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John J. Wysong
John Jelke Wysong (February 13, 1839 – December 21, 1910) was an American lawyer who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age. Early life Wysong was born on February 13, 1839, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Shrpherdstown, Virginia. His brother was Charles Wysong and his nephew was Marshall Kernochan (father of John Marshall Kernochan). During the U.S. Civil War, he fought on the Confederate States Army, Confederate side. He later moved to New York City and became a successful businessman and lawyer. His New York office was located at 44 Pine Street. Society life In 1892, Wysong and his wife were included in Ward McAllister's "The Four Hundred (1892), Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in ''The New York Times''. Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom. Wysong was a member of the Casino Reading Room, The Spouting Rock Beach Association, the Newport Golf Club, the Newpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located in the lower Shenandoah Valley along the Potomac River. Home to Shepherd University, the town's population was 1,734 at the time of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History 18th century Established on December 23, 1762, by consecutive acts passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses and approved by the governor, Mecklenburg (later renamed Shepherdstown), and Romney, West Virginia, Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia, Hampshire County are the oldest towns in West Virginia. On a list of more than 30 approved "publick and private bills" of that date, the bill containing ''An Act for establishing the town of Mecklenburg, in the county of Frederick'' immediately follows ''An act for establishing the town of Romney, in the county of Hampshire, and for other purposes therein-mentioned.'' The first British colonial settlers began their migration into the nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |