William (Bill) Jack MCCANN

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Federal Census
Name: Bill McCann
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1934
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Grandson in household of J. R. Pack
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia

OBITUARY

Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 22 Feb 2017

BLUEFIELD ? William (Bill) Jack McCann, 83, of Bluefield, VA, died on Monday, February 20, 2017. Bill was born on January 16, 1934 in Cedar Bluff, VA and was the son of the late George Russell and Helen Pack McCann. He was a member of the Brush Fork Church of God. He was a graduate of Richlands High School, where he enjoyed football and baseball. He later attended Lynchburg and Bluefield College.

Bill was a veteran of the Korean War, serving as a combat medic for the U.S. Army. Bill retired from Norfolk & Southern Railroad after 31 years of service as an Industrial Engineer. Never one to be idle, he and his son then opened and ran Precision Golf in Bluefield, VA for an additional 26 years. Bill enjoyed golfing and talking to everyone, (it seemed as he knew everyone in the Bluefields), as well as taking up tickets for Graham High School Football games, which he did for 40 years. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Although Bill loved his family, his passion was for his wife of 59 years, Betty. Married as young sweethearts, they were fiercely devoted to each other. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Barry Jack McCann.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Betty; his daughter and son-in-law, Marcella and John Jones; his grandchildren, Jennifer and Courtney Jones; daughter-in-law, Kathy S. McCann; brother, Charles; sister, Mary Ruth Lowe and her husband, Marvin; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 24, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Dudley Memorial Chapel with Rev Samuel Chaffin officiating. Visitation will be held one hour immediately prior to the service. Entombment will follow at Grandview Memory Mausoleum, with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Military Rites will be conducted by the VFW Post #9696 and the Pocahontas American Legion Post #14.
In lieu of flowers, the McCann family asks for donations to be made in Bill's name to the American Heart Association or the charity of your choice.



Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: William Jack McCann
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1934
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176623010/william-jack-mccann

William married Betty Florence Barber 20 Jul 1957, Pearisburg, Giles Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: William Jack McCann
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1934
Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1957
Marriage Place: Pearisburg, Virginia
Registration Place: Giles, Virginia
Father: George Russel McCann
Mother: Helen Marie Pack
Spouse: Betty Florence Barber
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: Albert Jackson Barber
Spouse Mother: Pearl Lawson

1. Barry Jack MCCANN was born 25 Nov 1958, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; died 12 Dec 2012, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
2. Marcella MCCANN

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CENSUS RECORDS

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George R Mccann
Age in 1910: 3
Birth Year: 1907
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Edgar E Mccann
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Carrie B Mccann
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Russell G Mccann
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Edgar G Mccann
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Carrie Mccann
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: George R Mccann
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Edgar Mccann
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Carry B Mccann
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Civil engineer [writing is unclear]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Russell McCann
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law in household of J. R. Pack
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Education: 4th grade
Occupation: Laborer, coal mine
Worked 20 weeks and earned $450 in 1939.
Household Members:
J R Pack 68
Russell McCann 30
Helen McCann 23
Bill McCann 6
Charles McCann 4
Mary McCann 1

DEATH RECORDS

Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, & 1958-2007
Name: Russell G McCann
Birth Date: 1907
Birth State: Virginia
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence City: Cleveland
Residence County: Cuyahoga
Residence State: Ohio
Death Date: 17 Jan 1986
Hospital of Death: Cleveland Metro Health
City of Death: Cleveland
County of Death: Cuyahoga
Certificate: 001205
Age at Death: 79
Certifier: Physician
Autopsy: Yes, used for certification
Social Security Number: 232-16-3167
Marital Status: Married
Industry of Decedent: Coal mining
Occupation of Decedent: Stationary engineer

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Russell McCann
SSN: 232-16-3167
Last Residence: 44113 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Born: 11 Aug 1906
Died: Jan 1986
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)

George married Helen Marie PACK 2 Sep 1933. Helen (daughter of John Riley PACK and Mollie Rosa BEAVERS) was born 5 Jan 1914, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; died 15 Jan 2003, Parma, Cuyahoga Co. OH. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: 3E95E8243B484F69833FDEAB0ACA4DC046FE

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CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Helen M Pack
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John R Pack
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mollie R Pack
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia [Virginia]

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Helen M Pack
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: John R Pack
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: May E Pack [her step-mother]
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Helen McCann
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter in household of J. R. Pack
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Education: 7th grade

RESIDENCE

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Helen M McCann
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1914
Address: 719 Jefferson Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44113-4636 (1993)
[605 Literary, Cleveland, OH, 44113]
[3704 Jennings, Cleveland, OH, 44109]

DEATH RECORDS


Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, & 1958-2007
Name: Helen Mccann [Helen Pack]
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1914
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence City: Parma
Residence County: Cuyahoga
Residence State: Ohio
Residence Zip Code: 44129
Residence Country: United States
Death Date: 15 Jan 2003
Death Time: 06:30 AM
Hospital of Death: Nursing Home
City of Death: Parma
County of Death: Cuyahoga
Certificate: 01233
Age at Death: 89
Registrar's Certificate Number: 000129
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Method of Disposition: Removal from state
Filing Date: 29 Jan 2003
Hospital Status: Other/Nursing home
Father's Surname: Pack
Mother's Maiden Name: Beavers
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 12

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Name: Helen Maire [Marie] McCann
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1914
Birth Place: Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Death Date: 15 Jan 2003
Father: John R Pack
Mother: Rose Beavers
SSN: 285609362
Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Signature on SSN Card: Helen McCann
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH?s name.
Notes: 01 Jun 1977: Name listed as HELEN MAIRE MCCANN; 15 Apr 1986: Name listed as HELEN MARIE MCCANN; 23 Jan 2003: Name listed as HELEN MCCANN

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Helen McCann
Last Residence: 44109 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Born: 5 Jan 1914
Died: 15 Jan 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1973)

Ohio. Division of Vital Statistics. Death Certificates and Index, December 20, 1908-December 31, 1953. State Archives Series 3094. Ohio Historical Society, Ohio.

