Isle of Wight-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gwaltney, Martha V. Harris, 1909 

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     Mrs. Martha V. Gwathney [sic; Gwaltney]. 
   [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] 

  SUFFOLK, VA., November 15. - Mrs. Martha V. Gwathney, wife of Pembroke D. 
Gwathney, Sr., known as the "Peanut King," died last night at her home in 
Smithfield, Va., aged seventy-four years. 

  The deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John E. Maxwell, of Norfolk, 
and Mrs. F.R. Berryman, of Smithfield, and one son, P.D. Gwathney, Jr., of 
Smithfield.  The funeral service occurred this afternoon in Smithfield. 

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    Virginia News. 

  Mrs. Pembroke D. Gwaltney, wife of the "Peanut King" died at Smithfield, 
yesterday. 

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MRS. MARTHA GWALTNEY DEAD 

  SUFFOLK, Va., November 15. - Mrs. Martha V. Gwaltney, wife of Pembroke D. 
Gwaltney, Sr., the well-known "peanut king," died about 7 o'clock last evening 
at her home in Smithfield, Va., aged 74 years. 

  Mrs. Martha Gwaltney had been in failing health for some time and her 
condition had been considered critical for several days.  She had paralysis. 

  Besides her husband the deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John E. 
Maxwell of Norfolk and Mrs. F.R. Berryman of Smithfield; and one son, P.D. 
Gwathney Jr. of Smithfield. 

  The funeral service was conducted this afternoon in Smithfield and was 
largely attended. 


Martha Virginia (HARRIS; Mrs. P. Decatur Sr.) GWALTNEY, 
b. 1835, Sussex Co., d. Nov 1909, Smithfield, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery*, Smithfield, 
"Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), Whole No. 18,076, Tues., Nov. 16, 1909, p. 2; 
"Alexandria (VA) Gazette," Vol. 110, No. 264, Tues., Nov. 16, 1909, p. 2; 
donated obit, publication unknown, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #17264705, 
   by Jeffry Burden 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #48: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Michelle Widger - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #17264705, 

The 1900 Census - Smithfield, Newport Dist., IoW.Co. - gives m. 43 years, 
   3 of 3 children surviving. 

Her marriage record: 

P. Decatur Gwaltney, 21, b. IoW.Co., sn/o Benjamin & Martha Gwaltney, 
   Gun Smith
Martha V. Harris, 23, b. Sussex Co., dt/o Jas. & Irma Harris 
m. 11 May 1858, Surry Co. by Thos. J. Drumwright 
(Surry Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} p. 165) 

Her husband was a Confederate veteran.  He enlisted in the Surry Light 
   Artillery, but was detailed as a gunsmith.  Returning to his unit for the 
   retreat from Richmond, he was captured on the COOK farm near Farmville 
   6 Apr 1865 & held as a POW until 1 Jul. 

His obit appeared in the "Virginia-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Feb. 11, 1915, 
   and is reprinted in Chapter 17, "The First Peanut King of the World" in: 
   King, Helen Haverty, et al. 
   "Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia" 
   (Isle of Wight: Board of Supervisors, 1993) 
   pp. 380-93, 562 

Her husband's obits ("The Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," and 
   "Richmond Times-Dispatch," Feb. 11, 1915) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/g435p1ob.txt 


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