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Filename	Date	Submitter
Newspapers
MURPHY exerpt, "Virginia Gazette," 7 Nov 1745	Dec 2002	Mark A. Murphy
"The Horrible Outrage in Suffolk" ~ William Riddick BROTHERS, mutilated in attempted robbery, Jul 1857 ~ slaves Jim & Harvey, convicted 12 Oct 1857; hanged 20 Nov 1857 ~ accused co-conspirator Nathan FRANKLIN, acquitted Apr 1878 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article & notes	Apr 2016	Matt Harris
"PROBABLE MURDER" ~ James Norfleet HARRELL, found in Nansemond R., 10 Jul 1858 ~ inquest found homicide ~ interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block D, Lot 18), Suffolk	Jun 2022	Matt Harris
"YANKEE BARBARITY" ~ [Judith] Elizabeth (KILBY; Mrs. George R.) SMITH, mortally wounded 13 Apr 1863 ~ Siege of Suffolk ~ "Richmond Examiner" - article ~ interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block C, Lot 10), Suffolk	Aug 2017	Deborah Parker
"Fire in Suffolk" ~ Clerk's Office burned, Suffolk, 7 Feb 1866 ~ office of Nansemond Co. Clerk of Court P.P. PRENTISS; all records lost ~ "The Norfolk Post" - article	Apr 2016	Matt Harris
William J. PARR ~ newspaper coverage, 1868 · obit, 1874 ~ Nansemond Co. representative (Radical) in the Underwood Convention ~ reputed originator of the expression "carpet-bagger"	Apr 2016	Matt Harris
"Double Murder in Nansemond," 1873 ~ Sarah N. (JONES; Mrs. John) DOZIER & Mary Elizabeth (HOLLAND; Mrs. Dempsey) JONES ~ "Richmond Daily Dispatch" - article	Sep 2024	Matt Harris
E.C. RAMSAY, appointed postmaster at Chuckamatuck [Chuckatuck] ~ James E. GRAY, removed, May 1877 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article	Feb 2019	Matt Harris
Cobbsville P.O. discontinued, Nov 1877 ~ papers to South Quay ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article	Feb 2019	Matt Harris
"A Horrible Murder in Southampton co." ~ William H. FULLER, murdered near Boykins, 24 Dec 1877 ~ James Lemuel SMITH & son Etheldred J. SMITH, arrested, 28 Dec 1877 ~ James Lemuel SMITH, convicted & sentenced, 8 May 1878 ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article, court orders & notes	Apr 2016	Matt Harris
"The Cyclone in Nansemond," 1887 ~ Four killed at Myrtle Station ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article	Jul 2015	Matt Harris
Atlantic & Danville R.R. construction, Jan-Nov 1888 ~ "Richmond Dispatch" - articles	Mar 2019	Matt Harris
Confederate Veterans' Association organized, Aug 1888 ~ PICKETT's Division veterans ~ "Richmond Dispatch" - article	Mar 2019	Matt Harris
"Storm in Virginia" ~ cyclone, 10 Sep 1888 ~ E.T. CROSS, Nansemond Co. farmer killed by falling tree ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article	Mar 2019	Matt Harris
"The Roanoke Real Estate Exchange - SKETCHES OF LEADING MEMBERS" ~ J.H. CUTCHINS, Nansemond Co. native ~ J.R. ELLIS, Southampton Co. native ~ "The Roanoke Times" - article, 22 Jan 1891	Aug 2013	Matt Harris
"Southampton Church Notes" ~ growth of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Suffolk ~ Emmanuel Episcopal church, Franklin, consecrated 26 Feb 1891 ~ "The (Richmond) Times" - article	Aug 2013	Matt Harris
William James URQUHART, Confederate veteran ~ accused of the murder of John E. GAY, 8 Nov 1870, Magnolia Springs ~ arraigned, 25 Jul 1895; tried 13-15 Aug 1895 ~ found guilty, 15 Aug 1895; sentenced to 5 years ~ interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond ~ "Norfolk Virginian" - articles	May 2016	Matt Harris
"TRAIN WRECK NEAR CITY" ~ N&W train derailment 9 Jun 1899 ~ 3 crewmen killed ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 17 Mar 1938	Nov 2024	Matt Harris
"FOUND A SHARK'S TOOTH" ~ James CROCKER finds megalodon fossil, Sep 1899, near Courtland ~ "The Virginian-Pilot" - article	Oct 2020	Matt Harris
"TOWN OF SUFFOLK," 1899 ~ Storm Aftermath - Liquor in Holland - Oct. Matrimonials ~ "The Virginian-Pilot" - article	Jul 2015	Matt Harris
"The (Richmond) Times," 13 Mar 1900 CONE-SAUNDERS elope from Isle of Wight to Gates Dr. Wm. W. MURRAY injured Hon. H. Clay WILLIAMS, d. 10 Mar 1900, Gates Co, NC	Mar 2009	Matt Harris
"NEWS OF SUFFOLK AND OTHER PARTS OF VIRGINIA" ~ half of Ivor burned, 5 Apr 1900 ~ Confederate Pension Board for Nansemond Co. appointed ~ "The Virginian-Pilot" - articles	Mar 2016	Matt Harris
"NAT TURNER INSURRECTION" ~ "Death of a Citizen Who Possessed the Negro's Sword" ~ "Frank" Francis Marion ALFORD, d. 27 May 1901, Suffolk ~ TURNER's ears said to be preserved in alcohol in Suffolk ~ "The Times" & "Alexandria Gazette" - obit	May 2016	Matt Harris
"HURRICANE BRANCH AND HIS HOUNDS" ~ John J.S. "Hurricane" BRANCH ~ Richmond "Times," article, 21 Sep 1902	Nov 2023	Matt Harris
"KILLED SELF AND HER CHILD" ~ "Mrs. Crittenden Took little One into Cemetery To Administer Carbolic Acid" ~ Britta Sophia (JOHNSON HEDDEN; Mrs. Harry B.) CRITTENDEN, & daughter ~ "Norfolk Dispatch" - article, June 6, 1904	Oct 2024	Matt Harris
"STILL HOLDS ON TO POSTOFFICE" ~ Mrs. M.M. HOLLAND, Postmistress of Buckhorn ~ replacement W.T. BARRETT blocked ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 25 June 1904	Jan 2023	Matt Harris
Moonshine still raided, near Holland, 3 Jan 1908 ~ 3 arrested - William J. BYRD, son W. Preston BYRD, & Algie H. BUTLER ~ Algie H. BUTLER convicted ~ "Times-Dispatch" - articles	Mar 2020	Matt Harris
"DEAD MAN'S SECRETS" ~ Zachary T. HOLLAND, d. 6 Feb 1908, Holland, age 72; no will found ~ Tiberius Gracchus JONES, shot 26 Oct 1908, d. 27 Oct 1908, Holland, age 52 ~ Samuel HARDY, convicted of murder 6 Feb 1909; pardoned Xmas 1920 ~ "Times-Dispatch" & "Daily Press" - articles ~ see also Chancery cause 1910-030	Mar 2020	Matt Harris
"DOCTOR'S TERRIBLE MISTAKE": ~ Dr. Job G. HOLLAND, of Holland ~ took overdose, then antidotes, 17 Feb 1908, Holland ~ "Times-Dispatch" - article	Mar 2020	Matt Harris
"BOY BITTEN BY MAD DOG BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL HERE": ~ Waverly Norfleet HOLLAND, son of Jesse W. HOLLAND ~ bitten, Holland, 18 May 1908; treated & recovered ~ "Times-Dispatch" - article	Mar 2020	Matt Harris
"Murderous Assault": ~ Fairlie F. BRINKLEY struck Ernest E. WILSON, 18 Dec 1908, Nurney's Stattion ~ WILSON survives skull fracture; BRINKLEY fined & jailed ~ "Times-Dispatch" - articles	Mar 2020	Matt Harris
"WRECK ON VIRGINIAN" ~ locomotive No. 14 overturns, 13 Apr 1863, Algren, near Bower's Hill ~ fireman Stephen D. MIDYETT [MIDGETTE*], Jr., fatally injured ~ NC native, fatally injured, age 22 ~ "Daily Press" & "Times-Dispatch" - articles ~ interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 160), Suffolk	May 2020	Matt Harris
