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Family of Solomon Franklin McDonald
Solomon Franklin McDaniel, born February 13, 1784, in Montgomery Co. (now Smyth Co.), Va. or Montgomery Co.,
Md. and died December 11, 1841, in Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (occupation: justice of the peace). The son of
Columbus McDaniel, Solomon Franklin married (see marriage bond on page___) Nancy Agness Cox on July 1, 1809
in Wythe Co., Va. She was born Jan. 6. 1793, Wythe Co., Va. and died Nov. 22, 1858 in Smyth Co., Va., The daughter
of William Cox, Sr. and Hannah Lamie. The Coxes and Lamies have a long history in the
early settlement of Southwest Virginia. Solomon is recorded as being a justice of the peace
in Smyth County, Va. sometime after 1832 when the county was formed out of Wythe
County. They had 11 children:
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Maria McDonald, b. Apr. 5, 1810 at Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Mar. 10, 1895 in
Marion, Smyth Co, Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.),
m. (1826) Joseph Sexton III¸ b. Feb. 13, 1805, Chatham Hill, Va., d. Apr. 15, 1866, Laurel
Fork, Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.). He was the
son of Thomas Campbell Sexton and Charity Current. Children:
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William Current Sexton, b. May 30, 1828, Chatham Hill, Va., d. May 15, 1913,
Marion, Va. (Round Hill Cemetery, Marion, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1852, Va.) Rachel
Clemens Roberts, b. May 20, 1828, Rich Valley, Va., d. Feb. 21, 1866, Marion,
Va. (Roberts Cemetery, Smyth Co., Va.), daughter of John Roberts and Eliza
Catherine Clemons. Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
•
7.
Maria McDonald
(Kathryn Chapman Beattie
collection)
John Roberts Sexton, 1853-1910, m. Betty Medora Stevens, 1853-1940, daughter of Henry Isaac Stevens
and Margaret Maria Bailey
Children: Rachel Roberts and John Roberts II
Joseph King Sexton, 1854-1917, m. Mary C. “Mamie” Baber, 1870-1918, daughter of William H. Baber
and Elizabeth E. Boddie
Children: William Orlando, Joseph Baber, Elinor E. “Virginia,” Paul Roberts, Rachel L. and one unnamed infant son
Sallie Catherine Sexton, 1856-1866
Alice Maria Sexton, 1858-1949, m. William Patton Dungan, 1851-1923, son of William P. Dungan and
Martha Elizabeth Jones
Children: Sexton William, William Preston, Walter Preston, Rachel Elizabeth, John Rhudy and Frank Edward
Edward James Sexton, 1860-1922, m. Margaret Boone Jones, 1874-1971, daughter of Henry W. Jones and
Eliza Y. Boone
Children: Benjamin Current, Paul Jones and Pearl Genevieve
Lucretia Elizabeth Sexton, 1862-1945, m. Alanson Taylor Lincoln, 1858-1925, son of Charles F. Lincoln
and Martha J. Woodward
Children: Alice Frances
William O. Sexton, 1866-1866
Nancy Jane Sexton, b. Mar. 12, 1830, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Nov. 13, 1917, Pilger, Neb., m. (1848)
John Campbell Rogers, b. Jan. 4, 1826, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Jan. 7, 1862, Unk, son of Samuel
Rogers and Clarinda P. Campbell. Children:
1.
2.
3.
Charles W. Rogers, 1850-1918
Marie Eliza Rogers, 1852-1872
India Silomo Rogers, 1854-aft. 1900, m. David Sherwood Hurlburt, 1843-1934
Children: Ray G., Jordan, Rufus, John Dorwin and India
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4.
5.
•
6.
Adrienne Clarinda Rogers, 1856-1936, m. (1890) George Chaussee, 1849-1937, son of Charles Chausee
and Eliza (unknown). He previously married (1875) Laura or Louise Musselman, 1850-1885. She also
married (Unk.) (first name unknown) Clay, ?-?
Children of George Chausee and Laura or Louise Musselman: Etta and Cora
Children of Laura or Louise Musselman and (first name unknown) Clay: Jaret J.
Joseph Sexton Rogers, 1858-1933, m. Octavia Boger Gillespie, 1875-1947, daughter of Jedediah Grant
Gillispie and Darthula (unknown)
Children: Glen Charles, Letha Adrienne and John Boyd
Belle C. Rogers, 1861-aft. Apr. 1940
James Lamie Sexton, b. Dec. 15, 1831, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. 1900, Lawrence Co., Ark., m. (1855)
Nancy Maria Cox, b. 1834, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1861, Marion, Lawrence Co., Ark., daughter of
John LeGrande Cox and Mary Craig “Polly” Graham, and (1861) Susan Craig Cox, b. 1836, Chatham Hill,
Smyth Co., Va., d. Mar. 1870, Marion, Lawrence Co., Ark., daughter of John LeGrande Cox and Mary Craig
“Polly” Graham and (1872) Doris Jane Sanders, b. 1830, Ind., d. Unk., Campbell, Lawrence Co., Ark. Doris
Jane Sanders previously married (1862) George Wilkins, b. 1817, N.C., d. Jul. 1869, Lawrence Co., Ark.
Children of James Lamie Sexton and Nancy Maria Cox:
1.
2.
James Sexton, 1857-aft. 1880
Warfield G. Sexton, 1859-aft. 1880
Children with Susan Craig Cox:
1.
Nancy Elizabeth Sexton, 1863-bef. 1894, m. (1887) William T. Hall, 1858-1899, son of Harman G. Hall
and Sarah (unknown). He later married (1894) Caldonia Arnold, 1873-1917
Children: Lois Susan
Children of Doris Jane Sanders and George Wilkins:
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•
1.
Samuel Wilkins, 1856-1898, m. Cassie Ann Smith, 1856-?
Elisa Sexton, b. Dec. 29, 1833, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jan. 11, 1834, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.
Charity Curren Sexton, b. Dec. 14, 1834, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Feb. 16, 1887, Centre Point,
Howard Co., Ark. (Old Salem Cemetery, Howard Co., Ark.), m. (1852) Capt. Booker Cullen Haller, b. 1828,
Rockingham Co., Va., d. May 1, 1864, Grant Co., Ark. (Civil War) (Centre Point Cemetery, Howard Co., Ark.),
son of Dr. George Washington Haller and Nancy Annerton Webb Johnson, and (1874) Darling Franklin
Arnold, b. 1833, Bedford Co., Tenn., d. Jul. 6, 1891, Centre Point, Howard Co., Ark. (Sardis Cemetery,
Hempstead Co., Ark.), son of Alson Arnold and Jane (uknown). He previously married (Unk.) Mary L. Stapp,
b. 1832, Tenn., d. 1868, Blue Bayou, Sevier Co., Ark., daughter of Abijah Stapp and Hannah (uknown).
Children of Charity Curren Sexton and Booker Cullen Haller:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Clarissa L. Haller, 1855-aft. 1870
Clarence Livingston Haller, 1856-1930, m. Alice Rachel Reeder, 1860-1947, daughter of David Dunbar
Reeder and Mary E. Cannon
Children: Nora Virginia, Joseph B., William Kincade, Pearl Sarah, Cora Lee, Henry Harold, James J. R. and 3 unknown children
Edwin G. Haller, 1857-1929, m. (1881) Susan Lullina Rhodes, 1860-1887, daughter of John George
Rhodes and Mary Messer, and (1890) Mary Susan Dollie Graves, 1872-1955, daughter of Alexander
Graves and Elisabeth Propps
Children with Susan Lulinna Rhoades: Booker
Nancy Maria Haller, 1859-1932, m. Daniel Harpole Propps, 1858-1924, son of Matthew S. “Nathanial”
Propps and Rosannah G. “Rosa” Kennedy
Children: Eugene Cannon, Charity Pearl, Jewel Johnson, Matthew Riggin, Rosa V., Willie, Bessie and one unknown child
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5.
6.
Josephine Charity Haller, 1862-1927, m. Richardson William Cannon Propps, 1854-1914, son of Robert
W. Propps and Elizabeth Propps
Children: Flora, Archibald L., Clarence C., Charity Bertie, Booker Wells, William Edwin and Fletcher Cannon
Susan Bowker Haller, 1864-1914, m. (Unk.) Thomas Reeder, 1857-1885, son of David Dunbar Reeder
and Mary E. Cannon, and (1888) Richard Nathaniel Musgrave, 1860-1934, son of John A. Musgrave and
Jane (unknown)
Children with Thomas Reeder: David, Gussie, John Edward and Thomas Haller
Children with Richard Nathaniel Musgrave: Amos, Cora Lee, Othelia, Clarence A., Nannie Adeline, Mollie “Addie”, Charity,
Alfred D. Ella Virginia Jennie and four unknown children
Children of Charity Curren Sexton and Darling Franklin Arnold:
1.
Charity Arnold, 1871-aft. 1880
3.
Morgan McDonald Arnold, 1878-1953, m. (1896) Dora Baggett, 1879-1910, daughter of William Baggett
and Georgia Allen, and (1913) Mary Gertrude Overton, 1879-1972, daughter of John Overton and Eva
Cross
2.
George Arnold, 1878-aft. 1880
Children with Dora Bagget: Robert, Alice, Clarence C., Joseph M. and one unknown infant
Children of Darling Franklin Arnold and Mary L. Stapp:
1.
2.
•
3.
