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- It is believed that Thomas is brother to John Hogg, the great grandfatherof Governor Stephen Hogg of Texas. In 1767 John migrated from Virginiato South Carolina. His descendants finally moved on westward to Texasvia Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The same year, 1767, Thomasmigrated to North Carolina with his family and by 1800 his descendantsmoved into what is now Letcher County, Kentucky. There is no record ofThomas living in Letcher County, Kentucky. However, his son Stephenoccupied the land on the Kentucky River where Whitesburg is presently,and another son, James Sr. occupied the land in the area of Roxana,Letcher County, Kentucky. There is very little record about Squire Hogg,another son of Thomas, who came to Letcher County, Kentucky. There is norecord of a family if he had one.
by Carlice Breeding, 1968
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Cemeteries Moved
Author: Okey L. King Date: 19 Aug 2002 10:57 PM GMT
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This article was in the May 1942 Ripley Newspaper
An estimated 200 hundred graves, many of them covered with tall grasses,and forgotten, will be moved at government expense to make way for the$55,000,000 TNT plant being constructed north of Point Pleasant. Thegraves lie in seven old cemeteries scattered over the 8,000 acre tractfor the plant which will be known as the West Virginia Ordnance works,situated in the Robinson district. All will be moved to a single newburial ground on Lock Lane road, off West Virginia State Route 62.
The site includes the old BENNETT-KNOB cemetery, which is of historicalinterest by reason of the interment of Dr. Jesse BENNETT, a pioneersurgeon credited with performing the first cesarean operation in America.
The cemeteries include:
Eva RICE cemetery: A burial ground near the Oldtown-Dixie road. It holdsthree unmarked graves, and there may be others, as there is no knownrecord of when it was established or when the last interment occurred.
The STEWART cemetery: Established about 1800, it contains approximately75 graves of which only 17 have headstones. This cemetery is located onMusgrave road.
The SOMERVILLE cemetery: Located on the Oldtown road, on the EffieSOMERVILLE farm. Established in 1874, it holds 15 graves, 11 of themmarked. The last interment occurred in 1913.
The VANMETER cemetery: Also situated on the Dixie road. Established in1850, it is estimated to hold 20 graves, of which only seven haveheadstones.
The Cherry cemetery: Oldtown-Dixie road on the C. B. Thompson farm. This,apparently a family cemetery, was established in 1873 and contains onlytwo graves, only one of them marked.
The Nanny B. HOGG cemetery: Oldtown-Dixie and Musgrave roads. Establishedin 1837, it holds approximately 75 graves. Among the headstones, six arevery old but in unusually good condition and probably will be moved tothe new burial ground.
The HAWKINS cemetery: On Morning Star road, on the E. J. and C. G.Somerville farm. Established about 1878, it contains 12 graves, 8 ofwhich are marked, the last burial occurred in 1901.
Besides these, there are several cemeteries on the TNT plant site, butwill not be in the way of buildings and will not be moved. All these willbe fenced. The land acquisition section of the War department, which hascharge of moving the graves, has requested that descendants or relativesof those buried in the seven cemeteries get in touch with the office.(Jackson Herald, Friday, 15 May 1942)
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