A Hundred Years of History

 

Timeline of Events

• 1765: The Green Bank Community in West Virginia experiences difficulties and builds homes in Deer Creek Valley.
• June 1780: Early settlers in the Green Bank Community begin surveying land.
• July 7, 1780: The first land grant in the Green Bank area is dated in Augusta Grant Book No. 1, in the Auditors Office at Charleston, granted to Jacob War.
• 1781: Captain Bradshaw enters military service
• 1790: Theory of government worked out
• 1807: A history of New England published in Philadelphia
• 1810: A new law book called "The New Virginia Justice" shows the proper legal procedure. The oath of office requires kissing the bible.
• 1811: A copy of the New Testament was printed in Philadelphia.
• May 17, 1861: Company forms at Monterey, VA. Roll call and a squad assembled.
• May 21, 1861: Men march through town in uniforms.
• Late May 1861: Men head towards Beverly
• May 22, 1861: Men arrive at Baker's Hotel. Men stand in the church yard in uniforms
• May 24, 1861: Men begin marching to Grafton.
• June 1863: Jenkins' Cavalry Brigade conducts a campaign in Pennsylvania, reaching as far as Harrisburg, and attaining the "high-water mark" of the Confederacy.
• October 5, 1863: A memo from General Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis discusses the performance and suitability of certain officers, particularly General W.E. Jones.
• October 9, 1863: Lee dispatches an order to Cooper, regarding the case of W.E. Jones. President approved suggestion for promotion of W.E. Jones to Brigadier General.
• October 9, 1863: Special orders issue, appointing W.E. Jones to report for duty to Maj. Gen. Sam Jones
• October 11, 1863: Sam Jones receives orders to report for assignment to the cavalry
• Fall 1863: Battle of Droop Mountain
• 1865: Betty and Nancy Snedegar find two guns on Droop Mountain.
• 1873: Reck Convention was formed and it was noted as ineffective.
• June/October 1893: The first Circuit Court was held in Marlinton.
• 1915: The Bank of Durbin begins business.
• May 1, 1915: The Bank of Durbin closes
• May 6, 1915: The weather bureau makes its observations
• January 31, 1919: First patients are admitted to Denmar Sanitarium
• March 31, 1924: The Bank of Hillsboro closes.
• November 1928: Weather Report for November 1928
• December 5, 1928: Cake Free notice is published
• January 12, 1929: A Coon Hunting expedition takes place and is discussed
• January 1929: A notice of application for a pardon for Gilbert Diley is made.
• February 1929: Notice of sale to Range Lumber Company in West Virginia
• April 17, 1929: Mildred Arlene is born.
• May 30, 1929: Nature Notes, Geology Specimens Exhibit
• July 1, 1929: Bids for the transportation of pupils are requested.
• 1932: Dr L. C. McCutcheon purchases 9 acres of property
• January 1934: An application for sale of delinquent lands is put into place
• 1935: Basil Sharp of Marlinton is known for his Saturday antics
• 1937: Denmar's second phase of history begins, it is realized that the facility constitutes a fire hazard.
• 1941: Lanty W. Howard is called to service in the Army
• May 13, 1941: Virle Harper Hamrick enters service in the Navy
• December 1, 1941: The West Virginia is commissioned at Pearl Harbor
• March 26, 1943: Lanty W. Howard reports to the local Board for transport to the Reception Center
• April 2, 1943: Lanty W. Howard goes to Fort Hayes, OH.
• April 2, 1943: C.C. Carr of Marlinton goes into the US Navy
• April 5, 1943: Jane Layton's daughter of Marlinton suffers an attack of appendicitis.
• July 28, 1943: The 168th Regiment, after combat for 291 days, is relieved after crossing the river
• September 1943: John W. Patton becomes a second lieutenant
• May 7, 1942: The West Virginia is floated and begins modernization
• August 1947: Bonds for Armed Forces to be Cashed
• October 20, 1972: Joe is named fireman of the year
• 1976: Joe is named Jaycee of the Year
• April 7, 1977: Trustees of the United Methodist Church in West Virginia agree to conditions, covenants, rights of way.
• June 22, 1977: Members of the Board of Trustees of the West Virginia Annual Conference sign off on property conveyance.
• October 6, 1977: Newspaper ad for Braces, Bits, Nails, and other tools
• 1977: Joe serves as chairman of the Pocahontas County Cancer Society.
• 1977: Joe is President of Cub Scout Pack 33.
• 1977: Plans for community radio station in Pocahontas County are underway.
• 1978: Joe is President of the Teen-Age Republican Club.

