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- His Obituary Lists him as William D. Chipley. Which version is correct??
W.D. Chipley Is Laid to Rest -- Aged Confederate veterain of this county answers final roll call near Stephens City -- Obit. found in the Taylor notebook. It was badly copied with most of the rt. hand side cut off. It is probably from a Virginia paper. -- LKL
"The funeral of Mr. W.D. C[hipley] who died on October 14th af[ter an] illness from paralysis coveri[ng a] period of five weeks, took place [Wed]nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock [in his] home near Stephens City, Vir[ginia].
"The services were conducte[d by] the Rev Hoge Smith of the P[resby]terian Church, assisted by R[ev. --] Sydenstricker.
"The pallbearers were Moss[es?] H. Painter, John Golliday, W[- - - ] Ridings, C.E. Staples, Oscar [- - - ]ery amd E.U. Gordon. Intermen[t was] in Green Hill Cemetery.
"Mr. Chipley was born near [Ste]phens City, December 22, 1840[. He] served four years in the civil [- - - ] having entered with Compan[ y - - -] First Virginia Cavalry under C[aptain or orporal?] Drake.
"Mr Chipley is survived by [his] widow, who was Miss Marth[a Mc]Leod; one son H.D. Chiple[y of] Lynchburg, Va., and three daug[hters] Miss Bell and Willie Chipley at [home] amd Tebecca Chipley of Rich[mond] Va. Mr Chipley was a gentle[man of] fine character--quiet and uns[- - - ]ing in his manner, a devoted hu[sband] and father, and besides his f[amily] leaves a wide circle of friend[s and]rela[tives] to mourn his loss."
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Taylor Family Genealogy
1840 - 14 Oct