Hagee (my cousin ). Classmates Page 4 of 4. Mrs. Smith 2nd grade class 1950-1951. 2nd row L-R: , ?, Leo Hagee, 3rd row: ?, Christol Hagee (my sister). Mrs. Harrah's Class !951, 3rd row" ?,?,?,?, P. Tony,?,?,Charlotte Hagee (my cousin). Additional comments: The disclaimer bottom of (Classmates) page 4 of 4 blocks out much of the info pertaining to class pic 47-48 Can it be moved??? I remember very well one of the contributors Jane Christen Digmon and her brother Danny. Many faces I remember from those years but most names I'm beginning to forget. But Jane and Danny Christen stands out over the years as does Jane Thompson and brother Pete from Carlisle. Larry and Bill Lawful from Carlisle. Buster Lyons, Scarron.. Jane Tompkins, Scarbro. Bob Carter ,Whipple. Nolan Arrington Jr. and sister Loretta, Whipple. Bobby Midrowsky, Whipple. Deanna and Billy Jenkins, Whipple two houses down from me. My Parents and brothers and sisters. Parents David J. & Mary E (Wolfe) Hagee. Brothers Everett & Bobby Hagee. Sisters: Virginia, Christol, Carol, Mary, Sandy Hagee." My name is Bill Hagee ps. Would love to hear from anyone from that era. Jane C., Post a pic of yourself from then or now. |
| Apr 10, 2008 | "I think it was from 2005 or 06 about her father that
was in Pyzdry but his email was no longer working."
Richard A. Rosenzweig Reply: |
| Apr 10, 2008 | "Saw your posting on Pyzdry, my family is from that
town, I have done some research on the town already but could use some
help from someone over there, it seemed a Katarina was in touch
with you, do you have her email." Richard A. Rosenzweig Reply:
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| Apr 9, 2008 | Subject: Hovansky from Michalkovice "Dennis, Oh, thank you so much for this information!! What a pleasant way to begin my day! We will check all the records next time we go home, but if you could supply us with a copy of the immigration record I would be so grateful. Please either e-mail or snail-mail it to me." Again, thank you very much. Susan Whitsett Reply: |
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| Apr 8, 2008 | "Dennis, We are trying to find any information on the
family of Augustine Hovanski (son of Jan Hovanski) who
came to the US about the same time as your family 1907-1907. They also
were coal miners in West Virginia. They originally settled in Carlisle
and later moved to Beckley. All we knew was that they were from
Michalkovice, Austria. Do you know if Salt Lake has any records for
this period? I guess we would also like to know if there are any
records for this area of what is now the Czech Rebublic. Any help or
ideas would be greatly appreciated." Thank you. Susan Whitsett p.s. Forget to mention that Jan Hovanski was married to Frances Uher Reply: Hi, I host three WV genealogy websites, www.scarbrowv.com , www.eccleswv.com and www.chadra.com/genealogy.htm. You will find several years of correspondence relating to the miners and their descendants. I visited the SS Peter & Paul Church office at the new church in Oak Hill, WV in 2003. They have the original records of baptisms, marriages and births from the Scarbro (Carlisle, WV) church which is no longer in use. Also, at the Fayetteville Courthouse you can look up the county records on your family and they will copy the pages for you for a small fee. In Beckley, WV I found church records at St Francis De Sales Parish 614 S Oakwood Ave Beckley, WV 25801 Phone: (304) 253-3695 Fax: (304) 253-3694. Many miner families at Eccles, WV went there. I also found old records at the Beckley,WV courthouse. There was the family of Johann Hovansky (wife Franciszka) from Michalkovice, Czech Republic that arrived through Philadelphia on Aug 15, 1905 and went to Carlisle, WV. I have an image of the ship's manifest I could email to you. Your Frances Uher may very well by related to my great aunt Mary Uher who married my great uncle John Mlynek also from Michalkovice. Regards, Dennis Chadra dennis@scarbrowv.com |
| Apr 7, 2008 | "Good afternoon Dennis. I haven't seen any
updates from you lately. Is everything O.K., with you? I realize how
busy you are, and can appreciate that. Do you realize how many
people wait for your updates? It's almost like reading a novel, and waiting for the next page to be turned over, to see who wrote in, and about who they wanted to know something about, or relate some important thing that means a lot to them. Talk to you later." Bob Perry
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| Apr 1, 2008 | "Hi Dennis: My name is Kaye Welch and I lived
in Scarbro until Nov. 1958. I was born in Oak Hill in 1949 and my
parents were Willie and Bob Welch. My daddy was a mine foreman.
