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 1843 - 1936 (92 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Susan Webster Rangeley was born on 30 Nov 1843 in Stuart, VA; died on 26 Sep 1936 in Martinsville, VA. Notes:
BIRTH-PARENTS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: A History of Henry County Virginia, Judith Parks America Hill
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #0089]
According to Granddaughter Lucille Dandridge who stayed with her during her last 3 years of high school, Susan made her come straight home from school with out being allowed to play basketball "because Tom, her favorite son (Will and Daddy [John] resented it), might come [to supper] early".
Again according to Lucille, Susan R. Dandridge was a "little general" in her home; if she went to bed at 8:00, everyone went to bed at 8:00. Once her granddaughter Elizabeth Dandridge answered the telephone and was angrily ordered to never answer the phone while she, Susan, was home. There was one person (probably a teacher at nearby Martinsville High School) she had known for a long time who roomed with her.
Virginia (Puckett) Hodnett said that Susan R. Dandridge was "just the mildest sort of person" who wasn't much of a housekeeper (used to other people running the household - wouldn't even know her way around a kitchen). Virginia said that Susan's father and brothers ran a tannery and store in Stuart, Va. and that her home was where the old hotel (now burned) was located.
Neither Harry nor Lucille, her grandchildren were aware that Susan and Robert Bolling Dandridge had separated before his death; it appears Susan never talked of her husband to her grandchildren. Virginia Hodnett was aware but it "just wasn't something people talked about back then". She believed "the reason might have been that Robert Bolling "may have had a drinking problem - times were hard!". Grandson Hugh also made mentioned that he had heard Robert Bolling Dandridge had a drinking problem.
Susan married Robert Bolling Dandridge in Nov 1866 in Henry County, VA. Robert (son of Jr. William Alexander Dandridge and Sarah Virginia Nicholds) was born on 6 Aug 1838 in Henry County, VA; died on 13 Feb 1907 in Horsepasture, Henry County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William Rangeley Dandridge
 was born on 10 Sep 1867 in Henry County, VA; died on 13 Feb 1948 in Henry County, VA.
- 3. John Robert Dandridge was born on 14 Jul 1870 in Henry County, VA; died on 15 Feb 1946 in Martinsville, VA.
- 4. Thomas Nichols Dandridge was born on 18 Oct 1883 in Henry County, VA; died on 29 Feb 1964 in Martinsville, VA.
- 5. Una Denzil Dandridge was born on 31 Mar 1876 in Rangeley, Henry County, VA; died on 18 Dec 1959 in Martinsville, VA.
- 6. Annie Dell Dandridge was born on 15 Jan 1881 in Henry County, VA; died on 5 Apr 1964 in Gaithersburg, MD.
- 7. Harry Clay Dandridge was born on 23 Jan 1887 in Henry County, VA; died on 29 May 1947 in Williamson, WV.
- 8. John Thomas Dandridge was born about 1870.
- 9. Annie Dandridge
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Generation: 2
| 2. |  William Rangeley Dandridge (1.Susan1) was born on 10 Sep 1867 in Henry County, VA; died on 13 Feb 1948 in Henry County, VA. Notes:
PARENTS: A History of Henry County Virginia, Judith Parks America Hill
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #0089]
According to Lucille R. Dandridge, his Niece by John, Will was very
supportive of his children but seemed to have been very unpopular with
those outside his immediate family.
William married Grace Overton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | John Robert Dandridge (1.Susan1) was born on 14 Jul 1870 in Henry County, VA; died on 15 Feb 1946 in Martinsville, VA. Notes:
PARENTS: A History of Henry County Virginia, Judith Parks America Hill
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #0089]
Lived in Stuart for a while (rented a room and, at one point, probably stayed with some of his mother's family). The daughter of the lady from whom he rented the room supplied the only known picture of John Robert Dandridge.
According to son Hugh, John Robert Dandridge attended medical school in Richmond, but dropped out after one year when he came down with typhoid. The disease left him slightly weakened in one leg and he had to wear a support stocking for the rest of his life.
Also according Hugh, he bought land at "Rock Run", a few miles up from Rangeley community where State Routes 683 and 924 intersect. The family's home was located at the top of a hill, close to the north-east corner of that intersection.
