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Timeline of Events

 

 Timeline of Events

Please note: Due to the nature of the sources provided (primarily excerpts from local newspapers and genealogical documents spanning different years), a precise and comprehensive timeline is impossible to construct. This timeline focuses on datable events and places them in chronological order.

1770s-1780s

  • 1776 (circa): John Burgess I enlists in the Continental Army, serving in the Revolutionary War. He is later honorably discharged.
  • 1776 (circa): John Nickell, Andrew Nickell, and Robert Campbell settle in the area that would become Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This area is known as Pickaway Plains.
  • 1779 (March 6th): A company muster roll for the 12th Virginia Regiment, under the command of Captain Michael Bowyer, lists Thomas Galford as having enlisted on October 2nd, 1776, for a period of two years.
  • 1780: A detachment of soldiers under General George Rogers Clark, including a young man named McKee, are ambushed near the Ohio River by Native Americans, possibly Shawnee, led by a chief named "Blue Pocket."
  • 1780 (circa): After the ambush, McKee is taken captive. He lives with the Shawnee for about eighteen months before being ransomed by his father.
  • 1780s (early): The first settlers begin to arrive in what is now Pocahontas County. They are primarily of Scotch-Irish descent, with a smaller number of English and Germans.

1790s

  • 1795 (circa): After the Revolutionary War, John Burgess I marries Miss Kelley in New York. Soon after, they move to Virginia and settle in Harrisonburg.
  • 1796 (circa): John Burgess I and his brother relocate to Pocahontas County, Virginia. John brings his wife and children, while his brother is unmarried at the time.
  • 1796: Jacob Shaver marries Rachel Davis in what would become Pocahontas County.
  • 1797: John Burgess I's daughter, Nancy, marries her cousin, William Mays.
  • 1798 or 1799: John Burgess I's second daughter, Jane, marries Thomas Armstrong.

1800s

  • 1800 (circa): Henry Burton starts a business in the new town of Alexandria, Virginia, under the name of "Hugh Capenton."
  • 1803: John Burgess III receives 100 acres in a land grant on Locust Creek.
  • 1808 (October 8th): John Potts marries Elizabeth Dixon in Bath County, Virginia.
  • 1810 (circa): The first Methodist ministers arrive in present-day Pocahontas County.
  • 1812 (after): Thomas Moore, a sailor in the War of 1812, moves to Pocahontas County from Maryland with his wife.

1820s

  • 1820s (early): Andrew Beirne starts a business in Alexandria, Virginia, following the lead of Henry Burton.
  • 1822 (February 25th): John Burgess III marries his unknown second wife, Sarah "Susan" Casebolt, in Cabell County, now West Virginia.
  • 1827: Josiah Brown receives land grants on Elk River in Pocahontas County.

1830s

  • 1830 (August 30th): John Burgess III's daughter, Hampton Burgess, marries Martha Kinnison.
  • 1832 (June 25th): James Waugh, son of Samuel Waugh, marries Rebecca McGuire.
  • 1835: The Virginia General Assembly enacts legislation to establish the town of "Monroeville" in Monroe County.
  • 1836 (February 14th): John Burgess III's daughter, Martha, marries John Vaught.
  • 1836: Pocahontas County is formed from parts of Bath, Pendleton, and Randolph counties.

1840s

  • 1840 (June 4th): Margaret Potts marries Andrew Vanless.
  • 1842 (August 24th): Jacob Black marries Ingabo Virginia Nickles in Monroe County (later part of Summers County).
  • 1847 (circa): The first church building in the town of "Monroeville" is erected.

1850s

  • 1850 (circa): A substantial flour mill is built in "Monroeville."
  • 1852 (December 24th): David M. Burgess marries Sarah Elizabeth Kellison.
  • 1853: John Brown marries Nancy Kellison.

1860s

  • 1861-1865: The American Civil War takes place.
  • 1861 (September): Start of the American Civil War. Many young men from Pocahontas County join the Confederate Army.
  • 1862 (sometime in): Josiah Brown is drafted into Confederate service during the Civil War, taking the place of his younger brother, who was married.
  • 1862: John Brown of Pocahontas County serves in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He dies during the war.

