JOHNS, John Jay (1818-1899)

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John Jay Johns
John Jay Johns

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IN MEMORIAM TO JOHN JAY JOHNS (Died April, 1899) It has long been our purpose to write something to show our regard, our sincere appreciation of our late lamented friend, John Jay Johns, and it has only been deferred from time to time in the expectation that some other friend would do it who could do more justice to the nobility of his character, and do it far better than we possible could.

The church, his family, this community, and especially his personal friends, have sustained a loss that will never be made up to them, for men of his class are growing more and more scarce in these degenerate days. The writer of this feeble tribute to his memory has known him well and been his friend for over half a century, and while no man is perfect in all the qualities that go to make up the Christian gentleman, he in our humble opinion, was without a peer. A gentleman of the "old school" - true, gallant, noble; he stands as a shining example to the young men of the rising generation bo emulate his example and imitate his sterling qualities and virtues, and his genuine politeness. He was for many years an elder in the Presbyterian church, ready at all times to make sacrifices to advance its interest, yet withal no bigot, ready at all times to give the hand of brotherhood to all sincere followers of Christ. An "Old Virginian", claiming the Old Dominion with just pride as his native State, he was one of her sons that did honor to his birthplace, holding to the traditions of family and blood as he had a right, he was courteous and considerate to all. He was absolutely incapable of an ignoble act. He acted upon the method of Noblesse Oblige as nearly as anyone we ever knew. He was remarkable for his fidelity to his friends, not that they were perfect, but once having adopted them into his affection, he was slow to believe evil of them, did not for slight reasons cast them off. In all the relations of churchman, husband, father, he fulfilled almost perfectly the varied duties, and as a true friend, never forgetting his obligations, he was perfect. The world is poorer in the death of such men, the community has a vacancy which will never be filled. He has gone to his reward; he will not miss us, but we shall miss this true knight of the "old school", this friend of many years. To his bereaved family what consolation can we offer? We know of their great and irreparable loss, yet we cannot realize what they must feel in the vacancy it has made in their home. This simple tribute to an old friend has been a labor of love. - An Old Friend. (Miss Aurelia McDearmon)(From St. Charles, Missouri, newspaper)

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The Black Book - Notes of Anne Durfee Gauss and Minna Gauss Reeves. content of obituary

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Child of JOHNS, Glover (1769-1834)  +, and JONES, Martha (1786 - 1829)  +
Spouse of WOODRUFF, Catherine A. (1823-1846)  +, and DURFEE, Jane Amanda (1829-1915)  +
Year born 1818  +
Year died 1899  +
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