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He married for his second wife, Lillian M., the daughter of E. A. Hamner, a soldier in Company B., and school teacher in Upshur County for the last thirty years. To this union has been born one child: Martha, born October 27, 1906.
The subject of this sketch settled in Randolph County, in 1860. He has been a farmer and merchant in that county ever since.
He now owns 1,496 acres of land, after giving to each of his sons 100 acres of land; has been Justice of the Peace and is proud of the fact that he had six brothers in the Union Army.
HENRY H. LEWIS, JR., born November 23, 1863, son of H. H. Lewis, Sr. His birthplace was Hinkleville and his mother's maiden name was Mary F. Harris. He was raised on a farm. Educated in the public schools and at the Fairmont State Normal. At the age of twenty-one, he launched into business for himself and the following year purchased a store which he conducted for many years. About ten years ago he sold his store and went into the lumber business which he has followed since. He owns considerable property at Newlon, his home, and a large tract of timber land in Virginia.
He married Mary A. Harlan, daughter of E. K. Harlan, November, 1903. Children : Raymond Jule and George Duard.
HENRY QUINCY LEWIS, born on French Creek, November 14, 1872, son of Jacob Lewis and Amelia Hinkle. Raised on the farm and educated in the public schools, after graduation therefrom he began teaching and taught several terms of rural school. He then entered the West Virginia Conference Seminary, graduating therefrom 1903, and returned home to look after his father's farm. He pursued farming until the fall of 1906, at which time he entered into the employ of the U. S. Express Co., located at Fairmont.
He has always taken great interest in local government and general politics. He is now Congressional Committeeman of Upshur County of the Republican Party of which he is a member.
JACOB LEWIS, born May 6, 1842, was a soldier in the 10th West Virginia, Corporal of Company B. Was a farmer all his life. September 16, 1865, he mar- ried Florence Amelia Hinkle and to this union have been born eight sons and four daughters: Ulysses Sydney Grant; Sanie Virginia; Annas Roy; Thomas Jefferson ; Henry Quincy ; Franklin; Myrtle; Ivy Lucile; Cora Evelyn ; Urban Herbert; Bernard Paul; Hillery Roland.
Jacob Lewis was a son of Andrew and Polly Forinash Lewis. His grand- mother on his mother's side was Rebecca Barrett, the daughter of Benjamin Barrett an emigrant from Massachusetts, who descended directly from the Pil- grim Fathers. She married Washington Hinkle, son of Valentine Hinkle, and her mother's maiden name was Kesling.
Jacob Lewis died June 2, 1904.
JOHN LEWIS, son of Andrew and Mary E. (Forinash) Lewis, born
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December 26, 1835. Raised on a farm. Was soldier of Company B, and draws a pension.
Married Louvernia, daughter of Job and Martha (Smith) Ward June I, 1863, on Hacker's Creek.
Children : Martha Ann, born November 22, 1865, wife of Washington Lance ; Sarah Edda, born June 1, 1868, wife of Washington Armstrong; Lida W., born June 3, 1872 ; Lloyd E., born July 27, 1874, wife, Alice Propps; Addie Bell, born December 12, 1876, wife of Thomas F. Post and John Richardson ; Emma Jane, born October 17, 1878; Ivy Pearl, born December 18, 1883; David J., born June 16, 1887.
PHILLIP SHERIDAN LEWIS, born December 12, 1865, the son of Joseph A. Lewis of Warren District, Upshur County and the grandson of Andrew Lewis.
Married Martha Alice Wilson, the widow of Walker Floyd Wilson, who was the son of J. W. Wilson, March 19, 1888. Mrs. Lewis was born December 21, 1865, her maiden name was Rexroad, and by her first husband had one child, Willis Goff.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis's children are : Philip Howard, Frederick Harley, Eula, Charles, Kemp, Jay and Bertha.
The subject of this sketch is a farmer, lumberman and blacksmith in all of which occupations he succeeds. He owns one hundred and fifty-six acres of land near Rock Cave, known as the Morgan-Smith farm and is growing thereon a fine orchard.
