The Death of Mrs. Pleas. Brock

There are 5 Pleasant Brock‘s in my genealogical database. In this case, we are talking about the first wife of Pleasant Archie Brock, Sr. son of Michael Hezekiah Brock and his wife Timmie Smith.

Pleasant Archie Brock, Sr. was born on 3 November 1883. On 23 February 1913, Pleasant Archie married Milly Callie Hunter, daughter of William T. Hunter and Catherine Melton.  

On 20 April 1914 their firstborn, a son, called Heyward was born to this couple. A few years later in January 1918 tragedy struck this family. After a short marriage of only 5 years and one child, Millie Callie Hunter Brock passed away. Her death certificate shows the cause of death as heart trouble even though she was only in her mid-twenties.  

Her death notice as posted in The Pageland Journal, 6 February 1918 reads:

Mrs. Pleas. Brock
Mrs. Pleas. Brock who recently moved to Lancaster, died there last Wednesday, and the body was brought back and buried at White Plains Thursday afternoon. She was about 24 years old and is survived by her husband and one child.

As stated, the newspaper is dated 6 Feb. 1918 and states that she died last Wednesday. 

Looking at a February 1918 Calendar online I see that her actual death date, per this death notice, would be 30 January 1918. Yet, her SC Death certificate shows that she in fact died on 28 January 1918 and was buried on 30 Januarys 1918.

Pleasant Archie Brock, the Husband of Callie Hunter, is my 1st Cousin twice removed.

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1. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 17, Page 26A/7A;  Line 10, Dwelling 111, Family 111, Household of Michael BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 21 January 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1523.
2. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Oldstore, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0042, Page 222A/4A; Line 12, Dwelling 47, Family 47, Household of Michael BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 21 January 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.
 3. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Old Store, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 45, Page 284B/15B; Line 56, Dwelling 209, Family 218, Household of Mike BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 21 January 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
   4. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961,  Images. Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com:  4 May 2020), South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, Milley C Brock [Milley C. Hunter]; Certificate number 1053, 28 January 1918.
    5. "Mrs. Pleas. Brock," Death Notice, The Pageland Journal, (Pageland, South Carolina), 6 February 1918, Page 7; column 1; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed & transcribed 4 May 2020); https://www.newspapers.com/.