West Virginia Statewide Files WV-Footsteps Mailing List WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 34 Today's Topics: #1 BIO: COOK Family, Monroe County [SSpradling@aol.com] #2 BIO: John COPELAND, Monroe County [SSpradling@aol.com] #3 BIO: Edward/Edmund CORNWELL, Monro [SSpradling@aol.com] #4 BIO: Conrad CREBS, Monroe County [SSpradling@aol.com] #5 BIO: Andrew CROSIER, Monroe County [SSpradling@aol.com] #6 BIO: M. Homer CUMMINGS, Monroe Cou [SSpradling@aol.com] #7 Bio JERMON HOLLANDSWORTH of Lincol [PJAFLA@aol.com] #8 BIO ELISHA WALTER HOLLY MD Lincoln [PJAFLA@aol.com] #9 Re: BIO: John Stuart, Greenbrier C [Blfrogge@aol.com] #10 Bio of Joseph W HOLT Lincoln Count [PJAFLA@aol.com] #11 Re: BIO: John Stuart, Greenbrier C [Blfrogge@aol.com] #12 BIO: Rev John C. BARR, DD, Kanawha [SSpradling@aol.com] #13 BIO: Hon. James O. JACKSON, Kanawh [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: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:21:01 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: BIO: COOK Family, Monroe County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A History of Monroe County, West Virginia Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Staunton, VA The McClure Company, Inc. 1916 p. 329-330 COOK Family We find mention of Valentine Cook as Felty Koch, which is indicative of German birth or ancestry, but we are told that he and Jacob were sons of John Hamilton Cook, of London, cousin to the celebrated Captain Cook. They came about 1770 to the J. Johnson place just below Greenville and built Cook's fort. His wife was Rachel Bofman (Baughman?) and he died in 1797. The widow went with 11cr sons, Henry and David, to Kentucky. Valentine, Jr., and Jacob were both ministers, and the latter died on the family homestead in 1844. His sister, Christiana, married Philip Hammond, the scout Valentine, Sr., had several adventures with the Indians, and was several times taken by them. Rev. Valentine Cook, Jr., who settled in Kentucky, is mentioned in Chapter XXXII. C. of Jacob (Rachel): Riley' B.-Ward-Jacob A-Lewis G.-Carolina-Sarah-John H.-Lorenzo D. (Ann Vawter, 1831). The family has long been extinct here in the male line. One William Cook, several of whose children married into the Dubois family, of Wolf Creek, died about 1825. An Isaac had a license to build a gristtnill on Laurel in 1813. William G. (1800-1888) was a son of John and his wife Lucy Gray Cook, of Prince Edward. He graduated from Hampden-Sidney Callege and in 1833 from the Baltimore School of Medicine. After practicing his profession in Clarkesville and in Chesterfield county, he came to Union in 1840, but some 11 years later he moved to Sweet Springs. In 1836 he married Mary E9 daughter of Jesse Wherry, of Manchester. She died in 1863, aged 55. Of the 10 children of Dr. and MrL Cook, 8 lived to adult age, their names being as follows: Anna H. (s)-John H. (b. 1838) (Julia A. Baker, 1864)-Mary E. (Robert E. Jordan, of Fluvanna Co.)-Alfred W. (Martha E. Carter, 1866)-Harriet G. (Andrew A. Kean, 1868)-William F. (Alfarette Wickline, Blanche Carter)-James R (Clarissa B. Settle, 1872)-Margaretta C. (John P. Wickline, 1874). C. of John H.-Walter J. (Ella Dransfield, 1894)-Randolph G. (Anna F. Dransfield, 1892)-William E. (Sue M. Kingsberry, 1906)-John F. -Florence G. (Lee Walker, 1893). John H. has been a veteran teacher and served a term as county superintendent W. 3. is deputy sheriff, W. F. a physician, and 3. F. a graduate of Roanoke College and Crazier Theological Seminary, is a minister of the Baptist church. ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:24:06 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <80836e81.25180e06@aol.com> Subject: BIO: John COPELAND, Monroe County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A History of Monroe County, West Virginia Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Staunton, VA The McClure Company, Inc. 1916 p. 330 JOHN COPELAND John, son of an English immigrant, came from Albemarle in his youth. A son was William M. (1835-1901) (Margaret Hines). C: William H. (1862-1915) (Hallie V. Kershner-Charles E. (Luella Connor). C. E. graduated from Shenandoah Normal Colleget 1889, and from the College of Physicians and Surgeons St Baltimore, 1893. He established himself at Charleston, 1899, where he has a large, successful practice, but delights in long visits to his native county. W. H., law graduate of the University of Virginia, was prosecuting attorney of Monroe at the time of his death. ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:26:34 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <766cc683.25180e9a@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Edward/Edmund CORNWELL, Monroe County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A History of Monroe County, West Virginia Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Staunton, VA The McClure Company, Inc. 1916 p. 330 EDWARD CORNWELL Edward (or Edmund) was a large landholder on Second Creek after the Revolution. His wife, Frances, is said to have been a niece to General Wolfe, of Quebec fame. John (Margaret), who sold land to John Gray in 1803, seems to have been a son. ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:30:45 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8e168704.25180f95@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Conrad CREBS, Monroe County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A History of Monroe County, West Virginia Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Staunton, VA The McClure Company, Inc. 1916 p. 331-332 CONRAD CREBS Conrad (b. 1760) (Lucy Brunen, 1784) was a native of Hesse Cassel, and came to America as a soldier under Burgoyne. He settled at Winchester, where he had been a prisoner of war. His wife, whom he married at Frederick, Md., was a descendant of Sir Walter Raleigh, and also a relative of the mother of George Washington. William B. (b. 1808) (Mary Ragan, 1832), fourth son of Conrad, was drawn to Monroe through a love of adventure and settled here after his marriage. C: Virginia L. (James Claiborne)-Lewis A. (Mahala Shanklin)-Wil-ham C. (b. 1837) (Mattie Tooke)-Harriet-Otho H.-Fannie-R. 3. (1847-1912)-Ella G.-Floy (Ernest Rochefort). Claiborne, whose daughters are Mrs. George DeVere and Bettie, was a descendant of the famous William Claiborne, of Kent Island, Md. L. A., W. C., and 0. H. saw much service in the Confederate army. L. A., captured at Gettysburg, made an unsuccessful attempt to escape from the military prison at Fort Delaware. He was one of the guard that escorted the remains of General Stonewall Jackson to Richmond. W. C. was one of the men that boarded and captured the ship "Harriet Lane" This was one of the most memorable exploits in the annals of war. W. C., 0. H., and the Rocheforts settled in Texas R. 3., a resident of Union, had for two consecutive nights a most vivid dream of buried treasure on Calder's Peak. Ella G. has been 33 years a teacher. ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:34:39 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: BIO: Andrew CROSIER, Monroe County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A History of Monroe County, West Virginia Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Staunton, VA The McClure Company, Inc. 1916 p. 332 ANDREW CROSIER Andrew married Elizabeth Maxwell in Pennsylvania and settled a mile south of Gap Mills somewhat later than 1784. C: William (1784- 1855) (Sarah Bowyer, 1808)-James (d. 1860) (Sarah Beamer)-John (Tenn.)-Thomas (Tenn. ) -Margaret (Robert Christy, 1804)-Hannah (~Milhollen). C. of William: William H-Adam B. (1810-1888) (Elizabeth Nickell, 1839)-John M. (-Champ)-George-Thomas-Andrew (Alleghany) -Susan (Thomas Hepler)-Elizabeth H. (John Motteshead, 1841)-Margaret A. (John Sumpter, 1844)-Nancy (John Dodd). C. of James: John R.-Andrew M. (1821-1904) (Martha Hively) Philip B. (1823-1883)-William A-Elizabeth (1824-1890) (- Bradley)-Margaret 5.-James M (1835-1907). John M. was born Mar. 1, 1811, and lived until Mar.27, 1912. He was a blacksmith and not only made his own pocket knives but even his farming tools and his sawmill. For 80 years he was a member of Carmel church and was a regular attendant from his home at Waiteville. When the railroad came to Potts Creek, he asked only that his spring be let alone and the wish was respected. The rough men who appeared during the railroad construction never molested him and used no profanity in his presence. When remonstrated with for living alone in his old age, he drew his well thumbed Bible from his shoebench and exclaimed: "Here's my protector, here's my shield, and here's my weapon. With this as my protector, I fear no evil, I fear no robber, I fear no murderer." ______________________________X-Message: #6 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:38:22 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: BIO: M. Homer CUMMINGS, Monroe County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A History of Monroe County, West Virginia Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Staunton, VA The McClure Company, Inc. 1916 p. 332-333 M. HOMER CUMMINGS M. Homer Cummings was born near Pickaway, August 23, 1890, and was graduated from Trevecca College, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1909. After spending a year in the University of Chattanooga, he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1911. Since then he has written more than sixty hymns, the more popular being these: "My Lord and King," "There is a Gladness," "What Will You Do with Jesus?" "Come Where the Blessings Fall," The Gospel According to You," "Jesus Is the One You Need." Others appear in "Echoes from Beulah," published by the author at Ripley, W. Va. Mr. Cummings has also written "You Are My Sweetheart," a secular song that has been well received by the music public. His parents are H. M. Cummings and wife, Pickaway. ______________________________X-Message: #7 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:05:58 EDT From: PJAFLA@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8c78f400.251833f6@aol.com> Subject: Bio JERMON HOLLANDSWORTH of Lincoln County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 JERMON HOLLANDSWORTH--is one of the farming population in Carroll district, Lincoln county, owning about 200 acries of land on Big Creek five miles north of Hamlin, which has the best improvements; is well-watered; heavily timbered with