Sunday's Obituary: Luther Tansill (1856)

Alexandria Gazette
7 January 1856

On the 4th inst., at 6 o'clock LUTHER TANSILL, of the United States Coast Survey, aged 20 years and 5 months, son of the late Samuel Tansill of Prince William co., Va.

Newspaper Tidbit: Killed by a Ram (1884)

Alexandria Gazette (VA)
10 October 1884

KILLED BY A RAM

Mr. William Bell, while salting sheep on the farm of Sheriff George Tansill, of Prince William county, near Occoquan a few days ago, was attacked and so badly injured by a ram that he died from the effects of his injuries.  When assistance came to Mr. Bell he was unconscious and was lying seventy-five yards from where he was first attacked, having been butted that distance by the infuriated ram.

Wedding Wednesday: Walker / Lewis (1917)

Richmond Times Dispatch
27 February 1917

LEWIS-WALKER

Miss Virginia Valentine Walker, youngest daughter of W. J. Walker, of Manassas, and Francis Montgomery Lewis were quietly married Wednesday at noon at the home of the bride in Manassas, in the presence of a small company of relatives and friends. Rev. J. F. Burks, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Manassas, performed the ceremony. Miss Bessie Jeffery Walker, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and Dr. J. M. Lewis was best man.

Mr. Lewis is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Lewis, of near Manassas.

Among the out-of-town guests were: Miss Adelaide Elgin, of Aldie; Miss Anna L. Kite, of Liberty Mills, Orange, County; N. Moore, of Rectortown; Mrs. F. L. Shacklett, of Washingotn, and Miss Bessie Jeffery Walker, of the George Washington University Hospital, Washington.

Will: Robert Luttrell (1819)

Will of Robert Luttrell
PWCo Will Book L, pg. 283

In the name of God Amen. I Robert Luttrell of Prince William County and Commonwealth of Virginia being in my perfect sences do make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner and form following to wit.

Impromis I give and bequeath to my wife Nancy Luttrell for & during her natural life the use of one sixth of my slaves the one sixth of all my stock all my household & kitchen furniture with the use of my mantion house and two hundred acres of land thereunto adjoining part of which land was formerly the property of Phillimon Waters and after the death of my said wife I give and devise the affoursaid land to my two sons Simon & Thomas to be equally divided between them and the slaves devised to my wife after her death to be equally divided between my three daughters Melenday Jane and Peggy for them and their heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Simon Luttrell and his heirs forever the plantation that Benson Lynn lives on containing 166 acres and 426 1/2 acres of land adjoining the lands of Misses Tebbs and John McMillian. The one sixth pat of my slaves the one sixth part of all my stock except the horses and there is to be four hundred & seventy dollars deducted out of his part.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Luttrell and to his heirs forever five hundred and ninety two & a half actes of land the one sixth part of my slaves & the one sixth part of all my stock but in case my land shall contain more than 1385 acres what is over is to be equally divided between my tow sons Simon and Thomas.

Item.  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Melenday Davis and to her heirs forever one sixth part of my slaves, the one sixth part of my stock.

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jane Luttrell and to heirs forever the one sixth part of my slaves, the one sixth part of all my stock and one hundred dollars, one bed & furniture bedstead & desk.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Peggy Luttrell and to her heirs forever the one sixth part of my slave, the one sixth part of all my stock and one hundred dollars one bed bedstead & furniture for said bed one desk a saddle & bridle.

All my property that is not mentioned in this will is to be equally divided betw[e]en my wife and children. My wife is to be furnished with a sufficient quantity of pork corn & c. to last her and her family twelve months after my death.  It is my wish that my son Thomas Luttrell is sent to school five years his schooling & bord to be paid out of my estate. Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Simon Luttrell & John F. Davis to be the Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking every other will and testament by me heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 2nd day of April in the year 1812.

Robert Luttrell {seal}

Signed sealed and acknowledged to be the last will & testament of Robert Luttrell in the presents of the sd. Luttrell and of us the subscribers who we desired by him to attest the same.

