Old Citizens of Henrico, Richmond and Manchester

The following photos are of people that lived in Henrico, Richmond and/or Manchester before 1900. If you would like to submit a photo please send an attached JPG, JPEG or GIF to the e-mail address at the bottom of the page.

Henrico County

George Washington Brock, Sr. and wife Mamie Alease Clarke Brock. George was born in Henrico County on September 17, 1868 and died in Richmond on August 16, 1937. Mamie was born in Richmond on June 05, 1887 and died in Richmond on June 28, 1945. They were married in Richmond on June 25, 1908. Photo submitted by Kevin T. Lett

City of Richmond

Mary Adelaide Pettis Clarke, wife of John William Clarke, Sr., was born in Richmond on August 24, 1853 and died in Richmond on August 22, 1927. She and John were married in Richmond on May 27, 1873. Photo submitted by Kevin T. Lett

Andrew Loving Vass and wife Bessie Mae Jarvis Vass. Andrew was born in Hanover County on August 17, 1877 and died in Richmond on November 15, 1968. Bessie was born in Manchester on September 17, 1886 and died in Richmond/Henrico on August 30, 1974. They were married in Richmond on August 18, 1903. Photo submitted by Kevin T. Lett

Richard Holt Vaughan, oldest child of James B. and Delia Susan Archer Vaughan, born July 31, 1846. He lived in Richmond, Manchester and Chesterfield and died on January 28, 1925. Richard married Esther Marian Clarke in Chesterfield County on February 24, 1870 and had seven children. His occupation for most of his life was working for the Southern railroad. Photo submitted by Beth Bond

Unknown Family. I purchased this photo for $6.00 at an antique mall in Lightfoot, Virginia on January 7, 2001. It was taken by the Campbell Gallery, located at 320 E. Broad Street in Richmond. If you can identify the people contact Kevin T. Lett

Unknown Man. I purchased this photo for $3.00 at an antique mall in Lightfoot, Virginia on January 7, 2001. It was taken by a Davis gallery, located at 827 Broad Street in Richmond. If you can identify the man contact Kevin T. Lett

City of Manchester

Willy H. Lewis and wife Ora Lee Purcell Lewis. Willy and Ora lived in Manchester. He was born about 1882, died on February 10, 1916 and worked as a paper maker. Ora was born on July 1, 1886 and died March 22, 1916. Photo submitted by Dave Williams

Unknown Man. This photo was taken about 1881. He was probably a Purcell or an Alvis. Photo submitted by Dave Williams

Unknown Workers. This photo was taken about 1900. The men would have been from the Manchester area. They were probably paper makers. Photo submitted by Dave Williams

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