Adalyn

Cousin Caleb Shamblin's baby daughter Adalyn.

New Cousin

Cousin Jody's a grandma now. Here are her kids with Caleb's new little one, Adalyn.

Mason's Family

Here's my cousin Richie Anderson, wife Carlene, and baby Mason

Cousin Mason

I just have to share this picture of my cousin Richie's baby Mason.

Cousins

Here's two of my cousins, Maci Oiler and Katie Moore, 1st and 2nd Field Commanders for the Viking Band in Ripley, WV. They're beautiful look-alikes. Katie's great grandmother, Charity Staats Bostic, is my grandmother (Maci's gr-grandmother) Faith Staats Anderson's sister. So they are 3rd cousins. (I had to look that up. )

Grandad Anderson

My cousin Jody sent me a link to a new (to me) picture of my Grandad Anderson as a young man. Got me started climbing my "tree" again. Here is Omer on the right with his friend Everett Robie on the left.

New Cousin

Here's a before and after picture of my cousin Richy's new baby, Mason. 3-d Ultrasound. He has red hair.

New Cemetery Photos Online

My cousin Jody alerted me to the new cemetery photos online at WVGenWeb. Check it out. My great-grandmother's tombstone at Ephesus Cemetery down Grasslick.

Mommo's Funeral Reception online photos

Here's a link to some pictures taken by Lee Reed at my grandma Faith Anderson's funeral reception.

Faith (Staats) Anderson, and her brother, Hope Staats

For a living tribute to Faith Anderson, join Faith's Cousins on Facebook.

Andrew Anderson Family Portrait

Here are my Grandad Anderson's grandparents, Andrew Jackson Anderson and Melissa Jane Fisher Anderson with their son, Oakey, his wife Bessie, and their son Rudy. The lady on the left is Barb Wolfe, sister of my mom's gr-grandmother, Elizabeth Casto Crane. Betty Briggs, on her Casto Connections website, says Barb Wolfe had a daughter named Bessie Anderson. That must be why she's in the photo--I believe she must be the other grandmother of Rudy.

Anderson Cemetery

I finally found the cemetery where lie Andrew and Melissa Anderson. It's the Anderson Cemetery at Plum Orchard. I'm still looking for Albert and Maggie Anderson's gravesite.

Fairplain Garage

Here's the newly refurbished Fairplain Garage, built by my Grandad Anderson in order to support his large family.

Andrew Jackson Anderson's Death Certificate

Here is Andrew Jackson Anderson's death certificate.

Names identified

1. C. E. Staats
2. Plusha Staats
3. Baby Faith (Staats) Anderson
9. Gay Casto
11. Amy Casto
19. Barbara Wolfe
20. Oaf Crane
21. George Crane
22. Elizabeth Casto Crane
23. Mander Crane
29. Lloyd Staats
37. Lula (Baker) Crane
39. Joe Crane
44. Hube Crane

Here are the names of the people we have identified so far. Any help will be appreciated.the picture was taken from the back of George and Elizabeth Crane's house when it was actually the front of the house when a dirt road went along there. Later when Rt. 21 was built the house was changed to make the front of the house face the new road.

Gathering at Aunt Orva's house. Clair, Plusha and Faith Anderson (baby) are in the lower left corner. Please help us identify the others.

Grasslick Cemetery

I visited Grasslick cemetery last summer and found Grandad Anderson's sister buried here.