Clarence Aubrey Brockman was born in Louisa County, Va., October 27, 1881, at the Brockman home, Maple Grove, Va., near Louisa C. H. He was educated in the public schools of the county, and later in the Oakland Make Academy, Oakland, Va. At the age of nineteen he left the parental roof, and went into the employ of the New River Coal Company,. at Caperton, W. Va., and while there, resided with his uncle, Charles Estes, who as engineer for the company.
Mr. Brockman is a self-made man, and has held many positions of trust and responsibility for the New River Coal Companies. He became a member of the Methodist Church when a boy, and has since been steadfast in his religious work. While in the New River coal field, it has been his privilege to lead in the religious services of the several towns, and after working through the day and studying law at night, he would always be ready to open the Sunday school on Sunday, and the prayer meeting on Thursday.
Mr. Brockman is now President of the Turkey Knob Coal Company, and has charge of the operations at Ridgeview, Stone Cliff, Elmo, Fayette, and Gaymont, W.Va. His office is in Charleston, W.Va., where he resides.
On July 8, 1907, Mr. Brockman married Lucy Morton Watts, a daughter of Rev. Charles Edward Watts and Harriette Shepherd Hume Watts. Mrs. Watts was a grand-daughter of David Hume, of Culpeper, Alexandria, and Washington.
Mrs. Brockman was born at Lunenburg, Va., June 9, 1884, and while teaching school in West Virginia, became engaged to Mr. Brockman. They were married by her father in their Eastern Shore home.
Mr. Brockman is a self-made man, and has held many positions of trust and responsibility for the New River Coal Companies. He became a member of the Methodist Church when a boy, and has since been steadfast in his religious work. While in the New River coal field, it has been his privilege to lead in the religious services of the several towns, and after working through the day and studying law at night, he would always be ready to open the Sunday school on Sunday, and the prayer meeting on Thursday.
Mr. Brockman is now President of the Turkey Knob Coal Company, and has charge of the operations at Ridgeview, Stone Cliff, Elmo, Fayette, and Gaymont, W.Va. His office is in Charleston, W.Va., where he resides.
On July 8, 1907, Mr. Brockman married Lucy Morton Watts, a daughter of Rev. Charles Edward Watts and Harriette Shepherd Hume Watts. Mrs. Watts was a grand-daughter of David Hume, of Culpeper, Alexandria, and Washington.
Mrs. Brockman was born at Lunenburg, Va., June 9, 1884, and while teaching school in West Virginia, became engaged to Mr. Brockman. They were married by her father in their Eastern Shore home.
Clarence Aubrey Brockman was born in Louisa County, Va., October 27, 1881, at the Brockman home, Maple Grove, Va., near Louisa C. H. He was educated in the public schools of the county, and later in the Oakland Make Academy, Oakland, Va. At the age of nineteen he left the parental roof, and went into the employ of the New River Coal Company,. at Caperton, W. Va., and while there, resided with his uncle, Charles Estes, who as engineer for the company.
Mr. Brockman is a self-made man, and has held many positions of trust and responsibility for the New River Coal Companies. He became a member of the Methodist Church when a boy, and has since been steadfast in his religious work. While in the New River coal field, it has been his privilege to lead in the religious services of the several towns, and after working through the day and studying law at night, he would always be ready to open the Sunday school on Sunday, and the prayer meeting on Thursday.
Mr. Brockman is now President of the Turkey Knob Coal Company, and has charge of the operations at Ridgeview, Stone Cliff, Elmo, Fayette, and Gaymont, W.Va. His office is in Charleston, W.Va., where he resides.
On July 8, 1907, Mr. Brockman married Lucy Morton Watts, a daughter of Rev. Charles Edward Watts and Harriette Shepherd Hume Watts. Mrs. Watts was a grand-daughter of David Hume, of Culpeper, Alexandria, and Washington.
Mrs. Brockman was born at Lunenburg, Va., June 9, 1884, and while teaching school in West Virginia, became engaged to Mr. Brockman. They were married by her father in their Eastern Shore home.
Mr. Brockman is a self-made man, and has held many positions of trust and responsibility for the New River Coal Companies. He became a member of the Methodist Church when a boy, and has since been steadfast in his religious work. While in the New River coal field, it has been his privilege to lead in the religious services of the several towns, and after working through the day and studying law at night, he would always be ready to open the Sunday school on Sunday, and the prayer meeting on Thursday.
Mr. Brockman is now President of the Turkey Knob Coal Company, and has charge of the operations at Ridgeview, Stone Cliff, Elmo, Fayette, and Gaymont, W.Va. His office is in Charleston, W.Va., where he resides.
On July 8, 1907, Mr. Brockman married Lucy Morton Watts, a daughter of Rev. Charles Edward Watts and Harriette Shepherd Hume Watts. Mrs. Watts was a grand-daughter of David Hume, of Culpeper, Alexandria, and Washington.
Mrs. Brockman was born at Lunenburg, Va., June 9, 1884, and while teaching school in West Virginia, became engaged to Mr. Brockman. They were married by her father in their Eastern Shore home.
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