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Sincere thanks to the late Amelia Gilreath for sharing these records. The picture above is from Amelia's book, "Oh Shenandoah I love your daughter, The Irwin-Holler Story." The book includes many wonderful photos with a very special photo of "Amy" and her horse, Actor, appearing on the last page of the book.
Columbia Furnace was built by George Mayberry and Benjamin Pennybacker. It was later owned by John Arthur and Company (which included Benjamin Blackford). The next person to purchase the mill was Samuel Myers.
The following persons had accounts with Columbia Furnace Mill during the years of 1885-1888. These are taken from Account Books of Amelia's great grandfather, William Henry Foote Irwin (1821-1893).
| Anderson, Alex. | Andrick, Calvin | Andrick, Mrs. |
| Baker, W. L. | Baker, Wm. | Barb, Godfrey |
| Barb, James | Barb, John | Barb. John H. |
| Barb, Jos. | Barb, Jos. E. | Barb, Jos. Seph. |
| Barb, Lem | Barb, Nick | Barb, Noah |
| Barb, Wm | Barb, Wm. H. | Barrick, John |
| Barrick, Philip | Barrick, Wm. | Barton, Mrs. A. |
| Barton, Alex. | Barton, Charles | Barton, Joseph |
| Barton, Nathaniel | Barton, Solomon | Boombaugh, Amos |
| Boombaugh, Wm. | Boombaugh, Wm. D. | Bowers, Ann |
| Bowers, David | Bowers, Harvy | Bowers, Henry |
| Bowers, Joseph | Bowers, Jos. B | Bowers, Jos. S. |
| Bowers, Mrs. | Bowers, W. D. | Boyce, Charles |
| Boyce, Frank | Boyce, George | Boyce, George R. |
| Bradfield, James | Bradfield, Jos. | Brannan, John |
| Brumbaugh, A. | Brumbaugh, Amos | Brumbaugh, Daniel |
| Brumbaugh, Wm. | Brumbaugh, Wm. D. | Campbell, A A |
| Clark, E. S. | Cleland, James | Click, Elizabeth |
| Coffman, Adam | Coffman, Eras | Coffman, Isaac |
| Coffman, James | Coffman, John D. | Coffman, Joseph |
| Columbia Brass Band | Columbia Feed | Cook, Charles |
| Cook, Cornelius | Cook, Henry | Cook, Henry B |
| Craig, Henry | Craig, John B | Craig, Wm. |
| Craig, Wm. H. | Crofford, John | Day, Albert |
| Day, Mrs. Charles | Day, Dick | Day, Henry |
| Day, Lemuel | Day, John | Day, Mike |
| Day, Richard | Day, Thos. | Day, Walter |
| Delinger, C. | Delinger, Chas. W. | Delinger, John H. |
| Dellinger, Levi | Dellinger, Th. | Dodson, Moses |
| Donaldson, Wm. | Douglas, Benja. | Drummond, Ashby |
| Drummond, Jacob | Drummond, Jake | Drummond, Jos. |
| Drummond, Turner | Estep, Jessie | Estep, Wm. |
| Fadeley, A. J. | Fadeley, Abra. | Fadeley, Abra. B. |
| Fadeley, Aristo. C. | Fadely, Charles | Fadely, Ezra |
| Fadely, Green | Fadely, Green B | Fadely, Isaac |
| Fadely, John | Fadely, John C | Fadely, Lorenza |
| Fadeley, Moses | Fadeley, Robt. S. | Firor, P. 0. |
| Flagle, Frank | Foltz, Isaac | Foltz, Isaac N. |
| Foltz, J. N. | Foltz, James | Foltz, James R. |
| Foltz, John H. | Foltz, Jos. R. | Foltz, Walter |
| Funkhouser, C. M. | Funkhouser, Cornelius | Funkhouser, Dicks |
| Funkhouser, Isaac | Funkhouser, Israel | Funkhouser, Jacob |
| Funkhouser, John | Funkhouser, John B. | Funkhouser, Jos. |
| Funkhouser, Richard | Funkhouser, Sam | George, Fillmore |
| George, John W. | George, Lov. | Grandstaff, Booton |
| Grandstaff, J. B. | Groves, John | Groves, Mrs. |
| Groves, Sarah | Guess, Wm. | Heishman, James |
| Heishman, Matilda | Heishman, Mrs. | Helsley, George |
| Helsley, George | Helsley, J. L. | Helsley, Jacob |
| Helsley, Joseph A. | Helsley, Jos. W. | Helsley, Julius |
| Helsley, Leonidas | Helsley, Levi | Helsley, Peter |
| Hewitt, R.A. | Hide, Benjamin | Hines, Frank |
| Hines, Harrison | Hines, Joseph | Hines, Thomas |
| Hines, Thos. J | Hoffman, Dr. S. J. | Hollar, George |
| Hollar, Joshua | Hollar, Philip | Hosafluck, John |
| Hottel, John | Hottel, Benjamin | Hottle, Charles |
| Hottle, James | Hottle, James E | Hottle, James R |
| Hottle, John | Hottle, John H | Huddle, James |
| Huddle, John | Hutchinson, John | Irwin, Jacob |
| Irwin, John | Irwin, Jos. | Irwin, Joseph E |
| Irwin, Wm H | Jackson, Daniel | Jackson, Isaak |
| Jackson, Jacob | Jackson, James | Jackson, Nathan |
| Jewel, Samuel | Johnson, Daniel | Johnson, Isiah |
