West Virginia Statewide Files WV-Footsteps Mailing List WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 25 Today's Topics: #1 BIO: James Madison LAIDLEY, Esq. K [SSpradling@aol.com] #2 BIO: Alexander Washington QUARRIER [SSpradling@aol.com] #3 BIO: Levi WELCH, Kanawha County [SSpradling@aol.com] #4 BIO: John WELCH, Kanawha County [SSpradling@aol.com] #5 BIO: Major Alexander T. LAIDLEY, K [SSpradling@aol.com] #6 BIO: James NEVIUS [SSpradling@aol.com] #7 BIO: Colonel James ATKINSON, Kanaw [SSpradling@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from WV-FOOTSTEPS-D, send a message to WV-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. To contact the WV-FOOTSTEPS-D list administrator, send mail to WV-FOOTSTEPS-admin@rootsweb.com. ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 17:30:57 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: BIO: James Madison LAIDLEY, Esq. Kanawha County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Kanawha County George W. Atkinson 1876 p. 282-284 JAMES MADISON LAIDLEY ESQ. Though not ranking in age with others whom I have sketched in my memorial history of the county, Mr. Laidley was so active and prominent in his earlier life, in the political strifes of the county, that he merits no-tice at the hands of the writer. He was born in Parkersburg, Virginia, January 9, 1809. His father, James G. Laidley, who died at that place in 1822, was a lawyer; the friend and associate of the late Philip Doddridge, of Brooke county, and General Lewis Cass, who then resided at Marietta, Ohio. He was also a Major in the war of 1812 with Great Britain, and served several years in the Virgiiiia Assembly. His grandfather, Thomas Laidley, was a soldier in the revolutionary war, a native of Scotland, and one of the earliest settlers of Monongalia county; he died in 1838, at the residence of his son, the late John Laidley, of Cabell county, who was one of the most prominent men of that county in his day. The mother of James M. Laidley was the daughter of Colonel Alexander Quarrier, also a native of Scotland, who settled in this county in 18! I, and died in 1827. Many of the older citizens of this county cherish vivid recollections of the urbane gentleman and stately soldier, as he presided over public meetings at that early day. Among the most distinguished sons of Colonel Quarrier were Alexander W. Quarrier and Captain Monroe Quarrier. The former was the widely-known Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts of this county for thirty years, and was reputed the best in the State. He was the rncst popular man of his day in the county, and was distinguished for his courtly modesty and genial manners. His brother, Captain Monroe Quarrier, was distinguished for no less noble traits of character. He was Captain of several of the finest steamers that navigated the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, between Louisville and New Orleans, and also of steamers running into Mobile, Alabama. It was while he was commander of a fine steamer in the latter trade, in 1848, that the City Council of Mobile voted him a splendid silver tea-set, as a testimonial of appreciation for his noble daring in leaving the wharf at Mobile, with his steamer laden to the water's edge with cotton, to rescue those in peril on a burning ship, seen by him at a distance of nine miles from the city, on which occasion he was instrumental in rescuing more than a hundred lives from a frightful death. Among the distinguished tokens presented to him, of high appreciation, for his noble deeds, was a gold-headed cane, inscribed with the words which he uttered as he gave orders for his steamer to hasten to the burning vessel, "I will give all I possess to save one human life "-a sentiment worthy to hand his name, with honor to those who bear it, down to the latest posterity. - He died, without heirs, in 1836. His remains, together with those of his father, Colonel Quarrier, and A. W. Quarrier, are interred in Spring Hill Cermetery. Only one son of Colonel Quarrier is now living-A. A. Quarrier, of Louisville, Kentucky; and the wife of Mr. Aaron Whitteker, heretofore noticed, is a daughter of Colonel Quarrier. Mr. Laidley's mother died in this city in the year 1875. He has one brother, Major Alexander T. Laidley, who has been referred to in this history. Mr. James M. Laidley was a member of the Virginia Legislature in 1848-49. He was the Whig nominee for Congress from this District in i858, when it extended to within six miles of Kentucky, thirty miles from Pennsylvania, and a like distance frorn the Maryland line. His Democratic competitor, the late General Albert G. Jenkins, in a Democratic District of six thousand majority, was elected by the reduced majority of sixteen hundred. In 1829 he edited and published the Western