Whitwell Wentworth Coxe, born in Roanoke in 1884, was a Virginia lawyer and public official who became general solicitor for the Norfolk and Western Railway. A University of Virginia graduate, he practiced law in Roanoke, led bar associations, served on the Roanoke Board of Aldermen, and helped with Virginia’s 1933 repeal convention.
Colonel Morgan H. Hudgins was a Virginia educator, military-school commandant, and longtime superintendent of Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. Born in Portsmouth in 1878 and a Virginia Military Institute graduate, he also served eight years as Waynesboro’s mayor and led wartime civic efforts. He married Elizabeth Milnes Austin in 1913.
Judge Rose MacDonald Skoggs of Berryville, Virginia, built a distinguished career as a librarian, educator, author, welfare worker, and juvenile and domestic relations court judge. A native of Lexington, she studied at several colleges, served in public education and Red Cross leadership, wrote several books, and married J. Lewis Skoggs in 1947.
Hollie Brockenborough McCormac Jr. was a Winchester, Virginia textile executive who led The Virginia Woolen Company and Varel Mills, Inc. A Lehigh University graduate, he also served as a director of Shenandoah Valley National Bank and took part in civic and fraternal organizations. He married Evelyn Montgomery and had one daughter.
Hollie Brockenborough McCormac Sr. was a leading Shenandoah Valley industrialist, banker, farmer, and civic leader. Born in Frederick County in 1875, he rose from farm management to president of Virginia Woolen Company, served in numerous business and civic roles in Winchester, and died at his home in 1937.
William Mahone, born near Courtland, Virginia, in 1826, rose from civil engineer to railroad builder, Confederate general, and U.S. senator. He helped develop the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad through the Dismal Swamp, fought at major Civil War battles, and later led efforts to rebuild Virginia’s rail systems during Reconstruction.
Major General Richard Jaquelin Marshall (1895–1946) was a Virginia-born U.S. Army officer who served in World War I and rose to chief of staff of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific during World War II. After retiring, he became superintendent of Virginia Military Institute. The article also outlines his family, marriage to Isabel Crum, and children.
William Jackson Jenks rose through the Norfolk and Western Railway from telegraph operator to chairman of the board. Born in Wake County, North Carolina, in 1870, he later made his home in Roanoke, Virginia. The biography also notes his marriage to Sallie C. Baldwin and their daughter, Virginia Kyle Jenks Woods.
Frederick J. Kimball was a railroad executive and mineral developer who helped shape the Shenandoah Valley Railroad and Norfolk and Western. Born in Philadelphia in 1844, he rose from railroad engineering jobs to lead major coal and rail expansions in Virginia, including the Pocahontas coalfield and a westward line to the Ohio River.
Life fact Information Full name John W. Wayland Born December 8, 1872, at Woodlawn, near Mt. Jackson, Virginia Parents John Wesley Wayland and Anna (Kagey) Wayland Spouse Mattie V. Fry Children Francis Fry Wayland and John Walter Wayland Jr. Primary residence Bridgewater, Virginia Principal roles Educator, historian, and author Genealogy of John W. Wayland This genealogical account was constructed from the family information contained in the biography below. No relationships or life facts have been added from outside sources. John W. Wayland was born December 8, 1872, at Woodlawn, near Mt. Jackson, a son of John Wesley Wayland and Anna … Read more