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Portrait of Ethel Courtney as a baby.  Ethel is likely the daughter of Mollie and Ulysses Courtney, born in 1896.

1. Portrait of Ethel Courtney

Portrait of Mary Courtney Randall.  The Courtney family is distantly related to Blanche Lazzell.

2. Mary Courtney Randall

Portrait of U. J. Courtney, husband of Mollie Courtney, sister of Blanche Lazzell.

3. Ulysses James Courtney

Portrait of baby Lucille Courtney, likely the daughter of Mollie (Lazzell) Courtney.  Mollie's daughter, Flora Lucille, was born in 1894.

4. Portrait of Lucille Courtney

Full body portrait of a woman from the Courtney family, distant relatives of Blanche Lazzell.

5. Member of the Courtney Family

Portrait of a woman from the Courtney family, distant relatives of Blanche Lazzell.

6. Member of the Courtney Family

Portrait of male from the Courtney family, distant relatives of Blanche Lazzell.

7. Member of the Courtney Family

Portrait of Ulysses James Courtney, brother in law of artist Blanche Lazzell.  Ulysses married Blanche's sister, Mollie, in 1891.

8. Portrait of U. J. Courtney

Portrait of Mollie Courtney, sister of Blanche Lazzell.  Mollie was born in 1869, and married  Ulysses James Courtney in 1891.

9. Portrait of Mollie Courtney, Morgantown, W. Va.

Crookshanks, father of Maggie Crookshanks, poses with the largest wild cat caught in Nicholas County, weighing 27 pounds and 4 feet, 7 inches in length.

10. Uncle Bill Crookshanks with Largest Wild Cat Captured in Nicholas County, W. Va.

Mrs. Calvert dumps water into pails. She was living without running water.

11. Jessie Fern Mayfield Calvert, Rodamer, W. Va.

Cohen was a member of Morgantown's City Council. He also served on the Monongalia County Commission and was a West Virginia University faculty member.

12. Milton Cohen with West Virginia Centennial Souvenir Plate Design

William and Mary were married on June 13, 1878.  Written inside the paper enclosure are the words "While these you keep remember us."  The Corrothers family is likely related to the Zinn, Steele-Arnett, or Sanders family.

13. William A. C. Corrothers and Mary F. Miller

Holly was 10 years old in this photo. He was the brother of Casto Conner and John Conner. The Conners are related to the Weltner family. The back of the photo reads, "I am 10 years and 5 months old; 4 feet 6.5 inches high; weigh 75 lbs."

14. Holly Conner, Stewartstown, W. Va.

An aged Cox is pictured.

15. Portrait of an Older Ollie Knotts Cox

16. Portrait of Olive Knotts Cox

Portrait of baby Cox.

17. Ollie Cox, Keyser, W. Va.

Portrait of Cox at the age of 19. He later moved to Baltimore, Maryland.

18. Portrait of Alex Cox

19. Irwin Cox, Richwood, W. Va.

Carrol was a football coach at Terra Alta High School.

20. Coach Fred Carroll, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Cooper pictured during his freshman year at Terra Alta High School.

21. Paul Cooper during Freshman Week, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Portrait of Uncle Cy from a photograph album of late nineteenth century images featuring residents from Keyser, W. Va.

22. Portrait of 'Uncle Cy,' Keyser, W. Va.

Portrait of Mrs. J. M. Clines, likely a resident of Keyser, W. Va., taken in Baltimore, MD from a photograph album of late nineteenth century images featuring residents from Keyser, W. Va.

23. Portrait of Mrs. J. M. Clines, Keyser, W. Va.

Coralie Franklin Cook (1861-1942) was born into slavery and eventually became the first descendant of a Monticello slave known to have graduated from college.  She graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. in 1880.  She later taught elocution and English at the college and then taught at Howard University.  Cook was also known for her activities relating to the Civil Rights Movement.

24. Coralie Franklin Cook, Storer College Alum

J.R. Clifford graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. in 1874. He was the first African-American Attorney in West Virginia.  Clifford also published the newspaper, "The Pioneer Press" in Martinsburg, W.Va.

25. J.R. Clifford, Storer College Alum.

Charlton pictured standing in the middle of the field.

26. Joseph Jones Charlton in a Tobacco Field in Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

Charlton is a Civil War veteran who fought on the side of the Confederacy. He was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. in 1864. He later went on to become the first school teacher in Madam's Creek, a town near Hinton, W. Va.Charlton first married Nancy Parker. Together, Parker and Charlton had a daughter, Mary Jane Charlton. Mary Jane would later marry Silas Hinton.

27. Joseph Jones Charlton of Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

Portrait of Jesse Campbell, brother of Lacy Campbell.

28. Jesse Campbell, Forest Hill District, W. Va.

Photo of the tintype portraits.

29. Josiah Cooper and Wife, Narcissa, of Cooper's Mill, Summers County, W. Va.

Charlton and his wife, Sally, were parents of Mary Jane Charlton.

30. Joseph Jones Charlton & His Wife, Hinton, W. Va.

Denver and Benny Cook are pictured together in front of a wire fence.

31. Cook Brothers on Surveyor's Branch, Summers County, W. Va.

The two are pictured inside their home which is located across from Tom's Run.

32. Harvey and Rachel Cook Inside House on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Benny Cook, Matt Cook, Virgie M. Cook Lilly, Denver Cook, and George W. Cook pictured together.

33. Cook Family on Leatherwood Road, Summers County, W. Va.

Portrait of a young Cook.

34. Denver Cook of River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.

Portrait of the older woman.

35. Sally Goff Cook Pettrey of Summers County, W. Va.

Cook pictured wearing a dress and necklace.

36. Portrait of Mabel Martin Cook of Summers County, W. Va.

Houston, son of Manderville Cook and Sally Goff Cook, is pictured in a suit.

37. Portrait of Houston Cook of River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.

38. Mrs. Geo. R. Cook's Baby, Morgantown, W. Va.

39. Portrait of Uncle Tom and Aunt Lib Channel

Cook, a World War II soldier, is pictured in uniform.

40. Portrait of George W. Cook of Summers County, W. Va.

41. J.E. Casteel, 'The Horse Jockey'

Creekman, left, is the boss on the Tallery Mountain Road construction. Greene, pictured right, is from the Luther Greene Hollow Surveryor Branch.

42. Oren Creekman and Lonnie Greene Pose Together in Blueston River Country, W. Va.

Crawford retired as a Colonel and the highest ranking African-American military officer from Summers County.

43. Major Theodore Crawford from Summers County, W. Va.

Crawford, an educator, stands beside what appears to be a buffet table.

44. Everette Crawford, Summers County, W. Va.

DeWitt served as Governor of New York from 1817-1822. While serving as Governor, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.

45. Illustrated Portrait of DeWitt Clinton

Clifford served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a graduate of Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. by 1875. He was the first African-American lawyer admitted to the bar in West Virginia in 1887. He became one of the leaders int he Niagara Movement, the beginning of the NAACP and Modern Civil Rights Movement (1905-1906).

46. J. R. Clifford, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Portrait of Cook in uniform at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina.

47. George W. Cook from Hinton, W. Va.

Eugene Cutlip, from Harrison County, was the step father of Richard Duez. He was a bronze star winner during the war. He passed away on July 14, 2007.

48. Eugene Cutlip Standing in Front of World War II Tank