“ADELINE WILSON married JOHN BROOKS, April 12 [1831]; both of Lexington, Tennessee.”
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Rev. JOHN BROOKS died October 22, 1880.
TRIBUNE-SUN, Jackson, Tenn.
October 28, 1880. Rev. JOHN BROOKS
died Oct. 22. Born in Ireland in 1809
and at age 13 came to the United States.
He lived in Philadelphia five years,
moved to Purdy, Tenn. and stayed there
as a merchant three years, then to
Lexington until the outbreak of war
when moved to Madison County. A local
minister, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. Royal Arch Mason. His tombstone,
Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
bears death date Oct. 22, 1880.
Birth date: July 12, 1810./
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The Rev. John Brooks died at his residence in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday morning, Oct.22, 1880. He was born in Ireland in the year 1810, and at the age of 13 came to the United States, leaving his father's family, and beginning life's struggles alone and friendless in Philadelphia. After two years' residence in that city he moved to Purdy, in this State, and went into business. About three years afterward he moved to Lexington, where he entered into the mercantile business, and accumulated a considerable fortune. As soon as he became able, under a smiling providence, he sent back to the old country and brought his mother, father, and other members of his family, who all enjoyed a pleasant home with him. Early in life he embraced religion, and joined the Methodist Church. He soon became a devoted and useful member.
When I formed his acquaintance, over thirty years ago, I found him to be a popular and very successful local preacher, being much sought after for camp meetings, revivals, and other occasions. At that time, he was one of the most prominent and influential men in that country. Not long after this he was united in marriage to Miss Sallie Acton, of Jackson, with whom he lived in happy union until death.
During the late cruel war, he was one of the greatest sufferers, and lost most of his property. He afterward came to Jackson, and spent the remainder of his earthly life. Our Brother Brooks was an uncompromising Christian, deeply devoted to the cause of the Church. He was intensely religious, and manifested his holy zeal on all proper occasions, never forgetting his Christian obligations. But in private life and in the family circle his piety was most beautifully and forcibly exhibited. The holy and happy influences of prayer and praise around his family altar are still to be seen in the religious character of his children. His earnest exhortations and pathetic appeals will long be remembered by those who met with him in class and prayer meetings, and especially in love feasts. Always and everywhere he stood firmly and emphatically on the Lord's side. He was a life-time student of the word of God, by which study the beautiful character of our religion was engraved upon his mind, and made his life uniformly one of joy and rejoicing. It was his habit, I am informed, to read the Bible through regularly once a year for the last forty years.
He leaves behind him a most devoted wife and daughter, and four sons, all members of the Church, one of whom, the Rev. H. W. Brooks, is now a promising minister of the Arkansas Annual Conference.
His last sickness was of long continuance, and his sufferings were often severe, but grace was given him to pass through all, down to the brink of the last river, with Christian fortitude, retaining rigor of mind and faith in Christ even to the end of his life. A short time before his departure he exclaimed that he saw the gates of heaven opened, and his son and daughter, gone before, awaiting to receive him.
His funeral services were conducted, on the 23rd, by the Rev. K. K. Hamilton and the writer. Many friends were present, and the occasion was one of great solemnity. Full of faith and full of years, the Rev. John Brooks has passed from earth away, and has doubtless, been received up into glory. To those who trust in Jesus the gates of death are clothed in light, the grave has no terror, and eternity no night.
Nashville Christian Advocate, December 18, 1880
(A. W. Jones)
NOTE: The tombstone of the Reverend John Brooks in Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee renders his vital dates: July 12, 1810-October 22, 1880. That for his wife, SARAH ACTON BROOKS, born Fincastle, Va., June 9, 1825-died June 21, 1895.
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Marriages announced in the SOUTHERN STATESMAN and solemnized in Madison County, Tennessee (1831-1833)
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Rev. JOHN BROOKS died October 22, 1880.
TRIBUNE-SUN, Jackson, Tenn.
October 28, 1880. Rev. JOHN BROOKS
died Oct. 22. Born in Ireland in 1809
and at age 13 came to the United States.
He lived in Philadelphia five years,
moved to Purdy, Tenn. and stayed there
as a merchant three years, then to
Lexington until the outbreak of war
when moved to Madison County. A local
minister, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. Royal Arch Mason. His tombstone,
Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
bears death date Oct. 22, 1880.
Birth date: July 12, 1810./
[http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison
/misc/gmmc/gmmc1-12.htm]
The Rev. John Brooks died at his residence in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday morning, Oct.22, 1880. He was born in Ireland in the year 1810, and at the age of 13 came to the United States, leaving his father's family, and beginning life's struggles alone and friendless in Philadelphia. After two years' residence in that city he moved to Purdy, in this State, and went into business. About three years afterward he moved to Lexington, where he entered into the mercantile business, and accumulated a considerable fortune. As soon as he became able, under a smiling providence, he sent back to the old country and brought his mother, father, and other members of his family, who all enjoyed a pleasant home with him. Early in life he embraced religion, and joined the Methodist Church. He soon became a devoted and useful member.
