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except that her name was Deborah. They had one daughter only (so far as known) and her name was Elizabeth, and on May 29, 1792, she was mar- ried to Samuel Ball, whose descendants still live in Randolph. Maxwell was a large landowner, his possessions lying in the present counties of - Tucker, Barbour, Randolph, and at one time he owned 10,000 acres on Gau- Jey River. He died about 1818, leaving no will.
THOMAS W. MCATEE, born 1848; married Rebecca Bradshaw. Chil- dren, Wm. L., Marian A., Addie, Albert H., Millard F., Mabel, Evert, Lucy and Elsie.
WILLIAM LEE MCATEE, born 1867 at Elkwater, son of Thomas William and Margaret (Folks) McAtee; Scotch ancestors; was married at Addison in 1888 to Bertha Jane, daughter of John and Margaret Eakle. Children, Bertel Donovan, Willie Sylvester and Edna Adaline. The first house in the vicinity of Blue Spring was built in 1840 by Jeremiah Couger. An Indian flint quarry is in that locality.
H. H. MCATEE, born 1822; married, first, to Nancy Hoysett; second, to Rabecca J. Bradshaw; third, to Margaret C. Stalnaker. Children, James S., Thomas, Elizabeth, Henry, Charles, Millard, Ferdinand, Jacob, Mary, Sarah, Lulila, James, Allie M., Georgia, John N. and Olevia.
JACOB M. MCATEE, born 1861, son of H. H. McAtee; by trade a car- penter.
ELAM D. MURPHY was born in Barbour County in 1843, son of Harrison and Elizabeth (Martin) Murphy; English parentage. In 1863 he married Dorothy, daughter of Washington and Nancy (Kelly) Long. Children, Alonzo Wellington, Nancy A. and David W. He began life as a farmer, with a very limited education, living at different times in Tucker, Barbour and Randolph. He owns 107 acres near Montrose, and was the first mer- chant, first postmaster and first mayor of that town. In 1865 he entered the Primitive Baptist Church, and in 1897 became a minister in the Mission- ary Baptist Church at Montrose. His father was born in 1801, and his grandfather, David Murphy, was a native of Virginia.
ALONZO WELLINGTON MURPHY, son of Elam D., born 1864, married Emma Phillips and has one child, Cecil. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
ENOCH ELLSWORTH MOUSE, born in 1864, son of Adam and Emily Mouse, was married in 1889 to Mary A., daughter of Archibald Harper. Children Lily Grace, Willis Bent, Gordon Clarence, Urcel and Golden. He is a farmer and dairyman near Elkins.
RICHARD CLARK MOORE, born 1855, son of Rolie and Sarah A. Moore, was married in 1874 to Delila C., daughter of Amos J. Canfield. Children, Viona, Charles Henry, Icy and Orpha. He came to Randolph from Tyler
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County; first settled on Cheat River, and later became a farmer near Orlena, owning 75 acres.
WILLIAM D. MAYO, born 1848, son of Dudley and Mary J. (White) Mayo; Scotch-Irish; was married in 1887 to Deliah A., daughter of Solo- mon and Rachel (Hyre) Williams. Children, Charles B., Richard D., Esther H., William B., Birdie W. He lives at Pickens where he is en- gaged in the hotel business.
CHARLES B. MAYO, born 1870; Scotch-Irish, son of William D. and Sarah (Dickison) Mayo, was married in 1896 to Kitty, daughter of Charles K. and Susan (Jennings) Fretwell. Mr. Mayo spent his early life in Upshur County, and came to Randolph in 1888, where he subsequently became agent for Senator Camden at Pickins.
