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Genealogy Franklin County residences, 1937-1940

 File — Box: 3 [X030899291], Folder: 1-3

Scope and Contents

Research of families and Works Progess Administration of Virginia inventories for houses in Franklin County, Pittsylvania County, and Danville, Virginia, including narratives about specific families and their homes. There are too many to list including the birthplace of Jubal Anderson Early, the Wade family home, the Saunders family at "Bleak Hill", the Boone family (relatives of Daniel Boone) at "Old Mansion", the Claiborne family at "Claybrooke", the Callaway family at "Ocalusa" or "Blackwater Place", the Greer and Turnbull family home, the Patterson home, and the Hurt family home at "Oak Knoll". Also included are membership applications for the Epperson family to join the Colonial Dames of America, The Jamestown Society, and a certificate for membership in the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1937-1940

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.012 Cubic Feet (Three folders in legal document box. Box 3.)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States