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FHL TITLE # 47962

JIM COMSTOCK _ RICHWOOD, W.VA. H“, 1 /if-. n 1973 J5V_; llardesty’s

DODDRIDGE COUNTY

HISTORY OF counties from which it was taken. DODDRIDGE COUNTY. And further, The permanent place for holding the courts in the county of FORMATION OF THE COUNTY. Doddridge now required by law to be holden for the several counties of this The act providing for the formation commonwealth, shall be at village of of the county fron parts of Harrison, West Union, situated on the TYICT.Ritchie and Lewis, was passed Northwestern turnpike road, late by the general assembly of Virginia on within the county of Harrison, and the lthe 4"‘ d3)’ of February, l845. Article justices of the peace commissioned and Sitof that act defined the boundaries qualified for the said county of 0 §he_new county to be as follows: Doddridge shall meet at the house, B:eSlI1n1ngon the South fork of Hughs now the residence of Nathan Davis, at river at the mouth of Sugar Camp run West Union, on the Thursday after the etitJames Gray's, thence a straight line second Monday in April next, and the If "13 gap at the head of the Right majority of them being present shall an_d fork of Bone creek thence a proceed to the appointment of a clerk Stttalghtline to the mouth of Sand fork of the county court of said county, a °. Fmks Cfeeklthence on the dividing commissioner of the revenue for said ndge between Sand fork and Finks county of Doddridge, and also at the Qfeek; thence following the "dividing same time the necessary number of {"189 between the waters of Middle school commissioners; and thereafter “9;1:sI;df(geek and Finks creek and the at the time prescribed by law for such rid 6 ft) 0}:Monongahela river on said as are annual appointments shall magd_t1:) t 6 Northwestern turnpike nominate to the governor suitable to th.e ence north w1th_the said ridge persons to be commissioned as sheriff count Cofinerof the Harrison and Tyler and coroner of said county, and fix betwebn laeli thence on the -mige upon a place in said county for holding creek‘ the C kpy creek. mid F‘sh“‘3 the courts thereof, until the necessary head :of 1336with the said ridge to the buildings shall be constructed at the McElro )- ttiorges m“ 1“ ‘?’a"°h °f said village of West Union. mouth3;)f»Fl;Il10e a straight hne to the fine to the t5 Tun; thence a straight THE FIRST COUNTY COURT. thence mouth Of Arnolds creek; Northwesta Straight [me to the Pursuant to the foregoing the first number [em t_““‘D1keroad _attoll-gate county court ever held for Doddridge the la 9 “fen. thence a straight line to county convened at the house of distigctce (:1 beginning, shall form one Nathan Davis, where the town of West and knoiivtrllbnew county and be called Union now stands, on the 17th day of county. y the name of Doddridge April 1845. The following justices, each holding a commission as such signed by And be it further enacted, That the his excellency the governor of Virginia, 5“|'V8Y0rs_of_thecountiesof were present, viz.: Nathan Davis, the ne “s TYIGT.Ritchie and Lewis, and Mathew Neeley, William F. Randolph, and “tVh°°“ntYOfDoddridge, shall be, S. P. F. Randolph, Samuel Archibald, commissiey 3'3 hefeby appointed Charles Bonnell, William Johnston, lines betowiers to nm'and mark the Apollo Stephens, Joseph Gray and designated egn the said counties as Thomas Gray. John G. Stringer was more f y this act (any three or appointed teller and the court went ° W110!!! may act for that into an election of a clerk. James U. P‘”P0S¢), which, when run and Newlon, Phineas Chapin, Jesse Jarvis, g'J.3i'§§1d,sllilallbe taken and held as the Lemuel Hall and Adolpheus Armstrong mu“ 8 nes between the said new were placed in nomination, and a viva ty °f Doddfldge and the several voce vote resulted as follows: for 2

James U. Newlon. 8 votes: for Phineas Next William M. Sommerville was Chapin, 1; for Jesse Jarvis, 1. Newlon recommended to his excellency as a having received a majority of all the suitable person to discharge the duties votes cast was declared elected, and of the office of coroner of the county. thus became the first clerk of The court then proceeded to elect a Doddridge county. surveyor of lands. Samuel Archbold Then Nathan Davis was appointed arid Ethelbert Bond were placed in crier, and the court proceeded to elect nomination, the former received five a commissioner of the revenue; Joseph votes and the latter but two, and Gray and William Shannon were Archbold was declared elected. Then nominated, the vote taken and Joseph Appolo Stephens, William M. Gray declared elected; he came into Somerville and Elijah Summers were court, entered into a bond in the elected school commissioners for the penalty of $1,000, and took the several county; Samuel Beverlin and John oaths prescribed by law. Then the Talkington were recommended to his names of U. M. Turner, James Morris, excellency as suitable persons for the and Edgar M. Davisson were placed in office of justice of the peace; nomination for the office of commissioners of election were then prosecuting attorney for the appointed for the various voting commonwealth; the vote resulted in precincts of the county, and it was the choice of Mr. Turner, who took the ordered that “this court do adjourn oath and at once began to look after until the next court in course.” Thus the interest of the States. ended the first county court ever held It was then “Ordered that this in Doddridge county. court meet at the brick house, the property of Nathan Davis, in the town FIRST CIRCUIT SUPERIOR COURT. of West Union, in the said county of The first circuit superior court ever Doddridge, on to-morrow at 9 A. M., held in the county convened at the and that the said court be holden there house of Nathan Davis (that place until otherwise ordered." having been fixed by the county April 18th —The court convened as court), on the 30th day of April, 1845. per adjournment, and James U. Hon. Joseph L. Fry judge of the tenth Newlon, who the day previously had judicial district of the twentieth circuit been elected clerk, came into court of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and, together with Samuel P. F. presiding. Jesse Jarvis was appointed Randolph as his security, clerk of the court for the next ensuing acknowledged a bond in the penalty of seven years. He at once came into $1,000, after which he took the oath of court, and with Ephraim Bee, Appollo clerk of the court. Stephens and Thomas Bond, as his Messrs. A. J. Smith, Gustavus sureties, entered into and Cressup, R. W. Lauck and James Morris acknowledged a bond in the sum of appeared and took the several oaths $10,000 conditioned according to law. prescribed by law, and were qualified James M. Stephenson was appointed as attorneys in the county court of prosecutor for the Commonwealth in Doddridge county. this court; he took the oath to support It was then ordered that the court the Constitution of the United States, roceed to recommend three justices the oath against dueling and the oath or the sheriffalty of the count : of office. Edwin L. Hewitt, William I. Nathan Davis was elected first in t e Boreman, Edgar C. Davidson, Uriah M. recommendation, Mathew Neeley Turner, James Morris and James M. second and Samuel P. F. Randolph Stephenson all holding a license to third —all unanimously. Mathew Neely practice in the courts of the claimed the right to be named first in Commonwealth, were on their motion the nomination to the executive on the granted ermission to practice in this ground that Nathan Davishad held the court. Tiien it was ordered that the office of sheriff of Harrison county for clerk of the court be permitted to the two years last passed, and that the “keep” his office in any suitable house said Neely was the oldest magistrate in to be selected by him, either in the the county of Doddridge, exce t the town of West Union or Lewisport, said Davis, but the court overru ed his until a suitable office can be pre ared. motion. The court then proceeded to make the 3 public allowances and ordered that Bond, Thomas S. Neely, Apollo Nathan Davis be allowed the sum of Ste hens, Luke Jaco, Franklin Maxwell $10 for his services as crier of this anti) Ephraim Bee as his securities, court; also, that Jesse Jarvis be allowed entered into a bond in the penalty of the sum of $15 for his services as clerk. $30.000 conditioned according to law. Then the court adjourned until the The first suit was that of James R. first day of the next term. Jones vs. John Dotson, in an action for the recovery of money on account. FROM THE EARLY RECORDS. Judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff. The first deed admitted to It_was at the June term of 1845 that record in the county was an indenture the first grand jury was empanneled. It by which John Dotson transferred the was composed of the following named title to 180 acres of land situated on gentlemen: ‘Franklin Maxwell, Joshua Lick run, a branch of Arnolds creek to earcy, Josias Bee, Jesse Davis, John Joseph Trolinger, the consideration Sutton, Thomas S. Lawson, Jonathan being $200. The deed is dated July 17, B§e,_ Snowden Kinney, James Gray, 1844; date of record is August 14,1845. William J. Davis, Jeremiah Stark, Winter Hutson, Israel Allen, William . THE MAN FOR WHOM Tate. Alexander Williamson, Zachariah THE COUNTY WAS NAMED D030". James Dotson, Thomas S. Jones. Nathan Joseph, and John Smith. Was Philip Doddridge, a brief sketch of After receiving their charge they whom is here given. He was the second retired to consider their presentments, son of John Doddridge who was a and after a two days session they native of Maryland, having been born yeturned into court and presented one in that State in the year 1745. On the indictment for misdemeanor; three for 22d day of December, 1765, he was assault and battery; two for stealing united in marriage with Mary, the hogs; after which they were discharged. daughter of Richard Wells, Esq., a In the records‘ for the same term is representative of a family dating their found. the first statement of the settlement in America back to the days financial condition of the county, of the Calverts. Soon after his marriage which is as follows: Mr. Doddridge removed to Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and there Philip was born. There is said to be an old THE BEGINNING. church still standing in that county know as the “Doddridge Chapel.” It 1" °°"_‘Pliance with the was built by the father for the use of filcommendation previously made to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 9 _80V°"19I, Mathew Neely was was the first church erected for that aPP0lnted high sheriff of the county, denomination west of the Alleghany and at the June term presented his mountains. At the time this locality commission, and together with Thomas was supposed to be within the confines DODDRIDGE COUNTY. DR­

T0 Nathan Davis, crier, for public services two months ...... $12.00 To James W. Newlon, clerk, for public services ...... l2.00 T0 James W. Newlon, for stationery ...... 2.00 $0 James W. Newlon, for room rent ...... 3.00 T0 Thomas A. Jones, for plank to repair court house ...... 2.36 To Levi B. Mathews, for five wolf scalps at $3 each ...... l5.00 0 amount appropriated to repair court house ...... 25.00 $0 amount appropriated to purchase record books ...... 40.00 To James W. Newlon, for selling outjail contract ...... l.50 0 M. Turner, for_services as prosecutor ...... 12.50 To first payment on Jail contract ...... 463.33

Total indebtedness ...... $588.69 . CO NTRA. Doddndge COUMY.CI., By 277 tithables at $2.05 each ...... $588.69 4

of Virginia, but when Mason and extended far into the adjoining States Dixon’s Line was run in 1768 it was of Ohio and Pennsylvania. He tried found to be in Pennsylvania. cases in the court of appeals of Virginia It was here that young Philip grew at Richmond, and frequently appeared to manhood. There were at that day no in the argument of causes in the colleges nor academies west of the supreme court of the United States. mountains and but very few common Justice Story noticed his presence schools. His facilities for securing an there in 1822, at which time he speaks education were therefore quite meager, of him as “a gentleman eminent for his but as time and opportunity talents at the bar.” admitted he was instructed in the The late Hon. Joseph Johnson, an primary branches by his father until he ex-governor of Virginia, in a letter was seventeen years of age, when he addressed to the Hon. William T. was placed in school at Charlestown Willey, once said: “I became (now Wellsburg in Brooke county, West acquainted with Philip Doddridge Virginia), under the tuition of a about the year 1807 or 1808, who was gentleman of the name of Johnson. then a young lawyer attending court in Here he remained a considerable time, the town of Clarksburg, when he during which he devoted himself to the occupied a prominent position at the study of the Latin language. bar and ranked among the most After leaving school he made a trip eminent counsellors of Western on a flatboat to New Orleans in the Virginia. Among the first political employ of a company of produce discussions I ever listened to was one merchants, he shipping in the capacity between him and General J. G. of a common laborer. In transit the Jackson, which occurred in Clarksburg boat stopped several days at Natchez, during the canvass which preceded the where the Spanish governor of election of Madison to the presidency Louisiana then resided, and the of the United States. The former youthful boatman availed himself of belonged to what was called the old the opportunity of the delay to stroll Federal party, and the latter to the about the town. On one of these Republican. They were champions well rambles he met the governor, and chosen and foemen worthy of each finding that neither could understand other’s steel, and it was appropriately the vernacular of the other Doddridge styled a meeting of the Greeks.” addressed his excellency in Latin and In 1815-16 Mr. Doddridge was a was at once answered in the same member of the general assembly of tongue. It surprised the governor that Virginia, representing the county of one so young and so coarsely clad Brooke at which time he served upon could converse in a dead language; the several of the most important interview was prolonged and his committees of the house. He was a surprise being increased at the member of the same body in l822-3, intelligence and general information and again in 1828-9. In the latter year possessed by the young stranger, he he was a member of the celebrated was invited to dine with the governor. Constitutional Convention of Virginia, Upon his return from the South he which prepared the constitution of procured some elementary law books 1830. This was the most remarkabke and prepared himself for the bar to body that ever assembled within the which he was soon after admitted, and limits of Virginia; among its members in 1796 took up his residence in sat two ex-presidents, James Monroe Wellsburg, Brooke county, Virginia and James Madison, and John Marshall, (now West Virginia). In 1799 he chief justice of the United States; married Miss Juliana Musser of there, too, was John Randolph, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who survived Roanoke, and John Tyler, afterwards him twenty-seven years, and died at president of the United States. Liverpool, Illinois, in 1859. He became In 1829 he was elected a member of an able and profound jurist and his congress, from what was then known reputation as a lawyer soon spread as the “Wheeling District” of Virginia, beyond the limits of his own vicinity and re-elected in 1831, but before the and made him famous in nearly every expiration of his second term, was county of Southwestern Virginia. A called to pay the last great debt which few years more and his practice man pay. On the 19th day of November

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1832. Philip Doddridge, the highly creek near the center of Tyler county. respected and deeply lamented, passed Its tributaries are: Island fork, Beggins from among the living, and all that was run, Big Battle creek, Robinsons fork, mortal of him now reposes in the Lefthand fork, Middle fork and Little Congressional Cemetery at Washington F1int creek. , C1173’.Suchwas the man whose honored The county is divided into six name the little county of Doddridge now bears. magisterial districts, with the following population, according to the census of 1880: Central, 1,185; Grant, 1,669; McClellan, 1,717; New Milton, 2,934; GEOGRAPHICAL AND Southwest, 1,393; West Union, PHYSICAL VIEW. 1,654 —total, 10,552. Of this number 6,590 were born in West D°ddF‘dg€ _ county, from its Virginia; 3,164 in Virginia; 200 in g°°g1'aPhlC81 View, may be classed as Ohio, 111 in Maryland, 195 in ape of the north central counties of Pennsylvania, 4 in Kentucky, 3 in e State. It is bounded on the north British America, 4 in England and Y Wetzel county; east, by Harrison; Wales, 117 in Ireland, and 89 in the figugleasti b3’ Lewis; _south, by Gilmer; German empire. b " West: by Ritchie, and northwest The bonded debt of the county in 1880 was $1,000, the floating debt y kTyler. The surface throughout is $13,532 - total, $14,532. Since then a elfegagl and hilly, but ‘not rough; the court house has been erected, and it is morel0n}s1 seldom attain a height of probable that the bonded debt has Sum) (Iran 250 feet above the been increased. foot 1118 Yai1°YS;they are the low the wlesieglhiigusurroung_ 0 e thzniaasp eg any of CAPTAIN MATTHEW NEELY, (r;‘;1gS‘i3'tTh? 5°11,_ fpr the most part, Who figured so conspicuously in the whites S 0d an intermixture of red, early history of the county, was the occasio “lid Yellow clay, with an son of Captain John Neely, a we“ admit deposit ofilimestone, and is distinguished soldier of the Revolution. cereal 3136 to the production of the S‘ The count)! hes within the He was born in Clarksburg, Virginia celebrated “bluegrass belt as hi h (now West Virginia), in the year 1793, extends f ’ W 0 and at the age of twenty, served in the through Kefom northern Tennessee American army against Great Britain in . muck)’. West Virginia, and the war of 1812. In 1832 he removed :’1‘1:ef(‘¢;(IJél2;e;n'fiennsylvania, and_ is to the west and found a home within purposes‘ I’ C13 Y adapted for grazing the limits of what is now Doddridge The entire area which consists of county, the site of his location being then a part of Harrison county. He 30£n5°(ii“3§miles, is well.watered and served two years as high sheriff of that Middf I Y the following streams: county, and upon the organization of in the “and °’°?k(th_e principal one Doddridge became, by appointment of south“ °°“mY) rises in the extreme his excellency, her first high sheriff, in counteasltern Pflft, near the Lewis which capacity he served four years. direct)’ 116,and flows in a northwest He served for many years as ajustice of “earl 1°“, d“”dm8~the county into two the peace in one or the other of the fmmy equal portions. It.lS so called counties, lived to a ripe old age, and .. , an lslaniit s in nor thethohio ern river,tributaries near died respected by all who knew him. His son, Floyd Neely, was elected W}th_1nthe county are: Nutters creek, sheriff of the county in 1860, again in ‘ggm 1'15". Rock run, Jockey Camp 1863 (the first under the constitution ;:l1;:ekéI;,‘f°k""1, Buckeye creek, Long of the new State), once more in 1870, and» Pgllmfgros(ESEcfiek,. ose Gtrleenbrier owing from run and again in 1872, when the present constitution was adopted, and in 1879 :6 sleuthone Arnolds creek, Bluestone he was chosen a member of the house Rjbee ’ Toms f9fk, Brushy fork, Its fork, Indian creek and Beech of delegates for two years. 1'lm_. The extreme northern part is WEST UNION, THE COUNTY SEAT. $r:1tned by MQEIIOYcreek, _which flows 8 and unites with Middle Island The land upon which the town of 6

West Union now stands, was patented Clarksburg, and his successor in 1847 about the year 1787 by James was a Mr. Hays. Caldwell; the survey conatins 20,000 acres, the whole of which he sold to THE FIRST RELIGIOUS MEETING. Nathan Davis and his brothers William and Joseph, in the year 1807, for the It was during the long, dreary sum of 23 cents per acre. They winter of 1846 that the Rev. Samuel removed to the lands in 1808, and Archibald, a Methodist minister, and soon after sold the greater portion of Jacob Yeater, of the Christian Church, the land to Lewis Maxwell, at the same met at this place and decided to hold a price. Soon after them came other series of union meetings. Whatever may settlers, among whom John Smith, have been their difference upon Jacob Ripley, Thomas Smith, Joseph doctrinal points. they were a unit upon Jeffrey, Snowden S. Kinney, Hiram the essential truth, that salvation can Sayre, John Webster, Thomas S. Neely only be secured through faith and and Matthew Neely, who came in repentance. A room was secured and 1832. John Chaney was the first the services began, evening after merchant; he began business in 1820. evening did these men alternatley Soon after a postoffice was established, proclaim the glad tidings, and it was at and the next map of Virginia showed, the close of one of these meetings that away out among the westerns hills of a young man of the name of Josiah H. the “Old Dominion,” the little village Bee came forward and asked to be of Lewisport, named in honor of Lewis baptized. It was late at night, but the Maxwell. Arthur Ingram was the congregation repaired through the second merchant. Ephraim Bee, sr., snow to the creek, where the ice ——a was the first blacksmith; our informant foot in thickness —was cut away, and says that he began buisness as early as while the audience joined in singing an 1828. The first hotel was opened in the anthem, which sounded away among summer of 1839 by Lawson B. the snow-clad hills and valleys, the Maulsby, who, together with Silas J. baptismal rite was celebrated —the Ogden, the same year, established the first that ever occurred in the town of first tannery on the banks of Middle West Union. Island creek or in Doddridge county. In 1845, when the county was THE BURNING OF formed and the county seat located at THE DAWSON FAMILY. this place, the town was regularly laid out by Ethelbert Bond and the name One of the most heart-sickening changed to West Union. The addition recitals in the history of Western thus made was from the lands of Virginia, is that of the burning of the Nathan Davis, which lay on the south Dawson family, on the night of the side of Middle Island creek. Here Mr. 25th of September, 1856. The facts as Davis resided in a brick house which gleaned by the writer are as follows: At stood on the spot where the new court the time, Jackson Dawson, his wife, house now stands. Arthur Ingram five children of their own and a little crossed over, purchased a lot and girl of the name of Luvena Mires, erected the second building on the resided in a frame house of a story and south side, and together with Jacob J. a half in height, which was located in Ingle, became the first merchant. Dr. the western part of the town, on the James W. Newton erected the second spot on which the residence of John dwelling, in 1845, and died just as it Dye now stands. It was a dark, chilly was completed. The second merchants night at the hour of l A.M., when the were Floyd Neely and F. M. F. Smith, alarm was given. The fire had started doing buisness under the firm name of from the kitchen in the rear of the Neely & Smith. The latter built the house, and the building, being first hotel, but Jacob J. Ingle became constructed of the most inflammabe the first proprietor. The postoffice was material, the flames spread with -removed to the South Side in 1845, frightful rapidity. Every member of the and Taliaferro K. Knight, the present family was soundly sleeping, and when circuit clerk, became the first the alarm was given the father and postmaster. The first school was taught mother rushed in a semi conscious in 1846, by Henry Miller. from condition from the building, but no \ 7

sooner out than the father, crazed to shared the same fate, and the next reply at the perilous condition of his morning, what the evening before had °h1]dr_en, rushed into the burning been the town of West Union, was but building and lost his life in an attempt a mass of smolderiing ruins. Butjust at to rescue the helpless ones. Oh, the the time the Parkersburg and Grafton terrible scene; who, even at this late branch of the Baltimore & Ohio day, can bear to think of it? Six little Railway was completed, and the town, helpless girls enwrapped in hissing phoenix-like, arose from its own ashes, ames. from which come their cries for and in a short time no traces of the help. but soon the last murmur is holocause remained behind. hushed in death and the awful scene is past. When daylight came Joseph THE TORNADO OF 1833. Cheuvront, the undertaker, repaired to the fatal spot, and from the ruins The most destructive storm that collected the charred remains of half a ever visited this section of the State dozen human beings, placed all in a occurred on the 3d day of June, 1833. b0X, which was then deposited in the It traveled from the northwest to the Cemetery, where they now repose. If southeast and extended over a belt of the traveler who visits the town of several miles in width. Crossing the West Union will stroll into the Ohio river at a point near where .°emeteIY there, he will discover an Sistersville, in Tyler county, now Wyjcovered mound, at the head of stands, it swept through that county, Which stands a broad marble slab, from Doddridge, Lewis, Upshur and which _he may read the following inscription: ,. Randolph, in the latter of which it appears to have been forced so high in Sarah A., aged 7 years and 7 months. its passage over the mountain that no trace of it could be seen in Virginia M31)’M. F., aged .6 years, east of the mountains. Throughout its 1 month, 15 days. entire course the forest was uprooted Charlotte S., aged 4 years, and buildings scattered far and wide. 6 months and five’days. The Baptist Church, a heavy hewed-log Luvena B., aged 2 years, building at West Union, and the first 7_months and 28 days. ever erected within the present limits Elizabeth R., aged 2 months of the county, was razed to the 3115117 days. ground. Near it stood the residence of Children of Jackson Joseph Davis, one of the first settlers; & Charlotte Dawson, and it was blown down and he was killed. The person who converses with the Luvena Mires, aged 11 years, aged persons of this vicinity will hear 7 months and 23 days. many a reference to the storm of 1833. Perished by fire September 25th, 1856. DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR. BURNING OF THE TOWN OF WEST UNION. It was the 17th day of April, 1861, that Virginia passed the ordinance of th Ofr}the night of March 27, 1858, secession, and thus cast her fortunes e_ Ire fiend _once more visited West with the Southern Confederacy. To the asmofli and this time laid the town in poeple west- of the Alleghanies the weres. At the time many of the citizens news was like a clap of thunder from a theeUa_bsent at Clarksburg, attending noonday sky, and for a short time they in th nite_dStates court, then in session seemed completely paralized; but their at 01¢)’.The fire originated in an inaction was of short duration, and the “pller room of the residence of L. R. last days of April and the early ones of thlleafttfilr.A brisk gale was blowing and May witnessed a general uprsiing of the build ames spread rapidly to other people of nearly every county in and IDES,the first being the large hotel Western Virginia. Mass meetings were olestore room belongint to James A. held in many localities and it was Eth Then followed the residenceof resolved that secession was no remedy A “E: ert Bond and the storehouse of for the evils which environed the I ur Ingram. Many other buildings country; that they pledged to oppose 8 all acts which tended to sever them William H. Lowther, Jesse C. from the Federal government; that Lowther, Daniel Little, Levi Moore, they appealed to their fellow-citizens Thomas W. McGill, Benton Myers, to hold up the national banner; and Hezekiah McEntire, Franklin M. Noble, that strong as were the ties that bound C. N. Nicholson, Henry C. Powell, F. them to Virginia, yet nevertheless, A. Pinnell, James Pinnell, Luben Rose, should the popular vote of the poeple David Roberts, Marcus Reed, William be in favor of secession, thus forcing G. Spencer, Moses W. Spencer, Amos them into a connection with seceded T. Spencer, William Seeder, Isaac N. States, then, as citizens of Western Siggans, John M. Summers, John L. Virginia, they would deem it a duty to Spencer, Isaac Snyder, Andrew B. themselves and coming generations to Swiger, John Towner, John Trough, F. adopt such means as should result in M. Underwood, S. A. Underwood, the divistion of the State. John Vanort, John A. Wright, Albert Among the counties which thus Wright, Selby Wade, Andrew M. Wade, declared their fidelity to the Federal Newton G. Waldo, Nicholas J. Wilcox, Union, Doddridge was foremost, and Solomon Weekly, James G. Wright, when the time for the meeting of the James R. Westfall, William H. McGill, first Wheeling Convention came her and James Goff. —Aggregate 93 men. delegates were among the first to reach the city, and when the call to arms COMPANY C, resounded amid the hills and valleys of 6TH WEST VIRGINIA northwestern Virginia, her sons VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. responded to the summons, and at once enrolled their names as soldiers Josiah H. Bee, captain; S. B. for the Union. That the reader may Nicholson, first lieutenant; Joseph H. hereafter know who the representatives Dougherty, second lieutenant; Nathan of the county were, that for years bore Doak, first sergeant; William S. Ross, arms in defense of the Union, we here John A. Stalnaker, Lewis Davis, Eli B. insert the names of those composing Fleming, Isaac Cumberledge, Duckett the companies enlisted within the W. Gatrell, Richard A. Wells, Marlville county: L. Haught, William A. Kinney, Walter Company H, 4th Regiment West E. Stathers, Charles Wade, Uriah W. Virginia Cavalry. —Michael Donahue, Parrill, Aaron Ash, David C. Ash, captain; Joseph A. Summers, first Morris America, William A. S. Adams, lieutenant; Marshall Allen, second Andrew M. Wade, Ephraim W. Bee, lieutenant; Jacob A. Mason, Camden Bond, Gustavus Britton, quartermaster sergeant; John W. Jarrett Britton, Pinkard Brannon, John Stonestreet, commissary sergeant; H. Benedum, George Cumberledge, Daniel E. Taylor, first sergeant; Ellis Cumberledge, Daniel Childers, F. Alexander Prunty, Noah R. James, M. Duckworth, Marion Dotson, Josiah Josiah Reed, James Goff, Ephraim W. Davisson, Adam A. Fleming, Seber H. Bee, John E. Dotson, John S. Clayton, Fox, George W. Fox, William H. William S. Ross, Israel Cumberledge, Gatrell, Thomas N. Gribble, Aaron Richard Noble, George W. Butcher, B. Garrison, Henry Haymond, Andrew F. Cunningham, John 0. James, Hart, Isaac N. Hawkins, Franklin Preston S. McClain, Richard A. Wells, Henry, David Heckert, George V. Loman Welch, John H. W. Britton, Heckert, Henry C. Heckert, James H. Dorsey Booher, Henry C. Bond, Hardesty, John L. Wells, Alexander A. Thomas J. Chapman, Alexander Huff, Thomas Hill, Jacob Helmick, Collins, Harvey Clutter, Perry Doak, William Helmick, John Hooper, Francis J. Dotson, Lewis Davis, Ezra Absalom Hildman, Isaac Husk, Davis. John S. Dotson, Franklin Davis, Sylvester Jett, James E. Jett, George Robert Doak, William H. Elliott, W. James, William Kinney, James Kirk, Richard Ford, Adam A. Fleming, Seber Noah Keesy, Abraham Lewis, Jesse D. H. Fox, Aaron Garrison, Amody Law, John W. Miller, P. M. Griffin, Silas Greathouse, Isaac Husk, Moneypenny, Preston McClain, Francis Hezekiah Hiley, John C. Harper, Elias M. Lewin, John Nutter, William V. Hennis, James H. Hardesty, Sylvester Nicklin, James Pinnell, John M. Pratt, Jett, Nathan Joseph, George W. Jones, Thomas J. Pratt, John E. Pratt, John A. Knight, Francis M. Lewin, Edmund W. Potter, Shannon Wilson, 9

Kinney, Granville Lipscomb, John W. ffmes D- Rymer, John E. Ratliff, McNema.r, John J. Manual, Caleb Gmos Spencer, Moses W. Spencer, Nusum, William T. Pierce, Jabez Peorge Spurgeon, Isaac N. Sigans, Spurgeon, John A. Smith, Joseph F. Sgfig J. Snider, Ewing Sandy, John Underwood, Jacob Williams, Saul H“emy Y»Thomas 300“, Robert S. States, Stathers, John Adam Stull, Weekly, Richard Welch, Abraham Williams, Charles W. Zahn, John S. S. ¥i_oTh}‘13maS._CYIus Trough, John C. Herr, James M. Gray, Almerian Doak, Undgg . Elias Underwood, Oliver Marshall Allen, Joel Bee, Alexander S. Vem‘W°°d. John Vernon, Abner Lowther, Washington P. Moore, whitg}’:a_M0Igan B. Watson, John J. Benjamin D. Moore, John W. Pratt, Wu““ms: 3“: Henry Albert M. Wright, Wyant, Chester and Francis Spray, Lewis Baker, George Carder, William E. Critchfield, William Eiecrlli-olasJ. Wilcox.——Aggregate 101 E. Haught, Lewis M. Overfield, Martin V. Overfield, Elisha Y. Weekly, and COMPANY M, Aaron Walters, David W. Gray, James 6TH WEST VIRGINIA Gallion, Joseph Hart, and Charles W. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Kelch. —Aggregate 121 men.

D John Carroll, captain, John COMPANY A, B°“ah“°. first lieutenant; Virgil S. 14TH WEST VIRGINIA Hmwtfl, second lieutenant; David W. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Sans °Td, sergeant; John Fleming, amuel Brown, Samuel M. West, J. Braithwaite, Thomas E. Nutter, Jacob Smith, captain; William W. Lewis, first lieutenant; Elijah L. Wade, Stmif K- Leggett, Israel B. Allen, second lieutenant; Austin N. Davis, Jafipben G. Allen, Marshall Allen, first sergeant; Martin V. Trough, Bat‘: Ash. Richard Bee, Samuel Thomas Bond, Samuel Russell, William Batt°n, Marcelus S. Boice Lindon A. Nicholson, Benjamin L. Brown, Geog": 6 la ee, ohn M. Brown, Lemuel C. Snyder, James M. R. Cowge W. Barnett, Orlando G. Hoovey, John L. Ash, Samuel C. Parks, Davignai},Samuel Cumberledge, Owen Joseph L. Britton, Thomas Freeman, Eben‘; ohn Die, John C. Dotson, Adam Ash, William Barker, Simon Absaloler S. Exline, James F. Foreman, Cumberledge, George Clyce, Isaac M G In Gatrell, John H. Gigl_ey,John Criss, Granville H. Davis, William R. Hglattfalyi, Boreman Gregg, William H. Davis, John H. Duckwroth, Lewis M. Husk vN °§1”YI-‘less,John Husk, Samuel Denison, Clinton Doak, Benjamin F. C » - - Kinney, John E. Kinney, Davis, Enoch F. Ellefritts, George W. R:°’gl"i W. Kinney, Adam Knisely, Fox, James S. Fox, Thomas J. C8353 1. Kinney, Benjamin Kinney, Fleming, Moses T. Frasure, John F. W kfigew- I-Yon,, Mallory Moore, John Gain, Thomas E. Holliday, Samuel M'cN aulsby, David C. McNemar, B. A. Hardesty, George W. Husk, John F. Not ema-T,Josiah Nutter, Thornton M. Jordan, Alexander Knight, Snowden S. G 1323121,William W. Norris, Edmund Kinney, H. S. Knight, Michael Knight, Rilssefi °130n, Thomas Peck, Joshua G. John McClary, William J. Maulsby, Stew é Charles B. Robinson, James W. Cornelius Maxon, Thomas W. Magill, smug‘ a -I0hn A. Stmespring, Sylvester David H. Nicholson, Benjamin South. John B. Sandy, ‘George W. Nicholson, Henry C. Nicholson, Tho W°1'th. Frankhn Smith, Joseph Ambrose Nicholson, Willis E. Nutter, whitrnpsona Elam Welch, Zadok C. George W. Null, Levi Roberts, Samuel weekely Charles W._Weel_ -James W. Gray, Israel G. Williams, Israel Williams, Daniel W. 10

Wilcox, Samuel J. Walker, James alarm, and a large crowd collected at Welch, Benjamin Welch, Solomon the scene. The victims of the cruel Weekly, Eli Davis, Jonah S. Dennison, butchery were still breathing. Doyle William Fox, David W. Kinney, was lying on the floor of the kitchen, Leonard Roberts, William W. Lewis, Mary was lying on the floor of the William P. Greene, Amazah Ashburn, same room while Anna was lying upon James O. Duckworth, John R. Bogard, the bed. Drs. MoCalley, Charter and John J. Allen, Riley G. Davis, Brennan were called, and did all in Eastboum A. Davis, Eli F. Davis, Uriah their power to save the victims. Anna B. Duckworth, James H. Dennison, died about one o’clock Thursday John Hutson, George M. Morris, morning, and the father at three, but Madison Nicholson, James S. Smith, Mary became conscious at nine and Abraham Thomas, Joseph N. Thomas, finally recovered. Grove Tucker, George W. Weekly, Sheriff McMillan, Constable Knight Richard Weekly, Solomon Williams, and Justice Cheuvront were soon upon and David Findley. —Aggregate 105 the scene, and at once caused the arrest men. of one William Kinney. He was placed No engagements occurred within in jail to await an examination. The the limits of the county, and during all case was given to Detective Haggerty of the years of the war but one Clarksburg, who soon after caused the Confederate force entered it. This was arresst of another William Kinney and the force of General Jones in May, both are now in the Clarksburg jail 1863, when on his famous raid into the awaiting the action of the court. western counties; he came within three miles of the town of West Union, then turned away to the left into the Little NEWSPAPERS OF Kanawha counties, when at Burning DODDRIDGE COUNTY. Spring he fired one hundred thousand barrels of oil, and thus started one of The first newspaper published in the largest firest ever lighted in West Doddridge county was the West Union Vir 'nia. The light was plainly visible at Gazette, the first number of which Par ersburg —distant 42 miles. appeared in the year 1868. A. S. Rohrbaugh and C. J. Groves were the THE MURDER OF publishers. During the presidential THE DOYLE FAMILY campaign of that year it had a large circulation, but after the election, Was one of the most brutal crimes ever when partizan assistance ceased, it committed within the confines of the passed into the hands of a Rev. Mr. Virginias, and has few parallels in Miller, who, because of a lack of criminal history. The horrid deed was patronage, was forced to suspend it in committed about ten o’clock on March, 1869. Wednesday evening, April 4, 1883. The next venture in the field of Bernard Doyle and his two little journalism was that of the West Union daughters, Mary and Anna, aged Herald, which came out in March, respectively ten and eight years, were 1871; it was published by the West the victims. Doyle was engaged in the Union Publishing Company, composed of the following named gentlemen: groceryave a considerable business, and sum was of supposed money toin Captain M. Donahue, B. H. Maulsby, his possession. Colonel Floyd Neely, A. Jennings, Dr. On the above-named evening Hattie L. R. Charter, Judge C. J. Stewart and Weekly and her mother, who lived near C. C. Davis. It was edited by F. D. by, heard the noise of a scuffle in Hickman and W. Scott as a campaign Doyle’s house. They approached near, paper, and like its predecessor it but were afraid to enter, so hastened proved a financial failure and soon on to the house of Amos Bee, and suspended. related what they had heard. Alonzo The third paper was issued by Bee, a son of the farmer, hastened to David Goshorn; the initial number the Doyle residence, where upon appeared in 1874, under the name of entering, the horrible sight of three The Observer. It was “Independent in human beings weltering in their own all things, neutral in nothing,” for a gore met his gaze. He at once gave the short time, but soon declared in favor 11

Of the principles of the Republican The first settlement was made in Part)’. A lack of patronage compelled it 1812, at what is known as “Three to 5“,5P°fld. but upon its ruins the Forks of McElroy” by Joshua and PI<_)p_r1etor_beganthe publication of a Israel Allen; they were originally from ;;h810uS journal called the Baptist New Jersey, but came to this locality e,Ss9"g€7. which had a precarious from near Clarksburg. The land upon exlstence. suspending once or twice, which they settled is now owned and when the proprietor rented the office occupied by George Cumberledge. 3 p . Biggs, who issued a They were soon after joined by Uernocratic paper called the West Emanuel Bates, Joshua Bates, John shmon Bulletin, which failed after a George and Christian Ash, who like 011 existence, and Goshorn once themselves came to find homes in the more revived the Messenger and then western wilds of Harrison county. Continued it until 1880, when it All these men reared large families, and received the finishing stroke and ceased to be. many of their descendants yet reside within the limits of Doddridge county. The fourth enterprise of the kind In 1827 there were but six voters ltlrridertakenin the county was that of within the present bounds of the Re Publication of the West Union district, viz.: Christian and Joshua thecord in 1878 by F. Hickman; it is Allen, Beniamin Yeater, Israel Allen, e 01113’ Venture that has proven George Yeater and John George, and :“°°eSsf1;1, and this the publisher has they had to go to Salem, a distance of d°‘t’°ml?113hf-’—dbyuntiring energy and twelve miles, to vote. “Three Forks," e .°m1}nation. He has had the now called “Centre Point," was made a §ielJ“d'°e BT0Wingout of the preceding voting precinct in 1845, and at the first th lllrzeto contend against, but to-day election the following names appeared e ecord is one of the brightest and upon the poll books: Charles Bonnell, BlastOuntain am,°n8 State. the journals of the Little Israel Allen, Joshua Allen, William Colbert, Hugh Tate, Morgan Hudson, DIVISION OF THE COUNTY. Benjamin Yeater, Winter Hudson, John Ash, John Beverlin, Emanuel Bates, Andrew Bates, John Bates, John fort? bill entitled an act to provide Ashkraft, Bama Swiger, Thomas V . 5 division into townships of the arious counties composing this State Swiger and Jonah Swiger. There were others, but after a lapse of nearly forty passed Ehe. house and received the years they can not be ascertained. 8?Ve{n_0rs signature July 31, 1863. Its The first grist mill was erected in ‘S’ug:’(1l5,19T}Swerecarried into effect; the 1829 by Elias Swiger; it was located tow 1Vi_sionsthus made were known as three and one-half miles below Centre “Ships until the adoption of the Point, on the farm now owned by John present State constitution, when the Yeater. It was a water mill with one “me Waschanged to district. We now pmceed to notice briefly the history of run of stone, cut from Copeland’s each Of these divisions as they exist in quarry, six miles above Clarksburg; our the coumy_ informant says, “they were not the regular “Mill Buhr,” but a hard stone that would not wear off in grinding Th‘M_CLELLAN DISTRICT. _ and make the meal gritty.” the colts]Isthe most northern district in The first saw mill was located at en Gm)’. It was named in honor of Langfitts on McElroy creek; it was Ric}; 501,56 B. MoClel1an of “On to built by John Baker in the year 1830, nortlmn? fame. It is bounded with water power and the wmzel S b)’ Tyler county, north by old-fashioned upright sash saw; the Gram »d,°35_tbyHarrison and south by capacity was 1,000 feet per day. In Slopin 1St}:r_1ct.Thesurface consists of 1847 flouting apparatus was added, enter‘: _ ills of gentle elevation, and thus it became the first flouring Vane slung between which are fertile mill in the district. of lglellil which_lie considerable areas The school house was in 1825; it creek and. It_is drained by McElr_oy stood on the dividing ridge between are Leia! Hits tributaries, among which Franks run and the Left Hand fork of ick creek,afi‘3;i§?.§'si;h‘§‘}i',‘§if fi§’£"B?.’{l’i‘§ McElroy creek. It was a small structure “Eek and Beggins creek. , composed of round logs; with the roof 12 held in place by weight poles; one end white child born here was P. S. Davis, a was occupied by a huge fire place, and daughter of Jesse Davis and Hannah his from the other a log was cut out and wife, in the year 1812. The first over the aperture was pasted greased marriage was that of William B. Davis paper as a substitute for glass. The and Martha Hughs, in 1825. The seats were made by splitting small logs second was that of D. D. Davis and in halves and inserting pins for legs, in Anna Davis; the marriage rite was the oval sides. The school was performed by the Rev. John Davis. supported partly by taxation and The first grist mill was built in partly by subscription. Zedic White 1841, by Nathan J. Davis; it was was the first teacher, at which time situated on Buckeye fork of Middle there were about twenty pupils in Island creek, on the farm still owned attendance. There are now fourteen by the builder of the mill. It was a good school buildings in the district, of water mill, and ground both corn and which five are hewed log and nine are wheat; the bolting was done by hand. frame. In them competent teachers are Mr. Davis also built the first saw mill, employed four months in the year. in 1845. Jacob Hanes, a practical mill The first church organization was wright, was the architect. The capacity that of the Pleasants Baptist Church, in was about 1,000 feet per day. 1845. Among the first members were William B. Davis taught the first Joshua Allen, Israel Allen, Samuel school in 1829, at which time there Beverlin, John Beverlin, John Mackey, were about twenty pupils in and several members of their families. attendance. The building was a rude The second society formed was that of log cabin, constructed on the plan of the Mount Pisgah Methodist Church, of all the old pioneer school houses of which the Rev. Boreman is the present those days. There are now ten good pastor. substantial frame school buildings in the district, in which 593 pupils are GRANT DISTRICT taught the rudiments of an English education. Is bounded on the north by McClellan The first postoffice, called district, east by Harrison county, south “Buckeye Run," was established in by New Milton and West Union 1852. Mark Davis, a son of Colonel D. district, and west by Tyler county. A D. Davis, was the first postmaster. freestone soil exists, in which is found There are now three —-Long Run, occasional traces of limestone. A good Morganville, and Flint. building stone is found in several The first sermon was preached in localities, and a shallow vein of 1820 on Buckeye creek by the Rev. bituminous coal lies near the level of Peter Davis, of the Seventh Day Baptist the beds of the streams, but has not as Church, and the Victory Baptist yet been developed. The district is Church was the first religious society drained by Big Flint creek, Little Flint organized. It was formed about the creek, Brush creek East creek and same time that Mr. Davis began his Island creek, all of which flow either ministry. The second organization was directly or indirectly into McElroy that of the “Carr” Methodist Episcopal creek. Morgans run and Buckeye run in Church, on Big Flint creek. There are the south are tributaries of Middle now several congregations in the Island creek. district, among which are the The first actual settler within the Methodist on Big Flint and Buckeye present bounds of the district was Jesse creeks; the United Brethren on Davis, who reared his cabin on Buckeye and Morgan‘s run, and the Buckeye run, where George Ford now Baptist on Buckeye run. The first lives, in the year 1811. He was Sabbath school was organized by the followed to his new home by Methodist on Little Flint creek in W. F. Davis, Adam Ash, R. P. Nichols, 1857. There are at present but two in Thomas Ford, H. Davis, W. B. Davis, H. the district, namely, the Union School B. Davis, and several others, all of on Big Flint and the Methodist on whom were hardy pioneers, and by Buckeye. Of the former J. P. Carl is their industry and economy established superintendent. W. Moore, H. Baker the many comfortable homes now and I. Terkey are teachers. enjoyed by their descendants. The first Mrs. Mary Pinnell was born in 13

Princess Ann county Virginia of Richard and Millie Dotson. The first Febmaly 8th, 1782, and is person married was a Mr. Richards, c°"5°‘ll}ently in the 102 year of her who was united in marriage with a lady flge, being the oldest person now living near Clarksburg, who at once "1 Doddridge county. Her maiden accompanied him to his pioneer home. 1t1}E1lmewas__Grow,but she changed it for The first grist mill was put in at Of Pinnell eighty four years ago, operation in 1845 by William B. W en she was united in marriage with Dotson; it was a horse-power mill, re’ .h1_1sband, with whom she lived commonly known at that time as a ‘ ty‘"1“3_Years, and since his death she tread mill, and was situated near the tals remained a widow —a period of present site of Greenwood Station. The enty-five years. She has been a same year Shinn & Wilson erected the member of the church for seventy first saw mill; it was constructed after Zfiarsf and has reared eleven children, the old “Sash saw” pattern. turo hwhom grew to maturity, and in An old pioneer still living says that Pinn “ave raised large families. Mrs. the first school was taught where nu Hie has perhaps to_-daythe greatest Greenwood now stands, in the year mm 1'of living relatives of any one in 1812, but the name of the first teacher 6 State. She claims to have at the is among the things which have faded Present time no fewer than 300 grand from the memory of men; the house and great grandchildren. occupied was a rude log cabin. The first building erected for school CENTRAL DISTRICT, purposes was a cabin which stood four miles east of Greenwood on what was Soicalled from the fact that Central or afterward known as the old State road. BraxéérllyStation on the Parkersburg Both of these primitive buildings have Railro d9f ' the Bal.t'".‘°’.e .& .Ohi° long since disappeared, and not a extre 8 is situated within it, lies in the vestige now remains to show the e mef western part of the county. traveler where some of the boys, not iur ace is considerably broken but afterward prominent in the history of Separaotllgh. Two ranges of low hills the new State, spent their first school e enf. by_ A_rnolds creek, traverse days. There are now six good school Southeaérte district from northwest to buildings, two of which are designed mixture -f The soil consists of a for graded schools, namely, one at under] ,3) the various clays, the whole Central Station and the other two as “S: with coal, which, however, miles west at Duckworths Summit; bufldin Yet been developed. Good both are two story buildings; the dismctg stone abounds throughoutthe others are for primary country schools. Stream: Arnolds creek is the principal There are but two postoffices in the district» 1; passes entirely through the district —Greenwood, the first one nonhw tom the southeast to the established, and Central Station, which creek est, and falls into Middle Island came with the opening of the railroad crossés where the Tyler county hne in 1858. are Lo the latter: The other streams The first religious discourse ever Clay fi“]E(fun, Shinn run, Willow run, delivered in this section was by a and Lea , Middle creek, Right hand traveling Hebrew in the year 1808, at mbuta _ Hand forks —all of which are the house of Richard Dotson. He in me ries of Arnolds creek, so called claimed to be a member of the Masonic Amolg‘°It)}'1of a man by the name of fraternity, and wore niether shoes nor banks »H 6 second settler upon its hat, and declined to accept money r Him e reared his cabin near where when tendered him. He spent several ' h S0n now resides. days in the vicinity, and many years N80: wfgfst settler was ' Richard passed away before the old settlers and in 180; entered 600 acres of land, forgot the ecentricities of the omas S built his cabin near where “Wandering Jew.” neighbor cott now resides. His earliest It appears that ministers of various avis Sthwere James Scott, Nathan denominations were preaching here as Haltehna 6 Arnolds, Lottridges, early as 1840, but no organization was he fimnsi Ruddecks and Fergusons. perfected until 1851, when a society of district white child born in the the United Brethren was formed by the was Ruth Dotson, a daughter Rev. Elisha McLauthlin, at the house 14

of Noah James, he being one of the to the west fork of the Monongahela. first members. Others were Mary The first in the list of pioneers who James, Aaron Duckworth and wife and found a home amid the hills of this Mrs. James, the mother of Noah James. district was Elijah Summers, in the On the 7th day of March, 1858, the year 1783. At the time of his celebrated Bishop Edwards visited this settlement Great Britain was calling her locality and preached in a little plank armed legions from our shores, but house at Central Station. In 1857 this behind she was leaving her savage allies denomination formed another society who still roamed over the hills and and still another in 1872. They have valleys south of the Ohio, but they two church buildings —a frame at never found the isolated cabin of Mr. Central Station and a hewed log Summers, and here he lived and reared structure on Long run. Rev. J. A. Blagg his family. Others soon came to assist is the pastor in charge of the three in breaking the solitude of the then congregations. the Methodist Episcopal illimitable wilderness, and among them Church have an organization at what is were Daniel Gaston, James Lipscomb, known as the Pleasant Grove Church in William Adams, Joseph Gray, George connection with which they have a Zinn, Godfrey Carroll, Samuel Rogers, flourishing Sabbath school. Rev. Samuel M. Gaston, A. McGilI and Cheuvront is the pastor. The Protestant Timothy Van Horn. Methodist also have a society at what is The first grist mill was erected by called Sunnyside Church in Henry Wanstreet on the waters of Cove connection with which there is a creek. It was a horse mill. The first saw Sabbath school. Rev. Wilson is in mill was built in 1857. Oxford and St. charge. The first Sabbath school was Clara are the only postoffices; of the organized in 1853 by Rev. John Philips former Philander Austin was the first of the United Brethren Church. There ostmaster. J. H. DisDebar was the are at present three in the district all irst at the latter. under the care of this The Lutheran Church of St. Clara is denomination —the Otterbein school situated on Little Buck run, a tributary and the Central and Greenwood of Sand fork of Flint creek. The first schools. Of the first Rev. Devol is minister was the Rev. E. W. Werder, superintendent, of the second M. V. who came in 1867. The first officers Carder, and of the third J. W. Boggess. were John Krenn, Joseph Hager and Greenwood and Central Station are Adam Bode. Among the first members the only villages in the district. Both were John Krenn and family, the Bode are situated on the Baltimore & Ohio families, Smith Henry, Henry Mineca, Railway. The former was for several Woler Wineburg and Charles Ludwig. years called Fairview. The latter was In connection with this church there is laid out as a town in 1855, and the site a flourishing Sabbath school, organized sold by Lewis S. Davis to the Baltimore in 1876. John Krenn, a prominent & Ohio Company in 1858. member of the church, left Prussia on the 9th day of August, 1852, and SOUTHWEST DISTRICT. landed in America on the 28th day of September, same year. This is the most southern district in the county. It is bounded south by NEW MILTON DISTRICT Central, West Union and New Milton districts, east by Lewis county, south Is the most eastern in the county as by Gilmer and west by Ritchie. The well as the largest. West Union and western portion is drained by Bone Grand districts lie north, Harrison creek, Middle fork, Strait fork and county on the east, Lewis on the Otter Slide creek, all flowing west and south, and South West district on the discharging their waters into the south west. Middle Island creek passes fork of Hughs river. The eastern part is centrally through it in a northwest drained by Big Cove and Little Cove direction. The other streams are Sugar creeks, Sycamore fork and Sand fork, Camp creek, Meat House fork, Snake all flowing south and emptying into run, Standing Stone, Johnsons fork, Leading creek, so called because along Indian fork, Roberts fork, Brushy fork, its banks lay the old Indian trail Toms fork and Lick run. Meat House leading from the Little Kanawha over creek is so called from the fact that in 15

the early settlement of the county a organization on Toms creek, where P'v1l’ty.of trappers and hunders built they have one of the best church upon its banks a house in which they buildings in the county; it was dried their meats and furs preparatory completed in 1881, and is called to conveying them to the eastern Maxwell church in memory of J. markets. Maxwell, under whose supervision it The first cabin was erected in 1820 was erected. by Jacob ————-—,on Meat House fork, The Seventh Day Baptists have a near what is now known as Blandvillc. church building known as the Joseph K. Childers, Michael Johnson, Greenbrier Church, located three and D- Bee, Nathan Davis and John one-half miles southwest of Salem, a aryis soon settled beside him. John small town on the Baltimore & Ohio Childers erected the first grist mill Railroad. It was erected in 1870 and about the year 1830. It was a water has a membership of 85. The pastor is "1111,with one run of stone, and was the Rev. Jacob Davis. located just above New Milton. The distance to the narest mill before this FRIENDSHIP LODGE, One was built was fourteen miles. Mr. NO. 55, A. F. and A. M. Childers also built the first saw mill, about the year 1830. Ezekiel Bee had the honor to teach Located at West Union was organized on the 4th of September, 1871, under the first school. In the year 1832 he a dispensation from the grand lodge of Saw the necessity of a school.in the West Virginia. The following, all of neighborhood, and there being no whom are yet members of the lodge, Vacant house he opened a school in his were the first officers; Elijah L. Wade, °Wn dwelling, and here taught dozens W. M.; W. J. Neely, J. W.; Norvil S. Of the neighbors’ children, who came 01 four to six miles to attend. The Bennett, treasurer; Phineas Gano, secretary; William Clark, S. D., and first building erected for school Flavius J. Ashburn, J. D. The present Purposes was about the year 1835. It officers are William W. Clark, W. M.; Stood three miles north of the present Herman B. Davis, S. W.; William L. site of New Milton, and served many Stinespring, J. W.; Phineas Gano, Yefirs the purpose for which it was secretary; Gamble B. Davis, treasurer; built, but long since its walls crumbled Allen Squiers, S. D.; Oswald H. Roach, £0 dust, and the plowshire has heaped J. D., and Norvil Bennett,tyler. Present the soil above its foundation stones. membership is 25. “ Among the pupils attending this Primitive school were Nathan Kelly, WEST UNION LODGE, Samuel Childers, Isaac Childers, Alfred No. 60,1. 0. O. F. DQVIS.Granville Brown, Lena Davis, Eliza Davis, Keziah Kelly, Wilson Bee Wasorganized under a charter from the and Mary Ann Kelly. There are twenty grand lodge of West Virginia by 800d comfortable school buildings in Thomas G. Steel, grand secretary, on the district at the present time, and in the 19th of December, 1871. The them 1123 boys and girls attend School. charter members were R. S. Welch, Geroge H. Towles, Joseph E. Towles, The oldest church organization is Thomas Jeffrey and Hiram Jennings. that of the Middle Island Baptist The following are the present officers: Church, formed by the Revs. John R. Harshburger, N. G.; C. Davison, V. Davis and Joel Green on the 15th day G.; H. C. Brannen, secretary; and P. S. °f Jul)’, 1832, as a branch of the Salem Halderman, treasurer and W. The lodge Cl1u_rCh.The first members were Peter is in a prosperous condition. The DaV1S.Dr. Bee, George Davis, William present membership numbers 33. Babcock, Uriah Davis, John Sutton, William Randolph and John Randolph. PERSONAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT This church is still in a flourishing OF DODDRIDGE COUNTY.’ Condition and has a present membership of 103 upon its register. CENTRAL DISTRICT. M 9 Second society was that of ethodists at New Milton. The EPHRAIM BEE~ was born in rotestant Methodists have an Harrison county, Virginia, December 16

26, 1802, and has lived in Doddridge Doddfidl-’,ecounty. West Virginia. county since he was nineteen years old. Asa and Rhoda (Cox) Bee were his REV. JAMES W. BOGGESS —son parents, his father died in Preston and of Thompson Caleb and Polly Ann his mother in Harrison county, (now) (Smith) Boggess, and Lacie A‘. Nay, West Virginia. His first wife was daughter of Isaac and Charlotte Catharine Davis, born June 10, 1804, (Hawkins) Nay, were united in died June 27 1852. Their children marriage in Marion county, West were: Josiah H. D., born April 7, 1824, Virginia, April 2, 1871. He was born in died May 17, 1876; Keziah, Feburary Monroe county, (now) West Virginia, 21, 1826; Amos, February 28, 1828; June 23, 1846, and she was born in Stinnett, May 9, 1830; Wiekliff, May Marion county, June 24, 1854. The 25, 1832; Ephraim W., March 16, children of their wedlock were born: 1834; Houston C., April 26, 1836, died Willie Nay, February 20, 1873; Willis October 24, 1836; Augustus J., Way, December 24, 1875; Winnie September 12, 1837; Martha S., Baseom, December 20, 1877, died February 24, 1840; Edmon S., April Oct. 16, 1880. Mr. Boggess’ brother, 25, 1842, died March 29, 1844. In Wirt Christopher Warren, was a member of county, (now) West Virginia, March Company C, 13th West Virginia 27, 185 3, Ephraim Bee married Mary Infantry. George W., another brother, Welch, who was born in Harrison was second lieutenant of Company G, county, (now) West Virginia, 98th Illinois Mounted Infantry, and December 2, 1823. Isaiah and Rachel was wounded in the battle of (Ingraham) Welch, her parents, died in Chattanooga, and died from the effects Doddridge county. The children of Mr. of his wound, and was buried at and Mrs. Bee are seven, all living now Chattanooga. James W. Boggess is a in Doddridge county, born: Mary E., clergyman of the United Brethren January 27, 1854; John, April 15, Church, at Central Station, Doddridge 1855; Hannah April 6, 1857; Susan A., county, West Virginia. January 17, 1859; Rachel J., March 6, 1861; West Virginia, January 1, 1863; GEORGE FILMORE Tabitha, September 23, 1866. Ephraim CUNNINGHAM —was born November Bee is a self-made man, having had but 15, 1850, in Marion county, (now) four months schooling in all his life. He West Virginia. At Pennsboro, Ritchie held district offices, has been county, January 30, 1872, he was magistrate, etc., was postmaster of united in marriage with Florence V. West Union fifty years ago, and Snodgrass, and the children of their worked at the blacksmith trade near union are three living, two deceased. the present railroad bridge in West These children were born: Alice Union for thirty-five years, making Maude, November 25, 1874; Mary everything, guns, cow-bells, augurs, etc. Eliza, October 9, 1876, died He has in his possession a gimlet he September 3, 1879; Elijah T., made when he was nineteen years old, November 27, 1877, died October 13, which is a good one yet. He was 1878; Samuel, September 8, 1879; security for Sheriff E. L. Wade, of Edith, December 20, 1881. The wife of Doddridge county, and for his kindness Mr. Cunningham was born in Ritchie paid some $16,000. He was a member county, October 26, 1857. She is a of the first legislature of the State of daughter of Elijah C. and Mary West Virginia, in 1863, and helped to Catharine Snodgrass, now living in make its first laws. The fifth daughter Ritchie county, but both natives of of his second marriage was born on the Marion county. James L. and Eliza day President Lincoln signed the bill (Fox) Cunningham, parents of George for the erection of the State; hence her F., are residents in Ritchie county, name, West Virginia. He served a where they made their home in 1856. second term in the legislature in 1866, Elijah C. Snodgrass was a Federal and a third in 1867. He is now an soldier in the 1861 war, serving in octagenarian, retired from‘ all active Company E, 6th West Virginia cares, but with unimpaired mental Infantry. George F. Cunningham is a powers, and still a fluent talker. Mr. leading merchant at Central Station, Bee and those of his family living at Doddridge county, West Virginia, home receive their mail at Oxford. where he is doing a thriving business. 17

WILLIAM BUSKERK Jasper; Victoria; William Marshall, lives DOTSON —is the oldest settler native in Kansas; Josephine, Laverna, born to Central district, his birth Catharine, Cloyd, Walter, and Laura. aVlng occurred close to Greenwood The living children, except Helen and 9n the farm joining the one he now William, reside in West Virginia. The ‘"68 on, September 27, 1815. William family postoffice address is Central and M31)’(Franks) Dotson his parents, Station, Doddridge county, West n°_Wmany years deceased, settled in Virginia. this vicinity in 1804. In Washington °°“ntY. Ohio, April 16, 1840, William S A MU EL H. DOUGLASS — Dotson and Louisa Ann Ankrum proprietor and manager of a farm of we.” Joined in wedlock, and the 375 acres in Central district, Doddridge Children of their union were nine and county, has been a resident in this 0116taken to raise: Hayden F., born county since 1859, settling here in March 16, 1841, died February 28, December of that year. He has recently 1858; Victor 13., April 9, 1343; Israel erected one of the finest dwellings in -, March 16, 1845; Terissa B., May the district. His birth was in Barbour , 1847; William L., March 3, 1849; county,“ (now) West Virginia, the date wen F., January 9, 1851, died May 30, 1834. He is one of nine December 1, 1871; Rosie L., January children, all living, married and with 9» 1853; Gabrilla, March 17, 1855; families of their own, and his parents, Carrie Odell, April 5, 1857; Sarah William and Mary (Nutter) Douglass, ’-Oulsa, March 5 1373. Victor E. and are still living in Barbour county, both Israel N. were Federal soldiers of the in the 72d year of their lives. His father 1861 war, both enlisting in September, was born in Harrison county, as was his _5?,_ in Company A, 4th West grandfather, Levi Douglass, who died .“8Inia Cavalry, and receiving in Harrison county, this State, aged 51‘5ChaIgein 1863. Israel is now living about 80 years. In Taylor county, 1“ the_West, as is Terissa E., whose (now) West Virginia, November 27, 01110:_is in Sumner county, Kansas. 1856, Samuel H. Douglass married The Wife of Mr. Dotson was born in Sarah Frum, born in that county, June Washington county, Ohio, March 3, 19, 1833, a daughter of Solomon and 1 20, a daughter of Lindsay and Tabitha (Goodwin) Frum who died in Margaret E. (Franks) Ankrum. William Taylor county. Thirteen children were - Dotson has been a farmer all his life, born to Mr. and Mrs. Douglass, as fmd for many years, before follows; Solomon, June 23, 1858, is mcapacitated by age and its infirmities, married and lives on part of the home Was a local preacher of the farm, as does William F., born July 12, Methodist Protestant Church. ‘His 1859; Elizabeth A., born October 11, postoffice address is Greenwood, 1860, died September 8, 1861; David Oddridge county, West Virginia. B., was born February 11, 1862; Christopher C., April 30, 1863; WILLIAM W. DOTSON —was a Artemace C., September 18, 1864; 5°" Of Richard and Margaret (White) Mary E., November 17, 1867; Tabitah, .°tS°n, who were born, raised and June 3, 1869; Henry R., August 5, dled in what is now Doddridge county, 1870; Harriet C., January 18, 1872; Ira and a grandson of Richard Dotson, the A., May 12, 1874—these eight at irst actual settler in what is now home; Claudius, born January 25, lentral district. He was born October 1875, died February 20th following; 9. 1814 and has passed his life in this Marshall C., born July 10, 1876, died C0‘-mty,following the varied avocations September 20, 1882. Mr. Douglass has °f an agricultural life. In Doddridge been school commissioner a number of °9“"tY he wedded Mary, daughter of terms, and is still serving. His Richard and Mary (Lake) Cross, now postoffice address is West Union, gesidents of Taylor county, this State, Doddridge county, West Virginia. b!" at the time of their daughter’s ‘ml, In May, 1820, living in Taylor WILLIAM S. JONES, M. D. —was °°P“tY, (then) Virginia. Twelve born at Long Run, Doddridge county, Children were born to Mr. and Mrs. July 26, 1835, a son of Thomas S. and S°tS0I_iI Sophronia, now deceased; Phoebe (Shinn) Jones, still residents in alathiel; Helen, who lives in Kansas; Central district. In the place of his 18 nativity, September 12, 1861, William of Mexico, and numerous smaller S. Jones wedded Martha 1. Bond, who engagements. From his services in this was born in Shenandoah county, war, Mr. Myers received honorable Virginia, January 31, 1840. She was a discharge, September 5, 1848. daughter of John Bond, now deceased, February 22, 1862, he enlisted in and Sarah (Hawkins) Bond. Twelve Company K, 10th West Virginia children were born to Dr. and Mrs. Infantry, at Central Station, and served Jones, namely: Andrew J., November until May 29, 1865, when he mustered 5, 1862; Sarah L., July 17, 1864; out as corporal of Company K. He was Zebedee W., December 9, 1866; in the battles of Beverly, Winchester, Thomas W., May 16, 1869, died March Leesburg, and Opequon. At the 24, 1870; Viola V., born June 3, 1871, last-named he was shot through the died March 29, 1872; Nancy Jane, elbow of his right arm probably by a Phoebe E., and Rosa, triplets, born minie-ball. In 1883, having supposed November 25, 1863 —Nancy J. is his wound healed for the past ten living, Phoebe E. died June 3, 1874, years, he was obliged to submit to an and Rosa died August 11, 1874; Estella amputation of his arm, which was B., March 17, 1877; Frank H., March performed April 6th. He assisted in 28, 1875; Laura B., June 25, 1880; preparing the lounge on which the Mary Hattie, March 9, 1883. Andrew J. amputation took place, and after it was is living in Flemington, this State, and over desired to witness the the other living children are with their examination of the severed member, parents. In the war between the States, which showed a necrosis of the bone. Dr. Jones had two brothers in the His wonderful will and powers of Federal army, Aaron S., a member of endurance have carried him through Company E, 6th West Virginia this trying ordeal at the age of 60 Infantry, who enlisted in 1862, served years. Since May 15, 1868, he has been till close of the war, and died from a pensioner from the last war, but disease contracted in the army; and should have the amount now greatly Geroge W., who was a member of the increased, since, under the law, he 4th West Virginia Cavalry, and then of cannot avail himself of the pension the 6th West Virginia Infantry. William provision for Mexican veterans. Since S. Jones has lived in Doddridge county April 5, 1856, his home has been in since he was ten years of age, has been Doddridge county, and his postoffice supervisor and constable, and held address is Central Station, this county. other offices in Central district, and is at present justice of the peace. He is MICHAEL O'NEAL —is a native of also merchant, druggist and physician Ireland, born in County Galway at Central Station, Doddridge county, September 29, 1840. He was a son of West Virginia. Thomas and Mary O’Neal, and with them emigrated to America in 1850, JACOB MYERS - was born in locating in Cumberland, Alleghany Shenandoah county, Virginia, county, Maryland. From that city they November 22, 1822, and Sarah A. went to Blair county, Pennsylvania, Hockins was born in that State and thence back to Cumberland, and from county, January 17, 1823. At Cumberland to West Union, Doddridge Hockinstown, Virginia, September 22, county. They afterwards lived in 1846, they were united in marriage, Preston, Marshall and Ohio counties, and they have. one daughter, Mary F., all part of West Virginia now, and born April 13, 1861. Henry and Mary finally they located at Central Station, (Frey) Myers were the parents of Jacob where Michael O’Neal is prosperously Myers, and his wife was a daughter of engaged in a mercantile business. In John and Rebecca (Bird) Hockins. The Doddridge county, April 5, 1846, was parents of both died in Shenandoah born Nancy Eveline, daughter of John county, Virginia. Jacob Myers is the and Matilda Towner. At Marietta, hero of two wars. He enlisted in Ohio, in 1870, she became the wife of January, 1847, in Company C, 4th Mr. O’Neal, and their seven children Regular Artillery, for service in the were born: John T., November 15, Mexican war, was in the battle of 1870; Patrick Edgar, November 23, Contreras, the storming of 1871; William, January 12, 1874; Chepultepec, the storming of the city Sarah Ellen, December 17, l875;Mary 19

‘ft’-‘ta. November 2, 1877; Emma Ohio, born in Harrison county, Aglles, September 8, 1880; Anna October 5, 1811. He was a son of John offlililsta, August .21, 188 2. The father and Margaret (Selby) Ruley, now deceased, his father a native of ,Ne31S IS; 0Neal parents died have July been 4, residents 1863. Mr. in Connecticut. ln Belmont county, Ohio, D°ddl‘idge county since July, 1852. In October 6, 1831, Lloyd Ruley and gddition . to his traffic in general Elizabeth Dotson were joined in :TChandise Michael O’Neal is wedlock, and their children were nine: P Stmaster at Central Station, Margaret J., born July 20, 1832 died D°dd’id8e county, West Virginia. in 1864; Flavius Josephus, July 29, 1834; Sophronia, 1836; Mary Jane, 1838, died when about three years old LIODAXNIEL RULEY —is a son of W Y and Elizabeth (Dotson) Ruley, Daniel C., 1840; Cynthia, 1842; Thama, 1844; Granville, 1846; Octavia, f0n((>)SG_record is_ given in a sketch ime wmg this, as is the varied business died in infancy. Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Ruley, was born in what is now At #3318of which Daniel C. has charge. Doddridge county, a daughter of dist _isresidence ‘at Sunnyside, Central William and Mary (Franks) Dotson, vir’.'°F» _Doddridge county, West early settlers of this vicinity, and now j0i8"11a_, in 1870, Daniel C. Ruley was deceased. Her birth was on the 27th of nméd In the bands of wedlock with en“? E. Johnston. She was _born in May, 1807, and she died at Salina City, 3 W30“. (now) West Virginia, in 1845, Kansas, July 7, 1877. Lloyd Ruley EH2“lighter of Addison and Mary made his home in Doddridge county in 1841, and for many years was one of is nableth (Russ) Johnston. Her father the most energetic and successful “Si: Onger living, her mother now a business men of the county. He is now Is 933 9f Central district. Mr. and retired from active life, leaving to his of. -C aniel C.‘ R_uley are the parents ' amlna. Lizzie V., Henry, Daniel sons, Flavius J. and Daniel C., the control of his business interests. They mg“ ‘and a little daughter not yet have three saw-mills now in active men‘:_- The three saw-mills of which one Ion is made below, are situated, operation, with about thirty miles of run 911 Arnolds creek, one on ‘Sheep tramway; have a store of general Huvhm this county_; and the third on merchandise on their property at moi figsriver, in Ritchie county. The Sunnyside, own and control about in C I5 at A_rnolds Creek Cross Roads, 1808 acres of land, and employ on an Shouéigtraldistrict, and Daniel C. Rule average of the year round not less than forty men. In the spring of 1883 they D0dd_ridge be county, addressed West at Virginia. West Union, had on hand one million feet of lumber, sawed and iled, in which were FLAvi us JOSEPHUS poplar logs from our to five feet in EU’-EY —-saw-mill proprietor, diameter. Varied and extensive as are Cerchant and farmer, born in Belmont their business interests, they are men 0‘t?““lY. Ohio, July 29, 1837, is a son fully qualified for their successful Rm “ON and. Elizabeth (Dotson) management. Flavius J. was a soldier of we ‘:35 in Huntington, Cabell county, the 1861 war, in the 7th Virginia recs Vlfglma, March 6, 1876, were Infantry, sewing three years, for much firded the marriage vows of Flavius of the time as dispatch bearer for Col. so “l¢Y and Nora V. Bond, and two Core. Lloyd Ruley is of a family bofls make glad their home: Lloyd E., remarkable for longevity. His father "1 October 30, 1877, and William lived to the age of 102, and his Cfseph. born September 7, 1882. maternal grandmother, Sarah (Benson) W318‘? and Sarah A. (Smith) Bond Selby, died at the age of 105 years. I ekthe parents of Nora V., wife of The family postoffice address is West cm‘! ‘"93’. and she was born in Tyler Union, Doddridge county, West recnty. February 5, i850. The war Virginia. postlffg.0 ice addressbusiness of Flavius interests J. Ruley and THOMAS SCO'I'I‘— was born January 20, 1804, in Hampshire ;‘;ez§]iv§nsthe following sketch of his county, (now) West Virginia, a son of James R. and Nancy (Dotson) Scott. LLOYD RULEY— is a native of James R. Scott was a bound boy to 20

“Joe Logston,” the celebrated pioneer Jacob and Margaret (Davis) Weekley, of Kentucky, and at a later date served late of Tyler county, West Virginia, in the Indian war in that country, under and now deceased, was born in Tyler Gen. James Scott. In 1809 with his county, April 4, 1842. He served in the little family James R. Scott settled Federal army during the civil war, as a near Greenwood. Afterward he lieved member of the 6th West Virginia near Oxford, then on the North fork of Infantry. His brother Elisha enlisted in Hughes river, in Ritchie county (where the same regiment and died at West his wife died), whence he went to Union in 1861. Isaiah Weekley, Meigs county, Ohio. Thomas Scott, another brother, was severely wounded after remaining with his father through in the battle of Cloyd Mountain, in these years, returned to Doddridge 1863. The first wife of G. W. Weekley county and entered and bought his was Elizabeth Hoskinson, born present farm, at first owning a very December 12, 1843, died January 25, large tract round where he now lives. 1880. Their marriage was solemnized He has sold off all but 127 acres, December 31, 1863, and their children where he is now pleasantly located for were born: Rosalie, December 2, 1866; the remaining years of his Mary V., September 8, 1868; Estella J., life, 1'/2 miles southwest of Central March 20, 1871, died October 21st Station. Near Greenwood, Doddridge following; Willie G., August 28, 1872; county, August 19, 1851, Thomas Cora, August 18, 1874, died February Scott and Cynthia Dotson were united 19, 1875; Maude, March 31, 1876; in marriage, and the children born to Bertha, November 28, 1878. In them were six. Two are now deceased, Braxton county, West Virginia, the others still living with them. These December 8, 1881, Rev. G. W. Weekley children were: Josie R., born July 25, and M. S., daughter of John and 1856; John W., November 26, 1857, Elizabeth Hammer, were joined in died June 6, 1872; Cecelia V. L., wedlock. She was born in Lewis October 2, 1859, died April 8, 1876; county, (now) West Virginia, February Laura A., June 12, 1861; William H., 9, 1859, and her parents are now January 22, 1863; Jennie, January 17, residents of Braxton county. G. W. 1867. The wife of Mr. Scott was born Weekley is a minister of the Gospel of in Doddridge county, June 15, 1822, a salvation in the faith of the United daughter of William and Mary A. Brethren. He took up his residence (Franks) Dotson, who died in this with the poeple of this county in April, county, near Greenwood. The 1882, and his postoffice address is postoffice address of Thomas Scott is Central Station, Doddridge county, Central Station, Doddridge county, West Virginia. West Virginia. HEZEKIAH B. WILLIAMS —born JAMES W. STUCK —is a native of July 24, 1842, in Taylor county, (now) Doddridge county, born in Central West Virginia, was three years old district, April 6, 1860. Lorenzo D. and when his parents, William W. and Sarah Jacinth (Ruley) Stuck, his parents, A. (Grimes) Williams, made their home made their home in Doddridge county in Doddridge county. His father is now in the year preceding his birth, and are deceased, and his mother is living with still residents here. In Central district, him. In Ritchie county, West Virginia. October 20, 1881, James W. Stuck and November 17, 1867, Heaekiah B. Emma Benninger were joined in Williams wedded Lucinda Baker, and marriage, and they have one little son, six children brighten their homei Herman C., born August 6, 1882. Luella, born August 7, 1868; William Jacob and Sarah Benninger are the Henry, September 17, 1870; Charles parents of Emma, wife of Mr. Stuck, Franklin, October 19, 1872; Clara and she was born in Central district, Lucy, March 22, 1875; James Boyd, November 6, 1861. James W. Stuck is March 19, 1878; Homer Clinton, June clerk and school-teacher, and has his 10, 1881. The wife of Mr. Williams W35 residence and postoffice address at bom in Logan county, Ohio, August 6» Central Station, Doddridge county, 1849, and Henry B. and Lucy Bake’ West Virginia. were her parents. Her father resides In Nelsonville, Ohio, and her mother is I10 REV. G. W. WEEKLEY+ son of longer living. In the last year of the 21 civil war, Hezekiah B. Williams served In Doddridge county, February 26, as a member of Company C, 17th West 1863, Herman B. Davis and Elizabeth Virginia Infantry. He is farming in Virginia McMillan were united in Central district, owning 220 acres, all marriage, and in their home are five earned by his own hard labor. He has a children, born: Martha L., Feburary 9, new and commodious frame dwelling, 1865; Ida M., June 5, 1867; Silas B., and his land shows unusually good care May 11, 1870; Bertha L., March 15, and wise cultivation. He receives his 1872; Ilea B., June 1, 1876. The wife mail at Oxford, Doddridge county, of Mr. Davis was born in Brooke West Virginia. county, Virginia, January 3, 1842, and in the year following her birth her GRANT DISTRICT. parents, Samuel and Martha McMillan, made their home in Doddridge county. JOHN HENRY BENEDUM— is a They have an extended record in this son of William Henry and Catharine history. Ann (Winter) Benedum, who made their home in Doddridge county in CHARLES GRANDISON 1862. He was born June 3, 1847, in DAVIS —son of William F. and Rachel Harrison county, (then) Virginia, and (Hughes) Davis, who are now deceased, came to Doddridge county with his was born January 5, 1822, in that part parents. Although only a lad at the of Harrison c_ounty now included in time of the civil war, he served a Doddridge. Hls grandfathers, Hughes portion of that war in the Federal and Davis, were frontier settlers of army, a member of Company C, 6th Harrison county, were engaged in West Virginia Infantry. He is now one Indian encounters, and helped to build of the prominent members of the the block-house which was the “Patrons of Husbandry,” and belongs pioneers’ only safe haven in those days. to the Masonic fraternity. He is His father was a soldier of 1812, clerking for the Clover Dale married soon after that war, and Association, with address at New located at Salem, Harrison county, Salem, Harrison county, West Virginia. then moved on Flint run, with his nearest neighbor on one side five miles HERMAN BERKELEY DAVIS ~ is away, and on the other side nine miles. living in Grant district, Doddridge Charles G. Davis has been twice county, where he was born on New married, and the father of twenty one Years Day, 1841. Lodawick and children. His first wife, Amanda M., Margaret (Davis) Davis, his parents are daughter of Henry and Sarah Harper, now residents in Harrison county, and was born in 1818, and died in 1866. this farm of 150 acres in Grant district, The children of this marriage, which was first settled upon about sixty-five was solemnized January 29, 1846, years ago by the grandfather of were: Wilson G., born April 30, 1847, Herman B. It was then surrounded by lives in this county; Henry E., woods, and there were not a half—dozen September 9, 1849, deceased; Evander families in all the district. He has also L., May 25, 1851, lives in Harrison 70 acres in another part of the district. county; Mary M. (Thomas) and Susan Herman B. Daivs is a man honored by V. (Hudson), December 8, 1853; all who know him, and one who has Columbus A., December 24, held many positions of trust. He was 1854 —these three in Doddridge secretary of the board of education, county; Fillmore M., December 8, 1867-69, was a member of the board, 1856, lives in Lancaster county, 1874-76, and president of the same Nebraska; Harriet C._ (Tate), August 1880-2; was elected justice of the 26. 1857. lives in this county; Vivenzo peace in 1881, and is still serving in B., May 4, 1859, lives in Nebraska, Grant district, where he is again Lancaster countv: Beauregard L.. May Secretary of the board of education. He 22, 1861, died May 4, I862; Hiram R., has always been a farmer, and is a Feburary 15, 1863, lives in White member of the Clover Dale Grange, county, Arkansas; Amanda, born in No. 249, and stewart of the West 1866, died in infancy. In Harrison Virginia State Grange. He is a member county, January 25, 1867, Charles G. Of Friendship Lodge, No. 56, A. F. & Davis married Elizabeth, daughter of A. M. and senior warden of the same. J onathan and Jane (Maxson) 22

Randolph. Her father, born January wilderness, which homes they 29, 1805, is living in Harrison county, defended from wild beasts and wilder her mother deceased. She was born men, as so often narrated in these January 25, 1837, and the children of pages, and were among the most her union with Mr. Davis were born: prominent settlers of that county. The Amanda C., Feburary 11, 1868; record of the children of Co]. and Mrs. Chesley G., March 17, 1869; Ida Davis is: Jane, born Feburary 18, Agnes, September 8, 1870; Lewis E., 1827, married Isaac C. Williams, March April 15, 1872; Robert L., January 14, 1, 1849, and they live in Ritchie 1874, died January 19, 1882; Flora B., county, this State; Jesse D., born November 5, 1875; Darwin M., July March 4, 1828, married Catherine 10, 1877; Ina A., July 24, l879;Edgar Meek, February 24, 1853, and they A., April 26, 1881 —the living children live in Doddridge county; Mark, born all at home. The first husband of January 27, 1830, was a Confederate Elizabeth Davis was John M. Sutton, soldier, married Caroline Davison, born February 19, 1837, died April 2, September 12, 1850, and she died 1862, and their children were: George April 16, 1855 ——heis a blacksmith in F., born April 11, 1858, died October this county, and has married a second 9, 1867; Margaret Jane, November 8, wife, Hannah Buck; Stephen C., born 185 9, died August 22, 1860; March 12, 1832, was a Federal soldier, Alexander L., March 24, 1861, lives in married Jemima Kelley, December 3, Doddridge county. Charles G. Davis 1850. and they live in Clay county, has served as treasurer in Grant district, this State; Judith, born January 25, Doddridge county, where his land lies. 1834, married Jonathan Traugh, June He receives his mail at New Salem, 15, 1853, and they live in Tyler Harrison county, West Virginia. county, this State; Morris N., April 19, 1836, whose record is given on next page; Margaret. born August 8, 1838, COL. DAVID D. DAVIS ~ one of married George L. Roach, November the most prominent of the farming 15, 1866, reside in this county; Er, residents of Doddridge county, West born Setpember 21, 1840, married Virginia, has made his home in this Sarah Poland, November 29, 1863, and county since February 1, 1827. He has she died May 21, 1881; he lives in this one of the best farms in Grant district, county; Sophronia, born September and has an established reputation as a 10, 1843, married Smith Varner, and road-maker, having superintended the they live in Harrison county; Sarah, Northwestern and the Sistersville and born August 21, 1845, lives at home; New Salem turnpikes. He has been Odel, born March 17, 1847, married honored with almost every district Thomas Ford, November 15. 1866, office within the gift of his and they live in New Salem, Harrison fellow-townsmcn, among the rest land county; Joshua, born May 5, 1849, assessor and magistrate. He was a son lives at home; Newman H., born of Stephen C. and Nancy F. August 25, 1851, died January 2, (Randolph) Davis, and was born in 1864. C01. and Mrs. Davis have spent Harrison county, January 11, 1803. nearly sixty wedded years together, His father was born September 30, their marriage having been solemnized 1781, and his mother February 19, June 22, 1826. Their son Joshua, who 1781. The former died in August, is carrying on the homestead, is one of 1869, and the latter July 18, 1871. the enterprising men of the district. He They were married April 14, 1802. is a member of Lodge 56, I. O. O. F., Col. Davis married a Davis, Anna, and No. 249 P. of H. His postoffice daughter of Jesse and Hannah Davis. address is New Salem, Harrison county, She was born in Harrison county, West Virginia. August 23, 1809, and her parents were born about 1785; married about 1805; JESSE D. DAVIS —born in her father died December 23, 1823, Doddridge county, March 4, 1828, in and her mother on the 24th of May, this county wedded Catharine Meeks, 1880. The Davis family, originally of on the 28th of February, 1853. She Welsh birth, came from eastern New was a native of Virginia, born in Jersey to Harrison county, in 1796, Augusta county, in 1830, a daughter of made themselves homes in the Monticue and, Susan (Gebbert) Meek, 23 who are no longer living. The parents Jane F., daughter of John and Levina of Jesse E. Davis are residents in B. (Meek) Rowh, and she was born in Doddridge county, his father, born Barbour county, this State, May 17, January 11, 1803 is David D. Davis, 1845. Her parents, now honored and his mother, Ann Davis, was born residents in this county, were born, her August 23, 1809. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. father in 1814, and her mother in Davis have two daughters, Susan, born 1817. The children of Mr. and Mrs. December 27, 1858, and Eliza Jane, Morris N. Davis are eight, born: Grace born August 10, 1866. Mr. Davis‘ A., March 4, 1870, Nevada E., October parents were among the first settlers of 4, 1871; Lillie 0., April 24, 1873; this county. He is now superintendent Lafoy M., November 13, 1874; Leroy of the county infirmary, and as an ‘ T., October 3, 1876; Mines L., March officer of the county is giving universal 20, 1878, deceased; Paulina L., May 3, satisfaction. He also owns a farm in 1879; Anna L., June 28, 1881. Morris Grant district, and has his postoffice N. Davis was captain of State militia, address at Flint Run, Doddridge and had one brother in either army county, West Virginia. during the war of the States. He is JOEL H. DAVIS —was born farming in Grant district, Doddridge county, with postoffice address at New October 13, 1820, in that part of Salem, Harrison county, West Virginia. Harrison county, Virginia, now included in Doddridge county, West Virginia. His parents, no longer living, GEORGE FORD —is a son of were William F. and Rachel (Hughes) Thomas and Elizabeth Ford, now Davis. In Harrison county, October 16, deceased, who settled on Flint run 1845, were spoken the words joining in about 1818, and cleared a big farm, one the lives of Joel H. Davis and among the first settlers of what is now Charlotte S. Strother. She was born at Grant district, Doddridge county. Here

Shinnston, Harrison county, April 17, 1 the subject of this sketch was born, 1820, a daughter of James and Rachel October 13, 1820, and in this county F. (Randolph) Strother, now both his wedded life began, Paulina A. Davis deceased. The children of Mr. and Mrs. becoming his wife on the 6th of Davis are recorded: Thomas Jefferson, November. 1845. Their children are born July 6, 1846, lives in Osage recorded: Alonzo W., born August 11, county, Kansas; Elizabeth E. (Welch), 1846, married Mary J. Drummond, April 14, 1848, died May 3, 1880; February 16, 1870, and they live in Columbus, July 25, 1850, died August Harrison county; Martha Isabell, born 5th following; Frances M. (Orr), October 17, 1848, married Benjamin October 4, 1851; William F., F. Mounts, and their home is in Wood November 6, 1853, is in Osage county, county, this State; Samuel S., born Kansas; Mary L. (Ashburn), May 4, December 18, 1851, deceased; 1856; Arden V., August 26, 1858, lives Adonaph Gilbert, born April 6, 1853, in Osage county, Kansas; Virginia B., deceased; Mary Elizabeth, born June June 18, 1862, lives at home; 29, 1855, married Marshall L. Valentine L., April 19, 1864, died May Chidester, April 6, 1880, and lives in 15, 1867. Mr. Davis and his wife this county; Albert Caldwell, born belong to the Seventh Day Baptists of April 13, 1857, lives at home; Closson New Salem. He has been constable in Wakefield, born April 8, 1859, Doddridge countv. and is a farmer of deceased; Herman Seaberry, born May Grant district. New Salem, Harrison 27, 1861, lives at Knoxville, Tennessee; county, West Virginia, is his postoffice Ellie, born June 21, 1863; William address. Fernando, born October 16, 1865. Herbert Lewis, born August 21, 1868; MORRIS N. DAVIS —is sixth child Laura T., December 21, 1872 —live at and fourth son of Col. D. D. and Anna home. The wife of Mr. Ford was born (Davis) Davis, whose record has just in Harrison county, February 2, l_827, been given. He was born in what is now a daughter of William B. and Martha Doddridge county, West Virginia, April Davis. Her father was born October 30, 19, 1836, and his marriage was 1807, and her mother April 6, 1809; solemnized in Tyler county, West the latter died December 17, 1882. Virginia, May 20, 1869. His wife is George Ford was a soldier of the 24

Confederacy, under brave “Stonewall” July 2, 1881. Martha L. Romine was Jackson. He is farming in Grant born February 18, 1844, in Lewis district, with postoffice address at county, (now) West Virginia, a Long Run, Doddridge county, West daughter of John W. and Elizabeth Virginia. (Conley) Romine. Isaac Hill made his home in Doddridge county in 1874, ANDREW JACKSON and in Grant district owns and carries HICKMAN —is a son of Arthur on a good farm. His postoffice address Hickman, who was born in 1803, and is Flint Run, Doddridge county, West Margaret (Hudkins) Hickman, who was Virginia. born in 1805. They made their home in what is now Ritchie county, West WILLIAM H. HOSKINSON —of Virginia, and there their son, the Grant district, Doddridge county, West subject of this sketch, was born, Virginia, owns 300 acres of land in a October 31, 1833. October 27, 1858, good state of cultivation, 100 acres of his marriage with Sarah Tate was it lying along Little Flint. He is also solemnized in Doddridge county, and proprietor of the mill on Big Flint, in in the following year he made his home this district. His birth was in Leesburg, in this county. One daughter was born Loudoun county, Virginia, October 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Hickman, in 1859, 1840, John K. and Sarah A. whom they named Mary Frances. She (Benedum) Hoskinson, now deceased, is now the wife of Martin L. Traugh. his parents. He came to Doddridge William and Jane Tate were the parents county in 1859, and in this county, of the wife of Mr. Hickman, and she April 27, 1865, he was joined in was born in Harrison county, April 3, marriage with Samantha McMillan. 1831. William Tate was born March 4, Their children are two: Samuel 1., born 1797. his wife was born November 25. February 13, 1866; Martha Ada, 1798, they were married January 24, November 20, 1876. The wife of Mr. 1828, and he died March 13, 1847. His Hoskinson was born in Hancock widow died March 25, 1863. A. J. county, (now) West Virginia, Hickman and wife are members of the September 4, 1839, a daughter of Victory (First Day) Baptist Church. He Samuel and Martha (Langfitt) is one of the farming residents of Grant McMillan, now residents in Doddridge district, with postoffice address at county. Her father was born June 14, Long Run, Doddridge county, West 1816, and her mother on the 22d of Virginia. February, 1818. Since his residence in Doddridge county, Mr. Hoskinson has ISAAC HILL —is a native of been honored with a number of public Pennsylvania, born in Bedford county, trusts, all of which he has worthily April 25, 1833, a son of Jacob and discharged. He has been a member of Martha Hill. His.father was born in the board of education ever since the 1792, and his mother in 1797, and the free school system was established with former died in 1846, the latter in the exception of two terms, and has 1873. The first wife of Isaac Hill was been president of the board, which Abigail, a daughter of John G. and office he still holds. He was president Mary (Stutler) Yerkey. She was born in of the county court for eight years. His 1843, and died January 2, 1876. Their postoffice address is West Union, children were born: Isaiah Thomas, Doddridge county, West Virginia. February 4, 1862; John Homer, August 26, 1863; Isaac F., October 6, 1865; Westasa, February 13, 1868; CHARLES CLEON KEYS —son of Mary Martha, September 9, 1869; Edward Marshall and Nancy Jane Amanda Eleanor, January 27, 1870; (Maxwell) Keys, was born in Harrison Lorna Esther, November 22, 1872; county, Virginia, February 13, 1850. Newma R., June 7, 1874, died May 16; He married in Harrison county since it 1875. In Doddridge county, December became a part of West Virginia. at 14, 1876, Isaac Hill wedded Martha L. Kincheloe, December 14, 1873, Romine, and they have three children, Minerva Jane Carder becoming his Iva Myrtle, born October 2, 1877, died wife. She was a daughter of George L. February 9, 1878; Elizabeth Frances, and Mary (Law) Carder, and was born born August 30, 1879: Nazaanzen, in Harrison county, August 7, 1855. 25

Her parents took up their residence in 1836, in what is now Doddridge Doddridge county in 1883, March 1st. county, and has borne her husband Her father was a soldier of the 1861 twelve children, all now living and at war. The father of Charles C. Keys was home. They are: Lizzie J., born born March 7, 1822, and died March January 17, 1859; S W., April 13, 12, 1855, and his mother died in 1856. 1861; R. Bell, October 27, 1862; The children of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Columbia L., September 22, 1864; lly Keys are two living with them and two M., January 15, 1866; John H., deceased. Mary Jane was born May 27, October 1;’ 1867; Samuel E.. Mav I5. 1875; George Edward, June 30, 1876, 1869; W. Crede, February 26, 1871; died May 5, 1880; infant daughter, Effie M., June 26, 1872; Bruce B., born October 22, 1880, died the same» January 20, 1874; Mona G., August day; Vieva, January 25, 1882. Charles 26, 1875; Frank, March 24, 1883. C. Keys worked hard by day’s work to Valentine Langfitt is farmer and educate himself, taught school in 1870, stock-raiser of Grant district. He was then followed the saw-mill and lumber county supervisor, 1866-9; two terms, business eleven years. He bought 142 1870 and 1871, representative in the acres of land on Flint run, in Grant State legislature, and is a member of district, and settled on it March 1, the board of education. Postoffice 1883. He receives his mail at New address, Morgansville, Doddridge Salem, Harrison county, West Virginia. county, West Virginia. VALENTINE LANGFITT —was STILLMAN F. LOWTHER— who born in that part of Brooke county, combines the profession of teaching Virginia, now included in Hancock with the avocations of farm life in county, West Virginia, and he settled in Grant district is a lineal descendant what is now Doddridge county, West from Col. William Lowther, of whom Virginia, in 1839, while it was part of mention is often made in these pages as Tyler county, Virginia. His father was one of the frontier heroes of early John Langfitt, born in 1778, killed by settlement. He was the being thrown from a horse in 1851. His great-grandfather of Stillman F. His mother, Martha (Farquar) Langfitt, grandfather was Elias Lowther, born in was born in 1787, and was killed in a Harrison county, a soldier of 1812, and sugar camp by a log rolling on her, twice a member of the Virginia with no one by to rescue her. Her legislature. His great-grandfather on his death was in March, 1850. His mother's side was a brother to his grandfather came from the eastern part paternal grandfather, and was Jesse of Virginia and settled about thirty Lowther. His mother’s father, William miles from Fort Pitt, now Pittsburg, in Hall, was one of the first settlers in this its pioneer days. At one time when the locality, coming from Loudoun whole settlement had taken refuge in county, Virginia. Cyrus, son of William the block-house from the Indians and Hall, and uncle of Stillman F. Lowther, provisions ran scarce he, with another was many years prosecuting attorney man, volunteered to go for provisions, of Ritchie county, and was a member and when they were on their return of the Virginia convention that passed they were attacked by Indians in the ordinance of secession. Stillman F. ambush. He received three shots Lowther was born April 27, 1849, through his body, one breaking his while his parents, Jesse M. and Lucinda arm; he dropped his supplies but rode (Hall) Lowther were residing in Ritchie on, reached the blockhouse, and lived county. His father was born May 27, for sixty-five years longer. The other 1809, and died at the age of 67 years. man, who was dismounted when they At the residence of the bride's father in were attacked, was never heard from this district, October 29, 1874, again. Valentine Langfitt’s father was a Stillman F. Lowther married Sarah V. soldier of the 1812 war, and two of his Davis, who was born in Doddridge brothers, William and John, were in the county, September 25, 1851, a Mexican war. In Doddridge county, daughter of Lodawick H.‘and Margaret April 22, 1858, Valeninte Langfitt (Davis) Davis, natives of Harrison married Caroline Davis, daughter of county. Her father was one of the first William F. and Rachel (Hughes) Davis, settlers of Grant district, was a now deceased. She was born June 27, magistrate of the county, and agent of 26

the Northwestern Turnpike State Virginia. Company. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Lowther are three living, one HON. SAMUEL MCMILLAN —was deceased:Beatrice, born February 14, born and wedded in that part of 1877; Clellie, October 13, 1878; Kerl, Brooke county, Virginia, now included April 10, 1880, died August 24th in Hancock county, West Virginia. His following; Mabel, June 23, 1881. Mr. parents were John and Elizabeth Lowther served from September, 1879, (Scott) McMillan, and his birth was on for two years as county superintendent June 14, 1816. His wife was Martha of the Doddridge county free schools. Langfitt, born in Beaver county, His postoffice address is_Long Run, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1818, and Doddridge county, West Virginia. they were wedded September 20, 1838. They are the parents of: JESSE MCCARDEL —son of John Samantha (Hoskinson), born and Rhoda (Tirl) McCardel, was born September 4, 1839, lives in this February 6, 1826, in that part of Ohio county; Elizabeth Virginia (Davis), county, Virginia, now included in January 23, 1842; Silas Benton, Marshall county, West Virginia. His August 18, 1845, present sheriff of mother was born in New England, in Doddridge county; John 1770, and was one of the colonists in Independence, June 10, 1847, lives in the fort at Wheeling, and died Grant district; Margaret Jane, June 22, September 17, 1833. His father was 1854, and Martha Agnes, July 8, 1858, born in the northern part of Ireland, live at home; Mr. and Mrs. McMillan October 19, 1788, and died February have also an adopted son, Charles I., 9, 1871. The first wife of Jesse T. born September 22, 1876. The father McCardel was Mary J. Smith, whom he of Mr. McMillan was born in 1787, and married in Franklin district, Marshall died May 20, 1849. His mother, born county, August 23, 1855. She was in 1786, died in 1850. John McMillan born January 14, 1838, a daughter of was a man of note in Brooke county, Andrew and Elizabeth (Higgs) Smith, and held many prominent public and she died November 28, 1864. Her positions. He was high sheriff of the mother was born in 1806 and her county, was presidential elector on the father in 1810, and he died February Jackson and Van Buren tickets, for 16, 1856. The children of Mr. nine years represented the county in McCardel’s first marriage were three the legislature, was recorder, sons, born: John William, August 30, magistrate, county surveyor and 1856, living now in this county; colonel of militia. Martha, wife of Andrew B., April 5, 1859, died in Samuel McMillan, was a daughter of Marshall county, March 14, 1863; John and Martha (Farquar) Langfitt. Samuel, September 17, 1862, lives at Her father was born in 1777, and died home. In Marshall county, Meade in 1851, December 20th. Her mother district, March 14, 1867, Jesse T. was born in 1788, and died December MeCardel and Margaret Materny were 1, 1850. Samuel McMillan’s paternal wedded. She was born July 9, 1828, in grandfather was one of the soldiers of Preston county, then art of Virginia, a the Revolution. John 1., son of Samuel, daughter of Danief’ and Margaret was a soldier of the Confederacy. (Buckaloo) Materny. Her father,‘ born During that struggle Samuel McMillan in 1788, died in 1842, and her mother, and Silas B., his son, were held political born iii 1792 died in 1866. April 17, risoners at Johnson’s Island in Ohio. 1874, Jesse T. McCa.rdel settled in amuel McMillan was commissioner of Doddridge county, and he is one of the revenue 1855-6, was justice of the farming residents of Grant district. He peace in 1860, and served two years, was converted in 1847, and united and in 1872, was member of the State with the Church of God, and in this legislature. He is the owner of 2,000 county he joined by letter the United acres of land in Grant district, and 300 Brethren Church, recommended by the acres in McClellan district, all well Church of God, in which he had improved and well stocked. His membership, to the people of God postoffice address is West Union, among whom he might have his lot Doddridge county, West Virginia. cast. His postoffice address is V Morgansville, Doddridge county, West, JAMES LLOYD POWELL— born 27 in Doddridge county, November 5, Ann E. B., daughter of James M. and 1847, is a son of Ralph Morrow Eliza L. (Gill) Roach, and she was born Powell, born October 16, 1816, and October 30, 1825, and died December Rocksalina (Williams) Powell, born 1, 1865. Their marriage was September 3, 1818. His father died solemnized March 22, 1846, and their March 31, 1866. His parents moved children were born: Charles, July 2, from Taylor county, April 9, 1846, 1847, died March 30, 1873; James W., and settled on Wisemans run, -inGrant February 4, 1849; Harris L., May 9, district, the same farm James L. is now 1851, died August 25, 1873; Eliza A., carrying on, and where his mother still July 23, 1853, died February 26, resides. Ralph M. Powell and his wife 1873; Oswald A., June 23. 1855; were largely instrumental in organizing Welbern P., April 7, 1857; Annie E., a Baptist Church, and in building a ' July 3, 1859, died January 22, 1875; comfortable house of worship on Orren M., November 10. 1862. died Buckeye creek in this county. James L. November 10, 1863. In 1859 Mr. had three brothers and five sisters, Roach made his home in Doddridge born: William E., July 10, 1842, now a county, and his second marriage was minister of the Baptist Church consummated in this county, at Parkersburg, and General Missionary November 15, 1866. His wife was born of the American Baptist Home Mission August 18, 1847, in Harrison county, Society of New York. for West Margaret, daughter of Col. D. D. and Virginia; E. P., January 16, 1844, a Anna Davis. They were born in that butcher at New Salem, Harrison part of Harrison county, Virginia, now county; D. G., February 1, 1850, a Doddridge county, West Virginia. The merchant at New Salem; S. A. children of Mr. Roach’s, second (Varner), March 31, 1840, lives at marriage were born: Francis H., August Salem, Harrison county; Martha E. 24, 1867; William H., August 4, 1869; (Hickman), June 22, 1849, lives in this Fernando M., March 17, 1871; Lewis district; H. V. (Stewart), January 25, H., February 20, 1873; David N., 1853, died April 23, 1879; N. B., March 9, 1875; Trixy L., February 20, (Pepper), September 15, 1854. lives in 1877; Robert L. and Rosa L., October Barbour county, this State; Ida B., 1, 1879; Daisie M., November 20, August 20, 1859, died July 25, 1861. 1881. George L. Roach served as In Barbour county, West Virginia, justice of the peace consecutively from October 17, 1878, James Lloyd Powell 1869 to 1880. His postoffice address is and Roanna Pepper were united in New Salem, Harrison county, West matrimonial bonds, and of their union Virginia. was born one daughter, Ethel Blanche, August 10, 1881. Mrs. Powell was born JOHN L. SMITH—was born in in Barbour county, October 19, 1851, Tyler county, (now) West Virginia, and her parents, Johnson and Roanna February 12, 1838, a son of John and Pepper, are still residents of Betty (Boreman) Smith, who are no that county. Her father was born in longer living. His father was born on July, 1801, and her mother on the New Years Day, 1795, and died March 16th of May, 1810. James L. Powell 2, 1875; and his mother, born January receives his mail at the postoffice at 22, 1799, died May 7, 1882. He was Long Run, Doddridge county, West raised in Doddridge county, and in this Virginia. county, March 24, 1864, he wasjoined in wedlock with Harriet E. Davis. GEORGE LEWIS ROACH— was Lodawick H. and Margaret (Davis) born in Fauquier county, Virginia, Davis, of Harrison county, are her April 7, 1827, a son of John P. and parents, and she was born in Doddridge Elizabeth (Mooney) Roach. His father county, March 11, 1845. Eight was born January 8, 1781, and his children have been born to Mr. and mother June 4, 1780. His parents were Mrs. Smith: Delbert E., October 12, married in Fauquier county, January 1865; Iona, November 22, 1867; 24, 1813, and his father died in Zenobia, July 21, l870;Virginia Belle, February, 1851, his mother December May 11, 1872; Seton Leroy, February 31, 1844. George L. Roach has been 18, 1874; Bruce Boreman, December twice married, and the father of 29, 1876; Brentz Davis, September 24, seventeen children. His first wife was 1878; Vevie, July 10, 1880. 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Smith enlisted in the Federal army, 1836. in Sistersville, Tyler county, November 24, 1861, was sergeant of (now) West Virginia, and his marriage Company M, 6th West Virginia was solemnized in Glen Easton, Infantry, and served until honorably Marshall county, West Virginia, March discharged, December 1, 1864. He is a 28, 1867, when Fanny E. Easton prosperous farmer of Grant district, became his wife. They have three with postoffice address at Morgansville, daughters: Mary B., born February 26, Doddridge county, West Virginia. 1868; Louisa T., May 21, 1873; Helen M., July 31, 1876. The wife of Mr. JESSE W. STARKEY— born in Stewart was born at Johnstown, Harrison county, (now) West Virginia, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, June 22, 1825, was in that county October 23, 1842. Noble Stewart, joined in wedlock with Margaret Jane father of Charles, was born in Hyde, February 4, 1847. She was born Deleware, October 23, 1801, and with in Harrison county, September 25, his widowed mother settled in 1829, a daughter of Daniel and Mary Sistersville, Tyler county, in 1817, Hyde. The children of Mr. and Mrs. three years after the town was laid off. Starkey were born: Danie1H., July 20, He married Lydia Paden about 1828, 1850; William L., March 16, 1853; and lived a farmer’s life until his death, Peter H., November 10, 1855; Sarah February 11, 1877. His wife died in E., January 5. 1858; Mary E. (Moore), 1843. David Easton, father of Mrs. February 17, 1860; Martha Jane, Stewart, born in March, 1796, settled November 8, 1862; Robert G., July 21, in Marshall county, about 1850, and 1865; Ruhama B., October 19, 1867; while a resident there he was for many Amos Lee, July 4, 1870; Rebecca Ann, years a justice of the peace. His wife December 3, 1873. William L. died in was Mary T. White, born in 1808. He 1855, and the other children are all was a contractor for the Baltimore & living in Doddridge county. In the war Ohio Railroad, at what is now Glen between the States Jesse W. Starkey Easton, which was named in his honor, served in the last campaign in Virginia, and where he died in 1863. His widow as a member of Company K, 3d West still makes her home there; her birth Virginia Cavalry, enlisting March 14, was in Ohio. Charles Stewart served on 1865. He was a son of George and government transports for two years Sarah D. (Lowther) Starkey, and his during the 1861 war. His wife’s father mother died in 1870, his father in was wounded in the 1812 war. John D. 1876. His grandfather, John Starkey, McReynolds, born in Doddridge married Elizabeth Comer, and they county, May 29, 1861, was a son of R. moved from New Jersey to Harrison P. and Elizabeth (Stewart) county, about the year 1818. Fifty McReynolds. His father was born on years ago they moved to Warren New Years Day, 1820, and died county, Ohio, and there died. His December 11, 1863. His mother, born maternal grandfather, Elias Lowther, March 4, 1834, died December 15, married Rebecca Coburn. He was a son 1864. John D. McReynolds is now in of Col. William Lowther, whose wife attendance at the State normal school was a Hughes, a sister of Jesse and Elias at Fairmont, and has been two years a Hughes, who were among the first successful teacher. He was left an settlers of Harrison county. Elias orphan at the age of six years, and has Lowther was a soldier of the 1812 war, made his home with his uncle, Charles born in Harrison county, and served Stewart, who was appointed two terms in the Virginia legislature. administrator and executor of the Jesse W. Starkey is a carpenter by estate. His father, R. P. McReynolds, occupation, his address Long Run, was born at Charleston, Indiana, came Doddridge county, West Virginia. to Virginia in 1831; was county surveyor, colonel of militia, physician, CHARLES STEWART —became a merchant and farmer. His grandfather, resident in Doddridge county in 1868, J. D. McReynolds, was surgeon in the and is a farmer of Grant district. He United States navy under Decatur, war was president of the board of of 1812. John D. McReynolds is now education 1874-6, was appointed the only survivor of a family notary in 1863, and still holds the distinguished by merit, and prominent notarial seal. He was born July 11, for public service,_and is the heir of 29

2,654 acres of land. Charles Stewart 1866; John P., October 3, 1871, receives his mail at West Union, deceased. The three oldest are living in Doddridge county, West Virginia, and Harrison county, and the others in his nephew's home address is the same. Doddridge. David R. Stutler has been district constable of Grant district, and ARTHUR STUTLER—born in he has one of the oldest settled farms Doddridge county, September 27, in the district, a stream of good water 1845, was married in this county, June running through the center of the 3, 1869. His wife is E11211.,daughter of farm, and an excellent vein of coal John and Eleanor (Bee) Sherwood, and underlying the soil. He receives his mail she was born in Doddridge county, at Morgansville, Doddridge county, September 25, 1852. Her father, born , West Virginia. December 23, 1817, is living in this county; her mother died March 15, ISAAC STUTLER, M.D.— son of 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stutler are Elias and Nancy (Hughes) Stutler, was the parents of: Nettie V., born April 8, born August 23, 1820, in Harrison 1872; Omar G., November 28, 1873; county, (now) West Virginia. He was Hiram W., January 12, 1876; Alvirtie married in Lewis county, Barbara, M., February 27, 1878; Delmos C., daughter of William and Mary (Arnold) March 24, 1880; Annie B., August 5, Moore, becoming his wife September 1882. Arthur Stutler enlisted in 9, 1843. She was born August 9, 1822, Company G, Independent Exempts, in and the thirteen children of their December, 1862, then re-enlisted in wedlock were born: Jacob F., June 29, Company B, 7th West Virginia 1844; Arthur, September 27, 1845; Infantry, in 1864, and was discharged Abraham H., June 30, 1847; Robert at close of the war. He served in the H., November 8, 1849; Nancy (Tate), musician’s department. He makes his A ril 30, 185 2, died February 17, home in Grant district, and has served 1 77; William W., December 27, 1853; his district as member of the board of James L., October 29, 1855; Charles education, elected in 1881. He is a L., December 1, 1857; Warner, August sawyer by trade, owning a portable‘ 19, 1859; Joseph N., October 29, mill which he moves from place to 1861; Isaac L., January 23, 1863; place. His address is Morgansville, Stephen T., October 27, 1865; Doddridge county, West Virginia. Alvedore, July 24, 1868 —all are living DAVID R. STUTLER —is a native musicianin Doddridge o the county. 7th ArthurWest Virginia was a of the “Buckeye State," born in Gallia Infantry, Federal army, war of 1861. county, Ohio, April 25, 1824, a son of Elias Stutler, father of Dr. Stutler, was Elias and Nancy (Hughes) Stutler, now born in 1782, and served in the 1812 both deceased. Elias Stutler came to war. He married Nancy Hughes, born Virginia when David R. was about five in 1787, and they were the parents of years old, and located in Harrison thirteen children, ten sons and three county, where he resided until his daughters. He lived to be 88 years death, which occurred in 1868. old. Nancy Hughes’ father was a native September 12, 1843, in Harrison of Scotland, fought for Independence county, David R. Stutler married in the Continental army, was surveyor Caroline Richards, who was born in and teacher by profession, taught in Ohio, June 5, 1825, a daughter of thirteen States, and lived to the age of William and Elizabeth (Armstrong) 100 years. Dr. Stutler has been in Richards. Her parents are no longer active practice as physician and living. The children born to Mr. and surgeon for twenty years, and has been Mrs. Stutler were: Martha A., most successful in his chosen September 12, 1844; Mary E., January profession. He has lived in what is now 4, 1846; Simon A., February 4, 1849; Doddridge county since 1845, and his William H., twin of Simon A., postoffice address is at Morgansville. deceased; Louis B., April 1, 1851; Susan M., October 22, 1853, deceased; ELEAZAR F. WILLIAMS —son of Elias B., December 4, 1855; Levi H., John and Naomi (Dotson) Williams, May 6, 1858; Joseph T., December 25, was born in what is now Tyler county, 1860; Almeda L., October 9, 1863; West Virginia, June 6, 1840. His father, Henry D. and Helen V., February 25, born August 6, 1817, is now a resident 30 in Doddridge county, and his mother, 1882, whom they have named Harry born January 16, 1816, died March 18, W. The birth of Mrs. Cowan was in 1882. In Ritchie, now a county of Belmont county, Ohio, in 1860, and West Virginia, August 31, 1844, was her parents were John M. and Harriet born Sarah Elizabeth Gregg, who (Thornborough) Falconer. Her father became the wife of Mr. Williams in the died in the county of her birth, and her county of her birth, on the 8th of May, mother is now living in Adams county, 1866. They have one daughter, Mary Iowa. B. W.Cowan’s postoffice address Naomi, born March 3, 1867. Elzea is Blandsville, Doddridge county, West Gregg, born July 2, 1808, died in Virginia. December, 1862, was the father of Mrs. Williams, and her mother was GRANVILLE H. DAVIS— owns Mary (Dixon) Gregg, born March 12, and resides upon the farm known in 1818, still living. In the war of the the local history of Doddridge county States Eleazar F. Williams served as as the first voting place of New Milton corporal of Company A, 14th West district. He was born in Northampton, Virginia Infantry, enlisting August 22, Clark county, Ohio, January 2, 1839, a 1862, and receiving discharge at son of Rev. James B. and Jane Cumberland, Maryland, June 27, 1865, (Hoppin ) Davis, whose record is in the never having been in hospital, nor sketch ollowing this one. December shirked a day’s duty. Among the 22, 1859, Granville H. Davis married engagements in which he took part Minerva F., a daughter of Jephtha F. were: Cloyd Mountain, Lexington, and. Deborah (Sutton) Randolph, Lynchburg, Carters Farm, Winchester, whose pioneer settlement in this Martinsburg, Halltown, Berryville, county is also recorded on another second Winchester, Fishers Hill, and page of this ENCYCLOPEDIA. She Cedar Creek. He was in many heavy was born March 21, 1840, and Elder skirmishes, among them: Greenland Peter Davisjoined her in wedlock with Gap, Pierce Farm, Hedgesville, Medley Granville H. Davis in Doddridge and others. He is farming in Grant county. Their marriage has been district. He has been elder of the blessed with ten children, all now living Christian Church at Broad Run, and in Doddridge county, who were born: himself and wife are in the fellowship Cedona B., October 6, 1860; Hannibal of that Church. He has been road H., February 11, 1862; Maleta A., supervisor and school trustee, Address, January 19, 1865; Atha D., Christmas West Union, Doddridge county, West Day, 1866; Herbert L., April 16, 1867; Virginia. Darwin J., May 30, 1869; Erastus B., March 9, 1872; Reason F., February NEW MILTON DISTRICT. 14, 1874; Opha A., July 26, 1877; Dow C., December 3, 1879. During the B. W. COWAN —a native of civil war, Granville H. Davis joined the Harrison countv. (now) West Virginia, 14th West Virginia Infantry, Company born July 19, 1854, was brought to A, and in the year 1864 he was a Doddridge county when two years old, participant in eight battles, namely: his parents, George A. and Mary M. Cloyd Mountain, Lexington, (Matheny) Cowan, settling here in Lynchburg, Carters Farm, Winchester, 1856. B. W. Cowan attended school at Fishers Hill, Massanutton Mountain, Fairmont, Marion county, this State, and Cedar Creek. His farms contain and finished the classical course, after 210 acres, are well watered and which he engaged in teaching for a adapted to raising of grain and of number of years. He now has a farm of stock, and have three coal veins. His 280 acres of land in New Milton address is New Milton, Doddridge district, all under good cultivation, county, West Virginia. everything about him denoting thrift and enterprise. His first wife, who was ELHANAN W. DAVIS ——son of Sarah Sherwood, died January 6, 1878, Asa and Content Davis, was born in leaving him one son, Charles M., born Harrison county, February 27, 1822. November 16, 1876. In Adams county, His mother is still living in Harrison Iowa, in 1881, B. W. Cowan and Annie county, and his father deceased. Falconer were united in marriage, and December 16, 1852, in Harrison of their union a son was born, June 23, county, were spoken the wordsjoining 31

in one the lives of Elhanan W. Davis V. Davis were ioined in marriage, Rev. and Mary E. Lucas. She was born in S. D. Davis officiating clergyman, and Harrison county, December 13, 1834, D. K. and Sarah A., Davis attesting a daughter of George R. and Amelia witnesses. The bride was a daughter of (Rogers) Lucas, of Harrison county. In William F. and Rachel (Hughs) Davis, October, 1857, Mr. and Mrs. Davis now both deceased, and was born in took up their residence in Doddridge Doddridge county, August 7, 1826. county, and their living children are all The children of this marriage were making a home in this county, namely: eight: Lodawick H., born December 5, Creed H., born August 17, 1855, is a 1854, died March 19, 1855; Anderson graduate of the Fairmont State Normal H., October 7, 1855 and Virginius L., School of West Virginia, and is May 23, 1857, live in Shelby county, superintendent of the Doddridge ~ Ohio; Viola C., January 4, 1860, a county public schools; Ermine B., successful teacher of Doddridge August 27, 1858; Edward L., May 23, county, and living at home, as do 1862; Elfie Dee, August 25, 1876. The James 0., born August 27, 1861; first child of Mr. and Mrs. Davis was Alversa M., January 17, 1863; Amelius Laura M., born September 14, 1853, G., October 17, 1864; Lillie F., now deceased. Elhanan W. Davis was October 31. 1865. Rev. J. B. Davis postmaster at New Milton during the resides on a fine farm of 110 acresjust war, and served for eight years. He also below New Milton, where in a good served as a member of the board of home and surrounded by an interesting registration, appointed by the family he is passing his old age. He has governor. At the age of thirteen he retired from active work in the began carrying the mail on horseback ministry, in which he was engaged from Clarksburg, Virginia, to Marietta, manv Vears as pastor of the Middle Ohio, which he continued to do for Island Seven-Day Baptist Church, four years. His father carried the first in which faith all his children have mail ever taken from Winchester, membership. His postoffice address is Virginia, to Marietta, Ohio. E. W. Davis New Milton, Doddridge county, West owns and carries on a farm of 290 Virginia. acres, and is largely engaged in the tanning business. He may be addressed HENRY T. DAVIS —and Clara A. at New Milton, Doddridge county, Meadows were united in marriage in West Virginia. Monroe county, (now) West Virginia, at the bride's residence, May 11, 1848. REV. JAMES B. DAVIS —was Both were natives of Monroe county, born October 1, 1814, in what is now where he was born December 9, 1827, Lewis county, West Virginia, a son of and she was born April 4, 1829. Jacob and Prudence (Maxon) Davis. Gilfred and Hannah (Roach) Davis His first wife was Jane Hopping, born were his parents, and they are no in Greene county, Ohio, September 1, longer living. His wife was a daughter 1811, died February 1, 1853, and their of Thomas and Sarah (Barger) children were: Abner J., born January Meadows, her mother now living with 1, 1836; Granville H., January 2, 1839; her and her father deceased. Henry T. William H. H., May 3, 1841; Eli F., Davis served a number of terms as August 31, 1843; Elizabeth,_April 10, district trustee. During the war he was 1846; Moses H., July 18, 1848; six months a member of the 10th West Augustus J., July 26, 1852, died May Virginia Infantry, and he served three 5, 1857. Granville H. and Eli F. years in the State guards, seeing some served in the civil war in Company A, hard times in the defense of his own 14th West Virginia Infantry; William H. home from the enemy’s incursions, at in the 3d Virginia Cavalry and Abner J. one time having all his property in the 15th Virginia Infantry. Eli was taken away or destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. wounded October 19, 1864, at Cedar Davis have been the parents of twelve Creek, and died November 11th children: Sarah E., born August 6, following, at the Sheridan Hospital, 1849; Susan E., July 28, 1851; Floyd Winchester, Virginia. February 9, P., March 9, 1853, died‘ October 9, 1854, at the residence of the bride's 1856; John A., December 14, 1854; father, on Flint run, Doddridge Melvina J., August 29, 1856; Maria A., county, Rev. James B. Davis and Emily April 30, 1858; Mary L., May 9, 1860: 32

