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Rufus L. Cogar, 90, of Burnsville, WV, died July 23, 2000, at
Sunbridge of Glenville, WV.
Rufus was born May 13th, 1910, at Burnsville.
Rufus was a son of the late Ancel Cogar and Virgie McClain
Cogar.
Rufus's wife, Delia Conrad Cogar, survives him.
Rufus is survived by two sons, Rufus Lee Cogar Jr,and Jon
D. Cogar; one sister, Reva Cogar; three grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
Rufus was preceded in death by one daughter, Doris Sims;
one son, David L. Cogar; and one sister, Rudie Cogar.
Rufus was buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Gemetery.
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Hi List,
I have a question that I am hopin someone can answer for me. I gotta start
somewhere so you can get your bearings....here goes..
<William F. Hamrick that married Jeanette "Jennie" Gregory.
William being the son of Ben Jr. and Nancy McMillian and Jeanette being the
daughter of Col. Isaac Gregory and Sarah H. Given.
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< Next I have a daughter of William and Jeanette as one Elizabeth
"Betsy" Hamrick who Married one James Cogar. James Cogar being the son of
one Jacob "Botetourt Jake" Cogar and brother to one John R. Cogar..(my wifes
direct ancestor) John R. married Mary Gregory who was 1st cousin to
Elizabeth Hamrick.
I came to the previous conclusion after reading a typed document of a
speech given at the Cogar reunion, Cogar Mountain July 28, 1940 by L.L.Dyer,
a portion of which, follows in quotes..
"" John R. Cogar and James or Jimmie Cogar were brothers and came to
Webster County from Braxton County. James came first in the year 1857 and
John R came in the year 1862. Soon after coming to Webster Cnty. James Cogar
married Betsy Hamrick daughter of William Hamrick. John R. Married married
Mary Gregory, daughter of Adam Gregory, and was first cousin of the wife of
James Cogar, and a sister of Mattie Gregory who married David Baughman..""
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<Elizabeth Hamrick and James Cogar had a son by the name of David Cogar
who's wife is not listed in the Speech given by L.L.Dyer....and having a son
by the name of Jordan Cogar who fought in WWI. Another portion of text from
the speech follows in quotes..
"" History shows that members of the Cogar family have been soldiers in
most, if not all of the wars in which our country had been engaged,
including the great World War. Jordan Cogar, soldier and son of David Cogar,
and one of the youngest members of the family, answered the call to arms in
the first Great World War and did distinguished service on the battlefields
of Europe..""
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< .... I have seen a file that has Nancy J. Gregory who married a David
Cogar and no other information except that Davids parents names were James
Cogar and Elizabeth Hamrick...
??Does anyone know who the parents were for this particular Nancy J.
Gregory??
Chadd Rose
mail to: tuckman5(a)intrepid.net
Hi List,
I have a question... I have obtained some pictures and was wondering if any
one was interested in them?
I have a picture of both John R. Cogar 1882-1946 WV married to one Olive
Delana Hammons(d). I see her name mostly as Delana Hammons which is what
appears on documents but her daughter Ovia, the oldest, said her first name
was Olive. I also have a Photo of her(Olive's) parents Sampson Hammons(d)
and his wife Molly O'Brie(a)n. I also have some pictures of little things
like 1) The Doctors rail car that he used to get from town to town 2) A
picture of what was called Engine No.18 before and after the wreck and some
other different stuff. It isn't much but.....
Just so you know, this John R. I am speaking of had 5 Daughters, one of
which is my wife's grandmother. There names were Ovia, Olive, Ora, Opal, and
Orva.
1) Ovia married Ottis W. Green(Wife's Grandparents)
2) Ora married an Okey Cogar
***(yes both had same last name before marriage. They were 2nd cousins.
Ora's Grandfather Isaac N. was brother to Okey's dad John Morgan also seen
as Morgan J. in some cases. The variance in the name comes from a
handwritten document created by one Mary A. Cogar who listed his name as
John Morgan. Mary was Okey's sister)
3) Olive married Everett Gladwell
4) Opal married Clarence Mustoe
5) Orva married Hartzell Cutright
I know the list doesn't permit attachments so I guess I would have to send
them to your e-mail address personally. My Mom-in-law hasn't finished
diggin' through her stuff yet and mayfind more so I will keep you updated on
any other stuff that I aquire for scanning purposes. Let me know if you are
interested.
Happy Ancestor Hunting!!
Chadd Rose
mail to: tuckman5(a)intrepid.net
Hi all, as stated in my last e-mail I had some difficulties getting my
messages to post correctly...for some reason the problem was that I was
sendin in an RTF so I tried plain text and it worked...don't ask me why
because that is the first time that has happened to me...learn somthing new
every day!
