Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Williams, Robert N., 1920 

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ROBERT WILLIAMS

   Mr. Robert Williams, a well known Confederate veteran, died at his home in 
Courtland, Monday, May 3 [sic; 10], at the age of 87 years.  He is survived by 
his widow and the following children, W.W. and C.S. Williams of Norfolk, R.C. 
Williams of Courtland, Mrs. W.R. Lamb and Mrs. J.L. Joyner of Norfolk and Mrs. 
Joe Jordan of Courtland.  His sister, Mrs. J.E. Rowe and his brother, Mr. 
Henry Williams of Ivor, also survive him.

   The funeral services were conducted in the Courtland Methodist Church 
Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock by his pastor, Rev. J.E. Brooks.


Robert Nicholas WILLIAMS, farmer, Confederate veteran, 
b. Oct 1832, Southampton Co., d. 10 May 1920, at home, Courtland, age 87, 
funeral, Courtland Methodist Church, 4 May 1920, 
interred at the home place, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 20, 1920, p. 1 

Birthyear &c. from D.Cert. #16499 (Jerusalem #22), which gives 
   sn/o Nicklus [sic; Nicholas] and Mary (Davis) Williams, all b. Southampton; 
   bu. Home Place. 

He served in the Southampton Greys - Co. D, 3rd Virginia Infantry, CSA. 

Burial site not known (Sep 2020) to the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project. 

His 1st wife - 

Williams, Sarah E.F. [Elizabeth Frances], d. 6 Jul 1890, age 56, 
   dt/o John A. & Mary A. Hill. 
   (Southampton Co. D.Recs. {recopied} p. 448 [indexed 449] {orig. p. 4 #117}) 

He 2m. 22 Oct 1891 Anna T. Gardner, d/o Arrington and Mary Barrett Gardner. 
   (Southampton Co. MB7:288) 

Son Robert Cooper WILLIAMS is bu. in Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Rosemont list (S-74): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt 

Bro Henry Kinchen WILLIAMS is bu. in Ivor Cemetery.  
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Ivor list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 

Their sister Mary Eugenia (WILLIAMS; Mrs. James E.) ROWE 
   is bu. in a ROWE family cemetery, River Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (VIII-14): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
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