Jefferson Davis Arnold, 1862-1911, m. (1886) Mary Elizabeth Stept, 1868-?
and (Unk.) Mary (last name unknown), 1862-1938
Children with Mary Elizabeth Stept: Lee, Mary and one unknown child
Darling Franklin Arnold II, 1862-1929, m. Margaret Stokes, 1867-1953,
daughter of James H. Stokes and Mary Jane Holms
Children: Lewis Virgil, John, Jesse James, Charles David, Willie Armfield, Alice, Lulu Margaret,
Sam Lee, Mammie, Ann and Marie
Rosetta Arnold, 1868-aft. 1910
Elizabeth Virtue Sexton, b. Mar. 14, 1837, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Feb. 6, Elizabeth Virtue Sexton
(Kathryn Chapman Beattie
1903, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham
collection)
Hill, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1857) Samuel Alexander Cox, b. Feb. 21, 1831, Wythe Co.,
Va., d. Mar. 22, 1902, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth
Co., Va.), son of John LeGrande Cox and Mary Craig “Polly” Graham. Children:
1.
Mary Bell Cox, 1859-1926, m. William George Lewis, 1854-1921, son of William Lewis and Nancy J.
(unknown)
Children: Dora Elizabeth
2.
Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Cox, 1860-1933, m. Samuel Rush Crockett, Jr., 18531922, son of Samuel Rush Crockett and Mary Haller McGavock
3.
Mariah Adelaide Cox, 1862-1879
4.
5.
6.
Children: Luella, Samuel Temple, Elizabeth, Joseph McGavock, Charles Cox, Mary Bertha,
Thompson Graham, Robert Julian and John Rush
Charles Alexander Cox, 1864-1901, m. (1891) Laura Elaine Canfield, 18761940, daughter of Orrin Canfield and Ann (unknown). She also married
(Unk.) Moses C. Hopkins, 1867-1933, son of Carey Hopkins and Mary Jane
Cherry
Children: Charles Canfield and Samuel Graham
Joseph Thomas Cox, 1866-1867
Samuel Alexander Cox
(Kathryn Chapman Beattie
collection)
Bertha Sarah Cox, 1868-1952, m. (Unk.) Dr. Albert H. Kleizer, ?- 1935, and (Unk.) Thomas B. Hunt, ?-?
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7.
8.
9.
Susan Catherine “Kate” Cox, 1870-1964, m. Thompson Sayers Crockett, 1873-1932, son of Samuel Rush
Crockett and Alberta Pendleton
Children: Samuel Edward, Rachel Elizabeth, Nannie Raper, Bertha Pendleton, Thompson Sayers, Katherine Cox and Margaret
Cccil
John Paschal Cox, 1872-1900
Robert Julian Cox, 1874-1927
10. Rachel Graham Cox, 1876-1958, m. Marvin Sanders, 1873-1953
Children: Catherine Elizabeth, Harold Cox, Mary Lynch, Margaret Preston, Edwin Bradley, Rachel Graham and Carlotta Morriss
11. Samuel Uncas “Holcone” Cox, 1878-1912, m. Mary Haller Phelps, 1884-?, daughter of Emes Phelps
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•
•
•
Children: Helen Louise
Benjamin Franklin Sexton, b. Sep. 11, 1839, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Aug. 29, 1863, Manassas, Va.
(Civil War-Manassas)
Solomon McDonald Sexton, b. Mar. 20, 1842, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jul. 3, 1863, Gettysburg, Pa.
(Civil War-Gettysburg)
Albert Freeling Huyson Sexton, b. Nov. 21, 1844, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Dec. 4, 1863, Elmira
POW camp, Chemung, N.Y. (Civil War)
Mary Oregon Sexton, b. Feb. 1, 1846, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 29, 1931, Elizabethton, Carter
Co., Tenn. (Highland Cemetery, Carter Co., Tenn.), m. (1885) Thomas E. R. Hunter, b. Feb. 19, 1829, Washington
Co., Tenn., d. 1888, Elizabethton, Tenn., son of John Hunter and Mary Brown, and (1891) Jackson G. Fellers,
1814, Greene Co., Tenn., d. 1910, Carter Co., Tenn. (Highland Cemetery, Carter Co., Tenn.). Mary Oregon
Sexton had no children with either Thomas E. R. Hunter or Jackson G. Fellers. Thomas E. R. Hunter also
married (1857, Ky.) Louisa Jane Brooks, b. 1835, Carter Co., Tenn., d. 1882, Elizabethton, Carter Co., Tenn.
Children of Thomas E. R. Hunter and Louisa Jame Brooks:
1.
2.
•
Mary E. Hunter, 1861-aft. 1880
William Dayton Hunter, 1863-1937, m. (1893) Carrie Elizabeth Carter, 1867-1896, and (1901) Lucinda F.
Cinnie Toncray, 1863-1943, daughter of Charles P. Toncray and Margaret L. Williams
Children with Carrie Elizabeth Carter: Molllie Morrell, and Carrie E.
Sarah Texas Sexton, b. Apr. 7, 1848, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Dec. 27, 1935, Rogers, Benton Co., Ark.
(Oakley Chapel Cemetery, Benton Co., Ark.), m. (1868) George W. Higginbotham, b. Mar. 19, 1838, Tazewell,
Tazewell Co., Va., d. Apr. 7, 1917, Rogers, Ark. (Oakley Chapel Cemetery, Benton Co., Ark.), son of Joseph
James Higginbotham and Permelia “Millie“ Young. Children:
1.
Mary M. Higginbotham, 1869-aft. 1940, m. (1894) Rev. Marcus L. Voyles, 1861-1947, son of Calvin
Voyles and Catherine Obenchain. He previously married (Unk.) Nettie F. Lyons, 1862-1892
2.
Joseph B. Higginbotham, 1871-1947
3.
4.
5.
Children with Rev. Marcus L. Voyles: Geneva, William, Evelyn, Helen, Mary and Hazel
Children of Rev. Marcus L. Voyles and Nettie F. Lyons: Grace G. and Calvin Ephraim
Florence Virginia Higginbotham, 1873-1953, m. Clarence L. Denney, 1870-1955, son of William Denney
and Elizabeth Dye
Children: Gladys, Russell, Lois, Phyllis, Olive, Cleon L. and two unknown children
Susan A. Higginbotham, 1875-1948, m. (1908) John Edwin Engstrom, 1874-?, son of John Engstrom and
Charity (unknown). He was previously married (1899) to Maude E. Bradley, 1876-1904, daughter of
William F. Bradley and Emma S. (unknown)
Children: George Edwin C. and Joseph Sexton
Children of John Edwin Engstrom and Maude E. Bradley: Elizabeth E.
Nannie Higginbotham, 1877-aft. 1940, m. John Lyttleton Cockrell, 1878-1977, son of James M. Cockrell
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and Mary Jane Parsons
6.
7.
8.
9.
Children: Lawrence, Virginia, Glen, Louise L. and John L. Jr.
Moses William Higginbotham, 1879-1961
Sally Lucretia “Lute” Higginbotham, 1881-1958, m. Arthur W. Fullerton, 1876-1958, son of Robert W.
Fullerton and Nancy J. (unknown)
Georgia E. Higginbotham, 1883-1894
Minnie Lee Higginbotham, 1886-aft. 1930, m. Sam W. Hallock, 1887-1934, son of Daniel H. Hallock and
Sarah E. (unknown)
Children: Daniel George, Ruth, Joseph L. and Sam W. Jr.
10. George Hunter Higginbotham, 1889-1923
11. Sexton Higginbotham, 1893-aft. 1930, m. Pearl Emma Barner, 1894-aft. 1930
•
Children: George, Josephine, William, Joe Wayne, Arthur, Sallie, Mary and Edward
John Hamilton Sexton, b. Feb. 10, 1850, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jun. 26, 1891, Bentonville, Benton
Co., Ark. (Falling Springs Cemetery, Benton Co., Ark.), m. (1874) Mary A. Mollie Denny, b. Aug. 22, 1857,
Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Va., d. Unk., Neb., daughter of David Denney and Nancy (unknown). Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
•
•
•
Joseph D. Sexton, 1875-1881
William David Sexton, 1878-1952, m. (Unk.) Mary Marguerite Pickering, 1879-1964. She was also
married (Unk.) to James William Taylor, 1873-1941. James William Taylor was also married (1899) to
Edna E. (last name unknown), 1880-1940
Children of Mary Maguerite Pickering and James William Taylor: Arthur W. and William E.
Children of James William Taylor and Edna (last name unknown): Thelma I., Ethel M., William E., Arthur W. and Ethel M.
Garrett Sexton, 1880-1935, m. Mamie (last name unknown), 1887-1962
Children: Garrett, William, Earl, James and Eugene
Edna Earl Sexton, 1884-1926, m. Louis Emil Pilger, 1882-1926, son of Adam Pilger and Ernestina Butts
Children: Katherine and Louis Claire
Beulah A. Sexton, 1886-1888
Roy A. Sexton, 1889-bef. 1910
7.
Ray A. Sexton, 1889-bef. 1910
1.
Edward Hamilton Higginbotham, 1872-1958, m. Daisy E. Atkins, 1877-1944, daughter of Zachariah
Taylor Atkins and Nancy Adelaide Nannie Beattie
Julia Virginia Sexton, b. Apr. 14, 1852, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Apr. 2, 1874, Chatham Hill, Smyth
Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1871) William Benton
Higginbotham, b. Apr. 12, 1845, Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Va., d. Jun. 25, 1917, Mingo, Roane Co., W.V., son of
Balaam Washington Higginbotham and Priscilla Turley. Children:
2.
Children: Julia
Albert Higginbotham, 1873-1874
Hannah L. Sexton, b. Mar. 24, 1854, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Oct. 24, 1863, Chatham Hill, Smyth
Co., Va.
Susan Catherine Sexton, b. Jun. 29, 1857, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Mar. 9, 1933, Seattle, King Co.,
Wash. (Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, King Co., Wash.), m. (1881) James Alexander Witten, b. Mar. 23,
1851, Tazewell Co., Va., d. Dec. 4, 1927, Seattle, King Co., Wash. Son of Ezra Witten and Rosanna A. “Rose”
Buchanan. Children:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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Alice “Hallie” McDonald Witten, 1882-1945, m. Hugh M. Martin, 1893-1971, son of
William T. Martin and Frances Ellen “Fannie” McDonald
Children: Robert A. and William J.
