Ambold obituaries of Richmond, Virginia, a miscellaneous collection

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Saturday, May 30, 1942:
"MRS ADA E. AMBOLD - Mrs. Ada Elizabeth Ambold, of 2611 Parkwood Avenue, died at 5:30 P. M. Friday at a local hospital.  Surviving are two daughters, Miss Blanche Ambold and Mrs. A. L. Wilkinson; a brother, Harry L. Jarvis, and a sister, Mrs. L. Vass.  Funeral services will be held at 3 P. M. Sunday at Byrd Park Methodist Church, with burial in Hollywood Cemetery."

Ada is buried in section 23, lot 114 of Hollywood Cemetery.  I have visited the site and it appears that she does not have a tombstone.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 9, 1970:
"AMBOLD - Died February 7, 1970, Miss Laura Blanche Ambold of 1105 Granite Avenue.  The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, 3rd and Marshall Streets where the funeral will be held today (Monday) at 3:30 P.M.  Interment in Riverview.

Blanche is buried in plat C, section 14, division 16, grave 5 of Riverview Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 18, 1964:
"WILKINSON - Died at a local hospital Friday, May 15, 1964, Mrs. Lillian Ambold Wilkinson of 1105 Granite Ave. and widow of A. Linwood Wilkinson.  She is survived by 1 sister, Miss Blanche Ambold.  Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts., where the funeral will be held Monday at 12 noon.  Interment in Riverview."

Lillian is buried in plat C, section 14, division 16, grave 4 of Riverview Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 20, 1931:
"FRANKE LEE COLEMAN - Funeral services for Frank Lee Coleman, 28, of 3314 Parkwood Avenue, who died in a local hospital Saturday, will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from his residence with burial in Riverview Cemetery.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Coleman; his mother, Mrs. W. W. Coleman of Blackstone; four brothers, H. N. and W. H. Coleman of Blackstone, H. H. Coleman of Victoria, Ontario and C. A. Coleman of Richmond; four sisters, Mrs. B. A. Webster and Mrs. L. B. Chumney of Blackstone and Mrs. H. L. Upson and Mrs. Pauline Coleman of Richmond."

Frank apparently died during, or immediately following, an attempt to remove a brain tumor from his left frontal lobe.  He was buried in plat P, section 18, division 2, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 31, 1953:
"ALVIN L. WILKINSON - Alvin Linwood Wilkinson, 53, of 5808 Pollard Drive, a retired member of the traffic division of the Richmond Police Department, died Monday at a Richmond hospital.  Funeral arrangements had not been completed last night.  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillian Arnold Wilkinson, and his mother, Mrs. Gertrude Allen Wilkinson."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 1, 1953:
"WILKINSON - Died at a local hospital, March 30, 1953, Alwin Linwood Wilkinson, of 5808 Pollard Drive.  He is survived by his wife, Lilliam Ambold Wilkinson; his mother, Gertrude Allen Wilkinson of Richmond.  The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Wednesday at 4 P. M.  Interment in Riverview."

Alwin is buried in plat C, section 14, division 16, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.  I believe it is a Masonic symbol that is on his tombstone.

Lost Records Localities: Counties and Cities with Missing Records

A distant cousin of mine, Gail Vass, pointed out a resource that I had never seen before. It is called the Lost Records Localities Database and it is housed at the Libray of Virginia. Per their description...

"This database consists of entries for a wide variety of court records found as part of chancery and other locality records-processing projects. The entries are for surviving records from localities, most of whose records are no longer extant. The original record is photocopied. The copies are filed together in an artificial collection—the Lost Records Localities Collection—and are readily accessed through the manuscript room at the Library of Virginia. Please check periodically as this is an ongoing project."

In short, any record that they find from a "burned" county gets added to this collection. For example, say someone bought land in Hanover County and later sold it to someone in Mecklenburg County. The purchaser in Mecklenburg may have been involved in a court case where the Hanover deed was presented and copied. That copy still exists and is therefore added to the Lost Records database. It is search-able online but the actual records have to be viewed at the Library.

In case your were wondering, the burned counties in question are:

• Albemarle
  
• Appomattox
• Buckingham
• Caroline
• Charles City
• Culpeper
  
• Dinwiddie
• Elizabeth City
• Gloucester
• Hanover
• Henrico
• Henrico / City of Richmond
• James City County / Williamsburg
• King and Queen
• King George
  
• King William
• Mathews
• Nansemond
• New Kent
• Nottoway
• Prince George
• Prince William
• Richmond City
  
• Richmond County
• Rockingham
  
• Stafford
• Warwick
  

For example, I checked for Brock documents in Hanover County and found the following:

Locality	Names	Record Type	Dates
Hanover County	King, Mary, etc. to John P. Brock	Deed	1799
Hanover County	Priddy, Robert and wife Nancy to John C. Brock	Deed	1823

I am very interested in the King-Brock deed as John P. Brock is my ancestor and his wife was rumored to be a King. This might be the proof that I need to make that connection. I plan on making a trip to the archives tomorrow so I will look up the actual document and let you know what I learn about the collection.

