Nansemond-Chesterfield-Stafford County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Henry, Indiana V. Kilby, 1906 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ EDWARD MOORE HENRY "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 25, No. 70, Wed., June 21, 1905, p. 2 GENL. E. M. HENRY PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT Gallant Confederate Veteran. Former Mayor Of Norfolk; Succumbed To Attack Of Heart Failure At His Home Gen. Edward M. Henry, of E.M. Henry & Co., died of heart failure at his residence, 308 Bute street, last midnight, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. His illness began with an attack Monday evening but was not thought to be serious until last night when he suffered a sinking spell from which he never rallied. A widow, formerly Miss Indiana V. Kilby, of Suffolk, and three children, Miss Anne K. Henry, and Messrs. Hugh and Edward M. Henry, survive the deceased. General Henry was one of the most prominent men in Norfolk and, while he had retired from active public life some years ago, his interest in the welfare of the city never ceased. He was closely allied with the reform movement of four years ago which wrested the control of the city from the domination of the old "ring." As a Confederate veteran General Henry was known throughout the Southland, and as a citizen of Norfolk he had been honored by his fellow-citizens by elevation to the position of mayor. The deceased was one of the organizers of the Business Men's association and served as its president several years. He was also one of the charter members of Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans, and for two years was its commander. For several years he was assistant postmaster of Norfolk. In the Civil war General Henry served from beginning to end and never surrendered. He enlisted as a private in the spring of '61 in the Stafford Rangers, commanded by James Ashby, a brother of the lamented Turner Ashby. This was afterwards known as Company A, Ninth Virginia cavalry. For gallantry on the field he was promoted through the various ranks until he commanded the company. He was in the Seven Days' battle, did picket duty along the Rappahannock and fought with Stuart at Culpeper Courthouse and at Brandy Station. And afterwards he rode with the great cavalryman on his historic raid around the Federal army through Maryland to Gettysburg. He fought at Spotsylvania, at Sappony Church and at Reams Station. Already wounded in the Brandy Station engagement, General Henry was again struck by a Federal bullet in the fighting around Petersburg, and this time he was incapacitated for duty during two months, but he returned to the field and was paroled at Ashland after the Appomattox surrender. General Henry moved to Norfolk in 1870 and since then has been prominently identified with the growth of the city. In addition to the incidents of his public life outlined above General Henry was instrumental in the formation of the Virginia Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans and was aide-de-camp, with the rank of brigadier-general, upon the staff of Gen. John B. Gordon, the grand commander. In 1864 General Henry was married to Miss Kilby, who is a sister of the late Dr. John T. Kilby, who was a captain in the Confederate army. No arrangements for the funeral have yet been made. ****************************************************************************** "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 25, No. 71, Thurs., June 22, 1905, p. 3 DIED. HENRY. - At the residence, No. 308 Bute Street, Tuesday, June 20th, 1905, at 11:45 o'clock p.m., Captain E.M. HENRY, in the 74th year of his age. Funeral services from St. Paul's P.E. Church THURSDAY ATERNOON at 3:30 o'clock. Interment Suffolk, Va. [...] MEETINGS. Headquarters Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confed. Vets., Norfolk, Va., June 22, 1905. ATTENTION COMRADES. - YOU ARE hereby requested to meet at St. Paul's Church THIS ATERNOON at 3 o'clock to attend the funeral of our late comrade, General E.M. HENRY. By order of J.M. KEELING, Commander. T.B. JACKSON, Adjutant. 1t [...] PERSONAL. [...] Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans, is called to meet at St. Paul's church this afternoon at 3 o'clock to attend the funeral of their late comrade, General E.M. Henry. [...] "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 25, No. 71, Thurs., June 22, 1905, p. 6 SUFFOLK ADVERTISEMENTS. [...] A SPECIAL COMMUNICATION OF SUFFOLK LODGE No. 30, A., F. & A. M., will be held at 4:30 p. m. THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON, to take charge of the remains of General E.M. HENRY. By order of W.M. 1t H. WOODWARD, Sec'y. [...] Suffolk, Va., June 21. - [...] [...] GEN. HENRY'S FUNERAL. The remains of General E.M. Henry, of Norfolk, who died last night, will be brought to Suffolk on the Norfolk and Western train tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. He will