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County Buckwheat Festival Chairman & Royalty |
| Year | General Chairman |
Queen Ceres |
King Buckwheat |
King Fireman |
| 1938 | Harry Brindle | Louise Shaw | Scott Miller | Unknown |
| 1939 | Harry Brindle | Maxine Teets | Marshall Hoffman | Unknown |
| 1940 | Harry Brindle | Bertha Benson | A. G. Wilhelm | Unknown |
| 1941 | Harry Brindle | Dorothy Brown | A. G. Wilhelm | Unknown |
| 1942-1945 |
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| 1946 | Harry Brindle | Mary Millslagle | Harlon Freeland | Unknown |
| 1947 | Paris Shay | Erma J. McMillen | Harlon Freeland | Unknown |
| 1948 | Paris Shay | Patty Jo Awman | Jim Freeland | Frank Zeller |
| 1949 | A. L. Reed | Betty Hovatter | Jim Freeland | Lester Brown |
| 1950 | A. L. Reed | Patty Frazier | Willard Reckart | C. M. Jackson |
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| 1951 | Melvin Snyder, Sr. | Verla Breedlove | Willard Reckart | Lawrence Street |
| 1952 | Cramer Gibson | Sirley Crane | Jim Pifer | Phil Beavers |
| 1953 | J. D. Everly | Glenna Wiles | H. W. Forman | Alvin Frazee |
| 1954 | E. E. Watson | Twyla Benson | H. W. Forman | Michael McGinnis |
| 1955 | Charles Wehner | Alicia Finn | Brooke Stemple | W. H. Miller |
| 1956 | P. E. Kercheval | Judy Kimble | Robert Reckart | Ed Groves |
| 1957 | Frank B. Everhart | Ann DuPont | George Sisler | Raymond Dunbar |
| 1958 | J. Wayne Schwab | Carol Sue Metheny | George Sisler | John V. Rehe |
| 1959 | Alton Anderson | Varol Lee Bolyard | J. H. Forman | Harvey Peterson |
| 1960 | W. K. Hawkins | Janet Lyons | J. H. Forman | Alvin (Cy) Collins |
| 1961 | Max Buric | Wanda Beckman | Dale Reckart | Sam Moyers |
| 1962 | Clifford Martin | Nanette Reckart | Robert Christopher | Wilbert Sanders |
| 1963 | Dr. John Trenton | Nancy Trickett | Charles Sisler | Robert Dunbar |
| 1964 | Robert Halbritter | Patricia Lebnick | Charles Sisler | Leonard Sinclair |
| 1965 | Harry Bowers, Jr. | Diana Parker | Dwight Sisler | Robert L. Brown |
| 1966 | Charles Harriman | Theresa DuPont | Guy Born | Walter Emery |
| 1967 | Harry Valderstine | Lynn Taylor | Jeff Freeland | Walter Hauser |
| 1968 | Lawrence Nuce | Marilyn Colebank | Ronald Feather | Myron Speelman |
| 1969 | Lawrence Nuce | Sharon Lyons | Roger Forman | Richard Smith |
| 1970 | James C. Walker | Krista Harsh | Jeff Freeland | Conrad Pride |
| 1971 | B. D. Decker | Nancy Hart | Gary L. Keim | Dale McVicker |
| 1972 | Shirley Wilkinson | Karen Adams | Bradley Freeland | Joseph F. Carrico |
| 1973 | Gerald W. Ash | Becky Smith | Willy Bolinger | George A. Delauder |
| 1974 | Gerald W. Ash | Janet Wolford | Larry Freeland | Carold E. Bolyard |
| 1975 | J. Wayne Schwab | Cheryl Crew | Larry Casteel | Earl Sines |
| 1976 | Shirley Wilkinson | Julie Kelley | Larry Casteel | Wade Hauser |
| 1977 | Marvin Ware | Angela Chappell | Luke Seese | G. Herbert Gibson |
| 1978 | Melvin Snyder, Jr. | Sheila Wolfe | Kirby Slagle | J. E. Messenger, Jr. |
| 1979 | Carl E Marsh | Candy Zuchowski | Jim Eisentrout | E.D."Leege" Grande |
