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- [S2006] Core, Earl L. Ph.D., Chronicles of Core, Ch.IV, p.36- George Lemley.
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George Snider (1743-1829) located on Dunkard Creek, on the present S. C. Piles Farm (owned by Lester M. Adams?), being granted 286 acres on March 4, l785, to include his settlement made in l775, Some of the most ancient grave-markers in the community, simple sand- stone slabs with home-carved names, serve as memorials to members of the family who died at the very dawn of our history, and were buried on the hillside above the house. The names still legible are E.. Snider, m. l9, l794; A. Snider, May 3, l756-Aug. 27, l796; S. Snider, Mar. l9, l787-Sopt. l0, l807.
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George Lemley settled just north of the Mason & Dixon line along Dunkard Crook in l797. Born in l742, he died June 11, l8l3, His wife, Catherine Yoho, survived until November 5, l825, They had a large family of children (11):
- John 1764-1840, married Barbara Livengood,
- Jacob 1765-1834, whose wife's name was Sarah (1771-1863);
- Mary 1767-1847, married Jacob Bower, who died in 1816;
- George, Jr. 1768-1821, married Catherine Shriver and took his family to Belmont County, Ohio;
- Peter 1771-1850, married Mary Anne Cathers (1772-1850) and went to Belmont County with his brother;
- Catherine 1774-1830 was married twice,
to Robert Frakes (died 1803), then
to Lewis Six (1766-1859), nephew of Lewis Wetzel;
- Susanna 1777- ? , married John Liming (1774-1861), moved to Licking County, Ohio;
- Isaac 1781-1825, married Margaret (1787-1855), daughter of Rudolf Snider;
- Rachel 1783- ? , married Absolom Willey (born 1780), moved to Muskingum County, Ohio;
- Samuel 1784-1869, was married twice,
to Rebecca Snider (1785-1863)(born July l9, 1787- Margaret?), sister of Margaret, then
to Isabel (Core) Hughey;
- David 1787-1843, married Ruhama (1785-1861), daughter of George Snider.
Samuel married Robecoa (born July l9, 1787), a daughter of Rudolph Snidor, and had two sons, Samuel Snider and Jacob, the former of whom married Jane McCormick 2 and became the father of Jacob C. Lemley,
Isaac married Margaret, also a daughter of Rudolph Snider. Their son Asa married Elizabeth Evans, a daughter of Eloaz.er Evans, and became the father of David E., Alexander, and Lewis
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Title Chronicles of Core; an intimate study of the life history of a typical American rural community., .
Author Core, Earl Lemley, 1902-1984.Core, Earl Lemley, 1902-1984.
Published Core, W. Va.,1937.
Description 296 p.plates, ports.28 cm.
Rights Public Domain, Google-digitized.
Permanent URL https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015079993609
Table of Contents
Front Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Section 1 on page number 1
Section 2 on page number 87
Section 3 on page number 112
Section 4 on page number 166
Section 5 on page number 172
Index on page number 300
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Chapter IV The Expansion of the Settlements
And when the proud forest is falling, To my exen oheerfully calling, From morn until night I am bawling, .Whoa, baok there, and haw and gee; Till our labor is mutually ended, By my strength and cattle befriended, And against the mosquitoes defended .By the. bark of the walnut-treo. -Coopor By l820 tho territory inoluded within the limits prescribed for this community had been almost complotoly ocoupiod by settlors and many of the familios today prominent in public affairs w6re alroady on their estates. It night bo of intorost to tho reader to Stop at this point for a goneral survey of those families and thoir holdings, as they existed at the point to which our narrative has reached. •. - ...
The years l770-l775 marked the first important: movomont of colonization into what is now tho Core community, James Piles was one of those early settlers, coming in l770 with Zachariah, then only 6 years old, and David. James was killed in the Indian massacre of l780 and his property passed to Zachariah. This consisted of two pioccs, one at tho forks of Pedlar, which soon passad to David, and tho other on Dunkard Creek," about the present Piles cemetery. Both Zochariah and David wore prominont in the frontier society and their names are repeatedly oncbUntorod as those of public servants.
