Nansemond-New Kent County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Crittenden, Harry B., 1908 

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HARRY C. [sic; B.] CRITTENDEN. 

  Harry Butler Crittenden, of Nansemond county, Va., died early yesterday 
morning at the home of his brother-in-law, Charies S. Bailey, 428 Colley 
avenue, after a lingering illness.  The deceased was in the 53d year of his 
age, and had been in Norfolk but a few hours, having come here to receive 
medical attention.  The funeral and interment will be in Crittenden, Nansemond 
county. 


Harry Butler CRITTENDEN, oysterman, 
b. Mar 1858, New Kent Co., d. 27 Mar 1908, Norfolk, 
listed in Mount Zion Christian Church Cemetery*, Crittenden, 
"Norfolk (VA) Landmark", Vol. 68, No. 21, Fri., Mar. 27, 1908, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

It is possible that Harry, his first wife Britta Sophia (JOHNSON HEDDEN) 
   CRITTENDEN (1859 - 1908), & their daughter are buried in a family cemetery 
   in the vicinity.  Notwithstanding, all three have been added to the Mount 
   Zion list (Z-2), an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/mtzion.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorials 

Birthdate from the 1900 Census - Chuckatuck, Nansemond Co. 

Sophia murdered their 30-month-old daughter 3 Jun 1904, and succumbed to the 
   same poison the following day.  Articles on the incident ("Norfolk 
   Dispatch," June 6, 1904, & "Norfolk Journal of Commerce and the 
   Twice-a-Week Virginian-Pilot," June 10, 1904, p. 3) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/c635s1ob.txt 

Their son Oscar William & Victor Emanuel were adopted by Harry, or at least 
   they adopted the surname CRITTENDEN.

Harry 2m. Emma Louise JOHNSON (1886 - 1973) 12 Jan 1905 (Nansemond Co. #10). 
   Emma 2m. his step-son Oscar William [HEDDEN] CRITTENDEN (1884 - 1953) 
   8 Jul 1908 (Nansemond Co. #134).  Emma, Oscar, & his step-son Victor 
   Emanuel [HEDDEN] CRITTENDEN (1887 - 1927) are also buried in Mount Zion 
   Cemetery. 

Harry's obit ("Norfolk Landmark," Mar. 27, 1908, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/c635h1ob.txt 


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