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He was married June 6, 1872, to Sirene Bunten, youngest daughter of James Bunten, who in an early day, came from New England and settled on the Buck- hannon River at Sago, Upshur County, and built the mills which long bore his name.
Mrs. Reger almost claims to be of Puritanical descent, her mother being a Morgan, whose ancestors came from England to New England in 1836, sixteen years after the landing of the Pilgrims.
Her grandfather, Zedekiah Morgan, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and Quartermaster of one of the New England regiments.
Her three brothers, Watson M., Burnham A., and Walter B. D., were Federal soldiers in the late Civil War, Watson serving as Lieutenant in an Illinois regi- ment, and Burnham and Walter in the Third West Virginia Infantry.
Watson was severely wounded at Pittsburg Landing and badly wounded at Missionary Ridge, but survived the war, married and settled at Crawford, Lewis County, and built the mill, which bears his name, near which place he died in 1899, having devoted the last years of his life to farming.
Burnham died of typhoid fever in hospital at Buckhannon, W. Va., in the winter of 1862, and Walter, having been captured and taken to Andersonville prison, is supposed to have died there, not having been heard from since he was conveyed to the prison Hospital.
Mrs. Reger's three sisters were named, Sarah A., Elsey R. and Hattie. Sarah married George C. Moore, and lived at Sago, Upshur County until the death of her husband, since which time she has resided among her children.
Elsey R., married T. F. Payne, and about the close of the Civil War moved to Missouri, and died in Appleton City in 1893.
Hattie taught school a number of years, married John W. Wilson of French- ton, Upshur County, and died in the winter of 1906.
To Joseph S. and wife were born three sons, Roy, born April 21, 1874; Carl, born October 2, 1878, and David Bright, born April 11, 1882.
Roy, after graduating at the West Virginia Conference Seminary at Bnckhan- non, W. Va., took the A. B. and also the military course at the West Virginia Uni- versity, graduating as Captain of Cadets. After teaching three years in the State Normal Schools of West Virginia, he went to the Philippines, where he taught two years in the native schools, after which he returned to America, took the Law course in the West Virginia University, and is, at this writing, in the practice of law at Buckhannon, W. Va.
Carl, having taken the Seminary course at Buckhannon, studied Architecture by Correspondence with the International Correspondence School of Scranton, Pa., and after having some practical experience, spent one year at the Seminary at Buckhannon, studying the higher mathematics, after which he devoted one year to the study of Architecture in the University of Pennsylvania at Philadel- phia. He supervised the erection of the West Virginia Preparatory School build- ing at Keyser, W. Va., and also the new West Virginia Wesleyan College build- ing at Buckhannon.
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He is at present supervising the erection of a large depot and hotel combined for the Santa Fe R. R. Company at Ash Fork, Arizona.
David Bright, having also graduated at the West Virginia Conference Seminary, and having spent two years in post graduate work at the same school, and one term at the West Virginia University, and three summers in United States Geological Survey work in West Virginia, is now making a survey of the United States Naval Station, at Guantonamo, Cuba.
Joseph S., was Census Enumerator for Warren District, Upshur County, in 1880, and also in 1890, having received the first appointment from Gen. George R. Latham, and the second from Hon. George M. Bowers.
He served three terms as Associate Teachers' Examiner for Upshur County ; First, with Gen. George R. Latham as County Superintendent ; second, with Prof. Robt. A. Armstrong as Superintendent, and third with Mr. Luke P. Brooks as Superintendent. In 1877, he was elected Superintendent of Schools for Upshur County, and served one term of two years.
In 1894, he was elected County Commissioner, and served one term of six years, during which time our present Court House, Jail and Sheriff's residence were built.
In 1901, he was appointed Notary Public by Governor Geo. W. Atkinson, which position he still holds.
He was elected delegate from Buckhannon Circuit to the West Virginia Lay Electoral Conference of the M. E. Church, which met at Morgantown in 1879; to the Conference which met in Wheeling in 1883; to the Conference which met at Buckhannon in 1895, and also to the Conference which met in Wheeling in 1903, and also the Conference which met at Huntington in 1907.
