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Election October 13, 1874.
Candidates.
Votes.
Majority.
CONGRESS.
Charles J. Faulkner, Democrat
804
339
A. R. Boteler, Republican 465
Election October 10, 1876.
GOVERNOR.
Henry M. Mathews, Democrat
1187 295
Nathan Goff, Republican 892
-
Election November 7, 1876.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Democratic.
1117
252
Republican
865
Samuel S. Shockey
Lucinda Payne
Austin Fravel Mary Price Maria Wright John Davisson Joshua S. Corder 66
42
222
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS. Election October 8, 1878.
Candidates.
Votes. Majorities.
CONGRESS.
B. F. Martin, Democrat.
1202
803*
Frank Burr, Republican 399
John A. Thompson. 357
Election October 12, 1880. GOVERNOR.
Jacob B. Jackson, Democrat. 1240
384*
George C. Sturgiss, Republican. 856
N. B. French
221
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Election November 2, 1880. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Democratic 1017
175
Republican
842
Election October 10, 1882. CONGRESS.
William L. Wilson, Democrat 691
John W. Mason, Republican 769
78*
B. M. Kitchen 111
Election October 14, 1884. GOVERNOR.
E. W. Wilson, Democrat 1359 75
Edwin Maxwell, Republican 1284
Election November 4, 1884. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Democratic
1263
22
Republican . 1241
Election November 2, 1886. CONGRESS.
William L. Wilson, Democrat
1256
W. H. H. Flick, Republican ..
1257
1
Election November 6, 1888. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Democratic. 1508
35
Republican
1473
*Plurality.
SAMUEL VANHORN WOODS.
225
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS.
Election November 4, 1890. CONGRESS.
William L. Wilson, Democrat.
1477
112
George Harman, Republican 1365
Election November 8, 1892. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Democratic.
1462
59
Republican
1403
Election November, 1894. CONGRESS.
William L. Wilson, Democrat.
1456
Alston G. Dayton, Republican 1605
149
Election November 4, 1896.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Democratic 1645 72
Republican
1573
Election November 8, 1898.
CONGRESS.
John T. McGraw, Democrat.
1503
Alston G. Dayton, Republican
1557
54
Lawyers Who Have Practiced in Barbour.
William E. Arnold 1847
Daniel M. Auvil 1853
Henry D. Auvil 1860
Stark W. Arnold. 1878
Thomas J. Arnold
1874
John W. Arbuckle 1898
Bernard L. Brown. 1843
Jonathan M. Bennett 1843
Benjamin Bassel, Jı 1843
William G. Brown. 1845
George W. Berlin 1846
Caleb Boggess. . 1847
James M. Bennett 1850
A. C. Bowman 1877
Thomas A. Bradford 1857
Thomas Brown 1847
Frederick Berlin 1848
Richard A. Brown 1849
Edward C. Bunker 1854
John J. Brown
1859
J. Alexander Brown 1860
Simon Buckingham 1865
Thomas P. R. Brown 1869
John Bassel 1873
A. C. Baker 1873
James A. Bent
1889
W. E. Baker
1897
John S. Carlile 1843
G. D. Camden 1843
Jesse C. Canfield 1892
Gustavus Cresap
1845
Samuel Crane ..
1849
William C. Carper 1854
C. J. P. Cresap 1860
W. D. Carlile. 1874
J. Philip Clifford 1889
A. W. Corley 1892
W. G. Conley
1894
John F. Corder
1898
John S. Duncan.
1843
Edgar M. Davisson
1843
226
NOTES FROH THE RECORDS.
Burton Despard. 1843
Spencer Dayton.
1847
Edwin S. Duncan. 18-19
- Alston G. Dayton.
1878
James B. Dorman
1847
John A. Dille
1849
E. S. Daniels
1883
C. P. Dorr 1884
M. K. Duty . 1892
C. W. Daily 1892
Mathew Edmiston.
1843
John S. Fisher 1855
David Goff.
1843
Claude Goff
1856
William A. Gibson
1860
David W. Gall
1881
William T. George
1897
William Calder Haymond.
1843
Charles A. Harper. 1843
Charles S. Hall 1843
Edwin S. Hewitt 1843
John S. Hoffman.
1844
William A. Harrison 1844
John N. Hughes 1854
J. S. Hall.
1881
Alpheus T. Haymond.
1843
Joseph Hart.
