Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-02-01
Deaths Call Comes to Many.

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day evening about five O'Clock, aged 81
years. His death was caused by pneu-
monia. He had been in declining phys
ical condition for the past year, and in his
enfeebled condition was unable to with
stand the attack OF pneumonia, and the
end soon came. Captain Melvin was
born and reared in Jefferson county, and
all his long life was spent here, save the
time during the Civil War which he gave
to the Confederate cause. When the
war broke out he was lieutenant in the
Duffields company, which became Com
pany H, OF the Second Virginia Regiment.
After serving in this company for about
a year he became regimental commissary,
with the rank of captain. He served in
this capacity for two years, when he was
elected member of the House of Dele
gates at Richmond. He served two years
and was reelected to second term just
before the war closed. He returned to
this county at the end Of the war. where
he engaged IN farming and merchandising.
He was in business for many years at
Dutfields, and was quite successful as
storekeeper and farmer. Captain Melvin
VISA honored many times by the voters
and held numerous offices. When civil
rights were restored after the war he was
elected a justice of the peace for this dis
trict. He was elected to the House OF
Delegates in 1878, and in 1882 was elected
a member of the State Senate, serving
for four years. He was also elected twice
as member of the County Court. In all
his positions he served the people with
fidelity and ability, and he has left an
honorable record of public and private
service. He was man ofthe highest in
tegrity in every respect, and in his death
It may be truly said that this county has
lost one of its best citizens. BY his en-
ergy and thrift he had amaSsed COM
Portable fortune, owning valuable proper
ty at Duffields and several fine Jefferson
county farms. Surviving him are four
sons and one daughter, as follows: John
F. and DR.. William ]. Melvin, both OF
Duffields Henry L. and ]. Marshall Mel
vim, of Baltimore and Mrs. Hester M.
Beall, wife of Frank Beall, of Bristol, Va.
His wife, who was Susan H. Snyder, died
several years ago. The funeral service
was held at his late home last Sunday, the
service being conducted by Rev. John {.
Siler, pastor Of Elk Branch Presbyterian
Church, the deceased having been Tor
many years an official member OF that
congregation. The body was brought to
ShepherdStown and inferred IN Elmwood
Cemetery. A number of Confederate
veterans were present to pay the last trl-
butte of respectto their comrade, who has
answered the last roll call and ended
long and useful life.
Mr.. Charles Shepherd Lee, native OF
ShepherdStown, died Tuesday night at
his home near Berryville, Va, after an
illness of five days from paralysis, aged
IS years. Mr.. Lee was the Oldest living
member OF the noted Lee family of Viz
ginia, and was great-grandSon OF Rich
ard Henry Lee, of Revolutionary fame.
His parents were Edmund Jennings Lee
and Eliza Shepherd Lee land he was born,
we understand, on the Lower Shepherd
farm, north of town. He lived here dur
ing his young manhood and for time
resided in Martinsburg, but afterward
married Miss Margaret H. Page, OF Mans
field, Clarke county, Va, and thereafter
made that place his home. In his early
life Mr.. Lee, who was an ardent sports
man, accidentally shot himself in the leg,
and was ever afterward lame and thus
ncapacitated for military service, although
devoted to the cause of the South. He
was man of most lovable personality,
genial and magnetic, and being active in
mind and body and bearing the burden OF
his years lightly, retained many warm
friends of several generations. He occa-
sonally visited Shepherdstown, where he
took great delight in meeting old friends
and renewing associations OF by-gone
DAYS. Mr.. Lee is survived by seven
children, as follows: Charles r. Lee, OF
Washington, D. c.; Mrs. c. c. Garrett,
of Baltimore Misses Ellen B. Lee and
Eliza Holmes Lee, of Berryvile; Mrs.
Nancy Lee Coble, OF Winchester; Phillip
| F. and DR.. Mann X. Page Lee, OF Norfolk,
Va, all of whom were with him at the
time of his death. His funeral takes place
at Berryville today.
Rev. John Matthews Clymer, native
of Jefferson county and retired minister
of the Presbyterian Church, died last Fri
day at Williamsburg, Va, at the home OF
his son-in-law, Rev. F. w. T. Ptman.
He had reached the ripe old age ofS2years,
| 10 months and Is days, and his death was
due to paralysis. Rev. Mr.. Clymer was
born on the old homestead near Uvllla.
He was educated at Delaware College,
Newark, DEL, and Union Seminary, New
York. During his long ministerial ser
vice he was pastor of the charge at Wood
stock, Va, for nineteen years, at Keyser,
W. Va, for about the same length oftime,
and at Hancock, Md, for eleven years.
He was a faithful man of God, earnest
and efficient in his work and loved by his
parishioners. He is remembered by our
older people with affection and respect.
Surviving him are son, Frank Lee ely
mer, of Midlothian, Nd, and daughter,
| Mrs. Pitman of Williamsburg. Abrother,
Francis Duke Clymer, Of Midlothian, is
now the last survivor of family OF ten
children. The body was brought to
| Shenherdstown for burial last Saturday,