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James O. Watson
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May 17, 1815
James Otis Watson was born at Benton's Ferry
1841
James O. Watson married Matilda Lamb Other events that happened on or around 1841 The first class at Bethany College included international students William Tompkins struck large flow of gas while drilling a salt well a short distance above Burning Springs Henry Ruffner gathered with other western Virginians at a convention in Clarksburg and allied for a system of free public schools Alexander Campbell argued for public education at the education convention in Clarksburg Scarcity of deer first noted in present West Virginia John Hale attended Mercer Academy in Charleston The Northwestern Academy was established Work commenced on the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike The Jackson family gristmill was constructed at Jackson's Mill Nathaniel Kuykendall operated a stagecoach and mail delivery service on the Northwestern Virginia Turnpike Robert Simmons settled in Parkersburg The Staunton Turnpike was placed under control of the Board of Public Works Portion of the Staunton Turnpike were open to wagon travel George Summers was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Elizabeth Tomlinson died Charles Ward was born John Thornton Augustine Washington died Charles Ellet Jr was appointed chief engineer of the Fairmont Bridge Richard Whelan was consecrated as the second bishop of the Diocese of Richmond Waitman Willey was elected clerk of the Monongalia County Court
1852
James O Watson joined with Francis H. Pierpont to open a mine in Fairmont Other events that happened on or around 1852 The congregation of the African Zion Baptist Church formally organized for the black community of Malden. Lemuel Chenoweth designed and built Philippi's covered bridge. Buckhannon was chartered Archibald Campbell graduated from Bethany College James Watson organized the Montana Mining Company Martin Delany published The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, And Destiny of the Colored People of the United States William Edwards opened his first coal mines on Paint Creek Thomas Moore Jackson was born Jacob Jackson was admitted to the bar Anna Maria Reeves married Granville E. Jarvis George Smith Patton graduated the Virginia Military Institute La Belle Ironworks was founded Robert E. Lee became superintendent of West Point Weston's first bank opened its doors Thomas Lake Harris and James L. Scott jointly led the Mountain Cove Spiritualist community The Wheeling Intelligencer was established The Ritchie Mines was discovered by Frederick Lemon Shinnston was chartered as a town by the General Assembly David Strother contributed 20 illustrations to John Pendleton Kennedy's Swallow Barn: A Sojourn in the Old Dominion George Summers was elected circuit judge of Kanawha County Grafton emerged as a city A major flood hit Virginius Island Wheeling had a library The Wheeling Intelligencer began The Potomac River flooded The Shenandoah River flooded
1861
James O. Watson served as a delegate to the Second Wheeling Convention Other events that happened on or around 1861 Convention changed the name to West Virginia and added five counties Two large rooms on the second floor of the Atheneum Prison were rented by the government for use as winter quarters for secessionist prisoners held at Camp Carlile on Wheeling Island There were six Baptists associations in West Virginia with almost 7,000 members Jacob Blair was an ardent Unionist when the Civil War broke out Navigational improvements made to the Coal River in the late 1850s were largely lost in the great flood Some of first troop movements of the Civil War originated at Camp Carlile Presidency Lincoln appointed Archibald Campbell postmaster of the Wheeling Post Office Ceredo became Union stronghold At the start of Civil War, Confederate attempts to secure the Kanawha Valley failed Nearly all parts of the present state were fully occupied by the filling out of the county settlement pattern Martin Delany published Blake: or, The Huts of America Bethany's Delta Tau Delta founding members graduated or left for service William Dickinson Jr. came to Kanawha John Echols was commissioned lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army Daniel Farnsworth served in Second Wheeling Convention to create the Reorganized Government of Virginia Charles Faulkner delivered his last report to Secretary of State William Seward Granville Davisson Hall returned to record the proceedings of the Wheeling Convention Hancock County voters rejected the Virginia secession ordinance