Julie's Mecklenburg, Virginia Discoveries

I’ve spent a lot of time pondering ways to share and sort information by locality. I’ve had so many questions about places. For example, there is a church on highway 47, almost seven miles east of Chase City, that has a Chase City address. But there’s a VDOT sign near the church that says Drapersville. […]

Early Mecklenburg places were built up near rivers and large creeks. Later, places were built up around mineral springs and railroads. The population movement to larger cities during the depression and then again in World War II to find work, the addition of interstate highways, and the subsequent removal of rail lines had a huge […]

Gray area shows 98th Regiment. The non shaded area was the 22nd Regiment While researching my ancestors in Mecklenburg County, many of the records I have found pertaining to my family show that they were located in the the 98th Regiment. I have not been able to find a map that showed what the boundaries […]

William Jones wrote a confusing will in January 1818. I’ve read the will many times and found it difficult to understand because he didn’t clarify several relationships regarding people he named in his will. William said “my son John”, and that when John died, “my four grandchildren” received John’s portion of the estate. The grandchildren […]

I posted a new page today about the Walker family Cemetery located in La Crosse. Surnames include: Walker, Tharrington, Vaughan, Monahan, Robertson, Thomasson, Koegel, and Maddrea. Click here to view it:

I found this Bible transcription record (pictured below) regarding the family of James B. Jones and his wife Martha, on the Library of Virginia website. This is from the book “Family Records, Mecklenburg County, Virginia”, edited by Susan Bracey Sheppard and Carol Bracey Corker. My ancestors who are mentioned in this Bible record are James […]