Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-05-26
The Death Record.

Mrs. Louisa Lewis, widow Of Mr.
R. Byrd Lewis, died at her home in
Washington City last Thursday, aged
about So years. Mrs. Lewis was the
youngest daughter of the late Dr.
Richard Parran, and was a beautiful
and charming woman, a member of a
family prominent in Shepherdstown
years ago. She married r. Byrd
Lewis, direct connection of the Wash
ington family, and went to Westmore-
land county, Va, to live. They after
ward moved to Washington, where
she resided until her death. Mr.. Lew
is died about seven years ago Mrs.
Lewis was born and raised in Shep-
herdstown, and was connected with
the most prominent families of this
section. Bright and lovely and ac-
complished, she was greatly admired,
and is remembered here most afiec-
tionately by the friends Of her youth
full days She leaves no children, but
three sisters survive her-M.s Tlnsley,
Mrs. Lee and Miss Annie Paran.
Her body was brought to Shepherds.
town on Saturday, and was laid to
rest in Elmwood Cemetery. The fu-
neral service was held in Washington,
but Rev. Mr. Marshall, of the Episco-
pal Church, read the final service at
the grave. A number of relatives
from Washington and Baltimore were
present at the burial.
Mrs. Jane B. Snyder, widow Of Jer-
ry Snyder, died at her home at Scrab-
bic last Thursday night at the extreme
old age of SO years. l month and day.
She was good woman, and had been
a member of the Presbyterian Church
for 70 years. She is survived by two
sons and tour daughters: ]. Walper
Snyder and James w. Snyder, of Mar
tinsburg Mrs. Annie Turner, of
Scrabble; Mrs. Bette Buck and Mrs
Margaret Wagley, of st, Louis; and
Mrs. Octavia Williams, ofHagerstown.
Her funeral was held at her late home
last Sunday, and her body was inter-
red in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Emily Randolph, widow of
James L. Randolph, formerly chief
engineer of the B. & O. Railroad, died
very suddenly of heart failure in
Charles Town last Friday night, at
the residence of Horace S. Riddle.
Mrs. Randolph had just returned from
trip to Roanoke, Va, and was in
apparent good health. Mrs. Randolph
was a sister of the late General David
H. Strother, the well known author,
Porte Crayon." Her body was
taken to Martinsburg for burial Two
sons survive her, B. S. Randolph, of
Frostburg, Nd, and Prof Randolph,
of Blacksburg College.
George A. Chrisman, one of Berke-
ley county's be7t-known residents,
died at his home in Martinsburg last
Thursday, after an illness Of several
months, aged 70 years. He was
sheriff Of Berkeley county from 1880
to 1884, and for the past five years
had been employed by the U. S. Fish
Commission in Washington. He is
survived by two sons and three daugh-
tiers: Rev. Clayton Chrisman, of Den
yer, Colo, Wilson Chrisman, of
Moundsville, W. Va, and Misses Min
ME aud Bessie Chrisman and Mrs.
William Ramer, Of Martinsburg,
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Kennedy, wife of
Judge John NJ. Kennedy, Of Pittsburg,
died on B. & O. train No. 5, while re-
turning home from Berkeley Springs,
where she had been sojourning for her
health. She expired soon after the
train left Cumberland, occupying a
special car which Judge Kennedy had
chartered. She was aged 81 years.
Prof. Chas. w. Clary, the blind
musician, who was well known in this
section, died in Cumberland Tuesday.
He once gave an oratorio in Shep-
herdstown.
Frank B. Lewis, well-known car
penter and an ex-Confederate soldier,
formerly of Charles Town, died sudden
ly in Hagerstown last Friday.
Philip NJ. Woleslagle, an aged resi-
dent of Martinsburg, died at his home
in that place last Saturday from par
alysis. He was rs years old.
Mrs. Robert Lucas, a respected res
ident of Hedgesville, Berkeley county,
died last Monday, aged % years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, widow Of
Charles Fisher, died recently in Boil
var, after long illness.
Mr.. William Scarlet, well-known
resident of Martinsburg, died yester-
day, aged 81 years.
Joseph T. Miller, former railroad
man of Martinsburg, died in Clarks-
burg last week.