ZEDEKIAH MORGAN was an officer and prominent citizen in the early years of Randolph. He was born in Connecticut, 1744, of ancestors who had lived in New England since 1636. The first in America was James Morgan, 1607; the next in the line of descent was John Morgan, born 1645; the next was Isaac Morgan, born 1670; the next was Peter Morgan, born 1705; and the next was the subject of this sketch, the fifth generation from the James Morgan the immigrant. Zedekiah Morgan was an officer in the Revolutionary War. His descendents are now numerous and influential in Randolph and other counties of West Virginia, as well as in other States. Lack of space forbids giving more than an outline of the families descended from Zedekiah Morgan, but fuller mention of some of those families and individuals will be found elsewhere in this book. Zedekiah Morgan, in 1769, married Ruth Dart, of Connecticut, and after her death he married Rebecca Watson, of Boston. By the first marriage he had six children, Joshua, Ezra, Hezekiah, Lydia, Ruth, Naomi; by his second marriage, four children, Theodore, Watson, Fanny and Alford. These children mar- ried and had families as follows:
Joshua married Hannah Gould and had three children, Isaac, Chester and Lydia.
Ezra Morgan married Rhoda Byrant and had three children, Emily Maria and Eliza.
Hezekiah Morgan, born 1773, married Elizabeth Sanford and had three children, Ezra, Zera and Fanny.
Lydia Morgan married Mr. Wakelee and had two children, Ebenezer and Nancy.
Ruth Morgan married George Wees, of Randolph, and had six children, Ziba, Zirus, Rebecca, Jacob, Dorcas and Martha.
Naomi Morgan married Adam Stalnaker, of Randolph and had four children, Maria, Daniel, Ellen and Randolph.
Theodore Morgan married Lydia H. Rude, of Lewis County, and had
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ten children, Maxwell, Amos, Jane, Ezra, Maria, Rebecca, Hannah, Luceba, Hattie, and a son who died young.
The facts of the marriages of Watson, Fanny and Alfred Morgan could not be obtained for this book.
The marriages and subsequent history of all the grandchildren of Zedekiah Morgan cannot be given here, but the following will suffice:
Isaac Morgan, son of Joshua, married Amanda Gould.
Chester Morgan, son of Joshua, married three times, to Virginia Town- send, to Nancy Talbott, to Delila Boiles.
Lydia Morgan, daughter of Joshua, married Major Thorp.
Emily Morgan, daughter of Ezra, married Eldridge Burr.
Maria Morgan, daughter of Ezra, married Abram Hudkins.
Eliza Morgan, daughter of Ezra, married Benjamin Gould.
Ezra Morgan, son of Hezekiah, married Hannah Nash, and had eight ·children, one of whom, Daniel Nash Morgan, received the Democratic nomi- nation in 1898 for Governor of Connecticut. He was Secretary of the Treasury under President Cleveland.
Maria Stalnaker, daughter of Naomi Morgan-Stalnaker, married Isaac Baker of Randolph County, and had six children, Isaac, Eli, Catherine, Daniel R., Ellen and John.
Daniel Stalnaker, son of Naomi Morgan-Stalnaker, married Sarah Wy* lie, of Greenbrier County, and their children were Virginia, Callie, John, Ellen, Kate, William and Sallie.
Ellen Stalnaker, daughter of Naomi Morgan-Stalnaker, married Ro- landus Heavener, and had two children, Ella and Eunice. Ella became the wife of Prof. U. S. Fleming of Pittsburg, and Eunice the wife of Clay Craw- ford of Beverly.
Randolph Stalnaker, son of Naomi-Morgan Stalnaker, married Caroline Erskine Zoll of Monroe County. Their children were Dr. John W., Sarah, Daniel E., Caroline E., Dr. Albert G., Henry Z., Mary L. and Randolph. The last named was private secretary to Governor Henry M. Mathews from 1877 to 1881, and Secretary of State of West Virginia from 1881 to 1885.
ABRAHAM WISE MALLOW, born 1841 in Pendleton County, son of Michael; was married in 1869, in Grant County, to Mary Catherine, daugh- ter of Amos Judy. Children, George Amos, Rebecca Virginia, Mary Susan and Charles Edward.
