Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lawrence, Jonas E., 1942 

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JONAS ELISHA LAWRENCE

JONAS E. LAWRENCE 74, DIES LAST NIGHT

   Jones Elisha Lawrence, age 74, prominent resident and farmer of Franklin 
died Thursday night at a Suffolk hospital after an illness of many months.  He 
was the son of the late Jonas W. and Jennie Lee Lawrence of Nansemond County.

   He was born at South Quay in 1868.  A member of the Franklin Congregation 
Christian Church, he served it faithfully until ill health prevented.

   On November 10, fifty years ago, he married Miss Irene Beale, daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Carr Beale of Franklin and to this union were born two daughters, 
Misses Helen and Catherine Lawrence of Franklin and one son, Henry B. Lawrence 
of Portsmouth.  Besides his wife and children he is survived by two 
grandchildren, Henry B. Lawrence, Jr. and Mrs. J.H. Boyd, Jr., both of 
Portsmouth; one great-grandchildren, Nancy Patricia Boyd; one brother, A.R. 
Lawrence of Washington, and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services will be held from the residence in High Street Sunday 
afternoon at 3 o’clock by Dr. Elwood W. Jones, with interment in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery here.

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JONAS ELISHA LAWRENCE

   Funeral services for Jonas Elisha Lawrence, 74, who died on Thursday night 
of last week, were held from the residence last Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, 
conducted by Dr. Elwood W. Jones, assisted by the Rev. R.D. Stephenson and the 
Rev. B.B. Bland of Portsmouth.  Music was rendered by members of the choir of 
the Congregational Christian Church, of which the deceased was a member.

   Pallbearers were E.P. Jones, L.R. Jones, W.H. ("Tup") Jones, W.H. Jones of 
A., L.B. Norfleet, J. Letcher Eley, E.L. Beale and J.A. Williams.


Jonas Elisha LAWRENCE, Franklin farmer, 
b. 9 Sep 1868, South Quay, d. 12 Nov 1942, Suffolk, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 85A*), Franklin, 
   15 Nov 1942, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 38, No. 4, Fri., Nov. 13, 1942, p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 38, No. 5, Fri., Nov. 20, 1942, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ray Gurganus - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #228056389. 

D.Cert. 24561 (Suffolk #319) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," July 5, 1956, Sect. 1, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b400i1ob.txt 

Their marriage is not found in the Southampton Co. records [MB7]. 

His parents are also buried in Poplar Spring Cemetery - Annex 2, Plot 152: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His father (1831 - 1915) was a Confederate veteran, having served as Captain 
   of Co. K, 41st VA Infantry. 


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