Sources:
1. Conversations with Kara and her family: Gordon and Kathy Brown Douglas and George and Joanne Shaw Brown;

2. U. S. Census information (photos of original documents via Ancestry.com)

3. Douglas birth book pages (family trees, signatures, photos, etc.)

4. The Hartsell Connection by Larry D. Fox and Magdalene E. Fox, loaned to us by Gordon Douglas' aunt, [Hartsell 27.06]--Lorraine M. Hartsell Smith

5. Steve Norvell's information related to his parents, [Hartsell 27.04]--Juanita Hartsell Norvell and James Norvell, listed there in this green.

6. Conversations with 27.02--Doug Douglas, grandson of Branch L. Douglas and grandfather to Kara, after Doug moved in 2007 to Las Cruces, NM, to be near his son Gordon and family.

D O U G L A S
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l-r: Kara, Gordon, Dorothy, Beth, Doug, Joanne, newborn Rebecca, Kathy, Jessica, George; May 1989

[John M. Gwin NOTE: The following 24.00--John/Emily Douglass family may or may not be that of our 25.00--Branch L. Douglas; however, when I searched the 1870 Virginia census for any Virginian of the right age with the given name of Branch, this 25.08--Branch L. Douglass was one of a mere handful to appear. And the fact that he has the correct last name (though spelled with two esses)] convinces me that he is indeed our target.]

[John M. Gwin NOTE: On another note...
From: "Norman E. West" <nlwestattexhomadotnet>
Date: August 25, 2007
To: <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: Southard connection

This has nothing to do with your line, but... My great-great-grandfather was Elias Southard whom you have on your Douglas page in the census of 1870. His son Benjamin (who was between Emily J. and William F. who married Lucy A.) was my grandfather. It is interesting to me to find out her maiden name, possibly, and I agree with your findings, probably! Benjamin married and had a family in Virginia; however, his oldest son moved to Oklahoma when it was Indian Country, and Benjamin followed and died in Oklahoma and is buried at Ft Sill, Oklahoma. His wife refused to come to Oklahoma and is buried at Standardsville, VA. My husband and I raise wheat and cattle on my grandfather's land he got in 1903. This is all side-family-info, but your page was interesting to me, and I had to share. Louise Southard West]

26 Aug 1850 cens. of 186/186 Greene Co., VA
John Douglass, 32, m, farmer, va, CNROW
Emily Douglass, 27, etc. CNROW
George W., 6, m
James E., 4, m
Lucy A., 2, f
baby, 2/12, f

18 Jul 1860 cens. of 213/213 Swift Run, Greene Co., VA
John Douglass, 45, m, farmer, va, CNROW
E. Douglass, 35 etc. CNROW
G. W., 17, m
J. E., 14, m
L. A., 12, f
M. F., 10, f
A., 8, f
M. F., 5, m
Dolly, 2, f

27 Jun 1870 cens. of 112/112, Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA

John Douglass, 54, farmer
Emily, 46
Mary f, 20
Adeline, 18
Dolly, 14,
Millard, 8
Branch L., 5

Note: Greene, Page, and Madison counties all abut each other.

4 Aug 1870 cens. of 542/542, Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA

Elias Southard, 65, w m farmer
Emily J., 39, w f
William F., 35, w m
Lucy A., 21, w f [looked for any Lucy A. in Stanardsville-- this one appeared and may be ours...if so, they are all in Madison Co. in 1880]
John N. or W., 33, w m
Mary S., 24, w f
Alice M., 5/12, w f

Name in 21-22 Jun 1880 census of Rapid Ann Dist., Madison Co., VA	Age
W. F. Southard	46
Lucy A. Southard	25
Thomas A. Southard	9
Benjamin Southard	8
Mary F. Southard	1
John W. Southard	45
Mary S. Southard	30
Alice Southard	13
Lizzie Southard	10
Willie Southard	8
Lula M. Southard	1
6
Nettie Taylor	50
Charles Williams	17

Name in 19 Jun 1900 cens. of Rapidan Dist., Madison Co., VA	Age
John Southard	65
Alice M Southard	30
William W Southard	26
Lula M Southard	21
Elijah T Southard	19
Lenward Southard	15
William H Southard	66
Lucy A Southard	51
Thomas A Southard	27
Mary F Southard	21
Della G Southard	13
Emily J Southard	69
Dicy Barley	42

27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA
112/112, John Douglass, 54, farmer
emily, 46
Mary f, 20
adeline, 18
dolly, 14,
Millard, 8
Branch L, 5

18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA
213/213 John Douglass, 45, m, farmer, va, CNROW
e. douglass, 35 etc. CNROW
G.W., 17, m
JE, 14, m
LA, 12, f
MF, 10, f
a, 8, f
mf, 5, m
dolly, 2, f

Name in 28 Jun 1900 cens. of Monroe, Greene Co., VA	Age
Philmore M Douglas	42
Emma Douglas	35
Janette Douglas	11
Duane Douglas	6
Sadie R Douglas	3
Philipe Douglas	2
Pelhem Douglas	1.12

Name in 27 Apr 1910 cens. of Monroe, Greene Co., VA	Age
Philmore M Douglas	49
Emma Douglas	39
Jennine Douglas	16
Philup D Douglas	12
Beters Douglas	6	"Betris" (Beatrice)

[24.00]--John (John George?) Douglass, b. ca. 1815-16; d. aft. 1870; bd. unk.; m. bef. 1843 to Emily (nee unk., b. ca. 1824-25; d. bef. 1900 census; bd. unk.); at least 9 ch.

[listed as John Douglass, age 32, in 26 Aug 1850 census of Greene Co., VA];
[listed as John, age 45 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as John, age 54 in 27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as George(!) "Douglap" ("s" = "p" is an Ancestry.com mistranscription), age 66 in 11 Jun 1880 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as John Douglas, age 89, widower, in 28 Jun 1900 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[listed as Emily, age 27, in 26 Aug 1850 census of Greene Co., VA];
[listed as E., age 35 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as Emily, age 46 in 27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as Emly, age 55 in 11 Jun 1880 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA]

[25.01]--George W. Douglass, son, b. ca. 1843

[listed as George W., age 6, in 26 Aug 1850 census of Greene Co., VA];
[age 17 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA];
[does not appear in 27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];

[25.02]--James E. Douglass, son, b. ca. 1846

[listed as "James E., age 4, in 26 Aug 1850 census of Greene Co., VA];
[age 14 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA];
[does not appear in 27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];

[25.03]--Lucy A. Douglass, dau., b. ca. 1848

[listed as Lucy A., age 2, in 26 Aug 1850 census of Greene Co., VA];
[age 12 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA];
[does not appear in 27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];

[25.04]--Mary Frances Douglass, dau., b. ca. Jun 1850

[listed as "baby", age 2/12, in 26 Aug 1850 census of Greene Co., VA];
[listed as M.F., age 10 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as Mary F., age 20 in 27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as Frances, age 25(!) in 11 Jun 1880 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[25.05]--Adeline Douglass, dau., b. ca. 1852

[age 8 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA];
[age 18 in 27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];

[25.06]--Millard Fillmore Douglass, son, b. ca. 1855; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1889 to Emma (nee unk.; b. ca. 1865; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 9 ch., 5 still live in 1900, 3 in 1910;

[BIRTH ORDER PROBLEM: age 5 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA]
[BUT age 8 in 27 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];
[not listed in 11 Jun 1880 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as Philmore M. Douglas, age 42, in 28 Jun 1900 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];
[age 49 in 27 Apr 1910 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[age 35 in 28 Jun 1900 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];
[age 39 in 27 Apr 1910 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[26.01]--Jarrette Douglas, son, b. May 1889; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m.

[age 11 in 28 Jun 1900 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[26.04]--Duane Douglas, dau., b. May 1894 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m.

[age 6 in 28 Jun 1900 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[26.06]--Sadie R. Douglas, dau., b. ca. 1897; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m.

[age 3 in 28 Jun 1900 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[26.07]--Philipe Douglas, son, b. May 1898; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.;

[age 2 in 28 Jun 1900 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];
[age 12 in 27 Apr 1910 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA]

[26.08]--Pelhem Douglas, dau., b. Apr. 1900; d. bef. 1910; bd. unk.;

[age 1mo. in 28 Jun 1900 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[26.09]--Beatrice Douglas, dau., b. ca. 1904; d. bef. 1910; bd. unk.; m. unk.;

[age 6 in 27 Apr 1910 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[25.07]--Dolly Douglass, dau., b. ca. 1858

[BIRTH ORDER PROBLEM: age 2 in 18 Jul 1860 census of Swift Run, Greene Co., VA]
[BUT listed as Dolly Douglas, age 14, in 29 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];
[not listed in 11 Jun 1880 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

[25.08]--Branch L. Douglass, son, b. ca. 1865;

[listed as Branch L. Douglas, age 5, in 29 Jun 1870 census of Stanardsville, Greene Co., VA];
[listed as Branch, age 11 in 11 Jun 1880 census of Monroe, Greene Co., VA];

25.00 (perhaps 25.08 above)--Branch Lawrence Douglas, b. ca. Jul 1862 (but gravestone says 1867) in VA (both parents also b. VA); d. 1943 (from gravestone); bd. Leaks Chapel Cem., Stanley, Page Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 47289993; m. ca. 1885 (reports 25 yrs. of m. in 1910) to Maggie L. Young (maiden name from Findagrave.com--Find A Grave Memorial# 38654024; b. ca. Aug 1866 [reports both parents also b. VA]; d. 1943 [from gravestone]; bd. Leaks Chapel Cem., Stanley, Page Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 47290073; m. ca. 1885 (reports 25 yrs. of m. in 1910); d. unk.; bd. unk.); reports in 1910 that 5 ch. b., 3 still lvg.

[age 37 in the 7 Jun 1900 census of Shenandoah Iron Works, Page Co., VA; occ., farmer];
[age 46 in 29 Apr 1910 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Magisterial Dist., Page Co., VA]

[age 33 in the 7 Jun 1900 census of Shenandoah Iron Works, Page Co., VA];
[age 43 in 29 Apr 1910 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Magisterial Dist., Page Co., VA;

[John M. Gwin Note: Doug told me in Oct 2007 that Branch is definitely his grandfather whom he knew and remembered well, that he was born in VA but raised in KY--near Lexington, he thought (Doug visited there when he was a small boy--and that his (Doug's) own dad was born in a place called "Tuckaho", VA, near Charlottesville. Doug didn't know how to spell it, but he heard his dad pronounce it many times /TUCK-uh-HOE/.]

left: Branch's and Maggie's
gravestone, which reads:
DOUGLAS
BRANCH L. MAGGIE L.
1867-1943 1866-1917

left:
gravestone of:

JOHN P.
Son of
B. L. & Maggie L.
DOUGLAS
Born Jan. 3, 1890
Died June 11, 1907
Gone but not
Forgotten --

26.01--John P. Douglas, b. 3 Jan 1890 (date from gravestone) in VA; d. 11 Jun 1907; bd. Leaks Chapel Cem., Stanley, Page Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 47290135; m. never; no ch.

[listed as John P. Douglas, age 10 and b. VA/VA/VA, in the 7 Jun 1900 census of Shenandoah Iron Works, Page Co., VA];

[John M. Gwin Note: Doug told me in Oct 2007 that his dad's brother John got killed in a train accident at a young age (shown by the gravestone to be age 17), so this must be he.]

26.02--James L. Douglas, b. 1 May 1893 in VA; m. ca. 1918 to Mary C. Heatwole (b. 3 Dec 1900 in VA, d/o Amos Heatwole

[age 7 in the 7 Jun 1900 census of Shenandoah Iron Works, Page Co., VA];
[age 17 in 29 Apr 1910 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Magisterial Dist., Page Co., VA];
[age 26 in 2 Jan 1920 census of Shenandoah, Page Co., VA; occ. steam railroad laborer];
[age 36 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA; occ. steam railroad brakeman]

[age 18 in 2 Jan 1920 census of Shenandoah, Page Co., VA];
[age 29 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

27.01--Olive Lucille Douglas, b. ca. 1919; m. William Middleton;

[age 11 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

27.02--Roslyn Elwood "Doug" Douglas, b. 18 Dec 1921; m. Dorothy J. Hartsell (b. 31 May 1920, d/o Dale Milburn Hartsell {b. 26 Nov 1890; d. unk.} and Rhoda Lucretia Hartsell {b. 28 Jun 1892; d. unk.}); 3 ch.

[age 8 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

28.01--Roslyn "Ron" Elwyn Douglas, b. 2 Jan 1945 in Fresno, CA; d. 27 Aug 2009 in TX; bd. in TX; m. 17 Dec 1966 to Kathleen Elizabeth Manning (b. unk.); three ch.

29.01--Erik Wayne Douglas, b. 25 Jan 1968 in Colo. Spgs., CO; m.

29.02--Mark Alan Douglas, b. 2 Apr. 1970 in San Bernardino, CA; m.

29.03--Bryan Scott Douglas, b. 1 Oct 1974 in Upland, CA; m.

