Virginius Kemper Daughtrey

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Southampton Co., VA , Newsom District 64 records Virginius Daughtry (Jan 1870) as single, living alone, and working as a grocer.

The 1910 Federal Census for Southampton Co., VA , Newsom District 123, page 290B, dated April 28, 1910 records V. Kemper (40) and Hellen R. (40) Daughtry with children Mary (6), William (4), and V. Kemper (1). Also in the household are the widow Hellen M. Daughtry (71- VA/VA/VA) and the widow Lucy M. [Morecock / Helen's sister] Drewry (46 - VA/VA/VA) and her daughter Lucy M. Drewry (16). V. Kemper and Hellen have been married for 7 years and have had 3 children. All members of this household and their parents are listed as born in Virginia.

The 1920 Federal Census for Southampton Co., VA , Newsom District 217 records Virginius K. (50) and Hellen R. (40 - NC/NC/NC) Daughtry with children Mary V. (6), William H. (4), and Virginius K. (1) farming on the Sunbeam Statesville Road. Also in the household is sister-in-law Lucy M. Drewrey (55-widow)

Poplar Springs Cemetery - New Annex, Southampton Co., VA / Beamon Street and High Street across from the Scout Shack
Plot 27
Virginius Kemper Daughtrey
01-16-1870 - 12-03-1958
Helen Morecock Daughtrey "WIFE OF V.K.DAUGHTREY"
12-03-1958 1867 - 1939
Two of their children are buried here:
Virginius Kemper Daughtrey, Jr.
12/28/1908 - 9/7/1979
Mary Virginia Daughtrey
3/21/1904 - 6/8/1989

Virginius married Helen R. Morecock on 17 Dec 1902 in Southampton Co, VA. (Helen R. Morecock was born in Aug 1867 in Halifax Co., North Carolina, died in 1939 in Southampton Co, VA. and was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery - New Annex, Southampton Co., VA.)