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through its wide circulation wields strong influence extending over a wide radius. Mr. Green later founded the "Daily Exponent" at Clarksburg, West Virginia, and managed it for three years. The political sympathies of both of these papers are Democratic, both carrying weight and power in favor of that party. Mr. Green is also the owner of the "Orange Review," Orange, Virginia, and through his numerous connections is a prom- inent figure in the world of journalism in the state, those periodicals over which he holds control comparing favorably with any in Virginia.
He is a member of the Richmond Bar Association and the Catalpa Club, serving the Culpeper National Bank in the capacity of director. His political affiliation has ever been with the Democratic party, and to its councils he has been admitted as an influ- ential supporter, having for five years been chairman of the eighth district congressional committee and since 1906 a member of the Virginia state Democratic committee. He is the author of "Green's Genealogical Notes of Culpeper County, Virginia," a review and enlargement of the "History of St. Mark's Parish," by Rev. Philip Slaughter, D. D., Mr. Green's ancestors, beginning with Rob- ert Green and in each succeeding genera- tion have been vestrymen of that parish. His church is the Protestant Episcopal.
He married, in 1902, Lucile Buckner Dove, born in Rappahannock county, Vir- ginia, in 1876, granddaughter of Dr. John Dove, for many years grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Order of Vir- ginia, great-great-granddaughter of Colonel Jonathan Catlett Gibson, the first, of Cul- peper, and has children: Raleigh Travers Jr., born December 10, 1902; Anne McDon- ald, born December 18, 1903; Lucy Gibson, born July 15, 1905; John Buckner, born Au- gust 18, 1907; George Mason, born October 1, 1908.
James William Mathews, Edwin Elving- ton Mathews. Since earliest colonial days there has been a Mathews family in Vir- ginia and on the tablet recently placed in Old Burton Church at Williamsburg, Vir- ginia, by the New York Chapter of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots, is this inscription :
To the glory of God And in memory of Honorable Samuel Mathews Captain general and governor of Virginia, 1622-1660.
On the ground opposite Jamestown on which Samuel Mathews settled in 1622, the Jamestown Exhibition was held in 1907, commemorating the third centennial of its settlement. The name of the estate was Denbigh and it was one of the most impor- tant of the dominion containing nearly three thousand acres. The family has been an influential one in all generations and is now represented in Portsmouth, Virginia, by James William and Edwin Elvington Mathews, the former city plumbing inspec- tor, the latter head of the "Kirn Korner" Pharmacy Company.
They are sons of Matthew James Mathews, and grandsons of James William Mathews, a contractor and builder, who came to Portsmouth and in 1855 was town sergeant. He was employed in construction work at the navy yard several years, was well known in business circles, active in the church and very popular in his community. He married Mary Elizabeth Manning. Mat- thew James Mathews was born in Ports- mouth in 1848, died in 1909. He was edu- cated in the public schools. He learned the business of carpenter, and at one time was a contractor. He worked in the Portsmouth navy yard as carpenter and joiner. He was a charter member of the Chambers Fire Company. Matthew J. Mathews married (first) Mattie Neville, of Portsmouth, who died in 1883, leaving two sons : James Wil- liam and Edwin Elvington. He married (second) Susan P. Jones, who bore him two sons: Seth W., born 1891, married, 1912, Nancy Heart; Matthew Stewart, born 1893, married, 1914, Jessie Pedgoe.
James William Mathews, eldest of the two sons of Matthew James Mathews by his first wife, Mattie (Neville) Mathews, was born December 19, 1877, in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was educated in the public schools. On arriving at suitable age he be- gan serving an apprenticeship at the plumb- ing trade. He served his full time, then was a journeyman and became one of the best men in the trade. His reputation was such that he was employed as a first class mechanic at the navy yard in Portsmouth and held that important position until Jan-
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uary I, 1914, when he resigned to accept the office of plumbing inspector for the city of Portsmouth for a term of four years. He is peculiarly fitted for the position he holds not alone for his technical or mechanical ability but also from the fact that he real- izes the danger of insecure, unsanitary plumbing, its menace to public health and the responsibility that his position imposes on him as guardian of the health of the city from careless work or faulty plumbing. He is a Democrat in politics, and an attend- ant of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Mathews married, March 9, 1907, Mary Re Etta, daughter of John W. and Fannie (Conley ) Cooke, of Baltimore, Maryland. Children : Anna M., born at Newport News, Virginia, January 6, 1908; James William (2), born at Portsmouth, Virginia, March 21, 19II.
