In the heart of West Virginia, where the New River, Monongahela River, and Meadow River carve their paths northward, family ties run deep. I grew up in Mt. Lookout, WV, less than two miles from Meadow River and just a short drive from the New River. In a place where everyone seemed connected, I never questioned how or why—we just were.
My older brother passed away in 2010, leaving behind a wealth of information he had collected about our family and the community. My goal was to preserve it in digital format and make it accessible to anyone interested. While I succeeded in digitizing everything, I never quite found an easy way to share it—until now. This website is my attempt to bring that history to life and make it available to everyone.
To get started you might want to visit my family tree. It is linked to my ancestors back 6 generations. It works best on a touch device so you can zoom in. You MUST try the Search! It works extremely well in finding notes that have been published on this site.
I have tried to keep this site as simple and easy to follow as possible and will be adding more as I find the time. The 10 most recent changes or additions can be found here.
If you have any comments, questions, or additions, please leave comments through GitHub at the bottom of each page.
Reference Materials
The following documents have been scanned into pdf files and are text searchable.