Wyatt Obituaries from Richmond Virginia

Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 23, 1925:
"WYATT - Died, Tuesday, December 22nd, 1925, at 4:25 P. M., at his residence, 618 South Belvidere Street, Thomas H. Wyatt. Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. A. M. Wells, Mrs. Charles R. Turner and Mrs. O. V. Carter; also three sons, Jos. L., Thos. D. and Jno. A. Wyatt. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the above residence. Interment in Riverview."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 24, 1925:
"WYATT - The funeral of Mr. Thomas H. Wyatt, of 618 South Belvidere Street, will take place this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, instead of from the residence as previously advertised."

Richmond Dispatch, October 9, 1889:
"WYATT - Died, at 12:10 o'clock A. M., Tuesday, October 8, 1889, at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Rachel Ann Harris, 627 Belvidere street, in the thirty-fifth year of her age, VIRGINIA FLEMING, beloved wife of Thomas H. Wyatt. The funeral services were held yesterday and the interment will take place TO-DAY at Aspen Grove, Hanover county, the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Wyatt."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 25, 1934:
"WYATT - Died Saturday, November 24, 1934, at 4 P.M. at the residence of her son, 3329 Parkwood Avenue, Mrs. Susie Layne Wyatt, wife of the late Thomas Henry Wyatt. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. A. M. Wells, Mrs. C. R. Turner and Mrs. Jane Carter, three sons, Thomas D., Joseph L. and John A. Wyatt, one brother, Barton W. Layne of Hanover, Va. and twenty-five grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. The funeral will take place Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Interment in Riverview."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 6, 1952:
"WYATT - Died, December 4, 1952, Thomas D. Wyatt of 810 China St. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Julia S. Wyatt; one daughter, Mrs. Lottie Wilkinson; 2 sons, Thomas Earl and Frank Lee Wyatt; one stepson, Alvah G. Blackburn; one brother, Joseph L. Wyatt; three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Mae Wells, Mrs. Janie Carter, and Mrs. Gertie Turner, 17 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. The remains rest at the above residence. Funeral from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Saturday at 3 P.M. Interment in Riverview."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 29, 1907:
"MRS. ANNIE BELLE WYATT - Mrs. Annie Belle Wyatt, wife of Thomas D. Wyatt, died yesterday at her residence, No. 620 South Belvidere Street. The funeral will take place from St. Andrew's Church this afternoon at 5 o'clock, and the interment will be in Riverview Cemetery."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 29, 1907:
"WYATT - Died, Wednesday, August 28th, Mrs. ANNIE BELLE, wife of Thomas D. Wyatt, at her residence, 620 South Belvidere Street. Funeral will take place from St. Andrew's Church THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON at 5 o'clock. Interment in Riverview Cemetery."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 29, 1954:
"EX-POLICE OFFICER HERE SUCCUMBS - J. L. WYATT, 73, SERVED 40 YEARS - Joseph Lee Wyatt, 73, a retired police officer, died Wednesday at his home, 620 South Laurel St. Mr. Wyatt, who joined the force in 1910, had a foot beat in the Main Street business district for many years. For a long time, he was easily distinguished from other policemen by his carefully trimmed goatee. Before joining the police force, Mr. Wyatt worked 14 years at Tredegar Iron Works. For 10 years, early in his law enforcement career, he was assigned to inside work at station houses. He retired from the force in July, 1950, after spending nearly 40 years as a policeman. He is survived by five sons, Harvey Fleming, Joseph L., Jr., Thomas Henry, Edroy Frederick and St. Elmo Maury Wyatt, all of Richmond; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia E. Preston and Mrs. Georgia Nickleboro, both of Richmond, and Mrs. Ida Evelyn Wise, of Newport News; three sisters, Ollie Mae Wells, Mrs. Janie Carter and Mrs. Gertie Turner, all of Richmond, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete last night."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 30, 1954:
"WYATT - Died at his residence, 620 South Laurel St., Wednesday, July 28, 1954, Joseph Lee Wyatt. He is survived by five sons, Harvey Fleming, Joseph Lee, Thomas Henry, Edroy Frederick and St. Elmo Maury Wyatt, all of Richmond; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia E. Preston, Mrs. Georgie Mickelboro, of Richmond, and Mrs. Ida Evelyn Wise of Newport News, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Mae Wells, Mrs. Janie Carter and Mrs. Gertie Turner, all of Richmond; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where the funeral will be held Saturday, at 3 P.M. Interment in Riverview."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 22, 1931:
"MRS. IDA LEE WYATT - Mrs. Ida Lee Wyatt, 52, died Friday at a local hospital. She is survived by her husband, Joseph L. Wyatt, and eight children, Harvey F., Joseph L., Jr., T. Henry, Eddie, Roy F., St. Elmo M., Mrs. Virginia Preston, Mrs. Evelyn Wise, Miss Georgie Wyatt; also one brother, R. W. Harris, and six grand-children. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Pine Street Baptist Church. Burial will be in Riverview."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 12, 1952:
"J. A. WYATT, 48, DIES; HAD BEEN POLICEMAN - John A. Wyatt, 48, a former Richmond policeman, was found dead yesterday in an outbuilding in the rear of 618 China St. His death was listed as due to natural causes. He was on the police force for about a year and a half before he left in May, 1949. A funeral service will be held at 3 P.M. Thursday at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Wyatt; a stepson, Arthur Nuckols; three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Mae Wells, Mrs. Charles Turner and Mrs. Janie B. Carter, and two brothers, Thomas D. and Joseph L. Wyatt."

Obituary for Mrs. Lennis Lett "Duckie" Hall of Lacrosse

One of my cousins, Duckie Hall, passed away on Wednesday. I am copying her obituary from the funeral home's website. I will be going to the funeral on Saturday and have been asked to serve as a pallbearer. My grandfather, Walter Lett, was her uncle.

"Mrs. Lennis Lett “Duckie” Hall, age 80, of Marengo Rd., Lacrosse , died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at her residence. She was a former nurse’s aid at Community Memorial Healthcenter in South Hill.

“Duckie” is survived by her husband of sixty-one years (61) Frank R. Hall, two daughters; Pattie Allgood and husband Sam of Newport News and Gloria Moody and husband James Earl of Cartersville, Ga., three sons; Frank R. “Ray” Hall and companion Janet of Thomasville, NC, Charles A. Hall and wife Judy of LaCrosse and John Miles Hall also of LaCrosse, nine (9) grandchildren, five (5) great grandchildren, six (6) half-sisters , one (1) half brother and her caregiver Rebecca Wilson. She was predeceased by a sister, half-sister and half-brother.

A funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. in Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory with interment in the LaCrosse Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. a the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rehoboth United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund. Online condolences may be sent to www.crowderhitecrews.com."

Descendants of Andrew Loving Vass of Richmond, Virginia, 1877-1968

Descendants of Andrew Loving Vass

Generation No. 1

1. ANDREW LOVING 3 VASS (JOSEPH A. 2, HENRY 1) was born August 17, 1877 in Hanover County, Virginia, and died November 15, 1968 in Richmond, Virginia. He married BESSIE MAY JARVIS August 18, 1903 in Richmond, Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM JARVIS and ALICE SHELL. She was born September 17, 1886 in Manchester, Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died August 30, 1974 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.

Notes for ANDREW LOVING VASS:
Andrew was tall and slender with blue eyes, dark brown hair and a soft voice. He was devoted to his mother and sisters, walking around with the license in his pocket for a long time before marrying. He worked for Trediger Iron Works as a puddler and drank heavily until the birth of his last child, commenting that he could have bought the finest house in Richmond if he had back all of the money he spent on booze. Andrew injured his hand and become a trash man, walking through the streets of Richmond with his mule and cart, collecting garbage until his retirement.

More About ANDREW LOVING VASS:
Burial: November 18, 1968, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
Cause of Death: acute myelogenous leukemia

Notes for BESSIE MAY JARVIS:
Bessie’s first pregnancy resulted in a fetal demise. She had three young children die and slammed her breast in a car door, leading to its removal. As an older woman, Bessie was taking off her gown and bent over, lowering herself onto a bedpost and punctured her eyeball. Bessie’s heart hardened, becoming so strict that she would not allow her teenage children to leave their front yard. She was not sociable and did not care for small children. Bessie became so stingy that if she had a piece of fruit, she would let it go bad before she shared it with you.

