ISAAC W. UNDERWOOD His Ancestors and Descendants Corrections and

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ISAAC W. UNDERWOOD
His Ancestors and Descendants
Corrections and Additions
CORRECTIONS:
PAGE NO. SUBJECT NO. CORRECTION
36 017 In the list of children for Alfred Underwood (017), one
is identified as Martha S. C. or M. A. C. B. The initials M. A. C. B. stand for Martha Ann Celia Belle.
Thanks for clearing up the mystery!
103 022 b. Mary Louise Underwood (see 023) should
read: b. Mary Louise Underwood (see 040).
130 101 Starting with line six
under subject 101, should read: ....... 1962, in Henry County, Virginia, Lois Lorine Hollandsworth,
born on June 27, 1941, in Franklin County, Virginia -------.
b. Timmy Mack Ratliff, born on March
11, 1966 in Gainesville, Florida.
130 102 The date of birth for Tammy Renae Ratliff
should read: December 20, 1962 (not 1967).
146 132 In the last paragraph of page 146, the date of death
should read: ..... Sunday, November 25, 1984 (not Saturday).
148 134 b. Scott Wilbur Clements, born on Friday,
September 27, 1974 (not Sunday, September 29).
150 140 Nellie Underwood Martin Wren died on
August 2, 1989.
156 144 Edward F. Weidner, Sr., was born on June
28, 1921 (not 1922).
157 147 Marc Philippe Walch married, on Sunday May 29,
1988, in Orlando, Florida, Linda Anne Marcantonio.
168 178 The last paragraph under subject number 178
should read: Charlie Vipperman is retired (1987) from Vipperman's Air Conditioning and TV
Service, in which he was a partner with his brother, Calvin Vipperman.
169 180 Entry for Michael Jonathan Eaton should show the
place of residence as Phoenix, Arizona (not Menomonie, Wisconsin).
174 197 In five places, change "Fox" to "Cox".
174 198 Add as a last paragraph under Jesse Warren
Vipperman, Jr.: Jesse Warren Vipperman, Jr. is owner and operator of Vipperman's Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration.
174 199 One child was omitted from the list of children of
Nannie Ruth Vipperman: e. Roger Herman Terry, born on May 20, 1950; married Pamela
_______ .
185 230 The date of marriage of Cathy Marie Houchins to
Gary Lee Gray should read: ..... married on September 30, 1978, Gary ..... (not 1984).
189 238 Under the entry for Thomas Edison Underwood,
change the name Leetha Joseph to read: Leatha Josey, daughter of Alonza and Bertha Josey.
227 330 Under the entry for Barbara Jean Cockram, change
the place of residence from Danville to Stanleytown, Virginia.
336 507 born June 18, 1849.
336 508 born May 20,1828.
338 509 Martin A. Underwood---- born May 25, 1837---
342 514 son of Emanuel, not Samuel.
NEW UNDERWOOD RECORDS OF NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE:
WILLS:
Samuel Underwood, dated June 11, 1772 - proved Feb. 18, 1772 (see copy in book).
Benjamin Underwood, dated November 24, 1759 - proved December 1759. Mentions wife, Sarah;
sons John, Benjamin, Soloman (sp), Nathan, Joseph and Samuel.
John Underwood, dated January 9, 1785 - proved February 4, 1785. Mentions wife (but no name);
sons John and Joseph; brother Solomon.
CENSUS:
1693 Census of New Castle Town lists Samuel Underwood.
MARRIAGE RECORDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, WILMINGTON:
1744 Benjamin to Sara Micher
Aug. 13, 1759 James to Ester Matson
Aug. 2, 1773 Jeremiah to Elizabeth Hutton
Dec., 1753 Samuel to Mary Kimber
Jun., 1755 Anne to John Wilson
Nov. 6, 1770 Lydia to Richard Troushon (sp ?)
