Notes:

Information on this family from her father, J. M. Arbogast, copy in file, and
Peter Adams, her husband, copy in file. Charleston Gazette, 27 Nov. 1955,
Graduate of Charleston General Hosp., School of Nursing, Sept. 1955.

Anna married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living
4. Living

Notes:

Much of the information on this and his father's family came from Uncle Mon.

Elected to West Virginia House of Delegates in 1962.

West Virginia House of Delegates, Attache, 1935

Employed at Union Carbide for 20 years.

Insurance Agent following retirement.

In third retirement and almost 86 years old at this writing, Uncle Mon is a
first rate gardener on a large scale and an avid coon hunter with the "best
hunting dogs in West Virginia". A friend goes with him at night or he hunts
with his 4 wheel drive along back roads at night. "Road hunting", he calls it.
"The dogs won't hunt wide enough at night when I road hunt".

Funeral arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, WV. Burial 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 21, 1994.

Joseph married Verba Gladys Samples on 19 Oct 1930. Verba was born on 12 Apr 1908 in Paxton, Clay Co., Wv; died on 22 May 1993 in Procious, Clay Co., Wv; was buried on 25 May 1993 in Samples Cem., Twistabout Ridge, Clay Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Aunt Verba has 4 brothers and 6 sisters. The eleven children of the Abner
John Samples family have 67 children.

Information from Aunt Verba in file, names of other children and spouses
included.

Attended funeral services at Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, Clay Co., WV, and
burial services on Twistabout Ridge on 25 May 1993.

Notes:

Family homestead and cemetery is on Big Sycamore Creek about 5 miles from its
confluence with the Elk River, near Indore, Pleasant Twp., Clay Co., WV. County
road # 12 traverses Big Sycamore Creek many times from Indore down to the Elk
River, then down the Elk along the old B&O railroad track, past the old train
station to Little Sycamore Creek, then up Little Sycamore Creek past Warfield to
County Road # 1 near Indore. Eldorado is at the mouth of Big Sycamore Creek.

County Road # 12-1 runs from Warfield to near the Homestead on County
Road # 12, completing the circle of roads # 12 and # 12-1. Supplies were
shipped from Charleston up the Elk River on the B&O railroad to the train
station and then by wagon up road # 12 to the homestead. Some supplies were
purchased at Warfield, the nearest settlement, and at Indore, a larger
settlement but somewhat further away. The road to Indore was better than the
road to Warfield. Information from uncle Joseph Monroe Arbogast by
conversation and letters. The roads through this area are not improved. Many
are now only logging, gas pipeline and other utitity maintenance roads.

Deputy Sheriff of Clay Co. for brother, George Washington Arbogast, Jr.,
"Wash", Sheriff. Farming was primary occupation. As Deputy, a member of posse
to arrest Jesse James type gang. Shoot-out resulted in arrests, several
wounded, one member of gang killed. Details in Court papers of Clay Co., WV,
for Aug 1899, copy in file of Joseph Monroe Arbogast. Papers contain signature
of Amos Arbogast.

Amos married Naomi Neal on 1 Jul 1886 in Clay, Clay, West Virginia, United States. Naomi was born on 10 Dec 1868 in Indore, Clay Co., Wv; died on 15 Jan 1935 in Indore, Clay Co., Wv; was buried on 18 Jan 1935 in Family Cem., Indore, Clay Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Substantial research and records on the Amos Cyrus Arbogast and other Arbogast
families in West Virginia, Virginia and other states has been done by Amanda
Crawford Arbogast Forbes of Silver Spring, MD. Amanda is descended from George
Arbogast, son of Michael Arbogast, the pioneer.

Raised a foster child as one of their own, Walter Stewart. Photo in file of
Walter with Naomi holding granddaughter, Joyce Cantley, daughter of Lucy Esta
(Arbogast) and Dewey Cantley. Photo taken about 1928. Walter was only 3 mos.
of age when they took him to raise.

Headstone indicates date of birth as 10 Dec 1867, date of death as 17 Jan
1937.

Notes:

Clay and Pendleton Co. marriage, birth and death records.

Pendleton Co. census, 1820, 30, 40, 50 and 60.

Clay Co. census, 1860, 70 and 80. 1860 census of household included Geo. W.
Hedrick, age 21, born in VA, laborer and Martha Holcomb, age 16, born in VA,
hireling. Enumerated under Pleasant Twp.

All of this research by Amanda Arbogast Forbes.

Following the death of his father, George and his brother Nichodemus
apparently followed the headwaters of the Elk River down into Nicholas Co.,
VA/WV or Braxton Co., VA/WV (now Clay Co.) to the Beechy and Sycamore Creeks
area. Nichodemus settled the Beechy Creek area, George the adjacent Sycamore
Creek area sometime during the period 1842-1847.

DEATH: Living, 1880 census.

In 1860 valued real property at $500 & personal property at $385; in 1870,
$1000 and $423. Substantial estate considering post-war economic conditions.

Pendleton Co., VA marriage bond dated 5 Mar 1842, signed by Geo. Arbogast and
Levi Reed, consent of father, Washington Reed and mother Edy Arbogast.
Witness, Esau Ketterman.

George married Mary Reed on 17 Mar 1842 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. Mary was born about 1825 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv; died in in Clay Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1873 Death Records of Clay Co. and research by Amanda Crawford Arbogast Forbes
record the tradegy which visited this family, when three of their children,
Christina, Ferdinand and Levi died of fever along with their 16 year old
daughter in law, Martha Schoonover, wife of Geo. Wash., Jr.

Census of 1860 indicates an infant, Lemuel Arbogast, living with this family.
Clay Co. birth records indicate a son, Lemuel, born to Nichodemus and Mary
Arbogast on 1 May 1859 or 1960. The birth records seem conclusive. This
Nichodemus is a brother to Geo. Wash. and lived nearby. The census taker may
have listed the child with the wrong family or the Geo. Wash. family could have
been caring for this infant. See Nichodemus and Mary Simmons Arbogast family
group records.

Above information on this famiy from Amanda Arbogast Forbes records.

From "Our Family, The Colaws of Virginia and Points West" by Shirley Jeanee
(Colaw) Howell of Sumter, SC notes that marriage declaration was dated 5 Mar
1842, signed by George Arbogast and Levi Reed with consent of father,
Washington Reed, and Edith for her son, George. Witness Esau Ketterman.