Last Updated: March 19, 2021

Larkin Dewese Family

(2 known wives)

(Dewese, Deweese & other variations – indexed as Dewese)

1. Dewese, Larkin

Parents: Peter & Esther (Poff) Dewese.

1816 Birth: 1816 Floyd Co., VA.

i1839 Marriage #1: Larkin Deweeze m. Polly Walters 10-03-1839 Floyd Co., VA by George W. Kelly. Polly’s surname noted as Willis in the marriage bond and Walters in marriage return.

1840 Floyd Co., VA, pg185: Larkin Duweeze, 1 male & 1 female 20-29 yo.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H237: Larkin Dewese, 33 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $500, cannot read or write, HOH.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Simpsons PO, H357:

…… Dewees, Larkin 43 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $600/165, HOH.

……… Mary A. 45 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Wm P. 17 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Light, Elijah 8 yo w/m, b. VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H292: Larkin Dewese, 55 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/0, HOH.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H91: Larkin Deweese, 66 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH.

i1883 Marriage #2: Larkin Deweese m. Mary Light 3-11-1883 Floyd Co., VA. He 68 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. Franklin Co., VA now Floyd Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Peter & Ester Deweese. She 35 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o John & Catherine Light.

Mary Light, d/o John Wilson & Catherine (Rose) Light. [Light_ElijahD_Susannah]

1895 Death: 4-17-1895 Floyd Co., VA, s/o COD: locked bowel. Age: 78y.

1895 Burial:

…+ Dewese, Mary “Polly”

Parents: William & Eliza (unknown) Walters. [no file]

1815 Birth: abt 1815 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H237: Mary 35 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Simpsons PO, H357: Mary 45 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H292: Polly 57 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H91: Mary 67 yo wife, b. VA.

1882 Death: Pollie Dewease, died 1-18-1882 Floyd Co., VA. COD: typhoid fever. Age: 71y. b. Montgomery Co., VA. Parents: William & Eliza Walters.

1882 Burial:

…2. Dewese, William Peter

Parents: Larkin & 1^st wife Mary “Polly” (Walters) Dewese.

1842 Birth: 5-1842 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H237: Peter 8 yo w/m, b. Floyd.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Simpsons PO, H357: William P. 17 yo w/m, b. VA.

i1865 Marriage #1: William Peter Deweese m. Jane Wilson 04-27-1865 at Elijah Wilson's, Floyd Co., VA by John A. Bell. He 23 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Larkin & Polly Deweese. She widowed 23 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Olivia Muncy.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H293:

…… Dewese, William P. 28 yo w/m shoemaker, b. VA, HOH.

……… Jane 29 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

……… Henry Castle 4 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… James Larken 3 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Eliza Jane 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

…… Wilson, John Jerome 8 yo w/m, b. VA, at home, school.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H95:

…… Dewees, William P. 40 yo w/m disabled farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Jane 40 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Henry C. 15 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, works on farm, school.

……… James L. 13 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, works on farm, school.

……… Eliza J. 11 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… William L. 9 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Laura E. 7 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

…… Wilson, Jerome 18 yo step-son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H130:

…… Dewees, William P. 58 yo w/m (occupation is blank) b. May 1842 VA, parents b. VA, m. 35y, owns home, HOH.

……… Jane 60 yo wife, b. Dec 1839 VA, parents b. VA, m. 35y, 7 children with 6 living.

……… Eliza J. 31 yo single daughter, b. Feb 1869 VA, parents b. VA.

…… Wilson, John G. 38 yo single stepson, b. May 1862 VA, parents b. VA.

…… Deweese, Tecomie C. 6 yo grandson, b. Aug 1893 VA, parents b. VA.

……+ Dewese, Jane

aka

……+ Dewese, China Jane “Jane” (indexed as)

Parents: Luke Crockett & Olivia (Wilson) Muncy. [Muncy_Olivia_Luke]

1839 Birth: 12-4-1839 Floyd Co., VA.

i1859 Marriage #1: Jane Moncey 1^st m. John T. Wilson 10-27-1859 at the residence of Elijah Wilson by George W. Kelly of the Baptist order. He 18 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Elijah & Hanner Wilson. She single 20 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Andrew Wilson & Olivia Moncey.

