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| Name: | Nancy Gilkerson Marquez |
| E-mail address: | nancy.marquez@dfas.mil |
| Your location: | Columbus OH |
| Comments: | I also am a Coal Miner's daughter..I lived in Monaville W.va graduated from Logan High school.1965..moved to Columbus married someone from Calif. Long story short. I just happened on your webpage by chance. I am researching a paper need a reference for Coal Miner's daugher the song. Best to you and your family from another Coal Miners Daugher Nancy Marquez back in Ohio I graduated with Della Farmer from Dehue, Margie Blankenship, Roger Adkins,,, Maybe you know one of them I believe they all live in Ohio ..except Roger (think he was killed in Viet Nam) |
| Name: | Charles Scott Davis |
| E-mail address: | charlesdavis23@gmail.com |
| Your location: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Comments: | Hello my name is Charles Scott Davis, my dad was Rev Charles E. Davis 8-15-38 ( his brother is Gilbert )and there Father was Raymond Davis.
As I understand it you are the ones who run the family reunion and also are the person who published a book on our family. 1st I would love to buy a copy of that book, second I don't know much of my family and would love to know as much as possible. I understand that Donald was my dad cousin? I have gotten a lot of information from my cousin Kathy Davis - Stanton. I am the only male Davis from the branch of Raymond. PS also if there is a reunion this year can you please let me know of the information, thanks? Best Regards, Charles "Scott" Davis |
| Name: | Kim Accord |
| E-mail address: | kim.accord@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | Wapakoneta, OH |
| Name: | Shelby (Dorton) Bryant |
| E-mail address: | bryantshel75@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | Clinton, N.C. |
| Comments: | I have enjoyed reading the comments in your guestbook. I lived at Dehue from 1980-89. My childhood was there. I moved to NC at the age of 13 or 14. All childhood memories are at Dehue. I miss that place. When I see pictures it makes me tear up. I miss my friends also. Most of my relatives are in WV. So, from time to time I visit. I love it here in NC, but WV is home!!!! Thanks for bringing back memories. |
| Name: | Linda Lakin |
| E-mail address: | dmlljh@hotmail.com |
| Your location: | Maine |
| Comments: | Enjoyed your mining stories and pics. Looking for any info concerning my grandfather, James Rosko, a W.Va. miner who had painful legs due to standing in waters from the mines.
His wife Eva divorced him and went to Chicago approx. 1925. I assume he died in the W.Va. area. |
| Name: | Earleen Hatton Moran |
| Your location: | Englewood,Oh |
| Comments: | My parents were raised in Dehue. Both of my grandfathers were coal miners --George Hatton and Howard Stowers. My dad also worked in the mines for awhile. I visited Dehue when I was growing up. |
| Name: | Parthenia |
| E-mail address: | pgviii@aol.com |
| Your location: | Dayton, OH |
| Comments: | I really enjoyed reading excerpts from Coal Miner's Daughter. I'm also a Coal Miner's Daughter raised in Jenkinjones, McDowell County.
Keep up the good work. I appreciate all of the efforts that you put into this website. I plan to visit again. |
| Name: | Parthenia |
| E-mail address: | pgviii@aol.com |
| Your location: | Dayton, OH |
| Comments: | I really enjoyed reading excerpts from Coal Miner's Daughter. I'm also a Coal Miner's Daughter raised in Jenkinjones, McDowell County.
Keep up the good work. I appreciate all of the efforts that you put into this website. I plan to visit again. |
| Name: | Linda Rose |
| E-mail address: | grammyr61@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | Indiana |
| Comments: | My grandfather died in the Bartley mind in 1940, Tommy Wallace. |
| Name: | bonnie tyler |
| E-mail address: | hottiehottie16@aol.com |
| Your location: | Delaware |
| Comments: | My father and grandfather were both miner in Isaban Mine Mcdowell county. Mygrandfather was killed during a union strike in June of 1943 he was hit with a bat which broke his neck and fractured his skull. I am looking for info on this event. Could you help me? HIS NAME IS THOMAS COLAZZO BORN AUGUST 28,1900. THANKS |
| Name: | Patsy Bates |
| E-mail address: | pibates56@hotmail.com |
| Your location: | Malaysia |
| Name: | COLLEEN HALL |
| E-mail address: | coalmnrsdaughtr@hotmail.com |
| Your location: | williamsburg, va |
| Comments: | I'M ALSO A COALMINERS DAUGHTER FROM LOGAN COUNTY. MY BROTHER ROGER WAS IN VIETNAM WAR. HE PASSED AWAY LAST AUGUST OF CANCER WHICH WAS CAUSED BY AGENT ORANGE FROM BEING IN VIETNAM. ALTHOUGH HE WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY AGENT ORANGE. YOUR STORIES ARE WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU COLLEEN |
| Name: | Angela |
| E-mail address: | Zzzophael@aol.com |
| Your location: | Indianpolis, IN |
| Comments: | Grew up in Dehue. Went to Dehue Chambers Elementary School in the early 80's. Related to the Whisman and Copley. I stumbled onto this site, and was happy to see the historical pictures.
When I went back to Logan a few years back I was sad to see that Dehue was pretty much gone. A lot of my childhood memories were from there. Thank You Angela |
| Name: | Angela |
| E-mail address: | Zzzophael@aol.com |
| Your location: | Indianpolis, IN |
| Comments: | Grew up in Dehue. Went to Dehue Chambers Elementary School in the early 80's. Related to the Whisman and Copley. I stumbled onto this site, and was happy to see the historical pictures.
When I went back to Logan a few years back I was sad to see that Dehue was pretty much gone. A lot of my childhood memories were from there. Thank You Angela |
| Name: | clara perez |
| E-mail address: | cperez1955@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | coalwood |
| Name: | bobby stacy |
| E-mail address: | bobstacy1970@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | bradshaw , wv |
| Comments: | this is a very nice page , my dad worked in the mines for 35 years hes still with us hes 75 years old god has bless him in many ways thank for this page brings back memorys |
| Name: | William H. Garrett |
| E-mail address: | bassfisher@bright.net |
| Your location: | Wapakoneta, Ohio |
| Comments: | Thank you so much for letting me read your web page. It literally brought tears to my eyes. I spent the whole day reading it from the beginning to the end. Laughed, and also wept. You see, my father was a miner.I remember him telling me about being taking out of school when he was nine years old and made to work in the mine at Cabin Creek W.V. (This was in 1915). Many stories still are in my memories. Most of them are sad indeed. The happy one far out weigh the sad for sure. All my family on dad's side were from Wv. Places like Cabin Creek,Oceana,Kopperston,Charleston,St.Albin's,Pt.Plesent and various other towns. I was born and raised in Ohio. My first visit was to my Uncle Willie's on the outskirts of Charleston at a place called Big Tyler Mt. I was 12 yrs old at the time.(1957) I fell in love with Wv. from that time on.
I may be a 'Buckeye' but my hart remains in West Virginia. Now at the age of 65 and in ill health, I know my life's journey will be ending soon. However this does make me said until I start thinking of 'My allmost home, West Virginia' Again thank you for being part of my life, William (Bill) Garrett Wapakoneta, Ohio |
| Name: | Rudolph Hardy |
| E-mail address: | suru72@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | Arkansas |
| Name: | Birty Elbert |
| E-mail address: | belbert@sbcglobal.net |
| Your location: | Lawton, OK |
| Name: | Tom Simmons |
| E-mail address: | simmons1436@msn.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://218thmilitarypolicecoinvietnam.hostbot.com |
| Your location: | Tennessee |
| Comments: | Really enjoyed your website. Having been born in Raliegh Co, WV I can relate to a lot of your writings about your childhood, etc. Also being a Vietnam Vet I really appreciate what you are doing for vets and the MIA/POWs. You are a very gifted writer, photographer and artist.
Thank you and your family for your sacrifices during Donald's service and thank God for men like him. |
| Name: | Paul L. "Pete" Taylor |
| E-mail address: | pt@suite224.net flasun4me@gmail.com |
| Your location: | Conneaut, Ohio & Hudson, Florida |
| Comments: | Dolores: A wonderful tribute to all those having lost their
lives in mining disasters. My father, Paul L. Taylor, died from black damp in the Willow Grove Mine disaster. He is the one that was not listed and he lived for six days after the explosion. He was known as the "Songbird of the Mines" due to his wonderful voice and appearance on radio programs in the area. My grandfather, Dr, Charles H. Cale, was mine doctor at Willow Grove and my mother, Helen Cale Taylor, assisted him. My parents were married for six weeks before the explosion.....my dad died on March 21, 1940 and I was born on September 9, 1940.......all I know of my father is what I read in great works such as yours.....THANKS FOR SHARING SO MUCH....PAUL L. "Pete" Taylor 790 Mill St., Conneaut, Ohio 44030 440/593-4827 |
| Name: | Kathy Wallack |
| E-mail address: | sqfkw@aol.com |
| Your location: | Lyndhurst, Ohio |
| Comments: | January, 21, 2009
I just finished reading "A Wife's Vietnam" I found this book in a thrift store. I too am a wife of a Vietnam vetern. The book has 2 personal messages to Linda Durnbough with manual corrections through out the book. A note card with a written message was left inside, there is wolf on the front and a poem writen by Knud Rasmussen. When I read the forward by Walter P. Knake I had a flash back! I attended the tale end of Dr. Knake's sessions for wives of Vietnam veterns at John Carroll in the '80's (were I worked) and my husband met with Dr. Knake at the V.A. in Cleveland. It was a whole new way to understand my husband and the Vietnam war. If Dr. Knake reads this; I pray it finds he and his family happy and in good health. You are a wonderful human being!! Regards, Kathy Wallack |
| Name: | Sue Lewis |
| E-mail address: | siweleus@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | Va.Beach.VA. |
| Comments: | My mother begged me to get out of there and I did. I will tell you....... once a coal miners daughter, your heart remains always a coal miners daughter. I miss home. |
| Name: | Kathy Stanton |
| E-mail address: | stankat1962@msn.com |
| Your location: | Grafton,OH |
| Comments: | I am the daughter of Gilbert and Betty Davis. I enjoyed your website alot and will show all of the info to my parents the next time that they visit. |
| Name: | Michele Miranda |
| Comments: | Concetto Avanzato (Jim Vance) was my grandfather. Unfortunately they misspelled his first name, had his age as 63 instead of 53, and only listed 4 children, he had 6.
It is a very good article, though. It was great to be able to read something about these great forgotten men. I happen to be acquainted with a family member of Mr Tickle, and I forwarded this article to him. I'm sure he will enjoy it as much as I did. Thank You! |
| Name: | jodie jubb |
| E-mail address: | jodiejubb@hotmail.co.uk |
| Your location: | leeds, west yorkshir, engalnde |
| Comments: | i though this was a very moving book and it has made me cry i will always think of the men that have passed a way in the mines god bless them |
| Name: | evelyn carter cloutier |
| E-mail address: | mhcloutier3@msn.com |
| Your location: | massachussets |
| Comments: | i was born in gilbert,w.v. my father was a coal miner also.we still have family in w.v.
evelyn |
| Name: | Irving E Rice |
| E-mail address: | irvingri9@aol.com |
| Your location: | Pennsylvania |
| Comments: | It was such an honor to do the tribute for the coal miners. My heart and prayers go out to all miners and there families. My brother was a coal miner. My friends are miners. When I heard about the tragedies that happened in so many mines, I had to do something about it. My heart was saddened and I was in tears when I wrote the tribute, "When Coal Dust Turns To Gold." I'm also honored to sign your Dreambook. So many miners call me from different states and they are touched by my tribute. I'm not the one to be recognized. I did it for the people. The miners and their families should always get the recognition that they so deserve. I will keep all of you in my prayers. Irving E. Rice |
| Name: | Charles Jerry Smith |
| E-mail address: | Logan0830@Go.Com |
| Your location: | Ormond Beach, FL |
| Name: | Charles Jerry Smith |
| E-mail address: | Logan0830@Go.Com |
| Your location: | Ormond Beach, FL |
| Comments: | I truly enjoyed your website. My sister, Della Mae Smith was born at Rum Creek August 22, 1937 and I was born there August 30, 1939 but we each now live in Ormond Beach, FL. Our mother, (now deceased but she's still our mother) was Irene Lee Cole of Yolyn but she lived in Baltimore, MD from 1942 through 1995. She practically raised my sister and me by herself (our stepfather was useless and an alcoholic like our 'blood' father).
In December 1995 Mother moved to Ormond Beach, FL, to live out her life near her two children. She died October 8, 1999 at the age of 79. (That date was Daddy Cole's 104th birthdate.) She had married Marvin Smith in 1936 and divorced him in 1940 for infidelity. (I have a two half-brothers and three half-sisters who live in Parma, Ohio and Las Vegas, Nevada.) The last time I was in Yolyn was June 2, 2000. My sister and I had driven up for the Smith family reunion at East Lynn. While there we visited our grandfather's (Daddy Cole) gravesite. Ironically, as we were climbing the hill to the website I had a heart attack and spent several days at the Huntington hospital (where they saved my life!). In the summer of 1954, the year I turned 15, I spent the summer in Yolyn and one of my gang of friends favorite past time was swimming at the Dehue Dam. I'm blabbering! It's just that some of these memories flooded my mind and I thought I'd share them with you. Have a blessed life. Charles |
| Name: | John Shelton |
| E-mail address: | john.shelton33@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | Albuquerque,NM |
| Comments: | Hi,
I was born in Logan,1946 and grew up in Chapmanville in the 40's 50's and 60's. We are decendents of Dyke Garret, Walter Mitchell,and G.C. Shelton family. Thanks for you web site, It brings memories back of a better time. John |
| Name: | Paulaine Griffith |
| E-mail address: | mysaguaro@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://notoverthehill.com/mySaguaro |
| Your location: | Wisconsin |
| Comments: | My grandfather Charles Geffert from Fairpoint was employed at the Willow Grove mine.He was off that day. Thank you for putting this site together. |
| Name: | jodi fadlevich |
| E-mail address: | fadlevich@msn.com |
| Your location: | dallas, tx |
| Comments: | I found your web site while doing some research. I grew up in Sissonville, WV, and I sure miss those beautiful hills and the mountaineer people. Your web site was such a joy. I loved reading the stories of the miners. It is obvious the time and love that is spent putting it together. Thank you
Jodi |
| Name: | Steve Caudill |
| E-mail address: | steve25053@verizon.net |
| Your location: | Danville, WV |
| Comments: | Great site....I appreciate all the effort you have put forth in creating it. |
| Name: | Amber Marcum Quinones |
| E-mail address: | Quinones304@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | When I saw The Dehue-Chambers Grade School, it brought tears to my eyes. There are so many memories of my childhood there at that school, and in Dehue. |
| Name: | Sharon (Hall) Daniels |
| E-mail address: | Bubbles61546@aol.com |
| Your location: | Cocoa,Fl. |
| Comments: | I really enjoy visiting your website, it brings back some wonderful memories of Rum Creek and WV. |
| Name: | ray brown |
| E-mail address: | dbwv14@aol.com |
| Your location: | milton wv |
| Comments: | i read abour this location in the guestbook of the logan banner and it is wonderful.i love the history and the lore of logan county. i remember growing up in south man so very well all the wonderful people, all the natural treasures we had surrounding us every day. and not realizing what we had until we moved away and not having them any more.i only live a short distance from there now. i lived and worked in the detroit area 34 yrs. thanks for givivg me and my memory a jolt.
ray brown born on buffalo creek still love it. |
| Name: | Ron Bush |
| E-mail address: | Ron1964LHS@hotmail.com |
| Your location: | Frazeysburg, Ohio |
| Comments: | Thank You for a great web, I was reading about the #22 mine, I must say, it brought back memories to me, my own dad, Raymond Bush, worked at 22, I can still remember that day that dad went to help rescue those miners, and the snow on the ground, Thank you so much, God Bless you all, Ron |
| Name: | Jaymie Wood |
| E-mail address: | jaylay71500@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | Chillicothe,OH |
| Comments: | I thought your story, "A Time to Weep" was very nice. My Great Grandfather was Earnest Hoops. My Grandpa and Dad told me his story when I was a little girl. I remember being sad thinking of how he must have suffered. I appreciate you writing. Now I will have a piece of history to share with my children about their Great, Great Gradfather.
Thank you. |
| Name: | Lorna Browning |
| E-mail address: | lbrowning@marshall.edu |
| Your location: | Beckley, WV |
| Comments: | I am a proud Logan Countian, and I go back to visit as often as I can.
I enjoyed your web site very much .... I'll be back. ~lorna~ |
| Name: | Kathy McNeely |
| E-mail address: | cookiebaker51@msn.com |
| Your location: | Barboursville, WV |
| Comments: | Hello Delores--It's been a year or so since we talked about your wonderful page! I visit your page often, and thank you for doing it. Am I dreaming this...a bonfire on the Island before a ballgame, with all the people holding hands in a circle around it, singing the Logan High fight song? It was many many years ago if I didn't dream it. lol |
| Name: | Delbert Dalton |
| E-mail address: | ddalton1@columbus.rr.com |
| Your location: | columbus ohio |
| Comments: | I have been trying to research the burning springs mine disaster where my grandfather Delbert Dalton was killed. This was one of the first sites I have found. My Grandma was pregnant with my Dad when Grandpa was killed. This research is the only way to get to know him. Up until now I had only heard stories. Thank you for your site. |
| Name: | Fayetta (Robinson)Rose |
| E-mail address: | prose12@verizon.net |
| Your location: | Chapmanville, WV |
| Comments: | I enjoyed your web page Coal Miners Daughter. I'm also a coal Miners daughter. My dad passed in Dec. 1967 and my mom in Aug. 1987 I miss them. I know there walking the street of Heaven today and have no pain.
Thank again for your web page. Fayetta Rose |
| Name: | ed smolenski |
| E-mail address: | esmolenski@zoominternet.net |
| Your location: | west virginia |
| Comments: | Enjoyed this web site a lot, always great to remember Logan Co, especially the Man area. |
| Name: | JIm McDonald |
| E-mail address: | kb9lei@arrl.net |
| Your location: | Muncie, IN |
| Comments: | Thanks for the page on the Hinchman fire. I responded to that fire and spent most of the day in the driveway, next to the Central hill hosing the rear of the house. Probably the second coldest fire I ever fought. We had ice freezing all over our helmets, coats and gloves.
I would love to have the original scans of those pcis for my files. I didn't even get out of Logan with a copy of the Banner from that day. |
| Name: | Robert (Bo) Robinette |
| E-mail address: | rlborob@aol.com |
| Your location: | Lexington, KY |
| Comments: | A work of love and devotion. I worked at the "Old Esso" station and lived in McConnell, rode the Rum Creek bus to Stollings Grade and Logan High, so I was very familiar with most of the "Rum Creekers" and most of the parents of the ones my age, since they stopped at the gas station for service or what we called "traded there" so I knew them also. All without failure, honest, hard working people. Seems like only yesterday...... |
| Name: | Pete Codispoti |
| E-mail address: | pmc8753@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | tallassee,tn |
| Comments: | Wow!-I thoroughly enjoyed this site-You have done a wonderful job and included so many different people that either i knew or knew one of their family members. I was born & raised & lived a good part of my life at Holden and wii always cherish our Coal Camp heritage.I will definitely continue to visit this site. |
| Name: | Elaine Spears |
| E-mail address: | nammas5girls@aol.com |
| Your location: | Clermont Fl. |
| Comments: | JUST FOUND THIS WEB SITE, LOVE READING ANYTHING ABOUT LOGAN CO. I LIVED AT DEHUE IN 1969-79, WAS A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY I HAD THREE BOY'S CLIFF, BILLY & BRIAN LIVED IN THREE DIFFERENT HOUSES WHILE WE LIVED THERE THE FIRST ONE WAS THE DUPLEX BESIDE RALPH BROWING AND BILL INGRAM, THE SECOND WAS THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LITTLE HILL, BESIDE THE TRIPPLETS AND THE THIRD WAS THE TWO STORY ACROSS FROM THE OLD SHOP I THINK, ARONND THE MINE FAN THE FIRST HOUSE, IT BURNED IN THE FALL OF 79 THEN WE MOVED TO KISTLER FOR TWO YEARS THEN TO FL. LOVE IT HERE BUT LOVE COMING HOME OFTEN, I WAS UP THERE IN JULY HAD A GREAT TIME.... BYE FOR NOW AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL... ELAINE (FARLEY) SPEARS |
| Name: | Shirley thompson |
| E-mail address: | gmainoh@aol.com |
| Your location: | Eastlake ohio |
| Comments: | thanks we love the Indians to |
| Name: | Sue Long |
| E-mail address: | sue.long62@yahoo.com |
| Your location: | Valdosta, GA |
| Comments: | Thank you for sharing your heritage. My mother hailed from Logan also. Her name was Cornedia J.Ball (born in 1936), the daughter of Forest & Gladys(Morrison)Ball, niece of Lawrence Ball. Her grandmother was Bertha Morrison. I would love to hear from anyone who knew my Mom or her family. |