- TONY & MELINDA (TOQUINTO) ALONSO at engagement. (40 KB)
TONY ALONSO (s/o Nanci Headley Kotowski) & his wife MELINDA TOQUINTO ALONSO at their engagement in Dec. 1987. His local maternal roots include ASHCRAFT, CAVALIER, CRIM/M, DAVIS, DRAIN, GLOVER, HALPENNY, MARTIN, NAY, ODLE/ODELL/O'DELL, & SHARP. Her maternal roots include HENDREN, NEWBRAUGH, & ROBEY. Tony & Melinda were m. 3/2/1988.
- RICHARD OWEN MARTIN & WIFE (MARY) JANE ASHCRAFT (15 KB)
Richard was s/o John F. Martin (who was s/o John Spencer Martin & Mary "Polly" Nay) & (Mary) Jane Ashcraft was d/o Ezekiel "Little Zeke" Ashcraft [who was s/o Ezekiel Ashcraft & (Mary) Jane Nay]& Eleanor "Ellen" Drain (who was d/o Azariah Drain & Mary "Polly" Collins).
- HALPENNY-GLOVER FAMILY (103 KB)
CHARLES FRANKLIN HALPENNY s/o Keziah (Kerns) & Michael Halpenny w/M-I-L MARY ANN (DAVIS) GLOVER & his wife TILLIE PEARL (GLOVER)& the 1st 6 ch of 10. CH from Lt. clockwise around Charles are (James) Herbert, Arlie B., & Harvey; boy behind Tillie is George M., infant in her lap is Howard "Jack", & girl is Mary Elizabeth who later m. James E. Martin. Tillie d/o Edward B. & Mary Ann (DAVIS) GLOVER. Tillie's local roots include ASHCRAFT, CAVALIER, DAVIS, DAWSON, GLOVER, NAY, & SHARP. Charles' local roots include GRAY, KERNS, & HALPENNY.
- PETER FRANKLIN MARTIN FAMILY (85 KB)
Front: PETER FRANKLIN MARTIN s/o John Odle & Milly Ann (CRIMM) Martin & wife Amelia Ann DRAIN/Prunty d/o William & Emaline (Drain) Prunty with 5 of their 8 children: Albert Ellis, Isaac M., Dessie Della, Delbert, & James Earl Martin. Ca. 1907. Local roots are CRIM/M, DRAIN, MARTIN, NAY, & ODLE/ODELL/ODLE.
- AMANDA "MANDY" FLORENCE (MARTIN) MARTIN 1880-1960 (17 KB)
Mandy was d/o Peter Franklin Martin & Amelia Ann Prunty/Drain & w/o John Nelson Martin.
- OLIVER NAY 1834-1864 s/o Elijah Nay (17 KB)
Oliver Nay, the s/o Elijah & Hannah Smith Nay, served the Union during the Civil War, and died as a result of having been incarcerated in the infamous Andersonville.
- 4 gens-Martin/Glover/Halpenny/Nay/Ashcraft/etc. (65 KB)
L to R: D. Pauline (Martin) Headley d/o James Earl & Mary Elizabeth (Halpenny) Martin; Tillie Pearl (Glover) Halpenny d/o Edward Bell & Mary Ann (Davis) Glover; Nanci Headley d/o Adrian L. & D. Pauline (Martin) Headley; Mary Elizabeth (Halpenny) Martin d/o Charles Franklin & Tillie Pearl (Glover) Halpenny
- ASHCRAFT AND NAY FAMILIES: GLOVER photos (211 KB)
EDWARD GLOVER, (1823-1893), left, m. 1846 Sarah "Sally" Sharp d/o Uriah & Sarah "Sally" (ASHCRAFT) Sharp. EDWARD BELL GLOVER (1861-1909), right, s/o Edward & Sarah "Sally" (Sharp) Glover, m. 1879 Mary Anne Davis (1846-1923) d/o Abraham & Celia (Cavalier) Davis. Abraham Davis & daughter Mary Anne Davis were members of the NAY family.
