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Lewis Washington Pipkin [Parents]^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4} on 30 Dec 1838 in Cotton Grove, Madison co, TN. He died^{5, 6} in Alva, Woods co, OK. Lewis married⁷ Mary J. "Nannie" Toombs on 6 Jun 1869 in Gibson co, TN.

Other marriages:
West, Sarah Ann "Sallie"

Mary J. "Nannie" Toombs¹ was born² in 1843 in TN. She died³ on 17 Apr 1883 in Evan Twp, Kingman co, KS. Mary married⁴ Lewis Washington Pipkin on 6 Jun 1869 in Gibson co, TN.

They had the following children:

M i Wiley Ransom Pipkin

F ii Mary Washington Pipkin

F iii Beatrice Washington Pipkin

F iv Alice Washington Pipkin

M v Oscar Pipkin¹ was born² after 1880. He died unknown.

M vi Henry D. Pipkin¹ was born² in Sep 1882 in TN. He died unknown.

*William Cave ,Sr. [Parents]^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4} about 1738 in Orange co, VA. He died⁵ in 1828 in Green co, KY. *William married⁶ *Geriah Davis about 1761 in VA.

In 1769, a William Cave witnessed the will of John Snow, Albermarle county, Virginia.

*Geriah Davis^{1, 2, 3} was born^{4, 5} about 1740 in VA. She died^{6, 7, 8} after 1830 in Green co, KY. *Geriah married⁹ *William Cave ,Sr. about 1761 in VA.

They had the following children:

M i *John Cave ,Sr.

M ii Bartlett Cave (Jr)

F iii Anna Cave^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4} in 1775 in Orange co, VA. She died^{5, 6} unknown in Hart co, KY.

M iv Thomas M. Cave

M v William Cave Jr.

M vi Pemberton Cave^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4} in Orange co, VA. He died unknown.

M vii David Cave^{1, 2, 3} was born^{4, 5} in Orange co, VA. He died unknown.

M viii Belfield Cave^{1, 2, 3} was born⁴ in Orange co, VA. He died unknown.

M ix James Cave

M x Abner Cave ,Sr

F xi Mary "Polly" Cave

M xii Uriel Cave died unknown.

*Robert Cave ,Sr^{1, 2} was born [prob. early 1700's]. He died^{3, 4} in 1755 in Culpeper co, VA. *Robert married *Mary (w/o Robert Cave, Sr.).

Deeds; courtesy of Tom Powell;
Grantee: Wm Rice 12 Dec 1749, Culpeper county, VA;
394 acres in the fork of Robinson River adjoining Robert Cave & c.
Grantee: John Zackary 10 Oct 1750, Culpeper county, VA;
495 acres adjoining Robert Cave, Wm Rice, Robert Medley and near Smith's Run.
(Not positive this is the same Robert Cave, Sr -- if anyone can confirm or correct I would appreciate a contact)

*Mary (w/o Robert Cave, Sr.)^{1, 2} was born [prob. early 1700's]. She died unknown. *Mary married *Robert Cave ,Sr.

They had the following children:

M i *William Cave ,Sr.

M ii John Cave

M iii Bart Cave (Sr)¹ was born [prob 1730's-40's] in [VA]. He died unknown.

M iv Robert Cave Jr.

Robert Cave Jr. [Parents]^{1, 2} was born arnd 1738 in [VA]. He died unknown. Robert married Eunice or Enus (w/o, Robert Cave, Jr).

Orange County Deed Book 13; pp. 18 - 19;
Indenture 24 May 1759 between Robert Cave and Eunice, his wife, of Culpeper County, and Moses Harris of Orange County ...for � 30 ...sell 120 acres ...bounded ...Swift Run ...Pond Mountain ...
Witnesses:
Robert Cave
James Coursey
Enus Cave
John Goodall, Wm. Jackson
Recorded Orange County 24th May 1759
(Sparacio Pg. 182, Deeds 1759 - 1778)

Orange County Deed Book 13; pp. 20 - 22;
Indenture 24 May 1759 between Robert Cave and Enus, his wife, County of Culpeper, and Mathew Creed for � 30 ...sell 130 acres on ...Swift Run ....
Witnesses:
Robert Cave
James Coursey
Enus Cave
John Goodall, Wm. Jackson
Recorded Orange County 24th May 1759
(Sparacio Pg. 182, Deeds 1759 - 1778)

Eunice or Enus (w/o, Robert Cave, Jr)¹ was born arnd 1738. She died unknown. Eunice married Robert Cave Jr..

