West Virginia Statewide Files WV-Footsteps Mailing List WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 71 Today's Topics: #1 BIO: Judge A. C. SNYDER, Greenbrie [SSpradling@aol.com] #2 BIO: James WITHROW, Greenbrier Cou [SSpradling@aol.com] #3 BIO: Daniel O'CONNELL, Greenbrier [SSpradling@aol.com] #4 BIO: John Scott McWHORTER, Greenbr [SSpradling@aol.com] #5 BIO: Henry C. DUNN, Greenbrier Cou [SSpradling@aol.com] #6 BIO: David Andrew DWYER, Greenbrie [SSpradling@aol.com] #7 BIO: Samuel Christopher BEARD, M.D [SSpradling@aol.com] #8 BIO: S. Nelson PACE, Greenbrier Co [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: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:12:48 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: BIO: Judge A. C. SNYDER, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 186-189 JUDGE A. C. SNYDER. (By K. M. Snyder.) Adam Clark Snyder, long an honored member of the bar of Greenbrier county, was born March 26, 1834, at Crabbottom, Highland county, Virginia, and died July 24, 1896. at his home in Lewisburg, W. Va. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Halderman) Snyder, were among the earliest settlers of Highland county, when it was a part of Pendleton. His early life was spent at Crabbottom, where his education was begun. Later he became a student of Mossy Creek Academy, in Augusta county, Virginia, and then, in 1854, he entered Dickinson College, Pennsylvania. He afterwards attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va., where his academic education was terminated in i856. Shortly thereafter, he began the study of law with that eminent jurist and teacher, Hon. J. W. Brokenborough, the judge of the United States District Court, and under his instruction laid the foundation of the legal education which afterward made him famous as advocate, counsellor and judge. In 1859 he located in Lewisburg and practiced law there, save during the 186i-i865 Civil war, interspersing the early years of his lawyer's life with some journalistic work, which had a marked effect on his writing in after years, imparting to his diction a roundness, a conciseness and clearness, which are noticeable in every paper he prepared. When war broke upon the country in i86i he followed the fortunes of the South, enlisting in Company E of the Twenty-seventh Virginia Regiment, afterwards a part of the famous "Stonewall Brigade"; and after several promotions he was made adjutant of his regiment with the rank of captain, which position he held till his capture and imprisonment by the forces of the North. He was actively engaged in the Valley of Virginia campaign under Gen. Joseph F. Johnston and with the "Stonewall Brigade" in the first battle of Manassas, July 21, i86i, in which battle he received a severe wound in the side, which always thereafter gave him trouble. He was in the Romney expedition, in the battles of Kernstown, Winchester, Cross-Keys, Port Republic, and the seven days' fight around Richmond; and later in the battles of second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In 1863 he was captured by the North and imprisoned in the Athenaum at Wheeling, where he was held a prisoner of war un-til exchanged, in 1864. Broken in health by disease and hard-ships of prison life, he was not thereafter in active service. Until the end of the war he again took up journalistic work. When the war closed. in 1865, and disbarment to practice law was removed by a decision of the United States Supreme Court, he resumed his profession at Lewisburg, and soon entered upon a lucrative practice and successful career. He rose rapidly in the legal profession, not only as a painstaking, careful, energetic lawyer, but made himself felt by the soundness of his logic and the breadth of his legal knowledge and acumen. In 1882, s0 well had he become known as a profound scholar and lawyer, that upon the death Of Hon. J. F. Patton, who had been appointed to the Supreme Court of West Virginia by Governor Jacob B. Jackson to fill the unexpired term of Judge Charles P. T. Moore, resigned, Governor Jackson appointed him in the room and stead of Judge Patton. When Judge Snyder was appointed nearly three years of Judge Patton's term were unexpired. and in the next succeeding election he was nominated by the Democratic party to fill that part of the term and elected by a large majority. In the fall of 1884 he was renominated and reelected for a full term of twelve years, beginning with January 1, 1885. He did not serve out his term, but in 1890, in order to attend to his large private business interests, which required his time and attention, resigned his position. During the latter portion of his career as judge he was president of the court, and during his career upon the bench won the unbounded admiration and respect of the bar and of the people of his State. His opinions are regarded among the ablest, perhaps the very ablest, ever delivered by the court. Their clear, forceful language, logical reasoning, breadth and accurate grasp of subject, pointed citation of authority and precedent, and the application of principles make them an orna-ment to the Reports of the State and a lasting monument to their author. He was a laborious worker, and his common sense enabled him to meet any question with an intrepid clearness and grasp. His mode of dealing with all questions was such as to assure confidence and inspire respect. He struck straight at the point and swept away irrelevant and impertinent matter with a swiftness and ease possessed by few jurists; and when his conclusion had been reached and his opinion formed the lucid statement made of the result of his investigation, the honesty with which he handled the subject, his knowledge displayed in the application of the law, and the reasons for his conclusion, were so convincing that they secured the respectful acquiescence of those even 'vhose interests had suffered by the judicial decision. He was one of the organizers and a member of the board of directors from the date of the organization of The Bank of Lewisburg, on July 1, 1871, until his death, and was for twenty years its president. As a banker his actions were al'vays characterized by firmness, wisdom and discretion; faithful to duty and watchful of the interests of the institution, he was still ever willing to ac-commodate the needy and the worthy. Judge Snyder was a great student of times and men, a varied reader, and a writer upon many subjects; but as husband and father, as friend and neighbor, the beauty of his gentle, unambitious nature shone with its greatest lustre. His kind heart, his charity, his devotion to family and friends, his love of home and those who made up his household, were such as give to his inner life its chief charm. As proud as his admirers may have been of his ability and achievements, those who knew him best loved him more because of private virtues than for any achievements in his public life. In 1869 he married Miss Henryette Harrison Cary, daughter of William and Ophelia (Mathews) Cary, of Lewisburg, and to this union were born nine children. Three of them died in infancy, and one son, Dr. H. Harry 0. Snyder, died at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, on August 21, 1903, in his thirtieth year. The widow and three sons, Jules Verne, of Chattanooga, Teun., Kenton Mathews, of Chicago, Ill., and Frederick William, of Richmond, Va., and one daughter, Zulieme Austin (now Mrs. Crockett Bowen Ratliff), of Lewisburg, are still living (1917). Judge Snyder possessed a wonderful charm of manner, which never failed to convert mere acquaintances into warm friends. In disposition he was genial and the most companionable of men. He was tall, somewhat stooped, displaying in his appearance the habits and mien of a student and of simple tastes. Sandy Spradling SSpradling@AOL.com State Contact for WV GenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/wv/index.cfm ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:19:11 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <6cb577b7.2527faff@aol.com> Subject: BIO: James WITHROW, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 190-191 JAMES WITHROW. The subject of this sketch, for nearly half a century one of the master commissioners of the circuit court of this county. and more than once chosen by the people to represent the county in the Legislature, was born at Lewisburg, October 23, 1818, and died there, June 26, 1901. Mr. Withrow was one of the brave boys of Lewisburg, who prepared himself for life's struggle working for his father at the old tan yard from early manhood, becoming known for his high sense of integrity, his splendid judgment and noble character, and being so highly esteemed, was called to identify himself with the public interest and affairs of the county during almost the whole of his life. As a member of the old county court he had been associated with such men as William Cary, William Feamster, Moses Dyer, Matthew Arbuckle, David S. Creigh, and was recognized as one who never swerved from right and duty. Although not a licensed attorney, his reports showed a high order of intellect and his judgments, as a rule, were sustained and favorably commented upon. His motto was "Justice and Equal Rights to all men, and special privilege to none. Mr. Withrow was once denied his seat in the State Legislature by a Republican majority, but in 1872 he was returned, and then his ability and fitness for the work were soon recognized and ac knowledged, by placing him upon the judiciary committee, the