Placid Marie Witten, 1884-1947
William Everett Witten, 1885-1969
Joseph Ezra Witten, 1887-1961, m. Kathryn M. Zahn, 1886-1975
Children: Doris E. and Ruth
Rosalie Sexton Witten, 1889-1978, m. (aft. 1930) Emerson H. Carrico, 1872-1942, son
of Aaron Carrico and Rosa Emaline Cornett. He previously married Massie
Susan Catherine Sexton
Rucker, 1885-bef. 1930, daughter of Ambrose Rucker and Sallie Mason
(McDonald family
Frances Van Buren Witten, 1891-1982, m. Erick Gunnar Amylon, 1895-1975, son of
Alfred Amylon and Mary L. Erickson
collection)
Children: Catherine and Eileen B.
Ansel James Witten, 1893-1962
Dayton Arthur Witten, 1896-1976
Harlen Edwin Witten, 1897-1957
10. Alice Mary Witten, 1899-1998, m. Eugene W. Martin, 1902-1996, son of William T.
Martin and Frances Ellen “Fannie” McDonald
Sarah Sally Bishop McDonald, b. Sept. 8, 1811, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Feb. 23,
1897, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co.,
Va.), m. (1836, Va.) John Gatewood Sexton, b. May 19, 1808, Shenandoah Co., Va., d. Apr. 24, James Alexander
Witten
1864, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth
(McDonald family
Co., Va.). He was the son of Thomas Campbell Sexton and Charity Current. Children:
•
collection)
Helen Virginia Sexton, b. Jan. 13, 1837, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Feb. 11, 1891,
Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1860) Dr.
Samuel B. Goodwin, b. 1834, Unk., d. Unk., Unk. They had no children, and (1864) Capt. Moses H.
Treadway, b. 1829, Ky., d. Unk., Unk. Children of Helen Virginia Sexton and Capt. Moses H. Treadway:
1.
2.
•
3.
Charles S. Treadway, 1866-aft. 1880
William Gatewood Treadway, 1868-1947, m. Ima Johnson, 1882-bef. 1930
Children: Milton, Ernest Albert, Katherine and Laura
Milton C. Treadway, 1872-1885
Charles McDonald Sexton, b. Mar. 22, 1839, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Mar. 11, 1915, Chatham Hill,
Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.), m.
(1869) Emma Bradley Campbell, b. Jun. 21, 1841, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d.
Dec. 4, 1886, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery,
Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.), and (1896) Betsy Newell “Bettie” Kincannon, b. Jun.
16, 1849, Va., d. Jan. 14, 1902, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel
Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.). They had no children.
Children of Charles McDonald Sexton and Emma Bradley Campbell:
1.
Albert Campbell Sexton, 1869-1912
3.
Mabel Josephine Sexton, 1876-1955
2.
Louisa Virginia Sexton, 1873-1940
Charles McDonald
Sexton
(C. Fox Hays collection w/
permission)
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4.
•
•
Dr. Thomas Campbell Sexton, b. Aug. 24, 1843, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jul. 23, 1943, Fremont,
Dodge Co., Neb. (occupation: physcian) (Ridge Cemetery II, Dodge Co., Neb.), m. (1872, Neb.) Rachel Emma
Peters, b. Dec. 23, 1850, New Lisbon, Ohio, d. Aug. 8, 1939, Fremont, Dodge Co., Neb. (Ridge Cemetery II,
Dodge Co., Neb.), daughter of James Henry Peters and Jane Ferguson. Children:
2.
•
Children with (first name unknown) Campbell: Leon Sexton
Children with John McTeer Painter: Mary E., John W. and Margaret J.
Eleanor Catherine “Emma” Sexton, b. Apr. 8, 1840, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Oct. 31, 1859, Chatham
Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1859, Unk.) James
Foote Haller, b. 1838, N.C., d. aft. 1880., Unk. Children: None.
1.
•
Sarah Rebecca Sexton, 1883-1977, m. (Unk.) (first name unknown) Campbell, ?-?, and (1913) John
McTeer Painter, 1877-Unk.
3.
Gertrude Sexton, 1876-1960, m. Charles Edwin Abbott, 1871-1952, son of Miles J.
Abbott
Children: Katherine, Theodore Sexton and Charles Wade
Laura Bell Sexton, 1886-1982, m. Dr. Robert Charles Hadwin William Byers, 18771951
Children: Margaret, Eleanor Gertrude, Patricia, Robert C. and Dr. Malcomb Sexton
3 unknown infant sons who died (b. 1880, 1882, 1884)
Dr. Thomas Campbell
Susan Josephine Sexton, b. Apr. 17, 1846, Smyth Co., Chatham Hill, Va., d. May 3,
Sexton
1933, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, (C. Fox Hays collection w/
permission)
Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1867, Unk.) John Buchanan Whitehead, b. Aug. 13, 1840¸ Seven
Mile Ford, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 25, 1906, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.
(occupation: postmaster), son of Aaron Whitehead or Whited and Martha A. Buchanan. No known
children.
Edward Livingston Sexton, b. Jun. 6, 1849, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jun. 26,
1936, West Point, Cuming Co. Neb. (Mount Hope Cemetery, Cuming Co., Neb.), m.
(1874, Va.) Eliza J. Wolfe, b. Jan. 1853, Seven Mile Ford, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1922, West
Point, Neb. (Mount Hope Cemetery, Cuming Co., Neb.), daughter of Jacob A. Wolfe and
Adeline Byers. Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Arthur Gatewood Sexton, 1875-1949, m. Dora Krause, 1883-1978, daughter of
Edmund Krause and Louisa (unknown)
Children: Dorothy
Mary D. Sexton, 1877-aft. 1880
Sallie B. Sexton, 1878-1955, m. Herman Frederick Sass, 1878-1945, son of Charles
Sass and Lena (unknown)
Children: Frederick
Susan Josephine Sexton
(C. Fox Hays collection w/
permission)
Ernest Charles Sexton, 1880-1968, m. Effie L. Wickersham, 1888-1943, daughter of Maurice Wickersham
and Alice Wilt
Children: Marvin W., Violet, Phyllis, Maurice and Robert C.
Emma B. Sexton, 1882-1884
Bertha B Sexton, 1885-aft. 1900
Jacob Raymond Sexton, 1887-1945, m. Eldora D. Anderson, 1897-1925, daughter of James W. Anderson
and Anna Uppfalt
Children: Jack Raymond
Claude Edison Sexton, 1890-1973, m. Maude Sexton, 1893-?, daughter of General or Geneal W. Sexton
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9.
and Tabitha (unknown)
Grace G. Sexton, 1893-1988, m. Benjamin Franklin Graunke, 1889-1961, son of William Graunke and
Matilda (unknown)
Children: Margaret, Gretchen, William and David
•
10. Mabel J. Sexton, 1895-aft. 1910
Laura Maria Sexton, b. Jun. 13, 1850, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Aug. 9, 1925, Chatham Hill, Smyth
Co., Va., m. (1867, Unk.) Hickman Spiller Buchanan, b. Sep. 12, 1846, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Mar.
31, 1899, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., son of Patrick Campbell Buchanan and Margaret Ann Graham.
Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Albert Edward Buchanan, 1872-1950, m. Ada Grace Pratt, 1876-?, daughter of George Washington Pratt
and Ollie Eliza (unknown)
Children: George Warren, Edna V. and one unknown child
John Gatewood Buchanan, 1874-1960, m. Martha Graham “Mattie” Buchanan, 1877-1947, daughter of
James Calvin Buchanan and Sarah Sallie Hagy Campbell
Children: Louise G., James Spiller, Rev. G. Sexton, Catherine, Elizabeth, Friel, Robert Harold, Charles, Thomas Wilson and John
Carson
Nancy Miller Buchanan, 1877-1942, m. (1902) Thomas Tate Taylor, 1856-1928, son of John W. Taylor and
Mary J. S. (unknown). He previously married (1887) Susie Louise Sanders, 1859-1896, daughter of
James Newell Sanders and Louisa J. White
Children: Laura V., Helen G., Thomas T., James B., David B., Elizabeth F., Charles C., Sarah S. and Nancy S.
Children of Thomas Tate Taylor and Susie Louise Sanders: Robert L. and Mary Byrd
Sarah Lenoir “Lennie” Buchanan, 1878-1942, m. William Patrick Buchanan, 1864-1947, son Israel Hayter
Buchanan and Amanda Jane Copenhaver.
Margaret Graham “Gray” Buchanan, 1880-1968
Felix Wiley Buchanan, 1882-1919
Noah Buchanan, 1884-1884
Thomas Harold Buchanan, 1884-1961, m. Jessie Dunn Buchanan, 1883-1949, daughter of James Calvin
Buchanan and Sarah Sallie Hagy Campbell
Children: Margaret Lenoir, Thomas Harold, Samuel Graham, James Campbell and one unknown son
Amanda Helen Sexton Buchanan, 1886-1969
10. Florence Virginia “Vergie” Buchanan, 1889-1985, m. Graham Sullivan Buchanan, 1889¬-1947, son of
Thomas William Buchanan and Laura Ellen Cox
Children: Graham Sullivan, Thomas Wiley, Virginia W., David Cox and Laura
11. Laura Spiller “Kid” Buchanan, 1892-1954, m. Jackson Beagles McCarty, 1896-1965, son of James M.
McCarty and Ida Mattie (unknown)
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Children: Marion Spiller and Jackson Beagles
Nancy Elizabeth Sexton, b. Mar. 4, 1853, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jan. 4, 1948,
Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth
Co., Va.), m. (1897) Richard M. Gaddy, b. Apr. 8, 1839, Marion Co., S.C., d. Apr. 12,
1922, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill,
Smyth Co., Va.), son of Hardy Gaddy and Winniford Humphrey. Children: None
Emma Gatewood Sexton, b. Dec. 25, 1855, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jan. 21,
1862, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill,
Smyth Co., Va.)
