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Title	History of the Sago Community (Upshur County, W. Va.)
Author	Gross, E. R.
Description	Early history of a West Virginia community.
DLA Category	Politics and Government
Date	2013-05-26
Place	Sago (West Virginia)
Format	23 leaves (8.5 x 11 in.) duplicated typescript
Type	Text
Holding Library	West Virginia Wesleyan College
Identifier	wv00114p
Relation	Greta Proudfoot Collection
Publisher	Published by the Agrucultural Extension Division, Morgantown, W. Va.
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One c_: n i m . r ; ~ i fLi . -* - t l- clr;' r c 0 n i - q f i> r r_: crc t:; zUn - t. l-, irty milts i; l? r'oWh xn unkr? l. ccr! j; ij.~ d(; rnu~ f: 7~~ - Lhc pu. r;? gvc of c w r ti ng . Ei~ l- th mr!. rlicd Gcnrgc: ; jieEi;, v~~- Jl. oi l ~ c db c l ; ~ 5~ 3;: vc; rly; ; ~ _ ~ o r , iiii? :; rri~ d Adam St on::? crt: ,~ nfe r, r ncvcrly; 2nd. if - icr ?, li: a d~).-~- Li. 8;, 1 1.~ m a~ yicd; c: m SrOo! cs, ;: b r q t h c r of 3r. ./: m' 3s Brooks gi' F;- Lii:::; Cr:: ek_. y h c i r dcsci; nd::. nts ;. dr% tcP ii ;<, sJitlca , iiiccs-; cs, ~ - ~ ; 2 f i r ; , ~( ~ y - ~. s ~ ~, Rn~ k;; r~ s, ~ ~ r: nd ", good f i l : ? . ~ 3- Lhors 9f c ~ u l l t y . ( j i y , ~~ i - 7A;.; .,- , 7iaj. 1 s g T: L nd - s 3ns, TI! W. E l i Bnkcr, . x . y ~ . i c d'i. 1:~~ sic; t, 2. l- a f r , ) r i Up3hu. r C 3 ~ n t y . They were clr~. ught: j: s 72 i"; jilIi;= Sc;; tr~ fi , f Bri\ r; lliJ I;', srl;. A f t ; r n112 vj? Ls cut down b y disi':. c; c, i; 2 du? . tirfic he inzrl- 1i. d - tl? c a i s t ~ .>-- i. Tr3n t h i s union came Ju. 6. g~ B aker, 1 u. S. y z h c r ~ 1 1I1 . qurA". r ,: i. f t i. 1' h e r sccmd mn, rria;;. c, r2r. cvcd t o - kh. i ij; lcs'i* The secocd set of c h i l d r z n of Zcdckiah TJorg~ Ljl by h i s ~ ~ ~ 2 n d ~ i: lifc, i", cj; ccca :;:,-~,-; wQ~, . cTJcrcv. - lI. L- L,-.; . J7. ~ 2 T, > Jc,:?:, ~ tji~ lf T&, .7, qL Fafirv. ~ l f r c hw. ?. s the lil- st - tiihit~ c k i l d ?).:~ n ?* t S::;.; r), i; 2 t h e yc?- r ? f 130.1.. fIi. rcmz~ ined on t h c old :. Lqrncstc, r,::! 8. Id hir; liYc, dying; dur-ing ' L ~ LC i v i l PTnr. 5c ; 7:: s !.~: iited in mr:;- ri: gc'~ r; i- kh ~ , ~ 7 - , rrj ct.~>> i l, d ~ ~ , S ~ ~ i n 1336, who ~ ~ i t l i v clidi; ? m m , ~ y ,; nrs, h: rs* C-. -; j. Eurncr y~?. s .: heir only c h i l d . Alf rcd .? andh i s w i f c a c r e c:, Tncst Cilri:; ti.-. ns, .?~ ldt h ~ i cxr~ mplch ad much t o dd Ti; :: 2.3.>: in, 3 t h c c m ~ u i i i - t yn oted f 77 i t s m Q l ' ~ ? l t ~ ~ T. h ey wcrc c 3: l:;- Litu? nt :- ilcmbcr;; 9f .;;:: c; S; L~ CB, x pt i s t churclrl, l!~ r, rl; icl- Jn. p . s fqmIcd t i 3 . c i: i the fj. f+ u. iLc c- ,,. * i'--. ~ , G * W. 3urricr v ? hh~ 2 d mxrricd t h . c i r oDLj d,.:~@? tc r bcu: y! i-;; ti?;: x ~ . ~ t! d~ i lills and :: f : ~ r ~ onn e n i l c ilqrth ~ f t; i~ K orzrl,.=~ fn?. rm. IJrs, L?.. yr. ; qi~. rni3r died i n - the f n l l of 1923. $ hi tvi3. s ;: l8= v;~. blvc! m ~:?, n 2nd 7: r;?,:; lioii2rcd by 211 her ncigl? ? rs an& ! ier l ~ ~ r f3c 7c;! 1 il. g- 2f s ens, daur~ ll'icrs, and graiid cl? ildrcn. x e r sons 2nd <.:~~ l-.:.? l- i; cr,-* <., A a ?, re noted f o r t h e i r useful l i v c s i n the c omluni ty'. - J?-. X Cs - E- un t eg Fanny, t h e y o u n ~ r ~ scit' Zcci.. iki; lh h? r.;:~ n! s child;- cr~, m3rric. d James Bun- i; cn, i n 112,7, v:.- lio ~:, r: s f rr;:? i t 1 - i ~- t 31i: jn of CunSzyt 9n, lderrimack County Nt'w I?' anpzhii- c, i,:;:, Zunten cr: wr. lc t 7 Sr:.. q3 i n lFj25 or 26. He bought f:: rl? l nnrtll ' 73' - t? 2 T..,,_ P; L,-- P. P--(: , t.,.- r? i ; 2xi, ? L a d . b u i l t m i l i s f o r sawing lumber ~ i l dg rinciing grri,. i, I n c~ n: ncc-: i5n: r:. iJillt h e ~ rist: iii> l kit i n s t a l l e d simple i - n a c h i n ~ ~ fyr; r eardilig -;. loo:, ,?& s l z t c a8 1390 in?, Ry of t h e qlder. c i t i z c i ~ s~ til. 1ts ,!_ kcd r~ boutt l?. cir ha, vi: ig EQiIc t o t h a t m i l l vrith g r a i n znc!. V, IG@~, The c h i l d r c k of Jcmcs Bu;? tcn 311~ 3. Fanm : do? gcn Sur?. ten vrcre Snrnli Ann, El scy RcSecca, 1y; 2ut:-; gn T J , , Eurnll~, i. iiA , , '{ ialt e r 3 . D., H a r r i c t , and Sirene. - Thc ? doore - 2c- ur-! il ; l Srnh Ann bvntcn married Gc7rgc C o l l i n s TJoore 71' xol- gaxtown ' 11 18W. Tk'ey s e t t l e d on t h c ~ p p o s i t cs i d e of the r i v e r f r ~ mth e Bunitn fzrm, Here - tllcjr r e ~ t r ~ ctd l arge family qf muzh d i ~ t ~ i n c t i o n , ::: mcs Levin, tilc o l d e s t clli. ld 2f t h i s union, laas b ~ r ni n 1845, VJkieil t h e need was g r d ? t f o r s o l d i e r s t p dcf end. t h e TJrLibn, be volun-t e e r e d i n Ccmp~ ny B o l 10- t; lr VJcst V i r c i n i : ~ Volurlt cer ~ n f a i i t r y 2nd sofe rvtielue wt? i. lT, l hthc" r :: c. rlroicsdc ofS c? t., k i.-, hea . ZC yi i- j~ critl W :: rrj, f 21. aSorni ocn tiCmoeu n: t; yf, t epr ent hnsey lcvlco.; snei a. I n ~ p r t n c r s h i pw ith h i s Uiicl e Wats 33 Eunt cn, 12c ' b o~ gP- tm 1. l property e t Crcuwf;? rd, L c~;:: i& C ounty, w h e ~ eli d r c n r ~ dn l z r g e f:, mily and made a comf or- t?.- ble l i v i n g . I n h i s o1. d ?- ge he sold h i s propdrty and went t o Oregon ci~ df rcm t h c r e to C- lif o r i ~ i nw here he died, H i s child. ren a r e Ivy V, , : , U r t l c 3. , , illy 3. , ~ " . l pGh. , R i c d L., L~?. rnicF . , znd Eaisy lic. y, all of wliorh' wcrc l i v i r , g , p, t the t. ilne of t h e i r I" r2, thcrI s death. The second son, 1, orznz.~ S y r ~ n , w c~ sb nlan i n May 1847, He cntcred t h e Union -? rm:? ir, l h 2 nild served t9il;- ee years 2nd threls months. Hc li7as scver~ 1. y rn3tl. nd2d on t h e day t h a t pichr. lond t - l n , ~ ey~ acuated, He came komc cn c r ~ ctlic s i n July 1865; a t t e l ~ u c ds chool; worked IS a cnrpcnt c r ; tauglit s c l i 0 ~ 1 ; s c r v ~ d2 . s Ccunty SuperinQe ndent of School a; studied at Ero~ wi Uni- rersity nqci i n Crozer Thealogi en1 Seminary; cfit~:- redt k Bcz12tist nilnistry i n le72; scr~ rcdn a p a s t o r f ~ r tweiity-seven ye- rs i n V ~ s t7T ir~ ini;?, 0 21io S e c r e t a r y f o r S t a t e Missions i n Yest V i r g i ~ i af nr s i x ycLqurs, ~ ~ l Sc eic ret, xry f o r t h e ',+ Jest ' Jj. rgii? ia : E z p t i s t Xducz., ti, jn Sl; zicty f cr ninctecn y e a r s , I:? n: ow l i v e s i n Pnrkersbu. g. In 1872 he l i a r r i z d Alinirz, 11, Brooks, daughtcr of Dr. Araos Froo! cs of Prcnzh Creek, S!. le ha.'; s h a ~ e dw ith him f o r more than f i f t y ). esi- 6 i n tl- ie lnborsc. s o r r , ~ w s ,? " nd v i c i s s i t u d e s r, f a busy l i f e , Mrs, I l o 9 r e died i n the SUmriier of 1924. Tllcir c h i l d r e n a r e George Amos, L< z4?. ilrBc lanche, Oscar Frank, znd D o r a . Threo othcrs died during infancy. Gcozpc Ai: lp~ died i n l; innezpolis, Minn. when,: he wzs f ~ j r t yy c s r s old, He v f ~ sn succesbful t e a c h c r , A t his dcath a wife and two ' boys wcrc l e f t . prnnk r ~ l s o 1- ivcs i n Minneapolis and has a wife and tv; o SOYIS, J ; ~ c s :; nd R ~ b c r t , Lnurc?. is a t e a c h e r i n t h e Perkersburg High School; and Ijqra is n l i h r n r i a i l i n t h e Ohio Wesleyan College 2. t Dcl~ v\ r~?~ re, O?.~ ia, Cjsc:: r I , c ' o x ) o ~ t~ h, e t h i r d SOL, VJ;:.~ born i: l 164' 3. He entered t k e Union Zrmy i n 1864 i n ~ orr_; sal- 1j9 of ji: d : J! es2; V i r g i n i a C,- vnlr;~. 3rd took ?: e lxr;- ied i., iiss Idn l,:! ilsam of Abilene, Xansns. Snr-? bel., n d- 7uqh- ter, w: is born. i n le54, S: 11( 3 tizught school. I n 1878 she n!;?* ri- ied S:-. r; i~. el Neely. TO t h i s union were born f i v e c h i l d r e n , Fr-: i? ce?:, Addie, Fred, Clyde, ldn: l Cemostheriec. The f a t h e r . wr. s k i l l e d i n :? b l o g g i i e r< cciden- L while the c h i l d r e n vere J ~ D U ~ X ; ? nd . the nother h::~ cl. - to lfi, Oor hnra t o r c n r :? fir childre1. i. j5e f a i t h - f u l l y cri 1 ovirigly p-. rT orxed t h e h?. rd t . s s k , 311e died ?. t 3uckh:~ nnoi?, c, t t h e c~ ge of 67 ye-. rs. 1d. c ?, lay, .?. nother at?, l~ gkterw, as born i n 1E57. She w:?. s te.::, cher ,~,, r, dw as P o s t m i a t r e a s zt sngo for s e v e ~ , ? ,. l; e:, rs. She r e s i d e d a t go, :: t h e r old ~: oiiie, t:~ kir, g cc; re 01 lier p:~ r: znts till 1893 when r. he died of f e v c r z t tl.. e ;.:!