This is a photo of the interior of The Tucker County Bank. The photo carries a date of September 29, 1920. The gentleman on the right-hand side of the photo is Arthur Strickler. The Tucker County Bank was moved down the street to a new building. The bank eventually became...
This is a photo of Adam and Rebecca Mouse Yokum. Adam Yokum (1841-1926) was 1SGT Company 1, 7th Regiment WV VOL Infantry during the Civil War. His wife, Rebecca (1840-1918) Mouse was the daughter of Michael and Phoebe Harman Mouse. Ideas, comments, suggestions or photos to share contact Tim Turner...
This photo is labeled as planting cauliflower in Canaan Valley at the Harr Place. The only person identified is the older gentlemen to the left. He is identified as Mortimer Johnston (1886-1978) was married to Artie Thompson Johnston (1890-1974). Canaan offered the perfect weather for cauliflower, it was grown and...
This photo was taken in 1956 in front of the Baptist Church in Parsons. The occasion was the 50th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee). (first row, left to right) Ruth Nazlerod, Ella Rightmire, Alice Carter, Mrs. Zillah Withers, Rella Lambert, Lucy Long, Ethel Wolfe, Martha Lewis (second row, left to right) Ida...
This is a photo of Homer Yokum and Ethel Wolford Long Judy. Homer was the son of Jasper and Ida Susan Cooper Yokum. He was married to Freda Cooper, and they had two children John and Hazel Ann. Both Homer and Freda were teachers in Tucker County Schools. Ethel was...
This photo depicts an evening get together to play music and visit. Identified in the photo are: (women sitting on steps) (first step) Eva Wymer Rice, (second step) Mary Harman Judy, (man sitting on step) Zebulon “Zeb” Judy, (Left to right, man standing by porch column) Taft Rice, Cora Judy...
This is a group of four cousins, friends, and classmates. They are identified as: Twila Harper Stemple, Dove Harman Roy, Joy Lou Harman Hedrick, Holly Cooper Huffman. Some folks will remember being students in the classroom of Twila Harper Stemple. I have heard former students recall Twila was a good...
This is a photo of the Jerry Yokum and Violet Cooper Wolford Family. Those identified in the photo are: (back, left to right) Violet Ruby ‘Chip” Cooper Wolford (1913-1998), Larry Wolford married Wanda Williams, Linda Wolford married Phil Waybright (deceased) (front, left to right) Randy Wolford married Mary Wick, Tony...
This is a train at Coketon about 1900. The train ran on the West Virginia Central. It is engine 13 and is a 2-8-0. The builder was Baldwin Locomotives Builders based in Philadelphia. It was sold to Western Maryland as 259. It was sold for scrap June of 1916. The...
This is a group of hunters having fun. They are identified as: Kern Harper (1908-1986) married second to Alice Johnson, Carl Huffman (1919-1985) married Hollie Cooper, Willie Hinkle (1901-1976) wife’s first name was Ethel, Carney Harper (1904-1962) married Sylva Teter. ** Theodore “Ted” Abraham Dove’s name was incorrect in last...
This is a photo of the Carl and Hollie Cooper Huffman Family. Carl was supervisor for the State Road Garage at Harman and the family also worked a farm. Carl (1919-1985) was married to Hollie Virginia Cooper (1919-1988) on April 13, 1940. Hollie was a daughter of Arthur and May...
This is a photo of Ona Hovatter and sons. Those pictured (left to right) are: John, Kenneth (Digger), Carlton, and Ona. Ona was married to Mary Hovatter. Ona’s parents were Ira Walter and Mary Olive Nestor Hovatter. Ona had served as treasurer of the First Baptist Church and his wife...
This is a photo of John Wesley and Mary Cooper Snyder. John Wesley was the son of Captain Sampson and Elizabeth Bonner Snyder, and his grandfather was John Snyder, who is buried on the Lanesville Road in a small cemetery. Mary was the daughter of Elijah and Hannah Bible Cooper....
This is a photo of children of Jonas and Martha “Mattie” Blizzard Harman. They are: (left to right) Eva Harman Cooper, Warren Harman, Ruthaleen Harman Edwards. They had two siblings who passed in infancy: Ardith K. Harman (1920) and Justin S. Harman (1912-1913). Eva boarded with her cousins, Omer and...
This is a photo of Iola Boggs Simmons. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Boggs of Braxton County. She was married to Abraham Simmons. They had ten children: James Perry, Ernest, Edward, Darl, Neil, David, Martin, Eva, Bertha, Rose. She had 22 grandchildren in the armed forces...
This is a photo of Sarah Ellen “Ella” Orr Rightmire. Ella was from Kingwood; she was the daughter of Ami and Alice McKinney Orr. She married Warren Harvey Rightmire of Parsons. They were married in Oakland, MD on March 28, 1904. They had at least the following children: Pauline married...
This is a photo of the Noah Stump Family. Noah Stump (1875-1946) was a son of Henry and Eliza Frances Basham Stump. He married in 1900 to Victoria Moses (1881-1957). Victoria was a daughter of John and Mary Jane Frances Ridinger Moses. The family in the photo is identified as:...
This is a photo of Aurelius “A.D.” “Snap” and Virginia Stump Pittman. Snap was the son of Charles and Ida Pittman. Virginia was the daughter of Noah and Victoria Stump. Snap and Virginia had the following children: Frank, Kenneth, and Betty Pittman Blanks. From last week: Alwin was married to...
This is a photo of the Charles and Ida Kee Pittman Family. Those in the picture are: Back-Charles and Ida, middle- Aurelius “A.D.” “Snap” and Elvira, Front-Mary and Alwin. Charles (1878-1943) married Ida (1879-1965) and they lived in Parsons. In addition to the children in the photo there was a...
This is a photo of Susie Alderton and her mother, Mrs. Worrel. Together they operated a restaurant on Second Street in Parsons. She has a son Earl (Squirrelly). The restaurant stood where John Cooper had his law office. Ideas, comments, suggestions or photos to share contact Tim Turner (304) 478-3389.
