Henderson Pioneer
James W. Brock, a lifelong and well-known resident of Henderson county, died at the family home four miles north of Stronghurst March 4, 1914, after a long and tedious
illness. Mr. Brook was born in Gladstone township in 1843, his parents having come there four years previous. He received his education in the schools, at home and in Monmouth College. When the Civil War broke outhe enlisted in the 158th Illinois volunteers and served until November of 1864 when he was given an honorable discharge and returned to Henderson county where he took up farming. In 1867 he married Miss Caroline Pierce, and to this union five children were born, three of whom survived him. His wife died and he married Emma J. Porter, who survived him with another son and two daughters. He was member of the Olena United Presbyterian church, serving it in an official capacity for a number of years. His funeral was held at the church with Rev. H.P.Jackson in charge, and burial was in the cemetery there.
Henderson Pioneer
James W. Brock, a lifelong and well-known resident of Henderson county, died at the family home four miles north of Stronghurst March 4, 1914, after a long and tedious
illness. Mr. Brook was born in Gladstone township in 1843, his parents having come there four years previous. He received his education in the schools, at home and in Monmouth College. When the Civil War broke outhe enlisted in the 158th Illinois volunteers and served until November of 1864 when he was given an honorable discharge and returned to Henderson county where he took up farming. In 1867 he married Miss Caroline Pierce, and to this union five children were born, three of whom survived him. His wife died and he married Emma J. Porter, who survived him with another son and two daughters. He was member of the Olena United Presbyterian church, serving it in an official capacity for a number of years. His funeral was held at the church with Rev. H.P.Jackson in charge, and burial was in the cemetery there.
Family Members
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John Alexander Brook
1839–1911
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Maria Jane Brook Barnes
1841–1923
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Isaiah Smiley Brook
1845–1862
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Hugh Marshall Brook
1847–1910
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Margaret Elizabeth "Libbie" Brook Gaddis
1850–1933
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Mary Ann Brook Pearce
1852–1935
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Thomas Albert Brook
1854–1927
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Charles Francis Brook
1858–1876
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Jessie Ellen Brook Latimer
1861–1886
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