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While Thomas Jefferson preferred to celebrate our nation’s birthday on July 4th, it’s once again time to wish him many happy returns of the day!
Born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia, his legacy continues to stimulate study and lively conversation worldwide. My biography of his only surviving brother, Randolph Jefferson, introduces readers to the private Thomas Jefferson. His roles as surrogate father, big brother, and uncle significantly shaped my study, resulting in the title The Jefferson Brothers.
For a limited time, it’s available at the discounted price of $25.00. You can purchase The Jefferson Brothers online at Braughler Books, where you will find a PDF of the first chapter to whet your appetite for more! https://store.braughlerbooks.com/books/the-jefferson-brothers/
While Thomas Jefferson preferred to celebrate our nation's birthday on July 4th, it's once again time to wish him many happy returns of the day! Born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia, his legacy continues to stimulate study and lively conversation worldwide. My biography of his only surviving brother, Randolph Jefferson, introduces readers to the private Thomas Jefferson....
While Thomas Jefferson preferred to celebrate our nation’s birthday on July 4th, it’s once again time to wish him many happy returns of the day! Born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell in A…
Born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia, Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to American politics and culture continue to stimulate all manner of conversation and study. While researching the life of his younger brother, Randolph, I was delighted to learn more about the private Thomas Jefferson—the surrogate father, the big brother, the uncle. In the end, Thomas was such an important part of Randolph Jefferson’s story that he shaped the title of my book: …...
Born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia, Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to American politics and culture continue to stimulate all manner of conversation and study. Whil…
Slate River Press Need a gift idea this holiday season? Give the gift of local history! All Slate River Press titles are available online, at Braughler Books. My newest book about Buckingham County, Peter Jefferson’s Snowdon: A History of Settlement at the Horseshoe Bend, as well as "At a Place Called Buckingham" and Peter Field Jefferson and Lost Jeffersons…...
Slate River Press Need a gift idea this holiday season? Give the gift of local history! All Slate River Press titles are available online, at Braughler Books. My newest book about Buckingham County…
Rambling through Buckingham County, 2004. Photo by Joanne Yeck. The time has come to take a hiatus from regular, weekly posts at Slate River Ramblings. When I began the blog in December, 2012, I had no idea how far and wide I would ramble through Buckingham County’s fascinating history. Some of you have been with me from the beginning and I deeply appreciate your loyal readership....
Rambling through Buckingham County, 2004. Photo by Joanne Yeck. The time has come to take a hiatus from regular, weekly posts at Slate River Ramblings. When I began the blog in December, 2012, I ha…
Courtesy Library of Virginia There is good news for all of us who enjoy reading old newspapers, especially if they concern Buckingham County, Virginia.Now available at the Library of Virginia’s Virginia Chronicle – The Buckingham News (1931-1934), 148 issues.Published in Dillwyn, in 1931 a year’s subscription cost $1.00. L. H. Shrader was Publisher and Editor. Julien Dwight Martin served as Editor and Business Manager....
Courtesy Library of Virginia There is good news for all of us who enjoy reading old newspapers, especially if they concern Buckingham County, Virginia.Now available at the Library of Virginia’s Vir…
Appomattox and Buckingham Times. Courtesy Virginia Chronicle. Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I In 1937, Elizabeth McCraw reported in her survey of “Aspen Grove” that the original Royal Land Grant to the Maxey homeplace was lost in a fire. The informants recalled was that it was destroyed some years earlier when a family house near Aspen Grove burned....
Appomattox and Buckingham Times. Courtesy Virginia Chronicle. Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I In 1937, Elizabeth McCraw reported in her survey of “Aspen …
Courtesy Library of Virginia Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I Today, there is an extensive collection of early Virginia land grants available online at the Library of Virginia. A search resulted in several for Edward Maxey, grantee. Keep in mind that since 1725, new counties have been cut from older ones. In some cases, several times....
