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Joseph Cary Eggleston, son of Edward and Betsey (Booker) Eggleston, was born
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in Amelia county, Virginia, in 1812, and died in Vevay, Indiana, in 1846. He was gradu- ated from William and Mary College in 1829, and engaged in the practice of law as soon as he was admitted to the bar. He gave promise of great brilliancy, and was a member of the Indiana state senate at the time of his death at the age of thirty-four years. He married Mary Jane Craig, a daughter of George Craig, noted as an In- dian fighter, and who in infancy was car- ried across the mountains on a pack horse. His maternal great-grandmother was a
sister of Robert Emmet, the Irish patriot, who married a Lowry. Mrs. Eggleston married (second) the Rev. Williamson Ter- rell, D. D., lived successively in New Al- bany, Vevay and Madison, Indiana, and died in 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Eggleston had children : Dr. Edward Eggleston, historian and novelist, died in 1902; George Cary, editor and author, died in 1911; Jane L., married Rev. Charles H. Zimmerman. of Chicago; Joseph William, of whom further.
Joseph William Eggleston, D. D. S., son of Joseph Cary and Mary Jane (Craig) Eg- gleston, was born in Vevay, Switzerland county, Indiana, August 12, 1844. As his father died when he was two years of age, and his mother remarried when he was five, his early years were spent in New Albany, Vevay, and Madison, Indiana, according to the location of the pastorate of his step- father. After the death of his mother he went to Virginia, where he lived with his uncle, Edward W. Eggleston, at the family homestead in Amelia county, known as "Lo- cust Grove." His education was commenced when he was but four years of age, and at the age of ten years he was so far advanced that he commenced the study of the Latin language, and two years later, that of Greek. He was well advanced in these studies, as well as the higher branches of mathematics, when the outbreak of the war with the states made a change in his contemplated career.
On June 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, Forty-fourth Virginia Infantry, and took an active part in the Rich Mountain campaign. Having been transferred to the Nelson Light Artillery, he served first under Captain Woodville Latham, and subsequent- ly under Captain James N. Lampkin. In August, 1861, he was appointed sergeant, although but seventeen years of age, and at VIR-51
the age of twenty years was advanced to the rank of first lieutenant. He was active in the Army of South Carolina Coast, and was a participant in the battle of James Island or Secessionville. On October 22, 1862, he particularly distinguished himself, being in the battle at Yemmassee Creek early in the day, and later in that at Old Pocotaligo, be- ing wounded in the latter engagement. Up- on the return of his battery to Virginia in 1863, it became Company B, Haskell's Bat- talion of Artillery, First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, which fought as infantry from the Wilderness to Petersburg, by reason of lack of horses, and then became the famous Mortar Battery at the Crater. This was removed to Chaffin's farm, Sep- tember 29. 1864, and participated in the as- sault on Fort Harrison. All of their guns and the larger number of their men were lost in the retreat from this place, after which Dr. Eggleston and four of his com- rades joined the First Richmond Howitzers, and served until the surrender of Lee at Appomattox.
At the close of the war Dr. Eggleston was engaged in farming for a period of two years, then removed to New York City and took up journalistic work as a reporter. The uncertainty of this, however, as a satisfac- tory and regular income provider, deter- mined him to abandon it, and he commenced the study of dentistry, and was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Sur- gery in 1871. He at once established him- self in the practice of his profession in Fishkill on the Hudson, and the following year established himself in Richmond, Vir- ginia, and has been actively and successfully identified with dentistry ever since that time. While living in New York, he was also editor, for a time, of the "New York Daily Witness." He has achieved a con- siderable reputation as an author, having written and published numerous magazine and newspaper stories and articles. Among his published volumes are: "Masonic Life of Washington," 1899; "Tuckahoe, an Old- Fashioned Story of an Old-Fashioned People," 1903. In political opinion Dr. Eg- gleston is a Democrat, but he has the cour- age of his convictions, and will not allow himself to be bound by partisan ties. As an instance of this it may be mentioned that, in the presidential campaign of 1900, he voted for Mckinley against Bryan. His
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religious affiliation is with the Grace Epis- copal Church. He is a member of Lee Camp, No. 1, Confederate Veterans of Rich- mond, and a member of the Masonic frater- nity. In this organization he is a member of one lodge and an honorary member of three others. He has served four terms as master of his lodge, two terms as district deputy grand master, and has been twice grand master of the state. He was chair- man of the committees on jurisprudence and is chairman of foreign correspondence, and has written the history of a lodge dating back to 1792, although he is not a member of it.
