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Mary Almedia Leavell

Mary Almedia Leavell

Female 1857 - 1938  (80 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Almedia LeavellMary Almedia Leavell was born 20 Apr 1857, Rosemont, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 13 Mar 1938; was buried , Leavell Cemetery, on developed land near Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

    Mary married Cecil Beverley Durrett/Durrette 15 Jan 1878, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Cecil (son of Dr. Addison Lewis Durrett and Mary Louisa Barton) was born 25 Feb 1853, Virginia; died 9 May 1919; was buried , Berea Christ Church, Spotslyvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Benjamin Louis Durrett/Durrette  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1880, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 25 Aug 1940, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia.
    2. 3. Roberta 'Bertie' Louise Durrett/Durrette  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Feb 1881, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 6 May 1947, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Leavell Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. 4. Mary Cecil 'Daisy' Durrett/Durrette  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Aug 1884, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Oct 1946; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia.
    4. 5. Deldee Wentworth Durrett/Durrette  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 16 1885; died 28 Feb 1955, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania County, Virginia .
    5. 6. Anne Goulder 'Ancy' Durrett/Durrette  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Feb 1888, Leavells, Virginia; died 1 Aug 1946; was buried , Leavell Family Cemetery (on farm land), Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
    6. 7. Seth Barton Durrett/Durrette  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Nov 1895, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 17 Oct 1982, Erath County, Texas; was buried , West End Cemetery, Erath County, Texas.
    7. 8. Dorothy St. John Durrett/Durrette  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Sep 1900, Virginia; died 23 Jun 1980, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
    8. 9. John Robert Durrett  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Nov 1903, Fredricksburg, Virginia; died Jun 1978; was buried , Berea Christ Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin Louis Durrett/DurretteBenjamin Louis Durrett/Durrette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 12 Jan 1880, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 25 Aug 1940, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia.

    Benjamin married Maude Naomi Abbott. Maude was born 9 Jun 1881, Brandy, Virginia; died 24 Dec 1935, Culpeper, Virginia; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Nancy Abbott Durrett/Durrette  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1922, Washington, DC; died 10 Sep 1981, Culpeper, Virginia; was buried , Old Chapel Cemetery Millwood, Virginia.

  2. 3.  Roberta 'Bertie' Louise Durrett/DurretteRoberta 'Bertie' Louise Durrett/Durrette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 11 Feb 1881, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 6 May 1947, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Leavell Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

    Roberta married Captain Eugene Hunter Tennent, DDS 27 Jun 1906, Washington DC. Eugene was born Abt 1884; died 23 Oct 1937, Naval Hospital, New York; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Mary Beverley Tennent  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1908, Washington, DC; died 18 Aug 1926, Washington, District of Columbia; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia.
    2. 12. John Gardner Tennent, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Dec 1909, Washington, DC; died 30 Jan 1944; was buried , KIA At Sea.

    Roberta married William Kunzle Moser 1946. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Mary Cecil 'Daisy' Durrett/DurretteMary Cecil 'Daisy' Durrett/Durrette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 8 Aug 1884, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Oct 1946; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia.

    Mary married William Eliason Sisson 25 Oct 1905, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. William was born 31 Oct 1875; died 16 Jan 1910, Virginia ; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Mary Leavelle Sisson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jul 1908, Alexandria Virginia; died 15 Jun 1994, Wickenburg, Arizona; was cremated , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia.
    2. 14. William Eliason Sisson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Mar 1910, Alexandria Virginia; died 9 Oct 1997, Wrightsville Beach North Carolina; was buried , Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington NC.

    Mary married Roy Linney Deal 12 Apr 1912, Frederick, Maryland. Roy was born 26 Sep 1889, Taylorsville NC; died 21 Jan 1983, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; was buried , Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Dorothy Linney Deal  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jan 1919, Washington DC; died 4 Apr 1997, Palmetto, Manatee, Florida .

