Hattie Elizabeth CHRISTIAN: Appalachian Aristocracy

1898 - 1944 (46 years)

Generation: 1

Hattie Elizabeth CHRISTIAN was born 01 Apr 1898, Tazewell Co. VA; died 14 Oct 1944, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whittaker Ridge Cemetery, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Hattie E Christian
Age: 2
Birth Date: Apr 1898
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jas Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary F Christian
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Hattie E Christian
Age in 1910: 12
Birth Year: 1898
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: James Christian
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary F Christian
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Hattie Bandy
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1899
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Vince Bandy 23
Hattie Bandy 21
Pansy Bandy 3
Kathleen Bandy 1
John Christian 27
Vogle Bandy 21

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Hatty Bandy
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Vince Bandy 35
Hatty Bandy 32
Pansy Bandy 13
Cathaline Bandy 11
Vince Bandy 7 [10]
Meda Rae Bandy 5 years 4 months
Rosabell Bandy 2 years 6 months
Bernard Bandy 2 months

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2140831&GRid=22773537&

Hattie married Geroge Vincent Bandy 17 Oct 1915, Tazewell Co. VA. Geroge was born 22 Apr 1895, Tazewell Co. VA; died Apr 1968, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whittaker Ridge Cemetery, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Billy Bandy
3. Joann Bandy
4. Pansy Leona Bandy was born 23 Aug 1916, Canebrake, McDowell Co. WV; died 08 Jan 2011, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA.
5. Kathleen Clarice Bandy was born 05 Sep 1918, McDowell Co. WV; died 12 Dec 2002, Calvert Co. MD; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Charlotte Co. VA.
6. Herman Earl Bandy was born 22 Oct 1920, Tazewell Co. VA; died 08 Jul 1921, Tazewell Co. VA.
7. Vince Bandy was born ca 1923, Tazewell Co. VA.
8. Meda Rae Bandy was born ca 1924, Tazewell Co. VA; died 14 Oct 1944, Tazewell Co. VA.
9. Rosabelle Bandy was born ca 1927, Tazewell Co. VA.
10. Bernard Bandy was born ca 1930, Tazewell Co. VA.
11. Delbert Bandy was born 04 Apr 1938, Tazewell Co. VA; died 08 Jun 1938, Tazewell Co. VA.

Generation: 2

2. Billy Bandy (1.Hattie¹)
3. Joann Bandy (1.Hattie¹)

Pansy Leona Bandy

(1.Hattie¹) was born 23 Aug 1916, Canebrake, McDowell Co. WV; died 08 Jan 2011, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Pansy Bandy
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hattie Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Pansy Bandy
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hatty Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Pansy Steele
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Household Members:
William Steele 25
Pansy Steele 23
Denissa Steele 6
Billy Steele 4
Shirley Steele 3
Peggy Steele 9 months

OBITUARY
Published in Bristol Herald Courier on January 8, 2011

Pansy Leona Steele BANDY, Va. Mrs. Pansy Leona Steele, age 94, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, in a Richlands, Va., hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 23, 1916, in Canebrake, W.Va., and was the daughter of the late George Vince and Hattie Christian Bandy.

Pansy was a lifelong Christian, devoted mother, wife, and grandmother. She was a member of the Bandy Chapel Church, where she served faithfully for 62 years as the church pianist. She was recognized as the church "Mother." Her first love was her love for her God. She was a member of the Red Hat Club and was as avid gardener and had a gift with flowers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Steele; two sons, Vinson Steele and William Steele Jr.; seven siblings, Kathleen Beavers, George Vince Bandy Jr., Bobby Bandy, Janice Reid, Medarae Barnett, Herman Bandy, and Delbert Bandy; and one grandchild, Mark Steele.

