Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
OBITUARY.
JOseBh d. BOEuuI.

Died. at his residence, in Mississippi county,
Ark, on Friday, July !, 1876, after - short Ill
ness, JOSEPH b. BORUM7 IN the 1Orty- NINTH
year of his age.
Nothing is more terrible than sudden death.
To see one who, but a few days or hours be-
fore was apparently the embodiment of life
and health, stretched cold and Nfeless before
us, causes the strongest OF us to quail. This is
more especially true when the stricken one is
a man of fine physique, built to withstand
the storms of the greatest allotted time of hu-
man existence; and the blow acquires addi-
tiOnaI force If he be a man o. Importance
leader among his p ople. All these ctrcum-
stances combined 10 render the death of JO-
sEPH B. BORUM, chrOnicled above, an event
long to be remembered and deplored in the
community in which he lived.
Born i'll Virginia in 1928, and acquiring his
education there, in bis early youth he moved
TO Henderson, KY. where he engaged in to-
baccO planting. In 1858, having in the mean
time married, he removed to Mississippi
county, Arkansas, where ne settled at the loot
OF the celebrated stretch OF the Mississippi
river called Canadian Reach. Here he imme-
diately commenced raising cotton, and when
the war broke out, had cleared himself a
handsome farm. Nirgl niau, true to the in
stinctS of his race, when the EOstilitieS be
tween North aud South began, he sided
with his people and went into the Confederate
army. His military career is known 10 thou
SANDS of readers OF the APPEAL, who served
with him under Van Dorm and other COM
manders in the Southwest. He was, while
commanding q company OF cavalry, severely
wounded at the battle of Corinth 1.-THE writer
thinks), and for long time was disabled, but
as soon as he was ut rejoined his command
and did good service until the surrender.
When the war closed he went back to bis Ar
kansas home and the pursuits OF peace, and
from the day on which be laid down his arms
to the Federal authorities, up to his unex-
pected decease, was lawabiding, industrious
citizen, whose greatest ambition seemed to b
to provide for his family and help his people.
During the days whica tried mems souls in
Mississ ppi county, when Fitz Patrick and his
emissaries were stirring up those passions
among the ignorant negroes which resulted
in the Black Hawk War" and cost the lives
of many good men, Colonel BoRUM was
tower of strength TO bis friends. After the
expulsion OF tae disturbing elements and the
restoration of quiet, he was made member
Of the County Board of Supervisors and in
this capacity served his people for two years.
For the last two years OF his life Co Onel BO-
RUM was not In politics, but was man whose
opinions on all subjects pertaining to county
or State affairs was eagerly sought by his
friends and neighb ors. His last illness was
brought on by exposure to the heavy rains
which prevailed during the early part of this
month at his house, ana to fatigue. He was at
the landing receiving freight on Tuesday
evening, and Friday morning was a corpse.
He leaves wife who was formerly Miss Eva
young children. His remains were inferred
in klmwood Cemetery, near his first wife
tLuan Hill, sister of NAPOLEON Hill, of this
city,. His memory Will long remain green in
Mis- tssippi county, where he was known
from the Missouri line to Frenchman' s Bayou
by all classes, and loved and respected by all
who knew him. r. l.. j.