William Epps Overby

Father of David Overby and Grandfather of James W. Overby and Great-grandfather of Bertha Overby Arthur

My Great-Great Grandfather – by David Arthur

Birth: Dec. 28, 1818

Chesterfield County

Virginia, USA

Death: Apr. 21, 1863

Hanover County

Virginia, USA

Son of Robert and Mary Overby. Died at age 44.

Ref - Blandford Cemetery records, his date of death 21 Apr 1863, and burial 28 Apr 1863.

Civil War Service

Enlisted March 9, 1862 in Sussex C.H. VA:

PVT, Co. "D" 13th Regt, VA Cavalry (formally the 5th VA CAV) He appears on the roster of Winfields Co., 5th VA Cav.

Note: Resided in Sussex Co.; Co. K, 5th VA Cav; died of consumption at Hanover Academy Hospital, VA Burial:

Blandford Cemetery

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

(Blandford Book transcription) See Appendix

APPENDIX

Blandford Cemetey Book – Register of burials April 1863 (Left Page)

28 (date buried 4-28-1863) Overby, Wm E Pri. Co D 13th Sussex Va Cav.) Robert & Mary Overby (parents)

Blandford Cemetey Book – Register of burials April 1863 (Right Page)

21 (date died 4-21-1863) No Report (cause of death) 44-4 (age 44 years - 4 Months) Chesterfield Co. VA Put on SW cor of his sq - by S.V. Staileman (Info from Blandford website - Last Name: STAILEMAN, First Name: SALLY, Middle Name: V, Date of Death: 3/26/1863, Interment Date: 3/27/1863 – Parents Francis and Anna Staileman)

William Epps Overby is not buried in the mass grave at Memorial Hill Blandford Cemetery as some records at Blandford show. The original record at Blandford Cemetery is a hand written entry made the day he was buried. This record is in the book of daily interments for April of 1863. He was interred on the 28th of April and died on the 21st of April 1863. The original handwritten record says for location: Put on SW cor of his sq - by S.V. Staileman

(Info from Blandford website - Last Name: STAILEMAN, First Name: SALLY, Middle Name: V, Date of Death: 3/26/1863, Interment Date: 3/27/1863 – Parents Francis and Anna Staileman)

The S. V. Staileman is actually Sarah (Sally) Virginia Strailman.

Research shows that she was buried in March of 1863 in the NW corner of the square adjoining the family square of William Epps Overby and the notation that he is in the SW corner of his square supports his being buried by S.V. Staileman as the original record indicates.

When the US Park Service, in the early 1900s, complied the list of Soldiers buried in the mass grave on Memorial Hill he was included in their listing. There is no record at Blandford to support this even though the Park Service record states that it was taken from the "Blandford Roster". The Park Service records are now housed at Blandford.

The location of the Burial of William Epps Overby is:

Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA

Old Ground Ward H

Section 6 Square 3

South West Corner

The Blandford web site of burial locations has been modified to show that their records are conflicting on this, and an addition has been made to show the correct burial site.

http://www.petersburg-va.org/blandford/detail.asp?search=67936

Supporting documentation for revising the burial site is below with photos of the original records above.

Stone from US Veteran’s Administration was dedicated at 2015 David Overby Reunion.

http://www.edavidarthur.net/OverbyReunion/

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