Rebecca, wife of W.S.∼At the 1880 census William and Rebecca lived in Richmond, Wise Co., VA. William was a farmer. In 1900 they had moved to the Seminary Precinct of Lee Co., VA. This would have been the area also known as Turkey Cove at that time, but called Dryden today. Silas and Alice are shown as adopted children in the 1900 census. The family appears to have continued living in this area through the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census. In 1910, William's mother Nancy lived with them, as did William's niece Lana Bishop. In 1930 niece Ruby Bishop and nephew Oscar Kelly also lived in their household. William was shown as a farmer in all the census records 1880 –1930.
When Kara Lee Coldiron was researching the Coldirons in 1980s, she asked Mrs. Bonnie Ball, a genealogist in Big Stone Gap, VA about Turkey Cove, a community in Virginia. Apparently Kara Lee had heard of Coldirons living there or discovered it in her research. Mrs. Ball replied: "Yes, the Coldirons once inhabited the Turkey Cove in Lee Co., VA but I'm not sure whether any of them are there now. My father often referred to them when he was a County Dep. Sheriff in the early 1900s. Turkey Cove is a long, beautiful blue grass area between Big Stone Gap and Dryden, a distance of about 25 miles. You never hear that expression now, but dad would say 'I'm going to the Turkey Cove, may not be back tonight.' I seem to faintly remember an old abandoned brick store on that road that was called Coldiron's Store back in the 1920s and 1930s. Not there any more. Other villages in the Cove are Seminary and Deep Springs. It is a sort of high valley. Powell River bypasses it, and returns to it near Dryden."
When Kara Lee Coldiron was researching the Coldirons in 1980s, she asked Mrs. Bonnie Ball, a genealogist in Big Stone Gap, VA about Turkey Cove, a community in Virginia. Apparently Kara Lee had heard of Coldirons living there or discovered it in her research. Mrs. Ball replied: "Yes, the Coldirons once inhabited the Turkey Cove in Lee Co., VA but I'm not sure whether any of them are there now. My father often referred to them when he was a County Dep. Sheriff in the early 1900s. Turkey Cove is a long, beautiful blue grass area between Big Stone Gap and Dryden, a distance of about 25 miles. You never hear that expression now, but dad would say 'I'm going to the Turkey Cove, may not be back tonight.' I seem to faintly remember an old abandoned brick store on that road that was called Coldiron's Store back in the 1920s and 1930s. Not there any more. Other villages in the Cove are Seminary and Deep Springs. It is a sort of high valley. Powell River bypasses it, and returns to it near Dryden."
Rebecca, wife of W.S.∼At the 1880 census William and Rebecca lived in Richmond, Wise Co., VA. William was a farmer. In 1900 they had moved to the Seminary Precinct of Lee Co., VA. This would have been the area also known as Turkey Cove at that time, but called Dryden today. Silas and Alice are shown as adopted children in the 1900 census. The family appears to have continued living in this area through the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census. In 1910, William's mother Nancy lived with them, as did William's niece Lana Bishop. In 1930 niece Ruby Bishop and nephew Oscar Kelly also lived in their household. William was shown as a farmer in all the census records 1880 –1930.
When Kara Lee Coldiron was researching the Coldirons in 1980s, she asked Mrs. Bonnie Ball, a genealogist in Big Stone Gap, VA about Turkey Cove, a community in Virginia. Apparently Kara Lee had heard of Coldirons living there or discovered it in her research. Mrs. Ball replied: "Yes, the Coldirons once inhabited the Turkey Cove in Lee Co., VA but I'm not sure whether any of them are there now. My father often referred to them when he was a County Dep. Sheriff in the early 1900s. Turkey Cove is a long, beautiful blue grass area between Big Stone Gap and Dryden, a distance of about 25 miles. You never hear that expression now, but dad would say 'I'm going to the Turkey Cove, may not be back tonight.' I seem to faintly remember an old abandoned brick store on that road that was called Coldiron's Store back in the 1920s and 1930s. Not there any more. Other villages in the Cove are Seminary and Deep Springs. It is a sort of high valley. Powell River bypasses it, and returns to it near Dryden."
When Kara Lee Coldiron was researching the Coldirons in 1980s, she asked Mrs. Bonnie Ball, a genealogist in Big Stone Gap, VA about Turkey Cove, a community in Virginia. Apparently Kara Lee had heard of Coldirons living there or discovered it in her research. Mrs. Ball replied: "Yes, the Coldirons once inhabited the Turkey Cove in Lee Co., VA but I'm not sure whether any of them are there now. My father often referred to them when he was a County Dep. Sheriff in the early 1900s. Turkey Cove is a long, beautiful blue grass area between Big Stone Gap and Dryden, a distance of about 25 miles. You never hear that expression now, but dad would say 'I'm going to the Turkey Cove, may not be back tonight.' I seem to faintly remember an old abandoned brick store on that road that was called Coldiron's Store back in the 1920s and 1930s. Not there any more. Other villages in the Cove are Seminary and Deep Springs. It is a sort of high valley. Powell River bypasses it, and returns to it near Dryden."
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d/o J J & Virginia Jane Booth Kelly; twin s/o Jemima Kelly Bishop; w/o William S Coldiron
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