Greenbrier County, West Virginia    Biography: William Ami TRAINER

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Transcribed and submitted by Darla Ruebush, <darbush @wizrealm.com>,
April 1998.
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WILLIAM AMI TRAINER - born in Highland County, Virginia, March 22, 1837,
in that State and county, December 16, 1860, was united in marriage with
Elizabeth Emily BIRD, who was born in Bath County, Virginia, March 26,
1838.  He was a son of Michael and Rachel (GUM) TRAINER, and his wife is
a daughter of William C. and Sarah Ann (CURRY) BIRD.  Mr. and Mrs.
William A. TRAINER are the parents of: Ada Ann, born November 3, 1860;
Marietta, January 1, 1862; Morgan Brown, April 17, 1864; Michael Lee,
August 29, 1866; Rachel Sarah Minnie, August 10, 1868; William Ami,
September 12, 1870; Stonewall Jackson, April 22, 1872; Hattie Myrtle,
November 25, 1874; John Hedges, April 21, 1876; Lillie Virginia, May 5,
1880.  William A. died September 16, 1873, Ada A. lives in Highland County,
Virginia, Marietta lives in Bath County, Virginia, and the others are at
home.  At the outbreak of the civil war, Mr. TRAINER held a lieutenant's
commission in the Virginia militia and he entered the Confederate service
in 1862, and served until the close of the war.  He was in the battles of
Cedar Mountain and Manassas, and in the latter battle was shot through
both arms.  He was made prisoner in April, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase,
Ohio, where he remained about one year, returning to his home in Highland
County in April, 1865.  He took up his residence in Greenbrier County in
October, 1882, and is farming in Anthonys Creek district, with post office
address at Alvon, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

Source:  Hardesty, Henry H.  Hardesty's Historical and Geographical
Encyclopedia.  New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884.
Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia.  Ed. Jim Comstock.
Richwood: Comstock, 1974.