Maynard, thanks so much for sharing this. You close with "I was unable to help him." Perhaps you are not aware he was a twice-great-grandson of Lewis Poythress of Mecklenburg Co., Va., lineage summarized as follows: Lewis Poythress +Rebecca B. Taylor Thomas M. Poythress +Lucy Thomas William Lewis Poythress +Anna Jane Jones Foxall Alexander Poythress +Annie May Kidd Foxall Alexander Poythress, Jr. Several years ago Barbara Neal introduced us to a stash of information on his branch, after which I visited with his sister, Mrs. Hudson, by phone. Also, sometime ago his grand-nephew, Michael Brandon Poythress, was a member of our list. -Lyn On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:39:30 EST [email protected] writes: > POYTHRESS > Foxhall Alexander "F.A." Poythress, 77, of Mechanicsville, passed > away > October 31, 2001. A son of the late Annie May Kidd and F.A. > Poythress Sr., he > was preceded in death by a sister and four brothers. He is survived > by his > wife, Roberta Horne Poythress; two daughters, Laura P. Butterfield > and her > husband, James and Elizabeth P. Thompson; a son, Robert A. Poythress > and his > wife, Nancy; three grandsons, Michael J. Butterfield, Ernest "Happy" > Thompson > Jr. and Randolph A. Thompson; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, > Agnes P. > Hudson and Ella May P. Kidd; a brother, Thomas S. Poythress; and a > special > family friend, Beverly Massie. Remains rest at the Mechanicsville > Chapel of > Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where the family will > receive > friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and where a funeral service > will be > conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Novmeber 3. Interment will follow in > Signal Hill > Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to > Fort > Grove United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 145, Stony Creek, Va. > 23882. > > > I never knew anything about this gentleman except that he answered a > mass > mailing postcard query which I sent out a number of years ago. He > was most > cordial and curious about his ancestors but had never done any > serious > searching so he was left at a loss and I was unable to help him. > > Maynard ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.