Edwin Elvington Mathews, second son of Matthew James Mathews and his first wife, Mattie (Neville) Mathews, was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, January 31, 1881. He was educated in the public schools. After leaving public schools he served an appren- ticeship, thoroughly fitting himself for busi- ness as electrical contractor. He was en- gaged in that business very successfully until January 1, 1914, when he became con- nected with the "Kirn Korner" Pharmacy Company, now conducting a successful business in the Henry Kirn Building, on the principal corner in the city, the com- pany taking its name from its location. The business is incorporated, Mr. Mathews be- ing president of the corporation and store manager. He is a capable man of affairs and conducts the large business of his cor- poration with gratifying results. He is a member of Montauk Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, is a Democrat in politics, and an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Mathews married, October 28, 1903, Laura, daughter of John C. and Mary J. Powers, of Portsmouth. Children: Edwin Elvington (2), born September 4, 1904; Mary Elizabeth, born June 18, 1912.
Callaway. The Callaway family is one of the old families of Virginia. Its founder was Sir William Callaway, of England, who had five sons and two daughters, and sev- eral children who died in infancy. They were as follows: I. Captain Thomas, born 1712; vestryman, 1752, of Antoine parish,
Halifax county, Virginia, ensign, then cap- tain of militia from that county, in the French and Indian wars prior to 1755 ; emi- grated probably to North Carolina. 2. Colo- nel William, see forward. 3. Francis, born 1716; sheriff of Bedford county under George III .; emigrated to North Carolina. 4. Colonel Richard, sergeant, then lieuten- ant, captain and colonel in the French and Indian wars from Bedford county, Virginia ; trustee of town of New London, 1761, and went to Kentucky with Daniel Boone in 1764; he was a member of the first legisla- ture of Kentucky, which met under a tree ; he and John Todd were the first represen- tatives from Kentucky to the house of bur- gesses, Virginia, 1777; in October, 1779, Richard Callaway and Evan Shelby were commissioned by the house of burgesses of Virginia for opening and making the first public road over the Cumberland moun- tains, Kentucky, and to erect the first ferry at Boonsboro; Calloway county, Kentucky, is named for Colonel Richard Callaway ; Colonel Callaway's daughters, Elizabeth and Frances, and Jemina Boone, a daughter of Daniel Boone, was captured July 14, 1776, by Indians, and carried in a canoe down the Ohio river, but were retaken by Boone the next day ; this incident is mentioned in "The Last of the Mohicans" by Fenimore Cooper; Elizabeth Callaway afterwards married Samuel Henderson, one of her res- cuers, and their daughter was the first white child born of parents married in Kentucky ; Colonel Richard Callaway was in the Tran- sylvania convention at Boonsboro, Ken- tucky, in 1777, and later went with Boone to Missouri to live in Callaway county, Missouri, which is named for him. 5. James. 6. Elizabeth. 7. Mary.
