My name is Kevin Lett and the focus of my blog has changed over the years. I now tend to post material about my own family. I occasionally transcribe and post wills, deeds, obituaries and other records. I also give my opinion on new products and services in the genealogy community. Surnames of interest are Lett, Brock, Golden, Stinnett, Lawson, Vass, Stone, Bush, Cole, Coleman, Clarke, Jarvis, Musselman, Letiro, Worth, Morris. My main areas of focus are Richmond city and Mecklenburg County.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
SS-5 copies now have to be ordered via snail mail
It seems that the Social Security Administration has stopped allowing you to buy SS-5 copies online. All references to making online orders are gone from their site and all requests are referred to a mail-in PDF application. I guess something changed but the online process was sweet. To find the new, manual application form, go here: SS-5 copy application
Friday, September 26, 2008
Getting rid of all of my paper copies
I have been a little slow in posting over the past week or two. I have been working on a personal genealogy project for the past few months and I have been rolling with it lately. I was looking around my office one day and noticed how many files I had. I literally have hundreds of file folders, filled with copies from deed books or census records. I am extremely neat and organized, everything has its place, but I started thinking about what happens to all of this stuffwhen I die?
The more I thought about it, the more I realized all of these files have a 99% chance of ending up in the trash. My kids might care less about them so I am running a huge risk of wasting all of my efforts...in the long run. I made a bold decision, one that I might regret later, but I am going through with it for better or worse. I am throwing everything away myself and not waiting for them to do it!
I decided to go through each file and scan everything into my computer, either as a JPEG or PDF. I am then sending copies to anybody I know researching that family. There is no sense in being stingy with what I have if it might advance research on that line. I am also making sure that I have entered everything into FTM2008 and that all of my entries are neat and uniform. My goal for years has been to put together a book of all my research and I am finally doing it!
I made the decision to stick with Family Tree Maker 2008 and/or 2009 because it does a great job handling media files and I am adding all of my scans into the program. It is actually quite neat to be able to pull up any document at any time, no matter where I am located. It is really getting me interested in genealogy all over again!
I also made another huge decision...I am dropping everyone except for direct ancestors from my family file. I did the math on it and I have about 350 direct ancestors in my family file. Compare that the around 2,500 people, including all aunts, uncles and cousins. There is no way to really focus on quality with that many people (and I could care less about quantity). I am focusing on the direct ancestors and moving information about their children to the notes section of each ancestor.
I want to focus on preserving the history of my ancestors as opposed to my relatives. This is counter to what most genealogists try to do but I want to actually finish the book project and cannot do it while trying to fit in 2,500 people. I want to go back and look for deeds and stuff from my ancestors that I have neglected to look for in the past. I want to fill in the blanks that I have been too preoccupied with aunts and cousins to do. I also only want to go back about six, maybe seven generations. Anything beyond that tends to get too sketchy for me. I do not operator on theory.
Now do not get me wrong, I am still looking for marriage, death and SS-5 info for aunts and uncles that may give me info on their parents, my ancestors. I just cannot focus on them any more. I am going to get out a first revision of my family history book, with my ancestors only, and then I might go back and do more detailed books on each family surname. I have enough info in my files to write ten books, easily. I just need to shrink my focus to make sure it gets done.
The last big decision I have made is to keep only original documents and photographs. I am then going to donate all of those to a local library or society. I have a lot of old, original documents that would make a great public collection. I would like to work a deal with William and Mary or the Library of Virginia to one day start the "Lett Collection." I have been a collector of old Virginia documents for some time and will have a rather nice collection by the time I retire from the game. I would like to see it go somewhere safe and enduring.
I know I am rambling a little it but I wanted to let you know what is going on in my genealogical world. The genealogy industry has been kinda slow in general this week so I have not had much to pass along either. Have a good weekend!
The more I thought about it, the more I realized all of these files have a 99% chance of ending up in the trash. My kids might care less about them so I am running a huge risk of wasting all of my efforts...in the long run. I made a bold decision, one that I might regret later, but I am going through with it for better or worse. I am throwing everything away myself and not waiting for them to do it!
I decided to go through each file and scan everything into my computer, either as a JPEG or PDF. I am then sending copies to anybody I know researching that family. There is no sense in being stingy with what I have if it might advance research on that line. I am also making sure that I have entered everything into FTM2008 and that all of my entries are neat and uniform. My goal for years has been to put together a book of all my research and I am finally doing it!
I made the decision to stick with Family Tree Maker 2008 and/or 2009 because it does a great job handling media files and I am adding all of my scans into the program. It is actually quite neat to be able to pull up any document at any time, no matter where I am located. It is really getting me interested in genealogy all over again!
I also made another huge decision...I am dropping everyone except for direct ancestors from my family file. I did the math on it and I have about 350 direct ancestors in my family file. Compare that the around 2,500 people, including all aunts, uncles and cousins. There is no way to really focus on quality with that many people (and I could care less about quantity). I am focusing on the direct ancestors and moving information about their children to the notes section of each ancestor.
I want to focus on preserving the history of my ancestors as opposed to my relatives. This is counter to what most genealogists try to do but I want to actually finish the book project and cannot do it while trying to fit in 2,500 people. I want to go back and look for deeds and stuff from my ancestors that I have neglected to look for in the past. I want to fill in the blanks that I have been too preoccupied with aunts and cousins to do. I also only want to go back about six, maybe seven generations. Anything beyond that tends to get too sketchy for me. I do not operator on theory.
Now do not get me wrong, I am still looking for marriage, death and SS-5 info for aunts and uncles that may give me info on their parents, my ancestors. I just cannot focus on them any more. I am going to get out a first revision of my family history book, with my ancestors only, and then I might go back and do more detailed books on each family surname. I have enough info in my files to write ten books, easily. I just need to shrink my focus to make sure it gets done.
The last big decision I have made is to keep only original documents and photographs. I am then going to donate all of those to a local library or society. I have a lot of old, original documents that would make a great public collection. I would like to work a deal with William and Mary or the Library of Virginia to one day start the "Lett Collection." I have been a collector of old Virginia documents for some time and will have a rather nice collection by the time I retire from the game. I would like to see it go somewhere safe and enduring.
I know I am rambling a little it but I wanted to let you know what is going on in my genealogical world. The genealogy industry has been kinda slow in general this week so I have not had much to pass along either. Have a good weekend!
Social Security SS-5 Site Down
I have been trying to order another SS-5 record but the site has been down for about a week now. I am starting to wonder if the link changed? If anyone finds the new link or knows anything about the outage, please let us know. The old link can be found here...SS-5
Genealogy Software Reviews
There is a new site that was just launched called "Genealogy Software Reviews." At first glance, I did not think much of it. The site is very plain but it does what it says that it does...review genealogy software. You do not have to register or anything, you just leave a review for various types of genealogy software. This would be a good place to go before you buy anything, to check out what others are saying. The site is in its infancy but I think it has good potential.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Royall Spain, Tabitha Harris and Harriet Wootton of Mecklenburg County
Royall Spain [1]. He was born Bet. 1788–1789 in Virginia, USA[2]. He died Bet. Nov 1870–Jul 1872 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[1].
Details concerning Royall's childhood are largely unknown but he apparently did not attend school. He signed his name with an "X" during his entire lifetime and was unable to read or write. Most researchers agree that Royall was the son of Jemima Spain who remarried to Cain Coleman in 1816, but I have not researched this connection.
Royall was married to Tabitha Harris by Rev. William Richards of Bethel (formerly Bluestone) Baptist Church. They were married for over twenty-five years before Tabitha passed away. Royall was then remarried to Harriet Wootton by Rev. John B. Smith, also of Bethel Baptist Church.
Royall and Tabitha had at least five children, three girls and two boys; Lucy C. married Joshua Spain, Martha R. married Warner Brown, Louisa J. married Benjamin Thomas Lawson, James Nelson married Kitty Harris and Samuel S. Spain. Royall and Harriet had only one child, a daughter named Sarah Francis Spain.
Royall's daughter, Martha R. Spain, had an interesting life. She was the third wife of Warner Brown, a man who reportedly had twenty-six children. The Browns lived in Arkansas until Warner's death, at which time Martha moved her family to the outskirts of St. Louis. They excelled at tobacco farming and her son Paul came to own one of the largest tobacco factories in Missouri, the Paul Brown Tobacco Company. Described as a brokerage and real estate baron, Paul's estate was valued at more than thirteen million dollars when he died in 1927. He was one of the principal promoters of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis and owned thousands of acres in Florida.
Royall's life was not as embellished as that of his grandson. He owned a small farm near Bluestone and participated in some light manufacturing activities. Royall lost his eyesight in later life and thereafter wound-down his farming operation. He got rid of his livestock, disposing of most of his property to son-in-law Joshua Spain.
Tabitha Harris was the daughter of William Harris and Ann[3]. She was born Bet. 1780–1790 in Virginia, USA[4, 5]. She died Bet. Jun 1830–Dec 1838[3, 5].
Royall Spain and Tabitha Harris. They were married on 30 Sep 1812 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[3].
Harriet W. Wootton[3]. She was born Bet. 1809–1810 in Virginia, USA[2]. She died Bet. May 1874–Jan 1875 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[10, 11].
Royall Spain and Harriet W. Wootton. They were married Abt. 17 Dec 1838 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[3].
Sources
Details concerning Royall's childhood are largely unknown but he apparently did not attend school. He signed his name with an "X" during his entire lifetime and was unable to read or write. Most researchers agree that Royall was the son of Jemima Spain who remarried to Cain Coleman in 1816, but I have not researched this connection.
Royall was married to Tabitha Harris by Rev. William Richards of Bethel (formerly Bluestone) Baptist Church. They were married for over twenty-five years before Tabitha passed away. Royall was then remarried to Harriet Wootton by Rev. John B. Smith, also of Bethel Baptist Church.
Royall and Tabitha had at least five children, three girls and two boys; Lucy C. married Joshua Spain, Martha R. married Warner Brown, Louisa J. married Benjamin Thomas Lawson, James Nelson married Kitty Harris and Samuel S. Spain. Royall and Harriet had only one child, a daughter named Sarah Francis Spain.
Royall's daughter, Martha R. Spain, had an interesting life. She was the third wife of Warner Brown, a man who reportedly had twenty-six children. The Browns lived in Arkansas until Warner's death, at which time Martha moved her family to the outskirts of St. Louis. They excelled at tobacco farming and her son Paul came to own one of the largest tobacco factories in Missouri, the Paul Brown Tobacco Company. Described as a brokerage and real estate baron, Paul's estate was valued at more than thirteen million dollars when he died in 1927. He was one of the principal promoters of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis and owned thousands of acres in Florida.
Royall's life was not as embellished as that of his grandson. He owned a small farm near Bluestone and participated in some light manufacturing activities. Royall lost his eyesight in later life and thereafter wound-down his farming operation. He got rid of his livestock, disposing of most of his property to son-in-law Joshua Spain.
Tabitha Harris was the daughter of William Harris and Ann[3]. She was born Bet. 1780–1790 in Virginia, USA[4, 5]. She died Bet. Jun 1830–Dec 1838[3, 5].
Royall Spain and Tabitha Harris. They were married on 30 Sep 1812 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[3].
Harriet W. Wootton[3]. She was born Bet. 1809–1810 in Virginia, USA[2]. She died Bet. May 1874–Jan 1875 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[10, 11].
Royall Spain and Harriet W. Wootton. They were married Abt. 17 Dec 1838 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[3].
Sources
- Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Will Book 23, 1872-1877, Royall Spain will, 35-36.
- Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. Regiment 22, Mecklenburg, Virginia, roll M432_960, page 124, image 247.Record for Royall Spain.
- Vogt & Kethley, Virginia Historic Marriage Register, Mecklenburg County Marriages, 1765-1853 (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Co., 1989), 127.
- Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. Blue Stone, Mecklenburg, Virginia, ED 142, roll T9_1377, page 76.4000, image .Record for Thomas B. Lawson.
- Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. Part II, Mecklenburg, Virginia, roll 197, page 46, image 96.Record for Royall Spain.
- Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds & Consent Papers, 1844-1847, A-Z, Lawson-Spain bond, 1846, frame 541.
- Lawson family cemetery, Lawson Road, near Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, B. T. and L. J. Lawson tombstone.
- Commonwealth of Virginia certificate of death (Bureau of Vital Statistics), James Edward Lawson, 1918, 364-6094.
- Commonwealth of Virginia certificate of death (Bureau of Vital Statistics), Mrs. Loisa Lawson, 1920, 526-13486.
- Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Will Book 23, 1872-1877, Royall Spain a/c current, 322-323.
- Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Will Book 23, 1872-1877, Royall Spain a/c current, 488-489.
Monday, September 22, 2008
William R. Lawson of Charlotte and Mecklenburg Counties, 1846-c. 1903
William R. Lawson [1, 2]. He was born Jul 1846 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[3, 4]. He died Abt. 1903[5].
William's middle name was probably Royal, being named after both of his grandfathers. He grew up in Charlotte County where he attended school. William took up farming with his father, got married and settled in the Bacon township. His first wife, Belle Graves, died shortly after the birth of their only child. William remarried to Sallie Robey, the ceremony being performed by S. G. Mason of Ash Camp Baptist Church in Keysville.
William moved his family to Christiansville (later known as Chase City) of Mecklenburg County. He rented a farm there but died within a few years, "very shortly" after the death of his father in 1903. It is not currently known where William was buried.
As previously stated, William and his first wife had one child, Catharine L. "Katie" m. William Edward Gregory. William and his second wife had eight children, five girls and three boys, as follows: Ada V. m. James Wagstaff, Hunter T., Mary Eliza "Lizzie" m. William "Willie" Royal Spain, Annie Magnolia m. Walter Leonard Spain, William Edward "Eddie" m. Jennie Haskins Coleman, Myrtie Virginia also m. William "Willie" Royal Spain, Neta m. Thomas "Tom" Pruyear McCargo and Elmer Grey. Willie and Walter Spain were brothers and married three of the Lawson sisters. Hunter and Elmer apparently did not marry.
Mary J. Graves[2]. She was born Bet. 1847–1848 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[10]. She died on 02 Nov 1873 in Bacon, Charlotte, Virginia, USA[2]. Cause of Death was childbirth[2].
Mary, known as Belle, was the daughter of John and Mahala Jeffress Graves. Mary died nine days after the birth of her only child, Katie Lawson.
William R. Lawson and Mary J. Graves. Their marriage on 07 Dec 1870 in Bluestone, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA (home of Miss Miranda Jeffress, aunt of the bride)[10].
Sarah Elizabeth Robey was the daughter of Theophelas P. Robey and Eliza H. Gilleland[6, 7]. She was born on 15 Oct 1853 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[6]. She died on 31 Oct 1918 in Bluestone, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[7]. Burial on 01 Nov 1918 in Skipwith, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA (New Hope Baptist Church cemetery)[7]. Cause of Death was arteriosclerosis[7].
Sallie grew up in Charlotte County and lost her mother at an early age. Not much is known of her personal life but she was able to read and write. Sallie was probably a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Skipwith.
William R. Lawson and Sarah Elizabeth Robey. They were married on 03 Dec 1874 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[4].
Sources
William's middle name was probably Royal, being named after both of his grandfathers. He grew up in Charlotte County where he attended school. William took up farming with his father, got married and settled in the Bacon township. His first wife, Belle Graves, died shortly after the birth of their only child. William remarried to Sallie Robey, the ceremony being performed by S. G. Mason of Ash Camp Baptist Church in Keysville.
William moved his family to Christiansville (later known as Chase City) of Mecklenburg County. He rented a farm there but died within a few years, "very shortly" after the death of his father in 1903. It is not currently known where William was buried.
As previously stated, William and his first wife had one child, Catharine L. "Katie" m. William Edward Gregory. William and his second wife had eight children, five girls and three boys, as follows: Ada V. m. James Wagstaff, Hunter T., Mary Eliza "Lizzie" m. William "Willie" Royal Spain, Annie Magnolia m. Walter Leonard Spain, William Edward "Eddie" m. Jennie Haskins Coleman, Myrtie Virginia also m. William "Willie" Royal Spain, Neta m. Thomas "Tom" Pruyear McCargo and Elmer Grey. Willie and Walter Spain were brothers and married three of the Lawson sisters. Hunter and Elmer apparently did not marry.
Mary J. Graves[2]. She was born Bet. 1847–1848 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[10]. She died on 02 Nov 1873 in Bacon, Charlotte, Virginia, USA[2]. Cause of Death was childbirth[2].
Mary, known as Belle, was the daughter of John and Mahala Jeffress Graves. Mary died nine days after the birth of her only child, Katie Lawson.
William R. Lawson and Mary J. Graves. Their marriage on 07 Dec 1870 in Bluestone, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA (home of Miss Miranda Jeffress, aunt of the bride)[10].