Thomas L., December 10, 1861; acres in New Milton district, well Martha, May 6, 1864; Freeman S., May watered, and with a large coal vein. 23. 1866 :Willv H., April 5, 1868, died His land is adapted to stock-raising, in April 19, 1869; Dora E., May 10, which he is largely engaged. Postoffice 1871. John, the oldest living son, address, Blandsville, Doddridge county, married Minnie Martin, of Marietta, West Virginia. Ohio, and lives in Doddridge, and all the living children are residents of this W. H. H. DAVIS - farmer, tanner county. Henry T. Davis came to and dealer in general merchandise and Doddridge county in March, 1866, and staves in New Milton district, has under cultivation a good farm well Doddridge county, is one of the most adapted to grazing, keeps a large active of the business men of this number of sheep and other stock, his county, and one of the most land lying in sub-district No. 10, three successful. He was born in Shelby miles from Long Run, Doddridge county, Ohio, May 3, 1841, and has county, West Virginia. made his home in Doddridge county since 1869. He is a son of the first STEPHEN T. DAVIS —was a son marriage of Rev. James B. Davis, which of William J. and Experience (Tharp) we have before recorded. He was a Davis, who were among the earliest Federal soldier of the civil war, and as settlers of what is now Doddridge a member of company E, 3d West county, West Virginia. William J. Davis Virginia Cavalry, was in active service came from New Jersey, and helped to through the entire war, taking part in clear the land along Rock run, near the seventy-two engagements. He served on present site of West Union, the county the staff of Gen. G. A. Custer as chief seat. He lived on his farm for sixty-five of the dispatching force, he was on years, saw West Virginia become a Sheridan's raid to Salem, Virginia, saw State, raised a family of fourteen the surrender of Johnson to Sherman children, and died July 15, 1878. His in North Carolina and the surrender of wife is no longer living. Stephen T. Lee at Appomattox, and he was in the Davis married Elizabeth, daughter of following heavy battles, among others: Joseph and Tracy (Davis) Jeffrey, both Winchester, Lynchburg, Waynesburg, now deceased. She was born in Petersburg, Deep Creek, Five Forks, Harrison county, April 17, 1819, and Danville, Rocky Gap, Cloyd Mountain, Stephen T. Davis was born in that and Moorefield. His first wife was county, September 3, 1817. Their Margaret J. Morris, whom he married marriage was solemnized December 24, September 4, 1863. She was born in 1839, and of it were born eleven Harrison county, May 21, 1845, and children: William F., March 29, 1842; died March 22, 1875. Their children Julia A., September 18, 1843; John S. were: Rosa M., born November 13, K., November 10, 1845; Sarah E., June 1864; Arthur C., September 21, 1866; 3, 1847; Catharine E., January 3, Mollie E., February 28, 1868; Lucian 1849, died February 25 following; A., April 10, 1870; Willie G., July 29, Delila A., September 2, 1850; Joseph 1872. At Smithton, Doddridge county, J.. October 12, 1852; James A., July September 13, 1875, W. H. H. Davis 25, 1855; Tacy V., August 4, 1857; and Emily S. Bond were married, and Charles Preston, February 4, 1860; they have three children: Charlie C., Jefferson L., October 29, 1862. Joseph born June 18, 1876; Ardven C., J. is living in Lewis county, this State, September 20, 1879; Georgie, October and the other children are living in 4, 1881. The children of Mr. Davis are Doddridge county. Delila married all at home. Jacob and Minerva S. James Cart, who is now deceased, and (Grant) Bond who came to Doddridge she has since married James Kelley. county in 1870, are the parents of Mrs. Her two sons. Romulus, born April 21, Davis, and she was born February 19, 1866, and Joshua Z., born August 16, 1865, in Lewis county, (now) West 1869, and living with their grandfather. Virginia. W. H. H. Davis was for some Stephen T. Davis has been justice of time postmaster at New Milton, and the peace for seven years, two years that is still his postoffice address. deputy sheriff, eight years constable. In 1882 he was land appraiser and he is GEORGE W. DUFF ——anative of now infirmary director. He owns 200 the “Old Dominion State," was born in 33

Bath county, Virginia, August 15, They had two sons, Rosecrans S., born I825, a son of William and Elizabeth October 12, 1861, is carrying on a (Hover) Duff, both now deceased. At large dairy in Washington Territory; Sardis, Harrison county, (now) West Thomas V., born December 2, 1866, Virginia, he entered upon his present lives with his father. John M. Gribble’s marriage relation, Henrietta H. Cayton present wife is Elizabeth A., daughter becoming his wife, June 27, 1860. They of Thomas S. and Rachel L. (Zinn) have four children: Gordia G. and Gray. Her father is still living in this Willie H., born December 4, 1863; Ellie county, where she was born, August Lee, August 26, 1870; Lloyd Grant, 24, 1837. ”Her marriage with Mr. August 6, 1873. Berges and Mary Gribble was solemnized February 29, (Morrison) Cayton were the parents of 1872, and the children born of it are: Mrs. Duff; they are no longer living. - Wallace B., October 14, 1873; Okey S., She was born in Harrison county, the August 11, 1875; William D., date of her birth June 14, I838. The November 23, 1877. John M. Gribble first wife of Mr. Duff was Mary Jane served three years in the 6th West Golden, born January 2, 1830, died Virginia Infantry, war of 1861, and June 27. 1859. Their children were was engaged in the battle of four: Elizabeth Jane, born November Cumberland Mountain, in 1864. He 25, 1851,lives in Harrison county; Willis was county assessor four years, and in ., August 29, 1854, died the fall of 1880 ran for sheriff. John September 11, 1855; Alexander. M. Gribble’s postoffice address is St. August 8, 1856, died December 27, Clara, Doddridge county, West 1857; Annie, September 1,1859, whose Virginia. home is in Doddridge county, where all the children of the second marriage ADAM S. HECK —resides in New live. George W. Duff was a soldier Milton district, on what is known as through the entire Mexican war, serving in the 11th United States Toms fork of Middle Island, where he has a fine farm of 157 acres, good Infantry. He was commissioned by the buildings, and a bearing orchard of 150 American Baptist Home Mission trees. His son Marion is profitably Society as their representative in conducting a dry goods business. Adam Doddridge county, and served at West Union for two years. He made his S. Heck was born in Monongalia home in Doddridge county in county, (now) West Virginia, May 6, 1836; and has lived in Doddridge November, 1861, and he now owns county since he was ten years old. His and carries on a farm in New Milton father, David Heck, is deceased; his district. His farm contains 160 acres, mother, whose maiden name was Jane with numerous good springs adapting it Lynch, is now a resident of Ritchie to the raising of stock, in which he is county, this State. Justice Heck, successfully engaged. He has built a grandfather of Adam S., served model home, and is living in the twenty-two months in the prosperity he has earned. His address is Revolutionary war. Joshua and Long Run, Doddridge county, West Prudence (Williams)Pearcy, the former Virginia. deceased, were the parents of Isabell. born in Harrison county, September JOHN M. GRIBBLE ——was born 22, 1833. September 9, 1858, in May 5, 1838, in Preston county (now) Doddridge county, she became the West Virginia, a son of William and wife of Mr. Heck, and their children Lydia A. (Rogers) Gribble, both now were born: Marion F., June 28, 1859; deceased. His father removed from Melissa, August 18, 1861, died Preston to Ritchie county in 1845, and November 25th following; George M., he died in that county ten years later. September 21, 1862; Joshua L., John M. then removed to and settled in December 27, 1864; James, November Doddridge county, and was for some 3, 1869; Prudence, March 30, 1872; years a prominent merchant of Oxford. Lot P., August 16, 1876 —all living are He now has a desirable home in New in Doddridge county. Market, Milton district, 385 acres of improved Doddridge county, West ‘Virginia, is land, with fine buildings. His first wife Adam S. Peck‘s postoffice address. was Mary E. Nutter, born December 20, 1839, died February 23, 1871. ALFRED NEELY, M. D. —son of 34

Matthew and Maria (Newland) Neely, Doddridge county. In Doddridge has been a resident physician in county January 2, 1862, U. D. McClain Doddridge county for a number of and Mary Bland were wedded, and in years. He has a large practice, a fine the home established by their union farm of 123 acres, and he also has 300 are seven children: Stewart L., born acres near Morgansville, on the B. & O. October 5, 1862; Virginia Dell, May 5, R. R. In Doddridge county, October 1864; Iva C., June 14, 1867; Charles 14, 1871, Dr. Neeley was united in T., July 9, 1870; Fanny X., May 14, marriage with Mary M. Morris, and 1872; Mary 1., March 22, 1874; Attie three children have been born in the Fay, June 5, 1882. The father of Mr. home they have established: Dagmar McClain is living in Doddridge county, K., Novembber 2, 1872;MatthewM., and his wife's parents, William and November 8, 1874; Julia D., January Sarah (Styles) Bland, are both 25, 1880. The parents of Mrs. Neely deceased. Her birth was in 1841, in were George M. and Elizabeth (Russell) what is now Wetzel county, West Morris, the former now deceased, and Virginia. U. D. _McClain is one of the latter living in Doddridge county. the oldest school teachers in the Her birth was in Harrison county, the county, having engaged in teaching in date September 24, 1849. Her father, 1858. He has a fine residence on a farm George M. Morris was a member of the of 200 acres in New Milton district, the 14th West Virginia Infantry, was taken best coal vein in the county running prisoner and died in Andersonville, in through his land. On his land is a 1864. Dr. Nee1y’s postoffice address is school house and church; fine farms lie Market, Doddridge county, West all about it, and the Baltimore & Ohio Virginia. Railroad is only three miles distant. Mr. McClain has been road surveyor THOMAS W. NOBLE —son of eight years, and has also been district Thomas and Elizabeth (Hawkins) trustee. His postoffice address is Noble, who are residents of Wetzel Blandsville, Doddridge county, West county, West Virginia, was born in that Virginia. county, July 16, 1842. He cast his fortunes in with the people of LOT W. PEARCY— is a son of Doddridge county in 1868, and in this Joshua and Prudence (Williams) county his wedded life began, June 3, Pearcy, who came to Doddridge 1870. On that date Keziah Bee became county about 1840. Here the subject his wife, and the dates of their of this sketch was born, January 10, children's birth are: Newton B., born 1853, and in this county his life has February 13, 1871: Eva. August 14. been passed to date. Joshua Pearcy was 1875; Friend, August 31, 1877. one of the first settlers ‘of this part of Amaziah and Rhoda (Davis) Bee are Doddridge county, and improved one the parents of Keziah (Bee) Noble, and of the best farms in the county. He was she was born in Doddridge county, murdered near New Milton on the August 18, 1843. Her father is Dr. Bee, night of August 31, 1881. At the whose record is elsewhere found in this bride’s residence in Petroleum, Ritchie volume, and he is one of the oldest and county, West Virginia, April 13, 1882, most respected residents of New Lot W. Pearcy and Annie G. Lewis Milton district. At his house the first were joined in matrimonial bands, and sermon preached in New Milton they have one little son, Charles Lewis district was listened to by the early Pearcy, born January 21, 1883. Charles settlers, and he is himself a minister of T. and Anna S. Lewis, of Ritchie the Gospel. Thomas W. Noble is a county, are the parents of Annie G., tanner by trade and is now following wife of Mr. Pearcy, and she was born at that occupation in New Milton district, Petroleum, Ritchie county, May with postoffice address at New Milton, 13, 1859. Lot W. Pearcy is farmer and Doddridge county, West Virginia. merchant, and is the ostmaster at Market, the office create in 1883. The U. D. MCCLAIN — born in firm name and style is Pearcy & Heck, Monongalia county, (now) West dealers in general merchandise, Market, Virginia, in 1836, was three years old Doddridge county , West Virginia. when his parents. Robert and Elizabeth Highest price paid for country (Heck) McClain, made their home in produce. 35

ALVAN F. RANDOLPH ——was the work there rformed on Saturday. born in Doddridge county, June 16, He died in 187 , and his widow, whose 1857, a son of pioneers of the county, name before marriage’ was Deborah Jephthah F. and Deborah (Sutton) Sutton, is still living in Doddridge Randolph. His father was one of the county. The subject of this sketch first settlers of the county, was the resides in New Milton village, owns two first postmaster in New Milton district, farms, one at the edge of town, the and gave to the office the name of New other one mile out, and has been in the Milton, which it still bears. He was a mercantile business until the last year. member of the constitutional He is now erecting a new building in convention held at Charleston, which again to engage in business. Kanawha county, in 1872. He died Address, Daniel F. F. Randolph, New July 19, 1879, and his widow is still Milton, Doddridge county, West living with her son, the subject of this Virginia. sketch. November 6, 1879, Alvan F. Randolph was joined in wedlock with LUTHER F. RANDOLPH—is a Lucy Sherwood, who was born in son of Jephthah F. and Deborah Doddridge county, February 3, 1859, a (Sutton) Randolph. His father was one daughter of S. T. and Drusilla (Bland) of the first settlers of the county, was Sherwood. Tressy, born December 26, the first postmaster in New Milton 1880, and Jetty, born September 24, District, and gave to the office the 1882, are the children of Mr. and Mrs. name of New Milton, which it still Randolph. He is farming the old bears. He was a member of the homestead place in New Milton constitutional convention held at district, and has erected a fine brick Charleston, Kanawha county, in 1872. residence on it. Through his land runs a He died July 19, 1879, and his widow coal vein from three to five feet thick. is still living in Doddridge county. Alvan F. Randolph receives his mail at Luther F. Randolph was born in New Milton, Doddridge county, West Harrison county December 12, 1846, Virginia. .one year before his parents’ settlement in Doddridge county. In Ritchie DANIEL F. F. RANDOLPH —born county, April 2, 1873, Luther F. in Doddridge county, July 7, 1851, Randolph married Jennie V. Ehret, was married in this county, September who was born in that county, October 22, 1881. On that date, at her father’s 11,1851, a daughter of William F. and residence, Gertrude Daugherty became Sarah A. (Pritchard) Ehret, still his wife, the Rev. Lewis F. Randolph officiating at their marriage rites. John honored residents of Ritchie county. and Evaline (Wise) Daugherty were her Mr. and Mrs. Randolph have no parents, her mother still living in children, but have adopted a daughter, Doddridge county, and her father now Gertrude A., who was born March 13,1873, in Wheeling, Ohio county, deceased, and she was born March 15, this State, George and Serena Allen her 1859, while they were residents of parents. She became the child of Mr. Sardis, Monroe county, Ohio. Jephtha and Mrs. Randolph by adoption March F. Randolph, father of Daniel F. F., was one of the first and most 24, 1878. Luther F. Randolph is prominent of the settlers of .what is merchant, magistrate, postmaster, and scenic photographer. He has been now Doddridge county, coming here discharging the duties of magistrate for when the country was all in its six years past, is handling one of the primeval condition. He put under best and largest assortments of general cultivation one of the largest and best merchandise to be found in the farms in the county, was active in county, and is holding the office of public affairs, and a true patriot in which his father was many years ago politics, was a delegate to the the first incumbent, that of postmaster Charleston convention in 1872, and of New Milton, Doddridge county, Signedthe resolutions adopted by that West Virginia. dy. He was a firm believer in the faith of the Seventh-Day (commonly ISRAEL B. SQUIRES — was born called ' Saturday) Baptists, and by March 3, 1831, in Preston county, request was excused during the sessions (now) West Virginia. Thomas and Mary of the convention from participation in (Faucett) Squires, his parents, are no 36

longer living. At Morgantown, 22, 1872, lived only two days; Atha Monongalia county, (now) West Belle, January 17, 1873. The oldest Virginia, September 12, 1855, the son makes his home in Preston county, marriage vows of Israel B. Squires and this State, and the other livingchildren Lydia Combs were recorded, and to in Doddridge county. Joseph E. Towles them were born seven children: Allen, was postmaster at Salem, Harrison June 21, 1856; Juretha, August 21, county, was six years deputy sheriff 1858; Martha, November 15, 1861; and jailer in Doddridge county, and Francis C., March 28, 1867; Waitman was constable at West Union for three W., August 7, 1869; Susan M., October years, 1872-5. He is now carrying on a 17, 1872; Homer P., October 4, 1875. boot and shoe store at New Milton, Waitman is deceased; Juretha married Doddridge county, West Virginia. and living in the county, and the other children at home. The wife of Mr. CYRUS A. TRAUGH —took uD his Squires was born in Washington residence in Doddridge county in 1862, county, Ohio, October 7, 1834, and and has a fine farm of 91 acres, one James and Mary (Findlay) Combs were mile from Long Run Station, on the her parents. Her father is no longer Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in New living, her mother's home is in Milton district. He is extensively Columbus, Ohio. During the 1861 war dealing in lumber as well as managing Israel B. Squires sewed three years in his productive farm. During the civil the 6th West Virginia Cavalry. He had a war he served the Federal cause as a brother, William F. Squires, who member of Company C, 6th West belonged to the 3rd West Virginia Virginia Infantry. He was born Infantry, and was taken sick in the December 28, 1839, in Marion county, service, and died at Petersburg, (now) West Virginia, a son of David K. Virginia, in 1862. In 1874 Mr. Squires, and Susan (Sadler) Traugh, and his with his family, made his home in mother is now living with him. April Doddridge county, settling on a farm 25, 1868, Cyrus A. Traugh and Leah in New Milton district. He is also a Hansford were united in marriage, and skilled blacksmith, and follows that their home is brightened with the occupation. His address is Market, presence of six children, born to them: Doddridge county, West Virginia. David K., September 13, 1871; Florence May, December 27, 1872; JOSEPH E. TOWLES— born in Brant T., November 1, 1874; Evaline, Rockingham county, Virginia, June July 8, 1876; Augustus, October 25, 14, 1838, was a son of Henry and 1878; Sadie E., February 9, 1881. Nancy (McLaughlin) Towles, who David W. and Julia A. (Cooper) moved to Harrison county, (now) West Hansford, both now deceased, were the Virginia, while he was a child. His parents of Leah, wife of Mr. Traugh, father was born in Culpepper county, and she was born September 26, 1847. Virginia, in l807,- and resides at Cyrus A. Traugh may be addressed at Salem, Harrison county, West Virginia, Long Run, Doddridge county, West and his mother, born in Rodringham Virginia. county, Virginia, in 1808, died in Harrison county, in 1878. He married MCCLELLAN DISTRICT‘. in Doddridge county, October 25, 1860. Hester Hutson becoming his J. N. DORSON— farmer and wife, and he made his home in this justice of the peace in McClellan county April 10, 1869. His wife was a district, Doddridge county, made his daughter of Ivan and Charlotte (Davis) home in this county April 5, 1867, Hutson, was born in Doddridge coming from Harrison county, where countv. Februarv 11. 1839, and he was born July 13, 1845. He first died November 1, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. settled on Middle fork of McElroy Towles were the parents of: John H., creek, then came to the farm he now born August 28, 1861; Jason Lee, occupies, which he has under good January 26, 1863; Cecil H., October cultivation. Howard and Margaret 27, 1864; Caroline W., February 11, (Stout) Dorson, his parents, are 1867; George W., February 11, 1869; residents in Harrison county, and his Nancy M., January 17, 1871, died brother Silas Dorson is a minister of December 9, 1873; Mary S., February the New School of Missionary Baptist 37

faith, stationed at Bridgeport, Harrison peace a number of years. His father county. J. N. Dorson was two years a was John Langfitt, born in 1778, died member of Company G, 12th West March 30, 1851; his mother, Martha Virginia Infantry, and witnessed the (Farquar) Langfitt, born in 1787, died surrender of Lee at Appomattox, March 5, 1850. His grandfather was which was the virtual close of the war. William Langfitt, one of the pioneers He wears a ring made from the apple-tree under which the General of Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and stood at the surrender. In Harrison we have elsewhere recorded his escape to the block-house with provisions, county, June 27, 1867, Rev. J. F. after having three bullets pass through Snodgrass recorded the marriage vows Of J. N. Dorson and Martha D. his body shot by Indians pursuing him. Coffman. She was born in Harrison He lived sixty—five years after this escape, dying at the age of 96 years, 6 County, December 27, 1843, a months, 29 days. Silas Langfitt has the daughter of Felix R. and Martha bottom of the powder horn he was (Stark) Coffman, who are still residents carrying when shot. Robert and Mary Of Harrison county. Mr. and Mrs. (Ireland) Doke, the former born in Dorson are the parents of: Leora B., 1807 and the latter in 1810, and are born April 14, 1868; Lot R., December the arents of Agnes, wife of Mr. 24, 1870; Eliza Verd, March 29, 1871; Langfitt. They are residents in Tyler Virginia May, May 2, 1873; Mary M., county. Farming is the occupation of March 8, 1875; Lena, April 25, 1883. Silas Langfitt, his land in McClellan Mr. anDorson was elected to the office district, and his postoffice address is 0f justice of the peace in October, Eagle Mills, Do__ddridge county, West 1882, for the term of two years. His Virginia. .. postoffice address is Center Point, Doddridge county, West Virginia. CHARLES G. SCHU”[TE~and Henrietta Meier, who became his wife, SILAS LANGFI'I'I‘ —is a native of were born in Prussia, and were there Pennsylvania, born in Beaver county, wedded, at Blasheim, September 28, March 2, 1822. In 1837 he came to 1852, Rev. Mr. Miller, Lutheran that part of Tyler county, Virginia, clergyman, uniting their lives in one. now included in Doddridge county, Charles G. Schutte was a son of Henry West Virginia, and he was married in and Kate (Nicholas) Schutte, of Tyler county, Agnes Doke becoming Blasheim, Prussia, and was born May his wife September 27, 1849. She was 14, 1828, and his wife was a daughter born in Tyler county, August 25, of Henry and Elizabeth (Koch) Meier, 1831. The genealogical record of their of Obernfelder, and was there born children is: Martha 1., born August 25, February 27, 1830. He served his legal 1850, married J. B. Smith, August 19, time in the Prussian army, and on 1868, and lives in Tyler county; coming to America stopped for four William F., born November 27, 1851, months in Baltimore, which city he married Martha A. Smith, June 25, reached October 28, 1854. He then 1873, and lives in this county; Mary B., went to Harrison county, (now) West born April 29, 1853, married D. J. Virginia, thence came to Doddridge _Smith,August 20, 1874, and they live county, where he now has a In this county; John A.,- born well—irnproved farm in McClellan December 6, 1853, married Zuba J. district, containing 250 acres of land. Enix, September 29, 1877, and they Twelve children were born to Mr. and llve in this county; Margaret R., born Mrs. Schutte, of whom six are September 26, 1857, died May 9, deceased, the others living at home. 1860; Robert D., February 5, 1860, Louisa S. (Sullivan) was born July 20, died October 5, 1864; Frances, born 1853, died September 11, 1880; Mary August 20, 1862, is at home;'Agnes L., Ann, January 15, 1855, died October December 4, 1865, died March 24, 25, 1878; Helmena, October 14, 1857, 1866; Lenora V., August 12, 1867; died December 11th following; James V., August 15, 1869; Silas B., William Henry, March 11, 1859, died August 30, 1871; Ida S.,June 4,1873; September 9, 1861; John B., February Ada H., July 26, 1880 ~ these five at 17, 1861; Kate J., January 10, 1863; home. Silas Langfitt was supervisor of Ulysses Grant, February 21, 1865; Doddridge county, and justice of the Rulena Virginia, January 25, 1867, 38 died May 24, 1883; Charles Albert, Gettysburg. Jesse F. Snodgrass is of April 21, 1869; Amanda Augusta, Irish descent, his great-grandfather, A ril 6, 1871; Mattie L., November 6, Francis Snodgrass, coming from 1 74; Herman G., May 28, 1878, died Ireland to Maryland, in the early days November 23, of the same year. Mary of that State. The family of Mr. and Kate were successful teachers, and Snodgrass are members of the the latter is still engaged in the duties Methodist Episcopal Church, of which of that profession. The family receive he is minister in charge at Center Point, their mail at the postoffice at Center Doddridge county, West Virginia. Point, Doddridge county, West Virginia. GEORGE W. SULLIVAN —is a son of W. L. and Sarah (Kile) Sullivan, who REV. JESSE F. SNODGRASS— were married in Harrison county, was born April 12, 1828, in Marion (now) West Virginia, January 11, 1848. county, (now) West Virginia. In Marion He was born December 6, 1848, near county, November 15, 1849, he Worthington, Marion county, this married Sarah A. Cunningham, born in State, and was six years old when his that county, May 14, 1832. ln 1850, parents made their home in Doddridge they made their home in Doddridge county. The country was then in its county, and their children are primeval condition, and for his milling recorded: James F., born September 7, and purchases, Mr. Sullivan went in the 1850, died February 24, 1856; William dry season of the year to Sistersville, in R., March 5, 1852, lives in Tyler county, or to Clarksburg, in Mannington, Marion county; Millie Harrison county, distances of twenty Virginia, February 12, 1854, died and thirty miles. W. L. Sullivan, and February 10, 1863; Mary E., October George W., subject of this sketch, were 6, 1857, died August 27, 1859; David soldiers of the Federal army, during S., April 9, 1860. lives in this countv: the civil war. Wesley Sullivan, brother Jesse M., July 24, 1862, lives at Mt. of W. L., was a soldier of the Mexican Rose, Minnesota; J. D., born and died war, and died in the service, at May 28, 1864; Ulysses G. and Eugenius Carnargo, in 1848. In McClellan W., May 7, 1865; Joseph S., September district, Doddridge county, at the 22, 1867; Albert T., November 25, bride‘s residence, March 5, 1876, 1869; Fannie Belle, July 21, 1872; George W. Sullivan was joined in Rosa May, November 22, 1874 - these wedlock with Louesa S. Schutte, six last named living at home. Jesse F. Bishop Kemper officiating clergyman. Snodgrass served sixteen months as Two sons were born of their union, first lieutenant of the “West Virginia Wallace A., October 23, 1877; Charles Exempts,” stationed at Wheelingin the W., May 29, 1880, now deceased. The civil war. He then enlisted, and was wife of Mr. Sullivan was born in promoted to second lieutenant in Blasheim, Prussia, July 20, 1853, a Company I, 6th West Virginia Infantry, daughter of Charles G. and Henrietta and served till the war closed. He has A. (Meier) Schutte, and she died at her served one term in the State legislature. husband’s home in this district, William B. and Mary (Jolifi) Snodgrass September 11, 1880. Her parents were were his parents. His father was a wedded in Blasheim, September 28, soldier in the 1812 war, and died July 1852, and came to Doddridge county 24, 1864. His mother died February 7, March 18, 1858. George W. Sullivan is 1882. His wife was a daughter of David a farmer of McClellan district, with and Charlotte Rebecca (Snider) postoffice address at Center Point, Cunningham. Her mother died in 1876, Doddridge county, West Virginia. and her father in February, 1881. He had represented Marion county in the SAMUEL T. TATE —was born legislature of West Virginia, and been January 24, 1853, in Doddridge many years a local preacher in the county, a son of Hugh and Elizabeth Methodist Episcopal Church. Joseph (Randolph) Tate, now deceased. Hugh Cunningham, brother of Mrs. Tate and his wife settled in this Snodgrass, was a soldier of the 1861 neighborhood in the early days of the war, and was killed at battle of county, and reared a family of four Gettysburg, September 19, 1864, and daughters and eight sons, of whom two lies buried in the national cemetery at daughters and one son are now 39 deceased. He settled on the farm now his residence in Doddridge county in owned by the subject of this sketch 1858, and in this county, in that year, and his brother, Aaron C. Richard and he married Sarah E. Carrol. She was Margaret (Williams) Shahan, of born in this county, May 18, 1842, a arrison county, West Virginia, are the daughter of Godfrey and Mary A. parents of Columbia J., who was born (Grey) Carroll. Her father died in June_ 9, 1855. At their residence in 1866, and her mother is living in this Harrison county she was joined in county. The children of Mr. and Mrs. marriage with Samuel T. Tate, April Brown were born: Nancy Jane, 1859; 16, 1874, the Rev. Kemper conducting Laurie E., 1863; Ellie N., 1865; Ada J., the marriage rites. The children of Mr. 1868; James G., 1871; Whitmer D., and Mrs. Tate are five: Della M., born 1873; Philmer S. S., 1881 —all living March 21, 1875; Richard S., November in Doddridge county. John M., born in 21, 1877; Ruella, September 10, 1879; 1862, died in the same year. S. V. Hattie, July 28, 1881; Anna Bell, May Brown was eighteen months a member 22, 1882. In addition to his farm of the county court. In the war duties Mr. Tate is engaged in the between the States, he was three years conduct of a mercantile establishment. a member of the 6th Virginia Infantry. He has his residence in McClellan He is a leading member in the South district, Doddridge county, and his Fork Baptist Church, and has been for postoffice address is New Salem, many years one of its officers. His Harrison county, West Virginia. postoffice address is Holbrook, Ritchie county, West Virginia. SOUTH-WEST DISTRICT. R. A. MCCLAIN —born November 1. S. C. BEE— is a son of Hon. 16, 1837, was a son of Robert and Ephraim and Mary (Welch) Bee, and Elizabeth (Heck) McClain, who live in was born in this county, April 15, Ritchie county, this State. His birth 1855. In Ritchie county, West Virginia, was in Marion county, (now) West May_ 25, 1882, he was united in Virginia, and he came to this county marriage with Salina, daughter of Felix before its organization. In Doddridge and Emily (Greathouse) Prunty. Her county, April 21, 1861, he married S. parents settled in Ritchie county in J. Summers, and their children are 1826, and in that county she was born, eight, all living in Doddridge county, July 29, 1854. The father of Mr. Bee, the second daughter married, and living one of the oldest and most prominent in a home of her own. These children Of the settlers of Doddridge county, were born: Alice, April 21, 1862; four times a representative from the Josephine, January 1, 1864; Effie L., county to the General Assembly, and April 21, 1866; Walton Herbert, March one of the signers of the constitution 15, 1868;Cora, March 6, 1871;Jennie, Of West Virginia, has his history in full February 22, 1874; Creed, July 12, on another page of this 1878; Clark R., April 23, 1881. Elijah ENCYCLOPEDIA. J. S. C. Bee resides and Susan (Barnett) Summers, both at Oxford, a town on the dividing line deceased, are the parents of Mrs. between Doddridge and Ritchie McClain. They were well-known and Counties, where he has a well-stocked esteemed residents of Doddridge store of general merchandise, and is county, and in this county she was postmaster. born, May 27, 1841. Mr. McClain has a desirable home and a valuable farm of S. V. BROWN —has a farm of 265 102 acres in South West district. The acres in South West district, on Lower land is watered with numerous fine run of Middle fork of Hughs river. It is springs, is under good cultivation and well improved and under excellent well adapted to stock—raisingin which cultivation, with good buildings, and in he is largely interested, and is near a one of the healthiest portions of West good market. He receives his mail at Virginia. He is a son of David E. and Holbrook, Ritchie county, West Deborah (Stalnaker) Brown, who have Virginia. ­ made their home in Ritchie county since 1852, but at the time of his birth, PETER B. MICHAEL —a native of in 1835, were living in Lewis county, Maryland, born April 8, 1844, is a son (now) West Virginia. S. V. Brown made of George and Catharine (Broadwater) 40

Michael, who live in Alleghany county, A. Ruppert has 485 acres of the best Maryland. April 14, 1866, in Ritchie improved land in South West district, county, West Virginia, were recorded Doddridge county, and 141 acres in the marriage vows of Peter B. Michael Lewis county. His postoffice address is and Angie Collins, and their children St. Clara, Doddridge county, West were born: Lulu M., September 14, Virginia. 1867; Jessie L., April 30, 1869; Rose J., December 15, 1872; Icera D., June JOSEPH A. SUMMERS ~ deceased 15, 1874; Brice E., January 19, 1877; —was born in Monongalia county, Willie F., May 7, 1880; George T., July (now) West Virginia, April 14, 1833, a 10, 1883 —all residing in Doddridge son of Elijah and Susan (Barnett) county. John and Phoebe (Brice) Summers. When he was seven years old Collins, residents of Ritchie county, his home was made in what is now are the parents of Angie, wife of Mr. Doddridge county, and here he Michael, and she was born in that continued to reside until his death, county, in December, 1845. In 1878, always, after he reached the years of Peter B. Michael took up his residence manhood, prominently identified with in Doddridge county, and his farm lies the best interest of the county. He in South West district, where he has helped to build the first school house 400 acres of land, the best farm in of this district, which also served as a Doddridge county. Over 100 acres of it church, and which was of the primitive is river bottom, numerous springs pattern elsewhere described in these abound making it specially adapted for pages. He was chosen justice of the dairy purposes, small fruit is raised in peace, and for sixteen years acceptably abundance, and one orchard contains filled the office. When war was 1,500 bearing apple trees. Mr. Michael declared in 1861, he was one of the is a large grower of stock, the entire first to respond to the call for troops, farm well adapted to all kinds of and served as second lieutenant in the stock-raising. His postoffice address is 6th Virginia Infantry and was Oxford, Doddridge county, West afterwards made first lieutenant in the Virginia. 4th Virginia Cavalry, and in the service he gave the cause he defended he JACOB A. RUPPERT— was born contracted the disease from which his in Darmstadt, Germany, March 20, death ultimately resulted. In 1805, a son of Mathews and Elizabeth Doddridge county, February 26, 1856, (Arnold) Ruppert, who were born and Joseph A. Summers was joined in died in Darinstadt. In that province, in marriage with Nancy, daughter of 1833, Jacob A. Ruppert married Benaimin L. and Martha (Kelley) Catharine Winebach, and in 1842 they Wilson. She was born September 29, left Germany to make their home in 1838, in what is now Marion county, the New World. After a short stay in West Virginia. Ten children were born Baltimore, they came to Doddridge to Mr. and Mrs. Summers: M. A., county, which has been their home August 28, 1857; Orvilla J., June 12, since the year 1842. Henry S. and 1859, married Rev. George A. Woofter, Mary (Charman) Winebach, the parents and lives in Lewis county, this State; of Mrs. Ru pert, were born in the Frances P., August 14, 1862, and province oip Daimstadt, came to America in 1837, and are now Emma J., April 13, 1865, are deceased; deceased. The children born to Mr. and Dora 0., April 2, 1867; Marion B., Mrs. Ruppert were: John, who married April 24, 1869; Grace A., August 27, Clara Laibach, and lives in Lewis 1871; Francis L., February 6. 1374; Dosia E., July 18, 1876; Josie A., May county, this State; Joseph, who 2, 1879. M A. Summers, for whom this married Mary Reidenich, and lives in Cumberland county, Maryland, sketch is compiled, resides in engaged in farming; Mary, who died at Doddridge county, South West district, her parents‘ home in Doddridge county and successfully follows the profession in 1871, and lies buried at Baltimore, of teaching. His postoffice address is H_ol_brook, Ritchie county, West Maryland; Jacob, living at home; Millie, Virginia. who died in 1875, and was buried at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where she was living at the time of her death. Jacob NEWTON G. WALDO —was born 41 in Ritchie county, October 11, 1845, grandson of William Ashburn, who but since he was five years old has lived came to Doddridge county in 1841, in South West district, near the was farmer and school teacher, and did boundary line of Ritchie. When he was much for the advancement of the eighteen years old he went into the county in its early days. William Federal service, that being the third Ashburn’s children were four: year of the civil war, and he was one Amaziah, born May 22, 1830; Flavius year in the army, returning then to Josephus, March 10, 1832; Sarah Ann, farm life, which has ever since been his January 3, 1834, died June 2, 1857; occupation. In Ritchie county, March Alcinda, April 10, 1837. Amaziah, 11, 1875, were spoken the words father of William M., served in the joining in one the lives of Newton G. Federal army as sergeant of Company Waldo and Rosalie D. Bond, and to A, 14th West Virginia Infantry, also as them have been born two sons: Walter surgeon. He was taken prisoner at L., December 30, 1376; EVCIT L-, Greenlands Gap, Maryland, and sent to March 5, 1879. Hickman and Mary Libby prison, whence he was released Waldo, the former born in 1818, are after great suffering. He was again the parents of Newton G. Waldo, and made prisoner at Cloyd Mountain, and his wife is a daughter of Richard E. and sent to Andersonville. With his family Emeline Bond. She was born in he is now a resident in Doddridge Doddridge county, the date of her county. William M. was born near West birth June 20, 1854. Newton G. Union, August 21, 1852, and was Waldo’spostoffice address is Holbrook, married in Ritchie county, Columbia Ritchie county, West Virginia. Josephine Butcher becoming his wife at her father’s residence in that county, W. M. WILLIAMS —is a son of S. April 30, 1874. Five children were M. and H. A. (Vanhorn) Williams, who born to them: Laura Etna, June 4, made their wedded home in Doddridge 1875; Aaron Lewis, December 5, 1876; county in 1848. His father has a farm George Parley, May 27, 1878; Jettie on Middle fork of Hughs river, in what L_evina, February 22, 1880; Ivy, April is known as Pine Grove. He has under 12, 1881, died February 24, 1882; cultivation 133 acres. and 3 Tensie Isephine, August 21, 1882. Mrs. school-house and church buildings are Ashburn was born in Ritchie county, on the land. He was one of the first December 6, 1851, a daughter of settlers in the district, and in 1854 Geroge W. and Amy (Stansbury) helped to build its first school-house, Butcher, now of Lewis county, West of the pioneer style of architecture; he Virginia. Her father was born March organized and was first superintendent 28, 1828, and was a soldier of the of the first Sabbath school of the 1861 war, 17th West Virginia Infantry; district. The children of Mr. and Mrs. her mother was born April 9, 1828. Williams were born: Marcellas C., William M. Ashburn is a farmer of West September 19, 1849; Helen V., Union district, with postoffice address September 8, 1851; Bertha A., July 3, at West Union, Doddridge county, 1854; Franklin P., October 28, 1856; West Virginia. William M., March 11, 1859; Reuben K., July 28, 1861; S. L., August 11, AMOS BEE— was born February 1864; Stewart L., July 12, 1866-8. 28, 1828, in that part of Harrison is deceased, Bertha A. living in Ritchie county, Virginia, now included in county, and the other children in Doddridge county. He was a son of Doddridge county. Wm. and Jane Ephraim and Catharine (Davis) Bee, (Maxson) Vanhorn were the parents of whose extended record is given on Mrs. Williams. W. M. Williams is_ a another page of the ENCYCLOPEDIA. farmer of South West district, with In that connection is also given the postoffice address at Grove, Doddridge honorable war record of his three county, West Virginia. brothers, Josiah, Stinnett and Ephraim. Amos Bee was enrolling officer during WEST UNION DISTRICT. the civil war, for Capt. Stone of Wheeling, preparing for draft. He WILLIAM MATHIAS served as deputy sheriff four years, ASHBURN —is a son of Amaziah and 1877-81, was first clerk of the school Margaret (Cowell) Ashburn, and board under the free school system, 42 and has been clerk of the board of Ripley, resides in Doddridge county. supervisors. At West Union, March 20, Jacob and Elizabeth Ripley, parents of 1856, Amos Bee and Melissa Welch William B., came from Greene county, were united in marriage, and to them Pennsylvania, at an early date, and have been born eight children: were among the first settlers of this Genevra, April 6, 1857; Alonzo, April section. John and Margaret Jarvis, 17, 1859; Annie B., March 28, 1861; grand-parents of Mrs. Cheuvront, were James A., November 12, 1863; Clara also among the first settlers of V., January 17, 1866; Ephraim E., Doddridge county. Mr. Jarvis died in August 17, 1868; Catharine, October 1860. His wife is still living in 22, 1871; Mary, April 22, 1875. James Doddridge county at the age of 87 and Margaret (Talbot) Welch, who died years. in Doddridge county, were the parents of Melissa, wife of Amos Bee, and she WILLIAM H. CHEUVRONT— son was born in Barbour county, (now) of Enoch B. and Jane (Courtney) West Virginia, May 2, 1863. Amos Bee Cheuvront, was born November 8, is successfully engaged in the tanning 1841, in Harrison county, (now) West business, at West Union, Doddridge Virginia. His mother died in Harrison county, West Virginia. county, and his father in Wood county, West Virginia. Theodore Cheuvront, JOSEPH CHEUVRONT —a half-brother of William H., was a merchant and proprietor of the Grant member of Bowen’s Cavalry, during House, at West Union, Doddridge the war between the States, and had county, has been a resident of this his left hand shot off in action. In county since August, 1845. He'has November, 1857, William H. served as justice of the peace, and in Cheuvront made his home in the troubled days when the Virginias Doddridge county, and at West Union, were torn apart, he was appointed a November 8, 1876, his marriage was member of the first convention for the solemnized. His wife is Lelia M., division of the State. His birth was in daughter of John G. and Ella E. Fayette county, Pennsylvania, July 4, (Hatcher) MoCally, and she was born in 1821, Caleb and Rebecca (Covert) Glenville, Gilmer county, West Cheuvront his parents. They both died Virginia. Her parents are residents in in the county of his nativity. The first West Union, having made their home in wife of Joseph Cheuvront was B. A. H., Doddridge county in 1874. William H. daughter of Edward and Margaret Cheuvront has acceptably filled the Stewart. She was born April 30, 1823; office of mayor of West Union, and he and died February 27, 1877. Her is now a justice of the peace. His father, born in 1800, is no longer residence and postoffice address, West living, and her mother, born in 1805, is Union, Doddridge county, West making her home in Harrison county. Virginia. The Stewart family, ‘to which Mrs. Cheuvront belonged, were among the OTHO COLMAN —is a native of earliest settlers of Western Virginia, Maryland, born in Alleghany county, and her parents came to Harrison January 20, 1829. Jesse Colman, his county before the county of grandfather, was of English descent, Doddridge was organized. Her father born and raised in Pennsylvania, near was one of the substantial and Wilksbarre, on the Susquehanna river, prominent men of his day. The Cumberland county. His son, Alton children of Mr. and Mrs. Cheuvront Colman, married Rachel Wilson, and were: Edward, born October 9, 1852; made his home in Alleghany county, Lucy M. (Dotson), January 2, 1855; Maryland. He had a family of ten sons Charles S., February 28, I859; and two daughters, and the subject of Ellsworth, December 9, 1861, died this sketch was the seventh son. Alton January 15, 1867; Jane, March 3, Colman and Rachel, his wife, died in 1865, died February 19, 1874. At West Alleghany county. In 1855 Otho Union, Mary Ripley, born in Colman came to Doddridge county, Doddridge county, became the wife of settling on Middle Island creek, four Joseph Cheuvront. William B. Ripley, miles from West Union. He has 200 her father, is no longer living. Her acres of improved land, one of the mother, Maggy M. (Jarvis) (Jones) finest farms in the county. In 1849, in 43 the State and county of his birth, Otho on the field. He was detailed to work Colman was joined in wedlock with in the “pioneer corps,” and was the Rebecca Trolinger, born in that State only member who, escaped and county, October 2, 1828. Their imprisonment at the hands of the children were ten: Mathalena, Alva, enemy. He was twice captured, but John Lewis, Floyd Freeman, William escaped before reaching prison each Franklin, James E., Russel, Frances time. He was honorably discharged at Elizabeth, Cora Ann, and Laura Alice. Stephensburg, Virginia, in 1865. His Alva, John and Laura are deceased. postoffice address is West Union, Mathalena married Solomon Weekly, in Doddridge county, West Virginia. August, 1870, and they make their home in West Chester, Washington HAMILTON DOAK—- was born county, Iowa; and the other children near Josephs Mills, Tyler county, are at home. S. D. and Jesse Colman, (now) West Virginia, January 22, 1834, brothers of Otho, were soldiers of the a son of Alexander and Eliza (Ireland) Federal army in the 1861 war. Otho Doak, who are still residents in Tyler Colman’s postoffice address is West county. In Doddridge county, October Union, Doddridge county, West 30, 1856, Hamilton Doak wasjoined in Virginia. marriage with Martha A. Freeman, who was born in Belmont county, Ohio, EDGAR DAVISSON —owns one July 16, 1831, a daughter of Eleazar of the best improved farms in and Elizabeth (Smith) Freeman, her Doddridge county, consisting of 241 father now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. acres of land, located on Nutters fork Doak are the parents of nine children, Of Middle Island creek, in West Union all living in Doddridge county, who district, three miles from the county were born: Thomas, February 19, seat. He was born September 4, 1831, 1859; Albert, February 7, 1861; on Ten-mile creek, Harrison county, Eleazar, February 1, 1863; Sarah E., (now) West Virginia, a son of Julius E. December 25, 1864; Franklin and and Nancy (Willis) Davisson, now Francis, April 4, 1866; Eliza Ellen, deceased. In 1858 he made his home in July 26, 1869; Alexander, February Doddridge county, and his family 18, 1872; Harvy L., January 19, 1874. record is: First wife, Mary, daughter of Thomas Freeman, brother of Mrs. Benjamin and Elizabeth Starkey. She Doak, served for three years in the civil died in the spring of 1861, and her war in the 14th West Virginia Infantry, remains are interred at the White Oak and Robert Doak, brother of Cemetery, Ritchie county. She left one Hamilton, was a soldier in the 6th West daughter, Eliza, born in 1859, now Virginia Cavalry. Samuel Doak, wife of Mr. Ratcliff. At the bride‘s grandfather of Hamilton, with his wife residence in Doddridge county, emigrated from Ireland to America in December 21, 1865, Edgar Davisson the early days of the nation, and reared wedded Alcinda Bland, who died a family of five children. Alexander, November 1, 1882. She was born his third child, came from Ohio to December 19, 1847, a daughter of Tyler county, shortly after marrying, Richard, and Jane (Starkey) Bland. and reared a family of five sons and The children of Mr. Davisson’s second four daughters. His children are all marriage are two: Willie H., born June living, the oldest now about forty-four 5, 1867; Harriet J., March 10, 1871. years old. Eleazar Freeman, father of Edgar Davisson volunteered for service Mrs. Doak, was a son of Thomas and in the Federal army in the fall of 1861, Lydia Freeman, who came from entering Company H, 7th West Virginia Pennsylvania. Her father moved from Infantry. He marched from Grafton to that State to Ohio, thence to Tyler Port Republic, where he first smelled county, where the parents of Mrs. powder and made his first retreat. He Doak reared five sons and five was in the battles of Port Republic, daughters, she being the oldest. Cedar Mountain, second Bull Run, Hamilton Doak after marriage settled Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and at the near Josephs Mills, Tyler county, surrender at Appomattox. He received where he cleared and put under from the government a medal hearing cultivation a good farm. In 1872, he date “1861,” and a shield, and the came to Doddridge county, and took names of his engagements, for bravery up his abode on the waters of Nutters 44 fork. He now has 346 acres, 240 honored residents in the county of her cleared, and gives his attention nativity. Her father was born in Greene principally to stock-raising and grazing. county, Pennsylvania, her mother in He may be addressed at West Union, Tyler county, and the date of their Doddridge county, West Virginia. marriage was May 5, 1841. Eleazar Freeman, born in Mahoning county, JAMES FORD— was born near Ohio, married Elizabeth Smith, who Salem, in Grant district, Doddridge was born in Greene county, county, October 29, 1829, a son of Pennsylvania. Their marriage was Thomas and Elizabeth (Dye) Ford. consummated September 12, 1830, Thomas Ford with his wife came from and they settled among the first Eastern Virginia to what is now pioneers in this vicinity. They were the Doddridge county in 1810. His wife parents of Joseph, subject of this died February 10, 1833, and he sketch. Thomas, another of their sons, married for a second wife Hannah served in the 1861 war, enlisting Davis. He died February 9, 1860, August 23, 1862, and receiving an having been the father of nine children. honorable discharge, with rank of At the bride's residence in Lewis corporal, July 2, 1865, after having county, (now) West Virginia, April 22, participated in some of the hardest 1851, James Ford wedded Talitha W. fought battles of the war. Joseph Davis, and the record of their children Freeman’s postoffice address is West is: Mary Florence, born October 24, Union, Doddridge county, West 1852, died July 13, 1876, and is buried Virginia. at New Salem, Harrison county, this State; Olive Sonora, born October 6, JOHN W. GATRELL —took up his 1854, married Fred M. Swiger, residence in Doddridge county, West September 15, 1881, and they live in Virginia, in May, 1882, and at West this district; Septemius Ardvern, Union is following his trade, that of November 27, 1856, lives in this blacksmith. He was born in Tyler district; Samuel Lee, January 12, 1859; county, (now) West Virginia, Clarence Laton, March 8, 1861; September 24, 1835, a son of Thomas Waitman T. Willie, July 25, 1863; Lillie and Catherine (Baker) Gatrell. His May, September 2, 1866; Ernest Ozro, father died in 1858, at Sweeneys Mills, March 26, 1869 ~ these five living at Doddridge county, and his mother died home. Jacob and Sarah (Hoffman) in West Union, in 1863. John W. Davis, now deceased, were the parents Gatrell was a soldier of the 1861 war, of Talitha, wife of Mr. Ford, and she serving in Company A, 25th Virginia Infantry, through the entire war. In was born in Lewis county, near Jane 1863 he was wounded at the Lew, August 1, 1827. George Ford, brother of James, was a soldier of the engagement of Mine Run. Duckett W. Confederacy, serving eighteen months. and William Gatrell, his brothers, were James Ford resided in.Grant district members of the 6th West Virginia for twenty-six years, and removed to Infantry, and the first—namedwas made his present farm in West Union district prisoner in 1863, and sent to Salisbury in 1877. He has 415 acres of land, of prison. He escaped and came back which about 275 acres are improved. through Tennessee to the union lines, His postoffice address is West Union, breaking prison December 7, 1863, and reaching his home, March 19, 1864. Doddridge county, West Virginia. The first wife of John W. Gatrell was JOSEPH FREEMAN —has a farm Lou S. Benson, born February 14, of 240 acres in West Union district, 1843, died at Toll Gate, Ritchie Doddridge county, principally devoted county, West Virginia, June 15, 1878. to stock-raising. He was born in Tyler Near Toll Gate, September 12, 1878, county, near the Doddridge line, July John W. Gatrell married Jennie, 23, 1849, and his marriage was daughter of Joseph and Ruthie (Harris) solemnized in Tyler county, November Davis. Her parents are residents in 14, 1871, Flora Smith on that date Doddridge county, and in this county becoming his wife. Her birth was in she was born, on New Years Day, Tyler county, the date February 25, 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Gatrell have one 1848, and Hugh and Agnes (Thomas) adopted daughter, Daisy Alice, born Smith her parents. They are still August 26, 1878. John W. Gatre1l’s 45 postoffice address is West Union, 16, 1867; Alice A., July 17, 1869. The Doddridge county, West Virginia. parents of Peter S. Haldeman were Peter Haldeman, who died in 1869, PHINEAS GANO —mayor of West and Salome Shirer, who died in 1865. Union, has been a resident of His wife was a daughter of James and Doddridge county since April 29, Susan (Roderick) Martin. Her father 1870. He has been four years died November 17, 1875, and her prosecuting attorney of the county, mother is living in Fayette county, and is now serving his third term as Pennsylvania. In 1878 Peter S. mayor. He was born in Monroe county, Haldeman cast his fortunes in with the Ohio, July 13, 1838, a son of John M. people of Doddridge county, and Maria (Sykes) Gano. His father is establishing himself at West Union as still a resident of that State and blacksmith and wagonmaker. He is a county, and his mother’s death was in thorough mechanic in his line, a that county. Near Woodsfreld, Monroe manufacturer of first-class work. He is county, in August, 1859, Phineas Gano in the membership of the Methodist and Susanna Okey were united in Episcopal Church, and a member of marriage, and the children of their the 1. O. O. F. His postoffice address is union are seven: Annie M., Viola A.. West Union, Doddridge county, West John H., Permelia A., Grace 1. A., Virginia. Phineas J ., and Theodore B. The wife of Mr. Gano was born in Monroe F. D. H1CKMAN— born in Tyler county, Ohio, in September, 1839, a county, (now) West Virginia, March 8, daughter of Henry and Ann Elizabeth 1825, and Harriet S. Morris, born in (Brooks) Okey. Her mother is still a Tyler county, December 19, 1825, resident in Monroe county, her father were in that county joined in marriage, deceased. Her mother’s mother is still August 30, 1845. He was a son of living at the age of nearly 100 years, David and Nancy (Wells) Hickman, and and her mother’s father died at the age his wife was a daughter of James and of something over 100 years. From Elizabeth (Davis) Morris, and the April 29, 1861, till the summer of parents of both are now deceased. His 1865, Phineas Gano served in the father was a veteran of the 1812 war. Federal army. He enlisted in Company The record of the children of Mr. and B, 25th Ohio lnfantrv. was promoted Mrs. Hickman is: Laura A. (Stealey), to quartermaster sergeant, then first born in October, 1846, lives in lieutenant, and then assigned to duty Middlebourne, Tyler county; Edwin as regimental quartermaster. His H., born June 28, 1849, died same day; brother Jacob, who was a member of Francis F., June 28, 1851, died March the 1st Ohio Cavalry, was body guard 31, 1853; May (Jeffrey), born June 25, to General Thomas, acquitting himself 1853, lives at West Union; F., born with coolness and bravery on many October 8, 1856, editor at West Union; dangerous occasions, notably on the Lizzie, born October 29, 1858, and field of Chickamauga. Phineas Gano is Thomas, born December 16, 1861, live the present Grand Master of the West at West Union. F. D. Hickman was Virginia I. O. 0. F. appointed clerk of the circuit court by Judge Fry, in 1847. In 1852 was PETER S. HALDEMAN —born in elected clerk of the circuit and county Fayette county, Pennsylvania, August courts, and held both offices for 23, 1832, in that State and county fourteen years. He was clerk of the became the husband of Anna E. board of supervisors for five years, Martin, March 1, 1855. She was born until the office was abolished, and he is in Fayette county, November 18, now commissioner of accounts for 1837, and the children of their Doddridge county. He was one of the marriage were born: Sarah L., earliest settlers of the county, and November 17, 1855;. Emma J.. assisted in making the original survey Febmary 28, 1857; Ella S., July 11, of West Union, and was a merchant at 1858, died December 23, 1882; this point for many years. He was Margaret E., March 16, 1861, died July editor of the Herald, one of the first 14, 1883; Mary A., December 14, papers of the county. F. Hickman, the 1862, died August 21, 1870; Henry M., eldest living son, is editor of the West February 22, 1865; George C., January Union Record, which he began to edit 46

in September, 1878, at the age of West Union, October 31, 1878, were twenty-two years, with no experience recorded the marriage vows of John J. in the business. He is the first man who Ingle and Gertrude L. Holmes, and one has made the newspaper business a son and one daughter have been born success in this county. to them: J. Mahala, August 15, 1880; William H., August 10, 1882. Arthur SNODEN S. KINNEY —is a son of Ingle, brother of John J., was a Israel and Cassandra (Tucker) Kinney, member of Company I, 7th West who became residents in Doddridge Virginia Cavalry, during the civil war. county in 1831, and he was born in William, another brother, died in this county, December 24, 1839. His Mississippi, carrying provision to the father died April 24, 1872, and his yellow fever sufferers. In 1877, John J. mother died March 9, 1874. John Ingle was elected school commissioner, Kinney, grandfather of Snoden S., and has filled the office to the present came to this county from Greene time; March 21, 1877, was appointed county, Pennsylvania, and Israel, his notary public; was census enumerator second son, father of Snoden S., of West Union district for the census of accompanied him. On arriving at 1880; was appointed commissioner of manhood Israel settled on the farm on the county court in 1878, and of the Nutters fork of Middle Island creek, circuit court in 1879. He is filling his where his son was born, and which is present office of prosecutor with credit now the son’s home. In this county, to himself, and acceptably to the December 27, 1866, Snoden S. Kinney people. married Rosalina, daughter of James and Cassia (Williams) Pinell. She was BENJAMIN H. MAULSBY —born born in Doddridge county, on BigFlint November 5, 1835, in Harrison county, run, May 2, 1844, and the children of has been a resident in what is now her union with Mr. Kinney were born: Doddridge county, since he was three James Porter, September 13, 1367; years of age. His parents were Lawson Margaret Lenora, July 20, 1869; B. Maulsby, who died in Harrisville, Gordon Warren, August 8, 1871; Ritchie county, in 1844, and Elizabeth Malzina, January 21, 1874; Ora Alice, (Ogden) Maulsby, still a resident of May 20, 1876; Laura Agnes, February Doddridge county. Near Parkersburg, 23, 1880; Curtis Garfield, September Wood county, (now) West Virginia, 22, 1882. Snoden S. Kinney entered March 13, 1860, Benjamin H. Maulsby the Federal army at West Union, in was united in marriage with Ann B. July, 1862, Company A, 14th West Foley, who was born in that county, Virginia Infantry, and was in February 29, 1832. She was a daughter engagements of Cloyd Mountain, of Mason and Hannah (Phelps) Foley, Lynchburg, Winchester, Opequon, now both deceased. Etta Virginia, born Fishers Hill, and others. At the last June 9, 1861, and Camilla Ann, born named engagement he was wounded by February 21, 1868, are the children of a shell, and lay two months in the Mr. and Mrs. Maulsby. He had three hospital, returning then to the service. brothers in the civil war: John W., He receives his mail at West Union, three years a member of the 6th D'od.dr_idge county, West Virginia. Virginia infantry; Thomas A., captain Virginia. of the Maulsby Battery of Artillery, and George J., who served three years JOHN J . INGLE —prosecuting in the 3d West Virginia Infantry. attorney of Doddridge county, West Thomas A. was severely wounded at Virginia, was born in West Union, Martinsburg. in 1352. and November 10, 1855, a son of John incapacitated by his wound for further Jacob and Mahala R. (Inghram) Ingle. service. Mr. Maulsby had also five His father is now deceased, and his sisters: the oldest, Louisa E., was mother living in West Union. The wife married to E. B. Southworth, and of Mr. Ingle is Gertrude L., daughter of resided in West Union, died in 1862; Alfred C. and Eliza W. (Holt) Holmes. Tabitha A. died in 1844, at Harrisville, She was born in Gilmer county, (now) Ritchie county, at the age of thirteen West Virginia, in 1858, and was eleven years; Emily V. was married in 1853, years old when her parents became to D. H. Lantz, who lived but few residents of Doddridge county. At months; she was afterwards married to 47

Levi Zartman, of Perry county, Ohio, to America, settling in Montgomery where she still resides —Mr. Zartman county, Maryland, where three died several years since; Charlotte A. generations of the family were born. was married to Noah Hetrick, of Perry His maternal great-grandfather came county, Ohio, where they resided for a from England, and under the English number of years —they now reside in law left his entire estates to his oldest Hardin county, Ohio; Mary L., the son, Joseph, who was father of Eliza, youngest of the family, was married to wife of Andrew Offutt. Joseph John T. Johnston, of this county, in Warfield served in the Continental 1862, and has resided in the county army in the Revolutionary war, since that time. Benjamin H. Maulsby receiving no compensation therefor has served in Doddridge county as except his three rations a day. Andrew justice of the peace, and he is one of Offutt was a soldier of the 1812 war, the county commissioners at the and is now deceased, as is his wife. In present time. At West Union he is Doddridge county, November 25, engaged in a mercantile business, and is 1855, Zachariah Offutt was united in agent for the B. & 0. Railroad. He is marriage with Harriet Neely, who was also engaged in farming and grazing in born in this county, November 26, Doddridge and Wood counties, this 1836. Matthew and Maria (Newlon) State. Postoffrce address, West Union. Neely, her parents, died in this county, her mother’s death occurring on the 24th of February, 1851. Edwin S. COL. FLOYD NEELY —was a son Neely, Mrs. Offutt’s brother, served of Matthew and Maria (Newlon) Neely, three years in the Federal army. Mr. both now deceased, and a grandson of and Mrs. Offutt’s children were born: John Neely, a soldier of the Howard W., August 26, 1856, died at Revolution. Matthew Neely was a Chattanooga, Tennessee, September soldier of the 1812 war, and was a 18, 1878; Franklin F. M., December resident in Harrison county, (now) 10, 1857, died in Anderson county, West Virginia, where the subject of this Tennessee, July 24, 1882; Julia Eliza sketch was born. In 1832, with his (Pride), December 25, 1859; Harriet, family, Matthew Neely settled in that December 6, 1861; Robert W., part of Harrison county now included December 13, 1863; Willie G., in Doddridge, and he was therefore one December 3, 1866; Eva B., September of the earliest settlers in this county, 8, 1868; Matthew, November 10, and was its first sheriff. From 1852 to 1870; Mary H., October 19, 1873; 1856 Floyd Neely was sheriff of Nicholas D., August 25, 1876, died Doddridge county, and he served as April 4, 1877; J. B., April 5, 1878, deputy sheriff for three or four years died September 27th following. Robert previous to 1852. He was again elected is at school in Pittsburg, the other sheriff in 1860. During the civil war he living children at home. The two oldest was colonel of the 18th West Virginia were born in Tennessee, Eliza in Infantry. In 1869 he represented Baltimore, Nicholas in Maryland, and Doddridge county in the State the other children in Doddridge legislature. At Parkersburg, Wood county. In 1853 Mr. Offutt and his county, West Virginia, April 3, 1883, brother N. D., took a contract for four Floyd Neely was joined in wedlock sections of grading for the Baltimore & with Nannie Smith, who was born in Ohio Railroad, in Harrison and Taylor Smithfield, Isle of Wight county, counties, and he permanently settled in Virginia, March 31, 1840. She was a Doddridge county in 1859. At daughter of Rev. Thomas Smith, now Smithton he engaged in mercantile deceased, and A. M. Smith, now living pursuits for five years, then settled on in Parkersburg. Col. Neely‘s postoffice his farm in West Union district. In address is West Union, Doddridge 1855 he went to Tennessee, and lived county, West Virginia. there three years. In 1873-4 he lived in Montgomery county, Maryland. In ZACHARIAH 0FFU'I”l‘— son of 1870 he was elected justice of the Andrew and Eliza (Warfield) Offutt, peace in and for Doddridge county, was born in Montgomery county, and served two years. His postoffice Maryland, July 12, 1826. His paternal address is Morgansville, Doddridge great-grandfather emigrated from Wales county, West Virginia. 48

L. C. SHANNON~ was born and daughter of Charles and Therese wedded in Doddridge county, and in Stuart, and was born in Bath county, this county is following the avocations Virginia, May 18, 1837. The children of farm life. He was born near West of this marria e were five: W. Scott, Union, August 1, 1848, a son of born May 27, 861, now a cadet at the William and Providence Odell (Jones) West Virginia University; Agnes, May Shannon. At West Union, November 27, 1866; Elizabeth, October 2, 1869; 17, 1869, he married Maria L. Therese, January 18, 1872; Douglas, Duckworth, born in Alleghany county, December 17, 1874. The subject of Maryland, May 14, 1846. Their this sketch held the office of children are eight: Willie, born prosecuting attorney for Doddridge September 13, 1870; Charles, March county by successive re-elections, from 20, 1872; Anna Odell, January 21, 1852 until 1861, when he resigned. He 1874; Ernest, August 17, 1875; was elected from the district composed Thornton 1., November 12, 1877; of Doddridge and Tyler counties to the Frank, December 17, 1879; Arthur convention that met in Richmond in Garfield, December 20, 1880; Emma 1861 (in February), and there opposed Laura, January 11, 1883. Israel the ordinance of secession. When it had Duckworth, father of Mrs. Shannon, been passed he returned to his died in 1882; her mother is still living constituents and opposed its adoption. in this county. The father of L. C. He was a member of the Wheeling Shannon died in Ohio, in 1852, and his convention of 1861, where the action mother is living near Vinton, Gallia taken in Richmond was repudiated. In county, Ohio. Thomas A. Jones and the spring of 1861 he was elected to Gamble Shannon, grandfathers of L. the Virginia Senate from the counties C., were pioneers of Doddridge county, of Harrison, Doddridge, Ritchie, and both settling near the present site of Wood, and met with the restored Smithton. His grandfather Jones was a government at Wheeling until the veteran of the 1812 war, and died in formation of the State of West 1883, at the age of about ninety years. Virginia. In 1862 he was a member of Lewis E. Jones, uncle of L. C., was a the constitutional convention that Federal soldier in the war of the States, framed the constitution of West serving in Company B, 30th Ohio Virginia; was chairman of the Infantry. Mrs. Duckworth’s parents committee on boundaries of that body came from Maryland to this county and when submitted to the people its about twenty years ago, locating on adoption was advocated by him over a the farm in West Union district now large portion of the State. In 1863 he owned by L. C. Shannon and N. E. was elected judge for the 4th Judicial Duckworth. Mr. Shannon's address is Circuit of West Virginia, composed of West Union, Doddridge county, West Wetzel, Tyler, Doddridge, Ritchie, Virginia. Gilmer and Pleasants counties, and at the expiration of his term of office he HON. CHAPMAN J. was re-elected, serving until, under the STUART — son of Edward and new Constitution, the office ceased to Margaret Stuart, was born January 8, be, January 1, 1873. He represented 1820, in that part of Bath county, Doddridge county in the State Virginia, now included in Highland. His legislature in the session of 1874-5, and first wife was Elizabeth 13.,daughter of again in 1878-9. In the first-named William and Anna (Unkles) Litle. She session he was one of the managers of was born in Bedford county, the impeachment and trial before the Pennsylvania, September 20, 1823, and Senate of John S. Burdett and E. A. died October 27, 1855. Of this Bennett, State treasurer and auditor, marriage one daughter survives, Anna and prosecuted these cases through the R., born November 1, 1849, now the entire proceedings. He was in the wife of Dr. M. C. Daugherty, of service of the Federal government for Grafton, Taylor county, West Virginia. nine months of the civil war, holding One daughter and two sons, Isabella, commission of lieutenant-colonel of William and Arthur, died young. In the 14th West Virginia Infantry, and Highland county, Virginia, Chapman J. taking an active part in recruiting Stuart and Mary A. Stuart were volunteers. He raised Company A, of married, January 25, 1858. She was a the 14th regiment. Judge Stuart made 49 his home in Doddridge county in 1846, complicated, and does lightning work. and his residence and postoffice Intelligent persons comprehend and address are West Union, Doddridge can use the system in twenty. or thirty county, West Virginia. minutes, and an hour’s study will give a full understanding of it to the slowest WILLIAM D. MAT}-lEWS—was mind. The great points of this system born on Christmas Day, 1856, in are: Simplicity, rapidity of work and Marshall county, (now) West Virginia, perfect results. Perfect fits can be made every time. Every woman and girl can Mathewsa son of William who are and still Susan residents (Sampson) 0 that sew, but only one In a thousand dares county. In Marshall county, December to cut or can cut. This system fully 14, 1849, was born Mary E. Zink, who, supplies their want, and every sewing On the 29th of December, 1880, machine should have one for a became the wife of William D. companion. The system consists of five Mathews. Henry M. and Mercy pieces, complete, and full directions (lngraham) Zink, her parents, died in accompanying each system. Price per Warren county, Illinois. In July, 1881, system, complete, $4.00, by express, Mr. and Mrs. Mathews became mail, or at the agency. You can learn residents in Doddridge county, and at without a teacher, but special West Union he is keeping a furniture instructions will be given if required, in store. His wife is general agent for West which case the price is $5.00. Apply Virginia for the most perfect system of for an agency, or for a single system, to cutting ladies’ and children’s dresses the furniture store, or for further yet invented. It is a system based on particulars address Mrs. W. D. true mathematical principles, is not Mathews, West Union. Hardesty’s

MARION COUNTY

HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY. Monongahela down to Pittsburg.” The Pittsburg coal has been mined very GENERAL DESCRIPTION extensively in this county, and shipped AND STATISTICS. for use in the manufacture of gas, for which purpose it ranks very high. The The county of Marion is located in bed varies from seven to ten feet thick the northern part of West Virginia, (averaging eight), and shows no roof bounded on the north and east by division. The percentage of sulphur is Monongalia county, on the south by larger than in the Youghiogheny coal, Taylor and Harrison, and on the west but compensation for the drawback is by Wetzel. Its surface is rolling and found in the fact that it yields a much hilly —many of the hills being quite greater amount of gas per ton. The high, and the valleys narrow. The soil is coke is very compact and handsome, in a clay, sandy and calcarious loam, from these respects excelling the six to eight inches deep on the hills, Connellsville, but the percentage of and ten to twelve inches on the levels. sulphur is so great as to render it unfit The land is well adapted to the for use in smelting iron. For steam production of grass, corn, wheat, oats, purposes, the coal is excellent. The rye, potatoes and buckwheat, which Redstone coal is from three to six feet are the principal crops. The average thick, and a good article. The (without manures) is as follows: com, Sewickley coal averages three feet 30 to 40 bushels; wheat, 12; oats, 30; thick. The Waynesburg coal, in the potatoes, 75 to 100; rye, 15. The eastern part of the county, is high up number of acres of improved land in in the hills, three to four feet thick, the county is 37,410, woodland, and quite extensively mined for local 25,480. Marion is one of the principal use. For steam purposes, the Fairmont grazing counties in the State, and the coal takes the lead of Pennsylvania and value of live stock annually raised for Ohio coals, but its distance from a market will average a quarter of a market renders it unable to compete in million dollars. The finest grass for price for extensive shipment. grazing purposes may be grown upon Excellent limestone, for building the highest hills, some of which rise and agricultural purposes, and over 1,000 feet above the meadow sandstone, for building purposes, lands of the valleys. The county is abound in large quantities. At Palatine, abundantly watered, thus affording an is found an excellent quality of ample supply of pure water for all potter‘s clay which is being extensively kinds of live stock. The county is rich manufactured; also, clay suitable for in potter’s slip. At Nazums Mills, a fine quality of tin clay is mined and MINERALS. manufactured. The earth is stored with iron ore, fine stone of various kinds, glass sand TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES of a superior quality, and different AND INDUSTRIES. valuable kinds of coal and potter‘s clay. Marion county lies within the The principal streams are the boundaries of the great Monongahela Monongahela river (which runs Valley coal fields, of which Prof. northward through the county); and its Rogers says: “We may form some idea branches, the West Fork and Tygarts of the vast extent of these coal seams Valley. These are all navigable for from the fact that, from some distance timber rafts and batteaux, in full stages above Clarksburg they may be of water. Good sized steamers have followed with scarcely any several times been up as far as interruptions throughout the whole Fairmont, in very high stages, and an length of the valley of the appropriation will no doubt soon be 51

made, by the United States encountered in numerous glens and government, to carry on the work of ravines. The scenery is wonderful in its locking and damming this stream as far variety of forest and lawn,,lofty hill as Fairmont, so as to give the and river, rocky cliffs and green important coal interests of Marion and meadows, or growing fields of grain. Southern Monongalia counties a cheap The sturdiness of the forests, the hardy exit, in search of a market. The vigor of all vegetable life, and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad runs from munificence of all visible nature cannot southeast to northwest, through the fail to impress the traveler. There is entire length of the county, and fine nothing of poverty suggested and no turnpike roads extend in every intimation of sterility on the hill tops direction. Among the contemplated and slopes, and no rough rocks, piled improvements (which will probably heap.upon heap, offend the eye as it soon be a reality), is a branch of the sweeps the gracefully rounded knobs, Pennsylvania railroad, extending which are generally covered with a through Monongalia, Marion and rich, calcareous loam. Harrison counties, via Morgantown and The undergrowth, which obstructs Fairmont, to Clarksburg. Large sums of the view and increases the labor of money have been subscribed for the clearing in the lower sections, is almost building of the road, and, if completed, totally absent here, and does not even its ultimate value to the stockholders, make its appearance after the clearing . and to those interested in the or girdling of the timber lets in the development of the rich resources of light of the sun. These lands in Marion this section, will be beyond county are unsurpassed by any in the calculation. country for grazing purposes, and seem The principal industries are specially adapted to the raising of farming, stock-raising, coal-mining and sheep. Considerable attention is lumbering. Large amounts of sawed already being given to this subject, but and cooperage stuff are sent to market not as much as it deserves, and no from along the line of railroad, and doubt the time is not far distant when extensive exports of gas coal are made these facts will become more fully from the vicinity of Fairmont, to known and appreciated, and the Baltimore and other eastern cities. enterprise thoroughly developed. CLIMATE AND SCENERY. POPULATION.

Upon ascending some of the hills in The following is the population of Marion county along the river or in the the county from the date of the first interior, the traveler is immediately United States census, after its impressed with the singular dryness organization: and purity of the atmosphere, the chrystalline limpidity of the springs and streams, and the tonic-bracing Date. White. Co]‘d_ Total. effect of the air at all seasons of the 1850..... 10,439 113 10,552 year. The sensation first experienced l860..... 12,656 66 12,722 here by the lowland dweller is one of 1870..... 12,029 78 12,107 singular buoyancy of spirit, of sudden l880..... 17,043 155 17.193 relief from the cares of health and the fears of premature death. The following exhibits the Miasma —the horror which haunts the population by districts, 1870 and dweller in low, flat sections, and 1880, showing increase. conduces to fever and ague ——is DISTRICTS. 1870. 1880. Increase­ unknown here. Fairmont . . . . 1,160 1.745 - - -535 Under the influence of a genial Fairmont (town) 621 900 -279 climate, many forms of semi-tropical Grant ...... 5 0 1,352 822 vegetation are almost native to its soil; Lincoln .....2,127 2,684 322 and the flora will equal, in variety and Mannington . . .2,924 4,863 - 557 beauty, that of any other section. Paw Paw . . . . .l,653 2.031 --L939 Among the hills, the living springs flow Union ...... 1,739 2.022 - - - 283 from the crevices in the rocks, and rills, Winfield.....1,3531,551 -193 rivulets and larger streams are Totals ...... , 98 5.091 'Ifl Ilrnnn-.-,,, 52

An increase, during this decade, of John Nuzum, William J. Willey, over forty-one per cent. Isaac Means, Matthew Flemming, PIONEER HISTORY Leonard Lamb, George Dawson, Leander S. Laidley, Elias Blackshere, OF THE COUNTY. David Cunningham, Abraham Hess, For an account of the early John S. Chisler, Absalom Knotts, settlement of the territory composing Albert Morgan, Benjamin J. Brice, Marion county, reference is had to that David Musgrave, Hillery Boggess, part of the Pioneer Recollections, William T. Morgan, John Clayton, published in this volume, relating to Thomas Rhea, William Cochran, John the Monongahela and its tributaries. S. Smith, John Musgrave, William B. Many of those who took prominent Snodgrass, William Bradley, Thomas A. parts in the stirring scenes therein Little, Jesse Sturm and Henry Boggess related were residents here, and their were justices of the peace. descendants compose a large portion of Zebulon Musgrave was appointed the citizens of the county. crier of the court. Gideon D. Camden, William C. Haymond, Burton Despard, THE ESTABLISHMENT Charles A. Harper, James M. Jackson, OF THE COUNTY. George H. Lee, John J. Moore, Waitman T. Willey, M. A. Harper and In 1842, Marion county was E. Lowman, received permission to formed from parts of Monongalia and practice as counsel or attorneys in this Harrison counties, and named in honor court. of General Francis Marion. The “Ordered, that the court adjourn to delegate to the Virginia legislature the Methodist Episcopal church, in this from this end of Monongalia county at town, where the future sessions of the this time was William S. Morgan, and it same shall be held, until otherwise was he who introduced the bill into the ordered." house. The measure met with much Thomas L. Boggess elected clerk; opposition (especially from the other William C. Haymond, commonwealth’s delegates from Monongalia county and attorney; Austin Merrill, surveyor; one member from Harrison), but Mr. Benjamin J. Brice, sheriff; Elias Morgan, assisted mainly by Hon. Dudley, coroner. William J. Willey, State senator from April 5, 1842. —The last will and this district, finally conquored all testament of William Boyles, deceased, opposition and secured the passage of was proven —the first on record in the the bill, January 14, 1842. Middletown county. was made the county seat, and its “Ordered, that Zebulon Musgrave, the crier of the court, be appointed to name afterward changed to Fairmont. make a written contract with Daniel GLEANINGS FROM THE COUNTY Thompson for the upper room of his COURT RECORDS. dwelling house for a jail for the county, provided the said Thompson “Virginia, Marion county, to-wit: first makes the necessary In pursuance of an act of the general improvements in order that the same assembly, entitled ‘An act establishing be secure for prisoners, for the use of the county of Marion, of parts of which the said crier is authorized to Monongalia and Harrison,” passed pay said Thompson five dollars per January 14, 1842, a court was held for month, for the use of said room for a said county, of Marion, at the house, jail; and it is ordered that the said late the residence of Alexander Daniel Thompson be appointed jailor Fleming, in Middletown, in said of the said county of Marion.” (This county, on this 4th day of April, 1842, prison building stood upon Washington being the first Monday in said month. street; it was a small log house, and the Present, John S. Barnes, Thomas S. upper room used as a jail, was only Haymond, Thomas Watson and William one-half story high.) Swearingen, gentlemen, justices of the April 6, l842.—“Ordered, that peace of said county, duly John S. Chisler be appointed commissioned, qualified and sworn, commissioner to conduct the according to the provisions of said improvement to be made, by act." agreement, of the church, which is to 53 be used as a court-house for this jury rooms. To the rear are the jail and county, agreeably to a previous order sheriff’s residence.) of court, and to have the basement June 6, 1842. ——“Ordered, that the story prepared suitably for two jury following rates and prices be rooms. established, to be paid at all ordinaries “Ordered, that Ebenezer Newcomb, and houses of private entertainment Matthew Fleming, and John J. Moore within the county of Marion, to-wit: be appointed to receive proposals for the building of a jail on the selected Meal of Victuals.... ground in the town of Middletown, of Lodging ...... 12‘/2 the following dimensions, to-wit: the Oats, per gal...... 08 jail for criminals to be two stories high, thirty-six feet long, sixteen feet wide, Stableage ...... 25 with an entry on the lower floor six Spirits, per half pt...... feet wide; a wing building for the Foreign liquors per half pt. jailor, twenty-four by sixteen feet, and “Ordered, that the sheriff pay, out it shall be their duty to advertise to of the levy for the present year, to receive proposals for building said walls James Kems, the sum of $100 with brick and tire and also for purchase money for his portion of the building the first story of the main lot selected for the public buildings; building out of stone, and report to the and that he also pay, out of the levy of next court.” the present year, $50 to Matthew May 2, 1842. —Francis H. Pierpont Fleming, for the purchase money of his was given leave to practice law in this portion of said lot, the remaining $50 court and was duly qualified. to be paid out of the county levy of “The court accepts the bid of the year 1843. ' Leonard Lamb for building the jail of “Ordered, that a tax of one dollar Marion county, for the sum of $2,495, and fifty cents be levied upon each said building to be completed on or tithable of the county, to be paid by before January 1st, 1843” (This jail all persons who are required by law to was completed and stood until 1877, pay county levies.” when it was torn down and the present structure erected, at a cost of over COUNTY OFFICERS 1842 to 1883. $12,000. When the vote was taken upon the first appropriation it was Sheriffs. —Until the date of the violently opposed by a number of the adoption of the new State constitution justices, on the ground that there were of Virginia in 1852, the names of the no criminals in the county, and they oldest three members of the county court would be sent to the executive, gtrusteden”) in God that there never would from among whom he selected one and The contract for building the commissioned him high sheriff of the court-house was awarded to Daniel M. county. As a general rule, however, the Thompson, for the sum of $3,150.75. sheriff at that time performed very (At the time this building was few, if any, of his official duties; nearly constructed it presented an imposing all of them devolved upon his principal appearance, when contrasted with deputy, who transacted business in his others in the little town, but since the principal’s name. For twenty months erection of the present fine business previous to the organization of Marion blocks, its grandeur has apparently county, Thomas F. Conway had done faded. This court-house, together with duty as a collector for the sheriff of its grounds, occupies about one-third Monongalia. When the first county of the space between Jefferson and court of this county was formed (April Monroe streets, on the north side of 4, 1842) Elias Dudley was appointed Main, and is a large two-story brick, coroner, who was recognized as sheriff surmounted by a cupola, containing a ex officio, until the qualification of fine bell. Six heavy columns grace the Benjamin J. Brice, on June 6th front of the building and support the following. Mr. Conway commenced as gable which extends over the pavement principal deputy with Mr. Dudley, and in front of the door. The first floor is continued in this position until he occupied by the county offices, and entered upon his duties as sheriff, July the second by the court room and two 5, 1852. The following is a list of 54 Marion county sheriffs, with the date or their entering into office, which couC.9_Q_p'gr,'surveyor, y superintendent W. of schools, S. Prickett; Elias they held until the date of that of Amos; commissioner of accounts, Lee their successor which follows: R. Abbott; justices of the peace, Benjamin Brice, June 6, 1842; Isaac Fairmont district, Thomas A. Fleming, Means, March 4, 1844; John S. Barnes, James E. Merrifield; Winfield district, March 2, 1846; William J. Willey, Marcus Morgan, W. C. Dougherty; March 6, 1848; Matthew Fleming, Union district, Stewart Helmick, John March 4, 1850; Hillery Boggess, March Hirons; Grant district, B. F. Shaver, 1, 1852; Thomas F. Conway, July 5, Marcena Smith; Paw Paw district. J. S. 1852; William Kerr; July 1, 1854; Lowe, E.L. Morgan; Lincoln district, George C. Kerr, January 1, 1859; Isaac M. Millan, E. W. Hamilton; Mannington Holman, September 27, 1861; Rowley district, J. T. Christy, Jesse Shaw. Morris, June 20, 1863; H. M. Ice, The times of holding court in the January 1, 1867; Amos N. Prichard, county are as follows: Circuit court, January 1, 1871; Harrison Manley, the first Tuesday in March and July, January 1, 1877; Cornelius B. Carney, and the fourth Tuesday in November; January 1, 1881, present incumbent. county court, the first Monday in Clerks of Circuit Court. —James 0. January, April, June and September. Watson, April 16, 1842; Thomas G. Postoffices of Marion Watson, April 6, 1852; Robert B. Lott, County. —Barrackville, Basnett, November 11, 1861; Clarence L. Bentons Ferry, Bingamon, Bobtown, Smith, January 1, 1879, present Boothsville, Bunners, Canton, Colfax, incumbent. Fairmont (C. H.), Farmington, Clerks of the County Forksburg, Glovers Gap Grangeville, Court. —Thomas L. Boggess, April 4, Grays Flat, Hoodsville, Logansport, 1842; Booz F. Hamilton, July 1, 1858; Mannington, Metz, Meyers, Mont John A. Vanzandt, October 7, 1861 Harmony, Nuzums, Palatine, Rivesville, (the latter continued until June 20, Sturms Mills, Valley Falls, 1863, when under the constitution of Worthington. Thomas Reed, the new State of West Virginia the postmaster at Fairmont. office was abolished and that of recorder instituted). John B. Crane MARION COUNTY entered the office of recorder June 20, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 1863; Thomas A. Maulsby, January 1, West Virginia became a State in 1865; John B. Crane, January 1, 1869. 1863, and her system of public schools The latter served as recorder until was established the same year. _During January 1, 1873; when, under the new the following eight years she built over constitution, the office was abolished 3,000 school houses, and her newly and that of clerk of the county court made institutions of popular learning again instituted. John B. Crane entered and education enjoyed a phenominal the office of county clerk January 1, prosperity, probably never surpa_ssed_in 1873, and still continues. the history of the world. In this _brief period, the system intrenched itself with impregnable strength in the hearts PRESENT OFFICERS, 1883. of the people. _ _ The following statistical items State senators (Marion, Marshall regarding the present schools of Marion and Wetzel): Fontain Smith (Marion); county, are taken from the biennial D. M. Hostetter (Wetzel); report of the State superintendent of representatives, John J. Jones, Jesse F. free schools, for the school year ending Sturm; circuit judge, A. B. Fleming; June 30, 1882: The county is divided clerk of circuit court, Clarence L. into 104 sub-districts, in which there Smith; county commissioners, F. M. are 309 trustees and 27 members of Meredith (president), Isaac Hibbs, S. H. the board of education; number of Springer; clerk of county court, John school houses, 106 frame and 3 brick, B. Crane; prosecuting attorney, W. S. and the school property is valued as Meredith; sheriff, C. B. Carney; deputy follows: School houses, $62,900; land. sheriffs, Charles E. Manley, Charles $4,672; school furniture, $4,459.50; Martin; assessors (east district), Joseph apparatus, $331; library books, $215; A. Leeper; west district, Daniel total value of all school property, 55

$72,577.50. The number of youth had departed. between the ages of 6 and 21, in the During the four years struggle, county, is, males 3,207, females 2,884, Marion county fumished many brave total 6,091; total enrollment of the soldiers on both sides. “Greek met schools, 4,751; average daily Greek,” brother encountered brother, attendance, 3,169, which is 78 per friend stood opposed to friend, upon cent. of the enrollment or 52 per cent. many a hard-fought and bloody of the enumeration. The number of battle-field on the soil of Virginia. The teachers employed is 91 males and 34 county filled her full quota to the females. The total receipts of the Federal service, ‘and was largely teachers’ fund, from all sources was represented in the following West $14,137.24; total disbursements and Virginia regiments of infantry: the 1st, expenditures $13,618.26. Building 2d (afterward the 5th West Virginia fund, receipts $9,124.58; cost of Cavalry), 3d (afterward the 6th West permanent improvements $2,123.50; Virginia Cavalry), 6th, (three complete current expenses, etc., $4,615.18; total companies), 7th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, disbursements, building fund, 15th and 17th. Co. C, of the 6th $6,738.68. There are five schools in Infantry, after about one year’s service, the county which are conducted under was reorganized into Battery F, of the the restrictions of graded schools, and 1st West Virginia Artillery; the county two others in which two teachers are was largely represented in Co. D, of the employed. Twelve of the schools were same regiment of artillery; also in the extended three months by 3d, 5th and 6th Cavalry. subscription, the established school Many of the citizens of Marion term being considered too short. There county also enlisted in Ohio, Indiana is one high school at Fairmont (Prof. and Pennsylvania regiments. “A Thomas A. Miller, principal), in which complete history of the various many of the higher branches are commands in which the county was taught. represented would speak of the individual heroism as well as the united MARION COUNTY DURING valor-of many brave and patriotic men. THE CIVIL WAR. The “Marion Grays” was the title of a company recruited in the county for Marion county was fortunately the Confederate service, and assigned located in that part of the state which to the 31st Virginia. The county was escaped the active scenes and terrible well represented in the various conflicts of the civil war. The most branches of the Confederate service, exciting event that occurred here was and testimony of their valor in fighting the raid of the Confederate General for the cause which they had espoused Jones, on the 29th of April, 1863. This is frequently given by the movement was extended throughout battle-scarred veterans who opposed this section of the State, and its them. principal object was to cut off communication, and thus delay the SOME OF THE DISTINGUISHED passage of Federal troops, and also to MEN OF MARION COUNTY. obtain supplies for the Southern army. On the morning of the above date, HON. FRANCIS H. PIERPONT. these troops entered Fairmont and took possession of the town, The subject of this sketch was the destroying the B. & 0. railroad bridge son of Francis and Catharine (Weaver) across the Monongahela, one mile Pierpont, and grandson of John above town, where a slight skirmish Pierpont, who removed from New was had with a small body of Federal York State, settled about four miles troops. There was little damage done east of Morgantown, Monongalia here, but the house of Hon. F. H. county, about the year 1773, and Pierpont (at that time the Union married the daughter of Z. Morgan, the governor of the State) was entered, and founder of Morgantown. The latter had his valuable library taken out and several sons who distinguished burned in the streets. Mulligan‘s themselves as Indian spies and scouts, Federal battery arrived in the evening, among whom were Levi and Morgan but General Jones and his command Morgan (mentioned in the preceding 56 pages). Francis Pierpont moved from loyal people of the State for four Monongalia to Harrison county, when years, and received recognition by the Francis H. was but a few months old, president of the United States as and soon afterward settled at governor of Virginia. Immediately after Middletown (now Fairmont), where he his election he called the legislature continued to reside ——one of the together, and it elected United States pioneer tanners of the county, and the senators to fill the places made vacant subject of this sketch worked in his by the withdrawal of the late father’s tanyard until he was incumbents. Removing to Alexandria twenty—one years of age, becoming a in 1863, after the division of the State, professional tanner. he convened the legislature and Having heretofore had but limited remained two years. At his request a chances for an education, he convention met in 1864 which determined to change his business, and abolished slavery from the State. On aim for a position in life, which is only the fall of Richmond he removed the attained by self-denial and close seat of government from Alexandria to application to study. With this end in that city, and in a few months had the view, at the age of twenty-two he State reorganized. In his appointments at ten de d Allegheny College, to office, moral and intellectual Pennsylvania, commencing in the qualifications for the positions were primary department. How well he has the sole consideration. The effect of attained the object of his ambition, the this was exhibited in the fact that, history of his native State during the during the seven years in which he held late war of the States will demonstrate. the office of chief executive of the Among his intimate associates who, by State, there was not even the suspicion the most rigid economy struggled of a dollar‘s misappropriation of through this college with him, to the money. attainment of the honors of the After returning to his home in institution, were Bishop Kingsley, Rev. Fairmont, he was called upon to serve Gordon Battelle, and Rev. James one term in the West Virginia Robinson. Dr. Ruter, Dr. H. J. Clark, legislature, and in June, 1881, was and Bishop Simpson were among his appointed internal revenue collector, instructors. He graduated after four which position he still retains. The and one-half years at college, and then value of his services when, during the taught school for three years in stormy days of 1861, he raised the western Virginia and Mississippi, banner of loyal Virginia, and, with returning home and commencing the spirited determination largely aided in practice of law in Fairmont in 1842. saving West Virginia to the Union, are He was an amateur politician, and appreciated by the State and nation. although taking an active and leading part in the discussion of State and JUDGE A. F. HAYMOND. national affairs, was never a candidate for office. Intense in his anti~slavery The subject of this sketch was the and anti-secession sentiments, he was son of Colonel Thomas S. and Harriet made a member of the committee of A. Haymond, and born December 15, safety at Wheeling in the breaking out 1823, upon his father’s farm, three of the war. To him is due the credit of miles from Fairmont. Until the age of maturing the plans for a reconstruction thirteen, he attended the schools in the of the State, which were to be adopted neighborhood of his home, and was if the ordinance of secession was then sent to the Morgantown academy, passed. At a convention held at where he continued two years, and Wheeling, June 11, 1861, for the entered William and Mary College, at purpose of organizing the loyal State Williamsburg. He only remained for of Virginia, he was a prominent nine months, on account of ill health, member, and was almost unanimously and commenced studying law with chosen governor by the forty counties Edgar E. Wilson, of Morgantown. In there represented. He held office under 1842, at the age of nineteen, he was this election for about twelve months, admitted to the bar, and commenced and in the meantime was re-elected by the practice of law at Fairmont, in the people to fill an unexpired term of which he continued until the breaking two years. He was re-elected by the out of the war of the States, serving, in 57

the meantime, for several years, as he engaged in teaching school and prosecuting attorney. clerking; in 1837 resumed the study of In 1853 he was elected to the medicine with Drs. Wilson and Carr of Virginia legislature from this county, Fairmont, and upon the death of the and again in 1857. He was a delegate latter entered into practice with Dr. from Marion county to the Virginia Wilson; in 1844 elected to the Virginia convention, in 1861, where he opposed legislature, and several times re-elected; the ordinance of secession. After the presidential elector in 1848, and adoption of this ordinance he declared commenced the study of law; 1853-9, his allegiance to the State, and entered a representative in congress; 1859-61, the Confederate service in January, member of the board of public works 1862, where he remained until Gen. of Virginia; died at Fairmont, April 26, Lee’s surrencer in April, 1865. In the 1862.~He stood high in public life, following June he returned to gained eminence as a speaker, and Fairmont, where he resumed the acknowledged to be the ablest practice of law, special permission campaign manager in the State. being granted him by the legislature, HON. A. BROOKS on the petition of Union citizens of FLEMING.—Bom near Fairmont, Marion and Monongalia counties. In October 13, 1839; 1859, commenced 1872 he was a member of the the study of law at the University of constitutional State convention at Virginia; admitted to the bar and Charleston, and, on August 22d, of commenced practice in Fairmont, in that year, was elected a judge of the 1862; 1863-7, prosecuting attorney; Supreme court of appeals; in 1876 he 1872, elected a member of the West was re-elected to this office for a term Virginia legislature; re-elected in 1875; of twelve years, commencing January February, 1878, appointed judge of 1, 1877. He is one of the most popular the second judicial circuit (composed men, and one of the ablest jurists in of the counties of Marion, Harrison, the State. Taylor, Doddridge, Wetzel and HON. WILLIAM S. Monongalia) by the governor, to fill MORGAN. —Born September 7, 1801; the unexpired term of Judge Lewis, circuit rider in the Methodist Episcopal deceased; re-elected in October, 1878, Church from 1822 to 1827; and still continues. He is an able jurist, representative in congress in 1835, and and a gentleman of fine literary and re-elected in 1837; member of the business attainments. Virginia legislature in 1841; HON. U. N. ARNETT. -—Born presidential elector in 1844; clerk in March 7, 1820; representative in the the United States treasury department Virginia legislature, 1851-7; foreman of from 1845 until 1861, when he was the grand jury of Marion county for engaged in painting in water colors for twenty years, and justice of the peace; the Smithsonian Institute, and 1872, member of the State invented a machine used in drawing the constitutional convention; State outlines of eggs, which is still in use senator for four years, two of which he there; died at the residence of his son was president of the senate; died in in Washington, September 3, 1878, and December, 1880. He was one of the was buried in the Congressional most wealthy citizens of the cemetery. A self-educated and community, and had a beautiful home self-made man, in the strictest sense of upon his estate near the village of the term, he rose to an exalted place in Rivesville, on the Monongahela; a the hearts of the people of this popular man, and distinguished community by his uprightness of legislator. character, and gained an eminent THOMAS H. B. STAGGERS. ­ position in the political and scientific The subject of this sketch was born in circles of the country. V Morgantown, Monongalia county, HON. 2EDEKIA Virginia, December 4, 1856, the KIDWELL. —Born in Fairfax county, youngest son of Harvey Staggers, a Virginia, January 4, 1814; at the age of prominent citizen of that county. He nineteen entered upon the study of completed his education at the West medicine at Fairfax Court House; in Virginia University, Morgantown, in 1834 removed with his father’s family June, 1875; studied law in the office of to Clarksburg, Harrison county, where Hon. John Marshall Hagans, and was 58 admitted to practice in December, male inhabitants are employed in the 1876. He practiced his profession at his several coal mines in the vicinity of native place until the spring of 1879, Fairmont. when he removed to Fairmont, his present home, where he has since MANNINGTON. enjoyed a large and lucrative practice established himself in the confidence This flourishing town has a and esteem of the people, and reached population of 850, and is located upon a standing among the ablest lawyers of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, this section of the State. In 1882, he eighteen miles west of Fainnont, and is was united in marriage to Miss Laura J. surrounded by seven hills. It ranks Bums, an accomplished lady of third in size, and (although the Fairmont. Although a young man, he is youngest town in the county) it is recognized as one of the ablest orators second in business importance and in the State, and a leader in the wealth. Situated in the midst of a Republican party. prosperous community, it is destined RICHARD P. LOTT. —Born at to be one of the most prominent towns Washington, Pennsylvania, March 16, in this part of the State. One of its 1833, died September 7, 1879. An leading industries is the manufacture of earnest student, a logical reasoner in leather, which product is well known debate and a vigorous and graceful in the principal markets throughout writer. Unfortunately becoming a the country; Mannington sole-leather cripple for life when young, he was received an award at the Centennial restrained from attaining the high exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. public position which he deserved, and Lumbering is also quite extensively became distinguished only by the carried on here. Prior to the year 1850, qualities which made him universally there were but few houses occupying beloved and respected. The community the ground where this neat and is indebted to him for collecting and prosperous town now stands. This preserving valuable data relating to the land, previous to the laying out of the early history of the county. town, all belonged to George H. Koon and James Furbee, whose descendants TOWNS AND VILLAGES constitute a large proportion of the OF MARION COUNTY. leading inhabitants. Mannington was laid out by the latter gentleman in PALATINE. 1851, and it was granted full incorporate powers in 1871. Present This town is located upon the east officers (1883) are as follows: William bank of the Monongahela, directly Hall, mayor; J. C. Sartin, recorder; opposite Fairmont, with which it is Jesse Dancer, sergeant; N. S. Beatty, connected by a handsome iron bridge. William Gould, E. F. Phillips, U. A. It is the second in size.and importance Clayton, A. Prichard, council. of the towns of the county, having at The town has ten stores, two boot the last census a population of 655. and shoe shops, two blacksmith shops, The tract (upon which the town was two flouting and grist mills, one established in 1838) was originally foundry and machine shop, two hotels, purchased by William Haymond and and extensive lumber yards; a large John S. Barnes for $140, of John and two-story frame school-house, in which Daniel, sons of Jacob Paulsley, who three teachers are employed; also three had settled upon it in 1793. The churches, viz.: Methodist Episcopal, Marion Machine Works (the oldest Rev. W. E. Rippey, efforts are being manufacturing establishment of any made to erect a church building, at a kind in the county) is located here, and cost of about $3,000, to take the place these works are especially noted from of the one they now occupy; the fact that, about thirty—fiveyears Presbyterian, occupying a neat frame ago, they manufactured the church, Rev. J. B. Reed; Catholic, McCormick reaper— the first reaping occupying a substantial frame church. machine built and offered for sale in Among the institutions of the town the United States. The Palatine Pottery is the Mannington Cornet Band, which, is another important branch of having the reputation of being one of industry. The larger proportion of the the best in the State, deserves especial 59 mention. It was organized early in miles east of Fairmont. It takes its 1882, and is uniformed and supplied name from Mr. Benton, who has for a with a full set of triple-silver plated, long time kept a ferry at that point. gold-trimmed instruments, at a cost of This ferry was first established many $1,000. I. T. Koon, leader; J. M. years ago, by Asa Bee. Barrack, 2d E flat; Charles Mapley, 1st VALLEY FALLS is a little village B flat; E. W. Mars, 2d B flat; L. L. which takes its name from the falls in Smith, solo alto; E. L. Koon, lst alto; the Tygarts Valley river at this point. William H. Martin, 2d alto; A. L. The scenery is picturesque; the river, Prichard, lst tenor; G. W. which, for some distance above, flows Montgomery, 2d tenor; William F. in a clear and gentle current, winding Mars, baritone; Frank Barrack, E flat among the hills, here breaks into a tuba; Eugene W. Christy, bass drum succession of perpendicular falls, David T. Davis, side drum; Thomas aggregating about seventy feet fall Jones, cymbals. within a mile. It is located on the B. & FAIRVIEW is a picturesque town 0. Railroad, about two miles east of Of about two hundred inhabitants, Nuzums; contains one store, grist-mill situated about eleven miles northwest and saw-mill; is an important shipping of Fairmont. There are but two houses point for lumber and staves. now standing that were in existence WINFIELD village was laid out when the town was laid out, in about thirty years ago, by Jacob 1845 —those built by Isaac Cotton Morgan. It is located upon Pricketts and David Higgins. There are two creek, on the south line of the district steam flouting mills located here, one of the san1e name, near the central of which ranks among the largest in point from east to west. this section of the State, and the village NEWPORT is a village containing ISthe trading center of a large scope of about 120 inhabitants, situated at the the rich country which surrounds it; mouth of Little creek, upon the contains four stores, one hotel, Monongahela river. It was laid out school—houseand two churches. about thirty-five years ago, by Jacob BOOTHSVILLE is located near the Swisher. forks of Booths creek, and named in HOULT TOWN, a small hamlet honor of Captain Booth, an account of situated on the Monongahela river, in whose tragic death at the hands of the the southwestern part of Winfield Indians is given in these pages. A district, was laid out, about forty years postoffice was established at this point ago, by Jonah Hoult, from whom it in 1833, at Reeds tavern; Robert Reed, was named. postmaster and landlord, who laid off BARRACKVILLE is a hamlet, the village of Boothsville in 1839, on a located on Buffalo creek and the B. & plot of ground adjacent to the 0. Railroad, about five miles west of postoffice. It has since grown into Fairmont; has a grist-mill, saw-mill, quite a flourishing village, with a three stores, two churches and various population of 150. shops; population, about 100. It was RIVESVILLE is located on the established soon after the railroad was Monongahela river, four miles built, and named after the Barrack northeast of Fairmont, was laid out family, who owned the land in the upon the land of Elisha Snodgrass, and vicinity. named in honor of Hon. Henry C. BARNSVILLE is located on Rives, in 1837. Its pulation is about Buffalo creek and the B. & 0. one hundred and rfty; contains two Railroad, about three miles west of stores, two churches, school-house, Fairmont, contains a large woolen _saw-mill and wagon factory. It was factory, a fine flouting mill and one Incorporated in 1876 The present store, all the property of the Bamsville officers are as follows: S. H. Amos, manufacturing company. The mines of mayor; J. M. Satterfield recorder; the West Fairmont coal mining Thomas Page, J. S. Coogle, Lee Merrill, company are in the immediate vicinity, T. B. Clayton, William Musgrave, which gives employment, the most of council; Jasper Haught, sergt. the time, to a large number of men, BENTONS FERRY is a small many of whom reside in Bamsville and hamlet, situated upon Tygarts Valley its neighborhood. river and the B. & O. R. R., about four FARMINGTON is a thriving village, 60 located eleven miles west of Fairmont, numerous skeletons and relics of these on Buffalo creek and the B. & 0. people have been exhumed. Railroad; contains two good flouring BASNETTSVILLE is situated on mills, one saw mill, four stores, one Paw-Paw creek, about ten miles hotel, and a number of shops. When northwest of Fairmont; contains one first established it was called tannery, one store, and a school house; Willeytown, named after Col. B. population about 50; surrounded by a Willey, on whose lands it was located; fine agricultural country. the name was changed soon after the BOBTOWN is located on Booths advent of the B. & 0. Railroad, in creek, seven miles from Fairmont; 1852. The village has a fine school population about 100; contains two house, three church societies and an stores and shops, one church and Odd Fellows lodge. Population about school house. Situated in a rich 200. It is one of the most enterprising agricultural country, it is an important business points in the county, and is trading point. situated in the midst of a fine farming, stock-raising and lumbering section. FAIRMONT —ITS EARLY HISTORY. GLOVERS GAP is situated seven miles west of Mannington, on the B. & In the year 1819, a town was 0. Railroad; contains two stores, regularly laid out upon the farm of blacksmith shop, two saw mills, and Boaz Fleming, and named Middletown about 100 inhabitants. The location is from the fact that it was located nearly about three miles east of Glovers Gap midway between Clarksburg and tunnel, at the summit of the grade on Morgantown, the only two towns then the railroad, and the company established in this vicinity. The post established the station in 1857. office at this point, before the TEXAS (COLFAX POST OFFICE) establishment of the town, wasknown is located on the B. & 0. Railroad and as Polseys Mills. At this time the Tygart Valley river, seven miles east of embryo town was nothing but a laurel Fairmont; contains two stores; It has a thicket, and the only building was the good country around it, and the log cabin of Mr. Fleming, which stood principal dealing IS in tan-bark, near where now is the corner of hoop-poles and produce. Jefferson street and Decatur alley. The NUZUMS, thirteen miles east of first house upon the town plat was Fairmont, on the B. & 0. Railroad, erected by Samuel Jackson, father of contains a grist mill, saw mill, fire-brick Oliver and James R. Jackson, of manufactory and one store. It was Fairmont, and the first child born in established a short time prior to the Middletown was E. M. Conway. advent of the railroad, and named after Owing to the fact that there was the Nuzum family, who owned the another town in Virginia (in Frederick land. county) of the same name, it was BRIARTOWN is situated at the changed, by act of the legislature, mouth of Booths creek, on West Fork February 4, 1843, to Fairmont. river, in Grant district; contains one February 18, of the same year, it was grist mill and saw mill; population regularly incorporated, and a board of about 75. trustees was appointed, who elected a WORTHINGTON is situated on the president and recorder. The town left bank of the West Fork river, on the records having been lost or destroyed Clarksburg and Fairmont pike, eight prior to 1857, it is impossible to give a miles from the latter town; contains a list of presidents during that interval, grist mill, saw mill, four stores, a few but from that date to the present time, shops, school house and two churches. the following is a list of presidents and It is one of the oldest villages in the mayors of Fairmont, and the date of county. During the great flood of 1852 their inaugurals: Presidents of Board it was entirely destroyed, but has since of Thtstees and Mayors, 1857 to been rebuilt. It was laid out by Joseph 1883. ~ A. G. Kidwell, 1857; B. Nay. The river bottom on which the Benjamin Fleming, 1860; Allison town is located (surrounded by hills) is Fleming, 1862, who continued until composed of a sandy soil, and April 1, 1865, when, under the new supposed to have been at one time charter granted by the legislature, a thickly inhabited by Indians, as new board, consisting of mayor and 61 council, was elected, as follows: Jacob Monday, and the destruction above, C. Beeson, mayor; John Kearsley, particularly on West Fork, was very William B. Fleming, G. L. Tumey, A. great. In the town of Worthington, Fleming, Ellery R. Hall. The latter was every house but one and parts of two appointed recorder. The following is a others, was swept away, with large list of mayors from that time until quantities of household goods and _l883, showing the year of their merchandise. Several of the best installation: 1866, John Fisher; 1867, dwellings, shops and warehouses of the Jacob C. Beeson; 1868, 0. Jackson; village of Rivesville were carried off, 1869, N. C. Cochran; 1870, Israel and the little village of Newport, Foreman. (At this time there was a between here and Morgantown, was dispute regarding the election; two completely inundated. There was not a boards of councilmen transacted the very serious rise in the Tygart Valley business of the town, over one of river, but along the West Fork, and which presided N. C. Cochran as from thence down the Monongahela, mayor, and at the head of the other, the destruction of property and Israel Foreman until, near the end of suffering of the people was great. Since his term the court decided in favor of this memorable event, the passage of the latter, and he was re-elected in time in the inundated sections has 1871.) 1872, N. C. Cochran; 1873, dated from the time of “the flood.” Jacob S. Hayden —re-elected in 1874; The completion of the Baltimore & 1875, Charles J. Corbin ——re-electedin Ohio Railroad to Fairmont was 1876; 1877, Thomas A. Fleming; celebrated on the 23d of June, 1852. 1878, Charles J. Corbin —re-elected in The road was soon afterward 1879; 1880, Jacob S. Hayden; 1881, completed to Wheeling, through the Jacob C. Beeson; 1882, N. C. Cochran, following towns and villages of Marion present mayor. county: Valley Falls, Nuzums Mills, List of Town Officials, 1883. —N. Bentons Ferry, Texas, Flemingsburg, C. Cochran, mayor; T. H. B. Staggers, Fairmont, Uztown, Barnsville, G. G. Farrance, Alexander Bebout, N. Barrackville, Farmington, Mannington C. Dickerson, F. E. Nichols, members and Glovers Gap. At the village of of council; W. S. Haymond, recorder; Flemingsburg, a short distance below S. F. Shore, town sergeant. the confluence of the West Fork and Tygarts Valley rivers, the railroad EVENTSIN THE crosses the Monongahela by a HISTORY OF THE TOWN. magnificent iron bridge, which is 650 feet long and 35 feet above the average The first steamboat that ever water line. During the war of the States followed the Monongahela to its head this bridge was destroyed by the was the “Globe,” which arrived at Confederates, but soon afterward Fairmont February 11, 1850, and the rebuilt. event created a lively interest among Across the Monongahela, between the citizens. Other boats, at different the towns of Fairmont and Palatine, is times, have since found their way to a fine suspension bridge, which was this town. and during the high water of completed in 1852, under the direeiton 1852 the “Thomas 1’.Ray,” and other of James L. Randolph, assistant boats made regular trips. engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio On Monday, April 5, 1852, Railroad, at a cost of about $30,000. occurred the great flood, which Of this amount the State of Virginia destroyed thousands of dollars worth subscribed $12,000, and the citizens of of property in the county. The rains Fairmont and Palatine $8,000 of stock. had fallen heavily all the day before, The balance necessary to complete the the West Fork and other tributaries of work was borrowed, and afterward all the Monongahela swelled with fearful paid from the tells of the company. rapidity, and the waters of the latter The distance between the abutments for a time rose at the rate of five feet on either shore which support the per hour, until they had attained bridge, is 560 feet; the approaches are forty-three feet above an ordinary 85 feet in length, and the height of the stage at Fairmont —eight feet higher bridge above the average water line is than the great flood of 1807. About 50 feet. forty houses floated by Fairmont on On Sunday morning, April 2, 1876, 62 occurred what was afterward known as superintendent of public schools for “the great fire" in Fairmont, which one year and a part of another; he was destroyed the principal business succeeded by Prof. J. C. Gilchrist who portion of the town. The total loss was held the position for one year; then Dr. about $75,000, a large portion of J. G. Blair was elected to the postiion, which was covered by insurance. But a and had control of the public school short time had elapsed after the fire, until the close of the term in 1875. Mr. before the entire burned district was J. W. May was principal of the schools rebuilt with fine brick business blocks in 1875-6, since which time the present and residences. In fact, Fairmont can principal, Thomas C. Miller, has been now safely challenge any town of its in charge. He has been connected with size in the State to exhibit as many and the schools for thirteen years in as handsome buildings as are seen upon succession, except one intervening her main street, and large sums of year, 1875-6, which was spent at money have been expended in grading college. and other substantial improvements. The buildings now occupied by the normal and public schools are the joint FAIRMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. property of the State and Fairmont Independent district. The bill creating The first ublic school in Fairmont the Independent district was enacted under the tee school system was by the legislature February 25, 1869. opened in the fall of 1864. Misses A beginning has been made towards Nannie Booth, Maggie E. Tumey and gathering a school library. The volumes Mary J. Steele were the teachers. The (numbering over one hundred) are schools were not graded, and occupied mostly books of reference. rooms in different parts of the town. The entire enrollement for the year They continued the three months, and 1882-3, up to February 15, 1883, is in 1865, were graded and placed under classified in seven schools, as follows: the supervision of Prof. J. C. Lininger, Primary, 90; secondary, 59; 1st who continued at their head but three intermediate, 56; 2d intermediate. 52: months. Upon the resignation of Prof. grammar, 40; high school, 39; colored, ' Lininger, Dr. D. B. Dorsey was elected 31; total; 367. In additon to the town principal, and had charge until the schools, the Barnsville and Fleming close of the term. The session this schools belong to this district, school year continued six months, the increaing the enrollment to 411. The schools, four in number, again being in schools are carefully graded, and the different buildings. In the summer of course of study sufficiently advanced 1866, the school board purchased the to give those who com lete it a good old brick building, corner of Main and practical education, or It them for the Bridge streets, and fitted it up for work of teaching. school purposes. Prof. A. S. Cameron, Under the revised course of study, of Pennsylvania, was chosen principal, which went into effect in 1880, the and continued for two years, during following is a list of graduates: 1880, which time there were five schools, Addie L. Brodie; 1881, Laura J. Burns with an enrollment of about 200 (Mrs Staggers), Anna L. L. Hall, pupils. _ Amelia V. McCray, Annie E. Kelley, When the legislature located one of Minnie M. Nichols, Virginia L. Pride, the State normal schools at Fairmont, Fred T. Martin, A. Frank Grove; 1882, in 1868, provisions were made Emma L. Hayden, Lizzie R. Townsend, whereby the pupils of the district Della G. Nesleitt (Mrs. Cline), Willie G. could be formed into model training Hall, Charles H. Mayers. Those who schools, for the benefit of normal received Peabody medals were Addie students, and the principal of the L. Brodie, Amelia V. McCray, Virginia normal school was, by virtue of his L. Pride, Charles H. Mayers. About position, superintendent of the public one-half of these graduates have schools. This plan continued nominally become teachers, who, together with until 1875, when the public schools several under-graduates, are doing very were entirely separated from the acceptable work. ‘ normal department. Prof. William R. The members of the board of White was principal of the normal education in 1882 were: Dr. J. H. school, and consequently Brownfield, president; J. M. Hartley, 63 George W. L. Mayers, commissioners; summer of 1867. In February, 1867, A. J. Stone, secretary. The corps of the legislature appropriated $5,000 to teachers for the present year is as this school, on condition that $2,000 follows: Thomas C. Miller, principal; E. additional be paid bv the citizens. This C. Ravenscraft, grammar; Miss Ida condition wascomplied with the people Abbott, 2d intermediate; MissAmanda of Marion county, and the institution Fleming, lst intermediate; Miss Addie passed into the hands of the State. In L. Brodie, secondary; Miss Hattie P. 1872, the State appropriated $5,000 Burke, primary; J. N. Satterfield, additional, and the main building colored. (40x80 feet, three, stories high) was erected. The entire cost of the building FAIRMONT STATE has been about $20,000, one-half of NORMAL SCHOOL. which was paid by the State, and the remainder by the citizens of Fairmont and vicinity. After its purchase by the Under the constitution of 1863, the State (1868), Prof. William R. White, legislature of West Virginia put into the first State superintendent of free operation their free school system, schools, became the first principal of which will now compare favorably this school, and secrued of Dr. Sears with that of any other State. At an (agent of the Peabody fund) a gift of early period, normal schools were $500 for the normal department, and organized for the purpose of educating $1,000 for the model school, which and training teachers for their donation was continued through four important work. Among the first years. towns to provide a school of this sort In 1870, Prof. White was suceeded was Fairmont, which, in 1865, by Prof. Gilchrist, who continued as established, under private enterprise, principal until the summer of 1871, the first normal school in the State. It when Dr. J. G. Blair was appointed, in was opened in the summer of that which position he remained until his year, by J. N. Boyd, editor of the death, December 22, 1878. In 1874, Fairmont National, in the basement of the normal and public schools were the Methodist Protestant church, and separated, which resulted in their continued about ten weeks, when it mutual benefit. On the death of Dr. was discontinued in order to permit Blair, Miss M. L. Dickey was appointed the students to commence their fall in his place, and continued until schools. September 1, 1882, when Ulysses S. A bill was introduced into the Fleming became acting principal. The legislature, in the winter of 1865-6, for present faculty consists of Ulysses S. the prupose of establishing a State Fleming, acting principal; Miss N. R. normal school at this place, but an Cameron, second assistant; J. W. adjournment was had before action Newlomz. third assistant: Mrs. A. M. J. was taken. In the meantime, the Pinnell, teacher of vocal and citizens of Fairmont, growing tired of instrumental music. delay, formed a joint stock company The enrollment of the school, for under the title of “the Regency of the each year ending in June, since its West Virginia Normal School,” and puithase by the State, is as follows: secured a charter under the general 1869, 30; 1870, 40; 1871, 60; 1872, corporation law of the State. The 85; 1873, 108; 1874, 100; 1875, 152; incorporators were Oliver Jackson, 1876. 105; 1877. 139; 1878. 221: Jacob C. Beeson, Ellery R. Hall, John 1879, 190; 1880, 145; 1881, 182; N. Boyd, Dennis B. Dorsey, James J. 1882, 228; total enrollment, 1,785; of Burns, T. A. Fleming, J. H. Brownfield, this number over 700 were engaged in T. A. Maulsby and A. Brooks Fleming. teaching in 1882. There are two A board of directors was elected, of departments —the normal and which Oliver Jackson was president, academic; the former prepares the Ellery R. Hall, secretary, and James J. pupil for the work of teaching, and the Burns, treasurer. latter (besides giving a good knowledge A lot was purchased of Judge E. B. of the English branches) instructs the Hall for $1,500, and the wing of the pupil sufficiently in Latin, German and present structure (68x40 feet, two Greek to admit him to the freshman stories high) was commenced in the class in college. 64

