Thanks to Angela Simmons, Ollie's granddaughter, for providing this lovely photo of Violet & her mother, Ollie Sizemore.
*****
Violet was the niece of my husband's grandmother, Amanda (Sizemore) Self. In November 1996 I had the privilege of talking to her on the phone. She was very pleasant, had a good sense of humor, & an excellent memory; sounding much younger than age 87. She shared many interesting things that she remembered about her grandparents, Charlotte & Owen Sizemore. I was particularly interested in learning about Owen's funeral. She recalled that he wasn't taken to a funeral home; that the family had bought a coffin & taken it to her grandparent's home. The things she told me about the family were so interesting that I could have listened for hours.
*****
Violet's parents were:
Rev. Harden Henry Sizemore 1881 – 1962
Ollie Elizabeth Masters 1879 – 1942
Her middle name was Washington, probably given in honor the state where she was born.
Violet & siblings:
Willis 1897 – 1913
Paul Thomas 1907 – 1977
Violet Washington 1909 – 2003
Nellie Marie 1912 – 1995
Charles Owen 1915 – 1999
Everette Emanuel 1920 – 1986
ON APRIL 28, 1910,
Violet was 9 months old, living in Dryad, Lewis Co, WA with her parents, Harden H. & Ollie E., ages 25 & 31, who had been married 7 years. Her siblings were Willis & Paul, ages 13 & 3.
The family had left WV & moved to the West, following his parents & some siblings who hoped to profit from the timber industry. Harden, a minister, had a job as an engineer in a wood mill. After arriving Violet had been born in Meskill, WA on August 15, 1909. She was followed by a sister, Nellie May, on August 14, 1911, also born in Meskill.
They lived in Covington, Alleghany Co, VA when Violet's brother, Charles Owen, was born on December 14, 1914.
ON FEBRUARY 25/26, 1920,
Violet W., age 10, was living in Dunlap, Alleghany Co, VA on Jerry's Run with her parents, Harden & Ollie E. Sizemore, ages 38 & 39. Her siblings were Paul T., age 12; Nellie M., 8; & Charles O., 5. Her father worked at a saw mill as a sawyer.
Boarding with their family were Barney Masters, age 31, who worked at a local lumber camp; William Low, 26, who had a job working with lumber for a timber company, Irine Morgan, 22, & her daughter, Violet, 2 years & 9 months.
Violet married Claude Randolph Coleman in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co, WV on Feb. 14, 1929.
West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: Violet Washington Sizemore
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1908
Birth Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
(should have been Lewis Co, WA)
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Claude Randolph Coleman
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1929
Marriage Place: Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: H H Sizemore
Mother's name: Ollie Sizemore
Spouse Father's Name: J M Coleman
Spouse Mother's Name: Lillie Coleman
ON APRIL 4, 1930,
Violet & Randolph, ages 21 & 20, lived in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co, WV where he had a job as a painter. Their daughter, Edith E., was 9 months old.
ON APRIL 8, 1940,
Violet & Randolph Coleman, ages 30, were renting a home off F State Road 18 in Covington, Alleghany Co, VA with their children Edith, age 10; James, 8; & Charlotte, 7. Randolph was working in a rayon plant as an assistant press operator.
Randolph died on May 22, 1959.
Researched & compiled by Virginia Brown
July 2014
*****
Violet was the niece of my husband's grandmother, Amanda (Sizemore) Self. In November 1996 I had the privilege of talking to her on the phone. She was very pleasant, had a good sense of humor, & an excellent memory; sounding much younger than age 87. She shared many interesting things that she remembered about her grandparents, Charlotte & Owen Sizemore. I was particularly interested in learning about Owen's funeral. She recalled that he wasn't taken to a funeral home; that the family had bought a coffin & taken it to her grandparent's home. The things she told me about the family were so interesting that I could have listened for hours.
*****
Violet's parents were:
Rev. Harden Henry Sizemore 1881 – 1962
Ollie Elizabeth Masters 1879 – 1942
Her middle name was Washington, probably given in honor the state where she was born.
Violet & siblings:
Willis 1897 – 1913
Paul Thomas 1907 – 1977
Violet Washington 1909 – 2003
Nellie Marie 1912 – 1995
Charles Owen 1915 – 1999
Everette Emanuel 1920 – 1986
ON APRIL 28, 1910,
Violet was 9 months old, living in Dryad, Lewis Co, WA with her parents, Harden H. & Ollie E., ages 25 & 31, who had been married 7 years. Her siblings were Willis & Paul, ages 13 & 3.
