Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Cemeteries.....Somerton Friends ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Nansemond Co., VA, Somerton Friends Meeting Cemetery interments, epitaphs and notes Compiled by the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} - an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project. Updated June 2019. SOMERTON FRIENDS MEETINGS CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1672, ON STATE ROUTE 664 - 5325 QUAKER DRIVE, SUFFOLK, VA. ONE EIGHTH MILE EAST OF BOX ELDER ROAD. COPIED 1-3-1997 BY VELNA GRIFFEN AND BRUCE SAUNDERS MONUMENT: "GEORGE FOX, FOUNDER OF RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS), VISITED IN THIS AREA AND HELD A MEETING IN 1672. AS A RESULT SOMERTON FRIENDS MEETING WAS SOON ESTABLISHED. (ERECTED BY YOUNG FRIENDS OF VIRGINIA QUARTERELY MEETING 1963.) NORTH SIDE OF CENTER WALK FIRST ROW JOSEPH LUDOVIC HARE ESTHER RAIFORD CAMP HARE 07-08-1871 NANSEMOND CO., VA 08-07-1887 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA 03-30-1943 07-22-1978 BLADEN CO., NC S/O JOSEPH JOHN AND D/O GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ELIZABETH VIRGINIA HARRIS HARE ALMEDIA BOWDEN RAIFORD M. 06-10-1925 [PARENTS BU. CORINTH FRIENDS CEM. (SO.CO. MV-I-5)] GIVEN NAME: QUEEN ESTHER GEORGE RAIFORD W/O JUNIUS DECATUR CAMP [LISTED SO.CO. MV-IX-20] 1M. 12-28-1909 (SO.CO. MB13:560) CLYDE V. JONES MIRIAM B. JONES CLYDE VERNON JONES MIRIAM COPELAND BYRD JONES 09-17-1880 NANSEMOND CO., VA 11-04-1886 NANSEMOND CO., VA 06-15-1964 NANSEMOND CO., VA 06-27-1967 CHESAPEAKE, VA S/O "FLUE" FLEWELLEN LITTLETON AND D/O JOSEPHUS* AND "MAGGIE" ELIZABETH LANGSTON JONES ALICE OPHELIA COPELAND BYRD [PARENTS BU. CEDAR HILL CEM, SUFFOLK] [PARENTS BU. CEDAR HILL CEM, SUFFOLK] S- D.CERT. 17672 (HOLY NECK #201) M. 06-24-1915 (NAN.CO. #89) S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65686894 GIVES PA AS C.E. S- D.CERT. 67-015307 *S-SNH 06-28-1967, P. 12 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65686935 JEPTHA V. HARE BELLE CLARKE HARE JEPTHA VIVIAN HARE "BELLE" ORABELLE CLARKE HARE 03-02-1868 NANSEMOND CO., VA 04-01-1882 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA 06-26-1942 NANSEMOND CO., VA 02-26-1948 SUFFOLK, VA S/O JOSEPH JOHN AND ELIZABETH VA. D/O JAMES RANDOLPH AND EMMA VIRGINIA HARRIS HARE [BELOW; n2] MORGAN CLARK [BELOW; n3] M. 03-25-1908 (NAN.CO. #65) S- D.CERT. 3564 (SUFFOLK #75) S- SON'S B.CERT. 1913-56820 *S-SNH 02-28-1948, P. 1 S- D.CERT. 13926 (HOLY NECK #8) *S-SNH 03-01-1948, P. 1 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65686971 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65687004 HARRY J. BENNETT MARTHA J. BENNETT 1858 - 1939 1856 - 1942 BETTIE SUE GARDNER 10-05-1933 06-25-1953 JOE HENRY GARDNER MARY EDITH CAMP GARDNER 07-24-1908 NANSEMOND