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R. F. JARVIS,
Son of W. H. and Martha J. Jarvis, was born in Petersburg, on July 10, 1847. He attended the public schools of Petersburg, and was still at his studies when war was inaugurated. While still a boy he went with his father to Norfolk, his father being then captain of Company D, 12th Virginia regiment. Later W. H. Jarvis was made major of the 3d battalion, Virginia Reserve Forces, and R. F. entered service April 5, 1863, as captain of Company G, that battalion, not then sixteen years of age. He was captured at the evacuation of Petersburg, and held till paroled at Point Lookout. Major Jarvis was also captured, above Petersburg, about the same time. The latter, born in Dinwiddie county, died on November 27, 1877. The mother of R. F. Jarvis, born in Dinwiddie county, died June 10, 1887, aged seventy-three years. His wife is Mary Virginia Jarvis, born in Dinwiddie county. They were mar- ried by Rev. T. T. Eaton, June 7, 1876, and have one daughter, Virgie L., born March 7, 1877.
CARY W. JONES,
Son of William W. Jones, sr., was born in Richmond, Virginia, on September 23, 1852. His father, born in Gloucester county, Virginia, died in the fall of 1860. His mother, Ann E., a daughter of Gen'l R. E. Dabney, was born in Caroline county, Virginia, and is now a resident in Richmond. His wife, born in Petersburg, is Annie F., daughter of William H. Tappey, whose family record appears on another page of this book. They were married at Petersburg, November 12, 1884. Their son, Cary W., jr., was born September 11, 1885, and died on June 16, 1886, and they have one daughter, Lucy Dabney.
Mr. Jones went to school in Richmond, then to the academy at Princeton, Kentucky, and later took a course in a business college in Baltimore, Maryland. During the war he was for a time clerk in the Winder Confederate hospital, Richmond. In 1869 he went to Norfolk, Virginia, where for a time he was engaged in the wholesale clothing business. In 1874 he was connected with the Norfolk Virginian, in 1878 with the Baltimore American. In 1881 he wrote and published the work entitled "Norfolk as a Business Center," a work of considera- ble note, and which gave much satisfaction, running through five editions. In October, 1885, he made his home in Petersburg, becoming senior member of the firm of Jones, Bain & Co., which was succeeded by the firm of Cary W. Jones & Co., manufacturers of high grade fertilizers, which business he is still successfully conducting. Mr. Jones is a mom- ber of the city council of Petersburg. His family connections by
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blood go back to the families of Sir Francis West and Lord De La Ware. His brother is now holding a farm in King William county which was a part of the family grant.
FREEMAN W. JONES
Was born in Brunswick county, Virginia, on August 7, 1846. He is a son of Francis Fitzgerald Jones, who was born in Nottoway county, Virginia, and who died in Brunswick county, in August, 1865. His Inother died in that county, also, in 1856. She was Sally Green Thweatt, born in Dinwiddie county. At Lawrenceville, Brunswick county, October 23, 1872, Revs. J. H. Morrison and O. A. Glazebrook officiating elergymen, Freeman W. Jones married Harriett Randolph Morrison, who was born in Lawrenceville. Their children are seven : Lucia Hackley, Carrie Morrison, Freeman W., jr., Meade Bernard, Harriett R., Fanny Stewart, Sally Thweatt. Mrs. Jones is the daughter of Dr. E. A. Morrison, and his wife Lucia Hackley, formerly of Law- renceville, both now deceased.
Mr. Jones attended the common schools of his native county for six years only. He entered the Confederate States Army at the age of seventeen years, in April, 1864, Company E, 56th Virginia Infantry, a regiment serving in Hunton's brigade, Pickett's division. He was wounded near Petersburg. August 24, 1864; was captured March 31, 1865, and held at Point Lookout until June 14, 1865. He farmed for some three years after the war. At the age of twenty-three years he was elected sheriff of Brunswick county and in that capacity he served nine years, by subsequent re-elections. Then he resigned this office, to accept a position tendered as inspector of tobacco, Center Warehouse. Petersburg, where he has remained ever since. He is the present city sergeant of Petersburg, elected in May, 1888.
FRANCIS RIVES LASSITER.
The subject of this sketch was born in Petersburg, on February 18, 1866. He was educated at the University school in Petersburg, and went to the University of Virginia, where, after graduating in several classical schools, he studied law under Prof. John B. Minor, gradnating in 1886, with degree of Bachelor of Law. He then went to live in Bos- ton, Massachusetts, where he was admitted to the Suffolk bar, and practiced until his return to Petersburg in the spring of 1888, when he was elected city attorney and has been in practice since.