Register for one year in the town of Charleston; it was a sprightly, interesting newspaper. In 1831-2 he formed one of the late Judge Baldwin's class of law students at Staunton, Virginia, and has continued in the practice of the legal profession, with slight intervals, up to the present time. Mr. Laidley is one of the most enetgetic men that we have ever known. He is, in fact, a man of untiring energy and enterprise. He has been a hard worker all his life, and although now past sixty-seven years of age, he is as vigorous and industrious as he was years ago. He has acquired a considerable estate by his industry, and I trust he may live many years to enjoy it. He has given many years of his life to the study of finance; and although classed with the "soft money" men in the present Presidential contest, yet his articles are not only readable, but are marked both with ability and a thorough knowledge of the subject. Mr. Laid ley was one of the Electors for West Virginia on tile Cooper and Cary ticket, and was suggested by those of his fellow-citizens who believe in the "greenback" doctrine, as an available man for Governor of the State. ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 17:38:34 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: BIO: Alexander Washington QUARRIER, Kanawha County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Kanawha County George W. Atkinson 1876 p. 284-286 ALEXANDER WASHINGTON QUARRIER. Among the notable men who have lived and died in Kanawha county, none were better known, or more highly esteemed, than the late Alexander W. Quarrier. He was born in the city of Richmond, Virginia, on the i6th day of November, 1795, and died in Charleston, Kanawba county, July 26, 1863. He was the eldest son of Colonel Alexander Quarrier, who was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, who emigrated to America in 1774, and resided some years in Philadelphia, where he married, in 1783; removed to Richmond in 1786, and lived there until 1811, in which year he came to Charleston, Kanawha county, and there died in 1827. For a number of years previous to his coming, he was Captain of the Public Guard at Richmond, and was highly regarded by Mr. Jefferson, Chancellor Wytbe, and others of like distinguished character. His son, Alexander W., the subject of this sketch, was appointed Clerk of the County Court of Kanawha county in 1822, and on the organization of the Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery in 1830, in Virginia, he was made Clerk also of that Court for the same county. Both these offices beheld continuously until i86i, when, refusing to take the oath required by an ordinance of the Wheeling Convention, they were declared vacant, and Mr. Quarrier was deprived of both offices. Few men have lived who were more beloved, more entirely trusted, or more deeply regretted at death, than Mr. Quarrier. The eldest son of a large family of brothers and sisters, he was always regarded by them and their numerous descendants as their head and pride. He was always noted for his buoyant and cheerful spirits, his benevolent heart, useful and active life, cultivated mind, and refined tastes, which not only made him, in some sense, the idol of his family, but the most popu-lar and esteemed man in his county. There was no stint to his open-handed charity; of what he had, he gave freely; when he had not, he cheered the needy with a true sympathy and an elevated hope. In the discharge of his public duties he was honest, faithful, untiring, capable, exact, and accommodating. To the humble and uninformed he was always the trusted friend and adviser. To all he was kind and prodigal of trouble and labor in answering their requests, and supplying their wants from his office. His ready and accurate knowledge of all his official duties astonishing memory of records and papers; his methodical and systematic business habits; his generous spirit of accommodation, and hearty, cheerful manner, rendered all business with him a pleasure; while his rich fund of anecdote and humor, and happy reminiscences of men, manners, and things of by-gone days, endeared him to all as a beloved companion and most agreeable public officer. Long will the memory of his hearty laugh, good humored and benevolent face, live among those who knew him. There is nothing eventful, in the sense ofbiographical literature, in Mr. Quarrier's life, to record. The only offices ever asked for, or held by him, were those before mentioned While he was always decided and ardent in his political opinions, he never sought political honors. His career in life, although marked by no distinguished event, nor remembered by any particular incident of public importance, was that of the quiet gentleman; fulfilling all his duties, giving and bestowing pleasure to all about him