Survivors are four daughters, Shirley Rust and husband, Robert, of Johnson City, Tenn., Peggy Hawthorne and husband, Bill, of Atlanta, Katye Ramey and husband, Jim ,of Bluefield, Va., Bonnie Niemi and husband, Richard, of Draper, Va.; three sons, Buddy Steele and wife, Joan, of Knoxville, Md., Doug Steele of Cedar Bluff, Va., and Jimmy Steele and wife, Judy, of Bristol Virginia; two daughters-in-law, Linda Steele and Mary Steele of Cedar Bluff; two sisters, Rosa Bell Altizer of Amonate, Va., and Joanne Copeland of Wetumpka, Ala.; two brothers, Bernard Bandy of Baptist Valley, Va., and Bill Bandy of Pounding Mill, Va.; 15 grandchildren, Todd Steele, LaRhonda Lindsey, Shane Steele, Tamitha Durham, Kim Payne, Teresa Reid, Denise Marchigiani, Crystal Frey, Melissa Muir, Anthony Steele, Latisha Steele, Jeff Farmer, Bridgette Brown, Marty Garrett, and Bryant Garrett; 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild also survive.

Funeral services for Pansy Leona Steele will be conducted Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Va., with the Rev. Walter Jessee, the Rev. Barry Jessee, and the Rev. Bob Steele officiating. Interment will follow at the Steele Family Cemetery near Bandy. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Bandy, Baylor Guy, the Rev. Max Linkous, Richard Bentley, and Johnny Sparks.

Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com

Pansy married William Steele, Sr.. William was born ca 1915, War, McDowell Co. WV; died 19 Jan 1999, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Steele Family Cemetery, Bandy, Tazewell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Children:

12. Vinson Steele was born ca 1934, Tazewell Co. VA.
13. William Steele, Jr. was born ca 1936, Tazewell Co. VA.
14. Shirley STEELE was born ca 1937, Tazewell Co. VA.
15. Peggy Steele was born ca 1939, Tazewell Co. VA.
16. Douglas Steele
17. Jim R. Steele
18. Katye Steele
19. Bonnie Steele

Kathleen Clarice Bandy

(1.Hattie¹) was born 05 Sep 1918, McDowell Co. WV; died 12 Dec 2002, Calvert Co. MD; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Charlotte Co. VA.

Notes:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Kathleen Bandy
Age: 1
Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter in household of Vince and Hattie Christian Bandy
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hattie Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BE&GSfn=k&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=41&GRid=39765290&df=all&

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Kathleen C. Beavers
SSN: 215-46-1931
Last Residence: 20639 Huntingtown, Calvert, Maryland
Born: 5 Sep 1918
Died: 12 Dec 2002
State (Year) SSN issued: Maryland (1962)

Kathleen married Aubrey Curtis Beavers 09 Mar 1936, Tazewell Co. VA. Aubrey (son of Alexander BEAVERS and Alta Lou CHRISTIAN) was born 18 Dec 1911, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA; died 29 May 1982, Charlotte Court House, Charlotte Co. VA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Charlotte Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

20. Leonra Elizabeth Beavers was born ca 1937, West Virginia.
21. Curtis Aubrey Beavers was born 07 Oct 1940, West Virginia; died 26 Sep 2002; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Charlotte Co. VA.

6. Herman Earl Bandy (1.Hattie¹) was born 22 Oct 1920, Tazewell Co. VA; died 08 Jul 1921, Tazewell Co. VA.

Vince Bandy

(1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1923, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Vince Bandy
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1923
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hatty Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Meda Rae Bandy

(1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1924, Tazewell Co. VA; died 14 Oct 1944, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Meda Rae Bandy
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1925 [abt 1924]
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hatty Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Meda married Woodrow Wilson BARNETT 25 Feb 1943, Tazewell Co. VA. Woodrow (son of Alexander B. BARNETT and Betty Elizabeth DUNFORD) was born 27 Jan 1918, Tazewell Co. VA; died 16 Oct 1996, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Rosabelle Bandy

(1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1927, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosabell Bandy
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1928[abt 1927]
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hatty Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Rosabelle married Charles Lindinburg ALTIZER. Charles (son of Bliss Moody ALTIZER and Cora Esther Beavers) was born 03 Feb 1925, Whitaker Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA; died 06 Nov 1995. [Group Sheet]

Children:

22. Moody ALTIZER
23. Deborah ALTIZER
24. Dianna Gail ALTIZER was born 24 Feb 1951, Tazewell Co. VA; died 16 Oct 2002, Tazewell Co. VA.
25. Charles Steve ALTIZER
26. Willard ALTIZER

10.

