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great acceptability. His duties are to look after the books of the office, and to take charge of the stock. He is one of the most influential ยท citizens of Norfolk County, and is a man of splendid business ability, and progressive and enterprising spirit. He is widely known in Norfolk, and in this section of Virginia, as a man of honor and integrity, who is charitable to all.
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Mr. Carney is a member of the Masonic or- der, Knights of Pythias and Royal Arcanum. Religiously, he is a Baptist.
ILLIAM A. WEST, who is engaged in the lumber business in Ports- mouth, Norfolk County, Virginia, was born near the Dismal Swamp Canal at a place now known as "Cornland," March 19, 1841. He is a son of John West and grandson of William West. descended from Capt. Nathaniel West, one of the West brothers prominent in the early his- tory of Virginia, and was probably the first of the West family to locate in Norfolk.
William West, the grandfather of our sub- ject. was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. John West, the father of our subject, was born in 1814. He was a captain of State troops
prior to the Confederate War. His wife, Sarah A. Hodges, who was born in 1816, died in 1850. She had three sons: L. M., John T. : and William A.
William A. West, the subject of this sketch, served as sergeant of Company A, 6Ist Regi- ment, Virginia Infantry, during the Confed- . erate War, taking part in many of the promi- nent battles. October 1, 1896, he leased his farm which he had operated for a number of years, and removed to Portsmouth that he might the better attend to his lumber interests. Mr. West is one of the leading business men of Portsmouth:
In 1880 Mr. West married Bettie F. Smith, who was born in 1841, in Culpeper County, Virginia, a daughter of Peter and Sarah A. (Newion) Smith. Peter Smith was born in Rappahannock County, Virginia, June 11, 1815, and was a farmer and stock dealer: his wife was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1814, and died in 1884. Mr. and Mrs. West liave one son, who is 20 years old. His name is John William Casper West, and he is now lieutenant at the Blacksburg Military Head- emy, where he is completing his last term.
Mr. West is a member of the board of stewards of Monumental Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and is also superintendent of the Sunday-school. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. West has a brother who is superintendent of the county schools of Norfolk, and is a Methodist minister.
ILLIAM B. CHEEK. whose portrait is herewith shown, is a storage merchant of Norfolk, Norfolk County. Virginia, and was born in Warren County, North Carolina. January 15, 1854. He comes of a very good family, and is a son of John S. and Clementine ( Bagley) Cheek.
John S. Check was born in 1819, and died at the age of 68 year ... He was a slave-owner
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and planter, raising tobacco, cotton, corn, wheat and oats extensively. He was one of the most successful planters of the day. He married Clementine Bagley, who was born at Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina. in 1830. She was a daughter of D. W. Bag- ley, who was a merchant. John S. Cheek had seven children. nankly: William B., the sub- ject of this sketch: Olivia, who married Dr. Landis, of Durham, North Carolina ; Corinne M., who married Edward Royster, who is en- gaged in the carriage business at Henderson. North Carolina; Helen B. ; Cornelia W., who married M. K. Pleasant, of Louisburg, North Carolina; John S., a merchant, of Ocosta, Washington : and Robert L., also living in the same place. William B. Cheek's mother is a direct descendant of Philip Bagley, one of the heroes of the Revolutionary War, who took part in the battle of Bunker Hill, and is also related to Dr. Joseph Warren, who lost his life in that famous battle of Revolutionary days.
William B. Cheek attended the Horner school in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. Before he had reached the age of 16 years he was obliged to leave school, as his father's health failed, and he was called upon to take charge of the large farm and other bus- iness. He remained in that connection until 1884, when he removed to Norfolk, Virginia. He became interested in several lines of busi- ness. finally taking charge of the storage busi- ness in the spring of 1892, and in which line he has since continued. He is an enterprising citi- zen of Norfolk, well thought of, and highly- es- teemed for his good business ability and up- rightness of character.
Mr. Cheek married Lucy Gurley, of Nor- folk. She is a daughter of William P. and Ag- ness Gurley, both natives of North Carolina. At her mother's request before that lady's death, she was afterward adopted by Mrs. George W. McGlanhon. Mr. Cheek is a Dem- ocrat in politics. He is an advocate of Chris- tian Science, having received many benefits
therefrom. Socially he is a member of several fraternal organizations, and is district deputy supreme archon of the Improved Order of Hep- tasophis, of this district.
THEODORICK A. WILLIAMS, a pop- ular young attorney-at-law of Nor- folk. Virginia. is a son of the Hon. T. A. Williams, one of the city's most esteemed citizens, and was born in Norfolk in 1874.
