Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-02-03

Elias Hartman the youngest son
who lived and died at Hollybrook in
Bland County was the father Of John
w. Robert W., Doctor james W., Ma
jor William NJ. Nancy, Betsy, Louisa,
Shoda. Nancy married Nehemiah
Henderson. Their children: Ebert,
Jane and Rhoda. who married Col
James Milton French.
RhOda Hartman married Edwin
Sheppard and lived in Bland County.
Their children: James, John, Hair
man, Lou, Dora and Ann.
We especially request the prompt
assistance Of all the Harmans and
others related to them or interested
with them, to communicate with us
in detail all the information they may
have or can obtain that will help to
|, make this Gcnealogy complete; and
secondly to examine critically thu
foregoing statement and advise us Of
any errors, and correct the same.
We hope to publish in book form
during the present year the result of
this effort to obtain reliable data as
TO the llarman family, especially of
the Pioneer Ilarmans, who have done
SO much to settle, protect and develop
this mountain section of Southwest
Virginia and Southern West VIII
ginia.
Matthias Hartman, Sr, one Of the
lsix sons of Heinrich Hartman was
born near Strasburg, Virginia, about
( the year 1882. He died April 2, 1882,
on Dry Fork. in Tazewell County ,
Virginia, and buried on the farm OF
the late Capt. d. G. Sawyers. His
wife died in 1914. He resided OH
Walkers Creek in Bland County and
m farewell County, Virginia, for
many years. Later he led in a settle
mcnt made i'll Kentucky, at Harmans
Station and resided there quite u
while; then he came back to Taz.-
well and located on Dry Fork, and
lived there until his death, as afore-
said. Perhaps no man OF that day,
did n greater pioneer work than did
Matthias Hartman His descendants in
razcwell County and in West Vir-
:inia are legion. We have reliable
data on several lines resccnd;ng from
him, but We lack much information
III other lines.
His children were Louisa, who mar
ricd David Christina. We have little
iata rs to her descendants; Katie,
Who married Robin Beavers, had two
sons: Matthias and Alex; Matthias
sons: Matthias and Alex; Matthias
| tTicy) married Nancy Vance. Their
children Daniel Howard, VILLAIN
Boys, Matthias Skaggs, and Elias
Vaice. OF these four children, We
have fairly complete data except as
to William Boys. Pheby, who mar
ried Moses Beavers. Their children,
Matthias, Lydia, Lizzie, Rebccca, Alex
nd Moses Jackson. Matthias, son of
'heby, married Peggy Whitley. Lydia
married William Seabolt. Lizzie mar
led John Waldron. Rcbecca married
Rice Waldron and Alex married Pol
y Wynn and Moses Jackson married
Lucy IIankins, daughter of James
llanlIins, Esquir; Adam, son of Ma
HAS, ST., information wanted Hen
" married Sarah-Informat.o want.
ed.
We would appreciate any informa-
lion in the way of old Bible records
N other papers and any other in
formation that will help us in the
completion of this genealogy. We
have great difficulty in distinguish
ng the names Adam, Henry, Matthias
md Daniel. We would like to have
lclp in this matter. The location of
he residences of the Harmans by
~ these names, would be OF assist
ince. Address all communications to
J. N. Hartman, Tazcwell, Virginia.