The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-10-01

departed this life Sunday evening,
aged SO years 1 month and % days.
His widow, whose maiden name
was Miss Emeline r. Middlecoff,
daughter of Jacob Middlecoff. de-
ceased and to whom he was welded
July 22nd, 1868, and his four sons
JOS. a.. Peter G., Chas. FL. and
James O., survive him, and were
present at his death.
Deceased was universally loved
and respected, and died as he had
lived, with malice toward none
and charity for all"
His was inferred at Lone Oak
Cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Sep
TENDER Both, 1902, conducted by
Minturn Lodge No. 10. A. f. & A.
NJ, of this city.
Mr.. Holloway had been sick for
the past forty-four days and died
with general disabilities and old
age.
The Registers force as well as
every man, woman and child in this
city grieves with the family in
their sorrow for the loss of a man.
SO much loved by all.
Below We give short biogrv
| ical sketch of this good old -
useful life.
James Ell. Holloway was born
Aug. 6, 1919, in Mason county. Va.
(now W. Va.,) on the eastern bank
of the Ohio river. opposite the
residence of the late Col. Chas. I.
Beale. His father was fatboat and
keelboat pilot from the Great
Kanawha river salines to the Falls
of the Ohio. His son James often
went with him on these trips, and
in the year 1885 he himself follow
ed the business, and when not thus
engaged taught school. Rev. DIR.
Franklin Carroll an eminent and
distinguished Southern Methodist
divine learned his letters from him,
and such we'll known men as Rev.
Lafayette Jordan, Rev. Sebert War
den and Rev. E. S. Menager were
pupils of his.
In the year 1852 he was elected by
OiUG U0ce vote Commissioner of the
Revenue for the Second District
for the term of two years, which
Office he held until the expiration
of the term, was reelected, serving
four years in all. Upon the expir-
alton of his term of office as such
Commissioners he became deputy
for James E. Clendinen, then the
Sheriff of the county, and collect
ed the tax in the territory lying
below the Kanawha river.
At the election held in May,
1858, he was elected Clerk of the
County Court for the term of six
years beginning July 1. 1858, and
continued in said Office until the
reorganization of the State Govern
ment
On the Goth June, 1868, the new
State>of West Virginia was formed.
Its constitution and laws made
pursuant thereto created the Of
fee of Recorder of the County in
lieu County Clerk and Board of
Supervisors in lieu of the County
Court.
At the election held on the 4th
Thursday of May, 1868, he was
elected the Recorder of the County
without opposition, and was by the
Board of Supervisors at its first
meeting appointed Clerk of the
Board.
He was the first County Treas
urer of the county under the new
State; was elected without opposi
ton and discharged the duties o.
the offices of Recorder, Clerk of tn,
Board of Supervisors and Count,
Treasurer at the same time. anc
until the expiration of the term
for which he was elected and ap
pointed.
After his retirement from officia
life, he formed partnership will
the late Col. @. B. Waggener an,
| the firm began business as whole
sale and retail grocery February
, 1867, in Point Pleasant, in room
: under what was then known a
Beale's Hall. In 1871 Col. Wag
. gener retired from the firm havin,
been elected Clerk of the Circui
Court.
HollowaV carried ON for so