Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Braswell, Nathaniel T., 1952 

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NATHANIEL T. BRASWELL 

N.T. BRASWELL, 72, BURIED JAN. 8TH NEAR WINDSOR 

  Nathaniel T. Braswell, 72, died suddenly January 6th, at the family 
residence near Windsor.  He is survived by two brothers, William and Joseph 
Braswell of Windsor; a foster son, Thomas Braswell of Windsor, and two foster 
daughters, Mrs. Mae Rhodes, of Windsor and Mrs. Elizabeth Hobbs of Petersburg.

  Funeral services were held at Antioch Christian Church near Windsor, Tuesday 
at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Ellis Clarke officiating.

  Burial was in Antioch Church Cemetery.

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NATHANIEL T. BRASWELL 

   Funeral services for Nathaniel T. Braswell, 72, of Windsor were held at 
2:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, January 8, at the Antioch Christian Church, 
of which the deceased was a member.

   Mr. Braswell died on Sunday, January 6.  He is survived by two brothers, 
Joseph Braswell and William Braswell of Windsor; a foster son, Charles 
Braswell of Windsor; and two foster daughters. Mrs. Elizabeth Hobbs of 
Petersburg and Mrs. Mae Rhodes of Windsor.

   The services were conducted by Rev. Ellis Clark and Rev. Paul Black.  The 
choir sang "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", and 
Mrs. Paul Black sang as a solo "He’ll Understand."

   Interment was in the church cemetery.  The active pallbearers were Clyde 
Bracey, Lilton Bracey, Frank Brown, Lewis Chapman, Forrest Cobb, Charlie Duck, 
Paul Hedgepeth, Maynard Holland, Dick Rhodes, Fleetwood Turner, Henry Whitley 
and Fenton Worrell.


Nathaniel Thomas BRASWELL, mail carrier, 
b. 8 Nov 1880, Isle of Wight Co., d. 6 Jan 1952, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 8 Jan 1952, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 34, No. 32, Thurs., Jan. 10, 1952,  p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Fri., Jan. 18, 1952, p. 15 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical 
   Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Mem. #104918859. 

D.Cert. 1768 (Newport #5) 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Mar. 26, 1951, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b624m2ob.txt 


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