68 Years Ago Today
February 9, 1941
Rita Mae Davis
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166 Years Ago Today
February 9, 1843
Nancy Artrip was one of ten children born to William Artrip and Mary Sutherland.
179 Years Ago Today
February 7, 1830 – January 1, 1894
Richard Shadrack Gregory, my 2nd great granduncle, was one of fifteen children born to John Keatts Gregory and Elizabeth Holland Corder in Pittsylvania County, VA.
Thank you, once again to Janet Peters for all the GREGORY genealogy.
175 Years Ago Today
February 7, 1834 – 1914
Thomas Jefferson Jessee
Thomas Jefferson Jessee was one of fourteen children (my 1st cousins, 5 times removed) born to George Lea Jessee and Elizabeth “Betsy” Counts.
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132 Years Ago Today
February 7, 1877
Francis Wayland Selfe, my 2nd cousin, twice removed, was one of eleven children born to Wilson Vermillion Selfe and Elizabeth Kiser.
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124 Years Ago Today
February 7, 1885
Arthur C. Laforce was one of twelve children (2nd cousins, twice removed) born to John Letcher Laforce and Rebecca Sutherland.
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144 Years Ago Today
February 6, 1865
My great granduncle, James A. Davis was one of fifteen children born to Thomas Jefferson Davis and Sarah Ann Combs.
James married Laura E. B. Jessee and had at least five children:
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143 Years Ago Today
February 6, 1866
Andrew Jackson Kiser married Melissa Hopkins Selfe. Andrew was one of twelve children born to James S. “Bell Clapper” Kiser and Susan Sutherland. Melissa and Andrew had seven children:
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137 Years Ago Today
February 6, 1872
Phoebe Sutherland, daughter of Wm Sutherland and Sylvia Counts, married Andrew Owens.
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February 5, 1907
Vernon Kenneth Davidson was one of nine children born to Robert Wallace Davidson (b. 6-17-1866) and Julia Justina Herbert.
As you can see, the Davidson’s continued the “namesake” with Robert Wallace. In researching, we must be careful not to confuse the generations.
159 Years Ago Today
February 5, 1850
Joseph Kiser was one of 12 children born to Henry and Mary Polly Kiser:
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151 Years Ago Today
February 5, 1858
Dicy Kiser married Stephen Oscar Dotson. Dicy was one of twelve siblings, my 1st cousins, three times removed born to James S. “Bell Clapper Kiser and Susan Sutherland.
This picture is of Dicy and Stephen with their family.
168 Years Ago Today
February 4, 1841 – March 7, 1934
Noah Baldwin Sutherland was one of 14 children born to James Sutherland and Nancy Ann Counts. He and his siblings (listed on post of Feb 3rd) were my 1st cousins, three times removed.
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204 Years Ago Today
February 4, 1805
Frances Kiser was born to Abednego Kiser and Mary Polly Jessee.
122 Years Ago Today
February 3, 1887
Nancy Maryland Sutherland, my 1 cousin, three times removed, married William Floyd Sutherland. Nancy was one of fourteen children born to James Sutherland and Nancy Ann Counts.
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106 Years Ago Today
February 3, 1903 – August 15, 1984
Maynard Leonard Wallace was one of nine children born to Morgan T. Wallace and Manerva Josephine “Josie” Davis.
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114 Years Ago Today
February 3, 1895 – September 14, 1895
Burleigh Bhurman Jessee was born to William Albert Jessee and Bertha S. Buchanan. See his siblings, (1st cousins, once removed) on the December 19th post. Burleigh Bhurman died of the flu and is buried on the hill behind the Cleveland Baptist Church in Cleveland, Russell County, VA.
184 Years Ago Today
February 3, 1825
My 3rd great grandparents, Mary Polly Harman and Robert W. Davidson (b. about 1801) were married in Tazewell County, VA. Mary was the daughter of Hezekiah Harman and Mary Polly Brown.
Polly and Robert had at least 4 children:
Robert was one of nine children born to Joseph Davidson and Matilda Amanda Patton.
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