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Rev. Josiah Thomas Showalter

Male 1839 - 1915  (76 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. Josiah Thomas Showalter was born on 24 Jul 1839 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 23 Sep 1915 in Snowville, Pulaski Co., VA.

    Josiah married Sarah Catherine Vaden on 29 Aug 1860 in Clover Hill, Chester Co., VA. Sarah was born on 23 Sep 1843 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died on 19 Jan 1922 in Austin, Travis Co., TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah Catherine Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Sep 1861 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 22 Aug 1919.
    2. 3. Chester David Michael Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1866; died on 7 Jan 1948 in Roanoke, VA.
    3. 4. Amanda Louisa Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1867 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 9 Aug 1947 in Lockney, Floyd Co., TX.
    4. 5. Josiah Wesley Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 May 1869 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 29 Apr 1930 in Pulaski Co., VA.
    5. 6. George Henry Pryor Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1870; died on 17 Oct 1954 in Austin, Travis Co., TX.
    6. 7. Edward Thomas Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1872; died on 5 Jan 1968 in Shawsville, Montgomery Co., VA.
    7. 8. Julia Rowlette Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Oct 1873; died on 25 May 1960 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA.
    8. 9. Benjamin Winthrop Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1875; died on 9 Feb 1940 in Richmond, VA.
    9. 10. Milton Vaden Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1876; died on 9 Oct 1961.
    10. 11. Jennie Taylor Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1878; died on 21 May 1955 in Abilene, Taylor Co., TX.
    11. 12. Alexander Merle Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1879 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 25 Mar 1967 in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.
    12. 13. Infant Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1881 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 25 Jan 1881 in Pulaski Co., VA.
    13. 14. Annie Beatrice Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1882; died on 18 Jan 1927.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah Catherine Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 3 Sep 1861 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 22 Aug 1919.

    Sarah married Walter L. Dudley on 13 Jun 1894 in Pulaski Co., VA. Walter was born in 1866 in Tazewell Co., VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Chester David Michael Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 17 Feb 1866; died on 7 Jan 1948 in Roanoke, VA.

    Chester married Lou Ella English on 22 Jul 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Amanda Louisa Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 16 Nov 1867 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 9 Aug 1947 in Lockney, Floyd Co., TX.

    Amanda married Walter L. Whitt on 23 Nov 1887 in Pulaski Co., VA. Walter was born in 1865 in Montgomery Co., VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Josiah Wesley Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 7 May 1869 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 29 Apr 1930 in Pulaski Co., VA.

    Josiah married Lois Porch on 12 Jul 1896 in Bloomington, Mclean Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Daphne Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1897 in Pulaski Co., VA; and died.
    2. 16. Portia Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1898 in Pulaski Co., VA; died in NC.
    3. 17. Lucia Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1899 in Pulaski Co., VA; died in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.
    4. 18. Eustace Wesley Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1905 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 29 Jun 1971 in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

  5. 6.  George Henry Pryor Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 15 Oct 1870; died on 17 Oct 1954 in Austin, Travis Co., TX.

    George married Lena E. Honea on 1 Aug 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Edward Thomas Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 8 Jan 1872; died on 5 Jan 1968 in Shawsville, Montgomery Co., VA.

    Edward married Alice May Cummins on 1 Aug 1900 in Centreville, Wilson Co., TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Eugenia Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1916 in Pulaski Co., VA; and died.

  7. 8.  Julia Rowlette Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 25 Oct 1873; died on 25 May 1960 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA.

    Julia married Edward Rodney Massie on 16 May 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Benjamin Winthrop Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 10 Jun 1875; died on 9 Feb 1940 in Richmond, VA.

    Benjamin married Leona Lloyd on 8 Jul 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Milton Vaden Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 6 Nov 1876; died on 9 Oct 1961.

    Milton married Avis B. Dial on 5 Aug 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 11.  Jennie Taylor Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 23 Mar 1878; died on 21 May 1955 in Abilene, Taylor Co., TX.

    Jennie married Everett M. Randolph on 22 Jul 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  Alexander Merle Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 3 Dec 1879 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 25 Mar 1967 in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

    Alexander married Virginia Eugene Brizzolara on 26 Apr 1910 in Richmond, VA, and was divorced in Oct 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Josiah Thomas Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1911; and died.
    2. 21. Virginia Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1916; and died.

    Alexander married Phala Rippetoe Craig on 12 Aug 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 13.  Infant Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 25 Jan 1881 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 25 Jan 1881 in Pulaski Co., VA.

  13. 14.  Annie Beatrice Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born on 21 Jun 1882; died on 18 Jan 1927.

    Annie married Joseph S. Brown on 1 Oct 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 15.  Daphne Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 29 May 1897 in Pulaski Co., VA; and died.

