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FLOYD COUNTY HERITAGE BOOK, 2000 proposed
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Dedication: touching the whole community past and present
I. Early Settlement
Jacksonville, Town of Floyd
Overview of County history (from formation)
Historic Signs and Pictures
Plelgar Family-Town of Floyd donation
Early Govt. Officials
II. Church History
III. Schools (one room to present)
IV. Old Homes (Log Cabins, Large mansions, etc.)
V. Transportation, Roads, Major Storms
VI. African American Community
VII. Native American Community
VIII. Wars and Veterans
IX. Industries
Old Country Stores, Grist Mills, Gold Panning and Sniping, Lumber, Canning
factories, Mining/Smelting, farming,
XI. Crafts and Home
Herbal medicines, quilting, pottery and jewelery, weaving, hunting, blacksmithing.
XI. Pastimes
Minor League Baseball, Nascar
XII. Folklore and Mountain Music
XII. Families of Floyd County Virginia
XII. Profiles in Progress (Business Historis)
XIII. Index (Fulll Name index)
THE BEGINNING OF FLOYD COUNTY..back to top
BY CURTIS A. SUMPTER
Floyd County is situate atop a high plateau of the Blue Ridge Mountains which divides the eastward flowing from the westward flowing from the westward flowing waters. It is said that no water flows into Floyd County. The county is drained primarily by Little River and its tributaries which flow into New River below the Claytor Lake Dam and, in turn, by way of the Kanawha, the Ohio and the Mississippi, into the Gulf of Mexico. The southwestern portion of the county is drained by Burks Fork, Laurel Fork and Grassy Creek, also westward flowing, but into New River by way of Reed Island. back to top
The eastward flowing waters are made up of Lick Fork, Goose Creek and their tributaries which drain the northern portion of Locust Grove Magisterial District, and constitute that part of the South Fork of Roanoke River which arises in Floyd County. Thus the eastward flowing waters reach the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Roanoke and Albemarle Sound. back to top
Beginning in Jamestown in 1607, the Virginia colonists were first settled along the James River in eastern Virginia, but they seem not to have followed up that stream in their search for a passage through the mountains to the west. They were trying to locate a South Sea and their expeditions generally followed up the Roanoke River, to the south of the James. back to top
The interest of the colonists in exploring the interior of the continient began to manifest itself during the 1640's and in the years following. In 1645 forts and trading posts were established at the falls of the Appomattox River, present day Petersburg, Virginia. About this time Colonel Abraham Wood, also referred to as Major Wood and General Wood, was placed in command of a fort and trading post at the falls of the river, and began to develop trade with the Western Indians.back to top
Tradition has it that Colonel Wood led the first party of Englishmen to enter what is today Floyd County. He is supposed to have led an exploratory expedition up the Roanoke River, to have crossed the Blue Ridge at Woods Gap into present day Floyd county and to have gone through present Floyd County by way of Little River to its junction with New River. This exploration is reputed to have taken place in the year 1654. However, this writer has trouble supporting the tradition. First, no proof or documentation has been produced to support same. Second, if Woods Gap was so named because of Colonel Wood's supposed passage through in 1654, it continued to hold that name for nearly one hundred years while buried in an uninhabited wilderness, since the earliest settlers in the Little River Area, which became Floyd County, did not arrive until the 1740's. Third, members of the Wood Family which inhabited this area were living at the top of the Wood Gap more than one hundred fifty years ago. One Richard "Dickey" Wood who lived on the Patrick County side of the watershed county line is buried in a small cemetery near the Gap, along with his four wives, one on each side of his grave, one at his head and one at his feet.back to top
In 1671 Colonel Wood did send out an exploring party under the leadership of Thomas Batts, Robert Fallam and Thomas Wood, and with Perecute, an Appomattox Indian as guide. The party followed up the Roanoke River to a toteros Indian village near present Salem, Virginia. Here Thomas Wood became ill and was left with the Indians. The party then crossed the mountains and came to the river which they named Woods River for their commander. For many years it was known as Woods River. back to top
This appears to be the earliest recorded entry of Englishmen on the westward flowing waters of Southwest Virginia, but that someone had preceded this partyis evidenced by markings on trees they found and recorded in their journals.
