Messy formation of border between WV and VA

  Nancy Jackson sent me the following link about the messy negotiations and intrigue about the formation of the boundary between West Virginia and Virginia. Great reading! Lots of wonderful maps!   http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/wvboundary.html   Jane Hilder’s ancestor Senator John S. Carlile was a key player.   Nancy cautions that the formation of the counties is […]

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George W. Eccleston, age 87, died October 11, 2023

George W. Eccleston at 2018 Jackson Brigade Reunion   George W. Eccleston, age 87 of Boothwyn, PA passed away on October 11, 2023 at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Born and raised in Dundalk, MD, George resided for the past 57 years in Boothwyn. George was a process analyst for Boeing for 30 years retiring in […]

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Meredith Suzanne Jackson Hallman, age 51, died May 5, 2023

    Meredith Suzanne Jackson Hallman passed into Jesus’ arms on Friday, May 5, 2023 from complications of pneumonia.    Meredith was the daughter of Don and Kay Jackson of Arlington, Texas. She was born in Temple, Texas on June 13, 1972. She was preceded in death by her husband Lonnie Hallman. Meredith has a […]

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Mary Love Berryman died April 20, 2023

  Mary Love Hayley Berryman, 90, of Tyler passed away in her sleep on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Tyler, Texas and is now at home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.   Services will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Tyler with Rev. […]

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Marian Hale Elliott Hodges, age 90, died March 20, 2012

Marian Hale Elliott Hodges, age 90, Sept. 16, 1921 On March 20, 2012 Marian passed away at the Willamette View retirement home[, in Portland Oregon]. She was the youngest of six children in the John and Ethel Hale family. Marian was married to Jenkin Elliott who passed away in 1979. They had four children, Gina, […]

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John Ireland Hodges Sr., age 96, died Feb. 19, 2016

  John Ireland Hodges Sr., age 96, died Feb. 19, 2016. He was born Nov. 21, 1919, in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. His family moved to Seattle in 1931 where he attended grade school, high school and the University of Washington. He served four years in the U.S. Army during World War II and participated […]

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Warren Hodges, age 92, died July 10,2006

Warren HODGES, age 92, passed away 7/10/2006 in Seattle Washington. He was born 12/18/1913 in Spencer, West Virginia. He has resided in the Seattle area since the 1930’s. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Hodges; sons, Warren, Norman, Thomas, Peter and Matthew, daughter-in-law Cheryl and granddaughter Kathryn, brother John and sister-in-law Marian Hodges, sister Marjorie Stensrud, […]

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Kathryn Adelaide Hodges, age 106, died 29 Jan 2022

  Kathryn Adelaide “Kitty” Hodges b. 9 April 1916, d. 29 Jan 2022 was a wife of a descendant of John Jackson Jr. and his first wife (Rebecca Haddan).   Kathryn Adelaide Hodges was born in Tacoma, Washington. Attended Lincoln Grade School and McCarver Jr. High School, Tacoma. Spent summer months of her youth with […]

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