History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and representative citizens, Part 102

Author: Laidley, William Sydney, 1839-1917. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., Richmond-Arnold publishing co
Number of Pages: 1066

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Mr. Carpenter was married first on Febru- ary 24, 1887, to Miss Mary J. Whittington, who died February 2, 1908, her burial being in the family cemetery. She was a daughter of Jesse Whittington and the mother of the following children: N. O., James Isaac, Jesse Granville, Alpha Elizabeth, Lessa Ann, Ar- thur E., John Wilbur and Ray. Judge Carpen-

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ter was married secondly on August 29, 1909, to Miss Mahala J. Pugh, who is a daughter of Lawson and Lucinda Pugh, and they have one daughter, Minnie A.

ISAAC N. SMITH, secretary and treas- urer of the Diamond Ice and Coal Company of Charleston, W. Va., was born in this city thirty-five years ago and is a son of Isaac N. and a grandson of Benjamin H. Smith. Shortly after completing his education in Washington-Lee University, Mr. Smith be- came associated with his present company and additionally is interested in other business en- terprises here. The Diamond Ice and Coal Company was incorporated in 1883 and its offi- cials are all men of capital and business stand- ing, Frederick M. Staunton being president. Mr. Smith has been secretary and treasurer since 1897 ..

Mr. Smith was married at Charleston to Miss Elizabeth Danna, a daughter of Col. J. E. Danna. She was born at Charleston and attended school here and at Morristown, N. J. They have five children, Isaac Noyes, Cathe- rine Danna, Eugene Danna, Elizabeth Ade- laide, and Christopher Quarrier. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Kanawha Presbyterian church. He is independent in politics.

THE BROUN FAMILY, with the BALL, CONWAY, GASKINS, MCADAM and OTHER KINDRED of WILLIAM and JANETTA BROUN of NORTHERN NECK, VA., compiled by Thomas L. Broun, of Charleston, W. Va .--

William Ball was born in London in 1615, married Hannah Atherold, July 2, 1644; died at Millenbeck, in Lancaster county, Va., in I680.

Joseph Ball, son of William Ball, born May 24, 1649, died at Epping Forest, Lan- caster county, Va., in June. 17II. He mar- ried twice, first Elizabeth Romney, daughter of William Romney, of London; second, Mary Johnson, widow, of Lancaster county, Va. Issue by the first marriage: Hannah Ball, who married Raleigh Travers; Eliza- beth Ball, who married Rev. John Carnegie; Esther Ball, who married Raleigh Chinn;

Ann Ball, who married Col. Edward Conway of the third generation; and Joseph Ball, who married Frances Ravenscroft, of England. Issue by second marriage : Mary Ball, mother of George Washington.

The maternal grandparents of George Washington were Joseph Ball of Lancaster county, Va., and Mary, his wife, who was a widow three times: (I) As Mary Johnson, widow of Johnson; (2) As Mary Ball, widow of Joseph Ball; (3) As Mary Hughes, widow of Richard Hughes.

Joseph Ball, grandson of William Ball, was educated in England, married there, settled in London and became a prominent barrister at the English bar. He was the uncle of George Washington and brother of Ann Ball, wife of Edwin Conway of the third genera- tion. (See Hayden's Virginia Genealogies, and Bishop Meade's Old Churches and Fam- ilies in Virginia.)

Mary Conway, daughter of Col. Edwin Conway and his wife, Ann Ball, married Thomas Gaskins, of the fourth generation (name originally spelled Gaskoyne). Of their children was Sarah Ann Gaskins, who married Dr. Joseph McAdam, in July, 1744, who was a son of Joseph McAdam and his wife Jane Muir, who were married in Lancas- ter county, Va., in July, 1712. (From the McAdam Family Bible published in London in 1698 and now in the possession of Major Thomas L. Broun.)

Janetta McAdam, daughter of Dr. Joseph McAdam and his wife, Sarah Ann Gaskins, was the wife of William Brown, of Scotland.

