People

		John Mitchel Smith riding haw mower at family farm at Laurel.
		John S. Mavity, taken before 1903.
		Taken about 1914, this picture shows Dr. Talley's grandfather, Omar L. Talley, his father, Paul H. Talley (born October 14, 1913) sitting on the fence, and his grandmother Mary Elizabeth Crowe Talley. They are in front of the new house that his grandfather had just built. His grandfather is in a military uniform, although WWI had not yet started. Dr. Talley doesn't know the name of the dog that also sits on the fence. It appears to be a type of Jack Russell terrier, or possibly a Feist.
		Six young men in their early 20s or late teens relaxing in a hammock at a camp on Kinniconick about 1900. They are left to right: (1) unknown; (2) Arch Donaldson (born 1876), son of William Mills Donaldson; (3) Frank Donaldson (1878-1901), son of William Mills Donaldson; (4) Bob Carrel; (5) unknown; and (6) Charles H. Longley, a professional photographer and son-in-law of William Mills Donaldson. We have been able to date these pictures as being about 1900 by the date of death of Frank Donaldson, who died in 1901.
		L.V. Marks employees about 1942-43
		Closeup section of above photo of L.V. Marks employees.
		Closeup section of above photo of L.V. Marks employees.
		William Stander, born of German parents in Cleveland, Ohio, and died at the home of his daughter, Eleanor (Charles) Carver in rural Mt. Gilead, Ohio, on December 31, 1950. The Stander family had bought a farm known as the Webb Cook Farm on lower Straight Fork.
		Ron Evans, of Crossville, Tennessee, grandson of Forest and Flora (Osborn) Evans, has donated genealogy files of his studies of the Evans, Carver, and Osborn families. He has sent us copies of some old tintypes, at right, by way of e-mail. We hope someone can identify these people.
		Collis P. Huntington took an interest in the struggling Maysville and Big Sandy Railroad in the late 1880s and financed the building of the section between Ashland and Covington, connecting to Cincinnati. Within a short time the railroad became a part of the C&O system and gave a direct route to Chicago.
		Eli Bryant Sr., born 1812. Eventually established a farm on Straight Fork.
		Photogenic goat pulling a cart (photo from the mystery trunk)
		Possibly Margaret Cullen's Mother
		A boy and his dog (photo from the mystery trunk)

		A variety of hat styles (photos from the mystery trunk).

		A horse and sleigh pulling two blanket-covered men, with the notation "Harvey Brubaker".
		A woman and three children mounting a Shetland pony in 1910.
		A house of the Johnson family destroyed by a tornado at East Sidney, Ohio, sent to Miss Margaret Cullen, of Sidney, Ohio, signed "your friend, Agnes".
		This photo was taken sometime around 1940 or later on the front steps of the Lewis County Courthouse in Vanceburg. Can anyone identify any of the men in this picture? Top row, second from left, is Russell "Jack" Monroe. The photo is provided by Louise Bennett, step-daughter of Russell Monroe. In late May 2002, we received more information from Dorsel Lowder of Quincy, who at the far left in the first row. He informs us that the photo was taken by Gus Voiers on January 13, 1941. He identifies the men as follows: first row, left to right, Mr. Lowder, a Mr. Mason of the Concord area, Dennis McCauley of Quincy, Ray Toller of Quincy and Autie Lawson of Vanceburg; second row, Wilbur Toller of Glen Springs, Harry Stone of Camp Dix, Russel Monroe (?), Harold Secrest of Covedale, and Samuel Lawhun of Garrison. Also, Millie Mason has identified her husband, Lawrence Mason of Trinity, front row, second from the left. Thanks to Eldon Secrest for identifying Harold Secrest in the back row.
		Jacob Eulett was born March 10, 1895, and died in the summer of 1964 at the age of 69. He is buried in Morgan Cemetery on Laurel.
		Fish camp picture, left to right, G.P. Adams, L.M. Stricklett, Saml. F. Bruce, J. Martin Donehoo, and A. M. "Cell" Plummer, from the Lewis County Herald collection. (Much larger version of photo)
		A group of strawberry pickers in front of Neal's Cafe (does anyone know where that was located?) The names given are: Hurbert Huff, Vivien Ruckle, Mary Neal, Molly Huff, Liz. Jane Runyon, Opal Huff and Delphia Conley (Mrs. Fanny Conley May's aunt).
		Another group of strawberry pickers and those listed are Lizzie Jane Runyon, Mary Neal, Frank Neal, Berta Runyon, Bird Heath, Vivien Ruckle, Orville Ruckle, Delpha Conley, Molly Huff, Bernice Liles (mother of Mrs. May) and Opal Huff. Note carefully and you can see that some of the women are holding baskets of strawberries.
		Some ladies of various ages in front of an old car (the model and date I will leave to experts in that field). In the background there appears to be a brick building under construction. The names of these people are: Flora Liles (with bonnet), Blanch Boyd, Jessie Stevenson, Annie Falkner, Hazel Falkner (standing on car), Dollie Falkner and Bernice Liles. (Photo provided by Mrs. Fannie May)

