POOR, James

FROM OVER THE COUNTY

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PROVIDENCE.

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James Poor, the son of Allen and Mrs. Poor, departed this life last Thurs­day evening at four o’clock, after severe suffering. James was liked by all who knew him. He was honest and upright in all his dealings. He was a young man of no bad habits; was under age. He joined the M. E. church about two years ago and has tried to live upright. James has been in poor health for several years and kept on going down in health until the death angel came. He had made his peace with God and was ready to go to his home not made with hands in the heavens. Just a little while before his death, he said that he saw the angels and in a few more minutes he was going home.

Beautiful toiler, thy work is done,
Beautiful soul into glory gone,
Beautiful life with its crown now won.
God giveth thee rest. Rest from all sorrows
And watching and fears,
Rest from all possible sighing and tears.
Rest through God’s endless, wonderful years,
At home with the blest.
Beautiful spirit, free from all stain.
Ours the heartache, the sorrow, the pain.

James in glory, waiting for father, mother, three brothers and three sisters; so what can we do now but pray. His funeral was conducted and preached by Rev. Vancleave at the residence of the deceased last Friday evening at three o’clock, then his remains were laid to rest in Deer’s cemetery until the resur­rection morn. He leaves parents, bro­thers and sisters to mourn their loss.

Link to James Poor’s grave

Note: James Poor’s birthplace is recorded as Indiana on the 1880 US Federal Census for Union, Johnson County, Indiana.
The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, page 160, referencing Book H-17, page 6, records that James Poor, an eighteen-year-old white male, died 17 May 1894 in Providence.

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson