Blacksmith, innkeeper, an operator of the "Underground Railroad". A
Captain of the Doddridge County Militia,
a member of the first West Virginia
State Legislature in 1863, serving
3 terms. The Founder and Grand Royal
Gyascutis of the Most . . . — — Map (db m31822) HM
Beneath this spot in 1851, Joe H. Zumwalt established the first chapter of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus. On his way West, Zumwalt discovered an amusing ritual in the newspaper office at Bowling Green, Mo. Arriving in Moke Hill . . . — — Map (db m45976) HM
E Clampus Vitus-What mystery and magic that name recalls! Mystery as to its meaning which is unknown; magic as its name conjures the Golden Days of California’s statehood. E Clampus Vitus was established in West Virginia in the 1840’s by Ephraim Bee . . . — — Map (db m122664) HM
During the Gold Rush Days of California the organization known as E Clampus Vitas flourished throughout the gold diggings. It was sort of a parody of the solemn and mysterious fraternal orders then so popular in the states. Every member held an . . . — — Map (db m115597) HM
E Clampus Vitus was conceived in the mountains of West Virginia by Ephraim Bee and brought to the mother lode of California by Joe Zumwalt who was seeking fortune. Once established it spread through the diggin like wildfire and has grown from its . . . — — Map (db m272741) HM
Following the incorporation of E Clampus Vitus in 1940, the corporate officers met in different cities and towns, did not meet annually, and first met in Sonora in 1947. By
1962, the Grand Council and Board of Proctors had been created and these . . . — — Map (db m272748) HM