Courtesy Library of Virginia Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I Today, there is an extensive collection of early Virginia land grants available online at th…
Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I In 1958, Charlottesville’s Daily Progress printed an article entitled “Buckingham Has Pioneer Dwelling That Maxey Built,” written by Buckingham County historian Lulie Patteson. In it, she described the Maxey homestead on Muddy Creek, by then owned by O. B. Maxey. Like Elizabeth McCraw before her, Miss Lulie marveled at the ancient dwelling and offered an alternate version of the loss of the original Royal Land Grant....
Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I In 1958, Charlottesville’s Daily Progress printed an article entitled “Buckingham Has Pioneer Dwelling That Maxey Built,”…
Courtesy Daily Progress Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I In August 1958, Buckingham County historian Lulie Patteson wrote an article for Charlottesville’s Daily Progress entitled “Buckingham Has Pioneer Dwelling That Maxey Built.” Her story begins as follows: From far and near the Maxey clans gathered at Lakeside Park, Roanoke, Sunday for their annual reunion and picnic....
Courtesy Daily Progress Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I In August 1958, Buckingham County historian Lulie Patteson wrote an article for Charlottesville’s…
Happy Independence Day 2022! Why not celebrate July 4th by learning more about Thomas Jefferson and his lesser known brother, Randolph, squire of Snowden and life-long resident of Buckingham County? My book, The Jefferson Brothers, a biography of Randolph Jefferson, is currently discounted at Braughler Books. Interested in reading a preview of the book? Click here to download a PDF of Chapter One.
Happy Independence Day 2022! Why not celebrate July 4th by learning more about Thomas Jefferson and his lesser known brother, Randolph, squire of Snowden and life-long resident of Buckingham County…
Follow this link to read "The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part III" at Slate River Ramblings:
Courtesy Library of Virginia. Need to catch up? Click here: The Maxey Family of Buckingham County, Part I In 1937, Elizabeth McCraw surveyed “Aspen Grove” for the Virginia Historical Inventory, the…
Minnie Garland Harris While I do not descend from a member of the Maxey family, I have many Maxey cousins as a result of shared maternal lines. Additionally, my great grandfather’s first marriage was to Mary Ellen Maxey of Well Water, Buckingham County. On December 1, 1875, Clayton Eugene “Clay” Harris married Mary Ellen in Buckingham County, uniting two core families of Sharon Baptist Church....
Minnie Garland Harris While I do not descend from a member of the Maxey family, I have many Maxey cousins as a result of shared maternal lines. Additionally, my great grandfather’s first marriage w…
Need to catch up? Click here: Buckingham County Murders of 1855, Part I On April 23, Richmond’s Whig printed a startling new detail in the on-going investigation of the murders of Dean and Chenault, as well as the burning of Moss & White’s spacious storehouse. THE BUCKINGHAM MURDER. -- Garrett and Taylor, the two white men who were arrested on suspicion of having been engaged in the late murder and arson case in Buckingham, have been acquitted, but were retained in custody on a charge of stealing to***co....
Need to catch up? Click here: Buckingham County Murders of 1855, Part I On April 23, Richmond’s Whig printed a startling new detail in the on-going investigation of the murders of Dean and Chenault…
Need to catch up? Click here: Buckingham County Murders of 1855, Part I With steady coverage of the Buckingham County murders, newspaper readers must have eagerly awaited the next “installment.” On April 19, the following update was sent from Farmville by Correspondent “C” to Richmond’s Daily Dispatch. The report was brief but included new details to keep readers interested. Even today, we can imagine the train pulling out in Farmville, with “C” rushing to dash off his report....
Need to catch up? Click here: Buckingham County Murders of 1855, Part I With steady coverage of the Buckingham County murders, newspaper readers must have eagerly awaited the next “installment.” On…
Need to catch up? Click here: Buckingham County Murders of 1855, Part I On April 16, Richmond’s Daily Dispatch printed more details of the tragic deaths of two young Buckingham County men, Dean and Chenault. The plot thicken, involving four slaves and two white men. This article appeared in the column LATEST MAIL NEWS. Farmville, Va., April 14th. – I sent you a day or two since, by telegraph, a brief account of the burning of the storehouse of Messrs....
