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Portrait of a young Cook.

145. Denver Cook of River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.

Benny Cook, Matt Cook, Virgie M. Cook Lilly, Denver Cook, and George W. Cook pictured together.

146. Cook Family on Leatherwood Road, Summers County, W. Va.

The two are pictured inside their home which is located across from Tom's Run.

147. Harvey and Rachel Cook Inside House on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Denver and Benny Cook are pictured together in front of a wire fence.

148. Cook Brothers on Surveyor's Branch, Summers County, W. Va.

Charlton and his wife, Sally, were parents of Mary Jane Charlton.

149. Joseph Jones Charlton & His Wife, Hinton, W. Va.

Photo of the tintype portraits.

150. Josiah Cooper and Wife, Narcissa, of Cooper's Mill, Summers County, W. Va.

Portrait of Jesse Campbell, brother of Lacy Campbell.

151. Jesse Campbell, Forest Hill District, W. Va.

Charlton is a Civil War veteran who fought on the side of the Confederacy. He was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. in 1864. He later went on to become the first school teacher in Madam's Creek, a town near Hinton, W. Va.Charlton first married Nancy Parker. Together, Parker and Charlton had a daughter, Mary Jane Charlton. Mary Jane would later marry Silas Hinton.

152. Joseph Jones Charlton of Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

Charlton pictured standing in the middle of the field.

153. Joseph Jones Charlton in a Tobacco Field in Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

J.R. Clifford graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. in 1874. He was the first African-American Attorney in West Virginia.  Clifford also published the newspaper, "The Pioneer Press" in Martinsburg, W.Va.

154. J.R. Clifford, Storer College Alum.

Coralie Franklin Cook (1861-1942) was born into slavery and eventually became the first descendant of a Monticello slave known to have graduated from college.  She graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. in 1880.  She later taught elocution and English at the college and then taught at Howard University.  Cook was also known for her activities relating to the Civil Rights Movement.

155. Coralie Franklin Cook, Storer College Alum

Portrait of Mrs. J. M. Clines, likely a resident of Keyser, W. Va., taken in Baltimore, MD from a photograph album of late nineteenth century images featuring residents from Keyser, W. Va.

156. Portrait of Mrs. J. M. Clines, Keyser, W. Va.