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Louis Napoleon Agee (1911-1982) Papers
Mss1 Ag322 a FA2
Description & Guide
Abstract
Main Entry: Agee, Louis Napoleon, 1911-1982. Title: Papers, ca. 1935-1991. Size: ca. 2,500 items (6 boxes). Biographical Note: Louis Napoleon Agee was born 9 October 1911, in Cumberland County, Va., the son of Robert Lee Agee and Genoy Kyle Shelton. He graduated from Farmville High School and moved to Bluefield, W. Va. After briefly working for Appalachian Power Company, he began a twenty-five-year career with Bluefield Hardware Company, a wholesale firm. He worked first as a bookkeeper, then as secretary to the president, and finally as a salesman, traveling throughout the coal-mining territory.
Louis N. Agee married Minnie Elizabeth Francis of Bluefield in 1938 and they purchased "Millview," in Cumberland County, formerly the nineteenth-century home of Dr. James Madison Blanton, Virginia's second Commissioner of Agriculture.
Leaving the hardware business, Louis Agee became a full-time dairy farmer and served on the board of the Richmond Cooperative Milk Producers Association. He compiled a revision of Dr. Purl M. Agee's The Agee Family and served as National Registrar of the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia. He died 18 February 1982 in Farmville, Va.
Summary: Papers compiled by Louis N. Agee, a successful dairy farmer in Cumberland County, Va., primarily concerning his research on the Agee family in America and his publication of the Agee Register (Baltimore, Md., Gateway Press, Inc., 1982). Includes extensive correspondence with members of the Agee and related families; research notes and copies of documents from various localities in Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia; documentation concerning the publication of the Agee Register (including post-publication letters to Mrs. Minnie Elizabeth Agee concerning purchase of copies of the volumes and often enclosing additional family information or corrections to the published work); and materials concerning Louis N. Agee’s long association with and service as an officer in the Virginia Branch of the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia.
Among the related families for which extensive materials appear in this collection are the Blanton, Bosley, Bott, Chastain, Foard, Ford, Fore, and Williamson families. Also, includes research concerning the Agee (Agé) family in France.
Also, include information on Agee’s interest in cockfighting; and materials concerning Millview Farm, Cumberland County, Va. (including a plat of the farm and an insurance survey).
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth F. Agee, Farmville, Va., through the courtesy of Mrs. Susan A. Riggs, Williamsburg, Va., in 1992. Accessioned 17 October 2001. Restrictions: None.
Series Descriptions
Series I: Agee family – related to original Huguenots (folders 1-43)
This group of records primarily consists of correspondence and research notes focused on various lines of descent from Mathieu Agee, French Huguenot settler in Manakin Town, Va. Folders are labeled with names of key descendants.
Box 1:
| Folder 1: | Agee, Anthony, Jr.; also Jesse, Leah, John |
| 2: | Agee, Benjamin |
| 3: | Agee, Benjamin William |
| 4: | Agee, Chloe |
| 5: | Agee, Daniel |
| 6: | Agee, Daniel |
| 7: | Agee, Daniel |
| 8: | Agee, Daniel Jonathan |
| 9: | Agee, Ephriam |
| 10: | Agee, Igo |
| 11: | Agee, Isaac |
| 12: | Agee, Isaac |
| 13: | Agee, James |
| 14: | Agee, James, Jr. |
| 15: | Agee, Jesse |
| 16: | Agee, John |
| 17: | Agee, John |
| 18: | Agee, John/Hercules |
| 19: | Agee, Joseph |
| 20: | Agee, Joshua |
| 21: | Agee, Joshua/James |
| 22: | Agee, Leah |
| 23: | Agee, Mathieu, Descendants of |
| 24: | Agee, William |
| 25: | Agee, William |
| 26: | Bondurant, John |
| 27: | Foard/Ford |
| 28: | Ford, James |
| 29: | Fore, Ford, Faure |
Box 2:
| Folder 30: | Agee, Mathew |
| 31: | Agee, Mathew |
| 32: | Agee, Mathew |
| 33: | Agee, Mathew |
| 34: | Agee, Michael |
| 35: | Agee, Molley |
| 36: | Agee, Nancy |
| 37: | Agee, Noah |
| 38: | Agee, Noah; also James, Jacob |
| 39: | Agee, Ransom |
| 40: | Agee, Rhoda |
| 41: | Agee, Richard |
| 42: | Agee, Ruth |
| 43: | Agee, Samuel |
Series II: Other Agees (folders 44-141)
This second series of correspondence and research is with or concerning individuals who bear the Agee surname but do not necessarily trace their ancestry to the same family lines as did Louis N. Agee. Agee shared his research with such people and undertook investigation of some Virginia records for them.
