We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. This request for the schools (which became available in 1915), amounted to approximately $1.2 million. Date of photo unknown. Hebron cemetary, Winchester, VA. Hebron to honor him in May of every year. Elizabeth would have been about 40 when Moses was born. Home Of The Judges! When the John Handley School opened in Winchester, Virginia in the fall of 1923, the impressive structure and its carefully landscaped grounds were the culmination of a process that began in 1895 with the death of Judge John Handley of Scranton, Pennsylvania, a man who had never lived in the city that was to benefit from his fortune. The librarian told me that Pennsylvania Judge, John Handley, admiring the city's Scotch-Irish heritage and feeling sorry for the peoples' diminished post Civil War state, left them $250,000 in his will so they could build a free library. 8 x 10 scanned copy also in envelope. City school children still march to his grave at Mt. Welcome! Register as an alumni from John Handley High School and reunite with old friends and classmates. Judge John Handley helped create ties between Scranton and Winchester, Virginia, two adopted hometowns for this son of Ireland born in 1835. In Judge John Handley’s will, he devised $250,000 to the city of Winchester for a public library and he also left the residue of his estate to the city for a school for the education of the poor. Judge John Handley (1835-1895), whose bequest of $2 million provided for the Handley Library and the foundation for the public school system. He willed millions of dollars to the city under the condition that it be used for education. Upon his death in 1895, Judge John Handley of Scranton, PA bequeathed most of his fortune to the City of Winchester, Virginia for a public library and “the creation of school houses for the education of the poor.” Although he never lived in Winchester, Judge Handley visited frequently and established strong ties to the community. An architecturally gorgeous school and public library were built with the funds. Today they still remain in excellent condition, are still in full use, and are tourist attractions. Share your memories by posting photos or stories, or find out about your next class reunion! John Handley High School is an endowed public high school located in the city of Winchester, Virginia.It was founded by a grant from Judge John Handley, hence the school mascot, the Judges.Construction on Handley High School started in 1922, and continues to the present day. In 1895, he left funds for the construction of a library “for the free use of the people of the city of Winchester.” The result of this munificence is […] Judge John Handley - 69-498 wfchs. Moses was born about 1772 or 1773, as the Botetourt Court ordered the Church Wardens of the Botetourt Parish to bind out Moses Handley, a bastard child of Elizabeth Handley, daughter of John I and Grizel Handley, to John Handley according to law on February 9, 1773. Judge John Handley of Scranton, Pa., who made a fortune in coal investments, late in life developed a warm affection for Winchester and its Scotch-Irish heritage. 1895 - Judge John Handley's bequest- Pennsylvania Judge loves "southern City"and bequeaths funding for Handley High School, Handley Library, School for Black Students, and ongoing private endowment for Winchester public schools. Feb 9, 2014 - Grave of Judge John Handley, Mt. Tourist attractions it be used for education Winchester, Virginia, two hometowns... 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