~ t 02 36 je;:- rs, The reflnining c l i i l d r e n , ~ o T : ' : Iaq- L:? e, Bu. rn'? am a , , Clyrerice I?!., 3rd Yr~. nces Jn; ie, ,211 died i n o e t o b e y of 1,355, of t;/~>: roiJ dys3n'~ er- g. 1W. iiioore and j l d ~ s , i:! Ioore l i v e d t o n r i p e oldc zige, L; jr, ; doore; died in the f a l l of ib95, .:. rid. ;, jrs. Moore, sevcr;; l ye: Ju!. rs I t ~ t e r , Two ' o- othz:- s car- ie t o sago ?* nd e e t t l e c l soae t i x e betweer, 1320 znd 1825, Their n- l. 1~ 2s were COL- neliils and George C1.7. rk. i'l?.. ey cc, r;~ e from Connecticut, Tlley zild. - L!. leir f::.~- qiliea ~ 7 > d dz~ iuuc h - to tP. e h i s - t o r y of S2go. Cornel- ius Clzrk, on !_ e,-. ving h i s c a t i v e s- tL3, te, f i r s t s e t t l e d i n Ohio, b r L t l a ? e r c, o.! iie ' io 2. nd p~.. rcli:..:; ed :~;. nd l y i n g between t h e Z, edeki!-. h ; tJOZg~ ii ;. a.& J- i~;~ eBs unten f.; r; xs, xe was somew!~ lnt e c c e n t r i c , b u t w.- s ?> n ei? tc:- 3:: prising b- .. ' o:~: ii:~ ie:-.: TsL I;~":~. : H? b u i l t n d:: m c c r o s s t h c r i v e r ?" nd construc. tecl n m i l l on C;, C: I s i d c of ri; rer, or, e f o r q;- jr, dir? p g r z i n i;? ni~?~ f~ c- i; ul.~ inngs t o r, >~ d~ i l i s c e do i l s rnd ot, her p r o l u c t s , ::.. rid - the other f o r sn;.. ri:; g lu~ ybe?. T? le CnsJcor , O i l wcls made f rox the C3. s2" or bt2,?, n clad wns sold i,?. ; 3? e t.:-!.- bletf o r m ; 2nd tlie 1il; seed. o i l n2. s made from fl?. xseed and ilaed n'or eormo. n pur-poses, He a l s o bored by - tl- i. e menns of 2. wood d r i l l - a v: ell 500 f t e t u e q f o r s?, l- t 7- 1-, I-' .,~ e? r, ~ d,;" oln tiire, made s: d- k :- i; S; Z, TO. . Tie then opened 2 coal ~ l i r i e , so t; ird- b 115 i': iislit ob- t7, in I ~ e flo r l i i s Ffurn:; ec. Peoyle, f o r iilorC - tli;::? tyhirty fiiiles, cr,:; ie oli : zj::, e1~:: cE; t o ' buy tl, is s ,?" 1 t . I - 5- K i s Tvife, IhLki~:-,~! i.:, /:.- 2 ', v~ er y i : ; - i q l l i g e n t u; om; xqe ' Th? ir c h i l d r e n yrer:: ~ y n p n , ~ trr;. le::~. 3, J , . I - r. nd ~ , ~ . s ? ~ n i w ~ . l i f e . wl3c. n :; li?, s ; l: ryi:~!-- tc: L ;-. t 20c- e eoi,]~ c.;~( ri! n t l L e d?, st, . i l- e at'?. C? 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P ~ S I - L t h c s c 1r. t c r j- Cc. r:-;. ) T o ~ v c ~ ~ wifc r; zrc r J~:: r~ hc church f i l l t d S c n c c : ~; fcrvn: L1 1 s cl1. ild. zi; i. i .; TCSC; , bil:;;,-, ,-. ~ I ~ SrTi,> :. nd S2pk, rnilizm Asncr l i v c d ir! s;., f; c till Iic cl. icd in . x yipc 313 . : c ~ , p, f i n e , ; ior~,~ .>--- u . p~ i6b. t? : l~, n. I;? 1 3-~ rricdj < lic; l Eccl- 11, a d k i s children 2ur2 ? ; d . ~ v - , x o c j ~ , ,: , ~ J : ~ fLin~:^~, ~ u~ r;.~ dl,,- .~- fai, ~ . d, : l i l l i s , nhc :: re wt; ll.- krio- l, v; l 2.3 fir, e , oi'iiz,. > qz , A of LLLC- GOUC~ Y. - 7- .-~ l: e Thor! -'- a-.. nlil- y Ano'iker rn2.2 --:: ID ; lad r;, v. c>: i . I. p 39 :>~; i2 7 - , r ,.. j ^_ e ~ - e l i i ? o; ui s 3nC ri~ or; il stc ~ nci', ny; of Sse o ;:; as :.' q j oi. ~ h .~ l: p, p ; ~~ -.. c-; ~ c./ ria m Colinest i cut & t an earlJ' t lme ant:! married JJ;- dia ;, iol, c, ar,, 3,3jii::- t e: of' jg; j>: li: t T{ orca: l. 1 ' r a dcae3ii of -~: ie sa: c ;- E L;)- iist ~ 1~ c. ye:;: isd : ; ~ - c ? y j . y ~ - k.~ . t jliey SeLtled oil w; l..;,-~ ~ j; 3~ 7jc all;.? - t!; e J. r~?. lel, k,,-; e:+: ~ i. o:_~ d., : IF~: ; L s , , : ~ s o - , i? f? t; r~ otl t h e Sv. nd:~ y ., , , - -> - ,- - 7 . s e l l ~ o l ,- 1 . . - L . ~ . t o i s 1 . . - WO 9- - 5.1.~ elliL,. 1i- en d i e d . - e a r l y i:? y o ~ ~ . t l l , c7 ;~ lcrl,? ls, i , i3., z e l ] - c , ' Id- Tld.,- i .~- J~- ' lrr tai, id l i a t t ie grelfj J'i o natu; ec? l i f e aid - oecc7lize usefi. ri mei. n; jei. s of s o e j . ~ t y , ~'!;~ xi- l. es married Poi;: i?? i7-~ 0c. e- : ll6 s ~ ~ - i l t . oin: ~ i7, ;-) iir+, O < tile ~ O;;: E: f;;, rm v: YLert3 l[: e r e ~ r e d - . - t h r e e ~:: r;. ld~ f ro;: i '-, l~ isy zar;- i:.,, pe, : je died. i l l - the 3yIg- t. sr of 1924. b .- ~.~,>. a~ itldh eE a- i-{: ie art: -;? oi; l living. ; it t l l i ~ LJ ,- L,~( f a l l of' 1~ 12 25) . Mar- thc rnhrr- ied Dr. C., . n - " . ~ ind Tiattie ;, aau. ried '- T-~ C- 1-.-. '~ T L~?- C. u- t r i- ghL - 1- j- o-. ini7 . y -- r> . . L> 1 . U ~ 1.- zt e ? L Gn ' chc ?: L'. l_ l ~ U L ' L~ e s otf .; he 3ilrner home webs 3 Zarrfl - 7 ownecl ~ 2 . r! - brain C;~~. i;-. i_ g]?. R- te, - bv. il- b ] l j n s e i f 2 Louse fir- id yii~~ l> riae d .. . J i c se - L :: e nas 2, l ; . . r ~ e fiesh; r nan; 2nd jlc was i n d u s t ~ i o u s , . . 2rd resi3ecteJ . by 21- 1 his ~ ~ ~ ? ; - L : I ~ l i~ i ss ,;: ._ ild: en :;:: cj- e S a l l y , E4ineyvz, Calvin, ?, rid. G r a i i ~ i l l c * Sz,?, lJy -: j;> s c, Lf=' lie-;; ed. i qj-- tj:, e;? i] epsjr and died a t r a g i c deatll c t -:;, r.-;~;- ii?[ on ; be hf1lsid. e c; c~~ vc t h e Burner l o n e , She ~ ! L ~ si' o~; nd: rii. tl? :. i. er Sauc i. 1 - the :. j?,- i; er, ~ ~ i ; l e r m. ~;,,~ r. raie d As- bury - - -. .. . . - . Cut righ", r, rld. ? iy; i, s t>:! ;;- o t ? i z ~ 0: pact or Degrlie c: lt rig! lt c; tivi% - . , . married 2, d~ ilr; li-;,~: c lj$ t: 4. g: n:- 21 Cukj-. ic; k:. GTZfivi- lrz r: aryied S+ Iics Jaile Peer, one ?. i:~ ogt; - the rood -. rumen of - this eqytki, 1l2.- l ~ eyr ea, rt. d. f o u r sons, wh~ scn : xi; C: s 3. re L,?;: ic". i?, : i?:. lph z y e e l y , -. rank, 2116. Delos, Lg'xan lr: aS a lz\ ir~- crb y p r ? . ~ ; ~ , i : ~ ~ i i - o,~ idl , -, va:; >: illed. a'; t h e meridian or" l i r e by l i g h t n i r q on Juiie 24, u . R al; l? h GT~ c?.' Lyi s a a!: icessfu. l p h ~ scii zn at Rock CaTje, v; ie>: t TTirgi: ii;>., > l:- ark i s prof e s s ~ rof Botay. 3 and- Z, oo; o~;; i n - L! lz Conenid 3 t c t e Norm1 Colldgc at Athens, JYest TTir, r; ir_ ia, Eel- 0:: is arL e e f f i c i e n J ~ c le2k a-; B e r l i n , ?, ld, ryla; id, J u s t a l i t t l e e- d- ile bkfore t h e Civil- War ;;'~ kin 3 e e r of Pe; ln-s y l v a ~ i ab rougllt h i s i,::: ii!_ y i. n+ o tlie nei:~; iborliocd. o i' Sazo. FIe f i r s t s e t t l e d at t h e i.; lou.'~ l. o~ f Trv.' by? s RUil and o p e r ~ t e da S Z ~ I ; G ~ ~ ~ , L a t e r be p~ rci. ic., sed .:; lie iP?.~ m 0.2 tlie znst s i d e of thi: r i v z r from t h e Cornelius & larlc fxr;?, ~ i i sc hild. x* en did not a l l come with hifii, b u t , a f t e l - t h e C i v i l Viar, l l i s soil ; o; onion ea:; ne wiJih h i s family, Those vrho came w). ti? him -: jcTt: Xe~ iben, > Ell?, George, . John, Zsther, and M'larjr, Bis viif e w e s a spl2nc'- id worcan .?, nd a; ixiously t r a i n e d k e r ekil- dren, T: ie ft~ rflilya d'Jecl r~ uc'i;- t 0 - I;;? L ~ c lafr? of .~:- tt: cor! xq. nity, - i i l s cl? ool, i n ch- urch, and i;? s g c i a l l i f e . F; e!~: oen served i l l Col- ipany E of i:? e 3rd Eest 7,' ir. gi:; is I; lf'cfi- iry ( a: ~, r; r; j. arcis tic 6th ~ z ~ v a l r. y ) Ke ;- fiar. ri,: d Nancy Eoggess dndi w 2 n t t o o! eniis; lvania t o 1- i- ve;' Teargt? ; e 1 ~ e d in t h e U ! i0 11 cx3ny ?. r, d t;-; ugl.~ t s cl- lool f o r h ~ l fa ceyltua7 i ri Upnhu- r Co~~. nty. lie is t h e fathe;- of D r . 0. E, 2 e e r of 3uckk, a. n; ioi- i, . L viell-!: nc-, vn surgeon i9 West Vir:: inia. Jaqe niarried (;- ranvi!. le S u t r i g h t , anci ? iarjr has ' zpent mcst of h s r l i f e i n -~ l: e fa:: ~ f i ~ z s t . - 3- . John Be. e17 i. v; ar,:; ? a ~ r i e b- t;: j. c; c. >, icr lijLs 12,,- . I., '-- fV7 i ; c h. e = a r 33r'bara Cas: o, aild fro:-: ' 6l: is marri; ta;; e -~;; 17~ 7. jri; ie-.. s re~?. yeda 1aq; e fa, nily of' boy:; snfi ~- i 1 - v1; l-: g~ l~ av': .! 3ee? j:! le 3. s~ f~; ci. li. i; izens i n . I; l. e eouiity. L. zr'::) ara, his r) a- c,- L. r.- nnd l,;: j. fz, ::; c";.; I; r, c- gr; by all. as :; unt 32, r. bara. she w a s a vey:\ r hai- ci-!~~ or!.<. in~ z, n! cp?, 3i;,, n oted f o r j'll~ riU. i(; k:.?. e.~ to~ anger, bu" Ljas rr,~ c'q" ,.