The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
HEBRON MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONS 7,l.(
a Record Of 1902 Carefully Pro-
pared by theFH 81 istorian Of the So
ciety, Rev. D. H. Everett.
1NrEnMRNTs DURING THE YEAR.

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Mr. Peter Barrentinc was born ia This
county about 70 or 80 years ago. Ne
was raised on o farm, and when ho boz,
came q man. ho engaged in farming Us
on occupation, which ho followed until
after the war. Then ho left his native
state and lived for some time in Whining
ton N. @. From there he moved to Bal.
timore, Md, whore he lived the last ten
years of his life. He was married to Miss
Elizabeth Jones. daughter Of Rev. john
Jones, who still survives him and lives
with their daughter in Baltimore. By
this union there were Eve children, four
sons and ono daughter. all of whom are
living, except one son Mr. Daniel Bar
rentine Of Chesterfield, s. G.. Mr.. John
Barrcntino Of Hebron. and Mr.. james
Barrentine of Wilmington. N. c., are
good citizens and successful business men
and show that they were early in life
trained in habits of of.sobriety, industry and
economy.
About year before Mr.. Barrentinc' S
death, while on avisit to this community,
F; he with his son one day visited the He
bron cemetery. Noticing the neat man
ncr in which 1t was kept. he remarked
that this was the only place he had ever
seen where he wanted to be buried. He
then made a request that when he died
his body should be brought here for in-
termcnt This request was sacrcdly re
garded.
Mr.. Barrentine was q member of the
NJ. e. Church, South. Hc was sick for
long time, and knew that tho end was
approaching. but he wns ready when the
summons came He fell on sleep August
%, 1902 His ,cmains were shipped from
Baltimore, Md, and laid to rest in He
bron cemetery Sunday August 81. 1902,
Rev. T. G. O'Dcll conducting the funeral
services.
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JOHN 6 /. son Of Peter and Matilda
Goodwin Hubbard was born March 9th
anj died September is. 1902 He wa:
married - 1861, 10 Miss Lucy Jane
daughter Of the late Col j Ohm Coving'
ton. who died in the early part OF ,,thl
year 1891 BY this union there were |:
children. six sons aud six daughters, ninc
Of whom arc still living. 5 sons and iou
daughters. The loss Of his vile was {
great bereavement to Mr.. Hubbard. a
all who knew him intimately can testify
He often spoke of his lonely condition
and, ut time his loss seemed gre ,tcr thar
hc could bear. He was devoted HUSBAND
and an affcctionatc father.
lie possessed bright mini, and hat
he turned his attention towards literature
he would in all probability have n,idc
: success in that line. His occasional con
tributions to the county papers on differ
ent subjects, showed what he might hav
done if he had turned his talent in tha
Direction. He Joined tho Mcthodi:
church while young man, aud RENAME
/, in its communion until the close ol n
life. lie contracted typhoid ievcr at tn
close Of summer or in the carly autumn
and not being Of very strong constitu
ton, was with all that loving hands an
medical skill could do, unable 10 rcsis
such dreadful disoase, He is missc
in Hebron church and community whcI
he has lived the grouter part Of his liti
), Ho leaves nine children, two brothers an
! seven sisters beside host Of friends I
: mouru his death. Ho was buried by I'll