RUFUS LEWIS, son of Allen and Matilda (Davis) Lewis, born March I, 1883, in Barbour County. Raised on a farm, learned farming and is still farm- ing. Married Margaret Hess, daughter of Abraham Hess.
Children : Alfred and Almeda.
Mr. Lewis was a Confederate soldier from Pocahontas County, Va. Enlist- ing in Company K, 17th Virginia Cavalry under Camtain Abraham Pifer.
He served through the war and came out blemishless. His second wife was Mary Rinehart, daughter of Ashford Rinehart.
Children. Edwin, Lizzie, Amanda, Alice L., and Ella.
ALVIN M. LIGGETT. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Burgdell) Liggett, born November 22, 1832, near Buckhannon, then Lewis County, Va. The son of a farmer. Farming has been his occupation except during the time he served as an office holder. He was twice elected county assessor on the Democratic ticket an office holder. He was twice elected county assessor on the Democratic ticket and was appointed to reassess the land in 1883, and so well did he perform this task that only one objection was lodged before the Republican County Court of Upshur County.
His ancestors were among the first emigrants from Eastern Virginia to the County of Upshur, having come here in the year 1808. His brothers and sisters are nine in number, with the names as follows: Levi, Nathan, Aaron, Alvin M., Jane Barbara, Susan, Rebecca and Elizabeth and Mary.
He was married twice. The first wife, Margaret F. Young, daughter of William and Hattie (Griffith) Young, of Harrison County. His second wife was Miss Fannie M. Eib. Mr. Liggett was actively connected with the Peoples' Bank of West Virginia, a director of the most conservative type. He died July 2, 1907.
THOMAS JEFFERSON LIGGETT, Assistant Postmaster at Buckhannon. Was born December 29, 1862. Son of Aaron and Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Ham-
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ner) Liggett. Is the oldest son of his father's family. Was educated in the Glencille State Normal School. Taught in the public schools of Upshur and Gil- mer Counties for 20 years during the winters, and farmed during the summers.
Upon the formation of the Knight Errant Company for the purpose of pub- lishing and printing a weekly newspaper in Upshur County, he was chosen presi- dent and remained at the head of this company until 1907, when he resigned in order that he might give all of his time to his postoffice duties.
He owns a farm on Glady Fork and several houses and lots in and around Buckhannon.
He married Emma Florence, daughter of Gideon Hall and Lydia Margaret (Curry) Wilson. Their children are: Elenora, Vivian, Luanna. Lilian, Wilsie.
LLOYD BUNYAN LIMBERS, born April 8, 1873, son of Andrew Limbers. a soldier in the Civil War and Martha P. Boyles. His grandfather, John Limbers, emigrated from France to Pennsylvania in 1835, and from Pennsylvania came to Barbour County. His mother was a daughter of Andrew Boyles and Martha V. Wotring. they had five children.
He married Aura M. Loudin, daughter of John L. Loudin and Anna Gross, daughter of Samuel Gross, native of Bath County, Va.
John L. Loudin, son of David. who was the son of John Loudin and a Miss Carpenter, was a soldier in the Ioth West Virginia Infantry.
Children : Gordie, born April 20, 1899; Zelma, born November 15, 1906.
He is a farmer and owns 58 acres of land.
DAVID LINGER, born December 26, 1873, the son of Phillip Linger and Louvinia Cutright. His mother was the daughter of William Cutright, he mar- ried Dessie Hamilton, the daughter of Samuel Haminon. Child, Cecil.
EDWIN FILMORE LINGER, a farmer, was born August 13, 1872. His parents were William and Josephine Linger, his grand parents were Joseph Lin- ger and Mercia Hinsman. His father was a Confederate soldier.
He married Iza E. Linger, daughter of Bruce Linger, July 31, 1903, and to this union has been born one child, Geraldine Linger, July 1, 1906.
WAITMAN T. WILLEY LINGER, born March 2, 1867, son of Oliver and Mary (Self) Linger and grandson of Phillip and Sarah (Cutright) Linger.
The subject of this sketch is the second son of his father's family. His first wife was Miss Mary E. Slaughter, a daughter of Amos Slaughter.
