Theodore Clay Pilcher M V R C P B T K Y Photo: “Also, the Virginia State Library might be able to provide a  photo of T.C. Pilcher. I’ve been meaning to get the one my mother has copied,…”[3122] “Theo Pilcher”, 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. One we don’t have is in Helm, Defend, 140. His source: Mrs. Robinson; Helm now owns photo. Dink has an individual photo of him.[3123] LOV owns copyright to the photo that T. C. Pilcher’s great-niece, Betty P. Brown, gave to Dink. It can’t be published except with permission of the LOV. We can submit a form to request permission.[3124] The photo of T. C. Pilcher in which he is standing with his hat diagonally on his head comes from a 29 July 1982 newspaper. Caption begins, “The Midland Baseball Team of 1902 poses at his store with T. C. Pilcher, center back row, who bought the team’s uniforms.”[3125] Born: 20 March 1844,[3126] Midland.[3127] Married: Ada George, born 5 December 1848, died 30 November 1910.[3128] “Theodore Clay Pilcher was my great grandfather. He married the Ada George I recorded just above…” [3129] “You’re interested in any George info I have, and also the Pilcher brothers, right? T.C. was my g-grandfather. The 2 men actually married 2 sisters, and the descendents of those marriages are still in touch, closely connected thru the years.”[3130] “…so he and Montgomery were brothers - in -law. … He did marry a second time after Ada’s death, but not to the Stella which is written about in this excerpt. I’ll have to check with my mother on the correct name.” [3131] Mrs. T. E. Pilcher died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1910.[3132] quote and cite fully. This obit is probably Ada’s. Kit says she passed on 30 Nov ’10. **Find. T. C. Pilcher’s second wife’s “ … maiden name was George, just like T.C.’s first wife Ada, … She was not related to the family, despite the name, and she died about 1920.”[3133] “Montgomery George was a brother of my great-grandmother, Frances George. Frances married Julius A. Pilcher who served in the 49th VA. Infantry. Julius’s brother was Theodore Clay Pilcher, married to Ada George (sister to Frances and Montgomery). “T.C. Pilcher was in the Black Horse troop.” [3134] [N. B., two similar email citations are not identical.] Died: 7 December 1917 [3135] at Midland.[3136] Buried Midland Cemetery, [3137] Midland.[3138] Obituary: “Mr. Pilcher was well known throughout Fauquier and the State of Virginia …”[3139] See Obituary Chapter. Another may be found in the Confederate Veteran, volume 26, page 170.[3140] Children: Theo and Ada had two children: John Taliaferro Pilcher, 29 Oct 1868–20 April 1937, (wed Mary Catherine George[3141]); George Pilcher, 14 July 1870–1949.[3142] Parents and Siblings: His parents were “Alexander Spottswood Pilcher (1803-1881) and Fannie Pitt Shumate (1805-1897). … [T]here are headstones for these 2 in Midland cemetary, but their remains were left on their farm property in Fauquier Co.” He was one of four siblings: John T., 12 May 1838–27 December 1861, died of a fever in his camp; Julius A., 5 December 1840–27 December 1931; Maria F., 1836–1853; Theodore Clay, 1844–1917.[3143] John/ Julius dods. Other Family: “James George’s daughter, Mary Catherine married her cousin John T. Pilcher, son of Theodore Clay and Ada Pilcher.” [3144] James was brother of Ada and Montgomery George.[3145] “Julius and T. C. also had a brother, John, in the unit. He died in camp from disease.”[3146] T. C. Pilcher’s brother John served in the Confederate Army, but I don’t have his unit. I can try to track that down.[3147] His older brother, John Taliferro Pilcher, died of measles in 1862 as an infantryman.[3148] “Mrs. Stella Graham Pilcher, aged 52, wife of T. S. Pilcher, a well known farmer & dairyman of Midland, Fauquier County, died Wednesday [11 Jan 1922] …”[3149] Both Midland, but details in obit show this T. S. is not Theo-plus- typo. Could be brother and sister-in-law? Stories, Letters & Biographies: This cavalryman was one of nine who joined to announce the 1890 Reunion. See discussion of the Reunion Photograph at the Introduction. ***I gathered the following incident from a conversation had with my friend Theo Pilcher, a few years since. ------continue cite from reference.[3150] Mentioned in Robert Allison Hart’s obituary. See Obituary Chapter. CSR: 5’9”, light complexion, light hair, blue eyes; enlister 5 February 1863; 18 years old; horse killed 2 October 1864 Bridgewater; paroled 4 May 1865 Clarksburg, West Virginia; merchant. Additional Information: Private.[3151] Called “Theo.”[3152] Listed as “T. N. Pilcher.”[3153] Merchant. Midland.[3154] T. C. Pilcher was in the Black Horse Cavalry. He helped found The Fauquier Bank.[3155] “Theodore Pilcher… served the county in the Legislature for many years.”[3156] Member, Virginia House of Delegates.[3157] Joined Alexandria U. C. V. April 1889. [Source of last???] He was an honorary pallbearer at the 1909 funeral of Robert Allison Hart.[3158]

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“It looks like you have some of his info, but need more, and I can provide those. He served for many years in the Virginia House of Delegates, as you’ve noted.” [3160]

Siblings: John T. Pilcher , b. May 12, 1838. d. Dec. 27, 1861 of a fever in his camp. Julius A. Pilcher, b. Dec. 5, 1840. d. Dec. 27, 1931 Maria F. Pilcher,  b. 1836. d. 1853

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