Is there a published book of Franklin Co., VA TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS? C. Ward CMW12635@aol.com
DANVILLE, Va. Ruby Mae Law Adkins, 90, of 659 Jackson Heights, died Monday, July 30, 2001, at Roman Eagle Memorial Home after seven years of declining health. Born May 23, 1911, in Franklin County, Virginia, she was the daughter of John Wesley Law and Myrtle Allison Minter Law. She was married Dec. 25, 1940, to George Burton Adkins, who predeceased her. She was a member of Mount Hermon Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher for the adult womens class and a member of the W.M.U. She was a resident of the Mount Hermon community for 60 years and was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Johnny Burton Adkins of Stockbridge, Ga.; one daughter, Dorothy Mae Adkins Wallace of Woodland, N.C.; one brother, Ray Fred Law of Eden, N.C.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased, in addition to her parents and husband, by one daughter, Elsie Myrtle Adkins. The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at Wrenn- Yeatts North Main Chapel with the Rev. Johnny B. Adkins and the Rev. Daryl M. Law officiating. Interment followed at Highland Burial Park. ******************** Dorothy A. Wallace, Chairperson Department of Business Chowan College 200 Jones Drive Murfreesboro, NC 27855-8848 Phone: (252) 398-6247 E-mail: wallaced@chowan.edu Fax: (252) 398-1301 ********************
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Do any subscribers have access to the WILLS (first half of 1800s) of Franklin County? Your response is appreciated. C. Ward
Do any subscribers have access to DEATH RECORDS for Franklin Co., VA dating from the 1800s? Your help is appreciated. C. Ward CMW12635@aol.com
Roanoke — Irene Wade Howell, 87, of Roanoke, died Monday, Aug. 6. She was born July 18, 1914, daughter of the late Rev. J.W. and Ida Wade (pastor of Story Creek, Beulah and Providence Baptist Churches in Franklin County). She was secretary to the late Sam Rayburn, speaker of the House of Representatives, United States Congress. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis A. Howell. Survivors include stepchildren, Kent and Wendy Howell and Barbara Palmer; one brother and sister-in-law, George and Ruth Wade of Concord, NC; two nephews, Jack and John Wade; and two nieces, Elaine Litaker and Charlotte W. Holcomb. The funeral will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 11 at 2p.m. at Story Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. Hamilton Harper. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral. The family suggests memorials be made to the Story Creek Baptist church, 6229 Franklin St., Ferrum, VA 24088. Flora funeral Service in Rocky Mount is in charge of arrangements.
Dear List, Is anyone researching the Teel family in Franklin Co., VA? I am interested in the 1860 Census, #822/798, Abram Teel. Does anyone know who Lawon Pew, 18, shown as a farm laborer in that household is? Thanks for any help you can give me. IRene
Dear Irene, I cannot help you with the specific question you posed, but offer the following. There was an Abraham Teel or Teal who was born about 1802 at Virginia, married Susannah "Sucky or Sooky" Wright on Sep 18, 1823, at Franklin County, Virginia, and resided in 1850 at Franklin County, Virginia. I have only four children, Joel, born c. 1830, Mary, born c. 1834, Abraham, born c. 1835, and Catharine, born c. 1837. Susannah (Wright) Teel died on Dec 24, 1877, at Franklin County, Virginia. Susannah (Wright) Teel or Teal was a daughter of 1843 (year of death) George Wright of Franklin County, Virginia, and Mary (Abshire) Wright, granddaughter of 1809 William Wright of Franklin County, Virginia, and Mary (Grant) Wright, and probably great granddaughter of 1792 John Wright of Fauquier County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (Bronaugh) (Darnell) Wright. I would be happy to exchange information with you or other researchers regarding this Wright family and would appreciate your sharing any further information you have on the descendants of Susannah (Wright) Teel. Best wishes, Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@prodigy.net Irenenkent@cs.com wrote: > Dear List, > Is anyone researching the Teel family in Franklin Co., VA? I am > interested in the 1860 Census, #822/798, Abram Teel. Does anyone know who > Lawon Pew, 18, shown as a farm laborer in that household is? > Thanks for any help you can give me. > IRene > > ==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Franklin Co., Va. List Archives > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?listname=VAFRANKL > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2