1843
Marcellus B. Hagans 1849
Ephraim B. Hall.
1852
Felix H. Hughes.
1859
Willoughby Harrison.
1874
John H. Holt
1883
T. W. Harrison 1886
Lloyd Hansford 1887
Charles G. Harrison 1888
J. F. Harding
1888
C. C. Higginbotham.
1889
Jasper L. Hall
1870
William T. Ice 1866
Robert Johnson. 1843
Waldo P. Johnson . 1843
James M. Jackson.
1843
Leonidas S. Johnson.
1846
Robert Johnston
1843
. W. B. Kittle 1894
Leland Kittle
1882
Charles Lewis
1843
George R. Latham 1859
David H. Lilley 1863
George H. Lee 1843
Robert Lynn
1845
George W. Lurty 1853
Philetus Lipscomb
1886
L. M. LaFollette
1889
Lewis C. Lawson 1889
Addison Mclaughlin 1843
David J. Morgan. 1845
Benjamin F. Myers. 1845
Charles M. Murphy 1892
John McWhorter
1851
Henry O. Middleton 1859
John B. Mason.
1868
John N. Martin.
1869
Benjamin F. Martin 1873
John W. Mason
1874
James Morrow
1888
Edwin Maxwell
1888
E. T. Moreland
1894
W. B. Maxwell
1886
C. D. Merrick.
1889
- James Neeson
1844
Hezekiah G. Pinnell
1843
~ Melville Peck.
1881
A. M. Poundstone
1867
Aldine S. Poling
1892
ʻ
Albert G. Reger
1844
S. L. Reger
1881
- Ira E. Robinson
1891
Augustine J. Smith
1843
James K. Smith
1844
J. H. Stewart
1877
J. G. St. Clair
1887
Chapman J. Stewart
1844
S. M. Sommers
1857
Eugene T. Sommerville
1879
- Robert M. Strickler
1878
Eugene Sommerville.
1887
W. Scott.
1889
James T. Scott
1892
George B. Scott
1897
Fontain Smith
1866
C. W. Smith
1873
227
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS.
Uriel M. Turner 1843
Cabell Tavener 1843
Nathan H. Taft. 1846
Joseph A. Thompson 1859
H. G. Thurman. 1883
E. D. Talbott 1883
W. G. L, Totten 1886
R. E. Talbott. 1893
Alonzo L. Taylor 1886
A. J. Valentine.
1886
W. D. Williams 1846 -
- Samuel Woods. 1848
Benjamin Wilson 1849
Enoch T. Withers 1843
Frank Woods
1877
J. Hop. Woods
1878
J. B. Ware.
1898
Samuel V. Woods 1881
U. G. Young
1889
John Zinn
1858
Henry A. G. Ziegler
1869
Constables.
1843. John Weaver, Isaac Johnson, G. W. Gall, James Wilch, James Benson, Noah B. Wamsley, Alpheus Teter, Absalom Hardin, Elias Alexan- der, Martin D. Kittle, Samuel Keller, Israel Coffman, William Simpson, Francis O. Shurtliff, F. J. Holder, Asa W. Talbott, John Martin, Joseph Corder, Samuel Holsberry, Garrett Johnson, William W. Jones, Samuel Haddix, Jackson Cash, John Kelly, George Harris, Nestor H. Kittle, Michael Boyles, George K. Digman, Absalom Roberts, Elmore Harrow, Mason Overfield, Jonathan Yager.
1844. John Douglas, Westfield Overfield, James Kesling.
1845. Abraham R. Chrislip, George Simon, Joshua Glascock, Jesse Teter, Samuel Cleavinger.
1849. John Dilworth, James W. McGuffin, Israel Poling, David Wilson, Stephen J. Thompson, Daniel Yager.
1851. James H. Prim, Joshua Wood, Jr., Absalom Wilmoth, Thomas D. Boyles, Gilbert Boyles.
1852. Absalom Digman, William Corder, Jacob Sturm.
1855. Adam Kerr, Asberry Rogers, Philip Digman.
1858. Spencer Glascock, Anthony B. Vannoy, Peter Johnson, Francis Snodgrass, Charles A. Holt, James F. Harvey, Anthony Rohrbaugh.
1859. Levi Bennett, Hansford Glascock.
1861. Minor S. Reynolds, John H. Wilson, Charles M. Groves, Milton C. Atherton, Henson L. Stout.
1862. Abraham R. Ward, N. E. Warder, Benson Simon, Isaac Price. 1863. David Foy, Jacob Waugh, Benjamin Simon, Solomon Coffman.
1864. Stephen Bolton, John Reeves, Isaac F. Hays, Simon Philips, Bartholomew Rosenberger, Salom Smith, Simpson Phillips.
1865. Robinson Woodford, Lewis Zirkle, Philip Rusmisel, John W. Cox, William P. Wilson, Richard Crutchard, Leper Rogers, Michael Simon, Thomas Williams.
1867. Henry A. Markley, William G. Martin, William Cunningham,
228
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS
Thomas K. Ford, John Stalnaker, Isaiah Poling, John Beaver, Robert G. Thorn, Reuben E. Walden.
1868. Stingley Shaffer, Matthew Edmunds, Daniel M. Williams, William Cade, William W. Johnson, William P. McCoy.
1870. Jacob B. Shroyer, W. G. Martin, Perry F. Poling, William M. George, John R. Shafer, A. C. Leyman, William Simon, John B. Stout, H. J. Thompson, H. Combs.
1872. Nelson Peck, Elmore B. Philips, George W. Fry, Levi H. Camp- bell, Jesse B. Poling, Robert B. Bartlett, William W. Hudkins, John E. Hulderman, Henry Hovatter, Washington Phillips, J. W. Greathouse.
1874. David S. Talbott.
1876. William Phillips, G. D. Harris, Jethro Bennett, William Price, Sanford Coffman, Terah Osborn, Benjamin K. Knight, William Murphy, Christian Post, I. R. Murphy.
1880. Cornelius Corley, George A. Lough, Francis L. Swick.
1882. William W. Jones, Joseph B. A. Simon, George L. Corder, William S. Scott, Charles W. Haller, Jethro Moore, G. G. McVicker, James Nutter.
1884. G. M. Hovatter, B. W. Gainer, Wesley Bean, William S. Cutright, Matthew R. McVicker, William P. Townsend, Franklin P. Knight, Joseph P. Yager, Simpson Cross.
1888. James D. Thacker, F. A. Simpson, Isaac A. Baughman, Johnson Phillips, Solomon E. Yoke, James H. Bean, Daniel H. Myers, Henry C. Myers, John B. Knapp.
1890. William A. Mason, Charles Cross, F. L. Dennison, Abraham Ware.
1893. E. V. Golden, W. G. Golden, A. J. Cline, Loyal Marsh, Isaac W. Stemple, Monroe Phillips, Enoch Moore, John M. Good, R. A. Chap- man, I. H. Miller, Edward England, John Good, L. J. R. Sandridge, J. D. Wentz, Silas Douglass, W. S. Haddix, S. M. Moore.
1894. Haymond Cade, William England, Lee M. Moore, A. J. Golden, A. E. Alexander.
1896. Monroe Shomo, Z. I. Kines, John Harris, Porter Sipe, David Nutter, R. E. Jones, George Price, M. P. Rinehart, Johnson Phillips, George W. McDaniel, Henry O'Neal, Peter T. Reed, John Purkey, H. C. Upton, Ira Harris.
1898. W. J. Lutz, Floyd Ward, Scott H. Shaw.
Justices of the Peace,
1843. David Holder, Jacob Keller, Jacob Bennett, Joseph Teter, Henry Sturm, William F. Wilson, William W. R. Callihan, Samuel Elliott, Elam D. Talbott, Isaac Booth, James T. Hartman, Abraham T. Reger, Jr.,
229
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS.
Jacob H. Burner, Jacob Simon, Jonathan Coburn, Absalom Knotts, Jacob Woodford, Charles Zinn, John H. Woodford, Joseph McCoy, William Shaw, Noah E. Corley, John Reger, Samuel Stalnaker, John Kelley, Michael H. Neville, George Nestor, William Johnson, Thomas Hall, Robert B. Stewart, Abraham Hudkins, Thomas Proudfoot, Robert Talbott, John Hoff, Samuel Cleavenger, Daniel Howdershelt, Absalom Hardin, David Thompson William W. Foster.
1852. Anthony H. Wells, William K. Hall, David Zinn, George W. Bedford, Henry D. Martin, William Biggs, Daniel Yeager, George W. Gall, John N. Hall, Enoch Hall, Solomon S. Leonard, Jesse Teter, Isaac W. Carper, Samuel Haddix.