1870s

  • 1870s: A new courthouse is built in Pocahontas County to replace one destroyed by fire during the Civil War. It is built near the site of the old Moore Schoolhouse.
  • 1871: A Methodist church is organized in the Greenbrier District of Pocahontas County, known as the "old Rehoboth" church.
  • 1874: Miriam Brown is born.
  • 1876: A Methodist Church is founded in Red Sulphur District of Pocahontas County.
  • 1876: Thomas and Elizabeth (Shaver) Moore's son, Chalbeate Anderson Moore, builds a cabin in Sweet Springs.
  • 1878: A Methodist Church is founded in Greenbrier District of Pocahontas County, known as the "Rehoboth" church.
  • 1879: James Allen Burgess is born.

1880s

  • 1882: Jacob Black and Ingabo Virginia (Nickles) Black's son, Andrew Jackson Black, is born.
  • 1883 (December 14): William Downing Burgess, son of John Burgess III, is born.

1890s

  • 1890: The first mountain timber, white pine, is cut and sent to market from Pocahontas County.
  • 1890 (October): John Brown marries his second wife, Jane "Jennie" Bishop.
  • 1891 (sometime in): The Doutherds Creek Schoolhouse is built.
  • 1894: Martha (Burgess) Vaught dies.
  • 1894 (June 6th): Bessie Cochran, daughter of William D. Burgess and Margaret (Casebolt), is born.
  • 1896 (circa): The Pocahontas County Fair is first established.
  • 1897 (March): A company muster roll for the 12th Virginia Regiment, under the command of Captain Michael Bowyer, lists Thomas Galford as having enlisted in August 1776.
  • 1899: Clarence Barlow is born.

1900s

  • 1900 (circa): The Knapps Creek Community has a resurgence thanks to its natural resources, including timber and a large tannery. Many residents are employed in these industries.
  • 1900 (circa): The railroad comes to Pocahontas County.
  • 1901 (June 12th): Margaret (Potts) Vanless dies.
  • 1905: William Burrell, first husband of Ellen Martin, dies.

1910s

  • 1910 (circa): The Knapps Creek School is established near the site of the original Moore schoolhouse, which had burned down.
  • 1915 (January 31st): Samuel Auldridge dies.
  • 1918 (November 22): Samuel C. Baxter dies.
  • 1919 (December 8th): Taxes are made on the property of J.A. Hoover, deceased.

1920s

  • 1920 (December 29th): Notice to creditors is given for the estate of J. A. Hoover, who died in 1919.
  • 1921 (March 8th): Cordie Burgess is born.
  • 1922 (December): Mary (Knapp) Moore dies.
  • 1923 (July 8th): Dollie Burgess is born.
  • 1925 (February 1st): Bessie (Cochran) Cass, daughter of William D. Burgess and Margaret (Casebolt), marries Clifford L. Cass.
  • 1925 (November 22nd): Bessie Cochran dies at the age of 32.
  • 1926 (February 15th): Leva Lucille Burgess is born.
  • 1927 (August 23rd): Ruth Auldridge is born.

1930s

  • 1930 (June 9th): Ida Mae (Burgess) Landis dies.
  • 1932 (May): The Pocahontas Times newspaper reports on happenings in the county. For example, in the May 19th, 1932, issue, it is reported that a Mr. Moore from Huntersville and Mr. Frank McLaughlin from Edray were chosen as delegates to the Democratic Convention in Elkins.
  • 1935 (December 3rd): Samuel Auldridge and his first wife, Mary (McNeel), are married.
  • 1936 (November 3rd): Election for Pocahontas County Sheriff. Candidates include:
  • R.N. Nottingham
  • Ralph Moore (Huntersville District)
  • Frank McLaughlin (Edray District)
  • 1936: The Pocahontas County Fair is held. This year's fair is particularly noteworthy for its focus on the history of the county and the contributions of its residents.

1940s

  • 1940s (sometime in): William C. Gillman marries Helen (Waugh) Knutson, daughter of Lloyd Van Reenan and Bertha (McClure).

1950s

  • 1955: Charles W. Cutlip graduates from Marlinton High School.
  • 1956: Jimmy H. Gibson is certified as a Mine Foreman in West Virginia.
  • 1957: Amos M. Barkley graduates from Cass High School.
  • 1958: Paul T. Shifflett graduates from Marlinton High School.
  • 1959 (June): Paul T. Shifflett completes basic Army training at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

1960s

  • 1960 (April 27th - May 2nd): Richard S. Skaggs' radio and television repair shop in Marlinton, West Virginia, is closed for relocation.
  • 1960 (May 10th): Primary election in Pocahontas County. Jimmy H. Gibson is a candidate for Sheriff.
  • 1960 (June): Theodore H. McElwee, a prominent resident of Marlinton, West Virginia, passes away at the age of 71.
  • 1960 (sometime in): William C. Gillman, aboard the ammunition ship the USS Nitro, participates in a goodwill mission in the Mediterranean where the ship's crew hosts 75 Greek orphans for a party.
  • 1960 (sometime in): Amos M. Barkley, aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, completes a 15-day visit to Naples, Italy. This visit was part of the USS Roosevelt's sixth port call during a Mediterranean deployment.