Hon. T. A. Williams was born and reared in Norfolk, and received his mental training in the schools of that city. He began his busi- ness career as a bookkeeper, after which he en- tered mercantile life. When the Confederate War broke out he had been in business only a short time, but felt it to be his duty to leave all and join the army. He was one of the first to act, and enlisted as a private in Mahone's Brigade, but was later advanced through merit. He fought gallantly through 27 of the most serious engagements of the war, and at the sur- render at Appomattox he had command, as captain, of two companies of the 6th Regiment. Virginia Infantry.
At the close of the war Captain Williams returned to mercantile pursuits. entering the grocery business under the firm name of Row- land & Williams. Later the firm name was changed to T. A. Williams & Dickson, and still later to T. A. Williams & Company.
Captain Williams had a successful career : he was identified with banking interests. and November 11. 1889. became president of the Bank of Commerce, and held that position until his death, November 14. 1891, at the age of 51 years. He was an active citizen, and served in the City Council several years. He was also a member of the School Board, and a trustee of the Norfolk Academy.
Theodorick A. Williams was reared in Nor- folk, and attended the Norfolk Academy, and the Episcopal High School. of Alexandria,
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Virginia, where he obtained his primary edu- cation, and afterward studied law at the Uni- versity of Virginia, where he graduated in 1896. In 1897 he was admitted to the bar. He has since built up a lucrative practice, and is recognized to-day as one of the leading young attorneys of the city. He is a good writer and a fluent speaker, and although in- terested in some of the recent enterprises of Norfolk he has never neglected his profession for other business propositions.
APT. HORATIO H. GLOVER, who is in command of the steamer "Al- bemarle," in the service of the Old Dominion Steamship Company, comes of a seafaring family. He was born at Camden, Maine, September 13, 1845, and is a son of Thomas and Lucy ( Ea- ton ) Glover.
John Glover, the great-grandfather of Capt. Horatio H., was a sea captain. His son. John Glover, was also a sea captain. Thomas Glover was born on Fox Island, and was a master mariner, making deep water voyages all his life on sailing vessels. He died in 1860, aged 48 years. His wife, who was born in Camden. Maine, died in 1852. aged 34 years. They had three daughters and one son. The subject of this sketch was the second child.
Capt. Horatio H. Glover attended school and grew to manhood in the State of Maine. and at the age of 15 years made his first voyage at sea. His first work was as cook on a small sailing vessel. From the grade of cook he ad- vanced rapidly, filling all the positions on a ves- sel, until he became master. He held the posi- tion of chief stevedore on the New York wharves for three years. His service with the Old Dominion Steamship Company began in November. 1877, when he was given command of the steamer "Rapidan." In July, 1895. Cap- tain Glover tock command of the steamer "Richmond," and in February, 1898, he be-
came captain of his present vessel, the "Al- bemarle." He has experienced many narrow escapes and thrilling incidents on the water but, on the whole, has been very successful. He is an excellent sea captain and has had a splen- did career. His pleasant and courteous man- ners make him beloved by all, who admire him for his many excellent traits of character.
Captain Glover married Louisa S. Matth- ews, of Lincolnville, Maine, and they have two daughters: Mary L., wife of Addison C. Brown; and Eleanor R .. wife of Leonard R. Johnson, Jr. Both families reside in Brooklyn, New York. Captain Glover is a member of Norfolk Lodge, No. I, A. F. & A. M. : Norfolk United Chapter, No. I. R. A. M. ; and Grice Commandery, No. 16, K. T., all of Norfolk. He is also a member of the Knights of Honor : Legion of Honor ; Roval Arcanum; and Pilots' & Masters' Association of Steam Vessels, Pro- gressive Order, No. 9, of Norfolk. A por- trait of Captain Glover accompanies this sketch.
R. ALEXANDER TUNSTALL, who has attained a high degree of success in the practice of medicine at Nor- folk, Virginia, comes of a very prom- intent Virginia family. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, April 8, 1843. and traces his ancestry back to Col. Richard Tunstall of King and Queen County, Virginia.
Col. Richard Tunstall was deputy clerk of court in Essex County, Virginia. in 1721, and a clerk of the court of King and Queen Coun- ty. Virginia, from 1753 to 1756. He was elect- ed burgess from that county in November. 1766, and was chairman of the Committee of Safety in 1774. He was a colonel during the Revolutionary War. He married Anne Hill, and among their children was Richard Tunstall. Jr., who was born in King and Queen County, Virginia, was clerk of the court of that county from 1777 to 1784, and was a member of the Committee of Safety of King and Queen
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County in 1774. He married Catherine Brooke, a daughter of Col. George and Ann (Tunstall) Brooke.