CO., VA 08-05-1911 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA 03-25-1987 FRANKLIN, VA 12-22-1980 SUFFOLK, VA S/O JOSEPH CEPHAS AND "KATIE" D/O JUNIUS DECATUR AND SARAH CATHERINE HOLLAND GARDNER ESTHER RAIFORD CAMP [MA 2M. HARE] [PARENTS BU. SOUTH QUAY BAPT.CH.] [PA LISTED IN CAMP FAM.CEM, *S-TN 04-03-1987, P. 6 CAMP FARM RD. (SO.CO. MV-IX-20)] *S-TN 12-25-1980, P. 6A SECOND ROW JOSEPH W. RABEY MARY V. RABEY 10-25-1866 12-12-1873 04-08-1926 04-13-1952 LOIS MARIE RABEY 02-19-1899 11-17-1991 ANNA B. HARE 08-26-1876 11-17-1928 D/O JOSEPH JOHN AND ELIZABETH VIRGINIA HARRIS HARE ELIJAH H. HARE 11-26-1870 02-12-1918 S/O JOSEPH JOHN AND ELIZABETH VIRGINIA HARRIS HARE JOSEPH JOHN HARE ELIZABETH VIRGINIA HARRIS HARE 02-24-1832 NANSEMOND CO., VA 08-19-1840 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA 03-01-1910 03-22-1913 NANSEMOND CO., VA S/O ELIJAH AND MARY HARE D/O JOHN AND MARY HARRIS M. 03-08-1865 SO.CO. S- SO.CO. M.REG. P. 15 #10; MB1A:60 THIRD ROW WILLIAM P. HARE 05-06-1913 05-15-1913 S/O J. AND B.C. HARE JAMES R. CLARK EMMA V. CLARK JAMES RANDOLPH CLARK EMMA VIRGINIA MORGAN CLARK 09-02-1853 MATOACA, 09-19-1862 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA CHESTERFIELD CO., VA 12-13-1944 NANSEMOND CO., VA 09-24-1934 NANSEMOND CO., VA D/O AUGUSTUS J. AND LOUISA* S/O GEORGE W. AND HOLLAND MORGAN [M.LIC. 01-03-1859 SO.CO.] CELESTE "SALISTIA"* COUSINS CLARK M. 04-07-1881 NAN.CO. [PARENTS M. 12-29-1852 CFD.CO.] S- D.CERT. 27609 (HOLY NECK #19) S- D.CERT. 22101 (HOLY NECK #8) S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65687617 *GIVES MA AS MALISSA COUSINS CLARKE *GIVES D/O JAMES AUGUSTUS & *S-SNH 09-25-1934, P. 1 MARY LOUISA S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65687581 HOWARD A. HARRELL LIDDIE E. HARRELL HOWARD AUGUSTUS HARRELL LYDIA E. DAVENPORT HARRELL "1870 - 1934" 08-09-1880 EDGECOMBE CO., NC 02-28-1867 EDGECOMBE CO., NC 03-28-1942 NANSEMOND CO., VA 04-23-1933 NANSEMOND CO., VA D/O JAS. STANLEY AND S/O JOE AND MADLINE WESLEY HARRELL SUSAN A. MANDY DAVENPORT M. 07-22-1903 PITT CO., NC [MA BU. DAVENPORT FAM.CEM, PITT CO., NC] S- D.CERT. 9434 (HOLY NECK #2) S- D.CERT. 6972 (HOLY NECK DIST.) *S- DONATED OBIT JOHN ABRAM HOLLAND 01-20-1931 11-03-1990 DAVID HURLEY HOLLAND, SR. AMANDA HARRELL HOLLAND DAVID HURLEY HENRY HOLLAND, SR. AMANDA IRENE HARRELL HOLLAND {2WF} 04-16-1895 NANSEMOND CO., VA 09-07-1905 TARBORO, EDGECOMBE CO., NC 08-05-1973 SUFFOLK, VA 07-05-1974 SUFFOLK, VA S/O "ABE" ABRAHAM PARKER AND D/O HOWARD AUGUSTUS AND EMELINE HOLLAND HOLLAND "LIDDIE" LYDIA E. DAVENPORT HARRELL [PARENTS BU. HOLLAND MUN.CEM.] S- D.CERT. 74-021737 H/O ALLIE DEBORAH ROBERTS HOLLAND {1WF} [BU. HOLY NECK CHR.CH.] 1M. 12-12-1915 NAN.CO. S- D.CERT. 73-026201 FOURTH ROW MARY JANE RAIFORD 04-21-1930 10-17-1934 FRANKLIN, VA D/O EDWARD F. AND ETHEL COPELAND