Last Updated: January 13, 2026

James & Judith (Thomas) Agee Family

1. Agee, James

Parents: Joshua & 1^st wife Sarah (Brammer) Agee.

1823 Birth: 1-7-1823 Floyd Co., VA.

i1847 Marriage #1: James Agee m. Judith Thomas 02-08-1847 Patrick Co., VA. Surety Joseph Thomas.

1850 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, H1321:

…… Agee, James 27 yo w/m laborer, b. VA, HOH.

………… Judith 30 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Sarah A. 3 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Joshua 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, SW District, Long Branch PO, H32:

…… Agee, James 37 yo w/m farmer, b. Patrick Co., $850/350, cannot read or write, HOH.

………… Judith 41 yo w/f, b. Patrick.

………… Sarah A. 13 yo w/f, b. Franklin Co.

………… Mary O. 9 yo w/f, b. Franklin Co.

………… Adeline 7 yo w/f, b. Franklin Co.

………… William L. 7 yo w/m, b. Franklin Co.

………… Cynthia E. 1 yo w/f, b. Franklin Co.

1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, Long Branch Twp, Rocky Mount PO, H277:

…… Agee, James 46 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $800/400, HOH.

………… Judith 49 yo w/f, b. VA, housekeeping.

………… Sarah 22 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Mary 19 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Adline 17 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… William 15 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Cynthia 10 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Malinda 8 yo w/f, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H400: reviewed

…… Agee, James 57 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

………… Judith 60 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… William 25 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, works on farm.

………… Adeline 27 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Cynthia 20 yo daughter, b. V, parents b. VA, school.

………… Melinda 17 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District:

…… Agee, Jas 68 yo.

………… Judith 69 yo.

………… William L. 34 yo.

1892 Death: 9-22-1892 Floyd Co., VA.

James Agee, 69 yo married w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA.

1892 Burial: Agee Family Cemetery, about 200 yards west and across the road from 618 County Line Church Rd, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C.)

…+ Agee, Judith

Parents: Joseph & Anna (Turner) Thomas. [no file]

1819 Birth: 4-20-1819 Patrick Co., VA.

NOTES FROM AN OLD BIBLE: OWNED BY JUDITH THOMAS AGEE

Manindy Swiny was borned May 26, 1868
W. Y. Swiny was born Dec. 17, 1869
Mallindy Agee (?) Swiny was born November the 21 1871
Snowey (dov ?) Swiny was born
Charley Swiny was born November the 5  1873
Burty Swiny was born Oct. 30, 1877
Sary Elizabeth Swiny was born July 16, 1882
Mandy Swiny was born June 21
Chester A Author Swiney was born February 28, 1887
Gipsey Agee was born the 16th of November 1888
Eller Agee was born Dec 21, 1890
Charley Swiny was born November the 5th 1875
Liler Mary Underwood was born Aug. 1, 1902

1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with husband James Agee.

1880, 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband James Agee.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District 18, H214:

…… Agee, Juda 81 yo widowed w/f, b. Apr 1819 VA, parents b. VA, 8 children with 5 living, owns home with mort, HOH.

………… Adline 32 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Cinthia E. 36 yo single daughter, b. Nov 1863 VA, parents b. VA.

………… Amanda 33 yo single daughter, b. May 1867 VA, parents b. VA.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District 49, H224:

…… Agee, Judah 91 yo widowed w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, 8 children with 5 living, owns farm, HOH.

………… Adline 32 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Ella 18 yo granddaughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1919 Death: 5-2-1919 Little River District, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

Judith Agee, 100y 1m 8d, widowed w/f, b. April 20, 1819 Patrick Co., VA. Father: Joseph Thomas, b. Patrick Co., VA. Mother: Annie Turner, b. VA. Informant: Samuel Spangler of Floyd, VA. COD: infirmities of age; no physician in attendance. Burial: Floyd Co., VA.

1919 Burial: Agee Family Cemetery, about 200 yards west and across the road from 618 County Line Church Rd, Floyd Co., VA..

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C.)

…2. Agee, Sarah Anna

Parents: James & Judith (Thomas) Agee.