Need to catch up? Click here: Buckingham County Murders of 1855, Part I On April 16, Richmond’s Daily Dispatch printed more details of the tragic deaths of two young Buckingham County men, Dean and…
Need to catch up? Click here: Buckingham County Murders of 1855, Part I Across April of 1855, this story of arson and the alleged murders of two young Buckingham County men, Dean and Chenault, peppered Richmond and regional newspapers. On April 11, Richmond’s Daily Dispatch printed a report sent from a correspondent in Farmville, adding some thoughtful details about the young men....
Need to catch up? Click here: Buckingham County Murders of 1855, Part I Across April of 1855, this story of arson and the alleged murders of two young Buckingham County men, Dean and Chenault, pepp…
19th century news from Buckingham County can be scarce in regional papers. Not unlike today, what often breaks through, interesting reporters and readers alike, are sensational stories of crime and violence. While the comparatively short lived Appomattox and Buckingham Times published correspondence featuring everyday comings and goings in the county, the Richmond newspapers (and beyond) typically reported events like this one concerning arson and the murder of two young men, Dean and Chenault, a sensational story even reported in New York City papers....
19th century news from Buckingham County can be scarce in regional papers. Not unlike today, what often breaks through, interesting reporters and readers alike, are sensational stories of crime and…
F.N. Maxey, founder of Well Water. Occasionally, a clipping crops up in my files that is unsourced. The brief article below, “Fire and Narrow Escape at Wellwater, Buckingham, Va.,” was probably originally published in Richmond’s Dispatch, contributed by a Buckingham County correspondent. The date is currently unknown. It reads as follows: Fire and Narrow Escape at Wellwater, Buckingham, Va....
F.N. Maxey, founder of Well Water. Occasionally, a clipping crops up in my files that is unsourced. The brief article below, “Fire and Narrow Escape at Wellwater, Buckingham, Va.,” was probably ori…
Courtesy Gordon G. Ragland, Jr., Maxey/Patteson Family Collection Need to catch up? Click here: Dillwyn, Buckingham County: A Short History, Part I In 1960, a short history of Dillwyn, the little lumber town that would become Buckingham County’s primary commercial center, was published in Charlottesville’s Daily Progress. Entitled “Dillwyn Grew Up as Lumber Town,” the article was written by the county’s favorite historian, Miss Lulie Patteson....
Courtesy Gordon G. Ragland, Jr., Maxey/Patteson Family Collection Need to catch up? Click here: Dillwyn, Buckingham County: A Short History, Part I In 1960, a short history of Dillwyn, the little l…
Buckingham County Postal Map, 1896 Need to catch up? Click here: Dillwyn, Buckingham County: A Short History, Part I In 1960, Buckingham County historian Lulie Patteson wrote a short history of Dillwyn for Charlottesville’s Daily Progress, entitled “Dillwyn Grew Up as Lumber Town.” At that time, citizens of the county remembered anecdotes of the founding of a new commercial center and the earliest days of the Buckingham Branch of the Ohio and Chesapeake Railroad....
Buckingham County Postal Map, 1896 Need to catch up? Click here: Dillwyn, Buckingham County: A Short History, Part I In 1960, Buckingham County historian Lulie Patteson wrote a short history of Dil…
On the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743), I’m delighted to announce that the current issue of Fluvanna History includes my article, “Mr. Jefferson’s Fluvanna Nephews.” In it, I follow the lives of four of Randolph Jefferson’s sons who lived, married, and, in one case died, in Fluvanna County, Virginia. Want to learn more about Thomas Jefferson, Jr.; Isham Randolph Jefferson (aka Randolph, Jr.), Peter Field Jefferson; and James Lilburne Jefferson?...
