Mary Alice Gunnell was born in 1894 to Carberry Gunnell and Annie Smith, according to her death certificate. Mary was the Gunnell’s second child. As of 1900, her father was working as a farm laborer and the family was living in a rented house, according to the census. I suspect the… Continue reading
Thrift Bertram “Bert” Elgin and James Carlisle Elgin were the only children of Charles Thrift Elgin and Laura R. Jackson, according to death certificates and census information. Bert, the younger of the two boys, was born in 1895 in Middleburg in Loudon County, according to his death certificate and findagrave.com. Older brother… Continue reading
Isabel Corrin Dyer was born in 1898 to John Asa Dyer and Minnie S. Bryant Dyer, according to Isabel’s death certificate. Isabel was the second of John and Minnie’s children, according to census information. The house where Isabel presumably spent some of her childhood appears to have been on Clarks… Continue reading
The “Alice Cockrill” who the Fairfax Herald refers to as a student at the Clarke School in 1913 was probably Alice B. Cockrell, judging from early 20th century census records. Alice B. Cockrell was born in 1898 as the first child to Jeremiah “Jeff” Cockrell and Florence R. Cockrell, according to… Continue reading
Gertie Thurman Adams was born in 1888 to Robert Lee (R.L) Adams and Velettie Adams, according to findagrave.com. Her sister was the Clarke School teacher, Henrietta Adams, and she was a cousin of Beulah and Florence Adams, her fellow Clarke School students. The R.L. and Velettie Adams residence was just… Continue reading
Florence Adams was born on 26 May 1896, according to her gravestone. Florence’s nickname was “Honey,” judging from what’s inscribed at the bottom of her gravestone. Her parents were Thomas and Ida Adams, her siblings included sister Beulah Adams, and she was a cousin of Gertie and Henrietta Adams. The Adams’s… Continue reading
The vintage house on 135 Park St. NE in Vienna (see Figure 1) and its lot have an interesting history, including connections to local political figures of the past and two doctors, a prominent place in the Vienna social scene of the early and mid-20th century—and an expansion project 50… Continue reading