It’s Family Time~Charles Washington Brock and Sarah Annie Brock Brock

Today's Family Time article will spotlight Charles Washington Brock and his wife Sarah Annie Brock. 

Charles Washington Brock was the son of James Paul Brock and Catherine Josephine Smith. Known as Charlie, he was born on 2 December 1873  as documented on his World War I draft card.¹

Sarah Annie Brock is a sister to my Grandmother Mary Catherine “Mamie” Brock. She was the oldest daughter of Benjamin Franklin Brock and Louise Ellen Sellers Brock; born 14 July 1881.²

Charles Washington and  Sarah Annie were married about 1907.³ This date is based on the birth of their fist child, Edna Mae Brock on 4 October 1908 and the 1910 Census where they stated that they had been married 3 years with two living children. Charles and Sarah Annie had 8 children; 7 daughters and one son, between 1908 and 1921.

Charlie was a lifelong farmer; but his life was cut short at the age of 63 on 12 February 1937 when  he died from Apoplexy (stroke).⁴

Charles Washington was buried in Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery.⁵ Sarah Annie Brock lived another 18 years and 10 months. She was buried at Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens, Cheraw, South Carolina.⁶

Charles Washington Brock and Sarah Annie Brock were 2nd cousins once removed. Charles is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed and Sarah Annie is my Grand Aunt.





 
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Definition: ap·o·plex·y - unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.


[1] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 April 2011), Charley Washington Brock; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, Roll: 1852503.
[2] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2011); Memorial page for Sarah Annie Brock; (14 July 1881–18 December 1955); Find a Grave memorial # 51599765, Citing Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens; Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
[3] 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0037, Page 16A/142(stamped); Line 11, Dwelling 273, Family 273, Household of Charlie BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 7 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.
[4] Charles W. Brock, death certificate 003286 (12 February 1937), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
[5] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2011); Memorial page for Charles W. "Charlie" Brock; (August 1873–12 February 1937); Find a Grave memorial # 51111108, Citing Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
[6] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2011); Memorial page for Sarah Annie Brock; (14 July 1881–18 December 1955); Find a Grave memorial # 51599765, Citing Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens; Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
Other Sources
1. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 21, Page: 9A/93(stamped); Line 41, Dwelling 163, Family 168, Household of James BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 11 January 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_Roll: 1523.
2. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0037, Page 16A/142(stamped); Line 11, Dwelling 273, Family 273, Household of Charlie BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 7 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.
3. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 40, Page: 24A/180 (stamped); Line 21, Dwelling 429, Family 441, Household of Charles W. BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 10 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
4. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13, Page 265A/8A; Line 14, Dwelling 125, Family 128, Household of Charlie BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 28 April 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_2192.
5. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13-19, Page 12B/275(stamped); Line 53, Household #174, Household of James F. BROCK; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://1940census.archives.gov : viewed 13 July 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3799.
6. State of North Carolina, death no. 28830 (18 December 1955), Sarah Annie Brock; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.