Mar. 16, 1766 Mary to John Nicklin
Mar. 28, 1756 Sarah to Francis Mechem
DELAWARE ARCHIVES:
Capt. John Garrett's Company, Christiana Hundred, comd'd by Colo. Thos Duff, 1788:
3rd Class - William Underwood
4th Class - Isaac Underwood
5th Class - John Underwood
A list of Capt. Lewis's Company, who were with him on expedition to Thourough Fair Neck and at
the taking of several Vessels in Duck Creek in November 1777, etc......Signed 4 Sept. 1789 By
Isaac Lewis No. 30 Benj. Underwood
Jan. 1 - 31, 1780; Dec. 1 -31, 1779; Nov. 29 -30, 1779; Feb. 1 - 21, 1779 : John Underwood paid
£8.50 for a wagon team used by John Patterson's Brigade under Col. Francis Wade.
John, William & Isaac Underwood shown with Capt. Richard Pierce's Company, 1778.
Samuel Underwood shown on list of names of those who were exempt from paying fines - 1778.
Samuel, Nathan & Solomon Underwood shown AWOL in 1778.
John Underwood, Jr., shown on Sept. 26, 1778, as AWOL - also John, Sr., shown as a "Subject"
(don't know meaning of this).
John Underwood, Sr. and Benjamin Underwood shown not at muster on Oct. 31, 1778.
John Underwood, Jr., and Benjamin Underwood shown not at muster on Nov. 7, 1778.
John Underwood, Jr. and Benjamin Underwood shown AWOLa total of ten times between April 24,
1779 and Nov. 18, 1780.
John Underwood paid fines of 7/6.
Benj. Underwood paid fines of 15/ .
On Aug. 19, 1778, Nathan Underwood signed an oath of allegiance to United States; on Aug. 10,
1778, John Underwood signed.
Elizabeth Cloud m. Thomas Underwood on August 5, 1738 - she died, and Thomas then m.
Sarah Keeler.
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NEW UNDERWOOD RECORDS OF NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE:
WILLS:
Samuel Underwood, dated June 11, 1772 - proved Feb. 18, 1772 (see copy in book).
Benjamin Underwood, dated November 24, 1759 - proved December 1759. Mentions wife, Sarah;
sons John, Benjamin, Soloman (sp), Nathan, Joseph and Samuel.
John Underwood, dated January 9, 1785 - proved February 4, 1785. Mentions wife (but no name);
sons John and Joseph; brother Solomon.
CENSUS:
1693 Census of New Castle Town lists Samuel Underwood.
MARRIAGE RECORDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, WILMINGTON:
1744 Benjamin to Sara Micher
Aug. 13, 1759 James to Ester Matson
Aug. 2, 1773 Jeremiah to Elizabeth Hutton
Dec., 1753 Samuel to Mary Kimber
Jun., 1755 Anne to John Wilson
Nov. 6, 1770 Lydia to Richard Troushon (sp ?)
Mar. 16, 1766 Mary to John Nicklin
Mar. 28, 1756 Sarah to Francis Mechem
DELAWARE ARCHIVES:
Capt. John Garrett's Company, Christiana Hundred, comd'd by Colo. Thos Duff, 1788:
3rd Class - William Underwood
4th Class - Isaac Underwood
5th Class - John Underwood
A list of Capt. Lewis's Company, who were with him on expedition to Thourough Fair Neck and at
the taking of several Vessels in Duck Creek in November 1777, etc......
Signed 4 Sept. 1789 By Isaac Lewis
No. 30 Benj. Underwood
Jan. 1 - 31, 1780; Dec. 1 -31, 1779; Nov. 29 -30, 1779; Feb. 1 - 21, 1779 : John Underwood paid
£8.50 for a wagon team used by John Patterson's Brigade under Col. Francis Wade.
John, William & Isaac Underwood shown with Capt. Richard Pierce's Company, 1778.
Samuel Underwood shown on list of names of those who were exempt from paying fines - 1778.
Samuel, Nathan & Solomon Underwood shown AWOL in 1778.
John Underwood, Jr., shown on Sept. 26, 1778, as AWOL - also John, Sr., shown as a "Subject"
(don't know meaning of this).
John Underwood, Sr. and Benjamin Underwood shown not at muster on Oct. 31, 1778.
John Underwood, Jr., and Benjamin Underwood shown not at muster on Nov. 7, 1778.
John Underwood, Jr. and Benjamin Underwood shown AWOLa total of ten times between April 24,
1779 and Nov. 18, 1780.
John Underwood paid fines of 7/6.
Benj. Underwood paid fines of 15/ .
