Scott County Virginia, Faces and Places

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Gleanings from Chancery Court Case File

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This information is extracted from A.J. Lane et al vs J.C. Taylor, Chancery Court Records, 1879-1882, Index No. 1882-023, Library of Virginia, Richmond. William Taylor 1794-1849 and Mary Catherine Horton 1790-1873 children are: Benjamin B., John C., Nelson H., Isaac S., W.W., Sallie, Mary, James W., Eliza. Sallie maried Owen Wade and died before 1879…. [Read More]

Haburn and Mary Roberts Hale

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Haburn Hale was son of Robert and Emily Bishop Hale. B. January 13, 1884 in Scott County, VA, d. November 24, 1951, in Scott County, VA. He married Mary Roberts, daughter of William and Rebecca Rhoton Roberts. Mary was born January 4, 1883 and died March 29, 1952. Children of Haburn and Mary Hale: 1…. [Read More]

Jones VS. Rhoton

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Scott Co. Chancery Court Case On file at the VA. State Library 1843-006 Jones vs. Rhoton Paschal Jones vs. Erasmus D. Rhoton of Lexington Ky. “The Def. being on a visit to his relations in Scott Co. VA, and being sick and without funds and necessaries, wrote to his father Benjamin Rhoton of Lexington for… [Read More]

Sloantown School, 1918

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On the 19th of January, 2001, Genell wrote; I am sending you the picture of the one room school at Sloantown in Scott county. This is a great picture of many children who lived along the Clinch River that attended school at Sloantown. They had to cross the river in a boat to get to… [Read More]