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According to an 1897 obituary, Jim McCoy was a dentist. He died while in Alliance, Ohio. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning after he drank a "quantity of wood alcohol as a substitute for whiskey". He was 50 years old and left a wife and four children.

8497. Jim McCoy of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038506
Title:
Jim McCoy of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
According to an 1897 obituary, Jim McCoy was a dentist. He died while in Alliance, Ohio. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning after he drank a "quantity of wood alcohol as a substitute for whiskey". He was 50 years old and left a wife and four children.
Adam Staggers was an educator in Monongalia County. He taught at the Monongalia Academy and was principal of the first Morgantown Graded School.

8498. Adam Staggers of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038507
Title:
Adam Staggers of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1875
Description:
Adam Staggers was an educator in Monongalia County. He taught at the Monongalia Academy and was principal of the first Morgantown Graded School.
Elevated view of the campus including a cemetery (on the left) next to Reynolds Hall (Commencement Hall) where Stewart Hall now stands.

8499. West Virginia University Campus, Morgantown, W. Va,

IDNO:
038508
Title:
West Virginia University Campus, Morgantown, W. Va,
Date:
1893
Description:
Elevated view of the campus including a cemetery (on the left) next to Reynolds Hall (Commencement Hall) where Stewart Hall now stands.
Crowd gathers for the ceremony inaugurating Thomas Hodges as President of West Virginia University. Among the distinguished guests was United States President William H. Taft.

8500. Inauguration of West Virginia University President Hodges, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038509
Title:
Inauguration of West Virginia University President Hodges, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1911
Description:
Crowd gathers for the ceremony inaugurating Thomas Hodges as President of West Virginia University. Among the distinguished guests was United States President William H. Taft.
The photograph was taken from the Morgantown riverbank. Note the steam powered riverboat, "Iron Cliff" docked on the Westover side.

8501. Morgantown-Westover Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038510
Title:
Morgantown-Westover Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
The photograph was taken from the Morgantown riverbank. Note the steam powered riverboat, "Iron Cliff" docked on the Westover side.
Nimrod Protzman was also an officer and musician during the Civil War, in Company E, 17th West Virginia Infantry.

8502. Nimrod Protzman, Morgantown Musican

IDNO:
038511
Title:
Nimrod Protzman, Morgantown Musican
Date:
1870
Description:
Nimrod Protzman was also an officer and musician during the Civil War, in Company E, 17th West Virginia Infantry.
Hagans served in many state and local government positions including Mayor of Morgantown, Judge in Second Judicial Circuit Court, United States Congressman for West Virginia, West Virginia State House of Delegates and Delegate to the 1872 West Virginia State Constitutional Convention. He was the son of Harrison Hagans, a Preston County delegate to the 1861 Wheeling Convention and he was also Waitman Willey's son-in-law.

8503. John Marshall Hagans of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038512
Title:
John Marshall Hagans of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1885
Description:
Hagans served in many state and local government positions including Mayor of Morgantown, Judge in Second Judicial Circuit Court, United States Congressman for West Virginia, West Virginia State House of Delegates and Delegate to the 1872 West Virginia State Constitutional Convention. He was the son of Harrison Hagans, a Preston County delegate to the 1861 Wheeling Convention and he was also Waitman Willey's son-in-law.
The two little girls sitting on the steps are Margaret Ross and Margaret Mathers.

8504. Max and Anna Mathers' First Home, 129 Sherman Ave., Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038513
Title:
Max and Anna Mathers' First Home, 129 Sherman Ave., Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
The two little girls sitting on the steps are Margaret Ross and Margaret Mathers.
Anna Mathers, wife of Max Mathers and mother of Margaret Mathers.

8505. Anna Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038514
Title:
Anna Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Anna Mathers, wife of Max Mathers and mother of Margaret Mathers.

8506. Anna DeGant Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038515
Title:
Anna DeGant Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va.

8507. Cousins, Margaret Mathers and Mary E. Clark

IDNO:
038516
Title:
Cousins, Margaret Mathers and Mary E. Clark
A woman positions a cross on the alter, which is decorated in evergreens and ornaments for Christmas. Note the kerosene lamp chandelier to the right. The church is located in the Clay District of Monongalia County.

8508. Christmas Time at Jakes Run Assembly of God Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038517
Title:
Christmas Time at Jakes Run Assembly of God Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1906
Description:
A woman positions a cross on the alter, which is decorated in evergreens and ornaments for Christmas. Note the kerosene lamp chandelier to the right. The church is located in the Clay District of Monongalia County.