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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Littleton Waller Tazewell Family History Typescript, 1894-1901
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-647
Primary Creator: Tazewell, Littleton Waller (1848-1918)
Extent: 3.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Littleton family, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century, Richmond (Va.), Stratton family, Tazewell family, Virginia--Social life and customs, Williamsburg (Va.)
Forms of Material: Field notes, Photocopies, Typescripts
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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.
Biographical Note
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.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Littleton Waller Tazewell Family History Typescript, MSS 0000-647, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed January 10, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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- Box 8: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts
- Folder 1: Typescript, Littleton Waller Tazewell Family History (Folder 1 of 2), 1894-1901
- Pages 1-117. Genealogical information within the typescript focuses on Nathaniel Littleton, Southy Littleton, Gertrude Littleton, Sophia Harmanson, William Tazewell, John Tazewell, Littleton Tazewell, Henry Tazewell, and Littleton Waller Tazewell. A note on the first page of the typescript reads: "The following pages contain an account and history of the Tazewell family written by my grandfather and copied from his manuscript. February 28, 1894, Norfolk, Virginia, L. W. Tazewell." The typescript also includes "A Tentative Pedigree of the Littleton Family of Virginia" by Robert Patterson Robins (October 1887), a small description on the Stratton family, and "Sketch of the Littleton Family" from William & Mary Quarterly (April 1900).
- Folder 2: Typescript, Littleton Waller Tazewell Family History (Folder 2 of 2), 1894-1901
- Pages 118-192. Genealogical information within the typescript focuses on Nathaniel Littleton, Southy Littleton, Gertrude Littleton, Sophia Harmanson, William Tazewell, John Tazewell, Littleton Tazewell, Henry Tazewell, and Littleton Waller Tazewell. A note on the first page of the typescript reads: "The following pages contain an account and history of the Tazewell family written by my grandfather and copied from his manuscript. February 28, 1894, Norfolk, Virginia, L. W. Tazewell." The typescript also includes "A Tentative Pedigree of the Littleton Family of Virginia" by Robert Patterson Robins (October 1887), a small description on the Stratton family, and "Sketch of the Littleton Family" from William & Mary Quarterly (April 1900).
- Folder 3: Ephemera, Littleton Waller Tazewell Documents, 1826, 1828
- Item 1: Photocopy, Discount on a Promissory Note, 1826 June 12
- Signed in Norfolk, Virginia by John N. Tazewell and Littleton Waller Tazewell.
- Item 2: Field notes, 1828 October 14
- Eight pages. "Field notes of the plantation in Old Plantation Neck, belonging to Littleton W. Tazewell Esqr. (of Norfolk Borough) began the 21st day of December and continued from day to day until completed. S. N. - S. N. C.).
