St. Joseph settlement 1853 back blip

The earliest record of the St. Joseph Settlement, a community of German Catholic immigrants, dates to June 5, 1853. The settlers originally came from the southern German states of Bavaria and Hesse—areas that opposed Frederick William IV’s absolute monarchy.
They emigrated to the United States and settled St. Joseph on the hills above the Ohio River on the Marshall-Wetzel county border. The history is very interesting as our German ancestor came to America in 1839. I always feel a connection when we stroll through the cemetery even though ours settled in MD. Some did however settle in Wheeling WV.
The road to St. Joe was closed for a long time due to a slip. The long way around was just to far for us to visit. Only 7 miles from our house as the crow flies it is about a 45 minute drive on our winding roads as it is. We took a nice drive over there to see what was going on these days. All was well and I think my sister and BIL will go there to church next time we are in WV.