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On This Day in 1861

Mar28

148 Years Ago Today
March 28, 1861

Harriet Letcher Daugherty, my 1st cousin, 3x removed born in Jeffersonville, VA, was born to David Allen and Nancy “Nannie” Lain (Moore) Daugherty. She married Matthias Fox Neel about 1878 and they had six children:

  1. Arlington Hicks Neel
  2. Anna Lane Neel
  3. Ora Lee Neel
  4. Margaret Barnes Neel
  5. Clara B. Neel
  6. David Elgin Neel

On This Day in 1984

Mar28

25 Years Ago Today
Happy Anniversary Becky
March 28, 1984
Rebecca Kaye “Becky” Sutherland married Roger Chafin. Becky knows just about all anyone needs to know about the Sutherland and Kiser families of Russell County, VA. My 6th cousin, 2x removed, is one of three children born to Overton Harris and Bedy Kate (Kiser) Sutherland.

  1. Warren Lester Sutherland
  2. Larry Donnell Sutherland
  3. Rebecca Kaye Sutherland

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109 Years Ago Today
March 28, 1900 – August 23, 1984
Lockie Brooks, my 1st cousin, 2x removed, was one of eleven children born to Benjamin and Haley Victoria (Thacker)Brooks. See previous posts this month for her siblings. Lockie married Norton Hall and had three children that I know of:

  1. May Hall
  2. Billy Hall
  3. Cecil Hall

If anyone has more information on Lockie, please let me know. sherrykelly@comcast.net

Margaret Alois Buckland

Mar27
1920-2009

It is with great sadness that I make this post today. Having visited with dear sweet Aunt Margaret this past August, I had no inkling, and no one but God knew, that today we would be experiencing such loss. For all my years, I remember her with respect and admiration; as a wonderful, caring wife who served and loved her husband.

Bearing a very proper but not stuffy look, Aunt Margaret had every white hair in place, and modest makeup just so; always wore a fine dress; always smiled and hugged me; always asked about my family.

One fall afternoon a few years back, I arrived at the old homeplace for an unannounced visit. There I found Aunt Margaret, her sister Justine and Uncle Robert standing outside making apple butter in a large copper kettle over an open flame. Yes, she had on a dress and looked just as pretty as if she was going to church on Easter morning. Her hospitality so genuine and warm; I left there that day with a jar of homemade apple butter to savor the memory of a cherished lady.

I’m very fond of all my family, but as we gather during these times of grief, I am especially thankful for those who have been a significant part of my life. I will miss her dearly. Nevertheless, let’s not grieve for her because of the hope we have in Christ (Thessalonians). Let’s celebrate her life and the joy she now knows in the presence of her Savior Jesus Christ, the one true Almighty God.

The four sisters-in-law L to R: Clara, Frances, Margaret, Lucille. Wives of the Buckland boys

 

 

 

The Twenty-Third Psalm

 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in geen pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the
paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me; Thy rod and
thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence
of mine enemies: thou anointest my head
with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life: and I will
dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

 

 
Margaret Alois Buckland, 88, of 14685 Mudfork Road, Falls Mills, VA, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at her home. She was born in Yards, Va. and was a daughter of the late Grover C. Wallace and Ora Caldwell Wallace.She was a member of the Memorial Church of Christ in Princeton, and in addition to her parents, was preceded in death by brothers, Cecil Wallace, Bernard Wallace, Garnett Wallace, Garland Wallace, Billy Wallace, and an infant brother; and by a sister, Betty Matter. Mrs. Buckland is survived by her husband of 69 years, Robert Cecil Buckland; son, Robert Cecil Buckland, Jr. and wife Linda, Moneta, Va.; daughter, Janice Wellman and husband James, Falls Mills, Va.; grandchildren, Jimmy Wellman, Morristown, Tenn., Jena Wellman, Johnson City, Tenn., David Buckland, Stanfield, N.C., and Michelle Hartman and Kermit Johnson, Moneta, Va.; great-grandchildren, Brittany Wellman, Isaac Wellman, Chara Ringle, Nicholas Ringle and Andrew Bader; and one great-great-grandson. She is also survived by one sister, Justine Thompson. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Dudley Memorial Chapel in Bluefield, Va. with Frank Watkins, Dr. Rick Bradley, and Rick Mathena officiating. Burial will follow in the Grandview Memory Gardens. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The Buckland family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Clinton Looney Missionary to Mexico c/o Mary Cook, P.O. Box 250, Vansant, VA 24656 or to Christian Acres, 1351 Evangelism Road, Bluefield, WV 24701. Dudley Memorial Mortuary of Bluefield, VA is serving the Buckland family.
 
 
 
 

Find-a-Grave # 147142795

 

 

 

 

On This Day in 1885

Mar25

124 Years Ago Today
March 25, 1885 – August 2, 1934

Conley Trigg Jessee (on right) was one of nine children (my 3rd cousins, 3x removed) born to John Henry Jessee and Louvisa Powers.

  1. Catherine Florence Powers Jessee
  2. Conley Trigg Jessee
  3. William Ellis Jessee
  4. Sarah Margaret “Mag” Jessee
  5. Laura Della Jessee
  6. John Stanford Jessee
  7. Mary Alice Jessee
  8. Kent Jessee
  9. Taulbee Balford Jessee

Trigg married Margaret Augusta Gussie and they had 10 children:

  1. Robert Trigg Jessee
  2. Glenna Ruth Jessee
  3. Ralph Stanford jessee
  4. James Pyle Jessee
  5. Anna Marie Jessee
  6. Joseph Harold Jessee
  7. Lawrence Carroll Jessee
  8. Dorothy Cawood Jessee
  9. Margaret Louise Jessee
  10. Lowell Lee Jessee

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187 Years Ago Today
March 25, 1822 – June 3, 1909
William Sutherland, my 4th cousin, 4x removed, was one of eight children born to Daniel Sutherland and Phoebe Fuller.See February posts for siblings.