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Col. George Brooke, born in 1725. was a son of Humphrey Brooke (and Elizabeth Braxton), the third son of Robert Brooke, Sr., and Catherine Boothe, his wife. Robert Brooke, Sr., was a justice of Essex County, Virginia, in 1691, and was a surveyer by pro- fession. He was father of Maj. Robert Brooke, Jr., of Governor Spottswood's Knights of the Golden Horseshoe. Col. George Brooke was a member of the House of Burgesses from 1768 to 1776, and of the Virginia Convention of 1775-76, member of the Virginia State Sen- ate, 1777 to 1779, and treasurer of the State of Virginia from 1781 to his death. in April, 1782.
Alexander Tunstall. a son of Richard and Catherine ( Brooke) Tunstall, was born in King and Queen County, Virginia, March 19, 1787. He was cashier of the Farmers Bank of Virginia at Norfolk, a branch of the Vir- ginia State Bank of Richmond, and was asso- ciated with James Lyons. He married Eliza- beth Todd Baylor. a daughter of Robert Bay- lor and Lucy Todd Garnett, his wife, and among their children was Robert Baylor Tun- stall, the father of our subject.
Robert Baylor Tunstall was born in Nor- folk County, Virginia. August 31, 1818, and was educated at Norfolk, Hampden-Sidney College, in Prince Edward County, and at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. graduating from the last-named institution in 1842. He then returned to Norfolk, where he engaged in the practice of his profession until his death, April 1. 1883. He was a member of the Nor- folk Medical Society. On January 7, 1840. lie married Elizabeth Walke Williamson, a daugh- ter of Thom Williamson of Norfolk, Virginia. The Williamson family is traceable back to Sir Thomas Williamson of "Cobham Hall." in Surry County. Virginia, opposite James- town. The next in line of descent was John Williamson, who married Rebecca Chamber-
laine and was elected a vestryman of Curl's Church, Henrico County, Virginia, June 17, 1735. Thomas Williamson, son of John and Rebecca ( Chamberlaine ) Williamson, was born in Henrico County, Virginia, in 1708, and was elected vestryman of the same church October 8, 1737. He married Judith Flemming, and among their children was John Williamson, the" second of the name, who. by his wife, Sarah Price, had a son. Thom Williamson, father of Mrs. Robert B. Tunstall. Thom Williamson was born at "The Brook." in Henrico County. May 22. 1777. and died in Norfolk in 1846, being buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Nor- folk. Virginia. On July 13. 1809. he married his second wife, Anne M. Walke, whose daugh- ter, Elizabeth Walke Williamson, married Dr. Robert B. Tunstall. Dr. and Mrs. Tunstall were the parents of the following children, who grew to maturity : Baynham. Alexander. Vir- ginia Baylor ( Thom). Nannie Mcclellan (Hunter). Richard B .. Robert W. and Will- iam Brooke. A number of others died in in- fancy.
Dr. Alexander Tunstall. subject of this bi- ography, was reared in Norfolk, and attended the Norfolk Military Academy for four years. William Richard Galt's Mountain Home School in Botetourt County two years, then William and Mary College, at Williamsburg. Virginia, whence he went into service in the Confederate War. in April, 1861, after which ! he took a course in Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York, and was graduated in 1868. He became interne in the hospital of that name. and was subsequently a resident physician in the Nursery and Child's Hospital. New York, for one year. He returned to Nor- ! folk in 1870, and has since been one of the successful physicians and surgeons of that city. He is a man of estimable character, and stands high in the esteem of his fellow citizens. He has a very beautiful residence overlooking the Elizabeth River, located at the west end of Freemason street. He was a member of the Virginia State Medical Society, and the Nor-
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folk Medical Society, of which latter he served both as secretary and president. He was the adjutant of the 6th Regiment, Virginia In- fantry. in the Confederate War. the regiment forming a part of Mahone's Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia. He has been medical examiner of the New York Life and Mutual Life insurance companies of New York. He has always taken an earnest and active interest in the progress and development of the city of Norfolk.
In April, 1876, Dr. Tunstall married An- nie D. McIntosh, a daughter of Capt. Charles F. McIntosh, C. S. Navy, who lost his life during the Confederate War. in 1862, after a gallant struggle with Farragut above New Orleans. The living issue of this union is: Elizabeth Walke, Charles McIntosh, Richard and Ruth.
