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DAVID MUSICK FAMILY JOURNAL
Submitted by Julie Voyles


 First Generation
 
 
 1.  DAVID1 MUSICK (#1947) birth date unknown.
 
 He was killed by Indians in New Garden, Russell County, VA.  Per COUNTS D-64 pg 84 article on his granddaughter who married George Washington Smith.

      DAVID MUSICK  had the following family:

      2  i.  ELEXIOUS2.
 


 Second Generation

 
 
 2.  ELEXIOUS2 MUSICK (DAVID1) (#1948) birth date unknown.
 He married PHOEBE THOMPSON.  (PHOEBE THOMPSON  is #1949.)

      ELEXIOUS MUSICK  and PHOEBE THOMPSON  had the following family:

      3  i.  PHOEBE3 was born circa 1812
 


Third Generation
 
 
 3.  PHOEBE3 MUSICK (ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#1950) was born circa 1812.  PHOEBE died Mar 1896 at 83 years of age.
 She married GEORGE WASHINGTON SMITH.  (GEORGE WASHINGTON SMITH  is #1946.)  GEORGE was born 20 Mar 1810.  GEORGE was the son of JAMES SMITH  and SARAH COUNTS .  GEORGE died 31 Dec 1890 at 80 years of age.
 Per E. J. Sutherland's Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow, COUNTS D-64, pg. 84, They lived in the Sink Holes section until 1845; moved to what is now called Smith Ridge on the waters of McClure River where he had purchased several thousand acres of land from Esau Hammon.  He served as constable for several years.
 COUNTS D-64, pg 84.  Phoebe was daughter of Elexious and Phoebe Thompson Musick and a granddaughter of David Musick who was killed by Indians in New Garden.

      PHOEBE MUSICK  and GEORGE WASHINGTON SMITH  had the following family:

      4  i.  DAVID4 was born 25 Aug 1832
      5  ii.  JAMES W. was born circa 1834
      6  iii.  ELEXIOUS was born 12 Mar 1843
      7  iv.  LYDIA was born 1849
  


Fourth Generation
 
 
 4.  DAVID4 SMITH (PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7754) was born 25 Aug 1832.  DAVID died Mar 1920 at 87 years of age.
 He married PRISCILLA PHILLIPS.  (PRISCILLA PHILLIPS  is #7755.)  PRISCILLA was born 9 Apr 1834.  PRISCILLA was the daughter of LABAN PHILLIPS  and MARIAH DEATON .  PRISCILLA died 1919 at 85 years of age.

      DAVID SMITH  and PRISCILLA PHILLIPS  had the following family:

      8  i.  FLOURNOY "VERNOY" N.5 was born 10 Nov 1857
      9  ii.  PRISCILLA CATHERINE "KATE" was born 22 Dec 1872
 
 5.  JAMES W.4 SMITH (PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7704) was born circa 1834.
 He married JANE MULLINS in Russell Co, VA.  (JANE MULLINS  is #7705.)  JANE was the daughter of DAVID MULLINS  and RUTH BUCHANAN .  They lived near Nora.  He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and served 1875-77; was a member of the board of Supervisors, Dickenson County, 1893-95, and a member of the McClure Primitive Baptist Church.  He was ordained as a minister and had pastorates in Dickenson and Wise Counties.  See description of James in E. J. Sutherland's Some Descendants of John Counts, COUNTS E-290, pg. 86.

      JAMES W. SMITH  and JANE MULLINS  had the following family:

      10  i.  ELIZA ANN5 was born 19 Sep 1852
      11  ii.  CHRISTINA was born 15 Apr 1854
      12  iii.  PHOEBE LASINTHA "LOUCYNTHIA" was born 27 Nov 1856
      13  iv.  JAMES BRECKENRIDGE was born 26 Apr 1861
 
 6.  ELEXIOUS4 SMITH (PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#1951) was born 12 Mar 1843.  ELEXIOUS died 28 Dec 1922 at 79 years of age.
 He married three times.  He married MARGARET COUNTS in Buchanan Co, VA, Apr 1863.  (MARGARET COUNTS  is #1945.)  MARGARET was born 1 Apr 1844.  MARGARET was the daughter of WILLIAM "BILLY" LEWIS COUNTS  and MARTHA ANN "PATSY B." SKEEN .  MARGARET died 4 Apr 1893 in Dickenson Co, VA, at 49 years of age.  He married PRISCILLA BLAIR in Dickenson Co, VA, 18 Apr 1895.  (PRISCILLA BLAIR  is #1952.)  PRISCILLA was born 1867.  PRISCILLA died 1905 at 38 years of age.  He married NANCY JANE TURNER in Dickenson Co, VA, 12 Jul 1906.  (NANCY JANE TURNER  is #1953.)  NANCY was born 1861.  She married JOHN HAY.  NANCY died 5 Jan 1917 at 55 years of age.  They lived at his father’s old home on Smith Ridge near Stratton.  He served in the Va State Line and in Co E 21st Va Cav.  After Margaret’s death he married on 18 Apr 1895 in Dickenson County to (2) PRISCILLA BLAIR, b. 1867, d. 1905, d/o DAVID and MARY ANN PHILLIPS BLAIR.  He married on 12 Jul 1906 in Dickenson County to (3) NANCY JANE TURNER HAY, b. 1861, d/o JAMES AND J. TURNER, widow of JOHN HAY (COUNTS E-433).  No children this last marriage.  He had 19 children, 14 by wife #1, 5 by wife #2.

      ELEXIOUS SMITH  and MARGARET COUNTS  had the following family:

        i.  MALOY5 (#8719).  Maloy died young.
      14  ii.  JAMES FLOYD was born 25 Sep 1865
      15  iii.  MARY ELLEN was born 30 Jan 1867
      16  iv.  SQUIRE ALDERSON was born 22 Feb 1869
      17  v.  JOHN COWAN was born 12 Nov 1870
        vi.  MARTHA (#8712) was born 1872.  She died young.
        vii.  DANIEL WEBSTER VORHEIS "VORLIE" (#8716) was born 14 Jan 1874.  DANIEL died 31 Jan 1959 at 85 years of age.  He married ANNA ASHBY in Dickenson Co, VA, 13 May 1903.  (ANNA ASHBY  is #8746.)  ANNA was the daughter of LOGAN ASHBY  and MARTHA PUCKETT .  He was a farmer and merchant at Stratton.  They had no children.
        viii.  LYDIA (#8713) was born 1874.
        ix.  IDA (#8714) was born 1876.  She died young.
      18  x.  HENRY NEWTON was born 23 Jan 1878
      19  xi.  ROSA E. was born 29 Mar 1882
      20  xii.  WILLIAM HARMON SR was born 4 Jun 1887
        xiii.  HATTIE MAY (#8720) was born 1891.  She married ANDREW JACKSON "JACK" WRIGHT in Dickenson Co, VA, 15 Jun 1912.  (ANDREW JACKSON "JACK" WRIGHT  is #8763.)  ANDREW was born 1887.  ANDREW was the son of LAFAYETTE MCMULLEN WRIGHT  and MARY BRANHAM .  They lived in Dickenson County and Roanoke, Virginia.  He was a veteran of WW-I.  They had no children. She was a teacher.
      21  xiv.  WILLIAM MALOY was born 6 Apr 1893
 