"MACHINE DASHES THROUGH OPENING IN DRAWBRIDGE " ~ Geo. Taylor NELMS & Dorothy W. WARD drown, 3 Aug 1913, Reid's Ferry ~ "The Times-Dispatch" - article, 4 Aug 1913	Feb 2017	Bruce Saunders, Carolyn A. Keen & Matt Harris
"Suffolk Officer Shot" 1920 ~ officer Henley Wescott "Monk" CHURN, Sr. ~ Ft. Eustis soldier William JONES arrested ~ "Richmond Times-Dispatch" - article	Mar 2020	Matt Harris
"SLAYS AND ROBS FARMER IN THE DISMAL SWAMP" ~ "Charles Wolfrey, Who Had No Faith in Banks and Buried Money on Farm, Victim" ~ Gates Co., NC native, murdered 7 Apr 1920, near home "White Marsh Farm," age 58 ~ "Richmond Times-Dispatch" - article	Jul 2021	Matt Harris
"WOMAN SEEKS HER RELATIVES" ~ Carrie (ROUNTREE; Mrs. G.) SOMERSCALE of Leeds, Yorkshire, England ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 25 Feb 1928	May 2024	Matt Harris
"Suffolk Landmark Is Being Torn Down" ~ BOOTHE home, 206 N. Main St. ~ built circa 1830 by Thomas S. SHEPHERD ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 22 Jul 1929	Mar 2024	Matt Harris
"Branch Observes 40th Year of Public Service" ~ John J.S. "Hurricane" BRANCH ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 12 Nov 1929	Jun 2022	Matt Harris
"TRAGEDY OCCURS DURING QUARREL BETWEEN MEN" ~ J. Willard BALLARD murdered John H. BABB, 4 May 1930, near Nurney's Station ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 5 May 1930	Dec 2022	Matt Harris
"Charred Body of James Causey Brought Back Home for Burial" ~ Herman CASEY murdered James Campbell CAUSEY, 2 Jul 1930, near Kinston, Lenoir Co., NC ~ convict sentenced to death, 17 Sep 1930 ~ retried; sentenced to 25-30 years, 14 Nov 1932 ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 5 Jul 1930	Dec 2022	Matt Harris
"Part Taken By Nansemond Co. In the American Revolution" ~ 9-part narrative by Major Wilbur E. MacClenny ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - articles, Sep-Oct 1931	Jan 2025	Matt Harris
"IVOR MAN STILL HICCOUGHING" ~ James Allen STEPHENSON ~ hospitalized for hiccoughs, 24 Nov 1931, Suffolk ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 25 Nov 1931	Jan 2023	Matt Harris
"W.L. BRADSHAW FOUND DEAD ... POLICE BELIEVE MAN MURDERED" ~ "The Tidewater News" 7 Dec 1934 - article/obit	Jul 2013	Bruce Saunders
"YOUTH SUFFERS FATAL HURTS IN SUFFOLK CRASH" ~ Linwood Hamblin EDWARDS, Jr., d. 20 Oct 1935, age 20 ~ Percy Scott RIFE charged with DUI & manslaughter ~ "The Smithfield Times" - articles, 24 Oct 1935	Oct 2017	Bruce Saunders, Carolyn A. Keen
"PHILHOWER SEEKS PAIR WHO TRIED TO KILL HIM" ~ "Jake" PHILHOWER, assaulted & robbed 10 Mar 1936, Kingsboro, Nansemond Co. ~ J. Wesley "West" EDWARDS, robbed 13 Mar 1936, Suffolk ~ robbers identified in Portsmouth ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 11 Mar 1936	Jun 2023	Matt Harris
"DORIS PHILHOWER ACCUSES HUSBAND OF SHOOTING HER" ~ Doris Elizabeth (HOGGE HEATH) PHILHOWER, shot 8 Sep 1936, Kingsboro, Nansemond Co. ~ d. 9 Sep 1936, Suffolk ~ "Jake" Jacob E. PHILHOWER, convicted; sentenced to 20 years ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 8 Sep 1936	Jun 2023	Matt Harris
"2 YOUNG WOMEN AND ONE MAN DIE IN MURKY WATERS" ~ Emmett Houston & Myrtle PATTERSON & ~ Virginia Ellis (BURTON; Mrs. Edgar Herman) PATTERSON ~ drowned 2 Dec 1936, Blackwater R., opposite Franklin ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 3 Dec 1936	Jun 2023	Matt Harris