When I formed his acquaintance, over thirty years ago, I found him to be a popular and very successful local preacher, being much sought after for camp meetings, revivals, and other occasions. At that time, he was one of the most prominent and influential men in that country. Not long after this he was united in marriage to Miss Sallie Acton, of Jackson, with whom he lived in happy union until death.
During the late cruel war, he was one of the greatest sufferers, and lost most of his property. He afterward came to Jackson, and spent the remainder of his earthly life. Our Brother Brooks was an uncompromising Christian, deeply devoted to the cause of the Church. He was intensely religious, and manifested his holy zeal on all proper occasions, never forgetting his Christian obligations. But in private life and in the family circle his piety was most beautifully and forcibly exhibited. The holy and happy influences of prayer and praise around his family altar are still to be seen in the religious character of his children. His earnest exhortations and pathetic appeals will long be remembered by those who met with him in class and prayer meetings, and especially in love feasts. Always and everywhere he stood firmly and emphatically on the Lord's side. He was a life-time student of the word of God, by which study the beautiful character of our religion was engraved upon his mind, and made his life uniformly one of joy and rejoicing. It was his habit, I am informed, to read the Bible through regularly once a year for the last forty years.
He leaves behind him a most devoted wife and daughter, and four sons, all members of the Church, one of whom, the Rev. H. W. Brooks, is now a promising minister of the Arkansas Annual Conference.
His last sickness was of long continuance, and his sufferings were often severe, but grace was given him to pass through all, down to the brink of the last river, with Christian fortitude, retaining rigor of mind and faith in Christ even to the end of his life. A short time before his departure he exclaimed that he saw the gates of heaven opened, and his son and daughter, gone before, awaiting to receive him.
His funeral services were conducted, on the 23rd, by the Rev. K. K. Hamilton and the writer. Many friends were present, and the occasion was one of great solemnity. Full of faith and full of years, the Rev. John Brooks has passed from earth away, and has doubtless, been received up into glory. To those who trust in Jesus the gates of death are clothed in light, the grave has no terror, and eternity no night.
Nashville Christian Advocate, December 18, 1880
(A. W. Jones)
NOTE: The tombstone of the Reverend John Brooks in Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee renders his vital dates: July 12, 1810-October 22, 1880. That for his wife, SARAH ACTON BROOKS, born Fincastle, Va., June 9, 1825-died June 21, 1895.
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“ADELINE WILSON married JOHN BROOKS, April 12 [1831]; both of Lexington, Tennessee.”
Marriages announced in the SOUTHERN STATESMAN and solemnized in Madison County, Tennessee (1831-1833)
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Rev. JOHN BROOKS died October 22, 1880.
TRIBUNE-SUN, Jackson, Tenn.
October 28, 1880. Rev. JOHN BROOKS
died Oct. 22. Born in Ireland in 1809
and at age 13 came to the United States.
He lived in Philadelphia five years,
moved to Purdy, Tenn. and stayed there
as a merchant three years, then to
Lexington until the outbreak of war
when moved to Madison County. A local
minister, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. Royal Arch Mason. His tombstone,
Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
bears death date Oct. 22, 1880.
Birth date: July 12, 1810./
[http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison
/misc/gmmc/gmmc1-12.htm]
The Rev. John Brooks died at his residence in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday morning, Oct.22, 1880. He was born in Ireland in the year 1810, and at the age of 13 came to the United States, leaving his father's family, and beginning life's struggles alone and friendless in Philadelphia. After two years' residence in that city he moved to Purdy, in this State, and went into business. About three years afterward he moved to Lexington, where he entered into the mercantile business, and accumulated a considerable fortune. As soon as he became able, under a smiling providence, he sent back to the old country and brought his mother, father, and other members of his family, who all enjoyed a pleasant home with him. Early in life he embraced religion, and joined the Methodist Church. He soon became a devoted and useful member.
When I formed his acquaintance, over thirty years ago, I found him to be a popular and very successful local preacher, being much sought after for camp meetings, revivals, and other occasions. At that time, he was one of the most prominent and influential men in that country. Not long after this he was united in marriage to Miss Sallie Acton, of Jackson, with whom he lived in happy union until death.
During the late cruel war, he was one of the greatest sufferers, and lost most of his property. He afterward came to Jackson, and spent the remainder of his earthly life. Our Brother Brooks was an uncompromising Christian, deeply devoted to the cause of the Church. He was intensely religious, and manifested his holy zeal on all proper occasions, never forgetting his Christian obligations. But in private life and in the family circle his piety was most beautifully and forcibly exhibited. The holy and happy influences of prayer and praise around his family altar are still to be seen in the religious character of his children. His earnest exhortations and pathetic appeals will long be remembered by those who met with him in class and prayer meetings, and especially in love feasts. Always and everywhere he stood firmly and emphatically on the Lord's side. He was a life-time student of the word of God, by which study the beautiful character of our religion was engraved upon his mind, and made his life uniformly one of joy and rejoicing. It was his habit, I am informed, to read the Bible through regularly once a year for the last forty years.