The building is provided with a issued by J. M. Scrogin in 185 3, and commodious hall, capable of holding edited by Dr. W. W. Granger during the five hundred people, and a music room following year. Next came the appropriately furnished. Their library Methodist Protestant Sentinel, and reading room contains three conducted first by Dr. D. B. Drosey, hundred volumes (mostly on and then by Rev. Samuel Young. In educational subjects), twenty 1862, Col. A. F. Ritchie started the educational journals and thirty daily Fairmont National, whose list of and weekly State papers. editors comprised the names of J. T. The alumni association last year Bengough, J. N. Boyd and Timothy B. (1882) numbered two hundred and Taylor. In 1870, the Liberalist, a three members. It holds its meeting Democratic paper, was started by and literary entertainment on the day Fountain Smith & Son, who, in a few and evening of the annual weeks, disposed of it to Jr. R. Grove; commencement. Four-fifths of these James Morrow, jr., succeeded the graduates are engaged in literary labor. latter, and William S. Haymond and their meetings here are occasions of became local editor; its publication joyful greeting and congratulations. ceased in 1872. There are two literary societies The Fairmont Index. —This paper connected with this school —the was started in 1874, by Major W. P. “Normal” and the “Mozart.” Both of Cooper, and it has since continued as them are vigorous and active, and the organ of the Marion county afford especial advantages in Democracy. The office was destroyed composition, reading, oration, debate by the fire of 1876, and the small and criticism. They also afford amount of material that was saved, opportunity for the study of together with the books, good will, parliamentary law and the acquirement etc., was purchased by Clarence L. of business habits. The normal society Smith and George A. Dunnington, who has started a library, in which works of enlarged and improved the paper, the greatest value to the teacher and established it upon a sound basis, and, student are being collected. in February, 1877, disposed of it to William A. Ohley and Albert J. Dick. The former became sole proprietor in MARION COUNTY NEWSPAPERS. 1882, and the present prosperous condition of the paper gives evidence The Marion County Pioneer. of his efficient management. published at Fairmont by Lindsey The West Virginian. —In 1866, the Boggess, about the year 1840, was the Vidette, a Republican paper, was first newspaper issued in the county. started by J. N. Boyd, first ‘editor and Mr. Boggess was succeeded by R. Fulton _ oo er, as editor and filllbllshel’,e latter who changing sold the to Josiah name Dillon,to the proprietor. This paper was followed by West Virginian. Henry W. Rook and the Baptist Recorder; Dr. W. E. Eyster, Charles M. Shinn soon became proprietor; Joseph Walker, editor; purchasers; the latter assumed entire Daniel S. Morris, printer. The next was control in 1873, and, in January, 1874, the Democratic Banner, started in disposed of the paper to the present March, 1850, by Daniel S. Morris, who proprietors, A. H. Fleming and Lamar sold to A. J. O’Bannon in 1851, and C. Powell. During the great fire of during the latter’s administration the 1876, the office was destroyed, but a name was changed to the True new one was soon established by the Virginian and Trans-Allegheny enterprising proprietors. The paper is Advertiser, and Bef}J3m_1n F- Bean the organ of the Republican party of became associated with it; George P. Marion county, continues in a Morgan soon bought out Mr. Beall’s prosperous condition and has attained interest, when the latter part of the a large circulation. long title was dropped, and it became known as the True Virginian. In 1853, CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES. this paper was purchased by W. S. Drinkard, who continued to publish it METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. until 1861, when it was suspended. The Fairmont Republican was Fairmont became a regular station 65

of the Methodist Episcopal Church leader for many years, and took a about the year 1851, at which time decided stand in favor of the “reform Rev. Jacob S. Patterson became movement,” as it was then called. The stationed as preacher, and Rev. Moses Rev. Asa S,hinn,,had great influence in Tichenel, presiding elder. The church aiding the progress of the new cause in building now occupied was erected in this section. His father, Jonathan 1853, at which time Rev. Thomas H. Shinn, lived at Shinnston, Harrison Monroe was appointed preacher in county, and Asa began preaching charge. In 1855, Rev. James among these West Virginia hills before Drummond; Rev. Gordon Battelle, he was twenty years of age; he was a presiding elder. In 1857 Rev. G. W. brother-in-law of Thomas and John S. Arnold was appointed, at which time this society was united with that of Barns, sr., of Marion county. At this Palatine and called the Fairmont and time the brethren went as far as thirty miles‘to attend a quarterly conference, Palatine Station. This charge was and a journey of five to seven miles to separated from Palatine in 1859, at attend divine service was considered no which time Rev. J. B. Blakeney became unusual thing for a family to preacher in charge, and Rev. J. L. accomplish. Irwin, presiding elder; Rev. John S. July 15, 1843, this circuit became atterson returned to the charge in known as the Fairmont circuit; William 1861; Rev. J. Wesley Webb, 1863, and Browning and N. Watson preachers Rev. John W. Reger, presiding elder. In during 1843-4. In September, 1844, 1865, Rev. H. C. Sanford; Rev. A. J. the Pittsburg Conference, to which this Lydia, presiding elder. In 1866, Rev. J. circuit belonged, met in this place and W. W. Bolton; 1867, Rev. Ashford was handsomely entertained by the Hall; 1868 to 1871, Rev. E. C. church and citizens. In September, Wayman, with Rev. Samuel Steele, 1850, the town of Fairmont became a presiding elder; 1871, Rev. A. J. Lydia; station, and Noble Gilles ie was 1871, Rev. M. W. Rider; 1872, Rev. S. appointed to the charge. The ollowing B. D. Prickett (Rev. Ashford Hall, is a list of ministers since that time, presiding elder); 1875 Rev. Gideon with the date of their pastorate: Martin (Rev. J. W. W. Bolton, presiding 1850-52, William Gillespie; 1852-3, elder); 1877, Rev. W. R. White (Rev. William Reeves; 1853-5, Valentine Gideon Martin, presiding elder); 1878, Lucas; 1855-6, William B. Bolton; Rev. L. L. Stewart, who served three 1856-7, George Nestor; 1857-9, T. E. years; 1881, Rev. James L. Clark (Rev. Lancaster; 1859-61, Ebenezer Mathers; L. L. Stewart, presiding elder); 1882, 1861-2, Thomas E. Lancaster; 1862-3, Rev. E. H. Owen, who still continues in D. B. Dorsey, jr., 1863-5, J. L. charge (1883). Simpson; 1865-7, D. B. Dorsey; At the date of the purchase of their 1867-70, James E. Snowden; 1870-71, old church building by the James E. Snowden and D. 1. K. Rine; Episcopalians, this society erected their 1871-2, Henry Seviter; 1872-4, John fine brick edifice, located on Main Gregory; 1874-6, C. A. Sife; 1876-7, A. street, at a cost of about $5,000. They F. Pierce (two months, then supplied); also owned a neat brick parsonage, 1877-8, C. A. Sife (three months, and which is valued at about $2,500. The supplied); 1878-80, G. G. Westfall; present membership numbers about 1880-81, J. Fletcher Dyer; 1881-3 (six 30. , months supply in 1881), George Shaffer present pastor. THE METHODIST PROTESTANT The old frame building belonging to CHURCH. the society was sold, and the neat church edifice in which they now The Methodist Protestant Society worship was completed June 2, 1852, of Fairmont is among the old church at a cost of $2,110. It was dedicated organizations in this section, its history July 25, following, at which time an dating from 1829. The members first eloquent sermon was delivered by Dr. worshiped in the “Old Horse Mill,” E. Yates Reese, of Baltimore. From near where the wool house in this time the society has made good Barnsville now stands. When organized, progress, becoming one of the leading the class did not number more than churches of the place. An organ was eight or ten. Thomas Barns was the purchased for the Sabbath school in 66

1868, and a large one for the church in confirmation was held, two years prior, 1875; in 1874 a large sum was was purchased by the Episcopalians, expended in the improvement of the immediately repaired, and consecrated church. The present commodious as “Christ Protestant Episcopal parsonage was begun in the fall of Church,” the same year, by Bishop 1879, and occupied in February, 1880; Meade. Two years later (in 1856) Rev. it is one of the most substantial Castleman resigned as rector of this residences in the town, and cost about church, and moved to Harrisburg, $2,500. Since the organization of the Pennsylvania; from thence he removed society, in 1829, the church has had south. In the year 1865, while on his about 1,100 members, many of whom return at night from visiting a were distinguished citizens. The parishioner, near the North Carolina Sabbath school connected with this and Virginia State line, he was church is one of the oldest west of the assassinated by some unknown person, who, no doubt, mistook him for a zlkgllgghenies,having been organized in political enemy. The next rector of this church was CHRIST (PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL) Rev. W. M. A. Broadnax, who took CHURCH. charge in July, 1857, and resigned at the close of the year. Rev. W. F. M. About thirty-four years ago, the Jacobs succeeded him as rector in July, Protestant Episcopal Church was 1858, remaining in charge until without a history in Fairmont; prior to December, 1859. In July, 1860, Rev. 1848, there was not a member of the D. J. Lee, D. D., became rector. Up to church in this place. The first this time, there had been no Vestry, communicants who came to reside in and, on August 29, 1860, the following Fairmont were Thomas Steel and wife, gentlemen were elected the first in June, 1848. Nearly one year vestrymen of this church: Colonel afterward (April, 1849), Martha A. S. Thomas Haymond, Charles H. Kearsley (who came with her husband, Matthews, Thomas G. Steele, Joseph E. John Kearsley, to Fairmont, at that Sands and Alpheus Haymond. Dr. Lee ' date) was the third member of the resigned the rectorship of the parish in Episcopal Church here. In July, of the April, 1861, and for a short time Revs. same year, Rev. S. D. Tompkins was Mr. Page and R. T. Brown filled the the first Episcopal clergyman to visit position. In 1867, Rev. John S. Woods these members, who baptised several took charge, and remained until 1875. children for them. The next to look He was succeeded by the present after their spiritual interest was Rev. incumbent, Rev. G. A. Gibbons, who Dr. MoCabe, who, in 1851, conducted has been rector for about eight years, the first Episcopal services in Fairmont, and also administered, for lligvligigaccepted the charge in October, the first time, the sacrament of the During Rev. Gibbons’ incumbency, Lord's Supper; these services were held the old church was pulled down, and in in Mr. Kearsley’s parlor. In September, 1880, the present neat and of the same year, these faithful commodious edifice was built, at a cost members were cheered by a visit from of about $5,000. It stands on the assistant Bishop of Virginia (Dr. Washington street —a model of beauty John Johns), who was the first to and architecture, and a credit to the preach to them in Fairmont. town and congregation. In the The next autumn, 1852, the Bishop recess-chancel of this church, is a of Virginia (Dr. William Meade), visited beautiful stained-glass, triple window, Fairmont and confirmed, for the first to the memory of the first rector of time, four persons in what was then the parish, Rev. R. A. Castleman, and the Methodist (but afterward two of the first communicants —Mrs. Episcopal) church. At this visitation, Martha A. S. Kearsley and Miss Mary Rev. R. A. Castleman was appointed Green Watson. The society also owns a the first rector at Fairmont, who very comfortable parsonage, which remained in charge four years. Rev. stands beside the church. There are, at Castleman was the founder of the present, forty or more communicants Episcopal Church here, and in 1854, of Christ Church, and the rector has, as the church edifice in which the first his co-laborers in the parish, the 67

following vestrymen: William E. erection of a new one commenced. For Watson, Joseph E. Sands, Jacob N. a number of years after the date of its Gould, A. M. King and Thomas F. Watson. organization this was the only Christian society in this section of THE FAI RMONT Virginia, and it therefore then PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. embraced the entire church—going community. There have been many changes since this date, and generations This church was first organized in have grown up and passed away. Middletown, Monongalia county (now In 1822 the society built a frame Fairmont, Marion county), in 1798, church upon Jefferson street, opposite from members who came from the the Mountain City House, which was State of Deleware, and they obtained of the most primitive character. No supplies from the Redstone Presbytery, lath or plaster covered its walls, and Pennsylvania. The first clergyman who there was no ceiling to reflect the light officiated here was Rev. Mr. Marshall, of the tallow candles, which rested in next Rev. Mr. Dunlap. About the year their tin candlesticks fastened to the 1815 a church was constituted at the posts, or held in position against the residence of Asa Hall by Revs. Allen walls by two nails driven into the and Marcus. Boaz Fleming, Jordan studding. In 1850, this church gave Hall, and Thomas Hall were at that place to the old brick that, in turn, was time ordained elders. Revs. Adams, pulled down to help furnish material Hunt, Ralston, J. Green, Ira Condet for the handsome new one that stands and A. G. Fairchild were sent to the on the corner of Jefferson and Jackson church as occasional supply. About streets. This fine edifice, which the 1828, S. Reed, a licentiate, preached society now occupies, was built during six months as stated supply. November Rev. Dr. Jimeson’s pastorate, and 7, 1830, Rev. Cyrus Beecher Bristol, a finished in 1879, at a cost of about member of Bedford Presbytery, was $3,000. Improvements have since been sent to the church as a missionary, and added at an expenditure of $300. A continued with it thirteen years. Rev. William P. Harsha succeeded him in manse was purchased many years ago, which stands beside the church, and is 1845, Rev. A. G. Fairchild serving as valued at $2,000. The membership temporary supply in the interim. Rev. now numbers 90. Connected with the ewis succeeded Rev. Harsha, March church is a Sabbath school, which is 30, 1856, and since that time the growing rapidly; average attendance, church has been served in turn by the 65; William H. Sansell, superintendent. following ministers: Revs. W. W. Chapman, J. A. Flanagan (who JONES CHAPEL, remained ten years), Rev. C. C. B. METHODIST EPISCOPAL Duncan (who served five years), Dr. A. CHURCH (COLORED). Jimeson, succeeded by the present pastor, Rev. J. B. Reed, who accepted The Methodist Episcopal Church the charge May 1, 188 2. society (colored) was organized in the In 1828 the population of the town year 1865, by Rev. John H. Hughes, _wascomprised in twelve families, and In 1832 the church rolls embraced the who continued as pastor until 1868, when he was succeeded by Rev. following fifteen names: Mrs. Maria Branch; 1869, Rev. Johnson; 1871, Hall. Mrs. Amanda Fleming, Mrs. F. Rev. Henry R. Williams; 1874, Rev. A. Hamilton, Mrs. Nancy Shinn, Mrs. C. Steptoe; 1876, Rev. John H. Dailey; bophroma Musgrave, Mrs. M. Barnes, 1878, Rev. G. R. Jackson; 1880, Rev. Mrs. Nancy Fleming, Mrs. Clarissa A. C. Steptoe, who still continues Shinn, Mrs. Eliza Fleming, Mrs. Rhoda (1883). At the time of their Fleming, Mrs. Phoebe Vansicles, Mrs. organization, in 1865, the society Minerva Irwin, Mrs Sarah Hall, Messrs. erected the neat church building in -Joseph Nuzum and J. S. Smith. All of which they worship, known as Jones the above were living at the time of the Chapel, valued, with the lot on which Church celebration on Sunday, it is located, at $1,000. The society September 8, 1878, when the old membership number 20. There is a Church building of the society was flourishing Sabbath school connected about to be demolished and the with the church. which is attended by 68

about 75 scholars. Steele; 1850, John S. Barnes; 1850, J. M. Prickett; 1851, C. B. Carney; 1851, MOUNTAIN CITY ENCAMPMENT, William Case; 1852, Larkin Pierpont; NO. 5, I.0.0.F. 1852, J. C. Pitcher; 1853, Michael Rizer; 1853, W. D. Eyster; 1854, John This society was organized April 5, E. Wills; 1854, A. L. Smith; 1855, B. 1851, with the following charter F. Sedgwick; 1855, I. S. Harrison; members: E. B. Hall, F. C. Pitcher, 1856, Jabez L. Hall; 1856, G. B. B. Larkin Pierpont, Cornelius B. Carr, Zumbro; 1857, Thomas G. Steele; Thomas G. Steele, Harrison Fleming, 1857, Thomas Rhea; 1858, A. Hoult; James F. Hough and John C. Pitcher. 1858, Thomas Rhea; 1859, A. B. The following were the first officers Wilson; 185 9, Jacob Grow; 1860, W. P. elected: F. C. Pitcher, C. P.; T. G. Camp; 1860, A. G. Hall; 1861, Thomas Steele, H. P.; Larken Pierpont, S. W.; Moore; 1861, Thomas L. Vance. The Harrison Fleming, treas.; J. C. Pitcher, last meeting held by Marion Lodge, J. W.; E. B. Hall, scribe. From the date No. 64, was on April 1, 1862, when, of its organization, the encampment owing to the war, the organization was has occupied the hall of the Marion suspended. Lodge. It was organized under the name of Mountain City Encampment, On May 2, 1865, Thomas L. Vance, No. 26, and worked under that title Thomas Moore, A. G. Hall, Thomas A. until the organization of the grand Maulsby, William P. Camp, John lodge of West Virginia, when its Kearsley, G. B. B. Zumbro, James number was changed to No. 5. It Hough and A. B. Wilson met, in continues in a good condition, and pursuance to instructions from Thomas expects soon to uniform its members. G. Steele, G. M. of West Virginia, and They meet on the first and third reorganized the lodge by the election Friday evenings of each month. The of John Kearsley, N. G.; Thomas A. following is a list of present officers: Maulsby, V. G.; A. B. Wilson, sec.; W. Clarence L. Smith, C. P.; Logan L. P. Camp, treas., and G. B. B. Zumbro, Carr, H. P.; M. N. Barns, S. W.; John W. chaplain. It continued under the name Haggerty, J. W.; Ellis A. Billingslea, of Marion Lodge, No. 64, until the scribe; William Gaskell, treasurer. organization of the grand lodge of West Virginia, when the name was changed MARION LODGE, to Marion Lodge, No. 11. Since the NO. 11, I.0.0.F. re-organization a list of the other past grands is as follows, the date of their On the 15th of March 1848, James installations being respectively the first Neeson, Benjamin F. Sedwick, N. C. of January and July of each year, Arthur, Thomas L. Moore and E. L. except when otherwise stated: 1866, Stealey, under a dispensation from Jacob Grow; 1866, Thomas A. Edmund C. Robinson, G. M. of the Maulsby; 1867, Jabez L. Hall; 1867, State of Virginia, met to organize James F. Hough; 1868, J. L. S. Hall; Marion Lodge, No. 64, under the 1868, Jabez L. Hall; 1869, R. R. jurisdiction of the grand lodge of McCray; 1869, Jasper Hamilton; 1870, Virginia. Representatives from Adelphi P. W. Parker; 1870, James Perry; 1871, Lodge, No. 47, of Clarksburg, opened B. J. Holland; 1871, P. B. Cumpston; the lodge and initiated Festus R. 1872, B. F. Morrow; 1872, J. N. Pitcher, Zedekiah Kidwell, jr., Limnah Pritchard; 1873, T. W. Fleming; 1873, Arnett, E. B. Hall, W. D. Eyster, J. N. Pritchard; 1874, J. B. Watherwax; Joseph A. Hill, L. J. Pitcher and A. E. 1874, E. L. Toothman; 1875, C. H. Brumage. The first officers were as Meredith; 1875, L. P. Carr; 1876, G. H. follows: Festus C. Pitcher, N. G.; Richardson; 1876, A. M. King; 1877, Joseph A. Hill, V. G.; E. B. Hall, R. S.; O. J. Fleming; 1877, A. H. Fleming; W. D. Eyster, cor. sec.; Limnah Arnett, 1878, Ellis A. Bellingslea; 1878, T. W. treas.; Benjamin F. Sedgwick, chaplain. Fleming; November 26, 1878, W. E. The following is a list of past Hough; 1879, C. W. Scott; 1879, grands, 1848 to 1883, installed, Thomas Reed; 1880, James F. Hough; respectively the first of January and 1880, L. P. Carr; October 2, 1880, J. July of each year: 1848, E. B. Hall; L. Parker; 1881, L. B. Haymond; 1849. P. B. Arnett; 1849, Thomas G. February 26, 1881, L. L. Can; July 1, 69

1881, D. N. Snider; 1882, George H. Andrew J. Stone, secretary; Kephart D. Shinn; 1882, Clarence L. Smith; 1883, Walker, C. of H.; James H. Brownfield, William A. Walklate, present P. S.; Thomas W. Fleming, R. A. C.; incumbent. The present officers are as Samuel N. Jackson, M. 3d V.; J. E. follows: W. A. Walklate, N. G.; T. J. Watson, M. 2d V.; Owen S. McKinney, Toothman, V. G.; E. A. Billingslea, M. 1st V. Members in good standing, scc.; N. C. Dickerson, treas. 39; regular meetings are held on the The lodge was organized in a hall second Monday of each month. above the store occupied by Mrs. E. Arnett before the great fire which CRUSADE COMMANDERY, occurred April 2, 1876. As soon as the NO. 6, K.T. Kedwell block was completed, the lodge moved in the hall in the third A dispensation was granted Crusade story of that building; from thence it Commandery by the grand was moved to the hall which was commandery of West Virginia, on the purchased of the Fleming heirs. Here it 25th day of October, 1878, and the continued until July 1881, when it first officers were as follows: Kephart moved into its new hall, formerly the D. Walker, em. comdr.; James M. town hall. This has been fitted up in a Lazzelle, gen’l; Franklin J. Fleming, C. style that renders it one of the finest gen.; Andrew J. Stone, prelate; James and most attractive lodge rooms in the H. Brownfield, treasurer; Robert C. State, and the regular meetings are held Dunnington, recorder; James H. on Tuesday evening of each week. Brownfield, sen. warden; Robert C. The organization is now in a very Dunnington, jun. warden; Henry Pride, flourishing condition; it has nearly one stand. bearer; Michael M. Comerford, hundred members, and is worth about sw’d bearer; Edwin W. S. Moore, $5,000. Two of its members have been warder. elected grand masters of the grand The Commandery continued to lodge of the State —Thomas G. Steele work under dispensation until and Thomas W. Fleming. The former September 17, 1879, when a charter has been grand secretary of the same was granted by the grand commandery, body for a number of years, and Grand with the following officers: Sirs James Master Fleming has represented this H. Brownfield, em. C.; Charles M. jurisdiction in the sovereign grand Davidson, gen’l; Andrew J. Stone, C. lodge of the United States two years. gen. The commandery is now in a very ORIENT CHAPTER, flourishing condition, and has a NO. 9, R.A.M. membership of 42, in good standing. The past em. commanders are Sir A dispensation was granted to James H. Brownfield, Kephart D. Orient Chapter, April 22, 1871, by the Walker, Charles M. Davison. grand chapter of Virginia; Kephart D. The present officers are as follows: Walker to be high priest, Henry Pride Sirs Frank E. Nichols, em. comdr.; king, and C. M. Shinn scribe; the first Robert C. Dunnington, generalissimo; convocation was held June 23, 1871. John B. Crane, capt. gen’l.; George A. The chapter continued to work under Gibbons, prelate; James M. Gazzelle, dispensation until after the treasurer; James H. Brownfield, organization of the grand chapter of recorder; Alexander Bebout, sen. West Virginia, when that body granted warden; J. Ed. Watson, jun. warden; a charter dated December 15, 1871, Kephart D. Walker, warder; Michael M. with the following officers: Kephart D. Comerford, st’d bearer; A. Brooks Walker, high priest; Henry Pride, king; Fleming, sw’d bearer; Charles M. Charles M. Shinn, scribe. Davison, sentinel. The past high priests of the chapter In the year 1881, Sir Charles M. are Kephart D. Walker, James H. Davison was worshipful master of Brownfield, Robert C. Dunnington, Fairmont Lodge, No. 9, high priest of Andrew J. Stone, Frank E. Nichols. Orient Chapter, No. 9, and eminent The present officers are as follows: commander of Crusade Commandery, Alex. Bebout, high priest; Lee No. 6; and for the year 1882, the same Reinheimer, king; John B. Crane, can be said of Sir Frank E. Nichols. Scribe; Frank E. Nichols, treasurer: The regular conclaves are held on the 70 fourth Monday night of each month. degree; K. D. Walker, thirty-third degree. The latter and O. S. Long, of FAIRMONT LODGE, Wheeling, are the only two gentlemen NO. 9, A.F. AND A.M. in the State who have attained the thirty-third degree. This lodge was organized July 3, A.L. 5848, A.D. 1848, under a MUTUAL LODGE, NO. 449, dispensation granted by the grand KNIGHTS OF HONOR. lodge of Virginia, with the following officers: William D. Eyster, W. M.; This lodge was organized January Joseph A. Hill, S. W.; Alpheus F. 25, 1877, with the following officers Haymond, J. W.; Ebenezer Newcomb, and charter members: R. C. treas.; Albert S. Hayden, sec.; William Dunnington, P. D.; K. D. Walker, D.; J. Kerr, S. D.; Ebenezer Newcomb, J. D.; H. Brownfield, A. D.; T. C. Miller, V. Charles A. Swearengen, tiler. A charter D.; A. J. Stone, R.; J. W. Dunnington, was granted Fairmont Lodge, No. 9, by F. R.; T. A. Maulsby, treas.; G. A. the grand lodge of Virginia, December Gibbons, chaplain; D. G. Albert, guide; 13, 1848, under which charter it E. E. Fisk, guardian; G. W. L. Mayers, continued to work until the formation sentinel; Alexander Bebout, A. Brooks of the grand lodge of West Virginia, Fleming, Thomas M. Fleming, F. B. May 10, 1865, when the old charter Williams, U. B. Williams and C. A. was surrendered and a dispensation Woodward. The society now numbers authorizing it to work was issued by M. forty members; they meet in their hall W. Grand Master Wm. J. Bates. in J. C. Beeson’s building, on Main A charter was granted by the grand street, the first and third Tuesday lodge of West Virginia, January 24, evenings of each month, and the 1867. following is a list of present officers: The officers at this time (February, N. C. Cochran, D.; B. A. Fleming, V. 1883) are as follows: Andrew J. Stone, D.; M. G. Lester, A. D.; A. J. Stone, W. M.; John B. Crane, S. W.; Alexander reporter; R. C. Dunnington, fin. Bebout, J. W.; James H. Brownfield, reporter; J. B. Crane, treas.; G. A. treas.; Robert C. Dunnington, sec.; Gibbons, chaplain; John Fisher, guide; Lamar C. Powell, S. D.; Thomas H. B. G. W. L. Mayers, guardian; Alexander Staggers, J. D.; John S. McKinney, Bebout, sentinel; J. H. Brownfield, tiler. The present membership in good medical examiner. The list of past standing numbers 70; regular nights of dictators is as follows: R. C. meeting, the first and third Monday Dunnington, James H. Brownfield, nights of each month. George W. L. Mayers, George A. The following is a list of past Gibbons, Thomas C. Miller, A. J. masters since the organization: William Stone, Alexander Bebout and John B. D. Eyster, A. F. Haymond, A. S. Crane. Hayden, C. A. Swearengen, Z. Kidwell, The objects of the order, stated James Sandusky, M. D. Wells, John D. briefly, are as follows: To unite Scott, William P. Frame, Charles G. fraternally all acceptable white men of Taylor, Henry Pride, James J. Bums, every profession, business or avocation; Newton Peirpoint, R. C. Dunningten, to give all moral and material aid in its G. L. Tumey, J. H. Brownfield, A. J. power to members of the order, by Stone, T. A. Fleming, E. W. S. Moore, holding moral, instructive and F. E. Nichols, L. C. Powell, C. M. scientific lectures, by encouraging each Shinn, K. D. Walker, Owen S. other in business, and by assisting one McKinney, C. M. Davison. another to obtain employment; to Among the members of this lodge establish a benefit fund from which a who have been elected as officers in sum not exceeding $2,000 shall be paid the grand lodge of the State, are the at the death of a member, to his following: K. D. Walker, grand master; family, or to be disposed of as he may C. H. Showalten, senior grand warden; direct; to establish a fund for the relief lsrael Foreman, junior grand warden. of sick or distressed members. Since its Some of the members are also organization the Fairmont lodge has members of the A. and A. Scottish lost two members by death (E. E. Fisk Rite, viz.: C. M. Davison, thirty-second and L. B. Haymond), and to the widow degree; F. E. Nichols, fourteenth of each was paid $2,000. 71

MEADE POST, N0. 6, G.A.R. Franklinberry, V. C.; L. A. Linn, prelate; J. L. McAllister, K. of R. and This post of the department of S.; W. Franklinberry, M. of. F.; J. R. West Virginia was organized at Wilson, M. of E.; J. R. Brand, M. at A.; Fairmont, December 18, 1881, by W. C. A. Madera, I. G.; W. H. Hayhurst, O. H. H. Flick, department commander, G. assisted by H. V. Daniels, A. A. G., and Capt. E. G. Bartlett, of Lincoln Post, MARION COUNTY BANKS. No. 1, of Martinsburg. The following named officers were elected for the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF year 1882; Thomas A. Fleming, com.; FAIRMONT.— This institution was Thomas M. Fleming, S. V. C.; James W. organized in the year 1853, as the Shrayer, J. V. C.; Simon F. Shore, Bank-of Fairmont, Thomas G. Matson, adjut.; Rufus E. Harr, Q. M.; Dr. J. H. president; the other presidents in Brownfield, surgeon; Thomas C. Miller, succession were: John S. Chisler, 1855; chaplain; R. C. Dunnington, O. D.; E. B. Hall, 1861; Oliver Jackson, 1862; Sidney W. Satterfield, 0. G.; Charles E. Jacob C. Beeson, 1872; Zebulon Watts, S. M.; Eli Musgrave, Q. M. S. Musgrave, 1881; Harry Fleming, 1882. The post organized with The cashiers were: George H. Spriggs, twenty-two members, which has 1853; Thomas J. Conway, 1858; increased to twenty-eight. It is in a Joseph E. Sands, 1862, who has good condition, financially and continued until the present time socially, which adds to its efficiency. It (1883). The Fairmont bank was is expected that the number will be converted into a national bank May 10, largely increased during the coming 1865. It has had a very successful summer, many ex-Federal soldiers career, never failing to pay its regular having signified their intention of semi-annual dividends. It has also joining. The regular time of meeting is greatly encouraged and assisted in the the first Saturday night of each month development of the agricultural, in their hall, which they use in mineral and other business interests of common with the order of the Knights this section. The directors erected and of Honor. Nearly all the members are completed, on July 4, 1875, a uniformed. remarkably handsome and substantial The officers elected and installed bank building, embracing all the most for 1883 are as follows: Thomas A. approved modern appliances for Fleming, com.; Thomas M. Fleming, S. security against fire and burglary. V. C.; James W. Shroyer, J. V. C.; Attached to the building is the fine Thomas C. Miller, adjt.; Eli Musgrave, residence of the cashier, the whole Q. M.; Dr. J. H. Brownfield, surgeon; costing $35,000. The present officers N. C. Cochran, chaplain; R. C. are as follows: Harry Fleming, Dunnington, O. D.; Charles E. Watts, president; J. M. Hartley, vice president; 0. G.; S. W. Satterfield, S. M.; G. G. Joseph E. Sands, cashier; Benjamin Farrance, Q. S. Fleming, Harry Fleming, J. B. Crane, William E. Watson, J. M. Hooty, FAIRMONT LODGE, NO. 27, directors. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. THE FARMERS BANK OF FAIRMONT was incorporated April This lodge was organized on the 1st 13, 1875, and began business August 2, of October, 1881, with the following 1875, with the following officers: chartermembers: C. M. Davison, C. C.; William Ridgely, president; J. N. J. L. McAllister, V. C.; J. R. Wilson, K. Gould, cashier; Thomas F. Watson, T. of P. and M. of F.; J. E. Brainbridge, W. Fleming, William Ridgely, Harry prelate; H. F. Robison, M. at A.; L. A. Fleming, A. B. Fleming, directors. Mr. Linn, I. G.; D. C. Grim, O. G.; Thomas Ridgely continued as president until Hough and R. B. Hough, trustees; J. R. March 16, 1880, when he was Brand and Benjamin Satterfield. The succeeded by Thomas F. Watson (who membership now numbers twenty-one, still continues), and J. N. Gould has and they meet on Wednesday night of continued as cashier until the present each week in Flemings hall. time (1883). The present officers are as The following is a list of present follows: Thomas F. Watson, pres.; J. N. officers: F. H. Robison, C. C.; M. Gould, cashier; Thomas F. Watson, T. 72

W. Fleming, James Morrow,jr., Joseph free school, in a building located near Fleming, Thomas L. Vance, directors. the house of Robert Lowe. The district Office on Main street, opposite the is now divided into ten school districts, Methodist Episcopal Church, the bank each of which contains a comfortable building occupied by the First National school building —nine of them frame until July 15, 1875. Capital, $30,000. and one brick. The enrollment of scholars is as follows: District No. 1, GRANT DISTRICT. 59; No. 2, 38; No. 3, 76; No. 4, 48; No. 5, 26; No. 6, 40; No. 7, 57; No. 8, This district is located between the 44; No. 9, 24; No. 10, 42; total 454. West Fork, which forms its northwest In 1833, the first postoffice was boundary, and the Tygart Valley, established, at Reeds hotel, in which forms its eastern boundary, the Boothville; Robert Reed, postmaster. two uniting and forming the There are now two in the Monongahela, at thejunction of Grant, district ——Boothville, R. L. Reed, Union and Fairmont districts. Booths postmaster; Bobtown, James Morris, creek rises in Harrison county, at the postmaster. south, and running north through the The first church in the district was district, empties into West Fork. The built by the Baptist society, in 1804. It surface, like the balance of the county, was a hewed log building, located near is rolling and hilly. The soil varies from the “Yellow Rock.” The first pastor medium to good. Principal timbers, was Joshua Hickman, and among the oak, poplar, hickory, walnut and ash. original members were Nathaniel Limestone and sandstone of an Cochran, sr., Henry Leaper, Benjamin excellent quality abound, and valuable Veach, Benjamin S. Hill, Arthur Mallet, coal beds and iron ore are found in Jesse Mallet, Jesse Nixon and their parts of the district. respective wives. There are now five Among the first settlers were frame church buildings in the district, Captain James Booth, whose tragic all belonging to the Baptist and death is recorded in another chapter of Methodist Protestant denominations; this work. With Captain Booth came Elder Murray is pastor of the former John Thomas, about 1770, the former society, and Rev. D. C. Wees of the building a cabin upon Booths creek, latter. occupying the farm now owned by Benjamin K. Martin; the latter located MANNINGTON DISTRICT. on what was afterward known as “the old William Martin place.” Among The soil of this district is loamy, others of the early settlers were Josiah with a clay sub-soil, and is well adapted Davidson, Henry Booher, Conrad to blue grass; the hills are high but Coon, Samuel George, Jesse and generally with regular slopes, free from Johnson Nixon, Jesse Martin, Isaac precipitous bluffs, and capable of Morris, Robert Lowe, David Evans, successful cultivation. The principal Henry Leaper, Thomas and William timbers are different species of oak, Halbert, William Shaver, Thomas wild cherry, poplar, white and black Little, Michael Smell, Thomas Knotts, walnut. hickorv svcamore, sugar Joshua Martin, John S_app and Boaz maple, and abundance of gum. A fine .F1.em1n8~ quality of sandstone is quarried from The first mill in the district was the hills in all parts of the district, and erected by Benjamin J. Brice. It was a coal and lime’ in abundance in the frame mill, run by water power, and eastern part; gravel beds are found located on the West Fork river, at the along Big Bingamon creek, and the mouth of Coons run. Mr. Brice also bottoms of the other streams are all erected the first furnace. Elisha slate rock; in the western part a Brumage built the first saw mill; it was nine-foot vein of coal is found at a a frame mill run by water power, with depth of 300 feet, and the blossom of a carding mill attached, situated on the coal crops out of all the hills; West Fork river, one mile above Booths petroleum has been found in small creek. quantities in the eastern part, The first school was taught in a principally along Little Bingamon small log building, located near creek. The principal stream is Buffalo Boothville. J. D. Myers taught the first creek, which has numerous branches, 73 and heads in the western part of the 49; twenty, 90; twenty-one, 39; district, at the water divide between twenty-two, 56; twenty-three, 36; the Ohio river and the Monongahela, twenty-four, 58; twenty—five, 27; and empties into the latter river near twenty-six, 53; twenty-seven, 24; Fairmont. Its branches in the district twenty—eight, 50; twenty-nine, 31; are Piles Fork, which heads in the thirty, 45; thirty-one, 41; thirty-two, northwestern part of the district, runs 40; total, 1,760, for school year ending southeast ten miles, and empties near June 30, 1882. Mannington; this stream has several The first postoffice was located tributaries— Flat run, Slate fork, four and onc—half' miles above the Campbell run and Big run. Dents run, present town of Mannington, on Whetstone, Bartholomew, Marion fork Buffalo creek; first called Beattys Mills, and Owens Davy are other branches of then Logansport, now Brant. The Buffalo creek. Little and Big Bingamon names of the present postoffices in the head in the eastern part of the district. district are as follows: Mannington,’ Among the first settlers of this part Glovers Gap, Brant, Grangeville, of the county were Nehemiah Glover, Bingamon, Metz and Myers. Jacob Metz, Aaron Youst, Isaac Religious services were first held at Lemaster, James Michael, Thomas and the house of Richard Roberts, one mile Robert Campbell. Alexander Beatty, from the mouth of Dents run, at which Rawley Ice, William Haynes, George time the Methodist Episcopals formed Hawkins, Robert Downs, Henry T. a society. Rev. David Cunningham was Floyd, Joseph Vankirk and Vinzant. their first minister, who died in 1880; The latter settled on Buffalo creek Thomas Snodgrass, Phillip Green and three and one-half miles above Caleb Foster were also traveling Mannington, about the year 1790; preachers here about the same time. Rawley Ice moved on to his place from The society erected a church building Barracksville, and it is now occupied at the mouth of Dents run while Rev. by Dr. Rawley E. Ice, his son. Adam Foster was the missionary minister, Ice, who is buried at Barracksville, was and Moses Tichner was the presiding the first white child born west of the elder, ‘who dedicated the church. This Allegheny mountains in Virginia; he (the first church edifice in the district) established Ices ferry on Cheat river, was a hewn-log building, 24 by 30 feet, and afterward removed to and heated by a stove, which was a rare Barracksville. Adam lce‘s son Rawley, article of furniture at that time. The and his brother William B. (ex-state class was organized in 1840, and the senator) cut the first road from church was built several years Barracksville to the head of Buffalo afterward, and called Buffalo Chapel. creek. The original members were Richard The first grist mill was built about and Sarah Roberts, Oliver and Tiffany fifty years ago by Jesse Ice, on Piles Nay, Henry T. Floyd and wife, Rachel fork, two and one-half miles from and Elizabeth Floyd, James C. Beatty, Mannington; when the water of the M. B. Alexander and Elizabeth Beatty. creek was insufficient to turn the The second church built was located Wheel, it was run by horse power. one mile from Mannington, and known Several years afterward John Fruland as Mt. Zion Chapel, which was attached a saw mill to it. originally a hewn-log house, similar to A school of about twenty scholars that at Dents run. The third church Wastaught near Mannington, about the was located at the town of Year 1820, in a primitive school house, Mannington; it was also of the built of round poles. There are now Methodist Episcopal denomination, thirty-six neat, frame school buildings was formed by a consolidation of the 111 the district, all comfortably first and second societies, and is still in furnished, and the enrollment .of existence. There are now seventeen Scholars in each sub-district is as church buildings in the district (three follows: Number one, 29; two, 26; of which are log, and the balance three, 220; four, 54; five, 42; six, 39; one-story frame), owned and occupied Seven, 78; eight, 58; nine, 75; ten, 52; as follows: 9 Methodist Episcopal, 1 eleven, 41; twelve, 42; thirteen, 57; Methodist Episcopal (south), 2 Regular fourteen, 58; fifteen, 62; sixteen, 63; and Missionary Baptist, 1 United Seventeen, 73; eighteen, 59; nineteen, Brethren and Methodist, 2 United 74

Brethren, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Roman originally a log building, and it has Catholic; there are several organized since been rebuilt three times; the societies which have no building. The ownership of the mill has never been principal towns are Mannington and out of the Morgan family. Glovers Gap. A small school was taught in 1795, by Joseph Tetrick, in a small log cabin LINCOLN DISTRICT. that stood upon the ridge that bears the family name; the first building This district is hilly, but the soil is erected especially for school purposes good, and well adapted to grazing and was built of logs and located on Big agricultural purposes. The native Bingamon creek. There are now timber is principally chestnut, oak, twenty one good frame school houses hard maple, beech, hickory, poplar and in the district all comfortably a variety of ash and elm. There are furnished. The number of scholars in large quantities of sandstone and the different subdistricts is as follows: limestone throughout the district, and Number one, 144; two, 44; three, 52; an abundance of valuable coal in the four, 138; five, 47; six, 38; seven, 36; hills. The principal streams are Buffalo eight, 47; nine, 68; ten, 42; eleven, 39; creek (running through the center of twelve, 51; thirteen, 37; fourteen, 17; the district in an easterly direction), fifteen, 36; sixteen, 27; seventeen, 37; Mill Fall" run, Hellens run, Teverbaugh eighteen, 24; nineteen, 38; twenty, 29; creek, Little Bingamon creek and Plum twenty-one, 33;joint school, 25; total, run; West Fork river divides Lincoln and Grant districts, and Big Bingamon The first post-office was established runs near the line between Marion and at W. J. Willey’s private house, on Harrison counties, mainly in the latter Buffalo creek, near where Farmington county, emptying into West Fork at now stands, and known as “Willeys the division line. postoffice.” There are now three in the Among the first settlers of the district, namely: Worthington, county were Thomas Hellen, William Fannington, and Sturms Mills. Willey, Nathaniel Cochran, Paul The first religious services were held Michael, John Hobbs, Anthony Koon, at the house of Catharine Sturm, at Caleb Davis, Sr., Thomas Laidley, which time a sermon was delivered by Spencer Martin, Jacob Sturm, sr., a Methodist Episcopal preacher. The Aaron Sharp, William Cochran, first church (Sturm Methodist Richard Parish, sr., Jeremiah Roby, Episcopal Church on Teverbaugh Joseph, John and Henry Tetrick, John creek) was built of hewed logs, in and E. Ashcraft, Robert East, Joseph 1811, and erected for school and Morgan a'r'id"J'eremiah Hess. The first church purposes; the present Sturm cabin was built by Thomas Hellen, one church stands upon the same site. The mile below Worthington, in the year present church organizations in the 1770, when a settlement was begun. district are as follows: Baptist Among the oldest settlers was Robert (Worthington), Rev. E. M. Sa pi» East, who resided for a long time under Christian (Worthington), membE‘r”s‘lp a large overhanging rock on East run, 141, Elder F. Oakes pastor; Methodist and the run and rock took his name. Episcopal (Worthington), membership A grist mill was built by Jacob 7, Rev. J. F. Snodgrass; Methodist Sturm in 1811, on Parish fork of Episcopal (Farmington), Rev. W. E. Teverbaugh creek, near where the Rippey; Methodist Episcopal, South, public school house now stands. The (Farmington); Catholic” (Farmington); water which runs the wheel was Methodist Episcopal (James Fork), conducted from the stream for a Rev. W. E. Rippey; Willow Tree Baptist distance of two hundred yards, in (near Farmington); Christian (Plum wooden troughs. About 1823, Isaac run), membership 50, Rev. W. P. Sturm built a grist mill upon Fortney; Methodist Episcopal flvlauds Teverbaugh creek, connected with run), Rev. W. E. Rippey; Methodist which was a saw mill. In the year 1801, Episcopal south (Salt Lick); Methodist Joseph Morgan built a combined grist, Episcopal (Davis Ridge), Rev. J. F. saw and carding mill, which he run by Snodgrass; Methodist Episcopal, south water from Buffalo creek, near where (Hellens run); Methodist Episcopal, Farmington now stands. It was south (Teverbaugh), Rev. J. F. 75 Snodgrass; Christian (Bingamon), Elder at Forksburg, and, flowing W. P. Fortney; Methodist Episcopal northwesterly, empties into the (Bethel). Monongahela at Ne ort. Piney run is The first Sabbath school in Lincoln a small tributary 3?) Pricketts creek. istrict was organized on the first White Day creek ta.kes its source in the Sunday in April, 1815, near what is eastern part of the district, of which it now the James Fork Methodist forms a portion of the northeastern Episcopal Church on Dunkard Millrun, boundary to the vicinity of bl’ Mrs. Thomas Laidley (familiarly Smithtown, in Monongalia county. known as “Mother” Laidley), who was Among the first settlers of the its first superintendent. She died district were Jacob Prickett, Capt. recently at an advanced age, beloved James Morgan, Jacob M. Swisher, and by all who knew her, for her deeds of Joseph Bunner, and the first settlement kindness. A similar school was was made near Pricketts Fort, in the organized in 1828, by Sarah F. western part of the district, by Jacob (Lindley) Davis, in the barn of Jehu L. Prickett, sr., over one hundred years Davis, which was attended from ago. One of the first settlements was throughout a large extent of the made by Jacob Swisher, near what is surrounding country. There are now now the Mt. Zion Church. The names twenty-four flourishing Sabbath of Peter Moran, Richard Leason, John schools in the district, viz: Gilboa and William Kincaid and Josiah (Methodist Episcopal), Iron Springs Prickett are also mentioned as early (Methodist Episcopal), James Fork settlers. (Methodist Episcopal), Bethe] About the year 1800, Levi Morgan (Methodist Episcopal), Willow Tree built a small frame ‘grist mill (of the (Baptist), Farmington (one Methodist style known as a “tub mill") on Little Episcopal and one Methodist creek, on the site of the present village Episcopal, south), Plum run (one of Newport. This is generally Union and one Christian), Mauds run considered as the first grist mill in the (Methodist Episcopal), Salt Lick (one district, but at about the same date Methodist Episcopal, south, and one Nathan Springer also erected one on union), Teverbaugh (one Methodist Pricketts creek. The first saw mill was Episcopal, south, and one union), built upon the latter stream by Jacob Robinsons (union), Little Bingamon Prickett, which was run by water, and (Methodist Episcopal), Long run has several times been rebuilt upon the (union), Worthington (Christian and original site. Baptist), Hellens run (Methodist The first school in the district was piscopal, south), Davis Ridge (union), taught in a log cabin located on Beech Grove (union), Willow School Pricketts creek about one mile from House (Baptist), Odell Knob its mouth. The building was about (Christian), East run (union). fourteen feet square, with puncheon The principal villages are floor and a large chimney, furnished in Farmington and Worthington. the rude manner which was generally adopted in those early days. There now WINFIELD DISTRICT. eleven neat frame school houses in the district and also one which stands The eastern part of this district is upon the hne. one-half lying in Union Very rough and rather unproductive; district; all furnished in a comfortable and the western portion, although manner. The district is divided into quite broken, has quite a fertile soil. eleven sub-districts, and the enrollment The native timber is principally white of scholars in each as follows: No. one, and chestnut oak, poplar, walnut, 43; No. two, 69; No. three, 52; No. hickory and chestnut. Pricketts creek four. 57: No. five, 71; No. six, 55; No. forms a part of the southwest SW6“. 48; No. eight, 30; No. nine, 29 boundary, and running west of north, No. ten, 50; No. eleven, 55; total 559. empties into the Monongahela river. At “Merediths Tavern," near the Reubens run a small stream rising near center of the district. on Pricketts the center of the district, empties into creek, was located the first postoffice. Pricketts creek at the village of There are now four within the district, Winfield. Little creek also finds its viz.: Mount Harmony, Canton, source near the center of the district, Forksburg and Bunners Ridge. 76

The Methodist Episcopals formed district, empties into the Tygart an organization many years ago, at Valley, into which also empties what is now known as “the old burnt Hamilton run, which runs nearly west. school-house," which was located near The soil of the district is rather sandy the present Mount Zion Church. and quite fertile. The surface is very Among the first members were Isaiah hilly, and excellent sandstone, Hawkins. Sarah Reed. Jacob _SWi5.ll9!.­ limestone and iron ore abound. The 1r., Frederick Xangilder and Susan native timber is white oak, hickory, Vangilder; Benjamin Brain, classleader. sugar maple, beech, chestnut, poplar A religious society supposed to be and black walnut, and there is also older than the above was called “Salem considerable elm along the water Church,” located in the western part of courses. the district, upon the farm now owned The first settlement in this district by Owen Prickett. There are now ten was made on the Tygart Valley river churches in the district, viz: Mt. three miles below Valley Falls, in Pleasant and Mt. Nebo (both log 1775, when a cabin was erected by buildings), Hills School House, Richard Nuzum. Among other early Fairview, Mt. Zion, Harmony Grove, settlers were Jacob Hampton, John Newport, Salem, Hoult Town (all Kirk, Gardner Leonard, John Springer, frame), and Winfield (brick). Of these John Shriver, Hiram Cooper, Phillip the Methodist Episcopal society owns Wagoner. John, James, William and four; the Protestant Methodist, four; George Nuzum, William Barnes, John Christian, one; Union, one. The Linn, William Pettijohn, Henry Winfield Church (Protestant Tucker, Enoch Vincent, Joseph Powell, Methodist) society has 32 members; Alexander Brady and George Watson. Rev. E. O. Ewing, pastor. Newport The first grist mill was erected by John, (Protestant Episcopal,) 60 members; Nuzum, and the first saw mill by Rev. E. O. Ewing. Mt. Pleasant William. The latter was a frame (Union) 35 members; Revs. E. O. b_uilidng, located on Tygart Valley Ewing and John Conwall, pastors. Mt. river, and run, by water. Zion (Methodist Episcopal), 142 In the year 1816 the first school members; Rev. John Conwall, pastor. was taught by Richard Hoil, attended Fairview, (Methodist Episcopal), 30 by sixty-five scholars, and held in a log members, Rev. John Conwall. hut, which was furnished with all the Harmony Grove, (Methodist rude inconveniences of the times. The Episcopal), 20 members; Rev. John district is now divided into nine school Conwall. Hoult Town (Methodist Districts, each containing a comfortable, Episcopal), 30 members; Rev. John well-appointed school house, and the Conwall. Hills School House, enrollment of scholars is as follows: (Methodist Episcopal,) 25 members; District No. 1, 28; No. 2, 48; No. 3, Rev. John Conwall, pastor. Salem 28, No. 4, 41; No. 5, 66; No. 6, 73; (Protestant Episcopal), 20 members; No. 7, 46; No. 8, 49; No. 9, 23; total, Rev. E. 0. Ewing, pastor. The first 402. Sabbath, school in the district was The first postoffice was located organized about the year 1845, by where Texas now stands; Mr. Springer, William Vangilder and Selby Moran. postmaster. There are now five in the Winfield, Newport and Hoult Town district, viz: Palatine, Bentons Ferry, are small villages within the district. Texas, Nuzums Mills and Valley Falls. A sermon was preached by Evan UNION DISTRICT. Morgan, about 1780, and the first religious society was the Gilboa Along the western boundary of this (Methodist Episcopal) Church, formed district runs the Tygart Valley, which in 1812. Among its first members were empties into the Monongahela, and the Benjamin and Margaret Summers, latter river forms the rest of its western Phebe Kirk, Sarah Leonard, Esther and its northern boundary. Pricketts Davis, Enoch and Elizabeth Vincent, creek, running nearly north, forms the George Nuzum and Aaron Rogers. larger part of its eastern boundary with There are now four churches in the Winfield, and empties into the district, viz: Methodist Episcopal Monongahela. Guise run, taking a (Elder Conwall, pastor); Baptist (Rev. course west of south, across the Sapp, pastor); German Baptist (Rev. 77

Anon, pastor), and the Reform washed away by a flood in 1880. Church. A Sabbath school was Stephen Booth built the first steam organized in the year" 1830, by Miss grist and saw mill and carding machine Belle West, composed of twenty-five at Fairview in 1852; the mill now scholars. standing on this site (on which two have been burned) is owned by Dr. E. PAW PAW DISTRICT. R. Tenant & Co. About 1820, a saw mill was established by Richard Price, The greater portion of this district about four miles from the mouth of is underlaid with a good quality of Paw Paw creek. coal; soil generally productive, and well About the year 1800, Reason White adapted to blue grass; surface quite taught a school in a private house, hilly, but the hills are well-rounded, which was the first in this section. In with good slopes, generally, andgeasy 1818, Henry Boggess taught in one of of cultivation; native timber, poplar, the primitive school houses of the day, walnut, hickory, beech, chestnut and about eighteen feet square, built of varities of oak; nearly all the land is round logs; this building stood where cleared. The vein of coal which runs the church is now located, near through the distirct is from three to Bassnettville, and the teacher is still five feet thick; in the beds of the living, active and enjoying good health, streams a fine vein of limestone, four aged 90 years. Mr. B. relates that when feet in thickness is found, and he was teaching this school, in the there are smaller veins in the hills. Paw winter of ‘I8 and ’20, three children Paw creek rises in the northeastern part attended it, aged from eight to of the district, flows in a southwesterly fourteen years, whose only protection direction, and emptis into the from the cold, wintry blast, was a long, Monongahela at Rivesville. Pharo run is home-made linen shirt,“and no covering a small stream which also empties into for the feet. There are now fifteen the river at the same place. comfortable and well-furnished school The first settlement in the district buildings in the district, and the was made at the mouth of Paw Paw schools are attended by 745 scholars. creek from 1770 to 1775. Among the The first postoffice in the district earliest of these settlers were David was located at what is now the village Morgan, William Snodgrass, Nicholas of Rivesville, about 1840, when Elisha Woods and Henry Batton; David Snodgrass was postmaster. There are Morgan and Nicholas Woods erected now four, viz.: Rivesville, Hoodsville, the first cabins in 1772, when they Grays Flat and Basnettville. became actual settlers. The first child About 1810, the first religious supposed to have been born in this services were held at the residences of section was Stephen H., a son of Richard Morris and Noah Matthews, Zackauill and Zina (West) Morgan. and about two miles above the mouth of the first marriage, that of Peter the Little Paw Paw creek, and five Straight to Elizabeth lee, about 1796. miles from the river. The first regular Among the first (if not the first) born organization was that of St. Johns in the district were the three children (Methodist Episcopal) Church, at (triplets) of Thomas Button —Keziah, Basnettville, in 1823; the first minister Jemima and Eleanor. The story of the was Rev. Thomas Jemison. followed by capture of a son of John Dragoo (one Rev. Elias Bruen; Richard Wells was of the early settlers of. this district), first class-leader; present membership, one of the adventures of David 130. Among its first members were Morgan, and the murder of Nicholas Henry and Catharine Boggess, Richard, Woods and David Straight by the Nancy, Thomas and Phebe Wells, Rolla Indians, is related in another chapter; and Maria Evans and Polly Conway. Woods, Dragoo and Straight all came The second was the Methodist from Staten Island, New York. Episcopal; Rev. Jonathan J. Pritcher A grist and saw mill combined was was mainly instrumental in its erection, erected about 1795, by Recder & who is still living; aged 93. The third Evans, at the mouth of Paw Paw creek, was Asbury Chapel (Methodist and run by water power— probably Episcopal); present membership, 75. the first in the district; it was an There are now nine churches in the excellent mill, for the times, and was district, viz.: One Baptist, four 78

Southern Methodist, three Methodist Maryland, in June. 1865. In Marion Episcopal, and one Sanctified. The county, October 18, 1866, Dr. Southern Methodist at Fairview was Brownfield wasjoined in marriage with built in 1879, at a cost of $1,600; Ann E. Fleming, and their children are dedicated by Rev. Thomas Wade; first four sons: John M., Clark B., George pastor, Rev. Fletcher Goulden; present H., and Archie F. Matthew and Eliza Fleming, born and raised in this county }1)3%or,Rev. C. W. Shear; membership, and here deceased, were the parents of A Sabbath school was established at Ann E., wife of Dr. Brownfield, and St. Johns Church in 1823, by Henry her birth was in Marion county, in Boggess and Rolla Evans; among others February, 1838. John and Belinda who taught in this school were Richard (Huestead) Brownfield were the and Thomas Wells, and Mr. Boggess is parents of James H., and the home of the only one who survives; the number their married life was in Pennsylvania, in attendance was about 25; present where the father continues to live and attendance, 80; Richard Poling, the mother is deceased. Dr. Brownfield superintendent. There are now seven has been many years member of the Sabbath schools in the district. school board, and is now president of The villages of the district are the board, which position he has filled Rivesville and Fairview. During the for four years. He has a large and early years of Indian depredations, well—establishedpractice in and about there was a fort established where the Fairmont. latter town now stands, which was occupied by a company of soldiers in JAMES J. BURNS— is a son of command of Captain Levi Morgan. James Bums, now of Peoria,,Illinois, and Nancy (Ingman) Burns, now PERSONAL HISTORY deceased. He was born in Marion DEPARTMENT OF county June 18, 1832, and his MARION COUNTY. marriage was consummated in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, FAIRMONT DISTRICT. December 21, 1854. Margaret, daughter of John Stewart, who is now LEE R. ABBO'I"I‘— is a son of deceased, was born in Huntingdon Vernon and Priscilla (Vanzandt) county, September 30, 1831, and on Abbott. His father came to Marion the date recorded became the wife of county in 1839, and Lee R. was here Mr. Burns. Their children are six: Ida born December 2, 1845. His mother is Ellen, Della A., Laura J., Mabel S., no longer living. In Palatine, Marion Mary K., and Maggie S. All are living in county, July 9, 1878, Lee R. Abbott Fairmont, and in Fairmont village and Columbia E. McKinney were James J. Burns is prosperously joined in wedlock, and their children conducting a large mercantile business. are: Robert Lee Roy, Mary M., and He is also a dealer in oil, coal and Alice Priscilla. Columbia E. McKinney timber, and is organizer of companies was born in Marion county, June 7, in that line. His postoffice address is 1846, a daughter of John S. and Fairmont, Marion county, West Matilda C. (Sullivan) McKinney. Her Virginia. father was formerly of Preston county, Virginia. Lee R. Abbott is engaged in LLOYD LOGAN CARR, the practice of law at Fairmont, M.D. —son of Hugh Holmes and Marion county. Elizabeth (Pitcher) Carr, was born April 26, 1854, in Fairmont, Marion JAMES H. BROWNFIELD, county, (now West Virginia). His father M.D. — born in Fayette county, died the following September; his Pennsylvania, July 5, 1836, a graduate mother is still a resident of this county, of Jefferson Medical College, in which she was born. He is the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, took up his grandson of Jonathan J. and Eliza residence in Marion county in 1860. In Pitcher, two among the oldest residents January, 1864, he was made surgeon of of the county now living, the former the 14th West Virginia Infantry, and being 93, and the latter 81 years of served in that rank until close of the age. In Marion county, on Christmas war, mustering out at Cumberland, Day, 1879, were recorded the marriage 79

vows of Lloyd Logan Carr and Maria C. office until 1865, was re-elected in McCoy. They have one child, a son, 1869, and again in 1871. He served Hugh Holmes, born December 3, 1882. until January 1, 1873, when the office The wife of Dr. Carr was born May 14, was changed to clerk of the county 1858, in Middleboume, Tyler county court, and he was elected to fill it, (now West Virginia). Her parents, John since which time he has been, and still W. and Delia (Evans) McCoy are now is, the efficient incumbent. He was a residents of Marion county, where they son of John and Nancy (Dunham) made their home in 1870. Dr. Carr is Crane, both now deceased, and was both druggist and practicing physician, born in Preston county, Virginia (now having attended a course of lectures at West Virginia), January 5, 1840. He the University, Louisville, Kentucky, in 1874, and also attended the Jefferson has been a resident in Marion county since 1859, and in this county was Medical College, Philadelphia, married November 28, 1867. His wife Pennsylvania, at which he graduated is Mary E., daughter of Matthew and March 11, 1876, since which time he Eliza Fleming, both now deceased. Her has been engaged in the practice of his birth was in this county, where her profession, and also associated in the parents were many years honored drug business, with the firm of Logan residents. In the years of the civil war, Carr & Co. His business card will be John B. Crane served with the 17th found on page 315 of this work. West Virginia Infantry as quartermaster’s sergeant during their NATHANIEL C. COCHRAN —son term of service. His residence and of James and Amanda (Brumage) address is Fairmont, Marion county, Cochran, was born in Marion county, West Virginia. August 28, 1836. His father is now a resident of Jackson county, this State, JAMES E. DOWDEN— who took and his mother deceased. The subject up his residence in Marion county in of this sketch enlisted in Company C, 1881, was born in Pittsburg, 6th West Virginia Infantry, August 18, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1848. In 1861, and was transferred to Battery the city of his birth, July 17, 1873, he F, lst West Virginia Artillery, in July, was united in wedlock with Ruth 1862, where he served until honorably Thomas, who was born at Bradys discharged at Wheeling, in September, Bend, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1859. 1864. In Marion county, November 16, Their children are three: Rolena, born 1865, he was united in marriage with July 24, 1876; George W., April 23, Emily B. Fleming, and the record of 1879; Daisy R., May 8, 1881. their children is: Martha M., born Alexander H. and Rolena (Elliott) August 8, 1873; George W., April 7, Dowden were the parents of James E. 1876; Nelly A., October 23, 1878; Dowden, and his father is still a James A. G., November 7, 1880. Emily resident in Pittsburg. His mother is no B., wife of Mr. Cochran, was born in longer living. Mr. Dowden's wife is a Marion county, January 25, 1845, a daughter of the Rev. Thomas D. daughter of Allison Fleming, now Thomas, of Pittsburg. Her mother, deceased. Her mother, whose maiden whose maiden name was Margaret name was Martha Louchery, came Pierce, is deceased The business card from Pennsylvania to this county in of James E. Dowden will be found on 1838. Nathaniel C. Cochran is one of page 315. the most enterprising of the business men of Fairmont, and his business card ROBERT C. DUNNINGTON— a appears on page 315 of this work. He merchant of Fairmont, has been a has served three terms as mayor of resident in Marion county since 1846. Fairmont, namely: Elected, April 1, He was born in Taylor, now a county 1869, served two years; elected in of West Virginia, the date of his birth, 1872, and served one year; again May 19, 1838. William M. and Jane E. elected in 1882, and is the present incumbent of the office. (Kidwell) Dunnington, both now deceased, were his parents, and his wife is Mary A., daughter of John W. and JOHN B. CRANE —was elected to Margaret (Ebert) Lott. Her mother is the office of recorder of Marion now living in this county, but at the county in 1863, continued in the date of her birth, May 15, 1837, her 80

parents were residents in Washington the age of twenty, the subject of this eountv. Pennsylvania. which was the sketch worked on his father’s farm part place of her nativity. Mr. and Mrs. of each year, going to school the Dunnington are the parents of: George remaining months. In 1859 he began A., Laura C., John Willey, Richard H., the study of law, at the University of Margaret E., and Fanny Belle. During Virginia, and in 1862 was admitted to the civil war, Robert C. Dunnington the bar, and commenced practice at was second lieutenant in the 6th West Fairmont. In 1863 he was elected Virginia Infantry. prosecuting attorney of Marion county, filling the office until 1867. D. STANTON EVANS —engaged September 7, 1865, he was united in in farming and stock-raising in marriage with Carrie M., daughter of Fairmont district, is one of the James 0. Watson. In 1872, on the substantial residents of Marion county. Democratic ticket, Mr. Fleming was He was born in Fairmont district, elected to the State legislature, and was February 29, 1840, a son of Thomas re-elected in 1875. While in the Ward Demoss Evans, who came to legislature he rendered important Marion county in the fall of ’38. from service to the State, faithfully fulfilled Monroe county, Ohio, of which his duties as a legislator, and worked State and county he was a native. The earnestly for the best interests of mother of D. Stanton was Maria Marion county. In February, 1878, he (Barnhouse) _(A_tnett) Evans, born in received from the governor the Hampshire county, Virginia (now West appointment of judge of the second Virginia). The marriage of D. Stanton judicial circuit (composed of the Evans and Cornelia Frances Russell was counties of Taylor, Harrison, solemnized at Booths creek, Grant Doddridge, Wetzel, Monongalia and district, Marion county, November 30, Marion) to fill the term of Judge Lewis 1871. Their children, all at home, are deceased, until a successor could be seven, born: Alfred Clyde, October 8, elected. In the October following he 1872; Mary Catharine, December 12, was elected to fill the vacancy, and he 1873; Georgie Blanche, October 16, has since been re-elected to a full term 1875; Thomas Russell, January 7, of eight years, from January 1, 1881. 1878; James Morrow. Mav 19. 1879; For a number of years Judge Fleming Leonard Carr, March 2, 1881; Charles has been engaged in mining operations Lewis, May 27, 1882. William K. in connection with his father—in-law, Russell, a native of Frederick county, and in farming, and has accumulated a Virginia, and Elizabeth Jane (Wilson) competency. He is a gentleman of fine Russell, born in Hardy county, Virginia literary and business attainments, his (now West Virginia), were the parents public and private life above reproach, of Cornelia Frances, wife of Mr. Evans, and he is held in deservedly high and she was born in Fairmont, January esteem among his fellow citizens of all 26, 1848. The farm of Mr. Evans was parties. the scene of many daring and romantic adventures in encounters between the HON. BENJAMIN FLEMlNG—son first white settlers and the Indians, of Benoni and Mary (Stephenson) there being at one time an established Fleming, was born September 17, Indian camp on the place. Mr. Evans 1806, in what is now Marion county, served one year, 1870, as township West Virginia. December 11, 1828, in treasurer, the last under the Old this county he married Amanda Constitution, and had filled various Fleming, who was here born January district offices. His postoffice address 18, 1806, a daughter of Thomas and is Barracksville, Marion county, West Anna (Woods) Fleming. The parents of Virginia. both have been many years dead. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Fleming were HON. A. BROOKS four: Mary M., born February 4, 1833, FLEMING— was born October 15, now deceased; Frederick H., April 21, 1839, upon his father’s farm two miles 1835, deceased; Edward S., March 10, west of Fairmont. He is a son of 1838, now deceased; Thruston W., Benjamin F. and Rhoda (Brooks) October 8, 1846, lives in Fairmont. Fleming, the mother a daughter of Benjamin Fleming is one of Marion Rev. Asa Brooks. Until he arrived at county's most prominent and 81 public—spirited citizens. He has Harrison Fleming and Ruemma Criss represented the county in legislature; were united in wedlock, and the record has been a member of the city council; of their children is: Helen V., born from its organization has been one of August 5, 1872; Belle F., November the directors of the First National 12, 1873; Archie, June 19, 1875; Bank, and in all the positions of trust Lawrence Sands, December 21, with which he has been honored he has 1879 —all are still at home with their guarded the interests of the people. parents, who reside in Fairmont. BENJAMIN A. FLEMING— is a JOSEPH M. FLEMING— born in prosperous merchant of Fairmont. He Marion county, June 25, 1832, and was born in Marion county, June 20, Pleasant Eakin, born in this county, 1836, and here his wedded life began, December 11, 1846, were here united November 19, 1863. His parents, both in marriage January 18, 1866. Their now deceased, were Matthew and Eliza seven children were born: Lovey H., Felming, and his wife is Mary F., March 28, 1869; Harold S., April 17, daughter of Frank and Biddy (Carney) 1871; John W., September 8, 1873; Christy. Her parents came to Marion Forest H., November 21, 1875; Achsah county in 1824 and she was born here M., April 26, 1877; Chauncey B., July 22, 1843 They are still honored February 17, 1880; Eva L., June 3, residents of this county. Willie M., 1882. John S. and Ann Fleming, both born March 30, 1865, is a son and only now deceased, were the parents of child of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Joseph M., and his wife was a daughter Fleming. of Josephus and Achsah (Harker) Eakin. Her mother's home has been in CURTIS B. FLEMING —born in Marion county since 1873. Joseph M. Marion county, March 17, 1857, is a Fleming is one of the farming residents son of Allison and Marth (Loughrey) of Marion county, with postoffice Fleming. His father is no longer living, address at Fairmont. and his mother, who came to Marion county in 1838, is still a resident here. THOMAS W. FLEMING— oldest At Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania, June 1, son of Allison and Martha (Loughrey) 1879, Curtis B. Fleming and Belle Fleming was born at Fairmont, Marion Howell were wedded, and in the home county, December 16, 1846. Annie E. their marriage established is one little Sweeney, only daughter of Thomas one, born March 12, 1883, whom they and Jane Bell (McFerran) Sweeney, have named Hugh Howell. Belle, wife was born at Wheeling, Ohio county, of Mr. Fleming, was born December January 4, 1858. These two spoke the 18, 1854, in Monongalia county, and words which joined in one their lives, her father was Samuel Howell, now on the 1st of February, 1877, at deceased, her mother, Elizabeth Wheeling, West Virginia. Their children (Bunner) Howell, who came to Marion are Allison Sweeney, born January 28, county in 1880. Curtis B. Fleming is a 1878, and Jean Ferran, born October merchant of Fairmont, whose card will 26, 1881. be found among the business cards on page 316. REV. GEORGE A. GIBBONS —is HARRISON FLEMING —president a native of Maryland, born in Prince of the First National .Bank, of George county, August 18, 1843. In Fairmont, was born in this county, Fairfax county, Virginia, in 1873, he March 31, 1826. He was a son of was joined in wedlock with Laura A. Archibald Fleming, born in this county Whaley, who was born in Fairfax and now deceased, and Eliza (Gamble) county, Virignia, in 1847. Alexander Fleming who came to Marion county and Ann R. Gibbons, the parents of in 1817. The wife of Harrison Felming George A., are both deceased, as are his is Ruemma, daughter of Lewis and wife’s parents, William and Jane Sally (Sharpe) Criss. She was born in (Bloxham) Whaley. Four children were Marion county, February 21, 1846, born to Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons. Two are and her parents are now residents in deceased, Hugh Kent and Mabel Earle; Braxton county, West Virginia. In and two are living in their home in Braxton county, October 24, 1870, Fairmont; Page Alexander, born in 82

March, 1874, and Ruth, born in born April 21, 1840, in Weston, Lewis November, 1878. Since 1875, Rev. county, now part of WestVirginia. Her George A. Gibbons has been settled parents, Daniel and Narcissa (Lowman) among the people of Marion county, as Turney, are no longer living. Her father pastor of the Protestant Episcopal came to Marion county from Church of Fairmont. Pennsylvania about 1830. The business card of James F. Hough will be found JOHN W. HAGGERTY —was born on page 316. in Hampshire county, (now) West Virginia, removed with his parents to WILLIAM B. ICE ~ (the name Marion county, same State, in 1859. In originally written Iceler) was born July 1876 was appointed deputy United 27, 1809, in what is now Fairmont States marshal, which appointment he district, Marion county, West Virginia. still holds. During his service in this Adam Ice, his father, was born at Ices office he has arrested and caused to be Ferry, Cheat river, in 1767, and died convicted some thirty counterfeiters, near Barracksville in 1851. His mother as many “moonshiners,” and has made whose maiden name was Phebe Bailes, over a thousand arrests. Before his was from Fayette county, appointment as deputy marshal, he, as Pennsylvania, and was of English a private detective, caused the arrest descent. Near Barracksville, October and procured the conviction of several 30, 1833,—WilliamB. Ice and Dorothy murderers and robbers. He is chief of Straight were married, and their Haggerty’s Detective Agency, which is children are eleven all except David incorporated under the laws of West living at Barracksville. The wife of Mr. Virginia, and in that capacity, in Ice was born in this district, November September, 1882, arrested a gang of 17, 1815, a daughter of John Straight, safe-blowers from New York city, all who came to this section of country of whom were sent to the penitentiary from Delaware. Her mother, whose for five years. He also worked up the name before marriage was Shelby, was case against the Kinneys for the a niece of Governor Shelby, the first murder of Bernard Doyle and child, at governor of Ohio. The children of Mr. West Union, in Doddridge county, and Mrs. Ice were born: Marianda, West Virginia. Mr. Haggerty is now September 30, 1834; Marcus, April 8, about thirty-two years old, and such a 1836; Calvin, January 21, 1837; Jenes, record as this cannot be given of any December 21, 1839; Newton, living man of his years. His postoffice November 15, 1841; David, October 4, address is Fairmont, Marion county, 1843; Mary, September 10, 1845; West Virgnia. Phebe, September 12, 1847; Edgar, September 4, 1850; Charles, August 2, JAMES F. HOUGH ~ son of 185 2, new agent for the Baltimore & Thomas and Sarah (Bartlett) Houhg, Ohio Railroad; Martha, July 2, 1854. was born in Harrison county, Virginia, David volunteered in the Confederate (now West Virginia), on the 22d day of service, was captured and taken to February, 1824. He became a resident Camp Chase, Ohio, was exchanged and in Marion county in 1842, and is now a taken south to Jackson (Mississippi) merchant of Fairmont. He has been hospital, where he died in 1862. twice married, his first wife, Catherine William B. Ice was elected on the Hunsaker, who was born May 1, 1826. Democratic ticket in October, 1872, to Their marriage occurred September 19, the State senate, where he represented 1844. She died April 8, 1867. Their the second senatorial district for two children were five: William E., born years. Before the war he was a captain July 5, 1845, lives in Marion county; in the State militia. His grandfather Alice, April 8, 1849, lives in this was Friedrich Ice, who came from county; Mary 1., February 26, 1851, Holland, and established Ices Ferry, lives at Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Sallie B., and his son Adam, father of William B., December 13, 1858, died August 16, was the first white child born west of 1869; John H., September 8, I864, the Alleghenies, in Virginia. Another of lives in Marion county. In this county his sons served with honor in the the second marriage of James F. Hough Revolutionary war. Adam Ice was one was solemnized July 2, 1868, Charlotte of the first and most prominent of the M. Turney becoming his wife. She was settlers in this section of country. The 83 postoffice address of William B. Ice is PRESLEY B. OGDEN, M. D. ——isa Barracksville, Tyler county, West son of William Ogden, of Marion Virginia. He owns a fine farm and a county, and was born in this county, saw, flour and grist mill in Fairmont April 29, 1837. His mother, whose district. name before marriage was Sara McIntyre, is no longer living. In JOHN W. IRVIN —proprietor of Monongalia county, this State, August the Continental hotel, of Fairmont, 26, 1862, Presley B. Ogden wedded cast his fortunes in with the people of Mary E. Coombs, and three sons and Marion county in 1874. He was born in one daughter have been born to them; Greene county, Pennsylvania, June 10, Howard N., April 6, 1864; Willie C., 1855, and in Fairmont, Marion county, August 4, 1865; Herschel C., January May 25, 1881, Nellie Sampsell became. 12, 1869; Cora V., August 12, 1870. his wife. Her birth was in Monongalia The wife of Dr. Ogden was born in county, (now) West Virginia, on the Monongalia county, December 4, 23d of June, 1855. 1837, and her mother, Elizabeth (Pindle) Coombs, is still living in that county, her father, Philip Coombs, SAMUEL N. JACKSON — of deceased. He was born January 22, Fairmont, was born in Marion county, 1785, and‘ his wife’s birth was on the September 18, 1851, a son of Oliver 17th of February, 1798. Dr. Presley B. and Drusilla T. (Barns) Jackson, who Ogden is established in practice in were natives of what is now Marion Fairmont. county. April 4, 1876, in Baltimore, Maryland, Samuel N. Jackson, wedded FRANCIS H. PEIRPOINT, Laura Lee Haymond. She was born in Jr. —was born in Ritchie county, Marion county, February 21, 1856, a (now) West Virginia, October 2, 1841, daughter of Judge Alpheus F. and a son of Joseph W. and Lurennah H. Maria (Boggess) Haymond, of Marion (Barns) Peirpoint, now both deceased. county. In July, 1879 Samuel N. He enlisted August 13, 1862, in Jackson was appointed clerk of the Company F, 12th West Virginia United States mail service, and he is Infantry, as a private, was promoted to still employed in that capacity. third sergeant, then to sergeant-major then second lieutenant, then Iirst ELI MUSGRAVE —born in Marion lieutenant, then to captain. He served county, July 30, 1842, was a son of with honor until the close of the war, Zebulon and Elizabeth (McGinty) receiving discharge at Richmond, Musgrave. His father was born in Virginia, June 16, 1865. At Fairmont, Hampshire county, (now) West Marion county, in October, 1881, Virignia, June 5, 1808, his mother Fracis H. Peirpoint, and Mrs. Mary N. born in Pennsylvania, May 20, 1814; Hollifield Camden were united in both are now deceased. In Marion marriage. He has his residence in county, November 28, 1867, were Ritchie county, but his postoffice recorded the marriage vows of Eli address is Fairmont, Marion county, Musgrave and Maggie E. Turney, and West Virginia. their children are two sons, Clarence L. and Arthur W. and one daughter, Lulu JOHNATHAN J. PITCHER ~ was M. Maggie E., daughter of Daniel and born in Rhode lsland, August 11, Narcissa (Lowman) Tumey, was born 1790, a son of John and Lydia (Jenks) in Monongalia county, in 1843. Her Pitcher, both of whom have now been father came to_ Marion county from many years dead. He emigrated from Pennsylvania about 1830, and both her Rhode Island to Pleasant Valley, New parents are now deceased. Eli Musgrave York, in 1809, from which place he served in the last year of the civil war, came to Monongalia county, Virginia, as a member of Company D, 179th in 1816. He engaged with Charles Ohio Infantry. He received honorable Brewer of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in a discharge at Columbus, Ohio, June 24, mercantile business at Barns Mills (now 1865; Mr. Musgrave’s residence and Barnsville, Marion county, West postoffice address is Fairmont, Marion Virginia), theirs being about the only county, West Virginia. store in the county. In 1822 he bought 84

out his partner, and continued the 27, 1803, in that part of Monongalia business in his own name, and about county now included in Marion. His 1825 he bought the farm on which he first wife was Lydia Baker, born March now resides. He continued the 25, 1801, died July 1, 1848, and their mercantile business up to 1840, having children were: Eliza A., born July 24, removed his store from Bamsville to 1825, died November 29, 1850; Ira B., his farm. In 1840 he turned his August 12, 1827, died May 14, 1851; attention to agriculture, in which Oliver C., March 17, 1831; Maria, July occupation he continues. February 15, 6, 1834, died July 19, 1851. In Greene 1820, at the bride’s residence, in county, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1849, Harrison county. was solemnized the Henry Prickett wedded Rachel Titus, marriage of Jonathan J. Pitcher and who was born in that State and Eliza Catherwood. She was born in county, August 15, 1814, a daughter Harrison county, September 14, 1802, a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth of Benjamin and Rachel (Mercer) Titus. The children of this marriage (Steele) Catherwood, who came from were three: William Emory, born Ireland to Harrison county in 1800. That county was their home until January 24, 1850, died July 11, 1851; death, the father dying in 1819, and Wesley Smith, April 5, 1855, and the mother in 1854. Jonathan J. and Emily Calista. Wesley S. lives at home, Eliza (Catherwood ) Pitcher were the and is carrying on the farm and parents of the following children: discharging the duties of a notary public and of county surveyor, having Larned J., born January 20, 1821, died been elected to the latter office in May 31, 1849; FestusC., born January 8, 1822, died February 18, 1872; 1881. The father of Mrs. Prickett, Benjamin Titus, was born August 2, Charles B., May 24, 1825, died 1759, and fought for Independence November 13, 1848; Lydia E. (Carr), under Washington, and at the close of born June 26, 1826, residence in the war brought home a piece of the Fairmont; John C., April 11, 1828, flag under which he had marched to died August 2, 1855; Martha F., battle, which souvenir is now preserved October 14, 1830; died July 23, 1850; by his grandson Wesley S. Benjamin Jonathan M., born September 22, Titus died December 17, 1849, and his 1832, died February 13, 1851; Alfred wife, who was born March 20, 1785, S., born November 23, 1834, died died July 15, 1858. Both died in December 8, 1837; Mary J., born Greene county, Pennsylvania. Isaiah November 12, 1836, died February 19, Prickett was descended from a Virginia 1838; Robert A., born March 21, family, who came to this section of 1839. died May 13. I840: Cordelia A., country and settled near the mouth of born April 26, 1841, died July 5, Paw Paw, on the Monongahela. He died 1859; Lucretia M., May 17, 1843, died November 7, 1854, and his widow August 25, 1875; E. Frank, born February 14, 1846, died May 18, §u81'VlVCdhimtwo56. years, dying June 21, 1876. These thirteen children were all born in Marion county, and the only WILLIAM RENNIE, Sr. —is a son one now living is the wife of L. L. Carr, of Alexander and Agnes (Nelson) of Fairmont. Festus C. died at Mount Rennie, who were natives of Scotland, Pleasant, Iowa, and all the rest in and are no longer living. He was born Marion county, Larned J. and John C. near Hamilton, Scotland, June 2, 1819, in Fairmont. Mr. and Mrs. Pitcher are and was there married April 20, 1843. in the enjoyment of good health and His wife is Elizabeth, daughter of active faculties for their years, and are James and Elizabeth (Clark) Addie, now reckoned among the oldest both now deceased, and she was born residents of Marion county. Their in Newart Hill, Bothwell parish, homestead is on the Monongalia river, Scotland, September 30, 1824. The about one and one half miles below children of Mr. and Mrs. Rennie are Fairmont. eleven: Elizabeth, born March 7, 1844, now in Italy; Alexander, April 16, HENRY PRICKETT— is a son of 1846, lives in Gilmer county, this Isaiah Prickett, who was born January State; Agnes, June 4, 1848, lives in 10, 1779, and Sarah (Ross) Prickett, Will county, Illinois; James, September born August 9, 1784. He was born July 16, 1850, and David, March 28, 1853, 85 live in Texas; William, November 3, were the parents of the subject of this 1855. lives in Marion eountv: Jean L.. sketch, and his wife was a daughter of April 28, 1858, is in Italy; Gavin, July Daniel Turney, who came from 4, 1860, residence in Wheeling, this Pennsylvania to Marion county in State; Robert, October 3, 1863; Belle, 1830, and Narcissa (Lowman) Turney, October 21, 1865; Richard, February The parents of both are deceased. 8, 1868 —these three at home. William September 1, 1880, Thomas Reed Rennie, sr., came to Marion county in received appointment as poastmaster at 1855. In the civil war he enlisted in Fairmont, and he is still the incumbent May, 1861, Company B, 3d West of the office. Virginia Infantry, and served one year, five months and seventeen davs. and JOSEPH E. SANDS —was born in was then discharged for disability. He Anne Arundel county, Maryland, is superintendent of the Fairmont and September 10, 1835, and has been a Marion coal mines, with postoffice resident in Marion county since he was address at Fairmont. twenty years of age. In Fairmont, October 14, 1858, Joseph E. Sands and BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Mary V. Eyster recorded their marriage REED— son of Robert and Jane ,, vows, and the children of their union (Dungan) Reed, and Mary V. Moore, are seven: Lawrence E., born August 4, daughter of John J. and Eglantine 1859; Charles Sprigg, January 8, 1863; (Kidwell) Moore, were joined in Lulu G., March 18, 1865; Harry S., marriage in Marion county, May 5, August 3, 1867; Oliver 1., December 4, 1864 IHe was a native of Ohio, born in 1870; William Hupp, May 9, 1873; Jefferson county, May 17, 1842, and Emily T., October 17, 1875. Lawrence she is a native of Marion county. The is living in Wheeling, Ohio county, this parents of both are now deceased. Mr. State, the other children in Fairmont. and Mrs. B. F. Reed have four sons and J. E. Sands was a son of Dr. William one daughter: John R., Charles E., and Charlotte (Duvall) Sands, and his Thomas F., William T., and Lilian M. wife was a daughter of Dr. William A. During the years of the war of the and Mary (Hupp) Eyster. Her birth was States, Benjamin F. Reed served for in Newark, Ohio, the date October 14, nine months in Company A, 47th 1837. The parents of both Mr. and Illinois Infantry, and was discharged at Mrs. Sands are now deceased. Since Yazoo Pass on account of disability. 1862, Joseph E’.Sands has been cashier He has been a resident in Marion of the First National Bank of county since 1863, and is largely Fairmont, Marion county, West engaged in dealing in horses. He may Virginia. be addressed at Fairmont, Marion county, West Virginia. , CLARENCE L. SMITH —was born THOMAS REED— is a native of in Carolina county, Virginia, June 22, the “Buckeye State," born in Jefferson 1850, and was seven years old when his county, January 19, 1837. In 1865 he parents, Fountain and Elizabeth J. took up his residence in Marion (Burruss) Smith, made their home in county, and in this county, June 6, Marion county. He grew to manhood 1872, he was united in marriage with in this county, and was here wedded, Harriet J. Turney, who was born in Margaret V. Watson nee Fleming Marion county, December 20, 1844. becoming his wife on the 21st of May, Thomas Reed enlisted in the 1st West 1879. One son and one daughter Virginia Infantry, October 29, 1861, brighten their home: Earl H., and was promoted from first lieutenant to Bessie 0. The wife of Mr. Smith was captain July 29, 1862, was taken born in Marion county, and in this prisoner at Moorefield, September 11, county her parents, James R. and 1863, and honorably discharged at Caroline (Barnes) Fleming, are still Wheeling at close of the war. The honored residents. They were born in children of Mr.—and Mrs. Reed are: this county. Clarence L. Smith was Marcellus D., deceased, and Turney R., elected clerk of the circuit court of born August 27, 1877; Anna R, March Marion county in 1878, and is still the 20, 1879; Carrie L., November 1, incumbent of the office, his term 1880. Robert and Jane (Dungan) Reed expiring December 31, 1884. 86

THOMAS HART BENTON Boothesville, Marion county, during STAGGERS —became a resident in the winter of 1875-6; entered Marion county in 1879, on the 19th of University of Virginia in fall of 1876; April, and in Fairmont is engaged in remianed one year;- re-entered same the practice and profession of law. He institution as law student, under John was born in Morgantown, Monongalia B. Minor, in 1878, remaining two county, December 4, 1856, a son of years; located in Fairmont in 1880. At Harvey Stagers, still of Morgantown, Bethany College, Brooke county, West and Martha (Shriver) Staggers, now Virginia, February 22, 1882, he was deceased. At Fairmont, Marion county, united in wedlock with Lucy D., July 6, 1882, Rev. Thomas C. Miller of daughter of Jacob S. and Harriet E. the public schools and Rev. L. L. (Dougherty) Lowe, her father a Stewart of the Methodist Episcopal professor of Bethany College. William Church of Fairmont, officiating at the E. and Caroline M. (Davisson) Watson marriage rite, Thomas H. B. Staggers are the parents of Lee Porter Watson, and Laura Janet Burns were wedded. his mother deceased since 1864. Mr. She was born in Farimont, October Watson has been a resident in 12, 1862, a daughter of James J. and Fairmont, Marion county, since 1880. Margaret (Stewart) Burns, well—known and esteemed residents in Marion MANNINGTON DISTRICT. county at this date. The father of T. H. B. Staggers and two of his brothers AMOS SANFORD ARNETT —(the were soldiers of the Federal army name originally written Arnott), was during the war between the States. One born in Paw Paw district, on the line of brother died at Atlanta, Georgia. Marion and Monongalia counties, Thomas H. B. Staggers, in addition to October 2, 1856.__Atthe residence of his professional duties, is United States the bride's parents, in Mannington Commissioner for West Virginia. His district, he was joined in wedlock with postoffice address is Fairmont, Marion Harriet Anna Conway, who was born county, West Virginia. at Hessville, Harrison county, November 12, 1858. They have one JAMES OTIS WATSON —-was born daughter, born July 11, 1881, whom in 1815, in that part of Harrison they have named Ruby Pauline. The county, Virginia, now included in parents of Mrs. Arnett are John Marion county, West Virginia. His Conway, third of his name, and Amelia parents were Thomas and Rebecca (Mclntire) Conway. They made their (Haymond) Watson, who came from home in Marion county in the spring of Maryland in 1803, and settled in 1862. Thomas and Harriet (Jones) Monongalia county, where they lived Arnett are the parents of Amos S., and until the formation of Marion. In his brothers and sisters are: I. M., born Palatine, this county, in 1841, James May 14, 1859; J. Leroy, March 27, 0. Watson wedded Matilda, daughter 1862; Virginia A., July 16, 1864; of Leonard and Mary (Donaldson) Emma R., September 27, 1866- all Lamb. Her birth was in onong ia are living in this district. Thomas county in the year 1822. To Mr. and Arnett held a lieutenant’s commission Mrs. Watson were born ten children, in one of the home guard regiments namely: William H., Carrie M., during the years of the civil war. Amos Sylvanus L., George T., Ida M., Lucy S. Arnett is one of the advanced and L., Ma.ry R., James E., Frank E., and successful teachers of Marion county, Clarence W. James O. Watson’s and has been engaged in that postoffice address is Farimont, Marion profession for a number of years, county, West Virginia. under the free school system. His postoffice address is Mannington, LEE PORTER WATSON — Marion county, West Virginia. attorney-at-law of Fairmont, Marion county, was born in Monongalia RILEY ARNETT —is farming and county, September 24, 1856. He lived raising stock on his farm of 335 acres on his father’s farm until the age of in Mannington district, where he has sixteen; graduated at the head of his been located since 1865. He has always class, from the Fairmont State Normal been a resident in what is now Marion school, in 1875; taught school at county, and was here born, in what is 87 now Paw Paw district, January 10, Nicholas C., November 30, 1857, died 1840. Near Fairview, in Monongalia April 8, 1878; Henry E., June 5, 1860, county, April 3, 1866, he was united in lives at home; Juda, July 17, 1862, marriage with Luvinna Lough, who was lives in this district; Nancy D., April 8, born in Marion county, January 17, 1864. died October 10, 1880; Ezra W., 1849. Their children are three: Frances May 8, 1866, and Ella May, July 26, Dana, born September 21, 1867; 1868, live at home. Joshua Bakers Homer Howard. October 10. 1870; postoffice address is Mannington, Samuel Ross, October 12, 1876. Marion county, West Virginia. During the war of the States, Riley Arnett was a soldier in Company B, R0BERT NELSON 6th West Virginia Infantry; his brother CAMPBELL— was born and wedded Eber served in the same company, and in what is now Mannington district, his brother Franklin was in the same Marion county, West Virginia. regiment, Company A. Elbert M., December 22, 1839, was his natal day, another brother, was a member of the and his wedding day was September 17th Virginia Infantry. WilliamArnett, 19, 1861. He is a son of Isaac and father of Riley, was born May 6, 1798, Sarah (Metz) Campbell, who were born a son of John Arnett, who came to this in, this county, and his wife, born in State from Cumberland valley, and Mannington district, February 28, settled in this locality in 1810. William 1843, is Malvena Isabel, daughter of Arnett married Eleanor Meredeth, who Alpheus Wilson Sturm and Martha was born in 1807, and died March 20, (Bowman) Sturm, born and raised in 1869, and his death occurred three this county. Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. years later, on the 29th of June, 1872. Campbell are the parents of: James Luvinna, wife of Riley Arnett, is a Bruce, born September 6, 1862; Stella daughter of Samuel and Sarah Eugenia, August 20, 1863; Mary Ann, (Hawkins) Lough, who are now living June 1, 1865; Alvah Lester, December in Monongalia county. Her mother was 28, 1866; Frederic William, September a daughter of Hon. Aaron and 11, 1870; Luella Viola, January 23, Catherine (Dicken) Hawkins. He 1872; Ethel Olive, March 1, 1874; represented Marion county in the Martha Myrtle, March 17, 1879- all senate. Riley Arnett receives his mail at are at home. Mr. Campbell had one the office at Logansport, Marion brother in the Federal army during the county, West Virginia. civil war, and himself served about two months with the drafted recruits. He JOSHUA BAKER— is engaged in has a farm in Mannington district, and farming and stock-raising, living on and is engaged also in saw milling. Metz, owning a farm of 175 acres, on Prices Marion county, West Virginia, is his run, where for twenty years he has postoffice address. been clearing the land and putting it in cultivation. He was born June 9, 1833, THORNTON F. CARTRIGHT — in what is now Mannington district, born in Monongalia county, January 9, and his parents, Nicholas and Juda 1826, has lived in what is now Marion (Kindall) Baker, were born in this county since he was twenty years of locality also. His father’s father was a age, and is one of the substantial native of Denmark, who was among farming residents of Mannington the pioneers of this neighborhood, district. He married Nancy Kems, who after some years went to Ohio, and was born in Monongalia county, June then returned to Marion county, and 19, 1827. Their marriage was here died. The wife of Joshua Baker solemnized in Mannington district, was Sarah Catherine, daughter of March 22, 1847, and its eleven children Henry T. and Catherine (Cunningham) are recorded: John J., born December Floyd, whose record is given with that 8, 1847, married Martha L. of R. P. Floyd, in this district’s Cunningham, and lives in this district; sketches. She was born near Clarissa E., born March 27, 1848, Mannington, April 22, 1837, married married Eli Kendall, and resides in St. Joshua Baker March 13, 1854, and John, Stafford county, Kansas; Joseph died March 11, 1871, having been the E., born October 25, 1851, married mother of: Eliza E., born June 30, Helen Satterfield, and lives in this 1856, lives on Dents run, this county; district; Maria Frances, born October 88

1, 185 3, married William S. Snodgrass, twins, who died very young; Tabitha and lives in Mannington district; Jane, August 8, 1870; John, February Rebecca, born October 6, 1855, died 14, 1873. The husband and father of February 20, 1865; James B., born this family, Fielding Crim, died June 19, 1858, is deceased; J. C., born February 1 1875, of heart disease, February 1, 1860, is in Kansas; contracted while serving in the Federal Thomas M., born December 19, 1862, army, war of 1861. Alonzo N., the lives at home; Peter, born October 12, oldest living son, supports his mother 1863, died January 18, 1866; Melissa and younger brothers and sisters, and is J., born August 24, 1866, lives at an employee of the Baltimore & Ohio home; Louisa M., born June 23, 1867, Railroad at Mannington, Marion died October 12, 1876 Jacob county, West Virginia. Cartright, now deceased, the father of Thornton F., was a native of Delaware, RICHARD CROWL~ born at and was a nephew of the celebrated Brownsville, Fayette county, circuit-rider, Peter Cartright. The Pennsylvania, in 1826, was a son of mother of Thornton F. was Rebecca, Jacob and Sarah (Gumert) Crowl. His daughter of Isaac Davis. She is now mother has been many years dead. His living in Monongalia county, at the age father was born in 1786, and died in of 73 years. Her father was a soldier of Mannington district in 1872. Richard the Revolution, serving two years in Crowl located here in 1837. In the infantry, under Washington. John Mannington district he now owns and J. and Rebecca (South) Kems, the carries on a farm, and he is also a parents of Mrs. Cartright, came from contractor on public works. He Greene county, Pennsylvania Her married a native of Harrison county, father is deceased, her mother living at Amy Cavalier, and their children were the age of 89. Thornton F. Cartright nine. Silas J., who married Mary V. was drafted for service in the last year Keller, and has one daughter, Amy B., of the civil war, but reported at and lives in this district; Sarah A., Washington the day after Lincoln’s married. M. J ., Anderson, they had two assassination, and was discharged. John sons, Ira V. and Thomas, and the latter J., the oldest son was seven months in is deceased, as is Sarah A., who died the service. Thornton F. Cartright’s March 9, 1876 Jesse F. and Jacob J., postoffice address is Mannington, twins, born December 22, Marion county, West Virginia. 1856—Jacob J. died June 5, 1883; Jesse died June 30, 1880; Rebecca L. FIELDING CRIM - deceased — married F. L. Hamilton, of Fairmont, was born in Harrison county in 1821, a and they have two children, Lexie and son of Peter and Susan (Nay) Crim. His Lulie P.; Willy A., born March 9, 1861, father, born in 1797, died December James F., Timothy A., and Jennie 13, 1864, and his mother, also born in B. —these four at home. Willy A., for 1797, died October 30, 1856. Fielding whom this sketch is compiled, is a Crim first married Marv Cunningham school teacher, and may be addressed who died April 24, 1851, leaving him at Mannington, Marion county, West one daughter, Malvina, who now is Virginia. living in Wetzel county, this State. October 8, ' 1858, Fielding Crim ROBERT PERRY FLOYD— was wedded Elizabeth Martin, who was born July 10, 1831, on the farm in born in Monongalia county in 1841. Mannington district where he is now She was a daughter of Daniel and living, and the cultivation of which in Nancy (Bland) Martin, and her father, co nj u n ct ion with stock-raising, born in Harrison county, died January engrosses his time. He married, in 16, 1872. The children of her marriage Mannington district, Elizabeth M. with Fielding Crim were six: Roberts, who was born in Greene Blackburn, born September 8 1859, county, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1831. was killed March 3, 1877, and the The children of their wedlock were body was found in Buffalo creek, one four, all now living in this district: and one-half miles east of Mannington Letha Ellen, born February 6, 1853, on the following Sunday; Alonzo married Sanford Hibbs, and they have Newton, born October 28, 1861; two children; Richard E., born William Sherman, November 21, 1863; September 22, 1855, married Nancy 89

Campbell, and they have one child; made their home here in 1822, and are Henry J., born April 22, 1860, and still living here. ln'what is now Paw Charlie M., born September 10 1867. Paw district, Marion county, April 14, Robert P. Floyd enlisted in July, 1862, 1836, was born Melissa Yost, and she in Company H, 14th West Virginia became the wife of James U. Hamilton Infantry, and received discharge June in Greene county, Pennsylvania, 13, 1865, at Parkersburg hospital, October 12, 1854. Their eight children where he was suffering from varicose were born: Alvin L., October 1, 1855; vein troubles, caused by army service. Maria Etta (Morgan), October 24, With his regiment he participated in 1857; Millard F., February 22, 1860; most of the battles fought under Grant Ida A., December 7, 1862; Charles E., and Sherman. His brother, John A., January 31, 1864; Bertie C., May 8, was a member of the 6th Virginia 1868; Elva A., February 7, 1871; Infantry, known as the “Railroad Martha E., December 15, 1874. Maria Guards.” Henry Troutman Floyd, E. is married and living in this county, father of Robert P., was born in the and the others are at home. The Shenandoah Valley, June 29, 1798, parents of Mrs Hamilton were Dr. settled in this county in 1829, and died Nicholas B. and Elva Ann (Barnett) December 28, 1879. The mother of Yost, both born in what is now Marion Robert P., Nancy Cunningham before county. His birth was on the 4th of her marriage, was born October 9, November, 1812, and he died August 1800, and is still living. Richard and 14, 1850; his wife, born in 1810, died Sarah (Taylor) Roberts, parents of Mrs. August 10, 1845. The postoffice Floyd, were born in Greene county, address of James U. Hamilton is Pennsylvania, the former in 1808, and Mannington, Marion county, West the latter on the 18th of September, Virginia. 1810. They made their home in this county in 1834. When Mr. Floyd’s JOHN DAVID HAYHURST— was father settled in what is now Marion born December 23, 1834, on the farm county, there were few families here, where he now lives, on Warrior fork of not more than eight, and the Buffalo creek, Mannington district, wilderness about him was infested with Marion county. His father, Joseph wild beasts. Mr. F1oyd’s grandfather Hayhurst, was a native of this section was a soldier under Washington, and of country, and settled a large tract of after participating in many battles was land, part of it the“same the son now is captured by the Hessians. While serving cultivating, and he was a son of David them as teamster he made his escape, and Sarah (Warner) Hayhurst. He and found his way back home, whence served six months as a volunteer in the he again entered the Continental army, 1812 war, and received honorable and served till the war closed.,He then discharge. His wife, mother of John settled in the Shenandoah valley, David, was Elizabeth, daughter of John whence he moved into the Glade and Jane (Wilson) Price, of Maryland. mountains, beyond Grafton, Taylor The Wilsons and Prices were of German county, (now) West Virginia, from descent, and the Hayhursts were there into that part of Monongalia residents for two generations of county now Marion, where he died. Maryland. In Mannington district, The postoffice address of Robert P. September 7, 1856, John D. Hayhurst Floyd is Mannington, Marion county, and Rebecca Higgenbotham were West Virginia. joined in the bands of wedlock. She was born near Pine Grove. in_that part JAMESULYSSES of Tyler county, Virginia, now HAMlLTON— is one of the farming included in Wetzel county, West residents in Mannington district, Virginia, November 26, 1834. William Marion county, West Virginia. He was and Sabra (Snodgrass) Higginbotham born January 12, 1829, in the section were her parents, her father, born in of country nowincluded in Marion Pennsylvania, a son of William and county, and was a son of Boaz F. and Sarah (Watson) Higginbotham, and her Maria (Parrish) Hamilton. His father mother, born in Virginia, 3 daughter of was born in Monongalia county, William and Betsey (Haymond) December 4, 1808, his mother in Snodgrass. The Snodgrass family were Harrison county, June 20, 1806, they originally from Ireland, and Mrs. 90 Hayhurst’s Grandmother Watson was a Rev. A. Haines officiating, were daughter of George Wilson, who made recorded the marriage vows of Thomas the first settlement in what is now B. Holbert and Mary A. Eldreth. She Mannington district, two miles from was born here March 10, 1828, a the present town of Mannington. They daughter of Joseph and Hester (Nutter) were from Pennsylvania. John D. Eldreth, who settled in this county at Hayhurst was converted on Friday and an early date, coming from New joined the Methodist Episcopal Church Jersey, the State of their nativity. The (South) on Sunday, March 22, 1868, genealogical record of the children of and has been a class-leader for eight Mr. and Mrs. Holbert is: Sabra Ann, years past, and still holds the office born March 16, 1845, lives at home; acceptably to the people. Sarepta, born September 14, 1847, married Caleb Freeman, and they have ABRAHAM HESS —was born and two children, and live in Burton, wedded in Marion county, his birth Wetzel county, this State; Absalom, occurring September 12, 1834, and his born September 10, 1851, married marriage consummated January 2, Jennie Talkington, and they live in this 1862. His wife is Sarah J. Tetrick, born district; John Alfred, born March 1, in this county, July 2, 1839, and their 1854, resides in Farmington, this children are eight: Miranda, born county; Hannah, born June 16, 1857, November 2, 186 2; Laura A., October lives at home; Isaac C., born June 27, 26, 1864; Matilda F., November 26, 1860, married Celestia Hibbs, and they 1866; Robert H., January 23, 1869; live with his father; Mary Harmonia, Lemuel, April 13, 1873; Peter T., born October 23, 1862, and Arthela, February 20, 1876; Elizabeth, born May 5, 1865, live at home. September 10, 1879; Minnie 0., March Thomas B. Holbert has a farm in 6, 1881 —all are at home. Charles Mannington district, and is also Hess, born in Monongalia county, engaged in the work of the ministry February 5, 1807, married Elizabeth according to the faith of the Baptist Cunningham, born in Harrison county, Church. He has been pastor over the July 5, 1809, and they were the church of that faith in Union Valley parents of the subject of this sketch. for twenty-five years, and was The father died November 7, 1878, instrumental in its organization. His and the mother on the 12th of March, address is, Rev. T. H. Holbert, 1881. Peter and Matilda (Nay) Tetrick Mannington, Marion county, West were the parents of Sarah J ., wife of Virginia. Mr. Hess, and both were born in what is now Marion county. Her father’s PATRICK HOPKINS —son of birth was in February, 1812, and her Patrick and Sibbie (Leonard) Hopkins, mother was born January, 1814, and was born in County Sligo, parish of died in July, 1873. In Mannington Screen, Ireland, in 1812, and came to district, Abraham Hess follows the America about 1848. He married in pursuits of an agricultural life, and he Ireland, in 1839, Catherine, daughter receives his mail at the postoffice in of Charles and Mary (Dodville) Narey. Mannington, Marion county, West She was born in the same county and Virginia. arish as her husband, the year of her birth 1814. The children of Mr. and REV. TH0MAS B Mrs. Ho kins are recorded: James, HOLBERT —born August 25, 1820, in born in 1 40, died in 1842; Mary, born what is now Marion county, was a son in 1842, married Patrick Getting, and of Michael and Hannah (Veach) lives at Fairmont, this county; Bridget, Holbert, who made the home of their born in 1844, married Cornelius married life in this county. His father Driscoll, and lives at Wheeling this was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, State; Patrick, born in 1847, was killed and was a soldier during the last August 2, 1864, while coming, on a months of the 1812 war, being drafted hand-car, home from work on the B. & into the service a short time before the O. R. R. The lever broke, and threw declaration of peace. His father’s father him in front of the car, and his neck was seven years a soldier under was broken. The accident happened Washington in the Revolutionary war. about 500 yards east of Burt & Sons In Marion county, February 27, 1844, tannery, near Mannington. James, fifth 91 child, for whom this sketch is Hays, both of whom died in Marion com iled, was born March 20, 1852, county, near Fairmont. In pioneer days and 'ves at home, working for the B. & Henry Hays was a scout under Capt. O. R. R.; Kate, born in 1854, died of Levi Morgan. Rawley Ice was the scarlet fever; Charles, born in 1856, second settler on Owens fork, where he died three hours after Kate’s death, located in 1823. He moved to Indiana and of the same fever; Annie, born in in 1831, and on his return to what is 1859, married Malen Freeland, and now West Virginia he settled on the lives in Wheeling, this State; Kate, the farm where Dr. Ice now lives. The first youngest, born July 30, 1861, lives at Methodist district camp-meeting was home. The occupation of James held on this farm in 1820. When he Hopkins is track-walking for the B. & settled on. the Ice farm wild game O. R. R., at Mannington, Marion abounded, panthers, bears, deer, county, West Virginia. wolves and wild turkeys. One day in early spring when he was hunting, RAWLEY ETHAN ICE, while he was trying to decoy the M.D. - was born May 6, 1837, on the turkeys by imitating their cry on a same place, and within two hundred bone from a turkey leg, he heard in the yards of the house where he now lives, distance the howl of a wolf, which he in Mannington district. In Blacksville, imitated. Presently he found himself Greene county, Pennsylvania, surrounded by a gang of thirteen September 1, 1854, he married Thirza wolves, apparently thirsting for human Pindle Snodgrass, who was born April blood. His only weapon of defence was 21, 1837, in what is now Wetzel a rifle gun, which for a time he used as county, about one mile from the line a club. When he had held them at bay of Marion. Their children were seven, with this some time they jumped back born: Armenia Arlington, April 12, and set up a general howl, and he shot 1856, died March 7, 1864; Charles at the largest one, whereupon they all Wellington, September 3, 1875; Rachel gave a quick howl and disappeared in Arizona, October 3, 1860; George the forest. Dr. Ice studied medicine McClellan, August 17, 1865, died under the eminent Dr. Jesse Flowers, February 25, 1871; Lulu Ann, formerly of Harrison but late of September 25, 1869; Mollie, November Marion county, and commenced 5, 1873; Nancy Bessie, September 14, practice in 1870. In that year and in 1877. Charles W. married Melissa Ellen, 1871, he attended Starling (Columbus, daughter of Rev. P. B. Sturm, July 21, Ohio) Medical College, and has been in 1878, and they have three children: practice ever since. His address is Rachel A., married George W. Mason, Logansport, Marioncounty, West born in 1855 —they were married Virginia. April 5, 1877, and live near- the old homestead; the unmarried children live at home. The parents of Mrs Ice were EDGAR M. JONES —is descended John D. and Nancy W. (Hays) from well-known and honored families Snodgrass, her father born in what is of pioneer settlers of what is now now Marion county, where his father Marion county, West Virginia. James was a pioneer, and her mother born in Jones, his father, was born here August what is now Wetzel county. Dr. Ice’s 5, 1800, and his mother, whose maiden great grandfather was from name was Martha Meredith, was born Amsterdam, Holland, and his son, February 9, 1801. They were raised in grandfather of Dr. Ice, was the first this county, and shared the hardships white child born west of the of frontier life, settling after their Alleghenies. He established lce’s ferry marriage in what is now Paw Paw on Cheat river. Rawley Ice, father of district, when all about them was a Rawley E., was born March 6, 1797, wilderness. The paternal grandfather of and married November 12, 1818, Edgar M. Jones was a soldier of 1812, Rachel Hays, who was born June 18, and received honorable discharge at 1797. Dr. Ice’s paternal grandmother close of war, after which nothing was was Phebe Bales, who formerly resided ever heard of him, and no trace of his on Cheat river, and died in Marion fate could ever be discovered. The county. His maternal grandparents subject of this sketch was born in what were Henry and Betsey (Fleming) is now Paw Paw district, October 16, 92

