Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Gaskins, John A. June 1926
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Valdosta Daily Times, June 26, 1926
The Valdosta Daily Times, front page, June 26, 1926
John A. Gaskins Dies In Berrien
One of the Wealthy and Influential Men of Nashville Died of Apoplexy
	Mr. John A. Gaskins, one of Berrien County’s wealthiest and foremost 
citizens, succumbed to a stroke of apoplexy, at the home of his son, Dr. Jess 
Gaskins, Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, after having been stricken about noon 
the day before.
	Mr. Gaskins was a member of one of Berrien County’s oldest families – 
one of the pioneer families of this section – and was born and reared in Berrien 
County, within a short distance of where he died and was buried.
	By his far-sightedness, hard work and economy he accumulated large 
property holdings, being one of the largest land owners not only of Berrien 
County, but of this entire section of Georgia as well.
	His wealth has been variously estimated at from $350,000 to three-
quarters of a million dollars.
	Mr. Gaskins, although 72 years of age, was apparently in good health and 
Monday morning plowed on his farm about 4 miles east of the city until up in the 
day when it began to get hot, when he came to town, together with his son, Mr. 
Henry Gaskins.  He attended to some business matters here and left just before 
noon.  He stopped for dinner at the home of Mr. Henry Gaskins and when dinner 
was announced informed Henry that he was not feeling well and told Henry to go 
on and eat, that he would rest a while.  Within a few minutes he called Henry 
and told him to take him to “Dock’s,” (Jes, another son, who is a physician and 
who had been treating his father.)  They immediately got into a car and started 
to Dr. Jess Gaskins’, a short distance away, but while enroute Mr. Gaskins 
complaining of being unable to continue the journey and asked Henry to put him 
out side of the road and go and bring “Dock.”  Not wanting to leave his father, 
Henry drove easily and reached the home of his brother as soon as possible.  Mr. 
Gaskins was assisted from the car into the house, but upon reaching the bed sank 
down beside it, unable to get in bed until after some medical attention has been 
rendered.  Soon, however, he was placed in bed, from which he never arose, 
passing away Tuesday morning about 10 o’clock.
	Mr. Gaskins was the son of the late Harmon and Melissa Gaskins, and was 
married to Miss Mary Bostic, daughter of the late Jess and Nancy Bostic, on May 
13th, 1878.  To this union seven children were born, four of whom survive, two 
boys and one daughter having preceded him to the great beyond.
	Mr. Gaskins is survived by his wife and four sons:  Lucius, of 
Okechobee, Fla.; Jess, of Berrien County; Henry, of Berrien County; and Bullock, 
who just graduated from the State University and is with the state forestry 
department.  One sister, Mrs. Will (Rhoda) Griner, also survives.  A large 
number of grand-children, several great-grand-children, and a host of other 
relatives. – Nashville Herald.


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