Their children were: Nellie Myrtle : Amos Glenn and Anthony.
His second wife was Miss Lula McGary Loudin, daughter of James and Mariah (Tillman) Loudin and granddaughter of Walter Loudin and their children were: Mary Naoma and Freda.
Mr. Linger is the manager and owner of a Handle Factory at Sago, the only one in the County. His politics are Independent and Prohibitionist.
ANDREW DICKISON LONG, born June 4. 1856, son of James Long. His wife was the daughter of Joseph Thomas an emigrant from Wales, where she was born, September 24, 1857. Her name was Elizabeth and she married Mr. Long March 15. 1876, and their children are: Mertie Ethel, R. Jane, Mary Ellen, Adith Hannah, James Ulysses Harrison. Beatrice Bessie, Martha Agnes, Maggie Dortha, Joie Andrew, John William and Norris Roy.
Mr. Long is a Methodist. a Prohibitionist, a Free Mason and a loyal member of the Blue Button Army. He is a blacksmith at Gaines.
GEORGE A. LONG, born November 28. 1848. Married Sarah Paugh, December 26, 1872. His wife was born September 12, 1847, and their children are: Hulda A., born July 9, 1875; Harvey H .. married Samantha Hyre; Celia
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M., single ; Rosetta F., wife of T. H. Eckard and Ida R., who died November 22, 1891, at the age of eight years.
The subject of this sketch is a son of James Long and Mrs. Long is the daughter of Levi and Phebe (Miller) Paugh and the granddaughter of William Paugh, who came here from Maryland.
Mr. Long owns a farm of 125 acres, most of which he cleared and has in good grass. On this farm is a rock cave, which was used for many years by Mr. Long as a stable for his horses. The cave not being of sufficient height for Mr. Long he dug it deeper and this digging unearthed two skeletons and some crockery supposed to be that of the Indians.
This cave stable was abandoned by Mr. Long because halters would not stay on his horses. He says that every morning he found his halters off the horses and hanging on the rude walls of the stable.
Mr. Long is a member of the Bethlehem M. E. Church.
JOHN CLARKSON LONG was born June 20, 1869. Was married Sep- tember 2, 1894, to Stella Williamson, who was born February 14, 1874, a daughter of Lemuel Williamson and Adaline ( Swick) Williamson. Lemuel Williamson was a son of John Williamson and Rebecca (Rector) Williamson of Taylor County. Lemuel came to this county about the year 1876, and settled near Holly Grove.
The subject of this sketch is a son of Lafayette Long and Ann E. (Moore) Long. Lafayette Long was a son of James Long of Canaan, who settled in that country in an early day.
John Clarkson Long has had three brothers and two sisters: Thomas L. was killed in a coal bank April 6. 1900; James W .. Ruben L., Alice and Myrtle.
The subject of this sketch is a farmer and owns ninety acres of land and makes a specialty of growing fruits. His farm is that which is known as the Thomas Gawthorp farm, near Holly Grove. He is a member of the Baptist Church.
JOHN MARSHALL LOUDIN, was born in 1828. His parents Thomas and Hanna (Conley) Loudin settled on Turkey Run in 1812, coming directly from Harrison County, where John Loudin, the father of Thomas and the grand- father of Marshal settled in 1795, coming direct from Pennsylvania.
His brothers and sisters numbered seven and were named: William, Mar- garet. Mariah, Julia, Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth.
He married Amanda Jane Burner, May 23, 1854
Children : Martha Ellen, wife of John M. Hodges: Jacob B., husband of Bell Coburn : Lee Orr, husband of Lulu Pritt ; George M.
Mr. Loudin has been a member of the Methodist Church for sixty-one years, and has been a citizen of Upshur County up till 1894. when he moved to Randolph County, where he now lives.
JASPER NEWTON LOUDIN, born July 8, 1855, and married Emily Susan Lowther, the daughter of Harrison Lowther, who was a son of Jesse Lowther of Harrison County. His wife was born January 24, 1860, and their children are: Roy C. Loudin, postmaster at the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville ; Harrison Davis, Leonidas Blaine, street car conductor in Cincinnati ; Margaret Bulah and Virgie A.
