THOMAS R. SCLATER
Was born in Elizabeth City county, Virginia, on March 16, 1845, the
son of William S. Sclater, who was born in York county, Virginia, and
who died in 1866, aged fifty-two years. The mother of Thomas R.,
also a Virginian, Ann Lee her maiden name, was born in Norfolk, and
died in 1874, aged sixty-two years. He married in Pittsylvania
county, at Cascade, November 27, 1879, Blanche Venable of Pittsylvania
county. She was born in this county August 5, 1859, and is now
deceased. Her father was A. K. Venable, still of Pittsylvania county;
her mother, Sarah (Sclater) Venable, died in 1876, aged sixty years.
Thomas R. Sclater attended school in Hampton until in 1858 he began
business as assistant postmaster and drug clerk for Massenburg &
Cary, of Hampton. He was then only thirteen years of age, and
remained with them until he entered the army, one of Virginia's youngest
sons in the field, serving from 1861 till the close of the war, in
Company A, 32d Virginia Infantry, C. S. A., and taking part in battles
of Seven Pines, Savage's Station, Malvern Hill, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg,
Cold Harbor, Five Forks, Sailors' Creek and many others.
After the war he went to Baltimore, Maryland, where he was clerk for
N. H. Jennings three years, from 1870 to 1874 was drug clerk for
Hunt, Rankin & Lamar; came to Danville in 1874, was four years
clerk for P. R. Jones, druggist, then went into business for himself, in
which he still continues, at 312 Main street.
