Valentine Jordan NESBIT^[1]

1883 - 1938  (55 years)

• Name	Valentine Jordan NESBIT
  Nickname	Val
  Birth	20 Jan 1883	Camden, Kershaw Co, SC   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Before 1907	Tennessee, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania   [4]
  	Val attended preparatory school at Sewanee Military Academy in Tennessee and McCabe's University School in Richmond, Virginia. His undergraduate degree was from Princeton University, and his law degree was from the University of Pittsburgh.
  Occupation	1907 - 1938	Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL   [3, 4]
  	Val was a practicing attorney in Birmingham, Alabama from 1907 until his death in 1938. He was a partner at the firm of Nesbit, Sadler & Dunn at that time.
  Death	7 Feb 1938	Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL   [4]
  	Val died at his Birmingham, Alabama home, 3542 Lenox Road, on 7 February 1938 following a short illness. He was 55 years old at the time of his death.
  funeral	10 Feb 1938	Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL   [4]
  	Funeral services were held at the Lenox Road residence at 2:30pm on 10 February 1938.
  Burial	Pawleys Island, Georgetown Co, SC   [2]
  	His remains were interred at All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery on Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
  Person ID	I62960	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Ralph NESBIT
  Mother	Cora JORDAN
  Family ID	F7187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia Preston MEANS,   b. 9 Dec 1887, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL d. 24 Sep 1972, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	c. 1911  [3, 5]
  Children	1. Ralph NESBIT, III,   b. 26 Nov 1913, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL d. 7 Feb 1990, Richmond City, VA (Age 76 years)   2. Sarah Palmer NESBIT,   b. c.1916, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL d. 15 Jul 1971, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL
  Family ID	F7186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Valentine Jordan Nesbit. WWI draft registration card. 1157 South 33rd Street, Birmingham, Alabama (1918).
  		1920 US Census / Nesbit, Val 3214 Lane Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama.
  		1930 US Census / Nesbit, Valentine J. 3542 Lennox Road, Birmingham, Alabama.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2854] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881 - 1974. FHL film no. 1908563: Valentine J. Nesbit entry. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). downloaded 27 November 2011. [S2851] Valentine Jordan Nesbit. WWI draft registration card. [S2882] Val J. Nesbit obituary. The Birmingham News, (Birmingham, AL) 8 February 1938. [S2852] 1930 US Census / Nesbit, Valentine J.