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John Brabson, Jr.

Updated: Apr 6, 2023



In my lifespan of fifty-three years, technology has grown in leaps and bounds. My granddaughters will never know a life without endless television choices, computers in every appliance, and phones not being permanently attached to their bodies. Yet, my memories can scroll to when television only offered three local channels to the growth of what exists today. I can recall the evolution of the manual typewriter I used to use to the computer that now exists to relay these thoughts. And I can remember a single landline with a rotary phone that everyone in the family used instead of the separate ones that recharge now on our nightstands with the capability to text, seek, play, and verbally communicate. Things have certainly changed! The goal of technology once was to improve our lives-not control them. And unfortunately, if the globalists succeed with their July 2023 target date, technology will exist to dominate and dictate our lives further. Because if they win the ultimate technology battle of digitalized banking, every decision we make becomes determined by the ideals of the globalists. What we eat, the products we buy, and the energy we consume will be at the mercy of their approval and the politics of power and manipulation. My life has nearly completed its cycle. My granddaughters' have only begun. I fear what changes the world will face as their decades accumulate with time. But change and evolution are part of life, and every generation faces them. In that regard, their lives will be similar to mine. Just as my life imitates the one led by my distant cousin's husband, John Rorex Brabson, a century before me. Here is his story


John Rorex Brabson, Circa 1917

John Rorex Brabson was born on November 29, 1893, in Boyd's Creek, Blount County, Tennessee [1-16]. He was the oldest of eleven known children born to John Bowen Brabson (March 16, 1858-April 10, 1943) and Cora Hannah Rorex (December 1, 1870-February 26, 1943). Besides John, the couple had the following [17-56]:

  1. Eleanor Brabson, b. July 01, 1895, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. January 08, 1993, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, USA.

  2. Samuel Rorex Brabson, b. August 28, 1897, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. August 29, 1977, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

  3. Catherine Brabson, b. February 15, 1900, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. April 10, 1995, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, USA.

  4. Louise Brabson, b. August 02, 1902, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. June 09, 1989, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA, Sevier County Health Care Center.

  5. Benjamin Davis Brabson, b. November 23, 1905, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. April 02, 1982, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA, Sevier County Medical Center.

  6. Elizabeth Brabson, b. November 23, 1905, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. April 22, 1997, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

  7. Ruby Brabson, b. December 25, 1908, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. November 09, 1999, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA.

  8. Infant Twin Daughter Brabson, b. About July 1910, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. About July 1910, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

  9. Infant Twin Daughter Brabson, b. About July 1910, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. About July 1910, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

  10. Margaret Brabson, b. May 28, 1911, Boyd's Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; d. September 24, 1996, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, USA.


John and his siblings had blessed lives, being born, growing up, and working on the same soil belonging to his family for over a hundred years [57]. Wherever their eyes roamed as they played and did their chores, they would stop to see hundreds of acres of land, the legacy their great grandfather, John Bowen Brabson, had begun in 1798 [57]. Beneath their feet, their homeland, named Brabson's Ferry Plantation, after the ferry that transported goods across the nearby French Broad River, contained fertile land that produced successful crops that years before had been tended to by nearly fifty slaves, giving birth to one of the largest and successful plantations in the south [57]. And even though the stain of slavery had already ended when John and his siblings came to occupy their birthright, the home once occupied by their grandfather, Benjamin Davis Brabson, still remained [57]. In this home, inherited through their grandfather, they found safety, security, and sleep as they listened each night to the distant symphony of nature's sounds playing softly in the background [57].


To support his large family, John's father, John, besides farming, founded and served for thirty years as the President of Sevier County Bank [18, 57]. Being active in his community, he also served as the Chairman of the Sevier County Democratic Committee and as a member of the Government's staff, earning him the respected title of Colonel [18, 57]. But beyond the benefits of having social prominence and financial security, John and his siblings had the gift of knowing where their roots had begun and had taken hold [57]. And should they ever briefly forget, the cemetery high upon a knoll nearby contained grave markers with the names of those who came before them with shared DNA which would always remain a constant staunch reminder of who they were and what sacrifices were necessary to grant them such security [57]. Especially the grave containing their grandmother, Elizabeth Berry Toole, who had survived incoming gunfire by Union soldiers advancing upon their land during the Civil War [57].


As a young boy growing up on a farm, John was fortunate to receive a formalized education. In 1904, Polytechnic School opened its doors for primary education in nearby Maryville, and luckily, John was one of its first students, graduating on Thursday, May 25, 1911 [58]. Continuing his education, John then enrolled at the University of Tennessee, receiving first his Bachelor of Arts and then his LLB, graduating from Law School in May 1917 [2, 59-61]. But with America's entry into World War I the previous month, the next chapter of John's life became overshadowed by the possible dangers laying ahead for John and his classmates [62]. And President Brown Ayres's commencement speech for the graduating class echoed those sentiments with his warning, "a solemn consciousness of the great enterprise on which our nation has embarked and the recognition of the fact that this is not a time for jubilation but for the stern resolve to bend every energy toward the successful outcome of the great struggle for true liberty into which our country has entered [59]."