HE NATIONAL BANK OF COM- MERCE is one of the solid financial institutions of Norfolk, and for many years has been a material factor in the growth and development of the city. fostering new enterprises and giving support to all business ventures tending to elevate Nor- folk in the commercial world.
inal capital stock of $50,000 was enlarged to $100.000 in 1890. to $200,000 in 1897, and to $500,000 in 1901. The Bank of Commerce was converted into the National Bank of Com- merce. December 2, 1901. The following statement made February 25. 1902, shows not only the wonderful growth of the institution. but its sound financial condition :
RESOURCES.
Feb. 25, 1902.
Loans and discounts. $1,723,355 11
U. S. bonds and premiums.
257,912 00
Other bonds
42,796 78
Premium account
Banking house and fixtures.
82,000 00
Other real estate .. 1,138 17
Due from banks. 70,904 81
Due from approved reserved agents 123,586 11
Cash and exchanges.
191,635 71
$2,443,378 69
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. $ 500,000 00
Surplus fund.
250,000 CD
Undivided profits.
13.632 26
National bank notes outstanding .
246,300 00
Dividends unpaid
120 00
Individual deposits
1,183,590 10
Bank deposits.
249,736 33
Bills payable and rediscounted.
Temporary loans.
50,000 0
$2,448,378 69
The directors of the bank are: K. B. El- liott, B. T. Bockover, R. W. Santos, Fred Greenwood. J. W. Hunter, Thomas H. Will- cox, Henry I .. Schmelz, Alvah H. Martin, Hugh M. Kerr, Robert P. Voight, F. M. Whitehurst, Cary P. Weston, Tazewell Tay- lor, T. S. Southgate and Nathaniel Beaman. The National Bank of Commerce has hand- some and commodious quarters at No. 241 Main street. The building, which the bank owns, was renovated and refitted in 189 ;; it is made of stone and the interior is of marble and mahogany, presenting an appearance of simple elegance. It is specially arranged for
The National Bank of Commerce is the out- growth of the People's National Bank, which was organized in 186; with J. C. Demming as president. It was reorganized as the Bank of Commerce, July 16, 1878. with John Peters as president. The latter was succeeded by James E. Barry, July 12. 1879. and he in turn relinquished the duties of that office to Hon. T. A. Williams, November 11, 1889. The next president was Nathaniel Beaman, who now maintains that official capacity, the other offi- cers being Robert P. Voight as vice-president : Hugh M. Kerr, cashier; and M. C. Ferebee. assistant cashier. They are all men of promi. . the banking business, and every detail which nence and experience in the business world. will in any way facilitate the work has been provided. One of the best features of the bank is its fire and burglar-proof vault. It is di- and the business affairs of the bank have flour- ished under the wise administration. The orig-
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vided into two parts, one part being used for safety deposit boxes and the other for banking purposes. Among the bank's principal corre- spondents are the following well-known con- cerns : National Park. Hanover National, Chase National and National Bank of Com- merce, New York; First National and Corn Exchange, of Philadelphia: First National of Baltimore: and Central National of Wash- ington.
The cashier of the bank, Hugh MI. Kerr. is a native of Virginia, and has been identified with the institution for four years.
C APT. JOSEPH DOWNING WOOD, a well-known citizen of Portsmouth, Virginia. is president of the Amer- ican Association of Masters & Filots, an organization which was estab- lished .12 years ago, and has its headquarters in Odd Fellows Hall. on Church street, Nor- folk. It has been reorganized. and now has a membership of 150. It is not a labor organiza- tion, its purpose being to secure good com- petent men for navigators, which tends to bene- fit employers as well as the members. It is also a social organization. Captain Wood was quite active in the reorganization of this order and is now president, Captain W. A. Mayer being vice-president.
Captain Joseph Downing Wood was born in Plymouth, Washington County, North Car- olina, and is a son of Samuel S. and Martha (Downing) Wood. He comes of distin- guished ancestry on both sides of the family. The Wood family is of English origin, and some of its members were comparatively early settlers of North Carolina. The Downing family has long been one of prominence in North Carolina. It is also of English extrac- tion, the first of its representatives in this coun- try being, Henry Downing, who came from England, and was a very early pioneer of Plymouth, North Carolina .. . He was possessed
of large estates in that locality. A direct de- scendant of this pioncer was Col. Joseph Down- ing, grandfather of Captain Wood. He was a wealthy and influential man of Plymouth, and owned about 1.200 acres of land in that vi- cinity. He had a large number of slaves, fol- lowed farining, and also owned and operated a mill there. He was the leading man of that section; but the Confederate War caused him to loose the greater portion of his property. He spent his life on the farm, and died in 1865. His union with Nancy Jones, also of North Carolina, resulted in the birth of seven children, as follows : Richard : Hester ; Martha, the mother of Captain Wood; Thomas; Cath- crine: Stephen: and Jannis. Mis. Downing died in 1867. The old Downing estare re- mained in the family until about 1896.
