Can anyone tell me the dated that Long Branch Primitive Baptist Church was founded. I believe the date is inscribed on the building, but when I was there last I didn't write it down, and my memory seems to have misplaced this information. Thanks. Gary

Dear Fellow Researchers, Do you have anything on the Stegall Family line. I have some data but many missing pieces. Do you have a Drinkard Stegall. *************************************** Below is some census work. In Wingfield's marriage book he list him as David Drinkard Stegall, I find no refrence to a David, only Drinkard. A Drinkard Stegall shows up in Bedford Co., Va., I think maybe Floyd County, Va. and Paint Creek, Raleigh county, WVA. If you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Donna ******************************** 1850 Franklin county, Va. Census Drinkard Stegall 45 m farmer Jane ??fe Josiah 21 m William A. 19 m Sarah A. 16 fe Martha 14 fe Elizabeth 12 fe Rachael 10 fe Clara 8 fe Cynthia 6 fe 1860 Franklin County, Va. Census S.W. Dist. George Lavinder age 39 male wheelwright Sallie A. age 27 fe Silas M. age 9 m Lewis M. age 6 m Chrystal P. age 5 m Virginia age 1 fe Rachel A. Stagall age 20 fe Drinkard Stagall age 53 male Cyntia Stagall age 15 fe 1870 Census Citation: age 62, at Snow Creek district, Franklin Co., Virginia with Rivers Stegall family. 1870 Franklin County, Va. Census Snow Creek Township Page 400, 401 (Book compiled by Beverly Merritt and Henry Hopkins) Family 223 Rivers Stegal age 62 male w farmer Frances age 70 fe w housekeeping Drinkard Stegall age 65 male w Farm Labor (neighbors of John and Mary Crumb, Clary Hodges) 1880 Franklin County, Va. Census Brown Hill Dist. Census taken June 5, 1880, page 12 HH 106 William Stagall age 45 w male farmer ` born in VA. Elizabeth Stagall age 24 w fe wife keeping house born in Va. Dora W. Stagall age 2 months w female, born in August, 1880 in VA. Daughter Drinkark Stagall age 74 w male works on farm, father of William Stagall. Donna at ktrygal1@aol.com THANK YOU!

Looking for help in obtaining more details on, or information about the source of the item shown below. Daniel Griffith was my gggg grandfather. From what I know of it, the information shown below is correct from Daniel on down. I am trying to establish a link between Daniel and the David W. Griffith referenced, or obtain more info on David W. Griffith. Thanks. Gary Griffith > >> Subject: From "The Gehlmann Family in America" by Robert Bone > >> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 4:22 AM > >> > >> The Griffith family migrated from Wales in 17l0, when DAVID W. > >> GRIFFITH settled in Franklin County, Virginia. One of his > descendants, > >> DANIEL ALEXANDER GRIFFITH had a number of children in Franklin > >> County. One of these was JEHU, who married MARTHA INGRAM CAMP- > >> BELL, a widow with one daughter. They had six sons: Elkaney, > Turner, > >> DANIEL ALEXANDER, (Owen, Sparrel Ryler, and lames P. All of them > >> fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side. Elkaney died in > 1863 > >> from > >> wounds received at Gettysburg. DANIEL A., born in Franklin County > in > >> 1841, > >> was in the 24th Virginia Infantry and fought in numerous baffles > >> in-eluding > >> Richmond, Manassa, and Gettysburg. He was captured in the latter > battle > >> and > >> held prisoner in Maryland along with Sidney Lanier from July 1863 > until > >> June 1865. In 1867 he went west and settled in Saline County, > Missouri. > >> He > >> married FLORIENCE L. FISIHER, who was born in Robertson County, > >> Tennessee, on April 17, 1853. DANIEL and FLORENCE had seven > cehildren: > >> (1) HUBERT H. (see below); (2) Margaret Elizabeth (b. 1882); (3) > Florence > >> F. (b.1884); (4) India Corrine (1886-1952), mar: Gilbert Barow, 2 > >> children; > >> (5) Daniel R. (b.1887), 1 child; (6) Ralph E. (b.1890),1 child: and > (7) > >> Mary > >> Lucile (b.1892), mar: Wm. Spear Johnston, 2 children. DANIEL died > in > >> Marshall County, Missouri, on July 9, 1893; FLORENCE died in Kansas > City, > >> Missouri, on Aug. 10, 1934. Their eldest son, HUBERT HARVEY, was > born > >> in Saline County, Missouri, on October 26, 1880. Ih 1912, he > married > >> SADIE > >> MAE STONER, The Stoner Family came from Holland about 1800, when > >> GEORGE STONER settled in Pennsylvania. On Feb. 11, 1847, his great- > >> grandson, CROSLY STONER, was born in Atchison County, Missouri. The > >> latter married KATHRYN CROUSE, who was born in South Carolina on > >> April 30, 1849. They had six children: (1) Donald C. (1878-1920), 3 > >> chfidren; > >> (2) Bessie A. (b.1880), mar: Wm. Cary, 4 children; (3) SADIE MAE > (see > >> below); (4) Katie B. (b.1884), mar: Samuel T. Rousseau, 3 children; > (5) > >> Nellie (b.1889); (6) Ralph (b.1891), 3 ehfidren. CROSLY died in > Hamburg, > >> Iowa, on Aug. 18, 1905; KATHRYN died there on Aug. 6, 1933. Their > third > >> child, SADIE MAE, was born in Atchison County, Missouri, on Dec. 6, > 1882. > >> She married HUBERT H. GRIFFIT'H in Hamburg on June 23, 1912. They > >> have four children and reside in Kansas City, Missouri. > >> ___________________________________________________________________