RAIFORD *S- DONATED OBIT GIVES BU. BOX ELDER FRIENDS CH. LOTTIE MARY COPELAND RAIFORD 01-25-1895 01-21-1925 "TO REMEMBER WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE" D/O CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS JULIETTE NORMAN PIERCE COPELAND [BELOW] 1W/O EDWARD F. RAIFORD M. 03-08-1916 (NAN.CO. #38) FIFTH ROW EDWARD FRANCIS RAIFORD ETHEL JULIETTE COPELAND RAIFORD 06-22-1893 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA 07-30-1896 NANSEMOND CO., VA 02-15-1953 BOX ELDER, NAN.CO., VA 08-03-1973 SUFFOLK, VA S/O EDWARD JACKSON AND "BETTIE" D/O CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ELIZABETH FRANCES BABB RAIFORD JULIETTE NORMAN PIERCE COPELAND [BELOW] [PARENTS BU. CORINTH FRIENDS CEM. M. 10-29-1926 (NAN.CO. #256) (SO.CO. MV-I-5)] S- D.CERT. 73-026200 S- D.CERT. 5096 (HOLY NECK #62) EDWARD PAUL RAIFORD BESSIE WILLIAMS THACKER RAIFORD 02-08-1884 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA 03-17-1894 VA 10-19-1948 HUNTINGTON, CABELL CO., WV 04-19-1983 RICHMOND, VA S/O EDWARD JACKSON AND "BETTIE" D/O JAMES A. AND ELIZABETH FRANCES BABB RAIFORD EMILY HARRISON THACKER [PARENTS BU. CORINTH FRIENDS CEM. M. 06-19-1912 RICHMOND (SO.CO. MV-I-5)] S- "AMERICAN FRIEND," 06-27-1912 S- D.CERT. 83-012706 THREE ON THE SAME STONE: JAMES ALBERT CONEY ELSIE FLORENCE CONEY 1888 - 1973 1892 - 1960 GWENDOLYN BRENDA CONEY 1918 ENGLAND 04-1972 WASHINGTON, DC D/O REV. JAMES ALBERT AND ELSIE FLORENCE CONEY *S-TN 05-04-1972, SECT. B, P. 4 WILLIAM FRANK WRIGHT GOLDIE MAE HARRELL WRIGHT 12-19-1914 NANSEMOND CO., VA 08-21-1911 NANSEMOND CO., VA 12-20-1968 SUFFOLK, VA 07-20-2009 SUFFOLK, VA S/O WILLIAM J. AND D/O WALTER CLEMENT "CLEM" AND MARY SUE ELEY WRIGHT EVA VIGINIA CARR HARRELL *S-SNH 12-22-1968 [PARENTS BU. ANTIOCH CHR.CH, NEAR WINDSOR {IWCHS GSSTF #20}] S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #39970125 B. CLINTON HARRELL EMELINE HOLLAND HARRELL 07-05-1925 07-27-1929 NANSEMOND CO., VA ----- 09-05-1988 SUFFOLK, VA D/O DAVID HURLEY SR. AND AMANDA HARRELL HOLLAND [ABOVE] S- D.CERT. 88-032086 *S- DONATED OBIT SOUTH SIDE OF CENTER WALK FIRST ROW RALPH THEODORE FULGHAM MARTHA ELLEN FULGHAM 05-13-1920 08-27-1922 10-12-1982 07-19-1993 2ND STONE: SP3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65688119 JAMES R. DUNNING 06-23-1896 03-01-1981 GUY B. FULGHAM WILMER B. FULGHAM 1911 - 1978 1915 - 1984 SECOND ROW RICHARD H. HARE 11-30-1854 04-10-1921 W. THOMAS HARE 09-02-1852 04-29-1924 MARY JANE HARE 10-06-1846 04-14-1930 JONATHAN C. HARE 01-06-1863 02-22-1935 ANNIE EVERETT HOLLAND 09-07-1886 04-09-1980 D/O ZACHARIAH EVERETT AND ELIZABETH HARE HOLLAND ELIZABETH HARE HOLLAND 09-14-1850 05-31-1943 W/O ZACHARIAH EVERETT HOLLAND THELMA CLOUD BROKAW 05-09-1898 GREENS FORK, IN 07-30-1937 FRANKLIN, VA D/O REV. ALONZO E. AND BERTHA E. BROWN CLOUD [BU. WEST GROVE CEM, CENTERVILLE, WAYNE CO., IN] W/O AUGUST BROKAW (1897 - 1936) [BU. BALTIMORE PIKE CEM, CINCINNATI, HAMILTON CO., OH] M. 08-30-1927 HIGHLAND CO., OH S- D.CERT. 18699 (FRANKLIN #42) THIRD ROW ANNIE R. WOODARD ANNIE REBECCA D. WOODARD* 12-16-1876 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA 07-03-1942 NANSEMOND CO., VA D/O WILLIAM VAN BUREN AND MARTHA ANN COBB WOODARD {1WF} [BU. LIBERTY SPRING CHR.CH.] S- 1880 CENSUS - JERUSALEM, SO.CO. S- D.CERT. 18683 (HOLY NECK #9) *GIVES PA AS WOODWARD S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65688626 *S-SNH 07-06-1942, P. 8 *GIVES WOODWARD JAMES ROBERT JOHNSON SALLIE WOODARD JOHNSON 08-07-1850 02-05-1862 12-27-1926 08-14-1942 JUNIUS JOHNSON 10-06-1862 11-22-1922 CLAUDE E. DUKE, JR. CLAUDE EMMETT DUKE, JR. 07-27-1927 MD 03-02-1934 S/O CLAUDE EMMETT AND CHRISTINE COLUMBIA COPELAND PIERCE DUKE S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65688746 CLAUDE E. DUKE CHRISTINE C. DUKE CLAUDE EMMETT DUKE CHRISTINE COLUMBIA COPELAND PIERCE DUKE 10-31-1903 GATES CO., NC 01-08-1900 NANSEMOND CO., VA 01-23-1940 NANSEMOND CO., VA 04-01-1996 S/O ROBERT WILSON JR. AND D/O CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND MARY ELIZABETH SPEIGHT DUKE JULIETTE NORMAN PIERCE COPELAND [BELOW] [PARENTS BU. HOLLAND MUNCICIPAL CEM.] S- DELAYED B.CERT. 1953-4571 M. 10-15-1926 (NAN.CO. #244) 1W/O RUBERT MILTEER PIERCE (1893-1966) S- D.CERT. 2040 (HOLY NECK DIST.) [BU. LIBERTY SPRING CHR.CH.] *S-SNH 01-28-1940, P. 1 1M. 03-31-1924 SUFFOLK {DIV.} S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65688779 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65688820 FOURTH ROW CHRISTOPHER C. COPELAND JULIETTE N. COPELAND CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS COPELAND JULIETTE NORMAN PIERCE COPELAND 07-28-1861 NANSEMOND CO., VA 09-13-1868 NANSEMOND CO., VA 06-21-1929 NANSEMOND CO., VA 08-10-1955 NANSEMOND CO., VA (fs) C.C.C. (fs) J.N.C. S/O JAMES JR. AND D/O THOMAS M. AND MARY ANN BYRD COPELAND CHARLOTTE MURPHY PIERCE [PARENTS BU. COPELAND FAM.CEM, M. 11-07-1888 SUFFOLK (NAN.CO. #135) BOX ELDER RD. (NV-II-18)] S- D.CERT. 18966 (HOLY NECK #7) S- 1900 CENSUS - HOLY NECK, NAN.CO. S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65389141 S- D.CERT. 15800 (HOLY NECK #10) S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65389086 VERA GERTRUDE COPELAND "WEBABY" 07-11-1898 NANSEMOND CO., VA 05-16-1990 SUFFOLK, VA (fs) V.G.C. D/O CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND JULIETTE NORMAN PIERCE COPELAND S- DELAYED B.CERT. 1948 #3184 S- D.CERT. 90-017792 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65389216 AARON C. RODGERS AARON COPELAND RODGERS* 04-08-1923 NANSEMOND CO., VA 06-19-1930 SUFFOLK, VA S/O STANLEY LEROY AND NOVELLA C. RODGERS S- B.CERT. 17813 S- D.CERT. 14393 (SUFFOLK #215) *GIVES ROGERS *S-SNH 06-19-1930, P. 3 *S- DONATED OBIT S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65688854 STANLEY LEROY RODGERS NOVELLA C. RODGERS 03-31-1885 NANSEMOND CO., VA NOVELLA COPELAND RODGERS 07-31-1934 SUFFOLK, VA 10-01-1889 NANSEMOND CO., VA (fs) S.L.R. 05-23-1984 SUFFOLK, VA S/O LEROY ALPHONSO* AND "MAGGIE" (fs) N.C.R. MARGARET HENRIETTA SIMONS ROGERS D/O CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND [PARENTS BU. WHALEYVILLE METH.CH.] JULIETTE NORMAN PIERCE COPELAND M. 06-05-1913 NAN.CO. S- D.CERT. 84-016184 *GIVES PA AS L.F. S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65688945 S- D.CERT. 16624 (SUFFOLK #222) *S- DONATED OBIT S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65688904 AARON R. HARRELL AARON RODGERS HARRELL 06-02-1947 SUFFOLK, VA 11-15-1950 SUFFOLK, VA S/O SIDNEY FLETCHER AND MILDRED NOVELLA RODGERS HARRELL S- D.CERT. 25155 (SUFFOLK #321) *S-SNH 11-15-1950, P. 1 SIDNEY F. HARRELL MILDRED R. HARRELL SIDNEY FLETCHER HARRELL MILDRED NOVELLA RODGERS HARRELL 02-18-1917 NANSEMOND CO., VA 02-07-1916 NANSEMOND CO., VA 03-08-1983 SUFFOLK, VA 10-16-2012 S/O WALTER CLEMENT "CLEM" AND D/O STANLEY LEROY AND EVA VIRGINIA CARR HARRELL NOVELLA COPELAND RODGERS [PARENTS BU. ANTIOCH CHR.CH, NEAR WINDSOR {IWCHS GSSTF #20}] (fs) S.F.H. S- D.CERT. 83-008410 FIFTH ROW HARRY T. ROESKE 07-20-1925 08-08-1959 JOSEPH L. PULLEY LENA S. PULLEY 08-25-1907 04-22-1909 04-28-1975 01-30-1996 "FATHER" "MOTHER" COURTNEY E. PULLEY 1996 - 1996 SIXTH ROW JAMES PHILIP RAIFORD SR. JOSEPHINE C. WALTON RAIFORD 09-12-1922 NANSEMOND CO., VA 05-25-1918 05-10-1998 COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN CO., OH 02-26-1996 S/O EDWARD F. AND LOTTIE MARY COPELAND RAIFORD (1WF) [ABOVE] TAMMY HARGER JONES TAMMY JANE HARGER JONES 01-28-1960 DANBURY, STOKES CO., NC 04-29-1993 SUFFOLK, VA D/O CHARLES WESLEY AND AUDREY SMITH HARGER W/O "BERT" ROBERT L. JONES S- D.CERT. 93-020702 *S-SNH 05-01-1993, P. 2 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #65689219 Some Abbreviations: S = Source *S = Bruce Saunders has a copy of the obituary DP = "The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA) RTD = "The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch" SNH = "The Suffolk (VA) News-Herald" ST = "The Smithfield (VA) Times" TN = "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA) VA.P = "The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA) C/O = Child of D/O = Daughter of H/O = Husband of S/O = Son of W/O = Wife of I = Date of Interment Marriage records abstracted from Ancestry.com and/or FamilySearch.org databases, unless otherwise noted. Compiled and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), on behalf of the Southampton County Historical Society. Re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/somefr.txt