~ r, oi. cu: ? o;: ]? er y: jj. l: lLngne;: t; ]. lt?. l-- p : i(: r nei~; h- 3o:: s i n csse of si c:- y. ess, II i 1il1i e f a: rla ! ci. io-+ rr; a. c, T; Le 31.:~ o n f a r m y ~ . . l a ~ i' i s e t t l e d by j-~?;~ les -- Telinejr, a s DL?. zr of . il. ip 2evo- L 1q. t ona. ry $ Jar, L2. t el- it yjcs s 5ld 0 1:. t3 2- " 1;;= 1- , Boyles, ..,.; AI : o . ; iy'c-.,:,' c - I-' ~ n feat hey/ jj'l;<~ an& Frail!; 2c'j' 1ec,..> m . fi. i_? ggt" 1 ." d i3C Yr. Grnnvillc ?;' ar:? le bouc: it t l - ~ i sf zrn and li~.- c- dt l. ze- e - For s ~ v e i ' a l y e a r s . Then he sold t; le farm and I; ocgh. t, anoLl- Ler 3y: G:; LI-: sY ? xi?, T N ~ ~ Ci s~ Zno w ovrned by > oy Carter. For years t!? ic; fsrn w;~ s o- Lr~; rLbedy 1 . John El- 5or,, 2 well Irno; iln mech: iniz, A f - t ? r 211s death it i:; s t i l l o:~: nec? Sy his fanil;-, iind t h e repoyt it . tk. z- t h i s so!.^ E a r l is now t h e po; sessJr, having % ought ov: t - ihe r i y l i t of ;,; i- ; e ot:~ er hef- r's. On t? lls fctrni is SF. 01- C sra- feyaru where maqy of ' ~ h e 01.6 ? ior!. cers cf Sago an6 nearby carm. u. nit i es & re : jv. yi ed. . Another f c m i l y - w:? i. ck:. c: me t 9 ~ ~ ' bge f ~ or et h e Civil ll/ ar was !; lie Japes 3ryali fo , r;? il- 7. : First - tb. cy li7,- ed i l l t h e old ;, If re2 YLorgaii hou. se a t t h ? upper f c r ? , Then 11s. Eryan . bou{; Zt l= ind 011 t h e ea. sJb sS. de of the r i v e r s9uth oY t h e s l b o n faryn ar, d b u i l t a :: o: xe, One oT ;? is daughters rillar. ied 1- i ehol. zs Ocrs; anct'C:?;. r, TJeerba.; l-. ~ u x - s , 0: ie jnarried David Terli? e; j;, and tke YOurLd e s t , Dolly, ;::: arri. cd J0h. n :, boss. The t h r e e boys, H:? l; ry, TiillFam., .~, ncl. E liilore, ~ er-;: ed- i : l '; he U l l i 03 cirrr;.. T; 1 - Lhe e a r l y i, rys a farmlily 3y t h e Rams of ; lcCrazken l i - ~ e d f 9 r a J~ i,- qc, 7iri~ le1re~ J clin 1,'. B2. rner nc:?~ h as a f i n e home. A f ' m i l j na~ lec! Cllilders a l s o l i v e d i n '; he Sagc zolmLunity i n t h e e a r l y p ~ i - i o d , Captain E ' e r r e i l , k t h e r ef :; art i n e r , Z o t e r t , ar. d Skicid F ~ r r e l l , litred ir; Sz. qo f o r a. cr:;? i!. e d u r i w i . t s ezfiy nerioc! and had a black-sr?. itki skop ; ic;' r the r. xi j u s t above - the Lv. rn? r horie. 2ftc; r " o ~ n e l i u s \=!-; sk left t h e zor, m. uni- ty t h e r e l i v e d for a while i u l t! ie va, ea?: t 3ouse T) z, vid s o z l e y , Eiz na, s ' ike m i l l ~ r , t k e carder of' -;'; ool, and t i h e shoem~~ ker. I J ~ w as a j o l l y f e l l o w , and h i s sb., op V? LZ a ~ . C 0S~ 1 ; f o r r! 23y c7. t _~ li& yfrl'-~ Lte re Ile t. o!.. iL some mar- re10 US . i; c., les. - 1 9 - , - l a r g e f? b:-; il. y of' c? iildi-;:: I, T?! e:: e ;-{ ere ;..? zee boys, Sir: Lo: l, l! en:: y, El- more, 2nd f 0u. r p ; i r . l s , ~ ~ L? lrsgeq:~ i ; er ; ilr. y~ izCiC - eoi-{.; e I! oover; aiio a b r o t h e r of br, Tjoover; ~ ~ 3 i ; : ? e rr: , Cr. j-,~: ff;: ian 05' Indian CailTi?; aizd . B:- lrbr., ra beeaxe tile secosc :;= ? . 5 5; ',- J 3 r !: E, s~ o ::; as a t p b l l and ~ t-~; e: y .;~ opa. fi, ;..:? d :? Gr d:; i, i.., ,-> ters i::;:. zre gr2;~- L1 ;~ orkers. tlie e a r l y peri~ ocl, Isea- \,; ams). ey ' h ~ l i l tE :, '_~. c. i:. c: nee zl,- - t:; e mouth of T r u b y I ~ Z un, vil~ ichT T J , ~'- d~ u rn& i n i;:?; i; er yi; z, rs, . -. 2 A fat- 51;. paljl!;, L Ccl~ crsi j . ~ r e f i . c fi . e::!.::- , i l l o ~ pi a - n ; . LO:: g, s k o r ' ~; 2t- r-iod of - tl. rr, e, l~ er'?:: p~ t: ,:, ro or Jr,> Irrey er-.,. r. 7 31.1 c ; - of - Ll? t- c: lil- dr'.: n was k i l l e d by tbc': - k i t e of 21 c ~ y i , e i - h e ~ i j , , Just ~ f . t i , rt) rlc elo:; c ; jf - 1,-‘- r.. - C? I ' -, j. T- il T - T . . . ,',,,.' ri-; . ~ e GI- ose Ic; ir: ily CC~.:- C~% t C ) l i v e i n the o l d IiIo~ gan hcusc, but John 1:. soon bo~ xgkt 1ar. d 0x1 ' iklC . . Trench Crcek rcad from ! Iienjz:- il: ii~ ",::. ld ; Ll-~ d. b u i l t a hoille -;;; ere. Tl? i:> family of fear g i i - l s ?; ic! t?;?' b~ oy 3 zd. ded jii. v. zh t c t , ; i ~ s o z j a l iaelfi2;- e of I he co~-~?:;~~~. riity.. Anobher 1 a . r . g ~ i ' r , ~ i i xo f youne; pegjj3. e l i v e d a t the close of - the - 1- . Tl , - 9 C i v i l ; Jnr. i n t, ke ceor;; e C1al. l.; ho: 2i; em (' i,:. L , larl< s had gop.. e kue. Lr-liannon $ 0 1i~; e.) i 1 , Elbridge 3u. rr fainiiy, Ihc: f;;~ i;% ewrE , S !:? lo7~ n - 2s Litc1. e Tll? r. id. ge t o c l . i . ~ ' ~ i ; . ~ l~- ir~. 7 . il r~ o~ y f. i1 Z Elbriclge G. Ev. ri-, - fi~ l~ loi v e d where _ l, ci~- iz~ ins ilo::: s i t y a , t e d . T; q.? ri;. :; j.? re vJ? Jillia: x~ nld 3cnt on wl~ o3 a i rezdl? el : lo;;: c l r o m l; i-:. e TJ-;~? . o n t; l. iree younger ' b OJJS i d . 0 s Orle of the i? z. ug]? ters mc". rried G$ wriel Zeen 3f I n d i m Caxp; ano';? ie~, Luke 30--. lcy, , a - nl. so of Indla, n Car9. p. J o s e ~ ~ ~ thh, e jro'- nngest son, spont nost oi" kit, life i r l q?: s-;; Viygj~ l- iix, H" tr. 2veJ. ed ;~, Sov. t a ggod desl. P;: or! z~ uilty.- to a c ~ ~ l : ; e r: l; e o, lso li-: eL, f o s~ l; o rt peri0d. s of t i m 2 i n ::; ever? il s- t;.; l, cs. '; Ie 3 i ~ di n -; LC -, jlr: te? of 1924 a- L Backhailnon : inTv, ing 1-, e'i +"-. t.' r. l. . c d a f' ca. irljl r i ~~) l~ adg e .. r? 1- , , e 1 a c. n! ni: t 3 ;,-. go in 18:> 5, ];: r. Kiddy had, b e f o r e t k i s tili;~, l ived. 3 ir: Iille ?&- G ~~, z:;:-~.;; iq.:. im;~ : icj. ;; hen f o r a short t ime on G rsild. C a l q , on - i.? e :?,; lxn !~ ov: i:: qo~ r.;: n 2; s tliz Gal Bzady f 2. rl~ 1, :-: is wife was Eei* iindfi ;< ryL~~:, m, i r , L.. e i y & il:.;:- n ~ ,.! ~ c. Jr; e~ mes, J O ' I ~ , George, 1 , Josepk , ;_' 8. ni? id, si? ii E,. risnie. is 1~ 1~ 11hya s bee:? of' g;: ezt i~: iport? nce t o t h e y,- el:' a~. e 91' i% e S2go eor:, n~): l?. ty. Ja. mes and T ; , ' i l l i a m m~ tde - t h e i r h o ~ e sil - L Sa, csm - 10 - Another fm- il; r t h a t has d d e d much t o t h e b e t t t r m e n t of Sag is t h e Nicholns ours FaLnily. i'_ r., IGi~ lr, ol:~ Os urs carqe t o Sego i n 1837 and s e t t i e d on t h e f x m now OWY: C~ by Linzoln TPrney. Mr. Ours was married t-; lice. The ck, ildren of h i s f i r s - L mnrriczge were Lcvi and Margaret a ~ tdho se - by h i s l c ~ vi~ ief ( i - v i s ~ e n n e y ) w ere IJicholrts, Meerbach, Haz, zled on, m a Julian. - The - Ja- me s - T.- enKey F?, mily Xr. Jamzs Tenney, t h e p a t e r n a l cncestor of t h e l a r g e and num-e r o u s family of t h a t name i n Upshur Couilty, w2s a n a t i v e of Pdassa-chusetts. He had t h r e e brot'rers rrino eliigrated t o tile d i f f e r e n t s e c t i o n s of New Englcnd. He c: me t o Virginiz a- bout 1806 and f i n a l l y located on what i s now known ns t h e Eluon farm about 1820. H i s wife was Thankful Shippy of Rhode I s l a n d , Their c h i l d r e n were James, Sanu€ l, S o s i t ~ h , P e t e r , Elislia, Joha, ReLtben, Clarz, Avis, ; vIarY, Thankful, ~" ndP hilo. Xr, Teniley o1: vned s l a r g e t r a c t of land, per-haps rare than n t! iors~ nd z c r e s , a. ro% nd and e ~ ~ osf t t h s Elbon H i l l , Fror~ l t h i s l a r g e family of boys one can r e a d i l y see why there a r e so la2ny Tennejro i n Upshur Coul? ty, t h ~ s ed- escendents have contrib-uted n i a t e r i a l l y t o t h e s o c i a l , educational, and economic develop-ment of 7Jpshur C o ~ n i y . This family was so c l o s e l y coni~ ected with Sago t h a t ib should be mentioned as 2 p z r t of Sngo, Mr. Burr owned i n l i i s day t h e whole s e c t i o n of what is now ic7iown as tile town of Adrian, He was a very prosperous farmer, He and a l l h i s famlly were known 3s very i n d u s t r i o u s pcople, The i ~ ~ , u gehrts , JJelvina, and Minnie arid a l s o a son, Johri Ezra, ; vere members of tne Sago B a p t i s t church and r e s u l a r a t t e n d a n t s of t h e Sundaj- school, For 2" time t h e church was l a r g e l y dependent on t h i s family f o r i t s singing. The family was one of i n t e l l i g e n c e and education. John Ezra was t h e s t r o n g e s t l i g h t i n t h i s family. He entered t h e Union army ecd was severely wo?