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Brock Memorybooks

(Brock, Matthews, Mote, and others)
~~~~ Last revision: January, 2008 ~~~~

     Although I have given a general overview of these 3 big books under the GENEALOGY and the OUR FAMILIES pages, I will go further in depth here by showing you the Dedication Page and Table of Contents. As I said, I've been taking lots of trips and making lots of phone calls on the genealogy stuff, and have completed this extensive work which includes over 1000 pages. They cover the Brock, Matthews, Mote, Evans, Hendrix, Blackmon and other families. These books are more or less complete and have been now been distributed gratis to the surviving root family Patriarchs and Matriarchs of my extended Brock family, those who I know, except for Book 3 which is still a little thin as to the Wm H. "Horry" Brock wing, and I still need help here from them. Otherwise these books are chock full of many many old photos, copies of memorabilia such as letters, wills, etc., other scanned items of interest, poems and articles by our ancestors, and other scanned physical items of memorabilia from several family sources, along with genealogies by other family members which were scanned and included in addition to scanned copies of Civil War (I detest that misnomer) letters written home by my Great Great Grandfather James Daniel Brock before he was killed near Richmond, Virginia, along with his picture as well (he was a handsome devil! - see his picture below). As you know, from James and his wife "Fannie" flowed the two wings of the family that we of West Georgia roots are most familiar with; their sons James Robert "Bob" Brock, my Great Grandfather, and William H. "Horry" Brock.
      All this material was loaned to me to bring back home to Tennessee, scan into my computer hard drive and then to return, all of which has now been accomplished. I extend my heartfelt thanks to all my beloved Brock kinfolk who contributed and helped me assemble this work (they are each acknowledged in the forewords of the books), which to this point I believe to be by far the most comprehensive such assemblage extant. However, I breathlessly await the work that Earline Powers and Bill Johnson (both direct Brock/Matthews decendents) are promising to come out with, since unlike me and my itchey-foot wanderings, they have always lived in the West Georgia area and were intimately closer to our kinfolk. And also because they have both been collecting up pearls of family information for many years, as well as physical items (for instance Bill now even owns the last house Grandma Drucilla lived in as well as other Brock property), so theirs will contain by far the most valuable and comprehensive in depth information I am absolutely certain, and will be more of a true work of Genealogy. Indeed, they have both even been to Ireland and Whales several times researching our Brock and Matthews roots.
     So hurry up you two!!
                                                                                                     ...ETM

              ♣ Table Of Contents ♣
                     (Books 1 & 2) - last updated January, 2008

NOTE: Included in the Table of Contents are portraits of JAMES DANIEL BROCK and wife FRANCES REBECCA (Hogan) BROCK “Fanny”, along with two photographs of the first Brock homeplace in Carroll County (Wm H. Brock), and a photo of their youngest son Daniel Richmond Brock with his biography as written by him.

* A short historical background: ~ O U R I R I S H/CELTIC H E R I T A G E ~

* Opening Remarks ~ Contacts and Information ~ General Comments................1

* Tour, Description, and Photos of THE BROCK HOMEPLACE (J. R. Brock)
    Now owned and occupied by Mary Norton (the beginning)..............................4

* The true “cause” of the so-called "CIVIL" WAR
    (The War for Southern Independence) ..........................................................9

* Brock/Matthews/Mote GENERATIONS * ANECDOTES * other NOTES.....13

ARTIFACTS and ADDENDA:

* "THE BROCK FAMILY" (with PHOTOS included)
- a Brock family history written by D. R. “Richmond” BROCK, April 17, 1935...30

* "GRANDFATHER’S FARM" and PHOTO
- A Poem about her grandfather’s (James R.”Bob” Brock) farm,
by Ruth (Brock) Whitney, a sister of W. W. C. Brock.......................................40

* "MOTHER" and PHOTOS
- A Poem by Mary Montez (Brock) Miller, daughter of Effie Lucille (Matthews) Brock and William Wiley Clifton Brock, written to her deceased mother when Mary was attending Smyrna School (probably in the mid-1920's)................................42

* EARLIEST HISTORY OF THE MT. ZION SEMINARY, and PHOTO
- The earliest known and most accurate history of the origins and evolvement of
this once prominent and renown school - as written by a “Mrs. Kaylor”..............46

* "MT. ZION’S LIFE SAVER"
A historical essay written in 1931 by Mary Montez Brock..................................49

* "FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY of the MT. ZION CLASS of 1942"
Souvenir Booklet” furnished by Joe Earnest......................................................52

* "WHY I STAND UP FOR THE CONFEDERATE FLAG"
- an article by syndicated columnist Charles Culbertson......................................68

* DESCENDENTS OF, and CORRECTIONS TO James R. and Drucilla
Josephine (Mote) Brock Family History, by (?) - [This item was found among
Floris (Brock) Gammon’s things.......................................................................71

* JAMES ROBERT (BOB) BROCK and DRUCILLA JOSEPHINE (Mote) BROCK and KIN - As researched and written by:
Inez (Brock) Earnest.......................................................................................77

* BROCK, MATTHEWS, MOTE and KIN - A short Genealogy of these three families As researched and written by Minnie Lee Earnest................................161

* THE MATTHEWS FAMILY IN FAYETTE COUNTY
As researched and written by Earline (Johnson) Powers....................................185

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS and MEMORABILIA

We are all deeply grateful to the following kinfolk for the contribution of old family photographs and other memorabilia, to be scanned, copied, or photographed (then returned) for inclusion in this book....

