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- Samuel Jasper Hand
BIRTH 27 Jun 1842
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 10 Jun 1913 (aged 70)
Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Edgewood Cemetery
Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
MEMORIAL ID 82716324
Father's Name: Euriah Hand
Mother's name: Nancy Hand
Obituary of Samuel Jasper Hand from a Presbyterian publication in 1913.
IN MEMORIAM
Samuel Jasper Hand died at his home in Lowell, N. C., on June 10, 1913, age 71 years, 11 months and 13 days.
He was the son of Uriah and Nancy Caroline (Beard) Hand. On December 24, 1864, he was married to Mrs. Mary Catherine Cox. To them were born ten children, nine of whom, viz: Mrs. S. M. Robinson, Mrs. J. R. Reid, Mrs. R. R. and L. E. Rankin, Mrs. D. P. Stowe and Messrs. P. W., J. K., E. H. and C. H. Hand, were privileged to witness the departure of their venerable father.
In early manhood, he connected himself with New Hope Presbyterian church and after nearly a half century of faithful service to his Master, he was called to his reward. About twenty years ago, moving from his farm to Lowell, he also transferred his membership from New Hope to Lowell Presbyterian church, and doubtless it was here through the mellowing influences of age and sanctifying power of the means of grace that he was made meek for the inheritance of the saints.
In the early morn of the War Between the States, he yielded to his country’s call, enlisting in Company B of the 28th North Carolina Regiment. At the Battle of Chancellorsville, he gave his right arm in defense of his country. This event translated him from the scene of the battlefield to the home of his youth. Here we behold him a one-armed discharged soldier in the home of his widowed mother. To him prospects were gloomy, but possessing pluck and perseverance, he neither yielded nor murmured at his condition. First, with one arm and a plow he starts out with a determinate will for a living – a poor prospect! Next we find him in a small store [Ragan and Hand, the second mercantile firm in Lowell], and his last was president of a cotton mill [Ozark Mills in Gastonia]. He told the writer, in thirty years of business life, eighty thousand dollars passed through his hand. An illustrious example to the young men of this day with advantages far superior to those of the deceased, for his were very meagre.
To him the lost cause was dear, and he venerated the name of old veterans. Mr. Hand had a fine native and retentive intellect – a proverb, a story of wit or the substance of a sermon did not pass through his mind as a sieve. Once hearing a sermon, he said to the minister, “I heard you preach that sermon twenty-six years ago.” Yes, was the reply. To a pastor he was an appreciative listener, his prayers in public were pregnant with humility – chief of sinners – saved by grace – were oft repeated expressions with him. In the home, having a model companion, one who looked well to her household and who now sits in sorrow, he was a good husband. He has left to his children, whom he loved dearly, a rich heritage – a good name – “better than great riches.” For nearly five months, loving hands and medical skill battled with his sickness, which he bore patiently, but the appointed time had come, and Samuel Jasper Hand “fell on sleep” as gently as a babe on its mother’s breast.
The funeral services were conducted by his former pastor, and even though the day was very inclement, many friends came to pay their tribute to him. His newly made mound in the Lowell cemetery, where his body was laid to rest, was covered with beautiful flowers, speaking in mute silence of love and affection. –
R. A. Miller [former pastor of New Hope and Lowell Presbyterian churches]
Contributed by Robert Ragan, May 4, 2015.
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1842 - 1913 (70 years)