most important committee of the Legislature. Mr. Withrow was kind and courteous to all with whom he came in contact. But he knew a higher and a nobler life. When a boy in his teens he identified himself with the worshippers of his Cod, at the Old Stone Church, and took part in song and praise, and for fifty years was leader of the choir. It was under Dr. McElhenney's pastorate that he united with the church, and on May 4, I85o, was ordained ruling elder, and from that day to his death his opinions and judgments on church matters carried great weight. He was chosen commissioner several times to the general assembly of the church. In either Presbytery, synod or general assembly he was always listened to with great respect for his judglnent. He was last commissioner to the Synod of Virginia, which met in Lewisburg in October, when the centennial of the church was held. He was the last officer of the Old Stone Church ordained under the pastorate of Dr. McElhenney. Mr. Withrow's wife was Miss Mary Jane Kincaid. Two sons and four daughters were horn to this union: Capt. Edgar D. and Heber K. Withrow. The daughters were Mrs. Helen Feamster, Miss Mary Withrow, Mrs. James F. Montgomery and Miss Lucy E. Withrow. Sandy Spradling SSpradling@AOL.com State Contact for WV GenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/wv/index.cfm ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:23:31 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0.b12ea1b9.2527fc03@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Daniel O'CONNELL, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 191-192 DANIEL O'CONNELL. Daniel O'Connell, farmer and lumberman, was born on October 19, 1849. He became a public-spirited man, working always for the good of his community, and striving not only to make his own way in the world, but also to pave the way for others. That is the record made by him. Living in Pennsylvania until grown to manhood, he finally moved, with his family, to White Sulphur Springs. He carried on an extensive lumber business, not only in Greenbrier county, but also in Pocahontas county, West Virginia. He purchased the old Drewy place at White Sulphur Springs, an estate more than one hundred years old. On this place was an old spring, which Mr. O'Connell considered of great value, together with the land around it. and feeling that the people at large should have the benefit of the same. he used his influence with the United States Government to pur-chase the land around the spring for the purpose of a fish hatchery. His efforts were successful. and today a great hatchery ex-ists there, owned by the Government, where fish of many species are promulgated. Mr. O'Connell was chief promoter of a railroad fifteen miles long, from White Sulphur Springs to Shryock, a little village named in honor of his old friend, Thomas J. Shryock, of Baltimore, Md. The railroad was built and operated to the very great convenience of the citizens of both towns, and while Mr. O'Connell did not derive great wealth from the project, he was interested in its success, as he believed, and knew, of the immense public benefit such a railroad would prove to he. Mr. O'Connell was also engaged in the oil and gas business, owning a number of wells in the Blue Creek section, but sold out all his interests some months before his death, which occurred on October 2, 1913, and at that time was living a comparatively retired life. Daniel O'Connell was the son of parents born and reared in Ireland. One other child was born besides Daniel, being Henry O'Connell, who died at the age of twenty-one years. Mr. O'Connell married, on September 8, 1883, Miss Sue Keirn, and to them were born two children, Daniel Oscar O'Connell, born March 8, 1885, and Minnie Belle O'Connell, born October 25, 1885. Mr. O'Connell was active in the work of his church, the Cath-olic church, and gave always to charity, and all calls for help were not heard by him in vain. His life, as a public-spirited man and one that was spent in the interests of those about him, has made the land of his home a better one. Sandy Spradling SSpradling@AOL.com State Contact for WV GenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/wv/index.cfm ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:45:53 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: BIO: John Scott McWHORTER, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 192-194 JOHN SCOTT McWHORTER. Lewisburg has been noted for its legal talent. J. Scott McWhorter, one of the leading lawyers at this bar and prosecuting at-torney at one time, is of Scotch extraction. The McWhorter family was a small clan in Galloway, Scotland, some of whom emigrated to Ireland in a very early day. Hugh McWhorter, a prosperous linen merchant of