Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM HENDERSON1 COLLINS was born Abt. 1862 in
Notes for WILLIAM HENDERSON COLLINS:
William and his mother was forced out of
their home by his stepfather after he had gained control of their farm.
After Williams mother died he slipped into the
house and cut his stepfather's throat with a straight razor while he
slept. William ran away, he hid-out for
several years, during which time he changed his name to Collins and moved to
The description of William as given by his
daughter Lillie May was as following.
Short very small, with hands and feet to match, gray eyes, brown curly
hair, a fair complexion and though he chewed tobacco,
he had beautiful white teeth. He was
quiet, spoke little and had a violent temper that matched his cold piercing
eyes. He was a cruel harsh man, who
seemed to lack compassion or any outward display of love and affection. Although never drunk, he drank
regularly. He had problems handling
responsibility and thus became a peddler and drifter by trade. He never was a family man and certainly had
few, if any friends.
It was told by his son Archie, that his
mother Errie and a man she lived with killed William
and buried him under the house, this was never confirmed and how he actually
died is not known.
More About WILLIAM HENDERSON COLLINS:
Military service:
CHANGED NAME FROM CRANWELL TO COLLINS.
Occupation: Peddler
Religion: Baptist
Residence:
Notes for MARY ANN LUCAS:
Mary was a Christian
lady who was kind, loving , and joyful.
Short and plump, she had blue eyes and on her head carried thick black
hair. She was an only child to her
parents. She had tuberculoses that left
her weak and weighing only ninety pounds when she died giving birth. Sadly the child died with her. three girls and a
boy were left behind.
Note: this account of
Mary Lucas was given by her daughter May Collins to May's daughter Faye Joyce.
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Marriage: Abt. 1894
Notes for MA PROFIT:
Ma Profit was the name she was called by
William Henderson Collins children. Her
maiden name is not known neither is her husband's name other than Profit. Ma Profit was a Midwife and a Doctor of sort,
although she was not a Doctor, that is what she was
called, in that she knew medicine and helped heal people.
It is told she was
killed by William Collins in a argument a few days
after he was caught in the barn making love to his stepdaughter Errie.
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Marriage: Abt. 1908
Notes for ERRIE PROFFET:
Marriage to William not documented, however
was pregnant by him when she was around 14, the child she had was a boy named
Archie Collins. The other children
showing the last name of Collins are not necessarily William's children.
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Marriage: Abt. 1909
Children of WILLIAM COLLINS and MARY LUCAS are:
2. i. WILLIE LUCUS2 COLLINS, b. Abt. 1896; d.
3. ii. BERTHA COLLINS, b. Abt. 1898.
4. iii. LILLIE MAY COLLINS, b.
iv. SARAH ANN COLLINS, b. Abt. 1903; m. FINLEY LIGHT.
Notes for SARAH ANN COLLINS:
Sara had beautiful fair skin with blue eyes
and short, shinny blond curly hair. Until
age of three she was a happy child. At
age three she was given away. After
leaving her home and family, she became bitter, angry, rebellious
and her temper became difficult to control.
By her thirteenth birthday she was out of control. Twice she became pregnant and twice both
infants died. She lived a life as a
harlot until she was twenty years old.
She married Finely Light, They moved to
Children of WILLIAM COLLINS and ERRIE PROFFET are:
v. AUTHOR GILLIE2 COLLINS.
vi. HENRY BOND
BARNETTE COLLINS.
vii. MARY ELIZBETH COLLINS.
viii. ARCH COLLINS, b.
Notes for ARCH COLLINS:
BURIED
FAMILY PLOT
PALL BEARERS WERE
SANDERS COLLINS, BILL COLLINS, DR R DOW COLLINS &
ARTHUR LUCAS.
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ARCH
COLLINS:
Burial:
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIE LUCUS2 COLLINS (WILLIAM HENDERSON1) was born Abt. 1896, and
died
Notes for WILLIE LUCUS COLLINS:
When Willie was eight, his mother's father
grandpa Lucus died. The grandmother was in bad
health. Collins took Willie to live with
her and work the farm. Willie never saw his mother or father again. His grandmother was wicked and a bitter old
woman. She hated Willie because his
father had taken her daughter, Mary Ann away.
For this she would never forgive him.
She beat Willie daily with a horse whip or her cane. She worked the boy like an animal. Each night Willie prayed to God to let him go
back home to his mother. When his
grandmother died she left him the farm, he was 18 years old. He never did go to school,
all he knew was what his mother had taught him.
He could hardly write his name, eventually some
cheating, smooth talking fellows took his farm.
With little else left he searched for his mother. He found his mother had died and his sisters
and papa had gone away. Going by the name
Willie Lucas, he became a horse trader in
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Burial:
Military service 1:
Willie took his grandparents name Lucas
Military service 2:
married four times and had 7 children
Occupation: Farmer
& Horse Trader
Residence: KY.
Children of WILLIE COLLINS and ELIZBETH PENDLETON are:
i. GORNETTE3 COLLINS.
ii. ROXIE COLLINS.
iii. CLYDE COLLINS.
iv. KERMET COLLINS.
v. KYLE COLLINS.
3. BERTHA2 COLLINS (WILLIAM HENDERSON1) was born Abt. 1898. She married JIM ALLEN SMITH, son of JOHN JOYCE and NANCY SMITH. He was born
Notes for BERTHA COLLINS:
Bertha had long black
thick hair and blue eyes. Her stature
was short and round and was jolly by nature.
She was known for her kindness and friendly personality. as a good Christian
lady, she was loved seemingly by everyone.
As a young child she was sickly but by the age of 10 that fell behind her . She married a
man named Jim Allen Smith. She was
fourteen when they wed. Early in her
forties she became pregnant with twins.
Soon afterwards she miscarried. an infection began followed by blood poisoning and soon
afterwards died.
Notes for JIM ALLEN SMITH:
HAD ONE MORE DAUGHTER
NAME NOT KNOWN.
Children of BERTHA COLLINS and JIM SMITH are:
i. JIM3 SMITH.
ii. BOB SMITH.
iii. DEMPSY SMITH.
iv. ELSIE SMITH.
v. GLADYS SMITH.
4. LILLIE MAY2 COLLINS (WILLIAM HENDERSON1) was born
Notes for LILLIE MAY COLLINS:
Lillie May is the one
who has given us a account of her parents and brother
and sisters, to her daughter Etta Faye Joyce.
Lillie May had
reddish brown hair. She was plump, short
and small boned. She seemed always sad and filled with a bitterness
from a life that was hard. It left her
unable to love or express affection. She
lost trust for life,
the people around her including her children. Much of the mistrust came from the hardships
as a child and years of a marriage to William Clifton Joyce, a marriage filled
with trouble, and eventually divorce.
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Burial:
Notes for DANIEL
He had black curley
dark hair, when he smiled you could see two gold crowns on his eye teeth. Every one was afraid of him, always carried a
pistol and a flask of whiskey. Killed at least two men in his time one being the sheriff of that
area, Chap Osborne.
The cause of Cliff's death has been explained
by various stories, but the one
that has repeated most often is as following. Cliff was making moonshine, who ever was
helping him had left to get more grain, a seed had gotten stuck in the steels
coil and blew up. Every one had gotten
out of the house safe however ,Cliff was fighting the
fire with a water hose ,and was burned in the process. Hattie remembered some money they had hidden
in a coffee can in the kitchen, she went back to get the money, which she did but
her dress caught on fire and was burned badly.
Cliff's burn wounds would not have been fatal, except he was a diabetic,
and his wounds would not heel.
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Burial:
Occupation: COLE MINER
Marriage Notes for LILLIE COLLINS and DANIEL JOYCE:
DIVORCED
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Divorce:
Marriage:
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Burial: HANKENS
CEMETARY Richlands
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Marriage:
Children of LILLIE COLLINS and DANIEL JOYCE are:
i. JOSEPH EDGAR3 JOYCE, b.
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JOSEPH
EDGAR
JOYCE:
Burial:
Nickname: Edd
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JOSEPH
JOYCE
and MYRTLE BLANKENSHIP:
Marriage:
ii. ENGLISH EARL JOYCE, b.
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ENGLISH
JOYCE
and THELMA SHORTRIDGE:
Marriage:
iii. ELLA MAY JOYCE, b.
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ROBERT
HELBERT
and ELLA JOYCE:
Marriage:
iv. ETTA FAYE JOYCE, b.
Notes for ETTA FAYE JOYCE:
She was married at a young age of 14, had her
first child at the age of 15. Although
not divorced until age 30 in 1952, her marriage to Blane
was really over before the birth of her last child in 1944, he was always gone
looking for the next big deal, leaving Faye to raise her children alone. To hear her she got the best end of the deal
"her Children's love and admiration".
Faye married a 2nd ,and 3rd time (both husbands
since passed away) she is now living in
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ETTA
FAYE
JOYCE:
Religion: BAPTIST
Residence: VA. & FLA.
Notes for
First entered U. S. Army
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Military service:
Occupation: FLOOR
COVERING -REAL ESTATE
Religion: BAPTIST
Residence: VA.,
Social Security Number:
227-05-6316
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Divorce:
Marriage:
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WILLIAM
BROWN
MCFARLANE:
Nickname: Nick Name Browney
Occupation: Barber
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WILLIAM
MCFARLANE and ETTA JOYCE:
Divorce:
Marriage:
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EARL
RYBURN
DURHAM:
Military service 1:
BAPTIST
Military service 2:
Nick Name Shorty
Military service 3: V irginia & Flordia
Naturalization: Sales Electrical
& Plumbing store
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EARL
Marriage:
v. JAMES PERRY JOYCE, b. 15 March 1924, Tazwell
County VA.; d. 21 June 1990, Kents Ridge Road Cedar
Bluff Virginia; m. (1) LILLY BELL CLINE, 19 November 1942; m. (2) MABLE GRACE NIPPER, 17 April
1954, CEDER BLUFF TAZ.
Notes for JAMES PERRY JOYCE:
Fought in World War II, wounded in
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JAMES
PERRY
JOYCE:
Burial:
Nickname: Jack
Occupation: COLE MINER
Residence:
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JAMES
JOYCE
and LILLY CLINE:
Marriage:
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JAMES
JOYCE
and MABLE NIPPER:
Marriage:
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES BURLEY1 HOUCHINS (Source: (1) Pension Application of Disabled Confederate
Soldier dtd.14 March 1911., (2) Marriage
Record State of North Carolina Stokes County dtd.
21st May 1868, Marriage between John R. Joyce s/o John J. and Louisa Joyce and
Mary Houchins d/o Burrell and Patra Houchins.) was born 1830 in
Patrick Co. Virginia. He married CLEOPATRA PATRICA ELLIS
Notes for JAMES BURLEY HOUCHINS:
SERVED IN CONFEDERATE ARMY AS PVT. 50TH VA. INF. CO K
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Military service: Pvt.
50th Va. Inf. , Co. K
Occupation: Farmer
More About JAMES HOUCHINS and CLEOPATRA ELLIS:
Marriage: 24 May 1868,
Stokes Co. N.C. (Source: Marriage Record State of North Carolina Stokes County dtd. 21st May 1868, Marriage between John R. Joyce s/o John
J. and Louisa Joyce and Mary Houchins d/o Burrell and Patra Houchins.)
Children of JAMES HOUCHINS and CLEOPATRA ELLIS are:
i. BURLEY2 HOUCHINS, b. 1867; m. GRACE.
ii. MARGARET J. HOUCHINS, b. 1875,
Stokes CO. N. C.; m. AARON D. RAKES, Tazwell Co..
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AARON
RAKES
and MARGARET HOUCHINS:
Marriage: Tazwell Co.
2. iii. MARY JANE FRANCIS HOUCHINS, b.
3. iv.
v. GEORGE WINSLOW HOUCHINS, b. 1860.
vi. JOHN HOUCHINS, b. 1862.
vii. CALVIN HOUCHINS, b. 1869;
m. ELLEN.
viii. ELLEN HOUCHINS, b. 1872;
m. EDWARDS.
Generation No. 2
2. MARY JANE FRANCIS2 HOUCHINS (JAMES BURLEY1) (Source: Pension Application for Widow Confederate
Soldier dtd.
Notes for MARY JANE FRANCIS HOUCHINS:
One description we got of Molly was when she
was around 87 years old. At that time
she was a small skinny woman with a large hump on her back, her hair was thin
and white,( could see her scalp). Large blue veins on her hands, her eyes red and
teary. She had a loud shrill voice,
probably couldn't hear, she screamed at you, couldn't walk alone but sat with a
big crude cane. This does not do justice
to Molly (As her photo shows) as no doubt in her younger days she was a
attractive , small , hard working woman, that could keep up with the best of
them.
Another account we have of Molly is told by
Lydia Mae (Whitt) Joyce. Which goes as following.
Molly was very high spirited and mean. She would get mean with Rufus and he would
whip her with a switch as he would with a child. Molly would stay at different family
members. She would get real mean and
cantankerous to the point she would wear out her welcome as old timers would
say. She had got mad at Rhoda her
daughter in law and went to stay with her grand-daughter Agnes. While staying there, (Lydia Mae was visiting
at the time). Molly became angry with
Agnes and told
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Burial:
Military service: Mary
received $80.00 Pension money as a confederate widow
Nickname: Mollie
Religion: Baptist
Notes for JOHN RUFUS JOYCE:
A big rough red faced man,
with a violent temper. A head
full of reddish brown hair, thought to be Irish decent. He was known to be the best timber cutter, as
well as a farmer and a family man. He
used a double blade ax, and could fall a large tree in less time than any man
in that part of the country. It was said
on one occasion his ax hit a knot glanced off and split his knee through to the
bone. He sent someone to his house to
fetch him a sewing needle and thread, sat on a stump, sewed up his knee
himself, wrapped his knee in a burlap sack soaked in gum oil finished his days
work, never saw a doctor , did not believe in them.
He walked with a limp and carried a big
stick, he had a large farm on Smith Ridge,built
two cabins on either end of the land for his two wives, Nancy Jane Smith and
Mary Jane (nick name Molly) Houchins. He
fathered children by both women. He was
only married to the one Mollie Houchins.
Records ( Pension Application dtd. 1917 )
shows Rufus was 16 at the time of joining the Confederate Army, in spring of
1863. He served under a Captain Bob Dalton, in the 3rd Battalion N.C. Company
"C". He joined in Patrick County North Carolina. The record shows two
commanders who served in the same unit as De Kalb Mabe
of
Roster of Confederate
Soldiers, made by S.A. Lard
3rd Battalion as
serving 2 years and was Captured and Imprisoned
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Burial:
Military service:
1863, Joined Co.
C 3rd batt N.C. under Capt. Bob Dalton
Nickname: John Rufus
Went by the name Rufus
Occupation: Farmer
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Marriage:
Children of MARY HOUCHINS and JOHN JOYCE are:
i. JAMES WILLIAM3 JOYCE (Source: Marrage License-
James William Joyce & Sarah Smith April 1890, (
Notes for JAMES WILLIAM JOYCE:
He was medium height, very slim white
hair. A rude selfish
demanding man.
treated his wife like a slave, when he spoke you jumped, his
word was law.
A KKK Clan member (so was his wife). James
always wore a suit, and was involved in Politics (Republican Party).
He lived in Richlands
they called the street Glass Row. After the factory moved out of town the
houses were sold and James bought one, there they lived until they lost their
health, then sold the house to their son Daniel Clifton Joyce.
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JAMES
WILLIAM
JOYCE:
Burial:
Notes for SALLIE (SARAH) SMITH:
She had red hair (wore it piled high on her
head) , wore her dresses to the floor , always with a
clean white apron. She was a mean
talking woman, never smiled , very strict, not a good
cook she never let any thing brown or get done, always in a hurry. She had bad headaches, wore a wide white band tied
around her head, would slap you down if you got in her way. Never
showed any love or affection to any of her family.
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SALLIE
(SARAH) SMITH:
Burial:
Nickname: Sally
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JAMES
JOYCE
and SALLIE SMITH:
Marriage:
ii. JOHN WESLEY JOYCE, b. 26 March 1872, Jewell Ridge Va.; d. 30 March 1960,
Mattie Williams Hosp. Richlands Virginia; m. (1) NANCY EVELYN PRUITT; m. (2) NANCY ALICE STEVENSON, 01 June
1893, Tazwell Co. Richlands
Virginia, William Short's Home; b. 13
June 1874, Tazwell Co. Virginia; d. 18 April 1964,
Daughter Opal Jessee's home.
Notes for JOHN WESLEY JOYCE:
John & Alice had four infants who died
at birth or shortly thereafter. There
were two boys and two girls. Sometime
before the turn of the century John and Alice moved to
Sometime in 1903, they moved back to Richlands,
After their return to Tazwell
county they had another son, and also raised two other
foster sons.
Both
during his working years, and after retirement.
John enjoyed working in his harden. He was also a member of the Richlands Masonic lodge #318, and a lifelong member, deacon
and caretaker of the first Christian Church in Richlands, Alice also enjoyed the gardening, and
quilting. She too, was a member and
faithful worker at the First Christian Church, and was a member of the Eastern
Star.
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JOHN
WESLEY
JOYCE:
Burial:
Occupation 1: Farmer
Occupation 2: Coal
Miner
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NANCY
ALICE
STEVENSON:
Burial:
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JOHN
JOYCE
and NANCY STEVENSON:
Marriage:
iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON JOYCE, b.
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GEORGE
WASHINGTON JOYCE:
Date born
Occupation: Coal Miner
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MARY
ELIZABETH SMITH:
Nickname: LIZZY
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GEORGE
JOYCE
and MARY SMITH:
Marriage:
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GEORGE
JOYCE
and ALICE TATE:
Marriage:
iv. RUFUS WOOTSON JOYCE, b.
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RUFUS
WOOTSON
JOYCE:
Occupation: Farmer
Residence:
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RUFUS
JOYCE
and
Marriage:
v. BURLEY WHITTEN JOYCE (Source: Marriage License-Burley W. Joyce-Ellen
Clifton dtd 13 Jan.1903 Tazwell
Co. Va..), b. 24 February 1880; d. 29 January 1959, Richlands VA.; m. MARTHA ELLEN CLIFTON, 14 January 1903, R. W. CLIFTON HOME; b. 03 March
1883, Buchanan Co. Va.; d. 20 September 1964, Richlands VA..
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BURLEY
WHITTEN
JOYCE:
Burial:
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MARTHA
ELLEN
Burial:
Nickname: Ella
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BURLEY
JOYCE
and MARTHA
Marriage:
vi. ROBERT HENRY JOYCE, b. 03 May 1882, Jewell Ridge Va.; d. 17 February
1960, Ceder Bluff Va.; m. RHODA OCTAVE STEVENSON, 01
February 1903, Tazwell County Virginia; b. 06 April
1881; d. 21 June 1963, Greenhills Memory Gardens,
Claypool Hill Ceder Bluff Virginia.
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ROBERT
HENRY
JOYCE:
Burial:
Occupation: Coal Minner
Religion: Christian
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ROBERT
JOYCE
and RHODA STEVENSON:
Marriage:
vii. OSCAR JOYCE, b. 30 January 1889; d. 26 July 1926, Glenburke Virginia; m. RACHEL FLETCHER, 01 January 1911; b. 18 March 1891, Buchanan Co. Virginia;
d. 06 February 1975, Joyce Cemetery, Smith Ridge, Jewell Ridge Virginia.
Notes for OSCAR JOYCE:
JOYCE VICTIM OF BRUTAL MURDER, SHOT THROUGH HEAD BY MOONSHINER Richlands,
spot far back in the
forest recesses near Glenburke, after living for two
hours with almost a half of his head torn away by the passage of a bullet fired
from a .30 calibre high powered rifle, being the
second victim of a brutal murder within the past month in that section of Tazwell and Buchanan counties. A party of five officers and
their deputies were searching the hills for Walter Strouthe,
alleged murderer, but up until Wednesday he had not been found.
The story about the above shooting was told by
Lydia Maye Whitt as following
It seems blackberries were ripe and
Rachel and Rhoda (wives of Robert Henry and Oscar Joyce) were going blackberry
picking. Oscar and Robert told their
wife not to go down to a certain spot because Walt Strouth
was making liquor down there. Well, both
wives were head strong and went there picking berries anyway. It seems that they were shot at. Both the women were determined not to tell
their husbands because they would go after the men who shot at them. Instead of telling their husbands, they told
George Stephenson. Well George didn't
keep it to himself. He told Oscar and
Robert. They got there guns and went to
the place their wives had been shot at.
