Nansemond County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Sitterson, Martha L. Hollowell, 1935 

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MARTHA L. HOLLOWELL TWINE SITTERSON 

  Mrs. Martha Hollowell Sitterson, aged 63, wife of Bertha [sic; Belitha] J. 
Sitterson, died at a local hospital last night at 11:55 o'clock.  Besides her 
husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George Beasley, of New York; a 
son, Horace V. Twine, of Fayetteville, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. J.T. Eason, of 
Edenton, N.C., and a grandchild.  Mrs. Sitterson was a native of Chowan 
County, N.C., and had been a resident of Suffolk and Norfolk for 30 years. 
She was a member of the Park Avenue Baptist Church and resided at 1725 
Willoughby avenue. 

  The body was taken to the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home pending funeral 
arrangements. 

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        Funerals

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  Mrs. Martha Hollowell Sitterson. - The body of Mrs. Sitterson will be taken 
from the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home to the First Baptist Church, Suffolk, for 
funeral services tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.  Burial will be in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery. 

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Sitterson Funeral Rites Here Tuesday 

  Funeral services for Mrs. B.J. Sitterson, who died at her home in Newport 
News early today, will be held at First Baptist church tomorrow at 11 a.m., 
it was announced today. 

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      Suffolk Deaths

     Mrs. Martha H. Sitterson 

  Suffolk, Nov. 11. - Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Hollowell Sitterson, 
wife of B.J. Sitterson. whose death occurred Saturday night at a Norfolk 
hospital, will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the First Baptist 
Church.  Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George 
Beasley, of New York; a son, Horace V. Twine, Fayetteville, N.C.: a sister, 
Mrs. T. Eason, of Edenton, N.C., and a grandchild.  Mrs. Sitterson was a 
native of Chowan County, North Carolina, and had been a resident of Suffolk 
and Norfolk for 30 years.  Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk. 


Martha L. (HOLLOWELL TWINE; Mrs. Belitha J.) SITTERSON, 
b. 18 Oct 1871*, NC, d. 11 Nov 1935, Norfolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 60*), Suffolk, 12 Nov 1935, 
"Norfolk Virginian-Pilot," Vol. 139, No. 41, Sun., Nov. 10, 1935, pt. 1, p. 2, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #92570733; 
"Norfolk Virginian-Pilot," Vol. 139, No. 42, Mon, Nov. 11, 1935, p. 2; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 13, No. 198, Mon., Nov. 11, 1935, p. 6; 
"Norfolk Virginian-Pilot," Vol. 139, No. 43, Tues., Nov. 12, 1935, p. 13 

*Additional information: 

Her widower (1862 - 1944) & his first wife are also buried there. 
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_s.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Jake Dog - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #92570733. 

D.Cert. 25262 (Norfolk #1830) gives b. Chowan Co., NC; the informant was her 
   widower. 

She was the daughter of Quinton & Martha Ann (ROBERTS) HOLLOWELL, who 
   m. in 1853 in Chowan Co., NC.  Though a civilian, her father was held as 
   a POW by the Federals; he was released from Ft. Monroe 13 Dec 1863.  He 
   d. by 25 May 1883, when her mother was allowed a year's provisions from 
   his estate.  (Chowan Co., NC, Wills and Estate Papers) 

She 1m. Elisha D. TWINE (1845 - 1910) 22 Aug 1883 in Chowan Co., NC.  He is 
    buried at the Elisha D. Twine Gravesite, Ryland, Chowan Co., NC. 

The 1900 Census - Upper Dist., Chowan Co., NC - gives b. Oct 1870. 

She 2m. widower Belitha J. SITTERSON 6 Feb 1912; the Suffolk M.Reg. (#10) 
    gives b. Gates Co., NC, and her father as I. or J.T. 

The 1930 Census - Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - gives age 47. 


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