Harpers Ferry Armory and Arsenal was destroyed Nancy Hart was captured as a rebel spy in Braxton County Devil Anse Hatfield married Levicy Chafin John Imboden commanded a light battery at the initial capture of Harpers Ferry William Thomas Bland was born John Jay Jackson Jr. took a strong stand for the Union in the decision over secession Mudwall Jackson engaged the Wood County militia colonel in a fist-fight at Parkersburg's Jail House Riots Stonewall Jackson sided with Virginia in secession Job's temple was constructed The Civil War came to Keyser with the building of Fort Fuller George Latham's Company B. 2nd Virginia Infantry was ordered to stay in Grafton to vote against Virginia's Ordinance of Secession before leaving for battle Joseph Lightburn went to Wheeling A flood destroyed the locks and dams on the Guyandotte River Daniel Lucas served Confederate Gen. Henry A Wise in the Kanawha Valley campaign John McCausland organized and took command of the 36th Virginia when Virginia seceded A group of Moccasin Rangers captured Ripley and looted the town The Union Academy was closed Allen Taylor Caperton first served as senator to the Confederate States of America Anna Jarvis' home was headquarters for Union Gen. George B. McClellan The first refinery was built in Parkersburg Camp Carlisle became a major army recruiting and training center Pocahontas County suddenly became part of the front line of the Civil War Z. D. Ramsdell became captain of the 5th Virginia Regiment. Randolph County voted in favor of secession when Virginia left the Union Johnson Newlon Camden and John Jay Jackson Sr. brought in "The Eternal Center" well Jesse Reno was called east to command a brigade. William Starke Rosecrans drove Confederate forces from West Virginia William Stevenson represented Wood County at the first constitutional convention Peter Van Winkle served in the Second Wheeling Convention Peter Van Winkle was a member of the Governor's Council of the Reorganized Government of Virginia Peter Van Winkle represented Wood County in West Virginia's Constitutional Convention The constitutional convention for West Virginia met at the Wheeling Custom House. Voters west of the Allegheny Mountains rejected Virginia's secession from the U.S. Alexander Withers moved to Parkersburg Federal forces were stationed in Wood County
1874
James O. Watson's coal mine partnership with Francis H. Pierpont was dissolved Other events that happened on or around 1874 Alexander Boteler ran unsuccessfully for Congress Col. George Imboden bought the house known as Contentment in Ansted Rebecca Davis wrote John Andross William Dawson was elected chairman of the Preston County Republican committee Alexander Donaghho started a pottery operation Congress ordered a survey of the Guyandotte River The first courthouse was replaced in Ritchie County William Harvey began practicing law in Huntington Hinton was laid out and lots sold Investors erected a coke-fueled blast furnace along the C&O railway William C. Kelly began making axes in Kentucky John Birch became principal of Linsly School Steamboats began travel from Parkersburg upriver to Palestine (Wirt County) on the Little Kanawha The U.S. Congress authorized a survey of the Big Sandy and Tug and Levisa forks to determine the feasibility of building locks and dams Henry Clay Ragland arrived in Logan The town of Hurricane was established as Hurricane station after the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad was completed. Henry Ragland moved to Logan. Shepherd University had 160 students A group of shotgun cottages were built for workers of the Central Glass Company and the Wheeling & Elm Grove Railroad Alexander Wade implemented the a plan for the rural elementary education The West Virginia Baptist Association was formed The Education Association's first recorded constitution and bylaws were drafted and adopted The Wheeling Diocese claimed 46 churches 7 chapels, 9 schools seminary, hospital 31 priests and 109 women religious Four locks and dams were completed by the Little Kanawha Navigation Company The first public high school diplomas issued in the state were awarded to Parkersburg High School graduates City of Huntington purchased the property from the Central Land Company, owned by Collis P. Huntington
1886
James O. Watson and Aretas B. Fleming started the Montana mine Other events that happened on or around 1886 Park was built on the upper end of Blennerhassett Island Railroad line was built through the area of New Cumberland by Pennsylvania Railroad William Edwin Chilton ran unsuccessfully for state senate Aretas Fleming's fortunes were joined with U.S. Sen. Johnson Newlon Camden Millard F. Giesey opened his own architecture office in Wheeling John P. Hale produced book, Trans-Allegheny Pioneers John P. Hale produced book, Trans-Allegheny Pioneers A "substantial brick jail" was added to the courthouse in Hamlin A referendum was unsuccessfully proposed to make Ravenswood the new county seat of Jackson County Harriet Jones opened a private practice in Wheeling Marlin's Bottom changed its name to Marlinton John McGraw was appointed collector of internal revenue for West Virginia by President Cleveland A branch of the B&O reached Morgantown A permanent Mormon presence in West Virginia began with the creation of the West Virginia Conference The first public high school for blacks, Sumner High, was established in Parkersburg. The Ravenswood, Spencer, & Glenville Railroad was established. A referendum confirmed Ripley as county seat of Jackson County Anne Spence and mother moved to Bramwell Telephone switchboards were installed at Martinsburg A fire burned much of the Valley Falls area Clarence W. Watson graduated from Fairmont State Normal School Henry Everett Engle copyrighted the music to "The West Virginia Hills" The drilling of the first gas well in Hundred Frank Reeves was born in Fairmont
1901
Aretas Fleming and Clarence W. Watson merged coal companies into the Fairmont Coal Company Other events that happened on or around 1901 Emma Alderson founded the Alderson Baptist Academy (now Alderson-Broaddus College) in Alderson Emma Alderson founded the Alderson Baptist Academy (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) in Alderson Charles Ambler went to school at WVU Morris Harvey donated $10,000 to Barboursville College, now University of Charleston Branch of the C&O reached Beckley Matthew Clair earned his PhD from Bennette College in Greensboro, NC Thomas G. McKell built the Dun Glen Hotel West Virginia oil production peaked at 16 million barrels Deadly explosion in Consolidation Coal Company's No. 9 occurred Legislature decreed state game and fish warden would be paid from state treasury and could appoint deputy wardens J. P. Morgan interests began construction on works in Gary The Little Kanawha Valley Bank was incorporated The Barboursville Seminary changed its name to Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston Harold Houston began practicing law in Parkersburg The Cabell County Courthouse was dedicated The Home for the Incurables changed its name to West Virginia Asylum James Monroe Jackson died Teepi Kendrick married Olive Garrison A constitutional amendment required voter registration I. T. Mann visited financier J. P. Morgan in New York Mifflin Marsh died The United State Stamping Company began operations Alexander McVeigh Miller won a seat in the West Virginia Senate Morgantown annexed Greenmont, Seneca, and South Morgantown The N&W acquired the Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia Earl Oglebay sold his iron ore interests to U.S. Steel Earl Oglebay bought a mansion between Wheeling and Bethany, Waddington Farm George Peterkin helped erect a monument on Valley Mountain to memorialize the deaths of Confederate soldiers The Flat-top Coal Land Association was reorganized as the Pocahontas Coal & Coke Company Livia Poffenbarger established a local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Potomac State College was founded The West Virginia University band was founded by Walter Mestrezat. Daniel Purinton returned to WVU to become president. Richwood was incorporated Charles Ritter brought the offices of Tug River Lumber Company to Huntington William M. Ritter Lumber Company was incorporated Benjamin Rosenbloom played on the WVU football team The board of directed voted to establish a nursing school at Sheltering Arms Hospital The Pope Dock Company built New Grand Floating Palace The first local branch of West Virginia Socialist Party was established in Wheeling Samuel Starks was appointed as the first black in U.S. to serve as state librarian The Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction streetcar company began Another long distance telephone line was constructed through West Virginia The first coal in Upshur County was commercially mined Ward Engineering Works built the Unique for the U.S. Engineering Corp The Historical Society began publishing The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly Albert Blakeslee White became governor Hurry-up Yost became coach at University of Michigan James E. Taylor died in New York City
Jun 12, 1902
James O. Watson died at his La Grange mansion in Fairmont View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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