Last Updated: July 31, 2022
Jeremiah & Elizabeth (Townly) Midkiff Family
Parents: 1808 Birth: abt 1808. Marriage #1:
Elizabeth Townly. (src: son Joseph W. Midkiffs
death record) 1860 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Greasy Creek PO, H1168:
Midkiff, Jeremiah 52 yo
w/m farmer, b. Pennsylvania, $0/25, HOH.
Elizabeth 42 yo w/f,
b. VA.
Eliza 19 yo w/f, b.
VA, school.
Joseph W. 18 yo w/m,
b. VA, school.
Mahalah
J. 15 yo w/f, b. VA, school.
Lydia S. 13 yo w/f, b.
VA, school.
Rob. V. 11 yo w/m, b.
VA.
Jno
H. 6 yo w/m, b. VA. 1870 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley Twp, H384:
Midkiff, Jeremiah 62 yo
w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/120, cannot read or
write, HOH.
Elizabeth 40 yo w/f,
b. VA, cannot read or write, keeping house.
Eliza Ann 25 yo w/f,
b. VA, cannot read or write, without occupation.
Mahala J. 21 yo w/f,
b. VA, cannot read or write, without occupation.
Lydia S. 19 yo w/f, b.
VA, cannot read or write, without occupation.
John Henden 17 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer.
Susan Elvira 2 yo w/f,
b. VA, at home. 1880 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Burks Fork District, H73:
Midkiff, Jerimiah 64 yo
w/m farm laborer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot
read or write, HOH.
Elizabeth 57 yo wife,
b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, keeping house.
Eliza A. 39 yo single
daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.
Mahalah
36 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.
John H. 27 yo son, b.
VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer.
Susan E. 12 yo
daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.
Jeremiah 7 yo
grandson, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write. 1890 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Burks Fork District:
Midkiff, Eliza A. 40 yo.
Jeremiah 84 yo.
Elizabeth 75 yo.
Mahalah
39 yo. Death 1890-1900 |
|
+ Midkiff, Elizabeth |
Parents: unknown Townley. 1817 Birth: Jan 1817 VA. 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Jeremiah Midkiff. 1900 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Burks Fork District 12, H28:
Midkiff, Elizabeth 83 yo
widowed w/f, b. Jan 1817 VA, parents b. VA, 7 children with 5 living, cannot
read or write, rents house, HOH.
Eliza A. 59 yo single
daughter, b. Apr 1841 VA.
Mahala J. 43 yo
daughter, b. Nov 1856 VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write. |
...2. Midkiff, Eliza Ann |
Parents: Jeremiah & Elizabeth
(Townly) Midkiff. 1841 Birth: Apr 1841 VA. 1860, 1870, 1880 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1890 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Burks Fork District:
Midkiff, Eliza A. 40 yo.
Jeremiah 84 yo.
Elizabeth 75 yo.
Mahalah
39 yo. 1900 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH. 1910 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 46, H65:
Midkiff, Liza 78 yo
single w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents house, HOH.
Halie J. 71 yo single
sister, b. VA, parents b. VA, laundress for private families, cannot read or
write. |
...2. Midkiff, Joseph W. |
Parents: Jeremiah & Elizabeth
(Townly) Midkiff. 1842 Birth: 4-5-1842 Franklin Co.,
VA. 1860 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1867 Marriage #1: Joseph W. Midkiff m. Mary Townly
01-15-1867 Patrick Co., VA by A.J. Cassell. He 22y, 7m, 18d, b. Franklin Co.,
VA & raised Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jeremiah & Elizabeth Midkiff. She 18y,
6m, 17d, b. Patrick Co., VA, d/o William & Reeny
Townly. 1870 Residence:
Patrick Co., VA, Smith River Twp, H411:
Midkiff, Joseph 25 yo
w/m works on farm, b. VA, cannot write, HOH.
Mary 22 yo w/f, b. VA,
cannot write, keeping house.
Emezetta
2 yo w/f, b. VA. 1880 Residence:
Patrick Co., VA, Smith River District, H237:
Midkiff, Joseph W. 32 yo
widowed w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.
Emisetta
12 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, at home.
William D. 9 yo son,
b. VA, parents b. VA, at home.
Samuel H. 6 yo son, b.
VA, parents b. VA, at home. 1881 Marriage #2:
Joseph m. 2nd Lucinda Martha Midkiff abt 1881. 1936 Death: 11-13-1936 Endicott,
Franklin Co., VA. Joseph W. Midkiff, 94y 7m
9d, widowed w/m, b. 4-5-1842 Franklin Co., VA. Spouse Lucinda Midkiff.
Father: Jerry Midkiff, b. Patrick Co., VA. Mother: Betsy Townly,
b. VA. Informant Jeff Trail of Endicott, VA. COD arteriosclerosis, apoplexy.
