Person:George Midkiff (1)

1860 census-VA-Carroll-Hillsville-2 Jul 1860-pg 36-lines 4-8-dwelling 233-family 234-George W; 28; farm laborer; personal estate $42; born NC; Elizabeth; 27; house keeper; born NC; John H; 6; Rhoda J; 4; Sarah C; 2

1861-1865-George Washington Midkiff was a Confederate soldier enlisted 24 Jul 1862; Carroll, VA; Co E VA 30th Sharp Shooter Battalion; b abt 1832; Clarke's;

1-Company muster roll 31 Oct 1862=enlisted by G D Hanby; present;

2-Company muster roll Nov 1862=enlisted by GT Hanby; paid by Capt Leigh 31 Oct 1862; present;

3-Company muster roll 30 Jun 1863=paid by Maj Tester 30 Apr 1863; present;

4-Company muster roll 31 Aug 1863=paid by Capt Leigh 30 Jun 1863; absent; sick;

5-Company muster roll 31 Dec 1863=paid by Capt Leigh 31 Aug 1863; present;

6-appears on recipt roll for clothing; Way Hosp, Lynchburg, VA 8 Jul 1864

7-appears register of medical director's office, Richmond, VA; rec'd 20 Jul 1864; date of paper 16 Jul 1864 from Lynchburg; approved & forwarded;

8-Hospital Muster roll; Way (or Wayside) Hosp, Lynchburg, VA; Nov & Dec 1864; 31 Dec 1864; last paid Capt Price 31 Oct 1864; present;

9-appears on muster roll of persons employed or engaged Way Hospital, Lynchburg, VA; Jan 1865; attached to hosp 17 Jun 1865; enlisted 17 Jun 1862; Hillsville; Capt Hoffman;

10-age 35; appears on report of detailed men on duty Way Hospital; 18 Feb 1865; attached to hopital 17 Jun 1864; nurse; unfit for the field because of double Ingl hernia;

11-Hospital Muster roll 28 Feb 1865; last paid Capt Price 31 Dec 1864; present;

12-appears on a list of Prisoners of War; paroled at Lynchburg, VA 13 Apr 1865

1870 census-VA-Carroll-Laurel Fork-PO Hillsville-pg 3-3 Aug 1870-lines 23-31-dwelling/family 21-George W; 39; farmer; real estate value $250; personal estate $100; Elizabeth; 38; keeping house; John H; 15; Rhoda J; 14; Sarah C; 10; Molley E; 8; George W; 6; Manda J; 3; William J; 7 mos

1880 census-VA-Carroll-Laurel Fork-pg 87-ED18-21 Jun 1880-lines 20-27-dwelling/family 486-George W Midkiff; 49; laborer; cannot read; cannot write; born VA as are his parents and everyone listed in the household; Elizabeth; 48; Mollie E; 18; George W; 16; laborer; Amanda; 12; William J; 8; Charles Sidney; 6; Burten H; 5

2009-a good contact for this family line contacted me via e-mail. Nancy Cifers lives in Amelia Co., VA. She is the great granddaughter of George W Midkiff, Jr. Some of her research: George Washington Midkiff married 15 Dec 1852 in Forsythe, NC to Elizabeth Livengood, daughter of George Livengood. Elizabeth was born 13 Dec 1835. Elizabeth died 6 Jan 1915 in Carroll, VA. George was a soldier in the Confederacy. Lived in Laurel Fork and Hillsville, Carroll, VA. Children John Henry b 11 Oct 1853; Rhoda J b 1856; Sarah E b 1860; Malle E b 1862; George Washington Midkiff, Jr b 8 Mar 1863; Catherine; Mandie; William Jefferson b 16 Dec 1869; Charles Sidney b 1874; Burton Monroe b 1875. Some relatives here has a picture of George Washington Midkiff, Sr in his confederate uniform. "My daddy" told us that he [GWM, Sr.] said that he didn't want nay of his family to ever vote Democratic again after the war. "His daddy" [GWM, Sr.] was Isaiah Midkiff m 13 Sep 1826 to Elizabeth Mottley [Motley] in Pittsylvania Co, VA. Her grandmother was Margaret Farthing. The Midkiffs were Quakers in PA in the early colonial days. Nancy found 5 that fought in the Revolutionary War; 2 took oaths of allegiance in PA. Most of the information is from the family Bible and the rest is documented. A cousin is trying to get a copy of the picture of George Washington Midkiff, Sr. "My daddy" said George Washington Midkiff, Sr was buried in Wythe.

1. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census (1)
   Database online. , Carroll, Virginia, post office Hillsville, roll M653_1339, page 802, image 232.

   Record for Rhoda J Midkiff [head of house-George W Midkiff] _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. , Carroll, Virginia, post office Hillsville, roll M653_1339, page 802, image 232.

2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;)
   Database online. Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, post office Hillsville, roll 1639, page 424, image 431.

   Record for Rheda J Midkiff [head of house-George W Midkiff] _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003), Database online. Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, post office Hillsville, roll 1639, page 424, image 431.

3. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
   Database online. Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, ED 18, roll T9_1360, page 47.3000, image .

   Record for George W. Medkiff

4. ↑ National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;)
   Database online.

   Record for George W. Midkiff