Pleasants County, West Virginia, Biography of B. L. Core

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B. L. CORE

B. L. Core, a prosperous young farmer of Pleasants County, was born 
there in 1857, and is a son of W. G. H. and Adelia C. (Barrack) Core, 
both natives of Harrison county.  The father was reared in the last 
mentioned county where he learned the trades of brick moulder, shoe-
making and tailoring.  After his marriage, he removed to Newport, and 
when he landed there he had only the munificent sum of 28 cents with 
which to begin life.  He began work as a tailor, at which he remained 
one year, and then removed to St. Marys, where he continued his trade 
in connection with farming.  He was soon elected constable of 
Pleasants county, at which he served for several years, doing nearly 
all of the sheriff's business at the same time.  Subsequently he went 
into the mercantile business on Middle Island Creek, where he 
remained over five years and then removed to St. Marys where for 
about sixteen years he conducted a large and lucrative business.  But 
misfortune finally overtook him and he was almost completely ruined 
financially.  But he fought bravely through his difficulties, and so 
conducted himself as to make friends out of enemies, and now occupies 
a front rank in the citizenship of the county.  He has served the 
county as commissioner and representative, and at the election in 
November, 1890, he was elected on the democratic ticket as a member 
of the house of delegates.  In politics he has always been an 
uncompromising democrat.  Our subject was reared in Pleasants county, 
where he received his education at the common schools.  In 1887 he 
was united in marriage to Miss Roxy, daughter of C. W. and Joanna 
(Hubbs) Bills.  The result of the union has been the birth of two 
children:  Victor and Bethel by name.  Mrs. Core, whoo is a very 
estimable lady, is a native of Pleasants county, where she was reared 
and has always lived.  Mr. Core owns seventy-seven acres of good land 
in thee oil belt near Belmont, and is one of the leading farmers and 
popular citizens of his county. 

From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I; Brant & Fuller, 1891.


(Linda Cunningham Fluharty)