1999 Additions

30 Dec 1999

Added photos of the Tazewell Cowan Smith Family, Martha Hendrix & Thomas Family Children & Jacob Thompson.

27 Dec 1999

Added the John Counts of Cleveland cemetery.

26 Dec 1999

Added the Revolutionary Pension Application of Sarah Skeen, widow of Peter Skeen.

18 Dec 1999

Completed the full version of the 1850 Russell County, Virginia Census. Note that this version of the census comes complete with full name index. Give the index pages a couple minutes to load due to the size of the files.

08 Dec 1999

Added the wills of Armelda Addison, Mary Albert and Nicholas Honaker.

30 Nov 1999

Added the Charles H. Cowan, Sr., Henry Hess, John D. Hess, Jacob Rasnake and Alderson J. Thompson cemeteries.

29 Nov 1999

Added the John Wesley Hubbard cemetery.

22 Nov 1999

Added the 1859 Birth Records and the Ira Hess cemetery.

12 Nov 1999

Added the complete transcription of the 1860 Russell County, Virginia Census. Note that this version of the census comes complete with index. Give the index page a couple minutes to load due to the size of the file.

09 Nov 1999

Added a Kiser cemetery on Chaney Creek.

03 Nov 1999

Added the 1858 Birth Records.

29 Oct 1999

Added a deed from David & Margaret Alexander & Andrew & Polly Cowan to Russell County.

18 Oct 1999

Added the Arancio-Kiser cemetery.

17 Oct 1999

Added the Helms Smith and William Thompson cemeteries.

02 Oct 1999

Added a book of Russell County Declarations of Intentions 1911- 1921 of persons wishing to become citizens of the United States.

29 Sep 1999

Added an updated version of the Marriage Register of Alexander Little.

24 Sep 1999

Added the Whitt cemetery.

21 Sep 1999

Added the 1857 Birth Records.

16 Sep 1999

Added the James Warner Hughes, Jefferson J. Kiser and Levi Sykes cemeteries.

15 Sep 1999

Added the Artrip and Albert G. Smith cemeteries.

13 Sep 1999

Added a book of Russell County Declarations of Intentions 1937- 1941 of persons wishing to become citizens of the United States.

12 Sep 1999

Added the William Ballard Aston Miller cemetery.

10 Sep 1999

Added the John S. Call cemetery.

09 Sep 1999

Added the Jackson - Starnes and Perkins cemeteries.

08 Sep 1999

Added the John A. Hess cemetery.

22 Aug 1999

Added land grants to Enis Browning and Thomas Hunt.

12 Aug 1999

Added the will of George Finney, Sr..

08 Aug 1999

Added the 1856 Birth Records and a photo of Rev. Joseph R. Hubbard.

02 Aug 1999

Added the Reynolds cemetery.

01 Aug 1999

Added the Boyd - Robinson cemetery, Russell County Deed Book #1, 1876 - 1795 (Abstrated) and the will of Jacob Rasnake, Jr.

30 Jul 1999

Added the Logan Wallace Jackson, an Un-named Kents Ridge, Steele - Whitt and Thomas cemeteries.

29 Jul 1999

Added the Clark, Dye Family, Fullen Hess and Daniel Horton cemeteries.

28 Jul 1999

Added a Newberry, the Zack N. Newberry and Robinette cemeteries.

27 Jul 1999

Added the Belfast United Methodist Church, Elijah Breeding, Buckles and Newberry cemeteries.

26 Jul 1999

Added the Abner Wilson Cemetery.

22 Jul 1999

Added the will of John Warder.

21 Jul 1999

Added the wills of George Dickenson and Samuel Phelps and the Couch - Sykes Cemetery.

14 Jul 1999

Added the 1855 Birth Records.

13 Jul 1999

Added a photo of Cynthia Catherine Call and her friend Evelyn Herndon.

12 Jul 1999

Added a photo of Garland F. Hurt.

09 Jul 1999

Added Grantor's and Grantee's indexes for Deed Book #4.

06 Jul 1999

Added the wills of Oliver Snead and Lewis Horton.

03 Jul 1999

Added an annotated version of the 1850 Russell Co., VA Census that includes maiden names of wives and parents names. Note that this version of the census does not have an index. You can still search the census by using your edit-find function of your browser. If you have additions or corrections that you can make to the census, please contact Michael Dye.

02 Jul 1999

Added the wills of D. B. Harmon, Jeremiah Munsey, John Vint, Elijah Webb and John Wood.

30 Jun 1999

Added the 1854 Birth Records and the wills of James Sykes, Sr. and John Sykes, Sr.

29 Jun 1999

Added the wills of Stephen Gose, Sr., Larkin Herndon and Martin P. Herndon.

26 Jun 1999

Added the wills of Richard Roman and Lewis Still.

24 Jun 1999

Added the family bible record of John Breeding I and the will of Thompson Combs.

