Other than a brief period of appearances in school board minutes and local newspapers, Nannie Jones remains a mystery. The challenge with “Jones” as a commonly occurring last name isn’t a surprise, of course. But I hadn’t realized how frequently “Nannie” was used as name or nickname 100-125 years ago…. Continue reading
Clarice V. Haines was born in 1894 to Robert D. Haines, a farmer, and his wife, Rosa May Jerman Haines, according to the 1900 census and the Mellott and Haines Family Tree on Ancestry.com. The family probably lived in the Jermantown area, judging from Fairfax County property records. Clarice was the… Continue reading
Sybel May Grant was born in 1883 in Warren County, Virginia, according to the Virginia birth register. Her parents were James F. Grant, a farmer, and Anna Matilda Bard Grant. On her mother’s side Sybel was a descendant of veterans of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. She had… Continue reading
Grace Berry was born in January 1879, according to the 1900 census. Her parents were members of two families that have a big presence in Vienna-area history, the Berrys and the Gunnells. Grace was the second youngest of nine children for her parents, J. Owen Berry and Mary Josephine Gunnell, according… Continue reading
Henrietta S. Adams was born in 1902 to R.L Adams and Lettie Adams. Gertie Adams was Henrietta’s older sister, and Beulah and Florence Adams were cousins; all had confirmed relationships with the Clarke School. Henrietta completed four years of high school, according to the 1940 census. She continued to live with… Continue reading
Ruth O. Young was born in 1891 to William F. Young, a carpenter, and his wife, Sina Victoria Collins Young. Ruth was the oldest of their three children. She was born in Virginia, according to census information. This may have been at the residence of her paternal grandparents, who lived… Continue reading
In 1892, Jesse Stevenson McDaniel was born to Samuel Beugard McDaniel, a farmer, and Rose (Adams) McDaniel, aka Rosa, according to the Virginia birth registry, Jesse’s death certificate, and census information. Jesse was the first of Samuel and Rose’s children. As of the Civil War, Jesse’s grandfather, the elder Samuel McDaniel, owned… Continue reading
Walter James Jones was born in 1894 in Dunn Loring to James Walter Jones, a government clerk, and his wife, Mary Riedel, according to census, draft, and marriage records. Walter was the fourth of his parents’ six children. In 1901, his father bought a property in the vicinity of the northeast… Continue reading
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