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Margaret Ramsey Richmond- Margaret Tyree Lovell Ramsey, 85 died Sunday, Feb. 18 in Richmond. She was the daughter of the late William Smith Tyree and Alwilda Virginia Law Tyree, formerly of Sontag. After moving from her childhood home of 77 years, she resided at Summerhill Retirement Community in the City of Richmond. She retired from Franklin County School System, where she h ad taught for over 30 years. A former head of the English Department at Franklin County High School, she held offices in both the Franklin County Education Association and District P of the Virginia Education Association. She was a charter member and first president of the upsilson Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, International honorary sorority of women educators. She earned a BA degree from Roanoke College in Salem, Va. where she was a member of Sigma Delta Pi and the Phi Society. She also earned a Master of Education degree in English from the University of Virginia. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church of Sontag, a former teacher of the Senior Adult Men's Bible Class there and was for years a member of the adult choir. For several years, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Summerhill Retirement community and was a memtor to the Bon Air Elementary School Students. In addition to her parents, she was preceeded in death by her husband of 47 years, Otho Draper Lovell and her second husband, John Stuart Ramsey, Sr. Survivors include Ramsey's sons, wives and children, Mr. and Mrs. Dyer Woodson Ramsey II of Richmond and their sons, Ross and Wright, Mr. and Mrs. John Stuart Ramsey, Jr. of Durham, N.C. and their children, Jane Stuart, Will and Margaret; on sister, Helen Tyree Gentry of Richmond; two brothers-in-laws, Rev. Clifford Ramsey of Richmond and James Talman Ramsey of Clearwater, Fla.; nieces; nephews; and great nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted today (Wednesday, Feb. 21) at 2:00 p.m. at Beulah Baptist Church by the Revs. Dan Agee and T. Ivey Adams Jr. Burial will be in the Tyree Family Cemetery at Rose Lane Farm. The family suggests memorials be made to Beulah Baptist Church, 4220 Sontag Road, Rocky Mount, VA. 24151 or Virginia Baptist Children's Home and Family Services, P.O. Box 849, Salem, VA. 24153. Flora Funeral Service in Rocky Mount, VA. is in charge of arrangements. (Mrs. Lovell was my English Teacher and a nice lady) Source: The Franklin News-Post, Wednesday, February 21, 2001, Rocky Mount, VA. page 2-A. Donna B. Wilkes

