The Library of Virginia Quarterly Report of Newly-Available Archival Accessions July 1, 2013 – September 30, 2013 BIBLE RECORDS Barksdale-Baker Family. 5 leaves. Halifax County and Charlottesville, Virginia; and Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Texas, 1869–1942. Bible of Sallie Claiborne Barksdale Baker (1840–1916) and James Biscoe Baker (1834–1902). Bible printed in 1854. Other surnames mentioned: Dariotis, Rice, Smith, and Woodruff. Loaned for copying by Frederick W. Twyman III, Virginia Beach. (50900) Barksdale-Baker Family. 6 leaves. Halifax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia; and Alabama, New Jersey, and Texas, 1869–1936. Bible of James Biscoe Baker (1834–1902) and Sallie Claiborne Barksdale Baker (1840–1916). Includes Bible records (5 leaves) and an unidentified photograph of a young boy (1 leaf). Other surnames mentioned: Marceau, Rice, Smith, Twyman, and Woodruff. Loaned for copying by Frederick W. Twyman III, Virginia Beach. (50902) Barksdale-Baker Family. 1 leaf. Charlottesville, Virginia; and Alabama, New Jersey, and Texas, 1893–1936. Bible of Sallie Claiborne Barksdale Baker (1840–1916). Loaned for copying by Frederick W. Twyman III, Virginia Beach. (50903) Catlett Family. 4 leaves. Charlotte, Chesterfield, Fauquier, and Halifax Counties, and Lexington, Petersburg, Staunton, and Williamsburg, Virginia, 1823–1900. Bible of John Robert Catlett (1824–1861). Bible printed in 1848. Other surnames mentioned: Daniel, Henry, Swan, and Tutt. Gift of Anne Le Duc, Moorestown, New Jersey. (50939) Couger Family. 7 leaves, photocopies. Mississippi and Texas, 1873–1964. Bible of James Oscar Couger (d. 1914). Includes Bible records (6 leaves) and transcript (1 leaf) provided by donor. Other surnames mentioned: Caudill, Crabtree, Crawford, Logsdon, Riley, and Rogers. Spellings of the surname vary within the record, and some dates do not match up with dates found in other sources online. Alternate spellings of the name include: Congar and Cowger. Gift of Carol Grissett, Louisville, Kentucky. (50818) Crabtree Family. 6 leaves, photocopies. Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas, 1852–1944. Bible of Martha E. Crabtree (1857– 1944). Includes Bible records (5 leaves) and transcript (1 leaf) provided by donor. Other surname mentioned: Johnson. Gift of Carol Grissett, Louisville, Kentucky. (50819) Evans Family. 16 leaves. Lunenburg County, Virginia; and Kentucky, 1786–1915. Bible of Ludwell Evans (1789-1875). Bible printed in 1817. Includes Bible records (8 leaves, digital scans), and transcript (5 leaves) and family notes (3 leaves) provided by donor. Other surnames mentioned: Belcher, Briscoe, Forsythe, Hardy, Harlan, Hazlewood, Henderson, Hughes, Marable, and Weisiger. Also includes a list of slave birthdates and one slave's date of death. Gift of Elizabeth Hume Madden, Virginia Beach. (50978) Fulghum Family. 7 leaves. Indiana, 1779–1891. Bible of Jesse Fulghum (1779–1844) and Phebe Fulghum (1780–1855). Bible printed in 1816. There are six leaves to the original record, with two copies of one of the leaves (the second copy intended to bring out more of the difficult- to-read text). Item is a scan of the original, which is located in Accession 50933. Gift of the Fulgham-Fulghum Family National Association, c/o Peggy Wood, Jacksonville, Florida. (50962) Fulghum Family. 8 leaves. Roanoke, Virginia; Georgia and Washington, D.C.; and Japan, 1860–1962. Bible of Charles Mallary Fulghum (1860–1921). Bible printed in 1889. Other surnames mentioned: Moore, Schmidt, and Wehara. Item is a scan of the original, which is located in Accession 50933. Gift of the Fulgham-Fulghum Family National Association, c/o Peggy Wood, Jacksonville, Florida. (50963) Gills Family. 4 leaves (digital scans). Bedford and Campbell Counties and Lynchburg, Virginia; and West Virginia, 1784–1966. Bible of John W. Gills (1816–1878). Other surnames mentioned: Candler, Hardy, Perkins, and Stone. Also lists the dates of birth of several slaves. Loaned for duplication by Judy G. Strauser, Danville. (50976) Gilmore Family. 14 leaves. Augusta, Franklin, and Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia; and Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas, 1803–1903. Bible of Diannah A. Trigg Gilmore (1808–1891). Includes Bible records (8 leaves), an obituary for Charlie Gilmore (1 leaf), and the donor’s transcript of and notes on the records (5 leaves). Other surnames mentioned: Atkin [Atkins], Crockett, Dunaghey, Echols, Fitzgerald, Graves, Jackson, Kerr, Lewers, Montage [Montague], Moore, Odineal, and Trigg. Gift of David J. Damico, Roanoke. (50785) Hageman Family. 