Trade was established with the Cherokee Indian Nation as early as 1700. Several exploring parties and hunting expeditions entered Southwest Virginia during the first half of the 1700's. It was a country well adapted to the support of wild game, and wild game was here in abundance. In the main, one vast forest stretched from the east slope of the Blue Ridge to the crest of the Cumberlands. The hunters, trappers and traders were always ahead of the settlers and home seekers. They could realize far more income from the furs, pelts and hides than they could make farming the difficult to clear new land.back to top
The earliest known travel way through present day Floyd County was the Trader's Path, running from East to West, which crossed Roanoke River where Back Creek enters the river, thence by John Mason's, R. Poage's, the headwaters of Back Creek and Southwest over Bent Mountain. It continued westward through the Little River area to the Lead Mines. No doubt many traders and hunters whose names were never recorded followed the Trader's Path and Indian Trails through the Appalachian country in pursuit of this trade.back to top
The first known attempts to settle the area appear to have beenmade during the 1740's. Adam Harman and some of his clan wre in the Horseshoe area of the New River; near the present Radford Arsenal; the Germans and Dunkards were on New River near present day Radford; and, the Drapers and Ingles had settled at Drapers Meadows near present day Blacksburg, all prior to 1750.
In 1745, the Virginia Council granted to James Patton, of Augusta County, and others, 100,000 acres on New River and the westward flowing waters, including the Little River area. Prior to the creation of Floyd County in 1831, this area was generally referred to in official recordings as the Little River Area. Exploring parties had been sent out to loate and claim the best land situate on these waters in anticipation of the grant. One such exploration took place in the winter of 1742-43 under John Buchannan, Patton's cheif surveyor. On this expedition they found some hunters and trappers living along New River and engaged some of them to assist in the work. The Woods River Land Company was formed to locate, survey and market the grant.back to top
In 1749 the Royal Company of Virginia also received a grant on the westward flowing waters, and thus the two companies became competitors for people to settle the area.
Surveying began in the latter part of the 1740's, including some on Little River. The present Floyd County, lying on the very eastern crest of the Blue Ridge as it does, must have had its first log cabins raised about this time. Some persons would enter a tract of land and raise a cabin to claim it, or purchase from the land company and have it surveyed, then depart over the next hill to the west looking for something greener before title had been perfected, making it near impossible to say who was first.
Regardless of who was first, in the year 1750, less than a dozen small settlements of white people were in all of Southwest Virginia, most of them along New River and its tributaries.back to top
The main trail into Southwest Virginia during these early years seems to have followed up the North Fork of Roanoke River and through the present Montgomery County to New River. But some travel came over the Blue Ridge from the area which now comprises the counties of Roanoke and Franklin, and followed down Little River to the New. One such expedition traversed the present Floyd County in 1758, quoting:
"An extract of a Journal 'Concerning a march that Capt. Robert Wade took to the New River' in search of Indians, Saturday, 12th of August, 1758:
"Capt. robert Wasde marc't from Mayo Fort, with 35 men, in order to take a Range to the New River in search of our Enemy Indians. We marcht about three miles that day to a Plantation, where Peter Rentfro formerly lived and toook up Camp, where we continued safe that night--Next morning being Sunday, we continued to march about three or four miles, and one Francis New returned back to the Fort, then we had 34 men besides the Capt. We marcht along to a place called Gobeling Town, where we Eat our Breakfast & so continued our march till late int the afternoon, and took up Camp at the Foot of the Blew Ledge where we continued safe that night--Next morning being Monday the 14th, Inst. we started early and crossed the Blew Ledge and Fell upon a branch of Little River, called Pine Creek--Next morning we set out early and traveled down the north side. back to top
