SUDDEN DEATH
Confederate Veteran Here to See Fair Found Dead in His Bed
F. A. Bloxton, Confederate veteran, 78 years old, of Stafford Courthouse, Stafford County, VA, was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning, October 9, 1917, at 615 Randolph Street by his brother, Alexander Edwin Bloxton, with whom he had been sleeping. Mr. Bloxton and his brother both came to Richmond from Stafford on Monday night in order to take in the State Fair. On arrival, they engaged a room at a lodging house on Randolph Street. Both retired in their usual health. When A. E. Bloxton awoke, he was horrified to find his brother lying dead beside him. Coroner Whitfield, who was hastily summoned, said that death was probably due to old age, brought about by the exertion caused by sight-seeing. The body was taken to Stafford for burial.
Five months earlier, the DAILY STAR Newspaper, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
Friday, 18 May 1917:
"Old Confeds attending court were: Messrs. John A. Evans, Geo. W. Truslow, ALBERT BLOXTON, Lewis A. Fritter, Geo. W. Black and Jno. F. Clift, representing all branches of the service."
FIELDING "ALBERT" BLOXTON
(Went by "Albert" on one census form;
Mary knew him as "Albert".)
(b. August 1839 in Stafford County, VA)
1850 Census, Stafford Co, VA:
Father: William Bloxton "Bloxham" 46, Farmer
Stepmother: Mary E Bloxton "Bloxham" 25
Brother: Thomas L Bloxton "Bloxham" 15
ALBERT BLOXTON "Bloxham" 11
Half-brother: Robert Bloxton "Bloxham" 2
Half-sister: Gabriella Bloxton "Bloxham" 0
1860 Census (June 23, 1860), Stafford Court House P.O., Stafford County, VA, "Farm Hand", age 20:
Wm Bloxton 56
Step-mom: Mary Bloxton 36
ALBERT BLOXTON 20
Half-siblings:
Robert Bloxton 12
Gabriella Bloxton 10
James Bloxton 8
John Bloxton 6
Susan Bloxton 3
Theressa Bloxton 1
1870 Census (July 6, 1870), Bruton Township, Williamsburg, York Co, VA, a laborer on his brother's $3,500 farm (personal property $500), age 33, with Thomas L. Bloxton (35) & his wife, Sara (45);
1900 Census (June 2, 1900), "Hospital Attendant" Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, age 60, correct birthdate entered: "Aug 1839", with his niece, Alexander Edwin's daughter, Isabella Bloxton , age 26, (Jan 1874), both single - April 1908;
1910 Census (May 16, 1910), Aquia, Stafford County, VA, "Laborer":
Fielding A. (70), Single, is "boarding" with his mother's unmarried nephews & nieces--farmers William A. Clift, 60, & Thomas A. Clift, 58; their sisters, Mettie A., 50, & Isabella L. Clift, 48 (next door to their brother's farm, John A. Clift, 63) and working as a "farmhand" in his advanced years!
He may have never married, although there is an obituary for Mrs. Albert Bloxton of Stafford County, VA, who predeceased her husband, and he's the only Albert known of:
"MRS. ALBERT BLOXTON (1873-1906)
Fredericksburg, VA, July 23 -
Mrs. Virginia Bloxton, wife of Mr. Albert Bloxton of Stafford County, died here last night, July 22, 1906, at the Mary Washington Hospital of blood poisoning, aged 33 years. Her husband survives her. The remains were taken to her old home in Stafford for interment."
[Times Dispatch, Number 17, 24 July 1906]
Mary Ware Stevens Greene said he was known as a "tattle-tale" as a child.
"Mr. Ashby Bloxton of Charlottesville spent a few days here this week with his mother. Mr. Albert Bloxton has recovered from a severe illness and is able to be about again." [Virginia Gazette, Pg 3, Vol 14, No 3, 1 June 1907]
"Mr. Alfred Bloxton, of Stafford, a former citizen of this city, has returned home after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in this section. Mr. Bloxton is looking well and is enjoying life." [Virginia Gazette, Pg 1, Vol 18, No 4, 16 June 1910]
"Mr. F. A. Bloxton of Williamsburg, VA, is visiting Dr. J. H. Garlick's family."
[Richmond Dispatch, Pg 9, No 13, 4 June 1893]
*Eastern State Hospital renamed and new structure stood for 75 years. James D. Moncure was Reform Superintendent when it was called "Eastern Lunatic Asylum" (1773 Building) -- burned down on 6/7/1885.
