I am looking for information on the ADDISON family. This family is from the Isle of Wight, Crittenden, area in Virginia. Nellie Eliza ADDISON was born April 27, 1874 in Isle of Wight, she was married to John Wesley Beale (around 1895) and they had 11 children (Daisy Mary, Enola A, Johnnie Louise, Frances Eunice, John Addison, Nellie Mae, Henderson Lee, Randolph W., Rudolph L., Earle Doyle, and Margaret Marie) she died on May 9, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia. She and John are buried at the Oakland Church Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia. All of their children are now deceased but for many many years they would all gather on the third Sunday in May at their graves, place flowers there and then go to one of the family members homes for a reunion and a big feast. We still do it today, but the numbers are smaller as many of the younger generations have lost interest now that their parents and grandparents are no longer there. What I am searching for is for her parents. Her Father is John Wesley Addison. It is said that he was an only child, and his Mother was widowed young and owned a lot of land in the Crittenden area. He is said to have fought in the Civil war, (perhaps under General Robert E. Lee) he was shot in the right leg with a mini ball and had a limp thereafter. He was a gentleman farmer and they lived in Crittenden, Virginia. While he was fighting in the war, his wife had to cook for Union Soldiers who came to the farm so that they would not burn it down. They lost three small children to diphtheria while he was away in the war. His wife was Mary Moore; they had three girls and one boy to survive to adulthood. I have listed that they had 7 children, Nellie, John, Fannie, Annie, Charles Wesley, William Joseph and James Edward. Other than Nellie I dont know which grew to adult or not. It you have any information on this family I would greatly appreciate the help. I have tried to find the graves in the Crittenden area with no luck, but I will continue to look. Thanks so much. Rhonda Cowan RLCowan@cablespeed.com GWTWnut1-AOL Instant Messenger #4761452 ICQ Researching the following names: Addison, Applegate, Beale, Bice/Buys/Bise/Boice/Boyce, Brouwer, Cobb, Collins, Cornelis, DeGraff, Dixon, Gar/Gear/Geer, Golden, Hardy, Harris, Hitt, Hoggard, Hollomon, Jacobse, Keene/Keane, Low, Matthews, Moore, Morrison, Oosterom, Pace, Potter, Pratt, Reder, Shoulders, Starling, Tharp, Todd, White and Willoughby