John James Eanes^{[1, 2]}

1879 - 1931  (51 years)

• Name	John James Eanes
  Born	14 Jul 1879	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Feb 1931	Sandy River, Henry Co., VA
  Person ID	I547450636	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	John Hubbard Eanes,   b. Nov 1850, PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY , VIRGINIA ,   d. 6 Dec 1934  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Joyce Washington Johnston,   b. 18 Mar 1847, Henry County, Virginia ,   d. 7 Feb 1919  (Age 71 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1872
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Charlotte Legwin,   b. 5 Jul 1882, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Feb 1929, Leatherwood, Virginia  (Age 46 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1902	Franklin County, Virginia
  	Marriage Date: Jan 1902 Marriage Place: Franklin County, Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Nannie Washington Eanes,   b. 4 Apr 1913, Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. 7 Oct 1996, Greenville, South Carolina  (Age 83 years) + 2. Viola Eanes,   b. 17 Dec 1904, Virginia ,   d. 31 Mar 1979, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F518495138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Laura Belle Woodall,   b. 12 Nov 1871, Virginia ,   d. 26 Sep 1942, Danville, Virginia  (Age 70 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1929	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2018
  Family ID	F7334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Documents		Death Certificate-John James Eanes eanesjj.jpg
  		Mary Charlotte Eanes-Obit The Danville Bee Feb 13, 1929

  
  

  Headstones

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• Notes

  Surnames: AMOS, EANES, HANKINS, LEGWIN, MOLLOW, RODDLE THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., Mar. 3, 1931, p. 6, col. 8 [edited]. Funeral services for J. J. Eanes, age 52, highly esteemed citizen and farmer of the Sandy River community, who passed away last Friday following a lingering illness, were held from the late residence the following day. Interment was made in the family burial ground near Sago, Franklin county. He was a member of the Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his wife and eleven children: William of Martinsville; Lloyd of Bassett; Morton, Fletcher, Edwin, Lewis, Samuel, Pearl, Ada, Mesdames Viola Amos and Nannie Mollow. His father and two brothers, George and Oscar and two sisters, Mesdames Ida Hankins and Nora Roddle also survive. [Ref. FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA., CEMETERIES, Compiled by The Franklin County Heritage Society: p. 109, Leslie V. Lawrence cemetery, Rts. 652 & 749, top of Turkey Cock Mt., to south of Double Oaks Gap Rd very near continuation of 652: John James Eanes, 7/14/1879 - 2/20/1931; Mary Legwin Eanes, Wife of John James Eanes, 7/6/1882 - 2/5/1929 [sic!]; Eanes, Infant of Mr. & Mrs. J. J., no dates; Charles O. Eanes, 10/28/1909 - 11/12/1909; Mary E. Eanes, 6/29/1921 - 7/29/1921].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. JJ Eanes and his wife, are the parents of Nan Washington Eanes. She [Nan] married Cecil A. Marlowe; they had one child, Lloyd Marlowe and were later divorced. [S150] Photograph, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20947314/john-james-eanes. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=John&middlename=J&lastname=Eanes&birthyear=1879&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=1931&deathyearfilter=&location=Franklin+County%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2835&memorialid=&datefilter=&orderby=. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1VirginiaMarriages&h=82825&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9278. [S42] Obituary. Research):THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., Feb. 12, 1929, p. 3, col. 4 . Mrs. John J. Eanes, age 46, died Monday morning at her home at Sandy River, following a ten day illness, brought on by a complication of diseases. She had been in declining health for several years and her condition gradually grew worse, and little hope for her recovery was entertained. A short funeral service was held at the old Legwin homestead, her birthplace, Tuesday afternoon, and burial made at Sago, Franklin county. Rev. J. B. Flora, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, near Sago, conducted the services at the home and the grave. She was a woman of noble Christian character, a devoted wife and mother, loved and cherished by her large host of friends and neighbors. She was a member of the Dunkard faith. Surviving, besides her husband are four daughters, Mrs. Viola Amiss of Callands, Misses Nancy, Pearl and Ada of Sandy River, and seven sons, namely William of Martinsville, Morton, Lloyd, Fletcher, Edward, Louis and Samuel, all of Sandy River. One brother, W. Legwin, of Martinsville and one sister, Mrs. William Lawrence of Sago, also remain. [ Ref. FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA., CEMETERIES, Compiled by The Franklin County Heritage Society, 1998, Lawrence V. Leslie Cemetery, 652 & 749; top of Turkey Cock Mountain to south of Double Oaks Gap, Road very near continuation of 652, p. 109: Mary Legwin Eanes, Wife of John James Eanes, 7/6/1882 - 2/5/1929; John James Eanes, 7/14/1879 - 2/20/1931; Charles O. Eanes, 11/12/1909 - 1 0/28/1909; Eanes, Infant of Mrs. & Mrs. J. J. (no dates); Mary E. Eanes, 6/29/1921 - 7 /29/1921].