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ried (second) Betty Foster, of Richmond, \^irginia, now deceased ; no children. 3. Margaret, married Robert G. Cabell, of Richmond, Virginia; children: J. Caskie, married Nannie Enders, of Richmond ; Rob- ert G., married Annie Branch and had James Branch Cabell, the author, and Robert G. Cabell ; Dr. Arthur, deceased, served in the United States navy, unmarried; H. Landon, a broker in Richmond; E. Carrington, mar- ried Isa Carrington; Lizzie, married a Mr. Richie, of Baltmiore ; Belle, married John Lotier, of Richmond ; Rose Constance, mar- ried a Mr. Wright, of Augusta, Georgia. 4. Mary Eliza, married Daniel London ; chil- dren : Ellen, wife of a Mr. Ficklin, of Fred- ericksburg, Virginia ; Reeve, deceased. 5. Augusta, married John Scott, of Fauquier county, Virginia; children: James; Frank; John ; Lizzie, married Richard Scott, of Petersburg, Virginia ; Mary, married John B. Minor, of Richmond. 6. Ellen, deceased; married a Mr. Hutchinson ; one daughter, Nannie. 7. Lizzie, married her brother-in- law. Mr. Hutchinson, and both were lost at sea ; one daughter, Ellen, married Perpedo Centaro, and resides in Florence, Italy. 8. Nannie, died unmarried.

(Ill) John S. Caskie, son of James Caskie, was born in Richmond, Virginia, 1822, died 1871. He was reared in his native city, attended the schools in the vicinity of his home and completed his studies at the Uni- versity of Virginia, graduating from the law school of that institution at the age of nine- teen years. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in the city of Richmond at the age of twenty-one, achieving success in his chosen calling. A few years later he was elected commonwealth attorney of Rich- mond, in which capacity he sei"ved until elected judge of the circuit court of Rich- mond. In 1857-58 he was elected to Con- gress, and was reelected for a second term. During the civil war he enlisted in the Con- federate army, serving until 1864, when his health gave way and he was obliged to quit the service and return home, where he re- mained, an invalid, until his death. He was a man of exceptional mentality, a fine scholar and well informed on most subjects. His later years were spent in extensive reading and considerable literary work, and until the close of his life he enjoyed working out problems in engineering, in which science he took great interest.

Mr. Caskie married Fannie Johnson, daughter of William R. and Mary (Evans) Johnson, and granddaughter of George Evans, a surgeon in the revolutionary war, who came to this country some time prior to the revolution with his father, George Evans, who attained the rank of general in the war for independence. William and Mary Johnson were the parents of a number of children, the greater number of whom died in infancy, those who survived being as follows: I. William R., married Addie Branch and had Virginius, Mary, Waverley. 2. George, married a Miss Eggleston and had Puss. Mary, A\'illiam R., Jennie. 3. John. 4. Mary, married a Mr. Dunn. 5. Marmaduke, married Mary Paul, was a prominent attorney, and during the civil war was a member of the Confederate Con- gress. 6. Jennie, married John Pegram. 7. Fannie, aforementioned as the wife of Mr. Caskie. Children of John S. and Fannie Caskie: i. John S. Jr., killed in civil war. 2. James, married Emma Palmer. 3. William "R. J., died in 1877, unmarried. 4. Eliza R. P., married (first) Dr. Walter D. Burfoot, (second) Dabney C. Jackson, of Lynchburg. 5. George E.. of whom further.

(IV) George E. Caskie, son of John S. Caskie, was born in Richmond, Virginia, March 20, 1858. He received a practical education by attendance at Hampton Sid- ney College. After serving five years as deputy clerk at the Nelson courts. 'X^irginia, he was admitted to the bar in 1881. He then formed a partnership with J. T. Coleman and immediately entered upon the practice of law in Nelson county, and there con- ducted a successful laAv business for fifteen years, at the expiration of which time they removed their office to Lynchburg, Virginia, where they continued in partnership until 1906. in which year the connection was dis- solved and Mr. Caskie admitted his son. James R., as partner, under the firm name of Caskie & Caskie. under which title the business is now conducted, with offices in the People's Bank building, the finest busi- ness structure in the city of Lynchburg. During his residence in Nelson county, Mr. Caskie served as superintendent of public instruction for a period of ten years, and after his removal to Lynchburg served for twelve years on the Lynchburg school board, during a portion of which time he served as chairman of the board. This office he