Pittie and Dock Sloan Marriage Photo
Pittie was
born on November
25,1894 in Mingo
Co, West Virginia.Her
parents were
Solomon
Blankenship
and Eliza Vance..
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Eliza Vance was the daughter if Richard Vance
born January
22,1863 in
Russell Co.
Virginia.He
married Mary
( Polly ) Staton
April 04,1839
Interesting
note on Richard
Vance :
Richard Vance's
mother was
Elizabeth Vance,she
was the cause
of the hanging
death of her
father Abner
Vance,I will
explain this
story
and of our
connection
to the Hatfields
and
the McCoys
on another
page
I have always
considered
myself lucky
to
have had Piety
as my grandmother,and
even
tho the reasons
are to numerous
to mention,let
it be known
that she gave
love and in
returned
was loved.
I grew up on
stories about
her Hatfield
and
McCOY relatives.
She instilled
in me a love
of family and
history that
has followed
me
thru life,and
as brought
me much joy.
My
relatives can
attest to that
,as I joyfully
shared my happiness
at each new
fact I discovered,they
must have felt
at times that
I was quite
mad ,and maybe
so,
but during
my madness,thru
the many nights
of working
on our family
genealogy ,I
felt
her presence
beside me ,and
I didn't want
to let go
NOW I WILL SHARE WITH YOU ONE OF MY FAVORITE
STORIES,I APOLOGIZE TO MY AUNTS AND UNCLE'S
IF IT IS NOT COMPLETELY TOLD AS IT REALLY HAPPENED,BUT
THIS IS HOW I REMEMBER IT AS BEING TOLD TO
ME BY MY GRANDMOTHER PIETY.
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When Dock was younger he like most men liked
a drink now in then of that good old country
brew,as it was referred to. Dock and a friend
had decided to make some moonshine ,they
placed the brew in a brand new wooden barrel,one
of the big ones .Piety was displeased with
the whole idea and what made it worst was
the fact that it was placed in her kitchen.Every
day she had to walk around that barrel as
she prepared the family meals .
Piety being
a religious
person had started
praying every
night that
not one drop of
that devils
brew would
be tasted by Dock
or his friend
.
As the time
neared for
the brew to have finished
working,Piety
started praying
harder ,she
prayed as she
made the beds
,she prayed as
she did the
rest of the
housework,she even
prayed when
she went to
the outhouse.
The prayers
grew longer
at the supper table,so
long in fact
that Dock didn't
thank he would
ever be able
to eat,on a
couple of occasions
Dock would
ask,"Piety,want
are you praying
about ,".Pittie's
answer was
,you'll
see.
Finally the
night had arrived,the
next day
Dock and his
friend were
planning to empty
the barrel
and put the
brew into bottles.that
night at supper
as everyone
was sitting around
the table quietly
waiting for
Piety to finish
praying,they
heard a big
pop,then another
pop,with each
popping noise
Pittie voice
grew louder
with praise
to the lord .
Dock would
look from her
strange behavior
to the kitchen
where the noise
was coming
from.and finally
jumped up from
the table
and ran to
the kitchen
when he seen liquid
pouring on
the floor in
starting to pour
into the dinning
area.The iron
rings on the
new barrel
had given away
and broke causing
all the brew
to spill on
the floor until
not a drop
was left in
the now split and
broken barrel.
Piety broke
into song,praising
the lord as
Dock ran around
trying to stop
the flow of
liquid,until
he Finally
ask ",Wants
with you woman".
Piety replied
to him,Dock
you knew I
didn't want
that brew in my house
,so from the
time it's been
sitting in my
kitchen I have
prayed long
and hard that
Nearly a drop
would you taste
.
Later after
the mess had
been cleaned up
Dock said to
Pittie."Pittie
I promise
you ,never
again will
I bring anything like
that into our
home , not
only that ,but I'll
even quite
drinking it,heck,if
your Prayers
are that powerful,I
WOULD BE AFRAID
TO .AND
HE KEPT THAT
PROMISE UNTIL
THE DAY HE DIED.
Story told
to me by my
grandmother Pittie
Sloan
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