1856. Joshua Glascock, Sanford Mason, Samuel Holsberry, F. J. Yowell, William W. Jones, Richard Phillips, John P. Thompson, Henry Hovatter, Henry A. Barron, Noah B. Wamsley.
1860. Edward F. Grant, David R. Poling, John Shoeyer, George K. Digman, Hiram Smith, James Proudfoot, Richard T. Talbott, Washington Martin, Joshua Wood, Matthias Benson, Joseph N. B. Crim.
1861. Anthony Rohrbaugh, Martin Myers, Samuel Kelley, Johnson Ward, Arnold Rogers, George M. Yager, Daniel Boyles, Enoch Sayers, Arnold Right.
1862. J. F. Harvey, Leonard Stout.
1863. A. P. Wilson, Aguilla J. Ward, Silas Bennett, James P. Robin- son, James Nestor, Allen V. Wilmoth, Daniel Felton.
1865. Henson L. Hoff, William Price, John Douglas, Holsberry Stal- naker, James W. George.
1867. Charles M. Groves, Michael Simon, John B. Ryan, John W. Cox, Abraham Hudkins.
1869. Samuel A. Shanabarger.
1872. Benjamin R. Greathouse, Christopher C. Hovatter, J. D. Mar- tin, Henry Deahl, Franklin E. Payne, J. W. Gawthrop, Lair D. Morrall, John Beaver.
1876. Job H. Glascock, S. M. Cornwell, E. M. Keyser, John E. Clem, A. B. Vannoy, John W. Corder.
1880. David A. Fridley, William J. Bartlett, James D. Corder, Isaac R. Murphy, Washington Phillips.
1882. F. B. Durrett, Simon Swick.
1884. M. Gainer, Phillip Ramsay, John E. McVicker, Joseph H. Lutz.
1888. George M. Kittle, E. A. Waugh, Washington Phillips, Garrison J. Stalnaker, J. W. Wheeler, William H. Swiger, John W. Greathouse, Marion Gainer, Solomon W. Harris.
1890. Ai Cleavenger, Thomas J. Patterson, Sylvanus H. Talbott.
1893. A. W Jones, Lafayette Corrick, A. D. Zirkle, D. B. Ward, E. B. Hudkins, J. C. Felton, John W. White, Jethro Bennett.
230
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS.
1894. James Coffman, James O'Neal, W. I. Wood, Elsworth McVicker, Franklin Phillips.
1896. W. A. Mason, Nelson H. Harris, A. Rohrbaugh, James H. Nestor, L. N. B. Paugh, William G. Keys, Alonzo G. Bartlett, Isaac I. Murphy, John W. White, D. B. Harsh, David Nutter.
1898. R. M. Nestor, T. A. Law. County Clerks,
Lair D. Morrall 1843
James T. Hartman 1858
Lewis Wilson . 1861
Luther C. Elliott 1879
Granville E. Taft.
1891
Circuit Clerks.
E. D. Wilson . 1843
L. D. Morrall 1852
David M. Myers 1863
Lewis Wilson. 1866
Jair Il Moral 1843 James y:IB aven a 1158 Lewis Wilson 1861 8 e. Elliott 1879 Frauvice Eloft 15
SIGNATURES OF BARBOUR COUNTY CLERKS.
Job H. Glascock. 1867
Isaac V. Johnson
1873
James H. Felton. 1891
R. E. Talbott.
1897
Judges.
Edwin S. Duncan 1843
David McComas 1847a
Joseph L. Fry. 1848
George H. Lee. 1850
G. D. Camden 1852
George W. Thompson 1853b
Edward P. Pitts. 1860b
W. A. Harrison 1862
SIGNATURES OF BARBOUR'S CIRCUIT
CLERKS.
T. W. Harrison. 1863
John Brannon 1873
William T. Ice 1881
A. B. Fleming. 1882c
A. B. Parsons 1885c
John Bassel 1886c
Joseph T. Hoke
1889
J. H. Holt. . . 1897
J. Hop Woods 1899f
form Nitom
I. E. Br 8.10. Wilson. 8. 12. Carla
L. L. White Lland Kitle. John B. Chorison Ms. Wilson
SIGNATURES RANDOLPHS
CIRCUIT CLERKS.
a -special for Duncan; 6-special for Camden; c-special for Ice; f-special for Judge Holt.