Dr. Eggleston married, November 17, 1864, while on a fifteen days' furlough, Lucy A. Jefferson, of Amelia county, Virginia, a daughter of John Garland and Otelia (How- lett) Jefferson. Children: Maud, whose death occurred in 1888, married Conway Barksdale; Joseph Cary, of Amelia county, Virginia ; Garland Jefferson, died at the age of three years; Edward, a retired dentist of Amelia county ; George Craig, M. D., of Amelia county ; Otelia B., married W. C. B. Haff, of the Hanover National Bank, of New York City; Elizabeth Myles, married Hun- ter McGuire, of West Virginia; Grace de Kalb, who married John S. Eggleston, died in 1912; Coke Terrell, died in infancy ; Helen Mar, is unmarried, and lives with her father, Dr. Joseph William Eggleston ; Lucy Virginia, married H. P. F. Berkley, of Richmond, Virginia; Marion R., a den- tist, is the partner of his father; Eugene C., M. D., engaged in the practice of his pro- fession at Fries, Grayson county, Virginia.
Alexander Trent Miller, a substantial and successful business man of Richmond, pass- ed away at his home in that city, April 22, 1008. A son of George and Mary Miller, he was born in 1854, in Nelson county, Vir- ginia, and received his education under the charge of Rev. Dr. White, a Baptist clergy- man, residing in Fluvanna.
Though of quiet nature, he was ambitious to engage in business, and when a young man went to Richmond, where he entered the employ of the Richmond Cedar Works. By studious application to his duties he gained a knowledge of the business, and his faithfulness and native ability were noted by his employers, who were not slow to avail themselves of his service in more re- sponsible capacities. In every situation
where placed he proved to be honest and efficient, and his constant cheerfulness and suave manners made him valuable as a busi- ness agent. For several years preceding his death he was special agent of the company, and traveled much in its interest. He was intrusted with the purchase of stocks and the making of large contracts, and in every case showed fine business ability and fair- ness to all concerned. His death was mourned by many warm friends, and by his business associates, as a great loss to the social and business life of the city. Mr. Miller was among the most unassuming of men, seeking no public recognition and con- tent in the consciousness of duty performed and the esteem and love of his family. His leisure time was given to his home, and he was not affiliated with any societies except that of the Presbyterian church, in whose welfare he was deeply interested and to whose support he gave freely of his time and means. One of the most broad-minded of men, he felt an interest in mankind, was ever ready to condone the faults of his fel- lows and to offer words of cheer and en- couragement to those who struggled for the attainment of high and noble ends. With serene consciousness of his own integrity, his example and sympathy helped many along the rugged road of life, and when his time came he gladly laid down the burden of existence in calm expectation of the hap- pier home beyond. His example will ever remain a beacon to lead those who come after along lines of worthy endeavor, help- fulness and hope. Like most of his contem- poraries, Mr. Miller gave his vote and sup- port to Democratic principles, but public station had no charm for him, and he was content to be a private in the conduct of public affairs, registering his choice and leaving the struggles and honors of politi- cal strife to those who might find satisfac- tion in them. As a citizen he was respected and esteemed and was surrounded by many warm friends, in whose society and friendly regard he basked and found enjoyment. His home life was ideal, and his memory will ever be a comfort to the family to which he was so devoted and kind.
He married, December 4, 1883, Minnie H. Deaton, daughter of James C. and Ann (Lynch) Deaton, a native of Petersburg. James C. Deaton was the owner of several coal mines in Chesterfield county, Virginia. He was of French Huguenot ancestry, and
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his wife was of Scotch-Irish lineage. Alex- ander Montgomery, great-grandfather of Mrs. Miller, on the maternal side, laid the corner stone of the State Capitol at Rich- mond.
