Hager, Anne Papers A Guide to the Anne Hager Papers 1828-1990, n.d. Ms.1995.008

A Guide to the Anne Hager Papers 1828-1990, n.d. Ms.1995.008

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Repository

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Identification

Ms.1995.008

Title

Anne Judkins Hager Papers 1828-1990, n.d.

Quantity

2.6 Cubic Feet, 4 boxes

Creator

Hager, Anne Judkins

Creator

Gray, Elizabeth Preston, 1868-1956

Language

The materials in the collection are in English .

Administrative Information

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Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

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Biographical Note

The Anne Judkins Hager papers consist of genealogy information primarily about the Preston family (the Abingdon, Virginia branch in particular) but also about many families that intermarried with the Preston line, collected primarily by Hager, her mother Anne Gray Judkins, her aunt Mary Preston Gray, and Gray's mother Elizabeth Cummings Preston Gray (1868-1956). The collection also includes historical information about Southwest Virginia (particulary those places associated with the Preston family), Abingdon, and Seven Mile Ford (the Preston family home near Marion, Virginia).

Scope and Contents

The materials in the Anne Hager Papers consist of book manuscripts and unpublished essays, newspaper clippings, land deeds, correspondence, receipts, notes, and copies of wills. Also included are books belonging to the Preston family which include a family Bible, a children's poetry book, and many others. Of particular interest is an 1832 receipt to General Francis Preston (1765-1835) for a subscription to the Saturday Evening Post, writings by Elizabeth Preston Gray about the history of her family, the 1981 nomination of the Aspenvale Cemetary in Smyth County to the National Register of Historic Places, and copies of Mary Preston Gray's book manuscript, The Family Tree (about the various family lines).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged according to date.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Montgomery County (Va.)
Preston family (Abingdon, Va.)
Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Hager, Anne Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Gray, Elizabeth Preston, 1868-1956
Hager, Anne Judkins

Container List

Box 1

1828-1980s

box-folder 1 folder: 1
Photocopy of the transcript of the diary of David Robinson Preston, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Union, Virginia
1803-50
box-folder 1 folder: 2
Receipt to General Francis Preston for a subscription to the Saturday Evening Post
1832
box-folder 1 folder: 3
Transcripts of letters about the death of William Preston's mother
1846
box-folder 1 folder: 4
Papers of John Campbell Poston of Abingdon, Virginia
1848-94, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 5
Copy of poem and prayer by John B. Floyd originally written by him in 1855,
1863
box-folder 1 folder: 6
Letters to "Eliza"
1866, 1877
box-folder 1 folder: 7
Land deeds and other official documents of the Stallard family
1867-1907
box-folder 1 folder: 8
Issue of the Abingdon Virginian,
February 14, 1868
box-folder 1 folder: 9
Receipt for goods purchased and paid labor (unknown recipient)
1868-69
box-folder 1 folder: 10
Miscellaneous land deeds for land in Washington and Smyth counties, Virginia
1875, 1898, 1914
box-folder 1 folder: 11
Assorted invitations to parties, celebrations, concerts, etc., addressed to Elizabeth Preston
1880s-90s
box-folder 1 folder: 12
Reply to an advertisement for a free gold watch written by Nellie Cummings Preston
1889
box-folder 1 folder: 13
Letter from John M. Preston II to his daughter Nelly C. Preston
1898
box-folder 1 folder: 14
Confederate Memorial, Marion, Virginia
1903
box-folder 1 folder: 15
"Holsteina," by "Allgernon"
1907
box-folder 1 folder: 16
Letters from Fannie Bales to her cousin, writing about family history
1908-11
box-folder 1 folder: 17
Newspaper clippings about the Preston family
1909, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 18
Prize ribbons and buttons from poultry competitions at state fairs given to Edwin E. Judkins of North Holston, Virginia
1911-14, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 19
Lewis family genealogy
1913-82
box-folder 1 folder: 20
The "Boone" Trail
1915
box-folder 1 folder: 21
Gray family genealogy
1915, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 22
Information regarding General William Campbell, who fought in the Battle of King's Mountain (Revolutionary War), 1781
1918, 1930, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 23
Printed literature about the state of Virginia
1919, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 24
Genealogy of "Greenfield" and "Smithfield" Preston family
1920-88
box-folder 1 folder: 25
Map of Tennessee
1923
box-folder 1 folder: 26
Letters to Mrs. Robert Gray from Preston Davie of New York City
1925-28
box-folder 1 folder: 27
Symth County, Virginia, Centennial Celebration
1932
box-folder 1 folder: 28
Certificate awarded to Miss Nell Preston in appreciation for services rendered for 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington
1932
box-folder 1 folder: 29
Lesson of the Lord's Prayer written for Elizabeth Preston Gray
1940
box-folder 1 folder: 30
Newspaper clippings about historic homes and buildings in Southwest Virginia, Abingdon, and Bristol
1953-88
box-folder 1 folder: 31
Peyton family genealogy and Peyton Society of Virginia
1954, 1972-77
box-folder 1 folder: 32
Program for 75th anniversary worship service of the Seven Mile Ford Presbyterian Church
1955
box-folder 1 folder: 33
Wills of Sally Dean, Sallie Preston, and Nellie Preston
1957-66
box-folder 1 folder: 34
Family genealogical and historical material collected by Anne Judkins Hager
1960s
box-folder 1 folder: 35
Preston family of Walnut Grove--notes, clippings, files about family
1960s-1970s
box-folder 1 folder: 36
Letter from Mary Preston Gray to her aunt Nelly C. Preston with information about Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Virginia
1961
box-folder 1 folder: 37
Letters to Nellie Preston from Virvinius C. Hall Jr. of the Virginia Historical Society about portraits of Patrick Henry
1962
box-folder 1 folder: 38
Letter from Howe P. Cochrane to George G. Shackelford (then director of the Montgomery Co. Branch of the APVA) about furniture in the Cochrane collection
1962
box-folder 1 folder: 39
"John Lewis, Founder and Patriarch;" remarks made by Irvin Frazier on May 30, 1962, in dedication of the monument to John Lewis in Staunton, Virginia, and other dedication material
1962
box-folder 1 folder: 40
Letters to Nelly C. Preston and other literature about restoration of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, Virginia, by APVA
1962-63
box-folder 1 folder: 41
Letters between Mary P. Gray and Howe P. Cochrane
1963
box-folder 1 folder: 42
Letter from Nelly C. Preston to the Highway Department regarding fencing along Rt. 81 near Seven Mile Ford, VA
1-42
box-folder 1 folder: 43
Last will and testament (copies) of Nelly C. Preston
1964
box-folder 1 folder: 44
Preston family history notes, letters, and essays
1970s-80s