Orange County Deed Book 13; pp. 18 - 19;
Indenture 24 May 1759 between Robert Cave and Eunice, his wife, of Culpeper County, and Moses Harris of Orange County ...for � 30 ...sell 120 acres ...bounded ...Swift Run ...Pond Mountain ...
Witnesses:
Robert Cave
James Coursey
Enus Cave
John Goodall, Wm. Jackson
Recorded Orange County 24th May 1759
(Sparacio Pg. 182, Deeds 1759 - 1778)

Orange County Deed Book 13; pp. 20 - 22;
Indenture 24 May 1759 between Robert Cave and Enus, his wife, County of Culpeper, and Mathew Creed for � 30 ...sell 130 acres on ...Swift Run ....
Witnesses:
Robert Cave
James Coursey
Enus Cave
John Goodall, Wm. Jackson
Recorded Orange County 24th May 1759
(Sparacio Pg. 182, Deeds 1759 - 1778)

John Cave [Parents]^{1, 2} was born [prob.1730's-40's] in [VA]. He died unknown. John married Elizabeth Andrews.

Elizabeth Andrews¹ died unknown. She married John Cave.

Donald C. (Fisher) Lee [Parents]

Rosann Katherine Wright

They had the following children:

M i Damon Casey Lee

F ii Krystle Ann 18 Ap 1982 Lee

Thomas M. Cave [Parents]^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} was born^{6, 7} about 1777 in VA. He died^{8, 9} on 12 May 1863 in Taylor co, KY and was buried¹⁰ in Taylor co, KY. Thomas married^{11, 12} Nancy Sims on 4 Nov 1797 in Orange co, VA.

Other marriages:
Cowherd, Mary

"---Thomas Cave, who came from Orange county, VA, to Taylor county, KY, about 1800; bought 600 acres of land, which he had cultivated by his 19 slaves." from book "Kentucky: A History of the State"
! " 6 sons and 5 daughters";
Thomas Cave's will was probated in Taylor county,Kentucky 12 May 1863 -- according to Jim Cave.

Nancy Sims [Parents]^{1, 2, 3} was born⁴ on 12 Mar 1778 in Orange co, VA. She died⁵ about 1825 in Green co, KY and was buried⁶ in Green co, KY. Nancy married^{7, 8} Thomas M. Cave on 4 Nov 1797 in Orange co, VA.

They had the following children:

F i Clarissa "Clara" Cave

F ii Nancy Cave

M iii Pemberton Cave

F iv Jeriah Cave

M v William S. or T. Cave

F vi Elizabeth "Betsy" Cave

M vii Abner Cave

M viii Thomas Cave ,Jr

M ix Robert D. Cave

F x Ann Cave

Thomas M. Cave [Parents]^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} was born^{6, 7} about 1777 in VA. He died^{8, 9} on 12 May 1863 in Taylor co, KY and was buried¹⁰ in Taylor co, KY. Thomas married^{11, 12} Mary Cowherd on 29 Mar 1828 in Green co, KY.

Other marriages:
Sims, Nancy

"---Thomas Cave, who came from Orange county, VA, to Taylor county, KY, about 1800; bought 600 acres of land, which he had cultivated by his 19 slaves." from book "Kentucky: A History of the State"
! " 6 sons and 5 daughters";
Thomas Cave's will was probated in Taylor county,Kentucky 12 May 1863 -- according to Jim Cave.

Mary Cowherd^{1, 2} was born³ in 1787. She died⁴ after May 1863. Mary married^{5, 6} Thomas M. Cave on 29 Mar 1828 in Green co, KY.

They had the following children:

F i Mary E. Cave

F ii Martha Jane Cave

Chris (h/o Trena Loux)

Trena Jane Loux [Parents]

They had the following children:

M i John s/o Trena (Loux)

Barth Gassen [Parents] [image]^{1, 2, 3} was born^{4, 5, 6} on 5 Sep 1875 in Kreuzberg, Province of the Rhine, Germany. He died^{7, 8, 9, 10} on 17 Apr 1925 in Wichita, Sedgwick co, KS and was buried¹¹ in Holy Trinity Cemetery; Okarche, Canadian co, OK. Barth married^{12, 13} Mary Hoffmann on 8 Apr 1913 in Carroll, Carroll co, IA.