Both died between Nov. 1957 and July 1958. My grand parents lived in
Scarbro and were John and Barbara Welch. They emigrated in 1907
and had 3 living children Ada, Annie and Bob. My grandmother’s
maiden name was Brabben and I believe William Brabben
was her brother. I live in MD and am planning on moving back to the
Hinton area soon. I am also trying to find out info regarding my
family. We did a family tree on my mother Willie Viola Anthony
born in McDowell County 1917 but have had difficulty finding anything
about my father’s side of the family since there is no birth record of
him in WV. There is no death record of his father either though we
believe he was killed in a mine explosion between 1917 and 1920. |
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| Mar 27, 2008 | "Hi Dennis. Sometime ago, I mentioned that I
knew quite a few of the Payne family from Mossy. I'm going to
mention most of the ones I knew, and grew up known. If anyone who reads this, and would like to talk to me , please feel free to pass along my address. I should probably start with the eldest member that I remember. Samuel Reed Payne, and his wife Minnie. Now, you must remember, I am recalling things and events from my early teen years.
I think this is enough for this time." Bob Perry |
| Mar 26, 2008 | :Hi Dennis, Thanks to Bill Honaker for the news
about his uncle. Thought he might enjoy this little tidbit. In around
1937 the father bought a new car, paid $500.00 for it. Every school kid in Scarbro went to see and touch it. it was a really big attraction and I know this because my brother and I were two of the kids!" Helen Smith Pavlik |
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| Mar 17, 2008 | "Hi Dennis, I was sitting here reading some of
your articles. I have e-mailed you a few times before. I was wondering
if anybody remembers the
murders of Doc Wingrove and his nurse
I don't remember what year it was to the best of my recollection it
was in the early 1960's. I was just a small child when it happened,
but I remember the stories. I ended up living in the house where it
happened in the late 1970's. The house sat on the hill behind the old
bar Mike's Den. I was just curious if anyone else remembered hearing
about it." Debbie (Johnson) Cramer |
| Mar 16, 2008 | "Hi Dennis ......this is a picture of my family's house on Mossy, when I was about 5 years old. My father, Ashworth Perry, was a coal miner, and worked about 43 years in the mines. This picture was taken around 1940/1941. As the picture shows, the house was located on the side of a mountain. I lived in this house until my senior year of high school. We then moved to Oak Hill, but I still finished my education at Kingston High School. In this picture, I am sitting next to my dog Spot, and my niece Wanda Faye Perry, ( my brother Jr. Perry's, daughter). In the background, from left to right, my sister Betty Ann, my sister, Dorothy Jane, and my mother Jewell. ( By the look on Spots face, I'm not sure he wanted his picture taken.)" Bob Perry |
| Mar 8, 2008 | "Looking for any info i can get on the Charles H. Connery family his wife was Emma Lula Burgess. Charles was a mine inspector in Minden area he had a son Harold G. Connery born in 1903 at Minden, If anyone has info please let me know." Thank you, Harry Tidd |
| Mar 8, 2008 | " Dennis, this is another view of the Kingston Elementary School. As I have stated before, when I attended this school, this building was our High School. Actually, it was both Jr. High, and High School. In this photo from left to right, my daughter Laura Lee Perry Riner, myself (Bob Perry), and my wife Betty Lou Perry. Our son, Jim, took this picture. Till next time." Bob Perry |
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| Mar 5, 2008 | "Dennis, this a picture of the church (Lick Fork Church Of God) that I attended for quite a number of years as I grew up. It was located at the mouth of Lick Fork, and Mossy Road. It was located on the side of a hill, and, at times if the weather was not good, was not too easy to get to. I don't remember the exact year, but they finally built steps of wood up to the church. There was a back road from Lick Fork, allowing cars to be able to drive up to the church. Now in this photo, you can see an oil drum, which was used for heat. When I was a young boy and attending this church, it was heated by a coal stove. As, you can see there are a few graves beside the church. Now, the one room school that I attended for three years, is located about 40 yards to the left of the church. I lived about 1/4 mile from the school. We used to take turns, taking a bucket, and going