This is very long and drawn out video,but good information. I grew up in north fork hollow off indian ridge. My dad grew up in hemphill during the depression and worked in the caples shaft mine,at algoma,and at us steel at Gary. My maternal grandfather died in a roof fall in excelsior in 1941. I've never worked in the mines,but made lots of grouting resin for them.
A large portion of what is McDowell County was owned by two brothers my many times great grandfathers Abner Hulen Lester and Thomas Mastin Lester. They moved to the area in the late 1700s during the Shawnee raids in present day Tazewell County. There are deeds in Tazewell County that supports this information.
Kathy IAM a a descendant of the Lester's,my grandmother on Mom's side her mother was Louise Lester I have not traced her,she married a Wayne Deskins he taught school I'm told,his father was James ( Jim) served 16th VA Cav, Hawkins Co,I know he left Granny's Mom, and took her only sister, story I'm told he told he was going to buy a saddle, never returned,my Granny seem her " Mommy' when she was on her death bed,she was old lady and I have heard Granny who's name is Cloy, spelled like that,by the way,she asked if she knew her she replied why sure your my Cloy I'd know you any place. It's sorta sad, her sister was always Luly, to me, she was the baby of the two,they both married Adair's My Grandpa spelled it with two D's I suppose that was a change done from one of three brothers, who came from Ky, bf the War,with the Federal Government, Moses, they're buried up on Short Ridge, cemetery all 3 there father was John A, 8th Governor over there in Blue Grass, anyway he rode Moses,did with V A Witcher, and they black flagged some early in that horrible time,so he changed his name a bit, brothers stayed with him, because Gen'l Grant wouldn't let former Partisans to go into KY,MD,VA,NC,or TN, he married in Tazewell in 1857, anyway to Sarah Mullins, also burried up there ---
,am sure there was a lot of movement in the county,has to be to cross from one battle to others, my Grandpa was Marshall Floyd Addair, as you can see two Gen'l's one VA, and the other KY, his family and most all in the county served with those men early. So I need help and answers. This video is 1/4 in and already in the 1880's sigh it's been frustrating for 38 yrs IAM 59.now...... It's a honorable history, and proud,it should not be skipped. Marshall hiway is named for not John Marshall,but Humphrey Marshall. So idk ? It's as important as Missouri and Kansas. Frank & Jesse James, Hatfield & McCoy, But those are After math, this I want is this counties involvement during the end of VA, and Birth of WVA, I don't care as much about Wheeling,nor Logan,or Pike KY, it's wrote to Death. McDowell is getting skipped,bc I feel the fact is the Federal soldier's was scared to cross it in deapth. What are y'all's thoughts on it.
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This is very long and drawn out video,but good information. I grew up in north fork hollow off indian ridge. My dad grew up in hemphill during the depression and worked in the caples shaft mine,at algoma,and at us steel at Gary. My maternal grandfather died in a roof fall in excelsior in 1941. I've never worked in the mines,but made lots of grouting resin for them.
A large portion of what is McDowell County was owned by two brothers my many times great grandfathers Abner Hulen Lester and Thomas Mastin Lester. They moved to the area in the late 1700s during the Shawnee raids in present day Tazewell County. There are deeds in Tazewell County that supports this information.
It is darn sad that innovation results in job loss. Same thing still going on in more and more sectors of our economy.
Kathy IAM a a descendant of the Lester's,my grandmother on Mom's side her mother was Louise Lester I have not traced her,she married a Wayne Deskins he taught school I'm told,his father was James ( Jim) served 16th VA Cav, Hawkins Co,I know he left Granny's Mom, and took her only sister, story I'm told he told he was going to buy a saddle, never returned,my Granny seem her " Mommy' when she was on her death bed,she was old lady and I have heard Granny who's name is Cloy, spelled like that,by the way,she asked if she knew her she replied why sure your my Cloy I'd know you any place. It's sorta sad, her sister was always Luly, to me, she was the baby of the two,they both married Adair's My Grandpa spelled it with two D's I suppose that was a change done from one of three brothers, who came from Ky, bf the War,with the Federal Government, Moses, they're buried up on Short Ridge, cemetery all 3 there father was John A, 8th Governor over there in Blue Grass, anyway he rode Moses,did with V A Witcher, and they black flagged some early in that horrible time,so he changed his name a bit, brothers stayed with him, because Gen'l Grant wouldn't let former Partisans to go into KY,MD,VA,NC,or TN, he married in Tazewell in 1857, anyway to Sarah Mullins, also burried up there ---
,am sure there was a lot of movement in the county,has to be to cross from one battle to others, my Grandpa was Marshall Floyd Addair, as you can see two Gen'l's one VA, and the other KY, his family and most all in the county served with those men early. So I need help and answers. This video is 1/4 in and already in the 1880's sigh it's been frustrating for 38 yrs IAM 59.now...... It's a honorable history, and proud,it should not be skipped. Marshall hiway is named for not John Marshall,but Humphrey Marshall. So idk ? It's as important as Missouri and Kansas. Frank & Jesse James, Hatfield & McCoy, But those are After math, this I want is this counties involvement during the end of VA, and Birth of WVA, I don't care as much about Wheeling,nor Logan,or Pike KY, it's wrote to Death. McDowell is getting skipped,bc I feel the fact is the Federal soldier's was scared to cross it in deapth. What are y'all's thoughts on it.