Madison McClung Sterrett

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 Census
Name: Madison M Sterrett
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1858
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 6, Rockbridge, Virginia
Post Office: Lexington
Family Number: 466
Household Members:
James R Sterrett 40
Rebecca Sterrett 34
Robert Sterrett 16
Samuel W Sterrett 12
Isabella Sterrett 7
John F Sterrett 5
Thomas Sterrett 3
Madison M Sterrett 2
Sterrett 6/12

1900 Census
Name: Mack M Sterrett
Age: 32
Birth Date: Nov 1867
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Laura Sterrett
Marriage Year: 1884
Years Married: 16
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

Buried:
Grave location, obituary and tombstone photos:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41340489

Madison married Annie Laura Smith. Annie was born 08 Oct 1866, Augusta Co. VA; died 27 Feb 1936, Badin, Stanly Co. NC; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Camd J Sterrett [Cornelia S Sterrett]
Age: 12
Birth Date: Apr 1888
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son [daughter]
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

1920 Census
Name: Cornelia Bailey
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Emporia, Greensville, Virginia
Street: Peach Tree St and Jefferson St
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Joseph Bailey
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Joseph Bailey 49
Cornelia Bailey 33
Nina Penn 28 [roomer]
Cornelia W Penn 1
Ben Harris 27

OBITUARY

Richmond Times-Dispatch; 28 April 1933

EMPORIA, Virginia April 27, Mrs. Cornelia Sterrett Bailey, 47 widow of James B. Bailey, died at her home here today, following a long illness. She is survived by her mother; Mrs. Laura Sterrett, two sisters, Mrs. A. S. Anderson of Vaden, North Carolina and Mrs. J. K. Davidson of Lexington, four brothers, Frank Sterrett of Emporia, F. H. Sterrett of Montgomery, W. Virginia, M. M. Sterrett of Brownsburg and T. W. Sterrett of Atlanta, Ga.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church here, with the Rev. R. E. Watts officiating. Burial will be in the Emporia Cemetery.


Buried:
Grave location, obituary and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65380962

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Cornelia S Bailey
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 47
Birth Date: abt 1886
Death Date: 27 Apr 1933
Death Place: Greensville, Virginia
Registration Date: 2 May 1933
Father: Mack M Sterrett
Mother: Annie L Smith

Cornelia married Joseph Benjamin Bailey. Joseph was born 02 Nov 1870, Emporia, VA; died 20 Feb 1927, Emporia, Greensville Co. VA; was buried , Emporia Cemetery, Emporia, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Reed Sterrett
Age: 8
Birth Date: Jan 1892
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

OBITUARY

Richmond Times-Dispatch; 29 May 1915

James Reid Sterrett died of blood poisoning yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at Grace Hospital. He was employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in bridge construction work at Louisa, Ky. and underwent about two months ago, in the Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital at Huntington, W.Va., an operation on the cartilage of the knee. A week ago he was brought to Richmond.

The funeral services will take place this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the chapel of Union Theological Seminary, and will be conducted by Rev. Thomas C. Johnson, D.D. of the Seminary faculty, assisted by Rev. R.C. Stribling, D.D. of Petersburg. The burial will be in Hollywood.

Mr. Sterrett is survived by his wife, who was Miss. Frances Houston, of Buchanan, Va.; also by his mother, Mrs. Laura Sterrett, the matron at Union Theological Seminary, and three sisters, Misses. Isabel and Alice Sterrett of Ginter Park, and Mrs. Joseph B. Bailey of Emporia, and four brothers Frank and Edwin Sterrett of Richmond, and Mac and Thornton Sterrett of Lexington. He was twenty-seven years of age.

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69782112

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: J.R. Sterrett
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 27
Birth Date: abt 1888
Death Date: 28 May 1915
Death Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia
Cause: blood poisoning, streptocic infection of leg
Registration Date: 28 May 1915

James married Frances Jane Houston. Frances was born 10 Sep 1879, Goochland Co. VA; died 06 Aug 1963, Warren Co. VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA,. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Isabel Sterrett
Age: 6
Birth Date: May 1894
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

1930 Census
Name: Isabell S Anderson
Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker: Yes
Home in 1930: Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina
Street address: Nauthalia Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 8
Age at First Marriage: 26
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Alden S Anderson 42
Isabell S Anderson 39
Isabell Anderson 11
Anna Laura Anderson 10
Alden S Anderson 3 years 4 months

OBITUARY

News Gazette, Lexington, VA; 16 September 1981

Isabel Sterrett Anderson, 91, of Staunton, widow of the Rev. Alden Scott Anderson, died Thursday afternoon in King's Daughters' Hospital in Staunton.

She was born on May 14, 1890, in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late Madison McClung Sterrett and Laura Smith Sterrett. Mrs. Anderson was a member of Lexington Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include a son, Dr. Alden S. Anderson, Jr. of Staunton; two daughters, Mrs. Isabel McSwain of Staunton and Mrs. Annie Laurie Vanstone of Nashville, Tenn.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A service was conducted Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Lexington Presbyterian Church by Dr. J.H.J. Vernon and Dr. L. Randolph Harrison. Burial was in Stonewall Jackson Cemetery.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Isabel Sterrett
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 14 May 1890
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Father: Madison Mcclung Sterrett
Mother: Annie Laurie Smith

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69782585

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Isabel Anderson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 91
Birth Date: 14 May 1890
Death Date: 10 Sep 1981
Death Place: Staunton, Virginia
Registration Date: 11 Sep 1981
Father: Madison Mcclung Sterrett
Mother: Laura Smith
Spouse: Rev Alden Scott Anderson

Isabella married Rev. Alden Scott Anderson, Sr. 18 Dec 1916, Richmond, VA. Alden was born 24 Feb 1888, Albemarle Co. VA; died 25 Feb 1939, Gaston Co. NC; was buried , Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Allie Sterrett
Age: 3 [8]
Birth Date: Aug 1896 [1892]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

1920 Census
Name: Alice Sterrett
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia
Street: Seminiary Ave
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Laura Sterrett 53
Alice Sterrett 27
W Frank Sterrett 25
F Walter Sterrett 19
Eddie Coleman 19
Ellen Griffin 30
Willie Hallen 19
John Coley 29

1930 Census
Name: Alice S Davidson [Alice S Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1892
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker: Yes
Home in 1930: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street address: Monroe Park
House Number in Cities or Towns: 7
Age at First Marriage: 32
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
John K Davidson 41
Alice S Davidson 38
Martha E Davidson 13
William C Davidson 12
John K Davidson 4
Cornelia Davidson 2 years 6 months
Frank S Davidson 7 months
Laura Sterrett 63

1940 Census
Name: Alice S Davidson
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1893
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Rd 09
House Number: 611
Inferred Residence in 1935: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 3rd year
Household Members:
John K Davidson 57
Alice S Davidson 47
John K Davidson 14
Cornelia Davidson 12
Frank S Davidson 10

OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia; 6 May 1982

Alice Sterrett Davidson of Lexington died Sunday in Stonewall Jackson Hospital.

A native of Rockbridge County and a graduate of Madison College. Mrs. Davidson started her teaching career in the public school system of Richmond. She later taught for many years in the schools of Rockbridge County and Buena Vista.

During World War I, she served with the YMCA in France and was a member of the Women's Overseas League.

Mrs. Davidson was the daughter of the late M. M. Sterrett and Annie Smith Sterrett. She was the wife of the late John K. Davidson.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Cornelia D. Kraft of Islip, New York; two sons John K. Davidson, Jr. of Hampton and Frank S. Davidson of Austin, Travis County, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Isabel S. Anderson of Staunton; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119497668

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Alice Sterrett Davidson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 88
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1892
Death Date: 3 May 1981
Death Place: Lexington, Virginia
Registration Date: 5 May 1981
Father: M M Sterrett
Mother: Annie Laurie Smith
Spouse: John K Davidson Sr

Alice married John Kinnear Davidson. John was born 02 Mar 1889, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 03 Aug 1960, Lexington, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Frank Sterrett
Age: 23 [6]
Birth Date: Nov 1876 [1894]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41340531&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: William Frank Sterrett
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 41
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1894
Death Date: 5 Jan 1936
Death Place: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Registration Date: 6 Jan 1936
Father: M Mcclung Sterrett
Mother: Annie Laurie Smith

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Edward Sterrett [Edwin]
Age: 3
Birth Date: Jun 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edwin Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

OBITUARY

From Find A Grave

Edwin H. Sterret, aged 47, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Atlanta [Athens], Ga., on Feb. 17. He was a native of Rockbridge county, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mc. M. Sterrett.

