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W. O. EVANS, farmer, resident of Romney district, son of John and Mary Evans, of German ancestry, was born in Hardy County, 1861 ; married, 1882, to Sarah C., daughter of Samuel and Rachel Loy ; children, John W., Oliver D., Mary R., Elizabeth A., Sarah J., and George II.
L. B. EMMART, teacher of Sherman district, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Emmart, was born of German parentage, 1869; has taught seven years, one year as principal of the Romney school.
H. M. EMMART, carpenter and teacher, son of George W. and Barbara A. Emmart, of Gore district, was born of German and Welsh parentage, 1860; married Mary F., daughter of Abram and Elizabeth Thomas, 1893; children, Thomas Rives, Turley Leon, and Georgia Elwilda.
JOHN P. EVERETT, farmer of Gore, son of Asa and Frances Everett, German extraction, was born in New Jersey, 18I3 ; married Mary C., daughter of John I. and Sarah Pownell, 1864 ; children, Lupton, Richard S., Julius P., John P., and Sallie F.
G. T. FEASTER, farmer of Mill Creek; German ancestry ; son of Henry and Eliza Feaster ; born in Grant County, 1846; married, 1867, to Catherine, daughter of Aaron and Sarah May, of Grant County ; children, Albert W., Arthur C., Miranda B., Luther T., Sarah E., James H., Annie G., Carrie F.
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JAMES W. FLEMING, farmer of Mill Creek, was born 1854; of German ancestry; son of John and Mary Fleming ; married, 1876, to Mary C., daughter of Andrew and Evaline See, of Hardy County ; children, Nora F., Albert R., Martha .1., Mary E., John W., and Bertha M. Mr. Fleming owus two hundred and eighty-two acres of land, one hundred and fifty acres improved, three miles east of Purgitsville.
WILLIAM V. FOX, farmer, Vernon County, Missouri, was born in Hampshire, 1843; son of Vanse and Rebecca Fox; English ancestry ; married, 1874, Ursula, daughter of Garrett I. and Sarah A. Blue. Their son's name is William V. Fox. Mr. Fox left Hampshire, 1878, for Kansas, and in 1884 moved to his present home in Missouri.
SAMUEL J. FARMER, Bloomery district ; a farmer; son of Samuel and Anna Farmer ; born, 1846, in Missouri ; married, 1872, Margaret E., daughter of Minor and Mary Furr ; children, Minnie B., Leha A., Minor L. ; owns two hundred and eighty acres, half improved.
ELIHU C. FLETCHER, farmer of Capon district, son of Lewis and Martha Fletcher, Ger- man and English ancestry, was born in Frederick County, 1855; married Susanna, daughter of Harmon and Sarah Oates, 1882. Their child's name is Albert A. Mr. Fletcher was married again, 1887, to Martha A., daughter of Henry W. and Anna M. Oates; children, Lafa L., Sadie S., and Ray R. He owns three hundred acres, one-half improved.
W. D. FOLTZ, farmer of Gore, son of Levi and Matilda Foltz, German parentage. was born 1855; married, 1876, to a daughter of William and Caroline Haines ; children, Warren Z., Charles W., llerman L., Dailey L., Lulu L., Ocy F., Gordy L., and Grover Cleveland.
C. M. FRENCHI, farmer of Springfield district, son of William and Susan T. French, was born, 1841, of Welsh and English parentage; married, 1873, to Hannah E., daughter of Joseph and Harriet A. Taylor. Their son's name is Joseph W. French ; second marriage, 1876, to Miss Mary Susan Taylor ; children, Susan T., Harriet B., C. M., and Mary C. French.
DAVID FAIRFAX, of Springfield district; farmer ; born 1848 ; son of Zacharias and Phillis Fairfax ; married, 1869, Mary, daughter of Vincent and Nancy Bartlett ; children, Belle, William, Flora, Lannis, Wordlaw, Mary N. V.
JOSEPH W. FRENCH, farmer of Springfield district, son of Charles M. and Hannah E. French, was born September 24, 1874.
W. T. FRENCH, farmer of Springfield district, son of William and Susan French, was born 1824; married, 1870, Florence M., daughter of John and Sarah C. Myers, of Virginia.