28.02--Stacey Leigh Douglas, b. 24 Sep 1952 in Fresno, CA; m. 26 Jun 1982 to Janet Miller; no ch.;

28.03--Gordon Alan Douglas, b. 11 Dec 1955 in CA; is Pastor of Family Ministries at First Evangelical Free Church in Las Cruces, NM; m. 20 Aug 1977 in CA to Kathleen "Kathy" Louise Brown, (b. 27 Aug 1953 in Long Beach, LA Co., CA, d/o George Brown and Joanne Shaw; is a registered nurse and lactation consultant in Las Cruces, NM); 4 children

29.01--Kara Marie Douglas, b. 28 Jan 1981 in Lake Forest, IL; m. 9 Jun 2006 at the Farm and Ranch Museum in Las Cruces, NM, by Pastor John H. Powell, to Jeremiah "Jeremy" Scott Gwin (b. 3 Oct 1978 in Las Cruces, NM); she is a physician in El Paso;

29.02--Jessica Anne Douglas, b. 15 Aug 1984 in Fresno, CA;

29.03--Elisabeth "Beth" Danielle Douglas, b. 29 May 1987 in Visalia, CA; m. 28 May 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Fred Brown [PRIVATE]

29.04--Rebecca Carey Douglas, b. 3 May 1989 in Visalia, CA;

27.03--Joyce Elizabeth Douglas, b. ca. 1923; m. Carl McAndrews;

[age 5 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

26.03--Emma C. Douglas, b. 1895 in VA; d. 1 Apr 1931 in VA; bd. Coverstone Cem., Shenandoah, Page Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 38654024; m. John Louis Comer (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); seven ch.

[age 5 in the 7 Jun 1900 census of Shenandoah Iron Works, Page Co., VA];
[age 15 in 29 Apr 1910 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Magisterial Dist., Page Co., VA];
[listed as Emma Comer, 26, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Elkton Pct., Stonewall Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as John L. Comer, 28, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Elkton Pct., Stonewall Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as John L. Comer, steam railroad bridge carpenter, 41, md. age 26, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 1 May 1930 census of Shenandoah, Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

Page News & Courier, Friday 3 Apr 1931 (taken from Jan Robinson's good memorial page at Findagrave.com)

Shenandoah Va., April 2--Mrs. Emma Comer, age 36 years, 6 months, and 26 days, wife of John Louis Comer, died at her home on Third Street at 8;50 a. m., Tuesday, after a brief illness beginning Thursday, March 26. When a physician was called Saturday morning, he found the good woman in a serious condition due to the flu she had several weeks ago. She was born at Honeyville 36 years ago, the daughter of Branch and Maggie Lee Douglas. She is survived by her father and two brothers, James of Shenandoah and Thomas of Ohio. Her father being in Kentucky, he could not attend the funeral. She leaves a husband and seven children--four boys and three girls: Edith, 15; Roy, 13; Charlotte, 11; Joseph, 9; Jennings, 8; Kenneth, 7; and Olivia, 5. Her mother, who was a Miss Young before marriage, died several years ago. Early in life Mrs. Comer united with the Dunkard church at Newport, this county. The funeral was held in the Christian church Thursday evening, at 2 p. m. by the Rev. E. L. Cave assisted by Rev. G. H. Easley. The body was laid to rest in the family lot in the U. B. Cemetery.

27.01--Edith M. Comer, b. 18 Aug 1915 in Honeyville, Rockingham Co., VA; d. 28 Apr 2008; bd. Rockbridge Mem. Gardens, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 26488455; m. Richard Phillip "Dick" Rogers, Sr. (b. 5 May 1909 in Buena Vista, VA; d. 7 Feb 2008 in Buena Vista, VA; bd. Rockbridge Mem. Gardens, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 24476902); unk. ch.

[listed as Edith Comer, 4 yrs. 4 mos., b. VA/VA/VA, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Elkton Pct., Stonewall Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Edith M. Comer, 14, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 1 May 1930 census of Shenandoah, Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

Roanoke Times Apr. 29, 2008 (taken from Randy Shepherd's good memorial page at Findagrave.com)

Edith Comer Rogers, 92, of Buena Vista, died Monday, April 28, 2008, after a long illness. Mrs. Rogers was born August 18, 1915, in Honeyville, Va., and resided in Shenandoah, Va., until 1931. She was preceded in death by her parents, John L. and Emma Douglas Comer and her husband of 70 years, Richard P. (Dick) Rogers Sr. who passed away in February of this year. Also preceding her in death were a sister, Charlotte C. Owens; and three brothers, Roy Comer, Jennings Comer and Kenneth Comer. Edith was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, a graduate of Parry McCluer High School and a resident of Buena Vista for 77 years. She was a loving and warm mother, grandmother and sister, and a thoughtful and unselfish caregiver to many relatives and friends over the course of her long life. She is survived by three daughters, Sheila Undercoffer and husband, Tom, of Hampton, Va., Carolyn Rogers, of Roanoke, Va., and Charlotte Calfee and husband, William, of Ruckersville, Va.; a son, Richard P. (Rick) Rogers Jr. and wife, Kim, of Radford, Va.; a grandson, Scott Bryant, of Hampton, Va.; two granddaughters, JoBeth Rogers, of Christiansburg, Va., and Emily Rogers, of Radford, Va.; a brother, Joseph L. Comer, of Roanoke, Va.; and a sister, Olivia Moore and husband, Robert, of Lexington, Va. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Rev. Deborah Koontz officiating. Burial will follow in Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Buena Vista, Va.

Roanoke Times Feb. 8, 2008 (taken from Randy Shepherd's good memorial page at Findagrave.com)

Richard Phillip "Dick" Rogers Sr., 98, of Buena Vista, died at his home Thursday, February 7, 2008. Born May 5, 1909, he lived his entire life at 821 Orchard Street, Buena Vista. He was a son of the late Ada Stinnett Rogers and Luther Scott Rogers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 13 brothers and sisters. Dick was retired from Rockbridge Auto Parts. He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church for 89 years and held many offices within the church. He was an avid sports fan and was awarded a lifetime membership to the Buena Vista Sportsman Club in 1972. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Edith Comer Rogers; three daughters, Sheila Undercoffer and husband, Tom, of Hampton, Carolyn Rogers, of Roanoke, and Charlotte Calfee and husband, William, of Ruckersville; a son, Richard P. (Rick) Rogers and wife, Kim, of Radford; a grandson, Scott Bryant, of Hampton; and two granddaughters, JoBeth Rogers, of Christiansburg, and Emily Rogers, of Radford. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2008, at St. John's United Methodist Church, Buena Vista, with the Rev. Deborah Koontz and the Rev. Butch Grow officiating. Burial will follow in Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. Donations may be made in Dick's name to St. John's United Methodist Church, 351 E 21st Street, Buena Vista, Va. 24410. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 8, 2008, at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Buena Vista, Va.

28.01--Sheila Rogers m. Tom Undercoffer

28.02--Carolyn Rogers m. unk,

28.03--Charlotte Rogers m. William Calfee

28.04--Richard Rogers m. Kim (nee unk.)

27.02--Elbert Roy Comer, b. ca. Nov 1916; d. 1980; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Roy Comer, 3 yrs. 2 mos., b. VA/VA/VA, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Elkton Pct., Stonewall Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Elbert R. Comer, 13, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 1 May 1930 census of Shenandoah, Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

27.03--Charlotte Louise Comer, b. 1919; d. 2000; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Owens (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[listed as Charlotte Comer, 1 yrs.2 mos., b. VA/VA/VA, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Elkton Pct., Stonewall Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Charlotte L. Comer, 11, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 1 May 1930 census of Shenandoah, Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

27.04--Joseph Lewis Comer, b. 7 Nov 1917 in Shenandoah, VA; d. 19 Jan 2010; bd. Blue Ridge Mem. Gardens, Roanoke,VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 46927703; m. ca. 1956 to Dorothy Barger (b. 1921; d. 1 Jan 2001; bd. Blue Ridge Mem. Gardens, Roanoke,VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 53054744); unk. ch.

[listed as Joseph Comer, 2 yrs. 2 mos., b. VA/VA/VA, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Elkton Pct., Stonewall Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Joseph L. Comer, 12, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 1 May 1930 census of Shenandoah, Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

Roanoke Times Jan. 21, 2010 (taken from Randy Shepherd's good memorial at Findagrave.com)

Joseph Lewis Comer Sr., 91, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Born to John Louis and Emma Douglas Comer, in Shenandoah, Va., on November 7, 1917, he was one of seven children and is survived by a sister, Olivia (Libby) Moore and husband, Robert. In addition to his parents and siblings, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Dorothy Barger Comer.

Besides his sister, surviving are his children, Tanya Ball, of Hampton, Va., Jenny Sue Creasey, and Joseph Lewis Comer Jr. and wife, Debbie "LouAnn," all of Roanoke; grandchildren, Kim M. Sorrels and husband, David, Teresa M. Stinnett and husband, David, Kevin J. Moran, Heather C. Perdue and husband, Allen, Joseph Lewis Comer III and Rusty Shrader, and Bryan W. Creasey; great-grandchildren, Lee Stinnett and wife, Lisa, Katie Stinnett and Justin and Hayley Baker; great-greatgranddaughter, Mallory Sorrels; many sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and many nieces and nephews, especially Carolyn and Rick Rogers.
During World War II, Joe served in the United States Army, 82nd Airborne Division, having made four combat jumps, including the pre-dawn invasion on D-Day. He was a member of the force that liberated the first city, St. Mere Eglise, France.
In 1980, he retired from his beloved Norfolk and Western Railway. Mr. Comer was a longtime member of Northminster Presbyterian Church. He loved and served his Lord, his country, his family and many friends over his entire life of 92 years.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National D-Day Memorial, P.O. Box 77, Bedford, Va. 24523 or Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3911 Greenland Ave., Roanoke, Va. 24012.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Dr. David A. Kirk and Pastor Brian M. Geiser will officiate. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with Full Military Honors by the United States Army, 82nd Airborne Division personnel. The family will receive friends from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, January, 22, 2010, at Oakey's North Chapel, 540-362-1237.

Roanoke Times Jan. 4, 2001 (taken from Casey's good memorial at Findagrave.com)

COMER, Dorothy Barger, 80, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 1, 2001. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Joseph L. Comer; daughters and son-in-law, Tanya and John Ball and Jenny Sue Creasy; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph L., Jr. and Debbie Comer ; grandchildren, Kim Sorrels, Teresa Stinnett, Kevin Moran, Heather Creasy, Joseph L. Comer , III and Bryan Creasy; great-grandchildren, Lee and Katie Stinnett; sisters, Lucille Holt, Madeline Tardy and Mary Coleman; brothers, William Barger and Joseph Barger; special friend, Jeff Puckett. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, January 4, 2001 at Northminster Presbyterian Church to celebrate her life with Rev. Dr. David A. Kirk officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's North Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Northminster Presbyterian Church, Northminster Memorial Fund, 3911 Greenland Ave., N.W. 24012.

28.01--Tanya Comer m. John Ball [PRIVATE]

28.02--Jennie Sue Comer m. Mr. Creasey [PRIVATE]

28.03--Joseph Lewis Comer, Jr. m. Debbie "LouAnn" [PRIVATE]

27.05--Willis Jennings Comer, b. 1920; d. Apr 1945; not bd.--memorial stone at Coverstone Cem., Shenandoah, Page Co., VA, reads: "IN MEMORY OF SERGEANT WILLIS JENNINGS COMER, 1920-1945, 869TH BOMB. SQD., 497TH BOMB. GROUP, MISSING IN B-29 OVER TOKYO, 1945" (body never recovered); m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Willis J. Comer, 9, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 1 May 1930 census of Shenandoah, Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

[John M. Gwin Note: The following post, "Tracing Vanished Flight", was found on an online forum and is copied here to assist the writer in his quest.]

On April 2, 1945, a B-29 with the 869th Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, AAF Serial No. 42-93883, took off from Saipan at 2100 hours as part of a large bombing mission over Tokyo. It was apparently never seen or heard from again. No trace of the plane or the crew of 11, which included Sgt. Willis Jennings Comer (he went by "Jennings") of Buena Vista, Va., was ever found, according to records. I am the nephew of Jennings Comer and am posting this in the hope that someone can offer some suggestions on trying to find information about the missing plane, or at the very least that one of the veterans who visit this site can offer up a remembrance of my uncle.

The only information ever received by my mother (Jennings' oldest sister, who still survives and still grieves) was in the form of letters from his CO, Lt. Col. Robert K. Morgan, and other Army officials, in the months and year after his disappearance and before he was officially declared KIA. Those letters state that the plane took off, as mentioned above, at 2100 hours from Saipan on 4/2/45 but was never seen again by any other crews (they were not flying in formation) and was not heard from over Tokyo (no radio contact during the mission). It was the 9th mission for the crew, captained by Lt. Edwin F. Dietzel. In one letter it is mentioned that there was a report of a plane that crashed 30 miles NW of Tokyo on that night and that a common grave containing bodies of an undertermined number of men was found, but that no ID could be made of the remains and the investigation went no further. I did request, and receive, a Missing Air Crew Report from the National Archives a couple of years ago, but it offered no further clues. I've searched many online sites but have had no luck. If anyone can offer any suggestions or tips, I'd be most grateful. Does anyone have any suggestions, for instance, on following up on the report of the grave site mentioned in the report, near Tokyo? Are there any online sources of Japanese records?

By the way, when I received the MACR from the National Archives, it included details from two other planes shot down over Tokyo that night. I guess they were part of the microfilm file. One was of a plane with the 874th Squadron, 498th Bomb Group, captained by Lt. Carl G. Smith. Some of the crew of that flight reportedly bailed out and were taken prisoner. The other report was on a plane with the 877th Squadron, 499th Bomb Group, and the pilot was Kenneth H. Dustin. The aircraft nickname was Jug Haid II. As with my uncle's flight, there is no information at all as to what happened to that plane.

Thanks for anything anyone can offer or suggest. I have posted more info, including a photo of my uncle, at the following web site. It includes a list of the 11 crew members on that flight and excerpts from letters that Jennings wrote home from Saipan. They may be of interest to the vets from that campaign. The web site is http://www.radford.edu/~rrogers/wjcomer.html.

Warmest regards to all veterans and others associated with the 20th AAF.

27.06--Kenneth Elmo Comer, b. 26 Jul 1922, Page Co., VA; d. 14 Aug 1987; bd. Rockbridge Mem. Gardens, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 47401285; Pvt., U. S. Army Air Corps, WW2; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Kenneth E. Comer, 7, b. VA/VA/VA, in the 1 May 1930 census of Shenandoah, Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

27.07--Maxine Olivia Comer, b. ca. Jan 1926 in VA/VA/VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Moore; unk. ch.

[listed as Maxine O. Comer, 4 yrs. 9 mos., b. VA/VA/VA, in the 1 May 1930 census of Shenandoah, Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

26.04--Thomas M. Douglas, b. ca. 1897 in VA

[age 3 in the 7 Jun 1900 census of Shenandoah Iron Works, Page Co., VA];
[age 13 in 29 Apr 1910 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Magisterial Dist., Page Co., VA];
[age 23 in 2 Jan 1920 census of Shenandoah, Page Co., VA; occ. steam railroad brakeman];

Some Pertinent Douglas Family Census Data:

From the 1900 Census of Monroe Township, Greene co., VA
Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	DOB	Age	Marr. Stat.	Yrs. Md.	Ch. Bn/Lvg	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
299/301	John Douglas	head	wm	[BLANK]	89	Wd			VA/VA/VA	farmer	I believe this to be Branch's widowed father. Thought his and several other of the birthdates are missing, he would've been born about 1811, calculating from his listed age.
	Mary Douglas	dau	wf	[BLANK]	60	s			VA/VA/VA
	Louvanni Douglas	dau	wf	[BLANK]	40	s			VA/VA/VA
	[BLANK] Douglas	gr.son	wm	[BLANK]	16	s			VA/VA/VA
300/302	Philmore M. Douglas	head	wm	[BLANK]	42	m	11		VA/VA/VA	farm laborer	This would be Branch's brother.
	Emma Douglas	wife	wf	[BLANK]	35	m	11	8/5	VA/VA/VA
	Jarrette Douglas	son	wm	May 1889	11	s			VA/VA/VA
	Duane Douglas	dau	wf	May 1894	6	s			VA/VA/VA
	Sadie R. Douglas	dau	wf	[BLANK]	3	s			VA/VA/VA
	Philipe Douglas	son	wm	May 1898	2	s			VA/VA/VA
	Pelhem Douglas	dau	wf	Apr 1900	1mo.	s			VA/VA/VA

Name in 7 Jun 1900 census of Shenandoah Iron Works, Page Co., VA
Name	Age
Branch L Douglas	37
Maggie L Douglas	33
John P Douglas	10
James L Douglas	7
Emma C Douglas	5
Thomas M Douglas	3

Name in 1910 census of Shenandoah, Page Co., VA	Age
B L Douglas	46
Maggie L Douglas	43
James L Douglas	17
Emma C Douglas	15
Thomas L Douglas	13

Name in 1920 census of Shenandoah, Page Co., VA	Age
James L Douglas	26
Mary C Douglas	18
Olive Douglas	1
Thomas Douglas	23

Name in 1930 census of Shenandoah, Page Co., VA	Age
James L Douglas	36
Mary C Douglas	29
Ollie L Douglas	11
Elwood R Douglas	8
Joyce E Douglas	5

H E A T W O L E

This section updated
3 FEB 2011
Using Findagrave.com and census data from Ancestry.com

23.00--Shem Samuel Heatwole [Sr.], b. est. 1800 (based on Elizabeth's age in 1850 census) in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1827 (based on Henry's age in 1850 census) in VA to Elizabeth Shank (b. ca. 1802 [age 48 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 9 ch.

24.01--Henry Heatwole, b. ca. 1828 [age 22 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

24.02--Shem S. Heatwole [Jr.], b. ca. 4 Mar 1830 in VA [fr. gravestone]; d. 27 Apr 1884, aged 54 y, 1m, 23 d [fr. gravestone]; bd. Bank Mennonite Ch. Cem., Dayton, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 48415314; m. 27 Apr 1854 to Catharine Gaines (b. ca. 26 Dec 1839; d. 28 Oct 1911, aged 72 y, 10 m. 2 d; bd. Bank Mennonite Ch. Cem., Dayton, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 48415344); reports 8 of 13 ch. lvg. in 1910

[age 29 in the 14 Jul 1860 Census of Harrisonburg P.O., Dist. No. 1, Rockingham Co., VA]
[age 50 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[age 21 in the 14 Jul 1860 Census of Harrisonburg P.O., Dist. No. 1, Rockingham Co., VA]
[age 41 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[age 61 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Catherine Heatwole, age 71 and widowed, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA, and living with dau. Octavia and her husband Wm. and next door to son Samuel and wife Margaret]

25.01--Rebecka S. Heatwole, dau, b. ca. 1856 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 4 in the 14 Jul 1860 Census of Harrisonburg P.O., Dist. No. 1, Rockingham Co., VA]
[age 24 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

SHEM S
HEATWOLE
DIED
APR 27 1884
AGED
54 Y, 1 M, & 23 D

CATHARINE
HEATWOLE
DIED
28 OCT 1911
AGED
72 Y, 10 M, 2 D.

25.02--Mary C. Heatwole, dau, b. ca. 1858 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 2 in the 14 Jul 1860 Census of Harrisonburg P.O., Dist. No. 1, Rockingham Co., VA]
[age 22 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.03--Elizabeth L. Heatwole, dau, b. ca. 1859 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 1 in the 14 Jul 1860 Census of Harrisonburg P.O., Dist. No. 1, Rockingham Co., VA]
[age 21 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.04--Ernestine M. Heatwole, dau, b. ca. 1861 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 19 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.05--John B. Heatwole, son, b. ca. 1864 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 16 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.06--Charles Heatwole, son, b. ca. 1866 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 14 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.07--Virginia D. Heatwole, dau, b. ca. 1868 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 12 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.08--James William Heatwole, son, b. ca. 6 Jun 1870 in VA; d. 12 Aug 1873, aged 3 y, 2 m, 6 d; bd. Bank Mennonite Ch. Cem., Dayton, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 48415168; m. never; no ch. [INCREDIBLE IMAGE, BELOW: James is listed as James W. Heatwole, age 9, in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA, BUT WHILE ALL OF HIS SIBLINGS ARE COUNTED AS "SINGLE", NOTE THAT THE COLUMN IS BLANK NEXT TO HIS NAME--nevertheless, it is also recorded that he "attended school within the year!" Yet we know he had been dead for some seven years!]	James William Heatwole Died 12 Aug 1873 Aged 3y 2m 6d Parents: Shem S Heatwole (__ - 1884) Catherine Gaines Heatwole (__ - 1911) Burial: Bank Mennonite Ch. Cem. Dayton, Rockingham Co., VA, USA Created by: Mathias Homestead, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 48415168
25.09--Octavia M. Heatwole, dau, b. Sep 1872 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1899 to William Wise (b. ca. 1873 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.); listed 4 of 4 ch. lvg. in 1910

[age 7 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Octava Heatwole, dau, age 26 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Ottobine Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Octavia Wise, age 37, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA, and living next door to younger bro. Samuel]
[listed as Octavia Wise, age 46, in the 20 Feb 1920 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as Octava Wise, age 57, in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as William Wise, son-in-law, age 25 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Ottobine Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as William Wise, age 36, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as William Wise, age 45, in the 20 Feb 1920 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as William Wise, age 56, in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

26.01--Emerson Bryan Wise, b. 20 Aug 1900 in Hinton, Rockingham Co., VA; d. Nov 1992, Richmond, VA; bd. Mount Comfort Cem., Alexandria, Fairfax Co., VA, Plot: 259-3--Find A Grave Memorial# 23611364; m. ca. 1929 to Lettie I. (nee unk., b. 1899; d. 1992 [from gravestone]; bd. Mount Comfort Cem., Alexandria, Fairfax Co., VA, Plot: 259-3--Find A Grave Memorial# 23611364); unk. ch.

[listed as Emerson B. Wise, age 10, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Emerson B. Wise, age 19, in the 20 Feb 1920 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Emmett B. Wise, age 29, U.S. Govt. RR mail clerk, in the 15 Apr 1930 census of 13th Pct., Washington, D. C.,]

[listed as Lettie I. Wise, age 30, in the 15 Apr 1930 census of 13th Pct., Washington, D. C.]

26.01--Nancy J. Wise, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Talbert; unk. ch.

26.02--William E. Wise, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.02--Marian Floyd Wise, b. ca. 1903 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Floyd Wise, age 7, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Marian F. Wise, age 18, in the 20 Feb 1920 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

26.03--Robert Clarence Wise, b. ca. 1905 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1924 (age 19) to Ida. M. (nee unk., b. ca. 1909 in VA; unk. ch.--no ch. reported in 1930

[listed as Clarence Wise, age 5, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Robert C. Wise, age 14, in the 20 Feb 1920 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as Clarence R. Wise, age 22, in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as Ida M. Wise, age 21, in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

26.04--William Elmer Wise, b. ca. May 1909 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Elmer Wise, age 11 mos., in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as William E. Wise, age 10, in the 20 Feb 1920 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as William E. Wise, age 20, in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

26.05--Ruth Catherine Wise, b. ca. May 1909 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Ruth C. Wise, age 5, in the 20 Feb 1920 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as Catherine R. Wise, age 15, in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.10--Amos F. Heatwole, son, b. 1874 [fr. gravestone] in VA; d. 1948 [fr. gravestone]; bd. Keezletown Cem. Keezletown, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 20728147; m. Mittie F. Chapman (b. 1879 [fr. gravestone], d/o James M. and Lizzie A. Chapman; d. 1945 [fr. gravestone]; bd. Keezletown Cem. Keezletown, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 20728147); 5 ch. (4 still lvg. in 1910--the oldest died before 1900)

[Amos, age 5 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA];
[Amos, age 24 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];
[Amos, age 35 in 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as Mittie Chapman, granddaughter, age 1, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[Mittie, age 21 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];
[Mittie, age 31 in the 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

26.01--(given name unk.) Heatwole, b. bef. 1900; d. bef. 1900 census; m. never; no ch.

26.02--Mary C. Heatwole, b. 31 Dec 1900 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m1. ca. 1918 to James L. Douglas (b. 1 May 1893; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 3 ch.; m2. Clyde Emerson (unk.);

[age 9 in 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

HEATWOLE

AMOS F
1874 - 1948

MITTIE C
1879 - 1945

Find A Grave Memorial# 20728147

27.01--Olive Douglas, b. ca. 1919; m. William Middleton ( d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[age 11 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

27.02--Roslyn Elwood "Doug" Douglas, b. 18 Dec 1921; d. ; m. Dorothy J. Hartsell (b. 31 May 1920, d/o Dale Milburn Hartsell {b. 26 Nov 1890; d. unk.} and Rhoda Lucretia Hartsell {b. 28 Jun 1892; d. unk.}); 3 ch.

[age 8 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

28.01--Roslyn "Ron" Elwyn Douglas, b. 2 Jan 1945 in Fresno, CA; m. 17 Dec 1966 to Kathleen Elizabeth Manning;

29.01--Erik Wayne Douglas, b. 25 Jan 1968 in Colo. Spgs., CO; m.

29.02--Mark Alan Douglas, b. 2 Apr. 1970 in San Bernardino, CA; m.

29.03--Bryan Scott Douglas, b. 1 Oct 1974 in Upland, CA; m.

29.01--Kara Marie Douglas, b. 28 Jan 1981 in Lake Forest, IL; m. 9 Jun 2006 at the Farm and Ranch Museum in Las Cruces, NM, to Jeremiah "Jeremy" Scott Gwin (b. 3 Oct 1978 in Las Cruces, NM; civil engineer with Parsons-Brinckerhoff in Albuquerque); she is a student at the UNM School of Medicine;

29.02--Jessica Anne Douglas, b. 15 Aug 1984 in Fresno, CA;

29.03--Elisabeth "Beth" Danielle Douglas, b. 29 May 1987 in Visalia, CA; m. 28 May 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Fred Brown [PRIVATE]

29.04--Rebecca Carey Douglas, b. 3 May 1989 in Visalia, CA;

26.03--James E. Heatwole, b. ca. 1904; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 6 in 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

26.04--Samuel R. Heatwole, b. ca. 1906; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 4 in 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

26.05--Meyra E. Heatwole, b. ca. 1909; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 1 in 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

25.11--Samuel S. Heatwole, son, b. ca. 1877 in VA; d. unk.; kbd. unk.; m. ca. 1905 to Margaret A. (nee unk., b. ca. 1881 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.); no ch.--reports 0 of 0 ch. lvg. in 1910

[age 3 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA];

25.12--Edward L. Heatwole, son, b. ca. 1 Jun 1879 in VA; d. 7 Jul 1879, aged 1m, 7d; bd. Bank Mennonite Ch. Cem., Dayton (sw of Harrisonburg), Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 48415205; m. never; no ch.

