Life and trials of Carmi Alderman in Letart Falls civil era
The article recounts Carmi Alderman, Letart Falls postmaster and abolitionist, facing threats from pro Confederate neighbors during the Civil War. It notes his background in Morgan County, his diary, teaching, mercantile work, and moves to Steubenville and Ironton. It also mentions regional abolitionist activity along the Ohio River and related Underground Railroad links.
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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
Rutland
John Holt
W B Cooper Chosen Legion Post Chieftain in Gallipolis
W Bryan Cooper, 61 Garfield Ave state highway employee, elected commander of Lafayette Post American Legion at a Wednesday meeting. He also serves as chieftain of the 40 and Eight. Warren Sheets elected first vice president. P D McCreedy second. Arthur Jenkins third. John Ivor Richards chaplain. L G Marchi trustee for three years. James Houck finance officer. Delegates named Leo Davis Sheets Cooper. alternates Houck Marchi Warner Craft. Houck to report as division commander at district meet. Marchi notes 21 flags sold to merchants for display. Boy Scouts to manage flag duties. Post planning July picnic with auxiliary.
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Gallipolis
W. Bryan Cooper
Garfield Ave
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Warren Sheets
P. D. McCreedy
State Highway Patrol
Arthur Jenkins
John Ivor Richards
L. G. Marchi
James Houck
Leo Davis
Sheets and Cooper
Houck
Marchi
Warner Craft
Letart Township home rebuilt from Alderman site
The article notes enslaved people moved north from Rutland to Canada. It identifies a home now owned by Russell Quillen opposite Letart Falls School on Route 134. George W. Sayre recalls the Carmi Alderman house being razed and rebuilt here near the old ferry site in Meigs County.
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Rutland
Canada
Russell Quillen
Letart Falls
Carmi Alderman
George W. Sayre
Letart Township
Alderman
Meigs County
Births at Holzer Hospital Highlight Newborns
Mr and Mrs Robert Greenlee of Point Pleasant welcomed a son. The notes list multiple admissions including Eugene Martin Crown City and Frances Romine Pomeroy along with several residents from Gallipolis Jackson Addison and other nearby towns.
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Robert Greenlee
Point Pleasant
Eugene Martin
Crown Cit
Robert Sales
Lakin
W. Va
Frances Romine
Pomeroy
Charles Kelley
Oak Hill
Charles Elliott
Rand
S. Benedict
Gallipolis
Oscar E. 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
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C. H. Harris
Racine
Moses Sayre
Lydia Sayre
W. B. Cooper
Legion Post
Post
Auxiliary
Holzer Hospital
Daniel Garthee
Wayne Day
Wesley Barrett
Martha Harrison
Erman Sharp
Betsy Tawney
Brenda Shaffer
Earl B. Chick
Wade Arnold
Henry Cherrington
Beyoua Low
Altman's
Ladies’ Cool
Bemberg
Coats
Ling
Altman
Daisy
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