Elected first Webster County Sheriff, May 1860. Born circa 1802, Franklin Co., Va. Pioneer settler on Right Fork, Holly River; married Hannah Clifton, 1825; had eight children. Accused of being a guerilla and thief by Union authorities; tried by . . . — — Map (db m228696) HM
Webster County. Formed in 1860 from Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph. Named for Daniel Webster. Webster County is noted for its fine mountain scenery. Its forests produced the tree that was the largest hardwood at the Chicago World’s Fair, . . . — — Map (db m282712) HM
Webster County. Formed, 1860, from Braxton, Nicholas, Randolph. Named for Daniel Webster. Webster County is noted for its fine mountain scenery. Its forest produced the tree that was the largest hardwood at the Chicago World’s Fair, 1893.
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The story of Nancy Hart is a blur of fact and legend. Born in Virginia in 1843, she settled with her family first in southwestern Virginia and then in Roane County by the mid-1850s. There, she grew to young adulthood and learned to ride and shoot as . . . — — Map (db m262715) HM
It is doubtful that residents of Upshur County that month of September, '63, were paying much attention to events within the legislative halls. The county instead was mourning the greatest calamity that would befall Upshur in the Civil War--a . . . — — Map (db m282818) HM
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