Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....Murder-Suicide, 1928 

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KILLS WIFE AND SELF 

  W.T. Munford, for a few years a resident of Isle of Wight County, Sunday 
shot his wife while she was stand ing in the yard at their home in Roanoke 
Rapids, N.C., and then turned the revolver on himself, causing instant death. 

  Munford and his wife had separated several years ago, but on meeting 
sometime ago, decided to live together again, but some domestic difficulties 
came up, and he decided to end it all. 

  Interment was made at Franklin, Va. 

  Eight children survive. 

source: 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 6, No. 50, Fri., May 11, 1928, p. 1 

Notes: 

William Thomas MUNFORD, sn/o James 'Thomas' & Anise L. (WOMBLE) MUNFORD, 
   was b. 25 Mar 1879, Southampton Co. 
Crissie Sallie CARR, dt/o Lysander H. & Sarah Ann "Sallie" (BRADSHAW) CARR, 
   was b. 21 Jun 1878, Isle of Wight Co. 

They were m. 27 Dec 1905, IoW, by I. Walter JOHNSON. (IoW M.Reg. 1905, #131) 
   "Sallie" is out-of-place alphabetically among CARR brides in the 
   BVS Marriage Index, 1900-1911. 

Their surviving children were raised by Eddie T. BRADSHAW, of IoW Co., and 
   his wife Lillie, Crissie's sister. 

Crissie is buried at Mt. Carmel Christian Church Cemetery, Walters. 
   Mount Carmel list - an extension of the Southampton County Historical 
   Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #102088660. 

Crissie's D.Cert. 493 (Roanoke Rapids #39) gives Chrsie MUNTFORD. 

Her parents also are buried there, apparently unmarked. 

Her mother's obit ("Smithfield Times," Apr. 3, 1941, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c600s8ob.txt 

Find a Grave Memorial #71464252 lists William with his mother in Blandford 
   Cemetery, Petersburg.  [no grave photo for William] 

William's D.Cert. 494 (Roanoke Rapids #43) gives MUNTFORD; buried Petersburg. 

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"Christian Sun" (Elon College, NC), Vol. LVIII, No. 4, Wed., Jan. 24, 1906, 
  p. 6 
https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93062839/1906-01-24/ed-1/seq-6/ 

CARR-MUNFORD. 

  On December 27th, 1905, at the home of the bride's parents in Isle of Wight 
county, Va., Miss Crissie Carr and Mr. William Thomas Munford were married, in 
the presence of a few friends and relatives.  May much joy attend their wedded 
life.  Ceremony performed by the writer. 
                 I.W. Johnson. 


Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Marie Piland & 
Matt Harris (Zoobug64@aol.com) [brackets & capitalization mine]. 

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