GOODRICH Benjamin Hawkins

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Name: Henry
• Name: Benjamin Henry Goodrich
• Reference Number: 644
• Alt. Birth: 27 Aug 1855; Other Birth Date
• Alt. Marriage: 26 Dec 1876, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States
• Marriage: 27 Dec 1876
• Alt. Death: 13 Jan 1921; Other Death Date

Notes:

Doris Jean's records show died Jan 13, 1921. Lewis Story shows he died also 13 Jan and his birth as 27 Aug 1855

Alt. Birth:
Believed to be the correct DOB as it is listed on the family bible page.

Benjamin married BAILEY Ann Sebelia on 27 Dec 1876 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. Ann (daughter of BAILEY Joseph Hart and HART Dorothelia A.) was born on 20 Jun 1862 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 20 Nov 1912 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; was buried in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married GOODRICH Minnie Leigh on 4 Apr 1931. Minnie (daughter of GOODRICH John Albert and BAILEY Ida Francis) was born on 23 Feb 1886; died on 1 May 1959; was buried in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WHITMORE Essie Blanche. Essie was born on 29 Sep 1886 in Sussex County, VA; died on 6 May 1930; was buried in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Draft Registration
• Nickname: CAP'N BENNY
• Occupation: Wakefield, Sussex, Virginia, USA; Farmer
• Alt. Birth: 23 Apr 1880; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Birth: 23 Apr 1880, Sussex County, VA; Other Birthdate

Notes:

NICKNAMED CAP'N BENNY, A TITLE OF RESPECT SHOWN TO LANDOWNERS BY THE BLACKS WHO WORKED FOR THEM

Benny was the father of Ernest Whitmore Goodrich which explains how Ernest had the picture of Junious on horseback. Ernest grew up with Junius living on the farm and being a part of his very early life. (The farm is now the home of Wayne and Kim Britt Steele.)

The address of the farm now owned by Wayne and Kim Steele is 1888 Rocky Hock Road, Wakefield, VA 23888. As you leave Albert Goodrich's grave, it may be 1.5 miles on the right as you are heading toward Rocky Hock Church on Rocky Hock Road. They have done a nice job of remodeling the old farm house. If you look over on your right, you can see the 2 story white frame house.

Nickname:
NICKNAMED CAP'N BENNY, A TITLE OF RESPECT SHOWN TO LANDOWNERS BY THE BLACKS
WHO WORKED FOR THEM

Occupation:
per WW-I draft card

Family/Spouse: WHITMORE Maggie Maude. Maggie was born on 23 Apr 1881 in Sussex County, VA; died on 29 Jan 1947; was buried in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GOODRICH Minnie Leigh. Minnie (daughter of GOODRICH John Albert and BAILEY Ida Francis) was born on 23 Feb 1886; died on 1 May 1959; was buried in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Abt 1940, Suffolk, VA; Met Life Ins Co.
• Residence: Abt 1940, Suffolk, VA; 921 Howard Place

James married RAWLS Vivian Birdie on 21 Mar 1918 in Nansemond, VA (Holland). Vivian (daughter of RAWLS John Freeman and COUNCIL Antionette Hazelitine) was born on 25 Dec 1889 in Nansemond, VA (Holland); died on 31 May 1960 in Suffolk, Suffolk, VA; was buried on 2 Jun 1960 in Suffolk, VA (Cedar Hill Cemetery). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ida married ROGERS George Washington in Apr 1906. George was born on 22 Feb 1866 in Sussex County, VA; died on 18 Dec 1915; was buried in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Title: GENDEX File of Hawkins Pond descendants
Author: Jerry Enfield
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Electronic
Title: 1910 Census for Surry County, Virginia
Author: US Government
Note: Researched by: Jerry R. Pond, Sr.
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Census
Page: Page 8

Dolly married BRITTLE Alfred Jasper on 21 Jan 1920 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. Alfred (son of BRITTLE Nicholas and BRITTLE Addie --NU--) was born on 15 Jan 1893 in Southampton Co., VA.; died on 14 Nov 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Wakefield, Va (Dendron Baptist Member); Sheet metal shop

Notes:

Edwin Gurney Goodrich Plantation Peanut Company:

My father was Cephus Edwin (Peter) Goodrich (1924-1999). son of Cephus Gurney Goodrich (1893-1955). My wife Tammy and I own and operate Plantation Peanut Company in Wakefield. We operate out of the same building in Wakefield previously owned by my father and his father. The back part of this building was my grandfather's sheet metal shop. It was in conjunction with his sheet metal shop that my grandfather invented the Goodrich Puanut Digger. In addition, he made the weather vane that was atop the Suny Lumher Company. Presently the weather vane is the property of our family and is on loan to the Dendron Historical Society.
Another interesting connection between my family and the Suny Lumber company was our ancestral family home. My grandfather dismantle one of the "company houses" in Dendron, moved it to Wakefield. and reconstructed it on Church Street. It was a white weatherboard two-story home located adjacent to Tidewater Academy. This is where he and his wife. Leda Whitmore Goodrich (1893-1974), raised a family of two boys and two girls. During the past several years, the Academy purchased the home and had it torn down in the spring of 2005.

Occupation:
He invented the Goodrich Peanut Digger and in addition he made the weather vane that was atop the Surry Lumber Co and it is on Loan to the Dendron Historical Society

Cephus married WHITMORE Leda Eugenia on 19 Dec 1912. Leda (daughter of WHITMORE William E. and THOMPSON Aradna Arabella) was born on 26 Aug 1893; died on 2 Apr 1974; was buried in Wakefield, VA (United Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Name: 23 Apr 2006; Alt Name: Ernis

Junious married BUTLER Mary Dean on 3 May 1930 in Chester, Chesterfield County, VA. Mary (daughter of BUTLER Bob Henry and DEAN Mary Francis) was born on 1 May 1903 in Sussex County, VA; died on 28 Dec 1979; was buried in Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married EMORY Alice Marguerite on 26 May 1946. Alice died on 12 Oct 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Name: Lily Evelyn Goodrich
• Alt. Death: 14 Aug 1947; Other Death Date

Other Events and Attributes:

• Lived(s) In: Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Grew up in " Little Surry"
• Military: Commander, Us Navy, Various locations in WW II
• Education: 1931, Dendron, Surry County VA; Dendron High School
• Education: 1935, Williamsburg, VA; College of William and Mary
• Court: 1939 to 1975, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Surry County Commonwealth's Atty
• Education: 1938-1946, Washington, DC (George Washington University); Master of Laws
• Military: 1935-1946; Lieutenant, US Navy
• Death: 11 May 2005, Williamsburg, VA

Notes:

Ernest was a 1931 graduate of Dendron High School where he was valedictorian and a graduate of The College of William & Mary in 1935 where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. He obtained his degree in law in 1938 and Master of Laws in 1946 from George Washington University. From 1935 to 1946 he served with the U. S. Department of Labor and the U. S. Navy in World War II, where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was the Surry County Commonwealth's Attorney from 1939 until 1975. He was aide-de-camp to six Governor's, and served as Rector of the College of William and Mary. An Ernest W. Goodrich Professorship of Law was established at the Law School in his honor and the Law School awarded him its Citizen-Lawyer Award in 1999. In 2002 the College granted him the degree of doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa.

He grew up on a small farm in "Little Surry" and had all kinds of fruit trees, including yellow and purple plums. He used to take 2 gal bucket full of the plums and sell them at the farmer's market in Dendron on Saturday afternoons. He sometimes sold the bucket for .50 and that would kep him in candy for a few weeks