 ELEXIOUS SMITH  and PRISCILLA BLAIR  had the following family:

      22  xv.  NONA was born 1896
      23  xvi.  LILLIE was born 12 Oct 1897
      24  xvii.  ZELLA was born 12 Sep 1899
      25  xviii.  ELZENA was born 1901
      26  xix.  RUSHIA POLINA was born 1903
 
 7.  LYDIA4 SMITH (PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7751) was born 1849.
 She married LABAN CLARK PHILLIPS in Wise Co, VA, 15 Nov 1866.  (LABAN CLARK PHILLIPS  is #7757.)  LABAN was born 14 Feb 1845.  LABAN was the son of LABAN PHILLIPS  and MARIAH DEATON .  LABAN died 24 Jun 1928 at 83 years of age.  They lived at West Dante and Castlewood.

      LYDIA SMITH  and LABAN CLARK PHILLIPS  had the following family:

      27  i.  ROMULUS5 was born 28 Aug 1867
 


Fifth Generation
 
 
 8.  FLOURNOY "VERNOY" N.5 SMITH (DAVID4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7833) was born 10 Nov 1857.
 He married JANE KEEL.  (JANE KEEL  is #7834.)  JANE was the daughter of WILLIAM KELLY KEEL  and NANCY VANOVER .
 Per E. J. Sutherland's Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow (F-451, page 85).
 They lived at Nora and Cleveland, Va.  Per Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow, Southwest Virginia, 1722-1976 - page 85 (F-451)

      FLOURNOY "VERNOY" N. SMITH  and JANE KEEL  had the following family:

        i.  MATTIE FLORENCE6 (#7837).  She married JAMES DAVID "DAVID" GRIZZEL.  (JAMES DAVID "DAVID" GRIZZEL  is #7824.)  JAMES was the son of ANDREW JACKSON GRIZZEL  and ELIZA ANN SMITH .
      28  ii.  ELIZABETH "BETTY".
 
 9.  PRISCILLA CATHERINE "KATE"5 SMITH (DAVID4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7822) was born 22 Dec 1872.
 She married NOAH J. GRIZZEL in Dickenson Co, VA, 9 Mar 1893.  (NOAH J. GRIZZEL  is #7817.)  NOAH was born 9 May 1873.  NOAH was the son of ANDREW JACKSON GRIZZEL  and MATILDA COUNTS .  NOAH died 17 May 1956 at 83 years of age.  They lived at Haysi.  He was a carpenter.

      PRISCILLA CATHERINE "KATE" SMITH  and NOAH J. GRIZZEL  had the following family:

      29  i.  EMMA ELIZABETH6 was born 25 Dec 1895
 
 10.  ELIZA ANN5 SMITH (JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7815) was born 19 Sep 1852.  ELIZA died 7 Sep 1892 at 39 years of age.
 She married ANDREW JACKSON GRIZZEL in Buchanan Co, VA, 25 Nov 1875.  (ANDREW JACKSON GRIZZEL  is #7814.)  ANDREW was born 9 Dec 1849.  ANDREW was the son of JESSE GRIZZEL  and NANCY FRANKLIN .  He married MATILDA COUNTS.  ANDREW died 24 Sep 1916 at 66 years of age.  Both are buried in the Grizzle Cemetery at Nora.

      ELIZA ANN SMITH  and ANDREW JACKSON GRIZZEL  had the following family:

        i.  JAMES DAVID "DAVID"6 (#7824).  He married MATTIE FLORENCE SMITH.  (MATTIE FLORENCE SMITH  is #7837.)  MATTIE was the daughter of FLOURNOY "VERNOY" N. SMITH  and JANE KEEL .
        ii.  NICY B. (#7825).
        iii.  JESSE V. (#7826).
      30  iv.  PHOEBE J..
        v.  ORA (#7828).
        vi.  WILLIAM G. (#7829).
        vii.  AMY E. (#7830).
        viii.  ELIHU E. (#7831).  He married DOLLY COUNTS.  (DOLLY COUNTS  is #7839.)
        ix.  MARTHA E. (#7832).
 
 11.  CHRISTINA5 SMITH (JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8115) was born 15 Apr 1854.
 She married BEVERLY FLOYD KISER.  (BEVERLY FLOYD KISER  is #8114.)  BEVERLY was born 25 Oct 1855.  BEVERLY was the son of ABEDNEGO KISER  and MARGARET L. JESSEE .
 Floyd was a farmer, miner and justice of the peace.  The last years of his life were spent at Rockhouse, Kentucky.  Floyd, as he was called, also had a nickname - "Professor".  Per Hassan Kiser.  The origin of the nickname "Professor" was due to his extensive knowledge of the latest on local events as he read every newspaper printed in the area.
 Per Linda Kiser Ridge:  "The family moved between Floyd and Pike County with him dying at Rockhouse at Uncle Jeff's.  The house still stands (1999) and two of Uncle Jeffs daughters still live there."
 Per Linda Kiser Ridge, "He was known to be a very kind, quiet and patient sort.  Never raised his voice.  The worse he said was CONFOUND and CONSARN IT.  He loved Ava's biscuits and "do sop" (gravy) and asked her to make this and cornbread often. Floyd was about 6'2", Christina "Tiny" was about 5'.
 "Aunt Juanita said that she was frightened by storms as a child.  She said that she would ask Grandpa to explain why they had to have storms and Grandpa Floyd would, in a gentle manner, reply that it rained because God was crying.  He cried because of all of the evil in the world.  Juanita said she would then promise to be good and not make God cry".
 

      CHRISTINA SMITH  and BEVERLY FLOYD KISER  had the following family:

        i.  OFFA "OFFIE" V.6 (#9291).
        ii.  AULEY "OLLIE" (#9294).
        iii.  OLLIE (#10907).
        iv.  ARSENO JAMES (#9290) was born in Pike Co, KY 29 Jan 1875.  ARSENO died 11 May 1941 at 66 years of age.
    Hassan Kiser's Bible record shows Arishnoe, b. 1-29-1866,Pike Co, Ky., d. 5-11-1941, Caney, Ky.; E. J. Sutherland had him listed as Orceno.
        v.  VIOLA (#8116) was born in Pike Co, KY Sep 1875.
        vi.  IONA MARGARET (#9292) was born in Pike Co, KY 1882.  She married WILLIAM PRICE.  (WILLIAM PRICE  is #10906.)  WILLIAM was born 1878.
        vii.  JENNIE IDUMA (#9293) was born Sep 1884.
        viii.  ELLA "ELLIE" LURA (#9296) was born in Pike Co, KY 1885.
      31  ix.  JEFFERSON was born 1888
        x.  FLOYD RUDOLPH (#9297) was born 1890.
        xi.  HATTIE (#9298) was born Feb 1892.
      32  xii.  ODE OWEN HALL was born 12 Apr 1895
      33  xiii.  BLUCHER was born Feb 1898
 
