Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Stephenson, Mary Whitley, 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ MRS. NOAH STEPHENSON DEAD. ________ Had Been Married Four Times-Isle of Wight News. SMITHFIELD, VA., February 7.-(Spe- cial.)-Mrs. Noah Stephenson was buried to-day at Mill Swamp Cemetery. Mrs. Stephenson was in her 87th year when she died. She had had four hus- bands. Her first was a Mr. Cofer, her second Mr. James* Turner, her third Mr. Nathan Mumford, who had been married three times himself, and her fourth Mr. Noah Stephenson. Dr. Broaddus preach- ed the funeral sermon. [Mary A. (WHITLEY COFER TURNER MUNFORD; Mrs. Noah) STEPHENSON, 10 Jul 1816-4 Feb 1902, bd. Mill Swamp Church Cemetery, 7 Feb 1902. "The Times-Dispatch," Richmond, VA. Friday, June 2, 1905. p. 12, col. 6. The Library of Congress, Digital Collections, Historical Newspapers - "Chronicling America" project: http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/lccn/SN85038614/1902-02-08/ed-1/seq-6] [b,d dates from Mill Swamp Cemetery listings, Isle of Wight County Historical Society, Gravesite Survey Task Force http://www.iwchs.com/GSSTF_documents.html] [*"James" is incorrect; should read "Matthew" Mary A. WHITLEY (10 Jul 1816-4 Feb 1902), daughter of Daniel & Lavinia, 1m. Benjamin D. COFER (21 Aug 1832 IoW Marriage Bond & Census) 2m. Matthew TURNER (7 Jan 1855 IoW M.Reg. 1855, p. 2, ln 12 & Census) 3m. Nathan MOUNTFORD (14 Sep 1871 IoW M.Reg. 1871, p. 21, ln 25 & Census) 4m. Noah STEPHENSON (8 Nov 1883 IoW M.Reg. 1883, p. 46, ln 42 & Census) (research by Anne Marie Piland)] [file transcribed by Matt Harris (Zoobug64@aol.com)]