"CHUCKATUCK'S ORIGIN TOLD BY MacCLENNY" ~ talk by Major W.E. MacClenny ~ "Smithfield Times" - article, 4 Nov 1937	Nov 2022	Matt Harris
"OVERFLOW CROWDS ATTEND CHURCH" ~ Glebe Episcopal Church, near Driver ~ 200th anniversary celebrated, 25 Sep 1938 ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - articles	Oct 2022	Matt Harris
"3 Killed As Car Plunges Off Broad Street Bridge" ~ "Dr. J. Lewis Rawls, John E. Martin and His Brother, Bruce, Are Victims" ~ 5 Sep 1939, Suffolk ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - articles	Jul 2021	Matt Harris
"Mrs. J.J.S. Branch Attacked At Home" ~ "Finger Broken As Assailants Snatch For Ring" ~ 7 Sep 1939, Suffolk ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - articles	Jul 2021	Matt Harris
"J.A. SPIVEY, GROCER, MURDERED BY THIEF" ~ "HIT WITH HAMMER" ~ 11 Dec 1939, in his store, Madison & Factory Sts. ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 11-13 Dec 1939	Mar 2023	Matt Harris
"WHALEYVILLE FIRMS ROBBED DURING NIGHT" ~ suspect arrested near Ivor ~ Thurman JORDAN, escapee from Winton, NC, jail ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 11 & 13 Dec 1939	Mar 2023	Matt Harris
"BACK ALMOST SET HIM CRAZY TILL SUFFOLK MAN GOT VENDOL" ~ "Vendol" endorsed by Vanakin K. UZZELL ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," ad, 12 Dec 1940	Nov 2022	Matt Harris
Stanley Harrell SCOTT, of Franklin ~ killed in accident, 1 Mar 1942, US Hwy 58, east of Suffolk, age 27 ~ interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (unmarked; Annex 2, Plot 69), Franklin ~ see also article on statewide crashes that weekend	Jun 2017	Bruce Saunders
"TWO MEN DROWN; BODIES MISSING" ~ Claude Samuel HOWELL, Jr. & Luther Elliott ROBERTSON ~ 30 May 1942, Nansemond R. ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - article	Sep 2021	Bruce Saunders
"CAMP RAILROAD GETS CHARTER" ~ Franklin-Carolina R.R. chartered by ICC ~ operated by Camp Manufacturing ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 4 Feb 1946	Nov 2022	Matt Harris
"I-WIGHT COUNTY MAN SHOT AT TAVERN NEAR SUFFOLK; DIES QUICKLY FROM WOUNDS" ~ Clarence Hardy RHODES killed by Thomas Washington SAUNDERS ~ SAUNDERS later tried & acquitted ~ "Smithfield Times," article, 13 Nov 1946	Nov 2022	Matt Harris
"Holland Highway Mishap Kills Three, Injures One" ~ Clifton B. BISHOP, Albert F. BUTLER & Thomas J. TURNER ~ collision 10 Aug 1947 ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - articles	Aug 2023	Matt Harris
"City Marking Initial Anniversary Sunday" ~ Suffolk designated a city of the first class 29 Feb 1944 ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 28 Feb 1948	Apr 2023	Matt Harris
"County Man Confesses He Killed Wife With Shotgun, Sheriff Says" ~ Jessie Elizabeth (WARD BOYCE) TAYLOR, murdered 3 Feb 1936 ~ by William Kater TAYLOR ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 4 Feb 1952	Jun 2023	Matt Harris
"More Than Half-Century Apart Father, Son Are Reunited" ~ "Both Believed Other Dead" ~ Vanakin UZZELL, of Suffolk, age 78 ~ Guy Madison UZZELL, of Kankakee, IL, age 52 ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - article	Apr 2021	Matt Harris
"Fire Destroys Eclipse Store And Postoffice Feb. 24" 1954 ~ "Smithfield Times" - article	Mar 2017	Carolyn Keen & Matt Harris