He was Steward for Pleasant Valley Class, Buckhannon Circuit, M. E. Church, for thirteen years, and at the present writing, is Class Leader for the same class, which position he has held about three years.
He lives on Hackers Creek near where he was born, and as a farmer, he believes in large crops from small areas, rather than small crops from large areas. He also believes it pays better to raise one fine horse than two scrubs.
MARSHALL REGER, born February 16, 1833, in Barbour County, son of Jacob Reger. Was raised on a farm and still farming, is direct descendant of Jacob Reger the ancestor of all the Reger family hereabouts and owned the first clock among the early settlers on the Buckhannon River, bringing it across the mountains as a gift of his German forefather.
Marshall Reger married Mary Elizabeth Hinkle, daughter of Job Hinkle and their children are: Columbus, Charles, Margaret, Quillin.
JESSE B. REGESTER, is a farmer of Warren District, living near Rural Dale. His parents were Joseph Regester and Elizabeth Baker, natives of Penn- sylvania. His father moved from Pennsylvania to Harrison County, and then to Upshur County, settling on the waters of Hackers Creek.
Married Caroline White, daughter of Roswell White, a Union soldier and Mary Westfall. Child : Clara May Regester, the wife of Oscar F. Mick.
His grandchildren are: Gladys Nina Mick, Leila Esther Mick, Roger W. Mick and Felton Scott Mick.
ARTHUR REESE, contractor, and Mayor of South Buckhannon for 1907. Was born April 3, 1867, on Hickory Flat. His parents were Samuel and Caroline (Dunbar) Reese. His grandparents were, Solomon and Elizabeth ( Flinchbaugh) Reese. He was educated in the public schools and summer normals in and around his home, after which he taught one year and turned his attention to carpenter-
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ing which trade he has followed since. He has been a contractor and a manu- facturer of artificial stone in Buckhannon. Has served on the Council of South Buckhannon and was Sargeant for one year. During the summer of 1907 he was superintendent of the Elkins Planing Mill Company.
July 27, 1902, he married Celia Phillips, a daughter of Simeon and Nancy R. (Bodkins) Phillips and to this marriage have been born two children, whose names are : Seward Phillips, born June 3, 1903, and Xenna, born April, 1906.
Mr. Reese owns a splendid home in South Buckhannon.
SOLOMON ALLEN REESE, merchant and gardener, was born October 3, 1864. Son of Samuel and Caroline Matilda (DeBarr) Reese. He married Huella Catherine Foster, daughter of John A. Foster and Elizabeth (Strader) Foster, October 20, 1887.
Children : Matilda Elizabeth, born December 14, 1888, now blind, caused by typhoid fever at the age of - years ; Icy Odell, born April 1, 1892; ; Samuel Paul, born October 20, 1895 ; Tressie Mabel, born October 21, 1898; Matthew Anderson, born June 29, 1901.
ALEXANDER CLARK REXROAD was born June 15, 1867. The son of Balser Rexroad and Harriet (Samples) Rexroad, who was a daughter of Amos Samples.
Balser Rexroad was the son of George Rexroad and Elizabeth Rexroad of Highland County. He came to this county in an early day and bought land on the headwaters of Cow Run, and cleared about 100 acres.
Children : Mary Ann, Sarah, Naoma, Lydia E., Rachel J., George, A., Balser. Alexander Clark Rexroad, the subject of this sketch is occupied in saw mill- ing and lumber.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
ROBERT BROWN REXROAD, born January 26, 1859, in Upshur County, was married April 23, 1891, to Mrs. Jane Butcher, who was born September 22, 1863. Her maiden name was Thomas, a daughter of Joseph and Jane Thomas, who emigrated from Wales in 1859. Her first husband was Homer L. Butcher. Their children were: Jennie Lee, Bessie Iova.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Rexroad: Robert William, Nellie Lucetta, Icy Edna, Jessie Francis, Mary Jane, Paul Ervil.
The subject of this sketch is a son of Thomas and Sarah Rexroad, natives of Highland County, Virginia, who came to Frenchton in 1847, and six years later settled near what is now known as Canaan, and lived there during their long and useful lives, except the years of the Civil War, when they moved to Lewis County. His parents were pioneer settlers in that section of the county.
