 1940 - 2010 (70 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  BARNES Brenda Jeanne was born on 3 May 1940 in Spring Grove, Surry County, Va (daughter of BARNES Ortive Ervin and GRUBBS Edith Louise); died on 23 Jun 2010 in Hopewell, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Claremont Baptist Church
- Religion: 17 May 1953, Spring Grove, Surry, VA (Spring Grove Metrhodist Church); Spring Grove Methodist Church
- Religion: 28 Mar 2004, Carsley, Surry County, VA (Carsley Methodist Church); Carsley Methodist Church
Notes:
Occupation:
She held numerous jobs in Sussex and Surry to support her family. When her children were young, she was a school bus driver, a store clerk, and a waitress at the Virginia Diner in Wakefield and the Surrey House Restaurant in Surry.
Died:
COPD
Brenda married ROLLINGS Graham Douglas, Sr. on 22 Sep 1957, and was divorced. Graham (son of ROLLINGS Samuel Herman and SIMMONS Ethel Claire) was born on 12 Aug 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- ROLLINGS Graham Douglas, Jr. was born on 26 Apr 1958; died on 17 Jan 2010 in Hopewell, VA; was buried on 20 Jan 2010 in Waverly, Sussex County, VA.
- ROLLINGS Paul Daniel was born on 23 Jun 1959 in Petersburg, VA.
- ROLLINGS Penny was born on 25 Jun 1960 in Petersburg, VA.
Brenda married STEPHENSON Augustus Graham in 1963, and was divorced. Augustus (son of STEPHENSON Robert Harper, II and MARSHALL Ava Ola) was born on 14 Jan 1926 in Sussex County, VA (Littleton District); died on 3 Dec 1985; was buried in Sussex County, VA (Littleton District). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- STEPHENSON Lisa Anne was born on 29 Aug 1964 in Petersburg, VA (Petersburg General Hosp).
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Generation: 2
| 2. | BARNES Ortive Ervin was born on 14 Feb 1915 in Spring Grove, Surry County, Va (son of BARNES Wellington Edmond and HAFF Eva Isabel); died in Nov 1994; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Nickname: Ervin
- Occupation: Spring Grove, Surry County, Va; Farmer
Notes:
WERE MARRIED IN THE LIVING ROOM OF HER HOME IN DENDRON VA. WALLACE (WALLY) FAISON BOUGHT THE OLD RUN DOWN HOUSE AND RESTORED IT ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO........EDITH WAS BORN AT HOME ALSO IN DENDRON AND ORTIVE ERVIN WAS BORN AT HOME IN SPRING GROVE VA. (ON WHAT IS NOW BEAVERDAM ROAD).
ORTIVE ERVIN BARNES WORKED FULL TIME AS A FARMER ON THE FAMILY FARM IN SPRING GROVE VA. HE ALSO WAS A SUBSTITUTE MAIL CARRIER FOR SPRING GROVE. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN....BRENDA JEANNE BARNES AND DAVID ERVIN BARNES
Ortive married GRUBBS Edith Louise on 22 Feb 1936. Edith (daughter of GRUBBS Harry Lindley, Sr. and SCARBOROUGH Georgie Florence) was born on 31 Dec 1917; died on 8 Nov 2008 in Petersburg, VA; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | GRUBBS Edith Louise was born on 31 Dec 1917 (daughter of GRUBBS Harry Lindley, Sr. and SCARBOROUGH Georgie Florence); died on 8 Nov 2008 in Petersburg, VA; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Dendron, Surry County VA; Dendron United Methodist Church
Notes:
EDITH WAS BORN AT HOME ALSO IN DENDRON AND ORTIVE ERVIN WAS BORN AT HOME IN SPRING GROVE VA. (ON WHAT IS NOW BEAVERDAM ROAD).
EDITH LOUISE GRUBBS WORKED AT MISS ROGERS STORE IN SPRING GROVE BEFORE SHE MARRIED. SHE WORKED AT THE CIRCLE STORE IN CLAREMONT AFTER SHE WAS MARRIED. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER , MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER. SHE WAS A CHOIR DIRECTOR OF CLAREMONT BAPTIST CHURCH FOR YEARS.
Sunday, November 09, 2008, Spring Grove, VA
Edith Grubbs Barnes, 90, passed away on Saturday, November 8, at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, VA. Married 58 years, she was the widow of O. Ervin Barnes. A native of Surry County, she was born and raised in Dendron VA, and was the daughter of the late Harry L. Grubbs, Sr., and Florence Scarborough Grubbs Seeley.
