Tombstone Tuesday~James Paul Brock

James P. Brock

b. Feb. 29, 1845

d. Feb. 2, 1919

James Paul Brock was the youngest of 9 children; 7 sons and 2 daughters, children of Samuel W. Brock and his wife Martha. Five of his older brothers served in the Civil War but his brother Eli Brock was the only one to return  home.

On 2 September 1869 James Paul married Catherine Josephine Smith daughter of Elisha Brown Smith and Delilah M. Wallace.¹

To this union was born 9 children; Seven (7) sons and 2 daughters. Their first borne a male infant died at birth. In June 1883, another son, Willie, born in September 1881 passed away. Then in December 1897, their youngest son Dewitt died at age 7. The remaining six (6) children survived to adulthood, married and raised families of their own.

James Paul Brock, age 73, died on 2 February 1919 just short of his 74th birthday. His tombstone  and Catherine Josephine Civil War Pension Application are the only two sources for James Paul death date. No South Carolina Death Certificate has been found documenting the death of James Paul Brock. Even though death certificate were required their absences continue to be a prevalent issue for genealogists and family researchers in South Carolina.   Nine years after the death of her husband, Catherine Josephine died on 19 March 1928. ²



James Paul Brock is buried in the Brock Cemetery.³  


James Paul Brock is my 1st cousin 4 times removed.









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[1] "Confederate Pension Applications," SC Department of Archives and History, SC Archives Database (http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx : viewed 30 March 2009), Confederate Pension Applications, Catherine J. Brock, "S126088: BROCK, CATHERINE J. OF CHERAW, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY APPLICATION FOR PENSION FOR SERVICE OF JAMES P. BROCK IN COMPANY I, FIRST S.C. ARTILLERY.," S12608802441a & S12608802441b.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com : Accessed on 3 August 2011); Headstone for James P. Brock; (Feb. 29, 1845-Feb. 2, 1919); Records of the Brock Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

Treasure Chest Thursday~Civil War Pension Application, Catherine J. Brock

Marriage dates prior to 1911 in the up country of South Carolina are almost none existent. To find a marriage date prior to 1911 in Chesterfield County is a real rarity. So the marriage date of James P. Brock and his wife Catherine Josephine Smith is a real gem. 


   
                                                                                         Class No…………………………………..
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA}
County of Chesterfield}                       HONOR ROLL

TO THE COUNTY PENSION BOARD:

The undersigned applies for enrollment under the Act of 1919. I am the Widow of Jas. P. Brock … who enlisted in Company I Regiment First of SC Artillery Battalion of …..Captain Charles Ouglesly on the 15 day of April 1864, and served in that command until the first day of March 1865, and was at that time a member of Company I, Regiment of First SC Artillery Battalion of …Captain Charles Ouglesby.
I was married to him the 2 day of September 1869. My husband did not desert the service of the Confederate States nor of this State. My husband died on 2 day of Febry 1919. My income from all sources does not exceed $500.00-does not exceed $1000.00. I am 66 years of age. I reside at B. A. Brocks in Chesterfield County, S.C. and have lived there since the First day of January 1910.
I have not been on the pension roll of South Carolina, nor any other State, nor of the United States. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30..}
Day of Oct…..1919..}                                 Catherine X Brock {her mark}
D. F. Brock, Magst
Probate Judge

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA}
County of Chesterfield}
Personally appeared before me W. H. Teal & S. W. Brock who being duly sworn, each of them deposes and says they knew Catherine J. Brock who is an applicant for a pension, and they have read the said application; that they know of their own knowledge that her husband, named…James P. Brock, was a private in Company I Regiment of First SC Artillery, and that he rendered services as therein stated; that she had resided in this State … 66….years.
Day of Oct…..1919..}                |          W. H. Teal
D. F. Brock, Magst                    |          Company I Regiment 1^st N. C.
Probate Judge                          |          S. W. Brock
                                                     |         Company C Regiment 5th
 


I was married to him the 2 day of September 1869. My husband did not desert the service of the Confederate States nor of this State. My husband died on 2 day of Febry 1919. My income from all sources does not exceed $500.00-does not exceed $1000.00. I am 66 years of age. I reside at B. A. Brocks in Chesterfield County, S.C. and have lived there since the First day of January 1910.

James P. Brock is my 1st cousin 4 times removed.
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[1] "Confederate Pension Applications," SC Department of Archives and History, SC Archives Database (http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx : viewed 30 March 2009), Confederate Pension Applications, Catherine J. Brock, "S126088: BROCK, CATHERINE J. OF CHERAW, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY APPLICATION FOR PENSION FOR SERVICE OF JAMES P. BROCK IN COMPANY I, FIRST S.C. ARTILLERY.," S12608802441a & S12608802441b.

Tombstone Tuesday - James Paul Brock

James Paul Brock

Birth: Feb. 29, 1845

Death: Feb. 2, 1919

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Son of Samuel W. & Martha Brock.

Married Catherine Josephine Smith on 2 Sept 1869. Catherine Josephine was the daughter of Elisha Brown Smith and Delilah M. Wallace.  She was born on 23 May 1853 and died 29 March 1928 and is buried at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. 

James Paul and Catherine Josephine had 9 children:

•   Infant Brock (1870 - 1870)
•   Jesse Franklin Brock (1871 - 1935)
•  Charles W. Brock (1873 - 1937)
•   Sara Ella Brock Sellers (1875 - 1949)
•   James C. Brock (1878 - 1952)
•  Willie T. Brock (1881 - 1883)
•  Carrie Josephine Brock Rivers (1884 - 1945)
•  Benjamin Asbury Brock (1888 - 1977)
• Dewitt G. Brock (1890 - 1897) 

Burial: Brock Cemetery, Brock's Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina