The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-16


Mrs. Ellen Mines died at thc home of
her son, james II. Mines, in tine stealey
addition at o'clock Friday morning
December o. 1904. Until the past year
she enjoyed the best of health MI her
long life and was woman OF most re-
marlsable constitution and vitality.
Diseases and inffrmities of old age. how
ever. seized her and after years feeble
ness death came. A woman of strong
will and mental faculties, she retained
her mind to the very last, although at
intervals the few days before her
death she was only semi conscious.
The funeral will b. held at the resi-
dence Sunday afternoon at two O'clock
and will be conducted by Rev. Robert
h. Mcdaniel, her pastor. The intarmeuf
will be in the family lot in the Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
the deceased was the widow OF james
Madison Mines, who died in March, 1896,
after an Illness of seventeen weeks and
at tine age of "a years. Surviving her
of tine immediate family are her two
sons, Lewis II. Mines, of Warren, Ohio,
and james II. Mines. of this city, and
two daughters, Mrs Susan Reed, of
Wheeling, and Mrs Minerva Fittro, of
Nyilsouburg; besides about forty grand
children and a number OF great grand
children, and some of the last named
have arrived at manageable age
The husband of tine deceased, James
Madison Mines, was n product of the
grand old mother of states, Virginia.
born in Augusta county, va, in 1912.
and his parents. Lewis and Hannah
tGabbcrt) Mines, were also natives Of
that state. About tine year 1881 the
parents came TO what is now Taylor
county. West Virginia, and four years
later to Harrison county, whore botn
passed number Of years later and
now lie buried in the Gore graveyard
on the Shinnston pike. nsar Adamston.
The elder Mines was a carpenter, but
gave his attention to other enterprises
a. well. and was fairly successful. In
politics ne was Wing, and soldier
in the war of 1912. His father, Peter
Mines, came To this country from Eng
land prior to the Revolution and prob
ably fought with the Colonists. He
married Scotch lady.
James Madison Mines, the only child
of mis- parents, was married in the year
1882 to Miss Ellen King, the subject
of this sketch. who was born December
81. 1910, and VINO was the daughter Of
Richard and Mary King. Mr.. King was
born in England, but after growing ur
he came to America and was married in
Virginia, in watch state the remainder
of MS days we're passed Mr.. King was
stone mason by trade and followed
that until his death about 1918. He
was Revolutionary soldier. Mrs. King
died about 1880. She had been married
three times and the subject of this
sketch was daughter by her first mar
riage.
MIR. and Mrs. Mines lived two-tairds
of century tngctner and until death
parted them and wsre tine parents of
nine children, all of whom were reared
to manhood and womanhood. namely,
Mary Margaret, deceased, wife OF Jacob
j. Tough. OF Salem; Lewis Henry Mines,
of Warren. Ohio; Hannah j., deceased,
first wife of Jasper Pew, OF rk4burg;
Sarah Ann, deceased, wife OF James
Peter Carr, of Flint, Doddridga county;
Elizabeth Ellen, licensed. wife of II
ham a. Morrison, deceased, of Wilson
burg; James Harvey Mines, OF Clarks-
burg; Minerva, wife of Edmund Fittro,
of wilsonbmg; Susan. wife Of Charles
7. Reed, of Wheeling; Louisa. deceased
first wife of Amos Payne, of Clnrks.
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mines became residents
of Harrison county in 1871 and four
years resided at what is known as the
stone House" now the Gore farm.
After That he settled in the woods at
the mouth of Limestone creek. at
Adamston. and there he acquired $50
acres OF fin, farming lands
Aside from tilling the soil nc Wa en-.
gagged in otncr enterprises. tanning. ,tc..
and for many years burned al the lime
clarksburg used. AMI 1000 bushels. all
that was used in the building Of the
asylum II weston. nc hNsS OF num-
self and wife, As well as the children,
were busy ones. He started without
capital. and all they accumulated was
tine result of their own Industry, a
splendid and creditabla estate. He
paid man $50 to bring him to liar.
rison county. and very soon arterware
would have given that much more to
have gone back, not being used to
pioneer life, bu: tacy went to WORT.
with viii and prosperei and were
happy.
Mrs. Nina. along vita her husband.
were lifelong members az tn- Baptist
church srf ,rsre af,0itfr1 "a r,A,,b.s