Granville Lee Overton^[1]

1868 - 1928  (60 years)

• Name	Granville Lee Overton
  Born	28 Apr 1868	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 1928	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried	County Line Christian Ch. Cemetery, Axton, Henry Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I547450408	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	William T. Overton,   b. 23 Jun 1840, Louisa/Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Oct 1909, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Susan Eanes,   b. 23 Dec 1839, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 28 Sep 1923, Swansonville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth 'Sallie Bett' Merricks,   b. 13 Jul 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Jan 1959, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 84 years)
  Children	+ 1. Martha Sue Overton,   b. 23 Dec 1896, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 2 Jul 1988, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F518495042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Granville Lee Overton-Obit The Danville Bee Sep 1, 1928

  
  

  Headstones

  Granville L. Overton Monument hs547450408GranvilleLOverton.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=overton&GSfn=granville&GSmn=l&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=58100322&df=all&. Granville Lee Overton Birth: Apr. 28, 1868, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Death: Aug. 31, 1928, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia William T. Overton (1840 - 1909) Susan Eanes Overton (1839 - 1923) Spouse: Sallie Bet Merricks Morrison (1874-1959) Children: Martha Sue Overton Carter (1896 - 1988) Sally Lee Overton (1898 - 1980) George Washington Overton (1900 - 1969) Rosa Mae Overton Reavis (1902 - 1982) Pearl Overton (1904 - 1960) Hatha Bell Overton Spencer (1908 - 1993) Nellie Catherine Overton Furrow (1911 - 1991) Henry Clay Overton (1913 - 1957) Virginia Dare Overton Quatman (1915 - 1999) Siblings: Granville Lee Overton (1868 - 1928) Emma C. Overton Craighead (1870 - 1962) Ada Overton Coward (1873 - 1942) John Thomas Overton (1876 - 1959) Nannie Maude Overton Holley (1882 - 1954) OVERTON, G. L. c.1868 - 1928 THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Fri., Sept. 7, 1928, p. 1, col. 2 [edited]. The funeral of G. L. Overton, who died Friday at his home at Sandy River, was held Sunday afternoon from the County Line Christian Church, and interment was in the cemetery nearby. Mr. Overton was 60 years of age. He was born and raised near Chatham. He had lived at Sandy River for 21 years, where he was the owner of a large farm. He is survived by his wife and ten children: Mrs. E. T. Greenstreet, Washington, D.C.; Mrs. H. E. Carter, Chatham; Mrs. Gertrude (?) M. Parks, Winston-Salem; Mrs. George Gravely, Danville; Mrs. W. E. Wilkerson, Bedford; The misses Nellie and Virginia, at home; W. W. Overton, Washington, D.C.; H. C. and G. W. Overton, at home. Three sisters and one brother also survive.