More About BESSIE MAY JARVIS:
Burial: September 2, 1974, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
Cause of Death: arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease
Medical Information: cardiovascular accident

More About ANDREW VASS and BESSIE JARVIS:
Marriage: August 18, 1903, Richmond, Virginia

Children of ANDREW VASS and BESSIE JARVIS are:

i. JOSEPH ANDREW4 VASS, b. November 2, 1906, Richmond, Virginia; d. July 30, 1984, Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia; m. (1) HILLARY ESTELLE WALTON, February 12, 1926, Richmond, Virginia; b. Bet. 1909 - 1910, Richmond, Virginia; m. (2) PRIVATE, 1933, King and Queen County, Virginia.

More About JOSEPH ANDREW VASS:
Burial: August 2, 1984, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

More About JOSEPH VASS and HILLARY WALTON:
Divorce: Bef. 1933
Marriage: February 12, 1926, Richmond, Virginia

More About JOSEPH VASS and PRIVATE:
Marriage: 1933, King and Queen County, Virginia

ii. RAYMOND ELMORE VASS, b. April 16, 1908, Richmond, Virginia; d. April 18, 1990, Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia; m. SETHELLE MORRISON, September 2, 1933, Richmond, Virginia; b. August 19, 1902, Statesville, Southampton County, Virginia; d. September 22, 1991, Newport News, Virginia.

More About RAYMOND ELMORE VASS:
Burial: April 20, 1990, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

More About SETHELLE MORRISON:
Burial: September 25, 1991, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

More About RAYMOND VASS and SETHELLE MORRISON:
Marriage: September 2, 1933, Richmond, Virginia

iii. HERBERT ELTON VASS, b. November 5, 1909, Richmond, Virginia; d. April 7, 2003, Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia; m. PRIVATE, November 11, 1929, Richmond, Virginia; b. Bet. 1910 - 1911, Richmond, Virginia.

More About HERBERT ELTON VASS:
Burial: April 10, 2003, Westhampton Memorial Park, Henrico County, Virginia

More About HERBERT VASS and PRIVATE:
Marriage: November 11, 1929, Richmond, Virginia

iv. LOUISE E. VASS, b. January 26, 1911, Richmond, Virginia; d. March 19, 1912, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.

Notes for LOUISE E. VASS:
According to Hazel Vass Hargrove, Louise was in her highchair while her brother, Herbert, was climbing on its rails. The chair fell backwards and Louise hit her head on the floor. The baby went into convulsions and died from the trauma. This is contrary to the cause of death as pneumonia listed on her death certificate.

More About LOUISE E. VASS:
Burial: March 20, 1912, Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: broncho pneumonia

v. HAZEL VIRGINIA VASS, b. February 23, 1914, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia; d. October 28, 2001, Glen Allen, Hanover County, Virginia; m. (1) CARLTON EDWARD BROCK, May 27, 1932, Richmond, Virginia; b. September 30, 1912, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia; d. July 27, 1958, Richmond, Virginia; m. (2) CARLETON PERNELL HARGROVE, August 4, 1959, Dillon, South Carolina; b. October 15, 1920, North Carolina; d. December 1975.

Notes for HAZEL VIRGINIA VASS:
Hazel attended school until the fifth grade. At the age of fifteen, she left home and went to live with her best friend and future sister-in-law, Mattie Brock. Hazel worked at the Southern Dog Biscuit Company for a few years but later opted to stay home with her children and babysat others. She loved animals, raised African violets and lived alone during her widowhood.

More About HAZEL VIRGINIA VASS:
Burial: October 31, 2001, Signal Hill Memorial Park, Hanover County, Virginia
Cause of Death: pancreatic cancer

Notes for CARLTON EDWARD BROCK:
Edward delivered messages for Western Union, worked at the Broad Street train station, drove for the Yellow Cab Company, painted for the Jefferson Hotel and worked as a janitor at the Cripple Children's Hospital. On the side, he wrote numbers and sold liquor during the prohibition period. Edward was a lady's man, so much that one woman came to his funeral and told his widow that "you may have had his children, but I loved him."

More About CARLTON EDWARD BROCK:
Burial: July 30, 1958, Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: acute massive myocardial infarction, complete thrombosis of right coronary

More About CARLTON BROCK and HAZEL VASS:
Marriage: May 27, 1932, Richmond, Virginia

Notes for CARLETON PERNELL HARGROVE:
Carleton worked as a painter and general handyman. He was seriously injured after falling from a roof and spent the rest of his life in a nursing home.

