Walnut Grove House Chronicle of the Beirne Estate at Union
The Walnut Grove residence near Union Virginia evolved from a 1789 two room log cabin built by Michael Erskine to a large brick and log winged house. Andrew Beirne, a planter and politician, expanded the property to about 2 200 acres and enslaved labor on the farm. Baroness Nancy von Ahlefeldt lived there until 1912, and the property stayed in the Beirne line, later passing to Susan Miles then Nancy White and Edward Miles in 1949 who added a kitchen to the slave quarters. The complex features 19 rooms five baths two stories of porch and a U shaped layout with red roofs and a flagstone patio. Walnut Grove served as a Civil War hospital during Union occupation.
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Walnut Grove Farm
Union
Michael Erskine
Andrew Beirne
Oliver Beirne
Sweet Springs
Walnut Grove
Susan
Major Henry Robinson
Oliver
Nancy
Germany
Baron Emil von Ahlefeldt
Henry Robinson
Baroness von Ahlefeldt
Sarah
William Porcher Miles
Nancy White
Edward
Beirne
Martin van Buren
The
United States
Monroe
Virginia Assembly
Congress
Col. Beirne
Retirement party highlights Wayne Cowder of Monroe County
Wayne Cowder, a speech therapist with the Monroe County Board of Education for 16 years, celebrated retirement with laughs and tears at Eterstown. He plans to continue contributing to the board in roles such as GED and spelling bee coordinator, and may take a part time position in home health care at Giles Memorial Hospital.
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Eterstown
Wayne Cowder
Cowder
Monroe County Board of Education
Monroe
Hunterdon Medical Center
Flemington, N.J
PES
Giles Memorial Hospital
Union High graduates shine in Air Force promotions
In Service James D. Jennings of Union gains Master Sergeant in the Air Force and serves as an air traffic control supervisor at England AFB in Alexandria Louisiana. He is a 1970 Union High School graduate. Airman First Class Gregory L. Wickline of Lindside earns Airman of the Quarter for exemplary duty performance and leadership. he is a boat master and a 1988 Union High School graduate.
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James D. Jennings
Louis B. Jennings
Union
Air Force
England Air Force Base
Alexandria
Union High School
Gregory L. Wickline
Benny K. Wickline
Lindside
Birth of Johnathan Michael Dunbar in Union
Jackie E. Dunbar Jr and Sheila G Miller of Union announce the birth of their son Johnathan Michael Dunbar born June 13 at Princeton Community Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces. Grandparents are Freddie and Patricia Miller and Jack and Joan Dunbar, all of Union.
Readers seek tips for Monroe Focus features at Daily Telegraph
Readers are invited to share news on upcoming events meetings and achievements or suggest profiles for the Daily Telegraph Focus on Monroe page. Call Reporter Babette Pascasio at 304 367 6171 or 1 800 76 DAILY or write P O Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia 24701.
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Daily Telegraph
Monroe
Babette Pascasio
P.O. Box
Bluefield
W.va
Infirmity Prayer Service and Welch High School Reunion Notices
Announcements include a Thursday infirmity prayer service at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mrs. Mary Hash home and no evan gelistic service Friday. Sunday evangelist Geneva Lewis speaks at 4 p.m. at I.P.S. Memorial Chapel Wayne Street and Welch class of 1955 seeks addresses for members and former staff. contact Shirley Hillyer or Gwen Lucion with details. Mercer County Farm Bureau group meeting notes WVU and AFBF speakers and topics. Bluefield Regional Medical Center installs new campus signage naming Buildings A through D and marks entrances for visitor and admissions areas.
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Bluefield
Mary Hash
Holbrook St
Geneva Lewis
I.P.S. Memorial Chapel
Wayne St
WELCH
Welch High School
Shirley Hillyer
Gwen Lucion
Ruby Fagan Musick
Nelle Pollock
Vici Lou Rogers
Joan Ann Stanley
Charles W. Tolley
Faye Tucker
Edward D. Wellman
Patrick Caporal
Del
Moth control efforts underway in Mercer County
West Virginia Department of Agriculture begins phase two of gypsy moth control in Mercer County with a mass air drop of Disrupt II to flood air with sex pheromone and interrupt mating. Traps will be set to gauge population. do not disturb traps. Contact John Scott Jr. at the WVU Extension Office for details.
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Princeton
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Mercer County
Hercon
John Scott Jr
West Virginia University Extension Office
Memorial Building
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Gregory Wickline
Marella Bluefield
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Jerri Cahill
Doris Morefield
Irene Tackett
Irene Nestor
Anna Lee White
Francis Winfree
Audrey Puckett
Sylvia Beckett
Ethel Nash
West Virginia Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Canaan Valley State Park
Marc Harman
WVFB
Harman
Farm Pac
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Patti Crow
American Heart Association
Marleen Bidlack
AFBF
Bidlack
Fred Butler
Carl
Mary Jane Hedrick
Tucker County Farm Bureau
Mary Jane
Thelma Grovatt
Grovatt
Total Farm Bureau
Bernice Kepple
Republican
Oakland
Herman Sims
WVU Health and Safety Division
ATV
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Steve Hannah
Bill Aiken
Crow
BRMC
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
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Glasgow
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One & Men
Mercer Mall
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