We followed the sd. Creek down to Little River, and crost the Little River & went to Francis Eason's Plantation where we continued that night. Our hunters brought a plentiful supply of Venison--Next morning being Tuesday the 15 inst. we marct down to Richard Rattlecliff's plantation on the Meadow Creek, where we continued that night--Next mornig being Wednesday the 16th. Inst. we sent our Spyes and hunters to Spy for Enemy Signs & to hunt for provisions. But the body of the Company Tarryed there--At night they came in with plenty of Venison, but could not discover any fresh sign of the Enemy--Next morning Thursday the 17 Inst. we sent our hunters as usual & in the afternoon some of them came in and informed us they had seen signs of Indians at Draper's Meadow, that had been a catching of horses that Day and that they had gone a straight course for Blackwater--upon that we began to get in Readyness to persue them next morning--but one of our men not coming in that night dissapointed us--"------the man that was Lost Came in & Informed us that he had been lost in a Creek of the Little River-----"
The foregoing account goes on to relate the march to New River, how the Harmans joined in the search, and encounter with the Indians, and their home by the way of Little River, Blackwater and Pigg River. About the middle of 1760's, a young Englishman by the name of Smith Visited this section of Virginia and, in his journal, describes the country, as he found it:
"---We descended the mountain, and halted for the night on the side of a large rivulet, which we conjectured to be either Little River it or some of the waters of it, having crossed the Blue Ridge at a most disagreeable and dangerous gap in the afternoon. "Next morning we set out early and traveled down the north side of the rivulet, which we found to be Little River, until we arrived at New River and at last came to the Fort---" back to top
The earliest known land records and surveys made in the Little River area are as follows:
1748 John Miller, 65 Acres on Little River, Patent 1753
1748 John Buchanan, Gent.,100 acres at the mouth of Little River, and 150 acres Little River and Reed Island, Patent 1753
1750 Thomas Ogle, 67 acres Burk's Run on South Side Little River, patent 1753
1750 Samuel Arnold, 67 acres Burk's Run and Little River, patent 1753
1750 Robert Box, 179 acres Beaver Dam Branch of Little River, Patent 1753
1750 Daniel Brown, 103 acres Little River, Old Fields Creek, patent 1753
1753 William Ogles, 67 acres on Little River
1754 Tract #34, 140 acres on Old Fields Creek, branch of Little River granted Aug. 13, 1798.
1754 Tract #35, 50 acres on Little River, Old Fields Creek, granted Aug. 14, 1798.
1754 Tract #36 210 acres on Little River and PIne Creek, granted August 13 1798
1754 Tract # 61, 130 acres on Kelleys Branch of Little River, granted Aug. 9, 1798
1754 Rueben Ratcliffe from John Miller, 65 acres on Little River
1767 Isaac Taylor from Daniel Brown of Orange Co., N. C. 103 acres on Little River, a branch of New River at the mouth of the Old Field Creek
1769 William Murphy from Thomas Ogle of Rowan Co. N. C., 67 acres on Little River
1774 Thomas Goodson, 481 acres Little River; 1782 additions of 170 and 292 acres on Little River, and 600 acres Ogle's Creek; 1783, 185 acres Pine Creek branch of Little River. Grants (Grant records from Archives, Virginia State Library, Richmond) in Botetourt Co. Spurlock, William Calloway and others; 135 acres Pine Creek (This last grant was issued to Thomas Goodson, Junior).
1774 Thomas Goodson, Sr. 700 acres Little River
1774 Francis Eason, 182 acres Little River including his old survey
1774 Joshua Howell, 256 acres south fork Little River; 1782 additions, 250, 400 and 100 on south fork Little River; 1784 143 acres west forks Little River; 1785, 100 acres south fork Little River; grant botetourt Co. 1785 for 250 acres adjoining George Haristone and his own land.
1774 Benjamin Howell, 354 acres on Little River, west fork; 1782 additions, 165 acres on south fork Little River adjoining Ignatius Turman, granted 1787, 214 acres on Lick branch of Little River.
1774 Griffith Dickerson, 700 acres on Little River, south fork; 1782 additions, 400 acres Little River, 200 acres on pre-emption on Little River; 1785, 100 and 128 acres on the south fork Little River; for Griffith Dickerson, Sr., 540 acres on west fork of Little River, grant, Botetourt Co. 1784, 400 acres south fork of Little River, adjoining George Hairstone and Peter Storm; grant 1784, 299 acres on south Fork of Little River.
1774 Hercules Ogle, 370 acres Little River including old survey; additions 1782, 100 acres assignee of James King on branch of Beaver Dam called Boze Creek, branch of Little River, also 200 acres assignee of George Barnett by settlement on Little River, joining Andrew Ferguson; 1783, 200 acres assignee of James King, on Boos, (Boze?) Creek, branch of Beaver Dam, branch of Little River.