~ nded, He w2- s discharged on account of h i s wound; znd, as soon as he vras a b l e , h e t u r n e d h i s a t t e n t i o n t owzrds g e t t i n g an educztiion. He prepared f o r colldge nt VIaterville, Maine; then he entered Srwin University, Rhode ~ s l z n d , vihere he w2s grzduated. He then went t o Newton B a p t i s t Theological I n s t i t u t e ; and, a f t e r t h r e e years oC atuuy at t h i s place, he lvas ordained t o t h e B a p t i s t n i n i s t r j , He was p a s t o r of a 13aptist church at F i s h e r v i l l e , Maiiie, ? nd then a t West ETedway, ~ J a s s a c : 2 u ~ e t t s . AfZer t e n y e a r s of s e r v i c e he bec, ame a v i c t i m of t u b e r c u i o s i s , He hctd a d e s i r e t o cmc t o t h e old home i n Yest V i r g i n i a ts d i e ; and, accompanied by h i s wife and s i s t e r , y e l v i n a , ile cane a s f a r as t h e top of t h e Allegheny Xountains where he ' breathed h i s l a s t i n a r a i l r o a d t r a i n , A t 3rown University he and Eev, L, 3. ~ o o r ew ere roommates, The other c k i l d r c n of t h i s f2, niily a l s o took kindly t o educe?- t i o n . Adkt was n g r . : ~ d ~ : ? . otf? ygdng T,::" diesI I n s t i ' i u t e r- t Steukenvill Ohio. She ta. ught school i n Cpsh~?.' or ~ l . n t y , Xlri: lie i" ir1ished a cou. rse of ctudy ,?, t a school i n Gl- eenvl;. le, Ohio, C'l. 2,~ A1 ed, a son, prepnrnt i on f o r c i v i l engineeri:: lg, : Jelvi_ ulzl, did not at: te: id school >* taux'nt school 2nd s9ent some time Besi; 7< i~:< lilinT ji; iversi. tjr i n " Le away from home. She y, 1; 1~ 7. y hzve attended th;, F ~ e i i c h Crcv. i: Acr~ derny and su'bscript ion schools ne, zr hnme, She v:; as grc,?. tly hn. ndtc2ppod ' oy nearsightedness. A t t h e > resent t h e ( f x l l . cf 1925) a l l t h e riiem. bers of t h i s family zri: dead with t h e cxeeption of Clcl, u. de, uiio l i v e s a t Euckhttnnon. - The - P- a- t- ick --- PeeBlec - F-- c mily T r a d i t i c n h, ze i t , th,?- t P a t r i c k Peebles of Chcrlemont, Mass. 7.- c h u s e t t s , rmde i n 1900 a terrlpor;? r. y scttlernel? t ill t h e vicj.:? i. ty of S 2 ~ 0 , It s t a t e s th,?$ t he returned t o Niessachusei; t s t h e l a t t e r pnrt of t h e sr"_;, ley ear. ;< e gave a glowing ~. ccou- vlto f t h e '! r!.~ gir: ia i a ~ d s and induced as many of h i s ~ e i g h b o r sa s he c ~ u l dt o cr; me t o them, So h e and Zedekinh. T> lor@ znc c. me t o Szgo i n 1601; and TAX-, Xol- gai?:, as it has been s t a t e d , xnde z perinanent s e t t l e m e n t , It seem5 from t r a d i t i o n th. at Iir. Peebles l t ~ ~ i n~ asn d a. boili; t h e %" go ~ e t t l c n i e n t f o r eight or nine y c r ~ ~ s , I t is not known how mmy, i f a:, of h i s fzimily came with'hil- n 2p. d Ydr, Morgzn. I n 1' 810 lie and ? 2r. Mcrgan b u i l - t a s a ~ ~ ; i m i ol lr! ~ v ? ? ~ ; it s now k ~ o w~?~. st ~ h e 2. nwmill hii LLnn esr i t s ~ o u t h . It w a s a crude a f f a i r . A teml2or~ ry gristrr, ilT: v; sr, a l s o b u i l t w i t h it, Shortly a f t e r t h e i r completion t k e s e v.. i. lls vier2 a'estroyed by a flood. T'nis d i s n s t e r a i s c 3 g r n q ~ dX r, Pee?: i. es. So h e l ~ z n t back t o r:: nssachuse", s and rei- nained till 1617, whcn lie si-turned t o t h i s p a r t of V i r g j n i s with h i s elztire f3rnil. y ant! :; sttied on t h e w a t e r s of French Cr& ek, nekr t h e s i t e of vrh. at is n3; r' 1 kll~)-.: i~! n t h c v i l l a g e of French Creek, IGr, P e r b l e s had s e v e r a l c h i l d r e n , Jnriles P e e b l e s , h i s son, l i v e d v ~ i t ht h e l z t e Yzrrison T J i l q r o v ~~ vhoh ~ ~ dn z~ l. riehdi s s i s t e r . This James Peebles 1u2a noted f o r t h e f a c t , t h a t i n 1849 lie went t o Calif 9rnlcl. i n secrcn of goic?,. The l a t e rdrs. Jane Sexton va:: x i o t h e r 2- aughtcr, She : iic? s t h e a o t h t r of jJrs, Ashley Gould, lL? rs, ~ ~ r l a n d F e r r e l l - , James, rlnd Jzne Scxt 011. Perhaps it is ilnportrtlit t o rercern. b~ r t h z t P a t r i c k Pee. bles arid t h e Goulds a l l care from Ch?. rlernont, ~, lassal= husest. t - Tl? e Trzbyjs - Run Section Thc ~ t ' o p l e of Tr? lby1s Bu. n have always i d e n t i f i e d themselve:; w i t h t h e peoplc: of Szgo. Tbcy a t t e n d church znd Sunday school at Sago, and have -~ lv~ rzzysc laimed Sago 2s t h e i r Post Office, The Hcnry Y J i l f oilg family s e t t l z d on tlie' w a t e r s of Tru'by'l s Run before t h e ' c i v i l y! c- l, r, In t k i s f x n i l y vvcrc s e v e r a l children; namely, . George, Snrriuei Ficnry, John, a n n i e l , Colw! lbus, Bilda, P h i l l i p , Abraii<~. mi,\ qary E!_ izau. stl?, Toise, Tildrt, and LorettS; Four of t h e . . boys, George, Siimu'el Henry, Jo! li?, and Daniel, served a s s o l d i e r s i n t h e C i v i l War on t h e Union sj. Ge, Samuel Henry l o s t h i s l i f e i n t h e s e r v i c e of h i s coun- try, " LC f:- dmj. ly is noted f o r it, s industry and has added l a r g e i y t o t47, e L L C . . V , ; ~ J _ Y ! ; ; ~ Y L ~ of - Lhc Trl'tjyts Run l o c a l - i t y . The Nolson Jorles f?,~::~. l! l. yiv cd i n ' the T r ~ r L y r sR un v i c i n i t y be-f o r e the C i v i l ~ 2 - r~~ r s . Jo nes -, n l - f : .' "::: I.-",,!.', LC J2- n~. Hi~:% ie, Sh;: 15 s t i l l l l v i l i g , being ,?,' boi.~'; 95 J- i. r. rs ; rid / J-. ..~-, L,-: ,;< I . j . !; ir,, ,',: nes died s h o r t l y n f t c r t h e C i v i l ::, r?, r, y r s . J o n e s wzs !. eft v~ j.. i; l: l? our nl; ia, ll c h i l a r e n . Sine w a s a he,- oige from i; he stapd>~. iil. mof ~: o::. 4, Slie and her cliildren cleared oub f r x , ~ 75 - 6 o 1.00 ncrzs of l ~ , n d , I; I-c h i l d r e n a r e Scl, rah E l l e n , Cora, Eim- ia, axd JoJy, J ~ l k : ~ l1- ivzs on ' clie old home place and is : lo- Led f o r h i s t h r i f t aiid gocd. citizefiship. The James Black f a n i l y is another prominent 2i':: n: ily of t h i s s e c t i o n . Mr. Black s e t t l e d here - i) efore t h e C i v i l ' v;~? r, H i s cllil-drcn were Alex, Zorcnzo, Abrakalii, Olive, B e t t i e , ?$; LF~, I i i i ? ~ t , s. nd Sarah. Lore~ lzo arta Mart werc i n the Union n;: ncr, Mc., r. t, wc;; k: llled rut BLickhannon, I", s s a i d th& t, a f t e r lit7 had l; eeil 1,; id. oi; t, f c1. r dead, he rose and walked across - bhe roolil, Tile descer: deqt, s o? t h i s fnrnily n;. e nza: w-; aild. a good r;? 3, rg 31' thzm l i v e i n t h e i r p z t e r i l a l l o c c l i t y and z r e noted f o r hard work and t l i r i T t , I s a a c Cu- tright wn.; 2- n e a r l y s e t t l e r . HC v: xs tlle f n t h c r of Thanner Cut r i g h t , of ~. lotn,. 4, s it 32s bee11 once s t : . x t ~ d . 1nar. c ' yamsley was em ear2y s c t t l e r . H i s sons were Foah E., Cl?.~, rIes, Luther, and Albert. Wo;? 2? 3, was a fifie penman, A l l . t h e cons cbrc now Ctezd. Du- ring t h e C i v i l -; Tar ?;. t, er yeliney l i v e d : I, mile and ;, half east of Sago. He had s e v e r a l children; namaly, l e t e r J , , ~ o s i n h , Jonritlian, Johxi C. , Fzra, Rufus, ' 7i!.. liain, S-= tiid~ skjr, S arah C. , Labzina, and ~,{ i. s, G, fib ;; i. ckefoose. John I,. Rogg:-' ss n z r r i e d n !>: is:; Eoyles aiiu- l i v e d 01- 1 t h e road t h a t 1 ;? cid. s t o liiount i$% sliicgt on church. H i s c k i l d r c n - uere Thomas HnyEond, Ce1. i~ (- wi? e of Eliza. Sta; lskur3-) Nancy ( wlf e of Reu'Sen ~ e c r ) , an d 2 2 a l i l e ( wife of I, 3erine. tt\/ . 