9238. Nora Louisa Law-4420
Her name has also been written as Zora Louise Law. One reference has her name as Dora.
1920 Census Dist 122, Murphy Dist., Ritchie Co., West Virginia
Phillips, John W. head owns M W 27 married WV WV WV works for gas company
Phillips, Audrey M. wife F W 22 married WV WV WV
Phillips, Mary W. Dau F W 8/12 S WV WV WV1930 Census Dist 11 Union Dist, Harrisville, Ritchie Co., West Virginia
Phillips, John W. head M W 36 married at 25 WV WV WV
Phillips, Audra M. wife F W 32 married at 20 WV WV WV
Phillips, Willma M. dau F W 10 S WV WV WV
Phillips, Eva Lee dau F W 7 S WV WV WVJohn's death certificate lists his parents as Benj. Phillips b WV, and Eva Newton b WV.
9255. Lee Lewis Bennett-18155
Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by: Valerie & Tommy Crook vfcrook@earthlink.net July 16, 2000 ******************************************************************
The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 501-502
BarbourLEE L. BENNETT. In the thriving little industrial city of Belington, Barbour County, a substantial concern that is contributing distinctly to the commercial prestige of the city is that of the Belington Handle Manufacturing Company, of which Mr. Bennett is the president. His birth occurred in Valley District, this county, March 28, 1879. He is a scion of one of the old and well known families of Barbour County, his father, Worth Bennett, was born near Mount Hebron Church, and his remains rest in the little churchyard there. He was a farmer and stone-mason, and was but thirty-seven years of age at the time of his death.
He married Jemima C. Zirkle, and of the children of this union four are living: Malinda May, wife of Lee Kesling, of Upshur County; Lee L., of this review; Worth Gordon, of Hall, Barbour County; and Jacob Ezra, of Richwood, Nicholas County. The mother became the wife of Jacob Campbell, and their one child is Ruth V., wife of Walter Fallen, of Bingamon, Marion County. After the death of her second husband Mrs. Campbell became the wife of Cassius Skidmore, and they reside on a farm near Hall, Barbour County.
Levi Bennett. grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a native of one of the more eastern counties of Virginia and he became one of the pioneer farmers of Barbour County, where he died at an advanced age, his remains being interred in the cemetery of Mount Hebron Church. The maiden name of his wife was Malinda Campbell, and they reared a fine family of twelve children: James, Baxter, Worth, Aaron, Preston, Charles, Henson, Mrs. Hannah Layman, Mrs. Minerva Stevens, Mrs. Jane Martina, Miss Louvisa and Mrs. Estella Burner.
When Lee L. Bennett was a lad of twelve years the family removed to a farm near Buckhannon, Upshur County, where he grew to manhood, his educational advantages having been those of the local schools. He was twelve years old when his father died, and he then began to aid in the care and support of his young widowed mother by obtaining work in a planing mill, his compensation at the start having been 50 cents a day. He gained practical experience in this connection and that which followed while he was employed in a chair factory at Buckhannon. After the factory was destroyed by fire he entered the employ of owners of the Loudin Planing Mill, and in this connection he virtually served a regular apprenticeship. Later he was employed as planer feeder in a mill at Heaters, Braxton County, where he remained two years. He then became a planer feeder in the mill of A. G. Giffin at Buckhannon, and in this connection he made the interior spouting for the present flour mill at Weston. While thus engaged at Buckhannon Mr Bennett married and established his first independent home. Later he passed two years as foreman for the Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company at Sutton, Braxton County, and thereafter he took charge of the Pettit Mill at Heaters, in which village his first child was born. After a year at Heaters he engaged in independent business at Buckhannon, where he became associated with J. L. Henry and Ora E. Travis in the purchase of a well established planing mill. A year later Mr. Bennett sold his interest in this enterprise and removed to Belington, Barbour County, where he organized the Belington Planing Mill Company, the stock of the corporation having been held almost entirely by himself and E. T. Pritchard. Mr. Bennett became president of the company and general manager of the plant, while Mr. Pritchard, a skilled carpenter, assumed supervision of the building contract work assumed by the company. After three years Mr. Bennett sold his interest and engaged in the saw-mill industry, with mills in several localities in Barbour and Randolph counties, where he manufactured hardwood lumber for local use and also for shipment to accessible market points. In February, 1909, Mr. Bennett organized the Belington Handle Manufacturing Company, which was incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000, and his associates in which were E. A. Barte, E. S. Dawson, A. Lazarus and W. S. Shurtleff. He has since acquired the interests of all of these original stockholders except Mr. Dawson, who is vice president of the company, Mannah E. Stalnaker being now secretary of the corporation. The enterprise was established for the purpose primarily of manufacturing handles for coal and clay picks, but the business has since been expanded to include the production of a comprehensive line of tool handles, besides which the planing mill operated by the company is an important part of the enterprise, material being obtained from sawmill plants in the surrounding districts. The company has developed an appreciable export trade, and it is interesting to record that some of the handles manufactured at this plant were utilized by the English Government in the trench activities at the front in the late World war. The company has recently acquired the Scrimegeour Brothers' franchise for light and power at Belington, and is now supplying the city with these utilities, a gas engine and dynamo having been installed at the plant, which is one of ninety-horse power.
Mr. Bennett and Mr. Dawson are associated also in the operation of a profitable ginseng garden on Laurel Mountain, the product being shipped to New York City. Mr. Bennett is identified also with farm enterprise and with the supplying of limestone for road-building. He has supplied crushed stone for the wearing course of about thirteen miles of hard-surface road in Barbour and Randolph counties. He has served three terms as mayor of Belington. He is a republican in politics, and is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America.
