Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-07-03
TIRGINZANS ABROAD.

In the Biographical Sketches of the
Missouri Legislature, a copy OF which has
been handed us by friend, for this year, we
find biographies of two Augusta county
men. S. S. Abney, the Senator from the
rich 2sth district, was born in Augusta
county, Virginia, in 1918, and is set down
by his biographer as "a fine specimen OF
the staunch and true Virginia gentleman
of the olden time' He moved to Missouri
in 1866, and was elected to the Missouri
legislature in 1858. When the war broke
out his sympathies with Virginia were so
strong, that the Federal military arrested
him, and destroyed his property to such an
extent that at one time he was reduced to
the necessity of borrowing an old horse,
and rope bride from one OF his former
slaves, in orderto report at military head
quarters When the war was overh went
back to the old homestead and started life
again. He was elected from his district
by over eight hundred majority.
The representative from Randolph
county, is Henry A. Newman, native
of Augusta county, Virginia, thirty seven
years of age, who commenced life as
brick layer. He was Confederate staff
officer with General D. H. Hill, during the
war. He is a Granger, and represents
their interest in the House.
John AZ Filler, native of Londoun
.<sssoiuiaFfty Virginia, is the Republican Sena-
tor from the Lawrence county district
He ernigrated in 1876 Colonel Mortim Ell
AgeIlhany, the Speaker OF the House, is a
\ native of Loudoun county, Virginia, who
aaaigrated twenty nine years ago. He
served through the war as a Confederate
Lieutenant Colonel. James A. Carson
the representatives from Washington coun-
ty, is a native of Montgomery county
Virginia, and emigrated when a child
He was Confederate soldier. Jacob T
Child, the representative from Ray county
WAS born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1888
and served his apprenticeship at the Rich
mond GIVING" printing office. He emf
grated in 1856 to st. Joseph, where he
started the first daily paper in the Missouri
Valley. A. III. Edwards, the representa-
tive from St. Charles county, is native o.
Henry county, Virginia. Asbury o. For
sey, the representative from Montgomery
county, is native of Preston county, VT
ginia. He still wears the old frontier STYLE
of dress, and is called the Daniel Boone
of the House. J. s. Gibson, Republican
member from Newton county, is Virgin
ian by birth, about fifty years Of age. Dr.
J. B. Rookie, the delegate from Carte
county. is IA native of Halifax county, Vir
glnia, and graduate of Emory and Henry
College and the University of Virginia.
w. l.. Snidow, from Hickory county, is {
native Of Giles county, Virginia, and EN-
igrated in 1919, at the age of twenty
He was Union soldier during the war
and is a Republican. He is six feet two
inches high, a good specimen OF Virginia
growth. Ed J. Sorrel, OF Maries county
was born and raised on farm in Spottsvl
vania county, Virginia, and emigrated il
1893. J. Sexton, from st. Louis; +. J
North, from Franklin; Z. r. e. Harvey
from Saline, and J. S. Chandler, trorl Ola
county are all Virginians. A pretty goo:
list for Virginia in one legislature, ism
it? Verify, the boys carpet-bagged wit
a yenpaance in old times