Major Edwin Luzenberg Slaughter. The Slaughter family in Culpeper county, Vir- ginia, sprang from two brothers, Robert and Francis, who were the sons of Robert and Frances Anne (Jones) Slaughter, and are of English descent. Robert and Francis Slaughter were the first wardens of the fam- ous St. Mark's Parish, chosen by the first vestry in 1731. The Slaughters owned large landed estates in this parish and west of Slaughters mountain, and at the old home- stead "Springfield" was born in 1808 Philip Slaughter, destined many years later to be the chronicler of St. Mark's Parish and many others, as well as historiographer of the diocese of Virginia. His grandfather and father were both soldiers, the former commanding a regiment at the battle of Great Bridge, the latter serving gallantly throughout the revolutionary war, as cap- tain of the Eighth Continental Regiment. going through the fearful winter at Valley Forge with John Marshall, afterward chief justice of the United States supreme court, as his lieutenant and messmate. Thus was blended in young Philip Slaughter the quali- ties of his great-grandfather and uncle, the first church wardens, and those of his grand- father and father, the soldiers, and no one ever doubted that the soldier of the Cross would have been as valiant a soldier of the state if called to such service.
Trained by the best tutors of his day and at one of the best classical schools, Philip Slaughter came to the University of Vir- ginia the first year of its existence, and formed one of a class of notable men, many of them afterward distinguished in the ser- vice of the state. He was admitted to the bar, but in a few years entered the Theo- logical Seminary of Virginia and was or- dained deacon in 1834 and a priest of the Protestant Episcopal church in 1835. For fourteen years he did most effective work in some of the most important parishes of Vir- ginia and elsewhere. Failing health caused him to go abroad in 1848 and 1849. On his return he devoted his energies to the cause of African colonization, with wise fore- thought anticipating and trying thus to avert the dreadful catastrophe he lived to
witness. Five years were devoted to this task and to evangelistic work. He then returned to Slaughters mountain where he built a chapel on his own lands and minis- tered to his neighbors and their dependents, giving his services as a free will offering. Here he lived up to the outbreak of the war, occupying a unique position. A staunch churchman in the midst of other Christian bodies, he provoked no antagonism from those who differed with him, and by his wise affectionate counsel and sympathy probably did more than any other man in the state to win the respect and often the allegiance of men of every class to the church of his forefathers. An exile from home dur- ing the four years of war, he ministered whenever opportunity offered, to those among whom his lot was cast. In hospital and camp his kindly presence carried help and solace to many a stricken body and many a weary soul. And when the war was over, he came back to his devastated home, the scene of one of its bloodiest battles, and took up the work with the strength that was left, meeting the priva- tions and trials of his lot with the courage of a soldier and the loyalty of a patriot, in uncomplaining toil as an humble parish minister.
He was a man of rare gifts. Of poetic temperament he was fond of literature and was master of the best writers in the Eng- lish language. As a pulpit orator he was unsurpassed in his day, and his personal magnetism was such that he swayed audi- ences at his will. He had great power as a mission preacher and hosts of the careless and indifferent were brought by his preach- ing into the "way of righteousness." His tall spare figure with a manner that com- bined great personal dignity with the ut- most courtesy and kindliness made him no- ticeable in any assemblage, and when he spoke, a voice whose wonderful modulations cven advancing years could not affect, never failed to fix the attention of his hearers. In his own home and beyond, he was the trusted friend and adviser as well as the pastor, the adjuster of variances and the ultimate court of arbitration.
And so the end crowned his work after a life spent in the service of his master in the land, and among the people he loved so well, in the home of his childhood and of his ripened years, he was in the month of June. 1890, "gathered unto his Fathers hav-
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ing the testimony of a good conscience, in the confidence of a certain faith and in favor with God and man."
("W." in "Notes on Culpeper county").
The degree, Doctor of Divinity, was con- ferred upon Dr. Slaughter on July 4, 1874, by William and Mary College. He was un- bounded in his zeal and enthusiasm in his- torical research and was a valued member of many historical societies, including those of Virginia, Wisconsin and Massachusetts. His published works were many and em- braced history, funeral orations, addresses, genealogy, biography translations, pam- phlets and addresses delivered before pa- triotic societies, historical societies and church conventions. During the war when in refuge at Petersburg, he established and distributed among the soldiers of the south- ern armies a religious paper called "The Army and Navy Messenger."
Dr. Slaughter married, June 20, 1834, Anna Sophia, daughter of Dr. Thomas Semmes, of Alexandria, Virginia.
The line of descent from the brothers, Robert and Francis Slaughter, to Major Edwin L. Slaughter, of Front Royal, Vir- ginia, is through Robert, one of the two first vestrymen of St. Mark's Parish, Cul- peper county. Robert Slaughter married a daughter of Cadwalader Jones, of Essex county, who appears as a justice of the peace of Rappahannock county, in 1680. Robert Slaughter had seven sons, descent being traced through Colonel James Slaughter, the fifth son.
