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Cather was a Civil War veteran (Major, 1st West Virginia Cavalry), a farmer, surveyor and for a short time Adjutant General of West Virginia. He was married to Helen V. Mallonee.

109. Fabricius A. Cather, Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.

Husband of Mary Adaline King Corrothers and founder of the White Day Glades Tannery (ca. 1846) in the Fetterman District, Taylor County, Virginia (later West Virginia).

110. William Corrothers, Fetterman, W. Va.

Wife of William Corrothers and mother of William Andrew Christian Corrothers.

111. Mary Adaline King Corrothers, Fetterman, Taylor County, W. Va.

William Andrew Christian Corrothers and his wife Mary Frances. W. A. C. is the son of William and Adaline Corrothers.

112. W. A. C. and Mary Frances Corrothers, Taylor County, W. Va.

Crozet was involved in the planning and construction of several antebellum period transportation projects in Western Virginia including the Northwest Turnpike (1832) and the Staunton - Parkersburg Turnpike (1848). Crozet was also one of the founders of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va.

113. Colonel Claude Crozet, 1790 - 1864, Chief Engineer of Virginia Board of Public Works

Prisilla "Aunt Prissy" Clark was a slave owned by George Dorsey of Monongalia County. When he died in 1824, his slaves were willed to his wife and children. Prisilla was given to Dorsey's son. It is unknown if she ever gained her freedom. Information on p. 22 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from Spinster Club photo book, duplicate held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Studies Archive. Original loaned by Ruth Lawrence Mahaney".

114. Prisilla Clark of Morgantown, W. Va.

Robert Church wearing Army fatigues, operating a crane while serving in Korea. Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Roberta Barbra Church".

115. Robert Church of Monongalia County, W. Va. Operating Crane in Korea

Two African-American girls pose on a foot-bridge. Information on p. 149 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward."

116. Bobbie Ward and Ethelyn Drew, Morgantown, W. Va.

Cooper replaced John Carlile in the 1861 Virginia State Covention after the vote to secede. He served as an officer in the 31st Virginia Regiment, Confederate Army, for the duration of the Civil War.

117. William P. Cooper of Harrison County, W. Va.

Well known local character in the Dry Fork area, mentioned in Homer Fansler's "History of Tucker County".

118. Moses Callahan, Dry Fork, Tucker County, W. Va.

119. Portrait of Fred Conrad, Pocahontas Co., W. Va.

120. Portrait of James Chase, Glady, Randolph County, W. Va.