- NINA GRACE ALONSO (62 KB)
Nina was born 3 months early on 6/4/2002 in Morgantown, WV. Weight: 1 lb. 10 ozs. Length: 12 3/4". She is the d/o Antony A. Alonso and Melinda Toquinto Alonso and gd/o Nanci Headley Kotowski.
- ASHCRAFT/DAVIS/GLOVER/HALPENNY/NAY/SHARP FAMILIES (64 KB)
ARLIE B. HALPENNY 1898 - 1985 s/o Charles Franklin & Tillie Pearl (Glover) Halpenny
- ASHCRAFT, MARTIN, NAY, & ODLE FAMILES (84 KB)
James Earl MARTIN (1900-1964) s/o Peter Franklin & Amelia Ann (Drain/Prunty) MARTIN m. 1921 Mary Elizabeth Halpenny (1903-1961) d/o Charles Franklin & Tillie Pearl (Glover) Halpenny. James Earl Martin from MARTIN, NAY, & ODLE Families. Mary Elizabeth (Halpenny) Martin from ASHCRAFT & NAY families.
- NINA GRACE ALONSO d/o Antony A. Alonso (47 KB)
5/11/2003 The Exponent Telegram [front page], Clarksburg, WV
- "I HOPE YOU DANCE " news article re: NINA ALONSO (116 KB)
Mother's Day article about Nina Alonso
- BRYAN MARTIN HEADLEY & WIFE BETH (WILMOT) (36 KB)
Lines in Harrison Co. & Marion Co., WV, include Ashcraft, Cavalier, Crim/m, Drain, Glover, Halpenny, Martin, Nay, Odle/Odell/O'Dell, & Sharp.
- DAVID RIEL & wife SARAH E. C. VanLEAR (39 KB)
David's Civil War era letters to his wife are at WVU's Colson Hall. David (1838-1916) s/o Hugh & Mary (Garlow) Riel; Sarah (1833-1905) d/o Uriah & Harriett (Hutchinson) VanLear
- MILLIE ANN MARTIN 1871 - 1927 (93 KB)
MARTIN, CRIM/M, NAY, ODLE LINES: Millie Ann Martin d/o John Odle Martin & Milly Ann (Crimm) Martin m. (1) Emory J. Martin, (2) Maynard Sharp.
- NAY: Elsie Ann Humphrey & spouse Elias Bibb Mayes (31 KB)
Elsie Ann Humphrey d/o Richard W. Humphrey & Jane Nay, gd/o Joseph Nay & Frances Mahorney
- LAWSON WOOD MARTIN's roots include MARTIN, NAY (91 KB)
Adults in photo are FLOE ETTA (PIGOTT) & LAWSON WOOD "OTT" MARTIN s/o Mary Eleanor (Hulderman) & William H. Martin. Their children in photo are NELLIE WILMA (on Floe's lap), EDGAR BLAIR, & NEAL STANLEY beside his father.
- DAVID W. DANCY and NANCI HEADLEY KOTOWSKI (57 KB)
Nanci with grandson David (2005)
- PAULINE (MARTIN) HEADLEY (106 KB)
PAULINE (MARTIN) HEADLEY represents ASHCRAFT, CAVALIER, CRIM/M, DRAIN, GLOVER, HALPENNY, KERNS, MARTIN, NAY, ODLE/ODELL/O'DELL, & SHARP LINEAGES in Harrison/Marion Counties, WV. b. 1923, d/o James E. & Mary E. (Halpenny) Martin, Pauline lived in mainland China during 1997-1998 where she taught spoken English to the Chinese.
- TAMAR KOTOWSKI, daughter of Nanci Headley Kotowski (84 KB)
Tamar's Harrison/Marion roots include Ashcraft, Cavalier, Crim/m, Drain, Glover, Halpenny, Kerns, Martin, Nay, Odle/Odell/O'Dell, and Sharp families.