Armagh, emi-grated, in 1730, to New Castle, Del., where he became a prominent farmer and an elder in the Presbyterian church. His son, Henry, born November 13, 1760, in New Jersey, enlisted in the Revoiutionary war, in 1776, and served until the treaty of peace, in 1784. He married, in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and moved from there to Hampshire county, Virginia, in 1786, and from thence to Har-rison county, now Lewis county, in 1790. His wife was Miss Mary Fields. Their house was built in 1793 and is still standing. It is the oldest house in the historic Hackers Creek Valley, now West Virginia, and here was reared one of the most remarkable families of pioneer days. For sixty years Henry McWhorter was a member of the Meth-odist church and was class leader fifty years. He died February 4, 1848, and was buried in the McWhorter cemetery, on his farm, by the side of his wife, who died in 1834. Walter, the third and last son of Henry McWhorter, Sr., was born October 31, 1787. In 1806 he married Margaret Hurst. He was a major of militia, a noted athlete and never met his equal in wrestling, jumping or foot racing. The major's house, like that of his father, was the recognized place of public worship. Here were held the winter revivals and big meetings. He died August 12, 1860. His wife died December 27, 1853. Seventeen children were born to this union, the Rev. John Minion McWhorter, D. D., the tenth child, being in direct line with the subject of this sketch. Dr. McWhorter married Rosetta Marple. The doctor espoused the Universalist faith, and was the pioneer promulgator of that doctrine in his part of the State. His wife was a daughter of Ruth Reger, a descendant of Jacob Reger, who came from Ger-many and made a settlement on Second Big Run, in 1776. F. J. lMcWhorter, son of Rev. J. M., married Olive Catherine Reger. She died when her son, J. S. McWhorter, was but seven years old. F. J. McWhorter now resides at Buckhannon, W. Va. J. Scott McWhorter's early life was under the tutelage of Dr. J. M. McWhorter, on Hacker's creek, Upshur county, West Virginia. When fifteen years of age he graduated from the high school at Buckhannon. He then went to the West Virginia Uni-versity until he completed his sophomore year, afterwards graduating from the University of Wisconsin, in 1895, with special honors. He came to Lewisburg in November, 1896. In 1899 Mr. McWhorter married Jennie Pearl McWhorter, daughter of Judge J. M. McWhorter. She died in September, 1908, from the effects of a surgical operation, in Baltimore. Four children were the fruit of this marriage. Joe Reger, Julian K., John Scott, Jr., and Catherine. In 1910 Mr. McWhorter was married to Wapella F. Feamster, daughter of William Fearnster, of Rupert, Greenbrier countv. J. S. McWhorter was elected prosecuting attorney in 1904, and re-elected in 1908, and is a candidate at the present time for that office. In July, 1914, he was appointed by the Hon. Charles S. Dice to fill out an unexpired term ending in November, 1914. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Sandy Spradling SSpradling@AOL.com State Contact for WV GenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/wv/index.cfm ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:51:18 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8d34d54a.25280286@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Henry C. DUNN, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 194-195 HENRY C. DUNN. The Dunn family lived in Culpeper county, Virginia. John Dunn came from there and settled on a farm near Lewisburg, where he was known for many years as a highly respected Christian gentleman in the Presbyterian church. He married Maria J. Taylor and the fruit of this union was Elizabeth, who married Robert Remick, now of Remick county, West Virginia; Henry C., the subject of this sketch, Catherine (Mrs. McNeel) and John R. Henry C. Dunn was born on October 22, 1841, and died July 2, 1904. He was one of Greenbrier's enterprising farmers, and for many years he owned and operated a coal yard at Ronceverte. After living in Kanawha county for twenty-five years, he sold the homestead farm and moved to Lewisburg, in 1899, where his widow now resides. He was a very liberal-hearted man, very generous to the poor, his benefactions distinguishing him as a hos-pitable gentleman of the community. On July '5, 1874, Mr. Dunn was married to Miss Sally Matthews, and from this union came, John, horn May 25, 1875, died April 19, 1904. He was a bookkeeper for a coal company for some time and was a member of the Masonic fraternity in high standing. The second child was Virginia, horn May 31, , and died March 11, 1911; Maria L., born October 6, 1850. She married A. M. McCormick on July 12, 1905, and to them