You can check out the online database here: Lost Records Localities Database

Library of Virginia Chancery Records Update

Here is an update to an earlier post, Library of Virginia Chancery Records Scanned, More Coming. The following are changes since the earlier post was made in early July. I do not know exactly what "reformatting" means but hopefully that is code for "soon to be scanned."

As of 8/12/2008, records for Campbell County are "...closed for reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes."

As of 7/23/2008, records for Dinwiddie County are "...closed for digital reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes. Additional cases have been added for 1844-1940."

As of 9/6/2008, records for Mecklenburg County are "...closed to researchers while reprocessing is performed."

As of 7/17/2008, records for Nottoway County are "...closed for reformatting. The index remains available for research purposes."

A Bunch of Brock Obituaries, Part II

These are a bunch of obituaries for the Brock family, mostly of central Virginia, namely Hanover, Henrico and the city of Richmond. They were part of a research project I did several years ago so I might as well post them here. They are in no particular order. There may also be some associated notes for different people. If you are interested in anyone here, let me know as I probably have a lot on them.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 22, 1964:
"MRS. JOE TRAINA - Mrs Lillie M. Traina, 74, of 3113 West Marshall st., wife of Joe Traina, died Saturday. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. H. D. Taylor, Mrs. R. K. Lacy and Mrs. J. G. Harris, all of Richmond; four sons, James J., Joseph H. and John W. Traina, all of Richmond, and Wilson C. Traina of Philadelphia; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Zelenka of Philadelphia, Mrs. W. D. Leath of Arlington and Mrs. W. H. Parker of Richmond, and two brothers, Morgan Brock of Richmond and Wilbur Brock of Philadelphia. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, with burial in Riverview Cemetery."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 22, 1964:
"TRAINA - Died Saturday, November 21, 1964, at a local hospital, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, of 3113 W. Marshall St. She is survived by her husband, Joe Traina; three daughters, Mrs. H. D. Taylor, Mrs. R. K. Lacy and Mrs. J. G. Harris; four sons, James J., John W., Wilson C. and Joseph H. Traina; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Zelenka, Mrs. W. D. Leath and Mrs. W. H. Parker; two brothers, Morgan and Wilbur Brock; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Monday at 3 P. M. Interment in Riverview."

Lillie is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4 of Riverview Cemetery.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 5, 1969:
"TRAINA - Died at his residence Monday, Feb. 3, 1969, Joseph Traina of 2128 Nelson St. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Traina; four sons, James J., Wilson C., John W. and Joseph H. Traina; three daughters, Mrs. Mary T. Taylor, Mrs. Thelma T. Lacy, Mrs. Louise T. Harris; one sister, Mrs. Antona T. Rizzico; 10 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts., where services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 P. M., with interment in Riverview Cemetery."

Joseph is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4 of Riverview Cemetery.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"MARCELLUS JACK BROCK - Marcellus Jack Brock, 90, of RFD 2, a retired carpenter, died Sunday at a Richmond hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11 A. M. Tuesday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H. Brock, of Cincinnati, and Wilbur J. Brock, of Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburg [sic.], of Hyattsville, Md.; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"BROCK - Died at a local nursing home Sunday, June 8, 1952, Marcellus Jack Brock, aged 90 years. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church, Va.; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H., of Cincinnati, and William [sic.] J. Brock, of Philadelphia; one sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, of Hyattsville, Md.; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Tuesday at 11 A. M. Interment in Riverview."

