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      Pegram, William Johnson, who served as a colonel of artillery in the Confederate army, was born in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1841; entered the University of Virginia in 1860, and was a student of the law when the civil war began; he was a member of the famous F Company of Richmond, and he enlisted at once as a private in the artillery, and was soon elected lieutenant of the Purcell Battery, one of the crack batteries of the Confederate army; the following winter he was promoted lieutenant-colonel, and at the time of his death at Five Forks, in April, 1865, he was full colonel of artillery, when twenty-four years of age; among his friends and companions he had always been noted for the modesty of his demeanor, and it was only upon the field of battle that men realized what a master in the art of war this young soldier was; no man of his age ever received greater commendation from his superior officers, and time and again he was the popular hero of his community; he fell as a soldier desires to fall, upon the field of battle, having attained the highest success which any officer of his rank attained during the war; of him, his faithful friend and gallant subordinate, Captain W. Gordon McCabe, says: "Thus passed away this incomparable young man; it was his lot to be tried in great events and his fortune to be equal to the trial; in his boyhood he had nourished noble ambitions, in his young manhood he had won a fame greater than his modest nature ever dreamed of and at last there was accorded him, on the field of battle, the death counted sweet and honorable."

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      Lindsay, John Summerfield, born in Williamsburg, Virginia, March 19, 1842; graduated at William and Mary College in 1859, and at the University of Virginia in 1866, where he was chaplain for two years. He was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church until 1868, when he took orders in the Protestant Episcopal church. He was rector of St. James' Church, Richmond, 1871-79, and in the latter year took charge of St. John's, Georgetown, Virginia. He was chaplain of the United States house of representatives, 1883-85. In 1887 he was elected bishop of the diocese of Eastern Maryland, but declined it. He published two historical sermons relating to the churches at Richmond and Georgetown, and an address on "The True Citizen" (1889). He removed to Boston, where he was a prominent preacher till his death in 1903.

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      Fox, Luther Augustine, D. D., born at Randleman, Randolph county, North Carolina, August 3, 1843, son of Alfred J. Fox, a minister of the gospel, and his wife, Lydia Fox; and a descendant of David Fox, a native of Germany, who came to this country in 1750, and took up his residence in North Carolina. His early life was the usual one of a country lad. After proper preparation he became a student at Roanoke College, Virginia, from which he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1868. Not long afterward, he entered upon his duties as a minister of the Lutheran church in North Carolina, and subsequently served churches in Roanoke, Virginia; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and Waynesboro, Virginia. He was elected professor of philosophy at Roanoke College in 1882, devoting his energies to the duties of this position up to the present time. He was also acting president of the college for many years, the president himself being called away by other duties, and this institution conferred upon him the honorary degrees of Master of Arts and of Doctor of Divinity. He has achieved a reputation as an author, his work, entitled "Evidences of a Future Life," earning especial commendation, as did also his articles appearing in the "Lutheran Quarterly," Dr. Fox married, September 9, 1869, Etta Glossbrenner, daughter of Bishop J. J. Glossbrenner.

