John Berry "Johnnie" Adcock
Johnnie, born November 13, 1870, was the first of five children born to Dr. Jeremiah Burson "James" Adcock and Lurena Frances "Fannie" Abbett. He was born in a wagon train between Tallapoosa County, Alabama and Northern Louisiana. Census records show "Alabama" as his place of birth.
He grew up in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana and was only twelve years old when his father, Dr. Adcock, died suddenly while out on a home patient visit, leaving him as "the man of the house" as it were.
Johnnie met Loretta Jane Gray, daughter of William Rufus Gray and Minerva Tennessee Gray and also corresponded with her during 1896 as she was living in Waskom, Harrison County,Texas while he was in Timpson where his aunt, Louella Adcock Thornton, lived with her family. Later that year, they were married in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas and by 1901 he took his bride and son William Sherwood back to Union Parish, Louisiana where they made their home in Bernice.
He and Loretta had eight children and only their first one, William Rufus Adcock (1897-1897), born in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas. died young, living only six days. The others are linked to this memorial.
As a vocation he had a photography studio in his home and also tuned pianos. Many families in Union Parish still have professional studio-made family photographs in their albums made by "J.B.Adcock". His printed motto in his piano tuning business read, "Your piano is not a musical instrument unless it is in tune!"
Johnnie enjoyed gospel music during the heyday of shaped-note-music (Sol-Fa method of teaching sight-singing) and had some hymns published in 1910 and 1913 by the Hartford Music Company, Hartford, Arkansas. He also experimented with music showing only the shaped notes but without any lines!
In the early1930's and in semi-retirement they moved to a home in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, just across the state line. He died after an illness from typhoid fever September 7, 1937 there in El Dorado and was buried in the Camp Creek Cemetery, Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana where his widowed Loretta would join him in thirty-one days!
Johnnie, born November 13, 1870, was the first of five children born to Dr. Jeremiah Burson "James" Adcock and Lurena Frances "Fannie" Abbett. He was born in a wagon train between Tallapoosa County, Alabama and Northern Louisiana. Census records show "Alabama" as his place of birth.
He grew up in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana and was only twelve years old when his father, Dr. Adcock, died suddenly while out on a home patient visit, leaving him as "the man of the house" as it were.
Johnnie met Loretta Jane Gray, daughter of William Rufus Gray and Minerva Tennessee Gray and also corresponded with her during 1896 as she was living in Waskom, Harrison County,Texas while he was in Timpson where his aunt, Louella Adcock Thornton, lived with her family. Later that year, they were married in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas and by 1901 he took his bride and son William Sherwood back to Union Parish, Louisiana where they made their home in Bernice.
He and Loretta had eight children and only their first one, William Rufus Adcock (1897-1897), born in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas. died young, living only six days. The others are linked to this memorial.
As a vocation he had a photography studio in his home and also tuned pianos. Many families in Union Parish still have professional studio-made family photographs in their albums made by "J.B.Adcock". His printed motto in his piano tuning business read, "Your piano is not a musical instrument unless it is in tune!"
Johnnie enjoyed gospel music during the heyday of shaped-note-music (Sol-Fa method of teaching sight-singing) and had some hymns published in 1910 and 1913 by the Hartford Music Company, Hartford, Arkansas. He also experimented with music showing only the shaped notes but without any lines!
In the early1930's and in semi-retirement they moved to a home in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, just across the state line. He died after an illness from typhoid fever September 7, 1937 there in El Dorado and was buried in the Camp Creek Cemetery, Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana where his widowed Loretta would join him in thirty-one days!
John Berry "Johnnie" Adcock
Johnnie, born November 13, 1870, was the first of five children born to Dr. Jeremiah Burson "James" Adcock and Lurena Frances "Fannie" Abbett. He was born in a wagon train between Tallapoosa County, Alabama and Northern Louisiana. Census records show "Alabama" as his place of birth.
He grew up in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana and was only twelve years old when his father, Dr. Adcock, died suddenly while out on a home patient visit, leaving him as "the man of the house" as it were.
Johnnie met Loretta Jane Gray, daughter of William Rufus Gray and Minerva Tennessee Gray and also corresponded with her during 1896 as she was living in Waskom, Harrison County,Texas while he was in Timpson where his aunt, Louella Adcock Thornton, lived with her family. Later that year, they were married in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas and by 1901 he took his bride and son William Sherwood back to Union Parish, Louisiana where they made their home in Bernice.
He and Loretta had eight children and only their first one, William Rufus Adcock (1897-1897), born in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas. died young, living only six days. The others are linked to this memorial.
As a vocation he had a photography studio in his home and also tuned pianos. Many families in Union Parish still have professional studio-made family photographs in their albums made by "J.B.Adcock". His printed motto in his piano tuning business read, "Your piano is not a musical instrument unless it is in tune!"
Johnnie enjoyed gospel music during the heyday of shaped-note-music (Sol-Fa method of teaching sight-singing) and had some hymns published in 1910 and 1913 by the Hartford Music Company, Hartford, Arkansas. He also experimented with music showing only the shaped notes but without any lines!
In the early1930's and in semi-retirement they moved to a home in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, just across the state line. He died after an illness from typhoid fever September 7, 1937 there in El Dorado and was buried in the Camp Creek Cemetery, Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana where his widowed Loretta would join him in thirty-one days!
Johnnie, born November 13, 1870, was the first of five children born to Dr. Jeremiah Burson "James" Adcock and Lurena Frances "Fannie" Abbett. He was born in a wagon train between Tallapoosa County, Alabama and Northern Louisiana. Census records show "Alabama" as his place of birth.
He grew up in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana and was only twelve years old when his father, Dr. Adcock, died suddenly while out on a home patient visit, leaving him as "the man of the house" as it were.
Johnnie met Loretta Jane Gray, daughter of William Rufus Gray and Minerva Tennessee Gray and also corresponded with her during 1896 as she was living in Waskom, Harrison County,Texas while he was in Timpson where his aunt, Louella Adcock Thornton, lived with her family. Later that year, they were married in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas and by 1901 he took his bride and son William Sherwood back to Union Parish, Louisiana where they made their home in Bernice.
He and Loretta had eight children and only their first one, William Rufus Adcock (1897-1897), born in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas. died young, living only six days. The others are linked to this memorial.
As a vocation he had a photography studio in his home and also tuned pianos. Many families in Union Parish still have professional studio-made family photographs in their albums made by "J.B.Adcock". His printed motto in his piano tuning business read, "Your piano is not a musical instrument unless it is in tune!"
Johnnie enjoyed gospel music during the heyday of shaped-note-music (Sol-Fa method of teaching sight-singing) and had some hymns published in 1910 and 1913 by the Hartford Music Company, Hartford, Arkansas. He also experimented with music showing only the shaped notes but without any lines!
In the early1930's and in semi-retirement they moved to a home in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, just across the state line. He died after an illness from typhoid fever September 7, 1937 there in El Dorado and was buried in the Camp Creek Cemetery, Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana where his widowed Loretta would join him in thirty-one days!
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