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Absalom Pritt, son of William and Betty (Woolwine) Pritt, married Nancy, daughter of Allison Daniels. Children, French, Eli and George W.
Washington Pritt, son of William and Bettie ( Woolwine) Pritt, married Amelia Stalnaker, daughter of John Stalnaker. Children, Jefferson and Laura.
Edmond Pritt, son of the first John, married Susan Ryan. Children, George.
George, son of Edmond, married a Miss Stalnaker. Children, Frank, Bessie, Edmond and Wayne R. . Wayne Pritt was clerk of the Circuit Court of Tucker for many years and is now a prominent attorney of that county.
Riley Pritt was lieutenant of the county militia in 1866, and justice of the peace and member of the County Court in 1873. Hle represented Valley Bend District as a member of the board of supervisors in 1869. Holman Pritt was justice of the peace and as such member of the County Court in 1876. Thadeus Pritt was sheriff in 1910 and is the present clerk of the County Court.
Guy Pritt, son of Hadden and Mary Elizabeth Pritt, was born November 1, 1876: married Josie, daughter of John Smith. Children, Beulah, who died aged 7 years, Mary Edith, Roy Hadden, Bessie Marie, all living. Mr. Pritt is track fore- man on the Valley Bend section of the Western Maryland Railroad.
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THE RYAN FAMILY.
The Ryan Family. The Ryans were among the early set- tlers of Randolph County. The first of the name to locate in this county was Solomon. He located on a farm west of the Valley River near Beverly.
THE RIFFLE FAMILY.
The Riffle Family. Jacob Riffle settled in Randolph in about 1772. Withers mentions the Riffles as being among the earliest settlers of the county. They located on the stream that still bears their name in Huttonsville District. They were neighbors of the Crouches, Currences, the Warwicks and the Haddans. Jacob Riffle was one of the first constables of the county in 1787. Frank Riffle was killed by the Indians on the same raid in which William Currence and several mem- bers of the Kinnan family were murdered.
THE ROONEY FAMILY.
The Rooney Family. The Rooneys, Hornbecks. Dough- erties and Buffingtons were a necleus of an early settlement on Leading Creek. They were all of Irish descent and were per- haps acquainted in Pendleton and Hampshire before coming to Randolph. A man by the name of Rooney was among the victims of the Fort Seybert massacre. Alexander Rooney was killed in the Indian raid of 1781. He lived on Rooneys Run near where it empties into Leading Creek on the east side a quarter of a mile south of Gilman station.
THE ROWAN FAMILY.
The Rowan Family. The Rowan family is of Irish an- cestry. Rev. John Rowan was the first of the name to locate in Randolph. He was born in Maryland, April 12, 1749. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was wounded by being trampled upon by the British Cavalry at the battle of Brandy wine, and bore the impress of a horse shoe upon his body to the time of his death. Subsequent to the Revolution he married Elizabeth Howard of Anne Rundell County, Mary- land. On April 12, 1809, he located one and one-half miles north of Beverly and lived there about three years. He then
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moved to Roaring Creek and located on 300 acres of land which he had purchased where the town of Coalton is now located. He lived there about ten years and lost his land in a law suit with Daniel Stringer. He then returned to the Val- ley and taught school and preached until the infirmities of age compelled him to abandon his labors. His death occurred at Beverly, December 29, 1833. His wife survived him about ten years, dying February 19, 1844. Their children were John, Thomas, Joseph Francis, William, Nancy, Elizabeth, Bathany and Labannah. He was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and officiated at many weddings in the pioneer period.
William Rowan, son of John and Elizabeth (Howard) Rowan, was born August 17, 1804, and married Anna, daugh- ter of John S. and Anna Goff, in what is now Barbour County, April 10. 1827. Their children were John Addison, George W .. David B., Eli H. and Adam C. Mr. Rowan was constable and deputy sheriff for more than thirty years. His wife, Anna Goff, was born September 2, 1804, and lived to be 94 years of age. She had living at the time of her death three great great grandchildren. George W. Rowan moved to Bath County, Virginia.
