Finding aid to the Weather Memorandum Book

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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
WEATHER MEMORANDUM BOOK, 1860-1862
The volume contains daily observations on the weather made by William Massie at the
Massie plantations, Pharsalia and Level Green, in Nelson County, Va. There are occasional
comments on the political scene during the Civil War (e.g. Apr. 14, 1861: “We hear this
evening of the battle at Fort Sumpter & everything is gloomy & dark & uncertain, except that
war has begun.”) The last pages of the memorandum book are penned by the wife of the
original author. She states that he died July 29, 1862.

WILLIAM MASSIE (1795-1862
William Massie was born 3 March 1795 in Nelson County, Virginia, to Thomas Massie
(1747-1834) and Sarah "Sallie" Cocke Massie (1760-1838). Massie owned two plantations in
Nelson County, Virginia, "Pharsalia" and "Level Green." "Pharsalia" was a gift from his father.
Massie represented Nelson County in the House of Delegates during the 1839-1840 session.
William Massie married first Sarah "Sallie" Steptoe (d. 1828) of Bedford County,
Virginia, 20 October 1814 and they had at least one child. He married second Martha Virginia
Wiatt (1812-1832) 7 May 1829 and they had at least one child. He married third Sarah U. Clark
(d. ca. 1833) 21 May 1833. Massie married fourth Maria Catharine Effinger (1814-1889) of
Rockingham County, Virginia, 17 December 1834, and they had six children.
William Massie died in Nelson County 29 July 1862.

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Title

Finding aid to the Weather Memorandum Book

Subject

Finding aids
Massie Plantation (Nelson County, Va.)
Pharsalia plantation (Nelson County, Va.)
Level Green plantation (Nelson County, Va.)

Description

Finding aid to the Weather Memorandum Book detailing daily observations of the weather at the Massie Plantations, Pharsalia and Level Green, located in Nelson County, Virginia for the period 1860-1862. The book is held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Creator

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Publisher

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Date

2023

Rights

George M. Jones Memorial Library

Relation

https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/224

Format

pdf

Language

English

Identifier

MS1200FA

Citation

George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding aid to the Weather Memorandum Book,” Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/223.