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| Southampton Insurrection, 21-23 Aug 1831 ~ as reported, Aug-Dec 1831 ~ in Whig daily "The Richmond Whig & Commercial Journal" - articles ~ includes proposals for emancipation & removal |
Feb 2020 | Matt Harris | |
| Southampton Insurrection, 21-23 Aug 1831 ~ as reported, Sep-Nov 1831 ~ in Whig weekly "The Genius of Liberty" - articles |
Mar 2016 | Matt Harris | |
| Murder of James SCOTT et al., Dec 1840 | Sep 2007 | Matt Harris | |
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Mary Ann (WYATT; Mrs. Hugh G.) GREEN, ~ formerly of Thornton, NH; m. & d. 1845 ~ inquest into alleged poisoning, Berlin |
Mar 2009 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "Good News for Pilgrims" ~ Petersburg-Jerusalem Plank Road approved, 14 Jul 1853 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Mar 2016 | Matt Harris | |
| Town of Franklin: ~ charter approved, May 1876 ~ petition to revoke charter, Mar 1877 ~ name changed from Franklin Depot, May 1877 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "SAW- AND GRIST-MILLS AND LARGE LOT OF LUMBER DESTROYED BY FIRE" ~ R.J. & W. Neely & Co., Franklin, 17 Aug 1876 ~ watchman Henry MUNFORD, fatally burned ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "HOUSE-BURNER SENTENCED TO THE PENITENTIARY" ~ Slade LEWIS, burned, 11 Sep 1876 ~ Amos JOYNER, convicted of arson, 18 Oct 1876 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "A SAD CASE" ~ GLOVER sisters committed, Feb 1877 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Postal News, Nov 1877 ~ Richmond newspapers delayed to Newsoms ~ Cobbsville P.O. discontinued; paper 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" & others - articles, court orders & notes |
Apr 2016 | Bruce Saunders, Kelly Miltier, & Matt Harris |
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| Postal news ~ Henderson's Depot P.O. established, postmater W.E. BEALE, Mar 1878 ~ Nottoway Mills P.O. renamed Delawares, 1 Apr 1878 ~ Bowers P.O. established, postmater Menalcus LANKFORD, Dec 1878 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Crop news ~ Storm, 26 May 1878 ~ N.B. RIDLEY, Worrell's P.O., 29 May 1878 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "FELONIOUS ASSAULT" ~ Dr. L.W. JONES, beaten 1 Jul 1878, Newsoms ~ wrongly reportedly murdered ~ assailant Egbert JONES sought in Petersburg ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Anna PERKINS, shot to death, 5 Jul 1878, Franklin ~ Emanuel VICK, indicted for murder, 15 Jul 1878 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "A YOUNG LADY FATALLY WOUNDED BY HER COUSIN" ~ Mary "Mollie" NELSON, d. 21 Sep 1878, near Boykins ~ Luther Franklin DEALE, 10, mishandled shotgun ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Elbert BRANCH, indicted for assault with intent to kill, 19 Aug 1878 ~ tried & convicted, 16 Sep 1878 ~ sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment, 17 Sep 1878 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "DWELLING-HOUSE BURNED" ~ home of Walter S. DARDEN, near Boykins, burned 18 Jun 1879 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Prince's P.O. established, Nov 1879 ~ postmaster Roswell Sparks MAJETTE ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING HIS WIFE" ~ James W. TURNER, of Southampton Co. ~ arrested 12 Jan 1880, Petersburg ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Postal News ~ Zuni Station renamed Zuni, 5 Apr 1880 ~ Newsom's Station renamed Newsom's, 5 Apr 1880 ~ Cary's P.O. established, 1 Sep 1880, postmaster R.F. Barham ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "PROSECUTION FOR ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE" ~ Jacob P. DAVIS, convicted 1880, for fraud; whipped & jailed ~ William H. POND, indicted Oct 1880, for intimidating witness ~ acquitted 24 Nov 1880 ~ Justice David H. KINDRED, indicted Oct 1880, for intimidating witness ~ charges dropped 10 Dec 1880 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - articles |
