Harriett Martha Stevens1,2,3

F, b. December 21, 1927, d. January 18, 1987
     Harriett Martha Stevens was buried at Stevens-Showalter Family Cemetery, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.4,1 She was born on December 21, 1927 at Nelson Co., Virginia.2,3 As of April 5, 1947,her married name was Showalter.2 She married Percy Nelson Showalter Jr., son of Percy Nelson Showalter and Nannie Pearl Gowen, on April 5, 1947 at Nelson Co., Virginia.1,2 Harriett Martha Stevens died on January 18, 1987 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 59.1

Census Records

1950Dwelling 88, District 63-13, Rockfish, Nelson Co., Virginia5

Family

Percy Nelson Showalter Jr. b. June 2, 1925, d. February 17, 1968
Marriage*Harriett Martha Stevens married Percy Nelson Showalter Jr., son of Percy Nelson Showalter and Nannie Pearl Gowen, on April 5, 1947 at Nelson Co., Virginia.1,2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S12812] Stevens-Showalter Family Cemetery, Nelson Co., VA, online www.findagrave.com.
  5. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.

Margie Ann Pippin1,2,3

F, b. March 9, 1943, d. May 1, 2013
     Margie Ann Pippin was buried at Cannon Memorial Park, 1150 N. Main Street, Fountain Inn, Greenville Co., South Carolina.3,4 She was born on March 9, 1943 at Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia.1,2,3,4 As of November 14, 1959,her married name was Showalter.1 She married James Milton Showalter, son of Percy Nelson Showalter and Nannie Pearl Gowen, on November 14, 1959 at Nelson Co., Virginia.1 Margie Ann Pippin and James Milton Showalter were divorced on September 24, 1965 at Charlottesville, Virginia.5 Margie Ann Pippin died on May 1, 2013 at Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, at age 70.3,4 She Margie Ann Pippin Moore, 70, wife of Jim Moore for 49 years, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Mrs. Moore was born March 9, 1943 in Roseland, VA, to the late James E. Pippin and Helen Nina Taylor Pippin. She enjoyed sewing and cooking and loved ?owers. She was passionate about her family and her role as a wife and mother and nanny. Margie collected cookie jars and doll babies, and was a member of Peoples Baptist Church. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, Kenny “Smokey” Rice; two daughters and their husbands, Elizabeth “Pokey” and George Walker, and Bonnie and Douglas McKinney; three brothers and their wives, Carl and Judy Pippin, Jessie and Phyllis Pippin, and Rogers and Patricia Pippin; a sister, Brenda Ramsey and husband Danny; three grandchildren, Brandon Moody and wife Samantha, Aimee Moody, and Amber Lynn McKinney; and a great-granddaughter, Makailyn Wills. Burial will be in Cannon Memorial Park. on May 3, 2013.3

Family

James Milton Showalter b. March 6, 1929, d. September 6, 1981
Marriage*She married James Milton Showalter, son of Percy Nelson Showalter and Nannie Pearl Gowen, on November 14, 1959 at Nelson Co., Virginia.1 
Divorce* Margie Ann Pippin and James Milton Showalter were divorced on September 24, 1965 at Charlottesville, Virginia.5 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S1185] Greenville News, The, From the Margie Ann Pippin Moore obituary in the May 3, 2013 edition.
  4. [S4700] Cannon Memorial Park, Greenville Co., SC, online http://www.findagrave.com
  5. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.

Betty Shannon1,2

F, b. September 13, 1958, d. March 9, 2010
     Betty Shannon Funeral services for Betty Shannon Showalter, 51, will be held in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. Interment will follow at Lee’s Cemetery, Lugoff, SC. Mrs. Showalter died Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Born in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of Regina Starnes Shannon Morin and the late Otis Ernest Shannon. She was a member of Lake Wateree Baptist Church; she loved spending time with her grandchildren and loved the outdoors. Survivors are: her mother, Regina Morin; husband, Larry Showalter; son, Joseph Morin all of Gaston; sisters, Elizabeth Bunnell of Elgin, Linda Page (Steve) of Elgin and Sharron Harris of Gaston; brother, Wayne Morin of Columbia; three grandchildren, Dakota Morin, Christopher Morin and Diana Gleaton; also numerous nieces and nephews.2 She was buried at Lee’s Cemetery, Lugoff, Kershaw Co., South Carolina.2 Her Social Security Number was 249-17-7253.3 She was born on September 13, 1958 at Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina.1,2,3 As of February 11, 1981,her married name was Showalter.1 She married James Larry Showalter, son of James Milton Showalter and Audrey Mable Napier, on February 11, 1981 at Prince George Co., Virginia.1,2 Betty Shannon died on March 9, 2010 at South Carolina at age 51; The SSDI has a date date oif Mar 5, 2010.2,3

Family

James Larry Showalter b. September 20, 1953, d. June 5, 2014
Marriage*She married James Larry Showalter, son of James Milton Showalter and Audrey Mable Napier, on February 11, 1981 at Prince George Co., Virginia.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S10497] Thompson Funeral Homes, online thompsonsfuneral.com, From the Betty Shannon Showalter obituary.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

