Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Miles, Blanch Z. Brett, 1974 

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BLANCH ZINNIE BRITT MILES 

  HANDSOM - Funeral services for Mrs. Blanch Zinnie Britt Miles, 73, of 
Handsom, were held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the McDowell Funeral Home, Boykins, 
by the Rev. Harry Bunch.

  Burial was in the Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins.

  Pallbearers were Leslie Bryant, Norman Porter, Delbert L. Whitehead, 
William Britt, J.C. Johnson Jr. and David C. Blythe, Jr.

  Mrs. Miles was the wife of Enoch I. Miles and a daughter of James Elbert 
and Mrs. Mary Johnson Britt.  She was a native of Hertford County, N.C. and 
a practical nurse.

  Mrs. Miles was a member of the Barnes United Methodist Church.

  In addition to her husband, other survivors are one grandson, Oscar L. Gray, 
Jr. of Chester (formerly of Franklin); one sister, Mrs. Vennie Williams of 
Rocky Mounty, N.C., one brother, Jimmie Guy Britt of Como, N.C.; three 
stepsons, Berkley C. Gray and Ashby Gray, both of Boykins; Marvin Gray of 
Shallotte, N.C.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Floyd Bryant, also of Boykins; and 
two great-grandson.


Blanch Zennie/Zinnie (BRETT/BRITT GRAY HARGRAVE; Mrs. Enoch I.) MILES, 
   practical nurse, 
b. 7 May 1900, Hertford Co., NC, d. 18 Jan 1974, at home, Handsom, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 1, Section E, Plot 3*), Boykins, 
   20 Jan 1974, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Thurs., Jan. 24, 1974, p. 8A 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of her gravestone - added by Judy McKinley - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #65398532. 

Her first marriage: 

William "Willie" Davis Gray, 44, w, So.Co., So.Co., farmer, 
   s/o Benjamin J. and Martha R. Gray 
09-10-1918 Newsoms Baptist Church, Newsoms, So.Co., Va. by Rev. L.F. Paulette 
Blanche Brett, 21, s, North Carolina, So.Co., 
   d/o James Elbert and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Brett 
(Southampton Co. MB17:280; file at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb17pt.txt) 

Willie (1874 - 1947) has been added to her plot.  His first wife Anna Dora 
   (DRAKE) GRAY (1878 - 1918) is also buried there. 

Widowed 1 Oct 1947, she 2m. 13 Jan 1948 widower Lonnie Milton HARGRAVE; 
   they div. 1954. 

She 3m. 30 Mar 1962 widower Enoch Israel MILES.  He is buried with his 
   second wife (of 4) in Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Hollywood list (N-45): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

Her middle name usually appear "Ze"- Zena, Zenie, Zennie. 

D.Cert. 74-003134 gives her maiden name as BRITT, but it usually appears as 
   BRETT. 

Her parents' marriage record: 

James E. Brett, 48, res. Hertford Co., &
Mary E. Johnson, 27, res. Hertford Co., 
m. 14 Dec 1882, Maneys Neck, by Rev. R.R. Savedge 
wits: J.B. Story, D. Williams, J.P. Brett 
(Hertford Co., NC, M.Reg.) 

Her parents are buried at New Hope Church, near Como, NC 
   (Find A Grave Mem. #81752855) 

Her father (1834 - 1915) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. H, 41st VA Infantry.  Her step-mother (1855 - 1930) applied for a 
   pension 28 Jun 1924 in Southampton Co. 

Her father d. 28 Nov 1915, age 82, in Maney's Neck Dist., Hertford Co., NC, 
   of Facial Carcinoma. (NC D.Cert. #508) 

He left will 23 Oct 1903, proved 16 Dec 1915. 
   (Hertford Co., NC, WB D:373-75) 

Her father & step-mother are marked in the New Hope Church Site Historic 
   Cemetery, near Como, Hertford Co., NC.  Her father ("1833 - 1915") also 
   has a Confederate gravestone in a field just outside Como, NC. 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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