John Addison Rowan, born in 1828, is still living on Roar- ing Creek. In 1832 he married Ellen, daughter of John and Ellen (Skidmore) Chenoweth. Children, Burns, William, Eli C., Kent. Lee, Delphia, Martha, Mary, Thomas, Peggy and Ida.
THE STRADER FAMILY.
The Strader Family. Lorenzo Dow Strader, for many years one of the leaders of the Randolph County bar, was born in Upshur County, November 13, 1839. He came to Randolph in 1869 and opened a law office in the town of Beverly. In 1871 he married Maria S., daughter of Judson and Philadel- phia (Reese) Blackman. Before studying law Mr. Strader was a soldier in the Federal Army, belonging to Company E First West Virginia Cavalry and was a participant in the battle of Rich Mountain as well as many other important en- gagements of the war.
The Strader family came from Holland at an early pe-
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riod in the history of America. They first settled in New Jersey, later moving to the South Branch. John Strader, the paternal grandfather of L. D. Strader, moved to Upshur County from the South Branch, settling near the mouth of Little Sand Run.
Valentine Strader, son of John and father of L. D. Stra- der, was born in 1818 and married Mary Jackson, daughter of Edward H. Jackson. Edward Jackson, who was the grand- father of Stonewall Jackson, was the uncle of Edward H. Jackson. L. D. Strader died at Beverly, January 10, 1905. Unto Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Strader were born Judson Floyd, Wilbur J., Philadelphia R., Mary Dow and Helen B.
Judson Floyd Strader is a member of the law firm of Strader & Tallman. He was educated at State University and at Wesleyan College at Buckhannon. He represented Randolph in the Legislature in 1907-8 and is at present chair- man of the Democratic Executive Committee of Randolph County. Ile was born September 13, 1872.
Wilbur Jackson Strader was born at Beverly, December 2, 1879. Ile was educated at the Wesleyan College at Buck- hannon and at the State University.
THE STALNAKER FAMILY.
The Stalnaker Family. Jacob was the first of the name to locate in Randolph. Withers mentions him in connection with the Haddans, the Connellys, the Whitmans, the Warwicks, the Nelsons, the Riffles and Westfalls as being the first occu- pants of the Valley after the murder of the Files family. The Stalnaker came to America from Holland. They were pion- eers of Greenbrier, Augusta and Rockingham before coming to Randolph. Jacob Stalnaker's children were John, Adam, An- drew, Jacob, Eunice and three daughters whose names are not remembered.
Adam Cooper Stalnaker, born in 1832, son of George W. and Elizabeth (Piercy) Stalnaker ; married Drusilla, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Yokum) Isner. They had one child, Wilbur Lee. Mr. Stalnaker died in 1914. He was the grand- son of John W. and Mary (Chenoweth) Stalnaker and the great grandson of John and the great great grandson of John,
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who was killed by the Indians. John W. Stalnaker, grand- father of Adam C., was born May 19, 1783. Mr. Stalnaker was a Conferedate soldier, participating in many of the hard fought battles. He lived on a farm near Elkins and owned property that became valuable because of its proximity to Elkins. He was an intelligent and upright citizen.
Leonidas Stalnaker, son of Nimrod G. and Mildred (Thorne) Stalnaker, was born in 1866: married Icy, daughter of R. C. and Delilah (Canfield) Moore. One child, Opal, has been born to this union. Mr. Stalnaker is a member of the pioneer family of Stalnakers in Randolph. His grandfather, Edward Stalnaker, at one time owned the old Hart mill, east of Beverly, built by one of the first settlers, a Westfall.
Thomas W., son of Alba and Rebecca (Mouse) Stal- naker, was born in 1869; married Marietta, daughter of John- son and Mary (Hinkle) Phares. Children, Grace, Thomas W. Jr., Mary Rebecca. Squire Stalnaker was educated in the pub- lic schools. He has served three terms as justice of the peace of Leadville District, being elected in 1900, 1904 and 1908. He is a descendant of the pioneer family of Stalnakers. His paren- tal grandfather was Asbury and great grandfather was Isaac.
