Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants HCPD

Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants HCPD Central WV Genealogy & History Library located in Horner, WV is a 501 3C non-profit organization. All donations are appreciated and tax deductable.

Beginning in the 1760s when the earliest settlers crossed the divides of the Allegheny Mountains and made their tomahawk claims along the waters of the upper Monongahela River in what became the Hacker's Creek settlements of western Virginia, the names and exploits of the frontiersmen of the region were indelibly inscribed in the pages of American history. These settlements were the western fronti

er of the fledgling nation far longer than any place in its western expansion; and, there were more conflicts between its people and the red man during the last half of the eighteenth century than anywhere else on the long frontier. Hacker's Creek was named for John Hacker, a Stafford County,Virginia, native who came with the first party of men to settle at present-day Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. Finding that land he desired at Buckhannon had already been claimed by Samuel Pringle, an earlier sojourner in the region, he crossed the Buckhannon Mountain and selected four hundred acres on a tributary of the Muddy River, as the West Fork of the Monongahela River was then called. John Hacker thus became the first permanent European settler in what is today's Lewis County, West Virginia.

06/13/2026
06/13/2026

Come support the library tomorrow. You will be amazed at our historical collections.

Interesting! Know someone doing research in Harrison Co. Keeping history alive?
06/01/2026

Interesting! Know someone doing research in Harrison Co. Keeping history alive?

Nominate now for the History Keeper Award!

The Clarksburg History Museum is now accepting nominations for our first-ever History Keeper Award, which will be presented at the History Friends Gathering on June 26 at The Morris.

This award honors an individual whose work in history, preservation, education, research, genealogy, community service, or storytelling has helped shape Harrison County and preserve its heritage for future generations.

Nominees should:

• Be living and at least 70 years of age
• Have spent significant years living, working, or serving in Harrison County
• Have a story worth preserving and sharing

History Keepers do not need to be wealthy, famous, or hold public titles. They are the people whose lives, experiences, and dedication have left a lasting mark on our community and whose stories can inspire the next generation.

Do you know someone who deserves this recognition? Use the Link below in the comments.

Nominations will be accepted through Friday, June 12, 2026. Individuals may not nominate themselves.

The recipient will be recognized during the History Friends Gathering at The Morris on June 26.

Help us honor the people who have helped keep Harrison County's history alive.

Finally did a bit of research on a person buried in the Old Hill/Arnold Cemetery. It bothered me when a picture of a mo...
06/01/2026

Finally did a bit of research on a person buried in the Old Hill/Arnold Cemetery. It bothered me when a picture of a monument was taken by the cemetery clean up group. The stone was found laying buried in the ground and when up righted the name was shown and the lady died at 103 yrs. old. I became interested in finding who this lady was and amazed that in 1889 she lived to the age of 103. This is what I found out.

Elizabeth Pumphrey (Aug. 1786-Sep. 1889) died at the age of 103 Yrs. She was born in Augusta Co. VA and lived in Weston WV. The 1880 census has her listed as a widow living with her daughter Mary E. Pumphrey Starreck widow(45) Mary’s son Joseph Starreck(21). Elizabeth age listed 84. She was listed in the 1885 Weston Democrat as oldest woman in Weston at the age of 96.
( Hugh Gaston ESQ was the oldest man in 1885 at 100 yrs. ) Pictures are of the stone and genealogy of Mary E. Pumphrey Starreck, who is also buried in the Arnold, but no record. The census has named spelled Starreck and Pumphrey Genealogy book has it spelled Starrick. Our cemetery book has it listed as Humphrey, which we now know should be Pumphrey. When doing genealogy research you will come up finding different spelling of names and dates don't always match up.

Council Program Officer Kyle Warmack shares biographical information on the elusive Melville Davisson Post and his most ...
05/25/2026

Council Program Officer Kyle Warmack shares biographical information on the elusive Melville Davisson Post and his most successful literary creation, Uncle Abner.

Did you know Melville Davisson Post was a famous crime novelist? He traveled the world, but his birthplace was in Harrison County and tied into Upshur and Lewis.

Explore West Virginia's imaginary landscape through the lens of genre fiction and folklore.

Hacker/Morrison CemeteryThis cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Lewis County. A guess is that the first burial...
05/23/2026

Hacker/Morrison Cemetery
This cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Lewis County. A guess is that the first burial was in 1794. A young Benny Cozad killed by Indians, was the first burial. The property was owned by John Hacker, the first settler of the area, who, along with family members, is buried there. Two revolutionary soldiers and several Civil War veterans are buried there. Jacob Cozad, who was a captive of the Indians but returned, is buried there. John Waggoner was the last burial in 1928. It is maintained by Hacker’s Creek Pioneer Descendants, but over the years, taking care of the cemetery has been a problem due to members of the organization passing away and no money coming in to support the mission. It needs ground repair, stones reset and cleaned, trees cut, and fence repair. We had it weed-eated this Memorial Day weekend, as you cannot mow because of the sunken ground. We put extra memorial flowers from our fundraiser on some of the graves. The lady who placed the flowers said it is a very beautiful and peaceful place.

One of our members paid for a memorial vase of flowers to be put at her ancestors grave located in the Machphelah Cemete...
05/21/2026

One of our members paid for a memorial vase of flowers to be put at her ancestors grave located in the Machphelah Cemetery. One of our volunteers was kind enough to do the job for us.

History: Benjamin DeBarr served in the Union Army D 15 WV Infantry.

We only have 5 flower arrangements left. So PRETTY! Better come soon or call to get your memorial flower arrangements a...
05/20/2026

We only have 5 flower arrangements left. So PRETTY! Better come soon or call to get your memorial flower arrangements at $20 each. This is a fundraiser for the library! All funds go to support the library. Also, we have 2 bags of Black Walnuts left at $10 a bag. We will be here today, Thurs. and Friday. Call 304-269-7091.

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