Marcellus is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4, grave 3 of Riverview Cemetery.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 1952:
"Marcellus Jack Brock, 90, of RFD 2, a retired carpenter, died Sunday at a Richmond hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday at Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Traina and Mrs. Evelyn Parker, of Richmond; Mrs. Ella Zelenka, of Philadelphia and Mrs. Elizabeth Leath, of Falls Church; four sons, Morgan J. and Jerry F. Brock, of Richmond; Walter H. Brock, of Cincinnati and Wilbur J. Brock, of Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburg, of Hyattsville, Maryland; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 4, 1943:
"MRS. MARY E. THOMAS - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 79, who died Wednesday night at a hospital here, will be held at 11 A. M. Saturday at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, Mrs. Ella V. Zelanke, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Leath and Mrs. Evelyn M. Parker; four sons, Jerry F. Brock, Walter H. Brock, Morgan J. Brock and Wilbur J. Brock, one brother, Jenkins Jones; one sister, Mrs. Ella Whitlock; also by 24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 4, 1943:
"THOMAS - Died, at a local hospital, Wednesday, June 2, 1943, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, aged 79 years. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lillie M. Traina, Mrs. Ella V. Zelanka, Mrs. Elizabeth E. Leath, and Mrs. Evelyn M. Parker; four sons, Jerry F., Walter H., Morgan J. and Wilbur J. Brock; one brother and one sister; twenty-four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall, where services will be held Saturday, at 11 A. M. Interment in Riverview."

Mary is buried in plat G, section 173, division 4, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery. Her tombstone is broken in half.Mary may have married a Thomas.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 8, 1916:
"WALDROP - Died, at her home, North Run, Henrico County, at 1 A. M. Friday, January 7, 1916, MRS. MARTHA A. WALDROP, in her eighty-ninth year. Funeral from North Run Church THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock. Washington, D. C., Tennessee and Kentucky papers please copy."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 20, 1943:
"MRS. MARY BLACKBURN - Mrs. Mary Brock Blackburn, 91, died Friday at her home, 12 South Auburn St. Funeral plans are incomplete. Mrs. Blackburn is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. J. Stumpf and Mrs. Mary E. Combs; four sons, Willie and Eddie Alley, and John and Rufus Blackburn; one sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, of Hyattsville, Mr. [sic.], and a brother, Jack Brock."

Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 21, 1943:
"MRS. MARY BLACKBURN - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Brock Blackburn, 91, who died Friday at her home, 12 South Auburn St., will be held at 3 P. M. Sunday at the Park View Baptist Church, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Blackburn is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. J. Stumpf and Mrs. Mary E. Combs; four sons, Willie and Eddie Alley, and John and Rufus Blackburn; a sister, Mrs. Emma Blackburn, Hyattsville, Md., and a brother, Jack Blackburn [sic.]."

Mary is buried in plat G, section 179, division 4, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.

Daily Dispatch, August 28, 1877:
"Died, at his residence, in Henrico county, August 19, 1877, at 2 1/2 P. M., J. F. ALLEY, of cholera-morbus."

Richmond Dispatch, May 15, 1899:
"PATMON - Died, May 15, 1899, at the residence of his son-in-law, James A. Lawrence, No. 1514 west Broad street, WILLIAM R. PATMON. Funeral from Pine-Street Baptist church THIS AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances invited to attend. Interment in Riverview."

William is buried in plat B, section 1/4 6, division 1, grave 1 of Riverview Cemetery.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 23, 1994:
"OLIVER - Mattie B. Oliver of Richmond, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994: She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Elizabeth Gardner; her daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Ganis Heisler; one sister and brother-in-law, Elna and Earl Ford; one sister-in-law, Hazel Hargrove; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. on Saturday (today) at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home's, Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd."

Mattie's body was cremated and I believe spread over the grave of her deceased son.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 1, 1933:
"ROBERT J. BROCK - Robert J. Brock died yesterday at the age of 78, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. H. Carter, 2414 Grove Avenue. Besides Mrs. Carter, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. B. H. Kelly; two sons, Lloyd and Robert Brock, all of Richmond. Funeral services will be held from Bennett's funeral parlor, tomorrow at 3 P. M. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery."

Robert is buried in plat M, section 10, division 3, grave 2 of Riverview Cemetery.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 29, 1919:
"BROCK - Died, at her residence 2210 Beverly Street, Laura S. Brock, in her sixtieth year of her age. She is survived by her husband, Robert J. Brock; two sons, L. B. and R. M. Brock; two daughters, Mrs. B. H. Kelly and Mrs. C. H. Carter; one sister, Mrs. R. H. Carter, and five brothers - W. H., C. E., J. A., H. W. and C. L. Lawrence. Funeral service Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Tabernacle Baptist Church. Interment in River View. Friends and acquaintances invited."Laura died at 2210 Beverly Street.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 10, 1982:
"TUCKER - Mrs. Ruth A. Tucker, of Richmond, died September 8, 1982. She is survived by one daughter, Betty L. Hardaway; three grandchildren, Diane Bunce Childress, Bernard Bunce and Tammy Hardaway; one great-grandchild, Joey Childress. Her remains rest at the Joseph E. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Sts. where services will be held Saturday at 1 P.M. Interment family cemetery, Crewe, Va."