Basil Alvin Marlowe

Basil married Virginia Lee Shelton. Virginia was born 7 Feb 1921, Henry County, Virginia; died 9 May 2007, Roanoke, VIrginia; was buried , County Line Christian Church Callands, VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Living

Claude married Ruth Mae Reynolds. Ruth (daughter of William Barton "Bart" Reynolds * and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Reynolds *) was born 23 Sep 1890, Henry County, Virginia ; died 2 Jun 1976, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia; was buried , County Line Christian Church, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia . [Group Sheet]

David married Nancy Elizabeth "Betty" Hall 1 Apr 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Nancy (daughter of James Hall and Nancy E. Herndon) was born 10 Oct 1851, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 28 Jul 1921, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Marlow Family Cemetery Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Examination of the Census Records for 1900 and 1910 show
that Bart and his family are closely situated to the Joshua
Columbus Manning's (married his sister Mary Permelia
"Bettie" Reynolds. They are shown within two households of
one-another on each Census.

Born 28 Sep 1848 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, William
Barton Reynolds, was the fourth child of Allen Gilmer
Reynolds and Martha Ann Jackson. Bart was named for his
father's brother, William Barton Reynolds, Sr. (Barton), a
testament of his father's regard for his brother. The name
Barton first appears in our family when Bart's grandmother,
Sarah Philpott named Bart's uncle in 1827, after her
great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Barton Smoot, born in
1701.

"Bart" became his 'distinguishing name', very early. He
had two older brothers, Levi and James Samuel, each named
for his mother's father and his mother's brother; each
instrumental in her upbringing. Older sister Tabitha Ann
and younger siblings John Henry, Cephus Wilson, Elizabeth
"Bettie' and Texanna composed Bart's family. Texanna, was
born after her mother's brother moved to Texas, and was so
named to commerate the event.

We find no evidence of Bart serving in an official capacity
during the Civil War. Too young, to go away, he served at
home, with a thousand chores and fear everywhere. His
uncles, served in the Home Guard, their sons, so many of
them; gone to fight. Loved-ones left at home, to worry and
fear. Bart grows into manhood while the war rages and
claims his cousins. His brother, Levi, leaves home in 1860
to travel to Pennsylvania and marry; Levi is 23, Bart 12.
Brother James Samuel is 16, John Henry is 5 and Cephus is 2
years old. Sister Bettie is 9; Tabitha is 14 and Texanna
is 7. Levi is the only one of his siblings who will leave
Pittsylvania County to make his home.

During his 25th year, Bart marries the very attractive 18
year old Nancy Reynolds in about 1873. His brother James
Samuel "Jim" marries her sister Bet about the same time.
They knew them well. The girls are the daughters of his
Uncle Bartonnd Aunt Rutha Reynolds. Three other of the
girls also married cousins.

Bart and Nancy farmed on Barn Road in Callands. A family
photograph of their log cabin, taken in 1898 shows all of
their children except the last one, Buster, who was in his
mother's belly for the occasion. Bart is 50, Nancy, 44.
They have buried two newborn babies in the last 3 years,
and she is pregnant again. Their private cemetery marks
their sorrows; two infants graves, marked with fieldstones,
In another six years they will bury their oldest daughter.
Dead before her prime, grieved by her parents, siblings
and all of her grandparents, cousins, and a husband.

Weddings and births, christenings and parties mark the
years as they pass. They have 10 children living before
1900; eight will survive into middle age and most will
bring home their own babies.

Bart has had diabetes for a long time. He lost his right
leg below the knee; an infection that would not heal. The
disease would take its toll before his death, progressing
in a now predictable sequence of events; a disease that
would trickle down through his progeny for the next 110
years.

By 1910 the next generation has begun, and the last
generation is a beloved memory. Bart's mother and father
are dead. Nancy's mother and father died with a year of
each other, nearly 20 years earlier. Bart's oldest son has
a son; his eldest daughter is dead. Molly too has a young
son, and is about to remarry in Norfolk; Essie is settled
with several children; Missy is about to have her first
baby; Kate 29, has moved to North Carolina; Jim, 25, is
courting Sally Fannie Wells, and Claira and Ruth are
striking 18 and 20 year-olds, as yet unclaimed by mates.
Ford is 23 and Buster, his baby son is only 12 years old.

