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William Jefferson “W.J.” Isbell

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William Jefferson “W.J.” Isbell

Birth
Death
20 Mar 1895 (aged 54)
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Wm. J. Isbell was married to Amanda at the home of John Mason at Laurel Hill, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1867.

(Children: James Andrew Isbell, Mrs. Simon Ensor, Mrs. Jewell Lee, Mrs. J. W. H. Terry, Mrs. W. C. (Hattie) Wade and Mrs. John Howard (Myrtle) Whitson).

Obituary 1:
ISBELL, W. J.: Good Man Dead -- All That is Mortal of W. J. Isbell Laid to Rest -- We are pained to announce the death of W. J. Isbell, which occurred at his home in Cookeville on the 20th inst. Mr. Isbell was about 55 years old, and leaves a wife and several children as well as numerous other relatives and a host of friends to mourn his loss. He had been a martyr to a scrofulous disease all his life. Early in life he became afflicted with what is termed white swelling and suffered untold misery in consequence of which, but notwithstanding the pain and torture to which he was almost continually subjected, he braved it like a man, and fought the battles of life with a heroism and fortitude worthy of all praise. . . . He was a life long member of the Methodist church, an humble christian true as the magnet to the pole. . . He was also a true and consistent Odd Fellow, as well as some other secret orders. He was Trustee of this county at the time of his death, this being the third term he had held the office. He had also been County Court Clerk of the county for two terms, eight years in all. . . . [Date 3/28/1895, Vol. VIII, No. 21, Page 5]

Obituary 2:
ISBELL, WILLIAM J.: William J. Isbell was born Dec. 23, 1840, reared in Buffalo Valley, Putnam county, Tennessee, professed religion at the age of eighteen and united with the Christian church, married to Amanda H. Starnes August 1, 1867, and died March 20, 1995 (note: paper does say 1995, but should be 1895). After his marriage he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in which be lived an earnest and faithful member until his death. He was elected Trustee of Putnam county in August 1874, and re-elected in 1876, Elected County Court Clerk in 1878, and re-elected in 1882. Elected Trustee again in 1894. . . . [Date 3/28/1895, Vol. VIII, No. 21, Page 4]

Obituaries provided by Find a Grave Contributor, Joyce Parker (#47124390).
Wm. J. Isbell was married to Amanda at the home of John Mason at Laurel Hill, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1867.

(Children: James Andrew Isbell, Mrs. Simon Ensor, Mrs. Jewell Lee, Mrs. J. W. H. Terry, Mrs. W. C. (Hattie) Wade and Mrs. John Howard (Myrtle) Whitson).

Obituary 1:
ISBELL, W. J.: Good Man Dead -- All That is Mortal of W. J. Isbell Laid to Rest -- We are pained to announce the death of W. J. Isbell, which occurred at his home in Cookeville on the 20th inst. Mr. Isbell was about 55 years old, and leaves a wife and several children as well as numerous other relatives and a host of friends to mourn his loss. He had been a martyr to a scrofulous disease all his life. Early in life he became afflicted with what is termed white swelling and suffered untold misery in consequence of which, but notwithstanding the pain and torture to which he was almost continually subjected, he braved it like a man, and fought the battles of life with a heroism and fortitude worthy of all praise. . . . He was a life long member of the Methodist church, an humble christian true as the magnet to the pole. . . He was also a true and consistent Odd Fellow, as well as some other secret orders. He was Trustee of this county at the time of his death, this being the third term he had held the office. He had also been County Court Clerk of the county for two terms, eight years in all. . . . [Date 3/28/1895, Vol. VIII, No. 21, Page 5]

Obituary 2:
ISBELL, WILLIAM J.: William J. Isbell was born Dec. 23, 1840, reared in Buffalo Valley, Putnam county, Tennessee, professed religion at the age of eighteen and united with the Christian church, married to Amanda H. Starnes August 1, 1867, and died March 20, 1995 (note: paper does say 1995, but should be 1895). After his marriage he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in which be lived an earnest and faithful member until his death. He was elected Trustee of Putnam county in August 1874, and re-elected in 1876, Elected County Court Clerk in 1878, and re-elected in 1882. Elected Trustee again in 1894. . . . [Date 3/28/1895, Vol. VIII, No. 21, Page 4]

Obituaries provided by Find a Grave Contributor, Joyce Parker (#47124390).


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