Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whitworth, John Stansfield April 1, 1925
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Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark April 2, 1925

           AGED CONFEDERATE VETERAN SUCCUMBS AFTER LONG ILLNESS

   Captain J.S. Whitworth, 88, Long Had Been Active In Tidewater Affairs

Capt. John Stansfield Whitworth, aged 88, veteran of 27 battles of the War 
Between the States and for many years superintendent of floating equipment 
of the Atlantic Coast Line, died at the residence of his daughter, Mr. W. G. 
Larmour, 207 West Indian River road, yesterday morning at 1:30 o'clock after 
a long illness.
Born at Manchester, September ?5, 1836, he was the son of Sallie Stansfield 
and John Whitworth, who came to this country from Rochdale, England, in 
1828.
As a member of the Rocky Ridge Rifles he served at Harpers Ferry during the 
insurrection of 1859.  In 1861 he entered the service of the Confederacy as 
a lieutenant of Company I, Sixth Virginia Infantry, Mahone's Brigade.  He 
was promoted to captain of the company in 1862, serving in this capacity for 
the remainder of the war.  He was seriously wounded in Wilson's Raid, June 
22, 1864.
After Lee's surrender, Captain Whitworth entered civil life as an employee 
of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, late becoming connected with the 
Atlantic Coast Line. 

                         Vestryman 40 Years
A resident of Berkley since 1880, Captain Whitworth had held an honored 
place in the community, taking an active part in social, business and 
municipal affairs.  As a vestryman in both St. Paul's and St. Thomas' (now 
St. Bride's) churches, he had a record of 40 years continuous service.
Captain Whitworth is survived by two daughters, Mrs. A.O. Calcott and Mrs. 
W.G. Larmour, both of this city.  Another daughter, Mrs. Jennie Bennett 
Hollingsworth, died in January 1923.
Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at St. 
Bride's Episcopal Church.  Members of the Masonic lodges have been called 
upon to attend in a body.

Additional Comments:
Magnolia 
Could not determine first number in day of birth and changed birth year from 
1856 to 1836 as engraved on tombstone. 

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