Category Archives: Raleigh County

Was Your Family Counted Twice

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Over the weekend, I was searching page by page, ED by ED through the 1940 Census. Specifically, Raleigh County, WV. That is where my maternal family is from and I still need to find my grandparents. Since, I was not … Continue reading →

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Royal, West Virginia

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

As I was going through my records today for each of my great-great grandparent, I was pulling out all the pertinent data. Basically, I am making sure I have all the who, what, when and where from each record. Interesting … Continue reading →

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Order of the Eastern Star

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

What a wonderful gift I was given this afternoon. I am most thankful for it. In my mailbox was the usual, unwanted mail, magazines (excited to get the new NGS Magazine and New England Ancestors), but the best was a … Continue reading →

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Tombstone Tuesday – John and Nettie Richmond

Posted on November 9, 2009 by

© Copyright 2009 Terri O’Connell My son and I recently took a trip East to look at colleges. On our way home we stopped in Beckley, WV to visit a few cemeteries and to show him where his Grandma was … Continue reading →

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Tombstone Tuesday – Thomas Warden

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Copyright © 2009 Terri O’Connell   Thomas Warden is the earliest ancestor on my Warden line. The Warden family ties into my Richmond line. Nettie Ann Warden married John Eldridge Richmond. Thomas is Nettie’s great, great, great grandfather. Which makes … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday, Besoco, West Virgina

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

June 2004 Besoco, West Virginia Mary Jane, Zedith and Susie Lachney in front of the house they grew up in. Picture taken on a Trip to WV for the Hilton Family Reunion,  by Terri O’Connell.

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Tombstone Tuesday – John Hilton

Posted on March 9, 2009 by

Sunset Memorial Park 1915 Harper Road Beckley, WV 25801 Inscription reads: Father John Hilton 1869 – 1947 This photo was take June 28, 2004. John Hilton is my Great Great Grandfather. His resting place, as well as other family members, … Continue reading →

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