West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29


for the Point Pleasant Register an
article upon the West VIrginians
VINO have achieved prominence in
other states. lie says:
a love of history and a deep and
abiding interest in all that pertains
to the people OF my W native
at 'te, prompts me to Ike inquiry
ana invest CATION regarding ''West
Virginians Abroad" and this h 70
resulted in learning that many Of
the sons aud daughters of this
"Great NounCain State who have
gone from home in search OF fame
and fortune. have not been disap
pointed themselves. nor have they
disappointed those who expected
much of thom, for they have hon
ored themselves, aud in doing this,
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.
mlah Morrow, and Robert Lucls,
each OF whose names is commemo
rated in the name of u county in
the State which he honored rs chief
executive. Randolph county gave
to Alabama, Reu ben Chapm IN
the best governor and wisest coun-
cillor that State ever had. Mon.
Zoe county gave to Kansas her dis
tinguished governor, james NJ.
Harvey. Fayette county gave birth
to James L. Farley, aud from there
he went to the Pacific coast, to be-
come a prominent United States
Senator from California. Morgan
county gave to Tennessee, Felix
Grudy, the most renowned jurist
that State ever had. Jefferson
county claims as one Of her distin.
guished sons, DR.. John K. Mitch
ell, whose nime like that of his as
sociate, DR.. Etramlu S. Nldal, a
Green brIor county boy, Is known
to the medical profession around
the world. Cabell county was the
birthplace Of Colonel Theodore L.
S. Ltidley. the "Ariillerist of the
Mexicln War;" and the author of
the Ordinance Manual" and "In-
structions in Rifle Practice" both
of which were in use throughout
the Civil War. OHIO county has
the honor of being the birthplace
of Major-General Jesse Reno, who
fell m Irtally wounded at the des-
perats battle Of South Mountain,
while leading a charge of the Ninth
Army Corps 4; another of her hon.
ored sons was General John G..
Tidball the "Artillerist Of the Pc
tUmac," and author of a "Manual
OF Heavy Artillery Service" 10
the science Of Mathematics, the
same county gave DIR. Joseph Ray,
author of Rays series of text books,
30 well known to the school youth
OF America, past and present. And
to this list may be added the name
OF Hon. j. NJ. Devine. present gov
ernor of North Dakota. 1t was
John Stevenson, q Wood county
boy, who founded aud largely built
up the city Of Portland, on the
Pacific coast. 1t was Hampshire
county that sent Rev. Andrew
Monroe to become the "Father OF
Methodism Beyond the Mississippi
while his c~o-laborer, Rev. Lorenzo
Waugh, born in P~ocahoRtas county,
crossed the Rocky Mountains to
preach the frat Methodist sermon
IN the Valley Of the Sacramento.
Brooke county WAS the scene Of the
childhood days Of Mary r. McFar.
land, who built the Mcfarland
Mission Home, ~ far away Alaska.
Jefferson county claims as one Of
her distinguished daughters, Mary
T.. Maglll, now the foremost histor-
ian Of the Old Dominion.
Many Others might be mentioned
from The counties named. snd sfill
Others from those not mentioned
Tor there is rot = c1unty in the
Sat which has not honored repre
ssntatiyes abroad. II was a West
Virgins boy who commanded the
Niagara" TO which Commodore
Perry transferred bls hig when his
own ship, the Lawrence was
drifting wrocb. in the battle OF
Lake Erie. A West Virpiniap
drilled the Venezuelan Army and
raised 1t TO q high degree OF pro-
Hsrourv A W.~t U.--