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fore it was fairly light, and was halted by six men, whom he mistook for Rebels, and whom he told that he was no Yan- kee. They said that they knew it, and demanded his sur- render. He said that he had surrendered, and when they put down their guns, he sprang behind a house and ran off.
JOHN E. M. FITZWATER, son of William Fitzwater, was born in the year 1859. In 1879 he married Salina, daughter of Elihu Phillips. Farmer of 51 acres, 15 improved, 6 miles from St. George, on Clover Run. Children : Elihu M. and Russel I.
WILLIAM FITZWATER, father of John E. M., and son of John, of German descent, was born 1833, and married in 1852, to M. M., daughter of Jacob Shafer. He is a farmer, owning 176 acres, 50 of which is farming land, 8 miles from St. George, on Texas Mountain. Children : Almeda, Silas J., Manda C., Barbara A., John E. M., Sarah V., Jacob F., Judah, Etta May, Ida Olive and Savina J.
BERNARD W. FISHER, from Augusta County, Va., of Ger- man descent, was born in 1841, and married in 1865 to Mary L. Hill, of Cumberland, Md. Children : Lilly S., May Belle, Carl C., Edmund H., Della V., Zora M., Ward H., Otto and Nora. By occupation he is a farmer and carpen- ter ; lives on a farm 2 miles from St. George, on Clover Run ; has been in the county since 1879. He was in the Union army, in Hancock's corps at Gettysburg; he was also in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Bull Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and about Richmond. At Cold Harbor he was wounded in the leg by a Minie-ball, which broke one bone; he cut the bullet out and has it yet.
JACOB W. FLANAGAN, son of Jacob Flanagan, born in 1848;
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was married in 1868 to a daughter of Jacob Fansler; far- mer, owning 130 acres of land, 30 improved ; lives 12 miles from St. George, on Black Fork. Children : Elizabeth J. and Thomas W.
F. W. S. FOLLEY, of Irish descent, was born 1852, in Grant County ; married in 1874 to Mary High, daughter of War- ner T. High, of Hampshire County. Children : Bertha P., Homer D. and Michael Marion ; clerk at Fairfax.
JESSE FLANAGAN, son of John Flanagan, of Irish and Eng- lish descent, was born in 1827, and in 1858 he married Catharine Carr. In 1860 his wife died, and he then married Malinda Rohrbaugh, daughter of George Rohrbaugh. He is a farmer, living 28 miles from St. George, on Red Creek.
ARCHIBALD B. FLANAGAN, born 1849, son of Ebenezer Flan- agan, of Irish descent, was married in 1873, to Amanda J., daughter of Solomon Cosner, of Canaan. Children : Solo- mon W., Elizabeth A. and Hannah C. He is a farmer, with 100 acres of cultivated and pasture land, and 211 acres of land in woods ; lives 25 miles from St. George, on Dry Fork.
N. H. FLANAGAN, born 1860, son of Alfred Flanagan, lives 25 miles from St. George on Dry Fork.
W. A. FEELY, from Shenandoah County, Va., of English and Irish descent, was born in 1839, and married, in 1882, Stella F., daughter of Jonathan Wilson, of Garrett County, Md. He is a member of the mercantile firm of Feely & Wilson, at Fairfax.
S. L. FANSLER, born 1843, son of Jacob Fansler, of Ger- man descent, married in 1870 to Mary Ward, daughter of Peter Ward. Children : Albert G. and Arthur D. He is a farmer, owns 568 acres of land, and has 200 acres improved,
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on Black Fork, 11 miles from St. George ; is a man of influ- ence, and stands high in the estimation of all who know him. His ancestors were the first settlers of that region. Henry Fansler settled in Canaan in 1802, it is supposed.
H. M. FERGUSON was born in 1854, in Randolph County ; son of R. M. Ferguson, and of Irish descent; married in 1880 to Margaret S. Kalar. Their child's name is Laird D .; lives near Fairfax.
GEORGE W. FANSLER, son of Andrew Fansler, was born in 1842, and married in 1877 to Mary A. R. Domire, daughter of Washington Domire; is a farmer of 210 acres, with 55 acres improved, and lives 14 miles from St. George, on Dry Fork; has been road surveyor 15 years. Children : Anna Tilden and Stark Andrew.