Samuel S. Wood was born in Tyrrell Coun- ty, North Carolina. in March. 1845, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits during the early part of his life. During the past 15 years he has followed marine engineering, and lives at Berkley, Norfolk County, Virginia. In 1866 he married Martha Downing. who died in April, 1888, leaving five sons and one daugh- ter, as follows: Joseph D., Maud. Richard. Felder A., Stephen and S. Frank.
Captain Joseph Downing Wood came to Norfolk, Virginia. when about 17 years of age. He had received a common-school education in the rural districts, and after coming to Nor- folk attended night school. During his early life he engaged in farming, and afterward se- cured a position as clerk in a dry-goods store iu Elizabeth. North Carolina. Then his con- nection with marine life began as a deck-hand, from which humble position he has worked his way up to be master and pilot. He has now been master for some 12 years, serving six years of that time for Norfolk County firms. Hle has been master of his present command. .... the steam-tug "Dorothea"-for the past two years.
: Captain Wood was united in marriage with Ada Estelle Burnell of Portsmouth. Virginia.
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in which city they now reside. He is a pleas- ant, genial man and has many friends. Fra- ternally. he is a member of Berkley Lodge, K. of P.
E. CRISMOND, who has served efficiently in the capacity of as- sistant postmaster of Portsmouth since April, 1898, is a native of that city. He was born in Janu- ary, 1863, and is a son of George E.
George E. Crismond was born in Glou- cester County, Virginia, and came to Ports- mouth in the "fifties." He was a ship-joiner by trade and was employed in the Navy Yard. He served in Grimes' Battery, Artillery. in the Confederate Army during the Intersectional War. and after its termination resumed his work at Portsmouth. He died in the summer of 1899. He married a Miss Topping, a de- ascendant of the Wood family of Portsmouth. Mrs. Crismond was born at Portsmouth, and died in that city in 1888. Five daughters were born to George E. Crismond and his wife, as .follows : Mrs. William J. Bohannan ; Mrs. John W. Hart, whose husband is in the steam engineering department of the Navy Yard; Mrs. Clifford B. Corey, whose husband is superintendent of track laying of the bureau of Yards and Docks of the Navy Yard: Mrs. W. Roland King. of Portsmouth ; and Ethel, of Portsmouth. W. E. Crismond is the only son born to his parents. His brother-in-law. William J. Bohannan, is senior member of the wholesale and retail grocery firm of Bohan- nan, Blick & Company, on South street : he is a native of Portsmouth, and his father was a Confederate soldier. Mr. Bohannan and his wife have four children, namely : William J. ; Aurelius J .; Earl Parker ; and Marshall T.
for six years, and in 1888 was appointed by Secretary of the Navy Tracy as chief clerk in the equipment department at the Navy Yard. He continued thus for four years, and was removed when President Cleveland began his second administration. He then became local clerk and ticket agent of the Atlantic & Dan- ville Railway Company. with office at Nor- folk, and served as such until April. 1898. when he was appointed assistant postmaster at Portsmouth by Mr. Burroughs. He is pos- i sessed of exceptional ability, and is well thought of by all to whom he is known. He attends the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
MILKINTON C. CODD, owner and pro- prictor of the largest livery business in the city of Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia, whose portrait ac- companies this sketch, is a wholesale and retail dealer in horses and also a veterinary surgeon of recognized ability. Mr. Codd's early life was spent in the butcher business, which he learned under his father. In October, 1899. he engaged in the livery business on a small scale, having only four horses. Under his successful management. the enterprise has proved a great success. He now owns 50 head of fine horses and has the largest stables in the city. The buildings cover half a block, and in- ! clude also a blacksmith shop.
Pilkinton C. Codd was born in Portsmouth September 27, 1857, and is a son of John _1. and Clara Codd. both parents being natives of Baltimore, Maryland. The father was born in 1829 and passed to his final rest in 1884. He was reared in Norfolk County, Virginia. followed the butcher business very successfully in Portsmouth for many years, and was well known in mercantile circles. He and his es- teemed wife reared a family of fo children. Those living are as follows: Jacob: John :
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