Nancy Elizabeth Sexton
(C. Fox Hays collection w/
permission)
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Eleanor S. McDonald, b. Oct. 7, 1813, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va. and d. Mar. 14, 1851, Ark., m. (1839)
William Henderson Bates, b. Oct. 7, 1811, Wythe Co., Va., d. Feb. 14, 1855, Missouri City, Fort Bend Co., Tex.
Children:
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Nancy C. Bates, b. Nov. 13, 1839, Mo., d. Apr. 15, 1902, Chillicothe, Hardeman Co., Tex. (Chillicothe Cemetery,
Hardeman Co., TX), m. (1859) Henry M. Umbarger, b. 1831, Wythe Co., Va., d. Jul. 3, 1864, Richmond, Va.
(Civil War) (Our Soldiers Cemetery, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah Co., Va.), son of James R. Umbarger and
Elizabeth Eliza Hays, and (1869) James William Hayter Buchanan, b. Aug. 29, 1819, Wythe Co., Va., d. Jun.
10, 1901, Chillicothe, Hardeman Co., Tex. (Chillicothe Cemetery, Hardeman Co., TX), son of Patrick Campbell
Buchanan and Elizabeth Hayter. He previously married (1845) Nancy Jane Beattie Ryburn, b. 1822,
Washington Co., Va., d. Apr. 5, 1868, Cove Creek, Smyth Co., Va., daughter of Mathew Ryburn and Martha
Moore.
Children of Nancy C. Bates and Henry M. Umbarger:
1.
2.
Florence V. Umbarger, 1862-1904, m. (1882) Leonard Patton Peck, 1858-1940, son of Henry and Anne
Peck. He later married (Unk.) Celine Moritz, 1872-1952
Children with Leonard Patton Peck: one unknown child
James F. Umbarger, 1864-aft. 1920, m. (1894) Lillian (last name unknown), 1870-bef. 1920, and (2) (1914)
Rosa (last name unknown), 1884-?
Children with Lillian: Lloyd A. and Otto C.
Children of Nancy C. Bates and James William Hayter Buchanan:
1.
William B. Buchanan, 1871-aft. 1910
3.
Nellie M. Buchanan, 1879-aft. 1900
2.
John H. Buchanan, 1874-1954
Children of James William Hayter Buchanan and Nancy Jane Bettie Ryburn:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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6.
Martha O. Buchanan, 1848-aft. 1860
Matthew Ryburn Buchanan, 1850-1895, m. Eliza Jane Umbarger, 1856-1915, daughter of James R.
Umbarger and Elizabeth Hays
Children: Henry Bascom, James H. and William R.
Minerva Buchanan, 1854-1855
Mary Jane Buchanan, 1856-1945, m. William Harley Cox, 1845-1923, son of James Cox and Louisa
Harley Cox
Children: Gipsie, Maude Alice, Grace Genenvieve, Frederic Andrew, Laura E. and one unknown child
Margaret Ann Buchanan, 1860-1950, m. (1884) Joshua M. Cope, 1837-1905, son of Andrew Cope and
Elizabeth Mason, and (1907) John Henry Steward, 1851-1931. He previously married (1885) Martha
Knight, 1852-1905
Children with Joshua M. Cope: Mary J., Nannie Elizabeth, Annie J. and Nettie N.
One unknown child
Mary Pauline Bates, b. Aug. 7, 1842, Buchman Co., Mo., d. Jul. 1, 1918, Eagle Hall, Carter Co., Ky. (Haywood
Cemetery, Carter Co., Ky.), m. (1865) Charles Campbell Brooks, b. Nov. 12, 1838, Tazewell Co., Va., d. Aug. 2,
1927, Eagle Hall, Ky. (Haywood Cemetery, Carter Co., Ky.), son of James Clancy Brooks and Mary Asbury.
Children:
1.
William E. Brooks, 1866-1950, m. Adeline Eliza Buck, 1870-1953
2.
Mary B. Brooks, 1868-1935, m. James Anthony Hayes, 1857-1940, son of James Hayes and Henrietta
Children: Charles Campbell
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Smith
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Children: Karlin B.
Charles Rufus Brooks, 1873-1890
Minnie B. Brooks, 1875-1913, m. (1910) Robert C. Jordan, 1876-aft. 1940, son of James Jordan and
Martha (unknown). He was also married (Unk.) to Katherine (last name unknown), 1882-aft. 1940 and
(1896) Lillie (last name unknown), 1875-?
Children of Robert C. Jordan and Lillie (last name unknown): Bessie and Daisy
Robert B. Brooks, 1877-1916
Pearl Brooks, 1884-1962, m. (1904) John E. Forte, 1875-1942, son of John Forte and Elizabeth McGuire.
He was also married (Unk.) to Winifred Cyrus, 1898-1978. Winifred Cyrus was also married (Unk.) to
Lewis Edward Franz, 1893-1977
Erastus Frank M. Bates, b. Aug. 17, 1846, Buchanan Co., Mo., d. Mar. 21, 1907, Unk. (Bolivar Cemetery,
Denton Co., Tex.), m. (1872) Lucetta Fowler, b. Apr. 30, 1853, Jackson Co., Tenn., d. Oct. 20, 1925, Sanger,
Denton Co., Tex. (Bolivar Cemetery, Denton Co., Tex.), daughter of Samuel Fowler and Adeline Butler.
Children:
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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Kate Brooks, 1871-1895, m. William H. Counts, 1843-?
Children with John E. Forte: Pauline
1.
•
Children: Henrietta E., Leland Campbell, Alma, Mary P. and Robert
9.
Albert Frank Bates, 1873-aft. 1940, m. Katie Blanche (last name unknown), 1884-aft. 1940
Addie E. Bates, 1876-aft. 1900
Pearl Edith Bates, 1877-1956, m. Thomas Jefferson Settle, 1875-1966, son of Thomas J. Settle and Luisa
Jane Dickerson
Children: Francis T., Winnie Luanna and Thomas Julian
John Esten Bates, 1879-1954
Earle H. Bates, 1881-1962, m. Lou Ella McClendon, 1883-1966, daughter of J. M. McClendon and
Katherine Smith
Children: Katherine L.
Mattie Pauline Bates, 1884-1959, m. William Riley Amyx, 1883-1974, son of William Harvey Amyx and
Orlene Trent
Children: Connie Lucetta, Willie Pauline, Glenn, Edith, Edwin and Alberle
Mary Bell Bates, 1887-1960
Clyde F. Bates, 1890-1964, m. Clifford Nance Bentley, 1891-1961, son of Benjamin R. Bentley and Arista
Nance
Children: Clifford E. and Mary Lee
Winifred Lee Bates, 1893-1965
James Bates, b. 1848, Mo., d. bef. 1860
Elizabeth H. McDonald, b. Feb. 4, 1816, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Jan. 23, 1896, Chatham Hill, Smyth
Co., Va. (Rich Valley Presbyterian Church, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1839, Va.) Charles Jackson Shannon, b. Apr. 19, 1813,
Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Nov. 25, 1894, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va. (Rich Valley Presbyterian Church,
Smyth Co., Va.), son of John Shannon and Ann Marshall. Children:
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John C. Shannon, b. 1841, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Aug. 20, 1861, Lewisburg, Va. (now W.V.) (Civil
War) (Rich Valley Presbyterian Church, Smyth Co., Va.)
Nancy A. Shannon, b. Sep. 18, 1843, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. May 25, 1844, Chatham Hill, Smyth
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Co., Va. (Rich Valley Presbyterian Church, Smyth Co., Va.)
Louisa Margaret “Maggie” Shannon, b. Aug. 10, 1844, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Nov. 9, 1860, Smyth
Co., Va. (Rich Valley Presbyterian Church, Smyth Co., Va.)
Margaret Ann Shannon, b. Apr. 1847, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1931, Saltville, Smyth Co., Va. (Rich
Valley Presbyterian Church, Smyth Co., Va.)
William Henry Shannon, b. Jul. 5, 1849, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Oct. 29, 1925, Greenville,
Greenville Co., S.C. (Graceland Cemetery & Mausoleum, Greenville Co., S.C.), m. (1879, Unk.) Mary Ellen Spratt,
b. Jan. 17, 1860, Seven Mile Ford, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 22, 1943, Greenville, S.C. (Graceland Cemetery &
Mausoleum, Greenville Co., S.C.), daughter of Thomas Hall Spratt and Martha Winniford Gannaway. (Note:
the family of William Henry Shannon and Mary Ellen Spratt also appear later under Thomas Hall Spratt and his
second wife, Martha Winniford Gannaway.) Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Harrison Jackson Shannon, 1881-1969, m. Annie B. Suggs, 1898-?, daughter of William Wade M. Suggs
and Martha (umknown)
Children: Agnes L., Jackson Harrison and Mary Jane
Lizzie Shannon, 1883-aft. 1900
Mary Gertrude Shannon, 1884-1938, m. Hugh A. Glenn, 1886-1939
Elizabeth Shannon, 1885-1975, m. John T. Simpson, 1868-1921, son of James Thompson Simpson and
Martha C. Dwiggins. He previously married(1891) Lulu P. Louise Johnson, 1869-?
Children with John T. Simpson: William Booth, M. Elizabeth, Frances Shannon, Martha Virginia, John Thompson, Richard
Beaucaire and Joseph G.
Children of John T. Simpson and Lulu P. Louise Johnson: Kathleen L. and James R.