1835, and he wedded Cyrene C. minor district offices, constable, etc., Prickett, who was born in this county and is held in high esteem by all who January 9, 1840. Their marriage was know him. His postoffice address is consummated at Barricksville, Glovers Gap, Marion county, West November 29, 1860, and the children Virginia. that are its fruit were born: Fannie B., November 8, 1861, lives now near REV. GEORGE WASHINGTON Mannington; Levi Clarke, March 31, KINSEY —was born May 5, 1849, in 1863, lives at home; Jennie M., August what is now Marion county, West 15, 1868, died January 20, 1877; Virginia. Near Mannington July 18, Eleanor V., February 3, 1874, lives at 1878, Rev. H. F. Ganett of the Baptist home. Levi and Eleanor (Baker) Church officiating, he wasjoined in the Prickett, the parents of Mrs. Jones, bands of wedlock with Ella Rex, who were natives of Virginia. Her father, was born in Marion county January 7, born in this county, is still living here; 1858. They have one son and two her mother, born in Hampshire county, daughters, born: Clarence Russell, July died October 24, 1845. Mr. Jones had 9, 1879; Mary Florence, October 13, two brothers in the civil war, arrayed 1880; Ora Blanche, August 29, 1882, against each other, one in either army. Gabriel Kinsey, father of George W., Since November 16, 1879, Edgar M. was born in Randolph county, Jones has been a local minister, Virginia, October 6, 1807, and died Methodist Episcopal (South), and he April 14, 1870. The mother of George was the first class leader of Bethel W. and Levina B. Smith, born in what (Glover Gap) Church, organized in is now Taylor county, West Virginia, February, 1867. He is tilling a farm in June 13, 1821, and now making her this district, with postoffice address at home with her son in Marion county. Mannington, Marion county, West Ella, wife of Rev. Mr. Kinsey, was a Virginia. daughter of Andrew Jackson Rex, of this county. Her mother’s maiden REV. DANIEL K]NDALL— is a name was Sarah B. Murray. EliMurray farmer of Mannington district, and for and his wife came to Marion county in twenty-three years has been a local 1837, and settled about five miles from preacher for the Church of the Fairmont, then called Middletown, and Disciples. He was born in this district, are still living, Eli Murray aged 71, his April 8, 1833, and here his wedded life wife 73 years; they have had eight began, Rhuhama Underwood becoming children and have had no death in the his wife on the 29th of June, 1854. family. Both the paternal and maternal She was born in Mannington district, grandfathers of Mr. Kinsey were November 13, 1833, and the children ministers in the Methodist faith. Both of their wedlock were born: Eliza came from Culpepper county, Virginia, Diana, April 22, 1855; Nancy J., to this western section of the Virginias, January 24, 1857; David, May 6, 1859; in the pioneer days of its settlement, Emma, April 30, 1861; Samantha, May and were men of note and good deeds 3, 1863; Emory, December 5, 1865, in their day and generation. In the civil died September 12, 1881; Permetus D., war, Mr. Kinsey had six cousins in the March 13, 1867; Julius E., December army, and his wife’s uncle, Francis 28, 1868; Maria, August 2, 1872; Mary Marion Rex, was in the Federal army. L., June 27, 1875. The four youngest George W. Kinsey is a minister of the are at home, the other living children Word according to the tenents of the all residing at Glover Gap this county. Missionary Baptist faith. He was Eliza married Leroy Fetty, Nancy licensed to preach in December, 1873, married P. L. Mercer, Emma is the wife by Harmony Grove Baptist Church, in of Michael Brummage, Samantha Taylor county; in June, 1875, was married Alvis B. Toothman. Samuel called to the pastorate of the Harmony and Mary (Shuman) Kindall, the Church near Burton, Wetzel county, parents of Daniel Kindall, were natives and was ordained to the full work of of Virginia, and are no longer living. the ministry in Taylor county, by the His wife was a daughter of David F. Webster Baptist Church, and since.that and Nancy (Campbell) Underwood, her time has been laboring among the mother born in what is now Marion people of Marion, Wetzel and county. Daniel Kindall has held several Monongalia counties. He has been living in Mannington district since with which his large circle of customers 1880, and his address is Mannington, 3’ are supplied at lowest market rates. He Marion county, WestVirginia. J is also “mine host” of the Commercial Hotel at Mannington, which it is his ALBERT W. KNOTTS ~ one of the pride to make comfortable for his prosperous and enterprising merchants patrons. of Mannington, Marion county, West Virginia, was born at Fairmont, in this HUGH B. McCRACKEN— son of county, March 19, 1845. He is a son of James and Martha (Lyon) McCracken, John Emory Knotts, and Sarah E. was born in Jefferson county, (Kidwell) Knotts, both natives of Pennsylvania, November 8, 1839, and Rappahannock county, Virginia. At in 1870 went thence to Allegheny Fairmont, December 24, 1869, Albert county, same State, where he lived W. Knotts was united in marriage with seven years. He then went to Augusta M. Arnett, who was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and Fairmont. Their children are two: lived there until he took up his Jeannette Bertlynn and Pinckney residence in Marion county, West Arnett. Albert W. Knotts has served Virginia, which was in 1881. His one term in the State legislature, and parents are of Irish nativity, his father has also been clerk of the West Virginia born in County Down, March 17, senate one term. His residence and 1812, and his mother in County postoffice address is Mannington, Tyrone. Both are enjoying a serene old Marion county, West Virginia. age in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania. In that State and county, December JESSE TURNER KOON —born in 20, 1860, Hugh B. McCracken was Mannington, Marion county, March 10, united in wedlock with Martha 1852, was here joined in wedlock with Thompson, who was born in Clarion Mattie L. Furbee, on the 1st of March, county, Pennsylvania, January 17, 1877. He is a son of Samuel H. and 1841. Their children are four, born: Mary A. (Nay) Koon, and his wife, Harry, October 31, 1861; Laura, born in Mannington, August 14, 1856, January 30, 1864; James, September is a daughter of James H. and Sarah 19, 1866; Rebecca, May 1, 1874. (McCoy) Furbee, who are natives of Laura married Frank H. Shutterly, in what is now Marion county. The 0 ct ob er, 1882, at Pittsburg, children of Mr. and Mrs. Koon are one Pennsylvania, and they make their son and one daughter: Earl Burchard, home in Greenfield, Washington born November 29, 1877; Blanche, county, that State; the other children born August 16, 1879. Jesse T. Koon is are living with their parents. William extensively engaged in the manufacture and Martha (Craig) Thompson, of and sale of boots and shoes, carrying Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, are the one of the best and largest assortments parents of Martha, wife of Mr. of those goods to be found in the Mcflracken. Robert, her brother, county. His residence, address, and served through the entire 1861 war place of business are at Mannington, with honor, in the Pennsylvania Marion county, West Virginia. cavalry. While a resident in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, the subject of OLIVER NELSON KO0N— is a this sketch was deputy sheriff (under son of Samuel H. and Mary A. (Nay) his father) of the county, 1857-60. He Koon, who are natives of what is now is now engaged in a general lumber and Marion county, West Virginia. He was a saw-mill business, having a portable volunteer in the civil war, serving three saw-mill located near Burton, Wetzel years in Company B, 6th West Virginia county, this State, and carrying on a Infantry. His brother Festus B., was a lumber trade at Mannington, Marion member of the same company. The county, West Virginia. wife of Oliver N. Koon is Florida V., daughter of John Emory Knotts and ANDREW JACKSON MAPEL —is Sarah E. (Kidwell) Knotts, who were a native of the “Keystone State,” born born and raised in Caroline county, in Greene county, March 7, 1829. He Virginia. 0. N. Koon is extensively was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth engaged in general merchandising, (Shroyer) Mapel, who were born, keeping an extensive stock of goods, raised and married in Greene county, 94 Pennsylvania, and there died after long birth. Near Fairmont, February 18, and useful lives. In the county of his 1842, was born Nancy Levirna, a birth, Andrew J. Mapel wedded daughter of Silas P. and Mary (Downs) Ruhama Taylor, also born in Greene Morgan, who were natives of this county, a daughter of John E. and section of country, and are residents in Elizabeth (Shelby) Taylor. Her parents Lincoln district. At the residence of were born in that county, where her the bride’s father, August 22, 1861, father is still living and her mother were spoken the words joining in one deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Mapel were the lives of Jacob L. Murray and Nancy born two daughters. Verona. who is L. Morgan, and the birth and death now first assistant in the State Normal record of their children is: Jefferson school of West Virginia at Glenville, Jackson, born October 11, 1862, died Gilrner county; and Luella, now the March 8, 1881; Silas Lee, May 23, wife of B. F. Blackshere, of Lincoln 1864; Ulysses W., May 26, 1866; district, this county. Andrew J. Mapel Howard P., September 30, 1868, died made his home in Marion county in March 16, 1881; Fanny M., March 9, 1874, and is agent for the King Iron 1871; Minnie E., November 18, 1876; Bridge, with business and residence at Eli Orval, February 28, 1882 —the Mannington, Marion county, West living children are all at home; the two Virginia. sons died of scarlet fever. Mrs. Murray’s grandparents, William Morgan DANIEL MARTIN —born on and William Parish, were soldiers of the Little Bingamon creek, in what is now 1812 war. ‘The last-named died at the Marion county, was a son of John and age of 100 years, his wife at the age of Sarah Martin, who were born here, and 105. Mr. Murray‘s paternal are now deceased. Sarah Jane, daughter grandfather, born in Pennsylvania, died of Michael and Mary Parrish, was born in Fairmont district, this county, at the on Hellens run, Marion county, April age of 99 years. James U. Morgan, 19, 1835, and her parents, born in brother of Mrs. Murray, was a what is now Marion county, are no lieutenant in the 1861 war, and was longer living. At the bride’s residence killed in the battle of Droop Mountain. on Hellens run, March 9, 1845, Daniel Jacob L. Murray was nominated on the Martin was joined in wedlock with Democratic ticket to represent Marion Sarah Jane Parrish, and his home farm county in the legislature, in 1882, and lies in Mannington district, where he was defeated by the combined adds to his farm labors work at his Republican and Greenback ticket. He trade, that of a carpenter. He has been owns 700 acres of land lying along twice married, and his first wife, who Bartholemew creek and has it mostly was Elizabeth Ashcraft, died without under cultivation. He is largely engaged issue. His seven children are all of the in stock-raising, to which he pays second marriage, and were born: Jasper special attention. His address is Meyers, N., December 17, 1854, lives in Marion county, West Virginia. Wheeling, Ohio county, this State; Levi Alfred, July 14, 1857, lives on Piles WILSON NAY —son of Oliver and fork, Marion county; Ephraim Lee, Tryphena (Tetrick) Nay, was born on February 4, 1860, lives at home; Mary West Fork near Worthington, Virginia, July 14, 1862, lives at Cherry September 28, 1829. His father was Camp, Harrison county; Gideon born in this county, and died here Festus, February 2, 1866; Thomas December 24 1850, and his mother, Nelson, November 30, 1868; Willie, also a native of this county, is living December 31, 1871 —live at home. here at the age of 74 years. Both were Daniel Martin’s postoffice address is descended from eminent pioneer Metz, Marion county, West Virginia. families of this locality, her father, Joseph Tetrick, a soldier of the 1812 JACOB LEANDER MURRAY ~ is war, and his father, John Nay, serving a native of Marion countv. born near under Washington for seven years in Fairmont, June 1, 1838, a son of Eli the army of 1776, and an intimate and Susanna (Snodderly) Murray, who friend of the general. John Nay was were born in Fayette county born in Eastern Virginia, was one of Pennsylvania, and came to Marion the first settlers of this vicinity, county about four years before his locating on Tetrick’s ridge, two miles 95 from the present site of Worthington, except the youngest, whom death has and dying at the age of 92 years. taken, were born: Leanna Virginia, Wilson Nay and Hannah B. Dragoo December 8, 1864 married Alpheus S. were united in marriage in Mannington, Wilson; Elmore Clemmy, November April 10, 1856, and have five children, 28, 1866; Permetus Benton, August born: Marcellus W., February 27, 29, 1868; Alfred Lewis, December 26, 1858; Lou D., April 12, 1859; Anna 1869; Emory Sylvester, January 15, L., March 22, 1863; William Ulysses, 1873; Maggie Louverna, September 18, April 21, 1865; Charles L., August 19, 1876, died February 25, 1877 Mark 1867. Marcellus W. lives in W. Richardson was drafted in April, Mannington, the others at home. The 1864, and discharged after three wife of Mr. Nay was born October 14, months service, the war ending. His 1829, in that part of Monongalia brother Rufus E. was in the Southern county, Virginia, now included in army, under Lee, and is now living in Marion county, West Virginia, a Harrison county. The farm of Mark W. daughter of Ephraim and Elizabeth Richardson is located on Flat run, and (Ballah) Dragoo. Her father, born in he is very pleasantly situated, and this county June 13, 1782, died here raising some fine stock. He is a natural April 20, 1832, and her mother, born mechanic, and never having learned a October 12, 1782, died October 20, trade does all the blacksmithing for the 1852. They were married April 11, neighborhood, is both carpenter and 1805. The grandmother of Mrs. Nay cabinet maker, and has turned out was captured and killed by Indians, as some fine coffins. His address is detailed in sketch of F. R. lce, Lincoln Mannington. district. Wilson Nay belonged to the State militia that engaged under Gen. FRANCIS MARION ROBY —was Jones, in the endeavor to blow up the born in Harrison county, August 17, railroad bridge over the Monongahelia 1832, a son of Hezekiah and Margaret at Fairmont, during the civil war, and (Cunningham) Roby, who settled in was a participant in the hot contest of what is now Marion county when he that occasion, lasting from daylight was an infant, and are still living here, until the surrender at 12 o'clock noon. his father at the age of seventy-three Wilson Nay is extensively engaged in years. The subject of this sketch sawmilling and farming, owns a remembers when the present site of portable mill and has been in the Mannington was a forest, one log cabin business 12 years. He also owns 700 its only improvement, and that acres of good land in Wetzel county. occupied by his uncle, John W. Davis, Postoffice address, Mannington, afterwards first postmaster of Marion county, West Virginia. Mannington. The first wife of Francis M. Roby was Mary Jane Sturm, who MARKWESTLEY died June 10, 1875, and their children RICHARDSON— is a son of William were: Benjamin F., born August 11, Lewis Richardson, who was born in 1852; John N., July 22, 1854; James 1808, and is now living in Harrison 13., September 21, 1856; Martin L., county, and a grandson of John December 17, 1858; Cordelia A., Richardson, who was a soldier of the January 28, 1861; Asbury S., February war of 1812, and came from Maryland 14, 1863; Maria Fidelia, April 28, to settle in this section of Virginia. The 1865; Thomas W., February 1, 1868. mother of Mark W. Richardson was Benjamin, John and James are married named Mary Louisa Rowand before and living in this State; Cordelia is marriage. Mark W. Richardson was married and living in Pennsylvania; born in Harrison county, October 8, Martin L. is living in Clarke County, 1833, and was united in marriage with Iowa. In Barracksville, Marion county, Minerva .1. Sine, April 3, 1864, at the May 28, 1871, Francis M. Roby and bride’s residence, at the mouth of Flat lngaba Boor were united in marriage, Run, Marion county. She was born in and their children were born: Homer, this county, July 25, 1842, a child of April 22, 1874; Clarence, August 12, Alfred Flowers Sine, who was born 1875; Ella J., September 19, October 31 1818, and Mary A. 1878 —all at home; Laverna May, July (Chesney) Sine. The children of Mr. 30, 1878, died May 10, 1881. Ingaba and Mrs Richardson, all at home Boor was born in Marion county, May 96

28, 1840, and her parents, William and four neighbors on Piles fork, and the Ann (Baker) Boor, now deceased, were present site of Mannington being then always residents here. Francis M. Roby a wilderness. In this county the subject sewed in Mannington district asjustice of this sketch was born, May 20, 1848, of the peace, 1877-81, four years; has and this has always been his home. In been a member of the board of Aleppo, Greene county, Pennsylvania, education, three different terms and March 1, 1869, he was joined in re-elected the present term; was marriage with Elizabeth A. Hickman, appointed by the county court, under who was born in that State and the alternate system, surveyor of roads county, November 1, 1851. They have for Mannington district, and has been no children save an adopted daughter, and now is a notary public. Farming Maggie, born July 19, 1872. The and stock-raising occupy his time, and parents of Mrs. Sine were Jesse A. and his address is Glovers Gap, Marion Charlotte (Waychoff) Hickman. Her county, West Virginia. mother died in Greene county in JESSE SHAW —farmer and August, 1843. Her father, who was a native of Greene county, moved to stock-raiser of Mannington district, Dent county, Missouri, in 1868, then Marion county, West Virginia, is one of the substantial residents of this county, to Texas, then to Illinois, back again to which has been his home since he was Texas, and once more to Missouri, where he now lives. Morgan Hickman, twenty years old. He has served this her uncle, was a soldier of the 1861 district one year as supervisor, and in war, under Custer, and fought at 1880 was elected justice of the peace, Hanover, Gettysburg, Brandy Station the duties of which office he continued and others, and now lives in Marion to discharge. His birth was in county. William B. Sine was raised on Mo nongalia county, the date his father’s farm, and in 1867 engaged September 24, 1832, and Bayles and in the lumber business, which he Anne (King) Shaw who settled in successfully followed for fourteen Marion county in 1858, his parents. In years in Marion and Preston counties, Marion county, January 8, 1852, he this State. He was elected constable in married Mary A. Cunningham, and October, 1876, and re-elected in 1880, their oldest son is William H., born and is still discharging the duties of the July 6, 1855. Cena E., their oldest office with credit. He is now settled daughter, married A. W. Mason, and upon his present comfortable farm, on lives in Grangeville, this county; Flat run, with postoffice address at William H. lives at home, as do the Mannington, Marion county, West remaining children of their union: Virginia. James N., Mary A., Eliza A., and Laura B. The wife of Mr. Shaw was born in Marion county, December 16, 1833, H. A. SPIES —is a native of and was a daughter of John and Mary Pennsylvania, born at Sarah Furnace, (Tetrick) Cunningham, of this county. in Blair county, April 4, 1845. He was Thomas W., John G., and Isaac Shaw, a son of Henry Hoffman Spies, born in brothers of Jeme, were soldiers of the Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, who Federal army in the 1861 war, the died in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, last-named wounded in the service. August 18, 1872. The mother of H. A., Mrs. Shaw had four brothers in the whose name before marriage was Mary same service, Henderson, Nelson, Ann Houser, was born near Daniel, and Francis M. Cunningham. Hagerstown, Pennsylvania, April 11, Francis M. was killed in battle. Daniel 1815, and died in Somerset county, is the only one living. Jesse Shaw’s that State, in April, 1879. Henry H. postoffice address is Grangeville, Spies served three months in the Marion county, West Virginia. Federal army, in the 1861 war. The subject of this sketch was also a soldier ""”“'""" WILLIAM B. SINE— is a son of of that war, enlisting in September, Alfred F. and Mary A. (Chesney) Sine, 1861, in Company C, 54th U’ who came to what is now Marion Pennsylvania Infantry, and serving 1.} . county in 1840. This county was then until the close of the war. He was included in Monongalia, and contained wounded in the face and left leg in the 6? few settlements, the family having but battle of New Market, May 14, 1864. 97

In Grafton, Taylor county, West action, at Memphis, Tennessee, July 3, Virginia, H. A. Spies and Mary Thayer 1864. In 1870, Frank R. Stewart made recorded their marriage vows on the his home in Marion county, and here 1st of October, 1874. Mrs. Spies was his five children were born: John H., born in Grafton, March 26, 1856, and July 14, 1870; Annie G., November 3, her parents are still residing there, her 1872; Musette B., November 27, 1874; father engaged in- business as a Roy H., April 12, 1877; Jessie E., June contractor. Her father, John M. 20, 1879. Since his residence here Mr. Thayer, was born in Massachusetts, and Stewart has served one term as mayor Catherine Bailey, who became his wife of Mannington. He has a fine residence and the mother of Mrs. Spies, was born at No. 15 Pleasant street, and is in Harrison, now a county of West engaged _in business as civil and Virginia. Mamie Spies, born October contracting engineer and agent for the 30, 1866 and child of a former Wrought Iron Bridge C0,, of Canton, marriage of Mr. Spies, is living with Ohio, for Virginia, West Virginia, him. H. A. Spies is ticket, freight, and Western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. express agent for the B. & O. R.R., at His postoffice address is Mannington, Mannington, Marion county, West Marion county, West Virginia. Virginia. AUGUSTINE STURM ~ son of FRANK ROSS STEWART——is a Daniel and Elizabeth (Martin) Sturm, son of Houston and Rachel E. (Ross) and Mary Robey, daughter of Hezekiah Stewart, now of Monongalia county, and Margaret (Cunningham) Robey, West Virginia. He was born in Greene were united in marriage in Marion county, Pennsylvania, April 11, 1847, county, June 8, 1856. Both are natives and his father was a native of the same of what is now Marion county, born State and county. His mother’s birth near Worthington, his birth on the was in Meadville, Crawford county, 24th of August, 1835, and January 16, Pennsylvania. Her father, Francis Ross, 1837, her natal day. Their marriage has was conscripted into the British service been blessed with thirteen children, for the 1812 war, and deserted. He was who are recorded: Cordelia, born caught and sentenced to death. He was March 9, 1857, died September 3, confined at Donegal, Ireland, and 1860; Noe W., December 11, 1858, escaped with the assistance of a young married Phebe Wells, December 4, lady there, Miss Mary Mattingly. He 1879, and they have two sons, Thomas reached this country again, landing at Jefferson, and Oscar, born February Philadelphia, and entered immediately 25, 1883; Marcellus A., born August 3, into the United States naval service. He 1860, married Delpha Thomas, March was with Commodore Perry in his 13, 1881, and they have one son, victories on Lake Erie, and after peace Archie; Charley Russell, November 11, was declared he sent for the young 1862; James E., July 7, 1864- the lady to whom he owed his life, and on three last named living at Glovers Gap, her arrival at Philadelphia they were this county, and Noe W., at Benwood, married. In Monongalia county, July Marshall county, this State; a son, born 15, 1869, Frank R. Stewart wasjoined April 11, 1866 lived only seven days; in wedlock with Mary Elizabeth, Marshall Lee, March 23, 1867, and daughter of John and Marcella Cena Belle, April 8, 1869, live at home; (Musgrave) Mort. She was born in Thomas Jefferson, born August 2, Shepherdstown, Jefferson county, now 1871, died September 7, 1875; Stella part of West Virginia, and her parents R., July 18, 1873, died January 27, made their home in Marion county in 1874; Rosalie, born October 28, I874, 1851. Her father was a soldier of the Augustine H., July 11, 1877, Mary M., civil war, and served in Malsby’s September 15, 1879 —these three battery until injured in action when, living at home. Augustine Sturm’s in 1863, he received honorable grandfather, Jacob Sturm, was one of discharge. John and William Ross, the first settlers of Marion county, and uncles of Frank, were in that war. John hewed the first set of house logs in the was captain of Company F, 100th county, near Morgan City, about the Pennsylvania Reserves, and William was year 1798. Augustine Sturm had two colonel of a regiment he raised at Hot brothers who were Confederate Springs, Arkansas. He was killed in soldiers of the war between the States. 98

He is a farmer and stock-raiser of county, as well as a staunch Democrat Mannington district, with postoffice in political affiliation. He was born in address at Glovers Gap, Marion county, Fairmont, Marion county, June 25, West Virginia. 1846, and before he was nineteen years old he entered the Federal army for LEMUEL STURM-owns and service in the civil war. He served from cultivates a farm of 200 acres, lying February 22, 1865, until the cessation along Glade fork of Bingamon creek, in of hostilities, in Company K, 17th Mannington district, Marion county, West Virginia Infantry. In Rivesville, West Virginia. He owns a great deal of this county, February 2, 1875, Charles stock, in -which he is taking just pride, E. Wells was joined in wedlock with and is also proficient in the trade of Mary Alice Hood, who was born in this carpenter. He was born January 5, county, November 9, 1848. She was a 1827, near Fairmont, then in Harrison daughter of Alfred and Sarah (Straight) county, a son of David and Rebecca Hood, her father born in Jefferson, (Moore) Sturm, who were natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1827, Maryland. When Lemuel was about and now living in Marion county; and nine years old his parents moved to her mother, born November 1, 1828, Vermilion county, Illinois, where the in Marion county, dying here, in subject of this sketch grew to September, 1865. John E. Wells,father manhood, and resided until the of Charles E., was born November 9, beginning of the civil war. He served in 1809, in Monongalia county, and died that war, and has since made his home at Glovers Gap, Marion county, June 6, in this district. September 13, 1862, 1875. The mother of Charles E., who Lemuel Sturm enlisted in Company H, was Matilda Morris, of the Morris 107th Illinois Infantry, and served as family, who came here from New sergeant until close of the war. The Jersey, was born in what is now regiment was part of Judahs Division, Monongalia county, September 12, 23d army corps, until the battle of 1816, and is still living here, in the Missionary Ridge; was then with enjoyment of a beautiful and healthy Sherman through the Atlanta campaign old age. The postoffice address of until Atlanta was taken; then under Charles E. Wells is Glovers Gap, Marion General Schofleld in the campaign county, West Virginia. from Fort Fisher to Greensborough, when hostilities ceased. At Fairmont, D. M. WEST’S —parents were born March 6, 1866, Lemuel Sturm married in Monongalia county, (now) West Mattie C. Martin, and in their home are Virginia. His father, born May 12, their six children, born: Willie T., 1809, died November 14, 1874; his March 6, 1867; Carrie L., June 27, mother, born in the year 1818, died 1868; Lawrence, November 12, 1869; November 17, 188 2, in Marion county. Minnie, October 8, 1871; Mollie, His brother, Dr. Zackquill M. West, was August 13, 1873; Charles R., January with “Stonewall” Jackson in his 9, 1876. Mrs. Sturm was born near campaigns in the civil war, and now Fairmont, January 13 1837, a lives in Preston county, West Virginia. daughter of Armstead and Elizabeth D. M. West’s uncle, James G. West, was (Sturm) Martin, who are still living in in the war of 1812, and served under this, the county of their birth. The his father, who was a major. D. M. father of Mr. Sturm died in 1840 and West was born in Monongalia county, his mother in 1870, in Illinois. Lemuel August 3, 1854 and has taught school Stu rm’s postoff ice address is in Marion, Preston, Monongalia and Grangeville, Marion county, West Barbour counties. His brother, Dr. Virginia. Napoleon B. West, practiced medicine in Peoria, Illinois, and Monongalia CHARLES E. WELLS —is engaged county, West Virginia, and died at in a general mercantile business, Arnettsville, Monongalia county, West making a speciality of lumber, tan Virginia, December 25, 1871. bark, grain, etc. He is also an extensive farmer of Mannington district, has ZADOC CRAMER WI-IITE- was been twice elected a member of the born September 2, 1844, on Indian house of delegates, in 1876 and 1880, creek, McElroy district, Tyler county, and is a substantial citizen of the Virginia (now West Virginia). He 99 married Mary Agnes Weekley, who was N. and Elizabeth (Courtney) Hall were born in the same district, on the 5th of the parents of Nancy, wife of Mr. March, 1853, and their marriage vows Dean, and she was born in Marion were recorded in McElroy district. county March 13, 1824. During the October 13, 1871. Rev. George 1861 war William H. Dean was a Mclntire officiating clergyman. Four member of the Home Guards, and was children brighten the home their union called into service at the time of the established: Ulysses Grant, born Jones raid, when the railroad bridge at October 18, 1873; James Lloyd, Fairmont was burned. He has served August 8, 1875; Lesley Morelan, his district as school trustee and as August .13, 1877; Perlie May, school trustee and as collector. His December 2, 1880. The parents of postoffice, address is Boothsville, both Mr. and Mrs. White were natives Marion county, West Virginia. of Tyler county. He was a son of David and Michael (Weekley) White, and she DARIUS FLEMING —son of was a daughter of Richard and Henry and Phebe (Hayes) Fleming, was Cassandra (Weekley) Weekley. His born April 10, 1830, in-that part of father served in the civil war as a Harrison county, Virginia, now member of Company M, 6th Virginia included in Marion county, West Infantry, for three years and a fourth Virginia, and his home is now in Grant year as a veteran, after that company district, where he pursues the tilling of had been consolidated with, another. the soil, in conjunction with the trade Mrs. White’s father was in the 14th of carpenter. March 20, 1850, in West Virginia Infantry, and at the Marion county, he married Mary battle of Droop Mountain was Chamberlain, who was born in wounded, dying of his wound before Harrison county (now Marion), reaching home. John and Jane (Yeater) November 21, 1825. She is a daughter White were the paternal grandparents of Josiah and Elizabeth (Holbert) of Zadoc C. For thirteen years Zadoc Chamberlain. The genealogical record C. White has followed the occupation of the children of Mr. and Mrs. of sawyer, and since 1874 has made his Fleming is as follows: Sarah C. B., born home in Marion county. His postoffice March 9, 1852, died December 26, address is Brant, Marion county, West 1863; Elizabeth M., March 16, 1854, Virginia. lives in Delaware county, Indiana; Mary E., June 13,1856, lives at home; GRANT DISTRICT. Philadelphia R., June 13, 1859, lives in Marion county; Hannah Trophania, WILLIAM H. DEAN —is one of the September 5, 1861; and George J., farming residents of Grant district, August 28, 1864, live at home. Two of Marion county, West Virginia, and has Mr. Fleming's grand children are living been living in this county since this with him: H. Howard Smith, born in settlement here in 1845. His birth was September, 1878, and M. Maud Bryan, in Monongalia county, Virginia, August born in September, 1878. In the last 2, 1814, Isaac and Mary (Houston) year of the war between the States Dean his parents. Februarv 5. 1846, in Darius Fleming served the Confederacy Marion county, the Rev. P. Harshey as a member of Company E, 7th officiating at the marriage rite, William Virginia Infantry. His postofflce H. Dean and Nancy Hall were united in address is Fairmont, Marion county, wedlock. Of the six children born to West Virginia. them death has taken three away. Their birth and death record is: ORLANDO HAYHURST —was Rebecca 1. (Reed), born February 25, born September 21, 1822, in what was 1847, died August 3, 1882; Elizabeth then Monongalia county, Virginia, and A. (Smell), born December 2, 1848, is now included in the limits of Marion died May 18, 1880; Thomas M., born county, West Virginia. He was first October 8, 1851-, lives at home; Isaac married in Westmoreland county, H., born September 30, 1855, and Pennsylvania, where Anna Household Mary V. (Swiger), born September 24, became his wife. His second marriage 1859, live in homes of their own in this was solemnized in Marion county, June county; William H., born September 23, 1856, with Dorcas J. Constable, 15, 1864, died May 5, 1866. William and their children are seven living and 100 one deceased born: Nancy A. (Ross), Hedge family of England. William B. March 8, 1857; James L., February 24, Holbert‘ s postoff ice address is 1860 ~ these two living in this district; Fairmont, Marion county, West Clara J., September 30, 1862; Lucy C., Virginia. March 6, 1865; Lavina E., November 19, 1867; Inez Belle, February 18, GEORGE W. HUNSAKER——one 1870; Charles 0., January 24, of the farming residents in Grant 1875 —these five living at home; Mary district, Marion county, West Virginia, B., December 23, 1877, died June 18, has made his home in Marion county 1882. Dorcas J., wife of Mr. Hayhurst, since 1834, and here his wedded life was born in Harrison county, began November 14, 1860. On that December 17, 1834, a daughter of date, at Fairmont, this county, Eliza D. Stephen S. and Roanna (Fanchier) Fleming became his wife, and the Constable. Her parents were both born births of their children are recorded: in Harrison county, her father in 1811, Harry G., born December 15, 1861; her mother in 1815. Benjamin Frank L., November 14, 1863; Edward Hayhurst, father of Orlando, was born J., January 6, 1866; Gertrude R., February 8, 1789, came to Marion August 26, 1869; Thomas A., October county in 1801, served in the 1812 4, 1872. Frank L. is in Nebraska, the war, when he was stationed at Fort other children at home. John Meigs. He was a blacksmith and made Hunsaker, sr., who came to Marion the hinges that hung the gate to the county in 1834, and Jane (Swearingen) fort. The mother of Orlando Hayhurst, Hunsaker, are the parents of George whose maiden name was Elizabeth W., and his wife is a daughter of Boaz Jolliff, was born May 20, 1796. and Eliza (Laidley) Fleming. In 1881 Orlando Hayhurst combines the George W. Hunsaker was appointed occupations of farming and milling in school trustee for the term of three Grant district, receiving his mail at years, which he is now acceptably Bentons Ferry, Marion county, West filling. His postoffice address is Virginia. Fairmont, Marion county, West Virginia. WILLIAM B. HOLBERT —is a son of Samuel and Sarah (King) Holbert, JOHN HUNSAKER, Jr. —was born long well—known and esteemed in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, residents of this county. Here he was February 17, 1828, and was about six born July 12, 1836, here his wedded years old when his parents, John and life began, February 23, 1862, and in Jane (Swearingen) Hunsaker, made Grant district, this county, he follows their home in Marion county. John the pursuits of a farm life, largely Hunsaker, sr., was born September 26, devotin his attention to the raising of 1796, his wife was born in 1795, and stock or the market. His wife is they made their home in Marion Margaret, daughter of Samuel P. and county in 1834. John Hunsaker, jr., Lucinda (Johnson) Nixon, and she was has been twice married, and the father born in Marion county, February 28, of eight children, who were born: 1839. Their children, all at home, are Henry L., October 15, 1861; Robert seven, born: Samuel R., May 24, 1863; R., September 30, 1863; Thomas 1., John T., November 2, 1865; lda Bell, July 18, 1865; Benjamin F., July 26, June 24, 1867; Rosa E., June 3, 1869; 1867; Nancy M., November 13, 1869, Lucinda J., January 3, 1872; Sarah E., died May 7 1873 —by his first wife; February 15, 1875; William W., June and Albert, January 12, 1876; George, 21, 1878. William Holbert, father of February 11, 1878; Bessie, September Samuel, and grandfather of William B. 21, 1881, children of the second Holbert, had two brothers, Thomas marriage. The present wife of Mr. and Michael, who were among the first Hunsaker was born in Harrison county, settlers of what is now Marion county. August 26, 1840, a daughter of Michael lived to the remarkable age of Absalom and Didamia (Rose) Jones. one hundred years. He was a consistent Her mother was born December 5, member of the Baptist Church, and 1810. The marriage of John Hunsaker, also a good Democrat. Samuel Holbert jr., and Ermina (Jones) Sipe was married Sarah King, daughter of consummated February 17, 1875, at Joshua King, a descendant of the great Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia. 101

By a former marriage she was the Tygarts Valley river, at Bentons Ferry, mother of three children: Lora L., while attempting to cross in a skiff, Eddie M., and Robert E. Sipe. The first which was upset. John Linn may be named born September 7, 1857, died addressed at Bob Town Marion April 26, 1863. Eddie was born county, West Virginia. October 13, 1859, and Robert E. on the 5th of February, 1862. John ALEXANDER McAL1STER— is a Hunsaker, jr., is a farmer of Grant natiave of “Keystone State,” born in district, receiving his mail at Bentons Washington county, Pennsylvania, Ferry, Marion county, West Virginia. February 20, 1818. His father was John McAlister, born June 1, 1783, MARTIN HURLEY —is a native of and his mother, whose maiden name Ireland, born November 12, 1822, who was Jane Work, was born June 11, became one of the farming residents of 1787. His parents came to Marion Marion county in 1851. In this county, county in 1839, which was the date of March 5, 1857, Mary S. Fimple became his settlement here. In this county, his wife, and two sons were born of February 24, 1847, Alexander their union. James, the elder, was born McAlister wedded Nancy Linn, and April 12, 1858, and died July 27th their eleven children were born: John following; William F., born June 4, L., June 17, 1849; William J., 1859, is living at home. John and September 14, 1850; Mary E. (Little), Elizabeth (Dalton) Hurley were the A ril 27, 1852; Samuel G., July 7, parents of Martin Hurley, and his wife 1 54, died on the next Christmas Day; was a daughter of Job and Rachel George C., December 28, 1855; Anza (Hill) Fimple. Her mother was born J., September 17, 1857; Alexander G., April 13, 1797, and her father, born October 31, 1859; Sarah F., February August 5, -1798, died January 5, 1851. 28, 1861; Hugh R., July 25, 1863; Mary S. Hur1ey’s farm lies in Grant Nettie 1., March 21, 1865; Robert W., district, and his postoffice address is November ‘30, 1867. Mary is married Fairmont, Marion county, West and hving in this district, William and Virginia. George are in Nebraska, and the other living children are at home. The wife of JOHN LINN —is a son of Samuel Mr. McAlister was born in Monongalia and Anza (Reese) Linn, who made county, Virginia, April 5, 1830, a their home in Marion county in 1823. daughter of Samuel and Anza (Reece) Here he was born, September 18, Linn. Alexander McAlister is a 1833, and in this county he is engaged prosperous farmer of Grant district, in the pursuits of agriculture, owning where he has served in a number of and tilling a farm in Grant district. He district offices. He was justice of the married Rachel Powell, in Monongalia peace from 1861 for four years, serving county, Virginia (now West Virginia), by appointment, and was then elected February 21, 1856. She was born in for one term. He was the first school that county, August 11, 1835, a commissioner under the present free daughter of Isaac and Maria (Smith) school system, and served two years. Powell. John and Rachel (Powell) Linn He receives his mail at Bentons Ferry, are the parents of: Helen V. (Little), Marion county, West Virginia. born November 21, 1856; Emma A. (Mundell), August 14, 1858; Maria D. CASPER 0. Mc1NTlRE —and (Morris), November 12, 1860; Samuel Sophronia Anderson were united in G., March 4, 1863, died May 11, 1881; marriage in Marion county, February Anza B., July 20, 1865; Mary R., 28, 1861, and in the home they then August 14, 1868; Nancy E.. August 4. established are now the seven children 1870; Charles W., September 17, 1872; born to them as follows: Charles L., Willey H., September 23, 1874, died February 5, 1862; Arthela A., April June 11, 1875; Jettie B., October 3, 30, 1864; Fred. Willie, January 2, 1877. The three oldest of the 1866; Seymour, October 31, 1867; Ida daughters are married and have homes May, October 30, 1869; Elias, May 25, of their own in Grant district, the 1872; John L., December 15, 1875. other living children are still with their Isaac and Rheuhama (Moore) Mclntire, parents. Samuel G., the oldest son, natives and long residents of Harrison came to his death by drowning in county, were the parents of Casper 0.,

I an an-Ann rnnnu II nuns-nnu nrurrn 102 and his wife was a daughter of John enlisting in May, 1861, in Company A, and Cassie (Jones) Anderson. She was 31st Virginia Infantry. He was first born in Marion county, June 27, 1844. married April 5, 1866, when Massa The birth of Casper O. Mclntire was in Jane Manley became his wife. She was that part of Harrison county, Virginia, born August 17, 1837, and died now set apart in Marion county, and September 21, 1871, leaving two little this county has, therefore, always been ones, Jesse H., born February 14, his home. The date of his birth was 1867; Sallie B., born June 14, 1870. May 2, 1834. His occupation is The second marriage of Benjamin K. farming, and he is the owner of a good Martin was solemnized at Bob Town, farm in Grant district. Worthington, January 8, 1873, when Sarah J. Marion county, West Virginia, is his Musgrave was joined in wedlock with postoffice address. him, and the two children of that wedlock are: Vertie E., born February HARRISON MANLEY— son of 2, 1874, and Nettie, born February 11, John O. and Sarah (Stump) Manley, 1883. Sarah J. Musgrave was born in was born in Monongalia county, March Marion county, November 11, 1846, 13, 1831. On New Years day, 1852, in and is a daughter of Zebulon and Marion county, he was united in Elizabeth (McGinty) Musgrave, who marriage with Sarah Righter, whose made their home in this county in birth was in Harrison county, 1842. The postoffice address of November 5, 1832, and whose parents Benjamin K. Martin is Bob Town, were Peter B. and Mary (Franklin) Marion county, West Virginia, and his Righter. The children of Mr. and Mrs. occupation is farming. Manley were born: Mary M., February 3, 185 3, lives in this district; Charles JOHN J. MARTIN —is one of the E., December 26, 1854, lives in farming residents of Grant district, Fairmont; Annie M., May 19, 1857, Marion county, West Virginia, and is and Peter B. R., October 12, 1859, live also largely interested ir1the raising of at home; Thomas J., June 23, 1862, stock. He was born in this county, died July 29, 1862; Rachel T., May 22, February 5, 1849, a son of Jesse and 1863; Henry C., October 11, 1865; Cinderella (Coon) Martin. During the West Virginia, December 24, progress of the war between the States, 1867 —these three at home. "The he served in the Confederate army for father of Harrison Manley was born two years, enlisting when he was only August 10, 1801, and died September fourteen years old. He entered into a 19, 1862; his mother was born on the matrimonial alliance with Julia Ann 10th of June, 1796, and died May 2, Ryan at Fairmont, this county, March 1883. The father of Mrs. Sarah Manley 26, 1868, and the home their marriage was born August 23, 1804, and her established is brightened with the mother’s birth was on the 4th of May, presence of their two children, born: 1809. In 1876, Harrison Manley was Frank L., November 24, 1868; Nora elected sheriff, and he served four L., March 30, 1872. The birth of Julia years in that office. He is a prosperous A., wife of Mr. Martin, was in this farmer and stock-raiser of Grant county, and she is a daughter of district, and his postoffice address is George M. and Sarah J. (Robison) Bob Town, Marion county, West Ryan, who have always made their Virginia. home in Marion county. John J. Martin's postoffice address is Bob BENJAMIN K. MARTIN —son of Town, Marion county, West Virginia. Jesse and Cinderella (Coon) Martin, was born in Marion county, February SETH ELIAS MARTIN —was born 29, 1844. His father was born in and wedded in Marion county, the first Hampshire county, Virginia, November event occurring February 4, 1858, and 25, 1773, and died A til 30, 1859. His his marriage solemnized on the 16th of mother was a native 0 Harrison, then a September, 1880. William and Rebecca county of Virginia, born May 10, (Carter) Martin were his parents, and 1819, and she died August 25, 1875. the wife he chose was Virginia, Benjamin K. Martin served in the daughter of Jacob E. and Charlotte Confederate army, during the entire (Hayhurst) Kuhn. She was born in period of the war between the States, Marion county, May 21, 1860, and of 103 her union with Mr. Martin one son has Elizabeth Rhea, died July 20, 1876. been born, whom they have named William Rhea owns and is tilling a farm Marion M. His natal day was August 1, in Grant district, and may be addressed 1881. The father of Seth E. Martin was through the postoffice at Fairmont, born August 9, 1830, and his mother Marion county, West Virginia. was born March 15, 1833, and both are still honored residents in this county. JOHN RIGHTER- was a son of Seth E. Martin is following the varied Peter B. and Mary (Franklin) Righter, avocations of an agricultural life in who were born and raised and married Grant district, and he receives his mail in Harrison county, Virginia. In that in Bob Town, Marion county, West county he was born, March 12, 1829, Virginia. and he became a resident in Marion county in 1842. In this county his JOHN NIXON—born in Marion wedded life began, Ann Manley joining county, April 29, 1836, and Minerva J. her life with his on the 15th of March, Manley, born in this county, March 9, 1850. Two daughters were the issue of 1856, were here united in wedlock, on their union, both are married, and the 7th of November, 1875. Their living in homes of their own: Mary J. home is brightened with the presence (Davis), born April 16, 1851, lives in of four daughters, who were born: Grant district; Sarah E. (Nay), born Estella M., October 14, 1876; Rhets March 10, 1853, lives in Missouri. The Lorene, October 15, 1877;,Elizabeth wife of Mr. Righter was born in B., June 17, 1879; Ida Cecil, April 20, Harrison county, near the Marion 1882. The parents of both Mr. and boundary, June 15, 1834, a daughter Mrs. Nixon are well known and of John O. and Sarah (Stump) Manley. esteemed residents of Marion county, Her father, born August 10, 1801, died where their lives have been passed. He September 19, 1862, and her mother, is a son of Samuel P. and Lucinda born June 10, 1796, is also deceased. (Johnson) Nixon, and her parents are John Righter entered the Confederate John H. and Susanna (Martin) Manley. army, first in 1861, and was In Grant district John Nixon follows commissioned captain of Company D, the varied avocations of a farm life, in 1862. He was transferred in the and his postoffice address is Bentons spring of 1863 to the 13th Virginia Ferry, Marion county, West Virginia. Cavalry, served one year and was then made prisoner of war, and held at WILLIAM RHEA —son of Thomas Wheeling, West Virginia, for eighteen and Elizabeth (Morrow) Rhea, was months. He was captured while on a born April 14, 1823, in Harrison scouting expedition in Harrison county, Virginia, that part which has county. He was elected justice of the been since set apart as a portion of peace in 1860, and held four years, and Marion county. His wife is a native of in 1879 was elected to represent the same section of Harrison county, Marion county in the legislature for the Sarah, daughter of King H. and Mary term of two years. He is engaged in (Davis) Cooper. She was born January farming and milling in Grant district, 11, 1832. The children of Mr. and Mrs. and may be addressed at Worthington, Rhea are recorded: Elizabeth, born Marion county, West Virginia. July 3, 1852, died June 8, l867;Mary (Shaver), born November 17, 1854, lives in Grant district; Rebecca, BENJAMIN F. SHAVER —farmer September 1, 1857, lives at home; and justice of the peace in Grant Thomas, January 12, 1860, lives in district, Marion county, West Virginia, Henry county, Indiana; John L., April was born in this county, December 26, 3, 1863, died July 23, 1864; Willa, 1843, a son of William and Josina October 13, 1865, died March 17, (Hill) Shaver. His parents were born 1868; James H., March 12, 1869, lives and raised in Marion county. His father at home. Joseph»and Elizabeth, parents died March 4, 1860, and his mother is of Thomas Rhea, were natives of still an honored resident here. The wife Pennsylvania, the former died March 7, of Benjamin F. Shaver, Frances H., 1826, and the latter July 22, 1837. daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hedges Thomas Rhea, the father of William, (King) Holbert, was born in Marion died March 22, 1866, and his mother. county, November 22, 1842. The date 104 of their marriage was November 3, Virginia, August 12, 1880. Her birth 1864, and it was solemnized in this was in Harrison county, the date March county. The children born of it were 29, 1859. Enos E. Tetrick was born in four, and are all at home, namely: Marion county, March 8, 1851, and is Carrie D., born September 27, 1865; now one of the most energetic and William 1., March 21, 1868; Rosa H., successful business men of Bob Town, August 21, 1873; Hustead B., August where he is conducting a large 17, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert, who mercantile trade. His father was born were natives of and residents in this January 1, 1814, and his mother July county, are both now deceased. 9, 1817. Joseph Tetrick, father of Benjamin F. Shaver was elected Andrew, was born in Virginia, January constable in 1864, and served two 22, 1774. He was a scout in the Indian years; he also served as supervisor of war, and died August 29, 1844. His the county from 1865 to 1871, was wife, whose maiden name was Margaret township treasurer in 1869 and 1870, Robison, was born in Loudoun county, and has been three times elected to the Virginia, May 1, 1788, and died office ofjustice of the peace, in 1873, December 10, 1860. John and Phebe in 1877, and again in 1881, which term (Sturrn) Nay, the parents of Enos E. he is still serving. He is a Democrat. His Tetrick’s mother, were born, the postoffice address is Fairmont, Marion former in Fauquier county, Virginia, county, West Virginia. July 9, 1789, and died October 2, 1869; the latter, in Cumberland, WILLIAM SHAVER —deceased — Maryland, August 15, 1796, and died was a son of John and Leah (Norris) December 4, 1876. Bob Town is Enos Shaver, and was born in Marion E. Tetrick’s postoffice address. county, on New Years Day, 1787, and he died March 10, 1860, on his farm in JOHN H. TUCKER —is a native of Grant district. He served as a private Maryland, born on Christmas Day, volunteer in the war of 1812. He 1810. He was ten years old when his married, in this county, July 30, 1840, parents, John and Nancy (Hapwood) Josina Hill, and the children of their Tucker, made their home in Marion wedlock are recorded: Elizabeth H. county, and this has ever since been his (Neuzum), born May 21, 1841, lives in home. His first wife was Roanna Sapp, Harrison county, West Virginia; and their children were three: Mary E. Napoleon B., September 8, 1842, and (Hayhurst), born in 1835, now Benjamin F., December 26, 1843, live deceased; Thaddeus L., April 5, 1840, in this county; William F., July 30, lives in Grant district; Sarah V. 1845, died March 8, 1859; Roanna R., (Monroe), September 7, 1846, now January 16, 1847, lives at home; deceased. In Harrison county, April 26, Luther H., July 7, 1848, died June 7, 1860, John H. Tucker married Mary 1854; Josephine B. (Grove), December Riley, and they have one son, Lewis 26, 1849, lives in Upshur county, this R., born April 25, 1863. Mary, wife of State; Sylvanus L., March 15, 1852, Mr. Tucker, is a daughter of Jesse and and Winfield S., February 23, 1854, Nancy (Golden) Riley, and she was live in, this county; James 0., July 7, born in Harrison county, May 26, 1855, lives at home; Virginia H. 1827. Farming is the occupation of (Holbert), November 20, 1858, lives in John H. Tucker, Grant district his this county. Josina (Hill) Shaver was place of residence, and his postoffice born in Marion county, April 4, 1817, address is Bob Town, Marion county, a daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth West Virginia. (Pierce) Hill, and she is now living on the farm in Grant district where her NORVAL VANDERVORT —was husband died. She receives her mail at born in Monongalia county, Virginia, Fairmont, Marion county, West December 3, 1829, and was two years Virginia., old when his parents, Joseph and Mahalla (Davis) Vandervort, made their ENOS E. TETRICK —son of home in Marion county. Here he grew Andrew and Sarah (Nay) Tetrick, and to manhood, and here his wedded life Florence E. Koon, daughter of Thomas began, December 27, 1855, when M. and Paulina Koon, were united in Margaret C. Lauchery became his wife. marriage in Harrison county, West He enlisted in Company A, 6th 105

Virginia Infantry, August 28, 1864, owned in Grant district, with their and served until mustered out at postoffice address at Bentons Ferry, Wheeling, West Virginia, June 10, Marion county, West Virginia. 1865. He is now engaged in farming in Grant district, and in his home are his WILLIAM H. WATSON —born in wife and six of the eleven children of Marion county, August 11, 1842, and their union. His wife is a daughter of Mary E. B. Grove, born in Upshur James W. C. and Margaret (Keefover) county, March 24, 1849, were united Lauchery, who made their home in in wedlock, April 29, 1869. Upshur Marion county in 1834. She was born and Marion are now both counties of the year following their settlement West Virginia. Mr. Watson is a farmer here, June 24, 1835. The children of and stock-dealer in Grant district, Mr. and Mrs. Vandervort were born: Marion county, and the six children of James A., January 18, 1857, lives in his marriage are all growing to this county; Flora Ann, September 5, manhood and womanhood in the home 1858, died in March, 1860; Mary P. he has there established. They are: (Work), April 16, 1860, lives in this Annie G., born May 29, 1870. George county; Emma B., December 12, 1862; F., January 3, 1872; Maggie L., May Rebecca J., February 29, 1864; Clara 19, 1873; Harry H., June 12, 1875; E., December 7, 1866, died on the day Mary R., November 15, 1879; Carrie, she was one year old; Martha B., August 9, 1882. The parents of Mr. September 17, 1868, died March 17, Watson are James O. and Matilda 1869; Cora M., February 7, 1870; (Lamb) Watson, and his wife is a Lizzie M., May 2, 1872; John C., daughter of George S. and Ann R. November 18, 1874; Curtiss L., (Rohr) Grove. Her father was born September 9, 1878. Norval June 5, 1811, and her mother’s birth Vandervort’s postoffice address is was on the 11th of December, 1812. Fairmont, Marion county, West Bentons Ferry, Marion county, West Virginia. Virginia, is the postoffice address of William H. Watson. EDGAR C. VINCENT —deceased —son of William and Elizabeth LINCOLN DISTRICT. (Hartley) Vincent, was born in Marion county, February 14, 1837. His WILLIAM W. CAMPBELL— is a wedded life began in this county when native of Scotland, born in Paisley, he was about twenty years of age, May 26, 1842, a son of Hugh and Hannah Springer becoming his wife on Agnes (Jones) Campbell, both of the 23d of April, 1857. She was born whom were born in the city which in Marion county, February 28, 1835, witnessed his nativity. William W. a daughter of Dennis and Jane (Harris) Campbell was eight years old when his Springer. Her father was born May 10, mother made her home in what is now 1802, and her mother in 1809. The Marion county, West Virginia, and this parents of Mr. Vincent were both born has ever since been his place of in what is now Marion county, and residence. His father was killed in the have always made their home here, Mexican war near Pueblo, in 1847. In honored of all who know them. Edgar Marion county, September 5, 1865, C. and Hannah (Springer) Vincent have William W. Campbell and Ella Straight nine children, recorded: Lorenzo R., were joined in wedlock, and of their born January 20, 1858, lives at home; union the children born were nine: Elizabeth J. (Criss), June 21, 1860, Mary M., January 1, 1868; Willie H., lives in this district; Alice L., January October 28, 1869; Guy E., October 9, 30, 1863, died November 5, 1864; 1871; Clyde S., October 1, 1873; James R., October 27, 1865; Charles Blanche B., May 9, 1875; Ella Maude, H., February 19. 1868; Nora. April 29, 1877; Lula M., August 7. November 16, 1870- these three at 1879; Otto C., November 9, home; Cora, twin of Nora, died 1881 —all living at home; and Jane A.., November 26, l87'3; Marcine, January born August 10, 1866, died February 2, 1874, lives at home; Nettie, October 27, 1873. The wife of Mr. Campbell 26, 1876, died December 5, 1877. was born in Marion county, July 1, Edgar C. Vincent died June 5, 1883. 1843, a daughter of Jacob and Jane His family still live on the farm he (Musgrove) Straight. Her father was 106

born in Marion county in 1800. Her wedlock Alpheus Davis and Hannah mother was born in this county in Hobbs, and six children blessed their 1801, and both died in this county in union, all now living in this county. 1861, the father on the 6th of July and The eldest, Mary A. (Nichols), was the mother on the 4th of June. William born October 14, 1846, lives in W. Campbell is a notary public for Fairmont district; Curtis, born August Marion county, and is an 2, 1849, lives in Lincoln district; attorney-at-law, largely engaged in Lucetta B., July 29, 1851, lives at practice at Farmington, Marion home; Lucretia C. (King), August 20, county, West Virginia. 1853, lives in Grant district; Austin 0., June 8, 1856, lives at home; Adina Lee NATHANIEL COCHRAN —was (Roby), August 10, 1858, lives at born April 27, 1816, in what is now Fairmont. Thomas and Rebecca Marion county, West Virginia, and is a (Thomas) Hobbs are the parents of son of William and Mary (Mclntyre) Hannah, wife of Mr. Davis, and she was Cochran, who are well-known in this born in what is now Marion county, vicinity as among its first-born settlers. November 5, 1818. In Lincoln district Both his parents were natives of this Alpheus Davis owns a fine farm, and section of country, his father born makes his residence, and his postoffice January 12, 1790, and his mother on address is Worthington, Marion county, the 24th of January, 1794. His father West Virginia. has always been a leading man of this district, and is still living and in the WILLIAM E. DRUMMOND— son enjoyment of good health; his mother’s of Pendleton and Naomi (Hutson) death occurred February 5, 1871. In Drummond, was born in Harrison October, 1846, Nathaniel Cochran county, Virginia, March 30, 1823. He wedded Mahala Bock, who was born in was married in Marion county, this county, September 11, 1826, a November 15, 1849, and in his daughter of Michael and Hannah thirtieth year he settled in this county, (Randall) Bock. The marriage of Mr. upon a farm in Lincoln district, in the and Mrs. Cochran was solemnized in cultivation of which his time is this county, and their living children employed. His father and mother died are all residents here. Their children in Harrison county, the former in were born: Oscar, February 5, 1849, 1852, and the latter in 1879. The wife lives in Worthington; Riley B., of William E. Drummond, born in November, 1850, died April 14, 1875; Marion county, September 17, 1826, is Nancy R. (Martin), July 4, 1852, lives Martha B., daughter of John Hall and at home; Mary E. (Tetrick), December Maria C. (Hare) Hall, both of whom 14, 185 3, lives in Worthington; Michael died in Marion county. Mr. and Mrs. C., October, 1855, and Charley F., Drummond have one daughter, and February 7, 1858, live at home; Dell, have buried their two sons. These May 2, 1862, died January 28, 1880; children were: Mary C., born Ida M., July 13, 1866, died February, September 12, 1850; Lloyd L., June 1867; Ulysses Grant, April 15, 1868, 16, 1853, died July 1, 1878; Illa L., and Evalina, November 21, 1870, live September 26, 1856, died February at home. Nathaniel Cochran is 28, 1862. William E. Drummond’s proprietor and manager of a flour and postoffice address is Farmington, eed mill, doing a good business, the Marion county, West Virginia. mill situated on the West Fork river, Worthington, Marion county, West LUTHER FLEMING —is a son of Virginia. Alfred Fleming who was born in Monongalia county, Virginia, in 1804, ALPHEUS DAVIS —son of Jehu L. and M. (Vandervort) Fleming, whose and Sarah F. (Laidley) Davis, was born birth was in Monongalia county also, in in what is now Marion county, West the year 1812. Luther Fleming was Virginia, September 23, 1818. His born in Marion county, August 6, parents settled here as early as 1810, 1840, and in this county, in 1871, he coming from the State of Delaware, entered into the marriage relation with and they were prominent among the Norma D. Toothman, born in Marion pioneers of this vicinity. In this county county, March 23, 1853. She is a Rev. Joshua T. Hawkins joined in daughter of well-known residents of M 1 M’ »‘ , I-*, *5. "(ev_'2rr‘\ " 107

Marion county, John and Mary present site of Logansport, Marion (Billingsley) Toothman. Her father was county, February 8, 1823, was a son of born in Marion county in 1825, and Raleigh and Rachel (Hayes) Ice, both the birth of her mother was in natives of this county, and his father’s Monongalia county in 1823. Farming is father was one of the first and most the occupation of Luther Fleming, his prominent settlers of the county. Near land lying in Lincoln district, and he Barracksville, Marion county, March 8, receives his mail at the postoffice of 1846, Fielden R. Ice and Louisa Farmington, Marion county, West Dragoo were wedded, and their Virginia. children are eleven: Alvey Newton, born January 8, 1847; Ethan Elmas, THOMAS R._I-IIIE: a farmer of October 12, 1848; Silas Jackson, June Lincoln district, Marion county, West 22, 1850, died November 2, 1877; Virginia, has been a resident in this Zachariah 0., February 20, 1853, died county since 1854. His parents, George February 8, 1859; Hannah Cordelia, and Lucy (Longacre) Hite, who were September 12, 1854; James Neeson, pioneer settlers of what is now September 6, 1856; Margaret Lovina, Monongalia county, West Virginia, April 19, 1858; Fielden Jefferson, came to that vicinity about the year ’Janua.ry 30, 1861; Louisa Lee, May 3, 1800. George Hite was born in 1863; John, June 27, 1865; Calvin, Maryland, and his wife in Frederick December 1, 1867. The wife of Mr. county, Virginia. The birth of Thomas Ice, born in Marion county, September R. was in Monongalia county, Virginia, 7, 1824, was a daughter of Ephraim February 14, 1826, and his first and Elizabeth (Baller) Dragoo. Her marriage was with Elizabeth A. grandmother was killed by Indians on McCray. Their children were six: Finches run, Fairmont district, this Raymond M., born October 16, 1852; county, and her uncle, William Dragoo, Eliza G., January 8, 1854, now was carried off by the Indians at the deceased; John F., September 25, same time. He lived with them many 1855; Benjamin F., April 29, 1857; years, marrying a squaw and raising a Anna J., July 10, 1859; May E., family of children. After many years, February 9, 1861. In Marion county, when his wife had died, he took his November 18, 1862, Thomas R. Hite boys and returned to his own people. and Jane Minnear were united in The grandfather of Mr. Ice, already wedlock, and their children are six mentioned as an early settler in what is daughters, born: Maude M., June 19, now Marion county, was the first white 1863; Lucy M., July 25, 1865; Manda child born in Virginia west of the 13.,March 2, 1867; Emma N., July 11, Alleghenies. Friedrich Ice, 1870; Linnie D., June 3, 1873; great-grandfather of Fielden R., was a Margery B., October 23, L875. The native of Holland. Farming and present wife of Mr. Hite was born in stock-raising engage the attention of Marion county, the date of her birth Fielden R. Ice. He has given some time October 30, 1831. Her paternal also, to the public service, acting as grandparents were William and Mary county commissioner, 1870-2, and Minnear. Her mother’s parents were justice of the peace, 1872-6. During Aaron and Sarah (Ashcraft) Sharp. the 1861 war, he was drafted into the Moses and Hannah (Sharp) Minnear 7th Virginia Infantry, and was three were the parents of Mrs. Hite. The months a prisoner on Wheeling Island. former was born in Preston county, His postoffice address is Farmington, Virginia, in 1776, and died October 30, Marion county, West Virginia. 1844, and the latter, born in Marion county, Virginia, September 20, 1798, died August 28, 1853. Mrs. Hite has JAMES C. KELLAR —was born in one brother, William S. Minnear, living Monongalia county, Virginia, in Marion county, West Virginia, who September 2, 1827, and was four years was born December 23, 1820. Thomas old when his parents, John and R. Hite‘s postoffice address is Rebecca (Hamilton) Kellar, made their Farmington, Marion county, West home in what is now Marion county. Virginia. His father was a native of Randolph county, (now) West Virginia, and his FIELDEN R. ICE —born near the mother of Monongalia county. In this 108 county, Lincoln district, James C. July 3, 1879, Benjamin F. Martin,jr., Kellar is engaged in farming and in was united in marriage with Maria C. stock—raising, and here he has been Morgan, and they have one little one, twice wedded and the father of nine Jessie A., born April 22, 1880. The children. His first wife, Rebecca wife of Mr. Martin was born November Hobbs, born December 14, 1828, was 1, 1858, in Wirt county, (now) West joined with him in wedlock July 24, Virginia, a daughter of George F. and 1851, and died September 20, 1854, in Martha (Boor) Morgan, both of whom giving birth to their third child. The were natives of what is now Marion first child was Alvey E., born March county, her father born at Farmington, 24, 1852, lives now in this district; February 19, 1830, and her mother at Thomas N., the second was born July Paw Paw, July 25, 1834. Benjamin F. 21, 1853, and died April 10, 1855; Martin, jr., is a farmer and school John, born September 28, 1854, died teacher, and has given the public one November 2d following. In Marion year’s service as a member of the board county, February 28, 1856, James C. of examiners. His postoffice address is Kellar and Reuann Taggart were united Farmington, Marion county, West in marriage and their children were Virginia. born: Francis M., July 7, 1857, lives in Wetzel county, West Virginia; Neal C., DAVID THORNTON July 15, 1859, lives at home; Joseph MARTIN —is possessor of a fine stock Mc., May 24, 1861, died October 2, farm of 162 acres in Lincoln district, 1864; James U. G., December 12, Marion county, and is profitably 1862; Emma C., March 12, 1866; engaged in the raising and dealing in Benjamin W., April 17, 1868 —these stock. He was born in what is now three living at home. Samuel Taggart, Marion county, January 12, 1839, a born in 1781, and Elizabeth son of George W. and lngaby (Sturm) (Speilman) Taggart, born May 20, Martin. His father was born in Harrison 1792, were the parents of Reuann, county, Virginia, in January, 1811, and wife of Mr. Kellar, and she was born died in Marion county, July 21, 1875. during their residence in Hampshire His mother, born in 1815, in what is county, Virginia, July 3, 1831. Her now Marion county, is still living here. father died January 3, 1842, and in In Harrison county, (now) West 1851, she came with her mother to Virginia, May 19, 1843, was born Marion county. Here the mother died Martha Denham, and in the county of January 25, 1872. James C. Kellar’s her birth, October 28, 1860, she postoffice address is Farmington, became the wife of David T. Martin. Marion county, West Virginia. Their children were born: J. Wesley, November 19, 1862; Emma 1’., BENJAMIN F. MARTIN, November 16, 1863; Willie R., October Jr. —born in Marion county, October 15, 1865; Lyda, March 7, 1868;James 26, 1848, was a son of Charles P. and B., August 23, 1869; Mamie, Nancy H. (Sturm) Martin, both born in September 26, 1881. J. Wesley died what is now Marion county. His December 3, 1862, Emma P. died father’s birth was at Farrnington, December 5, 1865, and the other October 20, 1820, and he died on the children live at home. William C. anniversary of his birth, in 1855. The Denham, father of Mrs. Martin, was mother of Benjamin F., born at born February 5, 1811, and died in Worthington, December 28, 1823, is a Greene county, Pennsylvania, May 5, resident of Harrison county, this State. 1880. Her mother, Mary (Mason) During the war of the States, the Denham, was born November 20, subject of this sketch was a Federal 1818, and died March 24, 1852. soldier serving in Company G, 6th West Robert J. Denham, brother of Mrs. Virginia Cavalry. He enlisted November Martin, served seven months, in 1862, 26, 1863, was wounded in the head by as a volunteer in the civil war, and then a sabre-cut, November 28, 1864, at entered the standing army, where he battle of Moorcfield, was captured and remained five years. Spencer and sent to Libby Prison, whence he was Margaret (Sturm) Martin, grandparents paroled March 10, 1865, and was of David T., died in Marion county, the mustered out of service, June 30, former in 1847, and the latter in 1877. 1865. At Farmington, Marion county, His maternal grandparents were David 109 and Rebecca (Moore) Sturm, who died September 4, 1797, died in that in Illinois, David Sturm dying in 1838, county, September 12, 1868. His and his widow in 1872. Mrs. David T. mother was born in Franklin county, Martin’s paternal grandparents were Pennsylvania, in 1816. Martin L. Miller David B. and Elizabeth (Robison) wedded Alice Eugenia Wolfinger, Denham. He was born and died in September 19, 1877, in the State and Ohio, and she was born in Harrison county of his birth, and to them two county, Virginia, and died there. daughters were born: Mary Viola, Robert and Rebecca (Hall) Mason were August 21, 1878, and Ada Alice, the maternal grandparents of Mrs. December 12, 1879. The wife of Dr. Martin, and they died in Harrison Miller was a daughter of Daniel G. and county, West Virginia, Robert Mason Susan (Alexander) Wolfinger, both in 1871, and his wife in 1868. David T. natives of Maryland, her father born Martin has been school trustee in about the year 1818, in Leitersburg, Lincoln district for about eight years, Washington county, and her mother in and in June, 1883, was appointed Middletown, Frederick county. Her notary public. His postoffice address is mother's death occurred in Bingamon, Marion county, West Leitersburg, in 1858. The wife of Dr. Virginia. ..Miller was born in Washington county, Maryland, September 19, 1856, and REAZIN J. MARTIN —son of she died April 28, 1882. Martin L. John H. and Nancy (Everly) Martin, Miller left the place of his birth in long residents of Marion county, was 1868, and went to Ogle county, born in this county, December 10, Illinois, where he lived about nineteen 1829. In this county his wedded life months, the most of the time in began, Louisa Martin becoming his attendance at Mount Morris Seminary. wife, January 5, 1854. She was a From there he went to Chambersburg daughter of George W. and Ingaby (Pennsylvania) Academy, where he (Sturm) Martin, and was born July 4, remained until February, 1871. He 1835. Her father was born in January, then read medicine with Dr. I. N. 1811, and he died July 21, 1875.1-Ier Snively, at Waynesboro, Franklin mother, born in 1815, is still living in county, Pennsylvania, and in March, this county. George Martin, 1874, he was graduated from the grandfather of Reazin J., was born in Jefferson Medical College of Virginia, April 6, 1765, and died in the Philadelphia. In-‘the following month same State, December 19, 1827. His he located in practice at Quincy, wife, Elizabeth (Hoard) Martin, was Franklin county, Pennsylvania, where born June 20, 1768, and died June 20, he remained until June, 1876, when he 1854. The parents of the mother of returned to Leitersburg, Maryland, and Reazin J. Martin were Simeon and practiced until (December 1, 1882) he Pruda Everly. The parents of Reazin J. settled in Worthington, Marion county, Martin are deceased, his father, who West Virginia. was born March 8, 1790, dying September 24, 1861. His mother was FESTUS PARRISH —is a son of born April 11, 1796, and died July 26, Dickey B. and Nancy (Tetrick) Parrish, 1845. Reazin J. and Louisa Martin are who have lived in what is now Marion the parents of: Melissa A. (Hess), born county, West Virginia, through all the October 22, 1854, lives in this district; years of the present century, and are Cordelia, March 21, 1857, died July still enjoying a serene old age in this 26, 1860; Melvin M., December 9, district. Dickey B. Parrish was born in 1864, lives with his parents. Farming is Monongalia county, in February, 1794, the occupation of Reazin J. Martin, his a son of Richard and Polly (Criss) land lying in Lincoln district, and his Parrish. His father was born August 26, postoffice address is Bingamon, Marion 1769, and died in 1853. In that part of county, West Virginia. Harrison county now embraced in Marion, Dickey B. Parrish married MARTIN L. MILLER, M.D. —was Nancy Tetrick, who was born in born in Washington county, Maryland, Loudoun county, Virginia, December November 21, 1847, a son of Jacob 6, 1800. They were married in and Fannie (Snively) Miller. His father, October, 1818, and their son, the born in Washington county, Maryland, subject of this sketch, was born June 4. 110

1840. In Marion county, October 24, B., born February 10, 1856, lives in 1865, Festus Parrish was united in Summers county, Kansas; Lora, March marriage with Caroline R. 27, 1858, lives at home; Carlona 0., Cunningham, and they have one son, June 27, 1859, died January 30, 1870; Richard B., born December 14, 1866. Delpha W., August 2, 1862, lives at Caroline R., wife of Mr. Parrish, was home; Eunice, February 14, 1863, died born in Marion county, May 16, 1846, October 9, 1865; Laura A., May 19, a daughter of Richard Cunningham, 1864, died October 3, 1865; Flora E., born September 22, 1815, died June 6, July 12, 1867, lives at home. Jesse F. 1851, and Mary (Sturm) Cunningham, Robinson’s postoffice address is born January 24, 1819, lives with Sturms, Marion county, West Virginia. Festus Parrish. Festus Parrish has a farm in Lincoln district, and gives his HENDERSON STURM — time largely to sheep-raising, in which prosperously engaged in farming and he is doing an extensive business. He stock—raisingin Lincoln district, Marion may be addressed at Worthington, county, West Virginia, has passed his Marion county, West Virginia. life in this county, where he was born August 14, 1830, while it was yet ATLAS HOMER PITZER —is a included in the limits of Harrison son of Harman Pitzer, now deceased, county, Virginia. In this county in and Elizabeth (Wells) Pitzer. He was 1849, he was united in wedlock with born in Marion county, April 2, 1860, Nancy R. Downs, here born April 7, and this has always been his home. He 1831. Their children were five: is cultivating a farm in Lincoln district, Francisco C., born July 29, 1850, and has been also engaged in the resides in Mannington district, this professional duties of a teacher, and is county; John D., August 26, 1852, rated among the most successful of lives in this district; Mary Louisa, those following that calling in Marion September 18, 1854, died November county. In addition to these 29, 1855; Melissa Jane, October 20, employments he is at present engaged 1856, died December 12, 1859; in the mercantile business. His address Henderson Leroy, August 9, 1859, is: Atlas H. Pitzer, Farmington, Marion lives at home. The father and mother county, West Virginia. of Henderson Sturm were born in Lincoln district, and here died. They JESSE F. ROBINSON —is a son of were, Isaac Sturm, born May 13, 1802, John R. and Rebecca (Wamsley) died July 25, 1840, and Margaret Robinson, who were natives of (Martin) Sturm, born April 11, 1800, Harrison county, Virginia, and he was died September 11, 1865. Nancy R. born in that county, March 24, 1834. Downs was a daughter of John and His father was born January 5, 1794, Sally Long (Snyder) Downs, both and died January 8, 1873; his mother, natives of what is now Marion county. born September 24, 1795, died May Her father, born near Fairmont, May 2, 16, 1875. In Marion county, March 1, 1808, lives in Wirt county. Her mother, 1854, Jesse F. Robinson was joined in born September 8, 1811, died May 9, wedlock with Mary E. Hess, of this 1845. Henderson Sturm’s postoffice county, born here August 3, 1838. Her address is Fannington, Marion county, parents, born in what is now Marion West Virginia. county, were Peter and Orpha (Sandy) Hess. Her mother, who was born April JAMES M. TETRICK —is a son of 3, 1816, died March 19, 1882, and her Peter and Matilda (Nay) Tetrick, who father, born September 26, 1810, is were born and raised in what is now still a resident of this county. Three Marion county, and here passed the years after his marriage, Jesse F. years of their wedded life. Peter Robinson made his home in Marion Tetrick was born February 13, 1812, county, and the duties and labors of and his wife, who died July 14, 1873, farm life, particularly the raising of was born January 9, 1815. Their son stock, occupy his time. His farm and James M. was born September 2, 1852. residence are in Lincoln district. Of the He married Hannah J. Huey, who was seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. born in Allegheny county, Robinson only four are living. The Pennsylvania, June 10, 1854, a record of their children is: Benjamin daughter of John and Sallie (Parsons) 111

Huey. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. sketch, was born in Monongalia Tetrick was solemnized at Logansport, county, Virginia, in 1802, and in that Marion county, September 2, 1875, and its issue was three children: Otto county his death occurred in 1858. George P. Wilson, grandfather of H., born August 1, 1876, died May 8, Eugenius, served as captain in the 1812 1877; Sallie E., born March 19, 1878; war, and died in Monongalia county, Matilda P., April 17, 1879. James M. aged 97. The mother of Eugenius, Tetrick is farming a place in Lincoln whose maiden name was Susanna district with good grazing land Raber, was born in Monongalia county, attached, and is largely interested in in October, 1802, and is still living the raising of stock. His postoffice there at the age of more than four address is Mannington, Marion county, score years. The wife of Eugenius West Virginia. Wilson was a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Fluharty) Swift, both of PETER P. TETRICK -—was born in whom died in Guernsey county, the what is now Marion county, and was former on the 24th of April, 1853, and here wedded, and this county has been the latter on the 16th of July, 1851. the scene of his life labor to the James Swift was born in Westmoreland present date. His birth was on the 5th county, Pennsylvania, in 1772, and his of April, 1843, and Andrew and Sarah wife was born in Monongalia county, (Nay) Tetrick, his parents, are still Virginia, in 1775. Eugenius Wilson living in this county. Both were born in receives his mail at Basnetts, Marion the year 1814, the father’s birth county, West Virginia. occurring on New Years Day. Silas P. and Mary (Downs) Morgan, who are MARTIN YOUST— is a son of honored residents of Marion county, Joriah and Susanna (Poling) Youst, are the parents of Mary K., wife of both of whom were born in what is Peter P. Tetrick, and her birth was in now Marion county, West Virginia, in Marion county, June 28, 1844. She the year 1813. Martin Youst was born was joined in matrimonial bands with in this county, in 1848, and at Mr. Tetrick on the 12th of October, Barracksville, this county, in 1869, he 1865, in Marion county, Elder William was united in marriage with Hannah P. Fortney officiating clergyman. The Dudley, who was born in Marion children of their union were born: county in 1837. Elias and Hannah Melissa M., March 15, 1867; ldona B., (Jones) Dudley were her parents, both October 10, 1869; Eleon V., October natives of what is now Marion county, 29, I871; Marvin, November 11, where he was born in 1806, and his 1879 —all are at home. The farm of wife in 1805. In Lincoln district, Peter P. Tetrick lies in Lincoln district, Martin Youst is engaged in farming, and to its cultivation he adds the duties and his postoffice address is of circuit preacher, and in his ministry Farmington, Marion county, West of the Word he has been blessed. His Virginia. postoffice address is Worthington, Marion county, West Virginia. WINFIELD DISTRICT. EUGENIUS WlLSON— was born WILLIAM LEROY in Monongalia county, Virginia, May BOUGHNER—was born in Greene 13, 1825, and in that county, April 9, county, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1852, a 1854, he was joined in wedlock with son of Dr. James V. Boughner and Eliza Swift, who was born in Guernsey Louisa J . (Brown) Boughner. His father county, Ohio, December 3, 1823. In served in the Federal army, war of the same year he took up his residence 1861, as major and paymaster, in Marion county, and he is now stationed most of the time at Detroit, established on an excellent farm in Michigan. He served at one time as Lincoln district. The children of Mr. United States Internal Revenue and Mrs. Wilson are four, all living in Collector for the second Congressional this county: J. B., born September 11, district of West Virginia. He died, 1856; Susanna E., April 2, 1858; February 8, 1882, in Monongalia Alpheus M., April 5, 1860; Dora, county, and his widow is still living in December 14, 1863. Benjamin S. that county. At Oakland, Garrett Wilson, father of the subject of this county, Maryland, April 24, 1879, 112

William L. Boughner married Jane Hoult. His father was born here, Delawder, who was born in Baltimore February 3, 1805, and his mother was county, Maryland, December 26, I85 3. a native of Pennsylvania, born in She is a daughter of Hon. Gustavus W. Westmoreland county, December 12, and Martha (Adair) Delawder, who are 1812. She came to Marion county in now residents of Oakland, Maryland. 1830, and here died July 23, 1882. Her father holds the office of State Joryar Hoult died June 5, 1856. Elijah Fish Commissioner of Maryland, to H. Hoult enlisted in the civil war as a which he was appointed in 1881, by member of Company A, 6th West Governor Hamilton. Mattie Louisa, Virginia Infantry, October 5, 1861, born May 2, 1880, and James Vance, and after serving three years born July 7, 1882, are the children of re-enlisted, was promoted to sergeant, Mr. and Mrs. Boughner. In Monongalia and served until honorably discharged county, from 1874 to 1876, William L. June 10, 1865. In Marion county, Boughner was Commissioner of the September 30, 1877, Elijah H. Hoult United States Courts, and in 1880 he and Dora L. Ross were married, and was census enumerator of Winfield they were the parents of two sons, district, Marion county. He made his Charlie R., born February 17, 1879, home in this county in 1879, and has a and Freddie L., born July 20, 1881, farm in Winfield district, and is who died April 29, 1883. Elijah B. engaged in the practice of his Ross, father of Mrs. Hoult, was born profession, attorney-at—law, with October 22, 1810, and her mother, postoffice address at Fairmont, Marion Catherine (Meridith) Ross, was born county, West Virginia. February 15, 1813, both in what is now Marion county. Their daughter, REV.EPHRAIM Dora L., was born in Monongalia DOOLITTLE — was born in county, September 14, I855. Elijah H. Monongalia county, (now) West Hoult is conducting a prosperous Virginia, November 7, 1834, a son of business of milling in Winfield district, Thomas Doolittle, now deceased. His at the village of Hoult Town, on the mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Monongalia river, with his postoffice A. MoCausland, now makes her home address at Palatine, Marion county, with him. George and Jacob Doolittle, West Virginia. brothers of the subject of this sketch, were Federal soldiers during the war UNION DISTRICT. between the States, serving in the 17th West Virginia Infantry. In Marshall THOMAS H. BARNES —son of county,’ West Virginia, October 20, Abraham and Mary Hall Barnes, was 1870, were recorded the marriage vows born January 13, 1821, in that portion of Rev. Ephraim Doolittle and Lizzie of Monongalia county, Virginia, that Echols, and to them were born five now forms part of Marion county. In children: Laurence, Jay C., Fannie, Union district, this county, he is Dessie, Sarah A. The wife of Mr. farming and dealing in coal, owning Doolittle was born in Monroe county, land from which coal is profitably Ohio, a daughter of John and Jane worked. He was a colonel in the State (Cunningham) Echols, who are no militia during the years of the civil war. longer living. In the session of 1869-70, In Fayette county, Pennsylvania, April Rev. Ephraim Doolittle was State 13, 1862, the Rev. H. Sinsbaugh spoke senator, representing the district the words joining in one the lives of composed of Marion, Wetzel, and Thomas H. Barnes and Eliza Dorsey, Marshall counties. He follows the and since that date five births and one profession of dentistry, and has been death have been added to their family for twenty-four years a minister in the record. Charlie B. was born December Christian Church. His postoffice 28, 1863; Eliza J., April 30, 1866, died address is Palatine, Marion county, May 5th following; Mary L., November West Virginia. 20, 1867; Hattie M., April 16, 1870; Virginia Lee, August 10, 1872. The ELIJAH H. HOULT» born wife of Colonel Barnes was born in January 10, 1836, in what is now Monongalia county, December 28, Marion county, West Virginia, was a 1830, a daughter of John L. and Lucy son of Joryar and Eleanor (McElfresh) A. (Wells) Dorsey. The postoffice 113 address of Thomas H. Barnes is three years old her parents settled in Palatine, Marion county, West Virginia. Marion county, and here she became the wife of .Hugh R. Linn, on the 9th THOMAS C. GALLAHUE —has of October, 1862. In the home their been living in this county since 1858, marriage established are the seven and is one of the substantial farmers of children of their union, born: Samuel Union district. His postoffice address is H. G., October 6, 1863; James R., Palatine, Marion county, West Virginia. April 27, 1866; Minnie H., December 26, 1868; lva A., February 19, 1870; ZIMRI HARR— son of John and Mary L., December 31, 1871; Mattie Elizabeth (Merrifield) Harr, and Lovina W., March 13, 1877; Arthur B., Barker, daughter of David and Hannah September 16, 1880. The father of (Morgan) Barker, were united in Mrs. Linn was born January 4, 1804, marriage in Taylor county, Virginia and he died January 5, 1879. Her (now West Virginia), April 2, 1848. mother, born August 27, 1809, died in Both were natives of Monongalia April, 1865. The postoffice address of county, where he was born November Hugh R. Linn is Bentons Ferry, Marion 8, 1823, and her birth occurred county, West Virginia. February 27, 1822. That part of Monongalia county, Virginia, where CHARLES R. MADERA ~ was they were born is now included in born in Monongalia county, Virginia, Marion county, West Virginia, where September 10, 1852, a son of George their home now is, Zimri Harr Madera, now deceased, and Margaret J. following the trade of a carpenter in (Pierpoint) Madera. His home has been connection with the cultivation of his in Marion county since he was sixteen farm in Union district, this county. years of age, and in this county his The father of Mrs. Harr was born in wedded life began. Here Leah 1779, and died April 15, 1863; her Swearingen became his wife, on the mother, born December 9, 1786, died 17th of April, 1879, and their one May 27, 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Zimri Harr child, Bessie B., was born February 27, are the parents of: John V., born April 1882. William F. Swearingen and Mary 9, 1849, lives in Palatine, this county; E. Martin were born in Marion county, Jane E., March 16, 1851, is at home; were here raised and married, and Raleigh B., February 9, 1853, lives in Leah, their daughter, was born in this Tucker county, West Virginia; county, January "7, 1859. Her father Socrates, December 24, 1854, and died July 10, 1868. Charles R. Madera David M., December 11, 1856, live at is successfully handling an extensive home; Richard P. S., September 22, mercantile trade, and discharging the 1858, lives in Union district; lda M. F., duties of postmaster at Colfax, Marion October 31, 1860, and Lucinda A., county, West Virginia. October 27, 1863, live at home. Zimri Harr’s postoffice address is Palatine, ZADOK NUZUM —was a son of Marion county, West Virginia. Richard Nuzum, who was born in 1791, and brought by his parents to HUGH R. LlNN — merchant, this section of country about 1805. farmer and dealer in stock, of Union The wife of Richard Nuzum was district, Marion county, West Virginia, Elizabeth Springer, born in 1800, and was born August 30, 1840, in that part she died March 9, 1852, Richard of Monongalia county, Virginia, now Nuzum surviving her many years, and embraced in Marion county, West dying May 5, 1876. Zadok, their son, Virginia. His parents were Samuel and was born October 28, 1821, in that Anzy (Reese) Linn, who became part of Monongalia county now residents in this section of country included in Marion, and this has always about 1815. His father was born been his home. October 30, 1841, in September 22, 1789, and his mother‘s Marion county, he wedded Ruhama birth was on the 17th of February, Springer, who was born in what is now 1801. His father died August 15, 1852. Marion county, August 26, 1823. Job In Monongalia county, August 27, and Phebe (Nuzum) Springer, born and 1843, was born Maria E. Thomas, a raised in this section, were her parents. daughter of Richard and Hannah The children of Mr. and Mrs. Zadok (Courtney) Thomas. When she was Nuzum are three living and two 114

deceased. The oldest, Job S., born county; Mary H. (Holbert), August 29, February 4, 1843, is married and living 1862, lives in Grant district; Florence in Union district; Caroline, born March M., February 1, 1864, and Charles M. 23, 1844, died August 12, 1844; G., April 17, 1866, live with their Ulysses, born September 6, 1845, died parents. Henry Ross, born New Years April 15, 1882; Manasseh, born July Day, 1788, was the father of Henry M., 30, 1853, and Stats, born May 6, and his mother, whose maiden name 1858, are at home. Zadok Nuzum is was Catharine Burris, was born April one of the farming residents of Union 23, 1786. The wife of Henry M. Ross district, receiving his mail at Colfax, was a daughter of George and Sophia Marion county, West Virginia. (May) Armsey. September 3, 1864, Henry M. Ross became a member of MORGAN D. ORR —son of Hiram Company C, 17th West Virginia and Keziah (Mineer) Orr, was born in Infantry, and he served until honorably Preston county, Virginia, March 21, discharged, June 13, 1865, at close of 1841. When war between the States the war. In Union district he combines was inaugurated, he entered the the avocations of farmer and Federal army, enlisting in Company D, wagon-maker, and he is serving the 3d West Virginia Infantry, June 21, district as overseer of the poor. 1861, and receiving a wound at battle Palatine, Marion county, West Virginia, of Cross Keys, June 8, 1862, on is his postoffice address. account of which he was discharged from further service. At Newburg, HENRY SHRIVER —son of James Preston county, September 22, 1863, and Ingabe (Brain) Shriver, was born in Morgan D. Orr was united in marriage this county, November 3, 1853. He is with Isabella Henry, and in the now a laborer of Union district, and following year they took up their may be addressed at Nuzums, Marion residence in Marion county. Here their county, West Virginia. five children were born: Lawrence H., January 29, 1865; Charles H., July 26, JAMES STEEL —is a native of the 1868; Mary A., April 24, 1871; Alice “Keystone State,” born in D., September 7, 1876; Marion 1., Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, August 13, 1878. The wife of Mr. Orr January 17, 1833. In Marietta, Ohio, was a native of Scotland, born July 22, August 15, 1856, James Steel and 1842, and she was ten years old when Nancy M. Chambers were united in her parents, Lawrence and Mary A. marriage, and they took up their (Holmes) Henry, made their home in residence in Marion county in the year Marion county. Morgan D. Orr owns 1876. Her birth was in Washington and carries on a good farm in Union county, Ohio, the date September 28, district, and he is superintendent of the 1843, and Joseph and Matilda Palatine mines. Address, Palatine, (McElhinney) Chambers her parents. ‘ Marion county, West Virginia. The subject of this sketch was a son of the ._.. James and Anna (Rossiter) Steel. ri7.}"*~nENRv M. ROSS~born in Joseph Chambers was born May 1, Monongalia county, September 16, 1806, and the wife he chose was born 1823, and Caroline S. Armsey, born in July 20, 1821. James Steel is the Monongalia county, February 13, manager of a milling establishment of 1826, were united in marriage in Union district, and his postoffice Marion county, July 22, 1848. Their address is Nuzums, Marion county, children are recorded: John W., born West Virginia. October 22, 1849, died September 19, 1853: Benjamin F., March 17, 1851, PAW PAW DISTRICT. died December 9, 1851; Sophia C. (Miller), April 28, 1853, lives in this JOHN KUHN —is a native of district; Emma J. (Helmick), March 1, Pennsylvania, born in Greene county, 1855, lives in Palatine, this county; June 24, 1836. He has made his George H., June 13, 1856, lives in residence in Marion county since 1855. Grant district, this county; Elizabeth His first wife was Isabel, daughter of H. A. (Levell), April 20, 1858, lives in B. and Mary (Mason) Wilson, and their Palatine; Hannah L. (Frankenberry), children were: Elzena, born September November 24, 1859, lives in Texas, this 6, 1856; Jesse, May 23, 1858; Miley, 115

April 8, 1860, died June 18, 1862; James 1., July 23, 1871; Lillia F., Emerson L., May 15, 1862; Lucinda February 19, 1873, died same day; Ora B., October 11, 1864, died February C., March 28, 1874; Lula A., February 26, 1882; Nancy Arabell, June 3, 22, 1877. The children of Mrs. 1868, died December 8, 1877. The Michael’s first marriage are two, Perry mother of these children died March D. and Mary M. Mclntire, the former 30, 1870. The present wife of John born November 12, 1863, and the Kuhn is S. Ella, daughter of B. M. latter born March 4, 1867. The parents Nedley, of Monongalia county, and she of Mrs. Michael were born in what is was born in that county, December 9, now Marion county, her father 1849. In Mannington district, Marion February 14, 1820, and her mother county, March 30, 1872, John Kuhn January .6, 1823, and her own birth and S. Ella Nedley were united in was in this county, April 28, 1843. Her marriage, and in their home are four mother died March 18, 1882, and her children, born: Everson, January 24, father is still living in the county. 1872; Ernie, October 15, 1873; John Pinckney Michael‘s occupation is B., May 10, 1877; Harry, May 11, farming, and his address is Manningtcn, 1879. Daniel Kuhn, father of John, Marion county, West Virginia. was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1779, and he married JOHN P. MORGAN— was born Nancy Jones, born in that county in October 4, 1812, in what is now 1804. He died in Greene county in Marion county, a son of Virginians, April, 1867, and two years later his Zackquill Morgan, born in Berkeley widow came to Marion county, where county, and Fanny (West) Morgan, she died April 28, 1882. Nathan, born in Monongalia county. Both have brother of John Kuhn, volunteered in been many years dead. The first wife Company K, 14th West Virginia of John P. Morgan was Elizabeth Infantry, in 1862, and was taken Radcliff, and their children were two prisoner at the battle of Moorefield, in daughters, Sophia C. and Mary the spring of 1864, and sent to Frances, and two sons, David O. and Andersonville, where he died the same Zackquill G. David O. was a soldier in year. John Kuhn is extensively engaged the Confederate army, serving under in the manufacture and sale of boots, gallant “Stonewall" Jackson, in the shoes, saddlery, and harness in 31st Virginia Infantry, and Fairview, with postoffice address at participating in' the battles of that Basnetts, Marion county, West famous general, including the Virginia. Wilderness, etc. Zackquill G., for whom this sketch is compiled, is a PINCKNEY MICHAEL— son of prosperous farmer and stock—raiserof John and Susanna (Stewart) Michael, Paw Paw district. In Marion county, was born in Marion county, February September 6, 1864, John P. Morgan 19, 1836. He married Frances J. was united in marriage with Helen Rogers, June 3, 1858, and they had Ross, and they have one son, Charles five children. She was born in April, D., born April 13, 1867. Helen Ross 1836, and died December 10, 1868. was born in Monongalia county, June Their children were: Marietta, born 1, 1840, and her parents, Elijah B. and March 24, 1859, died July 2, 1860; Iris Catherine (Meredith) Ross are now Orestes, March 12, 1861, lives in living in Marion county, her father at Wheeling, this State; Nora Lee the age of seventy years, and her (Morris), June 2, 1863, lives in Greene mother aged seventy-three. Farming is county, Pennsylvania; Harriet M. A., the occupation of John P. Morgan, and June 9, 1865, and Annie F., September the family postoffice is Rivesville, 17, 1867, live at home. The second Marion county, West Virginia. marriage of Mr. Michael was consummated in this county, October ELI R. PRICKETT— is a son of 26, 1869, and his wife is Martha, Isaiah and Sarah (Ross) Prickett, whose daughter of Isaac and Charlotte record has been fully given in the (Hockings) Nay, and widow of Elson sketch of Henry Prickett, compiled for Mclntire. The children of her marriage the Fairmont district of this with Mr. Michael are three living and ENCYCLOPEDIA. He was born June one deceased, and they were born: 7, 1825, within the present boundary 115 limits of Marion county, and his Paw district, and owns a steam flour marriage was here solemnized May 20, and grist mill in this district. He also 1845. The wife he chose was Nancy, owns an interest in a flour and grist daughter of John and Elizabeth (Low) mill at Farmington, this county, and in Seaman. She was born in Monongalia another at McCurdys Mills, Monongalia county, December 12, 1823, but her county. His postoffice address is parents died after taking up their Basnetts, Marion county, West residence in Adams county, Ohio. The Virginia. children born to Mr. and Mrs. Eli R. Prickett are thus recorded: Angeline J., JEHU D. YOUST—was born born March 14, 1846, married John W. December 7, 1810, his father’s farm Baker, December 30, 1869, and died of lying where now is the site of the town pulmonary trouble, May 1, 1870; of Fairview. His parents were David Sarah E., born November 24, 1848; and Rebecca (Fluharty) Youst, both Virginia C., born August 25, 1850, born near Morgantown, Virginia, and married Edward T. Short, November early and prominent among the settlers 18, 1869, and they made their home in of what is now Marion county, where Hampshire county, West Virginia; David Youst helped to lay out the Fernando F., born May 13, 1855, town of Fairview. He was born married in March, 1882; Mary Alice, September 3, 1788, and died May 1, born October 31, 1857, died of 1853, in the house where Jehu D. is pneumonia, in Brown county, Ohio, now living. The mother of Jehu D. died May 12, 1875. Eli R. Prickett served as here also, her death occurring October assessor in Brown county, Ohio, while 9, 1871. She was born April 6, 1790. living there in 1864-5. He is now In Fairmont district, Marion county, prosperously conducting a mercantile October 4, 1854, Jehu D. Youst was establishment in Rivesville, Marion united in marriage with Susan county, West Virginia, and receives his Snodderly, who was born in that mail at Rivesville P. O. district, July 17, 1821. Her parents were Pennsylvanians by birth, both DANIEL R. TENNANT— born in born in Fayette county, in which Clay district, Monongalia county, county both are deceased. She was a Virginia, November 25, 1837, was a daugher of George and Elizabeth son of Abraham W. and Mary (Rich) (Cover) Snodderly. In the civil war, Tennant. His father, born in Fielding H. Youst, a brother of Jehu Monongalia county in 1811, is still D., was surgeon with the Virginia living there, his mother is deceased. troops, Federal service. He was made Daniel R. Tennant’s wife is a native of prisoner at the battle of Rich the district in which he was born, Mountain, and was held at Wheeling Malinda A. Toothman, born September until his parole. Jehu D., was captain 28, 1850. Their marriage was of the second company, 118th solemnized near Fairview, Marion regiment State militia, under the old county, June 24, 1869, and their constitution. He has held several minor children were born: Leona, December district offices, among them member 28, 1870; Malvina, December 15, of the board of education, where he 1872; Oley, January 9, 1876. George served six years and he] ed to build the W. and Malinda (Arnett) Toothman are present school-house o the district. He the parents of Mrs. Tennant. They are was born in the house where he now residents in this county and were here lives, and helped in the first survey born. The first marriage of Daniel R. made for Marion county. In 1850 he Tennant was with Elizabeth, daughter commenced the practice of medicine of Emanuel and Rachel (Chestney) which he continued for fifteen years. Brown, of Monongalia county. She He has one nephew who holds two died on the 23d of April, 1865, leaving chairs in the St. Louis Eclectic Medical two children: Emma Jane, born College. Superintending his farm and January 1, 1862, lives with her father; the raising of fine stock now engaged Tellura E., February 3, 1863, lives in the time of J. D. Youst, and his address Clay district, Monongalia county. is Basnetts, Marion county, West Daniel R. Tennant has a farm in Paw Virginia. Hardesty’s UPSHUR COUNTY

FORMATION

Prior to the year 1784, the territory now composing the county of Upshur was a part of Monongalia county, but in that year it became a part of Harrison, and as such remained until 1787, when a portion of it was taken to form Randolph county. The remainder continued to be a part of Harrison until 1816, when another portion was cut off to form a portion of the new county of Lewis. In 1843 Barbour was formed and the remainder was included in that county. Eight years passed away and the people became weaned with long jaunts to Beverly, Weston and Philippi to attend court. Accordingly a petition was circulated, numerously signed and sent to Richmond, praying the general assembly to provide for the formation of a new county. The prayer was heard with favor, and on the 26th day of March, 1851, that body passed a bill the Buffalo fork of said river to the entitled “An act to establish the Braxton county line, and with said line county of Upshur out of parts of the to the head of the Right Hand fork of counties of Randolph, Barbour and the said river; thence to the three forks Lewis.” Thus was the new county of the right hand fork of Buckhannon checkered on the map of Virginia. river; thence to the head nearest The act provided that “so much of branch of Middle Fork river; thence the counties of Randolph, Barbour and down said river to the fording where Lewis as is contained in the following the road leading from Teter’s on the boundary lines should be included in Valley river, to Houses mill on the the county now to be formed: Buckhannon river, crosses said Middle Beginning at a rock or milestone on the fork; thence to the fording of the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpike Buckhannon river, at or near Henry road, ten miles east of Weston in Lewis Jackson’s; thence to Michael Strader’s county, running thence a straight line on Pecks run, including said Strader’s; to the head of Sauls run, a branch of thence with the ridge dividing the Finks run; thence to the mouth of waters of the main Peeks run from the Pringles fork of Stone Coal creek; waters of the branch on which Colonel thence up said fork to the forks of said John Reger now resides; thence with fork; thence with the ridge dividing the said ridge so as to divide the waters of waters of said‘ forks to their head Pecks run from Big run to Gnatty waters and with said ridge to the head Creek mountain; thence to the mouth of French creek above Taylor of the run on which John Low resides, Townsend’s farm; thence to the mouth so as to include Mr. Gum; thence so as of Cherry Camp fork of the Little to include all the waters of said run to Kanawha river; thence to the mouth of Peel Tree mountain; thence running 118 west to the Harrison county line; incident to the formation of a new thence with said line to a stone county, the court adjourned. standing on the line of Lewis and Harrison counties, and on the dividing THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT line between Lost Creek, Rooting creek and Jesses run; thence a straight For Upshur county was held on line to the mouth of Rovers run, a Thursday the 17th day of June, 1851, branch of Hackers creek, and thence to at the house of Andrew Poundstone, in the beginning. The enclosed area to the town of Buckhannon, it having form one distinct and new county, to been disignated by the county court as be called and known by the name of the place for holding its sessions, until Upshur county.” the erection of the county buildings. The sixth section of the bill Present, the Hon. George H. Lee, one provided that the justices of the peace, of the judges of Virginia, judge of the appointed for the said county of 22d circuit, and of the said circuit Upshur, “before entering upon and court of Upshur county. The first exercising any of the duties of said entry in the records of the term is as office, shall take the several oaths follows: “The court doth appoint required by law, after which they shall meet at the house of Andrew George W. Miller, clerk of this court, to Poundstone, in the town of perform all the duties of said office according to law, and to take all the Buckhannon, on the first Thursday fees and emoluments thereof as by law after the third Monday in April next, provided.” Whereupon the said George and, a majority of them being present, W. Miller appeared in court,‘ and shall proceed to appoint a clerk of the together with A. M. Bastable, William county court, and such other officers Senton, Leonard L. D. Louden. as are now required by law, shall Clinton G. Miller, D. D. T. Farnsworth, nominate suitable persons as sheriff David Bennett and Mifflin Lorentz, as and coroner, to be commissioned as his bondsmen, “entered into a bond in such by the governor, and shall fix the penalty of $8000, conditioned as upon a place in said town for holding the law directs.” the courts until the public building, shall be <‘re<‘ted.” Then the court appointed Matthew Edmiston to prosecute the pleas of the common wealth for the time being, FIRST COUNTY COURT and till otherwise ordered. William A. Harrison, Caleb Boggess, jr., Matthew In compliance with the above Edmiston, John McWhorter, William D. section, the justices of the peace Williams, Benjamin Wilson, George W. convened at the time and place named Berlin, Richard L. Brown, Samuel and proceeded to open the first county Crane,’ Uriel M. Turner", and Robert court ever held in Upshur county. The Irvine,.all of whom had been duly said justices were Adam Spitler, Simon licensed- to practice‘ in courts of the Rohrbough, George Bastable, James T. commonwealth, came into court, and Hardman, Jacob Lorentz, Daniel on their own motion, permission was Bennett, K. Hopkins, George Clark, granted them to practice in the courts and John W. Marple. The court of this county. The court then organized by the election of Mifflin appointed Alvin M. Bastable and Lorentz to the office of clerk. John Richard L. Brown, mastery Reger was then recommended to his commissioners in chancery for court. excellency the governor as a suitable On motion of George W. Miller, who person to be commissioned high sheriff had been elected clerk of the court, of the county, and Stewart Bennett Gibson J. Butcher was permitted to was chosen commissioner of the qualifyias his deputy. He took the revenue. Then an order was made several oaths prescribed by law. appointing a committee whose duty it Second day.’ April 18;—'DanielGoff, was to secure suitable lots in the town Edwin Maxwell and Benjamin Bassett of Buckhannon, upon which to erect were granted a license to practice in the public buildings; then after the the courts of this county, and Mifflin transaction of miscellaneous buisness Lorentz qualified as deputy clerk. The 119 first civil case ever tried in the county short bend known as “The Delta,” it _is was then called;vit was that of Thomas deflected eastward. From the west it S. ‘Prim and Thomas B. Curtiss, receives numerous tributaries, among merchants doing business under the which are Turkey run, French creek firm name of Prim & Curtiss vs. Isaac and Big run; from the east it receives W. Simons, who came into court and B12 Sols creek, Grass run and others; confessed‘ judgment in the sum of the extreme art is d.rained by the $1,077.77—the debt in the declaration affluents of? the Middle fork, a mentioned being $421.20. tributary of Tygarts Valley river, while in the western part are several small Then wasempanelled the first grand streams, which unite to form the jury that ever sat as‘ avjury of inquest headwaters of the Little Kanawha for the ‘body of Upshur county. Those River. composing it were Alvin M. Bastable, foreman, Tillson- Jamey, Clinton G. The valley of the Buckhannon river Miller,’ Daniel D. T. Farnsworth, is one of the most beautiful and fertile of trans-Alleghany Virginia, and for George Ambrose, -John L. Smith, Alias Bennett, David Bennett, Lewis this reason within it many of the Caricoff, William E. Balsely,.John earliest pioneers found homes. It was a Lewis, Henry Reger, David S. favorite hunting ground of the Indians, Hazeldon, Wilson M. Haymond, and here, as elsewhere, they disputed Archibald Henkle and 0. B.-Louden. its possession with the most They were sworn, and after hearing the determined hostility, and dearly were instructions of the court, retired to many of those who dared to settle consider of their presentments. After within it made to pay for their some time they returned into court, timerity. On its soil were enacted and presented six true bills of some of the most horrid scenes indictment. recounted in the annals of border warfare.