It seems that there were bad blood between Walt Strouth
and Bob from previous incidents, almost a feud.
When the two, Oscar and Bob, got near the place were
the women were shot at, Walt Strouth shot Oscar
instead, thinking it was Bob.
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OSCAR
JOYCE:
Burial:
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OSCAR
JOYCE
and RACHEL FLETCHER:
Marriage:
viii. MAGGIE ELLEN JOYCE, b. 29 October 1886; d. 02 July 1963; m. GEORGE RANSOM STEVENSON, 07
September 1902; b. 04 June 1871; d. 10 June 1953.
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MAGGIE
ELLEN
JOYCE:
Burial:
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GEORGE
RANSOM
STEVENSON:
Burial:
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GEORGE
STEVENSON and MAGGIE JOYCE:
Marriage:
ix. SARAH CATHERINE JOYCE, b. 23 May 1891, Tazwell Co.
Virginia; m. ARTHUR HUFFORD RATLIFF, 07 May 1911, Rufus Joyce Home; b. Buchanan Co. Va..
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ARTHUR
RATLIFF
and SARAH JOYCE:
Marriage:
x. MARY ALICE JOYCE, b.
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ARTHUR
VANCE
and MARY JOYCE:
Marriage:
3. COLUMBUS2 HOUCHINS (JAMES BURLEY1) was born August 1857 in Stokes CO. N. C.. He married MARTHA ANN NORTON
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Marriage:
Children of COLUMBUS HOUCHINS and MARTHA NORTON are:
i. JOHHN3 HOUCHINS, b. 1877.
ii. FLOYD HOUCHINS, b. 1878.
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 LAWSON was born
Notes for WILLIAM LAWSON:
William was arrested by the English, and
was imprisoned at
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Military service
Military service
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Marriage:
Child of WILLIAM LAWSON and REBECCA BANKS is:
2. i. WILLIAM2 LAWSON II, b. 1763, N. C.; d.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM2 LAWSON II (WILLIAM1) was born 1763 in N. C., and died
More About WILLIAM LAWSON II:
Military service 1: 1779,
Entered service, Franklin Co. N.C.
Military service 2:
February 1781, Enlisted for second tour
Military service 3:
August 1786, Appointed Lieutenant
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Marriage:
Children of WILLIAM LAWSON and NANCY BAKER are:
3. i. JEREMIAH3 LAWSON, b.
4. ii. WILLIAM LAWSON III, b.
iii. JANE LAWSON, b. 02 October 1807; d. 26 April 1885; m. CHARLES CROMWELL ADDINGTON, JR., 07 November
1830, Scott County Virginia; b. 15 November 1807; d. 1893.
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CHARLES
CROMWELL ADDINGTON, JR.:
Religion: Methodist
Episcopal
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CHARLES
ADDINGTON and JANE LAWSON:
Marriage:
5. iv. HENRY LAWSON, b.
Generation No. 3
3. JEREMIAH3 LAWSON (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
Children of JEREMIAH LAWSON and CATHERINE MCCONNELL are:
6. i. SARAH4 LAWSON.
7. ii. JANE LAWSON, b. 1838; d. Aft. 1880.
4. WILLIAM3 LAWSON III (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
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Marriage:
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Marriage: 1827
Children of WILLIAM LAWSON and LUCY CARTER are:
i. RHODA4 LAWSON, b.
ii. JANE LAWSON, b. 1824.
iii. WILLIAM H. LAWSON IV, b. 25 November 1825, Scott County Virginia; d. 12
January 1899, Morgan County Ky.; m. HULDAH BAXTER ADDINGTON, 04 September 1845; b. 29 February 1828, Scott County
Virginia; d. 16 September 1894, Morgan County Ky..
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WILLIAM
LAWSON
and HULDAH ADDINGTON:
Marriage:
iv. JOSEPH LAWSON, b.
5. HENRY3 LAWSON (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
Notes for HENRY LAWSON:
James Sr. and Jane
Nickels to Henry Lawson,
Scott Co., VA Deed
Book 5, Page 198
Know all men by these
presents that I Jas Nickles Sr
and Jane Nickles his wife of the County of Scott and
state of Virginia for the consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to us
in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath this day
bargained and sold unto Henry Lawson of the County and State aforesaid a
certain tract or parcel of land in the County aforesaid on the waters of big Mocasin Creek, on the south side of Mocasin
ridge, Beginning on a conditional line that Jas Nickles
jr and Jas Kilgore made on two dogwoods & a chesnut oak, running on a conditional line that was made by
Jas Nickles Sr & James Nickles jr running on the
dividing ridge the several courses to the big spring & branch cornering on
a dogwood, white oak and hickory on the north side of the branch then down said
branch to Jas Godseys land, then with Godseys line to the hickory corner, then running on the
conditional line that was made by Jas Nickles jr & James Kilgore to the beginning. Containing fifty
acres be the same more or less, to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of
land with all its appurtenances belonging thereunto the said Henry Lawson and
his heirs forever, and we the said Jas Nickles &
Jane Nickles his wife for ourselves and heirs doth
warrant and forever defend the right and title of said land unto the said
Lawson and his heirs from the claim of all and every person or persons
whatsoever in witness our hands and seals July 11th day 1835
James Nickles {Seal}
Jane her x mark Nickles {Seal
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Burial:
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Burial:
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Marriage:
Children of HENRY LAWSON and JANE ADDINGTON are:
i. MARY V.4 LAWSON, m. STEPHEN FLOYD EPPERSON.
8. ii. NANCY BAKER LAWSON, b.
9. iii. GEORGE F. LAWSON,
b.
iv. CHARLES A. LAWSON, b.
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CHARLES
A. LAWSON:
Military service: DIED
IN CIVIL WAR
v. WILLIAM L. LAWSON, b.
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WILLIAM
L. LAWSON:
Military service: DIED
IN CIVIL WAR AGE 22.
vi. JOHN U. LAWSON, b.
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JOHN
U. LAWSON:
Military service: DIED
IN CIVIL WAR AT AGE OF 20
vii. RHODA A. LAWSON, b.
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WILLIAM
FRANCISCO and RHODA LAWSON:
Marriage:
viii. SARAH C. LAWSON, b. 1847, SCOTT COUNTY VA.; m. (1) G. W. STRONG, 06 March
1864; m. (2) HUGH E. PORTER, 09 April 1866; b. 22 October 1844, BREWSTER VA.; d.
19 June 1908, CASTLEWOOD VA..
Notes for SARAH C. LAWSON:
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G. STRONG and SARAH LAWSON:
Marriage:
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HUGH
E. PORTER:
Military service:
CAPTURED IN CIVIL WAR , IMPRESIONED IN OHIO
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HUGH
PORTER
and SARAH LAWSON:
Marriage:
ix. HARRIET LAWSON, b. 1849; m.
(1) JOHN MEADE; m. (2) W. D. PORTER,
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Marriage:
x. HENRY WOOD LAWSON, b. 01 May 1851, SCOTT COUNTY VA.; m. LAURA WALLACE, 08
September 1876; b. 07 July 1858; d. 03 September 1928.
