Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Jones, Priscilla E. Walters, 1902 

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COLLISION OF MAN AND BUGGY 

Mitchell Parker The Driver Instantly Killed. [sic] 

OTHER NEWS ITEMS 

The Buggy Smashed and the Horse Killed - 
   Conditional Endowment for Christian Church Sure - 
   Mrs. Pricilla Jones Dead - A Question of Kinship - 
   Sale of Realty and Timber - Personal Mention. 

  (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) 

  Suffolk, Va., January 28. - [...] 

LATEST SUFFOLK NEWS 

MRS. PRISCILLA JONES DEAD 

  Mrs. Priscilla E. Jones, widow of the late William A. Jones, died about 2:15 
o'clock this afternoon, aged 71 years.  She had been in feeble health since 
last June and her strength had failed more rapidly within the past few weeks. 
The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the 
Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member.  The pastor, Rev. R.H. 
Potts, will conduct the exercises.  Mrs. Jones had been a church member of 
many years.  The deceased was Miss Priscilla Walters, who was born in North 
Carolina, but who moved to Suffolk when 8 years old.  She leaves on daughter, 
Miss Anna Jones.  She was a good woman, well liked by all who knew her. 

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SUFFOLK. 

Mr. Mitchell Parker Narrowly Escapes Being Killed - 
   Death of Mrs. Priscilla Jones. 

Special to The Landmark. 

  Suffolk, Va., January 28. - [...] 

  At 2 o'clock this afternoon, after a long and painful illness, Mrs. 
Priscilla E. Jones departed this life at her home on Bank street, aged 71 
years.  Deceased was a lady of many excellent traits of character, a 
consistent member of the Main Street M.E. Church and had a large circle of 
sorrowing friends with only a few relatives left to mourn.  She was a native 
of Gates county, N.C., but had lived more than thirty years in Suffolk.  She 
leaves a daughter, Miss Anna Jones, of Suffolk; one sister, Mrs. George 
Rawles, of Georgia, and one brother, Mr. W.W. Walters, of Gates county, N.C., 
who resides at the old homestead and is an uncle of Mr. Frank T. Jones, of 
Suffolk.  The bereaved ones have the sincere sympathy of their many friends in 
their deep sorrow.  The funeral will take place at 3 p.m. to-morrow at the 
Main Street M.E. Church. 

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LATEST SUFFOLK NEWS 

MRS. JONES' FUNERAL 

  The funeral of the late Mrs. Priscilla E. Jones took place at 4 o'clock this 
afternoon from the Methodist church.  The pastor, Rev. R.H. Potts, was 
assisted by Rev. Joseph B. Dunn, of St. Paul's P.E. church.  The burial was in 
Cedar Hill.  The following were the pall-bearers: 

  Active - Charles L. Hutchins, T.O. Palmer, R.E. Jones H. McClellan, C.A. 
Shoop, C.C. Cohoon, Charles L. Williams, R.R. Smith. 

  Honorary - Dr. A.W. Eley, Dr. J.E. Rawles, Dr. H.W. Campbell, E.E. Holland, 
W.H. Jones, Jr., Col. Thomas W. Smith, G.W. Truitt, Lee Britt, H.E. Smith. 

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Priscilla E. (WALTERS; Mrs. William A.) JONES, 
b. 1831, Gates Co., NC, d. 28 Jan 1902, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block D, Lot 42*), Suffolk, 29 Jan 1902, 
"Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), Wed., Jan. 29, 1902, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #245222656, 
   by Cjohnston (Contributor #49877364); 
"Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 53, No. 132, Wed., Jan. 29, 1902, p. 6; 
"Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), Thurs., Jan. 30, 1902, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #245222656, 
   by Cjohnston (Contributor #49877364) [no grave photo] 

*Additional information: 

Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_j.txt 

Her husband (b. ca. 1825) was a Confederate soldier, serving as a private in 
   Co. I, 13th VA Cavalry.  The only record of his service is a claim made by 
   Priscilla to the C.S. goverment 11 Apr 1864, stating William died in 
   Richmond. 

They entered into a marriage bond 19 May 1848 in Gates Co., NC. 

She sold a lot on Bank St. 7 Feb 1900 to Hettie O. (Mrs. W.R.) FRAZIER for 
   $150.  ("Virginian-Pilot, Feb. 8, 1900, p. 8) 

She was a daughter of Simon & Margaret WALTERS.  Her father left will 23 Oct 
   1876, proved 20 Nov 1876, naming her as a legatee. 

Her brother William Whitmel WALTERS (1846 - 1905) was the executor.  He is 
   buried in a WALTERS family cemetery, S.R. 1311, directly behind Green 
   Cemetery, Drum Hill, Gates Co., NC. 
   (Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2512178) 


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