JOHNSON Shirley James (Jimmy), Jr.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Jimmy
• Occupation: EXEC. V.P.-FARM CR. ASSN.
• Reference Number: 121
• Baptism: 26 Apr 1964, Elberon, VA (Moore's Swamp Bapt. Church); Moore's Swamp. Bapt.As Mem.Of Dendron Bapt church

Notes:

SHIRLEY JAMES /JOHNSON/ , JR. [958], (b. , Richmond, Va), (d. , ), GRADUATED SURRY COUNTY ACADEMY, DENDRON VA. JUNE 1972. GRADUATED UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MAY 1976 B. S. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. EMPLOYED FARM CREDIT ASSOC. OF RICHMOND MAY 1976.

Baptism:
HE WAS BAPTISED AT MOORE'S SWAMP BAPTIST CHURCH, AS MEMBER OF DENDRON BAPTIST CHURCH. SHIRLEY WAS IN THE HOSPITAL (OBICI) AND UNABLE TO BE PRESENT .
DENDRON DID NOT HAVE A BAPTISMAL.

Shirley married GOODRICH Lois Gloria on 25 Jun 1977 in Burrowsville, VA (Brandon Episcopal Church Cem, Rt. 10), and was divorced. Lois (daughter of GOODRICH Lois Davis and CLEMENTS Daisy Leigh) was born on 18 Dec 1953 in Petersburg, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. JOHNSON Taylor Everett was born on 25 Oct 1983 in Richmond, VA (St. Mary's Hosp).
2. JOHNSON Emory Page was born in Richmond, VA (Henrico Doctor's Hosp).

Shirley married PHILIPP Donna on 23 May 1998 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Address:
  Shirley James JOHNSON, Sr.
• Baptism: Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church)
• Occupation: Mechanic
• Reference Number: 120
• Military Service: Jan 1951; US Army - Served 2 years
• Illness: 1 Mar 2005

Notes:

Shirley had a stint placed in his heart in March. Has 5 blockages.

REF/AFN/Custom: 957 / / , At the time of Shirley's birth, his parents lived on the Jack Spratley Farm in Dendron Where his father worked for Spratley. Shirley attended grades 1 through 10 at Stonewall
Jackson School in Dendron. The Dendron High School was closed (county school consolidation)
after his 10th year. He went to Surry High School for his 11th (Senior) year and graduated
High School in 1946. During his school years, he worked as a janitor at the Dendron School
and at the Surry School during his Senior year. After graduation, he worked as a mechanic
for Surry Implement Co.
Shirley was inducted into the U. S. Army on January 25, 1951. His basic training with
the 45th (Thunderbird Division) was at Camp Polk, Lousiana. In June, 1951 he had 10 days
delayed route to report to Fort Hood, Texas. He became engaged to Doris Jean Goodrich while
at home part of that 10 days. At Fort Hood, he was assigned to the 57th Medium Tank Battalion,
2nd Armored Division and was transferred to Camp Y79 near Mannheim, Germany. Most of the troops
he trained with at Camp Polk and Fort Hood were transferred to Korea during the fighting there.
He was discharged from the Army on January 16, 1953 and married Jean on January 28, 1953.
Name: SHIRLEY JAMES /JOHNSON/
Sex: Male
Modify Date: 28 Apr 2004
Birth: Surry County, Va
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Baptism: WAKEFIELD (DENDRON BAPTIST MEMBER)
Retirement: 1 Jul 1989, Dendron Bus Garage
Occupation: MECHANIC
Residence:
Father: 15 Aug 1908, JABRAY /JOHNSON/ [1492], (b. 15 Aug 1908, ), (d. 25 Feb 1978, AT HOME - DENDRON, VA.), EDMOND JOHNSON, BROTHER OF JABRAY, POSSESSED THE JOHNSON FAMILY BIBLE AT THE
TIME JABRAY NEEDED HIS BIRTHDATE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PURPOSES. ACCORDING TO HANNAH PECK JOHNSON AND SHIRLEY JAMES JOHNSON, JABRAY HAD A HALF BROTHER NAMED SHIRLEY WHO TRIED TO JOIN THE ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR I AND WAS REJECTED. HE WENT TO DETROIT AND THE FAMILY NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN.
Mother: 5 Jan 1912, HANNAH ANN /PECK/ [1491], (b. 5 Jan 1912, Surry County, Va), (d. 21 Apr 2003, Waverly Healthcare Center,Waverly,Va.), Hannah was named for Hannah Ann Davis, who was married to Doctor Sidney
Barham.
Marriage (1): 28 Jan 1953, DORIS JEAN /GOODRICH/, m. 28 Jan 1953, Parsonage-Stony Creek Methodist Church, Maid of Honor: Alice (Bootsie) Hawkins
Best Man: Gene Clark
Preacher: Rev. Courtney Sheffield and his wife Betty was a witness.
Honeymoon in Washington, DC
Shirley was so used to driving in Germany (Army) that he tried to drive backwards down a one-way
Washington, DC., street
Son: SHIRLEY JAMES /JOHNSON/ , JR. [958], (b. , Richmond, Va), (d. , ), GRADUATED SURRY COUNTY ACADEMY, DENDRON VA. JUNE 1972. GRADUATED
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MAY 1976 B. S. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. EMPLOYED
FARM CREDIT ASSOC. OF RICHMOND MAY 1976.
At the time of Shirley's birth, his parents lived on the Jack Spratley Farm in Dendron
Where his father worked for Spratley. Shirley attended grades 1 through 10 at Stonewall
Jackson School in Dendron. The Dendron High School was closed (county school consolidation)
after his 10th year. He went to Surry High School for his 11th (Senior) year and graduated
High School in 1946. During his school years, he worked as a janitor at the Dendron School
and at the Surry School during his Senior year. After graduation, he worked as a mechanic
for Surry Implement Co.

