Twiggs County GaArchives Obituaries.....Shine, John  March 11, 1832
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Died

At the residence of his son, Daniel W. Shine in Twiggs county, Georgia, on 
Sunday 11th March after an illness of ten days, Mr. John Shine in his 73rd 
year of age.  The deceased was born in Jones County, North Carolina in the 
year 1759, and devoted a part of his youth in the service of his country in 
the revolutionary war, under the command of Gen. Caswell, and was at the 
Battle near Camden in 1780.  His recollection of the events of that day was 
perfect almost to the last hour: the portly figure and animated countenance of 
Baron De Kalb and the bleached locks and early flight of General Gates, were 
vividly retained in his memory and described with peculiar interest.  Mr. 
Shine left the world as few have done before him—without an enemy. His conduct 
in life was that of the scrupulous and just and upright man.  His heart was 
the abode of the kindest and most generous affection, and those, too, 
constantly indulged among a large acquaintance besides his children, 
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  O’er the tomb of such a man his 
posterity may weep, but not without hope calm and serene, yet conscious of his 
fate he closes his eyes and resigns his spirit without a grudge.
These ashes, too, this little dust
Our Father’s care shall keep.
Till the last angel rise and break
The long and dreary sleep.


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