1860s Deaths
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The Christian Recorder, Feb. 23, 1861: We have received the following from our Reverend and good Brother Gould, of Princeton, N. J.: Brother NOSE LONG departed this life Feb. 15th, in the full triumphs of living faith, and had been, for seventeen years, a faithful member of the A. M. E. Church. He gave a full satisfaction that he was received into the bosom of the Saviour, and was going from labor to reward. He leaves behind him a dear companion and children to mourn his loss. The Church has lost one of her pillars: our loss is his infinite gain. |
The Christian Recorder, Feb. 23, 1861: We have had a notice of the death of a very old and distinguished sister handed to us by the Rev. T. Gould, of Princeton, N. J., Mrs. PHILLIS KNEVOUS, who departed this life on the 9th inst., aged 114 years. She was a member of the Colored Presbyterian Church, in Princeton, N. J. She has gone to reap her reward in the Christian's rest. It is said that she has children living, upwards of eighty years old. May the Lord bless the remainder of the family. | |
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The Christian Recorder, Feb. 15, 1862: MR. EDITOR -- The painful duty again devolves upon us of recording the death of a beloved brother, FRANCIS TITES, who departed this life on Wednesday, the 29th of January, 1862, in the 46th year of his age. He was one of the founders of the A. M. E. Church, in Rocky Hill. He has been an exemplary Christian, and his deportment in life proved that he had been with Christ and learned of him to be meek and lowly in heart. But in his last illness, which lasted about five months, he exhibited great patience and Christian resignation to the will of his Heavenly Father. We had the opportunity to visit him several times, and he seemed to be getting stronger and stronger in the faith of Christ. A few days before his death we called to see him, and he said, "Brother Gould, you do not know how glad I am to see you. I love to have you sing and pray for me. It strengthens my soul." He also referred back to a previous visit made by Elder Campbell in company with myself. He said, "Ever since you and Elder Campbell was here and prayed for me, I have had more light than I ever had before." These words were encouragement to us to try to be more faithful in the discharge of our duty in visiting the sick. Brother Tites suffered much in body, but his suffering is now over, and he is resting from his labors. He has left a widow and four children to mourn his loss; but while they mourn the loss of an indulgent husband and father, and the Church one of its pillars, we believe that their loss is his infinite gain. May God bless Sister Tites and her children, and may they not forget to put their trust in the widow and orphan's GOD. |
The Christian Recorder, June 30, 1866: Rev. Shepherd Holcomb, a son of Richard and Hannah Holcomb, was born in Princeton, New Jersey, in the year 1806. In early age, he became a member of the Presbyterian Church of this city. Subsequently, he left that Church, and became attached to the Methodist Church. His character, as a minister, was determined and energetic in disseminating the truths of the Gospel. As a father he was kind and affectionate. While engaged in his arduous duties, he became stricken by paralysis, but continued faithfully attending to his labors for some three or four years, when he was compelled to desist from active service. He was then placed on the superannuated list, and so continued until his death, which took place in January. He went into the itinerancy service in the year 1818. | |
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REV. T. GOULD, Pastor of Princeton Charge. |
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