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HENRY
LAWSON
and LAURA WALLACE:
Marriage:
xi. ALMIRA JANE LAWSON, b. 1858; m. (1) RICHARD J. FULLER; m. (2) LAFAYETTE MEAD.
Generation No. 4
6. SARAH4 LAWSON (JEREMIAH3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) She
married NATHAN DOUGHERTY, son of WILLIAM DOUGHERTY and SARAH JARVIS.
Child of SARAH LAWSON and NATHAN DOUGHERTY is:
i. WILLIAM SEVIER5 DOUGHERTY, m. NANCY LIZZIE KILGORE.
7. JANE4 LAWSON (JEREMIAH3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1838, and died Aft. 1880. She married JOSEPH MEADE, son of JOHN MEADE and DELILAH VICKERS. He was born
More About JANE LAWSON:
Burial:
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Burial:
Children of JANE LAWSON and JOSEPH MEADE are:
i. CATHERINE5 MEADE, b. 1866.
ii. WILLIAM MEADE, b. 1868; m. (1) FANNIE WRIGHT; m. (2) ELLEN ELAM; m. (3) LENA WHITE; m. (4) DOLLIE PORTER.
8. NANCY BAKER4 LAWSON (HENRY3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
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Religion: PRESBYTERIAN
More About SAMUEL PATTON PORTER:
Occupation:
FARMER-CONF. SOLDIER
Religion: PRESBYTERIAN
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Marriage:
Children of NANCY LAWSON and SAMUEL PORTER are:
i. GEORGE5 PORTER, m. NELIA BYERS.
ii. RHODA PORTER.
iii. LAURA E. PORTER, b. 1856; m. FLEETWOOD NASH,
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FLEETWOOD NASH and LAURA PORTER:
Marriage:
iv. FLORENCE PORTER, b. 1861; m. REV.
REV. A.H. TOWE, 05 September 1883; b. 1865.
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A.H. TOWE and
Marriage:
v. MARY VICTORIA PORTER, b. November
1861,
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MARY
VICTORIA PORTER:
Religion: BAPTIST
Residence: SCOTT &
RUSSELL CO.
Notes for THOMAS M. BUSH, JR.:
Book 22, page 377
This deed made this the
4th day of February 1885 between Thomas Bush of the
Book 25 pg. 462. This agreement made this 29th day of January
1888, between Thomas Bush, of the County of Scott State of Virginia, party of first
part, and O. Barrett and G. V. Litchfield, their heirs and assigns of the
Thomas M. Bush seal
Mary V. Bush seal
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THOMAS
M. BUSH, JR.:
Occupation: FARMER
Religion: BAPTIST
Residence: SCOTT &
RUSSELL CO.
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THOMAS
BUSH
and MARY PORTER:
Marriage:
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HENRY
MORRIS
and MARY PORTER:
Marriage:
vi. LULA PORTER, b.
vii. CHARLES E. PORTER, b. 1866; m. MARGARET E. CULBERTSON.
viii. SARAH PORTER, b. 1868, SCOTT CTY. VA.; m. JAMES GLENN,
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JAMES
GLENN
and SARAH PORTER:
Marriage:
ix. HENRY C. PORTER, b. 1871; m. DORA ELEANOR ADDINGTON,
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HENRY
PORTER
and DORA ADDINGTON:
Marriage:
x. JOHN W. HACKNEY PORTER, b. 1877.
xi. BAYS PORTER, b. 1878.
9. GEORGE F.4 LAWSON (HENRY3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
Notes for GEORGE F. LAWSON:
George enlisted in the Confederate States
Army at Estilville. He was wounded in the battle of
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Marriage:
Child of GEORGE LAWSON and HANNA FULLER is:
i. HENRY FULLER5 LAWSON, b. 19 March 1876; d. 12 August 1963; m. SOPHIA VICTORIA DAUGHERTY, 24 September
1913; b. 31 May 1892; d. 08 June 1929, Radford Virginia.
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HENRY
FULLER
LAWSON:
Burial:
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SOPHIA
VICTORIA DAUGHERTY:
Burial:
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HENRY
LAWSON
and SOPHIA DAUGHERTY:
Marriage:
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 LONG,SR. was born 1680.
Notes for WILLIAM LONG,SR.:
Child of WILLIAM LONG,SR. is:
2. i. WILLIAM2 LONG, JR., b. 1720.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM2 LONG, JR. (WILLIAM1) was born 1720.
He married MARGARET LYNN LEWIS.
Child of WILLIAM LONG and MARGARET LEWIS is:
3. i. WILLIAM3 LONG III, b. 1755,
Generation No. 3
3. WILLIAM3 LONG III (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
1755 in
Notes for WILLIAM LONG III:
Information on William Long III taken from info
provided by Kathryn Faye Greever of
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Military service 1:
Military service 2:
February 1822, Will probated and proves in March which lists the children
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Military service: Nick
Name Caty
Children of WILLIAM LONG and CATHERINE SURFACE are:
i. CATY4 LONG.
ii. GEORGE LONG.
iii. POLLY LONG.
iv. JOHN LONG, b. 1776; d. 1845; m. CELIA DELP,
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JOHN
LONG
and CELIA DELP:
Marriage: 08 May 1833
v. WILLIAM LONG,IV., b. 1778; m. BETSY HOWELL,
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WILLIAM
LONG
and BETSY HOWELL:
Marriage:
vi. MARGARET LONG, b. 1779; m. FREDERICK ELIER,
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FREDERICK ELIER and MARGARET LONG:
Marriage:
vii. HENRY LONG, b. 1787.
viii. SAMUEL LONG, b. 1790; d. 1848, Ashe County N.Cc;
m. MILLIE CORNETT, 12 September 1811, Grayson Co. Va..
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SAMUEL
LONG
and MILLIE CORNETT:
Marriage:
ix. BETSY LONG, b. 1791.
x. BENJAMIN LONG, b. 1794.
4. xi. LEWIS LONG, b. Aft. 1798, GRAYSON CTY VA..
Generation No. 4
4. LEWIS4 LONG (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born Aft. 1798 in GRAYSON CTY VA.. He married
More About LEWIS LONG:
Military service 1:
Bet. 1830 - 1840, Listed on Grayson Co.
Military service 2:
1850, Listed on Scott County Census
Children of LEWIS LONG and ELIZABETH are:
5. i. MALVINA5 LONG, b.
ii. JOSEPH LONG, b. 1836.
iii. GEORGE LONG, b. 1842.
Generation No. 5
5. MALVINA5 LONG (LEWIS4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
Notes for MALVINA LONG:
Melvina was 22 at the
time of her marriage,
Lived to be 100 years of age, died on her 79th Wedding
Anniversary.
More About MALVINA LONG:
Religion: METHODIST
More About FIELDING ASHBY ISAACS:
Military service 1:
Confederate Veteran
Military service 2: BURRIED
ISSAAC CEM. RUSSELL CTY. VA.
