Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Norfleet, Wilson, 1926 

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WILSON NORFLEET 

Wilson Norfleet Dies Here After A Long Illness 

Funeral Service Tomorrow Afternoon at 3 o'clock for One of Suffolk's 
   Oldest and Most Prominently Connected Citizens.

  Wilson Norfleet, a member of one of the best-known families in this section 
of the state, died at his residence 120 Wellons Street, yesterday evening at 
6 o'clock, after an illness of more than a month.  He was 75 years old.  He 
had been in the horse business for more than a half a century before ill 
health forced his to give up his duties in that line.  He held the admiration 
of many friends and sincere regret has been expressed at his death. 

  Mr. Norfleet was the son of the late N.G. Norfleet and Sophia Anne Riddick. 
He was the grandson of Edward Norfleet, one of Suffolk's founders and the 
great-grandson of Captain John Cowper of Revolutionary fame.  He was a member 
of the Suffolk Christian church. 

  He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Julia Kerby, four sons, Lemuel H. 
Norfleet, of Suffolk; Wallace and Alva Norfleet of Norfolk and Robert Norfleet 
of Washington, D.C. 

  Mr. Norfleet also leaves several nieces and nephews, N.G. Norfleet, Willie 
and Jack Norfleet, Al Darden and Boney Spratley. 

  Funeral services will be held at the graveside in Cedar Hill Cemetery on 
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and will be conducted by Dr. W.W. Staley, the 
Rev. H.S. Hardcastle and the Rev. O.L. Gilliam. 

  The active pallbearers were Archie Brothers, J.T. Freeman, A.M. Butler, W.T. 
Blackstone, C.E. Hargrave, Jasper Oliver, Hardy Holla, F.A. Holladay. 

  The honorary pallbearers were A.A. Riddick, E.K. Channel, James Butler, A. 
Woolford, R.H. Morgan, Dr. O.R. Yates, A.G. Darden, E.W. Smith, W.R. Milteer, 
George Howerton, W.N. McAnge, Sidney Davis, M.C. Nelms, J.A. Cheatham, George 
W. Skinner, H.C. Barton, H.C. Daughtrey and Dr. W.L. Thompson. 

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Wilson Norfleet, Of Suffolk, Dies 

  Suffolk, Sept. 14. - Wilson Norfleet, aged 76, a member of one of the oldest 
and most prominent families of this community, and son of the late Nathaniel 
Norfleet, died here tonight at his home on Wellons street. 

  He is survived by daughter, Mrs. Julia Kirby, four sons Lemuel H. Norfleet, 
of Suffolk; Wallace and Alva Norfleet, of Norfolk, and Robert Norfleet of 
Washington, D.C., and a number of grandchildren. 

  Mr. Norfleet was engaged in the horse business for more than half a century, 
retiring when forced from active work by ill health. 

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FUNERAL TODAY FOR LATE WILSON NORLEET 

  Suffolk, Sept. 15. - Funeral service for Wilson Norfleet, who died last 
night at his home on Wellons street, will be conducted at the grave in Cedar 
Hill Cemetery Thursday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Dr. W.W. Staley.  Mr. Norfleet 
was a grandson of Edward Norfleet, one of the founders of Suffolk, and a great 
grandson of Capt. John Cowper of Revolutionary fame.  Among his nephews who 
survive him are N.G. William and Jake Norfleet, of Suffolk and the county; Al 
Darden, of the county, and Boney Spratley, of Waverly.  Active pallbearers 
will be Archie Brothers, J.T. Freeman, H.M. Butler, C.E. Hargrave, Jasper 
Oliver, Hardy Holland, F.A. Holladay; honorary, M.C. Nelms, J.A. Cheatham, 
George Skinner, H.L. Daughtrey, Dr. W.L. Thompson, A.A. Riddick, E.K. 
Channell, James C. Bell, Arthur Woolford, R.H. Morgan, Dr. O.R. Yates, A.G. 
Darden, E.W. Smith, George K. Howerton, W.N. McAnge, Sidney Davis, W.R. 
Mitchell. 


Wilson NORFLEET, retired stockman, Confederate veteran, 
b. 7 Nov 1847*, Driver, Nansemond Co., d. 14 Sep 1926, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 32*), Suffolk, 16 Sep 1926, 
donated obit, publication unknown; 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 105, No. 77, 
   Wed., Sep. 15, 1926, p. 11; 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 105, No. 78, 
   Thurs., Sep. 16, 1926, p. 13 

*Additional information: 

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

Photos of his gravestone & lot - added by Jake Dog - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #9799271, which gives b. 18 Nov 1848. 

D.Cert. 21951 [no local #] 

The 1900 Census - Suffolk, Nansemond Co. - gives b. Nov 1849. 

He served as a private in Riddick's Company, 59th VA Militia. 

His wife's obit ("Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Apr. 10, 1921, 
   Sect. 2, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/n614c3ob.txt 


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