French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-03-30
J.kERSHAW, JR-.
PASSES AWAY
PROMISING YOUNG MINISTER DIES
SUDDENLY HERE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
OF PROMINENT FAMILY
Made Many Friends While i'm Hender-
SOnVile; Was Member of The
Hustler STAFF.

Rev. John Kershaw, Jr, died sud .
denly at his home on Justus street.
Monday afternoon between 2 and 5
o'clock. He is survived by his wife
and number of relatives.
Mr.. Kershaw came here about five
years ago to regain his health after
having served a number of years in
the Episcopal ministry in various
parts of South Carolina. He later
built a home here and became prom
inent citizen of Hendersonville. For
the past year he has contributed liber-
! ally to the columns of The French
| Broad Hustler.
Mr.. Kershaw was a writer of mark
ed ability and during his life contribu-
| ted valuable articles to newspapers
and magazines throughout the country
While living here Mr.. Kershaw took
a keen interest in the welfare of the
city and has from time to time sug-
gested many things which have been a
benefit to the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kershaw have made
many friends since residing in Hen
! dersOnville. A large number have
! called upon the grief stricken wife ii
her sad hour of bereavement. Many
floral designs have been sent showing
| the high esteem the deceased was held
among his fellow citizens.
A short service was held at the res
idence Wednesday morning after
which the body accompanied by Mrs
shaw, brother from Augusta, Ga.
| n ,hoT
the funeral and interment will be made
Thursday.
The Columbia State contained an in
teresting account of the life and his
tory of the deceased and is reproduc-
ed in full below:
The Rev John Kershaw, 5Jr., son OF
the Rev. John KeFshaws d. D., rector
for more than 20 years of st. Michael's
Joseph B. Kershaw, c.. S. A, died sud
denly yesterday in Hendersonville, N
c., where he nad lived since I'll health
made necessary his. retirement from
the active ministry of the Episcopa
church. Mr.. Kershaw's mother was al
the time accompanying to Charleston
his brother, Wilmot DeSaussure Ker-
shaw, who had been a patient for some
|
rum near Columbia. A dispatch from
Hendersonville says that the funera
arrangements will be made upon The
arrival in Hendersonville today of rel
atives summoned from Charleston
The interment will be in Camden. Mrs
kershaw was with her husband wheT
!, he passed away.
! Student i'm Columbia.
-I,r1 -, 81 In
University of South Carolina abou
1902 and was educated for the minis
: try at the University of the South
. Sewanee, Tenn. His first pastorat'
was at Summerton in Clarendon coun
t> this State. After several years
there he went to Greenville and wa!
very successful in developing severa
missions. which were affiliated will
Christ church. His health breaking
down Mr.. Kershaw went West ant
, spent some time in Arizona. Four O.
. five years ago he bought home il
Hendersonville. but had never sum
ciently recovered to resume minister
al work.
Nature study had been hobby wit
Mr. Kershaw an during the period o
MS invalfdism he made special stud
~
; graceful expression enabled him to re
/ duce his observations into series o
rec dable and scientifically valuabl
articles on bird life. His pen had beel
r usefuIIy employed on the local press Il
b, Hendersonville. His impairment Il
5 health lost to the church one of tn
2 most promising of its younger priests
I Besides his wife, who was formerI
al InTT
5 late Hon. g. A. Tindal of SummertoT
r Mr.. Kershaw is survived by his PAL
t ents, several sisters and two brothers
= Wilmot DeSaussure Kershaw or Char
t lesion and Theodore GOurdtn KershaW
r NJ. D., of North Augusta. Mrs. Leon
ard T. Baker of Columbia Is his mrs
cousin.
Family Distinguished.
John Kershaw came of line OF pa
I triotjc Americans, the first of whom
Joseph. a native of Yorkshire, cam
10 this country in 1850 and served a
Q a colonel on the side of the colonlst
S in the War of the Revolution. hi
$ great grandfather, John KershaW, wa
was a member of congress, 1SIZ-l-
e married a daughter of Isaac Ddbos'
. one of Gen. Marion's aides-de-caml
His grandfather, Joseph Brevard ne.
r shaw served his State brilliantly l
) MANY capacities. He was lleutenan
; in the Palmetto regiment IN tae Nt3N
o can war, attained the grade OF tI ouae
/. general in the Confederate Staee
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