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From: "April" <>
Subject: : MAJOR HEADACHE
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 15:53:40 -0600

> I have been trying to find the origin of my gggrandfather since
> 1977...todate this is what we have on him
>
> Philip Henry Showers died 1937 in Albemarle County Va...buried at Lebannon
> Presbyterian Church...
>
> HE SAID: he was born in Bedford PA in 1820 and migrated to Clarke Va on
a
> cattle drive and never went back because he had problems with his step
> mom..around the area he was called that "D---- Yankee"he was a farmer..and
> resided in Fauquier County, Front Royal, Linden Area until about 1934 or
> 1935...his 2nd wife Fannie was with HER daughter (not his) because she was
> infirm...he was brought down off Rattle Snake Mountain by a stretcher of
> sorts because no vehicle could get up the mountain...he was then brought
to
> live with his son James Henry Showers in Albemarle County (Afton) Va...and
> stayed there until he died...he always maintained he was from PA and born
in
> 1820...the land on Rattlesnake Mountain was purchased from a man called
> "Hitch Downing" who was probably kin to his first wife distantly(there was
a
> tremendous amount of intermarriage amoung the families of the
> area(RUTHERFORDS, MILLS, ELKINS, DAWSON, SEALOCK,KENNEY)after his moving
in
> with his son or upon his death ...the land was sold BACK to Hitch
Downing...
>
> Documents we have are:
>
> Marriage lic to first wife:
>
> Philip H. Showers age 22 years 7 months
> Eliza Jane Elkins age 22 years
> he was s/o James Showers and Lucy
> she was daughter of William Elkins and Unknown
> his place of birth Jefferson County VA (now WV)
> her place of birth Fauquier County VA
> her residence same
> his residence same
> his occupation farmer
> both white and single...
>
> this was December 31 1865...this would place his birth around 1843
>
> 2nd marriage
> Philip H Showers age 50
> Fannie S (Scott) Kenney age 27(She WAS born in 1878 died 1935)
> he was s/o William H Showers and L
> she was d/o WD Kenney and HS (William Disen Kenney(Kenny) & Helen Seletha
> Harrell) of Fauquier County Va
> place of his birth PENNSYLVANIA]
> place of her birth Fauquier County
> residence same for both
> both white...he widower..he single..
> this was
>
> NOVEMBER 23 1905
> his birth date would have been 1855
>
> WE KNOW THIS IS THE SAME MAN!!!
> Now for his death Certifcate states
>
> Philip H Showers white male
> Widowed
> 116 years 6 months 11 days...
> Retired
> Birthplace PA
> date of death Feb 19 1937..
> Parents Unknown
>
>
>
> HELP CAN ANYONE HELP ME!!!!! I am going out of my wits trying to thinnk of
> new leads...My Aunt spent a week in Philly going over everything she could
> think of...then to Richmond to check there...we have good documents on his
> step children (his first wife had an illigitamate son named George William
> Elkins who married Sarah Elizabeth Rutherford, George never leagally
changed
> his name that we know of but all his children bear the SHOWERS surname..)
>
> My great grandfather was his ONLY true son...that we know of..
> on the 1870 Census we find Philip listed as 27 and Eliza as 40 and George
at
> 13..Census records are not reliable for ages of even proper spelling but
> they just tell you where someone was at a time in history...
>
> any one out there like mysteries...
>
> April Showers Brown
>
>

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