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Descendants of Clark

Generation No. 6


32. WILLIAM "BIG BILL" W.6 SORRELLS (ELIHU5 COOPER, JANE B.4 CLARK, LEONARD3, WILLIAM2, CLARK1) was born Bet. February 1850 - 1853, and died Unknown. He married (1) ARA STATON February 11, 1873 in Amherst Co. Va. She was born 1858, and died 1914. He married (2) PAULINA DEMPSEY August 23, 1916. She died Unknown.

More About WILLIAM SORRELLS and ARA STATON:
Marriage: February 11, 1873, Amherst Co. Va

More About WILLIAM SORRELLS and PAULINA DEMPSEY:
Marriage: August 23, 1916
     
Children of WILLIAM SORRELLS and ARA STATON are:
  i.   GEORGE7 SORRELLS, b. January 15, 1874; d. July 15, 1875.
  More About GEORGE SORRELLS:
Cause of Death: Scarlet Fever
57. ii.   WILLIAM PAUL SORRELLS, b. 1875; d. Unknown.
  iii.   HENRY C. SORRELLS, b. 1876; d. Unknown.
  iv.   JOHN J. SORRELLS, b. 1877; d. 1974; m. ANNIE J. PAINTER; b. March 06, 1883; d. July 19, 1949.
  v.   HERBERT R. SORRELLS, b. February 1880; d. Unknown.
     
Children of WILLIAM SORRELLS and PAULINA DEMPSEY are:
  vi.   LAURA7 SORRELLS, b. 1874; d. Unknown.
58. vii.   JENNIE "JANE" SORRELLS, b. 1877; d. Unknown.
  viii.   MOLLIE SORRELLS, b. 1879; d. Unknown; m. LLOYD TRUSLOW; d. Unknown.
  ix.   BELLE SORRELLS, b. 1880; d. Unknown.
  x.   WILLIAM M. SORRELLS, b. Bet. 1881 - 1885; d. Unknown.
  xi.   MARVIN BERRY SORRELLS, b. January 04, 1887; d. Unknown.
  xii.   JOHN SORRELLS, b. April 1890; d. Unknown.
  xiii.   BESSIE DEMPSEY, b. 1892; d. Unknown.


33. MELINDA JANE6 SORRELLS (ELIHU5 COOPER, JANE B.4 CLARK, LEONARD3, WILLIAM2, CLARK1) was born 1868, and died 1927. She married JOHN WILLIAM HARTLESS 1889 in Rockbridge Co. VA, son of CHARLES HARTLESS and JEMINA CLARK. He was born 1864, and died May 1926.

More About JOHN HARTLESS and MELINDA SORRELLS:
Marriage: 1889, Rockbridge Co. VA
     
Children of MELINDA SORRELLS and JOHN HARTLESS are:
59. i.   JULIA7 HARTLESS, b. May 06, 1894, Rockbridge Co, VA; d. July 31, 1972, Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington, VA.
  ii.   MAGGIE HARTLESS, d. Unknown.
  Notes for MAGGIE HARTLESS:
Married a Nicely man and lived in Buena Vista, VA in 1972.



34. SARAH ISABELLA "LIZZIE"6 SORRELLS (ELIHU5 COOPER, JANE B.4 CLARK, LEONARD3, WILLIAM2, CLARK1) was born 1874, and died Unknown.
     
Child of SARAH ISABELLA "LIZZIE" SORRELLS is:
60. i.   HERBERT CARSON7 SORRELLS, b. Private.


35. JOSEPH HENRY6 SORRELLS (ELIHU5 COOPER, JANE B.4 CLARK, LEONARD3, WILLIAM2, CLARK1) was born March 10, 1857, and died January 10, 1931. He married MARY JOSEPHINE SOUTHERS, daughter of ROBERT SOUTHERS and SARAH TYREE. She was born September 08, 1867, and died June 24, 1929.
     
Child of JOSEPH SORRELLS and MARY SOUTHERS is:
61. i.   SUZANNA7 SORRELLS, b. August 13, 1883; d. September 19, 1961, Buena Vista, VA.


36. JOHN THOMAS6 SOUTHERS (ANDREW JACKSON JR.5 CLARK, ANDREW JACKSON4, NELSON H.3, JAMES2, CLARK1) was born Bet. March 08, 1860 - 1861, and died Unknown. He married (1) JULIE E. CLARK June 15, 1884 in Rockbridge Co. VA, daughter of HORACE CLARK and ALWILDA. She was born 1868, and died Unknown. He married (2) NELLIE BELL HARTLESS 1902 in Rockbridge Co. VA, daughter of CHARLES HARTLESS and CARRIE CLARK. She was born February 1875, and died Unknown.

Notes for JOHN THOMAS SOUTHERS:
"While John Thomas married his second wife Nellie Bell Hartless in 1902, he didn't actually divorce his first wife Julie E. Clark until 1906." - Donna Huffer - 'Fare Thee Well, Old Joe Clark', History of the Clark Family of Rockbridge County.

More About JOHN SOUTHERS and JULIE CLARK:
Divorce: 1906
Marriage: June 15, 1884, Rockbridge Co. VA

More About JOHN SOUTHERS and NELLIE HARTLESS:
Marriage: 1902, Rockbridge Co. VA
     
Child of JOHN SOUTHERS and JULIE CLARK is:
  i.   ERNEST7 SOUTHERS, b. May 13, 1885; d. Unknown.
     
Children of JOHN SOUTHERS and NELLIE HARTLESS are:
  ii.   JESSE7 SOUTHERS, b. March 26, 1901; d. October 12, 1966; m. (1) VIOLA NUCKOLS; b. May 18, 1914; d. April 26, 1953; m. (2) BERTHA RAMSEY, Private; b. Private.
  More About JESSE SOUTHERS and BERTHA RAMSEY:
Private-Begin: Private
  iii.   LORIA SOUTHERS, b. 1903; d. Unknown.
  iv.   ASHLEY SOUTHERS, b. September 14, 1905; d. Unknown.
  More About ASHLEY SOUTHERS:
SSDI Last Residence: Baltimore, Maryland
  v.   MAISE SOUTHERS, b. Private; m. ANDREW FLOYD, Private; b. June 27, 1902; d. July 1966.
  More About ANDREW FLOYD:
SSDI Last Residence: Buena Vista, VA

  More About ANDREW FLOYD and MAISE SOUTHERS:
Private-Begin: Private
62. vi.   ETHEL SOUTHERS, b. Private.
63. vii.   CLAUDE T. SOUTHERS, b. February 29, 1912; d. April 1985, Buena Vista, VA.
  viii.   CARL O. SOUTHERS, b. January 02, 1915; d. October 05, 1993.
  More About CARL O. SOUTHERS:
SSDI Last Residence: Va Beach, VA



37. JAMES DILLARD6 SOUTHERS (ANDREW JACKSON JR.5 CLARK, ANDREW JACKSON4, NELSON H.3, JAMES2, CLARK1) was born September 01, 1864, and died September 06, 1944. He married MARY ELISABETH NICELY, daughter of A. NICELY and FANNIE. She was born June 10, 1879, and died December 07, 1941.

Notes for JAMES DILLARD SOUTHERS:
Note from Christopher Southers 7/4/2004

One day my Grandma (Roslyn) casually mentioned that Granddaddy Jim (James Dillard) and one of his brothers were not Phebe's children.
Grandma (Roslyn) tells me how her father (Calvin) told her that James Dillard and a brother, she was never sure which one, came out of the mountains and were taken in by the Southers family.

------------- Additional Notes from Christopher Southers -------------

Roslyn Southers recalls a story that her father Cal told her about how Jim and his brother came out of the mountains at a very young age. They came to a farm and were taken in. The farmer's name was Southers, hence Jim and his brother became Southers. In those days it was common for a family to take in the children of their kin or neighbors if they were no longer able to be cared for. There's no way of knowing which of James' two brothers the story refers to.

