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     Infant Hall was born on February 21, 1892 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on March 6, 1892 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹

     John H. Cole was born circa July, 1893 at Patrick Co., Virginia.¹ He died on August 16, 1893 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹

     Infant Poff was born on June 8, 1893 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 He died on June 23, 1893 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of whooping cough.^1,3

     Jacob Conner was buried at Conner Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk Co., Iowa.^3,5,8 He was born on February 10, 1781 at Botetourt Co., Virginia.^5,8 He married Barbara Furrow on December 6, 1803 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,4,5,6 Jacob Conner died on April 26, 1870 at Sigourney, Keokuk Co., Iowa, at age 89.^3,5,8

     Infant Eanes Died in infancy. He was born on August 25, 1895 at Floyd Co., Virginia. He died on September 15, 1895 at Floyd Co., Virginia.

     Malinda Iddings was born circa November, 1892 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on April 19, 1894 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of bold hives.¹

     R. May Link was born circa 1894 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on May 2, 1896 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of gray dysentery.¹

     Rev. John Wesley Rumburg was buried at Den Hill Road Cemetery, Mount Calvery Baptist Church, Rt. 641 west of Shawsville, about 3/4 mile from Rt. 11, Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on January 29, 1829.¹ He married Martha Surface on January 29, 1851 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 Rev. John Wesley Rumburg died on September 10, 1902 at age 73.¹

     Martha Surface was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3 She was born on January 10, 1832.^2,3 She married Rev. John Wesley Rumburg, son of Eli Rumberg and Mary "Polly" Hall, on January 29, 1851 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,4,1 As of January 29, 1851,her married name was Rumburg. Martha Surface died on February 16, 1915 at age 83.^2,3

     Ira Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on May 20, 1846 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 He died on January 30, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 15; Died of diptheria.^1,3

     Martha E. Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ She was born on February 2, 1848 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,2 She died on July 2, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 14; Died of diptheria.²

     Laffayett Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on September 18, 1852 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He died on July 18, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 9.¹

     Elizabeth Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She was born on April 25, 1857 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on July 9, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 5; Died of diphtheria.^1,2

     Eli Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on April 27, 1850 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 He died on July 17, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 12; Died of diptheria.^1,3

     Asa Kropff was buried at Gray, Poff, and Kropff Family Cemetery, Rt. 221, across from Simpson's Store, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on March 12, 1855 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2 He died on July 20, 1862 at Check, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 7; Died of diptheria.^1,2

     Eli Rumberg was buried at Big Tunnel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Virginia. He was born circa 1792 at Rockbridge Co., Virginia.¹ He married Mary "Polly" Hall, daughter of Jesse Hall and Phebe Wilbur, on March 2, 1815 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.² Eli Rumberg died on November 7, 1839 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,3

     Mary "Polly" Hall was buried at Big Tunnel Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Virginia. She was born circa 1797 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.³ She married Eli Rumberg on March 2, 1815 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ As of March 2, 1815,her married name was Rumberg.

     His Social Security Number was 224-22-4933.³ Charles Douglas Benn was born on February 18, 1921 at Dinwiddie Co., Virginia.^1,4,3 He married Sadie Lucille Shank, daughter of Tonsaroyoo "Tonsa" "Bill" Shank and Evelyn Light, on November 26, 1969 at Fairfax Co., Virginia.^5,6,7,1,2 Charles Douglas Benn died on September 1, 2004 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 83.^3,2 He Charles Douglas Benn, 83, a retired developer of general aviation airports in Northern Virginia, died on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at a Salem nursing home. Mr. Benn's interest in aviation began when he was a boy on his family's farm in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps as a flight engineer on B-17 aircraft. After the war, with his brother, J.D. Benn, Sr., he helped develop the Washington Virginia Airport at Bailey's Crossroads. He later developed Woodbridge Airport and managed it until his retirement in 1987. During that time he owned and operated one of the largest flight schools in Virginia. He also was a dealer for Piper Aircraft. In 1953 the Civil Aeronautics Administration designated him a Pilot Examiner and he remained one until retirement. He was elected in 1989 to the Hall of Fame of the Virginia Aeronautical Society in recognition of "his distinguished contribution to the progress of aviation." In retirement in Alexandria he enjoyed collecting and judging antique DeSoto automobiles. Mr. Benn and his wife, Sadie Shank Kesler Benn, moved to Salem in 2003. He was predeceased by brothers, J.D. Benn, Sr., James Benn, and William Benn. Survivors besides his spouse include daughters by a previous marriage, Laura Benn of Adelphi, Md., Bonnie Martinez of Warrenton, Va., Terri Gentry of Newport News, Va., and Lynne Ratz of Fairfax County, Va; stepson, Rodney Kesler of Check, Va; grandchildren, Nicole Martinez, Natalie Martinez, and Michael Martinez; and step-grandchildren, Matthew Kesler and Tanya Kesler Hicks. on September 3, 2004.²

     His Social Security Number was 226-70-7253.⁸ Larry Michael Kesler was born on March 9, 1951 at Roanoke, Virginia.^8,2,3 He died on August 26, 1995 at Washington, D.C., at age 44.^8,1 He KESLER, Larry Michael, formerly of Floyd County, died Saturday, August 26, 1995 in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his grandmother, Evelyn Shank, Check; mother and stepfather, Sadie and Charles Benn, Alexandria; father and stepmother, Leo and Audrey Kesler, Newport News; grandparents, D. Hatcher and Laura Kesler, Salem; brother and sister-in-law, Rodney and Peggy Kesler, Check; sister and brother-in-law, Christy and Bill Cleary, Newport News; sister and brother-in-law, Joy and Frank Chappell, Seaford; nephew, Matthew Kesler, Check; nieces, Tanya Kesler, Check, Sarah Cleary, Newport News. Contributions may be made in memory of Larry Kesler to The Washington Hospice of Washington, 3720 Upton Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016-2299, or Food & Friends, P.O. Box 70601 Washington, D.C. 20024. Memorial services in his home town will be private. on September 9, 1995.¹

     Edna A. DeVore was buried at Saint Peters Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.² She was born in 1896 at Pennsylvania.^3,2 She married James Samuel Noah Shank, son of John Wesley Shank and Sarah Jane Dickerson, circa 1921.^4,1 As of circa 1921,her married name was Shank.⁴ Edna A. DeVore died in 1962.²

     His Social Security Number was 196-20-5604.³ William Andrew Shank was born on April 28, 1926 at Pennsylvania.^1,3 He died on September 12, 1993 at Pennsylvania at age 67.³

     John Wesley Shank Jr. was born circa 1905 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He died on January 13, 1906 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