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From the Calhoun County Chronicle, December 22, 1938

Goldie Reip Elliott, daughter of Frank A. and Victoria Reip, was born July 30, 1905, and died December 16, 1938, and the age of 33 years, 5 months and 126 days.

"Sycamore . . .
Whenever the weather was bad and the unpaved road even worse, Dad packed all 4 of us in the car and we took the ridge road.

"At a certain point we pulled into a country lane, Dad parked the car and we gathered our belongings and hiked down the hollow along the creek to Sycamore -- no matter the weather!

"Sycamore was our father's ancestral home -- the big white house along Sycamore Creek with a long porch spanning the entire front of the house.

Nina Rose Elliott Nicholas

Nina Rose Nicholas, 73, of Harrisville, died Jan. 20, 2008 at Eagle Pointe Nursing Home, Parkersburg.

She was born Feb. 10, 1934, in Grantsville, the daughter of the late Bernard V. and Goldie Reip Elliott. Nina graduated from Calhoun High School in 1952 and worked as a cook at Harrisville Elementary School for 17 years. She was a member of the Harrisville Baptist Church, where she had been a Sunday School teacher, a deaconess and was in the Hand Bell Choir.

Maxine Elliott and Robert Mottice were married August 18, 1951 in Grantsville, WV.

Photos of the wedding ceremony can by found here.

Below is the transcript of the attached article from the Thursday, Sept. 13 Calhoun Chronicle about the wedding of Maxine Elliott and Robert N. Mottice:

This is a small, pocket notebook -- approx. 3.5" wide and 6" tall -- previously in the possession of Maxine (Elliott) Mottice. The dates of the entries range from 1909 to 1924, two years prior to his marriage.

Nina Elliott Nicholas died in 2008. Here is the program to her Memorial Service:

Nina's Memorial Service.pdf (79.57 KB)

From Page Two of the Calhoun Chronicle/Grantsville News of Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008:

Vada Reip Davis

Vada Reip Davis, 91, of Espyville, PA, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2007, at her home.

She was born at Orma, the daughter of the late Curt and Lucy Tucker Parsons. She had been a resident of Orma until four years ago when she moved to Pennsylvania. She had been a caregiver for many people in her own home for over 30 years. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.

This is a letter to Mrs. J.A. Elliott (Arminda Hathaway) from Mrs. Hattie Nelson, dated Sept. 16, 1926. It is a curious letter, not because of the content but because it still exists.

In the letter, Mrs. Nelson addresses Mrs Elliott as "aunt" and informs her of the recent death of Mrs. Nelson's mother. She also asks Mrs. Elliott if she would notify "Uncle Frank" and "Aunt Duck."

Bernard Elliott taught the second grade in the Lee District of Calhoun County public schools during 1915.

This is the certificate issued by the West Virginia Dept. of Free Schools certifying his authority to teach. Also included is an image of the back of the certificate with additional information.

Charles Elliott, 1792-1869

Charles Elliott was a famous educator and theologian, well-known for several books that clearly make the case that there is no Scriptural basis for slavery, and another that was a detailed itemization of the distortions of Roman Catholicism.  He emigrated to the U.S. in the early 19th century and taught at Ohio Wesleyan University and Iowa Wesleyan University.