Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Matthews, E. Joseph, 1905 

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        Joe Matthews Buried. 

  The funeral of the late Joseph Matthews took place yesterday from Shiloh 
Methodist church, in Isle of Wight county.  The deceased was a native of 
Nansemond and died on the farm where he was born, near Exit, Va., but he had 
requested that his funeral be preached from the church and his wishes were 
respected.  They took the body from his home to church, where the funeral was 
preached, and then brought it back for burial. 

  The pall-bearers: F.N. Gray, J.F. Uzzell, S.T. Ellis, McKim Nelms, A.B. 
Hargrove, W.J. Oliver and James White. 


Capt. Edwin Joseph "Joe" MATTHEWS, farmer, 
b. Feb 1833, VA, d. Mar 1905, at home, Nansemond Co., 
funeral 11 Mar 1905, Shiloh Methodist Church, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred in the family cemetery*, near Exit, Nansemond Co., 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 24, No. 61, Sun., Mar. 12, 1905, p. 10 

*Additional information: 

Site not known (Dec 2025) to the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} 
   Cemetery Project. 

The family appeared in the 1900 census in Chuckatuck Dist., Nansemond Co., on 
   Owned Free Farm #269. 

The obits ("Virginian-Pilot," Dec. 1 & 4, 1906, p. 7) of his widow Margaret L. 
   (RAMSEY) MATTHEWS are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/m320m4ob.txt 

Her will, dated 5 Jun 1905, proved 15 Feb 1907 (WB6:553-54), is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/wills/m320m1wl.txt 


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