Cast of Characters

• Robert E. Lee: (1807-1870) General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He is mentioned in memos recommending changes in military leadership.
• Jefferson Davis: (1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America. He receives Lee's memo on military personnel.
• William E. "Grumble" Jones: A Confederate General, considered brave and intelligent, but his previous conduct subjected him to a court martial. Promoted to Brigadier General in October 1863
• Sam Jones: A Confederate Major General who commanded troops in West Virginia
• Jubal Early: (1816-1894) Confederate General, who commanded multiple brigades and divisions in the Civil War, known for his command in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley.
• John Randolph Phil: A young man, who made a speech at a flag dedication
• Captain Reger: Led a mountain guard.
• Rev. Mr. Rives: Methodist minister in Phillip, West Virginia
• Captain Sturmer: A veteran of past wars, called the Mountain Guard a "venerable class."
• Mr. and Mrs. Morral: Presented the flag to be used by the Mountain Guard
• James Park: Made a motion in a committee.
• Dr. Richard Welch: A pastor who joined with a reporter
• Richard McIlwaine: A man asked to come as a reporter.
• James Whiteshaw: Brought word that an insurrection had failed.
• William Fleming: Accompanied others to Allegheny
• Adam Stephenson: Accompanied others to Allegheny
• James M. Sieig: Accompanied others to Allegheny
• Cochran, Pullin, Myers: Other men who were noted to be dressed well during a march
• David Campbell, John W. Bird, Jasper Dever: Men noted to be on guard duty.
• Colonel Currants: A leader of Volunteers
• John W. Myers: Led volunteers
• Rudolph Turk: Led volunteers.
• Colonel Golf: Responded to a speech.
• Colonel Hales: Led troops
• Tom Jack Wood: Part of a large Woods family, he was known to be very tall, along with all of his brothers.
• Ed McAvoy: A man who needed custom clothes and shoes due to his size
• Basil Sharp: Known for his antics, namely hanging his pants on a pole on Saturday nights.
• F. J. Snyder: The first lawyer ever to plead in Marlinton.
• L. M. McClintic: A lawyer who opposed F.J. Snyder in the first Marlinton court
• Squire G.M. Kee: Judge in Marlinton court
• William Poage: (1793-1874) Major. First sheriff of Monroe County.
• James A. Moffett: Former president of the Standard Oil Company
• James Ataly Price: The first Postmaster of Marlinton
• Rev. Wm. T. Price: The first college student to graduate from Marlinton.
• A. G. Jenkins: Pardon Attorney for Gilbert Diley
• Thomas Jefferson: (1743-1826) Governor of Virginia, known to have abolished the tax that supported the established church.
• N. G. Anderson: Wrote a letter about Marlinton
• Summers Sharp: A Judge who rose to power.
• Paul Shumaker: A young man who was arrested for robberies
• Squire E. A. McMann: Justice who gave a hearing to Paul Shumaker
• Fred L. Sheets: Road maintenance superintendent.
• Harry Blackhurst: A man who is a subject in a land case.
• John J. Beard: A soldier in the civil war
• Andrew McNeel: A Captain that John J. Beard served with
• S. L. Brown: Cooperative Observer of the Weather Bureau.
• Frank Colson: A man who's letter was commented on.
• Lena Colson: Close friend of author
• John Hayslett: Man who played marbles with the author
• Slats Overholt: Man who played marbles with the author
• Houston Simmons: Man who played marbles with the author.
• Jack Richardson: A man who tested ice
• Calvin Price: Father of a "pretty girl."
• John T. Sheets: Old friend
• Steve Hunter: Involved in planning for a radio station.
• Larry Bradford: Involved in planning for a radio station.
• John S. Reger II: Economic Development Representative
