Category: Scottsville Sun
Articles from the town’s newspaper.
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Reverend James Ellison Daniel ~ Methodist Minister
Reverend James E. Daniel came to Scottsville with his wife and son in about 1920. He served as pastor of the Scottsville Methodist Church until ill health forced him to retire in 1925. Although officially in an inactive status, Rev. Daniel officiated at countless weddings, baptisms, and funerals in the years that followed. When this…
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Antioch Baptist Church ~ Fluvanna County
Antioch Baptist Church is located in Fluvanna County about 13 miles northeast of Scottsville near the intersection of Antioch Road and Rolling Road. The church was organized in 1858 by 18 charter members, and five acres of land were deeded to the church trustees by John H. and Mary H. Burgess for a church site.…
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Mt. Zion Methodist Church ~ Esmont
1700’s, 1800’s, 1900’s, 2000’s, Architecture, Churches, Communities, Esmont, People, Scottsville SunMt. Zion Methodist Church in Esmont began as a log meeting house built by the slaves of Benjamin Childress in 1828. When it was finished, Mr. Childress donated the house to the Methodist Conference. Later the congregation erected a brick building but because of a defective foundation, the church became unsafe, and the central part…
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Robert Lee Bryan ~ Printer and Newspaper Man
Robert Lee Bryan was born on 21 January 1909 in Charlottesville, VA, and was the son of William Whitaker Bryan (1880-1930) and Addye (Beattie) Bryan (1886-1955). William Bryan ran a print shop called the Virginia Printing Company, and his son, Robert, started helping his father by running printing errands for him when he was only…
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James Franklin Dorrier ~ Scottsville National Bank
James Franklin Dorrier began his banking career as a cashier at the Scottsville National Bank, an independent organization, when it was started in 1901. In 1919, he left banking for 15 years and engaged in the construction business with Lane Brothers Construction Company in Esmont, and also on his own in West Virginia, Kentucky, and…
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