Certificate: 01233; Volume: 33661

Name: Helen Mccann [Helen Pack]
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1914
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence Place: Parma, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Death Date: 15 Jan 2003
Death Time: 06:30 AM
Hospital of Death: Nursing Home
Death Place: Parma, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Certificate: 01233
Age at Death: 89
Registrar's Certificate Number: 000129
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed
Method of Disposition: Removal from state
Filing Date: 29 Jan 2003
Hospital Status: Other/Nursing home
Injury at Work: No
Father's Surname: Pack
Mother's Maiden Name: Beavers
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 12

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CENSUS RECORDS

1910 US Census
Name: Edgar E Mccann
Age in 1910: 24
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Carrie B Mccann
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Edgar E Mccann 24
Carrie B Mccann 22
George R Mccann 3
Nannie B Mccann 1 year 8 months

1920 US Census
Name: Edgar G Mccann
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Sayersville Road
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Carrie Mccann
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Edgar G Mccann 34
Carrie Mccann 31
Russell G Mccann 13
Nannie Bell Mccann 11
Bertha May Mccann 9
Bertie Ethel Mccann 7
Margret Gertude Mccann 6
Nora Raymon Mccann 2
Robert Edgar Mccann 8 months

1930 US Census
Name: Edgar Mccann
Birth Year: abt 1886
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 19
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Ret Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Edgar Mccann 44
Carry B Mccann 42
George R Mccann 23
Nannie B Mccann 21
Bertie E Mccann 18
Margret G Mccann 16
Nora R Mccann 13
Robert E Mccann 10
Clarance E Mccann 8
William D Mccann 3 years 3 months
Ruby F Mccann 2 months
Ara C Wyatt 36 [boarder]

1940 US Census
Name: Edgar McConn [Edgar McCann]
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Road 631
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $6
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 32
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Edgar McCann 54
Cora McCann 52
Ethel McCann 28
Raymond McCann 24
Robert McCann 21
Clarence McCann 18
Billy McCann 13

Birth:
North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm.
Name: Edgar McCann
Gender: Male
Race: White
Event Type: Delayed Birth
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1885
Birth County: Wilkes
Parent2 Name: Patty
Parent 1 Name: Not listed [father]
Roll number: NCVR_B_C104_68001
Volume: 14
Page: 2

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McCann&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2891&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=140072434&df=all&

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Edgar McCann
SSN: 226-50-2085
Last Residence:
24630 North Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia
BORN: 5 Jun 1884
Died: Aug 1968
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1956)

Edward married Corabeth (Carrie) (Betty) ALTIZER 16 Nov 1904, Tazewell Co. VA. Corabeth (daughter of William Riley ALTIZER and Sarilda Jane HARRISON) was born 19 Mar 1888, Tazewell Co., VA; died 30 Aug 1968, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Yost Family Cemetery, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: B29729BD678745B6AA528253013C8BFAAB8A

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Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=140072330

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Edward Mccanes [McCann]
Birth Date: 1884
Age: 20
Spouse's Name: Corrabett Altizer
Spouse's Birth Date: 1887
Spouse's Age: 17
Event Date: 16 Nov 1904
Event Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father's Name: David
Mother's Name: Patty
Spouse's Father's Name: W. R.
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jennie
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-5 , System Origin: Virginia-EASy , GS Film number: 34214 , Reference ID: P 167 L 201

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• _UID: A44893E1DB52414F94D7955608CC444AD50D

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CENSUS RECORDS

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: John Pack
Age in 1870: 1
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male [in household of his father, Fleming Pack]
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Name Age
Fleming Pack 35
Rebecca T Pack 30
Eliza Pack 14
Levi Pack 7
James Pack 9
William Pack 5
John Pack 1

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: John Pack
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Fleming Pack
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Fleming Pack 40
Louisa Pack 18
Levie Pack 16
William Pack 12
John Pack 10
Margret Pack 7

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John Pack
Age: 29
Birth Date: Apr 1871
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rosa Pack
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
John Pack 29
Rosa Pack 22
Ellie Pack 8
Brook Pack 6
Robert Pack 4
Mack Pack 2
Charles S Pack 2 months

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: John R Pack
Age in 1910: 41
Birth Year: 1869
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mollie R Pack
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer, general farm
Household Members:
John R Pack 41
Mollie R Pack 33
Brooks F Pack 17
Robert W Pack 14
Charles R Pack 10
Nannie T Pack 8
Emory E Pack 5

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: John R Pack
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mollie R Pack
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Farmer, General Farm
Household Members:
Name Age
John R Pack 49
Mollie R Pack 42
Thelma Pack 19
Helen M Pack 6
John Pack 3 years 9 months

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: John R Pack
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: May E Pack
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Manager, Farm
Household Members:
John R Pack 59
May E Pack 29
Helen M Pack 16
John J Pack 13

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: J R Pack
Respondent: Yes
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
House Number: 96
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Owned home, worth $800
Education: 2nd grade
Occupation: Farmer
Worked 40 weeks in 1939, amount earned is blank
Household Members:
J R Pack 68
Russell McCann 30
Hellen McCann 23
Bill McCann 6
Charles McCann 4
Mary McCann 1

ORAL HISTORY

Lived in home place in Baptist Valley until he died. Daughter Helen and her family took care of him.

Kept a stable of riding horses. Nancy Whitaker Tate broke her arm as a child when she, Uncle Buddy (John Riley, Jr.), and Theodore Pack, took one of the horses without permission. Theodore lost his balance and pulled Nancy off who then pulled Buddy off. Nancy was afraid to tell what happened and hid until after dark in the once the granaries. One of the boys told where she was, so they found her and took her to the doctor. John R. Pack didn't fuss. Cheryl Tate Duke remembers seeing Ella Pack Whitaker's side saddle in the garage when Cheryl was a teenager.

