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Tabitha Susan "Tabby" Aaron

Tabitha Susan "Tabby" Aaron[1, 2]

Female 1898 - 1988  (90 years)

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  • Name Tabitha Susan "Tabby" Aaron  [3
    Born 20 Apr 1898  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Oct 1988  Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aaron Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I8028  My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Mitchell, Descendants of James Reynolds
    Last Modified 29 May 2020 

    Father Volney Beauregard Aaron,   b. 24 Sep 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1913, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Mary Henrietta Wells,   b. 7 Nov 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1903, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1883  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William McKinley Coward,   b. 9 Feb 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1939, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 7 Feb 1918  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. MM3 Hassell Spencer Coward,   b. 1922,   d. 8 Jun 1944, Died at sea when his ship the U.S.S. Rich struck a mine during the invasion of Normandy. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    +2. Frederick Herman 'Freddie' Coward,   b. 1918, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 2003, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Justice Edward Coward,   b. 18 Feb 1934, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. November 16, 2009, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +4. Melvin Rupert Coward,   b. 23 Jun 1924, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1997, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2017 
    Family ID F3780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    J. E. Coward, George 'Buck' Wells, Nadeen Wells, Virginia Wells, Ida Hankins [WELLS], Tabitha 'Tabby' Aaron [COWARD]
    J. E. Coward, George 'Buck' Wells, Nadeen Wells, Virginia Wells, Ida Hankins [WELLS], Tabitha 'Tabby' Aaron [COWARD]
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    Tabitha 'Tabby' Aaron and Will Coward
    Tabitha 'Tabby' Aaron and Will Coward
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    Documents
    Hassell S Coward-Obit
    Hassell S Coward-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Sep 21, 1944
    William McKinley Coward-Killed Trying to Make Arrest
    William McKinley Coward-Killed Trying to Make Arrest
    The Danville Bee
    May 29, 1939
    Wells Info 4
    Wells Info 4
    J. Barber
    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate
    tabithacoward.jpg
    Birth Record
    Birth Record
    tabsaaron.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0010.html.
      Mary Henrietta8 Wells (Matthew Clay7, Joseph6, Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born May 07, 1863 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died March 14, 1903. She married Volney Beauregard Aaron November 15, 1883 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He was born September 24, 1861 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died July 18, 1913 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

      More About Volney Beauregard Aaron:
      Burial: Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

      Children of Mary Wells and Volney Aaron are:
      229 i. Melissa Snowflake9 Aaron, born April 15, 1885; died 1888.
      230 ii. Minnie Aaron, born April 15, 1885; died April 15, 1885.
      + 231 iii. Mary Olive Aaron, born June 15, 1886.
      232 iv. Joseph Hartwell Aaron, born December 01, 1887; died September 15, 1969. He married Essie Mae Woodall May 16, 1917 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born October 03, 1891; died April 06, 1966.
      233 v. Matthew Lafayette Aaron, born November 03, 1889. He married Grace E. Woodall December 12, 1913 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      234 vi. Elberta Jane Aaron, born October 20, 1891. She married Joseph H. Hairfield March 29, 1914 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born December 24, 1881; died March 23, 1961.
      235 vii. Bessie Lula Aaron, born December 04, 1893. She married Wade Aaron.
      236 viii. Jacob Lemon Aaron, born March 23, 1896; died August 21, 1978. He married Effie Lillian Aron December 12, 1915 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born September 01, 1895; died August 07, 1977.
      + 237 ix. Tabitha Susan Aaron, born April 20, 1898 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died October 09, 1988 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      238 x. Ora Isabelle Aaron, born July 19, 1900. She married (1) Delphy Wehry. She married (2) Edgar Reynolds October 08, 1918 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      Twin Boys born the first year of their marriage did not survive. They were only married 6 years before he died.

    2. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside/f5.htm#f1904.
      Husband William McKinley Coward 126,446,447,448

      AKA: Will
      Born: Feb 9, 1897 - Pittsylvania Co., VA 126,446,447,448
      Died: May 28, 1938 - Grady Store, Grady, VA 24,75
      Buried:


      Father: Fernard Corlice Coward (1852-Bef 1910) 86,447,449
      Mother: Ada Overton (1873-1942) 447,448,450,451


      Marriage: Abt 1917 - VA 126,446,451



      Wife Tabitha Susan Aaron 24,75,77,126,446,451

      AKA: Tabby
      Born: Apr 20, 1898 - Pittsylvania Co., VA 24,75,77,126,451
      Died: Oct 12, 1988 - Callands, VA 24,75
      Buried: Oct 14, 1988 - Aaron Cem., Callands, VA 24,75


      Father: Volney Beauregard Aaron (1861-1913) 24,75,77
      Mother: Mary Henrietta Wells (1863-1903) 24,75,77,127


    3. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
      E-mail From Sandra June Reynolds May 20114

      The family were farmers. He left home and went to Maryland to work in a factory, met the lady he married and joined the navy. His brother Melvin went with him to Maryland but came home for a visit and never went back but joined the military and served as a Flight Maintenance Gunner in the 483 Bomb Group from April 23, 1943 until Oct. 5, 1945. He flew 36 missions on a B17 Bomber and received a silver Star, Bronze Star as well as numerous medals during his career. He married Rachel Ann Reynolds. Had 4 sons who also served in the military. He also had one daughter. Their father, William M. Coward was a Constable who was shot in the line of duty at Grady store in Callands. Va. He has a stone in Chatham, Va along with other fallen officers of the court. Hassell's brother Fred was married and had 4 sons. Justice Edward Coward never married.

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99039030/tabitha-susan-coward.

    5. [S180] E-Mail, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Will&gsfn_x=XO&gsln=Coward&gsln_x=XO&msydy=1900&msypn__ftp=Pittsylvania+County%2c+Virginia%2c+USA&msypn=2376&msypn_PInfo=7-|0|1652393|0|2|3245|49|0|2376|0|0|&msfng0=Volney&msfns0=Aaron&msmng0=Mary+Henrietta&msmns0=Wells&_83004002=cauc&cpxt=0&catBucket=rst&uidh=2fl&msydp=10&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cp=0&mssng0=Tabitha&mssns0=Aaron&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=8482&recoff=7+9&db=OfficerMemorials&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1.
      Constable William M Will Coward
      Department: Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office
      Department State: Virginia
      Date of Incident: 28 May 1939
      Death Location: Virginia
      End of Watch Date: 28 May 1939
      Age: 44
      Birth Year: abt 1895
      Cause of Death: Gunfire
      Weapon: Officer's handgun
      Suspect: Executed in 1939
      Notes: Constable Coward was shot and killed with his own service weapon while arresting a man creating a disturbance at a church on Route 57 near Chatham. As Constable Coward made the arrest, two other men walked up behind him. One of the men grabbed Constable Coward's revolver from its holster and then handed it to the second man. The second man then shot Constable Coward in the back. The man then shot him four more times in the back as he laid on the ground. Constable Coward's 12-year-old son witnessed the murder. The suspect fled the scene but was arrested the following day at his father's home. He was convicted of murdering the officer and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on December 15, 1939. The accomplice was sentenced to 20 years. Constable Coward was survived by his two sons.
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