Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-02-08
Death OF Col. A. 0. Wade.

The subject Of this sketch was
born Oct. IS. 1929, ia what was
then Bath county, but row high
lana county, ana vas therefore %
years, 8 mouths, aud 10 days Ola.
liz Mes s.cxs 10 TIC youngest sen
Of jain Wade. 81, and Matilda
zee $i%ycn.
On his n,aternal ride he IS de-
,cended Eron, i~aiza s'layen, who
.aa,e fec1, lfsoac County. Province
u U.sttr, Ireland, lrior to 17jJ, ard
el.tlof il Inc Valley Of Virginia.
The istt.r a..d lis brothers, JonD
nd Wiiisvi, too1 sides with tdt
5a:oaies a%siIst tie British, en-
Sled IN The anny, we're il seTerai
battles Of the Revolutionary War
nd we're at tba sorfeu3e: Of Corr
rAIlia, as Yorktown OF. 10. lT8l
| Gxo,f lis sans. gI.onlas and Stuar'
aSre in tbs aar ~ 1912.
! sens. i, 1862, Nr. AF.de married
ls;es .a,,;. (swnhej3. daneh sef 81
h Iate g'teanas Fanpbe.I. IL
~ayes vlsc. 1pa th1ss children
lis. ference 4. E.ci-aer. Edwin
..aal Harry 4. Hais- hMDa@ hi~
,ars;siar brota~ra ans zir'ees ar
81. CAs-.@s Ws.le saa Mrs.. &s-
-,da Tffd II ibis county.
Upon dc r-.o, g4o'zaiion q th'
u.:..ia, IN 1859, hs ks e.sete'
..:.u;>n*at Colonial q tbs 1873
.:e5i.uc9s, ana received h's con-
,:~s:oa froni Gov. Aetri5ag. lie
a.as 3 vsYa popular e&cer. and 20.
sa4ori;., %ish svcrg ens Tho kHee
i;a. B.ea 5he GA; Mar 5rs.''
I'D The regiment having d:s5&a.;rt.
~. Wa&r, entered tao cs7aig.'
sesgices 81 the Confederate army.
Ills command Was sanb f.
| Uaion, Y. Z :, ;heaee 20 #e tor
anl Gsriiy ~as otdessd 10 ~
a<&uswi,s, tasnce 20 operaia a'oag
The OHIO River, h., VITA Zen
otarrs, crossed the 0lio. and pi4at-
Il S1e iY>5 Confederate s.s or
l0lio soil. 5henco os9rasing siro18.
he counties o. putp2'a, i319ue,
Wyoming, and Esnawha, bis ,oo'
.agad jouei $50 Arms Of sss Easi
In lis letters TO lis T~mily, wA'es
hre2sa lis pcrsst YietY, "a p*o'.
rsae3 MS willingness t. saeF;'l,
.s'9 cen co,nlott ii the iot@ssss q
ais doantrg.
lie ~ss ele.sed gusiico OF q.
-, for t~o jsfa,s, baE d~cliass
/. fe-el.otioG, Oh account q fa'lin;
'ieaith.
Upon the a3option onA intro
: .iuctioa a the Public Free schools
: &c vas appointed one OK the frs
Trustees, anA gaze valuable A'd il
| .!ac;9g ths syszcla IL an eae~tiY
= vorking os'Ier.
L lie w<s AZ exemplary mhS
q the Methodist Ewsc9pai Charc}
p 5rith, hagiag connected himssl
: with the church, as pes&h, Sep
i y, 1919, under the ministry c
. ;3ecs. Jaolo;acn aud CLARK. II
Was y steward in TIE church 70
! many PEARS, ard was deeply ii
t .ersze,d in It's Welfare, coatriHg
ting literally 10 Ill It's inasi5ntion'
IL was = raan o: excellent jude
j.. 4enss, uprlzaa sn.i atraiSat-foT var
! ia ali h;s dea'in,ys, and a. 0 resuI
+ ~ his Industry, ho leaves hi
+ family amply provided for-
. IN bis death, the fsmiIy loses
. devoted husband asd father, ia
e colnmuajly kind neighbor, til
q church AZ induea!iel meaoer, az
the comfy a good citigea.
, For thir:g-six yeara, he had bss
\ sufferer from Asthma. bat aaril
= All this time, bore his afflictio
4 With characteristic patience. Il
=. vas kind, generous, and hospitabl
5 and It was always his custom
! !, welcome his friends to his hon
! With pleasant words end heart
e shake Of the hand. That hand al
voice are now silent, but vii
1t what joy and gladness he vi
Greet bis friends op the 9th
shore.
yn -. Il