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Descendants of William Southers


35. ALFRED5 SOUTHERS (JAMES DILLARD4, PHOEBE L.3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born December 22, 1896, and died Unknown. He married MARY EDWARDS, daughter of JOHN EDWARDS and MARY. She was born 1894, and died Unknown.

Notes for ALFRED SOUTHERS:
Twilla Kent described Alfred as short, heavyset, resembling Ralph Southers, and a great farmer. She also remembered him having 'the most awesome strawberry patch', as did Roslyn Southers. He lived a few houses above his brother Ed's store in Buena Vista, Virginia. He worked for the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
     
Children of ALFRED SOUTHERS and MARY EDWARDS are:
  i.   ROSS6 SOUTHERS, b. October 11, 1915; d. July 18, 1975, Covington, VA; m. VIRGINIA HENSON, Private; b. Private.
  More About ROSS SOUTHERS and VIRGINIA HENSON:
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  ii.   INFANT SOUTHERS, b. May 28, 1918; d. May 28, 1918.
  Notes for INFANT SOUTHERS:
The epitaph on this child's grave reads "Gone But Not Forgotten".

  More About INFANT SOUTHERS:
Burial: Unknown, Neriah Baptist Church, Rockbridge County, Virginia
  iii.   GLADYS SOUTHERS, b. Private; m. RUSSEL RAMSEY, Private; b. Private.
  More About RUSSEL RAMSEY and GLADYS SOUTHERS:
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  iv.   ALVA SOUTHERS, b. Private.


36. LEVI5 SOUTHERS (JAMES DILLARD4, PHOEBE L.3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born April 01, 1897, and died October 22, 1968. He married (1) JULIA MAYS October 25, 1916 in Rockbridge Co. VA, daughter of GEORGE MAYS and SARAH CLARK. She was born 1896, and died Unknown. He married (2) GEORGIANA MASON June 17, 1921, daughter of JAMES MASON and MARY STATON. She was born July 18, 1902, and died August 11, 1975 in Buena Vista, VA.

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

Notes for JULIA MAYS:
Roslyn Southers recalls hearing that Julia, said to be part Indian, was often put off by Levi's drinking. Once, when she was pregnant, Levi came home drunk and threatened to wrap a snake around her neck. She told him that if he did, she would leave him. Shortly thereafter, she did indeed, going 'back to her people'. Whatever became of the child she carried is unknown. It could possibly be James Henry Southers was her son.

Roslyn Southers recalls being told that Julia was beautiful.


More About LEVI SOUTHERS and JULIA MAYS:
Marriage: October 25, 1916, Rockbridge Co. VA

Notes for GEORGIANA MASON:
Roslyn Southers recalls that Georgia was Indian. Angular and tall, skinny, with sharp features

More About LEVI SOUTHERS and GEORGIANA MASON:
Marriage: June 17, 1921
     
Children of LEVI SOUTHERS and GEORGIANA MASON are:
  i.   JAMES HENRY6 SOUTHERS, b. Private; m. MINNIE HENSON, Private; b. February 26, 1923; d. May 09, 1999, Buena Vista, VA.
  More About JAMES SOUTHERS and MINNIE HENSON:
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  ii.   FRANCES SOUTHERS, b. Private; m. OBIN SHAFER, Private; b. Private.
  More About OBIN SHAFER and FRANCES SOUTHERS:
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  iii.   BERNICE SOUTHERS, b. Private; m. GILBERT MAJORS, Private; b. Private.
  More About GILBERT MAJORS and BERNICE SOUTHERS:
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  iv.   GEORGIANA SOUTHERS, b. Private; m. ? RULEY, Private; b. Private.
  More About ? RULEY and GEORGIANA SOUTHERS:
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37. ROBERT HENRY5 FLOYD (MARY ELLEN4 SOUTHERS, PHOEBE L.3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born July 14, 1898 in Rockbridge Co, VA, and died September 07, 1993 in Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center, VA. He married JULIA HARTLESS, daughter of JOHN HARTLESS and MELINDA SORRELLS. She was born May 06, 1894 in Rockbridge Co, VA, and died July 31, 1972 in Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington, VA.

