This is a picture of David "Dave" Vanscoy in front of the Old Log Slab Run School-Pheasant Run School around 1908 or 1909. Thanks to the reader who brought in this great picture. Ideas or comments contact Tim Turner (304) 478-3389.
This is a photo of the Slab Camp School on Pheasant Run from around 1908 or 1909. The school is a log constructed school. Thanks for the reader who brought it in. The students are identified as follows: FRONT ROW; left to right-Howard Fansler, Alpheus "Dock" Kalar, Wilbur Poling, Clarice...
Last week’s family photo was identified by Greg Hott.He and his wife had an original of this photo and it is part of his wife’s family. It is the William and Bertha Carr Family. The family lived at Benbush. In the photo from left to right: boy with the dog,...
No one called to identify the photo from last week. This week’s photo is from the Thomas area and it is believed to be Crostens or a related family. If you can identify the folks let me know. Ideas or comments contact Tim Turner (304) 478-3389.
No one called to identify the couple from last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Arnold's wedding would have been March 25, 1967. This photo is from the same batch and would be of the following families: Nine, Gooden, Johnston, or Haller Family. Ideas or comments contact Tim Turner (304) 478-3389.
No one called in to identify the two gentlemen in last week’s article. I spoke to Ray Arnold from Detroit, Michigan and I discovered that he and his wife celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. They were married March 25, 1957. I have had several follow up’s on the photo of...
Last week's photo was of Amos Jacob Nine and his wife Alda Dumire Nine (with two of their children; Ola, standing between her parents and Paul sitting on his mother's lap. Paul passed away around 5 or 6 years of age. Total children in the family included 7 boys (three...
I am going to change things up a little. I have been given several pictures that are not identified and so I am going to run some to see if someone can call and give me the names. This is the first one it is obviously of a family. According...
This is a rerun of the picture from last week. The information was correct; however, it did not go along with the picture. The picture is Mariantonia Fictullo Scott. She was married to Simion “Pete” Scott. This is Jeanette Lamberts grandmother; her dad’s mother. The Scotts had the following children:...
This is a photo of Mary King Scott. She was the daughter of Enoch Grant and Lucretia Stalnaker King. Mary had other siblings: brothers: Grant, Charles, Paul, Sisters: Edna King, Gladys Upton. Mary was born in Kempton. When Mary married Angelo Scott, they moved to Pierce. Other than a brief...
This is a sign above the street in Davis welcoming folks to town. On the right of the picture is City Hall. The picture is taken around the Fourth of July or a Homecoming as there are flags along the street. The backs of older cars can be seen in...
This is a photo of the Tannery Addition of Parsons.In the middle of the picture is a body of water damned up. In the background is the homes of the Tannery Row Addition. There are two rows of homes. John Seiler and Mr. Mohn purchased the land between the railroad...
This is a great view of the Pulp and Paper Mill of Parsons. Construction began in 1900 and was finished in 1902. The City gave them $2,000.00 and gave them tax relief for five years. The plant ended operation in 1927. The assets were purchased by Hugh Pritt who sold...
This is a photo of the Thomas Express Office. The office was part of the buildings in the railroad yard. It was evidently laundry day when the picture was taken as there are several lines with clothes, etc hanging on them. On the left middle side of the picture one...
This is a photo of Selena “Maxine” Wolford Harper.Maxine was the daughter of Hayes and Alma Huffman Wolford. Hayes was a grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth Wimer Cooper, a founding family of the Flanagan Hill area. Maxine was married to the late Harry Harper; who lost his life in the...
This is a picture of Aaron and Melvina Cooper Rohrbaugh and their three daughters.The daughters are Orpha-youngest, Rose Ann-middle, and Sarah-oldest; the girls are from left to right in birth order of youngest. They lived in the Jordan Run area and left many descendants there. The main occupation of the...
This is a photo of Delphie Bonner Flanagan, Evelyn Flanagan (left) and Birtie Flanagan (right). Delphie was married to James Flanagan. Delphie was the daughter of Martin and Melissa Jane Cooper Bonner. These names are founding families of the Flanagan Hill Area. Birtie and her husband lived in the Bristol,...
This is a picture taken on Christmas Day 1963.The lady is Texie Alice Pennington Turner; she was the daughter of Henry “Hen” and Virginia “Jen” Pennington, who lived in Baltimore. She graduated from Harman High School; her brother, Layton, traveled by bus to attend Davis High School for his fourth...
This is a picture of some folks dressed up to go belsnickling. This was thought to be a German Custom carried out after Christmas and before the New Year; my grandmother often told me about making a costume and going out with others. Often groups of young people dressed up...
Post Card Back of Post Card This is a post card sent in 1908 and the postage was one cent.Cards like this are interesting to me and it is fun to try to collect different towns. Often the cards portrayed a scene, a flower, farm animals, etc. and then a town...