23 Jun 1999

Added the wills of James Baker, James Gibson, Jacob McGlothlin, Moses Parsley and George Washington Robinson.

22 Jun 1999

Added the will of James P. Hurt.

21 Jun 1999

Added a photo of Lilburn Dye and a Harris, the H. M. McGlothlin and a Smith cemetery from the Big A Mtn. area, the Slaughter cemetery near Honaker and also the will of Thomas Dickenson.

19 Jun 1999

Added the Charlie A. Smith and McGhee cemeteries, the wills of John Alexander, Sr., Neely McGlothlin and Lydia Montgomery and a photo of the John & Martha "Stallard" Barnhart Family.

18 Jun 1999

Added the will of John Burgess.

16 Jun 1999

Added the 1853 Russell County Birth Records.

15 Jun 1999

Added the wills of Absalum Baugh, George Pucket, Amos Smyth and James Smyth.

11 Jun 1999

Added the Marriage Register of Rev. Alexander Little.

10 Jun 1999

Added a land grant to James J. Bays, an additional photo of David Alexander Skeen and the will of David Alexander Skeen.

09 Jun 1999

Added the Jessee Hubbard, Johnson - Shoemaker and Jehiel Musick Cemeteries near Honaker.

08 Jun 1999

Added the Mutter cemetery from the Belfast area and the will of Henry D. Aston.

07 Jun 1999

Added the Baylor, Keen, Payne, Ratcliff, Smith, and Taylor cemeteries from the Belfast area. Also added a Russell County Calendar so events such as family reunions, meetings, etc. can be anounced.

29 May 1999

Added a photo of The David Alexander Skeen Family.

22 May 1999

Placed a link to the 1890 Special Census of Union Veterans, Russell County (compiled by Greg Lepore).

20 May 1999

Added the Ferrell - Horton Cemetery.

19 May 1999

Added photos of The Franklin Pierce & Elizabeth "Cook" Rasnake Family and Elijah & Mary (Polly) "Childress" Sutherland.

16 May 1999

Added the Ernest Crabtree Cemetery.

15 May 1999

Began to add the 1850 Russell County Census. Please note that this is a work in progress. There are 1786 households in the 1850 census. It is being added to as it is completed so check back often. Also, be sure to allow time for the complete name index to load when you click this link as it takes a minute to load.

14 May 1999

Added the will of Daniel Horton.

13 May 1999

Added a photo of Charles H. & Nannie "Isaacs" Bush.

12 May 1999

Added the wills of Johnston Howard and Samuel Taylor and a deed of gift from Nancy Cowan to Nancy Howard.

11 May 1999

Added the wills of Nancy Cowan, John T. Cowan and Hiram Howard.

05 May 1999

Added two land grants to John & Joel Bays.

02 May 1999

Added a photo of Rev. John W. Hubbard and the Garland Hurt Cemetery.

01 May 1999

Added the family bible record of Abraham & Mary "Sargent" Fuller and photos of Charles William Ferguson, Sr., John Thomas Ferguson, Wilson Hamilton Ferguson Family and Harvest time on the Joseph Marshall Ferguson Farm.

29 Apr 1999

Added the will of Elijah Rasnake.

25 Apr 1999

Added the family bible record of Edward Price.

12 Apr 1999

Added the death certificates of Cullen D. Combs, Alfred Dye, Cynthia Dye, Rev. James Dye, Lilburn Honaker and Nancy Honaker and a photo of Rev. James Dye.

11 Apr 1999

Added the Rose Hill and Frank Smith Cemeteries and the death certificate of Isaac Hart.

09 Apr 1999

Added the will of Andrew R. Martin and Some Early Divorces of Russell Co., VA.

01 Apr 1999

Added the family bible record of Elbert Wiggins Ball.

26 Mar 1999

Added the death certificate of Desta Mona "Combs" Crabtree.

24 Mar 1999

Added a photo of Martha "Isaacs" Moore and the will of John Counts, Sr. (1843).

20 Mar 1999

Added the will of Solomon Litton, Sr..

19 Mar 1999

Added the will of Charles Carrell.

18 Mar 1999

Added the will of Samuel Duff.

14 Mar 1999

Added the will of William Ferrell.

13 Mar 1999

Added the will of William Browning.

12 Mar 1999

Added the will of Mary Dickenson.

11 Mar 1999

Added the wills of Ambrose Hamon and John Wallis, Sr.

10 Mar 1999

Added the birth certificate of Stella Louise Belcher and Lewis Cemetery.

09 Mar 1999

Added the will of James Williams.

08 Mar 1999

Added the will of William Gilmore, Sr.

06 Mar 1999

Added the will of Hugh McClung, a deed between Michael Auxer & John Crank and a quick reference list of Russell County Kisers.

04 Mar 1999

Added a court case concerning the probate of the estate of Priscilla Hunt.

03 Mar 1999

Added the wills of Samuel Aston, Richard Bennett, Abraham Crabtree and John Smith.

