Stith Family Genealogy Collection Guide to the Stith Family Genealogy Collection Mss. Acc. 2010.428

Guide to the Stith Family Genealogy Collection Mss. Acc. 2010.428


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Finding Aid Authors: Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. Acc. 2010.428
Title
Stith Family Genealogy Collection 1868-1967 1932 - 1967
Quantity
7.50 Linear Feet
Creator
Crabbe, Estie Stith, 1887-1982
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Custodial History:

Laura Stith Strike received the collection from her father's estate and gave them to the Irving Public Library, Texas.  Irving Public Library gave them to William and Mary Libraries because of a Stith Family connection with the college:  William Stith, was the president of William and Mary from 1752–1755.  Irving Public Library informed the Stith family of the donation.

Preferred Citation:

Stith Family Genealogy Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Processing Information:

Processed by Anne Johnson in October 2014.


Biographical Information:

Estie Malinda (Stith) Crabbe was born March 12, 1887 in Jasper County, MO to James Richard and Ophelia Haynes Stith. She married Benjamin Franklin Crabbe in 1920 in Seattle, WA. She died May 1982 in Seattle, WA. She spent much of her adult life researching her Stith Family and collateral lines.

Scope and Contents

Working papers and correspondence of Estie Stith Crabbe in preparation for a book on the genealogy of the Stith Family, Hardaway Family and collateral families.  Includes research notes, typed transcriptions of research material and correspondence with professional genealogists, researchers from her family and Stith Family members from all over the United States.  Estie Stith Crabbe typed transcriptions of much of her research, including many letters she received from researchers and Stith Family contacts.  Some personal correspondence and papers are included.

Arrangement of Materials:

Arranged in series:  Correspondence, Stith Ancestors, Family Names, Research, Publications and Personal Papers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Genealogy
  • Hardaway family
  • Publications
  • Research notes
  • Stith family
  • Transcripts
  • Virginia--Genealogy

Container List

id243041
Series 1: Correspondence
1932-1967
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Estie Stith Crabbe while compiling genealogical information for a book on the Stith and Hardaway Families. Includes a chronology created by Ms. Crabbe of all the letters she wrote between 1949 and 1965.

Correspondence is in A-Z folders, then at the end of this group, the major correspondents are in A-Z order with individual folders.

Correspondents include professional genealogists and family members who also pursued genealogy. Some of the correspondence is with contacts who might have links or information on the Stith, Hardaway and related Families. Ms. Crabbe typed all of her letters, with one or more carbon copies, and typed many of the letters she received. Some correspondence can also be found under Series 2 (Stith Ancestors) and Series 3 (Family Names) and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id243060
    Box 1
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id243063
      Correspondence - Chronology
      1949-1965
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents A typed chronology created by Ms. Crabbe of all the letters she wrote between 1949 and 1965, with names, addresses and a summary of the content.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id243064
      Correspondence,  A - G
      1935-1965
      Scope and Contents

      Includes name, location of addressee, family name connection, date of correspondence.

      Eliza Atkinson, Leoti, KS - Haynes, 1965

      Helen Stith Ballard, Joplin, MO, father - Stith, 1954

      Mildred Becnel, Carriere, MS - Stith, 1957

      Allie Myrick Bowden, Orrs Island, ME - Stith Parham, 1964

      Clarence Bradbury, Webb City, MO - Hardaway/Stith,1936

      Douglas Summers Brown, Richmond, VA - Jordan, 1943

      Clyde Buerge, Clinton, IA - Stith, 1965

      Beverley Cain, Los Angeles, CA - Stith, 1935

      Tina Clouse, Oakland, CA - Wilson, 1956

      Sally Dolphin, Coeur d'Alene, ID - Stith, 1965

      Mrs. Roy Dolman, Temple, OK - Jordan, 1961

      Ruth Dowling, Meridian, MS - Hardaway, 1954

      Charlotte Elam, Memphis, TN - Stith, 1963

      Fannie, Jasper, MO, 1934

      Eleanor Fanyo, Watseka, IL - Pemberton Stith, 1965

      William R. Gardiner, Wichita Falls, TX - Stith, 1954

      Corinne Puett Giannitrapani, Oak Park, IL - Stith, 1963

      Emma Lyons Greer, Kansas City, MO - Stith, 1936

      M.S. Gregory, Oklahoma City, OK - Gregory/Stith, 1942

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id243067
      Correspondence, H - L
      1933-1965
      Scope and Contents

      Includes name, location of addressee, family name connection, date of correspondence.

      Homoiselle Haden and Prentiss Price - Stith, Colonial Dames, 1955-1959

      William Hall, Selma, AL - Stith/Randolph/Bolling, undated

      Captain Ben. S. Clarkson Hardaway, Camp Chaffee, AR - Hardaway, 1945

      I. Hardin, Frankfurt, KY - Clarkson, 1954

      Lillian Hart, Elizabethtown, KY - Hardaway/Haynes, 1964

      Georgia Hayes, Stayton, OR - Randolph, 1958

      Bessie (John) Hickman, Carthage, MO, - Stith, 1965

      John Hicks, Brandenburg, KY - Stith, 1937

      Margorie Holland, Tahlequah, OK - Haynes, 1964

      Mattie Hynes, Elizabethtown, KY - Stith, 1941

      Byrdelle Stith Jackson, Atlanta, Georgia - Stith, 1953

      Mrs. Robert H. Jackson, Wichita, KS - Stith, 1936-37

      J.R. Jenkins, Houston TX - Stith, 1936

      Kincheloe, Kinchelow, Morristown and Competition, MO - Stith (includes Farmer Hightower Stith and Mrs. K.T. Starr letters), 1933, 1935, 1945

      Louise Moore Lander, Houston, TX - Crabbe, 1962

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id243084
      Correspondence, M - R
      1935-1960
      Scope and Contents

      Includes name, location of addressee, family name connection, date of correspondence.

      Marie Plummer Stith Magee, Danville, VA - Stith, 1955

      William T. Mann, Washington, DC - Stith, 1953

      Charles Martin, Blossom, TX - Martin, 1935

      Mrs. Bud McCoy, Guston, KY - Stith, 1936

      T.M. Milam, Ft. Stockton, TX - Moorman, 1938

      Mrs. D.A. Morrison, Jacksonville, FL - Stith, undated

      James W. Moorman - Moorman/Stith/Hardaway, 1958

      J. Fuller Nall, Elizabethtown, KY - Stith, 1953

      National Society of Children of the American Colonists, Jackson, TN - Archer/Wood, 1944

      Agnes Niedringhaus, St. Louis, MO, 1943

      Louella Parsons, Hollywood, CA - Stith, 1953

      J. W. Persohn, Youngstown, NY - Stith, 1949

      Mamie H. Pittman, Amarillo, TX - Strother/Long/Haynes, 1960

      F.L. Pleadwell, Honolulu, HI - Stith, 1936

      Mamie Rangeley, Kingsville, TX - Stith, 1945, 1955

      Betty Roberts (Carl Jennings, James P. Kurt), undated

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id243132
      Correspondence, S - Z
      1934-1965
      Scope and Contents

      Includes name, location of addressee, family name connection, date of correspondence.

      Mrs. Walter Scott, Brandenburg, KY - Stith/Hardaway, 1944

      Rosa E. Shacklett, Garrett, KY - Stith, 1934

      Anne Stith Smith, Billings, MT - Stith, 1955

      Claiborn Smith and Hugh B. Johnston, Philadelphia, PA - Stith, 1959

      Mrs. Guy Speed, Sheridan, WY - Stith, 1934

      Emma Street Taylor, Clarinda, IA - Stith, 1965

      Irene M. Strieby, Indianapolis, IN - Haynes, 1964

      Raymond Teller, San Angelo, TX - Stith, 1962

      Eva Heston Thomas, Leitchfield, KY, 1942

      "Tools," 1963 Virginia H. Turner, Blackstone, VA - Irby, 1963

      Frances Whitfield, Louisville, KY - Stith, 1937

      Cdr. McFarland Walker Wood, Hopkinsville, KY - Early, 1943

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id243299
      Correspondence - Brown, Lillie Lawson
      1935-1955
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Cousin Lillie Lawson Brown of Orange, California about the Hardaway, Stith and other families. Includes news clippings about family members.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id243292
    Box 2
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id243301
      Correspondence - Dent, Mary Peyton
      1936-1955
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Mary Peyton Dent of Los Angeles, CA who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research for many years. Estie Stithe Crabbe indexed many of Mary Peyton Dent's letters. Includes Christmas card with photograph of "Well-Spring Farm, Mary Dents Step-Grandfather's Hardawy Place."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id243303
      Correspondence - Dent, Mary Peyton - Index of Names in Letters
      1936-1953
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Alphabetical list of names in Mary Peyton Dent's letters, with short biographical information and date of the letter. Names include people and places.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id243305
      Correspondence - Dent, Mary Peyton - Any Letter with Hardaway Name
      1936-1953
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters of Mary Dent Peyton grouped by Estie Stith Crabbe and labeled "Any Letter with Hardaway Name in this Pile. Of Mary's." The original order of these letters has been maintained and is not necessarily in chronological order. See also Series 3 Family Names - Hardaway.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id243307
      Correspondence - Fast, Frances Shacklette
      1934-1951
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Frances Shacklette Fast of New York, Pennsylvania and Brandenburg, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. Her line is from the Stiths of Kentucky. They corresponded almost weekly for years. Letters are in chronological order, but some letters were purposely grouped by Mrs. Estie Stith Crabbe and are filed under the most recent date. Includes some newspaper clippings. Note: In 2000, Mrs. Fast's daughter, Harriet Fast Scott, indexed the letters between her Mother and Estie Stith Crabbe that were in her Mother's papers. The index with a description of the genealogical research of Frances Fast and Estie Crabbe are online as of 2014: http://www.stithvalley.com/scottfam/stithfam/estie/frances/frances.htm.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id243409
      Correspondence - Fast, Frances Shacklette
      1952-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Frances Shacklette Fast of New York, Pennsylvania and Brandenburg, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. They corresponded almost weekly for years. One letter mentions giving some research material to Frances Fast's daughter in Washington, D.C. Letters are in chronological order, but some letters were purposely grouped by Mrs. Estie Stith Crabbe and are filed under the most recent date. Includes some newspaper clippings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id244414
      Correspondence - Fast, Frances Shacklette - Stith Family Tree
      1957, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Stith Family report entitled "Copy from data sent by Frances Fast" beginning with Lt. Col. Drury Stith of Brunswick County, VA. 37 pages. Includes notes and correspondence Tommy Hughes and Laurence Gardiner.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 id243295
    Box 3
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id243431
      Correspondence - Fish, Evelyn Pierce
      1951-1959
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Evelyn Pierce Fish of Glendale, CA who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. Her third great grandfather was Jesse Stith.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2 id243514
      Correspondence - Gardiner, Laurence B.
      1954-1960
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Laurence B. Gardiner of Memphis, TN who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. The Hardaway Family was his main focus, but he researched all the related families. Letters are in chronological order, but some letters were purposely grouped by Mrs. Estie Stith Crabbe and are filed under the most recent date.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3 id243536
      Correspondence - Gardiner, Laurence B.
      1961-1965
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Laurence B. Gardiner of Memphis, TN  who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research.  The Hardaway Family was his main focus, but he researched all the related families.  Letters are in chronological order, but some letters were purposely grouped by Mrs. Estie Stith Crabbe and are filed under the most recent date.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4 id243701
      Correspondence - Hart, Lillian
      1936-1963
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters between Lillian H. Hart and Estie Stith Crabbe about the Haynes Family. Lillian H. Hart lived in Tappahannock, Virginia and Elizabethtown, KY. One grouping of material is about the Kincheloe Family with a 1946 letter to Dr. John E. Kincheloe of Hardinsburg, KY.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5 id243703
      Correspondence - Hughes, Thomas Proctor
      1952-1961
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence between Tommy Hughes, a cousin and professional genealogist from Memphis, TN and Estie Stith Crabbe. His letters contain his research, often with transcripts typed by Estie Stith Crabbe.  Included are notes by Estie Stith Crabbe and some letters to and from other people following clues from Tommy Hughes' research. Tommy Hughes is connected to the Hardaway Family.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6 id243706
      Correspondence - Hughes, Thomas Proctor
      1962-1965
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence between Tommy Hughes, a cousin and professional genealogist from Memphis, TN and Estie Stith Crabbe. His letters contain his research, often with transcripts typed by Estie Stith Crabbe.  Included are notes by Estie Stith Crabbe and some letters to and from other people following clues from Tommy Hughes' research. Tommy Hughes is connected to the Hardaway Family.  This folder includes his family tree.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id243857
      Correspondence - Hughes, Thomas Proctor, Research and Important Papers
      1961-1962, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Group of papers labeled "Important Papers of Tommy Hughes" with loose research transcripts and photographs/negatives of the "London Table" of the Gardiner and Hughes family.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 id243411
    Box 4
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id243873
      Correspondence - Peeble, Anne B.
      1954- 1960
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Anne B. Peebles of Washington, D.C. about her Stith Family connection in Dinwiddle County. Anne Peebles did some research in Virginia for Estie Stith Crabbe. Includes notes on the Rives Family.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2 id243876
      Correspondence - Price, Prentiss
      1960, 1962, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Mostly research notes by Prentiss Price of Rogersville, TN, on the Bernard, Burtis and Stith families.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3 id243881
      Correspondence - Robertson, Eliza Stith
      1938, 1941
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Two letters from Eliza Stith Roberston of Daytona Beach, FL, giving the genealogy of her father, John Barthas Stith. Some notes included.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4 id243886
      Correspondence - Robertson Peyton Stith (Mrs.)
      1943, 1944
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Mrs. Peyton Stith Robertson (Mrs. G.E. Robertson) of Louisville, KY about her Stith family.  Includes a family tree and notes.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5 id244026
      Correspondence - Short, Sallie Hargrave
      1960 - 1965
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Sallie H. Short of Dinwiddie, Virginia about research on the Stith, Irby and related families in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Includes a July 27, 1960 letter from Anne Bradbury Peebles suggesting Ms. Short as a person who could help with research in Dinwiddie County, VA.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6 id243215
      Correspondence - Stith, A - Lydia
      1934 - 1967
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Archie Stith, Pittsburg, PA, 1952 Benjamin Stith, Tarboro, NC, 1958 Carl R. Stith, Woodstock, IL, 1955 Carrie E. Stith, Alba, MO, 1941 Charles R. Stith, Tuscalousa, AL, 1967 Doris Stith, Webster, KY, 1945 Everett G. Stith, Lawrence,KS, 1944 Farmer H. Stith, Lebanon, MO, 1934 Forrest H. Stith and Mrs. Peyton Stith Robertson, Guston, KY George B. Stith, Kansas City, MO, 1935 Gwen Stith, Hollywood, CA, 1939 H.C. Stith, Louisville, KY, 1941 J.M. Stith, Deland, FL, 1939 (see also correspondence with Mrs. D.A. Morrison) Janie Stith, New Orleans, LA, 1955 John Stith, Versailles, MO, 1960 John Richard Stith, Scott Field, IL, 1943 L.C. Stith, Fort Smith, AR, 1955 Leonard Stith, Orlando, FL, 1956 Lydia Stith, Louisville, KY, 1945

