I meant to say Barbara married "Sid" I'm sure it's the right one. As to dairy farming in Ferrum, it could have been another sibling. Maybe Carl can clear it up. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> To: "Ken & Margo Brown" <kenbrown17@earthlink.net>; "VA/Floyd RootsWeb" <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--Jim Whitt >I am confused as the Barbara I know is married to Sidney Johnson and he is > affilated with Radford Hopsital(Carilion Hospitals) and his father was > Sidney, Sr. > Not sure about any Dairy farming in Ferrum. Will be waiting John's reply > from Carl too. > Interesting little tidbits. > Phoebe, > > >>Senr: Jan 20, 2008 5:05 PM >>To: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net>, vafloyd@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--Jim Whitt >> >>You have jogged my memory by saying Carl's father was Jim. As I remember, >>Richard T. Whitt (1870 - 1942) had a son, Ervin Richard "Dick" Whitt >>(1900 - >>1986, married Lyndal Bishop. There were 3 brothers I know of, Jim, Sam and >>Fred. A daughter, Barbara married Cid Johnson and at one time was in the >>dairy business in Ferrum. I think we're on the right track. >> >>I'll be waiting on Carl's reply to John in Ohio. >> >>Thanks, Ken >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> >>To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com>; "Ken & Margo Brown" >><kenbrown17@earthlink.net>; >><vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:03 PM >>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--Jim Whitt >> >> >>>I think Richard (Dick) was Molly Whitt's father if I remember correctly >>>and >>> would be brother to Carl's father, Jim. My parents knew the families. >>> Molly and I were really good friends and she >>> has a younger sister Barbara Whitt Johnson who lives at Claytor Lake. >>> Molly >>> passed away a few years ago. There were several siblings in that >>> family. >>> Carl >>> will confirm that I believe. >>> Phoebe >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>From: John Ford <johnlford@embarqmail.com> >>>>Sent: Jan 20, 2008 3:21 PM >>>>To: Ken & Margo Brown <kenbrown17@earthlink.net>, vafloyd@rootsweb.com >>>>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--Jim Whitt >>>> >>>>Ken: >>>> >>>>I don't know much about the Whitt family, but I just e-mailed Carl to >>>>see >>>>what he knows. He said he was working on the Whitt line. >>>> >>>>Both Jim & Pearl are buried in Westview, as are my father and >>>>step-father. >>>> >>>>John in Ohio >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Ken & Margo Brown" <kenbrown17@earthlink.net> >>>>To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >>>>Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 1:14 PM >>>>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--Jim Whitt >>>> >>>> >>>>John in Ohio, >>>> >>>>My great aunt, Mildred Sowers married Richard T. Whitt (1870 - 1942). I >>>>wonder if he is related to your Jim Whitt. they both live in Radford >>>>near >>>>West View Cemetery and are buried there. >>>> >>>>Ken