Ooops! That was a big goof! You can tell ... my website is participatory; I needed Barb to watch my back! She is, of course, right, and I have now changed the page. Who knew! Sometimes I wish it was impossible for any state to use the same county name as one in another state. Would make my job a lot easier. Thanks, Barb. Sorry, folks. Hope you enjoy the OTHER material on The POORHOUSE STORY. LOL Linda -----Original Message----- From: Barb S. [mailto:bobnroa@pipeline.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 2:53 PM To: Poor House Lady Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] POORHOUSE Information Hi Linda, Your site is very good and I look forward to more Virginia information, however --- The officials listed at the site below, from "The Valley of the Shadow", is Franklin County, PENNSYLVANIA, not Franklin County, VIRGINIA "We have just posted on the VIRGINIA page a list of officials of the FRANKLIN County poorhouse. (1854-1873)" http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/outlines/other.fr.html#poorho use If you will go to this site you can read what "The Valley of the Shadow" is about. It is about Franklin County, Pennsylvania and Augusta County, Virginia. http://jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU/vshadow2/choosepart.html#story Good Luck! Barb S. Franklin Co., Va. List Administrator ======================================== At 01:33 PM 02/21/2001 -0600, you wrote: >We would like to invite you to visit our website, called The POORHOUSE STORY >(a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at >http://www.poorhousestory.com > >We have just posted on the VIRGINIA page a list of officials of the FRANKLIN >County poorhouse. (1854-1873) > >DIRECTIONS: >At the homepage (link above)click on POORHOUSES BY STATE and then click on >VIRGINIA on the table of states. > >There are other pages on the site which may give you a better insight into >poorhouses. They are all linked (to the left) on the homepage and include: >the HISTORY page, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES. > >This site will only grow to include more VIRGINIA information through the >suggestions and submissions of readers like you! >For tips on how to locate poorhouse records in your community...go to the >RECORDS page (link to the left on the homepage)and read the top section ... >RESEARCH TIPS. > >Happy Hunting! > >If you wish to e-mail me, please do so OFF-list. > >Hope you enjoy the site. > >Linda Crannell >(aka=The Poorhouse Lady) > > >==== 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

We would like to invite you to visit our website, called The POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at http://www.poorhousestory.com We have just posted on the VIRGINIA page a list of officials of the FRANKLIN County poorhouse. (1854-1873) DIRECTIONS: At the homepage (link above)click on POORHOUSES BY STATE and then click on VIRGINIA on the table of states. There are other pages on the site which may give you a better insight into poorhouses. They are all linked (to the left) on the homepage and include: the HISTORY page, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES. This site will only grow to include more VIRGINIA information through the suggestions and submissions of readers like you! For tips on how to locate poorhouse records in your community...go to the RECORDS page (link to the left on the homepage)and read the top section ... RESEARCH TIPS. Happy Hunting! If you wish to e-mail me, please do so OFF-list. Hope you enjoy the site. Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

My wife and I have been clearing up an old cemetery just south of the Radford Cemetery off the Blue Ridge Parkway on road 888. I believe this Graveyard was abandoned when the current Radford Cemetery came into use. We located several hidden grave stones, either in brush or just fallen down and covered with dirt. They are: ( ,= means new line) 1806 ,(with a faint 6 point star or leaf in a circle) broken top, looks like 'NDE' , Aug 27th , 18x9 (x=3 or 8) 1859, Elis U , Died (the 'is' is hard to read and may be wrong) J U S U (U is hard to read) , May 8 1803, 1803 I believe the SU May 8 1803 to be Samuel Underwood born about 1745 son of Samuel Underwood and Anne Travilla and husband to Misniah 'Canaday. This gravestone was under ground just 8 feet from, 1840 Joseph . S U , 1861 Those are in addition to the known grave of: 1840 , Died Joseph Und, erwood April the 9 , Age 78 ys These are in the fence built by Bill Underwood: CH U (Charles Underwood per Bill) Ellender UND Jesse Underwood, was born Nov 26 1852, Departed this life, Dec the 22 1856 AC On the side (edge) of the stone is carved 'J.B. Underwood, 1859' Jesse UND, Dec this LI, May the 7 1850 There are also Radford Stones which I have not cleaned yet. There is more work needed and I'm sure there are more stones. If interested in clearing the area, E-Mail me directly. I also have digital pictures of the stones. Ayn additional information on these individuals would be appreciated Glenn Underwood Petersburg, Va