14r. aoggess cane from Tlarion Cow- ty. His f a t h e r vias Colonel Roggess, a man oi' d i s - ti- rguisl- ied ngtc, - Enoch ? Jestf, 2i!., a son of George jl~ sstf3, l:: and ,?, b r o t h e r of ! dartin Westfall and a n- mber of o- Lhcrs, came t o T r ~ i b y t s Fun bout l88G. He h2d two' c h i l d r e r ~ , P r ~ s t o _ ra nd ~ u m n i e , l j i s a r c e s t o r s : ve:; e among t h e e a r l i e s t s e t t l e r s i l l vpshur C o u ~ t y , ? r e s t on married a s i s t e r of john Johes n~ ld l i v e d +' or se- seral y e a r s on Trubyls Ru1- 1; then he sollj h i s i?: l. rm and went t 3 Ohio t o l i v e and t h e r e h e h a s resided ever s i ~ c e , Lummie ~ 1ar. rii. d John Jones aiid has c l w a y s l i v e d i n tiic old Iiome s e c t i o n . ,-., A --- __-- r, wcls an e m l y s e t t l e r on Trub; r ~~-%-. iris- s5ns were H u r is oil, C li r= to n, Ri;; 7. rio n, a ~ Gdr s n v i i l e . Christ1- m Simons VJLS ~ 1 - abn~ c :, rly sef, b 3 er i n t h i s section. The w r i t e r i s under t h e ~ f l p r ~ sJsn i tkctt Ja, qez aL? d Jo- b Sinlons were n i s sons. Some time a f t e r t h e C i v i l i!; ar t h c Isa? c Wamsley house ' burned r.: t night, . John Quick 3 ~ hdi s f- ziniiy l i v e d t h e r e thcn, Nr, Quick w a s not ~ t 1ioi; ie th2. t n i g h t , s . Q , L . c~ l c, h e r two children, and t y r o c h i l d r e n of' a neighbor by the n& ne of Kim- brew viere buriled t o denth. Their remains 1: vere fotnd i n t h e p o s i t i o n 3f' t h e beds; and t h e rernnins of a l l f i v e were - buried i n one grave in t h e El- bon Cemet zry. The Rcbels mac3. e : A s m ~ l lnu . nber of 1. cids i. n tlie'TruSr\ y~ sR un sectioi? and through t h e h e a r t of Sago. They s t o i c horses and food-s t u f f s ; bu- t perha2s t h e i r m3" in object ~ 2 tso c a p t ~ l r eu ~ l i o ns o l d i e r s , st'rong Uni on sym- p~~ tkizersa, n d d e s c r t ers, ~, c; ck of spaee f or'bids the t e l l i n g of many of t h e ~ ~ n r i o ucsx pesicnces t h a t t h e c i t i z c n s h2d with thcm, It i s s ~ i dt:;: : t they wcrc a' 3ov. t t o shoot Nr, ~ b n & 1. iSorvelT; ' b u t t h e v ~ i - i t e rd oes not r e c a l l on - v'~ b. at provocation. Here is a very i n t e r e s t i r ~ i n c i d e n t . ~ v: o Rebel d e s e r . t e r s cnl- ilc t o t h e hone of Gr<% n- d- ill! e. ! zur- glc on2 ~ ve:. lir.~- g, v hcn yr, ~ f i ~ ~ 1p~ i3sea w ay f rom hor~ ie, ?,[ rs, l,/ i? rsple, he; children, ;, rd a JLiss Cutright j i j a ~ ~ g h t eorf I s a a c c u t r i g l i t ) l! Jvrc i2ie only people a5 t h e ? Vic". rple home. Yrs. Marple kept t k e x - over n i g h t , The next morning she s c ~ t h ~ mt o one 02 h e r neigh. hors, hlr. . J'~ lrr_ eBs' lack. A day or so l n t e r duriiic a Re'bel r a i d one of t h e s e d e s e r t e r s 17: as i l l t h e hoinse ct Black's when some one chanced - 50 look ou. tdoors, and J u s t c ~ tt h e y a r d f e n c e w a s a gqusd of Iis't? sl ~ a, va, li- yr: len cornin[; in. There was no time t o le- 2. ve the. house. h'lrs, 3lack, known cs A U E ~ S a l l y , suggested that t h i s d e s e r t e r g e t i n ' bed; ~ i h i c hh e did, z. nd she 2ut 0i1 t h e f e a t h e r bed and made up t h e bed, covering hi21 up head and h e e l s . The Rebels came i n t o t h e room but did : iot discover him. P. nother ~ n t e r c s t i n g episode copnect ed with tlio Repel r a i d e r s is t h i s . About th? s s r n ~ t i m s t h a t Firs. Clack had her unique ex-p e r i e n c e w i t h t h e Gesericr, kir. Elmore C ~ t r i g h t , f a t h e r of Big Gr? n, came t o J'lr. Xc'rpl- ets hone on his ray t o hide i n ", he woocls from thcm. : ie asked f 3r a 9 i t c e of bacon, which was g r a t e f u l l y given him. iIe had c nanc ol' ~ iredd undc;. his 2rm; arid j u s t cts he s t a r t e d down t h e h i l l towards Jam2s Bryants a ze73e1 s q u ~ ~ 3df cavzlr;~ cane on the top r i d e 2 towctrds 3lnckt s, asout one- f aurth mile aim). Tl~ ey saw hiir? runrljng ,: nd f i r e d at hirn. M r . Cutright ran v: i. ch a l l h i s : night and made t rc- c ks. They did not ch? se him far. IIIr, A. G. Irix- ple, who -; r?< s a boy at, t k ~ ttim e, w a s an eye- witncss of t h i s event, - 14- Tile Sa.;. o 3 r p t i s t C111?. 1- ch This eh~ rc:? 171a, s m Y J c T ' i ~ ' m i , - 1' ov. nder. s were L! J. CY T., ; lder~ s~ rL, ; T€ 8;+ 3? ~~ v. r~, 1~ 2rvi~.~, e-~~~~~~~:.~~~-"~ T C a ~ etr , !.,?. r:, lr, z Cr: rt e r , 1 ~ - nj r ?'~ i?.,. j!, L;. n lt.?,> l ~ cr - p, ' 2nd R~ xr?~ iFi. r~ B urner, This church h2s . v; rield. ed 2, I. r: r~; e irif1uc. n~:: i n t h e 1 i.. vcs of t h e Sago geopls. It hns ilcver b ~ e nl : ~ r . ? ei n ii!~. nibera but lins s- Lood f z i t h f u l l y f o r t h ~ - b est t? lii.~? s : i l i f e ; znd only oterrli. ty can t e l l t h c ir, fluer, ce i- i; h z s e:; er. tcd. Amon2 the noble nen who were i t s p a s t o r s : Yere Aaron Barr. i. tt, Rcubcn Kc~ npcr, Ficnry Lc-: rigr" ord, I,; r. F i s h e r , George EE, 3rcwn, Llo;~ d Eiolden,. J, A, J, Light- burn, an? C. G, Laughlin, There were o t h e r s of note, - but l a e k of space f 0r'bicl. s t h s e e n t i o n i n g of t h e i r nanes. Soon a f t e r i t s estclblichment 3 Sunday School w33 orzafllzod, t o which t h e yFung c- s well as t h e 012. went. Not much - NLZC; ~ D K - Cf o r a tlme cxcegt t o rc? d tile Scriptures and co: mit vqrscs L O rnclaory. ' Some of' t n e yourzg poop1. c wouid, In col2petition, c c m i t l o lg pabss- ,?-?, ges of S c r i p t u r e ; f 3 r example, 7;. B, ld!~ ore 2nd John C a r t e r , , ' 3n one occasion L. B, Moore : iaC commlitted NO c h a p t e r s i n Tdat! icm., aild it took hirn s o long - i ; ~ r e c i t e - them, thc. t no ' one e l s e had a clia, nce, m d coul. sepuently hc vtns pronounccd t h e winncr, The church sent otlt : iws ministers, Jonrl LTIe C a r t e r , L, B, Idooro, 2nd Henry Z. Ca- tcr. Zohn l;;. Cnrtcr vr- rrts t h e f i l - s t t o go, It .~ vz~ sa high honor fclr -. nj church OY comr, iunlty t o scr, d f o r t h : ; ~ c h n pan, L n t e r L, 3, 3' loorz 2nd henry C. Carter vcr? ord2, iul~ d zt t h e s m e time, The c a r e e r of' L. F, Trsoro 2nd t h a t of John TI, C a r t c r ! lave Seen given, Ur, f o r t u n a t e l y He; iry 3, Cd r , c r h ( ~ ~ rdee cived ZL ~ O D L . e ducatioiz, He ? lad not lmproved t h t~ im e ~ s 91s b r o t h e r John had; and, coring i n t o t h e m l n i s t r y a f t c r lie had ~ z r r l t da n2 had pot q u i t e n fa, nily of c h l l < r e n , he could not devote , ht ncccssxr3 t i n e t o study ~ n dp r e p a r n i i o n , He ~ 2 isr i a sense e3 oo_ ut;_ rt; ? nd many thgui_ k, t r? lm t o be a stro:? g prcackitr, Hc r: rn: inecl f o r sorr2 Trvc sr six ye- trs i n tlle cor, m~ unity, p r e ~ c h i n g t o t h e various 3 c t ~ t i ; t cnxrches near Sago. l a t n r he went t o North Caroiina aya tncn t o V i r r - ~ n l a , It -, v;~ s r e p s r t c d t k z t he diec! at Lynchburg, V i r g i n i a , Ariother mzn who i:; er, t ; j u t as 5 ~ n i n i s t ~ i'rro m t h e Sago churcli ? r:, zs Rlichzrd Wood, He wzs :! ficliYL~~ ro f t h e churc4: 2t t h e close of t h e C i v i l Wa. r. ITe hzd. u e s i r c t o p r c n c h , 2nd ile l+: t it ' oe know t o of t h e i n f l u e n t i a l mxibcrn, but, ci, fter a c 2 r c f u l c o n s i d e r l t i o n , t h e church decided to po; t~; on.? l- iis o i d i n a t i o n for somt. time, on account of his l a c k i n q u a l i f i c a t i o r : ~ , b u t , ic thi. mc~ iltirre, he v~ ns irtvitzd t o cqme i n t o t h e n i n i s t r y of t h z Uni- ted Brethren church, and t h e o f f e r was accc2tcc1, IIc preached f o r many y e a r s f o r t h i s denomination cind m ~ d e :. I, very accept,?.' ble m i n i s t e r of t h e Gctspel, It i s arorth notink ti,- t t h e sag^ B a p t i s t s held s e r v i c e s i n t h e old log s c h o o l h o ~ ~ sfero m 156 t~ 1873. Tlrlis b u i l d i n g stood on t h e r i v e r - Lank J u s t below VJ, :, V, Burilcirls nresevlt r ~ s i d e n c e , at t h e chestnut t r c e , In 1873 t h e f i r s t framed churchho~ i3e was b u i l t , This b u i l d i n g i s r, ow u ~ e d an a. ' tj:, rn by T{. 1,?/, B l ~ y n t r , The pl- esent church- building w ~ e~ r csc t c d i n lG93,- ~ t is l o c ~ ~ t cadt t h e foot of the h i l l on the rozci that; lectds t o C- ov- lci, - The Early Educcti oil21 S t s t u s. - of - Sago Before t h e C i v i l War K r s , George Cl~ trk( nce Ann ~ u n t e n ) v ras by f a r t h e most not26 and ' best t e - e l - ~ r , Src taught i n t h e front' rooin of t h e Clr?. rk hcruse a'bovc the Bunton Fiiills, This school was -. in' s e s s i o n ~ O nTi~ nyw inters. &. ch 2aren- L Lad t o p, zy a f i x e d amount f o r each child who ..; rer: t " LO school, The Xcw 3 i i ~ ; l a ~ pdeo ple were used t o having scnool..