U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliott, Charles D. (1861-1938) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 372-373 Major Charles D. Elliott, son of Dr. Thomas Irvin Elliott, was born January 1st, 1861, in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and after the close of the Civil war, Dr. Elliott with his family came to the hills of West Virginia, and settled in Tyler county. Here Major Elliott received the rudaments of a common school education; afterwards he was given advantages at the State College at Flemington. He supplemented his practical education by spending six years in the great plains of Colorado and Wyoming. In 1886 he returned to West Virginia, and located at Sutton, Braxton county, and engaged with General Curtin in the lumber business. He was later appointed Deputy Collector under A. B. White. In 1896 he was admitted to the Bar, but has never been actively engaged in the practice of the law. On June 18, 1901, Major Elliott was appointed U. S. Marshall. For many years he has been actively engaged in political work in West Virginia. During the Spanish American war he was made Major of the 2nd West Virginia Infantry; he was later commissioned by the President, Major of the 47th U. S. Infantry during the war with the Philippines, and was appointed Inspector General on the staff of Governor White in March, 1901. On December 1st, 1901, General Elliott purchased the Parkersburg News. He formed a company, and became the president. This journal was one of the leading papers of the State, and under the management of the new company it more than trippled its circulation. In 1912, General Elliott was appointed Adjutant General of the State. His health failing, he went to the mountains of Colorado, and worked in a gold mine. Recovering his health, he returned to Braxton county and engaged in the coal business in Braxton and Webster counties. General Elliott's indomitable energy will move on, through every vicissitude fortune, looking with a sweet temperament on the brighter side of life. In 1888, General Elliott was united in marriage with Mary, daughter of Attorney Joseph Thompson, of Staunton, Virginia. The two children of this union are Viola N. and Catharine E. General Elliott's home is in Sutton, West Virginia. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Wayne County, WV #7193 FULL-NAME: Charles D. Elliott BIRTH-DATE: January 1, 1862 BIRTH-PLACE: Rimersburg, Pa. DEATH-DATE: December 15, 1938 DEATH-PLACE: V. A. Facility, Huntington, Wayne County, W.Va. USUAL-RESIDENCE: Charleston, Kanawha, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Mary E. Elliott) OCCUPATION: None FATHER: Thomas Elliott (born in Clarion, Pa.) MOTHER: Viola Newell Elliott (born in Rimersburg, Pa.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Cerebral arterio sclerosis INFORMANT: V.A.F., Chart, Huntington, W.Va. BURIAL: Charleston, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------