Feb 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "Half of the town of Franklin in Ashes" ~ most of business district destroyed, 27 Feb 1881 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Postal News ~ John Nathaniel SEBRELL, appointed postmaster at Jerusalem P.O., 2 May 1881 ~ replacing Eveline R. (CHAPPELL; Mrs. Richard H.) BLYTHE, resigned ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "MURDER OF A COLORED MAN" ~ Ed. THOMAS, d. 20 Jun 1881, at home, near Hebron Baptist Church ~ Samuel WILLIAMS, indicted for the murder of Ed. THOMAS, 15 Aug 1881 ~ "Staunton Spectator" - articles |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "A YOUNG MAN CHARGED WITH HORSE-STEALING" ~ George A. HOLLIMAN, late of Southampton Co. ~ arrested for theft of mule & wagon, Sep 1881; ~ team stolen from George W. CONGDON, of Chesterfield Co., 10 Sep 1881 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Captain William H. PRETLOW, Southampton Co. lawyer ~ reported dead, 22 Dec 1881; ~ reported convalescent, 24 Dec 1881 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - articles |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| John MURRELL & Thomas GLOVER, store clerks ~ murdered 23 Dec 1881, Green Plains ~ Emmett CLAUD, arrested 29 Dec 1881; ~ tried 8 May 1882 - mistrial; ~ d. 29 Aug 1882, Jerusalem ~ "Daily Dispatch" - articles |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Thomas OLIVER, Franklin town sergeant ~ charged with killing suspect ~ witnesses dead, 24 Dec 1881; charges dropped, Jan 1882 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - articles |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Benjamin/Samuel HILL, quack doctor ~ murdered, 24 Feb 1882 ~ "Daily Dispatch" - articles |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| unfathomable pit near Ivor ~ reputed to be haunted ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "A MYSTERY" ~ Josephine F. (DARDEN; Mrs. Henry S.) HOWARD, shot Dec 1882, Jerusalem ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "Negro Horse-Thief Shot and Mortally Wounded" ~ buggy stolen from John J. BRYANT, of Southampton Co., 30 Apr 1883 ~ thief shot by BRYANT, near Hawkinsville ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Aug 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| Rev. W.A. PEARSON ~ to preach his farewell sermon, Byrne-Street Baptist Church, Petersburg, 6 May 1883 ~ to leave for Southampton Co., 8 May 1883 ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Aug 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| "The Southampton Election" ~ Judge BARRETT orders special election, set for 24 May 1883 ~ to fill the seat of L.R. EDWARDS, d. 25 Mar 1883 ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Aug 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| "Big Fire - Warehouse Totally Destroyed" ~ suspected arson, Windsor, 12 Apr 1884 ~ warehouse owned by John T. RAIFORD, of Southampton Co. ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Aug 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| "A Baptist Minister's House and Crops Destroyed by Fire" ~ Rev. Jas. Edwin STEPHENSON & family, of Southampton Co., left destitute, 1884 ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Aug 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| Atlantic & Danville R.R. construction, Jan-Nov 1888 ~ "Richmond Dispatch" - articles |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| Boiler explosion, Moore's saw-mill, near Jerusalem, May 1888 ~ engineer scalded ~ "Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Mar 2019 | Matt Harris | |
