Surry-Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Presson, Junius J., 1906 

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DEATH OF A CITIZEN OF ISLE OF WIGHT. 

  Mr. J.H. Preston [sic], a prominent citizen of Isle of Wight county, whose 
home was near Ivor, died yesterday, in his sixtieth year.  He leaves a widow, 
and three sons - J.H., L.J., and John Preston. 

  The funeral services will be conducted from the home Thursday afternoon at 
3 o'clock. 


Junius Joel PRESSON, farmer, Confederate veteran, 
b. Oct 1846, Southampton Co., d. 25 Apr 1906, 
interred 26 Apr 1906, 
marked in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 37*), Surry Co., 
"Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 62, No. 48, Thurs., Apr. 26, 1906, p. 10 

An obit also appeared in the "Virginian-Pilot," Apr. 27, 1906. 

*Additional information: 

Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Donna Robinson - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #20585023; there are no dates visible on his 
   Confederate gravestone. 

He served as a private in the Surry Light Artillery. 

The application for his headstone gives Joel J., buried in a private cemetery 
   near Ivor.  His daughter Lucy (PRESSON) JOYNER made the application 21 Sep 
   1934.  The stone was to be shipped to his son J. Henley PRESSON, of 
   Wakefield. 

Birthdate from the 1900 Census - Berlin & Ivor Dist., Southampton Co. 


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