Colonel James Slaughter, son of Robert Slaughter, commanded a regiment at the "battle of Great Ridge," the first engage- ment of the revolution, in Virginia. He married Susan, daughter of Major Philip Clayton, who came to Culpeper county from New Kent by way of Essex county.
Philip Slaughter, eldest son of Colonel James Slaughter, was born December 4, 1758, died in 1849. He joined Captain John Jameson's company of minute-men from Culpeper county, in 1775. In the spring of 1776 he enlisted in Colonel John Jameson's troop of cavalry, for three years, but was transferred as lieutenant to Gabriel Leng's company of riflemen, which joined Wash- ington's army in New York. He was pro- moted captain in 1778, although but twenty years of age, and served until the close of the war. Captain Philip Slaughter married (first) a daughter of French Strother, who
represented his county in the general as- sembly for thirty years, was a vestryman of St. Mark's Parish in 1772, and warden in 1780. He married (second) Elizabeth, widow of William Brock, and daughter of Colonel Thomas Towles, of Spottsylvania county.
Rev. Philip Slaughter, D. D., whose bi- ography is given on the preceding page, was the ninth child of Captain Philip Slaughter. Married as stated, and left issue.
Daniel F. Slaughter, son of Captain Philip Slaughter, married Letitia Madison, niece of President Madison, and they became the parents of two children : James E., who be- came brigadier-general in the Confederate army, and chief-of-staff of General Kirby Smith's staff, later of General Mahone's staff, and Major Philip Madison, of whom further.
Philip Madison Slaughter, son of Daniel F. Slaughter, nephew of Rev. Philip Slaugh- ter, D. D., was born in Culpeper county, Virginia, in 1834, and died in 1894. He was a civil engineer and an attorney-at-law. He was connected with the Georgia Railroad at the time of his death, holding a responsible position. During the war, 1861-1865, he served with the "Louisiana Tigers" in a New Orleans regiment of the Confederate army. After the close of the war Mr. Slaughter was engaged in the United States government service, as civil engineer, en- gaged in river and harbor survey in Georgia, Alabama and Florida. He married Mary C. Luzenberg, born in New Orleans, daughter of Dr. A. W. Luzenberg, and his wife, Mary (Clermont) Luzenberg, of New York.
Major Edwin Luzenberg Slaughter, son of Philip Madison and Mary C. (Luzen- berg) Slaughter, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 21, 1868. He was edu- cated in public and private schools of Cul- peper county, Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, and Southern Georgia Agricul- tural College. He was engaged with his father in civil engineering on the Georgia Railroad and from 1888 until 1894 was con- nected with the United States railway mail service. He was connected with the Pull- man car service for five years, entering the employ of the Culpeper National Bank in 1901 as teller. He served in that position until 1912, then resigned having been elected treasurer of Culpeper county, an office he still holds. His military service has been in the Virginia National Guard, serving as
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major of the Second Regiment Virginia In- fantry, and as captain of a company of that regiment, resigning the rank of major to ac- cept the captaincy of the company, formerly known as the Culpeper County Minute-men, and commanded by his great-grandfather, Captain Philip Slaughter, during the revo- lution. Major Slaughter is a member of Fairfax Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Culpeper, Virginia; the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows ; the Knights of Pythias ; Royal Arcanum, and the Catalpa Club of Culpeper. He is a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Protestant Episcopal church.
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He married, in June, 1898, Lucy Wil- liams, born in Culpeper county, Virginia, daughter of . George M. and Gertrude (Long) Williams. Child, Gertrude Long Slaughter.
Felix Keegan, of Richmond, has been manager of the Lexington Hotel since 1905. This popular hostelry is controlled by the Lexington Hotel Company, of which Mr. Keegan is president and J. E. Donahue sec- retary. Its handsome and convenient build- ing was erected in the reconstruction days of Richmond, following the ravages of the civil war, and it was a pioneer in modern construction, setting the pace and pattern for improvements in its section of the city. It is a substantial and comely brick struc- ture of five stories, with two hundred rooms for guests, is conducted on both American and European plans, and furnishes tempor- ary homes for a vast multitude of people in the course of a year. Unlike many hotels, it has an air of homelike comfort, and every effort is made by its managers to keep up to that standard. To the oldtime residents of Richmond it is a dearly-loved landmark, and to the traveling public it is a haven of rest and delightful headquarters. Mr. Kee- gan is a member of the Virginia Hotel As- sociation, and treasurer of the Richmond Hotel Association.