 12.  PHOEBE LASINTHA "LOUCYNTHIA"5 SMITH (JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7708) was born 27 Nov 1856.  PHOEBE died 2 Jun 1920 at 63 years of age.
 She married ELIJAH RASNICK 14 Sep 1877.  (ELIJAH RASNICK  is #1626.)  ELIJAH was born 7 Apr 1857.  ELIJAH was the son of JAMES HARVEY RASNICK  and MARGARET COUNTS .  ELIJAH died 18 Mar 1949 at 91 years of age.  They lived near Nora.  He was a farmer, orchardist, and a well known herb doctor.  His granddaughter, Vera (of F-248), described him as tall and fair, radiating a warm and sparkling personality; entertaining, imaginative, with a repertoire of stories, jokes, riddles and songs; knowledgeable and talented in the ways of nature. Both are buried in the family cemetery near Nora. E. J. Sutherland's Some Descendants of John Counts, COUNTS E-224 pg 56.
 

      PHOEBE LASINTHA "LOUCYNTHIA" SMITH  and ELIJAH RASNICK  had the following family:

        i.  MARGARET ALAFAIR6 (#8223).
        ii.  RUTH CORDELIA (#8224).
        iii.  ROZINA ANNE (#8226).
        iv.  EZEKIE WALTER (#8227).
        v.  COOSIE EVALINE (#8230).
        vi.  ELIZA LUCINA (#8231).
        vii.  LAVADA JANE (#7709) was born 1 Sep 1878.  LAVADA died 4 Nov 1901 at 23 years of age.  She never married; buried in family cemetery.
      34  viii.  JAMES MORGAN was born 14 Mar 1879
        ix.  LAVISA BELLE (#8225) was born 17 Jan 1884.  LAVISA died 5 Aug 1894 at 10 years of age.
        x.  RUFUS (#8228) was born 1890.  RUFUS died 1890 at less than one year of age.
        xi.  BESSIE CHRISTINA (#8229) was born 13 Feb 1891.  She married JAMES MARSHALL COUNTS in Dickenson Co, VA, 29 Jul 1911.  (JAMES MARSHALL COUNTS  is #7638.)  JAMES was born 17 Jan 1895.  JAMES was the son of GARLAND BRUCE COUNTS  and NANCY BELLE EDWARDS .
 
 13.  JAMES BRECKENRIDGE5 SMITH (JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7710) was born 26 Apr 1861.  JAMES died 1 Feb 1936 at 74 years of age.
 He married twice.  He married RACHEL RASNICK in Dickenson Co, VA, 12 May 1879.  (RACHEL RASNICK  is #1627.)  RACHEL was born 29 Jan 1859.  RACHEL was the daughter of JAMES HARVEY RASNICK  and MARGARET COUNTS .
 Counts E-225, page 58.
 He married WINNIE COUNTS.  E. J. Sutherland says the marriage record shows both of them as widowed and of Dante, Virginia. (WINNIE COUNTS  is #7711.)
 Counts F-465, page 86.

      JAMES BRECKENRIDGE SMITH  and RACHEL RASNICK  had the following family:

        i.  SYLVIA6 (#7712).
    She never married.  Lived at Roanoke, Va.
 
 14.  JAMES FLOYD5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8708) was born 25 Sep 1865.  JAMES died 25 Apr 1944 at 78 years of age.
 He married EURA FLEMING in Dickenson Co, VA, 14 Apr 1893.  She was listed as age 18 on the marriage record. (EURA FLEMING  is #8722.)  EURA was the daughter of JEFFERSON FLEMING  and HAZEL MCFALL .

      JAMES FLOYD SMITH  and EURA FLEMING  had the following family:

      35  i.  MAGGIE6.
        ii.  HERBERT P. (#10284).
        iii.  STUART (#10285).
        iv.  LAKE (#10286).
        v.  EMMA (#10287).
        vi.  BLAINE (#10288).
        vii.  EARL (#10289).
        viii.  HARRY (#10290).
        ix.  MARK (#10291).
        x.  MATTIE (#10292).
        xi.  JEANETTE (#10293).
 
 15.  MARY ELLEN5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8709) was born 30 Jan 1867.
 She married twice.  She married JOHN BUCHANAN FLOYD COUNTS in Wise Co, VA, 25 Feb 1886.  (JOHN BUCHANAN FLOYD COUNTS  is #8728.)  JOHN was born 2 Oct 1859.  JOHN was the son of JOHN "JACK" BUNYAN COUNTS  and ELIZABETH CHILDRESS .  He married MARGARET ELIZABETH DEEL in Dickenson Co, VA, 4 Dec 1919.  JOHN died 7 May 1939 at 79 years of age.  They lived on a farm near Stratton for about 20 years, then they divorced, in 1911.  COUNTS E-792, pg. 272.  COUNTS F-481, pg. 88.
 She married MARVIN V. AUSTIN after 1911.  (MARVIN V. AUSTIN  is #8729.)  He was a policeman; lived at Coeburn.  No children this marriage.

      MARY ELLEN SMITH  and JOHN BUCHANAN FLOYD COUNTS  had the following family:

      36  i.  MARTHA JANE6 was born 2 Dec 1886
      37  ii.  SILAS ELEXIOUS was born 30 Jan 1888
      38  iii.  IDA ELIZABETH was born 22 Jan 1890
      39  iv.  SADA MARGARET was born 5 Oct 1891
        v.  BESSIE ERNEST (#10297) was born 18 Aug 1893.  She married JOHN WESLEY HANKINS in Rapid City, Pennington Co, SD, 16 Apr 1946.  (JOHN WESLEY HANKINS  is #10345.)  JOHN was born 21 May 1894.  JOHN is the son of JOSEPH HANKINS  and JANE WRIGHT .  They lived at Pray, Montana. They had no children.
      40  vi.  ABRAHAM KESTER "KES" was born 9 Apr 1895
        vii.  MINNIE BELLE (#10299) was born 16 Aug 1896.  She married twice.  She married HARVE RATLIFF in Wise Co, VA, 27 Apr 1916.  (HARVE RATLIFF  is #10358.)  HARVE was born 2 Oct 1888.  HARVE was the son of JOHN RATLIFF  and JANE MCGLOTHLIN .  HARVE died 10 Oct 1925 at 37 years of age.  His parents lived in Buchanan County, Virginia. In 1918 Harve and Minnie moved to a ranch at Immigrant, Montana.  He was a school teacher.
    She married HANCEL KERMIT COOK 2 Oct 1937.  (HANCEL KERMIT COOK  is #10361.)  HANCEL is the son of WILLIAM RIMSLEY COOK  and EFFIE DALTON .  They had no children.  Lived (1977) at Oceana, WV. She had 4 stillborn children during her first marriage.
      41  viii.  HETTIE BROWN was born 6 May 1898
        ix.  WILLIE COLUMBUS (#10301) was born 29 Nov 1899.  WILLIE died Nov 1903 at 3 years of age.
        x.  GARLAND SUMMERS (#10302) was born 28 Aug 1903.  He married WINONA FERN WHITLEY Hulbert in Columbus, Carbon Co, MT, 8 Apr 1936.  (WINONA FERN WHITLEY Hulbert is #10370.)  WINONA was born 27 Aug 1895.  WINONA was the daughter of LEANDER WHITLEY  and CLARA ALICE EWING .  WINONA died 4 Dec 1962 at 67 years of age.  Her parents lived in Henderson, Iowa.  She was the widow of Arthur Lee Hulbert. He and his brother Kester were partners in their tourist resort, Snowy Range Ranch.  They lived at Livingston, Montana.  Garland and Mary Ellen had no children.  From E. J. Sutherland's Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow, page 274 "Garland told us that he came west in 1914. His brother, Silas, had come to this section in 1907.  Their father visited ... around Chico about this time, but soon returned to Virginia where he married again.  ... His great uncle, Old John Counts (D-80), came in the 1860s.  Garland had worked in the Yellowstone National Park during the years 1921-23.
        xi.  AMY ALTA (#10303) was born 24 May 1905.  AMY died May 1908 at 2 years of age.
 
 16.  SQUIRE ALDERSON5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8710) was born 22 Feb 1869.  SQUIRE died 7 Aug 1935 at 66 years of age.
 He married HETTY EVELYN LONG in Dickenson Co, VA, 21 Jan 1897.  (HETTY EVELYN LONG  is #8733.)  HETTY was the daughter of MCCOMAS LONG  and AMY HILL .  They lived near Nora.  He was a farmer, surveyor and teacher; was killed by lightning.

      SQUIRE ALDERSON SMITH  and HETTY EVELYN LONG  had the following family:

        i.  ARTHUR6 (#8735).
        ii.  CLARA BELLE (#10373).
        iii.  VERNER (#10374).
        iv.  ROOSEVELT (#10375).
        v.  MCCOMAS (#10376).
        vi.  MAYNARD (#10377).
        vii.  WILLIAM (#10378).
        viii.  ETHEL (#10379).
        ix.  STEPHEN (#10380).
        x.  BEULAH (#10381).
        xi.  LOUIS (#10382).
        xii.  AVERY (#10383).
 
 17.  JOHN COWAN5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8711) was born 12 Nov 1870.  JOHN died 26 Dec 1951 at 81 years of age.
 He married LILLIE JANE COMPTON in Dickenson Co, VA, 23 Dec 1897.  (LILLIE JANE COMPTON  is #8736.)  LILLIE was born 1877.  LILLIE was the daughter of BERRY COMPTON  and SUSAN DINGUS .  He was a teacher in Dickenson County and in Pike County, Kentucky.  In 1940 he recalled that he and Judge Alfred A. Skeen decided in the fall of 1894 to go to law school.  They traveled muleback to the railroad station at Cleveland, Va; thence by train via Bluefield, West Va, and Ashland, Kentucky, to Valparaiso, Indiana, where they entered the law department of Northern Indiana College.  Completing the two year course in one year, they received their LLB Degrees on June 5, 1895, and began their practice in Clintwood, Va. He was Commonwealth’s Attorney, Dickenson County, 1899-1903, 1916-23, 1936-39; Mayor of Clintwood, 1896-98; Supervisor, the Federal Census, 9th Va Dist, 1910; Chairman, Republican Party; member Va Republican Executive Comittee for 20 years; officer of Dickenson County Bank and Clintwood Bank.  COUNTS F-483 pg 88

      JOHN COWAN SMITH  and LILLIE JANE COMPTON  had the following family:

        i.  STELLA RICHMOND6 (#8739).
        ii.  LUCILLE MORRISON (#8740).  She was twin to Mamie; both died young.
        iii.  MAMIE FULTON (#8741).  She was twin to Lucille; both died young.
 
 18.  HENRY NEWTON5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8715) was born 23 Jan 1878.  HENRY died 11 Nov 1940 at 62 years of age.
 He married twice.  He married PAULINA ANDERSON in Pike Co, KY.  (PAULINA ANDERSON  is #8742.)  PAULINA was born 17 Nov 1870.  PAULINA was the daughter of JAMES ANDERSON .  PAULINA died 20 Jun 1920 at 49 years of age.  He married CATHERINE ELIZABETH ROSE in WV.  (CATHERINE ELIZABETH ROSE  is #8744.)  CATHERINE died 28 Jul 1957.  She was from St. Paul, Wise County, Virginia. Henry and Paulina had 6 children.  He married in West Virginia (2) CATHERINE ELIZABETH ROSE.  They had 4 children and adopted 4.  He was a teacher in Dickenson County, Va and Pike County, Ky; a farmer; deputy sheriff,, Pike County, Ky.  They moved to Pocatella, Idaho, and to Los Angeles, California.  COUNTS F-487 pg 88.  Had a total of 14 children.

      HENRY NEWTON SMITH  and PAULINA ANDERSON  had the following family:

        i.  JAMES MALOY6 (#8745).
        ii.  WILLIAM OLIVER (#10384).
        iii.  SIDNEY DEWEY (#10385).
        iv.  WHITLEY (#10386).
        v.  EDNA ELLEN (#10387).
        vi.  MAYMIE (#10388).
 
 HENRY NEWTON SMITH  and CATHERINE ELIZABETH ROSE  had the following family:

        vii.  MABEL (#10389).
        viii.  MYRTLE MAE (#10390).
        ix.  HENRY LEROY (#10391).
        x.  WALTER ALDEN (#10392).
        xi.  TROY (#10393).  He was adopted.
        xii.  LLOYD (#10394).  He was adopted.
        xiii.  NELLIE (#10395).
        xiv.  ELLA (#10396).
 
 19.  ROSA E.5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8717) was born 29 Mar 1882.  ROSA died 21 Jan 1954 at 71 years of age.
 She married FLOURNOY "FERNOY" PHILLIPS Sr 7 Sep 1899.  (FLOURNOY "FERNOY" PHILLIPS Sr is #7128.)  FLOURNOY was born 5 Jun 1872.  FLOURNOY was the son of NATHAN PHILLIPS  and SARAH A. KISER .  FLOURNOY died 27 Jan 1960 at 87 years of age.  They lived near Nora.  He was a justice of the peace, 1932-36, 1944-56.

