Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pretlow, John, 1899 

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Death of Mr. John Pretlow, Prominent Citizen of Southampton. 
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  Suffolk, Va., Oct. 31.- John Pretlow, one of the most prominent citizens of 
Southampton county, died about 8 o'clock this morning, aged 76* years.  Death 
came at his country home, near Franklin.  He had been losing strength some 
weeks.  The funeral services will take place at 2:30 o'clock to-morrow 
afternoon from the Episcopal Church at Franklin. 

  The deceased leaves an estate worth $100,000.  He had given away many 
thousands of dollars.  He leaves a wife and six children, one of whom, Robert 
A. Pretlow, is superintendent of the Albemarle Steam Navigation Company of 
Franklin.  The other five are: John A., Richard B., Katie Sykes, Barclay and 
Sue Pretlow.  The widow, who is the mother of the younger children, was Sue 
Sykes.  The first wife was Evie Pretlow.  The deceased was a cousin of Hon. J. 
Denson Pretlow and Mrs. J. L. McLemore, of Suffolk.  There are others. 


John PRETLOW, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 31 Oct 1899, at home, Southampton Co., age 72*, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 37*), 1 Nov 1899, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Wed., Nov. 1, 1899, p. 8, col. 3 

*Cemetery list gives 8 Aug 1827 - 31 Oct 1899; buried with his widow. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

Her obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 19, 1940, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p634s1ob.txt 

His first wife is buried with her parents in "Jerico" ("Beechwood") Cemetery. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 3 (III-45): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol3.txt 

Her marriage and death records are appended to the obits ("Tidewater News," 
   Feb. 24, 1933, p. 1 & Mar. 3, 1933, p. 1) for their son John Alexander 
   PRETLOW, posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p634j2ob.txt 

More from the same column of the paper is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/newspapers/18991101vp.txt 


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file at: 
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