Sarah Elizabeth Robey was the daughter of Theophelas P. Robey and Eliza H. Gilleland[6, 7]. She was born on 15 Oct 1853 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[6]. She died on 31 Oct 1918 in Bluestone, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA[7]. Burial on 01 Nov 1918 in Skipwith, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA (New Hope Baptist Church cemetery)[7]. Cause of Death was arteriosclerosis[7].
Sallie grew up in Charlotte County and lost her mother at an early age. Not much is known of her personal life but she was able to read and write. Sallie was probably a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Skipwith.
William R. Lawson and Sarah Elizabeth Robey. They were married on 03 Dec 1874 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[4].
Sources
- Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. Bacon, Charlotte, Virginia, ED 57, roll T9_1360, page 234.1000, image .Record for William Lawson.
- Charlotte County, Virginia Register of Deaths, Mary J. Lawson entry, 1873, ln. 85.
- Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. Christiansville, Mecklenburg, Virginia, ED , roll , page .Record for Wm R Lawson.
- Charlotte County, Virginia Marriage Register, Lawson-Robey entry, 1874, p. 68, ln. 82.
- Local Government Records Collection, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1783-1941 (Richmond, Virginia: The Library of Virginia), Admr. of B. T. Lawson v. Admr. of C. O. Lawson, etc., 1911-075 CC.
- Charlotte County, Virginia Register of Births, 1853-1870, Sarah E. Robey entry, 1853, ln. 23.
- Commonwealth of Virginia certificate of death (Bureau of Vital Statistics), Sarah Elizabeth Lawson, 1918, 408-28857.
- Commonwealth of Virginia certificate of death (Bureau of Vital Statistics), William Edward Lawson, 1954, 13716.
- Lawson-Coleman marriage license, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1906, frame 0367.
- Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Marriage Licenses, 1869-1870, Lorson-Graves license.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Virginia Cemetery Transcription Project Update
This update has been a long time coming. I have finally added some records to what I was calling my "Oakwood Cemetery" database. There are now about 500 total entries, including a small amount of Civil War burials. All of the records included at this time are burials in Richmond's Oakwood Cemetery. However, that is about to change.
I have decided to expand the database to include all burials of Virginia, not just Oakwood. This will allow me to add other burial records that I find without creating new databases. I will simply add a "cemetery name" field to the current database that will call out the specific cemetery for that record.
You can find a search box for this database at the very bottom of any page on this site. It is a pretty simple database but should become more and more useful as I add names. I hope to add a few hundred more tomorrow but we will see how it goes. I have got the data entry system set up nicely but I just have to find the time to go view the records.
Most of the names I added today were posted on the blog before I just added them to the database with the rest. The new additions are as follows, all being Civil War burials.
Aaron Milton J. Co. D, 15th Georgia
Avaunt J. H. Co. D, 17th Georgia
Alman George Co. I, 15th Georgia
Adams J. H. Co. E., 14th Alabama
Adams A. D. Co. H, 15th Georgia
Abraham James Co. G, 14th Alabama
Altman J. Co. E, 20th Georgia
Adams C. T. Co. A, 11th Alabama
Atman J.
Amans Andrew Co. B, 9th Louisiana
Adams J. S. Co. A, 38th Virginia
Adams Giles Allen's Battalion
Abrams Samuel Co. G, 14th Alabama
Adams E. B. Co. E, 5th Louisiana
Adams J. H. Co. E, 53rd Georgia
Adams W. G. Co. G, 49th Georgia
All T. D. Baltimore
Adams M.
Adams G. W. Co. C, 16th Virginia
Adams S. N. Co. K, 12th Alabama
Adams Jos. C. Co. H, 6th South Carolina
Altra J. (Bot) Co. H, 11th Georgia
Adams E. W. Co. A., 28th North Carolina
Adams M. N. 10th Georgia
Adams J. H. Co. K, 12th Virginia
Absas T. A. 10th Georgia
Adams W. B. Co. I, 57th North Carolina
Adams J. R. 24th Virginia
Adams J. H. Co. A, 44th Alabama
Adams V. R. Co. H, 2nd Florida
Adams M. Co. H, 16th Mississippi
Allen R. H. Co. E, 10th Battalion Virginia
Adams J. M. Co. F, 11th Mississippi
Alband W. H. Co. B, 2nd Maryland
I was told by a reader that these names were taken from old wooden grave markers. These markers are long gone but that explains why a lot of graves are unknown. When the names were recorded, if the wooden marker was missing, damaged or non-existent, there was no way to record the burial.
I have decided to expand the database to include all burials of Virginia, not just Oakwood. This will allow me to add other burial records that I find without creating new databases. I will simply add a "cemetery name" field to the current database that will call out the specific cemetery for that record.
You can find a search box for this database at the very bottom of any page on this site. It is a pretty simple database but should become more and more useful as I add names. I hope to add a few hundred more tomorrow but we will see how it goes. I have got the data entry system set up nicely but I just have to find the time to go view the records.
Most of the names I added today were posted on the blog before I just added them to the database with the rest. The new additions are as follows, all being Civil War burials.
Aaron Milton J. Co. D, 15th Georgia
Avaunt J. H. Co. D, 17th Georgia
Alman George Co. I, 15th Georgia
Adams J. H. Co. E., 14th Alabama
Adams A. D. Co. H, 15th Georgia
Abraham James Co. G, 14th Alabama
Altman J. Co. E, 20th Georgia
Adams C. T. Co. A, 11th Alabama
Atman J.
Amans Andrew Co. B, 9th Louisiana
Adams J. S. Co. A, 38th Virginia
Adams Giles Allen's Battalion
Abrams Samuel Co. G, 14th Alabama
Adams E. B. Co. E, 5th Louisiana
Adams J. H. Co. E, 53rd Georgia
Adams W. G. Co. G, 49th Georgia
All T. D. Baltimore
Adams M.
Adams G. W. Co. C, 16th Virginia
Adams S. N. Co. K, 12th Alabama
Adams Jos. C. Co. H, 6th South Carolina
Altra J. (Bot) Co. H, 11th Georgia
Adams E. W. Co. A., 28th North Carolina
Adams M. N. 10th Georgia
Adams J. H. Co. K, 12th Virginia
Absas T. A. 10th Georgia
Adams W. B. Co. I, 57th North Carolina
Adams J. R. 24th Virginia
Adams J. H. Co. A, 44th Alabama
Adams V. R. Co. H, 2nd Florida
Adams M. Co. H, 16th Mississippi
Allen R. H. Co. E, 10th Battalion Virginia
Adams J. M. Co. F, 11th Mississippi
Alband W. H. Co. B, 2nd Maryland
I was told by a reader that these names were taken from old wooden grave markers. These markers are long gone but that explains why a lot of graves are unknown. When the names were recorded, if the wooden marker was missing, damaged or non-existent, there was no way to record the burial.
Footnote Pages Press Release
This is a follow-up to a posting I did yesterday, Footnote Pages. This is the actual press release from Footnote.com that will explain all of the specifics that perhaps I did not.
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Footnote.com Takes Social
Networking into the Past
Footnote.com launches
Footnote Pages at TechCrunch50
San Francisco -- September 10, 2008 Losing a loved one can result in a range of emotions, from the grief and sorrow to comfort, which often comes from reminiscing stories and memories with family and friends. The challenge arises when there is no single place where all of these stories can easily come together to be shared, enriched and preserved.
Now at Footnote.com, anyone can find or create Footnote Pages where users connect and share stories, photos, and information about the people important to them.
To kick-off the new Footnote Pages, Footnote.com today released over 80 million of these pages created from data from the Social Security Death Index. Most visitors will find existing pages about several deceased friends and family members already on the site.
Footnote.com was selected from over 1,000 applicants to launch Footnote Pages at this year’s TechCrunch50 held in San Francisco. Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote, demonstrated Footnote Pages to an audience of over 1,500 investors, bloggers, and major media outlets.
“We encourage people to upload their personal shoeboxes of photos and documents to Footnote.com,” explains Wilding. “Now with Footnote Pages, friends and family can come together to share stories and memories about the people they care about.”
Described as Facebook for the Deceased, [emphasis added] these pages feature a photo gallery, an interactive timeline and map, and other tools that bring people together to create a more colorful and rich picture of the past. “Social networking is not only for the younger generations any more,” explains Wilding. “We are seeing Baby Boomers contribute and connect online in increasing numbers. Footnote Pages are an easy way for this audience to interact with each other and learn things they would not otherwise know about deceased friends and family.”
Beyond profiling people, Footnote pages can also be used to document and discuss historical events or places including: the Vietnam War, the Assassination of JFK and the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
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Unlike other social networking sites, Footnote.com provides content that enables users to tell and share stories from the past. Through its partnership with the National Archives, Footnote.com has digitized over 43 million documents including historical newspapers, military records, photos and more.
Footnote.com adds about 2 million new records to the site every month.
Visit Footnote.com to learn more about Footnote Pages and get a new perspective on the lives of your own friends and family who have passed away.
About Footnote.com
Footnote.com is a history website where real history might just surprise you. Footnote.com features millions of searchable original documents, providing users with an unaltered view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com, all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com.
About TechCrunch50
Founded in 2007 by leading technology blog TechCrunch and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, the TechCrunch50 conference provides a platform for early-stage, and frequently unfunded, companies to launch for the first time to the technology industry’s most influential venture capitalists, corporations, angel investors, fellow entrepreneurs, and the international media. Companies are selected to participate exclusively on merit. TechCrunch50 is supported by corporate sponsors Google, Microsoft, MySpace, and Yahoo!, as well as venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital http://www.sequoiacap.com, Mayfield Fund http://www.mayfield.com, Clearstone Venture Partners http://www.clearstone.com, Charles River Ventures http://www.crv.com, Founders Fund and Fenwick & West http://www.fenwick.com."
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Footnote.com Takes Social
Networking into the Past
Footnote.com launches
Footnote Pages at TechCrunch50
San Francisco -- September 10, 2008 Losing a loved one can result in a range of emotions, from the grief and sorrow to comfort, which often comes from reminiscing stories and memories with family and friends. The challenge arises when there is no single place where all of these stories can easily come together to be shared, enriched and preserved.
Now at Footnote.com, anyone can find or create Footnote Pages where users connect and share stories, photos, and information about the people important to them.
To kick-off the new Footnote Pages, Footnote.com today released over 80 million of these pages created from data from the Social Security Death Index. Most visitors will find existing pages about several deceased friends and family members already on the site.
Footnote.com was selected from over 1,000 applicants to launch Footnote Pages at this year’s TechCrunch50 held in San Francisco. Russ Wilding, CEO of Footnote, demonstrated Footnote Pages to an audience of over 1,500 investors, bloggers, and major media outlets.
“We encourage people to upload their personal shoeboxes of photos and documents to Footnote.com,” explains Wilding. “Now with Footnote Pages, friends and family can come together to share stories and memories about the people they care about.”
Described as Facebook for the Deceased, [emphasis added] these pages feature a photo gallery, an interactive timeline and map, and other tools that bring people together to create a more colorful and rich picture of the past. “Social networking is not only for the younger generations any more,” explains Wilding. “We are seeing Baby Boomers contribute and connect online in increasing numbers. Footnote Pages are an easy way for this audience to interact with each other and learn things they would not otherwise know about deceased friends and family.”
Beyond profiling people, Footnote pages can also be used to document and discuss historical events or places including: the Vietnam War, the Assassination of JFK and the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
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Unlike other social networking sites, Footnote.com provides content that enables users to tell and share stories from the past. Through its partnership with the National Archives, Footnote.com has digitized over 43 million documents including historical newspapers, military records, photos and more.
Footnote.com adds about 2 million new records to the site every month.
Visit Footnote.com to learn more about Footnote Pages and get a new perspective on the lives of your own friends and family who have passed away.
About Footnote.com
Footnote.com is a history website where real history might just surprise you. Footnote.com features millions of searchable original documents, providing users with an unaltered view of the events, places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com, all are invited to come share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com.
About TechCrunch50
Founded in 2007 by leading technology blog TechCrunch and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, the TechCrunch50 conference provides a platform for early-stage, and frequently unfunded, companies to launch for the first time to the technology industry’s most influential venture capitalists, corporations, angel investors, fellow entrepreneurs, and the international media. Companies are selected to participate exclusively on merit. TechCrunch50 is supported by corporate sponsors Google, Microsoft, MySpace, and Yahoo!, as well as venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital http://www.sequoiacap.com, Mayfield Fund http://www.mayfield.com, Clearstone Venture Partners http://www.clearstone.com, Charles River Ventures http://www.crv.com, Founders Fund and Fenwick & West http://www.fenwick.com."
Library of Virginia Chancery Records Update
Here is an update to an earlier post, Library of Virginia Chancery Records Scanned, More Coming. The following are changes since the earlier post was made in early July. I do not know exactly what "reformatting" means but hopefully that is code for "soon to be scanned."
As of 8/12/2008, records for Campbell County are "...closed for reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes."
As of 7/23/2008, records for Dinwiddie County are "...closed for digital reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes. Additional cases have been added for 1844-1940."
As of 9/6/2008, records for Mecklenburg County are "...closed to researchers while reprocessing is performed."
As of 7/17/2008, records for Nottoway County are "...closed for reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes."
As of 8/12/2008, records for Campbell County are "...closed for reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes."
As of 7/23/2008, records for Dinwiddie County are "...closed for digital reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes. Additional cases have been added for 1844-1940."
As of 9/6/2008, records for Mecklenburg County are "...closed to researchers while reprocessing is performed."
As of 7/17/2008, records for Nottoway County are "...closed for reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes."
Thursday, September 18, 2008
eBay comes to Ancestry... sorta
I got this press release today about a new top gun at Ancestry.com. It seems they are still shaking things up after the Family Tree Maker 2008 disaster. They have gone out and grabbed one of eBay's brightest. Hopefully Eric can help bring some of prestige back to the product line.
"Eric Shoup, Former General Manager for eBay Stores, Joins The Generations Network as Ancestry.com's Vice President of Product
Management Leader to Play Key Role in Bay Area Growth of Ancestry.com
PRNewswire
PROVO, Utah
PROVO, Utah, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Generations Network (TGN), parent company of Ancestry.com, today announced the hiring of Eric Shoup as vice president of product for the Ancestry.com business unit. As a new management leader, Shoup will be responsible for the product strategy, product definition and design for the global platform of Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource. He will lead the product management and user interface design teams. Bringing more than 15 years of product marketing and general management experience, he will be based in the company's San Francisco office.
"We're thrilled to have Eric Shoup join Ancestry.com during this time of accelerated growth," said Andrew Wait, senior vice president and general manager of family history for Ancestry.com. "Eric is key to the continued expansion of Ancestry.com and to our company's increasing presence in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. His impressive background and strong leadership skills make him the best person to lead this effort while nicely complimenting our team in Utah."
Prior to joining TGN, Shoup was at eBay for five years, where he focused on growing several of eBay's growing businesses, most recently as the general manager for the eBay Stores and ProStores business units. In a previous position, Eric assembled and led eBay's first global mobile product team. During his eBay career, Shoup also played key product leadership roles over different areas such as eBay Stores, Shipping and Merchandising.
Prior to eBay, Shoup drove key product marketing and management initiatives at Commerce One, a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions for businesses. While at US Interactive, Shoup designed and managed consumer ecommerce and marketing Web sites for established companies such as Lexus and Wellcome Supermarkets (Hong Kong).
As a new member of the management team, Shoup will work closely with a strong team of professionals in Ancestry.com's new San Francisco office, including Cheyenne Richards, recently promoted to vice president of marketing and a former executive with Avenue A Razorfish, as well as co-workers recently hired from Yahoo, Apple, Organic, CNET, Zenith Optimedia and Expedia.
About the Ancestry Global Network
The Ancestry global network of family history Web sites is wholly owned by The Generations Network, Inc. It consists of nine Web sites -- http://www.ancestry.com/ in the U.S., http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ in the UK, http://www.ancestry.ca/ in Canada, http://www.ancestry.com.au/ in Australia, http://www.ancestry.de/ in Germany, http://www.ancestry.it/ in Italy, http://www.ancestry.fr/ in France, http://www.ancestry.se/ in Sweden and http://www.jiapu.cn/ in China. Ancestry members have access to 7 billion names contained in 26,000 historical record collections. Tree-building and photo upload are free on all Ancestry websites. To date, Ancestry.com users have created more than 7 million family trees containing 675 million profiles and 11 million photographs. Nearly 5.4 million unique visitors logged onto Ancestry.com in July 2008 (comScore Media Metrix, Worldwide).