Notes for ROBERT HENRY FLOYD:
Obit:

Robert Henry Floyd, 95, of Rt 1., Buena Vista, died Tuesday September 7, at Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center.
He was born in Rockbridge County on July 14, 1898, the son of the late James Marion Floyd and Mary Ellen Southers Floyd. He was married to the late Julia Hartless Floyd, and was a member of the McCutchen Presbyterian Church. He was a retired beef farmer.
Survivors include nine daughters Bertha Landefeld, Alice Myers, and Magdelene Traster all of Columbus, Ohio; Gladys Little and Louise Weber both of Gahanna, Ohio; Meta Loudermilk of Akron, Ohio; Mildres Stickley of Starkville, Miss; Eula Wade of Richboro, PA; and Peggy Blankenship of Carmichael; one brother Joseph Floyd of Buena Vista; two sisters Margaret Harris of Columbus and Grace Mutispaugh of Roanoke; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral was help on Friday Sept, 10, at Bolling Grose & Lots Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Lee V. Ruckman. Burial followed in Green Hill Cemetery.

More About ROBERT HENRY FLOYD:
Burial: September 10, 1993, Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista, VA

More About JULIA HARTLESS:
Burial: Unknown, Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista, VA
     
Children of ROBERT FLOYD and JULIA HARTLESS are:
74. i.   EARL HOUSTON6 FLOYD, b. June 06, 1926, Rockbridge Co, VA; d. June 24, 1987, Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington, VA.
  ii.   LOUISE FLOYD, b. Private; m. WEBER, Private; b. Private.
  More About WEBER and LOUISE FLOYD:
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  iii.   MILDRED FLOYD, b. Private; m. STICKLEY, Private; b. Private.
  More About STICKLEY and MILDRED FLOYD:
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  iv.   GLADYS FLOYD, b. Private; m. HAROLD LITTLE, Private; b. Private.
  More About HAROLD LITTLE and GLADYS FLOYD:
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  v.   PEGGY FLOYD, b. Private; m. YORK, Private; b. Private.
  More About YORK and PEGGY FLOYD:
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  vi.   BERTHA FLOYD, b. Private; m. LANDEFELD, Private; b. Private.
  More About LANDEFELD and BERTHA FLOYD:
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  vii.   ALICE FLOYD, b. Private; m. MYERS, Private; b. Private.
  More About MYERS and ALICE FLOYD:
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  viii.   META FLOYD, b. Private; m. LOUDERMILK, Private; b. Private.
  More About LOUDERMILK and META FLOYD:
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  ix.   MAGDELENE FLOYD, b. Private; m. TRASTER, Private; b. Private.
  More About TRASTER and MAGDELENE FLOYD:
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  x.   LULLABELL "EULA" FLOYD, b. Private; m. WADE, Private; b. Private.
  More About WADE and LULLABELL FLOYD:
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38. CATHERINE PHOEBE5 FLOYD (MARY ELLEN4 SOUTHERS, PHOEBE L.3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born 1904, and died Unknown. She married JOE ROADCAP. He died Unknown.
     
Children of CATHERINE FLOYD and JOE ROADCAP are:
  i.   DOROTHY6 ROADCAP, b. Private.
  ii.   CHARLIE ROADCAP, b. Private.


39. JAMES MARION5 FLOYD (MARY ELLEN4 SOUTHERS, PHOEBE L.3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born September 21, 1913 in Buena Vista, VA, and died July 05, 1990 in Buena Vista, VA. He married GLADYS THACKER Private. She was born Private.

More About JAMES FLOYD and GLADYS THACKER:
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Children of JAMES FLOYD and GLADYS THACKER are:
  i.   NINITA6 FLOYD, b. Private.
75. ii.   JAMES MARION FLOYD, b. Private.

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