were born three children, Alice Gray, Alpha M., and Sallie Matthews. Mr. McCormick is bookkeeper for the Light and Power Company, of Logan. Sandy Spradling SSpradling@AOL.com State Contact for WV GenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/wv/index.cfm ______________________________X-Message: #6 Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 21:26:09 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <63afaacc.25280ab1@aol.com> Subject: BIO: David Andrew DWYER, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 195-196 DAVID ANDREW DWYER. David Andrew Dwyer was the son of Moses Dwyer and Nancy Tuckwiller Dwyer, both parents being natives of Greenbrier county. The father of Moses Dwyer came from Ireland, and their home, where Moses was born, was on the J. R. & K. turnpike, an old homestead where, many years ago, the ministers of the Methodist church were wont to tarry on their way about among their flocks. David was the youngest son of his father's family, the other children being Eliza, who married Caleb Dwyer, and is now dead; John, who died in Texas many years ago; Mary, who became the wife of Henry Simms, of Fayette county, and Sarah, who married John Beam, of Fayette county, and is now also dead. David Andrew Dwyer, a farmer as to occupation, was a widely beloved neighbor and citizen. His fellow men elected him a justice of the peace for twelve years, and was elected high sherriff of Greenbrier without opposition. Because of his capability his first term of office as sheriff he was again elected by a large majority, receiving some 300 votes from the Republican side. During his term of office county paper at once went to par and staid there. for he paid drafts when they were presented, irrcspective of whether he had county funds on hand or not. Mr. Dwyer was a public-spirited man in every sense of the term. While incumbent of the sheriff's office he organized the stands today as an example of what a man may do for his community if he possesses really the wish to benefit his neighbors and townsmen. He was a man who was the same to all men whether high or low, rich or poor, humble or famous. He was a Christian in the highest sense of the word; living a high, strong, clean life, demonstrating his belief in God by deeds of charity and kindness. His home was the place of religious gatherings, and his Bible was a book well known to him. Mr. Dwyer was a sufferer for many months, having sustained a paralytic stroke some time before his death, which occurred on October 31, 1915, at the age of seventy-four years and ten rnonths. He leaves a widow, who was Miss Rachael 'McFarland, of Ohio, and the following children to mourn his death: John G., Charles M., now in California, James W., Nannie L., Ford and Grover C. Dwyer. Sandy Spradling SSpradling@AOL.com State Contact for WV GenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/wv/index.cfm ______________________________X-Message: #7 Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 21:33:45 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8b325e54.25280c79@aol.com> Subject: BIO: Samuel Christopher BEARD, M.D., Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 196-198 SAMUEL CHRISTOPHER BEARD, M.D. In these days of automobile progression, physicians easily make their rounds, being able to see many patients daily, but in pioneer times it was different. It is said that Dr. S. C. Beard would sometimes in one day ride sixty miles on horseback in his professional work. His sympathies were large and his field of labor was, too, and in order to meet the demands of so extensive a practice long journeys necessarily at times had to be taken. When the war broke out, and whenever possible, his services were joyfully given to the needs of the boys in the Confederate camps, the doctor being regarded as one of the most valued physicians in the army. In the meantime, his private practice kept him busily engaged with the sick in his home surroundings, and until his death, in 1905, which closed a long and honorable career. Dr. Beard was thoroughly educated for his professional work. He completed his medical course in 1853, taking his degree, Doc-tor of Medicine, from the University of Virginia. A post-graduate course taken in Jefferson College, Philadelphia, subsequently, more fully equipped him for his life's work. Dr. S. C. Beard was born October 3, 1831, on a farm near Lewisburg, where his early boyhood days were spent. There were only two children, Dr. Beard and a brother, John A. Beard, who died in service the first year of the Civil war. He was a lieutenant in the cavalry and was with the Governor's Guards at the time of his death. He was a son of Christopher and Miriam (McNeel) Beard, both natives of Virginia, and a grandson of Samuel Beard, of