ALFRED FLANAGAN, son of Ebenezer Flanagan, was born in 1840; married in 1860, to Hannah S., daughter of J. H. Lambert. Children : Nathaniel H., James H., Hannah E., Alfred K. and William Hess; is a farmer of 126 acres, with 20 acres improved, on Dry Fork, 26 miles from St. George; was a Home Guard during the war.
J. F. FUNK was born in 1839, in Preston County, son of Jonathan Funk ; married in 1870 to Maggie Ellot; is a farmer of 134 acres, 60 acres improved, nine miles below St. George. Children : James John William Alonzo, Susan Alberta and Cora Analiza.
JOHN H. FANSLER was born in 1840 at Black Fork, son of Jacob Fansler ; married in 1861 to Jemima E., daughter of Job Parsons. Children : Rufus M., Althea M., William T., Stephen T., Clarence S., Sarah Ann., Job P: and Ira B. He lives on Horse Shoe Run, 8 miles from St. George ; has lived there since 1863. When he first commenced work on
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the farm, there was ten acres improved. Now he has 80 acres under cultivation and 582 in the woods, well timbered. The Rowlesburg Lumber and Iron Company ran a shingle mill on his farm and made 2,500,000 shingles, and afterwards 500,000 more were made. His farm is well improved, and a church, mill and school house are at hand. He is of German descent.
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N. GOFF, son of Allen Goff, born 1858, married, 1882, to Elizabeth, daughter of William Gable, of Preston County. By occupation he is a laborer, living 7 miles from St. George, on Licking. Children : Rosalie, Lilly May, Orlando P. and William Camden.
DAVID W. GILMORE, son of William Gilmore, born 1862; lives 3 miles from St. George, on Clover Run; is a farmer, owning 63 acres, 10 improved.
P. B. GOFF, son of John R. Goff, was born in 1853; is of English descent; is a farmer, owning 250 acres, 100 of which is improved, lying on Black Fork, 10 miles from St. George.
JAMES D. GRIFFITH, born 1850, in Preston County ; son of Hillory Griffith, of German, Irish and English descent; married in 1876 to Leonora Hart, daughter of David Hart. Children : Maud, Harry C., Lloyd F., David C. and Sallie ; farmer and carpenter, owning 125 acres of unimproved land ; lives 3 miles from St. George, in Holly Meadows ; his father died in the Union army.
S. D. GILLESPIE was born in 1850, in Pennsylvania, of Irish descent. He has been foreman on the W. Va. C. & P. R. W. since 1880.
HENRY J. GOFF was born in 1854, son of Amassa Goff, of Scotch descent; is a farmer, living 5 miles from St. George,
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in Licking District; his farm of 165 acres, is one-fourth improved.
BENJAMIN P. GOWER was born in 1857, son of Daniel Gower, of German descent. In 1879, he married A. S., daughter of John U. Chambers. Children : John W. and Rosa Lee; is a farmer and miller, living 4 miles from St. George, on Mill Run.
JOSEPH GREY was born in 1854, son of John P. Grey, was married in 1880 to Mary C., daughter of Aaron J. Loughry. Children : Savilla M. and Anna M. He lives 3 miles from St. George.
ISAAC A. GILMORE, son of David Gilmore, of Scotch and German descent, was born in 1824 in the Horse Shoe; was married in 1843 to Margaret Skidmore. In 1862 his wife died, and he married Electa C., daughter of William Miller, of Licking District. Again in 1866 his wife died, and he married M. J., daughter of John S. Hart, of Randolph ; is a farmer, lives 14 miles from St. George, and has been sev- eral times a member of the board of education.
NELSON A. GILMORE was born in 1860, son of D. H. Gil- more, lives 14 miles from St. George on Shafer's Fork.
ISAAC B. GODWIN was born in 1817, in Preston County, of Irish and German descent. In 1838 he married Mary Coff- man, of Barbour. He lives at Limestone, 7 miles from St. George. Children : Lyda, Robert, Jacob, Saralı, Barbara E., Mary E. and Andrew.
GEORGE F. GRIFFITH, brother of James Griffith, was born in 1856. In 1876 he married Sarah Caroline Harper. His wife died in 1882. For a second wife he married Laura Wolf, of Barbour. He is by trade a carpenter, and follows the business at St. George. For 4 years he was town
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councilman. His father died at Wheeling, while in the Union army, and his brother died in St. George from the effects of a gun-shot, accidentally received while hunting on the river above town.