Frederick Husk (or Hust) apparently settled near tho mouth of Dolls Run. In some old doods that stream is callod Hust's Run, but the family long ago passod out of tho community and even tho name applied to the stream did not stick. Tho last property passod out of the hands of the family on Juno 6, l846 whon Elizabeth Husk, widow of Samuel Husk, and the other heirs, Frederick
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Husk and Nancy his wife, Isaac Husk and Jane his wife, George Britton and Mary his wife, Samuel Husk and Dorcas his wifo, Horatio Britton and Elizabeth his wife transferred l00 aores to Solomon Bowers. Anthony Hornback, who patented 400 acres near what is now Lemley Siding probably never lived hero. His property was assigned to Rudolph Snider, already mentioned as the most prominent early settler on the stream which now bears his name in a greatly disguised form. While the name Snider is not now to be found among the list of land-owners of the Core community, yet, through his daughters, the blood of "Doll" Snidor still flows, appropriately enough, in the veins of many residents of Doll's Run. Christopher Core, for instance, married Hannah Snider in l797 and through him the Core family has Rudolph Snider for an ancestor.
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George Snider (1743-1829) located on Dunkard Creek, on the present S. C. Piles Farm (owned by Lester M. Adams?), being granted 286 acres on March 4, l785, to include his settlement made in l775, Some of the most ancient grave-markers in the community, simple sand- stone slabs with home-carved names, serve as memorials to members of the family who died at the very dawn of our history, and were buried on the hillside above the house. The names still legible are E.. Snider, m. l9, l794; A. Snider, May 3, l756-Aug. 27, l796; S. Snider, Mar. l9, l787-Sopt. l0, l807.
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George Lemley settled just north of the Mason & Dixon line along Dunkard Crook in l797. Born in l742, he died June 11, l8l3, His wife, Catherine Yoho, survived until November 5, l825, They had a large family of children (11):
- John 1764-1840, married Barbara Livengood,
- Jacob 1765-1834, whose wife's name was Sarah (1771-1863);
- Mary 1767-1847, married Jacob Bower, who died in 1816;
- George, Jr. 1768-1821, married Catherine Shriver and took his family to Belmont County, Ohio;
- Peter 1771-1850, married Mary Anne Cathers (1772-1850) and went to Belmont County with his brother;
- Catherine 1774-1830 was married twice,
to Robert Frakes (died 1803), then
to Lewis Six (1766-1859), nephew of Lewis Wetzel;
- Susanna 1777- ? , married John Liming (1774-1861), moved to Licking County, Ohio;
- Isaac 1781-1825, married Margaret (1787-1855), daughter of Rudolf Snider;
- Rachel 1783- ? , married Absolom Willey (born 1780), moved to Muskingum County, Ohio;
- Samuel 1784-1869, was married twice,
to Rebecca Snider (1785-1863)(born July l9, 1787- Margaret?), sister of Margaret, then
to Isabel (Core) Hughey;
- David 1787-1843, married Ruhama (1785-1861), daughter of George Snider.
Samuel married Robecoa (born July l9, 1787), a daughter of Rudolph Snidor, and had two sons, Samuel Snider and Jacob, the former of whom married Jane McCormick 2 and became the father of Jacob C. Lemley,
Isaac married Margaret, also a daughter of Rudolph Snider. Their son Asa married Elizabeth Evans, a daughter of Eloaz.er Evans, and became the father of David E., Alexander, and Lewis
].Soo I'.iorganto'vn Post' .august 27,l937 for a brief history of 2Marricd Lfcbel Williamson. / tho fanily»
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52 Adam Brown cane from Fayette County, Pa,, in l796 to locate near the site of Brown's Mills. He was a son of Wendell Brown, who, with his father., Manus, are said to have been the first white settlers west of the Allegheny Mountains. Wendell Brown was born in Amorica in l700 and for sorvioo rendered to the king in border warfaro he was granted a tract of land comprising nino square miles in what is now Fayetto County, Pa, The town of Brownsville, Fa,, was laid out on a portion of this land, which was sold by Thomas.Brown, one of Wendell's sons. Wendell and his son Manus (Emmanuel), Adam, and Thomas penetrated this land first as hunters, but later returned east and brought baok their families with them to make their homes in the wilderness in l750 or l75l, A family tradition says Wendell Brown was a descendant of Potor Brown, who came over on the Mayflower, Ho and his sons were leyal friends of Washington, supply- ing his starving army with boof and flour