Shirley was inducted into the U. S. Army on January 25, 1951. His basic training with
the 45th (Thunderbird Division) was at Camp Polk, Lousiana. In June, 1951 he had 10 days
delayed route to report to Fort Hood, Texas. He became engaged to Doris Jean Goodrich while
at home part of that 10 days. At Fort Hood, he was assigned to the 57th Medium Tank Battalion,
2nd Armored Division and was transferred to Camp Y79 near Mannheim, Germany. Most of the troops
he trained with at Camp Polk and Fort Hood were transferred to Korea during the fighting there.
He was discharged from the Army on January 16, 1953 and married Jean on January 28, 1953.

Died:
Southide Regional Hosp @ 0230

Buried:
Purviance (Baker funeral home)

Shirley married GOODRICH Doris Jean on 28 Jan 1953 in Stony Creek, Sussex, Virginia (Parsonage-Stony Creek Methodist Church). Doris (daughter of GOODRICH Benjamin Taylor, Jr. and WESTBROOK Mabel Pearl) was born on 2 Jan 1931 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Address: Address:
  Doris Jean GOODRICH
• Submitter: HIGH
• Descendant Interest: HIGH
• Lat/Long: Johnson Home
• Phone: 804-834-2104
• Reference Number: 108
• Baptism: 26 Apr 1964, Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church)
• Living In: Mar 1965, Waverly, Surry County, VA (Doris Jean Home, Rt. 40); Living In Home Since 1965
• Occupation: 1988, Waverly, Sussex County, VA; Retired Farm Credit Assoc

Notes:

Baptized into Dendron Baptist Church 4/26/1964 coming from Waverly Methodist.
Transferred church membership to Carsley Methodist in 1991.


Dtd: 4 Jun 90 Letter received from Edwin R. BoothP. O. Box 907, Longview, Tx 75601(214) 753-3004 home 757-3131 Edwin R. Booth InsAgency (retired)Home Address: 106 Betty Dr., Songview(??), Tx on August 20, 1973: He received the family geneology and he isTalmadge Booth's brother, Edwin. He is compliling a book of the boothfamily. 'Our great, great, grandfather, Robert Booth (brother of yourgreat great grandfather, Col. Samuel Booth, of Snow Hill Plantation, leftSurry County in 1814 and settled in Troup County, Georgia. Then one of his sons left Georgia in 1853 and settled in the Piney Woods section ofEast Texas, where our family has been ever since.' Doris Jean lives across from Snow Hill, which is part of the original plantation. Edwin says that Troup County, Georgia and their part of East Texas is almost are production of the Snow Hill area. Book was to be published in 1974.Doris Personal Info: Doris Jean started dating Shirley in Sep 1948. And she graduated from Waverly High School in June 1949. Doris was employedby Southside Va PCA and FLBA in Waverly in March 1950. She and Shirley were engaged in July 1951 before he was deployed to Germany by the U S Army. She married him 12 days after his return. They lived in a 3 room rented apt in the home of Bob & Edna Slade on Rt. 31 in Dendron for the first 15 months. They then moved to a rented house halfway between Dendron and Elberon on Rt. 31 that was owned by Mrs. A.T. Sowder in March 1954.They moved to the current homeplace/farm in March 1965

