TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - VITALS - Miscellaneous Marriages, 1901-1914 ============================================================================ 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 Various Dates MARRIAGES: Friday, August 23, 1901 Submitted from Bailey, Va., August 19, Married at the residence of the bride’s father, HIRAM COMPTON, near Falls mills, on August 4th, WILLIAM FLOYD BILLIPS and MISS LOUVENIA COMPTON, REV. J. W. HOLDBROOK officiated. [Wm. F Billips, s/o Gideon Billips & Nancy Elizabeth French. Louvenia Compton, d.o Hiran Alonzo Compton & Nancy Jane belcher, Rev. J. W. Holbrook was Rev. James W. Holbrook, s/o Randall/Randolph Holbrook & Mary Waggoner]. …………. Friday, August 1, 1902 Submitted from Falls Mills, Va. JAMES KIRTNER and MISS SARAH LAWSON, of Bluefield, were married last Friday week, thus another link out of the bachelor chain at this place …………………….. Friday, August 22, 1902 FALLS MILLS MR. ROBERT BELCHER, of this place and MISS MAUDE HALL, of Graham, were married last Wednesday. [Perhaaps someone can help us with this. The ONLY Robert Belcher I find in 1900 Falls Mills, Tazewell Co., VA., was Robert L. Belcher b. Mar 1881 , s/o Samuel Belcher & Harriett Louvenia Compton. I show this Robert to have married a wife with the name Virgie Lee (surname unknown to me). Could this have been a first wife for this same Robert l. Belcher?] …………. Friday, August 13, 1909 Submitted from Falls Mills, Aug 8 Wedding bells are still ringing. Last Wednesday MR. SIDNEY MARSH was married to a MRS. SLUSS, widow of BUD SLUSS. [Permelia F. ‘Millie’ (Shrader) Sluss,, d/o David Shrader, Jr., & his first wife, Chloe Dillion (My great great grandparents). Permelia Shrader first married Marcus Aurelius Sluss, s/o James A. Sluss & Clair Rinda (name on tombstone) Gouldy/Goldy/Golden. Two sisters of Marcus Aurelius Sluss, Corrilda Alice Sluss (first wife of Rufus Jackson Shrader, so David Shrader, Jr and his first wife, Chloe Dillion) and Margaret Rebecca Sluss (wife of Hugh Edward Tabor) were my great grandmothers-Karen EAGLE Moman] …………… Friday, September 2, 1910 Submitted from Falls Mills MR. J. B. HARRY brought his bride in from New River, Sunday afternoon. MRS. HARRY, is an attractive lady and has many friends here; she visited here before her marriage. [I believe to be John B. Harry, s/o Isaiah Henderson Harry and his first wife, Meldora Moore Tabor. I do have a J. B. Harry that married a Lena Bostic, however I do not know if this is the same couple. J. B. Harry & Lena (Bostic) Harry had at least two children, Betty & Christine. Betty married Bernard Holt]. ……………. Friday, June 20, 1913 ETHEL FRAZIER BAILEY, daughter of MR. and MRS. GEORGE BAILEY, of Richlands, and MR. DAVID WOOD, of St. Paul, were married June 11 at the home of the bride. ………… Friday, June 19, 1914 MISS ANNIE NASH, daughter of A. J. NASH, of Bluestone, and MR. GLEN R. MAHOOD, of Graham, were married in Princeton last Thursday. Reprinted Friday, June 17, 1949 edition. Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagle@qwest.net May 2002