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     Selina Caroline Van Doren was buried at Salem Cemetery, Appanoose Co., Iowa.³ She was born on April 19, 1822 at Jennings Co., Indiana.³ She married John McKern, son of Luke McKern and Hannah Thrash, on August 9, 1840 at Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa.^1,3 As of August 9, 1840,her married name was McKern. Selina Caroline Van Doren died on July 17, 1883 at Moravia, Appanoose Co., Iowa, at age 61.³

     Malinda Evelyn Van Doren was born on June 16, 1832 at Jennings Co., Indiana.¹ She married Edmond/Edmund Edward McKern, son of Luke McKern and Hannah Thrash, on November 22, 1848 at Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa.^1,2,3 As of November 22, 1848,her married name was McKern.² Malinda Evelyn Van Doren died before June 23, 1880 at Appanoose Co., Iowa; She was not enumerated with her husband in the 1880 Census.⁴

     Malinda Parrish was born in 1833 at Indiana.^2,1 As of December 9, 1850,her married name was McKern.¹ She married Luke McKern Jr., son of Luke McKern and Hannah Thrash, on December 9, 1850 at Yamhill Co., Oregon Territory.¹ Malinda Parrish died in 1862.³

     William Frank Mills was buried at Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 1392 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was born on September 3, 1921 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He died on September 23, 1984 at age 63.¹

     Robert Counts was buried at Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 1392 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹ His Social Security Number was 193-30-7640.³ He married Maud Mills, daughter of Grover Cleveland Mills and Maltida Moby "Tidy" Conner.¹ Robert Counts was born on October 16, 1909 at Virginia.³ He died on January 24, 1985 at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, at age 75.³

     Myrtle Alice Leap was buried at Rose Hill Burial Park and Mausoleum, 3801 13th Street, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky.^2,3 She was born on July 2, 1895 at Elkton, Rockingham Co., Virginia.¹ She married Percy Hughes Simpson, son of Robert Henry Simpson and Panola Mae Hancock, on November 20, 1915 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^4,5,6,7 As of November 20, 1915,her married name was Simpson.⁶ Myrtle Alice Leap died on December 21, 1962 at Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky, at age 67.^8,3

     Elizabeth "Betsey" Robertson married Daniel Lipford, son of Anthony Par Lipford and Elizabeth "Betsy" Robinson/Robertson, on March 20, 1809 at Meadville, Halifax Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of March 20, 1809,her married name was Lipford. Elizabeth "Betsey" Robertson died on September 16, 1834 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; Died of malarial fever.²

     His Social Security Number was 231-22-0696.⁸ Lawrence Thompson Hancock was buried at Appomattox Cemetery, 703 North 21st Avenue, Hopewell, Virginia.^9,2 He was born on February 2, 1929 at Hopewell, Virginia.^8,9,1,2,3,4 He married Marian Teresa Buyalos on November 21, 1953 at Hopewell, Virginia.^9,10,3 Lawrence Thompson Hancock died on October 20, 1976 at Hopewell, Virginia, at age 47.^6,9,2

     Mae Virginia Lena Dexter Hall was buried at Craighead Cemetery, 10065 Patterson Drive, Bent Mountain, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2 She was born on January 23, 1902 at Virginia.^1,2 As of November 27, 1917,her married name was Craighead.³ She married Frank Ervin Craighead, son of John Sidney Harrison Craighead and Lorena Ellen Brown, on November 27, 1917 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,2 Mae Virginia Lena Dexter Hall died on March 5, 1987 at age 85.^1,2

     Edward Louis "Sonny" Spangler was buried at Peterstown Cemetery, Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia.⁴ He was born on October 21, 1936 at Giles Co., Virginia.⁵ He died on January 29, 1954 at age 17.²

     William Ronald "Ronnie" Spangler was buried at Peterstown Cemetery, Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia.⁵ He was born on January 30, 1940 at Giles Co., Virginia.^1,3 He died on April 12, 1958 at age 18.¹

     Ernest Wilson "Earnest" Perkins was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 23060 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, Will Co., Illinois.⁶ His Social Security Number was 223-34-6761.⁴ He was born on May 3, 1928 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,2,4,5,6 He married Romenta Blanche Spangler, daughter of Elmer Louis Spangler and Helen Irene Reed, on June 27, 1953.^1,2,3 Ernest Wilson "Earnest" Perkins died on September 20, 1996 at Joliet, Will Co., Illinois, at age 68.^4,6

     His Social Security Number was 231-30-7844.⁶ Bobby Owen/Owens Gunter was born on January 10, 1929 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,6,2,3 He died in January, 1969.⁶

     Samuel Yates was buried at Yates Cemetery, beside of Yates Tavern, 1/4 mile south of Gretna, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^1,2 He Yates Tavern is the only block-house standing in Pittsylvania County, Va. and possibly the state. It is located on U.S. 29 business about a fourth of a mile south of Gretna. It was built around 1750 and sheltered travelers in what was then a western wilderness. It is said to be the only dwelling in Virginia constructed with Elizabethan or Tudor over-hangs or front and back jetties. It is deemed a blockhouse because of the 10-inch overhang of the second story. Indian campgrounds were mentioned in deeds on Potter's and Reddies' creeks a few miles away. Saponi Town, near Altavista, was only about 12 miles away. The Yates family came to Pittsylvania County earlier than 1767 when both John Yates and John Yates Jr. were listed among the first tithables. It is not clear which of the Yates family members built the tavern. According to 18th Century Landmarks of Pittsylvania County by Madalene Vaden Fitzgerald and Frances Hallam Hurt, Stephen Yates paid a tax of $8.50 in 1813 to keep an ordinary at his house. In 1818, Yates paid the sum of $1.67 tax and a license was granted him "to keep a house of private entertainment where he now resides." The house is made from weather-boarding and has a rock chimney. There is a large public room with a rock fire-place beneath an impressive mantel. A smaller adjoining main floor room has an under the staircase closet. The corner stairway leads to a two-roomed loft upstairs. The English basement, half in and half out of the ground, has walls two-feet thick. It was in the enormous basement fireplace that meals were prepared. There is trap door access from the main floor into the basement. One of the first acts of the Gentlemen Justices in 1767 was to set prices for liquors and lodging. Overnight lodging with breakfast or dinner was six shillings, with the same for a horse. Brandy was eight shillings a gallon; whiskey, six; West India rum, 10; with Virginia beer and cider going for two shillings, six pence. Near the tavern was Pigg River Road which ran from Peytonsburg to Smith Mountain and from which Yates Tavern drew its customers. Several members of the Yates family are buried in a nearby cemetery. The tavern was restored through grants from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Virginia Landmarks, Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors and the late DeWitt Wallace of Reader's Digest.² He was born on January 22, 1776 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.^1,2 He married Mary "Polly" Davis, daughter of Thomas Davis and Isabel Unknown, on March 17, 1795 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.¹ Samuel Yates Samuel first purchased a license for the Yates Tavern in 1815 and continued to renew the license for the next twenty years. The tavern was known as "house of private entertainment" or a "tavern deluxe." in 1815. He died on May 22, 1836 at Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, at age 60.^1,2