Owned land from the home place in Baptist Valley all the way to Pounding Mill.

Played the banjo well. He would sing the old songs he grew up with.

Never drove a car, he always rode horseback.

5 ft 8 in. to 5 ft. 10 in. Very slim, had red hair when he was young. According to Nancy Whitaker Tate, he didn't take anything off of anybody. People knew he has honest and didn't mess with him. Minded his own business. He always wore up in dress clothes. He always had money and sold beautiful riding horses.

LAND RECORDS

This Deed, made this 5th day of July in the year of 1913 between J.R. Pack and Rosie Pack his wife of the first part, and William Whitaker of the second part.

Witnesseth: That in consideration of two hundred and eight dollars cash in hand paid the receipt whereof is here by acknowledged, the said parties of the first part do grant unto the said parties of the second part, all that certain tract, piece or parcel of land, lying in Tazewell County, Va. and bounded as follows. To Wit: Beginning at a bunch of Lynn sprouts on the top of a ridge a corner to William Whitaker thense leaving ridge S. 20 - 10 E 528 feet to a stake on end of spur at a wire fence in a line of W.B. Steel and with his line N 61' 30 W 640 5/10 ft to a locust post on said ridge a corner to WB Steel and William Whitaker and with several of Whitakers line and with top of Ridge N. 44' 30 E. 132 9/10 ft. N 37' 30 E. 146 5/10 ft. to a stake 4 ft. north of a marked locust N. 52' 30 E. 145 ft. N 49 E 146 ft to the beginning containing 4 16/100 acres more or less the said Whitaker and the said parties of the first part do covenant that they will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed; that they have the right to convey the said land to the said William Whitaker and the said William Whitaker shall have quiet possession of the said land free from encumbrances; that they will execute such further assurance of the said land as may be requisite; and that they have done no act to encumber the said lands.

Witness the following signatures and seals:
J.R. Pack
Rosa Pack

State of Virginia County of Tazewell to Wit:

I, J.H. Beavers, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Tazewell aforesaid, in the state of Virginia, do certify that J.R. Pack and Rosa, his wife, whose names are signed to the within deed bearing date on the 5th day of July 1913 have acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid. Given under my hand this the 26th day of July, 1913 J.H. Beavers, JP

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of Tazewell Circuit Court, Oct. 18, 1913. This deed was presented and upon the annexed certification of acknowledgement, admitted to record.

Source:
Tazewell County Deed Book 75, Page 164

Date: 5 July 1913

WILL

Last Will and Testament of John Riley Pack

I, John R. Pack of Tazewell County, Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by me at any time heretofore made.

First, I do give and bequeath all my money and a One Thousand Dollar Government Bond equally to my four children, namely: Brooks F. Pack, Ellie Whitaker, Thelma Christian, and Helen McCann.

Second, I do give and bequeath all other personal property found upon my farm at my decease equally to my four children above named. It is my desire that they divide the property in kind if they can come upon an agreement as to how it should be divided, and if they cannot do this, it is to be sold by my executor and the proceeds divided equally.

Third, I do give, devise and bequeath my two daughters, Ellie Whitaker and Thelma Christian, the lower part of my farm joining Bill Whitaker and starting below the house at a locust post on the edge of the public highway; thence from this post a straight line to the main branch and from there running with the fence as far as it goes, then dividing the spur a straight line to where my land joins the Gillespie heirs. The said devise is in fee simple.

Fourth, I do give, devise and bequeath to my daughter, Helen McCann, that portion of my farm where the home stands, starting at a small locust thence a straight line to a stake near the center of a point; thence a straight line to a stake in the short crook in the line between my land and the Gillespie heirs. The said devise is in fee simple with the exception of the cemetery. The said cemetery is to be excepted and reserved from any conveyance that might be made of the said land by the said Helen McCann, her heirs, assigns, or personal representative.

Fifth, I do give, devise and bequeath to my son, Brooks F. Pack, the balance of my farm up to the Duncan Line. The said devise is in fee simple.

Sixth, I give, devise and bequeath to all of my four children hereinbefore named, a right to use the spring located near my home place with a right of ingress and egress to the said spring.

Seventh, Although the portions hereinbefore set out and devised to each of my children is a fee simple, none of them shall sell his or her portion to any person other than a brother or sister within a period of five years. After the said period of five years each one of them may sell or transfer to any person they desire.

Eighth, I do give, devise and bequeath to each of my four children hereinbefore named and mentioned a right of way over the portions granted to all of them. This is, each and every child shall have a right to pass over the portions granted to the others.

Ninth, I do appoint my son, Brooks F. Pack, as the executor of this my last will and testament; and I do direct that no security be required of the said Brooks F. Pack as executor hereof upon his qualification.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal to this, my last will and testament, which is written without any interlineations of erasures on one side only of two sheets of paper, this the 20th dy of May 1944.

John R. Pack

The above signature of the testator was made and the foregoing will was acknowledged to be his last will and testament by the said testator, in the presence of us, three competent witnesses, present at the same time; and we, the said witnesses, do hereunto subscribe the said will on the date last above written, in the presence of the said testator and of each other, at the request of the said testator, who was then of sound mind and over the age of twenty one years.

J.K. McFarlene
John W. Buchanan
Mrs. Ida Buchanan

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Tazewell, the 15th day of July 1944

PROBATE RECORDS

In Re: Last Will and Testament of John R. Pack, deceased.

A writing dated the 20th day of May, 1944, purporting to be the last will and testament of John R. Pack was this day produced in said Clerk's Office and offered for probate. It appearing from the evidence introduced that the said John R. Pack died on the 7th day of July, 1944; that at the time of his death he was a resident of Tazewell County, Virginia, and owned personal property and real estate therein.