F. Bloxton, a member of the choir of the Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, Georgetown, returned from their annual outing to Colonial Beach on Sunday, August 8, 1909.
Compare his picture with that of his "lookalike" older brother, Thomas Lawrence Bloxton. This isn't a very good image, but their hair and beard is even the same!
U.S. CIVIL WAR (Aug 9, 1861 - May 1, 1865):
Fielding A. Bloxton
Virginia Confederacy Enlistment:
9 Aug 1861, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Enlisted in the Virginia Stafford
Light Artillery Battery, 47th VA Regiment.
Rank at enlistment: Sergeant 8/9/1861 to 10/31/61
Absent sick since 11/5/1861 on MR#3.
Present MR#4-6.
Service Record:
Promoted to Full Corporal on 12/31/1861 to 10/31/1863.
Hospitalized on 6/11/1864.
Mustered out on 9 Apr 1865 at
Appomattox Court House, VA.
Surrendered at Appomattox (Penitentiary).
Paroled 5/1/1865 in Northern Neck District
at King George Courthouse.
POST WAR:
Attendant at Eastern State Hospital*, Williamsburg, VA. Applied for pension in Stafford County 4/18/1908 when 68 years old -- $36 a year.
Confederate Veteran Here to See Fair Found Dead in His Bed
F. A. Bloxton, Confederate veteran, 78 years old, of Stafford Courthouse, Stafford County, VA, was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning, October 9, 1917, at 615 Randolph Street by his brother, Alexander Edwin Bloxton, with whom he had been sleeping. Mr. Bloxton and his brother both came to Richmond from Stafford on Monday night in order to take in the State Fair. On arrival, they engaged a room at a lodging house on Randolph Street. Both retired in their usual health. When A. E. Bloxton awoke, he was horrified to find his brother lying dead beside him. Coroner Whitfield, who was hastily summoned, said that death was probably due to old age, brought about by the exertion caused by sight-seeing. The body was taken to Stafford for burial.
Five months earlier, the DAILY STAR Newspaper, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
Friday, 18 May 1917:
"Old Confeds attending court were: Messrs. John A. Evans, Geo. W. Truslow, ALBERT BLOXTON, Lewis A. Fritter, Geo. W. Black and Jno. F. Clift, representing all branches of the service."
FIELDING "ALBERT" BLOXTON
(Went by "Albert" on one census form;
Mary knew him as "Albert".)
(b. August 1839 in Stafford County, VA)
1850 Census, Stafford Co, VA:
Father: William Bloxton "Bloxham" 46, Farmer
Stepmother: Mary E Bloxton "Bloxham" 25
Brother: Thomas L Bloxton "Bloxham" 15
ALBERT BLOXTON "Bloxham" 11
Half-brother: Robert Bloxton "Bloxham" 2
Half-sister: Gabriella Bloxton "Bloxham" 0
1860 Census (June 23, 1860), Stafford Court House P.O., Stafford County, VA, "Farm Hand", age 20:
Wm Bloxton 56
Step-mom: Mary Bloxton 36
ALBERT BLOXTON 20
Half-siblings:
Robert Bloxton 12
Gabriella Bloxton 10
James Bloxton 8
John Bloxton 6
Susan Bloxton 3
Theressa Bloxton 1
1870 Census (July 6, 1870), Bruton Township, Williamsburg, York Co, VA, a laborer on his brother's $3,500 farm (personal property $500), age 33, with Thomas L. Bloxton (35) & his wife, Sara (45);
1900 Census (June 2, 1900), "Hospital Attendant" Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, age 60, correct birthdate entered: "Aug 1839", with his niece, Alexander Edwin's daughter, Isabella Bloxton , age 26, (Jan 1874), both single - April 1908;
1910 Census (May 16, 1910), Aquia, Stafford County, VA, "Laborer":
Fielding A. (70), Single, is "boarding" with his mother's unmarried nephews & nieces--farmers William A. Clift, 60, & Thomas A. Clift, 58; their sisters, Mettie A., 50, & Isabella L. Clift, 48 (next door to their brother's farm, John A. Clift, 63) and working as a "farmhand" in his advanced years!
He may have never married, although there is an obituary for Mrs. Albert Bloxton of Stafford County, VA, who predeceased her husband, and he's the only Albert known of:
"MRS. ALBERT BLOXTON (1873-1906)
Fredericksburg, VA, July 23 -
Mrs. Virginia Bloxton, wife of Mr. Albert Bloxton of Stafford County, died here last night, July 22, 1906, at the Mary Washington Hospital of blood poisoning, aged 33 years. Her husband survives her. The remains were taken to her old home in Stafford for interment."