    Daphne married Prescott Winson Townsend on 6 Jun 1922 in Pulaski Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 16.  Portia Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 19 Sep 1898 in Pulaski Co., VA; died in NC.

    Portia married Leonard Charles King on 20 Aug 1919 in Pulaski Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Pauline Wright King  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jun 1920 in Cambria, Montgomery Co., VA; and died.
    2. 23. Joyce Porch King  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1922 in Cambria, Montgomery Co., VA; and died.

  3. 17.  Lucia Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 14 Dec 1899 in Pulaski Co., VA; died in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.

    Lucia married Stuart E. Wilson on 10 Sep 1923 in Pulaski Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Martha Lois Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1924 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN; and died.

  4. 18.  Eustace Wesley Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 30 Jan 1905 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 29 Jun 1971 in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

    Eustace married Ethel May Meredith on 25 Apr 1931 in Pulaski, Pulaski Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. John Wesley Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Eustace Poage Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1933 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 28 Dec 1980 in Radford, VA.
    3. 27. James Curtis Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1938 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 23 Feb 1986 in Radford, VA.
    4. 28. David Louis Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 19.  Eugenia Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edward2, 1.Josiah1) was born in 1916 in Pulaski Co., VA; and died.

    Eugenia married Henry Arthur Farris on 4 Sep 1938 in Snowville, Pulaski Co., VA. Henry was born in 1915 in Pulaski Co., VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Thomas Edward Farris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Nov 1956 in Radford, VA; died on 10 Jan 2003 in Pulaski Co., VA; was buried on 14 Jan 2003 in Newbern Cemetery, Newbern, Pulaski Co., VA.

  6. 20.  Josiah Thomas Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (12.Alexander2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 7 Nov 1911; and died.

  7. 21.  Virginia Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (12.Alexander2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 31 Dec 1916; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 22.  Pauline Wright King Descendancy chart to this point (16.Portia3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 13 Jun 1920 in Cambria, Montgomery Co., VA; and died.

    Pauline married James Brewer on 1 Dec 1943 in High Point, Guilford Co., NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 23.  Joyce Porch King Descendancy chart to this point (16.Portia3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 8 Aug 1922 in Cambria, Montgomery Co., VA; and died.

    Joyce married Russell E. Miller on 16 Aug 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Russell Bensley Miller  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Stephen Prescott Miller  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Susan King Miller  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 24.  Martha Lois Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (17.Lucia3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 6 Jul 1924 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN; and died.

  4. 25.  John Wesley Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

    John married Ruby Pearl Phillips [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Janice Ann "Jan" Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 26.  Eustace Poage Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 19 Sep 1933 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 28 Dec 1980 in Radford, VA.

  6. 27.  James Curtis Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 23 Mar 1938 in Pulaski Co., VA; died on 23 Feb 1986 in Radford, VA.

  7. 28.  David Louis Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

    David married Hazel Marie Nuckols [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Debra Lee Showalter  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 29.  Thomas Edward Farris Descendancy chart to this point (19.Eugenia3, 7.Edward2, 1.Josiah1) was born on 4 Nov 1956 in Radford, VA; died on 10 Jan 2003 in Pulaski Co., VA; was buried on 14 Jan 2003 in Newbern Cemetery, Newbern, Pulaski Co., VA.

    Thomas married Sara Ann Hunter on 27 Sep 1981 in Radford, VA. Sara (daughter of Ronald Lew Hunter and Doris Ann Deitz) was born on 11 Nov 1958 in Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV; died on 1 Jun 2018 in Cloyd, Pulaski Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. John Henry Farris  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 5

  1. 30.  Russell Bensley Miller Descendancy chart to this point (23.Joyce4, 16.Portia3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

  2. 31.  Stephen Prescott Miller Descendancy chart to this point (23.Joyce4, 16.Portia3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

  3. 32.  Susan King Miller Descendancy chart to this point (23.Joyce4, 16.Portia3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

  4. 33.  Janice Ann "Jan" Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (25.John4, 18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

    Janice married Keith Alan Medeiros [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Cassandra Ann Medeiros  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Megan Nicole Medeiros  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 34.  Debra Lee Showalter Descendancy chart to this point (28.David4, 18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

    Debra married Larry James Akers, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Jessica Ryann Akers  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 35.  John Henry Farris Descendancy chart to this point (29.Thomas4, 19.Eugenia3, 7.Edward2, 1.Josiah1)


Generation: 6

  1. 36.  Cassandra Ann Medeiros Descendancy chart to this point (33.Janice5, 25.John4, 18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

  2. 37.  Megan Nicole Medeiros Descendancy chart to this point (33.Janice5, 25.John4, 18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)

  3. 38.  Jessica Ryann Akers Descendancy chart to this point (34.Debra5, 28.David4, 18.Eustace3, 5.Josiah2, 1.Josiah1)



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