Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Wright, Martha Holland, 1900 

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MARTHA WRIGHT 

KILBY KINETOSCOPE 

  OCTOBER 16 - Mrs. Martha Wright, aged eighty-three years, died on Thursday, 
October 11, 1900, at her home, near here.  She leaves an aged husband and 
three daughters-in-law [sic; step-daughters].  She had been afflicted for 
several years, but bore her affliction with patience.  She was a member of the 
Western Branch Baptist church.  Her funeral took place at her late home, and 
the interment was at Bethlehem church.  Rev. H.H. Butler conducted the 
service. 

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  Mrs. Martha Wright, died Oct. 11, 1900, aged 83 years.  She was a member of 
Western Branch Baptist church, and had been a Christian for 65 years.  She was 
a great sufferer for 17 years.  "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, 
but the Lord delivered him out of them all." 

  She leaves a husband and many friends and realatives.  Funeral conducted by 
the writer, after which we laid her away in the cemetery at Bethlehem 
Christian church to await the resurrection morn. 
                     I.W. JOHNSON. 


Martha (HOLLAND; Mrs. Nathaniel) WRIGHT, 
b. 27 Sep 1817, Nansemond Co., d. 11 Oct 1900, at home, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Fri., Oct. 19, 1900; 
"Christian Sun" (Elon College, NC), Vol. LIII, No. 42, Thurs., Oct. 25, 1900, 
   p. 4 

*Additional information: 

Her husband & his first wife are marked on other sides of the same pylon. 
   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 her gravestone - added by Jake Dog - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #104530842. 

She was the daughter of James & Nancy HOLLAND. 

The 1900 Census - Holy Neck Dist., Nansemond Co. - gives m. 35 years, 
   1 of 1 child surviving. 

Martha & Nathaniel m. 21 Sep 1865.  His first wife "Sallie" Sarah E. (POWELL) 
   WRIGHT d. 1 May 1865. 

The 1870 Census - Holy Neck Dist., Nansemond Co. - shows them with Sallie's 
   three daughters - Texanna, Margaret & Mary. 

Her husband was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. E, 
   9th VA Infantry. 

His obits ("Virginian-Pilot," Dec. 15, 1900, & "Christian Sun," Dec. 20, 1900) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w623n1ob.txt 


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

file at: 
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