This is the beginning of a newspaper article written by Cathy Dyson for theFauquier Democraton February 16, 1984. I found this clipping while researching my seventh great-grandfather, Capt. John James — it was his tombstone that was stolen! I managed to find a picture of the tombstone that...
is that no matter how many times his son goes to rehab, and how often he gets clean, he’s always going to have that demon on his shoulder, threatening to send him spiraling again. Why has it taken us solong to face the fact our son is depressed and an alcoholic? Sure, we’...
General Lackland, who was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, was commanding officer of the First Wing at March Field, California, when he retired. Previously he had served as commandant of the Air Forces advanced flying school at Kelly Field, Texas, and as air officer for the Eighth Corps A...
Born in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va., May 27, 1825. Delegate to Virginia secession convention from Fauquier County, 1861; died in office 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed by gunshot in the early Civil War skirmish at Fairfax Court House, Fairfax County (...
Before this verbiage, Alice discussed the fact that Charles was rumored or suspected to have been from Fauquier or Stafford County, Virginia and that Stafford County was formed from Fauquier. Charles Hickerson’s son, David Hickerson, moved to Tennessee before 1812 where one of his so...
By the time of Gregory's 1910 trip, the faith had barely penetrated south of the Potomac. The four Bahá'ís in Virginia—one in Richmond and three in rural Fauquier County southeast of Washington— were essentially extensions of the Washington community. Two Bahá'ís lived in Florida, ...
Right at this high point and insight of High Knob (a peak of 2,400 feet) began, in Fauquier County, the Great Black Way. In this county in 1850 were over 10,000 slaves, and 650 free Negroes, as compared with 9,875 whites. From this county to the southern boundary of Virginia was...