Family Genealogy


Rose Ann Croy	William Dawson

Rose Ann (Roseanna) Croy (3/2/1822-3/18/1906): a daughter of Elizabeth (Betsy) Echols Croy (6/2/1797-1/10/1879) and Adam Croy (10/6/1792-10/22/1861) of Blacksburg, Virginia married January 2, 1840 William Dawson, born Detroit, Michigan, 11/25/1811, educated at Carlysle, Pennsylvania, Died Blacksburg 3/27/1878. Both buried in Blacksburg Cemetery.

Children of Rose Ann Croy and William Dawson:

Robert M. born 4/24/1841: married 1864 Roberta Minton of Lynchburg, Virginia. He painted portraits and was also an engineer
William Thomas(2/2/1843-11/13/1915): married 1864 Mattie J. Winan of Edinburg, Indiana. Children: Ira, Charles Wesley, Byron, Lloyd.
Melissa Jane (3/15/1845-2/10/1931): married 1877 Jacob Sherman Kinzer(6/13/1838- 12/4/1915), son of Margaret Bane Kinzer (1805-1881) and George Kinzer (1802-1877)

Children of Melissa Jane Dawson and Jacob Sherman Kinzer:

John Marion (1874-1941) m Mae McCauley (no ch.)
Edward Bane (1867-1943) m Lula Smith: (children: Estelle, Brinson, and Mary Kent (twins), Jack Sherman, Martha Beamer (died young), Evangeline and Bane desc. (twins), Glenn Wilson, Linwood Denis, Inez (desc.) Ed attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, was a member of the band and was later employed by the college.
Lewin D. m 11/1910 Isla Zigler: at Waldo, Florida (no ch.) he was a railroad engineer.
Mary Sherman (3/1/1879-5/8/1933) m 1/30/1901 William French Pack (2/3/1874-7/7/1946): (children: Allan Sherman, Mary Burns, William French, Jr., Melissa Sue) Lived in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Anna Elizabeth (1884-1959)
William Dawson (1881-1951) m Willie Lee Smith: (Cchildren: Lewis, Will, Marjorie, Alma) He was an engineer on the railroad.
Jane Hemans m William Callaway 7/18/1923: (ch. Martha Jane)

Wesley McDonald born 5/4/1847 married 1867 Ellen Foster
Martha V. (Mat) born 5/26/1849 m 1867 William B. Beamer: and lived in Washington, DC (children: Minnie (1870-1898), Sally, Mary, Bertha, Alice)
Sarah E. (Sallie) born 10/4/1851 m 1887 George W. Barkman: a contractor, and lived in Washington, DC
Mary M. born 7/26/1855 m 1879 John W. Pepper of Elliston, Virginia.
Maggie R. born 3/7/1859 m 1883 James W. Snidow: he was a postmaster in Blacksburg for a time (children: Clarence, Myrtle, Carl)
Ellen Pauline (Ela) born 2/16/1863 died 2/16/1938) married 1901 Wilbur Croy: (ch: Georgia Elizabeth Pepper Croy who lived her life at 307 E. Roanoke Street, Blacksburg, as did her mother)

Rose Anne's sisters were:: Tilda who married Nick Gray (ch: Walt, Mollie, Frank)
Eliza who married William Angel and lived in Roanoke, Virginia.

Last Updated: October 26, 1998