John Pennybacker Mayberry
BIRTH 1 Mar 1790
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
DEATH 15 Nov 1866 (aged 76)
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Riverview Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
MAYBERRY, JOHN PENNYBACKER
Sat. 16 Nov 1866
Obituary. Died yesterday, very suddenly, John P. Mayberry, Esq., one of our oldest and most respected citizens, who had reached the age of nearly 77 years. He died while sitting in his carriage, on the race track, with his servant beside him.
He was, we believe, an Eastern Virginian by birth. He early came west with his parents and settled near Marietta. He was successful as a lawyer and business man, and secured a large fortune. In the latter portion of his life, he devoted himself to the raising of blooded horses, and to the quiet improvement of the farms he owned in the State. He had raised some of the best stock in the region, perhaps in the west, and felt great interest in their speed; but his son had the general management of it. On yesterday, his favorite horse Lath was running, at the moment, he fell back and expired.
Mr. Mayberry has lived in this city near fifty years, most of it in the quiet of the old home he loved, and his house and grounds have become shaded with fine old trees he planted, and his office, used only for his quiet resting place, was one where hundreds daily would stop for a moment's talk, as they loved the kind heart evinced by the genial face and the cordial speech. He did little for many years past in public matters, though more in gifts to public improvements than most of our people knew. His desire was to look upon the world and rest, be quiet.
His life was truly and purely innocent. He loved to see the children that passed him, and for the servant who went freely to his yard for water, he had always a kindly smile. Often have we seen him rise and open the gate to let them in, while many would have driven them away.
Everybody esteemed him, and we do not believe he had an enemy in the city. He was himself - he was the quiet, honest gentlemanly John P. Mayberry, and he will be a great loss to the feeling of those who pass his fine old mansion, or on the streets where he sunned himself much of the day. He will be a loss to our hearts and feelings, more than to our business. He was a ripe scholar and good thinker, and we firmly believe, a devout and humble Christian.
Sat 24 Nov 1866
The funeral of John P. Mayberry, Esq., on Saturday, was largely attended and every private carriage in the city was out. The services were performed by Rev. Mr. Miller of the M. E. Church South, to a sympathetic audience.
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