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1		History of $2 Bill First of all have you ever seen a $2 dollar bill? Back of $2 Dollar Bill The reason the $2 Dollar bill is of interest to members of Art's List is the picture on the back. Former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is featured on the obverse of the note. The painting The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull is featured on the reverse. The design on the obverse (excluding the elements of a Federal Reserve Note) is the oldest of all current U.S. currency having been adopted in 1929; the reverse is the second oldest design having been adopted in 1976. If you look close at the names in this painting you will see some very familiar names; Hewes (Hughes), Livingston, Hall. We know that Hews connects to our Hughes on WV Route 87. I am still researching the Livingstons and Halls. A key to the names is included in this document. Click here for History Lesson	Joseph Hewes
2		Smilin Dale Roseberry By Clicking on this Link a copy of the pamphlet mentioned below will download. If you have dial-up it may be slow to load. It is a PDF File. Cecil Dale Roseberry (Smilin Dale) and his brother Lovell Lee "Bob" Roseberry were popular "hillbilly music" artist. They appeared on several radio programs and made many public appearances. They were on their way to becoming big stars. This dream was cut short when Cecil Dale was killed in a car wreck in Grundy, Virginia on 19 September 1941. Entertainers as a way to keep in touch with their listeners, keep their fans updated on what the artist was doing, where their next public appearace was going to be often wrote newsletters. They also wrote little books about themselves and songs and music they had written. These books were mailed out to the listeners. The cost of the books was a nominal amount. (usually just enough to cover postage) The request for these newsletters and books was a way to let keep the station manager informed of the artist popularity. After "Smilin Dale was killed in the car wreck people wanted to know what happened and how his family was getting along. In response to those request Bob wrote a small pamphlet about the life of his brother "Smilin Dale Roseberry". The book contained a short bio of Dale's life and some of the songs and poetry that he and Cecil Dale wrote. This booklet was mailed to listeners of their radio programs.	Cecil Dale Roseberry Lovell Lee Roseberry
3		Arlington National Cemetery
4		Armistice (Veteran's) Day
5		Baden Presbyterian Church Baden Presbyterian Church was organized November 12, 1895, and built on land given by L. H. & Maggie Baird. The carpenters were Ed Kinzel, Jim Johnston, and Mr. Matheny. The bell was given by Mrs. Lewis Schwarz. The first pastor was Rev. Rogers. The first trustees were Lewis Schwarz, A. H. Rieineer, J. E. Bauer, Phillip Yauger, and B. F. Wilcoxen
6		Beech Grove School Beech Grove School School was located on the left fork of Cow Run. If memory serves me right this school was near the Miller Home Place and the Hoschar Home Place
7		Beech Grove School
8		Bethel Church and Cemetery Bethel Cemetery, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia. Some people confuse this with Baden Presbyterian Church which is located on Route 87. Bethel Church is located on Leon-Baden Road. I have provided a a link to the cemetery. Bethel Cemetery
9		Clarence (Curly) Herdman A sample of Curly's Music can be found under the recording tab on the site Curly (Clarence) Herdman was born in the hills of West Virginia, near Ripley, West Virginia, on 12 November 1918. Curly comes from a long line of fiddlers: his great grand dad, his grand dad, Abige Turner Herdman, his father, Wallie Wyval Herdman and an uncle by the name of Earl Herdman. His mother (Mirla Miller Herdman) played a couple of fiddle tunes pretty well. She is the one who taught Curly his first fiddle tune which was called “Kick he Dutchman Sky High”. He was playing at square dances at the age of nine. When he was eleven he began to wonder around the world, and shortly afterward he left the hills to work on a farm in Fostoria, Ohio. He then went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad. While playing fiddle with his cousin Ira Sayre, he met and played for the great violinist, Rubbinoff, who was in Columbus, Ohio. Rubbinoff commended Curly on his method of bowing and his style of fiddling. He then went to W. H. O., Des Moines, Iowa. He later went to W.S.M., Grand Ole Opry, in the year 1935. along with the Bar X Cowboys. He was the featured fiddler at W.S.L.X,. Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. He later went to Renfro Valley Barn Dance in Kentucky. There he worked with John Lair, Red Foley, Bob Steel and Slim Millar. He then played fiddle for the famous Georgia Crackers on the station W.H.K.C. in Columbus, Ohio. In those days, his favorite fiddler was his grand-dad, Abige Turner Herdman. He also enjoyed the playing of Arthur Smith, Russ Gray, Winnie Waters, Otto Williams, Sid Heartreader and Clark Kessinger. Curly Herdman won several old time fiddling contests as of August 1967, Curly had won eighteen contests,inclding the Ohio State Championship. Curly’s brother, Troy Herdman played the guitar on several of his albums. Troy is a well known guitar player and singer.	Clarence Roy Herdman Living
10		Creston Church In the year 1891 a church building business meeting was called by William Cossin, Madison Staats, and J. I. Wedge. The meeting was well attended and folks agreed to donate lumber for the church. J. I. Wedge and Paul Jones, Sr donated the land to build the church on. A building contract for the church was given to Charlie Bush at a cost of four hundred dollars ($400.00), complete with windows doors and bell. Gus Warner and Thomas Lyons, carpenters, erected the church in 1892. The church was dedicated May 29 1892. Rev John Martin delivered the dedication sermon. Charley Bush named the church Creston. Rev James Carter was the first pastor. William Cossin, J. I. Wedge, David Stover, C A. Miller and Madison Staats were the first trustees.
11		Dr. B. F. Summers
12		HOSCHAR NAME
13		Longview Church On July 19, 1913, land was donated by Issac and Delda Hughes Barr for the Longview Church with a cemetery nearby. The carpenters were Benjamin S. Sayre, John J. King, William Staats, and John Fox. They were assisted by the members of the community. Longview Church was dedicated on Sept 13, 1914. The dedication service was delivered by Rev Jennings King, The trustees were Benjamin Sayre Jr, George W. Sayre, Elijah M Casto, John King, William Staats, John Fox, William Flowers, Benjamin S. Sayre, and Issac Barr. One of the things the church did to raise funds was make quilts. One of the quilts is presented here. This quilt was made in 1934 by the Longview Church Ladies Aid Society. If you click on the picture you will see an icon to increase the size of the picture. Long View Ladies Aid Society Quilt History Quilt Picture	Elijah Matt Casto
14		Midwifery Elzina Barr Miller was a Midwife. She delivered many of the babies aroung WV Route 87 prior to 1937. She was delivering one of her grandchildren when she died. Doctor Royal Kessel was called in to pronouce Elzina dead and deliver the child.	Elzina Catherine Barr
15		Murder of Benjamin Anderson Account of the Murder of Benjamin Anderson There have been many questions and few answers over the murder of Benjamin Anderson by John M. Miller. The only account I can give was stories told by the fireside. I have posted as a separate file what was in the newspaper at the time (which was posted on RootsWeb.com in Oct 2006. I am going to give you my account of what happened on that fateful day. There was a flash flood on Cow Run. I can speak from experience about the flash floods on Cow Run. That stream could be as smooth and tranquil as a summer day; but a hard fast ran would send the creek out of banks taking with it every thing in it's path. That is what happened so I was told about the rail fence. A flash flood had come down Cow Run and washed the rail fence from John Miller's property to Ben Anderson's property. John and his wife Elzina Barr Miller drove their team and wagon down Cow Run to reclaim their rail fence. Ben Anderson lived on the other side of Cow Run where the rail fence had landed after the flood. Each man was armed. Both claimed the fence. An disagreement took place about the ownership of the fence. According to the stories I was told John Miller shot Ben Anderson in self-defense. In the end charges against John Miller were dropped in Jackson County Circuit Court.	Family: Miller/Barr (F23) Benjamin Anderson John Maranda Miller, II