Colonel William Callaway, second son of the founder, was born in 1714. He was a prominent man in Virginia. He patented fifteen thousand acres in Lunenburg, Bruns- wick, Bedford and Halifax counties. In 1761 William Callaway, gentleman, made a free gift of one hundred acres of land to the county of Bedford to be settled with a town adjoining the courthouse, and to be called New London. He was colonel in the French and Indian wars, 1755-61 ; presided at first court held in Bedford county ; released deed to him of Bedford county, Virginia ; justice under English government. George III. Colonel Callaway was in the house of bur-
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gesses of Virginia thirteen sessions ; August 22, 1754-55, October 17, 1754, May 1, 1755, October 27, 1755; assembly, 1756-58, ses- sion, April 30. 1757, March 30, 1758 ; assembly 1761-65, November 3, 1761, January 14, 1762, March 30, 1762, November 2, 1762, May 19, 1763, January 12, 1764, May I, 1765. He furnished provisions for the French and Indian wars. He died in 1778. He married (first) January 8, 1735, Eliza- beth Tilley, and (second) about 1752, Anne Crawley, of Kentucky. She is said to have been a woman of culture, fine sense and ability. Tradition claims she was killed on the veranda at her home by a stray bullet from the gun of some young men, who were target practicing on the grounds. She was related to Daniel Boone. Children of Colo- nel William Callaway:
I. Colonel James Callaway, first child of Colonel William Callaway, born December 21, 1736, died 1809. Married (first) De- cember 14, 1756, Sarah Tate, born August 1735, died December 27, 1773; (second) Elizabeth Early, born 1759, died January 5, 1796; (third) Mrs. Mary Langhorne, nee Turpin. Colonel James Callaway was a leading citizen of Bedford county, Virginia ; a man of great wealth and influence. He was a friend of Washington, and was in the revolutionary war, also in the French and Indian war. He built the first iron furnace south of the James river, 1781, and General Washington detailed him from active ser- vice in order to make iron for military use. He was also in the house of burgesses for several years. Children of Colonel James Callaway by first wife, Sarah Tate: (i) Elizabeth, born 1757, died 1791; married Judge Harry Innis, of Kentucky, and had issue. (ii) Polly, born 1759, died 1831; married Dr. Daniel Brown, of New York, a surgeon in the revolutionary war, and had issue. (iii) Fanny, born 1760, died 1805; married James Steptoe, of Bedford, Virginia, and had issue. (iv) Lucy, born 1761, died 1839; unmarried. (v) Sarah, born 1763, died in childhood. (vi) John, born 1764, died in childhood. (vii) Nancy, born 1765, died in childhood. (viii) William, born 1766, died in childhood. (ix) James, born 1768, died August, 1851; married a Miss Greer, of Franklin county, and had issue. (x) Henry T., born 1769, died 1852; mar- ried a Miss Guerrant, of Franklin county, and had issue. (xi) Robert, born 1771.
Children of Colonel James Callaway by sec- ond wife, Elizabeth Early: (xii) Jeremiah, born 1778, died 1812; unmarried. (xiii) William, born 1779, died 1855 ; married Nan- nie Crump, and had issue. (xiv) John, born 1781, died 1865. (xv) Sarah, born 1783, died 1788. (xvi) George, born 1785, died 1822; married Elizabeth Cabell, and had issue. (xvii) Abner, born 1787, died 1834; married a Miss Lewis, had issue. (xviii) Thomas, born 1789, died 1877; mar- ried Lucinda Anderson, and had issue. (xix) Catherine, born 1792, died 1881; married William Langhorne; issue. (xx) Unnamed child, born 1794, died in infancy. Colonel James Callaway had no children by his third wife, Mrs. Mary Langhorne.
2. John Callaway, second child of Colonel William Callaway, born June 10, 1738, died in 1820. Married (first) Tabitha Tate, and (second) Agatha Ward. He served in the revolutionary army, held a commission as colonel, and distinguished himself for his gallantry at Guilford Court House. He died at his residence in Campbell county in 1820 at an advanced age. Dr. Richard N. Hewett, a descendant of his, owns and lives at his old residence near Evington, Virginia. Chil- dren by first wife, Tabitha (Tate) Callaway : (i) James, born 1761. (ii) Elizabeth, born 1763, died 1804. Child of second wife, Agatha (Ward) Callaway: (iii) William, married Dosha Callaway, a cousin, and had issue.
3. Colonel William Callaway, third child of Colonel William Callaway, was born in 1740, died September 22, 1821. He was com- missioned by Governor Thomas Jefferson as colonel, qualified and took oath in revolu- tionary war. He was vestryman of Russell parish, appointed surveyor of Bedford county, and was one of the trustees to re- ceive conveyance of one hundred acres of land for public buildings, and directed to lay off the town of Liberty, now Bedford City. He married Anna Booker Smith. Children: (i) Elizabeth, married (first) Callahel Minnus, and (second) Samuel Read. (ii) Matilda, married James Left- wich, and had issue. (iii) William, mar- ried Elizabeth Calland, and has issue. (iv) Samuel, died in infancy.
