The collection consists primarily of letters to and from Francis T.A. Junkin containing genealogical information, but also
a considerable amount of personal family information and letters from other family members. Families included are primarily
Junkin, Anderson and Aylett; secondary families include Alexander, Dandridge, Henry, Spotswood, West, Moore, Macon, Reid,
and Glasgow.
Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material. Photocopying not permitted. Visual materials may require
special handling. Glass plate negatives are not available for research due to condition.
Preferred Citation
Francis T.A. Junkin Collection, 1818-1918 (M 041), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Francis Thomas Anderson Junkin was born in 1864 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, son of Anna Aylett Anderson Junkin (1833-1911)
and the Rev. William Finney Junkin (1831-1900), a Presbyterian minister. He was the grandson of the Rev. George Junkin (1790-1868),
founder and President of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and a President of Washington College (later Washington
and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia. His aunt, Rev. William Finney Junkin's sister, Elinor (1825-1854), was the first
wife of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863).
Junkin attended Kenyon College and Columbia University, where he received a law degree in 1887. He practiced law in New York
City until 1898. He was appointed General Attorney of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in 1899. He resided in Chicago
and New York City, but retained close ties with Lexington and Rockbridge County. His sister, Elinor Jackson Junkin Cox Latane
(1867-1939), purchased "Mulberry Hill" in 1903 where she lived with their mother. The property was originally built by Junkin's
ancestors and changed hands a number of times in the 19th century. The house still stands on the outskirts of Lexington.
Junkin first showed interest in genealogy in 1878 when he wrote to his mother's cousin, William Winston Fontaine (1834-1917),
seeking information about the family. By the early 20th century he was corresponding regularly and at length with relatives
regarding family history. He completed a large genealogy chart in 1908, and continued pursuing personal information on the
families represented on the chart as well as more distant connections. He married Emily Hutchison Crane (ca. 1866-n.d.) in
Paris, France in 1913. On 15 September 1919 Junkin was appointed a member of the Board of Contract Adjustment with the rank
of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. The board was created as a court of final appeals in adjusting claims against the U.S.
Government arising after the end of World War I. Junkin lived in Washington, D.C. from 1920 until his death on 6 May 1928.
Francis T.A. Junkin also had connections to the Rust family in Loudoun County, Virginia. His niece, Lily Lawrence Rust Fendall
(1880-1973), was the granddaughter of Armistead Thomson Mason Rust (1820-1887) of "Rockland" Leesburg, Virginia and his first
wife, Eliza Southgate Lawrence (1828-1958). Junkin's sister, Elinor, was first married to Lewis Berkeley Cox (1856-1901)
of "Stoke" in Aldie, Virginia. Their son, William Junkin Cox (1896-1989), was married twice, first to Ida Lee Edwards (1898-1950)
and second to Jane Rust (1918-1977). Both women were granddaughters of Armistead Rust and his second wife, Ida Lee (1840-1921).
William Junkin Cox's descendants still live in Leesburg.
The collection includes 9 boxes, with a total of 188 folders covering family information primarily of the Junkin, Anderson
and Aylett families. Numerous other relations and connections appear in the collection including Alexander, Dandridge, Henry,
Spotswood, West, Moore, Macon, Reid, and Glasgow among others. Oversized materials includes a letter, genealogy research,
and six 19th century newspapers. There is also a rolled family chart, with a photocopy for research use.
The collection contains primarily letters to and from Francis T.A. Junkin containing genealogical information, but also a
considerable amount of personal family information and letters from other family members, the oldest dated 1798. There are
also extracts of wills, deeds and tomb inscriptions dating as far back as 1517. Box 6 contains miscellaneous information
unrelated to genealogy but of personal interest to Junkin. It also contains photographs, some made from glass plate negatives,
which are stored separately as part of Thomas Balch Library's visual collection (see VC 0038). Box 7 contains eight folders
tied together containing copies of original letters found elsewhere in the collection. The numbers in parentheses on some
folders refer to Junkin's filing system. They are incomplete and have no meaning in this present compilation.