More About CARLETON PERNELL HARGROVE:
Cause of Death: fall from a roof

More About CARLETON HARGROVE and HAZEL VASS:
Divorce: May 10, 1973, Richmond, Virginia
Marriage: August 4, 1959, Dillon, South Carolina

vi. LUCILLE LOTTIE VASS, b. December 29, 1915, Richmond, Virginia; d. November 29, 2004, Richmond, Virginia; m. JOHN ROGER REID, JR., April 11, 1933, Richmond, Virginia; b. May 24, 1914; d. September 16, 1996, Richmond, Virginia.

More About LUCILLE LOTTIE VASS:
Burial: December 4, 2004, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Notes for JOHN ROGER REID, JR.:
Buster served in the United States Army as a young man.

More About JOHN ROGER REID, JR.:
Burial: September 18, 1996, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

More About JOHN REID and LUCILLE VASS:
Marriage: April 11, 1933, Richmond, Virginia

vii. MARGARET ALMETER VASS, b. September 5, 1918, Richmond, Virginia; d. June 28, 1920, Richmond, Virginia.

Notes for MARGARET ALMETER VASS:
Bessie was blind at the time Margaret was burned. She had just undergone surgery to remove cataracts from both eyes. Margaret was in the house and picked up a long stick match from inside the hearth. It caught her dress on fire and Margaret swallowed the flames, scorching her mouth and throat. One of the other children called for Bessie, who then desperately tried to save her child in vain.

More About MARGARET ALMETER VASS:
Burial: June 29, 1920, Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: burns accidentally received from playing with matches

viii. WILLIAM WEST VASS, b. February 18, 1921, Richmond, Virginia; d. November 14, 1930, Richmond, Virginia.

Notes for WILLIAM WEST VASS:
On the morning of November 10, 1930, William missed the school bus. He ran and jumped onto the door ledge of the moving bus to get the driver's attention. William slipped and fell beneath its wheels and was crushed. He was taken to Memorial Hospital where he died four days later. It was a very painful and traumatic death.

More About WILLIAM WEST VASS:
Burial: November 16, 1930, Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: auto accident - fractures of ribs, pelvis and right arm

ix. DOUGLAS LOVING VASS, b. February 27, 1926, Virginia; d. September 12, 1986, Richmond, Virginia; m. MYRTLE RAY MASKALL; b. March 9, 1929; d. May 14, 1996, Richmond, Virginia.

More About DOUGLAS LOVING VASS:
Burial: September 15, 1986, Washington Memorial Cemetery, Dutch Gap, Henrico County, Virginia

More About MYRTLE RAY MASKALL:
Burial: May 16, 1996, Washington Memorial Cemetery, Dutch Gap, Henrico County, Virginia

1850 United States Federal Census, York County, Virginia, Transcription and Last Name Index

I completed a book on the 1850 census for York County, Virginia in 2005. It is available from Lulu at the following link: http://www.lulu.com/content/156511

The book costs $11.98 plus shipping for the printed version and $6.25 for a PDF download.

Book Information:
You will receive one new, soft-bound copy of the "1850 United States Federal Census, York County, Virginia, Transcription and Last Name Index," compiled by Kevin Lett of Virginia Family Tree. This is a new edition to the market, being published for the first time in 2005. Information includes each resident’s name, age, race, sex, occupation, real estate value, place of birth (specific counties are given for Virginia births) and some possible educational, physical and marital information (not all of these items are given for each person). There were over 440 households including more than 2,275 individuals (910 white males, 915 white females, 235 free black males and 219 free black females). The book has a total of 60, 8x10 inch pages and includes a last name index and is signed by the author.

Author's background:
Kevin Lett is a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia with a degree in the field of History and a minor degree in Art and Art History. He has conducted genealogy research for the past fourteen years, four years professionally, and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Virginia Historical Society. He is also a volunteer county coordinator for the USGenWeb Project and spent time as a fact checker, and author, for the Library of Virginia's "Dictionary of Virginia Biography". For two years, he was the editor of a family newsletter, "The Lett Gazette."

Area background information:
York County, Virginia was originally named Charles River and was one of the eight, original Virginia shires formed in 1634. The name changed to York in 1643, in honor of James the Duke of York. York County is 108-square-miles being roughly 27 miles long by 6 miles wide. The county seat is in Yorktown, the site where Lord Cornwallis surrendered the British Army during the American Revolution. York is approximately 50 miles from Richmond and 25 miles from Norfolk. Modern-day York County has land borders which include the cities of Poquoson, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, James City County and Gloucester County. A large portion of the county is surrounded by water, being situated between the James and York Rivers.