25.13--R. E. Heatwole, son, b. Dec 1880 in VA;

[age 3 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA];
[age 19 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

24.03--Rebecca Heatwole, b. ca. 1832; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 18 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA]

24.04--Ann Heatwole, b. ca. 1834; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 16 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA]

24.05--David Heatwole, b. ca. 1836; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 14 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA]

24.06--Gabriel Heatwole, twin, b. ca. 1841; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 9 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA, listed as "twins"]

24.07--Elizabeth Heatwole, twin, b. ca. 1841; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 9 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA, listed as "twins"]

24.08--Jacob Heatwole, b. ca. 1843; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 7 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA]

24.09--Martin Heatwole, b. ca. 1846; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 4 in the 2 Aug 1850 census of Rockingham Co., VA]

Some Pertinent Heatwole Family Census Data:

From the 1840 Census of Rockingham Co., VA

[Numbers assigned by JMG]	NAMES OF HEADS OF FAMILIES	0 -5	5 -10	10 -15	15 -20	20 -30	30 -40	40 -50	50 -60	60 -70	70 -80	80 -90	90 -100	100 &c	0 -5	5 -10	10 -15	15 -20	20 -30	30 -40	40 -50	50 -60	60 -70	70 -80	80 -90	90 -100	100 &c
				M		A		L		E		S			F		E		M		A		L		E		S
#25 down page	Shem Heatwool (sic--Heatwole)	2	1	2	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	2	1	.	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
.	John Gwin's speculation as to who these numbers represent: --->	David, [unk.] or Gabriel (the twin)	[unk]	Henry, Shem Jr.		Shem Sr.									[unk.] & [unk.] or Elizabeth (the twin)	Rebecca, Ann	[unk.]		Elizabeth	[unk.] (Elizabeth's mother?)

From the 2 Aug 1850 Census of Rockingham Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Sex	DOB [est.]	Age	Real E$t.	POB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
443/446	Shem Heatwole	m	est. 1800	[BLANK]	7500	VA	farmer
	Elizabeth	f	1802	48		VA
	Henry	m	1828	22		VA	laborer
	Shem	m	1830	20		VA	laborer	I believe this is our Shem, husband of Catherine and father of Amos. His age fits and his location fits; further, how many Shem Heatwoles can there be who match up like that? SO, IF this is he--and I'm convinced it is--we just opened up another generation! By the way, Ancestry.com mistranscribed his first name as "Shew".
	Rebecca	f	1832	18		VA
	Ann	f	1834	16		VA
	David	m	1836	14		VA
	Gabriel	m	1841	9		VA		Gabriel and Elizabeth are listed as "twins".
	Elizabeth	f	1841	9		VA		Gabriel and Elizabeth are listed as "twins".
	Jacob	m	1843	7		VA
	Martin	m	1846	4		VA
	Emanuel Suters	m	1833	17		VA

From the 14 Jul 1860 Census of Harrisonburg P.O., Dist. No. 1, Rockingham Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Sex	DOB [est.]	Age	Real E$t.	POB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
1022/991	Shem Heatwole	m	1831	29	2000	VA	Farmer	We learn here that his first name is Shem. The names and ages of his family confirm that this is Kara's ggg-grandfather. Finding him here led us to him again in 1850 where we learn that his father's name is Shem as well; therefore, we'll call this one Shem Junior and his father Shem Senior.
	Catherine Heatwole	f	1839	21		VA
	Rebecca Heatwole	f	1856	4		VA
	Mary Heatwole	f	1858	2		VA
	Elizabeth Heatwole	f	1859	1		VA
	John Frank(um?)	m	1842	18		VA

From the 18 Jun 1880 Census of Ashby Dist., Rockingham Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Relat. 2HoH	Sex	DOB [est.]	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
295/307	S. Heatwole	head	m	1830	50	m	VA/VA/VA	carpinter	This is the father of Amos F., from whom our line descends. As you can see from "carpinter", this enumerator doesn't spell well, so we can take the spellings of the various names with a grain of salt as well.
	Cathren Heatwole	wife	f	1839	41	m	VA/VA/VA
	Rebecka S. Heatwole	dau	f	1856	24	s	VA/VA/VA
	Mary C. Heatwole	dau	f	1858	22	s	VA/VA/VA	at home
	Elizabeth L. Heatwole	dau	f	1859	21	s	VA/VA/VA	at home
	Ernestine M. Heatwole	dau	f	1861	19	s	VA/VA/VA
	John B. Heatwole	son	m	1864	16	s	VA/VA/VA
	Charls. (m. i. illeg.) Heatwole	son	m	1866	14	s	VA/VA/VA
	Virginia D. Heatwole	dau	f	1868	12	s	VA/VA/VA
	James N. Heatwole	son	m	1871	9	s	VA/VA/VA
	Octavia M. Heatwole	dau	f	1873	7	s	VA/VA/VA
	Amos F. Heatwole	son	m	1875	5	s	VA/VA/VA		This is "Doug" Douglas' great-grandfather.
	Saml. S. Heatwole	son	m	1877	3	s	VA/VA/VA

From the 11 Jun 1900 Census of Central Twp., Rockingham Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	DOB	Age	Marr. Stat./ Yrs.Md.	Ch.Bn./ Ch.Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
106/109	James M. Chapman	head	wm	Sep 1841	58	m/22		VA/VA/VA	farmer	Mistranscribed as Chapinan by Ancestry.com.
	Lizzie A. Chapman	wife	wf	Jun 1843	56	m/22	4/4	VA/VA/VA
	Samuel L. Chapman	son	wm	Mar 1881	19	s		VA/VA/VA
	Blanch M. Chapman	daughter	wf	Jun 1887	13	s		VA/VA/VA
	Maud J. Chapman	daughter	wf	May 1889	11	s		VA/VA/VA
	Mittie Heatwole	daughter	wf	Apr 1879	21	m/3	1/0	VA/VA/VA	boarder	Mistranscribed as "Mittie Heatwole Chapinan" by Ancestry.com. But now we know her maiden name and have thus accessed another of Kara's lines: the Chapmans!
	Amos Heatwole	son-in-law	wm	Sep 1875	24	m/3		VA/VA/VA	boarder	This is "Doug" Douglas' great-grandfather, mistranscribed as "Amos Heatwole Chapinan" by Ancestry.com. No wonder we couldn't find him! What I finally did was look at all the Amoses (I left the last name box empty) in the entire census of Central District in Rockingham Co., VA, and there he was. OK, that doesn't, however, explain why I haven't been able to find any of his siblings or parents, so I'll keep looking.

From the 11 Jun 1900 Census of Ottobine Prct., Rockingham Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	DOB	Age	Marr. Stat./ Yrs.Md.	Ch.Bn./ Ch.Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
141/144	Cathern Heatwole	head		Jan 1839	61	Wd.	13/7	VA/VA/VA		This is our Catherine (sp unk.), alright. Now we know how many kids they had and how many are still alive.
	Octavia M. Heatwole	daughter		Sep 1872	27	m/1		VA/VA/VA		Hm. She is listed first and as having the last name Heatwole, but I believe that she is married to William Wise and that the child listed as his is hers as well.
	William Wise	son-in-law		Nov 1873	26	m/1	1/1	VA/VA/VA	farmer
	R. E. Heatwole	son		Dec 1880	19	s		VA/VA/VA	at school	Aha, a heretofore unknown (by us) sibling of Amos: Uncle R. E.! Perhaps we'll discover his names in 1910, '20, or '30.
139/141	Gabrel Heatwole									My transcription is incomplete--there are 3 more people in this household, whom I believe to be Gabriel's daughter and her family. Being two doors down from Cathern, I feel quite strongly that they are related; perhaps Gabriel and Cathern's deceased husband were brothers.
	Eliza Heatwole
	Clifford Heatwole

From the 14-15 Jan 1920 Census of Central District, Reesfatown Pct., Rockingham Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Est. DOB	Age	Marr. Stat./ Yrs.Md.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
Mountain Valley Rd. FM/173/176	Amos F. Heatwole	head	wm	1875	45	m	VA/VA/VA	general farm farmer	This is our Amos and his family in 1920. He and his wife are two of my daughter (in-law) Kara's gg-grandparents.
	M. Icadora Heatwole	wife	wf	1880	40	m	VA/VA/VA		Her first name is Mittie, according to the 1900 census, above. So now we know her middle name as well.
	James E. Heatwole	son	wm	1904	16	s	VA/VA/VA
	Samuel R. Heatwole	son	wm	1907	13	s	VA/VA/VA
	Mura E. Heatwole	daughter	wf	1909	11	s	VA/VA/VA
	Glenn C. Heatwole	son	wm	1912	8	s	VA/VA/VA
	Elizabeth Chapman	mother-in law	wf	1845	75	wd	VA/VA/VA

C H A P M A N

Section Updated 9 Dec 2011

23.00--Mr. Chapman, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; at least one ch.

23.00--Samuel Sheets, b. 29 Jun 1810; d. 1 May 1888; bd. Keezletown Cem. Keezletown, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 33980835; m. Mary "Polly" Houff (b. 27 Jun 1809; d. 21 Dec 1889; bd. Keezletown Cem. Keezletown, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 33980764--stone reads, in part, "...DAUGHTER OF BENJAMIN HOUFF AND WIFE OF SAMUEL SHEETS, BORN JUNE 27, 1809, DIED DEC 21, 1889..."); at least 1 ch.

[listed as Samuel Sheets, age 60, in the 17 Sep 1870 census of Harrisonburg Twp., Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Samuel Sheets, age 70 in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[listed as Polly Sheets, age 60, in the 17 Sep 1870 census of Harrisonburg Twp., Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Mary Sheets, age 70, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

24.00--James M. Chapman, b. Sep 1841; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Elizabeth "Lizzie" A. Sheets (b. Jun 1843; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least ch.

[listed as James Chapman, age 38 in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[James, age 58 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[listed as Elizabeth Sheets, age 24, in the 17 Sep 1870 census of Harrisonburg Twp., Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Elizabeth Chapman, age 36 in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];
[Lizzie, age 56 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

25.01--Mittie F. Chapman (b. 1879 [fr. gravestone], d/o James M. and Lizzie A. Chapman; d. 1945 [fr. gravestone]; bd. Keezletown Cem. Keezletown, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 20728147); m. Amos F. Heatwole, son, b. 1874 [fr. gravestone] in VA; d. 1948 [fr. gravestone]; bd. Keezletown Cem. Keezletown, Rockingham Co., VA--Find A Grave Memorial# 20728147; 5 ch. (4 still lvg. in 1910--the oldest died before 1900)

[listed as Mittie Chapman, granddaughter, age 1, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[Mittie, age 21 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];
[Mittie, age 31 in the 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

[Amos, age 5 in the 18 Jun 1880 census of Ashley Dist., Rockingham Co., VA];
[Amos, age 24 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];
[Amos, age 35 in 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

[age 9 in 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

27.01--Olive Douglas, b. ca. 1919; m. William Middleton;

[age 11 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

[age 8 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

28.01--Roslyn "Ron" Elwyn Douglas, b. 2 Jan 1945 in Fresno, CA; d. 2009 in TX; m. 17 Dec 1966 to Kathleen Elizabeth Manning;

29.01--Erik Wayne Douglas, b. 25 Jan 1968 in Colo. Spgs., CO; m.

29.02--Mark Alan Douglas, b. 2 Apr. 1970 in San Bernardino, CA; m.

29.03--Bryan Scott Douglas, b. 1 Oct 1974 in Upland, CA; m.

