From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 235.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


WILBUR C. BROCKUNIER

Wilbur C. Brockunier is a native of Wellsburg, Va. (now West 
Virginia), and came to Wheeling from Pittsburgh with his father in 
1852.  For several years he was connected with the Central Ohio 
railroad, and during his incumbancy of that office was elected teller 
of the Northwestern bank of Virginia, the predecessor of the present 
National bank of West Virginia.  After the breaking out of the civil 
war he became chief clerk for Col. H. Leonard, deputy paymaster 
general, U.S.A., which position he held until about the close of the 
war.  Upon leaving the employ of the government he engaged in the 
iron business, becoming a member of the firm of Acheson, Bell & Co., 
and subsequently secretary of the Wheeling Iron & Nail works company.  
This concern was afterward merged in the present Wheeling Iron & Nail 
company. He is still a stockholder and a director in this company.  
Mr. Brockunier is at present secretary of the Two Brothers Oil 
company.  He was one of the original projectors of the Wheeling 
Library association, now the public library, and an active and useful 
officer of the association for many years.  His tastes and 
preferences are for scholarly pursuits, and amid all the hurry and 
press of business he has still found time to give some attention to 
literary matters; to such good effect that he now holds the degree of 
A.M. bestowed upon him by the Indian Asbury university, "Honoris 
Causa" an honor seldom given.


(Linda Fluharty)