Category Archives: West Virginia

In the News, Nettie Richmond

Posted on March 14, 2010 by

Lisa Alzo, The Accidental Genealogist, has put together a great list of ideas to post every day for Women’s History Month. Post 14 is In the News. Lisa asks, “Newsmakers?  Did you have a female ancestor who made the news?  … Continue reading →

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Marriage of William Richmond and Zedith Lachney

Posted on March 4, 2010 by

Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist has put together a great list of writing prompts for Women’s History Month. The prompt for today is to post a marriage record for your grandparents or great grandparents. Write a post about where and when … 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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Wordless Wednesday – Richmond Homestead

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

Home of John and Nettie Richmond, Stanaford, Raleigh Co, WV ©2009 Terri O’Connell

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Tombstone Tuesday – S Martha Warden

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

©2009 Terri O’Connell S. Martha Warden is the wife of Thomas. Thomas Warden’s headstone was featured in my last Tombstone Tuesday post. Both are buried at the Warden Family Cemetery in Raleigh County, WV. Many of their descendants still live … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Hurt Cemetery

Posted on October 28, 2009 by
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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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Tombstone Tuesday – James E Richmand

Posted on September 15, 2009 by

Growing up, we always heard stories of Uncle Jimmy. He was my maternal Grandpa’s younger brother. Uncle Jimmy was in the service and when he would visit the family in West Virginia, he would come and spend time with his … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday, West Virginia Coal Mines

Posted on April 1, 2009 by

More pictures of the West Virginia Coal Mine, taken from our moving vehicle by my daughter Brittany in June 2004.

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