be buried in Cedar Hill cemetery with Masonic honors by Suffolk lodge No. 30. ****************************************************************************** "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 25, No. 71, Thurs., June 22, 1905, p. 7, clipping posted with Find a Grave Mem. #9797992. by SWF WILL BE LAID TO REST IN SUFFOLK Arrangements Complete or General Edward M. Henry's Funeral. The funeral services of the late General E.M. Henry, who died on Tuesday night about midnight, will take place at half-past 3 o'clock this afternoon at Old St. Paul's church. The rector, Rev. B.D. Tucker, will officiate. The interment will be in the family burying ground in Suffolk. The various Confederate organizations in Norfolk will do honor to the memory of General Henry, and arrangements are being made to have all the local patriotic societies attend the funeral in a body. The pall-bearers for the funeral will be: Honorary - General Stitch [sic; Stith] Bolling, Captain Thomas H. Ellett, Colonel Thomas Smith, Major W.F. Irvine, General T.S. Garnett, Mr. H.C. Hoggard, Mr. W.B. Brown and Dr. H.M. Nash. Active - T.S. Garnett, Jr., W.W. Old, Jr., Richard B. Tucker, Washington Taylor, S.L. Forbes, C.W. Sams, Percy R. Jones and W.H. Venable. The active pall-bearers are all sons of Confederate veterans. ****************************************************************************** "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 25, No. 72, Fri., June 23, 1905, p. 6 DAY OF FUNERALS AND DEATHS IN SUFFOLK Two Citizens Die From Natural Causes, Boy Burned To Death And Two Burials Take Place - Other News Notes Suffolk, Va., June 22. - [...] Gen. Henry Buried. The remains of Gen. E.M. Henry, of Norfolk, who died Tuesday night, were brought to Suffolk today on the Norfolk and Western train and interred in Cedar Hill cemetery with Masonic honors by Suffolk Lodge No. 30. The pall- bearers were: J.C. Smith, W.E. Hines, H.C. Elam, N.R. Withers, A. Woolford, J.T. Withers, Hon. R.W. Withers and Jack Kilby. ****************************************************************************** "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 25, No. 72, Fri., June 23, 1905, p. 7 PAID TRIBUTE TO GENERAL HENRY Old St. Paul's Thronged With Sorrowing Friends During Funeral Service The funeral of Gen. Edward M. Henry took place yesterday afternoon at Old St. Paul's church in the presence of a large gathering of prominent people. Large delegations from the various Confederate organizations were in attendance, as well as a delegation from the Board of Trade and Business Men's association, of which organization he was the first president. The number of floral tributes was so great that it was necessary to send them to the church ahead of the remains. The delegation from the Electrical Contractors' association, of which the deceased was a member, sent a large cross of roses, carnations, swainsinia and fern, and the tribute rested at the head of the casket. All of the business organizations of the town sent tokens of their sympathy, as well as a great many friends of the general from out of town. The services were conducted by Rev. Beverly D. Tucker, D.D., the rector of the church, and after the conclusion of the funeral the remains were taken to Suffolk on the Norfolk and Western train, where they were interred in Cedar Hill cemetery. The following were the pall-bearers: Honorary - Gen. Stith Bolling, Capt. Thomas W. Ellett, Col. Thomas Smith, Gen. T.S. Garnett, Maj. W.F. Irvine, H.C. Hoggard, W.B. Brown and Capt. James W. McCarrick. Active - T.S. Garnett, Jr., W.W. Old, Jr., R.B. Tucker, Washington Taylor, S.L. Forbes, C.W. Sams, Percy R. Jones and H.C. Hoggard, Jr. The Masonic lodge of Suffolk and the Thomas Smith Camp Confederate Veterans acted as an escort at Suffolk, as well as eight veterans from the Lee Camp Home in Richmond. At the cemetery in Suffolk General Henry's remains were interred with all the rites and ceremonies of the Masonic order and a parting volley was fired by the military escort. Edward Moore HENRY, businessman, former Mayor of Norfolk, Brigadier General, United Confederate Veterans, b. 16 May 1832*, Chesterfield Co., d. 20 Jun 1905, Norfolk, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block E, Lot 29*), Suffolk, 22 Jun 1905 *Additional information: His children are buried in the same lot. Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_g.txt A photo of his gravestone - added by Hixburg23958 - is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #9797992. He was the son of Col. James Hugh HENRY & second wife Ann Catherine (TEMPLE) HENRY. His Compiled Service Record states he enlisted as a First Lieutenant, rather than as a private, as stated above. The 1900 Census - 308 Bute St., Norfolk - gives b. May 1835; grain broker. His widow's obits ("Virginian-Pilot," May 26 & 29, 1906) are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h560i1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h560e1ob.txt