Dtd: 4 Jun 90 Letter received from Edwin R. BoothP. O. Box 907, Longview, Tx 75601(214) 753-3004 home 757-3131 Edwin R. Booth Ins Agency (retired)Home Address: 106 Betty Dr., Songview(??), Tx on August 20, 1973: He received the family geneology and he isTalmadge Booth's brother, Edwin. He is compliling a book of the boothfamily. 'Our great, great, grandfather, Robert Booth (brother of yourgreat great grandfather, Col. Samuel Booth, of Snow Hill Plantation, leftSurry County in 1814 and settled in Troup County, Georgia. Then one ofhis sons left Georgia in 1853 and settled in the Piney Woods section ofEast Texas, where our family has been ever since.' Doris Jean lives acrossfrom Snow Hill, which is part of the original plantation. Edwin says thatTroup County, Georgia and their part of East Texas is almost areproduction of the Snow Hill area. Book was to be published in 1974.Doris Personal Info: Doris Jean started dating Shirley in Sep 1948. Andshe graduated from Waverly High School in June 1949. Doris was employedby Southside Va PCA and FLBA in Waverly in March 1950. She and Shirleywere engaged in July 1951 before he was deployed to Germany by the USArmy. She married him 12 days after his return. They l;ived in a 3 roomrented apt in the home of Bob & Edna Slade on Rt. 31 in dendron for thefirst 15 months. They then moved to a rented house halfway between dendronand Elberon on Rt. 31 that was owned by Mrs. A.T. Sowder in March 1954.They moved to the current homeplace/farm in March 1965 Retired Farm Credit Associations of Waverly, VP Finance

Her history from a leter from Doris Jean on 4-4-2006:

Doris Jean Goodrich was born to Benjamin Taylor Goodrich, Jr. and his wife, Mabel Pearl Westbrook Goodrich during the Depression in 1931. Jean was the youngest of five children and the only one born in the house they built on the farm he purchased November 1921. Located across the road from Snow Hill, the farm was once part of Snow Hill Plantation before it was partitioned (divided) among heirs. Before, they lived in a small house near Avery's Mill Pond on a farm Daddy owned called "Gilliam" which was once a part of the B. B. Goodrich farm that was also divided among heirs. In order to care for Mama the heirs sold the farm at public auction in 1964. My husband and I purchased it and in 1965, we moved into the house in which I was born.

Benjamin, known as "Boss" to family and friends died on May 28,1931 of a brain tumor reportedly caused by a head injury incurred by a wooden flywheel spinning off a piece of farm equipment. One of the saddest, most heartbreaking pictures I have ever seen was the one of Mother and her four children, Marvin, Norman, (Bernard Taylor died of flu in 1922 at one year of age) Edith, and me taken shortly after Daddy's funeral. She was wearing her mourning clothes and was holding me, a six month old, on her lap. All wore sad expressions. I am indeed grateful to my older cousins who so generously gave me that picture and many other old family pictures when they cleaned out their parents personal belongings after their death.

In those days, farmers used horses and mules to produce and harvest their crops. The equipment mentioned above was a stationery steam engine with flywheels and belts to power equipment for thrashing peanuts and grain. I remember it stored in under a shed attached to a barn located directly in front of the Snow Hill house. There was also a small corncrib located near the barn but closer to the road. Older family members, probably Daddy's sister, Aunt Stella, and my Mother, told me that both buildings had been part of Snow Hill property and I have always wondered why those farm buildings were in front of the main house. Ella Gertrude Booth, the mother of Stella and Benjamin, Jr., grew up at Snow Hill so Stella should know about such matters as the location of the outbuildings.

In 1974, when I began to gather a little family history, Aunt Stella told me her mother Ella Gertrude Booth left the house one morning to milk cows at the barn across the road. Instead of milking cows, she jumped in the buggy with the waiting Benjamin Taylor Goodrich, Sr. to be married. That was August 26, 1876. Does anyone have a record where the wedding took place? I wish I had taken more time to learn more history our older relatives would have enjoyed sharing with me.

