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Harvey DESKINS [Parents] was born about 1805 in Tazewell, VA. He died in Floyd County, Virginia. He married Nannie HOWE. Harvey was employed as Lawyer.

[Notes]

Nannie HOWE died in None Available. She married Harvey DESKINS.

They had the following children:

  F i Nancy Howe DESKINS died in None Available.

William S DESKINS [Parents] was born about 1811 in Tazewell, VA. He died about 1871 in Grundy, Missouri. He married Rebecca DESKINS.

Rebecca DESKINS died in None Available. She married William S DESKINS.


James DESKINS [Parents] was born about 1814 in Tazewell, VA. He died in North Salem, Lynn County, Missouri. He married Sallie MAXWELL on 13 Jun 1839 in Tazewell, VA.

Sallie MAXWELL died in Not Available. She married James DESKINS on 13 Jun 1839 in Tazewell, VA.

They had the following children:

  M i Stephen Bird Rush DESKINS
  M ii Moses Shannon DESKINS was born about 1842. He died in Virginia. The cause of death was Civil War. Moses served in the military Union Army.

Major Berdine DESKINS [Parents] was born on 19 Dec 1816 in Tazewell, VA. He died on 15 Apr 1897 in Dickenson, Virginia. He was buried in Apr 1897 in Dickerson Cemetery, Dickenson, Virginia. He married Mary Margaret MAXWELL on 14 Jul 1840 in Tazewell, VA.

Mary Margaret MAXWELL was born on 14 Jan 1818 in Tazewell, VA. She died on 15 Sep 1886 in Dickenson, Virginia. She was buried in Dickenson Cemetery, Dickenson, Virginia. She married Major Berdine DESKINS on 14 Jul 1840 in Tazewell, VA.

They had the following children:

  M i George Washington DESKINS was born on 8 Apr 1841 in Tazewell, VA. He died about 1843 in Tazewell, VA. The cause of death was Drowned in Clinch River.
  M ii Stephen Rush DESKINS was born on 22 Apr 1843 in Tazewell, VA. He died on 6 Aug 1864 in Battle of Gettysburg. The cause of death was Killed in Civil War. He was buried in Banks of Potomac River.
  F iii Mary Ann DESKINS
  F iv Sally Eleanor DESKINS "Sally" was born on 10 Mar 1847 in Tazewell, VA. She died in Not Available.
  M v John Witten DESKINS

John Witten DESKINS [Parents] was born on 28 Apr 1855 in Tazewell, VA. He died in 1936 in Lebam, Pacific County, Washington. He was buried in 1936. He married Ada Zumach RATLIFF on 5 Jul 1877 in Tazewell, VA. John was employed as County Assessor and Teacher in Grundy, Virginia.

Ada Zumach RATLIFF was born on 2 Nov 1860 in Buchanan County, Virginia. She died on 17 Apr 1935 in Lebam, Pacific County, Washington. She married John Witten DESKINS on 5 Jul 1877 in Tazewell, VA.

They had the following children:

  M i Toby Smith DESKINS was born on 21 Jun 1878 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. He died on 9 Jul 1878 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia.
  M ii Charles Reece DESKINS was born on 14 Oct 1879 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. He died on 25 Sep 1892 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. The cause of death was Fever.
  M iii George Rush DESKINS was born on 2 Mar 1882 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. He died on 31 Oct 1973 in Centrailia, Lewis County, Washington.
  F iv Mollie E DESKINS was born on 14 Aug 1884 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. She died in Jun 1908.
  F v Laura Della Mae DESKINS was born on 25 Nov 1886 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. She died in Not Available.
  F vi Arthur Nelson DESKINS "Art" was born on 29 Dec 1888 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. She died in Jun 1979 in Centrailia, Lewis County, Washington.
  F vii Nannie Margaret DESKINS
  F viii Carrie Retta DESKINS
  M ix Corbett Vernon DESKINS
  F x Lucy Pearl DESKINS
  F xi Daisy Alice DESKINS
  F xii Katherine Lee DESKINS

Berry Bane STILTNER died in Not Available. He married Nannie Margaret DESKINS.

Nannie Margaret DESKINS [Parents] "Anna" was born on 13 Jan 1891 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. She died on 22 Mar 1979. She married Berry Bane STILTNER.

They had the following children:

  F i Laura STILTNER died in Not Available.
  F ii May STILTNER died in Not Available.
  M iii John STILTNER died in Not Available.
  F iv Ada STILTNER died in Not Available.

Julius RATLIFF died in Not Available. He married Carrie Retta DESKINS in Virginia.

Carrie Retta DESKINS [Parents] "Gertrude" was born on 29 Sep 1892 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. She died on 31 Dec 1919. She married Julius RATLIFF in Virginia.

They had the following children:

  M i Bascom RATLIFF
  F ii Vivian RATLIFF died in Not Available.
  F iii Loretta RATLIFF died in Not Available.
  F iv Helen RATLIFF died in Not Available.
  M v Lee Allen RATLIFF died in Not Available.
  M vi Leon RATLIFF died in Not Available.
  F vii Ola RATLIFF died in Not Available.
  M viii Everett RATLIFF died in Not Available.

Bascom RATLIFF [Parents] was born on 15 Jun 1910 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. He died in Not Available.

He had the following children:

  M i Everett Duel RATLIFF was born on 11 Apr 1950. He died on 5 Jun 1970 in Kinh Ding, South Vietnam. The cause of death was Hostile Explosive Device. [Notes]

Corbett Vernon DESKINS [Parents] was born on 27 Oct 1895 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. He died on 1 May 1927 in Peel, Pacific County, Washington. The cause of death was Auto Accident. He married June DUTY in 1922 in Virginia.

June DUTY died in Not Available. She married Corbett Vernon DESKINS in 1922 in Virginia.

They had the following children:

  F i June Mararet DESKINS was born on 16 Mar 1926 in Lebam, Washington. She died in Not Available.
  F ii Living

William Cleavand SHORTRIDGE was born on 11 Aug 1887 in Buchanan County, Virginia. He died on 7 May 1951 in Fort Pierce, Florida. He married Lucy Pearl DESKINS.

Lucy Pearl DESKINS [Parents] was born on 25 Sep 1897 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. She died on 18 Oct 1971. She married William Cleavand SHORTRIDGE.

They had the following children:

  F i June SHORTRIDGE
  F ii Helen Edith SHORTRIDGE died in Not Available.

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