On the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743), I’m delighted to announce that the current issue of Fluvanna History includes my article, “Mr. Jefferson’s Fluvanna Nephews.” I…
Dillwyn Station. Photo by Joanne Yeck. Need to catch up? Click here: Dillwyn, Buckingham County: A Short History, Part I In 1960, Charlottesville’s Daily Progress printed “Dillwyn Grew Up as Lumber Town,” a short history of the place written by Buckingham County historian Lulie Patteson. She begins by reminding her readers that lumber town founder H. M. White originally planned to expand the town at Rosney (aka Rosny)....
http://slateriverramblings.com/2022/04/07/dillwyn-buckingham-county-a-short-history-part-ii/
Dillwyn Station. Photo by Joanne Yeck. Need to catch up? Click here: Dillwyn, Buckingham County: A Short History, Part I In 1960, Charlottesville’s Daily Progress printed “Dillwyn Grew Up as Lumber…
Central Virginia Heritage (v.38, no.1) I’m delighted to announce that the current issue of Central Virginia Heritage (v.38, no.1), published by the Central Virginia Genealogical Association, contains my article, “Remembering Millwood: A Miller Plantation in Buckingham County, Virginia.” Other articles include: “Company D—The Amber Grays Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, and Hanover Counties, and Field and Staff at the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862”; “The 1950 Census: Are You Ready?”; “Statement of William Peebles of Tennessee, regarding the family of Peter and Mary Potts of Lunenburg County, Virginia; Marriage Announcements in the…...
http://slateriverramblings.com/2022/04/02/book-news-central-virginia-heritage-spring-2022/
Central Virginia Heritage (v.38, no.1) I’m delighted to announce that the current issue of Central Virginia Heritage (v.38, no.1), published by the Central Virginia Genealogical Association, contai…
This photo of Radford K. Ranson, life-long councilman in Dillwyn, was taken by Mrs. R. J. Wojnicki, who often wrote about Buckingham County for The Daily Progress. Photo courtesy of The Daily Progress. In 1960, Charlottesville’s Daily Progress printed Lulie Patteson’s short history of Dillwyn, Buckingham County, entitled “Dillwyn Grew Up as Lumber Town.” As always, Lulie’s style is engaging, leaving the reader wanting more....
http://slateriverramblings.com/2022/03/31/dillwyn-buckingham-county-a-short-history-part-i/
This photo of Radford K. Ranson, life-long councilman in Dillwyn, was taken by Mrs. R. J. Wojnicki, who often wrote about Buckingham County for The Daily Progress. Photo courtesy of The Daily Progr…
Mary Belle (Moon) Hancock. Courtesy James Hughes Hancock, Jr. Need to catch up? Click here: Snowden: A Plantation in Buckingham County, Part I The Moon-Hancock Era In 1870, Snowden became home to yet another Harris cousin -- John Schuyler Moon. At the death of his widow, Elizabeth (Tompkins) Moon, the farm was divided among their children. Her daughter, Mary Belle (Moon) Hancock, inherited the portion containing John L....
http://slateriverramblings.com/2022/03/24/snowden-a-plantation-in-buckingham-county-part-viii/
Mary Belle (Moon) Hancock. Courtesy James Hughes Hancock, Jr. Need to catch up? Click here: Snowden: A Plantation in Buckingham County, Part I The Moon-Hancock Era In 1870, Snowden became home to y…
Richmond Whig. Courtesy Library of Virginia, Virginia Chronicle. Need to catch up? Click here: Snowden: A Plantation in Buckingham County, Part I John L. Harris enjoyed living at Snowden for less than ten years when he died in Madison Parish, Louisiana on February 9, 1856. Family history perpetuated the legend that he had gone to the Deep South to bring a bride back to Snowden....
http://slateriverramblings.com/2022/03/17/snowden-a-plantation-in-buckingham-county-part-vii/
Richmond Whig. Courtesy Library of Virginia, Virginia Chronicle. Need to catch up? Click here: Snowden: A Plantation in Buckingham County, Part I John L. Harris enjoyed living at Snowden for less t…
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