provided by: Pat H. Boone
OBITUARY.
Harris County, Dec. 6th, 1844
Bro. Baker --- I have been required to
communicate (for publication) the following facts, by an intimate
acquaintance of the deceased.
Died in Union District, South Carolina, on 20th
November, 1843, Robert White, at the advanced age of one hundred years,
ten months, and eleven days. He had lived a member of the Baptist
Church seventy six years and ten months. He was six years engaged in
the Revolutionary War, during which time his family suffered much from the
depredations of the Tories.
He lived in peace with all
men, as an evidence of which he spent his long life and was neither
engaged in a lawsuit or personal difficulty with any man. Having
served his God, his country and the church during a long life, he died as
he had lived, in full view (by faith) of a happy immorality (sp), beyond
the grave, after living to witness the hopeful conversion of all his
children (13 in number) to God; remarking in his last
hours, that he had trusted his Savior for
nearly seventy-seven years, and as he had never disappointed him, he was
not afraid that he should be forsaken in the last conflict.
GEORGE GRANBERRY.
My copy is stamped on the back:
Photocopy from County Court, Bk. or Vol. No. XII Dates: 12/13/1844 Page
No. 193 Col. 6 The Christian Index
Georgia Department of Archives and History Date Made: Mar. 29, 1977
Dr. 204 Box 24
From Mrs. Mary Coppage's research notes we learn something about Mr. George Granberry:
NOTE: Mr.
George Granberry is a Baptist minister mentioned in Mrs. Barfield's,
"History of Harris County"
Of Course Robert's
son BF White settled
in Harris Co. & was Mayor, visit BF White's
Web Page to read about his history.
Rev. George Granberry of Harris Co GA was the Brother of
Loammi Granberry, well known in the Baptist Church. George's
ancestors arrived in Virginia in 1655. His lineage if full of Ministers
very involved in the Baptist churches organization in the South. Other
Granberry's of his lineage would become influential Officers in the Civil
War. On May 5/7 1837 at the first meeting to reorganize the Mississippi
State Convention held at Palestine Baptist Church, Rev George Granberry
was present.
It is my belief the BF White and Rev G
Granberry, were friends of some
sort. It would be interesting to know more of this acquaintance, in
regards
to BF's involvement as a Missionary Baptist, has is rumored in family lore.