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      Brown, Alexander, born at Glenmore, Nelson county, Virginia, September 5, 1843, and died at his home in the same county, August 25, 1906, son of Robert Lawrence Brown and Sarah Cabell Callaway, his wife. The Browns have only been in America about a century, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, also Alexander Brown, coming from Perth, Scotland, in 1811, and settling in Williamsburg, Virginia. Robert L. Brown was a farmer and teacher, a man of high literary attainments, who at the commencement of the civil war, abandoned his peaceful pursuits and joined the Confederate army, in which he rose to the rank of lieutenant. The earliest American ancestor of Alexander Brown in the maternal lien was Dr. William Cabell, an eminent surgeon in his day, born in England, who acquired lands in what are now Nelson, Amherst, Appomattox and Buckingham counties. He held many offices of public trust and responsibility, and four of his sons achieved eminence, the eldest. Colonel William Cabell, of Union Hill, becoming the great-grandfather of Alexander Brown, the subject of this sketch. The early tuition of Alexander Brown was acquired under his father and the late Horace W. Jones, an eminent teacher of the past half century, and the well furnished library of his home furnished him with the best examples of English literature, so that he could follow his natural inclination for reading to his heart's content. He was about to engage in the study of engineering when the civil war broke out, and at the age of seventeen years he enlisted in the Confederate army, serving faithfully until the close of this momentous struggle, and was unfortunate enough to completely lose his hearing as a result of the tremendous explosion at Fort Fisher. Handicapped as he was by his deafness, Mr. Brown engaged in the battle of life after the war with a courage which was nothing less than admirable. For three years he was a salesman in a grocery store in Washington, D. C., then removed to Norwood, Nelson county, Virginia, which was his place of residence until his death. He lived a quiet, retired life, devoting himself to literary labors, with a most gratifying result. Not having at hand the necessary books for consultation, he sent to all parts of the world to have old records, etc., copied and forwarded to him, collecting his data at great expense, but the results justified his methods. In 1886 he published "New Views on Early Virginia History;" in 1890 his monumental work, "The Genesis of the United States;" in 1895, "The Cabells and Their Kin;" in 1898, "The History of our Earliest History." He was also the author of articles which appeared in various periodicals, and these always commanded attention. He was a member of many societies. Some years prior to his death he was elected a member of the mother chapter of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity of William and Mary College, and the same institution conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws upon him in 1901. He already held the degree of Doctor of Civil Law from the University of the South. Dr. Brown married (first) Caroline Cabell; (second) Sara Randolph Cabell. He had no children.

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      Thomas, Reuben Smith, born in Madison county, Virginia, March 19, 1843, son of Reuben Thomas and Eliza Carpenter, his wife, is a descendant of an English and German ancestry, respectively. his father was a successful agriculturist, also a soldier, serving in the war of 1812 and participating in the battle of New Orleans in 1814, and was active in the political affairs of Madison county, serving as magistrate and presiding justice. Reuben S. Thomas spent his early years on his father's farm, and his education was acquired in the schools and academy of the neighborhood. After completing his studies, at the age of sixteen, he went to Charlestown, Virginia, now West Virginia, as a member of the Richardson Guards, to assist in putting down the John Brown raid. In 1861, at the beginning of the war between the states, during his academical course, he enlisted in the Seventh Virginia Regiment, and participated in all the battles and engagements of that body, being severely wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, captured at the engagement at Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865, and remained a prisoner at Point Lookout until June 20, 1865, when he took the oath of allegiance and was released. Upon his return from the war he studied law in the office of Gen. James L. Kemper, also attended the law school of Judge Brockenbrough, in Lexington, and was admitted to the bar in 1866. Mr. Thomas married, May 28, 1867, Ella C. Hamm, daughter of J. C. Hamm and Lucy Hamm, his wife.

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      Boulware, Aubin Lee, born in King and Queen county, Virginia, December 27, 1843, son of Andrew Moore Boulware and Martha Ellen Todd, his wife, she a daughter of George Thompson Todd, a native of Scotland, and his wife, Mary (Smith) Todd, of Fredericksburg, Virginia. He studied at different private schools until his education was interrupted by the outbreak of the civil war. In 1862 he enlisted as a private in the Ninth Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Lee's Ranger, serving with bravery until the close of the war, and promoted to a lieutenancy, but never commissioned. At the close of the war he resumed his studies at Mr. Schooler's Edge Hill Academy, and the following year matriculated at the University of Virginia, from which he was graduated three years later in the class of 1869, with the degree of Master of Arts. He taught school at the Kenmore high school, and on the death of Judge R. L. Coleman, the principal, the following spring, Mr. Boulware opened the University high school, of which he was the proprietor. After one or two years he commenced reading law in the offices of Judge Barton and St. George R. Fitzhugh, in Fredericksburg. Having been admitted to the bar, he practiced for a time in the office of Johnston & Williams, the firm subsequently becoming Johnston, Williams & Boulware, when he became a member of the firm. When Mr. Johnston died the firm was continued as Williams & Boulware. When the Southern Railway Company was organized Mr. Boulware became a director and served in this office until his death. He acted as receiver in the United States courts, in the Whit sulphur Springs case; the Arlington Life Insurance case and the Southern Telegraph Company case. He became president of the First National bank of Richmond in 1891, and later in the same year, president of the Union Bank of Richmond. He died June 12, 1897. Mr. Boulware married, November 14, 1878, Janie Grace Preston, daughter of the late Hon. William Ballard Preston, of Montgomery county, Virginia, and they had three children.