  4. 5.  Deldee Wentworth Durrett/DurretteDeldee Wentworth Durrett/Durrette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born Dec 16 1885; died 28 Feb 1955, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania County, Virginia .

    Deldee married Robert Ogilvie Gordon 28 Dec 1910, Christ Episcopal Church Spotsylvania County, Virginia . Robert was born 22 Jul 1888, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 2 Dec 1987, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery . [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Anne Goulder 'Ancy' Durrett/DurretteAnne Goulder 'Ancy' Durrett/Durrette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 28 Feb 1888, Leavells, Virginia; died 1 Aug 1946; was buried , Leavell Family Cemetery (on farm land), Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

    Anne married Rev. Hugh Burns McCready Jamison 28 Jun 1911, Spotsylvania, Virginia. Hugh (son of Rev. Joseph Clarke Jamison and Elizabeth McCready) was born 3 Oct 1883, Donaghadee, Ireland; died 24 Feb 1936, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery Frederickburg, Virginia . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Roberta Burns Jamison  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Feb 1912, Virginia; died 2 Jan 1968; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. 17. Anne Wentworth Jamison  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Nov 1918, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas; died 7 Sep 2002, Danville, Virginia.

  6. 7.  Seth Barton Durrett/DurretteSeth Barton Durrett/Durrette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 28 Nov 1895, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 17 Oct 1982, Erath County, Texas; was buried , West End Cemetery, Erath County, Texas.

    Seth married Ruby Davis 19 Dec 1917, Erath, Texas. Ruby was born 25 Jan 1892, Texas; died 23 Feb 1982, Stephenville, Texas; was buried , West End Cemetery, Erath County, Texas. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Dorothy St. John Durrett/DurretteDorothy St. John Durrett/Durrette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 19 Sep 1900, Virginia; died 23 Jun 1980, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

    Dorothy married Rev. Harold Beaumont Woodfield Peters 21 Aug 1926, District of Columbia. Harold was born 24 May 1892, Waterford, Ireland; died 7 Mar 1986, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Dr. Philip Beverley Peters  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Mar 1927, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 22 Jun 2009, Henrico, Virginia.
    2. 19. Mary Beaumont "Polly" Peters  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Feb 1929, Richmond, Virginia; died 12 Apr 2013, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
    3. 20. Gayle Patmore Peters  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jan 1933; died 17 Aug 2017, Winchester, Virginia; was buried , Beahms Chapel Cemetery Luray, Virginia.
    4. 21. Peyton Patmore Peters  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jan 1933, Richmond, Virginia; died 23 Feb 1972, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
    5. 22. Michael Cromwell Peters  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jan 1944, Richmond, Virginia; died 5 Aug 1963, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

  8. 9.  John Robert DurrettJohn Robert Durrett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 25 Nov 1903, Fredricksburg, Virginia; died Jun 1978; was buried , Berea Christ Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

    John married Mozelda Pearl Puffenberger 23 Jun 1929, Luray, Page County, Virginia; divorced 3 Jun 1948, Page, Virginia. Mozelda was born 1 Dec 1905, Page County, Virginia; died 22 Nov 1985; was buried , Beahms Chapel Cemetery Luray, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Wanda Beverley Durrett  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Aug 1930, Luray, Virginia; died 10 Apr 2018.
    2. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Nancy Abbott Durrett/Durrette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born 8 Sep 1922, Washington, DC; died 10 Sep 1981, Culpeper, Virginia; was buried , Old Chapel Cemetery Millwood, Virginia.

    Nancy married James Sidney Ritter 13 Dec 1941, Culpeper, Virginia. James was born 11 Jan 1920, Culpeper County, Virginia; died 15 Apr 1973, Culpeper, Virginia; was buried , Old Chapel Cemetery Millwood, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Mary Beverley Tennent Descendancy chart to this point (3.Roberta2, 1.Mary1) was born 1908, Washington, DC; died 18 Aug 1926, Washington, District of Columbia; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia.

