Miriam (Acree) Brock (1882 - 1969)

Born 5 Apr 1882 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Wife of William Emerson Brock — married 14 Jan 1903 (to Oct 1969) in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died Oct 1969 at age 87 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Miriam Acree was born on 5 April 1882 on College Hill, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. She was the daughter of Robert Boland Acree and Ruth Bagby.^[1] In the 1900 census Miriam (age 18), Student, was the single daughter of Robert R Acree in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee.^[2]

Miriam married William Emerson Brock on 14 January 1903 in Madison Street, Clarksville, Tennessee.^[3][4] In the 1910 census Miriam (age 27) was the wife of William Brock in Chattanooga Ward 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.^[5] In the 1920 census Miriam (age 51) was the wife of William E Brock. They lived on North Crest road, Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee.^[6] In the 1930 census Miriam (age 44) was the wife of William E Brock at 72 North Crest Road, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.^[7] In the 1940 census Mariam (age 58) was the wife of William E Brock in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.^[8] In the 1950 census Miriam (age 67) was the wife of William E Brock in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.^[9]

Miriam Acree Brock played a prominent role in the opening of Bethlehem House in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In the summer of 1921, Mrs. Brock began a project for local Black families with a Bible study in the basement of Phillip’s Memorial Methodist Church. It was opened in October of 1921, at 1215 Grove Street. In 1926 the work was moved to 1401 College St. as a result of the generosity of Mary Caldwell donating a two-story brick home making a memorial to her father, a minister of the Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church. The Bethlehem House had clubs for 200 participants from a wide range of age groups learning arts, crafts, recreational activities and providing a place for needed educational assistance. The Urban Renewal Program, highway and industrial additions, on the west side of Chattanooga included the site of the Bethlehem House. ^[10]

Miriam died in October 1969 and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015; Certificate Number: 1882000600
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9277 #8295443 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Miriam Acree born on 5 Apr 1882, daughter of Robert Roland Acree & Ruth Bagby, in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1590; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0037
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #60919230 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Miriam Acree (18), single daughter, Student, in household of Robert R Acree (47) in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee. Born in Virginia, USA.
3. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   The Journal and Tribune; Publication Date: 12/ Jan/ 1903; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/584059794/?article=02212f4a-81bb-4604-aebd-a9e4a5a8c947&focus=0.44846785,0.6859697,0.5748199,0.79441553&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #8410853 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Miriam Acree marriage to William Emerson Brock on 14 Jan 1903 in Madison Street , Clarksville , Tennessee.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Index, 1799-1953"
   Marriage Index. Montgomery County Department of Preservation of Records (Archives). http://www.mcgtn.org/archives/marriage-index: accessed 25 April 2012; URL: http://www.mcgtn.org/archives/marriage-index
   Ancestry Record 70512 #8839 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Miriam Acree marriage to undefined in 1903 in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Chattanooga Ward 7, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1503; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375516
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #129392547 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Miriam Brock (27), wife, in household of William Brock (40) in Chattanooga Ward 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Born in Virginia.
6. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1743; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 208
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #70785467 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Miriam A Brock (51), wife, in household of William E Brock (50) in Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee. Born in Virginia.
7. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 2341986
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #67619213 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Miriam A Brock (44), wife, in household of William E Brock (59) at 72 North Crest Road, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Born in Virginia.
8. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03954; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 96-99A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #33662585 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Mariam A Brock (58), wife, in household of William E Brock (68) in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. Born in Virginia.
9. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 521; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 96-184
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #104889065 (accessed 16 May 2023)
   Miriam M Brock (67), wife, in household of William E Brock (80) in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Born in Virginia.
10. ↑ "Bethlehem Center Annual Breakfast Fundraiser Will Be Feb. 22." The Chattanoogan, 13 February 2007.
11. ↑ Burial: Find A Grave: Memorial #66020855 (has image, accessed 16 May 2023)
    Memorial page for Miriam Acree Brock (1882-Oct 1969), citing Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (plot: Sec K, Lot 208); Maintained by Patricia Farmer (contributor 46947658).
    Ancestry Record 60525 #43496775 (accessed 16 May 2023)