William Howard Stewart Sr.1,2,3,4

M, b. October 3, 1874, d. June 5, 1973
     His Social Security Number was 228-48-4231.5 William Howard Stewart Sr. was buried at Ridgecrest Baptist Church Cemetery, 14654 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.3,4 He was born on October 3, 1874 at Nelson Co., Virginia.1,5,3,4 He married Leslie Lee Gowen, daughter of Albert Walter Gowen and Eoline Octavia Mays, on February 24, 1923 at Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.1,6,4 William Howard Stewart Sr. died on June 5, 1973 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 98.5,3,4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 61, District 63-1, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia2
1940Dwelling 173, District 63-2, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia7
1950Dwelling 108, District 63-14A, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia8

Occupation

1930Teacher2
1940Farmer7
1950Farmer8

Family

Leslie Lee Gowen b. September 3, 1891, d. January 9, 1976
Marriage*William Howard Stewart Sr. married Leslie Lee Gowen, daughter of Albert Walter Gowen and Eoline Octavia Mays, on February 24, 1923 at Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.1,6,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S2415] Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, online https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1708698
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S5498] Ridgecrest Baptist Church Cemetery, Nelson Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S11575] Unknown compiler, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  10. [S12760] Byrum-Parr Funeral Home, online www.byrumparrfh.com, From the Jessie Stewart Adams obituary.
  11. [S2848] Bethlehem Cemetery, Nelson Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=hamlett&GSfn=joseph&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=23438665&CRid=49437&df=all&

James Albert Wood1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

M, b. December 15, 1916, d. August 23, 2002
FatherGrover Cleveland Wood1,2,5,6,9 b. December 18, 1891, d. April 16, 1971
MotherLeslie Lee Gowen1,2,5,6 b. September 3, 1891, d. January 9, 1976
     James Albert Wood was buried at Woodland Cemetery, 4434 Thomas Nelson Highway, Arrington, Nelson Co., Virginia.4 His Social Security Number was 225-24-9690.10 He was born on December 15, 1916 at Scottsville, Albemarle Co., Virginia.10,4,5,6,7,8 He married Susie Roxie Stevens on December 24, 1945 at Nelson Co., Virginia.2,4,11 James Albert Wood died on August 23, 2002 at Nelson Co., Virginia, at age 85.10,3,4,8

Census Records

1940Dwelling 142, District 63-2, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia1
1950Dwelling 46, District 63-8, Massies Mill, Nelson Co., Virginia12

Occupation

1940Farmer1
1950Farm helper12

Family

Susie Roxie Stevens b. October 25, 1925, d. April 10, 2020
Marriage*James Albert Wood married Susie Roxie Stevens on December 24, 1945 at Nelson Co., Virginia.2,4,11 
Children
  • Brenda Pauline Wood2,11,12
  • Frances Marie Wood2,11,12
  • Deborah Jean Wood2,11
  • James Albert Wood Jr.11

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S5496] Woodland Cemetery, Nelson Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  6. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  7. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  8. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  9. [S8058] Evening Sun, The, From the Grover C. Wood obituary in the Apr 17, 1971 edition.
  10. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  11. [S12715] Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel, online www.wellssheffield.com, From the Roxie Stevens Wood obituary.
  12. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.

Jessie Catherine Stewart1,2

F, b. October 10, 1923, d. September 8, 2019
FatherWilliam Howard Stewart Sr.1,2,3 b. October 3, 1874, d. June 5, 1973
MotherLeslie Lee Gowen1,2,3 b. September 3, 1891, d. January 9, 1976
     Jessie Catherine Stewart Jessie Stewart Adams, 95, of Amherst, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Fairmont Crossing. Born in Nelson County, October 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late William Howard and Lee Gowan Stewart. Jessie had been a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church and was also a retired Clerk for King's Pharmacy in Amherst. She is survived by her son, Larry Adams (Winkie) of Vinton; her daughter, Lois Driskill (Michael) of Amherst; her brother, Charlie Stewart (Carol) of Grottoes; grandchildren, G.W. Falls (Terresa), Nathan Adams (Heather), Cameron Tweedy (Wayne), and Jared Adams (Annelise); great-grandchildren, Kayce Falls, Landry Adams, Rhys Adams, Hudson Tweedy, and Parker Tweedy; step great-grandchildren, Robert Lee, Robyn Miller, and Liam Lippert; a sister-in-law, Berksie Adams, and other loving relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Willie Claiborne Adams. A graveside service will be held at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery.3 She was buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia.4,3 She was born on October 10, 1923 at Nelson Co., Virginia.5,4,3 As of December 26, 1944,her married name was Adams.2 She married Willie Claiborne Adams on December 26, 1944 at Lynchburg, Virginia.2,3 Jessie Catherine Stewart died on September 8, 2019 at Amherst, Amherst Co., Virginia, at age 95.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 142, District 63-2, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia1
1950Dwelling 30, District 63-8, Massies Mill, Nelson Co., Virginia6

