The image you sent is a black and white photo of a newspaper article published on September 12, 1902. The article is titled "Biographic Notes - Interesting Facts Concerning the Beverage Family". It is about the Beverage family, a pioneer family of Pocahontas County, Virginia.
The article begins by stating that the Beverages are not pioneers in the usual sense of the word, but they played an important role in the material improvement of the county's mountain lands. Before the Beverages came, much of this land was not valued and was held comparatively cheap. The Beverages utilized this land and prospered.
The article then goes on to give a brief history of the Beverage family. The family traces its ancestry to David Beverage, of Highland County, Virginia, who came to Crabbottom previous to the War of 1812. David Beverage's wife was Catherine Shinneberry, and they had three children: Jacob, Peter, and William.
The article then focuses on the second family of Peter Beverage. Peter Beverage married Susan, daughter of George White of Highland County. They had ten children:
- Washington Beverage married Lydia, daughter of John E. Adkinson, and settled on the head of Dry Branch.
- Margaret Beverage married Nathan Barlow near Edray.
- Julia Ann Beverage married Jacob Simmons and lived on Spruce Flats.
- Eliza Jane Beverage married Nathaniel Asthur and lived in Webster County.
- Frances Beverage married Andrew Woldell and was living near Edray when her husband was killed while logging.
- Andrew Beverage was a Confederate soldier and died in the service. He was buried with a soldier's honors at Staunton.
- Susan Catherine Beverage married Aaron Moore and lived near Marlinton.
- Harriet Beverage died in her youth.
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