It’s Family Time~The Short Life of Allie Mae (Seago) Brock Family

Julian Joseph Brock was born on 2 February 1891, a son of Peter Preston Brock and his wife, Margaret Jane Sellers.

Allie Mae Seago was born 14 April 1886, a daughter of Dorsey Alexander Seago and his wife, Cornelia Meachum.

Julian Joseph Brock and Allie Mae Seago were married on 28 February 1913 in Morven, Anson County, North Carolina.

To this union were borne 3 children; two sons and a daughter. Only the daughter survived to adulthood.

Allie must have become very ill shortly after the birth of her third child, a son called Leroy. Their son was born on 13 March 1923. 

By December 1923, Julian had placed an ad in the local newspaper- 

WANTED—A white lady or girl to keep house for me. Three in Family, work light. Apply J. J. Brock, McFarlan, N.C,. R.1. 

On 27 Dec 1923, the following post was found in the Anson County newspaper “The Messenger and Intelligencer” 

^{“Mrs. Brock, daughter of Mr. D. A. Seago, who has been under treatment at the Charlotte Sanatorium does not improve. Her many friends are deeply concerned about her condition.”}

Allie Mae (Seago) Brock died on 30 January 1924. She passed away due to a gastric cancer.

Allie Mae (Seago) Brock is buried in the  Cedar Creek Meeting House Cemetery, Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina.

Julian Joseph Brock is my 3rd Cousin twice removed.


____________________________
[1] "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 April 2019), Marriage: Julian J. BROCK, age 22 and Allie SEAGO, age 27, of Anson County, NC; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.
[2] "Mrs. Brock treated at Charlotte Sanatorium," The Messenger and Intelligencer (Wadesboro, North Carolina), 27 December 1923, Page 8; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed & transcribed. May 2020); https://www.newspapers.com/.
[3]  North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Images. Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com: 27 April 2020),  North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, Allie Seago Brock; Certificate number 43, 30 January 1924.