Welcome to the Monroe County History and Genealogy Website

CDs of important Monroe County record books are now available. Each page of dozens of Monroe County record books have been photographed and made into CDs. For a current list of available CDs click here.

Index of Photos and History of People

(You can search any file or page on this web site by following the steps found by clicking on Search.)

The following is a list of photos that can be accessed by clicking on the name of the photo. If you know the names of any of the people in these photos, please contact the webmaster so that they can be added. Even if you are not sure of the name, please provide it but let the webmaster know about the uncertainty. The name will probably be added and marked as uncertain. Please send all information to Richard Harrington or telephone 703/780-9109.

To quickly go to sections in this page, click on one of the following:

Ø Ancestors

Ø Bridges

Ø Buildings

Ø Cemeteries

Ø Churches

Ø Family Trees Searches

Ø Monroe County

Ø Petroleum (Oil)

Ø Schools: one-Room-Schools

Ø Schools: High & Elementary

Ø Towns & Villages of Monroe County, Ohio

Ø Towns, Villages, and Locations of Interest found outside Monroe County, Ohio (eg. ancestors’ origins)

Ø Unknown (people, places and things)

Ø Vocations

To quickly go to a specific Monroe County, Ohio site found on this page, click on the town or location name below:

Antioch	Dairy	Jackson Ridge	Mechanicsburg	Stafford	Woodsfield
Beallsville	Duffy	Jerusalem	Miltonsburg	Swazey
Brownsville	Fly	Laings	Monroefield	Switzer
Calais	Foxtown	Lebanon	Rinard Mills	Sycamore Valley
Cameron	Graham	Lewisville	Round Bottom	Way
Clarington	Graysville	Malaga	Sardis	West Union
Crane’s Nest	Hannibal	Marr	Sprague	Wilson

To quickly go to a specific village, town or other location listed below, click on the name in the table below:

Nothweiler, Alsace Lorraine, Germany

Rumbach, Alsace Lorraine, Germany

Schöneau, Alsace Lorraine, Germany

Macksburg, Washington Co., Ohio

ANCESTORS and RARE PICTURES of PEOPLE FROM YESTER-YEAR

Click here to go to the index of photographs of ancestors.

BRIDGES

· Foraker Covered Bridge – photo taken 1964

· Foraker Covered Bridge – photo taken July 2004

· Knowlton Covered Bridge – photo taken 1964

· Swazy Covered Bridge – photo taken 1961

· Sycamore Valley Covered Bridge – photo taken in the 1950s

· Sycamore Valley Covered Bridge – photo taken 1961

· B & O Railroad Bridge over Ohio River – this photo taken 1902

· B & O Railroad Bridge over a creek – this photo taken 1902

BUILDINGS

· Mallory House – Located at 224 Eastern Ave., Woodsfield, Ohio

CHURCHES

· Bracy Church – a history of the Bracy and Mt. Zion Church of Christ (no photo)

· Buchanan Presbyterian Church - brief history of church - photo taken 1928

· Buchanan Presbyterian Church - View 1 - photo taken 2002

· Buchanan Presbyterian Church - View 2 - photo taken 2002

· Buchanan Presbyterian Church Cemetery - photo taken 2002

· Burkhart Church - near Lewisville, OH

· Creighton Ridge Church - Church of Christ on Creighton Ridge

· Fairview Methodist Chapel – Chapel plus parishioners taken about 1940

· Fletcher Methodist Evangelical Church

· German Methodist Church – German Methodist Church outside Lewisville, toward Monroefield, Ohio

· Goudy Church of Christ – photo taken Sept. 2005

· Hartshorn Ridge Church of Christ - Located between Graysville and Lewisville, Ohio

· Immaculate Conception Church – History of Catholic Mission at Ozark, Sunsbury Twp., Monroe Co., OH

· Jackson Ridge Church of Christ – winter photo of Jackson Ridge school and church

· ME Church - Clarington

· Middle Church, St. John’s – photo taken about 1940

· Middle Church, St. John's - photo taken in 1952

· Mt. Olive – Mt. Olive Sunday school about 1920

· Mt. Zion Church of Christ – a history of the Bracy and Mt. Zion Church of Christ (no photo)

· Mt. Zion Lutheran - Sardis

· Presbyterian Church - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio - Photo taken in 2002

· Presbyterian Church - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio - Photo taken in about 1950s

· Rich Fork Church of Christ – Located on County Road # 17 in Wayne Twp.

