Roger Preston Chew
Born: April 9, 1843
Birthplace: Loudoun County, Virginia
Father: Roger Chew 1797 – 1864
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Mother: Sarah Aldridge 1810 – 1876
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Wife: Louisa Fontaine Washington 1844 – 1927
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Children:
Christine Washington Chew Roszel 1872 – 1954
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Roger Preston Chew Jr. 1874 – 1931
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Augustine Chew 1876 – 1882
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Virginia Chew 1878 – 1894
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Wilson Selden Chew 1880 – 1881
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Margaret Preston Chew 1883 – 1972
(Buried: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia)
Education:
Attended Virginia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
His Family was the owners of “Hermitage” One of oldest houses in Western Virginia
Civil War Career:
Served in the Confederate Army Artillery rising to rank of Lt. Colonel
Chief of Artillery for JEB Stuart’s Artillery
Occupation after War:
Lived on his family farm rebuilding it after the war in West Virginia
President of Eagle Manufacturing Company
1882 – 1888: Member of West Virginia House of Delegates
1883: Shenandoah Valley Railroad built Chew’s Siding Private Spur
Leader in forming Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing Improvement
President of Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing and Improvement
Died: March 16, 1921
Place of Death: Charles Town, West Virginia
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, West Virginia
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