The subject of this sketch is a son of John D. Loudin and Mary Pickens, and the grandson of William Loudin, who settled on Cherry Fork in an early day. Mary Pickens was the daughter of James Pickens of Lewis County.
Mr. Loudin is a member of the M. E. Church and for over twenty-five years
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has taken an active part in all church work. He is a Prohibitionist in politics. Farming is his occupation and his farm lies on the head waters of the West Fork River and is a part of the John Loudin Farm.
NICHOLAS CARPENTER LOUDIN. Son of John and Elizabeth (Car- penter) Loudin. Born March 1, 1827, in Harrison County, Va. Was raised on a farm, had few opportunities of education, but improved the few so well that he soon became teacher of the District Common School. Came to Buckhannon in 1850 and taught school in the surrounding country for several years, took up the trade of saddler, served an apprenticeship at Parkersburg and returned to Buck- hannon and opened up a shop for himself.
His ancestors were Virginia people, being the first settlers of Loudin County of that State. Mr. Loudin was a member of the M. E. Church from early manhood, practiced and enjoyed vocal music, served as a member of the church choir for twenty-five years before his death.
Married Mary Jane Reger, daughter of John J. Reger, April 9, 1857.
DIANA (REGER) LOUDIN, the wife of S. L. Loudin and the daughter of Jolın J. Reger and. Jemima Kessler, married September 19, 1872. Three children : Annie Pearl, now dead; Erma Dell, dead; Edna Lewis, graduate of the West Virginia Conference Seminary of the class of 1904.
She is the owner of a residence on Locust street and other real estate in the town of Buckhannon.
Her father, J. J. Reger, the son of Phillip Reger, who married Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of John Jackson, Sr., and Elizabeth Cummins of England, He is the son of John Loudin and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Loudin of Harrison.
Her husband is a harness maker, which trade he has followed all his life, and is the son of John Loudin and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Loudin of Harrison County.
REBECCA LOWTHER, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Nestor) Stockwell of Taylor County. Her father was a General in the Confederate Army.
Husbands : Messrs. Tanner, Bosier, Conrad and Lowther.
Children : Nellie G., Emmie M., and Frank Tanner, Silas Bosier, Mary E., and John Conrad.
WILLIAM RICHARD LOWE, farmer, born August 28, 1837, in Nelson County, Va. Immigrated to Upshur in the year 1851, and at the outbreak of the war enlisted in the Upshur Battery, was captured and taken to Libby Prison.
A pensioner.
His parents were Ruben Lowe and Malinda (Lee) Lowe, daughter of Richard Lee, of Virginia, and claims to be a niece of Robert E. Lee.
Married Marguette Mowry of Virginia.
Children : Pleasant P., married Emma Dean; Christian Jane, wife of I. N. Coyner ; Mary Louise, wife of John B. Hineman ; John M., married Birdie Hess; Rebecca Ann, married Ulysses G. Reed; Ida C., wife of I. Bert Westfall; Estie Birdie, wife of William Hineman; Noma Lee, wife of Granville Dean.
WILLIAM BROWN MALCOLM is a farmer and blacksmith, near the postoffice of Vegan in Union District. He was born July 30, 1858, in Highland County, Va. His father, William B. Malcolm, Sr., emigrated to Upshur County in 1861, when the son was only three years of age. He was educated in the com- mon schools of the County and married Loretta Ann Lewis, a daughter of Mar cellus Lewis.
Children : Rosetta Jane, William A. M., Ivy Pearl, George W., John Daniel, Herbert Wilson, Gaspard W. and Addie J.
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ADDISON E. MARPLE of Warren District, Upshur County, W. Va., son of John W. and Ruth (Reger) Marple. Was born April 17, 1836, near where he now lives.
Ruth (Reger) Marple was a daughter of Isaac and Magdaline (Brake) Reger. John W. Marple was a son of John and Barbary (Weaver) Marple.
He was married September, 1859 to Mary Etta Casto, a daughter of Joel and Jemima (Post) Casto. Joel Casto was a son of David Casto, whose wife was a Miss Westfall.
