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Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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| The location of Union Presbyterian Church, built between 1859 and 1866, was halfway between the plantations of two of its most prominent members, Burwell Bassett Wilkes of Charlie Hope and Thomas Flournoy of Bentfield. The church building is gone, but the cemetery, known also as the Flournoy Cemetery, is on the west side of Union Woods Dr. (Route 656), approx. 250 yd. south of Gov. Harrison Pkwy (US Route 58). |
| Latitude: | 36º 44' 5.0" N (36.734722) |
| Longitude: | 77º 54' 1.0" W (-77.900278) |
| GNIS ID: | 1466733 |
| Transcribed: | 2007 |
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On several days in October and November, 2005, the Old Brunswick Camp # 512 - Sons of Confederate Veterans reset and repaired several broken stones, filled depressions, and repaired the fence. |
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| Pvt. Marston G. Spraggins | 1845 — | 1896 | CO A
18 VA INF
CSA |
This is a government-issued military marker. The Old Brunswick Camp # 512 - Sons of Confederate Veterans conducted a headstone dedication for Pvt. Spraggins in 2001.
According to Civil War Soldiers from Brunswick County, Virginia, Pvt. Marston Green Spraggins is in the Spraggins Family Cemetery. Yet a descendant has more recently discovered that an obituary that reveals that Spraggins died while visiting near this church and his body was buried here and not returned to Elams where he lived, CWS f BCV, p. 519. |
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| Nettie Rawlings Meredith | 3 May 1857 — | 8 Sep 1886 | Wife of
W. W. Meredith
And daughter of
W. P. & Antoinette Rawlings
Married Dec 9, 1885
Thou wer't beloved none ever knew
none here could know how well
And hearts sincere and warm and true
Will ever love thee still |
| Antoinette Claxton Rawlings, first wife of William Winfield Meredith who is in Oakwood Cemetery with his second wife, CWS f BCV, pp. 365-66, 463. |
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| Mrs. Rosa C. House | 9 Jun 1846 — | 8 Nov 1894 | |
| Rosa C. Crichton, sister of James Crichton, married Pvt. William H. House, CWS f BCV, pp. 132, 266. |
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| James Crichton | 1836 — | 1894 | CO G
21 REGT. VA INF
CSA |
This is a government-issued military marker.
Pvt. James Crichton also served in Co. A, 5th Infantry Battalion and Co. H, 53rd Infantry Regiment, both of which were Virginia units, CWS f BCV, p. 133. |
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| Sallie Tazewell Fitzgerald Flournoy | 7 Dec 1888 — | 2 Sep 1966 | Wife of
Thomas Flournoy |
| Sally Tazewell Fitzgerald married Thomas Flournoy, CWS f BCV, p. 202. |
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| Thomas Flournoy | 3 Aug 1877 — | 20 Jul 1959 | |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 202. |
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| Elizabeth Morton Flournoy | 30 Sep 1881 — | 24 Jul 1972 | |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 202. |
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| Anna Lightfoot Flournoy | 18 Aug 1879 — | 3 Oct 1945 | |
| Annie Lightfoot Flournoy, CWS f BCV, p. 202. |
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| J. Morton Flournoy | | | CO E
56 VA INF
CSA |
This headstone is a government-issued military marker.
Pvt. Jacob Morton Flournoy married Mildred Coles Carrington and three of their children are here: Thomas, Annie L., and Elizabeth M. Flournoy, CWS f BCV, p. 202. |
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| Capt. David Flournoy | | | CO E
14 VA CAV
CSA |
This is a government-issued military marker.