Last name index includes:
Acrea, Ainslic, Allen, Almond, Alvis, Ammons, Amory, Anderson, Armfield, Armistead, Ashby, Austin, Ayres, Babe, Balfour, Ball, Banks, Barham, Barlow, Barron, Barry, Bartlett, Barziza, Bell, Belvin, Bennett, Bishop, Blanks, Blassingham, Blemthaem, Blizzard, Bonnawell, Boswell, Bowden, Bowers, Bowman, Bowser, Bratcher, Bray, Brown, Bruce, Bryan, Buchanan, Buckherst, Bunting, Burcher, Burnett, Burt, Busick, Byrd, Callis, Candlish, Cannon, Cardwell, Carmener, Carmines, Carter, Cary, Casay, Chandler, Chapman, Charles, Chisman, Christian, Claiborne, Clarke, Cluverius, Cogbill, Coleburn, Collina, Combs, Cooke, Coupland, Cowles, Cox, Crockett, Crowley, Curtis, Cuswell, Daewett, Davis, Dawson, Deneufville, Denfey, Dey, Dickie, Digges, Dixon, Dodd, Donnelly, Doughty, Drewett, Dumlavy, Dunenfville, Dunn, Dunton, Earnest, East, Eastwood, Eddins, Elliott, Evans, Farinholt, Finney, Firth, Flynn, Ford, Forrest, Foster, Frances, Freeman, Garrett, Gayle, Gillett, Gilman, Goodwin, Graham, Graves, Green, Griffin, Griffith, Grymes, Guthrie, Hall, Haniford, Hanniford, Hansford, Harris, Harwood, Haywood, Heath, Heller, Henley, Hewell, Hewes, Hickman, Hicks, Hofheimer, Hogg, Holliway, Holloway, Honghwourt, Hopkins, Hopson, Hornsby, Howard, Hubbard, Hubberd, Hudgins, Huggett, Hunley, Hunt, Hurt, Inslic, Inslie, Ironmonger, Jackson, Jamerson, James, Jarvis, Jenkins, Jennings, Johns, Johnson, Joiner, Jones, Jordan, Kellum, Kemp, Kerby, King, Lauson, Laverty, Lawson, Lebee, Lee, Lester, Lewis, Lindsay, Lindsey, Luck, Lyons, Maeland, Mahone, Mallicote, Mann, Marnex, Marshal, Martin, Mason, Maynard, McCandlish, McCann, Mercer, Messick, Miller, Mills, Mine, Minson, Mone, Mono, Montgomery, Moody, Moore, Moreland, Morgan, Morriss, Morrisson, Moss, Mountcastle, Mountfortt, Myers, Nelson, Newman, Nichols, Noel, Northingham, Nottingham, Owen, Owens, Page, Paine, Parker, Parsons, Parsson, Patrick, Pauls, Peachy, Peters, Pettis, Pettitt, Peyton, Phillips, Piggott, Poe, Pomroy, Powell, Power, Presson, Prince, Provos, Pruvoo, Pumphrey, Purro, Ray, Redcross, Reggin, Richardson, Roberts, Robertson, Robins, Rogers, Rollins, Roper, Rowe, Rowelle, Russell, Salter, Sanders, Sands, Saunders, Savage, Scott, Selator, Semple, Sheild, Shelburn, Sheldon, Shell, Sherwood, Shield, Sibley, Simpson, Slater, Slaughter, Smith, Snead, Southall, Speed, Spencer, Starlin, Starrback, Staves, Stroud, Stuart, Sullivan, Sweat, Sweeney, Tabb, Tanerdan, Taylor, Teagle, Tennis, Thomas, Thompson, Throckmorton, Tignor, Tinsley, Tolten, Topping, Tucker, Vader, Vaughan, Vest, Wade, Wainright, Walker, Wallace, Waller, Walls, Walter, Ward, Warden, Ware, Warren, Watkins, Watson, West, Weston, Wheeler, Whitaker, White, Whiting, Wilkins, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, Williford, Wilson, Winder, Wise, Wiston, Wood, Woodson, Wootten, Worman, Wright, Wyatt, Wynne, Young