S. L. FLOURNOY, of Charleston, West Virginia, was formerly a resident of Hampshire County, representing this district in the State Senate from 1884 till 1890. He is by profession a lawyer; son of Richard W. and Sarah P. Flournoy ; French and English ancestry ; born in Chesterfield County, Virginia, 1846; married, 1875, to Frances A., daughter of John Baker and Frances White, of Virginia ; children, R. Parke, Ilarry L., Frances Z, Samuel L., and Alexander. Mr. Flournoy joined Otey Battery, Confederate army, in the spring of 1864, and fought till the close of the war. lle graduated from Hampden Sidney College in 1868, receiving the speaker's medal. Ile came to Hampshire in 1870, and taught school two terms before commencing the practice of law.
DAVID FOX, farmer of Romney district, was born 1838; son of Vause and Rebecca Fox; English, German, and Irish ancestry ; married, 1867, to Nannie J., daughter of Abraham and Snsan M. Johnson ; children, Susan R., Carrie B., Edwin J., Bessie M., and David V.
WILLIAM L. FELLER, farmer of Romney district, son of W. H. and Margaret E. Feller, was born, 1855, in Shenandoah County ; German ancestry ; married, 1881, to Mary B., daughter of Isaac and Sarah Mills; children, Mary E., Harry C., Wrennie G.
ROBERT S. FISHER, of Romney ; carpenter; German ancestry; born, 1859, in Augusta County ; son of J. A. and Sarah Fisher; married, 1885, to Jemima, daughter of Silas and Abigail Lewis; children, Robert A., Firman D., Roy C.
SAMUEL A. FREDERICK, miller of Sherman district, son of Lewis and Sibell Frederick, German parentage, was born in Ilardy County, 1859; married Julia A., daughter of Decatur and Eleanor Steed, ISS1 ; children, Edna M., Walter F., and Harry A.
F. M. FRAVEL, teacher, son of Moses B. and Eliza A. Fravel, was born at Pughtown, Virginia, 1836; Swiss descent; married Leah C., daughter of Philip and Diadem llockman, of Virginia, 1869 ; children, C. N., Lena M., Aldine S., Laura B., and Ada L. Mr. Fravel is one of Hampshire's oldest educators. He began the work in Hampshire at the close of the war, and taught in this county until 1892, when he removed to Edinburg, Virginia, where he is still teach- ing. Ile has taught forty-three years; and his son, C. N. Fravel, is at this time a teacher in Hampshire. Mr. Fravel was two years in the Confederate army.
R. LEE FRYE, farmer of Sherman district, son of Benjamin and Mary I. Frye, German descent, was born 1863; married Hattie J., danghter of William H. and Sarah Pepper, 1892; children, Ina L. and Mary.
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HENRY N. GRAY, farmer near Sedan, son of Spencer R. and Sarah Gray, German and English descent, was born 1859; married Regina S., daughter of Hiram and Jemima Spaid, 1893; children, Carrie M., Katie J., and Coddie G.
A. R. GOOD, miller of Capon district, son of James W. and Priscilla Good, was born 1832; German and English ancestry ; married Mary E., daughter of Henry and Eliza Rosenberg, of Frederick County, 1878; children, Daisy II., Elsie E., Mamie M., Margaret R., and Sarah V. O.
D. W. GIFFIN, farmer of Capon, son of James and Eliza Giffin, Irish and German ancestry, was born in 1844; married Margaret, daughter of Joseph and Christina Seechrist; children, Mary A., Isaiah R., Lina L., Rittie, Robert, Bertha A., Samuel R., Blanche E., and Walter J. Mr. Giffin was a Confederate soldier. He took part in forty battles. He has a sword presented to Captain George R. Lang, in 1844, by the Ilightand Blues.
SILAS W. GARDNER, millwright of Capon, son of William P. Gardner, German ancestry, was born 1844; married Mary E., daughter of John and Margaret Larrick; children, Edward F., Annie L., Clarence W., and Luella M. Mr. Gardner died 1886.
THOMAS E. GULICK, farmer of Gore, son of N. F. and Jane A. Gulick, French ancestry, was born 1842; married, 1865, Almira C., daughter of John and D. A. Ilaines ; children, Charles N., John N., William T., I. M., Virginia L., Clara B., Howard E., Granville G. M., and II. V.
W. B. GRANT, of Morgan County, was born in Hampshire, 1859 ; German parentage; son of James M. and Elizabeth Grant; married, 1885, Jennie B., daughter of David C. and Emma Adams, of Virginia ; children, William M., Karl M., Floyd, and Mabel.
