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KANAWHA COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: THACKER, James M.
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@AOL.com
September 26, 1999
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History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative
Citizens
W.S. Laidley
Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL.
1911
p. 434-435
JAMES M. THACKER, whose valuable farm of 208 acres lies in Union District,
Kanawha County, W. Va., one mile east of the dividing line from Putnam
County, has been a resi-dent of the county since he was twelve years of age.
He was born in Putnam County, W. Va., and is a son of Dilla and Jane Thacker.
His parents moved into Kanawha County in 1861and resided here until 1865;,
when they returned to Putnam County, where both died. One of their sons, A.
L. Thacker, was a soldier in the Confederate Army and was taken prisoner by
the Union forces and confined in Lookout military prison but after the end of
the Civil War he returned to Putnam County.
James M. Thacker obtained his education in Putnam County and later attended
school for a time in Kanawha County. Farming has been his main business all
his life and since his marriage he has resided on his present farm, I75-acres
of which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. This is the old
Lilly homestead, which has been in the Lilly family for four gen-erations.
Mr. Thacker assisted in the erection of the farm buildings while the property
was still under the control of N. B. Lilly, and since then has built the
present commodious and comfortable residence.
Mr. Thacker married Miss Elizabeth J. Lilly, who was born on this farm in
Union District, Kanawha County, a daughter of N. B. Lilly, and they have
three living children: Sallie, who is the wife of J. L. Goff; Annie, who is
the wife of W. M. B. Williams, of Union District; and Everett, who is his
father's assistant. He married Cora E. Francis, a daughter of Thomas P.
Francis, of Putnam County. Both Mr. Thacker and his son are Democrats in
politics but neither have ever been willing to accept office. Everett belongs
to Poca Grange, No.312, and is an Odd Fellow, belonging to Putnam Lodge No.85
at Poca, to Buena Vista Encampment, No. 80, and Forest Rose Re-hekah Lodge
No.143, I. 0.0. F. Both fami-lies are members of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south. Thcy are men of excellent standing and representatives of the
best citizenship of the district.
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