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Eliza Violet Gist, the daughter of Nathaniel Gist and Judith Cary (Bell) Gist [1] was born November 10, 1794. [2] Nathaniel Gist was a colonel in the Virginia Continental Line during the American Revolutionary War. [3] The Gist family and their enslaved people moved from Virginia to Bourbon County, Kentucky [4] in the spring of 1793, [5] or ...
The Alexander Funeral Home is the oldest African American owned business in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Alexander Funeral Home was founded by Zechariah Alexander in 1914 when Alexander bought half of Coles and Smith Undertakes. In 1927 Alexander purchased the remaining part of the business and changed the name to the Alexander Funeral Home.
Frederick Thomas Gray (October 10, 1918 – May 14, 1992) was a Virginia attorney and Democratic Party politician. Governor J. Lindsay Almond appointed Gray to serve as Attorney General of Virginia after the resignation of Attorney General Albertis Harrison (a member of the Democratic political organization led by Senator Harry F. Byrd) to run for Governor of Virginia during the Massive ...
The Barbour family's more notable members included: James C. Barbour (10 June 1775 – 7 June 1842), United States Senator, 18th Governor of Virginia, and 11th United States Secretary of War;
New York Times obituary, other histories state promotion to major general, March 20, 1865. Major general promotion never confirmed by Confederate Senate which last met March 18, 1865. Died October 31, 1920, Bartow, Florida, aged 84. Lawton, Alexander R. Brigadier general rank, nom: April 13, 1861 conf: August 28, 1861 re-conf: February 17, 1864 ...
Kenneth Guy Gist Jr. (June 21, 1944 – March 27, 2018), [2] known as Kenny O'Dell, was an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for writing the number-one country hits "Behind Closed Doors" (recorded by Charlie Rich, 1973) and "Mama He's Crazy" (The Judds, 1984). O'Dell was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Gist had two sons who fought for the Confederacy the youngest being David Christopher Gist. His eldest son William was killed by a Union sharpshooter outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1863. Gist was the cousin of States Rights Gist, a Confederate brigadier general who died leading a charge at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, in 1864.
Gwyn was born in Derry, Ireland on November 24, 1828. [4] He was one of ten children raised in the Protestant household of Alexander Gwyn and Catherine Garvin. His brother, Hugh Garvin Gwyn, would later serve in the Confederate States Army as a major with the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, as well as an adjutant to General John Hunt Morgan.