Note: HON. FRANCIS A. GUTHRIE was born in the "Old Dominion" State, April 12, 1840, a son of Francis and Elizabeth (Hughes) Guthrie, who are now both deceased. In Cheshire, Gallia county, Ohio, April 30 1866. he was united in marriage with Clara E. VanGilder, and one son was born of their union, January 8 1868, whom they named Lewis V. Amasa and Elizabeth Chappell Van Guilder are the parents of Mrs. Guthrie, and her birth was in Cheshire, August 18, 1847. In 1868 Francis A. Guthrie was made prosecuting attorney, and served one term. In 1880 he was elected judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of the State of West Virginia for the term of eight years. Although a Republican in politics and running in a Democratic district at that time, he received a majority of over 3,000 votes. In 1882 he was run by the Republican and Greenback parties for the Supreme Court of Appeals, and was only defeated by 1,800 votes, reducing the Democratic majority over 10,000 votes. The post office address of the Hon. Francis A. Guthrie is Point Pleasant, Mason county, West Virginia.