GEORGE AMOS MALLOW, born 1870 in Pendleton County, son of Abra- ham and Mary (Judy) Mallow; German ancestry. In 1894 he married Bar. bara Jane, daughter of Conrad and Mary A. (Reed) Smith. Children, Al- pha May, Bertha Ellen, Bennie Carroll. He is a farmer and has lived in Randolph 20 years.
DECATUR MONTONEY, M. D., born in Pendleton County, 1868, son of
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Robert W. and Mary C. (Vandevender) Montoney; French and Scotch an- cestry. He lived three miles from school and did not attend till 12 years old, and he had a long and difficult struggle to obtain his education. After a few years he secured a first grade certificate, and taught school for a few terms. Then he entered the Fairmont Normal and nearly finished the course, but did not graduate. He resumed his teaching, and was appointed on the examining board of Randolph County. In 1891 he began the study of medicine in the University of Virginia, and at the Medical College of Virginia at Richmond, and finally graduated at the Baltimore Medical Col- lege in 1894. Since then he has been successfully practicing his profession at Harman. He owns a farm of 350 acres, all improved, in Pendleton County, six miles from Harman.
ALBERT MEADE MONTONEY, born in Pendleton County, 1866, brother of Dr. Montoney; was married in 1887 at Frederick City, Md., to Nettie A., daughter of Aaron W. and Mary (Feaster) Roby. Children, Peachie Lee, Bessie Lenore, Urvin Guy, Mary Lola and Ona Grace. By trade he is a carpenter, and owns 80 acres in Dry Fork District.
JACOB WILLIAMSON MARSHALL, born 1830, in Ritchie County; English ancestors; son of Joseph and Hannah (Mckinney) Marshall; was married in 1855 to Georgiana, daughter of George and Mary (See) Marshall. Children, Joseph, Dixie, Mary E., Piatt, Cecil E., Ligon, Adam, Lucy and Arthur. He is an extensive farmer, owns 3000 acres, 1500 improved, of which 750 acres are on Tygart's Valley River. He was in the Confederate army, Cap- tain in the Nineteenth Virginia Cavalry. He was on General Lee's staff in 1861, and was with Lee at Elkwater. He was subsequently with General Jenkins, and saw much service on outpost duty in Pocahontas, Randolph, Greenbrier and other counties of West Virginia between Greenbrier and Kentucky. He lives on Mingo Flats, in a region elevated, healthful and abounding in fine scenery. His house is within three miles of the fountain source of Tygart's Valley River. His son, Jacob Ligon, is a student in the Baltimore Medical College.
PIATT MARSHALL, born 1869, son of Jacob W., was married in 1894 to Mary E. Beatty. Children, Adam J. and Samuel M.
HEZEKIAH BUKEY MARSHALL, born 1832, in the present county of Ritchie; Scotch-Irish; son of Joseph and Hannah (Mckinney) Marshall; was married in 1857 to Samaria Blain, daughter of Joseph and Amanda (Wood) Moore; second marriage to Juliet Ann Douglas. Children, Joseph Moore, Jacob Williamson, John Blain, Martha Ato, Mary Ali, Kyd Douglas and Guy Holt. He owns 2500 acres, 600 improved; was in Texas from 1857 to 1865, and then returned to Mingo and has since kept store there, and an hotel, which is the stopping place for travelers from Virginia to Addison Springs. His great-grandfather was a brother to John Marshall, the Vir-
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ginia Chief Justice. He has a coin made in Mexico (Chihuahua) in 1556, and many other old and rare ones; has a book printed 1792; a half-cent of 1808, and a Caroline cent of 1771. He has always taken the lead in move- ments looking to the development of the country, and is well posted as to its resources. His son, Kyd Douglas, was educated at the Hillsboro Academy.
