Vause Fox Alkire

1868 - 1953  (84 years)

• Name	Vause Fox Alkire
  Birth	5 Apr 1868	Mineral County, WV
  Gender	Male
  Death	1953	Winchester, VA
  Person ID	I10261	Bob Juch's Tree
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

  Family	Jennie D. McNeill,   b. 1868
  Marriage	28 Nov 1893	Keyser, Mineral County, WV
  Children	1. Helen McNeill Alkire,   b. 8 Sep 1896, Keyser, Mineral County, WV d. 1934 (Age 37 years)  [natural]   2. Edward Alkire,   b. Cal 1896, West Virginia  [natural]
  Family ID	F3977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Vause Alkire organized the Alkire Orchard Company. In the early 1900's, peach and apple orchards covered the hills and mountains from Short Gap to New Creek in Mineral County, WV. The Alkire orchard of 624 acres was one of the largest, stretching from Limestone area to Waxler Road with thousands of trees. Vause Alkire also served as sheriff of Mineral County and as grand master of early Keyser parades.