| "JERUSALEM, SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, ON A BOOM" ~ Town of Courtland to be incorporated, 1 Jul 1888 ~ Jerusalem renamed ~ "Daily Dispatch" - article |
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 | |
| Fire in Franklin, 14 Nov 1889 ~ destroyed 4 buildings owned by J.H. Edwards ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article |
Aug 2013 | 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 |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| Formation of the law firm of Yarrell & Parker, Roanoke, 31 Jan 1891 ~ L.D. YARRELL, former Greensville Co. judge ~ Wm.H. PARKER, former Southampton Co. commonwealth's attorney ~ "The Roanoke Times" - article |
Sep 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 |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| "A BIG FIRE IN FRANKLIN" ~ Franklin Lumber Co.'s planing mill destroyed, 13 Apr 1891 ~ "Richmond Dispatch" & "Staunton Speculator" - article |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| Franklin Lumber Co.'s drying kilns destroyed by fire, 1891 ~ "The Roanoke Times" & "Alexandria Gazette" - article |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| Rev. C.E. WOODSON called to Missouri, Oct 1891 ~ pastor of Emanuel Episcopal Church, Franklin ~ "Alexandria Gazette" - article |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| "AN ALLEDGED FORGER" ~ William H. DOYLE, Richmond drug clerk, arrested ~ forged check from J.D. PRETLOW, 1892 ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| "A RAZOR STRAP FROM THE SKIN OF NAT TURNER," 1892 ~ "The Alexandria Gazette" & "Shenandoah Herald" - article |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| Fire in Courtland, 13 Mar 1893 ~ "Peninsula Enterprise" & "The Roanoke Times" - article |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| N&W depot destroyed by fire, Zuni, 8 Aug 1893 ~ growth of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Suffolk ~ Emmanuel Episcopal church, Franklin, consecrated 26 Feb 1891 ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| Copeland BARDEN [BARTON], registrar of elections ~ murdered by C.P. GRIZZARD, 28 Oct 1893, age ca. 71 ~ "Alexandria Gazette," "Richmond Dispatch," & "Roanoke Times" - article ~ GRIZZARD convicted of 2d-degree murder, Jun 1894, & given 10 years ~ GRIZZARD pardoned, 19 Nov 1894 (1896), q.v. |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| "A SAW MILL BLOWN UP" ~ "Engineer Killed and Two Men Scalded," 3 Jan 1894, Handsom ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Sep 2013 | Matt Harris | |
| Nat TURNER'S Skull ~ alledgedly owned by Richmond lady, 1896 ~ daughter of a Southampton Co. doctor ~ "The Times" - article |
May 2016 | Matt Harris | |
| "NAT TURNER'S SKELETON" ~ "THE BONES OF THE NEGRO INSURRECTIONIST IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE" ~ Dr. Hack Urquhart STEPHENSON, Toano, 1897 ~ "The Times" - article |
May 2016 | Matt Harris | |
| "FOUND A SHARK'S TOOTH" ~ James CROCKER finds megalodon fossil, Sep 1899, near Courtland ~ "The Virginian-Pilot" - article |
Oct 2020 | 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 | |
| "A RAILROAD BICYCLE" ~ created by telegrapher E.H. BRANCH, of near Ivor ~ "The Virginian-Pilot" - article, 13 Apr 1900 |
Mar 2016 | Matt Harris | |
| "MURDERED MAN FOUND FLOATING IN THE MEHERIN RIVER," 1900 ~ "STILL A MYSTERY" a week later ~ "The Virginian-Pilot" - article |
Jul 2015 | Matt Harris | |
| "A NEW PAPER" ~ "The Graphic," Franklin ~ Franklin post-office robbery unsolved ~ "The Times" - article, 1900 |
Dec 2020 | Matt Harris | |