"Rawls Farm in Holy Neck Has Been In Family For at Least 206 Years" ~ "Earliest Record Extant Entered in 1747" ~ owned by Dr. David Luther RAWLS ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 21 Mar 1954	Nov 2022	Matt Harris
"Fireman's Body Recovered From River, Companion's Still Missing" ~ William Joseph CROCKER, Jr., & Jasper Pope CURLE ~ drowned 29 Aug 1954, Nansemond R., Suffolk ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 30 & 31 Aug 1954	Jan 2025	Matt Harris
"Whaleyville's 'Aunt Sally' Is 93 Today -- Church Member For 77 Years" ~ Sarah Ann (GARDNER; Mrs. William Jesse) HORTON (1862 - 1957) ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 15 Nov 1955	Dec 2022	Matt Harris
"John Henry Powell, County Court Clerk" ~ "He Took Job on Temporary Basis 25 Years Ago--and Is Still At It" ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 15 Nov 1955	Dec 2022	Matt Harris
"Nat Turner's sword located in Franklin; now seek his musket" ~ sword owned by W. Hugh L. WESTBROOK ~ "Tidewater News," article, 16 Aug 1956	Oct 2023	Matt Harris
"3 Killed As Auto Goes Off Bridge" ~ Dallas Graham EVANS, Floyd Talmadge EVANS & Wallace Earl WEST ~ 19 Jan 1958, Nurney's Siding ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - article	Sep 2021	Bruce Saunders
"Case of Shooting Of Carrsville Postmaster Closed" ~ "Jack" John Francis DUKE, Jr., shot during attempted robbery, 16 Jul 1958 ~ John Grady BOYKINS, fatally shot by State troopers, 23 Aug 1958 ~ "Smithfield Times" - article, 2 Oct 1958	Sep 2018	Matt Harris
"4 Local Men Burned In Boat Blast on River Here" ~ 3 die from their injuries ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 31 May 1959	Jan 2023	Matt Harris
"Man Who Should Know Says Handicapped Do Fine Work" ~ Bennett Littleton LUTER, owner of American Shoe ReBuilders, Suffolk ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 4 Oct 1960	Jun 2022	Matt Harris
"R. A. Nelms Dies of Heart Attack in Car" ~ Robert Webb NELMS (Sr.), d. 3 Mar 1961, Cedar St., Suffolk, age 67 ~ "Virginian-Pilot" - article/obit	Oct 2012	Matt Harris
"Old Cemeteries" ~ private & family cemeteries sought ~ mapping by the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 4 Sep 1967	Jun 2022	Matt Harris
"Boat Found But 4 Men Missing" ~ Capt. Sidney Bertram HAZELWOOD, Jr.'s "Klondike" & crew ~ boat founders off Grand View 22 Mar 1968 ~ "Suffolk News-Herald" - article, Mar. 24, 1968	Oct 2024	Matt Harris
"Old Book Reveals Much About Early Christian Pastor" ~ Rev. William Brock WELLONS, D.D., 1821 - 1877 ~ Christian minister, educator & publisher, Confederate chaplain ~ interred in Willow Hill Cemetery, Suffolk ~ moved to Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk
"Two Killed, Two Shot In County" ~ murdered 23 May 1971, near Chuckatuck ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 24 May 1971	May 2023	Matt Harris
"Gunman Shot 3 Times In Holdup Attempt" ~ Ryland Wilson "Bill" ASHBY, Jr., shot 26 Jan 1972 ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 26 Jan 1972	May 2023	Matt Harris
"Eclipse P.O. to Close" on 13 Oct 1972 ~ "Virginian-Pilot" - article	Mar 2017	Matt Harris
"Nansemond Grocer Shot Dead, Robbed" on 13 Oct 1972 ~ merchant Arthur W. ARMSTRONG slain, age 79 ~ 3 suspects arrested by 15 Oct 1972 ~ "Virginian-Pilot" - article	Mar 2017	Matt Harris

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