TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - VITALS - Marriage, Reese Whitley to Rachel Witten, 17 Mar 1887 ============================================================================ 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 Court House, Tazewell Co., VA Friday, March 25, 1887 MARRIAGE (Typed as written) Married at the residence of the bride’s father, ROBERT WITTEN, ESQ., March 17, by REV. GEO. BUSTON, MR. REESE WHITLEY to MISS RACHEL WITTEN, both of Tazewell county. The attendants were as follows: MISS JENNIE WITTEN MR. WILL CROCKETT MISS IDA GILLESPIE MISS JOSIE PERRY MR. JOHN BUCHANNAN MISS MIOLLIE PEERY MR. JACK WITTEN MISS LAURA BOTTIMORE MR. JESSE MC CALL The bride and groom have our best wishes for their future happiness and prosperity. ADDED DATA: 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 155 88th Census District ROBERT WITTEN, 40, farmer (All in home b. VA) …..Virginia, 39, wife, k-house …..RACHEL, 17, dau …..Pauline 15, dau …..Virginia, 13, dau …..James W., 11, son …..Ebenzer, 9, son …..Rosie, 4, dau …..Robert, 2, son JACOB WITTEN, 60, Black, works on farm CAROLINE WITTEN, 55, Black, keeps house 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 97, 88th Census District JAMES S. WHITLY (sic), 47, farmer, b, VA (All in home b, VA) …..Margaret, 49, wife, k-house …..Sarah, 22, dau ….Maggie, 18, dau ….REES (sic), 20, son, Farm Labor …..Florena, 14, dau …..Louisa, 7, dau 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 165 Jeffersonville District REECE J. WHITLEY (sic), 41, b. Mar ….1859 in VA (All in home b. VA), …..married 13 years …..RACHEL W.., 38, b. Dec 1861, wife …..had had 7 children …..Margaret C., 12, b. Dec 1888, dau …..Mary B., 10, b. July 1889, dau …..Willie R., 8, b. Sept 1891, son …..(d. Mar 16 1907) …..Robert, 6, b. Sept 1893, sonn …..Sadie V., 4, b. Sept 1895, dau ….Jannie F., 3, b. 1897, dau …..Walter C., 2, b. june 1899, son PHILLIP ALDER, 19, b. May 1881, Boarder/ Day laborer [Tazewell Court House, 1886-1892, later became Tazewell. Tazewell Co., VA …………. MARRIAGES (NO DATES) MR. C. E. ASBURY TO MISS FLORENA L. GRIFFITHS- MR. E. B. GRIFFITHS to MISS SARAH A. COMBS- MR. J. H. MARTIN to MISS RHODA A. STEPHENSON- MR. T. A. RATCLIFF to MISS NORA A. GRAYBEAL- All by REV. P. J. LOCKHART Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagle@qwest.net April 2002