Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Upshur, Caleb Littleton September 9, 1886
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Norfolk Virginian Saturday September 11, 1886

The people of Norfolk were shocked yesterday morning at the announcement of 
the death on Thursday night, at the Blue Ridge Springs, of Captain Caleb L. 
Upshur.  Captain Upshur had been in bad health for a long time and had gone 
to the Springs to recuperate.  His family accompanied him and he had been 
there nearly two months.  He was born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia about 
18?9, but spent his boyhood days in Nansemond county. When the war broke out 
he joined Company F, Ninth Virginia Infantry, and served during the entire 
struggle with honor to himself and State, having been wounded in battle.  
About fifteen years ago he came to Norfolk and engaged in business, being at 
the time of his death president of the American Fertilizer Company.  He was 
one of the best known men in this city, and has served as a member of the 
Select Council.  He was a member of Ruth Lodge No. 89, A.F. & A.M., Norfolk 
United Royal Arch Chapter No. 1, Grice Commandery No. 16, Norfolk Lodge No. 
1, Royal Arcanum, and Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans.
Captain Upshur was always ready to lend a helping hand, and was public 
spirited, always taking the lead in everything to the interest of Norfolk.  
The time and place of his funeral will be announced later.

Commander Henry, of the Pickett-Buchanan Camp, has made detail of the 
following members of the camp to be in charge of Lieutenant Commander J.W. 
Thomas, Jr., to meet the remains of their deceased comrade, Capt. Caleb L. 
Upshur, which are expected to arrive by the Norfolk and Western Railroad 
tonight at 10 o'clock:  Messrs George Chamberlaine, Wm. E. Foster, E.B. 
Freeman, T.W. Henderson, James W. Lee, W.W. Old, J.J. Phillips and 
Washington Taylor.
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                     Funeral of the Late C.L. Upshur

The funeral of the late Captain C.L. Upshur took place from St. Paul's P.E. 
Church Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and was very largely attended.  The 
remains laid in state at the Masonic Temple all day and were viewed by a 
large number of people.  Many floral designs, such as crosses, anchors, 
harp, gates ajar, etc., covered the handsome casket.  Shortly after 3 
o'clock, Grice Commandery No. 16, Knights Templar, headed by a brass band, 
and followed by Ruth Lodge No. 89, A.F. and A.M. and veterans from Pickett-
Buchanan Camp, C.V., the Mexican Veterans' Association and Farragut Post, 
G.A.R., took up their march from the temple to the church.  Behind these was 
the hearse bearing the remains, on each side of which was six pallbearers, 
while in the rear were eight colored men.  Then came a long string of 
carriages.  Rev. A.S. Lloyd, rector of St. Luke's Church, met the corpse at 
the door and as the solemn cortege moved up the aisle read the "I am the 
resurrection and the life, saith the Lord"  Rev. Mr. Lloyd read as the 
lesson St. Paul xv, 29.  When he had concluded, Grice Commandery performed 
their beautiful burial service, after which the remains were carried to 
Elmwood Cemetery, where they were interred. The following named gentlemen 
acted as pallbearers:  Grice Commandery No. 16, K. T. - Captain John L. 
Roper and Major A. Myers.  Ruth Lodge No. 89 - Captain J.F. Cecil and Major 
C.A. Nash.  Pickett Buchanan Camp - Colonel J.J. Phillips, Thomas W. 
Henderson, James W. Lee and Captain J.E. Barry.  Mexican Veterans - C.J. 
Creekmur and Hugh McKay.  Citizens - Messrs S.B. Carney, E.N. Wilcox, H.M. 
Foster, T.G. McAlpine, C.W. Grandy, Captain N. Burruss, and Captain E.V. 
White.

Norfolk Virginian September 14, 1886

Additional Comments:
Elmwood
Third number of birth year is blank-probably a 3

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