Posts Tagged ‘virginia’
Joseph Butler was born in Virginia in 1742 to Thomas Butler and Jane Gilbert. He was the fourth of five children born to his parents. He served in the 7th, 9th and 10th regiments of The Virginia Continental Line in the American Revolution. In 1764 he married Elizabeth Burley. They became the parents of seven […]
In this early 1850s portrait we see a young Catharine Darling Pancake and her two oldest children, Ophelia and Stewart. This photograph was a gift to us from Mary Emma, who is the great granddaughter of Catharine. The photograph measures about 2 inches by 2 1/2 inches and is very fragile. It has many characteristics […]