Burial Endicott, Franklin Co., VA. 1936 Burial:
Endicott Hill Cemetery, Franklin Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave; photo deegraver) |
...2. Midkiff, Mahalah J. |
Parents: Jeremiah & Elizabeth
(Townly) Midkiff. 1845 Birth: abt 1845 VA. 1860, 1870, 1880 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1890 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Burks Fork District:
Midkiff, Eliza A. 40 yo.
Jeremiah 84 yo.
Elizabeth 75 yo.
Mahalah 39 yo. 1900 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH. 1910 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 46, H65:
Midkiff, Liza 78 yo
single w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents house, HOH.
Halie J. 71 yo single sister, b. VA, parents
b. VA, laundress for private families, cannot read or write. |
...2. Midkiff, Lydia S. |
Parents: Jeremiah & Elizabeth
(Townly) Midkiff. 1847 Birth: abt 1847 b. Patrick Co.,
VA. 1860, 1870 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1871 Marriage #1: Lydia Midkiff m. Valentine
Hylton 11-23-1871 at Jeremiah Midkiff's, Floyd Co., VA by S.D. Williams. He
21 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Henry &
Catherine Hylton. She single 23 yo, b. Patrick Co., VA & living in Floyd
Co., VA, d/o Jeremiah & Elizabeth Midkiff. Valentine Hylton, s/o Henry
& Catherine (Hylton) Hylton. [hylton_henry_3] |
...2. Midkiff, Robert
Victor ·
|
Parents: Jeremiah & Elizabeth
(Townly) Midkiff. 1849 Birth: abt 1849 Patrick Co., VA. 1860 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1868 Marriage #1: Robert Midkiff m. Mary E. Price 01-30-1868 Patrick
Co., VA. He 17 yo, b. Patrick Co., VA, s/o Jeremiah & Elizabeth Price.
She 17 yo, b. Patrick Co., VA, d/o Jeremiah Price. 1870 Residence: Patrick Co., VA, Smith River Twp, Elamsville
P.O., H337:
Price, Jeremiah 54 yo
w/m farmer, b. VA, $20/100, HOH.
Mary 51 yo w/f, b. VA,
keeping house.
James M. 18 yo w/m, b.
VA, works on farm.
Ira J. 15 yo w/m, b.
VA, works on farm, cannot read or write.
Midkiff, Robert V. 19 yo w/m, b. VA, works on
farm, cannot read or write.
Mary E. 20 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.
Martha 1/12 w/f, b. VA. 1880 Residence: Patrick Co., VA, Smith River District, H176:
Price, Robert V. 28 yo
w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH.
Mary E. 27 yo wife, b.
VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.
Martha N. or H. 10 yo
daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.
Edward F. 5 yo son, b.
VA, parents b. VA, school.
Charles William 3 yo
son, b. VA, parents b. VA.
Harry J. 1 yo son, b.
VA, parents b. VA. |
......+ Midkiff, Mary
Elizabeth |
Parents: Jeremiah & 1st
wife Jane (Dillon) Price. 1851 Birth: abt 1851 Patrick Co., VA. 1870 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with husband but her parents HOH. 1880 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with husband Robert Victor
Midkiff. 1920-1930 Death: between census years. 1920-1930 Burial: husband is buried in
Bertha, Wythe Co., VA per his death certificate. |
......3. Midkiff, Martha |
Parents: Robert Victor & Mary
Elizabeth (Price) Midkiff. 1870 Birth: abt 1870 VA. 1870 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents but maternal
grandparents HOH. 1880 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents. |
......3. Midkiff, Edward F. |
Parents: Robert Victor & Mary
Elizabeth (Price) Midkiff. 1875 Birth: abt 1875 VA. 1880 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents. |
......3. Midkiff, Charles
William |
Parents: Robert Victor & Mary
Elizabeth (Price) Midkiff. 1877 Birth: abt 1877 VA. 1880 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents. |
......3. Midkiff, Harry J. |
Parents: Robert Victor & Mary
Elizabeth (Price) Midkiff. 1879 Birth: abt 1879 VA. 1880 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents. |
......3. Midkiff, Georgia
F. |
Parents: Robert Victor & Mary
Elizabeth (Price) Midkiff. 1882 Birth: abt 1882 Floyd Co., VA. 1897 Marriage #1:
Georgia F. Midkiff m. Percy R. Dodson 08-03-1897 at R.V. Midkiff's, Floyd
Co., VA by W.E. Shelor. He 18 yo single w/m miner, b. Henry Co., VA &
living in Wythe Co., VA, s/o John G. & Mary Dodson. She 15 yo single w/f,
b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o R.F. & M.E. Midkiff. |
...2. Midkiff, John Henden |
Parents: Jeremiah & Elizabeth
(Townly) Midkiff. 1854 Birth: abt 1854 Patrick Co., VA.
1860, 1870, 1880 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1880 Marriage #1: John H. Midkiff m. Lucy A.
Burnett 09-23-1880 at John Thompson's, Floyd Co., VA by W.H. Beamer. He 28 yo
single w/m farmer, b. Patrick Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o
Jeremiah & Elizabeth Midkiff. She 30 yo single w/f, b. Patrick Co., VA &
living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o William & Gartra
Burnett. |
Midkiff, Susan Elvira |
Parents: Ann Midkiff. 1868 Birth: 10-14-1868 Floyd Co., VA.
1870, 1880 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with probable grandfather as HOH. 1887 Marriage #1: Susan E. Midkiff m.
William R. Semones 01-26-1887 at Jeremiah Midkiff's, Floyd Co., VA by J.B.
C(can't read) minister. He 20 yo single w/m farmer, b. Carroll Co., VA &
living in Patrick Co., VA, s/o Joshua A. & Elizabeth C. Semones. She 18
yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Annie Midkiff. William Riley Semones,
parents b. VA, 1866-1939, s/o Joshua A. & Elizabeth C. (Horton) Semones. Known children of William
Riley & Susan Elvira (Midkiff) Semones: o
Walter M. Semones, 1888- o
Robert Henry Semones,
1890-1975; m. Pernie C. Wade, d/o James Winston
& Addie (Harman) Wade. [wade1] o
Harvey Curtis Semones,
1892-1970; m. Monica Irene Stanley, 1903-1955. o
Annie Ruth Semones,
1894-1947; m. William Howard Griffith 1913 FCVA, s/o William David &
Eliza Jane (Cockram) Griffith. [no file] o
Eliza Ellen Semones,
1897-d. before 1920, m. Claud Swanson Thomas 1916 FCVA, s/o Samuel &
Gypsy Ellen (Jones) Thomas. [thomas] o
John Akers Semones,
1899-1946; m. Clara Mae Akers, d/o Andrew R. & Missouri (Duncan) Akers.
[akers2] o
Bessie Jane Semones,
1903-1921; m. Tessie Newie Sowers, s/o Bird Burly & Eliza Ellen
(Shelor) Sowers. [sowers2] o
Clara Alice Semones,
1905-1982; m1 Samuel Bentley Guthrie, 1897-1934, s/o Andrew Lee & Ocie L.
(Weeks) Guthrie. [guthrie], m2 & d. Stonewall
Jackson Turnbull; m3 & d. James Arthur Craddock. And surname Carroll when
she reported sister Lonas death. o
Lona Mae Semones,
1907-1970; never married. 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 14, H32:
Semones, William R. 33
yo w/m farm laborer, b. June 1866 VA. m 13y, rents house, HOH.
Susan E. 36 yo wife,
b. Sept 1863 VA, parents b. VA, m. 13y, 6 children with 6 living.
Walter M. 12 yo son,
b. Mar 1888 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.
Robert H. 10 yo son,
b. May 1890 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.
Harvey C. 8 yo son, b.
Apr 1892 VA, parents b. VA, school.
Annie R. 5 yo
daughter, b. Sept 1894 VA, parents b. VA.
Eliza E. 3 yo
daughter, b. Feb 1897 VA, parents b. VA.
John A. 1 yo son, b.
Feb 1899 VA, parents b. VA. 1910 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 46, H98:
Semones, William R. 43
yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 23y, rents farm, HOH.
Susan E. 41 yo wife,
b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 23y, 10 children with 9 living.
Walter M. 22 yo son,
b. VA, parents b. VA, occupation: none, cannot read or write.
Robert H. 20 yo son,
b. VA, parents b. VA, home farm laborer.
Harvey C. 18 yo son,
b. VA, parents b. VA, home farm laborer.
Annie 15 yo daughter,
b. VA, parents b. VA, school.
Ellen 13 yo daughter,
b. VA, parents b. VA, school.
John 11 yo son, b. VA,
parents b. VA, school.
Jane 7 yo daughter, b.
VA, parents b. VA, school.
Alice 4 yo daughter,
b. VA, parents b. VA.
Lonie
2 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. 1937 Death: 11-1-1937 Court House
District, Floyd Co., VA. Susan Elvira Semones, 69y
1m 2d, married w/f, b. Sept 14, 1868 Floyd Co., VA. Father unknown. Mother Ann
Midkiff, b. unknown. Informant H. C. Semones of Roanoke, VA. COD organic
heart disease. Burial Greasy Creek. 1937 Burial:
Greasy Creek Cemetery, Willis, Floyd Co., VA. (with William, Harvey, John,
Bessie & Lona) |
Midkiff, Jeremiah |
Parents: 1873 Birth: abt 1873 VA. 1880 Residence:
Floyd Co., VA with probable grandfather as HOH. |
End Jeremiah & Elizabeth (Townly)
Midkiff Family.