~ i i l old homes 2nd mere f; lz, d t o pay, so t h a t t h e i r c h i l d r e n might - be taught. T!? eir exx~ lipli: i n s 2 i r e d t h e whole neighbor-hood, and t h e school was p 0 2 u l ~ ~ r .3 e s i d . e ~' b eing a fj. ne teac% er, M r s . Clzrk knew h o t~ o ~ aw zken z d c s i r c i n her pv. 2ils f o r an education P u p i l s came from tile a d j o i n i n g commv. nities t o h e r school, One of tlie f e n t u r e s culti. aated w c s an ex: iibition a t t h e close of each ter, n. A s t a g e w a s bcril, across t h e end cf the l i t t l e 02- d B~: j7tist ckursh; and t h e s e e x h i b i t i o n s drew crowded houses. . AmorLt t h e young people xko attended her school v. rere John ' J. Carter, John Ezra and Ada Burr, Simon S t r ~ d e rn rld s i s t e r s , Nancy ahd Xary Eoggess, Delila11 Boyles, G r a n v i l l e Cv- tright, Eizrriet ' and Sirene Bunten, James, Lorcnzo, and Oscar Noore, Jane, George, and E s t h e r Bee:, Am- brose, Lyman, James, and Lusannah Clark, Roxaiia Morgzn, Seymour Simons, t h c P r i n g l e - boys, C r i t es, and Thrnshers, Gthcr schgols T, ve- e taught by d i f f e r e n t persons i n t h e comiaunity before t h e days of thc Free Schgol System, Xrs. Sarah Anrl Ivioore held summer schools a- t h z r old home. Eoxanc jlorgan conducted school a t t h e Idorgan horne. IJ;,-. r'ih: t Yiiloby 3ild Sirene Bunte:~ taught terms put t h e l i t t l e old chq~ rch, A t the 1 2 - ~ t c pr lace Gcorge Clark and X l i l! Jestfa; l t< a-@?~ wt inter sch9ols. One winter I s a a c V; amsley taught a t t h e mouth. of Trubyla Ran a t h i s home, Two d i v e r s i o n s of t h e s~ eighborhaod were t h e s p e l l i n g schools ?. nd deba. tes. Spelling w a s c u l t i v , i t nci i n those days. John W. Carter VJP- s the champio: l s p e l l c r , Gf'ten he v~ ould s p e l l iiown lcng rows of c o n t e s t a n t s , Mrs. George P., Joore, her c? a. ugh< ers, 1Jlrs. y and B e l l e , Lena, D e l i a , and E l i z a Cnrtcr, and H a t t i e Runten v; cre a l s o excell. ent s p e l l e r s . The dc'betes were, f o r a time, q u i t e popular, and people came from t h e a d j o i n i i g neighborhoods t o hear an& assist. I n t h i s way a number of t h e boys first learned t o t h i n k on - their f e e t and before people. S:~ go is noted f o r tmo of i t s s e t t i c r s be in^ i n t h e Re-~ olution-ary IqJr? r, Zeciekinh FllorgFn 2nd Jnrl? r? s Telriey. nFr. Tenney i s t h e J a m s Tenney who first settl- cd on ;.~ h:~ it s now know^ as t h e Elbon far; n, There i s no avai!. kblc yecord of L L ~ , T e n n e y ! ~ evpcriellces i n t h i s w a r , M r . Yorgan scrvcd as ! T? stcr cf T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , and t n e r e is i n t h e Archives of Connecticut an accoant o: his s ~ r v i c c s , I n t h e ILexican T!/ ar of 1848- 4- 9 xr. ~ enecc? i. q orvell served. a s a s o l d i e r ; aizd M r . George ! Kooye e n i l s t e d , but t h e w a r closed ' before he h7d t h e o p p o r t u r i t y t o see s e r v i c e , The c~ imuni'iy of Sago when the Givil 1V:- r approached was found t o be i n t e n s e l y l o y a l . 11! 1 i t s fami- lies stood f o r t h e Union, George Clr- rk f'or yecurs WFUS an nrdelzt n n d l i t i o n i s t 2nd took t h e New York Tribune. He c i r c u l z t e d i'i, a l l over $ he neigl?'~ orhood. Th2 in-f l u e n c e was grc:? t. John (=:~ rter r ~ a d . it a: lci was cll nflalne f o r the frezdom of tk2 slaves. Xr. George :, Toore VI,-, S ,3 democrat: but voted f o r Stepher; A. Douglaas, an6 wher, t h e way cane on f olicwed h i s lead as a strong c?, dvocate cf t h c Unilori. 11; has ~. l; r~::~ bj- ese n a ~ j l a t t e ro f some s u r p r i s e th;), t t h c Cnrt c r s , h o r v e i l s , 3rji;?, ns, 2nd George VJ. Burner stood. s o strorlgly f o r tlrd U n i n , A1. l had co; ne, or t h e i r an-cest o r s , f r o n Enst Virginirt; n. gd most people :. v:= io cnme from thercwer i n ~ J r ~ T l ~ ~ t~ t hi jtil : t h e cut:?, ~ t was :>" greq-", cleosilrlq t o Sago t h a t t h e r e was a union of s e n t i ~ i c n t , as it kept down o t r i f e en2 discord. This c o n d i t i o ~ i of tliiiigs ;@ repared ti13 way i ' p r t h e young Ten of t h e c ~ m u n i t yt o v o l u ~ t e e r . i n t h e ' Jilited S t a t e s s r a y when t h e c a l l cane It i s d i f f i c v . l t t o g > t a con: plete rec3rd of a l l t h e Sago boys who served i n t h e C i v i l War, 3u- L t h e following l i s t s include per-ho, ps bout a l l of them who lived. v: i. thin two n i l e s of t h e Sago post off ice. The f i r s t cornpaw r e c r u i t e d i n ' iT2shur County f o r the Union army was Compaw E of t h e 3rd. Virginia 1nf:; nt. r~; it was made u2 i n 1851. iit t h i ~ tt ime t h e r e was no West Virginia. This ~ onipa~ 3wya s 2ftt? rac~ rds mounted end c z l l e a tile S i x t h ~ fi~ esVi; i r g i n i a Cavalry, 11- 1 i t were Andrew and Tlenry Bryall, Sii: ior. z ~ c iE 1: nore Casto, David n ~ . dG eorge Thrasher, B e ~ j n m i n and I s a a c Tenney, Reuben D, Beer, Gr& nville Cutrizht , Samuel H, Wil. 1 clig, Eenry C. boggesa, .: Indrew Black, .~. iIarshall Gould, 2. E. l~ o~ lt(; omcrya, n c! \ Yal-" er and Surmam Buriten, The Ups1iv. r 3 a t t e r y was recruited. in 1362. I r l t h i s group of soldiei- s t h e f ollolr.. ing Sago boys were : imbered; narr. el; r, G e ~ r g e9 . Burrier, liul? cnn, F r ~ n k , 2nd chael Eoyles, irohn IIaxey, P e t c r , Jona- % hz- n, ar, d J o ~ i i a hT ennejr, '// a. F , B1~ jr- 211, V! KI , H. 30wyer, Nicholas'and ldecrbzcl? Oars, A'nraham F , c l l i n s , l J i 7 . l i c l m Burr, C l z ~ : , ~ et n Cutright, Anran St rad er, ,? nd Seymore Sj. n~ on3. ' I11 Comi~ 2. W 3 cf' t h e 10th West Virginia I n f a n t r y , r e c r u i t e d i n 1862, ' sveIse Thomas A. n e nE. C s r t c r , Jxncs La and Loren20 3. ?. locre, ' F. ichard tnc! A1e: cander V: ood, and Zohn 1;. Grose, vtho carlie t o Sago . to l i v e a, t t h e end of thc w 2 r . C0m~ aWh ', of % he ' I'Ii. ir3 ' Zest '! irgi: iia C-~ vclryrv as r e c r u i t e d #-& i n 1864. ~ i l eS ago boys t h a t enli;;!; td i n t h i s coinp~~ nwy ere John Ezra and B~ rltor! 2 1xi. r~ C1: crles Bari- ovr., Georgc ~ e e r , - L i a r t i na nd Lorenzo 3. 1 ,2nd OSC- Lr , T ' ! L O O ~ ~ . George 17ilfoix wss a l s o a Uy1l. o~ s q i d i e r a. nd belonged t o CompBny D cad 3 of - the 19th Wes- t V i r g i ~ i aI nfayltry, V,' illi~? mW . Woods, viho was reared iv! t h e liome of G, Vl. Surricr, e n l i s t e d i11 a Marylaxd regiment. John ar? d Danicl 1: lrilf ong were a l s o s o l d i e r s of t h e Union, ~ U ' L we. f ?, iled t o l o c a t e theill i n t h e i r respec-' i ive coriipailies. It is rerna. rknlalc t h a t only o: le Sago boy 2 oinec! t h e Ccnfcderate a r w , and t h i s was I s a a c Ilir~~ s2- ier. IIe w z ~ s induczd t o go South while he was vorkiix i n Barbour County; f o r t h e r e t h e sentiment f o r t h e South was r a t h c r str- ong. 1i'jithov. t z doubt, hc: a h e remained c t t Sago he would havg joiilcd, t h e Unin, n zrwm; a, s his broJchei- s did. Perhaps no o t h e r community can be found w5ere sentiment war, unanimous f o r the Union, and whcre so nany YOUi1g me; l j oiaeC the Union army, I n t h e g r e a t World b a r s c ~ r e r a l Eag2 boys v.- erc taken i n t o s e r v i c e , The following. l i s t i n c l u d e s t i ~ ~ st'he. 3 t xere %:+,>: en t o t h e t r a i n i n g camps; n2Lmely, Nasal? Cu- krigh'; .. . I ' Oc rs, 3al. ph Kiddy, Fore'st Beer, Dorphy Black, C l i f t o n hlesto6! c, a:? d L, loycl : J; augh, IJr, ivaugh and 2,~ ir. Alestcclc were tkLe o ~ l oyz e s sent - tg F'ral~ ce,. ~ I Y . Wa~~. gvh~ ksi i? t h e first l i n e of batt: ie f o r about seventy days, arid took p a r t i n t h e g r e a t b a t t l e s of Argonne Forest. IJr. Alestozk was i n t2.1~ s econd l i n e of b a t t l e one clzy and night ( i n t h e . Argsnne r" ort5s. t 1. Edr. Cutright was not long ii? a t r a i n i n g carnp, but rendered s e r v i c e t o h i s ' country by c u t t i n g timber i n t h e f a r West, 3Jr Ours did s p e c i a l s e r p i c e a t Washin,- ton, Dm C, - The Teachers - of - Sag o . . ~. Scl. go i s reno7; vned f o r a, l a r g e number of t ezchers; and most of them were born a. nd reared i n t h e c o ~ ~ u n i t y . S everal ta~ ig3. tt h e ' old- fashioned su- bszription schools. The following mmes includ. e, perhaps, a l l h e r t e a c h e r s ; namely, ?: rs, George Clark, TJIrs. Sarah" Ann Moore, Roxana 2,, 1organ, ; itartha Wiloby, Sirerle and H a t t i e Bunt en, '. . George Clark, E l i i\ lestfa!