Daughter Elaine (Essie Mae) did not dispute Martha Anthony's statement that John Dandridge was a very soft-spoken man but, "he was hard on us [the children], but was [routinely] taken advantage of by others". She did not elaborate further. As far a being affectionate with the kids, Hugh said that his father was very fond of daughter Mary (he called her Polly) and that he would hug up son Harry, the baby of the family. He would ask them both into his "pen" formed with his legs and arms when he sat down.
Son Harry said that about the only thing he could remember about his father was his saying that "when he called to them in the morning, he better hear feet hitting the floor."
Hugh said that his father played the banjo ("strummed, rather than picked") and that he may have had or been in a [blue grass] band. Elizabeth said she remembered him warming up the "cow hide" on the banjo in front of the fire so he could play it. Again according to Hugh, John kept informed of political activities and would frequently visit with nearby black families to talk politics and to share some [corn] squeezings.
Hugh also said that his father went to church (Methodist) "fairly frequently." John's wife, a Primitive Baptist, did not go often since there was no P.B. church near by.
John Virgil Anthony, Jr. was a roommate with John R. Dandridge at Shackelford Hospital on Church St., Martinsville in 1946. He told his niece Martha A. Anthony that it was sad that so few family came to visit John Dandridge while he was hospitalized for pneumonia; complications which soon led to his death.
John married Annie Delma Lovell on 18 Dec 1912. Annie was born on 10 May 1886 in Henry County, VA; died on 24 May 1955 in Lynchburg, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Thomas Nichols Dandridge (1.Susan1) was born on 18 Oct 1883 in Henry County, VA; died on 29 Feb 1964 in Martinsville, VA. Notes:
PARENTS: A History of Henry County Virginia, Judith Parks America Hill
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #0089]
May have spent several years in prison on a bootleging conviction.
Avid Fisherman, never married. At one point, operated auto service station with nephew R. Jackson Dandridge.
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| 5. | Una Denzil Dandridge (1.Susan1) was born on 31 Mar 1876 in Rangeley, Henry County, VA; died on 18 Dec 1959 in Martinsville, VA. Notes:
PARENTS: A History of Henry County Virginia, Judith Parks America Hill
Una married Kelsey Puckett in Oct 1907 in Danville, VA. Kelsey was born on 16 Feb 1869 in Carroll County, VA; died in Apr 1924 in Martinsville, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 6. | Annie Dell Dandridge (1.Susan1) was born on 15 Jan 1881 in Henry County, VA; died on 5 Apr 1964 in Gaithersburg, MD. Notes:
PARENTS: A History of Henry County Virginia, Judith Parks America Hill
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #0089]
From "History of Patrick and Henry Counties" p. 114 (probably written by Annie Dell Dandridge)
"Among the many young women who have gone to other fields to seek their fortunes, Miss Annie Dandridge deserves more than a passing notice. She was born in Henry Co., Va. and is the daughter of Dr. Robert B. Dandridge and Susan Rangeley Dandridge."
"After finishing her studies in school and having developed a taste for literary work she taught school a number of terms in the county near her home, later going to Washington City where she secured a position in one of the Federal offices and has held that position for a number of years. The accomplishments, possessed by few, of perfect penmanship has proved to be of inestimable value in some of her work."
She worked for the Dept of the Navy and among her jobs was hand-printing diplomas for U.S. Navy Academy graduates.
Although in later life she seemed to have had a general aversion to kids ("Don't let the screen door slam behind you!"); T. Hugh Dandridge said that his aunt Annie once told him she was very proud of him for wearing the uniform and serving his country.
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| 7. | Harry Clay Dandridge (1.Susan1) was born on 23 Jan 1887 in Henry County, VA; died on 29 May 1947 in Williamson, WV. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #0089]
Niece Lucille R. Dandridge said that if it hadn't been for uncle Harry, she and her siblings "would not have had any Christmas". He sent holiday gifts to each of the 7 children for years. He and his wife, beginning in 1919, operated a general merchandise store, "Mingo's", in Kermit, WV. Grace continued to operate the store with Harry Jr. after her husband's death until 1973.
PARENTS: A History of Henry County Virginia, Judith Parks America Hill
Harry married Grace Mildred Barr on 9 Jun 1914 in Virginia, USA. Grace was born on 27 Apr 1894 in Woodstock, VA; died on 29 May 1964 in Huntington, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
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