U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chrislip, Albert G. (1859-1946) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 age 359 Albert G. Chrislip, born near Elk City, 1859, son of Irvin G. and Mary (Daniels) Chrislip, was married near Boothsville, October 27, 1898, to Ella, daughter of Allen Nuzum. Mr. Chrislip is a member of the M. E. Church and his wife is a Baptist. He is an Odd Fellow, and a wholesale and retail merchant in Philippi. The Chrislips came from Germany and the Daniels from Holland. He began life on the farm; tried the West three years; taught two years in the Philippi schools, introducing the word method; clerked in the store of Job Glascock, and then wrote in the County Clerk's Office under Luther C. Elliott, and finally went into the mercantile business in connection with his brother, William L. Chrislip, dealing in farm implements, and fertilizers. They introduced the first corn drill and the first ball-bearing mowing machine into Barbour County. They handle 50,000 pounds of wool a year, and their sales of merchandise aggregate $40,000 annually. This business has been built up in nine years. ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH-CERTIFICATE, Barbour County WV, #12847 Full-name: Albert G. Chrislip Birth: Aug 26, 1859 in Barbour Death: Nov 23, 1946 in Philippi, Barbour County, WV Marital-status: Married, Ella Chrislip Occupation: Retired, Merchant Father: Ervin Chrislip, born in Barbour Mother: Mary Daniels, born in Staunton, Va Informant: Ella Chrislip Burial: Masonic Cemetery in Philippi DEATH-CERTIFICATE, Barbour County WV #013719 Full-Name: Ella Nuzum Chrislip Birth: Oct 22, 1873 in Taylor County Death: Nov 12, 1956 in Philippi, Barbour County, WV Marital-status; Widowed Father: Allen Nuzum Mother: Sarah Robinson Informant: Lillian Chrislip Burial: Masonic ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------