Lelia Walker^{[1, 2]}

1872 - 1953  (81 years)

• Name	Lelia Walker
  Born	21 Sep 1872	Franklin Co., Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Dec 1953	Franklin County, Virginia
  Buried	Boones Chapel Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Virginia
  Person ID	I15853	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	26 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles 'Charlie' Walker,   b. Est 1850, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah V. 'Sallie' Belcher,   b. Est 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Henry Philpott, Jr.,   b. 16 May 1874, Patrick County, Virginia ,   d. 7 Apr 1960, Bassett, Henry County, Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Esterlene Gertrude Philpott,   b. 14 Jun 1900, Franklin County, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Feb 1988, Rockingham, North Carolina  (Age 87 years)   2. Richard Bryant Philpott,   b. 13 Jun 1896, Franklin County, Virginia ,   d. 28 Jan 1973, Danville, Virginia  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 May 2021
  Family ID	F5601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Esterleen Gertrude Rice (nee Philpott) esterleenrice.PNG
  		Death Certificate-Lelia Philpott (nee Walker) leilaphilpott.jpg
  		Richard Bryant Philpott-Obit The Danville Register Jan 30, 1973

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Death Certificate, Lelia Philpott (nee Walker). [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36553545. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36549653. Henry Campbell Rice was killed when James H. Philpott shot him in the chest. Mr. Philpott's daughter Esterleen, married Henry`s brother George, without her father's permission. Henry acted as surety for the marriage license. James Philpott was very angry with Henry. Henry Rice was later called to testify at a local trial, Mr. Philpott declared him a dishonest man who would not be a truthful witness. Mr. Philpott and Henry Rice later, had words in a store, which was owned by Henry's brother-in-law Wm. Goggin Reynolds. They took their argument outside. Mr. Reynolds watched from the store window and would testify that Henry had slapped Mr. Philpott on the check at which point Mr. Philpott pulled a hand gun and shot Henry through the chest. James H. Philpott was tried twice, but neither jury convicted him. [S89] Facebook. Val Baugh One of my Uncles (Henry Campbell Rice) was a "Surety" for the wedding of a younger brother George and a young girl Esterleen Philpott who needed the consent of her father John Philpott to marry. Philpott wouldn't give the consent, so Esterleen signed her father's name to the consent form and Henry when asked if he witnessed the signing of the document said, YES! Later, a very angry Philpott shot and killed Henry. in front of witnesses. Philpott a Mason boasted that as long as there was one Mason on the jury he would not be convicted. Two trials and both hung juries proved him right. This was in 1920. Oh! the young couple moved to NC and were married 69 years before Esterleen passed away.