147 Years Ago Today
February 11, 1862
Nancy J. Dougherty married John F. Asbury in Tazewell County, VA. Nancy was one of nine, born to Irishman James Thompson Dougherty and Lydia Dills. The picture below may be what the town of Tazewell looked like during this time.

1. E. Rebecca Dougherty
2. Nancy J. Dougherty (1st cousins, 4x removed)
3. Robert B. Dougherty
4. Louisa Dougherty
5. Amarinda Dougherty
6. Lydia B. Dougherty
7. Alexander W. Dougherty
8. Leda A. Dougherty
9. Martha Dougherty

72 Years Ago Today
February 10, 1937
Una Blanche Buckland married Jack Whitehead in Bluefield, Tazewell County, VA. Una was one of eigh first cousins, 2x removed born to Charles E. Buckland, Sr. and Elizabeth Burnett Hudgins.

1. Louise Annie “John” Buckland
2. William Clyde Buckland
3. Joseph Kelser Buckland
4. Una Blanche Buckland
5. Maude Clara Buckland
6. Clyde Curtis “Curt” Buckland (lived beside us at Falls Mills)
7. Charles Edward Buckland, Jr.
8. Hubert Buckland (wife Ellen below)

100 Years Ago Today
February 10, 1909

Rose Belle Brooks married William Ellis Jessee in Russell County, VA. My Greataunt Rose was one of six children born to William “Bill” Brooks and Mary Sutherland.

1. Armalda Vernon “Malvie” Brooks
2. Emory Luther Brooks
3. Altha Rudolph Brooks (my grandmother)
4. Emily V. Brooks
5. Rose Belle Brooks
6. Duard Brooks

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126 Years Ago Today
February 10, 1883
Archibald Jackson Kiser was one of ten 1st cousins, 3x removed, born to Lilburn Hendricks Kiser and Frances Sutherland.

1. Carrie Nella Kiser
2. Elijah Vallid Kiser
3. James Artrip Kiser
4. Mary Jane Kiser
5. Archibald Jackson Kiser
6. Houston J. Kiser
7. Philip W. Kiser
8. Fred Maynard Kiser
9. Elihu Debusk Kiser
10. Delphia Mae Kiser

48 Years Ago Today
February 9, 1961

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185 Years Ago Today
February 9, 1824
Lowry Gregory married Amelia Richeson in Amelia County, VA. My 3rd great granduncle was one of nine children born to William Gregory and Martha Tucker in Pittsylvania County, VA.

1. Martha “Patsy” Gregory
2. Robert T. Gregory
3. John Keatts Gregory (my 3rd great grandfather)
4. Mary Polly Gregory
5. William Gregory
6. Lowry Gregory
7. Elizabeth Gregory
8. Nancy Gregory
9. Richard Dennis Gregory

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148 Years Ago Today
February 9, 1861
Louisa Alice Peery was one of at least seven children (1st cousins, 3x removed) born to John Drew Peery and Mary Clay Gregory in Tazewell County, VA.

1. David Preston Peery
2. Charles Henry Peery Sr.
3. George Peery
4. Ella Martelia Peery
5. Mary Elizabeth Peery
6. Louisa Alice Peery
7. Mollie Elizabeth Peery

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145 Years Ago Today
February 9, 1864
Erastus Granger Davidson,my 2nd great granduncle married Sarah Ann Sanders. Erastus was brother to Samuel Patton Davidson and son of Robert W. Davidson and Mary Polly Harman.

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.

1. Rachel Artrip
2. Harmon Artrip
3. Ellender Artrip
4. Elizabeth Artrip
5. Martha Artrip
6. Nancy Artrip (my 2nd cousins, 3 x removed)
7. Mary J. Artrip
8. Samuel Artrip
9. Melvina Artrip
10. William Artrip

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.

