Dale County AlArchives Obituaries.....Johnson, Jesse January 20, 1885
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The Southern Star, March 25, 1885
The Southern Star
Ozark, Dale County, Ala.
Wednesday, March 25, 1885
Page Three

In Memoriam

To the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren of Ozark Lodge, No. 349. F.A.M.:

Brother Jesse Johnson was born October 28, 1851 and departed this life on the
20th day of January 1885.

He was born and lived all his life in this county, where by an incomprehensible
fatality he came to his down death by the accidental discharge of his own gun in
his own hands.  Why it was that the good Lord permitted this fatal accident is a
question doubtless suggested by the mind of everyone, but the answer is not yet.
 That He, without whose knowledge not even a sparrow falls, knew of it and
permitted it, no one can doubt; yet the reason for it is hidden from us by that
wisdom which permits no man to see into the future, and stretches a veil between
finite and infinite minds, allowing no community of thought.

What our brother would have been in the future but for his untimely demise, is a
question which can be answered alone by the fond conjecture of those who loved
him. That he would have been a quiet, unobtrusive and useful citizen, none who
knew him can for a moment doubt.  The qualities of modesty and gentility were
prominent features in his character.  Retiring in his disposition, he found
ample employment in attending to his own business, and hence it was that he gave
offense to no one, and was universally liked by all who knew him.  But the quiet
and unpretending young man has gone from our midst, and left in every heart a
throb of sadness at his going.  His earthly ties have been severed, and to-day
he rests beyond the shadows which close around the tomb.  May he rest in peace.

Resolved, That this memorial be published in the Southern Star, and a certified
copy in writing, under the seal of the Lodge, be furnished to the mother of the
deceased.

Stephen D. Parker
William Garner
Jos. A. Adams
Committee


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