Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Eley, Benjamin C., 1911 

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BENJAMIN CLAUDIUS ELEY 

AGED NANSEMOND COUNTY CITIZEN DIES SUDDENLY 

  Suffolk, Va., July 16. - Benjamin Claude Eley, 75 years old, a former 
resident of Nansemond county, died suddenly last night in Baltimore. 

  The body will be brought to Suffolk and conveyed to Chuckatuck for burial at 
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church cemetery.  The exact time has not yet been 
announced. 

  The deceased, a veteran traveling salesman and popular citizen, had a wide 
acquaintance in the South and East.  Several of his sons also are commercial 
men. 

  Mr. Eley is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Arthur J. Pinner, of Baltimore, 
and five sons, John W. Eley, of Suffolk; Dr. L.L. Eley, of Crittendon [sic; 
Crittenden], Va.; T.C. Eley, B.C. Eley, J. and C.H. Eley, all of Baltimore. 

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    FUNERAL OCCURS TODAY 

  Suffolk, Va., July 17. - The body of the late Benjamin Claude Eley, who died 
Saturday night in Baltimore, will arrive in Suffolk about 10 o'clock Tuesday 
morning via the Seaboard Air Line. 

  Dr. W.W. Staley will conduct the funeral service at 3 o'clock Tuesday 
afternoon from Wesley Chapel Methodist church, at Chuckatuck, Va.  The 
interment will occur in the Wesley Chapel church cemetery.  The deceased was 
a member of Oakland Christian church, near Chuckatuck. 

  The following have been selected as pall bearers: John David Corbell, 
Crowley C. [sic; C. Crawley] Phillips, Dr. John E. Phillips, Robert R. Allen, 
Robert J. Norfleet and A.H. Hargrave. 


Benjamin Claudius ELEY, traveling salesman, Confederate veteran, 
b. 20 Nov 1838, Isle of Wight Co., d. 17 Jul 1911, Baltimore, MD, 
interred in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery*, Chuckatuck, 18 Jul 1911, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 40, No. 17, Mon., July 17, 1911, p. 7;  
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 40, No. 18, Tues., July 18, 1911, p. 7  

*Additional information: 

Wesley Chapel list (WC-7), an extension of the Southampton County 
   Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/wesleych.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by DraleyFamily - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #9924250. 

He was the son of Robert Lankford & Martha Ann (HOLLAND) ELEY. 

He m. Eugenia Ann COWLING, daughter of Lemuel & Ann Lane (PHILLIPS) COWLING, 
   27 Jan 1859.  (Nansemond Co. M.Reg. 1859 {mixed} #4) 

He served as a private in Co. B, 13th VA Cavalry. 


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