His father is D. W. Lassiter, M. D., who was born in Northampton county, North Carolina, the son of William Lassiter, who was also the son of William Lassiter, descended from a Huguenot family who settled
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at the mouth of the Roanoke river in theearly part of the 18th century. The Lassiter family have intermarried with the families of Daniel and Parker, of North Carolina.
The mother of Francis Rives Lassiter was Anna Rives Lassiter, nee Heath, daughter of Hartwell P. Heath and Eliza Cureton Rives, his wife. The Heaths are descended from Robert Heath, who was attorney-general . under Charles I. and patentee of the Carolinas, prior to the grant to the Lords Proprietors. The family lived in Surry and Prince George coun- ties, and members of it served in the Revolutionary and Mexican wars.
The Rives people belong to the main branch of the Virginia Rives family, of which the Albemarle Rives family is an offshoot. The most distinguished of recent years have been Francis Everod Rives, great uncle of the subject of this sketch, who was a member of Congress and twice a member of the Virginia legislature, and mayor of Petersburg; and Timothy Rives, of Prince George county, who was called " the war horse of the Democracy," and who, though opposed to the late war, suffered severely from the Union forces.
DR. H. G. LEIGH
Was born in Mecklenburg county, Virginia, on March 12, 1833. He is the son of Rev. H. G. Leigh, D. D., who was born in North Carolina, and who died in 1853, aged fifty-eight years. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary J. Crump, died in 1881, aged seventy-three years. His wife, whom he married at Northampton, North Carolina, on June 30. 1859, is Martha A., daughter of Col. John M. Moody, who married Martha W. Wright. Colonel Moody died in 1880, aged seventy years, and his widow died in 1885, aged sixty-nine years. Dr. and Mrs. Leigh have four children : Mary E., John Hamilton Patterson, Martha W. and H. G., jr.
Dr. Leigh received his collegiate education at Randolph-Macon Col- lege, whence he was graduated in 1851, with degree of Master of Arts. He held the chair of assistant professor in this college until 1854. In 1855 he was graduated in medicine at the New York Medical College: in 1854-5 studied medicine at the University of Virginia; was also, 1856-7 assistant physician at Randalls Island Hospital.
He had settled in practice in Petersburg when the war was inaugu- rated, and tendered his services to the Confederate government. remaining in service through the war. He was first surgeon of a Louisiana Regiment, then of other regiments, and in 1864-5 was surgeon-in-charge general hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina, rank of major. At the close of the war he returned to Petersburg, where he bas been in practice ever since. He is a member of the American
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Medical Association and of the State Medical Society of Virginia. He holds the office of medical examiner for the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York, and other Insurance Companies, and has been coroner of Petersburg since 1870, still serving.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON MCKENNEY.
The subject of this sketch has always lived in Petersburg, where he was born on December 2, 1851. His father was Robert Armstrong McKenney, born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, served in late war as member of the Home Guards, battalion commanded by Colonel F. H. Archer, participated in the famous fight at Rives farm (near Petersburg), June 9, 1864; died May 5, 1885, aged sixty-seven years. His mother was Virginia Bland, daughter of William Robertson, who married Anne Spotswood, a great granddaughter of Gov. Alexander Spotswood (see Volume I, Virginia and Virginians). December 2, 1878, at Georgetown, D. C., William R. MeKenney married Clara J. Pickrell, who was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their children are three: Anne Pickrell, William Robertson and Virginia Spotswood. Mrs. McKenney is the daughter of Addison Pickrell, who was born in Georgetown, D. C., and died in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her mother was Justine Lockett, born in New Orleans.
Mr. McKenney prepared for the University of Virginia at the Univer- sity school of W. Gorden McCabe, Petersburg, and entered the Univer- sity in October, 1871. . He was graduated from several of the academic schools, and entered the law school under teaching of Professors John B. Minor and Stephen O. Southall, in October, 1875. From this school he was graduated in June, 1876, with degree of Bachelor of Law. In August, 1876, he began practice in Petersburg in which he has con- tinued ever since. He is now president of the city council of Petersburg; was the presidential elector on the Democratic ticket, for the 4th Con- gressional District, election of 1888.
BERNARD MANN.
John Mann, Esq., attorney-at-law of Petersburg, married C. F. Ber- nard, and the subject of this sketch is their son, born in Petersburg, December 5, 1861. He went to school in Petersburg for two years to Miss Virginia Friend, then to W. Gordon MeCabe's University school for six years, then for three years attended the University of Virginia, re- maining in the academic department during that time. He then filled the position of teacher two years in Prof. MeCabe's school, after which he returned to the University and took the law course for one session.