PERRY W. GESS, a mason, Bloomery, was born of German parentage in Shenandoah County, 1851 ; son of William and Catherine Gess ; married, 1873, Phoebe A., daughter of Dorsey and Nancy Whitacre ; children, John Il., Audrew S., Noah L., Ada B., Lina, Artie V., Cora, Miller, Nannie, and Holland D.
DAVID GIBSON was of Scotch-Irish descent. One of his ancestors was the Rev. Ilugh Gibson, of Scotland, a cotemporary of John Knox, with whom he shared the persecutions of those troublesome times. and finally took refuge in the north of Ireland, whence the father of the deceased, Andrew Gibson, emigrated to this country about 1765, and lived several years at or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he married, and thence removed to Winchester, Virginia, at which place his son David was born, July 22, 1795. Ilis father died away from home when David was about a year old, leaving his mother with eight children and in very straightened circumstances. With a resolute spirit, she addressed herself to her arduous work ; and, by her own exertions, succeeded not only in making comfortable provision for her children, but also in giving them a good English education. About the age of thirteen David commenced his mer- cantile career in the store of James Little, then doing an extensive business in Winchester, with whom he continued about four years, when, on the breaking out of the War of 1812, Mr. Little closed his business, and David was thus deprived of employment. "I could not think of living on my old mother," he writes; and by dint of strenuous exertion he procured employment at White Post; afterwards with another firm at Winchester; and finally he was led to Romney, where his main life's work was to be done. He alludes in touching terms to his desolate feelings on reaching that place. "On February 20, 1814, I arrived at Romney. It was Saturday night. My heart was sad. I was a poor boy, compelled to do as I could, not as I would; but I deter- mined to support myself by my labor." He entered the store of Frederick Steinback; but some seven months after he was drafted for Norfolk, and with his company, commanded by Captain Cockerell, lett Romney, August 9, 1814. Soon he was appointed orderly sergeant of the company, and was afterwards promoted to the rank of sergeant-major of the regiment.
He returned to Romney when peace was declared, but seeing no prospect of getting into business there, he spent several months in a store at Winchester, when John Jack, then cashier of the South Branch bank, offered him the charge of his store in Romney, with a share of the profits. This offer he accepted. The business prospered in his hands, and he continued with Mr. Jack until May, 1818, when two well known lawyers of Romney, Samuel Kercheval and Warner Throck morton, proposed a partnership with themselves, in another store. Some of his best friends were strongly opposed to his leaving Mr. Jack ; but the young merchant reasoned shrewdly on the subject. " If I remain with Mr. Jack, and build up a good business, the benefit of my labors will accrue to his son, who will eventually succeed his father. But these two lawyers know nothing about the mercantile business, and anticipating larger profits than they are likely to realize, they will become tired, and, by the time I shall have made enongh to buy them out, they will be ready to retire." The event justified his sagacity. In much less time than he expected he became sole owner of the store, giving his bonds for the value of the goods. laving borrowed one thousand dollars he replenished bis stock; "and by my constant attention to business," bc continues, " was greatly encouraged, and built up a trade which continued to increase. This, May, 1819, was the date of my start in life."
In 1825 he was ordained a ruling elder of the Romney church, and continued to act as such up to the time of his death. In June, 1820, he was appointed by the county court a justice of the peace, and remained such until 1852, when, by a change in the State constitution, the office became elective by the people. Ile was re-elected, and served continuously until the commence- ment of the war, occupying, by the choice of his fellow-justices, the position of presiding judge. The services Mr. Gibson rendered to Hampshire County in this capacity were invaluable. He was gifted with that rare common sense which arrives at just conclusions, without a distinct
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consciousness, at all times, of the intervening mental process ; and a mind like his could not but absorb a large amount of legal knowledge in the trial of the numerous cases argued before him.
In 1823 he was elected a director of the Valley Bank, and in 1837 became its president. In December, 1833, he was married to his second wife, the daughter of Isaac Vanmeter, of Hardy Connty, who died in August, 1859. Of her six children, two died in infancy. Her elder son sleeps in the grave of a Confederate soldier at Richmond.
