West Virginia Statewide Files WV-Footsteps Mailing List WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 39 Today's Topics: #1 BIO: Phineas Randolph THARP, Ritch [Valerie & Tommy Crook To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990923071714.00f90770@trellis.net> Subject: BIO: Phineas Randolph THARP, Ritchie County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 257-258 Ritchie County PHINEAS RANDOLPH THARP, a county surveyor of Ritchie County, with residence and official headquarters at Harris- ville, the county seat, was born at Auburn, this county, January 13, 1850, and died November 24, 1921. He was a son of Timothy and Sarah (Cox) Tharp, the former a native of Harrison County and the latter of Lewis County. Timothy Tharp was a boy at the time of his father's death and was indentured; or "bound out," in a family that re- quired much service of him but gave him few advantages, especially along educational lines. His alert mind and self- reliant spirit, however, enabled him to make advancement after he initiated his independent career. After his mar- riage he established a modest home on a farm in Lewis County, and later, with increasing prosperity, he bought a tract of timbered land near Auburn, Ritchie County. He reclaimed this place to cultivation, developed a productive farm, and he and his wife remained on this homestead, honored citizens of the county, until their deaths, both having been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of their family of thirteen children Phineas R., of this re- view, was the last survivor. Mr. Tharp was reared on the home farm and attended in his boyhood and youth both the subscription and public schools. As a youth he taught three terms in the rural schools of his native county, and though he was but a boy at the time of the inception of the Civil war he served 10 1/2 months as a member of Company E, Sixth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, as a loyal young soldier of the Union. Three of his brothers likewise were Union soldiers, W. D. having been a member of an Iowa regiment, S. S. having been a member of Company I, Third West Virginia Cavalry, and the third brother having died while a prisoner of war in Andersonville Prison. Mr. Tharp led a busy and useful life, and he prepared himself thoroughly, through study and practical service, for the profession of suveyor, so that he was well qualified for the office which he so ably filled in his native county, and he served also as a road supervisor, constable and justice of the peace, and had been county surveyor since 1917. He was a stockholder of the People's Bank at Harrisville, of which he was one of the organizers and was the owner of his residence property and also had other real estate interests in Ritchie County. His political allegiance was given to the republican party, he was a past grand of Harrisville Lodge No. 89, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and was one of the appreciative and honored members of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he had served as commander. He was affiliated also with Harrisville Lodge No. 98, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and he and his wife held membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. November 25, 1869, recorded the marriage of Mr. Tharp, and Miss Sarah C. Moyers, who was born in Ritchie County, November 15, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Tharp became the parents of four daughters: Mary M. now deceased, was first the wife of Frank M. Moats, who died leaving two sons, Guy R. and Dale H. Moats, and her second marriage was to M. L. Weekly, of Pennsboro, this county. There were no children by this marriage. Martha Maude is the wife of B. C. Moats, of Parkersburg. Isa Adelle is the wife of R. W. McKeen, of Youngstown, Ohio. Carrie Belle is the wife of B. M. Sigler, of Harrisville, and they have one son, Howard Tharp Sigler. ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:36:00 EDT From: PJAFLA@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <5bc9a138.251bcd10@aol.com> Subject: BIO JAMES H LONG 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, 1874. JAMES H LONG was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, September 28, 1838 and settled in Lincoln county March 19, 1878. His parents James and Jane (Conner) Long are still residents in Franklin county. J. H. Long first married A. E. Eldridge on the 29th of January, 1860 the ceremony having been performed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One child was born of this union; James E., born May 19, 1862, died October 14, 1879. Emma Barton (Richards) daughter of Peter M and Peninah C (Akers) Barton was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania in 1842 and in this county, October 22, 1873, she became the wife of Mr. J. H. Long. At the time of her marriage with Mr. Long she was a widow and the mother of two children. Her first husband was Samuel A Eshleman whom she married May 29, 1862 and Charles E was born June 11, 1863 and died October 4, 1881, and Mr. Eshleman died July 1, 1864. She then married T. T. S. Richards February 20, 1867 and of their union was born one child Mary Zena born March 21, 1868 who now resides in Bedford county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Richards departed this life January 3, 1869. James H Long was in the militia during the late war and one brother was in the 126th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Mrs. Long is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Long is a harness maker by trade but at present he is proprietor of the Hamlin House, which is in every respect a first-class hotel, the rooms are well furnished neat and comfortable, good stables attached: charges reasonable, Hamlin Lincoln county West Virginia. ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:48:43 EDT From: PJAFLA@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <56810e9f.251bd00b@aol.com> Subject: Bio of Robert Madden 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. ROBERT MADDEN and Catherine White were united in marriage in Gallia county, Ohio November 16, 1848. She was born in Maryland, September 29, 1829 and is a daughter of Job and Catharine (Hamilton) White. Mr. Madden is a native of Zanesville, Ohio, born July 8, 1823 and his parents are Joseph and Nancy (Hopper) Madden. Mr. and Mrs. Madden have been blessed with eight children all living at home or very near home. with the exception of one, deceased. They were born as follows: Joseph, October 29, 1849; WIlliam September 13, 1853; James, March 16, 1836; Enoch Hamilton, May 27, 1859; Nancy Corrilla July 25, 1862; Sarah Lucetta, June 18, 1865; Mary Catherine, March 21, 1868; Virginia Ellen March 1, 1871; died September 30, 1876; Joseph Madden father of Robert was drowned in Muskingum river, Ohio in 1828 and his mother died in Lincoln county, September 1, 1876. Mrs. Madden's father died in Maryland in 1829 and her mother in Ohio, January 26, 1873. Robert Madden was a soldier in the Mexican war, Levi WHite a nephew of Mrs. Madden was in the Federal army during the civil war, Robert Madden is a farmer in Carroll district, owning 200 acres of good farming land on Mud River, one and one-half mile from Hamlin. There is upon the farm a large orchard of apple, peach, pine, maple, hickory, locust and walnut, Mr, and Mrs,. Madden, two daughters and two sons are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:57:38 EDT From: PJAFLA@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Bio JOHN WESLEY PEARSON 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 JOHN WESLEY PEARSON son of William and Belinda (Holton) Pearson is a native of Lincoln county, born December 5, 1851. He has been a member of the board of examiners in Carroll district for two years. An uncle and two cousins of J. W. Pearson served in the Federal army during the civil war, in which William Pearson, father of J. W. was killed. John Wesley Pearson owns about 203 acres of fine farming land in Carroll district, three miles sought of Hamlin. It is heavily timbered well watered and abounds in coal. Mr. Pearson has been teaching free schoosl in Lincoln county for about thirteen years, and as a teacher no one in this locality stands higher in the estimation of the people and as a man he is respected by all. His postoffice address is Hamlin Lincoln County, West Virginia. ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:06:12 EDT From: PJAFLA@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4e959543.251be234@aol.com> Subject: BIO of HENRY ROBERTS of Lincoln County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Histocial and Geographical Encyclopedia: New York: H. H> Hardesty and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Ed. Comstock, Richwood: Comstock 1974, HENRY ROBERTS is a son of Samuel and Starah (Spurlock) Roberts, very early settlers of this part of the sate. he was born on Coal river September 9, 1829. At Clinton Furnace Kanawha Valley, September 9, 1850 Henry Roberts and Catharine Tucker were united in marriage. They have had a family of eleven children, one of whom died in 1882; Charles C., born August 15, 1852; Franklin N December 24, 1853; James Erasmus January 10, 1856; died January 12, 1882; Samuel B. May 27, 1858; Hewett, February 12, 1860; George Washington, May 18, 1862; Nancy A. May 29, 1864; Keenan, January 11, 1866; Carrie, October 21, 1868; Rebecca October 27, 1869; Virginia January 14, 1874. Samuel B. resides at Campbells Creek, Kanawha valley West Virginia: the rest are at home; Franklin N, joined the Missionary Baptist Church in December, 1875. Mrs. Roberts was born in Brownstown (now) West Virginia, March 10, 1839 and her parents were James R. and Emily (Molz, Moles) Tucker. Henry Roberts came to Lincoln county in 1860 and is a miner and farmer in Carroll district owning 173 acres of fine farming land, about five miles east of Hamlin. There are good improvements on the farm, good orchard, some timber, iron ore and superior coal, Mr. Roberts is and has been for several years foreman of a coal mine. His son Charles C, is a miner also. Hamlin, Lincoln county, West Virginia, is the address of henry Roberts. ______________________________X-Message: #6 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:14:12 EDT From: PJAFLA@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: BIO GEORGE WASHINGTON SMITH of Lincoln Co 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. GEORGE WASHINGTON SMITH is a school teacher in Lincoln county in which county he has taught thirteen years, reading all literature which tends to qualify him for his profession. he is eminently successful, and in each district would be heartily welcome. He is a native of Lawrence county, Ohio, born December 1, 1855. He came to Lincoln county in 1868 with his parents, Thomas and Rachael (Ullom) Smith. Two brothers of Mr. Smith were in the late war, in the Federal army, one of whom served three