Family/Spouse: Eugene Price. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Family/Spouse: William Robert Eades. William was born on 7 Apr 1889 in Town of Milton, Saratoga Co., Ny; died on 18 Jan 1940 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; was buried in Sect. 8 No. 68, Baltimore Pike, Cem. Cint'i., Oh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

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.

Notes:

Listed on census as living in Timber Ridge Section of Pendleton Co.

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

No will found in Pendleton Co.

See will of his father, John, Pendleton Co., VA, Will Book 4, page 49.

Pendleton Co. birth, death and marriage records.

Clay Co. birth, death and marriage records on children and their families.

Clay Co. census, 1860, 70 and 80.

All of the above research on this family and descendants by Amanda Crawford
Arbogast Forbes with contributions from Joseph Monroe Arbogast, Joanna
Shreves, Daisy Hartmann, Wm. Jennings Arbogast and others.

Michael married Edith Ketterman on 26 Jan 1819 in Riverton, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States. Edith (daughter of George F Ketterman and Mary Magdalena Henkle) was born in 1799 in Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Oct 1879 in Numa, Ia; was buried in Old Livingood Cm, Numa, Ia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edith went to Iowa with her son, Michael, Jr., right after the 1860 Pendleton
Co. Census and the death of her husband. See Daisy Hartmann Papers, in file.

Edith's brother and sister married a brother and sister of her spouse.
Edith is #5-11-1-4, The Henckel Genealogy.

Edith's tombstone photo in file from Gwendolyn Arbogast Walton,"Edith Arbogast
Died 28 Oct 1879, Aged 78 years" No room on tombstone for mos. & days, so
probably born in 1801.