BROWN Alma Virginia

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: SCHOOL TEACHER

Notes:

Lived in Portsmouth, Va. at time of her mother's death in Oct. 2007.

Alma married HALL James Earle on 19 Jun 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. HALL Leslie Virginia was born on 18 Nov 1968 in Portsmouth, VA.

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• Name: "Brownie"

Edgar married BISHOP Helen Lorine on 19 Mar 1938 in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. Helen (daughter of BISHOP Charles Lee (Lewis) and WESTBROOK Nona Ione) was born on 6 Oct 1913 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 18 Oct 2007 in Portsmouth, VA; was buried on 23 Oct 2007 in Portsmouth, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: FARMER

Notes:

When Charles Lewis Bishop was born on May 24, 1872, in Surry, Virginia, his father, James, was 29 and his mother, Fannie, was 23. He married Nora Ione Westbrook on April 19, 1905, in Surry, Virginia. They had six children during their marriage. He died on August 26, 1933, in Waverly, Virginia, at the age of 61, and was buried in his hometown.

Name: Charles L Bishop
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Residence: Waverly town, Sussex, Virginia
Birth date: May 1872
Birth place: Virginia
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Spouse name:
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Spouse birth place:
Father name: James Bishop
Father titles:
Father birth place: Virginia
Mother name: Fannie A Bishop
Mother titles:
Mother birth place: Virginia
Race or color (expanded): White
Head-of-household name: James Bishop
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
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Enumeration district: 0091
Sheet number and letter: 6B
Household id: 103
Reference number: 66
GSU film number: 1241729
Image number: 01067
Collection: 1900 United States Census

Charles married WESTBROOK Nona Ione on 19 Apr 1905 in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. Nona (daughter of WESTBROOK Joseph Percy and JAMES Otelia Florence) was born on 28 Nov 1880 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 23 Mar 1968 in Portsmouth, VA; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, Charles City County, VA

Notes:

Name: Charles L Bishop
Titles:
Residence: Waverly town, Sussex, Virginia
Birth date: May 1872
Birth place: Virginia
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Spouse name:
Spouse titles:
Spouse birth place:
Father name: James Bishop
Father titles:
Father birth place: Virginia
Mother name: Fannie A Bishop
Mother titles:
Mother birth place: Virginia
Race or color (expanded): White
Head-of-household name: James Bishop
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Years married:
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Mother how many children:
Number living children:
Immigration year:
Enumeration district: 0091
Sheet number and letter: 6B
Household id: 103
Reference number: 66
GSU film number: 1241729
Image number: 01067
Collection: 1900 United States Census

Residence:
per census

James married HOLLINGSWORTH Fannie A. in 1869. Fannie was born in Aug 1848; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Fannie A Hollingsworth married James E Bishop in 1869 when she was 21 years old.

They had 4 children in 15 years

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• 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]

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• 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