Bio:Christopher Herold, Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County WV Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Gramp, ************************************************************************ This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Price, William T., Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County WV, 1901 by Price Brothers, pages 374-375, Excerpt's from "Chrisopher Herold" biography Notes: Christopher Herold and Elizabeth Cook had at least 10 children. One of the children was named Andrew. Last residence mentioned was "...on Douthards Creek". "...To illustrate something of the privations endured by this worthy man and family in their efforts to make their way in the world, mention may be made of what occurred in the winter of 1840. Andrew, then about grown, was sent to Elk to look after some cattle to be wintered there. A snow fell, early in the winter, between four and five feet in depth. The only chance to keep the cattle alive as to fall timber for browse. How to have this done was the problem that confronted the youth. Having procured the services of Joe Courtney, a man of stalwart form and needful pluck, they started for the browsing ground. Courtney went ahead, and the young man followed in his trail , snow up to the arm pits. They managed to cut what carried the cattle through. In the meanwhile all communication between neighbors seemed cut off. Andrew's brother, Peter Herold had taken sick and died before he could hear of it. James Gibson, Senior, now living on Elk, managed to reach an eminence in hearing of the browsing party, and by the loudest tones he could command got Andrew to understand what had taken place. The funeral rites were performed under difficulties indescribable. The winter finally passed away, and when Andrew returned home in the spring he was emaciated and changed in appearance almost beyond recognition by his neighbors..."