Stored in the same shed with the steam engine were two old cars. One was a Buick and the other a Ford. When I was about seven years old, the family tackled the dusty, dirty job of clearing the barn of old, worn out plow points, cultivator hoes, various parts of unused, worn out equipment and whatever other junk which had accumulated. Little did Mama know Japan would throw the junk she sold or gave away as scrap metal back at this country during World War II.

Mama must have been a special person and manager to hold the family together and to retain possession of the farm without losing everything during the Depression. Fortunately for all of us her two oldest were boys. She taught them that she became BOSS when he died and the boys never stopped calling her that. Marvin was 14 and Norman was 12 when Daddy died, so they were of great assistance in getting the farm work done. One of my elderly neighbors told me a few years ago he often saw my brothers working the fields or in the woods cutting firewood and he wondered how she got them, at such young ages, to do those jobs. The wood was necessary for heating in cold weather and for the cook stove in all kinds of weather regardless of how hot the kitchen got in summer.

All of us learned to carry our share of the load as soon as we became old enough. Edith (Tillie) was about 6 ½ years older than I was, so when Mama's mother, Otelia Florence Westbrook came to live with us prior to her death, Tillie recalls the stacks of laundry necessary to keep Grandma's bedclothes clean. An eleven or twelve year old using a scrub board for the chore would never forget it. We can really appreciate the conveniences electricity brought to rural Virginia when electric lines were constructed when I was a teenager. Grandma died when I was in first grade. My memory of her as being sick in bed and I had to be quiet so as not to disturb her. I also remember her casket in our living room and the unusual activity in the family the day of her funeral.

Marvin managed to get an eighth-grade education, Norman and Tillie graduated from Dendron High School. I rode the school bus to Dendron for eight years, and commuted to Waverly for High School. Mother had learned early, probably before Daddy's death to drive an automobile, so she was not at all reluctant to allow me to drive to school as soon as I was old enough for the license. I do not recall she was ever without an automobile. Transportation was a necessity as we lived five miles from the nearest town. On Sundays, she allowed the boys to drive us into Waverly for Sunday school at Waverly Methodist Church although she stayed home, probably to get some much needed rest and peace.

Prior to graduation, I thought I wanted to become a nurse. Louise Obici Hospital was under construction at the time and their representatives made presentations at the schools recruiting candidates for their nursing school. My interest in a nursing career faded when they took us on a tour of their existing Lakeview hospital, including the conditions in the wards and as far into the surgery area as they could. Nursing is a noble and rewarding career for others but Jean did not have what it required. Another reason for not pursuing nursing, in September 1948, I started dating Shirley Johnson who had been out with several nurses there and had heard from them how difficult working conditions were. I think their demanding schedule interfered with his dating schedule! Anyway, I valued his opinion.

After graduation in 1949, I worked about eight months in the office of East Coast Electric Company, a small company located in Waverly that sold out to Virginia Electric and Power Company in March 1950. VEPCO transferred me to their Richmond Office. The city was too much for this country girl! There was nothing but concrete, masses of people, vehicles and their pollution. I quit after three days and came home. Preparing for vegetable planting, Mama and I were clearing the debris from the garden spot a few days later when the President of the Farm Credit Office in Waverly (known then as Southside Virginia Production Credit Association and the National Farm Loan Association) came to ask if I was interested in applying for a bookkeeping job with them. Their executive committee interviewed me that afternoon and I went to work a few days later.

The work ethic, honesty, and integrity instilled in me at an early age paid off. I continued to learn more and more about as much of the business as I could, took all the courses and training Farm Credit offered. Most related to accounting, loan processing, training and management. Just keeping up with changes taking place in a financial institution was a challenge then as it is today and will continue. Actually, the organization and I grew together. The bookkeeping position in 1950 turned into the position of Vice-President, Financial and Administrative Services. In1988, when the local organization, which served counties in Southside Virginia and the cities of Suffolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach, merged with four other Farm Credit Associations to become Colonial Farm Credit, I retired and became a full-time homemaker and wife, and a part-time Grammy to two grandsons.

The U. S. Army drafted Shirley in January 1951. He served two years and we were married twelve days after his discharge. We went back to our jobs five days later. Our son Jimmy was born twelve months later, the most precious Christmas gift I ever had. He was a joy to raise, and his father was always there and had a positive influence in his life. We had no other children.

Jimmy and his first wife, Gloria, have two boys. Taylor is now a student at James Madison University and Emory is in high school at New Kent.