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      Hume, Frank, born in Culpeper county, Virginia, July 21, 1843, son of Charles Hume and Virginia Rawlins, his wife, and a descendant of George Hume, son of George Hume, Lord of Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland. His father had a position in the second auditor's office in Washington and the son attended a school in that city, and in July, 1861, joined the "Volunteer Southern" attached to the Twenty-first Mississippi Regiment and participated in many battles of the war, being wounded severely in the hip at Gettysburg After the surrender at Appomattox, he was for two years engaged in agricultural pursuits, and then took up the grocery business in Washington and amassed a considerable fortune. He was associated with other important enterprises both in Washington and Alexandria. He was interested in politics and was elected to the Virginia legislature in 1889 and 1899, and served as chairman of the board of supervisors of Alexandria county. He married, June 22, 1870, Emma Phillips Norris, daughter of John E. Norris, a lawyer of Washington, D. C. He died in Washington, July 17, 1906.

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      Woods, Micajah, born May 17, 1844, at "Holkham," Albemarle county, Virginia, son of Dr. John Rodes Woods, and Savina Lewis Stuart Creigh, his wife. He was descended on both parental sides from Scotch-Irish ancestry. His first American progenitor, Michael Woods, received a patent to a large tract of land in 1737, in the western part of Albemarle (then Goochland) county; his wife, Mary Campbell, belonged to the clan of which the duke of Argyle was the head. William Woods, great-grandfather of Micajah Woods, was a member of the legislature of Virginia, 1798-90; and his son, Micajah, was a member of the Albemarle county court, 1815-37, and sheriff of the county at the time of his death. Micajah Woods was educated at the Lewisburg Academy, the Military school of Charlottesville, taught by Colonel John Bowie Strange, and the Bloomfield Academy. In 1861 he entered the University of Virginia, but with many of the other young men of the South soon entered the Confederate army. He served when barely seventeen years of age as volunteer aide on the staff of General John B. Floyd in West Virginia, and in 1862 was a private in the Albemarle light horse company, Second Regiment Virginia Cavalry, and afterwards was first lieutenant in the Virginia state line. In May, 1863, he was commissioned first lieutenant in Jackson's battery of horse artillery, in which capacity he served until the close of the war, participating in the battles of Carnifax Ferry, Port Republic, Second Cold Harbor, New Market, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Gettysburg. At the close of the war he returned to the University of Virginia, where after studying in the academic department for one year, he took up law, and was graduated therefrom in 1868 with the Bachelor of Law degree. He opened an office for the practice of his profession in Charlottesville, Virginia, and in 1870 was elected commonwealth's attorney for that county, and filled that position for thirty-three years, without opposition for the nomination since 1873. In 1872 he was made a member of the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, a position which he held for four years, at the time of his appointment being the youngest member of the board ever selected. He was chairman of the Democratic party of Albemarle county for several years; as elector represented the seventh congressional district of Virginia; and also was a member of the presidential electoral board in 1888. He was permanent chairman of the Virginia Democratic state convention which met in Staunton, in 1896, to elect delegates to the national convention. As captain of the Monticello Guard at Charlottesville, he commanded that famous old company at the Yorktown celebration in October, 1881. In 1893 he was made brigadier-general of the Second Brigade of Virginia Confederate Veterans, which position he held until 1901, when he declined reëlection. On June 9, 1874, he married Matilda Minor, daughter of the late Edward Minor Morris, Esq., of Hanover county, Virginia.