down the hill to a spring by one of the neighbors houses, and bringing water back to the school. Finally, the school district, built a water pump next to the school. To us, this was like a miracle. Of course, there was no indoor plumbing, so on one side of the school, was the girls toilet, and on the other side, was the boys. Now the only reason I mention this is because every Halloween, some one always turned the toilets over on their sides. Of course, no one was ever arrested for this action. This is the church that a lot of the people that have been named in messages to your web site, who lived on mossy attended at one time. This would include the Aliff, Payne, Smith, and of course, my family, the Perrys. One of your contributors, Omer Coleman, sent me a picture of the same church, showing the name as "Lick Fork Coleman Church". When I was growing up in that area, I was not aware, that one of his relatives had built the church." Bob Perry |
| Mar 2, 2008 | "Hi Dennis: Back on 6-25-07, one lady wrote to you
regarding the big fan at the foot of Carlisle Mountain. While I
never took a picture of it, I sure do remember it. I'm sure quite a few other people do also, as you had to pass by it on the way from Mossy to Oak Hill. The reason I mention the fan, is because I lived at least four miles away down on Mossy, and many, many times if conditions were right, we could hear the roar from the fan. I can only imagine how loud it must have been to the people who lived close to it. Since I have been reading your site, I haven't seen any comments about the huge slate dump at Carlisle Mountain. This was very close to the fan. There were cables strung from the mine, with a huge bucket attached, that hauled slate up to the top, then dumped it. This pile of slate was so big it looked like a mountain. Also, the pile was always burning which gave off a very foul smell. Speaking of Carlisle Mt., back in the 1940s' when automobiles were not quite as powerful as they later became, I remember my dad saying, if you havea car that could make it up the mountain, without having to shift gears into second, then you had a pretty good vehicle...." Bob Perry |
| Feb 25, 2008 | "Dennis, I keep reading, and rereading your web site,
to find people I know. On 2-19-06, Tracey Nicholson, wrote to you regarding the Payne family from Lick Fork. Well,a s I grew up on Mossy, and lived very close to Lick Fork, I knew the only Payne family there. The father's name was Gorden, and his wife's name was Hallie. I knew them most of my young life. They had two daughters, Isabell, and Ruth Ellen. Back when I was a young boy, Gorden was the Sunday School
Superintendent of the Lick Fork Church Of God. There are a lot of
Paynes on Mossy that I knew when I was living there, and will
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| Feb 24, 2008 | "I just stumbled across this and loved the old photos. One peaked my interest. I am a Lively from the Livelys that live(d) between Pax and Plum Orchard. I know that there were many homes in what is now Plum Orchard Lake before they dammed it up, because one of my relatives, Levi Lively, lived there, and in the winter you can still see the foundation near Beech Bottom. I find it hard to believe that there are no photos of these homes (town?) at that time and would love to hear from/see the photos. I would also love to hear from anyone who knew these Livelys" Thank you so much, JoAnne Lively Davis |
| Feb 22, 2008 | "Saw your site for Scarbro and a mention of Highlawn Memorial Cemetery. Do you know if there is an online transcription of this cemetery? I am trying to research some Mackeys and Bunchs but am only able to perform online research. I was excited to see all that you had listed on your website. Both of the families came from Whitley Co, KY to Fayette Co, WV and the men of the family worked in the mines. The Mackeys were found more in the Scarbro area and the Bunchs in Lochgelly. Any insight that you may provide is welcome." Thanks again, Annemarie |
| Feb 21, 2008 | "On 8-24-07, Pauline (Paula) Scarbro Nelson,
wrote in that she was from Little Fork Hollow on Mossy WV. I grew up
knowing a Scarbro family in Little Fork. I believe the fathers name
was Vinton. I remember one son whose name was Jimmy. If
I am correct, their daughters name was Marcella, and a younger
son, Dennis. You know, it has been many years since I was a youngster,
living on Mossy, so my memory of some of the people may not always be
exact. I don't recall all of the families in Little Fork, but do
recall a couple more. One was the Price family, who had
a daughter named Annabell. Another, was the Blake family.
