CPL Henry P. Anglin (WWI)
Of all the names I have researched in regards to Marion County and the World Wars, Henry Anglin has been one of the most perplexing, all due to an article in The West Virginian that states "Henry Anglin Not Known Here." Here's what we DO know. CPL Henry P. Anglin was born August 31, 1894 in Mt. Clare, West Virginia (Harrison County) to Octavius and Catherine (Shockey) Anglin. Henry was born fifth in a family of eight children, with his oldest brother, Grover, being 11 years older than him. The 1900 census for Harrison County listed Octavius as a coal miner, Grover (15) as a mule driver, and another brother, William (10), as a day laborer 2 . In 1910, Catherine, 47 and by now widowed, was living in Monongalia County with Henry's younger brother, Emmett. No Mention is made of Henry, who would have only been 16 at the time. While he could have been living with an older sibling, I have yet to find 1910 census information for any of the others. Three of Henry's broth...