		Easter Nash Beekman at Nashtown.
		A distant cousin, Helen Qually of Florida, sent Jim Burroway a copy of this photo of Samuel Wallingford Nash (June 24, 1826-August 18, 1909) and Mary Ann Powers Nash (Sugust 10, 1836-February 15, 1898). They lived on Cabin Creek and are buried in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery just inside the Mason County line. In this photo we can see Samuel's right hand is missing, the result of a threshing accident.
		Doris Mae Thomas Callihan at Carrs in the 1930s. It can be seen that there were several buildings in close proximity. Mrs. Callihan seems to be standing in a field across the gravel at the north end of the depot. (Photo provided by Doris Thomas Callihan.)
		This old post card says: Hauling gas pipe in Lewis County, Vanceburg, Ky. There is no date on the post card but the first pipe line in the county was laid in the very early 1900s, so that is probably the time period of this card. Printed on the back of the card is: Kraemer Art Co. Cincinnati, Berlin. Printed in Germany. (Courtesy of Mrs. Fonda Griffith)
		We don’t know the names of this man and girl, probably a father and his daughter. They seem to be in a lush garden. Their pet dog has a face shaped like a bullet somewhat like an American Bull Terrier (such as Spuds McKenzie). (Courtesy of Mrs. Fonda Griffith)
		Capt. William C. Dugan on the Str. Delta Queen, June 1965.
		This picture Capt. William Carter Dugan's parents was taken in 1948 on the lawn of their home on Second Street, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Howard.
		Malcom Cox behind the wheel of a car, about 1922.
		Well-known local musicians Thomas W. Rowland, Besse Stamper Tannian, Kathryn Ort Clark, and John Curran. This may have been taken at the door of the old Lewis County High School, perhaps in the 1930s.
		The Tannery Baseball Team around 1915. Back row, left to right, Ed Osborne, Lovell Liles, Jethro Osborne, Leroy Lewis and Tom "Zig" Lewis; front row, Harry Armstrong, Auley Lewis, unidentified, Charlie Lee Lewis and Wm. S. Lewis (born 1895). (Photo Submitted by Helen Liles Lewis)
		This photo was made in 1896 and contains the likenesses of several well known Lewis Countians of years past. In the back row, close to the fence, is Marshall Bertram, father of the late H. M. Bertram Sr. and grandfather of H. M. Bertram Jr. Marshall Bertram was sheriff of Lewis County at the time. To the right of Bertram, also holding a horse, is Max Block, who was a peddler at the time but later ran a department store in Vanceburg. In the front row, the man holding the horse is Stephen Andrew Douglas Stone. The shorter man standing next to him is Sanford Jackson Stone (1838-1927), son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Stafford) Stone; next, seated, is Mary Jane Lewis Stone (1837-1909), his wife, daughter of Fielding and Sophia Burris Lewis; seated next to her is her uncle, Henry Burris; the seated woman with a baby in her lap is Jennie Cooper Stone, wife of Stephen Andrew Douglas Stone. She was a daughter of Wyatt and Louisa Blankenship Cooper. The baby is Kathrene Gladys Stone. On the horse at the extreme right is Laura Stone, who married Walter Gierson. In the front of the picture is Dewey, the family dog. This old house is still standing at Thor, but has been remodeled so extensively that it would not be recognized by the passerby as being the one pictured here.
		Showing off his Firestone Super-cruiser bicycle, Mr. Clark with his grandparents behind their Vanceburg home, circa 1942, now the Withrow residence.