JOHN JOSEPH
Third Son of SALOME the Second Daughter of REV.J.JOSHUA
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Joseph was
the third son of Mr.John Sahayam and Mrs.Salome John Sahayam, the
second daughter of Rev.J.Joshua, second Pastor of NAGERCOIL Home
Church. He grew up in the
Mavadi house with his brothers David, Thankaraj and sisters Annapuranam,
Gnanai and Annammal. He was a
very soft natured man and possessed all the qualities of a gentleman. He loved his sisters and brothers
and all their children. He
was very lovingly called “Joe” by the elders and Joe Uncle by his nieces
and nephews. He was very
interested in Hymns and Lyrics and sang them very well and taught them
also . He was a very good
violinist.
He married his first cousin Sophia who was the daughter of Arulayi, the
sister of John Sahayam. Her
father was Mr.William. They
loved each other, married and lived happily throughout their life. She was
a great gift to Joseph and a good samaritan to the needy, be they rich or
poor. They had three children - Leela, Sahaya Singh, and Willie. These children were brought up
lovingly and with discipline by the parents. They possessed naturally a very
loving and helpful nature.
Uncle Joe after passing his B.A.L.T. started his career as a
teacher. He worked in theGovernment
Then he worked at the
Joe uncle’s daughter Leela got married to Captain G.Nelson from
Joe uncle though a very quiet man was like a pillar to all the
family people. Whenever they
approached him for help or advice he would readily do it. Throughout their life all the
three brothers Joe, David and Thankaraj were very loving and united and
were like a rope which had three strong strains. He attended Church Services regularly and
showed great interest in the Church affairs like arranging Church Day
feast and District Communion feast etc. and was very helpful to his
brothers in their Church activities.
He died in the year 1958 and Sophia died in the year 1981. Their mortal remains were interred
in the
By - Y.J.Robinson and Suseela Robinson