Belle Goshorn MacCorkle explained

Belle Goshorn MacCorkle
Birth Place:Charleston, Virginia
Death Place:Charleston, West Virginia
Known For:First lady of West Virginia, 1893-1897
Nationality:American

Belle Goshorn MacCorkle (1841  - September 12, 1923) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia William A. MacCorkle and served as that state's First Lady, 1893–1897. She was born in 1841, at Charleston, West Virginia. In 1884, she married William A. MacCorkle. The MacCorkles were the first to reside in the state supplied Governor's Mansion. She died at the MacCorkle home Sunrise on September 12, 1923.[1]

Notes and References

  1. "West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.