6. O. Wilson 1843 Po monallan D. T. Myers 1863 Lewis Wilson 186 JA Glas cock 1867
UndStan 1850 Richard & Talbott 17
231
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS.
Prosecuting Attorneys.
John S. Duncan 1843
George Hay Lee. 1843
Charles S. Hall 1845
G. D. Camden 1846
A. G. Dayton
1885
Daniel M. Auvil
1860
Nathan H. Taft 1861
Spencer Dayton 1863
Charles S. Lewis
1866
ES. Duncan. E. C Pitts
David MiCom .
Mat 8 amis tom). AMboun stone
Neli am I. Joe
Www Thompson
Cho Homensfile
Melville Teck
SIGNATURES OF CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Sheriffs.
Joseph McCoy. 1843
John H. Woodford.
1845
William Shaw 1847
George Nestor 1849
James E. Heatherly 1881
Henry Sturm 1851
Jacob W. Robinson 1885
John R. Williamson 1852
James A. Williamson 1887
William McClaskey 1854
William W .. Daniels
1860
James Trahern
1861
John Howell. 1895
Spencer Glascock. 1863
Augustus A. Modisett
1866
County Surveyors.
William F. Wilson 1843
Thomas Wilson 1872
Lewis Wilson
.1850
Daniel J. Taft 1885
Joseph Howes
1860
C. Cornwell 1889
Peter Johnson 1867
Alva Wolverton 1893
Orlando P. Hoff
1870
William T. Ice 1866
H. A. G. Zeigler .1868
Thomas P. R. Brown 1873
C. F. Teter 1889
Melville Peck. 1893
Charles M. Murphy 1897
Joseph J. Hooke Joseph L. Try
no Br a ann on
James Knotts. 1870
James W. Talbott. 1872
Jacob Hudkins 1873
John W. Shank. 1889
Truman T. Elliott 1893
B. B. Rohrbaugh. 1889
S. L. O'Nael 1897
232
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS.
Assessor .
Jacob Keller 1843
John Callihan 1844
Joseph Teter 1845
Samuel Haddix. 1867
Flavius J. Holden 1846
William M. Hays 1868
Samuel Elliott
1847
Joseph Marteney 1870
Phineas Phillips
1848
H. H. Stalnaker 1877
David Holder . 1849
Gilbert H. Himes 1885
Noah B. Wamsley 1850
William M. Simpson
.1852
Robert Talbott 1852
William B. Corder 1889
Philip Digman 1858
Isaac M. Poling 1893
Joseph Marteney 1858
Josiah L. Hawkins 1861
Samuel S. Lackney 1861
G. A. Compton 1862
School Commissoners Before the War.
Abraham Reger 1843
Joseph Rightsman 1843
James Dilworth 1843
Thos. Proudfoot.
1843
Samuel Cleavinger 1843
Lair D. Morrall 1843
Abel Morrall 1843
William Johnson 1843
Daniel Nestor 1843
Felix Ryan. 1843
Noah E. Corley
1843
Thomas Hall 1844
John H. Woodford
1844
M. J. Martin
1844
Joseph Teter
1844
Abraham Hudkins
1845
James T. Hartman
1846
Samuel Stalnaker
1846
Elias Alexander 1846
James D. Hall 1846
John R. Williamson 1847
Noah B. Wamsley 1850
Joshua W. Reeves 1850
Daniel Yager 1850
Henson L. Hoff 1852
1852
Isaiah Wilson .
1852
Daniel M. Auvil
1853
James O. Carter 1853
George W. Gall 1854
Isaac Johnson 1854
James B. McLean 8516
IT Was for @ 1846 William Shawl 1849
1852
Forwilliamson
1852
mr 168 lackey 1857 M.H. Daniels 1860 games Irahim 1861
Spencer glas cock 1863
AB hodisett 1867
Das Vinotin 1870 Ogas, is, Jolla 5 1872
1876 Q. Effeanhuny 181
O W. Kohnson 1888 1.04 Williamson 1887 DR. Thanh. 1889
1893 John Howell 1894
B.B. Owhb&h1599
SIGNATURES OF BARBOUR'S SHERIFFS,
J. W. Gawthrop 1885
George W. Heltzell 1889
John K. Murphy 1893
E. H. Compton . 1897
Isaac C. Woodford 1897
Daniel Boyles 1864
William P. Keys. 1867
Henry D. Martin
RESIDENCE OF JOHN HOPKINS WOODS.
