Text Box: 19th Century Organ This lovely organ was recently donated by Moir Baliles of Stuart. It was owned by his mother, Mary Jeanette Morrison Baliles. Hanging above the organ are portraits of Mary and her husband, John Henry Baliles. The couple’s descendants have contributed much to Virginia and the nation as Law Enforcement officers. Moir Garland Baliles retired from the Police Force of Washington, DC. Larry Baliles retired from the Patrick County Sheriffs Department, as did many of his cousins over the years. Our former Governor, Gerald Baliles, is the great grandson of John and Mary. The Baliles lived in the Buffalo Ridge Section of the county. Traveling toward Woolwine on Route 8, as one turns off on Route 57, the roof of their house is visible on top of the mountain to the right. Almost completely isolated now, the old county road once wound through the mountains by the house. In 1902, a new road was built bypassing many families in the Buffalo Ridge Section of the county. The organ will remain on display in the Patrick County Historical Museum, in agreement with descendants that it is not ever to leave Patrick County.