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      Croghan, George St. John, son of Col. George Croghan, was a Confederate officer, and was fatally wounded at McCoy's Mills, West Virginia, during the retreat of Gen. Floyd in December, 1861. He invented a pack-saddle for mules, which was first successfully used in carrying wounded soldiers over the mountains in West Virginia.

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      Thurman, Allen Granberg, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, November 13, 1813. His grandfather, a Baptist minister, opposed slavery, and removed with his family to Ohio, and there taught school, with young Thurman as one of his pupils, and who later entered an academy at Chillicothe, where his proficiency in mathematics won for him the sobriquet of "right-angled, triangled Thurman." At the age of eighteen he began law studies under his uncle, William Allen, and after three years thus occupied, he became private secretary to Governor Lucas, of Ohio, at the same time continuing in law studies under Judge Swayne. After being admitted to the bar, he became a partner of his uncle at Chillicothe, who soon engaged in politics, Thurman succeeding to the business of the firm. In 1844 he was elected to congress, being the youngest member of that body. He declined a renomination, and practiced his profession until 1851, when he was elected to the supreme court of Ohio, in which position he remained for four years, being chief justice for one-half of that period. He then resumed his law practice, in which he continued until 1867, when he received the unanimous Democratic nomination for governor, and at the election was defeated by Rutherford B. Hayes (afterwards President), but reduced the Republican majority of 42,000 the year before to less than 3,000. The legislature was Democratic, and Mr. Thurman was at once elected United States senator, to succeed Ben Wade. He took his seat March 4, 1869, and at once became leader of the Democratic minority. His speeches on the Geneva award and the Pacific railway funding bill attracted wide attention. He was reëlected, and closed his twelve years' service March 4, 1881, and with reputation which stood among the highest for judicial fairness, and for dignity and strength in debate, especially on questions of constitutional law. He served usefully on the committees on the judiciary and private land claims. He was the author of an act (the "Thurman Act") to compel the Pacific railroad corporations to fulfill their obligations to the government, and which he forced through the senate, in spite of the powerful railroad influences. On retiring from the senate, he resumed his law practice, and was particularly prominent in the Bell Telephone patent contest, being on principal in opposition to a monopoly. In 1886 he was nominated by the Democratic caucus of the legislature for United States senate, but was defeated. In 1884 his name was brought forward for the Democratic presidential nomination, but was not seriously considered. In 1887 he declined a position on the interstate commerce commission. He was the Democratic nominee for vice-president in 1888, but his ticket was defeated. He married Mrs. May (Dun) Tompkins, of Chillicothe, Ohio. He died December 12, 1895.

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      English, Thomas Dunn, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1819, of Quaker ancestors, who settled in New Jersey, in 1684. He was educated chiefly in private academies and at the Friends' boarding school in Burlington, New Jersey. When only seventeen years of age he already wrote for the "Philadelphia Press." He graduated in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1839, but after a short practice he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1842. He edited a daily paper in New York in 1844, an in 1845, issued a literary magazine, "The Aristidean," but only a single volume appeared. In 1848 he edited a humorous periodical,"John Donkey," and the same year wrote a work on the French revolution of that period, in conjunction with G. G. Foster. In 1852 he removed to Virginia, remaining five years, then went to New York, where he wrote the"Logan Grazier" and other poems, descriptive of life and character in that region. In 1859 he settled in New Jersey, and practiced medicine many years. Politics engaged a share of his attention, and in 1863-64 he was member of the New Jersey legislature. William and Mary College (Williamsburg, Virginia) conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1876. He wrote several novels, mostly pseudonymous, and more than twenty dramas, of which "The Mormons" is the only one printed. He wrote "Ben Bolt," a popular song, which first appeared in the "New York Mirror," in 1843, and the "Gallows-Goers," which had a large circulation during the agitation of the question of capital punishment from 1845 to 1850. His other publications are: "Walter Woolfe," Philadelphia, 1842; "MDCCCXLIV, or the Power of the S F.," a political satire; "Poems" (suppressed); "Ambrose Fecit, or the Peer and the Painter;" "American Ballads;" "Book of Battle Lyrics," and "Jacob Schuyler's Millions." He also wrote numerous pamphlets, and contributed lyrics and essays to various periodicals. He died in 1902.

