U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lanham, Enos B. (1852-1935) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 493 ENOS B. LANHAM, is a native of Upshur County and the son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Crites) Lanham. The date of his birth is fixed October 18, 1852, and his birth place was on the waters of Middle Fork River, near the postoffice of Queens. When twenty-one years of age he left the parental roof to paddle his own canoe. Taught school for seven \ears in the County and until he lost an arm by an unavoidable accident. In 1884, he began his career as office seeker and holder in Upshur County. Was defeated in that year by one vote, in 1888 and 1892 was elected assessor of First District and in 1900 and 1904 was elected to the same position, giving him sixteen years of assessorship of one district in Upshur County. On February 14, 1880, he married Mary Lee Huffman, daughter of Samson and Polly (Dean) Huffman. Children: Otha B., Lilly B., Lucinda J., Nathan Goff, Noma M., Elsa E. and Gertrude E. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #10502 FULL-NAME: Enos B. Lanham BIRTH-DATE: October 18, 1851 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur Co. DEATH-DATE: June 21, 1935 (at age 83y-8m-3d) DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Mary Lee Lanham) OCCUPATION: Retired FATHER: G. M. Lanham (born in Va.) MOTHER: Elizabeth Crites (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Cerebral Apoplexy INFORMANT: O. B. Lanham BURIAL: Ours Cemetery (wife of Enos B. Lanham) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #4129 FULL-NAME: Mary L. Lanham BIRTH-DATE: November 12, 1863 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur County, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: February 29, 1948 DEATH-PLACE: Queens, Washington District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed (Enos B. Lanham) OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: Sampson Huffman (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Polly Dean (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: (nothing recorded) INFORMANT: O. B. Lanham (of Weston, W.Va.) BURIAL: Mt. Herman, Buckhannon R.F.D., W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------