whether in the little gatherings on the streets, in the parlor, or at the hearth-stone in his office, among the rich and poor, the humble, the cultivated and refined alike. In fine, he was of those whose memory is always recalled with pleasant feelings by those who knew him, and lives in tradition among those who follow after. The traditions of the counties have preserved the recollections of a class in Virginia whose virtues will not soon be forgotten, the "Old County Clerks," a race of true gentlemen, whose refinement and intelligence, high and generous social qualities, cultivated by their constant association with the most intellectual and distinguished men of the day, constituted them a most interesting and influential class in Virginia. Of such, Mr. Quarrier was a striking example; they are fast passing away, or entirely gone. Mr. Quarrier, in early life, married Caroline W., daughter of the late Joel Shrewsbury, Sr., of Kanawha county. Her charities and many vir-tues endeared her to all the people of Charleston, and made her the beloved wife of so excellent a husband, whom she still survives, and still mourns. Mr. Quarrier's children who survived him are two sons, William A., a prominent lawyer of the Charleston bar, and Joel S., the efficient and accommodating Clerk of the County Court, and three daughters, all of whom are residents of Charleston, and are respected by all who know them. ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 17:42:26 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <6a4bd225.2516b2c2@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Levi WELCH, Kanawha County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Kanawha County George W. Atkinson 1876 p. 286-287 LEVI WELCH, Levi Welch was not only the oldest in years and residence, but the most prominent merchant and man of business in Charleston. In the language of an obituary notice of Mr. Welch, he possessed a mind of extraordinary strength, quickness and vigor; he could seize and comprehend at a glance what in most men would require much mental skill and labor. No man enjoyed in a greater degree the respect and con-fidence of his fellow citizens, nor was their confidence misplaced. In all his various mercantile and financial transactions, his accuracy was proverbial, while his integrity, promptitude and fidelity were alike conspicuous and honorable. Mr. Welch was a resident of Charleston for many years, but later in life lived in the Salines, where he was either employeci in merchandising, manufacturing salt, or as chief manager of the business of some of the companies engaged in the purchase, shipment and sale of salt. At that day the monopolies in the salt business were large concerns, and required the very best accountants and clerks. In the capacity of bookkeeper, cashier and accountant, Mr. Welch excelled; indeed, his place could not be supplied, and his management was essential to the success of his employers. The loss of such a man was deeply felt. During the prevalence of the cholera in this county, he took the disease,and died on the 23rd of August, 1849, in the 65th year of his age, leaving a large family, many of his descendants still residing in Kanawha. He married, about the year 1821, a daughter of the late Goodrich Slaughter, one of the earlier settlers of this county, who was connected with the more prominent families of the Valley. His widow still survives, in apparent vigorous health, and is likely to outlive many of her children. ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 17:47:51 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4c8e8b25.2516b407@aol.com> Subject: BIO: John WELCH, Kanawha County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Kanawha County George W. Atkinson 1876 p. 287-288 JOHN WELCH This worthy citizen of Kanawha, at the time of his death, more than a quarter of a century ago, was among the oldest inhabitants. He was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, near the border of the borough of Washington, and with his father's family came to Charleston at an early age. Like his brother Levi, John Welch was not a professional, but a self-made man, and, until married, followed the occupation of a clerk, bookkeeper and accountant. The two brothers excelled in these acquirements. John acted in the capacity of deputy sheriff of the county for several years. Later in life he carried on merchandising. exceedingly retiring and domestic in his habits, modest and unassuming in his manner and deportment, conscientious and upright as a merchant, strict in his integrity, and devoted to his domestic duties, he enjoyed the universal respect and confidence of the community. He resided in Charleston the most of his life, and was seldom out of the county. He married, in the year 1825 or 1826, a sister