Box 2

1971-89, n.d.

box-folder 2 folder: 1
Photocopy of an article by Fran Russell, "Manor in Abingdon" about the Martha Washington Inn, built by Francis Preston
1971
box-folder 2 folder: 2
Copy of a VPI & SU Master's thesis: "Colonel William Preston, 1729-1783," by Bruce Douglas Tuttle
1971
box-folder 2 folder: 3
Historical and Bibliographical Sketches (Pub. 6 of the Historical Society of Southwest Virginia)
1972
box-folder 2 folder: 3a
Reprint from the Radford Review: "The Will of Colonel William Preston," edited by Elmer D. Johnson
1972
box-folder 2 folder: 4
Letters to Mary Preston Gray; membership certificate to an annual membership in the Virginia Historical Society
1972-90
box-folder 2 folder: 5
Information about the "Washington Ladle," given by George Washington to Francis Preston
1974, n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 6
Manuscript draft of The Family Tree by Mary Preston Gray about the Preston family
1976
box-folder 2 folder: 7
Copy of The Family Tree by Mary Preston Gray
1976
box-folder 2 folder: 8
Application for registration of a claim to copyright for Mary Preston Gray's book The Family Tree
1976
box-folder 2 folder: 9
Madison family information
1976
box-folder 2 folder: 10
Saltville history, notes, essay
1976
box-folder 2 folder: 11
Correspondence between Mary Preston Gray and the Filson Club of Louisville, Kentucky, about publishing the Preston family genealogy
1978
box-folder 2 folder: 12
Literature concerning the Aspenvale Cemetery at Seven Mile Ford, Symth County, being entered on the National Registry of Historic Places
1981
box-folder 2 folder: 13
Preston Publications material
1984
box-folder 2 folder: 14
"History of the 1900 Club from 1899 through 1984" by Mary Preston Gray
1984
box-folder 2 folder: 15
Historic Abingdon and Washington County 1986 Calendar
1986
box-folder 2 folder: 16
Printout of description of Wickliffe Preston papers at the University of Kentucky
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 17
Directory of "Greenfield" Prestons by Dr. Mason Gordon Robertson
1988-89
box-folder 2 folder: 18
"The Prestons of 'Greenfield' & 'Smithfield' Virginia"
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 19
Memoranda of the Preston Family, compiled by John Mason Brown
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 20
Miscellaneous handwritten notes about early Preston genealogy
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 21
Typescript transcript of readings on gravestones at the Preston cemetery at Smithfield Plantation
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 22
Miscellaneous genealogy notes and newspaper clippings about Tillar and Preston families
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 23
Washington County, Virginia, and Buchanan family genealogy
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 24
Campbell family genealogy
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 25
Genealogy charts and notes about the Cochran family (includes information on Moffett, Rosser, and Winston families)
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 26
Henry family genealogy
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 27
Sketches and text of Peyton and Gray family gravestones
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 28
Russell family history
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 29
Winston family genealogy
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 30
Genealogical information and family trees compiled and created by Mary Preston Lewis Cochran and Elizabeth Cummings Preston Gray with information about the Lewis, Carrington, Johnson, Moffett, Pendleton, McDonell, Robinson, Reade, Campbell, Diggs, Coles, Gregory, and Preston families
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 31
Memoirs of the Rev. Charles Cummings, written by Governor David Campbell of Virginia
2-31
box-folder 2 folder: 32
Genealogy of Cummings family
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 33
Notebook of songs, lessons, pressed flowers by Mary Gray
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 34
Application to the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 for Anne Montgomery Gray Judkins
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 35
Poem written by Thomas Donn English, untitled, 12 pp.
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 36
Writings on Virginia and Confederate history by Nellie Preston
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 37
Letter from Elizabeth Cummings Preston Gray to her sister, Nelly Cummings Preston
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 38
Papers (speeches) written by Elizabeth Preston Gray to her sister, Nelly Cummings Preston
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 39
"The place of the South in American Literature" by Elizabeth Preston Gray
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 40
Application for membership to the Virginia Society of the Colonial Dames of America
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 41
"Virginia's part in the building of the Republic" - essay written by unknown writer in pencil, 22 pp.
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 42
Newspaper clippings and an essay about Seven Mile Ford
n.d.
box-folder 2 folder: 43
General genealogy information
n.d.

