Phares G. Argabrite, born April 26, 1826; died in 1861. He married Rosanah Jarrett. daughter of James Jarrett, of Greenbrier County, and lived in his home on Muddy creek, Greenbrier county. Mr. Argabrite was a soldier in the Confederate army and his command was stationed at Greenbrier river bridge. Here he contracted the measles and was compelled to return home, only to find his family down with diphtheria. This he also contracted. and the combined diseases caused his death, in the first year of the Civil war. His wife and three sons survived him.
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