As expected, John's call to duty from the United States came within a draft notice [15-16]. But John had been preparing for his moment of honor and had already joined the Reserve Officers Training Camp (ROTC) in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia [15-16]. The United States Army had new plans for John, however, and on May 12, 1917, ordered John to report to Fort Screven, Georgia, as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps [63-68]. While stateside, John learned valuable logistical operations that would help support those serving overseas by coordinating laundry, bath, salvage depot, and port operations [69]. Little did he know how valuable his knowledge was, and those serving alongside him would help to pioneer a new era in military logistics in future wars [69].


On August 5, 1918, John boarded the S.S. Kroonland on a voyage headed toward France [63-68]. It would be a challenging trip with the threat of enemy torpedos beneath the rolling waves of the vast ocean trying to destroy their vessel as it sailed the seas to reach its aimed destination-the war zone [69]. The task awaiting John and the Quartermaster Corp troops was equally formidable and monumental as it served to maintain and supply stock for ninety days for those engaged in combat [69]. Based in Coblenz, Germany, their mission would be detrimental to winning the war [63-69]. And fortunately for John, success would come on November 11, 1918, when the Allied forces signed an Armistice with Germany based on Woodrow Wilson's 14 points [70].


Unfortunately, the Armistice was prolonged three times before the final ratification of peace [70]. The second prolongation of the Armistice occurred on January 16-February 16, 1919, in Treves, Germany(known today as Trier) [70]. John was present in Treves then to witness such a historic time [63-68, 70]. The third prolongation of the Armistice occurred between February 16, 1919 - January 10, 1920, but another agreement concluded on March 14, 1919, in Brussels [70]. The following month, on April 20, 1919, John boarded the U.S.S. Zeppelin in Brest, France, headed toward Hoboken, New Jersey, ending his combat career in the Armed Services.


John Brabson, Jr., 1930, March 30, Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Page 46

With the war behind him, John refocused his attention on his career. In March 1920, along with forty-three of his peers, John passed the Tennessee Bar examination, officially beginning his career as an attorney [71-72]. Quickly afterward, he secured a position in sales with Citizens and Southern Bank based in Atlanta, Georgia [73-80]. Making changes again in his life, three years later, John married Melinda "Linda" Landis on December 29, 1923, in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, in an intimate ceremony in Linda's parents' home [73-83]. Born September 13, 1897, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, Linda was the daughter of prominent socialites John Tannehill Landis and Melinda Bacon Boone [84-90]. A graduate of Vanderbilt University and Ward-Belmont Preparatory School, Linda's background and family history complimented John's, making them a beloved couple in social circles [73-80, 91-92].


After honeymooning in New York and Washington, Linda and John made their home in Atlanta, Georgia [73-79]. By 1930, John and Linda had relocated to Detroit, Michigan, near Linda's parents, where they lived for the remainder of their lives [96-102]. While John worked as a stockbroker for Goodbody and Company for over thirty years, Linda worked as a personal shopper for retail stores, negotiating prices and handling overseas shipping regulations for purchased and sold inventory [93-95]. Throughout their lifespan, John and Linda enjoyed active social lives, with Linda belonging to the Daughters Of The American Revolution (DAR) and other social clubs [96-102]. Together, they belonged to the Detroit Boat Club, where Linda often participated in organizing club functions [96-102].


For whatever reasons, children eluded the lives of John and Linda. On August 4, 1972, while enjoying their beloved Boat Club, John had a heart attack at seventy-eight [1, 103-107]. Twenty-two years later, on December 27, 1994, at ninety-seven years old, Linda passed away without ever being called mother [84, 108-109]. Their interments are at Brabson Cemetery on the same land John had taken his first breath of life [1, 84, 103-109].


During John's lifespan, the United States faced seven financial crises, six wars, and fourteen different Presidents. During my lifetime, I have lived through eleven market shifts, seventeen wars or conflicts, and eleven Presidents. Evolving slowly for decades, the United States has crept from liberalism to despotism. A crawl that began in John's lifespan and continues through mine and my granddaughters. A child born in 1893 could have never conceived of today's corruption within the United States government. Nor probably could John have envisioned the illegal overtaking of our Presidency through coordinated voter fraud that implanted an imposter-in-thief, Joseph Robinette Biden, who is a serial rapist that betrayed his country. Despite the history of the United States and those that occupied the White House, hope seemed to always reign even in its darkest moments. But optimism, like grains of sand, now slowly, seemingly, is slipping through our fingers. We are running out of time. However, very few have the knowledge of the task before us and what cost we will endure if we, the people, fail to succeed. Unfortunately, we all are making technology our enemy by becoming more engrossed in "faux" internet personas instead of investing more of ourselves into real people. Technology has made it easy to divert our attention towards all of the lunacy on Tiktok or Youtube instead of the political matters that negatively affect our lives. Technology has replaced our faith in our creator. What matters most, though, are the roots we came from and the roots we grow by the water of God's spirit and love. No matter how many decades our lifespan crosses or how much the world changes, one thing has become clear to me. The ending is the same. It ends as John's did, life returning to dust. There doesn't exist any technology that can change that fact despite the plotting and planning of George Soros and the rest of the globalists and their dreamland of AIs and the fountain of youth.



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