· St. John's Catholic Church - near Miltonsburg - photo on silk, about 1900

· St. John's Catholic Church - near Miltonsburg

· St. John’s Catholic Church – a brief history of this Catholic Church near Miltonsburg with many names

· St. John’s United Church of Christ – Powhatan Point, Ohio

· St. Joseph Catholic Church – a history of Wills Creek/Chapel Hill and St. Joseph church near Lewisville, OH

· St. Paul's United Church of Christ - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio

· St. Peter's - German Evangelical Protestant Church in Lewisville, OH - photo taken in 1979

· St. Peter's - Church in Lewisville, OH - now an auto repair garage and tire shop - photo 2002

· St. Peters Evangelical Church - photo on silk - Miltonsburg taken about 1900

· St. Peters Evangelical Church and Parsonage - Miltonsburg about mid-1900s

· St. Peter's - German Evangelical Protestant Church in Miltonsburg, OH - photo 2002

· St. Peter’s – View of the Lewisville church when it was active in the early decades of the 20^th Century.

· St. Peter's - Parsonage of the German Evangelical Protestant Church in Lewisville, OH

· Sts. Peter and Paul Mission – History of a Catholic Mission about 1843 in northeastern Washington Twp.

· St. Sylvester Catholic Church - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio - Photo taken in 1980

· St. Sylvester Catholic Church - Located in Woodsfield, Ohio - Photo taken November 2002

· West Union Church – West Union Church in Perry Township, Monroe Co., OH – probably a Sunday School Class

· West Union Church and School – This one-room school was also known as Lyman School

· West Union School – After the school had been removed

CEMETERIES

The cemeteries below are being charted, inventoried, and photographed for inclusion on the web site.

· Atkinson Cemetery

· Buchanan Presbyterian Cemetery - Chart and inventory of graves, directions to cemetery, and latitude/longitude

· Chapel Hill Cemetery – Catholic Church Cemetery

· Cox-Gray-Myers Cemetery

· Free Cemetery

· Fairview Methodist Cemetery

· Farnsworth Cemetery

· Gillespie Cemetery

· Hamilton Cemetery

· Hope Cemetery

· Morris-Latta Cemetery (in progress)

· Oak Lawn Cemetery – Chart with some data about the cemetery

· Pioneer – Photos of Pioneer from atop the Monroe County Courthouse

· Potts Cemetery (in progress)

· Schell or Free Cemetery - Chart and inventory of graves, directions to cemetery, and latitude/longitude

· Steed Cemetery – Chart and inventory of graves, directions to cemetery, and latitude/longitude

· St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery – near church

· St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Lewisville, Ohio – Old Section

· St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Lewisville, Ohio – Newer Section

· Un-named #1

· Wise Cemetery

· Zesiger Cemetery

· Zonker Cemetery on Pumpkin Ridge

FAMILY TREE SEARCH

· Mellot - Baker - Laughery - Hartman - Family Tree search

· Piatt Family ?? [Suspected to be early John P & Elizabeth (Shriver) Piatt family]

· Craig Farm – Two photos - Located on County Road 10, Woodsfield, OH – John Thomas Craig family – early 1900s and 2000

MONROE COUNTY, OHIO

· Our German-Speaking Heritage – talk given by Karen Romick at a MCC of OGS monthly meeting

· Cheese Making at Home – part of a talk given by Karen Romick at a MCC of OGS meeting

· Fair Ground Grandstands – paintings of the “barn quilt” project in Monroe Co., OH

· History – a history of the formation of Monroe County, Ohio

· History of MCC of OGS – a history of the Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society

· Latitude and Longitude – latitude & longitude data for specific, selected locations in Monroe County

· Monroe County Organization – a chronology and account of how the county was formed

