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Cary, Carroll Menefee, C.E. Johnson, J. James Miller, Robert M. Menefee, Callie Johnson, Henry Wood, J.J. Silvey, and T.A. Deatherage.
Many of these names are familiar to those of us who are native to Rappahannock County or have lived here for any length of time. She read excerpts to me over the phone from 10 or more documents and letters. I could relate to many of them because of the oral histories Mother has repeated time and time again to my sister Doretha and me.
There also were tax assessments from 1917 and 1919 on the kj): acres of land owned by my great-grandparents in Washington, VA; $5.20 in 1919, that included $1.00 for two dogst
And a promissory note for John Wills, my great-grandfather, dated 1911.
More precious to me is a letter from my mother to my grandmother dated December 7, 1953, about three weeks before my parents were married in Philadelphia, Pa., describing the last minute wedding plans.
It reads, “Howard (Butler of Sperryville) came to visit me at school and brought a ham (Virginia ham that either he or his father (John Henry Butler of Woodville and Sperryville) cured. Aunt Lena (Mary Helen’s sister) sent the money for the chickens to make chicken salad.” I laughed aloud and at the same time was moved to tears from the simple nostalgia of it all.
She continues, “I have my going away outfit. A gray suit, gray shoes and bag, white hat, gloves, also a white blouse, (pretty sharp!) I also bought two little gifts for the brides
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