SOURCE: Ancestry.com
CONTACT: Sara Black of PainePR, +1-213-996-3812, sblack@painepr.com, for
Ancestry.com
Web site: http://www.ancestry.com/"
"Eric Shoup, Former General Manager for eBay Stores, Joins The Generations Network as Ancestry.com's Vice President of Product
Management Leader to Play Key Role in Bay Area Growth of Ancestry.com
PRNewswire
PROVO, Utah
PROVO, Utah, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Generations Network (TGN), parent company of Ancestry.com, today announced the hiring of Eric Shoup as vice president of product for the Ancestry.com business unit. As a new management leader, Shoup will be responsible for the product strategy, product definition and design for the global platform of Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource. He will lead the product management and user interface design teams. Bringing more than 15 years of product marketing and general management experience, he will be based in the company's San Francisco office.
"We're thrilled to have Eric Shoup join Ancestry.com during this time of accelerated growth," said Andrew Wait, senior vice president and general manager of family history for Ancestry.com. "Eric is key to the continued expansion of Ancestry.com and to our company's increasing presence in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. His impressive background and strong leadership skills make him the best person to lead this effort while nicely complimenting our team in Utah."
Prior to joining TGN, Shoup was at eBay for five years, where he focused on growing several of eBay's growing businesses, most recently as the general manager for the eBay Stores and ProStores business units. In a previous position, Eric assembled and led eBay's first global mobile product team. During his eBay career, Shoup also played key product leadership roles over different areas such as eBay Stores, Shipping and Merchandising.
Prior to eBay, Shoup drove key product marketing and management initiatives at Commerce One, a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions for businesses. While at US Interactive, Shoup designed and managed consumer ecommerce and marketing Web sites for established companies such as Lexus and Wellcome Supermarkets (Hong Kong).
As a new member of the management team, Shoup will work closely with a strong team of professionals in Ancestry.com's new San Francisco office, including Cheyenne Richards, recently promoted to vice president of marketing and a former executive with Avenue A Razorfish, as well as co-workers recently hired from Yahoo, Apple, Organic, CNET, Zenith Optimedia and Expedia.
About the Ancestry Global Network
The Ancestry global network of family history Web sites is wholly owned by The Generations Network, Inc. It consists of nine Web sites -- http://www.ancestry.com/ in the U.S., http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ in the UK, http://www.ancestry.ca/ in Canada, http://www.ancestry.com.au/ in Australia, http://www.ancestry.de/ in Germany, http://www.ancestry.it/ in Italy, http://www.ancestry.fr/ in France, http://www.ancestry.se/ in Sweden and http://www.jiapu.cn/ in China. Ancestry members have access to 7 billion names contained in 26,000 historical record collections. Tree-building and photo upload are free on all Ancestry websites. To date, Ancestry.com users have created more than 7 million family trees containing 675 million profiles and 11 million photographs. Nearly 5.4 million unique visitors logged onto Ancestry.com in July 2008 (comScore Media Metrix, Worldwide).
SOURCE: Ancestry.com
CONTACT: Sara Black of PainePR, +1-213-996-3812, sblack@painepr.com, for
Ancestry.com
Web site: http://www.ancestry.com/"
Footnote Pages
Footnote.com, a rival to Ancestry of sorts, has launched a new feature - Footnote Pages. I have not played with it too much but it seems interesting. They basically took the Social Security Death Index and made individual pages for every person contained within that index. Each page contains some basic information on the person, whatever was included in the SSDI, plus a historical time line and map. It also allows contributors to add photos, stories, facts and links. Think of this as a MySpace for dead people.
It is a pretty neat idea in general, giving a social aspect to genealogy. You can leave notes on their page telling others to contact you for more info. It is a way to both share what you know about a deceased person plus meet others interested in that individual. I would not expect a lot of connections to be found as these people have not been dead very long. You probably know their descendants to begin with. If Footnote Pages took all of the names from like the 1850 census instead, maybe it would help make more connections, some older sources of names.
I am pretty sure you have to be a member of Footnote to use all of the features. I am a member so I was able to play around with it a little bit. I added a few things to the page for my grandmother, Pearl Malissa Lawson Lett. It took me about one minute to add a photo and a link to a blog post I did on her family. The program flows very smoothly.
Overall, I think this is a neat idea but I doubt it will catch on with established researchers. They are less interested with modern history and this pertains to life, pretty much after 1950. Some of the people in the SSDI were born in the late 1800s but not a large population. I think people might find updating a few pages fun but will get bored with it in short order. If Footnote Pages could import data from your GEDCOM, that might make it more interesting and allow for importing more data.
Younger people just getting interested in genealogy will like this, especially to start the ball rolling. It is a social format that they can relate to and it will probably spike their interest. In all honesty, it would probably serve Footnote better to give this part of their site away for free. They can sell ads to help bring in revenue. Younger people are probably not going to subscribe to such a service when things like MySpace and Facebook are free. This advertising model brings in millions of dollars for them.
If any of you are members of Footnote, try out the Pages section and let me know what you think. If not, you should be able to get a free trial by clicking on one of the links in this posting. I think it is only for like three days but that is long enough to try it out. If you have a membership or get a trial, you can check out the page for my grandmother, the one I was playing with. Just click here...
It is a pretty neat idea in general, giving a social aspect to genealogy. You can leave notes on their page telling others to contact you for more info. It is a way to both share what you know about a deceased person plus meet others interested in that individual. I would not expect a lot of connections to be found as these people have not been dead very long. You probably know their descendants to begin with. If Footnote Pages took all of the names from like the 1850 census instead, maybe it would help make more connections, some older sources of names.
I am pretty sure you have to be a member of Footnote to use all of the features. I am a member so I was able to play around with it a little bit. I added a few things to the page for my grandmother, Pearl Malissa Lawson Lett. It took me about one minute to add a photo and a link to a blog post I did on her family. The program flows very smoothly.
Overall, I think this is a neat idea but I doubt it will catch on with established researchers. They are less interested with modern history and this pertains to life, pretty much after 1950. Some of the people in the SSDI were born in the late 1800s but not a large population. I think people might find updating a few pages fun but will get bored with it in short order. If Footnote Pages could import data from your GEDCOM, that might make it more interesting and allow for importing more data.
Younger people just getting interested in genealogy will like this, especially to start the ball rolling. It is a social format that they can relate to and it will probably spike their interest. In all honesty, it would probably serve Footnote better to give this part of their site away for free. They can sell ads to help bring in revenue. Younger people are probably not going to subscribe to such a service when things like MySpace and Facebook are free. This advertising model brings in millions of dollars for them.
If any of you are members of Footnote, try out the Pages section and let me know what you think. If not, you should be able to get a free trial by clicking on one of the links in this posting. I think it is only for like three days but that is long enough to try it out. If you have a membership or get a trial, you can check out the page for my grandmother, the one I was playing with. Just click here...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Book Review: "1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners Botetourt County Virginia" with last name index
The following is a summary of Roger G. Ward's "1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners Botetourt County Virginia". This is a paperback print by New Papyrus Co., Inc. of Athens, Georgia and contains 51 pages.
In 1782 the General Assembly of Virginia enacted new tax laws which created within each county an enumeration of land and certain personal property. These early land tax laws required a tax commissioner in each district of a county to record a list of the names of persons owning land or town lots, the quantity of land owned and its value, and the amount of tax owed. By 1813, a brief geographic description (usually citing an adjacent stream, road, or other landmark) was required; in 1814, the distance and direction from the courthouse for each parcel was also added to the tax rolls.
This work is an alphabetical listing of all 1815 landowners found in the county, as well as the accompanying description of the location of the said property. They have not included the number of acres, taxes assessed, or any transactions between landowners which may have been noted on the tax rolls; also, in many cases the geographic location was provided as "adjacent to John Smith", etc. and, while useful many times to a genealogist, was considered to be beyond the objectives of this project. The reader is encouraged to consider the information here-in as an "outline" of early landowners in Virginia rather than a "text" due to the year-to-year variation in information provided to the clerk (or recorded by the clerk), omissions, lack of "identifiers" to determine if "same name" was also "same person" within a district or across districts, marginal quality/clarity (in a few cases) of the microfilm copy, and, not least, errors on the part of either the original clerks or the current author while transcribing.
Some of the approaches to utilizing the 1815 landowner information include:
If you would like to purchase a copy of this book, let me know.
Here are two sample entries from the book:
Abbot Abel Acton Acton Aston Adams Alderson Alexander Allen Amen Amix Amyx Anderson Angel Arbuckle Armontrout Armstrong Arnold Ashdon Austin Aversole Bachus Bailey Bain Baker Banday Bandey Banks Banning Barclay Bare Barger Barnes Barney Barnhart Barten Bartlet Baxter Bays Beagler Beal Beale Beard Beckner Beher Beaker Bell Bennett Betts Biggs Bilbro Billups Bird Bishop Black Blain Blair Blunt Boggess Boggs Bolt Book Booker Booth Booze Borze Bossvinder Boswillman Botts Bower Bowers Bowyer Bowyers Boyd Breakenridge Bream Briant Brickey Bridgland Brits Bronomer Brooks Brough Brown Brownlee Bryan Bryans Buckhannon Bukner Buknor Burger Burket Burkholder Burndrager Burns Burwell Bush Butcher Butler Butlor Butt Cahoon Caldwell Campbell Camper Carden Cardon Carlton Carnez Carpenter Carper Carrol Cartmill Carvin Casey Chambers Champ Chandler Chapman Chevalier Chisholm Circle Clark Cleck Clegg Clice Cloyd Coffman Coldmen Coldoon Coldwell Cole Compston Cook Coon Cooper Copp Correll Cox Cradock Craft Crawford Crist Crites Crocket Crodion Cross Crouse Crush Custard Custer Dagges Dames Daina Daniel Daton Davidson Davis Davison Day Deal Deardoff Delong Delzell Dempsey Dennis Denton Depew Depey Dicson Dill Dillard Dillman Dillmon Dilmon Disher Dodd Dollman Donald Donner Douglas Douthal Douthat Douthet Downs Drake Duckwilor Dudding Dunnington Duval Duvall Dwier Eakin Earhart Earley Eddington Edgar Edslor Eller Erley Ervin Evans Falls Faris Farrier Farris Faught Fergerson Ferrel Filson Findley Firestone Fizer Flaharty Fleeger Fleming Flook Forest Forgerson Forrester Fout Fowler Frank Franklin Fransisco Frants French Fringer Fudge Fulhart Fults Fulwiler Gafford Galbraith Gallego Gannt Garat Garnant Garwood Gates Gattey Gay George Gharst Gibbins Gillaspie Gilleland Gilmore Gish Givens Glasburn Glinn Glyn Godwin Gofford Gohsen Goodman Gorden Gormon Gortner Gortnur Graham Graves Gray Graybill Green Greenlee Greenwood Griffin Grimes Grinniway Grissa Grist Gross Ground Grup Guillford Guthery Hamilton Hammett Hammond Hancock Hanley Hannah Hanner Hannon Hardey Hardy Hare Harkman Harman Harris Harrison Harshbarger Hart Hartman Harvey Hausmon Haymaker Haynes Hays Hays Hazlewood Heck Hedrick Helmondoller Helms Henderliter Henderson Hendrixon Henry Heplor Herd Hewit Hickel Hickman Hill Hime Hinor Hinten Hipes Hiveley Hogg Holler Holstin Honts Hook Horn Houston Houts Howard Howel Howrey Huddle Hudson Huff Huffman Huhn Humphries Hunter Hurst Icehower Inglehart Intzminger Irvine Isaacks Jackson James Janny Jenkins Johnson Johnston Jones Jordan Jordon Kaylor Kayser Kayton Keachey Keefavaur Keeth Keith Kelley Kelly Kem Kennerly Kenny Keplar Kerns Kerrigan Kesler Keslor Kilmer Kimberling King Kinzey Kirk Kirzman Kittinger Knox Kybert Kyle Lackey Lackland Lafau Lamkin Lamuir Lamuin Lanius Lark Lavander Law Lawman Lawry Lawson Ledbetter Leffel Leffle Leib Lemmon Lemon Lewis Linch Lindsay Linglocker Linkinanger Linkinauger Linkinhoker Little Lockett Lockhart Logan Long Long Lang Looney Loony Loop Love Luck Lynn Madison Magget Mahan Malling Mallow Malory Mangess Mankspile Manley Markey Marshel Martain Martin Mason Matthews Maund Maxwell May Mays McCarroll McClanahan McClung McClure McColgan McConnal McConnell McCreary McCrery McCroskey McDermot McDonnald McDowell McFalls McFerran McGeorge McGowen McIlhaney McIlvoy McIver McKalister McKinlay McMichen McNaughton McNeal McNight McRoberts Means Middlecoff Middlecuff Miller Millirous Mills Minick Mitchel Mitchell Moomaw Moore More More Moseley Mosley Moyar Moyars Moyer Moyers Muldrath Murphey Murrey Muse Myers Myors Neelly Neil Nelson Newell Newman Nicely Nicewonger Nicholas Nidey Nininger Noftzinger Norville Nutter Obenihain ODonald Olinger Olverson ONeal Otey Ovenshane Overholts Owen Palmer Panter Pappey Parrish Parsons Pate Patterson Paxton Payn Peale Peck Peery Pefley Pence Perey Persing Persinger Peterman Peters Pettey Phillips Pickle Pitzer Platt Poage Polk Porter Portiaux Prank Preston Prewett Prince Pyror Quarrier Rader Rank Raybig Reddey Redinger Redmond Reed Reid Renn Reynolds Rhoads Richardson Rickey Riddle Riddlesebarger Riffe Riggle Rightsman Rinehart Ripley Risque Roan Roberts Robertson Robison Rock Roger Rogers Ross Routsaw Rowland Royal Rudisell Rule Rumsay Rutherford Saftley Sarver Sawyer Sawyers Scandlan Scott Seacat Seacatt Seacott Seacrest Sefford Segle Senty Sentz Server Seslar Seslor Shanklin Shanks Sharrod Shatser Shaver Shawver Sheets Sheffer Sheffey Shepherd Sherkey Sherman Sherod Shewalter Shewey Shirkey Shrewsberry Simmons Simpson Sims Singer Sites Skidmore Skillern Smelser Smiley Smith Snider Snodgrass Snyder Spangler Speckhart Spetsard Spickard Spitler Staley Stanback Stanley Star Starrett Stephens Sterrett Stetlor Stever Stewart Stoner Stover Strickland Stull Sullinbarger Summerfield Switzer Tapscott Tate Tayloe Taylor Tebbs Terry Thomas Thrasher Thresher Tosh Trenis Trenor Tressler Trigg Trout Turner Unrue Upton Urmey Urmey Vandine Vanmetre Vaugn Vinyard Wadkins Waggoner Wagnor Waits Walker Wallace Wallis Walton Ward Warner Watkins Watson Watts Wax Weathers Weaver Webster Welch Wert Werts West Westler White Whitecraft Whiteneck Whitten Wiley Wilhelm Williams Willson Wilson Winmon Wisner Wolf Woltz Womack Wood Woods Woodson Woolf Wooltz Woolwine Wornock Wray Wright Wysong Young Younghusband Zentmier Zimmerman Zull
Again, if you would like to purchase a copy of this book, let me know.
In 1782 the General Assembly of Virginia enacted new tax laws which created within each county an enumeration of land and certain personal property. These early land tax laws required a tax commissioner in each district of a county to record a list of the names of persons owning land or town lots, the quantity of land owned and its value, and the amount of tax owed. By 1813, a brief geographic description (usually citing an adjacent stream, road, or other landmark) was required; in 1814, the distance and direction from the courthouse for each parcel was also added to the tax rolls.
This work is an alphabetical listing of all 1815 landowners found in the county, as well as the accompanying description of the location of the said property. They have not included the number of acres, taxes assessed, or any transactions between landowners which may have been noted on the tax rolls; also, in many cases the geographic location was provided as "adjacent to John Smith", etc. and, while useful many times to a genealogist, was considered to be beyond the objectives of this project. The reader is encouraged to consider the information here-in as an "outline" of early landowners in Virginia rather than a "text" due to the year-to-year variation in information provided to the clerk (or recorded by the clerk), omissions, lack of "identifiers" to determine if "same name" was also "same person" within a district or across districts, marginal quality/clarity (in a few cases) of the microfilm copy, and, not least, errors on the part of either the original clerks or the current author while transcribing.
Some of the approaches to utilizing the 1815 landowner information include:
- Observe distinct clusters of the same surname within a county in order to clarify the common surnames such as "Smith", "Anderson", etc.
- Identify non-resident landowners and their county (or state) of residence (these people often being former residents of the current county)
- Determine neighbors with different surnames (often being relatives)
- Use the 1815 info as a "bridge" from the 18th and 19th century deed/will books to the 17th and 18th century land grants/patents in the county
- Evaluate the 1810 to 1840 census information which generally grouped neighbors
- Substitute this information for missing deed/will books in the "burned" counties; and, clarify/enhance vague deed/will information in the counties with more complete records
If you would like to purchase a copy of this book, let me know.
Here are two sample entries from the book:
- "Boggs, Stephen, of Rockbridge County; Arnolds Valley; 25E"
- "Bridgland, Soloman; Fincastle"
Abbot Abel Acton Acton Aston Adams Alderson Alexander Allen Amen Amix Amyx Anderson Angel Arbuckle Armontrout Armstrong Arnold Ashdon Austin Aversole Bachus Bailey Bain Baker Banday Bandey Banks Banning Barclay Bare Barger Barnes Barney Barnhart Barten Bartlet Baxter Bays Beagler Beal Beale Beard Beckner Beher Beaker Bell Bennett Betts Biggs Bilbro Billups Bird Bishop Black Blain Blair Blunt Boggess Boggs Bolt Book Booker Booth Booze Borze Bossvinder Boswillman Botts Bower Bowers Bowyer Bowyers Boyd Breakenridge Bream Briant Brickey Bridgland Brits Bronomer Brooks Brough Brown Brownlee Bryan Bryans Buckhannon Bukner Buknor Burger Burket Burkholder Burndrager Burns Burwell Bush Butcher Butler Butlor Butt Cahoon Caldwell Campbell Camper Carden Cardon Carlton Carnez Carpenter Carper Carrol Cartmill Carvin Casey Chambers Champ Chandler Chapman Chevalier Chisholm Circle Clark Cleck Clegg Clice Cloyd Coffman Coldmen Coldoon Coldwell Cole Compston Cook Coon Cooper Copp Correll Cox Cradock Craft Crawford Crist Crites Crocket Crodion Cross Crouse Crush Custard Custer Dagges Dames Daina Daniel Daton Davidson Davis Davison Day Deal Deardoff Delong Delzell Dempsey Dennis Denton Depew Depey Dicson Dill Dillard Dillman Dillmon Dilmon Disher Dodd Dollman Donald Donner Douglas Douthal Douthat Douthet Downs Drake Duckwilor Dudding Dunnington Duval Duvall Dwier Eakin Earhart Earley Eddington Edgar Edslor Eller Erley Ervin Evans Falls Faris Farrier Farris Faught Fergerson Ferrel Filson Findley Firestone Fizer Flaharty Fleeger Fleming Flook Forest Forgerson Forrester Fout Fowler Frank Franklin Fransisco Frants French Fringer Fudge Fulhart Fults Fulwiler Gafford Galbraith Gallego Gannt Garat Garnant Garwood Gates Gattey Gay George Gharst Gibbins Gillaspie Gilleland Gilmore Gish Givens Glasburn Glinn Glyn Godwin Gofford Gohsen Goodman Gorden Gormon Gortner Gortnur Graham Graves Gray Graybill Green Greenlee Greenwood Griffin Grimes Grinniway Grissa Grist Gross Ground Grup Guillford Guthery Hamilton Hammett Hammond Hancock Hanley Hannah Hanner Hannon Hardey Hardy Hare Harkman Harman Harris Harrison Harshbarger Hart Hartman Harvey Hausmon Haymaker Haynes Hays Hays Hazlewood Heck Hedrick Helmondoller Helms Henderliter Henderson Hendrixon Henry Heplor Herd Hewit Hickel Hickman Hill Hime Hinor Hinten Hipes Hiveley Hogg Holler Holstin Honts Hook Horn Houston Houts Howard Howel Howrey Huddle Hudson Huff Huffman Huhn Humphries Hunter Hurst Icehower Inglehart Intzminger Irvine Isaacks Jackson James Janny Jenkins Johnson Johnston Jones Jordan Jordon Kaylor Kayser Kayton Keachey Keefavaur Keeth Keith Kelley Kelly Kem Kennerly Kenny Keplar Kerns Kerrigan Kesler Keslor Kilmer Kimberling King Kinzey Kirk Kirzman Kittinger Knox Kybert Kyle Lackey Lackland Lafau Lamkin Lamuir Lamuin Lanius Lark Lavander Law Lawman Lawry Lawson Ledbetter Leffel Leffle Leib Lemmon Lemon Lewis Linch Lindsay Linglocker Linkinanger Linkinauger Linkinhoker Little Lockett Lockhart Logan Long Long Lang Looney Loony Loop Love Luck Lynn Madison Magget Mahan Malling Mallow Malory Mangess Mankspile Manley Markey Marshel Martain Martin Mason Matthews Maund Maxwell May Mays McCarroll McClanahan McClung McClure McColgan McConnal McConnell McCreary McCrery McCroskey McDermot McDonnald McDowell McFalls McFerran McGeorge McGowen McIlhaney McIlvoy McIver McKalister McKinlay McMichen McNaughton McNeal McNight McRoberts Means Middlecoff Middlecuff Miller Millirous Mills Minick Mitchel Mitchell Moomaw Moore More More Moseley Mosley Moyar Moyars Moyer Moyers Muldrath Murphey Murrey Muse Myers Myors Neelly Neil Nelson Newell Newman Nicely Nicewonger Nicholas Nidey Nininger Noftzinger Norville Nutter Obenihain ODonald Olinger Olverson ONeal Otey Ovenshane Overholts Owen Palmer Panter Pappey Parrish Parsons Pate Patterson Paxton Payn Peale Peck Peery Pefley Pence Perey Persing Persinger Peterman Peters Pettey Phillips Pickle Pitzer Platt Poage Polk Porter Portiaux Prank Preston Prewett Prince Pyror Quarrier Rader Rank Raybig Reddey Redinger Redmond Reed Reid Renn Reynolds Rhoads Richardson Rickey Riddle Riddlesebarger Riffe Riggle Rightsman Rinehart Ripley Risque Roan Roberts Robertson Robison Rock Roger Rogers Ross Routsaw Rowland Royal Rudisell Rule Rumsay Rutherford Saftley Sarver Sawyer Sawyers Scandlan Scott Seacat Seacatt Seacott Seacrest Sefford Segle Senty Sentz Server Seslar Seslor Shanklin Shanks Sharrod Shatser Shaver Shawver Sheets Sheffer Sheffey Shepherd Sherkey Sherman Sherod Shewalter Shewey Shirkey Shrewsberry Simmons Simpson Sims Singer Sites Skidmore Skillern Smelser Smiley Smith Snider Snodgrass Snyder Spangler Speckhart Spetsard Spickard Spitler Staley Stanback Stanley Star Starrett Stephens Sterrett Stetlor Stever Stewart Stoner Stover Strickland Stull Sullinbarger Summerfield Switzer Tapscott Tate Tayloe Taylor Tebbs Terry Thomas Thrasher Thresher Tosh Trenis Trenor Tressler Trigg Trout Turner Unrue Upton Urmey Urmey Vandine Vanmetre Vaugn Vinyard Wadkins Waggoner Wagnor Waits Walker Wallace Wallis Walton Ward Warner Watkins Watson Watts Wax Weathers Weaver Webster Welch Wert Werts West Westler White Whitecraft Whiteneck Whitten Wiley Wilhelm Williams Willson Wilson Winmon Wisner Wolf Woltz Womack Wood Woods Woodson Woolf Wooltz Woolwine Wornock Wray Wright Wysong Young Younghusband Zentmier Zimmerman Zull
Again, if you would like to purchase a copy of this book, let me know.
Family Tree Maker 2009 Ready for Purchase
Family Tree Maker 2009 is apparently ready and available for purchase. I got word from them today that it can now be bought through their store and not only on pre-order from Amazon. I went through the ordering process but I did not actually buy it since I registered 2008 and should get a free upgrade.
I was looking to see if there were any warnings about a delivery delay but I did not see any. I would assume that if you order it today, it would go out within the next few days. I have not heard from anyone who has it yet so let me know if any of you buy it and when it arrives.
If you want to buy the new version, you can find it at Ancestry's site via the link below. If you order now you will get free shipping, at least until that offer runs out.
I was looking to see if there were any warnings about a delivery delay but I did not see any. I would assume that if you order it today, it would go out within the next few days. I have not heard from anyone who has it yet so let me know if any of you buy it and when it arrives.
If you want to buy the new version, you can find it at Ancestry's site via the link below. If you order now you will get free shipping, at least until that offer runs out.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
A Bunch of Brock Obituaries, Part III
These are a bunch of obituaries for the Brock family, mostly of central Virginia, namely Hanover, Henrico and the city of Richmond. They were part of a research project I did several years ago so I might as well post them here. They are in no particular order. There may also be some associated notes for different people. If you are interested in anyone here, let me know as I probably have a lot on them.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 19, 1913:
"LAWRENCE - Died, at the residence of her son, Mr. C. E. Lawrence, No. 2 South Robinson Street, at 1:30 P. M., September 18, 1913, MRS. SARAH M. LAWRENCE, aged 73 years, wife of the late A. M. Lawrence. She is survived by five sons and two daughters, as follows: William H., Charles E., J. Alpheus, W. Howard, Corrie L. Lawrence, Mrs. Laura S. Brock and Mrs. Fanny Carter; also a sister, Mrs. Martha Waldrop, and twenty-three grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Funeral from Randolph Street Baptist Church SATURDAY EVENING, 4 o'clock. Interment in Hollywood."
Sarah was buried in section 10, lot 95 of Hollywood Cemetery on September 20, 1913. Her body was removed to plat M, section 8, division 2, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery on March 31, 1926.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 15, 1908:
"WILLIAM H. BROCK - Mr. William H. Brock died at his home on Broad Street Road yesterday, in the fifty-eighth year of his age. He is survived by his widow and six children - Messrs. Welford and Royal Brock, of Richmond, and Linwood and Leslie Brock, and Mrs. Percy Lawrence and Mrs. Irving Butler, of Henrico county. The funeral will be held from the home to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock."
I guess I should have just added these as part of"Part II" but I thought there were more!
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 19, 1913:
"LAWRENCE - Died, at the residence of her son, Mr. C. E. Lawrence, No. 2 South Robinson Street, at 1:30 P. M., September 18, 1913, MRS. SARAH M. LAWRENCE, aged 73 years, wife of the late A. M. Lawrence. She is survived by five sons and two daughters, as follows: William H., Charles E., J. Alpheus, W. Howard, Corrie L. Lawrence, Mrs. Laura S. Brock and Mrs. Fanny Carter; also a sister, Mrs. Martha Waldrop, and twenty-three grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Funeral from Randolph Street Baptist Church SATURDAY EVENING, 4 o'clock. Interment in Hollywood."
Sarah was buried in section 10, lot 95 of Hollywood Cemetery on September 20, 1913. Her body was removed to plat M, section 8, division 2, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery on March 31, 1926.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 15, 1908:
"WILLIAM H. BROCK - Mr. William H. Brock died at his home on Broad Street Road yesterday, in the fifty-eighth year of his age. He is survived by his widow and six children - Messrs. Welford and Royal Brock, of Richmond, and Linwood and Leslie Brock, and Mrs. Percy Lawrence and Mrs. Irving Butler, of Henrico county. The funeral will be held from the home to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock."
I guess I should have just added these as part of"Part II" but I thought there were more!
A Bunch of Brock Obituaries, Part II
These are a bunch of obituaries for the Brock family, mostly of central Virginia, namely Hanover, Henrico and the city of Richmond. They were part of a research project I did several years ago so I might as well post them here. They are in no particular order. There may also be some associated notes for different people. If you are interested in anyone here, let me know as I probably have a lot on them.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 22, 1964:
"MRS. JOE TRAINA - Mrs Lillie M. Traina, 74, of 3113 West Marshall st., wife of Joe Traina, died Saturday. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. H. D. Taylor, Mrs. R. K. Lacy and Mrs. J. G. Harris, all of Richmond; four sons, James J., Joseph H. and John W. Traina, all of Richmond, and Wilson C. Traina of Philadelphia; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Zelenka of Philadelphia, Mrs. W. D. Leath of Arlington and Mrs. W. H. Parker of Richmond, and two brothers, Morgan Brock of Richmond and Wilbur Brock of Philadelphia. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 22, 1964:
"TRAINA - Died Saturday, November 21, 1964, at a local hospital, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, of 3113 W. Marshall St. She is survived by her husband, Joe Traina; three daughters, Mrs. H. D. Taylor, Mrs. R. K. Lacy and Mrs. J. G. Harris; four sons, James J., John W., Wilson C. and Joseph H. Traina; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Zelenka, Mrs. W. D. Leath and Mrs. W. H. Parker; two brothers, Morgan and Wilbur Brock; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Monday at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
Lillie is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 5, 1969:
"TRAINA - Died at his residence Monday, Feb. 3, 1969, Joseph Traina of 2128 Nelson St. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Traina; four sons, James J., Wilson C., John W. and Joseph H. Traina; three daughters, Mrs. Mary T. Taylor, Mrs. Thelma T. Lacy, Mrs. Louise T. Harris; one sister, Mrs. Antona T. Rizzico; 10 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts., where services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 P. M., with interment in Riverview Cemetery."
Joseph is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"MARCELLUS JACK BROCK - Marcellus Jack Brock, 90, of RFD 2, a retired carpenter, died Sunday at a Richmond hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11 A. M. Tuesday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H. Brock, of Cincinnati, and Wilbur J. Brock, of Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburg [sic.], of Hyattsville, Md.; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"BROCK - Died at a local nursing home Sunday, June 8, 1952, Marcellus Jack Brock, aged 90 years. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church, Va.; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H., of Cincinnati, and William [sic.] J. Brock, of Philadelphia; one sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, of Hyattsville, Md.; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Tuesday at 11 A. M. Interment in Riverview."
Marcellus is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"Marcellus Jack Brock, 90, of RFD 2, a retired carpenter, died Sunday at a Richmond hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia and Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H. Brock, of Cincinnati and Wilbur J. Brock, of Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburg, of Hyattsville, Maryland; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 4, 1943:
"MRS. MARY E. THOMAS - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 79, who died Wednesday night at a hospital here, will be held at 11 A. M. Saturday at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, Mrs. Ella V. Zelanke, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Leath and Mrs. Evelyn M. Parker; four sons, Jerry F. Brock, Walter H. Brock, Morgan J. Brock and Wilbur J. Brock, one brother, Jenkins Jones; one sister, Mrs. Ella Whitlock; also by 24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 4, 1943:
"THOMAS - Died, at a local hospital, Wednesday, June 2, 1943, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, aged 79 years. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, Mrs. Ella V. Zelanka, Mrs. Elizabeth E. Leath, and Mrs. Evelyn M. Parker; four sons, Jerry F., Walter H., Morgan J. and Wilbur J. Brock; one brother and one sister; twenty-four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Saturday, at 11 A. M. Interment in Riverview."
Mary is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery. Her tombstone is broken in half.Mary may have married a Thomas.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 8, 1916:
"WALDROP - Died, at her home, North Run, Henrico County, at 1 A. M. Friday, January 7, 1916, MRS. MARTHA A. WALDROP, in her eighty-ninth year. Funeral from North Run Church THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock. Washington, D. C., Tennessee and Kentucky papers please copy."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 20, 1943:
"MRS. MARY BLACKBURN - Mrs. Mary Brock Blackburn, 91, died Friday at her home, 12 South Auburn St. Funeral plans are incomplete. Mrs. Blackburn is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. J. Stumpf and Mrs. Mary E. Combs; four sons, Willie and Eddie Alley, and John and Rufus Blackburn; one sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, of Hyattsville, Mr. [sic.], and a brother, Jack Brock."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 21, 1943:
"MRS. MARY BLACKBURN - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Brock Blackburn, 91, who died Friday at her home, 12 South Auburn St., will be held at 3 P. M. Sunday at the Park View Baptist Church, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Blackburn is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. J. Stumpf and Mrs. Mary E. Combs; four sons, Willie and Eddie Alley, and John and Rufus Blackburn; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, Hyattsville, Md., and a brother, Jack Blackburn [sic.]."
Mary is buried in plat G, section 179, division 4, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Daily Dispatch, August 28, 1877:
"Died, at his residence, in Henrico county, August 19, 1877, at 2 1/2 P. M., J. F. ALLEY, of cholera-morbus."
Richmond Dispatch, May 15, 1899:
"PATMON - Died, May 15, 1899, at the residence of his son-in-law, James A. Lawrence, No. 1514 west Broad street, WILLIAM R. PATMON. Funeral from Pine-Street Baptist church THIS AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances invited to attend. Interment in Riverview."
William is buried in plat B, section 1/4 6, division 1, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 23, 1994:
"OLIVER - Mattie B. Oliver of Richmond, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994: She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Elizabeth Gardner; her daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Ganis Heisler; one sister and brother-in-law, Elna and Earl Ford; one sister-in-law, Hazel Hargrove; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. on Saturday (today) at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home's, Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd."
