Southampton County-Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Blow, James T., 1921 

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JAMES THOMAS BLOW

   James Thomas Blow died at 8:55 o’clock Monday morning, April 4, 1921, at 
the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Clara Porter Blow, 125 Hill Avenue, 
Portsmouth, aged 72 years.  Mr. Blow formerly resided in this community but 
moved to Portsmouth three years ago to make his home in that city.  He is 
survived by the following sons; George T. Blow of Edenton, N.C., Lewis W. and 
James R. Blow of Elizabeth City, N.C., and Willie N. and Walter H. Blow of 
Portsmouth.  The body was forwarded Tuesday morning over the Seaboard Air Line 
Railway to Handsom and the burial took place at 12 o’clock at his old home 
here.  The burial services were conducted  at the grave by Rev. C.H. Kidd. 
The pallbearers were E.R. Story, Thomas Miles, A.P. Porter, B.A. Porter, J.R. 
Gilliam, Herman Porter.

   There were many beautiful floral designs.


James Thomas BLOW, formerly of Franklin, 
d. 4 Apr 1921, at daughter-in-law's home, Portsmouth, age 72, 
interred in the family cemetery*, near Handsom, 5 Apr 1921, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), April 15, 1921, p. 3 

*Location not known (Apr 2015) to the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project. 

His brother Walter R. BLOW is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Hollywood list (N-4): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

His brother-in-law Walter Stith BISHOP is buried in a BISHOP family cemetery, 
   near Handsom. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Hollywood list (IX-22): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol9.txt 

His marriage record - 

James T. Blow, 25, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Nathaniel R. & Elizabeth H. Blow, Farmer 
Sarah A. Bishop, 23, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Stith H. & Harriett Bishop 
m.lic. 3 Nov 1873, by dep.clerk James Tyler; cert. signed by J.T. Blow 
m. 12 Nov 1873, Southampton Co., by Geo: Rives 
(Southampton Co. MB5:197) 

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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b400j4ob.txt