The next 100 years see his progeny increase, and the legacy
of this man's integrity, determination, faith, love and
respect find its way from his genes to ours.
~ Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston
mfeggleston@gmail.com


email dated 20100618

Name:
Married 1st cousin

William married Nancy Ann "Nannie" Reynolds * 26 Nov 1874, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Nancy (daughter of William 'Barton' Reynolds, Sr. and Ruth Ann "Rutha" Oakes) was born 3 Jun 1854, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ; died 23 Jan 1924, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ; was buried , Reynolds Cemetery Callands, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Married 1st Cousin

Andrew married Sarah S."Sallie" Eanes Abt 1840. Sarah was born Dec 1823, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died Aft 1900, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

James married Nancy E. Herndon. Nancy was born Abt 1806; died After 1880. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Cindy (Hubbard) Headen
I have come to the conclusion that the Residents of Pittsylvania Co., VA 1860 compiled by Mike K. Williams (1996) is incorrect in stating in a note after the following entry that Nancy is Nancy Shelhorse, daughter of Barnet Shelhorse:

James Hall, 56m, farmer, $700; Nancy, 54f; George, 10m; Nancy 8f. (NOTE: married 10/29/1846 Nancy Shelhorse d/o Barnet)

The reasons for my conclusion follow.

My ancestor, Nancy Elizabeth "Betty" Hall, married David Andrew Marlow. She was the daughter of James and Nancy Hall.
-From the Marlow Family Bible:
Nancy E. Hall was born Oct 10th 1851.
Died July 28.1921 Making her stay on earth nearly 70
yrs.
-From headstone:
Nancy Hall Marlow
Oct. 10, 1851
July 28, 1921

-according to the 1860 census:
James Hall would have been born in ~1804.
Nancy, his wife, would have been born in ~1806.
George, his son , would have been born in ~1850.
Nancy, his daughter, would have been born in ~1852.
Since the census was probably taken earlier in the year and Nancy's birthday was in Oct., I assume that this is "my" Nancy.

-a query placed on the Pitts.Co., VA genweb site in the early part of 1998 states:
James Hall m. (12/27/1848) Nancy Herndon
This date would "fit" with the date of birth for George assuming that he was probably their first child.

-Nancy Shelhorse (25 Apr 1827) m.(10/29/1846) James M. Hall. bondsman William H. Shelhorse signed by Mary and Nancy Shelhorse.

-Deaths in Pittsylvania Co:
1854---Martha Hall, died Aug, Chatham, typhoid fever, 8 yrs., parents: Jas.M. and Nancy Hall, born Pitts.Co., VA, reported by father.
1855---Lydia Hall, bronchetas, 63 yrs., born and died Pitts. Co., VA, husband George Hall, reported by son George W. Hall.

-The following info. was sent to me by a man researching a different branch of the Hall family. From the names, dates and ages given, this would appear to be the family of Nancy Shelhorse who married James M. Hall. Their daughter, Martha, appears on the census (see her death above) and the age given for Nancy would match up with the birthdate of Nancy Shelhorse (1827).

The following is from the 1850 federal census of Pittsylvania County, VA.

Northern District, dwelling #605

G.W. Hall, age 34, farmer. He is shown as a widower, with 3 children, and with his widowed mother Lydia, age 55, also in his household. (Note: Lydia Taylor, daughter of Obediah Taylor, married 14 Nov 1810 in Pittsylvania County, VA
to George Hall, who apparently died pre-1850. I don't know the identity of this George Hall. I see that on 15 July 1822 he and Lydia and other people were involved in a land sale in Pittsylvania Co., VA., per a Xerox copy of the index
to Hall grantor deeds I have from that county. That deed just might have helpful information if you get a copy of it. It is in Pittsylvania County, VA, Deed Book 24, starting on page 556.

next dwelling: #606

James M. Hall, age 25, blacksmith; wife Nancy, age 23, and daughter Martha, age 3. (Note: Mike Williams' annotated publication on Pittsylvania Co., VA marriages for the period 1831-1861 says that: James M. Hall married 29 Oct 1846 in Pittsylvania County, VA to Nancy Shelhorse, a daughter of Barnett Shelhorse who was deceased in 1846.)

next dwelling: #607

Daniel D. Hall, age 23, his wife and a child. (Note: Daniel was also a son of Lydia and George Hall.)

I would speculate that James M. Hall who married Nancy Shelhorse was another son of Lydia Taylor and George Hall because of his residence in 1850.

Notes:

Allen Gilmer Reynolds was named by his mother, Sarah Philpott, for her brother, Allen Gilmer Philpott.

Allen Gilmer Reynolds + Martha Ann Jackson d/o Judith
Emmerson and James Samuel Jackson.

