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Patrick Cabell and Susan C. (Withers) Massie, was born at "Rock Castle," Camp- bell county, Virginia, April 24, 1858. His early years were spent at the old home- stead, "Three Springs," in Nelson county, and he became a cadet of the Virginia Mili- tary Institute, where he received a liberal education. Upon death of his father, in 1877 he returned to "Three Springs," was given charge of the management of the plantation, and did this very successfully for nineteen years. During this long period he was also engaged in the lumber trade. He went to Lynchburg in 1897, and there commenced the wholesale lumber business. For five years he shouldered all the respon- sibilities of this enterprise alone, then asso- ciated himself with a partner. A. N. Pierce, and still later incorporated the concern as Massie & Pierce, Inc. He has been the president of this since its incorporation and has succeeded. Mr. ^Massie was interested in the National Exchange Bank of Lynchburg, of which he was a director sixteen years, and which ceased to exist in April, 1913, at which time it was merged with the Lynch- burg National Bank. At the present time, in addition to the other offices, he is presi- dent of the Lone Jack Stone Company, Sam- son Lumber Company and the Pembroke Planing Mill Company. He is vice-presi- dent of the Virginia Society of Cincinnati. Mr. Massie married, November 11, 18S5, Mattie W., a daughter of Nathaniel C. and Polly Cary (Wilson) Manson. Children : Robert W.. Nathaniel M., Catherine D., Martha Willis.

John Boulware Kidd. A kindly-hearted man of wide acquaintance, well known by his deeds of charity and conscientious spirit, John Boulware Kidd died in the city of Richmond, October 14, 1910, aged seventy- five years. He was born in King and Queen county, Virginia, in 1835, son of John M. and Catherine Kidd. grandson of Colonel William S. ]\Iiller. an officer of the revolu- tionary war, and nephew of William Boul- ware, United States minister to Naples under President Tyler. He was highly edu- cated at preparatory schools, Richmond College and Columbia LTniversity, and stud- ied law under the preceptorship of James S. Lyons. During the war between the states he was connected with the treasury department of the Confederate government, rendering efficient service. After the war

he engaged in farming for a time in King and Queen county, returning to Richmond later, where his after life was spent. He enjoyed the acquaintance of prominent edu- cators, was sought for as an authority on Greek and Latin classics, and was widely known and highly respected as a citizen. He was twice married and had a family of eight children.

Mr. Kidd married (second) April 4, 1873, Ellen Gertrude Tompkins, born in Rich- mond, daughter of Edmund William and Julia Mosby (Burton) Tompkins, and grand- daughter of Harry and Fanny (Taylor) Tompkins, of Richmond. Edmund W. and Julia M. Tompkins were the parents of ten children, Mrs. Ellen Gertrude Kidd and Julia Annie Taylor Jackson, of Charlottes- ville. Virginia, being the only living mem- bers of this once large family.

Fanny (Taylor) Tompkins, wife of Harry Tompkins, and grandmother of Ellen Ger- trude (Tompkins) Kidd, was a daughter of Edmund and Ann (Day) Taylor, the latter the daughter of Major Day. who served on General Washington's staff, and his wife, Emetta (Haire) Day. Edmund Taylor was a son of George Edmund and Ann (Lewis) laylor. grandson of John and Catherine Taylor, and great-grandson of James Tay- lor, the elder, and his second wife, Mary (Gregory) Taylor.

James Taylor, the elder, was the emigrant ?ncestor of this branch of the Taylor family in America, coming from Carlisle, England, to V^irginia in 1658. He descends, accord- ing to Burke, from the Tayleurs, who were conspicuous at the battle of Hastings. He was a large landowner in New Kent and Orange counties. By his first wife he had three children, by his second wife seven, John being the last born and the tenth child. A granddaughter of James (i) and daughter of James (2), Frances Taylor, married .Am- brose Madison and was the grandmother of President James Madison. Colonel George Taylor, grandson of James Taylor, the emi- grant, was born in 1710. was burgess for Orange county, 1774, a member of the Vir- ginia convention, 1775; twice married, and had fourteen sons, thirteen of whom served their country in a military capacity, seven of them being soldiers in the revolution. A granddaughter of James Taylor. Catherine, daughter of John Tavlor, married Moses Penn ; their son, John Penn, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Another