Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Drewry, Samuel B., 1934 

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SAMUEL BENJAMIN DREWRY

   Samuel Benjamin Drewry of the Sedley community died Saturday, May 5, in his 
59th year. He was the son of the late John Tyler and Mary Councill Drewry and 
had been a resident of this community all of his life. He was twice married, his 
first wife being Miss Lilla Bradshaw, his second was Miss Belle Joyner. He is 
survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. James Bradshaw of Zuni, Sarah and 
Mary Catherine Drewry of Courtland; four sons, Shelly, John Henry and Sam 
Benjamin, Jr. of Courtland and C.V. Drewry of Sedley; two sisters, Mrs. Q.B. 
Lowe and Mrs. T.O. Bryant of Franklin; one brother, John B. Drewry of Sedley.

   Funeral services were held at the Sedley Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 
3 o’clock conducted by Rev. Rives Ferguson. Interment was made in Rosemont 
Cemetery.


[Samuel Benjamin DREWRY, of Sedley, d. 5 May 1934, age 59, 
 interred in Rosemont Cemetery*, Sedley, 6 May 1934, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 11, 1934] 

[*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Rosemont (S-24): 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt] 

Samuel seems to have changed his middle name over time, adopting that of his 
 younger brother. 
Samuel Blythe Drewry, 23, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   s/o John Tyler and Mary E. Council, Farmer 
02-09-1898 Bride’s father’s residence by Rev. C.C. Wertenbaker 
Eva L. Bradshaw, 21, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   d/o Adolphus Gilliam and Mary Alice Wills Bradshaw 
Southampton MB9:Page 320; abstracted by Bruce Saunders 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb09pt.txt 

John Benjamin Drewry, 27, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   s/o John Tyler and Mary E. Council Drewry, Farmer 
02-14-1906 Vicksville, So.Co., Va. by Rev. R.H. Peel 
Mary A. Barnes, 29, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   d/o John and Sarah Barnes 
Southampton MB12:Page 363; abstracted by Bruce Saunders 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb12pt.txt 

The obituary of his son, Shelly A. DREWRY (6/26/1900-9/17/1981), gives 
 his stepmother as Bessie- not Belle, as above.  No record of this marriage 
 found in the Va. BVS Index of Husbands (1912-34); they may have m. in NC. 
 Shelly's obit posted at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d660s3ob.txt 

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
William J. DelMonte (JazzyBill@aol.com) 
& Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d660s2ob.txt