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1861 - 1928 (67 years)
1831 - 1895 (64 years)
Birth |
24 Jan 1831 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Died |
16 Nov 1895 |
Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia |
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Father |
Gay Fluornoy [Francis] Eggleston, b. 4 Mar 1791, Henry County, Virginia |
Mother |
Nancy Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gravely, b. 5 Oct 1808, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia |
Married |
12 Apr 1830 |
Henry County, Virginia |
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Family |
Sarah Lou 'Sally' Odle, b. 22 Sep 1833, Henry County, Virginia |
Married |
Dec 1850 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Thomas Flournoy Eggleton/Eggleston, b. 29 Feb 1856, Henry Co., Virginia |
+ | 2. George King Eggleton/Eggleston, b. 24 Feb 1858, Ridgeway, Henry Co., Virginia |
| 3. Joseph Henry "Joe" Eggleston, b. 2 Mar 1861, Henry County, Virginia |
| 4. Gay F. Eggleton/Eggleston, b. 2 Mar 1861, Henry County, Virginia |
+ | 5. William Clay Eggleston, b. Sep 1867, Henry County, Virginia |
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1833 - 1919 (85 years)
Birth |
22 Sep 1833 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Died |
8 Aug 1919 |
Henry County Virginia |
Buried |
Eggleston Cemetery Henry County, Virginia |
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Family |
Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr, b. 24 Jan 1831, Henry County, Virginia |
Married |
Dec 1850 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Thomas Flournoy Eggleton/Eggleston, b. 29 Feb 1856, Henry Co., Virginia |
+ | 2. George King Eggleton/Eggleston, b. 24 Feb 1858, Ridgeway, Henry Co., Virginia |
| 3. Joseph Henry "Joe" Eggleston, b. 2 Mar 1861, Henry County, Virginia |
| 4. Gay F. Eggleton/Eggleston, b. 2 Mar 1861, Henry County, Virginia |
+ | 5. William Clay Eggleston, b. Sep 1867, Henry County, Virginia |
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Name |
Gay F. Eggleton/Eggleston |
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Born |
2 Mar 1861 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
23 Nov 1928 |
Henry Co., Virginia |
Buried |
Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia [4] |
Person ID |
I15583 |
My Reynolds Line |
Last Modified |
8 Dec 2020 |
Father |
Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr, b. 24 Jan 1831, Henry County, Virginia , d. 16 Nov 1895, Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia (Age 64 years) |
Mother |
Sarah Lou 'Sally' Odle, b. 22 Sep 1833, Henry County, Virginia , d. 8 Aug 1919, Henry County Virginia (Age 85 years) |
Married |
Dec 1850 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Family ID |
F5092 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside/f309.htm#f2028.
Gay F. Eggleston, s/o Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr. and Sarah Lou 'Sally' Odle, married Margaret Elizabeth Coleman (1865-1931) M. 10 Dec 1889
- [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRMM-GM5.
Virginia Marriages (Gay F. Eggleston-Bettie Coleman)
- [S47] Newspaper Article, THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va Nov. 27, 1928 (Reliability: 3).
Gay F. Eggleston, life-long resident and citizen of Henry county, passed away quietly at the state hospital in Staunton, Va., Friday morning following a lingering illness that had lasted for a period of several months.
The remains were brought to Martinsville, where they were laid to rest in the Oakwood Cemetery, attended by a large number of relatives and friends of the family, Saturday afternoon.
The funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church by Rev. J. P. McCabe, the pastor, who also had charge of the last rites at the grave.
The deceased was 68 years of age, and for many years a prominent citizen and merchant of this county. He had been in the mercantile business a number of years in Martinsville before locating in Ridgeway where for the past several years he continued to operate a retail store up until ill health forced him to give up his work.
He is survived, besides his wife, who was Miss Bettie Coleman before her marriage, two daughters, Mesdames J. H. Cox of Martinsville and L. B. Kallam of Ridgeway; two brothers, John C. and William, both of Martinsville; two sisters, Mesdames Thomas Stegall of Martinsville and J.. L. Cox of Ridgeway.
The active pall bearers were T. J. Coleman, E. J. Davis, H. C. Turner, C. K. McCray, Dr. R. R. Lee and Dr. C. P. Smith.
Many relatives from a distance came here in attend the last rites paid to this well-known Henry County citizen.
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17329923/gay-flinchum-eggleston.
Gay Flinchum Eggleston
BIRTH: 2 Mar 1861 Henry County, Virginia
DEATH: 23 Nov 1928 (aged 67)
Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia
BURIAL: Oakwood Cemetery
Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia
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