Nickname: " BUD"
Occupation: FARMER
Religion: METHODIST
Residence: RUSSELL
CTY. VA.
More About FIELDING ISAACS and MALVINA LONG:
Marriage:
Children of MALVINA LONG and FIELDING ISAACS are:
i. ELBERT S.6 ISAACS, b.
ii. EMILY E. ISAACS, b. November 1859; d.
Notes for JOSEPH FRANKLIN BURKE:
Died as a result of a
dynamite explosion 1896 in which he was blinded, lost a leg, and suffered
severe internal injuries.
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JOSEPH
FRANKLIN BURKE:
Occupation: Railroad
Construction Forman
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JOSEPH
BURKE
and EMILY ISAACS:
Marriage:
iii. WILLIAM H. ISAACS, b.
iv. FRANCIS ISAACS, b.
v.
vi. GEORGE GRANT ISAACS (Source: (1)
Death Cerfificate Nannie
(Isaacs)Bush, File # 77-G47 Dtd. May 14. 1977, Show
father's name George Isaaca, Mother Minnie Elam., (2)
Census Russell Co. Virginia 1900, Shows George's age as 32 and Minnie's age as
27.), b.
Notes for GEORGE GRANT ISAACS:
THOUSANDSTI
Vol. No. 10 MIDDLESBORO,
SUCCUMBS TO
APPENDICITIS
___________________
Prominent Harlan
Dead at
?Was Wedded to Miss Min-
nie
Sizemore Before Death
______________
G.G. Isaacs, a prominent lawyer
of Harlan county and well-known
in Middlesboro, died here at the
dicitis last Friday morning at one
o'clock. Mr. Isaacs was
brought
from Harlan to Middlesboro on the
Thursday evening train
and an op-
eration was performed some time
that evening, but proved unsuccess-
ful, he
was too far
gone to re-
cover.
Before the operation Mr. Isaacs
was united in marriage with Miss
Minnie Sizemore of
Middlesboro,
by Rev. J. V. Logan.
Miss Size-
more had been for some time his
stenographer.
The deceased was a native of
Russell county, Virginia. The
re-
mains were taken to Castlewood,
number of friends.
_______________________
_______________________
George Grant Isaacs
Died
Reproduced from a
newspaper photostat possessed by Kermit Wakefield Salyer of Ferrum,
John
Kermit Isaacs
Note a Henry Rions (business partner) took most of George's assets after
his death.
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GEORGE
GRANT
ISAACS:
Military service:
BURRIED ISAAC CEM.
Occupation: Attorny At Law
Religion: BAPTIST
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MINNIE
L. ELAM:
Religion: BAPTIST
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GEORGE
ISAACS
and MINNIE
Marriage:
Notes for MINNIE SIZEMORE:
Minnie married George
Grant Isaacs in the hospital just prior to his operation for his appendicitis,
which he in turn died from.
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GEORGE
ISAACS
and MINNIE SIZEMORE:
Marriage: August 1911,
vii. MATILDA E ISAACS, b. 1873, RUSS CTY.; m. ENOCH VANDERPOOL, 09 September
1889; b. RUSS CTY..
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MATILDA
E ISAACS:
Nickname: TILDY
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ENOCH
VANDERPOOL:
Military service 1:
1890, DIVORCED MATILDA
Military service
Marriage Notes for MATILDA ISAACS and ENOCH VANDERPOOL:
DIVORCED
IN 1890 AND RE MARRED IN 10/ 22/1891.
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ENOCH
VANDERPOOL and MATILDA ISAACS:
Marriage:
viii. MARTHA A ISAACS, b. 06 May 1880; d. 05 November 1972, BURIAL ISAAC
CEMETERY CASTLEWOOD VA.; m. JASPER MOORE, 18 March 1899; b. 10 July 1871; d. 12 December 1948.
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MARTHA
A ISAACS:
Nickname: Mattie
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JASPER
MOORE
and MARTHA ISAACS:
Marriage:
Generation No. 1
1. WILL1 LUCAS died Abt. 1888. He married SUSIE.
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Burial: Evergreen Cemetary Ehitesburgh
Child of WILL LUCAS and SUSIE is:
2. i. MARY ANN2 LUCAS, b. Abt. 1880,
Generation No. 2
2. MARY ANN2 LUCAS (WILL1) was born Abt. 1880 in
Letcher County Kentucky, and died Abt. 1907. She married WILLIAM HENDERSON COLLINS Abt. 1894. He was
born Abt. 1862 in
Notes for MARY ANN LUCAS:
Mary was a Christian
lady who was kind, loving , and joyful. Short and plump, she had blue eyes and on her
head carried thick black hair. She was
an only child to her parents. She had
tuberculoses that left her weak and weighing only ninety pounds when she died
giving birth. Sadly the child died with
her. three
girls and a boy were left behind.
Note: this account of
Mary Lucas was given by her daughter May Collins to May's daughter Faye Joyce.
Notes for WILLIAM HENDERSON COLLINS:
William and his mother was forced out of
their home by his stepfather after he had gained control of their farm.
After Williams mother died he slipped into the
house and cut his stepfather's throat with a straight razor while he
slept. William ran away, he hid-out for
several years, during which time he changed his name to Collins and moved to
The description of William as given by his
daughter Lillie May was as following.
Short very small, with hands and feet to match, gray eyes, brown curly
hair, a fair complexion and though he chewed tobacco,
he had beautiful white teeth. He was
quiet, spoke little and had a violent temper that matched his cold piercing
eyes. He was a cruel harsh man, who
seemed to lack compassion or any outward display of love and affection. Although never drunk, he drank
regularly. He had problems handling
responsibility and thus became a peddler and drifter by trade. He never was a family man and certainly had
few, if any friends.
It was told by his son Archie, that his
mother Errie and a man she lived with killed William
and buried him under the house, this was never confirmed and how he actually
died is not known.
More About WILLIAM HENDERSON COLLINS:
Military service:
CHANGED NAME FROM CRANWELL TO COLLINS.
Occupation: Peddler
Religion: Baptist
Residence:
More About WILLIAM COLLINS and MARY LUCAS:
Marriage: Abt. 1894
Children of MARY LUCAS and WILLIAM COLLINS are:
i. WILLIE LUCUS3 COLLINS, b. Abt. 1896; d.
Notes for WILLIE LUCUS COLLINS:
When Willie was eight, his mother's father
grandpa Lucus died. The grandmother was in bad
health. Collins took Willie to live with
her and work the farm. Willie never saw his mother or father again. His grandmother was wicked and a bitter old
woman. She hated Willie because his
father had taken her daughter, Mary Ann away.
For this she would never forgive him.
She beat Willie daily with a horse whip or her cane. She worked the boy like an animal. Each night Willie prayed to God to let him go
back home to his mother. When his
grandmother died she left him the farm, he was 18 years old. He never did go to school,
all he knew was what his mother had taught him.
He could hardly write his name, eventually some
cheating, smooth talking fellows took his farm.