JOHN W. MULLENNIX, born 1829, in Pendleton County, son of James and Permela (Murphy) Mullennix; German ancestry; was married in 1855 to Mary Catherine, daughter of Adam and Mary (Harper) Judy. Their children are Mary Jane, Isaac J., John A., Thomas J., Virginia, Martin, Phoebe C., Elizabeth, Edward J. and Alpha. He is a farmer and owns 5000 acres, one-half improved, and he handles 400 or 500 head of cattle, and winters 200 each year, besides over 200 sheep. He has dealt extensively in hardwood lumber and was formerly a merchant at Job. He began business in a moderate way, having inherited one-sixth of an estate worth $2,000. In all his undertakings he has been successful. His father, also a farmer, was born in Pendleton County, 1804, and his grandfather, Abraham Mul- lennix, also a farmer, was born in Highland County, and was very fond of hunting. In 1835 he killed an elk at the Sinks of Gandy, which was one of the last, but not the last, killed east of the Ohio River. The great-grand- father was James Mullennix. On his mother's side, his grandfather, Walter Murphy, came from Ireland, settled in Pendleton County, and married Miss Posten, near Baltimore.
THOMAS JEFFERSON MULLENNIX, born 1860, in Pendleton County, died 1891; son of John W. and Mary C. (Judy) Mullennix; was married in 1880, near Circleville, to Susan Virginia, daughter of Nimrod and Elizabeth (Bland) Dove. Children, Sedgwick L., John W., Harness P., Katie E., Jeddy D., Wandy F., Silvie P., Dollie. Farmer and stockdealer; owned 147 acres, 100 improved; began merchandising at Job in 1887, and remained there until killed by Lafayette Elza.
WILLIAM MARSTILLER, born 1825, died 1895; son of John and Mary (Hill) Marstiller. Children, Louise, Amon E., Nancy, French H. and Page.
CHARLES MAY MARSTILLER, born 1859; German parentage, son of Nicholas and Amanda (Taylor) Marstiller; was married in 1880 to Agnes, daughter of David Hand Perrie (Skidmore) Gilmore. Children, Otis Grover, Clara Harding, Pearl, Jeane and Kendall Gilmore; owns 400 acres. For twelve years he was County Surveyor.
LEE MARSTILLER, born on Cheat River, 1861; son of Nicholas Marstil- ler; married in 1883 to Leonora, daughter of John B., and Laban (Stalnaker) Earle. Children, Dillon, Louida, Lillian, Earle and Hallie; farmer, owns 419 acres, 200 improved, twomiles from Elkins; owns the John I. Stalnaker farm, by deed to Lee Marstiller and wife, she being Stalnaker's adopted
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daughter, having lived with him since four years old. Her sister, Louida, was also adopted by him at the same time, she being two years old. Louida married Benjamin Gall of Philippi, and died 1885.
J. D. MARSTILLER, born 1867, son of Nicholas, was married in 1888 at Lebanon, Ohio, to Minnie A., daughter of John A. and Alice M. (Morris) Blair. Children, Blair,' Ruth and Brooke. He is a school teacher; was first postmaster at Womlesdorff, also first Mayor of the town; was appointed County Surveyor in 1897; was Notary Public 1887; graduated at the National Normal University of Ohio; was also a student in the Randolph Academy at Huttonsville. At present he is a dealer in flour and grain at Womlesdorff.
A. E. MARSTILLER, born 1859; was married in 1882 to Deborah Moore. Children, Bruce, Charles, John, Byrne, Lloyd and Burt.
ELI MOORE was born in Barbour County, 1851, son of Solomon W. and Clarissa H. (Schoonover) Moore. In 1876 he married Clara A., daughter of Rev. A. Mustoe. Children, Ezekiel H., Charles M., Alice M., Lawrence, Simeon, Anthony, Lily, Leslie, Lona and Lulu. He began as a farmer in Barbour, then in Randolph and in 1890 engaged in the mercantile business at Montrose, being Town Sergeant one year. His grandfather, William Moore, was born in Loudon County.