pine, poplar, locust, hickory, sugar beech, maple and walnut; a fine young orchard of rare fruit; coal and iron ore in abundance and good indication of silver. Mr. Hollandsworth was baptized in April, 1878 and joined the United Baptist Church. His wife joined the same church in July, 1878; their sons; C. S. November 24, 1878; Thomas R. January 4, 1880; John F., January 1, 1882. The subject of this sketch was born in Henry county Virginia, December 20, 1832 and came to Lincoln county, November 11, 1865 and he is a son of Madison and Susan (Hollandsworth) Hollandsworth. In Franklin county Virginia January 14, 1857, the words were pronounced which made Jermon Hollandsworth and Martha Jane McGee man and wife. She was born in Franklin county, August 29, 1839 and her parents are Nelson and Susan (Richards) McGeeThe children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hollandsworth are: Charles Smith, April 9, 1859; Thomas Reed, September 19, 1862; John Franklin November 14, 1865; Edward Lee, February 5, 1869; Madison Vinton January 1, 1872; Sera Alwilda, December 20, 1874; Laura Susan January 9, 1878 all at home but Charles who resides at Trace Fork, Putnam County West Virginia. Mr. Hollandsworth was trustee of schools several years; he served in the late war in the Confederate army. Direct mail to Hamlin Lincoln county, West Virginia. ______________________________X-Message: #8 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:14:19 EDT From: PJAFLA@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4ffa5c00.251835eb@aol.com> Subject: BIO ELISHA WALTER HOLLY MD Lincoln county Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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. ELISHA WALTER HOLLEY M D a native of Lincoln county born September 10, 1851 is a son of James Avis and Margaret (Holster) Holley. He was a cadet in the West Virginia University three years. James Holley, father of Elisha was a sheriff of Lincoln county four years, having previously been sheriff of Cabell County, West Virginia many years. He was also deputy U. S. marshall and traveling minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church: and was one of the earliest and most prominent settlers of Carroll district. Elisha W. Holley owns about 600 acres of fine farming land, 50 acres of which is excellent bottom land. A portion of the land is heavily timbered with pine, poplar, maple, locust, beech and walnut. The farm abounds in cannel coal, building stone and iron ore. The land is located on Mud river, five miles from Hamlin and upon it is a large orchard and a medicinal spring. Mr. Holley attended the first course of lectures at Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati, June 28, 1882; he graduated from the Lousiville, Kentucky, Medical College. he is physician and surgeon attending to all calls, night or day, promptly. His address is Hamlin, Lincoln county, West Virginia. ______________________________X-Message: #9 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:49:39 EDT From: Blfrogge@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <38cff4f2.25183e33@aol.com> Subject: Re: BIO: John Stuart, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sandi, I appreciate your posting the Bio on John Stuart of Greenbrier County. However, I would like to correct the record as written. John married Agatha Lewis Frogg, who was the widow of John Frogg, not William Frogg. CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XVI. page 183 Page (27) Agatha Frogg refuses to administer on estate of her husband, John Frogg--proved by Thomas Jones. John was killed at Point Pleasant, VA in the battle between the Virginia forces (Commanded by General Andrew Lewis) and the Indians by Cornstalk. Point Pleasant, Va was the site of the first day of battle of the American Revolution. Capt. John was one of forty-six officers and soldiers killed on that day. His name is among those listed on the Point Pleasant Battle Monument. John was the Sutler for the forces at Point Pleasant. Thank you, Brenda Frogge ______________________________X-Message: #10 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:39:54 EDT From: PJAFLA@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Bio of Joseph W HOLT Lincoln County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Georgraphical Encyclopedia, New York: H. H. Hardesty and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Ed. Jim Comstock Richwood: Comstock, 1974 JOSEPH W HOLT attorn at law in Hamlin, Lincoln county was born in Campbell county, Virginia, December 6, 1825 and settled in Lincoln county in 1869. He is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Howard) Holt and in Botetourt county Virginia in 1847 he wedded Nancy Hanes a native of Botetourt county born in 1826. The birth record of Mr. and Mrs. Holts six children is: Lulu born December 17, 1850; James W., August 7, 1853; Samuel W., May 5, 1857; Bettie May, October 24, 1859; Edward I June 5, 1861; Sallie, September 17, 1864. James W resides in Monroe county West Virginia and Samuel W in Randolph, Virginia. The remaining four reside in Hamlin, West Virginia. Joseph W Holt joined the Presbyterian Church when quite young and has since been a devoted christian; he is a worker