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Joseph Richard Eggleston

Joseph Richard Eggleston[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1888 - 1968  (79 years)

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  • Name Joseph Richard Eggleston 
    Born 26 Jun 1888  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 May 1968  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Camp Branch Primitive Church Cemetery, Henry Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14779  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2020 

    Father Christopher Columbus 'Lum' Eggleston,   b. 22 Dec 1855, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1932, Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane 'Sally' Glass,   b. 28 Nov 1854, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1924, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1878  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Rebecca 'Nannie' Wingfield,   b. 3 Oct 1895, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1960, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Mary Elizabeth Eggleston,   b. 7 Jun 1925, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1925, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Unnamed Eggleston,   b. 26 May 1926, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1926, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Julia Johnsie Eggleston,   b. 19 Jun 1928, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1995  (Age 66 years)
     5. Living
     6. James Thomas Eggleston,   b. 18 May 1927, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 2005, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     7. Josephine Motley Eggleston,   b. 13 Mar 1931, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1989, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 
    Family ID F5114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriage Record: Oakes-Eggleston (daughter)
    Marriage Record: Oakes-Eggleston (daughter)
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    Divorce Record-Joseph R. Eggleston-Jennie Lee Norman
    Divorce Record-Joseph R. Eggleston-Jennie Lee Norman
    eggleston-norman.jpg
    Birth Record-Joseph Richard Eggleston
    Birth Record-Joseph Richard Eggleston
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    Death Certificate-Joseph Richard Eggleston
    Death Certificate-Joseph Richard Eggleston
    josreggleston.jpg
    Death Certificate-Mary Elizabeth Eggleston
    Death Certificate-Mary Elizabeth Eggleston
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    Death Certificate-Unnamed Male Eggleston
    Death Certificate-Unnamed Male Eggleston
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    Joseph Richard Eggleston-Death Notice
    Joseph Richard Eggleston-Death Notice
    Greensboro Daily News
    May 15, 1968

    Headstones
    Headstone Joseph Richard Eggleston
    Headstone Joseph Richard Eggleston
    hs14779JosephRichardEggleston.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34183172.
      Sallie Jane Glass Eggleston
      Birth: Nov. 28, 1854, Henry Co., Virginia
      Death: Nov. 8, 1924, Henry County, Virginia
      Spouse:Christopher Columbus Eggleston (1855 - 1932)
      Burial: Camp Branch Primitive Church Cemetery
      Henry County, Virginia

      THE HENRY BULLETIN, Fri., Dec. 12, 1921, p. 1 [edited]. Mrs. C. C. Eggleston, Figsboro, 68 years, 11 mos., 8 days, died Nov. 28, 1924. Buried Camp Branch Cemetery. Born Henry County , eight miles north of Martinsville. Maiden name was Miss Sallie Jane Glass. She married in 1876. Mother of ten children, seven girls and three boys. All survive her but one who died in infancy. Survivors: Husband and the following children: J. W. Eggleston and Mrs. J. T. Bray of Leatherwood; Mrs. J. L. Bondurant of Roanoke, Va.; Mrs. Laura Mason of Draper, N.C.; Mrs. G. R. Gauldin of Ridgeway, Va.; J. T. Eggleston of Kansas City, Mo.; J. R. Eggleston of Figsboro; Mrs. Homer Minter and Mrs. Musco Minter of Martinsville.
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      On 7 March 1878 in Henry County, Christopher Columbus Eggleton, son of John & Elizabeth Eggleton, married Sally J. Glass, daughter of William & Martha Glass (Marriage Register 1, p. 87).

    2. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, Daughter Bernice Rebecca Eggleston names parents.

    3. [S37] Death Certificate, Joseph, Mary Elizabeth, Unnamed male.

    4. [S87] Divorce Record, Joseph R. Eggleston to Jennie Lee Norman (her 2nd marriage also).
      Married March 2, 1960 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Separated 1965 and divorced March 3, 1968, Virginia

    5. [S42] Obituary, Nannie Rebecca Eggleston (nee Wingfield).