GENERAL VIEW OF UPSHUR COUNTY BUCKHANNON— 110 YEARS AGO

The county is one of the north The settlements in the vicinity of central counties of the State, and the present town in Buckhannon in the contains an area of 350 square miles, year 1770 were about as follows: or 224,000 acres. It is bounded on the Samuel Pringle, John Pringle, William north by Harrison county, on the Pringle, John Cutright and Samuel northeast by Barbour; east by Oliver lived on Cutrights run, a branch Randolph; south by Webster, and on of Buckhannon river, three or four the west by Lewis. The surface is miles above where the town of diversified by gently sloping hills and Buckhannon is now situated. Thomas smiling valleys. The lowest depression Carney, Zacharias Westfall and George is a point five miles east of the town of Casto resided on Stony run, about two Buckhannon, where the Buckhannon miles above town; Joel Westfall on the river passes into Barbour county, and West side of the river, below Radcliffs the greatest elevation is that of Cannan run; Abraham Carper still lower down peak, which rises near the southern in the bend of the river, on the farm boundary. Kellys knob, which rises on now owned by Levi Leonard; Jacob the boundary line between Upshur and Brake lived below the mouth of Finks Randolph, attains a height of several run, where Daniel Carper now resides; hundred feet; it is a western foot hill of Henry Jackson where the old fort had the Rich mountain range, which trends been in 1780, about one and a half northward through Randolph. miles below town; Edward Jackson The principal stream is the where the town is now situated; Jacob Buckhannon river, which rises in the Hyre, on Finks run, and had a little western part of Randolph, near the mill where William D. Farnsworth now Helvetia postoffice, and flows resides; ————Allman,Jacob Lorentz, northward to the town of George Bozarth lived higher up on Buckhannon, when, after forming a Finks run; John Hyre, Philip Reger, 120 John Tingle, Jacob Schoolcraft, the lot now owned by Levi Leonard. Leonard Simon and Solomon Collins The third was built by Levi Paugh, on the Brushy fork of Finks run; Jaoob who, soon after its erection, sold it to Post on the east side of the run, above Zedekiah Lanham. The first blacksmith the mouth of Little Sand run, where was Isaac Farnsworth, who began Isaac Strader now lives; John Strader, business in 1822. The second was John and Abram Crites, Abraham Post, Zedekiah Lanham. Levi Paugh was the John Jackson, Anthony Rohrbough first shoemaker. Waldo P. and Nathan and George Bush still lower down, Goff were the first machinists. They farms adjoining each other; Joseph commenced business in 1831. Weedon Davis on the west side of the river, near Hoffman and Richard P. Comden, the mouth of Turkey run, where Adam doing business under the firm name of Hoffman & Comden, were the second. Carper now resides; David Casto lived The first election was held at the house over the ridge, where one of his sons has since resided. The persons here of Daniel Farnsworth, in 1829. The mentioned composed almost the entire first house of worship, known as the “Old Carper Church,” was erected by community at that day, and all have the Methodists in 1822. The first long since passed away, and their lands. as a natural consequence, have passed Baptist Church was built in 1824. into other hands. One generation Henry Comden was the first Methodist passes away, and another takes its minister, and occupied the pulpit in the Carper Church for several years. He place. was a man of much power and considerable eloquence. It is related THE FOUNDERS OF THE TOWN that on a certain occasion while The land upon which the town has delivering a sermon, his wife Mary, been built was granted originally to whose memory is yet cherished by Elizabeth Jackson nee Cummins, the many of the aged men and women of wife of John Jackson; she transferred it the valley, was not at all satisfied with to John Patton, of Fredericksburg, her husband’s exposition of the text, Virginia, who, in 1815, sent Benjamin so, going forward, and taking her Reeder, his attorney in fact, to lay out position in the pulpit, “delivered,” says the _town. Mr. Reeder secured the one venerable informant, “one of the services of Jacob Lorentz. John most able discourses ever heard within Jackson and Joel Westfall, the‘ latter the walls of the old church.” two being surveyors, and thirty lots were surveyed, eighteen of which were THE FIRST SCHOOL sold, the price paid being twenty-five Was taught, in a primitive log cabin, by dollars per lot. Soon after, Mr. Patton a Mr. Haddox. It was opened about the sold his lands to Joseph Ward, who in year 1797, and the cabin stock on the turn, in 1821, transferred it to Daniel farm now owned by Levi Leonard, on Farnsworth, who came from Staten Radcliffs run. Island, New York. The purchasers of lots in the embryo town had not THE COUNTY WAS NAMED occupied them, the marks indicating For Abel Parker Upshur, an eminent their location has disappeared, and Mr. jurist and statesman. He was born in Farnsworth cultivated the land; but in Northmnpton county, Virginia, on the 1824 the owners became uneasy and 17th day of June, 1790, and was demanded a re-survey. In compliance educated at the College of New Jersey, with their request Mr. Farnsworth, read law in the office of William Wirt, John W. Westfall and Augustus W. in the city of Richmond, where, in the Sexton, a surveyor, re-located the year 1810, at the age of twenty years, lots. he was admitted to the bar. Here he Daniel Farnsworth erected the first successfully practiced his profession house in 1822; it was a two-story until 1824, when he returned to his hewed log structure, built on contract, native county, which, in 1826, he had by Joel Westfall; it yet stands (1883) the honor to represent in the general on lot No. 27, and is occupied by J. J. assembly. Farnsworth, grandson of the original The same year he was appointed a owner. The second was a small log judge of the general court of Virginia, house erected by George Nicholas, on and in 1829 was made a member of the 121 convention which framed the OLD TIME MARRIAGES celebrated constitution of 1830. Under it he sat upon the supreme bench until 1839-.—David T. Wolfe and 1841, when he entered the cabinet of Elizabeth Keger, George Rohrbough President Harrison as secretary of the and Emily E. Curtis, John Johnson and navy. In 1843, John Tyler, who had Catharine Cam bell, William 0. Gould succeeded to the presidency upon the and Rebecca mith, Benjamin Bassell death of Harrison, transferred him to and Lucinda Norris, John D. Linger the department of state, and in his and Lucinda Crites, Elisha Tenney and stead, in the navy department, placed Sylvia Hows, Abram Crites and Thomas W. Gilmer, of Virginia. Magdaline Pringle, Hiram G. Rollins and Rachael Pringle, Owen Westfall Mr. Upshur was an able writer, a and "Arena Forinash, John M. Shield contributor to the periodical press, the and ‘Catharine Hepner, Horace A. author of a work entitled “An Inquiry Phillips -and Susan~Cutright. into the Nature and Character of the Federal Government,” and also a l840.'#—David Morrison and Helen number of essays, reviews, addresses, Shreve, George Dean and Kiturah: etc. Almost every one is familiar with Wingrove, Abram iFurr and Barbara the story of his tragic death. Pifer, Watsen Westfall and Rachel Tenney, Joel Casto and Jemima Post, It was on the 28th day of February, Elmore Cutright "and Nancy A. Wolfe, 1844, that an excursion from Jehu Ours and Drusella Hess, William Washington to Mount Vernon took Warner and Rachael Hess, Robert place. The steamer was the Princeton, Curry and Sarah "Wilsson, Martin one of the finest vessels in the Westfall-and Rebecca Warner, Jesse American navy. She had just arrived Lemmons and Rhuama Hyer, John T. home from an extended cruise in Davis and Mary"Loudin, John foreign waters, and was armed with the Winemiller and Almy Simms, Saul celebrated paixhan guns, the largest Barret and Sarah Bush, -John J. Vincent then used in naval warfare. About and Elizabeth Wilson-. noon, having on board the president, his cabinet, many members of 184l.—Jacob Clark‘ and Susanah congress, and others, to the number of Crites, .Isaac Rohrbough and Margarett five hundred, she steamed down the Linger, James J.‘Moony and Elizabeth Potomac to the place of destination, P. Westfall, Peter Lewis and Elizabeth where, after a few hours sojourn amid Abbott, Isaac Post and Emily Carper, the beautiful scenery, the party John Jack and Catharine Westfall, re-embarked. The big gun on the Abram J. Post and Mary S. Hinzman, forecastle was heavily loaded to give a David Cutright and Rachael Strader, parting salute to the shades of the Forbes W. Chipps and Eliza A. illustrious dead reposing there. A Wamsley,'Henry Simpson‘ and Mary E. passing steamer fired a salute, and the Leonard, Henry Wolfong and Catharine secretary of the navy gave the order to Mowry, Elbridge Burr and Jane Jack. discharge the gun, the match was 1842.-‘William S. Brady and applied and the gun burst into a Frances J. Lemmons, John W. Abbott thousand fragments. The report died and Ruth Brady, Jonas Strader and away in long echoes along the shores Elizabeth Hinkle. James Herman and of the Potomac, the smoke was wafted Margaret Casto, Thomas W. Vincent along by the breeze, and Abel P. and Jane Wilson-, Zedick Lanham and Upshur, secretaryof state, Thomas Elizabeth Talbott, Edward Davis and Gilmer, secretary of the navy, Virgil Christena Strader, Robert McAvoy and Maxey, late United States minister to Margaret Wilson, Abram Post and Belgium, Colonel Gardner, member of Barbary Lance, Abram Hess and congress from New York, Commander Elizabeth Lewis,- Washington Radcliff Kennon, and several others, were still and Catharine Hess, Frederick Wilfong in death.’ Thomas H. Benton, United and Magdaline‘ Cutright, John M. Statessenator from Missouri,and Strader and Rebecca" Radabough, Captain Stockton were severely Robert Cranville Shannon and Rachel wounded. The terrible disaster cast a Rollins,-' Ar chibald Chenoweth and deep gloom over the entire nation. Margaret M. Hyer, George A. Westfall 122 and Mary Ann Cutright, Hezekiah H. and Sarah J. McCray, Lewis Maxwell Boggess and."Mercia ‘Leonard, E. J. and Sophrona M. Wilson, William Colerider and Jemima’ Reger, Anthony Winemiller and Martha Abbott, Samuel Teets and Emma Dicks, David Neely Armstrong and Anne Clark, Simon and Susanah Kesling, Amziah Dawson Roberts and Elizabeth Casto, Anthony and Sarah ‘A. J. Loudin, Joel W. Tenney and Rebecca Strader, Jacob Westfall and Eliza B. Mills. Ours and Rebecca Casto, Alpheus H. l843..—Anthony Rohrbough and Upton and Elizabeth M. Howell, John Mary Clark-, James Curry and Sarah M. D. Lowdin and Mary Pickens, Nathan McAvoy, Levi Legget and Rebecca Cutright and Susanah Hinkle, Jeremiah Reger, John C. Cunningham and Lance and Elizabeth Paugh, Peter B. Elizabeth Armstrong, Joseph Flint and Williams and Sarah E. Lemmons, Sarah J. Hinzman, James Loomis and Samuel Winemiller and Louisa Abbott, Chlocaur Phillips, Abram Hudkins and Philip Reger and Jane McCoy, James Mariah L. Morgan, Benjamin Gould Morrison and Rachel West, Henry J. and Eliza D. Morgan, John Crawford McCally and Jane Blagg, David B. and Mary Wilson. Smith and Prucilla Smallridge, Major Thorp and Lydia Morgan, Benjamin Cflesney and Sindie Ann Barb. l844—George W. Mills and Mary 1847—John S. Rohrbough and Liggett, Joe] P. Crites and Susan Nancy A. B. White, John Loudin and Strader, Sampson Huffman and Mary Doudenia Brake, Joseph D. Rapp and Dean, Eli F. Westfall and Ruhama Virginia C. Miller, Earl E. Young and Cutright, James Wells and Louise Mary E. Clark, A. W. C. Lemmons and Heavener, George Westfall and Margerett Hosaflook, Daivd Phillips Rhuamy Cutright, Marshall Dean and and Estha Gould, George W. Tenney Alcinda Butcher, Peter S. and Ruhama Barb, James M. Wilson Smith and Catharine Esken, Uriah and Rebecca Westfall, Washington Phillips and Mary Rebecca Young. Boggs and Barbara Loudin, Henry James Dix and Rachel E. Brake, John Montgomery and Sarah Ours, Isaac B. Morrison and Polly Heavener. Montgomery and Barbara Westfall, l845~—James Dicks and Rachel E. David D. Smith and Mary Abbott, Brake, Stephen Curtis and Josenah Valentine J. Lorentz and Phebe Rinehart, John B. Morrison and Polly Summers, Zophenia Boswell and Susan Hersman, Blackwell Jackson and Emily Farnsworth, John Smith, Henry Curtis Bird Lorentz, Joseph Flint and Mary and Prucy Warner, Sanford B. Young, B. Wolfe, Adam Rorabough and and Phebe Taylor, John Davis and Susanah Curtis, William Mick and Clarisa Famsworth, Jacob Stader and Susannah Cutright, Absalom P. Haney Susanah Shultz, Mathew W. Bradley and Dorcas Tenney, Salathael Cutright and Ann E. C. Wertenbaker, Isaac Ours and Bridget Wolfe, Chaney Pringle and and Phebe Casto. Malvian Crites, George Talbott and l848—William J. Reade and Rachael Lavina Wilson, Valentine Hinkle and Dix, William Draw and Sarah F. Kiddy, Matilda Dean, John W.Casto and Mary Jacob Teeter and Catharine Loudin, Strader, Edmund D. Rollins and Sarah Chapman Hernden and Parmelia E. Reese, George W. Miller and Winfred E. Rohrbough, Warick G. Harper and Jane Jackson, Reason Queen and Catharine Hyre, Eliah W. Bright and Susanah Reed, Washington Summers and Chandler, J. B. Casto and‘ Samantha Samantha Crites. Marple, James S. Wilson and Ann C. Ferrell, Alonzo A. Young and Martha A. Clark, Christian Smith and Jane l846—Jared Armstrong and Eliza Carper, Nicholas D. Linger and Sarah Bennett, Nimrod C. Brake and Mary J. Clark, Jonathan Jack and Martha Curry, William Curry and Mary C. MoCarm. Wilson Peter Rusmusell and Cecelia Eagle, Ephriam Thompson and Minerva ESCAPE OF THE BOZARTHS Jane Dean, Jeremiah Brown and Jemima McCord, James McGee and On the 13th day of July, 1794, the Susan A. C. Talbott, Newton B. Barnes Bozarth family were destroyed by the and Mary A. Wilson, Robert Whitney Indians. The old gentleman and George 123 were in the field hauling wheat, and descended, probably as far as the being alarmed by the screams of the mouth of the Great Kanawha. From family, they hastened to the house here they began the homeward journey (not alarmed at Indians, but by fire). through the territory now embraced in George, being foremost, met an Indian Mason, Jackson, Roane, Calhoun, face to face. Both stopped; the Indian Gilmer and Lewis counties, and having bringing his gun to bear upon George’s reached the Little Kanawha river forehead, said he could see down into without having discovered any trace of the gun. The old man near by looking the savages, they resolved to encamp on, said to George “Fall! Fall!” upon one of its tributaries, now called Watching the Indian’s finger pressing Stewarts creek, and spend some time in upon the trigger of the gun, George hunting. It was the period known as fell; the gun fired off at the same Indian summer, and our soldiers (now instant, and the ball passed harmlessly turned hunters) were carefully by. The Indian supposing George shot watching the trail leading up the little dead, with tomahawk in hand, ranafter river near which they were now the old man. Notwithstanding the age camping, and over to the settlements of the old man, he was able to leave his on the West fork, for well they knew pursuer, and make his escape. George, that it was now the season of the year in the meantime, got up and made his in which the savage incursions were escape. It was a joyful meeting when most frequent. George and his father met, each haivng One evening when they came into a supposed the other dead. camp a fire was kindled for the AN EARLY CAMPAIGN purpose of roasting venison, and as they sat around it partaking of the Many are the chapters of unwritten evening meal they heard what they at history, and many are the names of first supposed to be the «calling of heroes lost in the oblivion of bygone turkeys when going to roost. Cutright years, because no historian has enrolled picked up his gun saying he would get them in the annals of the past. Such a one for supper, and started off quickly chapter is the following, and such are in pursuit. The turkeys ('2) were the names recorded thereon. The facts answering each other in different were communicated by Paul Shaver, directions, which face aroused White‘s one of the participants, to Colonel suspicion that all was not right, and he Henry F. Westfall in 1821, and by him called out to Cutright to return and he furnished for these pages. would go and discover where the Some time between the years 1764 turkeys went to roost. He then slipped and 1770, in that early day when the away as lightly as a fawn, but soon savageswere frequently making inroads returned and announced that they into the various settlements then begun were nearly surrounded by a large band on Tygarts valley, Buckhannon and of Indians. West Fork rivers and their tributaries, No time was to be lost, and with by killing and scalping men, women White in the lead, the party stole away and children, and carrying others into and traveled at a hurried rate over captivity, it was deemed advisable to rocks, hills and small streams until they send out spies or scouts to watch the reached a small stream four miles movements and approach of the distant, and halted on the summit of a Indians, and report the same to the ridge to rest, not knowing whether settlers. Companies were gotten up for they were pursued or not. By this time that purpose, and portions of them it was quite dark, so they remained one were sent out alternately. hour, during which nearly all fell into a On one occasion a detachment was doze of sleep. But White, ever vigilant sent out from Randolph county, in time of danger, was on the lookout. conisiting of six men, four of whom He aroused his companions and said, were William White, Thomas Drennin, “The Indians are upon us, I heard the Paul Shaver, Jolm Cutright; names of whine of a dog.” No time was lost, and the other two are not mentioned. John at double-quick they traveled on for Cutright was then a mere boy, small of several miles when they came to a stature, but every inch a soldier. creek of considerable size (most They passed through the wilderness probably Leading creek). Entering it country to the Ohio river, which they they journeyed up it about a mile and 124 a half, and they went out on the same too hard to bear. All effort to induce side and ascended a hill some distance, him to proceed proved in vain; said he then turned down the stream, keeping to his companions, “Save yourselves by about the same distance from it, for flight and leave me to my fate.” But ahlf a mile, and halted once more for White said, “No, John, we will never the double purpose of resting and leave you; if one is left all will stay, ascertaining the whereabouts of their fight, and die together.” White was a enemies. man man of great physical strength, Soon the keen ear of White detected and giving his gun to another he took the march of the Indians up the Cutright upon his back and bore him stream, and once more arousing his beyond the river, then, with the compainons they stole quietly down assistance of the others he was carried the hill, and crossing the creek in the to the summit of the river hill, near the rear of the savages, ascended and mouth of what has ever since been journeyed along a ridge leading in the known as Cutrights run, which empties direction which they wished to go, and into the river three miles above by which they wished to go, and by Buckhannon, where John Cutright which they could find the path leading afterward lived and died. over on the West fork. White at length concluded that in the darkness they Here all the party fell asleep except had missed the path, and so ascending White and Drennin, who took a a high bluff, resolved to await the position some distance back, where coming of daylight. they could see their pursuers should After reamining in that position they attempt to cross the river. After some time they were again apprised of waiting some time they saw three danger by the whining of the dog at Indians approach the river on the the foot of the bluff. They then started opposite side, and, after a few minutes again in the direction of the path, and parley, they began to cross the stream. at length finding it they traveled on White and Drennin now determined to until about sunrise when they give them battle, and the latter determined to stop, and if the Indians hastened back and aroused his were not too strong to give them companions. With the exception of battle. A suitable position was selected, Cutright, who was too much exhausted and here they awaited about one hour, to do anything, all then hastened back when three Indians were observed on to the position chosen by White, where the summit of a neighboring hill. Soon they awaited, first, the approach of the after they were joined by seventeen Indians, and second, the order from others. They seated themselves upon a White to fire. At last the moment fallen tree and reamined some time as came. The savages, three in number, if in counsel. Presently they arose and were in range, the order was given, and separated—twelve continuing the one more could not fire for the timber. pursuit, while the others turned back. Two of the savages fell, and the third The whites had now learned that ran towards the river; but he was not they were too weak to give battle to to make his escape, for White snatched such superior numbers, and once more the gun which had failed to fire from partook themselves to flight. Cutright, the hands of Shaver, and shot the being a mere boy, now showed signs of Indian just as he reached the bank of great fatigue but the others urged him the little river. Now, for the first time, on. White carried his gun, hoping thus the reason why the savages followed to enable him to continue on until the trail so well was explained. The they should cross the Buckhannon savages had with them a dog which had river, when they hoped the Indians followed on in advance of his red would discontinue the pursuit. He master. He fell into the hands of the traveled on until he reached the bank victors, and became the property of of the river, when he fell down entirely White, who afterwards turned him to exhausted and, crying like a child, good account, for, in all probability, he declared that there he must die, for he afterwards exchanged the same dog could go no further. He declared that and a gun for what is now known as he did not regard dying a natural the Heavener farm, upon which the death, but to be scalped and Buckhannon fort was afterwards tomahawked by the savages was a fate erected. 125 MURDER OF WHITE from two to eight, as the occasion William White, the leader of the seemed to require. They were sent above expedition, became one of the back through the country towards the most vigilant spies and efficient Ohio river, in order to watch the warriors of the Northern Virginia, _but movements of the Indians. They would at last fell a victim to savage ferocity. examine all the pathways and crossings On the 8th day of March, 1782, as he,<£ of creeks, and every place where they in company with Timothy Dorman and thought Indian signs were likely to be his wife, were going to and in sight of found, return and report their findings. Buckhannon fort, they were fired upon Then others would go out. by a party of Indians in ambush; and This system of spying and scouting White, being shot through the hip, was kept up during the entire year soon fell from his horse, and was open weather, and especially in the tomahawked and scalped and lacerated spring and fall, the time of year when in the most frightful manner. The spot the savages were most likely to infest where he fell is just across the river the country with their dreaded from the present town of Buckhannon, presence. and is pointed out to the traveler who visits that place. Withers, in his CHURCH HISTORY “Border Warfare,” says, that after the THE FIRST SERMONS killing of White, it was resolved to abandon the fort and seek security Sixty-five years ago, this was elsewhere. literally a wilderness, almost an unbroken forest. Wild beasts, such as EARLY MILITARY bears, wolves and panthers, were ORGANIZATIONS numerous. Says a pioneer of the About the year 1793 or 1794, it county, “The dismay felt by hearing was nothing for the Indians to visit the howling of wolves on Little Bush that portion of Virginia, now West run, is among my earliest Virginia, lying west of the Alleghany recollections.” mountains, and commit depredations The neighborhood was principally in the various settlements, by killing settled by emigrants from New persons — men, women and England, and mostly from children—and carrying others away in Massachusetts. Persons in New England captivity, beside killing and driving claiming lands in these parts, were away stock, burning houses, barns, etc. earnest in sending out settlers. Among This seemed to be the closing up of the most prominent of these was Dr. what was known as “Wayne’s War with Daniel Stebbins, of Northhampton, the Indians.” Massachusetts, who caused meetings to In order to prevent, as _much as be held in that town, at which glowing possible, the inroads made by the descriptions of this country were savages upon the white inhabitants, it made, inducing the people to emigrate became necessary to use great caution, hither. Mr. Patrick Peebles, of Pelham, and for this purpose companies of men Massachusetts, who had an interest in were organized and formed into lands here, is believed to have been the regiments. One of these regiments was first from New England to visit this commanded by Colonel Edward county. He built a saw-mill on Jackson, of Buckhannon, and one of Buckhannon river, near the mouth of the companies of said regiment was Saw Mill run, which was soon swept commanded by Captain Cornelius away by high waters. It was about the Bogard, of Tygarts valley. Some of the first of this centurv. He went back to members of said company were Henry Massachusetts, and did not_return until Jackson of Buckhannon, and Thomas 1819, when he came back, bringing his Drennon, of Greenbrier river, now in family. The first actual settler from Pocahontas county, West Virginia; New England was Zedekiah Morgan, Samuel Warner, Isaac Cutright, William Esq., who came from Connecticut, in Pringle, William Clark, Abram Reger, 1801, and settled on the Buckhannon SL,and others of Buckhannon; Mathew river on the farm now owned by Mr. Wamsley, and others of Tygarts valley, Berner, who married his were especially used as spies, and were granddaughter. Many of his posterity sent out by turns, in parties numbering are now living in the county, and some 126 are members of the French Creek In the year 1816 several other Church. One daughter survives. In families came from Massachusetts. Mr. 1808 Mr. Aaron Gould, sr., came from Nathan Gould, jr., and family, came Charlemont, Massachusetts, and settled from Charlemont; Mr. Jonathan Alden on the farm now owned by Randolph and family from Ashfield; Messrs. John Lee. This was the first settlement made Burr, Noah Sexton and Ebenezer in this particular neighborhood; some Leonard, and their families, from of his sons, however, settled in the Worthington. Mr. Daniel Haines came vicinity at the same time, or the next from Monson, Massachusetts, in 1815. year. His family consisted of a wife and With Mr. Nathan Gould, jr., came his eleven children, three of his sons being aged father, Nathan Gould, who died unmarried two weeks after his arrival, aged Two of his daughters survive, one of eighty-three years. He traveled a long them still residing within the county. journey in his old age, to find a grave Some others of his posterity are still in the wilderness. His posterity are residents here, but the majority of numerous. Messrs. Nathan Gould, jr., them emigrated to Illinois more than and Jonathan Alden settled on Bull fifty years ago. In the year 1811, run, the former on the place owned by Messrs. Robert Young and Gilbert Benjamin Gould. Messrs. Burr, Sexton Gould, with their families, came from and Leonard settled at first on the Charlemont, Massachusetts, and settled Middle fork of Buckhannon. on the farm now owned by Rev. James THE FIRST MISSIONARY Young. They went farther into the wilderness than any others had. There In 1816 the Rev. Asa Brooks came was an unbroken forest for perhaps a out as a missionary, ordained and sent hundred miles southward, except a by the Central Association of settlement to the southwest, at Hampshire county, Massachusetts. He Haymonds salt works. was followed by his brothers, Ezra, Amos and John, from Halifax, ADDITIONAL EMIGRANTS Plymouth county, Massachusetts. Time In 1812 the war broke out and would fail to speak minutely of the lasted about three years. Some of the Knowltons (Roswell and Warren), of new settlers were called to the army, to Messrs. Bartlett and Ferry, who all the defence of the northern frontier. came from the town of Belcher, Captain Gilbert Gould, Daniel Gould Massachusetts, and who all settled in and Aaron Gould, jr., were of the Beechtown about the year 1816 or ’l7; number. In 1814 or 1815 Mr. John of Elias Perry, sr., of Sylvanus Rice, of Loomis, then unmarried, and in 1814 Joseph Howes, of the Shurtliffs, of Mr. Elijah Phillips, and in 1815 Mr. Alpheus Rude, Jacob Hunt, Ezra David Phillips, his brother, both having Morgan, Asa Boynton, Job and Murray large families, emigrated from Florida, Thayer, and others, who came Berkshire county, Massachusetts, and afterwards, from time to time. Besides went on a little farther into the forest, these settlers from New England, there southward. Mr. Elijah Phillips settled were other early settlers from other on a little farm now owned by his son parts of Virginia, among them Messrs. Edwin; and Mr. David Phillips on that Valentine Powers, Samuel Tolbert, now owned by Colonel Darnall. Abram, James and Daniel Wells,Joseph Ebiezer and Anzel Phillips, sons of McKinney, and William Clark, with his Elijah, and having families came about sons, all of whom settled in the same time. From the families of Beechtown. Mr. John Vincent, and the Robert Young, Gilbert Gould, Elijah Van Devanters lived on the Slab Camp Phillips, and David Phillips, very many fork of Frenchrcreek. Mr. Abner Rice of the 0 le of this settlement have was also an early settler. sprung. n 815, Mssrs.»Daniel Barrett, There being at trouble about the Martin Root, and Joshua Bosworth, titles to the lan s bought by these early with their families, came from settlers, an emigration set in, Montgomery, Massachusetts, and commencing, about the year 1830, to settled on Buckhannon river, some the Western States, especially to miles below the town now know as Illinois, which took away nearly, if not Buckhannon. The town did not then altogether, one—halfof the people. exist. Great discouragement was felt by those 127

As before stated, Rev. Asa Brooks who remained about making came in the fall of 1816, sent as a improvements. Some had to purchase missionary by the Hampshire County their farms for the second and third Missonary Society, who pledged his time, and many have been the changes support at $400 per year, a portion of and trials through which the people which was expected to be contributed have been called to pass. by the settlers, and they did contribute according to their ability. At first Mr. EARLIEST RECORDS Brooks had three Sabbath stations where he preached altemately,viz.: Before the coming of the Rev. Asa French Creek, Buckhannon and Brooks there had been an occasional Beverly. He also had a week day semon preached in the new settlement. appointment in the Barker settlement, Rev. Thomas Hunt, once pastor of the between Beverly and what was then Second Presbyterian Church of Booths or Anglands ferry, now Pittsburg, was the first minister of the Philippi. After laboring a year he gospel to visit the place. Next came returned to Massachusetts, where he Rev. Moses Allen, son-in-law of the married Miss Polly Sumner, a woman patriarch of Presbyterianism in Western or great excellence, and returned in fall Pennsylvania (Dr. McMillian), and for of 1818. many years pastor of the church of Raccoon, Pennsylvania. They preached FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH each one sermon in the house of Aaron On the 20th of April, 1819, Rev. Gould. Mr. Allen’s text was, “Why Asa Brooks united with the Presbytery stand ye here all the day idle?” Mr. of Redstone, and received calls from Micaiah Fairfield, a licentiate, came the congregations of French Creek and afterward, but he left the Presbyterian Buckhannon, which he accepted. But Church and became a Free Will Baptist the church at French Creek was not soon after. organized till September l0, 1819. The From the first, or from the year first entry in the Sessional Record is as 1811 or 1812, the few families met follows: “French Creek, 1.ewiscounty, every Sabbath for worship, and Virginia. — There being in this generally at the house of Mr. Aaron settlement a number, both male and Gould. They then commenced the female, having letters of practice of reading sermons as a part of recommendation from different their religious exercises, a practice Congregational churches in which has been continued by them to Massachusetts, with which they, W919 the present time in the absence of a united previous of _their emigrating to minister of the gospel. The first reader this place, and wislun_g_again to_be of the sermons was Robert Young, favored with church privileges, a time Esq. Sermons were sometimes read was publicly appointed for the election afterward by Jonathan Alden, Pascal P. of ruling elders. The election was held Young, Augustus W. Sexton, William on the 5th of July, 1819, when Aaron Phillips, and others. But the principal Gould and Robert Young were reader for more than forty years was unanimously chosen to that office. Capt. Festus Young. Though at first On the 10th of September the church the singing was very poor, and was fully organized at the house of confined to two or three tunes, this Samuel Gould, close by the present part of the worship was rarely omitted. residence of Mr. Alva Brooks. Besides In 1816, Mr. Jonathan Alden having the elders, the following ‘named come, and being a teacher of vocal persons were received on certificate: music, he taught a class very Mr. Nathan Gould and Esther, his wife; successfully. After him Mr. William Mrs. Lydia Gould, wife of Aaron Phillips greatly improved the music. Gould; Mrs. Lydia Young, wife of Since that time the music on French Robert Young; Mrs. Rebecca Morgan. creek has been excellent, under such wife of Zedekiah Morgan; Mr. Samuel leaders as Richard Phillips, Samuel Gould and Aaron Gould, jr. By some Barrett, and Adolphus Brooks. There mistake in the record, the name of Mrs. were at first but three persons to lead Polly Brooks, the miriister’s wife, does in prayer, namely: Aaron Gould, sr., not appear, but there is other Robert Young, and sometimes Samuel Gould. documentary evidence that she was a 128

member from the first. At the the 11th day of December, 1849. The organization the following persons first officers were: Josiah Bigelow, were received on examination: Mr. master; Willis H. Woodley, S. W., and David Phillips, and Anne, his wife; Mrs. Clinton G. Miller, J. W. The other Mehitable Gould, wife of Capt. Gilbert members at the time of institution Gould, and Mrs. Lucy Alden, wife of were: R. S. Brown, Henry 0. Jonathan Alden. Including the Middleton, Henry McFadden, Thomas minister, there were fifteen members at A. Janney, Kosciusko Hopkins, L. L. the organization. The next year the D. Loudon, J. O. Fretwell and Mifflin little church was more than doubled. Lorentz. Franklin Lodge became No. 7 The following persons were received on upon the organization of the grand examination: Capt. Gilbert Gould, lodge of West Virginia. The present Jonathan Alden, Daniel Gould and officers are: L. G. Alexander, master; Margaret, his wife; Pascal P. Young and J. J. Farnsworth, senior warden; A. B. Cynthia, his wife; Mrs. Rhoda Gould, Clark, junior warden; T, G, wife of James Gould; Mrs. Esther Famsworth, treasurer; G. M. Fleming, Gould, wife of Samuel; Mrs. Nice secretary, and L. S. S. Famsworth, Gould, wife of Aaron, jr.; Mrs. Mary tyler. Knowlton, wife of Warren; Chloe PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Conkey, Anne Young, Sally Gould, Nancy Gould, Martha Gould, Elizabeth Was organized on the 6th of Gould, and Sarah Peebles. Roswell November, 1849, by the Rev. Elisha Knowlton and Prudence, his wife, were Thomas, a committee appointed by the received at the same time on Greenbrier presbytery on the petition certificate. The whole number was now of Robert Coyner, Elizabeth Coyner, thirty-four. A church was also Mary Cooper, T. E. Jamey, Caroline organized about this time at A. Janney, Ann Little, Caroline Buckhannon, with Martin Root and McFadden, David Little, W. A. Patrick, Dr. Elisha D. Barrett as ruling elders. Sarah Trimble, Abbey D. Woods. We Dr. Barrett aferwards became a are unable to give the ministerial successful minister of the gospel, succession, for here, as many other removed to Illinois and settled at places, the records are lost. Assumption, that State. BUCKHANNON UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH COLUMBIA LODGE, The _first society formed by this N0. 55, l. 0. O. F. denomination at Buckhannon was Located at Buckhannon was perfected in the year 1871, with a instituted under a charter from the membership of twelve. A house of worship was begun, and, amid many grand lodge of Virginia, April 5, 1857. discouragements continued to The charter members were: William C. completion, and dedicated November Carper, Andrew Poundstone, J. H. 22, 1873. The ministers thus far Rohrbough, M. J. Fogg, William D. Farnsworth, Seth Williams, C. P. have been: Revs. A. L. Moore, H. L. Poling, J. W. Boggess, D. Barger, C. Rohrbough, and Mifflin Lorentz. Upon the breaking out of the civil war the Hall, J. W. Shumaker, G. W. Weekly and J. O. Stephens. Moore, Barger and work was suspended and the charter Hall served one year each and the surrendered, but was iechartered by others two years. Under the the grand lodge of West Virgima, and management of J. O. Stephens the re-organized on the 19th day of April, 1871. The present officers are: C. C. F. church building was refitted inside, and Mcwhorter, N. G.; L. S. S. Famsworth, various other improvements made, so V. G.; F. M. Teets, secretary, and C. A. that at present they have a Bailey, treasurer. com_modious ‘house of worship, with a Seating capacity of 400, and valued at FRANKLIN LODGE, N0. 7, $2,000. In connection with this church A. F. & A. M. is a flourishing Sabbath school, which is well attended. The membership is At Buckhannon was chartered by now 55. The future prospects of the the grand lodge of Virginia, as Franklin church are bright, and it has a rich field Lodge, No. 20, of that jurisdiction, on into which to extend its usefulness. 129

THE WEST VIRGINIA Farnsworth president, R. E. Hudkins ACADEMY cashier, and C. W. Newlon assistant In the summer of 1880, a cashier. The present board of directors committee appointed by the are: D. D. T. Farnsworth, Levi Parkersburg conference of the United Leonard, R. E. Hudkins, G. A. Newlon, Brethren Church, visited Buckhannon and D. C. Hudkins. G. A. Newlon is for the purpose of laying before its clerk of the board. The capital stock is citizens a proposition concerning the $25,000. A general exchange and location of an institution of learning in discount business is transacted. the town. The project met with a POPULATION OF THE COUNTY hearty response, who forthwith subscribed $5,000 towards the erection According to the census of 1880, Upshur county has a population of 10,­ of suitable buildings. At the annual 122, distributed as follows: Banks meeting of the conference in 1881, district, 1, 915; Buckhannon (including that body approved of the action of its the town), 1,983; Meade, 1,769; committee, and suitable grounds were at once purch_ased. To assist in Union, 1,601; Warren, 1,527; and awakening an interest in educational Washington, 1,456. Of this number, work, J. O. Stephens and L. T. John .»8,935 were born in West Viriginia, 872 taught a normal class at Buckhannon in in Virginia, 66 in Ohio, 101 in the summer of 1881-2, upon which the Pennsylvania, 47 in Maryland, 10 in average attendance was fifty; and in Kentucky, 16 in England and Wales, 64 1882-3, J. O. Stephens was principal of in Ireland, 17 in the German empire, the Buckhannon graded school. and 6 in Norway and Sweden. The contract for the main building FEDERAL SOLDIERS was let in 1882, and is now nearly COMPANY B, 10TH completed. It is of brick, and is 66 feet WEST VIRGINIA INFANTRY long, 50 feet wide and three stories high. On the first floor are located the Loomis J. Gould, captain, business office, the chapel and music transferred from the 3rd West Virginia rooms and scientific department; on Infantry; Henry H. Lewis, first the second are the principal’s room, lieutenant; David J. Ezekiel, second library and reading rooms, and on the lieutenant, severely wounded in right third are the student and class-rooms. arm and chest at Maryland Heights, The institution is controlled by a July 7, 1864; David F. Peterson, first board of trustees elected by the sergeant, wounded in the leg at Parkersburg conference of the Kemstown, Virginia, July 24, 1864; denomination in whose care it is and John D. Crites, John T. Smith, John A. under whose auspices it has been Grose; Bronson R. Simon, shot ere cte d. The present ‘board is through the left shoulder at Kemstown; William M. Crites, lost his composed of 2. Warner, L. T. Westfall, right arm at Kemstown; Jonathan C. T. Ridgway, G. W. Weekly, J. L. Gould, severely wounded in the hip at Hensley, G. A. Newlon, E. Harper and Kernstown; George J. Broake, Levi Leonard. C. Hall is the financial wounded in the back, arm and leg at agent. The institution is non-sectarian, Kernstown; Salathiel Strader, Jacob but pervaded by a high moral tone. There are classical, philosophical, Lewis; John W. Alexander, severely English, business and music courses, wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, equal in every respect to the normal October 19, 1864; John L. Loudon; schools of the State, and in addition Thomas A. Carter, wounded through furnishing the student with an the shoulder at Kernstown; Benjamin opportunity of studying the ancient F. Brown, George Been, William D. and modern languages. The present Bush; James H. Browning, wounded in term opened September 4, 1883 with the heel at Winchester, September 19, J. 0. Stephens, L. T. John, and Mrs. 1864; Perry Cutright; Noah Crawford, Sue Hall as teachers. wounded in the foot at Kemstown; Edmund F. Duke, Samuel P. Eakle, EXCHANGE BANK Christian S. Eakle, John Fisher, Austin Griffin, Ambrose Goodwin, Abraham Began business on the 6th day of M. Geyer, David C. Gladwell; Andrew September, 1881, with D. D. T. Gladwell, severely wounded in the leg 130

at Winchester, September 19, 1864; in September, 1864; Washington M. John D. Hyer, Edward A. Hamner, Garvin, killed in action at Kemstown; Andrew M. Jackson, John J. Love, Wilson W. Wolf, died January, 1862, at John Lewis, John W. Duncan, Allen Camp Canaan; James B. Bennett, Lewis, David C. Loudin, Samuel T. deserted at Camp Canaan, April 7, Lanharn; Ephraim Lanham, wounded 1862; L. D. Cartwright, deserted at in the leg at Sinckers Ferry, Virginia, Camp Canaan, April 13, 1862; Aaron July 17, 1864; Daniel C. Lee, James Kerns, deserted at Webster, West Longanetta, David C. Morgan, Obediah Virginia, May 17, 1864; Josiah W. Martin, Morgan Morrison, Vandegraft, deserted at Valley David H. Morrison, James L. Mountain, West Virginia, September McFadden, George W. McCloud, 13, 1862. Aggregate, 112 men. William McCann, Lorenzo B. Moore, Memoranda. — This company was James L. More, Jasper N. Marteney, mustered at Buckhannon in the Wilber Perry, David Phillips, Mathew summer of 1862, and in September of Quick, Benton Queen; Abraham the same year removed its headquarters Rucker, lost a leg at Cedar Creek; to Bulltown, where for the first time, it Samuel Rucker, David P. Riffle, mustered with six other companies of Jonathan M. Riffle, Daniel J. Riffle, the 10th Regiment. In the latter part Daniel M. Staten, Thomas Shaw, of October, together with the other Frederick Snyder, Ephraim Snyder, companies, it was attached to the Thomas G. Smith, Joseph A. command of General Milroy and took Thompson, George W. Waggy, up the line of march (November 4th) Henderson Westfall, Alexander Wood, for Beverly, whence it moved by way Richard Wood, James A. Wolf; S. of Webster and New Creek to Winemiller,_wounded in the leg at Winchester, which place it reached on Winchester, September 19, 1864; Noah the first day of January, 1863. Winemiller, wounded in the face at While lying here it was sent out on Winchester, September 19, 1864; several expeditions up the Shenandoah William W. Winemiller, J. E. Williams, valley. On the 10th of May, 1863, it William H. H. Young, James L. Crites, was ordered back to West Virginia, and discharged for disability, July 17, upon its arrival was attached to the 1862, at Buckhannon, West Virginia; brigade of General William W. Averill Andrew J. Gunn, for disability, and sent to Buckhannon, and thence, September 17, 1862, at Beverly, West on the 7th of June, to Beverly. On the Virginia; Josiah Martin, for disability, 2nd of July following while at the latter place the regiment was attacked September 17, 1862, at Beverly; by a Confederate force under Colonel Michael Geyer, William Lewis, George William L. Jackson, and forced to S. Riffle, Henry E. Canton; Benjamin sustain the attack for two days before F. Gunn, transferred to Company H, reinforcements arrived. On the 15th of 10th West Virginia Infantry; John G. Phillips; Wesley Depew, killed at June, 1864, the command was removed to Martinsburg, where on the Winchester, September 19, 1864; 3rd of July the advance of General William I..ittlefield, killed by guerrillas in Webster county, West Virginia, Early was encountered and for some October 25_, 1864; Job Loudin, died time successfully resisted, at Leetown, April 18, 1864; William Maher, died of Virginia, by a small body of troops of which Company B was a part. fever, January 14, 1862, at Camp On the 6th and 7th of the same Canaan, Virginia; Manly C. Morrison, month it was engaged in a series of died of fever, April 10, 1862, at Camp skirmishes at Maryland Heights, and Canaan; Albert Queen, died January 3, for several days afterwards was on the 1862, at Buckhannon, West Virginia; march with the troops then retreating George S. Strader, died March 12, before Early, who was driving all 1863, at Romney, West Virginia; before him in his invasion of Elnathan Strader, killed in action at Maryland—the capture of the National Winchester, September 19, 1864; Capital bein his avowed obiect. Jacob Tolbert, died October 23, 1864, On the 1 th it participated with the at Cumberland, Maryland; Dwight G. regiment in the engagement at Sinckers Bunton; Fenton H. Martin, died in Ferry, Virginia, and on the 24th in that hospital of wounds received in action of Winchester, Virginia. In the latter it 131

formed a part of the command of the September 1, 1861; Alfred A. Gillum; lamented Colonel Mulligan, who fell W.J. Rohrbough, discharged March 27, mortally wounded on that bloody 1863; because of wounds received in field. It took part in the battles of action at Bull Run, August 29, 1863; Berryville, Virginia, and Opequon river; A. J. Bryan; Elisha M. Martin, and at Fishers Hill, on the 22nd of discharged‘ May 4, 1863, because of September, the 10th Virginia was the wounds received in action at Bull Run, Confederatefirst to plant its fortifications, battle-fl_a2 on and the August 29, 1862; W. H. Madden, John H. Smith, J. L. Gould, Robert W. Company B was in the advance. Vamer, Reason A. Patterson, Frederick It was in the battle of Strasburg, A. Story; Elmore E. Casto, died at Virginia, on the 13th of October, Flatwoods, Virginia, October 12, 1861; 1864, and in the great battle of Cedar Henry B. Bunten, died at Flatwoods, Creek on the 19th of the same month. November 16, 1861; R. B. Tallman, On the 19th of December, together died at Flatwoods, November 6, 1861; with the regiment, the company was Francis A. Blagg, died November 29, ordered to Washington City, where it 1861, in Lewis county; Bumham A. embarked and joined the army before Bunten, died January 14, 1862, at Richmond, and went into camp on Buckhannon, West Virginia; John J. Chapin’s farm, within seven miles of White, died May 12, 1862, of wounds the Confederate capital, on Christmas received at McDowell,Virgi'nia; George Day, 1864, and here it remained until B. S. Dorsey, killed by guerrilas in the close of the war, when it returned Pocahontas county, April 30, 1862; to Wheeling and was mustered out of service. James S. Phillips, killed in action at Cross Keys, Virginia, June 8, 1862; COMPANY E, 6TH WEST VIRGINIA Elijah Smallridge, died at Winchster; S. CAVALRY, LATE 3RD INFANTRY H. Willfong, died September 29, 1862, Captain, P. J. Potts; first lieutenant, of wounds received in action at Bull Bart Clark; second lieutenant, Marshall Run, August 29, 1862; Herbert Gould; sergeant, Chapman McCoy; Phillips, taken prisoner May 25, 1862, Franklin Phillips, wounded in thigh in and died in Richmond; Elijah Phillips, action at McDowell; G. L. Fortney, died at Grafton, West Virginia, May 4, James A. lngle, taken prisoner at 1864. The company received the Martinsburg, May 4, 1864; Joseph W. following veterans: A. G. Bunten, James; William R. McClain, captured William W. Brown, H. H. Armstrong, near Covington, Virginia, December H. F. Bryan, J. T. Haskins, R. L. 19, 1863; A. J. Shirin; Moses A. Sandy, Stealey, L. J. Rexroad, H. C. Boggess, wounded in action at Springfield, George W. Phillips, F. W. Bond, Virginia, June 26, 1864; Watson William J. Brown, C. D. Gould, R. D. Gould, P. G. Stealey, Mathias Wright, Bier, W. B. D. Bunten, Rufus Brain, M. William H. Bosely, John H. Helams; S. W. Cutright, Granville Cutright, B. Phillips, resigned -captain’s William T. Duke, Isaac Fleming, B. P. commission November 8, 1862; C. B. Gould, Henry Geyer, Andrew Howes, See, resigned first lieutenant’s H. A. Hoiseflock, Abner Hunt, R. V. commission, March 22, 1862; Haskins, J. W. Hess, George W. Randolph See, resigned second Harrison, William H. Lemons, James P. lieutenant's commission September, McGee, John McGahon, V. W. 1862; Benjamin McCoy, Jerrad A. McDaniel, W. H. Martin, R. W. Moody, Douglas, George W. Gladwell, James P. Joseph Markley, Andrew Moore, Oliver Currey, B. W. Phillips, Walter D. Nay, Simeon Phillips, Spencer Phillips, Phillips, William Nay, jr., Watson W. Lafayette Phillips, F. M. Rexroad, A. Cutright, J. E. Montgomery, Jacob G. Rollins, William M. Riggs, John Wease, Benjamin A. Reeder, Daniel Strader, jr., W. L. Sumner, James Sumner, Abraham S. Blagg; George W. Suddarth. George Smith, John L. See, discharged because of wounds Smith, Isaac L. Stealey, J. D. Simons, received at Bull Run, August 29, 1862; Job Simons, Daivd Thrasher, J. B. Andrew Gladwell, Samuel A. Lane, Tenney, Isaac Tenney, David Wright. John Crawford; W. B. Smallridge, Aggregate, 113 men. discharged December 31, 1863, This company was mustred in because of wounds received in action Upshur county early in 1861, and in 132

July repaired to Clarksburg, where it Those named for Upshur were James became Company E, of the 3rd West Kesling, C. S. Hanes, O. B. Loudin and Virginia Infantry, and soon after took John J. Burr. These gentlemen part at Elkwater, Virginia, under convened soon after at Buckhannon, command of General Milroy. It left and with the aid of the surveyor of Elkwater, April 7, 1862, and marched lands performed the work assigned to McDowell, Virginia, where, on the them, dividing the county into six 8th, it participated in the battle of that minor divisions, now called Warren, place, after which it moved on to Buckhannon, Union, Washington, Franklin, Virginia, where it became a Meade and Banks districts. art of the command of General remont, with which it moved to the WARREN DISTRICT relief of General Banks, then hardly Is the most northern in the county, pressed in the Shenandoah valley. and is bounded north by Harrison After the return it was actively engaged county, northeast by Barbour, south in the battle of Cross Keys, June 8, by Union district, southwest by 1862, when it was again attached to Buckhannon, and west by Lewis Milroy’s brigade of Sigel’s corps, the county. The surface is broken but not whole under the command of General rough; the hills rise into gentle Pope, who was then entering upon his elevations, while at their base lie fertile celebrated campaign, and with him his valleys. The soil is a mixture of the company participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain, August 10; Kellys various clays, the red predominating on the hills; the land is well adapted to the Ford, August 21, and 22; Lees Springs, culture of the cereals, and also to August 23; Waterloo Bridge, August 25, and Bull Run, August 29 and 30. grazing. An excellent quality of bituminous coal in almostinexhaustiblc On the 29th of September it was quantities underlies the hills, and good with Milroy on Arlington Heights, and building stone is found in all parts of was ordered from there to the Great the district. The timber consists Kanawha valley. It reached Point principally of the hard woods, such as Pleasant on the 12th of October, and the various oaks, hickory, walnut, on the 15th began the march to cherry, chestnut, and some poplar and Clarksburg; upon its arrival there it was pine. The streams are Pecks run, which detached from the regiment and sent rises near the centre and flows west to Bulltown, where it remained until into Hackers creek, Turkey creek, April 28, 1863, when it was ordered Cherry fork, Lick fork, all of which back to the defense of Clarksburg, flow either directly or indirectly into which was threatened by the forces of the Buckhannon river, which torms the the Confederates—General Jones then southern boundary line between this making his famous raid through district and Union. Western Virginia. The first cabin was erected by a In the month of June the entire man named Hammon about the year regiment was mounted and became the 1780, but the first actual settlers were 6th West Virginia Cavalry, or Mounted Jacob Reger, Isaac Pringle and John Infantry, and became a part of the Reger, In the year 1798 a man named force of General W. W. Averill, and Peck built a cabin on Pecks run, and with him served throughout the war, from him the stream takes its name. participating in all the daring raids and There is a frame house still standing on bloody charges of that intrepid officer. the farm of S. D. Jackson, which is DISTRICT HISTORY supposed to have been erected about the year 1800, and it is claimed to be On July 31, 1863, the senate and not only the first frame structure house of delegates of West Virginia erected in the district, but within the passed a bill entitled “An act _to present limits of Upshur county. Other provide for the division into townships early settlers were the Straders, of the various counties composing this Rohrboughs, Cutrights, Posts, Hyres, State.” Another section of the bill Rollins, Wolfes, and Marples. named in a schedule several gentlemen The first election ever held in the in each county, who should perform district was at the store of John Marple the work in their respective counties. in the year 1763. John N. Loudin and \_W s'_7l/L r/vs '­ .--.u;¢/19¢ 133 J. D. 'Brake was the first and last Bushes fort, otherwise called the supervisors. The first grist mill was Buckhannon fort, and here occurred built by Jacob Hyre about the year many adventures with the Indians. At 1812. It was a log structure which one time no less a -celebrated Chieftain stood on Peeks run. There was but one than Tecumseh was before the walls of run of buhrs, and the bolting was done the old fort. Here was the scene of the by hand. Who taught the fi.1'Stschool, killing of William White, the or when or where it was taught, cannot grandfather of General Henry F. now be learned, for there is no record, Westfall, and here Dorman, the and the oldest living inhabitant cannot renegade, first led the savages against remember. There are now thirteen the frontier. good frame buildings in the district, in The first settlers were Samuel which competent teachers are Pringle, John Pringle, William Pringle, employed four months in the year, and John Cutright and Samuel Oliver. The in which 500 pupils are taught the first improvement was made on rudiments of an English education. Cutright’s run, three miles above the The first sermon was preached at present town of Buckhannon, in the the house of Abraham Carper, by a year 1764. It was here that John Methodist minister of the Baltimore “Hacker first settled, but upon finding conference, whose name was Sadrack that the land he was improving was Tappan, about the year 1800. Some claimed by the Pringles, removed say the place was John Reger’s house, farther west and settled on a stream instead of Carper’s,but the writer after which has ever since borne his name, an examination of the general records and thus became the first settler in of the church, is inclined to think the what is now Lewis county. Other early former correct, but that the first settlers were John Jackson, Abraham society was formed at Reger’s about the year 1810. Among the members of Carper, Jesse Hu hs, William Hacker, this primitive church were Abraham filbrahamexgider sleet rah , e, Tho William as Sleeth, Radcliff, John Carper, Anthony Rohrbough, John ‘ ra e and Joel Westjgll, who Fame in Strader, Henry Reger, George Bush, the year 18 . Joseph Hall and his wife, Catharine The first grist mill was erected by Hall, John Reger and Nancy Bennett. John Strader in the year 1806. It was a The second church organized was that small water mill with a tub-wheel, and of the Baptist about the year 1814. ground nothing but corn. The second Among the members were Jacob Hyre, was built by John Jackson in 1821. It John Hyre, John Brake, Jacob Brake was a frame building, and our and Major Jackson. There are nine informant says it was one of the best church buildings in the district at the Goodwin, Abraham M. Geyer, David present time--five Methodist Episcopal, day. Mr. Jackson, in the year 1822, three Methodist Protestant, and one built the first saw mill; it was connected United Brethren. with his grist mill. Both were swept BUCKHANNON DISTRICT away by a flood in the river on the 27th day of July, 1837. Lies in the western part of the The first school taught in the county, and is bounded north by county was in this district; it has Warren district, east by Union and already been noticed in the general Washington, south by Meade and west history of the county. The first house by Lewis county. The surface is erected for school purposes was in the comparatively level. The soil is an year 1790. It was a rude cabin; the intermixture of clay and sand, and is roof of clapboards was held in place by very fertile. As one passes over the line weight poles; the floor was mother of C. W. & B. Railroad and nears earth; a hugh fireplace occupied one Buckhannon he sees considerable areas end, while from the other was chopped of meadow land quite level, and he at a log, and over the aperture was pasted once pronounces it to be one of the greased paper as a substitute for glass. most beautiful prospect views in the The seats were constructed by splitting State. Bushy fork, a tributary to the small logs in halves and inserting pins Buckhannon river, is the principal stream. or le in the oval sides. There are nine goo frame school buildings in the Within this district was located district. 134

Lorentz post office was the first one the district, and a quantity of building established in the district; it had an ex­ stone exists. The timber is white oak, istence prior to 1812. Since then two black oak, red oak, chestnut oak, others — Hinklesville and chestnut, poplar, walnut, hemlock, etc. Buckhannon-have been added. Big Sand run rises in Washington The first sermon was preached near district, flows north and empties into where Buckhannon now stands, by a Buckhannon river. Little Sand run has Baptist mininster, in the year 1786, a northwest course and falls into Big and a small society was formed the Sand run. The middle Fork river rises same year, but of those composing it in Randolph county and has a nothing whatever is known, for the northward course until it falls into the records are lost. The last pastor was the Buckhannon river; it forms the dividing Rev. Henry Langford. This church still line between this district and Randolph has an existence, and is now one of the county. oldest religious societies west of the The first grist mill was erected in Alleghany mountains. The present the year 1841 by Solomon Day, at membership is 48. Dayville, near Overhill post office. The Methodist Episcopal Church William F. I-lollen built the first have an organization at Buckhannon circular saw mill in Union district in which numbers 145 members. They 1777; it is now located on the Right have a brick building not yet Hand fork of Sand run. Steam is the completed. Rev. Joseph lee is the propelling power. The first school was present pastor. taught in 1828 at what is now known The town of Buckhannon, the as Sheves school house. John B. Sheve county-seat, has been noticed in the is said to have been among the first general county history. It was teachers. There were sixteen pupils in incorporated in 1852. John 0. Core, B. attendance who came from several W. Burns, John Maxwell, W. H. Shultz miles around. The house was a small and M. J. Fogg were the first trustees; log building 20 x 24 feet. The first the first-named was president of the house erected for school purposes was board. The present officers are James in the year 1830; it was a small frame H. Hanson, mayor; Perry Boggess, building and stood where the Leonard Frank Colwes, Charles Bailey, T. G. school house has since been located. Farnsworth and J. D. Martin There are at present thirteen good councilmen; Jacob Waugh recorder, frame buildings in the district, in which and George Mundy town sergeant. 300 pupils attend school. The first township election was held on the 10th day of December, 1863, at MEADE DISTRICT which time Thomas J. Famsworth was elected supervisor; Simon Is the central one of the county, Rohrbough and Joseph D. Rapp were and is bounded on the north by chosen as the first justices of the peace; Buckhannon district; east by Thadeus S. Heavner and Jacob W. Washington; south by Banks and west Lorentz became the first constables, by Banks and Lewis county. The and Clark W. McNulty the first surface consists of a series of hills, treasurer. intervening between which are the several beautiful valleys of French UNION DISTRICT creek and its tributaries. The soil is Is the most eastern in the county, fertile and well adapted to both culture and is bounded on the north by Warren and grazing. Here it would seem is the district and Barbour county; east by culminating point of the coal deposit Barbour and Randolph; south by of Northwest Virginia, for vast veins Washington, and west by Buckhannon. eighteen feet in thickness underlie this The surface is broken and hilly, but entire section, and when fully much of the land lays well. Here, as in developed will prove one of the great the adjoining district of Buckhannon, mining centres of the State. This the soil is a mixture of the various immense coal field will be noticed clays with a sandy loam, rendering it more fully in the history of Barbour not only fertile but susceptible of easy county. This is the best timbered tillage. An excellent quality of section of the county, fully two-thirds bitmuinous coal abounds throughout of the district being yet covered with a 135 primeval forest, in which is found vast the district, in which 500 pupils receive quantities of oak, poplar, chestnut, the benefit of a public school system. birch, beech, walnut and hemlock. The French Creek post office was the The first settlement in the district first established in the district; it is was made at Sago, on the Buckhannon believed that Amos Brooks was the river, by Zedekiah Morgan and Patrick first postmaster. One other—lndian Peebles, in the year 1801. Both were Camp—hassince been established. actual settlers, and both found what Tradition says that the first sermon they were in search of-—permanent was preached by a Methodist minister homes. They were joined by Aaron whose name was James Strange, in the Gould, sr., in 1808, Robert Young and year 1812. The first society formed Gilbert Gould in 1811, and Jonathan was that of the French Creek Alden in 1816. Then came Nathan Presbyterian church, in 1819. The first Gould, jr., John Burr, Noah Sexton, place of worship was the private Ebenezer Leonard, Daniel Haines, residence of Samuel Gould; but in William Henderson, James Lemon, 1823 a log church was erected. Ebenezer Phillips, Valentine Powers, The lady members wove a web of Samuel Tolbert, Abraham James, linen and Augustus Sexton carried it to Daniel Wells and Jospeh McKinney. Frazier’s store near Staunton—distant The last five settled at or near 140 miles—and exchanged it for glass Beechtown, John Vincent and the Van and nails, which he conveyed back on Devanters settled on Slab Camp horseback. This was the first glass ever creek. Alfred Morgan, whose birth used in a chuch in the valley of the occurred in 1804, was probably the Buckhannon river. Prominent among first white child born in the district. those who assisted with their own His parents were Zedekiah and hands in the erection of the building Rebecca Morgan. The first electio was a youg man named Isaac Van which ever occurred in the district was Devanters, who, when the “ridge pole" held at Simpson’s mills in 1852. was placed in position, stood upon it Among the voters were Benjamin and drank a toast to the church. He Gould, Ashley Gould, Isaac Morgan afterward became an eminent and Elbridge Burr. The first district or physician. In 1851 a neat frame church township election was held on the 10th was erected, but it was consumed by day of December, 1863. At this the flames lighted by the vandalism of election Cyrus Wicks was chosen first the late war. On its ruins another supervisor, but was soon after building arose in the autumn of 1866. superceded by Benjamin Gould. Ashley The first members of this pioneer Gould became the first justice of the church were Nathan Gould, Esther peace, and Adolphus Brooks the first Gould, Lydia Gould, Rebecca Morgan, township clerk. Samuel Gould, Aaron Gould, jr., Polly Patrick Peebles and Zedekiah Brooks, David Phillips, Anna Phillips, Morgan built the first saw and grist mill Mehetible Gould, and others to the about the year 1810; the two were number of fifteen. The second church combined and both were swept away organization was probably that of the by high water soon after completion. Universalists about the year 1825. It Aaron Gould built the second saw ceased to exist long since. mill; it was located near the site upon There are at the present time eleven which Meadeville now stands. church organizations in the district, viz: 1. The French Creek Presbyterian, The first school was taught by Miss with a membership of 100; Rev. W. 0. Anna Young--now the aged Mrs. Phillips, pastor. 2. The French Creek Sexton—in a barn belonging to Aaron Methodist Episcopal Church at Gould, in the year 1822. Miss Anna_ Meadeville, organized in 1882; present Burr—now Mrs. Bradley—was the second membership 25; W. E. Lovett, pastor. teacher. The barn stood near where the 3. Point Pleasant Methodist Episcopal village of Meadeville nowstands. The Church, located on the dividing ridge first building erected for school between Slab Camp creek and Bull run, purposes was a small log cabin which organized in 1847; the present the settlers united in building in the membership is 40; Rev. W. H. Young, year 1824. There are at the present pastor. 4. Sago Baptist Church, time sixteen good frame buildings in organized in 1856, by Rev. Aaron 136 Bennett, edifice completed in 1873; empties into Buckhannon river. membership is 69; Rev. Stanbury Barb Hickory Flat run has a western course is the present pastor. 5. The Dunkard and falls likewise into the Buckhannon. Church on Indian Camp run, of which Jenks fork and Leonards creek are the membership is 100; John tributaries of the Middle Fork river. McMahon, Thomas Bond, Samuel The territory embraced within this McCann, are the present ministers. 6. district was the last settled in the The Laurel Fork Methodist Episcopal county. The Strader settlement, named Church, membership 60; pastor Rev. from an early settler, was made in W. E. Lovett. 7. Indian Camp United 1820, and the Ten-mile settlement in Brethren, membership 63; J. A. 1830. A man named Hewins built the Stephens, present pastor. 8. Waterloo first cabin. The first settlers, those who United Brethren Church, membership clearedthe forest and opened the first 43; J. A. Stephens, pastor. 9. Laurel farms, were Isaac Strader, John Fork United Brethren Church, Strader, Michael Strader, Jacob membership 42; J. A. Stephens, Strader, Samuel C. Tumey, William pastor.10. Big Bend United Brethren Wooden and John Weatherholt. Church, membership 13; J. A. The first election was held at Stephens, past The first Sabbath Chesneys Precinct about 1858, at School was organized in the year 1820 which time twenty-four votes were in connection with the French creek cast, the following being the voters: Presbyterian Church. Asa Brooks was Isaac Strader, David and Samuel Reese, the first superintendent, and Adolphus George Warner, Peter and Jonathan Brooks is the present one. The average Tumey, George Moore, Hazelden and attendance is 75. The teachers are Nicholas Ours, jr., Elijah Rollins, Marshall P. Winegrove, Benjamin Solomon Reese, William Dunbar, Gould, Albert Gould, Laura Brooks, Nathaniel Cutright, Nicholas Ours, sr., Ida Sexton and Addie Brooks. James M. Black, Benjamin Tallman, Of the Point Pleasant Methodist Granville Marple, N. B. Warmsley, Episcopal Sunday School, Schuyler Nathan Liggett, Peter Barb, Solomon Gould is superintendent, and H. D. Day, Peter Tenney, sr., Elijah and N. B. McLane, D. Fairbum, Taylor Heavener, Goodwin, Mc. Ours, J. H. Sharp, J. L. Williams, R. L. Townsend, Anna William Tallman, A. C. Queen,George Gould and Victoria Lance are teachers. F. Herrington, Robert Wingfield, The Sago Baptist School has an average Howard Roane and Simon Strader. attendance of 20. Page Carter is the The first grist mill was erected in superintendent, and Melvina Burr, 1847 by A. P. Haney. It was a rudely Addie Burr and Sarah A. Moore, are constructed building with but one very the teachers. small run of stone. The capacity was Meadeville is the only village in the about fifteen bushels per day, and the district. It was named by Festus patience of the farmer was not Young. It is located on French creek. supposed to have been thoroughly and contains three general mercantile tested until he had waited his “turn” at stores, two churches, one public school Haney’s mill. It was locally known as building, one academy building and “Haneys Coffee Mill.” The first saw one grist-mill. mill was built in 1854 by F. W. Chipps WASHINGTON DISTRICT and Isaac Warmsley. It was located near the mouth of Turkey run, and had Lies in the southeastern part of the the capacity for cutting 600 feet per county, and is bounded on the north day. by Union district; east by Randolph An old resident informs us that the county; south by Banks district, and first school was taught by Simon west by Meade. Left Hand fork of the Strader in a log cabin on Greasy run in Buckhannon river, and the Right Hand the year 1842, at which time, he fork of the Middle Fork river are the further says, there were eighteen pupils principal streams. The former drains in attendance. There are at the present the southern portion and has a time thirteen good frame school northwest course, while the latter buildings in the district, in which 285 flows northeast and drains the central males and 289 females, a total of 574 and eastern portion. Other streams are pupils, attended school last year. The Big Sand run, which flows north and first post office established was that of 137 Queens Mills, on the Middle Fork river. a quarry in a neighboring hill, and the Sago, Tallmansville, and Sand Run building was a mere shed supported by have been established since. four posts, the four sides being left BANKS DISTRICT open. Samuel Tolbert erected the first This district is the most southern in saw mill, in the year 1825. It was a good, substantial frame building, the the county, and is also the largest. It is saw--the old sash pattern--was bounded on the east by Meade and propelled by an undershot wheel. Washington, south by Randolph and The first school was taught about Webster counties, and west by Lewis 1815, by a man named George county. French creek rises in the Dawson, in a log cabin on the waters of northwest part of the district, and French creek. The first building flows northeast through Meade, and erected for school purposes was a small empties into the Buckhannon river. cabin on French creek, near the West Fork run rises west of the center residence of Jonathan Bennett, in the and flows northwest. In this district is year 1818. There are at present fifteen the source of the Little Kanawha river. frame buildings in the district. The first Cherry Fork, Cow run, Coal run, and post office, called Frenchton, was several other small streams flow out located on the farm now owned by from the hills, and uniting, form the David Tolbert. The others are: Rock head waters of that beautiful little Cave, Arlington, Kanawha Head, river. The land along the last-named Shelbyville, and Moores Mills. streams is broken into hills and many small valleys, but is very fertile and The first church organized was that well timbered. On French creek is of the Baptist, near Frenchton, in some of the most valuable land in the 1815. The first minister was the Rev. county. In the vicinity of Laurel run James Wells. Among the first members the surface is mountainous. Canaan were James Wells and wife, and Joseph peak, near Shelbyville, in the southern Kenney and wife. The second society part, and Bob peak, north of the formed was that of the Methodists, in center, near Centerville, are the highest 1816. Warren Walton and wife, and points of land in the county. Rice Vincent and wife and mother, The first cabin erected within the were among those composing the first present limits of the district was built class. by Valentine Powers in the year 1810; it was situated near where the Centerville is the only village in the Frenchton post office now is. The district. It contains a population of 86 second settler was Leonard Crites. inhabitants--17 families--5 general They were soon followed to their mercantile stores, 2 millinery stores, w wilderness home by Abram Wells, blacksmith shops, 1 tannery, lharness Joseph McKinney, Isaac Parker, shop, 1 gun ship, 1 shoe shop, 1 Samuel T. Tolbert, Reece Vincent and cabinet shop, 1 graded school, 2 James Bartlett. All were actul settlers. Sabbath schools, 2 churches--in which William Clark, the son of William and Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Eve (Powers) Clark was the first white child born in the district. Protestant, Presbyterian and Baptist The first election was held at congregations worship. Centerville in 1856, at which time 50 Many persons remember to have votes were cast. Among those who read an account of the gigantic walnut then exercised the right of the elective tree which was cut in West Virginia in franchise were: Samuel Wilson, Samuel the year 1882. It grew in this district, Tolbert, John Douglass, David upon the lands of Robert Damall. Bennette, James Curry, Jared When felled it measured across the Armstrong, James Blagg, James stump 7 feet and 6 inches one way, Smallridge, C. S. Haynes, James Curry, and 8 feet and 4 inches the other. The W. H. Curry, John McDowell, David body was 75 feet in length, and at the Haynes, Robert Curry, John Smith, top end measured 3 feet 4 inches in James Hull, and Daniel and George diameter, and sold on the ground for Tolbert. $600. lt is said to have been the largest Valentine Powers built the first grist walnut tree ever felled in the United mill in 1825. The buhrs were cut from States. 138

PERSONAL HISTORY November 20, 1862. John and DEPARTMENT OF Chiistena (Weatherholtz) Cutright were UPSHUR COUNTY the parents of Jemima Cutright, and she was born in Lewis county, April 7, WASHINGTON DISTRICT 182 3. In 1852 Cornelius Cutright settled among the farming residents of GEORGE WASHINGTON BEER—a Upshur county, and he has a fertile farm in Washington district, on resident of Washington district, Upshur Buckhannon river county, West Virginia, is a teacher in the district, holding nine No. 1 certificates. and a farmer owning 108 FREDERIC CUTRIGHT—is_ason of acres of land, 30 acres improved. When Cornelius and Jemima Cutriglit, o_f he settled on his place it was all in Upshur county, and was born in_this timber, and he has brought it to its county, October 2, 1857.. He is a present state of cultivation. He was farmer of Washington district, where born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, he owns and carries on a farm of 24 June 29, 1848, a son of John and Arma acres, situated on Ten-mile creek.‘l-Ie Mary (Hetrick) Beer. With his parents has been a member of the United he came from Clarion county, Brethren Church since _1877. He Pennsylvania, to Upshur county in married in this county, April 2, 1881, 1860. His marriage was solemnized in Mary E. Vancamp becoming his wife, this county, October 1, 1868, and his and they have two daughters, Izora, wife is Mary Martha, daughter of William Randolph Taylor, deceased, and Nancy (Davis) Taylor. Her birth JONATHAN GOULD—born in was in Randolph county, (now) West Upshur county, September 8, 1836, Virginia, the date September 17, 1849. and Jemima E. Crites, born in this Mr. and Mrs. Beer are the parents of: county September 20, 1843, were here Oscar Bumham, born March 27, 1870; united in marriage on the 22d of Arthur Wayland, July 7, 1872; Cloe February, 1865. Five children were Blanche, December 17, 1876; Edna born of their union, the oldest Landona Pearl, January 5, 1879; Essie daughter lives in the county, the oldest Jane, April 13, 1881. For two years, son is deceased, and the other children entering upon the office in 1872, are at home. These children were born: George W. Beer was president of the Idella May, February 2, 1866; Calvin board of education for Washington D., July 6, 1867; Cordie Aileen, May district. He was a soldier of the Federal 22, 1869; Irvin Hyre, April 23, 1871; army for four months of the last year Kenneth E., February 25, 1873. Calvin of the civil war, and had two brothers, D. died July 6, 1867. Jonathan Gould Henry and Reuben D. Beer, in the is a son of Nathan and Samantha Federal army. (Phillips) Gould, and his wife’s parents are Jacob and Lucina (Gillette) Crites. They have always made their home in ‘CORNELIUS CUTRIGHT—son of Upshur county. In 1861 Jonathan Peter and Nancy (Westfall) Cutright, Gould volunteered for service in the was born October 4, 1821, in Lewis Federal army, and was three years a county, (then) Virginia. In the county member of Company B, 10th West of his birth, in November, 1843, Virginia Infantry. He was a participant Jemima Cutright became his wife, and in the battles of Kemstown and their union has been blessed with seven Beverly, and numerous skirmishes. He children. Six of them are now is a skilled workman at the trade of comfortably settled in homes of their carpenter, and is the owner of two own in this county, and the youngest good farms; one of 78 acres on Middle born is still with her parents. Martha Fork river, and another of 45 acres on Ellen was born December 12, 1844; the waters of Indian Camp and Grand Peter, October 4, 1846; Clarissa R., Camp. Queens, Upshur county, West January 31, 1850; Melinda E., March Virginia, is his post office address. 25, 1852; Frederic, October 2, 1857, living on the home farm; Ervin G., ALEXANDER GRIM—born in October 8, I859; Minerva Ann, Pendleton county, (then) Virginia, 139

August 16, 1823, was a son of James Mr. Harlan was born in Upshur county, and Elizabeth Grim. His marriage was December 7, 1846, daughter of Joseph consummated in Upshur county, and Mary B. (Wolf) Flint. The father of March 29_,1849, and in the same year Eugene K. Harlan was a soldier through he established himself in this county, the war of 1812, serving under General where he has since followed the Porterfield as quartermaster of the pursuits of agriculture, and a 62d ~Virginia Infantry. John M. mercantile business, dealing in all that Harlan, brother of Eugene K., was a 18 found in a well-stocked store of member of Company 1, 62d Virginia general merchandise. He was from ten Infantry, Confederate service, during to twelve years postmaster at Grims the war between the States, and fought Store, this county. He is now living on through the entire conflict. his farm of 92 acres, in Washington district, on the waters of Middle fork born January 27, 1882; Viola, June 26, BENJAMIN C. HORNBECl(—born 1883. The wife of Mr. Cutright was November 20, 1830, in what is now born in Wetzel county, (now) West Barbour county, West Virginia, has Virginia, September 2, 1858, and has been a resident of Upshur county since lived in Upshur county since the year be attained his majority. He was a son following her birth, her parents, Elza of Moses and Mary (Light) Hombeck, and Emeline (Ice)Vancamp',_m3k1flg who are now deceased, and his wife is their home in Upshur county in 1859. Mary, daughter of Jeremiah and Fanny Frederic Cutright receives his mail at (Lance) Lanham, her parents now Indian Camp, Upshur county, West deceased. April 13, 1855, in that part Virginia. of Randolph county, Virginia, now of Valley river. His wife is Amanda, included in Upshur county, West daughter of Jeremiah and Fanny Virginia, Benjamin C. Hombeck and (Lance) Larrllam, and she was born Mary Lanham were wedded, and their December 12, 1829, in what is now children were born: Catharine M., July Barbour county, West Virginia. Their 15, 1856, lives in Randolph county; children’s record is: Mary V., born George F., August 21, 1858, lives in October 18, 1851, died April 26, 1860; Upshur county; Ephraim 1., January Louisa, October 13, 1853, died March 28, 1865, and Esta 1., February 2, 30, I869; Emsey J. (Tenney), 1868, live at home. Mrs. Hombeck was February 27, 1856, lives on Grass run, born in what is now Upshur county on this county; Nelson B., June 27, 1859, the 17th of April, 1831. On the 20th died December 10, 1862; Ephraim F., day of July, 1863,Benjamin C. April 2, 1863, lives on Grass run. The Hombeck enlisted in the Federal army, post office address of Alexander Grim enrolling in Company E, 4th West is Queens, Upshur county, West Virginia Cavalry, and he received Virginia honorable discharge at Wheeling, West EUGENE K. HARLAN—born in Virginia, March 6, 1864. He has been Charlottesville, Albemarle county, twenty-eight years a member of the Virginia, July 3, 1847, was a baby Methodist Episcopal Church, and his when he accompanied his parents on wife has been in the same membership their settlement in Upshur county. He for thirty years. They have the joy of has lived in this county since that date, knowing that all the members of their and is a prosperous farmer of family are in the same faith. Washington district, owning 250 acres of land on the headwaters of Ten-mile. In December, 1870, in Upshur county, JOSHUA J. KlNG—was born in were recorded the marriage vows of Monongalia county, (then) Virginia, Eugene K. Harlan and Matilda J. Flint, Fe,blfU3IY21, 1836. He was a son of and their children were two sons and William Walcott and Roanna three daughters: Gussie S., born (Cooper) King, who made their home November 23, 1871; Mary A., April 2, in Upshur county in 1860. On his 1874; Bertha S., October 5, 1877, died father’s side, by the maternal ancestry, August 20, 1879; Ordie S., December he is descended from English settlers in 15, 1879, died November 4, 1880; Iza America, who were prominent in the T., September 12, 1881. The wife of early history of the county. His great, 140 great, great grandfather was Joseph words joining in one the lives of Enos Hedges, son of Charles, who died in B. Lanham and Mary Lee Huffman, 1732, in the province of Maryland. and they have one son, Otho Warren, December 10, 1857, Joshua J. King born January 17, 1881. A daughter, wedded Ann Ary Kendall, who was Cora L., was born to them April 14, born in Monongalia county, October 8, 1882, and she died on the 23d of 1837. She is a daughter of Zebedee and September following. Sampson and Millia (Baker) Kendall, now residents Mary (Dean) Huffman are the parents in the State of Kansas. In 1882 Mr. of Mary, wife of Mr. Lanham, and she King with his family took up his was born in Upshur county, November residence in Upshur county, and his 11, 1862. Enos B. Lanham combines home is in Washington district, where the labors of farm life with teaching, he owns 280 acres of land on Big Sand and is making a success of both. His run. In his home are all the children of post office address is Sand Run, his marriage, except their first-born, Upshur county, West Virginia. William Zebedee, who was born September 24, 1858, and died July 19, PETER T. LYNCH-is one of the 1863. Frances May was born March 5, substantial farming residents of 1860; Joseph Lee, September 17, Washignton district, Upshur county, 1861; Cornelius U., September 16, West Virginia, owning 150 acres of 1864; Cora Samantha, August 13, fertile land on Grass run. He came to 1866; Lawrence Ellsworth, May 2, this county in 1851, with John and 1868. When the civil war was Catharine (Barb) Lynch, his parents. His inaugurated, Joshua J. King birth was in Monongalia county, (then) volunteered to serve in the Virginia, March 9, 1837, and his Independent Company, lst Exempts, marriage was solemnized in Upshur and he afterwards joined Company H, county, November 15, 1860. His wife 17th West Virginia Infantry. His post Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Robert B. office address is Sand Run, Upshur and Nancy C. (Hamilton-) Tallman, and county, West Virginia. her birth was in Pocahontas county, (then) Virginia, December 1, 1842. Her parents made their home in Upshur WILLIAM WALCOTT KlNG—was County In 1859. Samuel Lynch, born and wedded in what is now brother of Peter T., was killed in the Marion county, West Virginia. His birth battle of the Wilderness. He belonged was on the 23d of July, ‘I814, and his to the “Upshur Greys,” Confederate marriage was solemnized May 22, service. The father of Mrs. Lynch died 1832. He married Roanna Cooper, who of fever while in the service. was born in what is now Marion county, the date of her birth January 3, 1814. They have lived in Upshur WILLIAM B. LYNCH—teacher, county since 1861, and he has a farm farmer and practical surveyor, is also a in Washington district. He is a notary public for Upshur county, and carpenter by trade. His post office secretary of the board of education in address is: William W. King, Washington district. He taught his first Tallmansville, Upshur county, West term of school in 1857, under the old Virginia. school s stem, and under that system he tau t six terms in the primitive ENOS BURNHAM LANHAM-is a school houses. He attended the first son of Jeremiah Lanham, who was the teachers’ association in Upshur county, fourth settler in Washington district, and was the first teacher examined on the Middle fork, and is now under the present free school system. deceased. The mother of Enos B. He has always been identified with the Lanham, whose maiden name was best interests of the county since his Elizabeth Crites, is still living in the settlement here, which was in 1854. He district. Enos B. was born in Randolph was born in Monongalia county, (then) county, (now) West Virginia, October Virginia, January 6, 1836, and he is a 18, 1851, and came with his parents to son of John and Catharine (Barb) Upshur county in 1863. In this county, Lynch. In Buckingham county, January 14, 1870, were spoken the Virginia, May 2, 1844, was born 141

Martha M. Thomas, and when she was February 8, 1869, died Febraury 26th three years old her parents, William following; Jesse W. was born December and Mary Jane (Oliver) Thomas, took 19, 1870; Lucy J., September 16_, up their residence in Upshur county. 1872; Martin M., January 14, 1875; Here, on the 20th of November, 1862, David J.,jr., June 19, 1882. During the she wasjoined in wedlock with William 1861 war the subject of this sketch was B, Lynch, and in the home their teamster under Quarter master Dodge. marriage consecrated are the six He owns 247 acres of land on Big Sand children of their union, born: Ardelia run, in Washington district, and is also Ellen, August 21, 1863; Emma engaged in the work of the ministry. Luberta, March 31, 1865; Roxana, His postoffice address is Overhill, August 20, 1867; Ettie Caroline, Upshur county, West Virginia. December 30, 1869; Martha Jane, January 31, 1872; Willie Arthur, September 23, 1877. Mr. Lynch had FRANCIS MARIONMILLER-took one brother who was a soldier of the up his residence in Upshur county, Confederacy during the war between West -Virginia, in 1877, and in the States, and was killed in the battle Washington district owns and carries of the Wilderness. Sand Run, Upshur on a farm of 51‘/2acres of land, lying county, West Virginia, is the post along the waters of Ten-mile. He was a office address of William B. Lynch. son of James and Mary (Devers) Miller, and was born in Monongalia county, JOHN R. MANLEY, M. D.—is a (their) Virginia, June 27,’ 1822. He prominent physician surgeon of married Laura, daughter of Henry and Upshur county, established at Queens, _Phebe(Hayes) Fleming, who was born this county, and having a large practice in Marion county, (then) Virginia, in and around Washington district. He October 25, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Miller came to Upshur county in 1867 with are the parents of: Ida V., born March his parents, Miles K. and Ellen A. 2, 1875; Phebe Ann, October 12, (Brunmether) Manley, and his birth 1877; Jasper Lee, January 14, 1879; was in Augusta county, Virginia, Henry C., April 1. 1881. November 30, 185 3. In Upshur county, September 23, 1880, Charlotte I..anham became his wife. She was born SQUIRE B. PHARES—was born in in this county, a daughter of Jeremiah Randolph county,-‘(now) West Virginia, and Elizabeth (Crites) Lanham, the on the 27th of March, 1858, a son of J. date of her birth August 1, 1861. The F. and Lucinda (Quick) Phares. In father of Dr. Manley was a member of March, 1883, he cast his fortunes in the 1st Virginia Infantry, _Johnson’s with the people of Washingtondistrict, brigade, in the war between the States, Upshur county, West Virginia, entering into business with his brother, G. L and among the battles in which he Phares, at Queens. took part was that fought on the Alleghany mountains. REV. DAVID JOSEPH MILLER—is CHARLES ELMER QUEEN — a native of Virginia, born in farmer, miller and carder, is Rockingham county, November 22, the owner of 250 acres of land on 1845. When he was seven years old his Middle Fork river, and also owns the parents, Conrad and Mary E. (Reeves) grist and saw mill and the carding Miller, came to Upshur county, and machine located on that river in this has been his home since that date. Washington district. His business card Here his wedded life began, Mary appears on another page of this book. Houdyshell becoming his wife on the The birth of Charles E. Queen was in 5th of July, 1866. She is a daughter of Upshur county, and he is a son of George and Catharine Ann (Melick) Armstead C. and Nancy (Starcher) Houdyshell, and was born August 25, Queen. He was born on the 12th of 18441,.in Hampshire county, (then) March, 1849. In Randolph county, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are the West Virginia, April 2, 1868, Charles E. parents of five children, and death has Queen and Rebecca Ellen Bunner were taken one from them. Elizabeth C. was married, and their children were born: born June 23, 1867; Conrad, born Ida Jane, March 16, 1869; Willie, 142

February 12, 1870; Benton, August /, Sanders. Mr. Sanders had one brother, 1871; Eliza Belle, March 3, 1873; John, who was a soldier of the civil Joseph E., March 7, 1875; Eva S., April war, taking part in a number of battles, 28,1877; Citadel, December 30, 1878, and receiving a gunshot wound in ms died December 9, 1881. Joseph and right thigh. Marshall D. Sanders Eliza (Moran) Bunner are the parents receives his mail at the postoffice at of Mrs Queen, and she was born in Sand Run, Upshur county, West Marion county, (now) West Virginia, Virginia. January 2, 1845. Albert Queen, brother of Charles E., was a Federal soldier in Company B, 10th West JESSE H. SHARPES—born in Virginia Infantry, and died in the first Harrison county, (then) Virginia, year of the war, at Buckhannon, this September 22, 1833, and Mary county. Sharpes, born in Preston county, (then) Virginia, March 7, 1832, were in GEORGE W. RATLEFF—owns and Taylor county, (then) Virginia, united farms 115 acres of land in Washington in marriage, on the 24th of April, district, Upshur county, his farm 1852. Two sons and two daughters situated in Hickory flats. He was born were the fruit of their union: Theodore in Hardy county, (then) Virginia, April W., born March 19, 1853, lives in 12, 1820, a son of John and Mary Ann Travis county, Texas; Sanford F., born (Thorn) Ratleff. He made his home in February 17, 1855, residence Upshur county, in 1841, and in the unknown; Laura E., born September following year was married in this 10, 1858, and Matilda P., born May 15, county, Catharine, daughter of Peter 1872, live in this county. William and Hess, becoming his wife May 5, 1842. Matilda (Bailey) Sharpes are the She was born in October, 1820, in parents of Jesse H. Sharpes, and his Monongalia county, (now) West wife is a daughter of George and Virginia. In the last year of the civil Priscilla (Zinn) Sharpes. In 1857 Jesse war, George W. Ratleff was a member H. Sharpes settled among the people of of Company G, lst West Virginia Upshur county, and he is the owner of Cavalry, enlisting at Wheeling. His son, 120 acres of good land in Washington Peter H., served in Company D, 10th district, on Left Hand fork of Ten-mile West Virginia Infantry, and was killed creek. in Petersburg, April 5, 1865. JOHN BOGUE SH1PMAN—son of MARSHAL D. SANDERS—is a Nathaniel and Prudence (Bogue) farmer and lumber dealer of Shipman, was born in New London Washington district, and took up his county, Connecticut, March 31, 1814. residence in Upshur county in 1879. In Cuyahoga county, Ohio, September He is a son of John and Sarah (Hunt) 2, 1837, he wasjoined in wedlock with Sanders, of Monongalia county, West Mary Ann Pierce, who was born in Virginia, and was born in that county, Cornwall, England, May 29, 1821, a June 5, 1857. His mother died when he daughter of John P. and Jane (Woon) was about eight years old, and his Pierce. In 1852 Mr. and Mrs. Shipman father in 1871. They both died in took up their residence in Upshur Monongalia county. In Taylortown, county, and the record of their Pennsylvania, January 9, 1877, he was children is: Orinda F. (Rolph), born united in wedlock with Mary C. November 27, 1838, died May 13, Holland, who was born in Monongalia 1875; Lucy J. (Wilfong), January 8, county, March 13, 1857. Her parents 1839, died September 14, 1861; are Soloman and Julia C. (Samsell) Samuel W., February 23, 1841; George Holland. Her mother still lives in the W., July 14, 1845; Ellen M., (Elbon), county of her birth, and her father September 2, 1848; John H., February died there shortly after the war, of 19, 1849; Elias S., May 1, 1851; Mary sickness caused by exposure while in Ann (Slaton), February 19, 1854; the Federal service. John Cline, born Arthena M., January 27, 1856; December 27, 1877, and Charles Prudence M. (Scott), November 13, Marshall, September 27, 1879, are the 1858; Nathaniel C., February 2, 1860, children of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall D. died March 17. 1860: Union A., March 143

10, 1863, died April 24, 1864. Elias S. and Mary Margaret Wilfong, daughter lives in Randolph county, Mary Ann in of Abel and Sarah (Waggy) Wilfong, Pocahontas county, Prudence M. in were united in marriage in Upshur Barbour county, and the other living county, West Virginia, January 18, children in Upshur county, all in West 1866. The children of their union are Virginia. John B. Shipman was guide seven: Abel S., born November 24, and scout with the Federal army in the 1866; Sarah E, January 25, 1869; Lucy civil war, under Generals McClellan, L., January 13, 1871; William S., May Rosecrans and others. He guided the 23, 1874; Lora Etta, December 18, first troops through what is now West 1876; Oscar L., January 30, 1879; and Virginia. Two of his sons, Samuel W. Mettie F., May 14, 1881. The birth of and George W., were members of Mr. Tenney was in what is now Upshur Company 1, 3d West Virginia Cavalry, county, October 25,1837, and his wife and served until the close of the war. was born in Pocahontas county, (now) John B. Shipman is a farmer of West Virginia, October 17, 1846. Washington district, owning 154 acres James B. Tenney was a Federal soldier of land on Big Sand run. in the years of the war between the States. He enlisted, with his brother Isaac W., July 4, 1861, in Company E, 3d West Virginia Infantry, and was REV. SIMON STRADER—was born in the battles of Rich Mountain, Bull September 11, 1825, in that part of Run, Cross Keys, and numerous severe Lewis county, Virginia, now included skirmishes. His brother John was a in Uphur county, West Virginia. March member of Company D, 10th West 7, 1852, he married Permelia E. Virginia Infantry. James B. Tenney Tenney, who was born in Lewis owns 36 acres of fertile farming land county, June 2, 1835. Their _children on the waters of Sand run, in are seven living, three deceased, born: Washington district. Mary, March 2, 1853; Simeon, September 30, 1855; Simon, May 15, 1857, died the same day; Tabitha, SAMUEL M. TENNEY—who March 29, 1858; Matilda, January 19, combines the avocations of farm life 1861; Abel, March 13, 1863; Anthony, with the profession of teaching, is a August 31, 1865; Elizabeth, May 4, resident in Washington district, Upshur 1868, died October 3, 1870; Rebecca, county, and was born in this county, May 6, 1871; Jacob, December 25, April 11, 1859. He is a son of John L. 1873, died February 5, 1874. Mary and Elizabeth (McCann) Tenney, and was wedded to Sinduska Tenney, his father was a soldier of the 1861 January 30, 1873; Simeon married war, serving in the Upshur county Martha Rogers, November 11, 1880; battery, Elza and Emeline (lee) Abel married Mary Ours, April 22, Vancamp made their home in Upshur 1883; and Tabitha married Jonas county in 1859, and their daughter Simmons, August 9, 1883. They all Sarah Jane, was born in this county, have homes in Uphur county.The other November 20, 1861. In Upshur living children are with their parents. county, March 22, 1882, Samuel M. Morgan and Mary (Rohrbough) Strader Tenney and Sarah Jane Vancamp were were the parents of Simon Strader, and united in wedlock, and their daughter his wife was a daughter of Samuel C. Lenora B. was born February 24, and Dorcas (Rohrbough) Tenney. 1883. Mr. Tenney has been a member Simon Strader owns and cultivates 172 of the Missionary Baptist Church since acres of land situated on the waters of he was sixteen years of age. Grassy run, in Washington district, and he receives his mail at Tallmansville, Upshur county, West Virginia. In addition to his farming he is engaged in GEORGE WARNER—sonof Samuel a general mercantile business, and has and Catharine (Rollins) Warner, was been many years a local minister of the born in Lewis county, (then) Virginia, Methodist Episcopal Church. in 1815. He has been twice married and the father of eleven children. His JAMES BENJAMIN TENNEY—son first wife was Catharine Simons, and of John and Margaret (Ours) Tenney, their children were born: Samantha, 144

January 18, 1836; Christian, October September 1, 1821, and Thomas and 1, 1838; Jane, June 11, 1840; Marshall Susan (Huffman) Gooden her parents. L., August 16, 1844; Mary E., May 8, Mr. and Mrs. Zickefoose have seven 1850; Marietta, June 30, 1853. The children: William H., born January 18, last-named is deceased, the others 1851; -Margaret Jane, September 3, living in Upshur county. In this 1852; Sarah E., October 22, 1854; county, May 11, 1856, George Warner Delila A., November 6, 1856; Elizabeth and Rececca Rohrbough were united in S., January 6, 1859; James R., January marriage, and to them were born: 22, 1862; Amanda V., June 6, 1864. George A. S., November 27,'1857, died William, Margaret and Delila have September 23, 1862; ‘Clarence, homes of their own in Upshur county, October 3, 1860; lives in Uphur and the other children live with their county; Clark Mc., September 13, parents. Hanson Zickefoose, who 1862, died September 25, 1863; served in the Upshur cavalry, was a Catharine R., June 20,1864, lives in brother to Emanuel. The post office this county; Rosa L., November 27, address of Emanuel Zickefoose is 1867, lives at home. Rebecca Queens, Upshur county, West Virginia. Rohrbough was born in 1828 in what was then Lewis county, Virginia, a daughter of Simon and Catharine WILLIAM HENRY ZlCKE­ (Lawrence) Rohrbough. She was a FOOSE—born in Upshur county, successful practicing physician in January 28, 1851, is a son of Emanuel Upshur county until her death, which and Anna (Gooden) Zickefoose. In this occurred December 7, 1882. Marshall county, October 24, 1872, ch was unit­ L. Warner, son of the first marriage of ed in marriage with Melinda E. Cut­ George Warner, was a drummer with right, who was born in Upshur county, the 10th West Virginia Infantry, a daughter of Cornelius and Jemima serving till the close of the war. George Cutright, March 25, 1854 the date of Warner has a productive farm of 26 her birth. The children of Mr. and Mrs. acres, on Hickory Flat, Upshur county, Zickefoose are: Irinda A., born Nov­ West Virginia. ember 25, 1873; John W., August 12, 1877; twin boys, May 7, 1880, died MARTIN WESTFALL—was born the same day; Ervin G., June 4, 1881. August 9, 1819, on Turkey run, in William H. Zickefoose is the owner of a what is now Upshur county, West farm of 112 acres, in Washington dis­ Virginia. Here he married Rebecca trict, at the head of Ten-Mile creek, Warner, whose birth was in what is and his postoffice address is Queens, now Upshur county, and to them one Upshur county, West Virginia. son was born, whom they named Lorenzo D. The occupation of Martin UNION DISTRICT Westfall is farming, his land lies in Washington district, and Sago, Upshur BENJAMIN F. ARMSTRONG—is a county, West Virginia, is his post office address. farmer of Union district, and is one of the county commissioners of Upshur county, to which he was elected in EMANUEL ZlCKEFO0SE—has 1880 for the term of four years. He been one of the residents in Upshur was a son of John and Sarah A. county since 1850, and owns a tidy (Armstrong) Armstrong, now little place with 70 acres under deceased and he was born June 17, cultivation in Washington district, on 1826, in Pocahontas county, now art the _waters of Ten-Mile and Middle of West Virginia. In the county 0 his Fork. He was born September 22, birth, July 17, 1857, he married 1826, in Pendleton county, (then) Rebecca J. Hudson, who was born in Virginia, a son of Henry and Barbara Greenbrier county, (now) West (Simmons) Zickefoose. He came with Virginia, February 3, 1840, and them to Upshur county. In Randolph departed this life December 11, 1879. county, Virginia, February 22, 1850, Her parents, William and Eliza (Redon) Emanuel Zickefoose was united in Hudson, are no longer living. The living marriage with Anna Gooden. Her birth children of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong was in Page county, Virginia, are: Ada M., born June 4. 1865: Ida 145

A., December 13, 1868; Ward, March D. O’BRlEN HALL—and Margaret 29, 1870, and Richard F., October 18, Campbell were united in marriage in 1871. They have lost by death one son Barbour county, West Virginia, and one daughter: William E., born November 22, 1870. Both were natives May 22, 1858, died June 24, 1859; and of that county, where his birth Phebe F., born March 29,‘ 1860, died occurred April 15, 1846, and hers January 3, 1863. Ada M. married August 18, 1853. He took up his Wesley Campbell and lives in Union residence in Union district, Upshur district, Upshur county, and the others county, in 1866, and in his home are live with their father. Benjamin F. four of the children of their marriage: Armstrong cast his fortunes in with the Leonidas A., born December 16, 1871; people of Upshur county on the 13th Grace D.,. June 2, 1875; Alonzo E., of April, 1866, and his post office April 18, 1878; Jerome V., December address is Buckhannon, Upshur 16, 1881. Another son, Philip D., county, West Virginia. born August 7, 1880, died February GEORGE W. DAWSON—isa son of 11, 1881. Enoch and Mary M. Stephen and Dicy (Wade) Dawson, (O'Brien) Hall, were the parents of D. who are residents in Albemarle county, O’Brien, and his wife is a daughter of Virginia. He was born in that State and Peachy B. and Margaret (Decker) county, March 29, 1844, and was there Campbell. His father, born March 7, wedded, Betty J. Fox becoming his 1810, died in Barbour county, May 8, wife June 5, 1863. She was born in 1859, and his mother, born October 13, 1819, came to Upshur county in Albemarle county, Virginia, in 1844, 1866, and still resides here. The record and her parents, John and Margaret of D. 0’Brien Hall’s brothers and (Heron) Fox, are still living there. MI. and Mrs. Dawson have six living sisters is: Lucinda A., born August 26, children, and death has taken one: 1840, died April 27, 1876; Thomas A. John S., James T., Margaret, Robert T., J., May 23, 1842, died April 17, 1845; Hiram, and Dicy, all live in Upshur Virginia E., April 19, 1844, died April county, and Herbert is deceased. 29, 1845; Haimah N., February 14, George W. Dawson enlisted in 1848, died June 7, 1866; Nancy J., Company B, 25th Virginia Infantry, February 8, 1850; David W., December May 8, 1861, and served until the close 29, 1851, died May 10, 1856; Jacob of the war. He was wounded at G., November 3, 1853; Enoch B.. McDowell, May 8, 1862, and again at March 3, 1856, died November.2, Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. 1869; Philip E., May 30, 1858, died He made his home in Upshur county in September 11, 1872. The subject of 1879, and his business card will be tl1is sketch has been secretary of the found on another page. ­ board of education in Union district for seven years, ending June 30, 1883, SOLOMON DAY—son of Leonard and is now serving for another two and Rachel (Harmon) Day, was born in years. In 1882 he was one of the Pendleton county, Virginia, February commissioners for reassessing the land 8, 1823. His wife is Harmah, daughter in the 1st assessors district of Upshur of Solomon and Mollie (Helrnick) county. Harper, and she was born in Pendleton county in 1822. They were wedded in 1845, and their two oldest children GEORGE T. HEAVNER-a were born in Pendleton county, and carpenter and builder of Overhill, was the others after they made their home born in Upshur county, August 28, in Upshur county, which was in 1850. 1854. In Union district, he served as These children are Susan, Martha E., school trustee of district No. 6, from William M., George F., Mollie, and June, 1881, to July, 1883, and was Jennie. Solomon Day is merchant and president of the board of education of farmer at Daysville, on Sand run, and is Union district by appointment, and owner of a grist mill at the same place, then received the same office by where he also runs a blacksmith shop. election of the people, May 15, 1883. He served four years, 1870-4, as His business card reads: George T. district magistrate, and is one of the Heavner, carpenter and builder, most prominent and successful Overhill P. 0., Upshur county, West business men of Union district. Virginia. 146

WILLIAM F. HOLLEN—son of lather_ is now deceased, his mother living in Taylor county, West Virginia. Wellington and Rachel (Hinkle) Hollen, In Taylor county, December 24, 1857, now both deceased, was born in George R. Latham wedded Caroline A. Pendleton county, (then) Virginia, Thayer, who was born in Monongalia October 7, 1838. In Barbour county, county, (now) West Virginia, April 22, (now) West Virginia, February 3, 1861, 1834. She was a daughter of Franklin he was united in marriage with Hannah Thayer, now deceased, and Annie Criss, who was born in Barbour (Mason) Thayer, her mother a resident county, February 22, 1840. Their of Taylor county, West Virginia. Mr. children are six sons and three and Mrs. Latham are the parents of : daughters, bom: Charles W., October Charles 0., Julia A., Anna V., Harriet 13, 1861; Robert Lee, August 6, 1863; Lee, John Franklin, Amanda E., Laura Belle, October 12, 1867; Joe George R., Jr., and William T., all living Ella, February 19, 1869; Luetta, in Upshur county. The eldest daughter December 3, 1872; David H., July 23, was Mary B., now deceased. George R. 1875; Arra L., November 17, 1877; Latham was educated at country Guy 0., April 13, 1879; William F., schools and at home, studied law while September 1, 1882. Henry and Phebe teaching_school, and was admitted to (Ward) Criss, the parents of Mrs. the bar in 1859. In 1861 he edited a Hollen are no longer living. In 1877, campaign paper at Grafton, Taylor William F. Hollen made his home in county, and in the same year he Upshur county, and all his children are entered the Federal army for service in living here. He is proprietor of a steam the war between the States. He held a saw mill in Union district, and on the captain’s commission and was 31st day of August, 1883, one promoted to colonel of the 2d of the boilers exploded without Virginia Infantry. He was elected a injuring any person. This is probably representative from his district in West the first explosion that ever occurred Virginia to the 39th Congress, where in Upshur county. he served on the committee on printing and public buildings and grounds. In 1867 he was appointed at Melbourne, a JAMES J. KlDDY—has been a. position he filled three years, returning resident in Upshur county, West to the United States in 1870. He had Virginia, for nearly twenty years, and made lus home in Upshur county in is one of the substantial citizens of 1355. and in 1880 he was supervisor of Union district. He was a son of John the census for the first district of West and Frances (Tennan) Kiddy, who are Virginia. He has also f'illed the office of now deceased, and he married Mary superintendent of schools for Upshur M., daughter of Jacob and Susan county. (Swisher) Crush. She was born in Bctetourt county, Virginia, and in that S. S. LEONARD—is a farmer county, December 29, 1849, became and stock-raiser of Union district, the wife of Mr. Kiddy. Her birth was Upshur county, owning 500 acres of land, well cleared and with several July 19, 1826, and she departed this valuable coal veins. He was a son of life August 26, 1876. Her parents are no longer living. The children of Mr. Ebenezer and Betsy (Burr) Leonard, and Mrs. Kiddy are seven: Julia A., his mother now deceased, and was born September 2, 1850; John A., born in Randolph county, (now) West April 3, 1854; George W., October 13, Virginia, June 10, 1821. His first 1856; Virginia, November 8, 1858; marriage was with Elizabeth F. Harriet, August 3, 1861; Jacob, March Wolfenbarger, and their children were 30, 1863, and Bettie, August 13, 1867. four: Charles L., born June 6, 1849, The occupation of James J. Kiddy is lives at home; John B., June 15, 1856; that of a carpenter. 25,James l862—t B., April ese 22, three 1858; deceased. See R, June May 10, 1868, in Upshur county, were HON. GEORGE R. LATHAM-was recorded the marriage vows of S. S. born in Prince William county, 1/eonard and Matilda J. Rohrbough, Virginia, March 9, 1832, a son of John and their children are: Carrie L., born and Juliette A. (Newman) Latham. His March 18, 1869; Bertie R.. May 20, 147

1870; Lonie V., September 6, 1871; Upshur county, and he is a farmer of Franklin 0., September 3, 1873; Kitty Union district, and has served in ‘a M., May 24, 1876; Cecil C., August 22, number of offices of honor and public 1877; Daisy V., March 3, 1879; trust. He represented Upshur county in Ebenezer S., November 26, 1880. the house of representatives, 1881-2, Matilda J. Rohrbough was born in and held the notarial seal a number of Upshur county, January 14, 1846, a years. In 1877 he became a member of daughter of John M. and Matilda the board of education, serving until (Bott) Rohrbough. In Barbour county, 1880. I Mr. Leonard was elected magistrate, and he held the office for three years and then resigned. He is now serving in GEORGE W. SHIPMAN—was born his district as school trustee. He settled in Ashtabula county, Ohio, July 14, in this county in August, 1845, and his 1845, a son of John B. and Mary A. post office address is Buckhannon, /Shipman, who settled in Upshur Upshur county, West Virginia. county when he was seven years old. Here he grew to manhood, and here his AMOS GRANVILLE wedded life began December 3, 1868, MUSGRAVE—isa son of Benjamin and when Susan Day became his wife. She Caroline (Chipps) Musgrave, who was born in Pendleton county, (now) settled in Upshur county in 1841. In West Virginia, May 9, 1849, and was this county he was born, December 16, four years old when her parents made 1856, and he is now one of the their home in Upshur county. She 1Sa prosperous and substantial farming daughter of Solomon and Hannah Day. residents of Union district. His Mr. and Mrs. Shipman are the parents marriage was solemnized in Ritchie of: Willie L., born September 16, county, West Virginia, April 12, 1880, 1869; Opha A., April 5. 1872; Bernard D., August 20, 1878; Elsie L., June 16, 1883. George W. DAVID POE—isa son of James Poe, Shi man and his brother Samuel were now deceased, and Jane (Norris) Poe, sol 'ers of the civil war, members of who lives in Taylor county, West Company I, 3rd West Virginia Cavalry. Virginia. He was born in Taylor Their father was a regular scout county, September 30, 1836. He was a through all that war. He led McClellan Confederate soldier in the war between through West Virginia, and he acted as the States, serving from May 13, 1861, scout for Millroy and Rosecrans. to May 17, 1865, and never absent George W. Shipman is a farmer of without leave, only receiving two Union district, and is engaged in furloughs. He was one year a lieutenant lumber traffic. in the 25th Virginia Infantry, and the remaining time in the 20th Virginia Cavalry. In the Old Dominion State, MARTIN E. SHREVE-was born November 21, 1865, he was united in December 22, 1830, in that part of marriage with Susan D. Hays, who was Lewis county, Virginia, now included born in Albemarle county, Virginia, in Upshur county, West Virginia. April September 5, 1843. Their children 10, 1850, at Back Creek, Augusta were: Sarah M., born September 25, county, Virginia, he was joined in 1866; Elihu H., November 26, 1867; wedlock with Elizabeth Padgett, who Jane C., January 27, 1869; Charles J., was born in that State and county June Se tember 10, 1871; Thomas 8, 1828. Their children were eleven, Jef erson, February 28, 1873; Florence born: John W., February 11, 1851; B., July 28, 1875; Oscar, December 1, Mary C., April 8, 1852; Elizabeth F., 1878; James C., November 17, 1880, September 5, 1853; Martha J., May 18, and Solomon R., January 3, 1883. 1855; Viola A., November 15, 1856; David and Elizabeth (Yancy) Hays, no Minerva F., October 21, 1858; longer living, were the parents of Susan Spotswood A., October 12, 1860; D., wife of Mr. Poe. September 12, James S. P., December 23, 1861; 1873. was the date of his settlement in Martin L., November 18, 1863; 148

Graville L., February 26, 1866; Rosa born in Lewis county, and his marriage E., November 9, 1870. In this county was solemnized in Upshur county, all these children live except June 17, 1869. His wife is Martha Spotswood A., deceased, and Viola A., Ellen, born May 9, 1852, in Pendleton whose home is in Mineral county, this county, (now) West Virginia, a State. Those who live in Upshur daughter of Solomon and Hannah county are all residents of Union (Harper) Day. Her parents made their district, except Martha L. and home in Upshur county during her Elizabeth F., who live in Warren infancy. The children of Mr. and Mrs. district. John B. Shreve, born in 1806, Westfall were born: Ida May, and Annie (Heavener) Shreve, now December 31, 1870; Ira Burton, deceased, were the parents of Martin E. August 17, 1872; Lenora E., March 20, His wife was a daughter of Spotswood 1875; Ivy Florence, january 22, 1878; and Elizabeth (Bridge) Padgett, now Willis Everett, June 23, 1880; lcie, deceased. Her father was born in January 24, 1883. G. D. Westfall August county, Virginia, in 1798, and combines the profession of teaching her mother was born in 1804. Martin with the avocations of farm life. He E. Shreve was twenty-five years served as district clerk for four years, superintendent of roads in Upshur and is now deputy surveyor of lands. county; was school commissioner, His post office address is Overhill, 1864-7; was appointed notary public in Upshur County, West Virginia. 1880, and in May, 1883, elected school commissioner for four years. He is a WARREN DISTRICT farmer and practical surveyor of Union district, with post office address at ADAM CARPER—was born in Hinkles Mills, Upshur county, West Moorefield, Hardy county, (then) Virginia. Virginia, October 4, 1795, a son of Abraham and Milly (Harness) Carper. He was five years old when his parents made their home in what is now JAMES M. C. WAUGHMAN—is a Upshur county, where they lived many stock-raiser, farmer and carpenter of years honored of all who Union district, and made his home in knew them, and died at a good old age. Upshur county, West Virginia, in 1878, His father, who was a hatter by trade, April 17. He has 120 acres of land, part made the first hat in what is now West of which is in timber, and a coal-vein Virginia. He was for over fifty years a four and one-half feet thick runs member of the Methodist Episcopal through the farm. He was born in Church, and was a class-leader at the Pennsylvania,October 22, 1847, and time of his death. Abraham and that State, September 1, 1870, Mana Joseph, brothers of Adam Carper, were C. McLaughlin became his wife. Her soldiers in the 1812 war. Adam Carper birth was in Pennsylvania, and George at one time held a captain’s and Lydia A. (McCauley) McLaughlin commission in the State militia. He are her parents. Peter Waugaman, grew up amid the privations and father of James M. C., is no longer exciting experiences of the life of a living, and Susanna (France), wife of pioneer, when bear, panther and wild Peter Waugaman, accompanied her son turkeys filled the woods around the on his settlement in Upshur county, scattered cabins of the frontier settlers, and still resides here. Mr. and Mrs. and he was one of the first and most Waugaman have three sons and one efficient teachers in this part of the daughter: James A., born June 1, Virginias, teaching, also. in Ohio. He is 1871; Eddie C., December 8, 1873; now eighty-nine years of age, and has George I, October 3, 1875; Annie M., been many years a consistent and November 12, 1878. earnest Christian, in the membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which faith his beloved wife lived and died. He has never used tobacco nor G. D. WESTFALL_—~is a son of early settlers of what 1Snow Upshur liquor, nor defiled his mouth with an county, West Virginia, Watson and oath. His wife was Jemima Currence, Rachel Catharine (Tenney) Westfall, born in Randolph county, (then) who settled here about 1820. He was Virginia, June 23, 1801. Her parents were William and Minnie (Ward) died in Harrison county in 1863, and Currence, who died in the county of his father departed this life in that her birth. Adam Caper and Jemima county in 1868. Richard M. Chidester Currence were married in Randolph married Phebe Cookman, who was county, September 13, 1820, and their born in Lewis county, February 3, children were six: Joseph, Emily 1849. Her parents were natives of (Post), William, Jane (Smith), Mary Lewis county, William M. Cookman, (Farnsworth), and Benjamin. The born December 2, 1815, and Sarah last-named was born December 19, Ann (Cheuvront) Cookman, Her 1835, and he died April 29, 1882. mother died in Lewis county, March 5, Adam Carper is a retired farmer of 1860, and her father is still living. In Warren district, with post office the spring of 1879, Richard M. address at Buckhannon, Upshur Chidester ‘made his home in Upshur county, West Virginia. county, and in Warren district he is engaged in farming and raising and BENJAMIN CARPER—deceased— dealing in live stock was the youngest son of Adam and Jemima (Currence) Carper, whose record has just been given. He was born in Upshur county, December 19, 1835, WILLIAM M. CRITES—is the was married in Randolph county, West youngest child of Leonard and Virginia, September 2, 1869, and he Elizabeth (Lewis) Crites, and was born died on his farm in Warren‘district, in Upshur county, April 28, 1838. His Upshur county, April 29., 1882. His parents are no longer living. His father, wife was Annie, daughter of Abram who was born on Christmas Day, 1789, and Phebe A. (Wilson) Hutton, and her was in the war of 1812, and was twice birth was in Huttonsville, Randolph married, was the father of twelve county, the date August 24, 1845. Her children, all but one of them still mother is buried at Huttonsville, and living, The brothers and sisters of her father died in Bath county, William M. Crites were named: Virginia. Carrie C., born April 18, Mahalia, Mary, Jacob L., Catharine, 1878, is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Lucinda, Rebecca, Joseph, Elizabeth, Carper. Benjamin Carper was a soldier Abram C., James M,, and John D. under “Stonewall” Jackson during the James is no longer living. William M. war between the States. Mr. Carper was Crites, with his Abrothers John and in the membership of the Methodist Jacob, served in Company B, 10th Episcopal Church at the time of his West Virginia Infantry, in the civil war. death, and his widow is a member of The subject of this sketch enlisted that church. She has a farm of 530 September 8, 1861, and was discharged acres, of which 420 acres are cleared, May 11, 1865, was in the battles of and she is intelligently and p'rofitably Droop Mountain and Kemstown, and conducting all the interests of her in the last-named battle July 24, 1864, farm, including stock-raising, having received a wound from which he lost had its entire management since her his right arm. November 21, 1867, husband’s death. Her great grandfather William M. Crites wedded Louisa Peck, was one of the first settlers of what is in Upshur county, and their children now Hardy county, West Virginia, and are seven, all at home, born: Emery H., her grandfather one of the pioneers of September 15, 1868; Catharine E., Randolph county. He was the first July 26, 1870; Columbus G., April 23, postmaster in the county, and 1872; Leonard A., May 17, 1874; Huttonsville was named in his honor. Willie M., May 12, 1877; Victoria E., July 30, 1879; Myrtie E., April 15, 1881. The wife of Mr. Crites was born RICHARD M. Cl-IlDESTER—son in Highland county, Virginia, February of Abraham and Catharine (Radcliff) 14, 1848, a daughter of Henry and Chidester, formerly of Harrison Catharine (Harrald) Peck. Her father is dead, her mother living with Mr. Crites. county, West Virginia, was born in that county, April 30, 1843. His mother Her brother, Thomas Peck, was a member of the 6th Virginia Infantry 150 (Federal) during the 1861 war. William Church (South), which position he Crites and his brother are owners of a held for nine years, since which time saw and grist mill on Buckhannon, he has been preaching by authority standing on the site of the first mill from the general convention of erected in the county. Universalists. He is aphysician of the allopathic school, and has an extensive practice. In justice to Dr. McWhorter, and that his posterity may never forget JOHN MINIQN MCWHQRTER­ the many disadvantages to which he physician, farmer and stock-raiser of has been subjected and the hindrances Warren district, Upshur county, West which have retarded him in his labors Virginia, made his home in this county in the different departments to which in 1860. He was a son of Walter and he has devoted his life, the following Margaret (Hurst) McWhorter, who died narrative of the early life of Dr. in Harrison county, (now) West Virginia McWhorter is given: His youth and and he was born in that county, early manhood were spent on a farm January 22, 1822. His grandfather, with his father’s family in Harrison Henry McWhorter, was a soldier of the county. His educational advantages Revolution, and a man prominent in were confined entirely to such public the affairs of Virginia. John schools as existed in that day, which McWhorter, uncle of John M., was a were of the most indifferent kind, so veteran of the of the 1812 war, having that whatever his talent and the result held a ca tain's commission of that of his labor, it cannot be attributed to war. The irst wife of Dr. McWhorter superior educational training. But he at was Rosetta, daughter of John W. and all times has been a hard student, Ruth (Reger) Marple. She was born accumulating from time to time, as his November 17, 1828, and died finances would permit, valuable December 26, 1869. Of this marriage literary works on history, medicine, the children of Dr. McWhorter were theology, etc., from all which he born: Hyrcanus, born December 15, gleaned the best thoughts. As a 1848, died February 6, 1849; Flavius physician he has stood at the head of J., November 26, 1849, lives at the profession in the county for years. Buckhannon; Augusta 0., July 24, For such distinction as he has attained 1851, died March 14, 1853; Lycurgus he deserves more than a passing notice. D., August 4, 1853, lives in Ritchie Other physicians attaining a distinction county, this State; Cyrus S., October 1, only equal to lus, have had every help 1855, lives at Buckhannon; Sabinus B., that money, friends, favorable September 5, 1857, lives in Ritchie surroundings and schools and colleges county; Lucullus V., January 29, 1860, could confer. Of all such valuable aids lives in Warren district; Flora M., he had—none. His success can only be September 29, 1861, lives at home; attributed to indomitable, persevering, Lora Lee, March 23, 1864, died May 4, untiring energy, aided only by a love of 1864; John C., July 5, 1866, lives at duty and of his profession. home; Lena Leota, June 3, 1868, lives at home. In Lewis county, West MINTER FURR MARPLE—son of Virginia, July 13, 1871, Dr. John M. Mcwhorter and Phebe C. Hardman Amos F. and Jemima (Cummings) were united in wedlock. She was born Marple, was born in Upshur county, May 8, 1837. His wife is Minerva E., in Ritchie county, October 15, 1828, a daughter of William and Harmah daughter of James and Phebe (Ward) Crislip, and she was born in (Cunningham) Hardman. Her parents died in Ritchie county. Dr. McWhorter Barbour county, (now) West Virginia, was at one time postmaster on Hackers September 17, 1840. Their marriage creek. He owns 500 acres of land in was solemnized in Barbour county, November 22, 1860, and the children Lewis and Upshur counties, and is a born to them are: Catharine J., July man held in the warmest esteem in 16, 1861; Gideon M., October 24, Warren district. In 1870 he was 1862; Letta Cora, July 12, 1865, died licensed a local minister in the M. E. March 3, 1870; John Millroy, October 151 2, 1866; Amos F., December 24, 1867; Warren district, Upshur county. He was Jackson W., September 26, 1869; born in Harrison county, (then) Matilda E., February 25, 1871; William Virginia, April 19, 1822, and was C., February 28, 1873; Laco Gillett, about one year old when his parents, April 29, 1876; Martha May, June 6, Charles C. and Charlotta (Jeffers) 1878. The parents of Mr. Marple are Queen, took up their residence in what residents in Meade district, this county, is now Upshur county. They are buried but his farm lies in Warren district. His on the homestead farm where he now wife’s father was born in 1794, and resides. In Upshur county, February died in 1847; her mother was born in 10, 1848, Stewart L. Queen and Anna 1800, and is still living with them. In Post were united in wedlock. She was the civil war, Minter F. Marple was born in this county, February 10, orderly of Company H, 10th West 1828, and was a daughter of Daniel Virginia Infantry, and his wife’s and Mary (Heavener) Post. Her parents brother, Johnson Crislip, was in the died in this county, and are buried in same company. Amos F. Marple Harrison county. The record of the belonged to the same regiment, to the children of Mr. and Mrs. Queen is: regimental band, where he played the Stephen P., born November 14, 1848, fife. Minter F. Marple enlisted January lives in Lewis county, this State; Jacob 22, 1862, and received discharge May W., November 9, 1849, lives in Upshur 7, 1865, having taken part in all the county; Mary E., November 8, 1850, engagements of his regiment except died March 6, 1878; Edwin S., Fishers Hill. He was first wounded at November 18, 1851, lives in Upshur Kemstown, July 24, 1864, in the back, county; Benjamin S., March 25, 1853, with a piece of shell, and again at lives in Gilmer county; Alvin M., May Opequon, in the right thigh, and he 6, 1854, lives in this county; Lydia J., also had his hat shot from his head. July 28, 1855, lives in Harrison county; Daniel J. H., December 7, THOMAS POST—is a native of 1857, lives in Upshur county; Upshur county, a son of Abraham and Christina, September 21, Barbara (Lants) Post. His mother is 1859, lives in Barbour county, this living in this county, and his father died State; Charles N., February 17, 1861, in November, 1882. Abraham Post was resides in Ohio; Margaret S., November among the first settlers in Upshur 4, 1862, lives in Upshur county‘; county, and had about 800 acres of Benton A., March 3, 1864, lives in land in Warren district, and he had a Upshur county; Stewart H., November farm of 600 acres at the time of his 16, 1865; Otha L., August 25, 1869; death. The Posts are among Okey L., October 21, l87l—these the wealthiest farmers of Upshur three at home. Mr. Queen was captain county, largely engaged in in the National Guards, and served the stock-raising. Anthony and Virginia government as teamster for the first (Heck) Pifer were the parents of two_years of the civil war. His brother Rebecca Pifer, born in this county, Levi belonged to the Upshur Battery, who became the wife of Thomas Post, and his brother Benton served in the September 12, 1880, their marriage 10th West Virginia Infantry. Mr. and solemnized in Upshur county. They Mrs. Queen are members of the United have had two children: Icy, born July Brethren Church, and his spiritual 1881; Henry, born December 2, 1882, home has been with this church for died July 24, 1883. Farming and thiryt-six years. He is a trustee in the stock-raising is the occupation of church, and his entire family are Thomas Post, Warren district his connected with the same location, and his post office address is denomination. Buckhannon, Upshur county, West Virginia. JOSEPH S. REGER—is a son of STEWART L. QUEEN~a stone David B. and Elizabeth (Neely) Reger, mason by trade, has long been one of who are residents in Warren district, the substantial farming residents of Upshur county. He was born in this 152 .7 county, August 12, 1847, and here he February 21, 1840; John F., was married, Sirene Bunten becoming September 12, 1842. In Upshur his wife on the 6th of June, 1872. She county, July 13, 1865, Jacob Starcher was born in this county, April 11, was united in wedlock with Elvira 1847, and their children were born: Wilson, and they have three children: Roy, April 24, 1874; Carl, October, 2, ' Enoch, born June 1, 1867; Edwin, 1878; David B., April 11, 1882'. James December 4, 1871; Daisy M., and Fanny (Morgan) Bunten were the November 25, 1877. The parents of parents of Mrs. Reger. Her father died Elvira, wife of Mr. Starcher, were at Sago, this county, and her mother’s Daivd and Rebecca (Liska) Wilson, and home is in Sago. Mrs. Reger had three she was born in Lewis county, (now) brothers in the Federal army: Watson West Virginia, August 21, 1842. Her M., Burnham A. and Walter B. D. e father died in‘Braxton county, July 20, two last served in the 3d West Virgin a 1882. Mr. Starcher and his wife are Infantry, and died in the service. members of the Methodist Episcopal Burnham in the hospital at Church, which he joined when in his Buckhannon, and.Wa1ter a prisoner at nineteenth year. He has been steward Andersonvill. Watson M., the oldest, of the class for thirty years, and leader came home in safety, and is now living ‘ for five years. He served Warren district in Lewis county, this State. Joseph S. ‘one term as road overseer. His farm Reger is a member of the Methodist consists of 290 acres of land, and he Episcopal Church, and has been has seventy-nine stands of bees, all in recording steward of Buckhannon good condition, being the largest and circuit since 1877. His wife is a most successful apiarian in the county. member of'the Baptist Church. In 1877 Mr. Reger was elected county superintendent of free schools, and Q. served one term. He took the census GRANVILLE STRADER—is from for Warren district in 1880, and is now the old Strader family that settled here one of the county board of examiners. .at an early date, John Strader, who He combines the labors of farm life with the profession of teaching, and ms first settled on Sand run, being his postoffice address is Rural Dale, grandfather. His father was Michael Strader, who married Sarah Bennett, Upshur county, West Virginia. her family among the first to settle in what is now Upshur county. Michael —botn, 1808, in what is now August Lewis and Sarah (Bennett) Strader are now county, West Virginia, settled on the deceased, and their son, the subject of farm where he now lives when all this sketch, was born in what is now about him was wilderness, and passed Upshur county, May 23, 1834. He throught the hardshi s of pioneer days owns a farm of 196 acres of land in to the prosperity o the present. He Warren district, having 150 acres under was one of the children of John and cultivation. In Upshur county, July 3, Jane (Radcliff) Starcher, who died in 1856, Granville Strader married Sarah Lewis county. They had ten daughters A. Hinkle, who was born in Upshur and four sons, all of whom lived to county, September 3, 1836. Valentine maturity and raised families. Twelve and Tabitha Jackson Hinkle were her from these families were killed in the parents. Her father is living in Warren 1861 war, Federal army, and others district, her mother died in this wounded. Jacob Starcher served in the county. Granville Strader was a milita during that conflict, and did member of Company 1, 3d Virginia good service for the county. His son Cavalry, during the 1861 war, and his John F., was a member for three years brother, Aaron Strader, enlisted in of the 3d Virginia Infantry. The first 1863, in Upshur Battery, and was marriage of Jacob Starcher was with disabled by a kick from a horse. Mr. Jane, daughter of Thomas and Phebe and Mrs. Strader have been members of (Taylor) Woolf, and they had three the Methodist Episcopal Church since children: Thomas, born March 4, 1833; 1857, and he is one of the trustees of Marietta. September 30. 1839, died the Reger Church. 153 ALVA TETER—farmer and West Virginia, is his postoffice address. stock-raiser of Warren district, Upshur county, West Virginia, was born in this district, October 18, 1822. He was born within one mile of where he now lives, and has always been a resident MEADE DISTRICT here. His farm was the first settled in the district, and he has 450 acres of land in it, and is the owner of 1,000 acres of timber land in Banks district, ROBERT H. BOSLEY—amerchant, this county. His parents were James whose business card appears elsewhere and Barbara (Reger) Teter, and his in these pages, is a native of Upshur mother is still living with him. His county, born October 13, 1857. He is a father died in January, 1848, on his son of ‘Joseph R. Bosley, now deceased, and Mary (Bean) Bosley, still farm. The first wife of Alva\Teter was a resident in Upshur county. His father Mary A., daughter of William and Mary and his mother’s brothers were among (Sharp). Hartman. She died January 31, the first of the settlers of this part of 1847, leaving one daughter, Mary C., the county. For about two years, in born January 21, 1847. This daughter beginning life for himself, Robert H. lives on Hackers creek, this county, the Bosley was a teacher in the common wife of Perry M. Talbot, and her schools of this county, and he then children are: Laura B., born February embarked upon his present mercantile 21, 1867; Mary R., May 27, 1868; career, with postoffice address at Casper A., August 27, 1869; Alva T., Indian Camp, Upshur county, West October 1, 1871; Emma, October 4, Virginia. 1874; Okey, March 26, 1876. In Warren district, October 4, 1849, Alva Teter married Catharine Strader, who was born in what is now Upshur county, March 7, 1832. She was a daughter of Michael and Sarah JOHN C. BRADY—one of the (Bennett) Strader, who died in Upshur prosperous farming residents of Upshur county. The children of Alva and county, West Virginia, is the owner of Catharine (Strader) Teter were born: an excellent farm of 100 acres in Sarah Ellen, July 7, 1850; James L., Meade district. ‘He was born and December 22, 185l—these two living wedded in Upshur county, January 13, in Barbour county; Elizabeth, 1851 his natal day, and his marriage November 15, 1853, lives in Warren solemnized May 9, "1872. William S. district; Granville, March 26, 1856, and Frances J. (Lemon) Brady were his lives in Buckhannon district; John, parents, and his wife is Melissa E., January 22, 1858, lives in Warren daughter of Ebenezer and Catharine district; Cosby, January 22, 1860, died (Louden) Phillips. They are the parents July 8, 1862. Barbara A., August 11, of three sons, born: Loy D., November 1862, lives on Hackers creek; Virginia 17, 1873; Royal P., February 27, F., June 8, 1865, lives at home; 1877; George T., October 26, 1881. Sherman T., December 7, 1867, died Mrs. Brady’s birth was in Upshur September 26, 1868; Lloyd A., August county, the date April 20, 1852. Her 9, 1874, and Isaac Burton, January 1, father was one of the earliest settlers in 1877, live at home. Alva Teter has held this district, coming here from the office of high sheriff of Upshur Massachusetts in 1814, and her parents county, and was deputy sheriff of are still living here, enjoying a serene Barbour county. He has been for many old age. Mr. Brady’s father is living in years a member of the board of Meade district, and his mother died in education, and was at one time this district, October 26, 1882. Caswell president of the board. He has been E., his brother, was a Federal soldier fifteen years a magistrate, and was a during the war between the States. member of the State legislature, John C. Brady may be addressed at French Creek, Upshur county, West 1863-4. Pecks Run, Upshur county, Virginia. 154 GEORGE W. BURNER—owns over record has just been given. He was born 600 acres of some of the best land in in Upshur county, July 17, 1858, and Upshur county, situated in Meade in this county, December 24, 1879, he district, and he is also owner and was united in marriage with Anna L. manager of the flouring and grist mill in Hosaflook. She was born in this this district. He was a son of Jacob H. county, a daughter of Andrew and and Keziah (Stump) Burner, his father Amy J. (Colerider) Hosaflook, now living in Barbour county, West well-known and esteemed residents Virginia, and his mother deceased. He here at this date. Mable I.eo, born was born in Barbour county, August November 14, 1880, and Frederick R., 14, 1830, and came to Upshur county born January 29, 1882 are the at the age of twenty-two. Here he children of Mr. and Mrs. William L. married, January 11, 1855, Frances R. Burner. He is a prosperous merchant of Morgan, born April 24, 1838, in that Sago, and his business card appears part of Lewis county now included in elsewhere in this work. Upshur. Their children were ten: Charles F., born September 30, 1855, died February 9, 1857; a son, born and died April 27, 1857; William L., born ASHLEY GOULD—was born in July 17, 1858,_whose sketch follows Banks district, Upshur county, the this; son, born November 6, 1860, district at the time of his birth, April deceased; Lenora D., March 22, 1862; 13, 1824, included Lewis county, Georgie A. T., March 7, 1866; John F., Virginia, and moved to the farm on February 25, 1869 these three at which he now lives when eight years home; Addie C., July 13, 1871, died old. He was a son of Gilbert Gould, April 22, 1881; Thomas C. J., born in Massachusetts, and Mehitable February 4, 1875, and Josie Maude, (Taylor) Gould from the same State. April 16, 1882, are at home. Alfred His father was a pioneer settler, Morgan, father of Mrs. Burner, died locating on French creek in 1811, and December 29, 1862; her mother, he bought a farm on Bull run, and the Martha (Henderson) Morgan, is with title not being good, had to buy the her. Zedekiah Morgan, grandfather of land a second time. The subject of this Mrs. Burner, was the first actual settler sketch now owns 435 acres of land in Meade district, coming here in 1801. and has in his possession deeds and He was a quartermaster in the legal papers dating back to 1813. His Revolutionary army, and died October mother died March 16, 1858, and his 13, 1822, aged seventy-nine years. father departed this life April, 5, 1877. Abraham Burner, grandfather of His father served in the 1812 war, with George W., was a veteran of the same rank of sergeant. In Upshur county, war, participating in the battles of September 17, 1857, Ashley Gould Brandywine, Cowpens, Yorktown, and wedded Rowena M. Sexton, and their others. George W. Burner was two children, all at home, were born: Laura years and four months a member of T., November 6, 1858; Algernon S., Battery E, 1st West Virginia Light December 18, 1860; Emma, August Artillery, holding commisssion of first 24, 1863; Charles, January 7, 1866; George G., March 31, 1868; Luther H., lieutenant. He was discharged for August 3, 1870; Ernest L., June 13, disability, and is now drawing a 1873. The wife of Mr. Gould was born pension. His brother, Abraham C., was in Lewis (now Upshur) county, July in the Confederate service, was 12, 1838, a daughter of George and wounded at Williamsburg, on the Jane P. (Peebles) Sexton. Her mother Gettysburg retreat, and died from his wound. Addie C. Burner was killed by lives in this county, her father was killed by a runaway team, May 10, a pole falling upon her on the date 1844. Her brother James was in the given. Upshur Battery, artillery service of the Federal army, during the 1861 war. WILLIAN L. BURNER——isthe Patrick Peebles, her grandfather, built oldest living son of George W. and the first grist mill in Meade district in Frances R. (Morgan) Burner, whose 1801. Ashley Gould was the first 155 magistrate of Meade district after its interests of the pioneer settlement. The creation, serving four years from 1863. first wife of Franklin Phillips was He has been supervisor one year, 1871; Fannie K. Shurtleff, whom he married and served as school commissioner. He November 14, _1844. She died January now holds the office of county 25. 1867, having been the mother of commissioner. nine children: William 0., born October 2, 1845; Emily (Lanham), JOHN L. LEMONS—was born in May 3, 1847; Marcellus, April 12, Bath county, Virginia, March_16, 1334, 134_9;Edward, January 25, 1850, died and in the year of his birth his parents, April 10, 1870; Sarah E. (Morgan), James and Elizabeth (Jackson) October 27, 1852, died February 4, Lemons, made their home in Meade 1873; MaX_Well,May 17, 1855; James district, Upshur county, among its first M. B., April 27, 1857, died August 13, settlers. In Upshur county, December 1379; Olive L. (Brady), August 29, 10, 1855, John J. Lemons and 1859; Mehitable, November 4, 1862, Elizabeth Crites were joined in llved only nine days. William O’s wedlock, and their living children are record is in the next sketch, Emily lives eight: George, who resides m this in Banks district, this county, and the district, and Henry, Bunyan, Clinton, other living children reside in Meade Lida, Marion, Amella, and Percy, who district. In Upshur county, December live at home. Death has taken from 15, 1867, Franklin Phillips was united them two, Gilbert and Ellen. Jacob and m_marriage with Caroline, daughter of Mahala (Pringle) Crites, who live in Elias and Nancy (Brady) Simon. She Upshur county, are the parents of was born in Lewis (now Upshur) Elizabeth (Crites) Lemons, and she was county, October 17, 1831. Her father born in that part of this county died December 24, 1873, and her formerly included in Lewis county. mother is living in Banks district. The Her great-grandfather, John Pringle, children of Mr. Phillips’ second and his brother Samuel, were the first marriage are all at home; Fannie J., settlers in this county, locating on born September 16, 1868; Orpha, Turkey run, below Buckhannon, in September 25, 1870; Chloe, September 1761, and for a time living in a 27, 1875. Franklin Phillips served in sycamore tree. During the civl war the war between the States three years, John J. Lemons was nearly two years a in Company E, 3d West Virginia Federal soldier, in Battery E., 1st West Infantry. In the battle of McDowell, Virginia Light Artillery. He was May 8, 1862, he was severely wounded disabled in the service. and should through the hips, and has ever since receives a pcnson therefor. William H. been badly crippled. He draws a Lemons, his brother, was wounded in an engagement at New Creek Station. FGDSIOHOfarm of 94 $18 acres a ofmonth, land and in Meade has a John J. Lemons owns 106 acres of land district. Himself and wife are in the in Meade district, and his time is given membership of the Presbyterian to the cultivation of his farm. Church, he holding the office of elder.

FRANKLIN PHILLIPS—was born REV. WILLIAM O. PHILLIPS—is February 12, 1819, in that part of the oldest child of Franklin and Fannie Lewis county, Virginia, now included K. (Shurtleff) Phillips, whose record in Upshur county, West Virginia. He has just been given, and was born in was a son of William and Mehitable Upshur county, October 2, 1845. He (Gould) Phillips. The former born entered the Federal army and served December 13, 1794, died June 21, eighteen months, in Battery E, 1st 1860; the latter September 28, 1799, West Virginia Light Artillery, taking died May 13, 1872. His father came part in the battles of Winchester and from Massachusetts to this district, others. On Christmas Day, 1879, in among its first settlers, and taught Upshur county, the marriage of school and singing school, and was William 0. Phillips and May Phillips prominently identified with the best was solemnized. She was born in 156 Upshur county, April 22, 1855, and the membership of the Presbyterian her parents were Edwin and Sophronia Church. He has a farm of 136 acres in (Young) Phillips. Her father died Meade district, with postoffice address September 16, 1881, and her mother is at French Creek, Upshur county, West still a resident in Upshur county. Mr. Virginia. and Mrs. Phillips have two sons: Hugh Kingsley, born December 19, 1880, and James Garfield, born August 5, MARSHALL P. WINGROVE—is a 1881. Mr. Phillips is a minister of the son of Harrison and Maria (Peebles) gospel in the tenets of French Creek Wingrove, whose record has just been and Centerville, in Upshur county; given. He was born in Lewis (now Walkersville and Lebanon, in Lewis Upshur) county, November 21, 1834, county. and he married Roxanna Anderson, who was born in the same part of HARRISON WINGROVE—is a Lewis county, March 19, 1834. Their native of Virginia, born in Loudoun marriage was solemnized in Lewis county, Ocbober 28, 1813. In his county, January 13, 1858, and their childhood he came to what is now children were born: Luella M., Upshur county, with his parents, November 26, 1858," Warren L., March William and Matilda (Lanham) 20, 1861; Oscar S., October 20, 1863; Wingrove, both now deceased. His Maria M., February 9, 1866; Miriam, father was one of the pioneer settlers November 30, 1867; Thaddeus K., in Warren district, coming here when April 9, 1871; Clarence, March 19, the country was all a wilderness, the 1873; Luella M. died October 15, game so -plentiful that wild turkeys 1862, Warren L. is in Kansas, the other would come and eat from the kettles children at home. Mrs. Wingrove was a set upon the door step. John Wingrove, daughter of James and Sarah (Siron) grandfather of Harrison, was a soldier Anderson, who were married June 7, of the war for Independence. Otis P., 1825. Her mother was born in Charles and Albert, were sons of Pendleton county, Virginia, August 6, Harrison Wingrove, who served in the 1807, and died December 7, 1878, and 1861 war, the first-named in the her father was born in Rockingham Confederate ranks, the other two in county, Virginia, January 14, 1800, the Federal army. Harrison» Wingrove and died March 2, "1883. Marshall first married Maria Peebles, January 6, Wingrove is farmer and miller, owning 1833, and she died October 24,‘ 1844. 273 acres of land in Meade district, and Their children were four: Marshall P., managing a grist mill in the same born November 21, 1834, whose district. Mr. and Mrs. Wingrove are record follows this; Jane (Sexton), members of the Presbyterian Church, December 10, 1836, died October 29, and he is an elder of the church. 1874; Emma (Barrett), June 22, 1839, French Creek, Upshur county, West lives in Sedalia, Missouri; Otis. P., Virginia, is his postoffice address. September 28, 1841, lives in Clay county, Kansas. In Randolph county, (now) West Virginia, June 19, 1845, BUSINESS CARD Harrison Wingrove and Frances Wees were united in marriage, and to them have been born five children: Charles, WEST VIRGINIA ACADEMY, January 6, 1846, lives at Clay Center, Kansas; Albert, March 25, 1848, lives Classical, Philosophical, in Clay county, Kansas; Celina, June Teachers’ English, Business, 15, 1851, died August 20, 1854; Page, And Music Courses. March 19, 1854, lives in Ohio; Porter J. 0. Stevens H., June 2, 1857, died July 16, 1862. Buckhannon, West Virginia Michael and Margaret (Isner) Wees, now deceased, were the parents of Open to Both Sexes Frances (Wees) Wingrove, and she was Healthful Location born in Randolph county, October 8, Expenses Moderate 1809. Mr. Wingrove and his wife are in 157

LUKE P. BROOKS—was born June BANKS DISTRICT. 7, 1847, in Boone county, (now) West Virginia. When he was eleven years of JONATHAN BENNE'IT—was a son age his parents, Richard L. and Judith of Daivd and Jane G. (Stuart) Bennett, (Adkins) Brooks, made their home in who made their home in Upshur Upshur county, and here the subject of county in 1830. He was born in 1841, this sketch has resided since that time. at Beechtown settlement. He followed He owns and cultivates a farm of 100 the fortunes of his State at the acres in Banks district, on the waters of outbreak of the civil war, entering the Buckhannon river. During the last year Confederate army under Jubal Early in of the civil war he served in the Federal 1861, Company G, 18th Virginia army as a member of Company B, 10th Cavalry, and taking part in the battles West Virginia Infantry. In Upshur of Winchester, Gettysburg, Droop county, February 26, 1876, the words Mountain, Monocacy Junction, and all were spoken joining the lives of Luke the engagements of the Virginia Valley. P. Brooks and Barbara J. Rexroad, and His brother, William M. Bennett, in their home are three little ones: belonging to the confederate army, was Richard T., born October 12, 1877; killed by bushwhackers while on a "Lorena B. B., November 22, 1879; scouting expedition through West Sarah J., August 4, 1881. Thomas and Virginia. Jonathan Bennett owns 330 Sarah (Pullms) Rexroad are the parents acres of land on French creek, 80 acres of Barbara J., wife of Mr. Brooks, and on Sand fork, 300 acres on Long run, she was born in Upshur county, July and has about 325 acres under 25, 1857. At this time Mr. Brooks is cultivation. He receives his mail at county superintendent elect of Upshur Frenchton, Upshur county, West county._ His post office address is Virginia. Selbyyille, Upshur county, West Virginia.

WESLEY BOGGS—son of Andrew and Christena (Shock) Boggs, and ABRAHAM C. CRITES—born Rebecca B. McCray, daughter of February 27,1832, near Buckhannon, Robert and Margaret (Bennett) was a son of Leonard and Elizabeth McCray, were joined in wedlock in (Lewis) Crites. " In Upshur county, Webster county, (now) West Virginia, December 7, 1865, he was united in on the 13th of June, 1858. Their marriage with Rebecca Ann Crites, children were born: Robert C., April daughter of Abram and Wealthy 16, 1860; Amanda M., November 11, (Pringle) Crites. Her birth was in 1861; Andrew E., April 21, 1864; Upshur county, the date August 8, Rebecca E., September 18, 1865; 1842. In 1852 Mr. Crites settled in his Marietta M., November 20, 1867; present location in Banks district, Virginia D., September 9, 1869; where he has a farm of 99%acres of Lucetta M., January 21, 1871; James tillable land, on the waters of W., April 12, 1874; Martha E., Buckhannon, and is prosperously December 17, 1877. Rebecca E. died engaged in the milling business. Mr. July 26, 1882, Robert’s home is in and‘Mrs. Crites have six children and Centerville, and the other children are have lost one. Philip S. was born with their parents. Rebecca B., wife of October 17, 1866; Lanna L., October Mr. Boggs, was born in Lewis county, 27, 1867; Luretta B., November 12, (now) West Virginia, August 13, 1833, 1868; Lila F., May 28, 1870; Cora E. and the birth of Wesley Boggs was in 2., July 2, 1873; Mary A., September Braxton county, ( now) West Virginia. 9, 1874, died February 22, 1876; November 25, 1827. He settled in Aletta E. W., February 20, 1882. The Upshur county in 1862, and followed father of Abraham C. Crites was a his trade of gunsmith. He is also a soldier through the 1812 war. Three of farmer, owning 85 acres of land in his brothers were in Company B, l0th Banks district, on the head of Flat West Virginia Infantry, during the war Wood run, a tributary of the Kanawha. between the States, participating with His address is: Rock Cave, Upshur their regiment in all the battles of the county, West Virginia. Virginia valley. 158

WILLIAM HENDREN Ison, July 26, 1847, and Amos Watson, CURRY—wasborn in Augusta county, December 16, 1849. In Pocahontas Virginia, June 6, 1824. His parents were county, (now) West Virginia, May 171 James Curry, born July 2, 1794, and 1853, Sarah Catharine, daughter of Sarah Curry, born August 2, 1804. James and Rosa (McAvoy) Townsend, James Curry was the son of James and became the wife of Mr. Curry. She was Mary (Erbin) Curry, and his father was born in Lewis county, (now) West the son of James Curry, which James Virginia, the date of her birth August Curry was the son of John and Anna 16, 1831. The children of their Curry, of County Down, in Ireland. W. marriage are seven: Charles Alfred, H. Curry’s mother, Sarah Curry, was born February 9, 1854; Lloyd Judson, the daughter of Robert Curry and July 7. 1856: Rosa Alice (Morrison) Sarah (Young) Curry, her father a son February, 1858; Delia Adalid, July 3, of Robert Curry, who was son of John 1861; Ulysses Howard, January 27, and Anna Curry, of County Down, 1865; Willie Taylor, April 15, 1870; Ireland. Anna Curry and her six sons Mary Catharine, June 2. 1875. Charles came to America in about 1760 and Alfred makes his home in Hackers settled in the valley of Virginia. James Valley, Webster county, West Virginia, and Sarah Curry, parents of William H., and all the others are resident in came from Augusta county to Upshur Centerville. William H. Curry made his county, settling in Beechtown home in Centerville in 1857, when the (Frenchton P. 0.), October 11, 1828. entire town consisted of his own In this county William H. Curry grew house, his store house, and a log school to manhood and entered upon business house. He has been constantly in life for himself. His first wife was Mary business here since that date, carrying Eleanor Wilson, born May 4, 1827, on a general marcantile establishment, died August 5, 1850, and the children superintending his farm, practicing born to them were two: Benjamin medicine, and filling the office of postmaster, to which he was appointed in June, 1858, and in which he has ably served for twenty-five consecutive BUSINESS CARDS years. The post office is Rock Cave, Upshur county, West Virginia. THE VALLEY HOUSE JACOB HANLINE—son of N. M. FERRELL, Jonathan and Catharine (Cosner) Proprietor Hanline, and Hester Ann V. Lemon, daughter of John and Elizabeth Central Main Street (Ridgway) Lemon, were rmited in Buckhannon, West Virginia marriage in Upshur county, February 28, 1860. Both were natives of Hardy county, now part of West Virginia. He Centrally Located was born May 7, 1822, and the date of Accommodations Strictly her birth was May 9, 1831. The First—Class children born to them were nine: Alice Fine Sample Room and T., May 1, 1861; Jonathan and John, Good Stabling in Connection. April 10, 1862; Mary S. C. and Sarah J. E., April 3, 1866; Cebra E. and Louisa F., March 19, 1868; George A. L., September 27, 1869; James H., January 19, 1873. Alice lives in CHARLES E. QUEEN, Randolph county, West Virginia; Proprietor Of Jonathan, John, Cebra and Louisa are FLOURING AND WOOLEN MILLS, deceased; and‘th'é others are at home. During the war between the States, Jacob Hanline was a Federal soldier, Queens, enlisting in August, 1862, in Company E, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery. He Upshur County, West Virginia owns and tills 210 acres of land, Custom Work a Specialty. situated on the head waters of the Kanawha river, in Banks district. His 159 home has been in this county since 1881. Musto and Judia (Hamilton) Gay 1860. Rock Ca_ve,Upshur county, West were the parents of Mrs. ,I~Iaymond,.and Virginia, is his post office address. she was born in Bath county, Virginia, December 27, 1841. For fourteen GRANVILLE J. HAYMOND—is a years Marshal P. Raymond has been son of Wilson M. and Sarah C. postmaster at Kanawha Head, Upshur (McCartney) Haymond, who took up county, West Virginia. their residence in Upshur county in 1835. Here he was born, June 18, JOHN A. McDOWELL—owns 1843, and he entered the Confederate and carries on a good farm of 105 acres army, for service in the war between of land, situated on the headwaters of the States before he was tW€ntY‘0ne French creek, Banks district, Upshur years of age. He served in Compafll’ I3, county, West Virginia. He was born in 25th Virginia Infantry, and fought in Monroe county, Virginia, April 1, the battles of McDowell. Winchester 1833, and has lived in this county since Cross Keys, Gettysburg, Fredricksburg, he was fourteen years of age. John Spottsylvania, Fishers Hill, Droop McDowell, his father died September Mountain. He had a brother in the 21, 1876, and his mother, whose same regiment and company who died maiden name was Anna Curry, died in 1861, in the Alleghany mountains. March 12, 1883. In Monroe county, Granville was badly wounded at the February 24, 1854, John A. McDowell battle of Cross Keys. In Upshur was united in marriage with Margaret county, July 20, 1868, the marriage H. Donnelly, who was born in that vows were recorded of Granville J-. county, December 26, 1833. Her Haymond and Susan F. Sergeant. She parents were James and Hannah was born in Louisa county, Virginia, (Dunbar) Donnelly, and her father died November 2, 1849, and John T. and March 6, 1865, her mother is now Susan Sergeant were her parents. They living in Upshur county. The record of came to Upshur county in 1866, and the children of Mr. and Mrs. McDowell are still honored residents here. is: Elizabeth S., born February 27, Granville J. Haymond has a farm of 97 1855, lives in Upshur county,‘ lsaac.N., acres on Left Hand fork of Kanawha, November 24, 1856, lives at home; and devotes his times to the varied Hendron B., October 29, 1858, lives in duties of farm life. He may be addressed at Kanawha Head, Upshur BUSINESS CARDS county, West Virginia. SQUIRE B. PHARES & BRO., Dealers In MARSHALL P. HAYMOND—is DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, farming his own land in Banks district, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, having 139 acres on the waters of Lynn Boots and Shoes, Camp run. He took up his residence in Notions, Etc., Etc., Etc. this county in 1866, and his parents, Also heavy dealers in Lumber Wilson M. and Sarah C. (McCartney) Haymond, residents here, came to the county in 1835. During the war Queens P. 0., between the States, he was a UPShur County, West Virginia Confederate soldier, holding commission of second lieutenant in Company B, 25th Virginia Infantry. He GEORGE W. DAWSON, volunteered in June, 1861, and was in Dealer in all the battles of the Virginia valley DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, campaigns. October 23, 1866, in Bath BOOTS AND SHOES, county, Virginia, he was united in Millinery Goods, Notions, marriage with Margaret A. Gay, and in Etc., Etc. the home their marriage established are six children: Florence M., born August Overhill P. O. 24, 1867; Clara B., January 29, 1870; Upshur County, West Virginia Sidney A., February 14, 1872; Laurena A., September 30, 1874; Anna 0., July 7, 1876; Loomis M., September 16, 160

Cass county, Missouri; Melissa J., Mrs. Morrison, and they have three February 6, 1861, lives in Upshur living with them: Emma E., born July county; Mary S., May 28, 1863, lives at 31, l872;Rosa L., December 30, 1874; home; Martha R., June 27, 1865, lives Calvin K., May 26, 1878. The father of in this county; Sarah E., January 23, Mr. Morrison and his wife’s father 1868, died February 1, 1868; Irene enlisted on the same day, September Ada, May 28, 1869; William K. 26, 1861, and in the same regiment September 25, 1871; James A. G., and company, 10th West Virginia March 1, l874—these three living at Infantry, Company B. They were in home. John A. McDowell's post office the battles of Kemstown, Cedar Creek, address is Rock Cave, Upshur county, Fishers Hill, Winchester, and Beverly, West Virginia. and several minor engagements. Mr. Morrison received discharge December JOHN MARTENEY—is a native of 29, 1864, and Mr. Martin September I, Barbour county, (now) West Virginia, 1862. Rock Cave, Upshur county, West born March 26, 1832. He married Virginia is the post office address of Samantha Huffman, who died after John W. Morrison. having been the mother of one son, Greenbury W., also now deceased. In THOMAS REXROAD—owner of Barbour county, April 19, 1860, John 300 acres of land on the headwaters of Marteney wedded Margaret Torreyson, the Kanawha, in Banks district, has who was born in Barbour county, been a resident in this county since February 29, 1843. The children born 1842. He was a son of John and to them were: Mary E., April 5, 1862; Eleanor (Rimer) Rexroad, and was Victoria L., October 5, 1864; Emma born in Highland county, Virginia, 0., November 12, 1866, died April 3, 1818. In the same State and December 3, 1868; Adolphus W., county, December 3, 1821, was born January 19, 1869; Taswell L., March 6, Sarah Pullin, daughter of Loftust and 1871; Ida M., November 4, 1875; Frances (Hammer) Pullin, In Highland William P., March 6, 1880. All the county, September 3, 1842, were living children are at home. Daniel and recorded the marriage vows of Thomas Dorcas (Stalnaker) Marteney are the Rexroad and Sarah Pullin, and the parents of John Marteney. and his wife children of their marriage are thirteen: is a daughter of Isaac and Mary John C., born July 24, 1843, lives in (Bolden) Torreyson, John Marteney is Harrison county, this State; Ellen F., a farmer by occupation, having 130 March 12, 1845, lives in Monongalia acres of land in Banks district, at the county, West Virginia; Lofust S., head of the Little Kanawha, and his February 4, 1847, died March 8, 1865; post office address is Shelbyville, Mary E., November 4, 1848, lives in Upshur county, West Virginia. He took Upshur county; William P., December up his residence in this county in 1858. 30, 1849 lives in Highland county, Virginia; Louisa A., April 18, 1852, JOHN WILLIAM MORRISON—has lives in Upshur county; Rachel J., June a farm on the waters of the Little 22, 1853, lives in Preston county, this Kanawha, with 195 acres of land in a State; Malinda C., March 12, 1855, good state of cultivation, and in grass lives in this county; Eliza R., April 2, and timber. He has always lived in 1856, died December 26, 1871; Upshur county, where he was born Barbara J., July 25, 1857, lives in July 2, 1850. David Hall Morrison and Sarah (Smith) Morrison were his BUSINESS CARD parents, and his wife is Anna Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah and Keziah W. L. BURNER (Vincent) Martin. They were married Dealer In August 12, 1869. She was born in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, Marion county, (now) West Virginia, NOTIONS, October 18, 1850, and was ten years Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, old when her parents came to Upshur Clothing, Etc., Etc. county, where her father is now living. Her mother died July 21, 1883. Celia Sago A., born January 17, 1871, died April Upshur County, West Virginia 29, 1878, was the first child of Mr. and 161

Upshur county; Robert B., January 26, 1875, died September 12, 1876; 1859; Lucetta C., February 24,1863; Matilda Rhodes, May 11, 1877, died Martha V., July 29, 1864—these three August 7, 1878; Mary Belle, June 16, living at home. John C. and Loftust S. 1879; Albert Strunk, July 17, 1882. were soldiers in the Federal army. John Mr. Riffle, his sons Jonathan M., David C. served in Company E, 1st West P. and Daniel., were members of Virginia Light Artillery. Loftust S. was Company 1, 10th West Virginia in Company 1, 3d West Virginia Infantry, during the war, the sons Cavalry, and died in the service on the serving until its close. Jesse B. was a date given above, with fever, at member of Company A, 5th Ohio Yorktown, Pennsylvania. The Infantry, and was killed in the battle of post_office address of Thomas Rexroad Antietam, May 18, 1862. George S. is Rock Cave, Upshur county, West Riffle’s postoffice address is Rock Virginia. Cave, Upshur county, West Virginia. REV. GEORGE STRUNK R1FFLE—owner of 185 acres of land ROBERT WHITE—has been for on Kanawha run Banks district, Upshur many years one of the substantial county, West Virginia, is now .»farming residents of Banks district, sixty—eightyears of age, and the father Upshur county, West Virginia. He was of twenty-two children, the oldest born in Hampshire county, Virginia, forty-seven years, the youngest in his April 30, 1822, and has been twice second year. The birth of George S. wedded. His first wife was Elizabeth Riffle was in Randolph county, Liller, and their children were: Virginia, December 30, 1814, George Christian, born in 1840; Mary E., born Strunk Riffle and, Susan (McCalley) September 13, 1846; Lacy A., Riffle his parents. His first wife was December 9, 1847; David W., March 5, Rebecca Peterson McCartney, and their 1849; Jacob, May 25, 1852; Sarah E., children were: Manerva Angeline, born March 15, 1855, deceased. ln Lewis May 9, 1836, resided in Pennsylvania; county, (now) West Virginia, in 1859, Barbara (Burdit), October 27, 1837, Robert White married Louisa, daughter lives in Upshur county; Martha Ann, of William T. and Sarah (Peterson) May 22, 1839, resides in Cabell Smith. She was born in Lewis county, county, this State; Jesse B., February April 22, 1830, and her first marriage 22, 1841, deceased; Jonathan M., was with Erskine Buchanan, their October 15, 1842, resides in Lewis children: Martha L., born February 26, county, this State; David P., May 28, 1854; Hanson B., May 27, 1855. The 1844, lives in Banks district; Daniel 1., children of her marriage with Mr. January 2, 1846, lives in Cabell White were born: Melinda A., October county; George G., B., February 9, 3, 1862; Nancy J., April 17, 1863; 1848, died October 19, 1849; Berlin William T., February 13, 1865; James W., November 8, 1849, lives in Lewis R., September 23, 1866; Louisa E., county; Lewis S., July 3, 1852, August 13, 1870. William T. is deceased; Phebe J., June 2, 1854, died deceased, and Melinda lives in Lewis July 11, 1857. Mr. Riffle married his county, West Virginia, the other second wife, Martha Ann Strader, children with their parents. Robert September 13, 1860, and their children White’s post office address is were five: Berk S., born November 14, Frenchton, Upshur county, West 1861; John R., March 28, 1863; Dora Virginia. Sinclair, September 11, 1865; Victoria Ellen, June 28, 1867; Ulysses S. G., SANDFORD BROWN October 18, 1869. In Banks district, YOUNG—son of Paschal P. and Upshur county, July 6, 1872, George Cynthia (Phillips) Young, was born and S. Riffle married Delilah Elizabeth, raised in this county, his birth near daughter of Preston William Hank and Centerville, November 28, 1823. He Harriet Rhodes (Adkinson) Hank. She married Phebe Parthena Taylor, who was born in Pocahontas county, (now) was born near Weston, countyseat of West Virginia, January 6, 1854, and Lewis county, (now) West Virginia, a the children of her union with Mr. daughter of Henry Taylor, sr., and Riffle were born: Penelope Ann, March Margaret (Curtis) Taylor. The date of 31, 1873; Benoni Preston, April 8, her birth was August 17, 1824, and she 162 became the wife of Mr. Young on the and for the past ten years has been 9th of March, 1848. The children of engaged in the work of the ministry. their union were seven, of whom four He receives his mail ‘at. Rock Cave, still brighten their home, and death has Upshur county, West Virginia. taken three. These children were born: Melvin T., April 7, 1849, died BUSINESS CARDS September 8, 1855; Albon C., October 2, 1852, died September 18, 1855; JOHN T. COURTNEY, Milford G., April 14, 1855; Mary E., September 19, 1857; Eliza A., Manufacturer Of February 25, 1859; Elzena Maria, AGRICULTURAL August 13, 1860, died February 3, IMPLEMENTS 1880; Alonzo A., October 4, 1862. For Also a Butcher and Gardner. four years, 1870-4, Mr. Young was Buckhannon, stmaster at Moore’s Mills. He has a Upshur County, West Virginia arm of 202 acres, in Banks district, on the Kanawha, and was with a brother first seffler between Centerville and the ROBERT H. BOSLEY, Kanawha river head. He has also for Dealer In about one year carried on a general DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, mercantile business. His address is NOTIONS, Holly Grove, Upshur county, West Boots and Shoes, Virginia. Hats, Caps, Etc., Etc.

Pringle Mills STILLMAN YOUNG—born in Upshur County, West Virginia. Upshur county, January 16, 1843, in this county was united in marria with Luvema Martin, July 31, 1866. BUCKHANNON DISTRICT They are the parents of: Amie E., born May 22, 1867, lives in Upshur county; Amos, August 27, 1868, died AMBROSE B. CLARK-—was born September 11th following; Lyman W. six miles south of Buckhannon, in and Hillery B., July 7, 1869, Lyman what is now Upshur county, on the died May 29, 1870, and Hillery B. and 13th of April, 1841. He was of New the younger children are at home; England stock, the family evidently Edwin C., born December 26, 1870; descended from Thomas Clark, mate of Melvin R., March 3, 1874; Ida Lucinda the “Mayflower,” which landed the E., March 24, 1876; Sanford W., March Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth rock. The 18, 1878; Sophia P., September 8, parents of Ambrose B. came to 1880, died July 29, 1883; Llewellyn Virginia from Fall River, Lee, born July 22, 1883. Lyman and Massachusetts, about two years before Elizabeth (Taylor) Young are the his birth. At that time opportunities parents of Stillman Young, and his for obtaining a common school wife is a daughter of F. H. and Amie education in Virginia were extremely (Lowe) Martin. Stillman Young was a limited, and the lack of a good Federal soldier during the war of the education has been a source of extreme States. He enlisted August 18, 1862, in regret to the subject of this sketch. His Battery E, 1st West Virginia Light time until he was eighteen years old Artillery, and was engaged in the was spenf mostly on his father's farm battles of Kernstown, Berryville, near Sago, this county. Then a year or Snickers Gap, Back Creek, Halltown, and ‘several minor skirmishes. Israel B. two was given to working at the carpenter’s trade at Buckhannon, up to Young, brother of Stillman, died in the April, 1860, when he went to Ohio, service with lung affection, at and after boating on the Ohio river a Alexandria, Virginia, February 15, few trips, located at Marietta, Ohio. He 1878, aged about fifteen years. From resided there until October,_ 1862, 1867 to 1869 Stillman Young was employed first in a furniture wareroom constable, and since 1877 he has served as finisher and salesman, then one year as justice of the peace. He owns 60 as post office clerk. He visited home acres of farming land on Laurel run, and friends, near Buckhannon, in 163 October,_ 1862, then went to Tennessee, and spent the winter wife. Mr. Clark in politics is a strong merchandising. Reverses to the Federal Republican, and has ever been a warm friend of temperance and temperance troops caused him to leave there, and measures. he returned to Buckhannon with his goods, and began a mercantile business there, March 3, 1863. With an interval MALLORY T. CLARK~is the of less than a year, he has continued in leading merchant and business man of business at Buckhannon to the present Lorentz Station, on the W. & B. R. R., time. He was married by Rev. S. C. and satisfies the demands of a large Farris of the Presbyterian Church to trade in Dry Goods, Groceries, Miss Amie Leonard, of French Creek, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Meats, this county, daughter of Ebenezer and Canned Goods, Spices, Agricultural Wealthy Leonard. They were married Implements, etc., etc. He was born and February 21, 1867, and in the April wedded in this county, and has always following they went to housekeeping been a resident here. His parents were where he still lives. He was justice of Jacob and Susannah M. (Crites) Clark, the peace, elected in 1867 or ’68, and and he was born in Buckhannon, serving until 1870, when he was March 27, 1854. His marriage was elected to the house of delegates, consummated at Bridge Run, May 30, serving one term, 1871, the first 1875, and his wife is Lourana, assembly of the legislature in daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth Charleston. He was not again (Bly) Allrnan. Their children are four: candidate, business requiring his time Lura, born September 13, 1876; Isa, and attention at home. He has several March 28, 1877; Roy McClelland, times been a member of the town February 12, 1879; Jacob W., January council, and president of the board of 15, 1882. The father of Mr. Clark is education of Buckhannon district. In deceased, his mother living in Upshur the summer of 1872 he took editorial county, and the parents of Mrs. Clark charge of the only paper then are also residents in this county. Her published in Buckhannon, the birth was in this county, the date Buckhannon Delta, and shortly became August 1, 1855. Lorentz, Upshur its proprietor, and continues its county, West Virginia, is the post publication still, having enlarged it and office address of Mallory T. Clark. increased its circulation. The paper had been run Independent, but shortly JOHN T. COURTNEY—was born in after taking charge he hoisted the Faquier county, Virginia, January 3, names of “Grant and Wilson.” In 1833, a son of John T. and Julia A. November, 1878, he was appointed Butler Courtney, now deceased. June postmaster at Buckhannon, which 9, 1855, in Rappahannock county, position he still holds, and under his Virginia, John T. Courtney and Mary management the office has been F. Clatterbuck werejoined in wedlock, improved till one of the best in the and the children of their union are State. Arnie, wife of Mr. Clark, was two: Catharine V., born July 25, 1857; taken from her husband and children John W., October 8, 1865. Both are by consumption, dying July 29, 1879. living in Upshur county, and Mr. Their children were four: Albert Courtney took up his residence in this Leonard, born February 6, 1868; 1.ena county in 1875. His wife is a daughter Florence, February 14, 1870; Annie of William and Malinda (Finchum) Laura, March 9, 1872; Horace Clatterbuck, now deceased, and she Raymond, August 15, l876—all are was born in Rappahannock county, living. Ambrose B. Clark married for Virginia, in 1836. John T. Courtney his second wife Mollie A., daughter of has his residence in Buckhannon Mrs. Susanna Holland (widow), a district. and his business, and resident of Clinton district, Monongalia post office address, as shown in his county, this State. They were married card elsewhere published, is in Buck­ at her mother’s residence, by Rev. G. hannon. F. C. Conn, of the Baptist Church, on DANIEL D. T. FARNSWORTH— the 2d of June, 1881. One child blesses has been a resident of what is now their union, born December 29, 1882, Buckhannon, Upshur county, since he and named Amie in memory of his first was two years of age, and to him and 164 his family the county owes more of its mercantile business thirteen years. He development and prosperity than to is now a farmer and owns a line flour any other one name. He was born on mill on the island in the town of Staten Island, New York, December Buckhannon. He commenced life a 23, 1819, son of James S. and Abigail poor boy, and is now supposed to be Farnsworth, and grandson of Daniel worth some $60,000. He owns stock in Farnsworth, who owned the south end the railroad from Clarksburg to of Staten Island. His mother was a Buckhannon, and is a director in the Willcox from near Brunswick, New company; owns stock in the Jersey. His grandfather had seven sons, “Buckhannon Bank,” and is its James S., the oldest; and five of these president. He was one of the early sons were living when the family came magistrates of the county. At the to the town of Buckhannon, in June, outbreak of the civil war he was one of 1821. The subject of this sketch is the the staunchest defenders of the Union, only one now living of his father’s and his voice ringing out from every grandfather’s family who came here at rostrum against secession. He was elect­ that date. James S. was a soldier in the ed to the house of delegates to convene 1812 war, and drew a pension till his in Richmond in the spring of 1861, death, which occurred in his and by virtue of that election was a eighty-fifth year. Daniel Farnsworth, member of the Legislature convened in the grandfather, was virtually the Wheeling July 1, 1861. He was a mem­ founder of Buckhannon. The town had ber of the Wheeling convention, been laid off, it is true, some years June 11, 1861, for the reorganization before his coming, but not a house was of the State government, and offered erected before his arrival. His family the first and only resolution looking to camped in an orchard (still standing) the formation of a new State. The till he put up a large, two-story log resolution was tabled, vote of 50 to 17, house. It is still occupied by one of his but at the reconvened convention in grandchildren. Daniel Farnsworth gave August the ordinance forming West his Staten Island property for 1,500 Virginia was passed, and Mr. acres of land, including Buckhannon Farnsworth was chairman of the (except for eighteen lots that had been committee presenting it. He was a sold), and 2,000 acres in Pocahontas member of the first house of delegates county. D. D. T. Farnsworth married of West Virginia, and was some seven for his first wife Ann M., daughter of years member of the senate, and in John and Lucinda Gibson, of Harrison the sessions of 1868-9, he was presi­ county, near Clarksburg. Her father dent of that body. From February, was an 1812 soldier, and drew a pen­ 1869, to March 4th he was governor of sion till his death. the State to fill the unexpired term of She was born January 13, 1824, Boreman elected to the United States became the wife of Mr. Farnsworth Senate. He was one of the committee November 30, 1841, and died January of twenty that revised the first code of 23, 185 2. Their children were six: the State, the code of 1868, and he Alice A., now wife of A. B. Jeffers; was a member of the convention that Abigail L., now wife of Jesse framed the new constitution in 1872. Moneypenny; Louisa A., George G., During the war, his life was often Sarah C., and James S., these tour now threatened, and at one time, in deceased. November 15, 1853, Marry Philippi, while speaking against J. Ireland became the wife of D. D. T. secession in the face of armed Farnsworth. She was a daughter of A. R. and Sarah (Jackson) Ireland, and Confederates, he was told that if he was born May 1, 1830. Of her union presisted in speaking he would be with Mr. Farnsworth were born: “riddled with bullets.” He continued Alexander P., now deceased; Flora L., to speak, declaring his voice should now wife of Floyd Leonard; Roberda never be silent while he could speak for .M,, Clinton 1,. Columbus, Mary Etta, his country and its flag, and that to die Sally J., Duane T., Lottie Laurene, and in its honor and be buried in its folds Wirt Emerson. Mr. Farnsworth went to was his choice rather than the silence Clarksburg in 1836 and learned the of the coward or the traitor. He is a tailors trade, which he followed warm advocate of equal rights and the thirteen years; he then carried on a protection of labor, and would have 165 the government issue the only money, man in Jane Lew, Lewis county, then whether gold, silver or paper, making at coachsmithing in Wheeling, then all legal tender, and is opposed to the blacksmithing at St. Clarisville, Ohio. perpetuation of the bonded debt with He then carried on business for a short the treasury overflowing with money. time in Buckhannon, and on the 8th of His motto is: “The greatest good to the March, 1852, he left Buckhannon for greatest number, equal rights to all, California. He crossed the plains, and and exclusive privilege to none.” arrived at Mariposa, California, September 6, 1852. He worked in the THOMAS J. FARNSWORTH—was mines several months, then rented a born May 17, 1829, in Buckhannon, blacksmith shop at a thousand dollars a then parts of Lewis county, Virginia. year, and at the end of one year He was a son of Nathaniel and Susan P. purchased it for $1650. A month later (Simons) Farnsworth, a great grandson he bought out a rival shop for $800, of Thomas Farnsworth of New York, and so had control of the business, and grandson of Daniel Farnsworth, which he carried on with success for the record of whose settlement here has been given in the preceding sketch. seven years, adding a wagon Daniel Farnsworth was born in New manufactory. In 1857 he visited his home by way of ocean streamer, and York, in April, 1766, and married here courted and became betrothed to Rachel Stout, and the sons who his present wife. He returned to accompanied them to Buckhannon were: James S., Thomas, Nathaniel, California, by way of Panama, in John and Isaac. Nathaniel, father of September, 1857, to settle up his Thomas J., was born in New York, business. In 1858 he was burned out, February 22, 1797, and has been dead with a loss of $12,000, and at once about fourteen years. Susan P. rebuilt, and rented to his brother Calvin E., who still resides at Mariposa. (Simons), mother of Thomas J., was In March, 1859, Thomas J. reached born in Harrison (now Upshur) county, home with a well-eamed fortune of in May, 1806, and is still living in the $40,000. In 1863 he was appointed oldest house in Buckhannon, where she commissioner to hold the first election settled sixty years ago. At the bride’s residence near Buckhannon, May 19, in Upshur county under the new State, 1859, Thomas J. Famsworth married and was elected first supervisor of Mary E., daughter of Adam and Buckhannon district, and president of the board of supervisors, and again Jemima (Currence) Carper. She was elected supervisor. He was elected to born near Buckhannon, May 1, 1833. the town council of Buckharmon, and Her father was born in Hardy county, was president of the council till he and her mother in Randolph county, declined re-election; was justice of the both counties now part of West peace till he declined to serve further, Virginia. Her father was born October and he held other minor offices. He 4, 1795, and is still living, in good was master of Franklin Lodge, health. Her mother died in August, A. F. & A. M. eleven years. In 1874 he 1880, in her eightieth year. The was elected to the house of delegates children of Thomas J. Farnsworth and over the Republican nominee, the wife were born: Emma, May 15, 1860; usual vote being two to one Anna May, February 5,_l865; Carrie Republican. He was re-elected in 1876, M., December 13, 1867; Mary M., and in 1878 declined to be the December 13, 1869; Maud C., August candidate, though urged to stand. 26, 1871; Thomas B., July 29, 1873. August 17, 1880, he received the Emma died May 29, 1862, Callie M. nomination by acclamation from the died February 6, 1871, and the others Democratic convention of the 9th are at home in Buckhannon, where Mr. Senatorial district, and was elected Famsworth owns a fine residence with without opposition. He served in the about twenty-five acres in the limits of regular session of 1881, the adjourned the town corporation, most of it in session of 1882, and upon the valuable buildinglots. He is also owner organization of the regular session of of four well-improved farms near the 1883 he was elected president of the village. He began life for himself at the senate, and is therefore now ex-officio age of eighteen by learning the black­ lieutenant-governor of the State. In smith trade. He worked as a journey­ 1877 he was appointed by the 166

governor regent of the West Virginia 1847, and in the year of her birth "her University, and by re-appointment is parents, Patrick and Samantha (Brake) still serving. Moran, made their home in Upshur county. John T. Haskins’ postoffice WILLIAM K. FlNDLEY—born in address is Buckhannon, Upshur Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, county, West Virginia. August 18, 1838, was a son of David and Annie (Kerr) Findley, now both deceased. He enlisted in Company I, A. W. C. LEMMONS-born in Bath 142d Pennsylvania Infantry, in August, county, Virginia, in 1827, was a son of 1862, and served the Federal cause James and Elizabeth (Jackson) during the remainder of the war, Lemmons, now deceased, who made receiving honorable discharge at their home in Upshur county in 1835. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 15, He has been twice married, and the 1865. In the State and county of his father of eleven children. His first birth, March 30, 1867, he was united marriage was with Margaret E. in marriage with Sarah A. E. Totten, Hosaflook, and their children were: who was born in Armstrong county, Minor C., born March 17, 1848; Elcy Pennsylvania, a daughter of Sidney A., September 7, 1850; Warwick, Totten, now deceased, and Lydia A. Februa 5, 1853; ‘Emphriam 0., (Black) Totten, who lives near August 1- ','1-860; Amie R., February 8, Buckhannon, coming here in 1867. 1864; Farris, May 31, 1867; William David T., born September 13, 1868, D., November 23, 1869. In and Sidney G., born February 10, Buckhannon, January 15, 1872, A. W. 1870, are the children of Mr. and Mrs. C. Lemmons and Sarah E. Allman were Findley. William K. Findley, whose wedded, and their children are four, business card appears elsewhere in born: Winfield S., August 30, 1873; these pages, has his residence and Roscoe C., May 4, 1876; Genevra M., postoffice addres at Buckhannon, December 19, 1877: Donald C., July 5, Upshur county, West Virginia. 1880. All these children are living, and have their home in Upshur county. JOHN T. HASKINS—manager of a Michael and Marcena (Kelly) Allman milling establishment in Buckhannon were the parents of Sarah Allman, and district, settled in what is now Upshur she was born in Upshur county, where county, West Virginia, in 1847. He was her parents are still honored residents. born in Albemarle county, Virginia, Mr. Lemmons is a farmer and grazier of January 5, 1835, a son of Thomas and Buckhannon district, and has served his Virginia (Harris) Haskins, now district for five years as treasurer, deceased. He enlisted in the Federal 1878-83. He was president of the army, July 11, 1861, and served in board of education, 1881-3, and is one Company E, 3d Virginia Infantry. He of the substantial residents of the was in the second battle of the war, at district. His postoffice address is Rich Mountain, in July, 1861, under Hinkleville, Upshur county, West George B. McClellan, and was also a Virginia. participant in the battles of McDowell. Cedar Mountain, Bull Run, and others EBENEZER LEONARD—was born He entered the regular army, where he in Massachusetts in 1813, and was served until July, 1866, receiving then three years old when his parents made honorable discharge. His first wife was their home in what is now Upshur Luvenia Rollins, and their children county, West Virginia. In 1836, in were born: Robert B., December 1, Iewis county, then part of Virginia, he 186_8;John T., January 11, 1870; Kirk married Wealthy Gould, who was born P., September 9, 1871; Hattie L., in Lewis county in 1819. Their October 14, 1874. In Buckhannon, children were eight, of whom the September, 1877, Margaret J. Moran oldest are now deceased, and the became the wife of John T. Haskins, others residents of Buckhannon. These and their children are: Earle C., born children were born: Lucinda, April 16, June 28, 1878; Connie B., April 14, 1838; Mary J., October 3, 1841; Amy, 1879; Lillie, April 28, 1881. Margaret August 29, 1844; Melissa, November J. Moran was born in Lewis county, 27, 1847; George 0., June 2, 1850; (now) West Virginia, December 23, William C., June 10, 1854; Henry L., 167

September 8, 1856; Charles E., 1864, he was joined in wedlock with November 27, 1861. Ebenezer Leonard Julia A. Cutright, who was born in was a son of Ebenezer and Betsy (Burr) Lewis county in 1839. The children of Leonard,and his wife is a daughter of their union are: Melrose B., born June Asron and Nieey M. (Vincent) Gould. 14, 1865; Melinda J., August 5, 1867; The parents of both have been many Osborn B., June 4, 1869; Laura, May years dead. The subject of this sketch 16. 1871; Emma Catharine, May 17, is the owner of one of the best farms in 1872; Ellen E., November 16, 1874; Buckhannon district, which is now Edgar H., February 16, 1876; Wilber, being carried on by himself. The family May 2, 1879; Mercia E., August 11, postoffice address is Buckhannon, 1880; Birdie, February 24, 1883. Upshur county, West Virginia. Osborn, Laura and Wilber are no longer living. S. J. Rohrbough was a son of HON. GEORGE HENRY Jacob and Elizabeth (Hyre) MOFFETT—was born in Pocahontas Rohrbough, now deceased, and his county, (then) Virginia, March 3, wife is a daughter of Enoch and 1845, a son of Henry Miller Moffett Catharine (Wamer) Cutright. His first and Mary Vance (Poage) Moffett. At wife was Margaret Haselden, daughter the inauguration of the war between of David S. and Louisa (Burr) the States, he was attending college at Haselden. She was born June 5, 1838, Lexington, Virginia, and he at once and died September 10, 1863. The entered the Confederate service, in his children of this union were: Charles L., 17th year. He served as a private in the born June 4, 1855; Carrie L., April 19, 11th Virginia Cavalry, Stewart’s corps, 1858; Mary A., July 3, 1860; Anna B., until the fall of 1863, when he was August 18, 1862. Farming is the made assistant adjutant general, with occupation of S. J. Rohrbough, his rank of captain. He was made prisoner location is in Buckhannon district, and by Averill‘s force, December 21, 1863, his post office address is Hinkleville, and taken to Camp Chase, Ohio, Upshur county, West Virginia. thence transferred to Fort Delaware, where he was held a prisoner until the GENERAL HENRY F. close of the war, reciving his parole WESTFALL—Among the early settlers June 20, 1865. At Dunmore, of northwest Virginia none were more Pocahontas county, September 14, prominent or accomplished more in 1869, George H. Moffett and Marietta the work of the conquest of the Moore, were united in marriage, and wilderness and its savage inhabitants their children were born: Mary Moore, than the Westfalls. To trace the July 13, 1870; Lillian Beale, August genealogy of the family from the year 26, 1872; Harry Crawford, April 26, 1751, when its first representatives 1875, died October 5, 1875; George came west of the mountains, to the Hoxie, June 20, 1878. George H. present time, would fill pages in this Moffett is a member of the work. We notice, therefore, only the legal profession and a successful representative whose name a_p_pearsat practitioner. He was a member of the the head of this sketch. His father was constitutional convention of 1872, Joel Westfall, who was born at Beverly, which framed the present State Randolph county, (then) Virginia, constitution, was a member of the January 23, 1779, and was raised by State legislature four consecutive years his stepfather, John Wilson, clerk of 1879-82, and speaker of the house of the circuit court of the county. As delegates for the sessions of 1879-80. soon as the stepson was able to In 1883 he cast his fortunes in with the transact business, he was taken into the people of Upshur county, and he has office and made a deputy clerk, and his residence and postoffice address at afterwards served as deputy surveyor. Buckhannon, Upshur county, West January 4, 1798, he married Elizabeth Virginia. White, a daughter of William White, who was killed by the Indians near the S. J. ROHRBOUGH~was born in Buckhannon fort in 1782. Soon after Lewis county, (now) West Virginia, in his marriage he settled near where the 1830, and has made his home in town of Buckhannon now stands, and Upshur county since its establishment. there he continued to reside until a few ln Buckhannon, Upshur county, in years previous to his death, when he 168 urchased and removed to another board of registration during its arm on Kincheloe creek, in Harrison continuance, and he was postmaster at county, where he continued to reside Buckhannon from 1832 to 1852. until his death, on the 25th day of During a long lifetime Mr. Westfall has August, 1858. Henry F., the subject of accumulated a considerable property, this sketch, was his second son, and owning at present 62‘/2 acres of land, was born near Beverly, in Randolph most of which lies within the corporate county, December 1, 1799. At the age limits of Buckhannon, and in addition of six he removed with his father to he is the proprietor of sixteen valuable the present site of Buckhannon. There lots in the town, one of which is No. l he grew to manhood, and on the 21st in the first survey of 1815. General of January, 1821, was united in Westfall is the father of three children, marriage with Mary, daughter of two sons and one daughter. Both the Leonard and Christena Simon. former were physicians. Leonard S. the eldest, was born October 30, 1821, and He was a man of good character, and died at Harrisonville, Meigs county, for more than ten decades has been Ohio, September 5, 1849; William H., prominently identified with the the second son, was born December business and material interests of the 13, 1822. He studied medicine, county. Under the military regulations graduated at Bellevue Hospital, New of Virginia, he held every office in the York, wen't to California in 1849, scale of promotion from corporal to where he laid the foundation of -a brigadier general, serving in the various princely fortune, and afterwards capacities from 1817 to 1865. In settled at Bumet, Texas, where today addition to his military career, he has he is president of the First National held many civil positions, as deputy Bank of that city. He has served several sheriff, clerk of the circuit and county terms in the Texas State senate, and courts, president of the board of today enjoys the reputation of being oversecrs of the poor of Lewis county one of the finest surgeons in the for fourteen years; president of the United States. l|ardesty’s WETZEL COUNTY

THE HISTORY OF ten feet in thickness, of an excellent WETZEL COUNTY quality. There are also numerous andstone quarries, where excellent building stone is produced; but little limestone is found, although some is There is a large amount of fine quarried for agricultural purposes. bottom land in Wetzel county, along The hills are covered with native the Ohio river and Fishing creek, which (like other similar lands in the blue grass, strong and nutritious and State) is noted for its fertility. The admirably adapted to the raising of county is mostly occupied by hills sheep; on the bottoms, it is equally with narrow valleys; along the Ohio, good for cattle. these hills are quite high, and they One of the great industries of the increase in height as they extend country is wool growing, which, toward the eastern side of the although heretofore receiving little county, where they have narrow mostattention, im is nowortant rapidly enter becoming rise. a backs and steep slopes. Although Everything avorable that can said hilly, the land is not rocky or rough, of Tyler county and other sections but has a fine depth of fertile soil; in this vicinity, regarding their the slopes of the hillsides, however, remarkable adaptability, as regards are too steep to render frequent climate, soil, etc., for this purpose, plowing advisable. The soil is a rich can be said of Wetzel county. Some loam, which on the bottoms is from of the finest flocks of sheep in the one to many feet deep, and on the bills from six to ten inches. The State are to be seen, and the best quality of wool is produced here. principal crops are corn, wheat, oats The time is not far distant when and potatoes, which are raised as these beautifully rounded hills, successfully on the hills as on the covered with a thick sod of the upland levels. most nutritious grasses, will demand The county has an area of 440 the highest market price, for square miles, or 281,600 acres, sheep-raising purposes. whose assessed value is $1,886,885; The princi al streams are the the cash value of agriculture Ohio river, wlxiich runs along the bottom lands is 75c to $1.25 per western border, and Fishing creek, acre; other arable lands $10 to $25; which runs westward through the timber land, $10 to $12, the price entire county; the latter is navigable being graded according to its for rafts and flat-boats for a distance proximity to the river or railroad. of twenty-five miles in high water, The industries are farming, stock and its improvement is in raising and lumbering, and the contemplation. Numerous small exports, grain, stock, timber and creeks and runs, tributary to these, lumber. ’ extend all over the county, which is The native timber consists of thus well watered. different species of oak and ash, The present means of walnut, white pine, spruce hickory, transportation are the Ohio river and beech, poplar, etc. The growth is of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. In remarkable size, and it is still found process of construction is the Ohio in abundance, although much has River railroad, running through New been removed, particularly along the railroad and larger streams. There is Martinsville, extending from Wheeling also considerable’ coal and iron ore along the Ohio river to Point Pleasant, at the mouth of the Great among the hills, and many veins of Kanawha; also, in contemplation, is salt water awaiting development. A vein of bituminous coal is found at the New Martinsville & Clarksburg the head of Fishing creek, eight to railroad, running between those two 170 points, via Middlebourne, in Tyler Increase in ten years over 61 per County. cent. Clay district has been set apart from Church since the 1880 census INDUSTRIES was taken. Among the most important manufactories of the county are three woolen mills, ten grist mills, WETZEL COUNTY twenty-two saw mills, four tanneries, POST OFFICES five cooper shops and one large.oil barrel factory. At different points throughout the county are fine Burton, Fanlight, Greeen Hill, Halls waterpowers, which will, without Mills, Lowman, Milo, New Date, New doubt, at no distant day, be more Martin sville, Padens Valley, Pine extensively utilized. . . Grove, Porters Falls, Proctor, Among the important industries Robinsons Mill, Silver Hill, Uniontown, of Wetzel county, and one that is Van Camp, West, Willeysville. rapidly growing into prominence, is stock raising, and more especially wool-growing. No portion of the SOME OF THE United States is better adapted to EARLY SETTLERS the successful raising of sheep than There were but very few white West Virginia, and the numerous hills inhabitants within the territory now of this section, with their gracefully composed by Wetzel county, prior to rounded summits and beautiful the cessation of hostilities with the slopes, covered by nature with the Indians, in 1795, hence there is little most nutritious of all greasses, of the horrors of savage warfare furnishing the best of grazing the connected with its early history. One princi al part of the year, renders of the regular Indian trails leading this t e best portion of the State for from the Ohio river into the the purpose. Here sheep _are Monongahela river country, was absolutely free from all the various along Fishing creek, near the mouth diseases to which they are subject in of which was erected a blockhouse, less favored localities, and the finest for a short time garrisoned by troops grade of wool is produced at under command of the celebrated comparatively little expense. lndian fighter, Capt. Levi Morgan. Although this branch of industry is Many of those who took an active comparatively new, yet there are part in the defense of the border already many flocks here that will against the savages, as related in the compare favorably and even rival the foregoing history of those perilous best in other sections noted for the times, settled in this section, and production of fine wool. their descendents are among the honored citizens of Wetzel county. POPULATION

The population of Wetzel county at EDWARD DOOLIN, THE the first census after its formation FIRST SETTLER (1850) was 4,284, 6,703 in 1860, 8,595 in 1870, 13,896 in 1880. The following table exhibits the population The earlies white settler along the by districts, 1870 and 1880, showing Ohio river, in Wetzel county, was increase: Edward Doolin, who came here about the year 1780, and made a DISTRICTS 1880 1870 INCREASE settlement near Doolins spring, one Center ----- —-2,502--1,336-----l,266~---­ mile from the mouth of Fishing Church -----~-2.511-1,607‘--H 904----­ creek, on lands now owned by the Grant ------1.945-1,02l~--u 925----­ heirs of Philip Witten. He there built Greene------1,897- 931----- 966----­ two cabins one for himself and wife Magnolia --——2.378-1.593---- 780----­ and the other for his negro slave. He Proctor------2.562-2,102---~ 460---­ owned a large survy of lands lying on both sides of the stream which Totals 13,896 8,595 5,301 still bears his name, and including 171 what is now known as Fishing Creek army came into the borders of Wetzel bottom. The lines of his survey are and built a cabin one mile west of well established, and have been made where the town of Burton now stands, familiar to the courts of Wetzel in and along the present line of the divers suits of ejectment. Baltimore & Ohio railroad. In this spot He had hardly broken the solitude he remained until the day of his death, of this vast wilderness, when he was which took place in 1860, when he had visited by a tribe of Delaware reached the advanced age of one Indians who came at night and took hundred and eleven years. His name away his negro slave into captivity, was Henry Church, familiarly known and returning at day break, and in his lifetime as “Old Hundred.” He finding Doolin in his front yard, was born in Suffolk, England, in the shot and scalped him. His wife, who year 1750, and came to this country a was still in the cabin lying abed with British soldier, of the 63rd Light the new born babe beside her, was Infantry, and served under Lord not molested. Mrs. Doolin was a Cornwallis in the memorable campaign woman of remarkable beauty, and of 1781. A short time previous to the the savages fearing that it might battle of Yorktown (while with a prove fatal to compel her to scouting party between Richmond and accompany them while in her "Petersburg), he was taken by the delicate state of health, urged her to troops under Lafayette, and sent a remain there for a few days, until prisoner to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He she entirely recovered, promising to became entangled in a flaxen net return and take her with them to be stronger than the bonds of war, and the wife of their great chief. This the meek eyes of a Quaker maiden had alluring prospect, however, did not more enduring power than the seem to have charmed the white bayonets of the patriot regiments. beauty into lingering there. Forgetting his loyalty to king and At that time a blockhouse stood country the ex-soldier embraced the near the present residence of Mrs. sweet incarnation of peace, and bowed Eliza Martin, in the limits of the his martial neck to the yoke, which he present town of New Martinsville. Its wore with exemplary patience and solitary inmate, when these constancy, for nearly eighty years. occurrences took place, was a man Hannah Keine (the amiable Friend named Martin, who heard the report whose charms so long led captivity of the firing in the early morning, captive) was born in Chester county, in the direction of Doolin’s clearing. Pennsylvania, in 1755, and lived to be He made a reconnoissance and found nearly as old as her husband—a relic of the 130d)’0f D0013‘ lying in front of his antiquity familiarly known as “Old cabin. Entering the house he wrapped Ninety and Nine.” When they first Mrs. Doolin in blankets and; taking the came, the bear and the panther roamed infant in his arms, assisted her to the undisturbed in the depths of the blockhouse, where he placed the tangled wilderness in which they made widow and orphan in a canoe, and their home, but the husband was safe, transported them up the Ohio to the in his sylvan retreat, from the mouth of Captina creek. He then remorseless jaws of the British lion. returned with a few comrades, and Eight children were the fruit of this they buried the body of Doolin in the union, from which a numerous spot known as Witten’s garden, where progeny sprung—children, children‘s hlS_grave is still to be seen. And every children, and grand and great-grand spring the Easter flowers bloom over children—and as they grew up, the the_dust of Edward Doolin-the first name of Henry increased and white settler of Wetzel, and one of the multiplied among them until there few white men killed by the Indians were young and old Henry, Henry within her borders. senior (who was not Old Hundred) and Henry junior (who was not long the youngest born), “Henry of Sam’ and “OLD HUNDRED” AND “Henry of Henry, “long Henry” and “NINETY AND NINE” “short Henry,”ad infinitum, to the Just before the close of the war of great confusion of county assessors, the Revolution, a soldier of the British and the sore distraction of sheriffs who 172 went among the “Churches” to gather time he built a cabin. William Little taxes. For when a child was once came about the year 1810, and settled named Henry Church it was never where the village of Littleton stands. known to die, and of all the train, Old Henry Yake erected a cabin in Proctor Hundred alone has “shuffled off this district in 1815, The village of Proctor mortal coil.” derived its name from a family of early When the youngest, born of this settlers, who came at the time of the strange old couple when they were at Indian war, and were all murdered by the age of sixty-eight, took sick and the savages, about four miles fron the died, the old folks lamentingly mouth of Proctor creek. declared, “we never did expect to raise her; she never was a healty child.” SAW MILLS AND When “Old Hundred” reached his GRIST MILLS centennial birthday, he celebrated it by leaping over the banisters of his porch, about four feet from the ground, In the year 1790, George Wade alighting nimbly on his feet. But the erected a grist mill in what is now Clay remainder of his life was passed in district, and run it by water power; it darkness, for he shortly thereafter was built of logs, in the primitive style became totally blind. In spite of his then in vogue, and for a long time did unceremonious “French leave” of the what grinding there was to do within British army, he never forgot “Old the circuit of many miles. In 1846, Hingland,” and he was not naturalized John Sole put up a grist and saw mill until near the close of his long life, combined, and run by water from when he prided himself on being an Long Drain; the buhrs were upper American citizen. runners, made from native stone, and did good work. A two-run log mill was erected by John Leaf, sr., in 1835, in OTHER EARLY SETTLERS Proctro district, a part of which is still standing; the next year the the proprietor put up a frame saw-mill.At an early day, a saw-mill and grist-mill The pioneer of Grant district was combined was built twelve miles from John Wyatt, who came about the year New Martinsville, on Big Fishing creek, 1790, and built a cabin upon the south by the firm of Morgan & Son, whose fork of Fishing creek, about four miles descendants still own a mill on the above the forks. James Lowe settled in same site. the same district in 1791. The first pre-emption of land west of west of Laurel Hill was made by James Troy, who located on what is known as the ORGANIZATION OF THE negro quarters, on Fishing creek, in COUNTY Green district; he afterward sold his title to Benjamin Reader, for a Wetzel county was formed from the ten-gallon iron kettle. Morgan Morgan northern portion of Tyler county on moved upon this tract, four miles January 10, 1846, and named in honor below the forks of Big Fishing creek, of Lewis Wetzel, one of the most noted and erected a cabin in 1804. The next scouts and Indian fighters known to year, several others came into the same history. A sketch, which illustrates the neighborhood, among whom were character of the man, is g'ven in these James Hayes, William Snodgrass, pages. The following, extracted from Benjamin Hayes, S. Cochren, and the records, gives the history of the Thomas Bowland; James Booth and organization of the county: Jacob Swisher came in 1806. Among “Virginia, Wetzel county,’ to-wit: In other pioneers of Green district were pursuance of an act of the general Alden Bailes and Jasper Waits, 1804 assembly, entitled ‘An act establishing (the latter was the first magistrate in the county of Wetzel, out of the the district); Benjamin Shrieves, 1805; northern end of the county of Tyler,’ Thomas McGeth and James Willey, passed January 10, 1846, a court was 1811. Benjamin Bond settled in held for the said county of Wetzel at Centreville district in 1805, at which the house now owned by Sampson 173

Thistle, in the town of New appointed to superintend the building Martinsville, in said county of Wetzel, of a jail, according to the plans on the 6th day of April, 1846, being adopted. the first Monday in said month. June 1, 1846—The committee Present, Sampson Thistle, Friend Cox, appointed to lay the levy reported that William Little and Ebenezer Payne, the allowance made (except the poor gentlemen, justices of the peace, duly rates) amounted to $1,751.03; that the commissioned, qualified and sworn, poll-tax should be $2.50; that 35-100 according to the provisions of said of one per cent, should be laid on State act. ’ revenue, and that “the sum above Certificates of the above named mentioned will amply pay all claims justices were presented and ordered to against the county for the present year be recorded; like certificates were also (including county books, office presented of the qualification of the furniture $618 for the purchase and following justices: William Sharpneck, repair of court—house, salaries of James G. West, Ebenezer Clark, offices, and $950 for first payment to Hezekiah Jolliffe, James Ruckman, jail contractors).” It is ordered that the Isaac E. Haskinson, William Anderson, clerk’s office of the court be kept in John Alley, John A. Klepstine, Jacob "the house of Edwin Moore (formerly Talkington, and Presley Martin. occupied by Dr. R. M. Owens as an Presley Martin was elected clerk of apothecary’s shop), until further this court for a term of seven years; orders.” Edmond Moore was appointed crier of This first court-house (the house of the court: James Snodgrass, attorney Sampson Thistle) stood at the comer for the commonwealth; Lewis of Jefferson and Main streets. The Williams, surveyor; Thomas H. clerk’s office (formerly Dr. Owens’s Snodgrass, commissioner of the apothecary shop) stood at the foot of revenue. Washington street, and was washed April 7, 1846—James M. away during the great flood in the Stephenson, Charles W. Russell, Ohio river, in 1852; in September, William I. Boreman, Richard W. Lauck, 1846, the clerk’s office was removed to James R. Morris, F. W. Thompson and the building occupied as a court-house Thomas S. Jones, licensed attorneys, at which time the repairs upon it were were “permitted to practice in this completed, and it was accepted from court, and severally took the required the hands of the contractors. This was oaths, according to law. The overseers used until the completion of the of roads and constables now acting by present court-house, in April, 1850, virtue of their appointments in Tyler and the jail building in use was finished county, are continued in office until the same year. The first deed admitted June term next, by giving‘new bond for record was that of John Cooper to and security.” Peter Lehew, on April 6, 1846. May 4, l846—“Ordered that the court adjourn to the school house in this town, where its future sessions will LIST OF COUNTY OFFICERS be holden until otherwise ordered.” 1846 TO 1883 Isaac Hogc, James Morris and Abraham Samuels were permitted to practice law in the court. William Sharpneck was Sheriffs—1846, William Sharpneck; commissioned by John M. Patten, 1848, Edwin Moore; 1856, William lieutenant governor of the _State, the Anderson, 1860, Josephus Clark; 1866, first sheriff of Wetzel county, and Levi Shuman; 1870, A. P. Brookover, Charles P. McCoy and Archibald who resigned in April, 1876, and Thistle appointed his deputies. William M. Brookover appointed to fill The house of Sampson Thistle was vacancy; 2877, John Stender; January, purchased for $400, and R. W. Cox 1881-5, B. B. Postlethwait, present and B. F. Martin were appointed a incumbent. committee to receive bids and contract Clerks of the County Court;-1846, for the repairs of said houses, Presley Martin appointed by the court according to plans adopted, rendering for a term of seven years; elected by it suitable for use as a court-house. the people in 1852; resigned August 2, Sampson Thistle and Presley Martin are 1853, when James Savage was 174 appointed clerk pro tem until an circuit court; James W. Newman, clerk election which was ordered to take of circuit court; Silas Merrill place on the second Thursday in (president), Benjamin Earnshaw, September of that year, when Joseph Wilfred Moore, commissioners W. Newman was elected, who died whil composing county court; John C. in office, and Rriend Cox elected to fill McEldowney, clerk of county court; the vacancy, continuing until the Boaz B. Postlethwait, sheriff; W. S. formation of the State in 1863, when Wiley, prosecuting attorney; U. Y. the office of recorder was established; Morgan, superintendent of free 1863, Z. S. Springer, recorder until schools; assessors (First district) January 1, 1865; 1865, J. D. Ewing; Thomas H. Snodgrass, (Second district) November, 1865, Z. S. Springer L. S. Dulaney. Justices of the peace: appointed to fill vacancy; January 1, Magnolia district, S. 1. Robinson, A. F. 1866, Henry E. Robinson; 1867, Brookover; Proctor district, Marion Charles W. Snodgrass; January 1, 1869, Moore, John Hurley; Center districe, John C. McEldowney, elected to the William Lemasters, A. Levelle; Clay office of clerk of the re-established district, J. A. Connelly, James county court in 1873, in which Robinson; Church district, Charles position he still continues. Homer, Maurice Cusack; Grant district, Circuit Court CIerks—Thefirst term R. Eckelberry, J. R. Shrieve; Green of the court was held May 5, 1846 district, Jacob Cochran, A. B. Steel. (Joseph L. Fry, Judge), at which time Friend Cox was appointed cler, and THE SCHOOLS OF continued until January 1, 1871, when WETZEL COUNTY John C. McEldowney succeeded him; January 1, 1879, James W. Newman, who still continues. Prosecuting Attorneys-1846, There is no other county in the James Snodgrass; 1852, L. S. Hall; State where there has been a more 1860, R. W. Lock; 1867, William rapidsc ools improvement than in Wetzel. in When the grade the new of Guthrie; 1869, George Boyd; 1871, L. State was formed there were but few S. Hall; 1873, M. R. Crouse; 1877 to the present time (1883) W. S. Wiley. schools, fewer efficient teachers, and Surveyors-1846, I./ewis Williams, no school houses. The provision of all succeeded by Thomas Tuckey, these was necessary, and the work has b°e“_fl0b1Y done. There was also a followed by Francis Doran; 1877, W. sentiment among the people in P. Fumell, present incumbent. First County Officers (1846)—Will1am opposition_ to “pauper schools," as Sharpneck, sheriff; Joseph L. Fry, they were improperly termed, and this judge of circuit court; Friend Cos, had to be combatted and eradicated. Tlus, too, has been so thoroughly done clerk of circuit court; Presley, Martin, that scarcely any opposition to the free clerk of county court; James school system can now be found in the Snodgrass, prosecuting attorney; Lewis Williams, surveyor; Edmond Moore, county. The _Normal schools of the crier of the court; Thomas H. State are_ent1tled _to great credit for their assistance given in qualifying Snodgrass, commissioner of the teachers, and today the instructors of revenue; Sampson Thistle, Friend Cox, William Little, Ebenezer Payne, Wetzel will compare favorably with William Sharpneck, James G. West, those of any other county; they are doing a grand work in educating the Ebenezer Clark, Hezekiah Jolliffe, masses. James Ruckman, Isaac E. Haskinson, William Anderson, John Alley, John A. There are said to be three “ages" in Klepstine, Jacob Talkington, Presley school architecture: First, the log Martin, justices. h°uS€._ with split-sappling benches, large fire -places, and greased-paper 0! Single pane of glass for windows. COUNTY OFFlCERS— 1883 Second, neat frame buildings, well lighted, and_ wooden desks. Third, elegant brick or frame buildings, furnished with improved desks, and all Septirnius Hall, representative to the the appliances for comfort and legislature; Thomas I. Stealey, judge of convenience in acquiring an education. 175 The first “age” has long since passed S. Wiley and Robert McEldowney as by in Wetzel, and in many portions of editors, and Daniel L. Long as the county the third has been reached. publisher. The editorial management There is still room for improvement, continues the same, but W. S. Wiley but, with the spirit of progress became sole proprietor and publisher manifested by the people, in this at the end of the first year. It is issued respect, it will be but a short time until every Friday, and its subscription list, the schools and school houses will be _which. numbers 740, is steadily all that the most ardent friend of increasing; when the first issue was universal education could wish. published, there was not one subscriber The following, in relation to the on its books. It is devoted to the local schools of the county, is taken from interests of Wetzel county, and to the the supeiintendent’s report to the principles of_the Democratic party, of State auditor, for the school year which it is an able exponent. ending June 30, 1882: Number if Connected with the office is a good job sub-districts, 95; frame school houses, printing department. 71; log, 22; brick,2; average value of The Messenger is published weekly each, $355; total value of school at New Martinsville, and was buildings, $33,800; of the land, established May 18, 1876, by J. E, $1,865; of furniture, $2,792; of -Hart. It ‘started as an independent apparatus, $1,010; total value of all paper, with Republican proclivities, school property, $39,467. Total and on February 23, 1883, it was enumeration of youth, between the Purchased‘ by E. E. Eisanbarth, since ages of six and twenty-one years, 5,567 wl_iic_htime, exponent of those total enrollment, 3,995; averagedaily principles, and devoted to the general attendance, 2,467; number of teachers, interests of the community at large. Its 98. Total recei ts from all sources, for circulation, which is constantly the teachers’ und, $12,581.41; total increasing, has reached 816. Connected disbursements and expenditures, with the office is a well-furnished job $11,151.30; total receipts for the printing department. building fund, from all sources, $7,896.85; total disbursements for rmanent improvements, $2,871.43; or current expenses, etc., $3,830.87. THE ORDER OF RED MEN Financially, the schools of Wetzel were never in a better condition than they are at present. Commodious and Wetzel county has in the ast comfortable school houses continue to suffered in name and fame, by the alse be erected in every part of the county, and exaggerated reports that have gone and the free school system is working the length and breadth of the land in wonders for the good- of the regard to the operations of a certain community. secret organization known as the “Red Men,” and the history of the county would be incomplete without mention NEWSPAPERS OF WETZEL of them. Ignorant of the object of this COUNTY organization, when it exised (for it no longer exists), many regarded the Wetzel “Red Men" as a band of law-breakers and robbers, ready for The first paper in the county was any dastardly undertaking in order to gratify malice, or for paltry gain; when publishedThe Wetzel in Indlefiendent, ew Martinsville, edited and by in fact they were a body of men, Daniel Long, and established in 1870. temporarily banded together to As its name indicates, it was prevent robbery and outrage, at a time inde ndent on all subjects. In the year when the law seemed powerless to 187 , Mr. Long changed the name of protect life and property. Happliy, his paper to the Labor Vindicator, and these dark days have passed, and the continued its publication until 1876, time has arrived when, “malice toward when it was suspended. _ none, and charity for all.” the historian The Wetzel Democrat was_ first can do justice to each—even to the issued on November 6, 1877, with W. memory of the wretched, ill-fated. 176

JOHN JENNINGS he had enlisted refused to greet him as a comrade; none would mess with him The narrative of whose unhappy life and he was obliged to pitch his tent, and fearful death forms one of the sad like a leper, apart from them. This pages of Wetzel county history. John state of affairs continued until the Jennings was a native of Monongalia army was disbanded, and Jennings was county, but had lived in Wetzel from forcibly put off the steamer on which the time of the organization of the the discharged soldiers had embarked county, and at the time of his death for home. was fifty—two years of age. He was _On finally reaching his wife and industrious and thrifty, and lived upon children, he found that the curse still and owned the present farm of Thomas f°11°W9d him; he was shunned and D. Stewart, situated on the ridge treated as an out-law. Whether this between Doolin and Fishing creek, terrible unishment was greatly in about three miles from New excess of? the crime committed (the Martinsville. Here he raised quite a error of a_momentary impulse), it is for large family, but when his children an unpre1u_d1cedpublic to determine. were yet young he enlisted in the Be that as it may, he found that every United States army to fight for the man s hand was raised against him, and Union. He had been in the service but a that he was “an Ishrnaelite in the few months, when that intense longing land.” for home, and wife and children, which every soldier knows and understands, His boys had, in the meantime, caused him, in an evil hour, to desert grown up to be young men of great for the purpose of visiting them. strength and courage, and, becoming Hardly had fond embraces been embittered and desperate at the exchanged, when a military hero, in treatment their father had received, the guise of an officer at the head of a and not realizing the nature or the squad of “home guards,” made his enormity of the offense which had appearance at the gate. In Jennings’ imagination suddenly arose visions of caused it, they determined to avenge court—martial and execution for his wrongs. Society made war upon him and them, and they would return desertion, and he took to the woods, blow for blow. In this, it is believed by the “guards” chasing him. Until now, many, they were not encouraged by he had never paused to consider the their father; and that this first step led enormity of the crime he had to occurrences of greater magnitude, committed; the uncontrolled impulse and deeds more criminal than they of a fond heart had led him into an anticipated, there can be no doubt. error which was to prove the ruin of himself and family. A terrible rattling of musketry occurred (which would It is needless to give the details of have reminded an old campaigner of events which followed; the memory of the “picnic” at Malvern Hill), as these days of lawlessness and terror IS pursued and pursuers hastened through fresh in the minds of the citizens of the brush, but Jennings succeeded in Wetzel county; they were joined by a escaping. The hunted fugitive would number of ex-convicts and fugitives find his way again and again to his from justice, and their home became home, and as often would the guard the rendezvous of the band; thieving, make a descent u on him. Thus they highway robbery, rapine and continued until t e days lengthened attempted murder were the order of into weeks, and the weeks into the day, and a reign of terror began to months, and they were both about prevail among the hitherto peaceful ready to surrender, when the hills and valleys of Wetzel; farmers who proclamation of President Lincoln had for many years slept soundly came to their relief (offering pardon to through the hot summer nights with deserters who immediately returned to wide open doors and windows, set their allegiance), and Jennings went their bolts and bars, and spent sleepless back to the army. nights in watchfulness, terror and The erring man now discovered that misery; when they drove their teams his troubles had but just commenced. along the highway, or plowed their The battle-scarred veterans with whom fields, they carried their loaded pistols 177 in their hip pockets, as their was in the year 1873 that the remedy grandfathers before them, in the old came in the form of the Red Men, days of Indians depredations, had swife, sure and terrible; in one short carried their trusty flint-lick muskets summer night the soul of the notorious to defend themselves from the wiley John Jennings was hastened to the bar savage, when “eternal vigilance was the of God, to meet an allwise and price of corn.” _ merciful judge, and the band was As an illustration of the excitement scattered abroad, without a home or a that prevailed at this time, it is related resting place. Blackened ruins marked that during a church festival that was the spot where once stood the held at the court house in New habitations of all those who had Martinsville, quite a crowd of “fair befriended them, and furnished them women and brave men” were present. shelter; whole families—husbands, Presently some evil spirit reported that wives, and children—were _driven from the Jennings band had been seen that their homes and native land. The evening in the neighborhood. In less Jennings boys and their accomplices time than it takes to tell it, not a man fled, and from that time to this law was seen about the court house, and order have reigned in Wetzel. This excepting a blind one who could not peace was only once after disturbed in find his way out, and the women had ,the county, and that was when John hastened away, their hearts thumping Wallace was hanged by a frenzied with terror, for fear that they would be company of men for one of the most unable to reach home and hide their fiendish and brutal murders that was heads under a pillow before the ever committed. out-laws would seize and carry them John Jennings was not ignorant of into captivity. Whether the youthful the state of public feeling, and must informant went back and helped have had some premonition of the dark himself to cake and lemonade, history fate which awaited him. When the Red does not state, but the festival was Men came to his dwelling, they found broken up, and a vigilant watch was him in bed, but his clothing had not kept the balance of the night, and no been removed, although the weather trace of the dangerous foe was seen. was warm, and the hour two o’clock in These occurrences are talked over the morning. They asked him to reveal now and treated as subjects of great the whereabouts of his two sons, Frank mirth, but they were too serious for and Jack, promising to let him go merriment at that time. The series of whenever they were found, but he depredations continued for a period of professed ignorance. They then asked eight years, during which the people him to go with them, assuring him that seemed to be almost wholly at the they would not harm him, but he mercy of these desperadoes. When refused. Then they tried to put a rope some of these criminals oc_casionally about him, but he fought them off failed to elude the vigilance of the with wonderful strength and officers of the law, and were arraigned resolution. At this juncture his wife, in the courts, perjury broke the judging that they were determined to shackles and set the prisoners free, for kill him, placed an axe in his hands, witnesses were plenty and willing, urging him to sell his life as dearly as whose testimony the courts failed to possible. He had scarcely grasped this impeach. deadly weapon when he was shot Bad as the truth was, the air was full down, and his lifeless body fell upon of rumors and exaggerated reports of the floor at the feet of his faithful rapine, murder and outrage that had wife, who had received in her own never been committed or attempted. person some of the pistol balls Wetzel finally got such a bad name that intended for him. Her wounds were no stranger would willingly lodge not fatal, however, and she recovered. within her gates. It seemed impossible Bad as this man may have been, two to ever bring the criminals to justice, or women devoted their lives to him; his rid the community of them, and the first wife died of a fever occasioned by time came when it was determined that cold and exposure experienced in the these evils which could no longer be effort to carry him food and drink endured must be cured by the only when he was a fugitive; his second wife means which seemed practicable. It will carry to her grave the scars 178 received in his defense. There are those out, in broad streets, the business who believe that John Jennings, in the portion of the town is uniformly and beginning, endeavored unavailingly to compactly built, and the business influence his sons against the criminal houses present a most creditable course they were adopting, but in his appearance. Before the late war there efforts afterward to shield them from were but few buildings here, but since just punishment he became a then the place has rapidly grown, participator, and expended all his keeping even pace with the prosperous means in the employment of counsel country which surrounds it. for the defense of their comrades; On March 28, 1838, the legislature finally, he gave up his life, rather than of Virginia passed the following act, betray them. incorporating the town: The destruction of the Jennings “Be it enacted by the General band was the perfect and only work of Assembly, That not exceeding fifty the original Red Men, who, after the acres of land, the property of Presley accomplishment of this, the object Martin, lying at the mouth of Fishing which brought them together, creek, on the Ohio river, in the county considered their mission ended; and of Tyler, so soon as the same shall be this work was done faithfully, laid off into lots, with convenient fearlessly and well. The citizen of streets and alleys, shall be and the same Wetzel county owes the Red Men a hereby is established a town, by the lasting debt of gratitude. There were name of ‘Martinsvi1le.’" Henry S. other acts committed, however, not so McCabe, Samuel McE1downey, Lewis creditable, by those who afterwards Williams, John Buchanan and Benjamin stole their livery, and for which the F. Martin appointed trustees. original Red Men were in no wise The original survey (as exhibited by the plat recorded in the office of the haresponsible, sympathy and or in took which part. they neither clerk of the county court) extended two lots south of Washington street, NEW MARTINSVILLE, THE north to the present northern boundary and east to Union Street. June COUNTY SEAT 5, 1861, the lower part of of the ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TOWN town was extended to Fishing creek, and the territory between Union and The original proprietor of the land High streets, known as McClure’s upon which New Martinsville stands addition, was added, and a survey was Edward Doolan, who came here in made and ordered to be recorded. about the year 1780. He owned The boundaries of the town have fourteen hundred acres of wild land since remained unchanged. lying upon both sides of the stream For some reason, the original which still bears his name, including charter was allowed to lapse, and a what is now known as Fishing Creek second was issued by the legislature bottom. Presley Martin became a February 13, 1871, since which time purchaser of a part of this tract and the following gentlemen have served laid out the town, which was named in as mayors, in the order named: April his honor. The village first received the 8, 1871, John McCaskey; 1874, M. name of “Martinsville,” but as there R. Crouse; 1875, B. M. Welch; 1877, was a post office in the eastern part of John McCaskey; 1879, Thos. F. the State of the same name, it was Patton; 1882, T. P. Jacobs, who still changed by the legislature by prefixing continues. Town officers, (1883): T. the word “New.” P. Jacobs, mayor; Charles W. The town is located in the wide and Barrack, recorder; J. J. Hill, R. T. beautiful valley of the Ohio river, on Richardson, J. W. Haudenschilt, the north side of Fishing creek, about William M. Hall, Samuel 1. Robinson, forty miles below Wheeling and fifty council; Eugenius Walker, town miles above Parkersburg. The situation sergeant. is healty and delightful, the surrounding scenery being unsurpassed. It has a population of about 1,500, and THE TOWN [N 1883 is known as one of the busines towns along the river. It is regula.r‘ly laid New Martinsville now has a 179 population of about 800, and its five practicing physicians, and eight appearance indicates a spirit of thrift lawyers. Fishing creek is spanned by and enterprise.Thehighest floods ever a fine iron bridge, on the river road known in the Ohio, which occured leading into town. in February, 1883, submerged the greater portion of the town, without, however, doing any serious damage. MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL The business of this enterprising town is principally represented as This school is divided into four follows: departments, viz.: Primary, The Pittsburgh Stave Company secondary, grammar, and high school; was established in New Martinsville the primary and secondary have each in October, 1873, at which time the two divisions designated as divisions company was composed of Rockard “A” and “B, the former being the & Frew, Warden & Oxnard, and more advanced. The course embraces Septimius Hall, the latter of whom all of the elementary studies up to became general manager: in the fall the high school department, which of 1875, A. W. Oxnard took an includes higher arithmetic, algebra, interest, since which time he has history, physiology, physical been associated with Mr. hall in the geography, geometry, and natural general management. Their buildings philosophy, rhetoric, English and and yard occupy about five acres on American literature, astronomy, the south side of Fishing creek, near geology and Latin. its mouth, and the employ 120 Prior to the establishment of the hands; the average production of the present system, the education of the cooper shop is 300 tight barrels per youth of the town was conducted day; the heading factory has cut after the manner of an ordinary 1,200,000 pieces per year, using country school, and, for the success 1,800 cords of wood. During the of this enterprise, the people are year 1882, there were 60,706 tight largely indebted to William Hall, barrels manufactured; the product of who, for a number of years, has the stave mill was 2,000,000 of been president of the board of staves, 1,214,120 of which were used education of Magnolia district. Their in the cooper shop, and the balance fine brick school building was shipped to Pittsburg, with 2,000,000 completed a shrt time prior to the more dressed staves that were opening of the graded school, in purchased by the company at 1880, and is the most attractive different points southward on the feature about New Martinsville. It is Ohio river. David Cox, the finest building in the county, superintendent of the yard; David and among the finest school King, superintendent of thy cooper buildings in the State. It is shop. beautifully located in the northern The steam flouting mills of John suburbs of the town, on an elevated Stender have a capacity of sixty piece of ground, commanding an barrels of flour per day; general extensive view of a magnificent dealer in grain, flour, meal and feed. landscape. The surrounding country A saw and laning mill was can be seen in every direction for established in 1871; S. 1. Robinson, miles. It is commodious, present proprietor; manufacture conveniently arranged and dressed lumber and lath, in which he comfortably furnished. The cost of is an extensive dealer. The town also building, grounds, apparatus, has six dry goods stores, seven furniture, etc., will exceed $12,000. groceries, two drug stores, four The first principal was A. F. millinery stores, two hardware stores, Wilmoth, who remained about six three butcher shops, three boot and months when he was appointed shoe shops, and one merchant tailor, secretary to the State superintendent one harness and saddler’s shop, two of free schools, and was succeeded wagon and three. blacksmith shops, by his former assistant, S. B. Hall; at one sewing machine agency, three the end of six months Mr. Hall was real estate agencies, three hotels, two succeeded by his assistant S. W. weekly newspapers, three ministers, Martin, who still continues assisted 180 by the following corps of teachers: conference sent Rev. R. A. E. E. Umstead, first assistant; Miss Claughton to re-establish the church Maggie Gates, principal teacher in here, and he was succeeded by Rev. grammar and secondary departments, E. Kendal, who continued four years and Miss Stella Hart, assistant; Miss and did much for the cause, Edna Hogan, primary. organizing classes in several places in Tyler and Wetzel counties; Rev. G. S. McCutcheon two years; John Cook, one year; F. M. Yeates, one METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH year. J. H. Jackson, four years; W. E. Boggs, one year; E. W. REynolds, present incumbent. For a number of years prior to the organization of this society meetings were held in the school houses above and below town, and in ST. ANNS (PROTESTANT the court house at New Martinsville. EPISCOPAL) CHURCH The church building was erected and the society organized in 1854, under This society was organized in New the pastorate of Rev. J. J. Dolliver, Martinsville in 1881, when Rev. A. who continued for three years, and Buchanan was appointed minister; he the following are the ministers who was succeeded by Rev. 1. have since had charge: 1857, Rev. Brittingham, who still continues; William Williamson; 1860, I. M. present membership, 19. The society Hartley; 1861, R. L. Woodyard; has erected a neat little Gothic 1862, D. H. K. Dix; 1865, J. church in the northeastern part of Connor; 1866, G. W. Miller; 1867, the town. B. F. Rodgers; 1872, C. H. Conway; 1875, W. G. Richeldaffer; 1878, T. R. Faulkner; 1879, W. D. Carraco; THE BAPTIST CHURCH 1880, G. W. Parriott; 1881, David Davies; 1882, M. F. Dryden, present incumbent. Present membership, 105. Was organized in 1879, at which time Rev. Stewart became pastor, and still continues; membership, 41. The society is at present (April 1, 1883) engaged in the erection of a METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH neat house of worship, at a cost of (SOUTH) about $1,500.

Rev. G. B. Poage (now living at WETZEL LODGE NO. 39 Brooksville, Kentucky), was the first A. F. AND A. M. pioneer Methodist preacher, who came here in the year 1856, and was followed by Rev. C. M. Sullivan The first communication of (now deceased), of the Parkersburg Wetzel Lodge No. 39, A. F. and A. station, who preached occasionally, M., was held at New Martinsville, as he could be spared from his other under a dispensation granted by the labors. The New Martinsville and grand lodge of West Virginia, July Middlebourne circuit was formed in 28, 1868, with the following 1859, with Rev. G. B. Poage, as officers: John S. Monroe, W. M.; presiding elder, and Rev. S. S. Rider Henry S. McCabe, S. W.; John preacher in charge; 1861, Rev. Summers, J. W. A charter was Robert Fox, who soon discontinued granted November 10, 1869, when his labors on account of the breaking William M. Bartlett became J. W. out of the civil war, during the Past masters: John S. Monroe continuance of which no services (deceased), John S. Rider, Benjamin were held. After the meeting of the . Welch, John C. McEldowney, general conference in New Orleans, John Cherry (deceased) J. P. Dunlap, in 1866, the West Virginia John M. Comas, M. R. Crouse, T. P. 181 Jacobs. Present officers.‘ T. P. 16, 1852, he was joined in wedlock Jacobs, W. M.; M. B. Potts, S. W.; with Mary Steel, who was born in Frank M. McEldowney, J. W.; T. J. Greene county, Pennsylvania, August Hill, S. D.; S. B. Hall, J. D.; F. D. 12, 1835. Their children are: Isaac B., Young, secretary; Levi Oblinger, born February 26, 1856; Eliza Jane treasurer; J. J. Hill, tyler. Present September 11, 1859; Permelia Belle, membership, 42; regular meetings the October 29, 1862; Amanda Anne, May first and third Tuesday evenings of 6, 1865; Sarah Catherine, June 13, each month. 1868; John U., October 13, 1873 —all are at home. Isaac and Sarah (Camblidge) Steel, parents of Mrs. Alley, were born in Green county, MAGNOLIA LODGE NO. 42, Pennsylvania, and took up their I. 0. 0. F. residence in Wetzel county in 1844. Thomas H. Alley is a son of John and Jane (Hannen) Alley, the former born Of the early history of this lodge, in Greene county, Pennsylvania, but little now is known. It was first February 26, 1800, and the latter born organized here a short time prior to the year 1863, but during the war in the same State and county, in 1809. its organization became extinct. On They came to Wetzel county in 1845, August 20, 1868, it was and her death occurred August 15, re—established, under a dispensation 185 2. John Alley is still living, making of the grand lodge of West Virginia, his home now in Marshall county, and on April 20, 1869, a new West Virginia. Ralston, William L. and charter was granted with the Uriah T. Alley, the brothers of following officers: H. S. McCabe, N. Thomas H., were each three years in G.; George C. Martin, V. G.; J. B. the Federal army in the 1861 war. Priest, secretary; William Martin, Thomas H. Alley has been two terms treasurer; L. S. Hall was also a supervisor of Green district, constable charter member. From that date to many years and the present the present it has continued its incumbent, one term president of the uninterrupted career of usefulness. board of education, and one year on Past Grands: W. McG. Hall, Levi the board of school commissioners, Tucker, Septimius Hall, McDonald and under the present school system Snodgrass, John S. Magers. Frank D. he has been school director every Young. J. P. Dunlap, M. V. Obers, term. He owns 140 acres of land, and John E. Koontz, Jacob Brast. Present his wife has 44 acres, and in the cultivation of this farm his time is officers: John E. Reynolds, N. G.; William Brast, V. G.; Frank D. employed. He receives his mail at Pine Young, secretary; John E. Koontz, Grove, Wetzel county, West Virginia. treasurer; M. V. Obers, warden; F. C. Stephans, 0. G. Regular meetings, ALLEN BELL —son of Samuel and every Thursday night; membership, A_nme (Deems) Bell, was born in twenty-eight. The lodge is now upon a solid financial basis, and Ritchie county, now West Virginia, promises the accomplishments of M_ay 5, 1831. His mother died in much good in the future. Ritchie county, and his father in Jackson county, West Virginia. In the county of his birth Allen Bell wedded Sarah Springer, who was born in PERSONAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF . Wetzel county, March 9, 1831. They have been the parents of ten children. WETZEL COUNTY The oldest is married and lives in this county, and the rest are at home, GREEN DISTRICT except one whom death has taken. These children were born: Lydia Ann, THOMAS H. ALLEY — was born April 5, 1854; Daniel, November 12, June 15, 1826, -in what 15 "OW 1868; George, November 2, 1859; Marshall county, West ViIgiI1i3- 1“ Frank, June 6, 1861; Sisco, July 9, 1845 he made his home in Wetzel 1868; Ulysses, January 11, 1870; county, and in this county, September Albert, January 9, 1872; Marcellus, 182 April 1, 1877; Iola, July 26, 1881. JAMES COCHRAN — son of David, born July 11, 1865, died April Zackquell and Drusilla (Morgan) 1, 1874. Uriah and Lydia (McDaniel) Cochran, who settled in this vicinity Springer were the parents of Mrs. Bell. about 1805, was born near what is They settled in Wetzel county in 1822, now New Martinsville, March 18, and are now deceased. Allen Bell 1809. There were then few settlers in enlisted in the 11th West Virginia this now populous region, and upon Infantry, October 9, 1862, and served the present site of the county seat the until the close of the war, participating primeval forest stood. Passing through in all the hardships and battles of that the experiences of pioneer life, James regiment. About 1850 he settled in Wetzel county, and he makes his home Cochran has grew to manhood here, in Green district, where he owns 150 and chose the calling of a farmer, which he still follows in his old age, acres of land. His post office address all his older sons and daughters is Pine Grove, Wetzel county, West having gone to homes of their own, Virginia. and he is conducting his farm of 231 acres, with all the success that LEVI BOOTH — surveyor, farmer attended his earlier years. James and stock-raiser in Green district, Cochran has also served his district by Wetzel county, West Virginia, was filling many minor offices, and among born in this county November 2, his public offices has been overseer of 1817. He has a farm containing 500 the poor, and member of the county acres, of which 50 are under court three terms. His first wife, whom cultivation, but the most of his time is he wedded March 16, 1837, was Mary, given to the business of others, as he is daughter of Alexander and Margaret agent for the sale of a great deal of (Miner) Lantz. She was born in Greene land in this and adjoining counties, county, Pennsylvania, November 18, besides doing a large amount of 1818, and died November 20, 1863. surveying every year. James and Their children were: Drusilla (Hart), Elizabeth (Tucker) Booth were his born February 4, 1838; Margaret parents, and they were among the (Cook), April 23, 1839; Jacob, most prominent of the pioneer settlers October 26, 1840; Emeline (Milburn), in this vicinity, coming here in 1803, July 6, 1842; Alexander Lantz, March when the country was included within 7, 1844; Zackquell, November 22, the boundaries of Ohio county, 1846; Oliver, July 3, 1854. In New Virginia. The wife of I./evi Booth is Martinsville, Eunice Jane Johnson Jerusha, daughter of Alexander and became the wife of James Cochran, Nancy (Springer) McDonald, and she and their children, all at home, were was born in Fayette county, born: Frances Temperance, August 15, Pennsylvania, March 20, 1817. They 1869; James Charlesworth, September were married in the county of her 10, 1872; Benjamin Franklin, birth, January 18, 1840, and the February 6, 1874; Forest Ervin, children of their union were born: January 20, 1879. Eunice J., wife of Elizabeth, November 18, 1842, lives at Mr. Cochran, was born in Marshall home; Simon G., February 2, 1845, county, November 30, 1834, a died May 15, 1878; Nancy, September daughter of Benjamin and Hopeful 27, 1846, lives in Tyler county, this State; Rebecca E., November 19, (Whitney) Johnson. The post office 1847, deceased; Martha Jane, address of James Cochran is Porters February 10, 1849, lives at home; Falls, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Maria M., April 26, 1850, and Mary OLIVER COCHRAN — is one of Ann, August 10, 1851, are married the best farmers of Green district, and live in Wetzel county; James A., Wetzel county, West Virginia. It is January 1, 1854, lives at home. Levi only four years since he settled on his Booth was three years a Federal present farm of 230 acres, and he has soldier in the 1861 war. He has been already cleared and put under justice of the peace four years, cultivation one-half his land, beginning constable four years, and four years when the whole was in timber. He is a district clerk, all in Green district. His very successful stock-raiser, also, and is post office address is Pine Grove, one of the enterprising men of the Wetzel county, West Virginia. district. He was born in Wetzel county, 183

July 3, 1854, a son of James and Mary FREDERICK FOX —was born and Lantz Cochran. His father was one of wedded in Monroe county, Ohio, the the earliest and most enterprising of first event occurring May 7, 1835, his the pioneer families of this vicinity, marriage October 21, 1855, while and was born in this county in 1809. March 7, 1859, witnessed his His mother was born in Pennsylvania, settlement among the people of Wetzel and is now deceased. Ida Ann Molsed county. His wife was Rhoda Kent, was born in Wetzel county, October born in Monroe county, March 26, 30, 1862, a daughter of Andrew and 1836, and their children are recorded: Martha Jane (Melbourn) Molsed, who Susannah, born August 13, 1856, died were early settlers in this county. April February 21, 1863; John Wesley, 4, 1880, in this county, was August 19, 1858, died October 18, solemnized the marriage of Oliver 1863; Amanda Jane (Ashenhart), April Cochran and Ida A. Molsed, and one 15, 1860, married and lives in this child, Friend Irven, born January 20, district; James Mc., February 17, 1882, further cements their marriage 1862; Pauline D’Eastraye, October 14, bands. Oliver Cochran’s postoffice 1866; Joseph E., March 9, 1868; address is Porters Falls, Wetzel county, Ulysses S. G., November 11, 1869; West Virginia. Maria E., December 25, 1871; Benjamin F., August 11, 1873; Viola JOHN COSGRAY —son of Ignatius V., October 21, 1875 — these seven and Elizabeth (Diamond) Cosgray and living at home; George Lafayette, May Emma McAlister, daughter of Robert 28, 1880, died September 20, 1881; and Martha (Duncan) McAlister, were Rhoda Catherine, May 27, 1882. united in marriage in Wetzel county, Frederick Fox was a son of James W. February 14, 1861, and their children and Susanna (Myers) Fox, now are recorded: Robert Ignatius, born deceased, and his wife is a daughter of August 17, 1862; Clarissa, August 10, John and Loviscia (Barker) Kent. Her 1864, died December 6, 1872; Mary father is deceased, and her mother 0., June 29, 1867; Henry McCade, lives in Green district, this county. October 21, 1869; Albert D., August Frederick Fox enlisted in Company C, 4, 1873, died March 5, 1874; Julia 15th West Virginia Infantry, in Anne, February 16, 1875; James August, 1862, and was mustered out Perry, October 19, 1877, died January of service June 20, 1865. He was a 18, 1882; Christian, March 31, 1880; non-commissioned officer of his Martha E., May 14, 1882. The birth of company, and was in sixteen hard John Cosgray was in Fayette county, fought battles. He volunteered in Pennsylvania, February 14, 1831, and April, 1864, to join a company of his wife was born in Ohio, at Newton sharp-shooters, and was with them Falls, January 29, 1847. He enlisted in until the close of the war. In Green December, 1863, in Company E,lst district he has been school director; West Virginia Infantry, and was several years school trustee, and has honorably discharged in July, 1865, been solicited and elected to fill participating in the battles of New several district offices which he has Market, Piedmont, Berryville, Snickers declined, being no seeker after such Gap, Lynchburg, Opequon Creek, honors. He owns a farm of 271 acres, Fishers Hill, and Cedar Creek. Daniel 145 cleared by himself, and he makes Diamond, grandfather of John a speciality of fine stock, horses, hogs Cosgray, sewed in the Continental and cattle. Postoffice address, army through the seven years of the Conaway, Tyler county, West Virginia. war for Independence, furnishing without pay seven horses for the JAMES HAGER ——was born in service. After the establishment of New York State, June 4, 1830, a son peach he erected the first iron works of Benjamin and Nancy (King) Hager, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. In 1858, who are now residents in North John Cosgray made his home in Wetzel Carolina. He was a soldier in the Union county, and he is one of the army, 2d West Virginia Cavalry, and substantial residents of Green district, served with honor until the close of where he owns 400 acres of land. Pine the war, receiving discharge in 1865, Grove, Wetzel county, West Virginia, is having been a participant in thirty-one his postoffice address. battles. The marriage of James Hager 184 and Artea Owens was solemnized in He has served the district as road Wirt county, West Virginia, February supervisor, and is now overseer of the 5, 1878, and in the fall of the same poor. His address is Halls Mills, Wetzel year they made their home in Wetzel county, West Virginia. county, where their three children were born: Cora D., August 10, 1879; ANTHONY HART — deceased ­ Franklin, August 5, 1881; Airt was a son of John C. and Mary (Harris) Adolphus, December 4, 1882. Luther Hart, who were among the earliest and and Polly (Wise) Owens, residents of most prominent of the settlers of what Wirt county, are the parents of Artea, is now Wetzel county, West Virginia. wife of Mr. Hager, and she was born in John C. Hart was born in 1809, in that county in 1856. James Hager is a Maryland, and his wife was born in farmer of Green district, Wetzel Greene county, Pennsylvania in 1809. county, and in Wood county, this The former died in Wetzel county in State, he owns a farm of 86 acres on 1882. Their son, the subject of this Washington creek, seven miles from sketch, was born in what is now the city of Parkersburg. His postoffice Wetzel county, December 12, 1836, address is Porters Falls, Wetzel county, was here married May 3, 1860, and he West Virginia. died on the 30th of September, 1877. The wife he chose was Drusilla THOMAS HARRISON —is a son of Cochran, born in Wetzel county, Middleton and Debora (Meddley) February 4, 1838, and the children of Harrison, and is a descendant of the their wedlock were born: Roberta illustrious Harrison family that has Emeline, August 23, 1861; J. E. L., furnished us with one President and so September 1, 1863, died September many statesmen. His parents died in 25th of same year; Alexander, August Belmont county, Ohio, where Thomas 29, 1864; William Jason, June 10, was born, December 8, 1833. His 1866; Mary Amelia, January 12, 1869; marriage ‘was consummated in John Miner, May 27, 1871; George 0., Belmont county, Ohio, and his chosen September 6, 1873; Massa T., March bride was Elizabeth, daughter of 23, 1876. Mrs. Hart is a daughter of Samuel R. and Elizabeth (Finley) James and Mary (Lantz) Cochran, Carpenter. She was born in Monroe whose genealogical record has already county, Ohio, November 12, 1842, been given among the sketches of this and became the wife of Mr. Harrison district. When her husband died Mrs. on the 21st of February, 1861. Her Hart was left with the care of his farm parents settled in Wetzel county three and of their seven living children, all of years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison are whom are still at home with her on the the parents of: Susan Geneva, born farm. Her oldest living son, Alexander, December 1, 1861, married and lives then only thirteen years of age, in Wetzel county; Margaret Ann, became her mainstay, and now, November 21, 1863, lives at home; although so young, is as industrious Cora Belle, December 3, 1865, died and successful a farmer as any in the December 7, 1876; Samuel, February district. The family receive their mail 27, 1868; William Henry, October 4, at Porters Falls, Wetzel county, West 1870; Sarah Amanda, January 11, Virginia. .1875; Mary Narcissia, May 19, 1879 — these four at home. Thomas Harrison WILLIAM HART - son of John C. had one brother who was a soldier of and Mary (Harris) Hart, who came to the 1861 war, serving in Company H, Wetzel county in 1835, was born in 116th Ohio Infantry, who gave his life this county, March 13, 1843. In this in the defense of the government. Mrs. county he wedded Mary E. Snodgrass, Harrison had two brothers in the same born in Wetzel county, April 14, 1853, regiment who served out their time, and a daughter of William and Harriet and received honorable discharge. (Metheney) Snodgrass, who have long April 8, 1870, Thomas Harrison made been residents in this county. The his home in Wetzel county, and in children of Mr. and Mrs. Hart were Green district he has a farm of 100 born: Frank, November 18, 1872; acres, 80 improved. Since purchasing it Curtis, May 12, 1874; Violet, March he has put up an excellent frame 24, 1877; Alvina, September 9, 1879; house, and made many improvements. Colonel, April 12, 1881. William Hart 185 is a farmer of Green district, and has 1866; Henry T., March 29, 1872; Jesse 217 acres of land, and an interest in Hayes, November 25, 1878. The wife the home farm of 150 acres. He is a of Mr. Headley was born in Wetzel general speculator, dealer in anything county, March 13, 1834, a daughter of in which money can be honestly made. Elisha and Sarah.(Hart) Morgan, who He may be addressed at Porters Falls, were natives of this county. During the Wetzel county, West Virginia. 1861 war, Caleb S. Headley served a short time in the Union army as lieutenant. He had one brother in the ANTHONY HEADLEY—born in 15th West Virginia Infantry, who Wetzel county, June 3, 1844, is a son served three years. Caleb S. Headley of Caleb and Nancy A. (Wright) has been several years school trustee, Headley, who made their home here in and has been a class-leader in the 1822. He is now a farmer of Green Methodist Church for twelve years. He district, and a straight-out Republican has been in the fellowship of that in politics. During the war between the church since he was eighteen years of States he was a soldier of the Federal age. He owns three farms in Green army, serving in Company 1, 15th West district, and of the 287 acres they Virginia Infantry, and he participated contain he has about 175 under in all the fortunes of that regiment, cultivation, every acre of which has engaging in its battles and witnessing been wrested from the forest by his the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, own labors. Stock-raising also engages receiving his honorable discharge June his attention. His postoffice address is 30th following that event. In Green Porters Falls, Wetzel county, West county, Pennsylvania, Anthony Virginia. Headley was united in marriage with Melissa Kerns, August 10, 1865, and CHARLES KIGER —son of James their children were three: Elisha J., and EllaA.( Kigcr,was‘ born May 12, 1866, died March 22, born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, 1872; Nancy Jane, October 2, 1868, June 15, 1818. He was married in lives with her father; Emeline, August Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 12, 1872; died March 4, 1875. Joseph February, 1842, Sarah A., daughter of and Martha J. (Haddox) Kerns were William H. and Sarah A. (Hill) Davis, the parents of Melissa E., first wife of becoming his wife. She was born in Mr. Headley. She was born February Fayette county, the year of her birth 25, 1846, died August 2, 1873. Her 1820. About 1857, with his family, father is a resident in Monongalia Charles 1(iger took up his residence in county, West Virginia and her mother Wetzel county, and in this county all is deceased. September 24, 1876, in his living children make their home. Wirt county, West Virginia, Anthony The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Headley and Sarah Emma _Lot were Kiger, named Jacob Lindsay, was born united in wedlock, and their children June 2, 1859, and died July 10, 1876; are three; Melissa Emma, born June 23, their daughter Hannah, was born 1877; Anthony Wayne, July 13, 1879; February 3, 1865, and died June 8, Inza Anne, July 20, 1881. Pine Grove, 1876; a son was born in October, Wetzel county, West Virginia, is the 1848, and died same day. The living postoffice address of Anthony children are: Nancy, born December Headley. 18, 1842; Margaret, December 2, 1844; Ella Ann, October 14, 1846; CALEB SAMUEL HEADLEY ‘—IS Cynthia, October 31, 1849; Elizabeth, a son of Caleb and NancY_(W1’1ght) October 20, 1851; Barbara, October 2, Headley, who were raised in Wetzel 1853; Jane, July 2, 1856; Emeline, county. In this county he was 130111 February 2, 1861: Jane lives with her March 30, 1837, and_at New parents, the others have homes of their Martinsville, this county, his wedded own in this county. Although past the nfe began. There Elizabeth Morgan age when military duty could be became his wife, August 4, 1859, and required of him, at the inauguration of in the home their marriage consecrated the war of the States, Charles Kiger are their five children, born: Sarah enlisted in the Federal army, and did a Ann June 26, 1861; Nancy Ellen. soldier’s duty throughout that March 21, 1864; Elisha E., March 7, struggle, receiving honorable discharge 186 at its close. He has two farms in Green Garrett were wedded, and the children district, one containing 200 acres, and of their union are: Clara Belle, born the other 150. He is considered one of February 18, 1868; James William, the best farmers in the county, and July 26, 1870; Mary Hannah, takes great pride in his stock, making a February 16, 1873; Harriet Corenna, specialty of sheep raising and cattle April 26, 1876; Alice May, April 15, breeding. His postoffice address is 1879; John Mendle, August 12, 1882 Halls Mills, Wetzel county, West —all are at home. The parents of Mrs. Virginia. Liston are James and Hannah (McMahan) Garrett, and she was born JASPER NEWTON KINCADE —is in Brooke county, Virginia, February a native of the “Buckeye State,” born 1, 1847. The postoffice address of in Monroe county. He was a son of Thomas E. Liston is Porters Falls, Benjamin and Melinda (Turner) Wetzel county, West Virginia. Kincade, of Monroe county, Ohio, and his father was one of the Ohio THOMAS W. MCALISTER — was volunteers in the 1861 war, serving born in Ohio county, Virginia (now with honor for three years. Benjamin West Virginia), January 4, 1856, and Kincade is now living in Ohio, and is in the year following his birth he was the third time married; the mother of brought to Wetzel county by his Jasper N. has been dead for thirteen parents, Robert and Martha years. Jasper N. Kincade is now J.(Duncan) McAlister, who made their twenty-one years of age, and he cast home here in 1857. Robert McAlister his fortunes in with the people of and one brother were three years Wetzel county, August 5, 1878. In Federal soldiers in the war of the Green district he is carrying on the States, receiving honorable discharge farm of Jonathan Wright, of which he at the close of the war. The brothers has full charge, and is making a and sisters of Thomas W. McAlister success. He has four sisters and one are: James Cornelius, born February brother. Address Jasper N. Kincade at 16, 1845; Emma D., January 29, Porters Falls, Wetzel county, West 1847; William Russell, August 25, Virginia. 1852; Charles Ambert, February 6, 1859; Eunice Esther, February 4, THOMAS E. LISTON — is 1862; John Henry, June 18, 1869 — considered one of Green district’s the first three are married and have substantial residents, and in this homes of their own in this county, the district owns and carries on an last three live with their parents, who excellent farm. He was born in Preston continue to reside in Wetzel county. In county, Virginia, June 10, 1846, and this county Thomas W. McAlister was was four years old when his parents, joined in wedlock with Emeline Kiger, William and Mary (Groves) Liston, born in Wetzel county, February 2, made their home in Wetzel county. He 1860, a daughter of Charles and Sarah was a soldier in the 15th West Virginia A. (Davis) Kiger. Mr. and Mrs. Infantry, Company C, from 1862 until McAlister have one little daughter, the close of the war, and served in the Della May, born September 20, 1881. following engagements: Cloyd Mr. McAlister is a farmer and Mountain, New River Bridge, stock-raiser. He has 50 acres of land, Middlebrook, Lexington, Lynchburg, about 35 improved, and is one of the Snickers Gap, Winchester, two battles most enterprising of the younger at Cedar Creek, Hatches Run, generation of farmers. He is addressed Petersburg, Rices Station and at Pine Grove, Wetzel county, West Appomattox Court House. During the last three months of his service Virginia. Thomas E. Liston served in the corps of sharpshooters, and was in numerous ANDREW L. MOONEY —was born skirmishes. In the first battle of Cedar in 1842, in Washington county, Creek Mr. Liston had his oil-blanket Pennsylvania. His parents, who were torn from his side, by a shell. He had Jacob and Sarah A. (Chapmafl) two brothers in the same service. In Mooney, died before he reached his Wetzel county, April 22, 1867, sixth birthday. His mother’s ‘mother, Thomas E. Liston and Florence M. Nancy Chapman, was a sister of 187

Alexander Campbell, of Bethany, a Virginia. Mrs. Morgan was born in town of Brooke county, now part of Baltimore county, Maryland, July 14, West Virginia. Alexander Campbell is 1824, a daughter of Jared and Susanna renowned in church history as the (Macmore) Rogers, who came to Tyler founder of the sect known from his county in 1830. The ten children of name as Campbcllites. Andrew L. Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers were born: Mooney was placed under the care of Casandrew, February 9, 1839, an uncle, Daniel Mooney, then residing residence unknown; Naomi Jane, June in Marshall county, this State, with 20, 1840; Keziah, October 2, 1842; whom he remained until eleven years Caroline, October 29, 1844; Nathaniel, of age. Becoming then discontented September 17, 1846; Thomas W., with a home which appeared to him 1848; Candasia, December 11, 1850; more rigid than pleasant, he broke Adolphus, November 22, l852—aIl through its restraints, ran away, and deceased; and Mary Alice, born April came to Wetzel county. Here he was at 20, 1861, married and lives in the inauguration of the civil war, when Monongalia county; James W., March he entered the Federal service, in June, 7, 1865, lives with his mother. Elisha 1861, and sewed with honor, and Morgan is a merchant of Porters Falls, much renown, until the war ended. His and is also owner of a good farm, and war record presents many highly a grist and saw mill doing an extensive interesting features, which cannot be business. He has been appointed consistently noticed here. His services postmaster and is still the incumbent as scout, spy, and courier during the at Porters Falls, and his wife is his Virginia and Shenandoah campaigns assistant. cannot be too highly estimated. Certain it is that on two occasions, at STEPHEN MORGAN — born in Gauley Bridge and at Hawks Nest, his Wetzel county, November 26, 1842, vigilance as a scout saved the army of and Rachel Ruth McCormick, born in General Cox (ex-governor of Ohio), this county in 1847, were here joined from total annihilation, to which in wedlock, March 29, 1868. He is effect the testimony of Generals Cox, engaged in the joint avocations of Rosecrans and others is cheerfully farming and lumbering in Green given. These are only two of many district, and in the home there similar adventures, and he was more established by his marriage are seven extensively known throughout the children, born: Elisha F., January 6, West Virginia army than any other 1869; Morgan B., March 10, 1870; private of that service, and was William S., January 31, 1872; Sarah deservedly held in the highest esteem. E., July 20, 1874; Charles Thomas, At or near the close of the war he December 31, 1876; Lavica Ellen, returned to Wetzel county, and he has October 14, 1878; Mary Catherine, since followed the various occupations February 17, 1880; Elisha and Sarah of the people here, farming, A. (Hart) Morgan, who came from lumbering, mining, teaching, etc. Baltimore county, Maryland, to Wetzel Postoffice address, Porters Falls, county in 1829, were the parents of Wetzel county, West Virginia. Stephen Morgan. The father of Elisha was the pioneer Morgan Morgan, one MRS. ELISHA MORGAN — of the first settlers west of the Blue entered upon her present marriage Ridge, and of whom mention is often relation in Wetzel county, August 30, made in this book. Rachel Ruth 1870, becoming the wife of Elisha Morgan is a daughter of Elisha J. and Morgan, a well-known resident of this Levica E. (Renhart) McCormick, who county. She is the mother of one came to Wetzel county in 1827. child, who lives in this county, one Stephen Morgan may be addressed at living in Monongalia, and one whose Porters Falls, Wetzel county, West residence is unknown, and death has Virginia. taken from herseven. These children were the offspring of her first ROLLEY W. POSTLETHWAIT — marriage, entered upon in Taylor was born in Marshall county, (then) county, Virginia, in 1838. Her Virginia, July 12, 1849. In the spring husband was John Rogers, born in of 1860, with his parents, J. G. F. and what is now Taylor county, West Martha (McCullough) Postlethwait, he 188 came to Wetzel county. In the same Schamp, who are now living in Reno year they went to Jackson county, and county, Kansas. In Wetzel county, in the autumn of 1861, they went to Jacob S. Schamp married Elizabeth V. Monroe county, Ohio, and made a last Klipstine, and their twelve children are move in the spring of 1864, when they recorded: Mary J., born August 23, returned to Wetzel county and settled 1861; Susan E., July 26, 1863; on a farm. The father of Rolley W. Rebecca C., March 20, 1865, lived served four and a half months in the only two weeks; John W., March 10, Government service as patrol guard at 1866; William L., February 12, I868; Ravenswood, Jackson county, (now) Corena B. and Cornelia V., September West Virginia. In Wetzel county, April 23, 1870; Charles M., August 4, 1872; 16, 1876, Rolley W. Postlethwait Fred. Ernest, February 4, 1875; Walter wedded Elizabeth Nolen, who was Eugene, September 30, 1877; Bessy born in this county, October 10, 1847, Eugenia, August 3, 1879; Louesa a daughter of William and Elizabeth Vienna, October 4, 1882. Mr. Schamp (Main) Nolen, now both deceased. The and his wife have been church children of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. members for over twenty years, being Postlethwait are three, all at home: at present in the faith of the Methodist Judge A., born January 26, 1877; Church (South), in which faith ten of William Forest, April 13, 1879; Cora their children have been baptized. Elverna, January 26, 1881. R. W. John A. and Elizabeth (Shuman) Postlethwait is engaged in farming in Klipstine were the parents of Elizabeth Green district, Wetzel county, with V., wife of Mr. Schamp. She was born postoffice address at Moores, Tyler in Tyler county, where her parents county, West Virginia. made their home in 1826, the date of her birth January 21, 1841. Her JAMES CLARK ROBINSON —was mother lives in Wetzel county, where born in Wetzel county, March 15, her father died in 1873. Jacob S. 1847, a son of William and Caroline Schamp’s postoffice address is New (Talmage) Robinson, who made their Martinsville, Wetzel county, West home in Wetzel county in the year of Virginia. his birth. His wife is Mary Ellen, daughter of Hiram Joab and Melinda ALFRED BOWEN STEEL — (Long) Morgan, and the children of farmer and justice of the peace in their union are: Alexander, Frank, Green district, Wetzel county, West John, Clara Jane, Charles, Samuel, Virginia, is a native of this county, Viola. James C. Robinson, and one of his brothers served in the 7th West born June 11, 1836. His father was Thomas Steel, born in Fayette County, Virginia Infantry, from 1862 until the Pennsylvania. October 1. 1793, close of the war, and were engaged in and his mot er who was all the battles of that regiment. Jerusha Garrison before her Farming and the raising of stock are who was Jerusha Garrison before her the occupations of James C. Robinson. marriage, was born in Greene county, He manages the farm of R. C. Morgan the same State, July 30, 1802. They in Green district, and his postoffice became residents in Wetzel county 11'! address is Porters Falls, Wetzel county, 1824. Alfred B. Steel’s first wife was a West Virginia. daughter of Levi and Mary (Stansbury) Payne. She was born in Wetzel county, JACOB S. SCHAMP —-has been a and here wedded Mr. Steel, June 11, resident in Wetzel county since 1857. Their children were: Mary December 15, 1859, and is one of the Emeline, born February 20, 1858, most successful farmers of Green died January 3, 1859; Lucinda district. His farm consists of 115 acres, Frances, February 20, 1860, died in which are well under cultivation, and September, 1878; Josephine, February all taken from its original 28, 1863, died August 20, 1865. unproductiveness by his own Sylvania (Payne) Steel, mother of exertions, since 1862. He has been these children, was born November 17, several terms school trustee of Green 1835, and died September 1, 1865. district. He was born in Blair county, Fraanna, daughter of Justus and Pennsylvania, January 21, 1838, a son Elmeda (Funk) Stansbury, was born in of Abraham V. and Mary A. (Hopkins) Indiana, March2l, 1843, and in 189

Pennsylvania she became the wife of December 11, 1879, died November Alfred B. Steel March 10, 1867. Their 18, 1882; Lillie May, February 27, children are five: Oscar Depsey, born 1882. John A. and Mary (Winland) December 28, 1867; Ida May, January Workman, who now live in Belmont 6, 1870; Samaria Leonora, March 2, county Ohio, are the parents of Isaac 1872; Virginia Adaline, June 19, 1874; J., and his wife was a daughter of Sarah Caroline, March 5, 1877. Alfred Richard and Rebecca (Braden) Angus. B. Steel served through the war of They died in Monroe county, Ohio. 1861 as a member of the 3d West April 1, 1873, Isaac J. Workman Virginia Cavalry. He has been on the became one of the residents of Wetzel school board of Green district several county, and in Green district he is the years, and has been a justice of the owner of a good farm, the cultivation peace since 1876. He receives his mail of which he supplements with boot at Green Hill, Wetzel county, West and shoe making. He receives his mail Virginia. at Porters Falls, Wetzel county, West Virginia.

