Greenbrier County, West Virginia Biography of ROBERT A. LEVEL. This biography was submitted by Sandy Spradling, E-mail address: This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p.87-89 ROBERT A. LEVEL. The Level family are one of Irish descent. The first one of that name to settle in Greenbrier county was James Level, but just when he emigrated to America is not definitely known. It was after the War of 1812. A residence was taken up by him where Charles Beckner now lives, two miles west of Ronceverte. His first wife was Miss Mary McClure. Children born to this union were: Margaret, horn in 1822; David M., January 1, 1824; George, November 9, 1825; Elizabeth N., 1828; and Wi!ham F., a half brother, whose mother was Miss Mary Adair, who was his second wife. William Level, the youngest son, was horn October 29, 1832. George Level is the only member of the family now living. He was a Mexican soldier, and, nothwith-standing he was shot through the head, is still living at the advanced age of ninety-two years. The ball entered the eye, and passing through the head, came out at the hack of his neck. He is a resident of Mookane, Mo. William Level entered the Confederate service early in the strife and was killed in 1862 at the battle of Fayetteville, W. Va. His wife was a Miss Sarah Gibson, daughter of Robert H. Gibson and Mary Spotts. They were married February 7, 1856, and to this union were horn two children: Robert A. Level and his sister, Mary J. The mother, now in her eighty-second year, still survives. Robert A. Level, like his father and grandfather before him, is a farmer and stock raiser. He lives on the old Level homestead in the Irish Corner district, near Organ Cave. The old house, erected over seventy-five years ago, was a veritable man-sion in its day, and as to things substantial and comfortable is not second to some others more palatial of these later times. The farm consists of 300 acres of choice lands, purchased by James Level in 1840. It originally belonged to the Dr. Creigh estate and was hought for $1,400. On May 23, 1878, Robert A. Level married johanna Hogsett, daughter of Hugh and Nancy J. (Robinson) Hogsett, of Monroe county, and the children horn to this union were: (1) William H., horn February 18, 1870; his wife was Miss Mayme Boone, daughter of William A. Boone. No children. He lives at Oak Hill, Fayette county, West Virginia, and is a traveling salesman for a commercial house. (2) Mary Della, horn September 14, 1880, died March 4, 1893. (3) George Wallace, born March 7, 1882, married Margaret Pinkney Boone, daughter of J. H. Boone, and to this union were born five children living and one dead: Madge, James Robert, Kathleen, Wallace and William.(4) Florence Ufa, horn January 27, 1884; married Charles Ad-dison Van Stavern and lives in Sinks Grove, Monroe county. They have two children, Elizabeth and Polly. (5) Lora Adair. born April 27, 1887, died December 26, 1899. (6) Margaret Ruth, born September 16, 1890. (7) Clara Jane, horn July 8, 1895. As one of the successful farmers of the county, Robert A. Level has been frequently selected as one of its representative citizens, and his name at this time appears on the Democratic ticket as a candidate for deputy sheriff.