Wilbur L. Stalnaker, son of Adam C. and Drusella (Isner) Stalnaker, born June 18, 1870, was educated in the public schools and for a number of years engaged in teaching. He graduated in pharmacy from the Ohio Normal University in 1898, since which time he has conducted a drug store in the city of Elkins. He was a member of the Elkins city council in 1910. Mr. Stalnaker married in 1898, Ota, daughter of Ran- dolph and Ida (Caplinger) Harper. Children, Alva, Winnie, Camille and Harold.
THE SIMMONS FAMILY.
The Simmons Family. This family is of German origin and came to Randolph from Pendleton. The name was orig- inally spelled Sieman. The Simmons family came to Ran- dolph subsequent to the war of 1812. Leonard Simmons lo- cated on the South Fork in Pendleton in 1763. The Simmons family is very numerous in Pendleton.
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Josiah Simmons represented Randolph in the first West Virginia constitutional convention, which assembled at Wheel- ing, November 26, 1861, and adjourned February 18, 1862. He was a farmer and resided at Leadsville.
THE SNYDER FAMILY.
The Snyder Family. Two distinct families of this name have lived in Randolph since 1845. Harmon Snyder moved from Highland County, Virginia, to Randoph in 1845. He located in Mingo District. Mr. Snyder was born in Highland County in 1821 and in 1865 married Elizabeth (Teter) Law- son. Children, John B., Elizabeth, Mary C., Harmon E., Mar- tha W., Blaine R., George W., William I., and James. Har- mon Snyder was justice of the peace of Mingo District for many years. He also served as president of the Board of Ed- ucation of that district. In 1884 he represented Randolph and Tucker in the state Legislature. The greatest elevation in Randolph, Snyders Knob, was named for him. It is located in Mingo District on the Snyder homestead.
William L., son of Harmon and Melvina (Lawson) Sny- der, was born in 1881 in Mingo District: married Mamie, daughter of Arthur and Alice (Daft) Male. Children, Verl and Vernon. Mr. Snyder was educated in public schools and at Wesleyan University, Valpariso University and at Mountain State Business College. Mr. Snyder taught in the public schools of the county six years and at present is clerk in the Gouthap store at Huttonsville. Mr. Snyder is the nominee of the Republican party for the House of Delegates from Ran- dolph in the approaching election.
Another branch of the Snyder family settled on the Dry Fork in Randolph County in about 1800. Snyder is a German name and was originally spelled Schneider. John Snyder, whose father was also named John, moved from the South Branch to Randolph. He married Lucinda Hensley of Al- bemarle County, Virginia. Children, Elizabeth, Sampson, Mary Jane, George W., Henry, Pheoba, Lorenzo Dow and Hannah. During the Civil War he was prominently identi- fied with the Union cause and was a member of the Independ- ent Scouts and had many thrilling experiences And hair
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breadth escapes. At one time he was thought to be mortally wounded but recovered.
Capt. Sampson Snyder, son of John and Lucinda (Hensel) Snyder, was captain of a company of Independent Scouts dur- ing the Civil War. When the company disbanded at the close of the war it was composed of the following persons: Captain, Sampson Snyder : First Sergeant, John W. Summer- field: Second Sergeant, Geo. W. Snyder; corporals, Jesse Keller, John Middleton, Jesse Harmon and Joseph Roy : pri- vates, Geo. Arbogast, Daniel Bennet, Geo. Bishop, John S. Dar- nall, Absalom Echard, Henry Echard, Geo. Jennings, Chas. Gray, Samuel Harmon, Joseph Harmon, William Helmick, John W. Harper, Mathias Helmick, H. D. Jordan, Noah Jor- dan, Philip Keller, John Keller, John W. Long, Samuel Long, Absalom Mick, Elijah Nezelrod, Jesse Penington, John P. Roy, Isaac Roy, Solomon Roy, Henry Snyder, John Snyder. Benjamin Snyder. Laban Smith, Isaac Smith, Alfred Stal- naker, Adam Wolf, Geo. Wolf, Geo. L. Rimer, Mathew Col- lins and Solomon Hoffman.