at Fort N0oossity in l754, Adam Brown marriod Christina Statler, a sister of Jacob Statlo. r, in l784, and they raised a family of twelve children, soveral of whom occupied prominent positions in community lifo in the nineteenth contury, Margarot alone died in infancy in November, l80l, at the age of two years and six months, Her tombstone was on of the first to beeroctod in the Shrivor comotery, bocide Fort Statlor, Michael Core has already been mentioned as one of the.first of the pioneer . band to be called by death. He came from the Shenandoah Valley and located on. Dunkard Creek in l770, Tradition say his father, John, was also ono of the party and was killed by the Indians in l780, Michael settled in the bond of the crook at the plaoo later called Core's Ford and where still later Core's Mill was located, and also patonted land on Dolls Run, now a part of the ... Sines Farm, Patrick Kolley on March l3, l796 purchased from Michael Core his Dolls Run property, tho purchase price biong rocorded as l00 pounds. Jaoob Sine married Kelley's stop-grand-daughtor, Roboooa, and upon tho doath of Mr, Kolley in l824 inherited tho ostato. Parmolia K0Hoy, Patrick's wifo,
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53 survived her husband for many years and the old blind lady ("Granny Kelley") was a familiar sight to travelers on tho state road who passed by the old Sine mansion-house in the thirties of last oontury. Sho died February 6, l84l, . -. • < • end was buried in tho family comotory. Henry Barrickman, as noted above, was on Novombor l0, l733 granted the 4 i titlo to l78 acros of land at tho mouth of Pedlar Run and built the first house at what is now the village of Core, 0n May l0, l806 Mr. Barrickman and his wife, Abigail, sold l64 acres of this tract to Michael Coro, the son of Christophor. In April of that year they had already sold 60 aoros of another tract to Samuel Davis, whioh land passed from Mr. Davis and his wifo, Hannah, .»'•..'. . . to Hadley Johnson on February l2, l8l0. «.'•'' ..',-'' • - .-. ..'i•, A tract of 75 acros on Dunkard Crook not far from tho mouth of Dolls Run, granted on 0ctober l4, l799 by William Postlethwaito and Phebo his wife to Lewis Korns, passed on April 7, l807 to William Russoll. This Russell and Elizabeth his wife transforrod it on Soptembor 3, l8ll to Ephraim Hoadloo. 0n 0ctober 20, l8l7 Hoadloo and Robecca his wifo sold it to Abraham Brown, son-in-law to the first Michaol Core, George Rich and Jane his wife sold on December l3, l8l7 a tract of land near what is now Buckeye church to William Willey and his wife Sarah, who in turn transferred it on March 29, l8l9 to Samuel Lemley* A traot of 300 acres on Dolls Run near the present village, granted by virtue of a pre-emption warrant to John Sulson on fifaroh l9, l78l was divided •• - '....' .'•- '• • (,".. ,. • . ;' on February 5, l787, and l70 acres passed to Michael Coro, assignee of Sulson. Upon the death of Michael Core this land was sold on 0ctober l5, l8l6 by his widow, Catherino, and his daughter, Elizaboth, and her husband, Abraham Brown, to Christopher Core, who deeded it on January 2l, l826 to his son, Michael, who established his residence thereupon at the mouth of Brushy Run. Adam ohriver (heir at law to George Shriver) and Christina his wife, who came to Monongalia County in l77l, locating on Crooked Run, patented l80 acres
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54 of some of the finest land along Dunkard Creek, selling it on March l0, l803 to their son, Abraham Shriver, the consideration being listed as 20 bushels of wheat, l0 bushels of ryo, 20 bushels of corn, 300 pounds of pork, l00 pounds of boof, one pair of mon's shoos for Adam, two pairs of shoos for Christina, also sugar and salt. Jacob Shrivor purchased on April 24, l820 a l00macro traot on Dunkard Crook from Christopher Core, 0n March l, l823 thero was "surveyod for James Henderson, asso. of Samuol Hanway, 54 acros df land in Monongalia County on part of a land warrant of l000 acres No. 5963 dated tho l6th day of Junoj l8l7, ontorod the 2nd day of March, l82l", on Pedlar Run*l , • 0n September l5, l824 there was "surveyed for Joseph Ingrim,asso. of John Payne, asso. of Samuel Hanway', 26 acres of land in Monongalia County on part of a land office Treasury Warrant of 500 aores No. 566l dated the 29th day of April, l8l6, entered the 20th day of September* l823, adjoining lands of Joseph Hunt and David Piles on Pedlars Run^ This survey was vaoated and surveyed for Solomon Miers, January'23, l835*"2 Two prominent pioneer families were united on July 5, l82l when Andrew Brown married Martha Worley, The bride was a daughter of David Worley, and a grand-daughter of Brice Worley, already mentioned in these pages as the first permanent settler in western Monongalia, The groom, who was born on March 9, l796, was a son of Adam Brown, whose name likewise .has been men- tioned earlier in this narrativofc T«?o yoars later, on February l3, l823, another noteworthy marriage oeremony was performed, whereby Ghristena Shriver, daughter of Abraham Shriver, beoame' the bride of Michael Core, tho son of Christopher* Adam Brown crowned a life of public service to his looal community by ^.'onongalia County Surveyors' Book 6, p, 57, 2lbid.^ p, 83,