in the Sabbath school and a ruling elder in the church. His wife and all the children, save one are members of the church. Mr. Holt was commonwealth's attorney in Craig county, Virginia twelve years and has represented the county of Lincoln in the legislature several sessions. Judge Holt was not in the regular Confederate army, but served in it as clerk in a hospital. Two of his brothers served in the Confederate army during the late war. Judge Holt practices in all the courts in Lincoln county regularly and occasionally in the adjoining counties and is one of the leading lawyers of this section of the State. Address: Hamlin Lincoln county, West Virginia. ______________________________X-Message: #11 Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 05:24:21 EDT From: Blfrogge@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Re: BIO: John Stuart, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In answer to Gloria's concern that I cited Chalkey's Chronicles on the marriage of Agatha Lewis Frogg to John Frogg, and not William Frogg as written in History of Greenbrier County J.R. Cole Lewisburg, WV; I am not relying solely on the information from one source, but that of many sources in the Virginia Archives and Family Records. If interested in other source materials and documents, I will be glad to post. Brenda Frogge ______________________________X-Message: #12 Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:10:04 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <766df6fd.2518f9cc@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Rev John C. BARR, DD, Kanawha County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens W.S. Laidley Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL. 1911 p. 355-356 REV. JOHN C. BARR, DD., for more than fifty years a minister in the Southern Presbyterian church, and for many years a highly esteemed resident of Charleston, W. Va., was born November II, 1824, in Washington oounty, Pa., son of John and Mary (Cannon) Barr. His parents were members of the church of Dr. McMillen, the well known pioneer of education and Presbyterianism in western Pennsylvania. When Centre church was built in later years they became members of that church, John Barr being made a ruling elder. They were intelligent, godly-people, kept the Sabbath according to the scriptures, and trained up their children in the standards of the church. Of their five children two became Presbyterian ministers, one of t~em an intelligent ruling elder, and two daughters devoted members of the church. John Calvin Barr was reared on his father's farm and followed agriculture until reaching his twenty-fourth year, attending the local schools as opportunity was afforded him. He then entered Jefferson College at Canonsburg, where he was graduated B.A. in the class of 1855. In September of that year he began his preparation for the ministry in the Western Theological Seminary at Allegheny, where he continued his studies until 1858, although he had been licensed to preach in January of the previous year. In the spring of 1857 he went to Pocahontas county, Virginia (now West Virginia), and commenced his labors there as a home missionary. In his Sabbath school work and in building up the churches of Liberty and Baxter, he had much encouragement. In April, 1858, he was ordained to the full work of the ministry, and now added to his field the beautiful Pisgah valley in Highland county, Va., making frequent journeys over Cheat Mountain to preach at Huttonsville and Beverly. In all these mountain regions his labors were so much appreciated that he would gladly have spent his days preaching to the pure minded people there. In the spring of 1859 Rev. John C. Barr was married to Miss Maria Smith, the daughter of Joseph Smith, D.D. This change of relations required a more settled life than that which he had been leading over a wide evangelistic field. At the same time a pressing call came to him from the church at Lewisburg, Va. (now West Virginia), to become the assistant pastor with Dr. McElheney. After due deliberation, he accepted the call and entered upon his labors in May, 1859. He found Dr. McElheney a very delightful and profitable colleague. The two men labored together like father and son without a discordant note for nearly ten years. The junior pastor took the responsibility of preach-ing in the town church and the senior pastor preached at two points in the country. During this period of collegiate labor, there were two precious revivals of religion, one just before the war in which about thirty were added to the church and another just after the war in which ninety were added to the church. Dr. Barr's labors were much blessed while he was at Lewisburg by assisting his brethren in holding evangelistic meetings at their respective churches. In i866 and 1867 he was troubled so much with his throat that he was compelled to resign his pastorate in i868, and take charge of the school which had recently been established at Charleston, W. Va., namely, the Charleston Institute, of which he had the control for several years, became a feeder of the church. He afterwards taught in a house that stood on part of the grounds now occupied by the Charleston Hardware Company. and