S. W. GROGHAN was born in Barbour in 1851, of Irish de- scent ; married Eliza P. Poling in 1871. Children : Cor- lista B., Geneva R., Patrick M., Lyeton L., Carrie M., Orinetta and Staley W .; is a farmer and lumberman.
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W. F. HARSH, son of Adam Harsh, was born in 1861 .; married in 1883 to Mary J., daughter of William Godwin; lives on Texas Mountain, 8 miles from St. George.
GEORGE E. HELMICK, son of Mathias Helmick, born in Pendleton County in 1853; is of English descent ; married in 1872, to Phebe Somerfield ; farmer, owning 168 acres, 35 improved, 7 miles from St. George. Children : Mathias, Manda M., Isaac H., Mary E., Lenora E., Rosetta, Susan P. and Hulda J.
GEORGE I. HOVATTER, son of Christopher Hovatter, was born in 1858; married in 1879 to Olive, daughter of R. Kiser, of Barbour County ; farmer, 37 acres, 3 acres im- proved, 5 miles from St. George, on Bull Run. Tabitha M. is their only child.
DAVID HOVATTER, son of Christopher Hovatter, was born in 1810 ; married Sarah A., daughter of Hesakiah Thomp- son ; died 1881. Children : Hesakiah, Malinai J., Susan, Michael, Henry, David, John, Ingaby and Elizabeth.
ISAAC HOVATTER. of German descent, son of William Hovatter, was born in 1854, in Barbour County ; married in 1884 to Emily C., daughter of Theodore B. Lipscomb. He lives on a farm of 102 acres, 60 acres improved, 6 miles from St. George, on Licking. His child's name is Carrie M.
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GEORGE M. HOVATTER, brother to Isaac, was born 1846, married 1868 to Mary J., daughter of Jacob Nester. His farm contains 768 acres, 35 acres of which is improved. He lives 6 miles from St. George, on Texas Mountain. He be- longed to the Union Home Guard, in Barbour County, during the war. Children : William W., Milla M., Salon B., Harriet M. and Wade H.
DAVID HOVATTER, from Barbour County, is the son of David Hovatter, and was born in 1853; in 1877 he married Tena L., daughter of George Shahan ; is a farmer, owning 72 acres, 10 of which are improved ; lives 5 miles from St. George, on Bull Run. Children: Charles, Lillie C. and Wilbert.
JOHN W. HELMICK, born 1860, in Pendleton County; of English descent ; married in 1882, to Phebe J. Waybright; is a farmer, living in the Sugar Lands, five miles from St. George. They have one child, named Sloma C.
LLOYD HANSFORD, son of W. W. Hansford, of Black Fork, was born March 16, 1857. In his younger school years he attended school under S. R. Dumire, Miss Jane Parsons, V. N. Gribble, A. B. Parsons and P. Lipscomb. This was at the Mount Pleasant School. Lloyd entered the Fair- mont Normal School in September, 1876, and graduated in 1879, being the first graduate in Tucker from any of the Normal Schools of the State. While in the Normal School, he served awhile as instructor in the mathematical depart- ment. Afterward he came home and taught a select school at Alum Hill, and from his school sent fourteen applicants before the Board of Examiners, and they were all granted certificates. The school of ten weeks closed in September, 1880, and he entered into a stock company whose object
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was to foster the Tucker Democrat, which, at that time, was not self-sustaining. The company numbered among its members Senator Ewin, A. B. Parsons, L. S. Auvil and others. Hansford was elected Editor; for, it seems that the paper was conducted on the plan of those religious de- nominations that elect their preacher instead of selecting him, or allowing him to select himself. Hansford, with almost no experience in the business, was elected to manage the paper the first year.
On the 19th of Sept., 1880, he was appointed principal of the Fetterman school, with two assistants. The newspaper business had furnished him plenty of hardwork; but the pay had not been as good as he wished. He had mean- while, been studying the law, under Caleb Boggess, of Clarksburg .*
In 1881 he was appointed first assistant in the Piedmont Graded School, which he accepted. He then took con- tracts on the W. Va. C. & P. R. W. and worked just one year, at various kinds of work and with different crews of men. He belonged to the engineer corps that located the railroad from Fairfax to Bever. In 1883 he was appointed teacher of the St. George school. At the convention of June 7, 1884, he received the nomination for prosecuting attorney of Tucker County. He is a young man of steady habits, and has a good education.
