Patsy Cline 1932-1963

Patsy Cline, the famed county music star was born, Virginia Patterson Hensley.  She was the daughter of Samuel and Hilda Patterson Hensley. Patsy was born September 8, 1932 and married Gerald Cline on March 7, 1953. After they divorced , she married Charlie Dick, who was very influential in her music career. She was killed in an airplane crash in 1963.

Patsy's father was Samuel Lawrence Hensley, who was the son of Solomon Job Hensley and Elizabeth Margaret Shifflett Hensley. After Samuel's first wife Ynona Jones died in 1927, he married Hilda Virginia Patterson, who was Patsy's mother.

Her grandmother, Elizabeth Margaret "Maggie" Shifflett was born on July 2, 1859, and died June 22, 1938. She was the daughter and 12th child of Solomon and Frances Collier Shifflett. Solomon was the youngest child of Stephen and Joanna McDaniel Shifflett. Solomon was born ca. 1818 and died in Rockingham Co., Va. in 1903. He married first, Frances Collier, daughter of Martin and Fannie Marshall Collier, on October 17, 1838 in Greene Co., VA.  Frances died on June 12, 1889 and is buried in the Baugher Family Cemetery in Beldore, Va., near Swift Run Gap. He married second, Matilda Shifflett Atkins, daughter of David and Lucinda Shifflett.

Solomon's father was Stephen Shifflett who was born ca. 1775 and died in Rockingham Co., Va., in 1865. Stephen was apparently born in Orange Co., Va., and moved to Hightop Mountain in the Blueridge Mountains between 1800 and 1810.

Collier/Conley

                                                                                                                                                   Nathaniel Morris----Jane   
Martin Culver Collyer (1760/71-1880)---Mary Williams                               begat                                                   
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Preston Collier -Eliza Haney                                        Jackson Morris ------ Sallie                John Conley--Matilda

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    Casewell Collier-Elizabeth Haney                      Emma J. Morris 2nd wife --- Zachariah Conley Sr

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                   Manda J. Collier-Hiram Banks Shifflett                                       begat                           

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James Raynor------Laura Warren            Christian May Collier---------------- Lucy Louisa Conley

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                Russell David Raynor------------------------------------------- Margaret Loney Collier

Siblings: Emmett, Gaines, Lucy, Bessie        Siblings: William, Clint, Oscar , Dewey, Mandy,  Nettie. Blanche, Rose      

Ila Delores Nicholson 1931-2011

Ila Delores Nicholson, 80, passed away in her residence in Reva, VA, Sunday, April 10, 2011. Ila was born April 7, 1931 in Madison County, VA to Bob Hilton Nicholson and Ida Sisk Nicholson; was a member of the Novum Baptist Church and enjoyed the outdoors, flowers and farming. Ila’s biggest role was “Nanny” and being a mother to her family.
Surviving Mrs. Nicholson are her children, Delores Snead and her husband Jim of Sacramento, CA, Ralph Nicholson and his wife Cheryl of Reva, VA and Larry Nicholson and his wife Hilda of Reva, VA; her grandchildren, David Bayne, Brandon Nicholson, Shelly Ryder, Lori Nicholson, Rebecca Naball, Hanna Nicholson, Lydia Nicholson and Gwen Nicholson; her step-grandchildren, Marcus and Bradley Nicholson; five great grandchildren; her siblings, Betty Clark of Culpeper, VA, Milton Nicholson of Culpeper, VA, Hunter Nicholson of Luray, VA and Luther Nicholson of Lovettsville, VA and a special friend, Shirley Wise of Culpeper, VA. Mrs. Nicholson is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Manuel Nicholson; her step-son, Paul Nicholson and her sister, Hilda Hoffman.
Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the Clore-English Funeral Home, Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Jeff Light conducting the service. Interment will be in the Culpeper National Cemetery, U.S. Avenue, Culpeper, VA 22701. The family will receive friends Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Clore-English Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Rapidan, P.O. Box 1715, Culpeper, VA 22701. Condolences can be given at cloreenglish.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, VA 22701.

Benjamin Franklin Beahm 1849-1914

Benjamin Franklin Beahm age 71 years died Tuesday 10 Nov 1914,  from a complication of diseases at Thronton's Gap, Page, Va.
Born 27 Nov 1849, Rappahannock Co., Va., he was the son of Jacob M. Beahm and Mary Ann Shenk Beahm.   Mr Beahm enlisted as a private 05 Apr 1862 in Company H ("Page Grays"), 33rd Virginia Infantry.  He was wounded-in-action 03 May 1863 in elbow, age 19.  He never recovered from the wound and was forced to retire to the Invalid Corps 25 Nov 1864.  He was a farmer and a a tollgate keeper.
Wife - Josephine Butler.  Children - Mrs. I.E. Stomback, Mamie Brown, Mrs. George Atkins, Charles, Robert, John F. (of Philadelphia) & Jacob Beahm of New York. 
Interment in family graveyard, Beahm Family Cemetery, Shenandoah National Park, Page Co., Va. 

Charles Corbin

Charles Corbin, 84, of Brightwood died on Monday, May 31, 2010, in Culpeper.

He was born on August 30, 1925, in Madison County, the son of the late Charles Washington Corbin and Fannie Nicholson Corbin and husband of the late Lillie Virginia Corbin.

Mr. Corbin is survived by two sons, Elzie Lee Corbin of Stanley and Charles M. Corbin of Brightwood; a stepson, Junior Douglas Corbin of Culpeper; a niece, Tammy Dodson of Brightwood and two step grandchildren, Jerry Corbin and Sherri Frazier.