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55 being sworn in as sheriff of tho oounty on August 24, l824, the first to be selected from the Dunkard section. However, he did not long survive his now honor, dying in l825. He was survived by his wife Christina and by most of their children, whose names follow: John, Abraham, Emanuel,' Andrew, Torissa, Sarah, Cathorino, Evo, Elizaboth, Mary, and Margarot.' Benjamin Liming, oldest son of John and Susanna Lemley Liming, "died of typhoid fever on February l4, l825, at the age of 25 years. He married Eliz- abeth Core, a daughter of Christopher and Hannah Core, and they had three children, John, Jacob, and Benjamin. The next day, February l5, l825, Isaac, a son of George and Cathorino- Yoho Lemley, diod, agod 43 yoars, 5 months, l5 days. His wife, Margaret, survivod until March l, l855, dying at tho ago of 62 years, 7 months, l8 days. They wore tho parents of Jacob, John, Isaac, Asa, David, Rudolph,'and Kathorino, who married Alexander Hondorson. Mary Anderson, youthful wife of Levi Andorson, and a daughter of Adam and Christona Brown, diod April l, l825, agod 20 years, 5 months, l4 days, and was buriod in the Shrivor comotory. 0n 0ctober l2, l825 there was "surveyed for Solomon Miers asse, of John Hanway asse, of Benjamin Willson 50 acros of land in Monongalia county on part of an exchange Land 0ffice Treasury Warrant of 500 acres No. 2485 dated the l4th day of 0ctober ontorod tho 2lst of September l825 adjoining and botwoon lands surveyed for David Pilos, Josoph Hunt and John Hanway on tho right land fork of Pedlar's Run."l 0n tho samo day thero was "surveyod for John Miors, Sr, asso. of John Hanway asso. of Bonjamin TJillson l20 acros o"f Land in Monongalia oounty on part of an exchango Land 0ffioo Treasury Warrant of 500 acros No. 2485 datod the l4th day of 0ctober l824 ontorod tho 31st January l825 on a right land fork of Pedlars Run."2 .- J-Lionongalia County Surveyors' Book 6, 'p, l02, ?'Ibid., p, l05,
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56 Abraham Miley and Rachel his wife and John Miley transferred a traot of ll acres on Dunkard Creek near the mouth of Cosgray's Run to Samuel Lemley on November 5, l825. John Statler, son of Jacob Statler, pioneer settlor who was killod by tho Indians, diod Fobruary 22, l826* Born May 4, l733, ho was morothan 92 yoars old. His wifo is said to havo boon Evo Roborts. His hoirs woro listed as follows: Levi Andorson.and his wifo, Sarah; David Wright and his wifo, Susan; John Dolostor and his wifo, Cnstilda; and Jacob Statlor and his wifo, Elizabeth. 0n April 3, l826 there was "surveyod for Abraham Brown asse, of Ch'arlos 3. Morgan l30 acres of Land in Monongalia county on part of a land office Troasury Warrant of 200 acres No. 7893 dated the l7th day of February l825 entered the 2lst Decombor l825 adjoining lands surveyed for Michael Koro, Goorgo Snithor and a survey mado for Somuol Hanway and Standish Fordo Botwoon tho wators of Podlar's Run and Statlor's Run."l Anothor family destined to play on important role in the community's' history arrived in l826. William Price -;as the son of Miohael and Elizabeth Prico, who came to this country from Wales. William was born in Greene county, Pa., on November 2l, l803 and removed from Can.iichcels to near Fort Statler in l826. When Michael Core and his wife Christina moved in l826 to their farm at tho mouth of Brushy run and built a one-room log cabin, they found already residing there as a tenant an eccentric fellow named Joshua Kelley, who was feared by somo of his' noighbors.^ . Kolley and Core made an agreement, whoroby tho former was to rosidoas a tonant on Coro's furm. A yoar or so lator Kelley sued Coro for broach of his contract, submitting as ovidonco an inter- esting and longthy list of itoms due him from Coro, who in turn, countorod by -Monongalia County Surveyors' Book 6, p. ll0., . ^Circuit Court Rocords, appoal for injunction restraining Kolley.
