Nila (Dulaney) Moore writes: The first photo is of my grandparents Worley Herschel and Sarah Elizabeth (Pannell) Carter. The photo was taken around 1907. Worley was the son of William Herschel and Pheobe Cocke Carter. He was born Nov. 9th 1874, in Scott County and died in Big Stone Gap in 1950. In the second photo… [Read More]
James Monroe Head and family of Scott County Virginia
Left to right Cornelia Bradley Head/w Ally Head Frazer James Monroe (Sonny) Head Lizzie Head (Louise Johnson) Lucy Head (Louise Johnson) Elizabeth Head Williams daughter of Louise Johnson and Sonny Head. Can anyone tell me for sure who James parents were? I believe that he is the son of James and Anna Elizabeth Lewis… [Read More]
Benjamin C. Hill Headstone
Benjamin lived to be almost 100 years old. See his photo and read more about Benjamin and his family here. He is buried at Cox Chapel Church cemetery on Cox Chapel Road in the Mabe/Rye Cove area of Scott County.
Submitted by Tonya Berry
William “Billy” BISHOP and Jane BAKER BISHOP
William Billy Bishop and Jane Baker Bishop lived and built a home in Duffield. The home William built during the Civil War was later home to their daughter Amanda who married Samuel Pendleton TAYLOR. You can see photos of the home HERE and HERE. Submitted by Gary Hilton William and Jane are listed on page 443b… [Read More]
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]
Headstone of Thomas Williams, Sally Buckner and Children
Headstone of Thomas Williams (1808-1885) and Sally Buckner (1811-1885) and children: Nancy, Andrew, Polly, Elizabeth, Juliann, Manervie, Jeremiah, and Lewis. Headstone is located in Adams Cemetery, Manville Community, Copper Ridge. GPS: 36°41’15.0″-N -82°39’57.9″-W Submitted by David Crowe
Marriage Certificate for James G. Ramey and Sarah Hammonds
Marriage Certificate for James G. Ramey ( son of James J. and Rebecca Ramey) and Sarah Hammonds (daughter of Anderson and Nancy Hammonds), 4 Dec 1879, Scott County, Virginia Submitted by David Crowe
Robert E. Maddox / Maddux / Matticks
Submitted by Marshall Maddox Looking For Info On My Great Grandfather Surname: Maddox Name: Robert E. Born: Dec.1869 Place: Scott County, Virginia Died: Sept 5, 1912 Place:Exeter, Wise County, Virginia Buried: Sept 07, 1912 Place: Cadet Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Virginia Occupation: Farmer, Tannery Worker, coal miner. Oral history of Robert E. Maddox from age… [Read More]
Don’t Worry, You’re in the Right Place!
I’ve been working on a new layout for this site that is simpler, cleaner and hopefully easier to navigate! Bear with me for a couple of days while I work the bugs out and don’t hesitate to comment and let me know if you have any questions. Hope you all are having a great summer!… [Read More]
Obituary for Rebecca Jane Lane Allen
Submitted by Sue Chappel, she writes: Hi Pat, I received this today from the Bascom Slemp Memorial Library there in Wise County, Virginia. It only took me 30 years to find this on her. I do not as of yet know which newspaper it came from but I did email them back to ask, … [Read More]