On Aug. 19, 1778, Nathan Underwood signed an oath of allegiance to United States; on Aug. 10,
1778, John Underwood signed.
Elizabeth Cloud m. Thomas Underwood on August 5, 1738 - she died, and Thomas then m.
Sarah Keeler.
Because of extensive changes and additions to the entries for some of the subjects of the book,
those entries have been rewritten here. In addition, as a result of information supplied by Willie
Kate Barham Underwood, entries have been added for subjects 516 through 559, the
descendants of William Bernard Underwood; and because of information supplied by Brenda
Walker (a descendant of William Manning Underwood through his son, Samuel Henry
Underwood), entries have been added for subjects 600 through 661. These additions are listed in
the order of the subject number, which may not follow numerically from the preceding subject. For
example, subject 600, Samuel Henry Underwood, does not follow the entry for his father 506, Henry
Manning Underwood (as would normally be the case). Sorry about that.
00A Joseph Underwood of Dorchester, England (son of ___); born circa 1560 in England, and
had at least two children:
a. John (See 00B)
b. Joseph (See 00D)
00B John Underwood of London Middlesex England, born in 1585 in England (son of Joseph
00A); married April 25, 1607 Rachel Edwards, born in 1585 in London, Middlesex England,
(daughter of -----Edwards), and had at least three children:
a. Joseph (See 00C).
b. Thomas (See 001).
c. Martin
00C Joseph Underwood of Plymouth, Massachusetts, born 1614 in London, England (son of
John Underwood 00A); married Tuesday, May 16, 1645 Mary Wilder, b. 1623 in Shiplake, Oxford,
England, daughter of Thomas Wilder and Mary Higgs, and had seven children:
a. Mary
b. Martha
c. Joseph
d. Sara
e. Elizabeth
f. Thomas
g. Hanna
Mary died, and Joseph Underwood then married Mary How on April 29, 1665 in Dorchester,
Massachusetts. There were no children of this marriage.
00D Joseph Underwood of_____, born circa 1586 (son of Joseph 00A); married _______, and
had at least two children:
a. Thomas (see 00E)
b. Joseph -- Nothing is known of him except a mention in his brother's Will.
Joseph Underwood may not have come to this country, since there is no record of him. Probably
his son, Thomas came without him.
00E Thomas Underwood of Dorchester, Massachusetts, born _____ (son of Joseph 00D).
There is no record of his marriage , and he died without heirs according to his Will.
001 Thomas Underwood of Anne Arundel County Maryland, born 1620 in England, (son of John
00A); married in 1656, Elizabeth Meeres,in New castle, Delaware, (daughter of Thomas Meeres);
and had two children:
a. Samuel, born 1656 ( See 002).
b. Elizabeth, born circa 1662 (may have married William Cockey)
002 Samuel Underwood New Castle County, Delaware, born 1656 in Anne Arundel County,
Maryland (son of Thomas 001); married in 1681, Mary Wilcox and had six children:
a. Samuel, born 1682 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
b. Joseph, born 1684 in Anne Arundel, County, Maryland.
c. Benjamin, born 1686 in New Castle, Delaware.
d. Alexander, born 1688 (See 003).
e. Thomas, born 1690.
f. Elizabeth, born circa 1692.
008 Samuel Underwood of Franklin County, Virginia, born February 6, 1791 in Orange County,
North Carolina (son of Samuel Underwood 007); married circa 1810 Docia 1 __________, and had
about thirteen children:
a. Samuel, born September 11, 1813 (see 009).
b. Mary, born December 2, 1815.
c. A son born circa 1816.
d. Elizabeth, born December 29, 1817.
e. Jane, born circa 1818.
f. John, born December 5, 1819 (also see 507 in Part VII); married in 1838, Jane Prater.
John Underwood died in 1861 at the age of 43, and Jane died some time after 1870 at more than
87 years of age.
g. James, born December 14, 1821.
h. Noah, born May 20, 1820.
i. Henry Manning (see 506).
j. A son, born circa 1830.
k. Docia, born September 11, 1830; married July 12, 1856, John Whorley, son of Sam
and Mary Whorley.
l Hester, born January 2, 1833.
m. A son, born circa 1835. He apparently died before 1850 since he is not shown in that
census.
n. Martha, born, circa 1837.
o. Martin A., born May 25, 1837; married April 2, 1856, Elizabeth Foster, daughter of
Gabriel and Mary Foster. Elizabeth died and then Martin married on December 26, 1879, Mella
Smith, daughter of George and Mary Smith.
p. Noah B., born May 20, 1828 (see 508 in Part VII). This may be the same as (j.) above.
