Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Newspapers.....Feb. 16, 1900 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ TWO WEDDINGS. ______ Death of a Well-Known Physician of Isle of Wight. SUFFOLK, VA., February 15.-(Special.) A very pretty home wedding was cele- brated at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Whitley, in Isle of Wight county, near Zuni, it being a valentine wedding. The contracting parties were Miss Mamie Whitley, of Zuni, and Mr. John A. Con- nelly, of Newport News. Rev. I. W. John- son, of Suffolk, officiated. After the cere- mony the bridal couple left for Newport News, their future home. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. Leonard H. Whitley, and resided in Suffolk several years ago. Miss Essie Richardson, a very attrac- tive and popular young lady of Suffolk, was married this afternoon to Mr. J. H. Kidd, of Roanoke, Va. After the cere- mony, which occurred at 3:00 o'clock at the residence of her mother, on Clay street, the bridal couple left for a trip to New York. News was received here to-day of the death of Dr. J. J. Duck, one of the most prominent citizens of Isle of Wight coun- ty. He was educated for his profession at the University of Virginia, and for twenty-five years had been a successful practitioner in his native county. He was the only son of Major Irvin W. Duck. He married Miss Irene Hall, daughter of the late Colonel George F. Hall, of Isle of Wight Courthouse, who survives him, to- gether with several children, one a mar- ried daughter, Mrs. Livie Lawrence. Dr. Duck was, perhaps, the heaviest man in this entire section, his weight being near- ly 400 pounds. He had been in failing health for a long time, his heart and his lungs being affected. He was about 54 years of age. His funeral will take place at Mt. Carmel church to-morrow. ____¤____ [...] John A. CONNELLY of Newport News & Mamie WHITLEY of Zuni, m. 14 Feb 1900, Zuni; J.H. KIDD of Roanoke & Essie RICHARDSON of Suffolk, m. 15 Feb 1900, Suffolk; Dr. Joseph Jacob DUCK, physician, Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 14 Feb 1900, age 52, bd. Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery*, Walters, Feb 1900. "The Richmond Dispatch," Richmond, VA. Friday, February 16, 1900. p. 7, col. 6. The Library of Congress, Digital Collections, Historical Newspapers - "Chronicling America" project: http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/lccn/SN85038614/1900-02-16/ed-1/seq-7 downloaded file: N67531pdfFile.pdf *Mount Carmel list - an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt It is uncertain whether his grave is marked. He does not appear on the GSSTF Mt. Carmel list, though parents & widow are given. Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF}; file at: http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Mt%20Carmel%20Church_Walters%20Hwy_Cemetery.doc Dr. DUCK's widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 24, 1928, p. 5) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/d200i1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/news/19000216dg.txt