With little else left he searched for his mother. He found his mother had died and his sisters
and papa had gone away. Going by the
name Willie Lucas, he became a horse trader in
More About
WILLIE
LUCUS
COLLINS:
Burial:
Military service 1:
Willie took his grandparents name Lucas
Military service 2:
married four times and had 7 children
Occupation: Farmer
& Horse Trader
Residence: KY.
ii. BERTHA COLLINS, b. Abt. 1898; m. JIM ALLEN SMITH; b. 31
January 1892; d. 29 April 1971.
Notes for BERTHA COLLINS:
Bertha had long black
thick hair and blue eyes. Her stature
was short and round and was jolly by nature.
She was known for her kindness and friendly personality. as a good Christian
lady, she was loved seemingly by everyone.
As a young child she was sickly but by the age of 10 that fell behind her . She married a
man named Jim Allen Smith. She was
fourteen when they wed. Early in her
forties she became pregnant with twins.
Soon afterwards she miscarried. an infection began followed by blood poisoning and soon
afterwards died.
Notes for JIM ALLEN SMITH:
HAD ONE MORE DAUGHTER
NAME NOT KNOWN.
iii. LILLIE MAY COLLINS, b. 03 November 1899, Letcher County KY.; d. 16 February 1978,
Abingdon Virginia; m. (1) DANIEL CLIFTON JOYCE (Source:
Birth Record Etta Faye Joyce April 14, 1922, Confirms surnames of parents
Daniel Joyce and Lillie Collins.Ages Daniel 26 and
Lillie 23Residence Coaldon Virginia.), 22 March 1912;
b. 27 August 1895, Richlands Va.; d. 12 August 1944,
RICHLANDS VA. Buried in Hankens Cemetary; m. (2) EDWARD JACK WELCH,
Notes for LILLIE MAY COLLINS:
Lillie May is the one
who has given us a account of her parents and brother
and sisters, to her daughter Etta Faye Joyce.
Lillie May had
reddish brown hair. She was plump, short
and small boned. She seemed always sad and filled with a
bitterness from a life that was hard.
It left her unable to love or express affection. She lost trust for life, the people around her including her
children. Much of the mistrust came from
the hardships as a child and years of a marriage to William Clifton Joyce, a
marriage filled with trouble, and eventually divorce.
More About LILLIE MAY COLLINS:
Burial:
Notes for DANIEL
He had black curley
dark hair, when he smiled you could see two gold crowns on his eye teeth. Every one was afraid of him, always carried a
pistol and a flask of whiskey. Killed at least two men in his time one being the sheriff of that
area, Chap Osborne.
The cause of Cliff's death has been explained
by various stories, but the one
that has repeated most often is as following. Cliff was making moonshine, who ever was
helping him had left to get more grain, a seed had gotten stuck in the steels
coil and blew up. Every one had gotten
out of the house safe however ,Cliff was fighting the
fire with a water hose ,and was burned in the process. Hattie remembered some money they had hidden
in a coffee can in the kitchen, she went back to get the money, which she did but
her dress caught on fire and was burned badly.
Cliff's burn wounds would not have been fatal, except he was a diabetic,
and his wounds would not heel.
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DANIEL
Burial:
Occupation: COLE MINER
Marriage Notes for LILLIE COLLINS and DANIEL JOYCE:
DIVORCED
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DANIEL
JOYCE
and LILLIE COLLINS:
Divorce:
Marriage:
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EDWARD
JACK
WELCH:
Burial: HANKENS
CEMETARY Richlands
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EDWARD
WELCH
and LILLIE COLLINS:
Marriage:
iv. SARAH ANN COLLINS, b. Abt. 1903; m. FINLEY LIGHT.
Notes for SARAH ANN COLLINS:
Sara had beautiful fair skin with blue eyes
and short, shinny blond curly hair.
Until age of three she was a happy child. At age three she was given away. After leaving her home and family, she became
bitter, angry, rebellious and her temper became
difficult to control. By her thirteenth
birthday she was out of control. Twice
she became pregnant and twice both infants died. She lived a life as a harlot until she was
twenty years old. She married Finely
Light, They
moved to
Generation No. 1
1. JESSEE1 RAMEY died November 1852.
He married MARY.
Notes for JESSEE RAMEY:
Jesse Ramey father of Mary
(Ramey) Bush.
Father's Will.
I thank my maker that I have my rite mind at
this time. I will all my land to my dear
wife Mary & my daughter Sary until my wife Mary's
death & then to be divided equally between my three daughters & their
heirs. I will my Marie, ___ cattle,
& hogs &, all my other property's to my wife Mary & daughter Sary until my wife Mary's death & then to be divided
equally between my three daughters & their heirs. ___ There is seventy
bushels of corn coming from Thomas Bush he is to hall it to my crib this fall.
I will this to my wife Mary and daughter Sary. If Thomas Bush wants to rent the land of mine
that he now attends. I want him to have it the same way. I will the house and furniture to my wife
Mary & daughter Sary. Until my
wife Mary's death & then to my daughter Sary.
I also will all the
farming tools & other tools to my wife Mary & my daughter Sary. After my wife Mary's death then the
farming tools & other tools to Thomas Bush.
This is my last will
& testament this the 29th day of July 1852.
Jesse X Ramey
As a ___ to the
foregoing will, I desire, and declare it to be my intention that my daughter
Polly Bush shall have her portion of the land upon the upper end of
Children of JESSEE RAMEY and MARY are:
i. SARY2 RAMEY.
ii. MARGARET RAMEY.
iii. MARY POLLY RAMEY, b. 1814,
Notes for MARY POLLY RAMEY:
Jesse
Ramey father of Mary (Ramey) Bush.
Father's Will.
I thank my maker that I have my rite mind at
this time. I will all my land to my dear
wife Mary & my daughter Sary until my wife Mary's
death & then to be divided equally between my three daughters & their
heirs. I will my Marie, ___ cattle,
& hogs &, all my other property's to my wife Mary & daughter Sary until my wife Mary's death & then to be divided
equally between my three daughters & their heirs. ___ There is seventy
bushels of corn coming from Thomas Bush he is to hall it to my crib this fall.
I will this to my wife Mary and daughter Sary. If Thomas Bush wants to rent the land of mine
that he now attends. I want him to have it the same way. I will the house and furniture to my wife
Mary & daughter Sary. Until my
wife Mary's death & then to my daughter Sary.
I also will all the
farming tools & other tools to my wife Mary & my daughter Sary. After my wife Mary's death then the
farming tools & other tools to Thomas Bush.
This is my last will
& testament this the 29th day of July 1852.
