Nansemond-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wellons, Rev. William B., 1877 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Rev. W. B. Wellons, of the Christian Church, and a well-known temperance advocate, died at Suffolk, Va., on Fri- day. Rev. William Brock WELLONS, D.D., Christian pastor & publisher, former Confederate chaplain, b. 9 Nov 1821, Sussex Co., d. 16 Feb 1877, Suffolk, interred in Willow Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, moved to Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block C, Lot 64*), Suffolk, Mar 1932, "Staunton (VA) Spectator," Vol. 54, No. 22, Feb. 20, 1877, p. 2, col. 3 *Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_v.txt Photos of his markers & one of him are posted with Find A Grave Memorial #9799823. His widow's obit ("Norfolk Virginian," Jan. 26, 1895, p. 5) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w452s5ob.txt Birthplace from a biographical sketch, included among Nansemond Civil War veterans, at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/military/civilwar/cw_vets.txt Rev. Wellons founded & published "The Christian Sun" from Suffolk; originals are held at the Library of Virginia, William & Mary and UVA. An in-depth article ("Suffolk News-Herald," Mar. 2, 1969, II-11) on Dr. WELLONS, based on an 1881 book by his brother, J.W. WELLONS, and Rev. R.H. HOLLAND, is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/history/w452wwdd.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w452w5ob.txt