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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Bernard Newton (Bernie) WILLIAMSON was born 08 Mar 1926, Tazewell Co. VA (son of Harvie C. (Harve ) WILLIAMSON and Anna Lucille WHITAKER); died 04 Feb 2015, Stafford Co. VA; was buried , Sunset Memorial Gardens, Four Mile Fork, Spotsylvania Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 8530AEA93ACC43EDBD2F49BA83053890814C
Notes:
Lived in Stafford County, VA. 110 Rockdale Road, Stafford 540-659-2013
Raised by Lillie Belle Christian Whitaker until Harvie remarried.
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Bernard N Williamson
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1926
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Father's Name: Harvy C Williamson
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Lucele Williamson
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
OBITUARY
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star; 06 February 2015
Bernard Newton "Bernie" Williamson, 88, of Stafford County, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.
Born March 8, 1926, in Tazewell County in southwest Virginia, Mr. Williamson was most recently a resident of Hughes Home in Fredericksburg. He was the son of the late Harvey and Anna Williamson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Maxie Williamson.
After working as a service manager at an automobile dealership in Richlands, Bernie and his wife, Maxie, moved to Northern Virginia where he worked at Ourisman Dodge in Alexandria. Bernie left the private sector to work for the Department of the Army at Fort Belvoir as a heavy equipment repairman. Bernie retired from the Federal Government in 1987, and immediately went back to work at his church, the Stafford Church of God, where he served as the groundskeeper and maintenance man for 11 years.
In addition to the work he did during the week at the church, Bernie served faithfully as a Sunday School teacher for many years. He also served on the Finance Committee and served numerous terms on the Church & Pastors Council. Bernie was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Signal Corps in the 1950s.
He is survived by his daughter, Catherine Flinn, her husband, Shawn, and a grandson, Patrick Flinn, all of Stafford; his sisters, Peggy Gilbert, Frances Lester, and Vivian Beavers of southwest Virginia; numerous nieces and nephews. A step-mother, Grace Williamson and sister, Kate Alley, preceded him in death.
The family received friends from 2 until 4 p.m. Sunday, February 8, 2015, at Covenant Funeral Service, Stafford. A service was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at the funeral home chapel.
Entombment followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Stafford Church of God, P.O. Box 309, Garrisonville, VA 22463.
Birth:
Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Bernard N Williamson
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1926
Address: 110 Rockdale Rd, Stafford, VA, 22554-7028 (1993)
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=williamson&GSiman=1&GScid=52346&GRid=123654569&
Bernard married Maxie Louise ABSHER 12 Jun 1959, Tazewell Co. VA. Maxie (daughter of Charles Allen ABSHER and Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS) was born 01 Nov 1934, Tazewell Co., VA; died 19 Oct 2004, Stafford Co. VA; was buried , Sunset Memorial Gardens, Four Mile Fork, Spotsylvania Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Maxie Louise ABSHER was born 01 Nov 1934, Tazewell Co., VA (daughter of Charles Allen ABSHER and Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS); died 19 Oct 2004, Stafford Co. VA; was buried , Sunset Memorial Gardens, Four Mile Fork, Spotsylvania Co. VA. Notes:
Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection
Name of Deceased: Maxie Williamson
Age at Death: 69
Death Date: abt 2003
Obituary Date: 27 Oct 2004
Newspaper Title: Richlands News-Press & Clinch Valley News
Newspaper Location: Richlands, VA, US
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1934
Locations Mentioned in Obituary:
Stafford,
Raven, Raven
Fauquier,
Fredericksburg, VA, VA Fredericksburg
Other Persons Mentioned in Obituary:
Dwight Aldinger
Rena Absher
Catherine Flinn [daughter]
Artie Keene
Mattie Stilwell
Patrick Flinn
Shawn
Roy Coleman
James Absher
Dewey Absher
Lloyd Absher
Roy Absher
Bernard Williamson [husband]
G. Buckles Nell
Charles
Birth:
Name: Maxie Absher
SSN: 223422755
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1934
Birth Place: Raven Tazewe, Virginia [Tazewell, Virginia]
Father Name: Charles A Absher
Mother Name: Rena B Chambers
Death Date: 19 Oct 2004
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Aug 1951: Name listed as MAXIE ABSHER; Jan 1959: Name listed as MAXIE ABSHER POWERS; Sep 1961: Name listed as MAXIE ABSHER WILLIAMSON; 30 Oct 2004: Name listed as MAXIE A WILLIAMSON
Buried:
Cemetery location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=williamson&GSiman=1&GScid=52346&GRid=123654569&CRid=52346&
tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=williamson&GSiman=1&GScid=52346&GRid=123654569&
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Maxie Louise Williamson
Death Date: 19 Oct 2004
Death Place: Stafford Co. VA
Social Security Death Index
Name: Maxie A. Williamson
SSN: 223-42-2755
Last Residence: 22554 Stafford, Stafford, Virginia
BORN: 1 Nov 1934
Died: 19 Oct 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1951)
Notes:
Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Maxie Louise Absher
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1935
Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1959
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father: Charles Allen Absher
Mother: Rena Bell Chambers
Spouse: Bernard Newton Williamson
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 33
Spouse Father: Harvie Clarence Williamson
Spouse Mother: Ann Lucille Whittaker
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Generation: 3
4. | Harvie C. (Harve ) WILLIAMSON was born 27 Apr 1901, Tazewell Co., VA (son of James (Jim) Williamson and Catherine Jane (Katie) Beavers); died 29 Jan 1972, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Christian Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: EF3AC2572F7646F28D705936CBED589853B8
Notes:
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Williamson&GSiman=1&GScid=2499606&GRid=111974766&
Harvie married Anna Lucille WHITAKER. Anna (daughter of Hiram (Hi) WHITAKER and Lillie Belle CHRISTIAN) was born 8 Mar 1907, Tazewell Co., VA; died 1 Jun 1930, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Cemetery, Baptist Valley, North-Tazewell Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Anna Lucille WHITAKER was born 8 Mar 1907, Tazewell Co., VA (daughter of Hiram (Hi) WHITAKER and Lillie Belle CHRISTIAN); died 1 Jun 1930, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Cemetery, Baptist Valley, North-Tazewell Tazewell Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: EDBA54705D534372AB67246778D5E744E500
Notes:
Killed in a car wreck. Photo of her tombstone has the epitaph "She was too good, too gentle and too fair to dwell in this cold world of care."
CENSUS RECORDS
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Annie L Whiteaker
Age in 1910: 3
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Hiram Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Bell Whiteaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Annie L Whitaker
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1908
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: Hiram Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Lilly B Whitaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Lucele Williamson [Lucille]
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Map of Home: View map
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Spouse's Name: Harvy C Williamson
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Lillie B Whittaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Lillie B Whittaker 62
Lucele Williamson 23
Harvy C Williamson 29
Lillie Kate Williamson 6
Bernard N Williamson 4
Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142543891
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Mrs Lucille Williamson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 23
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1907
Death Date: 1 Jun 1930
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 10 Jun 1930
Father: Hiram Whitaker
Mother: Belle Christian
Spouse: Harve C Williamson
Certificate Number: 1930018055
Children:
- Lillie Kate WILLIAMSON was born 13 Jul 1924, Tazewell Co., VA; died 16 Nov 1971, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- 2. Bernard Newton (Bernie) WILLIAMSON was born 08 Mar 1926, Tazewell Co. VA; died 04 Feb 2015, Stafford Co. VA; was buried , Sunset Memorial Gardens, Four Mile Fork, Spotsylvania Co. VA.
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7. | Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS was born 5 May 1893, Buchanan Co. VA (daughter of Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS and Edith OSBORN); died 5 Jun 1965, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Absher Family Cemetery (Road Ridge), Raven, Tazewell Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 33CC0F1A452A477BBEC1CE3C48E923083ECB
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Irena Chambers
Age: 7
Birth Date: May 1893
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas D Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Eady Chambers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas D Chambers 47
Eady Chambers 56
John M Chambers 15
Mallee E Chambers 13
Jinie L Chambers 11
Robert G Chambers 9
Irena Chambers 7
Grayson Chambers 4
1910 Census
Name: Rena Absher
Age in 1910: 19
Birth Year: abt 1891
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: Charles H Absher
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles H Absher 25
Rena Absher 19
Dewey Absher 4
1920 Census
Name: Rena Abshire
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charley Abshire
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charley Abshire 35
Rena Abshire 26
Dewey Abshire 14
Roy Abshire 9 years 7 months
Mattie Abshire 7 years 7 months
James T Abshire 5 years 11 months
Rosa E Abshire 2 years 9 months
Ardie A Abshire 3 months
1930 Census
Name: Rena Absher
Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 16
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Absher 44
Rena Absher 37
Jim Absher 15
Rosa Absher 13
Artie Absher 11
Lloyd Wm Absher 6
Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Rena Bell Absher
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 May 1893
Birth Place: Shortt Gap B, Virginia
Father Name: Thomas Chambers
Mother Name: Edith Osborne
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Sep 1963: Name listed as RENA BELL ABSHER
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36135378
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Rena Belle Absher
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 72
Birth Date: 5 May 1893
Death Date: 5 Jun 1965
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Date: 15 Jun 1965
Father: Tom Chambers
Mother: Edith Osborne
Spouse: Charlie Absher
Children:
- Dewey ABSHER was born 10 Jul 1905, Tazewell Co. VA; died 07 Apr 1992, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Roy ABSHER was born 21 Jul 1910, Tazewell Co. VA; died 04 Nov 1984, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Mattie ABSHER was born 05 Jul 1912, Tazewell Co. VA; died 12 Apr 2003, Rockville, Montgomery Co. MD; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- James Thomas ABSHER was born 08 Aug 1914, Tazewell Co. VA; died 31 May 2005, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Rosa Ellen ABSHER was born 05 Feb 1917, Tazewell Co. VA; died 26 Aug 2010, Newton Co. GA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Artie Alifair ABSHER was born 05 Sep 1919, Tazewell Co. VA; died 01 Feb 2003, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Lloyd William ABSHER was born 29 Jul 1923, Tazewell Co., VA; died 05 Feb 1987, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Georgia Nell ABSHER was born 17 Mar 1932, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA; died 07 Oct 2006, Fauquier Co. VA; was buried , Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Ruby, Stafford Co. VA.
- 3. Maxie Louise ABSHER was born 01 Nov 1934, Tazewell Co., VA; died 19 Oct 2004, Stafford Co. VA; was buried , Sunset Memorial Gardens, Four Mile Fork, Spotsylvania Co. VA.
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8. | James (Jim) Williamson was born 17 Jun 1874, Tazewell Co., VA; died 11 Mar 1955, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Christian Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. Notes:
Buried:
Grave location, tombstone photo, and marriage license:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Williamson&GSiman=1&GScid=2499606&GRid=111977348&
James married Catherine Jane (Katie) Beavers 15 Dec 1897, McDowell Co. WV. Catherine (daughter of Moses BEAVERS and Elizabeth Nancy ASBURY) was born 21 Mar 1880, Tazewell Co., VA; died 17 Jun 1965, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Christian Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Catherine Jane (Katie) Beavers was born 21 Mar 1880, Tazewell Co., VA (daughter of Moses BEAVERS and Elizabeth Nancy ASBURY); died 17 Jun 1965, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Christian Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Catharine Beavers
Age: 3 months
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Moses Beavers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nancy E. Beavers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Williamson&GSiman=1&GScnty=2891&GRid=111978057&
Notes:
Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11392267&Type=Marriage
Children:
- James M. (Jim) Williamson was born 1899, Tazewell Co., VA; died 1953, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Christian Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA.