  3. 12.  John Gardner Tennent, IIIJohn Gardner Tennent, III Descendancy chart to this point (3.Roberta2, 1.Mary1) was born 10 Dec 1909, Washington, DC; died 30 Jan 1944; was buried , KIA At Sea.

    John married Barbara Carpenter Jan 26 1935, San Francisco, California ; divorced 8 Sep 1937, Reno, Nevada. Barbara was born 1909, Colorado Springs, Colorado; died 28 Oct 1971, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Group Sheet]

    John married Louise Brooks 12 Jul 1941, Maryland. Louise was born 2 Apr 1912, Baltimore, Maryland; died 17 Jun 1965, West Palm Beach, Florida; was buried , Hillcrest Memorial Park West Palm Beach, Florida. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Mary Leavelle Sisson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born 17 Jul 1908, Alexandria Virginia; died 15 Jun 1994, Wickenburg, Arizona; was cremated , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia.

    Mary married Dorris Alfred Musick 3 Oct 1928, Winston-Salem NC. Dorris was born 2 Nov 1900, Matewan, West Virginia; died 18 Nov 1973, Williamson, West Virginia; was buried , Johnson Memorial Cemetery Pikeville, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Sharon Isabelle Musick  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Mar 1931, Huntington, West Virginia; died 20 Dec 2016, Wickenburg, Arizona.

    Mary married Emmet Richard Colbert 21 Dec 1940, Bowling Green, Virginia . Emmet was born 20 Sep 1896; died 30 Mar 1949, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Colbert Family Cemetery Spotsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 14.  William Eliason SissonWilliam Eliason Sisson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born 16 Mar 1910, Alexandria Virginia; died 9 Oct 1997, Wrightsville Beach North Carolina; was buried , Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington NC.

    William married Alice Borden Moore 3 Jan 1946, Wilmington, North Carolina. Alice was born 10 Oct 1918, Wilmington North Carolina; died 31 Jul 2004, Wilmington North Carolina; was buried , Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 15.  Dorothy Linney Deal Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born 24 Jan 1919, Washington DC; died 4 Apr 1997, Palmetto, Manatee, Florida .

    Dorothy married Robert Jackson Thomas 28 Jun 1941, St Pauls Episcopal Church Winston-Salem NC. Robert was born 25 Sep 1916, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1951, Randolph County, North Carolina; was buried , Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Robert Jackson Thomas, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jun 1947, Asheboro, North Carolina; died 19 May 1965, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; was buried , Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

    Dorothy married James Terrell Varner 1963. James was born 3 Feb 1920, Forsyth County, North Carolina; died 10 Jan 1977, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; was buried , Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  7. 16.  Roberta Burns JamisonRoberta Burns Jamison Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anne2, 1.Mary1) was born 19 Feb 1912, Virginia; died 2 Jan 1968; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

    Roberta married William Henry Williams 22 Dec 1931, Winter Haven, Florida; divorced Yes. William was born Abt. 1910, Washington, D.C.. [Group Sheet]

    Roberta married James Green Watson, Sr. 14 Dec 1935, Richmond Va; divorced 2 Jun 1947. James (son of John Thomas Watson, Jr. and Mary Verser Green) was born 10 Nov 1908, Danville, Virginia; died 1 Oct 1964, Greensboro, North Carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. James Green Watson, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jan 1939, Danville, Virginia; died 21 Dec 2004, Durango, Colorado.

  8. 17.  Anne Wentworth JamisonAnne Wentworth Jamison Descendancy chart to this point (6.Anne2, 1.Mary1) was born 20 Nov 1918, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas; died 7 Sep 2002, Danville, Virginia.

    Anne married Alpha Carter "Ace" Powell 27 Aug 1941. Alpha (son of William Daniel "W.D." dna Powell and Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Carter) was born 27 Aug 1919, Danville, Virginia; died 27 Jan 2005, Raleigh, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 18.  Dr. Philip Beverley Peters Descendancy chart to this point (8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1) was born 15 Mar 1927, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 22 Jun 2009, Henrico, Virginia.