Anabell married Roy Blake. One other was the Morris family. The
fathers name was Ernie, his wife Lola, daughters Ernestine, and Carolyn. (not sure if I spelled Carolyn correctly). So Paula, am I talking about the same Scarbro family as you? Dennis, could you send this to Paula?" Thanks, Bob Perry |
| Feb 20, 2008 | "Dennis, on 3-31-06, Jessica Settle,
wrote to you wanting to know if anyone had a picture of the Kingston Elementary School. Well in 1988, my family, and I took a trip back to WV. As I have previously mentioned, I grew up on Mossy, attended a one room school at Lick Fork, through the third grade. Beginning with the fourth grade, we were bussed to Kingston, as the Mossy school was shut down. At the time, there were two buildings. One was the grammar school, and the other was the high school. When I graduated in 1953, both were still standing. I do not know when the grammar school was demolished, but when I went back in 1988, it was gone. All of the high school students were now attending school in Oak Hill. .......I did take a picture of the school. This photo is of me at the rear side of the school. The sign on the building, says, Kingston Elementary School. The young girl in the back ground is my youngest daughter, Laura Lee. All of the miners houses in Kingston had been torn down, but I do remember a small building that had a sign saying, " Kingston Post Office". I couldn't understand why they needed a post office, when no one lived in the town. Hope the picture will turn out ok." Bob Perry |
| Feb 19, 2008 | I have been asked on how viewers can contribute using a credit card. I have added a "Donation" Button through Paypal. You don't have to have a Paypal account to use Paypal. Checks can also be sent. Thank you, Dennis Chadra Scarbrowv.com 1218 E. Wilson Ave. Wheaton, IL 60189 |
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| Feb 18, 2008 | Addition: School Pictures Scarbro 1950-1951 and
1951-1952
1st Grade 1950-1951 |
| Feb 17, 2008 | "Hi Dennis; This may be of interest to Jessica
Settle, so if you would be so kind to forward this to her I would
appreciate it. Jessica may already know what I am going to say, but here goes. I grew up on Mossy, and did not live too far from the Settle family. Now I am assuming I have the correct family. They lived up in the hollow past Reed Payne's house. I knew an Oliver Settle but do not remember his wife's name. Their daughters names were Naomi, and Inez. Leonard was their son, but I don't reallyremember him very well, as I was very young at the time. Another son was Eldridge Elgin, who was a friend of mine at the time. Inez married a guy from Dothan named "Sleepy Posten". I don't remember his real first name, and not sure if I spelled his last name correctly. They lived in a little white house on Mossy road, close to Dothan. The house was formally owned by a Mr. Armstrong. ( My sister, Dorothy, at one time dated "Sleepy". Thanks, Bob Perry |
| Feb 14, 2008 | "Hi Dennis.....Please tell Robert Perry that I was also born in Kingston 1931. We left there in 1937 to Dothan WV. My dad worked in the Kingston mines and was fired because of a miners strike. I heard my dad, Webster Lively, mention a Perry many times. He was probably one of the many miners that were fired. I know about Lick Fork too. One of my dad's best friends, Gordan Payne, lived in Lick Fork. Please pass on my address to anyone that request it. Thanks Dennis and keep up a great web-site." Roy L. Lively Akron OH |
| Feb 13, 2008 | " Roy Lee Lively, Did you know any girls from
Mossy, such as June Hall, Inez Settle, Dorothy or Betty Ann Perry? Also, how about Carl Sneed or "Boots" Davis from Dothan. When I was a young boy, my sisters and some of their friends and I would walk from Mossy to Dothan and visit the Grocery Store at Toney Fork for some treats. Do you remember the name of this store? Also, were you in the Navy? Dennis , would you please forward this to Roy Lee Lively?" Thanks, Bob Perry |
| Feb 12, 2008 | "Hi Dennis,
on the
Scarbro Elementary grade 1 1950-1951 the first person on the
second row is Gequetta Smith on the same row the 4th. person is
Randy Midrowsky. |
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| Feb 12, 2008 | "In response to Bob Perry
Feb 6 & 7, 2008 messages: Bob, yes my
grandfather, Earl Webster Clifton, delivered the mail around
Mossy, Dothan, and various places. I was in grade school and when I
had a day off I would go with him to deliver the mail. I loved it and
he always called me John instead of Janet. He wanted a grandson..
