================================================== ===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: VAAMHERS@rootsweb.com From: "Debbie Ullom" <Genealogy@ullomfamily.net> Subject: [VAAMHERS] Roll Call: BOWLING, GIANNINI, HAYDON, ISON/ISOM, LYONS, I have several lines of my family that were in Amherst county, VA. I have made sections for each family line below. I have been told that my ISON/ISOM and LYONS family connections from Carter County, Kentucky were also from Amherst County, VA but I haven't verified that yet. BOWLING / GIANNINI / MEEKS family: -------------------------------------------------------- *1 ANTONIO GIANNINI b: 06/15/1747 Italy d: ca 1825 wife MARIA MODENA b: 04/02/1747 Italy d: after 1820 married 11/26/1770 Italy * 2 MARIA CATERINA GIANNINY b: 04/20/1771 d: 04/29/1863 Kanawha Co, WV husband WILLIAM MEEKS b: ca 1770 d: 09/30/1850 Kanawha Co, WV married 07/17/1793 Albemarle Co, VA *3 MARTHA JANE JEFFERSON "PATSY" MEEKS b: after 04/01/1794 d: 04/01/1893 Nelson Co, VA husband WILLIAM BOWLING b: 09/02/1789 d: 12/12/1855 Nelson Co, VA married 08/11/1811 Nelson Co, VA *4 JOHN J BOWLING b: 03/28/1822 Nelson Co, VA d: 10/16/1906 Allegheny Co, VA wife LUCINDA "LUCY" JANE MITCHELL b: 10/07/1829 Nelson Co, VA d: 03/17/1888 Nelson Co, VA married 11/13/1845 Nelson Co, VA 5 WILLIAM T BOWLING b: 09/18/1846 wife CAROLINE E "CARRIE" LEMON b: May 1853 *5 MARGRET "MAGGIE" EUDORA BOWLING b: 04/19/1848 Nelson Co, VA d: 11/20/1925 Raleigh Co, WV husband ALEXANDER WURT HAYDON b: 06/09/1840 Amherst Co, VA d: 04/03/1885 Allegheny Co, VA married 06/16/1869 Rockbridge Co, VA (see HAYDON family notes) 5 JOHN L BOWLING b: 06/08/1851 wife RACHEL S TRIBBETT b: ca 1847 Rockbridge Co, VA married 06/16/1869 Rockbridge Co, VA 5 SARAH JANE "SALLIE" BOWLING b: 07/01/1858 Lynchburg, VA d: 09/15/1893 Fauquier Co, VA husband WILLIAM ANDREW KING b: 12/13/1853 Allegheny Co, VA d: 06/27/1919 Fauquier Co, VA married 09/05/1876 Allegheny Co, VA 5 MARTHA IDA BOWLING b: 06/07/1861 Alleghenay Co, VA d: after 1910 never married 5 BETTIE E BOWLING b: 12/28/1865 Rockbridge Co, VA husband FRANK E LAIR b: ca 1859 married 06/19/1884 Rockbridge Co, VA 5 EMMA T BOWLING b: 02/06/1867 d: 02/28/1968 husband ELMOR CHILDS 5 LAURA ELLA BOWLING b: 03/14/1871 Allegheny Co, VA husband SAMUEL DAVID SIMMONS b: 09/08/1961 d: 04/14/1922 married 09/15/1891 Rockbridge Co, VA HAYDON family: ----------------------- *1 THOMAS HAYDON b: 1640 England d: 1717 Northumberland Co, VA wife ANN *2 THOMAS HAYDON b: ca 1698 Northumberland Co, VA d: 1782 Spotsylvania Co, VA wife ANN *3 JARVEY HAYDON b: ca 1725 Northumberland Co, VA d: 1791 Spotslyvania Co, VA wife MARY JONES *4 JESSE HAYDON b: ca 1755 Spotsylvnia Co, VA d: July 1846 Amherst Co, VA wife LUCY MCCALLEY b: 03/28/1771; d: April 1862 prob Forest, Bedford Co, VA married 05/20/1796 Spotsylvania Co, VA *5 JARVIS HAYDON b: 02/01/1797 Spotsylvania Co, VA d: 02/10 1852 Bedford Co, VA wife HARRIET "HARRY" ANN MITCHELL b: 04/13/1806 d: ca 12/17/1855 Amherst Co, VA married 03/18/1829 Amherst Co, VA 6 MARIAH HAYDON b: 10/30/1830 d: 11/18/1832 6 WILLIAM JACKSON HAYDON b: 06/08/1835 Bedford Co, VA d: 02/12/1911 Springfield, MO wife MARGARET CELESTINE FORD b: 06/30/1843 Anderson Co, KY d: 02/16/1912 Springfield, MO married 06/27/1867 Monroe Co, MO 6 ELIZABETH HARDWICK HAYDON b: 10/12/1837 Amherst Co, VA d: 10/08/1870 husband JOSEPH BOWLES b: ca 1819 had a son named STEPHEN BOWLES born ca 