Birth:
Born on the Benjamin Taylor Goodrich, Jr. farm, which was originally part of Snow Hill.

Lat/Long:
37° 5' 11.9760 77° 2' 51.6120"

Notes:

Married:
Maid of Honor: Alice (Bootsie) Hawkins
Best Man: Gene Clark
Preacher: Rev. Courtney Sheffield and his wife Betty was a witness.
Honeymoon in Washington, DC
Shirley was so used to driving in Germany (Army) that he tried to drive backwards down a one-way
Washington, DC., street

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church)
• Occupation: CARPENTER/FARMER
• Reference Number: 686

Notes:

EDMOND JOHNSON, BROTHER OF JABRAY, POSSESSED THE JOHNSON FAMILY BIBLE AT THE TIME JABRAY NEEDED HIS BIRTHDATE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PURPOSES. ACCORDING TO HANNAH PECK JOHNSON AND SHIRLEY JAMES JOHNSON, JABRAY HAD A HALF BROTHER NAMED SHIRLEY WHO TRIED TO JOIN THE ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR I AND WAS REJECTED. HE WENT TO DETROIT AND THE FAMILY NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN.

Jabry married PECK Hannah Ann on 29 Sep 1927 in Dendron, VA (Dendron Christian Ch, Parsonage). Hannah (daughter of PECK George Wesley Everett and BARHAM Rebecca Albina) was born on 5 Jan 1912 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 21 Apr 2003 in Waverly, Sussex County, VA; was buried on 23 Apr 2003 in Isle of Wight County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church)
• Death: Waverly, Sussex County, VA; Died at Waverly Healthcare Center
• Namesake: Hannah Ann Davis
• Occupation: Housewife
• Reference Number: 687
• Cemetery: 23 Apr 2003, Isle of Wight County, VA; Mill Swamp Cemetery

Notes:

Namesake:
Named after Hannah Ann Davis, wife of Dr. Sidney Barham, a cousin of Hannah Ann Peck.

Cemetery:
Latitude: 36.98889 : Longitude: -76.81444 near Ivor, Va

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: 'Uncle Boss'
• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

Lived in Surry County

Died of brain tumor which developed after head injury caused by flywheel flying off a piece of farm equipment. Called "Boss" by family and friends. One of the pictures at BK924 shows him, wife Pearl, and daughter Edith, on the front porch of their home located on Rt. #40 (MLK Hwy.) The house was dismantled in 1977 after his daughter Doris Jean and husband Shirley Johnson built a brick ranch house behind it.
He owned farm called Gilliams (other side of Averys Mill Pond - now called Cockes Lake) when first married. All children except Doris Jean were born there. Family sold it to Continental Can in 1965, who later sold it to Carrolls Foods (hog farm) behind Marvin and Pat Padgetts.


Person Source

(Medical):Died of brain tumor which developed after head injury caused by flywheel flying off a piece of farm equipment

Benjamin married WESTBROOK Mabel Pearl on 22 Dec 1915 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. Mabel (daughter of WESTBROOK Joseph Percy and JAMES Otelia Florence) was born on 1 Oct 1896 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 28 Jul 1972 in Portsmouth, VA; was buried in Surry County, VA (Westbrook Family Cemetary). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 103

Notes:

Westbrook family cemetery located 3/4 mile off Rt. 40 on Rt. 601 on farm owned by Joe Westbrook at his death in 2003. Pictures at BK # 925 were taken:
1. In front of Waverly High School in June 1949 after daughter Jean's graduation.
2. Probably when she was about age 21.
3. Soon after the death of husband as her clothing indicated mourning and baby Jean on lap with other children around her.
4. In front yard of her mother's home. She was throwing snowball at her brother Moses. This picture was cropped. See full picture at Otelia #1583.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 702

Notes:

See Maggie Stallings notes. Surry County marriage registry page #70 shows on Sept. 25, 1895 Elliott Johnson age 34, a farmer, married Maggie Stallings age 18. He was a widower, she was single. His parents were Randall and Minervia Johnson, her parents were ________ and Elizabeth Stallings. Cermony performed by J.B. Askew. It appears he was married to sisters because Surry County Marriage Registry page #50 shows on Nov. 28, 1889 Elliott Johnson age 28 married Becca or maybe Bettie (writting was difficult to read) age 17 in Sussex County. Both were single. Both were born in Surry and resided in Surry. His parents were Randall and Minervia Johnson. Her parents were _____ and Bettie Stallings.

(Medical):Endocarditis is an infection of the inner lining of your heart (endocardium).

Endocarditis generally occurs when bacteria or other germs from another part of your body, such as your mouth, spread through your bloodstream and attach to damaged areas in your heart. Left untreated, endocarditis can damage or destroy your heart valves and can lead to life-threatening complications. Treatments for endocarditis include antibiotics and, in certain cases, surgery.

Buried:
Burial handled by Purviance Funeral Home.

Elliott married STALLINGS Maggie on 25 Sep 1895. Maggie was born about 1877 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; was buried in Clark's Farm Rt. 614 (Unmarked Grave On). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 703

Notes:

She died when Jabray was one or two years old. She was related to Clarence Stallings who lived on Route 31 between Dendron and Elberon.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer & Justice of Peace
• Reference Number: 688
• Residence: 1870, Nansemond County, Virginia

Notes:

Residence:
Living with mother in 1870 census. No mention of father

George married BARHAM Rebecca Albina on 20 Mar 1888. Rebecca (daughter of BARHAM George Francis and COFER Nancy Jones) was born on 20 Mar 1871; died on 2 Jun 1919; was buried in Isle of Wight County, VA (Mill Swamp Cemetery). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 689

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 30
• Occupation: 1900; Farmer
• Census: 1910, Guilford, Surry, Virginia
• Census: 1930, Waverly, Sussex County, VA

Notes:

Buried at the foot of his mother's grave in the Lois Goodrich Cemetary on Rt. 612, Waverly. (Surry Cty). This is by a big fir tree in the middle of the graveyard. Joined Carsley Methodist church in 1877 buried at 3:00 pm. Died at 201 Terrace Av, Petersburg Well known citizen of Waverly

Person Source

Died at son James E. Goodrich's home in Petersburg at 5:11 am

Lois Goodrich Cemetary (Rt.612) Surry

Title: 1910 Virginia Census Miracode Index
Page: Enumeration District 0117; Visit 0148
Entry Date: 1910
Source Text: Benjamin T Goodrich Born in Virginia 60 years old Head of Household Ellia Goodrich 52 years old Born in Virginia Children at Home: Benjamin T (24); Estella (14); James E (12)
Title: 1920 Federal Census - Surry County, Virginia
Page: 2A
Entry Date: February 14, 1920
Source Text: Benjamin Goodrich, Sr Head of Household Own home - free and clear 68 years old Able to read, write, speak English Farmer Born in Virginia Parents Born in Virginia Ella G Goodrich Wife 61 years old Able to read, write, speak English Born in Virginia Parents Born in Virginia Child at home: James E (21) son Mimie I (17 and 11 months) daughter-in-law James L (6 months) grandson
Title: 1910 Federal Census - Surry County, Virginia
Page: 10B
Entry Date: March 24, 1910
Source Text: Benjamin T Goodrich 60 years old Head of Household Married 34 years Able to read, write, speak English Farmer Own home - free and clear - farm Born in Virginia Parents born in Virginia Ellia G. Goodrich Wife 52 years old Married 34 years 8 Children - 7 Living Able to read, write, speak English Born in Virginia Parents Born in Virginia Children at Home: Benjamin T (24); Estella (14); James E (12)
Title: 1900 Federal Census - Surry County, Virginia
Page: 2
Entry Date: June 9, 1900
Source Text: Benjamin Goodrich Head of Household Born June 1851 48 years old Married 23 years Farmer Able to read, write, speak English Own home - mortgaged - farm Ella Goodrich Wife Born Feb 1858 42 years old Married 23 years 8 Children - 8 Living Able to read, write, speak English Born in Virginia Parents Born in Virginia Children Living at Home: Nonnie (March 1879 - 21 yo) Glen ( July 1882 - 17yo) Mary (August 1884 - 15yo) Benjamin (Oct 1886 - 13yo) Elsa (Dec 1888 - 11yo) Claudia (Oct 1893 - 6yo) Estella (Mar 1896 - 4yo) James (Feb 1898 - 2yo)
Title: 1880 Federal Census - Surry County, Virginia
Page: 32
Entry Date: June 19, 1880
Source Text: Parents of Benjamin: B. B. and Anne E. Goodrich Siblings of Benjamin: John H; Z. W.; S. H.; M. F.; Jeff; L?? B. T. Goodrich 27 years old Farmer Born in Virginia Parents Born in Virginia Ella Goodrich 22 years old Born in Virginia Parents Born in Virginia Child at Home: Nonnie (1)
Title: Newspaper Obituary - Elizabeth Baird Booth
Title: 1870 Federal Census - Surry County, Virginia
Page: 30
Entry Date: August 6, 1870
Source Text: Parents: Binns and Eliza Booth Siblings: Thaddeus, Virginia, Maria, Sarah, Selia, Female Infant Ella Booth: 11 years old Born in Virginia
Title: 1860 Federal Census - Surry County, Virginia
Page: 14
Entry Date: June 23, 1860
Source Text: Parents: Binns B and Eliza B Booth Siblings: Thaddeus F; Virginia F; Unnamed Female Ella G. Booth: 1 years old Born in Virginia