After delivering the mail, we always stopped at Clay's Pool Hall in
Scarbro as it was on the way back home. He would go in and get me a
pop and bring it out to the truck, then by the time he drank 4-6
beers, I had to drive him home (without a license) so he could spit
his tobacco all down the outside of his truck. I remember the
Rineharts, Yoney's, Payne, and a lot more. My grandfather passed in January of 1960, my grandmother's were Alma (lst wife) passed ????, Bess 2nd wife (passed in Mexico is what I was told) and Alena 3rd (passed ???) so my grandfather was a busy and exciting man. His sons were Billy (William) Clifton passed when he was 39 from Detroit, Clayton (passed ?) from Detroit, Maxine Pennington (Passed ???) from Philadelphia, Gigs (Earl) Clifton, passed in Bradenton, Florida ???. Carroll "Feets" Clifton was my Dad. After he worked in the mines for 25 yrs, he was laid off on his and Mom's 25th wedding anniversary so they moved to Moundsville, WV. He was a security guard at the Moundsville Penitentiary, then he moved to Ohio and retired from Warner and Swazey. Then he decided to go to Florida. He and my Mom opened up a Cattle Ranch called Clifton & Son Double "C" Cattle Ranch, over 500 head of cattle, 20 horses, 400 goats, etc. My father passed 4 weeks after my son Jeffrey Clifton Thomas (34 yrs. from melanoma cancer) Dad passed from lung cancer and mine dust. This was in March and April 2001. Leaving my Mom and my brother Sylvester Carroll Clifton Jr. to manage the ranch. Unable to do that, Mom went into a massive heart attack and passed at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton peacefully just like a beautiful angel. I missed her by 20 minutes saying goodbye so when I walked into her room, with her hands crossed, she was the most beautiful angel I have even seen. She just went to sleep with no pain. Now it is just my sis Mona Haymore (Bradenton, FL) & my brother who lives in Palmeto, FL. I live in Parma, Ohio with my 4 grown children and 9 grandchildren. The Ranch has been sold, along with 120 acres that they had about 1/2 hr. away. So without Mom and Dad, and my son that is no longer our Home anymore. There is only one Clifton left and that is my Uncle Carlos CLifton and he lives in Bradenton, Fla. since his wife Shirley, passed he is the only one that can carry on the original Clifton Boys that is left out of Scarbro Hollow. My Grandfather and Grandmother Alena are buried at Blue Ridge Memorial. My Mom and Dad are buried in Florida at the Palmeto Memorial Gardens. Dennis, if anyone wishes to contact me it is OK to give them my email. I would be so happy to hear from anyone. Bob & Betty Lou (Perry), I was so glad to get your email and I wish to thank Dennis so much. I love reading his column. Keep up the good work. I still will be sending pictures as soon as I can get time to go thru them, boxes and boxes, Between mine, mother's and Mona's. I know we have some good ones." Thank you again so much, Janet Lee Clifton Miles, Parma, Ohio ps: |
| Feb 11, 2008 | "Hi again Dennis, was just surfing your site and
looking at the links. It just occurred to me that there are two
that you are missing. Since most of the Scarbro folks went to either
Collin's High School or Mount Hope High School the links for their
alumni might be good to have. They are: http://ohhs.faye.k12.wv.us/alumni/index.html http://mounthope.freeservers.com/homepage/Homepage.htm I think Mount Hope has the best site but of course I went to Mount Hope High School. Go Mustangs!" BJ Bernath |
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| Feb 11, 2008 | " Hi Dennis, I'm going to try & fill in some of
the blanks that Jane Christian Digmon left regarding
Miss Smith's 2nd grade class at Scarbro Elementary 1950-51; to
the best of my memory. 1st row - Miss Smith, Carlos Caldwell, Joyce Smith, ?, Carolyn Maxwell, Fred Seleytn, Evelyn ?, Billy Miller, Gloria McCormick (not sure of spelling). 2nd row - ?, ?, ?, Jimmy Jenkins, ?, Ralph ?. 3rd row - ?, ?, ?, Charlotte Caldwell, Stacy McKinney, ?, ?, Jean McCormick, Russell ?. 4th row - Brenda Dick, Teddy Massie, Emma Bolt, Connie Smith, Donna Tucker, ?, Connie Smith again, Doris Bender. Hopefully someone else can fill out the rest of it. There were 2 First Grade classes - I was in Miss Harrah's. 2 Second Grade classes, etc. We didn't necessarily all stay with each other when we advanced to the next grade. I would love to see the other 2nd grade class of '50-51." Connie Smith Osteen |
| Feb 9, 2008 | "Good Morning again Dennis. Today it is my
pleasure to send you and
picture of
Mrs. Mattie Massie, affectionately known as 'Granny' to
everyone that has ever met her. She is a long term resident of
Carlisle and is truly the belle of the Carlisle, Whipple, and Scarbro
Area. Yesterday, Feb. 8, 2008 she celebrated her 100th birthday. She
is as agile and alert as someone half her age and is a virtual history
book of the events occurring in our area. A birthday celebration for her was held last Saturday at the Oak Hill Methodist Community Center (a.k.a. the armory) with somewhere between 215-250 friends attending from all walks of life. She had three tables covered with scrapbooks and pictures of events and people from our area. It was really interesting to see the articles she had kept through the years. All of us wish her a continued healthy and happy life. Keep up the good work with the site." BJ Bernath |
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| Feb 7, 2008 | "Hello again Dennis: I agree with a lot of other
people, your page is very interesting. Keep up the good work.
