Southampton-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barrett, Dr. Eugene C., 1899 

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        Dr. E. C. Barrett Dead. 
      (Special to Virginian-Pilot.) [line printed upside-down] 

  Courtland, Va, Sept 15. - Dr. E.C. Barrett, ex-Judge of the County Court 
for Southampton county, died at his home in this town to-day, in the 64th 
year of his age.  He leaves one son, four daughters and a wide circle of 
friends to mourn his departure.  He will be buried beside his deceased wife 
to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in Courtland. 


Dr. Eugene Calhoun BARRETT, physician, 
former Southampton Co. judge & Postmaster of Courtland, 
d. 16 Sep 1899, at home, Courtland, age circa 64, 
listed in the BLOW-BARRETT family cemetery*, off Hwy. 35, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 3, No. 145, Sep. 16, 1899, 
   p. 6, col. 3 

Additional information: 

*His mother, Eveline L. (BLOW; Mrs. Davis) BARRETT, & her mother are the only 
   two marked graves in this cemetery, documented by the WPA in 1937. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 3 (III-22): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol3.txt 

He married Maria Lou PARKER, 1 Oct 1858, in Sussex Co., VA. 
   (FamilySearch.org "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, 
    citing Sussex, Virginia, reference P-9 L-17; FHL microfilm 34,185.) 

His family appears in Boykins Depot Twp. in 1870 Census {indexed "Burrell"} 
   and in Jerusalem Dist. in 1880. 

They lost daughter Evelina 20 Aug 1878, age 14 mos. (Southampton Co. D.Recs., 
   p. 80 {orig.p. 5 #1}), and apparently sons Robert H. (b. c1862) & Eugene C. 
   (b. c1867) between 1870-1880. 

M. Lou BARRETT, b. Southampton Co., dt/o J.H. & Susan PARKER, 
   d. 10 Mar 1890, Southampton Co., age 52. 
   (recopied Southampton Co. D.Recs, p. 81 {orig.p. 1 #18}) 

He presided 16 Feb 1880, producing a commission from the governor and taking 
   the prescribed oath. (Southampton Co. Court Order Book 1875-81, p. 451) 

He was appointed Postmaster of Courtland 27 Apr 1893. 
   He was replaced by Mattie R. TYLER 16 Jul 1897. 
   ("Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971," vol. 80, pp. 655-56) 


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