Eleanor Rose Conway, wife of Col. James Madison, Sr., and daughter of Francis Con- way of the third generation, was the mother of President James Madison. Francis Con- way was a half-brother of Edwin Conway, of the third generation.

Edwin Conway of the second generation was the great-grandfather of James Madison, President of the United States, and also the great-grandfather of Janetta McAdam, the grandmother of Major Thomas L. Broun, and she was the wife of William Broun, a son of George and Margaret Broun, of Scotland. This record shows, as stated by Hayden in his

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Virginia Genealogies, that the Ball family fur- nished George Washington and the Conway family furnished James Madison, to become the most distinguished men of their country. (Authorities : Hayden's Virginia Genealogies ; William and Mary Historical Magazines, and Dr. Lyon G. Tyler's report on the Northern Neck Kindred of the Broun Family. )

Robert and William Broun, brothers, were emigrants from Scotland. They came to America about 1740. Robert Broun settled on a plantation near Georgetown, in South Carolina, and practiced medicine, while Will- iam Broun settled in Northern Neck, Virginia and practiced law. Dr. Robert Broun was born in 1711; married Elizabeth Thomas of South Carolina, daughter of Edward Thomas, and granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Thomas, who was the first missionary sent to South Carolina under the direction of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts. The children of Dr. Robert Broun and wife were as follows: Elizabeth, who married John Nowell; Mary, who married Mr. Lo- cock; Margaret, who married Richard Lord; Archibald, who was born January 9, 1752, married August 17, 1780, Miss Mary Deas, born June 19, 1762, died March 12, 1857; Ann, who married first, Captain Cusack, and second John Huger; Jane, who married a Mr. Saunders; and Johanna.

In the graveyard of St. James church, about fifteen miles from Charleston, S. C., are buried Dr. Robert Broun and members of the Deas and Sinkler families. On the tombstone of Dr. Robert Broun appears the following in- scription :

"Sacred to the memory of Dr. Robert Broun, who departed this life November 25, 1757, aged forty-three years."

Archibald Broun, only son of Dr. Robert and Elizabeth (Thomas) Broun, was born at Charleston, S. C., January 9, 1752, and died December 14, 1797, and was buried in St. Philip's graveyard, near Charleston, S. C. He served his country as a captain in the War of the Revolution and was wounded at the Siege of Savannah. During the war he was entrusted by the State with the important

mission to France of endeavoring to negotiate a loan. He was successful in his mission and the supplies were shipped to Charleston, but unfortunately the vessel was captured by the British and all was lost to the colonies. On his return to America he landed at Boston, Mass., and from there rode on horseback to Charleston, S. C. After the war he settled as a planter on Cooper river, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a patriot, sol- dier, diplomat, and possessed sterling qualities which were creditable to his ancestry. His son, Archibald Broun, was a merchant in Charleston until 1833, and in December of that year moved with his family to Mobile, Ala. Captain Archibald Broun was a first cousin of Edwin Conway Broun, father of Major Thomas L. Broun, of Charleston, W. Va. The widow of Captain Archibald Broun lived to be ninety-five years old. She received a monthly pension of $40 for many years from the United States Government for his services in the War of the Revolution.

The Huger, Deas, Singleton, Lesesne, Man- ning. Sinkler and other South Carolina fam- ilies. and the Harlestons of Alabama are re- lated to Major Broun through Dr. Robert Broun and wife. (See Pedigree of Huger Family of South Carolina. )

The children born to William and Janetta Broun, grandparents of Major Broun, of Charleston, W. Va., were four in number : George McAdam Broun, born January 8, 1773; Anna Lee Broun, born November 8, 1775; Thomas Broun, born October 4, 1779: and Edwin Conway Broun, born March 9, 1781, the father of Major Thomas Lee Broun.