Thereupon came John W. Buchanan and Mrs. Ida Buchanan, two of the subscribing witnesses to said writing, who, after being duly sworn, stated that the said writing dated the 20th day of May, 1944, was signed and acknowledged by the said John R. Pack in their presence, and in the presence of J.K. McFarlene, the other subscribing witness thereto, and that they, the said John W. Buchanan, Mrs. Ida Buchanan and J.K. McFarlane, signed their names thereto as subscribing witnesses at the request of the said John R. Pack and in his presence and in the presence of each other, all four being present together at the same time, and that, in their opinion, the said John R. Pack was of sound mind and memory at the time thereof. It therefore appearing that the said writing was properly executed as a will is required to be executed by law, and that the same has been legally proven the said writing is hereby admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded as and for the last will and testament of John R. Pack, deceased.

Thereupon came Brooks F. Pack, who is named in said writing as Executor thereof, and qualified as such Executor by taking and subscribing the oath required by law, and by entering into bond in the penalty of Thirty-five Hundred ($3,500.00) Dollars, without security as set out in said writing.

Given under my hand this 15th day of July, 1944

Malve G. Hurt, Deputy Clerk.

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Virginia - Circuit Court of the County of Tazewell

Estate of John R. Pack, deceased:

I, the undersigned, who this day qualified before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Tazewell, Virginia, on my oath do say that I have diligently made inquiry and that I believe that following to be a true and correct list together with the ages and addresses of the heirs of my decedent, John R. Pack, or of those who would have been his heirs had he died intestate. I do further declare on oath that my name is Brooks F. Pack and my post office address is Cedar Bluff, Virginia.

List of Heirs:

Ella P. Whittaker 52 Daughter Cedar Bluff Virginia
Brooks F. Pack 50 Son Cedar Bluff Virginia
Thelma Christian 42 Daughter Bluefield West Virginia
Helen P. McCann 30 Daughter Cedar Bluff Virginia

Given under my hand this 14th day of July 1944
Brooks F. Pack, Executor

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of July, 1944

Detail: Last Will and Testament of John Riley Pack

Date: 15 July 1944


Birth:
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917, P83 L121"
Name:John Pack
Date of Birth: 18 Sep 1869 [birth date different from other records]
Place: Sinking Waters, Tazewell, Virginia
Parents: Flem and Rebecca J. Pack

1900 Census gives his DOB as Apr 1871.

Occupation:
Farmer

Died:
Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia

Name: John Riley Pack
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 73
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1871
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA
Death Date: 7 Jul 1944
Death Place: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
Cause of Death: Pulmonary TB
Registration Date: 18 Jul 1944
Father: Flem Pack
Mother: Jane Burress
Spouse: Rosa Beavers
Certificate Number: 1944016704
Informant: Russell McCann [son-in-law]

John married Mollie Rosa BEAVERS 3 Jul 1890, McDowell Co. WV. Mollie (daughter of Henry Harrison and Phoebe J. BEAVERS) was born 24 Aug 1877, Berwind, McDowell Co. WV; died 31 Jan 1923, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Pack Cemetery, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mollie R. Beavers
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: VA.
Mother's name: Phoebe Beavers
Household Members:
Phoebe Beavers 42
Laura Beavers 17
James Beavers 15
Charles Beavers 12
Mollie R. Beavers 2
James Beavers 2 [nephew]
Mary Beavers 75 [grandmother]

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosa Pack
Age: 22
Birth Date: Aug 1877
Birthplace: West Virginia [Virginia]
Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Pack
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 5
Mother: How many children: 5

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mollie R Pack
Age in 1910: 33
Birth Year: 1877
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John R Pack
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mollie R Pack
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: West Virginia [Virginia]
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John R Pack
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

MARRIAGE RECORD

Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 35. Marriage Record, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 121. John R. Pack, age 22, born in Tazewell Co, VA, son of Flemming and Rebecca Pack, married on 3 Jul 1890 Rosa Beavers, age 14, born in McDowell Co, WV, daughter of Pheobe Beavers.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Tazewell Republican; 21 April 1910

Pounding Mill News

Mrs. Tom Johnson and Mrs John Pack, of Baptist Valley, were here shopping this week.




Birth:
Source for date of birth is the 1900 US Census for McDowell Co. WV, Big Creek District, household 219, John R. Pack head, age 29, Rosa age 22, born Aug. 1877, given birth to 5 children, all 5 were living.

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.

Name: Mrs Rosie Pack
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 46
Birth Date: 24 Aug 1877
Death Date: 31 Jan 1923
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia
Cause of Death: Peritonitis due to [illegible] pustules
Registration Date: 12 Feb 1923
Father: Henry Harrison
Mother: Pheobie Brown [Beavers]
Note: The last name is illegible and the transcriber made an educated guess.
Spouse: John R Park
Certificate Number: 1923006115
Informant: John R. Pack

Notes:

Married:
McDowell Co. WV Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11391388&Type=Marriage

David married Patty. [Group Sheet]

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"Clinch Valley News"
Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA
Friday, October 22, 1948

DEATH

WILLIAM ALTIZER

WILLIAM RILEY ALTIZER, 88 years of age, a retired farmer and coal miner, died last Thursday at his the home of his son, G. H. ALTIZER, at North Tazewell.

He was the son of the late THOMAS and SALLY BEAVERS ATIZER, of Tazewell county. His wife and five children preceded him in death.

He is survived by the following sons and daughters: G. H. of North Tazewell; TOM and L. J. , of Bishop,; S. W. , of Keene Mountain; CHARLES, of Denver, Col.; MRS. E. G. MC CANN, of Baptist Valley, and MRS. C. H. OSBORNE, of
Bluefield, Va. There also survives one sister, MRS SUSIE CROUSE , of Bandy; four half sisters; three half brothers and sixty grandchildren and fifty-five great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Advent Church in Adria.

[G. H. Altizer-George Homer Altizer, married Hattie Blanch Shrader, d/o Harvey King Shrader & Lydia Belle Beavers.

L. J. Altizer-Lundsfor/Lunsfred Altizer.

S. W. - Samuel W. Altizer].



Grave site lcoated on findagrave.com
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2200731&GRid=17120030&

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2200731&GRid=17120030&

William married Sarilda Jane HARRISON 1 Feb 1883, McDowell Co. WV. Sarilda was born 27 Dec 1866, Tazewell Co. VA; died 14 Apr 1946, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Mathias Harman Cemetery, Dry Fork, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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Grave site lcoated on findagrave.com

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2200731&GRid=17120051&


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Fleming Pack
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Family Number: 1286
Household Members:
Jno Pack 45
Matilde Pack 40
Isham Pack 16
Fleming Pack 14
Crocket Pack 12
Trnsell Pack 10 [Tinsley]
Sarah Pack 8
Cynthia Pack 7
Wm Pack 5
Elenor Pack 3

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Fleming Pack
Age in 1860: 23
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knob and Cedar Bluff
Household Members:
Fleming Pack 23
Rebecca J Pack 23

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Fleming Pack
Age in 1870: 35
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knob
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Household Members:
Fleming Pack 35
Rebecca T Pack 30
Levi Pack 7
James Pack 9
William Pack 5
Eliza Pack 14
John Pack 1

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Fleming Pack
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widower
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Fleming Pack 40
Louisa Pack 18
Leova Pack 16
William Pack 12
John Pack 10
Margret Pack 7

1900 United States Federal Census a
Name: Fleniners Pack [Fleming]
Age: 64
Birth Date: Aug 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Flemming Pack 64
Liza Pack 32
James Pack 9
Mandy Buster 44 [servant] his sister
Crocket Buster 18 [servant's son] nephew
Matilda Buster 15 [servant's daughter] niece

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Owned a lot of land around Berwind, WV. [See his second wife's will below and the court case from this land.] One his sons died as a child, and was buried under the water tank. (Source Ella Pack Whitaker) This could have been Levi. Older family members gave Jane Burress as another wife. She could have been this third wife, but this had not been confirmed, and I suspect they have her confused with his first wife, Rebecca J. [Jane ?] Burruss. First name is spelled Flemon in Tazewell County deeds and land transfers.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Clinch Valley News; 28 October 1904

Mistake Corrected
Pounding Mill, Va.,
J. A. Leslie, Ed., Oct. 25, 1904.
Tazewell, Va.

Dear Sir;

I desire to correct a misstatement of J. F. Griffith published in your paper of the 21st. inst. Mr. Griffith states that Flem Pack was turned down at Pounding Mill, because he had failed to pay his capitation tax. This is not true. Mr. Pack was a good soldier and Is exempt from
the prepayment of his tax as a prerequisite to voting. Mr. Pack never has made application to register since
the 1st of January, 1904, at Pounding Mill. I would like for Mr. Griffith to give his author for the information he
obtained with regard to Mr. Pack.
Yours truly,
W C Williams
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DEATH

Clinch Valley News; 12 Jan 1906

Flem Pack died at his home in Baptist Valley on Dec 1 at the age of 60 years.

DEEDS

Sale of Lands from Flemming Pack to William and Angeline Pack (1903) Transcribed by Cheryl Duke

THIS DEED made this 8th day of Sept. in the year one thousand nine hundred and three between Flemon (sic) Pack, parties of the first part, and William Pack & Angeline Pack, his wife, parties of the second part.

WITNESSETH That in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and fifty Dollars in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged for one tract of land hereafter described, the said Flemon Pack does grant unto the said William Pack and Angeline Pack with general warranty, all that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Tazewell and State of Va., being a part of the home tract containing fifty acres more or less beginning at Moses Beavers' corner, running up the public road three hundred and 33 yards to a stake in middle of road; thence a due southerly course to the top of Sugar Camp Mountain; thence running with top of said Mountain to Moses Beavers' line and with said line to the beginning.

It is further stipulated in this deed that the said William Pack shall have this land during their life time and at their death it shall be the property of their children to have and to hold.

The said Flemon Pack covenant that he has the right to convey the said land to the grantee; that he has done no act to encumber the said land; that the grantee shall have quiet possession of the said land free from all encumbrances, and that the said party of the first part will execute such further assurance of the said land as may be requisite.

Witness the following signature and seal.

Flemon Pack (SEAL)

STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF TAZEWELL, to-wit:

I, J. R. Sparks, a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Flemon Pack whose name is signed to the foregoing writing bearing date on the 8th day of Sept., 1903 has acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid.

Given under my hand this 8 day of Sept., 1903.

J. R. Sparks.

My commission expires March 11th, 1906.

VIRGINIA TAZEWELL COUNTY to-wit:

In the Office of Tazewell County Court the 9th day of Sept., 1903, This deed was presented and, with the certificates annexed, admitted to record.

Teste: T. E. George, Clerk.

A true copy.

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Tazewell Co. VA Dee Book 53, page 190

Flemon Pack to William Pack.

THIS DEED made this March 22, 1904 between Flemon Pack of the first part and William Pack of the second part all of the County of Tazewell and State of Virginia, WITNESSETH That in consideration of One Dollar in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said party of the first part hath this day bargained, sold and conveyed. unto the said. party of the second part all that tract, lot or parcel of land lying and being in the County and State aforesaid on the south side of the County road between Baptist Valley and Cedar Bluff and known as a part of the Sheffey lands, adjoining a small tract of said Sheffey land conveyed to William Pack and Angeline, his wife, by deed from Flemon Pack, bearing date on Sept. the 8th, 1903, and containing 25 acres, more or less and bounded as follows - to?wit:

Beginning at a stake in the road 333 yards above Moses Beavers? corner and running with said road an easterly course a distance of 2.84 yards to a small white oak and a dead oak stmp (SIC) near the branch that crosses the road thence south to a marked chestnut oak on top of Sugar Camp Mountain and with the top of said mountain to a stake designated a corner between the lands of Flemon Pack and William Pack and Angeline Pack, his wife; thence with the said William Pack and Angeline Pack?s line back to the beginning corner.