- 4. Harvie C. (Harve ) WILLIAMSON was born 27 Apr 1901, Tazewell Co., VA; died 29 Jan 1972, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Christian Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Emory Williamson was born 1912, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; died 1972, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Delbert Williamson was born 19 Jul 1914, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; died 15 Feb 2000, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Joseph Carl Williamson was born 04 Mar 1920, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; died 30 Apr 2007, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Bill Williamson
- Robert Williamson
- G. F. (Bud) Williamson
- Myrtle Williamson
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10. | Hiram (Hi) WHITAKER was born 27 Aug 1852, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA (son of James S. WHITAKER, Jr. and Nancy PETTS); died 14 Aug 1928, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 5CD08DB7BC8E4DA2B032E8939EFD76C6DDDD
Notes:
He kept bees. Sold honey. Buried his money in jars around the yard. Nancy Whitaker Tate would go with him when he would go get his jar of money.
He would sit on front porch with a fan and visit with folks that came up the road. He kept a gallon jar of his "medicine" of rock candy and whiskey. He would take a sip when for medicinal purposes.
He would bake potatoes in the fireplace ashes and pop popcorn in the fireplace. This was a real treat for the grandchildren.
At Christmas, Nancy Whitaker Tate, his granddaughter, would wake up around 4 AM and go up to house. It was a game to see who was going to wake up first. He was always up when NWT got there. His nickname for her was "Shikepoke."
She spent most of her time with them as a child that she had her own bedroom with a feather mattress.
He would ride his horse and Nancy Whitaker Tate would ride double with him, hanging on the back. She was sent to get the horse, because it would run away if someone else rather than NWT came to get him. He was a brown sorrel horse named Doc. Scared of cars, and he would run away. Nancy Whitaker Tate would ride with no saddle or bridle. If a car came, he would stop and not run if she was on him. Nancy Whitaker Tate was a not yet in school. She would take him to a fence, and he would stand still until she would climb the fence and get on him, Then off the would go. He was used for riding to the mill and the store.
He met his first wife on Whitaker Ridge
CENSUS RECORDS
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Hiram Whitaker
Age in 1860: 7
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male in household of James and Nancy Whitaker
Post Office: Baptist Valley
He had attended school within the census year.
Household Members:
Jas Whitaker 45
Nancy Whitaker 47
Helon Whitaker 21
James Whitaker 16
John Whitaker 14
Jeremiah Whitaker 12
Alexander Whitaker 9
Hiram Whitaker 7
Jane Whitaker 5
Snead Whitaker 4
Nancy Whitaker 1
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Hiram Whitaker
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1854 [1852]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jane Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Hiram Whitaker 26
Jane Whitaker 25
Nora L. Whitaker 5
Doc Whitaker 3
William R. Whitaker 2
William J. Whitaker 37 [his brother]
Doctor S. Whitaker 22 [his brother]
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Hiram Whitaker
Age: 47
Birth Date: Aug 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lillie B Whitaker
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nancy Whitaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Hiram Whitaker 47
Lillie B Whitaker 32
Nora L Whitaker 24
Wm R Whitaker 21
Mollie B Whitaker 19
Mattie Whitaker 17
Newton H Whitaker 10
Otis H Whitaker 6
Laura L Whitaker 2
Nancy D Whitaker 4 months
Nancy Whitaker 75 [Nancy Petts Whitaker] his mother
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Hiram Whiteaker [Whitaker]
Age in 1910: 57
Birth Year: 1853
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: Bell Whiteaker [Whitaker]
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Hiram Whiteaker 57
Bell Whiteaker 42
Newton H Whiteaker 19
Otis H Whiteaker 16
Laura G Whiteaker 12
Nannie U F Whiteaker 10
Virginia A Whiteaker 5
Annie L Whiteaker 3
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Hiram Whitaker
Age: 67
Birth Year: abt 1853
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: Lilly B Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Home Owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Hiram Whitaker 67
Lilly B Whitaker 51
Virginia A Whitaker 14
Annie L Whitaker 12
NEWSPAPERS
Clinch Valley News, 6 Apr 1888, Real Estate Transfers
"Hiram Whittaker to Jno. H. Williams, trustee, 40 acres."
Clinch Valley News July 4, 1902
BANDY
Mr. High WHITTAKER had about 250 large apple trees blown down yesterday in the storm.
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Hiram Whitaker
Post Office Location: Dock, Tazewell, Virginia
Appointment Date: 7 Jul 1904
Volume #: 80
Volume Year Range: 1891-1930
Birth:
Harman was the post office for Whitaker Ridge.
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117037364
Tombstone has his DOB as 27 Aug, 1852 and DOD as 14 Aug 1928. His epitaph reads "There are no partings in heaven."
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Hiram Whitaker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 75
Birth Date: abt 1853
Death Date: 13 Aug 1928
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 14 May 1929
Father: James Whitaker
Mother: Nancy Peter [Petts]
Spouse: Lilly B Whitaker
Certificate Number: 1928030170
Hiram married Lillie Belle CHRISTIAN 29 Aug 1889, Tazewell Co VA. Lillie (daughter of Thomas Christian CHRISTIAN and Euphemia Alifair CHAMBERS) was born 21 Feb 1869, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA; died 30 Sep 1943, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, VA. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Lillie Belle CHRISTIAN was born 21 Feb 1869, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA (daughter of Thomas Christian CHRISTIAN and Euphemia Alifair CHAMBERS); died 30 Sep 1943, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, VA. Other Events:
- Occupation: Homemaker
- _UID: 3953EFF7AA1A40BF9E9C22488BAB02FA0BEA
Notes:
Tombstone has her DOB as 21 Feb. 1868 and DOD as 29 Sept 1943.
She made all of her own rugs. Had a room with her loom in it. She knew a lot about herbs for medicine, and Nancy Whitaker Tate would go with her as a child to gather various types of plants. NWT would help her water her plants and bug her beans.
In 1934 her house was burned in an act of arson while she was visiting her daughter, Laura Gaynell in PA. She lost everything, including family photos. Her grand daughter Rosie Whitaker Shepherd and husband Elmer lived with her. Elmer was mad at his wife, and while Rosie was out, he got drunk and set the house on fire. He was convicted on arson and sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Newton Whitaker, her son, built her a small house in front of the one that burned.
CENSUS RECORDS
1870 United States Federal Census about Lillie B Christian
Name: Lillie B Christian
Age in 1870: 5
Birth Year: abt 1865
[Abt 1868]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female [in household of Thomas and Euphemia Christian]
Post Office: Knob
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Lilly Christian
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thomas Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Euphemia Christian
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: At Home
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Lillie B Whitaker
Age: 32
Birth Date: Feb 1868
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hiram Whitaker
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 5
Household Members:
Hiram Whitaker 47
Lillie B Whitaker 32
Nora L Whitaker 24 [step-daughter]
Wm R Whitaker 21 [step-son]
Mollie B Whitaker 19 [step-daughter]
Mattie Whitaker 17 [step-daughter]
Newton H Whitaker 10
Otis H Whitaker 6
Laura L Whitaker 2
Nancy D Whitaker 4 months
Nancy Whitaker 75 [mother-in-law]
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Lillie Belle Whiteaker
[Bell Whiteaker]
Age in 1910: 42
Birth Year: abt 1868
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: Hiram Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Hiram Whiteaker 57
Lillie Belle Whiteaker 42
Newton H Whiteaker 19
Otis H Whiteaker 16
Laura G Whiteaker 12
Nannie U F Whiteaker 10
Virginia A Whiteaker 5
Annie L Whiteaker 3
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Lilly B Whitaker
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hiram Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Hiram Whitaker 67
Lilly B Whitaker 51
Virginia A Whitaker 14
Annie L Whitaker 12
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Lillie B Whittaker
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Lillie B Whittaker 62
Lucele Williamson 23 [Lucille, her daughter]
Harvy C Williamson 29 [son-in-law]
Lillie Kate Williamson 6 [granddaughter]
Bernard N Williamson 4 [grandson]
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lilly Whittaker
Respondent: Yes
Age: 72
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
House Number: 93
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Owned home, worth $200
Education: 0 [no formal schooling]
Income in 1939: None
Household Members:
Lilly Whittaker 72
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2225540&GRid=119724696&
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Lillie Bell Whitker [Whittaker]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 75
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1868
Death Date: 30 Sep 1943
Death Place: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 5 Nov 1943
Father: Thomas Christon [Christian]
Mother: Alice Chambers
Spouse: Hiram Whitker [Whittaker]
Certificate Number: 1943023000
Notes:
Married:
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
Groom's Name: Hiram Whitaker
Groom's Birth Date: 1852
Groom's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Groom's Age: 37
Bride's Name: Lelly B. Christian [Lilly]
Bride's Birth Date: 1868
Bride's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Bride's Age: 21
Marriage Date: 29 May 1889
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: James
Groom's Mother's Name: Nancy
Bride's Father's Name: Thos. C
Bride's Mother's Name: Alafore [Allyfair]
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 34214
Reference Number: Page 87 Line128
Children:
- Newburn WHITAKER was born ca 1886, Tazewell Co. VA; died 16 Oct 1893, Belcher Ridge, Tazewell, VA.
- Newton Hubbard WHITAKER was born 28 May 1890, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA; died 19 Mar 1950, Richlands, VA; was buried , Whitaker Family Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Otis H. WHITAKER was born 13 Jun 1893, Tazewell Co. VA; died 2 Apr 1917, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Family Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Laura Gaynell WHITAKER was born 6 Oct 1897, Tazewell Co. VA; died 6 May 1997, Strasburg, Lancaster Co. PA; was buried , Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster Co, PA.
- Nancy Euphemia Alafair WHITAKER was born 25 Jan 1900, Tazewell Co. VA; died 13 Feb 2002, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Virginia WHITAKER was born 17 Apr 1905, Tazewell Co. VA; died 08 May 1988, Volusia Co. FL.
- 5. Anna Lucille WHITAKER was born 8 Mar 1907, Tazewell Co., VA; died 1 Jun 1930, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Cemetery, Baptist Valley, North-Tazewell Tazewell Co. VA.
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14. | Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS was born 3 Feb 1858, Virginia (son of Thomas GILLESPIE and Emeline S. CHAMBERS); died 19 Apr 1931, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: FE44085490FA44E09BCF7BB890F0AE52694F
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1870 Census
Name: Thomas D Elswick
Age in 1870: 14
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Name Age
Chapman Elswick 38
Emeline Elswick 38
Elbert W Elswick 16
Thomas D Elswick 14
James B Elswick 11
Buanavesta Elswick 8
Dellie B Elswick 5
Nancy L Elswick 2
Note: He and his brother, Elbert Wade, are using his stepfather's last name, but Thomas and Elbert Wade return to their mother's maiden name for the rest of their lives.
