TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - NEWSPAPERS - Clinch Valley News, 18 Feb 1938 ============================================================================ 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, FEBRUARY 18 1938 From Our Early Files (During this period, of operation, in 1938, the paper carried a headline blazoned across the top of the front page that read): Published in the Mountain Empire of Old Virginia, Where the Blue Grass Comes Spontaneously and Is Ever Lasting, The Air Is Invigorating and the Fresh, Free From Contamination. Soft Water Flows From the Pure Mountain Springs. Fine People, Fine Climate, Fine Soil, Fine Cattle, Fine Sheep. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS From the News of Friday, February 20, 1901 MR. T. R. BOWLING and MISS MATTIE FOX, daughter of STEPHEN FOX, of Burke’s Garden, were married Wednesday afternoon by REV. JAMES REPASS. (Mattie Fox, d/o Stephen S. Fox & Agnes M. Greever) 1920 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 59, Clear Fork Dist, Burke’s garden T. B. (sic) BOWLING 48 (T. R.) .....Mattie, 36, wife .....Wiley, 15, son .....Robert, 12, son .....George, 10, son .....John, 2, son …………….. From the News of Friday, February 20, 1901 MISS CORA LANKFORK and WADE HOWERY were married Wednesday. …….. From the News of Friday, February 20, 1901 WILLIAM SHAWVER , of Clear Fork, and MISS LAVY NASH, of Springville, were married here Wednesday (William L. Shawver,Jr., s/o William L. Shawver, Sr., & Eleanor L. Gillispie. Miss Lavie Gertrude Nash, d/o Andrew Jackson Nash & Naomi John Summers). …….. From the News of Friday, February 20, 1901 W.E. THOMPSON the popular grocer of Pocahontas, and MISS SOWERS, of the same town were married on the 12th. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 84, Clear Fork Dist., Henry C. Maxwell, enumerator W. E. THOMPSON, 24, b. June 1875 in VA Grocery Merchant (Living alone) …………………… TWENTY YEARS From Our Early Files Friday, February, 15, 1917 MISS EFFIE VIRGINIA GARLAND , sister of, MRS. CRAIG NELSON, of North Tazewell, and LIEUTEUANT WILLIAM DUFF, of the Royal Flying Corps were married January 5. ……….. From Our Early Files Friday, February, 15, 1917 T. A. GILLESPIE of Galatin, Missouri, is in Tazewell visiting his brother, GEORGE W. GILLESPIE …….. From Our Early Files Friday, February, 15, 1917 MRS. S. A. PRESSLEY, formerly MISS GEORGIA CROCKETT, of Tazewell, is seriously ill at her home in Due West, S. C. ……… From Our Early Files Friday, February, 15, 1917 MISS JULIA RHUDY, 73, died last week in Marion, She was the sister of MRS. WILLIAM PEERY of Shraders. (Shraders, VA., later changed to Bishop, VA). ……………. From Our Early Files Friday, February, 15, 1917 MISS ANNIE MC NEIL daughter of, MR. and MRS. J. W. MC NEIL, of Catawba, and MR. SAMUEL P. HOOVER, of Tazewell, were married in Bristol last Friday. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 76, Clearfork Dist., Tazewell Town S. C. HOOVER, 49, b. Oct 1850 in VA (All b. VA), WIDOW …..Mollie V., 14, b. Sept 1885, at school …..Allie G., 11, b. May 1889, at school …..SAMUEL P., b. Oct 1891, at school ……………. From Our Early Files Friday, February, 15, 1917 MISS BESSIE SKEEN, of Russell county, and MR. ELLIS RHUDY, of Thompson Valley, were married at Lebanon on Feb 6. ………………… From Our Early Files Friday, February, 15, 1917 "Clinch Valley News, Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA., Friday, February 18, 1939, From Our Early Files MRS. AMANDA WALK remains ill at the home of her daughter MRS V. L. Stephenson. 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 5, Dist 89, Richard Smoot, enumerator VAN WALK, 331, farmer, b. VA (All in home b. VA) .....M.J., 38, wife, k-house (WAS THIS AMANDA?) .....Corra Bell (Ssic), 13, dau .....Will E., 11, son .....Newton E., 9, son .....William E., 3, son .....Alex W., 2, son Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaaeagle@qwest.net April 2002