The grandchildren of William and Janetta Broun were the children of Thomas . Broun and Edwin Conway Broun. Thomas Broun was married October 9, 1807, to Elizabeth G. Lee, daughter of Charles and Sarah Lee, of Cobb's Hall, in Northumberland county, Va., and had issue as follows: William Waters Broun, born August 27, 1808; Sarah Eliza- beth Broun, born September 20, 1810, married William Edwards; Charles Lee Broun, physi- cian, born March 1, 1813; Jane Ann Broun, married Samuel Atwill; Edwin Broun. born September 10, 1819; and Judith Lee Broun,

L. CHRISTOPHER MASSEY

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born July 26, 1823, married Octavious Law- son.

Edwin Conway Broun was twice married, first to Maria Hale, widow of John Hale and daughter of Colonel Crane of Northern Neck, Va. Four children were born to this marriage: George McAdam Broun, born September 7, 1808; James William Broun, born June 23, 1810; Harriet Ann Broun, born October 2, 1812, married Stephen Garland Bailey; and Edwin Conway Broun (2) born August 28, 1818.

The second marriage of Edwin Conway Broun was to Elizabeth Channell, daughter of Dr. James Channell (tradition says of Phila- delphia ), and granddaughter of William S. Pickett, of Fauquier county, Va., and ten children were born to then, namely: Maria Broun, born October II, 1820, married Rev. Fouchee C. Tebbs; James. Channell Broun, born May 15, 1822; Thomas Lee Broun, born December 26, 1823; Susan Jane Broun, born October 12, 1825, married Joseph M. Stevens ; William Leroy Broun, born October 1, 1827; James Conway Broun, born April 1, 1829; Anne Eliza Broun, born November 5, 1830; Sarah Broun, born June 7, 1832; Elizabeth Ellen Broun, born April 18, 1834; and Jo- seph McAdam Broun, born December 23, 1835. (From the Family Bible now in the possession of Major Thomas L. Broun, of Charleston.) Edwin Conway Broun died in August, 1839, at Middleburg, Loudon county, Va. When the above compilation was completed, in October, 1910, the only surviv- ing children were Major Thomas L. Broun and Mrs. Susan J. Stevens, of Asheville, N. C.

HOWARD R. HARTMAN, secretary and treasurer of the Charleston Milling and Prod- uce Company of Charleston, W. Va., is a fac- tor in the business affairs of Charleston and a member of the above mentioned business con- cern. He was born December 12, 1873, at Shickshinny, Luzerne county, Pa., and is a son of Emanuel and Rachel (McDaniels) Hartman.

Emanuel Hartman and wife were both born in Pennsylvania, but as a plaster contractor came to Charleston and died in this city in

1907, at the age of sixty-two years. He was a Democrat in his political views. His widow survives and resides with her son, Howard R. Hartman. She has another son, Robert L., who was born in 1886, and who is a clerk with the Charleston Milling and Produce Company. Neither son is married. The mother is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Mr. Hartman was connected with the cler- ical department of the Stevens Coal Company of Kanawha county for some time, but for the past eighteen months has been capably filling his present position as secretary-treasurer of the Milling and Produce Company. He is a Mason and a member of Beni-Kedem Tem- ple, Mystic Shrine.

L. CHRISTOPHER MASSEY, county clerk of Kanawha county, W. Va., and a prom- inent Republican politician and representative citizen, was born in Raleigh county, W. Va., April 26, 1878, and is a member of one of the old Virginia families of importance. This family dates back more than a century in the history of the state of Virginia, and it has been prominent in the affairs of the communities in which its members found a home, both in the professions and the trades.

William Massey, the great-grandfather of L. Christopher Massey, was born in Virginia more than 100 years ago and died in 1885, an aged man, in Raleigh county, W. Va., to which he had moved during the Civil war. He was a farmer and man of affairs in that county and followed agricultural pursuits. His children bore the following names: Steel, Jackson, Henry, Floyd, William, Clark, Ruhama, Mar- tha, and Mrs. Larkin F. Allen, who resides in Raleigh county. Ruhama deceased, was the widow of John Bradford, and Martha was the widow of Elam Scarborough.

