Life and times of Carmi Alderman at Letart Falls
This story recounts Carmi Alderman a Letart Falls postmaster and abolitionist who faced Confederate pressure during the Civil War. He fled threats after refusing rebel mail and later pursued commerce in Steubenville Ironton and Ironton while supporting anti slavery efforts along the Ohio River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi Alderman
Letart Falls
Ohio River
Letart
Meigs County
Ohio
Alderman
Morgan County
Hosea
Hannah Alderman
New York State
Falls
Ohio University
Athens
Baltimore
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Fort Sumpter
Steubenville
Ironton
Irenton
Rutland
John Holt
W. B. Cooper Named Legion Post Chieftain
W. B. Cooper, 61, Garfield Ave., state highway employe, elected commander of Lafayette Post American Legion at a Wednesday meeting. Warren Sheets named first vice president. P. D. McCreedy and Arthur Jenking named second and third vice presidents. James Houck elected finance officer and trustee for three years. John Toor Richards chaplain. L. G. Marchi trustee three years. Delegates Leo Davis, Sheets, Cooper and alternates Houck Marchi Water Craft. Marchi to report on district meeting. 21 flags sold to merchants for display. Boy Scouts to handle flag duty. Picnic planned with auxiliary in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. Bryan Cooper
Garfield Ave
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Warren Sheets
P. D. MccCreedy
State Highway Patrol
Arthur Jenking
John Toor Richards
L. G. Marchi
James Houck
Leo Davis
Sheets
Historic home moved north from Rutland area
The text notes enslaved people moved to Canada and describes a home now owned by Russell Quillen across from Letart Falls School on Route 134. It cites George W. Sayre as saying the Carm Alderman home was razed and rebuilt into the current house, once near the ferry by the Alderman store and home in Meigs County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Canada
Russell Quillen
Letart Falls
Alderman
George W. Sayre
Létart Township
Meigs County
Births and Admits List From Point Pleasant Area
A community notice lists new births and admissions including Mr and Mrs Robert Greenlee of Point Pleasant with a son. Admits include Eugene Martin Crown City and numerous residents from Gallipolis Oak Hill Rand W Va Lakin Pomeroy and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Greenlee
Point Pleasant
Eugene Martin
Crown City
Robert Sales
Lakin
W. Va
Frances Romine
Pomeroy
Charles Kelley
Oak Hill
Charles Elliott
Rand
S. Benedict
Gallipolis
Oscar FE. Russell
Lucille Smith
John Wilbur
Jackson
Guy Browning
New Haven
Grace Stewart
Harry Snowden
Rutland
Charlotte Walker
Addison
Richard Miller
Charles E. Carter
Gallia
Arlo Chatfield
McArthur
Dwight McLaughlin
Ratcliffe
Also Mentioned on This Page
CC. H. Harris
Racine
Moses Sayre
Lydia Sayre
W. B. Cooper
Legion Post Chieftain
Post
Auxiliary
Holzer Hospital
Daniel Garthee
Wayne Day
Wesley Barrett
Martha Harrison
Erman Sharp
Betsy Tawney
Brenda Shaffer
Bart B Chick
Wade Arnold
Henry Cherrington
Altman's
Ladies’ Cool New
Coats
Rayon Crepe
Ciry
Beaurfully
Altman
Ges
Daisy
Bles
A Altman
Ators
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