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| ROBERT LISKEY, JR Nov 13, 1834 - May 8, 1908 Rockingham County, VA |
| The Liskey family was in possession of Belle Grove throughout a major portion of the twentieth century and it was a source of great pride. Purchased by Robert Liskey, Jr (1834 - 1908) in 1896, Belle Grove was but one of 8 or 10 pieces of choice farm land, totaling almost 3,000 acres, of a remarkable self-made man. Never able to read and only learning to write his name late in life, Liskey grew up a local farm boy, but through a high degree of frugality, great shrewdness, judicious investment inland, and aided financially by his marriage to Sarah Margaret Flook, he eventually became the second largest landowner and second wealthiest man in Rockingham County. |
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| The bulk of Robert Liskey’s estate, valued at up to $275,000, passed to his three sons, George W., David H. (Bud) and J.R. (Bert), the latter inheriting Belle Grove. |
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