Ernest Tennyson Stiff

b. 6 April 1896, d. 19 September 1924
     Ernest Tennyson Stiff was born on 6 April 1896 in Maybrook, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Frederick Finton Stiff and Cleopatra Porterfield. Ernest Tennyson Stiff married Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker, daughter of Margie Ellen Garrett, 10 May 1918 in Bristol, Washington County, Virginia.

     Ernest Tennyson Stiff died 19 September 1924 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia.

Children of Ernest Tennyson Stiff and Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker

Nannie Hattie Porterfield

b. April 1891, d. 1920
     Nannie Hattie Porterfield was born in April 1891 in Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Flemming Porterfield and Nancy Belinda Williams. Nannie Hattie Porterfield married Frederick Finton Stiff 24 February 1909 in Giles County, Virginia.

     Nannie Hattie Porterfield died 1920.

Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker

b. 25 May 1899, d. 25 April 1986
     Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker was born on 25 May 1899 in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Margie Ellen Garrett. Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker married Ernest Tennyson Stiff, son of Frederick Finton Stiff and Cleopatra Porterfield, 10 May 1918 in Bristol, Washington County, Virginia.

     Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker died 25 April 1986 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Children of Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker and Ernest Tennyson Stiff

Margie Ellen Garrett

     Margie Ellen Garrett married Figgatt Shumaker.

Child of Margie Ellen Garrett

Margie Ellen Stiff

b. 9 March 1919
     Margie Ellen Stiff was born on 9 March 1919. She is the daughter of Ernest Tennyson Stiff and Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker. Margie Ellen Stiff married Harold Edward Bailey, son of Edward Elias Bailey and Josephine Arminta Brookman.

Betty Ann Stiff

b. 25 August 1921
     Betty Ann Stiff was born on 25 August 1921. She is the daughter of Ernest Tennyson Stiff and Nancy Elizabeth Shumaker.

Jabez Dowdy

d. August 1846
     Jabez Dowdy married Masselah Hopkins 9 November 1810 in Franklin County, Virginia. Jabez Dowdy married Hannah Bowles 14 November 1819 in Franklin County, Virginia.

     Jabez Dowdy died August 1846 in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Child of Jabez Dowdy and Masselah Hopkins