Volume II
In 1976, I
began researching my family. This original effort was the result of
a school History project that required me to write an autobiography
and fill out a pedigree chart. At that time, I was able to fill in
29 names, including my own, now, I have a database of over 14,000
relatives on my maternal grandmother’s side alone. I find myself
constantly searching to fill in "one more blank." find "one more
birth, marriage, or death record", and locate "one more tombstone."
Because I am always looking for the "Elusive Ancestor," this is a
never-ending project. Always, the most difficult part is deciding
what to put in and what to leave out (Yes, I did leave some things
out.) Volume II of “The Giles Driver Family” includes nine of the
children of Giles and Susan (Williams) Driver of Wight County,
Virginia. Their eldest son, Ichabod “Bud” is the focus of Volume I.
Journey through time with this amazing family. Experience their
lives through hundreds of photographs and documents. Within this
cover, you will find the names and faces of the people who made
each of us who we are today. There are countless hours of happy
memories, visits to cemeteries, frustration, and love in these
pages. Along the way, I have met some wonderful people, and I thank
them for what they have added. The vast majority of this
information is documented although I have not included the
documentation due to the fact that it is a book in itself. Please
contact me with corrections or additions. I have tried to check for
errors; but inevitably, I'm sure some have escaped my notice. There
are some lines that I have been unable to trace due to the fact
that they have simply "died out". I hope that you enjoy reading
about your family as much as I have enjoyed searching for and
finding them.
Volume II
In 1976, I began researching my family. This
original effort was the result of a school History project that
required me to write an autobiography and fill out a pedigree
chart. At that time, I was able to fill in 29 names, including my
own, now, I have a database of over 14,000 relatives on my maternal
grandmother’s side alone. I find myself constantly searching to
fill in "one more blank." find "one more birth, marriage, or death
record", and locate "one more tombstone." Because I am always
looking for the "Elusive Ancestor," this is a never-ending project.
Always, the most difficult part is deciding what to put in and what
to leave out (Yes, I did leave some things out.) Volume II of “The
Giles Driver Family” includes nine of the children of Giles and
Susan (Williams) Driver of Wight County, Virginia. Their eldest
son, Ichabod “Bud” is the focus of Volume I. Journey through time
with this amazing family. Experience their lives through hundreds
of photographs and documents. Within this cover, you will find the
names and faces of the people who made each of us who we are
today. There are countless hours of happy memories, visits to
cemeteries, frustration, and love in these pages. Along the way, I
have met some wonderful people, and I thank them for what they have
added. The vast majority of this information is documented although
I have not included the documentation due to the fact that it is a
book in itself. Please contact me with corrections or additions. I
have tried to check for errors; but inevitably, I'm sure some have
escaped my notice. There are some lines that I have been unable to
trace due to the fact that they have simply "died out". I hope that
you enjoy reading about your family as much as I have enjoyed
searching for and finding them.