Mr. Sterrett is survived by his wife, the former Miss Annie [Anna] Marie Fudge, of Covington, two sons, Edwin H. Sterrett, Jr. of the Army Air Corps, stationed at Montgomery, Ala., and Andrew Fudge Sterrett, stationed at the Army Air Base in Richmond, and one daughter, Miss Susie Sterrett. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Alden S. Anderson and Mrs. John K. Davidson of Lexington, and two brothers, Mc. M. Sterrett of Brownsburg and Thornton W. Sterrett of Indianapolis, Ind.

He was buried in Montgomery, W. Va., on Feb. 20. Those attending the funeral from Rockbridge county were Mrs. Alden S. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Mc. M. Sterrett, Miss Cornelia Davidson and Mr. and Mrs. Locke White.


Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119661871

Edwin married Anna Marie Fudge. Anna was born 13 Jul 1899, Covington, VA; died 07 Nov 1966; was buried , Montgomery Memorial Park, London, Kanawha Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Mack M Sterrett [Mack M Sterrett Jr]
Age: 1
Birth Date: Sep 1899
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Mack M Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Mack M Sterrett 32
Laura Sterrett 23 [33]
Cornelia S Sterrett 12
Reed Sterrett 10
Isabel Sterrett 9
Allie Sterrett 8
Frank Sterrett 6
Edward Sterrett 3
Mack M Sterrett 1
Margarett Jarvis 24 [servant]
Margarett Jarvis 11 months
Frank Jarvis 3

1910 Census
Name: Madison Mc L Stenett [Madison Mc Sterrett]
Age in 1910: 10
Birth Year: abt 1900
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Nephew
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Stuart T Thompson 58
Isabella D Thompson 59
Mary T Thompson 23
Madison Mc L Sterrett 10

1930 Census
Name: Madison M Starritt [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
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
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Gen Farming
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Madison M Sterrett 30
Edna D Sterrett 33
Mary T Sterrett 6
Madison M Sterrett 4

OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington, VA; 26 March 1975

Madison McClung Sterrett, 75, prominent Rockbridge farmer and civic leader, died last Wednesday at his home near Brownsburg.

A descendant of Archibald Alexander, one of the early settlers of Rockbridge County, Mr. Sterrett was born in Rockbridge Oct. 1, 1899 and was the son of the late Madison McClung Sterrett and Laura Smith Sterrett.

At the time of his death he was the senior partner of the M.M. Sterrett and Son Dairy Farm, one of the largest dairy operations in the county.

In 1927 Mr. Sterrett purchased the farm near Brownsburg which had been part of the extensive acerage of his great-grandfather, Samuel Willson. Willson had made major additions to the house on the property, which according to family records was built in 1746 and which was known in earlier years as Mulberry Grove.

In the depression years of the 1930s, while the family continued to operate a farm, Mr. Sterrett was associated for a period with the Civilian Conservation Corps in beautification work along the Skyline Drive.

He converted his general farming operation into a dairy farm in 1947.

Mr. Sterrett's community service included a period of eight years, from 1952 to 1960, as trustee from Walkers Creek District on the Rockbridge County School Board.

He was a member of the Lexington advisory board of the First National Exchange Bank and of the predecessor board of the Peoples National Bank of Lexington from 1953 to 1973.

Mr. Sterrett had served as chairman of the board of deacons of New Providence Presbyterian Church, had been a past president of the Brownsburg Ruritan Club, and had been a member for 12 years of the board of Rockbridge Farmers Cooperative.

He was elected in 1946 a director from Walkers Creek on the board of the Rockbridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and served on the board until his retirement in March 1974. He had been a director of the Rockbridge Artifical Breeding Association and a member of the Rockbridge-Alleghany Dairy Herd Improvement Association.

He is survived by his wife, Edna Morton Sterrett; a son, Madison McClung Sterrett Jr. of Brownsburg; a daughter, Mrs. Bruce Alexander Lipscomb of Fairfield; two sisters, Mrs. John K. Davidson of Lexington and Mrs. Alden S. Anderson of Staunton; and four grandchildren.

The Rev. David Coblentz conducted a funeral service Friday at 11 a.m. in New Providence Presbyterian Church cemetery.

