John Wesley Terry

  General Notes:

The 1850 Federal Census for Henry Co., VA, page 4B, dated July 31, 1850 records John Terry (21 - VA) as a Laborer living in the home of William (39) and Elizabeth (33) Reynolds.

The 1860 Federal Census for Henry Co., VA, Breckenridge P. O., page 33, dated July 2, 1860 records John Terry (30 - VA) with his wife Lucy (24 - VA) and children Franklin (3) and William (2). John is a Blacksmith with real estate valued at $520 and a personal estate valued at $100. Also in the household are Charity Manning (49) and Tarleton Manning (22).

The 1870 Federal Census for Leatherwood, Henry Co., VA, Martinsville P. O., page 34A, dated July 1, 1870 records John W. Terry (40 - VA) with his wife Lucy (33 - VA) and children Benjamin (13), William (11), and Lucy (9). John is a Blacksmith with real estate valued at $0 and a personal estate valued at $500.

The 1880 Federal Census for Leatherwood, Henry Co., VA, District 129, page 75A, dated June 25, 1880 records John W. Terry (52 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Lucy (44 - VA/VA/VA) and children William M. (21), and Sally Lee (10). John is a Blacksmith and Farmer.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Blacksmith (1870).

John married Lucy Manning. (Lucy Manning was born in Sep 1838 in Virginia and died after 1900 in Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA.)