William Branson Currence (1795-1851)

William Branson Currence

Birth

16 Jul 1795

Death

10 Jul 1851 (aged 55)

Burial

Old Currence Graveyard

Dailey, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map

Memorial ID

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- possible middle name is Bronson

Other Children (info provided by Anonymous II Contributor #47646266):
Katherine H. (1821-1852) married Hornbeck 1844
Allen J. (1825-1890)
Lorenzo D. (1828-)
Mary Ellen (1832-1914)
Theresa "Thurza" (1841-)

Inscription

Mr. Currence has TWO gravestones:

First Erected (?):
"In Memory Of Wm. B. Currence"
"Died July 10, 1851"
"Aged 56 Yrs. 11 M. 25 D."
"Farewell my wife and children all, From you a father Christ doth call. Mourn not for me it is in vain, To call me to your side again."
footstone reads "W.B.C."

Second Erected (?):
"late husband of Eleanor Currence"
"Died July 10, 1851"
"Aged 55 Yrs. 11 mos. 25 dys."
"Our father has gone to a mansion of rest, From a region of sorrow and pain, To the glorious land by the Deity blest, Where he never can suffer again."
"Whilst in this tomb our father lies, His spirit rests above, In realms of bliss it never dies, But knows a Saviours love."
"Farewell my wife and children all, From you a father Christ doth call. Mourn not for me it is in vain, To call me to your side again."
"O glorious hour O blest abode, Our father's near and like his God. And flesh and sin no more controle, The sacred pleasures of the soul."