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Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJames Henderson DAIL 
470, Mary Louise Dail Patton Obituary,470, James Henderson Dail
470, Mary Louise Dail Patton Obituary,470, James Henderson DailBirthOct 17, 1874, Chowan County, North Carolina470, James Henderson Dail
DeathJul 8, 1947, Chowan County, North Carolina470, James Henderson Dail
BurialBeaver Hill Cemetery, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina470, James Henderson Dail
Spouses
BirthAug 1, 1884, North Carolina470, Mary Emma Chappell Dail
DeathFeb 19, 1969, Chowan County, North Carolina470, Mary Emma Chappell Dail
BurialBeaver Hill Cemetery, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina470, Mary Emma Chappell Dail
ChildrenMary Louise (1909-1996)
Obituary Online notes for James Henderson DAIL
J. Henderson Dail
Killed By Lightning
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Prominent Farmer Was
Seeking Shelter Under
Tree
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James Henderson Dail, 72, prominent Chowan County farmer, was killed by lightning on his farm near Cross Roads Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Dail was working in a field when a severe electrical storm hit the section and it is supposed he sought shelter under a hollw tree, which was struck by a bolt of lightning.
When Mr. Dail failed to return home about dusk, the family became alarmed and began a search for him, and it was then that he was found dead at the tree. The odor of burning clothing attracted members of the family to the tree, it was reported.
Deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary C. Dail; a son, Clifton R. Dail, and six daughters, Miss Bernice Dail of Franklin, Va., Miss Louise Dail of Washington, N.C. Mrs. S. F. Hicks and Mrs. Wendell Copeland of Edentone, Mrs. K. R. Copeland of Norfolk and Mrs. H. C. Sullivan of Hertford. Six grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at the home this (Thursday) afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev. E. L. Wells will officiate, assisted by the Rev. John T. Byrum. Interment will be made in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
- The Chowan Herald - July 10, 1947 470, James Henderson Dail
Killed By Lightning
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Prominent Farmer Was
Seeking Shelter Under
Tree
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James Henderson Dail, 72, prominent Chowan County farmer, was killed by lightning on his farm near Cross Roads Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Dail was working in a field when a severe electrical storm hit the section and it is supposed he sought shelter under a hollw tree, which was struck by a bolt of lightning.
When Mr. Dail failed to return home about dusk, the family became alarmed and began a search for him, and it was then that he was found dead at the tree. The odor of burning clothing attracted members of the family to the tree, it was reported.
Deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary C. Dail; a son, Clifton R. Dail, and six daughters, Miss Bernice Dail of Franklin, Va., Miss Louise Dail of Washington, N.C. Mrs. S. F. Hicks and Mrs. Wendell Copeland of Edentone, Mrs. K. R. Copeland of Norfolk and Mrs. H. C. Sullivan of Hertford. Six grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at the home this (Thursday) afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev. E. L. Wells will officiate, assisted by the Rev. John T. Byrum. Interment will be made in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
- The Chowan Herald - July 10, 1947 470, James Henderson Dail