Birth: 1913
Surry County
Virginia, USA Death: May. 11, 2005
Williamsburg
Williamsburg city
Virginia, USA
SURRY - Ernest Whitmore Goodrich, a resident of Surry, Va., died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 in Williamsburg, Va. Born in Surry County in 1913, he was the son of the late Benjamin Joseph Goodrich and Maude Whitmore Goodrich. He was a 1931 graduate of Dendron High School where he was valedictorian and a graduate of The College of William and Mary in 1935 where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and President of the Phoenix Literary Society. Upon graduation he was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. He obtained his law degree in 1938 and a Master of Laws in 1946 from George Washington University. From 1935 to 1946 he served with the U. S. Department of Labor and the U. S. Navy in World War II, where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Mr. Goodrich was the Surry County Commonwealth's Attorney from 1939 until 1975. He had served on the Executive Committee of the Virginia State Bar and as President of the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys Association. He was Chairman of the Virginia Highway Safety Transportation Board, member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention, and was aide-de-camp to six Governors. He served as Rector of the College of William and Mary, served on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association for the College, served as President of the Law School Association, and was the recipient of the College's 1979 Alumni Medallion. An Ernest W. Goodrich Professorship of Law was established at the Law School in his honor and the Law School awarded him its Citizen-Lawyer Award in 1999. In 2002 the College granted him the degree of doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa. Mr. Goodrich was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Sue Simmons Goodrich, and his sister, Lily Evelyn Goodrich. He is survived by two daughters, Pamela Goodrich Palmore and husband, Fred Wharton Palmore, III, Richmond; Cynthia Goodrich Allred and husband, Eric Glenn Allred, Denver, Colo.; four grandchildren, Michael Goodrich Palmore and wife, Alicia Hart of Atlanta, Ga.; Elizabeth Camp Palmore of San Francisco, Calif.; Seth Whitmore Allred and Timothy Camp Allred, both of Denver, Colo.,; and sister-in-law, Margaret Simmons Horton and her husband, Edward Vaughan Horton of Princeton, W.V. A funeral service and Masonic rites will be held at Surry United Methodist Church, Surry, at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2005 by the Rev. Ray Rowland and Surry Masonic Lodge # 65, AF&AM. Immediately following the services the family will receive friends at a reception in the fellowship hall of the church. A brief graveside committal service will be held in Rocky Hock Church Cemetery, Surry County, later Saturday afternoon. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made to: The Endowment Association of The College of William & Mary, P. O. Box 1693, Williamsburg VA 23187; The Surry United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 118, Surry VA 23883; Rocky Hock United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, C/O Mabel G. Johnson, 1629 Aberdeen Road, Wakefield, VA 23888; or to Tidewater Academy, Inc. P. O. Box 536, Wakefield VA 23888. Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, is handling arrangements.

Obituary, Daily Press, May 13, 2005. Burial:
Rocky Hock Church Cemetery
Surry County
Virginia, USA
Record added: Aug 31 2005

Military:
U. S. Navy in World War II, where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander

Education:
He was a 1931 graduate of Dendron High School where he was valedictorian

Education:
and a graduate of The College of William and Mary in 1935 where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and President of the Phoenix Literary Society. Upon graduation he was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award

Court:
Mr. Goodrich was the Surry County Commonwealth's Attorney from 1939 until 1975. He had served on the Executive Committee of the Virginia State Bar and as President of the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys Association.

Education:
He obtained his law degree in 1938 and a Master of Laws in 1946 from George Washington University.

Death:
ERNEST W. GOODRICH
Ernest Whitmore Goodrich, a resident of Surry, Va., died Wednesday, May 11, 2005, in Williamsburg, Va. Born in Surry County in 1913, he was the son of the late Benjamin Joseph Goodrich and Maude Whitmore Goodrich. He was a 1931 graduate of Dendron High School where he was valedictorian, and a graduate of The College of William and Mary in 1935, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and President of the Phoenix Literary Society. Upon graduation he was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
He obtained his law degree in 1938, and a Master of Laws in 1946 from George Washington University. From 1935 to 1946, he served with the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Navy in World War II, where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Mr. Goodrich was the Surry County Commonwealth's Attorney from 1939 until 1975. He had served on the Executive Committee of the Virginia State Bar and as President of the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys Association.
He was Chairman of the Virginia Highway Safety Transportation Board, member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention, and was aide-de-camp to six Governors. He served as Rector of the College of William and Mary, served on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association for the College, served as President of the Law School Association, and was the recipient of the College's 1979 Alumni Medallion. An Ernest W. Goodrich Professorship of Law was established at the Law School in his honor and the Law School awarded him its Citizen-Lawyer Award in 1999. In 2002, the College granted him the degree of doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa.
Mr. Goodrich was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Sue Simmons Goodrich; and his sister, Lily Evelyn Goodrich. He is survived by two daughters, Pamela Goodrich Palmore and husband, Fred Wharton Palmore III of Richmond and Cynthia Goodrich Allred and husband, Eric Glenn Allred of Denver, Colo.; four grandchildren, Michael Goodrich Palmore and wife, Alicia Hart, of Atlanta, Ga., Elizabeth Camp Palmore of San Francisco, Calif., Seth Whitmore Allred and Timothy Camp Allred, both of Denver; and sister-in-law, Margaret Simmons Horton and her husband, Edward Vaughan Horton, of Princeton, W.Va.
A funeral service and Masonic rites will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2005, at Surry United Methodist Church, Surry, by the Rev. Ray Rowland and Surry Masonic Lodge #65, AF&AM. Immediately following the services the family will receive friends at a reception in the fellowship hall of the church. A brief graveside committal service will be held in Rocky Hock Church Cemetery, Surry County, later Saturday afternoon.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to: The Endowment Association of The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 1693, Williamsburg, VA 23187; The Surry United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 118, Surry, VA 23883; Rocky Hock United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, c/o Mabel G. Johnson, 1629 Aberdeen Road, Wakefield, VA 23888; or to Tidewater Academy, Inc., P. O. Box 536, Wakefield, VA 23888.
Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, is handling arrangements.

