Greene-Lenoir County NcArchives Obituaries.....Mewborn, Elder Parrott 1881
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Mewborn Church Records
There was also an OBIT in the Primitive or Old School Baptist Ministers of the 
United States, edited by R. H. Pittman - p 175

OBIT - Obituary of ELDER PARROTT MEWBORN
  He was the son of Elder Parrott and Mary Mewborn. He was born August 21st, 
1834. He suffered a great deal from afflictions when a child. He had three 
spells of dropsey, one while a child, one during the late war, one about four 
years ago; also the heart disease.  He was twice married, first time to Miss 
Lany Hardy in the fall of 1865.  She bore him six children, four sons and two 
daughters.  His first wife died in June 1876.  He was again married to Miss 
Winnie (Billy) Hardy, sister to his first wife, who bore him one child, a 
daughter. Both of his wives and two sons preceded him to the grave.  He died 
on Friday 15th of April 1881.  This Friday is called Good Friday, a part of 
the Christian Church in memory of the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ.  
He was like the rest of Adam's race, a sinnerly nature and by practice it 
pleased the Lord to open his blind eyes and cause him to see himself a sinner.  
He had a deep conviction and a plain deliverance.  He joined the church on 
Saturday before the second Sunday in July 1868 and was baptised by Elder T. W. 
Wells.  After a little while he had impressions to speak in public in the way 
of preaching. He made his impressions known to the church. The church granted 
him the privilege of exercising his gift on Saturday before the second Sunday 
in June.  After the church heard him and other churches heard him and approved 
of him, the church called for his ordination which took place the second 
Sunday in Sept. 1873 at the July meeting.  The church called on him to take 
the pastoral care but he did not accept.  In March 1875 the church called on 
him again and he accepted the call.  His manner of preaching was plain and 
experimental showing the difference between the law and the gospel works and 
grace.  He desired to know his master's will and grace to perform it.  His 
sufferings were great in his last illness.  He was heard to say several times 
that he was not afraid to be dead but he dreaded death, that is, the sting of 
death.  He had a hope in Christ beyound the grave and Christ was his only 
hope.  He said his troubles would all end in this world.  I cannot express my 
feelings any better than the 642 hymn has.
  Mewborn Church Records - Book 1, pages 101 - 102
  Also found in ZION'S LANDMARK - 15 January 1882 - page 40. Written by D. A. 
Mewborn


Additional Comments:
MEWBORN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH RECORDS

This church is located in Jason, Greene Co right on the Lenoir Co line.  These 
obits were abstracted by the late Ima Mewborn from the original records and 
are mostly members of the extended Mewborn/Hardy family.


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