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He cherished no resentments, but never forgot a favor done him, and much of his long, useful life was devoted to the service of his friends, of whose esteem he was proud. His loyalty to this section and its people is almost a by-word and no man has died in this section in recent years whose memory will be cherished more tenderly and affectionately than his."
He married in Hampton. November 14, 1855. Mary Esther Simkins, born February 22, 1835. at Tower Hill Estate, Northampton county, Virginia, a famous belle and beauty of tidewater Virginia. Her father, Dr. Jesse Jarvis Simkins, was an eminent physician and surgeon of the eastern shore, Northampton county, and was surgeon in hospitals at Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, in the war between the states, 1861-1865. His wife, mother of Mary E. Simkins, was Esther Goffigon. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Lee: 1. Goodwin Lee, mentioned below. 2. Frances Simkins, married Henry Wise Booker, and resides in Hampton. 3. Richard Henry, unmarried. 4. Frank, married Martha Lowry Jones. 5. Arthur, unmarried. 6. Baker Perkins, married Lulu L. Skinner. 7. Loxley, married Helen Schall.
Goodwin Lee, lawyer and editor, is a conspicuous example of the qualities that have made the Lee family remarkable. He was born September 14, 1863, son of Baker Perkins, 2d, and Mary E. (Simkins) Lee. He was educated by private tutors and in private schools in Charles City county, studied law with his father and was admitted to the bar. He came to New York City in 1903, and engaged in editorial work. He is now editor of "The Fire Engineer." Mr. Lee is pre-eminently a home man, and though he takes the keenest interest in every sort of public movement, even apart from those in which his own editorial work lies, he does not belong to any societies or clubs. He married Susan Wentworth, daughter of James F. and Elvira (Ballard) Carr, the mother being the daughter of General Ballard, a soldier of revolutionary fame.
Marvin Everette Nuckols, M. D. Dr. Nuckols traces his ancestry through paternal and maternal lines to early emigrants in Virginia from England and Scotland, being connected with the families of Gray, Woodson, Jordan and Morrison. His greatgrandfather, Jacob Woodson, was a soldier of the revolution, and many men of eminence in the state are descendants of these emigrants.
Dr. Marvin E. Nuckols was born in Henrico county, Virginia, August 2, 1876, son of Jacob Woodson Nuckols, a farmer of Henrico county, noted for his energy and upright honest life. He married Mildred H. Jordan, daughter of Obadiah and Jane (Morrison) Jordan. Jacob Woodson Nuckols, born July 30, 1836, died September II, 1910, was a son of Israel and Jane (Wood- son) Nuckols.
Marvin E. Nuckols spent his early life on the farm and bore thereon his full share of the farm labor. He built up a strong body and character in this out-of-door life, that when he was transferred to the busier, more exciting scenes of life were strong bulwarks of defense against insidious attack. He obtained a good education without difficulty, passing through the public schools to Richmond High School, where he was graduated with the class of 1894. He had decided upon the medical profession and after leaving high school entered the University College of Medicine, whence he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, 1897. He was ambulance surgeon at the City Hospital, Richmond, one year, then began private practice in that city, and there continues, a skilled, highly regarded physician and surgeon. From 1898 to 1913 he was a teacher at the University College of Medicine, the last three years of that time professor of operative surgery.
He is a member of several professional societies. Phi Chi fraternity, the Westmoreland Club is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and in politics a Democrat. His vacations are spent in the open air so far as possible, hunting being the form of sport he most enjoys, and the mode of relaxation most helpful.
Dr. Nuckols married, June 17, 1903, Alice, daughter of George and Edmonia Dawson, granddaughter of Preston and Selina Dawson, and of Edmund C. and Elizabeth Christian, a descendant of Major Edmund Christian, of Creighton, Virginia. Children: Marvin Everette (2) and Edmund Christian.
Robert Gilliam, of Petersburg, one of the leading attorneys of Virginia, belongs to an