1961

  • 1961 (sometime in): A baby named Jeffrey Allen is born to parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert and a [maternal] grandmother, Mrs. M. M. Gum of Durbin.
  • 1961 (September 28th): Robert D. Wilt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilt of Marlinton, participates in Exercise Wind-Drift, a field training exercise in Sennelarger, Germany.
  • 1961 (June 20th): William Downing Burgess dies.

1962

  • 1962 (sometime in): Robert D. Wilt graduates from jump school at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
  • 1962 (May 25th): Dr. Reed Davis, Dean of West Virginia Institute of Technology, speaks at the Hillsboro High School graduation.
  • 1962 (sometime in): Charles W. Cutlip is a member of the 24th Artillery, a fire direction control battery, in Darmstadt, Germany.

2000

  • 2000 (June): Pocahontas County High School graduation.

Undated Events:

  • A fire tower on Briery Knob is manned by a lone observer during the forest fire season. His job is to watch for signs of fire and report them to headquarters.
  • Clifford L. Cass, a resident of Cass, West Virginia, works as a coal loader at a local mine. He is married to Bessie.

Cast of Characters

Please note: This list is not exhaustive and focuses on individuals mentioned in some detail or connected to specific events.

A

  • Auldridge, Amos: Resident of Pocahontas County, married to Anne McNeel. Had several children including:
  • Auldridge, James: Married Anne McNeel.
  • Auldridge, Samuel: Married Mary (McNeel).
  • Auldridge, Thomas: Married Elizabeth (Shaver)
  • Auldridge, Braxton: Son of Richard and (possibly) Elizabeth (Smith), lived in Pocahontas County.
  • Auldridge, Elizabeth: Daughter of Josiah and Hannah Brown. Married Jacob McNeil Jr.
  • Auldridge, James: Son of Richard and (possibly) Elizabeth (Smith), married to Missouri.
  • Auldridge, John: Son of Richard and (possibly) Elizabeth (Smith), fought in the Civil War.
  • Auldridge, Richard: Son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Shaver), married Elizabeth (Smith). They had several children:
  • Auldridge, Braxton
  • Auldridge, James
  • Auldridge, John
  • Auldridge, Samuel: Son of Richard and (possibly) Elizabeth (Smith), married Creek Finally.
  • Armstrong, Thomas: Married Jane Burgess, daughter of John Burgess I.

B

  • Barkley, Amos M.: A 1957 graduate of Cass High School. Served in the US Navy as a machinery repairman fireman on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Mediterranean, 1960.
  • Barlow, Alexander: Resident of Pocahontas County. Married Barbara Rowse and later Henry Casebolt.
  • Barlow, Clarence: Son of James Allen Burgess and Margaret Florence (Moore).
  • Baxter, Samuel C.: Resident of Pocahontas County, member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Died in 1918.
  • Beale, Nancy: Married Samuel Moore and settled on Marlinton Mountain.
  • Beard, Wallace W.: Resident of Greenbrier County. Husband of Jennie Gillman Beard.
  • Bishop, Jane "Jennie": Married John Brown as his second wife in 1890.
  • Black, Andrew Jackson: Son of Jacob and Ingabo Virginia (Nickles) Black. Born 1882.
  • Black, Jacob: Resident of Summers County, West Virginia. Married Ingabo Virginia Nickles in Monroe County, which later became part of Summers County.
  • Blake, Murray: Editor of the Shenandoah Valley News in Harrisonburg, VA.
  • Brown, Hannah: Wife of Josiah Brown, mother of seven daughters.
  • Brown, Josiah: Resident of Pocahontas County in the early 1800s. Drafted into service during the Civil War.
  • Brown, Miriam: Daughter of John and Martha Brown, born in 1874. Married James Twynam.
  • Buckley, Betty: Married George Kees.
  • Burgess, Cordie: Daughter of William D. Burgess and Margaret (Casebolt), born in 1923.
  • Burgess, Dollie: Daughter of William D. Burgess and Margaret (Casebolt), born in 1923.
  • Burgess, Hampton: Daughter of John Burgess III and his first wife, married Martha Kinnison.
  • Burgess, Ida Mae: Daughter of James Allen and Florence Burgess. Married Jim Landis.
  • Burgess, James: Son of John Burgess I. Became a preacher in Kentucky.
  • Burgess, James Allen: Son of John and Elizabeth Burgess.
  • Burgess, Jane: Daughter of John Burgess III and his first wife, married Thomas Armstrong.
  • Burgess, John (I): Soldier in the Revolutionary War. Later moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia, and then to Pocahontas County.
  • Burgess, John (III): Grandson of John Burgess I. Married twice; his second wife was Sarah (Susan) Casebolt.
  • Burgess, Leva Lucille: Daughter of William D. Burgess and Margaret (Casebolt), born in 1926.
  • Burgess, Martha: Daughter of John Burgess III and his first wife, married John Vaught.
  • Burgess, Nancy: Daughter of John Burgess I, married her cousin William Mays.
  • Burgess, William D.: Son of John Burgess III and Sarah (Susan) Casebolt. Married Margaret.
  • Burton, Henry: Early entrepreneur in Alexandria, Virginia. Started a business around 1800 under the assumed name of "Hugh Capenton."
  • Buzzar, Miss Leva: Resident of Droop Mountain, West Virginia.

C

  • Campbell, Robert: One of the first settlers in Pocahontas County. Settled in the Pickaway Plains area around 1776.
  • Capenton, Hugh: See Henry Burton.
  • Casebolt, Sarah "Susan": Second wife of John Burgess III.
  • Cass, Bessie (Cochran): Wife of Clifford L. Cass, daughter of William D. Burgess and Margaret (Casebolt). Died in 1925 at age 32.
  • Cass, Clifford L.: Coal loader at a local mine in Cass, WV, husband of Bessie (Cochran) Cass.
  • Clendennin, Mrs.: A woman taken captive by Native Americans during the Revolutionary War. She was known for her courage and defiance.
  • Cochran, Bessie: See Bessie (Cochran) Cass.
  • Cutlip, Charles W.: A 1955 graduate of Marlinton High School. Served in the US Army in the 24th Artillery, a fire direction control battery in Darmstadt, Germany, 1962.
  • Curry, Aaron: Son of James and Jane (Moore).
  • Curry, James: Married Jane Moore and had at least nine children.
  • Curry, Jane (Moore): Wife of James Curry, daughter of Aaron and Catherine Moore.

D

  • Davis, Dr. Reed: Dean of West Virginia Institute of Technology, gave the 1962 commencement address at Hillsboro High School.
  • Dixon, Elizabeth: Married John Potts in 1808 in Bath County, VA.
  • Dolan, George: Resident of Pocahontas County, married to a daughter of Benjamin P. Messer.
  • **Duffield, **: Early landowner in Pocahontas County. A map shows his land bordered by property owned by Benjamin Griffin, Jonathan Griffin, and Charles Young.

F

  • Finally, Creek: Married Samuel Auldridge, son of Richard and (possibly) Elizabeth (Smith) Auldridge.
  • Fleming, Frederick: Resident of Pocahontas County, married to Rachel Waugh.

G

  • Galford, Thomas: Soldier in the 12th Virginia Regiment during the Revolutionary War, under the command of Captain Michael Bowyer. Records indicate he enlisted in October 1776 for a term of two years.
  • Gibson, Jimmy H.: Candidate for Sheriff of Pocahontas County in the May 10th, 1960, primary election. A veteran of World War II and a member of the United Mine Workers of America.
  • Gillman, Helen: See Helen (Waugh) Knutson
  • Gillman, William C.: Served in the US Navy, stationed on the USS Nitro in 1960. Married Helen (Waugh) Knutson.
  • Girty, Simon: A man who lived among Native Americans and was considered friendly by white settlers during the Revolutionary War period.
  • Griffin, Benjamin: Early landowner in Pocahontas County. A map shows his land bordered by land owned by the Duffield family and Jonathan Griffin.
  • Griffin, Jonathan: Early landowner in Pocahontas County. A map shows his land bordering property owned by the Duffield family and Benjamin Griffin.
  • Gum, Mrs. Mary F.: Resident of Marlinton, West Virginia. Submitted a newspaper clipping about life in the past.