years. Hamlin, Lincoln county, West Virginia is the postoffice address of G. W. Smith. ______________________________X-Message: #7 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 06:22:29 -0400 From: Valerie & Tommy Crook To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990924062229.007f07b0@trellis.net> Subject: BIO: K. C. MOORE, Tyler County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 272 Tyler County K. C. MOORE started the practice of law in Tyler County twenty years ago, and his sound abilities have brought him a large practice and growing influence in the affairs of his nativ.e county. He is a resident of Middlebourne, and is a member of a family that for four or five generations has been identified with West Virginia, chiefly as farmers, and always as good substantial citizens of their respective localities. For several generations the Moores lived in Monongalia County, where the family was established by the pioneer, Alonzo Moore, who came from Maryland and was a farmer. Alonzo was the great-great-grandfather of the Middle- bourne attorney. His son, Phillip Moore, was also a native of Maryland, but spent his active life as a farmer in Monongalia County. The grandfather was William Moore, who was born in Monongalia County in 1807, was reared and married there, became a farmer, and in 1840 moved his family to Tyier County. He became the pioneer fruit grower of this county, and his orchards of cherries, apples, peaches and plums were developed to commercial propor- tions and did much to stimulate fruit growing in the county. William Moore died at Joseph's Mills in Tyier County in 1884. He was a whig and later a democrat in politics. His first wife, grandmother of the Middlebourne lawyer, was Rebecca Sine, a native of Monongalia County, who died at Joseph's Mills. By this marriage six sons and two daugh- ters grew to mature years, all now deceased. By the second marriage of William Moore there were nine children. The third wife was Mrs. Ann (Johnson) Ellinger. William Nelson Moore, a son of William and Rebecca (Sine) Moore, was born in Monongalia County August 1, 1829, and was between ten and eleven years of age when the family moved to Monongalia County and settled at Joseph's Mills. In that community he lived out his life and was a highly successful farmer. In younger years he filled the office of justice of the peace and was also a mem- ber of the County Court. In polities he was a stanch republican. He died at Joseph's Mills December 6, 1919. William N. Moore married Lucinda Sweeney, who was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, in 1832 and died at Joseph's Mills in September, 1907. She was the mother of six children: Virginia, who died at the age of fifty- nine at Shiloh in Tyier County, where her husband, Dr. David C. Smith, is a well known physician; Sarah, a resident of Pennsboro, West Virginia, widow of A. Nicholas For- dyce, who was a school teacher and later a farmer; Mar- garet A., living at the old homestead at Joseph's Mills; Mary E., who died aged fifty-six at Wilbur in Tyier County, wife of J. Wesley Stewart, now a retired farmer at Akron, Ohio; Charles, who owns and operates the old homestead farm; and K. C. Moore, who is the youngest. Mr. Moore, who was born October 16, 1874, grew up on the old homestead, had the advantages of the rural schools, spent one year in the West Liberty Normal School, and graduated Bachelor of Pedagogy in 1896 from West Virginia Wesleyan College at Buckhannon. He spent two years in West Virginia University Law School and in 1900 was admitted to the bar and began practice at Sisters- ville. A year later he moved to Middlebourne, where for twenty years he has been busily engaged in handling a civil and criminal practice, and since 1912 has been a member of the firm, Underwood & Moore, one of the best known law firms of Tyler County. Mr. Moore was prosecuting attorney of Tyler County from 1908 to 1912. He has been active in the republican party, has been a delegate to state, congressional and judicial conventions, and in recent years has seldom missed attending conventions for the nomination of judicial and congressional candidates. He is a member of the State Bar Association. During the war Mr. Moore gave precedence to ench work as he could perform for the Government, including the filling out of questionnaires for recruited men in the county and as a Four Minute Speaker in behalf of the Liberty Loan, Bed Cross and other drives. At Alma, West Virginia, in 1906, he married Miss Edna E. Conaway, daughter of Dr. Eli B. and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Conaway. Her mother still lives at Alma, where her father was a greatly loved country physician, prac- ticing medicine forty-seven years. Mrs. Moore finished her education in West Virginia Wesleyan College at Buckhan- non. She has two children, Richard Conaway born Sep- tember 9, 1907, and Mary Virginia, born August 13, 1909. ______________________________X-Message: #8 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 06:23:42 -0400 From: Valerie & Tommy Crook To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990924062342.007f1b70@trellis.net> Subject: BIO: Hon. Fred L. FOX, Braxton Co. WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 270-271 Braxton County HON. FRED L. FOX. For many years Hon. Fred L. Fox has been one of the foremost citizens of Sutton, foremost in legal circles, in financial affairs, in politics, in public enterprises, in beneficences, and in the place he has won in the confidence of his fellow-citizens. Such varied achieve- ment is a proud distinction, the fruition of a symmetrical manhood. It is possible only to the favored few upon whom have been bestowed the fundamental elements of energy, constructive ability and business intuition. All these essen- tial qualities Mr. Fox possesses, united with an unbending integrity of character that commands the trust and con- fidence of the public and have made him a power in the development of the community. Mr. Fox was born on a farm near the mouth of the Big Birch River, October 24, 1876, a son of Camden and Caro- line (McMorrow) Fox, and a grandson of Samuel Fox. Samuel Fox was born in Nelson County, Virginia, and be- came one of the leading citizens of Braxton County. At various times in his active and successful career he followed the vocations of agriculture, milling, lumbering and mer- chandising, and at the time of his death was a member of the County Court. He was a leading member of the demo- cratic party. Samuel Fox married a Miss Boggs, who was born in Braxton County. Camden Fox was born in Braxton County, December 14, 1854, and was reared to agricultural pursuits while gaining his educational training in the public schools. On attaining manhood he adopted farming as his life work, and continued to be engaged therein until his retirement in 1919, at which time he moved to his present home at Sutton, where he and his worthy wife are held in the highest esteem. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and his political affilia- tion is with the democratic party. He and his wife are faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Seven children have been born to them: Fred L., of this review; Jennie, the wife of O. W. Hall; Augusta H., the wife of Daniel Curry, of Bridgeport, Harrison County, this state; Earl F., an attorney temporarily of Shreveport, Louisiana; Anna, the wife of H. O. Fast, of Charleston, West Virginia; John B., deputy county clerk of Braxton County; and Herman V., a medical student at the University of West Virginia. Fred L. Fox was reared on the home farm and acquired his early education in the common schools. Later he pur- sued a course in the University of West Virginia, from which he was graduated with the class of 1899, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and, being admitted to the bar during the same year, came at once to Sutton, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his pro- fession with constantly increasing success. He is now a member of the law firm of Haymond & Fox, in existence since 1904, conceded to be one of the strongest combina- tions in Central West Virginia, practicing in the State and Federal Courts. Mr. Fox has long been prominent and active in local and state politics, and has been chairman of the County Execu- tive Committee of the democratic party for the past ten years. In 1912 he was elected a member of the State Sen- ate and was retained therein by re-election in 1916, hav- ing served in all eight years as a member of that body. During six years of this time he was democratic leader of the Senate. Senator Fox was one of the organizers of the Bank of Sutton, of which he has been president since its organization in 1918. His fellow officials in the bank are: W. C. Marple, vice president; Hugh Swisher, cash- ier; and Benton B. Boggs, S. H. Cutlip, A. W. Engel, J. H. Hutchinson, I. Lawrence Freeman, C. W. Marble, H. A. Long and W. A. Tucker, directors. Mr. Fox is also a director of the institution, a strong and solid banking house capitalized at $35,000. He has large real estate interests, embracing oil and coal lands, as well as much city property, including one of the finest residences in the county and the large block in which his business offices are situated. As a fraternalist he belongs to the local Lodge and Chapter of the Masonic Order, and is a past high priest and past eminent commander. With his family he belongs to the Presbyterian Church. On June 22, 1900, Mr. Fox was united in marriage with Miss Anna Lee Frume, a graduate of the public school of Sutton, and to this union there have been born six children: Gordon B., John H., George M., Agnes, Re- becca and Anna Jean. ______________________________X-Message: #9 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 06:20:26 -0400 From: Valerie & Tommy Crook To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990924062026.007f0c90@trellis.net> Subject: BIO: William Russell SHOWACRE, Marshall County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 275 Marshall County WILLIAM RUSSELL SHOWACRE. Lumberport is one of the prominent small towns of West Virginia, long the center of a rich agricultural region, and with ample coal re- sources considerable manufacturing has been done there. The natural gas field adjacent has brought renewed activity to industry. Perhaps the largest, and most important in- dustrial plant is the Mound City Glass Company, of which William Russell Showacre is secretary and general manager. Mr. Showacre who has had a long and extensive ex- perience in the glass industry, was born March 11, 1881, at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, son of William H. H. and Christina Isabelle (Jackson) Showacre. His father, a native of Maryland, early entered the rail- road service as a railway station agent, and subsequently was a well known banker at Moundsville. He served a term of sheriff of Marshall County. W. R. Showacre was reared in