SPARTANBURG CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - OBITS - McELRATH, John

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"The Jacksonville Republican"
Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama
 
NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, September 13, 1879 
 
OBITUARY of John McElrath 
 
Died, of dropsey, John McElrath, Sept. 4th, after a long and lingering illness. 
He was born in Spartanburg, S.C., Nov. 25,1814, moved to Calhoun county in 
December 1845, where he has lived ever since. In his early years he joined the 
Presbyterian church at Nazarath, S.C. Many have been the toils and trials of 
his life in Alabama, but at last he died in peace with his God and all mankind. 
His last words were "They are wanting me." He was a kind and loving father, 
ever ready to take upon himself the toils and care of his children. There is no 
doubt of his triumph in death. Kind friends were with him during his sickness. 
They never forsook him until the last. A thousand thanks are not sufficient to 
express the feelings of his family towards the kind hearted neighbor who came 
and remained with him day and night. J.