"Hills of Home", Vol. 1". A collection of short stories about the history and people of Franklin County, Virginia. This is the first in a series to be published as stories are collected. This book will be spiral-bound and contains 72 pages and stories. The price is 15.00 and 2.00 shipping. It is ready to be printed and I can only print as many copies as are ordered. You can reserve a copy by sending your name and address to Beverly Merritt, P.O. Box 316, Ferrum, VA 24088 or can send a check and the book will be shipped within the next two weeks. If you reserve a copy you can send the check at your convenience. Proceeds from this book will help support our new genealogy newsletter. The first copy of that will be in the mail by this coming weekend. Thank you, Beverly Merritt beverlym@swva.net

--WebTV-Mail-25939-2794 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Thanks Otis for your trouble on this -- looks like Walter Scott Bernard is somewhere in another family -- can you recommend which Virginia county I should look in next? There's no 1870 index yet, right? Susan --WebTV-Mail-25939-2794 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-102-9.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.148) by storefull-107.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Sat, 17 Feb 2001 02:12:55 -0800 (PST) Received: by smtpin-102-9.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id B8AA6103; Sat, 17 Feb 2001 02:12:54 -0800 (PST) Delivered-To: leefinds@webtv.net Received: from smtp05.mail.onemain.com (SMTP-OUT003.ONEMAIN.COM [63.208.208.73]) by smtpin-102-9.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with SMTP id 2C35CCA for <LeeFinds@webtv.net>; Sat, 17 Feb 2001 02:12:54 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 18846 invoked from network); 17 Feb 2001 04:24:07 -0000 Received: from dialup727.tnblo.usit.net (HELO os1000325) ([216.80.242.215]) (envelope-sender <ocscott@usit.net>) by smtp05.mail.onemain.com (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for <LeeFinds@webtv.net>; 17 Feb 2001 04:24:07 -0000 Message-ID: <000701c09899$778fb9a0$d7f250d8@os1000325> From: "Otis C. scott" <ocscott@usit.net> To: "Susan Herrmann" <LeeFinds@webtv.net> Subject: Walter & Ann Chitwood Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 23:23:20 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Hi Susan: Take a look at this data and let me know if you might want to look in another direction. Another point of interest I know from family letters and wills that the Bernards were large holders of slaves. Descendants of John H. Chitwood Generation No. 1 1. JOHN H.2 CHITWOOD (RICHARD1) was born Abt. 1832 in Franklin County, VA, and died November 15, 1892 in Franklin County, VA. He married (1) ELIZABETH H. BERNARD January 11, 1854 in Franklin County, VA, daughter of ROBERT BERNARD and SARAH SCOTT. She was born January 28, 1831 in Franklin County, VA, and died July 25, 1856 in Franklin County, VA. He married (2) RUTH LOUISE BERNARD June 10, 1863 in Franklin County, VA, daughter of ROBERT BERNARD and SARAH SCOTT. She was born Abt. 1828 in Franklin County, VA, and died January 14, 1897 in Franklin County, VA. Notes for JOHN H. CHITWOOD: Family in Franklin County, VA in 1870 census. More About JOHN H. CHITWOOD: Burial: Angle Cemetery Location: Franklin County, VA More About ELIZABETH H. BERNARD: Burial: Tanyard Cemetery Location: Rocky Mount, VA More About RUTH LOUISE BERNARD: Burial: Angle Cemetery Location: Franklin County, VA Child of JOHN CHITWOOD and ELIZABETH BERNARD is: i. WILLIAM HENRY3 CHITWOOD, b. July 25, 1856, Franklin County, VA; d. September 30, 1944, Brooksville, OH; m. ROBERTA FRANCES FOSKE, September 04, 1860, Beford County, VA. Children of JOHN CHITWOOD and RUTH BERNARD are: ii. WALTER THOMAS3 CHITWOOD, b. November 13, 1864, Franklin County, VA; d. September 13, 1956, Franklin County, VA; m. SALLIE LEE MCNEIL, March 04, 1887, Franklin County, VA; b. Abt. 1870, Franklin County, VA; d. Abt. 1943, Franklin County, VA. More About WALTER THOMAS CHITWOOD: Burial: Mountain View Cemetry Location: Rocky Mount, VA More About SALLIE LEE MCNEIL: Burial: Mountain View Cemetery Location: Rocky Mount, VA iii. SALLIE ANN CHITWOOD, b. March 15, 1867; d. December 29, 1945, Harrisonburg, VA; m. (1) ALBERT POWELL; m. (2) GEORGE W. BLANKENSHIP, JR., December 28, 1892, Franklin County, VA; b. Abt. 1863, Franklin County, VA. iv. SUSAN LOUISE CHITWOOD, b. May 1871, Franklin County, VA; d. April 1952, Chicago, IL; m. (1) CHARLES SCHWANCK; m. (2) ABRAM BEVIS, May 13, 1896, Franklin County, VA; b. Abt. 1853, Glouchester County, NJ. Otis Scott --WebTV-Mail-25939-2794--