1847 Birth: 3-6-1847 Franklin Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

i1873 Marriage #1: Ann Agee m. Floyd Dickerson 01-16-1873 at James Agee's, Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 28 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Morel R. & Naoma Dickerson. She single 19 yo, b. Franklin Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Judy Agee.

Floyd Emmet Dickerson, s/o Morel R. & Naomi (Morricle) Dickerson. [Dickerson_MoralR_Naomi]

By 1905 Floyd had moved to Iowa with some of his married children & Annie remained in VA or at least during census years she is in VA with Floyd in Iowa.

1922 Death: 12-13-1922 Court House District, Floyd Co., VA.

Sarah Annie Agee (ie written over a), 75y 9m 7d, widowed w/f, b. Mar 6, 1847 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Floyd Dickerson. Father: James Agee, b. VA. Mother: Judy Thomas, b. VA. Informant: Dock Dickerson of Floyd, VA. COD: flu & bronchopneumonia. Burial: Family Burying Ground.

1922 Burial: Family Cemetery on their farm, West Fork of the Little River, Floyd Co., VA.

…2. Agee, Joshua

Parents: James & Judith (Thomas) Agee.

1849 Birth: 5-3-1849 VA.

1850 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1851 Death: Oct 1851.

1851 Burial: Agee Family Cemetery, about 200 yards west and across the road from 618 County Line Church Rd, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C.)

…2. Agee, Mary Ona

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Gayle Fisher)

Parents: James & Judith (Thomas) Agee.

1851 Birth: 6-2-1851 Franklin Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

i1874 Marriage #1: Mary O. Agee m. Samuel Spangler 07-05-1874 at James Agee's, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William H. & Hanah Spangler. She single 23 yo, b. Franklin Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Judy Agee.

Samuel George Spangler, s/o William H. & Hannah J. (Sowers) Spangler. [Spangler_William_Hannah]

1930 Death: 2-8-1930 Court House District, Floyd Co., VA.

Mary Oney Spangler, 78y 8m 16d, widow w/f, b. June 2, 1851 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Samuel Spangler. Father: James Agee, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Judy Thomas, b. Patrick Co., VA. Informant: Charles Spangler of Floyd Co., VA. COD: chronic nephritis with uremia. Burial: Spangler G. Yard.

1930 Burial: Spangler Family Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Gayle Fisher)

…2. Agee, Lucinda Adline

Parents: James & Judith (Thomas) Agee.

1852 Birth: 11-30-1852 Franklin Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1900,1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother.

1921 Death: 12-20-1921 Little River District, Floyd Co., VA.

Lucinda Adeline Agee, abt 68 yo, single w/f, b. no record of birth, Floyd Co., VA. Father: James Agee, b. VA. Mother: Judith Thomas, b. Patrick Co., VA. Informant: Mrs. W. H. Poff of Floyd, VA. COD: she died very suddenly - the cause unknown – no physician. Burial: Family burial ground, Floyd Co., VA.

1921 Burial: Agee Family Cemetery, about 200 yards west and across the road from 618 County Line Church Rd, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Floyd Co., HX Society)

…2. Agee, William Lee

Parents: James & Judith (Thomas) Agee.

1855 Birth: abt 1855 Franklin Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1880, 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1893 Death: 3-28-1893 Floyd Co., VA.

William L. Agee, 38 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jas. & Juda Agee.

1893 Burial: Agee Family Cemetery, about 200 yards west and across the road from 618 County Line Church Rd, Floyd Co., VA.

…2. Agee, Martha Rosanna

Parents: James & Judith (Thomas) Agee.

1857 Birth: 3-11-1857 VA.

1859 Death: 8-30-1859 VA.

1859 Burial: Agee Family Cemetery, about 200 yards west and across the road from 618 County Line Church Rd, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C.)

…2. Agee, Cynthia E. or R.

Parents: James & Judith (Thomas) Agee.

1863 Birth: Nov 1863 Franklin Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother.

i1901 Marriage #1: Cynthia R. Agee m. Nathaniel I. Rakes 04-11-1901 at S.G. Spangler's, Floyd Co., VA by S.G. Spangler of the German Baptist Church. He 46 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. Patrick Co., VA & living in Montgomery Co., VA, s/o Jackson & Ruth Rakes. She 40 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Judy Agee.

Nathaniel I. Rakes, b. 10-4-1855 Patrick Co., VA, d. 5-1-1936 Lewis Gale Hospital, Roanoke, VA but of Rt 1, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., VA, s/o Samuel Jackson & Ruth Ann (Thomas) Rakes. [Death Cert] [no file] He was 1^st m. to Lucretia C. “Lucy” “Creasey” Rakes, d/o Charles & Mary Ann (Griffith) Rakes of Franklin Co., VA. [no file]

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, May 02, 1936

1910 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Alleghany District, H22:

…… Rakes, Nathaniel I. 55 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M2 9y, cannot read or write, owns farm, HOH.

………… Cynthia E. 50 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 9y, 1 child with 0 living, cannot read or write.

………… Robert T. 31 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, idiot.

………… Daniel J. 23 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns farm with mortgage.

………… Columbus J. 20 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns farm with mortgage.

………… Dessie B. 15 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1920 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Alleghany District 104, Texas Hollow Rd, H238:

…… Rakes, Nathaniel I. 65 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, owns, HOH.

………… Cynthia E. 59 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot write.

………… Robert T. 41 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

1920-1922 Death of Cynthia E. Agee Rakes: can’t find record.

1920-1922 Burial of Cynthia E. Agee Rakes:

1922 Marriage #3 for Nathaniel I. Rakes: N. I. Rakes m. 3^rd 8-24-1922 Montgomery, Rosa Adeline Redwood nee Argabright. He 67 yo. She 65 yo.

Rosa Adeline Redwood, b. Floyd 1854, d. 1938 Montgomery, d/o Jonathan & Jane (Wimmer) Argabright. [Death Cert - 1] [Death Cert - 2] [Argabright_Jonathan_Jane] Haven’t found an Argabright/Redwood marriage.

1930 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Alleghany District 104, Texas Hollow Rd, H238:

…… Rakes, Nathaniel I. 77 yo w/ farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

………… Rose 72 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1936 Death of Nathaniel I. Rakes: 5-1-1936 Lewis Gale Hospital, Roanoke, VA but of Rt 1, Shawsville, Montgomery Co., VA

1936 Burial of Nathaniel I. Rakes: Shawsville/Alleghany Springs area of Montgomery Co., VA. Exact location unknown.

…2. Agee, Malinda Arminta

Parents: James & Judith (Thomas) Agee.

1862 Birth: May 1862 VA.

1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1888 Marriage #1: Malinda A. Agee m. John J. D. Wood 11-08-1888 at James Agee's, Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. Cabbell Co., WVA & living in Patrick Co., VA, s/o J. B. & Lucinda A. Wood. She 26 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Juda Agee.

John Jefferson Davis Wood, b. 9-13-1867 Cabell Co., WVA, d. 4-25-1943, s/o John Beverly, b. Indiana, & Lucinda Ann (Cannaday) Wood. [Wood_Lydia_John] He’ll m. 2^nd Selina E. Salmons 8-30-1911 Patrick Co., VA. [no file] They are buried in the Wood Family Cemetery, Patrick Co., VA.

1910 Death: 9-21-1910. [1910 VA Death Records not available]

1910 Burial: Agee Family Cemetery, about 200 yards west and across the road from 618 County Line Church Rd, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C.)

…2. Agee, Arminda

Parents:

1867 Birth: May 1867 VA.

1870:

1880:

1890:

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District 18, H214:

…… Agee, Juda 81 yo widowed w/f, b. Apr 1819 VA, parents b. VA, 8 children with 5 living, owns home with mort, HOH.

………… Adline 32 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Cinthia E. 36 yo single daughter, b. Nov 1863 VA, parents b. VA.

………… Arminda 33 yo single daughter, b. May 1867 VA, parents b. VA. (noted as a daughter but never with them until 1900)

End James & Judith (Thomas) Agee family.