Census:
1910 United States Federal Census
about Benjinan T Goodrich
Name:Benjamin T Goodrich [Benjiman T Goodrich] [Benjamin F Goodrich]          
Age in 1910:60          
Birth Year:1850          
Birthplace:Virginia          
Home in 1910:Guilford, Surry, Virginia          
Race:White          
Gender:Male          
Relation to Head of House:Head [Self (Head)]          
Marital Status:Married          
Spouse's Name:Ellia G Goodrich          
Father's Birthplace:Virginia          
Mother's Birthplace:Virginia          
Household Members:NameAge               
Benjinan T Goodrich 60               
Ellia G Goodrich 52               
Benjamin T Goodrich 24               
Estella Goodrich 14               
James E Goodrich 12               


Census:
1930 United States Federal Census
about Benjamin T Goodrich
Name:Benjamin T Goodrich [Berma T Goodrich] ViewOriginalRecord          
Gender:Male               
Birth Year:abt 1852               
Birthplace:Virginia               
Race:White               
Home in 1930:Waverly, Sussex, Virginia View Map               
Marital Status:Married               
Relation to Head of House:Head               
Spouse's Name:Ella G Goodrich               
Father's Birthplace:Virginia               
Mother's Birthplace:Virginia               
Occupation: Education: Military Service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View image               
Neighbors:View others on page               
Household Members:NameAge                    
Benjamin T Goodrich 78                    
Ella G Goodrich 72                    
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              

Benjamin married BOOTH Ella Gertrude on 25 Aug 1876 in Weldon, Halifax County, NC. Ella (daughter of Capt. BOOTH Binns Beverly and BAIRD Elizabeth (Eliza) Bingham) was born on 13 Feb 1858 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 10 May 1931 in Petersburg, VA; was buried on 12 May 1931 in Surry County, VA (Lois Goodrich Cemetary on Rt 612). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Reference Number: 31
• Census: 1860, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States

Notes:

Good health until 4 weeks before death. Then an illness. She was buried at 3:30 pm
Lived in Sussex co. at death. Heirs listed in Will Bk. 6 page 118. Was 4' 11" at dearh.

(Medical):Died At Son's Home 7:55 Am

Census:
United States Census, 1860 for Ella G Booth
Name:Ella G Booth          
Residence:, Surry, Virginia          
Ward:[Blank]          
Age:1 year          
Estimated Birth Year:1859          
Birthplace:Virginia          
Gender:Female          
Page:14          
Family Number:112          
Film Number:805379          
DGS Number:4298874          
Image Number:00554          
NARA Number:M653          

Notes:

Married:
Family Source

Aunt Stella said they ran away to get married

LVA Catalogs
Title Goodrich, B. T., Surry County; Booth, E. G., married, Weldon, North Carolina.          
Note Petersburg Index and Appeal (Petersburg, Va. : Daily) (Film 106).          
Note August 28, 1876, page 2, column 2.          
Other FormatAvailable on microfilm from the Library of Virginia.          
Biog./Hist. Note A proper name and subject index covering more than 40 newspaper titles primarily published in Petersburg, Va., 1797-1877. Originally a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, the card index, from which this database was created, is comprised of 43,810 typed 3 x 5 cards with detailed entries for proper names and subjects including births, marriages, deaths, property sales, and chancery suits. Local events are covered in great detail, including the period of reconstruction following the Civil War.          
Subject - PersonalGoodrich, P. T.          
Booth, E. G.          
Genre/FormMarriages.          
SubjectPetersburg (Va.) -- Indexes.          
Petersburg (Va.) -- Newspapers -- Indexes.          
Added EntryLibrary of Virginia.          
Petersburg Public Library (Petersburg, Va.)          
Added TitlePetersburg Public Library newspaper index, 1797-1877.          
         
