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WIANT, Lena Roxie of Gilmer Co. WV m. COX, Evan C.

WIANT in Gilmer Co. WV

Fran (View posts)
Posted: 23 Jan 2006 11:52AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Jan 2006 10:00AM GMT
Surnames: Wiant
Hey, Lois,

Thanks for responding. I've not seen the names you mentioned in the "very little" Wiant research I've been able to do but Gilmer County is not that big so I'm sure there's a connection somewhere.

I'm now living in Delaware & so I'm not sure of my directions but my Wiants lived not too far from Glenville. (If you're coming into Glenville from Parkersburg, you turned right at the main stoplight and went out that road. I think it went over a bridge, too. I'm not sure of the name of this road but the side road itself was called Grass Run Road and it went off to the right. The area is called Letter Gap.)

I got some info from Kyle Emerson's column in the Gilmer Co. Historical Society newsletter a few years back. Have you tried them?

Thanks, again, for your response. I'll keep a watch out for your names.

Fran

Re: WIANT in Gilmer Co. WV

Lois Cooper (View posts)
Posted: 23 Jan 2006 6:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Jan 2006 10:03AM GMT
Surnames: Wiant
I agree that there has to be a connection.

You are right in location of Letter Gap and Grass Run. Yes, you do cross a bridge after turning right. The river is the Little Kanawha River. If you stay on this road and not turn off you will go to Normantown.

I belong to the Gilmer County Historical Society. They have a small research library located in Glenville.

Are you familiar with the Hacker's Creek Historical Society. It is located near Weston, in Lewis County. They have one of the best libraries for those of us who are searching the counties of Gilmer, Lewis, Harrison, Doddridge, Braxton, Randolph,and Nicholas and other counties in central WV. They are very friendly and extremely helpful.

In addition to the library (in a restored old school house), they have a journal published quarterly and a website:http://www.hackerscreek.com.

Membership is $35 a year, plus $5 surchage for "online"access and HCPD-L.

Are you familiar with Don Norman's Genealogy material? You can connect with his information at Roots, or go to West Virginia, and then go to the Cultural Center, then to Archives and find Don Norman. He has researched Gilmer County families and has a pretty extensive list. However, like many lists it is not all correct.

Maybe someday we will find a connection. Let me know if I can be of help. Since my father has died and my mother is in a care home, we have sold the home property in Glenville. I live in Beckley, WV and try to go to Gilmer County about 3-4 times a year to do research. I, also, try to get to Hacker's Creek about twice a year.

Lois Cooper
locoop@charter.net

Re: HERBERT, Ella Wiant

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 2:32AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: wiant - miller - cox
Hi! I'm Diana Ella Wiant's youngest daughter Lydia's great granddaughter. My mother was Wanda Jean Miller Liela @ H
ilbert Miller's oldest child. Liela was Lydia's only child. I lived in Cleveland Ohio for over 50 years @ had no idea I had any relatives in Akron!!!What a shame. I now live in Virginia. Not a half hour drive any more!!! I would love to talk. I can tell you most of Lydia's side. Liela had 13 kids. dsshelties@aol.com Thanks Diana

Re: WIANT, Lena Roxie - Gilmer County, WV

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 2:40AM GMT
Classification: Query
Lydia Wiant is my Greatgrandmother. Her daughter Liela married Hilbert Miller @ my mom Wanda Miller is their oldest daughter. Will be happy to talk!! Thanks Diana dsshelties@aol.com
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