Thomas Rexroad and wife were married September 3, 1842, and lived together as man and wife for more than fifty years, he dying a few days after the celebration of their fiftieth anniversary of wedded life, and she dying thirteen days after. So they were one in life and one in death.
Their son, Rev. John C. Rexroad, died four days after his mother's death. Two of their daughters married ministers, thus they must have been in living accord with the Church to which they belonged and were faithful members for forty-seven years.
Thomas Rexroad took the Christian Advocate from the time of its first publication until his death.
The subject of this sketch and his wife are members of the M. E. Church, and workers in the same. He lives at the old homestead, which originally em-
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braced 800 acres of land. He has been Constable of Banks District and a mer- chant. He is now a farmer and merchant.
WILLIAM HENRY REXROAD was born July 4, 1863. Was married Feb- ruary 10, 1884, to Susan Jane (Kellison) Rexroad, who was born June 13, 1861. Children : Nathan, Murice, Bulah, born April 28, 1894, died December 5, 1897. Glenn, Otis Schuyler, Ora May. Nathan began teaching school at the age of seventeen years and is now a telegraph operator. Maurice commenced teaching at the age of sixteen.
Mr. Rexroad is the son of Nathan Rexroad and Julia (Eagle) Rexroad. His grandparents were John and Sarah A. (Ramsey) Rexroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Rexroad are both members of the M. E. Church and reside on a farm near Centerville.
ZACHARIAH PIERPONT REXROAD, was born at Harrisville, July 8, 1842, son of Addison Rexroad and Catherine Sinnett, a native of Pendleton County, Va., was raised on a farm and in a store and at the outbreak of the war, enlisted in Company B, 6th West Virginia Volunteers, enlisted August 20, 1861, served throughout the war, was hit on the head by one bullet, which left a visible scar from which disability he draws a pension. In 1864, while on a furlough he met and married Elizabeth Pugh, at Clarksburg, and to this union have been born fourteen children, ten now living : Ella, the wife of Giles Hannatt, Icy May, wife of Henry Brinker ; Hanna, wife of Andrew Layfield; Elizabeth, wife of Andrew Jackson; Charles, George William, Wheeler, Olive, wife of Clifton Sears, and Harvey, who married Tracy Brinker. Mr. Rexroad is of German extraction on his father's side and Irish on his mother's, his great grandfather, Patrick Sennett, being a Revolutionary soldier.
Mr. Rexroad entered the army as Orderly Sergeant, and was promoted to Second Lieutenant before the war closed.
JOHN JOSEPH REYNOLDS, born 1834, in Virginia. The son of Watson Reynolds, who emigrated from Virginia in 1842, settling on the headwaters of Little Peck's Run. Married Barbara Ann Rohr, daughter of Philip Rohr in 1856. and their children were : Granville, Nannie, wife of Calvin Douglass, Homer W., Charles Wesley.
Homer W. Reynolds was born November 4, 1862, was raised on a farm, edu- cated in the public schools and traded in live stock until he was employed by the Century Coal Company to option and take up coal in Warren District. He worked at the coal business four years and then went back to farming. He now owns a farm in Lewis County and is proprietor of a livery and feed stable in Buckhannon.
He married Vada Marple, daughter of Albinas Marple and Mary Jane Post, in March, 1884. Children, Floy, wife of Ira Queen, Rosa and Freda.
Mr. Reynolds has held but one political office, that of Justice of Peace of Warren District for eight years.
FRED LAWWILL RHODES, of Cottageville, W. Va., is a student of the West Virginia Wesleyan College. Was born February 23, 1890, the son of Daniel Webster Rhodes and Sallie (Lawwille) Rhodes. His father is one of the largest farmers in Jackson County, owning and operating a farm of fifteen hundred acres, near the Ohio River, besides farming, he is also engaged in the mercantile business and owns and operates a large flour mill at Cottageville. The father of the subject of this sketch is a prominent politician of Jackson County and among the offices held by him was that of sheriff. Brothers and sisters : Susie Ida, Daniel D., Jr., John H.
JOHN WILLIAM RICE, born August 27, 1868, and married March 24,
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1892, to Lourena Alice Haymond, who was born September 30, 1874, and their children are : Rosa Ellen, Dalpha Agnes, Ivy Pearl, Inzie Mabel, William Edward, James Marshall, Florence Bell.