NOTES FROM THE RECORDS.
235
Robert B. Stewart
1860
Sandford Mason
1860
Abraham R. Talbott 1860
Charles Mustoe
1860
County Commissioners,
Benjamin H. Woodford. 1882
James A. Williamson. 1882
William P. Keys. .1882
B. B. Durrett.
1882
A. J. Hartman
1882
Hartzel E. Hoff
1883
J. Ed. Stewart
1899
Supervisors,
George W. Gall 1863
G. A. Compton
1863
Jonas Cooper. 1863
Samuel Knapp
1863
William C. Trimble
1863
Jacob Hudkins. 1863
Joseph Teter 1864
David Zinn 1864
James Boyles. 1864
Hansford Glascock. 1865
William U. Showalter 1865
George T. Pickens 1865
Adam M. Woodford.
1866
James Nutter 1866
Samuel Holsberry 1866
N. B. White. 1866
Aquilla J. Ward 1866
Samuel Knapp .1867
A. M. Talbott 1867
John N. Hall 1867
Joseph K. Baker 1867
Jesse Fitzwater 1867
Simon Buckingham 1868
Levi H. Cross 1868
William J. Bartlett 1868
F. G. W. Ford
1869
David H. Townsend
1869
Andrew J. Wilmoth. 1870
Isaac Hovatter
1870
Jacob Bennett.
1870
John W. Corder
1871
A. B. Vannoy
1872
E. T. Brandon
1872
G. Wence 1863 Is. a. Cosme 1020 18 64 games 1864
Bangles 1864. ofis re Showalles) 1866 A UNorafor01867 Um & Trimble 186 Estm N. ADD all 1869 13 White 1867
Ng Barato 1870
SIGNATURES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
School Superintendents.
Lair D. Morrall. 1847
Peter Zinn 1864 Levi Johnson. 1864
Robert A. McClutcheon 1869
Simon Buckingham
1872
Perry Marteney
1875
W. D. Zinn
1885
John L. Malcom
.1887
Simon S. Talbott 1889
M. C. Lough
1891
George C. Poling 1893
Charles I. Zirkle
1895
Le Roy V. Holsberry
1899
.
F. J. Yowell 1885
H. H. Stalnaker 1887
M. D. Riley
1891
Thomas B. Mason
1893
Willis Lantz.
1897
Isaac Martin 1883
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NOTES FROM THE RECORDS. Early Prices of Farm Stock.
Prices of some kinds of farm stock have changed since the early days of Barbour County, as will be shown by the following extracts from the records. In June, 1844, at a sale of the property of William Proudfoot, who had recently died, the sums realized seem small in comparison with present values:
2 steers $13.00
9 hogs. ฿ 7.50
3 yearlings and 1 calf. 10.50
20 geese
2.00
3 cows.
25.50
30 bushels of corn. 11.25
3 horses and 1 colt. 66.12
31 head of sheep. 14.98
2loom 2.00
The estate of Martin Life, who had also recently died, was settled by appraising and selling his personal property. The sale took place Febru- ary 22, 1845, and the following list will show the value placed by the appraisers and the amount realized at the sale:
NAME OF ARTICLE.
APPRAISED AT.
SOLD FOR.
1 wagon.
$15.00. $10.00
11 head of sheep.
9.00
9.16
1 sorrel mare 20.00.
9.10
1 grey mare. 20.00. 5.51
1 grey mare 18.00.
3.01
1 cow
8.00. 6.00
8.00
5.00
1 wooden clock.
8.00 3.50
In 1847 the property of William Chrislip, deceased, was appraised by order of Court, and the following items are selected, with the values given them:
8 head 2-year-old cattle $56.00
1 yoke of 4-year-old oxen. $30.00
6 yearling cattle 24.00
.3 .6 66
30.00
1 sorrel mare, blind of one eye 25.00
14 head of sheep. 14.00
1 red cow with white face. 12.00
9 head of lambs. 4.50
4 sows and pigs
1 red-sided, white-backed cow 10.00
1 old saddle
1.50
CHAPTER XX.
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THE CIVIL WAR IN BARBOUR.
The amount of fighting in Barbour County during the Civil War was not large in comparison with southern and eastern counties; yet Barbour occupies a place in history different from others because here was fought the first important engagement. It was not the first fighting, for prior to that time there had been encounters at Gloucester Point, Baltimore, and Sewell's Point, but the action of Philippi June 3, 1861, is regarded as the opening fight of the war.
Causes and events leading up to this great struggle are outlined in former chapters of this book, as far as West Virginia was immediately con- cerned; and in this chapter affairs of Barbour County will be specially con- sidered. An effort has been made to collect and set down a plain statement of facts concerning the movement within Barbour County immediately pre- ceding and during the Civil War. When Virginia seceded from the Union, the people of Barbour divided into hostile camps. In fact they had divided into parties before that time, one loyal to the Union, the other loyal to Virginia whether in the Union or out. The vote on the Ordinance of Se- cession showed that a majority were secessionists, but the majority was not large. No record of the vote is found in Barbour. Before that election there were nearly one thousand Confederate troops in Barbour, under Col- onel Porterfield, and their presence had an influence in augmenting the vote of the secessionists. Prior to that time several meetings had been held in the county by those in sympathy with secession, and only one meet- ing had been held by Union men. As early as January 25, 1861, Thomas . A. Bradford and Samuel Woods announced themselves candidates for elec- tion as delegates to the Richmond Convention, which subsequently passed the Ordinance of Secession; but to be a candidate, at that time, did not imply that they favored secession. Therefore each candidate issued a circular informing the people how he stood on the vital issues. The following is an extract from the circular by Mr. Woods:
"The Union of the United States is a Union of independent sovereignties, except V so far as they have surrendered portions of their sovereignty to the Confederacy of the United States for the purposes specified in the Constitution of the United States. Every State adopted the Constitution of the United States as part and parcel of the State constitution. It may of right assume all its rights and sovereignty for such causes
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as it may deem sufficient for itself without giving just cause of offense to any other State that may decline to do so. The allegiance which the citizens of each State owe to the Federal Government of the United States is subordinate to that due to each State. and may be lawfully withdrawn by each State whenever it may deem it to its interest to do so. When any State exercises these rights by seceding from the present Union of the United States, every citizen of such State is bound to render obedience and alle- giance to it alone. There exists no lawful authority in any government, State or Fed- eral, to coerce any State to return to the Union that may have in its sovereign capacity seceded from It, and any attempt to do so is an invasion of the sovereignty of such State, and Is equivalent to a declaration of war against it and ought to be resisted at every hazard and to the last extremity. The Constitution of the United States, while its pro- visions have been observed, has given to the people peace and security at home and power and influence abroad; and if preserved will give the same to our posterity. Every effort and saerifiee, not Inconsistent with the sovereign rights and honor of Virginia, should be made to preserve the same from destruction."
Mr. Bradford was considered the secession candidate while Mr. Woods was looked upon as more favorable to the preservation of the Union. Mr. Bradford announced his platform January 21, 1861, in a circular from which the following is an extract:
"I hold that, although the Federal Constitution ereated a government, yet that government and that constitution were as much dependent upon the will of the people of the several States for its creation and perpetuation as any other constitution in the country. The constitution was ratified by the individual States, each acting for Itself as an independent sovereignty, and when the powers delegated by that constitution are perverted to the injury and oppression of any or either of the States, they have the indisputable right to resume them. This right to resume the power delegated to the Federal government was expressly reserved in the ordinance of the Virginia convention which ratified the constitution. This is a right which has always been held saered by the people of Virginia because it furnished them with a remedy against unbridled majorities. If it be not so, and if the separate States do not enjoy this right, then the idea of State rights and State sovereignty, which has always been the Polar Star of Virginia politics, is a delusive dream, and this a great, consolidated government. But, if a State does seeede, has the Federal Government the constitutional right or power to eoerce her into submission? I think not. Coercion is war, and the President has not the power to make war upon any country, much less one of the original parties to the Federal compact. Coercion is disunion, certain, inevitable and irreversible; and this state of things I maintain no President, under the flimsy pretext of enforcing the laws, has a right to precipitate upon the country. I believe it is the duty of Virginia to . present an unbroken front to her enemies and demand with stern determination all the rights which belong to her and her southern sisters. These rights should be guaranteed upon a basis so firm and stable that the recurrence of our present troubles would be placed beyond the reach of Northern aggression. If we fail in this, I am for Virginia's resuming the powers she delegated to the General Government, and forming such other government as may best secure the liberty, safety and happiness of her people.
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