ALBERT HOVATTER was born in 1864, son of Elton Hovat- ter, lives on a rented farm four miles from St. George.
STEPHEN HARSH, son of Andrew Harsh, of German de- scent, was born in 1851, and married in 1874 to Dortha E. Goff; lives 6 miles from St. George, on the Limestone
* For a sketch of Hansford as a lawyer see " History of the St. George Bar," in this book.
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road; farm of 95 acres with 40 acres improved. Children : Cora Ann, Walter McClure, Josephine Gertrude, Samuel S., Dora May and Nora Lee. He belongs to a family of great physical strength and power of endurance.
REUBEN W. HEBB, son of John Hebb, was born in 1847, in Preston County; married in 1874, to Margaret James. Children : Jasper L., Sarah O., Harvey D. and George H .; is a farmer and lives on Location, four miles from St. George.
T. F. HEBB, of English descent, son of Thomas Hebb, was born in 1823 *; married in 1842 to Catharine, daughter of Hiram Sanders; his wife died in 1853, and he married Mary Ann, daughter of Levi Lipscomb. Children : Sarah A., Thomas F., John C., Joseph H. and Martha E .; lives 5 miles below St. George on a farm of 175 acres, of which 75 acres are improved; has been in Tucker since 1876; has held several offices in the county ; he was on the board of supervisors in 1805, and held office until the constitution went out of force ; held the position of president of the board of education for 12 years. In 1861, he entered the Union army, and remained in it until 1865 ; was at Rowles- burg when Jones made his raid into that quarter ; was in several skirmishes and in one of them had his knee thrown out of place, from the effect of which his right side has ever since been almost helpless.
JOHN HEBB, son of T. F. Hebb, born 1847, married 1871, to Marcilla, daughter of David H. Lipscomb. Children : Maud C., Charles W., Albert T., Augusta Lee, Solomon E.,
*T. F. Hebb's grandfather was sent to America during the Revolutionary war, as a British soldier. After he landed he deserted and joined the Americans. He was dis- charged from service before the close of the war, but when Cornwallis raided into Virginia, he again took the field in common with the Virginia troops and was present at the battle of Yorktown, which resulted in the defeat of the British.
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Ira C., and baby. He is a farmer, and lives five miles below St. George.
DAVID B. HANSFORD, born 1863, son of Wesley Hansford ; lives 12 miles above St. George, on a farm of 70 acres, one-third improved.
JOHN HANSFORD, of English descent, born 1832, son of Acra Hansford ; married, 1858, to Savana, daughter of John Bright. Children : Benjamin F., Anzalina, Florence O., Cornelius P., Jeremiah A., Montiville M. G., Margaret and Columbia C. He owns one-half acre of land on Pleasant Run ; was John Losh's partner in hunting during one win- ter ; lives 12 miles above St. George.
JOSEPH H. HEBB, son of T. F. Hebb, was born in 1849; lives on Limestone, 4 miles from St. George ; married in 1879 to Mary E. Goff. Children : Eddy May, Lyda M. C. and Bertha E.
PHILLIP M. HELMICK, son of Miles Helmick, of Pendleton County, was born in 1856, and married in 1877 to Nancy R. daughter of Isaac Parsons, of Cheat River. When he mar- ried he was 21 years of age, and his wife was 66. In 1883, his wife died, and the same year he married Elizabeth, daughter of Mathias Helmick ; is a farmer, owning 62 acres of land, 35 acres improved.
ABRAHAM L. HELMICK was born in 1864, son of A. B. Hel- mick, of English descent, lives 7 miles from St. George in the Sugar Lands; been in Tucker since 1872.
GEORGE W. HELMICK, brother of Philip, born in 1860. In 1878 he married Alice Simmons. Children : Nettie V., Wil- son and Laura ; lives on a farm of 7 acres with 2 acres partly improved, 6 miles from St. George, on the road lead- ing to the Sugar Lands.