THE SMITH FAMILY.
The Smith Family. Johnathan Smith came to Randolph soon after the first permanent settlement, the exact date is un- certain. He married Jane, daughter of William Currence. Their children were William, Jane, Lydia, Samuel Currence and John. Johnathan Smith lived to be 99 years old.
William, son of Jonathan and Jane (Currence) Smith, married Ester, daughter of Joseph Pitman. He was born in 1777 and died in 1852. Their children were Jane, who married Bennoni Lazure: Samuel, who married Katie Mace: Nancy, who married Jacob Wilmoth : Judy, who married Ferdinand Mace: Christina, who married John Smith; Elizabeth and Mary who died young.
William, son of John and Mary Smith, had four children. John, who settled in Randolph. was born in 1755, and died in 1831. He married Mary Pugh. '
John D. Smith, son of Ambrose and Mary (Bland) Smith, was born in Pendleton in 1887 : married Mary, daughter of
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Marian Sponaugle. Children, Virginia and Levince. Mr. Smith is a merchant at Whitner.
THE SKIDMORE FAMILY.
The Skidmore Family. The Skidmores were pioneers in Pendleton as well as Randolph. James and Joseph Skidmore were in the French and Indian War from Pendleton. John Skidmore was president of the first County Court of Pendleton in 1787. Joseph Skidmore was a member of the first grand jury of Pendleton. James, John. Joseph and Andrew Skid- more were, perhaps, brothers and sons of Andrew Skidmore, who emigrated from England to Norfolk, Virginia, at an early period. John Skidmore was a captain under General Andrew Lewis at Point Pleasant, and Andrew, his brother was a pri- vate in his company and both were wounded. Andrew settled in Randolph a few miles north of the present city of Elkins. He undertook to construct a mill race by digging a ditch across the narrow neck between the two channels of the river about two miles below Elkins, but finding the fall insufficient he abandoned the enterprise. He died at Sutton, Braxton County in 1826.
John Skidmore mentioned above was born in 1725. An- drew Skidmore was born in 1750. John Skidmore married Polly Hinkle, in Pendleton. The children of John Skidmore were John, who died on Holly River in Braxton County ; Ed- die, who married Canfield : Polly, who married George Bickle ; Mahala, who married Edward Robinson; Edith, who married John Chenoweth, and Phoeba, who married Alexander Taylor.
After the Revolution, old soldiers would meet at Circuit Courts, general musters and other public gatherings. On these occasions incidents of their soldier lives were rehearsed. Tradition says that at these reunions of former soldier com- rades, Andrew Friend was wont to tell an incident of the Bat- tle of Point Pleasant. During this battle some of the soldiers resorted to a hollow log for shelter. Andrew Skidmore and Andrew Friend and others had taken refuge in the log and it was becoming crowded. As Andrew Skidmore pointed to another log near by as a possible place of retreat, an Indian shot off his finger.
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Andrew Skidmore married Margaret Johnson of Ran- dolph, and settled on Tygarts Valley River, where he entered 400 acres of land on November 24, 1777. His brother, Joseph, entered 350 acres adjoining. Margaret Johnson was a daugh- ter of Andrew Johnson and was the grandmother of President Johnson. She had six brothers, John, Charles, Robert, Oliver, Jacob and Levi. Jacob moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, and married a Miss McDonald. Jacob died in 1812, leaving one son, Andrew, four years old. He was born and reared in poverty and his wife learned him to read while he was an ap- prentice to a tailor. He moved to Greenville, Tennessee, and worked at his trade as a tailor. He entered politics in 1828, and ascended the political ladder as member of the Legisla- ture, Congressman, Governor of Tennessee, United States Senator and Vice President, succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of President Lincoln.
The Skidmores intermarried with the Chenoweths, John- sons, Coberlies, Kittles, Hinkles and Scotts. Rachael, daugh- ter of Andrew and Margaret Johnson Skidmore, was the moth- er of the Scott family of Randolph. The father, John K. Scott, weighed 225 and the mother 208 pounds. The weight of the sons were Jefferson, 240: Charles, 275: Hugh, 250; James S., 258: Olover J., 276: Winfield, 225; John J., 276 and Edwin 340.