| 1980 | Mike Jenkins | Victoria Burns | Junior Wolfe | Conrad Pride |
| 1981 | William Lindley | Paula Kay Sisler | Cord Hayes | William Carl Larew Jr. |
| 1982 | Dr. DelRoy R Davis | Lynn Ellen Friend | Bryan Thomas | Dave Broadwater |
| 1983 | Thomas L Harriman | Janet Forman | Jeff Cuppett | Bill Simmons |
| 1984 | Janice Crane | Susan Marriam | Terry Hauser | James Gregg |
| 1985 | Roger Hardesty | Beverly Forman | Randy Childs | Larry Bolyard |
| 1986 | Neil A Reed | Kelly Anderson | Ronald Kelly | Earl N Sines |
| 1987 | Jim Crane | Jill Dawn Ross | Robbie Cuppett | John H Shaffer |
| 1988 | Frank "Ted" Slagle | Shannon Smith | Steve Christopher | Marshall Shaffer |
| 1989 | Richard Wolfe | Diana Kaye Maxwell | Steven E Bolyard | George J Wolfe |
| 1990 | John C Wills | Stephanie Ann Witt | T J Phillips | Donald L Witt |
| 1991 | Ronald L Crites | Jennifer Beth Brown | Mark Utterback | Cliffird E Thomas |
| 1992 | Waneila Halbritter | Diane Annette Childs | Kevin Corbin | Larry R Shaffer |
| 1993 | Stanley Stalnaker | Krista Kerns | Ashley Jenkins | Scott Spiker |
| 1994 | Stephen F Decker | Amber King | Scott A Wolford | Alan V Dunaway |
| 1995 | Brian Thomas | Monica Gail Wiley | Ronald Feather | Mitchell Weaver |
| 1996 | Buck Thomas | Janna Renee Kerns | Adam Hayes | Daniel E Layton Jr |
| 1997 | Berlin Graham | Jennifer Martin | Nicholas Riggins | Ronald R Rhodes |
| 1998 | Ray Thompson | Samantha Rae Dixon | Grant Harsh | Owen Evans |
| 1999 | Lucille H Crogan | Brandis Trickett | Clinton Kelly | Clark "Nick" Nicklow II |
| 2000 | Ken Frankhouser | Jessica Miller | Nathan Cogar | William "Bill" Spindler |
| 2001 | Charles "Bud" Whetsell | Ashley Dawn Hayes | Cross Christian Kisner | William M Clarkson |
| 2002 | Russell Bolyard | Megan Rose Master | James Forman | Stanley Stalnaker |
| 2003 | Thomas Robinson | Kara Brooke Larew | Patrick Eisentrout | Dan Luzier |
| 2004 | Darwin Titchenell | Vanessa LeAnn Sypolt | Gregory L Moran II | Ronald Lee "Butch" Wilson |
| 2005 | Timothy Calvert | Kathryn Elizabeth Ramsey | Christopher Forman | Kevin Michael Curry |
| 2006 | Matt Borror | Jolinda McNeill | Brandon Whetsell | William "Chick" Wotring |
| 2007 | Chuck Miller | Candace Cuppett | Jonathan Mauldin | Craig A Felton |
Data for 1938-1978 borrowed from Preston County History 1979, published by the Preston County Historical Society. Compiled by Ethel Beerbower, Lucille Crogan, & others.
Other interesting notes about the Royalty:
The 1938 Queen was crowned "Queen Buckwheat." The name was changed to "Queen Ceres" for the 2nd Annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival in 1939, following the suggestion of Laura Jena Watson (Mrs. Lantz Craig), a teacher at Rowlesburg High School. Ceres was the name of the Roman Goddess of Grain.
The 1938 Queen Buckwheat and King Buckwheat, Louise Shaw and Scott Miller, married in 1946.
The 1965 Queen Ceres and King Buckwheat, Diana Parker and Dwight Sisler, married in 1966.
The 2002 King Buckwheat James Forman is the older brother of the 2005 King Buckwheat Christopher Forman