WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 2 Today's Topics: #1 Bio: Grove, John, Grant Co. [Elizabeth Burns ] #2 Bio: Shadle, H. Eugene, Kanawha Co [Elizabeth Burns ] #3 Bio: Teter, James, Pendleton Co. [Elizabeth Burns ] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 11:44:26 -0700 From: Elizabeth Burns To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <386F9C8A.A32D9694@mainex1.asu.edu> Subject: Bio: Grove, John, Grant Co. Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc. Chicago and New York, Volume II, pg. 212-213 John B. Grove, M.D. Of the men devoted to the science of healing at Petersburg, Grant County, none brings to bear upon their calling larger gifts of scholarship and resource than Dr. John B. Grove. It has been his fortune to have realized many of his worthy ambitions and through the exercise of his native ability and industry to wrest from his opportunities financial and professional success. Dr. Grove comes of a line of physicians and was born at Petersburg, March 20, 1887, a son of Dr. John and Annie (Welton) Grove. Dr. Thomas Jefferson Grove, the grandfather of Dr. John B. Grove was born in 1822 at Sharpsburg Maryland and about 1842 came to the Petersburg locality. For a time he applied himself to mercantile operations, but soon became interested in medicine and going to Winchester, Virginia, studied for that profession under the preceptorship of Doctor McGuire, thus preparing himself for the practice of his adopted calling. He began his practice at Petersburg in 1847 and was in the field actively until 1900, passing away three years after his retirement. He was one of the pioneers and leading citizens of the Petersburg locality and owned extensive land interests. Some of this property he developed into farms and also began the work of developing orchards, but this did not prove a success on a large scale, for there was no outlet or market for the fruit raised. In the minority politically, as a Democrat he did not hold public office. During the period of the war between the states the home which he had built in 1858 was set aside as a hospital, with himself in charge and it is believed that during this time he maintained a strict neutrality. Dr. Thomas Jefferson Grove was married three times. His first wife was Miss Mary Bean, who bore him a son John, who became the father of Dr. John B. Grove, and a daughter, Lissie, who married E.A. Harness. His second wife was Miss Lizzie Neal, who died without issue. His third wife was Miss Jane Seymour and they also had no children. Dr. John Grove, the father of Dr. John B. Grove, was born at Petersburg, in 1852 and inherited a love for the medical profession. After a course at Washington and Lee University he took his medical work at what is now New York University, and then spent some time as an intern in Bellevue Hospital. After he had completed his preparation for his profession, he returned to Petersburg, and here continued in the active practice of his calling until his early death in 1897 when he was but forty-five years of age. Aside from his profession Doctor Grove's real estate interests absorbed him, and no political matter gained much headway in his interest. He voted the democratic ticket, made no public avowal of religious connection and had no fraternal affiliations. Doctor Grove married Miss Annie Welton, a daughter of Job R. and Carrie (Seymour) Welton, and they became the parents of these children: Thomas Jefferson of Petersburg; Carrie G., the wife of Dr. W.C. VanMeter of this place; Miss Lizzie M. also of Petersburg; and Dr. John B. of this notice. John B. Grove laid the foundation for his education in the public schools of Petersburg, taking the course as prescribed and then went to the academy at Romney, where he had the advantage of two years of work. This was followed by a year of college instruction at the Davis and Elkins College at Elkins, his medical studies beginning immediately thereafter in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland, from which institution he was graduated in 1909. Later, he took special work in diseases of the chest in the same institution and during his senior year was employed as an intern in Mercy Hospital of Baltimore. In July 1909, Doctor Grove took his State Board examination and in September following opened his office at Petersburg, where his twenty-two years of life had been spent. The general practice of his calling is his field of effort and he has his office in the same room in which had practiced his father and grandfather for so many years. The name of Grove is indeed indelibly written on the medical history of Petersburg, where those bearing the name have always typified the highest to be found in professional ethics and ability. Doctor Grove has identified himself with medical society work as a member of the society representing Grant, Hardy, Hampshire and Mineral counties, of which he was formerly vice president and he also holds membership in the West Virginia State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. His skill in diagnosis and his successful treatment of a number of complicated cases have created a gratifying demand for his services and laid the foundation of what has already proved a career of exceptional breadth and usefulness. To thorough professional equipment he adds a kindly and sympathetic manner, a genuine liking for his calling and a ready adaptation to its multitudinous and exacting demands. As a citizen Doctor Grove has been a factor in the affairs of the local government, having been a member of the Town Council. He also assisted in the promotion of the Potomac Valley Bank of Petersburg and is also one of the men now behind the big project, which is building the plant of the Community Power Company of this place. While a democrat in political matters, he has had little hand in practical politics. He cast his maiden vote for William Jennings Bryan for the presidency and was an original Wilson man for president, sitting in the Baltimore convention when Mr. Wilson secured his first nomination. As a fraternalist he is a past Mason and attended the Grand Lodge of the order at Parkersburg. Until he entered the world war as a soldier Doctor Grove was actively identified with the various drives held for the sale of bonds and for other war work. He went over the country arousing the people's spirit and sentiment, as did Mrs. Grove and in July 1918, enlisted in the army and was commissioned a first lieutenant, being assigned to Camp Dix, New Jersey Base Hospital. He was transferred to the Camp Examining Board March 11, 1919 and was honorably discharged from the service July 1, 1919. Doctor Grove married at Staunton, Virginia, October 11, 1916, Miss Rosalie Sillings, a daughter of Lewis and Caroline V. (Shutterly) Sillings. She was educated in the public schools, being a graduate of the Staunton High School, later completing the course at the Valley Home Seminary. For several years prior to her marriage she was a teacher in the public schools and taught three terms at Petersburg. Doctor and Mrs. Grove are members of the Presbyterian Church. Their home is of their own planning and construction and is one of the conspicuous and attractive brick residences of Petersburg. ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 11:45:07 -0700 From: Elizabeth Burns To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <386F9CB3.629913B4@mainex1.asu.edu> Subject: Bio: Shadle, H. Eugene, Kanawha Co. Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc. Chicago and New York, Volume II, pg. 213 H. Eugene Shadle. The Morgan Lumber and Manufacturing Company of which Mr. Shadle is president, is one of the largest individual enterprises located at Charleston and the business in its entirety including the outlying mills, is the direct result of the great energy and extensive ability of Mr. Shadle who acquired the original plant at Charleston fourteen years ago. Mr. Shadle came into West Virginia in 1900 and first engaged in lumber milling in Tucker County, with headquarters at Parsons. From there his enterprise branched into Randolph County and his operations took on an extended scale, not only lumber manufacturing but also as an owner and dealer in timber and timber lands. In the course of a few years he bought and sold over 50,000 acres of timberlands in Tucker, Randolph, Clay and Nicholas counties. Mr. Shadle who was born at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1866, located permanently at Charleston in 1908. Here he bought the plant of the Morgan Lumber Company, then located on the east bank of the Elk River, directly opposite the present plant. With this nucleus he extended the scope of the business, changing the corporate name to the Morgan Lumber and Manufacturing Company and under his management there has been developed one of the larger lumber industries of the state, with a business output valued at millions of dollars annually and a trade that covers all the Eastern states from Ohio. The primary operations of the industry are several lumber mills in the forests, where the timber is worked up direct from the stump. The output is West Virginia hardwood, of which there is none better in the world. The rough lumber from these outlying mills is shipped to the woodworking plant in Charleston, where it is unloaded direct from the cars into the dry kilns, which have a capacity of half a million feet of lumber. After thorough seasoning the contents of the kilns are discharged from the other end into the mills, undergoing at the same time a thorough and experienced inspection as to quality and grades. The lumber from the kilns is worked up according to the orders on hand, and passing through the complicated machinery consisting of saws, planers and rippers, is manufactured into the different grades of hardwood flooring, trim, moldings, base doors, sash, store fixtures, bank fixtures, shelving and cases suitable for department stores. The trim and flooring is sold both locally and shipped in carload lots to many different states. Besides the manufacturing department the company carries on an extensive lumberyard business, carrying all sizes and dimensions of common lumber, such as framing, sheathing, sub flooring, siding and a varied line of building supplies. The company generates its own electric power, all machines being electrically driven, each equipped with its individual motor. There are fifty-nine machines, capable of operating as a unit or individually. The plant with its modern buildings constitutes a prominent and impressive feature of the industrial section and both buildings and yards cover a little over six acres, situated in the heart of the city, on the west bank of the Elk River, bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue, Columbia Avenue and Birch Street. This business naturally is one demanding practically all of Mr. Shadle's time and energy, but he has none the less identified himself with all worthy movements in the city and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and was one of the organizers and is an enthusiastic member of the new Kanawha Country Club, organized in 1921. He married Miss Sarah C. Bitner, who was born at Center Hall, Pennsylvania. His only son, Harold B. Shadle, who was educated in the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, is the active assistant to his father in the management of the lumber industry and vice president of the corporation. Mr. Shadle is a Mason and an Elk, a member of the Baptist Church, and is chairman of the building committee in charge of the construction of the new Baptist Temple. He is actively identified with a number of business enterprises in addition to the particular organization heretofore mentioned. He is vice president of the Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Company; vice president of the Ohio-West Virginia Company, manufacturers of petroleum products; and is a director of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association and also of the West Virginia Lumber and Builders Supply Dealers Association. ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 11:45:43 -0700 From: Elizabeth Burns To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <386F9CD7.5DE06B4@mainex1.asu.edu> Subject: Bio: Teter, James, Pendleton Co. Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc. Chicago and New York, Volume II, pg. 213-214 James Mason Teter, M.D. During more than a quarter of a century Dr. James Mason Teter has been identified with the medical profession of West Virginia and through the faithfulness of his labors and the high quality of his services has entrenched himself strongly in the confidence and esteem of those qualified to judge as to ability and fidelity. On more than one occasion he has worked self-sacrificeingly and successfully in combating serious epidemics and throughout his professional career has maintained a high standard of ethics and professional conduct. For four years his field of active usefulness has been the City of Petersburg and the surrounding community, where he is widely known and greatly respected. Doctor Teter was born in Union District, Pendleton County West Virginia, May 11, 1873, and is a son of George and Mary (Harman) Teter. Reuben Teter, the grandfather of Doctor Teter, was born in Union District, Pendleton County, where he became a large landowner and a man of influence and died at about the opening of the war between the states. He was a devout churchman. Mr. Teter married Miss Margaret McLaughlin, and they became the parents of the following children: Jehu, who spent his life as a farmer in Pendleton County, where his death occurred; Laban, who lived the life of an agriculturist in the same county and is buried there; Ruth, who married David Harman and passed her life in Grant County; John, who was a miller for a time at Harman, Randolph County, but died in Tucker County, this state; David K., who was a plain countryman and farmer and died in Pendleton County, a veteran of the Union Army during the war between the states, as was his elder brother John; Jennie, who married Job Davis and passed away in Tucker County; Rebecca, who became Mrs. B.F. Bennett of Tucker County; George, the father of Doctor Teter; Jacob, who is a farmer at Oldtown, Maryland; Bettie, who married Amos W. Bennett of Harman West Virginia and Rueben, a farmer of Tucker County West Virginia. George Terter was born in Union District, Pendleton County, January 3, 1846 and secured a fairly good education for his day and locality, being a teacher in young manhood for several years. During the war between the states he served as a member of the Home Guards and was a strong Union sympathizer. He is a republican in politics and was for a number of years one of the county commissioners of Pendleton County, where he now resides and where he has been engaged successfully in agricultural pursuits during his career. In 1866 he married Mary Hannah (Miller) Harman. The Harmans, like the Teters were among the first to settle in Pendleton County and all were rural people and identified with the farm. They were all Union sympathizers on the issues of the Civil War and none of them owned slaves. Mrs. Teter died in 1902 having been the mother of the following children: Alice, who is the wife of Isaac Robinson of Pendleton County; Charles G., of Riverton, that county, Oliver Cromwell, a farmer of the Mill Run District; Dr. James M. of this notice; and Ida, the wife of Joseph H. Smith of Petersburg. James Mason Teter grew to early manhood in the Mill Run District of Pendleton County where he secured further experience as a teacher of the German School in his home district, following which he took up the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. J.M. Sites of Upper Tract, with whom he studied for about a year. Being thus prepared for a college course, he entered the Lebanon Normal University for instruction in his chosen calling, and spent a year in that famous Holbrook school. He then returned to his home community and shortly thereafter went to Baltimore where he completed his medical course in the Baltimore Medical College, graduating April 22, 1896 with his cherished degree. On leaving that institution he sought about for a suitable location for practice and finally decided upon Macksville, Pendleton County where he spent two years. Subsequently he moved to Riverton in the same county, where he was identified with the practice of his calling for a period covering twenty years. In the fall of 1918 he first came to Grant County, where he has since been busily engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery and where he has not only built up a large professional business, but has gained the confidence of the people and the good will and esteem of his fellow practitioners. While practicing at Riverton, Doctor Teter was called upon to combat a source of typhoid fever which inoculated that territory with germs carried from the river and made a winning fight, carrying the community through with but small loss of life. He reached Petersburg in time to assist in fighting the epidemic of Spanish influenza, which scourged the county so greatly in 1919 and fought it off with other doctors in 1919. Again, in 1921 he was called upon to act in the same capacity and in this year the loss of life was small. Doctor Teter was one of the promoters of the Potomac Valley Bank of Petersburg and a director thereof for some time. He is still a stockholder therein. With politics he has had little concern. He comes of a family of republicans, and his first presidential ballot was cast in favor of the presidential candidacy of Major McKinley, although two years before he had cast his first vote of importance when he supported Judge Dayton for a seat in Congress. He holds membership in the various organizations of his profession and as a fraternalist is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. His religious faith, like that of his parents, is that of the United Brethren Church. The work of wining the World war had a warm place in the hearts of both Doctor Teter and his wife, and both labored indefatigably and effectively, the former in a profession way and the latter as a member of the Red Cross Society. At Riverton, Pendleton County, August 1, 1898, Doctor was united in married with Miss Zadie Mauzy, who was born in Union District, Pendleton County, September 7, 1879, and educated in the public schools, a daughter of Jacob and Sarah E. (Teter) Mauzy, faming people of that county. Mr. and Mrs. Mauzy were the parents of the following children: Texie, who died as Mrs. George Harper; Zadie, who is Mrs. Teter; Hattie, who is unmarried and resides in Pendleton County; Wilbur, who died as a youth of sixteen years; Bessie, the wife of Wilbur Harper; Margie, who married Oscar Harper of Pasadena California; and Caddie, the wife of Billie Hines of Pendleton County. Three children have been born to Doctor and Mrs. Teter: Eva Lena of Huntington West Virginia who is a teacher of music; Elsie who was a victim of the influenza epidemic of 1918, dying at the age of seventeen years; and Macie, who is a student at the Lutheran Academy, Petersburg.