Teste. William F. Moore, Bernard Botts,
Wm. Smith, Thomas Chapman


At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Prince William County March 1st 1819. This last will and testament of Robert Luttrell dec. was presented to the Court by the oaths of Wm. F. Moore Bernard Botts and Thomas Chapman is ordered to be recorded and the said Simon Luttrell having made oath to the same according to Law and taken the oath of an Exor. and performed what is usual in such cases certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Teste.  Phil. D. Dawe  Ct Cur

Military Monday: Battlefields at Bull Run (1904)

Boston Sunday Globe
29 May 1904

BATTLEFIELDS AT BULL RUN
Have Undergone but Little Change in the Four Decades Since
They Shook with Tread of Armies and Crash of Guns

The Bells of Sudley Meeting House and Centerville Church Ring Out Every Sunday and Old men Prey There Who Listened to the Firing, Saw Glimpses of the Struggles, Carried Water to the Wounded and Helped Bury the Dead

Sunday's Obituary: William F. Cocke (1941)

Richmond Times Dispatch
28 February 1941

WILLIAM F. COCKE DIES AT MANASSAS

William F. Cocke, town manager of Manassas and former assistant State highway commissioner, died Thursday at his home in Manassas, according to word received here.

Mr. Cocke was the son of the late Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke of Cumberland County and Mrs. Mary Curtis Cocke of Glouster. He married Miss Minnie M. Woltz of Fredericksburg, who survives him. He also is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. Holt Merchant and Miss Mary Fauntleroy Cocke, both of Manassas; two brothers, Charles C. Cocke of Kinsale and R. Preston Cocke of Williamsburg; three sisters, Mrs. N. E. B. Talcott, Miss Elizabeth Cocke and Miss Harriet T. Cocke, all of Richmond, and by one grandson.

Mr. Cocke was connected with the State Highway Commission for many years, and resigned the position of assistant commissioner to accept a position as highway commissioner of Florida. Some years ago he returned to Virginia and became town manager of Manassas.

Funeral arrangements had not been completed last night.

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COCKE--Died, in Manassas, Va., Feb. 27, William F. Cocke. He is survived by his wife, Minnie Woltz Cocke, two daughters, Mrs. J. Holt Merchant and Miss Mary Fauntleroy Cocke, both of Manassas, one grandson; also by three sisters and two brothers Mrs. N. E. B. Talcott, Mis sElizabeth Cocke, Miss Bartlet T. Cocke, all of Richmond, Charles C. Cocke of Kinsale and R. Preston Cocke of Williamsburg.

Newspaper Tidbit: Manassas (19 December 1915)

Richmond Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
19 December 1915

MANASSAS

[Special to the Times-Dispatch]

MANASSAS, VA., December 18.--J. P. Leachman, treasurer of Prince William County, and his deputy, C. C. Leachman, will move their offices the first of the year from the National Bank Building to the office rooms in the M.I.C. Building, formerly occupied by Dr. R. E. Wine.

Dr. W. A. Newman yesterday entertained the members of the Medical Society of Prince William County at his residence on Main Street.

Miss Bessie Edmonds and Miss Katie Gilbrotzer, of Alexandria, were guests at the home of Mrs. L. E. Pope this week.

Mrs. Dennis O'Neil of Manassas recently visited her sister, Mrs. Sallie Armick at Barboursville. On Thursday night during the high wind the Armick home at that place was totally destroyed by fire, the family saving none of the household effects except clothing.

The Young Ladies' Bridge Club was entertained at the home of Miss Bessie Walker, on Main Street, to-day.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watkins of Alexandria spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wenrich.

Mrs. N. L. Turner, of The Plains, was the guest of her mother, Mrs. P. P Chapman, during the first of the week.

In Chancery: Trustees of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

Library of Virginia
Prince William County Chancery ID 1910-34

Gainesville, Va.
April 4th 1910

My dear George,

The enclosed transcription is part of the minutes of our Vestry Meeting on June 14th 1909 relating to our Church Trustees.  The question of having Trustees appointed to hold the Church property in the Parish was discussed, and as Mr. Thos. J. Chew was the only trustee living in the parish, Major A. H. Johnson having moved away, George G. Tyler was elected in his place and Mr. M. Cave was elected as the third Trustee.  The Secretary was directed to write to Major Johnson giving him the reason why it was desirable to have trustees living in the Parish.

On the 21st June 1909 the following was entered on the Minutes "Mr. C. E. Jordan was still a Trustee and on Motion Mr. Cave's name was withdrawn as one of those to be recommended to the Judge of the Court for appointment."

I hope the above is all Sufficient.

Yours sincerely,

ASE Thorp

In the matter of appointing trustees of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, at Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia.

It appearing to the court by proper authority of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Haymarket, Virginia, that George G. Tyler was elected in the room and stead of Major A. H. Johnson, resigned, as one of the trustees to hold legal title to said religious denomination's property, in conjunction with C. E. Jordan and Thomas J. Chew, therefore, it is ordered that George G. Tyler be, and he is hereby appointed trustee in the room of Major A. H. Johnson, resigned, to hold legal title to said denomination's property in conjunction with C. E. Jordan and Thomas J. Chew.

1910 April 11 Entered

Sunday's Obituary: Ella Lipscomb Weedon

Evening Star (Washington, DC)
15 May 1944

Mrs. Ella Weedon Dies; Former Manassas Resident

Mrs. Ella Lipscomb Weedon, former resident of Manassas, Va., and member of a prominent Prince William County family, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alexander E. Bauhan, Maplewood, N.J. She would have been 79 years old tomorrow.

Mrs. Weedon was the daughter of the late Judge William E. Lipscomb and Mrs. Lipscomb of Manassas. Her husband, Hugh H. Weedon, died in 1940.

She is survived by two sons, Lt. Col. Sidney L. Weedon, in the Army here, and Maj. Hugh H. Weedon, Jr., of New York, and another daughter, Mrs. John E. Chase, Washington.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Manassas Cemetery, followed by burial there.

Sunday's Obituary: Yellow Fever in PWCo. / Mildred P. Jordan (1878)

Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
7 September 1878

THE YELLOW-FEVER IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA.-- A representative of the Republican had a conversation with a resident of Haymarket, Prince William county, Va., yesterday, who stated in the presence of another gentleman that he left home on account of the yellow-fever making its appearance in the village. The place is located some thirty-five miles from Alexandria, Va., and its condition is such as would never breed this pestilence; but, like many other instances, it was brought there by fleeing refugees.

Mr. Jordan, who has a widowed mother and two brothers residing in this place, some years since went to Memphis, Tenn. to reside. Twice previous has this scourge compelled him to leave that city, and last Saturday one week ago he, with his wife and three children, arrived in Haymarket. The wife was complaining during the week, and filled with fright lest the seed of the disease had been sown among them ere they left the plague-stricken city. Only too soon were her fears realized, for on last Saturday she was taken ill with the fever and died the following Monday. Before her death the husband was prostrated, and the party furnishing this information left the village about that time, and does not know whether or not the contagion stopped, satisfied with these two victims. -- Washington Republican, 6th.

[A story that needs confirmation.]


Alexandria Gazette
5 September 1878

THE HAYMARKET YELLOW FEVER CASE
Haymarket, Va., September 5, '78

To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:

I gave Mr. Jordan a certificate saying that Mrs. Jordan died of the Typho-malrial fever, but have subsequently changed my opinion, as you will see from an article I sent to the Manassas Gazette. I unhesitatingly say, now,that Mrs. Jordan died of the yellow fever; no other cases have occured, nor do we look forward to any thing of the kind, as every precaution has been taken.

Very respectfully, John Randolph, M.D.

Alexandria Gazette
10 September 1878

NO FEVER.--The report that the two children of Mr. J. P. Jordan, at Haymarket, are down with yellow fever is incorrect. A letter received from there this morning says that there are no new cases, nor are any expected.

