Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of William Southers

Big changes have come to Genealogy.com — all content is now read-only, and member subscriptions and the Shop have been discontinued.

Learn more

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]

Descendants of William Southers

Generation No. 4

10. JOHN THOMAS⁴ SOUTHERS (PHOEBE L.³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) 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:

ERNEST⁵ SOUTHERS, b. May 13, 1885; d. Unknown.

Children of JOHN SOUTHERS and NELLIE HARTLESS are:

ii.

JESSE⁵ 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

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

31.	vi.	ETHEL SOUTHERS, b. Private.
32.	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

11. JAMES DILLARD⁴ SOUTHERS (PHOEBE L.³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) 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:

JAMES BERNARD⁵ 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

33.	ii.	WILLIAM EDWARD SOUTHERS, b. 1891; d. 1964.
34.	iii.	CALVIN DILLARD SOUTHERS, b. August 12, 1892, Buena Vista, VA; d. October 10, 1955, Shenandoah, Virginia.
35.	iv.	ALFRED SOUTHERS, b. December 22, 1896; d. Unknown.
36.	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

12. MARY ELLEN⁴ SOUTHERS (PHOEBE L.³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born November 12, 1875 in Amherst or Rockbridge Co. VA, and died November 18, 1958 in Buena Vista, Va. She married JAMES MARION FLOYD October 14, 1897 in Rockbridge Co. VA, son of BENJAMIN FLOYD and JUDITH GILBERT. He was born May 09, 1875 in Pedlar, Amherst Co. VA, and died June 26, 1969 in Buena Vista, Va.

Notes for MARY ELLEN SOUTHERS:
Larry Floyd recalls that Mary (his grandmother) was a small woman in stature.
She did not have any of the indian features that Mary's mother Phebe posessed. To him she looked very caucasian and was almost fair in complexion.

Larry said that when he was a child that his family would go to his grandparents (James and Mary) every weekend.
He can remember lying in bed and being able to see through the cracks in the clapboards. He said that he could see the stars in the sky through the cracks in the walls.

Notes for JAMES MARION FLOYD:
Larry Floyd recalls that James was small in stature and stood about 5'9" or so.

After reviewing James' WWI draft registration card that he filled out on Sept 17, 1918, he lists N&W railroad as his employer. He lists his occupation as laborer on the Railroad.

Physical description on the card is, short , slender build, with blue eyes and black hair. It also lists him as being Native Born with his race being White.

Address is listed as Riverside, Rockbridge Co, VA.

More About JAMES MARION FLOYD:
Occupation: Worked for C&O Railroad
Social Security Number: 225-48-2545

More About JAMES FLOYD and MARY SOUTHERS:
Marriage: October 14, 1897, Rockbridge Co. VA

Children of MARY SOUTHERS and JAMES FLOYD are:

	i.	CLINE EUGENE⁵ FLOYD, b. Private.
37.	ii.	ROBERT HENRY FLOYD, b. July 14, 1898, Rockbridge Co, VA; d. September 07, 1993, Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center, VA.
	iii.	JULIAN BEARD FLOYD, b. July 29, 1899; d. November 1987, Buena Vista, VA; m. CATHERINE COLEMAN, Private; b. Private.

More About JULIAN FLOYD and CATHERINE COLEMAN:
Private-Begin: Private

	iv.	MARGARET FLOYD, b. 1902; d. Unknown.
38.	v.	CATHERINE PHOEBE FLOYD, b. 1904; d. Unknown.
	vi.	GRACE FLOYD, b. Private; m. (1) OTHO CHITTUM, Private; b. Private; m. (2) RICHARD MUTERSPUGH, Private; b. Private.

More About OTHO CHITTUM and GRACE FLOYD:
Private-Begin: Private

More About RICHARD MUTERSPUGH and GRACE FLOYD:
Private-Begin: Private

39.	vii.	JAMES MARION FLOYD, b. September 21, 1913, Buena Vista, VA; d. July 05, 1990, Buena Vista, VA.
40.	viii.	JOHN DANIEL FLOYD, b. September 21, 1913; d. September 1955.
	ix.	JULIA ELLEN FLOYD, b. Private.
41.	x.	JOSEPH WILLIAM FLOYD, b. June 13, 1916, Rockbridge Co, VA; d. November 19, 2003, Buena Vista, VA.

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]

Search for Family - Learn About Genealogy - Helpful Web Sites - Message Boards - Guest Book - Home