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| ==== Middle Name? ==== | ==== Middle Name? ==== |
| There is both mystery and confusion regarding JM's middle name and initial. When written in longhand, the letter "M" can be mistaken for "W" or "H" and this is probably the source of confusion. The combined evidence of all available records indicates that "M" was in fact his middle initial, but no known records spell out the middle name. Some family trees show "James Mills" as the name of both JM and his oldest son. Others show JM as "James Michael," which is also the name given to one of JM's great-grandsons.[1] | There is both mystery and confusion regarding JM's middle name and initial. When written in longhand, the letter "M" can be mistaken for "W" or "H" and this is probably the source of confusion. The combined evidence of all available records indicates that "M" was in fact his middle initial, but no known records spell out the middle name. Some family trees show "James Mills" as the name of both JM and his oldest son. Others show JM as "James Michael," which is also the name given to one of JM's great-grandsons. |
| | ((James Michael Marshall was the son of Turley Marshall and Catherine Ruth Hiteshew (daughter of JM's son William T. Hiteshew) )) |
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| ==== Early Life ==== | ==== Early Life ==== |
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| ==== Marriage ==== | ==== Marriage ==== |
| On 10.Apr.1858, James M. Hiteshew married Virgina Louise Grey. The marriage took place in Cumberland, Allegany, MD at the Lutheran Church with Rev. R. J. Weddell officiating. I have no information about how JM and Virginia met. It seems likely that JM had moved to Cumberland sometime after his father's death in 1853, but his acquaintance with Virginia may have begun earlier in Frederick. | On 10.Apr.1859, James M. Hiteshew married Virgina Louise Grey. The marriage took place in Cumberland, Allegany, MD at the Lutheran Church with Rev. R. J. Weddell officiating. I have no information about how JM and Virginia met. It seems likely that JM had moved to Cumberland sometime after his father's death in 1853, but his acquaintance with Virginia may have begun earlier in Frederick. |
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| The date of the marriage and the name of the minister are from the image of a newspaper clipping posted on the Find-a-Grave page for Virginia Grey (www.findagrave.com/memorial/170066312/virginia_louise-hiteshew). The association of Rev. Weddell with St. Paul's Lutheran Church is described on a page of the German Marylander's website (https://www.germanmarylanders.org/churches/st-paul-s-lutheran-cumberland) and the page captured in a screenshot. | The date of the marriage and the name of the minister are from the image of a newspaper clipping posted on the Find-a-Grave page for Virginia Grey (www.findagrave.com/memorial/170066312/virginia_louise-hiteshew). The association of Rev. Weddell with St. Paul's Lutheran Church is described on a page of the German Marylander's website (https://www.germanmarylanders.org/churches/st-paul-s-lutheran-cumberland) and the page captured in a screenshot. |
| In keeping with the views of their church, the descendants of Lutheran immigrants who came to the United States in the 1700s and 1800s valued education. JM probably received some kind of formal education, perhaps at a church school. This may have focused on religious instruction and vocational training, but learning to read and write would have been considered important. | In keeping with the views of their church, the descendants of Lutheran immigrants who came to the United States in the 1700s and 1800s valued education. JM probably received some kind of formal education, perhaps at a church school. This may have focused on religious instruction and vocational training, but learning to read and write would have been considered important. |
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| At some point between 1850 and 1858, JM appears to have moved to Cumberland, MD. At the time, Cumberland provided opportunities for a young man who might be looking for work to help support a widowed mother and younger siblings. You can learn more about what was happening in Cumberland at that time from the Wikipedia article [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cumberland,_Maryland|History of Cumberland, Maryland]] and the National Park Service article [[https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/thecanalarrivesincumberland.htm|The Canal Arrives in Cumberland]], but the key takeaway is that the opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Cumberland and tidewater Maryland in 1850 was a major event. The canal and the B&O railroad line transformed the local economy and created many new jobs. | At some point between 1850 and 1858, JM appears to have moved to Cumberland, MD. At the time, Cumberland provided opportunities for a young man who might be looking for work to help support a widowed mother and younger siblings. You can learn more about what was happening in Cumberland at that time from the Wikipedia article [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cumberland,_Maryland|History of Cumberland, Maryland]] and the National Park Service article [[https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/thecanalarrivesincumberland.htm|The Canal Arrives in Cumberland]], but the key takeaway is that the opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Cumberland and tidewater Maryland in 1850 was a major event. The canal and the B&O railroad line transformed the local economy and created many new jobs. |
