1. Reaney Elizabeth married Paul Vance 12-18-1945. She was born 10-9-1928 died 5-3-2003. Paul died 4-17-2000. Their children were 1. Charles born 10-24-1947 died 4-20-1984, married Louise Farris had 4 daughters. [1.Amy Lynn born 9-29-1974. 2.Melissa Marie born 1-17-1980. 3. Angela 1-21-1982. 4. Jessica Ann 5-23-1983.] 2. Tommy Dale born 3-24-1951 married Karen ? (divorced) had one daughter Shena Michelle born 6-20-1978. Tommy died 5-30-2016. 3. Paul Jr. born 8-28-1953 married Trudy 6-30-1984. They had no children. 4. Teddy Wayne born 11-23-1956 died 6-23-1973. Teddy Wayne was killed in a car wreck when he was a teenager. He was never married.
Paul and Reaney Vance
Mack Ray Berry and Leila Marie Grindstaff
Leila Marie born 9-12-1930 married Mack Ray Berry 12-23-1959, he died 11-12-1988. He was born 5-8-1928. They had 2 children and 1 Rosalee born dead. 1. Glenda Ann born 11-16-1962 married Allan Kirby in 1982 (divorced), had 1 child, Daniel Lee Kirby born 4-17-1984. She married 2nd husband Paul Flynn 4-11-1989, no children. 2. Billy Ray born 5-9-1966, married shawn 12-20-1986. (divorced) no children.
Leila and Mack Berry
Cecil and Helene Grindstaff
Cecil Martin born 9-16-1934 died May 17, 2014. Married Dorothy Helene Rayfield born 2-8-1937. They were amrried on 9-11-1954. Their children were 1. Linda Sue Grindstaff born 11-14-1955 in Canton, Ohio. Married James Daugherty, 12-14-1974 (divorced 4-1997) She had 2 daughters. [1. Tanya Sue born 2-24-1977. 2. Tori Ann born 6-6-1990.] 2. Cecil Eugene Grindstaff born 7-26-1957 married Lucinda Marie Rose on 10-9-1976. They had two children. [1. Troy Adam born 6-22-1988 married Charity Maley in 2009, they had two children Trinity and Trevor. 2. Debbie Marie born 9-25-1990.]
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| Cecil and Helene Grindstaff |
Larkin and Mildred Townsend
Mildred Ruth Grindstaff born 11-24-1936 married Larkin Harrison Townsend on 6-23-1956. Larkin was born 5-17-1925 died 11-21-1977. He died when a farm tractor turned over on him. They had 4 children. [1. Patricia Jean born 5-29-1957, married Rondy Owens 5-4-1996. She had 2 children. [1. Christina Townsend married Rondy Gill 1-25-1997. They had 1 child Dustin Paul 4-27-1997.] [2. Regina townsend born 6-4-1979 married Justin Wyke 12-6-2006. No children.] [2. Gary married Hope Cauthen 9-20-1980. Gary was born 4-13-1958. They had a daughter Merissa, not married no children.] [3. Ruth Maxine Townsend born 5-16-1964 married Mitchell Hall 7-1-1984. They had one son born 12-14-1987 names Jason Scott. Then she married James Horton on 10-5-1996 and they had one son, Harrison James Horton born 3-20-1998.] [4. Bobby Lee Townsend born 1-25-1968 married Robin Pearson on 12-24-1988. They had 2 children 1. Samantha married Noah Carroll. 2. Matthew Larkin born 2-21-1992 engaged to Rachel Tadlock.]
by Mildred Grindstaff Townsend
"When I was growing up we had to wash dishes, saw wood, and carry it into the house and carry in the water. We had time to play we had a swing in a sarvis tree where we could swing real high. We climbed poplar sapling trees to the top and swing to the ground in them.
We had chickens we had to feed and gather eggs which I loved to do. In winter when it snowed we would have snowball fights and sleigh ride.
We lived in a two room house. We had a square hold about 6 x 10 foot for our cellar, which we covered with a pieve of metal roofing and leaves on top of it. We buried our potatoes in the holes.
One time when Reaney, my older sister and mama were peeling peaches I grabbed a peach she had peeled and put it in a pan. She smacked at me and cut me with her knife and I still have the scar."
