32. Pension File Tells A Lot About William Darrah

William, son of Henry 2nd, was 6' tall, big for a Civil War soldier; hazel eyes, also unusual; and he contracted asthma while on guard duty in 1863. He survived the war and did get a pension, as did his wife and his daughter.

31. Darrah Ancestral Hunting Activity

My grandfather Peter Boone Darrah (Left) and his brother Grant Darrah displaying their rabbit hunting skills, around 1900, Marshall County, WV.

30. Franklin School, Brooke County, West Virginia

My Dad and several of his siblings attended this school during the 1920's and 30's. I was able to get some student record cards on them at the District office.