Jacob H. Edwards Obituary, Palo Pinto Co., TX







	Jacob H. Edwards Obituary submitted by Carlton The Obit was taken from the Gordon Weekly Courier Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas February 20, 1886 OBITUARY Jacob H. Edwards, the subject of this sketch, was born in Alabama, Aug. 17th, 1829. About the year 1849 he moved with his father to the state of Arkansas, where he was married to Miss Saterwhite in 1851. About the year 18__ he moved to Louisiana, where he lived till 1870. In this year he move to Limestone County, Texas. Here he lost his companion, and four years later (1874) he was married to Mrs. Mary L. Wynn, who survives to mourn his departure. In the year 1879 he moved to Palo Pinto county and settled at the place recently occupied by Mr. J. F. Rice, near Gordon. For a number of years he has lived in the town of Gordon, and throughout the town and surrounding country the circle of his friends was as large as that of his acquaintance. None knew him but to respect, then honor, then love him. Those who have known him most intimately testify that as husband, father,stepfather, he was tender, loving and devoted. He professed religion and joined the church in early life, and has lived an exemplary Christian life in all the years that have intervened to the day of his death--so far as any one now living can testify--without ever having done anyting to bring reproach upon the cause. The writer has never heard man, woman or child utter a word against the character of J. H. edwards. He was much afflicted during his life, and in an attack of pneumonia one of his lungs was so involved as to destroy its functions entirely. So that the recent attack of that dread disease found him an easy prey to its ravages. On Tuesday night, Feb. 9th he was taken with a chill, and by daylight a genuine case of pneumonia was developed, and it was evident to all that he could not survive. About half-past three o'clock on Monday, the 15th, a neighbor entered his room and enquired how he felt, when he partially aised up and calmly remarked, "I am well" and laid down and quietly breathed his last. He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and was buried on Tuesday the 16th with the honors of that ancient order. Several neighboring lodges were invited to join the Gordon Lodge in the cerimonies, which were very impressive and calculated to reflect credit upon the order. The town and community turned out en masse to pay their last respects to the homored corpse. The procession that followed the remains to the cemetery was prehaps over a quarter of a mile long. Thus has passed from among us one whom we highly esteemed, but whose excellent qualities we did not so fully realize till we felt that he was gone to return no more. Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep; From which none ever wake to weep. As his immediate family, he leaves a wife and little daughter, who have the sympathy of the entire community; but God alone can fully comfort them in this sore trial. ADDITIONAL NOTES NOT PART OF THE ORIGIONAL OBIT: Later research has turned up some different dates and information than what the Obit shows. Such as his birth date. Also, he moved to TX from LA in time to be added to the 1860 Census of Jasper, Jasper County, TX. From there his family moved to Limestone Co., TX about 1871 where his first wife, Wilmuth Satterwhite, died and he later remarried to Mary L. Wynn. Then to Palo Pinto Co., TX Jacob Hollingsworth Edwards Born: 23 Jan 1829 AL Married: 1st. Wilmuth Satterwhite, abt 1851, AR 2nd. Mary L. Wynn, 15 Sep. 1874, Limestone County, TX Died: 15 Feb 1886 Gordon, Palo Pinto County, TX .



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