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JONESBORO COMMUNITY
(Frank) Ashby Residence (SITE 1)
GPS COORDINATES- PC5434026107
ELEVATION-587m

(No Survey For This Homesite) Owner- Frank Ashby - Ashby Residence (Deed)

Have not found the deed for this homesite.

Frank Ashby owner of the Ashby Residence.
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(ASHBY RESIDENCE RUINS, 2019)

(Fayette) Ashby Residence (SITE 2)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5429026030
Elevation:642m

(No Survey For This Homesite) Owner- Fayette Ashby - Ashby Residence (Deed)

Have not found the deed for this homesite.

Fayette Ashby owner of the Ashby Residence.
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(ASHBY RESIDENCE RUINS,2019)

(Hannah) Lindsey Residence (SITE 3)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5443426015
ELEVATION:556m

(Survey Lot 1) Owner-Hannah Ashby - Lindsey Residence (Deed) Deed Book 105 Pg. 217, Deed Book 499 Pg. 486

From John Waldrop 9th Nov. 1881
“Lindsey, Hannah Ashby contains 2A., 3R., 20P. Beginning at a stake near four chestnut oaks on Christians line corner to 2nd National Bank of Parkersburg and with same North 42 degrees West 14.24 poles to a stake corner to 2nd National Bank of Parkersburg South 20 ½ degrees West 38 ¾ poles to a chestnut South 47 ½ degrees East 11 ⅔ poles to a stake locust and gum Corner to Christians and with same North 25 ½ degrees East 36 poles to the beginning.”

Hannah Lindsey Ashby owner of the Ashby Residence.
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(LINDSEY RESIDENCE RUINS, 2020)

(Fleming) Bell Residence (SITE 4)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5452625890
ELEVATION: 549m

(Survey Lot 3) Owner- Fleming P. Bell- Bell Residence (Deed) Deed Book 167 Pg.283, Deed Book 94 Pg.541 and 542

“Known as Armistead Hughes tract,Fleming Bell. Beginning at a corner Taylor and Hamilton running in a straight line to the graveyard thence along the line of the graveyard and Fleming Bell to the road, thence along the road to the corner of the Jeff Hill property and thence to Taylor and along Taylor’s line to the beginning. (Thomas D. Ransom Com. 22nd Dec,1879)”

Fleming P. Bell owner of the Bell Residence was an African American man born on August 1867( unknown what day) in Buckingham County, Virginia as farm laborer.He then moved to Augusta County,Virginia as a young man, and worked for Leheigh Portland Cement Company at Fordwick for many years. He married Mrs. Eliza Hughes, and had two sons Harold Bell and James Bell and one daughter Tessie Johnson. Fleming Bell died July 1st 1942 at age 74 years,10 months, and his cause of death was from senile gangrene. His funeral was held at Bethel Methodist Church in Christians. He was then buried in the Jonesboro Union Church Cemetery.
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(BELL RESIDENCE RUINS, 2019)

(BELL RESIDENCE CISTERN RUINS, 2019)

( ENTRANCE PILLARS TO THE BELL PROPERTY,2019)

( ITEMS FOUND METAL DETECTING- LOCATED AT THE BELL RESIDENCE, 2019)

(CADET BELT BUCKLE FOUND AT THE BELL RESIDENCE)

(INDIAN HEAD PENNY FOUND AT THE BELL RESIDENCE)

(LEHEIGH PORTLAND CEMENT CO. FORDWICK. VA., WHERE FLEMING BELL WAS EMPLOYED)

Harris Residence (SITE 5)
GPS COORDINATES-
ELEVATION:

(No Survey For This Homesite) Owner-unknown - Harris Residence (Deed)

Have not found the deed for this Homesite

The Harris residence burned down and a toddler was killed in this house fire.
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(Adam)Anderson Residence (SITE 6)
GPS COORDINATES- PC5438325854
ELEVATION:565m

(No Survey For This Homesite) Owner- Adam Anderson - Anderson Residence (Deed)

Have not found a deed for this homesite.

Adam Anderson owner of the Anderson Residence.
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(ANDERSON RESIDENCE RUINS 2020)

(Jeff) Dorsey Residence (Site 7)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5431125808
Elevation:573m

(Survey Lot 2) Owner-Jeff Dorsey-Dorsey Residence (Deed) Deed Book 126 Pg. 253

From John Waldrop 9th Nov.1881

“Contains over 6A. Beginning at a stake, locust and gum, corner to Christians and lot No. 1, thence with same N 47 ½ degrees W 11 ⅔ poles to a chestnut, S 20 ½ degrees W. 22.64 poles to a stake, S 71 ¾ degrees E. 6 ⅘ poles to a stake, S. 82 ½ degrees E 38 ½ poles to a stake at the road, thence with same N 83 ¼ degrees E 6 poles to a stump (H) at south corner of the road to Grandison’s & Hughes, N 3 degrees E. 25.12 poles to a stake on Christians line and same S 81 ½ degrees W 34.72 poles to the beginning. “

Jeff Dorsey owner of the Dorsey Residence.