July 8, 1897, recorded the marriage of Mr. Bennett and Quetty Kesling, a daughter of Gideon and Matilda (Westfall) Kesling, of Upshur County. Mrs. Bennett passed to eternal rest in October, 1901, and is survived by one daughter, Geneva, who is the wife of Dorman C. Booth and whose three children are Leon, Gertrude and Thelma. In October, 1903, Mr. Bennett wedded Miss Gertrude Hoff, who was born and reared in Barbour County and who is a daughter of Orlando P. and Martha (Hall) Hoff. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have three children: Paul, Oletha and Stewart.
The family home is an attactive and most modern bungalow that was erected by Mr. Bennett, who has erected other buildings at Belington, including that of the Graham business liouse and also the Holbert & Bennett garage.
Source: http://wileygenealogy.com/~usbios/bios/wv/barbour/bennettle.txt
9258. Ruth Noreen Campbell-18208
1930 Census Pl: Moundsville, Marshall, WV District 7
Walter Fallen 39 mar 22 WV F: WV M: WV nursery superintendent
*Ruth F. wife 33 16 WV WV WV
Wilford J son 17 WV glass fact laborer
Josephine dau 14 WV
Wanda G. dau 12 WV
Lois E. dau 9 WV
Walter J. son 7 WV
Stanley W. son 4 6/12 WV
1930 Census Pl: Moundsville, Marshall, WV District 7
Walter Fallen 39 mar 22 WV WV WV nursery superintendent
Ruth F. wife 33 16 WV WV WV
Wilford J son 17 WV glass fact laborer
Josephine dau 14 WV
Wanda G dau 12 WV
Lois E. dau 9 WV
Walter J. son 7 WV
9265. John Lewis Zirkle-18185
1900 Census: Dist 9 Valley, Barbour, West Virginia
Jacob D. Zirkele head Oct 1858 41 mar 17 WV WV WV farmer
Martha V. wife Mar 1869 31 mar 17 8 children lving WV WV WV
Myrta G. dau Aug 1884 15 S WV
Clarie F. dau Feb 1886 14 S WV
Birtie L. dau Feb 1888 12 WV
Naoma E. dau Aug 1890 9 WV
Andrew B. son Feb 1896 8 WV
Mary J. dau Jan 1894 6 WV
*John L. dau male Jul 1896 3 WV
Roxanna M. dau Apr 1898 2 WV1920 Census: Union, Upshur, West Virignia Dist 139
John L. Zukle 23 mar WV WV WV farmer
Mamie C. wife 19 mar WV WV WV
Luver F. son 1 3/12 WV;
Martha V. mother 46 WD WV WV WV
Retta W. sister 16 S WV WV WV1930 Census: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania Dist 22
John Zirkle 33 mar@21 WV WV WV pipe fitter rayon mill
Mamie wife 29 mar@18 WV WV WV
Lervere son 11 WV
Haskel son 9 WV
Mervin son 7 WV
9295. Homer Vanscord Jackson-674
Homer and Florence adopted 2 children: Charles and Marie Randolph. Marie married Virgil Fortney. They had no children. Marie is buried at #7, Nobe Cem, Calhoun Co, WV.
Homer's Middle name rec'd by email from Jerry Gross.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
from image:
Name: Homer Vlancart Jackson
Residence: Big Springs, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Birthplace: Big Springs, West Virginia; United States of America
Dependants: wife and 1 child
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1889
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1992381HOMER V. JACKSON
Homer V. Jackson, 86, of Big Springs, was dead on arrival at the Calhoun General hospital in Grantsville Wednesday morning.He was born in Calhoun county, son of the late William H. and Susie Bland Jackson. He was a retired construction engineer, member of Eureka lodge No. 40, A. F. and A. M. of Grantsville, Scottish Rite Bodies and Beni Kedem Temple of the Shrine, Charleston, and the Grantsville IOOF.
He is survived by his widow, Florence Marshall Jackson; a foster-son, Charles Randolph of Wheeling; two brothers, Leo of Oak Hill and Carl of Akron, O.; and three sisters, Clara Dibble and Perie Farmer of Goshen, O., and Mildred Bush of Spencer.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stump Funeral Home in Grantsville, with burial in the Nobe Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, with Masonic rites.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Homer's wife's name taken from an old deed.
Transcribed by Franklin Sampson
The Times Record/Roane County Reporter
Thursday, February 11, 1982Mrs. Emma Florence Jackson, 93, of Big Springs, died Tuesday evening at the Calhoun General Hospital following a long illness.
She was born in Calhoun County a daughter of the late Hamilton and Mary V. Marshall.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Hettie Robinson of Jane Lew, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer V. Jackson; and adopted daughter, three brothers and three sisters.
Services were held Friday, 2 p.m. at the Stump Funeral Home with the Rev. Carroll McCauley officiating. Burial was in the Nobe Cemetery at Nobe W. Va.
Virgil's first name supplied by Paula Mellor. He was her gr-grandfather's brother's son.
9296. Henry Edward Jackson-672
Info on Henry E. and his children is from Wm Hamilton Jackson packet.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
from image:
Name: Henry Jackson
Residence: Grantsville, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Birthplace: Big Springs, Calhoun Co., West Virginia, United States of America
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1891
Dependants: Wife and two children
Race: White
Roll: 1992381