Family

Willie Claiborne Adams b. July 24, 1912, d. June 23, 2004
Marriage*Jessie Catherine Stewart married Willie Claiborne Adams on December 26, 1944 at Lynchburg, Virginia.2,3 
Children
  • Lois Roberta Adams2,3,6
  • Larry Wayne Adams2,3,6

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S12760] Byrum-Parr Funeral Home, online www.byrumparrfh.com, From the Jessie Stewart Adams obituary.
  4. [S2848] Bethlehem Cemetery, Nelson Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=hamlett&GSfn=joseph&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=23438665&CRid=49437&df=all&
  5. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  6. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.

Susie Roxie Stevens1,2,3

F, b. October 25, 1925, d. April 10, 2020
     Susie Roxie Stevens Roxie Stevens Wood passed away on Friday, April 10th 2020 at the age of 94. Born to Franzie and Bessie Showalter Stevens in 1925, she lived her life in Freshwater Cove, Lovingston. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Albert Wood Sr. (Dooley), 14 of her siblings, and a great grandson Tanner Stinnette. Survived by one brother, Paul Randolph Stevens (Phyllis) of Grottoes; a son James Albert (Dool) Wood Jr. (Beth) of Lovingston; Three daughters: Brenda Hughes of Lynchburg; Frances Bowen (Charles) of Lovingston; and Debra Martin (Steve) of Amherst; Twelve grandchildren, Twenty-one great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends. She loved her flowers, her family, and the beach!2 She was buried at Woodland Cemetery, 4434 Thomas Nelson Highway, Arrington, Nelson Co., Virginia.4 She was born on October 25, 1925 at Nelson Co., Virginia.1,4,3 As of December 24, 1945,her married name was Wood.1 She married James Albert Wood, son of Grover Cleveland Wood and Leslie Lee Gowen, on December 24, 1945 at Nelson Co., Virginia.1,4,2 Susie Roxie Stevens died on April 10, 2020 at Virginia at age 94.2,4

Census Records

1950Dwelling 46, District 63-8, Massies Mill, Nelson Co., Virginia5

Family

James Albert Wood b. December 15, 1916, d. August 23, 2002
Marriage*Susie Roxie Stevens married James Albert Wood, son of Grover Cleveland Wood and Leslie Lee Gowen, on December 24, 1945 at Nelson Co., Virginia.1,4,2 
Children
  • Brenda Pauline Wood1,2,5
  • Frances Marie Wood1,2,5
  • Deborah Jean Wood1,2
  • James Albert Wood Jr.2

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S12715] Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel, online www.wellssheffield.com, From the Roxie Stevens Wood obituary.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S5496] Woodland Cemetery, Nelson Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.

Willie Claiborne Adams1,2,3

M, b. July 24, 1912, d. June 23, 2004
     Willie Claiborne Adams was buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia.4 His Social Security Number was 227-09-8828.5 He was born on July 24, 1912 at Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.1,4,3,5 He married Jessie Catherine Stewart, daughter of William Howard Stewart Sr. and Leslie Lee Gowen, on December 26, 1944 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,6 Willie Claiborne Adams died on June 23, 2004 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 91.4,2,5,7

Census Records

1950Dwelling 30, District 63-8, Massies Mill, Nelson Co., Virginia8

Occupation

1950Carpenter8

Family

Jessie Catherine Stewart b. October 10, 1923, d. September 8, 2019
Marriage*Willie Claiborne Adams married Jessie Catherine Stewart, daughter of William Howard Stewart Sr. and Leslie Lee Gowen, on December 26, 1944 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,6 
Children
  • Lois Roberta Adams1,6,8
  • Larry Wayne Adams1,6,8

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  3. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S2848] Bethlehem Cemetery, Nelson Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=hamlett&GSfn=joseph&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=23438665&CRid=49437&df=all&
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  6. [S12760] Byrum-Parr Funeral Home, online www.byrumparrfh.com, From the Jessie Stewart Adams obituary.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  8. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.

David Robert Hughes1,2,3

M, b. March 3, 1940, d. September 21, 2016
     David Robert Hughes was born on March 3, 1940 at Albemarle Co., Virginia.1,2,3 He married Brenda Pauline Wood, daughter of James Albert Wood and Susie Roxie Stevens, on May 7, 1982 at Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia.1 David Robert Hughes and Brenda Pauline Wood were divorced on June 16, 1994 at Nelson Co., Virginia.3 David Robert Hughes died on September 21, 2016 at Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 76.4

Family

Brenda Pauline Wood
Marriage*He married Brenda Pauline Wood, daughter of James Albert Wood and Susie Roxie Stevens, on May 7, 1982 at Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia.1 
Divorce* David Robert Hughes and Brenda Pauline Wood were divorced on June 16, 1994 at Nelson Co., Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  4. [S2214] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com