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Wesley H. Guthrie, in his own words |
| If he could speak to us today, Wesley H. Guthrie might describe his life as follows. |
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Elizabeth Sparrow and I were united as husband and wife in Halifax County, Virginia, 22 December 1847.  |
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“Betsey” as I called her, and I lived near Republican Grove in a plain farmhouse with huge cherry trees around it. The house had a porch with rose bushes that bloomed all summer covering the ends and sides. A large fruit tree orchard was beside the house. |
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The Census of 1850 for the Northern District of Halifax County, which I could neither read nor write, enumerated us newlyweds, ages 32 and 23, with our eight-month-old son James J. Guthrie who must have died young. At least four other children would follow. |
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I died after 1890 when the census of that year described me as a 65-year-old farmer. |
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Recollections of Lula LaPrade |
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The memoirs typed by Lula LaPrade include the following recollections. |
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I was equally happy that I spent sometime with my mother’s parents, Grandfather and Grandmother Guthrie. I have pleasant memories of their home - there were huge cherry trees surrounding the house. The house had a porch with a rose bush that covered the end of the house and sides and always had roses in summer. The house was a plain farmhouse that left a delightful memory in a child privileged to visit there. There was a large orchard with a variety of fruit which added a lot to the pleasures of the home. |
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Grandfather Wesley Guthrie married Elizabeth Sparrow, daughter of William Sparrow and Ann Allen Sparrow. Grandfather was the son of William Sparrow. Grandfather’s two brothers and a sister were. |
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Hill Guthrie married Mary Brown. |
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Chastain Guthrie married Ann Sparrow. |
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Martha married John Reese. |
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An annotation on Lula’s memoirs adds that William Sparrow married Elizabeth Shaw in 1794. |
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The Census of 1850 shows that James Guthrie had children other than the ones Lula identified. |
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By 1870 the Guthrie household included Wesley and Elizabeth, aged 53 and 54, Sarah 17, Catherine 13, John W. 7, and Robert, 2 months old. John and Robert were living at home in 1880. |
Descendants of Wesley H. Guthrie |
Information about the children of Wesley H. Guthrie, their descendants, and allied families previously found at Virginians.com is
now available as Southside Virginia Genealogies.
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| Names found in this topic include the following. |
| | James J. Guthrie (1849-), |
| | Sarah Ann Harvey (Guthrie) Carr (1853-1931), |
| John Robert Carr, |
| | Catherine Armistead (Guthrie) Carr (c.1857-), |
| David Edward Carr, |
| | John W. Guthrie (1863-), |
| Nannie C. —, |
| | Robert P. Guthrie (1869-), |
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Selected sources |
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Guthrie, Laurence R. American Guthrie and Allied Families, 2 vols., Chambersburg, Pa.: The Kerr Printing Company, 1933. • Comprehensive work on many Guthrey/Guthrie families including Thomas Guthrey, Travis Guthrey, James Guthrey, and Wesley H. Guthrie. |
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