Joseph Branch Batchelor1
M, b. 5 February 1825, d. 11 December 1903
- Relationship
- 1st cousin 4 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Joseph Branch Batchelor, son of James W. Batchelor and Mary SHELTON, was born on 5 February 1825 in Halifax County, North Carolina.1
Joseph married Mary Cary Plummer in 1850 in Warren County, North Carolina. Their marriage bond was posted 26 Jun 1850. From Joseph's biograhical sketch: Mary was "the accomplished daughter of William Plummer, of Warren county, N. C., and to them have been born thirteen children, of whom six still survive, as follows: William P. Batchelor, Wake county, N. C; Joseph B. Batchelor, lieutenant in the United States regular army, and located at Ft. Leavenworth; Stark S. Batchelor, of Raleigh, N. C; Eliza A., wife of Harry Loeb, of Waymanville, Ga; Dr. Kemp B. Batchelor, of Baltimore, Md., and Frank H. Batchelor, of Raleigh, N. C."1
Joseph Branch Batchelor appeared on a census, enumerated 5 September 1850, in the household of James W. Batchelor and Mary SHELTON in Halifax County, North Carolina. He was listed as a 24-yea-old attorney and had apparently not yet married at that time.2
According to his biography, Joe "received his preliminary education in the schools of his native [Halifax] county, and afterward attended the University of North Carolina, from which he graduated with first honors in 1845, and delivered the valedictory. Leaving college, our subject commenced to read law at home, was admitted to the bar in 1846, and opened a law office in Heathsville, N. C., where he practiced until 1850. Then he went to Halifax, N. C., where his superior abilities were at once recognized, and where he was elected county attorney, and served four years. In 1854, in the fall, he moved to Warrenton, N. C., where he quickly became popular, was elected county attorney, and in 1855 was appointed attorney-general by Gov. Thomas Bragg, and served two years. He was re-elected county attorney of Warren county during the war, and served several years. In 1866 he removed to Raleigh, N. C., where he opened a law office, and here he has conducted a successful practice ever since. In 1870 he was appointed by the legislature one of three commissioners — Gen. William M. Shipp and Gen. James G. Martin being the other two — to investigate alleged corruption in the conduct of the affairs of the state. Our subject is a democrat, and while not an office seeker, has always taken an active interest in the welfare of his party, and has cheerfully served it when called upon. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, having served as senior grand warden and deputy grand master, and is also a member of the Episcopal church."1
Joseph Branch Batchelor died on 11 December 1903 in North Carolina at age 78.
Joseph married Mary Cary Plummer in 1850 in Warren County, North Carolina. Their marriage bond was posted 26 Jun 1850. From Joseph's biograhical sketch: Mary was "the accomplished daughter of William Plummer, of Warren county, N. C., and to them have been born thirteen children, of whom six still survive, as follows: William P. Batchelor, Wake county, N. C; Joseph B. Batchelor, lieutenant in the United States regular army, and located at Ft. Leavenworth; Stark S. Batchelor, of Raleigh, N. C; Eliza A., wife of Harry Loeb, of Waymanville, Ga; Dr. Kemp B. Batchelor, of Baltimore, Md., and Frank H. Batchelor, of Raleigh, N. C."1
Joseph Branch Batchelor appeared on a census, enumerated 5 September 1850, in the household of James W. Batchelor and Mary SHELTON in Halifax County, North Carolina. He was listed as a 24-yea-old attorney and had apparently not yet married at that time.2
According to his biography, Joe "received his preliminary education in the schools of his native [Halifax] county, and afterward attended the University of North Carolina, from which he graduated with first honors in 1845, and delivered the valedictory. Leaving college, our subject commenced to read law at home, was admitted to the bar in 1846, and opened a law office in Heathsville, N. C., where he practiced until 1850. Then he went to Halifax, N. C., where his superior abilities were at once recognized, and where he was elected county attorney, and served four years. In 1854, in the fall, he moved to Warrenton, N. C., where he quickly became popular, was elected county attorney, and in 1855 was appointed attorney-general by Gov. Thomas Bragg, and served two years. He was re-elected county attorney of Warren county during the war, and served several years. In 1866 he removed to Raleigh, N. C., where he opened a law office, and here he has conducted a successful practice ever since. In 1870 he was appointed by the legislature one of three commissioners — Gen. William M. Shipp and Gen. James G. Martin being the other two — to investigate alleged corruption in the conduct of the affairs of the state. Our subject is a democrat, and while not an office seeker, has always taken an active interest in the welfare of his party, and has cheerfully served it when called upon. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, having served as senior grand warden and deputy grand master, and is also a member of the Episcopal church."1
Joseph Branch Batchelor died on 11 December 1903 in North Carolina at age 78.
Last Edited=17 Oct 2008
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