· Rock-Cut – Cut for narrow-gauge railroad and Ohio Route # 78

· Do You Remember – Histories of people and event before 1922

· Good Old Monroe – Poem, author unknown, probably penned about 1940s

· Belmont-Monroe Reunion – nine scenes from the 1941 and 1951 reunions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

PETROLEUM (Oil) Industry in Monroe County

· Oil – The petroleum producing industry in Monroe County, Ohio

· Feldner # 7 – photo of well after being shot

· Hehr # 1 – oil well in Owl Hollow, Monroe County, Ohio

· Hehr – another oil well in Monroe County, Ohio

· Hehr 2 – oil well being shot

· Oil Wells – Oil wells dotted the landscape in and around Lewisville, Ohio after the turn of the century.

· Spiry # 1 – Oil well located about 1 mile east of Lewisville, Ohio

· Rig “unknown” – typical oil low-cost drilling rig used by speculators and contractors.

· Wise Rig # 1 – a mile east of Lewisville on Ohio Rt. 78

SCHOOLS

One-room (sometimes two or three rooms) schools in Monroe County

See also the book titled “THE ONE ROOM SCHOOLS of MONROE COUNTY – 1808 – 1957” also found on this site.

See also the Internet link, http://www.oldohioschools.com/monroe_county.htm

· Barker School Class – members of this class are named but the year of the picture is not yet known

· Barker School Class – only the teacher is known in this picture – the students are unnamed and the year is unknown

· Barnhart School Site - located in Summit Township north of Lewisville, Ohio

· Benwood School – located 2.8 miles south of Laings on State Route 255 -- class of 1898-1899

· Benwood School – souvenir listing teacher and class of 1898-1899

· Benwood School Class – class of 1907

· Brown School (front and side view) - Brown School in Malaga Township, Monroe Co., Ohio

· Brown School (side and rear view) - Brown School in Malaga Township, Monroe Co., Ohio

· Calais School – souvenir listing teacher and class of 1899-1900

· Calais School – photo of class of Calais School

· Calico Ridge School – Class year about 1939

· Calico Ridge School – Class of 1940 – 1941

· Calico Ridge School – Class of 1946 – 1947

· Calico Ridge School – Class of 1948 – 1949

· Calico Ridge School – Class of 1950 – 1951

· Fox Hollow School, 1894

· Fox Hollow School, 1911 – list of students, teacher, board of directors for 1910-1911 school year

· Fox Hollow School, 1940 – photo of school house

· Grizzle Ridge School - front and side view in 1977

· Grizzle Ridge School - side and rear view in 1986

· Haga School – souvenir listing teacher and class of 1899-1900

· Halfway School – located between Lewisville and Woodsfield – date and subjects unknown

· Hanson School -

· Jackson Ridge School – located near the intersection of Ohio Routes 800 and 255

· Johnston School Map - map of the area in which school was located

· Johnston School Site - photo of the site where the Johnston School stood

· Johnston School Sketch - sketch of the school and surrounding buildings

· Lower Narrows Run Grade School – Class of 1949 - 1950

· Miltonsburg Grade School - Class ca. 1906-07 [Need names]

· Miltonsburg Grade School – Likely the class of 1907-08 [Need names]

· Miltonsburg Grade School - Class ca. 1915-16 [Students and teacher named]

· Morton Ridge School – Class of about 1925

· Morton Ridge School – Class of about 1930

· Mt. Etna Class – Class of 1915 with students and teacher named

· Punkin Ridge School – Class of 1897 –1898

· Punkin Ridge School – Class of 1897 –1898 (enlargement of class and selected individuals)

· Owl Hollow School - Photo taken April 30, 1930

· Owl Hollow School and Bridge

· Owl Hollow - Class of 1926 – 1927

· Rich Fork – Last day of school 1897

· Rich Fork? – may be students of the above Rich Fork School

· Ridgeville School – Class of 1897-98 and list of names of students. Help requested with identifications.

