Born 7/22/1874- Died 7/24/1965. Son of Alexander Stonestreet, grandson of James Edmund Stonestreet. Jim spent 19 years (1946-1965) researching his family's genealogy.
Grace Edwards Waters and Hazel Scott, Morgantown, W, Va.
Date:
1957
Description:
Left:Grace Edwards, longtime educator in Monongalia County schools and founder of the Civic Boosters in the county. The organization sought black entertainers to perform in Morgantown such as Hazel Scott (pictured right), a New York jazz pianist.
Helen F. Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State of West Virginia. She had a major influence on the living conditions and long term health care of the elderly of America.