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Gay Fluornoy [Francis] Eggleston[1]

Male 1791 - 1862  (71 years)


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  • Name Gay Fluornoy [Francis] Eggleston 
    • Reamey Winn states Parents of Joseph Henry Eggleston (1831-1896) is the son of Fay Francis Eggleston and Betsy Gravely. Dates he gives for Gay Francis (1793-1862) which does not match other information. Betsy Gravely he shows dates of (1810-1890)About. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90410121
    Born 4 Mar 1791  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Oct 1862  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Eggleston Cemetery,Irishburg, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I10789  My Reynolds Line | The Eggleston Branch
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2024 

    Father Thomas3 Eggleton, II,   b. 25 Aug 1764, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1841, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Janey Thomasson,   b. 18 Jul 1765, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1801, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 7 Jun 1787  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gravely,   b. 5 Oct 1808, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1890, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1830  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William B. Eggleton/Eggleston,   b. 1835, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1889, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    +2. Thomas Jefferson Eggleston,   b. Est 1843, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Gay F. Eggleton/Eggleston,   b. 10 Apr 1860, Irishburg, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1928, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +4. Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr,   b. 24 Jan 1831, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1895, Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F3749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90410121.
      His parents were Gay Francis Eggleston (1793-1862) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gravely Eggleston (circa 1810-1890). Their exact grave sites are unknown to me at this time but I suspect that they are buried in this cemetery off Beckham Church Road.

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90410121/joseph-henry-eggleston.
      Joseph Henry Eggleston
      Birth 24 Jan 1831,Henry Virginia
      Death 16 Nov 1895 (aged 64)Irisburg, Henry Co., Va
      Burial: Eggleston Cemetery
      Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia

      Children
      Eleanor Jane Eggleston Flanagan, 1851?1922
      Thomas F. Eggleston, 1856?1896
      George King Eggleston, 1858?1903
      Joseph Henry Eggleston, 1861?1925
      Gay Flinchum Eggleston, 1861?1928
      Sallie Lou Eggleston Cox, 1864?1944
      William Clay Eggleston, 1867?1944
      Martha Susan Eggleston Stegall, 1869?1937
      John Kit Eggleston, 1872?1954
      Benjamin S Eggleston, 1876?1896


      His parents were Gay Francis Eggleston (1793-1862) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gravely Eggleston (circa 1810-1890). Their exact grave sites are unknown to me at this time but I suspect that they are buried in this cemetery off Beckham Church Road.