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Elks, Knights of Pythias and Woodmen of the World.

Mr. King married, in January, 1889, Mary Emma Crump, born at Herndon, North Car- olina, April 12, 1869, daughter of Osceola Claudius and Mattie Beaman (Lossiter) Crump. Mrs. King was educated at Suffolk College, and is a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy by virtue of her father's gallant service. Mr. and Mrs. King were the parents of two sons: John (2), born November 18, 1889, and Osceola, born in 1892. Both of these beautiful and attractive children died in 1898, their deaths occurring the same day, September 4.

General John CrafTord Crump, grandfather of Mary Emma (Crump) King, was the eld- est son of Richard and Mary Crump. He was born January 22, 1788, died February 28, 1857. He was a man of prominence and influence, public-spirited and enterprising, and served in public office for the long period of thirty-four years. The General Assem- bly by joint vote of both Houses elected him Brigadier-General of the Eighth Brigade in Fourth Division Virginia Militia, the follow- ing being a copy of the commission :

In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, To All who shall see these Presents, Greet- ings:

Know ye, that the General Assembly having by joint vote of both Houses elected John C. Crump a Brigadier General, I do hereby commission him, the said John C. Crump, a Brigadier General of the Eighth Brigade, in the Fourth Division, Virginia Militia. He is, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the duties of Brigadier General, by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto be- longing. And I do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under his command to be obe- dient to his orders as Brigadier General. And he is to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as he shall receive from the Governor of this Commonwealth, or the General, or any other superior officers set over him according to the rules and discipline of War, prescribed by the law.

In testimony whereof these our letters are sealed with the Seal of the Commonwealth and made patent.

Witness, John Floyd, our Governor, at Rich- mond this 14th day of December, 1831.

John Floyd.

General Crump married (first) November 9, 1809, ]\Iary Bancroft \\'ilson, who bore him two children : Albert Wilson and George Henry. He married (second) Eliza Emeline Hinson, November 17, 1818, who bore him six children : Richard Alfred,

Claudius Godwin, John Crafiford, Collin Hinson, Mary Crafiord, Osceola Claudius, of whom further.

Osceola Claudius Crump, father of Mary Emma (Crump) King, was born at beauti- ful Cherry Grove on the James river, Vir- ginia. He was a merchant, and he was also a veteran of the war, 1861 to 1865, serving in the A Cavalry Company from Petersburg, Virginia. He was in the Confederate serv- ice four years, but near the close of the war he was taken prisoner and confined at Wash- ington, D. C, until peace opened his prison doors. He married Mattie Beaman Lossi- ter, daughter of Riddick and (Beaman)

Lossiter, and sister of William C. Lossiter, of the Fifth Regiment Virginia Infantry, of the Confederate States army.

William Tell Oppenhimer, M. D. In the

days gone by in recognition of an act of bravery or a supreme service rendered the great Napoleon, an Oppenhimer was deco- rated with the insignia of the Legion of Honor by his grateful emperor. This Op- penhimer was the grandfather of William Tell Oppenhimer, M. D., president of the board of health of the city of Richmond. Whatever was the service rendered Napo- leon or the state that was so richly rewarded it was slight when compared to the great service Dr. Oppenhimer has rendered his city in conserving the public health, since the day — now a quarter of a century past, he became chief guardian of city health as president of the board of health.

Dr. Oppenhimer is a son of A. Oppen- himer, born in Baden, Germany, in 1831, died in Richmond, Virginia. He came to the United States when young and engaged in wholesale merchandising. In Fluvanna coimty, Virginia, he married, in i860, S. E., daughter of William E. and Martha Jones. He enlisted in 1861 in the Confederate army and served throughout the war in the Flu- vanna Artillerj'. In religion he was a Bap- tist. He is survived by his widow, born 1838, now residing in Fluvanna county. Children : William Tell, of further mention ; Roberta, born December 7, 1862 ; St. Julian, January 25, 1867: R. P.. April 8, 1868: Mar- tha, August 30, 1870; A. C., September 10, 1872.

W'illiam Tell Oppenhimer, M. D., was born at Fork Union, Fluvanna county, Vir- ginia, March 7, 1861. After preparatory