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WILLIAM WADE HARVEYCUTTER
The gentleman whose name captions this article
is a prominent business man of Salem, Virginia, and
recently has been engaged in the development of
oil and gas territory in West Virginia.
Mr. Harveycutter was born in Salem, Virginia,
August 24th, 1870, and is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Harveycutter. He was educated in the
public schools of his native town, and for several
years was engaged in farming, operating a tan yard,
and conducting a livery stable. He is now in the
oil and gas business, having struck both in the development
of territory in West Virginia.
In 1894 he was married to Miss Caroline Brown,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gurl Brown, of
Richmond, Virginia. Her father is a celebrated
artist and won fame by painting portraits of all the
leading officers of the Confederacy. As a result of
that union they have seven children, three boys and
four girls.
He is a progressive citizen of Salem, and one who
believes in pushing his city and section to the front,
and with that object in view is always ready to aid
any worthy enterprise.
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