A search of Ancestry.com for Mary Kizzie Brock provided no results; it's as if Mary Kizzie never existed. Very limited information has been found that proved Mary Kizzie Brock truly existed and very few people are aware of her existence.
Mary Kizzie was born about August of 1876. Her father was Irvin Samuel Brock. In the Cemetery of Old Saint Davids Episcopal Church in Cheraw, South Carolina you will find the tombstone for her Mother – Mary K. Brock. [1]
The tombstone reads - Mary K. Proboff Brock, Birth: Apr. 25, 1858, Anson County, North Carolina, USA; Death: Aug. 18, 1876; Wife of Irvin Brock. Daughter of Z. and Mary Proboff.
There is no family with the surname – Proboff- listed in the 1860 census or any census for Anson County, North Carolina. This may not be the correct surname; the tombstone has deteriorated significantly since 1876 and is almost unreadable.
Irvin Samuel Brock (18 Oct 1849 – 5 Oct 1931) was a son of Alexander Brock and Timmrah White. He married Mary K. Proboff about 1875. Mary Kizzie Brock was their only child; Mary K., the mother, died as a result of this childbirth as indicated on the tombstone above – 18 August 1876.
I know so far you have proved that Irvin Samuel Brock married Mary K. Proboff? And she died and you say it was due to child birth. Where is the proof?
In the 1880 census[2] for Chesterfield County we find, M. K. Brock, niece, age 3 in the household of C. A. Brock and his wife S. J. Brock.
1880 CENSUS: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, FHL Film 1255225,National Archives Film T9-1225, Page 294B; C. A. BROCK, age 43, born in SC, Retail Merchant, Parents born in SC; S. J. BROCK, Wife, age 36, born in NC, parents born in NC; M. K. BROCK, Niece, age 3, born in SC, father born in SC, mother born in NC; E. THOMAS, Other, female, age 22, born in SC; Wm. BROCK, Other, male, single, age 27, Clerk in Store, parents born in SC.
This is the first reference to this child and without further proof we still cannot determine her parents. Charles A. Brock (26 Nov 1836 – 23 Sept 1898) is a son of Alsey Brock and Sarah Morris.
Well, we have gone through the entire census and this is all we know. There are no extant newspapers for this time period; the Court House was burned by General Sherman forces on 3 March 1865. Where do we go next?
Back on 7 February 2012[3], I wrote about the importance of land deeds to your research. In the Register of Deeds Office at the Courthouse in Chesterfield is a key deed containing vital clues to this mystery. It can be found in Deed Book 5, Pages 782-785.
DEED: Chesterfield County, SC; Register of Deeds, Book 5, Page 782-785, Lucy BROCK to W. T. POWELL. Lucy puts all of her property in trust with W. T. POWELL to hold the same for the benefit of her children. She refers to the natural love for her son Charles A. BROCK and his wife Sarah J. BROCK and Mary Kerry BROCK the child of Irvin S. BROCK. Ten ($10.00) dollars paid to W. T. POWELL and 3 lots (Lot #156, 157 and 158) in the Town of Cheraw to be placed in trust. One was the lot where her son Pleasant A. BROCK resided at the time of his death (d. 28 Feb. 1873). W. T. POWELL shall hold the same for the use and benefit of Charles A. BROCK, his wife Sarah J. BROCK and Mary Nezzie BROCK, the child of Irvin S. BROCK, living with Charles A. BROCK and Sarah J. Brock.
If Charles and Sarah should not have children then at their death to pass to Mary Kezzie BROCK, and if she is not living to pass to SARAH BROCK, the widow of Hezekiah BROCK (remember Hezekiah died as a result of his imprisonment in a Yankee prison at Pt. Lookout, Maryland).
[Note: Sarah Sallie Morris Brock wife of Hezekiah BROCK and Lucy Morris BROCK, mother of Charles A. & Pleasant A. BROCK, are believed to be sisters. Hezekiah Brock & Sarah Sallie Morris are my 2nd great grandparents.]
Though we now know a little about Mary Kizzie Brock; she is still a mystery. What happen to her later in life, beyond the 1880 Census? Did she change her name? Maybe? Let add a little more to this mystery!
Back in May 2009 I read an on-line request[4] for information on Irvin Brock Boan. Now I have researched the Brock's in this area for 35 years. All the Irvin's I have in my database (8) are men. There are NO FEMALES name Irvin; yet, here is a NC death certificate that says Irvin Brock Boan. Now this certificate was really a big left curve. Irvin Brock Boan death certificate shows her Father as Irvin Brock and Mother as Ann Pigg. I do not have any of the 8 Irvin/Ervin Brock's in my database married to an Ann Pigg.
Irvin Brock Boan has 3 different birth dates:
1900 Census Chesterfield, SC – Mar 1881
NC Death Certificate – Irvin Brock Boan, 10 Mar 1876
Tombstone, Bethesda UMC Cemetery/ Find A Grave Memorial# 38269099 – 23 Mar 1875
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| Irvin Brock Boan, NC Death certificate |
So I ask you, my readers, are Mary Kizzie Brock and Irvin Brock Boan the same person. I really don't think we have enough info to say for certain; but, I have a gut feeling that these two women are the same person.
If you have any information, suggestions or corrections to this posting please contact me at the email.
[2] 1880 U S Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #003, Page 294B; Line 18, Dwelling 88, Family 94, Household of C. A. BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed March 2008); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.
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