Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bradshaw, Beatrice A. Johnson, 1953 

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Rites Tomorrow For Isle of Wight Woman 

  SMITHFIELD, April 17 - Mrs. Beatrice Augusta Bradshaw, 63, a life long 
resident of Isle of Wight County, died yesterday in a Peninsula hospital 
after a long illness. 

  She was the widow of William Thomas Bradshaw and a member of the Antioch 
Christian Church. 

  Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. John Nurney, of Ivor; Mrs. Clarence 
Lankford, of Waverly, and Mrs. Emmett Wise, of Smithfield; a son, John T. 
Bradshaw, of Waverly; one sister, Mrs. T.P. Holland, of Smithfield; eight 
grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the chapel 
of the Bullock Funeral Home with the Rev. Ellis Clark, pastor of the Antioch 
Christian Church, and the Rev. J.H. King, pastor of Whitehead Grove's Baptist 
Church officiating.  Burial will take place in the Antioch Church Cemetery. 

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Rites Held Yesterday For Mrs. Bradshaw 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Beatrice Johnson Bradshaw were held in the chapel 
of the Bullock Funeral Home in Smithfield yesterday afternoon. 

  The Rev. Ellis Clarke [sic; Clark], pastor of the Antioch Christian Church, 
and the Rev. J.H. King, pastor of Whitehead's Grove Baptist Church, officiated 
at the ceremony.  Mrs. Bradshaw, who died on Thursday at the age of 63 at a 
Peninsula hospital, was buried in the Antioch Church cemetery.  The acting 
pallbearers were Edward Turner, Clarence Duck, Ralph Holland, E.F. Little, 
John R. Ellis and O.W. Gray. 

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Mrs. W. T. Bradshaw Buried April 18th Antioch Cemetery 

  Mrs. Beatrice Augusta Bradshaw, 63, died April 16, 1953, after a long 
illness.  Widow of William Thomas Bradshaw, she was a lifelong resident of 
Isle of Wight County, and a member of Antioch Christian Church. 

  She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Nurney, of Ivor; Mrs. Clarence 
Lankford, of Waverly, and Mrs. Emmett Wise, of Smithfield; one son, John T. 
Bradshaw, of Waverly, and one sister, Mrs. T.P. Holland, of Smithfield; and 
eight grandchildren. 

  The body was taken to the Bullock Funeral Home, where services were 
conducted in the chapel at 2 P.M. Saturday by the Rev. Ellis Clark, pastor of 
the Antioch Christian Church, assisted by the Rev. J.H. King, pastor of 
Whitehead's Grove Baptist Church.  Burial was in the Antioch Church Cemetery. 


Beatrice Augusta* (JOHNSON; Mrs. William T.) BRADSHAW, 
b. Jul 1889*, Isle of Wight Co., d. 16 Apr 1953, Williamsburg, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 18 Apr 1953, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 31, No. 91, Fri., Apr. 17, 1953, p. 3; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 31, No. 92, Sun., Apr. 19, 1953, p. 9; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 35, No. 46, Thurs., Apr. 23, 1953, p. 1 

*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 

Her gravestone shows b. 1889; a photo of it is posted with Find a Grave 
   Memorial #104797471. 

Her mother, Mary Susan "Sue" (HOLLAND) JOHNSON (1857 - 1929), is likely buried 
   there, unmarked. 

D.Cert. 9397 (Williamsburg #103) gives Beatrice Augustine, b. 1889, daughter 
   of Benjamin JOHNSON; her husband's also gives Beatrice Augustine. 

The 1900 Census - Windsor Dist., IoW.Co. - gives b. Jul 1890. 

Her husband's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Dec. 19, 1952, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b632w4ob.txt 

Her father's name appears variously Bolden/Bolon/Bolling/Bowling B. JOHNSON. 
   He was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. F, 61st VA 
   Infantry.  Sue applied for a Confederate widow's pension 6 Feb 1922. 


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