Garfield I., son of D. E. and Martha V. (Corley) Skid- more, was born in Roaring Creek District in 1880; married Mary, daughter of James and Mary Brady. Children, Joseph, Leona and Margre. Mr. Skidmore was educated in public school. He is prominent in politics and is the nomineee of the Democratic party for justice of peace in Leadsville Dis- trict. He is a member of the pioneer family of Skidmores of Randolph.
THE SEE FAMILY.
The See Family. Adam and Michael Frederick See were the first of the name to come to America. In 1734 they came to this country to escape religious persecution. They belong- ed to the Baptist sect and fled from Prussian Silessia with the colony of Schwenkfelders and first settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The persecution under which they fled is de-
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scribed in the ninth edition of the encyclopedia Britanica un- der the title of Schwenkfeld. Adam See's wife's was Barbara and Michael Frederick See's wife's name was Catherine. In 1745 they moved to Hardy County. In 1760 Michael Freder- ick See moved to Greenbrier County and was killed by the In- dians, July 17, 1764. His wife and four children were carried by the Indians to Old Town, now Chilicothe, Ohio. They were all restored to their people after the treaty of peace at the close of the French and Indian War of 1765, except John See, a child seven years old, who eluded his relatives and re- turned to an Indian family, which had adopted him, but was ransomed by his uncle, Adam See, some years later. He became a soldier in the Revolution and was wounded at the battle of Brandywine. He died at Peoria, Ill., in 1845, aged 90 years. The first Adam See had one son, George, and sev- eral daughters. In about 1767 George See married Jemima Harness of Hardy County. He had a family of nine children, Adam, Michael, George, Charles and John ; daughters, Bar- bara, Hannah, Elizabeth and Dorothy. Michael See married Catherine Baker and raised a family of nine children, Adam, Anthony, Jacob, John, Solomon and Noah, and daughters, Mary, Elizabeth and Barbara. George See and son Charles were killed by lightning while stacking hay in 1794. Adam and Michael moved to Randolph in 1795. The second Noah See was born September 19, 1815, and was educated at Bev- erly. He moved to Missouri in 1837, and was soon fol- lowed by his father, mother and three brother and two sisters.
This family is of German descent and immigrated to Pennsylvania in the colonial period. Frederick Michael See was, perhaps, the first of the See family to come to America. His son, Michael See, was the first of the name to locate in Randolph. The Sees were pioneers in that part of Hampshire County that is now embraced in the territory of Hardy Coun- ty. Sees Run is an historic stream in Hardy County.
The children of Michael See were Anthony, Adam, George, John, Noah and Barbara. Anthony married Julia Leonard, Adam married Margaret Warwick, Barbary married Wm. McLeary, the first prosecuting attorney of Randolph County ; John married a Miss Stewart.
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Adam See, son of Michael, married Margaret Warwick. Their children were George, Jacob, Warwick, Charles C., Eliza, Dolly, Christina, Mary, Rachael, Hannah and Margaret.
Chas. C. See, son of Adam and Margaret (Warwick) See, married Harriet, daughter of Dr. Squire Bosworth.
Jacob, son of Adam and Margaret (Warwick) See, mar- ried a daughter of Rev. Geo. A. Baxter.
Dolly, daughter of Adam C. and Margaret (Warwick) See, married Hon. John A. Hutton.
Christina, daughter of Adam C. and Margaret (Warwick) See, married Washington Ward.
Hannah, daughter of Adam and Margaret (Warwick) See, married Henry Harper.
Margaret, daughter of Adam C. and Margaret (War- wick) See, married Hon. Washington Long.
Rev. C. S. M. See, son of Jacob See, married Rebecca, daughter of Dr. Squire Bosworth.
Rachel, daughter of Adam C. and Margaret (Warwick) See, married Hon. Paul McNeil.
George See, son of Adam C. and Margaret (Warwick) See, married Children, Adam, who married Dolly Crouch, Georgiana, who married Captain W. Marshall.