System Number001462481          

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 1174

Notes:

1/4 Ac. for burying ground . Deed Book 41 Pg. 376. Sept. 2, 1933 From Joseph Paul Westbrook and Ovlyn F. Westbrook to Descendants of Joseph Percy Westbrook.

Possible unknown son:
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 for J.P. Westbrook
Name:Purnell Westbrook          
Gender:Male          
Baptism/Christening Date:          
Baptism/Christening Place:          
Birth Date:21 Apr 1879          
Birthplace:Surry Co., Virginia          
Death Date:          
Name Note:          
Race:          
Father (or Slave Owner):J.P. Westbrook          
Father's Birthplace:          
Father's Age:          
Mother's Name:Otelia Westbrook          
Mother's Birthplace:          
Mother's Age:          
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C86868-4          
System Origin:Virginia-EASy          
Source Film Number:34153          
Reference Number:p 59          

Joseph married JAMES Otelia Florence on 16 Feb 1875. Otelia (daughter of Dr. JAMES Richard Henry and BOOTH Georgianna Elizabeth) was born on 5 Oct 1856; died on 20 Aug 1937 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; was buried in Surry County, VA (Westbrook Family Cemetary). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 1173
• Alt. Birth: 1858; Tombstone
• Baptism: 1877, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Baptized into Carsley Methodist Church
• Death: 20 Aug 1937

Notes:

In the obituary of Otelia Florence Westbrook, in the Sussex Gazette, August 1937, she was the daughter of Dr. J. J. James, a prominent physician, in Southampton County; however the family bible shows she was the daughter of Dr. Richard Henry James, and John James as her grandfather. Her pictures shown in Brother's Keeper at #1583 were taken on the front porch of her home located on Rt. 601,(Laurel Spring Dr.) about 1 mile off Rt. 40 (MLK Hwy.). Others shown in the group pictures were her daughter, Pearl throwing a snowball at her brother, Moses, and possibly neighbors, Sidney and Sam Riggan,

Baptism:
Baptism info from The Church Register of the Surry Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South 1853-1937

Death:
Otelia Florence James b. 10-5-1856 died 8-20-1937 at home of daughter Pearl Westbrook Goodrich

Notes:

Married:
LVA Catalogs
Title James, Otelia Florence, Surry County; Westbrook, Joseph Persons, Surry County, married.          
Note Rural Messenger (Petersburg, Va.) (Film 254).          
Note February 27, 1875, page 67, column 4.          
    
Biog./Hist. Note A proper name and subject index covering more than 40 newspaper titles primarily published in Petersburg, Va., 1797-1877. Originally a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, the card index, from which this database was created, is comprised of 43,810 typed 3 x 5 cards with detailed entries for proper names and subjects including births, marriages, deaths, property sales, and chancery suits. Local events are covered in great detail, including the period of reconstruction following the Civil War.          
Subject - PersonalJames, Otelia Florence.          
Westbrook, Joseph Persons.          
Genre/FormMarriages.          
SubjectPetersburg (Va.) -- Indexes.          
Petersburg (Va.) -- Newspapers -- Indexes.          
Added EntryLibrary of Virginia.          
Petersburg Public Library (Petersburg, Va.)          
Added TitlePetersburg Public Library newspaper index, 1797-1877.          
         
System Number001465860          

Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 for J. P. Westbrook
    
Groom's Name: J. P. Westbrook          
Groom's Birth Date: 1851          
Groom's Birthplace: Sussex          
Groom's Age: 24          
Bride's Name: O. F. James          
Bride's Birth Date: 1857          
Bride's Birthplace: Surry          
Bride's Age: 18          
Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1875          
Marriage Place: Surry, Virginia          
Groom's Father's Name: J. P. Westbrook          
Groom's Mother's Name: M J. Westbrook          
Bride's Father's Name: R. H. James          
Bride's Mother's Name: G. A. James          
Groom's Race:          
Groom's Marital Status: Single          
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:          
Bride's Race:          
Bride's Marital Status: Single          
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:          
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M86868-4          
System Origin:Virginia-EASy          
Source Film Number:34153          
Reference Number:P.16 #32