The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
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Sketches OF Pioneers
From Colonel 81. Hay nonds History

From Colonel H Hny monde History.
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Il Inc SMnn raHlly.
tSsS In IA history OF the ShInn family by
JOSIAH A- Shann published I'M 9n3, it
Is STATED that Lew Snlnn who was
born IN New Jersey In l14S and mar
RED El1zaloeth smith In l7T2, died at
IShmnsIon, was the pioneer OF the
westward movement SO tar as the
!; family Of Snlnn was connected wltn
lit. The records do not disclose his
/ dismissal from any New Jersey meet
\ ing OF friends. Neither do they snow
itWnen he reached uHopewell. Va. nor
how long he remained there. Tradi-.
lion and the records say that he lived
Tor awhile on apple Pie ridge In
frederick county, Va, where others
ttof the family and others from New
Jersey had taken residence. In 1T7S,
I'VE find him in Harrison county, Va,
blazing with his axe the domain
which was to be under his tomahawk
right and near which the town OF
lSnlnnsto nnoW stands.
After this he returned to Hopewell
for his family. His description OF the
county so pleased his friends and rel
attFes that many Of them determined
ito move.
\ Some time in the year l7T9 Levi,
with his family, his brother Clement
and his family, his cousin BENJAMIN
and family, viz: Samuel, Isaac, Amy
i and Lucretia Shinn, and some OF the
EClarks. Antrims, Earls, brakes, Her
berts and others set out Tor Harrison
county. Arriving there they took up
such lands as pleased them and began
their Improvement Levi Shinn had
already made his selection. Clement
located on Middle Creek about one
mile from where Shinnston was after
ds 1af Ts, II, s,,,1
about six miles away and chose To-
ication on Simpsons creek, while Sam
]uel Shinn made selection on Ten
Mile creek about fifteen miles away,
clearing and houscbuilding kept them
busy and the Indians troubled them
$50 frequently as to make them for
ESet their peaceable doctrines and fl glt
4 for their lives. The necessity OF a
fort soon presented itself and upon a
prominent location three miles away
/ they erected a stockade. They were
! pleased with their settlement and
lsent word back ITO Hopewell and to
II New Jersey inviting other friends and
relatives to join them In the West.
The records show that Levi S11inn
tentered 800 acres of land on the West
Fork river with a preemption to 900
acres adjoining in 1873. BY the cen
sus Of 1882. he had seven in his fam
& lily.
BENJAMIN shinn entered 100 acres
lin it's on Simpsons creek BY the
state census in 1882 he had a family
lof eight
Judge John G. jackson.
i John George Jackson, the SON OF
y George Jackson was born at or near
I the present town of Buckhannon IN
" the year Ii and came when a small
1 boy to Clarksburs with his father.
i He received a liberal education for
/ the times, studied law and entered
4 early into public life, being member
fof the Virginia legislature as early
las 49,. serving several sessions. Was
4 surveyor OF government lands west of
the Ohio, a representa- tive in the Sth.
9Th. 10Th @11th, - and 14th Congresses
commencing his first term in 1908, and
Ia brigadier general OF militia. In
\ 1919 was appointed United States
Judge for the western district OF Vir-
stnia and held that Office until his
death, March 20, 1926. 81
He was twice married. first to q
Miss Mary Payne a sister Of Mrs.
i Madison. whose husband was subse-
Iquently president, and who as Dolly
Madison. was famous for her beauty
:, and social qualities. and whose grac-
L1l5
gers among the traditions OF that fa-
nous historic building as having new
Ter been surpassed by any Of her sue
Hcessors. This marriage was the first
\ one celebrated in the White House.
\ Judge Jacksonts second wife was
I Mary, the daughter of Govern Return
4 Jonathan Meigs of Ohio and postmast-
Ter general under he admins lion of
Madison and Monroe
The subject Of this sketch was the
most remarkable man west OF the
1 mountains and besides filling many
i public positions with married ability,
he established many enterprises and
developed the resources or the coun-
! try to a surprising degree to the great
4 benefit OF the Inhabitants.
b At Miles End, east Of CIarksburg,
i for many years known as the FAC
I; tory, he5 built a town and had In
Operation a -four mill. carding ma
\ chimes, a furnace, foundry, fulling
4 mill ]. tan yard and other factories.
The pits he dug for ore can still Il be
7Hseen in many places around C1arks-
i burg. 3f33
] In addition to the above he had a
i forge at the Hugill ford on Elk three
miles from Clarksburg salt works on
the river and saw mill on Davis
B son s. run. 5E5 S1I MI II
He contemplated turning the waters
Il OF the ucRhann6n river into those OF
the West Fork to give him more
water ase. power and procured an act Of
4 the legislature for that purpose. but
Y this was never accomplished. , ";
He ran fat boats down to the neigh
borhood OF Pfttsburg loaded with flax
tobacco, ginseng. WOODEN cloth, salt,
tnaDle stIrar leather f,,.1 go !, Z, n -