- 1, I s a a , ~ V ansley, James, L, B., Oscar, B e l l e , and Xny Moore, Addie N? eZ. y', Jnne, Solomon, Reuken, and George Beer, Claude and Ada Burr, John, Delia, Lt? aa, arid El. iza Ckrter, A, Z. and Frank ldTarple, Lina, J- nil?, tznd F l i l l i s Noi- vell, Lyman, Ralph., Fra. nk, Delos! 3ughJ and. Solaen C u t r i z h t , 5. R. and S. C. Grose, Pleasant Bunner, Lura, f, eda, an& Rzlpli Kiddy, Andrew and Heilry O m s , N e l l i e and Virginia Burner, Nrs. Em R, Grose, C. J, C, Sennet- t, and Lena Teets. sag of^ - F o- s i- t i o n - Fri - H- i- g her - 3"-; c-; ue ation Sago has turmed out sever21 c3llege graduztca; namely, John Ezra Burr ( Brown ~ n l v e r s l t y ) , I . y~? l~ Cnl ark ( a college i n New ~ n g l a n d ) , C. J. C. Bennett ( 7, eland StaflT'ord and ~ o l u n i b i a,) Prank Idarple ( 0 h i o V~ ecleyan), Erark Cutrihht ( Vest Virginia University and ~ o l t u n b i a,) E, R. . md. S, C, Grose ( west V i r g i n i a u n i v e r s i t y ) . Others who attcrlded college f o r so: ne time b c t did not graduate & re L. B, and Oscar Moore, J ~ h nV7. Carter, Claude, Ada, and Iviinilie Burr, Lura and Leda Kiddy, and TldTrs. E, R, Grose, C. J. C, Bennett was t h e g r e a t e s t scholar of t h c c'ornfiuriitjr; h e hc, d hi; d ~ c ~ ~ oe rdsegt r ee from Columbia. , F. r an. k C u t r i g h t has hi's riiasterts degree from Columbia; and E; R, Grose, h i s n? ast; erls degree from West V i r g i n i a u n i v e r s i t y . The other grad-uat, es have only t h e i r b a c h e l o r f s cicgrees, . - T'? e 8aSo people tiint ha-, re f i n i s h e d norrnal courses a r e E. R. and S. C. Grose, Frank C ~ t r l g h t , T, ura and Leda Xiddy, and M r s . E. R. Groae Sago h a s f u r n i s h e d t h r e e t e a c h e r s f o r t h e S t a t e normal Schools; namely, C, J, C, Bennett', Frai? k Cutright, ~ ~ nE. dR , Grose. hTr. Bennett wa. h P r e s j d e n t . of t h e Fai. rmon+, S t a t e Eormal f o- s e v e r a l yea. rs. Two c i t y superintendents cane from Sago; a; id they a r e Frank Cu$ right and S. C. Grose. i: t p r c e c i ~ t ( fal. 1 OP 1925) t h e r e rfius'; be about a dozen boys a n d ' g i r l s of Sago, n t t cnding tk. e high sc?~ ools, il~ aong them a r e Arah King, Charles Burner, Xary Ours, C a r l Grose, Slcdys Casto, an3 Bernice Tenney. Sago has f urnishcd the f ' oll. civing preceliers; n a y , 2ohn Ezra Zurr, John Vie and Eenry Z a r t e r , and I,, 3, & ioort?, a l l cf tlie B a p t i s t church, Lyman C3. ark of tile U n i t a r i a n churzk?, Frc?, r, k Xiarple of . the 1 2 church, Dow Bryan of t h e nii, P, c2l- urcl.;, and Richard lJ! ood of t h e United Brethren chu'rch, The c a r e e r s of t h e s e m i n i s t e r s except t h a t of Dow Sr;- ari'have beer, mcnt ioned, The i i e ~ ~ c r e nEdr yan has s- p ec3 t h e g r e a t e r p o r t i o n of h i s m i n i s t r y i n V i r g i n i a , Hz is a strocg pre. zcher, r e g a r d l e s s of t h e f a c t of h i s very poor o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r F, n education f o r t h e ministry. L--- 2.- edi c3. l P r o f e s s i o- n Sago hss r e a l l y produ2cd ' but on: physiciP, 7,, .?, and t h a t i s Ralph C u t r i g h t , who' wns f o r y e a r s l o c ~ ~ t eadt, Rode Cme but now at Tennerton. D r . Burt oil at one t i n e owned thi: fr~?- cln, ow knwn nf; t h e E'lbon farm, but no oile nox remmiker; v i h e t h ~ r he l i v e d t h e r e or not. Dr. i i r ; c o l n Ours 2. nd 3r. B? onso: i livr;. d near Sago and rendered good s c r v i ce. Law Prof t2ssi on -.- ---- Four of Sago's boys l a ~ - ebe come lawyers; nan~ ely, C, I,. X! oore, K i l l carte^, Ly~ nsn C u t r i g h t , c: nd J, C, Car- tcr. Of t h e s e 0. L. Moore rnnde c?. g r e a t r e c o r d , ~ ~ I i i chi la s already beeii mcnt ionecl. C f f i e e Holders Sago iins c ~ n t r i - 1 3 u t etdh r e e s h e r i f f ' s , G r z n v i l l e Xarple, A, J. Marple, and Ha 3, Curs; OiTe judge, 0, I,. Voore, mentioned before; two deputy s h c r i f l ' s , -:, G. Ours ara A, J, SvI: 3. r'ple; two members of s t n t a i e g i s ; n t i \ r ~ , SeLiatorW i l l Cnrtes and D e l c g ~ t cH . I?, Ours; one courty s ~ ~ p e r i n t e _ ~ o~ rd scc~ iito als, L. 3, IFoore; and one c l e r k a s s e s s o r , Prank Ours. - Ot- lier W a 7 . 1 ; ~ - of - L i f e Sane of th. 2 Sago ; ~ e c p l ck ave cone r o r k ~ . l o n ga r t ; na, me?, y, Georgia and S o l a Eurnc;., ; flay Xoo;' e, Ninnie Burr, :. nd 1, ene Carter, Two grrtdcate c u r s e s came from Slgo, xlsey iflarple and yr:>, ntie ~ o o v e r , Sago is no.: od. f o r a long l i s - " of merchants; xtmely, W. I";. Bumel; and' h i s bra- cher c!. cd s i s t e r , John b', and Nola, B. SJ!. M i l l e r , and nis b r o t h e r , Arthur, Claudt: Kiddy, W, E, Xing, J. C. pad Bzker Carter, Ed, Neely, 3u2 Bea. - c, F, Id Cnrter, Glenn Hrtmner, Lyman Cutrigkit, Grace G i l l i s p i e , ~ ~ mKeidsci y, P. S. Encle, Abel S t r a d e r , M r . Hefiler, Samuel l?\;~ eelyQ, Jr. F i t z g ~ r , z l d , z . nd Acnic Curs. The following persors have stv, dj. ed t elepraph;~: Harold Bu. rner, Lowell Elbon, Ralph. Kiddy, and Dode cast o. Sago 113s f urnisiied two locomotive engineelTs, Ton; :' Jilsc: i a. nd - 13ri~ l : Cl'bcn. R i i l Curs is Sago's' r a d i o expert, Severs,; rnil;~ lr'i~; ii:, s we- re c i t i z e n s of Sago; namely, John El'bon, P a t r i c k peedlzs, s: ld. Zctle: kia;? Iviorgan, ]. Ire O'be Elbon, who died i n e a r l y ma:. ood, v; as a very promising rnechanj- c. Sago has prodvLced several carpentei- s; namely, AbneriL'orvell and sons, Edgzr-, Warren, and Burn! iarr,, John Sibon a ~ dso n, Gbe,- Dave Reed, Lomon C ~ s t o , and Ylilliar- C r i t e s . Sago comnunity is noted f o r t k e f 01lo: ving bookkeeyers: Delos Cutright, H. I?, arid Parley Ours, J. C. C a r t e r , and W i l l i s Xorvell. John Sharps is Sagors inventor. soxe of t h e Sago g i r l s taught music i n p r i v a t e f r m i l i e s , and t h e f ollowin, r L: ay be l i s t e d : Claudia Burrier, Ithartha Thorp, and two or - ihree of t h e Carter g i r l s . M r a John A. burner was 2 noted singing master. ? laj or Thorp, h i s son Chzrles, h i s grandson Y / i l l i s , and Eenjanin Tenney a r e t h e stone masons of Sago. - K- oltr Sago Was : Tamed P -- -- No one seems t o ic- low d o f i n i t e l ) h o S~ ag o received ~ t nsam e. It i s s a i d t h a t i 3 . a ~ ncm ed i n t h l s l: vay, llr. Alfred Idorgan s a s appointed Po; tn; as t e r oT the settler, ient. Fie was ~ u z z l e d over what t o c a l l t h e co~ rmunti y , So t h e s t ~ r ygo es t79at he csked a Thr, White, a c a t t l e - nan, t o sr.:. gqest a nrme; znd he introduced t h e name " Sago". No orle now knows I~ hy he offered t h i s r?& ne. Ent. ergris2. s - cf S- sgo - not ] lent ioned Before Tke Tenney IiIi- il was construc- ced i n 1857 by John N. Tenrl2y. I n i t s dw t h i s m i l l wcs z r e a t l y patronized-. I% kad d i f f e r e n t owners, one of nholn was Cctlvin C, Gould, t h e author of a small book, " Who : ITere t h e Xou; ld Builders?" The Ours g r i s t n l i l l vras b u i l t by Nicholas Ours, Jr. i n 1853. This i s one of t h e f i n e s t m i l l s i: i t h e county, and renders g r e a t s e r v i c e t o Inany farmers. 1. 