Julie's Mecklenburg, Virginia Discoveries

Julie's Mecklenburg, Virginia Discoveries

Searching, Preserving, Sharing

  • places
  • map
  • cemeteries
  • churches
  • surname index
  • African American
  • county history
  • about Julie
  • Julie’s story, why I created this site

    I read my great grandma Katie’s research notes about my Virginia ancestors; things she wrote before I was born. Katie wrote about her mother Fannie Gray being born in Mecklenburg, VA and raised with her Dortch aunts and uncles in Kankakee, IL. (near Chicago) She also wrote that Fannie’s father was named Alginon Gray but […]

    Julie Cabitto

    February 27, 2020
    Uncategorized
    Gray, LaCrosse, Rehoboth-Church, stories
  • Seeking WWI & WWII veteran info

    I’m planning to post veteran stories and pictures during the month of May. I’m looking for any WWI & WWII veterans from Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Above is a picture of Fannie Gray (born Mecklenburg, VA) with two of her sons. (born in Kankakee near Chicago). Fannie had 6 sons serve in WWII, all came home […]

    Julie Cabitto

    February 20, 2020
    Uncategorized
    veteran
  • Jones African American DNA mystery

    I was asked by a descendant of Missouri Jones to help her identify which Jones line in Mecklenburg, VA was her family’s line.  I thought Jane Thomas who married Edward Carroll Jones died young, but I found out this was not true after all. My search to discover Missouri’s parents led to totally unexpected results. […]

    Julie Cabitto

    February 16, 2020
    Uncategorized
    African-American, Bennett, Brooks, Burton, Clary, DNA, Ellis, Hall, Harper, Hawkins, Jones, Joyce, Kidd, Lynch, Marks, Mayo, Moseley, Newman, Pearson, Temple, Thomas, Wright
  • Gray Family Picture-Can you help?

    I was given a copy of some Gray family pictures so I could help ID and date them. All the other pictures in this picture group are children of John Gray and Sarah Jones. I didn’t want to share my theory before, because I didn’t want to bias anyone’s opinion. I realized I’ve now had […]

    Julie Cabitto

    February 9, 2020
    Uncategorized
    Edenbeck, Floyd, Gray, Jones, Kidd, Newman, picture-ID, Tudor
  • About Julie’s mapping project, can you help?

    I’ve been mapping out (pre-1900) deeds and plats that I’ve that been finding over the past 15 years. I’m still seeking plats. Many of the plats I found are from chancery cases, where the parents died intestate and land is being divided between the heirs. I got a few plats from a plat book at […]

    Julie Cabitto

    January 31, 2020
    Uncategorized
    cemetery, chancery, GPS, Hall, Jones, Kidd, LVA, mapping, plat, Rainey, Taylor, Thomas, Walker
  • James B. Jones adopted Tennessee Glover (1859)

    I was looking through a Virginia marriage record collection on FamilySearch.org. I found this record which completely stunned me! I had no idea! I immediately began reviewing my sources, and here’s what I discovered: This record is of James B. Jones giving his permission for Tennessee to marry Alvin Dortch. That he adopted her into […]

    Julie Cabitto

    January 25, 2020
    Uncategorized
    Cole, Dortch, Gray, guardian, Jones, Kidd, orphan, Poythress, record collection, Rehoboth-Church
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