Another 14 families of St. George’s occupied the pews for 3 of the 4 periods. 10 of the 14 are actually behind the seats occupied by the first Generation. This is the second level of famlies by price paid and longetivity. The average pew price was $291 which was below that of the average pew price of $312. There is a greater diversity in their occupations from the earlier generation which may reflect growth of Fredericksburg or that more information is available. There are three druggists, an insurance representative, dry goods merchant, two industrialists, bank cashier, merchant, and attorney.
This generation is the “gilded age” generation, coming of age after the Civil War. (The average birth was 1849 and death 1921). 12 of the 14 appear in the 1890’s. Two families of the fourteen were eliminated from consideration here – Arthur Goodwin and John Young – since they purchased pews in 1849 but did not hold on to them for the entire period to the 1940’s. They were an earlier generation.
Many of them were active in Church leadership – Three (John B. Ficklen, Charles Tackett, and Marshall Hall) were chosen were appointed as trustees of the Church in 1902. 5 of the 12 – Marshall Hall, Fayette Johnston, Charles Tackett, A. Randolph Howard, Frank Chichester – served on the Vestry. 1 of the 12 left St. George’s – Fayette Johnston to Trinity as did Chichester’s father who resigned from the Vestry and went to Aquia.
|
Name |
Pew |
Birth |
Death |
|
Marshall C. Hall |
11 |
1843 |
1903 |
|
Mary Ann Downman |
12,17 |
1833 |
1926 |
|
Robert R. Hall |
13 |
1829 |
1904 |
|
Fayette W. Johnston |
43 |
1829 |
1890 |
|
William J. Bernard |
46 |
1869 |
1944 |
|
Charles Tackett |
47 |
1850 |
1910 |
|
William F. Ficklen |
48 |
1853 |
1920 |
|
John B. Ficklen |
51 |
1848 |
1907 |
|
Alpheus W. Embrey (A. W. Embrey Sr) |
53 |
1872 |
1930 |
|
A. Randolph Howard |
73 |
1866 |
1937 |
|
Frank Chichester |
87 |
1874 |
1946 |
|
Richard M. Doswell |
93 |
1844 |
1926 |
Key facts
|
Name |
Notes |
|
Marshall C. Hall |
Superintendent of Sunday Schools for 38 years and druggist at J.B. Hall Sons Druggists with his brothers Horace B. & Robert R Hall. “Jesus and the Children” stained glass window dedicated in his honor |
|
Mary Ann Downman |
Donated Road to Emaeus Windows in memory of two of her deceased Children. She was the second oldest citizen when she died in 1926 at the age of 93. Son was rector at St. Paul’s Richmond |
|
Robert R. Hall |
A doctor. His grandfather established one of oldest drug firms, J B Hall Sons. He was a brother to Marshall C. Hall |
|
Fayette W. Johnston |
Vestry, 1869, Drug clerk living on 306 Charlotte Street , one of 112 moved to Trinity in 1877; was deceased and H. H. Hoomes occupying until 1943 in business drug store with George Pearson |
|
William J. Bernard |
Insurance representative of Massachusetts Mutual Life Company beginning in 1905. He married daughter of Edgar Young. Local paper wrote – “. “In Mr. Bernard the company has a man of exceptional qualifications and integrity” Patent reported in his name for oven air brick drier |
|
Charles Tackett |
(Birth date estimated). Vestryman 1874 and 1878 Trustee St. Georges 1902. Dry goods merchant |
|
William F. Ficklen |
Brother John B. Ficklen and partner in Bridgewater Mills business. |
|
John B. Ficklen |
City Council member, President of Rappahannock Electric Light and Power and managed Bridgewater Mills. Trustee of St. Georges |
|
Alpheus W. Embrey (A. W. Embrey Sr) |
Merchant – Lumber, railroad ties and wood business |
|
A. Randolph Howard |
Cashier The Conway, Gordon& Garnett Natl Bank, and treas Va Excelsior Co; Live at Chatham, Vestry 1903 |
|
Frank Chichester |
Attorney, Served 25 years on Vestry until death 1946 ; Vestry rotation began after his death |
|
Richard M. Doswell |
Aide-de-Camp to C.S.A. General Seth Barton; Lived in Norfolk remaining years |