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Hi again all,
I meant to add this to my last e-mail for those who don't have it and/or are
intersted....
Regards,
Chadd Rose
John R. Cogar came to Webster County, the part of Nicholas County,
about 1842. He settled on top of Gauley Mountain near the head of Laurel
Creek.
John married Mary Gregory in 1844. Mary was a daughter of Adam Gregory
and Rebecca Dodrill. Adam was the son of Col. Isaac Gregory, one of the
first settlers on Gauley River, having come from Bolair Mountain in Bath
County, Virginia to settle at the mouth of Mill Run in 1800. Rebecca was
a daughter of William Dodrill, known as "English Bill" because he bad been a
member of Lord Cornwallis' army at the end of the Revolutionary War.
Dodrill was the first settler on Birch River, moving to a point near
Boggs, "WV from Greenbrier in 1799.
Copy of article in the Re-ECHO
Article written by Wendell Ware, 4209 Woodcliff Road, Sherman Oaks, CA
90245
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1905
JOHN R. COGAR
"I hear a voice you cannot hear,
Which says I must not stay;
I see a hand you cannot see,
Which beckons me away."
No doubt, "Uncle John," who joined "Aunt Mary" on the 1st day of this month,
on the "other side", often felt in his great, big manly heart the feelings
expressed in the foregoing quotation. He was a man of few words: he may not
have given expression to his thoughts always, but a person who knew them
both, and had witnessed their happy home life; had broken bread with them
where they lived, seemingly most for each other and their children; and at
the same time were kind and neighborly to all, might to some extent realize
how "Uncle John" could hear a voice to which other ears were dumb, and could
see a hand which others could not see - the voice calling him, and the hand
beckoning him away. Seven years ago, in this month, "Aunt Mary", after
living out a good and ripe old age, without any ado, prepared always to meet
the final summons, started on the journey to the "happy land" and has been
there patiently waiting to be reunited with the man to whom she had given in
his and her early years her all, that love, the purest and most unselfish
blessing any woman can bestow, and valuable beyond price.
The reunion and the happiness and joyousness of the meeting between the two
in the "city not made with hands" cannot be described in the language of
man, and cannot be understood by human mind.
Afflicted, sorrowful, despondent and heart-sore men and women sometimes
doubt the wisdom, kindness and mercifulness of the Great Father; we may be
disposed to ask the question, "Why and wherefore is this?" And yet if we
but look around we will see every day evidence of His great love, kindness,
compassion and mercy for His children.
There are numerous, innumerable and unnumbered instances in which the Lord
of Hosts has in this world of ours laid lightly upon those who have kept His
commandments the hand of trouble and bereavement; instances in which those
steadfast, true, faithful and pure in heart, have not been required even to
wait until their spirits enter the "New Jerusalem" for their recompense and
reward. "Uncle John" was a manly man; and "Aunt Mary" was a womanly woman;
and when each in old age was called upon to give back to God the life He
gave; and when He permitted both, without tears, heart-sobs, or much of
pain, to pay the last debt mortals owe, we had the evidence of His great
compassion of justice.
Seven years ago the writer of this testimonial to "Uncle John" felt it his
duty as best he could, to write some words in memory and praise of "Aunt
Mary" and to say something concerning her, one of the best women he ever
knew. We do not see why it would not be appropriate to copy again what was
then said of her. We do not know how we could do better than to say again
these things concerning her, the wife of the man now dead, and of him whose
name heads this page:
"There is a voice from the tomb sweeter than song - there is a recollection
of the dead to which we turn, even from the charms of the living."
This sentiment and this feeling will be strong with those who were near and
dear to Aunt Mary Cogar, who "crossed over the river" and joined the "silent
majority" on the 5th day of this month in the 74th year of her age.
More than half a century ago, John R. Cogar and Mary Gregory took upon
themselves the vows so well observed by both through many years of peace,
love and domestic happiness.
The young couple settled in the wilderness, on the top of the mountain
between Elk and Gauley Rivers, in what was the Randolph County. Webster
County had embraced that territory since it was organized. Young Cogar went
to work with a will and determination that could but bring success, and his
every step was seconded by the efforts of his wife, who was always a
helpmate, indeed to her husband. The characters of the man and his wife
were as lofty as the mountains on which their home was situated. Their
minds were as pure as the crisp mountain air they inhaled, and the word of
God filled them with the courage and determination needed to fulfill their
allotted time on earth. Their faith was complete and a testament to how
well they performed their mission. Those who knew them had witness in their
everyday walks and actions, and it was not necessary for Mary Cogar, in her
lifetime, to testify, and the strong man who was her companion in her
earthly pilgrimage need not now give evidence. For surely the acts of both
spoke louder than words of a happy home life, filled with those things most
sacred of a household in which abided contentment and happiness, good will
towards all, simplicity, hospitality, plenty, and charity. "Uncle John" was
the vessel and "Aunt Mary", as her friends loved to call her, was the anchor
always, if one who went into their home in later years could judge of the
two people, and the part enacted by each in the early years of their
struggles and trials to provide for themselves and the numerous children
sent to bless their union, and to comfort them when they had crossed over
the hill and were walking down the other side to death which is but the
opening door to eternity.
