Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bradshaw, M. Ellen Joyner, 1933 

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MARY ELLEN JOYNER BRADSHAW

   Suffolk, Oct.22 - Mrs. Ellen Bradshaw, prominent Nansemond County citizen, 
and widow of Nathaniel Bradshaw, died this afternoon at her home near 
Nurneyville, in the county, aged 78* years.

   Surviving her are five sons, F.B. Bradshaw of Suffolk; Lafayette, Herman, 
and John C., of this county; three daughters, Mrs. George Wade, of Franklin, 
Mrs. Charles Gardner and Mrs. Gordon [sic; Wilber] Vaughan, of Portsmouth; a 
brother, R.H. Joyner, of Walters; a sister, Mrs. Pattie Mumford; 29 
grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

   Funeral Services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock with the Rev. 
Dr. R.W. Johnson and the Rev. R.E. Brittle officiating.

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MRS. BRADSHAW DEATH VICTIM 

Wife of the Late N. T. Bradshaw Dies Yesterday Afternoon at Her Home 
   Near Nurneyville, Following Long Illness. 

  Mrs. Mary E. Bradshaw, widow of N.T. Bradshaw, died Sunday afternoon at 2 
o'clock at her home near Nurneyville, Va., after a long illness, aged 78 
years. 

  She is survived by eight children, three daughters and five sons, Mrs. W.J. 
Vaughan, and Mrs. C.C. Gardner of Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. T.W. Wade, of 
Franklin, Va., L.F., J.P. and N.H. Bradshaw, of Nansemond county, Va., F.B. 
Bradshaw, of Suffolk, and W.L. Bradshaw, of Southampton County, Va.  One 
sister, Mrs. Mattie Mumford [sic; Munford], of Petersburg, Va., one brother, 
R.H. Joyner, of Walters, Va., twenty-nine grandchildren, and three great 
grandchildren. 

  Mrs. Bradshaw was a member of Liberty Spring Christian Church.  Funeral 
services were held this, afternoon at 3 o'clock at Liberty Springs Christian 
church, conducted by Dr. I.W. Johnson and the Rev. R.E. Brittle.  Interment 
was made in the church cemetery. 

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MRS. MARY ELLEN BRADSHAW

   Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Bradshaw, widow of N.T. Bradshaw who 
died Sunday at her home in Nansemond County, were held Monday afternoon at 3:30 
o’clock at Liberty Spring Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. I.W. 
Johnson, assisted by the Rev. R.E. Brittle.

   The church choir, accompanied by Mrs. I.W. Johnson, sang, Asleep In Jesus" 
and "Abide With Me." Mrs. C.W. Harrell sang the solo, "Have Thine Own Way, Lord."

   There were many flowers, and the casket was covered with Ascension lilies and 
pink roses.

   Mrs. Bradshaw, who was 79* years old, is survived by five sons, Lafayette, 
Herman and John C. Bradshaw of Nansemond County, F.B. Bradshaw of Suffolk and 
Linwood Bradshaw of Franklin; three daughters, Mrs. George W. Wade of Franklin, 
Mrs. Charles Gardner and Mrs. Wilbur Vaughan of Portsmouth; a brother, R.H. 
Joyner of Walters; one sister, Mrs. Pattie Mumford, of Petersburg, besides a 
number of grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

   A number of relatives and friends from Franklin attended the funeral.


Mary Ellen (JOYNER; Mrs. Nathaniel Thomas) BRADSHAW, 
b. 29 Dec 1855, Isle of Wight Co. d. 22 Oct 1933, at home, near Nurneyville, 
interred in Liberty Springs Church Cemetery*, 23 Oct 1933, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Mon., Oct. 23, 1933; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 11, No. 182, Mon., Oct. 23, 1933, p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 29, No. 3, Fri., Oct. 27, 1933, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Liberty Spring list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/liberty.txt 

Photos of her gravestone - added by Budjr, Jane Baker & SweetGoldfish - 
   are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #32816898. 

D.Cert. 22729 (Holy Neck #276) gives Mary Ella, daughter of Elisa & Bettie 
   JOYNER. 

Rather, her parents were Elisha JOYNER & his first wife "Beadie" Obedience 
   CARR. 

Her parents are marked in Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery, Walters. 
   Mount Carmel list - an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #61: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/cemetery-reports.html 

Her father was a Confederate veteran. 

Her father's (donated, 1914) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560e3ob.txt 

Her husband's obits ("Virginian-Pilot" & "Tidewater News," Dec. 1930) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b632n1ob.txt 


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