Annie Kate (Wright) Brock - wife of Walter Leon Bock...................................189
Erline (Johnson) Powers and her brother Bill Johnson - Brock/Matthews things.199
Jimmy Gammon - Floris (Brock) Gammon’s things.........................................219
Joe Earnest - things passed down to him by his Brock Family..........................266
Mary Norton -things passed down to her by her Brock Family.........................276
Nellie (Brock) Hinesley.................................................................................284
Katherine (Brock) Dowdy.............................................................................295
More things found in Floris (Brock) Gammon’ things......................................316
. . .including Drawings by W. W. C. Brock...................................................(327)
Emil T. Miller (Tony) for his mother’s things - Mary Montez (Brock) Miller.....337
Jerry S. Whitney - for his mother’s things - Elena Ruth (Brock) Whitney/Snyder409
Walker Earnest - for his mother’s things, Roma Inez (Brock) Earnest...............493
Clarence Brock - .........................................................................................535

* RUTH BROCK'S BOOK OF POETRY ...................................................539

* MOTHER'S CEDAR CHEST - [Mary Montez (Brock) Miller]
Miscellaneous writings, her little treasures, and more Photographs....................605

* THE TWELFTH GEORGIA BATTALION - A short history,
and “Brocks in the Confederacy”..................................................................639

* JAMES DANIEL BROCK - his Civil War letters home to his wife, & his Widow’s Pension begin on page...................................................................647

* "WHAT WILL YOU DO WITHOUT HIM?"
A Brock’s poem of Christian Witness and Outreach.......................................710

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, MY FAMILY,
                           and OLD HOME PLACES TODAY:

* C. R. Mote.............................................................................................711

* A BROCK ESSAY on Life & Nature........................................................713

* "OUR" WEST GEORGIA, by me, Tony Miller.........................................731

* The First Public School in Georgia, by the listed educators..........................733

* The Story of Bowdon Junction, by Myric D. Shaw....................................735

* The Railroad Impact on Haralson County and surrounding area, by (?)........754

* The History of Smyrna Methodist Church, by Wesley L. Thomas...............755

* Mt. Zion Seminary Catalogue of 1914-1915..............................................762

IRISH FACTS ~ IRISH LORE and LEGENDS

* The Irish in America - who we are and where we came from ....................775

* MY IRISH PRAYER - An old Irish prayer, a favorite of the writer:
.........................................................................................(the last page) - 797

The WRITER'S BIOGRAPHY.......................................(inside the back cover)

A word from the writer:
     For several reasons as you will see in reading this book, I came late into the full fellowship of my dear extended Brock family, then spent forty and more years off in Texas and other states. But I have spent recent times trying in small measure to make up for it, to re-connect and visit with my surviving Brock kinfolk, and to fill in where there are gaps in my family knowledge and experience. This book is one result.
    I have not words to adequately express the pride and admiration I feel for each and every one of you. Please accept this book with my love and esteem, and as my remembrance to you of my precious Brock mother Mary Montez (Brock) Miller - and of all those other of our beloved kinfolk who have gone before us.

