Sunday’s Obituary – Mrs. P. P. Brock

Mrs. P.P. Brock, Sr., of the Zoar section of the county, died last Monday, and was buried on Tuesday at Zoar church, the Rev. J. L. Tyler conducting the funeral service. Mrs. Brock was a most excellent Christian woman. Besides her husband, she leaves twelve children and several brothers and sisters.[1]

Mrs. P. P. Brock, Sr., was Margaret Jane Sellers daughter of Joseph B. Sellers and  Edarkus Jane Mungo. Margaret Jane was born 17 April 1865 and died 12 February 1917. She was buried at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Margaret Jane married Peter Preston Brock, Sr., son of William P. Brock and Easter E. Copeland.  They had 12 children – 7 boys, 5 girls.

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

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[1] James C. Pigg, Obituaries from the Chesterfield Advertiser 1892-1926; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 2001, page 20. Tombstone of Mrs. Margaret Jane Brock, Zoar Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. The Chesterfield Advertiser, 15 February 1917, page 4, col. 4
[2] Find A Grave Memorial# 32096693