Eastern Shore Public Library

Oak Hall School, Accomack County, Virginia 1918-1919

Posted by Damon Nock on February 10, 2013

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Top Row :; Carrie Nock, Mildred Taylor, Esthel Phillips, Lola Martin, Annie Massey Virgie Smith
2nd Row : Vernon Wimbrow, Carrie East, Estelle Kelly, Helen Messick, Hazel Hart (teacher), Nan Byrd (teacher), Viola Ardis, Gladys Townsend, Stella Johnson, Mandi Kelly, Carl Coulborn, Thornton Taylor
3rd Row : Vernon Shay, Roland Gladding, Garland Wimbrow, Doris Kelly, Nellie Lessalotte, May Kelly, Louise Hayman, Lois Kelly
4th Row : Norwood Fisher, Carson (Frog) Hayman, Ely? Kelly, Elwood Hickman, Marion Hancock, Earl Groton, Vernon East, Reubin Matthews
Bottom Row : Milton East, Beverly Kelly, Elmer Kelly, Marion (Sammie) Taylor, Otho (Tobe) Taylor, Jack Taylor, Harrison Ardis, and John Hall

Horace Keyworth Nock

Born 26 October 1879 in Salisbury, South Australia

Died 2 August 1958 in Sydney
Farmer and company director
Married Marcia Nessie Clarke; two sons and a daughter
President of Farmers and Settlers’ Association of NSW 1928-1932
Temporary Chairman of Committees 1934-37
Country Party Whip 1937
Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories 1940
Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister 1940
Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for the Interior 1940
Unsuccessful Senate candidate 1919
Described in the Australian Dictionary of Biography: “Grey-haired and keen-eyed, with wild eye-brows and bristling moustache above an old-fashioned stovepipe collar, Nock was widely known to farmers (the ‘Cockies’ Patron Saint’) and sought out on agricultural issues. A vigorous and persistent advocate for rural interests, always well-armed with figures, Nock was an effective watchdog over various tariffs.”

Posted by Damon Nock on December 24, 2011

Posted in: Links, News. Tagged: accomack, Accomack County, eastern shore, Eastern Shore Public Library, espl, library. Leave a comment

http://espl.org/

As you may know, the Eastern Shore Public Library in Accomack, Virginia is a great resource for information on the history and culture of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland. I have spent time there in person, as well as online. The folks there have provided much help and support to Nock Family Heritage over the past fifteen months. Well, they have recently added this website to the Genealogy Research section of their site. We feel honored that they have found us worthy enough to be a part of the “family” at ESPL.