Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Guynn, Leah C. Lawrence, 1912 

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LEAH CHRISTIAN LAWRENCE GUYNN 

        MRS. LEALI GWYNN 

  Suffolk, Va., Dec. 2. - Mrs. Leali [sic; Leah] Gwynn, one of the oldest 
citizens the county, died this morning at 7 o'clock in the seventy-second year 
her age. 

  She is survived by one son, W.J. Gwynn, at whose home near Bethlehem she 
died, five daughters, Mrs. J.T. Roberts, Mrs. George Powell, and Mrs. E.C. 
Nelms, of Suffolk, Mrs. James Hines of the county, a number of grandchildren 
and two great grandchildren. 

  The funeral services will be conducted from Bethlehem Christian church, 
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. H.H. Butler.  The body will be 
interred in the Bethlehem church yard. 


Leah Christian (LAWRENCE; Mrs. William J.) GUYNN [GWINN/GWYNN], 
b. Oct 1839, Nansemond Co., d. 2 Dec 1912, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, 3 Dec 1912, 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 16, No. 64, Tues., Dec. 3, 1912, 
   p. 10 

*Additional information: 

Unmarked?  Added to the Bethlehem list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/bethchr.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial {Mar 2026} 

The spelling of her surname varies.  The gravestone of her son William John 
   (1871 - 1957), buried there in Lot 222, shows GUYNN - Find a Grave Memorial 
   #177432967. 

No D.Cert. found 

She was the daughter of Christopher & Mourning LAWRENCE. 

Her husband (ca. 1821 - 1872) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   private in Co. E, 6th VA Infantry.  Leah applied for a pension 26 May 1900. 

"Christian Sun" (Suffolk, VA), Vol. XV, No. 31, Fri., Nov. 12, 1858, p. 3; 
   file at: 
   https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93062839/1858-11-12/ed-1/seq-3/ 

HYMENEAL. 

  Married in Suffolk on Thursday the 4th inst by Rev. Mr. Riddick, Mr. Wm. 
Gwinn to Miss Leah Lawrence. 


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