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Since that time he has been settled in practice at Petersburg, his prac- tice extending into adjoining counties. He married at Petersburg on February 24, 1886, Rev. Dr. R. C. Hains joining him in wedlock with Elizabeth Weldon Claiborne, of Petersburg. Their little daughter bears the mother's name, Elizabeth W. C. Mrs. Mann is the daughter of Dr. John Herbert Claiborne, of Petersburg. Her mother, who was Sarah Joseph Alston before marriage, is now deceased. Thefather of Mr. Mann served in the Confederate States Army during the late war.
CAPT. LOUIS L. MARKS.
Louis L., son of Grandison F. Marks, was born in Petersburg on May 13,1837. His father, born in Prince George county, Virginia, October 24, 1809, died on October 13, 1887, aged seventy-two years. His mother, who was Sarah T. Bevill, born in Amelia county, Virginia, died in 1838. His wife is Bettie A. Southall, of Amelia county, and they were married in that county, on May 23, 1860, Rev. R. E.G. Adams uniting them. Her parents were born in Amelia county, William D. Southali and Sarah Clay. Captain Marks entered the Confederate States Army in April, 1861, adjutant of the 12th Virginia regiment. Later he was promoted captain and commanded Company C, same regiment, which he was leading when wounded at Second Manassas. He was afterwards appointed captain in the quartermaster's department, and served until the surrender of JJohnston's army at Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a well-known merchant of Petersburg, a member of the Board of Education, Sunday School superintendent and president of the Young Men's Christian Association of Petersburg, at the present time.
SAMUEL H. MARKS.
The subject of this sketch was born in Prince George county, Virginia, on March 6, 1808. Since he was twenty years of age, he has been en- gaged in business in Petersburg, one of its most honored citizens. His father, Samuel Marks, died in 1810, and his mother, whose maiden name was Martha Birchett, has been inany years dead. In August, 1829, he married Sallie G. Rives, who died in 1856, aged forty-seven years. Their children were: William A., died in January, 1888; Sam- uel G., died at age of nineteen years; Virginia R., Frank E. and Spencer G. These two youngest sons served through the late war, in the Confederate States Army. Mr. Marks married secondly, at Richmond, Virginia, February 3, 1853, Charlotte W. Skinner, who was born in Hampton, Virginia.
In 1823 Mr. Marks came to Petersburg to live with Mr. Peter Martin, the leading confectioner at that time in thecity, and remained with him
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until 1828, when he commenced business for himself as confectioner and fruiterer. He has followed the same almost continuously ever since, having now the largest wholesale business of the kind in the State.
J. EDWARD MOYLER,
Son of John Quarles Moyler and Mary Thomas Vaughan, was born in Sussex county, Virginia, on August 26, 1841. His earliest education, until 1855, was received in the country schools of Sussex county. In 1855-6 he attended the preparatory school of Col. Wm. S. Kemper, at Gordonsville, Virginia ; in 1857-8 the preparatory school at Greenwood Depot, Albemarle county, kept by Rev. Wm. Dinwiddie. In 1859 read medicine under Dr. Wm. Briggs, of Sussex county, and attended the medical course, University of Virginia, sessions of 1860-1.
Immediately on the secession of Virginia, the service of the company of which he was a member, Capt. Jas T. Tosh, of the University com- manding, was tendered the Governor, and accepted, and the company ordered to Harpers Ferry, but after ten days there ordered back to the University. Just before the close of this session Mr. Moyler left the University, and enrolled in the Sussex cavalry, which company was assigned as Company E, 13th Virginia Cavalry. He remained with this company until November, 1862, at which time it was stationed at Brandy Station, and then was detailed and ordered to Richmond, as resident student in the Medical College hospital. He attended the lec- tures for remainder of session, and those of the next session, and was graduated from this college in March, 1864. After passing examination before the Board of Examiners was commissioned as assistant surgeon, Confederate States Navy, and assigned to duty aboard the " Virginia," flag-ship of the James River squadron, Capt. R. B. Pegram command- ing. He remained in this service, and when Richmond was evacuated the squadron endeavored to join Gen. Johnston, and had reached Greensboro, North Carolina, where it surrendered.
Dr. Moyler returned to his native county, and practiced medicine there until 1872, when he came to Petersburg, and engaged in his present occupation, asinsuranceand realestateagent. His mother died in 1845, aged forty-eight years, and his father died on May 17, 1848, aged fifty-two years. In Sussex county, December 20, 1866, Rev. J. A. Duncan, D. D., officiating clergyman, he married Mutie A. Owen, who was born in Sussex county. She is the daughter of John Owen, now deceased, and Mary E. Tatum, now living in Sussex county. The children of Dr. and Mrs. Moyler, all living in Petersburg, are (six: J. Edward, Owen, John, Mary V., Mutie A., Harry Loc.
