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William M. Lister received his early education in t rural schools of his native community and then attend the high school at Denton, Maryland. This was follow by a course at the Wilmington Conference Academ Dover, Delaware, where he pursued a classical course three years. During 1894 he began his career as a past of the Methodist Episcopal Church when he preached Pinny Neck, Kent County, Maryland, under the supe vision of the Wilmington Conference. Following this ] further prepared himself for his chosen calling by a year attendance at the college at Wilmington, Delaware, ar was then pastor for a year at Lumberville, Bucks Count Pennsylvania. Following this he held these pastorate! Woodruff, Cumberland County, New Jersey, three year: Green Creek, Cape May County, New Jersey, three year: Deerfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey, one year Tabernacle, Camden County, New Jersey, one year. ] 1904 he was transferred to the West Virginia Conferenc and preached at Friendsville, Garrett County, Marylan three years; Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia, 01 year; and Webster Springs, Webster County, West Vi ginia, one year. Reverend Lister was then transferred 1 the Erie (Pennsylvania) Conference, and held the follow ing charges: Wesley, Venango County, Pennsylvania, 01 year; Wattsburg, Erie County, Pennsylvania, one year West Monterey, Marion County, Pennsylvania, one year and Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania, one year. H was next returned to the West Virginia Conference, hi did not preach during the years 1913 and 1914, being resident of Sistersville, West Virginia, where he engage in the manufacture of gasoline as foreman in the gangin department of the Riverside-Carter Oil Company. In 191 he resumed preaching at Hamlin, Lincoln County, Wer Virginia, where he remained one year, and at the end c that time took a retired relationship in the West Virgini Conference, locating at Huntington in 1917. Reveren Lister still preaches occasionally and is holding his loct church relations with the First Methodist Episcopal Chure of Huntington, taking an active part in all church worl Since taking up his residence in this city he has bee engaged in the real estate business, in which he has buil up a prosperous and flourishing rental agency, his office being situated at No. 104012 Fourth Avenue, Huntingtor

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verend Lister is a member of Friendsville (Maryland) edge, I. O. O. F., and is an apprenticed Mason.

In 1896, at Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Reverend Lister hurried Miss Jennie Black, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. seph Black, of Lumberville, Pennsylvania, Mr. Black ing a retired stone mason. Three children have been rn to Reverend and Mrs. Lister. Lawrence Claude, a til dispatcher at the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad sta. n, Huntington, for the United States Government. who cived three months' training at Camp Purdue, Indiana, ring the World war and acted as assistant postmaster r the camp. He married Hazel Lunsford and they have e daughter, Lucille Lunsford Lister. Edward Lee is an erator of the machine in a motion picture theater of matington. Wilbert Samuel is a elerk for the Miller pply Company of Huntington.

J. MARSHALL HAWKINS. Included among the men prom- ently identified with the business interests of lluntington, well as with the civic and social life of the community, lo by character and achievement have attained more an passing distinction is J. Marshall Hawkins, president the Mercereau-Hawkins Tie Company. His career bas en an exemplary one in many ways, and fully typifies e true American spirit of progress. He located at intington a quarter of a century ago, and while adding his own fortunes bas associated himself with other blic-spirited citizens in contributing to the city's wel- re.

Mr. Hawkins was born in Louisa County, Virginia, July , 1866, a son of Rev. Edward P. and Martha Jane Anderson) Hawkins, and a member of a family that migrated from England to America in Colonial times d settled in Virginia. Thomas P. Hawkins, the grand- ther of J. Marshall Hawkins, was born in Orange County, rginia, where he passed his entire life as an extensive inter, operating his broad acres with slave labor. His a, Edward P. Hawkins, was born in 1829, in Orange unty, where he received his early education, and as a ung man went to Louisa County, where he was married. tering the ministry of the Baptist Church, he preached Louisa, Goochland and Spottsylvania counties until he d reached the advanced age of eighty-five years, when he tired. Reverend Hawkins was one of the distinguished d greatly beloved members of the cloth, and his death, Spottsylvania County in 1918, was sincerely mourned. was a democrat and a member of the Masonic fraternity. aring the war between the states he entered the Con- derate army and served in the quartermaster's depart- ent. Reverend Hawkins married Miss Martha Jane An- rson, who was born in Louisa County, Virginia. where her ath occurred. They were the parents of a large family of ildren.