There must be s story here about Martha Ann Jackson before her marriage to Allen Gilmer Reynolds, on 24 May 1843. Their oldest son, Levi was born 5 years before their marriage. Levi C. Reynolds is shown on the 1850 Va Census with Allen & Martha. He is 12 years old and his brother, James Samuel is 6 years old. On the 1860 VA census, he appears as Chesley, still with Allen and Martha; I believe Levi is Martha's son that she named for her uncle Levi, in whose household she lived after the death of her mother, Judith Emmerson. Two of Martha's younger siblings are mentioned in the Will of Levi; who left them property provided they remained with his wife Ann (Judith's sister) until her death.

There are several dates recorded in various places, for the marriage of Martha Jackson and Allen Reynolds. Ancestry shows 18 Dec 1833; recorded in Provo, UTAH; the headstone, marking their graves shows 15 May 1842, and another record, still a third date. Found; Chesley Jackson killed in the Civil War; memoralized on a black granite War Memorial in Danville, Virginia. See Photo

Allen married Martha Ann Jackson 24 May 1843, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Martha (daughter of James Samuel Jackson and Judith Emmerson) was born 30 Mar 1819, North Carolina or Virginia; died 24 Mar 1909, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Worlds, Rt. 969, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Martha Ann Jackson, d/o James Samuel and Judith Emmerson Jackson is the niece of Levi Jackson. Levi and his wife Ann Emmerson (sister to Martha's mother, Judith) had no children of their own and reared Judith's children after her death in circa 1828. Martha too, was probably in their household in the 1830 Census which shows one female child age 10-15 along with 6 other children. Levi and Ann had no children. Presumably these children are those of Ann's sister. It is likely that Martha named her eldest son, Levi for her uncle who helped raise her.
At the time of the 1880 Census they were living in Franklin Co., next door to Susan Bryant, proven to be a daughter of James, (sister of Martha Ann) Martha Ann is named for her mother's grandmother, Martha Walker.


Buried:

The 'modern' marker for Allen Gilmer and Martha Ann Jackson Reynolds was installed by Mrs. Ruth Mae Reynolds Marlowe, d/o William Barton "Bart" and Nancy "Nannie" Reynolds. Martha Ann Jackson was Ruth's grandmother.
Martha Ann Jackson is the daughter of James Samuel Jackson and Judith Emmerson. Judith Emmerson is the daughter of John Emmerson. Judith Emmerson DOB of 1787 is from an entry in the LDS IGI. She was deceased by Jan 1833 when James Jackson married a second time and two of her younger children were in the household of her sister and brother-in-law Anne Emmerson Jackson and Levi Jackson.

Notes:

Married:
1860 Census VA Franklin Co VA SW district
HH 663 661
Allen G Reynolds 42
Martha A 42
Chesley 23
James S 18
William B 12
Tabitha Ann 14
Permelia E 8
Texanna F 7
John H 5
Cephas W 2

Notes:

1880 VA Census Pittsylvania County, Callands District,
Heritage Quest Series T9, Roll 1384, Page 49: HH/Fam 67
Line 25-33 Barton 52, Ruthey 51, Hallie 18, James A. 16,
John T. 13, Henry (Hughey) 11, Marie F 8, Roxanne 6,
William 6.

By 1880 Nannie, Bett, and Sally are out of the home.
Hallie's age is wrong.

Barton Reynolds is the youngest child in his family. His
father, John Devin died when he was 4 years old. He
married Ruth Ann Oakes and had a large family. Five of the
children of William Barton Sr. and Rutha Oakes married
first cousins.

!ALT NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
Frances Reynolds

!ALT NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
Frances Reynolds

!ALT NAME:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

!BIRTH:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

!DEATH:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

!BURIAL:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

William married Ruth Ann "Rutha" Oakes 14 Dec 1852, Pittsylvania or Henry Co., Virginia. Ruth (daughter of William Burl "Billie" Oakes and Sarah Ann "Sally" Phraley) was born 12 Jun 1832, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ; died 2 Feb 1891, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Janice Doss on Facebook 18 Mar 2014
Curtis Reynolds is listed here as the son of Luther and with a sister named Bernice who had a twin who died at birth. Curtis ran the Cat and Fiddle Grocery in Danville just this side of Union Street Bridge, which was a really large store. He and his wife lived in Forest Hills. I don't know if you can read the upper right after Ruth Oakes' name (from Portugal)? Grandma Emma always said the Reynolds' were blond with blue eyes until one married a girl from Portugal??