The Franklin Republican, Thursday, November 25, 1886, page 1, column 2
A Sad and Sudden Death.
On last Friday evening, at or near 3 o’clock, one of our oldest and well esteemed citizens, Mr. John Brockman, was instantly killed by a bullet from his own gun by a most mysterious accident.
From the facts as we have been able to gather them, it appears that Mr. Brockman, on that fatal evening, took out his gun to kill a hawk. His wife and son, Ulysses, both tried to persuade him not to go, as he was somewhat subject to apoplexy and nervous, but not thinking of danger, he went, but failed to get near enough for a shot. While getting over the fence on his return, and within 150 feet of the house, the cap was exploded and the fatal bullet pierced a vital organ and he fell to the ground, and in a few minutes his spirit had fled to the God who gave it. His wife seeing him fall, ran to his assistance, but the life of her husband was fast ebbing away, and he was unable to utter a word of recognition.
Mr. Brockman has been an honored citizen at Jollity for nearly 60 years, and his sad sudden death has cast a gloom over nearly every household. The sorrow stricken family has the sympathy of all in this their hour of affliction. The funeral sermon was preached on Sunday evening by Rev. Turner of Edinburg. The funeral cortege was the largest ever seen here, giving evidence that the deceased was a man who made many friends and but few, if any enemies, and the last sad rite was performed in sorrow by many friends. Jollity, Ind., Nov, 23, ’86.
The Franklin Republican, Thursday, November 25, 1886, page 5, column 2
Mr. John Brockman, while out hunting on last Friday was instantly killed by the discharge of his own gun. He received the fatal shot in the region of his heart. He was a well-to-do farmer and was almost sixty years of age. He resided near Jollity, about five miles southeast of this place. Mr. Brockman was a man of somewhat peculiar turn and is said to have been, at times, not in his right mind.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
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The following was transcribed by Cheryl Zufall Parker and was copied from Johnson Co rootsweb page that is no longer viable.
"John Brockman (deceased), the subject of this sketch, was a native of Shelby County, Ind., born on the 21st day of June, 1828. He was raised a farmer, and early began working at that useful occupation, which he followed successfully all his life. July 12, 1861 he married Miss Mary Beeson, whose father, Isaac Beeson, was born in North Carolina in the year 1801. Mr. Beeson came to Indiana many years ago, and was a leading farmer in Blue River township, where his death occurred March 29, 1884. He had a family of nine children, two of whom fell in defense of the old flag in the late Civil War. Mrs. Beeson died in the year 1871. For several years after his marriage Mr. Brockman lived with his father-in-law, and in 1884 erected a beautiful residence, which was his home for a little less than two years. He met his death under the following painful circumstances:
"One Friday afternoon he took his gun for the purpose of shooting a hawk, but failing this he started to go out where his dogs were chasing a rabbit. In the act of climbing a fence near the house, the gun by some means was discharged, the shot taking effect in his body severing an artery near the heart." Mrs. Brockman seeing him fall, ran to his assistance and reached him in time to see him expire. He died in her arms without a sign of recognition. His funeral was largely attended, and the sermon on the occasion, preached by Rev. Mr. Turner, of Edinburg, was a glowing and eloquent tribute to a loving husband and father, and a deserved encomium to his worth as an honorable citizen and respected neighbor. At the time of his death Mr. Brockman was fifty-eight years and six months old. Mr. and Mrs. Brockman raised a family of five children, namely: Vinson, Ulysses, Isaac, Annie and Charles, all of whom are living with their mother on the farm in Blue River township."
[Contributor jwright]
A Sad and Sudden Death.
On last Friday evening, at or near 3 o’clock, one of our oldest and well esteemed citizens, Mr. John Brockman, was instantly killed by a bullet from his own gun by a most mysterious accident.
From the facts as we have been able to gather them, it appears that Mr. Brockman, on that fatal evening, took out his gun to kill a hawk. His wife and son, Ulysses, both tried to persuade him not to go, as he was somewhat subject to apoplexy and nervous, but not thinking of danger, he went, but failed to get near enough for a shot. While getting over the fence on his return, and within 150 feet of the house, the cap was exploded and the fatal bullet pierced a vital organ and he fell to the ground, and in a few minutes his spirit had fled to the God who gave it. His wife seeing him fall, ran to his assistance, but the life of her husband was fast ebbing away, and he was unable to utter a word of recognition.
Mr. Brockman has been an honored citizen at Jollity for nearly 60 years, and his sad sudden death has cast a gloom over nearly every household. The sorrow stricken family has the sympathy of all in this their hour of affliction. The funeral sermon was preached on Sunday evening by Rev. Turner of Edinburg. The funeral cortege was the largest ever seen here, giving evidence that the deceased was a man who made many friends and but few, if any enemies, and the last sad rite was performed in sorrow by many friends. Jollity, Ind., Nov, 23, ’86.