4. Mary Callaway, fourth child of Colonel William Callaway, was born January 8, 1741. She married Jacob Anderson, of French and Indian war fame, son of George
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Anderson ; he was born in 1731, died in 1822. Children: (i) William, married Sally Early, daughter of Colonel Jeremiah Early ; issue : (a) Polly, born 1784, died in La- fayette, Missouri, in 1845; married, 1806, Richmond C. Tyree, and had three sons : Abram. Richmond, John P. (b) John, born 1786; married, 1810, Lucy Waldenin, who died in Davis county, Missouri, in 1845. (c) Matilda, born 1788, died August 28, 1840; married, 1810, Pleasant Tyree. (d) Elizabeth, born 1790, died in March, 1839; married, 1816, Samuel Tyree ; they moved to Tennessee; they had one son. Ted. (e) James Callaway, born 1792, died in Calla- way county, Missouri, August 7, 1864 ; mar- ried, October 27, 1819, Jane R. Moorman, and had issue. (f) Jacob, born 1794, died in St. Louis, Missouri, November 29, 1832; unmarried. * (g) Lucinda, born 1796, died September, 1863 ; married Rev. Thomas Cal- laway ; no children. (h) Dosha, born 1798; married John Anderson Price; no children. (i) Milly, born in 1799, died in 1806. (j) Jeremiah E., born 1802, died in Lexington, Missouri, 1848; married, 1829, Elizabeth A. Brooks; two sons, William and Peyton. (k) William, Jr., born 1804, died in Lexington, Missouri, 1869; married, 1843, Lucy C. Clark, and had three children: Charles, James, and a daughter who married George P. Venable. (ii) Elizabeth, born in 1762; married Rev. Charles Price, of Bedford county. Children: (a) Alexander P., mar- ried Ursula Scott ; children : Lizzie C., Ara- mantina, Elsisip Ann, Marion, Pauline, Wil- liam, Charles and Malcolm. (b) John An- derson, married Dosha Anderson, his cousin ; children : William C., Nathaniel, James, Jacob A., Charles W., Ann, Malinda, Jane. (c) Nathaniel. (d) Judith. (e) Elizabeth. (f) Sarah. (g) Nancy. (iii) Sallie (Sarah), born 1764; married David Jones. (iv) John, born 1768; married Sarah Callaway, his first cousin, daughter of Captain Charles Callaway (brother of Mary Callaway) and Judith (Early) Callaway, his wife, making John Anderson's descendants lineal de- scendants of Colonel William Callaway, first through Mary Callaway by his first wife, Elizabeth Tilley, and Captain Charles Callaway by his second wife, Anne Craw- ley. Children: (a) George, born August 27, 1798, died 1799. (b) Mildred, born De- cember 17. 1799, died 1799. (c) Judith, born February 8, 1802, married a Mr. Franklin,
and died young. (d) Charles, born August 7, 1803, died September 3, 1804. (e) Mary Jane, born 1805, died 1846; married John Franklin and had issue: (aa) John, born 1828, married (first) a Miss Lee, of Virginia, who died, and he moved to Texas and mar- ried (second) a Miss Penick. (bb) Thomas Cook, unmarried. (cc) Elizabeth. (dd) Francis Callaway. (ee) Charles Callaway, lieutenant in civil war, killed in battle of Chancellorsville. (ff) Jacob Henry, married Elizabeth Bennett and had issue: Richard Jones, born 1861, married a Miss Livingston of Nebraska : Charles M., married a Miss Worsham, of Danville, Virginia; Edgar, married Margaret Quinby, of Accomac, Vir- ginia: Lillian, married Fendall Littlepage Gregory, of Hanover, Virginia ; Sallie, mar- ried James S. Jones, of Pittsylvania county, Virginia : Elizabeth, married a Mr. Forest ; Martha, married Elijah Menefee, of Lynch- burg, Virginia. (gg) Nannie, married a Mr. Guthrie ; issue : Katherine, married Prentice Thompson, lives in Brazil and has issue : Charles Callaway, deceased ; John, married Susan Pratt, daughter of Supreme Court Justice Pratt, of