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7 id243251
      Correspondence - Stith, M - Z
      1935 - 1958
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Margaret E. Stith, Rineyville, KY, 1954 Marian (Mrs. H.M.) Stith, Seattle, WA, 1964 Martha Stith, Portola, CA, 1935 Martha E. Stith, Kansas City, MO, 1935 Mrs. O. Stith, San Franscisco, CA, undated Oliver D. Stith, Red Bluff, CA, 1945 Richard Lewis Stith,Seattle, WA, 1954 Richard W. Stith, Kansas City, MO, 1935 Sam Stith, Deleiker, CA, 1940 Thad Stith, Jasper, MO, 1955 Van B. Stith, Peytona, WV, 1963 Walter Stith, Rinesville, 1940 W.W. Stith, Winters, CA, 1953 Wlbur Stith, Flint, MI, 1953 William Stith, Oakland, CA, 1958

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8 id243689
      Correspondence - Stith, Fletcher and Cora Hansler
      1932 - 1935
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters between Aunt Het Hubbard Stith, Uncle Fletcher Stith, Cousin Cora Stith Hansler and Estie Stith Crabbe. W. Fletcher Stith is the brother of her father and is married to Henrietta Hubbard. Most letters are about genealogy, but all contain personal and family news. Cora Hansler is their daughter and continues the correspondence as her parents get older and after they are deceased. Her Father moves in with her in 1941 after her Mother's death. Some correspondence is in the personal files of Estie Stith Crabbe. The four folders under Fletcher Stith's name were grouped together by Estie Stith Crabbe and this arrangement has been kept.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 9 id243692
      Correspondence - Stith, Fletcher and Cora Hansler
      1936 - 1960
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters between Aunt Het Hubbard Stith, Uncle Fletcher Stith, Cousin Cora Stith Hansler and Estie Stith Crabbe. W. Fletcher Stith is the brother of her father and is married to Henrietta Hubbard. Most letters are about genealogy, but all contain personal and family news. Cora Hansler is their daughter and continues the correspondence as her parents get older and after they are deceased. Her Father moves in with her in 1941 after her Mother's death. Some correspondence is in the personal files of Estie Stith Crabbe. The four folders under Fletcher Stith's name were grouped together by Estie Stith Crabbe and this arrangement has been kept.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10 id243694
      Correspondence - Stith, Fletcher and Grace Hubbard Hall
      1934, 1952-1954, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters between Grace Hubbard Hall of Oklahoma City, OK and Estie Stith Crabbe about the Hubbard and Stith familes. Grace Hall is a cousin. Included are 3 photographs of the Hall family. This file was grouped with the Fletcher Stith correspondence by Estie Stith Crabbe.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 11 id243698
      Correspondence - Stith, Fletcher - Other Material
      1943, 1948 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes on Elizabeth Stith, daughter of Richard Stith, Sr. and Lucy Hall Stith, the Cocke Family and other topics; letter to Mrs. Lucy (H.D.) Brown, Jr. with an order for a book or Quaker history, Lynchburg, Virginia; letters to and from Teresa Stith Lewis of Seattle, WA and James F. Stith of Kerby, OR about genealogy and newspaper clippings This file was grouped with the Fletcher Stith correspondence by Estie Stith Crabbe,

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 12 id244164
      Correspondence - Stith, Jack
      1941 - 1942
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Jack Stith of Harrison, AR about the Stith and related families.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 id243413
    Box 5
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1 id244149
      Correspondence - Stith, Laurence A.
      1959 - 1960
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Laurence A. Stith of New Bern, North Carolina about the North Carolina Stiths.  Includes research notes and a few letters from other people about the North Carolina Stiths.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2 id244162
      Correspondence - Stith, Robert
      1941-1942, 1954
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Jack Stith of Flemingsburg and Hardinsburg, KY about the Stith and Jordan Familes.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3 id244173
      Correspondence - Stith, Robert (Dr.)
      1941 - 1950
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Dr. Robert Stith of Seattle, WA about the Stith Family.  Includes letters to and from his wife, Sarah Striker Stith and daughters, Kathryn Stith Johnson and Marjorie S. Barnes.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4 id244321
      Correspondence - Stith, William Allen
      1935 - 1943
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5 id244323
      Correspondence - Stith, William Allen
      1949
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5 id244328
      Correspondence - Stith, William Allen
      1950 - 1953
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7 id244333
      Correspondence - Stith, William Allen
      1954 - 1955
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8 id244336
      Correspondence - Stith, William Allen
      1956 - 1960
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families. Includes correspondence between William A. Stith and Horace Pate Stith of Shawnee, OK.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 id244342
    Box 6
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1 id244337
      Correspondence - Stith, William Allen - Newspaper Clippings
      1953 - 1960
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings filed as part of the correspondence with William Allen Stith.  Includes obituaries, stories about Stith Family members and articles on Stith Reunions.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2 id244344
      Correspondence - Stith, William Wirt
      1941 - 1942
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from William Wirt Stith of Baton Rouge, LA about research on the Stith Family. Some correspondence is with Susie and Juanita Shircliff of Baton Rouge, LA.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3 id244349
      Correspondence - Wyllie, Vie
      1936 - 1948
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Letters to and from Cousin Vie Wyllie of Beverley Hills, CA  about the Greer and Stith Families

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4 id244353
      Correspondence - Genealogy Orders and Requests
      1935 - 1964
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Six letters requesting genealogy books and other publications from vendors and historical records repositories.

