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JOHN EDWIN ALLEMONG

John Edwin Allemong, the subject of this sketch, is
the son of the late John W. F. Allemong and Sarah C.
(Hailman) Allemong. Mr. Allemong was born at
Bridgewater, Virginia,
on October 7th, 1869,
graduated in law from
Washington and Lee
University in 1890, began
practice of law at
Salem, Virginia, the
following year. Here
he soon established a
lucrative practice and
while residing in Salem
was officially connected
with several of Salem's
most flourishing enterprises;
viz., Salem
Machine Works, Salem
Improvement Company
and Comas Machine
Company.

In 1906 he removed
with his family to Baltimore, Maryland, where he was
engaged in a number of business enterprises. In 1908
his offices were moved to New York City where he
lived until 1910 disposing of his interests in that city
he returned South and located in Roanoke, Virginia,
where he is now practicing law and is the President of
the Virginia Orchard and Investment Corporation,
which is engaged in developing the orchard industry
in this section of Virginia, and in buying and selling
timber tracts of land as well as other branches of
business conducted by this company. He is also a
director and a large stockholder in several of Roanoke's
most prosperous corporations.

In 1894 Mr. Allemong married Miss Nettie Mayers,
eldest daughter of Hon. G. F. Mayers, of Stephens
City, Virginia, and they have two living daughters,
Courtney and Evelyn Ernestine.

Mr. Allemong has for many years been a noted
musical composer and critic and is well known in this
and other states as a pianist of marked ability.

Mr. Allemong is of Huguenot ancestry and is a
descendent of a line of men who have occupied prominent
positions in both Church and State.