Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08

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W. Bowyer William Mcdowell
MichI Bowyer North g. Mathews
Alex'r St. Clair Alex'r Nelson, Jr.
Ro. Gamble John Bosang
James Lyle, Jr. (as'am aaa,aaa, German
Robert Stuart or Christn Crow
Daniel DonaYan James Mclaughlin
A. Stuart his
VIM. Abney John x Cats
r. Douthat mark
VIM. Chambers Smith Thompson
John & Samuel Boys Francis Huff (Huff)
P. Heiskell his
Jacob Peck Michl Cawley
Ro. Mcdowell mark
Michael CARRIER (na7ana aonaa,
Michael Lifort Christ. Mummor)
Jacob Geiger Michl FauIkler
Adam Bickle Samuel Merritt
James Megonegal Daniel Kidd .
A. Waterman John Tenant
Robert Mccullough George Wexford
J. Holmes, j. Dug
for Robt. Astrap Charles Hedrick
Joseph Dickey Henry Spering
John Gorden John Backhenst
Michael CARRIER, Jr. James Kenner
A. Mustoe Joshua Parry
Alex. Humphreys his
George Harden Anthony x Ingleton
John Keiger mark
Solomon Nolfort his
John Price John Moore
Hugh Mcdowell mark
VIM. Forbes Margaret Reed
And'w Cutler VIM. Slayer.
John Gum (Gunn)
at court held for Augusta county.
February 18th, 1870. This compact enter
ed into by the inhabitants of Staunton,
pursuant to the act to authorize the es-
tablishing fire companies, being presented
by William BOwyer, Gent, President OF
the company, is on his motion ordered to
be recorded.
Teste, J. LYLE, jr., D. G.
a. McClanahan was Clerk of the County
Court in 1890.
Robert Gamble was a merchant In
Staunton, afterwards in Richmond, faith
er-ln-law of VIM. Writ and Judge W. 81.
Cabell.
James Lyle. jr., was first Clerk of the
District Court at Staunton; in 1870, Dep
uty Clerk of the County Court, and died in
1898. He was grandfather of the late
Mrs. Robert s. Brooke of Staunton.
A. Stuart was afterwards Judge Stuart,
father of Hon. A. H. H. Stuart.
VIM. Abney was father of the late VIM.
A. Abney and grandfather of U. Abney.
Il. Douthat was the first postmaster of
Stanton in 1898, famous in connection
with "Douthat's Survey
John and Samuel Boys, cousins, mer-
chants in Stanton, came from PhiIadel-
phia, to which place they returned. Sam'l
was brother of the late DR.. William
Boys of Stanton, grand father of Geo. M
Cochran, jr., and others. John Boys died
of yellow fever in Philadelphia in 1898, leav.
Ing one child, mother of Jos. A Waddell
and others. He bought for the town the
first fire engine used here.
z. Heiskell, Jacob Peck, Michael Gar.
Der, Adam Bickle and others, are we'll
known through their descendants still liv.
ing here.
A. Waterman was DR.. Waterman, faith
er of Mrs. Robert Gray of Harrisonburg
Alex. Humphreys was DIR. Humphreys
whose family moved to kentucky.
Alex. Nelson was the grandfather Of
VIM. J. Nelson and others.
John Bosang kept tavern. His widow
married the famous Bob Bailey.
Smith Thompson was the Scotch barber
and Revolutionary soldier.
Margaret Reed, the only lady member
OF the fire company, was originally Miss
Cunningham. She married first Mr.
Reed, and after his death became the sec
ond wife of Gen. Geo. Mathews, fron
whom she was divorced. resuming hel
former name. She lived to very old az,
| and was highly respected Nearly ever,
body in town called her ''Aunt Reed.n
William Slayer was probably the bus
band of the Mrs. Margaret Shaver VIII,
left the fund to educate poor children
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