1. Daniel Parham Gregory (my 2nd great grandfather)
2. Lewis Corder Gregory
3. William Lowery Gregory
4. Perlina Ledford Gregory
5. John Henry Gregory
6. Permelia Clement Gregory
7. Martha Tucker Gregory
8. Mary Clay Gregory
9. Richard Shadrack Gregory
10. Nancy Reeves Gregory
11. Elizabeth Holland Gregory
12. Franklin Clemons Gregory
13. James Madison Gregory
14. Thompson Edward Gregory
15. Doctor Clauton Gregory

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.

1. David Counts Jessee
2. Nancy B. Jessee
3. Margaret Jessee
4. Frances Jessee
5. George Lea Jessee
6. Samuel Jessee
7. Martin Counts Jessee
8. Noah K. Jessee
9. Jane Jessee
10. Thomas Jefferson Jessee
11. Elihu Kiser Jessee
12. William Lea Jessee
13. James M. Jessee
14. John Counts Bull Jessee

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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.

1. Hettie Selfe
2. Greely Selfe
3. Ida Selfe
4. Francis Wayland Selfe
5. Walter Selfe
6. Nevada “Vada” Selfe
7. Dora Selfe
8. Mattie Selfe
9. Roy Selfe
10. Carter Selfe
11. Arthur Selfe

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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.

1. Alfarie Laforce
2. Thomas Ulysses Laforce
3. Simeon Laforce
4. Elijah Laforce
5. Mary Elizabeth Laforce
6. William S. Laforce
7. Arthur C. Laforce
8. Bessie Laforce
9. John Letcher Laforce, Jr.
10. Ada Laforce
11. Robert Laforce
12. Manilla Laforce

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1. Matilda Jane Kiser
2. Sarah A. Kiser
3. Malinda Kiser
4. Emory Kiser
5. John T. Kiser
6. Patton Kiser
7. Malissa Kiser
8. Lorenzo Dow Kiser
9. Patsy Kiser
10. Margaret “Peggy” Kiser
11. Abraham Kiser
12. Lilburn Kiser
13. Leonidas “Lon” Kiser
14. Mary Kiser
15. George Kiser
16. Amanda Kiser
17. Ellen Rosina Kiser

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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.

1. Jesse Davis
2. John Davis
3. Doctor Caleb Davis
4. Elizabeth Ann Davis
5. Charles Henry “Charley” Davis
6. Hannah J. Davis
7. Sarah “Sallie” Catherine Davis
8. Martha E. Davis
9. Thomas Jefferson Davis, Jr.
10. James A. Davis
11. Lucy B. Davis
12. Hugh C. Davis
13. Lydia “Liddy” Davis
14. Margaret Davis
15. Virginia Jane “Jennie” Davis

James married Laura E. B. Jessee and had at least five children:

1. Alice Davis
2. Lou Davis
3. John Davis
4. Nannie Davis
5. Dock W. Davis

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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:

1. Nancy Belle Kiser
2. William Sherman Kiser
3. Thursie Caroline Kiser
4. James Schofield Kiser
5. Joseph Wilson Kiser
6. Samuel Jackson Kiser
7. Susie Virginia Kiser

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137 Years Ago Today
February 6, 1872
Phoebe Sutherland, daughter of Wm Sutherland and Sylvia Counts, married Andrew Owens.

102 Years Ago Today
February 5, 1907

Vernon Kenneth Davidson was one of nine children born to Robert Wallace Davidson (b. 6-17-1866) and Julia Justina Herbert.

1. Joseph Frank Davidson 7-7-1892
2. Robert Wallace Davidson 8-25-1894
3. Jessie Marie Davidson 12-1896
4. Millie Aleen Davidson 9-16-1899
5. Vida Lyrene Davidson 5-18-1902
6. Ruth Davidson 8-20-1904
7. Vernon Kenneth Davidson 2-5-1907
8. Earl Bennett Davidson 11-9-1909
9. Emma Lavern Davidson 2-2-1912

As you can see, the Davidson’s continued the “namesake” with Robert Wallace. In researching, we must be careful not to confuse the generations.