J. Henry Brouster and Dora J. White

 

Brouster

J. Henry  1860 – 1927 

Dora J.

1868 – 1942 

Buried Mapleview Cemetery, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky.

J.H. Brouster and Miss Dora White married 24 February 1897 at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. W.L. White, of the New Salem neighborhood in Crittenden County.[1] They had one known child, Reba Brouster Eason, who was born 25 May 1908 Livingston County, Kentucky and died 2001 Richardson, Dallas County, Texas. [2]

James H. and Dora (White) Brouster last appeared together on the 1920 McCracken County, Kentucky census, along with their daughter, Reba, and Dora’s sister, Nona White.[3]

The death certificate for James H. Brouster gives his birth date as 16 June 1860 Kentucky and his death date as 24 Mar 1927. His parents were S.E. Brouster and “Ditter Line." The informant was Reba Brouster”[4]

A brief note of James H. Brouster’s death appeared in a Paducah newspaper. The notice stated he was age 66 when he died at his home near Reidland. The body was to be shipped to Marion, where the funeral services were to be held.” [5]

Following the death of James H. Brouster, Dora Brouster moved to Texas, where she was enumerated on the 1940 Dallas, Dallas County census. She was listed as a housekeeper in the household of Ida Brown, 39 year old widow, born in Texas. [6]  Dora died 5 April 1942 in Dallas, Texas. [7]

  

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[1] Crittenden Press, 25 September 1897, p. 3.

[2] Find A Grave Memorial #107633333, Reba Eason, buried Restland Memorial Park, Dallas County, Texas beside her husband, Sidney Eastborn Eason.

[3] 1920 McCracken County, Kentucky census, Roll T625_589. [/ 26A. E.D. 153, household of James H. Brouster, Ancestry.com.

[4] Kentucky Death Certificate #0758, James H. Brouster, “Ditter Line” probably refers to the surname “Ditterline.” Ancestry.com

[5] Paducah News-Democrat, 25 March 1927, p. 12, Newspapers.com.

[6] 1940 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas census, Roll m-t0627-04180, p. 5A, E.D. 255-256, Ancestry.com.

[7] Death Certificate #16304, Mrs. Mrs. Isadora J. Brouster; parents: William White and Nancy Hanks, both born Kentucky. Informant was Mrs. Reba Eason. Deceased was to be buried in Marion, Kentucky.

Last issue of the Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog will be 18 November 2021.

Published 9 Nov 2021, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tombstone Tuesday - Louisa J. Williams

Louisa J.

Wife of

B.B. Williams

Born

Aug. 1, 1840

Died

May 1, 1864

Buried Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 7 August 2010.

B.B. Williams and Louisa White married in Henderson on 6 October 1859. Benjamin B. Williams, age 32, and L.J. Williams, age 19, appear on the 1860 Henderson County census. Also in the household was M.J. White, age 23.

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The Earth and the Sea Shall Give Up Their Dead

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Tombstones come with a variety of themes, shapes and inscriptions. The following two monuments are unusual, one for its shape and the other for the story it tells.

One of the most distinctive tombstones in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky is that of James R. Hewlett. It is said the tombstone is in Hewlett's likeness. The following is inscribed on his tombstone:

James R. Hewlett
Dec. 14, 1833
Mar. 22, 1896
At Rest
Hewlett

[on left side]
Melvina
1837-1911

According to his obituary in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian (reprinted from the Caldwell News) of 27 March 1896, Col. J.R. Hewlett, one of Princeton's leading citizens and a prominent lawyer, departed this life at his home on Monday, 23 March [sic], aged 62 years, 3 months and 11 days. He was born in Hopkins County, Kentucky, attended the college in Princeton, where he also taught and was County Superintendent of Schools. He served for a while as Commonwealth Attorney.

James R. Hewlett married Susan Leavell in December 1874 in Christian County, Kentucky. According to Mrs. Hewlett's obituary in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian of Saturday, 9 December 1905, she was the oldest of four daughters of the late L.L. Leavell. After she married James R. Hewett, the couple lived in Princeton. After his death, she remained in Princeton for a time and her brother, St. Clair Leavell, lived with her. Later she moved back to Hopkinsville, where she died 8 December 1905.

Melvina Hewlett was the unmarried sister of James R. Hewlett. Her death certificate identifies her parents as Allison Hewlett and Sarah Thompson. She was born 7 August 1837 and died 20 August 1911.

Another interesting tombstone is the following in the cemetery of old Biggin Church in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The very moving inscription appears to be taken from The Order of Burial of the Dead from the 1789 U.S. Book of Common Prayer.

Lizzie Porcher
Twin
Daughter of
John S. and Catharine G. White
Drowned in the Surf
on Sullivans Island the
17th of August 1861
Aged 11 years and 7 months
"The Earth and the Sea shall
give up their dead."