· Ridgeville School – souvenir listing teacher and class of 1898-1899

· Ridgeville School – Class of 1921

· Ridgeville School – Class of 1936

· Ridgeville School – Class of 1942

· Rinard Mills – date unknown

· Sardis School – 2^nd grade class, 1936

· Sardis School – 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grade class, 1942

· Starr School – entire school class about 1923

· Starr School – 1924

· Starr School - 1929

· Sycamore Valley School - View 1

· Sycamore Valley School - View 2

· Tice School – Class of about 1915

· Vernon School – date and subjects in this picture are not known

· Way School House, View of Front, Photo August 2002

· Way School House, View of Side, Photo August 2002

· Way School House, View of Back, Photo August 2002

· Way School at Way, Ohio about 1916 [Students and teacher named]

· Way School at Way, Ohio about 1918 [Some students and teacher named]

· Way School at Way, Ohio about 1927 [Students and teacher named]

· Way School at Way, Ohio about 1929 [Students and teacher named]

· West Union Church and School – This one-room school was also known as Lyman School

· West Union School – Class of 1945 – last year West Union, also called Lyman School, was in use

High Schools and Elementary Schools in Monroe County

· Beallsville School – School building about 1910

· Beallsville High School – Building and train about 1928

· Beallsville School – Class of about 1920

· Beallsville Grade School – Class on about the 1920s

· Beallsville Grade School – Class with no year identified

· Beallsville Basketball Team – Basketball team 1942

· Beallsville Basketball Team – Basketball Freshman team 1956

· Beallsville Postal Employees – Turn of century postal staff

· Bethel School - Bethel H.S. - Elementary School - Community Center

· Graysville High School 1927 [Some people named - need more names]

· Graysville High School Basketball Team 1924 - 1925 [Some players named - need more names]

· Graysville High School Basketball Team 1925 - 1926 [Some players named - need more names]

· Graysville High School Basketball Team 1950 - 1951

· Graysville High School - High School, Elementary School and Community Center

· Jackson Ridge School – about 1947-48

· Lewisville School – Class of 1925

· Lewisville High School then Elementary School - white wooden, photo taken 1979

· Lewisville Elementary Class – Picture of about 45 students and teacher in need of identification

· Lewisville School - High School, Elementary School and Community Center, red brick, taken 2002

· Miltonsburg High School - 1922

· Monroe County Central High School - Photo taken November 2002

· Sardis High School – Graduating class of 1914

· Sardis High School – Believed to be the Class of 1936

· Sardis High School – Five pictures from the 1940s-1950s: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

· Salem High School – Championship basketball team in 1930

· Salem High School – Program of Commencement Exercise, 1931

· Skyvue High School- Elementary School

· Sunsbury Basketball Team – Sunsbury (Beallsville) Basketball Team 1930

· Sunsbury Basketball Team – Sunsbury (Beallsville) Basketball Team 1932

· Woodsfield High School Girl’s Basketball Team - Basketball Team 1925 – 1926

· Woodsfield High School Girl’s Basketball Team - Basketball Team 1927

· Woodsfield High School - Photo taken in the 1940s

· Woodsfield High School - Photo taken in the 1950s

· Woodsfield High School - Photo taken November 2002

TOWNS, of Monroe County, Ohio

Antioch

· Plat of Antioch – 1898

Beallsville

· The Wall Street Journal – story of the patriotism of Beallsville and Monroe County, Ohio citizens.

· Beallsville School - class of students

· Beallsville RR - across the tracks

· Beallsville Postal Employees – Turn of century postal staff

· Plat of Beallsville – 1898

Brownsville

· Plat of Brownsville – 1898

Calais

· Covered Bridge – near Calais, Ohio about 1940

· Methodist Church – on the Square in Calais, Ohio about 1940

· Tobacco Barn – near Calais, Ohio about 1940

· Calais Church – in Calais, Monroe County, Ohio; date unknown

Cameron

· Photo of Cameron – a view of Cameron with buildings and major sites identified; probably 1930-1940

· Plat of Cameron – 1898

Clarington

· ME Church - Clarington

· Plat of Clarington – 1898

· Will J. Cummins – Christmas card of an Ohio River Boat – card dated December 19, 1958