Grace G. Shannon, 1886-1978, m. Floyd Elvie Pritchard, 1878-1948, son of John W. Pritchard and
Harriett Denton
Children: Helen, Mary Jo, Nellie, Floyd, Oliver, John, Douglas and James
Margaret Suzie Catherine Shannon, 1887-1974, m. Benjamin Ryan Tillman Todd, 1886-1960, son of
William Patrick Todd and Emma S. Power
Children: Jack S., William P. and Nilda M.
John Marshall Shannon, 1889-1965
Walter Barringer Shannon, 1892-1953, m. Lilly Cora Smith, 1899-?, daughter of Edward B. Smith and
Minnie L. (unknown)
Children: Minnie Erline, Mary Ellen, Walter Barringer and Lewis Edward
Lucille Emeline Shannon, 1894-1994, m. Jeptha Rake Barnett, 1881-1959, son of William Henry Barnett
and Rebecca Hannah
Children: Gordon, Gladys and Bennie
10. Carrie Mae Shannon, 1894-1992, m. George Henry Yow, 1892-1962, son of George Henry Yow and Lida
Lambeth
11. William Jennings Bryan Shannon, 1897-1960, m. Geneva Cunningham, 1904-?
Children: William and Jennings Bryan
12. Laura Augusta Shannon, 1898-1980, m. Rev. Exum Ferrell Baker, 1895-1972, son of Burwell Baker and
Clara Frances Whitley
Children: Vivian, William B., Robert S. and Furney G.
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13. One unnamed infant daughter, 1895-1895
James A. Shannon, b. Dec. 1850, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Oct. 8, 1918, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va.
(Rich Valley Presbyterian Church, Smyth Co., Va.)
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Charles McDonald Shannon, b. May 10, 1857, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Nov. 13, 1935, Saltville,
Smyth Co., Va. (Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Smyth Co. Va.), m. (1882, Unk.) Martha “Mattie” Emaline
Richardson, b. Mar. 10, 1858, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 4, 1941, Saltville, Smyth Co., Va. (Elizabeth
Cemetery, Saltville, Smyth Co., Va.), daughter of Robert Hays Richardson and Mary Catherine Gannaway.
Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Mary Pearl Shannon, 1883-1975, m. (first name unknown) Lee, ?-?
George Gannaway Shannon, 1885-1954
Robert McDonald Shannon, 1887-1937, m. Helen I. Coyner, 1890-1983, daughter of Theodore Coyner
and Anna L. (unknown)
Children: Robert M. Jr.
Lula Lee Shannon, 1889-1971
Charles Douglas Shannon, 1891-1970
Ellen Margaret Shannon, 1897-1988, m. Rufus Tazewell Newton, 1901-1983, son of John Milton Newton
and Cythia Ann Matilda Witten
Children: Louisa Jane and two unknown daughters
Catherine Virginia McDonald, b. Oct. 17, 1820, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. May 23, 1876, in Rich Valley,
Smyth Co., Va. (Richardson Cemetery #1, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1843) Evan Davis Richardson, b. Dec. 19, 1819, Rich
Valley, Wythe Co., Va., d. Sep. 1, 1896, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va.(Richardson Cemetery #1, Smyth Co., Va.) He
was the son of William Richardson, Jr. and Rhoda Hicks. Children: (In the 1850 census, also shows an Eliza Ann
and William James, both of for whom race is marked as "black.")
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William Franklin Richardson, b. Mar. 1847, Marion, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jul. 12, 1930, Wichita, Sedgwick Co.,
Kan. (occupation: physcian), (Maple Grove Cemetery, Sedgwick Co., Kan.) m. (Unk.) Elizabeth A. “Lizzie”
Giles, b. Jul. 1856, Delaware Co., Ind., d. aft. 1910, Unk., daughter of Thomas A. and Mary Giles, and (1887)
Samantha Caroline Martin, b. Dec. 1857, Iowa, d. 1955, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Okla.
Children of William Franklin Richardson and Elizabeth A. “Lizzie” Giles:
1.
2.
Cleo Richardson, 1879-1916, m. Lewis Michaels, 1885-1942, son of Lewis Michaels and Sarah C.
(unknown). She also married (abt. 1904) Glenn Grant, ?-?. Lewis Michaels also married (Unk.) to
Grace Almira DuFrane, 1889-1970
Children with Lewis Michaels: Dorothy May
Ovella Richardson, 1882-aft. 1910
3.
Lula, Richardson, 1885-aft. 1900
1.
Jupiter Richardson, 1888-1971
Children of William Franklin Richardson and Samantha Caroline Martin:
2.
Beatrice Venus Richardson, 1890-1972, m. Daniel Albert Hubbartt, 1882-?
3.
Gallileo Richardson, 1892-1982, m. Fern (last name unknown), 1895-?
4.
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Children: Edwin C., Freda F. and Virginia L.
Bernice F. Burna Richardson, 1894-1987, m. Frederick Johnson Slipsager, 1880-?, son of James Slipsager
and Carey (unknown)
Children: Mona L., Lucille Nadine, Noel Richardson and N. Fred
Virginia E. Richardson, b. 1851, Marion, Smyth Co., Va., d. Unk., Unk., m. (1871) Charles T. Snavely, b. Aug.
1848, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1921, Smyth Co., Va. (Westwood Mem. Gardens, Chilhowie, Smyth Co., Va.), son of
William Snavely and Elizabeth Killinger. No known children.
James V. Richardson, b. Oct. 1852, Marion, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1933, Marion, Smyth Co., Va. (Mt. Carmel
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United Methodist Church, Marion, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1876) Nancy Bonham, b. Nov. 1856, Marion, Smyth Co.,
Va., d. 1934, Marion, Smyth Co., Va. (Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Marion, Smyth Co., Va.), daughter
of James Harvey Bonham and Martha Louise Peters. Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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6.
Carrie C. Richardson, 1877-aft. 1900
Kate Richardson, 1878- aft. 1900
James Blaine Richardson, 1879-1954, m. Fannie P. (last name unknown), 1876-1953
Children: James B.
Virginia S. Richardson, 1882-aft. 1910
Edward Richardson, 1884- aft. 1900
One unknown child
Ellen Kansas Richardson, b. Nov. 20, 1854, Marion, Smyth Co., Va., d. Aug. 24, 1875, Smyth Co., Smyth Co.,
Va. (Chatham Hill/Old Bethel Cemetery, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.), m. (1870) Dr. Robert Davidson Hufford,
b. Sep. 1, 1850, Wythe Co., Va., d. Nov. 4, 1898, Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Va. (Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell Co.,
Va.), son of William Hufford and Jane Richardson Davidson. He later married (1876) Augusta Virginia
Howe, b. Aug. 27, 1851, New Bern, Pulaski Co., Va., d. Apr. 14, 1898, Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Va. (Maplewood
Cemetery, Tazewell Co., Va.)
Children of Ellen Kansas Richardson and Dr. Robert Davidson Hufford:
1.
Carrine Kansas Hufford, 1873-1961, m. Walter Knox Groseclose, 1870-1946
1.
Rush Howe Hufford, 1877-1878
Children of Dr. Robert Davidson Hufford and Augusta Virginia Howe:
2.
3.
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William Wallace Hufford, 1881-1940, m. Lockey Stone, 1883-1958
Montrose Pallen Hufford, 1883-1883
1.
Evan Hart Richardson, 1887-1969, m. Francis M. Pinkerton, 1894-1939, daughter of Emma E. Pinkerton
and Ollie (unknown)
Thomas Jefferson Richardson, b. Jan. 5, 1856, Marion, Smyth Co., Va., d. Dec. 24, 1945, Havensville,
Pottawatomie Co., Kan. (Havensville Cemetery, Pottawatomie Co., Kan.), m. (1886) Elizabeth E. Hart, b. Jul. 21,
1866, Jackson Co., Kan., d. Jan. 28, 1941, Havensville, Kan. (Havensville Cemetery, Pottawatomie Co., Kan.)
Children:
3.
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Children: Annie Howe and Mary Katherine, William Wallace, John Haven, George Robert, Jane Elizabeth and Daniel Hufford
4.
2.
•
Eleanor Nellie Davidson Hufford, 1878-1965, m. Henry Shelton Surface, Sr., 1871-1959, son of George R.
Surface and Ann Elizabeth Shelton
Children: Donald Jack
Lair Dee Richardson, 1889-1970, m. Millicent C. (last name unknown), 1891-?
Children: JoAnn
Karl E. Richardson, 1893-1975, m. Minnie Tacoma Bennett, 1899-1996, daughter of Thomas Bennett and
Phebe Sourwine
Children: Mavis E.
John Sexton Richardson, b. Mar. 28, 1858, Marion, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jan. 5, 1899, Havensville,
Pottawatomie Co., Kan.
Edward “Elsa” Forrest Richardson, b. Jul. 20, 1861, Smyth Co., Marion, Va., d. Mar. 7, 1908, Onaga,
Pottawatomie Co., Kan (Onaga cemetery, Pottawatomie Co., Kan.), m. (1887) Agnes Mary Bell, b. Dec. 12, 1869,
Shetland, Ontario, Canada, d. Jul. 23, 1951, Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kan. (Onaga cemetery, Pottawatomie Co.,
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Kan.), daughter of Thomas Bell and Sarah Lloyd. Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
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5.
Lester Lyle Richardson, 1888-1935, m. Louise Wilhelmina (last name unknown), 1890-1980
Children: Lyle E., Kreth O. and Lester J.
Kersey Bell Richardson, 1890-1968, m. (no first name) Miller, ?-?
Elsa Forrest Richardson, 1892-1944, m. Grace Pearl (last name unknown), 1893-?
