CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - HISTORY - Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches
			Family  Sketches - Withers
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                   CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES

              Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA
                                  1782-1926
                                By R. H. EARLY
                              With Illustrations
                              J. P. BELL COMPANY
                           LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927


Withers

  John Withers, of Lancaster, England, emigrated to America in the middle of the
17th century and settled in Stafford county, Virginia. He owned a large property
in land, one tract of which called Cho tank, by a train of casualties in the
family, fell finally into the possession of Augustine Washington.

  Thomas Withers, a descendant of John, married and had a large family.

  Enoch Keane Withers, born 176O, his fourth son, married Jennet Chirm in 1786,
and died of apoplexy at his home, Green Meadows, Fauquier county in 1813. The
mother of his wife was Janet Scott. Of Enoch's children, Robert Walter, born
1795, married Susan Dabney, daughter of Robert Alexander, the clerk of Campbell,
studied medicine and first settled in Lovingston, Nelson county, then moved in
182O to Campbell and began the practice of his profession there. His
father-in-law, dying soon afterwards, he settled at the old Alexander residence,
Rock, Castle. In 1836 Dr. Robert W. Withers, was a. member of Virginia
Legislature. He had several physician neighbors, of these Dr. Nathaniel W. Payne
was a brother-in-law, who lived 1 J/£ miles distant and Dr. John Slaughter, four
miles from him, thus it will be seen that the community had all facility for
medical attention. Children of Dr. Robt. W. and Susan D. A. Withers were:

—Jennet Ann, m. Dr. Robert Thornton Lemmon, and lived 12 miles from Rock
Castle;—Dr. Robert Enoch m. 1846 Mary Virginia, dau. of Joseph and Elizh.
Royall, of Lynchburg;-Mary Elizh. m. George D. Sanders;—Flora V. m. Philip T.
Withers;—William A. m. Alice, dau. of J. Breckenridge Cabell;-—Dr. John T. m.
Henrietta Alexander; he was Assistant Surgeon in Col. Thomas P. August's 3rd Va.
Inf. Reg., died 1861 in a Richmond hospital and was buried at St. John's
churchyard, near Pigeon Run, in Campbell;—Edward Horatio died aged 16
years;—Susan C., m. Patrick C. Massie of Nelson county;—Henry Howard m., 1st,
Mary T. Anderson, of Nelson; m., 2nd, Miss Adams of Campbell; he was a member of
Company "C," C. S. A., from Campbell;—Walter L. m. Bettie Hamilton of
Nelson;—-Austin C. m. Missouri T. Riddick, of Suffolk: all of the brothers
served in the Confederate army.

  Captain Edward Ball Withers, a brother of Dr. Robt. W. Withers, also settled
in Campbell, at Ivanhoe, situated not far from old Oxford Iron furnace, Chestnut
Hill, and Six Mile bridge. He married Evelina W., dau. of Philip and Dorothea
Dandridge Payne of White Hall. Children of Edward Ball and Evelina W.
Withers:—Philip T., m. his cousin, Flora V., dau. of Dr. Ro. W. Withers; lived
first in Rustburg, but sold his residence there to Judge Frank Nelson and moved
to Lynchburg;—Dr. Edward Withers moved to Danville;—Janet m., 1st, Horace
Lemmon; m., 2nd, Samuel Holt;—Walter m. Mollie, dau. of Christopher
Clark;—Robert Woodson m. Blanche T. Payne;—Zuleika m. Dr. A. Irvine Clark and
moved to Lynchburg. Ivanhoe was sold to the Rode family, who have been living
there many years: it is reached by the river road from Lynchburg or by soil road
back of Long Mountain from Rustburg.


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