OUR TOWN ANAWALT
Anawalt is a small little town snuggled in the beautiful southern mountains of McDowell County, West Virginia.
Anawalt was settled in the late 1800's when the coal mines started operating. It was known as Jeanette before it was named Anawalt after Col. Anawalt, Manager of Union Supply Company.
Anawalt was a popular town. Other communities in the area were Jenkinjones, O'Tool, Leckie, Pageton,
Spencer Curve and BlackWolf. People from surrounding communities would come to Anawalt on the weekend and do their shopping, go to the movies or skating. The men went to the bars.
There were many businesses in Anawalt. Yates Supermarket, Bradley's Supermarket, A&P Supermarket
5-10 store, gas stations, clothing stores, liquor store, bars, movie theater, churches, skating ring, two schools and a drug store.
Surnames for families of early Anawalt were: Dollar, Dillon, Davis, Charles, Taylor, Goins, Blevins,
Perkins, Lovelace, Lee, Rector, Bradley, Felix, Lavender, Kazan, Santi, Sargent, Gilley, Forman, Yates, Parks, and many more.
Anawalt was incorporated in 1949. It just celebrated it incorporation with the Anawalt reunion Memorial
day weekend. It was well attended and everyone had fun.
Thanks to the late Eve Sue Rash for all the hard work she put in to the reunion. She passed away about a week before the reunion.
email dollarjones@anawalt.us
Anawalt was settled in the late 1800's when the coal mines started operating. It was known as Jeanette before it was named Anawalt after Col. Anawalt, Manager of Union Supply Company.
Anawalt was a popular town. Other communities in the area were Jenkinjones, O'Tool, Leckie, Pageton,
Spencer Curve and BlackWolf. People from surrounding communities would come to Anawalt on the weekend and do their shopping, go to the movies or skating. The men went to the bars.
There were many businesses in Anawalt. Yates Supermarket, Bradley's Supermarket, A&P Supermarket
5-10 store, gas stations, clothing stores, liquor store, bars, movie theater, churches, skating ring, two schools and a drug store.
Surnames for families of early Anawalt were: Dollar, Dillon, Davis, Charles, Taylor, Goins, Blevins,
Perkins, Lovelace, Lee, Rector, Bradley, Felix, Lavender, Kazan, Santi, Sargent, Gilley, Forman, Yates, Parks, and many more.
Anawalt was incorporated in 1949. It just celebrated it incorporation with the Anawalt reunion Memorial
day weekend. It was well attended and everyone had fun.
Thanks to the late Eve Sue Rash for all the hard work she put in to the reunion. She passed away about a week before the reunion.
email dollarjones@anawalt.us
November 7, 2009 REUNION.
Elsie & Johnie hosted a reunion in their home November 7,2009.Jenkinjones and Anawalt residents that went to Anawalt School and Gary (Coaldiggers ) High School, From 1935 to 1955
Elsie & Johnie hosted a reunion in their home November 7,2009.Jenkinjones and Anawalt residents that went to Anawalt School and Gary (Coaldiggers ) High School, From 1935 to 1955
Top Picture Anawalt and Gary alumni
Seated in chair, Elsie Dollar Jones, from the left, Irene Myers Dollar Brown, Liddie Kirk, Alice Kirk While,
Frank Myers, Ruth Harris Myers, Betty Marshall Tyler, In the middle is Velma Chisgar Hall.
Bottom picture is a family picture, Johnie Jones husband of Elsie Dollar Jones, start at left Irene Myers Dollar Brown, mother of Elsie Dollar Jones, Elsie Dollar Jones, Frank Myers brother of Irene and uncle of Elsie
Ruth Harris wife of Frank Myers.The Myers family was from Jenkinjones.
ED SETRAKLIAN
,Ed, was born in Jenkinjones October, 1st, 1928
The son of Samuel and Agnes Setraklian,
Ed was raised in Anawalt, Went to Anawalt school
and graduated from Gary High School.
HIs family owned a restaurant and a pool hall in
Anawalt, His brother Reuban ran the pool hall after
their father died.
Ed is a actor, director, writer.
He has appeared in plays on broadway,
Made movies and television movies. Also appeared
on day time soap operas,
Ed, we are so proud of you and all that you have
accomplished. Happy to call you one of home
town boys.
Resturant and pool hall owned by
Ed's parents
The son of Samuel and Agnes Setraklian,
Ed was raised in Anawalt, Went to Anawalt school
and graduated from Gary High School.
HIs family owned a restaurant and a pool hall in
Anawalt, His brother Reuban ran the pool hall after
their father died.
Ed is a actor, director, writer.
He has appeared in plays on broadway,
Made movies and television movies. Also appeared
on day time soap operas,
Ed, we are so proud of you and all that you have
accomplished. Happy to call you one of home
town boys.
Resturant and pool hall owned by
Ed's parents