It appears from the census records that Samuel's first wife may have died circa 1837, and
that he married Docia between 1850 and 1860, and had no children by the second marriage. It is
also possible that his first wife was in fact Docia, and that she was not listed in the census records
for some unknown reason. Note that one daughter, born in 1830, is named Docia. Their son
John's death record states that he was the son of Sam and Docia Underwood. John was born in
1819.
Samuel Underwood is shown in the 1860 Franklin County census as being 69 years of age,
and his wife, Docia, is shown as 67 years old. That census also shows two unmarried daughters,
Jane (48) and Hester (28) living with them.
Samuel (80), Docia (78) and Hester (36) are listed in the 1870 Franklin County census.
Samuel is shown in the 1880 census of Floyd County, Virginia as being 90 years old and
living with James T. Hollon (Hollins) and wife Caroline Hollins (29). Samuel is listed as Hollins'
father-in law. James T Hollins married Artery Underwood in December 1835. We assume that
Artery was Samuel's daughter, and that Caroline was the daughter of James and Artery, and thus
Samuel's granddaughter.
009 Samuel Underwood of Patrick County, Virginia, born September 11, 1813 in Franklin County
Virginia (son of Samuel 008); married in September, 1833, Rebecca Hollins, daughter of John
Hollins, and had eleven children:
a Isaac W. Underwood (see 021 in Part III; and all of Part III, which is an abridged copy
of his journal, “The Life and Times of Isaac W. Underwood”, as written by himself).
b. William Riley (see 016).
c. Alfred (see 017).
d. Mary (Dolly), born in 1842 (?). She was never married. She is shown in the 1860
census as being eighteen years of age; in the 1870 census as being twenty-eight years of age,
and in the 1880 census as being thirty-two. She died January 1, 1889 (her age was given as thirty-
five, but she must have been about forty-seven). She had been nursing Moses Hilton who was sick
with typhoid fever, when she contracted the disease and died from it.
e. Malinda, born 1884. We can find no record of her marriage. She is last seen in the
1970 census as being twenty-six years of age.
f. Noah (see 020)
g. Catherine, born in 1858, married on September 22, 1870, John F. Finney. John
Finney was the brother of Mary Lurinda Finney, the wife of Isaac W. Underwood.
h. Martha, born in 1850, married on January 18, 1870, Samuel Gerald (or Jarrel), son of
Joseph and Eliza Gerald. We have no information regarding children, if any.
i. J. Henry, born June 1, 1853; married on January 12, 1875, S. F. Pendleton, a widow,
daughter of William Bryant. Henry is last shown in the 1870 census of Patrick County as
seventeen years of age, five years prior to his marriage. Henry died shortly after he married, and
we know of no children.
j. Ellender, born in 1856; married on July 27, 1874, D. Gerald, son of Joseph and Eliza
Gerald. D. Gerald is the brother of Samuel Gerald, who married Ellender's sister, Martha.
k. Elizabeth (see 009A)
(The remainder of this entry is correct as shown in the book)
009A Elizabeth Underwood of Patrick County, Virginia, born on March 21, 1858 (daughter of
Samuel 009); married on June 14, 1888, Shadrack McAlexander, son of John William and
Susannah McAlexander, and had eight children:
a. Charles W. P. Underwood (see 009B)2 .
b. Albertie C. , born in 18853.
c. Becky L. , born on June 25, 1888 (or 1889).
d. Netty May, born on April 15, 1889; died January 10, 1970.
e. Susan A. , born in 1890.
f. Mildred (Milly) M., born on April 15, 1891.
g. Samuel Shade, Sr. (see 009C).
h. Sarah M. L., born on August 6, 1895.
Shadrack McAlexander4 was known as Shade or Shady. He was the twin brother of Mishack
(see 005 in the book). He died in 1942 and is buried in Lee Cemetery located at Tuggles Gap
along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, Virginia.