Clarence and Carol Grindstaff
Clarence Jack Grindstaff born 9-29-1938 married Carol Jean Klotz born 8-1-1938 married on 6-29-1957. Their children were [1.Kevin Jack born 8-28-1958 married Cindy Borne on 9-16-2978. They had 2 children. [1.Brad born 4-30-1982 married Renee Miller 5-17-2003. Brad had 2 children. Brenna 9-24-2007 and Noah 3-24-2010. 2. Kari born 6-12-1985 married Jim Hurley 1-11-2011. Kari's Children are [1.Nora born 10-8-2011. 2. Lily born 6-11-2012. 3. Ivy 5-28-2015. 4.Mae born December 2016.] 2. Connie Jean born 7-29-1960 married Robert Edward Mace born 11-14-1961 on 12-4-1982. They had 2 children. [1. Chad Edward born 6-28-1985 married Mandy Noble 10-1-2015. 2. Chandra Jean born 9-1-1988 married JOsh Ray 4-16-16.] 3. Sonia Kay born 9-25-1966 married William Eric Burbart born 6-21-1966. Their children were Autumn Ray born 10-22-1994. Walter Sky born 9-28-1997 later divorced William.
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Ralph and Elsie Berry
Elsie Bernice Grindstaff born 09-12-1941 married Ralph Berry born 3-26-1941 on 1-30-1960. Her children were 1. Linda Cheryl born 1-31-1961. She married Michael A Runion who was born 1-15-1957 on 11-8-1980. Her children were [1. Tara Lynn born 9-21-1981 who married Jeremy Swanson. They had 2 children Ashlyn Abigail born 9-19-2012, and Maggie Carolina (named after her great grandmother) born 1-3-2014. 2. Ashley Nicole was born 4-7-1987 married Joshua Scott Tallent born 12-16-1986 on 05-23-2009. No children. Linda married second Kenneth Wayne Owens born 2-26-1961. They had one son Thomas Allen Owens born 1-30-1990.] 2. Ralph Wayne Berry born 12-21-1961 never married, died 8-8-1996 at the age of 34 from cancer. 3. Michael David born 5-25-1963 married Cheryl Harrison born 3-7-1966. [ They had one daughter Michelle Dawn born 5-26-1982. Michelle married Jarrad Allen Poarch born 8-3-1978. They had 2 children Kaden Allen Poarch 11-19-2003. 2. Haven Blair born 4-18-2007. Michael and Cheryl divorced. Michael Married 2nd. Sherry Lynn Whistnant on 8-5-1988. They had 2 children 1. Michael David Jr. born 6-6-1991. 2. Stacey Lynn born 10-28-1993. Michael and Sherry divorced.] 4. Keith Allan born 4-30-1966 married Angela HOp Watson born 8-14-1964 on 9-21-1990. Their children were 1. Keith Allan Jr. born 4-30-1992, not married. Miranda Karen born 6-2-1993 married Jonathan Dagaerag 3-15-1990. Keith and Angie were divorced. Keith married Andre Riddle (Divorced.)] Ronny Evan born 7-9-1967, married Vickie Colvard born 1-3-1968 in 8-1986. Their children were [1.Victor Adam born 10-5-1987 married Kimberly Pearson on 4-14-2007, had Joshua Evan born 12-15-2007. 2. Ronny Paul born 8-15-1989 married Amber Christina Earhart on 2-14-2011. Ronny and Vickie divorced. Ronny Married Shirley Christine Barnett born 6-8-1973 on 6-27-1992. Their daughter Teresa Lynn born 1-7-1992 married Cody Lowman born 7-9-1990 on 12-31-2011, Evan born 5-8-2011. Ronny and Christine divorced. Ronny married Judy Wilcox Hodges born 3-19, 1959. They had no children. Judy had 2 boys, Travis and derrick Hodges and 1 grandson Bruce Brandon Hodge.] 6.Melanie Evonne born 12-5-1977 married Michael Anthony Poarch born 3-6-1965 on 7-1-2006. Their children were [1.Hailey Morgan born 5-8-2007, 2. Gracie Elise born 12-11-2009.]
By Elsie Grindstaff Berry
"I grew up in the mountains of Avery County, North Carolina. When I was a young, we hat to carry water from a spring, when we took a bath we had to heat water for it and pour it in a metal tub that my mother washed clothes in. We had to cut our own wood and carry it in the house to cook and to heat with. We had to grow our own food which my mother canned so we could eat through the winter and we had to create our own entertainment. We would walk in the woods and climb trees. We once had a swing in a tree where we could swing a long way out in the air.
