Edith Bolling Wilson Museum Wytheville, VA – Explore History in Southwest Virginia
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Genealogy

Edith Bolling Wilson, through many generations, is a direct descendant of the famous American Indian, Pocahontas. Other famous people such as Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Martha Washington, and Letitia Tyler can be linked to Mrs. Wilson.
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The genealogical path from Pocahontas
  1. Pocahontas and John Rolfe — son, Thomas Rolfe
  2. Thomas Rolfe and Jane Poythress -- daughter, Jane Rolfe
  3. Jane Rolfe and Robert Bolling -- son, John Bolling
  4. John Bolling and Mary Kennon -- son, John Bolling Jr.
  5. John Bolling Jr. and Elizabeth Blair -- son, John Bolling III
  6. John Bolling III and Mary Jefferson -- son, Archibald Bolling
  7. (Mary Jefferson was sister of Thomas Jefferson)
  8. Archibald Bolling and Catherine Payne -- son, Archibald Bolling Jr.
  9. Archibald Bolling Jr. and Anne Wiggington -- son, William Holcombe Bolling
  10. William Holcombe Bolling and Sallie Spiers White -- daughter, Edith Bolling

The genealogical link to Martha Washington (includes Robert E. Lee)
  1. Martha Dandridge’s (Washington) first husband -- Daniel Parke Custis
  2. Martha Dandridge and Daniel Parke Custis-- son, John Parke Custis
  3. John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert -- son, George Washington Parke Custis
  4. George Washington Parke Custis and Mary Lee Fitzhugh -- daughter, Mary Anna Randolph Custis
  5. Mary Anna Randolph Custis and Robert E. Lee -- son, William H. Fitzhugh Lee
  6. William H. Fitzhugh Lee married Mary Tabb Bolling, descendant of Colonel Robert Bolling and Ann Stith, Robert Bolling’s second wife

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​​Museum Hours
Temporary Hours due to COVID-19: 
In January & February 2021, we will be open for tours by appointment only. Please email or call ahead to schedule a pre-arranged individual or group tour.
email:  info@edithbollingwilson.org
call: (276) 223-3484
Location
145 E. Main St., Wytheville, VA 24382
The museum is located downtown across from the Bolling Wilson Hotel.
Admission
Entry to the museum is by donation. Guided tours of the Birthplace and Bolling Family Home are $5 for adults and $3 for children.

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CONTACT

276-223-3484
​info@edithbollingwilson.org

Address

​145 E. Main St. 
Wytheville, VA 24382
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  • Welcome
    • 2020 Newsletter
    • News
  • Visit
    • Group Tours
    • For Students
    • For Teachers
    • Girl Scouts >
      • Girl Scout Patch Day
      • Online Patch
    • Boy Scouts
    • While in Wytheville
  • Support
    • How You Can Help
    • Honorarium and Memorial Bricks
    • Wish List
  • Learn
    • Edith Bolling Wilson
    • The Bolling Family
    • The Birthplace Site
    • Genealogy
    • Girl Scout Honors
    • Automobile Permit
  • Exhibitions
    • Current Exhibitions
    • Girl Scouting During the Great War
    • Collection Highlights
    • Piano
  • Events & Programs
    • Virtual Programs
    • Grab & Go Sheep Kits
    • First Lady's Tea
    • How the Sheep Helped Win the War
    • First Ladies Patch
    • Woodrow & Edith on the Road
  • Shop