id243045
Series 2: Stith Ancestors
1933 - 1965, undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Material on specific Stith Family members that was clearly grouped by Estie Stith Crabbe.  This series is in alphabetical order by the first name of the Stith family member.  These folders include correspondence, notes, family trees and more. Some material on individuals can also be found under Series 1, Correspondence and Series 3, Family Names and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 id244416
    Box 7
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1 id244423
      Stith Ancestors, First Names A - G
      1943 - 1962
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes on various Stith ancestors in alphabetical order by first names. Includes requests to courthouses and other correspondence. Anne Stith, wife of John Bolling; Annie Haskell Stith; Catherine Stith, wife of James Cobbs; Cincinnatus Stith of Alabama; David Stith of Brunswick County, Virginia; Drury Stith of Brunswick County, Virginia; Ezra Stith of Petersburg, VA; Ferdinando Stith of Tennessee and Gulielmus Stith of Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2 id244569
      Stith Ancestors, First Names H - Z
      1943 - 1962
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes on various Stith ancestors in alphabetical order by first names. Includes requests to courthouses and other correspondence. Dr. Jack Stith of Elizabethtown, KY; James Richard Stith of Carthage, MO; John Stith of Brandenburg, KY; John Stith of King George, VA; John Stith of Virginia; Joseph Stith of California; L. Raymond Stith of Texas; Matthew Stith of Kentucky, Nathan Board Stith of KY; Putnam Stith of Nottoway County, VA; Richard Stith of Brunswick and Campbell Counties, VA; Richard L. Stith of Kentucky; Robert Stith of King George County, VA; William Stith, president of the College of William and Mary; William Stith of Kentucky; and Sarah Washington, wife of William Irby.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3 id244432
      Stith Ancestors - Anderson Stith and Joanna Stith
      1962 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4 id244436
      Stith Ancestors - Bassett Stith
      1960 and undated.
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence with Rebecca Norfleet of Weldon, NC.  Labeled as Chapter 11.  Includes 1913 photograph of Stuart H. Hill.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 5 id244441
      Stith Ancestors - Buckner Stith
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Note on binder states "Buckner Stith, Sen. not yet finished."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 6 id244457
      Stith Ancestors - Griffin Stith
      1958 - 1965, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with Tommy Hughes, Prentiss Price, Laurence Gardiner, various courthouses and others.  Cover note states "Keep these Griffin Stiths together."  This Stith Family is mostly from North Carolina.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 7 id244461
      Stith Ancestors - Griffin Stith
      1958 - 1965, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with Tommy Hughes, Prentiss Price, Laurence Gardiner, various courthouses and others. Cover note states "Keep these Griffin Stiths together." This Stith Family is mostly from North Carolina.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 8 id244564
      Stith Ancestors - John Stith (Colonel)
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research on lines of Colonel John Stith (1755-1808). Notation by Estie Stith Crabbe states "Col. John Stith Chap. Far as I have gone. Keep this with Irby Family underneath because Sarah Stith comes next and she was the last child...." Includes transcript and copy of 1904 Richmond Times-Dispatch article on the Stith Family beginning with Col. John Stith.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 8 id244419
    Box 8
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1 id244567
      Stith Ancestors - John Stith (Major)
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material on Major John Smith of Charles City County, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2 id244576
      Stith Ancestors - Joseph Stith
      1933 - 1940 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material on Joseph Stith of Kentucky. Includes correspondence with Eliska Youtsler of Chico, CA.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3 id244571
      Stith Ancestors - Thomas Stith
      1960 - 1963 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material on Thomas Stith of Brunswick County and Charlotte County. Includes correspondence with Laurence Gardiner and Isobel Baylor Woodson, a professional genealogist from Richmond, Virginia.