Box 2 (cont.):
| Folder 44: | Agee, Ada Dora |
| 45: | Agee, Ambrose |
| 46: | Agee, Barbara Jean |
| 47: | Agee, Benjamin Hooper |
| 48: | Agee, Bernard Gunn |
| 49: | Agee, Bird |
| 50: | Agee, Bob R. |
| 51: | Agee, Charlotte Jean |
| 52: | Agee, Chloe; also Agee, Jacob |
| 53: | Agee, Clarence |
| 54: | Agee, Claudia |
| 55: | Agee, Daniel B. |
| 56: | Agee, Delbert William |
| 57: | Agee, Eden William |
| 58: | Agee, Edmond Levi |
| 59: | Agee, Edmund M. |
| 60: | Agee, Elizabeth |
| 61: | Agee, Ella Lee |
| 62: | Agee, Ephriam |
| 63: | Agee, Evander Mc. |
| 64: | Agee, Evander M. |
| 65: | Agee, Furman H. |
| 66: | Agee, George Ovette |
| 67: | Agee, Gilbert Fisher |
| 68: | Agee, Helen Frances |
| 69: | Agee, Ira |
| 70: | Agee, Irving T. |
| 71: | Agee, Isaac |
| 72: | Agee, Issic Newton |
| 73: | Agee, Jacob; also Agee, Elizabeth Garrett |
| 74: | Agee, James |
| 75: | Agee, Rev. James; also Agee Record |
| 76: | Agee, James B. |
| 77: | Agee, James I. |
| 78: | Agee, James Isaac |
| 79: | Agee, James Lawrence, Sr. |
| 80: | Agee, James M. |
| 81: | Agee, James W. and Robert L.; also A Record of the Agee Family |
| 82: | Agee, Jean C. |
| 83: | Agee, John |
| 84: | Agee, John |
| 85: | Agee, John Anderson |
| 86: | Agee, John B. |
| 87: | Agee, John Bolton |
| 88: | Agee, John Bushrod |
| 89: | Agee, John Mathew |
| 90: | Agee, John Randolph |
| 91: | Agee, John Tazewell |
| 92: | Agee, John Taylor |
| 93: | Agee, John Thomas |
| 94: | Agee, Joseph |
| 95: | Agee, Lavascus Herbert |
| 96: | Agee, Lillie Lee |
| 97: | Agee, Lillie May |
| 98: | Agees, List of (compiled by Bayley) |
| 99: | Agee, Louis N. |
| 100: | Agee, Margaret Ann; also Agee Bible |
| 101: | Agee, Mary Cameron |
| 102: | Agee, Mary Susan |
| 103: | Agee marriages |
| 104: | Agee, Mathew |
| 105: | Agee, Mathew Wiseman |
| 106: | Agee, Matthias |
| 107: | Agee, Michael |
| 108: | Agee, Montague, Vincent |
| 109: | Agee, Myrtle; also Newspaper clippings |
| 110: | Agee, Noah, Jr. |
| 111: | Agee, Pleasants Ford |
| 112: | Agee, Purl M. |
| 113: | Agee, Robert E. |
| 114: | Agee, Robert Lee, Jr. |
| 115: | Agee, Robert Louis, Jr. |
| 116: | Agee, Robert Mosley |
| 117: | Agee, Rosa Iva |
| 118: | Agee, Samuel |
| 119: | Agee, Samuel |
| 120: | Agee, Samuel Whitt |
| 121: | Agee, Sarah Mosby |
| 122: | Agee, Stanley D.; also The Agee Family |
| 123: | Agee, Thomas |
| 124: | Agee, Thomas Wooldridge |
| 125: | Agee, Tillman |
| 126: | Agee, Timothy |
| 127: | Agee, Vic Plant |
| 128: | Agee, Virginia White |
| 129: | Agee, Whitcomb |
| 130: | Agee, William |
| 131: | Agee, William Absol |
| 132: | Agee, William E. |
| 133: | Agee, William Elphonso |
| 134: | Agee, William Evander |
| 135: | Agee, William Franklin |
| 136: | Agee, Wallace Lillard |
| 137: | Agee, William Miller |
| 138: | Agee, William Oliver |
| 139: | Agee, William R. |
| 140: | Miscellaneous |
| 141: | Cage, Thomas |
Series III: Information on the Agees; Correspondence from and about the Agees (folders 142-154)
These folders contain miscellaneous research on the Agee family, including information compiled by other researchers and interested Agee family members.