Ancestry Library Edition, Social Security death index, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com
Foundations of the Past: The WPA Historical Inventory Project in Virginia, Library of Virginia, http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com
Francis T.A. Junkin Collection, 1818-1918 (M 041), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA
Leonard, John W., ed. The Book of Chicagoans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Chicago. Chicago:
A.N. Marquis & Co., 1904. http://books.google.com/
Library of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/
Oversized Genealogies and Family Trees: Fleming/Lee/Rust, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Thomas Balch Library, Loudoun Cemetery Database, http://www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940
University of Virginia, "Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson," http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG97/monument/jacksbio.html
VMI Archives: An Online Historical Research Center, "Stonewall Jackson Timeline and Biographical Summary," http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=4933
Washington Post, "Mrs. Emily Crane a Bride: Philanthropist's Widow Marries Sweetheart of 25 Years Ago," 1 May 1913.
Ancestry Library Edition, Social Security death index, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com
Foundations of the Past: The WPA Historical Inventory Project in Virginia, Library of Virginia, http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com
Francis T.A. Junkin Collection, 1818-1918 (M 041), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA
Leonard, John W., ed. The Book of Chicagoans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Chicago. Chicago:
A.N. Marquis & Co., 1904. http://books.google.com/
Library of Congress Authorities, http://authorities.loc.gov/
Oversized Genealogies and Family Trees: Fleming/Lee/Rust, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Thomas Balch Library, Loudoun Cemetery Database, http://www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=940
University of Virginia, "Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson," http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG97/monument/jacksbio.html
VMI Archives: An Online Historical Research Center, "Stonewall Jackson Timeline and Biographical Summary," http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=4933
Washington Post, "Mrs. Emily Crane a Bride: Philanthropist's Widow Marries Sweetheart of 25 Years Ago," 1 May 1913.
Folder 47: Correspondence with Mrs. Charles Fairfax Henley,
1908
Folder 48: Aylett: letter from William Winston Fontaine re: copying family portraits,
1911
Folder 49: Aylett: William and Benjamin of Braxted Magna, Essex, England; Richard Aylett Northumberland County, Virginia, 1662; also
John West 166; Virginia Magazine of History,
January 1909
Folder 1: William W. Fontaine, Francis T.A. Junkin first contact,
1896
Folder 2: William W. Fontaine, correspondence to Francis T.A. Junkin re: copying family portraits (folder 1 of 3),
1908-1909
Folder 3: William W. Fontaine, correspondence with Francis T.A. Junkin re: copying family portraits; letter re: Francis T.A. Junkin
engagement (folder 2 of 3),
1910-1913
Folder 4: William W. Fontaine, correspondence with Francis T.A. Junkin re: copying family portraits (folder 3 of 3),
1917
Folder 5: William W. Fontaine: to Francis T.A. Junkin; includes copy of copies of Aylett letters in letter of 30 August 1907 - William
Aylett to John Aylett,
1907-1911, 1660
Folder 6: William W. Fontaine to Francis T.A. Junkin,
1908
Folder 7: William W. Fontaine death,
1917
Folder 8: West: extract from deed, West to Dandridge,
1719
Folder 9: Dandridge,
n.d.
Folder 10: Thomas,
1896
Folder 11: Francis T.A. Junkin correspondence with Lettice Latane re: copying family portraits,
1911
Folder 12: Lucy & Maria Harrison of Berkeley,
n.d.
Folder 13: Katherine Cary pedigree,
n.d.
Folder 14: Letters from family members acknowledging receipt of Francis T.A. Junkin's genealogical chart (folder 1 of 2),
1908-1915
Folder 15: Letters from family members acknowledging receipt of Francis T.A. Junkin's genealogical chart (folder 2 of 2),
1908
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