of the late James. C. McFarland; Mrs. Welch is still living, and occupies the old family residence on Summers street in Charleston. Mr. Welch died April 16, 1856, aged 67. He was universally beloved and respected. Five of his children survived him, having lost three in infancy. His eldest son, James, lost his life in the late war, at the battle of Scary, on the 17th July, 1861. Neither of these brothers-Levi and John-were professors of religion, or members of any church; but their humane and benevolent characters were well known. No poor man or indigent person, was ever spurned or driven from their doors; acts of charity and benevolence were always bestowed by them, unsparingly and without stint. The excellency of these men was well known and appreciated by those with whom they came in contact, and not by a few still living, who knew them well. ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 17:58:32 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4b2eb5a7.2516b688@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Major Alexander T. LAIDLEY, Kanawha County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Kanawha County George W. Atkinson 1876 p. 288-291 MAJOR ALEXANDER T. LAIDLEY Alexander T. Laidley was born in Morgantown, Western Virginia, with a twin sister, (who died in infancy,) April '4, 1807. His father, James G. Laid ley, was the eldest of eight children of Thomas Laidley, born in Philadelphia, about 1780, and in 18o6 he married Harriet B. Quarrier, a daughter of Alexander Quarrier, born in Richmond, Virginia, June 3, 1787. Thomas Laidley emigrated from Scotland to America, and arrived at New York in the year 1774. The name in Scotland was originally Laidlaw, but was corrupted to Laidley; and to this day there are Laidleys in Scotland, in and about Edinburgh and Glasgow, descendants of the old families of Laidlaw. Thomas Laidley resided in Philadelphia after the close of the war, and was induced, by the late Albert Gallatin, to take a partnership with him in the sale of maize on the Monongahela river, and about the year 1789 moved his family to Morgantown. He represented Monongalia county in the Virginia Legislature in 1797-8, and again in 1800-1, and espoused the cause of the Federalists in those exciting times. He was a member of the Legislature at the time of the passage of the celebrated resolutions of 1798, taking ground in opposition to their adoption. Thomas Laidley was educated for the bar in Petersburgh, Virginia, under the late Chancellor Wythe. Upon being admitted to the bar, he located in Parkersburg, the county seat of the then new county of Wood, about the year 1802. He held several offices connected with the courts of that county, and represented the county in the Legislature two successive years. When war was declared against Great Britain, June, 1812, he raised a volunteer company of riflemen, entered the army, and served in the Northwest under Generals Leftwich and Harrison. He was brevetted to the rank of Major for distinguished services on the battle-field. It is related of him that when in command of his company, in a sanguinary fight with a band of Indians, seeing his men under some fear, he seized a rifle and shot one of the savages, who falling before him, so encouraged his company, that they fought with greater bravery, and won the battle. He died at Parkersburg September 5, 1821. At the age of 13, Alexander went to Cabell county to reside with his uncle, the late John Laidley, and entered the Clerk's office under the late John Samuels, the Clerk of the Cabell Courts from the formation of the county, in 1813-14, until his death, about the year 1859. He resided in Cabell until June, 1824, when he came to Charleston, and went into the Clerk's office under his uncle, the late A. W. Quarrier. He remained in the Clerk's office about six years, discharging his duties efficiently and well. In 1830 he kept store for Summers & Whitteker in MaIden, occupying the position of hook-keeper and salesman. In 1831 he occupied a similar position in the dry goods and grocery store of Carr & Turner. In October of tie same year he removed to Wheeling. After his arrival in Wheeling he did business for Kurn & McKee, collimission merchants, until February, 1832, when, a vacancy occurring in the office of Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court of Ohio county, he engaged with Mr. Chapline, the Clerk, as his Deputy, and also in the same capacity under the Clerk of the County Court. Mr. Chapline's time expiring in May, 1838, Mr. Laidley was appointed by Judge Fry to the responsible position of Clerk of the Court, which office he held for two terms of seven years each. The Constitution of the State, of 1850-1, providing for the election of clerks by the popular vote, Mr. Laidley being a candidate for the office