Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Williams, Joseph T., 1942 

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   JOSEPH T. WILLIAMS 

  Funeral services for Joseph T. Williams, 80, prominent Nansemond county 
farmer, who succumbed Wednesday after a prolonged illness, will he held at the 
graveside, Bethlehem church oemetery, 2:30 o'clock Friday afternon.  The body 
will be carried from R.F. Baker & Company's Funeral Home this afternoon to the 
residence of Mrs. J.C. Webb, 606 West Washington street, where it will remain 
until Friday. 

  Mr. Williams was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Williams. 

  Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons. Joseph T. Williams, Jr., 
Thomas A. Williams, Hatcher W. Williams, all of Nansemond county: three 
daughters, Mrs. H.L. Cross, Mrs. Marvin Whitley and Mrs. J.C. Webb, all of 
Suffolk.  Twenty grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  Two sisters, 
Mrs. B.B. Knight of Suffolk and Mrs. Maude Johnson of Portsmouth. 

  Mr. Williams was a member of the Suffolk Christian church. 

  Dr. John R. Truitt and the Rev. R.E. Brittle will officiate at the funeral 
services. 

  Pallbearers: Joe Williams, Wendell Williams, Thaddeus Williams, Calhoun 
Webb, Jr., Jack Webb and Harry Cross. 

  Friends of the family will be honorary pallbearers. 


Joseph Thaddeus WILLIAMS, farmer, 
b. 19 Jan 1862, Nansemond Co., d. 31 Dec 1941, Williamsburg, 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery (Lot 139*), Suffolk, 
   2 Jan 1942, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 19, No. 267, Thurs., Jan. 1, 1942, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

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 his gravestone - added by Ken Campbell - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #111672617. 

He also has Find a Grave Memorial #104527935. 

His parents, "Thad" Thaddeus G. & "Polly" Mary Josephine (PERSONS) WILLIAMS, 
   are also marked there. 

His father was a Confederate soldier, having served as Captain of Co. E, 
   6th VA Infantry.  He was KIA 22 Jun 1864 at Wilcox's Farm, Dinwiddie Co., 
   near Petersburg. 

D.Cert. 30421 (Williamsburg #3) 

His wife's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Apr. 13 & 14, 1945) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w452m15o.txt 


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