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Madison Sterrett
SSN: 227-24-0113
Last Residence: 24472 Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia
BORN: 1 Oct 1899
Died: Mar 1975
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63687295

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Madison Mcclung Sterrett Sr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 75
Birth Date: 1 Oct 1899
Death Date: 19 Mar 1975
Death Place: Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Registration Date: 24 Mar 1975
Father: Madison Mcclung Sterrett
Mother: Laura Smith Sterrett
Spouse: Edna Morton Sterrett

Madison married Edna Watkins Morton. Edna was born 28 Oct 1896, Minas Gerais, Brazil; died 25 May 1980, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: F Walter Sterrett [T. Wallace]
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia
Street: Seminiary Ave
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Laura Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Clerk
Industry: Bank
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Laura Sterrett 53
Alice Sterrett 27
W Frank Sterrett 25
F Walter Sterrett 19
Eddie Coleman 19
Ellen Griffin 30
Willie Hallen 19
John Coley 29

1930 Census
Name: Thornton W Sterrett
Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Penn Ave - N. E.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 889
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: $80
Radio Set: No
Age at First Marriage: 24
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Manager Office
Industry: Life Insurance
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Thornton W Sterrett 29
Barbara A Sterrett 28
Barbara A Sterrett 3

1940 Census
Name: Thomton W Sterrett
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
Street: Meredian Place
House Number: 39
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Residence in 1935: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Executive, mortgage loan
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $75
Highest Grade Completed: College, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 39
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $5000+
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Thomton W Sterrett 39
Barbara Sterrett 38
Barbara Sterrett 13
Mary Louise Sterrett 6

OBITUARY

The Houston Chronicle; 1 October 1 956

Funeral services for Thornton W. Sterrett, 55, of 2220 Albans, executive general manager of mortgage loan and investment division of the southwest home office of the Prudential Insurance Co., will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

He died in his home Sunday night.

Sterrett had been with the Houston office since its opening in 1951. He joined the Prudential, Atlanta, Ga., office in 1929 and was there for nine years in the company's first farm loan office

From Atlanta he went to Indianapolis as the company's farm loan manager; then to the New York, office.

He was a native of Virginia.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Barbara Sterrett, two daughters, Mary Lewis Sterrett, both of Houston, and Mrs. John L. Ballantyne, Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. John K. Davidson, Lexington, Va. and Mrs. Alden Anderson, Staunton, Va., a brother M.N. Sterrett, Raphine, Va., and two grandchildren.

Services will be at the First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Charles L. King officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Stettgest-Kopt Co.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Thornton Whaling Sterrett
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1901
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co., Virginia
Father: Madison Mcclurry [McClung] Sterrett
Mother: Annie Laurie Smith

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114826252

Died:
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah.
Name: Thornton W Sterrett
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1901
Birth Place: Lexington, Virginia
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
Father: M M Sterrett
Mother: Anna Laura
Age at Death: 55
Death Date: 30 Sep 1956
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas

Thornton married Cora Barbara Arnold. Cora was born 12 Nov 1901, Fulton Co. GA; died 03 Oct 1993, Houston, Harris Co. TX; was buried , Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co. TX. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died as an infant, cannot locate death certificate.

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69803717

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Isabell Anderson
Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1930: Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina
Street address: Nauthalia Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 8
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Alden S Anderson 42
Isabell S Anderson 39
Isabell Anderson 11
Anna Laura Anderson 10
Alden S Anderson 3 years 4 months

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Isabel A. McSwain
SSN: 579-24-6817
Last Residence: 24401 Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia
BORN: 30 Sep 1918
Died: 30 Dec 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: District of Columbia (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=MCS&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSsr=121&GRid=29652436&

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Isabel Anderson McSwain
Death Date: 30 Dec 1989
Death Place: Newport News,

Isabel married Thomas Clyde McSwain. Thomas was born 01 Jan 1915, Cleveland Co. NC; died 24 Apr 2010, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Anna Laura Anderson
Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1930: Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina
Street address: Nauthalia Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 8
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Alden S Anderson 42
Isabell S Anderson 39
Isabell Anderson 11
Anna Laura Anderson 10
Alden S Anderson 3 years 4 months

Birth:
Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm.
Name: Annie Laurie Anderson
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1920
Birth County: Cumberland
Parent1 Name: Allen [Alden] Scott Anderson
Roll number: NCVR_B_C029_66001
Volume: 7
Page: 15

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69803943

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Annie La Vanstone
SSN: 458-34-6075
Last Residence: 37214 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
BORN: 8 Jan 1920
Last Benefit: 37214, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Died: 16 Oct 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)

