The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
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I VS., and notice the name OF Mason and
descendants of Masons, among them the
name OF Gee. i have been trying to
| get that line straight but, owing to
the records being burned during the
/ Civil War have not been able to get
data further back than my grand
father. Charles Gee. have some data
of the first ones who came to Virginia.
My mother was Miss Mary A. Gee: she
! had sister who married Henry Shep-
hard Mason, n twin brother of DR.. John
Raines Mason. These brothers were
born in Sussex County. DR.. j. r. Ma
J son lived and died in that county; H. s
Mason lived In and is buried in Surry
County. These Masons were related
To these Gees before H. s. Mason mar
] ried Miss Gee. my mothers sister.
( do not know when or where the rela-
tionship comes in before this last mar
riagc but would like TO know.
| My great grandfather was Charles
Geo. His first son. Edmund, died in
War 1872 (single); second son. Thomas
married Miss Lewis; left two children
thomas William, born August A. 1919
(single), and Caroline A.. born June is.
1898. married Mr.. Bowden. Third son
Charles, died single. Fourth son,
Theron. married Mary Douglas Glenn
inents. Their Issue follows:
First, Edmund. died single (was in
the Civil War;; t2) Rosa McDonough.
married II. $. Mason of Surry County:
CD Arrabella w, married c. Il. Collier
tdied childless): % Mary a. married.
first, Francis Ruftin, OF Surry County;
second. DR.. Strachan, and left three
lchildren-R. +. Runin, Mary Dough-.
, Rutiin married f. r.. Marks) and Jams
IL. Strachan married i. S. Simmons
C5) Douglass NJ. married NJ F.. Heath:
had four children. Edmund Gee, Charles
lC. Gee. Francis II. and Mary D.. mar
ried Mr. -; (6) Evalina ]. married
Strechan: no children. William, broth
er Of Theron. left four sons, Charles.
William. Allen and I3drn ond, OF Prince
George County.
The Gees are English people. The
first one came to this country, prior to
the Revolution. with seven Sons. He
was accidently drowned at or near
jamestown soon after getting there
do not know his name. and only two
of his sons names-William and Henry
William settled east of Petersburg, Va
haven't any dates. except tho first
one came prior to 1712 and certainly
PRIOR to 1875. Henry repre- sentod Sus-
sex County in the great Virginia Con-
vention Of 1776; was the companion and
colleague of Thomas jefferson, Ed
linond Pendleton, Edmond Randolph,
Henry Tazewell, Benjamin Harrison.
George Mason. Paul Darlington, Archi-
bald Cary, Henry Lee, George Wythe
Robert Carter Nicholas and Richard
Bland.
Now would like 20 know what kin
this Henry Gee was to my grandfath-
er, Theron Gee" have not been able
TO get any data from these Goes down
to the first Charles Gee (my great
grandfather). | notice our families OF
Gees all have the same names through
each generation. ! an sorry I haven't
more dates OF births marriages anG
ocaths of tho first Gees
4 DESCENDANT
Any other Information relating ia
the Gees will be gratefully received
and published In these columns.
Genealogical Editor.
The Times Dispatch.
Sir.--In The Timcs=Dispatch OF jan
uary YOU had a notice OF the Edloes
AS n defendant OF that old and honorcd
family, ! would like to add something
Of my immediate line. My great grand
father. Henry Edloe. married. secondly,
Sally Lamb married, first, Elizabeth
Edmonson, who had ono son, William
Edloe. Tho latter was lieutenant in
the War of 1912, and lived in Charlse
City County. but for tho most Of his
life in williamsburg. where no died
I'm 1916 He married Elizabeth T.. AL
len, daughter OF William Allon. and
Elizabeth Lowry Barrett, OF Barrctt'a
Ferry They left three children, viz,
Lucius Warren, who served through
out the Civil War and died In tho Sol.
diers' Home. Richmond; Elizabeth Ed
mondson. who married John Register
Armistead, OF Petersburg and Charles
City County, and Henrietta, WHO mar
ricd Harris Tinker OF Alabama nnJ