Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thomas, John C., 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JOHN C. THOMAS. Mr. J. C. Thomas died this afternoon at his home, near Isle of Wight Court- house, aged 74 years. He leaves a number of children and other relatives in several Virginia cities. John C. THOMAS, merchant, Isle of Wight Co. native, d. Oct 1899*, at home, near Isle of Wight C.H., age 74, interred in the THOMAS family cemetery*, White House Rd., "The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Wed., Nov. 1, 1899, p. 8, col. 3 *Additional information: Cemetery list gives 22 Aug 1825 - 28 Oct 1899. Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Gravesite Survey Task Force {GSSTF}, Thomas (White House) list (#209): http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Thomas%20~White%20House%20Rd~%20Cemetery.doc Find A Grave Memorial # 125459967 Text of the obit (dateline Oct. 31.) would seem to show he d. 31 Oct 1899. His marriage record - Jno. C. Thomas, 34, single, b. & res. Isle of Wight, sn/o Wm.I. & Cherry, Merchant Kenhappuch* Gay, 20, single, b. & res. Isle of Wight, dt/o Josiah & Polly m. 22 May 1860, Isle of Wight, by Wm.B. Wellons (Isle of Wight Co. M.Reg. 1859-60, p. 7 #27; {BVS copy} 1860, p. 95 #27) *Cemetery list gives Karenhappuch, 25 Dec 1839 - 15 Feb 1914. More from the same column of the paper is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/newspapers/18991101vp.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t520j1ob.txt