John T. Wilson, s/o Elijah & Hannah (Light) Wilson. [Wilson_Elijah & Hannah]

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H293: Jane 29 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband William Peter Dewese.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H130: Jane 60 yo wife, b. VA, m. 35y, 7 children with 6 living.

1910 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 53, H175: Jane 69 yo widowed w/f farmer, b. VA, 7 children with 6 living, owns farm, HOH.

1911 Death: 11-9-1911.

1911 Burial:  “Jane Muncy Dewise, wife of William”  is buried in Wilson’s Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

……3. Dewese, Henry Cassell

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Parents: William Peter & China Jane “Jane” (Muncy) Dewese.

1866 Birth: 1-221866 Floyd Co., VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H293: Henry Castle 4 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1887 Marriage #1: Henry C. Dewees m. Sarah Kelley 03-03-1887 at Sarah Kelley's, Floyd Co., VA by Joseph T. Turner. He 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Peter & Jane Dewees. She 22 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James L. & Sally A. Kelley.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H279:

…… Deweese, Henry C. 34 yo w/m farmer, b. Jan 1866 VA, parents b. VA, m. 13y, owns farm, HOH.

………… Sarah J. 34 yo wife, b. Nov 1865 VA, parents b. VA, m. 13y, 5 children with 5 living.

………… Fletcher L. 12 yo son, b. Apr 1889 VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Casper D. 9 yo son, b. Jan 1891 VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Annie M. 6 yo daughter, b. June 1893 VA, parents b. VA.

………… Toy C. 3 yo son, b. June 1896 VA, parents b. VA.

………… Mantle 1 yo daughter, b. Mar 1899 VA, parents b. VA.

1910 Marriage #2: H. C. Dewese m. Minnie May Russell 1-9-1910 Mercer Co., WVA. He 43 yo b. Floyd Co., VA. She 26 yo b. Tazewell Co., VA. Marital status not given.

1910 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Thornhill District 142, H216:

…… Dewese, Cassle H. 43 yo w/m outside foreman coal operation, b. VA, parents b. VA, M2 4/12, rents house, HOH.

………… Minnie M. 26 yo wife, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. PA, M2 4/12, 3 children with 2 living.

………… Fletcher 22 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, coal tipple operator worker.

………… Casper 19 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, coal operation engineer.

………… Anna M. 17 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Toy 13 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Mantil 11 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Mary M. 5 yo stepdaughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. (implies surname was Dewese but doubtful)

I1911 Marriage #2: Henry C. Deweese m. 2^nd Fannie B. Lawrence 10-22-1911 Floyd Co., VA by P. R. Vest, Minister of the M. E. Church. He 45 yo widowed w/m coal foreman, b. Floyd Co., VA & living in Mercer Co., WVA. She 39 yo widowed w/f, b. Montgomery Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Isaac & Nancy Whitworth.

Fannie Black Whitworth, d/o Isaac & Nancy (Kesler) Whitworth. [no file] She was 1^st married to Joseph Edward Lawrence who died in 1909. Joseph was a s/o William B. & Sarah Adelaide/Attaway (Richards) Lawrence. [Lawrence_William_Sarah]

1920 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Alleghany District 105, H71:

…… Dewese, Henry C. 54 yo w/m retail merchant, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

………… Fannie B. 47 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1929 Death of Henry Cassell Dewese: 12-16-1929 Alleghany District, Montgomery Co., VA.

Henry C. Duese, abt 65y married merchant, b. date not known Floyd Co., VA. Father: Peter Duese, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Jane Munce, b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: Fannie Duese. COD: apoplexy & liver cancer. Burial: Floyd Co., VA. Dec 17, 1929.

1929 Burial of Henry Cassell Dewese: Wilson’s Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by MOW)

1930 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Alleghany District 2, H38:

…… Deweeze, Fannie B. 57 yo widowed w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

………… Lawrence, John E. 14 yo grandson, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1940 Residence: 457 Railroad Ave, Cambria, Montgomery Co., VA, District 61-14, H71:

…… Wickham, Frank R. 48 yo w/m grocery store clerk, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, HOH. [wickham]

……… Clara A. 47 yo wife, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, housework. (nee Lawrence)

……… Frances 23 yo single daughter, b. VA, completed H4, resided in same house 1935, dairy plant stenographer.

……… Ruth 17 yo daughter, b. VA, completed H4, resided in same house 1935, other.

……… Gene Lois 10 yo daughter, b. VA, completed G4, resided in same house 1935, school.

