Greetings, I have been fortunate enough to have been given access to 797 Obituaries of Afro-Americans who lived, or had connections at one time or another in Halifax County Va. These persons were born as early as 1878. The latest date of death was the year 2001 (not the same person). I have entered the info from the obits into my computer. I have found info on some of my ancestors not found in any publications I have seen. I have entered such info as: Surname and given names, DOB, DOD, and if given, parents, spouses, in some cases date of marriage, and the name of the cemetery where they were buried. I will post names, DOB & DOD for these individuals over several days/weeks. If you find someone of interest, let me know and I will send you the rest of the info on that person, whatever it is. I have tried to keep my entries as accurate as possible, but with all that data and my lack of typing skills, I am sure I made some mistakes. Sorry. In order to not cause problems for others not interested in this info, I will not answer any requests for further info posted on this list. Send your request to me off this list at: [log in to unmask] ======================================== Surname first second third from dob/d/m/y dod/d/m/y VAUGHAN ARNOLD FLETCHER FROM OBIT 27-02-1947 06-10-1997 VAUGHAN THELMA WALKER FROM OBIT 04-04-1925 26-11-1992 VENABLE ANNIE PALMER FROM OBIT 03-06-1922 13-10-1994 VENABLE CARRIE SYDNOR FROM OBIT 26-09-1909 23-11-1980 VENABLE JAMES EDWARD FROM OBIT 14-10-1916 10-04-1977 VENABLE MATTIE LEE WADE FROM OBIT 01-03-1909 30-08-1991 VENABLE TASSIE DIXON FROM OBIT 02-06-1893 01-12-1973 VENABLE WILLIAM FROM OBIT 23-05-1918 20-08-1980 WADE EMMA CRADDOCK FROM OBIT 12-03-1911 19-11-1989 WADE KING SOLOMON FROM OBIT 15-08-1905 16-02-1986 WADE LUCILLE MILES HARRIS FROM OBIT ??-??-???? 11-09-1988 WALKER ALVIN HENDERSON FROM OBIT 24-04-1917 02-07-1993 WALKER LOTTIE LUCINDA PENICK FROM OBIT 08-05-1918 26-05-1998 WALKER PHILLIP BRANCH FROM OBIT 01-09-1893 06-08-1977 WALLER ARLETHA JACKSON FROM OBIT 01-02-1919 23-11-1977 WALTON MARGARET EVANS FROM OBIT ??-??-???? 28-02-1971 WASHINGTON ELIZABETH R. FROM OBIT ??-??-???? 29-12-1977 WATKINS JESSIE DOWNEY FROM OBIT 20-09-1900 23-02-1978 WATLINGTON CAROL DIAMNE FROM OBIT 23-04-1951 28-06-1973 WATSON MAMIE VERNELL FROM OBIT 01-08-1963 07-03-1987 WHEELER MARY SUSAN BARKSDALE FROM OBIT 29-02-1904 08-02-1984 WHITE CORA LEE FROM OBIT 24-05-1907 ??-09-1979 WHITE HULAR D. Sr. FROM OBIT 27-04-1913 18-09-1991 WHITE IDEALIA FROM OBIT 12-02-1940 10-02-1998 WHITE LOUIS OLDS FROM OBIT 15-08-1917 06-03-1995 WHITE LOUISE STEPHEN FROM OBIT 14-11-1916 22-11-1997 WHITE MARY COSBY FROM OBIT 14-03-1907 17-05-1976 WHITE MATTIE SUE OULDS FROM OBIT 15-03-1896 30-12-1972 WHITE ROSA P. WOMACK FROM OBIT 10-11-1954 09-12-1989 WHITE SAMUEL CARTER FROM OBIT 28-09-1913 19-04-1993 WHITE WILLIAM "FOX" FROM OBIT 18-09-1931 16-06-1993 WHITLOCK LENA PANNELL FROM OBIT 10-12-1905 15-04-1992 WICKS MARGARET V. FROM OBIT 22-11-1918 06-10-1989 WILBORNE ANTHONY LENWOOD FROM OBIT 05-09-1941 24-02-1973 WILEY EMPER OLIVIA FROM OBIT 16-04-1930 16-07-1989 WILKERSON REXIE IRENE FROM OBIT 18-02-1921 25-04-1991 WILKINS MARIE SIMS FROM OBIT 17-02-1931 15-08-1987 WILLIAM ELROY FROM OBIT 20-06-1903 16-02-1978 WILLIAMS BARBARA ANN CANADA FROM OBIT 26-01-1948 14-07-1973 WILLIAMS BERNARD LEE FROM OBIT 06-04-1914 07-03-1989 WILLIAMS DOUGLAS EVERETTE FROM OBIT 27-10-1943 26-04-2000 WILLIAMS JAMES ARTHUR FROM OBIT 02-01-1942 13-03-1996 WILLIAMS JAMES EDWARD FROM OBIT 12-11-1912 31-01-1981 WILLIAMS JAMES MOSBY FROM OBIT 23-06-1904 14-03-1985 WILLIAMS LOUISE HANKINS FROM OBIT 12-04-1910 21-06-1978 WILLIAMS LUCY FROM OBIT 01-07-1895 19-12-1982 WILLIAMS MILLARD FROM OBIT 24-11-1901 16-07-1991 WILLIAMS RICHARD JAMES FROM OBIT 16-06-1917 31-07-1982 WILLIAMS YEATON B. FROM OBIT 04-07-1918 20-08-1982 WILSON BARBARA DANCE FROM OBIT 08-02-1936 24-03-1984 WILSON BEATRICE FROM OBIT ??-??-1906 18-04-1981 WILSON FRANK MITCHELL FROM OBIT ??-??-1901 03-03-1979 WIMBUSH ELISHA GAMMON FROM OBIT 06-05-1917 02-09-1992 WIMBUSH RAY HOWARD FROM OBIT 05-04-1905 18-11-1991 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html