Dear Fellow Researchers, Thank you for the over-whelming response I got from my post about the Franklin County Genealogy Newsletter. Your kind words about the old newsletter, the kind words about my son, the kind poem about the loss of a child, family stories, family trees, old letters, old newspapers etc. etc. THANK YOU so very much for your input and for SHARING. Please send me your mailing address. Please send me any queries you want to post. Please send me any short stories about Franklin County,Va. you would like to share. The first newsletter will be hard copy , mailed out to you. I will be mailing these to you in Honor and Memory of my son David Allen Hudson born May 20, 1977 died July 27, 2000. He loved Franklin County and he has deep roots here. Many of you that only know me through email have been so kind throughout this tragedy of the lose of my son. I want you to know how much I appreciate your kindness. I love the history and the genealogy of Franklin County and with everyone working together we will accomplish much. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Donna B. Wilkes 2935 Iron Ridge Road Rocky Mount, Va 24151 ktrygal1@aol.com HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Looking for information on Jacob Pukett and Sallie Loving who lived in Franklin County, VA in the 1800's. Anyone doing research on the Puckett Family of Franklin County, VA please email me. Rick Brown, Chillicothe, Ohio

I made a mistake in my query. It is Shadrach Richards who married Rosa Burch. (Note Shadrach Burch) Thanks, Donna

I am searching for info on Rosa Burch who married Shadrach Richards in Franklin county, Va. I have some Burch and Richards information. But the Shadrach Burch I have is married to a Stegall. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you, Donna Wilkes

Dear Fellow researchers and friends, I have received many emails, a few calls about the Heritage 2000 book that the Franklin County Historical Society is working on. The project began last year. During my son's tragedy I was not at home for the summer of 2000 and after his death I found their had been problems with the Historical Society. I was not involved so I do not know what the problems have been. However, for the folks that have emailed and called me I have tried to call and get an update on the book. The original date of delivery was December 15, 2000.. Many have been anxious for various reasons. While it appears the book will be out soon. If anyone has done a project of this magnitude you know their are always problems, the copy machine breaks, deadlines not met etc. etc . etc. I would like for you to please direct any questions about the book to: Dorothy Cundiff, President of Retail Merchants- email is rma@cablenet-va.com or call at 540-483-9211 or Linda Stanley at fchs@sitestar.net or call 540-483-1890 for the Franklin County Historical Society. These are the contact folks for the book. I have only tried to get answers to your questions. I am not involved in the production of the book. I contributed stories and photo's and I sold books but this is my only involvement. I appreciate your patience. Sincerely, Donna B. Wilkes 2935 Iron Ridge Road Rocky Mount, Va 24151 ktrygal1@aol.com 2/17/2001

