Finding Aid to the H. Silverthorn & Company vouchers, invoices, and receipts

JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
VOUCHERS, INVOICES AND RECEIPTS, H. SILVERTHORN & CO. (1910-1911)
The collection includes various vouchers, invoices, and receipts resulting from a
trusteeship of H. Silverthorn and Company.
FOLDER 1

22 June 1910 – December 1910

FOLDER 2

1 January 1911 – 31 January 1911

FOLDER 3

1 February 1911 – 27 February 1911

FOLDER 4

1 March 1911 – 30 March 1911

FOLDER 5

1 April 1911 – 27 April 1911

FOLDER 6

Open Accounts and Lists of Creditors

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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
FORREST WILLS WHITAKER (1865-1929)
Forrest Wills WHITAKER, son of Ferdinand H. WILLS and Louise D'BERRY, was born
6 October 1865 in Enfield, North Carolina. He was educated in private schools in North Carolina
and graduated from Oak Ridge Institute in 1886. He read for the law in Greensboro and later was
admitted to the bar in Virginia. He qualified to practice law in Lynchburg in 1892.
On 4 October 1900, in Newport News, Forrest W. WHITAKER married Carrie Davidson
KINNEAR, daughter of George Alexander KINNEAR and Margaret Ann FULLERTON.
On 19 September 1908, WHITAKER was appointed Commissioner of Accounts for
Lynchburg, and served in that capacity until his death. In 1923, he was elected as judge of the
Municipal, Juvenile, and Domestic Relations Court, which position he also held until his death.
Forrest W. WHITAKER was also active in the local Democratic Executive Committee, the
Lions Club, and the Hill City Masonic Lodge. He was a trustee for the Lynchburg Female Orphan
Asylum and also served as secretary-treasurer of the Asylum Board.
Judge Forrest Wills WHITAKER died 14 February 1920 of pneumonia, and was buried in
the Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg.
SAMUEL GARLAND HAMNER (1878-1963)
Samuel Garland Hamner was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, 1 August 1878, the son of
Edward C. Hamner and Bettie White. He graduated from Washington and Lee University and
received his law degree from the University of Virginia. He practiced law for many years in
Lynchburg with James Easley Edmunds. Following Mr. Edmund’s death, Hamner continued to
practice alone until his retirement.
Hamner married Mary Winchester of Macon, Georgia and was a member of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church. He was also a member of the Virginia State Bar Association and the
Lynchburg Bar Association. He also served as secretary of the electoral board in Lynchburg.
Samuel Garland Hamner died 8 May 1963 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg and
was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery.

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