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Sketch of West Virginia Congressman (1863) William G. Brown, who served in the Virginia Legislature (1841-1848) before the war. Brown was also a member of the 1872 West Virginia State Constitutional Convention.

109. Honorable William G. Brown of Preston County, W. Va.

Sketch of James H. Brown, delegate to the 1861 Wheeling Convention, served in the Legislature of the Restored Government of Virginia and in 1863 he was elected to the West Virginia State Supreme Court.

110. James H. Brown of Kanawha County, W. Va.

Nephew of Enoch Rector and cousin to T. Rector and son of Elizabeth Rector and Perry Buell

111. Barnum Buell

112. Mrs. William Brown

Portrait of Susan Blaney, probably from Morgantown, West Virginia. Her dress and hair style were popular fashion in the mid to late 1860's.

113. Susan Blaney

Clair Bee coached college basketball at several schools including Long Island University, leading the team to two undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939, and winning the NIT Championship in 1939 and 1941. He holds the highest lifetime winning percentage in college basketball, 82.6%. Bee's other contributions to the game include the 1-3-1 zone; the 3 second rule; and the 24 second shot clock. Bee also authored a popular series of fictional books for children, "The Chip Hilton Series". He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968.

114. Basketball Coach Clair F. Bee of Grafton, W. Va.

115. George M. Barrick Sr. and Son, George Barrick Jr.

George Barrick Jr. is the grandson of Max Mathers.

116. George Barrick Jr. of Morgantown, W. Va.

George is the son of Margaret Mathers and George Barrick Sr. and the grandson of Max and Anna Mathers.

117. George M. Barrick Jr. of Morgantown, W. Va.

The little boy is the son of George M. and Margaret Mathers Barrick Sr.

118. George M. Barrick Jr. of Morgantown, W. Va.

Alfred, left and James, right sit in front of the remains of the old Breakiron  house. Signs label the locations of the out buildings.

119. Alfred and James Breakiron Sit on Family Land Near Site of Old House, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Wife of the first governor of West Virginia, Arthur I. Boreman (1863-1869).

120. First Lady of West Virginia, Laurane Tanner Bullock Boreman from Wheeling, W. Va.