Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Newspapers.....May 1883 

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              PETERSBURG. 
The Pennsylvania Visitors - A Happy Time 
  With All - A Curious Mistake - Body Re- 
  Covered - The Southampton Elec- 
  tion &c.
(Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.) 
                          May 5, 1883. 
[...] 

  Judge Barrett, of the County Court, has 
issued a writ ordering the election of a 
clerk of the courts for Southampton county 
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of 
L. R. Edwards, who filled the office for 
so many years.  The election will take 
place on the fourth Thursday in this month. 
In view of the defections from the ranks of 
the Coalitionists in this county a great deal 
of interest if felt in the approaching elec-
tion, and the Democrats are hopeful of vic-
tory. 
[...] 
                          ROBIN ADAIR. 


"The Richmond (VA) Dispatch," May 6, 1883 (Vol. 63, No. 108), 
   p. 1, col. 5 

Additional information: 

Major Littleton R. EDWARDS (1800-1883) gravestone states he was 
   Clerk of Courts for 48 years.  That may not be strictly accurate- 
   Oswin WHITE was Clerk for a time, issuing marriage licenses from 
   May 1869 to Apr 1872 (MB1A:317-MB2:25). 
   EDWARDS, a Brunswick Co. native, is buried in Riverside Cemetery 
   (Episcopal Section, Plot 17), Courtland. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list (C-15): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

L.R. EDWARDS issued his last marriage license, to Junius BREWER and 
   Mary Ann TURNER, on 24 Mar 1883- the day before he died.  His name was 
   written on the next license, but it was partially erased and overwritten 
   by Deputy Clerk James R. TYLER, who acted as Clerk through June. 
   (Southampton Co. MB5:131-32, 160) 

J.B. PRINCE won the election, apparently taking office in July. 
   (Southampton Co. MB5:161) 

Joseph Brown PRINCE (1844-1903) is also buried in the Episcopal Section of 
   Riverside Cemetery (Plot 11).  SCHS Riverside list (C-8). 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/news/05061883rd.txt