later in the old lecture room. Dr. Barr was a ripe scholar and a most successful teacher, in which capacity he did a work for great good at a time prior to the development of our excellent public school system. Those who are not conversant with the facts can hardly apprciate the benefit derived by the church from Dr. Barr's connection with the old Charleston Institute. It is to be hoped that Christians will never forget that the school should be the handmaiden of the church, and that there must be something wrong about the school that does not, at least indirectly, achieve this relation. After a few months' rest from preaching, his throat recovered, and he felt ready to supply the pulpit as well as manage the school. The church was divided between the two sections North and South, and as a compromise measure it was agreed that they would not recognize presbyterial control on either side. The church became vacant, and Dr. Barr took charge first of the Sabbath school, which was large and flourishing, and during the year took charge of the pulpit. After a few months a gracious revival of religion followed, in which thirty of the older scholars of the school united with the church. The gospel was faithfully preached, with no allusion to any differences existing between the people. In three years a majority of the congregation longed to return to their old presbyterial relations. They made a friendly separation from those who desired to go to the northern branch of the church. Dr. Barr was regularly installed pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Dr. Stewart Robinson and Rev. John Brown conducting the installation service. From that time the church with its surrounding missions has grown until it is taking its place with the largest and most powerful churches in the synod of Virginia. Dr. Barr tried to exemplify in his life the scriptural lessons of Faith, Hope and Charity, and to advance his Master's kingdom in so far as it lay in his power. His efforts were largely blessed and on his way through life he made many warm friends who are bound to him in ties of love. Despite his advanced years he still possessed to the end a fairly good share of his old time vigor and never felt so contented as when in the harness doing his Master's work. He had a comfortable residence at No. 809 Quarrier street, Charleston. On Friday night September 8, 1911 he quietly breathed his last and entered upon the life eternal. He had lived a long life of faith and untiring fidelity, winning the esteem and love of a host of friends, and the confidence and honor of the whole city. The Southern Presbyterian Church of Charleston, W. Va., has set a fine example to the whole southern church in the splendid way in which they have taken care of the aged pastor and his wife since 1908, when he became disabled. He is survived by his wife and one son, a niece and two nephews. ______________________________X-Message: #13 Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:16:14 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <399d13d6.2518fb3e@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Hon. James O. JACKSON, Kanawha County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens W.S. Laidley Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL. 1911 p. 356-357 HON. JAMES O. JACKSON, who conducts a mercantile business at Clendenin, W. Va., and is additionally interested in numerous successful enterprises of this section, was born January 18, 1873, at Osborn's Mills, Kanawha County, W. Va., and is a son of Almarine B. and Rosanna (Atkinson) Jackson. Almarine B. Jackson was born in Virginia, seventy-four years ago, and during his active period followed farming and was in the lumber business, but now lives retired. His father was Thomas H. Jackson. To Mr. and Mrs. Jackson the following children were born 0. J. A., of Clendenin, W. Va., J. T., of Clendenin; Flora D., widow of W. H. Orton; Rose F., wife of John T. Campbell, of Clendenin; Sarah Pearl, wife of William Kelly, of Roane County; J. 0. Laura, wife of J. Hendershot, of Clendenin; and Myrtle, wife of W. Kinder, of Roane County. After his school days were over, James 0. Jackson engaged in farming and at the same time taught school one term and afterward embarked in a mercantile business in Roane and Clay Counties. In 1899 he came to Clendenin. He is manager, secretary and treasurer of the King Hardware Company; is a director of the Clendenin Oil & Gas Company, and is second vice president of the Koontz Oil and Gas Com-pany. While his business interests are numerous. Mr. Jackson handles them with ease, having much practical knowledge and a fine sense of business. Mr. Jackson was married to Miss Florence C. Taylor, who was horn May 11, 1876, a daughter of B. J., and Lucy J. (Woodey) Taylor The father of Mrs. Jackson, who is deceased, was formerly a member of the state legislature from Roane County. The mother resides with Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. The latter have one daughter, Lucy Atkinson, who was born November i8, 1899. The family belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in which Mr. Jackson is secretary and recorder. In politics he is a Democrat and in 1909 he served as mayor of Clendenin.