| "THE SOUTHAMPTON INSURRECTION" ~ by William Sidney Drewry ~ "Richmond Dispatch" - book reviews, 1900 |
May 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 | |
| "AWFUL WORK OF TURNER," 1904 ~ Alexandria police chief Recalls 1831 Southampton Insurrection ~ "The Times-Dispatch" & "Alexandria Gazette" - article |
Jul 2015 | Matt Harris | |
| State Sen. William M. SHANDS, of Courtland, 1906 ~ donated trees for Capitol Square, Apr; ~ hospitalized, Jul; discharged, Aug ~ "The Richmond Dispatch" - article |
Jun 2016 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "HEARS FROM HIS BROTHER AFTER 35 YEARS SILENCE" ~ William John NICHOLSON, of New Iberia, LA ~ Samuel Robert NICHOLSON, of Franklin ~ "The News-Leader" - article, 30 Mar 1908 |
Jul 2022 | Matt Harris | |
| "IVOR GRANTED CHARTER OF INCORPORATION" ~ 27 Oct 1908 ~ elections set for 17 Nov 1908 ~ "Times-Dispatch" - article |
Mar 2020 | Matt Harris | |
| "RIFLES SEIZED, STEAMER BOTTLED UP AT FRANKLIN" ~ "Nanticoke" seized 14 Jun 1909 ~ suspected filibuster expedition to Venezuela ~ released 17 Jun 1909; no contraband found ~ "The Richmond Times-Dispatch" - articles |
Jul 2021 | Matt Harris | |
| "FATAL ACCIDENT IN SAW MILL PLANT" ~ William Joseph HARRELL & John A. LIVESAY, d. 17 Sep 1910, Camp's Arringdale Mill, Butterworth ~ "The Richmond Times-Dispatch" - article/obit |
Apr 2015 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "CUTS HIS WIFE'S THROAT AND BRAINS HER WITH AX" ~ "Former Postmaster at Ivor Then Blows Own Head Off With Shotgun" ~ William E. & Laura E. (GREGORY) JOHNSON, murder-suicide, 2 Jan 1916, Ivor ~ "The Richmond Times-Dispatch" - article |
Sep 2017 | Matt Harris | |
| "3 Die When Engine Bursts" ~ Seaboard Air Line R.R. locomotive explosion, 6 Feb 1917, near Dinwiddie Stn. ~ "The Washington Post" - article |
Jun 2015 | Sandra Beaver | |
| "RICHMOND BOYS IN FRANCE FACE DEATH LIKE HEROES" ~ Lt. Alonzo Walter SAUNDERS, WW-I Army physician ~ b. 3 Jun 1889, Windsor, Isle of Wight Co., KIA 8 Oct 1918, France ~ "Richmond Times-Dispatch" - article, 21 Nov 1918 |
Aug 2022 | Matt Harris | |
| "WAKEFIELD IS SCENE OF BATTLE WITH HOBOES" ~ Town Sergeant "Harry" Henry Lee HARRIS shot, 29 Jul 1921 ~ Ivor telegraph D'Arcy Paul PURSELL shot at ~ "The Richmond Times-Dispatch" - articles |
Jul 2021 | Matt Harris | |
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William T. MUNFORD & estranged wife Crissie S. (CARR) ~ murder-suicide, 6 May 1928, Roanoke Rapids, NC |
Mar 2011 | Matt Harris | |
| "VICK GUILTY OF ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF SON JURY SAYS" ~ Levy VICK ~ convicted of attempted murder of son Hugh T. VICK ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," articles, 18 Apr 1929 &c. |
Sep 2023 | Matt Harris | |
| "A COMPREHENSIVE STORY OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY," by Julia Abbott Culler ~ {not fact-checked} ~ "The Highland Recorder" - article, 10 Apr 1931 |
Mar 2016 | 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 | |
| "VICTIM'S CRIES CAUSE FRENZY OF EXCITEMENT" ~ Carroll (CROMWELL; Mrs. James M. Jr.) WHITE ~ assaulted 24 Sep 1934, at home, Boykins ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 25 Sep 1934 |
Oct 2022 | Matt Harris | |
| "W.L. BRADSHAW FOUND DEAD ... POLICE BELIEVE MAN MURDERED" ~ "The Tidewater News" 7 Dec 1934 - article/obit |
Jul 2013 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "EDWARDS NOT GUILTY, COURT JURY FINDS" ~ Guy EDWARDS, of Portsmouth, acquitted 16 May 1935, in shooting, 7 Dec 1933, ~ of his great-aunt, Indiana Julia (DRAKE; Mrs. Andrew T.) LANKFORD ~ "The Richmond Times-Dispatch" - article |
May 2015 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "CARELESS JANITOR BURNS UP BALLOTS" ~ primary, 6 Aug 1935, Southampton Co. ~ "Smithfield Times", 22 Aug 1935, article |
