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Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr

Male 1831 - 1895  (64 years)


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  • Name Joseph Henry Eggleston 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 24 Jan 1831  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Nov 1895  Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Y  [1] 
    Person ID I22762  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2024 

    Father Gay Fluornoy [Francis] Eggleston,   b. 4 Mar 1791, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1862, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Nancy Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gravely,   b. 5 Oct 1808, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1890, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1830  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Lou 'Sally' Odle,   b. 22 Sep 1833, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1919, Henry County Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Dec 1850  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Flournoy Eggleton/Eggleston,   b. 29 Feb 1856, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1896  (Age 40 years)
    +2. George King Eggleton/Eggleston,   b. 24 Feb 1858, Ridgeway, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1903, Ridgeway, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     3. Joseph Henry "Joe" Eggleston,   b. 2 Mar 1861, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1925, Spray, Rockingham Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     4. Gay F. Eggleton/Eggleston,   b. 2 Mar 1861, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1928, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +5. William Clay Eggleston,   b. Sep 1867, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1944, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F5092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90410121/joseph-henry-eggleston.
      Joseph Henry Eggleston
      Birth 24 Jan 1831, Virginia
      Death 16 Nov 1895 (aged 64), Virginia
      Burial: Eggleston Cemetery
      Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia
      His parents were Gay Francis Eggleston (1793-1862) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gravely Eggleston (circa 1810-1890). Their exact grave sites are unknown to me at this time but I suspect that they are buried in this cemetery off Beckham Church Road.

    2. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr. and Sarah Lou Odle.
      Children:
      1. Sarah Jane Eggleston (1851-1922) m. Thomas Wilson Flanagan (1852-bef 1910) on 3 Feb 1871 Henry Co., VA
      2. Elizabeth Eggleston (1853-bef1928) m. Greenville Taylor Rea (1844-1928) on 11 Oct 1869 Henry Co., VA
      3. Thomas Flournoy Eggleston (1856-1896) m. Mary A. Bowles (1859- ?)Dec 20, 1877-Henry Co., VA
      4. George King Eggleston (1858-1903) m. Laura Ellen Wade 1864-1965)on Apr 11, 1882-Henry Co., VA
      5. Joseph Henry Eggleston, Jr.(1861-1925) m. Laura Ellen Wade (1864-1965)on Apr 11, 1882 - Henry Co., VA
      6. Gay F. Eggleston(1861-1928)m. Margaret Elizabeth Coleman (1865-1931)on Dec 10, 1889 - Henry Co., VA
      7. Sallie Lou Eggleston (1864-aft1928) m. John Letcher Cox, Sr. (1860-1946)on 1880
      8. William C. Eggleston, Sr.(1867-1928) m.1st Eliza Mike Eggleston (1871-1901) on 27 Jun 1889 and 2nd Mattie D. Minter (1884-?) on 23 Dec 1901 Henry Co., VA
      9. Martha Susan Eggleston 1869-1937)m. Thomas Washington Stegall, Jr. (1870-1957)on Dec 25, 1892 - Henry Co., VA
      10. John King Eggleston m. Mary Agnes Gravely (1876-?) on 27 Jan 1895 Henry Co., VA
      11. Benjamin Eggleston b. 1876-d.?


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