1859 *6 ALEXANDER WURT HAYDON b: 06/09/1840 Amherst Co, VA d: 04/03/1885 Allegheny Co, VA wife MARGRET "MAGGIE" EUDORA BOWLING b: 04/19/1848 Nelson Co, VA d: 11/20/1925 Raleigh Co, WV 7 ADA LUCY HAYDON b: 11/20/1870 Allegheny Co, VA d: 1930 married JOHN BLAIR JONES b: Nov 1843 d: 02/22/1898 7 LAURA ELLEN HAYDON b: 12/04/1873 Monroe Co, WV d: 1890 7 JOHN WILLIAM HAYDON b: 1875 d: Oct 1903 (killed while working for railroad) married MYRTLE D FISHER b: ca 1887 7 MARY ELIZABETH HAYDON b: 06/16/1877 WV d: 1952 FL married OSBORN KENNETH "KENT" BLACK b: Nov 1878 d: before 1920 *7 CHARLES AMBROSE HAYDON b: 04/11/1879 Wolf Creek, WV d: 09/07/1932 Raleigh Co, WV married MINNIE LESTER SHOMO b:04/22/1888 Rockingham Co, VA d: 08/27/1970 Raleigh Co, WV 7 WILLIAM "WILL" JACKSON HAYDON b: May 1882. Left home when 16 years old and never heard from again. Was talking of going to the gold fields in Alaska. 7 THOMAS AGEE HAYDON b: 04/07/1884 d: 03/03/1935 Raleigh Co, WV married LEE BLESSING LENT 6 MARGARET ANN HAYDON b: 05/09/1844 Amherst Co, VA d: 07/16/1863 near Lynchburg, VA 5 NANCY? ANN HAYDON b: ca 1799 married JAMES WHARTON b: ca 1799 5 RICHARD J HAYDON b: ca 1800 d: 1870-80 married unknown and had daughter MARY LOUISA HAYDON (who married PRESTON HICKS 02/05/1844 Amherst Co, VA) 5 AMBROSE B HAYDON b: ca 1805 d: 1880-1900 married unknown and lived in Summers Co, WV had son JOHN J HAYDON 5 ABNER HAYDON b: ca 1807 married CYNTHIA BOWLES b: 1810 on 04/04/1846 in Amherst Co, VA (I have not found any children for them but they raised several orphaned family members) 5 GEORGE HAYDON b: ca 1810 Bedford Co, VA d: 08/17/1880 Bedford Co, VA was a carpenter who never married. Lived for a time in Greenbrier Co, WV 5 MARY E HAYDON b: April 1812 married GEORGE W DUNCAN b: ca 1800 d: 1855-60 on 02/18/1851 in Bedford Co, VA had a son JESSE H DUNCAN who lived in Greenbrier Co, WV 5 SARAH "SALLY" HAYDON b: ca 1820 5 CATHERINE FRANCES "KITTY" HAYDON b: ca 1825 d: ca 1906 married LINDSEY PHILLIPS b: ca 1815 d: ca 1900 on 11/06/1844 in Amherst Co, VA 6 CHARLES P PHILLIPS b: ca 1843 d: ca 1863 6 JAMES DUDLEY PHILLIPS b: ca 1845 d: ca 1863 6 LUCY PHILLIPS b: ca 1849 d: before 1860 6 EDWARD A PHILLIPS b: 08/22/1850 married ANNIE LEE RAMSEY b: Sept 1856 on 09/13/1880 6 ALICE SPOTTSWOOD PHILLIPS b: ca 1853 6 JOHN L PHILLIPS b: ca 1854 6 DONALD T PHILLIPS b: ca 1856 married CORNELIA L CASH b: June 1859 on 04/01/1891 6 SALLY CORNELIA PHILLIPS b: ca 1856 married JOHN G RAMSEY on 09/10/1877 6 CORNELIUS PHILLIPS b: ca 1858 6 MARY LOUISE PHILLIPS b: April 1860 married JOHN EDWARD BIBB b: ca 1853 d: before 1920 ca 1899 5 MARTHA HAYDON b: ca 1826 MITCHELL family: -------------------------- There is a THOMAS MITCHELL who left a will in Amherst County, VA 10/05/1767 that could possibly be the father of ARCHELAUS. If this is true, then he only listed his minor and/or unmarried children in his will: ELIZABETH (not yet 18), NANCY, CHARLES (not yet of age), JOAB. His friends were: JOHN STRANGE (Albemarle Co, VA), HARDEN PERKINS (Buckingham County, VA). Witnesses were: WM CABELL JR, EDWARD TILLMAN, WILLIAM TRICE ARCHELAUS MITCHELL first appears in 1783 Amherst County, VA Heads of families as having 11 white souls and 17 black souls. In 1785 ARCHELAUS MITCHELL has 8 white souls, 1 dwelling, and 2 other buildings and JOHN MITCHELL has 3 white souls, 1 dwelling and 1 other building *1 ARCHELAUS MITCHELL (possibly from Kent County, VA .. several