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BOYD MORGAN WILLIAMS, son of Peter Williams and Sarah E. Lemonj. the daughter of James Lemon, was born May 21, 1870. The father of this sketch was one of the first school teachers in Upshur County. He lived on the waters of French Creek and raised a family of thirteen children, of which Boyd is the youngest. The subject of this sketch owns two small tracts of land in Meade District. Is a Republican in politics, and a member of the M. E. Church, and is interested in fruit growing. His grandfather was Thomas Williams, of England, who came to Bath County, Virginia. On December 29, 1892, Boyd M. married Minnie G. Dotson, daughter of Jasper A. Dotson, of Ritchie County, and their children are six in number and named as follows: Norvell Earl, Hallie E., George Washington, Effie Blanche, Lulu Gray, and Rula Anna.
CHARLES WILLIAMS, glassblower, son of John and Mary (Henshaw) Williams, of Harrison County, W. Va. His father was a soldier in the Union army, and lives in Braxton County. He came to Buckhannon in 1905. Married Hallie Hacker, a direct descendant of John Hacker, of pioneer reputation.
Children : Manley J., Carl L., and Reed H.
DANIEL M. WILLIAMS, native of Bath County, Va., born August 29, 1837, son of Jacob and Sarah (Smith) Williams, who moved to Barbour County in 1847. His father dying in 1849, he went to live with Enoch Hall, with whom he remained until 1857, when he married Margaret R. See, and unto this un'on were born ten children, four sons and six daughters: Jacob W., Tabitha, Rachel V., Daniel M., Charles A., James E., Mary F., Susan D. B., Annie J., and Emma.
On the 23d day of August, 1863, he enlisted in Company F, 15th West Vir- ginia Volunteer Infantry; was in the Valley campaign and with General Crook in his raid on Lynchburg ; lost his health and was sent to a hospital at Gallapolis, O., where he remained till the war ended. He now draws a pension of twenty- four dollars per month. He is a Methodist in religion and a Republican in poli- tics.
SAMUEL WILSON, born in 1802, in Highland County, Va. His wife, Emma Siron, was born in 1803, in Pendleton County. They were married De-
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cember 24, 1827, and their eldest son was John Wesley, born February 23, 1830, two months before they moved from Pendleton County to Beech Town Settle- ment on French Creek, where John Wesley was raised, educated and lived. John Wesley Wilson married for his first wife, Sarah Chidester, November 16. 1854 and they have eleven children: Martha Ann, Arminta Susan, William Page, Sarah Jane, Mary Emma, Clara Ella, Waitman, Wesley, Dowell, Washington, and Lincoln. In 1878 John Wesley married Hattie Bunten, and their children were : Wirt, Bunten, Bulah, Maud and Winfield Clay.
Mr. Wilson was county surveyor of Upshur County one term.
GIDEON HALL WILSON, born August 20, 1832. Son of Rev. Samuel Wilson, of Frenchton. He married November 23. 1859, Lydia Margaret Curry, daughter of John Curry. To this union ten children were born: Emma Florence, Charles William, Edward Grant, George Jay, Lanham Oliver, Samuel Foster, John Curry, Isaac Gideon, Mary Lucetta and Anna Delzena. On February 6, 1862, he with his family settled on a farm on the head waters of Sand Fork. which farm escaped injury from the heavy frost in the year 1859, on June 5th.
For a short while he was engaged with E. E. Curry, as partner, in the mer- cantile business at Centerville, and were compelled to haul their goods from Clarksburg. In the year 1872 he moved to a place on the Little Kanawha River, of which Alpheus Rude was the first settler. Shortly after coming to this place he purchased the place, together with a grist mill and saw mill and continued in this business until it was destroyed by fire in the year 1890. He then turned his attention to lumber, which he pursued.
Mr. Wilson's politics were Republican, and church views Methodist. It was largely through his influence that a Methodist Episcopal church was built near his home, known as Wilson Chapel.
Mr. Wilson died April 15, 1896, at the age of 59 years, after a successful life financially, and renowned for his generosity to the poor.
EDWARD GRANT WILSON, a miller at Arlington, was born February 8. 1865, the son of Gideon H. Wilson.
