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Descendants of William Woodby


122. NATHAN9 HONEYCUTT (ROBERT8, LUCINDA7 WOODBY, EPAPHRODODUS6, WILLIAM5, JONATHON4, ANDREW3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born December 05, 1871, and died August 01, 1916. He married MITTIE JANE FAIR May 07, 1903, daughter of JACKSON FAIR and ELLEN FLETCHER.
     
Children of N
ATHAN HONEYCUTT and MITTIE FAIR are:
209. i.   LUCINDA10 HONEYCUTT, b. 1903; d. 1980.
  ii.   ROBERT MANUEL HONEYCUTT.
  iii.   RUBY HONEYCUTT.


123. LUCINDA9 GRINDSTAFF (JUDITH ANGELINE8 HONEYCUTT, LUCINDA7 WOODBY, EPAPHRODODUS6, WILLIAM5, JONATHON4, ANDREW3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born July 10, 1884, and died February 24, 1930. She married WILLIAM MARSHALL BAWGUS, son of MATTISON BAWGUS and CELIA PRUITT. He was born January 18, 1876, and died September 27, 1961.
     
Children of L
UCINDA GRINDSTAFF and WILLIAM BAWGUS are:
210. i.   CHARLIE JEROME10 BAWGUS, b. September 05, 1901; d. January 07, 1982, Brooklyn, Anna Arundel Co, MO.
211. ii.   WILLIAM ALBERT BAWGUS, b. November 22, 1906, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN; d. November 18, 1963, Baltimore, Md.
212. iii.   MARY DELLA BAWGUS, b. September 03, 1908, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN; d. April 21, 1960, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN.
213. iv.   GEORGE KENNER BAWGUS, b. December 04, 1908, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN; d. November 17, 1974, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN.
214. v.   CLARA HALE BAWGUS, b. Johnson City, Washington Co, TN; d. March 07, 1992, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN.


124. ALONZO9 GRINDSTAFF (JUDITH ANGELINE8 HONEYCUTT, LUCINDA7 WOODBY, EPAPHRODODUS6, WILLIAM5, JONATHON4, ANDREW3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born September 15, 1893, and died 1967. He married (1) BELLE WELLMAN. He married (2) SADIE MOORE August 27, 1919 in Wolf's Pit, KY, daughter of ALBERT MOORE and LIZZIE CORDELL. She was born September 16, 1901 in Little Blaine, KY, and died September 21, 1998 in Mt. Hope, W VA.

More About A
LONZO GRINDSTAFF:
Burial: Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, WVA
Occupation: Carpenter

Notes for S
ADIE MOORE:
Sadie Moore Grindstaff, age 97, passed from this life early

Monday morning, Sept, 21, 1998. She was at her home on Snyder

Ave.in Mt.Hope. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lon,

2 grandsons, James Richard Pruitt and Philip Grindstaff and a

great-great grandson Allen Evans. Somehow it doesn't seem

appropriate to say, "Sadie was a homemaker", for she was so much

more. Let me explain. "Mommie" as she was affectionately by

literally hundreds of people, was born in the hills of Kentucky.