Mr. Rice and his wife are members of the Eden M. E. Church. He is a farmer, owns 125 acres of land, mostly improved and has an orchard of 125 trees. He is a son of Lewis Rice, the son of Jonathan Rice, the son of Ruben Rice, who came from England in an early day.
The subject of this sketch is a Republican in Politics.
JONATHAN M. RIFFLE, son of George S. Riffle and Rebecca ( McCart- ney) Riffle, who was the daughter of Thomas McCartney and Sarah Bennett.
George S. Riffle was a soldier in Company B, Ioth W. Va., during the Civil War. Was married three times and raised a family of twenty-three children, of which the subject of this sketch was the fourth child by the first wife.
Jonathan M. Riffle was born October 15, 1842. Was raised on a farm in Lewis County and at the outbreak of the war enlisted in Company B, Ioth West Virginia Infantry, wherein he served three years and contracted disabilities such as now obtain for him a pension of $17 per month.
He now lives in Bank's District, owns a farm of seventy acres on Kanawha Run, where he and his wife, who was formerly Nancy P. Strader, daughter of John Strader. Jr., who was the son of John Strader. Sr., and Mary B. Wolfe,
Mr. Riffle is a deacon and local preacher in the M. E. Church, is a Republican in politics and is proud of the fact that his father and three brothers served with him in Company B. during the war.
ALEXANDER RIGGS, born January 15, 1815, in Marshall County, Va., and was twice married, first to Margaret J. Thompson, and second, to Mary Strader, was a farmer and died January 19, 1900.
JERRY RINGER, was born October 9, 1858, in Taylor County. Son of Daniel and Louisa (Hilaman) Ringer of Pa. Louisa Hilaman was a daughter of Peter Hilaman. Daniel Ringer was a son of Abraham Ringer of German de- scent, he settled in Upshur County in 1873, on Mill Seat Run, in Bank's District and there owned and cleared out a farm and raised a family of four children : Millie, wife of A. J. Curry ; Albert married a Miss McCue ; Elijah, who married Dora B. Bennett, daughter of James Bennett, and Jerry, the subject of this sketch, who was in a coal mine explosion in 1884, at Youngstown, Pa., when 14 miners were killed, all except himself. He married Barbara E. Miller, a daughter of W. L. and Martha ( Myers) Miller of Barbour County, and to this union have been born three children: Flora Bell, wife of J. R. Holland of Grafton, W. Va .; William Elsworth, born October 20, 1892, and Emma, born April 1, 1896.
The subject of this sketch lives near Alexander, owns a farm of 125 acres, is a member of the Ridgley Lodge No. 995, Odd Fellows of Fairchance, Pa., since 1886. Is a Democrat in politics.
JAMES S. ROBY, was born June 15, 1838, and was married January 8, 1860, to Elizabeth P. Butler, who was born January 12, 1857, and their children are: Burton, who married Nevada Alman; Minta, the wife of Luther Hefner ; John N., Flora, Icy Ellen, Clearence S., who married Libbie Cox, and Alice A., dead.
Mr. Roby is a son of John and Elizabeth (Hart) Roby, and the grandson of Elkana and Charlotte (Barnet) Roby of Rochester, England, who immigrated to to the United States in 1778, these last came first to Pennsylvania. then to Lewis County, Va. Charlotte Barnet was a native of Germany and met and married Mr. Roby in New York City. The Harts are of Irish descent.
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The wife of the subject was the daughter of Benjamin F. Butler, who emi- grated from Germany with his father's family at the age of seven, locating in Meigs County, Pa., then to Clay County, Va.
Mr. Roby was a Union soldier, a member of Company A, Ioth West Virginia Volunteers, in which he served over three years and received one severe wound from which he is now drawing a pension. He belongs to the U. B. Church, is a Republican and lives near Carter Postoffice.
JACOB ROHR, born 2d day of December, 1836, in Augusta County, Va., son of Philip and Anna (Neff) Rohr. Phillip Rohr was a wagon maker, who moved to Peck's Run about the year 1845, and raised a family of 14 children there. He died in Jackson County, and his wife in Barbour County.