In 1836 Mr. Gibson retired from the mercantile business, in which he had greatly prospered, and bought the valuable South Branch farm, upon which he resided during the rest of his life. His native energy and sound judgment, and the systematic habits contracted in his former en- ployment, were brought successfully to bear upon the management of this novel enterprise. Here he dispensed a generons hospitality and died November 10, 1870.
JAMES A. GIBSON, son of David Gibson, was born in 1844. He was successively justice of the peace, assessor, commissioner of the court, and postmaster. His wife, Mrs. Sallie E. Gibson, died November 24, 1884, at the age of forty-eight. Isaac, a brother of James A. Gibson, was killed in the Confederate army. Miss Mary Gibson, daughter of James A. Gibson, is the pos- sessor of an autograph letter from General Robert E. Lee, not written to her, but which came into her possession, and is preserved as a souvenir. The family were all admirers of the great Confederate general.
JOIIN W. GRACE, of Springfield district, farmer, son of John and Catherine Grace, was born 1834; married, 1864, Catherine, daughter of Jacob P. and Hannah Daniels ; children, Emma V., Robert C., Jacob D., William H., Clarence E., Virgil J., and Walter L.
N. B. GUTHERIE, of Springfield district, merchant, son of William and Isabella Gutherie, was born in Pennsylvania, 1813; English and Irish ancestry ; married, 1855, Mary E., daughter of Solomon and Mary Parker ; children, Belle, R. E., MI. T., and N. B.
CONRAD GLAZE, farmer of Green Spring, son of Andrew and Nancy Glaze, was born 1845; German ancestry ; married, 1867, Eliza, daughter of John and Ellen Wince, of Virginia ; children, John M., George W. W., James A., Edward, Nancy V., Maria, and Walter C.
W. N. GUTIIRIE, merchant, resident of Romney, son of N. B. and Elizabeth Guthrie, of Scotch and Irish ancestry, was born 1849; married, 1875, to Susan, daughter of James and Han - nah Kuykendall; children, N. B., W. F., Ilannah B, Elizabeth F., Fannie T., James K., Robert F., and Mary L. Mr. Guthrie was a merchant for many years at French's Station, on the Balti- more and Ohio Railroad. He moved to Romney in 1895.
JAMES A. GIBSON, of Romney, son of David and Ann M. Gibson, of Scotch and Irish ancestry, was born near Romney, 1842; married, 1872, to S. E. Gilkeson, daughter of John Bell and Mary Gilkeson, of Moorefield; children, Mary, Anu M., Bell, David, and Sarah II. Further mention of Mr. Gibson is made in this book.
G. A. GIBBONS, clergyman, resident of Romney, son of Alexander and Rebecca Gibbons, of English ancestry, was born at Aquasca, Maryland, 1843; married, 1873, to Laura A., daughter of William H. and Jane E. Whaley, of Virginia ; children, Page A., Hugh Kent, Mabel Earle, and Ruth A.
11. B. GILKESON, lawyer, resident of Romney, son of Robert W. and Sarah E. Gilkeson, of Scotch ancestry, was born at Moorefield, 1850; married, 1884, to Mary K., daughter of J. J. and E. J. Paxton, of Virginia ; children, Laura P., Robert W., and Henry B. Further mention of Mr. Gilkeson will be made in this book.
J. T. GOLDSBOROUGII, agent Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, resident of Romney district, son of Thomas and Hannah A. Goldsborough, of English and German ancestry, was born on Patterson Creek, 1859; married, 1890, to B. W. Parker, daughter of I. V. and Gertrude Parker ; children, Bessie Ward, Blanche Parker, John Waldo, and Katie Marie.
JOIIN R. GRAPES, farmer and teacher of Gore district, son of Isaac N. and Elizabeth Grapes, English parentage, was born 1861; married Lillie M. Wills; children, Flossie B., Nellie F., and Benjamin M.
MISS NELLIE INIGII, of Mill Creek district, was born 1877 ; daughter of Northman and Ellen Iligh ; of German and Scotch ancestry ; has taught three years in the public schools of Ilampshire, and has attended two terms at the Shenandoah Normal School.
ALPHEU'S HIGH, farmer of Mill Creek ; son of John and Mary A. High : of German ances- try ; born 1831; married, 1866, to Sarah A., daughter of George and Susan D. Lloyd, of Patterson Creek ; children, Elizabeth, Dorothy A., Amelia K., Sarah D., Jacob R., and Myrtle M. Mr. High owus one hundred and sixty acres of land near Purgitsville.