She was the 1st. of 11 children born to Albert H. and Elizabeth

Moore. Since she was the oldest, she was expected to assist

with the care of the other siblings. When she was 17, she met

and fell in love with a tall and handsome and rowdy coal miner

names Lon Grindstaff from Johnson City Tennessee. On Aug.27,

1919, Reverend Hatfield performed their wedding in her parents

home in Wolf Pit, Carter County, Kentucky. Those times were

turbulent time in the coal fields of Kentuckyy and her account

of this is an epic in itself. Stories told in hushed tones,

recall secret meetings held to organize labor unions, gunshots

ringing out in the middle of the night, trains loaded with armed

guards bringing in scab labor, etc. Haunting stores of poverty

and pain filled their early life as they and the majority of the

area's population struggled through WWI and plunged into the

great depression of the 1930's. The Grindstaff's had three

children. The 1st arrived Nov. 21, 1920. They named her Geneva

and she was born with a full head of long black hair, Lons

mother Julie was present for the birth of her 1st grandchild and

was horrified when Sadie announced she was going to cut the

baby's hair. Being a bit superstitious, she thought it was bad

luck.But Sadie won the argument and Geneva's tresses were cut

when she was only a few hours old. On Dec.23, 1922, Richard

Elzworth joined the family. Mom said she gave him to the Lord

when he was very young and God took her at her word when he

spoke to Richards heart and called him to preach the Gospel and

later traveled to S. Africa as a missionary. The youngest was

another girl.Loma Serina was born Sept.21,1925. She was always

full of herself and getting into some sort of mischief, Around

age 3, she announced that her name was no longer Loma; from now

on , she will be called "Jackie" and she was right! Mom said she

always managed to get out of scrapes by the seat of her pants

and by using her funny,crooked little grin. These three

children added 10 grandchildren,23 great grandchildren,and 18

great-great grandchildren to the family tree. Mom's firm belief

that love wasn't meant to be divided, but rather to be

multiplied, was evident when she continued to "adopt" other sons

and daughters down through the years. Each child and grandchild

received individual nurturing. They knew what she expected from

them and they knew what to expect from her. All have their

special memory of her. Mom changed their diapers, kissed their

boo-boos, wiped their runny noses, bandaged wounded pride, told

Bible stories, listened to bed time prayers, encouraged their

hopes and dreams, laughed when they were happy, dried their

tears and kept their secrets. As a young women, Mom attended

tent revivals and camp meetings. It was at one such event she

felt the Holy Spirit's tug on her heartstrings and she

accepted Jesus as her Savior. During the next 50 years, she was

always involved with the church. She taught Bible Study, held

cottage prayer meetings, Vacation Bible School and loved her

many years teaching Sunday School to the kindergarten Class.

People still stop by the back gate and introduce themselves

as one of her former pupils. I am certain her example has been

the impetus for many to surrender their life to Christ's

teachings.Several have become teachers, ministers, musicians,

etc. Her love of travel earned her the nickname of "Sadie

Go-Go". If you stopped by 109 Snyder Ave.and said,"Would you

like to go...?, she'd whip off her apron, turn off her oven,

unplug the coffee pot and be in the back seat of the car before

she even knew the destination. Once she decided she would learn

to drive and everyone loved to watch her tell about that

experience.Tears would run down her cheeks, she'd push her

little gold-rimmed glasses onto her forehead and dab her eyes

with a handkerchief as she recalled how Paul tried to teach her

to operate a standard shift.She soon discarded the lessons and

was content to hop aboard and leave the driving up to someone

else. Mom loved her little home. She enjoyed sewing, quilting,

crocheting, chatting on the telephone with family and friends,

canning vegetables, and especially she loved to read. Books of

every kind were found throughout her home and if she liked one

in particular, it was read time and time again. Among her

favorite authors were Grace Livington Hill, Reverend Billy

Graham and Jeanette Okes. She experienced many places through

her books that otherwise she would never have known about.

Indeed,she often joked that she visited Africa long before

Richard and Jean traveled as Missionaries. The path to her back

door is a well worn one. I personally made the trek many times

to share my life with her. She always listened,never scolded.

Many times her twinkling blue eyes lit up with happiness and, at

other times, they shed tears of sadness. I knew Mom was always

there for me, night or day. She had a distinct belief in right

and wrong and if you questioned this,she would simply point a

bony little finger at you and ask,"Well what do you think the

Lord would say about your decision?" End of discussion. So

when you say Sadie Grindstaff was"a homemaker," please pause and

think about this; She was a loving daughter, faithful wife,

devoted mother, sister, midwife, trusted friend and confidante,

prayer warrior and most importantly a Child of the King. More

than all of these she was ,is, and she will always be, our

beloved Mommie Grindstaff. We'll miss you, Mommie, sitting out

on your sun porch in your rocker, your Bible and a cup of black

coffee close by. But always, we will remember what you always

told us-"I love you and I'll be lookin for you in the

mornin...." This loving article was written by Sadie's Grandson

Paul Brown's wife Carol Bailey Brown at the time of her death.

I have known Aunt Sadie since birth and can think of no better

way to describe her she was a family jewel. Robert Moore.


     
Children of A
LONZO GRINDSTAFF and BELLE WELLMAN are:
  i.   MARIE10 WELLMAN.
  ii.   PAUL WELLMAN.
     
Children of ALONZO GRINDSTAFF and SADIE MOORE are:
215. iii.   GENEVA10 GRINDSTAFF, b. November 21, 1920, Pikeville, KY..
216. iv.   LOMA GRINDSTAFF, b. September 21, 1925, Pikeville, KY..
  v.   SERENA GRINDSTAFF.
217. vi.   RICHARD GRINDSTAFF, b. December 23, 1922.



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