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      Elliott, Wyatt M., born in Campbell county, Virginia, February 25, 1823, son of Thomas Elliott and Elizabeth Bonduvant, his wife. When eight years old, he was taken to the home of his maternal uncle, Thomas M. Bondurant, in Buckingham county, and at the age of sixteen entered the Virginia Military Institute, at its organization, and was made captain of the first company of cadets. He graduated in 1842, returned to Buckingham county, and taught school for two years, meantime reading law under W. P. Bock. In 1846 he went to Richmond, where for twenty years he was connected with the "Whig" newspaper. He was chosen captain of the "Richmond Grays" in 1847, and which he commanded until the second year of the late war, an incident of this service being guard duty at Harper's Ferry, at the execution of John Brown. During the war he retained a nominal relation to the "Whig,* but in 1862 resigned his captaincy of the Grays and recruited a battalion of six companies (Fifteenth Virginia), of which he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel. He commanded the same under Gen. Ewell until he was captured at Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865, and thence taken to Johnson's Island, being liberated by President Johnson in July following. Returning to Richmond, he resumed his connection with the "Whig," continuing until December, 1866, when he removed with his family to Appomattox county. He was a member of the house of delegates, 1871-73, and in 1875 was elected to the state senate. In 1884 he was made clerk of the United States circuit and district courts at Lynchburg.

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      McCaw, James Brown, was born in Richmond, Virginia, July 12, 1823, and represented a line of distinguished physicians. His grandfather, James Drew McCaw, was a nephew of the celebrated Dr. James McClurg (q. v.), who brought him up and sent him to the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated in 1792. He settled in Richmond, where in 1799 he was pronounced "one of the greatest men of his profession in America," having the best library of books in Richmond. His father, William R. McCaw, was also a prominent physician, who married Anne Ludwell Brown, daughter of James Brown, Jr., state auditor for forty years. James Brown McCaw graduated in 1844 at the medical department of the University of New York, and engaged in practice in Richmond. During the war between the states he was chief surgeon of Chimborazo Hospital and during the four years treated some 76,000 patients. He was a professor in the Medical College of Virginia and editor of the "Virginia Medical Journal." He was a man of splendid appearance and was counted one of the finest physicians in Richmond. He married Delia, daughter of Dr. William A. Patterson, of Richmond, and had two sons — also surgeons and physicians — Dr. David McCaw, of Richmond, and Dr. Walter McCaw, of the United States army.

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      Bolling, Stith, born in Lunenburg county, Virginia, February 28, 1835, son of John Stith Bolling and Mary T. Irby, his wife. He attended the Laurel Hill school, and Mt. Lebanon Academy. He farmed until 1858, and then engaged in a mercantile business until the beginning of the civil war. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Ninth Cavalry, and was promoted through various grades to captain, and in 1863 became acting assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Gen. W. H. F. Lee. He was six times wounded — near Culpeper Court House; at Guinea Station; near Petersburg; and at Gaines' Mills. After the war, he returned to Lunenburg county and farmed until 1869. In that year he was elected to the house of delegates, and was reëlected. He was then appointed tobacco inspector by Governor Kemper, and served as such until 1880, when he was appointed postmaster at Petersburg, and held that position something more than four years. He became connected with the Oaks Warehouse Company, and served as president of the Lunatic Asylum board, and as president of the board of education, Petersburg.

