U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Squires, Ellis W. (1843-1925) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 442 Ellis W. Squires was born June 20, 1843, on the Elk river, five miles above Sutton. His father, Asa Squires, was born in Farquar county, Va., and his mother, Catharine Gibson, was born at Salt Lick, this county. His grandparents, Elijah Squires and Elizabeth Ertin, were natives of Louden county, Va. He was married June 20, 1865, to Mariah C. Shaver, and their children are Louvena L., Melvin B., Jesse L., Moody H. Mr. Squires is interested in farming and the mercantile business. He has been a Notary Public forty years; was Clerk of Supervisors' Court for eight years, Secretary Board of Education for thirty years, and President of Board of Education for four years. He also served as U. S. Deputy Marshall seven years, and was Postmaster of Flatwoods for five years and is mayor of Flatwoods. He enlisted in the U. S. Army, May 1, 1862, at Sutton, and was honorably discharged May 3, 1865, at Wheeling. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #2774 FULL-NAME: Ellis W. Squires BIRTH-DATE: June 20, 1843 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: March 18, 1925 DEATH-PLACE: Flatwoods, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Retired FATHER: Asa Squires (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Katie Mollohan (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Senility INFORMANT: M. H. Squires (of Flatwoods, W.Va.) BURIAL: Flatwoods Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------