Upon graduating from Dendron High School, Edith was employed at J. H. Rogers Store in Spring Grove and later at the Circle Store in Claremont VA. She wrote regularly for the social column in the Sussex-Surry Dispatch. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who loved family gatherings. Edith and her husband loved to dance and enjoyed boating and fishing trips. She enjoyed music, was active in the music of her church, and was the Choir Director of Claremont Baptist Church for many years.
Edith was the oldest charter member of Claremont Baptist Church. She was an active member of the Spring Grove Community Club for 72 years, joining in 1936. She held memberships in Laurel Chapter #114 Order of the Eastern Star in Claremont, Adah Chapter #7 Order of the Eastern Star in Hopewell and, at present, Alpha Chapter #1 Order of the Eastern Star in Petersburg. She was a former member of the Claremont Home Demonstration Club, the Surry County American Red Cross, and other charitable organizations.
She is survived by a daughter, Brenda B. Stephenson of Riverview on the Appomattox Nursing Home in Hopewell; a son, David E. Barnes and wife, Monique, of Spring Grove VA; three grandsons, G. Douglas Rollings, Jr., of Spring Grove VA, Paul D. Harte and wife, Amy, of Surry VA, and Daniel E. Barnes of Portsmouth VA; three granddaughters, Penny R. Hite and husband, Larry, of Spring Grove VA, Lisa S. Dickens of Surry, and Rebecca Csutoras and husband, Rick, of Red Lion PA. Mrs. Barnes had five great-grandchildren, William and Jesse Dickens of Surry; Melissa Hite Rickmond and husband, Scott, and Thomas Hite, all of Spring Grove; Aurelia C. Csutoras of Red Lion, PA.
Mrs. Barnes was predeceased by four brothers, Harry L. Grubbs, Jr., Clarence B. Grubbs, Elmer Grubbs, and Allan Grubbs; and two sisters, Dorothy M. Grubbs and Frances G. Joyner.
A funeral service will be held at Claremont Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2008, with Rev. Dawson Bailey officiating. The family will receive friends at Purviance Chapel, J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, in Wakefield VA on Monday, November 10, 2008, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Claremont Baptist Church, P.O. Box 157, Claremont VA 23899; Claremont Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 100, Claremont VA 23899; or Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 188, Surry, VA 23883. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com .
Religion:
Edith Louise Barnes went to Dendron United Methodist church and was christened there.All of her brothers and sisters were christened there too.
Notes:
Married:
WERE MARRIED IN THE LIVING ROOM OF HER HOME IN DENDRON VA. WALLACE (WALLY) FAISON BOUGHT THE OLD RUN DOWN HOUSE AND RESTORED IT ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO........EDITH WAS BORN AT HOME ALSO IN DENDRON AND ORTIVE ERVIN WAS BORN AT HOME IN SPRING GROVE VA. (ON WHAT IS NOW BEAVERDAM ROAD).
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Generation: 3
| 5. | HAFF Eva Isabel was born on 19 Apr 1894 in Townsend, Sandusky, Ohio (daughter of HAFF Ortive and STEPHENSON Imogene Maud); and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Spring Grove, Surry County, Va; Spring Grove Methodist Church
- Lived(s) In: 1894, Townsend, Sandusky, Ohio
Notes:
When Eva was old enough to go to school, she walked 1.5 miles to the Township School. When she graduated from the 7th grade, she went to Freemont, OH., to take the Boswell examination. If she passed this she could attend high school free of charge.This she did. However, she never had the chance to take advantage of the free high school education. Because of her fther's health, they had to move to another climate. So, in December 1908, the family moved to Spring Grove, Virginia, in Surry County.
See marriage notes.
Capton was 10 years older than Eva, so, in a short while he wanted to get married. She said "I can't live in that old house on the farm". He built what was later to be a chicken coop. They moved into the one room house that Capton had built for her. ( the present home was built by Christmas that year)
They had many good times at square dances, picnics, taking part in plays, big dinners, etc., both before and after their children were born.
Notes:
Married:
She took part in a play at the Spring Grove Methodist Church put on by the young people to raise money for repairs on the church. Capton Edmund Barnes of Cabin Point was asked to be in the play too. That is how Eva and Capton met and from then on she was his girl.
They were married June 5, 1910 in Waverly, Virginia. Eva's father had to get the marriage license as she was not old enough. She Capton, and Capton's sister Ethel Mae Barnes (Shiffer), and a friend all rode in buggies to Waverly, where they were married. The preacher's wife would not let Eva sit down after the ceremony. She said if she didn't sit right away after the ceremony that she would live a long life. "She didn't sit".
Eva's mother had a wedding dinner doe both familes when they returned from Waverly.
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Generation: 4
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