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The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ruby Leighton Family History Collection, WLU Coll. 0693, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Burks, Bill
- Campbell, Ambrose
- Coffey, Dawson H.
- Coffey, Jordan
- Coffey, Willis
- Diehl, George West
- Henson, Daniel E.
- Henson, E.L. "Buck"
- Huffman, J. B.
- Humphreys, Elijah Daniel
- Knick, John Colin
- Lackey, Richard S.
- Leighton, Adam
- Leighton, Ruby
- Lilley, Alice J.
- Mason, Peter H.
- Miller, Henry
- Powell, Ottie Cline
- Rippetoe, Peter Oglesby
- Sorrells, Joseph
- Wheeler, Martin
Container List
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Control FolderEnglish.
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Cemeteries - Amherst CountyEnglish.
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Cemeteries - Coffeytown2009English.
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Clements FamilyEnglish.
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Clements FamilyEnglish.
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Coffeytown - Amherst CountyEnglish.
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Coffey FamilyEnglish.
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Coffey, JordanEnglish.
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Coffey, WillisEnglish.
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Crawford FamilyEnglish.
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Fairfield High SchoolEnglish.
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Gilbert FamilyEnglish.
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Haines Chapel - Amherst CountyEnglish.
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Henson, Daniel E.English.
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Henson, E.L. "Buck"English.
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Horsley FamilyEnglish.
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Horsley, Gillespie, Hudson FamiliesEnglish.
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Hudson FamilyEnglish.
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Humphreys, Elijah DanielEnglish.
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Lawman FamilyEnglish.
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Lilley, Alice J.English.
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Mason, PeterEnglish.
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Monacan Indians - Amherst CountyEnglish.
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Ogden FamilyEnglish.
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Noel FamilyEnglish.
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Noel FamilyEnglish.
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Powell, Ottie ClineEnglish.
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Revolutionary War SoldiersEnglish.
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Rippetoe FamilyEnglish.
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Rippetoe, Peter OglesbyEnglish.
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Sorrells, JosephEnglish.
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Wheeler, MartinEnglish.
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Allen FamilyEnglish.
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Arnold FamilyEnglish.
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Beets FamilyEnglish.
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Broad Creek Church and School - Rockbridge CountyEnglish.
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Brown FamilyEnglish.
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Burks, BillEnglish.
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Caroline CountyEnglish.
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Clements FamilyEnglish.
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Coffey, Dawson H.English.
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Cornwall Hotel - Rockbridge CountyEnglish.
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Diehl, Dr. George WestEnglish.Scope and Contents
This folder also contains personal notes from Leighton on geneological facts related to Dr. Diehl and his work in the Lexington News Gazette.
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Hardbarger (Hartbarger) FamilyEnglish.
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Hughes FamilyEnglish.
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Irish Creek - Rockbridge CountyEnglish.
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Jewell FamilyEnglish.
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Kennedy FamilyEnglish.
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Fleshman FamilyEnglish.
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Lauderdale Associate Reform Presbyterian Church - Rockbridge CountyEnglish.
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Lawhorne FamilyEnglish.
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Leighton FamilyEnglish.
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Miller, HenryEnglish.
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Nicely FamilyEnglish.
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Plank Road Culverts - Rockbridge CountyEnglish.
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Peery FamilyEnglish.
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Rhodenizer FamilyEnglish.
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Rowlinson, BeatsEnglish.
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Seay FamilyEnglish.
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Watkins FamilyEnglish.
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Whiteside FamilyEnglish.
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Vess / Vest FamilyEnglish.
Charles Whiteside's silk confederate flag in oversize.
Poem is, "I'll Look To You in 2004."
Letter from I. T. Amadeo to Ruby, with attached family charts.
Includes Naomi Hendrickson correspondence, of Annondale, Virginia, June 23, 1987 to November 26, 1990.
Includes Violet Moore correspondence, of Brier, Washington, January 21, 1985 to Christmas 1991, with family charts.
Includes a printed color drawing of the present day Mountain View School, by Christian.
Includes newspaer cipping and photos.
Includes correspondence with Nancy Torphy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 1992 and January 1997.
Includes correspodence with Rachel McCabe Thompson of Jacksonville, Florida, September 22, 1980 to December 13, 1984 and Agnes (Mrs. Robert) Cobb of Jacksonville, Florida, September 9, 1987, and Florence Cornett (widow of Charles Wesley Cornett), May 16, 1996.
Kept by Ruby Whiteside Leighton.
Newspaper clippings, which include the following: Rockbridge Hotel (Glasgow), Stonewall Jackson's death place, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, the Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Steele's Tavern, and News of 50, 75, 100 years ago.
Kept by Ruby Whiteside Leighton.
Newspaper clippings which include the following: Moses Moore (Rockbridge County slave of Zachariah Johnston), the landscaping of the Rockbridge County Courthouse, Steve's Diner and Stevesville (owned by Nefotis of Lexington), Broad Creek Church history, Brownsburg High School, and Spelling Bees (local news).
Also included are cards for all occasions, and drawings by Ruby's brother Thurman Whiteside.
Color unused, related to the following: Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, Astor's Beechwood, Lake Tahoe, Donner Memorial and Lake, London, Hampton Court, Sheep breeds of the North of England, Fitzgerald and Campbell Coat of Arms and History, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Sir Winston Church Family plot, Grasmere, Chester, and Welsh girls.
Most of these Whiteside families came out of Virginia.