Bernard Bandy

(1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1930, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Bernard Bandy
Gender: Male
Age: 2 months
Birth Year: abt 1930
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Vince Bandy
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hatty Bandy
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

11. Delbert Bandy (1.Hattie¹) was born 04 Apr 1938, Tazewell Co. VA; died 08 Jun 1938, Tazewell Co. VA.

Generation: 3

12. Vinson Steele (4.Pansy², 1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1934, Tazewell Co. VA.
13. William Steele, Jr. (4.Pansy², 1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1936, Tazewell Co. VA.

14.

Shirley STEELE

(4.Pansy², 1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1937, Tazewell Co. VA.

Other Events:

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Notes:

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Shirley Steele
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1937
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter in household of William and Pansy Bandy Steele.
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia

Shirley married James Roy WHITAKER 27 May 1956, Myrtle Beach, SC; divorced 28 Feb 1963, Tazewell Co. VA. James (son of Newton Hubbard WHITAKER and Ella Mae PACK) was born 4 Sep 1927, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA; died 31 Aug 1965, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Family Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Shirley married Robert Rust. [Group Sheet]

15. Peggy Steele (4.Pansy², 1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1939, Tazewell Co. VA.
Peggy married Bill Hawthorne. [Group Sheet]
16. Douglas Steele (4.Pansy², 1.Hattie¹)
17. Jim R. Steele (4.Pansy², 1.Hattie¹)
18. Katye Steele (4.Pansy², 1.Hattie¹)
Katye married James Corbin Ramey, Sr.. [Group Sheet]
19. Bonnie Steele (4.Pansy², 1.Hattie¹)
Bonnie married Richard Niemi. [Group Sheet]
20. Leonra Elizabeth Beavers (5.Kathleen², 1.Hattie¹) was born ca 1937, West Virginia.
Leonra married Larry Dale Hankins. [Group Sheet]

21.

Curtis Aubrey Beavers

(5.Kathleen², 1.Hattie¹) was born 07 Oct 1940, West Virginia; died 26 Sep 2002; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Charlotte Court House, Charlotte Co. VA.

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=beavers&GSiman=1&GScid=50171&GRid=39765301&

Curtis married Nora Jean Dalton 24 Dec 1983, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

22.
Moody ALTIZER (9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
Moody married Alice Gulion. [Group Sheet]

Children:

27. Dustin Moody ALTIZER
23. Deborah ALTIZER (9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)

24.

Dianna Gail ALTIZER

(9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹) was born 24 Feb 1951, Tazewell Co. VA; died 16 Oct 2002, Tazewell Co. VA.

Dianna married John Sparks. [Group Sheet]

Children:

28. Debra Diane Sparks
29. Matthew Perry Sparks

Dianna married Robert L. Smeltzer. [Group Sheet]

25.
Charles Steve ALTIZER (9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
Charles married Charlotte Harrison. [Group Sheet]

Children:

30. Steve Allen ALTIZER

31. Eric Dale ALTIZER

26.

Willard ALTIZER

(9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)

Willard married Velma Brewster. [Group Sheet]

Children:

32. Jessica Nichole ALTIZER
33. Johanna Belle ALTIZER
34. Charlie Dale ALTIZER was born 26 Jul 1996, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA; died 06 Dec 2002, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA.

Generation: 4

27. Dustin Moody ALTIZER (22.Moody³, 9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
28. Debra Diane Sparks (24.Dianna³, 9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
29. Matthew Perry Sparks (24.Dianna³, 9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
30. Steve Allen ALTIZER (25.Charles³, 9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
31. Eric Dale ALTIZER (25.Charles³, 9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
32. Jessica Nichole ALTIZER (26.Willard³, 9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
33. Johanna Belle ALTIZER (26.Willard³, 9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹)
34. Charlie Dale ALTIZER (26.Willard³, 9.Rosabelle², 1.Hattie¹) was born 26 Jul 1996, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA; died 06 Dec 2002, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA.