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On This Day in 1863

Oct7
Happy Birthday Leah Kiser
She was born 145 years ago today.
One of 10 children born to
Abraham Kiser and Mary “Pop” Counts
  1. Gideon Daniel
  2. Joseph
  3. Nancy Tennessee
  4. Martha
  5. Mary
  6. Elizabeth
  7. Joshua
  8. Abraham “Con”
  9. Leah (my 1st cousin-3times removed)
  10. Rachel

180 Years Ago Today
Martin Counts Jessee was born
to George Lea Jessee and Elizabeth “Betsy” Counts
Martin is my 1st cousin-5 times removed.

On This Day in 1934

Oct7


Were these sisters really married on the same day?
October 7, 1934

Bertha Ward Buckland
James Walter Lawrence, Sr.

Nora Francis Buckland
Walter W. Graham

On This Day in 1825

Oct6
183 Years Ago Today
Nancy Ward married John L. Dougherty
October 6, 1825 in Tazewell County, VA
My 3rd great-grandparents
  1. Mary Jane Daugherty May 24, 1826 – April 13, 1897
  2. David Allen Daugherty 1836 – October 23, 1904
  3. Isaac W. Daugherty July 30, 1828
  4. George C. Daugherty July 12, 1829

On This Day in 1839

Oct6
October 6, 1839 – June 9, 1875
Dicy Kiser
d/o James “Bell Clapper” Kiser and Susan Sutherland
My 1st cousin 3 times removed.

Lucille Carbaugh (86) – October 6, 1922
d/o Grace Erie Davis and William Carbaugh


On This Day in 1806

Oct3
October 3, 1806
Margaret Wickline and Thomas Buckland were married.
202 years ago today.

My 3rd great-grandparents.
Jacob W. Buckland
Jacob Alexander Buckland
Larkin Watson Buckland, Sr.
Larkin Watson “Buddy” Buckland, Jr.

On This Day in 1819

Oct2
189 YEARS AGO TODAY
DANIEL PARHAM5 GREGORY (JOHN KEATTS4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 02 Oct 1819 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died 16 May 1859 in Clearfork, Taz. Co., Virginia. He married MARY JANE DAUGHTERTY 1851, daughter of JOHN DAUGHTERTY and NANCY WARD. He is buried at the Daniel Gregory Cemetery near Shawver’s Mill.

Children of DANIEL GREGORY and MARY DAUGHTERTY are:
i. LEWIS H.6 GREGORY, b. Mar 1859.
ii. NANCY (NANNIE)WARD GREGORY.
iii. ELIZA GREEVER GREGORY.
iv. TWIN-JOHN K. L. GREGORY, b. 22 May 1852,d. 23 May 1852
v. TWIN-ELIZABETH H. GREGORY, b. 22 May 1852; d. 12 Mar 1921



October 2, 1841
William Holt Letcher was born 167 YEARS AGO TODAY
Wm is my 2nd cousin, once removed. He was the son of
Virginia’s Civil War Governor John Letcher
and Mary Susan Holt.


October 2, 1861
Hugh A. Buckland married Josephine Harless
147 YEARS AGO TODAY

On This Day in 1830

Oct2
10-2-1830 * 5-6-1908 Castlewood, Russell County, VA
Noah K. Jessee was born to
George Lea Jessee and Elizabeth “Betsy” Counts


(Noah is my 1st cousin, 5 times removed)

On This Day in 1807

Oct1
160 years ago today John Drew Peery was born.
He is the husband of my 2nd great grandaunt.
He married Mary Clay Gregory October 8, 1848
Children are:
i. DAVID PRESTON6 PEERY, b. 22 Aug 1849.
ii. CHARLES HENRY PEERY, b. 01 Jun 1851; d. 18 Jan 1935.
iii. GEORGE PEERY, b. 28 Feb 1853.
iv. ELLA MARTELIA PEERY, b. 28 Jan 1856, Virginia; d. 02 Jul 1914, Virginia; m. (1)FNU HOWARD; m. (2) JOSEPH HOWARD, Nov 1875.
v. MARY ELIZABETH PEERY, b. 21 May 1859; d. 16 Aug 1862, Tazewell County, Virginia.
vi. LOUISA ALICE PEERY PEERY, b. 09 Feb 1861.
vii. MOLLIE ELIZABETH PEERY, b. 29 Dec 1863; d. 15 Nov 1888, Jefferson District, Tazewell County, Virginia.
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On this day in 1814
John Buckland and Violetty Crawford were married – 194 years ago today.
I am the 3rd great grandniece of John Buckland.

Charlie W. Wimmer October 1900 – 108 years ago today.

Clyde Harrell, my 2nd cousin (WIMMER) October 1916 -On this day in 1814

Laura L. Gregory (143) October 1865
And her son Robert J. Johnston October 1899 (109)

Sep30
On this day, September 30, 1837
Nancy J. Buckland (Compton) was born to
Jacob W. and Martha “Patsy” Buckland.
She was the oldest of 11 children.
  1. Nancy J.
  2. William Jasper
  3. Hugh A.
  4. John R.
  5. Margaret
  6. Amanda E.
  7. Jacob Alexander (my g-grandfather)
  8. Egan O.
  9. Rebeckah Elizabeth
  10. Leander G.
  11. Louisa