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Other Events:

• Note: Description on WWI Draft Card: Tall, Stout, Blue Eyes, Auburn Hair
• Newspaper: 10 July 1896, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Messrs Columbus and Lee ANDERSON, and Will SCOTT attended church at Jones Chapel Sunday. Mrs. Melvin ANDERSON, Mrs. J. OSBORN, Mrs. John ASBURY and Miss Sallie MAXWELL attended quarterly meeting at Jones Chapel Sunday.
• Newspaper: 29 Jan 1897, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. Columbus ANDERSON, is studying telegraphy at Richlands.
• Newspaper: 20 April 1897, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. Columbus ANDERSON came up from Richlands and spent Saturday and Sunday with homefolks.
• Newspaper: 3 Sept 1897, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. C.M. ANDERSON went to Cedar Bluff Saturday and filled the agents Mr. BRIDGES place, while he (Bridges) went to the picnic at Steelesburg.
• Newspaper: 28 Sep 1898, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Clinch Valley News Columbus, son of Melvin Anderson at this place is very low with typhoid fever in Georgia. He volunteered in the army about 3 months ago. A woman from Kentucky went for her sick son and kindly wrote the news to his mother on the 18th. Nothing has been heard since.
• Military: 24 Dec 1898; Pvt. Co. K 17th Inf. Spanish American War.
• Incarceration: 13 Nov 1913, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA; Convicted of 1st Degree Murder
• Newspaper: 13 Jul 1927, Idaho; Idaho Convict Slashes Throat, Will Recover -C.M Anderson, life termer at the Idaho penitentiary who yesterday attempted suicide by slashing his throat with a razor (More...)
• Newspaper: 5 October 1929, Idaho; FISH AID PLAN FOR FREEING OF MAN IN PRISON Lawyer Uses Evidence Convicting Alleged Slayer to Free Him. BOISE, Idaho - Contention that it seemed illogical that a man would carry a bucket of fish to the scene of a murder he intended to commit (More...)
• Newspaper: 7 October 1929, Idaho; BOISE — The board, of pardons today lent a considering ear to two men who killed in defense of their homes, but remained unmoved at the appeal of a man convicted of first degree murder. In the case of C. M. Anderson, sentenced to life (More...)
• Newspaper: 2 September 1932, Boise County, Idaho, USA; Life Termer in Idaho Prison is Given Freedom....

Notes:

August 9, 1895 (Pounding Mill) Mr. Columbus ANDERSON is studying telegraphy.

Columbus married Emma Lucy Thornton on 23 Oct 1933 in Logan County, West Virginia. Emma (daughter of W. Thornton and Meredith Unknown) was born on 10 Jan 1911 in West Virginia, United States; died on 23 Dec 1990 in Fayette, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Newspaper: 12 May 1899, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. Melvin Anderson got his knee badly hurt at saw mill one day this week, and is still confined to his bed. (this may be 1895, might have gotten the dates mixed up???)
• Newspaper: 5 Jun 1899, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. Melville Anderson who has been confined to his room for several weeks, with a cut knee, is improving.
• Newspaper: 3 Nov 1899, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. Melvin Anderson has moved into the Southeastern suburbs of the town.

Melvin married Ellender Jane "Ella" Pack on 18 May 1873 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Ellender (daughter of John "Jack" Pack and Matilda "Tilda" Ann Delong) was born on 05 Mar 1850 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 18 May 1933 in Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; was buried in Ringstaff Cemetary, Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census 1850: May 1850, Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
• Census 1860: 1860, Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
• Census 1870: 1870, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
• Newspaper: 26 June 1895, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mrs. Melville Anderson and Mrs. Fred Quesenberry (Cynthia Pack) attended the quarterly meeting at Lockhart's Chapel Sunday.
• Newspaper: 10 July 1896, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mrs. Melvin Anderson, Mrs. Jim Osborn, Mrs. John Asbury, and Miss Sallie Maxwell attended quarterly meeting at Jones Chapel Sunday.
• Newspaper: 8 Jan 1897, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mrs. Melville (sic) Anderson has been confined to her bed since Monday before xmas suffering with neuralgia of the stomach. We are glad to note that she is improving. Dr. Melvin Crockett of Knob, attending physician.
• Newspaper: 1 April 1898, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; The following persons attended the quarterly meeting at Maxwell on last Sunday viz: Mrs. Melvin Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard White, Miss Matilda Anderson, Messrs. Will McGraw, R.M. Sparks and C.P Williams.
• Newspaper: 14 Jun 1918, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mrs. Melvin ANDERSON, of West Virginia, was a visitor to friends and relatives here recently.
• Newspaper: 4 May 1932, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mrs. Ella J. Anderson, of Davy, West Virginia, and son Charlie, of Bluefield, West Virginia visited Mrs. Susan Ringstaff on Tuesday. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Duggins of Bluefield, West Virginia.