Moundsville, completed a common school education there and spent one year in West Virginia University. His first regular employment was in a glass factory, the Fostoria Glass Company at Moundsville. For five years he was with the Consolidation Coal Company. He became secretary of the Mound City Glass Company at Lumberport in 1916. Since 1919 he has also performed the duties of general manager. The Mound City Glass Company was organized in 1915, and the importance of the industry to the population living in and around Lumberport is evidenced by the fact that approximately 125 people are carried on the pay roll. The output of this factory is punch tumblers, vases and etched ware. Mr. Showacre is a democrat. He is serving as recorder of the City of Lumberport. He is a member of the Pres- byterian Church. In 1909 he married Miss Genevieve Farnsworth. They have one son, William Miller Showacre. ______________________________X-Message: #10 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 06:27:27 -0400 From: Valerie & Tommy Crook To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990924062727.007f3b40@trellis.net> Subject: BIO: Cecil H. PERRY, Logan County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 264 Logan County CECIL H. PERRY was born in Logan County at a time when this famous coal district was hardly known to the world. He received a training that equipped him with the liighest degree of technical skill for service in the coal in- dustry, and as a civil and mining engineer returned to his native county a year or so ago and is now general superin- tendent for the Main Island Creek Coal Company at Stirrat on the Omar Branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio. Mr. Perry was born in Logan, May 22, 1886, son of N. F. and Ida (Gore) Perry. The Gores are an old West Virginia family. The Perry family were early settlers in the famous Pike County District of Missouri. N. F. Perry was born, however, in West Virginia, and served in the Confederate army, being a member of the regiment known as the Wild Cats. He was once wounded in the forearm, and subse- quently was captured and was held at Fort Donelson until 1866. He was a farmer by occupation. Cecil H. Perry attended common schools at Logan, and acquired his professional education in Columbia University of New York City, where he graduated civil engineer in 1907. As a civil engineer engaged in work of a mine en- gineer he spent two years in New Mexico with the Kooky Mountain and Pacific Coal Company. He then returned East and was at Washington from 1909 to 1912 as resident engineer for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Returning to West Virginia, he became an engineer with. the Consoli- dated Coal Company at Fairmont, and served with this corporation successively as mining engineer, superintendent and finally as general superintendent until January, 1920, when he resigned and took up his present duties at Stirrat with the Main Island Creek Coal Company. He is general superintendent of mines Nos. 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 for this company. Mr. Perry was discouraged from army service during the war, since he was more useful to the Government in securing a maximum of coal production. On May 22, 1912, at Jackson, Kentucky, Mr. Perry mar- ried Miss Nancy E. Woodman, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth (Combs) Woodman, both natives of Kentucky. Her father is a merchant at Hazard, that state. The two children born to their marriage are Mary Elizabeth and Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Perry are Baptists, and he is a Master Mason and is also affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. ______________________________X-Message: #11 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 06:34:33 -0400 From: Valerie & Tommy Crook To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990924063433.007f0b50@trellis.net> Subject: BIO: Walter Paul HAMMER, M.D., Harrison Co. WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 275 Harrison County WALTER PAUL HAMMER, M. D. In one of the most prosperous rural localities of Harrison County a few brief years have been sufficient to prove the professional skill and usefulness of Dr. Hammer, who has become an ap- preciated friend and helper among the widening group of families that esteem him as their trusted physician. Doctor Hammer was born on a farm near Ruddle in Pendleton County, West Virginia, January 31, 1890, son of Isaac Taylor and Fannie Urbana (Conrad) Hammer, also born and reared in Pendleton County, and grandson of Elias Hammer, of the same county. Isaac Hammer spent his active life as a farmer. The mother of Doctor Hammer is still living. He was one of six children and as a background his early life was the farm. He attended the rural schools there, and later finished his education in Valparaiso Uni- versity of Indiana. In 1916 he graduated M. D. from the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, and on the 7th of December of the same year he began his work as a practicing physician and surgeon at Lumberport, Harrison County. In six years he has built up an extensive practice, is a member of the Harrison County, West Virginia State and American Medical associations, and fraternally is affili- ated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Maccabees. Doctor Hammer in 1914 married Miss Etta M. Duff, of Butler County, Pennsylvania. Their two children are Mil- dred Gale and Walter Dorland Hammer.