William married Sylvia Counts in 1843 and they had fourteen children:

  1. William Floyd Sutherland
  2. Jasper Sutherland
  3. Newton Sutherland
  4. Elijah “Lige” Thurman Sutherland
  5. Joshua P. Sutherland
  6. Phoebe Sutherland
  7. Martha Taylor Sutherland
  8. Daniel Boone R. Sutherland
  9. Mary Polly Deel Sutherland
  10. Margaret Sutherland
  11. ? Sutherland
  12. George Washington Sutherland
  13. ? Sutherland
  14. Leander Sutherland

On This Day in 1898

Mar18

111 Years Ago Today

March 18, 1898 – November 24, 1972

Henry Gracen Brooks, my 1st cousin 2x removed, was one of eleven children born to Benjamin and Haley Victoria (Thacker) Brooks. Henry married Myrtle Rose Minnick.

  1. Clarence Brooks
  2. Rosie Brooks
  3. William G. Brooks
  4. Henry Gracen Brooks
  5. Lockie Brooks
  6. Joe Brooks
  7. Avery Brooks
  8. Ira Ernest Brooks
  9. Elsie Brooks
  10. Violet Brooks
  11. Beulah Brooks

Pictured below are the parents, Benjamin and Haley Victoria Brooks.

On This Day in 1850

Mar18

159 Years Ago Today
March 18, 1850 – December 5, 1859
Andrew Holt Letcher, my 2nd cousin, 4x removed, was one of eleven children born to Governor John Letcher and Mary Susan Holt. Andrew was buried at Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Lexington, VA.

  1. William Holt Letcher
  2. Samuel Houston Letcher
  3. Andrew Holt Letcher
  4. John Davidson Letcher
  5. Margaret Kinney Letcher
  6. Mary Davidson Letcher
  7. Virginia Lee Letcher
  8. Captain Greenlee Davidson Letcher
  9. Fannie Wilson Letcher
  10. Elizabeth Stuart Letcher
  11. Mary Susan Letcher

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97 Years Ago Today
March 18, 1912
Erastus Granger Davidson, my 3rd cousin, 1x removed was one of at least three children born to William Erastus and Bertie Lee (Ward) Davidson. He was also a 1st cousin, 2x removed to my great grandfather Erastus Granger Davidson.

William and Bertie’s three children were:

  1. James Thomas Davidson
  2. Erastus Granger Davidson
  3. William Glenn Davidson

If you know of other siblings, please let me know.

March 17, 2009

Mar18


When I married a Kelly, certainly I realized that he had a wee bit of Irish in him, but not until about a year ago did I discover that I too have a desire to kiss the blarney stone. Look for these surnames and more when diggin up ye heritage.

CUNNINGHAM
DAUGHERTY
DAVIDSON
DRAPER
HOUSTON
WARD

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

The Shamrock, which was also called the “seamroy” by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the seventeenth century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism… read more at http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday/

March 17, 2009

Mar17

When I married a Kelly, certainly I realized that he had a wee bit of Irish in him, but not until about a year ago did I discover that I too have a desire to kiss the blarney stone. Look for these surnames and more when diggin up ye heritage.

CUNNINGHAM
DAUGHERTY
DAVIDSON
DRAPER
HOUSTON
WARD

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

The Shamrock, which was also called the “seamroy” by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the seventeenth century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism… read more at http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday/
So kiss the blarney stone for me, OK?

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Also, Happy Birthday to
Samuel Graham Buckland – 126 Years Ago Today
Leander G. Buckland – 150 Years Ago Today

On This Day in 1924

Mar16

85 Years Ago Today
March 16, 1924 – June 29, 1978

Aunt Bertha, Uncle Charles, Grandaddy & Grandmother Buckland
Uncle Robert, Uncle Walter, Dad & Aunt Frankie.
Uncle Charles Nye Buckland was one of eight children born to
Larkin Watson and Mary Jane (Davidson) Buckland.

Wanda has left a new comment on your post “On This Day in 1924”:

My handsome Daddy. Sometimes I can hear him say “Wanda Mae” the same as if he is standing right beside me. At those time, I think he is. Thanks for this post.

On This Day in 1926

Mar10

83 Years Ago Today
March 10, 1926
My 8th cousin, yes, eighth cousin, Lois Jean (Buttry) Keith is one of five children born to Conly Clayton Buttry and Lottie Azen Brooks.

  1. Jerald Francis Buttry
  2. Virginia Allene Buttry
  3. Lois Jean Buttry
  4. Bobby Joe Buttry
  5. Dorothy Lou Buttry

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161 Years Ago Today
March 10, 1848 – 1822
John T. Kiser was one of seventeen children born to Ephriam Mayfield and Mary Ervin Kiser. See post in February for siblings. John married Elizabeth Kiser.
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152 Years Ago Today
March 10, 1857 – December 25, 1901
Daniel Boone Sutherland, my 5th cousin, 3x removed, was one of fourteen children born to William and Sylvia (Counts) Sutherland. See February post for siblings. Daniel Married Tennessee Dyer in April 8, 1876.