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liis retirement a few years prior to his death. lie was devoted to his home and family, and had no interest in societies, clubs or in political life. He was an attend- ant at the Methodist Episco|)al church. Mr. Woodward married. December 29, 1852, Maria P. Harrelh born July 27, 1835. died May I, 1900. Children: Restonica, born August 10, 1854. married. February 27. 1884. James Hoskins Jones, died. November 17, 1892; Mary Middleton. born April 12, 1858, married, April 30. 1878, William Au- relius Wrenn (q. v.) : ^^'illiam James, of fur- ther mention.

William James Woodward, only son of James and Maria P. (Harrell) Woodward, was born in Portsmouth, \'irginia, October 15. i860. He attended private schools until fourteen years of age. and then began busi- ness life as clerk in the office of Crookston (.^ Smith, lumber dealers. He remained with this firm five years, then, in 1879, went with the firm Upshur & Henderson for one year, then in succession with Gurley. Hardison & Company, and Gurley & I>rother. all these firms being engaged in the lumber business. In 1887 Mr. Woodward commenced his long connection with the firm of Nottingham &■ Wrenn, coal and lumber dealers, a connec- tion that has now existed more than a quar- ter of a century. In 1891 the firm was in- corporated as The Nottingham & \\'renn Company. Mr. Woodward then becoming manager of the lumber department. In 1910 he was elected secretary and manager, which dual position he now fills. He is thoroughly the energetic, capable man of business, un- derstands every detail of the large business he manages, and possesses a whole-souled, generous disposition that wins and holds all who come in contact with him. He is a member of many clubs and societies, is past sachem of Minerva Tribe, Order of Red Men ; past consul of Woodmen of the World ; member of the Improved Order of Heptasophs ; Hampton Roads Yacht Club ; the Hoo-Hoo Lumber Organization ; Nor- folk Board of Trade, and the Business Men's Association. He is a Democrat in politics, and in religion is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, being a mem- ber of the board of stewards, and having served for nine years as treasurer of the church.

Mr. Woodward married. June 26, 1882, Augusta \"irginia ]Minter, born July 24,

1862. a daughter of Augustus C. and AIar\- \'irginia ( Crocker j M inter, of Norfolk, \'ir- ginia. Her maternal grandfather. Captain David Crocker, born in Boston, Massachu- setts. February 22, 1804, died April 10, 1874. was a sea captain, as was her father, Mr. M inter. Captain Crocker married Mary Isetta Henry, born in 1804. died in July, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Woodward had chil- dren: I. James, born in Norfolk, Virginia, September 7. 1883, was educated at Norfolk Academy and Randolph-Macon College, and after a business course of two years, he en- tered the employ of the Norfolk National Hank. In 1913 he entered the employ of the Nottingham & Wrenn Company with his father. He is a young man of high stand- ing, is master of Atlantic Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ; is a companion of Norfolk Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; a cryptic Mason. Norfolk Council. Royal and Select Masters ; a sir knight of Grice Com- mandery. Knights Templar, and a noble of Khedive Temple. Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the ^^ilystic Shrine. He is a mem- ber and active in the Methodist Episcopal church and Sunday school, and in politics is a Democrat. 2. Mary Middleton. 3. Wil- liam Harold, was born in Norfolk. Mrginia, May 10, 1890. He was educated at Norfolk Academy and Fishburn Military School, en- tering busines life under his father, with the Nottingham (^- \\'renn Company.

Everett Webb Gee, M. D. Dr. Gee de- scends from an old Virginia family, long seated in Lunenburg county, where his grandfather, Everett Gee, a wealthy planter and slave owner, born in 1800, lived to a good old age. His wife, also a Gee, l)ore him eight children, of whom three are yet living: Joseph, living near Williamsburg, \\'est \'irginia ; Charles, near Ronceverie, West Mrginia ; Carrie, at Blackstone. \'ir- ginia.

Edward Crimes Gee. M. D.. a son of Everett Gee. was born in Lunenburg county. X'irginia. in 1837, died October 1, 1893. He practiced his profession in his native county and was also the proprietor of a mercantile establishment at Lochleven. During the entire period of the war between the states he was officially connected with the Richmond hospitals, caring for the sol- diers. He married, in 1859. Frances, daugh- _ ter of Garner Webb, a farmer of Lunenburg