id243048
Series 3: Family Names
1934 - 1964, undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Material on the Stith Family, Hardaway Family and associated  family names in alphabetical order.  These folders include correspondence, notes, family trees and more. This material was clearly grouped by Estie Stith Crabbe and kept together in the family groups she indicated. Some material on these families can also be found under Series 1, Correspondence and Series 2, Stith Ancestors and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 8 id244581
    Box 8
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4 id244582
      Family Names - Barnard/Bernard Family
      1960 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material on the Barnard/Bernard Family of Virginia who are related to line of Lee Burtis. Includes a letter to Lee Burtis of San Francisco, CA.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 5 id244584
      Family Names - Board Family
      1936 - 1951 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material on the Board Family of Virginia and Kentucky. Nehemiah Board married Mary Stith the daughter of Joseph Stith.  Includes correspondence with Dr. Milton Board of Louisville, KY, Bessie Board Miller and others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 6 id244587
      Family Names - Buckner Family
      1960 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material on the Buckner Family of Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 7 id244588
      Family Names - Cocke Family
      1953 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Reseach material on the Cocke Family of Virginia with a few letters to Tommy Hughes and others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 8 id244593
      Family Names - Cocke Family
      1953 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Reseeach material on the Cocke Family of Virginia. Mostly research material but a few letters to Tommy Hughes and others.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 9 id244737
    Box 9
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1 id244741
      Family Names - Dade Family
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Transcript of "History of the Dade Family" from the William and Mary Quarterly, #12, page 245.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 2 id244746
      Family Names - Daniel Family
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from various publications on the Daniel Family.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 3 id244748
      Family Names - Feild Family
      1960 - 1964
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes from various sources on the Feild Family of Virginia. Correspondence with Prentiss Price about the Feild and related families. Feild Family connected to Griffin Stith.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 4 id244749
      Family Names - Feild and Bolling Families
      1963 - 1964
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes and transcriptions from various sources on the Feild and Bolling families. Correspondence with Laurence B. Gardiner.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 5 id244751
      Family Names - Feild, Meade and Hardaway Families
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes, reports and transcriptions on the Feild, Meade and Hardaway Families.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 6 id244753
      Family Names - Greer Family
      1935 - 1937
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence with Rev. James R. Greer of Corning, CA and Clara Greer Bell of Milwaukee, WI about the Greer Family.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 7 id244757
      Family Names - Hardaway Family
      1955 - 1956
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Note with these papers state " Joseph Edwin Hardaway Material, Will and data not yet assembled - Sept. 8, 1955." Correspondence with Helen J.Hinrichsen of Davenport, IA and Edward Allan Williford of Binghampton, NY about the Hardaway Family. December 1, 1956 letter from Helen J. Hinrichsen includes her typed manuscript entitled "Art and Our DAR Museum." See also, Series 1 Correspondence - Dent, Mary Peyton - Any Letter with Hardaway Name.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 8 id244761
      Family Names - Hardaway Family
      1957 - 1958
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Note with these papers state " Joseph Edwin Hardaway Material, Will and data not yet assembled - Sept. 8, 1955." Correspondence with Helen J.Hinrichsen of Davenport, IA and Edward Allan Williford of Binghampton, NY about the Hardaway Family. Includes reports entitled "Joseph Edwin Hardaway, Preliminary Study," "Stith Genealogy Revolutionary Record of Richard Stith, Sr." and other notes and transcriptions from various sources.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 9 id244829
      Family Names - Hardaway Family
      1953, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Reports, transcripts from various sources and excerpts from letters about the Hardaway Family.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id244838
    Box 10
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1 id244913
      Family Names - Hardaway Family
      1935-1963
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence about the Hardaway Family with Mrs. A. Moorman Hardaway of Big Spring, KY; Robert M. Stith of Darlington, IN; Warren Hardaway of Denver, CO; Robert H. Hardaway of Brigham, UT; W.E. Hardaway of Penney Farms, FL; Beverley Cain of Portola, CA and Mary Dent.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 2 id244923
      Family Names - Hardaway Family
      1936-1945
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence about the Hardaway Family. A cover sheet states "All these letters refer to Hardaway. Writers are: Robert Stith, Ben Stith, Old Timer, Beverly Cain, Eliska Youtsler, Warren Hardaway, Sue Dowell Hardaway, Col. Robert Hardaway by his wife Olive Gray Hardaway, B. F. Hardaway, Mrs. John HIckman, Mrs. James V. Clarkson and Mary [Dent]."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 3 id244926
      Family Names - Hardaway Family
      1945-1964
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence about the Hardaway Family. A cover sheet states "All these letters refer to Hardaway. Writers are: Robert Stith, Ben Stith, Old Timer, Beverly Cain, Eliska Youtsler, Warren Hardaway, Sue Dowell Hardaway, Col. Robert Hardaway by his wife Olive Gray Hardaway, B. F. Hardaway, Mrs. John HIckman, Mrs. James V. Clarkson and Mary [Dent]."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 4 id244931
      Family Names - Harrison Family
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research, notes and transcriptions on the Harrison Family of Virginia, particularly the connection of Lucy Harrison and John Stith.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 5 id244932
      Family Names - Harrison Family
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research, notes and transcriptions on the Harrison Family of Virginia, particularly the connection of Lucy Harrison and John Stith.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 6 id244933
      Family Names - Haynes Family
      1959-1965
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material and correspondence with Mrs. W.R. Eckhardt, Jr of Houston, TX, Sylvia M. Gannon of Redondo Beach, CA, and Frances E. Quinn of the Haynes Surname Association in Creswell, OR.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 7 id245381
      Family Names - Lee Family
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research, notes and transcriptions on the Lee Family of Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 8 id245417
      Family Names - Moorman and Related Families - Mary P. Dent Correspondence
      1934-1941
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material and correspondence with Mary Peyton Dent on the Moorman and related families.  Some letters from Mary P. Dent have been indexed.  Includes letters from Jefferson Trent of Sparks, NV, C.A. Jackson of Payson, UT and others.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 11 id245474
    Box 11
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1 id245493
      Family Names - Moorman and Related Families - Mary P. Dent Correspondence
      1942-1949
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research material and correspondence with Mary Peyton Dent on the Moorman and related families. Some letters from Mary P. Dent have been indexed. Includes letters from Aubrey Moorman of Leitchfield, KY and others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2 id245512
      Family Names - Parham and Stith Families
      1939, 1959-1963
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence with Laurence Gardiner and others on the Parham and Stith families. Includes some research notes and transcripts. Other correspondents include Mary Green Smith of Atlanta, GA (1939); Roger Stith Parham of Greenville, GA and Mrs. Louise Wade Smith of Decatur, GA.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 3 id245531
      Family Names - Peniston and Bathhurst
      1959, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Per cover note by Estie Stith Crabbe, "...contains Tommy's compilation of Peniston and other families from whom he is descended. Bathurst also,...." Includes 1950 joint letter from Estie Stith Crabbe to Tommy Hughes and Laurence Gardiner.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 4 id245574
      Family Names - Sprigg Family
      1940
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Request to Veterans Administration for Revoluntionary War records on Leven Sprigg whose daughter may have married Richard L. Stith., dated March 29, 1940. Transcript of entry "Sprigg" the "Colonial Families of the United States of America," volume 2, page 694.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 5 id245593
      Family Names - Stith Family - Coat of Arms
      1934, 1964
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence with H.P. Cook, a photographer from Richmond, VA; Colin Jamesof Denver, CO and Mrs. Mabel Stith of Goldsboro, NC and reports on the Stith Coat of Arms.  Includes a note by Estie Stith Crabbe, "With the Stith Coat of Arms will be found an account of the important men at William and Mary College who gave to Rev. William Stith the book-plate showing Stith Coat-of-arms, which  Helen Hinrichsen drew when she wnt to Washington, D.C."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 6 id245588
      Family Names - Stith Family - Sons of the American Revolution Report
      1956, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents 1956 letter to Richard and Marie about the DAR.  Report by Estie Stith Crabbe entitled "John Richard Stith, Credentials for Membership in S.A.R., A Sketch of the Stith Family Genealogy including the Colonial Period Followed by the Revolutionary Era with Following Generations."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7 id245579
      Family Names - Turnbull Family
      1959-1963
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence about the Turnbull Family of Virginia with H. Barner Batte of McKenny, VA; Dr. George C. Turnbull of Normal, IL; Dr. Jack Marvin of Hartford, CT; Nell Turnbull Elmore of Lawrenceville, VA; Mrs. Augusta B. Fotherfill of Richmond, VA; Mrs. Robert Bolling Batte of Midlothian, VA; Mrs. John Segar Gravatt of Blackstone, VA; Mrs. William Read Turner of Blackstone, VA; Jerry A. Burke of Appomattox, VA and Mrs. Richard B. Jones of Baltimore, MD.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 8 id245584
      Family Names - Turnbull and Jones Families
      1961, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence about the book,  "Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies" by Augusta B. Fothergill.  Photocopy of pages 172 to 319 of "Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies."  Notes on and transcriptions of parts of the "Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 9 id245587
      Family Names - Washington Family
      1962, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Research requests for Washington Family material, but mostly notes, transcriptions and reports on the Washington Family of Virginia.  Includes certified copy of the Will of George Washington from Fairfax County, Virginia Circuit Court.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 10 id245597
      Family Names - Yates Family
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Reports on the Yates Family with a note about the Randolph Family.

id243049
Series 4: Research
undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Notes, reports and typed  transcriptions by Estie Stith Crabbe from published material, material sent by others and from her visits to courthouses, historical societies and libraries.  This material is generally not about a particular Stith Family member.  Includes Estie Stith Crabbe's handwritten draft of the introduction to her book on the Stith Family.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 12 id245602
    Box 12
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1 id245726
      Research - Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families of America Compendium of American Genealogy and N.S.D.A.R.
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Transcript of names, locations and a few family trees of people associated with the Stith Family gleaned from the Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families of America Compendium of American Genealogy and National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2 id245727
      Research - "Early Miscellaneous"
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notebook with loose notes and transcripts of research. Attached note, "These miscellaneous papers are odds and ends of research mapped out from time to time, before going to Sutro to study...."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3 id245731
      Research - Introduction Draft of Stith Book
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Estie Stith Crabbe's handwritten draft of the introduction to her book on the Stith Family.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 4 id245741
      Research - Salt Lake City, Utah Visit
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes taken on a research visit to Salt Lake City.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5 id245738
      Research - General
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes, reports and typed  transcriptions by Estie Stith Crabbe from published material, material sent by others and from her visits to courthouses, historical societies and libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 6 id245733
      Research - General
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Notes, reports and typed  transcriptions by Estie Stith Crabbe from published material, material sent by others and from her visits to courthouses, historical societies and libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 7 id245781
      Research - By Location - England, Parish Registers
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts of parish registers for Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and other parishes in England.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 8 id245789
      Research - By Location - Jasper County, Missouri
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcript of names from "History of Jasper County, Missouri."