    Philip married Polly Davis Coleman 9 Oct 1948, Halifax, North Carolina. Polly was born 3 Oct 1929; died 23 Jul 1986, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery Fredericksburg, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 37. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 38. Ellen Coleman "Ellie" Peters  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1960; died 17 Oct 1984; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery Fredericksburg, Virginia.

    Philip married Living [Group Sheet]


  10. 19.  Mary Beaumont "Polly" Peters Descendancy chart to this point (8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1) was born 19 Feb 1929, Richmond, Virginia; died 12 Apr 2013, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania, Virginia.

  11. 20.  Gayle Patmore PetersGayle Patmore Peters Descendancy chart to this point (8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1) was born 10 Jan 1933; died 17 Aug 2017, Winchester, Virginia; was buried , Beahms Chapel Cemetery Luray, Virginia.

    Gayle married Keith H. Emerson 19 Jun 1953, Reidsville, North Carolina. Keith was born 4 Feb 1925, Virginia; died 7 Feb 2017; was buried , Beahms Chapel Cemetery Luray, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  12. 21.  Peyton Patmore Peters Descendancy chart to this point (8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1) was born 10 Jan 1933, Richmond, Virginia; died 23 Feb 1972, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania, Virginia.

    Peyton married Elizabeth James 'Betty' Grant 23 Nov 1968, Danville Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Walter Lawson Grant and Elizabeth Stuart James) was born 9 Jul 1943; died 22 Feb 2009, Richmond Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 22.  Michael Cromwell Peters Descendancy chart to this point (8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1) was born 17 Jan 1944, Richmond, Virginia; died 5 Aug 1963, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

  14. 23.  Wanda Beverley Durrett Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Mary1) was born 23 Aug 1930, Luray, Virginia; died 10 Apr 2018.

    Wanda married Isaac Randolph Dovel, Jr 23 Nov 1950, Page County, Virginia; divorced 2 Apr 1968, Page County, Virginia. Isaac was born 14 Nov 1929, Luray, Virginia; died 30 Sep 1997, Luray, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  15. 24.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Mary1)

    Living married E.L. Emerson, Jr [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 4.Mary2, 1.Mary1)

    Living married P.H. Mulford, Jr [Group Sheet]


  2. 26.  Sharon Isabelle MusickSharon Isabelle Musick Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 4.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born 31 Mar 1931, Huntington, West Virginia; died 20 Dec 2016, Wickenburg, Arizona.

  3. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 4.Mary2, 1.Mary1)

  4. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Mary3, 4.Mary2, 1.Mary1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  5. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.William3, 4.Mary2, 1.Mary1)

  6. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (15.Dorothy3, 4.Mary2, 1.Mary1)

  7. 31.  Robert Jackson Thomas, II Descendancy chart to this point (15.Dorothy3, 4.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born 5 Jun 1947, Asheboro, North Carolina; died 19 May 1965, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; was buried , Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

  8. 32.  James Green Watson, II Descendancy chart to this point (16.Roberta3, 6.Anne2, 1.Mary1) was born 13 Jan 1939, Danville, Virginia; died 21 Dec 2004, Durango, Colorado.

    James married Living (daughter of Albert Tell Hammond, Jr and Martha Leete Cavaleri) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 33.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (17.Anne3, 6.Anne2, 1.Mary1)

  10. 34.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (17.Anne3, 6.Anne2, 1.Mary1)

    Living married Living (daughter of Robert Lawrence 'Bob' McGinnis and Living) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 44. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 35.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.Philip3, 8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  12. 36.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.Philip3, 8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1)

  13. 37.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.Philip3, 8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1)

  14. 38.  Ellen Coleman "Ellie" Peters Descendancy chart to this point (18.Philip3, 8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1) was born 7 Jun 1960; died 17 Oct 1984; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery Fredericksburg, Virginia.

  15. 39.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (21.Peyton3, 8.Dorothy2, 1.Mary1)