Please share one of your ancestor's stories. Here is one of mine. Lanita GONE TOO SOON Julia Mariott Sconce, was born in 1845 in Randolph County, AR, the daughter of William Henderson Mariott and Matilda Ferrill. She was descended from a family whose proud heritage was earmarked by her great grandfather’s service in the Revolutionary War. Her family, like most in the area, were honest and hardworking. On 17 Apr 1864, when Julia was 19, she married Daniel Wesley Sconce, Sr., son of Green H. Sconce and Matilda Boyd, in Hardy, AR. He had moved from Tennessee, and was 32 when they married. From this union, four children were born: John Hammonds Calhoun (1865-1945); William Daniel Mariott (1867-1946); Martha (1869-); and James Wesley (1871-1950). Family legend says that Julia died in 1872, but since her youngest son, James, was born in 1871, this would cause this family researcher to wonder if she didn’t in fact die because of childbirth complications. Nothing is known positively, so it is speculation. When Julia died, assuming it was in 1872, she was just 27 years old. Julia died leaving 4 small children.The three boys were raised by Julia’s brother, William Bynum Marriott, and his 2nd wife, Callie Wrenfrow, on Janes Creek in Randolph or Sharp County, Arkansas. No one knows what happened to little Martha. When Julia died, her oldest was my great grandfather [John Hammonds Calhoun Sconce]. He was just 7. Next came his brother, William Daniel Mariott Sconce, at the age of 5. Little Martha was only 3, while baby James Wesley Sconce was still an infant. Because of the honest hard working honorable citizens that Julia’s children grew to become, one must give credit to their Uncle Will and Aunt Callie, who obviously taught them well. The descendants will always be grateful for the love and kindness that was given to Daniel and Julia’s children. John Hammonds Calhoun Sconce (1865-1945) became a Baptist minister in the area, and married Mary Angeline Taylor [daughter of Jesse M. Taylor and Elizabeth “Betsy” Justice]. He pastored several churches in the area, and eventually moved to Shannon County, Missouri, becoming the charter pastor for the First Baptist Church in Eminence. He and Mary are buried in Shannon County at Munsell Chapel Cemetery. His two boys’ families [William Wesley and Raymond “Uncle Ray”] settled in Eminence as well. [Daughter, Effie May Sconce married Wm. “Uncle Bill” Allen, and settled permanently in Oregon County, Missouri. They are buried next to her Uncle James and Aunt Zudie in Cave Springs Cemetery.] John and Mary’s son, Wes, had married Pearl Prince, daughter of James I. Prince and Rebecca Bellah from Randolph County, Arkansas. Many from Wes’ line still live in Eminence and you will find them worshiping at the same Baptist Church their grandfather and great grandfather had pastored. The spiritual heritage continued when two of Wes and Pearl’s sons became Baptist ministers, two became Baptist deacons, and their two daughters married Baptist deacons. Wes and Pearl have grandchildren who are ministers, deacons, missionaries, church music leaders and Sunday School workers, so the spiritual heritage is still alive and well, and being handed down to the next generations. Wes and Pearl are buried next to John and Mary at Munsell Chapel Cemetery in Shannon County, Missouri. William Daniel Mariott Sconce (1867-1946) married Amanda Rodgers in Randolph County, only to lose her in death along with an infant [They are buried at Yadkin]. He would then marry Mrs. Manie L. Booth, and would lose an infant as well in Randolph County [buried at Bellah Cemetery], before the family moved to Stockton, California by 1920. This is where they are buried along with some of their children in Rural Cemetery in Stockton. Martha Sconce (1869-) was not taken in with the boys, and frankly, no one knows what happened to her. She is not listed anywhere that we can find in census, so we can only speculate as to what happened to her. James Wesley Sconce (1871-1950), also became a Baptist minister like his older brother, and married Missouri “Aunt Zudie” A. Taylor, [daughter of Jesse M. Taylor and Elizabeth “Betsy” Justice, and sister to the above Mary A. Taylor]. James and Zudie never left the area after they moved to Oregon County, Missouri. He pastored several area churches, and lived in the homestead that is still standing just down the road from Cave Springs Church in Oregon County. They are buried at Cave Springs Cemetery, outside of Alton in Oregon County. Two of their daughters, Bess and Bernice, married in Oregon County, and that is where they are buried. Third daughter, Beatrice, married and moved to Texas, and that is where she is buried. After Julia’s death, Daniel Sconce, Sr. remarried in 1876 to Sarah Murphy in Oregon County, Missouri, and he is buried in Perry Cemetery in Sharp County, Arkansas. Julia’s parents and some siblings are buried at Yadkin Cemetery in Randolph County, but where Julia is resting, no one knows. This great great granddaughter would like to think it’s at Yadkin or Perry Cemetery with family members, but only those who have already gone on and our Heavenly Father knows for sure. Wherever she rests, she can rest in peace knowing that her descendants have done her proud. We recognize, however, that she was gone too soon.. Submitted by: Lanita Sconce Miller Great Great Granddaughter of Julia Mariott Sconce