The subject of this sketch is a second son in this large family, was raised on a farm and took up the calling of his father. In 1862 he enlisted in Comptny E, locally known as the Upshur Battery, and served therein until the close of the war.
His first wife was Dosia Ann Reynolds, a daughter of Watson Reynolds and to them were born six children : Infant; Isabella Virginia, wife of S. P. Ligget; Olive C., wife of John Smith; W. M., married a Miss Warner, and Ulysses Orlando, who married Olive Warner; Isie V., married a Mr. Bice. His first wife died October 22, 1889, and then he married Jane Roney of Gilmer County, and their children are : Hoy, E. H., Homer P.
The subject of this sketch is a farmer of Peck's Run, Warren District, owns 68 acres of land, member of the U. B. Church and a Republican.
DAVID MARSHALL RODGERS, born December 19, 1857, on Hackers Creek, son of Duff Rodgers and Harriet Wilson, daughter of David M. Wilson and Eleanor Rinehart. The Rodgers came from Virginia and the Wilsons from Monongalia County
He is the oldest of eight children. Is a farmer and mechanic, owns ninety- nine acres of good land on Hackers Creek. Has been a lay delegate to the General Conference of the M. P. Church.
His first wife was Luvernia Kee, the daughter of George W. Kee and Nancy Norman and their children are: Bert E., Harley G., who married a Miss Law- man ; Chloie L., Lettie G., Dale B., and Date A., twins.
His first wife died in 1900.
His second wife was the Widow Frances, with one son, Roscoe E., the daugh- ter of Addison Marple, who was the son of John W. Marple and Ruth Reger, and their children are: Erlo L. and Howard M.
Mr. Rodgers lives in Lewis County, near the border line of Lewis and Upshur.
PHILLIP ROHR, was born May 15, 1859, son of Phillip Rohr and Annie Neff, of Rockingham County, Va., grandson of Jacob and a Miss Maguire of Vir- ginia. In 1878 he went West to Illinois, from there he went to Arkansas, where he remained one year and went South to Texas, where he lived twelve years, re- turning to West Virginia in 1900. He married Alice Victoria Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson of Lewis County, who is now dead.
Mr. Rohr is the youngest child of his father's family, owns twenty-four acres of land in Warren District, in which he lives and has had the remarkable experi- ence of living twenty-seven weeks on the plains of Texas without seeing either a house or a woman.
WILLIAM M. ROHR, born August 17, 1864, owns a farm of 65 acres in Warren District on which he lives. Is a son of Jacob Rohr and Docie Reynolds,
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who was the daughter of Watson Reynolds. His father was a soldier in Company E, known as the Upshur Battery, wherein he served three years, returned home, married Miss Reynolds and raised a family of five children, whose names are: Belle V., wife of S. P. Liggett; Olie C., wife of J. W. Flint ; Ulysses, married Ollie Warner ; O. V., married Sarah Bice.
The subject of this sketch married Vishta Warner, daughter of William War- ner and Celia Casto, and their children are: Dessie May, born March 20, 1889; Ollrin, born February 12, 1892; Mertie, born January 18, 1897; Bulah, born September 4, 1905.
Mr. Rohr is a Republican in politics and has held but one office, that of school trustee.
SIMON J. ROHRBOUGH, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Hyer) Rohrbough, born December 22, 1830. Was a farmer and an eminent exhorter in the Methodist Episcopal Church. First wife was Margaret Hazelton, daughter of David S. and Louisa (Burr) Hazelton, born June 5, 1838.
Children : Charles L., born June 4, 1855; Carrie L., born April 19, 1858; Mary A., born July 3, 1860 ; Annie B., born August 8, 1862.
Second wife was Julia A. Cutright, daughter of Enoch Cutright.
Children : Melrose E., Minnie J., Osborne B., Laura, Emma Catherine, Ellen E., Edgar H., Wilbur, Mercia and Birdie.
Of these five are dead and five are living.
He died at Hinklesville, on a farm, where his widow still lives.