Steel Massey, son of William and grand- father of L. Christopher Massey, was born in Raleigh county, followed farming as an occu- pation and died in the prime of life. He mar- ried Caroline Courtley, also of Raleigh county, who survived him and is yet living. She sub- sequently married James F. Jones, residing at Masseyville, W. Va., and they had two chil- dren: Virginia Jones, deceased, who was the

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wife of W. H. Clay; and Eliza J. Jones, who is the wife of Squire J. L. Clay, of Raleigh county. The following children were born to Steel Massey and wife: George W .; Henry, a farmer in Raleigh county; and Mary, now deceased, who married and reared a family.

George W. Massey was born in Raleigh county in 1851, where he spent his entire life and died of typhoid fever, in November, 1895. He was a farmer and owned an excellent prop- erty which is still in the possession of the fam- ily. He was quite prominent for many years in local politics and possessed all the hospitable instincts of the true southern gentleman. At his fireside also were always welcomed minis- ters of every faith and while his attitude was liberal minded, practical support was extended to all denominations. He was married in his native county to Miss Lydia Rosabelle Acord, who was born near Charleston, W. Va. Her mother is now deceased but her father, William C. Acord, Esq., still lives in Raleigh county, being now in his eightieth year. To George W. Massey and wife the following children were born: Romanza, who married Lewis H. Petry, now residing in Raleigh county, has one son and four daughters: L. Christopher ; Rob- ert L. and Mary J., twins, the former of whom is a farmer near Charleston, married first, Lucy Snodgrass, and second Twila Pringle, has a daughter to each marriage; Mary J., who is the wife of Robert L. Hopkins, of Mercer county, W. Va., and they have two sons and three daughters; Lura B., who is the wife of R. L. Williams, of Masseyville; Arizona, who is the wife of C. WV. Tabor, postmaster at Sax- ton, W. Va .; Calvin W., who is postmaster at Masseyville, married Josephine Bradford and they have one son and two daughters; Vir- ginia A., a cultured and educated lady, who is a teacher in the public schools, resides with her mother at Masseyville; and Ettie, who died in childhood. Mrs. Massey married for her second husband, William G. Daniels, of an old pioneer family of Raleigh county.

L. Christopher Massey was educated in the public schools and the Concord Normal school and for thirteen years was a teacher. When Masseyville, a town named in his honor, be- came of sufficient importance to be made a

postoffice, his brother, C. W. Massey, was made the first postmaster and is still serving in that position. For some time L. Christopher Massey was manager for the Black Band Coal and Coke Company and during this time in 1903, he was appointed a justice of the peace to fill out an unexpired term. In 1905 he was nominated by the Republican party and elected to the state legislature, serving for two years. In 1907 he was appointed a member of the board of education, having always taken a deep interest in the public school system. Mr. Massey has risen rapidly and continuously since his first entrance into politics, having been very active and unselfishly useful in party matters and is in close touch with its leaders in this section. In 1907 he was chairman of the Senatorial County Committee and is now chairman of the Third Congressional District Committee, consisting of ten counties. In 1908 he was elected county clerk, to serve for six years. During his term in office the county indebtedness of nearly $200,000 has been wiped out, which has been largely due to his and the present court's care and watchfulness. The county bonds had fallen as low as sixty cents on the dollar and now are held at par.

