Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-03-15
Octogenariau Writes on Extinct
Families

impression that intsmuch as we
are an old town, (for we are an old
town settled some tina in the
eighteenth century that we have
stable population and that gen.
carlton after generation live. raise
their families and thus the same
generation Of people is perpetual
cd indefinitely. To prove that
such is not the case is the object of
this paper. The writer has lived
and was raised In the town; he is
now past four score years of age
and like all old men his mind often
recurs to the past. Nothing has
impressed him more than the fact
that we are not the same people
who were here when he was boy.
| may say that these are new peo-
pie, largs majority of them not
even being related to the old fami-
lies who were here In my youth.
l was surprised after reflection
to find that many of the names of
those who lived in the town, who
raised their families of grown up
sons and daughters, have passed
from the cummunity, their names
being now extinct in the town.
The number of such upon rehec-
tion was 80 large that took list
of them, which list l herewith ap-
pend, thinking as was suggested
by q friend, that it might be of in
terest to thus preserve record
OF their names. Since l began
this list l received letter from q
distant State making inquiry as
to some of the oldest families of
our town.
In making this list l have not
had access to any old records or
papers. 1t is made entirely from
memory unaided. OF course there
are many omissions because
memory is imperfect. Almost all
these men were personally known
to the writer. ] have studieusly
avoided listing any name, if the
name is now among the present
citizens of the town. All tho
names as far as l know are ex-
tinct in the town.
may at some future time give
you paper on old fashion mer-
chants and their modes Of doing
business in contrast with the more
modern methods, and another on
travel and transportation,
Following is the record of ex-
tinct families;
DR.. Georse D, Armstrong, professor
at Washington College.
Rev. George Baxter, D. D., preai-
dent Washington College pastor
Monmouth and Lexington Presby-
ieriap churches, and 8. S. Baxter,
lawyer.
DR.. r. II. Barton. physician.
John Burgess and ii, g. Burgess,
sheemakers
Jacob Bare, jeweller.
William N. Bumpus, chief Of police
and tailor.
Amos Botsiord, teacher.
John Banker musician.
Rev. Daniel Blain. profosser Wash
ingto1 College.
| DR.. H.. u. barton, physician.
Rev. Richard T. Barton, Methodist
minister, teacher.
p. p. Button, hotel keeper.
William Bowen, carriage maker
Rev. Jsmss Bocook, D. b.. Pres
hyteI ian ininister.
William Caruthers, merchant end
capitalist; James Caruthers, merch. 3 :. (. |.
ana FARMER, Isaac Caruthers, owner
Salt Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.;
John +. Caruthers, merchant; Ed
ward Caruthers, merchant; DR.. Will
liam A. Caruthers, physician and
author knights OF the Golden Horse
Shoe" and Horse Shoe Robinson"
Charles Chaplin, clerk Copnty COURT.
James Compton, MERCHANT
Jacob Clyee, hotel keeper,
Rev. Philo Calhoun, professor
Washington College,
james Crocken. musician.
Rev. E. s. Coe, Methodist min
lister.
Rev. William Cunningham, Pres
byterian minister.
s. B. Olews, stage driver.
Col. r. E. Colston. professor Vir-
ginIa Military Institute,
N. Il. Chandler, merchant.
John A Cummings, merchant.
J. CIinedist, carriage maker.
Cornelius Dorman, tailor and jailor;
Gen. G. P. Dorman, lawyer; James b.
Dorman, lawyer.
DIR. q. G.tDavison, dentist.
James Duhkum, William Dunkum,
Chesley Dunkum, druggists.
John Doyle and Robert Doyle
lawyers.
Samuel Darst, hotel keeper, and
Benjamin Darst, building contractor.
George E. Dabney, a professor at
Washington College.
MILFORD Downs, blacksmith, said to
be the strongest manin Rockbridge.
Hugh Elliott. weaver.
William s. Eskridge, gu irter-iDas-
ter at tn, Virginia Military ms lutte.
Gen. John Echols, lawyeri Edward
Echols, merchant,