      ROSA E. SMITH  and FLOURNOY "FERNOY" PHILLIPS Sr had the following family:

        i.  JAMES RUEL6 (#8749).
        ii.  ROXIE (#10400).  She married JAMES LUTHER RASNICK 1941.  (JAMES LUTHER RASNICK  is #9510.)  JAMES was born 15 Aug 1892.  JAMES was the son of EZEKIEL C. RASNICK  and ERNESTINE VIRGINIA KISER .  He married MARY JANETTE HAMILTON 2 Jun 1917.  They divorced.
    JAMES died 1 Oct 1968 at 76 years of age.  He lived in Portsmouth, Baltimore, Maryland, and Nora, Virginia.  He was a guard, a crane operator and a miner.  He and Roxie had one child - stillborn. She worked in the Navy Yard and for General Motors.
        iii.  LUSA (#10401).
        iv.  BERTHA (#10402).
        v.  MINNIE (#10404).
        vi.  MILDRED (#10405).
        vii.  FERNOY NEWTON JR (#10406).
      42  viii.  HATTIE was born 16 Mar 1907
 
 20.  WILLIAM HARMON5 SMITH SR (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8718) was born 4 Jun 1887.  WILLIAM died 4 Feb 1950 at 62 years of age.
 He married BEUNA HYLTON 1 Jun 1917.  (BEUNA HYLTON  is #8750.)  BEUNA was born Apr 1898.  BEUNA was the daughter of JAMES G. HYLTON  and EDNA CHILDRESS .  She was a teacher and a member of Clintwood's all-woman Town Council, 1948-50. They lived in Clintwood.  He was a farmer; merchant; Secretary, Dickenson County Selective Service Board, 1942-46.

      WILLIAM HARMON SMITH Sr and BEUNA HYLTON  had the following family:

        i.  WILLIAM HARMON JR6 (#8753).  He was in service during WW-II.
        ii.  LOUISE (#8754).
 
 21.  WILLIAM MALOY5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8721) was born 6 Apr 1893.
 He married ETTA BREEDING in Pike Co, KY, 16 May 1917.  (ETTA BREEDING  is #8650.)  ETTA was born 5 Dec 1898.  ETTA was the daughter of ALBERT "AB" BREEDING  and NANCY CATHERINE KISER .  They lived on his father's home place near Stratton, Virginia.  He was a teacher, Buchanan County; a justice of the peace, Dickenson County, 1924-32

      WILLIAM MALOY SMITH  and ETTA BREEDING  had the following family:

        i.  MARGARET6 (#8764).
        ii.  CLARENCE (#10419).
        iii.  EDITH (#10420).
        iv.  MAY (#10421).
        v.  ALBERT (#10422).
        vi.  BUFORD LOUIS C. (#10423).
        vii.  FRANCES MARIE (#10424).
        viii.  BOBBIE REED (#10425).
 
 22.  NONA5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10426) was born 1896.
 She married twice.  She married RAY J. ANDERSON in Dickenson Co, VA, 21 Mar 1912.  They divorced in 1922. (RAY J. ANDERSON  is #10431.)
 RAY was born 1889.  RAY was the son of DAVID ANDERSON  and M. .  She married LOVEL STANLEY in Dickenson Co, VA, 28 Sep 1922.  (LOVEL STANLEY  is #10437.)  LOVEL is the son of WAITZEL "WAITZ" AVERY STANLEY  and MARRY MULLINS .  He was a widower.  They lived on Nealy Ridge. They had 4 children but nothing more was known by E. J. Sutherland - COUNTS F-494 pg. 89

      NONA SMITH  and RAY J. ANDERSON  had the following family:

        i.  ANTHONY6 (#10434).
        ii.  RANSOM (#10435).
        iii.  HARMON (#10436).
 
 23.  LILLIE5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10427) was born 12 Oct 1897.
 She married C. RUFUS COUNTS in Dickenson Co, VA, 30 Oct 1912.  (C. RUFUS COUNTS  is #10444.)  C. was born 18 Jun 1894.  C. was the son of JOSEPH COUNTS  and DIDAME HAY .  They lived near Nancy.

      LILLIE SMITH  and C. RUFUS COUNTS  had the following family:

        i.  HOWARD6 (#10445).
        ii.  STANFORD HARMON (#10446).
        iii.  HOMER CLYDE (#10447).
        iv.  LACY HARLAN (#10448).
        v.  BRADY EUGENE (#10449).
 
 24.  ZELLA5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10428) was born 12 Sep 1899.
 She married CHARLES COLUMBUS LAMBERT in Dickenson Co, VA, 25 Jan 1919.  (CHARLES COLUMBUS LAMBERT  is #10450.)  CHARLES was born 29 Sep 1898.  CHARLES was the son of WILLIAM CHRISLEY LAMBERT .  They lived at Coeburn.  He was a farmer, miner and hardware merchant.

      ZELLA SMITH  and CHARLES COLUMBUS LAMBERT  had the following family:

        i.  ELLENE6 (#10452).
        ii.  HASCAL (#10453).
        iii.  WILLIAM (#10454).
        iv.  CLARENCE (#10455).
        v.  BETTY (#10456).
        vi.  WILLETTA (#10457).
 
 25.  ELZENA5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10429) was born 1901.
 She married HENRY ST.CLAIR in Dickenson Co, VA, 28 Sep 1922.  (HENRY ST.CLAIR  is #10458.)  HENRY was born 1890.  HENRY was the son of LESTER ST.CLAIR  and MARTHA .  They lived at Fremont.  He was employed by a lumber company.

      ELZENA SMITH  and HENRY ST.CLAIR  had the following family:

        i.  FELIX6 (#10461).
        ii.  RAY (#10462).
        iii.  ERNEST (#10463).
        iv.  CAMMA (#10464).
 
 26.  RUSHIA POLINA5 SMITH (ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10430) was born 1903.
 She married twice.  She married J. R. CAMPBELL in Dickenson Co, VA, 13 Aug 1921.  According to the marriage record, he was age 40, a widower. (J. R. CAMPBELL  is #10465.)
 J. was born circa 1881.  She married GEORGE RIDER in Dickenson Co, VA, 12 Sep 1927.  (GEORGE RIDER  is #10466.)  GEORGE was born 1880.  GEORGE was the son of STUART RIDER  and NELL .  GEORGE died 7 Aug 1946 at 66 years of age.  They lived various places in Dickenson County, Va. He was a farmer and blacksmith.

      RUSHIA POLINA SMITH  and GEORGE RIDER  had the following family:

        i.  DIDEMA6 (#10469).
        ii.  NERVA JANE (#10470).
 
 27.  ROMULUS5 PHILLIPS (LYDIA4 SMITH, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7758) was born 28 Aug 1867.  ROMULUS died 4 Dec 1943 at 76 years of age.
 He married MALISSA DYER 1890.  (MALISSA DYER  is #7749.)  MALISSA was the daughter of GEORGE WASHINGTON DYER  and SARAH 'SALLIE' COUNTS .  He was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railway.