Mayme Agnes Richardson, 1894-1958, m. Walter Kurt Wegner, 1892-1888, son of August F. Wegner and
Sophia Dorothea Kolterman
Children: Dorothy C. and Mary E.
Helen Virginia Richardson, 1900-1985
Charles E. Richardson, b. 1862, Marion, Smyth Co., Va., d. aft. 1880, Unk.
Nancy Agnes McDonald, b. Feb. 2, 1822, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Nov. 22, 1903, Bristol, Sullivan Co.,
Tenn. (East Hill Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tenn.), m. (1843) William Washington Ward, b. Mar. 21, 1821, Black Lick,
Wythe Co., Va., d. Nov. 25, 1860, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., son of Dr. Ephraim Ward and Nancy Davis.
Children:
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Ephraim Erastus Ward, b. Jul. 10, 1844, Black Lick, Wythe Co., Va., d. Nov. 25, 1865, Unk. (Civil War)
Thomas Jefferson Ward, b. Apr. 22, 1846, Black Lick, Wythe Co., Va., d. Mar. 10, 1923, Lincoln, Lancaster
Co., Neb. (Wyuca Cemetery, Lancaster Co., Neb.), m. (1872) Susan Cornelia Hickok, b. Feb. 24, 1848, Ohio, d.
Sep. 28, 1918, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Neb. (Wyuca Cemetery, Lancaster Co., Neb.), daughter of Thomas W.
Hickok and Lamira Hart. Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
•
7.
Isadora “Dora” Ward, 1875-aft. 1900
Artemus Ward, 1877-1898
William Washington Ward II, 1878-aft. 1930, m. Edith Fay Eads, 1889-1974
Children: William E., Charles J., John and Elizabeth J.
Viola Virginia Ward, 1880-1946, m. Robert Dillon Austin, 1873-1931, son of Robert Austin and Emma F.
(unknown)
Children: Robert W., Agnes R., Thomas A., Mary Virginia, William and Francis E.
Frances E. Ward, 1887-1975, m. Rex O. McCall, 1888-?, son of Oliver O. McCall and Agnes Dunkle
Vivienne W. Ward, 1891-1973
One unknown child
William Flavius Ward, b. Dec. 16, 1848, Wythe Co., Va., d. May 3, 1921, Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tenn. (East Hill
Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tenn.), m. (1879) Lena P. Snavely, b. 1850, Wythe Co., Va., d. Unk., Unk., daughter of
Sarah Snavely, and (1907) Eliza Ann White, b. May 18, 1864, Tenn., d. Aug. 16, 1937, Bristol, Sullivan Co.,
Tenn. (East Hill Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tenn.), daughter of Joseph White and Elizabeth Cardin. She also
married (first name unknown) Cardin, ?-?
Children with Lena P. Snavely:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Ellis William Ward, 1880-aft. 1942
Mary E. Ward, 1882-aft. 1910
Maude E. Ward, 1884-aft. 1920, m. Charles A. Flannigan, 1883-?
Jane Nancy Ward, 1886-aft. 1900
Children of Eliza Ann White and (first name unknown) Cardin:
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1.
Creed B. Lodema Cardin, 1903-1988, m. Florence Loper, 1906-2000
2.
Elizabeth Lodema Cardin, 1903-?
William Columbus Ward, b. Jul. 1851, Reed Creek, Wythe Co., Va., d. Mar. 20, 1853, Wythe Co., Va.
Talitha Jane Ward, b. Nov. 1853, Black Lick, Wythe Co., Va., d. 1930, Salem, Culpepper Co., Va., m. (1877)
Albert Calhoun Scott, b. Mar. 1851, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1927, Washington Co., Va. (East Hill
Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tenn.), son of George Washington Scott and Susannah Susan Cox. Children:
1.
Everett W. Scott, 1877-aft. 1920
3.
Ellis Creed Scott, 1883-1961, m. Mary Louise Sanders, 1891-1958, daughter of Rufus Kincannon Sanders
and Lillian Birdine Barnes
2.
4.
5.
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6.
2.
3.
Children: Ellis Creed Jr., Jane Sanders and James Edwin
Nina M. Scott, 1886-1968, m. Hunter B. Zirkle, 1887-1952, son of Allen C. Zirkle and Alice C.
Rosenberger
Children: Margaret, Katherine S. and Nina Ruth
Alberta Nannie Scott, 1888-1945, m. Grover Cleveland Wood, 1885-1957, son of William Wood and
Sarah (unknown)
Children: Mildred MacDonald, Marcus Scott and E. Garrison
Two unkown children
Harry Wagner Ward, 1894-1947, m. Bertie (last name unknown), 1899-1988
Children: Mildred A., David H. and Nancy L.
Aileen Mary Ward, 1895-1974
Eva Ward, 1899-1952, m. William Stuart Kincer, 1894-aft. 1940, son of Thomas C. Kincer and Lillie C.
(unknown)
Children: Betty
Robert Newton Ward, b. Dec. 1860, Black Lick, Wythe Co., Va., d. Aug. 25, 1916, Kansas City, Jackson Co.,
Mo. (Forest Hill Cemetery, Jackson Co., Mo.), m. (1879) Catherine H. Aker, b. Jan. 2, 1858, Va., d. Jan. 28, 1928,
Kansas City, Jackson Co., Mo. Children:
1.
2.
3.
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James I. Scott, 1879-aft. 1910
Ellis W. Ward, b. Aug. 1, 1857, Black Lick, Wythe Co., Va., d. 1947, Radford City, Va. (Central cemetery,
Radford City, Va.), m. (abt. 1885) Betty Alice Burton, b. Feb. 1861, Va., d. 1954, Radford City, Va.(Central
cemetery, Radford City, Va.). Children:
1.
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Children: Jimmy, Carroll and Florence C.
William D. Ward, 1881-abt. 1918, m. Emma Kelly, ?-?
Robert Blair Ward, 1882-1967, m. Maude Canfield, 1883-aft. 1940, daughter of John W. Canfield and
Kate (unknown)
Children: John Robert, James Edward, Charles R. and William R.
James Claude Ward, 1884-aft. 1910
4.
Lula Mae Ward, 1886-aft. 1900
1.
Charles W. Burton, 1886-1942, m. (1911) Jean (last name unknown), 1891-1924, and (1924) Pearl (last
name unknown), 1887-?
Nancy Emeline Ward, b. Aug. 15, 1859, Wythe Co., Va., d. Feb. 22, 1948, Unk., m. (1885) Hamilton A. Burton,
b. Sep. 1854, N.Y., d. aft. 1920, Unk. Children:
Children with Jean (last name unknown): Marion and Ward
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2.
Gertrude Burton, 1890-aft. 1942, m. Leroy R. Stacy, 1888-abt. 1930
4.
One unknown child
3.
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Harry Burton, 1898-aft. 1910
James Blair Ward, b. Jan. 25, 1861, Wythe Co., Va., d. Feb. 22, 1948, Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tenn. (East Hill
Cemetery, Sullivan Co., Tenn.), m. (1901) Alice Lee Thompson, b. Jan. 17, 1864, Unk., d. Oct. 2, 1941, Bristol,
Sullivan Co., Tenn. She previously married (Unk.) Ben Thompson, b. Unk., Unk., d. Unk., Unk.
Children of James Blair Ward and Alice Lee Thompson:
1.
Jewel Ward, 1903-aft. 1920
1.
Ben Thompson, Jr., 1892-aft. 1910
Children of Alice Lee Thompson and (first name unknown) Thompson
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Columbus Franklin McDonald, b. Dec. 27, 1824, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Jan. 6, 1911, Pierce, Pierce Co.,
Neb. (occupation: justice of the peace/constable/marshal) (Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), m. (1846)
Charity Curren Sexton, b. 1826, Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Sep. 30, 1886, Pierce,
Pierce Co., Neb. (Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), daughter of Zadok Sexton and
Margaret Buchanan. Columbus served as a captain in the Army of the Confederacy
during the Civil War. Following the war he served as a justice of the peace in Smyth
County. After moving his family to Pierce, Neb., a constable, village marshal, and deputy
undersheriff prior to his death. (Note: on one or more censuses, “McDonald” is “spelled
“McDanold.”). Children:
•
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Solomon Marshall McDonald, b. Dec. 26, 1847, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d. Aug.
31, 1855
Margaret Columbia McDonald, b. Aug. 31, 1850, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d. Feb.
13, 1930, Cuming Co., Neb. (Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), m. (1874)
William Henry Patrick, b. Feb. 8, 1854, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jul. 1925, Mitchell, Stanton
Co., Neb. (Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), son of Harvey George Patrick and
Ludema Ann Kincannon. Children:
1.
2.
3.
•
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•
Susan Virginia Patrick, 1874-aft. 1910
Columbus Franklin
McDonald
(McDonald family
collection)
Luther Hayes Patrick, 1879-1956, m. Nita Clair Tippin, 1886-1964, daughter of Isaiah S. Tippin and
Almira Ann (unknown)
Children: Margaret Almira, Dwane L., Dwite William and Beth Lelia
Albert Eugene Patrick, 1891-1940, m. (1916) Flossie (last name unknown), 1898-Bef. 1930 and (1930)
Edith C. Miller, 1908-1994
Mary Virginia McDonald, b. Sep. 7, 1854, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 3, 1855, Rich Valley, Smyth
Co., Va.
Nancy Lelia McDonald, b. May 20, 1857, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jun. 30, 1920, Fremont, Dodge Co.,
Neb., m. (1885) George F. Wiley, b. Sep. 18, 1863, Indiana, d. May 21, 1930, Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb.
(Mitchell Cemetery, Scotts Bluff Co., Neb.) Children:
1.
Grace Wiley, 1893-aft. 1900
1.
Gladys Mae McDonald, 1890-1973, m. Harry Miller, 1878-?