Annie married William Henry VanStone, II. William was born 27 Jun 1915, Stockleigh Pomeroy Devon, England; died 06 May 1989, Nashville, Davidson Co. TN; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Alden S Anderson
Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1930: Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina
Street address: Nauthalia Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 8
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Alden S Anderson 42
Isabell S Anderson 39
Isabell Anderson 11
Anna Laura Anderson 10
Alden S Anderson 3 years 4 months

OBITUARY

Roanoke Times; 21 Nov 2009

Dr. Alden Scott Anderson Jr., of Staunton, Va., was born December 1, 1926, in Badin, N.C., to Isabella Caroline Sterrett Anderson and the Reverend Alden Scott Anderson. Passed away November 20, 2009 at Shenandoah Hospice House, Fishersville, VA. He married his sweetheart, Sara Frances Brown, twice, and has sorely missed her since her death in August 2000. He was preceded in death by his parents; his older brother, Alden Scott Anderson; and his sisters, Isabel Sterrett McSwain and Annie Laurie Vanstone.

He is survived by his son, A. Scott Anderson III and his wife, Dawn Forbes, of Roanoke, his son, R. Mark Anderson and his wife, Valerie Pandak-Anderson, and their children, Kristin and Bradley, of Richmond. Mark's daughter, Erin, of Harrisonburg; his daughter, Sara Lewis Vines, of Staunton, and her son, Nick; his greatgrandson, Tristin; his brotherin-law, Thomas C. "Mac" McSwain and his wife, Theresa, of Staunton; his brother-in-law, Richard Brown and his wife, Dianne, of Richmond; along with numerous other family members and friends.

After enrolling in Washington and Lee University at 15 years of age, Alden joined the Navy and served during World War II aboard the USS Huntington CL-107, a light cruiser. He was graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1950 with other World War II veterans of his Class of 1946. He continued his education at the Medical College of Virginia's School of Dentistry and was graduated in 1954. He practiced dentistry in Staunton until 1993, spending a day a week serving the students at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind for 19 years.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon, Elder and a member of the Session. He served in the Isaac Walton League as a national director, the Civic Club and has volunteered with the Gypsy Express Miniature Train in Gypsy Hill Park for many years. He enjoyed fellowship with other relatives of Meriwether Lewis, his mother having inherited Meriwether Lewis' personal journal from the Lewis and Clarke Expedition. At his death, Alden was one of the two closest relatives of Meriwether Lewis.

Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2009, in the sanctuary at The First Presbyterian Church in Staunton. Graveside committal services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 23, 2009, at Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in Steeles Tavern. A resurrection memorial service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Staunton with the Rev. Dr. Richard Dietrich officiating. A reception in the Fellowship Hall for family and friends will follow this service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Haitian Children's School Fund through the First Presbyterian Church, 100 East Frederick St., Staunton, The Locust Hill Graveyard Foundation, Box 1524, Shepherdstown, W.Va., 25443 or an organization of your choice.

Arrangements entrusted to Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes & Crematory of Staunton.


Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Alden S. Anderson
Last Residence: 24018 Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia
BORN: 1 Dec 1926
Died: 20 Nov 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm.
Name: Alden Scott Anderson
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 1926
Birth County: Stanly
Parent1 Name: A S
Roll number: NCVR_B_C089_66001
Volume: 13
Page: 689

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44621786

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Alden Scott Anderson
Death Date: 20 Nov 2009
Death Place: Augusta Co. VA

Alden married Sara Frances Brown. Sara was born 21 Jul 1931, Augusta Co. VA; died 12 Aug 2000, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Mount Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery, Steeles Tavern, Augusta Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington,Virginia; 31 October 1984

John Kinnear Davidson of Hampton died on Friday in the veterans hospital in Hampton. He was 58.

Mr. Davidson was married to Nancy Ragan Davidson. He was born in Lexington on April 10, 1926, and was the son of the late John Kinnear Davidson and Alice Sterrett Davidson.

He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hampton and was the manager of the body shop at Nick Allen Buick.

Mr. Davidson was a graduate of Washington and Lee University. He received his master's degree from the University of Virginia.

He was a prisoner of war in World War II and recipient of the Purple Heart. He served in Europe during the Korean conflict.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Jean D. McCroba of Macon, Ga., and Lucy D. Blackwood of Atlanta, Ga.; two sons, John K. Davidson III of Smithfield and Allen R. Davidson of Richmond; one sister, Mrs. Cornelia Kraft of Islip, N.Y., and one brother, Frank Davidson of Texas, and five grandchildren.

