The Grandparents and Great-Grandparents of James Winton Rhudy

Grayson County, Virginia

In the book, Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia, by Benjamin Floyd Nuckolls, he talks about the grandparents and great-grandparents of James Winton Rhudy. He explains that William Cornett Senior and Jennie Sutherland and their children settled on Elk Creek in Grayson County, Virginia. "William Cornett, in the early days, built a mill for grinding grain, also a saw mill, and a carding machine for carding wool. These mills were on the banks of Elk Creek, and were used by the settlers for many miles around."[1]

Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia

The Pedigree of James Winton Rhudy

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[1] Nuckolls, Benjamin Floyd, Pioneer settlers of Grayson County, Virginia. (Bristol, Tennessee: King Print. Co., 1914), page 166; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=xkkSAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=pioneer+settlers&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dox7T7fQIZLW2wXskICaAw&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=pioneer%20settlers&f=false : accessed 16 February 2012).

The Birth of James Winton Rhudy

Finding a birth record for someone in 1866 is considered lucky, even in Virginia. The earliest birth records in Virginia were in 1853, but statewide registration didn't start until 1912. This birth record is from  Grayson County where the commissioner of the revenue registered the births and then turned over his books to the clerk of the County Court. The entry for James Winton Rhudy shows "Ja W RHUDY was born May 10, 1866 to S.F. & Thursy RHUDY in Grayson Co.,Virginia."[1]

The Birth Entry for James Winton Rhudy, 10 May 1866

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[1] Virginia. Bureau of Vital Statistics. “Birth records (Virginia), 1853-1896”. FHL microfilm 2,046,939, p. 93. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.