Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Crocker, Sarah A. Lewis, 1900 

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SUFFOLK. 

The Slayer of Welton Given Ten Years in Prison. 

A History of the Crime - Other Court Matters Disposed - 
   Brother of an Alleged Murderer Put Under Bonds - 
   Deaths - Personals. 

      (Special to Virginian-Pilot.) 

  Suffolk, Va., Jan. 8. - [...] 

TWO LADIES CROSS OVER. 

  Mrs. Sarah E. Crocker died at 6 o'clock this evening at the home of a son, 
Joseph W. [sic; Wm. Joseph] Crocker, No. 43 Kilby street, aged 72 years.  She 
had been ill just a week with pneumonia.  She was a member of the Christian 
Church from which the funeral will be held to-morrow. 

  The deceased was the relict of the late Alexander [sic; Joshua] Crocker. 
She leaves three sons, all grown - Joseph W., Jas. C. [sic; E.] and Benjamin 
Crocker. 

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SUFFOLK. 

Henry Rix, a Supposed Crazy Negro, Shoots at Two Hunters. 

New York Preacher Has to Give Bond in Suffolk Before Marrying a Couple - 
   Pomp Cross Gets Two Years Sentence. 

      (Special to Virginian-Pilot.) 
  Suffolk, Va., Jan. 9. - [...] 

FUNERAL. 

  The funeral of the late Mrs. Crocker took place this afternoon from the 
Christian Church, and was conducted by Dr. W.W. Staley. 

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Sarah A. (LEWIS ELEY; Mrs. Joshua) CROCKER, 
b. 15 Oct 1827, Isle of Wight Co., d. 8 Jan 1900, at son's home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 9 Jan 1900, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 4, No. 242, Tues., Jan. 9, 1900, p. 8; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 4, No. 243, Wed., Jan. 10, 1900, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of her gravestone - added by Jake Dog - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #77563340. 

Her husband was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. I, 
   3rd VA Infantry.  When they married in 1864, he was a cotton-factory hand. 

She was the daughter of David & Elizabeth LEWIS. 


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