A Guide to the Joseph R. Killen Collection, 1692-1985 Killen, Joseph R., Collection, 1692-1985 51897

A Guide to the Joseph R. Killen Collection, 1692-1985

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 51897


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
51897
Title
Joseph R. Killen Collection, 1692-1985
Physical Description
4.2 cubic feet (10 boxes).
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Joseph R. Killen Collection, 1692-1985. Accession 51897. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased.

Biographical Information

Joseph Roy Killen was born on 9 November 1941 in Pulaski County, Virginia. He grew up in Indian Head, Maryland, and attended Charles County Community College in Maryland and Mars Hill College in North Carolina. He died in Newport News, Virginia on 13 January 2014.

Scope and Content

Collection, 1692-1985, of Joseph R. Killen (1941-2014) of Newport News, Virginia, containing Virginia county court records, papers of the Collier, Askew, and Edwards families of Halifax and Northampton Counties, North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia, papers of William H. Joyner of Suffolk, Virginia, papers of the Deverell and Kimball families of Surry County, Virginia, and miscellaneous records.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I. Virginia County Court Records. Series II. Collier-Askew-Edwards Family Papers. Series III. William H. Joyner Papers. Series IV. Deverell-Kimball Family Papers. Series V. Miscellaneous Records.

Contents List

Series I. Virginia County Court Records .
Boxes 1-3, 10
Extent: 4 boxes.

The Virginia county court records include agreements, bonds, deeds, guardian's accounts, inventories and appraisements, powers of attorney, suit papers, and wills from the counties of Albemarle, Caroline, Fluvanna, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Nansemond, New Kent, Norfolk City, and York. Most of the records, however, are from Charles City, Isle of Wight, Middlesex, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties. There are also a few items from the District Court and General Court. The records are arranged by county, and thereunder alphabetically by surname. Dates given are recordation dates.

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Series II. Collier-Askew-Edwards Family Papers .
Boxes 4-6
Extent: 3 boxes.

The Collier-Askew-Edwards Family Papers cover the years 1872 to 1950. The bulk of the papers is correspondence dating from 1896 to 1902 between Lillian Irene (Collier) Askew (1875-1902) of Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, and her sister Rosa Lee (Collier) Edwards (1878-1963) in Garysburg, Northampton County. Other correspondents are Charity F. Askew (1878-1938), Jerry Dunn Askew, Jr. (1871-1914), Elizabeth Collier (1838-1909), Irene (Edwards) Renn (1904-1993), Annie M. Shields (1875-1908), and William S. Shields (1878-1929). Topics include health, visits, weather, family news, marriages and deaths, church meetings, and courtship. There are also greeting cards, invitations, and poetry.

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Series III. William H. Joyner Papers .
Boxes 7
Extent: 1 box.

The papers of William H. Joyner (1908-1998) of Suffolk, Virginia contain Bible records, clippings, correspondence, genealogical notes, histories of Nansemond County, Franklin, and Suffolk, and numerous area churches, and programs.

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Series IV. Deverell-Kimball Family Papers .
Boxes 8
Extent: 1 box.

The papers of the Deverell and Kimball families of Surry County, Virginia cover the years 1905 to 1941, and include accounts and receipts, correspondence, greeting cards and poetry. There is correspondence written to Persse H. S. Deverell (1852-1930) concerning the deaths of his wife Malinda Arvilla (Keck) Deverell (1850-1905) and their son Henry Deverell (1888-1907). There are also letters written to Edna (Deverell) Kimball (1882-1970) from her aunt in Dublin, Ireland.

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Series V. Miscellaneous Records .
Boxes 9
Extent: 1 box.

The miscellaneous records contain a wide variety of materials, include accounts and receipts, correspondence, programs, suit papers, and other items. There are no locations listed for many of the items. There are numerous court records from Charles County, Maryland, including a probate docket covering the years 1815-1826, and also court records from St. Mary's County, Maryland. There is also a journal of Elizabeth Ann (Flower) Wheeler (d. 1778) of Philadelphia dating from 1758 to 1772.

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