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... (62) i Major John Marshall McCue, b 20, July 1816, Augusta county, Va., d 1890, Waynesboro, Va. ; m Martha Jane McCue, b 30, Jan. 1387, Nelson county, Va. ; d prior to 1880, Mt. Solon, Va. ; dau of Jas. Wakefield McCue and Martha J. Lobban.
Major McCue graduated at Washington College in 1836. At an early age he took part in civic affairs, from 1840 to his death his name is found among the prominent men of Augusta county. In 1845 (30 Jan.) Augusta Female Seminary was incorporated with the following Trustees, who were designated by the General Assembly of Virginia : Rev. Francis McFarland, D. D., Col. James Crawford, Rev. William Brown, Adam Link, Esq., John McCue, Esq., David Fultz, Dr. Addison, Rev. Solomon J. Love, Major J. Marshall McCue, Wm. Frazier, Esq., Alexander S. Hall, Esq., Wm. M. Tate, Esq., James H. Cochran, Esq., and Rev. Benj. M. Smith. As early as 1842, a number of ministers and other gentlemen met and adopted a Plan or Constitution for the Seminary. The name of this institution was changed to Mary Baldwin Seminary in 1895-6, by act of the Legislature and at the request of the Board of Trustees. The writer is in receipt of a History of Mary Baldwin Seminary, by Hon. Joseph A. Waddell, and in reading the story of this school, how Miss Baldwin strove so long and unselfishly, during the ordeals of the late war, the trying season following, and through other difficulties, of making the small Seminary, one of the foremost institutions of learning for young ladies, he concludes that the Board of Trustees executed a wise move when they caused the name to be changed in her honor.
Going back to 1833 we find that J. Marshall McCue, a very young man and full of military ardor, was appointed adjutant of the Thirty-second regiment, before the One-Hundred and Sixtieth was formed, and came out in complete uniform of the modern style, including cocked hat and plume and red sash. The example was contagious, we find, for in a short time all the officers of high rank were similarly costumed. In 1850, J. M. McCue, J. Howard McCue and others were Justices of Peace in Augusta county. And later J. M. McCue was President of the court, being successor to Robert Guy. Esq.
On the 11th Nov. 1863, the various companies of the Augusta "Raid Guard," otherwise called "Home Guard," were organized as follows: John B. Baldwin, Colonel; Kenton Harper, Lieut.-Col. ; J. M. McCue, Major; Dr. J. Alexander Waddell, Surgeon; C. R. Mason, Quartermaster; N. P. Catleyt, Commissary; and J. C Marquis, Adjutant.
At the June court of Augusta, in 1866, a meeting of the people of the county was held to consider the Fourteenth Amendment, which among other things, disfranchised every person, who having previously, as a public officer, taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, had engaged in rebellion, unless relieved of such disability by a vote of two thirds of each House of Congress. Resolutions were made at the Staunton meeting, proteesting against the Amendments to the Constitution proposed by "the body of men now assembled at Washington, and which claims to be the Congress of the United States." At this meeting J. Marshall McCue presided.
The Augusta Agriculture Society was organized in Nov. 1811 and flourished for a brief season, having probably expired during the exciting scenes of the War of 1812-15. In 1867, Col. John B. Baldwin (who was Speaker of the General Assembly), Asher W. Harman. James Henderson and others, re-organized the Fair, and in June (1867) the County Court of Augusta met and chose (according to the instructions of the General Assembly) the following citizens to be Directors of the Augusta County Fair, viz : John B. Baldwin, A. W. Harman, James Henderson, P. 0. Polmer, G. T. Antrim, J. M. McCue, James Walker, W. A. Burke, and Wm. M. Tate. In Jan. 1874 the name was changed to the "Baldwin-Augusta Fair," for the founder and first President.
J. M. McCue was a well informed man on any subject; he acquired much knowledge from vast travel, constant reading and keen observation. He was the family antiquarian and during his life, from young manhood to old age, had prepared a wonderful amount of data on State affairs and local. His History of Augusta county, almost ready for publication, with his very complete history of the McCue family, were sent to a friend in Texas after his death and stored away for a
more convenient time. But when investigated it was found that the mice had literally ruined the precious documents and built of them playhouses and nests. This was a great loss, not only to Augusta, but to his family, for he had penned the results of a life-time research that was lost with the passing of the older generations.
During the prime of life Major McCue enjoyed independent means, but in the destruction of property at the time of the war between the States, he suffered heavily. He, with Col. Moses H. McCue and others of the family, had "gone security," more deeply than they realized before, this loss was more effective than that of their property, from it they never fully recovered. Major J. M. McCue spent his declining years with Samuel Steele, Esq., of Waynesboro, his wife having died some years since.
"Major J. Marshall McCue, a graduate of West Point; also a graduate of Washington College in Law. A brilliant lawyer, writer and legislator in Va., m Martha Jane, dau of Jas. Wakefield McCue (sec. cousin), a handsome woman of charming personality and a lovely Christian of whom he was proud and to whom he was devoted.
"Maj. Marshall McCue dead. The death of Maj. McCue occurred in Staunton, Va., aged 75 years. He had just returned from Washington City, D. C, in the interests of a memorial building to Columbus, designed to be erected in that city. Maj. McCue was one of the most prominent figures in the History of Virginia and his whole life has been devoted to the public service. The result of his study and researches have been of great benefit to our people. He will long be remembered in connection with valuable contributions which he made to the records of our county (Augusta) and the best means of tilling the soil to the best advantage - a model farmer. There is hardly a man in the State who had more acquaintances and more friends and whose death will be more sincerely lamented. M. M. R."
His burial took place about Wednesday, New Years, 1900 (?) ...
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... (143) iii Martha Jane McCue,. b 30, Jan. 1837, Nelson county, Va. ; m Major John Marshall McCue (62). ...