Aunt Mary was the daughter of Adam G. Gregory, one of the pioneers of the
Elk River Valley. Twelve children were born to her, of who eight survive:
Adam G., Andrew C., James M., Isaac N., Henry W., Albert J., John M., and
Laura J. Cogar, and those who know them not be told that they had a good
mother, of sturdy stock, who left the impression of her teachings deploy
imbedded in her children. And surely it must have been a comfort and
satisfaction to her in her declining years to realize that no stain rested
against her offspring, and her heart was properly proud of those whom God
had confided to her keeping.
Mary Cogar was a woman of very strong intellect, kind, thoughtful,
hospitable, God-fearing, and religious, without show of ostentation. She
was indeed a true wife and a good mother. What more can be said of any
woman, dead or living?
It is not he object or mission of the writer of this short notice to deal
in meaningless phrases or hollow flatteries of the dead, but it was the
fortune of the writer of this obituary often to go to the house of Aunt Mary
Cogar, in the latter days of her life, and to see her in the sphere intended
for the wife and mother. There she was, the ruling spirit; and there her
womanhood held sway; and there she, along with "Uncle John" and "Laurie", as
the mother called her, and "the boys", always extended to the stranger that
genuine and sincere hospitality for which the West Virginia mountaineers are
justly noted. And there was something about that hospitality, its
earnestness, its simplicity, its warmth - there was something about the
homelife of the old people; there was something about the consideration of
all for "mother" and for "father"; there was something about the tenderness
of all for "Laurie", that could be seen, felt and appreciated, but could
never be described - all causing the stranger within their gates to feel
better for having made the visit, to have more respect for human kind, and
to leave behind in his heart memories never to be forgotten .
To the husband left alone and in sadness; to "Laurie" in the greatest
sadness that could come upon her; to "the boys" who loved their mother with
strong, tender and manly affection and feel their loss so keenly, hosts of
friends extend their most sincere sympathies; and we say to them that in
their great affliction they ought to know, and do know, that although the
warning and the end came so suddenly, Mary Cogar was not unprepared. Her
whole existence was a preparation for the future life; she had been a church
member and had kept her lamp trimmed and burning for thirty years and more.
She is better off now by far than any of us. Let us not therefore grieve
for her, but emulate her example, and meet her in the better land, where
life and joy is eternal - where pain and sorrow, affliction and trouble are
no more.
"It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting;
but that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart."
And what is life? A vision; a dream; a fleeting shadow; a nothing, except
what we make of it; and at best, a probationary state for mortals, oft
filled with suffering, sorrow, trials, tribulations and wretchedness,
allotted by the Architect of the Universe to man to fit Him, if man will,
for a higher and better and everlasting life, filled with unalloyed and
eternal gladness, in communion with God and His children.
Mary Cogar so lived as to be entitled to receive the reward promised the
faithful and pure in heart. Let us not grieve over that which the word of
God teaches is her gain, forever and forever; but rather should we lift our
eyes in hope, and make new resolves so to live as to be entitled to join her
on the other shore, there to abide and dwell with the chosen of the Lord, in
paradise, world without end.
* * *
"As unto the bow the cord is,
So unto the man is woman:
Though she bends him, she obeys him,
Though she draws him, yet she follows,
Useless each other without the other."
Surely, "Uncle John" was the bow, and "Aunt Mary" the cord; and she bent
him; but she followed in life. Now he follows her into the other and
eternal existence.
She called him; she beckoned to him. He has gone to join her.
A Friend.
Ok, some of you have already received a personal e-mail from me stating my
difficulties getting my messages to post correctly. So I have started from
scratch by removing my name from the list and then re-requesting to be added
so here goes nothin....if this post correctly I will be sending one more...
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Hi all,
I am a new member to the list and would like to take this opportunity to
first introduce our lineage(actually it is my wifes') and then second to ask
some questions on some marriages that I have in my file. I will start with
my wife and then work my way back..
1) Martha M. Hamrick bd. 1966- marr.1988 to Chadd R. Rose bd. 1967-
2) Nedra Elaine Green bd. 1933- marr.1955 to Paul E. Hamrick bd.1934-
3) Ovia Lenore Cogar bd.1906- marr. 1926 to Ottis Wesley Green bd.1906-1974
4) John R. Cogar bd.1882-1946 marr.? to Olive Delana Hammons
bd.?-1921.......John R. then remarried one Roxie Fisher
"John R. Cogar, second child and first son of Isaac N. and Francis Lake
Cogar, married Delena Hammons, daughter of Sampson and Molly Hammons. They
were parents of five daughters. After the death of Deleana in 1921 he
married Roxie Fisher and farmed on Big Run at the foot of "Old Baldy"
Mountain at Bolair, WV. John and Roxie had no children of their own. He
died in 1946 and was buried beside of Delena at Philippi, WV. Roxie was
later married to James Baldwin. They are both buried at Bergoo, WV." ...end
text quote.....
5) Isaac Newton Cogar bd.1855-1926 marr.? Fances P.Lake bd.?-?
6) John R. Cogar bd. 1821-1905 marr. 1843 to Mary Gregory bd.
1824-1897***note*** Mary Gregory was the daughter of Rebecca Dodrill and
Adam Gregory mentioned later in this letter**
7) Jacob Cogar bd. 1790-1881 marr. ? to Margaret Mollohan bd.?-?
"Jacob was born in 1790 in Botetourt County, Virginia. Throughout his
life in Braxton County he was known as "Botetourt Jake". He married
Margaret Mollohan in what was then Randolph County. Two of Jacob and
Margaret's sons, James M. and John R", located on Gauley River in early
1840's." .....end text quote...
***I think that the line goes back further but you get the idea***
Now I would like to ask some questions about some Cogar marriages.. I have
the names but unfortunatly dso not have the parents names of the Cogars that
were married. I would really appreciate any tips, leads or pointers to help
me out and try to put together this rather confusing puzzle...
1) Mary Cogar 1860-1922 marr. 1878 to Asa Brooks Gregory 1846-1922. My file
has them listed as dying on the same day, May 15th..interesting..no note as
to the cause..
2) James Cogar bd.?-? marr. ? to Elizabeth Hamrick bd. ?-?
they had at least one child named David who married Nancy J. Gregory
3) Hannah Cogar bd?-? marr. ? to Addison M. Hamrick bd.?-? They are listed
as having 7 children... Julia; Cornelius; Nancy; Nelson; Sarah; Alfred
Hammon; and Quincy
4) Frances Cogar bd.1806-1843 marr. 1823 to Joseph W. Hamrick bd. 1799-?in
Calhoun
5) Maggie Cogar bd.?-? marr.? to Adam Gregory bd.1797-1852
they are listed to have 9 children....Harriet; Harmon; Margaret; Thomas;
William; Rebecca; Lucinda; Nodie; and Isaac. **note** Adams first wife was
one Rebecca Dodrill daughter to William(English Bill) Dodrill and I have
been told that there was at least one more wife but no proof to back it up..
I thank you in advance for any help you might be able to give.
Best Regards,
Chadd Rose
Good evening list. I received a personal email from a subscriber who thought that perhaps the list was not "on-line" so I am sending this as a test.
Pat Wine
North Canton, Ohio
patwine(a)neo.rr.com
Hi all,
I am wondering if anyone out there knows where i can find information on people that were in the logging industry of West Virginia.
Reason being I am looking for information on one Morgan Tyler who had an operation on the Gauley River in the late 1800's early 1900's...so far I haven't had any hits on the name itself so I though I would try a different approach. Meanwhile I will keep surfin'...
Best Regards,
Chadd Rose
When I recieved my copy of the two previous messages sent they were in a messed up format, they had "=" signs and some other stuff that shouldn't have been in there...I hope that you all did not receive them the same way. It sure makes for more difficult reading to say the least... if anyone would like me to resend them personally...please let me know..my address is
tuckman5(a)intrepid.net
Thanks,
Chadd
Hi All,
I am interested to know if anyone has any other information about the following couple. I ask because my wife is Hamrick on dad's side and 2 gen down from the Cogar line on Mom's side..
Joseph W. Hamrick (Son of Ben Jr. 1755-1842)
bd.1799 in Kanahwa, Va
dd. Calhoun, WV.
1st Spouse: Frances Cogar
bd. abt. 1806 in VA
dd. 1843 in Kanahwa, WV
Married 1823 in Kanahwa, Va.
2nd Spouse: Margaret Burrows
bd. 1823 in Grantsville, Calhoun, Va.
dd.
It would be interesting to know who Fances' Parents were so I could connect it (possibly)...
Thanks,
Chadd Rose