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.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
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.
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.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
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.
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.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
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
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
Monday, May 25, 2020
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
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, May 24, 2020
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.
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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.
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.
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