W. A. MOORE, born 1833 in Pocahontas County, son of Addison and Elizabeth Moore; Irish, German and English ancestry. In 1856 he married Mary A., daughter of John and Mary McCoy. She dying, he married Vir- ginia L., daughter of Benjamin Jackson. Children, George Anna, Edgar W., Virda I., Lucy M., Harry H., Rosa I. and Wm. H. He has followed the business of farmer, blacksmith and merchant, and now keeps hotel at Huttonsville; entered the Confederate army in 1863; was taken prisoner in 1864; took part in the beatles of Winchester, Droop Mountain, Fisher's Hill and in many skirmishes.
BUKEY WILLIAM MOORE, born 1858, son of James A. and Sarah (Chan- nel) Moore; Scotch-Irish; was married in 1878 to Virginia E., daughter of Merican and Sarah (Simmons) Moore. Children, Marion, Sarah, Elvira, Roy, Viola and Ali. He owns 140 acres, mostly improved; lived three years in Kansas. The first of the Moore family, Joseph, came from Bath County. His children were, Ann, who married Mr. Welch; Clara, married Jerry Channel; James, married Sarah Channel; Blain, married H. B. Mar- shall Jennette, married John Edminson, Eliza, married Sam Hepler; John married Ida Burger. Wood Moore, brother of Joseph, had the following children: Martha, Sarah, Samuel, Merican, Virginia, Dorphan, Sidney, Penelope, Joseph and Augustus. Their descendants are numerous in Ran- dolph and and Pocahontas Counties.
THOMAS MERICAN MOORE, born 1835, son of Wood and Mary (Wood) Moore; Scotch-Irish; married 1856 to Sarah Ann, daughter of Adam and
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Tabitha (Stalnaker) Simmons. Children, Tabitha Ellen, Charles Sam- uel, Virginia Elizabeth, Caroline Amelia, John Dorphan, Mary Martha, Ella Vernon, Adam Simmons, William, Everett Burns; owns 76 acres, 50 improved.
CHARLES SAMUEL MOORE, born 1859, son of T. M. and Sarah A. (Sim- mons) Moore; Irish ancestors; married 1885 to Lelia, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wood) Lemon. Children, Hugh, Emerson, Rosa Elizabeth, Etta Ora, Stella Ann, Carl Lemon; owns 33 acres of improved land; at- tended Glenville, (W. Va.) Normal School, and National Normal at Leban- on, O .; was County Superintendent 1880-82.
T. S. MOORE, married 1882. Children, Sarah A., Laura, Mercia, John, and Thomas.
LEWIS MCQUAIN, born 1846 in Pendleton County, son of John and Sarah (Strader) McQuain, Irish parentage; was married in 1882 to Nancy E., daughter of Wm. and Jane (Everett) Marstiller. Children, Hattie, Charley, Howard, Delbert, Jennie and Luther. He is a farmer and owns 150 acres, 100 improved, five miles from Elkins; came to Randolph 1851 and settled on Cheat. His father died in 1878.
LEVI WILMOTH MCQUAIN, born 1864, son of Joshua and Mary Ann (Leary) McQuain, was married in 1891 to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth (Pritt) Hill. Children, Lutie and Hiram Wilson. He owns 250 acres, 65 improved; was elected constable in 1892. His grand- father, John McQuain, came from Ireland.
JEFFERSON CLEM MARTENEY, born 1835, son of George Washington and Rebecca (Clem) Marteney. In 1865 he married Margaret C. Pritt, and their children are Ida, Kent, Cora, Edward, George W., Mattie, Charley, Perry and Clyde. He is a farmer near Laurel. William Marteney was his grandfather and was a prominent man and efficient officer in the early years of Randolph County, and being a slaveholder in his lifetime, when he came to die he set the slaves free.
EDWARD MARTENEY, son of Jefferson, married Ceba Yokum in 1889, and after her death he married Daisy, daughter of Creed Kittle. Children, Willie, Mattie, Maudie and Ruth.
FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT MCELWEE, born 1846 in Pocahontas County, son of John and Mahala(Nottingham)McElwee; Irish descent. In 1872 at Val- ley Bend he married Virginia E. daughter of Samuel L. and Syrena Ann (Haigler) Wamsley; children, Walter Warren, Flossie Ford, Lado Lorne, Jewell Holt, Orman Day and Hallie May. Mrs. McElwee died 1892, and in 1896 he married Eliza E., daughter of Adam and Sarah (McDonald) Arbogast of Pocahontas County. His father was a carpenter, and in 1848 moved to Hot Springs, Va., and from there to Pocahontas, then to Randolph, set- tling first near Huttousville, and in 1857 in Elkins. Mr. McElwee was in
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the Confederate Army, and was in the battles of Cedar Mountaid, Second Manassas, Antietam, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, around Richmond, and" many others. His brother Bud was at Rich Mountain, and surrendered. Mrs. Mahala McElwee is still living, aged 87. Her children were, Andrew B., Margaret J., Bud D., Sarah E., Divers B., Francis L., Bernard T. and Button G. Mr. McElwee's grandfather was drowned on the voyage from Ireland to America.
CHARLES MOYERS, born 1870, in Pendleton, son of Henry and Sally (Eye) Moyers; German-Irish parentage; was married in 1890 to Polly E., daughter of John and, Deniza (Hartman) Kile: children, Arthur Burlin, Sally May and Mary Jane. He owns six acres, two improved; is a black- smith, living at Valley Head.
JOHN MOYLE, a merchant of Elkins, was born in Baltimore; in 1887 married Bridget Ann Gillooly, and their children are Mary C., Frances G., Bertha V., Elizabeth, Ann, John J., Bernard, and Edward D. Mr. Moyle came to Randolph from Ohio, and by trade is a steel worker.
JOHN A. MOORE, born 1864 in Tyler County, son of Rolie Moore, mar- ried Ida Collett and has one child, Elmer.
DAVID ROSS MARTIN, born in 1851 in Marion County, son of George W. Martin, married Martha A. Jones in 1880. Children, Lurana G., Harry B., Arthur F., Pearl and Hallie M .; farmer and teacher. His grandfather was Charles W. Martin, of Culpeper, Virginia.
JOHN WALLACE MCCALLISTER, born 1835 in Greenbrier County, son of Samuel and Sarah Ann (Cook) McCallister; Irish parentage. In 1863 in Pocahontas County, he married Sarah Jane, daughter of Philip and Eliza- beth (Keister) Heltzel. Children, James Levesy, Charles Robert Edmond, Samuel Philip, Elizabeth, William Acham, and Lee. He is a farmer and carpenter, owns 32 acres, 20 improved; was in Confederate army, Stonewall Jackson's brigade, was in 21 engagements and was wounded in the head at the second Battle of Manasses.
ELISHA MCCLOUD, born 1842, married Elizabeth White, 1866. Chil- dren, Ida, Allie C., Emma; farmer, near Huttonsville.
JOHN ALEXANDER MCBEE, born 1855 in Barbour County, son of Wil- liam and Elizabeth (Shaffer) McBee, Scotch-Irish. In 1877 near Philippi, he married Frances Jane, daughter of Daniel and Rachel Rebecca (May) Frid- ley. Children, Elizabeth Jane, Frances Anna Lee, David Scott, John Woodbridge, Wm. Everett, Amos, Reuben, Stella Maud, Ora, Minnie Myr- tle, Gordon and Baby; a lumberman and farmer, owns 163 acres, 45 improved; has been in Randolph 20 years.
FLOYD MCDONALD, born 1872, son of Peter; married Jemima Cooper in 1893. Children, Ella and Ramey. Justice of the Peace in Dry Fork.
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CLARENCE M. MILLS, born 1873, married Mary Gooden. Child, Jewel R. He is a farmer and laborer.
