DEPUE: Of Reedy and Spencer.
Marshall Depue was born January 23, 1833, son of Beniah and Evaline Belmont (Boggs) Depue, at their home on Spring Creek near Spencer. Beniah Depue and the father-in-law, John Boggs, owned about the time of birth of Marshall, several thousands of acres of forest lands on Spring Creek and Reedy. Marshall's education was that of the average alert student of the pioneer subscription schools aided by an occasional private tutor.
At about 26 years of age he met and married Miss Elizabeth E. Jarrett, born February 24, 1841, daughter of Eli and Nancy (Newhouse) Jarrett, then of Jarretts Ford, on the Elk of the Great Kanawha.
Marshall and Elizabeth, his wife, soon made their home on the Ravenswood and Spencer turnpike at about the half-way between the "Three Forks" and Town of Spencer. There he owned about twelve hundred acres of forest lands to the clearing of which and making it into agricultural fields, he gave all his well-directed energies for twenty- five years, at the end of which time about a thousand acres were blue grass pasture fields well stocked with the Big Roane Durham breed of cattle. He built the commodious farm dwelling on his farm about the year 1881, at that time the largest and best between Spencer and Ravenswood.
He was never a politician or office seeker, but he was elected and served as Delegate for Roane in the State Legislature, Twelfth Session, 1875, and again in the Sixteenth Session, 1881. The widow, Elizabeth E., lives at the old homestead yet--1927.
To Marshall and Elizabeth E., his wife, were born and by them brought up there on the farm three sons, but rio daughter. The sons' names, Jarrett H., Mark and Orlando.
Jarrett H. Depue, son of Marshall and Elizabeth E., his wife, was born May 27, 1861; married Miss Madora Cuningham on October 1, 1885; she a daughter of Perry G. and Eliza (Allman) Cunningham his wife, at Walton, Roane County.
Jarrett H. and his wife Dora, made their home for several of the first years of their married lives at Walton. After his fathers death he came to Left Reedy, acquiring the modern residence situate just beyond the creek at the railway station--Billings--together with the stock farm above and below it. He has followed his fathers love for cattle and keeps large herds of them. He owns twelve hundred acres of cattle fields in Roane and about the same number of acres in Wirt County.
Jarrett is a sportsman of a single love--fox chasing; always keeps a few of the best breeds of fox hounds; always attends the national meet; enters one or two contestants each time, and captured some prizes but not the first as yet; won first prize for the best looking pair of fox hounds at the National Bench Show in 1924.
Jarrett H. and "Dora" (Cunningham), his wife, have brought up three daughters--no son. Their names, Mabel, Ivy and Elizabeth. Further: Mabel married Dr. Alonzo Beagle on October 7, 1907, her age 21, his age 31; he born in Tyler County, West Virginia. Ivy married William R. Goff, M. D., October 11, 1922, her age 31, his age 31; he is a son of Lewis Summers Goff and wife of Spencer. (See Chapter VII.) Elizabeth married Grover F. Hedges, Esq., of Spencer, June 3, 1913, her age 19, his 28. (See name Hedges.)
Mark Depue, son of Marshall and Elizabeth E. (Jarrett) Depue, followed his father in stock raising. He owns tracts of large acreages not mr from Town of Reedy; his home place commencing near Reedy Town and extending up the pike toward Spencer. He married a Miss Clark; they have brought up several children. They have their residence in Spencer while their children attend Spencer High School.
Orlando Repue, youngest of the family, died childless.
Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 503-504
Submitter: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999