Mattie's body was cremated and I believe spread over the grave of her deceased son.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 1, 1933:
"ROBERT J. BROCK - Robert J. Brock died yesterday at the age of 78, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. H. Carter, 2414 Grove Avenue. Besides Mrs. Carter, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. B. H. Kelly; two sons, Lloyd and Robert Brock, all of Richmond. Funeral services will be held from Bennett's funeral parlor, tomorrow at 3 P. M. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery."
Robert is buried in plat M, section 10, division 3, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 29, 1919:
"BROCK - Died, at her residence 2210 Beverly Street, Laura S. Brock, in her sixtieth year of her age. She is survived by her husband, Robert J. Brock; two sons, L. B. and R. M. Brock; two daughters, Mrs. B. H. Kelly and Mrs. C. H. Carter; one sister, Mrs. R. H. Carter, and five brothers - W. H., C. E., J. A., H. W. and C. L. Lawrence. Funeral service Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Tabernacle Baptist Church. Interment in River View. Friends and acquaintances invited."Laura died at 2210 Beverly Street.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 10, 1982:
"TUCKER - Mrs. Ruth A. Tucker, of Richmond, died September 8, 1982. She is survived by one daughter, Betty L. Hardaway; three grandchildren, Diane Bunce Childress, Bernard Bunce and Tammy Hardaway; one great-grandchild, Joey Childress. Her remains rest at the Joseph E. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts. where services will be held Saturday at 1 P.M. Interment family cemetery, Crewe, Va."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 22, 1964:
"MRS. JOE TRAINA - Mrs Lillie M. Traina, 74, of 3113 West Marshall st., wife of Joe Traina, died Saturday. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. H. D. Taylor, Mrs. R. K. Lacy and Mrs. J. G. Harris, all of Richmond; four sons, James J., Joseph H. and John W. Traina, all of Richmond, and Wilson C. Traina of Philadelphia; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Zelenka of Philadelphia, Mrs. W. D. Leath of Arlington and Mrs. W. H. Parker of Richmond, and two brothers, Morgan Brock of Richmond and Wilbur Brock of Philadelphia. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 22, 1964:
"TRAINA - Died Saturday, November 21, 1964, at a local hospital, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, of 3113 W. Marshall St. She is survived by her husband, Joe Traina; three daughters, Mrs. H. D. Taylor, Mrs. R. K. Lacy and Mrs. J. G. Harris; four sons, James J., John W., Wilson C. and Joseph H. Traina; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Zelenka, Mrs. W. D. Leath and Mrs. W. H. Parker; two brothers, Morgan and Wilbur Brock; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Monday at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
Lillie is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 5, 1969:
"TRAINA - Died at his residence Monday, Feb. 3, 1969, Joseph Traina of 2128 Nelson St. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Traina; four sons, James J., Wilson C., John W. and Joseph H. Traina; three daughters, Mrs. Mary T. Taylor, Mrs. Thelma T. Lacy, Mrs. Louise T. Harris; one sister, Mrs. Antona T. Rizzico; 10 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts., where services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 P. M., with interment in Riverview Cemetery."
Joseph is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"MARCELLUS JACK BROCK - Marcellus Jack Brock, 90, of RFD 2, a retired carpenter, died Sunday at a Richmond hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11 A. M. Tuesday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H. Brock, of Cincinnati, and Wilbur J. Brock, of Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburg [sic.], of Hyattsville, Md.; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"BROCK - Died at a local nursing home Sunday, June 8, 1952, Marcellus Jack Brock, aged 90 years. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church, Va.; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H., of Cincinnati, and William [sic.] J. Brock, of Philadelphia; one sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, of Hyattsville, Md.; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Tuesday at 11 A. M. Interment in Riverview."
Marcellus is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"Marcellus Jack Brock, 90, of RFD 2, a retired carpenter, died Sunday at a Richmond hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia and Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H. Brock, of Cincinnati and Wilbur J. Brock, of Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburg, of Hyattsville, Maryland; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 4, 1943:
"MRS. MARY E. THOMAS - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 79, who died Wednesday night at a hospital here, will be held at 11 A. M. Saturday at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, Mrs. Ella V. Zelanke, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Leath and Mrs. Evelyn M. Parker; four sons, Jerry F. Brock, Walter H. Brock, Morgan J. Brock and Wilbur J. Brock, one brother, Jenkins Jones; one sister, Mrs. Ella Whitlock; also by 24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 4, 1943:
"THOMAS - Died, at a local hospital, Wednesday, June 2, 1943, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, aged 79 years. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, Mrs. Ella V. Zelanka, Mrs. Elizabeth E. Leath, and Mrs. Evelyn M. Parker; four sons, Jerry F., Walter H., Morgan J. and Wilbur J. Brock; one brother and one sister; twenty-four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Saturday, at 11 A. M. Interment in Riverview."
Mary is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery. Her tombstone is broken in half.Mary may have married a Thomas.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 8, 1916:
"WALDROP - Died, at her home, North Run, Henrico County, at 1 A. M. Friday, January 7, 1916, MRS. MARTHA A. WALDROP, in her eighty-ninth year. Funeral from North Run Church THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock. Washington, D. C., Tennessee and Kentucky papers please copy."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 20, 1943:
"MRS. MARY BLACKBURN - Mrs. Mary Brock Blackburn, 91, died Friday at her home, 12 South Auburn St. Funeral plans are incomplete. Mrs. Blackburn is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. J. Stumpf and Mrs. Mary E. Combs; four sons, Willie and Eddie Alley, and John and Rufus Blackburn; one sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, of Hyattsville, Mr. [sic.], and a brother, Jack Brock."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 21, 1943:
"MRS. MARY BLACKBURN - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Brock Blackburn, 91, who died Friday at her home, 12 South Auburn St., will be held at 3 P. M. Sunday at the Park View Baptist Church, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Blackburn is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. J. Stumpf and Mrs. Mary E. Combs; four sons, Willie and Eddie Alley, and John and Rufus Blackburn; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, Hyattsville, Md., and a brother, Jack Blackburn [sic.]."
Mary is buried in plat G, section 179, division 4, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Daily Dispatch, August 28, 1877:
"Died, at his residence, in Henrico county, August 19, 1877, at 2 1/2 P. M., J. F. ALLEY, of cholera-morbus."
Richmond Dispatch, May 15, 1899:
"PATMON - Died, May 15, 1899, at the residence of his son-in-law, James A. Lawrence, No. 1514 west Broad street, WILLIAM R. PATMON. Funeral from Pine-Street Baptist church THIS AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances invited to attend. Interment in Riverview."
William is buried in plat B, section 1/4 6, division 1, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 23, 1994:
"OLIVER - Mattie B. Oliver of Richmond, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994: She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Elizabeth Gardner; her daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Ganis Heisler; one sister and brother-in-law, Elna and Earl Ford; one sister-in-law, Hazel Hargrove; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. on Saturday (today) at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home's, Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd."
Mattie's body was cremated and I believe spread over the grave of her deceased son.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 1, 1933:
"ROBERT J. BROCK - Robert J. Brock died yesterday at the age of 78, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. H. Carter, 2414 Grove Avenue. Besides Mrs. Carter, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. B. H. Kelly; two sons, Lloyd and Robert Brock, all of Richmond. Funeral services will be held from Bennett's funeral parlor, tomorrow at 3 P. M. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery."
Robert is buried in plat M, section 10, division 3, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 29, 1919:
"BROCK - Died, at her residence 2210 Beverly Street, Laura S. Brock, in her sixtieth year of her age. She is survived by her husband, Robert J. Brock; two sons, L. B. and R. M. Brock; two daughters, Mrs. B. H. Kelly and Mrs. C. H. Carter; one sister, Mrs. R. H. Carter, and five brothers - W. H., C. E., J. A., H. W. and C. L. Lawrence. Funeral service Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Tabernacle Baptist Church. Interment in River View. Friends and acquaintances invited."Laura died at 2210 Beverly Street.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 10, 1982:
"TUCKER - Mrs. Ruth A. Tucker, of Richmond, died September 8, 1982. She is survived by one daughter, Betty L. Hardaway; three grandchildren, Diane Bunce Childress, Bernard Bunce and Tammy Hardaway; one great-grandchild, Joey Childress. Her remains rest at the Joseph E. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts. where services will be held Saturday at 1 P.M. Interment family cemetery, Crewe, Va."
A Bunch of Brock Obituaries, Part I
These are a bunch of obituaries for the Brock family, mostly of central Virginia, namely Hanover, Henrico and the city of Richmond. They were part of a research project I did several years ago so I might as well post them here. They are in no particular order. There may also be some associated notes for different people. If you are interested in anyone here, let me know as I probably have a lot on them.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 11, 1918:
"The funeral services of the late Mrs. P. F. Lawrence will take place from the residence, Broad Street Road, Sunday at 4 PM. Burial in the family burying ground."
Beulah was buried on the Old Brock homestead on Broad Street Road in Henrico County. In the early 1980's, all of the graves from that site were moved to Westhampton Memorial Park on Patterson Avenue because of the expanding road.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 31, 1970:
"BASS - Died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1970, Mrs. Dorothy Allen Bass, 315 S. Cherry St. She is survived by her husband, Lawrence Lee Bass; two sons, Melvin A. and Kenneth E. Glenn; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Brennen, Mrs. Birchie Church; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Oliver, Mrs. Ruth Alise Tucker and Mrs. Elna Ford; one half brother, George W. Brock; 14 grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts., where services will be held Saturday 1 P.M. with interment in Riverview."
Doris is buried in plat B-B, division 25, row 12, single grave 27 in Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 16, 1956:
"BROCK - Died at a local hospital, Saturday, Oct. 13, 1956, Miss Florence Brock, of 1108 North 36th St. She is survived by two nieces, Mrs. W. L. Butler and Mrs. W. B. Drudge. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
Florence is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 7 of Riverview Cemetery. She does not have a tombstone.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 17, 1937:
"GEORGE W. BROCK - George W. Brock of 115 South Belvidore [sic.] Street died at a local hospital yesterday. Funeral services will be held at 2 P. M. tomorrow at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home; Third and Marshall Streets, with burial on the old Brock homestead, Henrico County. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mammie Clarke Brock; two sons, four daughters, one brother and two sisters."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 17, 1937:
"BROCK - Died at a local hospital, August 16, 1937, George W. Brock, of 115 South Belvidere Street. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mammie Clarke Brock; two sons, four daughters, one brother and two sisters. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Streets, where services will be held Wednesday at 2 P. M. Interment on the old Brock Homestead, Henrico County, Va."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 30, 1945:
"Mrs. Mamie Alease Clarke Brock, 228 1/2 South Laurel Street, died Thursday at a Richmond hospital. Final rites will be held at 2 PM Saturday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. She is survived by a son, Carlton Edward Brock, four daughters, Mrs. Raymond Gardner, Mrs. B. A. Tucker, Mrs. Grayson Glenn and Mrs. Earl Ford, two sisters, Mrs. S. H. Wilburn and Mrs. R. E. Murray; three brothers, J. P., W. W., and George E. Clarke, and 13 grandchildren."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 29, 1945:
"MRS. MAMIE C. BROCK - Mrs. Mamie Alease Clarke Brock, 228 1/2 South Laurel St., died Thursday at a Richmond hospital. Final rites will be held at 2 P. M. Saturday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. She is survived by a son, Carlton Edward Brock; four daughters, Mrs. Raymond Gardner, Mrs. B. A. Tucker, Mrs. Grayson Glenn and Mrs. Earl Ford; two sisters, Mrs. S. H. Wilburn and Mrs. R. E. Murray; three brothers, J. P., W. W. and George E. Clarke, and 13 grandchildren."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 1, 1949:
"HARVEY L. BROCK - A funeral service for Harvey L. Brock, 79, of 1219 North Twenty-second St., who died Friday at a local hospital, will be held at 3 P. M. Monday at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 1, 1949:
"BROCK - Died, at a local hospital, Friday, April 29, 1949, at 8 P. M., Harvey L. Brock, age 79 years. He is survived by his wife, Anna Farmer Brock, and one sister, Miss Florence Brock. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Streets, where the funeral will be held Monday, at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview.
Harvey is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 4 of Riverview Cemetery. He does not have a tombstone.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 2, 1954:
"MRS. ANNA F. BROCK - Mrs. Anna Farmer Brock, of 1219 North Twenty-second St., died Friday at her home. She is survived by two nieces. A funeral service will be held at 3 P. M. Sunday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 2, 1954:
"BROCK - Died at her residence Friday, Jan. 1, 1953 [sic.], Mrs. Anna Farmer Brock, of 1219 N. Twenty-second St. She is survived by two nieces, Mrs. W. B. Drudge and Mrs. W. L. Butler. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Sunday at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
Anna is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 6 of Riverview Cemetery. She does not have a tombstone.
Religious Herald, July 6, 1843:
"DIED, on the 24th instant, at his late residence, 'Aspin Grove,' Henrico county, HENRY BROCK, in the 52d year of his age, after an illness of twelve weeks of liver affection. The deceased was for many years a deacon of the Baptist Church at Deep Run; and it may be truly said he was a man of sound and unshaken faith, and of most stern and unwavering integrity, rendering him thereby uniform in his course of life. He was a kind and affectionate husband, a devoted father, a good neighbor, and most humane master, all of which characteristics, when combined in any human being, make a good citizen. But, he had more - he, it may be truly said, was a Christian, a lover of Jesus Christ, and had an unwavering confidence in God, of which, in his walk and conduct through life, he gave testimony; and in his attachment to his Saviour, who is a safe retreat to all prepared spirits. He has left a wife and seven children, and numerous relations and friends to mourn his loss - but not as those without hope, for their loss is his inestimable gain. 'Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, for they shall have a right to the Tree of Life, and shall enter through the gate into the city.'"
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 2, 1969:
"BROCK - Leslie J. Brock, of 9401 W. Broad St., died Thursday, July 31, 1969. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn F. Brock; five daughters, Mrs. L. R. Thurston, Mrs. H. L. Proffitt, Mrs. Viola Ranes, Mrs. R. A. Mills, Mrs. J. F. Cook; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, 3rd and Marshall, where the funeral will be held Saturday at 1 P. M. Interment in Westhampton Memorial Park."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 7, 1942:
"COTTRELL - Died at her residence, 2016 Venable Street, Tuesday, July 6, 1942, at 8 P. M., Mrs. Julia B. Cottrell, aged 73 years. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, one brother, one sister and one grandson. Funeral notice later."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 7, 1942:
"MRS. JOHN R. COTTRELL - Mrs. Julia B. Cotrell, 73, wife of John Richard Cottrell, of 2016 Venable St., died Monday at her residence. She is survived, in addition to her husband, by two daughters, Mrs. W. L. Butler and Mrs. W. B. Drudge; one sister, Miss Florence Brock; one brother, H. L. Brock, and one grandson, all of Richmond."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 8, 1942:
"MRS. JOHN R. COTTRELL - Funeral services for Mrs. Julia B. Cottrell, 73, wife of John Richard Cottrell, of 2016 Venable St., who died Monday at her home, will be held at 4 P. M. Wednesday at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."
Julia is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery. I do not believe that she has a tombstone.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 7, 1950:
"COTTRELL - Died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W. B. Drudge, 2105 Fairmount Ave., Friday, January 6, 1950, John R. Cottrell, age 74. He is survived by two daughters Mrs. W. L. Butler and W. B. Drudge; one brother, O. L. Cottrell; a grandson, J. R. Drudge, and two great-grandchildren. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
John is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 5 of Riverview Cemetery. I do not believe that he has a tombstone.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 11, 1918:
"The funeral services of the late Mrs. P. F. Lawrence will take place from the residence, Broad Street Road, Sunday at 4 PM. Burial in the family burying ground."
Beulah was buried on the Old Brock homestead on Broad Street Road in Henrico County. In the early 1980's, all of the graves from that site were moved to Westhampton Memorial Park on Patterson Avenue because of the expanding road.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 31, 1970:
"BASS - Died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1970, Mrs. Dorothy Allen Bass, 315 S. Cherry St. She is survived by her husband, Lawrence Lee Bass; two sons, Melvin A. and Kenneth E. Glenn; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Brennen, Mrs. Birchie Church; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Oliver, Mrs. Ruth Alise Tucker and Mrs. Elna Ford; one half brother, George W. Brock; 14 grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts., where services will be held Saturday 1 P.M. with interment in Riverview."