Books

1827-1950, n.d.

box 3
Books
1851, n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Missing Title

Peter Parley's Tales about Africa . Title page missing, cannot determine publisher or date.

The Happy Children: A Tale of Home for Young People . Philadelphia, George S. Appleton, 1851.

[Poetry]. unknown book of poetry, covers missing, no indication of title.
box 4
Books
1827-1896
Scope and Contents note
Missing Title

The Best Standard Songs for Sunday School, Social Worship, and Young People's Meetings . Richmond, VA., Pitt & Dickinson, 1896.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 604, American Edition: Vol. LXII, No. 2 . February, 1866. Signed on front cover: "Jno. M. Preston."

Constitution of the Presbyterian Church, in the United States of America... Philadelphia, Towar and Hogan, 1827.

Hale, Mrs. Sarah J., ed. Keeping House and Housekeeping, A Story of Domestic Life . New York, Harper & Brothers, 1845.

Hill, Gen. P.H. ed. The Land We Love . October 1867; No. VI, Vol. III. Hill, Irwin & Co., Charlotte, NC.

Maury's Physical Geography . Publisher unknown (title page missing), 1872. On back cover: numerous versions of signatures of Jno. M. Preston.

Panseron, A. The ABC of Music, or Easy Solfeggi, to which is added a Short and Easy Method of Vocalization . New York, S.T. Gordon & Son, 1865. Inside cover: "Miss Ada Preston's."

Parton, James, ed. Some Noted Princes, Authors, and Statesmen of Our Time . Norwich, CT., The Henry Bill Publishing Co., 1885.

Poems of Lydia H. Sigourney . Philadelphia & Uriah Hunt & Son, 1846.

The Poetical Writings of the late Willis Gaylord Clark . New York, J.S. Redfield, 1847. Signed on title page: "Maria Poston's Book."

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God . Richmond, Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1867. Front cover embossed with: Lizzie C. Preston.

Scott, Sir Walter. The Lady of the Lake . London, Charles Tilt, 1838. Inscribed on inside cover: Will(?) dear Lizzie--accept this little book from her affec: friend, Charlotte Ford, Richmond, July, 1842.

[Souvenir Program] The Tide of Freedom , by Earnest Cooke. Produced by Virginia Intermont College, Bristol Virginia-Tennessee. ca. early 1950s.

The Union Bible Dictionary . Philadelphia, American Sunday-School Union, 1837. Signed on title page: "Cockran, Charlottesville, February 29th, 1860."

Withers, Alexander, S. Chronicles of Border Warfare, or a History of the Settlement by the Whites of North-Western Virginia... Clarksburg, VA., Joseph Israel, 1831. Written on inside front cover: "John M. Preston II, Seven Mile Ford." Written on front page text block: "Professor Geo. E. Dabney from his friend John S. Brookrabrough, April 1848.

Works of Virgil translated by John Dryden . New York, Hurst & Co., no publication date. Inside cover: "Property of Lizzie Cummings Preston, Seven Mile Ford - Smythe County, Virginia, December 1887."