  • Mixed Materials Box: 13 id245796
    Box 13
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1 id245798
      Research - By Location - Kentucky and North Carolina
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Kentucky and North Carolina.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 2 id245822
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Albemarle County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Albemarle County, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 3 id245816
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Amelia County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Amelia County, Virginia.  Some notes on the Hardaway Family.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 4 id245844
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Bristol Parish
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Bristol Parish, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 5 id245819
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Brunswick County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Brunswick County, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 6 id245821
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Campbell County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Campbell County, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 7 id245827
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Goochland County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Goochland County, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 8 id245828
      Research - By Location - Virginia - King George County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about King George County, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 8 id245848
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Nottoway County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Nottoway County, Virginia.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 14 id245847
    Box 14
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 1 id245833
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Prince George County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Prince George County, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 2 id245837
      Research - By Location - Virginia - Stafford County
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Stafford County, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 3 id245841
      Research - By Location - Virginia
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Virginia topics and typed transcripts about various Virginia counties which are in alphabetical order by county.

id243052
Series 5: Publications
1866, 1932 - 1964
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Books and other publications.  Partial transcriptions of some of these publications are also in other series.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 15 id245842
    Box 15
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 1 id245851
      Publications - Bedford County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1755-1800
      1932
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Bedford County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1755-1800 compiled and published by Earle S. Dennis and Jane E. Smith.  Copyright 1932.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 2 id245854
      Publications - Bolling Hall Musuem, Official Handbook of
      1947
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Official Handbook of Bolling Hall Musuem in the City of Bradford.  Compiled by Wilfrid Robertshaw, M.A.  Seventh and Revised Edition.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 3 id245856
      Publications - Catalogues and Newsletters
      1961, 1965, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Genealogy related catalogues and newsletters.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 4 id245882
      Publications - Ephemera
      1961, 1964
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents "W.R. Turner Memorial Trek" brochure and Dedication Service (1961), Dinwiddie County, Virginia Civil War Centennial Commission Program (1964) and 200 Year Calendar Index.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 5 id245888
      Publications - Marriages of Brunswick County, Virginia
      1953
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Marriages of Brunswick County, Virginia 1750-1810 compiled and published by Catherine L. Knorr. Copyright 1953. Signed by Catherine L. Knorr.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 6 id246021
      Publications - McGowan's Brigade
      1866
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians known first as "Gregg's" and subsequently as "McGowan's Brigade" by J.F. J. Caldwell.  Published in Philadelphia by King and Baird, Printers in 1866.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 7 id246049
      Publications - Newspaper Clippings
      1935 - 1960, undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Loose newspaper clippings found in the collection.  Includes obituaries, special interest stories, genealogy columns and news stories of people or places related to the Stith Family.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 8 id246057
      Publications - "Second Census" of Kentucky, 1800
      1954
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents "Second Census" of Kenucky 1800 by G. Glenn Clift. Published in Frankfort, Kentucky, 1854.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 16 id246159
    Box 16
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 1 id246161
      Publications - Shipley, Mitchell and Thompson Family
      1964
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents "Shipley, Mitchell, and Thompson Families, Notes based in part on researches of Kate A. Thompson."  Compiled by Stith Thompson, Indiana University.  1964. Privately printed and sent to Estie Stith Crabbe by Mr. and Mrs. Stith Thompson.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 2 id246168
      Publications - Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
      1956 October
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Entire issue of the October 1956 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 3 id246164
      Publications - William and Mary Quarterly
      1942 July, 1942 October
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Entire issues of Second Series, Vol. 22, No. 3 and No. 4 of the July and October 1942 William and Mary Quarterly. Articles related to Randolph, Stith, Ballard, Buckner and others. Includes transcription of the "Bray Family" on pages 266-269, edition not noted.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 4 id246169
      Publications - William and Mary Quarterly
      1943 January, 1944 January
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Entire issues of Second Series, Vol. 23, No. 1 (January 1943) and Third Series, Vol. 1, No.1 (January 1944).

id243056
Series 6: Personal Papers
1868-1964
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Correspondence, legal material, personal notes and family documents.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 16 id246173
    Box 16
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 5 id246181
      Personal Papers - Address Book (Empty)
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Empty address book.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 6 id246183
      Personal Papers - Correspondence
      1926 - 1967
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Correspondence with family members and close friends. Includes letters from her mother, with transcriptions. Content is mostly about family and personal matters, but also includes genealogy research and information.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 7 id246188
      Personal Papers - Family Papers, Pre-1900
      1868 - 1891
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Family documents and papers of Estie's Stith Family: an undated copy of a Bible page, beginning with the birth of William F. Stith on August 12, 1815 and ending with the death of James R. Stith on January 10, 1892 with an attached family tree by Estie Stith Crabbe dated 1942; original and transcripts of January 20, 1868 letter to Cousin Nathan Stith from James Richard Stith; 1877 contract between H.C. Train & Son, Lightning Rod Manufacturers and William H. Stith in Kansas City, MO;  transcript of an 1880 meeting program belonging to Grandfather Haynes and an 1888 receipt to J.R. Stith in Alba, MO.  Also includes an 1884 Warranty Deed between W.F. Stith and Henrietta Stith, his wife, and James R. Stith for land in Jasper County, MO; an 1885 Quit-Claim Deed from Lucy E. Hubbard to James R. Stith and an 1891 Deed of Trust between James R. Styth and Ophelia Styth, his wife  and Willilam K. Caffee; photograph of a portrait, possibly of Anne Stith and a copy of the family tree of William Fletcher Stith, undated.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 8 id246189
      Personal Papers - Financial and Legal
      1958 - 1964
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents "List of Furniture and household articles," dated 1958 with locations of items noted. 1963 dates of stock dividends. 1963 Jacuzzi Pump contract. 1964 list of the value of Estie's shares, bank accounts and home.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 9 id246194
      Personal Papers - World War II Ration Book
      circa 1940s
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents War Ration Book with coupons.

