Kelly - I searched carefully through my records, and I cannot find evidence that the John Broaddus who married Martha Thornley was the John W. in the lineage you gave. I am happy to receive more accurate information from you. Thank you, too, for the additional information about your line in your last post. Ed Broadus On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, KNeum230 wrote: > Hi Ed, > > I have looked at everything I have on my Broaddus's. I do not have John W. > Broaddus as being married twice. I didn't realize this, but I have more > people to add to my direct line. Here is a revised listing: > > -Edward Broaddus > +Mary Shipley (2nd wife, 1st wife unknown) > --Thomas Broaddus (from Ed's 1st wife) > +Ann Redd > ---Thomas Broaddus (The book does not indicated if they are Sr and Jr) > +Martha Jones (1st wife) > +Ms. Watkins (2nd wife - they had no children) > ----Thomas Broaddus > +Martha Jones > -----John W. Broaddus B: 1807 in Caroline Co., VA D: 1874 > +Elizabeth Elkin Taliaferro > ------Alexander Hairston Burks B: 1817 > +Ellen T. Broaddus > -------Bettie Woodford Burks B: 7/20/1848 > +William Robert Jones B: 8/15/1845 in Nelson Co, VA > --------Robert Alexander Jones B: 12/22/1874 in Amherst Co, VA D: > 12/8/1957 > +Fannie Ethel Hudson B: 4/17/1887 in Amherst Co, VA D: 3/17/1969 > ----------Ruth Katherine Jones B: 7/28/1918 in Appomattox, VA > +Reuben Randall Owens B: 9/16/1918 in Wilson, NC D: 1/6/1988 > -----------Jo Ann Owens B: 10/12/1949 in New York, NY > +Franklin William Neumann, Jr. B: 9/2/1946 in Baltimore, MD > -------------Kelly Ann Neumann B: 8/8/1973 in Lynchburg, VA > > > Here is a little info on John W. Broaddus (1807 - 1874) born in Caroline Co., > VA. > He was Justice of the Peace for Amherst Co., VA in the 1840's. He enlisted > March 10, 1862 for the Civil War for a period of three years. He served in > Company B, 9 Regiment Virginia Calvary, known as "Capt. Samuel A Swann's > Company. > > This information came out of Roots, Shoots, and Runners > By Pauline Englehart Burks. > > Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with. > > Sincerely, > > Kelly > > >