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CHARLES H. BISER, a farmer of Mill Creek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Biser, was born 1859; English ancestry ; married, 1880, to Susan C., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hartman, of Hampshire County ; children, Lulu F., Nasby L., Dorothy B., Marvin A., and Ethel 1.
GEORGE W. BOWERS, farmer of Bloomery, son of Daniel and Mary E Bowers, was born 1840 ; German ancestry ; married, 1866, Mary C., daughter of Israel and Elizabeth Hardy ; children, Elmer, Warren, Mead, Lottie, John, Mary E., Elizabeth, May, George, and Emma G. He owns one thousand acres, one hundred and twenty-five improved.
JOIIN B. BENNETT, farmer of Bloomery, son of Isaac N. and Margaret Bennett, was born 1859; German ancestry ; married, 1890, Lallie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reaves Whitlock ; children, Ray and Viola. He owns two hundred and sixty acres, one-fourth improved.
JOIN B. BUCKWALTER, of Bloomery district, carpenter by trade, was born 1830; son of Anthony and Mary Buckwalter ; German ancestry ; owns two hundred and sixty-eight acres, half improved.
EDWARD BRETSFORD, farmer, but formerly a blacksmith, son of Jesse and Mary E. Brets- ford, was born 1838; French ancestry ; married, 1872, to Barbara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Swancy (the name in English is Twenty), of Maryland; children, Edward E. and John M. Mr. Bretsford owns four hundred and eight acres, forty improved; was a Confederate soldier twelve mouths, and lost an arm from a wound received while on furlough, near Slanesville.
JAMES F. BLAKER, farmer of Bloomery, son of Finton and Eveline Blaker, was born 1846 ; English ancestry ; married, 1873, Iny Z., daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Pngh ; children, Jettie W. and Arlie L.
II. J. BRILL, farmer of Capon district, residing on the head of Dillon's Run, was . soldier in the Confederate army.
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CHARLES N. D. BENNETT, minister of the United Brethren Church, son of Isaac N and Margaret Bennett, was born of German ancestry, 1869; married Nannie O., daughter of F. D. and Emeline Blaker, IS88 ; children, Benlah C. and Julius M. He has been in the ministry since 1886. He lives near Capon Springs.
HARRISON BRILL, farmer of Capon, son of Michael and Ellen Brill, was born 1840; Ger- man ancestry ; married Anna E., daughter of David and Harriett E. Nixon, 1870; children, James A., Robert C., Anna L., and Minnie B. Mr. Brill served three years in the Confederate army.
JOHN L. BURKETT, farmer of Gore, son of Samuel and Catherine Burkett, was born 1852; German and Irish parentage; married, 1888, Ella, daughter of John and Mary Burkett; chil- dren, Samuel F. and Ethel.
T. D. BLOOM, farmer of Gore, son of Jonathan and Martha Bloom, was born in Pennsyl- vania, 1873; married, 1895, Edith, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Offutt. Their child's name is Alta E.
JASPER N. BUZZARD, farmer of Gore district, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Buzzard, was born 1842; married, 1867, Susan M., daughter of James I. and Rebecca Pownell; children, Mary R., Robert W., Ida A. L., Lula M., and Ethel S.
I. P. BARNES, farmer of Gore, son of William and Susanna Barnes, was born 1823; Ger- man ancestry ; married, 1851, Mary Figans ; children, Barbara E., Franklin P., James N., Isabella M., Susanna, Barnes W. H., Minor G., Minerva, and Ida L.
THE BLUE FAMILY .- The Blue family were among the earliest settlers in Hampshire County, if not the very earliest. There were three brothers, John, Uriah, and Michael, the two latter making their homes near Shepherdstown, while John settled about five miles north of Romney, and was the founder of the Blue family in Hampshire County. They came from New Jersey to Virginia early in the seventeenth century. They came to New Jersey from Ilolland in the early years of the colonization of the United States. They were, therefore, among the pioneers upon the Western continent; and in all the generations since then they have been influential and useful citizens. The family, so far as their history can be traced in ilolland, were in affluent circumstances.
The date at which John Blue came to Ilampshire County is fixed partly by tradition and partly by family record. His son John (grandfather of the present John Blue) was twelve years old when he came with his father to Hampshire. He died in 179I, aged seventy-eight years. That would prove that he came to Hampshire in 1725. If such was the case, he was about eight or ten years earlier than the usually accepted earliest settlement of the South Branch Valley. This John Blue, who died in 1791, left his property by will to his wife and his thirteen children. The names of these children were as follows: Uriah, Abraham, John, Jacob, David, Michael, Garrett, William, Jesse, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Margaret.
