By Millie Covey Fry,Debra Ice

West Virginia’s pioneers usually seem as shadowy figures that left little written proof in their lives and struggles. whereas a few are named in land transactions, property settlements, or different court docket documents, few are pointed out in historical past books. Describes intimately the lifetime of Charles Snodgrass, a pioneer at the Monongahela River Valley frontier, from 1774 while he served in Lord Dunmore’s warfare till he died in 1808 in Monongalia County, VA (now Marion County, WV). Charles had seven young ones together with his first spouse –William, James, Jane, Susannah, John, Mary, and Charles, Jr. His moment spouse was once Barbara Foulk, the sister of 1 of Morgantown’s first potters, Jacob Foulk, Jr., and so they have been the fogeys of Hiram, Eli, Beniah, Margaret, and Joseph. Following the loss of life of Charles, Barbara Snodgrass, who was once then forty three years of age, and her 5 kids migrated to Lawrence Township, Washington County, OH in approximately 1812. This e-book has forty five images, one taken sooner than 1879, many in color.

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