……… Sandra 5 yo daughter, b. VA, completed G0, resided in same house 1935.

…… Deweese, Fannie 67 yo widowed mother in law, b. VA, completed G5, resided in same house 1935, unable to work.

…… Iddings, Bertie 52 yo single w/f lodger, b. VA, completed G3, resided in same house 1935, maid.

1948 Death of 2^nd wife Fannie Black (Whitworth) Lawrence Dewese: 2-1-1948 Cambria, Montgomery Co., VA.

Mrs. Fannie Lawrence Dewease, 75y 4m 23d, widowed housewife, b. Sept 8, 1872 Montgomery Co., VA. Father: Isaac Whitaker, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Mother: Nancy Kesler, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Informant: Mrs. Frank R. Wickan of Cambria, VA. COD: pneumonia. Burial: Huffville Cemetery, Huffville, VA.

1948 Burial of 2^nd wife Fannie Black (Whitworth) Lawrence Dewese: Huffville Cemetery, Terry Forks, Floyd Co., VA with her 1^st husband Joseph Edward Lawrence. [lawrence2]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by MOW)

………+ Dewese, Sarah J.

Parents: James L. & Sarah (Lester) Kelley. [Kelly_JamesL_2wives]

1865 Birth: 11-1865 Floyd Co., VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Henry Cassell Dewese.

………4. Dewese, Fletcher Lee

· U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918Fletcher Lee Dewese

Parents: Henry Cassell & 1st wife Sarah J. (Kelly) Dewese.

1888 Birth: 4-2-1888 Floyd Co., VA.

1889 Birth: 4-1889 VA. (src: 1900 census)

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1910 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with father & stepmother.

1917 Marriage #1: Fletcher Dewese m. Virdie Huffman 6-20-1919 Mercer Co., WVA. He 29 yo single w/m, b. VA, resident of McComas. She 25 yo divorced w/f, b. NC, resident of Rock.

1920 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Rock District 102, Pinnacle Mine, H42:

…… Dewise, Fletcher 31 yo mine motorman, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

………… Bertie 27 yo wife, b. NC, parents b. VA.

…… Burge, Drusella 6 yo niece, b. WVA, parents b. NC.

1924 Death: 6-9-1924 McCommas, Rock District, Mercer Co., WVA.

Fletcher Dewese, 36y 2m 6d married w/m mining motorman, b. Apr 3, 1888 location is blank. Spouse: not asked for. Father: blank. Mother: blank. Informant: Toy Dewese. COD: burns & suffocation caused by hot slag – shock. Burial: Pocahontas, VA, June 12, 1924.

Fletcher & his wife Virdie, died in the disaster described below.

On June 10, 1924, a tragedy without parallel occurred near the Pinnacle tipple where thousands of tons of burning ash, slate and rock were hurled down the mountainside by several explosions.

Brammer Jones was an eyewitness to the disaster. He stated that for two days had been a deluge in that section of Mercer County, making Crane Creek a raging river.

Loaded coal cars were pushed off the tracks by walls of water at Sagamore and Crane Creek. The old grist mill at Thornhill was washed away and houses at Crystal, Godfrey, Cephas, and Montcalm were seen floating down the Bluestone River. As the hollow behind the smoldering slate dump filled with water it seeped into the hot ash and slate producing a tremendous explosion when the hydrogen gases from the water mixed with the hot coal gases.

The first explosion sent thousands of tons of hot ash and slate down on the home of Mrs. Shellman C. Vest pushing the house down the hill about 100 feet and leaving only part of the roof exposed. Superintendent H.D. Smith of Pinnacle and Luke Graham, Mine Foreman at Thomas quickly organized a rescue party. Amelio Primiveno, John Vest, Pete Double, John Cockran, Amelio Massaroni and other Italians ran toward the house to rescue anyone who may have been left alive.

The second explosion came about fifteen minutes after the first. Three members of the rescue party had cut a hole in the roof with an ax and lowered themselves inside the house when the dump exploded like a volcano throwing half the mountain on the house crushing the people inside. All the rescuers ran for their lives receiving severe burns as they fled and narrowly escaped the avalanche of hot debris.

A third explosion occurred only minutes later. It brought down ton after ton of refuse completely filling in the hollow, choking off the creek and buried the railroad tracks to a depth of fifteen to twenty feet.

