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Raymond Arthur Byrd (April 2, 1895 – August 15, 1926) was an African-American farmhand who was lynched by a mob in Wythe County, Virginia on August 15, 1926. Byrd was born in Speedwell, Virginia to Stephen and Josephine Sheffey Byrd. Byrd was the second of four children born in the family.
The Wythe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency in Wythe County, Virginia. The sheriff preceding Charles Foster was Keith Dunagan, who had served for nearly 40 years before retiring. [18] Since the establishment of the Wythe County Sheriff's Office, 1 deputy has died in the line of duty, in 1994. [19]
Wytheville (/ ˈ w ɪ θ v ɪ l / WITH-vil) is a town in, and the county seat of, Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It is named after George Wythe, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and mentor to Thomas Jefferson. Wytheville's population was 8,264 at the 2020 census. [6]
Rural Retreat is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,483 at the 2010 census. ... out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 ...
In 1843, Sheffey married Elizabeth Frances Swecker (1817-1854), and they had six children. [6] Sheffey farmed, taught school, served as a clerk, and kept a store. [7] After the death of his first wife in 1854, he became completely committed to his ministry, and legends began to grow about his “peculiarities, idiosyncrasies, his pet hobbies, and his odd whimsical notions.” [8] For several ...
The Trinkle Mansion was built in 1912 by William Trinkle, the son of a prominent Wytheville family. William married a young woman by the name of Ethel and the young couple had two young children, a boy and a girl. William was a wealthy farm owner that oversaw 20,000 acres (81 km 2) of land.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
The Cornett Archeological Site (44WY1) is a prehistoric and historic Native American site in Wythe County, Virginia.The site is located on a terrace above the north bank of the New River, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) outside Austinville. [2]