Webster County, West Virginia Biography of JOHN M. HEROLD, JR. ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. Submitted by Valerie Crook, , March 1999 ************************************************************************** The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 85-86 JOHN M. HEROLD, JR., cashier of the First National Bank of Webster Springs, the judicial center of Webster County, was born in Nicholas County, West Virginia, April 20, 1885, and is a son of Charles F. and Laural L. (Hutchin- son) Herold, both likewise natives of Nicholas County, where the former was born in 1861 and the latter in 1863, both having been reared under the influences of farm life and both having received the advantages of the common schools of their native county, where they still maintain their home, the father being not only a successful farmer of Nicholas County but also owning and conducting a gen- eral store. Charles F. Herold is a democrat in politics, is affiliated with the Masonic Blue Lodge at Summersville, and he and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Of the nine children seven are living: Howard, a graduate of the Massey Business Col- lege at Louisville, Kentucky, is a resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia; John M., of this review, is the next younger; Elmer, who is at the parental home, was a member of the Seventy-ninth United States Infantry in the World war and served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, where he was at the front on the Argonne sector and also took part in other conflicts; Bascom L., who likewise is now at the parental home, served in the World war as a member of the Three Hundred and Thirteenth Machine Gun Battalion, which was at the front and took part in a num- ber of important battles in France, as a part of the Eighti- eth Division; Misses Lulu and Bernice and also the young- est son, Delmas, are members of the parental home circle. The influences and vitalizing activities of the home farm compassed the childhood and early youth of John M. Herold, Jr., and his preliminary education was acquired in the local schools. Thereafter he was graduated in the commercial or business department of Morris Harvey College, and he then continued his active association with the work and management of the old home farm for a period of ten years. In December, 1907, he became bookkeeper in the First National Bank of Webster Springs, and one year later he was advanced to the position of assistant cashier, of which he continued the incumbent seven years. He has since been the cashier of the institution and has been a re- sourceful executive in the upbuilding of its substantial business and making it an effective conservator of the in- terests of the community. The personnel of the official corps of the bank is as here noted: E. H. Morton, presi- dent; Dr. S. P. Allen, vice president; John M. Herold, Jr., cashier; and W. H. McCutcheon, assistant cashier. In ad- dition to the president and vice president the directorate of the institution includes also T. M. Hicks, H. B. Nichols and O. C. Ferrell. Mr. Herold has had no desire for special political activity but is a loyal supporter of the cause of the democratic party. He is affiliated with Addison Lodge No. 116, A. F. and A. M., and his wife is an active member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, South. September 15, 1909, recorded the marriage of Mr. Her- old and Miss Ida Miller, who was born at Webster Springs and who received the advantages not only of the public schools of this village but also those of the Mountain State Business College at Parkersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Herold have four children: Charles (a student in the Junior High School), Ruth, Marjorie and John M., II.