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57; a similar lengthy list, including such items as "To going for Mrs. Stevenson, midwife, for Kelley, 50 cents; To hire of mare one day to go to the election., 25 cents." 0n Septembor 20, l827 Christopher Core transferred to Ezokiol Cunningham a portion (l25 acres) of his proporty on "Rudolph's" (Doll's) Run. This included threo shares of the Rudolph Snider farm, viz., the portions hold, by Samuol Lemley and his wifo, Joseph Sutton and his wife, and Christopher Core and his wife, all heirs of Rudolph Snider,* 0n April l0, l828 there was "surveyed for Abraham Brown asse. of Charles S. Morgan 25 acros of Land in Monongalia county on part of a land office Troasury "arrant of 200 acres No. 7893 datod the l7th February.l825 entered the l5th of April l826 on Dunkard Crook adjoining lands surveyod for Michael Core,"l James TCalker died in l828. His fathor and mothor, Jamos and Hannah Tfalkor, hcd immigrated to this country from Iroland when James, Jr., was only 4 years old. They sottlod on Flaggy Meadow Run in l775 and James, Sr. died about l8l4. James, Jr., married Sarah, daughter of James and Elizabeth McMullen and they became the parents of Jamos; Ann, who married Levi Riggs; Mary, who married Joshua Cunningham; Elizabeth, who married Jacob Statlor; Sarah, who married William Llyors; Susanna; Jonathan; and John, who was born January l5, l805, diod Maroh l8, l897; married Margaret Kennedy Who was born September l, l80l and diod Novombor 9, l884; they woro tho parents of James TTalkor • Villages now bo gan to bo laid out in tho vicinity. Tho first dwelling house at Cassvillo was built by Caleb Hurley. Po tor A, Layton, about l827, built the second house and started a tannory and lator a general storo that for more than a quarter of a century supplied materials for Dolls Run's l-Monongalia County Surveyors' Book 6, p. 139, Ezoki,.'] ".-nn'Jn.'rhan and his wi.fo, I.'n^y.- on. May 25., 1.835, sold this proporty to Joan Jo.'.isr-n, who transferred it ;o Jiljiam Jemison on Fobruary l5, l838, and he in turn sole! it to Asa Lonlcy or. April l4, 1857,
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58 citizons. A town was laid out thoro about l830 and callod Jacksonvillo. 0n 0ctober l0, l829 an advertisomont appoarod in tho Morgantown Republican one of tho county's oldost nowspapors, as follows: "Tho sub- scriber has latoly laid out a town on his farm on Dunkard Crook, Monongalia County, Virginia, callod Blacksvillo, and which will bo incorporated during tho winter; it is situated' on tho Stato road from Morgantown to 'Whooling, and on tho road from Clarksburg to Pittsburgh and *7aynosburg: - the distance from Morgantown 20 miles, 45 from Wheeling,* l4 from Taynesburg, and 35 from Clarksburg-the town will be surrounded by a large population, and is *a very healthy situation, etc., etc., David Black," . :* Mt. Morris, Pa., laid out by Levi Morris shortly after the 17ar of l8l2, was athird village at this time beginning to have stores that served as trading centers for the settlements about Fort Statlor and Dolls Run, now more than half a century old. Here, in l829, for example, Mathow Shanks- bought a "pare of spactaolos" for 37^ cents, a pound of coffoe for 19 oonts, 2 strings of"boods" for 9 conts, l fino 'comb for l0 cents, and a d9zon:fish-. hocks for l2 conts; Bonjamin