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- De SALES HEIGHTS Graduates of 1920 (12 KB)
De Sales Heights, located in Parkersburg, WV, was a private Roman Catholic school for girls.
- De SALES HEIGHTS Graduates of 1921 (11 KB)
De Sales Heights, located in Parkersburg, WV, was a private Roman Catholic school for girls.
- De SALES HEIGHTS Graduates of 1922 (11 KB)
De Sales Heights, located in Parkersburg, WV, was a private Roman Catholic school for girls.
- SUMNER SCHOOL Graduates of 1920 (9 KB)
Sumner School was a Parkersburg, WV, school for black students.
- SUMNER SCHOOL Graduates of 1922 (10 KB)
Sumner School was a Parkersburg, WV, school for black students.
- MARION CO., WV, DEATH RECORDS, Books 4-5 (37 KB)
Includes surnames of Ashcraft, Crim, Martin, Nay, O'dell, Sharp, and Sturm.
- WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, DIVORCES: 1925 (11 KB)
Incomplete list of divorces that were reported in the 1925 issues of The Parkersburg Sentinel, Parkersburg, West Virginia
- CENTER BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY (13 KB)
tombstone partial read at a Harrison County, WV, cemetery
- MARION CO., WV, DEATH RECORD 7 (assorted names) (12 KB)
Includes members of Ashcraft, Carpenter, Cavalier, Criss, Davis, Edgel, Garrison, Gripper, Higgins, Mahalick, Martin, Mason, Millan, Miller, Nay, Odel, Perkins, Richards, Riley, Sharp, Snyder, Sprouse, Sturm, & Yeater families.
- WOOD COUNTY, WV, EARLY MINISTRIES RECALLED (32 KB)
Zebedee Warner, S. J. Graham, Bishop Weekly, Loyal Young, evangelist Hammond, Carter, Hamner, Moffatt, Gibson, George W. Peterkin, Woods, George Cleaton Wilding
- DAVISSON CEMETERY, Harrison County, WV (8 KB)
tombstone partial read
- WV PIONEERS Lewis, Harrison, Upshur &Wood Cos. (13 KB)
From Letter of Roy B. Cook, Huntington, W. Va.,
to G. D. H., of Glencoe, Ills. [sic] that appeared in The Shinnston News, Shinnston, West Virginia, of September 26, 1918, page 1.
- FLEMING MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY (9 KB)
tombstone partial read at a Fairmont, Marion County, WV, cemetery
- ASHCRAFT FAMILY TETRICK LONG FORM QUESTIONNAIRES (36 KB)
LDS REEL #0163859 Tetrick Long Form Questionnaires completed by Ashcraft family members includes Headley/Headlee descendants.
- JOHN ALDEN-PRISCILLA MULLINS' DESCENDANTS (12 KB)
The Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, IL, account of Illinois descendants of Mayflower's John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
- FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY, Lewis County, WV (56 KB)
tombstone partial read
- CLARKSBURG (WV) TELEGRAM 1/20-5/5/1893 (111 KB)
births, deaths, historical accounts, and more from Clarksburg's newspapers of 1893
- FIRST WHITE CHILD BORN IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS (10 KB)
Death notice of Hannah Brown-Bauman, alleged to have been the first white child born in Lake County, Illinois
- RIVERVIEW CEMETERY, Wood County, WV (19 KB)
tombstone partial read of a Williamstown, Wood County, WV, cemetery
- HARRISON COUNTY, (W)V, PRESBYTERIAN PIONEERS (21 KB)
Transcribed from 8/4/1893 CLARKSBURG [(W)V] TELEGRAM.
- OGDEN CEMETERY, Wood County, WV (7 KB)
tombstone partial read
- ATLANTIC UNION COLLEGE, South Lancaster, MA (24 KB)
class of 1950 graduates
- OLD WV NEWSPAPERS (26 KB)
news from old WV newspapers
- CLARKSBURG, WV, HISTORY (1898 newspaper article) (24 KB)
"Clarksburg, The Birthplace of The Great Chieftan [sic] Stonewall Jackson." (source: 6/24/1898 The Clarksburg Telegram, Clarksburg, WV)
- DR. ROBERT RIDGWAY, Illinois Ornithologist (12 KB)
story of Dr. Robert Ridgway's career in Ornithology, as related in The Waukegan Daily Sun of January 10, 1922
- Sanford Fillmore Bennett, Hymn Author (9 KB)
Sanford Fillmore Bennett was the author of the hymn, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye"
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 6 (43 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- INDIANS WELCOME A[lexander] F. BEAUBIEN'S ARRIVAL (19 KB)
Newspaper account of and from Alexander F. Beuabien of early Chicago. His father, trader Jean Baptiste Beaubien, was French and his, mother Josette La Framboise, was half-French and half-Potawatomi Indian.
- MATERNAL FAMILY OBITUARIES (123 KB)
obituaries from maternal families
- "THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE OF BLAIR MOUNTAIN" (18 KB)
This is an interview with activist Mollie Dingess Drake of Logan County, West Virginia, that appeared in a Waukegan, Illinois newspaper in 1922.
- OLIVER HUTCHINSON Wood Co., WV, will of 1846 (7 KB)
Oliver Hutchinson, AKA Hutchison,resided in Wood Co., (W)V, where his will was prepared on March 15, 1846. His will can be seen here.
- JOHN HUTCHISON [AKA HUTCHINSON] DESCENDANTS (342 KB)
John Hutchison's grandson Oliver and wife Sarah Page raised their family in Wood County, West Virginia where many descendants remain today.
- GREENLAWN CEMETERY, Harrison Co., WV (565 KB)
partial read of Greenlawn Cemetery
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 7 (33 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- MURDER IN THE FAMILY...AGAIN (51 KB)
HAROLD HEADLEY - VIRGINIA KIMES WISEMAN were shot to death in 1934 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, by Fred Hawkins of Fairmont, West Virginia.
- WOOD CO., WV, BIRTHS 1853-1879, Vol. I, pp. 1-209 (141 KB)
Records retrieved from County Courthouse.
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 8 (149 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- AFRICAN-AMERICAN MARRIAGES OF HARRISON CO., WV (109 KB)
an incomplete list of marriages of African-Americans in Harrison Co., WV, using information gleaned from official birth, marriage, and death records
- WOOD CO., WV, BIRTHS 1853-1879, Vol. 1, pp 210-381 (101 KB)
Birth records retrieved from courthouse.
- 1941 SHINNSTON [WV] NEWS OBITUARIES (236 KB)
Includes all of the obituaries and death notices found in the 1941 issues of The Shinnston [Harrison County, WV] News.
- 1940 SHINNSTON [WV] NEWS OBITUARIES (296 KB)
Includes all obituaries and death notices from the 1940 issues of The Shinnston [Harrison County, WV] News.
- JOSEPH SOUTH, SR., DESCENDANTS (299 KB)
family of Joseph South, Sr.
- CLARKSBURG COLORED SCHOOL, 1900 GRADUATES (8 KB)
Prior to the erection of Kelly Miller School in 1900, black students from Harrison County, West Virginia, attended what was referred to as Clarksburg Colored School.
- HANS JACOB GANTHER DESCENDANTS (193 KB)
The surname Ganther evolved into the surnames of Gandee and Gandy.
- CLARKSBURG, WV, COLORED SCHOOL 1900 COMMENCEMENT (12 KB)
Newspaper account of the 1900 commencement of the Clarksburg Colored School
- WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 1916 (75 KB)
Clarksburg, WV, graduates of 1916
- WOOD CO., WV, SERVICEMEN KILLED IN WORLD WAR I (24 KB)
Article from 2/20/1920 The Parkersburg News, Parkersburg, WV, identifies many of those area servicemen who were killed during World War I.