[Times Dispatch, Number 17, 24 July 1906]
Mary Ware Stevens Greene said he was known as a "tattle-tale" as a child.
"Mr. Ashby Bloxton of Charlottesville spent a few days here this week with his mother. Mr. Albert Bloxton has recovered from a severe illness and is able to be about again." [Virginia Gazette, Pg 3, Vol 14, No 3, 1 June 1907]
"Mr. Alfred Bloxton, of Stafford, a former citizen of this city, has returned home after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in this section. Mr. Bloxton is looking well and is enjoying life." [Virginia Gazette, Pg 1, Vol 18, No 4, 16 June 1910]
"Mr. F. A. Bloxton of Williamsburg, VA, is visiting Dr. J. H. Garlick's family."
[Richmond Dispatch, Pg 9, No 13, 4 June 1893]
*Eastern State Hospital renamed and new structure stood for 75 years. James D. Moncure was Reform Superintendent when it was called "Eastern Lunatic Asylum" (1773 Building) -- burned down on 6/7/1885.
F. Bloxton, a member of the choir of the Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, Georgetown, returned from their annual outing to Colonial Beach on Sunday, August 8, 1909.
Compare his picture with that of his "lookalike" older brother, Thomas Lawrence Bloxton. This isn't a very good image, but their hair and beard is even the same!
U.S. CIVIL WAR (Aug 9, 1861 - May 1, 1865):
Fielding A. Bloxton
Virginia Confederacy Enlistment:
9 Aug 1861, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Enlisted in the Virginia Stafford
Light Artillery Battery, 47th VA Regiment.
Rank at enlistment: Sergeant 8/9/1861 to 10/31/61
Absent sick since 11/5/1861 on MR#3.
Present MR#4-6.
Service Record:
Promoted to Full Corporal on 12/31/1861 to 10/31/1863.
Hospitalized on 6/11/1864.
Mustered out on 9 Apr 1865 at
Appomattox Court House, VA.
Surrendered at Appomattox (Penitentiary).
Paroled 5/1/1865 in Northern Neck District
at King George Courthouse.
POST WAR:
Attendant at Eastern State Hospital*, Williamsburg, VA. Applied for pension in Stafford County 4/18/1908 when 68 years old -- $36 a year.
SUDDEN DEATH
Confederate Veteran Here to See Fair Found Dead in His Bed
F. A. Bloxton, Confederate veteran, 78 years old, of Stafford Courthouse, Stafford County, VA, was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning, October 9, 1917, at 615 Randolph Street by his brother, Alexander Edwin Bloxton, with whom he had been sleeping. Mr. Bloxton and his brother both came to Richmond from Stafford on Monday night in order to take in the State Fair. On arrival, they engaged a room at a lodging house on Randolph Street. Both retired in their usual health. When A. E. Bloxton awoke, he was horrified to find his brother lying dead beside him. Coroner Whitfield, who was hastily summoned, said that death was probably due to old age, brought about by the exertion caused by sight-seeing. The body was taken to Stafford for burial.
Five months earlier, the DAILY STAR Newspaper, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
Friday, 18 May 1917:
"Old Confeds attending court were: Messrs. John A. Evans, Geo. W. Truslow, ALBERT BLOXTON, Lewis A. Fritter, Geo. W. Black and Jno. F. Clift, representing all branches of the service."
FIELDING "ALBERT" BLOXTON
(Went by "Albert" on one census form;
Mary knew him as "Albert".)
(b. August 1839 in Stafford County, VA)
1850 Census, Stafford Co, VA:
Father: William Bloxton "Bloxham" 46, Farmer
Stepmother: Mary E Bloxton "Bloxham" 25
Brother: Thomas L Bloxton "Bloxham" 15
ALBERT BLOXTON "Bloxham" 11
Half-brother: Robert Bloxton "Bloxham" 2
Half-sister: Gabriella Bloxton "Bloxham" 0
1860 Census (June 23, 1860), Stafford Court House P.O., Stafford County, VA, "Farm Hand", age 20:
Wm Bloxton 56
Step-mom: Mary Bloxton 36
ALBERT BLOXTON 20
Half-siblings:
Robert Bloxton 12
Gabriella Bloxton 10
James Bloxton 8
John Bloxton 6
Susan Bloxton 3
Theressa Bloxton 1
1870 Census (July 6, 1870), Bruton Township, Williamsburg, York Co, VA, a laborer on his brother's $3,500 farm (personal property $500), age 33, with Thomas L. Bloxton (35) & his wife, Sara (45);
1900 Census (June 2, 1900), "Hospital Attendant" Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, age 60, correct birthdate entered: "Aug 1839", with his niece, Alexander Edwin's daughter, Isabella Bloxton , age 26, (Jan 1874), both single - April 1908;
1910 Census (May 16, 1910), Aquia, Stafford County, VA, "Laborer":
Fielding A. (70), Single, is "boarding" with his mother's unmarried nephews & nieces--farmers William A. Clift, 60, & Thomas A. Clift, 58; their sisters, Mettie A., 50, & Isabella L. Clift, 48 (next door to their brother's farm, John A. Clift, 63) and working as a "farmhand" in his advanced years!