The Rev. D. Holmes Irving conducted the funeral at 2 p.m. Monday in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: John Kinnear Davidson
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1926
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119499438

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: John K Davidson Jr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 58
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1926
Death Date: 26 Oct 1984
Death Place: Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia
Registration Date: 2 Nov 1984
Father: John Kinnear Davidson Sr
Mother: Alice Sterrett
Spouse: Nancy Ragan Davidson
Military Status: Yes

John married Nancy Ragan. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and eulogy:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119663146

Edwin married Norma Darlene Fuller. Norma was born 21 Aug 1916, Portland, Multnomah Co. OR; died 20 Jun 1988, Placer Co. CA; was buried , Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa Co. CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Mary T Starritt [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1930: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Madison M Sterrett 30
Edna D Sterrett 33
Mary T Sterrett 6
Madison M Sterrett 4

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Mary Thompson Sterrett
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co. VA

Mary married Bruce Alexander Lipscomb. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

Name: Madison M Starritt [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1930: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Madison M Sterrett 30
Edna D Sterrett 33
Mary T Sterrett 6
Madison M Sterrett 4

OBITUARY
News-Gazette, Lexington, VA; 6 Mar 2013

Madison McClung (Mc) Sterrett, Jr., 87, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Benjamin Borden Health Center at Kendal of Lexington. Mr. Sterrett was born in Lexington, Virginia on November 10, 1925, the son of the late Madison McClung Sterrett, Sr. and Edna Watkins Morton Sterrett. He moved with his family to Brownsburg when he was two years old, and graduated from Brownsburg High School in 1943.

Mr. Sterrett was a life-long farmer. He and his father owned and operated M. M. Sterrett & Son Dairy, and he was an active member of the Virginia State Dairymen's Association. When Sterrett's Dairy closed in 1986, Mr. Sterrett continued as a beef cattle farmer until his retirement. In 2007, he was presented with the Conservationist of the Year Award by the Natural Bridge Soil and Water Conservation District for his many years of conservation practices such as strip cropping, crop rotations, winter cover crops, crop residue management, tree planting on steeper acreages, and fencing to protect water sources and woodlands.

Mr. Sterrett was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church in Raphine where he had served as an Elder, Clerk of Session, and Trustee. He sang in the New Providence choir for more than 65 years.

He was also very active in the community. Mr. Sterrett served on the Board of Directors at the Rockbridge Farmers Co-op for 30 years, including nine years as Chairman of the Board. For many years, he was on the Board of Directors at the Bank of Rockbridge, and served as Chairman of the Board for a period of ten years through the bank's merger with One Valley Bank and later BB&T. He was a long-time member of the Brownsburg Ruritan Club, and received his 65-year pin in 2009. Mr. Sterrett served several terms as a Director of the Natural Bridge Soil and Water Conservation District.

Mr. Sterrett was preceded in death by his first wife, Annamarye Lackey Sterrett. He is survived by his second wife, Louise Martin Doyle Sterrett; two daughters, Isabelle Chewning (and her husband Barry) of Raphine, and Agnes Sterrett of Fairfax, VA; one sister, Mary Lipscomb of Harrisonburg, VA; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The funeral was held on Saturday, March 2 at New Providence Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Keith Cornfield officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the New Providence Presbyterian Church Organ Refurbishment Fund, 1208 New Providence Road, Raphine, VA 24472; or to the Kendal Fellowship Fund, 160 Kendal Drive, Lexington, VA 24450.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Madison McClung Sterrett
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1925
Birth Place: Rockbridge Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63689559

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Madison McClung Sterrett
Death Date: 27 Feb 2013
Death Place: Rockbridge,Co. VA

Madison married Annamarye Lackey. Annamarye was born 08 Oct 1922, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 15 Jul 1992, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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OBITUARY

Houston Chronicle; 21 July 1983

BARBARA STERRETT DAVIS (MRS. WALLACE M. DAVIS, JR. of Houston died July 19, 1983. Mrs. Davis was born in Greenville, South Carolina, January 9, 1927. She was a member of St. John The Divine Episcopal Church, attended Mary Baldwin College and DePauw University, and member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, member of The Junior League of Houston, and past member of the Junior League of new Orleans and Dalles.