The victims of the explosion were Mrs. Shellman C. Vest and her five year old son, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Dewese, Mrs. Toy Dewese, and her two daughters, Amelio Primiveno, Amelio Massaroni, and an unidentified Italian stone mason. Their charred bodies were recovered two weeks later. Arthur: Ken Bowen. He has a website but no email link for permission. If anyone knows how to reach him, please let me know.

1924 Burial: Pocahontas Cemetery, Pocahontas, Tazewell Co., VA with Virdie. (no photo)

………4. Dewese, Casper Duhering

· U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007Henry C Dewese Casper Duhering

Suggested Records

· 1900 United States Federal CensusCasper D Deweese

· 1930 United States Federal CensusCasper Dewese

· 1940 United States Federal CensusCasper Dewese

· Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014C D Dewese

· 1910 United States Federal CensusCasper Deiase

· West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973Casper D. Dewese

· U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918C D Dewese

· U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-CurrentCasper D. Dewese

· U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942Casper Duhering Dewese yes

· U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995Casper D Dewese engr in Welch, WVA 1930 with Della

· Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014Casper D Dewese dau Pauline Browning

· U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007Casper Dewese dau Pauline

· Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014Chess David Dewese dau Pauline

Parents: Henry Cassell & 1st wife Sarah J. (Kelly) Dewese.

1891 Birth: 1-16-1891 Check, Floyd Co., VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1910 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with father & stepmother.

………4. Dewese, Annamille

· Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940Castle dau Annamilla

Parents: Henry Cassell & 1st wife Sarah J. (Kelly) Dewese.

1893 Birth: 6-1893 VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1910 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with father & stepmother.

………4. Dewese, Toy C.

· Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014Henry C Dewese son Toy

· 1940 United States Federal CensusTay Dewese

· 1900 United States Federal CensusToy C Deweese

· 1930 United States Federal CensusFoy Deweese

· U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007Toy C Dewese

· 1920 United States Federal CensusFay Dewese

· Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014Toy Dewese dau with Hazel Stawers Elizabeth Ann

· U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947Toy Dewese

· U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918Toy Dewese

· U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971Toy Dewese

· U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942Toy Dewese

· West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971Toy Dewese Dora Burge

Parents: Henry Cassell & 1st wife Sarah J. (Kelly) Dewese.

1896 Birth: 6-1896 VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1910 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with father & stepmother.

1919 Marriage #1: Toy Dewese m. Dora Burge 2-13-1919 Mercer Co., WVA. He 22 yo single w/m, b. VA. She 22 yo single w/f, b. NC. Both residing in McComas, WVA.

1920 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Rock District 102, Pinnacle Mine, H159:

…… Dewese, Toy 23 yo w/m coal mine dumpman, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

………… Dora 23 yo wife, b. NC, parents b. NC.

…… Virginia 2y 4/12 daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. VA.

1 non-related boarder.

Toy lost his wife Dora Bell, 19y 1m, & 2 daughters in the 1924 McComas explosion noted above. Daughters were Virginia Dell Dewese, 4y 9m 14d, Mary Helen, 2y 3m 7d. All 3 are buried in the Pocahontas Cemetery, Pocahontas, Tazewell Co., VA. (no photos

Toy also lost his brother Fletcher, sister in law Virdie, and a sister, Mrs. Mantel (Dewese) Vest in the same accident.

………4. Dewese, Mantel {f}

· Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940H. C. dau Mantil

Parents: Henry Cassell & 1st wife Sarah J. (Kelly) Dewese.

1899 Birth: 3-1899 VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1910 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with father & stepmother.

i1916 Marriage #1: Mantil DeWese m. Shelmon C. Vest 4-12-1916 at P. R. Vest’s Floyd Co., VA by P. R. Vest, Minister of the M. E. Church. He 20 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o John & Eliza E. Vest. She 17 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o H. C. & Sarah J. DeWese.

Shalman C. Vest, 1895-1934, s/o John & Eliza Alzora (Angle) Vest. He is buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, Mercer Co., WVA. [Vest_Littleberry_2wives]

1924 Death: 6-9-1924 McComas, Rock District, Mercer Co., VA.

Mrs. Mantel Vest, 25y 3m 7d, married w/f, b. Mar 2, 1899 unknown. Spouse: not asked for. Father: unknown. Mother: unknown. Informant: Toy Dewese of McComas. COD: burns & suffocation caused by hot slag – shock. Burial: Pocahontas, VA, June 12, 1924.