I made a recent discovery in my Brown Line and a dear lady in North Carolina had seen one of my post and she answered it. We have been emailing almost each day with new information. I thought I would share the discovery with you so if you are searching this popular Brown line you can also make changes if you see fit. 1850 Franklin County, Va. Census HH 320 Wiatt Brown age 35 male Farmer Jemima age 30 fe Elijah age 15 male (died 1866-gun shot) Daniel age 13 male Elvira age 11 female Paschal age 9 male (F.C.Death Records have a Henry and Paschal Brown DIED 1854, DROWNED) Judith A. age 3 fe Lemuel G. age 1 male (In HH 319 Nancy Hatcher, age 70 years old, female, farmer, living alone) 1860 Franklin County, Va. Census, N.E. District HH 332 Wyatt Brown age 49 Male Farmer pp.75.00 Jemima age 42 Female Judith age 14 female Green age 11 male (Lemel Green Brown) Mary F. age 9 female Dempsey age 4 male (Nathaniel Dempse Brown) Wyatt age 6 months male (WE THINK HE IS JACK WYATT "DOLL" BROWN) (Neighbors hh 331 Wm and Locky J. McBride, HH 330 Jeremiah L. and Elvira Ferguson, HH 329 John P. and Sophia Ferguson) (HH 333 Robert and Ann Hodges, HH 334 Silas J. and Ann P. Dudley) 1870 Franklin County VA. Census, Union Hall Dist. HH 112 Wyatt Brown age 54 male w farmer 200. Jemina age 47 fe keeping house Green age 22 m farm labor Judith age 24 fe farm labor Mary age 17 fe Dink age 16 m farm labor (Henry Pascal "Dink" Brown) Dempsey age 14 m farm labor (Nathaniel Dempsey Brown) Dolly age 12 fe (We think Dolly is Jack Wyatt "Doll" Brown Male) Milton age 9 m (I have Milton L. Brown b. abt. 1870) ****************************************************************************** ****************** Source: Cora Etta Brown Heap Family Bible provided by Judy Stowe from N.C. John "Jack" Wyatt "Doll" Brown b. 8/14/1853 in Franklin County, son of Wyatt and Jamima Hatcher Brown. Died: 11/27/1930 in North Carolina. He married 1st Laura Frances Payne on 2/6/1884 in Franklin County,Va. His Marriage License reads: John W. Brown, Census record for 1860 calls him Wyatt, 1870 Census calls him Doll. The Family Bible calls him Jack Wyatt Brown. It is common for John to be called Jack. 1885 Gills Creek, Franklin Co.,Va. School Census list him as John W. Brown. His family knew his nickname was "Doll" Brown. If you are confused please contact me and I will try and explain this line. Thanks, Donna

The Franklin News-Post, Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, Rocky Mount, VA. page 4-A. RUBY BOARD FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The funeral for Ruby Altice Board, 66, of Fayetteville, N.C. who died Monday, Feb. 12 in Cape Fear VAlley Medical Center was conducted Thursday, Feb. 15 at Westminster Presbyterian Church by Dr. Ben West. Burial was in Cumberland Memorial Gardens. She was born in Redwood. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, Edgar W. Board SR. of the home; two daughters, Linda Strother of Kansas City, MO. and Wanda Houstess of High Point, N.C.; two sons, Edgar W. Board, Jr. and Michael H. Board both of Fayetteville, N.C. 10 grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and mother, Evelyn Altice of Fayetteville, N.C. The family suggests memorials be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church Children's Playground Fund, 2505 Village Drive, Fayetteville, N.C. 28304. Rogers and Breece Funeral Home in Fayetteville, N.C. was in charge of arrangements. ****************************** Note: Edgar Wilson Board, Sr. was born in Franklin County, Va. he is the son of the late Onley Smith Board , Sr. and Esse Belle Muse Laprade Board of GladeHill, Va. His Maternal Grandparents: George Washington and Mary Frances Elizabeth Muse Laprade. His Faternal Grandparents: William Benjamin and Frances Alice "Fannie" English Board, all of Franklin County, Va.