He may have never married, although there is an obituary for Mrs. Albert Bloxton of Stafford County, VA, who predeceased her husband, and he's the only Albert known of:
"MRS. ALBERT BLOXTON (1873-1906)
Fredericksburg, VA, July 23 -
Mrs. Virginia Bloxton, wife of Mr. Albert Bloxton of Stafford County, died here last night, July 22, 1906, at the Mary Washington Hospital of blood poisoning, aged 33 years. Her husband survives her. The remains were taken to her old home in Stafford for interment."
[Times Dispatch, Number 17, 24 July 1906]
Mary Ware Stevens Greene said he was known as a "tattle-tale" as a child.
"Mr. Ashby Bloxton of Charlottesville spent a few days here this week with his mother. Mr. Albert Bloxton has recovered from a severe illness and is able to be about again." [Virginia Gazette, Pg 3, Vol 14, No 3, 1 June 1907]
"Mr. Alfred Bloxton, of Stafford, a former citizen of this city, has returned home after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in this section. Mr. Bloxton is looking well and is enjoying life." [Virginia Gazette, Pg 1, Vol 18, No 4, 16 June 1910]
"Mr. F. A. Bloxton of Williamsburg, VA, is visiting Dr. J. H. Garlick's family."
[Richmond Dispatch, Pg 9, No 13, 4 June 1893]
*Eastern State Hospital renamed and new structure stood for 75 years. James D. Moncure was Reform Superintendent when it was called "Eastern Lunatic Asylum" (1773 Building) -- burned down on 6/7/1885.
F. Bloxton, a member of the choir of the Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, Georgetown, returned from their annual outing to Colonial Beach on Sunday, August 8, 1909.
Compare his picture with that of his "lookalike" older brother, Thomas Lawrence Bloxton. This isn't a very good image, but their hair and beard is even the same!
U.S. CIVIL WAR (Aug 9, 1861 - May 1, 1865):
Fielding A. Bloxton
Virginia Confederacy Enlistment:
9 Aug 1861, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Enlisted in the Virginia Stafford
Light Artillery Battery, 47th VA Regiment.
Rank at enlistment: Sergeant 8/9/1861 to 10/31/61
Absent sick since 11/5/1861 on MR#3.
Present MR#4-6.
Service Record:
Promoted to Full Corporal on 12/31/1861 to 10/31/1863.
Hospitalized on 6/11/1864.
Mustered out on 9 Apr 1865 at
Appomattox Court House, VA.
Surrendered at Appomattox (Penitentiary).
Paroled 5/1/1865 in Northern Neck District
at King George Courthouse.
POST WAR:
Attendant at Eastern State Hospital*, Williamsburg, VA. Applied for pension in Stafford County 4/18/1908 when 68 years old -- $36 a year.
Confederate Veteran Here to See Fair Found Dead in His Bed
F. A. Bloxton, Confederate veteran, 78 years old, of Stafford Courthouse, Stafford County, VA, was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning, October 9, 1917, at 615 Randolph Street by his brother, Alexander Edwin Bloxton, with whom he had been sleeping. Mr. Bloxton and his brother both came to Richmond from Stafford on Monday night in order to take in the State Fair. On arrival, they engaged a room at a lodging house on Randolph Street. Both retired in their usual health. When A. E. Bloxton awoke, he was horrified to find his brother lying dead beside him. Coroner Whitfield, who was hastily summoned, said that death was probably due to old age, brought about by the exertion caused by sight-seeing. The body was taken to Stafford for burial.
Five months earlier, the DAILY STAR Newspaper, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
Friday, 18 May 1917:
"Old Confeds attending court were: Messrs. John A. Evans, Geo. W. Truslow, ALBERT BLOXTON, Lewis A. Fritter, Geo. W. Black and Jno. F. Clift, representing all branches of the service."
FIELDING "ALBERT" BLOXTON
(Went by "Albert" on one census form;
Mary knew him as "Albert".)