Aug 2017 | Matt Harris | |
| "Accident Happens To Colt On Farm Here" ~ W.M. BRADSHAW's Percheron spears self on pitchfork handle ~ removed by Dr. I.P. GILBERT, after 6 weeks ~ "The Smithfield Times" - article, 13 Feb 1936 |
Nov 2017 | Matt Harris | |
| "TWO MEN DIE AS TRUCK COLLIDES WITH FAST TRAIN" ~ 19 Apr 1936, Carrsville; posted with obituaries of victims: ~ Thomas Garland "Tommie" "Hambone" EDWARDS & Junius "Dick" OVERBY |
Feb 2014 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "Child Is Killed By Truck Here Tuesday" ~ 2 Mar 1937, Franklin; posted with obituary of victim, Tully WATERFIELD |
May 2014 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "HISTORIC HOME RAZED BY FLAMES YESTERDAY" ~ "Old DEVANY Place," near Courtland ~ estate of Charlie Davis OVERBY ~ "Tidewater News," article, 21 Oct 1938 |
Jan 2024 | Matt Harris | |
| Fatal car-truck collision, 3 Feb 1939, outskirts of Stony Creek ~ posted with obituaries of victims, both of Sedley: ~ Annie Bettie (DAVIS; Mrs. Wiley L.) JOHNSON & Thornton Butler ROLLINGS |
Feb 2011 | William J. DelMonte & Bruce Saunders |
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| "FRANKLIN MAN KILLED WHEN HIT BY SOUTHERN TRAIN ON MONDAY A.M." ~ 6 Mar 1939, Franklin; posted with obituary of victim, William Henry ALLEN |
Feb 2014 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "ONE KILLED AND THREE ARE HURT IN CAR WRECKS" ~ "J.W. Whitfield of Berlin Fatally Injured Near Wakefield" ~ "Franklin People In Accidents" ~ "The Tidewater News" - article/obit, 17 Mar 1939 |
May 2018 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "TENANT FARMER KILLS WIFE AND CHILD, THEN SELF" ~ William R., Callie L. (WORRELL), & Shirley W. JOHNSON ~ d. 9 Oct 1939, at home, Branchville area ~ "The Tidewater News" 13 Oct 1939 - article/obits |
Aug 2016 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "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 | |
| "Zuni Merchant Badly Beaten By Negroes In His Store Thurs." ~ Robert Arthur HORNE ~ "Smithfield Times," article, 7 Mar 1940 |
Nov 2022 | Matt Harris | |
| "SOUTHAMPTON PRESERVES ITS ARCHIVE DATA" ~ "Inventory of the County Archives of Virginia," No. 88 ~ compiled by the Historical Records Survey of the WPA ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 11 Aug 1940 |
Oct 2022 | Matt Harris | |
| "SEDLEY MAN FOUND FATALLY BURNED IN HOME WEDNESDAY" ~ William C. "Willie" GARDNER, d. ca. 19 Nov 1940, at home, Johnson's Grove, age 80 ~ "The Tidewater News" - article/obit |
May 2012 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "JACK NORFLEET KILLED IN AUTO SMASH-UP HERE ON THURSDAY MORNING" ~ 30 Oct 1941, outskirts of Franklin; posted with obituary of victim, John Sumner "Jack" NORFLEET |
Feb 2013 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "Land Is Taken For Airfield In Isle of Wight" ~ 118 acres condemned to expand Franklin airport ~ "Smithfield Times," article, 17 Sep 1942 |
Nov 2022 | Matt Harris | |
| "2 INSTANTLY KILLED IN TRUCK ACCIDENT ON MONROE HIGHWAY" ~ 3 Jun 1944; posted with obituaries of victims: ~ Lena VICK & nephew Franklin D. BARNES, of Newsoms |
Aug 2018 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "MILL ENGINEER DIES FROM INJURIES WHEN HIT BY AUTOMOBILE" ~ 2 Dec 1944, Franklin; posted with obituary of victim, Jesse Cordy NORFLEET |
Mar 2014 | 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 | |
| "Modern Peanut Storage Plant Rising At Zuni" ~ Zuni Storage Co., burned 22 Nov 1963 ~ "Smithfield Times," article, 23 Oct 1946 |
Nov 2022 | Matt Harris | |
| ""CURLY" WOLFE KILLED IN AIRPLANE CRASH YESTERDAY NEAR HOME AT CARRSVILLE" ~ William L. "Curly" WOLFE, Marion native, WW-II veteran, d. 2 Oct 1947, age 30 ~ "The Tidewater News" - article/obit |