H

  • Hanks, Joseph: Early settler in Virginia, possibly connected to the lineage of Abraham Lincoln.
  • Hardy, Ruth Hickman Gabriel: Resident of Richmond, Virginia. Obituary appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on January 5th, 1997.
  • Harman, George: A man who encountered difficulty with Native Americans while surveying land in Pocahontas County.
  • Hickman, William: Early resident of Virginia. Had multiple wives and children. His life and descendants are detailed in a family history document.
  • **Hold, **: A fort during the Revolutionary War, possibly in Western Pennsylvania.
  • Horne, Alice: Wife of Murray Blake, worked for the Shenandoah Valley News.
  • Houston, Rev. Samuel R.: Minister, born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, in 1806. Known for his work in Augusta County.
  • **Huntersville, **: Resident of Pocahontas County who ran a boarding house that was frequented by timbermen and other workers.

J

  • Jackson, Douglas Lynn: Son of Dennis Lee Jackson and Dorothy Lee (Rogers).
  • Johnson, John: Resident of Fortuna, California, researching family history.

K

  • Kees, George: Married Betty Buckley.
  • Kellison, Nancy: First wife of John Brown.
  • Kellison, Sarah Elizabeth: Married to David M. Burgess on December 24th, 1852.
  • Kinnison, Martha: Married Hampton Burgess, daughter of John Burgess III.
  • Knapp, Elizabeth: Married Samuel Waugh. Their children included:
  • Waugh, James: Married twice, first to Rebecca McGuire.
  • Waugh, Nancy: Married Henry Swindle.
  • Waugh, John: Married the daughter of Nicholas Stulting.
  • Waugh, Luther: Married Dilly's sister.
  • Waugh, Ellen: Married Oscar Sharp.
  • Knapp, Margaret: Wife of Peter, had several children including:
  • Knapp, Enoch
  • Knapp, William
  • Knapp, Charles
  • Knapp, Margaret
  • Knapp, Elizabeth
  • Knapp, Peter: Early settler in Pocahontas County, married to Margaret.
  • Knutson, Helen (Waugh): Daughter of Lloyd Van Reenan and Bertha (McClure), married William C. Gillman.
  • **Knutson, **: First husband of Helen (Waugh).

L

  • Landis, Jim: Husband of Ida Mae (Burgess) Landis.
  • Lee, Ann: Wife of Joseph Hanks, a possible ancestor of Abraham Lincoln.
  • Lincoln, Abraham: American president, potentially related to Joseph Hanks and Ann Lee.

M

  • Mays, William: Married Nancy Burgess, daughter of John Burgess I.
  • McClintic, C.S. Howard: Judge.
  • McClure, Bertha: Married Lloyd Van Reenan. Their children included:
  • Van Reenan, Helen (Waugh): Married first to Mr. Knutson and then to William C. Gillman.
  • **McDowell, **: Early settler in Pocahontas County who lived near Pickaway.
  • McElwee, Theodore H.: Prominent resident of Marlinton, West Virginia. Died in June 1960 at the age of 71. Obituary notes he was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Presbyterian Church, and was active in Democratic Party politics.
  • McGuire, Rebecca: Married James Waugh, son of Samuel Waugh, in 1832.
  • McLaughlin, Frank: Resident of Edray District, Pocahontas County. Delegate to the 1932 Democratic convention.
  • **McMillion, **: Family with roots in Pocahontas County. Multiple individuals with this last name appear in genealogical records and obituaries.
  • McNeel, Anne: Daughter of the late Squire John McNeel, married James Moore.
  • **McNeel, **: Family with roots in Pocahontas County.
  • McNeil, Jacob, Jr.: Married Elizabeth Auldridge, daughter of Josiah and Hannah Brown.
  • Messer, Benjamin P.: Resident of Pocahontas County. Father of George Dolan's wife.
  • Moore, Aaron: Son of James and Anne (McNeel).
  • Moore, Andrew Jackson: Son of Aaron and Catherine Moore.
  • Moore, Catherine: Wife of Aaron Moore, had at least 13 children.
  • Moore, Chalbeate Anderson: Son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Shaver).
  • Moore, Elizabeth (Shaver): Wife of Thomas Moore.
  • Moore, George Claiborne: Son of Aaron and Catherine Moore.
  • Moore, Henry: Son of Aaron and Catherine Moore.
  • Moore, James: Son of Aaron and Catherine Moore. Married Anne (McNeel).
  • Moore, Jane: Daughter of Aaron and Catherine Moore, married to James Curry.
  • Moore, John: Son of Aaron and Catherine Moore.
  • Moore, Margaret Florence: Daughter of James Allen and Florence Burgess, married Clarence Barlow.
  • Moore, Melinda: Daughter of Aaron and Catherine Moore.
  • Moore, Ralph: Resident of Huntersville District, Pocahontas County. Candidate for Sheriff in the 1936 election.
  • Moore, Samuel: Son of Aaron and Catherine Moore. Married Nancy Beale.
  • Moore, Thomas: Resident of Pocahontas County. Settled there after the War of 1812 with his wife Elizabeth.
  • Moore, William: Son of Aaron and Catherine Moore.
  • Moore, William Daniel: Son of Aaron and Catherine Moore.
  • **Morris, **: Resident of Pocahontas County, owned land near the Greenbrier River.

