TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - NEWSPAPERS - Clinch Valley News, 13 Jun 1902-Taborsville ============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the Virginia USGenWeb Archives by: Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagle@qwest.net ============================================================================== "Clinch Valley News" Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA Friday, June 13, 1902 TABORSVILLE G. P. MC MULLIN of Springville was in the village last week, calling on the tax payers. [George Paris Mc Mullin, b. Sep 1854, d. Sunday, April 23, 1950, s/o John H. McMullin & Elizabeth Boil/Boyle]. …………………….. MR. H. J. TABOR and G. W. PURKINS (sic) has been on the sick list for a few . (Henry J. Tabor , s/o Stephen Paris Tabor & Eleanor ‘Ellen’ Havens. G. W. Perkins, George W. Perkins]. ADDED DATA: 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 261 Clear Fork Dist., W. L. Stpehens, enumerator (Living on property next to James Perkins b. Feb 1829 and his wife, Lucia J., b. Nar 1834) GEORGE W. PERKINS, 40, b. Apr 1860, in VA (all in home b. VA0, Day laborer …..Octavy (sic), 33, b. May 1867, wife, had had five children …..Ernest, 9. B. Feb 1891, son …..Hubbert (sic), 7, b. june 1892, son …..Arabell, 5, b. Mar 1895, dau …..Crockett, 3, b. Dec 1890 son …..Hogue, 1, b. Feb 1899, son ………………………… MR. J. W. SHANNON, of Bluestone, was on Mud Fork last week, buying cattle. [Perhaps, John W. Shannon s/o Joseph B. Shannon & Mary F. Hambrick/Hamrick]. ………………………. MR. and MRS. ROBERT BELCHER and MATTIE , of Clover Bottom, W. Va., are visiting many of their friends on Mud Fork this week. Robert has been in bad health for several months, but is improving some now. [ I BELIEVE this MIGHT have been Robert H. Belcher, s/o Moses Belcher & Nancy Elizabeth Jane Tabor ( I found all Nancy’s names on record regarding the family)] ADDED DATA: Robert H. BELCHER b. abt 1838, Tazewell Co VA & Aurelia E. COMPTON b. abt 1840, VA m. 10 Feb 1864, Tazewell Co VA | Moses E. BELCHER | b. 1863, Tazewell CO VA | d. 1956 | & Lura M. HURST | b. 1875, Mercer Co WV7 | d. 1942 | m. 8 Jan 1891, Mercer Co WV | Harriett BELCHER | b. abt 1865, Tazewell CO VA | Charles L. BELCHER3, | b. abt 1867, Tazewell CO VA | Hiram P. BELCHER | b. abt 1868, Tazewell CO VA | Emfield/Winfield C. BELCHER | b. 1869, Tazewell CO VA | Katie L. BELCHER | b. abt 1872, Tazewell CO VA | Crockett BELCHER | b. abt 1875, Tazewell CO VA | Maria M. BELCHER | b. abt 1876, Tazewell CO VA | Laura D. BELCHER | b. abt 1877, Tazewell CO VA | Sarah "Sally" BELCHER b. 1879, Tazewell CO VA | ………………………. MR. W. G. HILL and little son, EDDIE, were visiting in W. Va., last Saturday and Sunday. MRS. W. G. HILL has got 130 young chickens and has only lost two this season. Who can beat that? Mrs. Hill is the chicken grower of Mud Fork. [Wiley G. Hill,, s/o Hardin H. & Jane Hill. Mrs. W. G. Hill was Nancy Bye Perdue, d/o Henry Silas Perdue, Sr., & Nancy Jane Powell. Little son Eddie Hill was Edward Wiley Hill, b. Apr 1893. A son of Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Hill, Felix S. Hill, married Beulah May Tabor, d/ Elgin Whitley Tabor & Octavia Zane Tiller]. ………….… JAMES HOLEY of Brushy Fork was in Taborsville last Sunday visiting H. J. and B. W. TABOR. [Holley/Holey later changed to HAWLEY.This James Hawley (Holey) married Martha Ann Tabor, d/o Andrew Jackson Tabor (killed in Civil War) & Juline (various spellings) Belcher. H. J. Tabor was Henry J. Tabor and B. W. Tabor was Ballard Witten Tabor, both of whom were sons of Stephen Paris Tabor & Eleanor ‘Ellen’ Havens]. …………………….. If you want to get a man’s anger raised jut throw off a little on the politics of religion. ……………….. We had a good rain last Saturday night and Sunday which was badly needed. ………………………. MR. WAT COMPTON was in Mercer Co., last week, trying to buy cattle, and only purchased one heifer, he reports cattle very scarce. [ I am uncertain which Mr. Compton was nicknamed "WAT."] ……………. Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagle@qwest.net May 2002