Survivors, Husband, Wallace M. Davis, Jr., mother, Barbara Sterrett, daughters, and son-in-law, Eleanor Davis and James Davis Reeves, Mary Davis and Steven Charles Sasser, son, John Lawson Davis, all of Houston, niece Randy Vandervoort Goodhue, Beaumont, Texas, grandson, Travis Michael Reeves, Houston.

Friends may call at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Dr. after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Graveside services 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Rev. Giles F. Lewis, Jr. officiating. Active and honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Bromley Smith Freeman, Arthur S. Vandervoort, III, William T. Dobbins, Paul E. Cameron, Jr., Fred E. Simmons, Owen Lipscomb, all of Houston. Phelan C. Hawn, Kenneth C. Kennedy, both of New Orleans, Judge Wm. E. Mikell, III of Burlington, Vermont, James W. Edwards, of Menlo Park, Calif., O. Bierne Chisolm, of Rye, N.Y.

For those desiring, contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Dr. at Sugar Hill, 789-3005.

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132409732

Barbara married John L. Ballantyne. [Group Sheet]

Barbara married Wallace McRae Davis, Jr.. Wallace was born 03 Jun 1927, Louisville, Jefferson Co. KY; died 26 May 1987, Houston, Harris Co. TX; was buried , Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co. TX. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83488278

Died:
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah.
Name: Mary Lewis Vandervoort
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1934
Birth Place: Atlanta, Georgia
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: widowed
Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
Father: Thornton W Sterrett
Mother: Barbara Arnold
Age at Death: 31
Death Date: 19 Jul 1965
Cause of Death: Suicide, gunshot self-inflicted
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas

Mary married Kirkland Root Vandervoort. Kirkland was born 02 Feb 1930, Houston, Harris Co. TX; died 12 Oct 1958, Fayette Co. TX; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co. TX. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

OBITUARY

News Leader, Staunton VA; 9 Oct 2010

Col. Thomas Clyde McSwain Jr. (retired, U.S. Air Force,) 64, of Shepherdstown, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at his residence, surrounded by his family, while under the care of Hospice.

Born Dec. 29, 1945, in Lexington, Va., he was the son of the late Thomas Clyde McSwain Sr. and Isabel Sterrett Anderson McSwain.

Col. McSwain entered the Air Force through Officer Training School in 1969 after graduating from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in commerce. He served during his first two assignments as a commissary officer at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and Anderson AFB, Guam. While on Guam, he became the chief of services with a follow-on assignment at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, as chief of services. Col. McSwain then attended the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, and graduated with a master of science degree in logistics management.

In May 1989, Col. McSwain was assigned to Headquarters, Tactical Air Command as the director of housing and services. Soon thereafter, as a member of the U.S. Central Air Forces' Rear Battle Staff during Desert Storm, he was the driving force behind food service, lodging, mortuary, laundry and exchange support for more than 55,000 Air Force people at 25 sites in five countries across the Arabian Peninsula.

He retired May 31, 1996, as the director of services, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Col. McSwain is a graduate of Air War College and Air Command and Staff College. His military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Force Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster.

He was president of Locust Hill Graveyard Foundation, treasurer with the Jamestown Society and a member of Washington Assembly. He also was a fourth great-nephew of Meriwether Lewis.

He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Shepherdstown.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Jane Crane McSwain; two daughters and their spouses, Kristin McSwain and Natalie Rivkin McSwain of Boston and Kimberly Check and Robert Paul Check of Poquoson, Va.; three grandchildren, Robert McCandlish Check, Thomas Jay Check and Anderson James Rivkin McSwain; one sister, Susan McSwain Lee of Chesapeake, Va.; five nieces and nephews; and three great-nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, with the Rev. G.T. Schramm officiating. Military graveside services will be conducted at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church, PO Box 308, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.

Online condolences may be offered at www.brownfuneralhomeswv.com.



Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59840015

Thomas married Jane Crane. [Group Sheet]

Eleanor married James D. Reeves. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Steven C. Sasser. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location, biography, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83488106

Ann married Robert A Keyburn 26 Oct 1976, Brazos Co. TX. [Group Sheet]

Ann married John F Goodhue 06 Nov 1981, Houston, Texas Co. MO. [Group Sheet]

Ann married Charles T. Higdon, Jr. 16 Oct 1989, Galveston, Galveston Co. TX. [Group Sheet]