The education of J. Marshall Hawkins was acquired in e rural schools of Louisa County, Virginia, which he tended until reaching the age of seventeen years. At at time he learned telegraphy and became an operator for e Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, with whom he mained several years, then transferring his services to the chison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, as secretary to the neral manager in the Topeka office. He was there two ars, after which he became private secretary to the presi- nt of the Lake Shore Railway at Cleveland, remaining o years, and then became purchasing agent for the Union r Works at Depew, a suburb of Buffalo, New York, a pacity in which he continued for five years. In 1897 Mr. awkins eame to Huntington and went into the cross tie d lumber business, in which he has been engaged to the esent time. He is president of the Mercereau-Hawkins e Company, 603-4-5 First National Bank Building, manu- cturers and wholesalers of railroad ties and hardwood mber, operating in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. ader Mr. Hawkins' capable and energetic management this s been built up into the largest cross tie business in West rginia, handling more than 1,000,000 ties annually. Mr. awkins is recognized not only as a man of marked busi- ss talents but one of earnest purpose and progressive prin- ples. He has always stood for the things that are right,

and for the advancement of citizenship, and is interested in everything that pertains to mindern improvement in the direction of morals, education and civic responsibilities. lle is a man of marked mental capacity and force of character, and the fact that he enjoys the same respect from his business colleagues as from those with whom he comes in contact in social relations is proof of his high standing.

In politics Mr. Hawkins is a democrat, and his religious connection is with the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. As a Fraternalist he belongs to Huntington Lodge No. 53, A. F. and A. M., of which he is a past master; Huntington Chapter No. 6, R. A. M., of which he is n past high priest ; Huntington Commandery No. 9, K. T., of which he is a post commander; Beni-Kedem Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S .. uf Charleston, of which he is a past potentate; West Virginia Consistory No I, thirty-third degree, Wheeling; Hunt ngton Lodge of Perfection No. 4, and Huntington Chapter, Rose Croix No. 4, of which he is a past wise master, having been the first to occupy this chair. He is also a past grand com mander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templars of West Virginia, a member of the board of trustees of the Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of the state, and president of the Huntington Masonic Temple Association, a position which he has held since the association erected the Masonic Temple in this city in 1913. Mr. Hawkins belongs also to Huntington Lodge No. 313, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Guyandotte Club of Huntingtua, of which he was formerly president; the Guyan Country Club of this city; and the Huntington Chamber of Commerce. He is the owner of one of Huntington's modern homes, located at No. 1219 Fifth Avenue, in an exclusive residential district.

In 1891, at Huntington. Mr. Hawkins married Miss Nora B. Beuhring, daughter of Frederick D. and Frances ( Miller ) Beuhring, both deceased. Mr. Beuhring, who was a pioneer farmer and prominent citizen, at one time owned about one-half of the land upon which is now situated the City of Huntington. Mrs. Hawkins died in May, 1900, leaving two sons: Edward Donald and Howard Burke. Edward Donald Hawkins was born in May. 1-96, and is a graduate of Huntington High School. Ile volunteered his services in the World war, prior to the draft, was accepted for serv. iee, and during the period of the struggle was in the Motor Transport Corps. He now assists his father and is a stock holder and director in the Mercereau-Hawkins Tie Company. lloward Burke Hawking was born in May, 1900, and is a graduate of Huntington High School and the Virginia Mi i- tary Institute, Lexington, Virginia, where he took a degree in chemical engineering. During the World war he enlisted in the Officers' Training Camp, was assigned to the field artillery service, and sent to Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ken tucky, where he was located at the close of the struggle. He is now identified with the Hutchinson Lumber Company at Oroville, California, and is a stockholder in that concern. In 1908, at Huntington, J. Marshall Hawking was united in marriage with Miss Blanche Miller Poage, daughter of John B. and Mary (Miller) Poage, residents of Iluntington, Mr. Poage being a retired merchant.

RITCHIE A. IRELAND, M. D. With an extensive private practice to look after Doctor Ireland is also city health commissioner of Charleston. No position in any com- munity offers greater potential opportunities for a really vital service than this office.

Doctor Ireland is fully sensible of his duties and op- portunities, and has a conrage, public spirit and profes- sional abilities requisite of such an official. It is in an important sense to his credit that Charleston has become known for the efficiency of its Health Department and the carefulness with which the public health is guarded. A large part of his time is devoted to such subjects as milk inspection and testing, sewage and garbage disposal, water supply. He has put in force a ruling requiring all cows supplying milk for Charleston be tested for tuber- culosis, and is gradually enforcing all the standard re- quirements recommended by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. A number of articles from his pen have been contributed to Public Health Magazines on garbage and sewage disposal. Doctor Ireland organized the Public

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Health Nursing Association in Charleston for teaching child welfare and spreading knowledge of better living conditions among the poor. This association furnishes free nursing services to those who cannot attord to pay tor private nurses. Through this association also has been developed a social welfare organization for the conndential exchange of information among the various charity and civic welfare bodies of Charleston and near vicinity. 'Through these activities Doctor Ireland is undoubtedly one of the foremost men in the state whose time and talents are enlisted in the great public health movement.

He was born in tutchie County, West Virginia, in 1884, son of George M. and Mary (Law) Ireland, and is of English ancestry. His father's mother was a descendant of Alexander Lowther, a Revolutionary patriot. '1 homas Ireland, father of George M. Ireland, cleared the land ju the wuderness for his pioneer home in Ritchie County. George M. Ireland was a Union soldier, serving as captain of Company E, Sixth West Virgima Intantry.

Dr. ruitenie A. Ireland was nverally tramed in prepara- tion for mus profession. He attended the public schools, graduated in 1905 from the Wesleyan University at Buck- hannon, spent the year 1906 mn the University of West Virguma, aud from there entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, now a department of the University of Maryland, graduating in 1912. For one year he remained as an mterne in Mercy Hospital at Baltimore. For about four months he had an experience with Dr. James McClung, mine surgeon, at Richwood, West Virginia, and in the spring of 1913 moved to Charles- ton, where he has been engaged in practice, his chef work being as a specialist in internal medicine. Doctor Ireland is a member of the County, State and American Medical associations, is president of the Kanawha Medical Society, embracing the counties of Kanawha, Clay, Putnam and Boone, belongs to the Dispensary Statt of Union Mission, is consulting internist at Charleston General Hos- pital, and is on the Nurses Teaching Staff at St. Francis Hospital. He is also a member of the Chamber of Com- merce, of the Otheral Board of the First Methodist Epis- copal Church, and is amnated with the Masous aud Liks. Doctor Ireland married Miss Ada Scott, daughter of H. J. Scott, of Feunsvoro, West Virginia. They have one sou, James Dudley.

WILLIAM M. BROOKE is now sole owner of one of the im- portant industrial enterprises of the Huntington metro- politan district, the busmess being conducted under the title of the Huntington Seating Company, and the manu- facturing plant, one of the largest of its kind in the United states, vemg situated on Buffington Street, near the Chesapeake & Ouio Railroad station in the suburvan 'Town of Guyandotte.

Mr. Brooke was born in the City of St. Louis, Mis- souri, July 24, 1863, and is a son of John C. and Emily Love (Supplee) Brooke, the former of whom was born in Preble County, Ohio, in 18+1, and the latter of whom was born in tue City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1846. The parents passed the closing period of their lives in the City of Huntington, west virginia, where the mother died May 12, 1912, and the father in the year 1917. John C. Brooke was a son of John Brooke, who was born in Virginia in 1784, and who died mu Freble County, Ohio, in 1868, he having been a pioneer settier and extensive farmer in that county aud having been a representative of a family of English lineage, that was founded in Virginia in the Colonial era of our national history. John Brooke married a daughter of Rev. James B. Finley, who was a distinguished pioneer clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and they became the parents of a remarkable family of twenty children.

John C. Brooke gained his early education in the com- mon schools of Preble County, Ohio, and as a lad he went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and entered the em- ploy of the Bradstreet Commercial Agency. He con- tinued his residence in Philadelphia until shortly after his marriage, when he removed to St. Louis, Missouri, and engaged in the wholesale and retail coal business. In