Thomas W. McDonald, b. Jun. 23, 1868, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 20, 1943, Falls City, Richardson
Co., Neb., m. (1890) Nettie Alberta Diltz, b. Apr. 17, 1871, Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa, d. Sep. 6, 1947, Falls City,
Richardson Co., Neb. (Note: on the county record of birth the name “McDonald” is spelled “McDanald.”)
Children:
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2.
Julia Byrd “Birdie” McDonald, 1893-1957
5.
Marjorie A. McDonald, 1903-1976, m. Harry U. Rea, 1892-1966, son of William F. Rea and Delia M.
(unknown)
6.
7.
Byron F. McDonald, 1899-1986
Ruth Ailene McDonald, 1906-1988
Robert Merton McDonald, 1909-1933
Daley Lee McDonald, b. Feb. 2, 1872, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 27, 1937, Unk., m. (1898) Anna G.
Coleman, b. Feb. 1874, Ind., d. aft. 1930, Unk., daughter of George Coleman and Adeline Nelson. Children:
1.
2.
o
William Curren McDonald, 1892-1951
3.
4.
•
Children: Ruth Alberta
3.
John L. “Jack” McDonald, 1899-1992
James E. “Jim” McDonald, 1910-1955
Bertha Jean McDonald, 1913-1988
Amanda Susan McDonald, b. Feb. 2, 1827 at Chatham Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Sept. 9, 1855, Smyth Co, Va.,
(Spratt Cemetery, Smyth Co., Va.) m. (1848) Thomas Hall Spratt, b. 1823, Rich Valley, Wythe Co., Va., d. Jul. 2, 1888,
Smyth Co., Va. (Spratt Cemetery, Smyth Co., Va.), son of Isaac Spratt and Mary Polly Hall. Two infants died within
days of their births (1853 & 1854). Amanda died of illness in 1855 and her son, Charles, died just seven days later.
Following Amada's death, Thomas married (bef. 1859) Martha Winniford Gannaway, b. 1840, Cripple Creek, Va.,
d. Jan. 6, 1871, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va. (Spratt Cemetery, Smyth Co., Va.) She was the sister of Emeline
Gannaway, wife of James Van Buren McDonald and daughter of John Gannaway and Kesiah Barringer.
Children of Amanda Susan McDonald and Thomas Hall Spratt:
•
•
•
Charles Crittendon Spratt, b. 1849, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 16, 1855, Smyth Co., Va. (Spratt Cemetery, Smyth
Co., Va.)
Infant Spratt, b. Aug. 16, 1853, Smyth Co., Va., d. Aug. 22, 1853, Smyth Co., Va. (Spratt Cemetery, Smyth Co.,
Va.)
Infant Spratt, b. Nov. 4, 1854, Smyth Co., Va., d. Nov. 8, 1854, Smyth Co., Va. (Spratt Cemetery, Smyth Co.,
Va.)
Children of Thomas Hall Spratt and Martha Winniford Gannaway:
•
William Barringer Spratt, b. Sep. 1858, Seven Mile Ford, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1932, Maiden Spring, Tazewell
Co., Va., m. (1884) Mary Elissiph Richardson, b. Oct. 1860, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1939, Maiden Spring, Tazewell
Co., Va., daughter of William Lafayette Richardson and Catherine T. Johnson. Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
William Leonard Spratt, 1884-1952, m. Evelyn M. Effie Williams, 1884-1958, daughter of William Cyrus
Williams and Octavia Evelyn Davis
Children: Mary, Leonard and Evyn
Katherine F. Spratt, 1887-1981, m. Charles Baker, 1885-?, son of Alfred Charles Baker and Emily James
Children: Charles Barringer, Virginia Mary and Harrison Stuart
Harry Lee Spratt, 1888-1969, m. Fay Dillard, 1889-1971, daughter of James H. Dillard and Averene
(unknown)
Children: Alice D. and Dillard H.
Margaret (Maggie) S. Spratt, 1890-1982
Thomas Gannaway Spratt, 1900-1939, m. Marion V. (last name unknown), 1906-?
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Children: Margaret R., Susan D. and William B.
Mary Ellen Spratt, b. Jan. 17, 1860, Seven Mile Ford,
Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 22, 1943, Greenville, Greenville
Co., S.C., (Graceland Cemetery & Mausoleum, Greenville
Co., S.C.) m. (1879, Unk.) William Henry Shannon, b.
Jul. 5, 1849, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Oct. 29,
1925, Greenville, S.C. (Rich Valley Presbyterian Church,
Smyth Co., Va.), son of Charles Jackson Shannon and
Elizabeth H. McDonald. See their family under
William Henry Shannon on page 74
Susan C. Spratt, b. 1863, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va.,
d. aft. 1880., Unk.
•
John G. Spratt, b. 1865, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., d.
Aft. 1920, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., Calif.
•
Charles B. McDonald, b. Dec. 15, 1855, Smyth Co, Va.,
d. Sep. 30, 1864, Marion, Smyth Co., Va.
“William H. McDonald home, Marion, Va. c. 1860.
Buchanan Street – the house can been seen on an 1880 map
of Marion when present-day Buchanan Street was called
•
Harry Isaac Spratt, b. 1868, Rich Valley, Smyth Co., Va., McDonald Street. William H. McDonald ran an advertisement
in the Southern Star in 1868 to sell his house and 12 acres of
d. aft. 1880, Unk.
adjoining land. Deeds shows that W. H. McDonald had
purchased several tracts of land near town in the late 1850s.
William Hamilton McDonald, b. Jul. 30, 1829, Chatham
J. O. “Rabbit” Stephenson later acquired the property
Hill, Wythe Co., Va., d. Mar. 3, 1908, Fremont, Dodge Co.,
sometime before 1880. Mr. Stephenson was an engineer on
Neb. (occupation: county judge) (Prospect View Cemetery,
the Marion & Rye Valley Railroad in the early 1900s, and later
Pierce Co., Neb.), m. (1854) Ellen Ann Beattie, b. Apr. 5, 1833, he and his wife operated the Marion Theatre, a silent motion
Washington Co., Va., d. Nov. 28, 1917, Fremont, Dodge Co., picture house. The Stephensons moved in 1909 and sold the
property to John A. & Mary H. Groseclose. Mr. & Mrs.
Neb. (Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), daughter of
Absalom Beattie and Eliza Preston Davis. William served as Groseclose conveyed to C. R. Snavely in 1919. He sold it to J.
a captain in the Virginia Regiment of the Confederate Army. A. & Maggie Shew in 1923. A. B. Helton bought the property
After relocating to Nebraska he served as a judge in Pierce. in 1924. It remained in the Helton family until 1996 when it
was sold by Mary Helton Wright and others to Ronda F.
Children:
Barrett.” (the home sill stands as of 2014.) Photo and text
•
•
George W. McDonald, b. Aug. 10, 1856, Smyth Co., Va.,
d. Aug. 27, 1856, Smyth Co., Va.
copyrighted. Used w/permission of R. E. Harrigton, Marion
Landmarks Past and Present
Nancy E. McDonald, b. Sep. 27, 1858, Smyth Co. Va., d.
abt. 1939, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo Co., Calif., m.
(1881) Joseph A. Smith, b. Feb. 1855, Iowa, d. Unk.,
Unk., Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo Co., Calif., son of
Addison Smith and Mary (unknown). Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Grace Ellen Smith, 1882-aft. 1930, m. Fred Gaeth,
1883-1921
Children: Arthur R.
Frank Lawrence Smith, 1884-1967, m. Rosa B.
Mooney, 1892-?,
Children: Howard I., Alice Hazel and Vance L.
Daisy Lucille Smith, 1886-1965, m. David Allen
Braught, 1885-1921
Children: Virginia J., Jack H. and Frences Ellen
Chester L. Smith, 1888-1923
Mary Mattie Smith, 1891-aft. 1910, m. Frank Miller , ?-?
William H. McDonald home, Marion, Va. 2015
(Jim Peterson, 2015))
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•
6.
Ivan Garrett Smith , 1894-1964, m. Estelle C. Taylor, 1897-1978
7.
Joseph A. Smith, Jr. 1899-aft. 1910
Children: Harold I.
Mary Virginia McDonald, b. Mar. 22, 1860, Smyth Co., Va., d. 1930, Buhl, Twin Falls Co., Idaho. (West End
Cemetery, Twin Falls Co., Idaho), m. (1885) Henry W. Herman, b. Jun. 1862, Maple, Dodge Co., Neb., d. Sep. 4,
1941, Buhl, Idaho (West End Cemetery, Twin Falls Co., Idaho), son of Michael Herman and Rosina (unknown).
He was also married to Katherine (last name unknown), 1865-? They had no children.
Children of Mary Virginia McDonald and Henry W. Herman:
1.
•
•
2.
Frances Ellen “Fannie” McDonald, b. Jan. 5, 1863, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sep. 14, 1942, Seattle, King Co., Wash.,
(Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, King Co., Wash.) m. William T. Martin, b. Dec. 1859, Bethel, Branch Co.,
Mich., d. Aug. 17, 1940, Seattle, King Co., Wash. (Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, King Co., Wash.), son of
Hugh W. Martin and Johanna Roscoe. Children:
2.
3.
Hugh H. Martin, 1893-1971, m. Alice “Hallie” McDonald Witten, 1882-1945, daughter of James
Alexander Witten and Susan Catherine Sexton
Children: Robert A. and William J.
Ollie E. Martin, 1884-aft. 1900
Agnes M. Martin, 1888-aft. 1900
4.
Laura B. Martin, 1892- aft. 1910
6.
Ada Mildred Martin, 1899-1991, m. Arlos Rand Sedgley, 1898-1967, son of Wirt or Wert Sedgley and
Elizabeth Eliza A. Withrow
5.