1774 Richard Reynolds, 187 acres Little River; additions 1782, 400 acres Pine Creek, branch of Little River by right of settlement; 300 acres on Old Field Creek; Botetourt County Grant, 1784, 400 acres adjoining hihs own land; 1783, 375 acres mouth of Mud Creek.
1774 Christian Richards, 1782, 138 on Terry's Creek, grant Botetourt Co. 1786, land adjoining Samuel Eason.
1774 George Hairstone, 200 acres Little River, south fork; 400 acres assignee of Joseph Davis on south fork; additions 1782, 423 acres by right of settlement on south fork adjoining hihs own and also, 400 acres Little River; 1783, 1,473 acres Little River, south fork, grant 1784, 1,473 acres includes 400 acres by cerificate from the commissioners assignee of Joseph Davis, 400 acres by certificate from the commissioners, 200 acres pre-emption and 423 acres state warrant, 50 acres military warrant assignee of Joseph Webster.
1774 John Spurlock, 121 acres Little River; 1782 additions, 230 acres west fork Little River; 1783 (Montgomery County) 340 acres on fork Little River.
1774 James Boile (Boyles?), 129 acres Little River; 137 acres Little River, assignee of James Walker, land joining his own and Thomas Goodson.
1774 John Bishop, 71 acres south fork Little River; additions 1782, acres Little River branch of New River (Montgomery County Survey).
1774 Stephen Cook, 150 acres on Brush Creek.
1774 Jonathan Elswick, 53 acres Greasy Creek, north branch; 1782, Montgomery County, 280 acres both sides Little River and 45 acres Indian Creek, and 33 acres Indian Creek, assignee of Andrew Cocke assignee of Moses Greer, 1783.
1774 Blackburn Akers, 48 acres Little River and Indian Creek, both sides; 1782, Montgomery County, 150 acres Little River.
1774 Edmund Vancele, 38 acres Little River; 150 acres east side Little River; 1783, 110 acres west side Little River and 150 acres east side Little River; 1784, 240 acres on branch of Indian Creek called Lickey Log fork, branch of Little River (Montgomery County Surveys).
Tithables in Virginia were prepared under Court Order for the purpose of levying a pole tax. They were similar to our present day census and provided a llisting of the male residents above the age of sixteen years, together with certain female listings, in the various districts. Two such listings for the Little River area are:
A List of Tithables on the Head of Little River--1771
Uriah Akers, Wm. Bell, Danel Blevins, JOhn Boleing, Griffeth Dickerson, Conrnelus Davis, Charles English, John Evins, Frnaces Eston, Andrew Ferguson, David Garred, Phillep Garrid, Thomas Griffeth, Thomas Goodson, Jonathan Grimes, Wm. Huff, Leonard Huff, Joseph Hoff, John Hall, Charlis Hunget, Wm. Hungate, Wm. Holley, James Idings, Charles Likens, JOhn McClean, Harcules Ogle, John Plumly, JOhn Price, John Patterson, Wm. Richardson, Christian Richards, Thomas Right, Joseph Rendfew, Thomas Scott, Jesper Terry, Joseph Willis, not legible.
List of Tithables in the Upper Settlement of Little River 1772
Uriah Akers, Blackburn Akers, Michel Bracken, John Bowling, William Bell, John Beckett, Joseph bowling, Griffith Dickinson, Jeremiah Doneley, Griffeth Dickinson Juner, Henry Dewesse, Charlis English, David English, John English, Enose Johnson, Rubin Keeth, Jacob Lewis, Mark Lukeings, Andrew Lukeings, John McClennan, Joshia Morris, Hercules Ogles, John Paterson, John Plumley, William Richardson, Joseph Rentfro, Richard Rannels, Christian Richards, Francis Eason, Samuel Eason, John Evins, Andrew Ferguson, Thomas Goodson, Thomas Griffeth, Phillip Gerret, Jonathan Grimes, Henrey Guffey, Joseph Hough, William Holley, John Hungot, William Hough, William Hungot, John Hale, Joshua Howell, Charles Hungot, David Iding, Seth Johnson, Thomas Scott, John Spurlock, Wm. Spurlock, Ezekiel Sumner, William Terrey, Jesper Terrey, James Tilley, Samuel Underwood, Joseph Willis, Senr., Joseph Willis Jr., Jospeph Willis again, John Chisum, Jos. Crabb, Fras. Daugherty, Two of the Abneys. Note: The last four names were added on the back with the word "Omitted."
