Brief Life History of William Thomas
When William Thomas Brock was born on 15 August 1863, in Washington, Florida, United States, his father, William Doiety Brock, was 38 and his mother, Rhoda Locke, was 34. He married Frances Jane Nelson on 30 September 1886, in Washington, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Orange Hill, Washington, Florida, United States in 1880 and Jackson, Florida, United States in 1885. He died on 18 June 1936, in Washington, Florida, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Alford, Jackson, Florida, United States.
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- Wm J Brock, "Florida State Census, 1885"
- W T Brock, "Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993"
- William Thomas Brock, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1878 · St. Mary's Episcopal Church is Built
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida organized a mission church in 1878 to provide a location that could serve seasonal guests. Visitors and residents from Green Cove Springs raised over $1000 to build the church. On March 10, 1879, the Church held its first service. This location is notable because it would eventually be added to U.S. National Register of Historic Places (February 17, 1978).
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and North German: variant of Brook .
English and Scandinavian: nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, from Middle English brok(ke) ‘badger’ (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.
Dutch and Flemish: from a personal name, a short form of Brockert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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