L. G. BURKETT, farmer of Springfield district, son of Henry and Harriet Burkett, was born, 1832, of German ancestry ; married, 1852, Eliza A., daughter of James and Jane Malcolm, of Ireland; children, S. Jane, James II., Charles M., Thomas M., L. Dora, William II., and Harriet A.
C. E. BURKETT, of Three Churches ; farmer; English ancestry ; son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Burkett; born 1856; married, 1884, to M. E., daughter of II. D. and Annie Collins; children, Nannie V. and O. T.
JAMES R. BLUE, of Springfield; farmer; son of John L. and Eliza M. Blue; Dutch and English ancestry ; born in Maryland, 1855.
JAMES P. BLUE, a farmer of Springfield district, was born 1833 ; son of Thomas and Sarah A. Blue; Dutch ancestry ; married, 1861, Mary E., daughter of Simon and Eliza Blue; children, Susan G., Kirk, Thomas L., Sarah C., Mary E., and Maud C.
J. H. BLUE, farmer of Springfield district, son of Charles and Mary C. Blue; English ancestry ; born 1847; married, 1881, Sarah G., daughter of George W. and S. A. Washington ; children, C. W., Charles J., and Lucy R.
MICHAEL BLUE, farmer of Springfield district, son of Michael and Frances Bine, was born in 1819, of Dutch ancestry ; married, 1857, to Mary, daughter of William and Sarah A. Blue. Further mention of Mr. Blue will be found in this book.
LAWSON BLUE, farmer of Springfield district, son of Michael and Frances Blue, was born 182I, of Dutch ancestry.
A. C. BAKER, of Springfield district ; farmer; son of Isaac and Susan Baker ; German and Scotch ancestry ; born 1851; married, 1882, Kate R., daughter of William and Mary Donaldson.
A. F. BARNES, of Three Churches; farmer; son of William and Susanna Barnes; born 1833; German ancestry ; married, 1865, Margaret, daughter of Andrew and Elenor Bowman ; children, J. D., O. A., Verdie E., William E., G. II., A. W., and A. G.
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WILLIAM BANKS, farmer of Romney district, son of David and Sarah Banks, was born 1831, married, 1867, to Agnes, daughter of Samuel and Juda Diggs, of Virginia; children, Lydus and Nora.
EWING BUSHI, of Romney district, hotel waiter ; born in Missouri, 1839; married, 1866, to Judith Washington ; children, Anna, Arthur, and Minnie.
JOHN BLUE, assessor of Hampshire County; son of Garret I. and Sarah A. Blue; born 1834, of Holland Dutch ancestry ; married, 1868, to Annie E., daughter of Vause and Rebecca Fox ; children, Sarah V., Edwin H., William F., George C., Rebecca H., Mary E., John D. Further mention of Mr. Blue will be found in this book.
B. B. BROOKS, carpenter, Romney district, son of David and Elizabeth Brooks, was born in Hardy County, 1835; Irish ancestry ; married, 1865, to Ellen, daughter of Isaac and Matilda Keller, of Virginia ; children, Annie B. and Nettie F.
JOHN BONNEY, SR., farmer of Romney district, son of Reuben and Martha J. Bonney, was born in Pennsylvania, 1836, of Scotch and Irish ancestry ; married, 1859, to Mary, daughter of John and Mary Brown ; children, Lucretia, John R., Charles E., Tirzah, Sarah C., and Martha J.
ISAAC T. BRADY, farmer of Romney district, son of S. D. and Susan P. Brady, of Irish parentage, was born 1840; married, 1865, to Sallie L., daughter of Isaac and Susan Parsons; children, James B., Edna E., Samuel D., Isaac P., Robert D., Kate, and Susan. Further men- tion of Mr. Brady will be found in this book.
ERASMUS BEAN, farmer of Sherman district, son of Joseph Bean, English ancestry, was born in Hardy County, 1822; married Mary E., daughter of Jacob and Rachel Mckeever, 1885; children, Luella and Jacob S.