On January 15, 1831, the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act creating the present county of Floyd out of the county Montgomery. The new county was named for the then Govenor of Virginia, John Floyd. On March 21, a majority of the Justices of the Peace for the county assembled 'at the residence of Daniel Spnagler, deceased', to hold the first monthly County Court. These first Justices were: William Gilham, George Godby, robert Goodson, Peter Guerrant, Jacob Helms, Joseph Hhoward, Benjamin Howell, John Lester, George Shelor and William Young. Before the summer was out five additional Justices had been designated, as follows: William Hancock, Bryant Hylton, Lewis Payne, Charles B. Reynolds and John Wilson. They were not only judicial officers charged with conducting the County Court, they performed many functions of the present day Board of Supervisors. At this first meeting a committee was appointed and 'ordered to make necessary arrangements for Court to be held at the late residence of Daniel Spnagler until necessary buildings are constructed'.
The first term of the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, with the Honorable James E. Brown presiding, was held on June 15, 1831, "at the late residence of Daniel Spangler, deceased."
A commission was appointed to receive proposals for building a jail, the need for which may have been more urgent than for other public buildings. A contract for the erection of a jail "to be constructed of Hewn timber 18 x 16 feet long, the said walls to be one foot thick, to be closely notched and to be two stories high", was let during the summer of 1831.
Dissention developed almost immedicately as to the site for the county seat and the location of the public buildings. After considerable delay and lack of progress, the Circuit Court issued a rule against the Justices "to shew cause, if any they can, why an information should not be filed against them for failing to erect a good and sufficient Jail and Courthouse." In June 1832, a contract was finally let to James Toncrey for the erection of a courthouse for the sum of $5000.00.
Manassah Tice conveyed 5 acres of land, and Abraham Phlegar conveyed 1 acre, to the Justices of the county " for and in consideration of the county seat for said county being located on and adjoining their lands." The present courthouse square came from the one acre Phlegar tract. The remainder of the land was subdivided into lots and sold for the erection of dwelling houses and business establishments, the proceeds therefrom to be applied on the costs of the public buildings. The Courthouse was completed in 1834.
-----1831 Floyd County was formed from Montgomery County
1831-1776 Floyd County was a part of Montgomery County
1776-1772? Floyd was a part of Fincastle County
1772-1770? Floyd County was a part of Botetourt County
1770-1745 Floyd County was a part of Augusta County
1745-1734 ? Floyd County was a part of Orange County. Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County in 1734. It then embraced not only its present area east of the Blue Ridge, but all the undefined claims of the colony of Virginia west of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Spotsylvania County was formed in 1721, but it is not believed to have been so constituted as to include any of the area west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where Floyd County is situate.
Following Judge James E. Brown on the Circuit Court Bench in 1831 came:
Judge Fleming Saunders in 1834; Judge Norborne M. Taliaferro in1844; Judge Andrew S. Fulton in 1852; Judge James S. Tipton in 1868; Judge A. Mahood in 1870; Judge Henry E. Blair in 1874; Judge W. W. Moffett in 1906; Judge Herbert Bailey Gregory in 1923; Judge Thurston L. Keister in 1926; Judge Frederick Lane Hoback in 1952; Judge John B. Spiers in 1956; Judge W. Southall Jordan in 1957; Judge Kenneth I. Devore in 1977.
A complete list of the clerks of the Circuit Court of Floyd County as follows:
1831, William Wade; 1832, William Goodson; 1839, Matthew Sandifur; 1843, John N. Zentmeyer; 1855, James B. Headen; 1858, William B. Shelor; 1864, Jackson Godby; 1869, John F. Edwards; 1871, Ballard Preston Hylton; 1871, William Campbell; 1872, Jackson Godby; 1875, Benjamin Porter Elliot; 1899, Benjamin Schuyler Pedigo; 1920, George Dudley Shelor; 1944, Harry Lee Aldridge; 1950, Winston Elliot Spencer; 1968, Margaret H. Harman.