I e-mailed you for the first time yesterday, and will follow up with
another today. As I previously mentioned, I grew up in Mossy.
During my senior year, my parents moved to Oak Hill. So to continue my
final year at Kingston High School, My coach and teacher, Mr. John Marra, would give me a ride to and from school. He also lived in Oak Hill. Just a little more personal history about myself, then I will change the subject. After graduation, I briefly worked at the A&P store in Oak Hill. I then joined the U.S. Air Force. After that, I came to Chicago Il. at the end of 1957. I got married in 1960, and have lived in the Chicago Suburbs since that time. We had three children, and now have nine grandchildren. In my last E-Mail, I mentioned that I knew C Omer Coleman. So today, I will mention a couple more. First off, I knew the mailman, Earl Clifton. Yes, he was our mailman when I was a young boy, living on Mossy. I remember he drove a pick-up truck, either a Ford or Chevy. On many occasions, I would wait by the road for him to show up. He always had a kind word to say to me, and would let me stand on the running- board of his truck. O.K. one more for this time. I also knew Earl (Jiggs) Clifton. If I am correct, his wife's name was Effie. They were our neighbors on Mossy for several years. I was friends with their children, Jackie, and Bonnie June. I once took Bonnie June to a school dance, although, I'm not sure if we ever danced.... More next time. Please E-Mail this to Omer Coleman, and Janet Clifton Miles." Bob Perry |
| Feb 6, 2008 | "Hello Dennis in Wheaton. I guess you could say we are
neighbors, as I live in Lombard (IL). My name is Robert L Perry. Every one calls me Bob. I was born in Kingston, WVa in 1936. At one year old, my parents, Ashworth and Jewell, moved to Mossy. I had two sisters, Dorothy and Betty Ann, who have since passed away. As a child, I attended a one room school which was located at the mouth of Lick Fork. After I finished Third grade, they closed the school. We then had to attend school in Kingston. I graduated in 1953. One of the people I knew all of my school years was C. Omer Coleman. If this is the same person, he had a sister named Betty Lou. Feel free to pass this to Omer. There are other people on your page that I know, but will save that for another time." Robert L Perry |
| Jan 27, 2008 | Finished re-doing Correspondence 2006 page. Dennis Chadra |
| Jan 26, 2008 | Finished re-doing Correspondence 2005 page. Dennis Chadra |
| Jan 25, 2008 | Finished re-doing Correspondence 2004 page. Dennis Chadra |
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| Jan 21, 2008 | "Just got permission from the 'Fayette County Footprints' to copy
and send this cemetery listing. (Blake
Cemetery - Wingrove Hill, Scarbro, WV)...Not sure where these
Blakes fit in but the Blakes, Poteets, and
another family or two were the first settlers in the area and owned
most of the property in this area by land grant. This cemetery is on the hill just above where you took the picture of the Scarbro sign for the website. Hope all is well with you and yours." BJ Bernath |
| Jan 21, 2008 | "All decades pages are updated and completed." Dennis Chadra |
| Jan 20, 2008 | "I have added a new section, Classmates and re-did decades 1950-1990." Dennis Chadra |
| Jan 20, 2008 | "Dennis, Please tell Sandra Faye Kessler that I didn't know
Larry Lively. I was in the 7th & 8th grades at Dothan School in
Mossy. Please pass on my address to anyone who wishes to contact
me, and Dennis, I remember John Pleva very well. He use to play
on WOAY radio station in the afternoon. At the time I was playing
steel guitar with a country band at 6:30am and then going to Oak Hill
High School at 8am. I am still playing pedal steel guitar." Roy
Lee Lively, Akron OH Reply: |
| Jan 15, 2008 | "Hi Dennis, welcome back good job on the new site. I am writing to
give you my new e-mail address, in case you get in touch with
Connie Smith Osteen. I seen where she was wanting to get in
touch with me back in the fall of 2007" Thank you so much,
Sandra Faye Kessler Reply: |
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| Jan 15, 2008 | "Miss
Smith's class - 1950. I think the first boy is the brother of
Barbara Caldwell, 1st row, 2nd from rt.: Billy Miller (brother of Sheila Miller). 3rd row, 5th child: Stacy McKinney (adopted son of Allen and Naomi Mckinney, pastor of the Baptist church in Scarbro) I'll check this names and try to get more from the sister mentioned. Wonderful site. Thanks." Jane Christian Digman (Scarbro 1940- 58; parents Lee and Earle Christian) |
| Jan 14, 2008 | "Question from Helen Smith Pavlik about Bill Honaker. Bill was my uncle and I am named after him. He was not killed in service and stayed in the Navy until he retired. He lived in Virginia Beach Va. until he passed away about 6 years ago. I hope this answers your question. Thanks for your question." Bill Honaker |
| Jan 13, 2008 | "Hello again Dennis. Was just checking the e-mail and doing
some web surfing and saw that you site had gone to a new format.
Pretty nice! Will take a little getting used to but pretty nice. Hope you have gotten over the illness and business problems and are back to your usual self. Thought I would send along the 2007 Scarbro deceased list. Unfortunately it is much too long this year. Sadly to say, the list for 2008 is growing at a rapid pace also. Hope all is well with you and yours and my many friends that visit your site." BJ Bernath |
| Jan 12, 2008 | "Dennis, The dates listed for Gabriela and Anna Bronosky should be BIRTH dates, not death dates. I will try to find pix of their grave markers, though I'm not sure I have digital pix. I probably have records of death dates or at least death years somewhere. If I find any of this info, I will let you know. Anna was my paternal grandmother, Gabriela my aunt. I am a Huntington native, but live in Lexington, KY now. I have visited the cemetery a couple times. Thanks for all you've done!" Mary (Bronosky) Oliva |
| Jan 7, 2008 | "Hello, Could you please forward my information on to Judy
Bodnar. She is a cousin of mine and I am trying to do some family
research. My name is Susan Upchurch. My mother and Judy's
mother were first cousins. My mother's name was Patricia Savage
Taylor Upchurch. She was born in Scarbro. Any information about
the Savage family would be greatly appreciated. If we wanted
to send a donation for the website were would we forward it to. Thank
you!" Susan Upchurch Reply: |
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| Jan 2, 2008 | "Very interesting site. Glad someone is interested in keeping history alive. I am wondering if you have any pictures or information on the Hambrick family. My grandfather was Alfred Hambrick and he lived in Glen Jean. He built and lived in the house on the hill across road from the trailer park. It is just above the gas station. You can't hardly see it from the road except when the trees lose their leaves. I am interested in anything you or anyone else might have on him or his family. Thank you." Randy Epperly |
| Jan 1, 2008 | Note: "I am still seeking volunteers living in the area to go to the SS Peter & Paul Church office in Oak Hill, WV and see if you can copy the records of the Yearbooks and/ Church records of the old Carlisle SS Peter & Paul Church to add to this site. " Dennis Chadra dennis@scarbrowv.com |
| Jan 1, 2008 | Notice: Our web hosting service has recently moved this website to a new server and we have lost our capability for searching and feedback form submittal. We are behind in updates of correspondence and submissions and will add as soon as possible. Your financial support is needed to keep this website up and running. A major re-design of the site is currently planned. Dennis Chadra dennis@scarbrowv.com |
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