Married Asa C. Davis August 20, 1902
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Jacob Alexander Buckland
Jacob Alexander Buckland (on the right)
1. Jacob Alexander Buckland, born November 26, 1849 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died November 1, 1919 in Falls Mills, Harry Cemetery. He was the son of Jacob W. Buckland and Martha W. “Patsy”. He married Sarah Jane Tabor March 2, 1871 in Mudfork. She was the daughter of James Harrison Tabor and Nancy Moore Runyan.
According to modern relatives (1990’s) Jacob ran a water mill at Falls Mills, Virginia. People came from miles around to grind corn and wheat. He also was a horse breeder. He imported a stud horse, named Brigadier, from England at a cost of $4,000. Sam Walton bought the horse first and sold it to Jacob Alex. Jacob traveled throughout the country renting the horse for stud service. Another horse, Deck, was also for stud service. He had a mare named Mell that the kids would ride. Jacob died of pneumonia caused from entering the icy water in winter to fix the mill.
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Occupation: Horse Breeder/Mill Owner-Operator
Children of Jacob Buckland and Sarah Tabor are:
i. Nancy Polly Buckland, born January 19, 1872 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died May 13, 1922; married Charles Wimmer February 24, 1887.
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Occupation: Horse Breeder/Mill Owner-Operator
Children of Jacob Buckland and Sarah Tabor are:
i. Nancy Polly Buckland, born January 19, 1872 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died May 13, 1922; married Charles Wimmer February 24, 1887.
ii. George Robert Sylvester Buckland, born December 21, 1876 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died December 25, 1960 in Roanoke, Virginia; married Margaret R. Ritter January 1, 1902.
He attended Milligan College/Milligan Tn. Occupation: N&W Railroad
He attended Milligan College/Milligan Tn. Occupation: N&W Railroad
iii. Cora Belle Buckland, born April 12, 1878 in Tazewell County, Virginia; married (1) C.B. Crawford; married (2) A.D. Fields December 17, 1901.
iv. William Harrison Buckland, born January 7, 1882; died August 20, 1932 in Welch, W. Va.; married (1) Virginia “Jennie” Peake December 25, 1900 in Eckinan, McDowell County, W.Va.; married (2) Rebecca Atwell August 15, 1924 in Big Four, McDowell County, W. Va. He was hit by a bus and killed. Occupation: Rock Quarry/ Foreman Coal Mines (1920 Census)
iv. William Harrison Buckland, born January 7, 1882; died August 20, 1932 in Welch, W. Va.; married (1) Virginia “Jennie” Peake December 25, 1900 in Eckinan, McDowell County, W.Va.; married (2) Rebecca Atwell August 15, 1924 in Big Four, McDowell County, W. Va. He was hit by a bus and killed. Occupation: Rock Quarry/ Foreman Coal Mines (1920 Census)
v. Samuel G. Buckland, born Abt. March 20, 1883 in Stony Ridge.
vi. Larkin Watson Buckland, Sr., born February 14, 1885 in Mudfork, Tazewell County, Virginia; died February 5, 1967 in Falls Mills, Virginia Harry Cemetery; married Mary Jane Davidson March 3, 1909 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Although Watson was a retired engineer for the Norfork and Western Railroad, he also worked as a fireman and PM section gang. He previously worked in a rock quarry for .50 per day. He was a member and honorary elder of Falls Mills Christian Church, a lifetime member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and a member of the Bluefield Old Guard. He and his family moved from Bluefield, West Virginia to Falls Mills in May 1922, to the log cabin his parents had lived in. He later built a brick home on the property, which is currently (1993) owned and occupied by his son and wife, Robert and Margaret Buckland.
Cause of Death: Conjestive Lungs
Church Affiliation: Falls Mills Christian Church
Date of Baptism: June 1911 by W.S. Bullard, Falls Mills, Va
Occupation: N&W Railroad Eng. Retired 1951/48yr Svc.
vi. Larkin Watson Buckland, Sr., born February 14, 1885 in Mudfork, Tazewell County, Virginia; died February 5, 1967 in Falls Mills, Virginia Harry Cemetery; married Mary Jane Davidson March 3, 1909 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Although Watson was a retired engineer for the Norfork and Western Railroad, he also worked as a fireman and PM section gang. He previously worked in a rock quarry for .50 per day. He was a member and honorary elder of Falls Mills Christian Church, a lifetime member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and a member of the Bluefield Old Guard. He and his family moved from Bluefield, West Virginia to Falls Mills in May 1922, to the log cabin his parents had lived in. He later built a brick home on the property, which is currently (1993) owned and occupied by his son and wife, Robert and Margaret Buckland.
Cause of Death: Conjestive Lungs
Church Affiliation: Falls Mills Christian Church
Date of Baptism: June 1911 by W.S. Bullard, Falls Mills, Va
Occupation: N&W Railroad Eng. Retired 1951/48yr Svc.
29th VA Infantry NO SHORTAGE OF JESSEE BOYS
There was no shortage of Jessee’s in this unit, the 29th Virginia Infantry!
29th Virginia InfantrySoldiers recruited in Russell County
29th Virginia InfantrySoldiers recruited in Russell County
Jessee Noah K. 30th A 7/10/61
Jessee Charles C. 29th G 3/27/62
Jessee David Lee 29th A 7/10/61
Jessee Fullen H. 29th A 7/10/61
Jessee John C. 29th A 7/10/61
Jessee John Tivis 29th A 7/10/61
Jessee Joseph 29th A 8/5/62
Jessee Martin C. 29th A 8/5/62
Jessee Stanford L. 29th A 7/10/61
Jessee Thomas Jefferson 29th A 7/10/61
Jessee Elihu Kiser 29th A 7/10/61
Jessee Timothy S. 29th A 8/5/62
Jessee William L. 29th A 8/1/62
Jessee William Mc. 29th A 7/10/61
Jessee Ephraim K. 29th G 3/27/62
Jessee Vincent 29th G 3/27/62
Jessee Ephraim K. 29th G 3/27/62
Jessee Vincent 29th G 3/27/62
The Brooks Girls
(1-r back row) Emily Jane Sutherland (November 9, 1959) & Malvie Brooks Cook(l-r front row) Rose Brooks Jessee (1880) & Altha Brooks Davis (October 15, 1884)
I’m not certain, but the information that I have for this picture is Emily Sutherland. My genealogy information states that Emily (sister to Malvie, Rose and Altha) married a Johnson. This Emily is probably the younger sister of Mary Sutherland Brooks.
The three girls are daughters of William Brooks and Mary Sutherland. Two brothers were also born of this union, Emery or Emory and Deward. Mary Sutherland died right after the birth of her son Deward. Mom always said that she died of “child bed fever.” Does anyone have more information on this family?
Erastus Granger Davidson – Eliza Greever Gregory
Erastus Granger Davidson, b. Abt. January 25, 1852; d. February 13, 1924
m. Eliza Greever Gregory, January 20, 1880
Eliza was b. June 24, 1856 – d. November 22, 1922
Children:
i. Charles Lewis Davidson, born September 16, 1882; married
ii. Mary Jane Davidson, b. October 13, 1886 in Tazewell, Virginia;
d. October 20, 1960 in Bluefield, West Virginia buried Harry Cemetery;
m. Larkin Watson Buckland, Sr. March 3, 1909 in Tazewell County, Virginia
iii. Sallie Elizabeth Davidson, b. January 2, 1890; d. Bef. 1980;
iii. Sallie Elizabeth Davidson, b. January 2, 1890; d. Bef. 1980;
m. Robert Johnson Wimmer
iv. Cosby Isabell Davidson, b. May 4, 1891; m. Stone
v. Samuel Patton Davidson, b. August 24, 1893
vi. Luther Hefford Davidson, b. December 12, 1898
vii. Nannie Crockett Davidson, b. March 6, 1900; m. Ezra McHaffa.
viii. Ella Findley Davidson, b. May 11, 1903; m. (1) Akers; m. (2) Bell.
iv. Cosby Isabell Davidson, b. May 4, 1891; m. Stone
v. Samuel Patton Davidson, b. August 24, 1893
vi. Luther Hefford Davidson, b. December 12, 1898
vii. Nannie Crockett Davidson, b. March 6, 1900; m. Ezra McHaffa.
viii. Ella Findley Davidson, b. May 11, 1903; m. (1) Akers; m. (2) Bell.
Charles Lewis Davidson
Charlie, brother of Mary Jane Davidson, is standing on the wagon, marked by an arrow.William Brooks (my g-grandfather)
William Brooks (father of Altha Rudolph Brooks)
Orpha Narcissus Jessee November 7, 1876 (stepmother)
Vernon Cecil Jessee writes, “Aunt Orpha Jessee Brooks
lived on a farm near Spring City, between Cleveland and Lebanon…”
William Brooks (son of John and Elizabeth Brooks) with son-in-law Ellis Jessee. (Ellis married Rose Brooks, daughter of Wm Brooks and Mary Sutherland)
Nannie Ward Gregory
This same image is in Pendleton’s History of Tazewell County. Miss Nannie Ward Gregory was an expert weaver and is shown by her grandmother’s loom which was 100 years old at the 1920 printing of the book. Nannie was the sister of Eliza Greever Gregory who married Elijah Granger Davidson; the parents of Mary Jane Buckland. I believe that is my g-great aunt.
Asa C. Davis 1884-1962
1 Thomas Jefferson Davis 1825 –
.. +Sarah Ann Combs 1822 –
…….. 2 John Davis 1852 – 1889
………… +Caroline Mitchell 1852 –
…….. 2 Doctor Caleb Davis 1853 – 1899
………… +Nancy C. “Nannie” Jessee 1854 – 1925
………………. 3 Samuel A. Davis 1872 –
………………. 3 Jefferson Bonaparte Davis 1874 –
………………. 3 Charles Henry “Keen Eye” 1876 –
………………. 3 Mary A. Davis 1877 –
………………. 3 Sarah Ellen Davis 1879 – 1879
………………. 3 Manerva Josephine “Josie” Davis 1881 –
………………. 3 Polly M. Davis 1883 –
………………. 3 Asa C. Davis 1884 – 1962
………………….. +Altha Rudolph Brooks 1884 – 1980
…Nannie Lucille Davis Buckland
Sherry Lynn Buckland
What is it with boys and cars?
So many pictures that I have accumulated are marked with the model of car in the picture. I guess that is a good way to date the pictures, but I really think cars have been sooooooo important to the Buckland boys. Check out my dad (LWB, JR) on this 1936 Ford.
The Railroader's Daughter 
