Feamster family

Biographical Note

John Mathews

• 1768, Oct. 30: Born in Virginia
• 1793: Moved to Greenbriar Co., Va.
• 1798: Lawyer, Lewisburg, Va.
• 1804: 1798 - 1802 : Member, Virginia legislature
• 1813 - 1815; 1817 : Member, Virginia legislature
• 1811: Married Catherine Pope Cary
• 1849, Nov. 10: Died, Lewisburg, Va.

Cyrus Cary

• 1794, Oct. 18: Born
• 1820 - 1830 : Lawyer
• 1820: Moved to Lewisburg, Va.
• 1824: Married Mary Skiles Arbuckle
• 1832, Apr. 1: Died, Lewisburg, Va.

William Cary

• 1798, July 23: Born, Georgetown, D.C.
• 1821: Moved to Lewisburg, Va.
• Moved to Lewisburg, Va.: Lawyer
• 1828: Married Ophelia Mathews
• 1833 - 1834 : Member, Virginia legislature
• 1857, Apr. 1: Died, Lewisburg, Va.

Thomas L. Feamster

• 1829, Nov. 12: Born, "The Meadows," Lewisburg, Va.
• 1829 - 1906 : Resided in Lewisburg, Va. (became part of West Virginia after the Civil War)
• 1861 - 1865 : Fought with 14th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States of America, in Civil War
• 1868: Married Louisa Madden Cary
• 1893: Appointed postmaster, Lewisburg, W. Va.
• 1906, Dec. 31: Died, Lewisburg, W. Va.

Claudius Newman Feamster

• 1876, Apr. 25: Born, Lewisburg, W. Va.
• 1896: Graduated, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
• 1896 - 1897 : Graduate student, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1901: Attended law school, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1901: Moved to Texas
• 1901 - 1902 : Teacher, West Texas Military Academy, San Antonia, Tex.
• 1902: Admitted to Texas bar
• 1903: Commissioned second lieutenant, United States Army
• 1903 - 1904 : Served in Philippine Islands
• 1906: Retired from army for medical disability
• 1907 - 1910 : Practiced law, Texas
• 1908: Married Maude Inez Simmons
• 1910: Moved to Washington, D.C.
• 1911 - 1913 : Employed, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
• 1913 - 1916 : Resided in Lewisburg, W. Va.
• 1916: Reentered United States Army
• 1918 - 1922 : With army of occupation, Germany
• 1922: Retired
• 1923: Moved to St. Petersburg, Fla.
• 1966: Died, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Felix Claudius Feamster

• 1914, Apr. 15: Born, Washington, D.C.
• 1918: Moved with family to Germany
• 1920 - 1922 : Resided in Germany
• 1930 - 1934 : Attended Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.
• 1935 - 1940 : Attended Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
• 1941: Married Helen Ellet
• 1941: Commissioned first lieutenant, United States Army
• 1943: Promoted to lieutenant colonel, United States Army
• 1944 - 1945 : Served in European Theatre of Operations in command of 327th Medical Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, 9th Army, and later as Division Surgeon, 4th Armored Division
• 1945 - 1947 : With army of occupation in Germany
• 1948 - 1954 : Medical Officer, Fort Benning, Ga.
• 1954: Resigned from United States Army
• 1954: Practiced medicine, Chambersburg, Pa.

Robert Cantrell Feamster

• 1916, Nov. 5: Born, Lewisburg, W. Va.
• 1913: Moved with family to Germany
• 1920 - 1922 : Resided in Germany
• 1934 - 1936 : Attended University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• 1936 - 1938 : Attended University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1938 - 1942 : Attended University of Texas Medical School, Galveston, Tex.
• 1943: Commissioned first lieutenant, United States Army
• 1944: Served in European Theatre of Operations, wounded and returned to United States
• 1947: Resigned from United States Army
• 1952: Practiced medicine, Houston, Tex.

From the guide to the Feamster Family Papers, 1794-1967, (bulk 1813-1946), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)