Apr 2013 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "Ex-Policeman Convicted Of First Degree Murder In Killing Of Young Woman" ~ Margaret Etta BLYTHE, shot 27 Dec 1947, d. 29 Dec 1947, Franklin ~ Joseph Alex GAY, convicted 2 Mar 1948 ~ "Tidewater News," articles, 5 Mar 1948 |
Apr 2023 | Matt Harris | |
| "YOUNG MAN DIES WHEN THROWN BY MOTOR SCOOTER ~ HUBERT BRILEY... SUFFERS FRACTURED SKULL AND BROKEN NECK" 28 May 1948 ~ "The Tidewater News" - article/obit |
Jan 2013 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "TRUCK-CAR COLLISION AT UNITY RESULTS IN DEATH OF AMOS F. WILLS, FARMER" ~ "LOG TRUCK STRIKES SIDE OF SEDAN..." ~ 16 Jun 1948, Cadmus STEPHENSON's store, Unity ~ "The Tidewater News" 18 Jun 1948 - article/obit |
Sep 2016 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "State Drops Case Against Ivor Woman Convicted Of Voluntary Manslaughter" ~ Andrew Carnegie THOMAS, shot 4 Oct 1946, Ivor ~ Mary Louise (HUNDLEY; Mrs. Jefferson E.) MACON, conviction overturned ~ "Tidewater News," articles, 23 Jul 1948 |
Apr 2023 | 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 | |
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Jeremiah Peter HOLLAND, III ~ obituary, 7 Nov 1957 ~ published "The Graphic"- forerunner of "The Tidewater News" |
Feb 2009 | Carol Stevens | |
| "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 ~ "The Smithfield Times" - article, 2 Oct 1958 |
Sep 2018 | Matt Harris | |
| "Historian Wants Information On Old Southampton County Family" ~ BLUNT family ~ "Tidewater News," article, 1 Jun 1959 |
Oct 2022 | 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 | |
| "YOUTH DROWNS TRYING TO SAVE BOY FROM ICE" ~ Billy Ray COOK, d. 1 Feb 1961, Freeman's Millpond, age 17 ~ "The Tidewater News" - article/obit |
Mar 2012 | Bruce Saunders | |
| "Reunion at Old Church Turns Attention to Founder" ~ Barrett's Christian Church ~ founded 1808 by Rev. Burwell BARRETT ~ "Surry-Sussex Dispatch" - article, 28 Sep 1961 |
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| "Anniversary Falls Today" ~ CPL Eugene Linwood COOK, earned Silver Star 13 Jun 1952, Pork Chop Hill, Korea ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 13 Jun 1962 |
Mar 2023 | Matt Harris | |
| "$800,000 Fire at Zuni Destroys Storage Plant" ~ Zuni Storage Co., burned 22 Nov 1963 ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 25 Nov 1963 |
Nov 2022 | Matt Harris | |
| "Franklin's Municipal Airport Gets New Name" ~ changed to John Beverly Rose Field ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 25 Oct 1964 |
Apr 2023 | Matt Harris | |
| "Letter By Confederate Soldier At Zuni Found" ~ Pvt. Samuel M. HARVEY, Co. F, 53rd VA Infantry, to wife ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 30 Nov 1964 |
Apr 2023 | Matt Harris | |
| "MISSING SINCE SATURDAY - FARMER FOUND DEAD" ~ Joseph Richard "Joe" FORREST, Jr., d. circa 15 Jan 1966, in field near home, age 49 ~ "Virginian-Pilot" - article/obit |
Mar 2012 | Joan Brinkley & Bruce Saunders |
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| "185th Anniversary Held At Black Creek" ~ Black Creek Baptist Church ~ "Suffolk News-Herald," article, 24 May 1971 |
May 2023 | Matt Harris | |
| "Two Die in Crash," 9 Mar 1973, U.S. Hwy. 258 ~ Julian Russell CARR & son Floyd Michael CARR ~ interred in Southampton Memorial Park (Christus II, Plot 11/12) ~ "The Smithfield Times" - article |
Mar 2017 | Matt Harris | |
| "DREWRYVILLE FIRE CHIEF KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT" ~ Neal W. CONWELL, d. 8 Jan 1987, age 34 ~ "The Tidewater News" - article & obit |
Sep 2011 | Bruce Saunders | |
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