Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Butts, Harriet C. Denson, 1914 

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HARRIETT C. DENSON BUTTS 

        MORTUARY 

MRS. HARRIETT BENSON [sic; DENSON] BUTTS 

  Mrs. Harriet Denson Butts, widow of the late Dr. George W. Butts, and 
daughter of R.H.B. and Sarah Denson, died yesterday at noon at the home of her 
daughter, Mrs. J.H. Branch, 222 North street. 

  She was a native of Nansemond county and spent all of her married life of 47 
years in Chuckatuck. 

  Her husband preceded her to the grave just two years ago, and since his 
death she had made her home with her children, Mrs. Z.H. Powell of Port 
Norfolk, Mrs. C.A. Baker of Ocean View, and Mrs. J.H. Branch in North 
street, this city. 

  Mrs. Butts was a woman of a beautiful Christian character and was one the 
oldest members of Wesley Chapel, Chuckatuck. 

  The funeral service will take place a at 12 o'clock tomorrow in the 
Methodist church, Chuckatuck.  The funeral party will leave Portsmouth on the 
9:25 Seaboard train for Suffolk and from there to Chuckatuck. 

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        MORTUARY 

 MRS. HARRIET DENSON BUTTS 

  The funeral service of Mrs. Harriet Denson Butts, widow of Dr. George W. 
Butts, who died last Monday in the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.H. 
Branch, 222 North street, this city, will take place at 12 o'clock today in 
the Methodist church, Chuckatuck, Va. 

  The funeral party will leave this city at 9:25 o'clock this morning over the 
Seaboard Air Line Railway for Suffolk, driving from that city to Chuckatuck. 

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        MORTUARY 

    MRS. HARRIET D. BUTTS 

  The remains of Mrs. Harriet D. Butts were forwarded yesterday morning over 
the Seaboard Air Line to Chuckatuck, Va., where the funeral services and 
interment took place yesterday afternoon. 

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     MRS. HARRIET B. [sic; D.] BUTTS 

  Suffolk, Va., Aug. 26. - The funeral of Mrs. Harriett Benson [sic; Denson] 
Butts, widow of the late Dr. George W. Butts, was held at the Methodist 
church, Chuckatuck, today.  Mrs. Butts died Monday afternoon at the home of 
her daughter, Mrs. J.H. Branch in North street, Portsmouth.  The pall-bearers 
were: Active, W.C. Whitney, J.H. Branch, C.A. Baker, Z.H. Powell, W.J. Cotton, 
E.F. Cotton, and G.E. Bunting; Honorary, C.T. Minton, C.B. Godwin, W.A. King, 
James Latimer, John King, L.W. Davis, N.B. Peck, T.J. Saunders and Job 
Holland.  Mrs. Butts was a native of Nansemond county, and resided in 
Chuckatuck 47 years.  She was one of the oldest members of Wesley Chapel. 
She leaves three daughters, Mrs. C.A. Baker of Ocean View, Mrs. Z.H. Powell 
of Port Norfolk, and Mrs. J.H. Branch of Portsmouth, and three grandchildren. 


"Hattie" Harriet C. (DENSON; Mrs. George Washington) BUTTS, 
b. 4 Apr 1842, Nansemond Co., d. 24 Aug 1914, Portsmouth, 
interred in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery*, Chuckatuck, 26 Aug 1914, 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 47, No. 56, Tues., 
   Aug. 25, 1914, p. 8, text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #142209393; 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 47, No. 57, Wed., 
   Aug. 26, 1914, p. 8 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 47, No. 58, Thurs., 
   Aug. 27, 1914, pp. 8 & 10 

*Additional information: 

Wesley Chapel list (WC-3), an extension of the Southampton County Historical 
   Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/wesleych.txt 

A photo of her gravestone & plot - added by Jake Dog - are also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #142209393. 

Her parents, Richard Henry B. & Sarah Wilson (BAYLEY) BUTTS DENSON, 
   are also buried there (WC-6), as are several infant siblings, including 
   sister H.C. (1844 - 1845). 

D.Cert. 19451 (Portsmouth #340) 

Her husband was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. B, 
   13th VA Cavalry.  His obits ("Virginian-Pilot," Sep. 8 & 9, 1912) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b320g1ob.txt 

Her brother Capt. Richard Henry B. DENSON, Jr., of the Clyde Line steamship 
   "Goldsborough," fell from the side of his ship on the night of 24 Nov 1902 
   in Philadelphia harbor and drowned, and his body was recovered 1 Dec 1902. 
   An article appeared in the "Virginian-Pilot" Dec. 4, 1902, p. 2.  He was 
   buried by his wife Anna (1847 - 1885) in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk. 
   Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives, Elmwood list: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/cemeteries/elmwood/elm-deb-dib.html 

Articles ("Norfolk Virginian," Oct. 13, 1883, & "Norfolk Landmark," Oct. 14, 
   1883) on their father's suicide are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/d525r2ob.txt 


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