29.01--Kara Marie Douglas, M. D., b. 28 Jan 1981 in Lake Forest, IL; m. 9 Jun 2006 at the Farm and Ranch Museum in Las Cruces, NM, by Pastor John H. Powell, to Jeremiah "Jeremy" Scott Gwin (b. 3 Oct 1978 in Las Cruces, NM; civil engineer with Parsons-Brinckerhoff in Albuquerque and residing in El Paso, TX; she is a graduate of the UNM School of Medicine doing her residency in El Paso, TX;

29.02--Jessica Anne Douglas, b. 15 Aug 1984 in Fresno, CA;

29.03--Elisabeth "Beth" Danielle Douglas, b. 29 May 1987 in Visalia, CA; m. 28 May 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Fred Brown [PRIVATE]

29.04--Rebecca Carey Douglas, b. 3 May 1989 in Visalia, CA;

25.02--Samuel L. Chapman, b. Mar 1881; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 19 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.03--Blanch M. Chapman, b. Jun 1887; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 13 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.04--Maud J. Chapman, b. May 1889; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 11 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]

Some Pertinent Chapman Family Census Data:

From the 11 Jun 1900 Census of Central Twp., Rockingham Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	DOB	Age	Marr. Stat./ Yrs.Md.	Ch.Bn./ Ch.Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
106/109	James M. Chapman	head	wm	Sep 1841	58	m/22		VA/VA/VA	farmer	Mistranscribed as Chapinan by Ancestry.com.
	Lizzie A. Chapman	wife	wf	Jun 1843	56	m/22	4/4	VA/VA/VA
	Samuel L. Chapman	son	wm	Mar 1881	19	s		VA/VA/VA
	Blanch M. Chapman	daughter	wf	Jun 1887	13	s		VA/VA/VA
	Maud J. Chapman	daughter	wf	May 1889	11	s		VA/VA/VA
	Mittie Heatwole	daughter	wf	Apr 1879	21	m/3	1/0	VA/VA/VA	boarder	Mistranscribed as "Mittie Heatwole Chapinan" by Ancestry.com. But now we know her maiden name and have thus accessed another of Kara's lines: the Chapmans!
	Amos Heatwole	son-in-law	wm	Sep 1875	24	m/3		VA/VA/VA	boarder	This is "Doug" Douglas' great-grandfather, mistranscribed as "Amos Heatwole Chapinan" by Ancestry.com. No wonder we couldn't find him! What I finally did was look at all the Amoses (I left the last name box empty) in the entire census of Central District in Rockingham Co., VA, and there he was. OK, that doesn't, however, explain why I haven't been able to find any of his siblings or parents, so I'll keep looking.

From the 14-15 Jan 1920 Census of Central District, Reesfatown Pct., Rockingham Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Est. DOB	Age	Marr. Stat./ Yrs.Md.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
Mountain Valley Rd. FM/173/176	Amos F. Heatwole	head	wm	1875	45	m	VA/VA/VA	general farm farmer	This is our Amos and his family in 1920. He and his wife are two of my daughter (in-law) Kara's gg-grandparents.
	M. Icadora Heatwole	wife	wf	1880	40	m	VA/VA/VA		Her first name is Mittie, according to the 1900 census, above. So now we know her middle name as well.
	James E. Heatwole	son	wm	1904	16	s	VA/VA/VA
	Samuel R. Heatwole	son	wm	1907	13	s	VA/VA/VA
	Mura E. Heatwole	daughter	wf	1909	11	s	VA/VA/VA
	Glenn C. Heatwole	son	wm	1912	8	s	VA/VA/VA
	Elizabeth Chapman	mother-in law	wf	1845	75	wd	VA/VA/VA

S H E E T S

Section Started 9 Dec 2011
Section Updated 10 Dec 2011

22.00--Mr. Sheets, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; at least one ch.

22.00--Benjamin Houff, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; at least one ch.

[listed as Samuel Sheets, age 40, in the 1850 census of Dist. 56, Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as Sam'l. Sheets, age 50, in the 6 Aug 1860 census of Harrisonburg P. O., Dist. 1, Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Samuel Sheets, age 60, in the 17 Sep 1870 census of Harrisonburg P. O., Harrisonburg Twp., Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Samuel Sheets, age 70 in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[listed as Mary Sheets, age 38, in the 1850 census of Dist. 56, Rockingham Co., VA]
[listed as Mary Sheets, age 50, in the 6 Aug 1860 census of Harrisonburg P. O., Dist. 1, Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Polly Sheets, age 60, in the 17 Sep 1870 census of Harrisonburg Twp., Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Mary Sheets, age 70, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

Name:

Samuel Sheets

Age:

YOB:

abt 1810

POB:

Virginia

Home in
1850:

District 56,
Rockingham, VA

Gender:

Male

Family #:

1930

House-
hold:

Name	Age
Samuel Sheets	40
Mary Sheets	38
William Sheets	12
Henry Sheets	10
Harvey Sheets	8
Margaret Sheets	6

Name:

Sam'l Sheets

Age in 1860:

Birth Year:

abt 1810

Birthplace:

Virginia

Home in
1860:

District 1,
Rockingham, VA

Gender:

Male

Post Office:

Harrisonburg

Household
Members:

Name	Age
Saml Sheets	50
Mary Sheets	50
William Sheets	23
James H Sheets	20
John H Sheets	18
Elizabeth Sheets	16

24.01--William Sheets, b. ca. 1837 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as William Sheets, age 12, in the 1850 census of Dist. 56, Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as William Sheets, age 23, in the 6 Aug 1860 census of Harrisonburg P. O., Dist. 1, Rockingham Co., VA];

24.02--James Henry Sheets, b. ca. 1840 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Henry Sheets, age 10, in the 1850 census of Dist. 56, Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as James H. Sheets, age 20, in the 6 Aug 1860 census of Harrisonburg P. O., Dist. 1, Rockingham Co., VA]

24.03--John Harvey Sheets, b. ca. 1842 in VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Harvey Sheets, age 8, in the 1850 census of Dist. 56, Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as John H. Sheets, age 18, in the 6 Aug 1860 census of Harrisonburg P. O., Dist. 1, Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as John H. Sheets, age 27 and b. VA, in the 17 Sep 1870 census of Harrisonburg Twp., Rockingham Co., VA];

24.04--Elizabeth "Lizzie" Margaret Sheets, b. Jun 1843; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. James M. Chapman (b. Sep 1841; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least ch.

[listed as Margaret Sheets, age 6, in the 1850 census of Dist. 56, Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as Elizabeth Sheets, age 16, in the 6 Aug 1860 census of Harrisonburg P. O., Dist. 1, Rockingham Co., VA]

[listed as Elizabeth M. Sheets, age 24 and b. VA, in the 17 Sep 1870 census of Harrisonburg Twp., Rockingham Co., VA];
[listed as Elizabeth Chapman, age 36 in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];
[Lizzie, age 56 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[listed as James Chapman, age 38 in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[James, age 58 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[listed as Mittie Chapman, granddaughter, age 1, in the 12 Jun 1880 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA];

[age 9 in 7 May 1910 census of Central, Rockingham Co., VA]

27.01--Olive Douglas, b. ca. 1919; m. William Middleton;

[age 11 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

[age 8 in 4 Apr 1930 census of Shenandoah Iron Works Dist., Page Co., VA]

28.01--Roslyn "Ron" Elwyn Douglas, b. 2 Jan 1945 in Fresno, CA; d. 2009 in TX; m. 17 Dec 1966 to Kathleen Elizabeth Manning;

29.01--Erik Wayne Douglas, b. 25 Jan 1968 in Colo. Spgs., CO; m.

29.02--Mark Alan Douglas, b. 2 Apr. 1970 in San Bernardino, CA; m.

29.03--Bryan Scott Douglas, b. 1 Oct 1974 in Upland, CA; m.

29.01--Kara Marie Douglas, M. D., b. 28 Jan 1981 in Lake Forest, IL; m. 9 Jun 2006 at the Farm and Ranch Museum in Las Cruces, NM, by Pastor John H. Powell, to Jeremiah "Jeremy" Scott Gwin, P. E. (b. 3 Oct 1978 in Las Cruces, NM; civil engineer); she is a gynecologist;

29.02--Jessica Anne Douglas, b. 15 Aug 1984 in Fresno, CA;

29.03--Elisabeth "Beth" Danielle Douglas, b. 29 May 1987 in Visalia, CA; m. 28 May 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Fred Brown [PRIVATE]

29.04--Rebecca Carey Douglas, b. 3 May 1989 in Visalia, CA;

25.02--Samuel L. Chapman, b. Mar 1881; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 19 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.03--Blanch M. Chapman, b. Jun 1887; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 13 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]

25.04--Maud J. Chapman, b. May 1889; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 11 in the 11 Jun 1900 census of Central Pct., Rockingham Co., VA]

[24.03]--William Sheets, b. ca. 1857; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[not listed as lvg. with Samuel in the 6 Aug 1860 census of Harrisonburg P. O., Dist. 1, Rockingham Co., VA, and theorized to be a grandson]

[listed as William Sheets, age 13 and b. VA, in the 17 Sep 1870 census of Harrisonburg Twp., Rockingham Co., VA];

Some Pertinent Sheets Family Census Data:

From the 10-11 Aug 1860 census of Burke's Mill P. O., North Subdivision, Augusta Co., VA
Res/Fam	Name	Age	Sex	Occ.	Estate Real/Pers	POB	Other	John M. Gwin Comments
1064/1069	Erasmus F. Houff	31	m	school teacher	1480/511	VA		Augusta Co. abuts Rockingham Co. to the southwest. Both abut Pendleton Co., WV
	Eliza Houff	25	f			VA		This must be Esrasmus Houff's wife.
	Robert M. Houff	4	m			VA
	Augustus S. Houff	2	m			VA
	Elizabeth Houff	52	f			VA		I'd say this is Erasmus Houff's mother.
1065/1070	William Houff	36	m	farmer	2940/780	VA		This will likely be Erasmus' older brother.
	Susan C. Houff	35	f			VA		This must be William Houff's wife.
	John F. Houff	13	m			VA	attended school w/in the year
	Elizabeth M. Houff	10	f			VA	attended school w/in the year
	Sarah C. Houff	7	f			VA	attended school w/in the year
	Geo. Sheets	16	m	day laborer		VA	attended school w/in the year	Aha! Have we found another Sheets/Houff connection?
1066/1071	Peter E. Houff	39	m	farmer	2677/588	VA
	Rebecca M. Houff	41	f			VA		This must be Peter Houff's wife.
	Charlotte V. Houff	14	f			VA	attended school w/in the year
	Elizabeth M. Houff	12	f			VA
	E. L. Houff	5	m			VA
	Walter L. Houff	2	m			VA
1067/1072	Jos. A. Houff	35	m	farmer	3930/1282	VA		Peter, William, Joseph, and Erasmus are likely brothers to each other and sons of Elizabeth Houff.
	Eliza J. Houff	26	f			VA		This must be Joseph Houff's wife.
	Wm. R. Houff	7	m			VA	attended school w/in the year
	Nannie J. Houff	3	f			VA
	Alonzo F. Houff	1	m			VA
	Jane Quick	65	f			PA	cannot read or write	I'll say that Jane, nee unk., is Joseph's mother-in-law, who has migrated south from Pennsylvania prior to 1834 (when Eliza J. is born in VA), and that she is the mother of James F. Quick, below, as well.
1068/1073	Nancy Houff	72	f		2370/443	VA		Nancy, nee unk., must be the widow of the Houff, grandmother to the four boys, mother-in-law to Elizabeth.
	Rebecca Houff	35	f	domestic	---/500	VA
	Jas. F. Quick	24	m	day laborer	---/650	VA
	Margaret Quick	27	f			VA
	Mary M. Quick	2	f			VA
	Nancy C. Quick	1 mo.	f			VA
	Benjan. F. Quick	25	m			VA
1076/1079	Jacob Sheets	29	m	day laborer	100/50	VA		Possibly the older brother of George, above.
	Sarah Sheets	26	f			VA
	John H. Sheets	12	m			VA
	Sarah M. Sheets	6	f			VA
	Victoria Sheets	4	f			VA
	Samuel C. Sheets	2	m			VA
	George E. Sheets	1	m			VA
						VA
						VA

H A R T S E L L

Research: Order of Battle

01. We started this Hartsell line with Gordon's mom, 27.02--Dorothy Jean Hartsell.
02. Her father was 26.02--Dale Milburn Hartsell, both of whom show up in the 1930 census in Fresno, CA.
03. Dale was also located in the 1920, 1910, and 1900 censuses of Cocke Co., TN.
04. When Dale appeared in the 1900 census, he was living with his parents, 25.02--William Brownlow Hartsell (age 36) and his wife Josephine.
05. The jump to 1880 presented a problem, as Will and Jo were not yet married, so we had to depend on age and location.
06. Nevertheless, there was only one William Hartsell living in Cocke Co., TN, who was age 16 in 1880: the son of 24.0--John Harrison Hartsell.
07. For 1900, a John Hartsell was the right age, living in the right place, with the right wife, and with two of the right children (only one of whose ages is right, however).
08. We uncovered John again in 1870, and again all the names of people and places aligned themselves with those in the other censuses.
09. This led us to John again--this time in 1850--with all his siblings to date and his parents: 23.0--Abraham Hartsell and wife Rebeca.

10. Then on 29 Apr 2007, Kathy Douglas loaned me the Hartsell book--The Hartsell Connection by Larry D. and Magdalene E. Fox (who attribute much of this work to the research of Mrs. Edith Richardson of Gainesville, GA, a Hartsell descendant)--that belongs to her Aunt Lorraine Smith (who had mailed it to Kathy and Gordon). Information I've gleaned exclusively from this work appears below in this purple color. It is far too extensive for me to copy in its entirety here, however. Aunt Lorraine, I promise to be very careful with it--thanks for sending it! I've already read through quite a bit of it and have seen that it corresponds almost perfectly with what I have already found out as listed above. I plan to make a copy of it and give it back to Kathy as quickly as possible.