Dairy

· Article about Dairy and Foxtown

· Description of Dairy

· Dairy Cash Store – 1888

· Dairy Cash Store – 1940s

· Dairy Blacksmith Shop – blacksmith shop located in downtown Dairy, OH

· Dairy, OH Farm – farm near Dairy, Ohio as seen in 1920s

· Dairy, OH Farm – same farm (as 1920s view) near Dairy, Ohio as seen in 1959

Duffy

· Plat of Duffy – 1898

Fly

· Plat of Fly – 1898

Foxtown

· Article about Dairy and Foxtown

· Foxtown, Ohio – photo probably taken in the early 1900s

· Foxtown Store – Foxtown was really never a town – more of a cross-road

Graham

Graysville

· Graysville - Graysville, Ohio in the late 1920's - 30's by Delvin Devore

· Graysville High School - High School, Elementary School and Community Center

· Plat of Graysville -- 1898

Hannibal

· Hannibal – a brief history of Bare’s Landing, Baresville, and Hannibal

· Plat of Baresville/Hannibal – 1898

· Hannibal Mill – a brief mention of the mill, ownership, and date of construction. (no photo)

· John Bare (b. 1810) Front yard – a view from John Bare’s (b. 1810) front yard

· John Bare (b. 1810)’s Pigs – a photo of John Bare’s (b. 1810) pig sty with Ohio River in background

· Hannibal – post card of Hannibal about 1910

· Olin Mathieson Aluminum Plant – photo taken in 1968

· River Boats – two boats at Hannibal, Ohio – the “Tom,” a ferry boat and the “Milton,” a passenger boat

· Steamer on Ohio River – the steamer, Virginia, passing Hannibal on the Ohio River in 1909

· Steam-powered Tractor – photo of Sadie Baker of Hannibal standing on the wheel of an ancient tractor

Jackson Ridge

· Jackson Ridge Store – David Yoss store near intersection of Ohio Routes 800 and 255

· Jackson Ridge School – school located in parking lot that Jackson Ridge Church of Christ now occupies

Jerusalem

· Belmont-Monroe Reunion – a programme for the August 1905 Reunion

· Belmont-Monroe Reunion Ribbon – Commemorative Ribbon of 2^nd Annual Belmont-Monroe Reunion 1896

· Belmont-Monroe Reunion – nine scenes from the 1941 and 1951 reunions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

· Jerusalem High School – 1920 - 1921

· Plat of Jerusalem – 1898

Laings

· Plat of New Castle/Laings – 1898

Lebanon

· Plat of Lebanon – 1898

Lewisville

· Arlington House Hotel – a Lewisville Hotel built about 1882

· Bent Tree – a Monroe County landmark found near Lewisville, Ohio

· Billman Store – a brief history of the Billman Store. Also see Oblinger - Billman Store below

· Billman Postcard – postcard from Frank Billman to his wife written in 1944

· Burkhart Church - near Lewisville, OH

· Citizens' Petition to the Council of the Village of Lewisville, Ohio

· Distler Hotel/(former) John Feiock Hotel - photo taken about 1900

· Feiock and Distler Store – outside view of the store

· Feiock and Distler Store – inside view of the store taken about 1907

· Feiock's Store Collapsed - storm of July 14, 1954 in Lewisville, OH

· German Methodist Church – German Methodist Church outside Lewisville, toward Monroefield, Ohio

· John Feiock Hotel (former)/Distler Hotel – photo taken about 1900

· John Feiock Hotel (former) - photo taken 1982

· John Feiock Hotel (former) - photo taken 2002

· Lewis (or Levi) Hehr # 1 – oil well in Owl Hollow, Monroe County, Ohio

· Lewisville Band - photo taken 1898

· Lewisville, Ohio - a "word picture" of Lewisville taken in September 1890

· Lewisville, Ohio - a history of Lewisville written in 1907

· Lewisville, Ohio - a history of Lewisville written about 1930

· Lewisville, Ohio - photo taken in 1900

· Lewisville, Ohio - photo taken in 1980

· Lewisville, Ohio - map of Summit Twp., Monroe County, showing Lewisville, OH

· Lewisville High School then Elementary School - white wooden, photo taken 1979

· Lewisville School picture – picture from a year book

· Lewisville, Ohio Post Office - Former bank building

· Lewisville, Ohio Town Hall

· Lewisville Railroad Station – the narrow-gauge railroad station in Lewisville, Ohio

· Lewisville Tobacco Packing House - photo 2002

· License Plate Holder – bought at sale in Lewisville, OH

· Mollie's Garden - original settlement in Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio

· Narrow Gauge Railroad – at the Lewisville Station, photo taken about 1880s

· Oblinger - Billman Store - a history of store ownership and fate. Also see Billman Store above.