W. L. ROHRBOUGH, son of George M. Rohrbough and Louisa Brake Rohrbough, was born June 21, 1864, at Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va. He has been a merchant in Upshur and Barbour Counties and a farmer also, since his marriage to Mary M. Teter, daughter of Joseph Teter of Barbour County, on October 8, 1885. He now resides at Queens, is postmaster at that place, has always been a Republican in politics and a Methodist in religion. His children number nine and are named as follows: J. Harold, G. Wilbert, Lillian B., Agnes G., M. Margery, Edna G., Dorinda L., Earl T., and Mary Nell.
ALBERT GILBERT ROLLINS. Sexton of the Heavner Cemetery, born July 12, 1840, son of Hiram and Rachel (Pringle) Rollins, who emigrated from the South Branch of the Potomac, to this County, in 1770, their children were: Albert Gilbert, Abram S., Paris, Elonzo, Lot, Harrison, Dayton, Elizabeth Ellen, wife of Calvin Fletcher and Lavernia, wife of John T. Haskins. Albert G., mar- ried for his first wife Isabella Smallwood; Children: Hiram E., Harrison W., M. D., Hattie, Lillian, Gertrude, Alberta, Belle, Stella, Philesta, John T., and Lena F.
Some years after the death of his first wife in February 25, 1889, he married Mary E. Linger of Lewis County. Children: Darias C., Chaney, Claude C., Minnie E., Louvernia, Ossie, Maud M., and Rosa Lee.
Mr. Rollins served in the Union Army under Captain S. B. Phillips, volunteer- ing July, 1861, was in 16 regular engagements, and his living children number twenty
SCOTT ROLLINS, born November 25, 1884, son of Austin Rollins and Hester L. Tenney and grandson of Edmund Rollins and Sarah Reese and the great grandson of Barney Rollins and Catherine Wetherholt, both of English extraction, his grandmother was the daughter of Solomon Reese and Elizabeth Flynchbough, who came from Augusta County, Va., and was of German extrac- tion. His mother was the daughter of Philo Tenney, Sr., who was the son of
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James Tenney and Thankful Chippie, emigrants from New England to the Middle Fork River in the year 1811.
James Tenney was a Revolutionary soldier and was drawing a pension in 1842. His grandmother was the daughter of David Casto, and Annie Cutright, the daughter of John Cutright. David Casto was son of William Casto. The subject of this sketch is a farmer and has been living with his mother since the death of his father, January 6, 1906.
His brothers and sisters are : Alonzo and Minerva.
CHARLES ROSS, school teacher and Minister of the M. E. Church. Was born December 3, 1877. Son of James Ross a native of Bath County, Va., who immigrated to Harrison County about 1845. His father was a tanner by trade and came to Upshur County, settling near Selbyville, about 1875, where he operated a tannery during the remainder of his lifetime. His father's wife was Catherine Curkendall of Barbour County. James Ross was a soldier in the Civil War, belonging to Company A, 13th West Virginia Infantry, in which company he served during the Rebellion. His family consisted of 14 children and the subject of this sketch is the youngest.
Charles Ross received his education in the public schools and the West Vir- ginia Conference Seminary and then went forth to teach and instruct the youths of the County, which he has done for four terms very successfully.
He married Carrie E. Carpenter, a daughter of Daniel Carpenter of Meade District and their children are: Ovid Elsworth, Hoy D., William Garrett, Francis Earl and Golda May.
W. F. ROWAN, born August 14, Thursday, 1873, in Lewis County. Farmer in young manhood, and carpenter at present. September 29, 1895, he married Allie Westfall, daughter of S. T. Westfall. His father, N. C. Rowan, born September 21, 1848, is a native of Lewis County, and is also a carpenter. His grandfather was Francis Rowan, the son of Rev. John Rowan of Irish descent. His grandmother was Mary Linger and great grandmother, Elizabeth Howard of Irish descent. The Rev. John Rowan was a preacher, a physician, in which capacity he served in the Revolutionary War. His father, N. C., was a member of the 31st Virginia, under Nathan Clossen, and his mother was Elizabeth J. Harris, the daughter of William Harris, the son of George Harris of Lewis County. The subject of this sketch has five brothers and four sisters: W. F., Alice V., George W., Matthew H., James A., C. L., Cora and Carey, twins, Ella M., John H. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Rowan are members of the U. B. Church. They all live in and near Buckhanno.
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