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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.
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]
Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, family news, obituaries). However, the primary focus is on news from the publication's coverage area. However, the primary focus is on news from the publication's coverage area.
A majority of the citizens of Union supported the Confederacy and opposed the creation of West Virginia which included Monroe County. Union was incorporated in 1868. [7] The town of Union retains much of its historic architecture, with many structures dating to the antebellum period when the local economy was thriving from the resort industry.
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.
Several months after his death, US Marshals located his grave from a newspaper's obituary page. Died of lung cancer 52 years 1969 Donald Shea: 35 United States of America Shea was a ranch hand at Spahn Ranch who was murdered by members of the Manson Family led by Charles Manson on 26 August 1969. He is believed to have been murdered due to ...
Originally known as the 8th Virginia Regiment of the Union Army, it became the 8th West Virginia when West Virginia was designated a state. The unit fought at the Battle of Cross Keys under Lt. Colonel Lucien Loeser as a part of Cluseret's Brigade, alongside the 60th Ohio under overall command of Col. Gustave Paul Clusteret , a French officer ...
The 11th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized in several western Virginia counties along the Ohio River following the Wheeling Convention and their secession from secessionist Virginia, including Elizabeth and Burning Springs in Wirt County, Wheeling for Ohio County Wetzel and Marshall Counties, Ravenswood in Jackson County, Kanawha Station in Wood County, and Point Pleasant in Mason ...