Barth took part in the 1905 Oklahoma land rush. He had land in Comanche county, by Elgin, Oklahoma"; however, Marie, his daughter, is unsure if he ever lived there.
Barth was a farmer, living near Okarche, Oklahoma; "He raised wheat, oats and hay for the cattle. They had a few horses and sold cream and eggs."
(Information from Barth's daughter, Marie (Gassen) Hale & Marie's daughter, Pat (Hale) Wilson)

Mary Hoffmann [Parents] [image]^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4, 5} on 7 Mar 1885 in Carroll, Carroll co, IA. She died^{6, 7, 8, 9} on 24 Jun 1957 in Okarche, Kingfisher co, OK and was buried^{10, 11} in Holy Trinity Cem; Okarche, Canadian co, OK. Mary married^{12, 13} Barth Gassen on 8 Apr 1913 in Carroll, Carroll co, IA.

It must have been difficult for Mary when her husband Barth died at the age of 49. Mary did what she had to do to provide for her family. She, with her two young children, Marie, age 10 and Joe, age two "moved into town and stayed with Grandma Margaretha Gassen for 2 years, until they bought a house. Mary (Hoffman) Gassen kept school kids during the week to make a living, took in renters and cooked for them. Also cleaned the church (Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Okarche) and the rectory, cooked and did laundry and ironing for Father Steber."
(Information from Barth & Mary's daughter, Marie (Gassen) Hale & Marie's daughter, Pat (Hale) Wilson)

They had the following children:

F i Mary Elizabeth "Marie" Gassen

M ii Joseph John "Joe" Gassen [image]^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4} on 19 Mar 1923 in Okarche, Canadian / Kingfisher co, OK. He died^{5, 6} on 3 Nov 1944 in Holland and was buried⁷ in Flanders Field; Henri-Chappel Cem; Belgium.

F.M. "Pete" Hommertzheim has it that Joseph was with the " Com 413th Inf, 104th Inf. Div."; "Died in Holland", I'm assuming Joseph's death was directly related to WWII.

"When the war started, Joe was a student at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Since he was the only male in the household he was exempt from the service; but he felt it was his duty and wanted to go. He
was in the 413rd Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division. Lester Hale", Joe's brother-in-law, "took him to the train station in El Reno, Oklahoma. When he left, he told Lester that he knew he would not be coming back home. He was killed on Nov 3rd, 1944 in Holland. He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously and is buried at Flanders Field, Henri-Chappel cemetery in Belgium, 8 miles from the German border: Plot A, Row 4, Grave 33."
(from Pat 'Hale' Wilson)
! "The following is an exerpt from a letter written to Mary (Hoffman) Gassen, Joe's mother. It came from a friend of Joe's who was in the same division and was with him the night he was killed":
Halle, Germany
6 June, 1945
Dear Mrs. Gassen,
"............censorship has been lifted and I am free to tell you the things you want to know.
As much as I hate to relate details of death I feel it my duty to let you know the facts involving Joe's death.........I believe it was around the 5th or 6th of Nov, 1944 that we moved out from reserve into the attack. Our job was to cross a canal...and take various objectives on the other side.We moved up at dark and under the cover of an artillery barrage we moved up to the canal levee and dug foxholes and positions for our mortars. All the time we were digging in, we were under constant shelling by enemy mortars, but we ducked in our foxholes and prayed while the shrapnel flew over. During lulls in shelling we resumed our work. The enemy was overshooting us from 50 to a hundred yards so while we stayed down, we were fairly safe..........when everything became relatively quiet, we received orders to move out. We all jumped out of our holes and were marching down the side of the levee to a place where the engineers had put a footbridge across the canal. It was dark and everyone was stumbling. We had only gotten fifty yards from our holes when two enemy mortar shells hit within five feet of
our section and exploded. Everyone was knocked flat from concussion. When I got up, I noticed the man in front of me was wounded. He was scared so I found a hole and got him in. Then I went up the line and my eyes filled
with tears to see the wounded men of our section. When I got to Joe, he wasn't dead. He told me he was hit bad, but he didn't seem to be suffering too much. There were seven altogether wounded or dead. The medics came
then so we turned the job over to them and moved on across the canal, leaving our beloved buddies behind. The next day we received word that five of the seven had died. To the best of my knowledge, Joe didn't suffer much
pain before he passed........he was buried in the U.S. cemetery in Belgium................"
(courtesy of Pat 'Hale' Wilson)

Surname List | Name Index

M	i	Wiley Ransom Pipkin
F	ii	Mary Washington Pipkin
F	iii	Beatrice Washington Pipkin
F	iv	Alice Washington Pipkin
M	v	Oscar Pipkin¹ was born² after 1880. He died unknown.
M	vi	Henry D. Pipkin¹ was born² in Sep 1882 in TN. He died unknown.