      ROMULUS PHILLIPS  and MALISSA DYER  had the following family:

        i.  UNKNOWN6 (#7771).  He was the youngest son.
        ii.  UNKNOWN (#7759) was born 1891.  She married SAM S. WEAVER 1912.  (SAM S. WEAVER  is #7760.)  They lived at Erwin, Tennessee.  Had 4 children, 2 girls and 2 boys.  See E. J. Sutherland's Some Descendants of John Counts, COUNTS E-685, pg. 248.
        iii.  UNKNOWN (#7761) was born 1894.  She married D. C. PHILLIPS.  (D. C. PHILLIPS  is #7762.)  They lived at Trammel.  Had 4 children, 2 girls and 2 boys.  COUNTS E-685.  COUNTS E-685, pg. 248.
        iv.  UNKNOWN (#7763) was born 1896.  He was a veteran of WW-I; he was not married in 1925.
        v.  UNKNOWN (#7764) was born 1899.  She married G. M. MARTIN 1920.  (G. M. MARTIN  is #7765.)  They lived at Erwin, Tennessee.  Had 3 children, 2 girls and 1 boy.
        vi.  UNKNOWN (#7766) was born 1902.  She married A. B. TURNER 1921.  (A. B. TURNER  is #7767.)  They lived at Castlewood.  Had 2 children, 1 girl and 1 boy.
        vii.  UNKNOWN (#7768) was born 1905.  He was killed by a train in 1922.
        viii.  CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS "CHRIS" (#7769) was born 1908.  He married BONNIE HALL in Dickenson Co, VA, 5 Aug 1936.  (BONNIE HALL  is #7770.)  BONNIE was the daughter of BILL HALL  and LYDA BREEDING .  He was married twice.  The name of his first wife is not known.  They divorced.
 


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 28.  ELIZABETH "BETTY"6 SMITH (FLOURNOY "VERNOY" N.5, DAVID4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10086) birth date unknown.
 She married LONG.  ( LONG  is #10087.)

      ELIZABETH "BETTY" SMITH  and  LONG  had the following family:

        i.  LUCILLE7 (#10088).  She married PAUL SUTHERLAND.  (PAUL SUTHERLAND  is #10061.)  PAUL was the son of ELIHU DANIEL SUTHERLAND  and ALCEY BESSIE SUTHERLAND .
 
 29.  EMMA ELIZABETH6 GRIZZEL (PRISCILLA CATHERINE "KATE"5 SMITH, DAVID4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7823) was born 25 Dec 1895.
 She married BALLARD SMITH in Dickenson Co, VA, 27 Jan 1909.  (BALLARD SMITH  is #8242.)  BALLARD was born circa 1888.  BALLARD was the son of ABEL SMITH  and EUNICE BROWN Jessee (?).  On the marriage record he is listed as 21 and she as 15.

      EMMA ELIZABETH GRIZZEL  and BALLARD SMITH  had the following family:

        i.  CORA BROWN7 (#8243).
        ii.  FRANCES GERTRUDE (#8244).
        iii.  WOODROW (#8245).
        iv.  EMILY (#8246).
        v.  ESTHER (#8247).
        vi.  ALFRED (#8248).
        vii.  LAWRENCE (#8249).
 
 30.  PHOEBE J.6 GRIZZEL (ELIZA ANN5 SMITH, JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#7827) birth date unknown.
 She married JETER KISER 16 Jun 1896.  He was 20 years old per marriage record. (JETER KISER  is #7838.)  JETER was the son of ABEDNEGO KISER  and MARGARET L. JESSEE .

      PHOEBE J. GRIZZEL  and JETER KISER  had the following family:

        i.  OTIS7 (#8153).
        ii.  ARTHUR (#9530).
        iii.  NOAH (#9531).
 
 31.  JEFFERSON6 KISER (CHRISTINA5 SMITH, JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#9295) was born in Pike Co, KY 1888.
 He married VIRGIE LEE STANLEY.  (VIRGIE LEE STANLEY  is #10914.)
 There is disagreement as to whether his name was Andrew Jefferson or Jefferson Andrew.  He lived in Rockhouse, Floyd County, Kentucky.

      JEFFERSON KISER  and VIRGIE LEE STANLEY  had the following family:

        i.  JOSIE ANGELINE7 (#10915).
        ii.  FANNIE (#10916).
        iii.  ARTIE (#10917).
        iv.  IVAN (#10918).
        v.  KOMINSKY (#10919).
 
 32.  ODE OWEN HALL6 KISER (CHRISTINA5 SMITH, JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10908) was born in Esco, Pike Co, KY 12 Apr 1895.  ODE died 1 Oct 1959 in Floyd Co, KY, at 64 years of age.
 He died as the result of complications from diabetes.
 He married twice.  He married AVA BARTLEY 29 Feb 1915.  (AVA BARTLEY  is #10920.)  AVA was born 21 Jun 1898.  AVA was the daughter of JOHN HENRY BARTLEY  and SOPHIE RATLIFF .  AVA died 26 Dec 1986 in Ogden, Weber Co, UT, at 88 years of age.  He married LILLIE MAE JACOBS.  (LILLIE MAE JACOBS  is #10921.)
 Odie's parents lived with him and Ava for 19 of their first 23 years of marriage.  Ode was especially fond of his mother according to his daughter Juanita.  She said he would come home in the evenings and go straight to her room to check on her before tending to anything else.  She was bedfast; her meals were served to her in bed.  Per Linda Kiser Ridge.
 Per his daughter, Juanita, "Ode worked for the railroad as a brakeman to begin with.  His wife, Alva, taught him to read and write and he passed the test for fireman.  During the Great Depression he was released and he was a coalminer when there was work.  This was off and on.  He went back to railroad work and continued until he retired, after the Great Depression."

      ODE OWEN HALL KISER  and AVA BARTLEY  had the following family:

        i.  SWANEE "SUWANEE"7 (#10922) was born in Millbranch, Pike Co, KY 15 Jan 1916.  SWANEE died 15 Jan 1916 in Millbranch, Pike Co, KY, at less than one year of age.
        ii.  MONNIE GEE (#10923) was born in Esco, Pike Co, KY 4 Feb 1917.  MONNIE died 27 May 1978 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, UT, at 61 years of age.  She married CLARENCE KNOPS.  (CLARENCE KNOPS  is #10933.)
        iii.  BLUCHER RUPERT (#10924) was born in Esco, Pike Co, KY 27 May 1918.  BLUCHER died Jan 1998 at 79 years of age.  He married AINER.  (AINER  is #10934.)
        iv.  ALBERT LUTHER (#10925) was born in Esco, Pike Co, KY 3 Mar 1921.  ALBERT died 4 Dec 1984 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co, AR, at 63 years of age.  He married MARGARET JEANNINE CAMPBELL 1 Jan 1946.  (MARGARET JEANNINE CAMPBELL  is #10940.)  MARGARET was born in Fairview, Lincoln Co, WY 21 May 1929.  MARGARET is the daughter of LESLIE FREDERICK CAMPBELL  and ALICE DAISY TOLMAN .
        v.  JUANITA (#10926) was born in Esco, Pike Co, KY 12 Feb 1923.  She married ELDERIDGE E. "E. C." HALL.  (ELDERIDGE E. "E. C." HALL  is #10943.)  ELDERIDGE was born 13 Jul 1909.
        vi.  CHESTER "CHET" PAUL (#10927) was born in Weeksbury, Floyd Co, KY 24 Dec 1924.  He married VIRGINIA HOLDER in AL.  (VIRGINIA HOLDER  is #10944.)
      43  vii.  HASSAN was born 1 Mar 1927
        viii.  BLANE (#10929) was born in Hite, KY 7 Oct 1930.  BLANE died 21 Feb 1982 in Houston, Harris Co, TX, at 51 years of age.
        ix.  BLANCHE (#10930) was born in Hite, KY 7 Oct 1930.  BLANCHE died 21 Nov 1930 at less than one year of age.
    She was twin to Blane and was named for the Midwife, Blanche Keathley.  She is buried behind the house.
        x.  O H "CHUBBY" (#10931) was born in Hite, KY 13 Jun 1932.  He married SAKIKO.  (SAKIKO  is #10935.)  His name is O H.
        xi.  SOPHIA TEAN "TEANY" (#10932) was born in Edgewater, KY 31 Oct 1934.  SOPHIA died 1 Oct 1998 in Spokane, Spokane Co, WA, at 63 years of age.  She married three times.  She married FRED WALTON.  (FRED WALTON  is #10936.)  She married MELVIN HODGES.  (MELVIN HODGES  is #10937.)  She married RICK KRAST.  (RICK KRAST  is #10938.)
    She was named for a neighbor and best friend of Ava's, Tean Osborne.
 
 ODE OWEN HALL KISER  and LILLIE MAE JACOBS  had the following family:

        xii.  COLUMBUS EDWARD (#10939) was born in Floyd Co, KY 1946.  COLUMBUS died 1959 in Floyd Co, KY, at 13 years of age.
    He died as the result of a hunting accident. Apparently he stumbled over a log and shot himself through the stomach.  His hunting dog began to howl and his father, Ode, climbed the mountain, in failing health, to find him dead.  Lillie had Columbus Edward's body in the front room of the house for 3 days and was so distraught that it took the mortician coming out from town to convince her to consent to his burial.
 
 33.  BLUCHER6 KISER (CHRISTINA5 SMITH, JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10909) was born Feb 1898.  BLUCHER died 1918 at 20 years of age.  He died of influenza.
 He married ASA BARTLEY.  (ASA BARTLEY  is #10910.)  ASA was the daughter of JOHN HENRY BARTLEY  and SOPHIE RATLIFF .

      BLUCHER KISER  and ASA BARTLEY  had the following family:

        i.  ASA "ACIE"7 (#10913).  He came to live with his Uncle Ode after his father died of flu in 1918.
 
 34.  JAMES MORGAN6 RASNICK (PHOEBE LASINTHA "LOUCYNTHIA"5 SMITH, JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8222) was born 14 Mar 1879.  JAMES died 22 Sep 1942 at 63 years of age.
 He married three times.  He married MAGDELINE RASNICK in Dickenson Co, VA, 1 Jan 1901.  (MAGDELINE RASNICK  is #7716.)  MAGDELINE was born 24 Mar 1885.  MAGDELINE was the daughter of NOAH WEBSTER RASNICK  and VIRGINIA MARYLAND COUNTS .  MAGDELINE died Aug 1906 at 21 years of age.  She had 4 children, all died young.
 He married VIRGINIA JANE MULLINS 29 Mar 1907.  (VIRGINIA JANE MULLINS  is #8236.)  VIRGINIA was born 24 Mar 1881.  VIRGINIA was the daughter of SOLOMAN MULLINS  and AMANDA REEDY .  VIRGINIA died 7 Mar 1912 at 30 years of age.  He married ELIZA JANE SMITH.  (ELIZA JANE SMITH  is #8221.)  ELIZA was the daughter of ABEL SMITH  and EUNICE BROWN Jessee (?).  They lived at Nora.  He was a farmer and apple grower; liked to read and debate; sang bass; played the fiddle and banjo.  James Morgan and his third wife Eliza Jane Smith are buried in the family cemetery.

      JAMES MORGAN RASNICK  and MAGDELINE RASNICK  had the following family:

        i.  BERTIE ALICE7 (#8232).  She died young.
        ii.  CYNTHIA (#8233).  She died young.
        iii.  LONABEL (#8234).  She died young.
        iv.  NORA (#8235).  She died young.
 
 JAMES MORGAN RASNICK  and VIRGINIA JANE MULLINS  had the following family:

        v.  MARGARET SAPHRONIA (#8239).
        vi.  PHOEBE ELLEN (#8240).
        vii.  HERBERT GEROME (#8241).
 
 35.  MAGGIE6 SMITH (JAMES FLOYD5, ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8725) birth date unknown.
 She married WILLIAM ATLEE COUNTS in Dickenson Co, VA, 15 May 1913.  According to the marriage record she was 19 years old. (WILLIAM ATLEE COUNTS  is #9860.)
 WILLIAM was born 25 Dec 1893.  WILLIAM was the son of NOAH BRUCE COUNTS  and HENRIETTA DYER .  WILLIAM died 4 Jun 1951 at 57 years of age.  He was a miner at Clinchco. (COUNTS F-480).

      MAGGIE SMITH  and WILLIAM ATLEE COUNTS  had the following family:

        i.  JESSE EMMERSON7 (#10280).
        ii.  ATLEE RANDOLPH (#10281).
        iii.  JACKIE (#10282).
        iv.  JIM (#10283).
 
 36.  MARTHA JANE6 COUNTS (MARY ELLEN5 SMITH, ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#8732) was born 2 Dec 1886.  MARTHA died 7 May 1977 at 90 years of age.
 She married ELBERT S. MEADE in Wise Co, VA, 1 Feb 1905.  (ELBERT S. MEADE  is #10310.)  ELBERT was born 11 Mar 1884.  ELBERT was the son of JASPER "DOC" MEADE  and SARAH VICARS .  ELBERT died 2 Sep 1962 at 78 years of age.  His parents lived in Gate City.  Elbert and Martha lived at Coeburn.  He owned and operated a barber shop.

      MARTHA JANE COUNTS  and ELBERT S. MEADE  had the following family:

        i.  ETHEL7 (#10313).
        ii.  SILAS (#10314).
        iii.  GRACE (#10315).
        iv.  WALTER (#10316).
 
 37.  SILAS ELEXIOUS6 COUNTS (MARY ELLEN5 SMITH, ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10294) was born 30 Jan 1888.  SILAS died 8 Jan 1946 in Wheelwright, Floyd Co, KY, at 57 years of age.
 He married BESSIE VIOLA THOMPSON in Chehalis, Lewis Co, WA.  (BESSIE VIOLA THOMPSON  is #10317.)  BESSIE is the daughter of FRANK THOMPSON  and OLLIE WORKMAN .  They lived at St. Paul.  They operated a restaurant.

