Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Hilah & Hilda, 1900 

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HILAH AND HILDA JOYNER 

"Christian Sun" (Elon College, NC), Vol. LIII, No. 24, Thurs., June 14, 1900, 
   p. 4; image at: 
   https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93062839/1900-06-14/ed-1/seq-4/ 

         Suffolk Letter. 

[...] 

  On Sunday, June 3rd, I was called to Bethlehem, in the absence of the 
pastor, to conduct the funeral services of one of twin girls, the child of 
Willie Joyner near that church.  The dear little babe was hardly six months 
old, but who can measure the love of parents for such little ones and who can 
tell the sweet history of their brief lives?  Thus we bury the aged and the 
babe, for God has His own uses for all. 
                      W.W. STALEY. 

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"Christian Sun" (Elon College, NC), Vol. LIII, No. 29, Thurs., July 26, 1900, 
   p. 4; image at: 
   https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93062839/1900-07-26/ed-1/seq-4/ 

  Near Bethlehem Christian church, Nansemond Co., Va., June 2, 1900 Hilah 
Joyner, aged 5 months and 13 days. - July 4 Hilda Joyner, aged 6 months and 15 
days; Hilah and Hilda were twin sisters.  The sweet little babies of Bro. 
Willie J. and sister Addie Joyner.  They were separated from each other only 
one month and two days.  The good Lord knows what is best for us and our 
children, and if we love Him He will always do that for us, which will bring 
the greatest good to us and our children.  "The Lord gave and the Lord hath 
taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord."  Bro. and Sister Joyner have the 
sympathy of their many friends, in this their sad bereavement.  The funeral 
services were conducted at Bethlehem Christian church by Rev. W.W. Staley, 
D.D., and the writer, and their remains were placed side by side in the old 
church cemetery.  The Lord bless and comfort the dear parents. 
                            H.H.B. 


Hilah JOYNER, 
daughter of "Willie" William James & Addie F. (SMITH) JOYNER, 
b. 19 Dec 1899*, d. 2 Jun 1900, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, 3 Jun 1900, 

Hilda JOYNER, 
daughter of "Willie" William James & Addie F. (SMITH) JOYNER, 
b. 19 Dec 1899*, d. 4 Jul 1900, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, 

*Additional information: 

Their parents are buried in Lot 136. 
   Bethlehem list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/bethchr.txt 

They share a gravestone.  A photo of it - added by Libby0716 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorials #178507478 (Hilah) & #178507488 (Hilda). 

Birthdate for the twins calculated from the ages given above; it may be 
   slightly off the actual date. 

Their father's obits ("Norfolk Virginian-Pilot" & "Suffolk News-Herald," 
   June 16, 1947) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j560w18o.txt 

Their mother's obits ("Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark" & "Suffolk 
   News-Herald," Oct. 12, 1931) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j560a7ob.txt 


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file at: 
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