Ernest married SIMMONS Mary Sue about 1950. Mary (daughter of SIMMONS William Butts, Jr. and CAMP Hylah) was born on 16 Nov 1918; died on 27 Mar 1997 in Richmond, VA (St. Mary's Hosp); was buried on 29 Mar 1997 in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married JOHNSTON Rose Shavender on 28 Dec 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Name: Fred Treat

Fredrick married TOLLEN Marguerite Carr on 10 Oct 1942. Marguerite died on 16 Aug 1999. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vivian married BRADSHAW Norman Nathaniel on 3 Apr 1947. Norman died on 14 Jul 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married BAILEY George Bernard on 16 Dec 1967. George was born on 16 Apr 1902; died on 23 Jun 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Name: Hettie Lee Rogers

Notes:

Tombstone is at Rocky Hock Cemetery!

Samuel married PITTMAN Mary Elizabeth on 10 Jan 1938. Mary was born on 10 Mar 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Lifelong resident

George. married COWLING Nell on 27 Jul 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Name: A. Bena Rogers

Notes:

Tombstone says "A. Bena Rogers"

Alt. Name:
Tombstone says "A. Bena Rogers"

Notes:

Died at home

Glenice Boykin Coombs
I have fond memories of my mother, Helen Brittle Boykin (1923-2000), playing the piano while my father Charles C. Boykin Sr. (1915-2004) and all 6 of their children gathered around the old upright to sing. We used to participate in "hymn sings" in Dendron. My mother made red corduroy jumpers with white blouses for the five girls and a red pair ofcorduroy bibbed shorts with a white shirt for my brother. I particularly remember the excitement if the Rollings Family was going to sing. They sang in such perfect harmony!
Did you know?

According to a 1913 ad, Flavious Joshua Brittle was a barber in Dendron.

Helen married BOYKIN Charles Clyde, Sr. on 30 Aug 1946 in Suffolk, VA. Charles was born on 13 Sep 1915; died on 29 Feb 2004; was buried in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Lived(s) In: Wakefield, Sussex, Virginia, USA; lived in
• Occupation: Wakefield, Sussex, Virginia, USA; Owner of Goodrich Garage

Notes:

Occupation:
Farm machine Mechanic

William married WARD Virginia Marie on 22 Jun 1946. Virginia (daughter of WARD Beecher and POWELL Claudia) was born on 12 Dec 1924 in Harrellsville, Hertford, North Carolina; died on 14 Apr 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Josie Warren Ellis McFather:

Recipefrom my sister-in-law, Ruby Goodrich Ellis (1913-1993):

My children loved their Aunt Ruby and her meatloaf She brought this recipe with her to Texas and my family loved it. She and husband Clifton Morris Ellis Jr. (1912-1998) traveled to Texas once a year with her Virginia recipes and always took my Texas recipes back to Virginia. Her recipes have been passed down to my children and grandchildren.

