Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Margaret J. Gayle, 1936 

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MARGARET JANE GAYLE EDWARDS 

   MRS. MARY [sic; MARGARET*] JANE EDWARDS 

   Mrs. Mary Jane Edwards, 84, widow of George Edwards died Tuesday morning 
at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. W.R. Turner, of Carrollton.  Funeral 
services will be conducted at Oakland Christian Church Chuckatuck, Thursday 
afternoon at 2 o’clock, by Dr. I.W. Johnson.  Burial will be in Oakland Church 
Cemetery.

   Mrs. Edwards is survived by a daughter, Mrs. James Chapman of Benn’s 
Church; a son, John W. Bryant [sic*], of Chuckatuck nine grandchildren; 15 
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. John 
Harrell, of Suffolk; a brother, William Gay [sic; Gayle*] of Suffolk.


"Maggie" Margaret Jane (GAYLE BATTEN; Mrs. George W.) EDWARDS, 
b. 26 Feb 1852, Nansemond Co., 
d. 29 Dec 1936, at granddaughter's home, Carrollton, 
interred in Newman Memorial Cemetery, Oakland Christian Church, Chuckatuck, 
   31 Dec 1936, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Thurs., Dec. 31, 1936, p. 1, col. 3 

*Additional information: 

Correct data from D.Cert. 30868 (Newport #23), which gives dt/o Jno.Thos. 
   and Margaret Anne (PITT) GAYLE - all b. Nansemond Co. 

She applied for a Confederate widow's pension for her first husband, 
   Junius Franklin BATTEN, who drowned in 1877, though her second husband 
   also served in the 3rd Va. Infantry. 
   The State Library reported there was a Junius Batten in Co. F, 3rd Va. 
   Infantry - the Nansemond Rangers. 
   The War Dept. reported there was a Junius Batten in Co. F, 3rd Va. Infantry, 
   and a James Batten from that unit was captured at Five Forks. 

"Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia" gives 
   a Frank Batten & George Edwards as members of Co. I, 3rd Va. Infantry - 
   originally the James River Heavy Artillery. 

Her application states she & Junius were m. 25 Feb 1870, by Rev. Isaac Luke. 
   Ancestry.com "Virginia Marriages" gives James Batten, m. 24 Feb 1869, 
   in Nansemond Co. 

Her son John Wm. was adopted by Simeon & Sarah Frances (BROWN) BRYANT. 
   They are all buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk - Block F, Lot 86. 
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County 
   Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

Simeon was a grocer.  He had been a private in Co. G, 128th NY Infantry, 
   fighting in both the Western Theater and the Shenandoah Valley. 

Maggie 2m. widower George Willis EDWARDS, 16 Jan 1906, in Isle of Wight Co. 
   Ancestry.com "Virginia Marriages" gives M.Jane Mason. 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
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