ISAAC N. BAKER, farmer of Sherman, son of James and Rebecca Baker, was born 1842; married Catherine, daughter of George and Nancy Nealis, of Ireland, 1876; children, William C., James Il., Fannie C., Rosa A., George N., Sallie R., Norman F., and Mary E.
GEORGE O. BOWMAN, farmer of Sherman district, son of Andrew and Catherine Bowman, German ancestry, was born 1846; married Jemima Shingleton, 1882; children, Eddie, Reuben, Stella, Frank, Thomas, Martha, and Griffith.
J. W. BLOXHAM, farmer of Sherman, son of Thomas and Nancy Bloxham, English ancestry, was born in Hampshire County; married Susan, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Rudolph, 1897.
CHARLES L. BAKER, farmer of Sherman, son of Warren and Eliza Baker, German ances- try, was born in Hardy County, 1867 ; married Lucy B., daughter of John and Flora Shane, 1888; children, Alonzo E. and Vernon O.
E. T. BYRD, blacksmith of Sherman district, son of Emanuel Byrd, was born of English parentage, 1867 ; married Celie E., daughter of B. F. and D. C. Kline, 1893. Their child's name is Benjamin F. Byrd.
SILAS BUCKLEW, a miller of Sherman district, son of William and Emily Bucklew, Ger- man ancestry, was born in Preston County, 1862; married Mary L., daughter of Elias and Rachel Peer, of Virginia, 1885; children, Ada F. and Owen L. Mr. Bucklew has charge of the roller flour-mill at Augusta. He learned his trade in Preston County.
ELZY F. BUCKLEW, farmer and blacksmith of Sherman, son of Marcellus and Lutissia Bucklew, English and German ancestry, was born in Pendleton County, 1876; married Maggie, daughter of Jacob W. and Jane Smith, 1895; their child's name is Renza J.
THE COOPER FAMILY .- Two brothers, named Keifer, emigrated from Germany a little before the Revolutionary War. One settled near Frederick City, Maryland ; the other near Lan- caster, Pennsylvania. Both families adopted the English name Cooper. James Cooper, United States Senator from Pennsylvania nearly half a century ago, was a grandson of the Pennsylva- nia Cooper. Near the close of the eighteenth century, the Maryland Cooper sold his property and purchased land and located in Hampshire. Ile left three sons and two daughters ; John, Adam, and Christopher were the sons. Adam married Catherine Kertz, of North River; the Iate Rev. Christopher Kertz, so prominent in the early history of Methodism on North River, was her brother. They left four children, Sarah, Charles, Mary, and Samuel. Sarah married Rev. John Engle. They left four sous and three daughters. Their eldest son, Rev. J. J. Engle, now owns and lives on a fine farm near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. He has been a prominent minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for over forty years. Ile was chaplain to Colonel Burk's regiment, stonewall Jackson's brigade, in the Confederate service. His brother, Lieutenant B. Holland Engle, belonged to the same brigade, was wounded and died. The youngest brother, Samuel Engle, belonged to the cavalry commanded by Captain Sheetz, and was killed at Brandy Station. Mary Engle married James Carter. They left fonr sons and two daughters. Their eldest son, Lieutenant Jefferson Carter, belonged to Imboden's command. The well known and successful merchant of Pleasant Dale, this county, John W. Carter, is one of
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the four brothers. Charles Cooper, now eighty-five years old, lives on his fine farm soven miles southwest of Cooper Bridge.
Samuel Cooper, the youngest of the family, was born 1824, and retains physical and mental faculties seldom enjoyed by one of his age. He has been in the morcantile business at Capon Bridge nearly forty years. In his youth, schools were few in Hampshire, and education was obtained with difficulty. Ile saved his money and invested it in books, and by close appli- cation he qualified himself for teaching school long before he was twenty. Ile taught in winter and attended school in summer. In 1851 he was nominated by the Democrats of Hampshire for county surveyor. The Whigs also placed his name on thelr ticket, and he was elected by one thousand majority over two good men. He was justice of the peace, member of the old county court, and member of the board of education and its presiding officer. He was twenty years president of the Capon district board of education. Ile also held the office of sheriff of the county. In 1866 he was elected to the legislature with Henry G. Davis, afterwards United States Senator, as his colleague. They were Hampshire County's first representatives after the war. Colonel Cooper, being a Democrat, was on the minority side in the legislature ; but his conrse won for him the respect, confidence, and esteem not only of his constituents, but of the whole State.
J. C. CUNNINGIIAM, farmer of Mill Creek, son of Samuel and Mary C. Cunningham, was born, 1872, in Greene County, Pennsylvania, of Irish parentage; married, 1894, Sarah C., daughter of Nicholas and Catherine Leatherman ; their child's name is Lyle. Mrs. Cunningham taught thirteen terms of school.
W. II. CLAYTON, of Mill Creek, by occupation a plasterer, was born in Missouri, 1869; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clayton ; English ancestry ; married, 1894, to Lillie J., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hartman.
JOSEPH T. CLARK, farmer of Bloomery, son of Sampson B. and Mary E. Clark, English and German descent, was born 1841; married, 1865, Margaret E., daughter of Stephen and Annie Miller; children, James M., Mary A., Alice V., John W., and Clara M. Ile owns one hundred acres, sixty improved.
A. C. COWGILL, farmer and school-teacher, Bloomery district, son of James A. and Frances Cowgill, was born of English and Irish ancestry, 1854; married, 1873, Frances M., daughter of Azariah and Jane Woolford ; children, Leonora, Ira V., James L., Ethel N., Grady E., and Edna F. He owns one hundred and seventy-five acres, sixty-three improved. Mr. Cowgill has taught twenty-one terms of school, of which sixteen were on a number one certificate. Ile was three times a member of the county board of examiners and once secretary of the board of education.
C. H. CAUDY, merchant at Elk Garden, in Mineral County, son of James and Margaret Caudy, was born in Hampshire. In 1880 he was elected sheriff of Mineral. Ilo was several years conductor on the West Virginia Central Railroad, and in 1896 he was placed in charge of the company's store at Elk Garden.
J. B. COOPER, merchant and saw-mill man, residing near Capon Springs, was born 1861 ; son of M. B. and Rebecca Cooper; German parentage; married Alice M., daughter of William and Eliza Anderson, of Virginia, 1883; children, Carson N., Delilah F., Nelson B. He resides in a stone house on a farm of twenty-three acres.
ASA CLINE, farmer, residing at Yellow Springs, son of Philip and Elizabeth Cline, was born 1827; German, Scotch, and Irish parentage; married Margaret R., daughter of Hugh and Lucinda Mckeever, of Hardy County, 1849; children, Irvin M., John W., Jennie, Alice, Bertie, Hugh P., Frank, and Sarah. Mr. Cline was married again, 1882, to Jemima, daughter of Jacob Heishman, of Hardy County ; children, Winifred, Daisy, Ernest, Clarence, Ross L., and Bryan. He was in the Confederate service seven months. He owns one thousand acres, three hundred and fifty improved.
JAMES CRESWELL, tanner and farmer of Capon district, son of Abraham and Mary Cres- well, English and Irish ancestry, was born 1816; married Margaret, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Cline, 1848 ; children, Mary V., Charles W., Alverdie C., James B., Edward P., Cor- delia E., Bessie O., Ida R., and Lydia I. Mr. Creswell died 1878. Mrs. Creswell resides on the home farm of two hundred and eighty acres on Capon River.
J. W. CARTER, merchant, residing at Pleasant Dale in Gore district, son of James and Mary Carter, was born 1845; English and German ancestry ; married, 1873, Jennie, daughter of William S. and Nancy Taylor. Their son's name is William A. Carter. His father, Jantes Car- ter, was born in Loudoun County, 1803, and moved with his father in 1810 to Hampshire and settled at Hanging Rocks, on North River.
EDWARD B. CUMMINS, farmer of Gore, son of Edward and Sarah Cummins, was born of English parentage, 1860; married, 1885, Margaret, daughter of Alexander and Mary Sanders ; children, Myrtle M., Harry C., and Dwight E.
BENJAMIN CORNWELL, a minister of the old school Baptist Church, moved to Jersey Mountain, from Fauquier County, 1859, with his wife and two sons, Jacob H. and Jesse. His wife died in 1869, and is buried at Three Churches. He died several years later in Fanqnier County, and is buried there.
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JACOB II. CORNWELL, son of Benjamin Cornwell, was married, 1864, to Mary E. Taylor, daughter of John Taylor and granddaughter of Jesse Monroe. To them were born four sons and one daughter, all of whom are living, except one son who died in infancy.
