Publisher's Synopsis
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARTHA ELLEN "MATTIE" CALVERT HALSTEAD, in honor of Will and Mattie Halstead, is an interesting journey through the lives of the Halstead family. Skillfully researched and documented by Paul Michael Halstead, their youngest grandson, the saga presents the information with interesting anecdotes revealing personal insight into the history of this family. Although carefully preserving the data and dates, he provides a glimpse of the personalities of these two pioneers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Halstead men also pioneered the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway system in southern West Virginia. To those who share their ancestry, they were indeed extraordinary people whom we loved and appreciated. Thank you, Michael, for this enduring tribute to our family history. The Halstead Family