The family had left WV & moved to the West, following his parents & some siblings who hoped to profit from the timber industry. Harden, a minister, had a job as an engineer in a wood mill. After arriving Violet had been born in Meskill, WA on August 15, 1909. She was followed by a sister, Nellie May, on August 14, 1911, also born in Meskill.
They lived in Covington, Alleghany Co, VA when Violet's brother, Charles Owen, was born on December 14, 1914.
ON FEBRUARY 25/26, 1920,
Violet W., age 10, was living in Dunlap, Alleghany Co, VA on Jerry's Run with her parents, Harden & Ollie E. Sizemore, ages 38 & 39. Her siblings were Paul T., age 12; Nellie M., 8; & Charles O., 5. Her father worked at a saw mill as a sawyer.
Boarding with their family were Barney Masters, age 31, who worked at a local lumber camp; William Low, 26, who had a job working with lumber for a timber company, Irine Morgan, 22, & her daughter, Violet, 2 years & 9 months.
Violet married Claude Randolph Coleman in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co, WV on Feb. 14, 1929.
West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: Violet Washington Sizemore
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1908
Birth Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
(should have been Lewis Co, WA)
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Claude Randolph Coleman
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1929
Marriage Place: Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: H H Sizemore
Mother's name: Ollie Sizemore
Spouse Father's Name: J M Coleman
Spouse Mother's Name: Lillie Coleman
ON APRIL 4, 1930,
Violet & Randolph, ages 21 & 20, lived in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co, WV where he had a job as a painter. Their daughter, Edith E., was 9 months old.
ON APRIL 8, 1940,
Violet & Randolph Coleman, ages 30, were renting a home off F State Road 18 in Covington, Alleghany Co, VA with their children Edith, age 10; James, 8; & Charlotte, 7. Randolph was working in a rayon plant as an assistant press operator.
Randolph died on May 22, 1959.
Researched & compiled by Virginia Brown
July 2014
Thanks to Angela Simmons, Ollie's granddaughter, for providing this lovely photo of Violet & her mother, Ollie Sizemore.
*****
Violet was the niece of my husband's grandmother, Amanda (Sizemore) Self. In November 1996 I had the privilege of talking to her on the phone. She was very pleasant, had a good sense of humor, & an excellent memory; sounding much younger than age 87. She shared many interesting things that she remembered about her grandparents, Charlotte & Owen Sizemore. I was particularly interested in learning about Owen's funeral. She recalled that he wasn't taken to a funeral home; that the family had bought a coffin & taken it to her grandparent's home. The things she told me about the family were so interesting that I could have listened for hours.
*****
Violet's parents were:
Rev. Harden Henry Sizemore 1881 – 1962
Ollie Elizabeth Masters 1879 – 1942
Her middle name was Washington, probably given in honor the state where she was born.
Violet & siblings:
Willis 1897 – 1913
Paul Thomas 1907 – 1977
Violet Washington 1909 – 2003
Nellie Marie 1912 – 1995
Charles Owen 1915 – 1999
Everette Emanuel 1920 – 1986
ON APRIL 28, 1910,
Violet was 9 months old, living in Dryad, Lewis Co, WA with her parents, Harden H. & Ollie E., ages 25 & 31, who had been married 7 years. Her siblings were Willis & Paul, ages 13 & 3.
The family had left WV & moved to the West, following his parents & some siblings who hoped to profit from the timber industry. Harden, a minister, had a job as an engineer in a wood mill. After arriving Violet had been born in Meskill, WA on August 15, 1909. She was followed by a sister, Nellie May, on August 14, 1911, also born in Meskill.
They lived in Covington, Alleghany Co, VA when Violet's brother, Charles Owen, was born on December 14, 1914.
ON FEBRUARY 25/26, 1920,
Violet W., age 10, was living in Dunlap, Alleghany Co, VA on Jerry's Run with her parents, Harden & Ollie E. Sizemore, ages 38 & 39. Her siblings were Paul T., age 12; Nellie M., 8; & Charles O., 5. Her father worked at a saw mill as a sawyer.
Boarding with their family were Barney Masters, age 31, who worked at a local lumber camp; William Low, 26, who had a job working with lumber for a timber company, Irine Morgan, 22, & her daughter, Violet, 2 years & 9 months.
Violet married Claude Randolph Coleman in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co, WV on Feb. 14, 1929.
West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: Violet Washington Sizemore
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1908
Birth Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
(should have been Lewis Co, WA)
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Claude Randolph Coleman
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1929
Marriage Place: Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: H H Sizemore
Mother's name: Ollie Sizemore
Spouse Father's Name: J M Coleman
Spouse Mother's Name: Lillie Coleman
ON APRIL 4, 1930,
Violet & Randolph, ages 21 & 20, lived in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co, WV where he had a job as a painter. Their daughter, Edith E., was 9 months old.
ON APRIL 8, 1940,
Violet & Randolph Coleman, ages 30, were renting a home off F State Road 18 in Covington, Alleghany Co, VA with their children Edith, age 10; James, 8; & Charlotte, 7. Randolph was working in a rayon plant as an assistant press operator.
Randolph died on May 22, 1959.
Researched & compiled by Virginia Brown
July 2014
*****
Violet was the niece of my husband's grandmother, Amanda (Sizemore) Self. In November 1996 I had the privilege of talking to her on the phone. She was very pleasant, had a good sense of humor, & an excellent memory; sounding much younger than age 87. She shared many interesting things that she remembered about her grandparents, Charlotte & Owen Sizemore. I was particularly interested in learning about Owen's funeral. She recalled that he wasn't taken to a funeral home; that the family had bought a coffin & taken it to her grandparent's home. The things she told me about the family were so interesting that I could have listened for hours.
*****
Violet's parents were:
Rev. Harden Henry Sizemore 1881 – 1962
Ollie Elizabeth Masters 1879 – 1942
Her middle name was Washington, probably given in honor the state where she was born.
Violet & siblings:
Willis 1897 – 1913
Paul Thomas 1907 – 1977
Violet Washington 1909 – 2003
Nellie Marie 1912 – 1995
Charles Owen 1915 – 1999
Everette Emanuel 1920 – 1986
ON APRIL 28, 1910,
Violet was 9 months old, living in Dryad, Lewis Co, WA with her parents, Harden H. & Ollie E., ages 25 & 31, who had been married 7 years. Her siblings were Willis & Paul, ages 13 & 3.
The family had left WV & moved to the West, following his parents & some siblings who hoped to profit from the timber industry. Harden, a minister, had a job as an engineer in a wood mill. After arriving Violet had been born in Meskill, WA on August 15, 1909. She was followed by a sister, Nellie May, on August 14, 1911, also born in Meskill.
They lived in Covington, Alleghany Co, VA when Violet's brother, Charles Owen, was born on December 14, 1914.
ON FEBRUARY 25/26, 1920,
Violet W., age 10, was living in Dunlap, Alleghany Co, VA on Jerry's Run with her parents, Harden & Ollie E. Sizemore, ages 38 & 39. Her siblings were Paul T., age 12; Nellie M., 8; & Charles O., 5. Her father worked at a saw mill as a sawyer.
Boarding with their family were Barney Masters, age 31, who worked at a local lumber camp; William Low, 26, who had a job working with lumber for a timber company, Irine Morgan, 22, & her daughter, Violet, 2 years & 9 months.
Violet married Claude Randolph Coleman in Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co, WV on Feb. 14, 1929.
West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: Violet Washington Sizemore
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1908
Birth Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
(should have been Lewis Co, WA)
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Claude Randolph Coleman
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1929
Marriage Place: Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: H H Sizemore
Mother's name: Ollie Sizemore
Spouse Father's Name: J M Coleman
Spouse Mother's Name: Lillie Coleman
ON APRIL 4, 1930,
Violet & Randolph, ages 21 & 20, lived in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co, WV where he had a job as a painter. Their daughter, Edith E., was 9 months old.
ON APRIL 8, 1940,
Violet & Randolph Coleman, ages 30, were renting a home off F State Road 18 in Covington, Alleghany Co, VA with their children Edith, age 10; James, 8; & Charlotte, 7. Randolph was working in a rayon plant as an assistant press operator.
Randolph died on May 22, 1959.
Researched & compiled by Virginia Brown
July 2014
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