Roslyn also recalls that Grandaddy Jim always walked around with his hands behind his back and relates that Jim had at least two daughters that died. Roslyn's sister Rene gave her grandfather homemade dresses for the girls, who lived to be at least three years old. What happened to the girls is unknown.

Roslyn Southers recalls that Jim was real tall, big moustache like in cowboy days, curled up a little. Long arms. Jim called Susie Clem 'Sook'.

Jim always had time for the kids.

Jim went to bed at nine every night after listening to the news on the radio.


More About JAMES DILLARD SOUTHERS:
Burial: Unknown, Neriah Baptist Church in Rockbridge County

Notes for MARY ELISABETH NICELY:
Note from Christopher Southers 7/4/2004

By the time Mary had grandchildren she was heavy and had lost all of her teeth. Roslyn Southers recalls how she would slobber when she kissed you, something her brother Amos would avoid at all costs.

Mary's epitaph reads 'A Tender Mother And A Faithful Friend'

Roslyn Southers recalls a family story of how horrified Mary was by the violence and loss of life of the first world war, and how she swore that she'd never live through another war. She died the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, an act that catapulted the United States into World War II.

An interesting note on Mary was that after seeing the destruction of World War I, she often said that she never wanted to see another war. She died December 7, 1941

When Cal brought his family from Shenandoah to Riverside, Mary would always meet the train.

Roslyn recalls that Mary couldn't cook very well.


More About MARY ELISABETH NICELY:
Burial: Unknown, Neriah Baptist Church in Rockbridge County
     
Children of JAMES SOUTHERS and MARY NICELY are:
  i.   JAMES BERNARD7 SOUTHERS, b. January 01, 1901; d. April 30, 1967.
  Notes for JAMES BERNARD SOUTHERS:
Bernard's epitaph reads "In God We Trust".

  More About JAMES BERNARD SOUTHERS:
Burial Location: Neriah Baptist Church in Rockbridge County
SSDI Last Residence: Vienna, VA
64. ii.   WILLIAM EDWARD SOUTHERS, b. 1891; d. 1964.
65. iii.   CALVIN DILLARD SOUTHERS, b. August 12, 1892, Buena Vista, VA; d. October 10, 1955, Shenandoah, Virginia.
66. iv.   ALFRED SOUTHERS, b. December 22, 1896; d. Unknown.
67. v.   LEVI SOUTHERS, b. April 01, 1897; d. October 22, 1968.
  vi.   MAXWELL SOUTHERS, b. June 24, 1908; d. February 1981; m. CARRIE HENSON, Private; b. Private.
  Notes for MAXWELL SOUTHERS:
Notes from Christopher Southers.

Roslyn Southers recalls that Mac always went by the surname of 'Southards'. He is however recorded in the Social Security Death Index as 'Southers'. The SSDI lists his last residence as Eagle Rock, Virginia.

  More About MAXWELL SOUTHERS and CARRIE HENSON:
Private-Begin: Private
  vii.   REV. MATTHEW GORDON SOUTHERS, b. 1911; d. Bef. 1955; m. CHRISTINE GORDON, Private; b. Private.
  Notes for REV. MATTHEW GORDON SOUTHERS:
Roslyn Southers recalls that Matthew suffered either a sunstroke or heart attack that precipitated a fatal fall from a roof. She as well as Twilla Kent remember him being a travelling preacher and that he once hoboed a train from Buena Vista to Shenandoah.

There was an old well covered with boards behind Jim's house. Rose stepped on it, boards cracked & Matthew grabbed her, pulling her back. He showed her the well. He said he wouldn't tell Susie, but never to do it again.


  More About MATTHEW SOUTHERS and CHRISTINE GORDON:
Private-Begin: Private

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