W. married Meredith Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Henry Anderson

Harvey married Keziah Holloway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Tax List: 1835, Floyd County, Virginia; John Pack 1, No horse listed
• Tax List: 1836, Floyd County, Virginia; John Pack 1 no horses listed
• Resident: 1837, Tazewell County, Virginia; Since I found no tax records for John Pack after 1836 Floyd County, I'm assuming he moved to Tazewell by 1837
• Court: 1838, Tazewell County, Virginia; The Commonwealth against John Pack, Defendant - On an indictment for a breach of the peace
• Census 1850: 1850, Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
• Census 1860: 1860, Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Still lists Sarah with her parents, even though she is also listed with William Burress in 1860 (they were newly married) and who is the older Eleanor Pack listed here born in 1840?
• Census 1870: 1870, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
• Newspaper: 5 Jun 1895, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. John Pack is suffering with his old complaint rheumatism.
• Newspaper: 7 Aug 1895, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. John Pack has been quite ill the past week
• Newspaper: 5 Mar 1897, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. Pack an aged citizen has been ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Quesenberry, the past week.

Notes:

John Packs Parentage:

There are two possibilities. James and Martha Pack or Elizabeth Pack (Unknown Father). James and Elizabeth were siblings. Either of these siblings could be his parents:

This is based on the following:

From Jerry Olinger

In regards to James Pack being his father, let me say that I am not fully convinced of that. John Pack does show on the 1840 census of Patrick County, Virginia living next door to James Pack. On the 1830 census of Patrick County, Virginia there are two males living with James Pack, one of which is the right age to be John Pack. I can't answer the question of why James did not mention these two males in his Will when he died in 1853. I can say with assurance that John Pack had to be the son of either James Pack or his sister, Elizabeth Pack, that had several children during the early 1800's in Patrick County. John Pack and Harden Pack did marry Delong sisters in Floyd County, Virginia. Both John Pack and Harden Pack were living in Tazewell County, Virginia in 1850. If John Pack was the son of Elizabeth Pack, I am not sure who his father was. It appears that some of the children of Elizabeth Pack probably belonged to John Cole of Patrick County.

From Jane Warrick

HARDEN PACK was m. to Maria Delong on 20 Jan 1842 and the marriage bond said HARDEN'S mother was "Elizabeth." Harden then married Nancy E. Dean in 1851 in Tazewell Co., VA.

Now GREEN OR GREENVILLE PACK married Nancy Hooker in 1823 ih Patrick Co. VA. Some say GREENVILLE PACK then married Susan Parr 31 May 1850 in Tazewell Co., VA. (This may have been the same GREENVILLE, but I don't know if it was or not - have no proof.) Then GREENVILLE PACK married Rebecca Duncan on 13 Sep 1863 in Patrick Co., VA. I have two (2) Marriage Certificates for this marriage - one from the Commonwealth of VA in Richmond which says GREENVILLE'S parents were J and N PACK. The other marriage certificate is from Patrick Co., VA and it indicates his mother was "Elizabeth Pack." No father was named.

Also, there is a marriage record of Walter S. Stephenson to POLLY PACK in Tazewell Co., VA in 1855 showing Polly Pack's mother as "Elizabeth Pack." (It lists John Cole as her father????)

Now here are three records showing Elizabeth Pack as the Mother. Was she also the mother of my JOHN PACK???

John and Hardin Pack were definitely brothers, based on a witness statement in a chancery record for the divorce of one of John Packs son's, William. In the record William claims his wife was sleeping with one Adam Pack. Witness's claim Adam Pack is a first cousin of William Pack. Adam is the son of Hardin, making William and Adam first cousins.

Now, I don't know if Hardin and John were half brother's which could be the case.

Birth:
Census records give different dates for his age. 1805, 1811, 1813.