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M. P. HELMICK, born 1838, was a son of Miles Helmick ; was married in 1858, to Elizabeth, daughter of George Hel- mick. She died, and he married Susana Davis, of Pendle- ton County. Children : John W., James B., Martha L., Floyd V., Hendron MeClure, Alfred Hampton, Becca and Arthur; is a farmer of 160 acres in the Sugar Lands ; was in the Confederate army at Garnett's defeat at Corrick's Ford. Afterwards he joined the Union army, and was hon- orably discharged at the close of the war.
ABRAHAM HELMICK, born 1842, in Pendleton County, son of Miles Helmick ; married, 1861, to Catharine Mullennax. She died in 1877, and he married Prudence, daughter of William Ware, of Randolph County. Children : Abraham L., Georgiana, Albert, Martin Howard and Effie Huldy ; is a farmer of 116 acres, with 50 acres improved, almost every foot of which he has cleared himself ; has a large part of his farm sown down in grass, and cuts a considerable amount of hay, which he feeds to stock; is a prosperous farmer, and lives in the Sugar Lands, seven miles from St. George. He joined the Confederate army at the com- meneement of the war. At Alleghany he was shot through the shoulder by a Minie-ball, and at Laurel Hill he was knocked down by a shell; was in Garnett's retreat. In Virginia, soon after, he left the Confederate army and joined the Union. He was in several battles, Gettysburg among them, and was also in several skirmishes along the B. & O. R. R., notably that of Paw Paw Tunnel ; he fought through the entire war, and has since lived on a farm. Once he came near being killed by a bear which he had caught in a trap. It tore loose and tried to catch him, and he could only spring up a tree, taking his gun with him. Finally, he shot the bear. 27
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MATHIAS HELMICK, born 1828, son of George Helmick, of Randolph County, married Melvina Vandevanter. Children : Sarah C., George E., Robert, Charles D., Sansom D., Phoebe, Phillip M., Mordicaai P., Mary J., Martha E. and Simon. Mathias was one of the Dry Fork Home Guards, and had many skirmishes.
ROBERT HELMICK, born in 1855, son of Mathias Helmick ; married Martha Boner, of Dry Fork, daughter of Arch. Boner. Children : Walter F. and Simon S .; farmer, 7 miles from St. George, in Sugar Lands.
WILLIAM HULL, of English and Irish descent, was born in Hampshire County, in 1822 ; married Jemima Tucker and lives on a farm on Horse Shoe Run, five miles from St. George. Children : Mary E., James F., Thomas M., Gib- son T., John O., Upton Seymour, William W., Virginia I. and Harriet Isabel.
G. T. HULL, son of William Hull, born 1852; married in 1875, to Margaret, daughter of George Spesert, of Horse Shoe Run. Children : William H., Mary J., Alberta and Lizzie Della ; he lives in St. George.
DAVID HANSFORD, son of Acra Hansford, was born in 1837, and married in 1865, to Susan, daughter of Joshua Vanscoy. Children : Hamon L., Perry J., Columbus B., Laverna J., George Harmon, Margaret C. and Delphia May.
ERASMUS A. HAMMON, born in 1846, in Virginia ; married, 1871, to Sarah A., daughter of Abraham Inlow ; owns 92 acres of land, with 25 acres of improvement. Children : Ephriam F. and Daisy Ellen.
E. HARPER. A full history of E. Harper is given in other parts of this book, therefore it is not given here. He lives
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four miles from St. George, on Clover Run, and is a farmer and doctor, and owns 4,500 acres of land.
WILLIAM P. HEBB, son of John Hebb, was born in 1832, and was married to Margaret Lipscomb in 1853. Children : Jemima C., Mary E., James A., Berlinda J., Delia V., Mel- vina M., William H., Reuben T., Daniel K., Ida M., Arthur Levi, George W. and Margaret G. His farm of 100 acres is half improved ; 4 miles from St. George, on Location. He was taken prisoner by the men who came into Tucker with McChesney, and was carried to Rich Mountain ; was a pris- oner, tied to S. E. Parsons in Garnett's retreat. Parsons escaped on Hog Back, but Hebb was carried to Petersburg, tried and liberated. After this he joined the Union army, and was taken prisoner by Jones at the time of his raid on Rowlesburg, but was kept only one day.
JAMES B. HELMICK, son of P. M. Helmick, born in 1864 ; is a laborer by occupation.
