WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 15 Today's Topics: #1 Bio: William M. Yost - Monongalia [Tina Hursh To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20000110212441.00689a60@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: Bio: William M. Yost - Monongalia co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc. Chicago and New York, Volume II pg. 76 & 77 William McKinley Yost. Among the offices which call for the demonstration of ability, judgement and clear-headed courage by the incumbents, one that in particular demends the possession of these qualities is that of sheriff. The shrievalty is generally conferred upon an individual who in the past has demonstrated his fitness for the handling of the grave responsibilities, for the duties of the office include the possibility of necessity for quick thinking and immediate action in times of crisis. Monongalia County is favored in having as the incumbent of the office of sheriff so capable and energetic a young official as William McKinley Yost, an overseas veteran of the World war and a native son of Monongalia County, where he is greatly popular. Sheriff Yost was born on the home farm at Coal Spring, Monongalia County, July 1, 1894, a son of Thomas and Mary (Mason) Yost, natives of the same county. His paternal grandfather, Jacob Yost, was an early farmer of this county, as was also his maternal grandfather, John W. Mason. Thomas Yost, father of the Sheriff, followed agricultural pursuits until 1911, in which year he removed to Morgantown, this city now being the family place of residence. William McKinley Yost was reared on the home farm, and as a lad attended the public schools. When his parents removed to Morgantown he remained on the home farm, where he was still carrying on operations at the time the United States entered the World war. With youthful enthusiasm and patriotism young Yost decided that his country was in need of his services, and accordingly left the farm and went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where, December 20, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Subsequently he was sent to the Paris island, South Carolina, training camp, and after eleven weeks of intensive training was sent overseas. On May 6, 1918, he disembarked at Brest, France, from which point he and his comrades were ordered to St. Aignan. Five days later he was in a training camp at Grandchamps, whence after two weeks of further training he was sent to the front, where he was assigned to the Seventy-ninth Company, Sixth Regiment, Second Division of United States Marines. He arrived at the Chateau-Thierry front June 8 of that year and remained there from that date until July 4, when he was ordered to the reserve in the rear. On the 14th of the same month he was ordered to Soissons, where he was in the thick of the fighting on the 18th and 19th, and from which desperate engagement his battalion came out numbering less than a full company. He was then returned to Mantreul, on the Marne, where, August 1, he subtrained for Nancy, from which point a few days later he went to the Marbach sector, directly in front of the Metz. Mr. Yost was in the fighting on the front August 7, 8 and 9, and on the morning of the last-named day was wounded by a high explosive and sent to the Base Hospital No. 3 at Montpont, France, where he remained utnil November 1, 1918. On that date he was ordered to the replacement camp at LeMans, reaching that camp on the 4th of the same month and was still located there when the armistice was signed. He was then ordered to join his company in Belgium, and with it marched to the front of the German lines at Luxembourg. On December 13, 1918, they came to the Rhine at Brohl, and on the following day crossed that historic stream. They were stationed at Rheinbrohl, Germany, until June 18, 1919, at which time they marched to within approximatley two miles of the neutral zone, and there remained until the peace treaty was signed June 18. Mr. Yost started for home July 18, 1919, embarked at Brest on the 25th, and reached New York City August 3. The company was then ordered to Camp Mills, but on the morning of the 9th the entire division paraded in the streets of New York City, and in the evening of the same day was on its way to the Quantico, South Carolina, Marine Training Station. On the 12th of that month Mr. Yost took part in the parade at Washington, D.C., and on the following day, August 13, 1919, was honorable discharged at Quantico. Returning to his old home, Mr. Yost resumed farming and was thus engaged when, May 25, 1920, he received the republican nomination for the office of sheriff of Monongalia County in the primaries. In the ensuing election he was placed in office by an approximate majority of 1,800 votes a gain over the normal republican vote of nearly 1,000. He assumed the duties of the sheriff's office January 1, 1921, and in that position is as faithfully serving Monongalia County as he faithfully served his country overseas. Sheriff Yost is a member of the American Legion and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and as a fraternalist is affiliated with the Improved Order of Red Men and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. He belongs to the Methodist Protestant Church and to Baraca Sunday school class. He is unmarried. ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:24:43 -0600 From: Tina Hursh To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20000110212443.00694688@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: Bio: John Shriver - Monongalia Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc. Chicago and New York, Volume II pg. 77 John Shriver. Eighteen years of consecutive service as clerk of the Circuit Court of Morgantown has been sufficient to make John Shriver one of the best-known citizens of Monongalia County. Moreover, Mr. Shriver represents one of the oldest families in the section of the state, is a lawyer by profession, and has also been actively identified with banking and other affairs. The Shriver family settled in Monongalia County before the close of the eighteenth century. The head of the family at that time was Abram Shriver, who was born in Frederick County, Virginia, September 6, 1768. May 31, 1791, he married Mary Keckley, who was born in Frederick County, April 19, 1770. The brief record of their children, the first three of whom were born in Frederick County and the others in Monongalia County, is as follows: Catherine, born April 166, 1792, married Jacob Horner, and they settled in Monongalia County; Adam, born September 7, 1793; Elias, born August 9, 1795; Jacob, born July, 1797; Christiana, born April 12, 1799, became the wife of Michael Core; Elizabeth, born April 5, 1800, was married to Ezekiel Morris; John, born April 30, 1801, died in 1885; Benjamin, born May 20, 1805; Isaac, born May 27, 1807, died March 30, 1880, having married Minerva Sine; and Abraham. This branch of the family record is carried through John Shriver, who, as noted above, lived to the age of eighty-four. He married Sarah Cannon, and their chilren were: Eunice, who became the wife of Peter A. Tenant; Abraham, who married Prudence Moore; Sarah, who was the wife of Daniel V. Moore; and Cannon. Cannon Shriver, of the third generation of the family in Monongalia, was born there September 29, 1831, and was a prosperous farmer and stockman in the Clay District, where he died in 1888. He served at at constable during the Civil war, was a republican in politics and a Methodist. He married Minerva Meyers, who was born in the Clay District, September 30, 1831, and died in 1908. Her father was John Meyers. Cannon and Minerva Shriver were the parents of eight children: Elizabeth, deceased wife of Jacob Shanes, who was a native of Pennsylvania; Prudence, who married Elihu Yost, of Monongalia County; Edgar, who married Nancy Yost; Martha M., wife of D.L. Hamilton, living in Monongalia County, West Virginia; John; Mark, who married Minta Wilson; Mary E., wife of Grant Wilson; and Laura, wife of Lemley Tennant. John Shriver therefore stands in the fourth generation of this prominent old family of Monongalia County. He was born on his father's farm in Clay District, July 31, 1870. He acquired a liberal education, at first in the public schools and alter in West Virginia University. He graduated with the law class of 1901, and was admitted to the bar the same year. He began practice in Morgantown, but soon answered a call to other reponsibilities. While living on the farm in 1896 he was elected justice of the peace, and filled that office 2-1/2 years, until he removed to Morgantown. Mr. Shriver was elected clerk of the Circuit Court in 1902, and his eighteen years of service terminated January 1, 1921. Since leaving the office of circuit clerk he has been deputy sheriff. Mr. Shriver was on e of the organizers and is a director of the Bank of Morgantown, and was also identified with the organization of the Monongalia Building and Loan Association, of which he is a director. He is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, the Junior Order United American Mechanics, and is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. February 3, 1892, he married Iva Nora Wilson. She was born in Clay District, daughter of John N. and Lucinda (Moore) Wilson. Her father in now deceased. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Shriver, representing the fifth generation of the family in Monongalia County, are: Goldie M., born April 9, 1894, died November 18, 1921, as the wife of J.F. Smith, of Morgantown; Nellie Irene, born February 24, 1901; Beulah Ruth, born April 20, 1903; and Dorothy, born February 15, 1909. ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:24:45 -0600 From: Tina Hursh To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20000110212445.00682a4c@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: Bio: James S. Stewart - Monongalia Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc. Chicago and New York, Volume II pg. 77 & 78 James Scott Stewart. One of the veteran figures in West Virginia educational affairs, and familiar as an istructor and in other official capacities to the student body of the university at Morgantown for more than forty years, James Scott Stewart has made an enviable record of service and is one of the greatly admired citizens of Morgantown. He was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, January 5, 1854. Both his grandfathers were natives of Scotland. His paternal grandfather, Alexander Stewart, a son of James Stewart, left Scotland early in life and, going to London, England, became what is known as flour factor or a wholesale dealer in flour. Prior to 1820 he left England and came to the United States, and somewhat later settled at Steubenville, Ohio, where he lived out his life. He had a considerable fortune, and one of his investments was a good farm in Jefferson County about twelve miles from Steubenville. He was instrumental in instituting the first Lodge of Masons at Stuebenville and became a charter member. His son, James R.M. Stewart, was born in London and was only a boy when his parents came to the United States. He grew up in Jefferson County, Ohio, inheriting the Stewart farm there, and in addition to the responsibilities of its management he was for years a lumber manufacturer, operating lumber mills. He died in Ohio in 1881, at the age of seventy-three. James R.M. Stewart married Cordelia K. Scott, also a native of London, England, and brought as a child to the United States, her parents settling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Stewart and Scott families had not been acquainted while living in London. Cordelia Stewart died in 1895, at the age of seventy-seven. Her son, Prof. James Scott Stewart, grew up on the old homestead in Eastern Ohio. His interests were largely identified with the farm until after attaining his majority. His apt scholorship gave him a good record in the common and high schools, and in August, 1873, he enrolled as a student in West Virginia University. He was graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree in 1877, and three years later received the Master of Science degree. After his graduation Mr. Stewart remained as an instructor in the preparatory department of the university, and continued through the various grades of instruction until he was promoted to professor of mathematics in the university in 1891. During the school year 1894-95 he was superintendent of public schools at Fairmont, West Virginia, but without exception he continued to perform his duties as professor of mathematics until June, 1907. Since leaving the faculty of instruction Mr. Stewart has continued with the university in an official capacity as manager of the University Book Store, which is an important adjunct of the university and a business of no small proportions measured in the commercial scale. During his long residence at Morgantown Mr. Stewart has acquired other business and civic interests. He was one of the organizers of the Farmers and Merchants Bank and has been a director since the early years of the instituion. He is vice president and a director of the Morgantown Savings & Loan Society and is examiner for the real estate offered the society as basis for loans. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and secretary of the Board of the Chaplin Collieries Company of Morgantown. Mr. Stewart for forty-three years has been an elder in the First Presbyterian Church at Mortgantown. He married Louisa M. Hayes, daughter of Alexander Hayes, of Morgantown. Following the death of his first wife Mr. Stewart married Sara Meredith, daughter of the late John Q.A. Meredith, of Fairmont, West Virginia. ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:24:46 -0600 From: Tina Hursh To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.20000110212446.0068abb8@clubnet.isl.net> Subject: Bio: Albert K. Miller - Monongalia Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc. Chicago and New York, Volume II pg. 78 Albert Kenneth Miller. Though he spent his early life on a farm in Pendleton County, Albert K. Miller has devoted practically all his mature years to commercial lines, beginning as a retail merchant, and has been an executive official in several of West Virginia's prosperous wholesale grocery houses. He is now an honored resident of Morgantown and secretary, treasurer and manager of the Morgantown Grocery Company. He was born on a farm in Pendleton County, January 6, 1873, son of John H. and Eliza (Day) Miller, natives of the same county and now deceased. His grandfathers were early settlers in Pendleton County, grandfather Jonas Miller coming from Germany and grandfather Leonard Day, from Ireland. Albert K. Miller learned some of the practical duties and discipline of the farm while a boy, also attended district schools, but in 1892, at the age of nineteen, left the farm and during the following six years was in the general merchandising business at Alexander, Upshur County. In 1898 he became a stockholder and one of the managers of the Upshur