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HON. JAMES M. MULLEN
Was born in Pasquotank county, North Carolina, on September 10, 1845. His parents now reside at Halifax, North Carolina, James Whed- bee Mullen, born March 19, 1809, in Pasquotank county, and Susan W. Clary, born in Perquimans county, North Carolina. His paternal grand- parents were Joseph and Ann (Sutton) Mullen, of Pasquotank county, and his mother is the daughter of John Clary, of Perquimans county, who married Jane Pointer, of the same county. At Petersburg, Vir- ginia, October 13, 1875, Bishop Duncan officiating clergyman, James M. Mullen married Evelyn A. Grigg. Their children are: James, Thomas Wilson, Grizzell, Clary Sutton, living, and Maud and Cornelia, now deceased. Mrs. Mullen was born in Petersburg, the daughter of Wesley Grigg, who was born in Dinwiddie county, and who died in February, 1867. Her mother was Augustina P. Wells, born in Petersburg, died in May, 1882, aged fifty-nine years.
Mr. Mullen was educated in Perquimans county, North Carolina, attend- ing the Hertford Male Academy, then studying law under Hon. Thomas G. Skinner, of Hertford. He came to the Bar in January, 1869; com- menced practice in Halifax county, North Carolina, in March, 1869, where he remained until July, 1886, when he moved to Petersburg, which has been his home since that date. He still retains, however, his prac- tice in Halifax and Northampton counties, North Carolina, and practices in the courts of Petersburg and adjoining counties.
He entered the Confederate States Army in February, 1862, and was enrolled in Martin's Battery, Boggs' Battalion (Va.) Light Artillery. In October, 1863, he was transferred from Martin's (Va.) Battery to Webb's (N. C.) Battery, same ( Boggs') Battalion, where heserved until the battery was disbanded, latter part of April, 1865, near Raleigh, North Carolina.
In 1866 he was appointed register of deeds for Perquimans county, North Carolina, and held the office a little over two years. At the gen- eral election, November, 1884, he was elected to the State Senate for North Carolina from Halifax county, and served one term, beginning January, 1885. At the municipal election for Petersburg, Virginia, held May 24, 1888, he was elected commonwealth attorney for said city, term beginning July 1, 1888, ending June 30, 1890.
CAPTAIN JOHN R. PATTERSON
Was born in Lunenburg county, Virginia, on July 12, 1834. He is the son of William Patterson, born in Ireland, died in 1837, aged fifty-one years, and Ann Atkinson, born in 1798, died 1883. In Petersburg, April 9, 1867, he married Betty M., daughter of Edmund H. and Sara
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(Cabaniss) Osborne, both now deceased. She was born in Petersburg, April 30, 1841, and died on July 4th, 1872. Their children are: Edmund H., born April 9, 1868; Betty O., born June 20, 1872; Ann, died June 23, 1872.
Captain Patterson went to various country schools in Lunenburg county, and completed his academic studies at Frederick, Maryland, entering on a mercantile business previous to the war. He entered the military service of the State of Virginia on April 19, 1861, sergeant Co. E, 12th Virginia Infantry ; was promoted lieutenant in 1861: captain in 1864. He was wounded at Crampton Gap, Maryland, September 14, 1862, gun shot in right leg; was in battles of Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Crampton Gap, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania C. H., second Cold Harbor, and many others, and surrendered at Appomattox C. H. He returned to Petersburg after the war, and resumed the grocery business, in which he continued until appointed postmaster, August 24, 1886, which office he is still (1888) acceptably filling.
JOSEPH J. PERCIVALL
Was born in Brunswick county, Virginia, on September 8, 1843, the son of Hugh L. Percivall, who also was born in Brunswick county, and who was the son of Joseph Percivall, a native of Scotland. The mother of Joseph J. was born in Brunswick county, her maiden name Nancy C. Rawlings. In April, 1861, Mr. Percivall entered the Confeder- ate States Army, and was over two years in the infantry service before he attained his majority. In September, 1863, he entered Company 1, 3d Virginia Cavalry, with which he served till the close of the war. He married at Charlottesville, Virginia, November 21, 1871, Amanda O. Beasley, who was born in Prince George county, Virginia. Her parents are Virginians, Richard R. Beasley, born in Lunenberg county, and Martha E. Jones, born in Brunswick county. Mr. and Mrs. Percivall have lost three children: Ella N., died aged nine months; Minnie, died aged five years; Bessie B., died aged two years. Their remaining child- ren, born in the order named, are: Annie B., Kate M., Hugh L., Rich- ard R., Amanda O., and Joseph. Mr. Percivall has been a resident for some years of Petersburg, and is engaged in the tobacco warehouse business.