WILLIAM B. CORNWELL, son of Jacob Cornwell, and prosecuting attorney of Hampshire, was married April 30, 189I, to Miss Nannie Dellinger, of Middletown, Virginia, who, with two children, died three years later.
JOHN J. CORNWELL, son of Jacob Cornwell, was married June 30, 1891, to Miss Edna Brady, of Romney.
PHILIP CLINGERMAN, farmer of Springfield, son of Peter and Mary Clingerman, was born of English ancestry, 1846, in Pennsylvania ; married, 1870, Saralı A., daughter of Theodore and Susanna Mellott, of Pennsylvania ; children, John W., Frederick W., Joseph P., Sherman, Charles G. C., George H., and Maggie E.
WILLIAM W. CORDER, merchant of Green Spring, son of J. W. and Julia A. Corder, was born at Old Town, Maryland, 1863, of Irish and German ancestry; married, 1896, Nettie V., daughter of Elias and Catherine Regle, of Ohio.
L. A. CORDER, farmer of Springfield district, son of Abner and Emma A. Corder, was born 1864; English, Irish, and French descent; married, 1889, Mary S., daughter of Alexander and Mary A. Sanders; children, F. E., Beatrice A., and Noah S.
JAMES M. COWGILL, of Springfield district; farmer; son of F. H. and N. J. Cowgill ; born 1857; German ancestry; married, 1897, Harriet E., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bowman; children, F. T. G., P. R. W., M. B. A., V. E. T., and E. D. N.
J. II. CHESHIRE, son of Elias and Katharine Cheshire, of English ancestry, was born 1859; farmer, residing near Junction ; married, 1884, Kate E., daughter of Daniel and Sallie Arnold, of Burlington ; children, Edith B. and Harry W.
J. ROBERT CHESIIIRE, farmer, resident of Romney district, son of James F. and Sarah A. Cheshire, was born 1853; married, 1877, to Harriet E., daughter of Samuel S. and Mary C. McDonald ; children, Anna B., Burr W., Mary B., Charles E., Gustava N., Maud M., and Nina M.
C. H. COOKUS, teacher, resident of Romney district, son of John T. and Susan R. Cookns, of German ancestry, was born in Virginia, 1859; married, 1882, to Sue N., daughter of Bernard and Caroline Fetzer, of Virginia; children, Lester B. and Harry H.
ABRATIAM CHIESHIRE, farmer of Sherman district, son of Elias and Catherine Cheshire, German extraction, was born 1850; married Eliza A., daughter of John W. and Mary E. Dangherty, 1877; children, Ada F., John W., Lucinda K., Howard C., Martha E. F., and Mand V.
CHARLES A. CARLILE, farmer of Sherman, son of Isaac and Saralı Carlile, German ancestry, was born 1835; married Julia, daughter of George H. and Leah Slonaker, 1869. Mr. Carlile was born in Hampshire Connty ; moved to Missouri, resided there twenty-eight years, and was moving back to Hampshire in 1895, when he died.
J. W. COFFMAN, farmer of Sherman district, son of John and Mary Coffman, German ancestry, was born 1845; married S. V. Frye, daughter of Benjamin P. and Mary Frye, 1881 ; children, M. L., Ira W., Otis E., Charles M., and Jettie L.
G. T. CUMMINS, merchant of Gore, son of Edward and Sarah Cummins, was born 1857; married Frances E., daughter of James W. and Eliza Orndoff, 1883; children, Wilhelmina, Edward M., and Ethel G.
M. L. COMPTON, farmer near Slanesville, son of A. R. Y. and Mary E. Compton, English parentage, was born in Rappahannock County, 1858; married Rachel A., daughter of John A. and Saralı L. Corder, 1881. Their child's name is Austin M.
HIOWELL F. DEAVER, farmer of Bloomery, son of George and Lucinda Deaver, was born at Ice mountain, 1851 ; Irish and English parentage ; married, 1892, to Ida, daughter of Peter and Rebecca Snyder; children, Leonidas R. and Edna F. He was married twice, the first time to Annie Slane, in 1878 ; children, Franklin W., Icie T., Attha E., and George L.
JOIIN W. DAVIS, farmer and shoemaker of Capon district, son of Samuel and Marie Davis, Irish and German ancestry, was born 1845; married Eliza A. V., daughter of George and Rebecca Spaid, 1868 ; children, Robert F. L., Fannie R., Lillian C., and Benjamin F. He resides on a farm of three hundred acres.