ROBERT C. HOOK, farmer of Bloomery, son of A. M. and Mary C. Hook, was born 1864 ; married, 1890, Sarah E., daughter of C. B. and Eliza B. McDonald; children, Alonzo L., Walter C., and Ulu M. Mr. Hook owns four hundred acres of land, three hundred improved.
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EDWARD HOOK, farmer of Bloomery, son of Mr. and Mrs. David llook, was born in Vir- ginia, 1839 ; English ancestry ; married, 1866, Bridget, daughter of Michael and Catherine Briscoe, of Maryland ; children, Thomas E., Mary (., Rosie E., David M., Alice, James L., Harry A., Annie, and John W. Mr. Hook served three years as justice of the peace in Bloomery district.
CHIARLES HAWKINS, wagon-maker of Bloomery, son of Ephraim and Elizabeth Hawkins, was born of Irish descent, 1822; married, 1848, Rebecca, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Light, of Virginia; children, Margaret A., George W., Elizabeth M., Louis E., Benjamin B., and Endora V.
JOHN S. HIETT, farmer of Bloomery, son of John and Julia Hiett, was born 18-13 ; French ancestry ; married, 1863, Mary E., daughter of Charles J. and Catherine A. Noland ; children, Edgar M., John W., Charles E., Sarah E., Samuel F., Mary E., and Joseph P. Ile owns three hundred and fifty-three acres, sixty improved. He was a Confederate soldier thirteen months ; was held a prisoner twenty-four hours at Sir John's Run, and was then released.
HENRY HAWKINS, farmer of Bloomery, son of James and Elizabeth Ilawkins, was born 1832; German ancestry ; married, 1868, Louisa, daughter of Christopher and Mary Slonaker ; children, Martha V., Clara B., Mary F., Annie L., Amanda J. Mr. Ilawkins died July 8, 1894. He served in the Confederate army three years. Ilis farm contains one hundred and eighty acres.
JACOB A. HITE, a farmer of Bloomery, son of Isaac and Mary A. Ilite, was born 1850; German ancestry ; married, 1872, Fannie M., daughter of James M. and Eliza J. Pangle, of Vir- ginia ; children, Clarence G., Charles (., Eleanora V., William A. M, and Fannie L. He owns one hundred and eighty-five acres, one hundred improved.
JOIIN W. IIIETT, farmer of Bloomery, son of John S. and Mary E. Iliett, was born 1866; married, 1891, Annie, daughter of Robert and Margaret Wilson, of Maryland; children, Florence M. and Esrom R. He owns one hundred and sixty acres, seventy improved.
JOHN W. HITE, shoemaker of Bloomery, son of Isaac and Mary A. Ilite, was born of Ger- man ancestry, 1838; married, 1865, Amelia C., daughter of Joseph and Lucinda Sole, of Virginia ; children, Annie B. and Joseph I. He was married three times, -the second, 1878, to Bertha Jane, daughter of Martin G. Sole ; children, Mary E., John D., and Bertha J. Ilis third marriage, 1890, was to Mary L., daughter of Joli and Nancy Smith.
DANIEL B. HAINES, of Bloomery ; merchant ; son of Henry and Phobe J. Ilaines; born 1856; married, 1886, Elizabeth F., daughter of James II. and Eveline Williams, of Mary- land; children, Lesty C., D. Blanche , Alice M., Bryan W. Mr. Ilaines has been in business at Capon Bridge eleven years.
GEORGE A. HOTT, farmer and teacher of Bloomery ; son of Levi and Sarah Ilott; German ancestry ; born 1852; married, 1880, Cordelia V., daughter of William T. and Susan A. Riley ; children, Estella, Omor L., Ernest W., and Chloe. Mr. Ilott was a member of the West Vir- ginia legislature in 1891 and in 1893. Ile has taught twenty-one terms of school, never applied for but one school, and did not get that. He was a member of the county board of examiners one term.
TILBURY HEISHMAN, farmer of Capon, son of Jacob and Lavina Ileishman, English and German ancestry, was born, 1865, in Hardy County; married Bessie, daughter of Lemuel and Sarah Kline, 1892 ; children, Mabel and Sadie.
