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, Norman B. (1835-1881) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 440 Norman B., son of Asa and Catharine Gibson Squires, was born in Braxton county, Virginia, March 28, 1835. He acquired the best education that the schools of the county afforded, and at an early age, married Ruhama, daughter of Charles Mollohan, widow of Jesse Skidmore. Mr. Squires followed farming until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted in Co. F, 10th W. Va. Lift, and after the death of Orderly John D. Baxter, served in that capacity until he was severely wounded at the Sinks, in Pendleton county. He was shot by Lieut. Regar, of the Confederate army, a wound that caused him great pain, and from which he never recovered, but died from its effects, in April, 1881. After the war, Mr. Squires kept hotel in Sutton. W. Va., and was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court of Braxton for two or three terms. He studied law, and practiced at the Bar, after his term of office expired, until his health failed him, when he retired to his farm on Salt Lick, where he, after great suffering, passed away. He was a man of splendid attainments, kind and affable. He died loved and respected by all. who knew him. His body lies in the family cemetery, near his old home. His children were Mary M., Francis C, Elizabeth M., Effie J. and Henry. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Register of Deaths, Braxton County, WV (Page 48, Line Numbered 7) FULL-NAME: N. B. Squires BIRTH-PLACE: Braxton Co. DEATH-DATE: April 28, 1881 at age 46y-1m-00d DEATH-PLACE: Braxton MARITAL-STATUS: was married OCCUPATION: Lawyer PARENTS: CATHERINE & Asa Squires CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Miscellaneous INFORMANT: Ruhama Squires, wife ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------