He leaves behind him a most devoted wife and daughter, and four sons, all members of the Church, one of whom, the Rev. H. W. Brooks, is now a promising minister of the Arkansas Annual Conference.
His last sickness was of long continuance, and his sufferings were often severe, but grace was given him to pass through all, down to the brink of the last river, with Christian fortitude, retaining rigor of mind and faith in Christ even to the end of his life. A short time before his departure he exclaimed that he saw the gates of heaven opened, and his son and daughter, gone before, awaiting to receive him.
His funeral services were conducted, on the 23rd, by the Rev. K. K. Hamilton and the writer. Many friends were present, and the occasion was one of great solemnity. Full of faith and full of years, the Rev. John Brooks has passed from earth away, and has doubtless, been received up into glory. To those who trust in Jesus the gates of death are clothed in light, the grave has no terror, and eternity no night.
Nashville Christian Advocate, December 18, 1880
(A. W. Jones)
NOTE: The tombstone of the Reverend John Brooks in Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee renders his vital dates: July 12, 1810-October 22, 1880. That for his wife, SARAH ACTON BROOKS, born Fincastle, Va., June 9, 1825-died June 21, 1895.
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Marriages announced in the SOUTHERN STATESMAN and solemnized in Madison County, Tennessee (1831-1833)
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Rev. JOHN BROOKS died October 22, 1880.
TRIBUNE-SUN, Jackson, Tenn.
October 28, 1880. Rev. JOHN BROOKS
died Oct. 22. Born in Ireland in 1809
and at age 13 came to the United States.
He lived in Philadelphia five years,
moved to Purdy, Tenn. and stayed there
as a merchant three years, then to
Lexington until the outbreak of war
when moved to Madison County. A local
minister, Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. Royal Arch Mason. His tombstone,
Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.
bears death date Oct. 22, 1880.
Birth date: July 12, 1810./
[http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison
/misc/gmmc/gmmc1-12.htm]
The Rev. John Brooks died at his residence in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday morning, Oct.22, 1880. He was born in Ireland in the year 1810, and at the age of 13 came to the United States, leaving his father's family, and beginning life's struggles alone and friendless in Philadelphia. After two years' residence in that city he moved to Purdy, in this State, and went into business. About three years afterward he moved to Lexington, where he entered into the mercantile business, and accumulated a considerable fortune. As soon as he became able, under a smiling providence, he sent back to the old country and brought his mother, father, and other members of his family, who all enjoyed a pleasant home with him. Early in life he embraced religion, and joined the Methodist Church. He soon became a devoted and useful member.
When I formed his acquaintance, over thirty years ago, I found him to be a popular and very successful local preacher, being much sought after for camp meetings, revivals, and other occasions. At that time, he was one of the most prominent and influential men in that country. Not long after this he was united in marriage to Miss Sallie Acton, of Jackson, with whom he lived in happy union until death.
During the late cruel war, he was one of the greatest sufferers, and lost most of his property. He afterward came to Jackson, and spent the remainder of his earthly life. Our Brother Brooks was an uncompromising Christian, deeply devoted to the cause of the Church. He was intensely religious, and manifested his holy zeal on all proper occasions, never forgetting his Christian obligations. But in private life and in the family circle his piety was most beautifully and forcibly exhibited. The holy and happy influences of prayer and praise around his family altar are still to be seen in the religious character of his children. His earnest exhortations and pathetic appeals will long be remembered by those who met with him in class and prayer meetings, and especially in love feasts. Always and everywhere he stood firmly and emphatically on the Lord's side. He was a life-time student of the word of God, by which study the beautiful character of our religion was engraved upon his mind, and made his life uniformly one of joy and rejoicing. It was his habit, I am informed, to read the Bible through regularly once a year for the last forty years.
He leaves behind him a most devoted wife and daughter, and four sons, all members of the Church, one of whom, the Rev. H. W. Brooks, is now a promising minister of the Arkansas Annual Conference.
His last sickness was of long continuance, and his sufferings were often severe, but grace was given him to pass through all, down to the brink of the last river, with Christian fortitude, retaining rigor of mind and faith in Christ even to the end of his life. A short time before his departure he exclaimed that he saw the gates of heaven opened, and his son and daughter, gone before, awaiting to receive him.
His funeral services were conducted, on the 23rd, by the Rev. K. K. Hamilton and the writer. Many friends were present, and the occasion was one of great solemnity. Full of faith and full of years, the Rev. John Brooks has passed from earth away, and has doubtless, been received up into glory. To those who trust in Jesus the gates of death are clothed in light, the grave has no terror, and eternity no night.
Nashville Christian Advocate, December 18, 1880
(A. W. Jones)
NOTE: The tombstone of the Reverend John Brooks in Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee renders his vital dates: July 12, 1810-October 22, 1880. That for his wife, SARAH ACTON BROOKS, born Fincastle, Va., June 9, 1825-died June 21, 1895.
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