AUGUSTUS STREIGHT—owns a GRANT DISTRICT farm of 210 acres, 100 improved, in Green district, on which he makes his MICHAEL BARR—son of Nicholas home. He is also the.owner of several and Sarah (Jones) Barr, was born in tracts of land in various parts of the Marion county, Virginia, November county of Wetzel, has served in his 15, 1836, and at the age of thirteen district in a number of public offices, years accompanied his parents to and may be considered one of the Wetzel county which has since been most enterprising citizens of the his home. In this county he was county. Jasper and Mary (Kennedy) married, Nancy Morgan becoming his Streight, his parents, came to Wetzel wife on the 13th of March, 1860, and county about 1820, and in this county in their home were born twelve he was born January 9, 1827. Here he children, as follows: Nicholas, March was married, Matilda Cumberledge 8, 1861; Achless, June 7, 1862; becoming his wife, and the children of Roland, Se tember 30, 1863; Eliza, their union were born: Amanda, July 30, 1 65; Sarah M., June 19, September _2, 1850, is married and 1867; Samuel, July 4, 1869; Mary B., lives in the adjoining county, Tyler; April 20, 1871; Nancy V., June 24, Mary, November 9, 1851, married and 1873; Delia E., May 5, 1875; Maria, lives in Wetzel county; Jasper Newton, May 1, 1878; John, Se tember 19, September 4, 1853, died November 1880; Samantha, May 2 , 1883, died 13, 1858; Massa, November 13, 1855, May 31, 1883. The wife of Mr. Bar married and lives in this county. was born in Wetzel county, February Matilda Cumberledge was born in 22, 1844, and her mother, Eliza Greene county, Pennsylvania, June 11, Morgan, was born January 22, 1807. 1826, and was twelve years old when The subject of this sketch about a year she accompanied her parents to the ago entered upon a mercantile career home they then made in Wetzel at this place, dealing in groceries, dry county. The postoffice address of goods, and general merchandise, and Augustus B. Streight is Pine Grove, he is also proprietor of a flouring mill Wetzel county, West Virginia. hi this district. He may be addressed at Loman, Wetzel county, West Virginia. ISSAC WORKMAN—is a‘ native of Ohio, born in Monroe county, October ELIAS EARL——sonof William and 11, 1855. In the State and county of Nancy (Simpson) Earl, was born May his birth, Se tember 20, 1857, was 29, 1822, in what is now Monongalia born Lucin a H. Angus, and she county, West Virginia. In 1846 he became his wife in Wetzel county, became a citizen of Wetzel county, West Virginia, September 21, 1875. and in the civil war he was three years Their children are two living at home a member of Company L, 6th West and two deceased, born: Evan Martin, Virginia Infantry. His first wife was July 4, 1876, died May 9, 1880; Mary Sarah Jane Rice, and the children of Bell, April 5, 1878; Sarah A. 13., their union were: Elizabeth Jane, born 190 November 15, 1848, died January 24, John C. P., February 9, 1877; Richard 1863; Martin V. B. S., December 9, H. L., December 2, 1879; Emma Oella, 1851, died January 6, 1863; Charles J. March 11, 1883. The postoffice B., May 23, 1855; Samuel 1., March address of Richard Eckelberry is Pine 31, 1858; William Nelson, February 7, Grove, Wetzel county, West Virginia. 1861, died September 8, 1870. On Christmas Day, 1864, at Cameron, GEORGE FRANKS—deceased~ Marshall county, West Virginia, Elias was the possessor of a farm of 240 Earl was united in marriage with acres of good land on the waters of Martha A. (Mellon) Baldwin, and they Fishing creek, and as guardian for the have one daughter, Nancy Ann, born four children of his deceased son he March 20, 1870. Martha A. Mellon was was also controlling 136 acres more. born in Wheeling, Ohio county, this On his land coal is abundant, and State, April 24, 1826, a daughter of wagon loads of it can be picked up Matthew and Lucinda (Barnett) along the stream. In boring for oil on Mellon, who are now deceased. Elias his farm, the men had to drill through Earl is a blacksmith by trade, a skilled a coal vein of sixteen-feet thickness. worker in iron. His postoffice address George W. Franks was born in Geneva, is Pine Grove, Wetzel county, West Fayette county, Pennsylvania, October Virginia. 28, 1816, and died March 1, 1883. He was a son of George and Elizabeth RICHARD ECKELBERRY—is the (Keckler) Franks, who died many owner of 289 acres of farming land on years ago in Pennsylvania. In South fork of Big Fishing creek, in Pennsylvania, October 25, 1840, he Grant district, Wetzel county, West was united in marriage with Elizabeth Virginia He has served in his district as Loveall, who was born in that State, justice of the peace fourteen years, January 18, 1823. She was a daughter 1866-71 and 1876-83, and in the war of Stephen and Catharine (More) of the States he served his country Loveall, who made their home in what three years. He enlisted in Company is now Wetzel county, West Virginia, H. lst West Virginia Infantry, October in 1845. Her parents died in Wetzel 19, 1861, and received discharge county; her father June 11, 1880, at November 26, 1864, having been a the age of 75 years, and her mother participant in the battles of March 13, 1883, aged 84 years. Mr. Currenstown, second Bull Run, Port and Mrs. Franks made their home in Republic, Cross Keys, Hunter’s raid, this county in 1848, and with them Snickers Ford, Opequon and Cedar came their two sons, Stephen, born Creek. He was born in Greene county, October 20, 1841, and George W., Pennsylvania, October 8, 1838, a son born November.20, 1843. Stephen was of George B. Eckelberry, who was a Confederate soldier through the born in 1804, and Sarah (Wise) 1861 war, and he died June 22, 1880. Eckelberry, born in 1808. His parents George W. died April 17, 1869. With made their home in Wetzel county in Mrs. Franks now live her four the year of his birth, and in this grandchildren, who were born: county he was married, Mary L. Joliff Elizabeth Jane, March 9, 1874; becoming his wife April 10, 1859. She Virginia Belle, January 19, 1876; Mary was born in Wetzel county, August 19, Catharine, 1878; Jacob Morgan, March 1838, a daughter of Hezekiah and 3, 1881. The postoffice address of Nancy (Buchanan) Joliff, her father Mrs. George W. Franks is Pine Grove, one of the pioneers of the county. Mr. Wetzel county, West Virginia. and Mrs. Eckelberry’s eleven children were born: Rosa V., January 27, 1860, JAMES JOLIFF~son of Hezekiah lives in this district; Samantha B., and Nancy (Buchanan) Jolliff, was August 9, 1861, died November 13, born in Grant district, Wetzel county, 1878; and nine younger, living at April 14, 1836. His parents were home, namely: Nancy S., born among the pioneers of this section of September 9, 1865; George G. M., country, where his father settled in November 30, 1866; Theresa A., 1813. December 21, 1856, in Wetzel February 16, 1869; Eliza L., January county, James Jolliff was united in 23, 1871; James L. E., February 13, marriage with Ruth Long, who was a 1873; William F. H., March 15, 1875; native of this county, born in Centre 191 district, June 6, 1835. Her parents, January 14, 1840, and Catharine, Samuel J. and Mary (Furby) Long, August 28, 1842, live in Green district, made their home in Wetzel county in this county; Samuel J., jr., March 7, 1828. Mr. and Mrs. Jolliff are the 1845, lives in this district; Jane, March parents of : Samuel L., born October 7, 4, 1847, lives in Proctor district, this 1857; H. Amos, July 3, 1859; _Mary county; Columbus C., September 9, Theresa, March 22, 1861; James U., 1849, lives in Grant district; Lovisa, July 14, 1864; William, March 15, May 28, 1852, lives in Grant district; 1873. Samuel and Mary live at Pine Mary Belle, March 23, 1856, died Grove, this county, and the other October 17, 1858; Coola Jeanette, three at home. James Jolliff is one of September 3, 1858, lives in this the farming residents of Grant district, district; John, September 30, 1861, and served four years, 1862-5, as a and William Vincent, May 11, 1866, member of the board of supervisors. live at home. Samuel J. Long is a His post office address is Pine Grove, prosperous farmer, his land lying in Wetzel county, West Virginia. Grant district, and Pine Grove, Wetzel county, West Virginia, his post office COLUMBUS LONG—one of the address. farming residents of Grant district, Wetzel county, West Virginia, is a , JAMES LOWE—is a son of Levi M. native of this county, bom September Lowe, who became a resident in 9, 1849. He is a son of Samuel J. and Wetzel county in 1820, and Maria Mary (Furby) Long, his father one of (Jofliff) Lowe, and his birth was in this the influential residents of Wetzel county, October 17, 1845. Charles M. county since 1828. In Wetzel county, Lowe, brother of the subject of this March 30, 1879, were recorded the sketch, was a private in Company A, marriage vows of Columbus C. Long 1st West Virginia Cavalry, in the first and Amelia L. Biggs, and home of year of the civil war, and died in the their married life is brightened with service, at Cumberland, Maryland, ‘the presence of one daughter, Ida February 28, 1862. At Pine Grove, Sybilla, born December 11, 1880. Wetzel county, January 8, 1880, John Henry and Sarah Ann (Cramp) James P. Lowe and Martha D. Kerby Biggs, who live in Ohio county, West were united in matrimonial bands, and Virginia, are the parents of Mrs. Long, they make their home in Grant and she was born in Ohio county, July district, where Mr. Lowe is engaged in 12, 1855. The occupation of Mr. Long the varied avocations of a farm life. is farming, his land lies in Grant They have two children, William A., district, and his post office address is born September 12, 1880, and Pine Grove, Wetzel county, West Robertie M., April 19, 1882. Peter F. Virginia. and Hannah J. (Crawford) Kerby, residents of Marshall county, West SAMULE LONG—was fifteen years Virginia, are the parents of Martha D., old when his mother, Jane (Jones) wife of Mr. Lowe. She was born in Long, made her home in Wetzel Marshall county, March 31, 1857. county, which was in the year 1828. James P. Lowe's address is Pine Grove, His father, Jeremiah Jones, died in Wetzel county, West Virginia. 1820 and his mother in 1857. Samuel J. was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, May 17, 1813, and his marriaged was consummated in that SAMUEL ANDERSON State and county, June 28, 1833, MANSFlELD—is proprietor and when Mary Furby became his wife. manager of a saw and flouring mill in She was born in Greene county also, Grant district, Wetzel county, the date of her birth March 1, 1819, West Virginia, and is one of the most and Waitman and Catharine (Leap) successful of the business men of this Furby her parents. They became county. He was born in Belmont residents in Wetzel county in 1823. county, Ohio, March 31, 1852, and Mr. and Mrs. Long’s children are: Ruth has lived in Wetzel county since he was J., born June 6, 1835, lives in Grant seven years of age. Nathaniel district; Sarah A., May 9, 1837, lives in Mansfield, father of Samuel A., born Harrison county, Iowa; Jeremiah, in 1818, married Eliza Jane Pierce, 192 who was born in 1824, and they made (Norris) was joined with him in their home in Wetzel county in 1859. wedlock on that date at Moundsville, In the war of the States, Nathaniel and their five children were born: Mansfield entered the Federal service Susanna, August 10, 1865; Sylvanus, in September, 1861, as a private in October 9, 1866; Wesley, January 5, Company H, 1st West Virginia 1869; Levi, April 16, 1871; Sarah A., Infantry, and served three years, and November 24, 1872. In 1876, with his was honorably discharged at little family, William J. Rine took up Cumberland, Maryland. He was in his residence in Wetzel county, and in engagements at Bloomers Gap, Grant district he owns and cultivates a Winchester, Port Republic, Cross Keys, fine farm of 490 acres. Sarah A., wife and several others. Francis Delia, of Mr. Rine, was born in Guernsey daughter of George Boston Eckelberry county, Ohio, January 17, 1833, and and Sarah (Wise) Eckelberry, who her parents, William and Anna settled in Wetzel county, in 1837, was (Matthews) Hood, are now residents in born in this county, December 11, 1846, and here became the whe wife Marshall county, West Virginia. The first wife of William J. Rine was Louisa of Samuel A. Mansfield, November 27, 1882. Mr. Mansfield receives his mail Jane Lehew, whom he married April at Pine Grove, Wetzel county, West 16, 1857. Their children were Arminta, Virginia. born April 1, 1858, died July 28, 1879; Nathan, July 31, 1859, lives with his father; Ephraim D., July 26, JOHN W. MORGAN—farmer and 1861, died August 12, 1863. William J. miller of Grant district, Wetzel county, Rine receives his mail at Loman, is the owner of 3,000 acres of land in Wetzel county, West Virginia. Green and Grant districts. He was born in Harrison County, Virginia, September 5, 1815, a son of William and Katie (Parish) Morgan, and he GEORGE YENNE—is one of the made his home in what is now Wetzel most energetic and prosperous of the county, April 13, 1844. He was first residents of Grant district, Wetzel married to Vashli Tetrick, who was county, West Virginia, where he born May 14, 1820, and died on the combines the avocations of farmer, anniversary of her birth, in 1859. Their blacksmith and wagon manufacturer. children were nine: Sophronia E., born He was born in Tuscarawas county, September 23, 1838; Mary Anna, Ohio, December 17, 1840, and was but Josiah K.. Louisa D., Franklin F., six years old when his parents, Henry William E., Beverly L., born April 10, and Rachel (Renneker) Yenne, made 1854; John U., September 18, 1857; their home in Wetzel county. He Vashti C., March 14, 1859. In Wetzel enlisted in the 1861 war, as a member county, February 29, 1860, John W. of Company C, 14th Indiana Infantry, Morgan and Sarah Willey were joined and after serving five months and in wedlock. She was born in Wetzel eleven days was discharged on county, December 14, 1829, a accounty of illness contracted after daughter of James and Mary (Wyatt) entering the army. His first wife, whom Willey. In 1868, John W. Morgan was a he married October 19, 1862, was member of the West Virginia Elizabeth Eckelberry, and their legislature, and in 1872 he represented children were: Richard E., born the people of this senatorial district in September 5, 1863; Samuel J., August the State senate. He receives his mail at 16, 1865; Sarah C., December 12, Pine Grove, Wetzel county, West 1867; George E., January 9, 1871, died Virginia. April 10, 1872; James E. Mc., April 28, 1873, died August 28 1881; Palmyra F. C._,October 23, 1875—all the living WILLIAM RlNE—is a son of George children are at home. In Wetzel and Hannah (Matheny) Rine, who are county, December 20, 1882, George residents in Marshall county, West M. Yenne wedded Sophia (Fluharty) Virginia. He was born in that county, (Robinson), who is a daughter of July 5, 1836, and in that county his Henry and Sarah (Eddy) Fluharty, second marriage was consummated residents in Wetzel county since 1845. December 6, 1864. Sarah A. (Hood) She was born when they were living in 193 Marion county, Virginia, September Grace. Henry and Sarah (Enix) Brigs 25, 1833. George M. Yenne’s post were the parents of the subject of this office address is Pine Grove, Wetzel sketch, and his wife was a daughter of county, West Virginia. William and Elsa (Schriver) Brookover. Two brothers of Henry Briggs,John C. and Brice Briggs, were soldiers in the Federal army, war of 1861. The latter MAGNOLIA DISTRICT served in the Ohio Infantry, and the former was a member of Company C, 15th West Virginia Infantry, serving three years, and taking part in most of the battles of that regiment. Henry ANDREW J. ASHBY—is a Briggs has a farm of 92‘/2 acres, on farmer and dealer in real estate, of Limestone Ridge, Magnolia district, Magnolia district, Wetzel county, West and he receives his mail at the post Virginia. His birth was in Greenburg, office at Green Hill, Wetzel county, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. and Thomas and Nancy (Gaskins) Ashby were his parents. August 24, ABRAHAM BROOKOVER—son of 1837, was his natal day, and he was ., John and Ann R. (Tennant) married January 4, 1864, in Wetzel Brookover, was born in Monongalia county. His chosen bride was Hannah, county, October 6, 1813. He was daughter of Samuel and Mary (Delany) captain of a volunteer company of Bland, born in Wetzel county, militia, 1836-45, was a justice of the September 24, 1843. The children of peace in Marion county, serving from Mr. and Mrs. Ashby were born: 1858 to 1861, was elected supervisor Melinda, January 4, 1865, died in Wetzel county in 1862, and served September 4, 1865; Albert E., March two years. In 1869 he was elected 13, 1867; Samuel E., September 25, sheriff of Wetzel county, and he served 1869; Emma, April 25, 1872; Harriet in that capacity until June, 1876. In Elizabeth, August 14, 1876; Francis 1882 he was again elected justice of Morgan, June 4, 1878; Mary, February the peace, in Magnolia district, and 9, 1882—all are at home. Andrew J. he is the present incumbent of the Ashby is a grandson of two soldiers, office. His marriage was solemnized in and in the war of the States was Greene county, Pennsylvania, where himself in the service of the Federal Mary Alton became his wife on the government. He was a member of 20th of December, 1832. She was born Company A, 3d West Virginia Cavalry, in Green county, Pennsylvania, March and he had two brothers in the army, 26, 1806, a daughter of Benjamin and Thomas J. and George W. Ashby; all Jane (Miller) (Armstrong) Alton. The serving their full term and receiving children of Abraham P. and Mary honorable discharge. Two nephews of (Alton) Brookover are: Annie J., born Mr. Ashby were killed in the Union February 8, 1834; Presly, April 7, army, and his wife lost a cousin, 1835; Harriet R., August 6, 1840; William Bland, who was killed in the William M., May 10, 1838; Margaret, same service. The maternal grandfather July 14, 1843; Benjamin, July20, of Andrew J. fought under Washington 1845. Abraham P. Brookover’s post in the war of 1776, and his office address is New Martinsville, Grandfather Ashby was a soldier under Wetzel county, West Virginia. Harrison in the 1812 war, and a participant in his march to Fort Meigs. The post office address of Andrew J. Ashby is New Martinsville, Wetzel ABRAHAM PRESLEY county, West Virginia. CRAlG—was born in Monongalia county, Virginia, May 7, 1837. He 183 HENRY BRIGGS—born in Wetzel son of W. H. and Elizabeth (Hoyt) county, February 20, 1845, and Massa Craig, who in 1833 made their home in Ellen Brookover,. born in this county, Marshall county, Virginia (now West were here united in marriage, April 27, Virginia), and came to Wetzel county 1865. Their five children were born: in 1863. Abraham P. Craig served Virginia, Sarah Belle, Clark F., Edith, through the 1861 war a member of 194

Company I, 6th West Virginia Infantry, severe labor, and will never recover the and received an honorable discharge at health he gave for his country. For the end of the war. He had one brother twelve years he has been a minister of who served in Company D, 12th West the Christian Church, and his faith and Virginia Infantry. A. P. Craig came to practice is—living faith in Christ, that Wetzel county in 1863, and in the God will send his converting power same year in this county, on the 17th into the heart of man, that all the of November, he was joined in wedlock followers of Christ are living witnesses with Sarah Burrows, and their union by faith. He believes in experimental has been blessed with five children: religion, and his wife is in the same Lizzie, born November 20, 1864; Anne fellowship. His post office address is M., September 15, 1867; Joseph B., New Martinsville, Wetzel county, West November 15, 1869; Birdie, March 11, Virginia. 1873; William Paul, July 30, 1877. The wife of Mr. Craig was born April 14, SEPTIMUS HALL—was the eldest 1845, in Ohio county, now part of child of Leonard and Jeannette West Virginia. William and Mary L. (McGregor) Hall, and was born (Montgomery) Burrows, her parents, February 14, 1847, in Ritchie county, made their home in Wetzel county in Virginia. His parents removed to 1848. A. P. Craig is a farmer and also Wetzel county shortly after it was follows teaming. His postoffice address organized, and when he was about one is New Martinsville, West Virginia. year old. His father was a practicing lawyer of many years’ standing, and Septimius studied with him, but never practiced. The first elective office he SAMUEL DAVIS—son of Samuel and held was recorder of New Martinsville, Nancy (Vandine) Davis, who died in which he filled one year. In 1871 he Ohio, was born in that State, March was elected to represent Wetzel county 10, 1835. He was joined in wedlock in the Constitutional convention which with Margaret A. Henthom, in Monroe was assembled in 1872, where he was county, Ohio, November 20, 1854, and the youngest member present. In she was born in Monroe county, August, 1872, at the time the August 11, 1835. Abraham and Nancy constitution was adopted, he was (Clark) Henthorn were her parents, and elected to represent the second both died in the county of her nativity. senatorial district, compoposed of the The children of Mr. and Mrs. Davis counties of Wetzel, Marshall, and were: William G. and Nancy J., born Marion. While a member of the senate Christmas Day, 1856; Maria E., he was chairman of the committee on December 16, 1858; Samuel K., banks and corporations. In 1873-4 he January 3, 1861, died January 18, served as a member of the board of 1875; Ulysses L., April 12, 1865; directors of the hospital for the insane Margaret Sylvania and Ucillys C., May of this State. In October, 1873, he, 1, 1867—Sylvania died February 8, with some gentlemen of Pittsburg, 1873; John G., November 12, 1873. Pennsylvania, organized the Pittsburg Maria E. is married and lives in this Stave Co., a concern which is still in county, and the other living children existence and doing a large amount of reside with their parents. The subject business in cooperage. June 29, 1875, of this sketch was a soldier of the war Septirnius Hall was united in marriage between the States, enlisting with Fannie E., daughter of Christian September 10, 1861, in Company B, and Rebecca Anshutz, of Marshall 7th West Virginia Infantry, and county, West Virginia, and they have receiving discharge at Fairfax C. H., two children: Charles Leonard, born March 10, 1865, by reason of a May 18, 1876, and Lulu, July 6, 1880. gunshot wound in and below the left In 1877, he became one of the knee. The 7th West Virginia has a mercantile firm of Oxnard Hall & Co., gallant record for services in the war, which did business in New Martinsville and with his regiment Mr. Davis was in until in 1882. In October, 1880, Mr. thirty-four engagements, that of the Wildemess being the most severe. Since countyHall was in elected the house to reipresent0 delegates, Wetzel and the war, Mr. Davishas been unfitted by was chairman of the committee on his army service and wound for any railroads. At the expiration of two 195 years’ service he was re—electedto the James and Sarah Mandlove. She was same position, and was chairman of the born in Milford, November 24, 1812, committee on taxation and finance. and the children of her union with Mr. Mr. Hall’s post office address is New Hart were born: J. E.,jr., July 8, 1863; Martinsville, Wetzel county, West Stella, August 12, 1865; Florence, Virginia. February 24, 1867; Eda, October 19, 1869; Hetty A., July 17, 1872; Charles JOSEPH S. HARMAN—born in Jacob and James William, June 17, Belmont county, Ohio, is a son of 1875. In 1871 J. E. Hart cast his Samuel and Mary (Gatts) Harman, now fortunes in with the people of Wetzel honored residents in Monroe county, county, and in 1876 he established the that State. In the war between the Messenger, of which he is editor and States, he entered the Federal services, proprietor, at New Martinsville, Wetzel enlisting in Company A, 77th Ohio county, West Virginia. Infantry, October 16, 1861, and serving until wounded in the battle of Pittsuburg Landing, after which he GEORGE HITCHCOCK—is a native received an honorable discharge, of Pennsylvania, born in Washington August 8, 1862. In Fayette county, rcounty, May 22, 1824. In 1847 he Iowa, November 26, 1870 , Joseph S. accompanied his parents, Joshua and Harman was united in marriage with Rhoda (Stouton) Hitchcock, to Wetzel Mary Bauder, and he has been a county, which has since been his home. resident of Wetzel count , West His father, born in Maryland, in 1804, Virginia, since 1872. His wi e was a died in 1882, and his mother, born in daughter of John and Catherine Pennsylvania in 1805, died in 1878. (Goodman) Bauder, and is a native of Joshua and George Hitchcock were the Switzerland. The children of their only two men of their district who wedlock are five: George Alfred, born voted for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, January 25, 1872; John Franklin, and the Republican ticket still has the September 6, 1875; Samuel Ernest, support of the latter. When the war January 18, 1879; Charles Edward, following Linc0ln’s election was begin June 28, 1881; Rosco, September 23, Joshua Hitchcock, and two sons, 1883. Joseph S. Harman is one of New George and Walter H., enlisted for the Martinsville’s best business men, and is Federal service, all in Company H, 1st here carrying on a manufactory of West Virginia Infantry. The subject of wagons and buggies. His work is all this sketch enlisted in October, 1861, done from the best material, of which and was discharged for disability in he has always a good stock on hand, 1862. Walter served his full term of and his many customers always return enlistment. Their father was taken to him for anything they need in his prisoner in the Virginia campaign, sent line, and are assured by his past work to Belle Isle, and kept six months, that the future orders will be coming out with the disease fastened satisfactorily filled. His location is on upon him from which eventually he Main stree, New Martinsville. Wetzel died. In Wetzel county, June 19, 1851, county, West Virginia. George Hitchcock was joined in wedlock with Roanna D. Ferrell, and their children were born: William JOSEPH EDWARD HART—born in Perry, February 19, 1852; Mary E., Columbus, Indians, November 15, October 14, 1853; Susannah, August 1838, is a son of Gideon B. and Hettie 20, 1855; Rhoda, September 21, 1857; A. (Taylor) Hart. In the war between Lutitia, August 25, 1859; Melissa J., the States he enlisted, first in the three June 11, 1861; Virginia S., September months service, Company B, 6th 16, 1863; Sarah A., October 16, Indiana Infantry, then for one year in 1866; Geor ianna, Au ust 24, 1869; the 12th Indiana, as first lieutenant. He Frances J., ctober 13, 871. The wife was commissioned captain of his of Mr. Hitchcock was born in Monroe company, H, and-was wounded in the county, Ohio, February 27, 1832, a battle of Mission Ridge, November 25, daughter of Elisha and Sarah (Haynes) 1863. At Milford, Indiana, August 3, Farrell. George Hitchcock has served as 1862, Joseph Edward Hart was united constable for the past six years. He in marriage with Edith, daughter of owns and carries on a farm near New 196 Martinsville, Wetzel county, West Virginia, just below Moundsville, Virginia, which is his address. February 12, 1832. Nathan Hanes and Elizabeth Montntieth were married WALTER HARVEY June 9, 1853, in Marshall county, and HITCHCOCK-was a son of Joshua and their children are recorded: William, Rhoda (Stouton) Hitchcock, whose born June 12, 1854; Ephraim, record has just been given. He was born November 11, 1855; Martha, in Washington county, Pennsylvania December 1, 1856, died November 21, July 6, 1834, and came with them to 1860; Margaret, September 23, 1858; Wetzel county in 1847. In this county, Leander, January 16, 1860; Charles, September 28, 1854, the words were June 24, 1861; Edward, February 5, spoken joining his life with that of 1863; Emma, February 1, 1865; twins, Lavina A. Wilson, and they are the Ulysses Grant and Tecumseh Sherman, parents of: Nora, born June 14, 1855; May 12, 1867; James, May 13, 1869; Rosanna, April 20, 1857; Maggie B. V., Ella, March 3, 1871; Daisy, October March 23, 1859; Mary Wilson, 24, 1873; Chester, March 4, 1876. February 4, 1861, died June 13, 1868; Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Hanes, was a James 0., August 14, 1865; Anna May, daughter of Edward and Margaret September 14, 1866; George W., March (Conkle) Montieth, who were married 22, 1872, died August 6, 1876; Minnie in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, D., September 26, 1875; Marietta B., in 1827. Her father, born in 1804, is June 16, 1877; Lydia V., February 18, now living in Long Reach, Tyler 1881. The parents of Lavina A., wife county, and her mother, born in 1806, of Mr. Hitchcock, were born in died December 6, 1881. Abraham England, William and Ann (Douglas) Hanes, born in Loudoun county, Old Wilson, the former born in Virginia, in 1784, and Susanna Martin, Oxfordshire, and the latter in Witten. born in New Jersey, July 8, 1796, were Mrs. Hitchcock’s birth was in Ohio married on Middle Island creek, in county, Virginia (now West Virginia), Ohio county, Virginia, in 1804, and October 18, 1835.‘ Her parents made after living a few years there moved to their home in Wetzel county in 1855. the mouth of Fishing creek, this She had three brothers in the 1861 county, and lived there until about war, William, George and James 1814, keeping hotel during the 1812 Wilson. The latter was in the artillery war. In about 1814 they settled a little service, and the two former in the 1st below Proctor, where they stayed until West Virginia Infantry. William was death. They had seven sons and seven wounded in the battle of Port daughters, and Nathan, subject of this Republic, and again at Moorefield. sketch, was the eleventh child and fifth George stayed to take care of him on son. Abraham Hanes died in October, the latter battlefield, and was made 1862, and his widow died December prisoner, and underwent the horrors of 12, 1876. Nathan Hanes’ address is confinement in Libby prison. Walter H. Proctor, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Hitchcock was so fortunate as to return unharmed from three years JACOB KOONTZ—is a native of faithful service in the West Virginia Switzerland, born February 26, 1849, Infantry. He has been three years a son of Rudolph and Elizabeth constable, and several years school (Graber) Koontz. With his parents he commissioner in his district, which is made his home in Wetzel county in Magnolia. Farming and stock-raising 1862, and has ever since lived here. His are his occupations, and his address is marriage was solemnized in New Martinsville, Wetzel county, West Marshall county, West Virginia, Virginia. September 5, 1872, Elizabeth A. Standiford becoming his wife and their NATHAN HANES—was born in children were five, of whom the oldest Tyler county, Virginia, November 13, two are deceased. These children are 1821, near the mouth of Pr_oct_or.He is recorded: Robert Lee, born June 20, a millwright by trade, and is living yet 1873, died October 23, 1875; Dora on the place where he was born. Mary, August 7, 1875, died January 29, During the years of th6‘ClV1l _warhe 1879; Charles Henry, December 4, kept the Proctor post office. Elizabeth 1877; Arthur Lee, October 27, 1879; Montieth was born in Marshall county, Australia Bell, June 3, 1882, 197

Elizabeth A., wife of Mr. Koontz, was occurring September 28, 1875, and his born in Belmont county, Ohio, September 22, 1882. This sketch has December 10, 1846, a daughter of been compiled for their oldest son, Vincent and Louisa E. (Johnson) whose address is J. S. McCaskey, New Standiford. Her mother died July 9, Martinsville, Wetzel county, West 1859, and her father on the 8th of Virginia. April, 1877. Jacob Koontz was but a poor boy when he came to New JAMES W. MCINTIRE—born in Martinsville, but energy and ability Powhatan, Belmont county, Ohio, in have enabled him to achieve the 1850, has been a resident in Wetzel success that places him among the county since reaching his majority. He foremost business men of the town. He was a son of Silas C. and Charlotte has just finished a new dwelling Mclntire, new residents of Marshall fronting on the river, and making a fine county, West Virginia, and in that showing from that point, which is in all county his wedded life began. Martha respects unsurpassed by anything in J. Harbison became his wife at the county seat and has few equals Moundsville, Marshall county, in 1871, along the river from Wheeling to and they are now the parents of two Cincinnati. His business is commission ‘sons and one daughter: Theodocia, merchant and steamboat agent, and his born July 3, 1878; Lloyd, March 13, address is New Martinsville, Wetzel 1877; Thayer B., June 21, 1881. M and county, West Virginia. E. B. Harbinson, of Marshall county, are the parents of Martha J., wife of JOHN MeCASKEY—deceased—was Mr. Mclntire, and she was born in born at Fairview, Pennsylvania, Marshall county in 1853. David February 19, 1834, a son of Joseph R. Mclntire, grandfather of James W., was and Margaretta D. (Alexander) born in Wheeling, Virginia, in 1773, in McCaskey. In 1849 he accompanied his the fort. He was with Lewis Wetzel in parents, who in that year made their many of his encounters with the home in Wetzel county. In this county, Indians, moved to what is now New Martinsville, January 7, 1858, Belmont county, Ohio in 1799, and John McCaskey and Elizabeth served in the 1812 war. James W. McEldowney were united in wedlock, Mclntire read law with B. T. Bowers, and their children were: Frances M., of New Martinsville, and was admitted born December 24, 1858, died March to practice in 1879. He followed the 28, 1865; Roberta, February 24, 1861, profession of teaching for fifteen years, died September 26, 1863; J. S., April and was a graduate of 1869. He is a 19, 1863; Margaretta D., May 16, notary public and has also held fo1;.the, 1866; J. R., December 21, 1867; James past SIXyears, the office of postmaster F., May 1, 1869; Frances J.,.December at New Dale, Wetzel County, West 24, 1870, died September 27, 1872; Virginia. Ambrose E., February 3, 1873. In the 1861 war John McCaskey served as a member of Company C, 15th West ELIJAH MORGAN—is a son of Virginia Infantry. He was Hiram J. and Melinda (Long) Morgan, commissioned first lieutenant of the both natives of Wetzel county, and he company at its organization, and made is a grandson of the celebrated pioneer captain at Alpine Station. He was a of Western Virginia, Morgan Morgan, participant in the battles of Cloyd whose name is so often mentioned in Mountain, New River Bridge, Middle this Encyclopedia. He was born in Brook, Lexington, Lynchburg, Green district, January 15, 1840, and Snickers Gap, Winchester, Halltown in this county, October 26, 1865, he Berryville, Opequon, Fishers Hill, two married Martha Jane Robinson, who days at Cedar Creek, Hatches Run, was born in Jefferson county, Brices Station, and was present at the Pennsylvania, and came to Wetzel surrender of Lee at Appomattox. In county with her parents, William and 1866 he was elected justice of the Caroline (Talmadge) Robinson, when peace, and served until his death, and they settled here in 1845. Mr. and Mrs. he was two terms mayor of New Elijah Morgan have six children, the Martinsville, Both Mr. and Mrs. oldest, Annie May, living in a home of McCaskey are deceased, her death her own in Magnolia district, this 198 county, and the others at home. Those Cloyd Mountain, New River Bridge, living with their parents are: Priscilla Middle Brook, Lexington, Lynchburg, Emeline, born February 1, 1867; Clara Snickers Gap, Halltown, Berryville, Louisa, February 18, 1869; Samuel Opequon, Fishers Hill, Cedar Creek, Theodore, February 23, 1871; Maggie Hatches Run, Petersburg, Brices Belle, September 24, 1874; Friend Station, and at the surrender of Lee at Wells, July 8, 1880. In the war Appomattox. John and Catharine between the States, Elijah Morgan was (Acworth) Huff, who settled in Wetzel a participant, serving in Company H, county in 1842, are the parents of lst West Virginia Infantry, in which he Rachel B. Huff, born in this county in enlisted in 1861. He was sergeant in his 1852. At New Martinville, June 24, company, and was in service until the 1869, were recorded the marriage vows close of the war. He was in the battle of John Murphy and Rachel B. Huff, at Winchester, Opequon, Cedar and in their home are five children, Mountain, Roods Hill, New Market, born: Minnie E., April 5, 1873; William Snickers Ford, Snickers Gap, S., March 20, 1876; Ernest Lee, April Moorefield, the last fight at Bull Run, 6, 1878; Rosco C., May 28, 1880; and in all the engagements of the John, October 1, 1882. The first-born Shenandoah campaign. He is a farmer child of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy was and lumberman, and his post office named Dolly E., and she was born address is New Martinsville, Wctzel October 8, 1870, and died December county, West Virginia. 2, 1872. John Murphy is a successful farmer and stock—raiser, and his post JOHN MOSER—was born in office address is New Martinsville, Switzerland, July 9, 1845, a son of Wetzel county, West Virginia. John Moser, born in 1812, and Anna Barbara Moser, who died March 17, JAMES W. NEWMAN-—wasborn in 1859. He settled in Wetzel in 1859, Washington county, Ohio, April 9, and entered the service of the Federal 1852. He is a son of William A. and government in the 1861 war. He served Sarah J. (Donaldson) Newman. At New about one year in Company H, 1st Martinsville, November 24, 1881, he West Virginia Infantry, and received was married to Sue Hall, who was born honorable discharge on account of in New Martinsville, Virginia (now disability incurred in the line of duty. West Virginia), January 21, 1855. They In Wetzel county, August 13, 1867, have one son, William Leonard, born John Moser and Mary A. Vancamp February 25, 1883. The parents of were united in marriage, and the home Mrs. Newman were Leonard and their marriage established is brightened Jeannette (McGregor) Hall. James W. with the presence of four children, Newman was elected clerk of the who were born to them: Worley circuit court in 1878. A further history Benna, June 5, 1868; Lydia Eliza, of his family will be found in the March 16, 1870; Mary Louisa, April 4, biographical sketch complied for 1873; Freddy Otto, June 26, 1875. William S. Newman, and given among Alexander and Lydia A. (Kahler) those of Center district. Vancamp, who came to Wetzel county in 1837 were the parents of Mary A. Vancamp, and she was born, in this THEOPHILE PROBST—son of county, November 2, 1848. Her father Victor and Catharine (Fleury) Probst, died February 26, 1870. John Moser is was born in Switzerland, April 13, a skilled sawyer and machinist, and his 1831, and when twenty years old he post office address is New Martinsville, made his home in Wetzel county. He Wetzel county, West Virginia. married in Pennsylvania, Frenia, daughter of John and Ann (Hoflicker) JOHN MURPHY‘, JR.—son of John Witchey, who was born in Switzerland, and Mary Elizabeth (Clipstine) and whose parents made their Murphy, was born in Armstrong residence in Wetzel county in 1851. county, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1846, The children of Mr. and Mrs.Probst are and came to Wetzel county in 1854. thirteen: Levi, Lovina, Dominick, He enlisted as a volunteer in Company Lucinda, Frederick, Albert, Mary, C, 15th West Virginia Infantry, August William, Rosa, Charles, Henry, Edward, 15, 1862, and was in the battles of Birdia. Theophile Probst has a farm 199 four miles from New Martinsville, in country was then included in Ohio Magnolia district, and in addition to its county, afterward in Tyler, and now in cultivation gives much time to the Wetzel, so that while living on lumber business, in which he is one farm he lived in three different extensively engaged, rafting a large counties. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are amount of timber to the Ohio river. He the parents of three daughters: receives his mail at New Martinsville, Samantha Jane (Cox), born October Wetzel county, West Virginia. 12, 1848; Adelia Emeline (Wells), February 28, 1851; Virginia Belle ANDREW RIST—and Julia (McMann), August 1, 1853. Another Hinkelbein were natives of Germany, daughter was born to them January 4, where he was born December 18, 1830 1850, whom they named Mary, and and she was born May 10, 1830. They who lived only three days. During the were wedded in Philadelphia, civil war, Mr. Robinson furnished the Pennsylvania, August 26, 1854, and government with beef cattle supplies. their five children were born: Caroline He has represented the people of (Oblinger), May 21, 1855; Emil Wetzel county two terms in the State Eugene, December 2, 1856; Julia ,. legislature, and is now justice of the Matilda (Schafer), December 9, 1858; peace. He is extensively engaged in the Emma Belle, August 28, 1862; Alice manufacture of lumber, lath, sidings, May, July 2, 1868. The oldest daughter dressed flooring, etc., dealing also in makes the home of her married life in railroad ties, and all kinds of timber. New Martinsville, Emil lives in He may be addressed at New Bearsville, Ohio, Julia in Monroe Martinsville, Wetzel county, West county, Ohio, and the two youngest Virginia. with their parents. The parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Rist died in Germany. He WILLIAM W. SELBY—is was a son of John and Christena Rist, successfully conducting a mercantile and his wife was a daughter of Jacob business at what is known as Martin’s and Joanna Christena (Lang) addition to New Martinsville, and has Hinkelbein. Mr. and Mrs. Rist moved been a resident in Wetzel county since from Philadelphia to Monroe county, 1875. He is a native of Maryland, born Ohio, in 1854, and lived there until in Alleghany county, December 30, 1882, coming from that county to 1835, a son of Arthur and Margaret New Martinsville. They still own a Selby. His father died October 4, 1858, good farm in Monroe county, and a and his mother makes her home with good residence in the village of him in New Martinsville. In Bedford Bearsville, Ohio. In New Martinsville, county, Pennsylvania, December 23, Mr. Rist is engaged in keeping hotel, 1858, William W. Selby was joined in where he makes comfortable all who wedlock with Mary E. Dicken. Their patronize him. children were five, born: David A., April 7, 1860; Ruth A., June 20, 1862; SAMUEL J. ROBINSON—was born William R., June 20, 1866; Joseph M., in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1870; Myrtle J., December October 4, 1825, a son of William and 12, 1877. The last-named died Caroline (Talmadge) Robinson, December 14, 1879, David A. is in who made their home in Wetzel county Colorado, and the other children are at in 1844. Samuel J. has lived in this home. The wife of Mr. Selby was a county since 1845, and was here daughter of David and Margaret (Boor) married September 12, 1847, on that Dicken, residents of Pennsylvania, but date becoming the husband of Sarah now deceased. She was born in Morgan, who was born in Tyler Bedford county, Pennsylvania, August county, August 4, 1826. She was a 1, 1837, and died at her husband’s daughter of Aaron and Nancy (Massa) home in this county, May 4, 1880. The Morgan, and is a relative of the Indian post office address of William W. Selby spy and pioneer settler, Morgan is New Martinsville, Wetzel county, Morgan, of whom this history West Virginia. elsewhere treats. Her father was one of the very earliest settlers in what is now JAMES H. SHARP~son of Robert Wetzel county, coming here between and Margaret (Matheny) Sharp, was 1805 and 1810. This section of born in Bath county, Virginia, June 17, 200 1842. When he was about one year old Magnolia district, which is their home, his father moved from Bath county to where Mr. Shepherd gives his time to Wood county, settling near Lubeck, the labor of agriculture, the raising of where he lived on a farm for a year. In grain and of stock. He had four 1854 he sold his farm and moved to brothers who served in the Federal Parkersburg, where he worked at his army from the beginning to the close trade, that of a gunsmith (which he of the war between the States. The learned at Harpers Ferry), until he children of Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd are came to Wetzel county, New five living and one deceased namely: Martinsville, in November, 1864. His John A., Lucinda B., Dudley B., James wife, mother of James H., died in F., Amanda M., Elizabeth M. James F. Parkersburg, in 1855. In Belmont, is deceased, the others are at home. Campbell county, Kentucky, July 1, George W. Shepherd’s address is New 1868, James H. Sharp wedded Alcinda Martinsville, Wetzel county, West Boyers, who was born in Tyler county, Virginia. Virginia, February 24, 1840. The children of their union were five, born: Harrison S., October 29, 1869; Richard LEVI SHUMAN—is a prosperous H, May 30. 1871; Josiah B., January 10, farmer of Magnolia district, Wetzel 1873; Margaret Ellen, July 1, 1876; county, West Virginia, having in that Mary W., March 7, 1880, died March 2, district a farm of 105 acres of river 1882. Josiah and Ellen S. (Williams) bottom land, all productive and easily Boyers were the parents of Alcinda, tilled, with but few waste acres on wife of Mr. Sharp. Her father was born which to pay taxes. He was born in this in Winchester, Virginia, in 1805, and county, May 13, 1831, a son of accompanied his father in childhood William and Sarah (Ferby) Shuman. to the then West, near Morgantown, Here he was married, Alcinda Cook Virginia, where he lived until after he becoming his wife July 3, 1853. She had been twice married. His second was born in this county, January 12, wife, mother of Mrs. Sharp, was a 1836, and is a daughter of Richard and daughter of Jerry Williams, one of the Rachel (Garrison) Cook. Nine children first settlers of what is now Wetzel were born to bless the union of Mr. county. After his second marriage, and Mrs. Shuman, and death has taken Josiah Boyers moved to Tyler County, five away. The record is: Sarah near Middlebourne, where he lived Virginia, born July 21, 1857, died from about 1835 to 1854, when he March 23, 1870; Roberta, born moved to Wetzel county, buying a November 13, 1862, died in farm just back of New Martinsville, on September, 1865; Rachel Belle, which he lived til 1866, when he October 9, 1863; William Spencer, moved to Belmont, Kentucky, where August 7, 1864, died October 7, 1865; he died in 1881. He represented Tyler Louie Margaret, March 14, 1867; several terms. He was a farmer and a Charles McDonald, March 19, 1870; scholar. T. R. Sharp, only brother of John, October 29, 1872, died James H., was a Federal soldier of the December 6, 1872; Frank Lesley, May 2d West Virginia Cavalry, and eighteen 11, 1874; one died in infancy. Levi months a prisoner at Richmond and Shuman served as commissioner of Andersonville. James H. Sharp is revenue, 1855--6, was elected sheriff in manufacturer and dealer in lumber. His 1866 and served four years, was address is New Martinsville, Wetzel appointed land assessor in 1882, and county, West Virginia. has held a number of minor district offices. His post office address is New Martinsville, Wetzel county, West GEORGE W. Sl-lEPHERD~was born Virginia. in Wetzel county, March 22, 1849, a WASHINGTON SNODGRASS—was son of Thomas and Elizabeth born in Monongalia county, Virginia, (McHenry) Shepherd, who were among in 1814, a son of Thomas H. and Annie the first settlers on Wheeling creek, this (Higgenbothem) Snodgrass.who was State. He married a native of this born in Monongalia county, Virginia, county, Phebe H., daughter of Marshall and Rachel E. (Liston) Snodgrass, who and Eliza (Buchanan) Whiteman. Their was born in Preston county, Virginia. marriage was consummated in They became residents at Wetzel 201 county, and here the subject of this Hiram Sylvester, James M., and sketch was born October 31, 1858. In Jeannette E. Thomas is married and a this county, in Green district, March resident in Wetzel county. The wife of 17, 1878, he was united in marriage Mr. Steepleton was born in what is with Annie M. Morgan, and their two now Marshall county, West Virginia, children are: Bertie B., born March 3, and in that county her father, John 1879; Cora E., November 21, 1881. Curtis, died. James Stecpleton’s post Elijah and Martha J. (Robinson) office address is New Martinsville, Morgan, natives of Wetzel county, are Wetzel county, West Virginia. the parents of Mr. Snodgrass’ wife, and she was born in Tyler county, in 1862. MARSHAL WHITEMAN—a native Alpheus M. Snodgrass is following the of the “Keystone State," was born in varied avocations of an agricultural life Washington county, Pennsylvania, in Magnolia district, and owns a farm February 15, 1828. With his parents, of 54 acres, pretty much all improved Matthias and Elsa (Newberry) and all in good order, three miles from Whiteman, he came to Wetzel county New Martinsville, the county seat of in 1847, and in this county, Magnolia Wetzel county, which is his post office district, he follows the pursuits of address. agriculture, and gives attention to the ALPHEUS M. SNODGRASS—is a .»raising of stock. October 31, 1850, in son of Washington Snodgrass, who was Wetzel county, were spoken the words born in Monongalia county, Virginia, joining in one the lives of Marshall and Rachel E. (Liston) Snodgrass, who Whiteman and Eliza Jane Buchanan, was born in Preston county, Virginia. and the ensuing years have given them They became residents in Wetzel ten children: David Andrew, born county, and here the subject of this August 24, 1852, died May 20, 1856; sketch was born October 31, 1858. in Phebe Hannah, September 15, 1854; this county, in Green district, March Sarah Anne., February 20, 1856; 17, 1878, he was united in marriage Melissa Jane, March 22, 1858; Elsa, with Annie M. Morgan, and their two September 18, 1860; Mary M., children are: Bertie B., born March 3, September 29, 1862; Frances Lavema, 1879; Cora E., November 21, 1881. November 27, 1864; James Matthias, Elijah and Martha J. (Robinson) June 1, 1867; Virginia Belle, April 7, Morgan, natives of Wetzel county, are 1870; Delia Emeline, November 24, the parents of Mr. Snodgrass’ wife, and 187 3. James and Sarah (Vancamp) she was born in Tyler county, in 1862. Buchanan, natives of Wetzel county, Alpheus M. Snodgrass is following the are the parents of Mrs. Whiteman, and varied avocations of an agricultural life she was born in this county, June 3, in Magnolia district, and owns a farm 1831. In the war of the States, of 54 acres, pretty much all improved Marshall Whiteman enlised September and all in good order, three’miles from 10, 1861, in Company H, lst West New Martinsville, the county-seat of Virginia Infantry, and sewed until Wetzel county, which is his postoffice November 26, 1864, participating in all address. the fighting of his regiment during that time. He was provost marshal, 1864-5. JAMES STEEPLETON—is one of New Martinsville, Wetzel county, West the substantial residents of Magnolia Virginia, is his post office address. district, Wetzel county, West Virginia, where he owns a farm of 163 acres, FRANCIS E. WILLIAMS—was a son which is well under cultivation, and of pioneer settlers of what is now occupies his time. He has been a Wetzel county, West Virginia. Jeremiah resident of Wetzel county since and Mary (Ewart) Williams,his parents, September, 1866, and has been three settled here in 1793, and his birth was years supervisor of roads. His birth was on the 18th of August, 1809. His in Pennsylvania, William and Abigail father died February 6, 1845, and his (Cummins) Steelpleton his parents, and mother’s death occurred in February, his marriage was consummated _in 1867. At Clarington, Monroe county, Washington county, Pennsylvania. Ohio, March 7, 1843, the Rev. Mr. There Delila Curtis became his wife, Kinney joined in wedlock Ann Jane and their children are seven: Margaret O’Neill and Francis E. Williams, and Jane, Thomas, Mary Ellen, Ruth Eliza, the genealogical record of their 202 children is: Benjamin T., born Alice S., February 16, 1879; Edward, December 2, 1843, died October 7, October 28, 1881, died November 1846; Ann and Jane, December 15, 15th following; Margaret A., February 1844, died same day; Junius, 4, 1882--all the living children are at November 29, 1845, died April 20, home. The father of Christian Yost 1854; Brady O’Neil1, November 13, died in Monroe county, in September, 1847, resides at Martins Ferry, Ohio; 1882; his mother still lives in that Daniel T., December 31, 1850, lives at county. His wife's parents were home; Francis H., December 30, 1852, residents there, Henry and Eva resides at Cincinnati, Ohio; Sarah E., (Neppert) Grall. Her mother died there September 27, 1854; Evan A., October October 12, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Yost 28, 1856; Fannie A., May 10, have made their home in Wetzel since 1862—these three living at home. The April, 1867, and he is a farmer of wife of Mr. Williams was a daughter of Magnolia district, with address at New Hugh Brady 0’Neill, who died Martinsville, Wetzel county, West February 17, 1850, and Sarah Virginia. (McCormac) O’Nei1l. Mrs. Williams was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, March 12, 1821, and she died on her husband’s farm in Magnolia district, August 26, 1878. Francis E. Williams PROCTOR DISTRICT and those of his family living at home receive their mail at New Martinsville, Wetzel county, West Virginia. JOHN BURRIS-son of Williamand CHRISTIAN YOST—son of Ulrich Rachel (Norman) Burris, was born in and Mary (Krebs) Yost, was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, May 4, 1815. Monroe county, Ohio, May 2, 1842, His parents have been many years and entered the war of 1861 service dead, his mother’s death occurring in before he was twenty years old. He Marshall county, West Virginia. The enlisted in December, 1861, Company first wife of John Burris was Mary, I-I, 77th Ohio Infantry, veteraned daughter of Joseph Waite. She was December 20, 1863, and received born in 1801, wedded Mr. Burris discharge at Brownsville, Texas, March September 10, 1837, and their children 8, 1856. His brother John was in the were: Squire, born November 9, 1838; same regiment, and died at Cairo, Lucinda, August 20, 1840; John W., Illinois, of mumps and exposure. March 5, 1842. The mother of these Christian Yost was in the battle of children died in Marshall county, as did Pittsburg Landing, where his regiment her parents. John W. was a soldier of was charged and nearly annihilated by the civil war, serving in the 12th West Texas Rangers; was then in constant Virignia Infantry. He died Ocotbcr 22, skirmishes up to the battle of Corinth; 1866. January 11, 1866, in Greene then went to Memphis, then to Illinois county, Pennsylvania, John Burris was and were stationed as guard over united in marriage with Sarah E. prisoners for eleven months; then to Burkett, and they made their home in Arkansas. where he was taken prisoner Wetzel county in April, 1869. Their at Markys Mills, in April, 1864, and children were born as follows: Martha held ten months, during which time he J., February 26, 1867; Christena L., nearly lost his eyesight, and has never January 1, 1869; Frances M., May 14, recovered from the weakness they then 1871; infant, still-born, January 20, became subject to. In Monroe county, 1874; William H., January 4, 1875; Ohio,_ December 8, 1866, Christian David S., October 1, 1877; Benjamin Yost wedded Caroline Grall, who was S., January 2, 1880; Wiley N., born in that State and county, June September 5, 1882--the living children 15, 1845. Their children were: Mary are at home. Sarah E., wife of John 13., born June 17, 1867; Charles, Burris, was born in New Jersey, on December 12, 1868, died same day; Christmas Day, 1845, She was a Lou E., November 24, 1869; George daughter of William and Lucinda C. William, April 21, 1872; John S., June (Smalley) Burkett, who died in 4, I873; Nora, February 22, 1875, Marshall county, this State. John deceased; Henry E., January 25, 1876; Burris has passed his life in the labors 203 of teaching, in which profession he has instructor of youth. He taught one been.eminently successful. He taught subscription school and eleven terms first in Ohio, and then for thirty years under the present free school system. rn_Marshall county. l-lisaddress is Silver April 26, 1874, Oliver Calvert and Hill, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Mary Higgins were united in wedlock, and their home is on the farm which Mr. Calvert has under cultivation in ALBERT G. CALVERT—son of Proctor district. They have two Thomas C. and Elizabeth (Johnson) children and death has taken their Calvert, was born in Monongalia first-born. These children were born: county, Virginia, September 29, 1830, Elizabeth C., June 4, 1875, died and his parents made their home in January 29, 1877; Sylvester W., Wetzel county in the year following his October 1, 1877; Barbara L. M. June birth. His parents died in Wetzel 12, 1879. The mother of Mr. Calvert, county and in this county he has whose maiden name was Elizabeth always made his home, following the Johnson, died in this county. Jonathan pursuits of agriculture since he reached and Barbara (Mills) Higgins were his the years of manhood. The grandfather wife’s parents; her father died in of Albert G., also named Thomas Wetzel county in December, 1851. Calvert, was a soldier of 1812, and held "Oliver Calvert may be addressed commission under Harrison, and was at through the post office of Silver Hill, Fort Meigs and the battle of Wetzel county, West Virginia. Tippecanoe. In Wetzel county, March 25, 1852, the words were spoken joining in one the lives of Albert G. ROBERT CARPENTER—born in Calvert and Mary Cain. She was born in Monroe county, Ohio, June 13, 1840, Marshall county, Virginia, November entered the service of the Federal 17, 1826, a daughter of James and government in the Ohio Infantry, in Maria (Marley) Cain. Her parents died the war of the States. He enlisted in the county of her birth. Mr. and August 13, 1862, Company F, 116th Mrs. Calvert were the parents of: Regiment, was transferred to the 67th Samantha J., born March 1, 1853, lives and served until mustered out, in Proctor district; James C., June 11, November 9, 1865, after taking part in 1854, died August 30, 1855; John E., the grand review at Washington. The April 30, 1856, lives in this district; battles in which he fought were: Mary Be., May 7, 1858, died October Moorefield, Winchester, Halltown, 17th following; David W. C., December Opequon, Fishers Hill, Cedar Creek, 2, 1859, lives in Proctor district; Hatches Run, Fort Greg, and others, Thomas J., May 6, 1862, lives in ending with the surrender at Centre district, this county; Elias S., Appomattox. At Richmond, in 1865, July 30, 1864, died October 17, 1865; he was sun-struck, and went into Lee Hampton S., November 7, 1867, and hospital for treatment. In Seneca Dora A., November 21, 1870, live at township, Monroe county, Ohio, home. Albert G. Calvert is a farmer of December 24, 1861, Robert Carpenter Proctor district, and has represented wedded Martha J. Betts, born in that his county in the legislature two terms, county, January 4, 1843. They had those of 1876 and 1878. He was a nine children: Mary J., born November justice of the peace under the old 28, 1866; Theodore G., March 26, constitution, and under the present 1868; John R., July 15, 1869, died free school system has been school November 15, 1877; Emily M., March trustee since its adoption. His post 25, 1871; Joseph A., April 13, 1873; office address is Silver Hill, Wetzel Sarah M., July 3, 1874, died April 2, county, West Virginia. 1875; Eliza C., December 3, 1875; Margaret A., February 17, 1878, died September 5th following; Samantha B., OLIVER CALVERT-was born in November 2, 1879—the living children Wetzel county, March 2, 1851, and his are all at home. Joseph and Jane life to date has been passed in this (Tyson) Betts, the parents of Mrs. county. He has followed the profession Carpenter, are still living in Monroe of teacher for a number of years, and county, Ohio, as is the mother of has been eminently successful as an Robert Carpenter. His father died in 204 that county, September 25, 1873. and carried on by the subject of this Aaron and Jane A. (Porter) Carpenter sketch. The wife of Friend E. Clark is were his parents. Robert Carpenter Lucinda, daughter of John and became a resident in Wetzel county, Margaret C. (Jackson) Leep. She was March 16, 1872, engaging in farming in born in Wetzel county, November 11, Proctor district. Halls Mills, Wetzel 1855, and both her parents died in this county, West Virginia, is his postoffice county. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. address. Clark was solemnized in Wetzel county, May 13, 1876, and the children born of it are: Dallas E., born February 13, 1877; Lutie V., May 31, CLEMENT FOSTER 1880. Linie M., December 16, 1882. CLARK—farmer and carpenter of Mrs. Clark had three uncles who were Proctor district, Wetzel county, West soldiers of the Federal army, war of Virginia, was born in this county, 1861. Friend E. Clark receives his mail August 27, 1840. He was a son- of at the post office at Fanlight, Wetzel Ebenezer and Harriet (Anderson) county, West Virginia. Clark, whose record is given in the sketch following this one. Clement F. JACOB FINCH—was born in Clark was first married in 1863, when Marshall county, Virginia, July 16, Louisa J. Kerns became his wife. She 1837, and his wife, who was Mary E. was born February 22, 1844, a Yoho before marriage, was born in the daughter of Samuel and Narcissus same State and county, September 1, (Elliot) Kems, and she died June 23, 1837. Their marriage was solemnized 1865, having been the mother of in Wetzel county, September 22, 1859, Milton T. and Louisa Nevada, twins, and its fruit was four children: Mary J., born June 17, 1864. Milton died in the born June 5, 1860, died March 6, year of his birth. In Greene county, 1864; Alpheus, born July 23, 1864; Pennsylvania, May 12, 1867, the Thomas W., December 4, 1865; David marriage vows of Clement F. Clark and A., January 26, 1876—these three sons Martha J. Long were recorded, and five are at home. David and Mary (Yoho) children were born to them, of whom Finch were the parents of Jacob Finch, three are living, namely: Mary H., born and his wife was a daughter of Lewis June 23, 1875; Ora Gay, January 6, 1878; Jessie L., May 16, 1882; Willie wasand) m in , and Yoho.Hisfather died May 5, J., born August 16, 1868, is deceased; 1882. His mother died in Proctor Ella May, born April 9, 1872, died district, and is here buried on the December 1, 1877. Samuel J. and Mary George Yoho farm. The parents of Mrs, (Furby) Long, the parents of Mrs. Finch both died in Marshall county, Clark, are residents in Grant district, her father on the 16th of December, this county, and she was born in this 1875. It is ten years since Jacob Finch county, March 4, 1847. Clement F. made his home in Wetzel county, Clark should be addressed through the settling upon his present farm in post office at Fanlight, Wetzel county, Proctor district. He has here performed West Virginia. pioneer labor in bringing it under cultivation, and has improved its entire FRIEND E. CLARK—was a son of surface of 86 acres. For twenty years Ebenezer and Harriet (Anderson) he has been in the fellowship of the Clark. He was born in Wetzel county, Disciples Church, and a liberal giver to January 12, 1845, and his mother died the cause, as well as a public spirited March 21, 1854. His father was born citizen in all good movements. His on Wheeling creek, Washington county, address is West, Wetzel county, West Pennsylvania, May 4, 1802, and after Virginia. making his home in Wetzel county, was four years sheriff, many years justice of the peace under the old JOSEPH M. GARRETT—born July constitution, and represented Wetzel 3, 1845, in what is now Brooke county in the legislature at Richmond. county, West Virginia, came to Wetzel He died August 30, 1878, and lies county with his parents in April, 1849. buried with his wife on the old home They are James and Hannah farm in Proctor district, now owned (McMahon) Garrett, now residents in 205 Magnolia district, this county. In REV. JAMES GUTHRlE—was born Wetzel county, February 20, 1868, March 24,‘ 1822, in what is now Joseph M. Garrett was united in Monongalia county, West Virginia, and marriage with Lucretia A. Hibbs, and was six years old when his parents the children born to them are: Henry made their home in Wetzel county. C., born July 24, 1869; John W., April Here he grew to manhood and married, 20, 1872; James F., January 21, 1874; taking to wife Harriet Furbee on the William 13.,March 5, 1877; Charles E., 23d of September, 1852. The children February 9, 1879; Curtis M., May 9, born to them are recorded: Benjamin 1881; Luella H., March, 1883, died F., November 14, 1853, lives in same month. Lucretia A., wife of Mr, Proctor district; Virginia F., March 18, Garrett, was born in Wetzel county, 1855, lives in Centre district, this January 29, 1846, a daughter of county; John G., March 3, 1857; William and Barbara (Bradford) Hibbs. Amanda J., August 29, 1862; Robert Her father died in Centre district, this E. L., February 4, 1865—these three at county, where her mother still makes a home; Samuel P., July 18, 1868, lived home. Lindsey I-Iibbs, brother of ‘Mrs. only ten days; Sanford, March 25, Garrett, was a soldier of the 1861 war, 1873, lives at home. John G. and Ella dying in the service. Joseph M. Garrett (Postlethwait) Furbee, who live in is a millwright and carpenter. He may ., Proctor district, are the parents of Mrs. be addressed at Marion, Wetzel county, Guthrie, and she was born in Wetzel West Virginia. county, April 28,‘ 1834. Richard Postlethwait, grandfather of Mrs. WILLIAM GREEN—was born in Guthrie, was a soldier of the 1812 war. 1843, in Ohio county, Virginia (now James Guthrie, grandfather of the West Virginia). His parents, Wyat and subject of this sketch, died in that war, Eliza (Porter) Green at a later date and Robert, father of this James of whom this history is given, was also a moved to Washington county, soldier of that war. He was born in Pennsylvania, and there died. In that October, 1790, married Castile State and county, November 14, 1865, Simpson, and died June 15, 1874, his William Green and Margaret Andrews wife preceding him in death, her were wedded, and in March, 1868, demise occurring April 25, 1874. they made their home in Wetzel James Guthrie is engaged in farming county, West Virginia. Here, in tilling a and surveying, and in the work of the fine farm in Proctor district, is passed ministry, beingta local preacher of the the time of Mr. Green, and in the home Methodist Episcopal Church. He has has established are the seven children had a home in that church since 1844, of his wedlock, born: Mary V., and his wife has been in the same October 19, 1866; Matthew T., April membership since her 17th year. James 5, 1868; William E., January 26, 1870; Guthrie has also served his country as Harry J., March 13, 1872; Cora M., representative to the legislature, April 4, 1874; Elizabeth R., November 1869-70. He is in politics an old-school 18, 1876; Jessie -L., December 22, Democrat. His post office address is 1881. The birth of Margaret Andrews Halls Mills, Wetzel county, West was in Washington county, Virginia. Pennsylvania, October 19, 1843, and Joseph and Elizabeth (Porter) Andrews were her parents. Her mother died with her, March 25, 1875. William Green JOHN HAFER—and Jane McBride served in the last year of the civil war were united in marriage in Marshall as a member of Company ‘E, 1st West county, Virginia, May 7, 1850, and Virginia Cavalry, participating in all the made their home in Wetzel county, engagements of that regiment during April 5, 1855. The country was then in his term of service, and never on the an unsettled condition and they sick list. Joseph Andrews, father of experienced many pioneer hardships. Mrs. Green, was a volunteer in the 85th He engaged in business as a stone and Pennsylvania Infantry, and died in the brick mason, and in farming, they service. William Green’s post office prospered and reared a family of ten address is Marion, Wetzel county, West children: now settled as follows: Israel Virginia. S., born August 19, 1851; Samuel N., 206 March 13, 1852; Hannah J., September September 8, 1823, and their children 25, 1853; John W., April 15, were; Nancy, born April 15, 1848; lives 1855, these four living in Wheeling, in this district; Mary J., December 5, Ohio county, West Virginia; James H., 1850, lives in Green district, this March 8, 1857, lives at home, Susanna, county; Caroline, September 15, 1852, January 3, 1859, lives in Marshall lives in Ohio; Amanda, July 27, 1854, county, this State; Jefferson B., lives in Centre district, this county; lra January 26, 1861; Robert E. L., J., December 14, 1856, died November February 28,‘ 1863; Joseph E., January 14, 1858; James B., July 4, 1858, lives 28, 1866; Elle Z., December 6, in Proctor district; Catherine C., May 1869—the four last named at home. 12, 1860, lives in Centre district; John Hafer was born in Washington Ulysses G., May 20, 1864, lives in this county, Pennsylvania, November 22, district. The present wife of Mr. 1824, and his wife was born in the Hammon is Sarah E., daughter of same State and county, May 15, 1825. Joseph and Rue (Calvert) Rush. She His parents were Israel and Hannah J. was born September 12, 1843. Joseph (Conger) Hafer, and they died in Hammon’s address is Silver Hill, Wetzel Guernsey county, Ohio. Joseph Hafer, county, West Virginia. his father’s brother, was a soldier in 1812 from “Old Virginia." The wife of Mr. Hafer was a daughter of Samuel THOMAS HARLAN-owns and and Margaret (McCrady) McBride. Her carries on a farm of 150 acres in mother is still living in Centre district, Proctor district, Wetzel county, West this county, at the age of 83 years. Virginia. He settled upon this land in John Hafer has been six yearsjustice of 1861, and since that time has by his the peace in this county. His postoffice own hard labors brought 100 acres address is Proctor, Wetzel county, West under cultivation, and the work of Virginia. improving the property is steadily advancing every year. He was born in Monroe county, Ohio, October 6, JOSEPH HAMMON—born in 1837, and was married in Belmont Monongalia county, Virginia, August county, Ohio, November 29, 1861. His wife was a native of Belmont county, 29, 1827, has been for more than forty born January 26, 1837, Clarissa. years a resident in Wetzel county, daughter of Thomas and Mary where he holds the esteem of all who Sheppard. Their children are eight: know him, and has been engaged in Daniel E., born October 30, 1863; many good works. He is in the Mary M., November 3, 1875; Cora B., fellowship of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has been steward for eighteen June 5, 1871; Christena C., January years, and class leader a number of 26, 1872; Martha E., September 3, 1875; Cora B., June 5, 1877—all living years. His present wife is in the same membership, in which his first wife with the parents. The parents of Mrs. lived and died. Mr. Hammon has been Harlan died in the State and county of constable of Wetzel county, and has her nativity. Daniel Harlan, father of served Proctor district as school Thomas, died March 1, 1865, and his trustee. He owns a farm in this district mother, whose maiden name was Margaret Mabley, died in this district, of 1081/: acres, of which. his own and is buried on her son's farm. exertions has put under cultivation 75 Thomas Harlan has been school trustee acres. He was a son of Peter and Mary in his district, and is now serving as (Reed) Hammon, who died in this road supervisor. He may be addressed county, and were buried at the head of at West, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Big Fishing creek. His father and ms mother’s father, John Reed, were soldiers of the 1812 war, stationed at JACOB HIGGlNS—born in Fort Meigs. An adopted son of Joseph Wetzel county, November 9, 1838, was Hammon, John W. Hammon, served in a son of Jonathan and Barbara (Miller) the Seventh West Virginia Infantry, Higgins. His mother is now living with then in the 7th Artillery, and now lives him on his farm in Proctor district, and at Belaire, Ohio. The first wife of Mr. his father died in this county, in Hammon was Alcinda Wright, born December 1851. Jacob Higgins was a 207

soldier in the Federal service during the MICHAEL HUFF—owns and carries 1861 war. He enlisted in Company H, on a farm of 127’/2acres of land, and 11th West Virginia Infantry, and served has about 50 acres under cultivation. from February 26, 1864, until May 30, He also owns another small place of 11 1865. The most severe engagement in acres, where his house is situated, both which he took part was the battle of in Proctor district. He has lived on his New Creek. John L. and Stephen present place since 1860, has built an Higgins, his brothers, were soldiers in excellent stable and repaired the place the West Virginia Infantry. In Wetzel generally. His father, Daniel Huff, was county, February 6, 1862, Jacob one of the early settlers of Proctor Higgins married Susarma Kirkpatrick, district, and on the farm as he first and their children are nine, all still found it were two log cabins of living at home. Samuel C. was born primitive style, which are still kept April 30, 1863; Zylpha, January 15, standing. Daniel Huff was born in 1866; Spencer, February 7, 1868; 1799, and he married, November 8, Wilson, January 18, 1870; Emory, 1818, Elizabeth Jacobs, who was born October 5, 1871; Virginia C., January in 1800. Their children were: William, 30, 1874_;John J., February 11, 1876; Born December 1819; Kinsey D., Roberta, September 22, 1877; December 23, 1821; Mary, November Webster, April 19, 1881. Susanna 5, 1824; Sarah, April 9, 1827; Daniel, Kirkpatrick was born in Wetzel county, October 9, 1829; Michael, February August 9, 1839, a daughter. of Jacob 19, 1835; John L., July 29, 1837; and Amelia (Lemasters) Kirkpatrick. Francis M., March 15, 1840. Kinsey Her father died on the farm where her died June 19, 1854. The father of mother is still living, in this district. these children died in Marshall county, Jacob Higgins may be addressed at West Virginia, September 10, 1873, West, Wetzel county, West Virginia and is buried in Proctor district, and his faithful wife, who died in this county, lies beside him. Michael Huff married Delilah Kirkhart, and their children are all at home: Sarah E., born ISAAC HUFF—was born in April 3, 1860; Martha J., December 2, Washington county, Pennsylvania, 1861.; Olive, June 6, 1866; Charles March 4, 1836, and was five years old August 6, 1870; Lucinda B., March 11, when his father and mother, Thomas 1876. Delilah Kirkhart was a daughter and Susannah (Briggs) Huff, made their of Anthony and Elizabeth (Lemons) home in Wetzel county. He grew to Kirkhart, now deceased, and she was manhood in this county, and here born in Wetzel county, June 6, 1839, enlisted in the Federal army, August and became the wife of Mr. Huff in 15, 1862, in Company C, 15th West this county, April 21, 1859. She had Virginia Infantry, and with that three brothers, Alpheus, Jacob and regiment participated in the battles of Silas, in the Federal army, and the Cloyd Mountain, New River Bridge, last-named died in the service. Michael Middle Brook, Lexington, Lynchburg, Huff’s postoffice address is Proctor, two days fighting at Sncikers Gap, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Halltown, Berryville, Opequon, Cedar Creek, Fishers Hill, Hatches Run, Petersburg, Rices Station, and at Appomatox saw the surrender of Lee. He was married in Wetzel county, in THOMAS HUFF—deceased—was 1863, and his wife is Lucy, daughter of born in Maryland, January 26, 1805, William and Elsa (Shriver) Brookover, a and he married Susanna Briggs, who native of Wetzel county. The children was born in Marshall county, Virginia, born to Mr. and Mrs. Huff are: Alice, August 16, 1814. They were joined in born August 6, 1868; George W., wedlock in Washington county, February 6, 1872; Cora, October, Pennsylvania, April 8, 1832, and their 1874; Mary E, September, 1876. children were seven: Margaret, born Farming and stock-raising are the June 5, 1834; Isaac, March 4, 1836; occupations of Isaac Huff, and his post Elizabeth, September 6, 1837, died office address is Proctor, Wetzel August 20, 1861; George Smith, July county, West Virginia. 13, 1839, Died February 11, 1865; 208 James, September 9, 1844; Thomas B., Marshall county, this State, both May 28, 1848; Mary E., March 31, having been in the membership of the 1857. Margaret, Thomas and Mary live Catholic Church. John Hurley’s address at home, Isaac lives ir1Proctor district, is West Wetzel county, West Virginia. and James in this county. George Smith was a soldier of the 1861 war, enlisting in September, 1864, in Company F, 180th Ohio Volunteer WILLIAM LAFLEN—was born in Infantry, and died in the service, on Pennsylvania, April 13, 1805, was the date recorded above, at married in Ohio, March 7, 1830, and Washington, where he was buried. took up his residence in Wetzel county George and Sarah (Ruth) Huff were in 1838. He is a son of Matthew and the parents of Thomas Huff, and his Mary (Alexander) Laflen, who came to wife was a daughter of Isaac and Mary Wetzel county, in 1849, and his wife is (Murphy) Briggs. The parents of both Phebe, a daughter of Peter and Mr. and Mrs. Huff have been many Elizabeth (Stull) Rush, who settled in years dead. Mr. Huff was a farmer and Wetzel county, in 1830. The wife of died June 3, 1869. His father was a Mr. Laflen was born in Pennsylvania, wagonmaker. The family reside on a August 7, 1809, and their children good farm of Proctor district, and their were born: Lorenzo, January 4, 1831, postoffice address is at Proctor, Wetzel lives in Wood county, West Virginia; county, West Virginia. Mary, June 29, 1833, died September 28th following; Elizabeth, September JOHN HURLEY—is a native of 14, 1834, lives in Cloud county, Ireland, born November 1, 1818, a son Kansas; three who live in Wetzel of John and Julia (Cronin) Hurley. county, namely: Hannah, born Their family consisted of: Patrick, died September 20, 1836; Rachel, in Wetzel county; Mary, died in September 20, 1838; Jemima J., Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Julia, died in January 6, 1841; Emily S., born Boston, Massachusetts; John, subject December 5,1845, lives in Carroll of this sketch; Nora, lives in Halivax, County, Kentucky; John M., October Nova Scotia. The parents both died in 18, 1849, lives at home; Susan A., Ireland. In the city of London, March 8, 1853, lives in Wetzel county. England, in February, 1847, John William Laflen was elected justice of Hurley was joined in wedlock with the peace in 1876, and served a term of Hannah Cronin, who was born in that four years. Himself and wife are strict city, a daughter of Daniel and Mary members of the Christian Church, in (Crawley) Cronin. Her mother died at which he has been an elder for twenty Mr. Hurley’s residenct in this county, years. They have been in good standing in 1874. The children of Mr. and Mrs. in the membership of the church since Hurley were born: Mary A., February 1834. His occupation is farming, and 2, 1850; John, April 3, 1852, died at his land lying in Proctor district, where Wheeling in 1854; Julia, August 24, he makes his home, and his postoffiee 1856; Catherine, January 15, 1859; address is Halls Mills, Wetzel county, Sarah, June 3, 1861; Nora, September West Virginia. 29, 1863; Daniel, November 24, 1865; Mary C., January 1, 1868. The two last are at home, Nora lives in Wheeling, Ohio county, this State, and the other MARCUS LAMBEY, M. D.—was living children reside in Proctor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, district. John Hurley made his home in October 10, 1809, a son of William and Wetzel county in April 1858, and is a Letita (Palmer) Lambey, who died in farmer and justice of the peace in England. In Wheeling, Ohio county, Proctor district. John Hurley made his Virginia (now West Virginia), April 5, home in Wetzel county in April, 1858, 1833, he was united in Marriage with and is a farmer and justice of the ace Mary A. Martin, who was born in in Proctor district. He has been illing Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1811, a the office of justice sine 1880 and has daughter of Alexander and Catherine been 8 years a notory republic. His (W1ckert) Martin. Her mother died in wife died January 16, 1876, and is _Wheel1ng,and her father’s demise was buried in St. Joseph’s cemetery, in in Belmont county, Ohio. The five 209 children of Dr. and Mrs. Lambey (Sharp) Criss, who died in Marion present the following genealogical county, were the parents of Mrs. record; Julia A. was born June 14, Lemasters. Isaac Lemasters was the son 1835, married William Kigar, October of Thomas and Elizabeth (Gill) 4, 1855, and they live in Wirt county, Lemasters. His father died near Knob West Virginia; Mary J., born July 9, Fork, this county, and his mother in 1837, married George Amos, Wheeling, Ohio county. Mrs. Lemasters November 6, 1856, and they live in and those of her family living at home Wetzel county, William H., born receive their mail at West, Wetzel November 7, 1840, was a soldier three county, West Virginia. years in the civil war, Company K, 1st Virginia Infantry, married Rosanna ASBURY MARSHALL—was born Bland, July 6, 1865, and they live in February 6, 1820,‘ in Monongalia Calhoun county, West Virginia; county, Virginia, a son of James and Amanda, born July 14, 1843, Married Mary (Calvert) Marshall, whose days Francis M. Watts, and they live in were ended in that county. The father Wetzel county; Susan, born June 5, of James Marshall, also was’ named 1842, died August 30, 1842. Dr. James, and he was wounded in an Lamby has practiced medicine since "encounter with Indians and died from 1830, and has made his home in Wetzel his wounds, in the pioneer days of County, since April 1, 1855. He is a Monongalia county. The wife of physician of the Allopic school, and Asbury Marshall is Elizabeth, daughter read medicine with Dr. Clemens, long of Amos and Elizabeth (Smith) Hardy. deceased. Himself and wife have been She was born in Ohio, April 10, 1830, been in the membership of the and her parents died in Washington Methodist Episcopal Church for county, Pennsylvania. Asbury Marshall upwards of forty years, and are loved and Elizabeth Hardy were joined in and respected by a1l_whoknow_them. Wedlock in Wetzel county, January 2, Dr. Lambey’s postoffice address is New 1851, and they settled upon a farm in Dale, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Proctor district that was an unbroken piece of woods. They worked together ISSAAC LEMASTERS—deceas­ and worked hard to redeem it from the wilderness, and now 80 of its 100 acres ed—was born in Monroe county, now part of West Virginia, May 2, 1818, is under good cultivation, and they are and he died on the farm where his comfortably living upon it. Their family now live in Proctor district, children were: Joseph, born November Wetzel county, West Virginia. His wife 14, 1851, lives in this district; Mary A., was Christena Criss, born in Monroe November 10, 1853, lives at home; Eliza J., November 13, 1855, died county, Virginia, November.l5, 1821, March 16, 1880; John C. A., February and the date of their marriage was 8, 1859, lives in Proctor district; April 7, 1839. Their marriage was solemnized by Rev. Joshua Hawkins of Thomas S., August 8, 1861, died March 8, 1882; Athea A., July 22, the Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1864; Sarah E., January 15, 1867; Marion county, and the children born Ruhama E., April 17, 1869; Francisco, of it were twelve: Emily, born March 5, 1875—these four at home. February 13, 1840, lives in Wetzel Asbury Marshall served in the civil war, county; Catharine, October 14, 1841, enlisting October 31, 1861, in the 6th and Melissa A., June 15, 1843, live in Virginia Infantry (Federal) and Proctor district; Silas M., March 25, receiving discharge November 12, 1845, died October 9, 1853; Francis 1864. He participated in eight M., April 20, 1847, lives in Centre hard-fought battles, and has never district, this county; Jesse T., April 7, recovered from his army service, but 1849, lives in Proctor district; Raymer should receive further recognition from B., June 25, 1852, died July 25th the government. He may be addressed following; Grandison M., June 3, 1853, at Silver Hill, Wetzel county, West lives in Ohio; Martha, June 14, 1855, Virginia. lives in this district; Hiram C., May 12, 1858, and Spence F., March 3, 1860, OLIVER G. MASON—was born live at home; Lucy, May 29, 1862, died April 24, 1832, in what is now April 13, 1875. Moses and Charity Marshall county, West Virginia, and in 210 that county he buried both his parents, He was elected justice of the peace for Henry and Barbara (Gettz) Mason. He Centre district in 1876, and served four has been three times married, and is years, was re-elected in 1880 and the father of four children. His first served two years, and then resigned. He wife was Melvina, daughter of George is now an attomey-at-law, practicing in McHenry, of Marshall county, and his Wetzel and adjoining counties, is a second marriage was with Mahalia, notary public, and in Proctor district is daughter of William Leap, and sister of an extensive farmer and stockraiser. his present wife. His third marriage was His postoffice address is Halls Mills, consummated in Wetzel county, where Wetzel county, West Virginia. Nancy Leap became his wife. She was born in this county, and her parents, William and Amma Leap, are now living in Cabell county, West Virginia. JOHN MILLER NULL—wasborn in The oldest daughter of Mr. Mason»has a Greencastle, Franklin county. home of her own in Wetzel county, Pennsylvania, December 4, 1847, a son and the other children are living with of James and Elizabeth (Watson) Null, him. These children are named: Melissa who are still residents in the place of J., Henry M., Mary A., and William S. his nativity. During the civil war, he During the years of his residence in served in Company A, 15th Marshall county, Oliver G. Mason Pennsylvania Cavalry, receiving served as constable, and under the new discharge at Nashville, Tennessee, in State constitution as justice of the September, 1865, before he had peace. He made his home in Wetzel reached the age of ninteen years. He county March 27, 1868, and is was on the Northwestern Boundary following his trade of carpenter and Survey, and a member of Company I joiner, as well as carring on a farm in and Company D, 6th United States Proctor district. His postoffice address Infantry, for eight years, and was is New Dale, Wetzel county, West discharged from service at Fort Buford, Virginia. Dakota Territory, August 1, 1875. At Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia, May 15, 1877, Rev. A. C. George ANTHONY T. MORRIS—-isa son of officiating clergyman, John M. Null Micah A. and Elizabeth (Smith) Morris, and Ann E. McKimie, were united in who made their home in Wetzel county the bands of wedlock, and they made in 1842." Here he was born, December their home in Wetzel county in 1881. 11, 1846, and here his wedded life In that home are the four children began, March 22,‘ 1866. On that date born to them, as follows: Georgia Tabitha E. Dulaney became his wife, Watson, January 16, 1878; Martha and in the ensuing years eight children Alice, April 5, 1879; James William, have been born to them, and death has February 3, 1881: Charles Devereaux, taken three away. Franklin M., the February 22 1883. The wife of Mr. oldest, was born January 4, 1867, and Null is a aughter of Dr. George died May 4th following; Sylvania, born William and Martha (Mason) McKimie, May 9, 1868, died July 23, 1873; honored residents in Marshall county, Mandy A., July 22, 1870; Florida E., West Virginia. She was born in that January 20, 1873, died March 3d county, at Fairview, December 28, following; Peter D., February 16, 1855, in 1880, John M. Null was 1874; Mary E., October 7, 1876; Clark census enumerator for Franklin J., January 21, 1879; Eliza J., district, Marsahll county. He is now September 22, l88l——the living engaged in the professional duties of children are all at home. John Dulaney, teaching, and has his work, his now deceased, and Elizabeth (Moore) residence and his postoffice address at Dulaney were the parents of Tabitha Marion, Wetzel county, West Virginia. D., wife of Mt. Morris, and her birth was in Wetzel county, September 22, MICHAEL OPPMANN——was a son 1849. In the war of the States of Adam J. and Theresa (Yager) Anthony T. Morris served the Federal Oppmann, and was born in the government as a private in Company P, kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, 6th West Virginia Infantry, from February 22, 1850. His father is August 11, 1864, until June 10, 1865. deceased, his mother still living in 211 Germany. Michael Oppman was a war, died in Centre district, and her soldier in the artillery service, during mother is still living in that district. the Franco-Prussian war, and lost three Farming and stock-raising engage the of his fingers in the bursting of a time of John W. Palmer, and he has cannon. He left the service soon after, served his district, -Proctor, as school and sought a home and fortune in the trustee, His postoffice address is New World, In Marshall county, West Marion, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Virginia, he was united in marriage with Sarah Hurley, who was born in SETH J. PARSONS—son of Joseph Wetzel county, June 3, 1861. She was and Margaret (Yoho) Parsons, was born a daughter of John and Sarah (Cronin) in Marshall county, Virginia (now West Hurley, the latter now deceased, the Virginia), January 26, 1844, and former still living in this county. The settled in Wetzel county when twenty children of Mr. and Mrs. Oppmann are years of age. In this county he was two, one son, William, born March 19, wedded two years later, Virginia Clark 1880, and a daughter, born September becoming his wife on the 3d of May, 9, 1881, whom they have named Anna 1866, and in the home their marriage B. Michael Oppmann cast his fortunes consecrated are six children, born to in with the people of Wetzel county, them: Clark, June 16, 1867; John R., April 1, 1880, and in Proctor district December 3, 1868; Eveline Irene, he combines the labors of farmer and November 16, 1870; Sanford, blacksmith, working diligently at both. December 30, 1874; Harriet N., March He receives‘ his mail at West, Wetzel 6, 1876; Margaret, March 23, 1878 _ county, West Virginia, and is Virginia, wife of Mr. Parsons, was born postmaster at that place. in Wetzel county, July 2, 1846, and her parents were Ebenezer and Harriet (Anderson) Clark, whose record is JOHN W. PALMER—was born and given with that of her brother, Friend wedded in Wetzel county, his birth E. Clark. The father of Seth J. Parsons occurring March 7, 1845, and his was for many years a leader in the marriage consummated January 12, Methodist Episcopal Chruch in 1865. He chose for his wife Cynthia A. Marshall county, where he made his Hibbs, who was born in Wetzel county home. He was a local minister of that June 1, 1845, and of their union eight faith, and the instrument of great good children were born: Ulysses S., October to the people among whom he labored. 4, 1865; Franklin B., June 18, 1867; He chose his won place of burial on his Lacy L., August 2, 1869, died January home farm, and died in the triumphs 21, 1870; Clarmenza, November 24, of faith, after a well-spent life, 1871, died August 24, 1872; Eliza November 8, 1846. The mother of Leone, June 16, 1873, died March 15, Seth J. is still residing in Marshall 1877; Lysahder, December 16, 1875; county. Her mother died in this John W., September 5, 1878; William county. January 3, 1863, at the age of J., May 10, 188l—the living children 87 years, having been an active all at home. John W. Palmer was a member of the Methodist Chruch for good soldier, always at his post of duty seventy years. Farming is the during his term of enlistment in the occupation of Seth J. Parsons, his land civil war. He entered the army October lying in Proctor district, and he 2, 1861, and received honorable receives his mail at Fanlight, Wetzel discharge November 20, 1864. He county, West Virginia. served in Company K. lst West Virginia Infantry, and took part in all its battles except the second Manassas. JOSEPH POSTLETHWAIT—was a George Palmer, father of John W., was son of Absalom‘ and Sarah A_.(H1gg1nS) a soldier of the 1812 war. He died in Postlethwait, who died in Wetzel Wetzel county in 1864. The mother of county. In this county he was born John W. Palmer, whose maiden name January 6, 1828, and his marriage was was Penelope Hart, died March 27, here solemnized, January 14,‘ 1855, 1883, in this county. The wife of Mr. when Barbara E. Cam became h1slrfe’s Palmer was a daughter of William and companion. Their children are ten, Barbara (Bradford) Hibbs, Her father, namely: Andrew J.. James B.. George who had been a soldier of the 1812 W., Charles L., Leonard J._,John C.B., 212 Spencer E.S., Henry C., Sarah A., and May 13, 1879. They have one little one Mary M. V. Nathaniel and Mary in their home, Mary, born March 3, (Wetzel) Cain, both now deceased, 1881. Michael Pyles is a farmer of were the parents of Barbara, wife of Proctor district, with address at New Joseph Postlethwait, and she was born Dale, Wetzel county, West Virginia. in Marshall county, where they made the home of their married life. In the M. L. SHRIVER—proprietor and last year of the civil war Joseph manager of the flour and saw mill on Postlethwait served from February to Proctor creek, Proctor district, Wetzel July in the 17th West Virginia county, West Virginia, is one of the Infantry, and he had one brother in the leading business men in his vicinity. He same regiment. In Proctor district, Mr. is a son of John and Jane (Newsom) Postlethwait is regarded as one of its Shriver, residents of Marion county, most substantial residents. Hs has been West Virginia, and was born in that for sixteen years president of the county, October 22, 1834. His wife is school board, four years a justice of Margaret, daughter of Henry and the peace, and still continues worthily Drusilla (Springer) Irons, and she was to fill both offices. He owns and farms born in Marion county, November 28, in the district. West, Wetzel county, 1837. Their marriage was West Virginia is his postoffice address. consummated in the county of their birth, November 14, 1858. and their children are: Brent, June 28,_ 1859; MICHAEL PYLES—son of Eli and Frances B., September 28, 1860; Jerusha (Goddard) Pyles, was born Thomas S., February 27, 1862; Jacob February 8, 1842, in what is now M., July 14, 1863; John L., January Marshall county, West Virginia, and has 27, 1865; Minnie J., January 4, 1867; lived in Wetzel county since he was Lulu, January 10, 1869; Dixon, ten years of age. In the civil war he January 6, 1871, died October 9, enlisted in Company C, 15th West 1877; Virgil, February 18, 1873, died Virginia Infantry, August 20, 1862, March 9th, following; Iva, February and served a full term of three years, 24, 1877; Octavius, October 7, 1879. receiving discharge at close of the war, All the living children reside in Wetzel June 14, 1865. He was permanently county. The oldest daughter, Frances injured in the service. His father, Eli B., Married S. H. Wilcox, son of Pyles, enlisted in Company H. 1st West Stephen Wilcox, of this county, Virginia Infantry, in 1861, and served October 14, 1880. The brother of Mr. for eighteen months, five months of Shriver sewed in the 1861 war as a which time he was a prisoner. He was member of the 17th West Virginia discharged for disability, Occasioned Infantry. Mrs. Shriver’s mother died in by a fever sore contracted while in Preston county, West Virginia, and her prison. Oliver Pyles, brother of father died in Illinois. M. L. Shriver Michael, served for three years in the settled in Wetzel county in February, company with their father, and a 1877, and may be addressed at the half-brother, John Wesley Rucker, was postoffice at Marion or at Proctor, a soldier for two years in the 2d Iowa Wetzel county, West Virginia. Cavalry. Michael Pyles, was first married, December 24, 1865, to Sarah ENOCH ST. CLAIR-—one of the Goddard, who died October 9, 1878, substantial farming residents of Proctor having been the mother of: Samantah district, Wetzel county, West Virginia, Belle, born October 1, 1866; Edith has lived in this county since he was Anne, March 29, 1868; Amanda Jane, four years old. He was born in Harrison January 13, 1869; Eli, January 3, county, Virginia, February 22, 1844, a 1871; George, May 13, l872—the son of Dennis and Jane (Tibbs) St. latter died October 31, 1873, and the Clair, both now deceased. He served in others all are living in Wetzel county. the civil war as a member of Company The present wife of Mr. Pyles is Alice, C, 15th West Virginia Infantry, daughter of John and Mary Anne enlisting at New Martinsville, August Smith, both now deceased. She was 20, 1862, and receiving discharge at born in Lancaster county, Richmond, April 14, 1865. He was in Pennsylvania, in 1844, and became the ten general enganements and wife of Michael Pyles in Wetzel county, skirmishes and hard marches without 213 number. He had three brothers in this (Sheppard) Yater. His parents are now war, W. H., John and Franklin St. residents in Marshall county, West Clair. One was quartermaster at Virginia, and in that county he was Nashville. General St. Clair, of born, December 28, 1850. He read Kentucky, and Governor St. Clair of medicine first with Dr. W. S. Howard, the same State, were members of this of Marshal county, West Virginia, St. Clair family. Several of Enoch St. attended lectures at the University at C1air’sancestors rendered distinguished Louisville, Kentucky, 1876-7, and was service in the war for Independence, graduated from Baltimore (Maryland) and his great-grandfather on his College of Physicians and Surgeons mother’s side, Robert Tibbs, a soldier after studying there in 1879-80. under Washington, was killed at December 30, 1881, in Marshall Braddock’s defeat, while trying to save county, Dr. Yater was joined in the body of Braddock. In Wetzel wedlock with Rachel Yoho, and the county, September 11, 1870, Enoch one child born of their union is Edna St. Clair and Harriet E. Garrett were B., whose birth was one the 6th of united in marriage, and they have one October, 1882. The wife of Dr. Yater daughter, Hannah S., born June 15, was a daughter of Henry B. and 1871. Harriet C. Garrettflwas born in Catherine (Kelley) Yoho, well-known Brooke county, now part of West and esteemed residents in Marshall Virginia, February 1, 1849, and her county, and in that county she was parents James and Hannah (McMahon) born, October 14, 1857. Dr. J. W. Garrett, are‘ now living in Magnolia Yater has a large practice in Wetzel and district, this county. Enoch St. Clair’s Marshall counties, and his postoffrce is postoffice address is Marion, Wetzel New Dale, Wetzel county, West county, West Virginia. Virginia. DAVID F. SUTER—born in REV. HARRISON YOHO—was a Switzerland, January 19, 1829, and son of pioneer settlers of this district, Louisa Huffman, born in Germany, and was born in Wetzel county, January 11, 1838, were united in November 16, 1816. George and Jane marriage in Monroe county, Ohio, (Hartley) Yoho were his parents, and September 16, 1856. Their children he is a grandson of Henry Yoho, who were born: Emil, August 2, 1857; was a contemporary of Lewis Wetzel, Frederick R., January 11, 1859; Henry and the first settler in what is now B., January 31, 1861; Elizabeth and Proctor district, Wetzel county. Henry Mary, February 8. 1863; Louisa, June Yoho fought the Indians in Ohio 22, 1865; Emma, November 8, 1867; county, Virginia, and all along the Charles W. and Rosa C.. December 25, river. He and his wife were buried in 1871; Caroline J., June 6, 1813; Jacob, this county, as was their son George, June 29, 1874; George L., October 9, father of Harrison. In Wetzel county, 1876; Matilda R., October 29, 1878 March 22, 1838, Harrison Yoho and Emil died at the age of six months; Martha Goddard were married, and Louisa at the age of two years and six their children are four living and one months; Mary and Elizabeth died at deceased, namely: Matilda, born the age of nineteen months, and one January 20, 1839, married Wesley babe was still—born. Bamhart and Garlach, and lives in this county; Elizabeth Suter, parents of David F., Raleigh W., born May 24, 1840, died in Monroe county, Ohio, and Mr. married Jemima J. Laflen, and lives in Suter’s wife is a daughter of Conrad this district; Henry H., Born January and Elizabeth Huffman, now living in 22, 1842, whose first wife was Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia. Margaret Goddard, second wife Mary Farming is the occupation of David F. E. Wade, with whom he is living in this Suter; his land lies in Proctor district, district; Joanna, born January 11, and he receives his mail at Halls Mills, 1844, died in December, 1848; James Wetzel county, West Virginia. B., born January 17, 1849, married Sarah A. Garloch, and lives in Belmont county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Yoho also JOHN WILEY YATER, M. D.—is a adopted one child, Hannah E. Givens, son of Reason Yater, born in Greene born in 1859. Twenty-three county, Pennsylvania, and Mary grandchildren have been born to Mr. 214

ar_1d_M.rs.Yoho, of whom ninteen are united in wedlock in Noble county, IlVlIlg, and they have one Ohio. She was born in Guernsey great-grandchild. Harrison Yoho was county, Ohio in 1842, and her parents ordained to the ministry in the Church were Samuel and Elizabeth (Wine) of the Disciples, as elder, in November, Brumely. The children of this marriage 1857, commencing to preach at that are: Henrietta G., born in 1862; time. In all the subsequent years his Priscilla F., 1864; Charles H. H., 1866; labors have been owned and blessed, Susan 0., 1868, and Sarah Alice, 1871. and he is now the oldest minister of His second marriage occurred in the that faith in Wetzel county. He has a county of his birth, Catherine Moore farm in Proctor district, and receives there becoming his wife on the 28th of his mail at Halls Mills, Wetzel county, March, 1873. She was born in Noble West Virginia. county, Ohio, and her mother, Elizabeth Moore, now makes her home in Jackson county, West Virginia. In the war between the States, Jacob Carpenter was a Federal soldier, serving CHURCH DISTRICT in the 116th Ohio Infantry. He was in eighteen engagements, among which are Moorefield, Winchester, Strasburg, Mt. Jackson, Piedmont, Charlestown, Snichers Ford, second Winchester, FRANCIS J. BLACK—son of John Fishers Hill, Opequon, Blues Gap, and Lydia A. (Smith) Black, was born Lynchburg and Cedar Creek. At Cedar in Cumberland, Alleghany county, Creek Ile was wounded in the left leg Maryland, December 22, 1839. His and right arm, captured and held father died in West Virginia, in Marion prisoner at Libby Prison in Richmond, county, and his mother lives in Virginia, and Salisbury, North Wheeling, Ohio county, He was a Carolina, for five months. Mr. and Mrs. soldier of the 1861 war, serving in the Carpenter were the parents of: William 20th Virginia Cavalry until discharged E., born August 18, 1874; Mary E., in April, 1865. October 8, 1866, he September 2, 1876; Matilda J., July 4, cast his fortunes in with the people of 1878; William F., February 20, 1882. Wetzel county, and in Burton, These children are all living with their December 2, 1869, he was united in father, but the wife and mother has marriage with Miria F. McDonnell. been taken from the household, Mrs. They are members of the Catholic Carpenter’s death occurring October Church, and their marriage was 11, 1822. March 31, 1883, witnessed solemnized by Father Collins, of that church. It has been blessed with three the marriage of Jacob Carpenter and Talitha Smith, who was born June 16, children: Adaline R., Born September 1851, her parents, John F. and Mary 1, 1870; Harry F., March 28, 1877; A. (Biddle) Smith, now deceased. Ulalie, July 28, 1881. Patrick and Jacob Carpenter follows the trade of a Bridget (McNally) McDonnell are the blacksmith, in which he has had many parents of Mrs. Black. She was born in years experience, and for which he is the State of Vermont, November 26, well qualified. His postoffice address is 1847, but her parents now make their home in Wetzel county. Francis J. Burton, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Black is engaged in hotel-keeping at Burton, Wetzel county, West Virginia. JACOB CARPENTER~is a son of HUGH K. COSGRAY—is a native of Samuel R. and Elizabeth (Finely) the “Keystone State,” born in Green Carpenter, who live on a farm on Long county, Pennsylvania, October 20, Dra.in in this county. He has been a 1847, a son of John and Allice resident in this county and district (Keenan) Cosgray. In 1861, with his since August 14, 1870, and was born in parents, he made his home in Wetzel Monroe county, Ohio, April 23, 1840. county, and here his wedded life Mr. Carpenter has been three times began, January 2, 1873. On that date married. December 31, 1860, Jacob Rev. H. H. Little joined him in Carpenter and Sarah Brumley were wedlock with Catherine Postlethwait, 215 who was born in Wetzel county, May but resigned in the following year. His 28, 1855. Their home is established in occupation is farming, and his address Church district, this county, and is Burton, Wetzel county, West therein are the six children born of Virginia. their union: Francis M., February 19, 1874; John A., April 1, "1875; William B., September 6, 1876; Lydia, March BENJAMIN EARNSHAW—one of 28, 1878; Thomas L., January 2, 1880; Lucy L., September 30, 1881. the county commissioners of Wetzel Catherine, wife of Mr. Cosgray, is a county, West Virginia, was elected to daughter of William B. and Mary A. the office in 1880, for two years, and before the expiration of his term of (Yager) Postlehwait. Mr. Cosgray’s service was re-elected to fill the next father and mother were born in 1818, the former in Fayette County, term. He was born in Maryland, Pennsylvania and the latter in Ulster February 22, 1843, and was thirteen County, New York. His father died years old when his parents, Benjamin January 10, 1865, and his mother lives and Elizabeth (Joyce) Eamshaw, took in Church district. His ancestors came up their residence in Wetzel county. from Ireland. The father of Mrs. The marriage of Benjamin Eamshaw Cosgray was born in Greene county, was solemnized in Marion county’, West Pennsylvania, and her mother was born Virginia, Mary E. Shaver there becoming his wife March 11, 1866. in Monongalia county, Virginia. Hugh They have six children growing to K. Cosgray,is an extensive farmer, is manhood and womanhood in the home also engaged in the real estate business, and in surveying. He may be addressed of their marriage consecrated: John F., at Uniontown, Wetzel county, West born March 16, 1868; Mazellah A., Virginia. February 9, 1871; Missouri 1., October 18, 1872, Elizabeth Z., October 3, 1874; Susanna A., April 4, 1877; William H. February 19, 1879. James WILLIAM L. CUNNINGHAM was and Elizabeth (Campbell) Shaver are born February 9, 1831, in what is now the parents of Mrs. Earnshaw. Her Marion county, West Virginia. He was father is still a resident in Marion married in Greene county county, and in that county she was Pennsylvania, June 12, 1856, and in born July 9, 1843. Her mother died the same year made his home in Wetzel June 11, 1883. Benjamin Eamshaw county, and the nine living children of owns and carries on an excellent farm his marriage are all living here, the in Church district, receiving his mail at oldest in a home of her own in this Burton, Wetzel county, West Virginia. district, and the others with him. His wife is Pamela Ann, daughter of Ulrich E. J. FREELAND——proprietor and and Elizabeth (Howard) Showalter, manager of a flouting mill in Church and his children were born and named district, Wetzel county, West Virginia, as follows: Arzella L., November 16, was born September 25, 1825, in 1858; Ida L., August 1860, died Marion county, Virginia. He married January 7, 1862; Edward J., November Melinda Yost, who was born in 3 1862; Oella M., May 19, 1868; Sarah Monongalia county, Virginia, July 4, L., July 7, 1872; Sophia E. M., July 1823. The place of their marriage was 27, 1875; Carrie A., April 17, 1878; in Marion county, the date July 5, Brooks F., twin of Carrie A., died April 1846, and the record of their children 30, 1879; William W., June 9, 1881. is: Flavius N., born January 2, 1847, Edward J., and Margaret (Jones) lives in Marion county; Pardilla J., Cunningham, who came to Wetzel January 4, 1849, lives in Wetzel county in 1855, are the parents of county, Salathiel F., March 15, 1851, William L. His wife's parents made lives in Marion county; Naomi V., their home in Wetzel county in 1829, February 25, 1853 lives at home. Alice and she was here born September 16, A., March 20, 1855 died February 13, 1839. Four brothers of William L., 1867; Fielding B., March 15, 1857, Allison R., George W., Josia T., and died Februar 13, 1867; James 13., Edward J. were soldiers in the 1861 May 9, 185 , lives in this district; war. William L. Cunningham was Mahlon H., March 21, 1861, lives in elected ajustice of the peace in 1861, Church district; Pemberton Lee, April 216

