Shirley writes, Pat, I am attaching a picture of my grandfather (George Dalton) as well as his obituary. He passed away in Pennsylvania but was formerly from Cliff Mountain (in the Big Stone Gap area of Scott County). I am also attaching a picture of the school in Cliff Mountain which he built. His second… [Read More]
Places
Ella TAYLOR and the Home Where She Lived
Gary Hilton writes, Here you go Patty – The first picture is Ella Taylor, who was my grandmother’s sister. My grandmother was Ida Taylor, who married Fitzugh Lee Neely, and their second child was my mother, Oma, who is in the next picture with Ella. This is the house in Duffield where Ella lived until… [Read More]
Tunnel Hill School near Natural Tunnel, VA
Submitted by Debbie Hunt
Samuel Pendleton TAYLOR Home
Samuel Pendleton TAYLOR’s home in Duffield, Virginia. A traveling artist as repayment for their generosity of bed and board painted beautiful Amish-type murals on the front of the house. Submitted by Stephen Rhodes
TAYLOR RHODES Home place
Originally built by E. F. TAYLOR. Emmit RHODES purchased the farm and home place in the 1920s. He was the brother-in-law to Lillie, E. F.’s daughter. Emmit and his brother, Jim, expanded the home. Lillie, who had been born in this house, also died there. Submitted by Stephen Rhodes
Trestle at Speers Ferry
Click on image to see larger version Submitted by Stephen Rhodes
Haywood GRAY’s Store
Haywood GRAY’s Store, operated in Speers Ferry. Unknown Children. Please see Karen’s comment below, she has identified the children in this photo. Thank you Karen! Submitted by Stephen Rhodes
Speers Ferry, Virginia
Farm scene, Speers Ferry, Virginia Submitted by Stephen Rhodes
Samuel Nathaniel “Allen Cemetery”
This Allen Family cemetery was started by Samuel Nathaniel Allen’s family. Samuel was the son of John Allen and Esther Jane Neal. The land it is on is still occupied by descendents of him. And I personally want to thank Bobby Allen Cox for taking such wonderful care of the family grave yard. Especially… [Read More]
BLEDSOES in Idaho, 1910
Tamarack Idaho 1910 Cook House at Sawmill names, left to right 1. unknown 2. unknown 3. unknown 4. Hayes Bledsoe 5. unknown 6. Ann Bledsoe 7. Martha Florence Bledsoe 8. Ira Bledsoe born 1849 d/o Andrew Bledsoe and Eliza Riley 9. Maxine Bledsoe 10. unknown 11. unknown 12. unknown This bunch ties into our… [Read More]