Dear Fellow Researchers: I use to do the newsletter for the Franklin County Genealogy Society, Franklin County Heritage Society and Franklin County Historical Society. I am no professional but I did enjoy doing the newsletter, I love the queries. Because I had a tragedy in my family, my son died last summer, I was at the hospital for 3 months by his side and I could not do the newsletter. Well since all that things have changed for the Historical Society. I think I am ready to start back again., Franklin County does not have a Genealogy Society anymore, when the genealogy society existed, we did newsletters, had monthly meetings with guest speakers, and allowed everyone to discuss what they where working on, weither it be genealogy of a family or the history and/or migration of a family we sat around the large table in the Public Library Conference Room. We would go on outtings like cemetery hunting etc. and we would eat together and we had fun. I would like to ask you my fellow researchers: 1. Would you like to see a Franklin County Genealogy Society? 2. Would you be interested in a quarterly newsletter or bimonthly newsletter? 3. Would you like a mailed copy or sent via email? 4. Would you be willing to contribute stories, post queries, advertise any books etc. that you have for sale. I would like your feedback, I want to know what you would like to happen, the newsletter would be for you to ask questions, try to meet fellow researcher's who are searching the same surname, you to contribute family stories, handed down traditions, handed down recipes, post photo's of your loved ones, it would belong to everyone, everyone who wants can input and help. It would be a very small fee, just to cover paper, copying and stamps. You can contact me: Donna Brown Wilkes, 2935 Iron Ridge Road, Rocky Mount, Va 24151, or email me at ktrygal1@aol.com or call at 540-483-3392 or Contact: Beverly Merritt, P.O. Box 316, Ferrum, Va. 24088 or email at beverlym@swva.net Thank you, Donna ****************************************************************************** **************** In Search of: Bennett, Bobbitt, Board, Brown, Dalton, Hudson, Lavinder, Wilkes and Allied Families Also, French Huguenot Settlers that came from England to Manakin Town, Va. and some migrated to Franklin County,Va. Also, I have interest in the Civil War.

John Lavinder born: abt. 1770 in England died:8/20/1847 in Franklin County, Va. He married 1st Mary Depity born about 1776 died about 1840 in Franklin County, Va. They had 11 children. He married Katherine Sally LeSueur b. 8/8/1809, they married 1844 in Franklin County, Va. no known children. Katherine is the daughter of Martel LeSueur of Manakin Town, Va. (A French Huguenot Settlement) and Elizabeth Bacon LeSueur. After John's death Katherine Sally LeSueur Lavinder married Gabriel Bolling (Bowling), they married in 1849 in Franklin County, Va., no known children. Questions: I am searching for proof of John Lavinder's 1st wife Mary Depity, I can find no marriage record or source that verifies her name. However in Manikan Town, Va. their was a large family of Dupre, French Huguenots. I would like to know the Lavinder researcher's opinion on John's 1st wife, any info on her I would appreciate. Birth death burial place parents siblings birthplace cause of death marriage record The name of LAVENDER of French origin and is derived from the occupation of its first bearers as launderers. Hollyband's Dictionarie, 1593, give "Lauender, washer, or lawndere, lotrix. In ancient French and English and early American records the name appears in the various forms of Lauender, Launder, Lawndere, Lawnder, Larnder, Lauendre, Lavendre, Lavander, Lavandier, Lavendar, Lavinder, Lavender, and others. Of these variants, the last is that most often used in America in modern times. Any help is appreciated, thank you, Donna B. Wilkes

FYI: Kayalland Bernard age 23 son of Walter A. and Abagail Bernard m. 1/22/1893 to Louisa Ellen Lockard age 23 d/o David M. and Mary F. Ora C. Bernard age 21 son of Walter A. and Abagail Bernard m. 9/14/1882 to Latitia Fisher age 21 d/o Joel and Latitia. Walter A. Bernard age 25 son of Walter A. and Abagail Bernard m. 12/24/1885 to Mary E. Montgomery age 18 d/o Abram S. and Amanda. Susan, I hope this helps. Donna