He married Amy Rosella Lemmons, the daughter of A. W. C Lemmons, who was born February 8, 1865, February 8, 1888, and their child is Mabel Cloe, born May 30, 1895.
The subject of this sketch owns and operates a large flouring mill at the falls of the Little Kanawha River, known as the Fidler Mill Site, which was first occupied by the Daniel Peck Mill. His dwelling house is nearby, the rock that made the backwall of the chimney of the first house at Arlington, known as the Peck house. Mr. Wilson also owns the mill site of the Rudes Mill at Still- man. formerly owned by his father. G. H. Wilson.
GEORGE WILSON, a farmer, born March 31, 1867, the son of Gideon H. Wilson. He was raised on a farm and in the lumber camps owned and op- erated by his father.
He married Eleanorah Phillips, the daughter of Wallace B. Phillips and Elizabeth Simmons, September 23, 1891. His wife was born May 13, 1874. Their children are: Willa Wanna, Wallace Hall, Stillman Hale, and Ruth May.
Mr. Wilson has been more or less in the hauling business all his life and has owned many good teams. He was a merchant at Arlington for two years; lived at French Creek for a time, and is now a resident of Banks District. He belongs to the M. E. Church and is a Republican in politics.
CHARLES WILLIAM WILSON, son of Gideon H. Wilson, born June 29,
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1862. His wife, whose maiden name was Nettie Frances Riggleman, was born February 10, 1867. Their marriage was celebrated March 15, 1890, and to them are given Oscar Jay, Elva Reta, John Brennie, Kermit Graden.
Mr. Wilson is a farmer and teamster.
MARTIN MORGAN WILSON, born April 7, 1842, on Sand Fork, Lewis County, and moved to Stone Coal, Lewis County, one year later. His parents were James and Dolly (Smith) Wilson. His mother was a sister of John E. Smith, and daughter of Peter Smith. Since young manhood he has been engaged in the livestock business, first as a horse buyer and seller, next as a cattle dealer, then as shipper of cattle and sheep and horses, and last as a raiser and producer of live stock. He moved to Buckhannon in 1898; having rented the Levi Leonard farm, north and south of town.
He married Annie Fury, born August 14, 1856, and daughter of Harrison and Jane (Brown) Fury, October, 1879.
Child: Ralph .. un'lton Wilson, born July 13, 1884, and died March 8, 1903.
VIOLA WIL ) ... wife of Charles Wilson, daughter of Jesse and Caroline (Bennett) Johnson. Born in Lewis County July 9, 1867. Came to Upshur County three years ago. Father of Charles Wilson was James Wilson, who died in the Southern prison during the Civil War. Married September 27, 1888.
Children : Ernest A., born April 8, 1889 ; James F., born December 16, 1891 ; Jesse Clarence, born September 9, 1894 ; Hardie Bell, born August 12, 1897.
GEORGE CARL WILT, a native of Lewis County, was born at Jane Lew, May 15, 1874. His parents were George D. Wilt and Martha M. Stanley. He has two brothers, J. Lee Wilt and June Stanley Wilt. He was educated in the public schools, whence he completed his education and took up the occupation of farming, which he followed until 1900, when he went on the road as a salesman.
Not liking the road he engaged himself with a lumber company on the Buck- hannon River, and has been a lumberman in one capacity or other ever since.
He married Lavinia Simon, daughter of Job Simon, May 9, 1889, and to them have been born Laura, Catherine, Dennis Ray, Arvey, Grover, Hattie Eunice, Plezzie Gordie, and Harold Keith.
He is now living at Selbyville, W. Va.
J. L. WILT, born August 27, 1867, in Lewis County, where he was raised on a famr.
June 14, 1898, he married Gertrude Crawford, the daughter of James and Sarah Crawford, natives of Virginia, and their children are: James Andrey, Oral Long, Marion Wheeler.
Mr. Wilt is a sawmill man and a machinist, usually known about the saw mill as head sawyer. He is a Free Masion and Democrat.
ANDREW WOLFE, assessor of the Second District of Upshur County, was born November 27, 1859, near Hemlock, Randolph County. His parents were Thomas A. and Anna ( Zickafoose) Wolfe. His grandparents were Abram Wolfe, of Rockingham County, Va., and Rachel Mclaughlin, also of Virginia. His mother, Anna Zickefoose, was a daughter of Henry and Barbara (Simmons) Zickefoose. From 1884 until 1887 he was a teacher in the county, which pro- fession he gave up in the last named year, to go on a farm. In 1892 he was em- ployed by the Alexander Lumber Company as a carpenter, and worked for that company four years. He married Celia Olive Vangilder, January 30, 1883. Mr. Wolfe served as assistant assessor under H. B. Morgan 1888 to 1892, and was elected to his present position November 8, 1904.
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Children: Sanford Eldridge, born December 5, 1883; Elbert Norman, born June 5, 1885; Jefferson Joseph, born June 21, 1887 ; Thomas Lincoln, born June 28, 1889; Lulu Jane, born September, 21, 1891; Luther, born April 4, 1894; Lena Sophia, born April 7, 1896; Freeman Andrew, born April 4, 1898; Francis O.en, born February 14, 1901; Harry Edward, born December 23, 1902; Jos- phine Pearl, born August 31, 1904.
MARY BRIDGE WOODS, born in Augusta County, Va., March 12, 1844. daughter of Jesse and Mildred Bridge, who emigrated to this country at the close of the Civil War, locating in the town of Buckhannon. She married Joseph C. Woods, son of Alfred and Mary (Coyner ) Woods, November 1, 1868. He died January 5, 1904.
Children : Ettie B., Georde Robert, Alice Mildred, Liddie and Irvine Daniel, Bayard and Fannie (dead).
RANDALL PAOLIA YOUNG, saddler. Born January 31, 1858, near Rock Cave, son of Edward and Rebecca H. (Bartlette) Young, and grandson of Pascal Paolia and Samantha (Phillips) Young. Was a teacher in the public schools in the county one term ; married Manda Viola Ervin, who was born Jan- uary 26, 1854, and daughter of Edward Augustus and Mary N. ( Beverage) Ervin, January 6, 1878. Wife's people came from Pocahontas County. Mr. Young has been in the saddle business for twenty-three years. On his mother's side he claims to be able to trace his ancestry back three generations to a full blooded Turk by the name of Bartlette.
Children : Edwin A. Young, born January 18, 1880, killed at Clarksburg, June 25, 1899; Lora, born September 23, 1882, and married E. B. Moore, June 14, 1905; Harvey R., born December 9, 1884, died November 28, 1891 ; John E., born September 17, 1889; Noma M., born January 14, 1892; Virgie Clara, born May 5, 1895; Osa V., born June 14, 1897; Edna A., born July 25, 1899; Nellie R., born November 25, 1902.
FESTUS RALPH YOUNG, born March 16, 1883, son of Richard P. Young and L. P. Simmons, the daughter of Emanuel Simmons, who was captured at Rock Cave in 1863 and died in Andersonville. His wife was Lucy Smith. His grand- parents were Festus Young and Rachel Graham, and his great grandparents were Robert Young and Lydia Gould, the daughter of Nathan Gould, Sr., who was the son of Samuel Gould, Jr., the son of Samuel Gould, Sr., the son of John Gould, the son of Zaccheus Gould, of England.
Robert Young lived in England in the early part of the eighteen century, during the reign of King George I, and was a man of letters, for he wrote fre- quently for the king and his son Henry, who lived during the time of King George II. Was captured while boating along the English coast and pressed into the English navy, after seven years of service, during which the war between England and Holland occurred. He landed at Martha's Vinyard, Mass., and there settled, engaged in teaching and collecting paintings. Three times he endeavored to return to England and as many times was ship wrecked. Henry Young's wife was Lydia Ross, and their eldest son was Robert Young, their other children were: William Freeman, Annie, Cynthia, Elizabeth and Mar- garet. Robert Young married Lydia Gould.
Richard P. Young was a soldier in the Civil War, in Company E, Ist West Virginia Light Artillery. His children are: Two dead, one infant and Annie ; livng, Loyal B., Clara J., wife of George S. Wilder; W. Corwin, who married Lucy Perry ; Bessie L., wife of Tracy Phillips, and Clyde and Festus Ralph, who
ULYSSES GRANT YOUNG.
A. B. CLARK.
SEN. W. D. TALBOTT.
A. M. TENNEY, Jr.
ALBERT J. ZICKEFOOSE, Clerk of the Circuit Court.
JAMES DAILEY, J. P.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH MARTIN.
DANIEL O'BRIEN HALL.
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was married to Grace Lance, daughter of William Lance and Dora E. Armstrong, the daughter of Harvey Armstrong and Margaret McCoy, on October 4, 1905.
ROBERT LOCK YOUNG, born November 8, 1843, and married Mary Brown, who was born February 15, 1844, April 1, 1865.
Children : Sarah Rachel, born February 20, 1867; Margaret Elizabeth, born October 28, 1869; William Bascom, born December 19, 1873; Judson Bird, born October 10, 1876; Alfred Quillen, born August 29, 1879; Henry Edward, born December 29, 1882; Lillie L. Nora, born December 9, 1884.
STILLMAN YOUNG is the first born and the only child living of Lyman P. and Elizabeth (Taylor) Young. His birth is fixed at January 16, 1843.
At the age of nineteen he enlisted in the Union army and served therein until the close of the war, and about a year later, July 31, 1866, he was united in marriage to Luverna Martin, daughter of F. H. and Amy (Low) Martin. To this union have been born nine sons and three daughters, as follows : Amy E., born May 22, 1867 ; Amos, born August 27, 1868; Lyman W., born July 7, 1869; Hil- lery B., born July 7, 1869; Edwin C., born December 26, 1870; Sheridan, born March 19, 1872 ; Melvin R., born March 3, 1874 ; Ida Lucinda E., born March 24, 1876; Sanford W., born March 18, 1878; Sophia P., born September 8, 1880; William L., born July 22, 1883; Stillman Ellis, born January II, 1887. Also Bertha Reed, who was adopted by Stillman Young, as his daughter, at the term of the Circuit. Court of Upshur County, born December 28, 1887, and has all rights under her adoption, which any other of the children have.
Of his children, three are dead, viz : Amos, died September 1I, 1868; Lyman, W., died May 29, 1870; Sheridan, died March 19, 1872.
Of his children, seven are married, viz: Hillery B., to Alice M. Nixon, and to them has been given one child, living; Amy E., to J. L. Helmick, September 27, 1882, and to them has been given seven living children; Edwin C., to Mahala C. William, April 23, 1891, and to them are given six living children ; Melvin R .. to Emma R. Lee, June 22, 1892, one dead and five living children: Ida L., to Sidney E. Phillips, October 2, 1895. seven living children ; Sanford W., to Ada F. Ashworth, May 20, 1897, four living children ; William L., to Emma E. Kelley, July 29, 1900,one dead and two living children.
The subject of this sketch has been prominent in church and politics, and there- fore has held the following positions : Inspector of elections, one year ; constable, two years; justice of the peace, 22 years; and member of the House of Dele- gates of the West Virginia Legislature, six years ; has been an ordained local deacon in the M. E. Church twenty-five years, was on the Frenchton Circuit three years, and on the Buckhannon Circuit one year.
He now resides at Gaines. Is a merchant and postmaster there. Gaines is a small village on the waters of the Little Kanawha River, of fifty inhabitants, one general and one millinery store, one saddle and one blacksmith shop. His mother is still living.
HILLERY BROWN YOUNG, son of Stillman and Louverna ( Martin) Young, was born July 7, 1869. He was a twin, and his mate, Lyman, died in in- fancy.
He was married September 17, 1896, to Alice M., daughter of Thomas G. and Louisa Nixon. They have one child, Troy, born August 25, 1898.
Mr. Young has been engaged in business pursuits since boyhood, having been surveying at the age of fourteen years. He was deputy under John V. Tenney, county surveyor of Upshur County for four years. He has practiced
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law in justices courts for twenty years. He was appointed notary public at the age of twenty-one years and has held the office ever since. He has for six years been successfully engaged in the real estate business, having landed several large coal and timber deals in this and adjoining counties.
Mr. Young is a Republican, and as such has been secretary of the board of education of Banks District for several years ; is now a member of the Upshur County Republican Executive Committee.
He is now a resident of Arlington.