B. F. HANSFORD, son of J. M. Hansford, was born in 1859, and married in 1877, to Barbara M., daughter of Moses Phillips. Children : Ida J., Harriet D. and Lamiria ; farms 7 acres of improved land, and owns 40 acres of wild land on Clover Run.
J. S. HART, born 1853, in Pennsylvania ; married Alice Stone in 1875. Children : Ida P. and Walter L .; is a far- mer of 33 acres, with 20 acres of tilled land, on Location, 5 miles from St. George.
GEORGE HOPKINS, of English and German descent, was. born in Preston County ; married Mary E. Spesert in 1859, and has since lived in Tucker County, and been a farmer. Chil- dren : Ida Ellen and Levi Wesley ; owns 68 acres of land, ten miles from St. George, on the waters of Horse Shoe Run.
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LEVI HILE was born about 1817, in Germany ; is a man peculiar and eccentric, and is well known over the county, many people claiming that he has supernatural power in controlling bees, wasps, yellow-jackets and stinging insects. He claims this power, and is willing to take a good stinging in order to make people believe that the bees will not sting him ; will walk into a hornet's nest and claim that they do not harm him. They do sting him, but it seems the effect is slight on him. He married Nancy Gower, and their chil- dren are, Mary, Anamelia and Samuel; is a farmer, living on Hile Run, 9 miles from St. George.
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A. J. IRONS, son of Henry Irons, was born in Maryland, in 1841 ; is of German descent, and was married, in 1862, to Amanda, daughter of John Bright. Children : Malinda, Seymour G., Thomas J., Margaret D., Emma T., Clara D., Ara B., Flossa L., Henry J. and Harlan E. His farm of 235 acres, 100 improved, is on Shafer's Fork, 14 miles from St. George. Mr. Irons is road surveyor and a member of the board of education.
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EUGENUS JOHNSON, son of Robert Johnson, of English and German descent, lives on Black Fork, 11 miles from St. George, where he has 75 acres of cleared land on a farm of 125 acres; also follows the blacksmith business ; was born in 1852 ; was once elected constable, but did not serve. In 1875, he married Martha A., daughter of Madison Lambert. Children : Luther M., Elizabeth M. and Rosa Belle. In his life he killed 9 bears.
H. J. JOHNSON, brother to Eugenus, was born in 1842, and married in 1875, to Amanda, daughter of Adonijah Phillips. His farm contains 350 acres, with 40 acres under
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cultivation. Children : Ezekiel H., Harper J., Jacob C. and Birdie C. He lives on Dry Fork, 12 miles from St. George ; was in the Confederate army 18 months, and was with Im- boden on his first raid into Tucker. In his life he has killed 20 bears.
SAMPSON O. JOHNSON, son of R. P. Johnson, was born in Randolph in 1852, and in 1869 married Alice, daughter of Jesse Davis, of Pendleton County. Children : Stephen, Archibald and Benjamin ; lives on rented land, 22 miles from St. George, on Dry Fork; was married at 17 years of age.
J. M. JENKINS was born in 1831, in Preston County. In 1855 he was married to Ann C. Houston, of Pennsylvania; of Welch and Irish descent. Children : William B., Sadie, Silas, Frank, Ella, Della, Alverda, Dessie and Delton. Stone and brick mason; been in Tucker since 1874; at present lives in St. George. In 1882 he was a candidate for the Legislature, but was not elected. In stone-work he has done some large contracts on the Pennsylvania rail- roads.
R. P. JOHNSON was born in 1821, in Pendleton County, of English and Irish descent. Married in 1846 to S. A. White, of Randolph. In 1861 his wife died, and he married Provy Watts; he lives 25 miles from St. George on Dry Fork. He is constable. Children : Sampson, Sarah E., Elizabeth, Susan and Anna.
SAMUEL H. JAMES, son of Isaac James, was born in 1854, of English descent. Married in 1877 to Delia V. Hebb, daughter of William Hebb; he lives at Limestone, 10 miles from St. George, on a farm. Children : Berlinda, Charles W., Bertie B. and Stella F.
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THOMAS J. JONES, of English and German descent, son of John Jones, born 1850, was married in 1874 to Virginia M., daughter of John White. He farms on Limestone, 5 miles from St. George; his farm of 175 acres of land has 11 acres improved. Children : John U., Etta Margaret Tilden, Melissa Eunice, Marcilla V. and McClure Burr.
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