HENRY W. HAINES, farmer and carpenter of Capon, son of Jefferson and Mary Ilaines, was born 1849; English and Scotch descent; married Elizabeth 1., daughter of Hiram and Catherine Easter, 1874; children, Dora W., Lulu M., Clara B., Cora L., Ada L., Minnie D., Etlis E., and Maud L. He owns four hundred acres, one hundred and fifty improved.
M. L. JIEATWOLE, carpenter of Capon, son of John Ileatwole, served several years as justice of the peace in Capon district.
M. F. HANNUM, merchant at Capon Springs, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Hannum, Scotch and Irish parentage, was born 1830; married Margaret, daughter of John and Frances Lafollette. 1851. Mr. Ilannum, for a second wife, married Barbara E., daughter of William Pifer, of Frederick County.
R. A. HENDERSON, farmer residing near Barnes's mills in Gore district, son of James G. and Jane Itenderson, was born 1861; Irish parentage; married, 1891, Minnie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Mcbride ; children, Benjamin F. and Lottie J.
J. W. HAINES, farmer near Pleasant Dale, Gore district, son of James and Evaline Haines, was born 1854; married, 1894, Maria V., daughter of Jeremiah and Emily Hiett; children, Virgil E. and Marvin D.
IIENRY H. IIIETT, farmer of Gore district, near Hanging Rocks, son of Evan and Barbara Iliett, was born of English parentage, 1841 ; married, 1877, Anna, daughter of S. and Mary J. McDonald, of Virginia; children, Holmes B., Harry E., Mary W., Maurice C., and Maud O.
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J. A. HAINES, farmer of Gore district, son of Philip and Catherine Haines, was born of German ancestry, 1854 ; married, 1893, Maggie A., daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Fleek, Their son's name is Arthur W.
WILLIAM HASS, of Okonoko, a farmer, son of Peter and Mary Hass, was born of German parentage, 1820; married, 1848, Sarah J., daughter of David and Mary Arnold ; children, David A. and Sarah A. Mr. Hass married a second time, 1861, Miss Aun M. High; he married his third wife a few years later ; and in 1896 he married his fourth wife, Mrs. Ettie Sperow.
JOIIN W. HOCKMAN, of Pleasant Dale, a teacher by profession, son of Philip and Diadem Hockman, was born 1848; German and Irish parentage; married, 1879, S. Alice, daughter of Abrahamı and Lavina Godlove; children, Cora A., John F., Stella B., Charles W., Alva M., Philip Stein, and India L.
JAMES E. HAINES, farmer of Pleasant Dale, son of James and Aveline ITaines, was born 1857 ; married, 1876, Elizabeth Walford; children, Bertha F., James A., Olive L., Nora E., and Montie I.
L. H. HEARE, farmer of Gore, son of Matthew and Mary Heare, Irish parentage, was born 1831 : married, 1861, Zulemma, daughter of Silas and Joanna Shanholtzer; children, Johnson T., Augusta F., Lillian E., Minor G., George W., Lorenzo Il., Bertha V., Wade V., Walter R., and Virgil 11.
NOAIl W. IIAINES, school-teacher of Gore district, son of John and Ladema Haines, English ancestry, was born 1856; married, 1879, Annie W., daughter of Hiram and Catherine Easter; children, Gertie L., Granville L., Elmer L., Calvin C., Gilmer T., Victor C., and Conrad R.
CHARLES N. HIETT, of Slanesville; fire insurance agent; son of Joseph S. and C. E. Iliett ; French and Scotch ancestry; born 1847 ; married, 1874, Rosa P., daughter of John and Ladema Ilaines; children, Carrie W., Henderson, V. B., C. N., F. H., Nettie, Edith, and Ethel Lillian.
THIE HIARPER FAMILY .- The founder of the Ilarper family, well known in Hampshire County, was Goodlow Harper, a native of England. Prior to the Revolutionary War he came to America, married and settled in Philadelphia. He had two sons, George K. Harper and Goodlow Harper. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War he became a Tory, and sympathized with England in its effort to subdne the colonies. Mr. Harper returned to England, leaving his wife and two sons in Philadelphia. He corresponded with his wife, sending the letters in care of a British officer stationed at or near Philadelphia. After two years, letters ceased coming from him. Mrs. Harper's letters to him were unanswered. She finally concluded that he was dead, and she married the British officer. At the close of the war, Mr. Harper returned to Philadel- phia, only to learn that he no longer had a wife. He went to see his children, bade them and their mother good-by, and departed. Ile was never again heard of.
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