Mingo County, West Virginia    Biography of Charles Stuart WAUGH

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., 
Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 70-71

CHARLES STUART WAUGH. The importance of the practi-
cal railroad contractor and highway constructor is very
well demonstrated in the recognition he is receiving in
every community, for through the medium of his efforts
are localities developed and communities put in touch with
the outside world. While unfortunately there are some who
take unfair advantage of their position, the majority of
the men who are engaged in this line of work handle deals
of such magnitude that it would be strictly to their disad-
vantage to carry through anything but aboveboard trans-
actions. Southwestern West Virginia has advanced very
largely through the work of this class of men, and one who
has been instrumental in developing Mingo and several
other counties of this region is Charles Stuart Waugh, who
now makes his headquarters at Williamson.

Mr. Waugh was born June 12, 1878, at Orange, Virginia,
a son of Charles A. and Sallie (Jones) Waugh, natives of
Virginia, a member of an old family of the Old Dominion
State, and of English and Scotch ancestry. His father, a
contractor in railroad construction, was also an extensive
agriculturist in Virginia, and was active in civic affairs
and political matters. Likewise he took a helpful part in
the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church and served as
steward.

The graded and high schools of Orange, Virginia, fur-
nished Charles Stuart Waugh with his primary education,
following which he pursued a course of study at the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic School, which he left before graduation,
in 1896. At that time he took up railroad construction
work with the Eliason & Rhodes Company, and remained
with that concern for two years, then joining the Rinehart-
Dennis Company, with which he remained about one year.
At this time Mr. Waugh embarked in business on his own
account at Oakvale, West Virginia, his first contract calling
for some double track work for the Norfolk & Western
Railway from Oakvale to Glen Lyn. This occupied about
a year and one-half of time, after which he continued fur-
ther work for the same line. During this time he made his
main headquarters at Orange, Virginia, although he always
had headquarters likewise at the scene of his operations.
Eventually Mr. Waugh transferred his main headquarters
to his present location at Williamson, West Virginia, where
he is engaged in general construction work, principally per-
taining to railway construction and heavy highway work.
He is possessed of full equipment, including steam shovels,
graders, etc., of a most modern character, and his contracts
generally call for in excess of $100,000 each. Mr. Waugh
is likewise a coal operator, owning and operating the West
Williamson coal properties, which are quite extensive in
size. His reputation in the business world is that of a
thoroughly capable, aggressive and reliable business man,
and his standing in the community is an influential one.

In 1903, at Wytheville, Virginia, Mr. Waugh was united
in marriage with Miss Margaret Porter, daughter of Steven
and Maggie (Crocket) Porter, natives of Virginia and ag-
ricultural people. Mr. Porter is active in polities at Wythe-
ville. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Waugh: Charles S., Porter E., Margaret W., Esther, Stu-
art A., Julia and Lee. Of these Charles S. and Porter E.
are attending the military school at Waynesborough, Vir-
ginia, while Margaret W. is one of the brightest pupils at
the State Deaf and Blind Institute of Virginia. The fam-
ily belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr.
Waugh is a Chapter and Knight Templar Mason, a member
of the Mystic Shrine and an Elk, and also holds member-
ship in the Kiwanis and Coal City Clubs.