We had a crib where we put our corn to feed the snimals, sometimes when it was a rainy day we would climb into the crib and throw the corn from one end of the crib to another, so we could kill the mice that we found. We wanted to keep the baby mice until we were told that little mice grew into a big mice."
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| Ralph and Elsie Berry |
Howard and Norma Bentley
Norma Jean Grindstaff born 9-12-1943 married Howard Joseph Bentley born 11-17-1938 on 9-23-1961. Their children were [1. Lisa Karen born 11-2-1962. Lisa married Tony English born 11-24-1957 on 11-8-1980. They had 3 girls 1. Tabitha Michelle born 11-23-1982 married Jason Oakes born 4-12-1981 and they had 2 daughters named Sernity Grace born 6-16-2006 and Jaylynn born 2-2-2009. 2. Tony Elisha born 3-16-1984 married Reginal Lee Greer Jr. on 11-13-2004. Their children were 1. Lauren Rae born 9-1-2006. 2. Grayson River born 1-14-2009. 3. Rylan Leis 12-21-2010. 3. Clarissa Dawn born 12-5-1988 married Matthew Shoemaker on 10-1-2011. Their children are 1. Alexis Maxine born 3-19-2013. 2. Ethan Allen born 11-7-2014.] [2. Howard Steve born 3-18-1964 married Angela Ann Winkler born 3-26-1960 on 3-3-1984. They had one daughter, Carla Danielle born 3-25-1987. She married Brian Keith Mcginnis, born 8-14-1973. They had 2 children. 1. Michael Alexander born 1-16-2007 and Elizabeth Ann born 7-30-2014. Steve and Ann were divorced. Steve married Judith Ann Sterling. She had 1.Christopher Manuel Mendez born 5-18-2004. 2. Kimberly Beatriz Mendez born 10-14-?.] [Judy Darlene born 8-13-1970 married Kirk Shawn Watson born 12-12-1962 on 12-15-1990. Their children were [1.Kristin Suzanne born 8-10-1991. She married Thomas Huffman born 9-22-2001. Her children were 1. William Howard born 5-7-2010. Joseph Mac Wood 11-27-1990 was father to 2. Kailey Grace born 12-4-2014. 2.] [ Karen Nicole born 3-15-1993 not married. Kathryn Jean born 7-16-2004. Kyle Joseph born 2-13-2006.]
by Norma Grindstaff Bentley
"I can remember when we would go through the bottom as we called it and crawl through the neighbors fence and go through the neighbors woods, to wait for the school bus to pick us up and take us to Minneapolis school. I remember the bus being late one morning I got so cold, I thought I would freeze to death.
I remember us racing home from school one day to be the first to pull the string on our new electric lights they had installed while we were at school.
I remember being from school becuase I was sick. I was laying on the couch that our sister Leila had bought us. Our older sister Reaney was in our back room with our mother, she was having her baby. I dont remember who delivered her baby, but it was dead when it was bron because it had what they use to call a water head. I remember Mama and Reaney were discussing what to name it. mama said name it Claude or Paul after its daddy or grandpa; it wouldnt matter because it wouldnt be used anyway.
I remmeber keeping our milk in the spring to keep it cool for us to drink at our meals.
I remember when we had to learn how to put our water bucket quickly in the middle of the spring and bring it back out before we stirred up all of the sediments in the bottom of the spring."
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| Norma and Howard Bentley |
James and Reva Grindstaff
James Burl born 12-21-1945 married Reva Jean Story born 5-10-1947 on 8-13-1965. Their children were James Melvin born 5-29-1966. He married Tammy Ohmer born 10-1-1971 on 4-2-2005. Melvin had no children. Tammy had 1. Jeffrey 9-27-1989. 2. Charles born 4-2-1993.][2. Susan Burlene born 11-26-1969, married Jerry Hamby born 2-5-1966 on 3-2-1991. They had 1 daughter, Sara Elizabeth born 6-9-1992. Not married.
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| James and Reva Grindstaff |
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| James, Elsie, Mildred, Leila, Clarence, Reaney, Norma Jean |
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| Cecil, James, and Clarence |
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| Back Row: Clarence, Howard (Husband of Norma), Cecil, Ralph (Husband of Elsie), James Front Row: Carol (Wife of Clarence), Reva (Wife of James), Helene (Wife of Cecil), Norma Jean, Leila, Elsie.
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