On March 1, 1904, Mr. Massey was mar- ried in Kanawha county, to Miss Mary J. Mathews, who was born and reared near Charleston, where she attended school. She is a daughter of Captain J. W. and Josephine (Walker) Mathews, natives of this county. Captain Mathews gained his title as an officer in the Confederate army during the Civil war. He survived the rigors of military life but was so seriously wounded at a later date, in a rail- road wreck, that his health was impaired and death resulted. The grandfather of Mrs. Massey was Guy P. Mathews, who also served as a soldier in the Confederate army. Mr. and Mrs. Massey have two children: Guy Mathews, born February 13, 1906; and Eus- tace Lee, born January 15, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Massey are members of the Presbyterian church. He is active in the work of the Y. M. C. A. and is prominent in fraternal life. He belongs to Kanawha Lodge, No. 20, F. & A. M., Chapter and Commandery and is also a Shriner; to Spring Hill Lodge, No. 140, Odd

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Fellows, Spring Hill; to Tiskelwah Chapter of the Eastern Star, of which he is worthy pat- ron; and to the Elks, at Charleston.

J. R. HEREFORD, dealer in staple and fancy groceries at Nos. 105-107 Charleston street, Charleston, W. Va., was born Decem- ber 25, 1868, at Red House, W. Va., a son of Sydenham and Mary (Burford) Hereford, both of whom were born in Virginia and both are now deceased.

John Randolph Hereford obtained his edu- cation in the public schools and in boyhood began to assist his father in the latter's store and later was in the employ of his brother at St. Albans. In 1890 he went into business for himself, buying a small stock from B. F. Mor- ris at Red House, which he subsequently sold to the firm of Peterford & Wise, after which he spent five years as a clerk for the Winifrede Coal Company. In 1908 he purchased his present business from W. N. Hewly and is prospering, having a heavy trade of a substan- tial nature and finding it necessary to run two wagons in order to accommodate it. He car- ries first class goods and enjoys the reputation of being a dependable business man.

Mr. Hereford was married June 25, 1890, to Miss Mary Alice Thomas, who is a daugh- ter of the late J. C. Thomas. They are mem- bers of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Here- ford is identified with the Knights of Pythias at Charleston, where he owns considerable real estate, including his residence at No. 300 Pennsylvania avenue.

MISS MABEL DELLE JONES, librarian of the Charleston Public Library, at Charles- ton, W. Va., is a lady thoroughly qualified for the position, a graduate of a number of insti- tutions of learning, in several of which she di- rected her studies along the lines which she had chosen as her life work. Miss Jones has the natural love of books and the cultivated appreciation of good literature which combine to make the ideal librarian. She was born in the eighties, at Patriot, near Gallipolis, Gallia county, O., the fifth child of Jenkin N. and Mary (Davies) Jones.

Miss Jones is of Welsh-English extraction,

both of her grandfathers having been born in Wales, where the families reached back many generations. Nathaniel Jones, her great- grandfather, was born and reared in Glamor- ganshire, Wales, was a veterinary surgeon and followed his profession in the town of Ter- garon. He was a noted advocate of temper- ance and was a man of religious profession. He was the father of six sons and four daugh- ters and of these his eldest son he named for himself. It was the desire and hope of the elder Nathaniel that the younger should be- come a professional man, preferably a minis- ter in the church of England, and with this end in view the youth was placed under the instruction of a high dignitary of the church. Young Nathaniel was taught the English lan- guage and could converse in it when he came to America in 1840, accompanied by his wife, Elizabeth (Davies) Jones and a brother, James Jones, the last named subsequently meeting death during the Civil War while serving under General Burnside. Grandfather Jones settled first near Pittsburg, Pa., later moving to southeastern Ohio, where his death occurred in 1879, at the age of sixty-five years. Nathaniel Jones was married in Wales to Elizabeth, daughter of Jenkin Davies, of Kelkinyon, the name of their country place being always spoken in connection with the name. This farm was situated about eight miles from Calverthian, Cardiganshire, Wales. Eight children were born to the above mar- riage, four sons and four daughters, all of whom survive except two.