which he had filled so long and well, was defeated at the election in 1852, by a Democratic candidate. In 1854 he removed to Kanawha, where he has ever since resided. In this county he held the office of Master Commissioner in Chancery up to the beginning of the war, under appointments by Judges Summers and McComas. Major Laidley enjoyed, while in office at Wheeling, the reputation of being among the very best clerks in the Old Dominion. In 1872 he applied to the Judges of the Court of Appeals, who were elected under the New Constitution of West Virginia, for the position of Clerk of that Court. He had the recommendation of most of the older members of the Bar throughout the State, and others residing in different parts of the country. He did not rest his claIms upon any devotion for or service to party, but simply his qualifications for the office, and being a citizen born and raised in the State. The Court saw proper to disregard claims for fitness and capacity, and bestowed the office upon a citizen from another State, who had but recently come to West Virginia He thought that, all other things being equal, and as there was not nor could be any doubt as to his qualification for the office, preference should have been given to an old citizen in the selection of an incumbent for the position. But the Judges acted otherwise-and gave it to one who had done the most for party-a gentleman, however, of character and ability. Major Laidley has been twice married. By his first marriage, in September, 1835, to Miss Blame, a cousin of James G. Blame, late Speaker of the House of Representatives, he had one child, the late Capt. R. Q. Laidley, who died in this city in February, 1873. He had no children by his second marriage. His education was somewhat limited, he never having attended school since he was twelve years old; still he acquired a pretty thorough knowledge of the English language, by application in county and circuit court clerks' offices. His special fort is in an office of that kind, where he always excelled. Major Laidley is now nearly three-score years and ten; is in good health, and is quite active and vigorous for a man of his years. ______________________________X-Message: #6 Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 18:04:15 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <863700a9.2516b7df@aol.com> Subject: BIO: James NEVIUS Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Kanawha County George W. Atkinson 1876 p. 291-292 JAMES NEVIUS James Nevius, the well-known blacksmith of Charleston, was born August ii, i8o6, in Rockbridge county, Virginia. His parents were poor, and as Virginia had no common schools, his education was necessarily limited. He, however, obtained a knowledge of the ordinary English branches, and was, in his way, competent to keep his own ac-counts, and manage his own business. In 1840 Mr. Nevius started westward. Arriving in Greenbrier county, and being favorably impressed with that beautiful and fertile section, he located there, and established himself in business-blacksmithing. He commenced work in a blacksmith shop in 1822, in his native county, and when he opened a shop in Lewisburg, Greenbrier county, he had mastered his trade, and was pronounced a number-one mechanic. Shortly after his arrival at Lewisburg, he was united in marriage with Miss Jane McClelland, a resident of that county, and a lady of solid character and worth. In October, 1843, Mr. Nevius, and family removed to Kanawha. The day after their arrival in Charleston, he began work in a blacksmith's shop, which was situated where C. J. Botkin's store now stands, on Kanawha street, near the lower ferry. The next year he bought a lot on Goshorn street, between Kanawha and Virginia streets, built a blacksmith's shop, and has continued at the anvil, in that old building, till the present time. Mr. Nevius is a man of stalwart frame, and unusual physical force. He has had a constitution of extraordinary endurance. For a number of years he actually labored an average or nineteen hours out of every twenty-four, from Monday morning until Saturday night. He had the reputation of being the best horseshoer in the Kanawha Valley, and bears that honor to this day. He never lacked for something to do, and being both healthy and industrious, he was always at his post from early morn till late at night. Mr. Nevius is now upwards of seventy years of age, and never loses a day from his shop. Jf it were not for weakness in his limbs, occasioned by standing at the anvil for so many years, he could do as much work today as he could turn out forty years ago. James Nevius is a man of positive convictions. He does his own thinking, acts honorably in all of his dealings, and is truthful, reliable and upright. He has been a consistent member of the Presbyterian church for nearly a half century, is a good citizen, and is personally liked by every man who ever knew him. ______________________________X-Message: #7 Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 18:11:08 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <622226a9.2516b97c@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Colonel James ATKINSON, Kanawha County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Kanawha County George W. Atkinson 1876 p. 292-294 COLONEL JAMES ATKINSON James Atkinson, son of George and Sarah Atkinson, was born in Kanawha county, Virginia, (now West Virginia,) May 27, 1811. His parents were poor, and unable to properly educate their children; yet the subject of this sketch managed to procure a fair English education, and thereby qualified him~elf for nearly all branches of business. He spent the greater portion of his earlier life upon a farm, as an ordinary laborer. After he grew to manhood, he introduced himself into business circles as a constable. He very soon established a reputation both for honesty and attentiveness to business, and accordingly had all the collecting he could conveniently attend to. At the age of twenty-five he commenced work at the carpenter's trade, which he followed for several years. He was a good architect, and excelled as a framer of large buildings. About the year 1840, he, in conipany with two other gentlemen, loaded a large barge with poplar lumber and floated it to New Orleans. At that place, and other points on th Mississippi river, they spent nearly two years, working at the carpenter's and joiner's trade. After his return to Kanawha, Mr. Atkinson united in marriage with Miriam Rader, daughter of George Rader, of Nicholas county, Virginia. Eight children were the result of their union; all of whom are still living, except one, who died April 27, 1874. In 1842 Mr. Atkinson engaged in the business of a boat-builder, which he kept up for about three years, when he was compelled to abandon it, on account of impaired health, superinduced by overwork. He purchased a farm on Elk river, five miles from Charleston, and moved upon it, in the spring of 1845, where he continued to reside until the time of his death. Shortly after his removal to the country, he was elected a Justice of the Peace; and was continued in that position, with occasional intermissions, for nearly a quarter of a century. As a Justice he was universally liked. He always heard the evidence on both sides of every case, and then dec:ded as he thought right, without regard to technicalities of law and in ninety-nine cases out of every hundred, he decided exactly right. If all of our Justices would set aside technicalities, and decide as their judgment directs, they would scarcely ever fail to do right, and render satisfaction to suitors. He held the position of a deputy Sheriff of Kanawha county under Robert H. Early, John Slack, Sr., and John Slack, Jr., and was high Sheriff in 1861-2. In each of these positions he did his work honorably and well, and was universally esteemed by all with whom he had busi-ness relations. During the war he and the late Greenbury Slack were engaged in mercantile pursuits in the city of Charleston, which, like most enterprises at that time, proved lucrative. They continued in that business until the fall of 1865, when the firm of Slack & Atkinson was dissolved by mutual consent. In early life Mr. Atkinson connected himself with the M. E. Church, and continued a true and valued member until the hour of his death. He always gave more towards the support of the gospel than any half-dozen other men in the community. His house was regarded as the regular stopping place for ministers; and but few nights passed for many years without some preacher of the gospel being sheltered under his roof. On a sultry afternoon, in August, 1864, as he was riding down Elk river, he called at a neighbor's house, who tendered him a glass of fresh cider. Unfortunately, caustic soda was unintentionally given him for cider. He took a swallow of it, and it was a miracle that it did not produce instant death. After many months of confinement to his bed, he at last recovered strength enough to walk around, but was never himself again. Instead of a stalwart man of two hundred and twenty pounds in weight, his frame became shattered and weakened-was in fact nothing but skin and bones. After this affliction, he could never swallow anything but thin soups or gruel. In this condition he lingered for two years, and on the uth of September, i866, in the 55th year of his age, he departed this life in the triumphs of a living faith, and is now an associate with the ransomed of the blessed. *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ***********************************************************************