1865 he removed to Eaton, Ohio, and there organid and became president of the First National Bank. 1868 he established a private bank in the City of cinnati, that state, and there in 1871 he organized 8 Excelsior School Furniture Company, of which he beca'e vice president and general manager. A few years lar he organized tue Excelsior Furniture Company, wah established its manufacturing plant at New Richmo Ohio, and in 1889 he ettected a reorganization of 1 enterprise, under the title of the Cinemnati Seating Cc pany and with a factory at Harrison, Ohio. In 1: the manufacturing headquarters were removed to Hu ington, West Virginia, and the title of the corporath was cuanged to the Huntington Seating Company. Brooke continued as president of the company until death. He was a liberal and progressive citizen 2 business man, a republican in politics, and he and wife were zealous members of the Methodist Episco] Church. Of their children William M., of this revie is the eldest; Finley S. is engaged in tue real-esta business at Cincinnati, Onio; Emily Love became tue w of Jonu W. Pmar, who is now a resident of Erie, L'er sylvania, and her death occurred at washington, tu state, in ly11, when she was thirty-eight years of at

William M. Brooke graduated from the niga sem in the City of Cincinnati as a member of the class 1886, and thereafter he was a traveling salesman the Church Furniture Company of Cincinnati untu 190 He then became a travenng salesman for a lead electrical appliance company in the City of Chicago, al his trade territory covered the southern states. 1910 he became associated with his father's company, t Huntington Seating Company, for which he travel throughout the entire United States. in 1916 he pl cuaseu the interests of his father aud brother and becal sole owner of this important couceru, which manura tures church furniture of all kinds and whien is ol of the largest and most important of the order in li Union, the father of Mr. Brooke having been the pione in the manufacturing of cuurch furniture, and the Hun mugron seating Company thus naving prestige as w Oluest company in this line of manufacturing in ti United States.

Mr. Brooke is a stalwart advocate of the principle of the republican party, he and his wife are memve, of the Mechouist Episcopal Church, he is amliated wir Huntington Louge No. 513, B. P. O. E., and is a pai exalted ruler of Dallas Lodge No. (1, B. P. O. L., : Dallas, Texas. He is a member also of Fidelity Lodg No. 123, 1. O. O. F., at Huntington, and holds memoe ship in the local Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce au Jobbers and Manufacturers Bureau. His attractiv aud modern home is at alo Mam Street, Guyandotte, au he is the owner of the property.

At Atlanta, Georgia, in lood, mur. Brooke wedded Mix Anna Donna Forlow, who was born in Preble County Onio, in september, 18/0, and whose death occurred a Huntington, West virginia, December 31, 1912, no chi aren having been born of this union. On the 28th o April, 1914, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Brook and Miss Mae Elizabeth Lynch, daughter of Robert an Malinda Lynch, who resides at Point Pleasant, West Vij ginia. Mr. and Mrs. Brooke have one child, Malind. Love, who was born September 19, 1917.

JOHN F. SCHMIDLAPP, superintendent of motive powe for the Ohio Valley Electric Railway Company, with residence and official headquarters in the City of Hunt ington, West Virginia, was born at Piqua, Ohio, Augus 14, 1872. His father, Carl Schmidlapp, was born in the City of Berlin, Germany, in 1849, and died at Piqua Ohio, in 1911. The grandfather, John F. Schmidlapp, wa: reared near Berlin and followed farm enterprise in hi: native land until 1855, when he came with his family to the United States and settled near Piqua, Ohio, where he became a very successful farmer and where he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. Both were devout communicants of the Lutheran Church, and he es

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used the cause of the democratic party. John F. Ihmidlapp was forty-four years of age at the time of death. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth nrenbacher, was born in the City of Berlin in 1827, d died at Piqua, Ohio, in 1912, their only child having en Carl, father of the subject of this review. In the public schools of Miami County, Ohio. Carl hmidlapp continued his studies until he had profited the advantages of the high school at Piqna, and entually he gneceeded to the ownership of the fine I homestead farm. 216 miles north of Pigna, where he og held precedence as one of the substantial and agressive agriculturists and stock-growers of that part the old Buckeye State. He was for thirty years csident of the school board of his district, was in- tential in community affairs in general, was a demo- at in politics, and was a most zealong communicant Ed supporter of the Lutheran Church, of which his wife Lewise was a devoted member. He was affiliated with e Masonic fraternity for many years prior to his ath. His wife, whose maiden name was Marv Roberts. 1º horn in Miami Conntv. Ohio. in 1855, and she died hile visiting her son John F. at Huntington, West Vir- nia. on the 29th of Anril. 1921. her remaing being ro- rned to Piana and interred heside those of her husband. " the children John F .. of this sketch. is the eldest; a is the wife of William Zimmerman, manager of the nna (Ohin) Water Company: Harry owne and has active anagement of the old home farm: and Russell likewise a progressive farmer near Pigna.