Jenkin N. Jones, of the above family, son of Nathaniel and father of Miss Mabel Delle Jones, was only seventeen years of age when he enlisted for service in the Civil War, serv- ing out a first enlistment in the 100-day call, in the 60th O. Vol. Inf., and afterward re- enlisting in the 14Ist O. Vol. Inf., for three years. The war came to an end, however, before the close of his second term of service. In his earlier years he was a bridge contractor and since early manhood has always been a farmer. He continues to reside in Gallia county, O., where he owns more than two hundred acres of land. He married for his first wife, Mary Davies, who was then eight-

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een years of age. She died February 7, 1893, from blood poisoning. She was a most sac- rificing mother, one who made extensive plans to provide for the higher education of her chil- dren. She did not survive to see all of these come to fruition but at the time of her death the eldest child was a student in the little col- lege of Rio Grande. In large degree the elder daughter, Elizabeth, to whom the younger sis- ter pays loving tribute, endeavored to carry out the mother's wishes and almost all the younger members of the family enjoyed col- lege life and advantages. In 1897, Mr. Jones was married secondly to Miss Katherine Lewis, of Oak Hill, O., and one daughter was born to them, Frances, who is aged thirteen years.

The mother of Miss Jones was the fourth child of Rev. John A. and Elizabeth ( Reese) Davies. Rev. John A. Davies was born Sep- tember 5, 1805, at Llanfair Careinion, Mont- gomeryshire, Wales, a son of Richard and Elizabeth (Savage) Davies, the eldest of three children. His father died when he. John, was sixteen years of age. His mother directed the training of this son for the minis- try and his schooling was begun in the parish house of the church of England. He preached his first sermon in 1823, at Sardis, Abersychan, when he was but eighteen years old. In 1824 he went to New Town to preach and while there he attended college. In 1836 he received a call to Sardis, where he was ordained in April of that year and continued in charge there until 1841, when he sailed for America, accompanied by his mother. At that time there were no Congregational churches in Ohio between Marietta and Cincinnati, and at Oak Hill, Gallia county, there were neither English nor Welsh churches. It was at this place that he organized the first Congrega- tional church, in 1841 ; in 1842 one at Carmel and Pomeroy ; in 1850 churches at Centerville, Portsmouth and Ironton; and in 1860 at Tyn Rhos and Siloam. He was also greatly in- terested in organizing Sunday-schools in both English and Welsh and between 1841 and 1860 did a large amount of missionary work in that section of Ohio. He was an authority on church law in which he was one of the

foremost men of his time, and he exerted a great influence for good on the Welsh settlers. In 1841 he married Elizabeth Reese, the maiden name of whose mother was Eleanor Richards. To this union eight children were born, five sons and three daughters and all survive except three. From Oak Hill Rev. Mr. Davies moved with his family into Perry township, Gallia county, where he lived until 1889, when he passed to his reward.

Mabel Delle Jones attended the country school at Patriot and then completed the high school course in the Gallia Academy High School at Gallipolis, O., in 1904. In the fall of that year she entered the freshman class of Oberlin College, where she spent the fresh- man and sophomore years, taking junior year work at Miami University at Oxford, O. She then passed the examination to the Library Schools of Drexel, Philadelphia and of the Western Reserve University Library School at Cleveland, O., chose the latter and completed the course in library science in 1908. Miss Jones assisted in the library at Gallipolis, O., until June, 1909. when she was invited to come to Charleston to organize the public li- brary, an enterprise which she has successfully carried out and in a manner that reflects a large amount of credit upon her.

HON. EMANUEL WILLIS WILSON, whose name will go down in the annals of West Virginia as a chief executive of more than usual courage, firmness and public effi- ciency, and as an honorable, conscientious statesman. possessed quailfications that fitted him also for many other useful activities. He was born August 11, 1844. at Harper's Ferry, Va., a son of James Fitzgerald and Maria (Spangler) Wilson. On the paternal side his ancestry was English and on the maternal, Scotch.

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History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and representative citizens, Part 102

Author: Laidley, William Sydney, 1839-1917. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, Ill., Richmond-Arnold publishing co Number of Pages: 1066

Author: Laidley, William Sydney, 1839-1917. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., Richmond-Arnold publishing co
Number of Pages: 1066