Box 3:
| Folder 142: | Information on the Agee family |
| 143: | Information on the Agee family |
| 144: | Information on the Agee family |
| 145: | Information on the Agee family |
| 146: | Information on the Agee family |
| 147: | Information on the Agee family |
| 148: | Information on the Agee family |
| 149: | Information on the Agee family |
| 150: | Information on the Agee family |
| 151: | Agee Coat-of-arms |
| 152: | Miscellaneous correspondence |
| 153: | Miscellaneous papers |
| 154: | Miscellaneous papers |
Series IV: Information from County Records (folders 155-176)
Research notes and copies compiled by or forwarded to Louis N. Agee from records in localities throughout Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia in which the Agee surname was identified.
Box 3 (cont.):
| Folder 155: | Bedford County, Va.: Marriages, deeds, personal property |
| 156: | Buckingham County, Va.: Land books |
| 157: | Buckingham County, Va.: Tax lists |
| 158: | Buckingham County, Va.: W.P.A. records |
| 159: | Campbell County, Tenn.: Tax records |
| 160: | Campbell County, Tenn.: W.P.A. records |
| 161: | Clinton and Cumberland counties, Ky.: Census |
| 162: | Clinton County, Ky.: Tax lists |
| 163: | Cumberland County, Va. |
| 164: | Floyd County, Va.: Marriages, wills, census |
| 165: | Franklin County, Va.: Land books, personal property, marriages, births |
| 166: | Henry County, Va.: Land book, personal property |
| 167: | Madison County, Ky.: Tax list |
| 168: | Osage County, Mo.: Agee listings |
| 169: | Owen County, Ky.: Agees in the county |
| 170: | Patrick County, Va.: Marriages, personal property |
| 171: | Scott County, Va.: Personal property, census, deeds, wills, marriages |
| 172: | Smith County, Tenn. |
| 173: | Sullivan County, Tenn.: Tax records |
| 174: | Floyd County, Ky.: Highway map |
| 175: | Pike County, Ky.: Highway map |
| 176: | Wayne County, Ky.: Tax books |
Series V: Non-Agee families (folders 177-238)
The following folders contain correspondence and research concerning families related to the Agees by marriage.
Box 3 (cont.):
| Folder 177: | Albert, Carl |
| 178: | Alexander, Christine Agee |
| 179: | Amos, Henry |
| 180: | Blackwell, Putnam P. |
| 181: | Blanton family |
| 182: | Bosley family |
| 183: | Bott family |
| 184: | Brooks, Elizabeth Agee |
| 185: | Bruce, Descent of Alexander Spotswood |
| 186: | Cabell, Robert G. |
| 187: | Chastain family |
| 188: | Cocke, Elizabeth Pleasants |
| 189: | Epperson, William |
| 190: | Estata |
| 191: | Farmer, Thomas C. |
| 192: | Garrett, Grady; also Agee Manuscript |
| 193: | Harris, M. D. |
| 194: | Harwell, Glenn Allen |
| 195: | Hendrickson, James David |
Box 4:
| Folder 196: | Holman, James |
| 197: | Jenkins, Edmund Allen |
| 198: | Kent, Mildred Agee |
| 199: | L’Affaire Francais |
| 200: | L’Affaire Francais |
| 201: | L’Affaire Francais |
| 202: | Lackey, Lillie May Agee |
| 203: | Lewis, Thomas |
| 204: | Maxey, Edward |
| 205: | Noland, Paul Ennis |
| 206: | Pankey, Stephen Jr. |
| 207: | Price, Edgar Leo and Blanche Agee |
| 208: | Saunders, William |
| 209: | Sallee, C. B. |
| 210: | Smith, William E. |
| 211: | Thornhill, Warren A. |
| 212: | Vitek, Silva Agee |
| 213: | West, Sarah West |
| 214: | Williamson family |
| 215: | Williamson, John |
| 216: | Williamson, Pierre |
| 217: | Wilson, Louetta W. correspondence |
| 218: | Wooldridge, John |
| 219: | Miscellaneous |
Series VI: Agee Register, contacts, research (folders 220-248)
Folders containing materials concerning the preparation and publication of the Agee Register (1982) by Louis N. Agee. Mr. Agee began his research and correspondence with the goal of updating Dr. Purl Agee’s The Agee Family, published in 1937, but ended up producing his own book.