With Love,

Emil T. Miller (Tony) ♣

          ♣ Table of Contents ♣
                                                               (Book 3 of 3)

                                                      MEMORYBOOKS of
   The James Daniel and Francis R. (Hogan) Brock Family
                                                 (Last Revision: January, 2008)

                          ♣ The WILLIAM H. “HORRY” BROCK Wing ~

* The 2003 Reunion of the William H. "Horry" Brock wing of the James Daniel Brock Family held at the home of Clarence and Audrey Brock ......................... 1

* "Brock Family Tree" - a genealogy of the W. H. "Horry" Brock wing of the
James Daniel Brock family - researched and assembled by Greg Brock..............19

* Clarence Buford Brock - a Eulogy by Stanley Parkman
- and other related items............................................................................... 81

* Items from Martha Allgood including an Old Brock Family Photograph and others not shown elsewhere.......................................................................... 83

* Items from Mr. Joe Earnest
          Letter from W. M. Brock to his brother James Daniel Brock, written on September 22, 1863 during the "Civil" War.....................................................89
          Letter from William Brock to his son James Daniel Brock, written on December 27, 1862 during the "Civil" War.....................................................91
          Letter to Samuel B. Pyle from the Richmond National Battlefield Park regarding the letters and burial site of James Daniel Brock...............................92
          Photograph of Mr. Joe Earnest as a boy, plowing a steer.......................93

                                ♣ The JAMES R. “BOB” BROCK Wing ~

* "In Search of His Roots" - Photos taken on a nostalgic tour of West and Central Georgia with Jerry S.Whitney - as guided by Bill Johnson and Earline Powers - and including Photos of Cemeteries, Graves, Old Homeplaces, Kinfolk and A Visit with the Blackmon Family at Conyers, Ga................................... 97

* Items from Winnifred (Cole) Mote - Grandaughter 9f William H. Mote ("Uncle Billy"), who was a Confederate soldier.........................................................153
          Old Photograph of William H. Mote - "Uncle Billy".............................154
          Photocopies and Transcripts of the hand-written wills of William H. Mote, father of Drucilla Josephine (Mote) Brock, wife of James R. "Bob" Brock......155
          Smyrna Methodist Church interments................................................157
          1944 Church Program at the Smyrna Methodist Church......................158
          1938 Carroll Electric Membership Corporation Certificate (Electricity to the house of "Uncle Billy")...............................................................................160
          Bond and Promissory Notes-Sale of land inherited from Wm. A. Mote.161
          Old Photo and Old Smyrna Church Records......................................162
          Old Mote Family Records................................................................188
          A Genealogy of Sarah M. (Spivey) Mote, wife of Wm. H. Mote.........198
          The 1880 Census of the Wm. H. Mote family...................................206
          Mote Research by Colleen M. Kenyon.............................................207
          Marriage Record of Wm. H. Mote and Sarah M. Spivey...................208
          Old Mote Photographs....................................................................209

* Items from Patricia Farmer - [her current Brock genealogy work]..........211
          A Genealogy of James Daniel Brock, son of William and Temperance Ann Gay Brock................................................................................................212
          A Genealogy of Fairby Caroline Brock, daughter of William and Temperance Ann Gay Brock........................................................................................214
          A Genealogy of William T. Brock, son of William Brock and Temperance Ann Gay Brock.........................................................................................215
          Information on Washington Marion Brock, son of William Brock and Temperance Ann Gay Brock, and their children..........................................217
          Gravesite Photos (Hogan & Brock)..................................................219
          Death Certificate of J. R. Brock.......................................................223
          Four Pages from the James Daniel Brock family Bible.......................224
          Photo of John Ross Brock and James Franklin Brock & 2 sons..........228
          A Genealogy of Charlotte Emiline Brock...........................................231
          A Genealogy of Allen Gay Brock, son of William and Temperance Ann Gay Brock......................................................................................................232

* Old Letters from Patricia Farmer - [copy of letters and transcriptions]
          2 William Brock Letters to his brother James Daniel Brock................238
          William Brock Letter and Note to his son James Daniel Brock............245

* More Items from Patricia Farmer - [her Hogan letters, transcriptions
                    and current Hogan research]
          Information on James & Elizabeth (Spraggins) Hogan........................246
          Information on Sarah Ann (Powell) Hogan........................................247
          Hogan Letters and Information:........................................................248
                    Letter from Daniel Hogan to sister Francis Brock
                    Letter from James Hogan from William Hogan
                    Letter from William Hogan to brother James Hogan
                    Letter from Daniel Hogan to James and Elizabeth Hogan
                    Letter from Daniel Hogan to ....(?)....
                    A James Bannister letter
                    A letter from William Hogan to ....(?)....
                    A letter from James Hogan to his mother, ....(?)....
                    A letter to Elizabeth Hogan from her daughter Sarah Powell
                    A letter from Mary Boulware to her brother and sister
                    Daniel and Martha Hogan Information.....................................268
                    Josiah and Josephine Brock and Daughter photos.....................270

* Items from Sharon Kreps: - beginning page:..........................................273
          [Letters, Articles, and Information, along with her Old Brock Photos]
                    Letter from Martha Wright to her niece Drucilla (Mote) Brock..275
                    Old Brock Photographs.........................................................282
                    A letter from Flora Brock to her sister Estelle..........................316
                    More great old Brock Photographs.........................................322
                    Article about James Daniel Brock (and more photos)...............330
                    Even more Old Brock Photographs........................................331
                    Article about Mavis Ruby Hendrix (and even more photos)......336

* Items from Emil T. Miller (Tony)
          "After Appomattox" 1885- 1870 ...A "must read" for all Brocks!........361
          A Short History Lesson in Quotes...................................................367
          Allen Gay - the link from Reubin Brock I all the way to you and me!
                    This article from roots web.com ties it all together..................369

♣ Other MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS of interest ~

* "The Hogan-Cole-Brock Connection" by Bill Johnson & Tony Miller..........151

* Excerpts from a history book by John D. Humphries:
Descendents of Reuben Brock I of Ireland and Georgia Descendents of Allen Gay of North Carolina - provided by Bill Johnson................................................155

♣ About the Writer..................................................(See inside the Back Cover)

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