02 Mar 1999

Added the wills of Henry Fogleman and Henry Dickenson, Sr.

01 Mar 1999

Added the 1896 Death Records and the will of James Shoemaker.

28 Feb 1999

Added the wills of James Osborn and Priscilla Price.

27 Feb 1999

Added the wills of Francis Davis, William Davison and William Lambert, the Moses Harris, Crockett McGlothlin and Combs Cemeteries and the 1894 Death Records.

26 Feb 1999

Added the wills of Moses Hurt, Sr. and Anthony M. Ferguson and the Dudley Crabtree and Mitchel Crabtree Cemeteries on Big A Mtn., the Cox/Hubbard Cemetery near Honaker and a Cook Cemetery above Weaver Creek.

25 Feb 1999

Added the 1893 Death Records and the Henry Clay Rasnick, J. C. Kiser and Spruce Pine Hollow Cemeteries.

24 Feb 1999

Added the Gravel Lick Church Cemetery.

23 Feb 1999

Added the 1891 and 1892 Death Records and the Carter and Elijah Sutherland Cemeteries near Carbo.

22 Feb 1999

Added the Browning, Colbert Combs, Aaron L. Hurt and McFarlane cemeteries.

21 Feb 1999

Added the Abraham Fuller Family Cemetery
.

17 Feb 1999

Added a photo of the Robert Aaron & Polly Angeline "Ball" Boyd Family.

16 Feb 1999

Added a photo of Carol & Lillie "Chambers" McGlothlin.

15 Feb 1999

Made a link to The Kiser Family Page and added the Beverly J. Fuller Family Cemetery
.

11 Feb 1999

Added the 1890 Death Records and the Revolutionary pension application of Jessee Vermillion.

10 Feb 1999

Added the family bible record of Bernard Reynolds & Lucy Johnston.

07 Feb 1999

Added the 1889 Death Records.

06 Feb 1999

Added a document containing an extract of the marriage record of George Kindrick & Edith Wright from 1813 and dated 1859.

02 Feb 1999

Added the newly created Russell County Migrations Project.

01 Feb 1999

Added the Revolutionary Pension Applications of Michael Sword, and William Tiller.

31 Jan 1999

Added the Revolutionary Pension Application of Oney Self, widow of Thomas Self.

30 Jan 1999

Made a link to the Jessee Genealogy Service Webpage. Added the 1888 Death Records.

29 Jan 1999

Added photos of William Johnson & Ellen Catherine "Williams" Combs.

28 Jan 1999

Added a complete will index to all wills, prior to 1900, on file at the Russell County Courthouse and the will of John Ferguson, Sr.

27 Jan 1999

Added a search engine to the Russell County VAGenWeb Project. Also added the wills of Jonathan Boyd and Andrew Ferguson, Sr.

26 Jan 1999

Added the Silas B. Hurt Cemetery near Little River, the will of Fielding Isaacs and the 1887 Death Records.

24 Jan 1999

Added the 1886 Death Records.

22 Jan 1999

Made a link to the Kendrick, Prater & Kin Webpage. Added the Revolutionary Pension Application of Bernard Reynolds.

21 Jan 1999

Added the Revolutionary Pension Application of Christopher Olinger and the 1885 Death Records.

20 Jan 1999

Added the Isaacs Cemetery near Grassy Creek.

19 Jan 1999

Made a link to The Tate Family webpage.

17 Jan 1999

Added the 1884 Death Records.

16 Jan 1999

Added the Revolutionary Pension Applications of William Cooper and Abraham Crabtree and the Bastardy Warrant of Annie Combs vs. William F. Combs.

14 Jan 1999

Added the Gent Cemetery near Possum Hollow and the Ray Cemetery near Nash's Ford.

13 Jan 1999

Added photos of Ephraim Mexico & Carrie Nelia Kiser and Lilburn Hendricks & Frances "Sutherland" Kiser and the marriage license of Lilburn H. Kiser & Frances Sutherland.

12 Jan 1999

Added the Stump Cemetery near Blackford.

11 Jan 1999

Added the family bible records of Joseph & Margaret Kiser and Nancy Jane Sisk Jackson Blankenship, the will of James Wallis and the Chaney Ridge/Powers/Kiser Cemetery.

10 Jan 1999

Added the Revolutionary Pension Application of David Carty.

09 Jan 1999

Added the Revolutionary Pension Applications of Francis Browning and Daniel Price and the Revolutionary Pension Order of John Skaggs. Also added the McComas Long Cemetery and a couple photos of the cemetery circa 1911.

07 Jan 1999

Added the wills of Timothy Burgess, William C. Morton & Samuel Porter. Also added several new Obituaries.

06 Jan 1999

Added the will of James McFarlane.

05 Jan 1999

Added the Upper District to the 1792 Land Tax List. Added several maps of Virginia and southwest Virginia which shows county boundary changes from early settlement to 1880. Re-formatted main page to make it easier to view.

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