Clyde Javins of McDowell County WV

Ken Snyder writes:

My great-grandfather was a Javins. I don't know his first name but one of his daughter, Clyde, (yes, daughter!) was my grandmother. He was a rag-picker in around the coal camps of McDowell County WV. That's all I know except he was supposed to have been a real character and may have been born overseas as I recollect vaguely that he spoke with an accent.

My grandmother married Bill Vannoy. I had somehow assumed Javins, like my grandfather was of Dutch ancestry. I had always heard, included in the nationality ancestry, Scotch-Irish and I'm sure my great-grandfather Javins is the origin of this ancestry.

The Vannoys were originally Vannoise (sp?), French Hugeunots who left France for the Netherlands to escape religious persecution, there to become Vannoys. I think they then went to Scotland to help William of Orange take Ireland from the Irish before coming over here.

I love genealogy as you can tell, and wanted to give you another Javins out of the woodwork.

Regards, Ken Snyder

Pennsylvania Javens Family Question

Melanie Lund writes:

I came across your guestbook and blog in my search to find some information on my maternal grandmother. Her name was Elizabeth Virginia Javens and she was born on 1/1/1937 in Beaver Falls, PA. She passed away on 10/20/2007 in Maryland. To my knowledge her parents relinquished her custody to the state and she was in foster care for a time. She married William Taylor Hyatt in Prince George's County, Maryland on 4/12/1958. They had 3 children (the eldest of which was a stillborn) in the 60's. They divorced somewhere between 1982 and 1985, but I think she kept the name Hyatt. Unfortunately that is where the trail runs dry for me. My mother did not know her maternal grandparents due to the circumstances of my grandmother's childhood. Do you possibly have any information on her?

Fredia Javins, 1932-2011

Frances Goodwin sent us this funeral notice from 4/2011:

Fredia Javins Stalder Christian, 78, of Millfield, passed from this life April 11, 2011 at her home after losing her battle with a short illness.
She is survived by her husband, James Robert Christian; two daughters, Sandra Frazier and Barbara Collins both of Amesville; three grandchildren- Charlotte John of Marietta, Lester Snodgrass, Jr. of Dayton and Elizabeth McPherson of Amesville; six great grandchildren- Joshua (Alisha) Tyler of Newport, Jason Tyler of Waterford, Kelly (Kyle) Griffins of Coolville, and Michael McPherson, Cheyanne McPherson & Christopher McPherson all of Stewart; five great, great grandchildren- Abigail Snodgrass (age 11), Zachary Snodgrass (age 9), Hayden Wood (age 6), Kalyn Tyler (age 5) and Payton Tyler (age 2); a brother, Carl Javins of Kansas City, Kansas; sisters in law and brothers in law- Gary Christian of Columbus, Jackie (George) Devault of Columbus, Joyce (Craig) White of Nelsonville, Tim (Marilyn) Christian, Janice Ruch of McComb and Lisa Christian of Chauncey.
Fredia was born April 24, 1932 in Ashford, WV, the daughter of the late Ira Javins and Norma Samson Javins. She lived in Ashford, WV until 1984.
Besides her parents, several brothers and sisters preceded her on her journey including: Edith Javins of Charleston, WV, Crinthia Loftis of Hershaw, WV, James Javins of Ashford, WV, Dillford Javins of Ashford, WV, Roscoe Javins of Ashford, WV, Genevieve Smith of Ashford, WV, Clifford Javins of Montgomery, WV, Chester Javins of Ashford, WV, Everett Javins of Ashford, WV, and Alford Javins of Racine, WV; also a brother in law, Roger Christian of Chauncey...
She will be laid to rest at The Plains Cemetery, Johnson Rd., The Plains, Ohio.

Edith Javins Photo

Frances writes:

Hi, I'm Frances Hubbard Goodwin, granddaughter of Edith Brookie Javins, born Peytona, June 14, 1912. Edith was the daughter of Ira Javins and Norma Sansom.  So excited to see other Javins cousins.  Would love to communicate with my other cousins.