And the party of the first part covenants with the party of the second part that he will warrant and defend this deed against all other deeds, titles and claims and that he shall forever have quiet and peaceable possession of said land free from all encumbrances and that he has a right to convey the said land and that he has done not acct (SIC) whatever to encumber the said land.

Witness the following signature and seal, the day and date first above written

Flemon Pack (SEAL)

STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF TAZEWELL, to-wit:

I, T. R. Wingo, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, do certify that Flemon Pack, whose name is signed to the foregoing writeing (SIC) bearing date on the 22nd of March 1904, has acknowledged the same before me in my County

Given under my hand this March 22nd, 1904.

T. R. Wingo, J. P.

VIRGINIA In the Clerk?s Office of Tazewell County Circuit Court May 4th, 1904.

This deed was presented and upon the annexed certificate of acknowledgment, was admitted to record.

Teste; T. E. . George, Clerk

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MILITARY RECORDS

American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Fleming Pack
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company K, 37th Battn Cavalry Regiment Virginia.
Sources: 425

Civil War Service: 37th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Dunn's Partisan Rangers, Co. K, rank private.

37th Cavalry Battalion was organized in August, 1862, as Dunn's Partisan Rangers. The battalion contained four companies and in November was changed to regular cavalry. Company B was composed of former members of the 4th Regiment South Carolina Infantry, Company F of North Carolinians, and Company K was formerly Captain Pack's Company, 21st Regiment Virginia Cavalry.[his brother, Crockett Pack] Company H was transferred to Swann's Battalion Virginia Cavalry by S.O. No. 130, Hdqrs. Dept. W.Va. and E. Tenn, dated December 28, 1864. It was assigned to W.E. Jones', McCausland's and W.L. Jackson's Brigade. During April, 1864, it totaled 300 effectives and by June had increased its strength to ten companies. It was involved in various operations in western Virginia and East Tennessee, then saw action in the Shenandoah Valley. The unit disbanded in mid-April, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Ambrose C. Dunn and Major J.R. Claiborne were in command.

Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Fleming Pack
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 188 Virginia Militia
Regiment Name Expanded: 188th Regiment, Virginia Militia
Company: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M382 roll 42

Flem also served in the The 188th Virginia Militia Regiment, Company C from Tazewell County, under the command of Colonel Henry S. Bowen. His brother Tinsley served with him in the same unit.




WILL OF REBECCA JANE HOLBROOK PACK

Last Will and Testament of Rebecca Jane Pack, recorded in McDowell Co. WV.

August 7, 1888

I, Rebeckey Jane Pack, of McDowell County, and State of West Virginia, (but now of Webster County, W. Va.,)do make and declare this to be my last will and testament as follow s: I will and bequeath unto Cosby Holbrook, my mother, and William T. Holbrook, my brother, all of my land situated on the Dry Fork of Tug River, in McDowell county and state of West Virginia, known as my home place, to hold in trust for my two children until they become of age, and in the event of the death of one or both of the children , Flem o r Jennie [Jimmie], the land goes to Cosby Holbrook her lifetime, and In the even t of the death of Cosby Holbrook and one or both of my children, any time before the children
should become of age, the land goes to William T. Holbrook, his heirs and assigns forever.

Given under my hand , the seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight.

REBECKEY JONES [Jane] PACK.(Seal)

Signed and sealed in the presence of these witnesses:
John W. Wease,
Casander Gadd,
J. B. Bentley ,
Marshal Mullins,

Note in margin: "This will was set aside by the United States Circuit Court at Charleston, West Virginia. See Deed Book No. 52, page 41.

Her husband was left out of her will. This has an impact on the court case brought by her brother against coal magnate Edwin J. Berwind.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Bluefield Daily Telegraph, November 22, 1906, page 5

[Note: all of this happened after Flem's death]

TITLE OF BERWIND SYNDICATE QUESTIONED

McDowell Coal Lands Bone of Contention in Important Suit in Federal Court.

REMARKABLE WILL OF REBECCA JANE PACK

August 7, 1888

I, Rebeckey Jane Pack, of McDowell County, and State of West Virginia, (but now of Webster County, W. Va.,)do make and declare this to be my last will and testament as follow s: I will and bequeath unto Cosby Holbrook, my mother, and William T. Holbrook, my brother, all of my land situated on the Dry Fork of Tug River, in McDowell county and state of West Virginia, known as my home place, to hold in trust for my two children until they become of age, and in the event of the death of one or both of the children , Flem o r Jennie [Jimmie], the land goes to Cosby Holbrook her lifetime, and In the even t of the death of Cosby Holbrook and one or both of my children, any time before the children
should become of age, the land goes to William T. Holbrook, his heirs and assigns forever.

Given under my hand , the seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight.

REBECKEY JONES [Jame] PACK.(Seal)

Signed and sealed in the presence of these witnesses:
John W. Wease,
Casander Gadd,
J. B. Bentley ,
Marshal Mullins,

The lands devised In the foregoing testament are the bone of contention in one of the most important suits ever known in West Virginia? the case of Edwin J. Berwind et als. vs. W. T. Holbrook, which is now claiming the attention of the federal court at Charleston . There are witnesses from
Tazewell county, Va., Cincinnati and McDowell, Webster and Kanawha counties, and the legal battle is being bitterly contested.

The attorneys for Holbrook and his associates are William R. Thompson, of Huntington, and the law firm of Avis, Jordan & Hardy, of Charlteston, Edwln J. Berwind and Thomas
Fisher, the plaintiffs in the case are represented by Brown Jackson & Knight, of Charleston and Attorneys
Chapman and Gillespie, of Tazewell, Va.

