Carroll-Boyd Rosenwald school, Bracey 
Buffalo Lithia Springs 
Bracey post office 
Buffalo Junction depot 
Chase City 
Gualding Store 
La Crosse 
Clarksville 
La Crosse 
Boydton tavern 
Randolph Macon ruins 
Kindley store in Boydton 
Holly Grove, Bracey 
lodge in Bracey 
Lindburg Tudor’s farm in Marengo, 2007 
Sardis Church (2003) 
Bluestone High School 
Boydton 
Averett school 
Lambert store & barn for store, Bracey 
Ascension Episcopal Church, Palmer’s Springs 
Taylor Finch house, 2008 
Roanoke Christian church & school (Rosenwald), Palmers Springs 
St. Stephens church, Bracey
I love pictures and stories! I love to learn about what people did, and what life was like for the entire community. But we often find only pieces of stories and fragments of information. If we collect these bits and scraps here, we can rebuild the history and stories of the entire community.
“We know there are but few of us who can give much; but there are thousands upon thousands who can give little, and the combining of the mites will produce the much, so necessary for success.” –Maggie L. Walker
People visited the Mecklenburg Hotel from all over the country! Mineral waters, fox hunting deer preserves, dancing…
The Race to the Dan! Jefferson & Taylor’s Ferries
General Nathaniel Greene wrote Thomas Jefferson a letter, requesting the State to “immediately lay up a Magazine of 10,000 barrels . . .
A 1,200 acre resort housing 200 guests, a bottling company, a nearby female academy and a turnpike to the springs…
(future post: Randolph Macon)
Alvin Dortch: wagon train business
People left Mecklenburg, migrating to cities during depressions. Bank panics & unable to pay debts…..
Farming in La Crosse 100 years ago, before tractors. Family, school, chores, preserving food…
Check out the new community tree on FamilySearch.org. You can view research notes and records after logging in with a free FamilySearch account. All who have ever lived in Mecklenburg (and are no longer living) can be added to this tree. This tree is only just beginning! Do you see your family in this tree? Would you like your picture or story about your ancestor added to the community tree?
Boydton & Clarksville began early 1800’s. The rest of the towns built up around the railroads decades later.
Temporary townships were part of Reconstruction. Today some of these areas are magisterial districts.
Rural Delivery and the many post offices, 60+ post offices running at the same time!
Militia officers were leaders in the community. Geographic & government organizations of Regiments began with the French & Indian War.
[Colonial parishes & places-currently researching]
Website organized by these 29 areas.
Research
Foxhall Poythress, from Jerry Poythress 
Lula Kidd Lambert, from Stephen Lambert 
Roy Jones (WWI), from Don Bell 
Floyd Bell Jr (WWII), from Don Bell 
Leroy (baby), Roy, Bertha, Evelyn Jones, from Don Bell 
Leroy Jones, Korean veteran, from Don Bell 
William Presley Bullock, from Sandra Shortridge 
Franklin Truitt Overbey (WWII), from Franklin Overbey 
Lubril Lafayette Overbey (WWI), from Franklin Overbey 
Frank Lassiter (WWI), from Sandra Martin 
Margaret Cannon, married Allen Burl Kidd, from Mike Sadler 
Lina Cannon, from Andrew Kidd 
Thomas Beasley Gray and Lelia Edenbeck, from Bob Caruso 
Mattie Floyd (woman standing), from Hazel King 
Henry Clay Kidd (WWI), from Elva White 
Henry Kidd and Susie Seymour, from Elva Kidd 
Annie Kidd Poythress, from Jerry Poythress 
Percival Webb, (VMI class of 1884), from Eric Johnson 
Fannie Gray, from Fannie Gray 
Martha Dortch with sons Francis & Hoyt Gray, from Lynne Oakley
1879 Jimmy Kidd & Nannie Gray, from Jim Kidd 
1881 Samuel Kidd & Lorena Rideout, from Nancy Johnson 
Gray sisters: Martha Moseley, Dolly Taylor, Nannie Kidd, from Jim Kidd 
1904 Charles Gray & Mattie Floyd family, from Evan Lee 
1904 Alginon Gray’s brothers at his wedding to Martha Dortch 
Nicholas Hicks & Margaret Sain, from Pat Ritchie 
1928 South Hill Bible Class, from newspaper 
1944 Clarksville HS, from Frank Overbey 
1990s siblings: George, Cora, Andrew & Stephen Lambert, from Stephen Lambert Jr 
Lindbergh Tudor, 2007 (from Julie Cabitto) 
Pearl Rheams & Mary Walker, 2005 (from Julie Cabitto)
Heading map credit: 1770 Virginia map from Library of Congress, Buffalo Lithia image: 1878 Library of Congress. Photographs on this website are by Julie & Aaron Cabitto, unless otherwise notated.
Mecklenburg, Virginia Community History 
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