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Bedford County
Obituaries
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John Thompson Brown
Nov. 20, 1837 —At his father's residence, in Bedford co., John Thompson Brown, of Petersburg. Va., aged 36. He was for several years a very distinguished member of the legislature, was rising rapidly at the bar, and was regarded as one of the most eminent men of his age in the state.
["Historical Collections of Virginia" by Henry Lowe, Babcock & Company, Charleston, S.C., 1845. p. 406-407; submitted by Robyn Greenlund]
R. M. Ford
Montvale, Va., March 14. – R. M. Ford died here Sunday afternoon, after an illness of several days. He is survived by his wife and four children.
[Richmond Times Dispatch (15 Mar. 1910) Transcribed by FoFG MZ]
Jane Irvine
Mrs. Jane Irvine of the state. June. Bedford, Va. Raleigh Register June 21, 1848.
(Marriages and Death Notices in Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette 1846-1855 - Transcribed by Linda Rodriguez)
Mrs. Mary G. Morton
ALEXANDRIA, VA., April 16. – Mrs. Mary G. Morton, wife of F. J. Morton, twenty-nine years old, died this morning at the Alexandria Hospital. She was a Miss Kelly, and was a native of Bedford county. Her husband and four children survive.
[Richmond Times Dispatch (17 Apr. 1909) Transcribed by FoFG MZ]
Moses Pierce
MONTVALE, VA., November 28. – Mr. Moses Pierce, aged eighty-seven, died at his home here on the 24th. He had made quite a reputation by manufacturing a curative salve from pine, and for years sold large quantities. It was put up in wooden boxes, and every household during the late Civil War had a box of “Pierce’s Salve.”
He leaves a large family of married sons and daughters. Mr. Pierce was a Christian, a good, honest citizen, and highly respected by all.
[Richmond Times Dispatch (29 Nov. 1903) Transcribed by FoFG MZ]
Rev. William W. Turner
Died, the Rev. Wm. W. TURNER, on 4 Sept. 1846. at the residence of his father in Virginia. Born in Bedford on 1 Dec. 1821, he was married to Miss Triphina PEARSON of Tennessee in the fall of 1845. (N.S. v. 1, no. 11,18 March 1847, p. 44.)
[Source: Abstract Obituary Notices from the Virginia Conference Sentinel and Richmond Advocate, pub in "Magazine of Virginia Genealogy" by The Virginia Genealogical Society Volume 23 February 1985 Number 1. -- Sub. by K.T.]
Richard D. Watts
Died. Richard D. WATTS, of Bedford. Co., 17 January 1848. aged 55 years. A wife, three sons, and one daughter survive. (Signed) A.L. HAMILTON. (N.S v. 2, no. 34. 24 August 1848. p. 136.)
[Source: Abstract Obituary Notices from the Virginia Conference Sentinel and Richmond Advocate, pub in "Magazine of Virginia Genealogy" by The Virginia Genealogical Society Volume 23 February 1985 Number 1.-- Sub. by K.T.]
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