Jesse X Ramey
As a ___ to the
foregoing will, I desire, and declare it to be my intention that my daughter
Polly Bush shall have her portion of the land upon the upper end of
More About
MARY
POLLY
RAMEY:
Religion: BAPTIST
Notes for THOMAS M. BUSH,SR.:
This Deed witnesses that I Thomas Bush a
house holder and head of a family of the
2 head of horses
$115.00
26 head of cattle
$250.00
25 head of hogs $25.00
Household and kitchen
furniture $30.00
One tract of land lying in
the south side of
One debt on Nathaniel Gost $46.00
One debt on Simon Stair
$ 7.00
One hundred and 75
bushels of corn $ 75.00
About 30 bushels of
wheat $ 27.00
Given under my hand and seal this the 13 day
of March 1871
Thomas Bush seal
More About THOMAS M. BUSH,SR.:
Military service: 1880,
Census shows Kato Hellman age 23 as servant.
Occupation: LAND OWNER-
FARMER
Religion: BAPTIST
Residence: DUNGANNON,MILLER
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THOMAS
BUSH
and MARY RAMEY:
Marriage:
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 SMITH He married MARGARET JANE GRIFFITH.
Children of JOHN SMITH and MARGARET GRIFFITH are:
2. i.
3. ii. JAMES THOMAS SMITH.
Generation No. 2
2. NANCY JANE2 SMITH (JOHN1) was born
Notes for NANCY JANE SMITH:
It is said
The description we got of
More About NANCY JANE SMITH:
Burial:
Notes for JOHN RUFUS JOYCE:
A big rough red faced man,
with a violent temper. A head
full of reddish brown hair, thought to be Irish decent. He was known to be the best timber cutter, as
well as a farmer and a family man. He
used a double blade ax, and could fall a large tree in less time than any man
in that part of the country. It was said
on one occasion his ax hit a knot glanced off and split his knee through to the
bone. He sent someone to his house to
fetch him a sewing needle and thread, sat on a stump, sewed up his knee
himself, wrapped his knee in a burlap sack soaked in gum oil finished his days
work, never saw a doctor , did not believe in them.
He walked with a limp and carried a big stick,
he had a large farm on Smith Ridge,built
two cabins on either end of the land for his two wives, Nancy Jane Smith and
Mary Jane (nick name Molly) Houchins. He
fathered children by both women. He was
only married to the one Mollie Houchins.
Records ( Pension Application dtd. 1917 )
shows Rufus was 16 at the time of joining the Confederate Army, in spring of
1863. He served under a Captain Bob Dalton, in the 3rd Battalion N.C. Company
"C". He joined in Patrick County North Carolina. The record shows two
commanders who served in the same unit as De Kalb Mabe
of
Roster of Confederate
Soldiers, made by S.A. Lard
3rd Battalion as
serving 2 years and was Captured and Imprisoned
More About JOHN RUFUS JOYCE:
Burial:
Military service:
1863, Joined Co.
C 3rd batt N.C. under Capt. Bob Dalton
Nickname: John Rufus
Went by the name Rufus
Occupation: Farmer
Children of NANCY SMITH and JOHN JOYCE are:
i. FRANK3 SMITH.
ii. HENRY SMITH.
iii. JOE HARRISON SMITH, b. 1887, Tazwell County
Virginia; d. 06 July 1969, Jewell Ridge Tazwell
County; m. (1) MARY E. BUCKLEN; m. (2) ETHEL I. LEFFEL.
iv. ROBERT SMITH.
v. VICTORIA SMITH, m. JASPER N. KEEN,
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JASPER
KEEN
and VICTORIA SMITH:
Marriage:
4. vi. JOHN RUFUS SMITH, b.
vii. THOMAS JEFFERSON SMITH, b. 28 September 1882, Tazwell
County Virginia; d. 07 October 1948, Tazwell County
Virginia; m. MARY CATHERINE SMITH, 24 April 1902, Tazwell Co..
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THOMAS
SMITH
and MARY SMITH:
Marriage:
viii. LOUISA JANE SMITH, b.
ix. FRANCIS ANN SMITH, b.
5. x. JIM ALLEN SMITH, b.
xi. CHARLES WESLEY SMITH, m. ELLA RUSSELL,
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CHARLES
SMITH
and ELLA RUSSELL:
Marriage:
xii. ROSA MAUDE SMITH, m. MILBURN CROCKETT WHITE.
3. JAMES THOMAS2 SMITH (JOHN1) He
married REBECCA JANE GROSS.
Child of JAMES SMITH and REBECCA GROSS is:
6. i. LULA ANN3 SMITH.
Generation No. 3
4. JOHN RUFUS3 SMITH (
Notes for JOHN RUFUS SMITH: This story told by Hufford
Joyce, related to the Murder of John Rufus Smith. Hufford witnessed
the shooting. It seams that some men
were following John Rufus Smith in their car.
When he pulled over, they shot him first in the arm that he shot with,
he having a pistol in his hand, he was trying to raise his arm with the other
hand to shoot back when he was shot again.
Hufford being there (14 years old) grabbed
John Ruf's gun and ran. As he ducked around a corner of a building,
the men were shooting at him, shooting a hole in his shirt tail. He testified at the trial and his shirt was
used as evidence. His testimony was
responsible for the conviction of the killer.
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Date born
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Marriage:
Child of JOHN SMITH and SUSIE SMITH is:
7. i. FANNIE ETHLYN4 SMITH, d.
5. JIM ALLEN3 SMITH (
Notes for JIM ALLEN SMITH:
HAD ONE MORE DAUGHTER
NAME NOT KNOWN.
Notes for BERTHA COLLINS:
Bertha had long black
thick hair and blue eyes. Her stature
was short and round and was jolly by nature.
She was known for her kindness and friendly personality. as a good Christian
lady, she was loved seemingly by everyone.
As a young child she was sickly but by the age of 10 that fell behind her . She married a
man named Jim Allen Smith. She was
fourteen when they wed. Early in her
forties she became pregnant with twins.
Soon afterwards she miscarried. an infection began followed by blood poisoning and soon
afterwards died.
Children of JIM SMITH and BERTHA COLLINS are:
i. JIM4 SMITH.
ii. BOB SMITH.
iii. DEMPSY SMITH.
iv. ELSIE SMITH.
v. GLADYS SMITH.
6. LULA ANN3 SMITH (JAMES THOMAS2, JOHN1) She married ALBERT B. SMITH, son of FRANK SMITH and NANCY BOWLING.
Children of LULA SMITH and ALBERT SMITH are:
i. NILA4 SMITH.
ii. EDITH SMITH.
iii. THELMA LUCILLE SMITH.
iv. ALBERT SMITH,JR..
v.
vi. HARRY SMITH.
Generation No. 4
7. FANNIE ETHLYN4 SMITH (JOHN RUFUS3,
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Marriage:
Children of FANNIE SMITH and JAMES JOYCE are:
i. ROBERT LEE5 JOYCE.
ii. FRAZIER JOYCE.
iii. NORA JEAN JOYCE.
iv. ALLIE OLENA JOYCE.
v. DELMA JOYCE.
vi. BERTHA MAE JOYCE.
vii. CARRIE NELL JOYCE.
viii. BESSIE GENEVA JOYCE.
ix. RUBY ODIVEA
CAROL JOYCE.
x. LULA EDITH JOYCE.
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