THOMAS and ARCHELAUS found earlier in that county) d: ca 09/12/1799 Amherst Co, VA wife HANNAH 2 THOMAS MITCHELL (wife EADY TRENT) 2 ARCHELAUS MITCHELL (wife SPICY surname may have been GOODWIN) 2 BOWLIN MITCHELL (may have married NANCY WHITE) 2 STELLEY MITCHELL 2 ANN MITCHELL (married 1st GEORGE STOVALL and 2nd JEREMIAH TAYLOR) 2 PATSY MITCHELL (married JOHN B TRENT) 2 LUCY MITCHELL (married to SAMUEL HILL - she may have been a granddaughter not sure?) *2 JOHN MITCHELL wife ELIZABETH HARDWICK marriage bond 12/29/1783 married 01/02/1784 3 ZACHARIAH MITCHELL married CLARISSA JONES 10/23/1826 Nelson, Co, VA 3 GEORGE MITCHELL (may have married JUDY HILL 05/07/1822 Amherst Co, VA - not sure) * 3 HARRIET "HARRY" ANN MITCHELL b: 04/13/1803 d: ca 1855 husband JARVIS HADEN/HAYDON married 03/18/1829 Amherst Co, VA (see HAYDON family notes) *3 LEE ROY MITCHELL b: ca 1804 wife SARAH "SALLY" HARVIE/HARVEY b: 04/16/1803 d: 1850-59 marriage bond 04/17/1825 Nelson Co, VA married April 18th (from Bible) 4 BEVERLY M MITCHELL b: 08/08/1826 wife Miss WILLIAMS of Mississippi (may be MATILDA WILLIAMS in marriage bond 10/31/1849 Hinds Co, MS) 4 NANCY ELLEN FRANCES MITCHELL b: 12/18/1827 d: March 1900 husband GEORGE RODNEY JOHNSON b: 01/22/1819 d: 12/17/1913 Amherst co, VA married 10/20/1856 Amherst Co, VA *4 LUCINDA "LUCY" JANE MITCHELL b: 10/07/1829 d: 03/17/1888 Nelson Co, VA husband JOHN J BOWLING b: 03/28/1822 d: 10/16/1906 Allegheny Co, VA (On 01/25/1847 LEE ROY MITCHELL deeds land to a WIATT BOWLING Jr - possibly a relative?) (see BOWLING family notes) 4 THOMAS W MITCHELL b: 10/05/1832 d: 05/16/1865 Bangor, Maine - Lt Confederate 49th VA Regt. wife MARY ESTHER DEXTER b: ca 1826 in Maine d: 06/07/1902 Holden, Maine one daughter: ANNIE LAURA MITCHELL who married WILLIAM MCGILVERY PHILLIPS ... descendants lived in Alameda area of California 4 BETSY ANN MITCHELL b: 05/17/1834 husband JAMES WHITEHEAD 4 SELINA LOUISA MITCHELL b: 01/20/1838 husband THOMAS W WARE b: Nov 1832 4 SOPHRONIA TRAGETTA MITCHELL b:04/16/1844 d: 02/08/1919 husband JESSE WASHINGTON CAMPBELL married 11/22/1869 second wife of LEE ROY MITCHELL was ELIZA ANN MCCLAIN married 11/05/1859 Nelson Co, VA children by ELIZA ANN were: WILLIAM SHELTON, ALICE, and JOHN LEE after death of LEE ROY MITCHELL, ELIZA moved to Iowa with her chlidren (JOHN LEE stayed in VA with his half-sisters) SHOMO Family ----------------------- My SHOMO family moved from the Shenandoah Valley into Allegheny Co, VA (Clifton Forge area) around 1893. They moved to Madison Heights, Amherst Co, VA in the early 1900's. Several of them are buried in the Meade Cemetery on the Old Wrightshop Road near the Sandy Bottom Christian Church where they were members. *1 JOHN WILLIAM SHOMO b: 02/04/1863 Page Co, VA d: 02/13/1929 wife LUCY MILDRED SELLERS b: 01/04/1864 Rockingham Co, VA d: 12/25/1910 Amherst Co, VA 2 BESSIE FRANCES SHOMO b: 04/11/1884 d: 04/30/1976 married ROBERT ELLIS TYREE b: 03/16/1867 d: 05/12/1943 *2 MINNIE LESTER SHOMO b:04/22/1888 Rockingham Co, VA d: 08/27/1970 Raleigh Co, WV married CHARLES AMBROSE HAYDON b: 04/11/1879 Wolf Creek, WV d: 09/07/1932 Raleigh Co, WV 2 JOHN HARRY SHOMO b: 01/01/1890 d: after 1929 married IDA WOOLWINE 2 MAUDE RUTH SHOMO b: 12/25/1891 d: 09/09/1966 married CLARENCE LESLIE SMITH b: 12/31/1889 d: 10/25/1953 2 WILLIAM LUTHER SHOMO b: 03/04/1895 d: 03/10/1969 Raleigh Co, WV married SARAH ROBERTA VIAR b: 1903 d: 07/29/1920 Lynchburg, VA