Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawls, M. Virginia Johnson, 1973 

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Mrs. Martha J. Rawls 

  FRANKLIN - Mrs. Martha Johnson Rawls, 87, of 806 Fontaine St. died Sunday 
in Southampton Memorial Hospital. 

  A native of Southampton County, she was the widow of John Will Rawls and a 
daughter of William and Betty Goodman Johnson [sic*]. 

  She was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church. 

  Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Fannie D. Buckner of Handsom, Mrs. Mary 
Hargrave of Suffolk, Mrs. Naomi Turner of Boykins and Mrs. Rose Ella Kitchen 
of Franklin; four sons, Luther Dunlow of Zuni, Emmett Dunlow of Newsoms, 
George Dunlow and Jim Dunlow of Handsom; 41 grandchildren; and 62 great-
grandchildren; and 23 great-great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in W.J.M. Holland & Sons 
Funeral Home by the Rev. Larry Cribb.  Burial will be in Nottoway Chapel 
Cemetery.  The family will be at 806 Fontaine St. 


Martha Virginia "Ginny" (JOHNSON/WILLIAMS DUNLOW; Mrs. John Will) RAWLS, 
b. 27 Sep 1885, Southampton Co., d. 2 Sep 1973, Franklin, 
interred in Nottoway Chapel Cemetery*, Story Station Rd., 6 Sep 1973, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 51, No. 211, Mon., Sep. 3, 1973, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

Unmarked?  Added to the Nottoway Chapel list. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (MV-II-58): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 

D.Cert. 73-026914 also gives daughter of William and Betty Goodman Johnson; 
   the informant was her daughter Rose. 

The records for Ginny & her siblings are extremely confusing. 

"Martha WILLIAMS", daughter of Elizabeth WILLIAMS, 1m. George DUNDELOW, 
   son of Martha DUNDELOW, 27 Jan 1904 (Southampton Co. #21).  DUNDELOW 
   is another confusing surname; most of their children used DUNLOW. 
   George seems identical with the George W. DUNDLOW who d. 4 Mar 1927 
   in Isle of Wight Co.; he was buried in Southampton Co. near Franklin. 

"Jennie DUNDELOW", daughter of ___ & Bettie MUMFORD, 2m. widower John Will 
   RAWLS, son of Dick & Ellen RAWLS, 9 Jun 1917 (Southampton Co. #112). 
   John (ca. 1877 NC - 1953) is buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg. 

Ginny's sister Annie Lee (Mrs. Charlie H.) BRADSHAW & brother 
   William M. JOHNSON are buried in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Black Creek list (BC-4 & 18): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/blkcrk.txt 

Annie's m.rec. gives Annie Lee WILLIAMS, daughter of Bettie MUNFORD; 
   her D.Cert., JOHNSON. 

William's D.Cert. gives son of Henry & Betty (WILLIAMS) JOHNSON; his obits 
   ("Daily Press" & "Tidewater News," Mar. 1959) give his sister as 
   "Gennie" (DP) & "Jennie" (TN). 

Their mother Bettie (Mrs. Joseph H.) MUNFORD d. 25 Mar 1925 and was buried 
   27 Mar 1925 in the Family Burying Place. 
   (D.Cert. 7539 (Jerusalem #6) 

Her m.rec.: 

Joseph MUMFORD, 42, widowed, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   son of Harry & Ellen MUMFORD, Laborer 
Elizabeth WILLIAMS WHITE, 42, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   daughter of Goodman & Virginia WILLIAMS 
m. 3 Oct 1901 Southampton 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. 1901 #161; not in MB10) 

These seem to be Bettie's parents: 
Goodman WASHINGTON & Virginia WOMBLE m. 21 Dec 1850. 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. 596, 728; MB1:2) 

Her father seems to be identical with this groom: 

Goodwyn (Gooden) WILLIAMS & Lucy BRITT m.bond 22 Jan 1827; 
   wit: Etheldred KITCHEN; James ROCHELLE, Mildred BRITT 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. 368) 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com); 
additional information from Anne Marie Piland. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r420v1ob.txt