New York City, and they live in Arizona ; Martha Jane, married Wiley Jones, issue. (hh) Lucy Annie, married A. B. Hale, of Texas. (ii) Martha Cook, deceased; married a Mr. Walden. (jj) James, married (first) Lucy Mays, (second) Byrd Anderson, his cousin. (kk) Emma James, married Joseph Lindsey Lee, son of Richard Alexander Lee, a descendant of old Richard Lee, the emigrant to Virginia, whose illustrious sons, grandsons and many descendants, including Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Governor Thomas Lee, Philip Ludwell Lee, William Lee, Hancock Lee and Robert E. Lee, have helped to make American history famous. Emma James Franklin (Mrs. Joseph Lindsey Lee) was adopted when three months old, her mother dying, by her uncle, James Franklin, and his wife, Emeline Susan (Leftwich) Frank- lin. He was a successful merchant, amass- ing considerable fortune as a banker, the firm being known as Miller & Franklin, Lynchburg, Virginia. After the death of Mr. Miller the bank was merged into what is now known as the National Exchange Bank of Lynchburg, he having been its first president, serving four years ; he served two terms in the Virginia legislature, and then retired from active life. He died in
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1898, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. Children of Joseph Lindsey and Emma James (Franklin) Lee: (aaa) Mary Jane, married Harold B. Jeffrey, of Eng- land, son of Sir John Jeffrey, of Scotland, who had the honor of knighthood conferred upon him by King Christian IX., of Den- mark. He was a writer and scholar, many times defending the crown with his pen, claiming as his friend and neighbor, Thomas Carlyle, their estates adjoining. Sir John Faed, the artist, painted the hands of Miss Hilda Jeffrey, Sir John Jeffrey's daughter, in his well known picture, called "The Rivals." Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey have one daughter, Emily, who was invited to assist at the unveiling of the monument on the Daniel Boone Trail at Cumberland Gap. She was appointed by the government to represent her state, Virginia, at this cere- mony. The enterprise was under national patronage, and Miss Jeffrey was invited by Mrs. Robert Gray, of Bristol, the chair- man of the Virginia branch of the national committee. The selection of Miss Jeffrey was due partly to the fact that her collateral ancestor, William Callaway, was one of the first explorers to go through the gap and investigate Kentucky, and his family inter- married with the Boones. The governors of Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee were present at the unveiling, and delivered addresses. The D. A. R. Re- gents from the four states were also present, and took part in the program. (bbb) Flor- ence Callaway, married James D. Tate, son of Major M. B. Tate and his wife, Amelia (Gwyn) Tate, daughter of Hugh Gwyn, of Smyth county, Virginia; issue: James D .. deceased. (ccc) James . Franklin, married Content Judkins who died in 1902. (f) Catherine, born 1807; married Morton Pan- nill. (g) Francis, born 1810, died 1831. (h) Sarah Jane, born 1812, died 1892; mar- ried Green Terry. (i) Jacob Henry, born 1814, died 1857; married Sarah Leftwich. (v) Mollie, born 1771, died young. (vi) Dosha, born 1775 ; married Abner Early.
5. Elizabeth Callaway, fifth child of Colo- nel William Callaway, was born June 18, 1743. She married Captain Thorpe. of Eng- land. Children: (i) Betsey, married a Mr. Gwatkin. (ii) Sophia, married James Reid. (iii) Theodosia, married a Mr. Har- ris. (iv) Kitty Callaway, twin of Theo-
dosia, married Captain Peter Grayson, of the United States army.
