Treasure Chest Thursday~Brock-Thornhill Marriage

 

 
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Brock, Robert Brock and Burt Brock motored to McComb Sunday to attend the marriage of Miss Bessie Brock and Mr. Robert Thornhill. The bride is the youngest sister of Dr. Brock, a charming and efficient young lady, known and admired by most of the people of Franklinton. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Will Knight, where no pains were spared in the attractive decorations of pink and white thruout the entire house, and in a lovely wedding luncheon which was gracefully presided over by the hostess and her mother, Mrs. J. S. Brock. Immediately after the ceremony the voting couple drove in their own automobile to their home near Tylertown, Miss.


 
Bessie Brock is the 24 year old daughter of Dr. Jeptha S. Brock and Susan Alvaline Holmes. Bessie and James Robert Thornhill were married on 19 November 1916.

Bessie Brock Thornhill is my 4th Cousin twice removed.
 
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[1] Image from ChroncilingAmerica provided by: Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA
[2] "Marriage of Bessie Brock," Local News, THE ERA LEADER, Franklinton, LA, November 23, 1916, page 3, . http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064305/1916-11-23/ed-1/seq-3.pdf.

Obituary Sunday~ Dr. Jeptha S. Brock Dies

Dr. Jeptha S.Brock, son of Valentine Brock and Bethany Thaney Ginn, died 7 October 1914. Jeptha was born Dec. 15, 1854 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. His grandparents, James L. Brock and Elizabeth Purvis migrated from Chesterfield County, South Carolina through Georgia, Alabama and on to Mississippi and Louisiana about 1820.

Dr. Jeptha married Susan Alvaline Holmes on Dec. 7, 1874 in Brockdale, Louisiana.

Dr. J. S.  Brock, of Warrenton, father of our esteemed physician, Dr. J. L. Brock died on Wednesday afternoon at five o’clock after an illness lasting thru all this year. Interment is to take place in the family burying ground this afternoon at three o’clock.[1] [The Era-Leader, October 08, 1914, Image 3, col 2]

Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Brock, Mr. and Mrs. J. Vol Brock and J. S. Brock, Jr., motored to Warnerton Sunday to see Dr. J. S. Brock who is still lingering in a very critical condition. [The Era-Leader, October 08, 1914, Image 3, col 1]

Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Fortinberry and son Sheldon and Mr. Thompson of Scalon spent several hours here Wednesday as they motored thru to Warnerton to visit their Uncle Dr. J. S. Brock. [The Era-Leader, October 08, 1914, Image 3, col 3]




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[1] "Local Items," The Era-Leader, 15 April 1915, Dr. J. S. Brock; on-line images Chronciling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : viewed, copied 14 September 2013), Historic America Newspapers; Image 3.