TWELFTH GENERATION

2938. Rufus Fenton LAZZELL ^{(6) (11894)(7) (8)} was born on 20 Feb 1864 in Cass District of Mongalia County, Maidsville. ^(11895)
From: The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The
American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York,

Rufus Fenton Lazzell represents the fourth generation of the family in
West Virginia. He was born on the old homestead in Cass District, near
Maidsville, February 20, 1S64. He is of pure Colonial descent, having
ancestors among the officers and soldiers of all the early wars. As a
boy he attended the public free schools and for a time he was a
student at West Virginia University, where he showed great ability in
mathematics, but as time went on his love for the freedom and
independence of country life led him back to his father's farm before
graduating. But soon his mathematical mind was working on real
problems which paved the way for the future. The traits that have
always distinguished the family are strong characteristics in Mr.
Lazzell: Tenacity, perseverance, temperance and an unlimited energy,
which have led to his success. On the other hand, we find in him a
keen sense for beauty, a refinement, and a love for home. As a young
man he engaged independently in the livestock business and farming,
and he has never departed altogether from agricul- tural pursuits. He
still does an extensive business in the raising, buying and selling of
livestock. In 1897 he took up dealing in coal properties, buying
acreage coal land. In the meantime his interests have accumulated so
as to justify his friends and associates in referring to him as a
capitalist. Since 1900, Mr. Lazzell has had his home in Morgantown,
where he owns a beautiful residence and other city property.

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Mr. Lazzell is a director in the Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Morgantown, a post he has held for over fifteen years. He is prominent
among the live- stock men of West Virginia and Southwestern
Pennsylvania and a member of the Farmers' Association of West
Virginia. His business acumen has made him one of the strong,
influential and reliable men of Morgantown. His public spirit and
unselfish interests in all that pertains to the welfare of the
community have always been prominent characteristics.

He was married to Weona Elizabeth FRIEND on 20 Dec 1913.^(11896) Rufus Fenton LAZZELL and Weona Elizabeth FRIEND had the following children:

5213 i. Rufus LAZZELL (Private).