William Nelson Page (1854 - 1932)

Born 6 Jan 1854 in Clarke, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Mar 1932 at age 78 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

William Page is Notable.

William Nelson Page (January 6, 1854 – March 7, 1932) was an American civil engineer and industrialist. He was active in the Virginias following the U.S. Civil War. Page was widely known as a metallurgical expert by other industry leaders and investors as well as state and federal authorities.

He was instrumental in discovering the bituminous coal that was in the mountains throughout South Central Appalachia. He was President of Gauley Mountain Coal Company. He created the Virginian Railway which allowed him to control the shipping of vast amounts of coal throughout Central and South Central Appalachia. The new railroad opened up isolated communities in both West Virginia and Virginia and soon helped develop new coalfields and other industries which would help the survival of poorer Appalachian towns.^[1]

William Nelson Page was born on January 6th, 1854 in Clarke, Virginia, United States, son of Edwin Randolph Page and Olivia Alexander.

On February 8, 1882, Page married Emma Hayden Gilham (1855–1933) in Richmond, Virginia. They had six children.

William was mentioned on a memorial in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States with a death date of March 7th, 1932.^[2]

Nelson family lineage

The Nelson lineage in Virginia began with Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson (1677–1745), a Scottish immigrant who settled at Yorktown in 1690. He was from Penrith (in present-day Cumbria).[4] His son, William Nelson (1711–1772) was a royal governor of Virginia. William Nelson's son, Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1739–1789) (grandson of "Scotch Tom") was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War and a governor after statehood. ^[3]

Page family lineage

The Page family lineage in Virginia began even earlier, in 1650, with the arrival from England of Colonel John Page (1628–1692) at Jamestown. He was from Middlesex (in the present London borough of Hounslow).[4] Colonel Page was a prominent leader and developer of Middle Plantation, which became the site of the new College of William and Mary (chartered in 1693). Middle Plantation was soon thereafter designated as the new state capital and renamed Williamsburg.

Legacy

The unincorporated West Virginia coal and railroad towns of Page in Fayette County and Pageton in McDowell County were named for him. The Page Coal and Coke Company operated in each, although coal mining has long since ended. The old company store in Pageton is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

After Page retired in 1917, a ship was named in his honor. William N. Page was a steamship built at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Ship Building and Dry Dock Corp. It was taken over by the US Navy for operation by the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) and commissioned on December 18, 1918.

Sources

1. ↑ [Virginian Railway (VGN) Enthusiasts] non-profit group of preservationists, authors, photographers, historians, modelers, and railroad enthusiasts
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #11421833 (accessed 15 May 2023)
   Memorial page for William Nelson Page (6 Jan 1854-7 Mar 1932), citing Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by deshazoseeker (contributor 49006307).
3. ↑ Page-Nelson Society organization of documented descendants of two immigrants from the British Isles (a Nelson and a Page)

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M41F-6PP : Wed Mar 15 07:11:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Edwin R Page and Olivia Page, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CF-3L6 : accessed 15 May 2023), William Page, Mountain Cove district (north side) Ansted & Hawks Nest towns, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,758.
• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMMR-LP4 : 11 February 2018), W. N. in entry for J. J. Marshall and Delia H. Page, 11 Oct 1905; citing Ansted, Fayette, West Virginia, 101, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,765.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJH-HPM : accessed 15 May 2023), William N Page, Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 22A, family 387, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1680; FHL microfilm 1,375,693.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKL2-Y67 : accessed 15 May 2023), William N Page, Precinct 10, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 217, sheet 12B, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 155; FHL microfilm 1,374,168.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJH-HPM : accessed 15 May 2023), William N Page, Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 22A, family 387, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1680; FHL microfilm 1,375,693.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKL2-Y67 : accessed 15 May 2023), William N Page, Precinct 10, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 217, sheet 12B, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 155; FHL microfilm 1,374,168.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q532-THTM : 18 July 2020), William Nelson Page in entry for Miss M Josephine Page, 1930.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53R-SLHP : 18 July 2020), Mr William Nelson Page, 1932.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q531-DGZ6 : 18 July 2020), Mr William Nelson Page, 1932.
• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRD-35D4 : 16 August 2019), Wm Nelson Page in entry for Edwin Randolph Page, 10 Sep 1949; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Alexandria, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRC-LVY3 : 16 August 2019), William Nelson Page in entry for Mary Josephine Page, 27 Mar 1962; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Alexandria, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR8-JV2L : 16 August 2019), William Nelson Page in entry for Delia Page Marshall, 16 Feb 1976; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q8016074, en:Wikipedia
• FamilySearch Person: LZNS-GV3