Mantel died with her son, Brondley L. Vest, 4y 3m 5d old son in the 1924 McComas explosion noted above.

1924 Burial: Pocahontas Cemetery, Pocahontas, Tazewell Co., VA. (no photo)

……3. Dewese, James Larkin

Parents: William Peter & China Jane “Jane” (Muncy) Dewese.

1867 Birth: 6-2-1867 Floyd Co., VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H293: James Larkin 3 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

……3. Dewese, Eliza Jane

(src: rinerbeach originally shared this on 03 Oct 2012 to Ancestry.com)

Parents: William Peter & China Jane “Jane” (Muncy) Dewese.

1869 Birth: 2-28-1869 Floyd Co., VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H293: Eliza Jane 1 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H130: Eliza J. 31 yo single daughter, b. Feb 1869 VA.

i1901 Marriage #1: Eliza Dewese m. E. D. Whitenack 10-30-1901 at Jane Dewese's, Floyd Co., VA by P.R. Vest, Minister of the M.E. Church. He 29 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o D.T. & Mary E. Whitenack. She 31 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Peter & Jane Dewese.

Enoch Dalah or Dolia Whitenack, b. 10-20-1871 Floyd Co., VA, d. 4-5-1942 VA, s/o Doctor Thompson & Mary Elizabeth (Sisson) Whitenack. [Whitenack_William_Bidsey]

1946 Death: 3-18-1946 Christiansburg District, Montgomery Co., VA.

Liza Jane Whitenack, 77y 20d, widowed w/f, b. Feb 28, 1869 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: E. D. Whitenack. Father: Peter Deweze[sic], b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Jane Muncy, b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: Mrs. William Cummings of R.F.D. Christiansburg, VA. COD: coronary thrombosis – 4 days. Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Tery’s [sic] Fork, VA, Mar 20, 1946.

1946 Burial: Wilson’s Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by MOW)

……3. Dewese, William L.

Parents: William Peter & China Jane “Jane” (Muncy) Dewese.

1871 Birth: abt 1871 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1910 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 53, H175: William L. 36 yo widowed son, b. VA, laborer Elestric Fa_.

……3. Dewese, Laura Elizabeth

Parents: William Peter & China Jane “Jane” (Muncy) Dewese.

1873 Birth: 3-4-1873 Floyd Co., VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1895 Marriage #1: Laura E. Deweese m. Rastus M. Board 05-14-1895 at Peter Deweese's, Floyd Co., VA by G.H. Thomson. He 24 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Henry M. & Onie Board. She 22 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Peter & Jane Deweese.

Erasmus M. Board, b. 2-8-1872, d. 2-6-1916, s/o Henry & Ona (Richards) Board. [Board_Eli_Abigail]

I1921 Marriage #2: Laura E. Board m. J. H. Austin 9-22-1921 Floyd Co., VA by H. V. Cole, Minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He 62 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Joseph & Rosa Board. She 48 yo widowed w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o W. Peter & Jane DeWeese.

Joseph Henderson Austin, s/o Joseph/Josiah & Rosannah (Smith) Austin. [Austin_JosephJosiah_Rosannah]

1955 Death of Laura Dewese Board Austin: 1-19-1955 Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

Mrs. Laura Board Austin, 81y 9m 15y, widowed w/f, b. Mar 4, 1873 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Joe H. Austin. Father: Peter DeWese. Mother: Jane Muncey. Informant: Mrs. L. J. Waller of Williamson, WVA. COD: cerebral hemorrhage left. Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

1955 Burial of Laura Dewese Board Austin: Wilson Cemetery, Daniel’s Run Rd, SR 661, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Terry L. Westmoreland)

…… Wilson, John Jerome or Gerome

b. abt 1862 VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H95:

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H130: John G. Wilson, 38 yo step-son, b. May 1862 VA, (no occupation noted)

……… Dewese, Tecomie C.

b. 8-1893 VA, s/o ?

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H130: Tecomie C. Deweese, 6 yo grandson, b. Aug 1893 VA.

?1910 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 53, H175: Clyde D. 16 yo son, b. VA, laborer delivery cars(?).

… Light, Elijah

b. abt 1852 VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Simpsons PO, H357: Elijah Light, 8 yo w/m, b. VA, Larkin Dewese HOH.