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	Emporia Cemetery, Emporia, Greensville County, VA Tombstone Photographs

Photos in this section of the archives were submitted by:
Jeannette Seitz (js) (Note:The photos were taken by Criss Faison on 9/6/2003 and transcribed by Jeannette Seitz who submitted them along with the additonal genealogical information.)


Allen, Francis Mae Allen, Francis Mae b. 2/2/1940, d. 7/5/1972. She is buried near Louis and Mattie and may be their daughter, though that is only speculation.
Allen, Louis E & Mattie F Allen, Louis Eugene b. 3/7/1900 Greensville Co., VA, son of Presley Allen and Maggie Jean, d. 8/9/1972. Married Mattie Lee Faison on 2/2/1931 in Greensville Co., VA. Allen, Mattie Faison b. 11/28/1910 Greensville Co., VA, daughter of John T. Faison and Betty Blanche Rowell, d. 10/24/1988. Married Louis Eugene Allen on 2/2/1931 in Greensville Co., VA.
Faison, Annie S. Faison, Annie Elizabeth Simmons; b. 3/13/1882, d. 3/16/1963. Married William P. "Willie" Faison between 1900 and 1903. Mother of Lewis Parham, Florence Elizabeth, Raymond Thomas, Ruth Edward, and Edward Marvin.
Faison, Cora Wendell Faison, Cora Alice Wendell; b. 6/18/1908 in Greensville Co., VA, daughter of William Wendell and Mary Alice Jean, d. 11/8/1991. Married Raymond Thomas Faison on 4/18/1931 in Greensville Co., VA.
Faison, Eddie & Bessie Faison, Edward S. "Eddie"; b. 5/25/1876 in Greensville Co., VA, son of Thomas S. Faison and Louisa Antionette "Nettie" Hill, d. 1951. Married Bessie A. Bryant on 12/26/1906 in Greensville Co., VA. Father of Lee Edward, Ollie Louise, and Linwood. A farmer in the Zion area of Greensville Co., VA, south of Emporia. Faison, Bessie A. Bryant; b. 1882 in Northampton Co., NC, daughter of J. A. and Cornelia Bryant, d. 1986. Married Edward S. "Eddie" Faison on 12/26/1906 in Greensville Co., VA. Mother of Lee Edward, Ollie Louise, and Linwood.
Faison, Edward Marvin Faison, Edward Marvin; b. 7/18/1919, son of William P. "Willie" Faison and Annie Elizabeth Simmons, d. 10/28/1973.
Faison, Henry Lewis Faison, Henry Lewis; b. 8/18/1935, son of Lewis Parham Faison and Henry Garnett Bottoms, d. 2/26/1980.
Faison, Lewis P & Myra W. Faison, Lewis Parham; b. 10/28/1902 in Greensville Co., VA, son of William P. "Willie" Faison and Annie Elizabeth Simmons, d. 5/7/1971. Married Henry Garnett Bottoms, daughter of W. A. Bottoms and Agnes Deloach, on 6/22/1934 in Greensville Co., VA. Later married Myra Williams. Father of Henry Lewis Faison. Faison, Myra Williams; b. 9/29/1919, d. 8/13/1998. Wife of Lewis Parham Faison.
Faison, Ray Thomas Faison, Raymond Thomas; b. 9/14/1906 in Greensville Co., VA, son of William P. "Willie" Faison and Annie Elizabeth Simmons, d. 8/30/1982. Married Cora Alice Wendell on 4/18/1931 in Greensville Co., VA.
Faison, Sadie Thomason Faison, Sadie Thomason; b. 9/1/1903, d. 1/14/1994. Married Temar C. Faison.
Faison, Temar C. Faison, Temar C.; b. 10/25/1904, son of John T. "Johny" Faison and Betty Blanche Rowell, d. 9/16/1971. Married Sadie Thomason.
Faison, W P. Faison, William P. "Willie"; b. 5/5/1872, son of Thomas S. Faison and Louisa Antionette "Nettie" Hill, d. 1/12/1944. Married Annie Elizabeth Simmons between 1900 and 1903. Father of Lewis Parham, Florence Elizabeth, Raymond Thomas, Ruth Edward, and Edward Marvin. A farmer in the Zion area of Greensville Co., south of Emporia.
Holiman Headstone Holiman Headstone
Holiman, Annie Faison Holiman, Annie Florence Faison; b. 10/11/1885 in Greensville Co., VA, daughter of Thomas S. Faison and Louisa Antoinette "Nettie" Hill, d. 3/10/1983. Married Robert S. Holiman on 12/27/1911 in Greensville Co., VA.
Holiman, Robert S. Holiman, Robert S.; b. 6/28/1877 in Southampton Co., VA, son of Lem and Mary Holiman, d. 6/14/1964. Married Annie Florence Faison on 12/27/1911 in Greensville Co., VA.
Pruett Headstone. Pruett Headstone
Pruett, Elizabeth Olivia Pruett, Elizabeth Olivia 1898-1969
Pruett, Garland Pruett, Garland 1916-1989
Pruett, Mattie Olivia Hudson Pruett, Mattie Olivia Hudson 1873-1951
Pruett, William Taylor Pruett, William Taylor 1868-1949
Whitehead Headstone Whitehead Headstone
Whitehead Headstone
Whitehead, Florence F. Whitehead, Florence Elizabeth Faison; b. 5/13/1904 in Greensville Co., VA, daughter of William P. "Willie" Faison and Annie Elizabeth Simmons, d. 4/11/1992. Married Turner Frank Whitehead on 1/17/1926 in Greensville Co., VA.
Whitehead, Peggy Ruth Whitehead, Peggy Ruth; b. 7/28/1948, daughter of Waverly Curtis Whitehead and Ruth Edward Faison Whitehead, d. 6/21/2000.
Whitehead, Ruth Faison Whitehead, Ruth Edward Faison; b. 7/15/1910 in Greensville Co., VA, daughter of William P. "Willie" Faison and Annie Elizabeth Simmons, d. 1/22/1910. Married Waverly Curtis Whitehead on 12/28/1928 in Greensville Co., VA. Mother of Peggy Ruth Whitehead.
Whitehead, Turner F. Whitehead, Turner Frank; b. 10/10/1900 in Greensville Co., VA, son of Walter T. Whitehead and Effie M. Hill, d. 5/18/1981. Married Florence Elizabeth Faison on 1/17/1926 in Greensville Co., VA.
Whitehead, Waverly C. Whitehead, Waverly Curtis; b. 4/6/1902 in Greensville Co., VA, son of Walter T. Whitehead and Effie M. Hill, d. 4/5/1990. Married Ruth Edward Faison on 12/28/1928 in Greensville Co., VA. Father of Peggy Ruth Whitehead.

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