Children : Ida P., married Rev. U. W. Morrison, and they have five children : Amy C., married Rev. F. W. Queen, and have three children : Imboden Lee, mar- ried Effie Reger, they have two children: Esta L., married M. D. Dawson, one child ; Omar U., married Mamie McDermott, four children ; Emma B., married F. Rinehart, one child; Daisy, who first married James Frances, one child, her sec- ond husband was David Rodgers, they have two children; Alva T., married C. Lawman, they have one child ; Dulcie, married Ira Lawman, they have one child ; Dessie, married N. Schomerus, they have two children; Claudius S., married Emma Foster, who have three children; Arthur C., married Bessie Post, they have two children; Goldie, single; Creighton B., single; Luna Ruth, married Everett Queen, she died shortly after her marriage, and Draper, who died in in- fancy.
After the death of his first wife Mr. Marple married Martha, a sister of his first wife.
In the war between the States Mr. Marple enlisted with the Southern States and served in Captain Asberry Lewis's Company of the 20th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, in Jackson's Brigade, Lomax's Division, Fitzhugh Lee's Corps.
Mr. Marple is a farmer, a member of the M. E. Church and a Democrat in politics.
GRANVILLE DEXTER MARPLE, was born June 28, 1833, in Harrison County. His parents were Moses Marple and Elizabeth Bennett. He had two sisters, Mary and Martha. His father settled on the waters of Peck's Run, on leaving Harrison County. He is a farmer of Buckhannon District, now owning two hundred and thirty acres of valuable coal and grass land near Lorentz. He has been a District and County officer many years since the formation of the County in 1861. His first office was that of Constable from 1854 to 1856. He was County Supervisor from 1866 to 1868. He served one term as land assessor of Upshur County and was assessor of personal property for eight years ; he was Justice of the Peace for one year and was elected Sheriff of Upshur County in 1880.
His father was the son of John Marple and Barbara Weaver of Pennsylvania. His grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812, and emigrated from Penn- sylvania to Virginia in 1815, when his father was eighteen years of age.
He married Eliza Loudin, daughter of Walter Loudin and Nancy Conley, February 14, 1856.
Children : Albert J., Moses Franklin, Grace, the wife of Rev. J. S. W. Dean, and Elsie, head nurse in the David City Hospital, David City, Neb.
ALBERT JENKINS MARPLE, Ex-Sheriff of Upshur County, was born March 19, 1857. Son of Granville D. and Eliza (Loudin) Marple. Was raised on a farm. Attended the public schools in winter and assisted on the farm during summer. He completed his education at the French Creek Institute. Was a teacher for four years and was selected as Deputy Sheriff of his father from 1881-5, and was elected Sheriff for the term 1893-7.
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From birth until 1881, he lived on the waters of Grassy Run, Washington District, where his father owned a farm. In 1881 he moved to Buckhannon Town and lived there until 1885, when he returned to the farm on Grassy Run and there lived until 1893, when he came to Buckhannon to be at the County Seat, during his term of Sheriffship. In 1898 he moved to Lorentz, where he now lives on a farm. and is surrounded with good neighbors.
He has always taken a lively interest in live stock of all kinds, keeps blooded turkeys, registered hogs, pure blood cows and fine orchard.
He was an ardent tax reformer in the campaign of 1904, and for his enthu- siastic support of Governor W. M. O. Dawson in the preliminary contest and the general election was named by his excellency as a member of the Board of the Spencer Asylum for insane of West Virginia.
On May 26, 1881, he married Mary M. Reger, daughter of David S. and Elizabeth (Neely) Reger and to this marriage have been born four children, two sons and two daughters, whose names are: Clyde, Hugh, Grace and Ruth.