· Oblinger House – burned Sept: 7, 1956 with the Oblinger – Billman Store in Lewisville, Ohio

· Oil Wells – Oil wells dotted the landscape in and around Lewisville, Ohio after the turn of the century.

· Plat of Lewisville – 1898

· Spiry # 1 – Oil well located about 1 mile east of Lewisville, Ohio

· St. Peter's - German Evangelical Protestant Church taken in 1979

· St. Peter’s – View of the church when it was active in the early decades of the 20^th Century.

· St. Peter's - Parsonage of the German Evangelical Protestant Church in Lewisville, OH

· Road Construction - Routes 78 and 145 intersection in Lewisville, OH

· Wise Rig # 1 – a mile east of Lewisville on Ohio Rt. 78

Malaga

· Plat of Malaga – 1898

Marr

· Bethel School - Bethel H.S. - Elementary School - Community Center

Mechanicsburg

· Plat of Mechanicsburg – 1898

Miltonsburg

· Menkel House - Historical house in Miltonsburg, Ohio

· Miltonsburg Baseball Team - before 1910 [Some players named - need more names]

· Miltonsburg Blacksmith Shop - About 1900 - photo on silk

· Miltonsburg Ed Young Store - as it appeared in about 1900

· Miltonsburg General Store - photo taken in the early 1900s

· Miltonsburg General Store - photo taken before 1918

· Miltonsburg General Store Bldg. - after conversion to garage - photo taken Nov. 2002

· Miltonsburg Groux Store - sketch of store as it appeared in about 1900

· Miltonsburg High School - Class of 1922 [Students and teacher named]

· Miltonsburg House - Abandoned house in Miltonsburg - Photo taken November 2002

· Miltonsburg Jail - [Historical information needed]

· Miltonsburg Jail 2 - [Historical information needed]

· Miltonsburg Jail 3 - Photo taken July 19, 1959

· Miltonsburg Menkel Shop – Probably the William Menkel Monument shop in Miltonsburg

· Miltonsburg Post Office – Closure of the Miltonsburg P.O. in 1942

· Miltonsburg School History - Written by Clyde Decker and published in the Spirit of Democracy, Dec. 1980

· Miltonsburg St. Peters Evangelical Church and Parsonage - about mid-1900s

· Miltonsburg Tobacco - Two hogsheads of tobacco going to market

· Miltonsburg Town Hall - Photo taken November 2002

· Miltonsburg Town Plan - As it was in about 1898

· Smallpox - Difficult Days in the Winter of 1896 - How Miltonsburg coped with the smallpox epidemic

Monroefield

· Bent Tree – a Monroe County landmark found near Monroefield, Ohio

Rinard Mills

· Rinard Mills School – Date and subjects unknown

Round Bottom

Sardis,

· Construction – building a barn or house near Sardis, OH about 1910

· Decoration Day – photo on Decoration Day at Sardis, OH about 1910

· Farm Work – use of a steam driven tractor in early 20^th century

· Farming – two photos of Homer Jones making hay in the 1930s: 1 and 2

· Ferry – Ohio River ferry between Fly, OH and Sistersville, WV

· Fire – Brief report of a fire in Sardis in 1895

· Mt. Zion Lutheran - Sardis

· Packet Boat – the Helen E., a packet boat out of Sardis, Ohio

· Plat of Sardis – 1898

· Sardis – picture post card of Sardis about 1910

· Road Work – road-grader pulled by tractor about 1940s

· Sardis, Ohio – 1913 flood

· Sardis, Ohio – 1936 flood

· Sardis, Ohio – Knight of Pythias Officers Sardis 1910

· Sardis, Ohio – history: school essay written by Mrs. Ella B. Vetter in the year of 1877