7 leaves, photocopies. New Jersey, 1843–1928. Bible of Brogun Brokaw Hageman (1843–1925) and Rachel Garetta Stryker Hageman (1848–1928). Bible printed in 1870. Includes Bible records (6 leaves) and transcript (1 leaf) provided by donor. Other surname mentioned: Stryker. Note that Brogun B. Hageman’s name is spelled “Bergen” in two of the entries in this record. A photograph of his grave located online shows the “Bergen” spelling as well. Gift of Carol Grissett, Louisville, Kentucky. (50820) Johnson Family. 6 leaves, photocopies. Arkansas and Texas, 1799–1876. Bible of William Hawkins Johnson (1799– 1854). Bible printed in 1850. Includes Bible records (5 leaves) and transcript (1 leaf) provided by donor. Other surname mentioned: Bean. Includes a list of three slave births. Gift of Carol Grissett, Louisville, Kentucky. (50821) Johnson Family. 2 leaves, photocopies. Connecticut, 1799–1842. Family record of Aholiab Johnson (1799–1893). Includes family record (1 leaf) and transcript of an obituary for Aholiab Johnson (1 leaf). Other surname mentioned: Peck. Gift of Belinda Wisnoski, Warrenton. (50780) Orr Family. 11 leaves. Washington County, Virginia; and Pennsylvania. Bible of John Orr (1777–1854). Bible printed in 1828. Includes Bible records (5 leaves) and notes on the family (6 leaves), including a normalized transcription (provided by the donor) of the dates in the Bible. Other surnames mentioned: Calehan, Eakin, Elkin, Houston, Hume, Kean, Keen, Kirk, Litton, Miller, Shields, Smith, Smyth, Startzman, Thornton, and Vernum. Gift of J. Daniel Orr, New London, Pennsylvania. (50984) Twyman Family. 9 leaves. Appomattox, Madison, and Orange Counties, and Lynchburg, Virginia, 1776– 1953. Bible of Horace Davis Twyman (1840–1897) and Sallie Warner Nicol Twyman (1848–1913). Other surnames mentioned: Baker, Browning, Dariotis, Ferguson, Hobson, Hudson, Lucas, and Shaw. Includes a page and a fragment of a page from an earlier Bible, with both Twyman family and slave births. Gift of Frederick W. Twyman III, Virginia Beach. (50901) Wooding Family. 9 leaves, photocopies. Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia, 1806–1973. Bible of William Henry Wooding (1806–1872) and Jane White Wooding (1814–1858). Bible published in 1851. Includes Bible records (4 leaves) and typed transcript (5 leaves) provided by the donor in 2013. Other surnames mentioned: Ayres, Barksdale, Boatwright, Cabell, Claiborne, Coleman, Echols, Grasty, Hines, Hobson, Price, Schoolfield, Spencer, Stone, Waller, and Williams. Item is a copy of Accession 32772, with transcript added. Gift of Nathaniel H. Wooding Jr., Midlothian. (50897) BUSINESS RECORDS Easley, Holt and Company (Halifax County, Va.). 1.8 cubic feet. Records, 1823–1846, of the firm Easley, Holt and Company, a general store in Halifax County, Virginia. Includes mostly orders to the store for dry goods, hardware, groceries, books, and liquor. Also included in the collection are an agreement, chancery suit, licenses, and accounts and receipts of Adam D. Toot (1824–1855). Transferred from the State Records Section, The Library of Virginia, Richmond. (50951) Monument Avenue Development Corporation. 4 pages. Letter, 14 December 1933, from D. R. Creecy (1863–1947), secretary of the Monument Avenue Development Corporation of Richmond, Virginia, to R. E. Peyton (1873–1947) of Richmond, consisting of a circular letter promoting three suggestions by the company for helping to alleviate the conditions of the Great Depression. The letter notes that these suggestions have been sent to a wide range of politicians and encourages Peyton to contact President Franklin Roosevelt (1882–1945) regarding the recommendations. Purchased. (50883) CHURCH RECORDS Leeds Parish (Fauquier County, Va.). 1 reel of microfilm. (Misc. Reel 6116) Records, 1865-1914, 1971, of Leeds Parish in Fauquier County, Virginia, including two parish registers and vestry minutes which also contain financial accounts. Loaned for microfilming by William C. Stribling, Markham. (50513) COUNTY RECORDS Bland County. .225 cubic feet. County Administration. Board of Supervisors Records. Board of Supervisors minutes, 2008–2013. (50961) Caroline County. 5 volumes. Voter Registration. Election Records. Poll book of Blacks, 1904-1939, 2 volumes. Poll book of Whites, 1904-1939, 2 volumes. Poll tax book, 1955, 1 volume. (50974) Pulaski County. 3 reels of microfilm. Circuit Court Clerk. Court Records. Commonwealth vs. Stephen Matteson Epperly, 1980–1986. (50975) GENEALOGICAL NOTES AND CHARTS Binns Family. 137 leaves, photocopies. Notes. Includes information on various branches of the Binns family, mostly of Charles City, New Kent, and Surry Counties, Virginia. Information compiled by Jaquelin G. Pomeroy over the course of the late 1970s to late 1990s. Loaned for copying by Fonda Cody, Mechanicsville. (44205) MAPS AND CHARTS VIRGINIA Virginia Winery Guide . Virginia Winery Marketing Office. Printed map. Scale: ca. 1:855,360. Transfer. 5827. G3881 .M8 2008 .V5. ORGANIZATION RECORDS Fulgham-Fulghum