Series 7: Addition to Stith Family Genealogy Collection (Mss.Acc.2010.428 Acc. 2016-163)
1933-1998English.
  • Mixed Materials Box: 17
    Box 17
    English.
    Scope and Contents

    Correspondence sorted chronologically between members of the Stith Family between 1939 and 1963

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 1
      Correspondence undated
      1933-1942English.
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence E. S. Stith,Delleker,CA-L.R.Stith,undated

      Mary,,-E.S.Crabbe,undated

      E.S. Crabbe,,-unknown,undated

      B. F Crabbe, Brandenburg,KY-C.S. Kibbe,undated

      B. F. Crabbe,Oakland,CA-Francis F. Fast,unda

      B. F. Crabbe,Brandenburg,KY-Eliska Youstler,December 18,1933

      B. F. Crabbe,Brandenburg,KY-Frances S.Fast,June 11,1934

      B. F. Crabbe,De Salba,CA-H. W. Hynes,January 15,1935

      Mr. Long, Clerk of Hardin County, Elizabethtown,KY-E.S. Crabbe,July 20,1939

      L.R. Stith,Fairfax,OK-E.M. Stith,June 16,1942

      B.F. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-L. R. Stith, July 12,1942

      B.F. Crabbe,Delleker,CA-Lola M. Miller,August 4, 1942

      Commanding Officer, Fort Knox-Ehtyl Hynes Allen,August 12,1942

      E.S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C. S. Kibbe,August 19,1942

      Ethyl Hynes Allen, Washington D.C.-G.J. Napier,August 21,1942

      E.S.Crabbe,Delleker, CA-C. S. Kibbe, Spetmeber 9, 1942

      Thomas J. Stith, Ekron,KY-Ethel Hynes Allen,September 14,1942

      E. S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C. S. Kibbe,December 16,1942

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 2
      Correspondence
      1943-1949 English.
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence

      L.R. Stith, Fairfax,OK-B.F. Crabbe,June 1,1943

      E.S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C.S. Kibbe,September 3,1943

      C.S. Kibbe, Rantaul,KS-E.S. Crabbe,September 3,1943

      C.S. Kibbe, Rantaul,KS-E.S. Crabbe,September 11,1943

      E.S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C.S. Kibbe,September 24,1943

      E.S. Crabbe,Delleker,CA-C.S. Kibbe,November 4,1943

      E.S. Crabbe,Delleker,CA-C.S. Kibbe,November 19,1943

      W.A. Stith, Guston,KY-E.S. Crabbe,November 26,1943

      E.S. Crabbe,Delleker,KS-C.S. Kibbe,December 4,1943

      E.L. Kibbe, Chanute, KS-E.S. Crabbe,December 8,1943

      Ethel Hynes Allen, Indianapolis,IN-E.S. Crabbe,December 23,1943

      E.S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C.S. Stith,January 30,1944

      E.L. Kibbe, Chanute KS-E.S. Crabbe, February 8,1944

      E.S. Crabbe,Delleker,CA-Ethyl Hynes Allen,January 31, 1944

      Ethel Hynes Allen, Chicago,Il-E.S. Crabbe,February 7, 1944

      Ethel Hynes Allen, Indianapolis, IN-E.S. Crabbe,December 23,1944

      C.S. Kibbe, Rantaul,KS-E.S. Crabbe,November 23,1945

      C.S. Kibbe, Rantaul,KS-E.S. Crabbe,December 19,1945

      Lillian H. Hart, Elizabethtown, KY-E.S. Crabbe,December 27,1945

      B.F. Crabbe,Red Bluff, CA-C.S. Kibbe,March 20,1946

      Ethel Hynes Allen, Nashvile, IN-J.W. Persohn,March 28,1949

      J.W. Persohn, Youngstown,NY-B. F. Crabbe,April 5,1949

      William Stith, Guston, KY-Ethel Hynes Allen,April 10,1949

      B.F. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-W.A. Stith,April 13, 1949

      William Stith, Guston, KY-B. F. Crabbe,April 19,1949

      B.F. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Allen,December 22,1949

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 3
      Correspondence
      1950-1954 English.
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence

      E.S. Crabbe,Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,December 14,1950

      Raymond Stith,Oakland,CA-B.F. Crabbe,January 11,1951

      E.S. Crabbe,Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,March 8,1951

      E.S. Crabbe,Red Bluff,CA-Frances S. Fast,May 2,1951

      Frances S. Fast,-E.S. Crabbe,May 8,1951

      B.F. Crabbe, Mount Shasta,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,May 15, 1951

      E.S. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,May 20,1951

      E.S. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,June 3,1951

      E.S. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-Frances S. Fast,October 17,1951

      Frances S. Fast-B. F. Crabbe,November 7,1951

      E.S.Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-William Stith,April 10,1952

      Frances S. Fast-B.F. Crabbe,April 30,1952

      E.S. Crabbe,Red Bluff,CA-Francis S. Fast,September 22,1953

      B.F. Crabbe,Oakland,CA-Mary Ethel Allen,December 12, 1953

      Ehtel Allen,Indianapolis,IN-B. F. Crabbe,December 18, 1953

      Agnes Whately,Taylor, TX-B. F. Crabbe,July 22,1954

      Agnes Whately,Taylor, TX-B. F. Crabbe,August 2,1954

      E. S. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-Francis S.Fast,Febrary 9, 1954

      Francis S. Fast,,-E.S. Stith,February 21,1954

      A.A. Whately,Taylor,TX-E.S. Crabbe,March 15,1954

      B.F. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-A. A. Whately,March 22,1954

      A.A. Whately,Taylor,TX-E.S. Crabbe,March 15,1954

      A.A. Whately,Taylor,TX-E.S. Crabbe,May 11,1954

      E. S. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-A. A. Whatley,July 9, 1954

      A.A. Whately,Taylor,TX-E.S. Crabbe,July 20,1954

      R.G. Stith, Wichita Falles,TX- B. F. Crabbe,August 28,1954

      E.S. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-Mary S. Stith,1954

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 4
      Correspondence
      1955English.
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence

      Carl W. Stith, Mt. Pleasant,IA-B. F. Crabbe,March 16,1955

      E.R. Stith, Temple,TX-B.F. Crabbe,June 28,1955

      Clyde E. Pasley, Springfiled,IL-E.S. Crabbe,July 16,1955

      DeEstin L. Pasley, De Kalb,IL-B.F. Crabbe,July 18,1955

      Ralph E. Stith, Joliet,IL-B. F. Crabbe,July 20,1955

      James Bascome Stith,Lexington,KY-B. F. Crabbe,August 3,1955

      Edna Ames Green, Alvin,Il-B. F. Crabbe,August 4,1955

      Robt. L. Bolling, Oakland,CA-B.F. Crabbe,August 5,1955

      B. F. Crabbe,Oakland CA,-P.I. Pasley,August 5,1955

      Perry I. Pasley, Madison,WI-B. F. Crabbe,August 10,1955

      Robert King Stith, Denver,CO-B.F. Crabbe,August 10,1955

      Joseph L. Stith, Kankakee,IL-B.F. Crabbe,August 10,1955

      James Pasely, Chicago,Il-B. F. Crabbe,Augist 10,1955

      George E. Pasley, Kansas City,MO-B.F. Crabbe,August 10,1955

      Robert King Stith, Denver,CO-B.F. Crabbe,August 10,1955

      Irene Stith,Shreveport,LA-E.S. Crabbe,Spetember 9,1955

      E.S.Crabbe, Oakland,CA-Alma M. Hanson,September 9,1955

      John F. Stith, Shreveport,LA-B.F. Crabbe,September 9,1955

      Stith Hiram Short, Alameda, CA-B. F. Crabbe,October 8,1955

      Ester M. Stith, San Antonio,TX-B.F. Crabbe,October 11,1955

      Eppie E. Stith, New Orleans,LA-E.S. Crabbe,October 11,1955

      Mary P. Stith, New Orleans,LA-E.S. Crabbe,October 11,1955

      Ester M. Stith, San Antonio,TX-B.F. Crabbe,October 11,1955

      Francis J. Stith, Dallas,TX-E.S. Stith,October 11,1955

      Erman L. Stith, Amarillo,TX-B.F. Crabbe,October 12,1955

      Eula T. Stith, Abillene, TX-B.F. Crabbe,October 12, 1955

      Alex D. Stith, Amarillo,TX-B. F. Crabbe,October 12,1955

      Ruby Leevy, San Antonio,TX-B. F. Crabbe,November 15,1955

      M.J. Stith,Oakland,CA-B.F. Crabbe,November 15,1955

      George Stith, Little Rock Ar-B.F. Crabbe,Nivember 15,1955

      Albert Stith, Chicago,IL-B. F. Stith,November 17,1955

      Andrew Stith, Chicago, IL- B. F. Crabbe,November 17,1955

      Hammond H. Stith, Atlanta,GA-B.F. Crabbe,November 17,1955

      Rev. Chandler Stith, Washington D.C.-B. F. Crabbe,November 17,1955

      Carl W. Stith, Mt. Pleasant,IA-B. F. Crabbe,November 18,1955

      H.P. Stith, Birmingham,AL-B.F.Stith,November 18,1955

      W. R. Stith, Terra Haute,IN-B. F. Crabbe,November 19,1955

      Frank Stith, Roxbury, MA-B. F. Crabbe,November 19,1955

      B. F. Crabbe,OAkland CA-Ruby Rucker Leevy,November 26,1955

      Ruby Rucker Leevy, San Antonio,TX-B. F. Crabbe,November 28,1955

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 5
      Correspondence
      1956-1963English.
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence

      Mrs. B. F. Crabbe,Oakland CA-H. H. Talcott Stith, Jr.,January 2,1956

      John Augustine Washington, Clarksburg WV- E.S. Stith,January 10,1956

      E. S. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-John Augustine Washington,January 19,1956

      E. C. Daniel Sr., Zebulon, NC-E.S. Crabbe,March 14,1956

      Norvell Shapleigh Stith Jr., Springfeild, MO-E.S. Crabbe,May 28,1956

      Waldo Stith, Hahira,GE-E.S. Crabbe,June 4,1956

      E.S.Crabbe Oakland,CA-Weltha K. Stith,October 11,1956

      Richard & Marie [],,-E.S. Crabbe,OCtober 11, 1956

      RIchard[],,-E.S. Stith, October 22, 1956

      Denzil L. Carlisle, San Francisco,CA-E.S.Crabbbe,September 11,1956

      Mrs. Denzil L. Carlisle,San Francisco,CA-E.S.Crabbe, Spetember 11,1956

      B.F. Crabbe,Oakland,CA-Weltha K Stith,October 11,1957

      Weltha K. Stith, Shelbyville,In E. S. Crabbe,October 16,1957

      Clifton Daniel, New York,NY-E. S. Stith,January 7,1958

      Mrs. B. F. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-Clifton Daniel,February 12,1958

      Marvin Daniel, Manteo,NC-Mrs. B. F. Crabbe,February 17,1958

      Weltha K. Stith, Shelbyville,IN-B. F. Crabbe,February 20,1958

      Weltha K. Stith, Shelbyville,IN-E.S. Stith,February 24,1958

      B. F. Randolph, Shelbyville,IN-E.S.Crabbe,February 24,1958

      E.S.Crabbe Oakland,CA-Mary Peyton Dent,December 5,1959

      Mrs. B. F. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-James R. Evans,December 23,1959

      Mrs. B. F. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-William Allen,January 4,1960

      Frances S. Fast-E. S. Crabbe,January 9,1963

      Frances S. Fast-E. S. Crabbe,January 24,1963

      Frances S. Fast-E. S. Crabbe,February,20,1963

      Cousin Cora, Bertha and All, Garden Grove CA-E.S. Crabbe,February 20,1963

      Frances S. Fast-E. S. Crabbe,May 14,1963

  • Mixed Materials Box: 18
    Box 18
    English.
    Scope and Contents

    Stith Family Geneaologic Records

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 1
      Estie Stith Crabbe Family Journals
      1934-1935English.
      Scope and Contents

      The Family Journals of Estie Stith Crabbe dated 6 June 1934 though 5 June 1935

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 2
      Estie Stith Crabbe Family Journals
      1935-1936English.
      Scope and Contents

      The Family Journals of Estie Stith Crabbe dated 6 June 1936 though 30 January 1936

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 3
      Estie Stith Crabbe Family Journals
      1935-1936English.
      Scope and Contents

      Estie Stith Crabbe Family Journals dated June 5, 1935 - January 20, 1936

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 4
      Book Chapter Research, chapters 4 through 12
      English.
      Scope and Contents

      Research for chapters 4 through 13 for book of the Stith Family written by Estie Stith Crabbe

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 5
      Stith/Woolfolk Family Genealogic Data
      English.
      Scope and Contents

      Transcript of "The Stith Family - A narrative by Dr. Christopher Johnston, Baltimore MD,undated

      Wolfolk Family - Second Generation - geneaology

      John Stith Descendant Chart - prepared by Michelle J. Taunton, September,1998

      Pedigree Chart of John Richard Stith

      "Stith" - Narrative, page 714, source unidentified

      "Henry Dee Stith, Kansan" - by Laura Montzingo, undated

      Stith Family Geneaology - prepared by Francis Fast Miscellaneous Stith family geneaological data

    • mixed materials Box: 18 Folder: 6
      John Richard Stith Genealogic Data
      English.
      Scope and Contents

      "John Richard Stith - Credentials for membership in S[ons] of the A[merican] R[evolution]" - multiple copies

      Records of Veterans' Adminsitrarion, Revolutionary War pension file of Joseph Stith, W 8750

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 7
      Last Will and Testament Will of Dr. John Stith, January 1, 1828
      English.
      Scope and Contents

      Last Will and Testament Will of Dr. John Stith, January 1, 1828

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 8
      Newspaper Clipping related to Stith Family Genealogy
      English.
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings from various newspapers published on various dates relating to the Stith Family.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 9
      MIscellaneous
      English.
      Scope and Contents

      Photographs (2) of unidentified woman

      Tinytpe of Jesse Jones Stith

      Funeral card in memeory of Nellie Estelle Brown, May 25, 1061

      Fragments