Doris is buried in plat B-B, division 25, row 12, single grave 27 in Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 16, 1956:
"BROCK - Died at a local hospital, Saturday, Oct. 13, 1956, Miss Florence Brock, of 1108 North 36th St. She is survived by two nieces, Mrs. W. L. Butler and Mrs. W. B. Drudge. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
Florence is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 7 of Riverview Cemetery. She does not have a tombstone.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 17, 1937:
"GEORGE W. BROCK - George W. Brock of 115 South Belvidore [sic.] Street died at a local hospital yesterday. Funeral services will be held at 2 P. M. tomorrow at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home; Third and Marshall Streets, with burial on the old Brock homestead, Henrico County. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mammie Clarke Brock; two sons, four daughters, one brother and two sisters."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 17, 1937:
"BROCK - Died at a local hospital, August 16, 1937, George W. Brock, of 115 South Belvidere Street. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mammie Clarke Brock; two sons, four daughters, one brother and two sisters. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Streets, where services will be held Wednesday at 2 P. M. Interment on the old Brock Homestead, Henrico County, Va."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 30, 1945:
"Mrs. Mamie Alease Clarke Brock, 228 1/2 South Laurel Street, died Thursday at a Richmond hospital. Final rites will be held at 2 PM Saturday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. She is survived by a son, Carlton Edward Brock, four daughters, Mrs. Raymond Gardner, Mrs. B. A. Tucker, Mrs. Grayson Glenn and Mrs. Earl Ford, two sisters, Mrs. S. H. Wilburn and Mrs. R. E. Murray; three brothers, J. P., W. W., and George E. Clarke, and 13 grandchildren."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 29, 1945:
"MRS. MAMIE C. BROCK - Mrs. Mamie Alease Clarke Brock, 228 1/2 South Laurel St., died Thursday at a Richmond hospital. Final rites will be held at 2 P. M. Saturday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. She is survived by a son, Carlton Edward Brock; four daughters, Mrs. Raymond Gardner, Mrs. B. A. Tucker, Mrs. Grayson Glenn and Mrs. Earl Ford; two sisters, Mrs. S. H. Wilburn and Mrs. R. E. Murray; three brothers, J. P., W. W. and George E. Clarke, and 13 grandchildren."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 1, 1949:
"HARVEY L. BROCK - A funeral service for Harvey L. Brock, 79, of 1219 North Twenty-second St., who died Friday at a local hospital, will be held at 3 P. M. Monday at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 1, 1949:
"BROCK - Died, at a local hospital, Friday, April 29, 1949, at 8 P. M., Harvey L. Brock, age 79 years. He is survived by his wife, Anna Farmer Brock, and one sister, Miss Florence Brock. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Streets, where the funeral will be held Monday, at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview.
Harvey is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 4 of Riverview Cemetery. He does not have a tombstone.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 2, 1954:
"MRS. ANNA F. BROCK - Mrs. Anna Farmer Brock, of 1219 North Twenty-second St., died Friday at her home. She is survived by two nieces. A funeral service will be held at 3 P. M. Sunday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 2, 1954:
"BROCK - Died at her residence Friday, Jan. 1, 1953 [sic.], Mrs. Anna Farmer Brock, of 1219 N. Twenty-second St. She is survived by two nieces, Mrs. W. B. Drudge and Mrs. W. L. Butler. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Sunday at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
Anna is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 6 of Riverview Cemetery. She does not have a tombstone.
Religious Herald, July 6, 1843:
"DIED, on the 24th instant, at his late residence, 'Aspin Grove,' Henrico county, HENRY BROCK, in the 52d year of his age, after an illness of twelve weeks of liver affection. The deceased was for many years a deacon of the Baptist Church at Deep Run; and it may be truly said he was a man of sound and unshaken faith, and of most stern and unwavering integrity, rendering him thereby uniform in his course of life. He was a kind and affectionate husband, a devoted father, a good neighbor, and most humane master, all of which characteristics, when combined in any human being, make a good citizen. But, he had more - he, it may be truly said, was a Christian, a lover of Jesus Christ, and had an unwavering confidence in God, of which, in his walk and conduct through life, he gave testimony; and in his attachment to his Saviour, who is a safe retreat to all prepared spirits. He has left a wife and seven children, and numerous relations and friends to mourn his loss - but not as those without hope, for their loss is his inestimable gain. 'Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, for they shall have a right to the Tree of Life, and shall enter through the gate into the city.'"
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 2, 1969:
"BROCK - Leslie J. Brock, of 9401 W. Broad St., died Thursday, July 31, 1969. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn F. Brock; five daughters, Mrs. L. R. Thurston, Mrs. H. L. Proffitt, Mrs. Viola Ranes, Mrs. R. A. Mills, Mrs. J. F. Cook; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, 3rd and Marshall, where the funeral will be held Saturday at 1 P. M. Interment in Westhampton Memorial Park."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 7, 1942:
"COTTRELL - Died at her residence, 2016 Venable Street, Tuesday, July 6, 1942, at 8 P. M., Mrs. Julia B. Cottrell, aged 73 years. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, one brother, one sister and one grandson. Funeral notice later."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 7, 1942:
"MRS. JOHN R. COTTRELL - Mrs. Julia B. Cotrell, 73, wife of John Richard Cottrell, of 2016 Venable St., died Monday at her residence. She is survived, in addition to her husband, by two daughters, Mrs. W. L. Butler and Mrs. W. B. Drudge; one sister, Miss Florence Brock; one brother, H. L. Brock, and one grandson, all of Richmond."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 8, 1942:
"MRS. JOHN R. COTTRELL - Funeral services for Mrs. Julia B. Cottrell, 73, wife of John Richard Cottrell, of 2016 Venable St., who died Monday at her home, will be held at 4 P. M. Wednesday at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."
Julia is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery. I do not believe that she has a tombstone.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 7, 1950:
"COTTRELL - Died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W. B. Drudge, 2105 Fairmount Ave., Friday, January 6, 1950, John R. Cottrell, age 74. He is survived by two daughters Mrs. W. L. Butler and W. B. Drudge; one brother, O. L. Cottrell; a grandson, J. R. Drudge, and two great-grandchildren. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
John is buried in plat E, section 45, grave 5 of Riverview Cemetery. I do not believe that he has a tombstone.
A Bunch of Phillips and/or Philips Obituaries, Part II
These are a bunch of obituaries for the Philips family, mostly of central Virginia, namely Hanover, Henrico and the city of Richmond. They were part of a research project I did several years ago so I might as well post them here. They are in no particular order. There may also be some associated notes for different people. If you are interested in anyone here, let me know as I probably have a lot on them.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 25, 1919:
"SNEAD - Died, at the residence of her husband, 3207 West Cary Street, Lillie Philips Snead, wife of Leslie Snead. Funeral from the above residence Friday, December 26, 2:30 P. M. Interment in Riverview Cemetery."
Lillian is buried in plat M, section 15, division 3, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 11, 1948:
"LESLIE SNEAD - A funeral service for Leslie Snead, 78 husband of the late Lillie Phillips Snead, who died Thursday at his home 3200 Hanes Ave. will be held at 2 P.M. today at the Woody Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. Born in Norfolk March 14, 1870, Mr. Snead was the son of the late Evan and Mrs Sarah Davis Snead. He was a member of Pine Street Baptist Church and of Metropolitan Lodge, No 11,Masons. He is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Harry Richardson,of Richmond, and Mrs. Wesley Holmes, of Schenectady, N.Y.; two sons, Oscar Snead, of Richmond, and Irving Snead of Washington; two sisters, Mrs. Josiah Warriner, of Richmond, and Mrs. Harry Forstmann, of Lexington, and 12 grandchildren."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 11, 1948:
"SNEAD - Died Thursday, January 8, 1948 at 3:30 P.M., at his residence, 3200 Hanes Avenue. Leslie Snead, in the 78th year of his age, husband of the late Lillie Phillips Snead and son of the late Evan and Sarah Davis Snead. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harry Richardson, of this city, and Mrs. Wesley Holmes of Schenectady, N.Y.; two sons, Oscar D. Snead, of this city, and Irving N. Snead, of Washington D.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Josiah Warriner of this city , and Mrs. Harry Frostman, of Lexington, Va; also five granddaughters and seven greatgrandsons. The remains rest at Woody’s Funeral Home, where the services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Interment in Riverview."
Leslie is buried in plat M, section 15, division 3, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 29, 1936:
"OSCAR R. PHILLIPS - Funeral services for Oscar R. Phillips, who died Monday at his home, 3135 Grayland Avenue, will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at Immanuel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Cora Phillips; his daughter, Julia G. Phillips; his mother, Mrs. O. E. Phillips; a brother, E. B. Phillips, and a sister, Miss Mabel Phillips."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 29, 1936:
"PHILLIPS - Died suddenly at his residence, 3135 Grayland Avenue, July 27, 1936, Oscar R. Phillips. He is survived by his widow, Cora J. Phillips, and one daughter, O. E. Phillips, one brother Edwin B. Phillips, and one sister, Mabel Phillips. Funeral from Immanuel Baptist Church Wednesday at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
Oscar's death was sudden but he had a heart condition for about a year. He is buried in plat P, section 25, division 1, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 9, 1982:
"PHILLIPS - Cora D. Phillips, died at a local nursing home November 7, 1982. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William V. Harvell; one sister, Mrs. C. L. Southard of Tappahannock; one grandchild, Bryant Keith Harvell; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Phillips was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Remains rest at the Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where services will be held Tuesday at 11 A.M. with Interment in Riverview. If desired, memorial gifts may be made to the Braille Circulating Library."
Cora is buried in plat P, section 25, division 1, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 25, 1919:
"SNEAD - Died, at the residence of her husband, 3207 West Cary Street, Lillie Philips Snead, wife of Leslie Snead. Funeral from the above residence Friday, December 26, 2:30 P. M. Interment in Riverview Cemetery."
Lillian is buried in plat M, section 15, division 3, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 11, 1948:
"LESLIE SNEAD - A funeral service for Leslie Snead, 78 husband of the late Lillie Phillips Snead, who died Thursday at his home 3200 Hanes Ave. will be held at 2 P.M. today at the Woody Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. Born in Norfolk March 14, 1870, Mr. Snead was the son of the late Evan and Mrs Sarah Davis Snead. He was a member of Pine Street Baptist Church and of Metropolitan Lodge, No 11,Masons. He is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Harry Richardson,of Richmond, and Mrs. Wesley Holmes, of Schenectady, N.Y.; two sons, Oscar Snead, of Richmond, and Irving Snead of Washington; two sisters, Mrs. Josiah Warriner, of Richmond, and Mrs. Harry Forstmann, of Lexington, and 12 grandchildren."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 11, 1948:
"SNEAD - Died Thursday, January 8, 1948 at 3:30 P.M., at his residence, 3200 Hanes Avenue. Leslie Snead, in the 78th year of his age, husband of the late Lillie Phillips Snead and son of the late Evan and Sarah Davis Snead. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harry Richardson, of this city, and Mrs. Wesley Holmes of Schenectady, N.Y.; two sons, Oscar D. Snead, of this city, and Irving N. Snead, of Washington D.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Josiah Warriner of this city , and Mrs. Harry Frostman, of Lexington, Va; also five granddaughters and seven greatgrandsons. The remains rest at Woody’s Funeral Home, where the services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Interment in Riverview."
Leslie is buried in plat M, section 15, division 3, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 29, 1936:
"OSCAR R. PHILLIPS - Funeral services for Oscar R. Phillips, who died Monday at his home, 3135 Grayland Avenue, will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at Immanuel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Cora Phillips; his daughter, Julia G. Phillips; his mother, Mrs. O. E. Phillips; a brother, E. B. Phillips, and a sister, Miss Mabel Phillips."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 29, 1936:
"PHILLIPS - Died suddenly at his residence, 3135 Grayland Avenue, July 27, 1936, Oscar R. Phillips. He is survived by his widow, Cora J. Phillips, and one daughter, O. E. Phillips, one brother Edwin B. Phillips, and one sister, Mabel Phillips. Funeral from Immanuel Baptist Church Wednesday at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview."
Oscar's death was sudden but he had a heart condition for about a year. He is buried in plat P, section 25, division 1, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 9, 1982:
"PHILLIPS - Cora D. Phillips, died at a local nursing home November 7, 1982. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William V. Harvell; one sister, Mrs. C. L. Southard of Tappahannock; one grandchild, Bryant Keith Harvell; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Phillips was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Remains rest at the Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where services will be held Tuesday at 11 A.M. with Interment in Riverview. If desired, memorial gifts may be made to the Braille Circulating Library."
Cora is buried in plat P, section 25, division 1, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery.
A Bunch of Phillips and/or Philips Obituaries, Part I
These are a bunch of obituaries for the Philips family, mostly of central Virginia, namely Hanover, Henrico and the city of Richmond. They were part of a research project I did several years ago so I might as well post them here. They are in no particular order. There may also be some associated notes for different people. If you are interested in anyone here, let me know as I probably have a lot on them.
Richmond Dispatch, July 4, 1889:
"PHILLIPS - Died, on Wednesday, July 3, 1889, at 12:15 A.M., at the residence of her husband, Mrs. ALICE G., daughter of Miles T. Phillips, Esq., and beloved wife of Oscar E. Phillips, in the forty-first year of her age. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn their loss.
Blessed are those who die in the Lord. Funeral will take place from Pine-Street Baptist church TO-DAY, July 4th, at 11 A.M."
Alice died from neurasthenia, a neurotic condition accompanied by exhaustion, depression, inattentiveness, loss of appetite, insomnia and gastrointestinal problems.
Richmond Dispatch, July 27, 1898:
"PHILLIPS - Died, Tuesday morning, July 26, 1898, MILES T. PHILLIPS, in the 75th year of his age. Funeral from Seventh-Street Christian church THURSDAY AFTERNOON at 5[?] o'clock. Boston and Arlington (N. J.) papers please copy."
There is a bronze marker at the head of Miles' grave that reads as follows:
"Miles Turpin Phillips - 1st First Vice President of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution Son of Mourning Phillips of the 2nd Virginia Regiment Continental Line."
Miles is buried in section 10, lot 19 of Hollywood Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 13, 1909:
"PHILLIPS - Entered into life eternal Tuesday, May 11, at 3:55 A. M. at the residence of her grandson, Rev. P. A. Arthur, 1247 West Cary Street, MRS. ALICE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS, relict of Captain Miles T. Phillips, in the eightieth year of her age. Funeral private from the residence THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON at 5 o'clock."
Alice is buried in section 10, lot 19 of Hollywood Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 10, 1962:
"EDWIN B. PHILLIPS SR. - Edwin Brock Phillips Sr., formerly of 123 Granite ave., died Sunday at a local hospital. He was a retired employe [sic.] of Richmond Hotels, Inc. He was a member of First English Lutheran Church and St. John’s Lodge No. 36, AF&AM. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Stuart R. Kellam, Mrs. Thelma Prescott, Mrs. Charles E. Rose and Mrs. L. F. Trevillian and two sons, Edwin Brock, Jr. and Richard A. Phillips. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bennett Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 11, 1962:
"PHILLIPS - Entered into rest at a local hospital, Sept. 9, 1962, Edwin Brock Phillips, Sr., formerly of 123 Granite Ave. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Stuart R. Kellam, Mrs. Thelma Prescott, Mrs. Charles E. Rose and Mrs. L. F. Trevilian; two sons, Edwin Brock, Jr., and Richard A. Phillips; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Remains rest at Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where services will be held at 3:30 P. M. Tuesday. Interment in Riverview."
Edwin is buried in plat G, section 42, division 3, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 25, 1950:
"MRS. EDWIN B. PHILLIPS, SR - Mrs. Grace Dance Phillips, of 123 Granite Ave., wife of Edwin B. Phillips, Sr., died Sunday in a Richmond hospital. Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, two sons, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete last night."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 1950:
"MRS. EDWIN B. PHILLIPS - A funeral service for Mrs. Grace Dance Phillips, wife of Edwin B. Phillips, Sr., of 123 Granite Ave., who died Sunday at a Richmond hospital, will be held at 2 P.M. Tuesday at First English Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 1950:
"PHILLIPS - Died at a local hospital 9:40 P. M. Sept. 24, 1950, Mrs. Grace Dance Phillips, of 123 Granite Ave. She is survived by her husband, Edwin B. Phillips; four daughters, Mrs. S. R. Kellam, Mrs. J. T. Prescott; Mrs. Chas E. Rose, Jr., and Mrs. Lorin T. Trevillian; two sons, E. B., Jr., and R. A. Phillips; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, also two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Burley and Mrs. Chas. Mayes. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Funeral from First English Lutheran Church, Tuesday at 2 P. M. Interment Riverview Cemetery."
Grace is buried in plat G, section 42, division 3, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 1953:
"MISS MABEL PHILLIPS - Miss Mabel Phillips, of 123 Granite Ave., died Thursday in a Richmond hospital. She is survived by one brother, Edwin B. Phillips, of Richmond, and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 P. M. Saturday at Bennett’s Funeral Home, with burial in Hollywood Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 1953:
"PHILLIPS - Entered into eternal rest at a local hospital, Thursday, Sept. 24, 1953, Miss Mabel Phillips. She is survived by one brother, Edwin B. Phillips, and several nieces and nephews. Remains rest at the Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where services will be held Saturday, September 26, at 2:30 P.M. Interment Hollywood."
