Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, John T., 1933 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JOHN THOMAS JOYNER John Thomas Joyner, 91, well known citizen of Southampton County and Confederate veteran, died Monday at his home in the county. Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. L.L. Scott of Franklin, and Mrs. Clinton Emory of Portsmouth and one son, Ernest Joyner of Portsmouth. Mr. Joyner was a member of Company I, Thirty-fourth [sic*] Virginia Infantry in the War Between the States, and saw service during the entire four years, the battle of the Crater being his last engagement. He was one of the few surviving Confederate soldiers left in this section. Funeral services were held at Bethel Friends Church, Tuesday afternoon, February 14, at 1 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J.A. Stanfield. Interment was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin. Active pallbearers were J.C. Scott, Tony Cobb, James Joyner, B. Drake, Exum White, Linwood Bradshaw, J.G. Joyner and S.B. Cutchins. John Thomas JOYNER, farmer, Confederate veteran, b. 4 May 1842*, Southampton Co., d. 13 Feb 1933, at home, Southampton Co., interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 83*), Franklin, 14 Feb 1933, "Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 28, No. 19, Fri., Feb. 17, 1933, p. 1 *Additional information: Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt No dates on his gravestone; a photo of it - added by Cyndi Harrison - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #255402772. D.Cert. 5010 (Franklin #7) The 1900 Census - Franklin Dist., Southampton Co. - also gives b. May 1842; widowed; Rented Farm #110. error: Co. I, 41st Virginia Infantry (Balfour, Danuel T. "Franklin and Southampton County in the Civil War." (1st ed.) Appomattox: H.E. Howard, 2002. p. 105.) His parents' m.recs: John Joyner & Winne Johnson (21 & upwards) sec/wit: Elijah Joyner; L.R. Edwards m.bond 1 Feb 1842 m. 2 Feb 1842 by Jonathan Lankford (Southampton Co. M.Reg. 1759-1853, pp. 517, 724) John T. Joyner, White, 24, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co, sn/o John & Winney Joyner, Farming Eliza Beale, White, 23, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co, dt/o Harrison & Birtha [Tabitha] Beale m.lic. 30 Jan 1867 by clerk L.R. Edwards; m. 31 Jan 1867, Southampton, by Benj. Devany (Southampton Co. MB1A:175; M.Reg. 1853-72, p. 20, ln. 16) 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 Matt Harris. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560j3ob.txt