WESTBROOK, Zachariah

1809 - 1878  (68 years)

• Name	WESTBROOK, Zachariah
  Birth	25 Dec 1809	Chester County, South Carolina, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Aft 8 Jan 1835	Monroe County, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  	Address: From South Carolina
  Residence	29 Oct 1850	Western Division, Monroe, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	He and his brother were living with an older relative, Jarrett Westbrook.
  Immigration	1852	Navarro County, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Address: Emigrated from Monroe County, Mississippi
  Death	1 Feb 1878	Bazette, Navarro, Texas, United States   [1, 2]
  	Bro. Zachariah Westbrook, was born in Chester District, South Carolina, Dec 25, 1829 (sic), where he was raised. When twenty-one years of age, in 1830, he was converted and joined the M.E. Church. In 1844, he went to the M. M. Church, South, in which church he lived an exemplary life and happy Christian. In 1835 he married Miss Mary Agnew. During the same year he moved to Mississippi, settling in Monroe County. here they continued eighteen years. In 1853 he removed from Mississippi coming to Texas. He located in the northeast corner of Navarro county twenty-five years ago. Here he watched the seasons come and go from 1855 to 1878. Here, too, he witnessed the rise of the excellent community at and about Bazett (sic) postoffice. He witnessed also the prosperity of the church he loved and to build up which he so earnestly labored. He was the father of eleven children, five of whom preceded him to the other world. Three sons and three daughters, together with their aged and sorrowing mother, and many relatives and friends remain to morn their loss. Bro. Westbrook was taken sick on the 26th day of January, 1878. In the evening of the first day's he became very happy, saying that he was prepared to witness the dissolution of soul and body. For some time before his death he seemed to be in an unconscious state. On either side of his bed sat a grown son. He roused up just before he breathed his last, looking upon his sons, he exclaimed: "Get on board, boys ! get on board!" "Get on board what, father? asked one of his sons. With his almost expiring breath he cried: "Get on board the ship and let us go to the promised land." Yes ! all ye children of Uncle Zachariah, get on the ship of Zion and sail for home! Bro. Westbrook suffered seven days with pneumonia. At four o'clock on the morning of the 1st of February, "he was not, for God had taken him." Thus a veteran soldier has fallen, and we are sad; but we rejoice to know that our momentary loss is his eternal gain. I would say to Sister Westbrook to cling to the cross a few more days and the battle will be fought with you. The summons will soon come, and with you all shall be well ! To his children, relatives and friends, I would say: "Get on board!" and sail for the "promised land." W. C. BRODIE
  Burial	Bazette, Navarro, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Address: Prairie Point Cemetery
  Person ID	I6894	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	WESTBROOK, Jarrett,   b. 1770, Southhampton County, Virginia d. 10 Mar 1852, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States (Age 82 years)
  Mother	BLAKE, Lucy,   b. 1776, Virginia d. 13 Dec 1841, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1795	Southhampton County, Virginia   [5]
  Residence	1810	Chester, Chester District, South Carolina   [6]
  Residence	1820	Chester, Chester District, South Carolina   [7]
  Residence	1830	Chester District, South Carolina   [8]
  Residence	1840	Monroe County, Mississippi, United States   [9]
  Family ID	F1996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	AGNEW, Mary Z.,   b. 20 Oct 1813, South Carolina, United States d. 25 May 1896, Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1835	South Carolina   [1]
  Residence	5 Jul 1860	Navarro County, Texas, United States   [10]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as Z. and Mary Westbrook
  Residence	11 Aug 1870	Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, United States   [11]
  	Farmer
  Children	1. WESTBROOK, John Wesley,   b. 1 May 1837, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States d. 21 Nov 1916, Navarro County, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)   2. WESTBROOK, Lucy J,   b. 1838   d. 1862 (Age 24 years)   3. WESTBROOK, James Nelson,   b. 1840, Virginia d. 1863, Fredericksburg, Virginia (Age 23 years)   4. WESTBROOK, Mary,   b. 1841   d. 1873 (Age 32 years)   5. WESTBROOK, George Middleton,   b. 17 Aug 1844, Monroe County, Mississippi, United States d. 14 Dec 1925, Navarro County, Texas, United States (Age 81 years)   6. WESTBROOK, Margaret E,   b. 1846   d. 1886 (Age 40 years)   7. WESTBROOK, Christina,   b. 1848, Mississippi, United States d. 1923 (Age 75 years)   8. WESTBROOK, Penninnah,   b. 1852, Mississippi, United States d. 1934 (Age 82 years)   9. WESTBROOK, Zachariah Jr.,   b. 1855, Texas d. 1870 (Age 15 years)   10. WESTBROOK, Robert Payne,   b. 1856, Texas d. 1899 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F1993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Photos

  Zachariah Westbrook and Mary Agnew Westbrook Zachariah (1809 - 1878) Mary (1813 - 1896)

  
  

• Sources

  [S114] Miscellaneous, Zachariah Westbrook Family online at http://www.txgenweb6.org/txnavarro/biographies/w/westbrook_zachariah.htm. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, Find A Grave Memorial# 11437610. [S114] Miscellaneous, http://www.txgenweb6.org/txnavarro/cemetery/prairie_point/markers/westbrook_George_middleton_mary_e.jpg. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Western Division, Monroe, Mississippi, Pg 43 of 101, Dwelling 311. [S114] Miscellaneous, Genealogy.Com --Blake Family Genealogy Forum. [S302] 1810 Federal Census, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina Ancestry Page 27 of 27. Census listed the family as Jaret Westbrook and showed the following: Males under ten: 5 (One of these would have been Zachariah who would have been one year old) Male 10-15: One Male 26-44: Jarrett would have been 40 Female 16-25: One Female 26-44: Lucy would have been 34 [S305] 1820 Federal Census, Chester, Chester District, South Carolina Ancestry Pg 20 of 30. Census listed the family as Jaret Westbrook and reported: 1 Male under 10 3 Males >10-16 1 Male 16-18 2 Males 18-26 1 Male 45+ (Jarrett would have been 50) 1 female 16-26 1 female 45+ Four Slaves and Four "Free Colored Persons" [S301] 1830 Federal Census, Chester District, South Carolina Ancestry Page 107 of 126. Listed as J. Westbrook the census reported: One male of 15 and under 20 Three males of 20 and under 30 One male of 50 and under 60 One female of 10 and under 15 One female of 15 and under 20 One female of 50 and under 60 [S98] 1840 Federal Census, Monroe County, Mississippi Page 23. Listed as Jarrett Westbrook the census reported: Two males twenty to thirty One male sixty to seventy (Jarrett) One female sixty to seventy(Lucy) [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Navarro County, Texas Pg 41 Dwelling 275. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Beat No. 2, Navarro County, Texas Pg 18 Dwelling 127.