Folklore-It has been said that this homesite may have also been a general market.
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(DORSEY RESIDENCE RUINS 2020)

(Albert) Shelton Residence (Site 8)
GPS Coordinates-PC5442925742
Elevation:585m

(Survey Lot 7) Owner -Albert Shelton - Shelton Residence (Deed) Deed book 126 Pg.340 Deed book 94 Pg. 542

“ Albert Shelton From John Waldrop Contains 3A. OR. 3 ¾ P.
Beginning at a stake corner to lot no.6, Irvine Stribling and Granderson, and with same S 83° E 37 poles (610.50) to a stake in the road, and with the same S 8 ½° W 13 poles (212.52) minus 3 links to a chestnut, corner to Williams N 82 ¾° W 39 ½ poles (651.75) to a stake corner to church lot, and Striblings line N 30° E 13 poles (214.50) to the beginning.”

Albert W. Shelton owner of the Shelton Residence was an African American man born in 1874 (unknown what month and day) in Augusta County, Virginia to Benjamin Shelton and Annie Carter . His occupation was a farm laborer. He had three sons the only known son is Alfonso Shelton. Albert Shelton died of cerebral-hemorrhage, on December 13, 1943, at age 63. He was buried in the Jonesboro Union Church Cemetery.
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(ABANDON SHELTON RESIDENCE 1962)

(James) Taylor Residence (Site 9)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5451625890
Elevation-617m

(Survey Lot 5) Owner- James Taylor -Taylor Residence (Deed) Deed book 98 Pg. 72 Deed book 94 Pg.542

From John Waldrop 9th Nov 1881
“ James Taylor Containing 5A.OR.25P Beginning at a stake on Wilson’s line corner to lot No. 3 and with same S 85° W 17 ½ poles to a stake in a hollow corner to Granderson and with same S 8° W. 19 ½ poles to a stake at the 16 ft. road N 69 1/4° W 20 poles to the public road and with the same S 11 1/2° W 1 pole, S 69 ¼ E 20 poles, S 8° W 18 poles to a stump on Williams line and with same S 76° E 22 poles to a chestnut on Wilson's lane corner to Williams and with Wilson's N 2° E 44.84 poles to the beginning.”

James Taylor owner of the Taylor Residence.
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(TAYLOR RESIDENCE RUINS 2020)

(Kent) Williams Residence (Site 10)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5428225778
ELEVATION-580m

(Survey Lot 11) Owner- Kent Williams -Williams Residence (Deed) Deed Book 97 Pg.97-358

Kent Williams
“Contains 19A.2R.36 ½ P. Beginning at a stake corner to Stribbling and Second National Bank of Parkersburg and with same S 10 degrees W 13 poles to a stake at a stump corner to Tom Gaines and with said line S 72 degrees E, 37 ½ poles to a black oak on Wilson’s line and with same N 59 1⁄4 degrees E 15 ½ poles to a gum and white S 67 ¾ degrees E 57 poles to a chestnut oak corner to Taylor and Grandison N 76 degrees W 42 poles to a stake in the road at the S end of a bridge and with the road S 8 ½ degrees W 13 poles to a chestnut , N 87 ¾ degrees W 31 ½ poles to a stake at church lot and with same S 22 degrees W 5 poles to a stake N 82 ¾ degrees W 8 poles to a stake corner to church lot, thence S 20 ½ degrees W 12 poles to the beginning.”
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(WILLIAMS RESIDENCE RUINS 2020)

(Henry) Jones Residence (Site 11)
GPS COORDINATES- PC5430825382
Elevation- 619m

(No Survey For this Homesite) Owner - Henry Jones -Jones Residence (Deed)

Have not found a deed for this Homesite.

Henry Jones Owner of the Jones Residence.
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(JONES RESIDENCE Ruins 2019)

(Mary) Irvine Residence (Site 12)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5418325664
ELEVATION: 597m

(Survey Lot 8) Owner- Mary Martha, Irvine- Irvine Residence (Deed) Deed Book 127 Pg.595,Deed Book 94 Pg.542

From John Waldrop 9th Nov 1881
Containing 1A.OR.4P. Beginning at a stake corner to lots #6 & #7 thence with lot #6 N 5° E 18.64 poles to a stake corner to 2nd National Bank of Parkersburg and with the same S 87 ½ ° W 6.8 poles to a stake S 20 ½ ° W 18.15 poles to a stake corner to Striblings and with same S 83 ¾ ° E 15 ¼ poles to beginning.