Strangely, Elizabeth is listed in the 1910 census of Patrick County, Virginia, with a daughter
Marnie, age 20, son, Samuel, age 18 and a daughter, Sallie, age 14. She is listed as Elizabeth
Underwood.
009B Charles W. P. Underwood of Davy, West Virginia, born circa 1876 in Patrick County, Virginia
(son of Elizabeth Underwood 009A); married on August 29, 1901, _____ Hall, daughter of Joseph
Hall, and had one child, Mr. C. A. Underwood of Marytown, West Virginia, who also has one child, a
daughter named Judy.
The above information was obtained from an old newspaper clipping showing a photograph
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. P. Underwood celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.
009C Samuel Shade McAlexander, Sr. of Patrick County, Virginia, born on August 21, 1892 in
Patrick County, Virginia (son of Elizabeth Underwood 009A); married circa 1913, Della Ester
Cockram, born September 28, 1895, and had three children:
a. Samuel Henry, Jr. (see 009D).
b. Nannie M.
c. Leona.
Samuel Shade McAlexander died on November 26, 1967. His wife and son died in a fire in
Floyd County on January 18, 1981.
009D Samuel Henry McAlexander, Jr., born on June 22, 1914, in Patrick County, Virginia (son of
Samuel Shade McAlexander 009C); married circa 1934, Okra Florence Ingram, born on February 7,
1916, and had two children:
a. Calvin (see 009E).
b. Coy Malvin, born on April 23, 1936.
Samuel Henry McAlexander died in a fire on January 18, 1981.
009E Calvin McAlexander of Patrick County, Virginia, born on April 14, 1935 (son of Samuel Henry
(009D); married circa 1957, Frankie Viola Clark, born on July 13, 1939, and had two children:
a. Frankie Gail (see 009F).
b. Calvin Junior see 009G).
Calvin's first wife left him and he later married Mary Jane Horton, born on August 8, 1953,
and had one child:
c. Timothy Calvin, born on October 10, 1977.
Calvin's second wife left him, and she later had a child by another man; a girl born in
January, 1986. Calvin gained custody of his youngest son who now lives with him in Stuart,
Virginia.
009F Frankie Gail McAlexander, born on September 15, 1958 in Patrick County, Virginia (daughter
of Calvin 009E); married on ______, Timothy William Alwood, born on May 4, 1952. There are no
children of this marriage.
009G Calvin Junior McAlexander, born on January 26, 1961 in Patrick County, Virginia (son of
Calvin 009E); married on ___, Laurie Witt, born on September 13, 1962 (?), and had two children:
a. Josh Allen, born on May 31, 1983.
b. Shannon Marie, born on October 1, 1985.
010A Jesse Underwood of Putnam County, Indiana, born on March 22, 1794 in Floyd County,
Virginia (son of Joseph 010); married on December 23, 1817, Nancy Manning, born on December
11, 1792 in Franklin County, Virginia, daughter of Davis Manning, and had seven children:
a. Catherine (see 010B).
b. Celia; married on December 26, 1844, James Kennedy (Cannaday ?), and had three
children:
(1). Joseph.
(2). Thomas.
(3). Delilah.
c. Davis, born circa 1832.
d. James Preston, born circa 1823; married on June 3, 1847, Jane Miller, and had two
childrern:
(1). Jane E., born in 1848.
(2). Jesse, born in 1849.
e. Jane (see 010C).
f. Lucy; married ___ Daniels.
g. Joseph Franklin, born in 1821 in Kentucky; married on September 19, 1848, Lucretia
Harris.
010B Catherine Underwood of Putnam County, Indiana (daughter of Jesse 010A); married on
February 10, 1842 by the Reverend Anderson Dodd in Putnam County, William A. Stultz, born in
North Carolina, son of Philip and Catherine Ketner Stultz.
We have Pedigree Charts supplied by Mrs. Don R. (Phyllis Davis) Moore of Rt. 3, Box 19, Delphi,
Indiana 46923, but they are poor copies and only partly legible. The charts carry this line down to
present day persons, but we will put off trying to decipher them for now.
