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Caroline county (then King and Queen) where he resided until his death. While a few branches of the family have for con- venience dropped a "d" in spelling the name, most of them retain the original form as brought to Virginia by Edmund Broaddus, the first settler and progenitor of the fam- ily in this country. Edmund Broaddus had two wives, the name of the first unknown, his second, Mary (Shirley) Broaddus. By both he had sons and daughters, from whom the many of the family in both Caroline and Culpeper counties descend. The most ac- complished and scholarly to bear the name was Rev. John Albert Broaddus, an eminent divine of the Baptist church, although pre- viously Rev. Andrew Broaddus Sr., and later his son. Rev. Andrew Broaddus, Jr., were prominent in the same church and as writers of force and eloquence. From Ed- mund Broaddus comes Dr. William Elwood Broaddus, a dental practitioner of Rich- mond of high repute, residing in Glenallen and practicing his profession at No. 303 East Grace street.

Dr. Broaddus is a son of John Edward Broaddus, born in Caroline county, Vir- ginia, in 1837, and there died November 29, 1907. Many of the seventy years of his life were passed in the publicj service, and the four years between 1861 and 1865 found him in the ranks of the army of the Con- federacy. For many years he was deput); sherifif of Henrico county, and until a few years prior to his death filled the of!ice of clerk of the circuit court. He was a man of scrupulously careful habits, fearlessly re- turned full account of his incumbency of public position, and was accorded the liking and regard of his associates. John Ed- ward Broaddus married Betty Gayle, born in Spottsylvania county, Virginia, in 1832, and died in 1900. Two of their eight chil- dren, Mock and Nina, are deceased, the for- mer dying aged twenty-three years, the lat- ter, wife of E. J. Trewett, of Glenallen, aged forty-four years. Those living at this time are: Ella H., resides at Glenallen, Virginia, unmarried ; Fannie D., married J. M. King, of Glenallen ; Ada, married A. Trewett, of Glenallen ; Eugene, a contractor of Glen- allen ; Dr. William Elwood, of whom fur- ther; Bessie, married H. M. Fleet, of Glen- allen.

Dr. William Elwood Broaddus, son of John Edward and Betty (Gayle) Broaddus,

was born at (llenallcn, Ilenrico county, \'ir- ginia, February 22, 1873. ^^is general edu- cation was obtained in the schools of his birthplace and he afterward entered the University College of Medicine, whence he was graduated in dentistry in the class of 1900. Before coming to Richmond, he prac- ticed for one year in Newport News, and upon establishing in Richmond, made his office at No. 303 East Grace street. He is widely known, has acquired professional prestige of an enviable nature, and attends a large clientele. Dr. Broaddus fraternizes with the Masonic order and the Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a com- municant of the Baptist church.

He married, at Von Tay, Hanover county, Virginia, December 30, 1902, Mary Massie Gray, daughter of William A. Gray, de- ceased, and Adalaide (Irby) Gray, the mother now making her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Broaddus. Children of Dr. William Elwood and Mary Massie (Gray) Broaddus: John Alfred, born October 25, 1903; Mary Adelaide, born February 2, 1905 ; William Elwood, Jr., born February 10, 1910; Gray, born June i, 1912.

Moody Eason Stallings. A member of the Nansemond county, Virginia, bar, since 1912, located at Suffolk, the county capital, Mr. Stallings has secured recognition from his contemporaries as an able lawyer and has gained the confidence of the public to an unusual degree. He is a son of Abner Stall- ings, born in Gates, North Carolina, in 1857, who in mature life settled in Suffolk where he yet resides, a leading contractor and builder. Abner Stallings married Mary Eason and has children: i. Samuel, born in Suffolk, in 1888, educated at Drexel Insti- tute, Philadelphia, now associated in busi- ness with his father in Suffolk, unmarried. 2. Moody Eason, of whom forward. 3. Mary Leone, educated in Suffolk high school. 4. Fanny Marie, educated in Suffolk public schools and St. Mary's Academy at Raleigh, North Carolina.

Moody Eason Stallings, second son of Ab- ner and Mary (Eason) Stallings, was born in Suffolk, Virginia, November 11, 1890. He completed the course of study arranged for the public schools of Suffolk and graduated from high school, in the class of 1910. He then entered the law department of \Vash- ington and Lee University, Lexington, Vir-