Greene County, NC - Obituary of Dawson Ginn, 1888
 
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This obituary appeared in ZION'S LANDMARK Vol. 21. I don't know the 
date. I found this in the WILLIAM L. MURPHY COLLECTION at the J Y 
JOYNER LIBRARY in Greenville, NC.

DAWSON GINN
     Died at his residence in Greene Co., NC, on the evening of 
September 4, 1888.
     Mr. Dawson Ginn in the 63rd year of his age. In 1853 he was united 
in marriage to Miss Nancy Howell who still survives him. He was 
afflicted for several years, and died of heart disease.
     He never made any open profession of religion, though he had an 
affection for the Primitive Baptists and wanted to unite with them. 
Through fear of being deceived himself, or of deceiving the church, or 
partly perhaps during his last days, thinking that in his last stage of 
sickness he would not be able to undergo baptism, he never joined the 
church but no doubt had a hope in Christ.
     He was a kind father and husband and a quite and excellent 
neighbor and citizen. He was a good farmer, producing his supplies from 
his own farm, and I suppose he owed not one dollar when he died. He 
left nine children who are nice people and good citizens; and so far as 
I know think as he did.
     Few and evil are the days of our pilgrimage here, but we should 
feel that all of our times are in the hands of Him who orders and 
directs them right.
                                     A Friend

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