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 CHAPPELL LOEN FROM OBIT 28-08-1928 10-04-1999 CHAPPELL LIZZIE B. FROM OBIT ??-01-1892 26-02-1978 CHAPPELL WILLIS CONWAY FROM OBIT 10-05-1931 22-09-1978 CHAPPELL TAFT FROM OBIT 05-11-1908 28-07-1974 CHAPPELL FRANCES GARLAND FROM OBIT ??-??-???? ??-09-1975 CHAPPELL STEPHEN FROM OBIT 05-01-1907 22-09-1978 CHAPPELL ETHEL FRANCIS CARR FROM OBIT 12-02-1927 26-02-1984 CHAPPELL LILLIE MAE FARMER FROM OBIT 10-05-1914 31-10-1999 CHATTEN EARL JENE "COOKIE" FROM OBIT 25-07-1956 13-10-1984 CHILDRESS THORNTON HUNT FROM OBIT 05-04-1935 19-05-1991 CHILDRESS TOM HENRY Sr. FROM OBIT 02-09-1898 01-09-1993 CHISM MATTIE CLARK FROM OBIT 29-01-1898 20-01-1984 CLARK ROBERT DAVIS FROM OBIT 01-05-1947 20-10-1976 CLARK MACK FROM OBIT 28-04-1914 09-03-1989 CLARK LUCY GREEN FROM OBIT 19-01-1925 11-11-1980 COLE JAMES WOODROW FROM OBIT 03-08-1916 29-04-1986 COLEMAN DAISY LEE DAVIS FROM OBIT 26-06-1909 24-07-1978 COLEMAN ETHEL BEVERLY FROM OBIT ??-??-???? 05-09-1978 COLEMAN CHARLIE H. FROM OBIT 06-01-1887 17-02-1979 COLEMAN SAMUEL Sr. FROM OBIT 20-09-1929 05-04-1995 COLEMAN MAGGIE SWEENEY COLEMAN FROM OBIT 10-10-1926 30-04-1996 COLEMAN MABLE AGUSTA RIED FROM OBIT 08-10-1905 01-07-1983 COLEMAN BERNARD WEBSTER FROM OBIT 04-09-1932 23-02-2001 COLEMAN ELSIE LINWOOD BARKSDALE FROM OBIT 04-04-1925 16-08-1972 COLEMAN ISAAC FROM OBIT 19-05-1935 17-10-1986 COLEMAN JOSEPHINE EDMONDS FROM OBIT 15-04-1909 12-06-1991 COLEMAN WHITFIELD FROM OBIT 01-08-1881 04-11-1977 COLEMAN JOSEPH Sr. FROM OBIT ??-??-1897 30-09-1980 COLEMAN PHILLIP JEFFERSON SR. FROM OBIT ??-??-???? 26-02-1971 COLEMAN WALTER (HAMBONE) FROM OBIT 23-07-1944 03-09-1987 COLEMAN OBIE LESTER FROM OBIT 07-07-1923 16-12-1982 COLEMAN ELIJAH FROM OBIT 04-24-1894 28-10-1982 COLES LOU ELLEN EDMONDS FROM OBIT 15-05-1898 06-05-1979 COLES CUBIE FROM OBIT 23-06-1939 15-05-2001 COLES LUSTER LILLIAN WHITE FROM OBIT 24-06-1922 28-01-1985 COLES ARNETT FREDERICK FROM OBIT 24-09-1941 04-04-1993 COLES LOTTIE CREWS FROM OBIT 11-01-1914 25-09-1982 COLES HAYWOOD BERMAND FROM OBIT 19-04-1927 23-03-1994 COLES ELLA BARBOUR FROM OBIT 13-06-1906 27-02-1975 COLES MARTHA ELLEN COLES FROM OBIT 29-04-1926 19-12-1981 COLES CARY HENDRICKS FROM OBIT 17-06-1907 24-01-1983 COLES LEE HOBERT FROM OBIT 21-08-1903 11-11-1994 COLES BRANN DEFORD "Pete" FROM OBIT 11-05-1943 21-04-1993 COLLINS CHESTER ARTHUR FROM OBIT 03-08-1929 24-10-1995 COLLINS GEORGE LANGSTON Jr. FROM OBIT 12-08-1954 07-02-1976 COLLINS JOHN STEWART Sr. FROM OBIT 10-03-1923 20-01-1985 COMBS LUCILLE EDMUNDS FROM OBIT 19-10-1926 25-11-1997 COMER JULIA SWEENEY FROM OBIT 02-11-1891 08-12-1974 COOKE ALEXANDER GREEN FROM OBIT 10-08-1910 12-10-1991 COOKE WILLIE EARL Sr. FROM OBIT 18-02-1909 13-01-1985 COOKE IDA MAE DAVIS FROM OBIT 15-12-1937 22-03-1981 COSBY HENRY HAYWOOD FROM OBIT 17-11-1941 24-09-1983 COSBY ROBERT BEN FROM OBIT ??-10-1940 26-01-1971 CRAWFORD GEORGE DEWEY FROM OBIT 22-11-1899 29-07-1993 CRAWFORD ANNIE LAURA PONDS FROM OBIT 24-04-1899 10-08-1977 =============================================================== To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html