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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1
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Exhibit 99.1

         CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
          PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Union Bankshares, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of the Company hereby certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. [SECTION]1350, as adopted pursuant to [SECTION]906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:  1) the Report fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, and 2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company as of and for the periods covered in the Report.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Union Bankshares, Inc. and will be retained by Union
Bankshares, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.


/s/ Kenneth D. Gibbons
_______________________
Kenneth D. Gibbons
Chief Executive Officer


May 14, 2003


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