- JAMES BALLENTINE: WOOD CO., WV, 100TH BIRTHDAY (8 KB)
Story of James Ballentine who celebrated his 100th birthday on December 6, 1919
- MARION CO., WV, BIRTH RECORD I (21 KB)
surnames: Ashcraft, Crim, Davis, Glover, Halpenny, Heldreth, Jett, Kerns, Martin, Masters, Nay, Odel/l, Sharp, Sturm
- FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Doddridge Co. WV (27 KB)
Roster of those buried in the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co., WV, as read by
N. L. Kotowski.
- CHRISTOPHER GARLOW DESCENDANTS (208 KB)
10 generations
- ELIZABETH MASON CEMETERY, Joetown, Marion Co., WV (9 KB)
partial read of Elizabeth Mason Cemetery
- WILL: JOHN MARTIN SENR. (2 KB)
the Harrison Co. (W)V will of John Spencer Martin ca 1783 - 1853
- SHINNSTON [WV] HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1951 (15 KB)
1951 graduates of Shinnston High School
- WILL: JOHN ODLE (1 KB)
the Harrison Co. (W)V will of John Odle s/o Joshua Odle & Susannah (Davis) Odle
- UNIDIS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 1926 (15 KB)
West Milford, WV, graduates of 1926
- MARION CO., WV, MARRIAGE RECORD 4 (10 KB)
surnames: Ashcraft, Bice, Birtcher, Board, Carder, Crim, Dent, Drain, Glover, Goodwin, Halpenny, Harbert, Heldreth, Hubanks, Martin, Mason, McIntire, Nay, Price, Prunty, Sharp, Vangilder, Vincent, Wright
- WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 1921 (52 KB)
Clarksburg, WV, graduates of 1921
- WOOD CO., WV, EARL DeVAUGHN AS SOLDIER, RANCHER (34 KB)
the personal account of Parkersburg native Earl DeVaughn's 12 years as a soldier and and as a rancher
- HARRISON CO., WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 61 (4 KB)
surnames: Ashcraft, Burnside, Craig, Crim, Friend, Glover, Hymes, Martin, Matheny, Nay, Smallwood
- WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 1922 (34 KB)
Clarksburg, WV, graduates of 1922
- DAVID RIEL of Wood Co., WV: Civil War Era Letters (37 KB)
David Riel's Civil War Era letters have been passed down through his descendants, Phoebe (Riel) Ray, Clara (Ray) Headley, and Adrian L. Headley. Adrian's wife, Pauline (Martin) Headley donated the original letters to WVU's Colson Hall in Morgantown, WV. Transcriptions will appear here as they are located and/or completed.
- WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 1928 (41 KB)
Clarksburg, WV, graduates of 1928
- VICTORY HIGH SCHOOL 1964 GRADUATES, Clarksburg, WV (13 KB)
names of 1964 graduates
- KELLY MILLER GRADUATES OF 1955 (5 KB)
Clarksburg, WV, segregated school for black students - graduates of 1955
- STONEWALL JACKSON'S HORSE (8 KB)
a newspaper article from 1893 about General Jackson's beloved horse
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 48 (27 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- JACOBS PENSION CASE re: Mary Jacobs of Huntington (32 KB)
The Jacobs Pension Case was tried in Federal Court in Parkersburg, WV, in January 1893 and involved Mary Jacobs of Huntington along with John Wooten and Stacey Shafer. Contained here are newspaper reports of the trial.
