Southampton-Brunswick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Littleton R., 1883 

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Death of an Aged and Prominent Citizen of Southampton. 
      [Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] 
                       Jerusalem, Va., March 26, 1883. 

  Major L. R. Edwards, a prominent citizen of this county, and clerk of the 
County and Circuit Courts, died last night at 8 o'clock, in the eighty-third 
year of his age.  He was born in Brunswick county, in June, 1800, and was 
deputy clerk of that county for seven years.  He came to this county in 1826, 
and, upon the high recommendation of Judge Mason, Mr. James Rochelle, at that 
time clerk of the county, employed him as his deputy, which position he held 
till the death of Mr. Rochelle, in 1835.  In the same year he was elected by 
a large and popular vote to succeed Mr. Rochelle.  He performed the 
responsible and arduous duties of his office with honor and credit both to 
himself and the county up to the time of his death.  He had been in bad health 
for a number of years, but was able to attend to his business within a day or 
two of death.  He seemed to be fully aware of his approaching end, as he sent 
for his physician about ten days ago, and told him to be candid with him and 
tell him exactly how long he had to live; that he had important business to 
transact before he died, and wanted to know how much time he had. He passed 
away so calmly and quietly that the persons sitting in the room could scarcely 
realize that he had ceased to breathe. 

   Major Edwards possessed a high order of intellect.  His reasoning was sound, 
dexterous, and acute; his thoughts striking and original, and his imagination 
vivid.  He had a wonderful memory, and was so thoroughly familiar with 
statutory law that he was often consulted by able lawyers who practiced at 
this bar.  He was universally popular, and died honored and loved by all who 
know him.  The county has lost a worthy and able officer, and one whose place 
it will be hard to fill.  Judge Barrett will appoint a clerk to fill the 
unxpired [sic] term. 


Major Littleton Richard EDWARDS, Clerk of Courts of Southampton Co., 
b. 1800, Brunswick Co., d. 25 Mar 1883, Jerusalem (now Courtland), 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Episcopal Section, Plot 17*), Courtland, 
"Daily Dispatch" (Richmond, VA), Vol. 63, No. 74, Mar. 28, 1883, p. 2, col. 3 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

A short account of his tenure as Clerk - abstracted from F. Johnston's 
   "Memorials of Old Virginia Clerks" (1888) - is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/court/clerks.txt 


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