Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Turlington, John W., 1900 

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JOHN WILLIAM TURLINGTON 

SUFFOLK. 

Death of Mr. John W. Turlington, an Octogenarian. 

Honor Rolls of the Public Schools - A Colored Man Wounded in the Face - 
   Two Marriages - Candidates For Superintendent of Schools - Other Items. 

       (Special to Virginian-Pilot) 
  Suffolk, Va., Nov. 27. - Mr. John W. Turlington, a very venerable citizen 
of Nansemond county, died to-day at his home, about four miles from Suffolk, 
82 years old.  He had been in feeble health for several months.  The funeral 
will take place at 2 o'clock to-morrow from Bethlehem Christian church.  The 
deceased leaves a widow, three daughters, Mrs. Ann E. Parker and Mrs. Jesse 
Rawles, of Suffolk, and Miss Alice Turlington, of the county, and one son, 
Richard H. Turlington, of the county.  The decedent was the grandfather of 
R. Edward Parker, of Suffolk. 

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SUFFOLK. 

Miss Bertie Powell the Bride of William Henry Williams. 

Miss Lydia Parker Married to Conductor Young, of Norfolk - Other Marriages - 
   Death of John G. Martin - Several Other Deaths - A Reception. 

        (Special to Virginian-Pilot.) 
   Suffolk, Va., Nov. 28. - [...] 

JOHN W. TURLINGTON 

  The funeral of the late John W. Turlington took place at 2 o'clock this 
afternoon from Bethlehem Christian Church, in Nansemond County, and was 
conducted by Rev. H.H. Butler.  Six deacons of the church acted as 
pallbearers.  There was a masonic ceremony. 


John William TURLINGTON, farmer, Confederate veteran, 
b. May 1820, VA, d. 27 Nov 1900, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, 28 Nov 1900, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Wed., Nov. 28, 1900, p. 8; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Thurs., Nov. 29, 1900, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

He shares a gravestone with his wife & three of their children. 
   Bethlehem list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/bethchr.txt 

A photo of the gravestone - added by Libby0716 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #9923022 &c. 

Birthdate from 1900 Census - Holy Neck Dist., Nansemond Co. 

He served a few months in the militia at the start of the Civil War. 
   His wife's half-brother Dempsey KNIGHT, Jr., served as a private in 
   Co. B, 5th NC Infantry; he was wounded & captured at Gettysburg and 
   died of his wounds a week later. 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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