Brief Description: One 192-page typescript of the Tazewell family of Virginia (compiled between 1894 and 1901), one photocopied document from 1826 belonging to Littleton Waller Tazewell, and one original document of field notes dated circa 1828 for the old plantation belonging to Littleton Waller Tazewell of Norfolk, Virginia. The typescript includes typed notes in the margins from Littleton Waller Tazewell (1848-1918), whose grandfather Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860) originally wrote a majority of the text.

Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-647

Created by: Tazewell, Littleton Waller (1848-1918)

Volume: 3.0 Folders

Acquired: 11/24/2014.

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Biographical Note for Tazewell, Littleton Waller (1848-1918) : Littleton Waller Tazewell Bradford was born on July 16, 1848 in Norfolk, Virginia. He attended Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia. He changed his surname from Bradford to Tazewell to honor his maternal grandfather. On November 6, 1883, Tazewell married Mary Louisa Walke in Norfolk, Virginia. He was on the Norfolk City Council and was involved in Norfolk business and civic life. Tazewell died on July 15, 1918 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

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PreferredCitation: Littleton Waller Tazewell Family History Typescript, MSS 0000-647, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.