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 51 (22 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, BIRTH BOOK 1 (23 KB)
assorted births from courthouse records
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, BIRTH BOOK 8 (21 KB)
assorted births from courthouse records
- "WAR INCIDENT REVIVED" re: JOHN NAY (8 KB)
Feb. 8, 1901, Clarksburg Telegram (Clarksburg, W. Va.) story about John H. Nay s/o Elijah Nay & Hannah Smith and brother of Oliver Nay
- EUNICE (MACE) CONRAD (6 KB)
an 1893 newspaper story about Aunt Eunice (Mace) Conrad, of Gilmer county, W. Va.
- I. O. O. F. ORIGIN (7 KB)
Apr. 28, 1893 Clarksburg Telegram (Clarksburg, W. Va.) history of I. O. O. F. origin
- HARRISON CO., WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 48 (5 KB)
surnames: Alonso, Anderson, Ashcraft, Booth, Carrico, Hall, Heldreth, Martin, Mercandino, Sims, Tetrick, Trough
- HARRISON CO., WV, MARRIAGE BOOKS 46-47 (5 KB)
surnames: Ashcraft, Burns, Drain, Hacker, Hadix, Hyde, Ketterman, Lott, Martin, McGinnis, Nay, O'Dell, Smith, Williams
- HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, Clarksburg, WV (45 KB)
This is a partial read of tombstones in Holy Cross by N. L. Kotowski.
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 61 (22 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 47 (9 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 46 (21 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- RICHARD HEADLEE DESCENDANTS (1021 KB)
Headlee/Headley family: NJ, PA, WV . . .
- MARY A. (LEROW) STEBBINS (4 KB)
Celebrating her 99th birthday in July 1936, Mary (Lerow) Stebbins, widow of Samuel H. Stebbins, was Wood Co., WV's oldest resident, having resided in the area for more than 60 years.
- HARRISON COUNTY, WV, MARRIAGE BOOK 41 (21 KB)
marriage records from Harrison County, WV, courthouse
- FRANK P. MOATS DISCUSSES ROAD WORK IN 1922 (22 KB)
In this 1922 newspaper article, Frank P. Moats, a Parkersburg, W. Va. attorney of the time, described road building in parts of West Virginia.
- SAMUEL NEWBERGER, Parkersburg, WV, oil pioneer (22 KB)
EARLY EXPERIENCES OF SAMUAL [sic] NEWBERGER
ONE OF THE PIONEER OIL MEN OF CITY
(news article from The Parkersburg Sentinel, Parkersburg, WV, of September 29, 1915)
- BRIDGEPORT [WV] CEMETERY (25 KB)
partial read of Bridgeport Cemetery, Harrison Co., WV
- MURDER IN THE FAMILY (27 KB)
WALTER BUNCH, nearly 3 years after the death of his wife LYDA MAY HEADLEY BUNCH, killed his girlfriend, ANNA DOYLE, and then himself, according to this 1916 newspaper article.
- MARRIAGES FROM THE PARKERSBURG SENTINEL (23 KB)
Early 20th century marriages reported in The Parkersburg Sentinel, Parkersburg, West Virginia, with additions as they become available
- ARNETTSVILLE CEMETERY, Monongalia County, WV (36 KB)
tombstone partial read
- BELPRE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1922, Belpre, Ohio (13 KB)
1922 graduates of Belpre High School, Belpre, Ohio
- BRICK CHURCH CEMETERY, Harrison County, WV (10 KB)
tombstone partial read at a Lost Creek, WV, cemetery
- MARRIAGES FROM THE CLARKSBURG TELEGRAM (37 KB)
Early 20th century marriages reported in The Clarksburg Telegram, Clarksburg, West Virginia, with additions as they become available
- SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 1913, Parkersburg, WV (8 KB)
newspaper account of Sumner High School's 1913 commencement (Sumner was a school for black students located in Parkersburg, West Virginia.)
- U. S. PRESIDENTS: CAUSES OF DEATH by 1893 (9 KB)
causes of death for early U. S. presidents
- PATERNAL FAMILY OBITUARIES (302 KB)
obituaries from various of my paternal lines
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