• John M. Geary, J.A. Creasey, Oliver D. Kessell, Denzil Proudfoot, Clarence J. Benson, Marvan G. Frame, Martin Berisford, Charles Michels, J. Clair Jarvis, Donald L. Pringle, Thorold S. Funk, Ed Ward Hawkins: Members of the Board of Trustees of the West Virginia Annual Conference.
• Dale Waters: District Superintendent of the Lewisburg District United Methodist Church.
• Clive A. Alderman: An author on church matters.
• Mrs. Sharp: An author on church matters.
• Denison and Maryland: Men that are combined for the name of Denmar Sanitarium.
• Governors Kump and Holt: Realized the fire hazard that Denmar Sanitarium had.
• John McCloy: Captain
• Captain Ellis: Captain
• Captain Henderson: Captain
• F. H. Warwick: Had wagons haul rock.
• Jacob War: First land grant
• James McCartee: Receieved a land grant.
• James Rucker: Received a land grant.
• James Rucker Jr: Received a land grant.
• Jacob Gulispie: Received a land grant.
• Thomas Servis: Received a land grant.
• I.W. Canter: Wrote about a sentimental matter regarding a penny
• Zane Moore: Possessor of pennies
• Amos Campbell: A man that I.W. Canter resided near.
• Sherlock Holmes: A reference to helping find a penny
• H. Guy Fultz: Chairman of the fund-raising campaign for the Mountain Laurel Girl Scout Council.
• Lee McKenna: Executive Director of the Council
• Alice Helms: Field Director of the Council
• Cleo Mekora: Field Director
• Mrs. J.R. Kellogg: Serves as Service Unit Director
• L. C. McCutcheon: A purchaser of real estate in Pocahontas County.
• S.L. Brown: Clerk of County Court
• B. Potts: A Clerk of Court
• H.E.T. Smith: A man in a deed
• A.E. Smith: A man in a deed
• Rev. S.R. Neel: Pastor
• A.S. Overholt: Supt
• R.C. Meeks: Pastor
• W.E. Woods: (Father) of Mildred Arlene
• W.W. Clutter: (Father) of a son who died
• P.W. Underwood: (Father) of a son
• Howard Underwood: (Father) of a son
• Herbert Fisher: (Father) of twins
• Russell Clutter: (Father) of a son
• C. C. Riddle: Wrote about building houses in the water
• Henry Perkins: Wrote about building houses in the water
• J.K. Marshall: Cashier of the Bank of Hillsboro
• Hazel Newman: Notary Public
• Geo. P. Edgar, R. H. Auldridge, Samuel Sheets: Directors of the Bank of Hillsboro
• I. E. L. Fenton: Cashier of the Bank of Durbin
• C. E. Carpenter: Notary Public
• W. J. Yeager, J. Hall Wilson, Kenna Rexrode: Directors of the Bank of Durbin
• W. Sherlock: A clergyman from Scotland.
• S. B. Elkins: Senator.
• Henry G. Davis: Ex-Senator
• Porter Kerr: Man crippled by a tree
• Elizabeth Hughes: A woman arrested for cutting a neighbors horses throat
• Wm L. Brown: Justice
• E. F. Alexander: Reverend who has a monument erected
• P. E. Wier: Engineer
• Florence Hively: Visitor
• Snowden Moomaw: Made a trip to see his father
• "Jimi" Moomaw: Visited father
• Lizzie Taylor: Had visitors from Richmond
• B.M. Yeager: A man collecting land titles.
• Ophelia Nelson: Defendant in a divorce case
• Henry Pyle: Plaintiff in a divorce case
• Millspaugh: Witness in a case
• Katherine Mcclure: A woman in a case
• Leonard Dean: A man in a case
• Mary Jane McWeaver: A woman in a case
• Mary Elizabeth Young: Taught music lessons
• Miss Ellis: A woman who taught music lessons
• Virle Harper Hamrick: Entered the Navy
• Page C. Hamrick: Father of Virle Harper Hamrick.
• Lanty W. Howard: Called to service in the Army
• C. C. Carr: Entered the Navy
• Recruiter Simonetti: A naval recruiter
• John W. Patton: A man promoted to second Lieutenant
• Chair-man Spur: Involved in a war loan drive.
• Betty: A women on a boat
• Tich: A women on a boat
• Colonel Hine: Commander in a war
• Jane Layton: A woman who has her daughter visit her parents.
• Rexford G. Tugwell: A governor.
• Colonel Hines: Commander
• I.E. Cook: A man who worked in military camps.

These sources cover a wide range of events and time periods. I have tried to group these characters together by common source. Let me know if you have any other requests. --SaltShaker Press (AI)