015 William Underwood of Franklin County, Virginia, born January 5, 1785 in Franklin County,
Virginia (son of Samuel 006); married on about March 18, 1808, Sealey Manning, daughter of Davis
Manning, and had (at least) five children:
a. William B. Underwood (see 515)
b. _________, a son, born between 1815 and 1820.
c. _________, a son, born between 1815 and 1820.
d. Joshua Underwood, born circa 1822; married in 1843, Mary Underwood, daughter
Joseph Underwood (a cousin), and had at least seven children:
(1) Harriet Emiline, born in 1846.
(2) Sophia C., born in 1848.
(3) Andrew J., born in 1851.
(4) Wanda A., born in 1854.
(5) John E., born in 1856.
(6) Mary E., born in 1858.
(7) Eliza E., born April 1, 1860.
e. ________, a son, born between 1825 and 1830.
f. Creed Underwood, born circa 1815.
The names of the other children of William Underwood are not known, and the last named
above is questionable.
William Underwood is listed in the 1810, 1830, and 1840 census reports for Franklin County,
Virginia; and in the 1850 census of Floyd County, Virginia, where his occupation is listed as
Shoemaker. His wife, Sealey (or Celia) is shown with him in the Floyd County census; but a Celia
Underwood is listed in the Franklin County census of the same year, with the oldest son, William B.
Underwood, and her age is given as eighty. Celia Underwood is listen on the line just above the
entry for William B. and Rachael Underwood in the 1860 census of Franklin County. She is listed
as a Pauper, eighty-five years of age. We suppose it was possible that she was living with her
husband when the Floyd census was taken, then living with her son when the Franklin census was
taken. The discrepancies in age are not uncommon in census records, especially for older people.
William Underwood died of Dropsy (heart failure)June 16, 1859. He is listed in the death
records as being 74 yrs., 5mos., 11 days old at his death. We computed his birth date based on
this information.
The marriage bond for William Underwood and Sealey Manning is on file in the Franklin
County Courthouse in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Recorded with the bond is a note written by Sealey's
father, Davis Manning:
Sir you will plese to grant lisens to mr William Underwood to be marrege my dougter Selly Mannen
as I give my consent as she is of age. Given under my hand and seal this 17 of March 1808.
Test: Davis Mannen
Payton Ellyson
Sealey Mannen
015A William B. Underwood born circa 1815 in Franklin County, Virginia (son of William
Underwood 015); married5 in 1837, Rachael Allen, and had at least nine children:
a. Celia Ann, born in 1840; married on February 20, 1855, William James (24), son of
Nancy James. Celia Ann Underwood is shown in the family of William and Rachael Underwood in
the 1850 census, but the age is given as 80. This may have been William's mother, Sealey
Manning Underwood.
b. William, Jr., born in 1841. He is believed to have died in the Civil War, since there is
no record of his marriage, and he is not shown in the census records after 1860 (he was 20 years
old in 1861).
c. Sarah E., born in 1842; married on December 26, 1864, William E. Trail (17), son of
William and M. Trail.
d. Susan, born in 1852; married on July 30, 1874, S. P. Janney (21), son of S. and
Elizabeth Janney.
e. Lauza Emeline, born in 1849.
f. Martha A., born in 1852; married on November 22,1869, N. Tompkins (18), son of J. N.
Tompkins.
g. Melinda E., born in 1854; married on March 20, 1873, Green Martin (24), son of M. and
E. Martin.
h. William B. P. Underwood, born in 1858; married on March 14, 1889, D. Balton (22),
daughter of John, Jr. and F. Balton.
i. George Washington Under-wood (see 015B).
William B. Underwood died on September 16, 1861, at the age of forty-four. A story, handed
down through the generations, states that he died within a half mile of his home on his return from
fighting in the Civil War.
Rachael Underwood is shown in the 1880 census of Floyd County, Virginia, living with her
daughter, Sarah Trail.