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| "In the administration of Thomas Jefferson, the first United States highway was begun for the opening of the west. Called the National Road, it started at the base of the hill on which Emmanuel stands and eventually ran to Vandalia, IL (then the State Capital). In the early 19th Century, then, Cumberland was the jumping off place for countless Conestoga wagon trains heading off to settle Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and beyond. By the 1840’s, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, begun along the Potomac at Georgetown, had reached it’s terminus. So had the first railroad west, the Baltimore and Ohio that ran from Baltimore to Cumberland. Cumberland was a boomtown, literally the transportation hub of the Northeast United States." --[[https://emmanuelparishofmd.org/history/]]. See also [[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=256766]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad]] | "In the administration of Thomas Jefferson, the first United States highway was begun for the opening of the west. Called the National Road, it started at the base of the hill on which Emmanuel stands and eventually ran to Vandalia, IL (then the State Capital). In the early 19th Century, then, Cumberland was the jumping off place for countless Conestoga wagon trains heading off to settle Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and beyond. By the 1840’s, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, begun along the Potomac at Georgetown, had reached it’s terminus. So had the first railroad west, the Baltimore and Ohio that ran from Baltimore to Cumberland. Cumberland was a boomtown, literally the transportation hub of the Northeast United States." --[[https://emmanuelparishofmd.org/history/]]. See also [[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=256766]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad]] |
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| ==== Civil War - Union Army Service === | ==== Civil War - Union Army Service === |
| JM enlisted in the Union Army on August 27, 1861 and joined Company E, Second Infantry Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Volunteers at the rank of private. This regiment engaged with the Confederate Army on multiple occasions while protecting critical transportation infrastructure (railways, bridges, rivers, canals). They also participated in the Gettysburg campaign. JM served in the Union Army for three years and was discharged on September 29, 1864. Military records show his rank as corporal at the time of his discharge. An obituary refers to him as a sergeant, but it seems to have been a common practice for communities use this kind of rank inflation to convey their esteem. [2] | JM enlisted in the Union Army on August 27, 1861 and joined Company E, Second Infantry Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Volunteers at the rank of private. This regiment engaged with the Confederate Army on multiple occasions while protecting critical transportation infrastructure (railways, bridges, rivers, canals). They also participated in the Gettysburg campaign. JM served in the Union Army for three years and was discharged on September 29, 1864. Military records show his rank as corporal at the time of his discharge. An obituary refers to him as a sergeant, but it seems to have been a common practice for communities use this kind of rank inflation to convey their esteem. |
| | ((History and roster of Maryland volunteers, war of 1861-5. |
| | 1898, Press of Guggenheimer, Weil & co. [[https://archive.org/details/historyrosterofm01mary/page/541/mode/1up?view=theater|View online]])) |
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| ==== Religious Affiliation ==== | ==== Religious Affiliation ==== |
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| Records indicate JM and Virginia Louise were married "by Pastor R. J. Weddell in the Lutheran Church." There was more than one Lutheran church in Cumberland at the time, but Rev. Weddell was affiliated in what came to be referred to as St. Paul's Lutheran Church, but which may have been known at the time as "Christ's Church" or "Christ's English Lutheran Church."[3] | Records indicate JM and Virginia Louise were married "by Pastor R. J. Weddell in the Lutheran Church." There was more than one Lutheran church in Cumberland at the time, but Rev. Weddell was affiliated in what came to be referred to as St. Paul's Lutheran Church, but which may have been known at the time as "Christ's Church" or "Christ's English Lutheran Church." |
| | ((Article on the website of German Marylanders: [[https://www.germanmarylanders.org/churches/st-paul-s-lutheran-cumberland|St. Paul's Lutheran Cumberland]]. See also [[https://www.stpaulcumberland.org/history.html|the church website]]. An informative article previously posted on the National Park Service website can be found via the WaybackMachine: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210529044704/https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/cumberland/twn.htm]] (The original URL for the article was https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/cumberland/twn.htm and there is a capture of that from 29.May.2021.) )) |
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| At some point, JM and Virgina Louise appear to have changed their religious affiliation. An obituary for JM posted on Find-A-Grave notes that his funeral took place at the Kingsley Methodist-Episcopal Church, with Rev. A. H. Zimmerman officiating.[4] JM and his wife Virginia are buried in Cumberland's Rose Hill Cemetery, which is the cemetery for Emmanuel Parish of the Episcopal Church.[5] | At some point, JM and Virgina Louise appear to have changed their religious affiliation. An obituary for JM posted on Find-A-Grave notes that his funeral took place at the Kingsley Methodist-Episcopal Church, with Rev. A. H. Zimmerman officiating. |
| | ((The Kingsley Methodist Church was in the historic Rolling Mill District of Cumberland. As of 2016, the church building was the site of the non-denominational Friendship Haven Church. For more information on the historic church and its activities, see the Preservation Maryland article [[https://www.preservationmaryland.org/cumberland-rolling-mill-kingsley-church/|Discover Historic Rolling Mill: Kingsley Methodist Church]]. For a better understanding of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the late 1800s, see Wikipedia article [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Episcopal_Church|Methodist Episcopal Church]]. (NOTE: The website of the present-day Kingsley United Methodist Church has no information about the history of the church or congregation, so it's not clear how it relates to the historic church with a similar name.) )) |
| | JM and his wife Virginia are buried in Cumberland's Rose Hill Cemetery, which is the cemetery for Emmanuel Parish of the Episcopal Church. |
| | (( [[https://emmanuelparishofmd.org/rose-hill/|Rose Hill Cemetery]] )) |
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| ==== From Saloon Keeper to Prohibition Party Delegate ==== | ==== From Saloon Keeper to Prohibition Party Delegate ==== |
| James M. Hiteshew died at age 63 on 13.Oct.1902 in Cumberland, Allegany, MD. His grave is in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany, MD. | James M. Hiteshew died at age 63 on 13.Oct.1902 in Cumberland, Allegany, MD. His grave is in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany, MD. |
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| === Obituaries == | === Obituaries === |
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| From the 13.Oct.1902 edition of The Evening Times (Cumberland, MD): | From the 13.Oct.1902 edition of The Evening Times (Cumberland, MD): |
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| | ==== Footnotes ==== |
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| ==== Notes and References ==== | ~~REFNOTES~~ |
| [1] James Michael Marshall was the son of Turley Marshall and Catherine Ruth Hiteshew (daughter of JM's son William T. Hiteshew) | ++++ |
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| [2] History and roster of Maryland volunteers, war of 1861-5. | |
| 1898, Press of Guggenheimer, Weil & co. [[https://archive.org/details/historyrosterofm01mary/page/541/mode/1up?view=theater|View online]] | |
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| [3] Article on the website of German Marylanders: [[https://www.germanmarylanders.org/churches/st-paul-s-lutheran-cumberland|St. Paul's Lutheran Cumberland]]. See also [[https://www.stpaulcumberland.org/history.html|the church website]]. An informative article previously posted on the National Park Service website can be found via the WaybackMachine: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210529044704/https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/cumberland/twn.htm]] (The original URL for the article was https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/cumberland/twn.htm and there is a capture of that from 29.May.2021.) | |
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| [4] The Kingsley Methodist Church was in the historic Rolling Mill District of Cumberland. As of 2016, the church building was the site of the non-denominational Friendship Haven Church. For more information on the historic church and its activities, see the Preservation Maryland article [[https://www.preservationmaryland.org/cumberland-rolling-mill-kingsley-church/|Discover Historic Rolling Mill: Kingsley Methodist Church]]. For a better understanding of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the late 1800s, see Wikipedia article [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Episcopal_Church|Methodist Episcopal Church]]. (NOTE: The website of the present-day Kingsley United Methodist Church has no information about the history of the church or congregation, so it's not clear how it relates to the historic church with a similar name.) | |
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| [5] [[https://www.emmanuelparishofmd.org/rose-hill-cemetary/|Rose Hill Cemetary] | |