(b. August 1839 in Stafford County, VA)
1850 Census, Stafford Co, VA:
Father: William Bloxton "Bloxham" 46, Farmer
Stepmother: Mary E Bloxton "Bloxham" 25
Brother: Thomas L Bloxton "Bloxham" 15
ALBERT BLOXTON "Bloxham" 11
Half-brother: Robert Bloxton "Bloxham" 2
Half-sister: Gabriella Bloxton "Bloxham" 0
1860 Census (June 23, 1860), Stafford Court House P.O., Stafford County, VA, "Farm Hand", age 20:
Wm Bloxton 56
Step-mom: Mary Bloxton 36
ALBERT BLOXTON 20
Half-siblings:
Robert Bloxton 12
Gabriella Bloxton 10
James Bloxton 8
John Bloxton 6
Susan Bloxton 3
Theressa Bloxton 1
1870 Census (July 6, 1870), Bruton Township, Williamsburg, York Co, VA, a laborer on his brother's $3,500 farm (personal property $500), age 33, with Thomas L. Bloxton (35) & his wife, Sara (45);
1900 Census (June 2, 1900), "Hospital Attendant" Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, age 60, correct birthdate entered: "Aug 1839", with his niece, Alexander Edwin's daughter, Isabella Bloxton , age 26, (Jan 1874), both single - April 1908;
1910 Census (May 16, 1910), Aquia, Stafford County, VA, "Laborer":
Fielding A. (70), Single, is "boarding" with his mother's unmarried nephews & nieces--farmers William A. Clift, 60, & Thomas A. Clift, 58; their sisters, Mettie A., 50, & Isabella L. Clift, 48 (next door to their brother's farm, John A. Clift, 63) and working as a "farmhand" in his advanced years!
He may have never married, although there is an obituary for Mrs. Albert Bloxton of Stafford County, VA, who predeceased her husband, and he's the only Albert known of:
"MRS. ALBERT BLOXTON (1873-1906)
Fredericksburg, VA, July 23 -
Mrs. Virginia Bloxton, wife of Mr. Albert Bloxton of Stafford County, died here last night, July 22, 1906, at the Mary Washington Hospital of blood poisoning, aged 33 years. Her husband survives her. The remains were taken to her old home in Stafford for interment."
[Times Dispatch, Number 17, 24 July 1906]
Mary Ware Stevens Greene said he was known as a "tattle-tale" as a child.
"Mr. Ashby Bloxton of Charlottesville spent a few days here this week with his mother. Mr. Albert Bloxton has recovered from a severe illness and is able to be about again." [Virginia Gazette, Pg 3, Vol 14, No 3, 1 June 1907]
"Mr. Alfred Bloxton, of Stafford, a former citizen of this city, has returned home after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives in this section. Mr. Bloxton is looking well and is enjoying life." [Virginia Gazette, Pg 1, Vol 18, No 4, 16 June 1910]
"Mr. F. A. Bloxton of Williamsburg, VA, is visiting Dr. J. H. Garlick's family."
[Richmond Dispatch, Pg 9, No 13, 4 June 1893]
*Eastern State Hospital renamed and new structure stood for 75 years. James D. Moncure was Reform Superintendent when it was called "Eastern Lunatic Asylum" (1773 Building) -- burned down on 6/7/1885.
F. Bloxton, a member of the choir of the Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, Georgetown, returned from their annual outing to Colonial Beach on Sunday, August 8, 1909.
Compare his picture with that of his "lookalike" older brother, Thomas Lawrence Bloxton. This isn't a very good image, but their hair and beard is even the same!
U.S. CIVIL WAR (Aug 9, 1861 - May 1, 1865):
Fielding A. Bloxton
Virginia Confederacy Enlistment:
9 Aug 1861, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Enlisted in the Virginia Stafford
Light Artillery Battery, 47th VA Regiment.
Rank at enlistment: Sergeant 8/9/1861 to 10/31/61
Absent sick since 11/5/1861 on MR#3.
Present MR#4-6.
Service Record:
Promoted to Full Corporal on 12/31/1861 to 10/31/1863.
Hospitalized on 6/11/1864.
Mustered out on 9 Apr 1865 at
Appomattox Court House, VA.
Surrendered at Appomattox (Penitentiary).
Paroled 5/1/1865 in Northern Neck District
at King George Courthouse.
POST WAR:
Attendant at Eastern State Hospital*, Williamsburg, VA. Applied for pension in Stafford County 4/18/1908 when 68 years old -- $36 a year.
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