Notable Lewis Countians
John Hacker
1743–1824
One of the first permanent European settlers documented in present-day Lewis County, Hacker established a cabin on the creek that took his name. Hacker settled on Hacker's Creek in 1769 or 1770, before Lewis County existed as a political unit.
Lewis County connection
Hacker settled on Hacker's Creek in 1769 or 1770, before Lewis County existed as a political unit.
The Mary Conrad log cabin at Jackson's Mill, photographed in 2015 and used as a frontier-era context image.
Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress, LC-DIG-highsm-31664 · Public domain; no known restrictions on publication
Lewis County connection
Hacker settled on Hacker's Creek in 1769 or 1770, before Lewis County existed as a political unit.
Career and public significance
One of the first permanent European settlers documented in present-day Lewis County, Hacker established a cabin on the creek that took his name.
His settlement became a reference point in the county's written frontier history and in the genealogy preserved by Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants.
Reading the record carefully
‘First settler’ language refers to permanent European settlement in the surviving colonial record; Indigenous people knew and used this region long before Hacker arrived.
Life and legacy
Timeline
1743
Born in the colonial era.
1769–1770
Establishes a cabin on what becomes known as Hacker's Creek.
1824
Dies after the creation of Lewis County.
Sources and further reading
How this profile was documented
- John Hacker archival discovery
WVU Libraries
Starting source for biographical dates, offices, achievements, and the Lewis County connection.
- John Hacker authority record
WVU Libraries
Starting source for biographical dates, offices, achievements, and the Lewis County connection.
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