| Johnson, Izaak | Johnson, Nathaniel | Kerns, Eras |
| Kibler, Jacob | Kibler, Wm | Kibler, Wm J |
| Kingree, Samuel | Kingree, Wm | Lair, Thom |
| Larkins, Green | Larkins, Green B | Larkins, John |
| Larkins, John W | Larkins, Miss | Lear, Thomas |
| Lewis, Etta Jane | Liberty Feed | Lindamood, Lem |
| Long, Charles | Long, Isaac | Long, Isaac N |
| Long, Levi | Ludwig, Charles | Ludwig, Jacob |
| Lutz, John | Lutz, John M | Maston, C.B. |
| Maston, D. B. | Mauck, Charles | Mauck, George |
| Mauck, Marcus | Mauck, Mrs. | Mauck, Theodore |
| McCauly, George | McQuay, A. J. | Merkley, E.W. |
| Merkley, John D. | Merkley, Nathaniel | Merkley, Wm. |
| Merkley, Wm. R. | Miller, A. J. | Miller, Adam |
| Miller, Andrew | Miller, Aquilla | Miller, C. |
| Miller, Cornelius | Miller, Daniel | Miller, David |
| Miller, E. W. | Miller, Frank | Miller, Geo. M. |
| Miller, Green | Miller, Green of H. | Miller, Green of Jos. |
| Miller, Harrison | Miller, J. B. | Miller, Jackson |
| Miller, Jacob | Miller, Jacob of James | Miller, James |
| Miller, James J. | Miller, Jerry | Miller, John |
| Miller, John of Jacob | Miller, John B. | Miller, John H. |
| Miller, Joseph of Jacob | Miller, Joseph of Jos. | Miller, Joshua |
| Miller, M.M. | Miller, Madison | Miller, Martin |
| Miller, Milton | Miller, Noah | Miller, Noah J. |
| Miller, Patison | Miller, Perry | Miller, Samuel |
| Miller, Simon | Miller, Simon E. | Miller, Thos. |
| Miller, Thos. F. | Miller, Wash. | Miller, Wesley |
| Miller, West | Miller, Wm. | Miller, Wm. of H. |
| Miller, Wm. J. | Miller, Wm. P. | Miller, Wm. W. |
| Mimick, Abra. | Mimick, J.M. | Mimick, Wm. |
| Mumaw, Jos. | Narcross, Wm. | Nasslerod, George |
| Nasslerod, Paul | Nasslerod, Wm. | Nasslerod, Wm. R. |
| Newman, Solen | Polk, Jos. | Polk, U.E. |
| Pollard, Wm. D. | Pritt, Wm. | Racey, Charles |
| Racey, Christ. | Racey, Christopher C. | Racey, J.M. |
| Racey, James | Racey, James B. | Racey, James M. |
| Racey, James R. | Racey, Landon | Racey, Luke St. |
| Racey, Wm. | Racey, Wm. H. | Reedy, Charles |
| Reedy, Jenie | Reedy, Mrs. | Reedy, Robt. |
| Reynolds, John | Richmon, Abe | Riffey, A.J. |
| Riffey, George | Riffey, Jacks. | Riffey, Samuel |
| Rodeffer, Romanas | Ross, A.B. | Ross, Charles |
| Ross, John | Ross, John D. | Rusk, Jno. |
| Russell, Elkana | Russell, F.A. | Russell, Frank |
| Ryan, James | Ryan, John | Ryman, David |
| Sager, E. | Sanger, John | Sanger, John F. |
| Shadville, Luther | Shadville, Wm. | Shiflet, Willis |
| Shipp, Godfrey | Shipp, James | Shipp, Joseph |
| Shipp, Wm. | Shireman, Levi | Shireman, Reubin |
| Shireman, Robert | Sine, Adam | Sine, Barney |
| Sine, Charles | Sine, Daniel | Sine, David |
| Sine, David F. | Sine, David W. | Sine, Dillmon |
| Sine, James | Sine, John W. | Sine, Joseph |
| Sine, Jos. E. | Sine, Nelson | Sine. R.H.M. |
| Sine, Reese | Sine, Rhesa | Sine, Thomas |
| Sine, Thos. F. | Sine, Tobias | Spitler, Amos |
| Spitler, Eli | Spitler, John | Spitler, John of N. |
| Spitler, Jno. H. | Spitler, Jno. H. of E. | Spitler, Jno. H. of Hy |
| Spitler, Mathias | Spitler, Wm. | Stickley, George |
| Stickley, Jos. | Stoneburner, David | Strauderman, Jacob |
| Stultz, Jacob | Stultz, James | Stultz, Luther |
| Stultz, Tim | Thompson, George W. | Timbers, Wm. |
| Van, Charles | Van, Eli | Van, Frank |
| Van, Frank B. | Van, Wm. | Van, Wm. H. |
| Walker, John | Walker, Philip | Walker, Wm. H. |
| Weaver, Fred | Weaver, George | Weaver, Wm. |
| Wetherholt, Frank | Wetherholt, George | Wetherholt, Jacob |
| Wetzel, Barbra | Wetzel, Ezra | Wetzel, Frank |
| Wetzel, Jacob | Wetzel, John | Wetzel, John H. |
| Wetzel, Robt. | Williams, A.J. | Williams, Benjamin |
| Williams, Jack | Williams, John | Williams, Mathias |
| Williams, Tice | Wilt, Harvy | Wilt, John |
| Wilt, Philip | Wilt, Samuel | Wilt, Sarah |
| Wisman, Luther | Wissler, Jacob | Wissler, Mrs. John |
| Wolverton, Charles | Wolverton, David | Wolverton, Eutaw |
| Wolverton, James | Wolverton, John | Wolverton, Newt |
| Wolverton, Wm. | Wymer, Adam | Wymer, Jacob |