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The people listed below were born in or otherwise closely associated with the town of Union, West Virginia. Pages in category "People from Union, West Virginia" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
When back injury ended his firefighting career in 1979, he then picked up a hobby that he would later turn into a successful business: taxidermy. “He was a taxidermist and was known all around ...
Mamie Thurman (1900–1932) was an American woman whose slain body was found and recovered on 22 Mine Road near Holden, West Virginia on June 22, 1932. The site is about 7 miles from Logan, West Virginia. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1900.
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of West Virginia from 1861 to 1959. Capital punishment was abolished in West Virginia in 1965. [ 1 ] From 1861 to 1959, 112 people have been executed in West Virginia, [ 2 ] 102 by hanging , 9 by electrocution and 1 by hanging in chains .
Byrnside-Beirne-Johnson House, also known as "Willowbrook," is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The house began as a pioneer log fort built by six families in 1770. After 1855, it was enlarged to a large 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, five-bay, T-shaped dwelling with a two-story rear wing.
Originally named the Border Watchman, the Monroe Watchman was founded by Elbert Fowler in February 1872. [4] Fowler, who was known for an "irascibility of temper that amounted to an infirmity," had learned the newspaper trade from his brother, Isaac Chapman Fowler at the Bristol News in Bristol, Tennessee. [5]
West Virginia: County: Barbour: Elevation [1] 1,854 ft (565 m) Time zone: UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer : UTC-4 (EDT) GNIS ID: 1697193 [1] Union is an ...
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the town of West Union, West Virginia. Pages in category "People from West Union, West Virginia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.