14, 1863, and Minnie M., April 19, born March 1, 1846, in what is now 1866, live at home. E. J. Freeland was Marion county, West Virginia. He was a son of John and Mary (Fiddie) united in wedlock April 8, 1865, with Freeland, and his wife is a daughter of Eliza A. Brown, born September 19, David and Rebecca (Fluharty) Yost. 1847, in Monongalia county, then part Her parents died in Marion county, as of Virginia. She is a daughter of Allen did the father of Mr. Freeland. He was and Annarah (Wells) Brown, who are a soldier of the 1812 war, and the still honored residents in the place of subject of this sketch was one of the her nativity. Her grandfather, Richard minute men of the Mexican war and Wells, was a veteran of the 1812 war, one of the Federal volunteers of the and Peter Bartrug, grandfather of the 1861 war. Postoffice addres, E. J. subject of this sketch, was a soldier of Freeland, Burton, Wetzel county, West the Continental army during the entire Virginia. seven years of the struggle for independence. In 1879 Lamech Glover JOSHUA GARNER—son of Joshua cast his fortunes in with the people of and Mary (Yoho) Garner, and Mary Wetzel county, and in his home are the Hendershot, daughter of Joseph and six living children of his marriage. His Hanna (Rush) Hendershot, were united children were born: Rosetta M., in marriage in Wetzel county, March February 13, 1866; Samuel A., 26, 1847, and their home is in Church November 24, 1867, died September district, where he is carrying on a good 11, 1875; Ida Belle, May 23, 1870; farm. He was born September 13, Elmer W., April 24, 1872; Viola M., 1823, in what is now Marshall county, July 16, 1875; Dora Maude E., August West Virginia, and her birth was in 23, 1880; Arzellah Frances, June 23, Monroe county, Ohio, the date March 1883. The business of Lamech Glover 12, 1827. Her parents made their home is farming and dealing in lumber, and in Wetzel county in 1832. The children he may be addressed at Burton, Wetzel of Mr. and Mrs. Garner are seven sons: county, West Virginia. Thomas H., Washington H., William C., Jacob L., Henry D., Solomon D., and WILLIAM H. HASKINS—is a John H. Thomas H. was born February Virginian by birth, born in Albemarle 16, 1848, married Harriet A. Woodruff county, December 22, 1827, and he June 27, 1870, and their children settled in Wetzel county in 1856. In were: James H., Mary I., Lelia E. M., the last-named year, on the 7th of William Robert (deceased), and Noah February, he was joined in wedlock E. Washington H. was born February with Anna J. Brookover, who was born 11, 1850, married Matilda J. Stoneking in Monongalia county, then Virginia, May 15, 1878, and their children are: February 8, 1834. Their marriage was Mary J., Junia V. C., and Lucinda C. solemnized in Greene county, William C., for whom this sketch is Pennsylvania, and to them have been compiled, was born March 7, 1852, born seven children: Mary E., and was united in wedlock February December 26, 1856; Thomas M., 18, 1883, with Catharine Grim, who August 19, 1859; Margaret J., was born October 12, 1858. Herv February 4, 1862; Cora Lee, November father, Joseph Grim, is a resident in 24, 1863; John C., April 9, 1866; Church district, and her mother, Abraham P., August 6, 1867; Carrie 0., Elizabeth (Styles) Grim, died July 10, October 25, 1873. Cora L. died 1864. Jacob L, fourth son of Mr. and January 28, 1866, Mary E. has a home Mrs. Garner, was born August 11, in this county, and the other children 1854. Henry D., Born January 18, live with their parents. Thomas M. was 1859, Married Martha J. Higgenbothem elected county superintendent of free January 3, 1882, and they have one schools in Wetzel county, May 15, son, Friend George. Solomon D. was 1883. Thomas and Jane (Harris) born August 19, 1861, and John H. Haskins, now residents in West was born September 22, 1863. The Virginia, are the parents of William H., family postoffice address is Burton, and his wife is a daughter of Abraham Wetzel county, West Virginia. P. and Mary (Alton) Brookover, who made their home in Wetzel county in LAMECH GLOVER—son of Samuel 1862. John T., and Robert V. Haskins, and Elizabeth (Bartrug) Glover, was brothers of William H., were soldiers 217 through the 1861 war. William H. October 9, 1868; Thomas 8., Haskins was constable for Wetzel November 21, 1871; George W., county, 1859-61, and was again elected August 25, 1873; Ralphus Carl, April to the office in 1871 and served six 24, 1878. Abraham and Margaret (Sire) years. His occupation is farming, and Taylor, still residents in Greene his postoffice addres Burton, Wetzel county, Pennsylvania, are the parents county, West Virginia. of Julia A., wife of William Himelrick. Mr. Himelrick was constable in 1854, ALEXANDER HAUGHT—is a and again in 1855, and for the past house carpenter by trade, and three years has been road surveyor. In combines that calling with the the 1861 war he was three years a avocations of a farm life in Church member of Company N, 14th West district, Wetzel county, West Virginia, Virginia Infantry, Federal army. His where he made his home in 1862. He farm lies in Chruch district and in was born in Monongalia county, addition to carrying it on he follows Virginia, January 13, 1838, a son of the trade of shoemaking. His postoffice Tobias and Elizabeth (Santee) Haught, address is Burton, Wetzel county, West who are now living in Tyler county, Virginia. this State. In Wetzel county, January 22, 1860, the subject of this sketch became the husband of Elizabeth M. JOHN H. HINEGARDNER—is one Showalter, who was born in Wetzel of the farming residents of Church county,‘May 12, 1837. Ulrich and district, Wetzel county, West Virginia, Elizabeth (Howard) Showalter, who and has served his district four years as settled in this county in 1828, are her overseer of the poor, and fourteen parents. The children of Mr. and Mrs. years as a member of the board of Haught are six: Harriet E., born July 3, education. He has lived in this county 1861, lives in Greene county, since childhood, but was born in what Pennsylvania, Jemima V., May 10, is now Hardy county, West Virginia, 1863; George S., September 10, 1868; the date of his birth September 22, Anna R., February 5, 1872; Mary A., 1826. Michael Hinegardner, his father, October 17, 1874; Stephen W. M., May was born April 3, 1797, and came with 17, 1880—these five living at home. his family to Wetzel county in 1834. The ostoffice address of Alexander His wife, the mother of John H., was Han t is Burton, Wetzel county, West I Mary A. Hurless, born March 15, 1790, Virginia. died January 27. 1875. In Wetzel county, August 14, 1851, John WILLIAM HIMELRlCK—was born Hinegardener and Dorcas March 30, 1835, in Wetzel county, and Bartrug were united in marriage, and that year was the first his parents, they have one son, Emerson L., born Alexander and Elizabeth (Miner) June 25, 1865, and one daughter, Mary Himelrick, passed in this county, which A., born October 16, 1868. The wife was their home until the death of his of Mr. Hinegardner was born in Wetzel mother, after which his father went to county, August 15, 1822, a daughter tyler county, where he died. In Greene of George and Barbara (Glover) county, Pennsylvania, October 15, Bartrug. Her parents were born in 1833, was born Julia A. Taylor, who in Maryland, both in the year 1799; her that State and county was joined in father died in 1865, and her mother in wedlock with William Himelrick, on 1870. John H. Hinegardner may be the 4th of January, 1856. Their oldest addressed at Burton, Wetzel county, son and daughter were born December West Virginia. 20, 1856, and both died in 1857; Leféy, born January 25, 1858; John M. ]1'., December 19, 1859; Luvina. LEVI K. HOGE—was born in September 8, l860——thesethree living Baltimore, Maryland, September 17, in homes of their own in Chruch 1850. His parents, Levi and Mary A. district, and seven younger children (Overtuff) Hoge, came to Wetzel who live with their parents, and were county in 1854, and the former died in born: Lindsay, Christmas Day, 1862; this county in 1861, the latter in Ulysses S. G., August 1, 1865; Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1872. Fletcher, October 30, 1866; William S., August 3, 1879, in Marion county, 218

West Virginia, Levi K. Hoge married JAMES A. JOHNSTON—was born Sara Kate Hunt, who was born in July 7, 1832, in Monongalia county, Marion county, a daughter of David Virginia, (now, West Virginia). His wife and Melinda (Tribby) Hunt. Her was Alsinday Galliher, born June 22, parents were residents in Monongalia 1838, in what was then Marion county, Count)’. (_f10W.West Virginia), and her Virginia. Their Marriage was mother died in that county, but her solemnized at the residence of the father died in Missouri. To Mr. and bride’s-father, January 27, 1859, and Mrs. Hoge were born two sons: John to them ten children have been born, C., November 20, 1880, and William and the eight now living are all with Abner,‘ March 12,v1882. Farming and them in their home in Church district, surveying are the joint occupations of Wetzel county. These children are: Levi Hoge, and his postoffice Jennie N., born March 8, 1860; William address is Burton, Wetzel county, West Virginia. E., May 17, 1862; Mary L., October 31, 1864; Lizzie M., August 1, 1867; Maggie R., November 16, 1869, died February 5, 1870; John T., August 12, 1871; Josie S., March 20, 1874; Charlie CHARLES HORNER—has lived in M., December 6, 1876; Maudie M., Wetzel county, since 1848, and is the November 1, 1879, died August 27, owner of a fine farm in Church district. 1880; Harry C., January 28, 1883. The In 1853 he was elected to the oldest daughter, Jennie N., taught her legislature for this district, and served first school, then at the age of sixteen, two years, the county then being part the summer following her father’s of Virginia, and the legislature settlement in Wetzel county. She has assembling at Richmond. In 1871 he taught twenty—eightmonths since that was elected to the West Virginia date, continuing with one school for legislature where he served one term. twelve months, or three consecutive He was justice of the peace from 1852 terms. By training and by natural to 1860, and in 1881 was appointed to adaptation she is eminently qualified the same office, and by the votes of his for her chosen calling, and has achieved fellow townsmen was called upon in continued success in following it. 1882 to continue in the office. In all Thomas and Nancy (Steele) Johnston, public capacities he has served parents of James A., died, the former faithfully and efficiently. He was born in Upshur, and the later in Monongalia July 1, 1820, in Monongalia county, county, while those counties were part Virginia, (now West Virginia), a son of of Virginia. His death was in 1840, and Nathan and Sarah (Bartley) Horner. his widow died in 1856. William His wife is Louisa, daughter of John Galliher, now resident in Marion and Susanna (Lantz) Mahan, and the county, is the father of Mrs. Johnston, date of their marriage was April 12, and her mother, whose name before 1840, the place Green county, marriage was Jennie Miller, died in Pennsylvania. The children born to 1840, in Monongalia county. In the them are recorded: Susanna, March 4, 1861 war, James A. Johnston drove a 1841, died January 9, 1843; Sarah, brigade team for the 60th New York September 24, 1842, and Ulrich R., Infantry in the Shenandoah valley and February 24, 1844, live in Church Cheat mountain. Since his marriage district; Maria C., November 30, 1846, he has lived in West Virginia, Ohio, and died April 2, 1851; Felix W., Pennsylvania, and he made his home in September 4, 1848, and Lindsay M., Wetzel county in 1876. When he was July 6, 1850, live at home; Ann Jane, single he followed steamboating, and May 15, 185 2, and Cristiann, for the last twenty-six years he has December 11, 1853, live in Marion been engaged in threshing every fall. county, West Virginia: Jefferson D., He is carring on a farm in Church November 20, 1855, died November district, and his address is Burton, 19, 1880; Elizabeth M., May 7, 1859, Wetzel county, West Virginia. died August 2, 1865. Mrs. Horner was born in Greene county. Pennsylvania, April 3, 1817. Those of the family living at home receive their mail at WILLIAM H. LEE—was born May Burton, Wetzel county, West Virginia. 24, 1855, in Preston county, Virginia, 219 a son of Albert and Catherine (Powell) County Mayo, June 12, 1820, a son of Lee. His mother died in the county of Alexander and Mary (Haroughty) his birth, July 17, 1877, and his father McDonnell. His wife is Bridget, died at Piedmont, Mineral count)’, daughter of Edward and Winnifred West Virginia. In 1879, William H. Lee (Barrett) McNally, and she was born in cast his fortunes in with the people of Balleyglass, May 15, 1815. They were Wetzel county, and his marriage was joined in wedlock in the place of their consummated in this county, nativity, the date of their marriage February 9, 1880, when Rev. Father January 2, 1846, and the year 1847 Lambert of the Catholic Church, found them in America, and they united him in wedlock with Sarah E. settled with the people of Wetzel Homer. The bride whom he chose was county in 1855. The parents of both a native of Wetzel county, born remained in Ireland. In their home in September 14, 1863, a daughter of this county are the four children born Isaac and Nancy A. (Cramer) Homer. to bless their union: Maria, whose birth Her parents, who are of Irish descent, was on October 12, 1848; A. V. McD., have been many years honored born February 2, 1852; E. McD., July residents in Wetzel~ county. The 12, 1854; Bessie, June 12, 1858. children of Mr. and Mrs. Lee are two: Patrick McDonnell has always been Catherine Louisa, born November 11, among the most public spirited of the 1880, and Mary A., born August 24, citizens of his adopted home, and in 1882. William H. Lee is embarked 1868 served on the board of upon a business career as a restaurant supervisors for Wetzel county. He is and hotel keeper at Burton, Wetzel earring on a large mercantile trade, and county, West Virginia. has his residence, place of business and postoffice address at Burton, Wetzel MORGAN B. LEMILEY—son of county, West Virginia. John and Mary (Morgan) Lemley, was born in Monongalia county, Virginia, SAMUEL S. MAIN—son of Joseph and September 29, 1839. In Marion Lydia (Merriner) Main, was born in county, West Virginia, March 22, 1864, Greene county, Pennsylvania, he was joined in wedlock with Martha November 10, 1836, and was ten years E. Swisher, whose birth was in that old when hisparents made their home county, on the 20th of October, 1843. in Wetzel county. September 30, 1860, They have four living children and have in Greene county, Pennsylvania, buried two. These children were born: Samuel S. Main wedded Mary J. Kiger, George W., July 4, 1865; Harmon H., who was born in that State and county, May 30, 1843. Nine children February 6, 1867; John E., April 1, were born to bless their union, and 1869; Mary H., January 28, 1870, died death has taken four away. Their M8101111. 1373; Eddy M., September first-born was a son, Francis M., born 17, 1872; Ida B., August 6, 1875, died January 15, 1876. The parents of Mrs. November 6, 1861, who married Mary Lemley, George W. and Harriett P. Youst, December 31, 1882, in (Clayton) Swisher, are now living in Marion County, West Virginia; Barbara Marion county. Her mother’s father, E., was born October 21, 1863, and John Clayton, went from that county died August 19, 1878; Hughey E., born to the defense of American principles November 19, 1865, died December in the war of 1812. The father of 16th following; Thomas C., born Morgan B. Lemley died in Iowa, and January 30, 1867; Martha J., February his widow is now resident in that State. 20, 1870, died August 24, 1878; Sarah April 8, 1880, Morgan B. Lemley took A., September 1, 1872; Parry L., up his residence in Wetzel county, and January 3, 1874, died September 7, for a time engaged in commercial 1878; Rhoda 1., February 4, 1880; and traffic. He is now farming, and receives Barbara (Hostettler) Kiger are the his mail at Burton, Wetzel county, parents to whom Mary J., wife of Mr. West Virginia. Main, owes life. Samuel M. Main is master of the trade of stone-cutter, and is also engaged in the cultivation of the farm on which he resides, in Church PATRICK McDONNELL—is a district. His postoffice address is Milo, native of Ireland, born in Balleyglass, Wetzel county, West Virginia. 220 GEORGE W. MARRINER—is a Barbara Glover there becoming his prosperous farmer, resident in Church wife, August 14, 1847. Her parents district, Wetzel county, West Virginia, were John and Sarah (Pratt) Glover, and this county has been his home and her birth was in Marion, now a since 1872. He is a son of James and county of West Virginia, April 12, Elizabeth (Hannen) Marriner, who are 1826, her natal day. July 16, 1862, living in Green county, Pennsylvania, Jacob Mathews enlisted in the Federal and in that State and county he was army, Company K, 14th West Virginia born, April 27, 1833. His first wife was Infantry, and served until honorably Rebecca Headly, who died December discharged at expiration of term of 31, 1861, having been the mother of enlistment, July 3, 1865. He was a Jesse, born October 17, 1856, and prisoner of war from May 11 to Sarah J., born March 22, 1858. Frances September 11, in 1864, and was Taylor became the second wife of Mr. severly wounded, a musket ball passing Marriner, and she died June 14, 1877, through both thighs. His occupation is leaving one daughter, Athalie A., born farming, and his land and residence in June 6, 1864. Mr. Marriner again Church district. Uniontown, Wetzel entered upon the marriage relation, county, West Virginia, is his postoffice Babbara E. Bissett uniting in wedlock address. with him. She died June 7, 1882, leaving her husband one daughter, Laura, born August 10, 1878. She had been three times married, and her first ISSAC MORE — son of husband was George McMasters, and Hughy C. and Tabitha (Eaton) Moore, they had one child named Jesse. The was born in Monongalia county, now children of her second marriage are: West Virginia, June 1, 1831, and in Caroline, Jacob L. and Albert N. Wetzel county buried both his parents. Nicely. The first-named was born May This county witnessed his marriage 17, 1868, Jacob L., May 5, 1872, and vows, and his wife is Eliza J., daughter the youngest in June, 1876. In Greene of Thomas and Mary (Morris) Dulany. county, Pennsylvania, December 17, Her parents died in Wetzel county, and 1882, George W. Marriner wedded her birth occurred in Fayette county, Frances C., daughter of Joseph and now West Virginia, May 24, 1834. Mr. Eveline (Cox) Lough, and widow of and Mrs. Moore have been the parents William Asbrook. She was born July of eleven children: Melissa, born May 31, 1847, and her parents still reside in 28, 1852, died June 23, 1853; Thomas Monongalia county, West Virginia, in born August 13, 1854; Hugh C., which county whe was born. The October 28, 1856, John A. W., January children of her first marriage are Louis 19, 1859. Daniel D., May 4, 1861; H. and Susanna V. Asbrook, the Jonathan D., July 6, 1863, deceased; former born October 10, 1876, and the Christian J., February 17, 1866; Solomon C., April 1, 1868; Ellis F., latter October 6, 1878. George W. August 21, 1870, deceased; Marriner was a soldier two years and Christopher C., February 9, 1872; eleven months of the 1861 war, in Peter Y., March 22, 1875—all the living Comapny A, 140th Pennsylvania children reside in this county. Isaac Infantry. His postoffice address is Moore has a farm of over 93 acres in Burton, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Church district, at the head of long Drain, and is prosperously engaged in JACOB MATHEWS—is a son of its cultivation. Three of his sons are John and Mary (Sines) Mathews, who married: Thomas’ wife is Ellen, made the home of their married life in daughter of Garrison Anderson; Monongalia county, Virginia. In that William married Eunice J., daughter of county the subject of this sketch was Thomas Wade, and the wife of Daniel born, January 23, 1818, and he_has is Barbara, daughter of Peter Bartrug. been a resident in Wetzel county since Isaac Moore's postoffice address is 1854. His first wife was Melinda Uniontown, Wetzel county, West McMasters, and their children were: Virginia. Alpheus, Albert, Martha E., John, William, and Rufus. In Green county, Pennsylvania, Jacob Mathews entered DAVID McCOLLOUGH—and Ann upon his present marriage relation, Catharine Lancaster were natives of 221

Pennsylvania, where in Washington Pennsylvania, September 28, 1865, Eli county he was born February 21, Roberts and Sarah Anderson recorded 1818, and her birth was in Fayette their marriage vows, and their union Count)’. August 1, 1824. William and has been blessed with five children, Rebecca (Dunn) McCollough were his born: John, June 24, 1866; Elizabeth, parents, and his wife was a daughter of July 24, 1868; Margaret, October 2, Samuel and Mary (Mellon) Lancaster. 1870; Richard, October 6, 1872; In Greene county, Pennsylvania, March Martha, June 29, 1875. Richard died 2, 1843, David McCollough and Ann C. September 17, 1877. Elizabeth is living Lancaster were joined in wedlock, and with her grandparents in this county, the children of their union are twelve. and. the other children are at home. Hiram, their first child, was born The wife of Mr. Roberts was born in December 7, 1843, entered the Federal Caly district, Wetzel county, the date army in the 1861 war as a member of of her birth August 19, 1846, and John Company A, 140th Pennsylvania and Elizabeth (Sole) Anderson her Infantry, and was last heard from paernts. Her father was born April 30, August 25, 1864, at the battle of 1818, and her mother on the 8th of Reams Station. The record of the other March, 1827. She died April 23, 1849. children is: Sarah J., born September The postoffice address of Eli Roberts is 11, 1845, lives in Greene county, Burton, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Pennsylvania; Rebecca A., March 24, 1847, died May 12, 1857; John C., JOHN W. ROBERTS-—was born in July 2, 1849, lives in Marshall county, Chruch district, Wetzel county, June 2, West Virginia; Mary E., December 30, 1843. In Green county, Pennsylvania, 1850; Joanna, August 1, 1853; Samuel December 22, 1864, he was united in J., December 7, 1855; Emeline, marriage with Massy Dye, who was October 21, l857—these four living in born in that State and county, August Washington county, Pennsylvania, and 23, 1831. Their children, all living at four younger living at home, namely: home, were born; Margaret, January Phebe Ellen, born June 16, 1860: 14, 1866; Lucretia, April 16, 1868; William E., May 27, 1863; Spencer G., Alexander, December 19, 1871; November 19, 1865; Newton, April 27, Alfred, July 15, 1873; Mary, January 1867. In 1876 David McCo1lough H 27, 1876; John D., May 8, 1882. Noah became a resident in Wetzel county, and Margaret (Jones) Roberts are the and the farm he is cultivating lies in parents of John W., and his wife is a Church district. Himself and wife are daughter of James and Annie consistend and devoted members of (Henderson) Dye, who are still the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. honored residents in the place of her His postoffice address is Burton, birth. The father of Mr. Roberts was Wetzel county, West Virginia. born June 15, 1797, came to Wetzel county in 1808, and here died after a ELI ROBERTS—is a son of Noah long and useful life, on the 18th of and Margaret (Jones) Roberts, whose March, 1844. His mother was born record is given in the sketch following October 10, 1809. Farming is the this one. He was born in Church occupation of John W. Roberts, district, Wetzel county, October 10, Church district his place of residence 1843, and here is now his home, and and his postoffice address is Burton, the cultivation of a good farm his Wetzel county, West Virginia. occupation. When the war between the States was in progress he entered the Federal service, and was three years a MORRIS ROSE—was born and member of Company K, 14th West wedded in Greene county, Virginia Infantry. He enlisted Pennsylvania. The date of his birth was November 1, 1862, and received January 23, 1834, and Eden and honorable discharge at Cumberland, Cassandria (Bowers) Rose were his ‘ Maryland, June 27, 1865. Among the parents. His marriage was engagements in which he was a consummated March 6, 1857, and participant were the battles of Cloyd Rachel Bowers, born in Monongalia Mountain, New River Bridge, county, this State, November 15, Lynchburg, Winchester, Rishers Hill 1835, was the wife of his choice. Her and Cedar Creek. In Green county, parents are Solomon and Margaret 222 (Bradford) Bowers. They now make Monongalia county, where her mother their home in Green County, is still living. In Greene county, Pennsylvania, where the parents of Pennsylvania, February 7, 1867, Morris Rose continue to reside. Mr. Joshua R. Thomas and Eliza J. Barr and Mrs. Rose were the parents of: were united in marriage, and they Mary Eliza, born December 21, 1857, made their home in Wetzel county, died August 6, 1879; Mary Ellen, July March 25, 1871, settling on a farm in 28, 1859, died November 30th Church district. Their five children are following; William E., September 21, all living at home to comfort their 1860, married and makes his home in mother in her widowhood, and were Church district; Sarah M., September bom:'Samuel 1., November 10, 1869; 18, 1864, died February 22, 1865; Albert M., February 24, 1871; Sarah Solomon B., February 4, 1866; Emen, L., December 14, 1873; Phebe A., September 13, 1868; Claughton, September 23, 1877; Mary M., August March 3, 1871. The three last named live 28, 1880. Joshua R. Thomas was one with their parents, and a grandhcild is of the defenders of the national also one of the family, Nancy E. government in the 1861 war, enlisting Myers, born October 6, 1876. Morris in Company G, 85th Pennsylvania Rose has been one of the substantial Infantry. He served for three years, farming residents of Church district, 1861-4, and left the army with Wetzel county, since 1873, and he shattered health, and never recovered receives his mail at Burton, Wetzel from the illness which then settled county, West Virginia. upon him. His lungs became affected, and his death was the result of lung WILLIAM G. SNOD­ affection. He received the small pension of one dollar per month, but GRASS who is attorney-at law and his widow, who is struggling to rear her notary public of Wetzel county, West children well, is entitled to further Virginia, has made his home in this consideration from the government. county since he was twenty years of Her address is Burton, Wetzel county, age. He was born in Marion county, West Virginia. Virginia, October 9, 1856, ' and he married Helen E. Hawkins, who was born in the same county, April 5, 185 8. Their marriage was consummated in Greene county, GEORGE F. THROCKMORTON— Pennsylvania, February 2, 1879, and has lived in Wetzel county, West they have one son, Charles L., born Virginia, since November 4, 1873, and October 12, 1879. Ezekiel and Levema follows the varied avocations of an V. (Straight) Snodgrass, now residents agricultural life in Church district. He in Mannington, Marion county, West was born in Greene county, Virginia, are the parents of William G., Pennsylvania, November 12, 1837,-and and his wife was a daughter of John L. in that State and county was wedded, and Lydia (Conaway) Hawkins. Her Sarah E. Hoge becoming his wife, mother died in Marion county, where August 28, 1864. She‘also is a native of her father still lives. In the war of the the “Keystone State,” born in Greene States William G. Snodgrass had uncles county, April 22,‘ '1845. The seven in the Confederate and in the Federal children of Mr. and Mrs. armies. His post office address is Throckmorton, were born: Allison J., Burton, Wetzel county, West Virginia. August 9, 1866; Sarah E., January 17, 1868; Minnie'V., January 20, 1871, JOSHUA R. THOMAS—who died died October 24, 1879. Charles W., February 18, 1881, was born in Greene May 9, 1873; Mary E., April 16, 1876, county, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1836. Vada E., January 6, 1879; John F., He was a son of Eli and Sarah (Knight) September 11, 1880. Job Thomas, and his parents died in the Throckmorton, born December 1, county of his birth. Eliza J. Barr was 1809, and Sarah (Fry) Throckmorton, born June 15, 1847, in Monongalia born February 13, 1816, are the county, then part of Virginia, and was parents of George F. They are now a daughter of Samuel and Mary enjoying a well-earned repose in their (Lemon) Barr. Her father died in old age at their home in Greene 223

county. Barrack and Experience CLAY DISTRICT. (Doty) Hoge were the parents of Sarah E., wife of Mr. Throckmorton. Her mother, born September 22, 1804, died in Greene county, and her father, RICHARD L. ADAMS—son of born November 28, 1794, died in Dawson and Nancy (bedwith) Adams, Missouri. She had one brother, William was born in Waynesburg, Greene who was a Federal soldier in the 1861 county, Pennsylvania, October 14, war. The paternal great-grandfather of 1843. He enlisted at the age of George F. Throckmorton was a soldier nineteen years, in the 123rd in the Revolutionary war. George F. Pennsylvania Infantry, in May, 1862; Throckmorton has held several district was transferred to Battery C, 1st New offices, and enjoys the esteem of the York Artillery, October 4, 1862, and people among whom he lives. His post was in the second Bull Run battle, office address is Burton, Wetzel battles of South Mountain, Antietam, county, West Virginia. Fredericksburg, and the Wildemess. February 2, 1864, in Waynesburg, Richard L. Adams and Elizabeth 1-lartzel were united in marriage. She JAMES VANHORN—has been for was born in Washington county, seven years a local mininster in the Pennsylvania, April 16, 1853, a Methodist Episcopal Church, in Church daughter of Samuel and Mary (Herron) district, Wetzel county, West Virginia. HartzeL To Mr. and Mrs. Adams six His parents, George and Mary (Reed) children were born, of whom only the Vanhom, are residents in this district, three youngest are living. Ida May, but he was born when they made their born January 2, 1865, died March 2d home in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, following; Ella, June 20, 1867, died November 2, 1842. In Greene county, August 7, 1869; Jessie, June 6, 1868, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1865, James died August 8, 1878; Rebecca S., Vanhorn and Elizabeth E. November 29, 1871; William A., May I-ligginbotham were joined in wedlock, 20, 1874; Eddie H., February 4, 1877. and the fruit of their union was seven April 10, 1872, is the date upon which children. Death has taken four away, Richard L. Adams took up his and the three remaining are at home. residence in Wetzel county. He is These children are: Laura L., born proprietor of a saw-mill in Clay April 19, 1867, died August 13, 1868; district, and extensively engaged in the Sarah C., June 27, 1869; James H., lumber businew. His post office November 28, 1871, died April 9, address is Milo, Wetzel county, West 1882; Melinda, September 13, 1874, Virginia. died September 28, following; Rhoda V., September 24, 1875, Franklin M., LEWIS ANDERSON — is a son of November 11, 1877, died August 26, James Anderson, born October 7, 1881; Mary A., June 19, 1881. James 1787, and Elizabeth (Monger) I-ligginbotham, father of Mrs. Vanhom, Anderson, born February 9, 1793. In now livesin Grant district, this county; 1827 James and Elizabeth (Monger) her mother, whose maiden name was Anderson made their home in Wetzel Jemima Price, is deceased. Then’ county, amon its most enterprising daughter, Elizabeth 13..was born July pioneers, and re the subject of this sketch was born, October 6, 1829. He 28, 1845, in Marion, then a county of married in Centre district, this county, Virginia. In the war between the States June 30, 1851, Maria Eckelberry, and James Vanhorn served three years in the record of their children shows: the 14th West Virginia Infantry, and Elijah, born May 18, 1852, lives in this participated in all its engagements. He district; James F., August 8, I.853, died had two brothers in the 6th Virginia April, 1855; Rachel, November 24, - Infantry, Alexander who now lives in 1855, and Alcinda, November 24, this district, and William, now in the 1857, live in Clay district; Sarah West. James Vanhorn is by trade a August 16, 1859, lives in Grant general blacksmith, and his post office district, this county; Annie M., address is Burton, Wetzel county, West February 6, 1861, lives at home Virginia. Minnesota Belle, April 6, 1863, lives in 224 this district; Nancy, April 23, 1865, the war between the States, enlisting lives in Clay district, this county; August 20, 1862, ‘and receiving Henry S., November 9, 1867; Dora discharge June 27,‘ 1865. He served in Virginia, September 23, 1870; Emma, the 14th West Virginia Infantry, and May 3, 1872—these last named living at was a participant in the battle of Floyd home. Valentine and Allie Mountain, West Virginia, and in the (Cumberledge) Eckelberry are the Virginia campaign which included the parents of Mrs. Anderson, the fomer battles of Staunton, Lexington, born about the year 1789, and the Lynchburg, Carter Farm, Winchester, latter two years later. She was born in and Fishers Hill. The children of his Greene county, Pennsylvania, June 11, marriage are: Elijah, whose record 1831. Lewis Anderson is a farmer of precedes this sketch; Elizabeth born Clay district, and is serving his district June 18, 1852, died April 27, 1876; as school trustee and member of the James, March 18, 1856, lives at home; board of education. He receives his Hester, June 28, 1858, is married to mail at Milo, Wetzel county, West P. Lyonette; Jacob, March 18, 1862, Virginia. and George William, August 23, 1866, live at home. Farming is the ELIJAH ALBAUGH—is a son of occupation of George Albaugh, Clay George and Jemima (Robinson) district his location, and Milo, Wetzel Albaugh, whose sketch follows this county, West Virginia, is his post office one. He is one of the prosperous address. farmers of Clay district, and his life has been passed-in this county, where he REASON BISSETT—is a farmer of was born and wedded. November 8, Clay district, Wetzel county, West 1850, was the date of his birth, and his Virginia, and also follows his trade, marriage vows were recorded May 25, that of railroad engineer. He was born 1876. On that date in Clay district, in Greene county, Pennsylvania, Emma C. Liston was joined with him December 6, 1844, a son of Joseph and in wedlock, and their three children Sarah (Garrison) Bissett, who still live were born: Attie Blanche, October 13, in that State and county. When 1877; Harry, November ,2, ‘1879; eighteen years old he joined the Abbie, May 28,‘ 1882. William and Federal army, serving from September Lydia (Martin) Liston are the parents 20, 1862, until June 27, 1865, in the of Emma C., wife of Mr. Albaugh, and 14th West Virginia Infantry. He was in her birth was in Clay district, May 25, the following engagements: Cloyd 1855. William Liston, father of Mrs. Mountain, Lynchburg, where he was Albaugh, was born in Somerset county, shot through the left shoulder and was Virginia, February 9, 1809, and her in the hospital three months at mother in Preston county, April 3, Gallipolis, Ohio; Ceder Creek, and 1821. They are now residents of others. During the last eighteen months Centre district this county. Elijah he was orderly sergeant of the Albaugh’s post office address is Milo, company. James and Tabita Wetzel county, West Virginia. (Youst) McDiffit, residents in Marion county, West Virginia, are the father and mother of Lizzie A., born in that GEORGE ALBAUGH-was born in county, April 9, 1843. In Greene Carroll county, Ohio, on New Years county, Pennsylvania, September 17, Day, 1830, and has lived in Wetzel 1865, Reason Bissett and Lizzie A. county since he was twelve years old. McDiffitt were joined in bands of George and Elizabeth(Ammons) matrimony, and they matheir home in Albaugh, his parents, are now residents Wetzel county, March 1, 1880. The in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. In Clay post office address of Reason Bissett is district, Wetzel county, December 9, Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. 1849, the subject of this sketch was united in marriage with Jemima Robinson. She is adaughter of James M. M. DUNLAP-son of William and and Sarah (Hubbs) Robinson, residents Ruth (Murray) Dunlap, and Adaline in Marshall county, West Virginia, and Pemberton, daughter of James and was born in that county, December 10, Harmah (Johnson) Pemberton, were 1827. George Albaugh was a -soldier in united in marriage in the city of 225 Wheeling, Ohio county, Virginia (now (Ryan) Gorby. He was born in Wetzel West Virginia), July 27, 1841. Both county, June 15, 1831, and in this were bom in Ohio county, the date of county is engaged in the labors of an his birth November 20, 1812, and her agricultural life, owning a good farm in natal day occurring in May, 1821. Clay district. Eli Gorby was elected Their first-born child, Elvira P., whose justice of the peace in 1872, and served birth was on the 16th of August, 1842, four years. He was appointed overseer died September 18, 1880. Louisa of the poor in 1881, which office he Lillie, their third daughter, was born still holds. His first wife was Rachel August 16, 1848, and makes her home Wade, who died October 27, 1858, in Omaha, Nebraska. With Mr. and Mrs. having been the mother of: Ezekiah, Dunlap, in their home at West Liberty, born January 8, 1854, died April 18th are the two remaining children of their following; Asa B., born December 16, marriage, Georgia Anna T., born May 1855, lives in this district; Elizabeth, 8, 1846, and Charles Oscar, born October 9, 1857, died January 4, March 8, 1850. Since 1864, M. M. 1870. In Green county, Pennsylvania, Dunlap has been engaged in real estate June 8, 1825, was born Rachel and surveying in Wetzel county, and Eckelberry, and in the county of her continues in that business. He may be birth, October 8, 1859, she became the addressed at Milo, Wetzel county, West wife of Eli Gorby. Their children are: Virginia. Margaret, born on New Years Day, 1861, lives in Greene county, JAMES J. FREELAND—was born in Pennsylvania; Maria, September 6, Greene county, Pennsylvania, January 1863; Harriet, February 16, 1865; 11, 1843, and served in the war force Isaac N., November 14, 1866—these of that State during the last year of the three still at home. Rachel, wife of Mr. civil conflict which ended with the Gorby, was a daughter of Valentine surrender of Lee at Appomattox. He and Allie (Cumberledge) Eckelberry, enlisted in September, 1864, in the 5th who died in Wetzel county. Eli Gorby’s Heavy Artillery, and received postoffice address is Milo, Wetzel honorable discharge June 30, 1865. On county, West Virginia. the 28th of August, 1864, in the State and county of his nativity, he was joined in wedlock with mary E. Fox, who was born in Greene county, May 25, 1847. Eight daughers were born of BENJAMIN F. JACKSON—one of their union, one is deceased, and the the farming residents of Clay district, other seven still at home. Their record Wetzel county, West Virginia, is a is: Maggie E., born June 24, 1866; native of this county, born August 17, Luvina,‘ March 8, 1868; Annie B., 1847, a son of Gamett and Annie November 20, 1870, died February 20, (Evans) Jackson. On Christmas Day, 1871; Eleanor R., November 26, 1871; 1866, in Wheeling, Ohio councounty, Elizabeth A., August 18, 1874; Alcinda West Virginia, was solemnized the R., November 5, 1876; Louisa J., marriage of Benjamin F. Jackson and January 18, 1879; Mary B., April 24, Elizabeth Eld, and in their home are 1881. Alfred and Rachel (Grimes) five children, born to them as follows: Freeland, who came to Wetzel county Mary Jane, October 29, 1867; Alice in 1864, are the parents of James J., May, June 24, 1870; Albert E., May 7, his father is living with him and his 1874; Gamett, December 26, 1878; mother is deceased. His wife is a Jess Anderson, February 13, 1881. The daughter of Henry and Rachel (Haines) oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fox, who are now deceased. In Clay Jackson, Mary Jane, was married district James J. Freeland follows the March 13, 1883, to Levi R. McFann, occupations of an agricultural life, and lives in this district. Albert and having made his home in this county in Mary (Rummage) Eld, the parents of April, 1866. He may be addressed at Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Jackson, are Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. residents in Washington, District of Columbia, and she was born in that city, November 10, 1848. Benjamin F. ELI GORBY~is a son of Eli Gorby, Jackson’s post office address is Milo, who died June 7, 1831, and Mary Wetzel county, West Virginia. 226

SAMUEL M. HATFIELD—is a 1871. William Henderson is engaged in native of the “Keystone State,” born the varied pursuits of a farmer’s life in in Greene county, September 20, Clay district, and receives his mail at 1825, a son of Jacob and Rebecca Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. (Mundell) Hatfield. Abner Mundell, grandfather of Samuel M. Hatfield, JOHN HENDRIX—is keeper of a fought in the closing conflicts of the first-class restaurant and hotel, Revolutionary war. Sarah Reeves was furnishing good accommodations at born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, Littleton, Wetzel county, West August 23, 1823, a daughter of John Virginia, and has made his home in this B. and Sarah (Luce) Reeves. In the county for the past ten years. He was county of their birth, Samuel M. born in Ireland, March 24,‘ 1845, and Hatfield and Sarah Reeves recorded married in Marshall county, West their marriage vows, March 9, 1843. Virginia, December 29, 1870. The wife They have been the parents of eleven he chose was Augusta C. Kulley, born children. Mary Jane, born December in he kingdom of Hanover, Germany, 12, 1843, died in April, 1872; Jacob, February 20, 1846, and the children of September 27, 1845, lives in Clay their union, all at home are: Margaret district, this county; Sarah Ellen, April J., born February 15, 1872; John F., 3, 1848, died June 29, 1865; John May 11, 1874; Elizabeth, November 4, Wesley, January 21, 1851, resides in 1875; William M., August 29, 1877; this district; Rebecca Matilda, May 14, George, May 9, 1879; Mary, January 1853, lives in Centre district, this 10, 1881; Minnie, December 2, 1881. county; Louisa, August 18, 1855, Murray and Catharine (Whalen) resides in Lyons county, Kansas; Hendrix were the parents of the Cephas, May 18, 1857, died September subject of this sketch. His father ided 14, 1865, Stephen Lindsay, March 16, in Wetzel county, and his mother now 1859, lives at home; Martha Ann, lives in Marshall county, this State. In March 23, 1862, died December 8, that county also live the parents of his 1864; Elizabeth Etta, June 1, 1864, wife, Fredrick and Caroline died September 4th following; Charles (Whitmore) Kulley. In the second year Benton, July 5, 1867, lives at home. of the 1861 war, John Hendrix enlisted July 23, 1868, Samuel M. Hatfield July 20, 1863, in Company I, 4th West made his home in Wetzel county, and Virginia Cavalry, and sewed six in Clay district he is engaged in the months. Milo, Wetzel county, West varied avocations of a farm life. His Virginia, is his post office address. post office address is Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. P. D. KANE—isa-native of Ireland, born in County Cary, October 20, WILLIAM HENDERSON—born in 1843, a son of Timothy and Catherine mOnroe county, Ohio, July 3, 1842, (Dudy) Kane. His father was born in was married in Greene county, 1806, and came with his family to Pennsylvania, August 11, 1866, and Wetzel county November 5, 1852. made his home among the people of During the time of the 1861 war, P. D. Wetzel county, West Virginia, in 1875. Kane was in the government employ John and Nancy (Henthorne) making repairs on the Baltimore & Henderson were his parents, and his Ohio Railroad. He saw as hard times wife is Sarah A., daughter of William and as much danger as many of the and Maria (Rouche) Pettit. She was soldiers in the field, being obliged to born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, work with gun in hand, ready for any May 3, 1845, and was five years old emergency. August 1, 1865, P. D. Kane when her parents took up their married A. E. Shea, who was born in residence in Wetzel county. William County Cary, Ireland, August 22, Henderson was a volunteer in the 1845, a daughter of Darly and service of the Federal government Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Shea. Her during the 1861 war, serving in the parents became residents in Wetzel 188th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company county in the same year her husband’s H. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson have one parents came here. The children of Mr. daughter and two sons: M0llie M., and Mrs. Kane wre born: C. M., born July 1, 1867; Homer G., October January 7, 1867, died May 27,1877; J. 5, l869;Charles B., September 19, J., July 8, 1868; P. G., March 17, 227 1870; Elizabeth A., March 31, 1872; Nevada, September 14,1880.’ Brady John Timothy, July 8, 1873, died lives in this district." Dimeous died February 27, 1875; William, July 27, December 5,1867, and the others are 1875; James Francis, September 30, at home.. Liston,fatherof 1878; Alice, November 24, 1880. P. D. John G., was born February 9, 1807, Kane has been several years school and lives in Grant district, Wetzel trustee in this district, and is proprietor county.’ The mother of John G., who of the hotel he is conducting in Milo, before marriage was Mary_Groves. was Wetzel county, West Virginia He has born January 12, 1815, died 111Preston been burned out twice, but is still on county, Virginia. William’and Barbara his feet, and proposes to erect a fine (Bradford) Hibbs were the parents of two-story frame building, to be used Lucinda, .wife of Mr. Liston. Her father for a hotel. was born May 1, 1792,‘ and her mother’s birth‘ was on the 2nd of May, 1808. The former died in Centre ABRAHAM KIMBEL—born in district, this county, and his widow is Greene county, Pennsylvania, April 20, still living in that district. In December, 1843, and Pernina Renner, born in that 1851, John G. Liston made his home county, May 6, 1847, entered upon the in Wetzel county. August 12,1862, he marriage relation in the county of their enlisted in Company C, '15th West birth, on the 18th of June, 1864. He is Virginia Infantry, and was discharged a son of Peter and Rachel (Riggs) for disability at Cumberland, Kimbel, ‘and her father and mother are Maryland, April13,1863. He is serving Elashley and Jane (Gump) Renney. His his third term in the office of school mother still resides in Greene county, commissioner, and also his seventh Pennsylvania, where his father died year as overseer of roads for Clay August 20, 1856. Her parents reside in district, where his farm lies. His Texas. Abraham Kimbel served in the postoffice address is Milo, Wetzel last year of the civil war as a member county, West Virginia. of the 17th West Virginia Infantry, and was engaged in the battle of Gauley River. In 1880 he made his home in JOHN MEGEE — is a native of Wetzel county, and his children are all Ireland, born in County Donegal, May living with him, except the fourth son, 1,1823, a son of John and Catherine Harry, who died on the day of his (McDonnell) Megee. His wife, Mary birth. These children were born: Ann, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in Louisa, March 26, 1865; James P., May 1822, a daughter of Felix and Mary 12, 1867; Edward Hager, May 6, 1870; (Fox) McDonnell. In Buffalo, New William Franklin, May 3, 1872; Harry, York, May 10,1850, John Megee and April 30, 1874; John Milton, April 9, Mary A. McDonnell were joined in 1875; Joseph L., May 29, 1877; Rosa wedlock by the Rev. Father Brown. Agnes, August 4, 1879; Rachel Their children were: Patrick, born Osmunda, November 2, 1880; twins, March 18,1851, died March 4, 1874; brohter and sister May 15, 1883. Mary, born August 15,1853; Anna, Blacksmithing is the trade of Abraham January 1, 1855; John, October Kimbel, and his postoffice address is 22,1856; Ned, November 20,1858, Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. lived only fourteen months; Kate, February 17,1860; Ned, April 1, 1861; Steven, December 26,1865. In the civil war, the subject of this sketch served JOHN G. LISTON—and Lucinda his adopted country in the field. He Hibbs were born in Virginia, the place enlisted Septmeber 7,1861, in the 85th and date of his birth’ being Preston Pennsylvania Infantry, and was county, April 28,‘l837,‘while shewas discharged in November, 1864, having born in Wetzel county, October 1,1841. been a participant in the battles of In the county of her nativity, April 3, Williamsburg, the seven days fight near _ 1859, ‘they were joined in wedlock, and Fair Oaks, and the engagements of their children were born: Brady, Yorktown, Savage Station, Seven January 10," 1860? Emmazetta, April Pines, Jones Ford, Blackwater, 15, 1864; Dimeous, December 4, 1867; Southwest Creek, Rinston, White Hall, Alice, Bebruary 17, 1869; ‘Carrie Goldsborogh, siege of Morris Island, 228 siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg, manhood. In the years of the war Petersburg, Chickahominy, Bermuda between the States, John F. Reger and Hundreds, Malvern Hill, Morrisons one of his brothers were in the Federal Landing, Deep Bottom, and the army, John F. enlisting in the 69th surrender of Lee. April 15,1878, John Ohio Infantry. He was wounded in the Megee, with his family, took up his battle at Fort Wagner, and discharged residence in Wetzel county, and for disability. About six months later engaged in farming in Clay district. His he re-enlisted in the 62nd Ohio posto-ffice address is Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. grlgantry_ _war. and His served brother until was the in theciose 6th of GEORGE PETTIT—is a son of Virginia Infantry. Dr. Reger has a large Mathias and Harmah (Detcham) Pettit, and increasing demand for hsi who are residents of Greene county, professional services as physician and Pennsylvania. He was born in that Surgeon in and around Milo. Wetzel State and county, August 1-6,1835,«and gziullfy, West Virginia. Children are: was there married, June 12, 1857. He . Wm: bQ1'n November 4, 1844, lives chose a native of that countv for his In Doddridge county; Nathan April wife, Sarah, daughter of David and %9,h l_846, lives in Tyler county; Margaret (Staggers) Kinney. She was 3° anaha M33’ 18, 1848, lives in born January 20,1838, and her father Doddridge county; Susan C., February is still living in the place of her birth. 18, 1850, lives in Taylor county; Her mother died June 27,1878. Mr. Asceneth, March 26, 1852, died and Mrs. Pettit are the parents of : December _11, 1852; Oliver J., October James E., born July 3,1858; Sarah E., 2, 1853, hves in Tyler county; Floyd, February 28, 1860; David W. T., July November 10, 1855, lives in Nebraska; 27, 1868; Margaret Lavina, February 5, Lenora E., April 7, 1858, lives in Tyler 1877—allare at home. In the war of the county; MOITISN., July 28, 1860, lives States, George Pettit served in the 85th Pennsylvania Infantry, enlisting in Colorado; Beatrice F., September October 11, 1861, and receiving 21, 1862, lives in this county; Andrew discharge January 1, 1864. He J., March 28, 1865, Ida P., July 22, re-enlisted February 1, 1864, and 1867, Thomas A., October 10, 1872; served till the war closed. In 1862 he Alva B., May 6, 1874, lives at home. was in the battles of: Yorktown, James‘Cain, father of Lorenzo D., was Williamsburg, Savage Station, Seven a soldier of the 1812 war, and died in Pines, Jones Ford, Blackwater; in 1863 Doddridge county, February 3, 1853. he was engaged at Southwest Creek, The mother of Lorenzo D. was Ruth Rinston, White Hall, Goldsborough, Dotson before marriage. The mother of siege of Morris Island, siege of Forts Mrs. Cain was born in Ohio, in 1793, Wagner and Gregg. The_ campaign of and died at her daughter’s home, 1863 was in North Carolina, and that January 21, 1882, after four years of 1862 in Virginia. Among his other suffering with cancer. She was a engagements were: Petersburg, devoted Christian, in the membership Chickahominy, Bermuda Hundreds, of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Cain s Malvern Hill, Morrisons Landing, Deep father was born in what is now West Bottom, and he was present at the Virginia, June 12, 1796, died in surrender of Lee. In 1880, Mr. Pettit Harrison county, September 15, 1840. settled upon a farm in Clay district, Mr. Cain and his wife are in the and his postoffice address is Milo, membership of the Disciples Church. Wetzel county, West Virginia. Nathan and Priscilla (Nixon) Hanes were the parents of Emzy B., wife of Mr. Cain. James Cain, brother of Lorenzo D., was killed in 1861 war, at JOHN F. REGER, M.D.—was born the battle of Floyd Mountain. Oliver April 1,1842, in Barbour, then a Hanes, brother of Mrs. Cain, was in the county of Virginia. In 1852 his same war. Lorenzo D. Cain owns and parents, Joseph Hanson Reger, and carries on a farm in Centreville district, Nancy J. (White) Reger, made their Tyler county, with his post office home in Wetzel county, and here the address at Central Station, Doddridge subject of this sketch grew to county, West Virginia. 229

WILLIAM McREYNOLDS—was are the parents of Mrs. Rush. Their born in Ohio, in Tuscarawas county, home is in Marshall county, West January 6, 1836, and was thirteen Virginia, and in that county their years old when his parents, William daughter Ann was born, June 23, R. and Anna (Betts) Reynolds, made 1835. George and James Rush, their home in Wetzel county. In the brothers of David A., were soldiers of 1861 war William McReynolds_ made the 1861 war, serving in the 7th West their home in Wetzel county. In the Virginia Infantry. James died in 1861 war William Mc. Reynolds was a Andersonville prison, and was buried in Federal soldier, serving in the 11th grave No. 8,802. In 1871 David A. West Virginia Infantry, and taking part Rush cast his fortunes in with the in the following battles: Laurel Hill, ople of Wetzel county, and he is Garricks Ford, Barbour Hill, ollowing the pursuits of agriculture in Hawksnest, Carnifax Ferry, Cheat Clay district. His post office address is Mountain, Chatmansville, Lewisburg, Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Gauley, Cross Lane, Pittsburg Landing, Cumberland, Boliver Heights, New HENRY R. THOMPSON—is a son of Creek, Snickers Ford, Opequon, Gore and Mary (Rutledge) Thompson, Fishers Hill, Harrisonbyrg, Cedar who came to Wetzel county in 1863. Creek, and others—twenty-seven in all. He was born in Belmont county, Ohio, In Wetzel county, May 6, 1866, March 17, 1841; and has made his William Mc. Reynolds and Elizabeth home in Wetzel county since October, Robinson were united in marriage, and 1863. His wife is Cecelia, daughter of they have one son and one daughter, Jacob and Ellen (Coleman) Bruner, born: John F., August 23,1870; Sarah who are residents in Ohio county, West Cedella, August 12, 187 3. Mr. and Mrs. Virginia. In that county she was born Reynolds have taken to raise, Berty September 12, ‘I844, and there she Renner, born in this county, February became the wife of Mr. Thompson, on 6, 1883. The wife of Mr. Reynolds was the last day of October, 1861. From born October 16, 1833, in Marshall 1872 until 1877 Henry R. Thompson county, then part of Virginia, and was was postmaster at Milo, and he is now a daughter of James and Sarah (Hubbs) engaged in a general mercantile Robinson, who have lived in Wetzel establishment of Littleton as clerk. county since 1849. William Mc. Post office address, Milo, Wetzel Reynolds is living in Clay district, county, West Virginia. where he owns and cultivates a good farm, and his post office address is THOMAS TUCKER—was born Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. March 30, 1818, in Monongalia county, Virginia, was married in Waynesburg, county seat of Greene county, Pennsylvania, August 30, DAVID A. RUSH—is a native of the 1839, to Elizabeth I-liggins, born in “Buckeye State,” born March 4, 1823, that county, April 1, 1818, and they a son of Robert and Sarah (Commons) made their home in Wetzel county in Rush. His father now resides in Greene 1846. He was a son of Levi and Mary county, Pennsylvania, and in that State (Gleason) Tucker, and his wife’s and county the wedded life of David parents were William and Mary A. began. There Ann Richmond was (Brewer) Higgins. The children of Mr. united with him in marriage August 12, and Mrs. Tucker are five: Mary, born 1849, and their children are recorded: May 12, 1841, lives in New William W., born August 1, 1850, died Martinsville, this county; William, November 6th following; James, born November 8, 1842, lives in Wellsburg, November 4, 1851, died November 16, Brooke county, West Virginia; Levi, 1871; Martha Jane, born August 18, September 15, 1844, is a Postmaster in 1854, resides in Bridgeport, Ohio; New Martinsville; John H., March 29, ' Robert A., September 26, 1858, lives 1855; Frank, March 15, 1859. The two at home; Nancy Emma, November 11, youngest live in Centerburg, Ohio. 1862, died January 23, 1882; Mary R. William served in the 1861 war as a A., October 29, 1866, and Elizabeth member of Company H, 1st West E., January 29,‘ 1873, live at home. Virginia Infantry. James Tucker, John and Miriam (Gorby) Richmond brother of Thomas, is doing a 230

flourishing milling business in 31, 1820, and Levina (McMasters) Littleton, Wetzel county. From Anderson-, born January 5, 1826, were 1851-53 Thomas Tucker was county his parents. Both died at his home in surveyor. He is now engaged in Centre district, and were buried in the business as real estate agent and Carney graveyard in this district. At surveyor. Post office address, Milo, Knob Fork, Wetzel county, October 4, Wetzel county, West Virginia. 1850, was born Cluistena, wife of Mr. Anderson. She was a daughter of William Hibbs, who died in 1870, and WENMAN WADE—wa_s born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, October Barbara (Bradford) Hibbs, now living 24, 1818, a son of William and Mary in this county. The marriage of Mr. and (Kimball) Wade, who died in Centre Mrs. Anderson was consummated in district, Wetzel county. In the State Greene county, Pennsylvania, April 7, and county of his birth, June 15, 1842, 1870, and their children were born: Wenman Wade was joined in marriage Luther E., February 16, 1871; Everard with Mahala Showalter, who was born A., January 17, 1873; Willis C., August 30, 1824, in Monongalia, then October 18, 1874; Bessie D., August a county of Virginia. Henry Showalter, 12, 1876; Lizzie 0., June 17, 1882. her father, died in Wetzel county, and The first-born died August 24, 1872, her mother, whose maiden name was and the others are living at home. Lydia Hiriegardner, now lives in Wirt Uniontown, Wetzel county, West Virginia, is the post office address of county, West Virginia. The marriage of Daniel L. Anderson-. Wenman and Mahala (Showalter) Wade has been blessed with thirteen children, who were born: Lydia A., March 25, RICHARD JOHN ANDERSON—is 1844; William H., July 4, 1845; Mary of the old Anderson stock which E., February 10, 1847; Rebecca, furnished some of the earliest and most November 10, 1848; Francis, August prominent settlers of Pennsylvania, 15, 1850; Wenman A., September 26, and his parents were among the 1852; James Q., July 2, 1854; Samuel pioneers of this section of county. He T., April 7, 1856; Daniel S., March 26, was born in Wetzel county, January 4, 1858; Adam W., May 2, 1860; Francis 1849, and grew to manhood in this M., July 13, 1863; Reuben E., August county, learning the trade of carpenter 3, ‘I865; Mahala B., September 17, and joiner. He is the owner of a good 1867. Lydia A. married J. A. Jolliff, farm in Centre district, in the and they live in Centre district. Their cultivation of which his time is children: Emory B., born February 24, principally occupied. Richard 1867; Rosa J., May 1, 1868; Edward Anderson, his grandfather, was born in Lee, November 10, 1869; Ira, August 1778, "and died May 9, 1868. His 11, 1872; Friend, August 24, 1875; grandmother, whose birth was in 1780, Mahala A., August 18, 1877; Rebecca died February 28,‘ 1866. Both were V., Se tember 9, 1881; Alta, August natives of Pennsylvania, and both died 21,‘ 1 82, ‘died October 19, 1882. on the farm where Mr. Anderson now William H., first son of Mr. Wade, and lives. His father is now living in Clay Mahala B., are deceased; Rebecca lives district, this county, and his mother in Marshall county, this State; Daniel died June 4, 1848. Richard J. lives in Wirt, and the others in Wetzel Anderson married Sarah J. Cosgray in county. Wenman Wade is a farmer of Greene county, Pennsylvania, April 24, Clay district, his post office address, 1873, and they have two daughters: Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Mary Jane, born May 20,‘ 1875, and Alice Missouri, born July 18, 1878. The wife of Mr. Anderson was born in CENTRE DISTRICT. Perry township, Greene county, Pennsylvania, November 24, 1852, a DANIEL LINDSEY daughter of John and Elsie (Kenan) ANDERSON—wasborn in Clay district Cosgray. Her father died in this county Wetzel county, West Virginia, May 17, in January, 1868, and her mother is 1846, and is now a prosperous farmer living in Church district, this county. owning one of the best farms in-Centre The Cosgrays are early settlers in district. Enix Anderson, born January Pennsylvania, and of Irish extraction. 231 Richard J. Anderson-'s post office Centre district he is engaged in the address is- Uniontown, Wetzel county, pursuits of agriculture. His post office West Virginia. address is Milo, Wetzel county, West Virginia. DAVID BARR—and Gilly E. Brown were united in marriage in Monongalia county, West Virginia, and have one JOHN L. CARNEY—_is a son of son-and five daughters, namely, Martha Stephen and Catherine (Miller) Carney, A., Cora B., Clement A., Mary A., Ida whose biographical sketch appears on M., and Myrtle. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barr this page, in which much of interest to were born in Monongalia county, the the family of John L. Carney is given. date of his birth February 10, 1845, Orpha Johnson, who became the wife her birth being June 20, 1844. Samuel of John L. Carney in Greene county, and Mary (Lemons) -Barr were his Pennsylvania, October 24, 1872, was parents, and his wife was a daughter of born in Wetzel county, October 31, Allen and Annarah (Wells) Brown. Her 1853. John L. Carney was born in the parents died in Monongalia county, as same year on the 6th of June. Olive P. did the father of Mr. Barr. His mother and Eleanor (Hart) Johnson were the continues to make her home in that parents of the wife of Mr. Carney, and county. March 1, 1871, David Barr cast both died in this county, after‘ many his fortunes in with the people of years of wedded life spent here. Mr. Wetzel county, and in Wileyville and Mrs. John L. Carney are the embarked upon a mercantile career. He parents of: James M., born December has built up a large trade which is 10, 1873; Perry C., February 4, 1874; successfully handling, and still Wells, November 7, 1876; Lizzie R. A., continues at Wileyville, Wetzel county, June 27, 1878; William E., November West Virginia. 24, l879—all are at home. Farming is the business of John L. Carney, Centre JAMES M. BURCH—son of Richard district his home, and Silver Hill, T. and Isabel (McHenry) Burch, was Wetzel county, West Virginia, his full born March 2, 1827,‘ in what is now postoffice address. Marshall county, West Virginia. His parents died in the county of his nativity, and in that county he was MATTHEW CARNEY—has a farm married December 4, 1851. On that of 140 acres of land on Sugar creek, in date Harriet N. Mayhall became his Centre district, Wetzel county, West wife, and the children of their wedlock Virginia. He has lived in this county were born: Margaret A., June 1, 1853; since he was seven years old, but was Emily C., February 7, 1855; Thaddeus born in Monongalia county, Virginia, S., November 18, 1857; Allison‘ N., October 24, 1822. Solomon Carney, a April 1, 1858; Richard H., February soldier of the 1812 war, was his father, 16, 1860; McClellan, December 24, and his mother’s name before marriage 1861; James B., December 16, 1866; was Mary Belcher. His father was of Minnie W., June 19, 1869—these Irish descent and the ancestors of his children are all living in their parents’ mother were Scotch. Both died in home. Timothy and Margaret (Giles) Wetzel county. The first wife of Mayhall were the parents of Mrs. Matthew Carney was Anna, daughter Burch. She was born in Marshall of William and Sarah (Anderson) county, March 18, 1826, and in that Sharpneck, and the children of their county both her parents died, her union were: Sarah, born September 9, father in 1863, and her mother in 1844; Mary E., June 21, 1846; Samuel 1872. In the war between the States, S., April 12, 1848; Daniel R., January James M. Burch served from August 15, 1851; Lucy L., April 30, 1853; 13, 1862, until June 16, 1865, in John, November 9, 1860; Emma Zetta, Company B, 12th West Virginia May 23, 1863; Stephen A. D., July 26, Infantry. He was in the battle of 1867. The first wife of Mr. Carney was Winchester, and a number of Minor born June 11, 1822. The second wife engagements, and from exposure and of Matthew Carney was Lovina hardships lost his health while in the McMasters, daughter of Thomas service. March 31, '1869, he took up his McMasters, of this county. The third residence in Wetzel county, and in marriage of Matthew Carney was 232 solemnized in Greene county, their children were born: Solomon, Pennsylvania, March 2, 1882, and May 29, 1838; Melissa, November 16, bound him in wedlock with Mary, 1839; William, September 22, 1841; daughter of Joseph and Sarah Hiram, December 5, 1843; Isaac, (Garrison) Bisset. She was a native of January 8, 1845, died in the same year; Greene county, Pennsylvania, the date Alva, November 23, 1846; Eli, May 15, of her birth April 9, 1838. Matthew 1849; Spencer, June 22, 1851, died Carney’s postoffice address is October 19, 1856; John L., June 6, Uniontown, Wetzel county, West 1853; Evaline, February 18, 1856. Virginia. John L. lives on the farm, William in Proctor district. and the other living children in Centre district. Two of SOLOMON CARNEY—born in the sons were members of the 17th Wetzel county, March 29, 1838, and West Virginia Infantry in the 1861 war. Jane C. Hammon, born in Marion Stephen Carney has been several years county, this State, December 3, 1830, justice of the peace. He has been for 35 were united in marriage in Wetzel years and still continues to be a county, November 26, 1857. Their class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal union has_ been blessed with seven Church. His post office address is Silver children, the oldest now making his Hill, Wetzel county, West Virginia. home in Littleton, this county, and the other six living with their parents. These children were born: Stephen A., ELLIS DULANEY-—assessorfor the August 26, 1858; Ira J., April 18, second district of Wetzel county, West 1860; Spencer, September 18, 1861; Virginia, was born in this county, Silas, June 13, 1863; William J., March August 6, 1858, a son of Thomas and 21, 1865; Emma A., November 21, Margaret (Morris) Dulaney. In this 1866; Ellis A., June 29, 1870. Stephen county his mother died April 29, 1879, and Catherine (Miller) Carney, whose and his father on the 16th of record follows this one, are the parents September, 1880. In Greene county, of the subject of this sketch, and his Pennsylvania, December 29, 1881, Ellis wife is a daughter of Peter and Mary Dulaney was united in marriage with (Reed) Hammon. They died in this Elizabeth Sapp, and the one child of county, and are buried on the old their union, Theodosia F., was born home farm where for many years they November 1, 1882. The wife of Mr. labored. Solomon Carney has served in Dulaney was born in Monongalia Centre district as overseer of roads. In county, this State, February 28, 1865, this district lies the farm he is engaged and was a daughter of William and in cultivating, and his home is here. He Elizabeth (Trippett) Sapp. They now may be addressed at Silver Hill, Wetzel make their home in Centre district, county, West Virginia. Wetzel county. By profession, Mr. Dulaney is a teacher, but he is now giving his attention to the duties STEPHEN CARNEY-was born in devolving upon his official position. New York State, February 1, 1817, a His post office address is Wileyville, son of Solomon and Mary (Belcher) Wetzel county, West Virginia. Carney. His father, who was a soldier of the 1812 war, settled on the farm PETER GLOVER—was born in where Stephen now lives in 1830, Monongalia county, Virginia (now coming from Greene county, West Virginia), November 15, 1827. In Pennsylvania. He had at that time 285 the State and county of his birth, April acres of land on Big Prison Run, now 21, 1850, he wedded Elizabeth known as Carney Run. The wife of Haught, who was born in the same Stephen Carney was born in Greene county, September 10, 1826, they county, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1815, made their home in Wetzel county, and and was a daughter of William and here he has held several positions of Sarah (Lemley) Miller. Her father was public trust. He was for some time a born in 1784, her mother in 1787, and justice of the peace, and was twice both died in this district. Mr. and Mrs. elected to the office of district Carney recorded their marriage vows in supervisor, discharging the duties now Wetzel county, March 14, 1837, and performed by the county 233 commissioner. In Centre district he P., February 3, 1882. The wife of Mr. owns a farm of 379 acres, on which he Glover was born January 16, 1856, in has cleared about 80 acres since he Wetzel county, where her parents, purchased it. The children of his Anthony and Mary (Monaghan) marriage were nine: Permetus H., born Lavelle, made their home in 1851. In September 29, 1851; Mary E., Uniontown, P. H. Glover,is September 19, 1853; both living in prosperously conducting an extensive Centre district; Ellen, October 19, mercantile business, to which duties he 1856, lives in Littleton, this county; adds the public office of postmaster Theodosia B., September 21, 1858, and notary public. The latter lives in Church district, this county; P. appointment he received January 6, L., March 27, 1861, and Minnie A., 1882, and he was appointed October 2. 1863, live at home; Thomas postmaster on the 1st day of April J., August 26, 1865, died September 1881. 10, 1865; Alvira J., August 22, 1866; G. F., January 15, 1871, live at home. THEOPHILUS P. HORNER—is one Six of these children have been school of the farming residents in Centre teachers, the five oldest and Alvira J.; district, Wetzel county, West Virginia. and the family are among the most He was born in this county, March 22, cultured in the county. The father of 1833, a son of Joseph and Martha Peter Glover, Samuel, was born (Sole) Homer. His mother is buried in February 27, 1803, and now lives in Monroe county, Ohio, and his father Marion county, this State. The mother died in Wetzel county. The marriage of of Peter was Elizabeth Bartrug before T. P. Homer was solemnized in Greene marriage, and was born January 22, county, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1858, 1802, and died in Marion county. Evan when Mary J. Higgins became his wife. and Mary (Santee) Haught were the She was born October 4, 1832, in what parents of Elizabeth Haught; her is now Marion county, West Virginia, a father, born July 5, 1804, lives in this daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth district, and her mother died April 15, (Long) Higgins. Her mother is no 1871. Nehemiah Glover, grandfather of longer living, and her father makes his Peter, volunteered, but was not called home in Grant district, this county. to serve in the 1812 war. Peter Bartrug, The children of Mr. and Mrs. Homer father of Mr. Glover’s mother, was seven years in the 1776 war. Mr. are recorded: Emery E., born April 2, Glover's Grandfather Glover was an 1859, lives in Centre district; Hester Englishman and his wife was Irish; his A., born August 4, 1860, was married Grandfather Bartrug was French and April 10, 1880, and lives in this his wife German. Peter Glover's address district; Martha E., born September 11, 1865, died December 8, 1877; Melissa is Uniontown, Wetzel county, West C., December 8, 1871, lives at home. Virginia. Isaac Hornet, grandfather of Theophilus P., was a soldier in the P. H. GLOVER—is a son of Peter Continental army, war of 1776. The and Elizabeth (Haught) Glover, whose subject of this sketch is the owner of record has just been given. He was born 71 acres of improved land in Centre in Marion county, September 29, district. He has been school 1851, and was five years old when his commissioner of Grant district, and parents took up their residence in president of the board of education for Wetzel county. In this county, several years. He may be addressed at December 12, 1875, P. H. Glover and Uniontown, Wetzel county, West Mary Lavelle were united in marriage, Virginia. and the ensuing years have witnessed the birth of their four children as here recorded, while the home they CALEB JACKSON—»was born in established has once been Greene county, Pennsylvania, June 27, overshadowed by.the dark wings of the 1819, a son of William and Cassandria angel of death. Their oldest daughter (Garrison) Jackson. When he was two was Mary E., born September 27, years old his parents made their home 1876, died October 23, 1877; Beatrice in Wetzel county, and here lived until Ellen was born October 2, 1878; called to another and better world. George Franklin, May 7, 1880; Thomas Rebecca Lemly was born in Greene 234 county, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1825, a of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, was born daughter of John and Margaret D. October 28, 1852, married D. L. (More) Lemly. Her parents moved to Clayton, who died April 17, 1879, and Wetzel county, and here their lives their two children are deceased. She is were ended. In this county, May 7, now the wife of Nelson White, and 1845, the marriage of Caleb Jackson lives in this district. The next two and Rebecca Lemly was solemnized, children of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were and the twelve children born of it are born and died as follows: Isaac W. C., recorded: Garrison P., August 5, 1846, born April 4, 1856, died September Caroline, July 15, 1848; William C., 28,‘ I862; Hughy C., June 22, 1858, June 12, 1850; Armstrong H., May 30, died May 29, 1879. The other children 1852; Sidney, December 23, 1854, of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are all at died August 4, 1855; Albanus, July 9, home: Stephen W., born May 20, 1856; George W., April 20, 1858, died 1862; Eliza J., September 16, 1867; March 15, 1864; James P., January 11, Francis M., November 20, 1870; Mary 1860; Margaret J., November 26, 1861, E., January 20, 1872. Franklin Jackson died December 21st following; John was a Federal soldier in the 1861 war, W., April 2, 1863; Thomas S., April 16, serving in Company K, 14th West 1864, died March 5, 1867; Mary B., Virginia Infantry, from August 14, March 5, 1867. The six oldest of the 1862, until June, 1865. He had three living children of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson brothers in the army, Caleb, Garnett, are well married, and all settled in and John L. G. Franklin left the service Wetzel county; Albanus and Garrison with health completely shattered, and make their homes in Clay district, and since that time has never been able to the others in Centre district. The perform any severe manual labor. He unmarried children are at home. receives from the government the Garrison P. married Eliza J. Lutz, pittance of a pension of $4.00 per Caroline married P. A. Kirkpatrick, month, where six times that amount Armstrong H. married Mary Phillips, would be more nearly his due. He Albanus ma.rried Emily Phillips, James resides on a farm in Centre district, and P. married Ema F. Anderson. Garrison should be addressed at Uniontown, P. has two living children and one Wetzel county, West Virginia. deceased, Caroline has six living and one deceased, Armstrong H. has three WILLIAM C. JACKSON—is a son living and one dead, Albanus has two of Caleb and Rebecca (bemly) living. In the war of 1861, Caleb Jackson, whose family record has just Jackson stood by the flag of his been given. He was born June 12, country, and was a soldier in the 4th 1850, in Wetzel county, and in this West Virginia Cavalry. He had three county, November 20, 1853, was born brothers in the Federal army, one of Sarah C. Anderson, who became his whom, Jacob Jackson, is now wife. Their marriage vows were deceased. Caleb Jackson is the recorded June 1, 1873, and their proprietor of the flouring mills known children were born: Celia R., March as the Granger Mills, at Knob Fork on 16, 1874; John Spencer, September 8, Fish creek. He receives his mail at 1875, died July 1, 1877; Carlos W., Uniontown, Wetzel county, West April 6, 1877; Arly M., March 3, 1879. Virginia. The avocations of an agricultural life engross the time of William Jackson, FRANKLIN lACKSON—son of and the farm he is cultivating under his William and Cassandria (Garrison) intelligent management is yearly Jackson, was born in Wetzel county, increasing in value. Centre district is his January 5, 1827, and his wedded life place of residence, and Uniontown, began in this county, April 5, 1850. Wetzel county, West Virginia is his His wife is Catherine, daughter of H. C. postoffice address. and Tabitha (Eaton) Moore. She was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, AMOS JOLLIFF—son of Ira and July 29, 1833, and came with her Nancy (Hammond) Jolliff, was born in arents to Wetzel county, and they are Wetzel county, October 19, 1848. In th deceased, their demise occuring in this county he was married, March 28, Centre district. Margaret, oldest child 1872, Mary E. Glover becoming his 235

wife. She was born September 19, residents in Wetzel county. He has a 1853, in what is now Marion county, farm of 202 acres of land, over 100 of West Virginia, and is a daughter of which are under cultivation. In Centre Peter and Elizabeth (Haught) Glover, district, and the children of his who now live in Centre district, this marriage are all living at home. They county. The children of Mr. and Mrs. were born: Louisa J., September 27, Jolliff are three: Florence B., born 1865; Samuel H., September 16, 1867; August 18, 1873; Clarence F., Lewis J., February 27, 1870; Gilbert, February 17, 1876; Mary C., December January 12, 1873; Marietta, September 26, 1880. The mother of Mr. Jolliff 17, 1875; William D., May 3, 1878; died in 1873, and is buried in the Martha E., September 13, 1880. The Jolliff family cemetery. His brothers postoffice address of John Haines is and sisters are: James A., born Uniontown, Wetzel county, West December 2, 1845; Emma J., March Virginia. 15, 1.852; Levi L., June 28, 1855; Elmus, October 6, 1858; Drusilla, August '12, ‘I861. The paternal ENOS PERRY HAUGHT, M. D.-is grand-parents of Amos Jolliff had eight engaged in the mercantile business at children: Collins, Zadock, Rebecca, Silver Hill, Wetzel county, handling a Hezekiah, Ary, Maria, Job and Ira. In $5,000 stock, and owning one of the the possession of Amos Jolliff is a best buildings in the village, as well as record of his family dating back to twenty-six acres of land. He has been 1760, and giving the genealogy of 221 in this business for about nine years, of the name. The subject of this sketch and is one of the leading men in this is engaged in the mercantile business, section of the country, buying and firm of A. Jolliff & Brother, at Knob handling lumber, produce, and Fork. They have been established for anything out of which money can be nine years, and are handling a business made by an honest trade. He is also a of about $20,000 annually. Their physician of the allopathic school. He stock consists of dry goods, hardware, is a son of Evan and Mary (Santee) queensware, and all that is found in a Haught, and was born February 27_, well-kept country store. The address of 1841, in what is now Monongalra the firm is at Uniontown, Wetzel county, West Virginia. His marriage county, West Virginia. was consummated in the county of his birth, and he made his home in Wetzel county in May 1873. His wife is Virtue K., daughter of Moses B. and Sarah JOHN HAINES—son of Aaron J. (Tuttle) Harter, now residents in and Jane (King) Haines, is one of three Monongalia county. At the time of brothers who learned the trade of their daughter’s birth, which event carpenter and joiner. His father now occurred May 31, 1854, they were lives in Centre district, Wetzel county, living in Marion, then a county of and his mother died on his farm in this Virginia She had two brothers, James county, August 12, 1873. Of the W. and William N., who were soldiers family of Aaron and Jane (King) of the 1861 war. Peter Haught, Haines, three boys and six girls are yet grandfather of Enos P., was a veteran living, namely: Robert H., Elizabeth, of the 1812 war. The mother of Enos Mary, Matilda, Martha, Lydia, Ruth, P., born in the closing year of the William L. and John. They have buried eighteenth century died April 15, three children: James K., Sereptia, and 1873. His father was born July 5, Visa. -John the subject of this sketch, 1804. October 23, 1870, was the date was born in Greene county, of the marriage of E. P. Haught, and Pennsylvania, March 3, 1841, and was his children were born: Mary May, married in that State and county, January 4, 1873, died November 23, December 31, 1864. His wife is a 1878; Orestes L., March 12, 1875; native of Greene county, Sarah, Sarah E., April 18, 1878; Harry, March daughter of Philip and Hannah 14, 1881, died August 20, 1881. In (Darnell) Hunt, born June 12, 1842. addition to his other business Her parents continue their residence in connections, Enos P. Haught is the place of her nativity, but Mr. and postmaster at Silver Hill, Wetzel Mrs. Haines have been some years county, West Virginia. 236

JAMES D. HAYS—was born in and earliest of the pioneer settlers in Wetzel county, December 22, 1825, a this county, and was born in 1792, son of pioneer settlers, Levi and Anna dying in 1869. His mother was born (Jack) Hays. His father’s father, of May 2, 1808, and is living in Centre French descent, was one of the earliest district. The wife of Eugene Hibbs is settlers here, coming from Monongalia Margaret Catherine, daughter of Jesse county, Virginia, and locating in Grant and Hannah (Barr) Morris, and she was district, on Big Fishing creek. The born in Monongalia county, Virginia, subject of this sketch saw much of November 18, 1833, her parents pioneer life in his younger days, and bringing her to Wetzel county when was for some time a teacher of the they made their home here in 1845. subscription schools, which were then October 5, 1859, witnessed her the only means of education. He was marriage with the subject of this accustomed to teach a subscription sketch, and on the dates here recorded term of three months for $1.50. He their children were born, and four of now owns and carries on one of the them died, namely: Mary Jane, born best farms in Centre district, and his July 9, 1860; William J., April 13, oldest son has here been a teacher 1862; Hannah E., March 22, 1864, under the free school system. In Wetzel died February 16, 1880; James E., county, August 16, 1849, James D. October 29, 1865, died March 7, 1867; Hays wedded Lucinda C. West, and Cecelia V., August 19, 1867; Rachel they are the parents of fourteen B., October 12, 1868, died September children, who are recorded: Zelrna V., 22, 1861; Barbara E., July 8, 1870, born June 13, 1850, lives in this died September 8, 1871; Viola V., district; Albert L., September 16, June 7, 1876; Lindsay E., April 12, 1851, lives in Kansas; Ann J., May 9, 1879. Mary J. lives in this district, the 1853, lives in this district; Elmore D., other living children at home. Eugene December 28, 1854; John W., October Hibbs is a skilled workman at his trade 9, 1855, is a resident in Kansas; Selina of gunsmith. He receives his mail at the C., April 28, 1857, lives in Grant postoffice of Uniontown, Wetzel district, this county; Francis E., April county, West Virginia. 16, 1858, lives in Centre district; Elizabeth M., May 28, 1860; Perry G., JO SEPH WASHINGTON August 28, 1861, and Nancy V., HOMAN—is a native of the “Old August 5, 1863, live at home; James L., November 20, 1864, lives in Dominion State," born in Rockingham Kansas; Emma Jane, May 9, 1867; county, Virginia, February 18, 1828. Lenna L., July 16, 1869; Willie S., Joseph and Margaret Homan, his April 30, l87l—these three living at parents, are no longer living; his home. Lucinda C. West was born in mother died in Rockingham county. During the 1861 war, Joseph W. Wetzel county, April 13, 1829, a Homan was a soldier of the daughter of James G. and Jemima (Thorn) West, who died in Grant Confederacy, a volunteer in the 33d district, this county, James Jack, Virginia Infantry. October 11, 1863, grandfather of James D. Hays, was a he made his home in Wetzel county, soldier of the 1776 war, and his and on the 24th of May, 1864, he was daughter Anna drew a pension for his here joined in wedlock with Mary services. James D. Hays’ address is Hendershot, who was born in Monroe county, Ohio, October 22, 1839. Mr. Uniontown, Wetzel county, West and Mrs. Homan have no children of Virginia. their own, but have one adopted child, Eliza 0. Bell (Carson) Homan, born March 29, 1872. Samuel and Ruth EUGENE HIBBS—is a son of (Pittman) Hendershot were the parents William and Barbara (Bradford) Hibbs, of Mrs. Homan. The former died in who made their home in Wetzel county Wetzel county, West Virginia, and the in 1826. In this county, Centre district, latter in Monroe county, Ohio. J. W. he was born, February 7, 1833, here he Homan is prosperously- engaged in grew to manhood, embarked in farming in Centre district, with his business for himself and married. His postoffice address at Uniontown, father was one of the most prominent Wetzel county, Wext Virginia. 237

JOHN HUDSON——deceased—was and his postoffice address is born August 15, 1818, and died March Uniontown, Wetzel county, West 7, 1865. For more than twenty years Virginia. he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, his wife joining with him the Hopewell Church, in IRA JOLLIFF—who is the owner of Monongalia county. He died in the full 132 ‘acres of good farming land in triumphs of the faith. Their son John Centre district, Wetzel county, West became a member of the same church Virginia has passedhis entire life in this at Uniontown, November 28, 1874. In Washington county, Pennsylvania, county, where he was born July 24, December 24, ‘1839,- he wedded 1823."I'his county was then part of an Elizabeth McCosh, who was born in almost unbroken wilderness, and the hardships and deprivations of pioneer Washington county, Pennsylvania, life were all experienced by him. By April 11, 1822, and was a daughter of industry he has wrested his land from Nathaniel and Mary (Sharp) McCosh. its primeval unproductiveness, and by The children of their wedlock were: economy has accumulated a John, born March 13, 1842; Nathaniel, competence, and started his children July 1, 1844; Samuel, March 14, 1846; Thomas J. whose record is in the on the road to prosperity, and in spite sketch following this one. The second of the lack of educational advantages of his youth, has been a reading man son, Nathaniel, died in infancy, June 2, all his days, and is one of the best 1845; John, for whom this sketch is informed men of the county. His first compiled, lives on the home farm wife was Nancy, daughter of Peter and where his father settled on coming to Mary (Reed) Hammon, and their Wetzel county in 1861, and his widowed mother is living with him. children were six, born: James A., John served in the war between the December 2, 1845; Amos J., October 19, 1848; Emma J., March 15, 1852; States, and participated in the many Levi L., June 28, 1855; Elmus, engagements of his command, which October 6, I858; Drusilla, August 12, was Company I, 4th West Virginia Cavalry. His postoffice address is 1861. All are living in this county and Uniontown, Wetzel county, West district. In Wetzel county, August 24, Virginia. 1874, Ira Jolliff entered upon his gesent marriage relation, Mary Ice THOMAS J. HUDSON—was born in coming his wife on that date. She was born in Wetzel county, August 22, Pittsburg, Allegheny county, 1824, a daughter of Aden B. and Pennsylvania, February 19, 1852, and Elizabeth (Shafer) Ice. Her father was was nine years old when his parents born July 18, 1803, and died in this took up their residenct in this county, County, September 9, 1880. Her which has since been his home. His mother, born February 9, 1803, died father was John Hudson, who died in onBig Fishing Creek, this county, April 3, Marshall county, West Virginia, March 7, 1865, and his mother is living in this 1883. James and Drusilla (Prickett) district. Her maiden name was Jolliff,-«parents of Ira, have been many years deceased, their death occurring in Elizabeth McCosh, and the date of her this county. William Jolliff, birth was April 11, 1822. Thomas J. grandfather of Ira, was a soldier of the Hudson-’sbrother John was a soldier in 1812 war. In his district Ira Jolliff the 1861 war, a member of Company I, 4th West Virginia Cavalry. In Greene served two years as district trustee county, Pennsylvania, was born Eliza under the new organization. His Catherine, daughter of Daniel and address is Silver Hill, Wetzel county, Catherine M. (Lemons) Evans, and West Virginia. February 14, 1873, in the county of her birth, she became the wife of JAMES KIMPTON—isa son of John Thomas J. Hudson. Their children are: and Jane (McCaslin) Kimpton who John W., born December 7, 1873; passed the years of their wedded life in Samuel J., April 23,’ 1877; Edward H., Monroe county, Ohio and whose days May 16, 1881. Farming is the were ended in that State and county. occupation of Thomas J. Hudson The birth of James Kimpton was in Centre district his place of residence, Monroe county, Ohio, November 8, 238

1844, and there he was wedded, makes her home with William W. The January 24, 1867. Mary A; Stilla wife of William W. Lemasters was born becoming his wife. She was a native of in Wetzel county, September 17, 1844, Switzerland, born in the city of Beme, daughter of Oliver P. and Eleanor March 5, 1846. On the 24th of March, (Hart) Johnson, both of whom died in 1879, James Kimpton made his home this county. She was named Estafina, in Wetzel county, and he is engaged in and was joined in wedlock with the cultivation of an excellent farm in William W. Lemasters in Greene Centre district. Four children are the county, Pennsylvania. The children of sunshine in that home, and death has Mr. and Mrs. Lemasters were born: taken one away. Sophia A., born Dora L., January 28, 1868; Mazelma November 19, 1867, died September 3, A., June 9, 1870; Leander L., April 13, 1870; and the living children are: Clare 1872, died April 29, 1873; Lura E., R., born June 25, 1870; Alfred L, May February 8, 1874; Erastus 1., 6, 1873; Leo E., October 10, 1880, November 10, 1875; Laura E., March and Berton James, May 23, 1883. In 29, 1879. In the war of 1861, William the 1861 war James Kimpton was a W. Lemasters was first corporal of soldier of the 116th Ohio Volunteer Company H, llth West Virginia Infantry. His postoffroe address is Infantry, from September 5, 1861, Wileyville, Wetzel county, West until expiration of term of service, Virginia. November 14, 1864. Among his engagements were Arnoldsburg and New Creek. The postoffice address of WILLIAM LATZSCH—was born in William W. Lemasters is Silver Hill, Monroe county, Ohio, in the year Wetzel county, West Virginia. 1854. August and Mary Latzsch, his parents, were of German birth, and RICHARD LEMLEY—is a son of were many years residents in Ohio. His John Lemley, who was born in 1799, mother died in Monroe county, that and died in Wetzel county, October 7, State, and his father is now living in 1855. Richard Lemley was born in Switzerland township, Monroe county. Greene county,'Pennsylvania, June 28, January 25, 1883, William Latzsch was 1832, and has lived in Wetzel county joined in wedlock with Julia R. Sapp, since he was fifteen years of age. who was born in Monongalia county, During the civil war he was five months West Virginia, June 20, 1863. Her in the Federal service. He enlisted parents, William and Elizabeth March 15, 1862, in Company N, 6th (Trippett) Sapp, are now residents in West Virginia Infantry, was put on Wetzel county, Charles, brother of detached duty in a battery of light William, was a soldier of the Federal artillery, where he served as long as he army in the 1861 war, serving in the was in the army. He married in 116th Ohio Infantry. In 1877, William Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia, Latzsch became a resident in Wetzel November 16, 1865, Rebecca, county, and he is prosperously daughter of Samuel and Mary Ann embarked on a career which promises (Stapleton) Myers, and they have one to make him one of the most son, David W., born September 5, substantial farmers of the county. The 1866. Mrs. Lemley was born in land he is cultivating lies in Centre Washington county, Pennsylvania, and district and he receives his mail at the the date of her birth was July 5, 1836. postoffice at Uniontown, Wetzel Her father died in Virginia, and her county, West Virginia. mother in Texas. She was first married to Pious Blessing, and their children WILLIAM W. LEMASTERS—a were: Joseph S., born April 4, 1862, farmer and justice of the peace of died September 18th following; Mary Centre district, Wetzel county, West J., born June 3, 1863, died July 5th Virginia, was born in this county, May following. Mr. Blessing was born May 20, 1841. Samuel and Rebecca 23, 1837, and married Rebecca Myers (Watson) Lemasters were his parents, in May, 1861. He was a Union soldier, and they were for half a century and died in Andersonvillc. Mr. Lemley honored residents of the county. His also was twice married, and his first father, who was born February 2, wife was Nancy, daughter of William 1809, died in 1876, and his mother Flewharty. Their children were 239

Barbara, born June 9, 1854; Jacob, Centre district, Wetzel county. The October 15, 1855; John W. S., children of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Melott February 14, 1858, died July 17th are seven: Bourrienne, deceased; Elmer following; Mary J., February 23, 1859; Ellsworth, Mary A., Nancy J., Clara B., Anderson J., July 12, 1861; West Eliza A., and Viola A. Farming is the Virginia, August 19, 1863; Thomas S., occupation of Gilbert Melott, Centre June 7, 1865, lived only one week. district his residence, and his postoffice Richard Lemley is a skilled workman address is Willeyville, Wetzel county, at his trade, that of a carpenter, and West Virginia. may be addressed at Uniontown, Wetzel county, West Virginia. LINDSAY MERRILL—was born April 21, 1860, in Harrison county, now part of West Virgina. He is a son CRAWFORD McHENRY—fol1ows of Silas and Melvina (Crim) Merrill, the trade of house carpenter in Centre now residents in Wirt county. His district, Wetzel county, West Virginia, father was serving his second term as and in his home in this district are his president of the county court of wife, Rebecca, and their three Wetzel county when he resigned his children: Thomas H., born September office and removed to Wirt county, 1, 1877; John L., August 28, 1879; having filled the office with ability for Margaret, September 1, 1881. The two years. In Wetzel county, April 22, marriage of -Mr. and Mrs. McHenry was 1882, Rev. W. D. Carrico, officiating solemnized in 1875, at Freeport, clergyman, the marriage rites were Penn_syIvania. He was born in Wetzel observed which bound in one the lives county, Centre district, July 28, 1851, of Lindsay Merrill and Lucy Grisell. a son of William and Margaret She was born in Ohio, in Monroe (Strosnider) McHenry. His father, who county, September 15, 1863, a is a veteran of the 1861 war, is still a daughter of Simeon and Rebecca resident in this district. John and (Wilson) Grisell. Her mother died in Abigail (McClaud) Shuman are the Columbus, Ohio, and her father is now parents of Rebecca, wife of Crawford living in Wetzel county. Lindsay Merrill McHenry, and she was born in Wetzel was for some time one of the most county, Magnolia district, November efficient teachers in Wetzel county, 20, 1851. Crawford McHenry’s under the present free school system. postoffice address is at either Milo or He then engaged for a while in the Silver Hill, Wetzel county, West mercantile business, dealing in dry Virginia. goods, etc., at Silver Hill. His present residence and postoffice address is GILBERT MELOTT—son of Silver Hill, Wetzel county, West William and Ruth (Palmer) melott, was Virginia. born in Monroelcounty, Ohio, August 3, 1837. When the war was inaugurated between the States, he entered the SILAS MILLER—is a prosperous army as a member of the 7th West farmer of Centre district, Wetzel Virginia Infantry, in which regiment county, West Virginia, and is a native two of his brothers served, also, John of this county. He was born February and Henry Melott. Their father was a 20, 1854, a son of Eli and Mary soldier in the same regiment. John (Carney) Miller, well known and highly Melott was killed in the battle of the esteemed residents in Centre district at Wilderness. Gilbert Melott enlisted this time. His father was one of the November 19, 1861, and received his volunteers in the war of 1861, and discharge at Petersburg, Virginia, served with honor through his term of November 19, 1864. In Monroe enlistment. In Wetzel county, April 4, county, Ohio, August 3, 1865, he was 1878, Silas Miller and ‘Mary A. joined in wedlock with Elizabeth A. Showalter were joined in the bands of Melott, who was born in that State and matrimony, and three little ones county, June 4, 1846. Her parents, gladden the home their union has Abraham and Nancy (Matthews) established. These children were born: Melott, are still residents in the county John W., January 12, 1879; Arthur W., of her birth. The mother of Gilbert August 26, 1880; Elizabeth E., Melott is dead, his father now living in November 16, 1882. A. W. and Delia 240

(Minor) Showalter, who reside in this wedlock Edgar D. Musgrave and Julia district, are the parents of Mary A., Trippett, and they have two daughters, wife of Mr. Miller, and she was born in Sara C. and Jessie. Topliff and this county, February 2, 1858. Silas Catherine (Kenan) Trippett were the Miller's postoffice address is parents of Julia, wife of Mr. Musgrave. Uniontown, Wetzel county, West Her father lives in Centre district, and Virginia. her mother died in Monongalia county. The father and mother of Mr. Musgrave SOLOMON C. MILLER—son of died in Marion county and are buried William and Sarah (Lemly) Miller, and on the home farm. The subject of this Matilda Dulaney, daughter of Thomas sketch is proprietor of the grist mill on and Mary (Morris) Dulaney, were Rocky run in Centre, a mill having united in marriage in Wetzel county, both steam and water power, and February 7, 1856. He was born in doing a large and satisfactory business. Wetzel county, March 4, 1833, and she His postoffice address is Uniontown, was born in Fayette county, Wetzel county, West Virginia. Pennsylvania, February 26, 1837, and their children were born in Wetzel county, on the following dates: Ezra, WILLIAM A. NEWMAN—was born January 4, 1857; Martha J., April 29, in Warrenton, the county-seat of 1858; Melissa, October 5, 1860; Sarah Fauquier county. Virginia, April 25, S. C. E., May 30, 1862; Sida, March 1827. In Wheeling, Ohio county, 26, 1864; William T., April 26, 1866; Virginia (now West Virginia), October Eliza died in October, 1876, the two 14, 1847, he was united in bands of oldest children live in Centre district, wedlock with Sarah J. Donaldson, who and the others at home. Mr. and Mrs. was born in Ohio county, April 25, Miller have also one adopted child, 1829. Their eleven children are George W. C. Bayles, born February 1, recorded: Martha J., born August 15, 1871. William Miller, father of 1848, lives at New Martinsville, this Solomon C., was born February 6, county; Thomas A., March 14, 1850, 1784, and his mother, who was Sarah died May 19, 1863; James W., April 9, Lemly, was born July 16, 1787. Both 1852, lives at New Martinsville; Jessie are laid to rest in Centre district. The L., April 11, 1854, lives in Clay parents of Mrs. Miller also died in this district, this county; Mary R., April 17, district, Thomas and Mary (Morris) 1857, lives in Grant district, this Dulaney. Three brothers of Mr. Miller county; Morris M., December 19, were soldiers in the Federal army, war 1859, lives at home; Alpheus H., of 1861, Lewis, Eli, and William Miller. August 2, 1862, lives in Texas; Kate L., Solomon C. Miller has been several 'Apr11 15, 1866; Willia C., April terms road surveyor, and still fills the 26,1868; Roberta M., June 11, 1871; office. He has a farm in Centre district Charles L., July 17,1873—these four of over 769 acres, of which about 400 living at home. The parents of Mrs. acres are cleared. He is largely engaged Newman, William and Jane in wool growing, and has nearly 400 (Armstrong) Donaldson, were both sheep. He receives his mail at Milo P. natives of Ireland, and both died in 0., Wetzel county, West Virginia. Wheeling, this State. William A. Newman was a son of Alexander and EDGAR D. MUSGRAVE—son of Mary M. (Brooks) Newman. His father John and Sarah (Snodgrass) Musgrave, held the office of postmaster at was born in what is now Marion Wheeling for many years, and was county, West Virginia, the date of his elected to Congress in 1849. He died birth, September 14, 1832. His first with cholera in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, wife was Sarah Ann Clayton, born the same year. James, oldest living son March 26, 1836, who died February of William A., is clerk of the circuit 15, 1872, having been the mother of: court of Wetzel county. William A. Charles Wesley, born November 15, Newman served in the 1861 war as a 1855; Rachel E., April 25, 1860; Helen member of the 7th West Virginia N., March 11, 1865. In Monongalia Infantry, and was three times county, West Virginia, November 9, wou nded; at Spottsylvania Court 1874, the Rev. Asbury Stevens, of the House in the side, the head and in the Methodist Episcopal Church, joined in shoulder at Hatches Run, the last 241

wound disabling his arm to this date. are: James L., deceased; Mary A., He has been eight years county Alfred B., Albert C., Sylvania E., Della superintendent of free schools, and was M., John and Prudie E. The postoffice one year United States deputy marshal address of James Park is Uniontown, for Wetzel county. He owns a fine farm Wetzel county, West Virginia. in Centre district, and receives his mail at Uniontown, Wetzel county, West JOHN PHlLLIPS—was born and Virginia. wedded in Greene county, Pennsylvania, the former event occuring April 18, 1826, and his JAMES PARK—has seen many marriage on the 25th of September, years of pioneer life and its hardships 1845. Peter and Mary (Dorr) Phillips in Wetzel county, and has a fine farm were his parents, and they died in the of 154 acres, 100 under cultivation, county of his birth. His wife is Edith, lying in Centre district. He has been daughter of Lewis and Sarah (Mason) forty years a class leader in the Johnson, who died in Greene county, Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Pennsylvania, and she was born in that church both himself and wife are State and county, April 22, 1826. Mr. worthy members. He was’born June 2, and Mrs. Phillips are the parents of 1815, in what was then Monongalia eleven children, all living in West county, Virginia, a son of Andrew and Virginia, and all but one in Wetzel Sarah (Humes) Park, who died in the county. William S. was born March 23, county of his birth. He married in 1847; Lewis, April 16, 1849; Peter J., Greene county, Pennsylvania, Mary March 7, 1851; Martha, March 8, 1853; Moore, a native of that State and Isaac, May 5, 1855; Mary, October 15, county, who was born March 24, 1815. 1857; Sarah, February 5, 1860; Enoch, She was a daughter of Anthony and December 3, 1861; Nancy., April 7, Elizabeth (Steel) Moore; the former 1864; John M., March 28, 1867; David, died in Greene county, Pennsylvania, September 19, 1869—the six and the latter in Monongalia county, last-named live at home. Martha lives in Virginia. The father of James Park Marion county, West Virginia, and the enlisted for service in the 1812 war, others in Centre district, this county. but the war was ended before he was Peter Phillips was a soldier in the 1812 called into action. James Park was in _,war.The occupation of John Phillips is service in the 1861 war, enlisting in the the caring for his farm in Centre patrols known as “the old man district, which he supplements by work company,” and receiving discharge for at his trade of coopering. His disability. He and his wife have buried postoffice address is Uniontown, five of the seven children born of their Wetzel county, West Virginia. union, and’ their two living children are married, and live in this district. These children were: Matilda, born March 24, WILLIAM SPENCER 1838, married August 19, 1855; PHlLLIPS—was born in Greene Amilla, born August 26, 1839, county, Pennsylvania, and in that State deceased; Cynthia, born February 27, and county his wedded life began. 1841, married Ezra E. Anderson and John and Edith (Johnson) Phillips were died February 13, 1872; Andrew, born his parents, and they are now hving in December 22, 1842, died March 6, Centre district, this county. Matilda, 1860; Elvy J., born August 10, 1846, daughter of Aaron and Jane (King) deceased; Drusilla, September 16, Haines, is his wife, and the date of 1844, died September 19, 1855; Sarah their marriage was March 21, 1869. His M., born February 1, 1848, married birth was on the 23d of March, 1847, Ebenezer Payne. Alfred Efaw is the and she was born October 24, 1850, husbnad of Matilda. The children of her birth in Greene county, Matilda Efaw were: Mary Elizabeth Pennsylvania. Her mother died in _and Drusilla. Drusilla is deceased. To Centre district, Wetzel county, where Cynthia Anderson were born seven her father now resides. The children of children, namely: Mary C., Lindsay C., Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were born: Charles D., James A., deceased; William Salathiel B., March 27, 1870; R., deceased; Jemima and Martha, Nathaniel, October 3, -1872; Edith, deceased. Margaret M. Payne's children April 13, 1873; Clarinda J., August 7, 242

1875; Ora Belle, March 29, 1877; was born in this county, September 30, Winfield S. H., June 9, 1880; 1827. He was a son of pioneers of the Columbus W., June 20, 1881. Ora Belle county, Thomas H. and Anna died July 20, 1878, and the other (Higgenbotham) Snodgrass, both of children are at home. William S. whom died in this county. In Wetzel Phillips is one of the school trustees of county was born Matilda A. Centre district, is a carpenter by trade, Postlethwait, who became the wife of and a skilled workman as a general Wilson Snodgrass in this county, on mechanic, and has made his home in New Years Day, 1871. They have five Wetzel county since March, 1870. He children, two sons, and three receives his mail at Uniontown, Wetzel daughters, namely: Mary, Martha county, West Virginia. V., Grandville S., Thomas H., and Denna M. the parents of Mrs. Snodgrass HUGH SNIDER—who is a farmer are living in Wetzel county, West and stock-raiser of Centre district, Virginia. The first wife of Mr. Wetzel county, West Virginia, is one of Snodgrass was Mary, daughter of the public spirited of the adopted William and Dorothy (Mundle) Clark, citizens of this county. He is in and she died July 23,‘ 1863. The political affiliation a Republican in children of their marriage were: Jane, politics and in spirit, and is well read in born August 15, 1854, deceased; Sarah the criminal laws of the State, and, C., Frances L., Theodosia, and Anna although never admitted to the bar, has D., Now deceased. Wilson Snodgrass is quite an extensive law practice which one of the prosperous farmers of he is successfully handling. He was Centre district, and has worthily filled born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, several offices of public trust. He was a December 13, 1840, a son of John and member of the board of eudcation of Sarah A. (Kenan) Snider, who are now Green district for five years, and has residents in Monongalia county, West been school trustee. His postoffice Virginia. In the place of his birth, address is Uniontown, Wetzel county, August 11, 1866, Hugh Snider was West Virginia. united in marriage with Sarah A. Whitlatch, and they were numbered ZACHARIAH T. STEWART-was among the residents of Wetzel county in the same year, settling here on the born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, 10th of October following their January 5, 1849, a son of Levi and marriage. Their children are four living Margaret M. (Anderson) Stewart, and a grandson of Samuel Stewart, who was and two deceased, who were born: a soldier of the 1812 war. Z. T. James, June 13, 1867, died February 27,‘ 1868; Jessie K., March 13, 1869; Stewart had two sisters, Rebecca, born Elizabeth J., December 13, 1871, died April 8, 1850, and Catherine Mary, December 25, 1876; William N., born March 30,» 1855. In Greene county, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1869,­ February 10, 1872; Mary D., February Zachariah T. Stewart and Lucy L. 25, 1877; Elijah Hugh, March 4, 1882. The wife of Mr. Snider was born in Carney were joined in wedlock, and he Greene county, Pennsylvania, May 26, made his home in Wetzel county, 1841, and her mother, Elizabeth November 20, 1868. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are the parents of: Rosa E., (Kenney) Witlatch, is now living in this born January 17, 1871; Elizabeth J., county. Her father, Lewis L. Whitlatch, October 4, 1872; John W. L., January died in Wood county, West Virginia. 30, 1875; James M., April 2, 1877, Hugh Snider served through the war between the States, as a member of died December 24th following; Dollie Company N, 6th West Virginia M., April 25,‘ 1879; Emma A., April 7, Infantry. He enlisted October 25, 1881; Charles C., April 15, l883—the 1861, and received discharge June 10, living children are at home. Milling, 1865. His postoffice address is farming, and the conduct of a Uniontown, Wetzel county, West mercantile establishment occupy the Virginia. time of Z. T. Stewart, and mail is received at Milo, West Vriginia. WILSON SONDGRASS~deputY WILLIAM STREET SWANN—is a sheriff of Wetzel county, West Virginia, native of Ohio, born in Belmont 243 county, August 14, 1841, a son of March 5, 1851, died in March, 1852; Frederick A. and Sarah M. (Street) Lydia, January 29,‘ 1853, ‘lives at Swann. His wedded life began in home; Margaret, March 1, 1855, died Belmont county, Ohio,_ August 19, in April, 1857; Asa B., August 29, 1862, when Elizabeth Gates, born in 1857, lives in Centre district; Mary that State and county, February 23, Ann, October 13, 1859, lives in Grant 1840, became his wife. She was a District; Wesley, December 1, 1861, daughter of George and Barbara lives at home, and Emozetta, (Gillespie) Gates; her mother continues December 2, 1863, lives in Church to reside in Belmont county, where her district. The father of Mr. Taylor and father died November 25, 1878. The of Mrs. Taylor, after long lives of father of William S. Swann died useful labor, died in this county. His September 24, 1877. During the war of father’s death was June 4, 1844. His the States, the subject of this sketch mother lives in Wetzel county and his was duty sergeant of Company F. 52d wife's mother in Witt county. Samuel Ohio Volunteer Infantry, sewing three Taylor was president of the board of years, from August 22, 1862, until education in his district for six years. June 3, 1865. In Belmont county, Robert and Benjamin Taylor were September 1869, he was elected justice brothers of Samuel who served in the of the peace, served three years, was 1861 war. His Grandfather Bradford re-elected in 1872, and served another was a soldier of the 1776 war, and his term of three years. In 1882 he made wife’s father was a volunteer in the war his residence in Wetzel county, of 1812. engaging in farming in Centre district, and the seven children of his marriage JOHN D. THOMPSON—is a native are resident here, the oldest in a home of Ohio, born in Belmont county, of her own, in Centre district, and the October 1, 1835. He was a son of Gore others living with him. They were and Mary (Rutledge) Thompson, who bonr: Nevada May, July 14, 1864; made their home in Wetzel county and Philena J., September 19, 1866; died at Littleton. When war between Charles L., December 7, 1868; Estella, the States was inaugurated, John D. October 15, 1871; Myrtie 13., July 1, Thompson, then living in Wetzel 1874; George, October 14, 1876; county with his parents, enlisted in the Freddie, December 28, 1881. Federal army, and served in Company K, lst West ‘Virginia Infantry. SAMUEL TAYLOR—has a good September 11, 1863, he was made farm of 118 acres in Centre district, prisoner by the Confederate forces at Wetzel county, and has worked hard Moorefield, Hardy county, West since he came into its possession to Virginia, and was sent to Belle Isle, achieve a competence for his old age. where he passed the winter, living upon Of the 100 acres he has under “shade soup.” He received his parole cultivation, almost every acre has been March 15, 1864. In Greene county, cleared by himself- or under his Pennsylvania, February 14, 1869, John supervision. He was born in Greene D. Thompson and Mary Anderson were county, Pennsylvania, October 14, united in wedlock, and they settled 1825, and was eighteen months old upon his farm in Centre district, Wetzel when his father and mother, Benjamin county, December 24, 1877. They and Margaret (Bradford) Taylor, have two children, Odella, born June settled in Wetzel county. The Taylors 18, 1873, and Carl C., born December were of English descent and the 11, 1876. Their first child, Clarie E., Bradfords were German, and the wife born December 3, 1869, died March 3, of Samuel Taylor is of German 1873. The birth of Mrs. Thompson was descent. She is Frances, daughter of in Wetzel county, the date May 9, Hem)’ and I-Ydia (Hinegardner) 1850, and her parents were Daniel and Showalter, and she was born in Wetzel Elizabeth (MeMasters) Anderson. Her county, March 1,1828. Her marriage father died in Wetzel county, with Samuel Taylor was solemnized in December 12, 1881, her mother is Greene county, Pennsylvania, living in Wetzel county. September 14, 1848, and their children were born: John H., September 12, JAMES A. WOOD—son of William 1849, died June 4, 1850; William. and Dorcas (Lemasters) Wood, and 244

Frances J; Circle, daughter of Joseph who is still living in this country, was Circle, were united in marriage in Zilpha Horner before her marriage. In Mason county, West Virginia, in June, Wetzel county James Willey was born, 1864. He was born in Wetzel county, May 26,’ 1823,’ and his wedded life December 16, 1840, and in this county began in Greene county, Pennsylvania, both his parents are now deceased. His 1848,. ‘when Irena Odell was joined wife’s parents are living in Mason with him in marriage. She was born in county, where her marriage was Harrison, now a county of West solemnized, but her birth was in Gallia Virginia, a. daughter of William and county, Ohio, March 20, 1841. The Delila (Curl) Odell, who died in children of Mr. and Mrs. Wood are: Harrison- county. The children of Mr. Isaac F., Rosanna B., Wesley R., Albert and Mrs. Willeyrarez Acenas M., born C., Joseph W., James R., Josephus, November 3, -1848;’ Absalom, Lucy, and Jemima J. Mr. Wood was September 28, 1850; Zilpha ,K., one of the defenders of the national January 7, 1852; Margaret V., May 4, government in the war of the States, 1856; Massa Jane, February 1, 1857. enlisting September 5, 1861, in Isaac Willey, brother of James, served Company H, llth West Virginia eighteen months in the 1861 war as a Infantry, and serving until the close of member of the 7th West Virginia the war. In the last year of the war his Infantry. He is still living in this regiment was consolidated with the county. When the county of Wetzel 10th. He faced the enemy’s bullets on was formed under the new the battle-fields of Arnoldsburg, New constitution, James Willey served six Creek, Cedar Creek, and again at the years as one of the county supervisors. last-named place under Sheridan, when He is a farmer by occupation, his land he was wounded in the thigh; then he lying in Centre district, and his fought in front of Richmond, at postoffice address is Wileyville, Wetzel Hatches Run, and Petersburg, and was county, West Virginia. in the field u-nitl the surrender of Lee. By trade James A. Wood is a carpenter. WETZEL MISCELLANY. ALONZO N. WADE, M. D.—son of Thomas S: and Elsie A. (Taylor.) Wade, BARTIN 0LIVER—was born in was 'born.in Union county, Ohio, April Monongalia county, Virginia, June 14, 12,: 1854, and was three years of age 1822, a son of Fennel Underwood and when his parents made their home in Stacey A. Oliver. Nancy Watson was Wetzelcounty. In this county he grew born in Wetzel county, May 20, 1843, to manhood, entered upon the duties a daughter of William and Sarah (Rush) of his profession,’ and here his wedded Watson, who settled in this county in life began. His wife ‘is Elizabeth C., 1837. In Greene county, Pennsylvania, daughter of John T. and Margaret A. Bartin Oliver was united in marriage (Swann) Beckett, and their marriage with Nancy Watson, and their children vows were recorded in New Dale, are eleven, all living at home; Sarah C., December 16, 1876. Two little ones born June 11, 1862; Anna N., brighten their home, and death has February 12, 1867; Viola R., October taken one from them. These children 10, 1868; Amanda C., July 19, 1870; were born: Erma V., December 18, Henry E., May 11, I872; Luella, March I877; Delora A., October 5, 1879; 7, 1874; Bartin E., November 9, 1875; Olive‘M., October 3, 1881. Delora A. Mary M., January 11, 1878; Martha A., died September 6, l882.'T’he wife of June 26, 1879; Maud S., March 16, Dr. Wade was born in Belmont county, 1881; James N., February 24, 1883. Ohio, March 21, 1858, and her parents The subject of this sketch was born a continue to make their home in the slave and was owned by Miss Susanna place of her nativity. Martin, who married Morgan Morgan the Indian spy. He was held in slavery JAMES WILLEY——is a son of until he was thirty-five years old, since Absalom» Willey, who was born in which time he has been able to Delaware ,October2-3; 1794, and was accumulate, by hard work and one of the first settlers in Wetzel economy, a comfortalbe competence. county, dying here September 14, He is now the owner of 223 acres of 1882. The mother of James Willey, good farming land in Grant district.