ALBINOS REGER MARPLE is a farmer of Warren District, owning three hundred and eight acres of good land on the waters of Hackers Creek, was born January 27, 1834, the son of John W. Marple and the grandson of John Abram Marple and Barbara Weaver of Pennsylvania. His mother was Ruth Reger, daughter of Isaac and Mary Magdalene (Brake) Reger. He was a Confederate soldier in the 20th Virginia Cavalry, under Captain Elam Corder. He had four sisters and one brother, namely: Rosetta, wife of Dr. John M. McWhorter, Samantha, wife of Job Casto, Almira Arminta, wife of Elam C. Robinson : Colum- bia Helen, wife of Miflin Lawson, and Addison E., who married Marietta Casto. The subject of this sketch married Mary J. Post, daughter of Daniel Post, and their children are: Mandena, wife of Joseph Lewis; Selecus E., married Annie Armstrong ; Archilles Landolus, married Cora Mckinney; Nevada, married Homer W. Reynolds, and Louvernia, married Churchill Reeder.
GIDEON M. MARPLE, son of Minter F. Marple and Minerva E. Crislip, the daughter of William T. Crislip and Hannah Ward. He is the grandson of Amos Marple, who was a son of Abraham Marple. His grandfather was a soldier in the 10th West Virginia Infantry, under Captain J. L. Gould. Was fifer of Company B, of that Regiment and served throughout the war. His wife's maiden name was Jemima Cummins.
Minter F. Marple enlisted as a soldier in Company H, Ioth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, May 8, 1861, served throughout the war. Was shot in the thigh and hit with a shell in the back. Was orderly seargent and color bearer for his company, with the commission of Second Lieutenant. He died February 5, 1905.
The subject of this sketch is a farmer of Warren District. Owns two farms in different parts of the District.
His first wife was Mary R. Bennett, the daughter of Abraham Bennett. She died in 1884.
His second wife was Addie M. Hinkle, born Nov. 18, 1870, the daughter of Cyrus Hinkle. Their marriage occurred March 5, 1891, and their children were: Vola and Dana C., both now dead.
His third wife was Rosa Bell (Smith) Brake, widow of William Brake, son of Jacob. Her child by her first husband was Joseph Freeman Brake, born February 26, 1893. She was the daughter of Perry Smith and Barbara Ward, the daughter of Acquilla Ward and Comfort Cooper. On her father's side she was a granddaughter of Christian Smith and Jane C. Carper.
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Mr. Marple lives on the Buckhannon and Clarksburg Turn Pike, near Mt. Lebanon M. E. Church.
I. L. MARPLE, the Upshur County Poet, is a son of A. E. and Mary E. Marple and was born on Hacker's Creek.
He spent his early life on the farm, working hard and studying diligently. When he became a man he took up the profession of teaching, and for ten years taught in the public schools of the county.
He married Miss Effie Reger of Buckhannonn. Their children are Forrest Marple and Alma Marple.
In 1898 he entered the ministry and for a number of years has been secretary of the Buckhannon District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
We quote a part of a poem from his pen, entitled:
A THOUGHT FROM THE SOUTHLAND.
Away in the far off Southland, Where the orange blossoms bloom, I stood in a quiet graveyard And gazed upon a tomb That contained the sacred relics Of a mother who had gone
To try the stern realities Of the great unknown beyond.
I thought, as I read the story Told on that humble slab, Of the cruelty of the white man Who gave the fatal stab. For she had "died of a broken heart"- Just twenty-nine years old- Because her children were taken away To the merchant-man and sold.
She could not help her color -- Her servitude or race- She had a soul within her breast, Though jet black was her face. And she loved her darling children With a fervency unknown To those who never had love For children of their own.
But they were slaves! The master Had a right to buy and sell And trade in human beings- What a tale these words do tell- And he had torn those children From their mother's fond embrace, And sold them to a merchant, In a far off distant place.
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ROSA MARTINEY, the widow of Rev. John A. Martiney and the daughter of Lieutenant H. H. Lewis and Martha Harris of Randolph County. It is claimed that Martha Harris is a direct descendant of the Harris family that came over in the Mayflower. She is the granddaughter of Andrew Lewis of Big Sand Run, who gave seven sons as good soldiers to the suppression of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. The subject of this sketch was born October 23, 1870, near Hel- vetia, was educated in the common schools and the West Virginia Conference Seminary and was married September 30, 1892, to Rev. John A. Martney, a min- ister of the M. E. Church, whose active ministry in this world was cut short by grim visage death, September 1901.
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