Southampton-Norfolk County-Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hill, Chandler W., 1896 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JUDGE CHANDLER WOODWARD HILL JUDGE CHANDLER HILL DEAD. Passes Away at His Home in Southampton - Steamer Captain Shot. NORFOLK, VA., August 14. - (Special.) - Judge Chandler Woodward Hill died at his home, at Drewrysville [sic; Drewryville], Southampton county, Va., at 10 o'clock this morning. Judge Hill was one of the best-known members of the State Bar, having served thirteen years as Judge of the Hustings Court for the city of Portsmouth, and eight years as Circuit-Court Judge, and during all those years he held a high position in the estimation of all with whom he came in contact. MOVED FROM NORFOLK. After leaving the hench he moved from Norfolk, where he had resided for some years, to Southampton county, and there bought a farm, intending to make a home for his family, but last December he was taken ill, and since that time had been a great sufferer from stomach trouble. Judge Hill was a gallant soldier in the war, and had always lived an upright, Christian life. He was 54 years of age, and leaves a wife and several sons to mourn. The remains will be brought here to-morrow morning, and taken to the residence of his brother, Mr. John T. Hill, No. 221 North street, from which the funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. [...] ****************************************************************************** VIRGINIA NEWS. [...] Judge Chandler Woodward Hill died at his home at Drewrysville [sic; Drewryville], Southampton county yesterday. He was for thirteen years judge of the Hustings Court of Portsmouth and for eight years judge of the Circuit Court of that district. He was a gallant Confederate soldier, and lost an arm in the seven days' battles around Richmond [sic*]. [...] ****************************************************************************** DIED HILL - At his home at Drewreysville [sic; Drewryville], Southampton county, Va., at 10 o'clock a.m., Friday, August 14th, 1896, Judge CHANDLER WOODWARD HILL. Funeral services from the residence of his brother, Mr. John T. Hill, No. 221 North street, Portsmouth, SUNDAY AFTERNOON at 6 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances invited to attend. [...] Death of Judge C. W. Hill Judge Chandler Woodward Hill died at his home at Drewerysville [sic; Drewryville], Southampton County, Va., at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Judge Hill was one of the best known members of the bar, having served thirteen years as Judge of the Husting Court for the city of Portsmouth and eight years as Circuit Court Judge, and during all those years held a high position in the estimation of all with whom he came in contact. After leaving the bench he moved from Norfolk, where he had resided for some years, to Southampton County, where he brought a farm, intending to make a home for his family, but last December he was taken ill and since that time has been a great sufferer from stomach trouble. Judge Hill was a brave soldier in the war and has always lived an upright Christian life. He was fifty-four years of age, and leaves a widow and several sons to mourn their loss. The remains will be brought here this morning and carried to the residence of his brother, Mr. John T. Hill, No. 221 North Street, from which the funeral will take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock. ****************************************************************************** SOME CITY GLIMPSES [...] Pickett-Buchanan Camp, C.V., is called to meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock promptly to attend the funeral of their late comrade, Judge Chandler Hill. [...] PORTSMOUTH NEWS [...] The funeral of Judge C.W. Hill will take place this afternoon at 6 o'clock from the residence of J. T. Neill, on North street. [...] In our yesterday's issue notice was made that Judge Hill's funeral would take place yesterday afternoon, which was first intended. but later a change was decided upon and by an oversight a correction was not made, consequently it caused considera-ble annoyance to the family. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock. ****************************************************************************** PORTSMOUTH NEWS [...] Funerals Sunday. The funeral of the late Judge C.W. Hill took place Sunday afternoon from the residence of his brother, John T. Hill, on North street. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Gatewood, of Berkley. The interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen acted as pall-bearers: Judge C.W. Murdaugh, G.P. Edwards, Col. W. H. Stewart, W.H. White, Thomas R. Borland, Geo. Todd, Judge E. Spalding, William Vermillion, J.J. Dudley, Capt. C.C. Phillips, Judge Heath and Thomas M. Hodges. [...] ****************************************************************************** PORTSMOUTH MATTERS. [...] Judge C. W. Hill at Rest in Cedar Grove Cemetery. The funeral of Judge Chandler W. Hill took place Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock from the residence of his brother, Mr. John T. Hill, No. 221 North street, and was largely attended. Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans, of Norfolk, of which the deceased was a member, was represented by a uniformed detachment. The Rev. Robert Gatewood, of Norfolk, conducted the service, and spoke very touchingly of the upright and pure life of the deceased. The remains were placed in the Collins vault in Cedar Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen were pallbearers: Judge C.W. Murdaugh, G.F. Edwards, Colonel W.H. Stewart, W.H. White, T.R. Borland, John Vermillion, George Todd, Judge Edward Spalding, J.J. Dudley, Captain C.T. Phillips, Judge James E. Heath and Captain Thomas R. Hodges. Chandler Woodward HILL, former Hustings & Circuit Court Judge, Confederate veteran, b. ca. 1840, Portsmouth, d. 14 Aug 1896, at home, near Drewryville, entombed in Cedar Grove Cemetery*, Portsmouth, 16 Aug 1896, "Richmond (VA) Dispatch," No. 14,053, Sat., Aug. 15, 1896, p. 4; "Alexandria (VA) Gazette," Vol. 97, No. 195, Sat., Aug. 15, 1896, p. 2, text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #37650874; "Norfolk Virginian," Vol. 52, No. 73, Sat., Aug. 15, 1896, pp. 2 & 5, text of obit posted with Find a Grave Memorial #37650874; "Norfolk Virginian," Vol. 52, No. 74, Sun., Aug. 16, 1896, pp. 2 & 5; "Norfolk Virginian," Vol. 52, No. 76, Tues., Aug. 18, 1896, p. 5; "Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 43, No. 41, Tues., Aug. 18, 1896, p. 4 *Additional information: A photo of his CSA marker - added by Steve Poole - is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #37650874, which gives b. 1841, d. 12 Aug 1896. Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives, Cedar Grove list, also gives b. 1841, d. 12 Aug 1896: http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/cemeteries/cgcem.html His parents, John Thompson & Mary Eliza (CHANDLER) HILL, & in-laws are also buried there. He served in Co. G, 6th VA Infantry, and lost his left arm during the Battle of the Crater. His widow "Fannie" Frances Gregory (COLLINS) HILL applied for a pension 14 Apr 1931 in Norfolk. His father (1813 - 1842) was the editor of the "Portsmouth Times and Repulican." His mother's obit ("Norfolk Landmark," Sep. 2, 1893, p. 4) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h400e11o.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by William J. DelMonte (jazzzybill@yahoo.com) and Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h400c16o.txt