Son of John McClure (1790-1856) and Sarah Morris-McClure (1799-1847).
Married to Nancy Scott-McClure (1837-1881) on December 18, 1851 in Raleigh County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Raleigh County, WV, 1851, Page 4).
Father of William Bowers McClure (1885-Deceased), Fanny Belle McClure (1857-Deceased), Alafair Virginia "Ally" McClure-Christian (1859-Deceased), Elizabeth "Lizzie" Catherine McClure-Senter (1865-1924), Edward Burke McClure (1866-Deceased) & George Rush McClure (1871-Deceased).
Married to Eleanor "Ellen" Marinda Wright-McClure (1837-Deceased) on September 1, 1889 in Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1889, Page 221, Application Date: August 31, 1889).
The Messenger, Beckley, West Virginia
Tuesday, October 24, 1916, page 7
Oceana, W Va, October 5, 1916
To the Editor of the Beckley Messenger:
I heard a man say the other day that nothing surprised him these times. I hope that this letter will not surprise you. I will be 90 years old the fourteenth day of next January, 1917. I am staying at E M Senter's, my son-in-law.
I am lonesome this morning; there being none of my age living about here they are all gone. The last one was Capt James A Cook. I miss him much. My mind runs back to old times in 1844. We moved to West Virginia with John Clure and family. We stopped at what was called "Wildwood," a mile from the forks of the road, where Raleigh court house now stands, where General Beckley lived at that time - his wife being dead. He and his two boys - John and Neville - boarded with us for some time. We built him a sawmill and gristmill on Piney river. Think they are standing there now, about one and one-half miles from his home. At that time there was a mail route from Logan Court House to Pack's Ferry at the mouth of Bluestone. Every two weeks the trip was made. John Canterbury was the carrier. The first house on the road to Pack's Ferry was William Prince, the next Richard McVey, next Clarkson Prince, then John Pittman, then Henry Hull, then S A White with Moses Scott and Samuel Pack near Jumping Branch. On the road that leads to Logan Court House: Edward Prince next, then Lewis Stover, John Bailey, Joseph Harper, Daniel Shumate, where George Callaway now lives, next Lucien Davis and George Snuffer at the foot of Guyan mountain.
These are some of the early settlers of the Marsh Fork of Coal river: James Bryson, Hugh Davis, John Payton on Sand Lick, Rev Matthew Ellison, Tilden Phipps.
We come back to White Stick: George Bailey, Spaniel Baily, Henry Smith at the mouth of Piney, then up the ridge we come to Joseph Carper, John Redden, Robert Scott, James Scott.
General Beckley had large land interests in and around his home. He went to work for a new county and never stopped until he was successful. The new county was named Raleigh and the county seat where it now stands.
The first settlers of Beckley were James Cole, Henry Stanger, Jesse Dean, Edward Prince, Henry L Gillispie, Rev Matthew Ellison, John McClure, Daniel Shumate.
Ireley Eperly and I built the first house in Beckley It was built with white pine logs for James Cole. It stands there yet, but has been remodeled. It is the house that Judge James H McGinnis died in, eight or nine years ago.
If there is any one of the persons named in this letter I would like to hear from them. I am enjoying good health - eat three meals a day, but have no teeth.
G T McClure, Oceana, W Va
Married to Nancy Scott-McClure (1837-1881) on December 18, 1851 in Raleigh County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Raleigh County, WV, 1851, Page 4).
Father of William Bowers McClure (1885-Deceased), Fanny Belle McClure (1857-Deceased), Alafair Virginia "Ally" McClure-Christian (1859-Deceased), Elizabeth "Lizzie" Catherine McClure-Senter (1865-1924), Edward Burke McClure (1866-Deceased) & George Rush McClure (1871-Deceased).
Married to Eleanor "Ellen" Marinda Wright-McClure (1837-Deceased) on September 1, 1889 in Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1889, Page 221, Application Date: August 31, 1889).
The Messenger, Beckley, West Virginia
Tuesday, October 24, 1916, page 7
Oceana, W Va, October 5, 1916
To the Editor of the Beckley Messenger:
I heard a man say the other day that nothing surprised him these times. I hope that this letter will not surprise you. I will be 90 years old the fourteenth day of next January, 1917. I am staying at E M Senter's, my son-in-law.