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It's an interesting situation. A very slightly different way of viewing and interpreting the information is to note that the lists were created for the purpose of assessing personal property taxes according to legislation for 1788. With one exception, the column headings designate taxable personal property for all adult male residents. White males were not personal property, black males were. John Starky had 2 horses as his only personal property. Did John Starky "Old" have to pay any personal property tax on his two horses? He probably did unless the notation "Old" was the commissioner's method of showing John Starky was exempt due some age limitation. But an actual amount of money assessed on each individual isn't shown. The 1787 Pers. Prop. Taxes for Franklin were compiled and published by Nettie Schreiner-Yantis & Florene Speakman Love in 1987. They listed John Starky's name in the standardized column as "self" by virtue of he being the principal subject of taxation, and his only personal property listed was 1 horse, mare, colt, or mule (the category). The 1787 lists had a column for white males above 16 and under 21. Starky wasn't shown with any. In 1787 the tax commissioners were told to get the number of free white males between 16 and 21, and their names. Apparently they were somewhat inconsistent in following the directions because the names weren't routinely shown in 1787. Without knowing the specific VA law for Pers. Prop. Taxes year over year it's difficult to say anything with certainty. Then we have the very human situation where the county tax men took the form they had been given and proceeded to "do their own thing". According to T. L. C. Genealogy's 1991 publication on Franklin Co. Wills 1786-1812, there is only 1 John Starky (Starkey) listed and his will was written Jan. 22, 1807, probate date of Jun 1, 1807, and his wife was Polley; children were Austin, John, Anna, and Joshua, mentioned as "when they shall arrive at age or married". [Franklin Co. WB1, p. 335] I hope others can join in and expand our understanding. People with our "addiction" have to spend as much time learning how to interpret the old records we find as we do in finding them! Maybe more. Regards, Bill Hunt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvonne and Steve" <ysbinns@yspcbdesigns.com> To: <VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Starky-1788 Tax List A > There is the possibility that "0 whites over 16 in John's household" means > that John (Old) is exempt from taxes for himself and there are no other > mailes above 16 in his household. Usually the tax list has a comment as > "levy free", "tax free", "tax exempt", etc, for people who do not have to > pay a tax for themselves. There is no reference in this list for that. > > Yes the females were not taxable as individuals like the males were. However > if a widow had to pay taxes on the property left to her then she would be > listed with her property and she would be charged the amount for that > property. But not for herself. > > Steve and Bunny > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roy Harris" <mrh3b@virginia.edu> > To: <VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 11:55 AM > Subject: [VAFRANKL] Starky-1788 Tax List A > > > > Can anyone situate Joel, Joshua, and William into the family of Old John > > Starky in this tax list? > > > > INDEX > > Virginia - Franklin County -- 1788 Personal Property Tax List A > > Copyright 2000,2001 Binns Genealogy, L.L.C. > > > > Last, First (notes){comments} Page > > ----------------------------- ---- > > Starky, Joel 17 > > Starky, John (Old) 17 > > Starky, Joshua 17 > > Starky, William 17 > > > > There was 0 whites over 16 in John's household. I would assume that the > > count of whites excluded females. If that's so, would that mean that his > > wife (widowed?) would have payed the taxes? There was 1 each white males > > in the other three households. > > > --------- > Subscribe to BINNS-L surname email list: > mailto:BINNS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe&body=subscribe > > American Binns Families and Individuals: > http://www.yspcbdesigns.com/americanb/index.htm > > 1790/1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm > > > > ==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Franklin Co., Va. List Archives > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?listname=VAFRANKL > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > >
Soooooo. Anyone out there know the answer? ----- Original Message ----- From: Yvonne and Steve <ysbinns@yspcbdesigns.com> To: Gary & Deb <grif@ctsi.net> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 4:22 PM Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Indexes for Franklin 1788 Personal Property Tax Lists A & B > Hi Gary, > > Yes the different lists are for different geographic areas. The areas could > be based on population, parish districts or simply area. We do not know why > or what the areas are for any of the counties. This question of location for > Franklin would be a good one to ask the list. Or look for the historical > society. We'd be interested in the answer too ! > > Steve and Bunny > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary & Deb" <grif@ctsi.net> > To: "Yvonne and Steve" <ysbinns@yspcbdesigns.com> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 7:16 AM > Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Indexes for Franklin 1788 Personal Property Tax > Lists A & B > > > > Hi, I didn't have a correction just a question. Concerning the Tax > > list 1788 and 1799, what accounts for the two separate lists (A and B > > lists)? Different geographical location in Franklin County that info > > was taken? If so, do you know where details of region covered for > > each list can be obtained? > > > > Gary Griffith > > > --------- > Subscribe to BINNS-L surname email list: > mailto:BINNS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe&body=subscribe > > American Binns Families and Individuals: > http://www.yspcbdesigns.com/americanb/index.htm > > 1790/1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm
There is the possibility that "0 whites over 16 in John's household" means that John (Old) is exempt from taxes for himself and there are no other mailes above 16 in his household. Usually the tax list has a comment as "levy free", "tax free", "tax exempt", etc, for people who do not have to pay a tax for themselves. There is no reference in this list for that. Yes the females were not taxable as individuals like the males were. However if a widow had to pay taxes on the property left to her then she would be listed with her property and she would be charged the amount for that property. But not for herself. Steve and Bunny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Harris" <mrh3b@virginia.edu> To: <VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 11:55 AM Subject: [VAFRANKL] Starky-1788 Tax List A > Can anyone situate Joel, Joshua, and William into the family of Old John > Starky in this tax list? > > INDEX > Virginia - Franklin County -- 1788 Personal Property Tax List A > Copyright 2000,2001 Binns Genealogy, L.L.C. > > Last, First (notes){comments} Page > ----------------------------- ---- > Starky, Joel 17 > Starky, John (Old) 17 > Starky, Joshua 17 > Starky, William 17 > > There was 0 whites over 16 in John's household. I would assume that the > count of whites excluded females. If that's so, would that mean that his > wife (widowed?) would have payed the taxes? There was 1 each white males > in the other three households. > --------- Subscribe to BINNS-L surname email list: mailto:BINNS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe&body=subscribe American Binns Families and Individuals: http://www.yspcbdesigns.com/americanb/index.htm 1790/1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm
Can anyone situate Joel, Joshua, and William into the family of Old John Starky in this tax list? INDEX Virginia - Franklin County -- 1788 Personal Property Tax List A Copyright 2000,2001 Binns Genealogy, L.L.C. Last, First (notes){comments} Page ----------------------------- ---- Starky, Joel 17 Starky, John (Old) 17 Starky, Joshua 17 Starky, William 17 There was 0 whites over 16 in John's household. I would assume that the count of whites excluded females. If that's so, would that mean that his wife (widowed?) would have payed the taxes? There was 1 each white males in the other three households.
I checked the slave schedule to see if I could find relatives. I found several that I think might be mine by the date, age and sex. It there anything that would list them by names instead of just an age, sex and color? This is for the 1860 schedule. Angela
In a message dated 8/14/01 11:03:30 PM Central Daylight Time, VAFRANKL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Ed, I have a George Radford who mrd (bond date) in Franklin Co 29 Oct 1789; to Catherine Woodcock, (NFI) "Wingfields' Works" pg 189. Maybe this is your George.? > > Does anyone have information on a George Radford listed in Franklin Co > Composite > tax list 1786, tax list 1800 and again in 1810 Franklin Census with, 1 male > over > 45, 1 male 16-26, 2 males 10-16, 3 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, and 1 > female > under 10. > > Ed W. >
We have uploaded our preliminary indexes for Franklin County 1788 Personal Property Tax Lists A & B to our "1790 / 1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia " website. Please follow the county link found at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm Please send any corrections to us at: mailto:binnsgeno@aol.com We will gladly update these indexes with corrections at any time. Steve and Bunny --------- Subscribe to BINNS-L surname email list: mailto:BINNS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe&body=subscribe American Binns Families and Individuals: http://www.yspcbdesigns.com/americanb/index.htm 1790/1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm
Does anyone have information on a George Radford listed in Franklin Co Composite tax list 1786, tax list 1800 and again in 1810 Franklin Census with, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-26, 2 males 10-16, 3 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, and 1 female under 10. Ed W.
I truly enjoyed the newsletter. A lot of thought and effort has been put into it. Names I research from this area: Fletcher, Hays, Hunter, Hurt, King, Loftus, Massey, Maupin, Ross, Stevens, Stewart, Stone, Turner, Via, Wade, Warren, White. email address: eberyl1@home.com
Do not know how Lucy Parrott fits in but Josiah and Sarah Parrott Harper moved to Smith Co., TN with Thorp Parrott. Marriage Bonds of Franklin County Virginia 1786-1858 page 75 Dixon, John and Lucy Parrott,June 2, 1807. Sur. Thos. Cemp. 9. Marriage Bonds of Franklin County Virginia 1786-1858 page 108 Harper, Josiah and Sarah Parrott, dau. Winea,Dec. 27, 1787. Sur. Joseph Parrot. 37. Marriage Bonds of Franklin County Virginia 1786-1858 page 152 Mattox, John and Fanny Parrott, Sept. 3, 1787. Sur. Joseph Parrott. 37. Marriage Bonds of Franklin County Virginia 1786-1858 page 201 Scott, Hugh and Martha Parrott,Jan. 4, 1792. Sur. John Mattox.
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