1880 Census
Name: Thomas Chambers
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sallie Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Chambers 23
Sallie Chambers 27
Alafim Chambers 5 [Alafair]
Thomas C. Chambers 1
1900 Census
Name: Thomas D Chambers
Age: 47
Birth Date: Feb 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas D Chambers 47
Eady Chambers 56
John M Chambers 15
Mallee E Chambers 13
Jinie L Chambers 11
Robert G Chambers 9
Irena Chambers 7
Grayson Chambers 4
1910 Census
Name: Thomas W Chambers
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas W Chambers 54
Eady Chambers 44
Grace Chambers 17
1920 Census
Name: T D Chambers
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Ridge Between Levisa River And Grassy Creek
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Labor
Industry: Home Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
T D Chambers 64
Eady Chambers 54
1930 Census
Name: Thomas D Chamber [Chambers]
Birth Year: abt 1856
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Father-In-Law (Father)
Home in 1930: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Nathan W Wade 52
Mallie E Wade 45
Carl Wade 18
Vennie Wade 12
Gladis Wade 7
Rufus Wade 4 years 10 months
Clarie Orsborn 19
Thomas D Chambers 74
PARENTS
Thomas' death certificate is the only one of his three siblings born out of wedlock that give the name of Thomas Gillespie as the father. Alifair Chambers Christian's death certificate gave Chapman Elswick as her father, Elbert Wade Chambers had no names for his parents. For Alifair's descendants, her real father's name was not known, but evidently for the children of Emmeline and Chapman Elswick, the name was known but not talked about outside the family. John McClintock, Jr. told me what the family stories were, but there was no confirmation until Thomas D. Chamber's death certificate.
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10737998&ref=acom
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Thomas Douglas Chambers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 75 years 2 months and 16 days
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1876 [Note: It looks like the registrar wrote in his birth year as 1876, when in should be 1856 according to his age]
Death Date: 19 Apr 1931
Death Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 20 Apr 1931
Father: Gillespie Thomas [Thomas Gillespie]
Mother: Emmyline Chambers
Certificate Number: 1931009027
Informant: N. W. Wade, his son-in-law.
[Note: Thomas was living with Mollie and Nathan in the 1930 census]
Thomas married Edith OSBORN. Edith was born 10 May 1865, Buchanan Co. VA; died 10 Mar 1928, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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15. | Edith OSBORN was born 10 May 1865, Buchanan Co. VA; died 10 Mar 1928, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: B838C896412F4D798960C7B880C3A38F61F2
Notes:
Her father Chapp Osborne was a guard at the Raven Red Ash Coal Comp and in 1920 he was appointed a Tazewell Co deputy. He was killed in a gun battle near Richlands on 22 March 1927. It is said that he shot 15 men, eight of whom died.
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Eady Chambers
Age: 56
Birth Date: May 1864
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas D Chambers
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 7
Mother: How many children: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas D Chambers 47
Eady Chambers 56
John M Chambers 15
Mallee E Chambers 13
Jinie L Chambers 11
Robert G Chambers 9
Irena Chambers 7
Grayson Chambers 4
1920 Census
Name: Eady Chambers
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Ridge Between Levisa River And Grassy Creek
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: T D Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
T D Chambers 64
Eady Chambers 54
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10737612
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912=2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Eady Chambers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 62
Birth Date: 10 May 1865
Birth Place: Buchanan Co. VA
Death Date: 10 Mar 1928
Death Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Registration Date: 26 May 1928
Father: William Osbon
Mother: Mary Keen
Spouse: T D Chambers
Children:
- Boyd CHAMBERS was born 02 Aug 1883, Buchanan Co. VA; died 18 Feb 1904, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- John Milton CHAMBERS was born 06 Feb 1881, Buchanan Co. VA; died 26 Feb 1926, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Mollie E. CHAMBERS was born 12 Mar 1885, Virginia; died 27 Dec 1959, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Jennie C. CHAMBERS was born 9 Jun 1887, Shacks Mill,Buchanan Co.,VA; died 12 Apr 1959, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Robert G. CHAMBERS was born Oct 1890, Buchanan Co. VA; died 17 Oct 1944, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Grace CHAMBERS was born 23 Jul 1894, Buchanan Co. VA; died 25 Nov 1975, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- 7. Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS was born 5 May 1893, Buchanan Co. VA; died 5 Jun 1965, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Absher Family Cemetery (Road Ridge), Raven, Tazewell Co. VA.
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