HAMILTON MARKLEY, son of Absalom, in 1873 was married to Parmelia, daughter of Elam Talbott. Children, Valeria, Nora, Florence and Kizzine. He lives in Roaring Creek District.
CHARLES EMIL MYLIUS was born 1843 in Wurtemberg, son of Peter Mylius. In 1867 at Buckhannon, W. Va., he married Edmonea, daughter of William Jennings. Children, Emma, Nannie, Charles, Mary and Oscar. He lives on Shaver's Mountain.
JOHN WILLIAM MORRAL, born 1865 in Pendleton, son of John and Rebecca (Dean) Morral, German ancestry, was married in Upshur County, 1897, to Nancy Margaret, daughter of Granville and Virginia (Osbone) Lan- ham. He is a merchant at Harman, where he owns a house and lot, and he has lived five years in the county. He taught school in Pendleton County eight years.
GEORGE N. MARTIN, born 1832, son of George W. and Prudence L. (Carpenter) Martin; was married in 1853 to Elvie, daughter of Jonah and Sally (Pryde) Stansberry. Children, Louisa, Josiah, Francis Maxon, Mary A., Stansberry J., Christina, Dexter T. and Cornelius C.
FRANCIS MEREDITH, son of J. Q. A. Meredith, born 1868; married 1895 to Emma, daughter of J. T. Latham. Child, Latham.
WILLIAM MORRISON, son of J. B. Morrison, born 1867; married 1896 to Hattie, daughter of Riley Pritt. Child, Byron.
LINDLEY BOYER MCLAUGHLIN, born 1861, son of R. M. and Susan (Gilleland) Mclaughlin; Scotch-Irish; was married in 1878 in Pennsylvania to Sarah, daughter of Robert Boyer. Children, Leroy E., Robert M., An- nie E., Orlando D., Wilbur R. and Roy R. He came to West Virginia in 1892; is a stonemason and a coke-oven maker; owns 135 acres, 40 improved, five miles from Beverly.
ADAM MCGEE, born 1819, died 1894, married M. A. Kenna 1867. Chil dren, Michael, Wirt, Hattie, Minerva F., Birdie, Luther, Alba and Annie.
GEORGE MCLEAN, a prominent citizen of Randolph early in this cen- tury, and Sheriff in 1850-the last Sheriff under the Virginia Constitution of 1830, prior to the adoption of the new Constitution of 1852-was born March 25, 1792, on the eastern shore of Maryland, and early in life came to Randolph. He died July 13, 1880.
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MARTIN LUTHER NESTOR, born in Barbour County, 1851, son of Jacob J. and Rachel (Poling) Nestor; married, 1876, Helen M., daughter of Jacob B. and Mary A. Phillips. Children, Julia Belle, Alba Clyde, Lela Roe; miller and farmer on Leading Creek. His grandfather's name was John,
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and he was born in Barbour in 1794; his great-grandfather's name was Jacob. He came from Germany, the first Nestor to come to America. He settled near Valley Furnace, in Barbour, probably before the Revolution- ary War.
JAMES M. NESTOR, born 1863 in Barbour County, son of Jacob J. He . married Mary L. Chenoweth, and is a photographer, living at Whitmer.
JOHN NELSON, born 1866 on Dry Fork, son of John S. and Catherine Nelson. He married Alice, daughter of Eli A. and Mary Butcher. Chil- dren, Casper, Walter, Caddie Catherine, Minnie Margaret, John Dickson, Barton M.
PATRICK O'CONNER, born 1813, in Ireland, son of Michael O'Conner; married, 1840, to Bridget Quinn. Children, Michael, Mary, Catherine, John, Martin, Margaret, Helen, Patrick.
M. O. O'CONNER, born 1843, son of Patrick. In 1881 he married Martha Hallett, and for a second wife, Mary E. Corley. Children, Mary, John, Barney, Charley, Ernest, William, James.
MANUS O'DONNELL, son of John O'Donnell, born 1865, in Pittsburg; mother's maiden name, Margaret Haney.,
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