Guthrie, West Virginia
Guthrie, West Virginia | |
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Guthrie Location within West Virginia and the United States Guthrie Guthrie (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′22″N 81°39′41″W / 38.40611°N 81.66139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1539800[1] |
Guthrie is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, near Twomile Creek. Guthrie is named after James Guthrie who settled in the area around 1798.[2] In 1800 he married Elizabeth Casdorph.[3][4][a] James and Elizabeth had brothers serve in the War of 1812.[6]
They had nine children: Henson, Elijah, Mary, Nancy, Martha, Sarah, James, John, and Julia Ann. Sarah was the grandmother of Tampa insurance agent Norris W. Hensley.[7] James Guthrie's second wife was Judith Hensley.
The Bonham Dairy was in Guthrie.[8]
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References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guthrie, West Virginia
- ^ Sissonville, A Time To Remember, p. 86
- ^ Elk River Communities in Kanawha County: A Continuing History. (1993). United States: The Society. p. 4
- ^ The Casdorphs: from Hamburg to the Kanawha Valley, West Virginia, 1625-1995, a documentary
- ^ "Karsdorp family - GAMEO". gameo.org.
- ^ History of Kanawha County, by George W. Atkinson (Charleston, 1876)
- ^ "Florida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971", FamilySearch (21 November 2023), Mordicie Hensley, 1923.
- ^ https://www.mywvhome.com/thirties/bonham.html