Grocery Company, a wholesale house at Buckhannon. He left Buckhanon in 1912, and for the following four years was manager of the Burnsville Grocery Company at Burnsville in Braxton County. He is still a stockholder in that company. Mr. Miller has been one of the business men and citizens of Morgantown since since 1916, when he took charge of the Morgantown Grocery Company as secretary, treasurer and manager. He is also a director of the Commercial Bank of Morgantown. He is affiliated with the local business men through the Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the First Methodist Church. November 12, 1896, he married Julia Cheuvront. She was born at Good Hope, Harrison County, West Virginia, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Anna (Brooks) Cheuvront. Mary Anna Brooks was the daughter of a Methodist minister who in his time was a power for good throughout Western Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are the parents of six children: Dwight C., born in 1898, now associated with his father in the Morgantown Grocery Company; Ruth, born in 1900, a member of the class of 1922 at West Virginia University; John H., born in 1902; Worth W., born in 1904, a student in the Morgantown High School; Lois I., born in 1906; and Albert Kenneth, Jr., born in 1910. ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:32:24 -0500 From: Valerie & Tommy Crook To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20000110193224.00bc82d0@trellis.net> Subject: Co. F, 150th Infantry, West Virginia National Guard, Ronceverte Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" "Three Years in the Company Street" Co. F, 150th Infantry, West Virginia National Guard, Ronceverte. June 30, 1925 - June 29, 1928 Original Roster of Company F, 150th Infantry: 1st Sgt. Carl R. Morgan Sgt. Harry N. Bailey Sgt. Peyton H. Bray Sgt. Lawrence G. Holliday Sgt. Hugh A. Peters Sgt. Eugene M. Swink Sgt. Herman A. Underwood Corp. John S. Banton Corp. James M. Dancy Corp. Andrew B. Fleshman Corp. Harry J. Kern Corp. Jackson K. Martin Corp. Hubert W. Morgan Pvt. 1 cl Thomas W. McCrary Pvt. 1 cl Byrun F. Anderson Pvt. 1 cl Eustus L. Brown Pvt. 1 cl Wilburn L. Dolan Pvt. 1 cl William H. Jackson Pvt. 1 cl Forrest O. Kincaid Pvt. 1 cl John C. Littlepage Pvt. 1 cl Virgil J. Morgan Pvt. 1 cl John A. Peters Pvt. 1 cl Earl P. Reaser Pvt. 1 cl Waverly G. Shires Pvt. 1 cl Robert J. Underwood Pvt. 1 cl Harold B. Woodrum Pvt. Slater M. Butts Pvt. Marshall M. Casdorph Pvt. Russel W. Cox Pvt. George M. Curry Pvt. Samuel F. Curry Pvt. John L. Dolan Pvt. Bedford E. Johnson Pvt. Homer L. Lowance Pvt. Clayton A. Morgan Pvt. Clayton H. Morgan Pvt. Daniel J. Morgan Pvt. Herman A. Morgan Pvt. Lynn W. McMann Pvt. James C. Munsey Pvt. Hansford D. Nester Pvt. Herbert S. Patterson Pvt. Rayburn E. Sawyers Pvt. Charles C. Shires Pvt. Robert O. Steeps Pvt. Albert R. Underwood Pvt. Joseph J. Underwood Pvt. Wheeler L. Wiekle Pvt. Arthur P. Woodhouse Pvt. Oscar V. Wright Pvt. Robert L. Wright Roster of Company F, 150th Infantry, June 29, 1928: Company Headquarters - 1st Sgt John S. Banton Mess Sgt James C. Munsey Supply Sgt Jackson K. Martin Corp Doran K. Samples, Company Clerk Pvt William B. Coleman, Runner Pvt Burgess A. Reed, Runner Pvt 1 cl Herbert S. Patterson, Artificer Pvt 1 cl Robert J. Underwood, Bugler Pvt Samuel H. Underwood, Bugler Pvt. Charles D. Hanifin, Cook Pvt. Wilburn D. Dolan, Asst. Cook First Platoon - Sgt Joseph J. Underwood, Platoon Sgt. Sgt Oscar V. Wright, Left Guide Sgt Clayton A. Morgan, Right Guide Second Platoon - Sgt Forest O. Kincaid, Platoon Sgt. Sgt Arthur P. Woodhouse, Right Guide Sgt Marshall M. Casdorph, Left Guide First Squad - Corp Slater M. Butts Pvt 1 cl Paul A. Boone Pvt 1 cl Okey T. Loomis Pvt 1 cl Wiliam A. Wallace Pvt Henry H. Kauffelt Pvt Herbert R. Donovan Pvt Joseph Sawyers Pvt Lewis E. Martin Second Squad - Corp Richard W. Cook Pvt 1 cl Lawrence G. Holliday Pvt 1 cl Eugene M. Swink Pvt 1 cl Carl M. Flack Pvt Russell A. Boyd Pvt Paul S. Collins Pvt Clarence C. Collins Pvt Archa C. Collins Third Squad - Corp Mike C. Donovan Pvt 1 cl Edwin R. Fletcher, Jr. Pvt Walter C. Campbell Pvt Rosser E. Hodges Pvt Paul R. Wright Pvt Carl F. Woodrum Pvt Albert R. Underwood Pvt Linwood C. Ratliff (or Ratcliffe) Fourth Squad - Corp William B. Makowicz Pvt 1 cl Keith Powell Pvt 1 cl Weller E. Price Pvt 1 cl Waverly G. Shires Pvt 1 cl John C. Littlepage Pvt 1 cl Earl A. Flack Pvt Robert S Leach Pvt Earl R. Yates Fifth Squad - Corp Charlie C. Shires Pvt 1 cl James A. Brown Pvt 1 cl James A. Arbaugh Pvt 1 cl Bedford E. Johnson Pvt 1 cl Costus L. Brown Pvt 1 cl Gordon A. Deaver Pvt 1 cl William H. Jackson Pvt Frank W. Goodall Sixth Squad - Corp Robert L. Wright Pvt Ralph E. Waugh Pvt Clarence C. Collins Pvt John L. Dolan Pvt Gerald C. Erwin Pvt Earl P. Reaser Pvt Earl M. Waugh Pvt Robert V. Steep Recruit Squad - Corp Silas A. Rutherford, Instructor Pvt Clayton G. Howard Pvt Floyd E. Rogers "Kernel" Green, Co. Mascot (colored) 1st Lieut. M. E. Morris 2nd Lieut. R. L. Kramer Capt. O. C. Damewood