Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-22
WEST VIRGINIANS
Who have made Regulations in
other States.
One County Produced Four Governors
Of Ohie-Noted Men of the Nation
Born in our Commonwealth.

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/ Hon. Virgil A. Lewis, the histori-
an and educator, has written for the
Point Pleasant Register an article
upon the West Virginians who have
achieved prominence in other states.
He says:
A love of history and deep and
abiding interest in all that pertains
TO the people of my own native state,
prompts me to make inquiry and in
yestigation regarding WEST Vir-
ginians Abroad and this has re-
suited in learning that many of the
sons and daughters of this Great
Mountain State" have gone from
home in search of fame and fortune,
have not been disappointed them
selves, nor have they disappointed
those who expected much Of them,
for they have honored the state that
gave them birth.
Many of these might be named
Berkeley county gave to Ohio four
governors, among the best that state
ever had. They were: Thomas
Worthington, Allen Trimble, Jere-
miah MorroW and Robert Lucas,
each of whose name is commemora-
ted in the name of county in the
state which he honored as chief ex-
ecutive. Randolph county gave to
Alabama, Reuben Chapman. the best
governor and wisest counsellor that
state ever had Monroe county gave
to Kansas her distinguished govern
or, James NJ. Harvey. Fayette
county gave birth to James T. Far
ley, and from there he went to the
! Pacific coast, to become a United
/ States Senator from California. Nor
gan county gave to Tennessee Felix
Grundy, the most renowned jurst
that state ever had Jefferson coun.
| ty claims as one of her distinguish
ed sons, DIR. John K Mitchell, whose
name like that of his associate, DR..
Ehrman 5. Nadal, Greenbrier
county boy, is known to the medical
profession around the world. Cabell
county was the birthplace of Col.
Theodore L. S. Laidley, the "Artil-
lerist of the Mexican War; and the
author Of the Ordinance Manual"
and instructions in Rifle Practice"
both of which were in use through
out the Civil War. Ohio county has
the honor of being the birthplace of
Major General Jesse Reno who fell
mortally wounded at the desperate
battle of South Mountain, while
leading charge of the Ninth Army
corps; another of her honored sons
was General John C. Tidball the Ar
tillerist of the Potomac" and author
of a Manual of Heavy Artillery
Service" To the science of Mathe-
matics, the same county gave DIR.
Joseph Ray, author of Rays series
of text books, so well known to the
school youth of America, past and
present. And to this list may be
added the name of Hon. j. NJ De-
vine, present governor of North Da,
kota. 1t was John Stephenson, a
Wood county boy, who founded and
largely built up the city of Port
land on the Pacific coast. 1t was
Hampshire county that sent Rev.
1 Andrew Monroe to become the
Father of Methodism Beyond the
Mississippi" while his co-laborer,
Rev. Lorenzo Waugh, born in Poca-
hontas county, crossed the Rocky
Mountains to preach the first Meth
odist sermon in the valley-of the
Sacramento. Brooke county was the
scene of the childhood days Of Mary
r. Mcfarland, who built the
Mcfarland Mission Home, in far
away Alaska. Jefferson county
claims as one of her distinguished
daughters, Mary L. Magill, now the
foremost historian of the Old Do
minion.
Many others might be mentioned
from the counties named, and still
1 others from those not mentioned, for
there is not county in the state
which has not honored represeta-
tives abroad. 1t was West Vir-
ginia boy who commanded the mi
agara" to which Commodore Perry
transferred his flag when his own
ship, the Lawrence" was drifting
wreck, in the battle of Lake Erie.
A West Vlrginian drilled the Vene-
zuelan Army and raised it to high
degree of proficiency. A West Vir
ginian recognized the army Of