Charles Evans Whitlock. Charles Evans Whitlock, of Richmond, was one of the most prominent business men of that city, where his entire life was passed, and where he made a most remarkable record as a busi- ness man and citizen in the time given him to participate in life's work. At the time of his death he was a vestryman of St. James' Protestant Episcopal Church of Richmond. He was universally esteemed for his up-
right character, his interest in the welfare of mankind, and his earnest endeavor to promote the same. He was born December 6, 1830, in Richmond, son of Richard Henry Whitlock, who was born December 3, 1797, son of Charles and Peninah Whitlock, and died January 29, 1861. Charles Whitlock died August 24, 1820, in Richmond. Jane Copeland (Jordan) Whitlock, wife of Rich- ard H. Whitlock, was the daughter of Rob- ert Jordan, who died January 14, 1824, and his wife Elizabeth. Richard H. Whitlock was a lumber merchant and manufacturer, a man of untiring energy, splendid judgment and unswerving integrity.
Reared under the best of associations and the influence of a good mother, Charles E. Whitlock received an excellent educa- tion, and justified in every way the con- fidence reposed in him by his parents and his fellow citizens. His influence in the direction of moral elevation and sound busi- ness principles will long be felt in the social and business circles of Richmond, where his useful life was passed, and where he died. He married, April, 1879, Elizabeth B., daugh- ter of Albert M. Aiken, of "Varina," Vir- ginia, granddaughter of Pleasant Aiken, of Petersburg, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Whit- lock were the parents of three children : Elizabeth B., wife of a Mr. Bird ; Lulie W .. Mrs. Notting, and Charles E. Whitlock.
John Warwick Rust. The name Rust has . figured in Virginia history since about the year 1650, William Rust, the founder of the family in this state, settling at about that date in what is now known as Northumber- land county. He was a renowned hunter and Indian fighter. John Warwick Rust, of Fairfax Court House, Virginia, a twen- tieth century representative of the family, is a lineal descendant of William Rust, the pioneer settler, and through maternal lines traces to other prominent families of the South, including the Marshalls, Ashbys, and McKays.
The earliest records of the Rust family in England are in Norfolk county, of Hugh Rust, in 1312, of Thomas and Robert Rust, in 1379, and of Peter Rust, in 1655. The will of William Rust is recorded in West- moreland county, Virginia, and is dated March 18, 1696, and probated July 28, 1697 ; his wife is named as Margaret and the docu- ment is witnessed by George Rust. The children named in the will are William,
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Ann, Margaret, and probably George and Samuel Rust. Another will of William Rust, probably son of the above William, is dated 1699, and evidence points toward his hav- ing a son named John.
All of the southern Rusts are descended from the pioneer, William Rust, who is thought to have come from Northumber- land to Westmoreland county, but some authorities stating direct from England. The coat-of-arms of the Rust family is given in Burke's Armory as follows: Ar. a saltire az. betw. two Roman fasces in pale ppr. and as many crosses pattee fitchee in fesse gu. Crest: A demi-lion gu. holding in the dexter paw an ivory rod and charged on the shoulder with three crosses pattee fitchee chevronwise or. Motto: Veritatis et acquit- atis tenar.
Benedict Rust was born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, October 25, 1743, and died September 18, 1829. In mature years he moved to the Valley, Warren (then Fred- erick) county, his brother, Vincent Rust, taking up his residence in Loudoun county, Virginia. Benedict Rust married, March 24, 1766, Jane Middleton, of Westmoreland county, Virginia, born February 26, 1751, died September 13, 1832, and had two sons, John and Matthew.
John Rust, son of Benedict and Jane (Mid- dleton) Rust, was born February 8, 1769, died April 17, 1851. With his brother Mat- thew he served in the war of 1812, and held the office of justice in his native state of Virginia. He was the owner of a beautiful estate, "Rock Hill," overlooking the Shenan- doah river, the manor house a stone struc- ture of fourteen rooms with surrounding stone porches. John Rust married, August 13, 1797, Elizabeth Marshall, of Maryland, born September 17, 1779, died March 27, 1857, a relative of Chief Justice John Mar- shall. This family of the Marshall line built "Marshall Hall," on the Potomac river, be- low Washington, D. C. Children of John. and Elizabeth (Marshall) Rust: Charles B. C., of whom further, Dr. Bushrod, and Mar- shall.
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