Capt. David F. Flournoy, CWS f BCV, pp. 201-2. |
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| Thomas Flournoy | 10 Oct 1877 — | 19 Sep 1947 | |
| Son of David Flournoy, CWS f BCV, p. 201. |
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| Mary Hamlin Flournoy | 22 Jun 1873 — | 25 Jul 1967 | |
| Mary Hamlin, wife of Thomas Flournoy, CWS f BCV, p. 201. |
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| Mattie D. Flournoy | 15 Mar 1871 — | 13 Mar 1948 | |
| Unmarried daughter of David Flournoy, CWS f BCV, p. 201. |
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| Jerry H. Morgan | 12 Feb 1867 — | 25 Jan 1950 | |
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| Josephine Moore Smith | 14 Jul 1906 — | 29 Mar 2007 | |
| Josephine Moore married G.B. Smith, CWS f BCV, p. 509. |
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| George Barham Smith | 12 Aug 1898 — | 4 Nov 1960 | |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 509. |
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| George E. Smith | 5 Jul 1865 — | 21 Mar 1946 | |
| Martha A. Smith | 22 Mar 1871 — | 7 Apr 1945 | |
| George E. Smith married Martha Ann Tomlinson, CWS f BCV, p. 509. |
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| William H. Venable | | | CO A
5 VA INF
CSA |
This is a government-issued military marker.
Pvt. William Henry Venable, CWS f BCV, p. 203. |
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| Thomas Flournoy | 25 Jul 1804 — | 26 Dec 1892 | |
| Pvt. Thomas Flournoy, CWS f BCV, p. 203. |
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| W. V. Flournoy | | | CO E
56 VA INF
CSA |
This headstone is a government-issued military marker.
Pvt. William Venable Flournoy whose wife, Martha V. Flournoy, and daughter, Margaret McDowell Venable, are also said to be buried here, CWS f BCV, p. 203. |
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| John Herbert Flournoy | 1866 — | 1926 | |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 202. |
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| Fannie F. Taylor | 1867 — | 21 Jun 1942 | |
| Frances Venable Flournoy married C.K. Taylor, CWS f BCV, p. 203. |
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| John Howard McVay | 28 Aug 1908 — | 19 Oct 1981 | Husband of
Elizabeth B. Hicks |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 259. |
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| Elizabeth Baden Hicks McVay | 21 May 1908 — | 6 Aug 1980 | Wife of
John Howard McVay |
| Elizabeth Baden Hicks, CWS f BCV, p. 259. |
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| Jennie C. Hicks | 10 Oct 1877 — | 30 Oct 1959 | Mother |
| Jane Browder, wife of Thomas Hicks, CWS f BCV, p. 259. |
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| Thomas Hicks | 26 Aug 1872 — | 10 May 1957 | Father |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 259. |
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| David Flournoy Hicks | 27 Dec 1874 — | 7 Dec 1944 | |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 259. |
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| Reuben Booth Hicks | 2 Nov 1827 — | 9 Nov 1923 | R. B. Hicks
Nov 2, 1827
Nov 9, 1923
2D LIEUT CO E 3 VA ARTY
Confederate States Army |
The grave of Reuben B. Hicks has an upright stone at the head and a flat government-issued military marker at the foot.
Lt. Reuben Booth Hicks, CWS f BCV, pp. 87, 203, 259-60. |
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A marker dedication and memorial service was held for Lt. Hicks on November 20, 2005 by The Old Brunswick Camp # 512 - Sons of Confederate Veterans. The dedication service was a huge success with about 75 people in attendance. Many descendants of those who are buried in the cemetery were present as well as one of Lt. Hicks' great-granddaughters. During the service, the 3rd National flag that veiled the marker was removed and folded, then presented to this Hicks descendant. Speakers for the service included Mr. Nathaniel Neblett of the Brunswick County Historical Society, Mrs. Peggy Vaughan with the Greensville Chapter – United Daughters of the Confederacy, and OBC Commander, Tracy Clary. The Camp provided a full color guard unit and infantry unit who fired the customary musket salute. |
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| Elizabeth Flournoy Hicks | 26 Mar 1840 — | 14 Dec 1896 | Wife of
R. B. Hicks |
| Elizabeth Ann Flournoy, daughter of Thomas Flournoy, married R.B. Hicks, CWS f BCV, pp. 203, 259-60. |
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| J. P. Meredith | 7 Sep 1870 — | 22 Nov 1930 | |
| Joshua Perry Meredith, CWS f BCV, p. 259. |
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| Frances H. Meredith | 7 May 1877 — | 10 May 1971 | Wife of
J. P. Meredith |
| Frances Venable Hicks, CWS f BCV, p. 259. |
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