Chosney bought 3 pounds of "shugar" for 25 conts and a quartor of a pound of almonds for l2 cents; Solby Wade bought a "pare of shoos" for $l*50J a pound of "tobac" for l2^ conts; and a yard of muslin- for l2 conts; Solomon Bowors bought 5 oz, of indigo for $l.00; Noah-Morris bought a half pound of saltpotro for 6-| conts; and David lomley bought 24 window lights for C?l*20, ll£- pounds of "soal lothor" for §3.5l, a wool hat for 75 conts, a bottlo of sweet oil for 25 conts, 9f- pounds of iron for 7l conts, and a "skono" of silk for 6 cents. Tho panthor was rotroating boforo tho advanco of tho settlor, although tho wolf and tho boar wore still not far beyond tho margin of tho sottloments. Cattlo raising, which was bogun as a business to moot tho demands of the oastorn market, was oncouragod by tho completion of tho National Road botwoon
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59 Cumberland and Wheeling in l8l8, Great droves from Dolls Run and Dunkard Creek were driven on foot to Baltimore and Philadelphia, The transportation of foodstuffs was too expensive to yield a profit, therefore the surplus grain was fed to the horses, cattle, or hogs which could transport themselves "on the hoof" to the eastern markets. Sheep husbandry was ooming to be an important industry. 0bstacles arising from the migratory habits of the shoop and the depredations of wolvos and bears were largely overcome with the development of the settlemonts. This live-stock dovolopmont brought money into the county and stimulated new efforts toward new improvement-such as the water mills, tho introduction of framo, stone, and brick buildings, and the beginning of mercantile business in the small village store, referred to abovo. 0ne of tho first brick houses in the community was constructed in l835, by B. Mahana. The South family whioh onoe occupied the house celebrated its hundredth anniversary with fitting ceremonies in the old mansion in l835, It is now owned by S, Caapboll Piles, and is in apparently as good condition as it was a oentury ago, A tan-yard was started by Isaac Reod at Statler Town (now Pentress) before l8l5, The frequent passage of immigrant toams on their way to tho 0hio indicated further improvement in the roads, and inoroashg travol stimulated now enterprises. Indian corn, wheat, oats, rye, whiskey, maplo sugar and syrup, tobacco, flax, sorghum, and a constantly broadoning list of othor farm comodities wore produced by Dolls Run farnors. Spinning, knitting, and weaving were common homo industries. Every family contained its own tailor, usually one of the women. At first oven tho tanning of loathor was a homo process and most families made their own shoos. 0n November 24, l829 thore was "surveyod for Christopher Core asso. of John Hanway asse, of Charlos S, Morgan asso, of John B, West 20' acres of Land in Monongalia county on part of a Land 0ffice Treasury Warrant of 500 acros
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60 No. l0,l88 datod tho 24th January l829 ontorod tho 22nd of Soptembor l829 on a "branch of Rudolph's run adjoining and botwoon lands surveyod for Honry Daring and lands, claimod by tho hoirs of Levi Morriss."! 0n September 4th, l829 thoro was "surveyod for Ezckiol Moriss asso. of John Hanway assoo. of Benjamin Willson 50 aoros of Land in Monongalia county on part of on exchango land Warrant of 5000 aoros No. 2504 datod tho 8th of 2 August l825 entered the 22nd of August l829 on the head waters of Dolls Run." About l829 a voting preoinct called Dunkard was established.^ Previously it had been necessary for the citizens along Dunkard Creek to journey to Morgantown to cast their ballots. At the first election hold in the now precinct the now.State constitution framed by tho Constitutional Convention of l829 was submitted to tho people. The eloction, hold in April, l830, resulted in a vote of 62 favoring tho ratification of tho new constitution and 30 opposing. In tho proliminary discussions doop linos began to be apparont between tho.pooplo living east and west of the mountains; to bo constantly aggravatod until tho crisis in Civil War days. Benjamin Shrivor purchased from Christophor Core on Spptombor l, l830, a l00 acre tract of land on Dunkard Crook., In l83l tho namo Dunkard disappeared as tho noma of a'voting precinct, to bo replaced by Thomas. In -l832,. howovor, Dunkard roappoarod and porsistod until l840, aftor which it was called Blacksvillo.4 In January, l83l, snow fell in tho community to a depth of throe foot, tho-doopest sinco l780, LTonongS.lic County Surveyors' Book 6, p, l74, ?l\iti, p. l65, hi? l.roy, p. 270, *-m?.vyt p, 246,
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6l 0n June 27, l83l the county court re-divided the county into four con- stabulary districts. Dolls Run fell into District No. 3, whioh was bounded as follows: "'All that part of the county west of the'Monongahela River'and northeast of a line running up Indian Creek to the'hoad thereof; thence'to Peter Tennant's mill; thonco down Day's Run to' Dunkard Creek'; thonoo ?/ith tho crook to tho Pennsylvania lino." As the first constables of tho new district there wore appointed William H. Harrison, John D. Martin, Benj. H. Barker, Hosea Wado, Andrew Brown, and Calob Tanzey, Sawmills, operated by water power and later by steam, did a rushing business turning out lumber for frame houses' to replace the old log cabins* 0ne such plant was a part of the Brown's Mills establishment, while Michael Core had a smaller sawmill near his home on Dolls Run. Traces of this:mill may still bo seen, three quarters of a century after fc usefulness had ended. The blaoksmith shop was one of tho mosV useful of the new industries. All sorts of farm tools oould bo made or repairo'd in tho' smithy, Jacob Hornor was operating a shop at tho mouth of" Berry Hollow "in l837.' James Hondorson, who came to this countVy from Ireland,'died Novombor 8,-' l832, at tho ago of 90 years, and was buridd in the family cemoteryon tho -.; Henderson Ridgo. His childron wero Matthew, who moved to 'the head ©f Little Indian Crook; Jamos, who movod farther west; Josso, who married Amanda Fex and. moved to Tyler county; Rachol, unmarriod; David, who' married Elizabeth Morris and lived on tho home place; Sarah, who married Abraham Hornor; Alexander, .: '•.' .'• .-. .. married Cathorino Lemley, and a daughter wh*o was'killed when a girl by a doad limb falling on hor, Miohael Mooro was anothor land ownor who was one of tho early settlors in the neighborhood. Born about l770, he married Mary Hloer and they located on Statler's Run. They had four oMlrti-3', Solomyh, Phoda, 'Cathe rine, .and John, who was born in l807 and died February 28, l695. John was married on l Wiley, p. 246.