I am lonesome this morning; there being none of my age living about here they are all gone. The last one was Capt James A Cook. I miss him much. My mind runs back to old times in 1844. We moved to West Virginia with John Clure and family. We stopped at what was called "Wildwood," a mile from the forks of the road, where Raleigh court house now stands, where General Beckley lived at that time - his wife being dead. He and his two boys - John and Neville - boarded with us for some time. We built him a sawmill and gristmill on Piney river. Think they are standing there now, about one and one-half miles from his home. At that time there was a mail route from Logan Court House to Pack's Ferry at the mouth of Bluestone. Every two weeks the trip was made. John Canterbury was the carrier. The first house on the road to Pack's Ferry was William Prince, the next Richard McVey, next Clarkson Prince, then John Pittman, then Henry Hull, then S A White with Moses Scott and Samuel Pack near Jumping Branch. On the road that leads to Logan Court House: Edward Prince next, then Lewis Stover, John Bailey, Joseph Harper, Daniel Shumate, where George Callaway now lives, next Lucien Davis and George Snuffer at the foot of Guyan mountain.
These are some of the early settlers of the Marsh Fork of Coal river: James Bryson, Hugh Davis, John Payton on Sand Lick, Rev Matthew Ellison, Tilden Phipps.
We come back to White Stick: George Bailey, Spaniel Baily, Henry Smith at the mouth of Piney, then up the ridge we come to Joseph Carper, John Redden, Robert Scott, James Scott.
General Beckley had large land interests in and around his home. He went to work for a new county and never stopped until he was successful. The new county was named Raleigh and the county seat where it now stands.
The first settlers of Beckley were James Cole, Henry Stanger, Jesse Dean, Edward Prince, Henry L Gillispie, Rev Matthew Ellison, John McClure, Daniel Shumate.
Ireley Eperly and I built the first house in Beckley It was built with white pine logs for James Cole. It stands there yet, but has been remodeled. It is the house that Judge James H McGinnis died in, eight or nine years ago.
If there is any one of the persons named in this letter I would like to hear from them. I am enjoying good health - eat three meals a day, but have no teeth.
G T McClure, Oceana, W Va
Son of John McClure (1790-1856) and Sarah Morris-McClure (1799-1847).
Married to Nancy Scott-McClure (1837-1881) on December 18, 1851 in Raleigh County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Raleigh County, WV, 1851, Page 4).
Father of William Bowers McClure (1885-Deceased), Fanny Belle McClure (1857-Deceased), Alafair Virginia "Ally" McClure-Christian (1859-Deceased), Elizabeth "Lizzie" Catherine McClure-Senter (1865-1924), Edward Burke McClure (1866-Deceased) & George Rush McClure (1871-Deceased).
Married to Eleanor "Ellen" Marinda Wright-McClure (1837-Deceased) on September 1, 1889 in Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1889, Page 221, Application Date: August 31, 1889).
The Messenger, Beckley, West Virginia
Tuesday, October 24, 1916, page 7
Oceana, W Va, October 5, 1916
To the Editor of the Beckley Messenger:
I heard a man say the other day that nothing surprised him these times. I hope that this letter will not surprise you. I will be 90 years old the fourteenth day of next January, 1917. I am staying at E M Senter's, my son-in-law.
I am lonesome this morning; there being none of my age living about here they are all gone. The last one was Capt James A Cook. I miss him much. My mind runs back to old times in 1844. We moved to West Virginia with John Clure and family. We stopped at what was called "Wildwood," a mile from the forks of the road, where Raleigh court house now stands, where General Beckley lived at that time - his wife being dead. He and his two boys - John and Neville - boarded with us for some time. We built him a sawmill and gristmill on Piney river. Think they are standing there now, about one and one-half miles from his home. At that time there was a mail route from Logan Court House to Pack's Ferry at the mouth of Bluestone. Every two weeks the trip was made. John Canterbury was the carrier. The first house on the road to Pack's Ferry was William Prince, the next Richard McVey, next Clarkson Prince, then John Pittman, then Henry Hull, then S A White with Moses Scott and Samuel Pack near Jumping Branch. On the road that leads to Logan Court House: Edward Prince next, then Lewis Stover, John Bailey, Joseph Harper, Daniel Shumate, where George Callaway now lives, next Lucien Davis and George Snuffer at the foot of Guyan mountain.
These are some of the early settlers of the Marsh Fork of Coal river: James Bryson, Hugh Davis, John Payton on Sand Lick, Rev Matthew Ellison, Tilden Phipps.
We come back to White Stick: George Bailey, Spaniel Baily, Henry Smith at the mouth of Piney, then up the ridge we come to Joseph Carper, John Redden, Robert Scott, James Scott.
General Beckley had large land interests in and around his home. He went to work for a new county and never stopped until he was successful. The new county was named Raleigh and the county seat where it now stands.
The first settlers of Beckley were James Cole, Henry Stanger, Jesse Dean, Edward Prince, Henry L Gillispie, Rev Matthew Ellison, John McClure, Daniel Shumate.
Ireley Eperly and I built the first house in Beckley It was built with white pine logs for James Cole. It stands there yet, but has been remodeled. It is the house that Judge James H McGinnis died in, eight or nine years ago.
If there is any one of the persons named in this letter I would like to hear from them. I am enjoying good health - eat three meals a day, but have no teeth.
G T McClure, Oceana, W Va
Married to Nancy Scott-McClure (1837-1881) on December 18, 1851 in Raleigh County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Raleigh County, WV, 1851, Page 4).
Father of William Bowers McClure (1885-Deceased), Fanny Belle McClure (1857-Deceased), Alafair Virginia "Ally" McClure-Christian (1859-Deceased), Elizabeth "Lizzie" Catherine McClure-Senter (1865-1924), Edward Burke McClure (1866-Deceased) & George Rush McClure (1871-Deceased).
Married to Eleanor "Ellen" Marinda Wright-McClure (1837-Deceased) on September 1, 1889 in Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1889, Page 221, Application Date: August 31, 1889).
The Messenger, Beckley, West Virginia
Tuesday, October 24, 1916, page 7
Oceana, W Va, October 5, 1916
To the Editor of the Beckley Messenger:
I heard a man say the other day that nothing surprised him these times. I hope that this letter will not surprise you. I will be 90 years old the fourteenth day of next January, 1917. I am staying at E M Senter's, my son-in-law.
I am lonesome this morning; there being none of my age living about here they are all gone. The last one was Capt James A Cook. I miss him much. My mind runs back to old times in 1844. We moved to West Virginia with John Clure and family. We stopped at what was called "Wildwood," a mile from the forks of the road, where Raleigh court house now stands, where General Beckley lived at that time - his wife being dead. He and his two boys - John and Neville - boarded with us for some time. We built him a sawmill and gristmill on Piney river. Think they are standing there now, about one and one-half miles from his home. At that time there was a mail route from Logan Court House to Pack's Ferry at the mouth of Bluestone. Every two weeks the trip was made. John Canterbury was the carrier. The first house on the road to Pack's Ferry was William Prince, the next Richard McVey, next Clarkson Prince, then John Pittman, then Henry Hull, then S A White with Moses Scott and Samuel Pack near Jumping Branch. On the road that leads to Logan Court House: Edward Prince next, then Lewis Stover, John Bailey, Joseph Harper, Daniel Shumate, where George Callaway now lives, next Lucien Davis and George Snuffer at the foot of Guyan mountain.
These are some of the early settlers of the Marsh Fork of Coal river: James Bryson, Hugh Davis, John Payton on Sand Lick, Rev Matthew Ellison, Tilden Phipps.
We come back to White Stick: George Bailey, Spaniel Baily, Henry Smith at the mouth of Piney, then up the ridge we come to Joseph Carper, John Redden, Robert Scott, James Scott.
General Beckley had large land interests in and around his home. He went to work for a new county and never stopped until he was successful. The new county was named Raleigh and the county seat where it now stands.
The first settlers of Beckley were James Cole, Henry Stanger, Jesse Dean, Edward Prince, Henry L Gillispie, Rev Matthew Ellison, John McClure, Daniel Shumate.
Ireley Eperly and I built the first house in Beckley It was built with white pine logs for James Cole. It stands there yet, but has been remodeled. It is the house that Judge James H McGinnis died in, eight or nine years ago.
If there is any one of the persons named in this letter I would like to hear from them. I am enjoying good health - eat three meals a day, but have no teeth.
G T McClure, Oceana, W Va
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