Court:
Monday, September 24, 1838

William Taylor, Forman, Joseph Higginbotham, John Cecil, William Smith, George Steel, Archibald Thompson, Jr., James R. Crabtree, Thomas Davis, Erastus G. Harman, William E. Higginbotham, Andrew P. Moore, Howard Bane, James R. Dills, William P. Moore, William A. Kennedy, David Matton, Richard Yates, Jonathan Peery, William Hinkle, James S. Witten and William J. Watts were sworn a grand jury of inquest for the body of this county and having returned into court and presented:

An indictment against John Pack for a breach of the peace - A true bill. And the said grand jury not having finished their business, were adjourned till tomorrow 12 o'clock.

Monday, April 22, 1839

The Commonwealth against John Pack, Defendant - On an indictment for a breach of the peace. On motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth it is ordered that a capias be awarded against the defendant Pack, directed to the Sheriff of Lee County and returnable here on the first day of the next term.

Monday, September 23, 1839

The Commonwealth against John Pack, on an indictment for a breach of the peace. The capias awarded against the defendant at the last term, not being returned, on motion of the attorney for the commonwealth, an alias capias is awarded against the said defendant, to be directed to the sheriff of Mercer County and return able here the first day of the next term.

Wednesday, September 29, 1840

The Commonwealth against John Pack, Defendant - On an indictment for a breach of the peace. The alias capias awarded against the defendant in this cause not being executed, on motion of the attorney for the commonwealth, it is ordered, that a pluries capias be awarded against the said defendant, to be directed to the sheriff of this county and returnable here the first day of the next term.

Monday, April 25, 1841

The Commonwealth against John Pack, Defendant - On an indictment The attorney for the Commonwealth by leave of the court, saith that he will not further prosecute in this cause.

Tazewell County Law Order Book 1832-1844, John Pack (Breach of Peace), September 24, 1838.
John Pack (Breach of Peace) Law Order Book 1832-1844; Page 260, 286, 306, 326, 347

Census 1850:
Farm Schedule (no crops listed)

Milk Cows = 3
Other Cattle = 1
Swine = 15
Value of livestock = $50

Census 1870:
John, Farmer, can't read/write, wife Matilda, children Eleanor, Olifano, Virginia 1 year old. (this is Eleanor's daughter) don't know who Virginia's father is.

Died:
Don't know exactly when John died but but the newspaper articles above prove it was around 1897.

John married Matilda "Tilda" Ann Delong on 31 Dec 1835 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA. Matilda (daughter of Orman Delong and Sarah Reed) was born in 1813 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; died after 1870 in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census 1850: 1850, Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
• Census 1860: 1860, Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
• Census 1870: 1870, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Notes:

The confusing story told by Matilda's great grand daughter Georgia Quesenberry Maxfield regarding Matilda being "Samantha Delong" daughter of Captain John Delong.

I have never found a record for the existence of a Samantha Delong. According to all records, MATILDA Delong is the wife of John/Jack Pack.

And all records point to Matilda being a daughter of Orman and Sarah Reed Delong. That had multiple children, and there is no record of Orman being a Captain in the Military.

Cynthia Pack's death record also list Matilda REED as her mother. Reed would have been Matilda's Mother's maiden name.

However, there was a John Delong in Montgomery Co. the same time as Orman. There was also a Michael and a Sally Delong, all around the same age and all likey to be siblings.

There are marriage records for Sally and Michael, tho no parents are listed. I can't find a marriage record for John, but records do indicate he served in the Militia at some point, tho his rank is not stated.

I have been unable to track any of the other Delong's mentioned above other than Orman.

I suppose it is possible the John Delong was married to a Matilda, and they couldn't have children, and Matilda was an Indian child that was found, again, there are no records to support this.

Although there is no concrete proof that Matilda is a child of Orman Delong, she was in Floyd county the same time he was and there seem to be no other Delongs in the area.

Notes:

Married:
Know all men by these presents, that we, John Pack and Martin Slaughter are held and firmly bound unto, L.W. Tazewell, Esq. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and his successors, in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, to the payment thereof, well and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and dated this 21 day of Dec 1835. The condition of the above obligation is such, that, whereas a marriage is intended to be solemnized between the above bound John Pack and Matilda Delong of Floyd County:


New, if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue. Signed John Pack and Martin Slaughter. Witnessed, Wm. Goodan