Mabel is buried in section 10, lot 19 of Hollywood Cemetery. I believe that Mabel was an inmate of Western State Hospital in 1920. This facility, located in the Staunton/Augusta County area, was a mental hospital.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 21, 1972:
"JONES - Mrs. Evelyn P. Jones, widow of George L. Jones, died Wednesday, July 19, 1972, in the hospital in South Hill. She is survived by one son, Dr. George L. Jones. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in the South Hill United Methodist Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends between the hours of 2 and 4 and 7 and 9 P.M. Friday, at Crews Funeral Home."
Richmond-Times Dispatch, c. March 1943:
"G. L. JONES, OF SOUTH HILL, DIES HERE - MASONIC ORDER TO CONDUCT RITES - SOUTH HILL - George L. Jones, 52, husband of Evelyn P. Jones, died Sunday in a Richmond hospital. He was a member of South Hill Methodist Church and was active in Virginia Masonic circles, at the time of his death being worthy patron of Loyalty Chapter 48, Order of the Eastern Star and past master of South Hill Lodge 297 A. F. and A. M. In addition, he was a member of the Royal Arch Chapter 59, of Victoria, and was long employed by the Southern Railway, serving as agent at South Hill when he died. Surviving are his wife and one son, George L. Jones, Jr., of South Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Denby, of Boydton, and Mrs. Carrie May Jones, of Richmond, and one aunt, Miss Mary R. Jones, of Boydton. Funeral services will be held at 4 P. M. Monday at the graveside in Oakwood Cemetery in South Hill, with the Rev. Ira Astin officiating. Masonic Lodge 297 will observe the last rites of Masonry."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 6, 1976:
"MOSLEY - William L. Mosley Sr., died Tuesday, October 5, 1976, at his residence, 2838 Broad Rock Rd., Apt. 1. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Elma Mosley; daughter, Marietta Conklin; son, William L. Mosley Jr.; all of Richmond; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Kain of Norfolk, Mrs. Esther Copley of South Boston, and Mrs. Evelyn Thompson of Courtland; and one granddaughter. Funeral services 11 A.M. Thursday at the Watkins-Cooper Funeral Home, Clarksville, Va. Interment Presbyterian Church, Boydton, Va."
Richmond Dispatch, July 4, 1889:
"PHILLIPS - Died, on Wednesday, July 3, 1889, at 12:15 A.M., at the residence of her husband, Mrs. ALICE G., daughter of Miles T. Phillips, Esq., and beloved wife of Oscar E. Phillips, in the forty-first year of her age. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn their loss.
Blessed are those who die in the Lord. Funeral will take place from Pine-Street Baptist church TO-DAY, July 4th, at 11 A.M."
Alice died from neurasthenia, a neurotic condition accompanied by exhaustion, depression, inattentiveness, loss of appetite, insomnia and gastrointestinal problems.
Richmond Dispatch, July 27, 1898:
"PHILLIPS - Died, Tuesday morning, July 26, 1898, MILES T. PHILLIPS, in the 75th year of his age. Funeral from Seventh-Street Christian church THURSDAY AFTERNOON at 5[?] o'clock. Boston and Arlington (N. J.) papers please copy."
There is a bronze marker at the head of Miles' grave that reads as follows:
"Miles Turpin Phillips - 1st First Vice President of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution Son of Mourning Phillips of the 2nd Virginia Regiment Continental Line."
Miles is buried in section 10, lot 19 of Hollywood Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 13, 1909:
"PHILLIPS - Entered into life eternal Tuesday, May 11, at 3:55 A. M. at the residence of her grandson, Rev. P. A. Arthur, 1247 West Cary Street, MRS. ALICE ELIZABETH PHILLIPS, relict of Captain Miles T. Phillips, in the eightieth year of her age. Funeral private from the residence THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON at 5 o'clock."
Alice is buried in section 10, lot 19 of Hollywood Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 10, 1962:
"EDWIN B. PHILLIPS SR. - Edwin Brock Phillips Sr., formerly of 123 Granite ave., died Sunday at a local hospital. He was a retired employe [sic.] of Richmond Hotels, Inc. He was a member of First English Lutheran Church and St. John’s Lodge No. 36, AF&AM. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Stuart R. Kellam, Mrs. Thelma Prescott, Mrs. Charles E. Rose and Mrs. L. F. Trevillian and two sons, Edwin Brock, Jr. and Richard A. Phillips. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bennett Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 11, 1962:
"PHILLIPS - Entered into rest at a local hospital, Sept. 9, 1962, Edwin Brock Phillips, Sr., formerly of 123 Granite Ave. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Stuart R. Kellam, Mrs. Thelma Prescott, Mrs. Charles E. Rose and Mrs. L. F. Trevilian; two sons, Edwin Brock, Jr., and Richard A. Phillips; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Remains rest at Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where services will be held at 3:30 P. M. Tuesday. Interment in Riverview."
Edwin is buried in plat G, section 42, division 3, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 25, 1950:
"MRS. EDWIN B. PHILLIPS, SR - Mrs. Grace Dance Phillips, of 123 Granite Ave., wife of Edwin B. Phillips, Sr., died Sunday in a Richmond hospital. Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, two sons, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete last night."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 1950:
"MRS. EDWIN B. PHILLIPS - A funeral service for Mrs. Grace Dance Phillips, wife of Edwin B. Phillips, Sr., of 123 Granite Ave., who died Sunday at a Richmond hospital, will be held at 2 P.M. Tuesday at First English Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 1950:
"PHILLIPS - Died at a local hospital 9:40 P. M. Sept. 24, 1950, Mrs. Grace Dance Phillips, of 123 Granite Ave. She is survived by her husband, Edwin B. Phillips; four daughters, Mrs. S. R. Kellam, Mrs. J. T. Prescott; Mrs. Chas E. Rose, Jr., and Mrs. Lorin T. Trevillian; two sons, E. B., Jr., and R. A. Phillips; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, also two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Burley and Mrs. Chas. Mayes. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Funeral from First English Lutheran Church, Tuesday at 2 P. M. Interment Riverview Cemetery."
Grace is buried in plat G, section 42, division 3, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 1953:
"MISS MABEL PHILLIPS - Miss Mabel Phillips, of 123 Granite Ave., died Thursday in a Richmond hospital. She is survived by one brother, Edwin B. Phillips, of Richmond, and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 P. M. Saturday at Bennett’s Funeral Home, with burial in Hollywood Cemetery."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 1953:
"PHILLIPS - Entered into eternal rest at a local hospital, Thursday, Sept. 24, 1953, Miss Mabel Phillips. She is survived by one brother, Edwin B. Phillips, and several nieces and nephews. Remains rest at the Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where services will be held Saturday, September 26, at 2:30 P.M. Interment Hollywood."
Mabel is buried in section 10, lot 19 of Hollywood Cemetery. I believe that Mabel was an inmate of Western State Hospital in 1920. This facility, located in the Staunton/Augusta County area, was a mental hospital.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 21, 1972:
"JONES - Mrs. Evelyn P. Jones, widow of George L. Jones, died Wednesday, July 19, 1972, in the hospital in South Hill. She is survived by one son, Dr. George L. Jones. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday in the South Hill United Methodist Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends between the hours of 2 and 4 and 7 and 9 P.M. Friday, at Crews Funeral Home."
Richmond-Times Dispatch, c. March 1943:
"G. L. JONES, OF SOUTH HILL, DIES HERE - MASONIC ORDER TO CONDUCT RITES - SOUTH HILL - George L. Jones, 52, husband of Evelyn P. Jones, died Sunday in a Richmond hospital. He was a member of South Hill Methodist Church and was active in Virginia Masonic circles, at the time of his death being worthy patron of Loyalty Chapter 48, Order of the Eastern Star and past master of South Hill Lodge 297 A. F. and A. M. In addition, he was a member of the Royal Arch Chapter 59, of Victoria, and was long employed by the Southern Railway, serving as agent at South Hill when he died. Surviving are his wife and one son, George L. Jones, Jr., of South Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Denby, of Boydton, and Mrs. Carrie May Jones, of Richmond, and one aunt, Miss Mary R. Jones, of Boydton. Funeral services will be held at 4 P. M. Monday at the graveside in Oakwood Cemetery in South Hill, with the Rev. Ira Astin officiating. Masonic Lodge 297 will observe the last rites of Masonry."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 6, 1976:
"MOSLEY - William L. Mosley Sr., died Tuesday, October 5, 1976, at his residence, 2838 Broad Rock Rd., Apt. 1. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Elma Mosley; daughter, Marietta Conklin; son, William L. Mosley Jr.; all of Richmond; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Kain of Norfolk, Mrs. Esther Copley of South Boston, and Mrs. Evelyn Thompson of Courtland; and one granddaughter. Funeral services 11 A.M. Thursday at the Watkins-Cooper Funeral Home, Clarksville, Va. Interment Presbyterian Church, Boydton, Va."
Monday, September 15, 2008
How to Restore an Abandoned Cemetery
I have been a little bit out of the loop lately. I took the weekend off and did not even turn my computer on (other than to check on my fantasy football league!) I have not checked my e-mail in about five days so I am sure there are loads there for me to address. I have been a little burned out lately so I needed a break.
I found a few good genealogy articles on a site called wikiHow that I can post here with permission. I thought this one was pretty good about fixing up an old cemetery. I never put this much thought into it myself but they go from logistics to the legal aspects, just about everything you need to know. I thought this one was pretty good.
Old cemeteries are markers of human history; of all the love, sweat, toil, tears, joys and triumphs of the past. They are links to family we never knew, they are sources of history and they tell us a great deal about ourselves culturally and socially. Therefore, there is nothing sadder than to come across crumbling, decaying and near gone relics of cemeteries and to feel helpless to do anything about this loss of heritage. Yet, there are indeed things that can be done to restore orphaned cemeteries and return this heritage to current communities. In doing so, we all regain a sense of our own place in time and history.
I found a few good genealogy articles on a site called wikiHow that I can post here with permission. I thought this one was pretty good about fixing up an old cemetery. I never put this much thought into it myself but they go from logistics to the legal aspects, just about everything you need to know. I thought this one was pretty good.
How to Restore an Abandoned Cemetery
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditOld cemeteries are markers of human history; of all the love, sweat, toil, tears, joys and triumphs of the past. They are links to family we never knew, they are sources of history and they tell us a great deal about ourselves culturally and socially. Therefore, there is nothing sadder than to come across crumbling, decaying and near gone relics of cemeteries and to feel helpless to do anything about this loss of heritage. Yet, there are indeed things that can be done to restore orphaned cemeteries and return this heritage to current communities. In doing so, we all regain a sense of our own place in time and history.
Steps
- Locate a cemetery in need of tender loving care. Many decaying cemeteries are found in our once bustling townships in country and rural areas. Some are roadside cemeteries and others are neglected plots behind long-abandoned churches in cities, towns and villages. Perhaps there is one near you, or maybe you remember one from your regular vacation town. Wherever it is, make sure it is easily accessible to you so that you can visit it regularly and without too much distance or other disincentives that might stop you from being an active part of its restoration. If you are not a resident of the area in which the cemetery is located, this may cause red tape problems, but that will depend on the area and the responsible parties.
- Ascertain the ownership and responsibility for the cemetery. Orphaned cemeteries are still owned by someone or some entity and often it will be a municipal responsibility. Start by asking at your local government office and move from there. Even if a church appears to be responsible for a cemetery, sometimes the church has ceased to tend it through lack of funds or having moved its current cemetery to other places due to space constraints and nobody has thought to keep tending the old cemetery. In many cases, there may be as few as 5 - 10 headstones and where there are few remnants of the past like this, people tend to forget. You may find that there are trustees of cemeteries who are no longer able to keep up their "perpetual care" owing to age, death or funds having run out. Be sure to find out who may have custody of any remaining cemetery records, plots or maps. Older cemeteries often have no remaining record of who is buried there. If the gravestones are still extant and legible, write down as much information as you can, take digital photographs of each grave marker, index them by full name, surname first, and give a copy to the local heritage/historical society, www.usgenweb.org and/or local library. If you want to be really fancy, you can include GPS coordinates too. Genealogists will thank you! Do some research on the Internet, in the local library, or at www.familysearch.org and in government offices.
- Seek permission to restore the gravestones and other cemetery areas. This task may be performed either before or after you have formed a team to help with the restoration. Sometimes permission can be the impetus for forming a group of devoted restorers; sometimes having the restoration team in place is the only motivation that will put in train the ability to get a permission for restoration. Play it by ear and do some preliminary homework as to logistics of permission and team formation first.
- Form a restoration team. The team's task will be to voluntarily restore the graves, gravestones and any other relevant cemetery features to their former glory. Some of the sources from which you may be able to draw interested persons include:
- Place of worship - the congregation of a place of worship attached to a neglected cemetery may be interested in forming a restoration team, contributing members or even funds
- Historical and cultural societies
- Museum groups
- Local residents' organizations
- School groups and youth groups
- Place of worship - the congregation of a place of worship attached to a neglected cemetery may be interested in forming a restoration team, contributing members or even funds
- Outline your restoration project to the relevant clubs, places of worship, societies, etc. In each case, you will need to talk the to those in charge of groups. Although an in-depth restoration plan is best left to the restoration team and its own brainstorming meetings, you will need a blueprint to show others and convince them why the cemetery should be restored. Keep it short and persuasive in tone. Emphasize the historical, cultural, faith and community benefits of loving restoration of our human past.
- Ascertain the level of decay and the type of work that needs to be done. This is about drawing up a plan. The plan must include:
- Assessment of the problems and things that need to be fixed
- Assessment of the costs to do restorative work
- Potential funding sources (government, events, raffles, donations, collections etc.)
- Responsibilities for managing the restoration team, any legal and insurance issues and its finances (hint, keep this as simple as possible and ask for pro bono legal and financial advice)
- Meeting dates for discussion, regular dates for restoration work, including that most mundane of needs - feeding the volunteer helpers!
- Assessment of the problems and things that need to be fixed
- Seek government and municipal grants for restorative work. Many heritage and restoration grants are offered by government and local government. Look at websites for national, regional and local governments in the areas of the arts, heritage, environmental restoration, cultural, and community services. Contact your local politicians for information and support.
- Find a drawcard. This means finding something of interest in the cemetery that will give you media coverage and draw in more interest and donations to the cause. Ask these questions:
- What is the cemetery known for?
- Do burials in the cemetery reflect a certain famous event in history? For example, deaths by disease during transportation to the colonies, deaths by a virulent flu ravaging a country, deaths from a shipwreck etc.?
- Is the cemetery neglected because of language or cultural changes? For instance, in Quebec, Canada, many English graveyards in the Eastern townships have been neglected as the social balance changes to more French-speaking inhabitants than English-speaking inhabitants.
- Is there one famous, infamous or relatively important burial in the cemetery?
- What is the cemetery known for?
- Direct the restoration team. Set specific tasks for the team, such as:
- Restoring fallen over headstones;
- Restoring misplaced headstones;
- Mending broken gravestones and statues;
- Remarking the borders around graves;
- Polishing gravestones;
- Weeding and replanting;
- Moss and lichen removal (unless your group considers this to add a pleasant touch)
- General tidy-up
- Restoring fallen over headstones;
- Hold an unveiling ceremony. When the restoration team has completed its restoration task, hold an event that will attract locals, history buffs, the curious and the media.
- Have a commemorative plaque made for unveiling that specifies the reason for the restoration, the name of the restoration team, the date and any other pertinent details.
- Send out press releases to the media.
- Have snacks, drinks and music on hand to make this a real social occasion.
- Ask the local mayor or some other local dignitary to give a speech.
- Have a commemorative plaque made for unveiling that specifies the reason for the restoration, the name of the restoration team, the date and any other pertinent details.
- Maintain the restoration team. Do not disband when the restoration is complete. Continue to tend the cemetery. Continue to hold events to attract funding and to maintain interest in the site. Post information online to attract history buffs and link this with the local community's tourism industry. Heritage tourism is a fast-growing industry and restored cemeteries are a definite part of such touristic activities.
Tips
- Use the Internet as another possible source for keeping the past alive. Some people have taken it upon themselves to transcribe the names and other information from gravestones and place this information on the Internet so that everyone can trace their family tree and peek into history that might otherwise be lost.
- Many cemetery records have been lost over the years. Make copies of the transcriptions available to the property owners, as well as the local libraries.
- If possible, publish the transcription on a web site so that researchers can easily find the information.
- Digital pictures are inexpensive and can convey much more information than a transcript (worth a thousand words, as they say). Consider including photos with the transcripts. Often a photo processing program can glean details from a photo that might have been otherwise missed.