Box 4 (cont.):
| Folder 220: | Agee register |
| 221: | Agee register |
| 222: | Contacts, 1968 |
| 223: | Contacts, 1969 |
| 224: | Contacts, 1970 |
| 225: | Contacts, 1971 |
| 226: | Contacts, 1972 |
| 227: | Contacts, 1974 |
| 228: | Contacts, 1975 |
| 229: | Contacts, 1978 |
| 230: | Contacts, 1979 |
| 231: | Contacts, 1981 |
| 232: | Contacts, Newspaper articles |
| 233: | Contacts, Miscellaneous |
| 234: | Marriage announcements |
| 235: | Newspaper clippings; miscellaneous |
| 236: | Newspaper clippings from Miss Myrtle Agee |
| 237: | Obituaries |
| 238: | Photographs |
Box 5:
| Folder 239: | Research, 1969-1970 |
| 240: | Research, 1971 |
| 241: | Research, 1972 |
| 242: | Research, 1974-1981 |
| 243: | Research – The Origins of the Strangers Church in London |
| 244: | Research, miscellaneous |
| 245: | Research, miscellaneous |
| 246: | Research, miscellaneous |
| 247: | Age, Mathieu, Family tree |
| 248: | Virginia Genealogical Society |
Series VII: Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia (folders 249-279)
Agee maintained a long association with this hereditary group, including a lengthy stint as registrar. Folders contain copies of publications of the national organization and the Virginia branch, along with correspondence and working papers as a Society officer.
Box 5 (cont.):
| Folder 249: | French Huguenots |
| 250: | The Huguenot Abraham Michaux and descendants |
| 251: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1935-1936 |
| 252: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1965-1966 |
| 253: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1967 |
| 254: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1968 |
| 255: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1970 |
| 256: | [number not used] |
| 257: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1971 |
| 258: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1974 |
| 259: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1975 |
| 260: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1976 |
| 261: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1977-1978 |
| 262: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1979 |
| 263: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, 1980 |
| 264: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, Virginia Branch, Annual Assembly programs, 1965, 1967, 1968, 969, 1970, 1976, 1979 |
| 265: | The Huguenot Society of the Founder of Manakin, Annual Assembly programs, 1867, 1975, 1978, 1979 |
| 266: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, bulletins |
| 267: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, constitution and bylaws |
| 268: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, handbook |
| 269: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, Florida Branch membership list |
| 270: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, Georgia Branch membership list |
| 271: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, Texas Branch membership list |
| 272: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, Virginia Branch membership list |
| 273: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, National Presidents Bulletin |
| 274: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, National Roster, 1967-69 |
| 275: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, Suzanne Rochet Chapter, membership lists, 1969-70, 1971-73, 1974-76, 1976-78, 1977-79, 1979-81 |
| 276: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, Suzanne Rochet Chapter, newsletters |
| 277: | The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin, Virginia Branch, newsletters |
| 278: | Manakin Episcopal Church (Powhatan County, Va.) |
| 279: | Miscellaneous |
Series VIII: Louis N. Agee’s personal papers (folders 280-283)
Box 6:
| Folder 280: | Cockfighting |
| 281: | Millview Farm and Estata Graveyards |
| 282: | Millview Farm (plat and insurance survey) |
| 283: | Miscellaneous |
Container List
| Box 1: | Series I: Agee family – related to original Huguenots (folders 1-29) |
| Box 2: | Series I: Agee family – related to original
Huguenots (folders 30-43) Series II: Other Agees (folders 44-141) |
| Box 3: | Series III: Information on the Agees;
Correspondence from and about the Agees
(folders 142-154) Series IV: Information from County Records (folders 155-176) Series V: Non-Agee families (folders 177-195) |
| Box 4: | Series V: Non-Agee families (folders 196-219) Series VI: Agee Register, contacts, research (folders 220-238) |
| Box 5: | Series VI: Agee Register, contacts, research
(folders 239-248) Series VII: Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia (folders 249-279) |
| Box 6: | Series VIII: Louis N. Agee’s personal papers (folders 280-283) |