John Gwin

21.00--Abraham Hartzell, b. ; m. ca. 1775 in PA to Hannah Anthony (b.; d. 1841)

22.01--Abraham Hartzell [II], b. 21 Apr 1777; d. 17 Jul 1858;
22.02--Isaac Hartzell, b. 1783; d. late 1863;
22.03--Jacob Tayler Hartzell, b. 1786; d. 2 May 1843;
22.04--Sarah Hartzell, b. 12 Aug 1789; d. 19 Aug 1861;
22.05--Delilah Hartzell, b. ca. 1794;

21.00--Abraham Hartzell, b. ; m. ca. 1775 in PA to Hannah Anthony (b.; d. 1841)

22.01--Abraham Hartzell [II], b. 21 Apr 1777 in NC; d. 17 Jul 1858; bd. Clover Hill Cem., Blount Co., TN; innkeeper, merchant; m. Mary "Polly" Norton (b. 1782 in NC {later TN}; d. 7 Sep 1864; bd. Clover Hill Cem., Blount Co., TN); 11 ch.:

Here are those eleven children in summary:

23.01--Delilah Hartsell, b. 23 Mar 1804; d. 15 Dec 1886;
23.02--Hyram Hartsell, b. 2 Mar 1807; d. 19 Nov 1892;
23.03--Hannah Hartsell, b. 8 May 1809; 30 Oct 1871;
23.04--Abraham Hartsell, Jr., b. ca. 1810; d. ca. 1899
23.05--Mary Ann Hartsell, b. ca. 1813; d. ca. 1881;
23.06--Paul Anthony Hartsell, b. 21 Feb 1816; d. 17 Dec 1897;
23.07--Nancy Singleton Hartsell, b. 8 Aug 1820; d. 21 Jul 1899;
23.08--Sarah Jane Hartsell, b. ca. 1820; d. unk.;
23.09--William T. Hartsell, b. ca. 1823; d. unk.;
23.10--Ruth Hartsell, b. ca. 1826; d. unk.;
23.11--Abner Lawson Hartsell, b.12 May 1828; d. 25 Aug 1912;

And now here they are again in more detail:


The following was copied from Tim and Kamy Rayburn Gamble's work submitted to the 
Tennessee Tombstone Transcription Project located at
http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/blount/cemeteries/clvrhll.txt :

BLOUNT COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Clover Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery (partial)

Clover Hill Presby. Ch. (estab. 1894) and cem. are located approx. 5 mi. so. of Maryville, TN.

Heartsill, Abraham 	1777	No Date	
Heartsill, Mary		1782	"Sept. 7, 1864"		Wife of Abraham Heartsill

23.01--Delilah Hartsell, b. 23 Mar 1804; d. 15 Dec 1886; m. 10 Nov 1820 in Monroe Co., TN, to George Washington Madden ()

23.02--Hyram Hartsell, b. 2 Mar 1807; d. 19 Nov 1892;
23.03--Hannah Hartsell, b. 8 May 1809; 30 Oct 1871;
23.04--Abraham Hartsell, Jr., b. ca. 1810 [age 40, in 1850 census of Cocke Co., TN; occ., blacksmith], w/son John b. ca. 1840; d. ca. 1899;

24.03--John Harrison Hartsell, b. May 1840 [age 30 in the 16 Aug 1870 census of res. 127, 10th Dist., Cocke Co., TN]; [age 40 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN; occ. blacksmith/wagonmaker]; [age 59 in the 5 Jun 1900 census of the 10th Civil Dist., Cocke Co., TN; occ. Blacksmith]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1862 (m. 38 yrs. in 1900) Amanda Jane (nee unk., b. Oct 1843 [age 25 in the 16 Aug 1870 census of res. 127, 10th Dist., Cocke Co., TN]; [age 37 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN]; [age 56 in the 5 Jun 1900 census of the 10th Civil Dist., Cocke Co., TN; bore 6 ch., 6 still lvg in 1900]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 10 ch.

25.01--Martha Isadora Hartsell, b. [age 7 in the 16 Aug 1870 census of res. 127, 10th Dist., Cocke Co., TN]; [age 18 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.02--William Brownlow Hartsell, b. 5 Mar 1864; d. 14 Jan 1958; bd. Hickory Valley Cem., Unitia, Loudon Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 59455864; m. Josephine (nee unk., b. 23 Apr 1869; d. 30 Jan 1948; bd. Hickory Valley Cem., Unitia, Loudon Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 59455879); at least 7 ch.

[age 6 in the 16 Aug 1870 census of res. 127, 10th Dist., Cocke Co., TN];
[age 16 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 36 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN, m. 12 yrs., occ. farmer, POB TN/TN/TN];
[age 46 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN, officer in Sheriff's dept.]

[age 31 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN, m. 12 yrs., 7 ch., 7 lvg., POB TN/TN/TN];
[age 41 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN, m1. 22 yrs. w/11 of 12 ch. still lvg.]

26.01--Dessie Hartsell, b. Jul 1889; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 10 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN]

26.02--Dale Milburn Hartsell, b. 26 Nov 1890 in (Cocke Co.?) TN; d. 1968; m. 8 Jan 1911 to Rhoda Lucretia Templin (b. 28 Jun 1892; d. unk.)

[age 9 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 20 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 29 in the 15 Jan 1920 census of Sardis, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 38 in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA]

[age 27 in the 15 Jan 1920 census of Sardis, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 37 in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA]

27.01--Wilma R. Hartsell, dau., b. ca. Jan 1918 [age 2 yrs., 0 mo. in the 15 Jan 1920 census of Sardis, Cocke Co., TN]; [age 12 in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA]; d. unk.; m. Paul Walker (b. unk.; d. unk.); 1 ch.

28.01--Paul Walker, Jr., b. ca. 10 Oct 1952; d. 16 Mar 2002; m. Carol (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.); 1 ch.

29.01--Ashley Rosalee Walker, b. 1 Mar 1993

27.02--Dorothy Jean Hartsell, b. 31 May 1920; [age 9 in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA], m. Roslyn Elwood Douglas (b. 18 Dec 1921; d. ); 3 ch.

Home on 21 Aug 1850 to the family of 3.0 Abraham Hartsell:	Dist. 11, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
Abhm Hartsell	40
Rebeca Hartsell	36
William Hartsell	13
Charles Hartsell	11
John Hartsell	9
Violet Hartsell	7
Brounlow Hartsell	4
Isaac Hartsell	1

Home in 1880 to the family of 4.0 John H. Hartsell:	Newport P.O., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
J. H. Hartsell	40
Manda Jane Hartsell	37
Martha Isadore Hartsell	18
William Brownlee Hartsell	16
James A. Hartsell	14
Rebecca Susan Hartsell	13
Mariah C. Hartsell	11
Mary Jane Hartsell	9
Julia Floris Hartsell	7
John H. Hartsell	5
Amanda C. Hartsell	3
Charles C. Hartsell	1

Home in 1910 to the family of 5.02--Wm. Hartsell:	Newport, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
William Hartaild	46
Josephine Harttaild	41
Dale M Hartaild	20
Francis Hartaild	19
Della May Hartaild	16
Dicie Hartaild	15
McKinley Hartaild	13
Girtila Hartaild	11
Ernest Hartaild	8
Hollice Hartaild	5
Myrtle Hartaild	3
William Hartaild Jr	0

Home on 16 Aug 1870 to the family of 4.0 John H. Hartsell:	Newport P.O., Dist. 10, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
John Hartsell	30
Amanda J. Hartsell	25
Martha Hartsell	7
William Hartsell	6
James Hartsell	4
Susan Hartsell	3
Manerva Hartsell	1

Home in 1900 to the family of 4.0 John H. Hartsell:	10th Civil District, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
John Hartsell	59
Maudy J Hartsell	56
Manervy C Hartsell	30
Julia Hartsell	25
John H Hartsell	24
Charles C Hartsell	27
Oscar L Hartsell	18
Low V Hartsell	2

Home in 1900 to the family of 5.02--Wm. Hartsell:	Civil Distr. 9, Cocke, TN
Name	Age
William Hartsell	36
Josephine Hartsell	31
Dessie Hartsell	10
Dail M Hartsell	9
Francis H Hartsell	8
Delia M Hartsell	6
Dissie J Hartsell	5
McKinley Hartsell	3
Millie Hartsell	1

Names in the 15 Jan 1920 census of 5th Dist., Sardis Precinct, Cocke Co., TN	Age
Dale M Hartsell	29
Rhoda L Hartsell	27
Wilmer R Hartsell	2

Names in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA	Age
Dale M Hartsell	38
Rhoda L Hartsell	37
Wilma R Hartsell	12
Dorothy J Hartsell	9
Paul Hartsell	7
Jaanila Hartsell	4 6/12
Loren Hartsell	1 5/12
Loraine Hartsell	1 5/12

28.01--Roslyn "Ron" Elwyn Douglas, b. 2 Jan 1945 in Fresno, CA; d. Sep 2009; m. 17 Dec 1966 to Kathleen Elizabeth Manning;

29.01--Erik Wayne Douglas, b. 25 Jan 1968 in Colo. Spgs., CO; m.

29.02--Mark Alan Douglas, b. 2 Apr. 1970 in San Bernardino, CA; m.

29.03--Bryan Scott Douglas, b. 1 Oct 1974 in Upland, CA; m.

29.01--Kara Marie Douglas, M.D., b. 28 Jan 1981 in Lake Forest, IL; m. 9 Jun 2006 at the Farm and Ranch Museum in Las Cruces, NM, to Jeremiah "Jeremy" Scott Gwin (b. 3 Oct 1978 in Las Cruces, NM; civil engineer); she is a gynocologist;

29.02--Jessica Anne Douglas, b. 15 Aug 1984 in Fresno, CA; teaches school in California [PRIVATE]

29.03--Elisabeth "Beth" Danielle Douglas, b. 29 May 1987 in Visalia, CA; m. 28 May 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Fred Brown [PRIVATE]
[PRIVATE]

29.04--Rebecca Carey Douglas, b. 3 May 1989 in Visalia, CA; in college [PRIVATE]

27.03--Paul Hartsell, b. ca. 1923;

[age 7 in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA]

27.04--Jaanila* Juanita Hartsell, b. ca. Oct 1925; d. 14 Mar 2002; m. James Norvell (b. 26 Sep 1921; d. 26 Nov 1989); 3 ch.

[age 4 yrs., 6 mo. in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA]

28.01--Pam Norvell, b. 16 Jun 1946; m. Butch Schuler (b. unk.; d. unk.); 1 ch.; div.;

29.01--Sherri Lynne Schuler, b. 1 Jan 1967; m. Kurt Smith (b. unk.; d. unk.); 1 ch.;

30.01--Madison Ann Smith, b. 20 Apr 1999;

28.02--Vicki Norvell, b.12 Jun 1951; m. Don Doran (b. unk.; d. unk.); 1 ch.; div.;

29.01--Kelly-Anne Doran, b. 12 Aug (yr. unk.); m. Damon Arnett (b. unk.; d. unk.); 2 ch.;

30.00--Nathaniel Arnett, b. unk.;
30.00--William Arnett, b. unk.;

28.03--Steve Norvell, b. 7 Feb 1962; m. 20 May 2000 to Tina Carson (b. unk.); 2 ch.;

29.01--Sierra Lynne Norvell, b. 20 Nov 2000
29.02--Spencer James Norvell, b. 18 Mar 2002

Above: Photocopy of the 1930 census taker's rendering of Juanita's name

[John M. Gwin Note: Kathy Douglas emailed me regarding the spelling of "Jaanila"; she wrote:

I think that 'Jaanila' must have come from illegible handwriting. If the person was writing "Juanita" and the "u" looked more like an "a", and the "t" wasn't crossed, then it would look like "Jaanila."

Until then, neither of us had looked at the original record, only at Ancestry.com's mistranscription of it (above, right). At left is this original. Of course it is Juanita, and she already knew that Gordon's aunt is Juanita, not Jaanila, but I think we have a sleuth here, folks! This is the type of thinking one has to do all the time in this hobby. Do you think Kathy has been bitten by the genealogy bug? (:-)

To quote LeRoy Jethro Gibbs, [pause] "That's good work."

27.05--Loren Hartsell, b. ca. Nov 1928 (twin); d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Dolores (nee unk., b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 2 ch.

[age 1 yr., 5 mo. in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA]

28.01--Karen Hartsell, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Dennis Spooner; div.; at least two ch.

29.01--Joshua Spooner, son [PRIVATE]

29.02--Garret Spooner, son [PRIVATE]

28.02--Loren "Rannie" Hartsell, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mike Matula; div.; at least two ch,

29.01--Nicholas Matula, son [PRIVATE]

29.02--Felicia Matula, daughter [PRIVATE]

27.06--Lorraine Mae Hartsell, b. 5 Nov 1928 (twin); m. Dean Smith (b. unk.; d. unk.); 2 ch.;

[age 1 yr., 5 mo. in the 30 Apr 1930 census of Township 3, Fresno Co., CA]

Right: Dean and
Lorraine Smith
in Dec 1978

Left, Bill and Marta Smith with
Brian and Mike

28.01--Robert Eugene "Bob" Smith, b. unk; d. 3 Jul 2006; bd. unk.; m1. unk.; unk. ch. of unk. total; m2. unk.; unk. ch. of unk. total

GOOD MORNING JOHN, I SEE YOU HAVE NOTHING ABOUT OUR SON BOB AND HIS FAMILY. MARRIED TWICE AND IT SHOULD BE IN THE FAMILY BOOK STARTING WITH PAGE 57 [ DALE HARTSELL]. HOPE YOU FIND IT AND UPDATE IT, THANKS, LORRAINE

28.02--William "Bill" Smith, b. unk.; m. ca. 1975 to Marta (nee unk., b. unk. d. unk.)

29.01--Michael "Mike" Smith, b. 23 Sep 1973 ; m. unk. date/place to Melissa (nee unk., b. 1 Sep 1977); 2 ch.

30.01--Samantha Smith, b. 27 May 1998;

30.02--Taylor Smith, dau, b. 27 Dec 2000;

29.02--Brian Joseph Smith, b. 29 Apr 1977; m. 10 Jan 1998 in La Mesa, CA, to Tammy Ann Griswold (b. unk.; d. unk. bd. unk.); 3 ch.

30.01--Brian Joseph Smith, Jr., b. 2 Oct 2000 in San Diego, CA;

30.02--Austin Alan Smith, b. 11 Apr 2003 in San Diego, CA;

30.03--Trevor Andrew Smith, b. 28 May 2006 in San Diego, CA;

29.03--Tamara Smith, b. 1 Apr 1981

26.03--Francis H. Hartsell, son, b. May 1892; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 8 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 19 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN]

26.04--Delia "Della" May Hartsell, dau, b. Nov 1893; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 6 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 16 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN]

26.05--Dicine "Dicie" Jane Hartsell, dau, b. 20 Apr 1895; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 23 Dec 1920 to William McKinley Bryant (b. 27 Oct 1896; d. 10 Mar 1979; bd. Jenkins Chapel Cem., Cocke Co., TN); at least 3 ch.

[age 5 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 15 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN]

27.01--Marilyn Bryant, b. 20 Aug 1921; d. 20 Aug 1921; bd. Unicia Cem., Louden Co., TN

27.02--Edna Marie Bryant, b.

27.03--Hugh William Bryant, b.

26.06--O. McKinley Hartsell, son, b. 26 Feb 1897; d. 11 Aug 1997; bd. Hickory Valley Cem., Unitia, Loudon Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 59455804; m. Edna Mae (nee unk., b. 4 Dec 1904; d. 17 Dec 1990; bd. Hickory Valley Cem., Unitia, Loudon Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 44345423); at least 2 ch.

[age 3 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 13 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 33 in the 2 Apr 1930 census of Civil Dist. #6, Loudon Co., TN]

[age 24 in the 2 Apr 1930 census of Civil Dist. #6, Loudon Co., TN]

27.01--Elizabeth Hartsell, b. ca. 1926; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 4 in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Dist. 6, Loudon Co., TN]

27.02--Gilbert E. Hartsell, b. ca. Jun 1928; ret. CPA, lives in Loudon Co., TN; m. Gildert? (nee unk., b. unk. d. unk. date; ret. school teacher); at least one ch.;

[age 1 yr., 9 mos. in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Dist. 6, Loudon Co., TN]

[John M. Gwin Note: I spoke briefly by telephone with this gentleman 21 Apr 2007; we plan to share more family info. 780 Yedear Rd., Lenoir City, TN (865) 986-7701]

28.00--[daughter] Hartsell; b. unk.; m. unk.

Name	Age
McKinley Hartsell	33
Edna M Hartsell	24
Elizabeth Hartsell	4
Gilbert E Hartsell	1 9/12

26.07--Girtela "Millie" Hartsell, dau, b. Dec 1898 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch

[age 1 in the 18 Jun 1900 census of Civil Dist. 9, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 11 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN]

26.08--Ernest Hartsell, son, b. 30 Aug 1902 ; d. 10 Oct 1953; bd. Hickory Valley Cem., Unitia, Loudon Co., TN--Find A Grave Memorial# 59454988; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 8 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN]

26.09--Hollis Hartsell, son, b. ca. 1905 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 5 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN]

26.10--Myrtle Hartsell, dau, b. ca.1907 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 3 in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN]

26.11--William Hartsell, Jr., son, b. ca. Apr 1910 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 0 mo (newborn) in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Newport, Cocke Co., TN]

25.03--James Abraham Hartsell, b. ca. 1866 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Cordelia "Cordee" (nee unk., b. ca. 1876 ; unk. ch.

[age 4 in the 16 Aug 1870 census of res. 127, 10th Dist., Cocke Co., TN];
[age 14 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 33 in 1900 census of Civil Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

[age 24 in 1900 census of Civil Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

26.01--Kirt/Curt Hartsell, b. ca. 1889-90; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. Sep 1909 to Vannie/Fannie (nee unk., b. ca. 1888; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[age 10 in 1900 census of Civil Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 21 in16 Apr 1910 census of Jefferson Co., TN; occ.: RR laborer];
[age 29 in 14 Jan 1920 census of Jefferson Co., TN; occ.: blacksmith (own shop)];
[age 41 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN, occ.: blacksmith, steam railway]

[age 22 in16 Apr 1910 census of Jefferson Co., TN];
[age 34 in 14 Jan 1920 census of Jefferson Co., TN];
[age 44 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

27.01--Myrtle Hartsell, b. ca. 1910; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 10 in 14 Jan 1920 census of Jefferson Co., TN];
[age 19 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Col, TN]

27.02--May Hartsell, dau, b. ca.1912; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 8 in 14 Jan 1920 census of Jefferson Co., TN];
[age 17 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

Name in 1900 census of Civil Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN	Age
James Hartsell	33
Carda Hartsell	24
Kirt Hartsell	10
Berthy Hartsell	8
Lockey Hartsell	6
Walter Hartsell	1
Charley Hartsell	20

Names in the 1910 census of Civil Dist. 7, Cocke Co., TN	Age
James A Hartsell	44
Cordelia Hartsell	34
Bertha Hartsell	19
Locky J Hartsell	17
Walter Hartsell	13
Bartha Hartsell	9
Madge Hartsell	7

Names in the 17 Jan 1920 census of Civil Dist. 7, Cocke Co., TN	Age
James Hartsell	53
Corelee Hartsell [actually says "Cordee"]	44
Walter Hartsell	21
Barsha Hartsell	19
Raymond Hartsell, (grandson--parent unk.)	10

Names in the 1930 census of Cocke Co., TN	Age
James A Hartsell	63
Covdilla Hartsell [actually says "Cordilla", actually spelled "Cordelia"]	54
Hazel Hartsell, (granddaughter--parent unk.)	9

Names in the 16 Apr 1910 census of Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
Curt Hartsell	21
Vannie Hartsell	22

Names in the 14 Jan 1920 census of Dist. 5, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
Curt Hartsell	29
Fanny Hartsell	34
Myrtle Hartsell	10
May Hartsell	8
Isole Hartsell	4
Maxie Hartsell	3
Sanders Hartsell	4/12

Names in the 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
Curt Hartsell	41
Fannie Hartsell	44
Myrtle Hartsell	19
May Hartsell	17
Goldie L Hartsell	14
Maxie Hartsell	12
Sanders Hartsell	11
Blaine Hartsell	9
James Hartsell	7
Anna S Hartsell	5

27.03--Gale "Goldie" L. Hartsell, dau., b. ca. 1916 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 4 in 14 Jan 1920 census of Jefferson Co., TN];
[age 14 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

27.04--Maxie Hartsell, dau., b. ca. 1917 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 3 in 14 Jan 1920 census of Jefferson Co., TN];
[age 12 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

27.05--Sanders Hartsell, son, b. ca. Sep 1919 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 4 mos. in 14 Jan 1920 census of Jefferson Co., TN];
[age 11 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

27.06--Blaine Hartsell, son, b. ca. 1921; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.Blaine Hartsell 501 Blue Ridge Way, Newport, TN (423) 623-7319

[age 9 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

27.07--James Hartsell, son, b. ca. 1923; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 7 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

27.08--Anna S. Hartsell, dau, b. ca. 1925; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 5 in 11 Apr 1930 census of Newport, Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

26.02--Bertha Hartsell, b. ca. 1892 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 8 in 1900 census of Civil Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 19 in 1910 census of Civil Dist. 7, Cocke Co., TN]

26.03--Lockey J. Hartsell, dau, b. ca. 1894 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 6 in 1900 census of Civil Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 17 in 1910 census of Civil Dist. 7, Cocke Co., TN]

26.04--Walter P. Hartsell, Sr., b. ca. 1899; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Lear L. (nee unk., b. ca. 1909 ; d. unk. bd. unk.); at least 2 ch.

[age 1 in 1900 census of Civil Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 13 in 1910 census of Civil Dist. 7, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 21 in the 17 Jan 1920 census of Civ. Dist. 7, Cocke Col, TN];
[age 31 in 28 Apr 1930 census of Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN]

[age 21 in 28 Apr 1930 census of Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN; occ.: blacksmith]

27.01--Walter P. Hartsell, Jr., b. ca. 1925; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.02--Beulah C. Hartsell, b. ca. Mar. 1927; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.05--Barsha Hartsell, dau., b. ca. 1901 [age 9 in 1910 census of Civil Dist. 7, Cocke Co., TN]; [age 19 in the 17 Jan 1920 census of Civ. Dist. 7, Cocke Col, TN]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.06--Madge Hartsell, b. ca. 1903; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 7 in 1910 census of Civil Dist. 7, Cocke Co., TN];
[not listed at home in the 17 Jan 1920 census of Civ. Dist. 7, Cocke Col, TN, and assumed married or deceased]

Names in the 28 Apr 1930 census of Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
Walter P Hartsell	31
Lear L Hartsell	21
Walter R Hartsell	5
Beaulah C Hartsell	3y1m

25.04--Rebecca Susanna Hartsell, b. ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 3 in the 16 Aug 1870 census of res. 127, 10th Dist., Cocke Co., TN];
[age 13 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN]

25.05--Manerva "Mariah" Clementine Hartsell, b. Jan 1870 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 1 (and called Manerva) in the 16 Aug 1870 census of res. 127, 10th Dist., Cocke Co., TN];
[age 11 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 30 in the 5 Jun 1900 census of the 10th Civil Dist., Cocke Co., TN, still single]

25.06--Mary Jane Hartsell, b. ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 9 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN]

25.07--Julia Floris Hartsell, b. Oct 1874 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 7 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 25 in the 5 Jun 1900 census of the 10th Civil Dist., Cocke Co., TN, still single]

25.08--John Harrison Hartsell, Jr., b. Sep 1875 ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 5 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 24 in the 5 Jun 1900 census of the 10th Civil Dist., Cocke Co., TN, still single]

25.09--Amanda Caroline Hartsell, b. ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 3 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN]

25.10--Charles Columbus Hartsell, b. Mar 1879 ; d. aft. 1830 census; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1902 to Sarah Sweat (b. ca. 1887, d/o Unk. Mr. Sweat and Lucinda {nee unk., b. ca. 1852}; d. ); perhaps only one ch.

[age 1 in the 4 Jun 1880 census of 10th Dist., Lower Cosby, Cocke Co., TN];
[age 22 in the 5 Jun 1900 census of the 10th Civil Dist., Cocke Co., TN, still single]

26.01--Hattie L. Hartsell, b. ca. 1905

25.11--Oscar Lemuel Hartsell, b. Nov 1881; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 18 in the 5 Jun 1900 census of the 10th Civil Dist., Cocke Co., TN, still single]

25.12--Lou V. Hartsell, b. Nov 1897; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 2 in the 5 Jun 1900 census of the 10th Civil Dist., Cocke Co., TN]

Name in 1900 census of Civil Dist. 6, Cocke Co., TN	Age
James Hartsell	33
Carda Hartsell	24
Kirt Hartsell	10
Berthy Hartsell	8
Lockey Hartsell	6
Walter Hartsell	1
Charley Hartsell	20

Names in 1910 census of Richmond, Ray Co., MO	Age
Charley C Hartsell	31
Sara J Hartsell	23
Hattie L Hartsell	5
Lindy Sweat	58
Hugh Taylor	22

Names in 1920 census of Richmond, Ray Co., MO	Age
Charley C Hartsell	40
Sarah J Hartsell	30
Hattie L Hartsell	14
Lusinda Sweat	69
Frank Enlow	34

Home in 1920 to the family of 5.02--Wm. Hartsell:	Sardis, Cocke Co., TN
Name	Age
William B Hartsell	55
Josephine Hartsell	50
Della M Hartsell	26
Dicie J Hartsell	24
Mc Kinley Hartsell	22
Millie G Hartsell	20
Ernest Hartsell	17
Hollis Hartsell	15
Myrtle Hartsell	12
Lucile Hartsell	9 8/12

Names in 1930 census of Richmond, Ray Co., MO	Age
Charles C Hartsell	50
Sarah Hartsell	43
Hattie L Hartsell	25
Cinda Sweat	78

23.05--Mary Ann Hartsell, b. ca. 1813; d. ca. 1881;

23.06--Paul Anthony Hartsell, b. 21 Feb 1816 ; d. 17 Dec 1897; bd. unk.; m. Margaret (nee unk., b. ca. 1817 in SC ); at least 2 ch.

[listed as Paul A. Heartsill, age 64, in the 10 Jun 1880 census of the Shuck Run Dist. No. 1039, Murray Co., GA]

[listed as Margaret Heartsill, age 63, in the 10 Jun 1880 census of the Shuck Run Dist. No. 1039, Murray Co., GA]

Small World!

23.06--Paul Anthony Hartsell is Kara's gggg-granduncle.

Living three doors away in the 1880 census of Murray Co., GA, is Austin Shorter Vining, Jeremy's 2nd cousin 4 times removed!]

24.01--Martha A. M. F. Hartsell, b. ca. 1855 in TN ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Martha A. M. F. Heartsill, daughter, age 25, in the 10 Jun 1880 census of the Shuck Run Dist. No. 1039, Murray Co., GA]

24.02--Christopher C. Hartsell, b. ca. 1864 in TN ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Christopher C. Heartsill, son, age 16, in the 10 Jun 1880 census of the Shuck Run Dist. No. 1039, Murray Co., GA]

23.07--Nancy Singleton Hartsell, b. 8 Aug 1820; d. 21 Jul 1899;

23.08--Sarah Jane Hartsell, b. ca. 1820; d. unk.;

23.09--William T. Hartsell, b. ca. 1823; d. unk.;

23.10--Ruth Hartsell, b. ca. 1826; d. unk.;

23.11--Abner Lawson Hartsell, b.12 May 1828; d. 25 Aug 1912;

22.02--Isaac Hartzell, b. 1783; d. late 1863;

22.03--Jacob Tayler Hartzell, b. 1786; d. 2 May 1843;

22.04--Sarah Hartzell, b. 12 Aug 1789; d. 19 Aug 1861;

22.05--Delilah Hartzell, b. ca. 1794; m. Mr. Early;

23.01--William Early, b. ca. 1812

23.02--S. E. Early, dau., b. ca. 1814; m. Rev. J. F. Broyles;

23.03--Benjamin Early, b. ca. 1820;

23.04--Charlotte Early, b. ca. 1822;

23.05--Martin L. Early, b. ca. 1826; d. prob. betw. 1860 and 1870 censuses; m. Charlotte (nee unk., b. ca. 1833 in VA; d. unk.; );

[not listed in the Jul 1870 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN, and presumed deceased]

[age 37 in the Jul 1870 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN]

24.01--Samuel A. Early, b. ca. May 1852 ; d. unk.; m1. Eliza (nee unk., b. ca. 1861 ; d. betw. 1900 and 1906; bd. unk.); m2. ca. 1906 to Florence (nee unk., b. ca. 1873 )

[age 18 in the Jul 1870 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN];
[listed as S. A. Earley, age 27 in the 16 Jun 1880 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN; occ., miller];
[listed as Sam Earley, age 48, m. 20 yrs., in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN; occ. merchant];
[listed as Sam'l. A. Early, age 59, m. 4 yrs., in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN];
[listed as S.A. Early, age 66, in the 28 Jan 1920 census of Dewitt, Dewitt Township, Dewitt Co., IL; occ., merchant, store owner]

[listed as Eliza Earley, age 19 in the 16 Jun 1880 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN];
[listed as Eliza Earley, age 39, m. 20 yrs., in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN, having borne 9 ch., 7 still lvg.]

[listed as Florence Early, age 37, m. 4 yrs., in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN, having borne 1 ch., still lvg.];
[listed as Flaurence Early, age 42, in the 28 Jan 1920 census of Dewitt, Dewitt Township, Dewitt Co., IL]

25.01--Y. V. Early, dau., b. ca. 1877 ; d. unk.;

[listed as Y. V. Earley, age 3 in the 16 Jun 1880 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN];
[not listed in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN, and possibly deceased];
[not listed in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN]

25.02--W. M. Early, son, b. ca. 1879 ; d. unk.;

[listed as W. M. Earley, age 1 in the 16 Jun 1880 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN];
[not listed in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN, and possibly deceased]

25.03--unk. Early, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[John M. Gwin Note: Eliza reported in 1900 that two of her nine children were no longer living, and this seven-year period (1879-86) seemed most likely where they would have been born.]

25.04--unk. Early, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[John M. Gwin Note: Eliza reported in 1900 that two of her nine children were no longer living, and this seven-year period (1879-86) seemed most likely where they would have been born.]

25.05--Nettie Early, dau, b. ca. Apr 1886; ; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 14 in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN];
[not listed in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN, and assumed married and living elsewhere]

25.06--Loda A. Early, son, b. ca. Apr 1889; d. unk.; m. in IL to Gle__ie Myrtle (nee unk., b. ca.1889 in OK, d/o unk. parents both b. IL ); at least 1 ch.

[age 11 in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN];
[not listed in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN, and assumed married and living elsewhere];
[If this is the right Loda Early, he is age 30 in the 2 Jan 1920 census of Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, occ. coppersmith in a garage; TN, TN, TN];
[If this is our Loda, he is listed in the 19 Apr 1930 census of Medford, Jackson Co., OR, as L. A. Early, age 39, m. age 20, TN TN TN, occ--mechanic in the welding industry]

[If this is the right Loda Early, then Myrtle is age 30 in the 2 Jan 1920 census of Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, IL, IL];
[If this is our Loda, then Myrtle is listed in the 19 Apr 1930 census of Medford, Jackson Co., OR, as Gle__ie M. Early, age 28 {sic!}, m. age 25 {sic!}, KS PA IL {sic!}, occ--teaching, public schools]

26.01--Rodger J. Early, b. ca. 1915 ;

[If this is the right Loda Early, then Rodger is age 5 in the 2 Jan 1920 census of Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, MO TN OK];
[If this is our Loda, then Rodger is listed in the 19 Apr 1930 census of Medford, Jackson Co., OR, as Roger J. Early, age 15, MO TN IL {sic!}, occ--none]

25.07--Minnie Early, dau, b. ca. Jan 1894; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 6 in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN];
[listed as Minnie Early, age 16, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN]

25.08--Samuel Haden Early, son, b. ca. Nov 1897; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Haden Early, age 2, in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN];
[listed as Samuel H. Early, age 12, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN]

25.09--Clara Early, dau, b. ca. Mar 1899; ; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 1 in the 13 June 1900 census of 18th Civil Dist. of Washington Co., TN];
[listed as Clara Early, age 11, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN]

25.10--Ina Early, dau, b. ca. 1901

[listed as Ina Early, age 9, in the 23 Apr 1910 census of Civ. Dist. #3, Washington Co., TN]

S.A.E. m2. ca. 1906 to Florence (nee unk., b. ca. 1873)

[John M. Gwin Note: Sam and Eliza both report in 1900 that they have been married 20 years; however, in the 1880 census, they report the first two children (then ages 3 and 1), meaning that they must have been married at least four years earlier for a total of 24 years (in 1900). Further, given the age of Ina and the marriage date of Sam and Florence, it seems likely that Eliza may have died from complications in Ina's birth.]

24.02--Delilah Early, b. ca. 1854

[age 16 in the Jul 1870 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN, reported as having been married in May 1870; however, no husband was listed]

24.03--Sarah E. "Sallie" Early, b. ca. 1857

[age 13 in the Jul 1870 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN]

24.04--Benjamin F. Early, b. ca. 1858

[age 12 in the Jul 1870 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN]

24.05--John S. Early, b. ca. 1862

[age 8 in the Jul 1870 census of Dist. 3, Washington Co., TN]

23.06--Abraham George Early, b. ca. 1830

23.07--Sarah Early, b. ca. 1833;

23.08--Delilah A. [Augusta?] Early, b. 1836; [m. George W. Johnson? (b. ca. 1848 in NC)

24.01--Elizabeth Johnson?, b. ca. 1859, d. unk.]

This photo (above) is of part of one of the pages of the 14 Jun 1860 U.S. Census of Old Salem, Dist. No. 3, Washington Co., TN, showing the residents of residence #266.

Listed are this 22.05--Delilah Hartzell Early, 65 and b. in TN, widow of Mr. Early and mother of the head of this household, Martin L. Early, age 34 (a farmer with $3000 in real and $8000 in personal property), who is also listed with his wife Charlotte (30, nee unk.) and children: Samuel, 8; Delilah, 6; Sarah, 3; and Benj. F., 2.

That leaves the Augusta Johnson, 24 (whom I believe to be one and the same as the 23.08--Delilah A. Early, b. 1836, daughter of 2.5--Delilah and youngest sister of Martin); her daughter Elizabeth Johnson, 1; and her husband, George W. Johnson, 22, b. NC, none of whom can read or write.

Some Pertinent Hartsell Family Census Data:

Please note that I have listed census records here in two different formats.

First are summary transcriptions of copies of the original census records transcribed by Ancestry.com, some of which may have been mistranscribed. Because I was in a hurry at the time, I simply cut and pasted them from Ancestry.com into the places above where they best fit to at least get some of the data (names and ages) onto this page.

Second are my own transcriptions, below, of copies of the original census pages. These include more data than simply the names and ages of the parties as in the summary trancriptions. These are listed in charts with this pale yellow background. While they take longer to add, I believe they may be more valuable because of the additional information.

--John Gwin

From the 21-27 Aug 1850 Census of Dist. No. 11, Cocke Co., TN
[The Town of Newport is enumerated on the first four pages of this series, Residences 1-19. Abraham's, below, is the first Hartsell family seen in this 181-page enumeration.]

Date of Enum'n.	Res/Fam	Name	Age	Est. DOB	Sex	Occ.	Real E$t	POB	John M. Gwin Comments
21 Aug 1850	32/32	Abhm Hartsell	40		m	blacksmith	150	TN	Ancestry.com mistranscribed his first name as "Abbas", so if you're trying to find the page from which this was transcribed, type that in instead. This is the Abraham Hartsell who appears above as #3.04--Abraham Hartsell, Jr. I am searching every page of the census of this district to see if other Hartsells appear.
		Rebeca Hartsell	36		f

				32--Mr. Douglas	64--Mr. Douglas
			16--Branch L. Douglas		65--Mrs. Douglas (nee unk.)
				33--Mrs. Douglas (nee unk.)	66
		08--James L. Douglas			67
				34	68
			17--Maggie L. (nee unk.)		69
				35	70
	04--R. E. "Doug" Douglas				71
				36--Shem Heatwole, Jr.	72--Shem Heatwole, Sr.
			18--Amos F. Heatwole		73--Elizabeth (nee unk.)
				37--Catherine (nee unk.)	74
		09--Mary C. Heatwole			75
				38--James M. Chapman	76--Mr. Chapman
			19--Mittie F. Chapman		77--Mrs. Chapman (nee unk.)	154	308
				39--Elizabeth "Lizzie" A. Sheets	78--Samuel Sheets
02--Gordon A. Douglas						158--Benjamin Houff	316--Mr. Houff
					79--Mary "Polly" Houff	159--Mrs. Houff

				40--John H. Hartsell	80--Abraham Hartsell, Jr.	160	320
			20--Wm. B. Hartsell		81--Mrs. Hartsell (nee unk.)	162	324
				41--Amanda Jane (nee unk.)	82	164	328
		10--Dale M.Hartsell			83	166	332
				42	84	168	336
			21--Josephine (nee unk.)		85	170	340
				43	86	172	344
	05--Dorothy J. Hartsell				87	174	348
				44--Mr. Templin	88--Mr. Templin	176	352
			22--David T. Templin		89--Mrs. Templin (nee unk.)
				45--Mrs. Templin (nee unk.)	90
		11--Rhoda L. Templin			91
				46--Mr. Butler	92--Mr. Butler
			23--Susan Butler		93--Mrs. Butler (nee unk.)
				47--Mrs. Butler (nee unk.)	94
					95
01--Kara M. Douglas m. Jeremy S. Gwin				48--Royal H. Brown	96--Mr. Brown
			24--Sydney Brown		97--Mrs. Brown (nee unk.)
				49--Alida Potter	98--Mr. Potter
		12--Lester S.Brown			99--Mrs. Potter (nee unk.)
				50--William G. Truelove	100--Mr. Truelove
			25--Elizabeth A. Truelove		101--Mrs. Truelove (nee unk.)
				51--Sarah Davis	102--Mr. Davis
	06--George L. Brown				103--Mrs. Davis (nee unk.)
				52--Wm. H. Dodds, Sr.	104--Mr. Dodds
			26--William H. Dodds, Jr.		105--Mrs. Dodds (nee unk.)
				53--Sarah (nee unk.)	106--
		13--Georgie L. Dodds			107--
				54--William Reynolds	108--Mr. Reynolds
			27--Leticia Reynolds		109--Mrs. Reynolds (nee unk.)
					110--Albert James	220--Thomas James	440--William James
							441--Mary Hines
							442--Mr. Davis
				55--Mary A. James		221--Mary B. Davis	443--Mrs. Davis (nee unk.)
03--Kathy Brown					111--Ruth A. Smith	222--Mr. Smith	444--Mr. Smith
				56--Mr. Shaw	112--Mr. Shaw
			28--Mr. Shaw		113--Mrs. Shaw (nee unk.)
				57--Mrs. Shaw (nee unk.)	114
		14--John C. Shaw			115
				58	116
			29--Mrs. Shaw (nee unk.)		117
				59	118
	07--Joanne Caroline Shaw				119
				60--Peter Felker	120--Mr. Felker
			30--Henry R. Felker		121--Mrs. Felker (nee unk.)
				61--Catherine (nee unk.)	122
		15--Dorcas C. Felker			123
				62--Mr. Dow	124--Mr. Dow
			31--Dorcas Dow		125--Mrs. Dow (nee unk.)
				63--Mrs. Dow (nee unk.)	126
					127