Ruby married ELLIS Clifton Morris, Jr. on 25 Feb 1939. Clifton was born on 22 Feb 1912; died on 13 Sep 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Charlene Goodrich Traylor, 93, of Wakefield passed away September 8, 2014. She was a member of Wakefield Baptist Church. Mrs. Traylor was preceded in death by her parents, Gurney and Leda Goodrich; her husband, Charles Hunter Traylor, Jr.; a sister, Ruby Ellis and her brothers, Elwood Goodrich and Peter Goodrich. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Charles H. Traylor, III and Thomas N. Traylor and his wife, Susan. All services for Mrs. Traylor will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations may be made to Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department 155 Fleetwood Ave. Wakefield, VA 23888 or Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad P.O. Box 583 Waverly, VA 23890. R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Wakefield Chapel is serving the family. Condolences may be posted at www.rwbakerfh.com. - See more at: http://www.rwbakerfh.com/obituary/Charlene-Goodrich-Traylor/Wakefield-VA/1418847#sthash.fhZyCbw2.dpuf

Charlene married TRAYLOR Charles Hunter, Jr. on 19 Dec 1942. Charles died on 23 May 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: ARMY AIR CORPS WW-II
• Nickname: Peter
• Name: Peter
• Occupation: Machinist/Georgia-Pacific

Notes:

Member Wakefield United methodist Church, the Wakefield Masonic Lodge No.
198, AF & AM.

Edwin Gurney Goodrich Plantation Peanut Company:

My father was Cephus Edwin (Peter) Goodrich (1924-1999). son of Cephus Gurney Goodrich (1893-1955). My wife Tammy and I own and operate Plantation Peanut Company in Wakefield. We operate out of the same building in Wakefield previously owned by my father and his father. The back part of this building was my grandfather's sheet metal shop. It was in conjunction with his sheet metal shop that my grandfather invented the Goodrich Peanut Digger. In addition, he made the weather vane that was atop the Suny Lumber Company. Presently the weather vane is the property of our family and is on loan to the Dendron Historical Society.
Another interesting connection between my family and the Suny Lumber company was our ancestral family home. My grandfather dismantle one of the "company houses" in Dendron, moved it to Wakefield. and reconstructed it on Church Street. It was a white weatherboard two-story home located adjacent to Tidewater Academy. This is where he and his wife. Leda Whitmore Goodrich (1893-1974), raised a family of two boys and two girls. During the past several years, the Academy purchased the home and had it torn down in the spring of 2005.

Buried:
Purviance Funeral Home

Cephus married HOLT Eleanor Paige on 6 Dec 1946. Eleanor was born on 8 Sep 1928; died on 15 Feb 1992; was buried in Wakefield, VA (United Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrtle married SOLES Boyd Curtis, Sr. on 27 Dec 1955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fannie married MASSENGILL Roy Harold on 23 Aug 1959 in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). Roy (son of MASSENGILL Robert Edward, Sr. and MASSENGILL Lena Rose --unknown--) was born on 23 Aug 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Danville, Pittsylvania County, VA.; Danville Technical Institute
• Military: Virginia; Virginia National Guard
• Occupation: Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA; Farmer
• Education: 1957, Wakefield, Sussex, Virginia, USA; Wakefield High School

Notes:

Occupation:
Ben-Gar Farms

Benjamin married JENKINS Laura Anne on 6 Jun 1959. Laura was born on 15 May 1938; was buried in Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Blanche married NEWBOLD Hilton H. on 24 May 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Linda married JOYCE James D. on 28 Oct 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married BRITT John Allen on 27 Mar 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married BROOKS Peggy Lavom Tomg on 9 Dec 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Pamela lived in Richmond at time of her fathers death.

