Tombstone Tuesday~Dewitt G. Brock

Dewitt G. Brock
b.Nov. 9, 1890
d. Dec. 6, 1897

bu. Brock Cemetery

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Dewitt G. Brock, born 9 November 1890, was the last born child of James Paul Brock and his wife  Carrie Josephine Smith Brock. James Paul and Carrie were married 2 September 1869 and Dewitt was their 9th child consisting of 7 sons and 2 daughters.  

I was unable to find an obituary so it is not known what caused this young child to pass away at the age of seven. 

Dewitt was buried in the Brock cemetery where his father is buried also. His mother was interred in the Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Dewitt is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed.

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.

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