Amon Newberry Brock Sr. (1788 - 1863)

Born 5 Nov 1788 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Osborne) Brock — married 26 Sep 1811 in Knox, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Charity Emaline (Taylor) Brock — married 5 Apr 1855 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1863 at age 74 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Amon Brock was born on 5 November 1788 in North Carolina or Copper Creek, Russell County, Virginia. He was the son of a Revolutionary War veteran Jesse Brock and Rebecca Howard.

His family moved to Kentucky County, Virginia in 1798. The area became Knox County, Kentucky in 1799, then became Clay County, Kentucky in 1806, and Harlan County in 1820.

A plaque in the Harlan County Court House square placed by the Mountain Trail Chapter DAR reads, "To the memory, of the Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution." Among the list is Jesse Brock, Amon's father; his grandfather, Samuel Howard; and his future son-in-law, Ephraim Osborne, Jr.

Amon Brock appeared on the federal censuses in 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Marriage

Amon Brock and Molly Osbourne were united in marriage on 26 September 1811 in Knox County, Kentucky. ^[1]

Amon Brock and Molly Osbourne, 26 Sep 1811; citing , Knox, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse,

Amon's father, Jesse Brock, is a brother to

Polly's mother Polly (Brock) Osborne; thus,

Amon & Polly are 1st cousins.

Molly was the mother of first 10 Children.

Residence 1850

Amon Brock with his family is residing in Harlan, Harland County, Kentucky, during the enumeration of the 1850 Federal Census, Dwelling #321, Family #321, ^[2]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Amon Brock Male 62 South Carolina

Mary Brock Female 57 Virginia

Enoch Brock Male 21 Kentucky

Rebecca Brock Female 16 Kentucky

Hester A Brock Female 14 Kentucky

Aaron Brock Male 6 Kentucky

Amon and Enoch's occupations are Farmer Amon doesn't report having Real Estate of value. None of the family members can read and write and none of the children attended school during the year.

Marriage to Charity

Amon Brock and Charity Emiline Taylor-Rose were United In Marriage on 05 April, 1855, in Harlan County, Kentucky, and had 3 more children with her.^[3]

Residence 1860

Amon Brock with his second wife Charity are residing in Harlan County, Kentucky during the enumeration of the 1860 Federal Census; Dwelling #117, Family #117, ^[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Amon Brock Male 70 S C

Charity Brock Female 35 N C

James Brock Male 12 Tenn

Sena Brock Female 10 Tenn

George Brock Male 9 Tenn

Agga Brock Female 5 Ky

William Brock Male 3 Ky

John Brock Male 0 Ky

The Postal Office is located at the Harlan Courthouse. Amon's occupation is farmer and Charity is household duties". Amon's Personal Estate is valued at $40. Amon and Charity cannot read and write. James and George have attended school during the year.

He moved to Clay County, Kentucky by about 1844.

Death and Burial

Amon Brock passed away on 8 March 1863 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. He is buried in an Unknown Location. Said to be buried at Camp Nelson during the Civil War, miles outside of Somerset, Kentucky.^[5]

Residence 1870

Charity, his second wife and family were listed on the 1870 federal census in Clay County, Kentucky. ^[6]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Emaline Brock Female 40 Virginia

Cena Brock Female 21 Tennessee

George W Brock Male 19 Tennessee

Aggia Brock Female 15 Kentucky

William Brock Male 14 Kentucky

John Calvin Brock Male 12 Kentucky

Children

His children with first wife Mary were:

1. Aaron N. Brock (8 Dec 1805-9 Mar 1905), md. Barbara Shepherd.
2. Mahala Brock (1814- ), md. John Brummett.
3. Ephraim Brock (1815-aft 1864), md. Nancy Shepherd.
4. Jemima Brock (b. ca 1819-22), md. John Colson "Colts" Caldwell.
5. Solomon Brock (1825- ), md. (1) Elizabeth "Betsy" Simpson, (2) Nancy Saylor.
6. Amon Brock, Jr. (1826- ), md. Mahala Ann Patrick.
7. Enoch Brock (1829- ), md. Lucy Helton.
8. Mary Matilda Brock (1833- ), md. Elijah North.
9. Rebecca Ann Brock (1834- ), md. M. Robert Saylor.
10. Hester Ann Brock (1836- ), md. Leonard Saylor.

His Children with second wife Charity were:

11. Agga Brock (ca 1855- ).
12. William Brock (ca 1857- ).
13. John Calvin Brock (ca 1859- ).

Biographical Notes

In 1863, because of the Civil War, Amon decided to take his second wife and all his children to stay with his brother in Indiana for their safety. He died en route, in Pulaski County, Kentucky, three miles from Somerset, Kentucky. He was buried by soldiers that were camped nearby. Four of these soldiers were his grandsons.

His grandson, Elijah (youngest son of Amon Brock), related, "When my grandfather's death occurred in route to Indiana, he took sick three miles this side of Somerset Kentucky, Pulaski County. The Civil War soldiers were at that time encamped at Camp Nelson and four of my brothers were among the soldiers and the two Rose girls who were in route to Indiana with my grandfather's family went and notified my brothers about the death of my grandfather and my four brothers [Calvin, Amon, Aaron H., and James S. Brock, all in 49th KY Infantry] together with their Captain Ben Howard with fifty other soldiers buried my grandfather three miles this side of Somerset, Kentucky. After the burial of my grandfather they returned to Wallins and did not go on to Indiana as they had planned.

I had an Uncle who died in Indiana, whose name was Ephriam Brock and who was my oldest Uncle ~ as was the custom in those days to go to Indiana to wait until peace was made ~ it was not far from Indianapolis where they were staying."

Research Notes

TREE showing Amon and Mary were first cousins:

Red Bird (Moytoy) Brock I and Susannah Caroline (Priber) Brock

Amon is listed as #72 on the pedigree chart in the book Morris Fork Kentucky: Morris_Fork_Kentucky.html

Family Stories and Genealogies from Breathitt County and Eastern Kentucky. Elkhart, Indiana. 1995.

Acknowledgement

WikiTree profile Brock-513 created through the import of Christian Family Tree(6).ged on Apr 13, 2012 by Michael Christian.

Sources

1. ↑ 1811 Kentucky Marriage Record: ["Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBD-46G : accessed 2 February 2017),
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65W-8C6 : 19 December 2020), Mary Brock in household of Amon Brock, Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW5K-7L6 : 11 May 2022), Charity Taylor in entry for Amon Brock, 1855.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB7-GXY : 18 February 2021), Amon Brock, 1860.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178492038/amon-newberry-brock: accessed 21 December 2022), memorial page for Amon Brock Sr. (5 Nov 1788–8 Mar 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178492038; Burial Details Unknown, Said to be buried at Camp Nelson during Civil War, 3 miles this side of Somerset, KY; Maintained by Adam Brock (contributor 49249998).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-ZCN : 29 May 2021), Emaline Brock, 1870.

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