Scotch-Irish parentage, whose father, John, emigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania, then later moved to Augusta county, Virginia, where he lived with his parents while a young man. John Beard was a bold, venturesome man, and his courage was frequently needed in contests with the Indians. He married Janet Wallace and became the pioneer of Renick's Valley, Greenbrier county. This was about the year 1770. The young couple took up their abode in a cabin John had erected before his marriage on lands afterwards occupied by Abram Beard, his grandson. Here they reared a large family of sons and daughters, Samuel being the grandfather of the doctor. Samuel Beard married Margaret Walkup, and their children were: Tommie, Jesse, William R., Josiah, Margaret, Jane, Nancy, Siby and Mary. Margaret became the second wife of Thomas Price. Josiah was the first clerk of Greenbrier after its organization. His wife was Rachael Cam-eron Poage, daughter of Mayor William Poage, of Marlin's Bottom. William R. married Margaret McNeel. Christopher Beard, the father of Dr. Beard, was born April 1, 1798, and died August 2, 1840. He was a large farmer, led a quiet and unobtrusive life, and became a useful citizen. His widow, who survived him until i888, died at the age of nearly eighty eight years. She was the daughter of Abraham McNeel, of Scotch descent. Her grandfather, John McNeel, married Martha Davis, a zealous convert of John Wesley, and through her influence her husband erected the first log cabin for religious worship west of the Allegheny Mountains. Their home in Pocahontas county was near this church, where Bishop Asbury, the noted Methodist divine, often stopped over night. John McNeel appears to have been the first to occupy the Littie Levels coming there about the year 1765. On October 10, 1784, we hear of him in camp at Lewisburg, joining the expedition to Point Pleasant. Children horn to John and Martha (Davis) McNeel were: Abraham, whose second wife was Miss Bridger; Betsy, John, Abe, Patsy, and Margaret, who married William Beard; and Miriam, who married Christopher Beard. She was horn in 1808, on the seventh of December, in Pocahontas county. She was married when sixteen years of age and lived on the farm three miles above Lewisburg to the age of eighty-three. Jacob and Delilah (Jarrett) Hamilton were the parents of Estaline Montgomery, wife of Dr. Beard. Estaline Montgomery Hamilton was born at Blue Sulphur Springs, December 7, 1834. Her mother was born at that place in i8io. Her father was born on Muddy creek in 1795. She was united in marriage to Dr. Beard, December 12, 1855, and the children born to this union were Walter C., Lillian H., Delia Miriam, Margaret E., Phil J. A., Samuel C. and Emma W. Delia M., Margaret E. and Phil J. A. died sev-eral years prior to this sketch. The homestead, three miles north of Lewisburg, originally consisted of 1,200 acres of land. Sandy Spradling SSpradling@AOL.com State Contact for WV GenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/wv/index.cfm ______________________________X-Message: #8 Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 21:44:48 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <9967ead2.25280f10@aol.com> Subject: BIO: S. Nelson PACE, Greenbrier County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 198-199 S. NELSON PACE. S. Nelson Pace, lawyer of Lewisburg, is a native of Virginia, born at Culpeper, August 21, 1883. The earlier years of his life were spent in the city of his birth and at Danville, Va., graduating from the Culpeper High School in 1897. His first venture in the business world was in the employ of a bank at Richmond, Va., then in the same city and elsewhere, including Madison, Wis., New York City and Lancaster, Pa., for the American Tobacco Company. Following, came a three years course of study in the University of Wisconsin in academic and medical work, and also one year at the Medical College of Virginia. He later graduated from the law school of the Universitv of Virginia, in 1910. In July of that year he located in Lewisburg, where he began he practice of law, being at present a commissioner in chancery of the circuit court of Greenbrier. IMr. Pace was married to Miss Hallie E. Moore, daughter of Judge Charles Forest Moore, of New York City, and a grand-daughter of Mrs. Minerva Beard, of Lewisburg. Two sons were born to this union. Mr. Pace is a member of the Masonic order. including the Knights Templar and the Shrine, and is also a Thirty-Second Degree Mason. He is a member of the Elks, a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity, and the Pi Mu medical fraternity. Sandy Spradling SSpradling@AOL.com State Contact for WV GenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/wv/index.cfm