Pamela married PALMORE Fred Wharton, III on 13 Jul 1968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 2005, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Cynthia married ALLRED Eric Glen on 18 Oct 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rose married JACKSON Benjamin, Jr. on 28 Dec 1969, and was divorced in 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rose married WARE William Thompson, Jr. in Jan 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet married GRAVES William Jeffery on 15 May 1976, and was divorced in 1977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet married CULLIFER William Neal on 31 Aug 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Linda married PURNELL William David on 28 Dec 1975. William died on 22 Oct 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vivian married SAEKER John Rawls on 3 Jul 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married CARPENTER John Lynwood on 20 Feb 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norma married SPAIN Kent Butler on 2 May 1981. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ernest married ABRAMSON Jane on 20 Jul 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married BOYER Connie on 2 Oct 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jerry married PLYMIRE Penna Lynne on 14 Jul 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann married DAVIS William in Oct 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Larry married HARRUP Vivki Lynne on 19 Sep 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jasper married POWELL George Cleveland, III on 6 Mar 1964, and was divorced in 1977-1978. George was born on 24 Apr 1968 in Suffolk, Suffolk, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jasper married HOLDSWORTH Walter Thomas, Sr. on 21 Jun 1981. Walter was born on 29 Mar 1936. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Glenice Boykin Coombs
I have fond memories of my mother, Helen Brittle Boykin (1923-2000), playing the piano while my father Charles C. Boykin Sr. (1915-2004) and all 6 of their children gathered around the old upright to sing. We used to participate in "hymn sings" in Dendron. My mother made red corduroy jumpers with white blouses for the five girls and a red pair ofcorduroy bibbed shorts with a white shirt for my brother. I particularly remember the excitement if the Rollings Family was going to sing. They sang in such perfect harmony!

Did you know?
According to a 1913 ad, Flavious Joshua Brittle was a barber in Dendron.

Glenice married COOMBS Peter Charles on 29 Nov 1969 in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). Peter was born on 10 Jul 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married CRUMPLER Bobby Lee on 17 Dec 1970 in Elizabeth City, NC, and was divorced in 1984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married LANIER Marvin on 27 Jan 1985. Marvin was born on 1 Jan 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brenda married TURNER John Shelby on 26 Oct 1973 in Natural Bridge, Va. John was born on 20 Sep 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cheryl married WEST Charles Thomas on 5 Jan 1974 in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). Charles was born on 8 Feb 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married BUTLER Pamela Carol on 24 Nov 1977 in Surry County, VA (Rocky Hock Methodist Church). Pamela was born on 20 Nov 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married FLINN Richard G. on 18 Apr 1969. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married KELLY Buddy on 23 Jan 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arlene married TUDOR David Albert on 12 Dec 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PANCIONE Peter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married LANIER Marjorie Louise on 16 Jun 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gayle married LUCAS C. Wesley on 2 Jul 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA; Owner, Plantation Peanut Company

Notes:

Edwin Gurney Goodrich Plantation Peanut Company:

My father was Cephus Edwin (Peter) Goodrich (1924-1999). son of Cephus Gurney Goodrich (1893-1955). My wife Tammy and I own and operate Plantation Peanut Company in Wakefield. We operate out of the same building in Wakefield previously owned by my father and his father. The back part of this building was my grandfather's sheet metal shop. It was in conjunction with his sheet metal shop that my grandfather invented the Goodrich Puanut Digger. In addition, he made the weather vane that was atop the Suny Lumber Company. Presently the weather vane is the property of our family and is on loan to the Dendron Historical Society.
Another interesting connection between my family and the Suny Lumber company was our ancestral family home. My grandfather dismantled one of the "company houses" in Dendron, moved it to Wakefield. and reconstructed it on Church Street. It was a white weatherboard two-story home located adjacent to Tidewater Academy. This is where he and his wife. Leda Whitmore Goodrich (1893-1974), raised a family of two boys and two girls. During the past several years, the Academy purchased the home and had it torn down in the spring of 2005.

Edwin married MONAHAN Tamara Anne on 10 Mar 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Douglas married PADGETT Susan Patricia on 22 Aug 1981. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Boyd married HEDRICK Melody Ann on 25 Aug 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cindy married BONOMO Wayne Lee on 1 Nov 1981, and was divorced. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married BROWN Holly Ann on 26 May 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married BURT Linda Kay on 30 Mar 1996. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married JOHNSON Merritt Ann on 25 Jun 1989. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married POPE Elizabeth Brown on 14 Aug 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married BLISS Gregory Allen on 15 Apr 1989. Gregory was born on 21 Dec 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Garland married HANCOCK Victoria on 23 Jan 1993. Victoria was born on 28 Nov 1968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]