13, Ciiipps bv. il", z g r i s t n i l : on yruby's Run i n t h e e s r l y period of Sago, but t h i s m i l l VJaS llct long i n operation, and conse-quently. c? id not accoxplish muck.. The T e r r e l l o i l well. w s s axil!. ed by t h e T e r r e l l Brothers of Pennsylv- ania about 1863. hTo one now knows hoe desp t h e well was d r i l l e d . A conlplste t z s t w a s not liiade, f o r t h e promoters ran sliort on f ulids. Waitman Linger t u i l t a llaiidle f a c t o r y about 1906 aild o p e r ~ t e d it f o r f i v e or six years. Sometime i n ? lie 80ts Mr. & i ~ ? j oTrh orp began the manufzctilre of tobacco, with t h e assi stznce at' . a :. Irk Mcssenzer, :- Iov: ever, t h i s e n t e r p r i s e was s h o r t - l i v e d , , and. ilq :,& in vras accju- ired, Fdr. VJ. VJ. Burner o2erated a s a v i m i l i f o r f i v e or si:: y e a r s i n t h e 909s, near t h e p r e s e n t s i t e of t3. e B a l t i n o r e and Ohio Rail-road st, zttion and depot. The Eucl< hc. nnon tramroad was b u i l t some . tj. n, e i n t h e 8Ols, and w a s I n opercttion f o r about t e n y e a r s . It extended from Ruck; lannoil up t o Alton. The E a l t i ~ o r ee nd Ohio Rzilrozd was constructed a'bout 1890, and t h e Coal ar, d 2oke -$$ as b u i l t i n 1903, 64, ?, rid 05. A s t a v e m i l l v! as i n operation f o r about t h r e e y e s r s on t h e P e t e r Engle farm some time i n t h e 90 I s. It wzs owned - by s Pennsylvania comp2rv. The Smoot and Lerthy s a ~ r m i l l laanufnctured l o t s of f i n e lumber f o r f i v e or s5. x yen1 e, l11 tllz l a t t e r p7rt of t h e 90 1 s . It was l o c a t e d n e a r % he rnouth 9f Sa7:~ mill Rcn, or, t h e Engle f zrrLl, . CaI FlSt cher oper- t5i: d .:. sawmill on t h e Tl- 1cx- p RL1. n f o r t?, vo or t h r e e YeLrS j. 12 tile lE~ t3' i' 6 0 1 S, and s e ? ~ & M aj o r Thorp I s timber, The S t o c k c r t Brot: it? l's ; 12d a snwn~ ili on S~. wmill Rr~ r?, where on t h e lare;? t r a c t bf - luncl, owned; bY l o c ~ t e d , d u r i r g t h e y e s r s f i n t popi2r t i ~ b e rt h a t stood t; le P r i c e Brothers of Pennsylvania. Other s a v r m i l l s h a - ~ e operated f o r s h o r t p e r i oas of time i n ' recent y e a r s ; narfit.?. y, t h o s e of Roy P h i l l i p s , p h i l i i p s B r o t h e r s , and Jo5n El3 on. The George 3 u m e r Nc, 1( 48) well was d r i l l e d by t h e C i t i z e n s Yatural Gas Corpa* w, on t h e s i t e where t h e Eibon r e s i d e n c e is no7:? l o c a t e d , some time a'boilt 1902 or 15; 03; ~ t was, abandoned as a dry h o l e , having xade a shovi of 6.2, s i n t h e Fourth Sand, a t t h e depth of 2211 f e e t . 3uring t h e lzst t;- 10 y e a r s of t h e World Uar f o u r coal mines -,-! ere i n ' op? r- utioq,~, r~;- d?- ve cmploymtnt t o twerlty men or more, at d i f f ererlt t j. r.. es, Other Importapt S i t s of History The f i r s t j evieler i n t; ie coanty nas Samuel ? qJcerbach., who cane t o Sago v i c i n i t y , c? ircct from London. i n t h e 2C ts, and l i v e d as EL hermit or? t h e waters or' French Creek, on t h e farm now krlown as t h e Jacob Lewis f a r n . There is sonc t r a d i t j . o n about l. leer'bach, One re-p o r t says t h a t he had n good d e a l of money avid t h a t he vr7as r:~ urdered f o r it. But be it as it : naj-, 1 . i . i ~ d eath w a s - nlways a r~ yyst. 3r. y t o h i s f r i e n d s ; and nc one ; re% k3s f'cznd ?. is t r e a s u r e . Some s t i l l claim t h a t t h e r e is a hiddcul fo:,. tl,: ne of g. s!. d. and s i l v e r a t ? - ' t h e place v~ her2t h i s ran < iv.. elt; E L P ~ n fe;;~ 2 1e. r h&,' ve sea, rchi. d f o r it i n vain. A rousivig terfipe~ mice s o c i e t y was organized a t Sago while L. Idoore vras teachiiig th2re. ~ t l i v e d a good r, miber cf :; ears, and WRS a proinirient r a c t o r i; i the ecllrcation of t h e cmiiunity, It v? as brought about 011 cccoilrt of s o l ~ ~ aeru n? xenness from t;? c v. se df hard cider. For yer7, rs many of t h e older Sago people held. i n nerory maiw p l e a s a n t events t h a t i1n. b t h e i r s c t t i ~ gi n connectj- oil v i t h t h e old log chxrch, which :. ins a l s o . the old log s c h o o i ~ o u s e , The w r i t e r s h a l l r c l a % e one of t h e school e7. rents, Rev, Joh~ l Carier taught sckiool t h e r e one winterb I'L was custom~ ry ir, tlioce primi5ive days t c dernnnd a t r e a t of some kind at Christmas froin th. e tepcner; and upor! t h e r e f u s a l t o t r e a t , i f t h e t e a c h e r were a man, he was taken t o t h e r i v e ? and giveil a good d7~ cl: ing, even though it were necessary t o cilt a hole i n the i a c . Jobn refused t o t r e a t ; snd, on t h e day before Cklri~ tr~~ tthse, bzd Soys i n d i c z t e d t h e i r plrrpose of t a ~ i n gh im t o tke r i v e r . Fie i r m e d i a t e l y showed f igl; t and Sooil got awp- y from them; : i? j u x ~ e d over t h e fence aloove t h e road and made f o r tl12 top of tlie l i i l i , lii:: boys strung aTter birr:, He cut-distanced tlierr,, 2nd reached t h e woods and was soon out of s i g h t . Becoming t i r d ol' chasfrlg him, . tl? i; y cxne back doxn t o tkLe scYLool-house. E'rom t h e anile:; of t h e g i r l s '', hey suspecteci t h a t he ? led reached t h e schoolh. ousu t d f o r e $ f, lle3; bad. arrri. i,. ed. SO they ilme-d i a t e l y began a thorough. search; and the m i l l was one of t h e p l a c e s hunted ov? r by - c!:. crn, P. fte: 2 few mi: iutes of s e a r t h t h e r e they found him concealed i n : L sac:; of 1,; roc. l under t h e zardinq-. machines. He a t olice s ~ i - r e n c ~ e r etdo then, ; LI?< t 01. d t h ~ ? t~ hia~ t he would b r i c g LL ssc!.: of : tpple;; r, ext r~ orninp, This he did, and ~ l l - ivere ilappy over ti- i L i i l c i d e i ~ t , Thl:: s t o ~ yi s takeii f r m t h e nctes of 0, L. idoore, Tdr, & loore was a pllpil at; tiiis tirne; bu'i he ; v?, n t o o you?! t o t a k e p a r t i n t h e c: ia;; e, Super- stition arid b e l i e f ' i n w i t c h c r a f t e x i s t e d t o some extent i n Sago during i t s e a r l y devcl. cpm- int; but most of t h e piocee- s \*;? re p r e t t y well ei~ 1. catd. f o r t h e i r day; and t h i s fexplalns wl? y t h e s e t ~ a o > rir! ritiv7e drctvibacks were of no coi?:; ec, ueqce, A v a r i a n t of t h e s t o r y of tlie heczdless 2iorser1i~. nw as knovrri by some of t h e old s e t t l e r s . Uilcle 3 i l l y Casto used t o t e l l t h a t t h i s headless charact ek d1niel. t s omev: here a1 z~ ng t 9 e ridgt? t i a t runs from t h e G r a n v i l l e C ~ t ~ i g l ii'ztr rn t o t h e C l i n t Jack fsrm, , Ye claimed t h z t he h5d seen t h i s ~ l . i o s t1 301' e ihan once; arid a l s o h e t o l d t h a t Gi- anviile Cutright saw t k i s spook one tj. me a: ia t h a t it threw i t s saddle ; ~ htim and t1, en ran ar7LLy. - 22 - Saga i s nsted f o r her inen of v i t , I, jIr. r , ' ~ n e r Xorvell. and t Cutr'lght b r c t h e r s , C1z. y- Loll, Leor. zrd, 2nd Judso~ r, were wzll know i n recent y e z r s . zs v~ b.~ ts. tor, e~ sf w i t , There were ~ cr'rLa:? s others I; ef ore t h e i r d z y , k7. i nre dead POVI eycel7- L Judsbn Cutrip;: it, Anjr. p l a c e had i t s ent er- i;:- ic: fiei; t y?~ ha2orn~ rj of t;!~ ose Ken ~~~ srpasr e s e n t , I f they a l l had engnged i i l n y v i t c o n t e s t , no one coilld e a s i l y ki decidzd ~ xpoc t k e v i c t o r , l.. cr. W i l l i a m Bean, a hrotlier cf Urs. Lbnerr Norvell, had charge f o r some t i n e o r t h e cc. rding nzncl:. inas wiic- n they were i n t h e Bunten ?, liills and a f t e r they w c r e nclved t o the G, TiJ'. 3urner ill, lflr. 3enn w a s s k i l l f u l i n carding wool; be was el. so iioted f o r h i s .. . b r - i l l i a n t mind, Last -.- Szgo h~ 7s .? n e x c e l l e n i e a r l y h. isc, ory, - a h e r i t a , ? c , of whicli t k e p r ~ s e : l t g e n e ~ n t i o n shoiild u c pro. xi, amb f o r 0.1hic11. it sPLould b e g r a t e f x l . It is very incvi- ri~ ento n the bcys a ~ dg i r l s of t h e p r e s s n t g s n c r a t i o n t o a p p r ~ c i a t et h i s k e r i t r g e arid t o c a r r y on t h e u? builciir, g oi' Saco i n tl: e r; ar: le s p i r i t and e f f e c t i v e way as did t h e i r i ' o r e ~ n r e n t s , so t. 112t file next geilerzt ior, w i l l r e c e i v e nE i n h e r i t a r - c e g- ezter- t'nm t h e ore 51iz. t tiley ! lave received.
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