Thomas Frederick Venable

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller. DAR # 649174
"William Allen Hocker," by E. M. Venable, private ed., 1941.
History of Prince Edward Co. VA by H. C. Bradshaw: Photo of "Kinderton" built in 1824; the Florida "Kinderton" was obviously named after this VA home.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19: Tho. F. Venable, 37, farmer, $11,000 real estate, with wife, 8 children and several boarders.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61: Thomas F., 48, farmer, $14, 400 real estate, $24,000 personal property, with wife and 8 children.

Birth:
"Haymarket", Prince Edward Co., VA

Died:
"Kinderton", Near Leesburg, Lake Co., Fl

Thomas married Mary Priscilla Venable on 16 Jul 1834. Mary (daughter of Nathaniel E. Venable and Mary Embra Scott) was born on 8 Oct 1815 in Longwood, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Oct 1881 in Kinderton, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller. DAR # 649174
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: Harriet, age 8, attends school.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: there is an entry hard to read that looks like "Huey" or "Henry," but perhaps it could be Harriet or Hattie, age 17, student.

1920 Census, FL, Lake Co., Leesburg, fam. 392, Harriet W. Edmunds, 78, born VA, parents born VA, with husband, residing with the Ralph family(probably renters?), next door to the Minos Ebenezer Miller family.

Mary's handwritten autobiography (found by Sandra Newton Mille Lassen, 1976, in a box of 1946 cancelled checks in Veranda Hse Apts.): "My mother (i.e., Harriet) moved to Hampden-Sidney when I was quite young and ran a boarding house for college boys and taught music lessons...When my mothers parents died we moved to the old Venable home "Scott Green" where we lived until I was married in 1894....my mothers hands were more than full - a large family - an invalid husband, boarders and a music class."

Transcription of notes of Harriet Ann Venable (undated) from papers of her namesake, Harriet Venable Miller:
"Just before the Civil war began Henry Watkins Edmunds joined the military company and was elected corporal. First fight got into he was wounded, captured and paroled. Came home and went to courting. Got engaged to Harriet Ann Venable. He was young and strong and vigorous and thought he could take care of a wife all right, but a short time after this engagement he was exchanged and volunteered the second time and joined a cavalry co. 3rd VA Cavalry, Fitz. Lee's Brigade, J.E.B. Stuart's division, and was severely wounded at Kelly's Ford, Culpepper Co., VA, and returned home. His father sent for Dr. Mettener, a noted surgeon who when he saw him, said it would take several years for his wound to heal (it took six years to heal). He also said that unless he had pneumonia or pleurisy his wound would not shorten his days, but that he would always be short-winded and never able to do continuous hard work.
He then wrote to his sweetheart, Hattie Venable and told her what the doctor had said and telling her as he could not ask her to sacrifice her life to the helpless cripple that he was, felt that he would not be able to take care of her, that he would make no complaint if she should cancel the engagement between them. She replied at once that the engagement should not be broken and if he could not take care of her she could and would take care of him, which she did for 59 years.
In 1914 we celebrated our Golden Wedding and John D. Rockefellow (sic) celebrated his the same day and I feel that I have left my children with a better legacy by having such a mother and her example and precept than if I had had all of John D.'s wealth to leave them."

Birth:
"Scott Green", Prince Edward Co., VA

Harriet married Henry Watkins Edmunds on 7 Sep 1864. Henry was born on 10 Oct 1837 in Prince Edward County, VA; died on 14 Aug 1926 in Farmville, Prince Edward County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: William, 15, student

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: Nathaniel, 13, attends school.

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: Abraham, 11, attends school

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: Clement, 10, attends school.

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: Catherine, age six.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: this entry is hard to read; there is a child, 15, that looks like "Carrington," but could perhaps be Catherine.

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: Walter, age four.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: M. W., male, 13, attends school.

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: Gertrude, age two.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: Gertrude, age 12, attends school.

Family/Spouse: William A. Hocker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: Robert, age 10, attends school.

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: Cantey, male, age 8, attends school; this film was hard to read and I had to guess at the name.

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: Frederick, age 5

Notes:

Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: Charles, age 3.

Notes:

Mary's handwritten autobiography (found by Sandra Newton Miller Lassen, 1976, in a box of 1946 cancelled checks in Veranda Hse Apts.); went to FL for health & met future husband
Census, 1920, FL, Lake, Leesburg, #391: Mary, 48
Photo, Lake Cthse. - After her husband's death, Mary became Superintendent of Registration, the job her husband had at the time of his death.

Birth:
"Multiperro", Farmville, Prince Edward Co., VA

Mary married Minos Ebenezer Miller on 19 Oct 1894. Minos was born on 24 Oct 1856 in Pontotoc County, MS; died on 21 Jun 1936 in Leesburg, Lake County, Fl; was buried in Lone Oak Cem., Leesburg, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DAR # 649174

Thomas married Florence Brown on 23 Dec 1913. Florence was born on 2 Oct 1875 in Mocksville, NC; died on 2 Jun 1957 in Winston-Salem, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Kate Irwin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Gertrude Groff [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes, Harriet V. Miller & Mary Edmunds Miller, & my personal knowledge. Called Pauline. Portrait of Pauline done mos. before her death hung above the Chas. G. Miller staircase for yrs.; now in his 9th St. home, Leesburg., FL The portrait is a bit spooky, as Pauline looked exactly like her sister Hattie as a child.

Family/Spouse: Hugh Ames Sexton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]