· Sardis, Ohio – Mound Street in Winter

· Sardis, Ohio – summer photo taken about 1900

· Sardis, Ohio – winter photo taken about 1900

· Thrashing Time – Six Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 taken in 1952

· Water-Lift – an alternative to a water pump

Sprague

Stafford

· Central Hotel – located in Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio

· “Ham” Curtis – delivery service between Lewisville, Stafford, and surrounding communities

Swazey

· Swazey Church –photo is of the Swazey church – photo taken about 1930

Switzer

· Switzer Baseball Team – photo date unknown. Team members unknown

Sycamore Valley

Way

West Union

· Musical Institute – West Union Musical Institute in Spring 1917

· West Union Church – this photo is of an earlier church bearing the date 1871

· West Union Church and School – this one-room school was also known as Lyman School; about 1900

· West Union Church – about 1913

· West Union Church and School – Church with school in background – photo of congregation in 1914

· West Union Church – photo taken October 1965

· West Union School Class – last day of school

Wilson

Woodsfield

· 1^st_Car – First car in Monroe County, 1910

· Airplane – The 1^st airplane visit to Woodsfield, 1929

· American Legion Fire Department – Woodsfield firemen and fighting equipment about mid to late 1920s

· Bakery – new bakery to open in 1924

· Bank – Old Monroe Bank Building

· Bank – New Bank Building

· Building – Reymann Building

· Children’s Home – see also 1900 census of Children’s Home

· Children on Wagon – photo taken in 1902

· Class of 1902 – probably the 1902 class from the Monroe County Normal School

· Confectionery and Tobacco Store – Mrs. J. Bertram

· County Fair – a brief history of the Monroe County Fair

· Courthouse – a brief history of the 4 Monroe County courthouses – by Mike Pallmer, Times Leader, Wheeling, WV

· Courthouse – before fire of 1905

· Courthouse – after fire of 1905

· Courthouse – architectural and design prints of Courthouse – 1905-1906

· Courthouse – photos of clock-works installed in 1908

· Courthouse – 2009

· Delivery Service – horse deliveries make comeback

· Directory – a 1922 directory of Woodsfield establishments in poem format

· Dillon Garage – early undated auto garage

· Electric Shop – location of Paul Riemenschneider electric shop in Woodsfield, Ohio

· Fire – photos of a fire in a tire recap shop in Woodsfield on August 5, 2005

· Flouring Mill

· Football Team 1907 –

· Football Team 1923 – Woodsfield High School Football Team 1923

· Group of Men – Unknown group of men believed to be taken in Woodsfield, Ohio

· Hardware – Helbling Brothers Hardware

· Hospital – Woodsfield Hospital

· Hotel – Columbia Hotel

· Hotel – Eagle Hotel

· Hotel – Smith Hotel while under construction 1898 – 1999

· Hotel – Smith Hotel – photo taken about 1906

· Hotel – Smith Hotel – photo taken June 2003

· House For Sale – photo taken about 1900

· House – Bertram, Fred Bertram

· House – Bott, Louis Bott

· House – Diehl, Fred Diehl

· House – Kerr, George Kerr

· House – Mehl, A. C. Mehl

· House – Mooney, Samuel L. Mooney

· House – Parry, Dr. J. R. Parry

· House – Schumacher, William Schumacher

· House – Taylor, E. D. Taylor

· House – Tubaugh, A. J. Tubaugh

· Infirmary – Poor People’s Home

· Jail – Old Woodsfield Jail – photo taken about early 1930s

· Jewelry Store – new jewelry store opens

· Junk Man

· Livery Stable – Manhattan Livery

· Livery Stable – O. D. Watson Livery

· Lumber – John Burgbacher Lumber Company

· Main (North) Street in Woodsfield, OH – photo probably taken in the 1920s

· Main Street in Woodsfield, Ohio - photo taken in mid-1930s

· Mallory House – Located at 224 Eastern Ave., Woodsfield, Ohio

· Monument Store – Menkel Brothers Monument - photo taken about 1905

· Monument Store Menkel Bros. Marble and Granite Works, Woodsfield

· Monument Store – Menkel Bros. Marble and Granite Works - current site of MBM&G Works in Woodsfield