[Mildred M. Jordan (1847-1878), wife of James P. Jordan, is buried at St. Paul's Episcopal Church cemetery in Haymarket, Virginia -- cgl]

Newspaper Tidbit: Quarantine Declared (1917)

Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
20 August 1917

QUARANTINE DECLARED

Town of Manassas and Prince William County Take Steps Against Infantile Paralysis

[Special to The Times Dispatch]

Manassas, Va., August 19 -- Although infantile paralysis has not appeared in Manassas or Prince William County, the town board of health has declared a quarantine against "Rockingham, Shenandoah and Warren Counties, and such other infected areas as may be brought to the attention of the board." Posters have been circulated broadcast, and a quarantine officer has been appointed by the town council to meet all incoming trains. Three children in a family, two of which have been visiting in the Valley, have been placed under quarantine for a period of two weeks. Mayor W. C. Wagener and Dr. J. C. Meredith, town health officer, have issued a statement recommending that children under sixteen years be kept away from public gatherings during the danger period.

Fauquier County also has declared a quarantine against all infected districts. In a poster signed by Dr. R. W. Garnett, whole-time health officer for Fauquier, it is stated that children under sixteen will not be permitted to attend public gatherings of any kind during the period of quarantine.

Wedding Wednesday: Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fairfax Golden Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fairfax, 120 Sixth street S.E., who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary January 8.  Mr. Fairfax, 71, and Mrs. Fairfax, 70, both natives of Prince William County, Va., have lived in Washington for 33 years. They have on[e] child and one grandchild. -- Harris & Ewing Photo

Richard Henry Fairfax (20 Aug 1869 - 29 September 1951), son of Addison S. Fairfax and Mary J. Davis, married Mary "Minnie" V. Reid, daughter of  Reuben C. Reid and Catherine Garner, in Prince William County on 8 January 1891).

Land Records: Brenton (1845)

Alexandria Gazette
21 October 1845

A SMALL FARM IN PRINCE WILLIAM FOR SALE. -- I wish to sell my farm in Prince William county, called BRENTON.  It lies on Slaty Run, about four miles from Brentsville, contains two hundred and thirty-six acres, originally good, and is readily improved by clover and plaister.  The improvements are a DWELLING HOUSE, with two large rooms on the firts floor, and three on the second, with a good cellar and the usual outhouses. If a larger quantity of land is desired by the purchaser it can be purchased at a fair price of Mr. Lucian Dade, who owns a large tract adjoining Brenton. Northern men, who desire a small farm, in a neighborhood remarkable for health, good society, convenience to mills, post office, and places of religious worship, are invited to examine for themselves. If not sold previously at private sale, this Land will be offered at public auction, at Brentsville, on the 1st. Monday in November next. For terms, which will be accommodating, apply to James H. Ried, at Brentsville.

GWYNNETTA W. DADE

Prince William, Va., oct 7--eots

Newspaper Tidbit: Outbreak of Smallpox at Hoadly, VA

Alexandria Gazette
21 December 1921

OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX AT HOADLY, VA.

Heath Department Here Gives Aid to Stricken People

ABOUT 20 CASES

Dr. Foulks and Dr. West Left Today for That Place -- Schools in Hoadly Are Closed

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Twenty or more cases of smallpox are reported at Hoadly, Prince William county, Va., according to a report made to Dr. L. E. Foulks, city health officer and Dr. Foulks accompanied by Dr. W. C. West, the latter city bacteriologist left today for that place to give what assistance they could to the Prince William authorities. A call for help was asked of the local health department. Everything possible will be done to help prevent a spread of the disease. The schools have been closed and there is a general vaccination of residents of that place now in progress, according to reports received here.

Dr. Foulks says the citizens of Alexandria should just now avoid that section because they may become infected. The going of the officials of the city health department to Hoadly is simply from a humanitarian standpoint and they will do everything within their power to prevent a further spread of this dreaded disease.