James Wesley Hand

1848 - 1922  (73 years)

• Name	James Wesley Hand  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Beaver
  Birth	12 Dec 1848	Johnson County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Sep 1922	Damascus, Washington County, Virginia
  Burial	Mock Cemetery, Damascus, Virginia
  Siblings	4 brothers
  	1. David Baker Hand   2. Samuel Preston Hand   3. John B. Hand   4. Philip C. Hand
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of "Unknown" and Susannah Thomas)
  	1. Hannah Hand
  Person ID	I1929	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas C. Hand           b. 4 Jan 1827, Washington County, Virginia
  Mother	Susannah Thomas           b. 13 Mar 1822             d. 25 Dec 1907 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F0639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Levisa Thomas           b. 1846, Washington County, Virginia           d. 1872, Washington County, Virginia (Age 26 years)  [2]
  Marriage	1 Sep 1867	Lee County, Virginia
  Notes	James Wesley Hand and Levisa Thomas Hand had no children, although it is likely she died in childbirth. Her death record is found by name Louisa Hand; apparently handwriting was not very good and difficult to read. Her father, James Thomas, and James Wesley Hand's mother, Susannah Thomas Hand, were siblings, so James Wesley Hand and Levisa Thomas were first cousins.
  Family ID	F0638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Lydia Caroline Elrod           b. 24 Jun 1834, North Carolina           d. 11 Aug 1917, Damascus, Washington County, Virginia (Age 83 years)  [2]
  Marriage	14 Feb 1873	Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia
  Notes	After the death of his first wife (presumably in childbirth, with no indication the child lived) James Wesley Hand married the spinster daughter of his neighbor, David Elrod. Lydia was 14 years older than James, and was near the end of her child-bearing years when she had her two daughters.
  Children	1. Sarah Ann Luvica Hand           b. 23 Mar 1874, Damascus, Washington County, Virginia           d. 18 Jan 1953, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia (Age 78 years) m. James Rhea Catron (1903), John Duff Catron (1892)   2. Susan Ida Jane Hand           b. 24 Nov 1875, Damascus, Washington County, Virginia           d. 18 Sep 1962, Damascus, Washington County, Virginia (Age 86 years) m. Wells Poe (1898)
  Family ID	F2407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2016

  
  

  Family 3	Addie Dunn           b. 5 Mar 1883, Virginia           d. 29 Mar 1937, Damascus, Washington County, Virginia (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1920	Washington County, Virginia
  Family ID	F2414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 2 Oct 1920 - Washington County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James Wesley Hand was one of many men named "James Hand", so to differentiate him from the others, he was known as "Beaver", as he lived on Beaver Dam Creek.

  
  

• Sources

  [S343] E Mail from Connie Catron Hunt. [S344] Connie Catron Hunt, Family Worksheet July 18th, 2016.