7.
o
Zella Herman, 1890-1910
William Garrett McDonald, b. Jul. 7, 1861, Smyth Co., Va., d. Oct. 17, 1900, Pierce, Pierce Co., Neb. (Prospect
View Cemetery, Pierce, Co., Neb.)
1.
o
Mabel Herman , 1886-1903
Irene Martin, 1896- aft. 1910
Children: Rowena Joan and Donald Bruce
Eugene W. Martin, 1902-1996, m. Alice Mary Witten,
1899-1998, daughter of James Alexander Witten and
Susan Catherine Sexton
Charles M. McDonald, b. Aug. 8, 1831, Chatham Hill, Wythe
Co., Va., d. July 2, 1833, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va.
James Van Buren McDonald, b. Nov. 30, 1833, Chatham Hill,
Smyth Co., Va., d. Pierce, Pierce Co., Neb., Sep. 30, 1915.
(occupation: blacksmith/farmer/carpenter) (Prospect View
Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), m. (1856) Emeline Ann Gannaway,
b. Apr. 7, 1836, Cripple Creek, Wythe Co., Va., d. Dec. 13, 1916,
Council Bluffs, Pottawatome Co., Iowa (Prospect View Cemetery,
Pierce Co., Neb.), daughter of John Gannaway (1779-1850) and
James Van Buren McDonald and Emeline Gannaway
Kesiah Barringer. James Van Buren served in the
family (abt. 1890). Front center is Solomon Randolph
Confederate Army as a first lieutenant and regimental
quartermaster. In 1882 he moved his family to Kansas and McDonald. Back row: Laura Estelle, James B., Charles T.,
Kenneth W., Grundy E. and Robert or George E.
then to Nebraska, settling in the town of Pierce where he
(McDonald family collection)
worked as a carpenter and blacksmith. Children:
•
John G. McDonald, b. Oct. 4, 1858, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jan. 8, 1860, Smyth Co., Va.
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William G. McDonald, b. Apr. 6, 1860, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jan. 10, 1862, Smyth Co., Va.
James Beauregard McDonald, b. Sep. 23, 1861, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. May 26,
1944, Pierce, Pierce Co., Neb. (Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), m. (1901) Jessie
Kerr, b. Feb. 10, 1878, Scotland, d. Apr. 6, 1955, Pierce, Pierce Co., Neb. (Prospect View
Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.) daughter of John Kerr and Janet (unknown). James
Beauregard served as a judge in Pierce Co., Neb. Children:
1.
Suzanne Katherine McDonald, 1904-1979
3.
(Ancestry.com-Knox
James Howard McDonald, 1915-2006, m. (1937) Odelle Norma Doose, 1916-2009,
Mcdonald family tree
daughter of Herman Doose and Effie Olive Frey, and (1960) Rose York, 1924-? Odelle
w/permission)
Norma Doose was also married (Unk.) to Albert Wesley Stancil, 1912-1996, son of
Bert Stancil and Ida Bell Boyd
2.
•
•
Robert McDonald, 1910-1910
James Beauregard
McDonald
Children with Odella Norma Doose: Susan Katherine, Janet Caroline, Jean Beth, James Douglas and
Donald Howard
Robert Franklin McDonald, b. Apr. 7, 1864, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Sept. 9, 1894,
Pierce, Pierce Co., Neb. (Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), m. (Unk.) Irene Ann
Gates, b. May 22, 1859, Walnut Co., Ohio, d. May 21, 1940, Browning, Glacier Co., Mont.
(Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.), daughter of David Gates and Mahala B.
Armstrong. Children:
Jesse Kerr
(Ancestry.com-Knox
Mcdonald family
tree w/permission)
1.
Hazel McDonald, 1890-1965, m. Elmer E. Hight, 1887-1961
2.
Warren R. McDonald, 1892-1964, m. Erma Marie Holcomb, 1897-1997, daughter of William Holcomb
and Della Octavia (unknown)
Children: Margaret M. and Robert T.
Children: Janeth Ann
Charles T. McDanold, b. Mar. 20, 1865, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., died Oct. 16, 1961, San Pedro, Los
Angeles Co., Calif., m. Drucilla Amerine, b. May 15, 1868, Liberty, Ringgold Co., Ga., d. Feb. 6, 1943, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles Co., Calif., daughter of Davidson C. Amerine and Hester Harvey. (Note: Records of
Smyth Co., Va. reflect Charles T.’s last name as “McDanold” rather than “McDonald,” however, his children used the
name “McDonald.” Children:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Harry Everett McDonald, 1890-1976, m. Elnora A. Petersen, 1893-?, daughter of Hans and Mary
Petersen
Children: Jack T.
Beulah McDonald, 1892-1979, m. Elmer Clarence Mosler, 1890-1949, son of Robert Mosler and Hattie
(unknown)
Children: Betty
James Burdette McDonald, 1894-1968, m. Shellie L. Fuller, 1895-1987, daughter of Joseph H. Fuller and
Rosa (unknown)
Children: Arlene, Ronald B. and Paricia Ann
Earl Grundy McDonald, 1901-1974, m. Dorothy M. Seileman, 1901-1991, daughter of Josephine
(unknown)
5.
Edna B. McDonald, 1906-1958, m. George Octavius Jones, 1901-1984
6.
Ruth Arlene McDonald, 1908-2004, m. Norman Belmont Cowell, 1910-1969
7.
Children: George Wayne and Phyllis J.
Children: Norman Belmont and Stephan Alan
One infant son, 1903-1904
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After moving to California Charles worked as a plastering contractor.
George E. McDonald, b. Oct. 13, 1868, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Oct. 14, 1892, Pierce, Pierce Co.,
Neb. (Prospect View Cemetery, Pierce Co., Neb.)
Laura Estelle (Stella) McDonald, b. Feb. 1872, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Oct. 15,
1929, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., Calif. (Roosevelt Memorial Park, Los Angeles Co., Calif.),
m. (1894) Elonzo Sherman Glaze, b. Dec. 22, 1869, Ill., d. Aug. 5, 1951, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles Co., Calif. (Roosevelt Memorial Park, Los Angeles Co., Calif.) son of William Glaze
and Martha (unknown). Laura Estelle attended the Nebraska School for the Blind.
Children:
1.
2.
3.
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•
•
Kenneth Lee Glaze, 1896-1980, m. Cecelia Hamer, 1900-1991, daughter of William A.
Hamer and Martha L. Keavines. She was also married (Unk.) to (first name
unknown) Boyles, ?-?
Children of Cecelia Hamer and (first name unknown) Boyles: Fran
Nettie Glaze , 1900- aft. 1910
Laura Estelle
McDonald
(McDonald Family
collection)
Woods E. Glaze , 1903-1972, m. (1921) Margaret Brennan, 1901-aft. 1930. She later married (1928)
Newton O. Nelson, 1906-?
Children: Mary Deloris
Children of Margaret Brennan and Newton O. Nelson: Leona M.
Kenneth Wilton McDonald, b. Jan. 18, 1874, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jan. 19, 1966, Long Beach, Los
Angeles Co., Calif. (Green Hills Mem. Park, Los Angeles Co., Calif.), m. (1910) Ethel G. Irwin, b. Jun. 17, 1889,
Creighton, Knox Co., Neb., d. Feb. 17, 1972, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., Calif. (Green Hills Mem. Park, Los
Angeles Co., Calif.), daughter of Samuel J. Irwin and Sarah A. Elston. Kenneth was city
attorney of Casper, Wyo. and a lawyer in California. They adopted one child:
1.
Margaret Elaine McDonald, 1915-1992, m. (first name unknown) Carls, ?-?
Infant daughter, b. Mar. 1, 1876, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Mar. 1, 1876, Chatham
Hill, Smyth Co., Va.
Grundy E. McDonald, b. Mar. 23, 1877, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. May 25, 1961,
Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., Calif. (Green Hills Mem. Park, Los Angeles Co., Calif.), m.
(1910) Candace Mae Brown, b. Dec. 3, 1880, Highland, Guthrie Co., Iowa, d. Nov. 25,
1968, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., Calif., daughter of Edgar E. Brown andAlice A.
(unknown). Grundy attended the Nebraska Medical School and served as the city
health officer and as a physician in Long Beach, Calif. They had one daughter:
1.
Marcelline Alice McDonald, 1911-1997, m. (first name unknown) Whitaker, ?-?
1.
Wilton Arleigh McDonald, 1903-1973, m. Dorothy Marie E. Petersen, 1909-1957,
daughter of Lars Petersen and Maria Kristina Backman
Solomon Randolph McDonald, b. Oct. 27, 1880, Chatham Hill, Smyth Co., Va., d. Jun.
15, 1966, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., Calif. (Green Hills Mem. Park, Los Angeles Co.,
Calif.), m. (1902) Bessie Lee Crowley, b. Dec. 5, 1882, Creston, Union Co., Iowa, d. Mar.
26, 1972, San Pedro, Los Angeles Co., Calif. (Green Hills Mem. Park, Los Angeles Co.,
Calif.), daughter of Edward S. Crowley and Eva Ryan. Solomon worked as a railway
mail clerk. After moving to California he owned and operated a grocery store in San
Pedro. Children:
2.
Chldren: Patricia Marie and Molly Lee
Helen Elizabeth McDonald, 1910-1997, m. Gordon Thomas, 1907-2000, son of John
Turner Thomas and Mable G. Gentles
Chldren: Gordon McDonald and Virginia Kay
Kenneth Wilton
McDonald
(McDonald Family
collection)
Solomon R.
McDonald and
Bessie Lee Crowley
(McDonald Family
collection)
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3.
Virginia Ann McDonald, 1915-1987, m. Otis Wilson Peterson, 1912-1974, son of James Walter Peterson
and Pearl M. McIntyre
Chldren: James Walter and Randy Otis
End of Solomon Franklin McDaniel’s Ancestry