NATHAN BROOKS PRICHARD.
The subject of this sketch was born in Petersburg, on the 29th day of February, 1848. He is a son of. William Irwin Prichard, who was born in Greenville county, Virginia, and who died on April 30, 1883, aged seventy seven years. His mother is Mary Margaret Prichard, new
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Hammett, living in Petersburg. At Suffolk, Virginia, September 27, 1870, Rev. S. V. Easter officiating, Nathan Brooks Prichard and Marion Blunt Riddick were wedded. They have three children living, Marion McDonald, William Blunt, Nathan Riddick, and have buried one daughter, Mary Claiborne. The father of Mrs. Prichard was the Hon. Washington L. Riddick, who died in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1872, aged forty-seven years. He was a Senator in the Virginia legis- lature at the time of his death, and had been ably serving there for some years previously. Her mother, whose maiden name was Frances Marion Blunt, is now living at Charlotte, North Carolina, aged sixty- three years.
Mr. Prichard went to school in Petersburg, until he entered the army, at the age of 16 years, May 5, 1864. His first service was in the local Petersburg troops, but in January, 1865, he volunteered for field service, and was in S. Taylor Mortin's battery of artillery, Army of Northern Virginia, from that time till the surrender at Appomattox C. H. He was wounded in the desperate affair at Rives farm, near Peters- burg, June 9, 1864. After the war, he returned to Petersburg, and in November, 1865, went to clerking for J. C. Riddle, then owner of the Basin Mills, Petersburg. In January following he was elected to a clerkship in office of the agency of the cotton mills, under David Callender. This position he resigned in 1870 to accept clerkship with Davis, Roper & Co., Petersburg, with which firm he remained until 1874. In the latter year he went into business for himself, and for fifteen years he has continued a partner in the firm of Allen & Prichard, wholesale grocers. Since March, 1886, he has been a member of the building com- mittee of the Virginia Normal School building: he is vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce of Petersburg: trustee of the Building Loan Association, and vestryman of the St. Paul Church.
Robert W. Prichard, brother of Nathan B., was born in Petersburg, on November 20, 1856. He attended the schools of Petersburg until 1872, when he began clerking for J. R. Cary, crockery business; in 1874. went to clerking for J. B. Robertson, grocery; in 1879 went into the grocery business for himself, and in 1887 changed to his present busi- ness, housefurnishing store, as manager of the firm of Prichard & Co. He was married in Petersburg, November 23, 1881, and has three children : Robert W., jr., Herbert B. and Mattie B. His wife is Mattie C., daughter of the late Governor Thomas and Isabella Bragg of North Carolina, both now deceased. Mr. Prichard had four elder brothers in the service, C. S. A., during the Jate war: William B., Chas. E., severely wounded ; John H. and Nathan B., slightly wounded. He is a vestry- man in Grace P. E. Church.
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POWHATAN M. STEWARD,
Born in Petersburg, on October 31, 1842, received his education in the schools of Petersburg. He entered the Confederate States military service in October, 1861, Company E, 41st Virginia Infantry, private, promoted sergeant. He was captured at Seven Pines, and held two months at Fort Delaware. After exchange he rejoined his company, and in 1863 he enlisted again, in Sturdivant's Light Artillery. He was detached to the quartermaster's department at Petersburg, where he served as harness maker till the close of the war. He then engaged in his present business, dealer in carriages and buggies, manufacturer of saddles, harness, etc. He is the son of William E. Steward, born in Petersburg, died in 1859, aged forty-nine years, and Jane T. Steward, nee Rosser, also now deceased. He married Laura E. Steward, daughter of Jas. M. B. Steward, and they have four children : Nellie L., Annie M., Powhatan M., jr., and Florence G.
MAJOR ROBERT M. SULLY,
Born in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1837, is the son of Robert M. Sully, the Virginian artist, who died in 1855. His mother, Isabella Sully, nee Thompson, is living now in Richmond. Garland Thompson, her father, died in Richmond about 1836. Major Sully's wife, whom he married at Lynchburg, Virginia, November 17, 1868, was Elizabeth A. Williams, born in Lynchburg. They have one daughter, Miss Lulia L. Major Sully was educated in Connecticut. In 1857 he entered the ser- vice of the Orange & Alexandria R. R. In 1861 he entered the Confed- erate army, as a private in Company A, 17th Virginia regiment. He was promoted into the engineering corps, C. S. A., rank of first lienten- ant of engineers, and served until surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina.
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