Mary Irvine owner of the Irvine Residence. She was found dead about a little less than a quarter mile from her house in a hollow and had been eaten by the animals it is unknown how she died.
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(IRVINE RESIDENCE RUINS ,2019)

Stribbling Residence (Site 13)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5432025689
Elevation:562m

(Survey Lot 9) Owner- Unknown- Stribbling Residence (Deed)

Lot # 9 Have not found Deed believed to be Stribblings.
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(Stribbling Residence Ruins, 2020)

(Grandison/Johnson)Residence (Site 14)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5428225778
Elevation:580m

(Survey Lot 4) Owner-Henry and Ann Grandison-Grandison Residence (Deed) Deed Book 98 Pg. 280

From John Waldrop 9th Nov.1881
“Containing 4A. OR. 27P. Exclusive of a 16 ft. road leading from the public road to James Taylor’s lot and marked off on accompanying plot and bounded as follows, Beginning at a stake at an angle of the road corner to lot no.3, thence N 85 Degrees E 15 poles to a stake in a hollow corner to Taylor, thence with his line S 8 degrees W 38 poles to a stump corner to Taylor on Williams line and with same N 76 degrees W 20 poles to a stake in the road and with the road N 11 ½ degrees E 30 poles to a stake N 83 ¼ degrees E 6 poles to the beginning. Presently owned by Raymond Armstrong.”

Then after the Grandisons moved out Zenues and Ethel Johnson moved in.

Folklore- It was said that when the Johnson's Lived here people would knock on the back window of this house and Mrs. Johnson would open it and give the person a bottle of liquor and they would give her money.

Grandison/Johnson Residence ruins, 2020

(GRANDISON/JOHNSON RESIDENCE ABANDON 1962)

(Lewis) Hill Residence (Site 15)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5424425532
Elevation:562m

( No Survey For this Homesite) Owner- Lewis Hill - Hill Residence (Deed)

Have not found the deed for this Homesite.

Lewis Hill is the Owner of the Hill Residence.
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Hill Residence Ruins, 2020

(Thomas and Elizabeth) Gaines Residence (Site 16)
GPS COORDINATES-PC5413225460
ELEVATION-552m

(Survey Lot 12) Owner-Thomas and Elizabeth Gaines-Gaines Residence (Deed) Deed Book 127 Pg.280

Thomas and Elizabeth Gaines
“Containing 3A 3R 30P. Beginning at a stake and Grubs on a ridge thence S 10 ½ degrees W 39 ½ poles to a stone pile corner to Wilson’s thence with Wilson's line N 59 ¼ degrees E 46 ⅔ poles to a black oak corner to William’s on Wilson’s line and with William’s N 68 degrees W 37 ½ poles to the beginning.”
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Gaines Residence Ruins, 2020

Jonesboro Union Church/Schoolhouse(Site 17)
GPS Coordinates-PC5417825567
Elevation: 617m

(Survey Lot 10) Jonesboro Union Church/Jonesboro Schoolhouse No.20 (Col.) (Deed) Deed Book 98 pg.485, Deed book 94 pg.542

From John Waldrop 9th Nov 1881
“Armstead Hughes, Kent Williams, James Taylor, Adam Anderson, and Moses Gaines trustees for the Church and said to contain one fourth of an acre and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake on Striblings line Corner to Shelton and with same S 82 ¾ degrees East 8 poles to a stake South 20 ½ degrees West poles to a gum sprout North 82 ¾ degrees West 8 poles to a stake on Striblings line with same North 20 ½ degrees East 5 poles to the beginning. "

Jonesboro schoolhouse No.20 From the Book “That’s Just The Way It Was” written by Laten Ervin Bechtel with Susie Brent King

“ Described as once located off Rippetoe (VA 869), about a mile south of the Parkersburg Pike (State Hwy 254) at the eastern entrance to Buffalo Gap. Turn South on Hewitt Road (VA 703),take an almost immediate right on Scott Christian Road, Crossing the C and O Tracks, and continue about a mile to lane (VA 869), a right turn off Scott Christian Road. A short distance on this road will bring you to the site of the Jonesboro School House No. 20” (Nutt,p.240)

“Noted as School No.20 in list of schools for 1883.”

“Identified as School No. 20 in 1885.” (Hotchkiss, p.85)

“Not on list of schools in 1905.”

When the Jonesboro Schoolhouse closed down the students were believed to have moved to Christians schoolhouse.

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( JONESBORO UNION CHURCH/JONESBORO SCHOOLHOUSE NO.20 Ruins,2020)

(John) Grundy Residence (Site 18)
Coordinates:PC5417125670
Elevation:565m

(No Survey For this homesite) Owner- John Grundy - Grundy Residence (Deed)

Have not found a deed for this homesite.

John Grundy owner of the Grundy Residence.

(GRUNDY RESIDENCE RUINS 2020)

Tavern(Site 19)
Coordinates:PC5455725932
Elevation:539m

This foundation is believed to be a Tavern because of the stories we have heard, and is on the property of Bell’s.

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(TAVERN RUINS, 2019)