Southampton-Surry-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, James F., 1932 

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ACCIDENTAL FIRING 
     OF GUN COSTS LIFE 
         OF BOY IN WINDSOR 

  SUFFOLK, April 11. - Jesse [sic] Ellis, 6 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse 
Ellis, living near Windsor, was instantly killed today by the accidental 
discharge of a shotgun in his home.

  An older brother, aged 7, was handling the gun at the time, but declared he 
did not touch the trigger.  A younger boy, aged 5, was also in the room, but 
escaped injury.  Dr. Ivan Steele, of Windsor, was summoned, but found the boy 
beyond help. 

  The Ellis family recently moved to the Windsor neighborhood.  Funeral 
services for the boy killed, were held Tueday.


James Franklin ELLIS, son of Jesse R. & Helen F. (PARKER) ELLIS, 
b. 12 Mar 1927, Dendron, 
accidentally shot & killed by brother, 11 Apr 1932, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Millfield Baptist Church Cemetery*, 12 Apr 1932, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 13, No. 2, Apr. 14, 1932, p. 1. col. 3 

*His father is also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-18):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 9, 1940, p. 7) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e420j3ob.txt 

His widowed mother 2m. widower Charlie J. JOYNER; they are buried in 
   Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin - Annex 2, Plot 170. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list:
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 23, 1961, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560h5ob.txt 

His brother Robert Melvin ELLIS, who was handling the gun, 
   is buried in Southampton Memorial Park - Devotion II, Plot 8. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list:
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/somempk.txt 

The family appeared in the 1930 Census in Burdette, Jerusalem Dist., 
   Southampton Co. 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e420j8ob.txt