Archive | December 2008

On This Day in 1758

Dec16
250 Years Ago Today
December 16, 1758
Andrew Keyser was one of ten children born to
Carl Keyser (Wurttemberg, Germany near Stuttgartand)
and Elizabeth Grossgloss.
  1. Charles Keyser
  2. Kate Keyser
  3. John Keyser
  4. Anna Keyser
  5. Joseph Kenton Keyser
  6. Andrew Keyser my 4th great granduncle
  7. Mary Keyser
  8. Elizabeth Keyser
  9. Ester Keyser
  10. David Keyser

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137 Years Ago Today
December 16, 1871 – May 18, 1905

Thursie Caroline Kiser (2nd cousin, twice removed)
was born in Russell County, VA
to Andrew Jackson Kiser and Melissa Hopkins Selfe.

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87 Years Ago Today
December 16, 1921 – January 22, 1995
Gilmer Garrett, Jr. (2nd cousin, one removed)

On This Day in 1875

Dec15
133 Years Ago Today
December 15, 1875
My 1st cousin, three times removed,
Priscilla Smith married Andrew Artrip
in Russell County, VA.

On This Day in 1821

Dec15
187 Years Ago Today

For a picture of James Harrison Tabor, check out the post on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, on his anniversary to Nancy.

James Harrison Tabor was born December 14, 1821. He was my 2nd great grandfather and married Nancy Moore Runyan. Their daughter, Sarah Jane, married Jacob Alexander Buckland. Another daughter, Emily, married William Jasper Buckland. Sisters married brothers. These Tabor ancestors are buried at Harry Cemetery, Falls Mills, Virginia.

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80 Years Ago Today
December 14, 1928 – May 23, 1983

Pauline Elizabeth Gregory was born in Nemours, WV
to Lacy Clemons Gregory and Edith Lucille Peery.
She was my 3rd cousin, once removed.

On This Day in 1901

Dec13
107 Years Ago Today
December 13, 1901
My 2nd cousin, twice removed,
Sabastian Caleb Hamon married Sarah Skeen.
He was the grandson of
James S. “Bell Clapper” Kiser & Susan Sutherland.

On This Day in 1802

Dec12
206 Years Ago Today
December 12, 1802
Catherine Sutherland, my 3rd great grandaunt
married Moncier Laforce.
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115 Years Ago Today
December 12, 1893
Arthur Selfe, my 2nd cousin, twice removed
was born in Russell County, VA to
Wilson Vermillion Selfe and Elizabeth Kiser.
He lived in Bristol, VA and then moved to CA.
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98 Years Ago Today
December 12, 1910 – June 14, 1988
My 2nd cousin, once removed was
Marvin Kermit Garrett.
Thank you Shiley Fields for this information.
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150 Years Ago Today
December 12, 1858
Mary Dotson (2nd cousin, twice removed)
d/o Stephen Oscar Dotson and Dicy Kiser.

Happy Birthday

Dec12

Happy Birthday
to a cute little bunny!

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Happy 16th Anniversary
Gail and Raymond

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110 Years Ago Today
December 12, 1898
Luther Hefford Davidson was born in Tazewell County, VA.
My granduncle was the 6th of 8 children of
parents Erastus Granger Davidson and Eliza Greever Gregory

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137 Years Ago Today
December 12, 1864 – September 6, 1964
Isabelle Campbell (Davidson) Steffey, my 1st cousin, three times removed
Daughter of E. G. Davidson and Sarah Sanders (Wythe County, VA)

ON This Day in 1816

Dec11
192 Years Ago Today
December 11, 1816
Andrew Kiser was born in Russell County, VA.
He was the husband of my 3rd great grandaunt, Susannah Fuller.

On This Day in 1907

Dec11
101 Years Ago Today
Dec 11, 1907 – May 1994
Ada Davidson was born in Tazewell Co., VA
to Charles Lewis Davidson & Lydia Hess.
Ada was my 1st cousin, once removed and married
W.E. “Pat” French.

On This Day in 1870

Dec10
138 Years Ago Today
December 10, 1870 -August 10, 1876
Sally S. Gregory, my 1st cousin, 3 times removed was born to
Richard S. Gregory and Julia Ann Higgenbothan.
She rests at the Richard Shadrack Gregory Cemetery, Clear Fork, VA.
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91 Years Ago Today
December 10, 1917 – November 7, 1918
Charles H. McHaffa was born to Nannie C. Davidson and Ezra McHaffa.
(1st cousin, once removed and brother to Richard McHaffa)
Okey B. Harless was born to Isaac Errett Harless and Callie Susie Gregory.
(3rd cousin, once removed)

On This Day in 1849

Dec10
159 Years Ago Today
December 10, 1849-October 8, 1875
Margaret Kiser
155 Years Ago Today
Fullen Kiser was born December 10, 1853
Both Margaret and Fullen were my 1st cousins, 3 times removed
from Russell County, Virginia and the children of
James S. “Bell Clapper” Kiser and Susan Sutherland.
Margaret never married.
Fullen married Matilda Sutherland, my great grandaunt.