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      Bouldin, Edwin E., born in Charlotte county, Virginia, March 31, 1838, son of James W. Bouldin, a former congressman, and Almeria Read, his wife, daughter of Rev. Clement R. Read. He took an academic course at the University of Virginia, and studied law under George W. Read. He practiced at Goliad, Texas, from 1859 till the opening of the civil war, when he returned to Virginia and joined Company B, Fourteenth Virginia Cavalry, known as the "Charlotte Cavalry." In September, 1861, he was commissioned lieutenant, and was elected captain in 1862. He commanded his regiment at Gettysburg, where he was wounded, and he was again seriously wounded at the crossing of the Potomac, near Hagerstown. He was taken prisoner at Moorefield, in 1864, and held in the Camp Chase (Ohio) prison for eighteen months. He was exchanged in 1865, and commanded his regiment from five Forks till the surrender. He then engaged in law practice in Danville. In 1902 he was a member of the state constitutional convention. He married Lucy L. Edwards, of Charlotte.

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      Coke, John Archer, born in Williamsburg, Virginia, July 14, 1842, son of John Coke and Eliza Hankins, his wife. He was educated at William and Mary College, where he also studied law. In April, 1861, he became a lieutenant in the Lee Artillery, and at the reorganization in 1862 became captain; was slightly wounded in "Dahlgren's raid," near Richmond; served with the army until 1864, and was then on duty in Richmond until the close of the war In September, 1865, he entered upon law practice in Richmond. He married Emma Overby, of Mecklenburg county.

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      Royall, William L., born in Fauquier county, Virginia, November 15, 1844, son of Rev. John J. Royall and Anna K. Taylor, his wife. His education was given him by his mother and by his grandmother, who was a sister of Chief Justice Marshall. In March, 1862, when a little more than seventeen years old, he entered the Confederate army, and took part in all its great battles until March, 1864, when he was wounded and taken prisoner. After the war he studied law under William Green, in Richmond, was admitted to the bar, and engaged in practice in Richmond, and was one of the most prominent attorneys. he was especially prominent as attorney for the holders of state bonds, who after years of litigation finally agreed to compromise. He married Judith Page Aylett, daughter of Patrick Henry Aylett and Emily Rutherfoord, his wife.

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      Watkins, Asa D., born in Prince Edward county, Virginia, June 5, 1856, son of F. N. Watkins and Martha A. Scott, his wife; his father was county judge and member of the house of delegates. He was a student at Hampden-Sidney College, read law with his father, and attended law lectures at the University of Virginia, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Prince Edward and adjoining counties. In 1886 he was made judge of the county court. In 1885 he became secretary and treasurer of the State Female Normal School, at Farmville. He also served in the state senate, where he was one of the most influential and popular members. He married Nannie E., daughter of W. W. Forbes, of Buckingham county.

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      Traylor, Robert Lee, born at "Midway Mills," Nelson county, Virginia, September 23, 1864, son of Albert W. Traylor and Mary E. Adams, his wife. He was educated at Richmond College, and on leaving school became a rodman in the engineer corps of the Richmond & Alleghany railroad. He afterwards served in various capacities with the Georgia Pacific railroad, at Atlanta, Georgia, and Birmingham, Alabama; the Memphis, Birmingham & Atlanta railroad, and the Tennessee Midland railroad, at Memphis, Tennessee. He was a director and secretary for the last named company, with offices in Richmond. He was later connected with the banking and insurance business. Mr. Traylor was fond of literature and was an experienced bibliographer. He had a remarkable collection of books which he disposed of just before his death.