· Monroe County Normal School 1926 [Need names]

· Monroe County Courthouse - photo taken about 1930s

· Monroe Theater - 1942

· Oil Well – Feldner No. 7 Oil Well after shooting

· Parry Museum – Former residence of Dr. John R. Parry (1855-1943)

· Parry Museum Barn – Barn on the farm of the residence of Dr. John R. Parry in Woodsfield, Ohio

· Photographer – Morris / Siburt Brothers of Moundsville, WV

· Photographer – W. T. Pennington Photographer

· Plat of Woodsfield – 1898

· Pope Drug Store – unknown date

· Saloon – A. J. Staudt Saloon

· School – Woodsfield High School

· Store – Armstrong Corner

· Store – Lude & Eager Hardware Store

· Store – Joost Meat Market (Exterior)

· Store – Joost Meat Market (Interior)

· Store – P. Schumacher Jr. & Son’s Grocery

· Town Square – photo taken about 1900; also, a companion photo

· Town Square – looking south along Rt. # 800

· Weisend Brothers Grocery – photos of the Weisend Bros Grocery in 1908 and the same building in 2002

· Woodsfield – Artist Rendition – mid-1800s

· Woodsfield – A cartoon of the beginnings of Woodsfield, OH – about 1814

· Woodsfield Directory – 1922

· Woodsfield High School Class Picture - Graduating Class of 1933

· Woodsfield High School Girl’s Basketball Team - Basketball Team 1925 – 1926

· Woodsfield High School Girl’s Basketball Team - Basketball Team 1927

· Woodsfield History – a history written in 1906 – also a list of pictures

· Woodsfield Post Office - photo taken about 1950s

· Woodsfield Public Square – view of East side of square

· Woodsfield Public Square – Woodsfield had been electrified

· Woodsfield Volunteer Fire Department – 1940

· Yoss Building Fire - 1963

TOWNS, Villages, and Locations of Interest not in Monroe County, Ohio

· Nothweiler, Alsace Lorraine, Germany – village of origin of many Monroe County, Ohio family lines

· Nothweiler, Alsace Lorraine, Germany – village

· Rumbach, Alsace Lorraine, Germany – village of origin of many Monroe County, Ohio family lines

· Schönau, Alsace Lorraine, Germany – village of origin of many Monroe County, Ohio family lines

· Macksburg, Washington County, Ohio - School picture of 6th, 7th, & 8th grade in school year 1930 -1931

UNKNOWN

(If you can help identify any of these photos or subjects in the photos, please contact the photo owner and the webmaster, R.E. Harrington.)

Unknown Group about 1925 [Some people named - need more names]

Unknown [Possible Piatt family members – need help identifying]

Unknown # 2 [probably member of the Stacey, Eikleberry or Hensel family line]

Unknown # 3 [probably member of the Stacey, Eikleberry or Hensel family line]

Unknown # 4 [probably member of the Stacey, Eikleberry or Hensel family line]

Unknown # 5 [probably member of the Stacey, Eikleberry or Hensel family line]

Unknown # 6 [probably member of the Stacey, Eikleberry or Hensel family line]

Unknown # 7 – no idea who subjects might be – appears to be a family picture.

Trigg House – identified as Trigg house in Shadyside, Ohio on back of picture

Five-Generations – companion picture to Trigg house above

School or Church – probably a school picture

Ridgeville School – Class of 1897-98 and list of names of students. Help requested with identifications.

Little Girl – Photo bought on E-Bay. Subject unknown. A photo by Pennington of Woodsfield, Ohio.

West Union Women – Five women identified – two women unknown.

Unknown Couple Photo – Provided by Tom Decker – could be surname: Clark, Fisher, Griffith, Workman, Long or Murphy or some other surname

VOCATIONS

Bee Keeping – Dave and Vern Latta about 1940

Thrashing – at Lindsay Stalling’s place 1916 - 1919

(This page is under construction. But, then, aren't they all.)

Last modified 10 July 2012 by reh

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