      SILAS ELEXIOUS COUNTS  and BESSIE VIOLA THOMPSON  had the following family:

        i.  WILLIAM7 (#10320).
        ii.  EARL (#10321).
        iii.  MARIE (#10322).
        iv.  FAY (#10323).
        v.  JOHN HARVE (#10324).
 
 38.  IDA ELIZABETH6 COUNTS (MARY ELLEN5 SMITH, ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10295) was born 22 Jan 1890.  IDA died 15 Nov 1936 at 46 years of age.
 She married JAMES HARDWICK FRANKS in Toms Creek, Wise Co, VA, 8 Aug 1907.  (JAMES HARDWICK FRANKS  is #10325.)  JAMES was born 1888.  JAMES was the son of BERT FRANKS  and NAOMI CLEMMONS .  JAMES died 31 Dec 1940 at 52 years of age.  He was general mine foreman at Toms Creek.

      IDA ELIZABETH COUNTS  and JAMES HARDWICK FRANKS  had the following family:

        i.  SILAS7 (#10328).
        ii.  HOMER (#10329).
        iii.  ESTILL (#10330).
        iv.  G. KESTER (#10331).
        v.  HAZEL (#10332).
        vi.  RUTH (#10333).
        vii.  JOHN (#10334).  He died young.
        viii.  NERMAL (#10335).
        ix.  HARVE (#10336).
        x.  J. C. (#10337).
 
 39.  SADA MARGARET6 COUNTS (MARY ELLEN5 SMITH, ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10296) was born 5 Oct 1891.  SADA died 2 Jul 1916 at 24 years of age.
 She married JOHN ROMANS.  (JOHN ROMANS  is #10338.)  JOHN is the son of LEONARD ROMANS  and PATSY ROE .  They lived in West Virginia.  He was a miner.

      SADA MARGARET COUNTS  and JOHN ROMANS  had the following family:

        i.  PEARL7 (#10341).
        ii.  KESTER CLYDE (#10342).  He married CARMEL QUESSINBURY.  (CARMEL QUESSINBURY  is #10367.)  CARMEL is the daughter of CHARLES ISOM QUESSINBURY  and HETTIE BROWN COUNTS .
        iii.  MARY OPAL (#10343).  She died young.
        iv.  WILLIE HANSFORD (#10344).  He died young.
 
 40.  ABRAHAM KESTER "KES"6 COUNTS (MARY ELLEN5 SMITH, ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10298) was born 9 Apr 1895.
 He married three times.  He married ALLIE VANCLEVE 15 Sep 1936.  They divorced. (ALLIE VANCLEVE  is #10348.)  Allie and Kes had no children.
 He married BLANCHE SUSAN COMPTON in Livingston, Park Co, MT, 21 Nov 1939.  They divorced. (BLANCHE SUSAN COMPTON  is #10349.)
 BLANCHE was born 21 May 1913.  BLANCHE was the daughter of ABRAM BERRY COMPTON  and LAURA BELLE GILLENWATER .  BLANCHE died 23 Jan 1977 at 63 years of age.  They lived at Pray, Montana.
 He married HESTER "HES" HESS Miller in Livingston, Park Co, MT, 13 Mar 1971.  (HESTER "HES" HESS Miller is #10355.)  HESTER was born 28 May 1912.  HESTER is the daughter of IRA HESS  and SALLY HONAKER .  She was a widow.

      ABRAHAM KESTER "KES" COUNTS  and BLANCHE SUSAN COMPTON  had the following family:

        i.  BARBARA7 (#10352).
        ii.  JEAN (#10353).
        iii.  SHARON (#10354).
 
 41.  HETTIE BROWN6 COUNTS (MARY ELLEN5 SMITH, ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10300) was born 6 May 1898.  HETTIE died 19 Aug 1924 at 26 years of age.
 She married CHARLES ISOM QUESSINBURY.  (CHARLES ISOM QUESSINBURY  is #10364.)  CHARLES is the son of ISOM QUESSINBURY  and SARAH CALDWELL .  They lived at Toms Creek, Wise County, Virginia.

      HETTIE BROWN COUNTS  and CHARLES ISOM QUESSINBURY  had the following family:

        i.  CARMEL7 (#10367).  She married KESTER CLYDE ROMANS.  (KESTER CLYDE ROMANS  is #10342.)  KESTER is the son of JOHN ROMANS  and SADA MARGARET COUNTS .
        ii.  CHARLES LINCOLN (#10368).
        iii.  MARVIN ISOM (#10369).
 
 42.  HATTIE6 PHILLIPS (ROSA E.5 SMITH, ELEXIOUS4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10403) was born 16 Mar 1907.
 She married JOSEPH EDWARD RASNICK in Dickenson Co, VA, 23 Jul 1926.  (JOSEPH EDWARD RASNICK  is #9514.)  JOSEPH was born 10 Oct 1904.  JOSEPH was the son of EZEKIEL C. RASNICK  and ERNESTINE VIRGINIA KISER .  JOSEPH died 1 Sep 1973 at 68 years of age.  They lived at Clinchco and Trammel.  He worked for Clinchfield Coal Corporation.

      HATTIE PHILLIPS  and JOSEPH EDWARD RASNICK  had the following family:

        i.  DARRELL7 (#10412).
        ii.  LU;E (#10413).
        iii.  ANNA JO (#10414).  She died young.
        iv.  JACK (#10415).
        v.  JUNE (#10416).
        vi.  MARY KATE (#10417).
        vii.  JUANITA (#10418).
 


Seventh Generation
 
 
 43.  HASSAN7 KISER (ODE OWEN HALL6, CHRISTINA5 SMITH, JAMES W.4, PHOEBE3 MUSICK, ELEXIOUS2, DAVID1) (#10928) was born 1 Mar 1927.
 He married twice.  He married PATRICIA ALLISON HILLDRUP.  (PATRICIA ALLISON HILLDRUP  is #10945.)  PATRICIA was born in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Co, VA 11 Jun 1931.  PATRICIA is the daughter of ALBERT GRAHAM HILLDRUP  and THELMA ELIZABETH ALLISON .  He married BETTY ANN "BONNIE" JUANITA WHITE.  (BETTY ANN "BONNIE" JUANITA WHITE  is #10948.)  BETTY was born in Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 16 Sep 1937.  She changed her first name from Betsy to Betty, in childhood. Hassan (there is no middle name) received his name because while she was pregnant, Ava had read Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and liked the name.

      HASSAN KISER  and PATRICIA ALLISON HILLDRUP  had the following family:

        i.  LINDA LOUISE8 (#10949) was born in Arlington, Arlington Co, VA 4 Mar 1955.  Linda is a graduate of Radford University (was a College then) with a B.S. degree, and the University of South Carolina, with an M.A. degree. She is a public school teacher, was elected twice to "Who's Who Among American teachers" and is a member of the International Honor Society for Teachers.


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