U. G. YOUNG is the fifth child of Joseph A. Young and Mary Virginia Young. and was born January 22, 1865, in Harrison County, W. Va. His father moved to Harrison County when fourteen years of age from Monroe County, W. Va. His mother was Mary Virginia Griffeth, and was born in Augusta County, Va., and came to Harrison County, W. Va., then Virginia, several years before the war.
U. G. Young is of Scotch-Irish descent on both sides of his family. His grandmother on his mother's side was a Wallace, and traces her ancestry back to Sir William Wallace of Scotland. When four years of age the father of U. G. Young left the farm and moved to Barbour County and engaged in the milling business at a village known as Peel Tree. W. Va., where the father still lives.
The subject of this sketch obtained his education in the common schools, then taught several years and attended the National Normal University at Leb- onon, O .. graduating in the law department of that school in 1888; passed his examination in this State before Judges W. T. Ice. of Philippi, Henry Brannon. now of the Supreme Court, and Judge R. F. Fleming, and was licensed to prac- tice law and admitted to the bar in October of 1888, while Judge Hery Brannon was still upon the Circuit Court bench.
U. G. Young located in Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va., for the prac- tice of his profession in the fall of 1888, and has been engaged actively as such from that date until the present time. He was married on the IIth day of July 1893, to Lillian Cecelia Pifer, of Buckhannon. He has three children, two daugh- ters, Mary Eugenia, born August 7. 1894: Marjory Cecelia, born August 25, 1900, and one sone, Ulysses Grant, Jr., born July 1, 1902.
He is actively identified with the M. E. Church, a teacher in the Sunday school, etc.
He is one of the original stockholders of the Traders' National Bank, or- ganized in 1892, is one of its directors and vice president. He is also a stock- holder in the Peoples Bank of West Virginia, of Buckhannon ; he is also a stock- holder in the Citizens Trust and Guaranty Company of Parkersburg. W. Va .. also the Citizens National Bank of Redlands, California, and a member of other corporations. He formed a partnership for the practice of law with J. C. Mc- Whorter in May, 1897, which continued until Judge McWhorter was elected to the Circuit Court bench in 1904.
He was elected to the State Senate in the fall of 1894 and served in the ses- sions of the State Senate for the years 1895 and 1897.
ALBERT J. ZICKEFOOSE, circuit clerk, born October 13, 1864, son of Samson and Mary E. (Queen) Zickefoose, whose children are: Jonas J., Albert J., George D., Littleton M., Lucinda, wife of James Hickman, Susan, wife of Edgar Carpenter ; H. A., Delpha J., Ulysses Grant, Viola, wife of Oscar Jones, and Parley P. and May. Raised on a farm, educated in the public schools and
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Normal and Classical Academy. Ten years a teacher, justice of peace from 1893 to 1897: merchant from 1891 to 1902 :; circuit clerk from 1902 to 1908; writes fire insurance.
Married Ida MI. Morgan, daughter of Littleton T. and Sophia (Brake) Mor- gan, December 6. 1896.
Children: Ray MI .. born April 10. 1901 ; Ruth, born March 30, 1903; Ethel. born April 28. 1905.
HEASTON S. ZICKEFOOSE, merchant at Newlon, born December 26, 1881. son of George W. Zickefoose and Mary Jane Light, and the grandson of Henry Zickefoose of Virginia. He was raised on a farm and attended public schools during the winter months. and when his father could spare him from farm work. At the age of twenty he set out to make a living for himself. He entered upon the mercantile business at Home. near Hemlock, and as his ex- perience grew his ambition increased. He next kept store at Kedron, and is now in the mercantile business at Newlon.
He married Maud Koon, daughter of James K. P. Koon, in 1903, and to this un'on have been given two children. Dana Clara and Waneta Ruth.
OLIVER JESSE ZIRKLE, born April 26. 1873. son of Oliver S. Zirkle. and Elizabeth Reed. of Barbour County. Parents moved to Upshur County in 1876, setting near Indian Can:p, and began clearing forests and improving land. The subject of this sketch was raised on th's farm until young manhood, when he went forth to work for himself. In 1895. April 27. he married Lyda F. H over. daughter of Gideon Hoover. Their children are Arta May. Edward Francis, Cora Bell. Dora Audna. Floyd.
He owns 44 acres of land near Beans Mill.
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