N

  • Nickell, Andrew: One of the first settlers in Pocahontas County. Settled in the Pickaway Plains area around 1776.
  • Nickell, John: One of the first settlers in Pocahontas County. Settled in the Pickaway Plains area around 1776.
  • Nottingham, R.N.: Candidate for Sheriff of Pocahontas County in the 1936 election.

P

  • **Perry, **: Resident of Marlinton, WV. Possibly worked on the railroad.
  • **Poage, **: Resident of Pocahontas County, occupied land on Locust Creek.
  • Poscover, Benjamin F.: Wrote a memoir about his friend George Wilmoth, published in January 2001.
  • **Pritt, **: Resident of Marlinton, West Virginia.
  • Pritt, William: Possibly related to the above Mr. Pritt. Went missing and his body was later found in the Greenbrier River.

R

  • Rogers, Dorothy Lee: Married Dennis Lee Jackson.

S

  • Shaver, Elizabeth: Daughter of Jacob and Rachel (Davis). Married Thomas Moore.
  • Shaver, Jacob: Early settler in Pocahontas County. Married Rachel Davis in 1796.
  • Sharp, Oscar: A Methodist minister, married to Ellen (Waugh).
  • Shifflett, Paul T.: A 1958 graduate of Marlinton High School. Completed basic training with the US Army at Fort McClellan, Alabama, in June 1959.
  • Skaggs, Richard S.: Proprietor of "Dick's Radio & T.V. Service" in Marlinton, West Virginia.
  • Smith, A.E.: Captain and businessman. Ran a timber company in the late 1800s.
  • Stulting, Nicholas: Resident of Pocahontas County. Father of John (Waugh)'s wife.
  • Swindle, Henry: Resident of Pocahontas County, married to Nancy (Waugh).

T

  • Twynam, James: A school teacher from Augusta County, Virginia. Married Miriam Brown.

V

  • Vanless, Andrew: Married Margaret Potts in 1840.
  • Vaught, John: Married Martha Burgess, daughter of John Burgess III.

W

  • Wallace, S. B. & Company: A drugstore in Marlinton, West Virginia, advertising in the 1936 Pocahontas County Fair booklet.
  • **Warwick, **: Family with roots in Pocahontas County, possibly one of the first families to settle in the area.
  • Waugh, Ellen: Daughter of Knapp and Margaret. Married Oscar Sharp.
  • Waugh, James: Son of James and Rebecca (McGuire) Waugh. Married twice, had a large family.
  • Waugh, John: Son of Elizabeth and Knapp. Married the daughter of Nicholas Stulting.
  • Waugh, Luther: Son of Elizabeth and Knapp. Married Dilly's sister.
  • Waugh, Nancy: Daughter of Elizabeth and Knapp. Married Henry Swindle.
  • Waugh, Samuel: Early settler in Pocahontas County. Married Elizabeth (Knapp).
  • Whiting, Capt. A.: Possibly involved in timber operations in Pocahontas County in the late 1800s.
  • Wilt, Robert D.: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilt of Marlinton, West Virginia. Serving in the US Army in 1961. Participated in Exercise Wind-Drift while stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany with the 8th Infantry Division.
  • Wilmoth, George: Subject of a memoir by Benjamin F. Poscover, known for his storytelling ability.

Y

  • Yolkum, Conrad: The only known survivor of a massacre by Native Americans at the Greenbrier settlements.
  • Young, Augustus: Married Mary Burgess, daughter of John Burgess I.
  • Young, Charles: Early landowner in Pocahontas County. A map shows his land bordered by the Greenbrier River and property owned by the Duffield family.

This detailed timeline and character list provides a glimpse into the history of Pocahontas County and the lives of its residents. It highlights key events like settlement, the Civil War, and the development of local industries. The character list showcases individuals from various walks of life and their connections to the county's past.

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