Warnings
- Before work begins, someone needs to "survey" the cemetery--that means, take down in writing the content of all the grave markers, with as much description of the style of the marker and its relationship to other markers, as possible. Genealogy researchers and historians often find clues by the mere positioning of graves in relation to each other, and by the symbolism of the decorations on the graves. This was very codified in the 19th century, and much information can be gleaned from the art or inclusions attached to the markers or decorating the graves. Those who survey should write down EXACTLY what the markers say, regardless of their own opinions or outside information about the deceased. A copy of the resulting list and/or descriptions should be filed with the place of worship or the city archives, or with a local genealogy society. It's also helpful to post the list to genealogy sites on the Internet. It's very important that this be done BEFORE restoration because in the process tombstones and other art can be destroyed or misplaced. Then it needs to be updated AFTER restoration.
Related wikiHows
- How to Explore a Cemetery
- How to Visit Old Gravesites for Research Purposes
- How to Fundraise
- How to Start a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization
- How to Form a Small Local Helpful Group
- How to Develop an "At Risk" Community
- How to Pay Your Respects When Someone You Know Dies
Sources and Citations
- These are not commercial links but are placed here by way of extension and bolstering of the article:
- Interment.net - thousands of transcriptions of cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions, from cemeteries in the US, Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries.
- Find a Grave - Wikipedia explanation of an amazing grave finding resource
- Find a Cemetery
- http://www.saveagrave.com/ Save a Grave - Organization that helps restore old and forgotten cemeteries.
- Interment.net - thousands of transcriptions of cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions, from cemeteries in the US, Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries.
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Friday, September 12, 2008
Ancestry's World Archives Project Records, Free for Contributors
This a follow-up to an earlier post I made about "Ancestry.com World Archives Project Keying Tool Beta"...
I just saw at Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter that Ancestry will give "...all those who are active contributors (those who key at least 900 records per quarter)...free access to all the images associated the World Archives Project…not just the ones that they’ve worked on."
That is at least a step in the right direction!
I just saw at Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter that Ancestry will give "...all those who are active contributors (those who key at least 900 records per quarter)...free access to all the images associated the World Archives Project…not just the ones that they’ve worked on."
That is at least a step in the right direction!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Book Review: "Rockbridge County Virginia Marriages 1778-1850" with Last Name Index M-Z
The following is a summary of the last name index, M-Z, of "Rockbridge County Virginia Marriages 1778-1850" by Dorthie and Edwin Kirkpatrick, 443 pages, index, figures, map. Rockbridge County's creation in 1778 from portions of Augusta and Botetourt counties was part of a flurry of new county organizations and older county subdivisions during the Revolutionary period. Despite the war, the frontier was moving inexorably westward, and the new county of Rockbridge represented an area now more densely settled and requiring its own polity. A total of 4,785 marriages have been extracted directly from courthouse records as well as from newspaper and other published sources; these references include parents' name, bondsmen, ministers' names and their denominations. This is a soft cover reprint of a 1985 original, printed by New Papyrus Co. of Athens, Georgia.
If you would like to purchase a copy, you can click here to get it at Amazon:
FYI, the book you would get contains all letters A-Z but I broke them up here into two posts so they would not look so long.
Here are two sample entries from the book:
The following is a list of names made from the surname frequency index at the front of the book:
Maben MacKamon Mackey Maddocks Mairs Mallin Malone Mann Manspile Mappins Margrave Marks Marshall Martin Mason Masters Masterson Matchet Matseer Matheney Mateny Mathews Matthews Maupin Maxwell May Mayberry Mayers Maylor Maynaugh Mays Mayse McAdam McAleer McAlister McAllison McAllister McBride McCabe McCaferty McCaleb McCall McCalmon McCalpin McCampbell McCartney McCarty McCaskry McCaslin McCawly McChesney McClain McClanahan McClane McCleland McClelland McClellen McCleahan McClentic McClintic McClintick McClintock McCloy McCluer McClung McClure McColgan McCollack McCollem McCollister McColm McComb McConel McConky McConnel McCorkle McCormack McCormick McCoskey McCoul McCowan McCowen McCown McCoy McCrary McCray McCrea McCreary McCreery McCrery McCrey McCrory McCroskey McCroskie McCroskry McCrosky McCroy McCue McCulloch McCullock McCullough McCundrey McCurdy McCutcheon McCutcheon McDaniel McDonald McDonell McDonal McDonnald McDonnel McDowell McElhaney McElhanney McElhany McElheny McElwain McElwee McEntosh McEwen McFadden McFaddin McFall McFarland McGavick McGill McGilton McGilvray McGinnis McGowan McGuffach McGuffin McHenry McIlwain McKamon McKamy McKee McKeeman McKeever McKehan McKemy McKennie McKenny McKenry McKenzie McKey McKinney McKinsey McKnight McLaughlin McLeod McMahan McManamyp McManaay McMasters McMath McMillan McMillen McMullen McNabb McNair McNaughton McNeil McNutt McPheetars McPheeters McPherson McQueen McQuillen McQuillin McQuoun McRay McSpadden McTear McVay McVey McWhorter Meeker Meeks Merchants Merritt Michael Michal Michel Michie Milam Milen Miler Miles Milhollin Milican Miller Milligan Milliken Milliron Millirons Mills Milor Mines Mingar Minger Minick Minnick Minnick Minton Mish Mitchel Mitchell Moats Mock Moffet Moffett Mohler Molar Moler Moles Moneymaker Monroe Montgomery Moody Moon Monney Moore Morehead Moorhead Moorman Moran Morehead Morgan Morrell Morris Morrison Morter Moseley Moses Mosss Mould Muck Mulholen Mullin Murphey Murpt Murphy Murray Muterspaugh Muterspaw Myers Mynes Nace Napper Nash Neal Neece Neely Neese Neff Neice Neil Neimmo Nelson Nephews Nesbit Nesbitt Nevins Nevious Nevius Newcomer Newham Newhorn Newkirk Newton Niceley Nicely Nicholas Nicholls Nichols Nicholson Nick Nickolls Nocks Noel Norcross Norman North Northern Novies Nowell Nowells Nuckles Null Nutty O’Brian O’Brien O’Hara O’Neal Occroman Ocheltree Ocle Odell Ogden Oiler Oilinger Oliver Oody Orbison Orenbaum Oreboun Orenbourn Orendorf Ormbourn Ornbaum Ornbourne Orndorf Ornduff Osborn Osborne Otey Ott Owen Owens Owins Oyler Pace Packet Packett Padgett Page Paine Painter Palmer Parent Park Parke Parker Parks Parrit Parry Parson Parsons Paton Patterson Patton Paul Paxton Payne Payton Pearman Peatross Peatt Peck Peel Peerman Peers Peery Peeters Pendall Pendell Penn Pennington Pepper Perry Peter Peterie Peterman Peters Peterson Petticrew Pettigrew Pettycrew Pharris Philips Philllips Pickens Picket Pierman Pine Pines Pinkerton Piper Pitt Platt Plauger Pleasants Plott Plummer Plunket Plunkett Poage Poague Poindexter Pole Pollock Pore Porter Potter Powers Pratt Presley Presly Pressley Preston Price Prichard Priestly Pring Pryor Ptomey Ptomy Pullen Pullin Pursley Purvis Putnam Pyatt Quann Quean Quigley Quinn Ra Rail Raison Ralston Ramsay Ramsey Renalds Ransbostian Ranson Rapp Raredon Ray Raycroft Rea Read Reainey Redman Redy Reece Reed Reid Reiny Rennick Replogle Repogle Reyburn Reynolds Rhea Rhoads Rhodes Rice Richards Richeson Richey Ricket Rickett Ridde Riddle Ridpath Riggins Riley Rine Rineheart Ripley Ripply Risk Rison Ristine Ritchey Ritchy Roach Rladcap Roades Roads Roberts Robertson Robinson Robison Rodenezer Rodenizer Rodes Rodgers Rogers Rolinson Rolison Rolston Roonkle Rose Ross Roulston Rowan Rowen Rowland Rowlinson Rowlison Rowsey Ruff Ruffner Rule Ruley Ruly Runcle Runnels Rupe Rupp Rush Russell Rust Ruth Ryan Ryns Sale Salling Sally Sample Sanders Sandford Sandige Sandridge Saunders Savage Savil Savill Saville Sawyer Sawyers Schermerhorn Scott Sea Seabrook Seacat Seagler Seahorn Seal Seay See Sehorn Seisson Selby Self Selinder Selph Senecor Sensabaugh Sevack Sevel Shafer Shaffer Shainer Shaner Shank Shanor Sharp Shaver Shaw Sheckle Sheets Shekle Sheltman Shepherd Sheppard Shereman Sherrett Shewy Shields Shiner Ship Shipley Shiply Shirk Shirley Shiry Shoemaker Short Shoulder Shroyers Shuey Shults Shultz Siders Siler Silor Silvey Simbrow Simmerman Simmonds Simonds Simons Simpkins Simpson Sims Sincks Sintz Siron Sitlington Sivell Sizer Sizor Skean Skeen Skidmore Slagle Slaughter Sloan Slone Slough Slow Sly Smeltz Smiley Smith Smithson Smyth Snead Sneed Snider Snodgrass Snyder Solis Soloman Solomon Somervell Somerville Sorrell Sorrells Sorrels Sousong Sowers Spance Spears Speer Spence Spencer Spitler Spitzer Spodern Spohr Spriggs Sprinkle Sproul Sprouse Sprowl Staley Stanage Standoff Stanley Staples Stark Starke Starr Staten Staton Steel Steele Stephen Stephens Stephenson Sterling Sterrett Stevens Stewart Stickleather Stiff Still Stillwell Stinnett Stirling Stockdale Stockdell Stokely Stokes Stone Stoner Stoop Stoops Stout Stowell Strain Strange Strathan Stratton Straub Strauss Stricker Stricklan Strickland Stricklen Strickler Stricklin Strong Strothers Struthers Stuart Studdy Stuple Sturgen Suddith Summers Supinger Surface Surfix Susong Suthard Sutherland Sutten Sutton Swadley Swan Swanson Swartzer Swearingham Sweet Swink Swinney Swisher Swoope Swope Snyders Sylers Sylor Tadford Taggart Taliaferro Tankersly Tankery Tapscot Tapscott Tarbet Tardy Tate Taylor Teaford Tedford Teel Teele Telford Tellor Temple Templeton Tenant Tennant Tennett Terry Tetherly Tharp Thomas Thomason Thommison Thompson Thorn Thornton Thurman Tidd Tierney Tigart Tilford Till Tillery Timberlake Tinslay Todd Tole Tolley Tolls Tolly Tolston Toman Tomlinson Tooley Tooly Topping Torbit Tosh Townsley Tracy Travis Treavy Trencher Tgresham Trevey Trevy Tribbet Gribbett Tribett Trice Trimble Trisham Trivett Trotter Trout Troxall Troxel Troxell Trusler Truxal Truxall Tucker Tudor Tuley Tuly Tungate Tungit Tuning Turner Turpin Tutwiler Tygret Tyler Tyree Unroe Unrow Updike Upton Ustick Utley Vandegraft Vanpelt Vansandt Vansant Vance Vardy Varner Vaughan Vena Venable Venrick Venus Vernon Vernon Vess Vest Via Vickery Viers Vigus Vinsant Vinzandt Vines Vineyard Waddle Wade Waid Walker Walkup Wall Wallace Wallacve Waller Walls Walter Walters Walton Wamack Wane Ward Wardlaw Wardlow Ware Warner Warrall Warren Warwick Waskey Wasky Wason Wasson Waters Watkins Watson Watt Watters Watts Waugh Wauson Waysman Weare Weathers Weaver Webb Weed Weeks Weer Weightman Weir Welch Welchaus Wellchon Wells Welsh Welter Wence Wentz West Westrip Weyble Whealiss Wheat Wheeler Whipple Whistler White Whitelock Whitely Whiteman Whitesel Whitesell Whiteside Whitezel Whitley Whitlock Whitman Whitmore Whitsel Whitt Whitten Whitzel Whitzell Wiars Wilber Wilburn Wilcher Wiles Wiley Wilhelm Wilkerson Wilkins Wilkinson Williams Willamson Willocks Willson Wilmore Wilmoth Wilson Wiltshire Wimer Winat Windell Windle Wine Winegar Winn Winner Winter Winters Wire Wise Wieseman Wisenburg Withers Withrow Wood Woodard Wooden Woods Woodson Woodward Workman Worley Worly Worsley Woskey Wright Wyand Wyatt Wyer Wyler Wynant Wynat Wyre Yeast Yeates Yeats Youel Youell Young Zimbron Zink Zollman
Again, if you would like to purchase a copy, you can click here to get it at Amazon:
If you would like to purchase a copy, you can click here to get it at Amazon:
FYI, the book you would get contains all letters A-Z but I broke them up here into two posts so they would not look so long.
Here are two sample entries from the book:
- "Moore James & Mary Kirkpatrick 19 Jan 1797; d John min - Samuel Houston, Presbyterian"
- "Adair Elizabeth & Samuel Snodgrass 22 Nov 1792; d James min - Samuel Houston, Presbyterian"
Maben MacKamon Mackey Maddocks Mairs Mallin Malone Mann Manspile Mappins Margrave Marks Marshall Martin Mason Masters Masterson Matchet Matseer Matheney Mateny Mathews Matthews Maupin Maxwell May Mayberry Mayers Maylor Maynaugh Mays Mayse McAdam McAleer McAlister McAllison McAllister McBride McCabe McCaferty McCaleb McCall McCalmon McCalpin McCampbell McCartney McCarty McCaskry McCaslin McCawly McChesney McClain McClanahan McClane McCleland McClelland McClellen McCleahan McClentic McClintic McClintick McClintock McCloy McCluer McClung McClure McColgan McCollack McCollem McCollister McColm McComb McConel McConky McConnel McCorkle McCormack McCormick McCoskey McCoul McCowan McCowen McCown McCoy McCrary McCray McCrea McCreary McCreery McCrery McCrey McCrory McCroskey McCroskie McCroskry McCrosky McCroy McCue McCulloch McCullock McCullough McCundrey McCurdy McCutcheon McCutcheon McDaniel McDonald McDonell McDonal McDonnald McDonnel McDowell McElhaney McElhanney McElhany McElheny McElwain McElwee McEntosh McEwen McFadden McFaddin McFall McFarland McGavick McGill McGilton McGilvray McGinnis McGowan McGuffach McGuffin McHenry McIlwain McKamon McKamy McKee McKeeman McKeever McKehan McKemy McKennie McKenny McKenry McKenzie McKey McKinney McKinsey McKnight McLaughlin McLeod McMahan McManamyp McManaay McMasters McMath McMillan McMillen McMullen McNabb McNair McNaughton McNeil McNutt McPheetars McPheeters McPherson McQueen McQuillen McQuillin McQuoun McRay McSpadden McTear McVay McVey McWhorter Meeker Meeks Merchants Merritt Michael Michal Michel Michie Milam Milen Miler Miles Milhollin Milican Miller Milligan Milliken Milliron Millirons Mills Milor Mines Mingar Minger Minick Minnick Minnick Minton Mish Mitchel Mitchell Moats Mock Moffet Moffett Mohler Molar Moler Moles Moneymaker Monroe Montgomery Moody Moon Monney Moore Morehead Moorhead Moorman Moran Morehead Morgan Morrell Morris Morrison Morter Moseley Moses Mosss Mould Muck Mulholen Mullin Murphey Murpt Murphy Murray Muterspaugh Muterspaw Myers Mynes Nace Napper Nash Neal Neece Neely Neese Neff Neice Neil Neimmo Nelson Nephews Nesbit Nesbitt Nevins Nevious Nevius Newcomer Newham Newhorn Newkirk Newton Niceley Nicely Nicholas Nicholls Nichols Nicholson Nick Nickolls Nocks Noel Norcross Norman North Northern Novies Nowell Nowells Nuckles Null Nutty O’Brian O’Brien O’Hara O’Neal Occroman Ocheltree Ocle Odell Ogden Oiler Oilinger Oliver Oody Orbison Orenbaum Oreboun Orenbourn Orendorf Ormbourn Ornbaum Ornbourne Orndorf Ornduff Osborn Osborne Otey Ott Owen Owens Owins Oyler Pace Packet Packett Padgett Page Paine Painter Palmer Parent Park Parke Parker Parks Parrit Parry Parson Parsons Paton Patterson Patton Paul Paxton Payne Payton Pearman Peatross Peatt Peck Peel Peerman Peers Peery Peeters Pendall Pendell Penn Pennington Pepper Perry Peter Peterie Peterman Peters Peterson Petticrew Pettigrew Pettycrew Pharris Philips Philllips Pickens Picket Pierman Pine Pines Pinkerton Piper Pitt Platt Plauger 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