The case is a most important one, as it is claimed by Berwind and Fisher that the will of Mrs. Pack, which the defense has brought into court, is a rank forgery and one of the rankest ever put on probate.

In opening the case Ivory C. Jordan stated in behalf of the defense that they would prove to the jury that the will which was probated is genuine. They claim that in August, 1888, Rebecca Jane Pack was ill at the home of her father, Isaac W. Holbrook, in Webster county, and on the 7th day
of August of that year she made a will. Prior to making the will she had stated how she wanted her property, consisting of about 120 acres on Tug river, divided. This will, it is claimed, was made out by Joh n W. Weese in the presence of three witnesses and several relatives of the family. The defense claims that the reason the will was not sent to McDowell county for probate until July, 1904, was that when Mrs. Pack died, she gave the w ill to her mother, Mrs. Cosby Holbrook. This was in a sealed envelope, and just as it was handed to Mrs. Pack on her death bed by Mr. Weese. The mother did not open the will but put it in an old trunk
until 1901, when she became sick and gave it to her son, W. J . Holbrook, the defendant in the case, who was poor, and did not take it to the county court in McDowell county until 1904, where he at that time hired attorneys
and had the will put on record. Mr. Jordan claims that Mr. Holbrook in the year 1901 started to walk to McDowell from Webster for the purpose of filing the will, but while en route he stopped on Cabin Creek to work and after two years went to McDowell where he placed the will in the hands of the county clerk.

Mr. Jackson, in behalf of the state, offered an enlarged photographic copy of the will which was recorded in McDowell, supposed to be the last will and testament of Mrs. P ack. He told of Mr. Pack returning to McDowell
county after his wife?s death in Webster with their two infant children; how in the course of time the land owned by Mrs. Pack began to grow' in value, and in 1901 Mr. Pack
sold his life interest to Mr. Berwind and Mr. Fisher. In 1902 he sold the estate which belonged to the one surviving
child, the other having died when quite young.

This land now is being developed as one of the richest coal fields in the state and on these grounds Mr. Jackson claims that the defendant thought they could secure land which did not belong to them, by producing a will which he says is forgery, but if proven to be genuine, it would destroy every title that Mr. Berwind and his associates had on the land.

Attorney Jackson pointed out to the jury the peculiar wording of the will and said no sane woman would
make a will which would give to h e r older brother property which rightly belonged to her own son. In the will
which is in evidence, Mrs. Pack states that she bequeaths on the death of one or both of her sons all of her property to her mother, Mrs. Cosby Holbrook, and in case of her death
or the death of one or both of her sons; before they become of age, the property goes to her brother, W. T. Holbrook.

T he attorneys for the plain tiff claim that they will be able to show that John W. Weese never made out the will and that it is not in his handwriting.

There is only one surviving witness to the will introduced by the defense and he is J. W. Bentley, who was the first witness called after Mr.Black, of Tazewell, and Mr. Rumbach,
of Cincinnati, testified as to the photographs exhibited.

Mr. Bentley is an old gentleman from McDowell county and claims that he is 75 years of age. He was called in at the Holbrook home in 1888 by John Weese to sign his name to what, he supposes was the will of Mrs. Pack.

The attorneys for the plaintiff strongly objected to the witness? testimony and the jury was ordered from the room while the case was argued before Judge Dayton.

Mr. Bentley was put upon the stand. He testified that he could neither read nor write and that when he was ca11ed
in at the time the alleged will was made as a witness he so informed the parties. The will was read to him and he authorized the signature of his name to it, as he could not write himself. The will in question was handed to him to identify, but he could not identify it as the one that was read to him on that occasion.


STORIES

Note: Georgia Maude Quesenberry Maxfield, an 80 year old Tazewell resident (deceased), has written these recollections of early Tazewell County life as told to her by her great-grandmother and her grandmother. Her Recollections appeared in the Tazewell Newspaper sometime in the early 1980's. Georgia was the daughter of George & Mary Frances Burress Quesenberry. Collected by Michelle Burruss

Flem And The Panther

One time, Uncle Flem said he had gone to a place in the woods called a deer lick. It was near a small sink hole, and there were a lot of leaves on the ground. He stretched out ot wait for a deer. He hadn't meant to go to sleep, but nevertheless he did. When he woke up, he judged he'd been asleep about an hour, but he was all covered with leaves. He got up quietly and climbed on a fallen tree - way up high in the roots and hid.

He didn't wait long until he heard a sound in the leaves. Lo and behold, there was a mother panther and two cubs. The mother dived into the sink hole and started to dig frantically.

This made cold chills go over his entire body. He vowed right then he would never go to sleep in the woods again. So far as we know, he never did.

After the panther had searched but not found him, she must have smelled him. She lifted her head and looked straight at him. Flem took careful aim and shot her. He found a club and knocked the cubs in the head. He skinned them and kept their hides to sell to the man from Baltimore.

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Granny Spence's Witchcraft Solution Saves Cousin Flem

Note: There was a Josiah and Anne Spence that lived a few house away from the Pack's in the 1850 Census.

Sarah had a 17 year old brother, Flem. The closest neighbor was one we shall not call by name since grandma as well as everybody else said the old woman of the house was a witch.

She had several children, one was a girl about the same age as Flem, and she was madly in love with him. One evening as he walked home she met him and began to flirt with him. Flem payed her no mind and left her standing in the road with hurt feelings. By the time he go home he had a sick headache.

Grandma stayed up all night with him. At her wit's end, she sent for another neighbor, Granny Spence, who was not afraid of witches. Spence went in to talk to Flem. She asked Flem if he had made any water since the headache began. He managed a weak no. She asked him if he had talked to the neighbor girl. He said yes, she had given him a bloom from a crab apple tree. She asked him what he did with it. Flem said he had put it in his shirt pocket.

Granny Spence reached over the bed and took it from his pocket. She then took a new piece of small silver coin from her apron pocket, wrapped the flower around it and swiftly cast them both in the flames of the back log of the fireplace.

She told grandma never to take the silver out, always put it back after cleaning the fireplace. Then she told Samantha to fill the three-legged iron kettle with water and let it strike a rolling boil. She told her to take a tin dipper and pour a dipper at a time on the hearth, spreading it all around slowly, letting it fizzle and pop until it drys each time. According to Granny Spence, after half the water had been used, the maggots that would have eaten Flem alive would crawl out of the hearth.

This grandma did, taking special care to follow Granny Spence's instructions to the letter. Just as the old lady had told her, the wiggly creatures appeared. Samantha hurried and poured the remaining wather on them then swept them up and cast them int the fire. Granny Spence told her when this part had been done, the guilty party would come and knock on the door and want to borrow something. She told her not to let her have anything, not even a crumb of bread.

After Samantha had burned the creatures, she went into the bedroom to see how Flem was feeling. Just then, the wicked neighbor came to the door and knocked. Grandma opened the door with her big homemade broom in her hand. The neighbor wanted to know if Samantha could loan her a cup of dry coffee for supper. Anger welled in grandma, she shook the broom at her and told her no, and never to come to her house again. By the next morning, Cousin Flem was good as new. Shortly after the wicked neighbor moved and was never heard from again.



Name:
Name also spelled Fleman or Flemon in some documents.

Fleming married Rebecca Jane BURRESS Abt 1856. Rebecca (daughter of James Burress and Mary Frances (Franky) Neel) was born ca 1844, Virginia; died Bef 1880, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 0280A2D503E644B5AEF859ACC472E01BB743

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Rebecca J Burress
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female
Family Number: 632
Household Members:
Jas Burress 43
Francis Burress 42
Wm Burress 18
Thos Burress 16
Jas R Burress 12
Geo Burress 7
Jno W Burress 2
Rebecca J Burress 6
Julia A Burress 4

1860 United States Federal Census
taken on 3 Aug 1860, Page 855, Family #1138
Name: Rebecca J Pack
Age in 1860: 23
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female
Post Office: Knob and Cedar Bluff
Household Members:
Fleming Pack 23
Rebecca J Pack 23

1870 United States Federal Census
taken on 29 Aug 1870; Page 297B; Family #585
Name: Rebecca T Pack [Rebecca J.]
Age in 1870: 30
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Fleming Pack 35
Rebecca T Pack 30
Levi Pack 7
James Pack 9
William Pack 5
Eliza Pack 14
John Pack 1

Story by Georgia Mansfield says she died of Typhoid fever. Also said they had 3 children, the oldest being Eliza.

Her maiden name is confirmed with her son, William's death certificate.

McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #15165

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=55126&Type=Death

West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4677150&Type=Death

And on her daughter's Margaret's death certificate

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1463690&Type=Death

Henry married Phoebe J. BEAVERS. Phoebe (daughter of John BEAVERS, Sr. and Mary [Polly] DILLON) was born Jan 1838, Virginia; died Bef 1910, West Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: 46F94984025140B6A7128B929369574DCB76

Notes:

May not have married the father of her children.

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Pheby Beavers
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female
Family Number: 1056
Household Members:
Jno Beavers 53
Polly Beavers 43
Alexr Beavers 20
James Beavers 18
Margaret Beavers 15
Pheby Beavers 13
Jackson Beavers 11
Jno Beavers 6
Preston Beavers 3

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Phoebe Beavers
Age in 1860: 23
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 13, McDowell, Virginia
Gender: Female
Post Office: Gilead Spring
Household Members:
John Beavers 64
Polly Beavers 55
Margaret Beavers 25
Phoebe Beavers 23
Jackson Beavers 21
Susannah Beavers 17
John Beavers 16
Preston Beavers 12

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Phebe Beavers
Age in 1870: 32
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Tug River
Household Members:
John Beavers 75
Polly Beavers 65
Phebe Beavers 32
Laura Beavers 10 [daughter]
James Floyd Beavers 6 [son]
Charles C Beavers 5 [son]

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Phoebe Beavers
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Father's Birthplace: VA.
Mother's name: Mary Beavers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Phoebe Beavers 42
Laura Beavers 17
James Beavers 15
Charles Beavers 12
Mollie R. Beavers 2
James Beavers 2
Mary Beavers 75

1900 United States Federal Census about Phebe Bearen
Name: Phebe Bearen [Phebe Beavers]
Age: 56 [62]
Birth Date: Jan 1844
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 3
Household Members:
Charles Beavers 32
Vicy Beavers 25
Bertha Beavers 5
Guy T Beavers 2
Virgie Beavers 1
Phebe Beavers 56 [62]


1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, taken 7 Jun 1900, Big Creek Township, page
77A, Family #81. Listed as Phebe J. Beavers, age 56 (sic 62), born in Jan 1844 (sic 1838), in VA, in household of son Charles Beavers.

Notes:

Phoebe did not marry the father of her children. His name does not appear on any of their marriage records or death certificates, except for her youngest child, Mollie Rosa Beavers Pack. Her husband, John Riley Pack, gave her father's name as Henry Harrison. John had been close friends with her older brother James F. Pack since they were teenagers, so he knew the family well. He is a likely reliable source.

Research in continuing on which Henry Harrison it is. At this time no DNA matches have been found from my mother on Ancestry with a Harrison cousin, so the father can't be confirmed.

Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.

Name: Mrs Rosie Pack
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 46
Birth Date: 24 Aug 1877
Death Date: 31 Jan 1923
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia
Cause of Death: Peritonitis due to [illegible] pustules
Registration Date: 12 Feb 1923
Father: Henry Harrison
Mother: Pheobie Brown [Beavers]
Note: The last name is illegible and the transcriber made an educated guess.
Spouse: John R Park [Pack]
Certificate Number: 1923006115
Informant: John R. Pack