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lie became a farmer, uwnin*^ a plantation upon which he now resides. He served in the Confederate army (hn'ino- the war of 1861 -1 865. a private of the Sixth \'irginia Regiment of Cavalry under General J. E. 15. Stuart and in the battle at the Yellow Tavern, where his beloved commander re- ceived his death wound, Mr. Clement was taken prisoner. During the remainder of the war he was conlinefl in a Federal prison at Elmira. New York. After the war he returned to his farm near Callands where he yet resides. He married, in 1866, Har- riett Morrison, born in Henry county. \^ir- g-inia, died luly 29. 1885, daughter of P.ush- rod Washington Morrison ; children, all living except Caroline, who died at age of sixteen years: Captain Henry C, command- ing a company of the Twenty-ninth Regi- ment of Infantry United States regular armv ; ]\Iary Royall, residing with her brother, Nathaniel Elliott, in Chatham ; Bushrod Morrison, of Florida ; Nathaniel Elliott, of whom further ; James Turner, a lawyer and prominent Democrat, chairman of Pittsylvania county committee ; Stephen Preston, associated with the British Ameri- can Tobacco Company with headquarters in Hankow, China; Lieutenant Samuel A., of the United States navy.

(V) Nathaniel Elliott Clement, son of Henry Clay and Harriet (Morrison) Clem- ent, was born in Pittsylvania county. Vir- ginia, near Callands, November 15, 1872. He obtained his preparatory education in the public schools, attended Roanoke College, one year, then began the study of law, and in June, 1896, after passing the required examination, was admitted to practice at the \^irginia bar. He located at Chatham where for two years he practiced alone, then in 1898 formed a partnership with his brother, James Turner Clement, the two brothers comprising the well-known and highly regarded law firm of Clement c^ Clement. Nathaniel E. Clement is a mem- ber of the Protestant Episcopal church, su- perintendent of the Sunday school and a strong pillar of his church, president of the School Trustees Association of Virginia, and greatly interested in the cause of edu- cation ; he has devoted considerable time to the improvement of the public school sys- tem of Pittsylvania count}', and is untiring in his efforts to advance their interests. He is a Democ'rat in politics, and in all that per-

tains to the ])ul)lic good he may be counted t:pon for assistance.

Mr. Clement married, June 24, 1902, at Chatham, Martha Maude Carter, born in Pittsylvania county, Virginia, April 12, 1879, daughter of James Carter, of the same county, born April 3, 1842. now living re- tired at Chatham. For twenty years he was postmaster, owning an extensive plantation before moving to Chatham. He joined the Confederate army at the age of nineteen years and served until the surrender, four years. He was wounded at Malvern Flill, and at Gettysburg, charging with Pickett's men at the latter battle, bearing his regi- mental colors until shot down, when they were seized by another and carried forward. He recovered from his wounds and again entered the service. He married Betty Pigg, of the same county, born May 29, 1854, now living in Chatham. Their four children are all li\ing in Virginia. ?^Irs. Clement is a graduate of the Chatham Episcopal Institu- tion, class of 1898, and a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Clement: Elizabeth Lanier, born May 19, 1904; Rutledge Carter, July 29. 1906; Henry Turner, January 29. iqio.

Armistead Cochran Crump. Dr. Armi- stead Cochran Crump, a successful physi- cian of New York City, is descended from English ancestors who came from countv Kent, England, early in the history of \ ir- ginia. William Crump was living in York county, Virginia, in 1660. Six years pre- vious to that time New Kent county was created from part of the territory of York count}-, and the descendants of William Crump lived for many generations in New Kent county. I'nfortunately the records of this county were destroyed by fire about the close of the civil war, and about the same time the family homestead, with the family Bible and its records, were also burned. Robert, Anderson, Josiah and Richard Crump were residents of New Kent county in the latter part of the eighteenth century. The first of these was the father of Fielding Crump, who was a farmer there, h'ielding Crump married Peachy \\'alker. and they had sons: Robert Hill, Thomas, Fieldmg, David and John. Robert Hill Crump, son of Fielding Crump, was born luly 21, 1821, in New Ken't county, and died June 26, 1904, nearly eighty-three years old. He