M	i	*John Cave ,Sr.
M	ii	Bartlett Cave (Jr)
F	iii	Anna Cave^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4} in 1775 in Orange co, VA. She died^{5, 6} unknown in Hart co, KY.
M	iv	Thomas M. Cave
M	v	William Cave Jr.
M	vi	Pemberton Cave^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4} in Orange co, VA. He died unknown.
M	vii	David Cave^{1, 2, 3} was born^{4, 5} in Orange co, VA. He died unknown.
M	viii	Belfield Cave^{1, 2, 3} was born⁴ in Orange co, VA. He died unknown.
M	ix	James Cave
M	x	Abner Cave ,Sr
F	xi	Mary "Polly" Cave
M	xii	Uriel Cave died unknown.

M	i	*William Cave ,Sr.
M	ii	John Cave
M	iii	Bart Cave (Sr)¹ was born [prob 1730's-40's] in [VA]. He died unknown.
M	iv	Robert Cave Jr.

F	i	Clarissa "Clara" Cave
F	ii	Nancy Cave
M	iii	Pemberton Cave
F	iv	Jeriah Cave
M	v	William S. or T. Cave
F	vi	Elizabeth "Betsy" Cave
M	vii	Abner Cave
M	viii	Thomas Cave ,Jr
M	ix	Robert D. Cave
F	x	Ann Cave

		F	i	Mary Elizabeth "Marie" Gassen
		M	ii	Joseph John "Joe" Gassen [image]^{1, 2} was born^{3, 4} on 19 Mar 1923 in Okarche, Canadian / Kingfisher co, OK. He died^{5, 6} on 3 Nov 1944 in Holland and was buried⁷ in Flanders Field; Henri-Chappel Cem; Belgium. F.M. "Pete" Hommertzheim has it that Joseph was with the " Com 413th Inf, 104th Inf. Div."; "Died in Holland", I'm assuming Joseph's death was directly related to WWII. "When the war started, Joe was a student at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Since he was the only male in the household he was exempt from the service; but he felt it was his duty and wanted to go. He was in the 413rd Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division. Lester Hale", Joe's brother-in-law, "took him to the train station in El Reno, Oklahoma. When he left, he told Lester that he knew he would not be coming back home. He was killed on Nov 3rd, 1944 in Holland. He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously and is buried at Flanders Field, Henri-Chappel cemetery in Belgium, 8 miles from the German border: Plot A, Row 4, Grave 33." (from Pat 'Hale' Wilson) ! "The following is an exerpt from a letter written to Mary (Hoffman) Gassen, Joe's mother. It came from a friend of Joe's who was in the same division and was with him the night he was killed": Halle, Germany 6 June, 1945 Dear Mrs. Gassen, "............censorship has been lifted and I am free to tell you the things you want to know. As much as I hate to relate details of death I feel it my duty to let you know the facts involving Joe's death.........I believe it was around the 5th or 6th of Nov, 1944 that we moved out from reserve into the attack. Our job was to cross a canal...and take various objectives on the other side.We moved up at dark and under the cover of an artillery barrage we moved up to the canal levee and dug foxholes and positions for our mortars. All the time we were digging in, we were under constant shelling by enemy mortars, but we ducked in our foxholes and prayed while the shrapnel flew over. During lulls in shelling we resumed our work. The enemy was overshooting us from 50 to a hundred yards so while we stayed down, we were fairly safe..........when everything became relatively quiet, we received orders to move out. We all jumped out of our holes and were marching down the side of the levee to a place where the engineers had put a footbridge across the canal. It was dark and everyone was stumbling. We had only gotten fifty yards from our holes when two enemy mortar shells hit within five feet of our section and exploded. Everyone was knocked flat from concussion. When I got up, I noticed the man in front of me was wounded. He was scared so I found a hole and got him in. Then I went up the line and my eyes filled with tears to see the wounded men of our section. When I got to Joe, he wasn't dead. He told me he was hit bad, but he didn't seem to be suffering too much. There were seven altogether wounded or dead. The medics came then so we turned the job over to them and moved on across the canal, leaving our beloved buddies behind. The next day we received word that five of the seven had died. To the best of my knowledge, Joe didn't suffer much pain before he passed........he was buried in the U.S. cemetery in Belgium................" (courtesy of Pat 'Hale' Wilson)