A complete list of the Clerks of the Circuit Court of Floyd County as follows:
1831, William Gilham; 1831, Robert Goodson; 1834, Goerge Shelor; 1836, George Godby; 1l838, Joseph Howard; 1840, Peter Guerrant; 1842, Benjamin Howell; 1844, John Lester, Sr.; 1846, Lewis Payne; 1848, Bryant Hylton; 1850, Leonard Aldridge; 1842, John Lester, Jr.; 1852, William B. Shelor; 1857, David Kitterman; 1861, Fleming Howery; 1865, Ferdinand A. Winston; 1870, Floyd W. Edwards; 1879, James A. DeHart; 1883, Tazwell W. Willilams; 1892, David Slusher; 1908, Amon Preston Harmon; 1916, John Washington Brammer; 1924, Cephas Alvin Hylton; 1940, Ora Dathan Williams; 1960, Paul R. Sutphin; 1942, Walter J. Akers; 1976, George E. Branscome.
A complete list of those serving as Commonwealth's Attorney for Floyd County are as follows:
1831, Archibald Stuart: 1837, Norborne M. Taliaferro; 1842, Jubal Anderson Early; 1847, Archibald Stuart; 1849, Jubal Anderson Early; 1852, James R. Holt; 1856, Peter S. Bank; 1860, Henry Lane; 1863, J. J. Williams; 1864, John W. Shelton; 1865, John Merritt; 1869, William H. Stable; 1871, James L. Tompkins; 1874, E. W. Graham; 1875, John Merritt; 1879, Zachary Taylor Dobyns; 1887, Benjamin Schuyler Pedigo; 1899, Valentine M. Sowder; 1904, Ham W. Simmons; 1917, Roscoe F. Tompkins; 1920, Benjamin Schuyler Pedigo; 1931, John Edward Burwell; 1932, Joseph Henry Poff; 1952, Curtis Alvah Sumpter; 1976, Robert C. Boswell.
Archibald Stuart was a native of Patrick County, and father of Maj-Gen James Ewell Brown Stuart, famed Confederate calvary leader. Lieut-Gen Jubal Anderson Early was a native of Franklin County, and a corps commander in General Lee's Confederate Army of Virginia. Henry Lane came to Floyd County from Warren County to practice law. Born 1826, he was elected Captain of Company A, 42nd Virginia Infantry, when it was organized in Floyd, rose to rank of Major, and killed at the battle of Cedar Run in 1862.
The county seat of Floyd County was first called Jacksonville for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States (1829-1837.
The town appears to have been first incorporated in 1858. By Act of the General Assembly, passed March 3, 1858, and in formce from its passage, "----the town of Jacksonville in the County of Floyd,----shall be and the same is hereby made a town corporate, by the name and style of The Town of Jacksonville;---provided the area of the said town shall not exceed one hundred acres." The governing council consisted of Five trustees, to hold office for one year, one of whom was to be elected President by the trustees and vested with the same powers as a Justice of Peace. Five citizens of the town, Andrew Stephens, Samuel Dobyns, Henry Sayne, Jackson Godby and Matthe3w Scott, were authorized to hold the election for the first trustees. After the citizens of the town had "given their written assent to the provisions of said Act, "the election for trustees was ordered for August 30, 1858.
By an Act approved February 19, 1892, the town was again incorporated as the Town of Jacksonville. The boundaries were stated as follows: "From the court-house north one-quarter of a mile; same distance south; from the court-house, east, to the south-east corner of Mrs. William Harmon's Godby lot; west to A. T. Howard's barn." Under this Act, the government of the town was vested in Mayor and a Council of four, to hold first Council consisted of Capt. J. M. Boyd, Dr. John W. Simmons, Judge Z. T. Dobyns and Dr. T. H. Howard.
On January 23, 1896, the General Assembly passed an Act officially changing the name of the Town of Jacksonville to the town of Floyd.
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I gratefully acknowledge permission from Mary B. Kegley to quote from her "Early Adventures On The Western Waters' and 'New River Titables 1770-1773'. I further acknowledge use of the records of the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Floyd County, and of Virginia Acts of Assembley.
Curtis A. Sumpter
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