015B George Washington Underwood of Floyd County, Virginia, born on May 23, 1860 in Franklin
County, Virginia (son of William B. Underwood 015A, and Rachael Allen); married on December
17, 1881, Martha Ellen Frances Willis, born October 18, 1866 (15 years old), daughter of Robert
Lee Willis and Sarah Kay Helm, and had twelve children:
a. William Bernard Underwood (see 516).
b. Grover Cleveland Underwood (see 560).
c. Archibald Ray Underwood, born on May 11, 1885; married Roxie Poff.
d. Cassie Tilton Underwood (see 536).
e. Frank Herman Underwood, born on March 8, 1900; died January 8, 1964. He is
buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Roanoke, Virginia.
f. Epsie Underwood (see 535)
g. John P. Freed Underwood, born on January 29, 1905 in Floyd County, Virginia; died
December 9, 1961 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery at Roanoke, Virginia.
h. Rex Underwood, born on March 26, 1907; married Pearl McNutt. He died on February
1, 1945, and is buried in Sherwood Cemetery.
i. Luis Underwood.
j. Buelah Underwood.
k. Kemp Dusing Underwood, born on October 12, 1908 in Floyd County, Virginia;
married Oakie Stump. He died on July 10, 1977 and is buried in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens,
Roanoke, Virginia.
l. Son, died as infant.
George Washington Underwood is shown in the 1890, 1900 and 1910 census for Floyd
County, Virginia. These census reports contain many errors, but Mrs. Willie Kate Underwood (see
553) set us straight on many of these.
Martha Underwood died on October 1, 1946 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Roanoke,
Virginia.
This Underwood line continues with William Bernard Underwood (516).
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288 Mary Tressie Boulding of Eden, North Carolina, born on June 1, 1903 in the community of
Horsepasture in Henry County, Virginia (daughter of Sarah Louise Underwood 245, and William
Green Boulding, Sr.); married on ____, in ____, Walter Raymond Thorton, Sr., born on September
30, 1904, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, son of James Leonard and Mentoria Thorton, and had
three children:
a. Bufford Elwood Thorton (see 288A).
b. Jerline Jenine Thorton (see 288B).
c. Walter Raymond Thorton, Jr. (see 288C).
Mary Tressie Thorton was a homemaker, and her husband worked for most of his life at
Fieldcrest Mills. Mary Tressie died on January 28, 1970; and Walter Thorton died on December 24,
1963. They are buried in the Family Cemetery on Martinswood Road, Route 2, Eden, North
Carolina.
288A Bufford Elwood Thorton of Eden, North Carolina, born on May 19, 1928 in Rockingham
County, North Carolina (son of Mary Tressie Boulding 288, and Walter Raymond Thorton, Sr.);
married on ______ at _______, Evelyn Dixon, born on November 23, 1921 in Rockingham County,
North Carolina, daughter of ________ Dixon, and had four children:
a. Richard Elwood Thorton, born on December 27, 1946 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
b. James David Thorton, born on May 9, 1950 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
c. Bufford Elwood Thorton, Jr., born on January 2, 1953 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
d. Jim Leonard Thorton, born on September 30, 1955 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
We have no information regarding the marriages or children of the sons of Bufford Thorton.
Bufford worked in the Roofing and Sheet Metal Trade until he died on October 25, 1972. His wife,
Evelyn, lives at this time (1988) in Eden, North Carolina.
288B Jerline Jenine Thorton of Eden, North Carolina, born on April 10, 1933 in Rockingham
County, North Carolina (daughter of Mary Tressie Boulding 288, and Walter Raymond Thorton, Sr.);
married in 1950, Russell Lee (Dan)Crouch, Sr., born on ____, son of Robert Lee and Alice Davis
Crouch, and had seven children:
a. Robert Lee (Pete) Crouch, born on September 20, 1951 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
b. Russell Lee (Dube) Crouch, Jr., born on June 9, 1953 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
c. Gloria Evonne Crouch, born on December 10, 1954 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina; married on ___, _____ Boyte, born on ____, son of ____ Boyte.
d. Sherry Dianne Crouch, born on July 10, 1956 in Rockingham County, North Carolina;
married on ____ ,_____ Kingston, born on ____, son of _____ Kingston.
e. Gary Daniel Crouch, born on August 2, 1960 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
f. Sharon Alicia (Lisa) Crouch, born on November 25, 1962 in Rockingham County,
North Carolina; married on ____, _____ Smith, born on ____ son of ____ Smith.
g. Cindy Karen Crouch, born on September 6, 1964 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina; married on ______, _____ Curry, born on _____, son of _____ Curry.
Russell Lee Crouch, Sr. died in 1970, and Jerline then married, in 1976, Harry Lee Earles,