The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-02

DIR. James NJ. boWcocR oled 4ueSd&Ag
evening at Z o'clock at his home o.
West Main street after a long illness
He had been in declining health more
than a year and was belfast eighteen
weeks. His death wss expected at most
any time, but the news was very painful
to a host of friends and to the medical
fraternity, not only of this city. but
elsewhere in the state, as ne was widely
known as very eminent physician
BY his death there passes from this
world one who has highly aOnored the
profession of the physician and surgeon,
one of the brightest and most honorable
men, a physician Clar4lsburg was for
tunate IN possessing, and there is sorToW
among the many families, whose health
ne looked after so patiently. ably and
faithfully.
Dr.. Boweock was a son of Col. John
j. and Sarah tBarkdale) Bowcock, and
was born In Albermarle county, Va, on
March /, 1929, and MS age, therefore
at the time of his death was IS years
and nearly six months. HIS father was
born in 1908 in Al5ermarle county, Va.
and he possessed many of the most
worthy traits of his Scottish ancestors
and became one of the thrifty and IN
dustrious farmers OF that eouHty and
successful and euterprising merchant
His broad intelligence brought him int'
public notice and he held many official
positions, successfully filing the Oh
fee OF Justice of the peace for thirty
years. He also represented his county.
in the Virginia State Legislature, was
for thirty years presiding justice of thu
county. ana at one time ably filed tint
position of sheriff. In 1892 he paid thu
last debt I'd nature at as old hOnse in
Virginia, having attained the advanced
age of 50 years, seventy of which were
devoted 10 the duties of elder OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church. In ante bellum
days he NRs un Old-Ifre Wing III poll.
tics and became well known all over the
state. HIS wife was also Prcsbyter
san and IN this faith they reared tnei
.+hTldren, whom they ranued Ms bellows
William H., OF the native place; DR.
James NJ, whose memory is here com
memorslted; Jane NJ. who married J
il. Burnley; Charles s. physician. now
deceased; Jcsse h.; Eliza c.: who died
nj the age of six years; john o.. and
Sarah, who married George Thrift.
Both lessee md Willit.m II. were sol.
J diers in the Union army during tao
Civsl mur.
The mother of these children Nfs+. the
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