A graveside funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2010, at Bethsaide United Methodist Church Cemetery in Brightwood conducted by the Reverend John K. Burke.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Madison.

Scott William Raynor, Jr. - Musician/Drummer

"Scott William Raynor, Jr. (born May 23, 1978) is an American drummer best known for being a founding member of the band Blink-182.

Raynor first started drumming when he joined a band with some friends because, according to him, they had taken all the "good instruments" before Raynor could choose. Raynor cites Fugazi and Metallica as his favorite bands.

Raynor and guitarist Tom DeLonge began playing together in DeLonge's garage when they were in high school. They played with a couple of other members until they met bassist Mark Hoppus in 1992 and Hoppus became a permanent member. In later interviews, the members of Blink-182 would claim DeLonge and Hoppus met first. They wrote a few songs together, including "Carousel." In 1993 they began working on demos, recording Flyswatter in Raynor's bedroom.

 Scott Raynor with Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge in Blink-182, backstage at a concert in 1996.

Their last demo, Buddha, was recorded at Double Time Studios in San Diego, California, and released by Filter Records. It was remastered and re-released in 1998 by Kung Fu Records. In 1993 the band began recording their album Cheshire Cat at Westbeach Recorders. The album was finished and released in February 1994 on cassette, then released on CD in 1995 and remastered and re-released in 1998 by Cargo Music/Grilled Cheese Records.

In late 1994 they released a split called Short Bus with Iconoclasts on Big Weenie Records. In 1995 the band released an EP called They Came to Conquer... Uranus on Cargo/Grilled Cheese. Blink-182 toured throughout 1995–1996 and followed up with the release of Dude Ranch in 1997 on Cargo/MCA. Raynor was fired in the middle of the band's 1998 tour after the band accused him of having alcohol problems.^[4] He was replaced by Travis Barker.

Other bands

Raynor has remained musically active since his departure from Blink-182. From 1998 until 2002 he played guitar in the band Death On Wednesday. In 2004 he joined the bands One Track Mind and Isinglass, playing drums.^[5] In 2004 he breifly played drums with the band Trailer Park Queen, before they disbanded. Raynor now partly owns SOMA, a musical venue in San Diego, CA. SOMA held many early Blink-182 shows. In 2010, Scott regrouped with the vocalist of Trailer Park Queen, and formed the band Fantastica Bastidas."

Source: Wikipedia

Raynor (left) with

ISAAC JACOB CONLEY SR. 1923-2004

The Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Thu, Aug. 19, 2004
Isaac Jacob Conley Sr., 80, of Elkton, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Mr. Conley was born Dec. 21, 1923, in Greene County, and was the son of the late Zechariah and Loretta Frazier Conley. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served aboard the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk. He was a retired poultry farmer and a longtime member of the Church of Solsburg, where he taught Sunday school for a number of years. Mr. Conley was a member of the Virginia Poultry Federation and the Gooden Brothers Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9292 in Elkton. His first wife, Ruby Turner Conley, preceded him in death Aug. 8, 1987. Survivors include his wife, Mary Joanne Morris Conley; a son, Isaac J. Conley Jr. of Elkton; a stepdaughter, Susan Ann Samuels of Elkton; three sisters, Rosa Florence Hensley of McGaheysville, Thelma P. Hensley of Elkton, and Francis M. Hudson of Petersburg; one granddaughter; one stepgrandson and two great-grandchildren. The Revs. Morgan Kinney, Jeff Hicks and Robert "Bob" Aszbach will conduct the funeral 2 p.m. Friday at the Kyger Funeral Home in Elkton. Burial will follow at Elk Run Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8 this evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of Solsburg Building Fund, 14699 Rockingham Pike, Elkton, VA 22827.

MELISSA "LESSIE" CONLEY SHIFFLETT 1879-1960

The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Jun. 29, 1960
Mrs. Zeb Shifflett, 81, died yesterday at the home of her son, Ellis Shifflett, at Free Union. The former Lessie Conley, she was born in Greene County, the daughter of the late Zack and Emma Conley. Her husband is deceased. Besides Ellis Shifflett, she is survived by two other sons, Bryant Shifflett of Dyke, and Ernest Shifflett of Alexandria; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Morris of Dyke, and Mrs. Nettie Roberts of Earlysville; one half-brother; Henry Crawford two sisters Bertha C. Shifflett and Lucy C. Frazier; 24 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by half-sister Louisa C. Collier and brother  Zachariah Conley, Jr. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Evergreen Church of the Brethren at Dyke, with burial in the church cemetery.

Zachariah Conley Jr & Loretta Frazier Conley

Zachariah Conley Jr was born 1879 to Zachariah and Susan Morris Conley.  He married Loretta Frazier on April 20, 1911 in, Greene Co., VA.  Loretta Frazier was born to Jacob Mitchell Frazier and Frances Jane Morris, in 1884.  Loretta died in 1956.

Zachariah Conley Sr and Susan Ellen Morris Conley

Zachariah Conley Sr. was born circa 1841, in Greene Co., Virginia. He was a child of John Conley & Matilda Morris and brother to Drucilla Conley.
He married Susan Ellen Morris on October 26, 1869.     Susan Ellen "Emily" Morris  was born circa 1847 to William Jefferson Morris and Luraney Shifflett.   They are know to have at least one daughter Louisa Conley Collier and one son Zachariah Conley Jr.