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Volume 14 , Issue 32

2012

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I was going through some old paternal photographs and found this photo on the left. I believe it was taken around 1938 in the Virginia with my grandmother, Constance Estella (Warwick) McGill (second from the right, front row) and my father, Gene McGill (standing behind everyone and center). If any Gwin's, Hull's, Warwick's and Eckard's recognize any of the rest of these Virginia or West Virginia family, I would love to hear from you.

When I was reading more about the History of Pendleton County, (West) Virginia, I have been finding mentions of a few of my paternal ancestors (Hull/Hohl and Eckard's). There was a HULL/HOHL that could be a possible distant ancestor, which was a lieutenant of William Ward's and Robert Davis seems to have been particularly obnoxious to the Tories.

I know that my HULL/HOHL's married into the ECKARD and GWIN ancestors. I am not sure which HULL/HOHL nor who the ECKARD woman was that was mentioned in this story. It was about the time when visits with hostile intent were sometimes made to his vicinity. BUT . . . the Eckard woman from Brushy Fork would usually give the settlement a forewarning. On one occasion, believing Davis home on furlough, the band came down to seize him, and in their disappointed vexation Hull called Mrs. Davis a damned liar. Her son John, a boy of about fourteen years, took aim at Hull, unobserved by the latter, but the mother interfered to prevent a tragedy and a burned home. The factional strife ended by a conference between Davis and Ward held near the site of the schoolhouse. The principals were unarmed, but a neighbor of Davis posted himself near to guard against treachery.

I did also found out that my 5th great grand uncle, James Dyer, was one of a few men designated to comprise the first court of Rockingham. At least four were Pendletonians: John Skidmore, Robert Davis, James Dyer and Isaac Hinkle. Check out the Pendleton County History in this week's OkieLegacy Ezine for the rest of the story.

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