Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Elijah G., 1920 

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ELIJAH G. JOYNER 

   Elijah G. Joyner was born May, 1845, and died January 9, 1920, at the age 
of 74, after a brief illness of 5 days.  Although an invalid for 5 years, yet 
the suddeness of his death was a shock to the family.  In his feeble condition 
both the medical skill and the faithful attention of loved ones was all in 
vain.  A deep cold contracted on Sunday settled on his lungs, his condition 
gradually growing worse until the end came at 2 o'clock, Friday. 

   The deceased was a member of the Urquhart-Gillette Camp of Confederate 
Veterans, having heard the call to arms in the War Between the States at the 
age of 16, and was a consistent member of Whitehead's M.E. Church. 

   A good neighbor, upright, honest, industrious, conscientious in his 
dealings with his fellowman, and patient amid the burdens of his afflictions - 
these are characteristics by which those best acquainted with him will cherish 
his memory. 

            "Long days and nights he bore his pain. 
             To wait for cure was all in vain. 
             But God who knoweth all things best, 
             Did cease his pain and give him rest."

   He is survived by his wife, five sons, one daughter and several 
grandchildren.

   He was laid to rest Saturday, January 10, at 3 o'clock in the family 
burying ground, the burial services being conducted by his pastor, Rev. S.N. 
Hurst.  A special choir sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul," "The Sweet Bye and Bye" 
and "Asleep in Jesus."  The following acted as pallbearers: active, B.B., 
W.T., J.L. and F.T. Joyner, G.F. Pope and Julian Dickens; honorary, S.T. Pope, 
P.E. Knight, G.W. Bradshaw, O.S. Pope, Jas. T. Gillette, J.R. Dickens, Walter 
Britt, R.T. Andrews, R.B. Story, G.W. Burgess, R.N. Applewhite and E.B. 
Prince. 


Elijah Gilliam JOYNER, farmer, Confederate veteran, 
b. May 1845, Southampton Co., d. 9 Jan 1920, 
interred in the family cemetery*, near Capron, 10 Jan 1920, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 15, No. 12, Fri., Jan. 16, 1920, 
   pp. 1 & 6, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #33770910 [no grave photo] 

*Additional information: 

The Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project does not 
   have a list for this family cemetery, described as being off Hwy. 35, 
   behind Cook's Body Shop.  The 2 Sep 1935 application for his gravestone 
   describes it as being 5 miles west of Courtland. 

Two D.Certs.: #2065 (Newsoms #3), registered 10 Jan 1920, & 
   #14273 (Capron #13), registered 8 Jun 1920; both give son of Henry & Susan 
   (POPE) JOYNER. 

His widow is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland - Section I, Plot 45. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

Her obit ("Tidewater News," June 19, 1936), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560m4ob.txt 

Elijah served as a private in Co. G, 3rd VA Infantry, and was paroled at 
   Appomattox C.H. 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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