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      Bosher, Kate Langley, born in Norfolk, Virginia, February 1, 1865, daughter of Charles Henry Langley and Portia Deming Langley, his wife; graduated at Norfolk College for Young Ladies, with Bachelor of Arts degree. She is identified with various leading civic, educational, literary and other societies; is a member of the Woman's Club, and of the Baptist church. She is the author of "Mary Cary" (1910); "Miss Gibbie Gault" (1911); "Bobbie;" all three of which have proved very popular and had large sales. She has also been a frequent contributor to magazines. She is descended from William Langley, who settled in Lower Norfolk county about 1850, and from Salvato Muscoe, a lawyer (q. v.), who settled in Essex county about 1700. She is the wife of Charles G. Bosher, of Richmond, Virginia.

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      Johnston, Mary, born at "Buchanan," Botetourt county, Virginia, November 21, 1870, daughter of Major John William Johnston, a veteran of the civil war, and Elizabeth Alexander, his wife. She was not strong as a child, and was not sent away to school, and her education was largely derived from her industrious reading in her father's library, particularly along historical and general literary lines. She did her first writing in Birmingham, Alabama, while her family was residing there, and afterwards went to New York, and in 1902 ro Richmond, Virginia. She made various journeys, to familiarize herself with place which she made the scene of her work. Her published volumes included: "Prisoners of Hope" (1898), dealing with colonial Virginia, and republished in England as "The Old Dominion;" "To Have and to Hold" (100), also based on colonial Virginia, and published in England as "By Order of the Company;" "Audrey" (1902), on similar lines to the two preceding works; "Sir Mortimer" (1904), relating to the Elizabethan period in England;"The Goddess of reason" (1907), based on the French revolution; "Lewis Rand" (1908), a tale of the Burr conspiracy; and "The Long Roll" (1911), relating to the achievements and character of Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson. Miss Johnston's works have given her rank with the first novelists of the day.

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      Flournoy, H. W., born in Halifax county, Virginia, in 1846, son of Thomas S. Flournoy, who was a candidate for governor against Henry A. Wise in 1851, and Rosa Buena Wood, his wife. He was educated at the Samuel Davis Institute, Halifax county; T. T. Bouldin's school, Charlotte county; John H. Powell's school Halifax county, and the Pike Powers school, at "Mt. Laurel." In January, 1862, before he was sixteen years old, he enlisted as a private in Company g, Sixth Virginia Cavalry, serving until he was wounded at Tom's Brook, Virginia, October 8, 1864. In November following he joined the Third Company, Richmond Howitzers, with which he served till the end of the war. In September, 1867, he entered upon law practice in Danville; he was elected judge of the corporation court in June, 1870, and reëlected in 1876, resigning in the latter year and resuming practice in Halifax county. In 1881 he removed to Washington county. In 1883 he was elected secretary of the commonwealth of Virginia, and was twice reëlected.

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      Bosher, Lewis C., born in Richmond, Virginia, February 17, 1860, son of Robert H. Bosher and Elizabeth Eubank, his wife. He attended Richmond College, graduated at the Medical College of Virginia, and entered into practice at Richmond. He was professor of anatomy in the Medical College; deputy coroner of Richmond; and surgeon, with the rank of major, of the First Virginia Artillery Battalion. He was one of the leading Richmond phyusicians.

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      Carter, John C., born in Virginia in 1805. He was appointed to the naval service from Kentucky, March 1, 1825, served on the sloop Lexington in 1827, and on the frigate Delaware, of the Mediterranean squadron, in 1829-30; was promoted passed midshipman, June 4, 1831, and commissioned as lieutenant, February 9, 1837. He served on the United States steamer Mississippi, of the home squadron, during the Mexican war. On September 14, 1855, he was made commander. In 1862 he commanded the steamer Michigan, on the lakes. After the war he was placed in command of the receiving ship Vermont, and of the naval rendezvous at San Francisco. he was commissioned commodore and placed on the retired list on April 4, 1867. he died November 24, 1870, at Brooklyn, New York.