The nnblic schools of Pinna afforded John F. Schmid- on his early education, and there he was graduated the high school as a member of the class of 1988. or one year thereafter he was emnloved ng a laborer what is now the Toledo Railway & Tight Company Toledo, Ohio, and his ability and effective service centrally led to his promotion to the position of anner- tendent of egninment. After leaving this nosition he ne for three years chief electrician with the Sprame lectric Company at Lima, Ohio, and for a total period twelve vears. in three different intervale. he waq in eentive service with the Miami Valley Railway Com- nv, with headquarters at Piona. where he held the fire of superintendent of caninment. In the interims this service with this company he gave seven years 'effective administration as annerintendent of constrne- on for the Cleveland Construction Company. the general fires of which are in the City of Cleveland, Ohio. In 11 Mr. Schmidlann beenme superintendent of ennin- ent for the People's Railway Company of Dayton, hio, and in 1912 the company transferred him to Hunt- gton, West Virginia, where he has since served as perintendent of motive power for the corporation now town as the Ohio Valley Electric Railway Company, e same having absorhed the People's Railway Com- inv. With offices at Eighteenth Street. West. and Wash- gton Avenne, Mr. Schmidlap now has supervision of e activities of seventy emploves, and technically and an executive way he is well equipped for the re- onsible office of which he is the incumbent. He is dependent in politics, is a member of the Huntington amber of Commerce and the West End Business Men's nh. and is the owner of his residence and other real tate in Huntington. In Ohio he still retains affilia- on with Tippecanoe City Lodge No. 151, I. O. O. F .; and iqua Wigwam No. 153, T. O. R. M.

In the World war period Mr. Schmidlapp was a vigor- Is and loyal worker in all local patriotic service, he iving served as a member of the committees in charge

' the campaigns in support of the Government war ans and having made his personal subscriptions ag rge as possible.

In 1897 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Schmid- pp and Miss Edith Hartman, who was born and reared Piqua, Ohio, and who is a danghter of the late Lonis id Fannie (Loganstein) Hartman, her father having ng been superintendent of a furniture factory at Piqua. r. and Mrs. Schmidlapp have one aon, Harold, who

was born November 16, 1900, who resides at Huntington and who is a salesman for the Republic Truck Company. He was not yet eighteen years of age when he entered the nation's military service in connection with the World war. He was stationed at Camp Sherman. Ohio. his command not having been called into overseas aervice.

HIRAM ELMORE PILCHER is one of the progressive and influential exponents of the real estate and fire insurance business in the City of Huntington where his offices nro established at 607 Ninth Street. He is president of the Huntington Real Estate Association and is a director of each. the Huntington Business Men's Association the local Credit Men's Association and the Chamber of Com- merce. He served as city treasures of Huntington for the fiscal voar 1918-19, his political affiliation hoing with the domeeratie partv.

Mr. Pilcher wag horn at Hinton. Summers County. West Virginia. June 19. 1999 and is a can of Charline T. Pilcher, who was born in Spotterivania Counts Vir ginia. March 12. 1850 and who was killed in a railroad accident at Thaver. West Virginia. War 2 1911 he has- ing been a locomotive engineer in the service of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company. He was one of the first engineers to run traing on this railroad out from the City of Huntington, where he maintained his rosi- dence from 1990 until his tradic death. For eighteen years he was engineer of the F. F. V. Limited hotwoon Huntington and Hinton. He was a stanneh democrat. well fortified in his political convictions, and was a member of the Johnson Memorial Church. Methodist Episcopal, Sonth. as was alen his wife. Mr Pilcher was affiliated with Huntington Lodge No. 53. A. F. and A M .: Huntington Chanter No. 6. R. A. M .; Huntington Com- mandery No. 9. Knighta Templars: and Beni-Kodom Templo of the Mystic Shrine at Charleston. At Culpeper Conrt Honse, Virginia. in 1981. was solemnized his mar- riage with Migq Florence Garner who was born at Stevenshurg. that state. March 22. 1857. and whose death occurred at Huntington November 5. 1919. their home having been maintained at Hinton, until their removal to Huntington in 1890. Of their children the enhjert of this sketch is the oldest: Walter died at the are of seven years: Ernest Lee is secretary of the Florida Cane Maple Syrup Company at Tamna. Florida; and Roy is associated with his eldest brother in the real estate and insurance business at Huntington.

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