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Eliza Virginia Viquesney Shomo

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Birth	:	10 Dec 1852 USA
Death	:	6 Jun 1929 USA
Burial	:	Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Junior, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.9708700, -79.9405710
Description	:	Eliza Virginia Viquesney was born in Rowtown (now called Junior) in Barbour County, WV. Her parents names were: Charles Emile (From France) and Mary Row Viquesney (From New Market, Page County, Virginia). She was first cousin to E.M. Viquesney, who created the Viquesney Doughboy. She maried George Nixon Shomo on January 23, 1873 in Barbour County, WV. George and Eliza Shomo had the following 9 known children: Charles Winslow Shomo (1873-1951), William Richard Shomo (1875-1952), Benjamin Franklin Shomo (1878-1954), Cora Mattie Shomo (1880-1955), Goldie Shomo (1880-1915), (Cora and Goldie were twins). George Washington Shomo (1882-1955),... Read More	Eliza Virginia Viquesney was born in Rowtown (now called Junior) in Barbour County, WV. Her parents names were: Charles Emile (From France) and Mary Row Viquesney (From New Market, Page County, Virginia). She was first cousin to E.M. Viquesney, who created the Viquesney Doughboy. She maried George Nixon Shomo on January 23, 1873 in Barbour County, WV. George and Eliza Shomo had the following 9 known children: Charles Winslow Shomo (1873-1951), William Richard Shomo (1875-1952), Benjamin Franklin Shomo (1878-1954), Cora Mattie Shomo (1880-1955), Goldie Shomo (1880-1915), (Cora and Goldie were twins). George Washington Shomo (1882-1955), Monta Viola Shomo (1884-1962), Eugene Shomo (1886-1952) and Carrie B. Shomo (1892-1913). Eliza was also the oldest in the family and was the older sister of Jules A. Viquesney - Belington, Barbour County, WV - son of Charles E & Mary Row Viquesney: The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 490-491 Barbour JULES A. VIQUESNEY, president of the Citizens National Bank at Belington, Barbour County, is one of the influential men who have played a prominent part in the development and up building of this vital little city. successful teacher in the rural schools and later became an attorney. He was admitted to the bar in 1905. He was elected the second mayor of Belington, Barbour County, WV, he having thereafter been elected to this office six times. He was also forest, game and fish warden of the state of WV and held many other offices. The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 309 Barbour: CHARLES W. SHOMO is a business man of sound judgment who has had responsibilities of an executive nature in the community of Junior for a number of years. He was the first president of the only banking institution in the town. He was born on a farm near the little town, October 13, 1873, and is a son of George N. and Virginia (Viquesne) Shomo. His mother was a sister of Jules A. Viqnesne elsewhere mentioned in this work. Other pages likewise refer in some detail to the history of the Shomo family. George N. Shomo died at the age of fifty-six, and his widow still lives at Junior, at the age of seventy. Their children were: Charles W., William R., a farmer near Junior; Benjamin Frank, of Junior; Cora, wife of J. C. Bibey, of Junior; Goldie, who married John Montgomery and died at Junior, leaving three sons; George W., station agent of the Westera Maryland Railroad Company at Junior; Eugene, a coal miner of Junior; and Carrie, who died as the wife of Charles F. Bennett. Charles Winslow Shomo grew up on the old home farm, gained his elementary education in the public schools, attended summer normals, and prepared for his business career with a course in Elliott's Commercial College at Wheeling. He taught school six terms, and for a time was in charge of the school where he had learned his early lessons. He finished teaching in the West Junior School. Giving up a career as an educator, he turned to business as store manager for the Miller Supply Company at Junior. Mr. Shomo helped promote and organize the Merchants and Miners Bank at Junior. The bank was chartered in 1917 and opened for business March 4, 1918, with Mr. Shomo as the first president. Mr. Shomo has been a member of the Common Council of Junior, city recorder and for five terms was mayor. He is also very familiar with the municipal history of the town. He is a republican, having cast his first vote for Major McKinley, and has served as district committeeman and delegate to conventions. He is a charter member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Junior, a past chancellor and has sat in the Grand Lodge. He is active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and is church treasurer and has served as superintendent of the Sunday school. May 31, 1896, at Junior, he married Miss Maud M. Elbon, daughter of S. R. and Mary C. (Williams) Elbon. Eliza Virginia Viquesney Shomo was also the granddaughter of Benjamin Row. Here's a little history about her granddad and Rowtown, later called "Junior", Barbour County, WV. Benjamin Row and Sarah Rinehart Row moved with their family to Barbour County, (W. Va.) where he again established a grist mill. The new grist mill was built on the Tygart Valley River near Gage, W. Va., He also built a store and a blacksmith shop, and purchased land extending down the river about one and one half miles including all of the land east of the river where the town of Junior now stands. The settlement which grew up a mile north of the null was first called Rowtown. The builders of the railroad, which ran through the settlement, changed the name to Junior.

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Eliza Virginia Viquesney Shomo death on 6 Jun 1929 in USA
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Latitude: 38.9708700
Longitude: -79.9405710

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Emile Viquesney

(1825 - 1896)

Mary Ann Row Viquesney

(1835 - 1919)

Spouse

George Nixon Shomo

(1852 - 1906)

Siblings

Charles E. Viquesney Jr.

(1853 - 1873)

Benjamin Franklin Viquesney

(1855 - 1927)

Polly Ann Viquesney Hayes

(1858 - 1939)

Louis N. “Fatty” Viquesney

(1860 - 1935)

Julia Frances Viquesney Lee

(1864 - 1936)

Laura Belle Viquesney Simon

(1866 - 1931)

Jules August Viquesney

(1869 - 1950)

Lillie Bird “Birdie” Viquesney Wilson

(1871 - 1913)

Children

Charles Winslow Shomo

(1873 - 1951)

William Richard Shomo

(1875 - 1952)

Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Shomo

(1878 - 1954)

Golda M. “Goldie” Shomo Montgomery

(1880 - 1915)

Cora Mattie Shomo Bibey

(1880 - 1955)

George Washington Shomo

(1882 - 1955)

Monta Viola Shomo Montgomery

(1884 - 1966)

Eugene Shomo

(1886 - 1952)

Carrie B. Shomo Bennett

(1892 - 1913)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Knights of Pythias Cemetery
Junior, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9708700, -79.9405710

2. Shomo Family Cemetery
Junior, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9713950, -79.9426890

3. Hillyard-Corley Cemetery
Junior, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9704460, -79.9379810

4. Valley River Brethren Cemetery
Junior, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9876800, -79.9442900

5. Hedrick Vandevander Cemetery
Cherry Grove, Pendleton County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9843300, -79.9206700

6. Selmon Cemetery #94
Cherry Grove, Pendleton County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9481200, -79.9376800

7. Coffman-Harding Cemetery
Harding, Randolph County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9613320, -79.9678550

8. Trinity Cemetery
Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9901570, -79.9690850

9. Wilmoth Family Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9973080, -79.9700830

10. Scott Cemetery
Randolph County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9343690, -79.9565230

11. Concord Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0044380, -79.9762630

12. Laurel Hill Battlefield Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0084890, -79.9084750

13. Old Right Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0214600, -79.9269900

14. Whitman Ward Family Cemetery
Elkins, Randolph County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9444900, -79.8822330

15. Elliott Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0264780, -79.9320850

16. George H. Phillips Burial Ground
Randolph County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9315033, -80.0070724

17. Belington Fraternal Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0363880, -79.9530200

18. Talbott Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9673360, -80.0263930

19. Stringtown Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0338920, -79.9118590

20. Saint Patrick Cemetery
Coalton, Randolph County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9011000, -79.9614640

21. John Wyatt II Cemetery
Jimtown, Randolph County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9128418, -79.9962158

22. Peter Warner Cemetery #19
Cherry Grove, Pendleton County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9745600, -79.8467300

23. Durrett Cemetery
Belington, Barbour County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9627991, -80.0350037

24. Phillips Cemetery
Jimtown, Randolph County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9156799, -80.0038147