George See, son of Michael, the pioneer, disposed of his farm of 383 acres in Hampshire County in 1785 and purchased 218 acres on the west side of the Tygarts Valley River, in the Caplinger settlement, in 1787.
Adam C. See, son of George, was admitted to the bar of Randolph County in 1793, and was prosecuting attorney of the county in 1798. He was captain of the county militia in 1800.
.Lee Roy See, son of Randolph and Sarah E. (Hall) See, was born in French Creek, Upshur County, in 1873. Mr. See was educated in the public schools, Wesleyan College and State University. He was the Democratic nominee for sher- iff of Upshur County in 1896; represented the same party as their candidate for prosecuting attorney in 1904. He was also the Democratic nominee for state Senate in the Thirteenth District in 1906. Although more than carrying his party
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strength in each of these contests, he was defeated by the greatly superior vote of the opposing party. He occupied the bench as special judge in Randolph Circuit Court in 1916.
THE SCHOONOVER FAMILY.
The Schoonover Family. This pioneer family is of Ger- man ancestry, Benjamin Schoonover was born in Connecticut in 1755 and settled at the mouth of Horse Shoe Run in Ran- dolph, now Tucker County. A few years later he moved to Shavers Fork. His children were Joseph, David, Henry, Dan- iel and Amy. David married Susan, daughter of Thomas Wil- moth ; Henry married Mary, daughter of David Canfield.
Joseph Schoonover married Anna, daughter of Nicholas Marstiller. Children, Marshall, Eli, Assyrian, Charles, Leo- nard, Anna, Etna and Fredricka.
Thomas Schooner, son of David and grandson of Benja- min, married Bashaba, daughter of Dr. Thomas C. Nutter of Barbour County.
Coleman J. Schoonover, born in 1839, son of Thomas and Bashaba (Nutter) Schoonover, married in 1865 Susan, daugh- ter of James R. and Mahala Parsons. After her death he mar- ried in 1870 Rachel E., daughter of Henry V. and Margaret (Wilmoth) Bowman. Children, Carl W., Harriet E., James T., Lillian Adaline, A. Ward, Sampson E. and Leslie Clare.
Eli, son of Joseph and Anna (Marstiller) Schoonover, Currence. Children, Holman, William, Mary, John, Thomas married Julia Stemple. Children, John H., Sarah, Anzina and Leda B.
John Schoonover, son of Eli and Anna (Marstiller) Schoonover, married Sydney, daughter of John Weese. Chil- dren, Lucetta, Violet, Lovett, Summaville, Lorena and Willis R ..
THE SCOTT FAMILY.
The Scott Family. John and Mary Scott, of Irish descent, lived in that part of Hampshire County now embraced in Hardy County, prior to the Revolutionary War. Their son, Benjamin T. Scott, was born in 1788. He came to Randolph and married Jane, daughter of William and Mary (Ward)
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B. and Catherine. William married Susan Channell, Holman married a Miss Parsons.
Thomas B. Scott was born near Huttonsville in 1823. He married Mary Ann, daughter of Moses and Mary (Haigler) Hutton. His second marriage in 1866 was to Martha, daugh- ter of Elias Wilmoth, and his third marriage was in 1875 to Rebecca, widow of Solomon Hull Parsons. Children of Thom- as B. and Mary (Hutton) Scott, Felix S., Lucy E., Cyrus Hall, Virginia, Annie, George Clinton, Clyde and Evaline C. Thos. B. Scott was justice of the peace in 1856 and was also presi- dent of the County Court.
Cyrus Hall Scott was born in 1856. He was educated in the public schools and graduated from the Fairmont Normal in 1877 and from Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, in 1877. He was admitted to practice law in 1879 and was elected prose- cuting attorney in 1880. He was elected to the state Senate from the Tenth District in 1892. Senator Scott has been twice married. His wives were sisters and the daughters of James H. Logan. His daughter Edna (Logan) Scott became the wife of Hon. H. G. Kump. Two children, Mildred and Logan, the issue of his marriage to Emma (Logan) Scott, remain at home.
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