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62 February 7* l828 to Rebecca* daughter of Joseph and Margaret Tennant Varner. Rebecca died in l900. John and Rebecca were the parents of William, Prudence, Lindsey Clark, Sarah, Martin Van Buren, Daniel, Amanda, John I,, and Abraham* Four of the sons were in the Civil War, William, Lindsey Clark, Daniel and Martin Van Buren. William was killed in the battle of Winchestor and Martin Van Buren was captured and kept in Andersonville Prison until ho starved to doath in March, l864.l Solomon, born June l6, l804, had ll childron, Phoobo, Eliza, Delilah, Simon, Levi, Emanuel, Po rry W., Drusilla, David, Julina, and Sarah Jane, Christian Goodnight sold 60 acres an Dunkard Crook to John D. Jostor on April 22, l833, Rouben Wright on April 28, l832 purchased from William G»- . Payne 50 acres of land on Lemleys Run. John Varnor was another early settlor in Clay District. Ho was a nativo of Germany, immigrating to this country, and settling on the waters of Dunkard Creek,where his son, Joseph,was born. Josoph'married Margaret Tonnant and to this union twolvo children woro born, ono of whom,Robocca,marriod John Mooro. In May, l833 Michael Core was appointed surveyor of the road from the bridgo (over Pedlar Run) at Ezokiol Jonkins' down the run to Dunkard Crook in tho room.of Jacob Sinos. Jacob Statlor transforrod a tract of land on December 28, l833 to Shadrach Huggans and his wifo, Jane. They addod to this farm, lying on tho . ridgo botwoon Pedlar and Statlor's Run, by purchasing an additional tract from Jonathan Wright on Juno 3, l843, They were mombo rs of tho Mothodist Episcopal Churoh and woro instrumental in tho establishment of the Mt. Hermon Church, dooding ^A, to tho trustees of the church on August 28, l848, David Hondorson, as notod abovo, purchased property in this community in l833, Born April l8, l806, ho was a son of Jamos Hondorson, who camo to this country from Ireland, 0n April l7, l83l David marriod Elizabeth, "Wilson, History of tho Mittong Family, pp. l27, l28, 2lbid, p. l28,
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63 daughter of Levi Morris, who died February l0, l849. As his second wife he married Mrs. Elizabeth Core, widow of Moses Coro. Solomon Bowers was one of the pioneer settlers in the Buckeye seotion. Born April l9, l792, he was tho son of Solomon Bowers, Sr., who came to this country from Gormany and looatod at Bald Hill, Pa. A tract of 200 acres on Miley's Run (now Cosgray's Run) surveyed March 3l, l825 for John Miloyand Solomon Bowors was purchased by tho latter of the heirs of Abraham Myly, The purchase of the Husk traot on April 29, l834 has boon alro ady noted. An additional tract was purchasod March 6, l849 from Solby T7ado and Sarah Anno, his wifo, who was a daughter of Samuel Husk. Mr. Bowors participated actively in oommunity affairs, being listed in l828 as surveyor of the road from the State line to tho ford at Abraham Browns. George Tuokor, one of tho pioneor settlers of the Jacksonville (Cassvillo) * . . section died Fobruary l, l834 as tho result of a fall from the stops of a hotel near Stoubonvillo, 0hio, as ho was roturning from a visit to his childron noar Columbus. Ho was. 72 years old. Thricp marriod, ho,,bocame tho father of twonty-ono children. Ho had boon born in the so-callod Tucker settlement of Delawaro and oamo to Cass district in oarly Indian timos, where his strong personality and indefatigable efforts made him a loader in the community and a bulwark against the Indian incursions. Ke served in jthe Revolutionary T7ar, having enlisted in Dent County, Delaware, under Capt. David Crane.l 0n February l5, l834 there was "surveyed for Jesse Henderson 44 acres of Land in Monongalia County on part of a Land 0ffice Exchange Treasury Warrant of 2000 acres No. 2648 dated tho l6th of December l833 entered the 4th of Fobruary l834 on Pedlar's Run adjoining lands surveyed for John Myors, James Honderson, and Hanway and Fordo."2 ^-Cycl. of Monongalia County, pp. 94, 95. ^Monongalia County Surveyors' Book 6, p. 264.
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64 Elizabeth Piles, (noo Haught) diod March l8, l834, aged 49 years., 6. months, and 27 days, and was buriod in tho Prioo eomotory. Sho was tho wifo of John Pilos, son of Zoohariah Pilos by his socond wife, Susannah. Surprisingly onough, tho animal circus was alroady in tho community in thoso oarly days. Permits to hod shows in tho county waro granted as far back as the twenties and thirties, as, for .example, t*0 Fronch Holby & Co., in l834, 0ften an elephant would accompany tho circus to attract crowds, and, trudging slowly through the Dunkard Crook section, would many times bo required to wade through a stream so as not to run thq.danger of broaking down the bridges.. 0n tho l5th uf May, l834, tho snow was four inches doop in places, and ico ono-third of an inch in thickness was formed. A tract of about 75 acros on,"tho waters of Dunkor creek", patented September l4, l804 to William G. Payno passod on Junol, l826 to John Rogers; was sold on June l0, l83l by Mr. Rogers and Isabella his wifo to Clark Williams: was sold July 20, l833 by Mr. T7illiams and Elizabeth his wife to Christopher Core; and transferred by Mr. Core and Hannah his wife to their con Michael on July l4, l837.
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