GEORGE DEAVER, farmer and stock raiser of Gore district, son of Alexander and Nancy Deaver, was born 1825; English and Irish ancestry ; married, 1848, Lucinda, daughter of Jere- miah and Lucinda IIiett ; children, Francis A., Howell F., and Sarah V. Mr. Deaver, about 1855, was major in the Ilampshire militia, under Colonel Alexander Monroe. In 1872 and the following year, he was a member of the legislature.
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G. P. DARR, farmer of Gore district, son of William II. and Catherine M. Darr, was born in Rappahannock County, 1853; German ancestry; married, 1880, Eliza A., daughter of James and Ann Nealis, of Ireland ; children, William N., Minnie E., and James E.
JOIIN W. DAY, farmer of Gore, son of Alexander and Caroline Day, Irish descent, was born 1868 ; married, 1893, Mollie E., daughter of S. A. and Ann J. Rowzee, of Virginia ; children, James E. and John N.
JOIIN P. DARR, of Green Spring; farmer ; son of W. Il. and Catherine Darr; German ancestry ; born 1847; married, 1873, Mary F., daughter of Ammon and Lucinda Clem ; children, Anna L., Lovary B., Mary E., James W., George Il., Sarah E., John R., Samnel E., and Lucy M.
G. M. DUVALL, of Green Spring; railroading; son of William and Mary J. Duvall ; French and English ancestry ; born 1861; married, 1886, Anna M., daughter of John and Martha J. Nixon, of Maryland ; children, Ashby W., Missouri L., Florence A., Myrtle M., Isabella V., Viola D., Blanche B., Benjamin M., Ernest S., Daisey E., Mary W., and Irwin.
JACOB DAILEY, of Springfield ; merchant; son of Jacob and Jane Dailey ; Scotch-Irish and English parentage; born 1844; married Tomazine, daughter of John and Eliza Pearce, of Maryland. Their son's name is R. W. Dailey.
H. B. DAWSON, farmer of Romney district, son of James and Elizabeth Dawson, of Ger- man ancestry, was born in Alleghany County, Maryland ; ancestry, German ; married, 1870, to Elizabeth, daughter of John J. and Eliza Rodruck., Their son's name is John J.
7 D. II. DAUGHIERTY, farmer near Augusta, son of John W. and Eliza Daugherty, was born 1862 ; Irish and English parentage ; married Ella B., daughter of Henry and Rachel Sowers, 1882; children, Nora V., Bertie A., Benjamin O., Ira R., Grover C., and Cora R.
GEORGE W. DANDRIDGE, farmer of Gore district, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dandridge, was born 1838; married Harriet, daughter of William and Anna Brooks, 1870. Their son, Charles, was born 1872.
GEORGE W. EMMART, of Gore, son of Henry and Rebecca Emmart, was born 1822; Ger- man and Welsh ancestry ; by occupation a millwright and miller; married, 1859, to Barbara A., daughter of Henry H. and Eleanor Adkins ; children, Ilenry M., Rebecca E., Robert L., Charles W., Mary E., George E., Lacy A., and John A. Mr. Emmart was a school-teacher for fourteen years before the Civil War.
LUTHIER C. EWERS, farmer of Gore, son of Franklin and Virginia Ewers, of Welsh and Scotch ancestry, was born in Loudoun County, 1854; married, 1875, Susan V., daughter of Jacob and Sarah Swisher ; children, William T., Annie M., Ella B, and Jacob F. Mr. Ewers was twice married. His second wife, whom he married 1890, was Mrs. Annie Swisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Scanlon ; children, Albert Luther and Annie Carson.
FRANKLIN EWERS, of Three Churches ; farmer ; son of William and Nancy Ewers ; born in Loudoun County, Virginia, 1824, of Welsh and Scotch descent ; married, 1850, Virginia, daughter of Thompson and Catherine Furr ; children, Kate F., William T., Luther C., Agnes, Jonathan, Loudoun, Nannie F., and Lizzie B .; stepchildren, Laura and Isaac Ewers.
JAMES L. EDMISTON, of Green Spring, farmer, was born in Ilampshire County, 1812; son of Jerry and Rosanna Edmiston ; married, 1865, Martha, daughter of Nathan and Maria Cole- man, of Maryland: children, James B., John C., William L., and Vandever. Mr. Edmiston's first wife was Emily A. Washington, whom he married 1848.
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