The Franklin Republican, Thursday, November 25, 1886, page 5, column 2
Mr. John Brockman, while out hunting on last Friday was instantly killed by the discharge of his own gun. He received the fatal shot in the region of his heart. He was a well-to-do farmer and was almost sixty years of age. He resided near Jollity, about five miles southeast of this place. Mr. Brockman was a man of somewhat peculiar turn and is said to have been, at times, not in his right mind.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
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The following was transcribed by Cheryl Zufall Parker and was copied from Johnson Co rootsweb page that is no longer viable.
"John Brockman (deceased), the subject of this sketch, was a native of Shelby County, Ind., born on the 21st day of June, 1828. He was raised a farmer, and early began working at that useful occupation, which he followed successfully all his life. July 12, 1861 he married Miss Mary Beeson, whose father, Isaac Beeson, was born in North Carolina in the year 1801. Mr. Beeson came to Indiana many years ago, and was a leading farmer in Blue River township, where his death occurred March 29, 1884. He had a family of nine children, two of whom fell in defense of the old flag in the late Civil War. Mrs. Beeson died in the year 1871. For several years after his marriage Mr. Brockman lived with his father-in-law, and in 1884 erected a beautiful residence, which was his home for a little less than two years. He met his death under the following painful circumstances:
"One Friday afternoon he took his gun for the purpose of shooting a hawk, but failing this he started to go out where his dogs were chasing a rabbit. In the act of climbing a fence near the house, the gun by some means was discharged, the shot taking effect in his body severing an artery near the heart." Mrs. Brockman seeing him fall, ran to his assistance and reached him in time to see him expire. He died in her arms without a sign of recognition. His funeral was largely attended, and the sermon on the occasion, preached by Rev. Mr. Turner, of Edinburg, was a glowing and eloquent tribute to a loving husband and father, and a deserved encomium to his worth as an honorable citizen and respected neighbor. At the time of his death Mr. Brockman was fifty-eight years and six months old. Mr. and Mrs. Brockman raised a family of five children, namely: Vinson, Ulysses, Isaac, Annie and Charles, all of whom are living with their mother on the farm in Blue River township."
[Contributor jwright]
The Franklin Republican, Thursday, November 25, 1886, page 1, column 2
A Sad and Sudden Death.
On last Friday evening, at or near 3 o’clock, one of our oldest and well esteemed citizens, Mr. John Brockman, was instantly killed by a bullet from his own gun by a most mysterious accident.
From the facts as we have been able to gather them, it appears that Mr. Brockman, on that fatal evening, took out his gun to kill a hawk. His wife and son, Ulysses, both tried to persuade him not to go, as he was somewhat subject to apoplexy and nervous, but not thinking of danger, he went, but failed to get near enough for a shot. While getting over the fence on his return, and within 150 feet of the house, the cap was exploded and the fatal bullet pierced a vital organ and he fell to the ground, and in a few minutes his spirit had fled to the God who gave it. His wife seeing him fall, ran to his assistance, but the life of her husband was fast ebbing away, and he was unable to utter a word of recognition.
Mr. Brockman has been an honored citizen at Jollity for nearly 60 years, and his sad sudden death has cast a gloom over nearly every household. The sorrow stricken family has the sympathy of all in this their hour of affliction. The funeral sermon was preached on Sunday evening by Rev. Turner of Edinburg. The funeral cortege was the largest ever seen here, giving evidence that the deceased was a man who made many friends and but few, if any enemies, and the last sad rite was performed in sorrow by many friends. Jollity, Ind., Nov, 23, ’86.
The Franklin Republican, Thursday, November 25, 1886, page 5, column 2
Mr. John Brockman, while out hunting on last Friday was instantly killed by the discharge of his own gun. He received the fatal shot in the region of his heart. He was a well-to-do farmer and was almost sixty years of age. He resided near Jollity, about five miles southeast of this place. Mr. Brockman was a man of somewhat peculiar turn and is said to have been, at times, not in his right mind.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
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The following was transcribed by Cheryl Zufall Parker and was copied from Johnson Co rootsweb page that is no longer viable.
"John Brockman (deceased), the subject of this sketch, was a native of Shelby County, Ind., born on the 21st day of June, 1828. He was raised a farmer, and early began working at that useful occupation, which he followed successfully all his life. July 12, 1861 he married Miss Mary Beeson, whose father, Isaac Beeson, was born in North Carolina in the year 1801. Mr. Beeson came to Indiana many years ago, and was a leading farmer in Blue River township, where his death occurred March 29, 1884. He had a family of nine children, two of whom fell in defense of the old flag in the late Civil War. Mrs. Beeson died in the year 1871. For several years after his marriage Mr. Brockman lived with his father-in-law, and in 1884 erected a beautiful residence, which was his home for a little less than two years. He met his death under the following painful circumstances:
"One Friday afternoon he took his gun for the purpose of shooting a hawk, but failing this he started to go out where his dogs were chasing a rabbit. In the act of climbing a fence near the house, the gun by some means was discharged, the shot taking effect in his body severing an artery near the heart." Mrs. Brockman seeing him fall, ran to his assistance and reached him in time to see him expire. He died in her arms without a sign of recognition. His funeral was largely attended, and the sermon on the occasion, preached by Rev. Mr. Turner, of Edinburg, was a glowing and eloquent tribute to a loving husband and father, and a deserved encomium to his worth as an honorable citizen and respected neighbor. At the time of his death Mr. Brockman was fifty-eight years and six months old. Mr. and Mrs. Brockman raised a family of five children, namely: Vinson, Ulysses, Isaac, Annie and Charles, all of whom are living with their mother on the farm in Blue River township."
[Contributor jwright]
A Sad and Sudden Death.
On last Friday evening, at or near 3 o’clock, one of our oldest and well esteemed citizens, Mr. John Brockman, was instantly killed by a bullet from his own gun by a most mysterious accident.
From the facts as we have been able to gather them, it appears that Mr. Brockman, on that fatal evening, took out his gun to kill a hawk. His wife and son, Ulysses, both tried to persuade him not to go, as he was somewhat subject to apoplexy and nervous, but not thinking of danger, he went, but failed to get near enough for a shot. While getting over the fence on his return, and within 150 feet of the house, the cap was exploded and the fatal bullet pierced a vital organ and he fell to the ground, and in a few minutes his spirit had fled to the God who gave it. His wife seeing him fall, ran to his assistance, but the life of her husband was fast ebbing away, and he was unable to utter a word of recognition.
Mr. Brockman has been an honored citizen at Jollity for nearly 60 years, and his sad sudden death has cast a gloom over nearly every household. The sorrow stricken family has the sympathy of all in this their hour of affliction. The funeral sermon was preached on Sunday evening by Rev. Turner of Edinburg. The funeral cortege was the largest ever seen here, giving evidence that the deceased was a man who made many friends and but few, if any enemies, and the last sad rite was performed in sorrow by many friends. Jollity, Ind., Nov, 23, ’86.
The Franklin Republican, Thursday, November 25, 1886, page 5, column 2
Mr. John Brockman, while out hunting on last Friday was instantly killed by the discharge of his own gun. He received the fatal shot in the region of his heart. He was a well-to-do farmer and was almost sixty years of age. He resided near Jollity, about five miles southeast of this place. Mr. Brockman was a man of somewhat peculiar turn and is said to have been, at times, not in his right mind.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
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The following was transcribed by Cheryl Zufall Parker and was copied from Johnson Co rootsweb page that is no longer viable.
"John Brockman (deceased), the subject of this sketch, was a native of Shelby County, Ind., born on the 21st day of June, 1828. He was raised a farmer, and early began working at that useful occupation, which he followed successfully all his life. July 12, 1861 he married Miss Mary Beeson, whose father, Isaac Beeson, was born in North Carolina in the year 1801. Mr. Beeson came to Indiana many years ago, and was a leading farmer in Blue River township, where his death occurred March 29, 1884. He had a family of nine children, two of whom fell in defense of the old flag in the late Civil War. Mrs. Beeson died in the year 1871. For several years after his marriage Mr. Brockman lived with his father-in-law, and in 1884 erected a beautiful residence, which was his home for a little less than two years. He met his death under the following painful circumstances:
"One Friday afternoon he took his gun for the purpose of shooting a hawk, but failing this he started to go out where his dogs were chasing a rabbit. In the act of climbing a fence near the house, the gun by some means was discharged, the shot taking effect in his body severing an artery near the heart." Mrs. Brockman seeing him fall, ran to his assistance and reached him in time to see him expire. He died in her arms without a sign of recognition. His funeral was largely attended, and the sermon on the occasion, preached by Rev. Mr. Turner, of Edinburg, was a glowing and eloquent tribute to a loving husband and father, and a deserved encomium to his worth as an honorable citizen and respected neighbor. At the time of his death Mr. Brockman was fifty-eight years and six months old. Mr. and Mrs. Brockman raised a family of five children, namely: Vinson, Ulysses, Isaac, Annie and Charles, all of whom are living with their mother on the farm in Blue River township."
[Contributor jwright]
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