Southampton-Isle of Wight-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Stephenson, Jerusha A. Dashield, 1900 

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JERUSHA ANN DASHIELD* STEPHENSON 

In Memoriam 

Miss Jerusha Ann Dashield was born in Surry county, Virginia, December 28, 
1859; joined Mill Swamp Baptist church in her early girlhood; married Mr. L. 
Hugh Stephenson, of Zuni, Va, Feburary 15, 1883; joined Tucker's Swamp Baptist 
church by letter August 10, 1887.  Being possessed with much zeal and 
enthusiasm, she at once became a Dorcas in the church.  All of the members 
looked upon her as a leader, especially the Ladies' Aid Society.  All of the 
improvements to the church, after she became a member where by and through her 
instrumentality, and stand as a monument to her memory.  Her modesty prevented 
her from filling some positions which she was suited.  She attended nearly all 
of the Sunday services in her church and was a great help to her pastor.  In 
the Sunday-school she taught a class of boys, all of whom loved her.

She was a great sufferer for more than two years, her disease baffling the 
best physicians.  During her last illness, for more than six weeks, all that 
could be done by experienced doctors, trained nurse, loving hearts and willing 
hands was freely bestowed, but all in vain.  On May 30, 1900, about noon, she 
said to her nurse, "It seems so hard to have to climb the golden stairs 
alone," and at 6 o'clock PM on the same day her spirit took its flight to the 
God who gave it.

On Friday, June 1, a large concourse of friends met at Tucker's Swamp church 
to listen to a sermon preached by her pastor, Rev. J.F. Deans, DD, from the 
text, "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man 
is peace," after which all that was mortal of Jerusha Ann Stephenson was laid 
to rest in the church yard by the side of her three little children who had 
gone before, to await the resurrection morn.  Her popularity in Zuni was shown 
by business being almost suspended in honor of her memory.

She leaves to mourn their loss a fond and loving husband and a dutiful and 
affectionate son, to who she had be a Lydia, seeing them brought to the 
Saviour by her lovely example; also, two sisters, one brother, and a host of 
loving and sorrowing friends. 
                                                            A.J.S. 


Jerusha Ann (DASHIELD; Mrs. L. Hugh) STEPHENSON, of Zuni, 
b. 28 Dec 1859, Surry Co., d. 30 May 1900, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery**, 1 Jun 1900, 
"The Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," June 15, 1900 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Tucker Swamp list (TS-32): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 

*"Dashields" throughout original corrected to "Dashield." 
   Her parents are buried in a JONES/DASHIELD family cemetery, 
   Burwells Bay Rd., Isle of Wight Co. (IWCHS GSSTF #184) 


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