6. Captain Charles Callaway, sixth child of Colonel William Callaway, was born June 18, 1754, died June 3, 1827, and was buried in Pittsylvania county, Virginia. He served in the revolutionary war in Hazen's regi- ment of continental troops. He was com- missioned first lieutenant in October, 1777, qualified as captain, August 24, 1781. He was a man of prominence and wealth, and as a true son of Virginia gave freely , of his time and means to her defence. There is a miniature of him painted in 1815 which is in the possession of a descendant, also his diamond studs, brass candlesticks, furniture, china, etc. Most of his family went to Mis- souri and settled in that state. The six sons of one of his granddaughters, Martha Jane (Anderson) Franklin, served with conspicu- ous gallantry in the Confederate army dur- ing the war between the states. They were : Captain John Franklin, of Texas; Major Jacob Franklin, of Virginia; Thomas Cook Franklin, of Virginia; Lieutenant Charles Callaway Franklin, killed at the head of his company in the battle of Chancellorsville ; Captain James Franklin, of Virginia; Wil- liam Edward Franklin, of Virginia, truly a patriotic record. General Thomas T. Mun- ford writes to a niece of Captain James Franklin, as follows :
Oakland near Uniontown, Ala., Feb. 17, 1914. Mrs. Florence Lee Tate:
I return your paper. It was a pleasure to have an opportunity to do justice to some old comrades. I was fond of your uncle, Captain James Franklin, and knew him well. He was my comrade in the Army and my friend and neighbor in after years. Thanking you.
Sincerely your friend,
THOMAS T. MUNFORD.
Your other uncles were known to me in my old regiment, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, as good soldiers. I knew them personally.
T. T. M.
Captain Charles Callaway married Mrs. Pate, who was Judith Early, born in 1752, died in 1814, daughter of Colonel Jeremiah Early, of the revolutionary war, also French and Indian wars, and his wife, Sarah (An- derson) Early, daughter of George and Anna (Cofer) Anderson, and granddaughter of Colonel Jeremiah Early, of the French and Indian war, and his wife, Elizabeth (Buford) Early, daughter of Thomas Bu- ford, of Christ Church parish, Middlesex
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county, Virginia. Children of Captain Charles and Judith (Early-Pate) Callaway ; (i) Joel, born 1767. (ii) Archilles, born 1771. (iii) William, born 1773. (iv) Sarah, born 1775, aforementioned as the wife of John Anderson. (v) James, born 1777. (vi) Polly, born 1779. (vii) Charles, born 1781. (viii) Judith, born 1783. married William Shands. (ix) John, born 1785. (x) Francis, born 1787. (xi) Henry, born 1792.
7. Joseph Callaway, seventh child of Colo- nel William Callaway, was born December 10, 1756.
8. Milly Callaway, eighth child of Colonel William Callaway, was born June 5, 1759.
9. Cathlena Callaway, ninth child of Colo- nel William Callaway, was born December 8, 1761. She married William Brown Price.
References-Colonial Virginia Register; William and Mary Quarterly; Henning's Statutes at Large: Minutes Bedford County Court; Louise Pecquet Du Bellet, in "Some Prominent Families of Virginia;" Cabells and Their Kin; Green's Historic Families of Kentucky.
Turner Ashby Blythe. Born in South- ampton county, Virginia, and descendant of the famous Chappell, Ashby and Blythe families of Virginia, Turner Ashby Blythe is also connected with and bears the name of that gallant officer of the Confederacy, General Turner Ashby, commander of the Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, an accomplished horseman, brave and daring. Turner Ashby raised a regiment of cavalry and with them made so brilliant a record as a cavalry offi- cer that he was commissioned brigadier- general by the provisional Confederate gov- ernment. He met an early death in a skir- mish near Harrisonburg preceding the battle of Cedar Keys. Virginia, between the First New Jersey Cavalry and "Stonewall" Jackson's rear-guard. His last words were: "Charge, men! For God's sake, charge!" He died June 5. 1862. General Turner Ash- by was a son of Colonel Turner Ashby, of "Rose Bank." Fauquier county, Virginia, a distinguished officer of the war of 1812. Colonel Turner Ashby was a son of Captain John Ashby, an officer of the Third Virginia Regiment, Continental Line, 1775-83. Cap- tain John Ashby was a son of Robert Ash- by, grandson of Edward Ashby, and great- grandson of Edmund Ashby, who came to Fauquier county, Virginia, from England during the Cromwellian period. The family were adherents of King Charles I.
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