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Another Personal Item

Dec18
Keep the monetary inheritance; I treasure the personal items.

While visiting Virginia this year, I traveled Tazewell County looking for old cemeteries where my ancestors were laid to rest. Trying to find the Daniel Gregory Cemetery, I was led to the beautiful countryside of Clear Fork near Shawver’s Mill. Now I don’t believe the mill still stands, but it certainly was active during the years that Eliza grew up there. I walked through a grassy field and crossed a small branch with thoughts that my great grandmother and g-g- grandparents may have dipped drinking water from that very stream. A surreal moment indeed. Eliza Greever (Gregory) Davidson owned this teapot, and I am blessed to have it now.

If you have something special that belonged to somone dear to you, please feel free to add your thoughts.

On This Day in 1856

Dec18
152 Years Ago Today
December 18, 1856 – July 31, 1929
My great granduncle, Thomas Jefferson Jessee
was born and died in Mill Creek, Russell County, VA.
He was the 3rd of 5 children born to Civil War soldier,
Stanford Lea Jessee and Sarah Fuller.
“Big Jeff” married Mary Frances Jessee on December 22, 1880
and beget 10 children.
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126 Years Ago Today
December 18, 1882 – April 27, 1970
Mary Jane Kiser Amburgy was born to
Lilburn Hendricks Kiser and Frances Sutherland.
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103 Years Ago Today
December 18, 1905 – March 1, 1990
Ellis Jacob Minnick was born in Dewitt County, MO.
He was my 1st cousin, twice removed and son of
Virginia “Jennie” Davis of Russell County.
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72 Years Ago Today
December 18, 1936
Phyllis JoAnn Blankenship, my 2nd cousin.

On This Day in 1987

Dec17
21 Years Ago Today
December 17, 1987

Happy Birthday Melissa and Beth

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191 Years Ago Today
December 17, 1817 in Pittsylvania County, VA
Elizabeth Gregory (my 1st cousin, 4 times removed)
married Randolph Keatts.
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107 Years Ago Today
December 17, 1901
Nora Georgie Fields was born.
1st cousin, once removed.

On This Day in 1915

Dec16
93 Years Ago Today
December 16, 1915
Virginia Ruth Tibbs, my 3rd cousin, once removed
was born in Bluefield, VA to Fred Tibbs and Hattie Ratcliffe.
Virginia married Otis Benton Harless
of Springville, VA.

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 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)