The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
ABLE in
THEIR HONOR
Gloucester County Will Erect
Enduring Slabs in Memory
OF Her Distinguished Sons.
UNVEILED IN DECEMBER
There Will Also be Portrait Pre-
sensations and Speeches Of
Presentation and Acceptance.

-Four beautiful tablets Of finest polished
Italian marble In letters Of black and
gold will be unveiled at Gloucester Court
House Thursday, December 10Th. me
circui, Judge will preside and Elder W.
L, Watt will deliver the Invocation a,
full choir will render patriotic selections
during the ceremony.
The following are the Inscriptions on.
the tablets: In mcmoriatll-John M, Greg
Dry. Governor OF Virginia, 1872; judge OF
Circuit Court ls6o-lse5 Born In Charles
City county, Va. july S, 1901; Gied IN
Williamsburg. Va. July 8: 1884.
This tablet is erected BY the court
through the generosity Of Mrs Matty
Gregory Galbrnith. his daughter OF Spar
tanbury, S. c., and Mrs. Amanda Cashio
Thomas. his granddaughter, or New York
city.
This tablet will be presented by Con-
gresham John Lamb. and accepted 10y
ex- Congressman d. Gardiner Tyler:
On September 49, 1851, was born In this
county Walter Reed. Nj. D., NJ. A" LID,
major and surgeon In the army or tho
United States, who by demonstrating IN
cuba. the transmission by mosquitoes OF
yellow fever. gave to man control OF that
scourge OF our hemisphere. and placed
his name on the roll of the benefactors
OF humanity. Died at Washington. -.
c.. November %. 1902. This tablet was
erected by the court of Gloucester and a
lew of his friends November, 1908
This tablet will be presented by Major
Jefferson Randolph Kean, United States
army, and accepted by DIR. w, B. Rob
inson. Medical Board OF Virginia:
In memorlam. -Mordecai Cook, Of Nor
dccais Mount Gloucester county, va,
married lGiS Susanna, mother of Henry
peasley, the founder of tho Gloucester
Charity School, Mordecai Cooke, JUS
tce sheriff and Burgess, 1G9G-ll0o. Thos.
Cooke, surveyor OF Gloucester ana MIG
d!esex counties l702-l717. Giles Cooke, to-
Lacco agent and Burgess l7li-l122. MOD
'Gecni Cooke, House or Delegates 100
Colonel Mordecai Cooke war ISL. House
OF Delegates from Portsmouth, Va, lSl1-
1877. 1885, 1887, sheriff Of Norfolk county
and Grand Master OF Masons lS2l- 1875.
Eorn In Gloucester county. Va, April 10,
liS5, died In Portsmouth, Va, April 70,
lS45 Giles Buckner Cooke, Mayor OF
Norfolk city. John Samuel Cooke, clerk
Of courts, lS7O-lSS7. Merritt Todd Cooke
member OF the Norfolk Light Artillery
Blues in the war between the States and
House Of Delegates from Norfolk. Va,
! 1891 1898. through whose generosity the
court has been enabled to erect this
ia blet.
This tablet will be presented by Colonel
John r. Saunders and accepted BY state
Senator j. Boyd Sears;
Page coat OF arms and motto-don,
Mathew Page, member OF KING Council
and of original Board Of Trustees VIII
liam and Mary College, Va; born l6oS,
died January 0. lIo9.
Hon. Mann Page, member OF Kings
Council Born lG9l;; died Jan. "a. l73os
Hon, Mann Page H., member Board
Trustees William and Mary College. Born
| It's; died -
Hon John Page North J1nd>. member
Kings Council. Born l72o; died l7s0.
Hon. John Page, of Roosevelt. member
| of Kings Council Virginia Conventions;
I Committee of Safety Of Congress; It.,
4 Col. in Revolutionary War and Governor
i of Virginia. Born April II, l7ai; died Oct.
/ II, 1SOS,
Hon Mann Page tMansfied).' member
| OF virginia COnNeHlioN itiu VI "oiio' 80
Born l7l9: died -.
Mann page (sheny) Born 1l6s: died
Aug. 81. 1915.
Francis Page (Rugg Swamp Hanover
county. Born 1880: died Nov. 5, lsle
4 John Page (Shelly), soldier In war ISL:
/ Born March I, 1859; died Jan. a. 1877.
4 Thomas Nelson Page, OF Shelly. Borr
/ Oct. 5, l792; died Oct, 1885.
Mann Page (Grcenland). Born June .
1 1904; died Jan. ls4l.
(. Thomas Jefferson Page, of Shelly. Cap
/. tain U. S. N. Command r of La Plata rlS
p,oration Expedition. Commodore &.
|. Il. Born Jan. s. 1905: died Oct, 26 1879
Francis Nelson Page. Major u. S. a
Born Oct. IS, lf2o;i died March 20, 'sn
4 'Powhatan r. Page, Born June lS22; kill
ed ri Petersburg, Va, June II. 1864, Col
G, S. A.
John Randolph Page. NJ D. surgeol
G. S A. Professor University Of Vir
GINA. Born Aug 10th 1880: died MarcI
Richard NJ. Page. Capt c. S, "A. Bor'
Nov. 20, 1895; died March $, 1901.
Peyton N Page. Major c, s. A. Bol
Aug. 10, 1870; died Jan. II. 1871.
John Page, Admiral Argentine Navy
Commander Pllcomao Exploration. Borl
Nov. 20, 1870; died 1890.
Thomas Jefferson rage Jr"s Ma1oF 4
s. 4,
University Of virginia. Born Apri! l5
1862 died Oct, %, 1900
Thomas Nelson Page, member q. )
Coast Survey Born Aug, 20. 1885, dle'
Jan 80. 1902,
John Page, OF Oakland. Born April 70
1871; died Oct 80, 1901, Capt, and Malo
on Staff Of Chief Of Artillery. Arm!
Northern Virginia, C. s. a, Common
wealtNs Attorney, Hanover county
Va,
Al these kept the faith,
This tablet is erected by the Circ"l
Court of Gloucester county, the home
of the Virginia Pages
There will We presented portrait q
Captain ". ap w. Jones. gallant Con
fedorate soldier and honorcd citizen nls'
n portrait Of young Catesby jones wh'
4 gave up his life in battle in the rivil wa
rs a hero, The whole viii he accepted !,
behalf of the county of Gloucester b!
James H. Stubbs and IN behalf OF tht
court by Thomas j. Downing
There will be present as guests: Mrs